Surgery inventions

20090270786 - Methods and systems for presenting a combination treatment: Methods, computer program products, and systems are described that include accepting an indication of a schedule for administration of a bioactive agent to an individual and presenting an indication of an artificial sensory experience at least partly based on the accepting an indication of the schedule for administration of the... Agent: Iv - Suiter Swantz PC Llo

20090270788 - Microcurrent-generating topical or cosmetic systems, and methods of making and using the same: The present invention relates to a topical or cosmetic system that includes a first element capable of acting as an electron donor and a second element capable of acting as an electron acceptor. Such first and second elements are spaced apart by a predetermined distance across a skin surface. The... Agent: The Estee Lauder Cos, Inc

20090270787 - Systems and methods for creating enlarged migration channels for therapeutic agents within the endothelium: A system for enlarging endothelium migration channels at a treatment site in a coronary vessel wall, to enable enhanced delivery of a therapeutic agent thereto. The system includes an enlarging agent, for enlarging endothelium migration channels at a treatment site in a coronary vessel wall. It also includes a delivery... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20090270791 - Benign prostatic hyperplasia surgical system featuring mechanical coring probe with live aspiration: The invention comprises an atherectomy probe for mechanically cutting core prostatic tissue to alleviate the condition of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) or for use in orthopedic procedures. The blade shapes and lengths are adaptable but in a preferred embodiment the device includes an end-cutting bur tip. The cutting motion may... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20090270790 - Device, methods, and control for sonic guidance of molecules and other material utilizing time-reversal acoustics: Acoustic waves exhibit a a streaming force that pushes objects along the direction of sound propagation. Precise motions require well-focused beams. The technique of time-reversal acoustics (TRA) overcomes beam distortions introduced by propagation along irregular paths to focus sound without knowledge of the medium properties. TRA requires a small receiver... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates York Business Center, Suite 205

20090270792 - Microprotrusion arrays and methods for using same to deliver substances into tissue: Improved microprotrusion abrasion devices having fluid retaining or directing patterns, and specific design parameters and method for delivery of substances into the skin. Various configurations of such devices are disclosed, including domed, channeled, patterned and stepped.... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090270793 - Priming a microsurgical system: A microsurgical system capable of priming its aspiration circuit using a pressurized gas source, a pressurized infusion fluid source, an aspiration chamber fluidly coupled to the pressurized gas source and the pressurized infusion fluid source, and a computer.... Agent: Alcon

20090270789 - Suction dome for atraumatically grasping or manipulating tissue: The present invention provides a suction dome for atraumatically grasping, manipulating, and/or extracting tissues. The suction dome may be used with a surgical instrument having a suction channel. Such instruments include, for example: forceps, laparoscopes, endoscopes, bronchoscopes, and catheters. The suction dome comprises an outer wall non-permeable membrane and a... Agent: Latimer, Mayberry & MatthewsIPLaw, LLP

20090270794 - Mixed-gas insufflation system: A mixed-gas insufflation system for mixing insufflation gases includes a gas supply providing at least two sources of insufflation gas and a mixer system. The mixer system includes a chamber having at least two inlets and at least one outlet. The at least two inlets of the chamber are in... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090270795 - Method for welding a barrier in an implantable drug delivery device: A method including laser welding a barrier to a sleeve and at least one of a housing or coil cup to enclose a solenoid in a solenoid-driven piston pump. The solenoid driven piston pump may comprise a portion of an implantable drug delivery device.... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090270796 - Surgical instrument, system, and method for frontal sinus irrigation: A surgical instrument for irrigating a frontal sinus target site of a patient including a handle, an introducer, an irrigation channel, a nozzle, and an actuator assembly. The introducer extends from the handle and defines a proximal segment and a distal segment. At least a portion of the proximal segment... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC Attn: Md Matters

20090270797 - Device for injecting a pharmaceutical active principle: The invention concerns a device for injecting a solid medicine (10) comprising a body (2) inside which moves along a general forward moving axis (X-X) a bevelled (34) needle (4) wherein is introduced the medicine (10), said injection device (1) further comprising retaining means for preventing the medicine from falling... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20090270798 - Method and insulin pump for providing a bolus alert: A method of providing a bolus alert for an insulin pump user includes determining a bolus interval for an insulin pump user, establishing a bolus amount for the bolus interval, determining a bolus amount taken by the insulin pump user during the bolus interval, and providing an alert if the... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - IBM Rochester Division

20090270799 - Fluid injection device: A fluid injection device includes: a fluid injection unit having; a fluid chamber body in which a fixed face, a diaphragm facing the fixed face, a fluid chamber having a space surrounded by a side wall continuing the fixed face and the diaphragm, and an inlet channel tube and an... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090270800 - Aspiration catheter having selectively deformable tip: An aspiration catheter includes an elastically deformable distal tip transformable between an orthogonal configuration and an oblique configuration to selectively and controllably appose the tip with thrombus or other matter to be aspirated. A core wire is slidably disposed in a core wire lumen within the catheter and is operably... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270801 - Catheter: A catheter having a proximal shaft and a distal shaft each having a proximal end section and a distal end section. The distal end of the proximal shaft and the proximal end of the distal shaft are connected to each other, a catheter holding hub is connected to the proximal... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090270802 - Catheter: A catheter enabling an increase in operability when the catheter is inserted from the outside to the inside of a body and capable of remarkably reducing the risk of damage to shafts even in an unforeseen accident without complicating steps and increasing production cost. The catheter comprises at least the... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20090270803 - Safety device for injecting a medicinal product, such as a lyophilized product: The invention relates to a safety device for injecting a medicinal product, such as a lyophilized product, comprising a syringe body (9), a protective casing (19) and locking members (22, 23) for maintaining the syringe body (9) and the protective casing (19) in an injection position. According to the invention,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090270804 - Automatic injector with needle cover: An auto-injector automatically dispenses a predetermined dose of medicament upon activation. The auto-injector includes a needle cover operative to engage an injection site and activate the injector. The needle cover is configured to move from a locked retracted position prior to a medicament dispensing operation to a locked extended position... Agent: Jones Day

20090270805 - Test method and apparatus for verification of medical device functionality: This invention relates to methods, apparatuses and systems for testing the functionality of the pumping mechanism of a medical device, e.g., an implantable infusion pump, while the medical device is contained within a shipping package. The test apparatus enables such functional verification, without opening the shipping package, when the medical... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20090270806 - Devices and methods for controlled-depth injection: Devices and methods for limiting the depth to which a penetrator is advanced into an organ or mass of tissue. The device generally comprises a first member and a second member. The penetrator is attached to and extends from a second member. The first member has a penetrator shroud and... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270807 - Aspiration catheter having an internal vacuum accumulator: An aspiration catheter is provided in which vacuum may be accumulated within the catheter and released suddenly within a distal region of the catheter to induce ingestion of intravascular matter into the catheter through an open distal port while avoiding large losses of suction common with catheters having long aspiration... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270808 - Aspiration catheter having variable volume distal suction chamber: An aspiration catheter is provided in which rapid withdrawal of a piston disposed within a distal region of a catheter lumen creates a sudden pressure drop for ingestion of intravascular matter into the catheter lumen through a distal port while avoiding large losses of suction common with catheters having long... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270809 - Device and method for connecting a blood pump without trapping air bubbles: An apparatus and a method for connecting medical tubing or any other type of fluidic circuit conduits (e.g., cannulae) to a ventricular assist device (“VAD”) or any other pumping device used for blood pumping during cardiac circulatory support for vascular surgery. The apparatus and the method prevent air bubbles from... Agent: The Eclipse Group LLP

20090270811 - Infusion medium delivery device and method with drive device for driving plunger in reservoir: A delivery device includes first and second housing portions that selectively engage and disengage. A reservoir on one housing portion operatively engages a drive device and/or a needle inserting device on the other housing portion. Upon proper engagement of the housing portions, the reservoir operatively couples to the drive device... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090270810 - Security features for a medical infusion pump: Various security features for a medical infusion pump are disclosed. The security features include providing dual verification for standing orders, allowing multiple levels of access rights to features of the medical infusion pump, and incorporating a security touch screen in the medical infusion pump. Methods of use and operation of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090270812 - Access device with enhanced working channel: Disclosed is a surgical access device for providing at least one auxiliary lumen for the insertion of a surgical instrument or other therapeutic device into a patient's body. The device comprises a first working channel, a second working channel and at least one additional lumen for infusion of a distension... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090270813 - Wicking fluid management in a surgical access device: The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090270814 - Syringe for use in medical applications: A flow delivery system including a syringe that includes an outer plastic shell, a leur and a plunger; and a needle and/or a catheter that embodies a hub and a cannula which delivers a solution of a material. Various structures are included to provide locking engagements, torque sensitive connections, sufficient... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090270815 - Catheter priming system: A catheter includes a longitudinally extending catheter body having proximal and distal ends. The catheter body defines a lumen extending longitudinally from a first port defined at the proximal end, through the body, to a second port defined at the distal end. The catheter includes a valve for controlling fluid... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090270816 - Even-flow multi-stage cannula: A single-lumen, multi-stage cannula particularly adapted for venous drainage during cardiac surgery includes a first stage comprising a longitudinal tubular tip having a first plurality of fenestrations to provide an axial flow at a proximal end of the tip. A second stage coaxial with the first stage comprises a nozzle... Agent: Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation Attn: Gael Diane Tisack

20090270817 - Fluid removal in a surgical access device: The present invention generally provides methods and devices for removing fluid from a surgical instrument. Surgical access devices and seal systems are generally provided having one or more valves or seal assemblies to create a closed system between the outside environment and the environment in which the surgical access device... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090270818 - Gas jet fluid removal in a trocar: Devices and methods are provided for removing fluid from a surgical access device and/or from surgical instruments passed therethrough, and for preventing such fluid from accumulating. For example, in one embodiment, an exemplary device can include a body defining a working channel that is configured and sized to allow for... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090270819 - Optical safety trocar and method of use thereof: An optical safety trocar and method of use thereof, wherein a shield deploys to guard against accidental tip contact and potential injury therefrom, and wherein an optical tip facilitates visualization of the trocar advancement into a body cavity, such that the visualization not only precludes blind penetration in order to... Agent: Innovative Ip, LLC

20090270820 - System and method for use of agent in combination with subatmospheric pressure tissue treatment: A reduced pressure therapy system includes a foam pad having a plurality of passages to distribute a reduced pressure to a tissue. The foam pad includes exterior surfaces and interior surfaces along the plurality of passages. A silver coating uniformly covers the exterior surfaces of the foam pad and the... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090270821 - Angled ophthalmic dropper tip: An ophthalmic dropper for distributing medicinal fluid to an eye is provided. The dropper comprises a fluid carrying container having a hollow body extending along a longitudinal axis, and an opening defined in the hollow body. A nozzle is coupled to the opening of the container for receiving fluid from... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090270822 - Holder: It would be advantageous to provide a solution whereas the users would have a comfortable and efficient way to dispose of their urine without getting their garments wet without having to throw something away like absorption pad. It would also be convenient and cost effective to provide a way of... Agent: Lester William Medeiros

20090270823 - Absorbent pads and method of making such pads: A method of making an absorbent pad, and the absorbent pad so made, by bonding together a lower layer, an intermediate layer of an absorbent pulverized pulp, and an upper layer; characterized in that the intermediate layer also includes a perfumed deodorant powder mixture mixed with the absorbent pulverized pulp... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090270824 - Surgical towels with reduced lint particle generation: Absorbent surgical towels with reduced lint particle generation are provided. The surgical towels are formed from fibrous substrates containing binder material that limits lint particle generation to 5,000 or less according to INDA standard test 160.1. The binder material can limit lint particle generation to 500 or less.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090270826 - Absorbent garment with strain resistant core cover: The present disclosure relates to an absorbent garment comprising an absorbent core having a nonwoven core cover that offers improved performance on holding back fine particulate material after having been exposed to external strain.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090270825 - Disposable absorbent article with absorbent particulate polymer material distributed for improved isolation of body exudates: A disposable absorbent article is provided having an absorbent core located in a chassis and including absorbent particulate polymer material defining at least one cavity for improved isolation of fecal matter or other body exudates. The absorbent core may be substantially cellulose free. Methods for making such an absorbent core... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090270827 - Dressing: A wound dressing comprising a backing layer and an absorbent layer, wherein the absorbent layer comprises a wound facing surface and a non-wound facing surface, said absorbent layer comprises discrete foam pads covering at least 50% of the wound facing surface of the absorbent layer and wherein the non-wound facing... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20090270828 - Absorbent article: It is an object of the present invention to provide an absorbent article having an excellent utilization efficiency of an absorber. The object is attained by an absorbent article including: a leak preventer including a bottom surface part extending in a front-rear direction, and side parts raised to an upper... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090270829 - Packaged undergarment and changing accessories: An undergarment and undergarment changing accessory system includes an undergarment, at least one changing accessory for cleaning or treating an undergarment wearer or caregiver, and a container comprising sheet portions that are partially sealed together with releasable seals along perimeter edge portions that may be readily pulled or peeled apart... Agent: Van Dyke, Gardner, Linn & Burkhart, LLP

20090270830 - Blow-molded plastic infusion container: A bottle-type blow-molded plastic infusion container that can be set in an upright position. When liquid is discharged from the container, almost no dead space occurs in shoulder and bottom portions (required amount of air to be placed in the container to remove residual liquid is less). The blow-molded container... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090270831 - Cough germ containment device: The present device is a suppression device for containing sound and germs emanating from a user's cough. A substantially hollow tube forms a gas conduit with a gas-permeable end membrane fixed within the tube across the gas conduit. A layer of a gas-permeable anti-bacterial material is fixed within the tube... Agent: Quickpatents, Inc.

20090270832 - Needleless port assembly for a container: A needleless access port is assembled from parts sealed to a flexible container, such as a container for intravenous infusion, parenteral nutrition or transfusion. The port includes a lower housing for sealing to the container, the lower housing having an upright tower for mounting an upper housing. The upper housing... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090270834 - Drug delivery device: The invention refers to an electrically actuated, needle-free injection device. The main field of application is drug delivery. The device is based on a piezoelectric actuator (11). The device enables controlled, continuous, tuneable drug delivery. The device enables painless injection, personalized and programmable dosage profiles. The device is designed, both... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090270833 - Software features for medical infusion pump: Various software features useable in a medical infusion pump are disclosed. In certain aspects, localized alarm and message handling systems are disclosed. In other aspects, variable intensity alarms are disclosed. In further aspects, cost tracking systems and methods for medical infusion pumps are disclosed. In still further aspects, methods and... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090270835 - Steerable sonohysterographic injection catheter for uterine cancer sentinel lymph node mapping: A steerable sonohysterographic injection catheter for identifying sentinel lymph nodes in uterine cancer patients includes a tubular shaft housing a needle extendible therefrom. The needle is preferably sized for intrauterine insertion and configured to deliver a fluid such as a contrast media to a tumor location. The catheter preferably includes... Agent: Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

20090270836 - Coronary sinus lead delivery catheter: A guide catheter for accessing the coronary sinus ostium has a proximal portion and a distal portion formed into a preformed shape including a curved segment. The preformed shape includes a first arc, a second arc, a third arc, a fourth arc, and a generally straight terminal portion. The preformed... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090270837 - Multi-purpose tubing apparatus: An improved tubing device, preferably for use in the medical industry is provided. The tubing device provides a seamless transport path by using the tubing itself as the transport means without any other internally wetted parts, or connections, to provide a substantial reduction in the number of fluid contact components,... Agent: Marshall & Melhorn, LLC

20090270838 - Catheter flushing mandrel: A mandrel includes a mandrel body with a proximal major diameter barrel section, a diameter reducing/tapered portion and a distal minor diameter barrel section. The tapered portion connects the proximal major diameter barrel section and distal minor diameter barrel section. The proximal major diameter barrel section has a major diameter,... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270839 - Braided catheter reinforcement layer having short axial filament segments: A catheter includes an elongate member having a braided reinforcing layer. The reinforcing layer comprises a plurality of continuous filaments that transform from a braided configuration to short axially oriented segments in a least one location along the catheter. Also disclosed is a method of manufacturing a braided elongate member... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090270840 - Delivery systems for a medical device and related methods: Delivery systems for a medical device and related methods are provided. In one embodiment the delivery system includes a handle, a handle extension, and a sleeve. The handle extension extends from the handle and includes at least one channel defined therein along a longitudinal length of the handle extension. The... Agent: Holland & Hart LLP/coherex Medical

20090270841 - Catheters: A catheter arrangement comprises a central tube with a wall of porous material, a proximal portion of which is covered with a non-porous layer. A hub member at the proximal end of the catheter arrangement has a port in fluid communication via the lumen of the central tube with the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090270842 - Handle for a medical instrument: A handle for a medical instrument having a handle housing that can be closed by a cover and having at least one drainage or irrigation hose in the handle housing that can be connected to a hose connection support. To create a handle that is of simple construction and ensures... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20090270843 - Micromechanical force devices for wound healing acceleration: An apparatus provides micromechanical forces on a wound bed to accelerate healing of a wound. The apparatus includes a pressure chamber having a substantially airtight plunger and an inlet fluidly connected to a first end of a conduit. A constant force spring is operatively connected to apply a constant force... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090270844 - Flow sensor controlled infusion device: An implantable infusion device includes an outlet through which a fluid is deliverable and a reservoir for containing the fluid. A flow path is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the outlet. The flow path includes a pressure regulator and a flow restrictor. The pressure regulator has a housing... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, LLC

20090264808 - Biliary/pancreatic shunt device and method for treatment of metabolic and other diseases: Provided is a shunt device that promotes stimulation of secretion of intestinal L-cells and other enteroendocrine cell types. Enteroendocrine secretion is stimulated directly or indirectly by shunting bile and/or pancreatic secretion to segments of the gut more distal than would normally occur The shunt device may be a flexible catheter... Agent: Duane Morris LLP - San Diego

20090264809 - Method and apparatus of low strengh electric field network-mediated delnery of drug, gene, sirna, shrn, protein, peptide, antibody or other biomedical and therapeutic molecules and reagents in skin, soft tissue, joints and bone: The illustrated embodiments of the invention include four preferred embodiments: 1) a method and apparatus for the joint and its related soft tissue for bone gene, protein and drug delivery; 2) a method and apparatus for gene, protein and drug delivery to an extremity; 3) a method and apparatus for... Agent: Law Offices Of Daniel L. Dawes

20090264810 - Transdermal integrated actuator device, methods of making and using same: The invention provides for an integrated device for forming a cavity in a surface of a tissue of an animal comprising: a) a controller board connected to an energy source for actuating at least one porator; b) a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the tissue; and c) a tissue... Agent: King & Spalding

20090264811 - Method for aspirating a space within a body: Methods for aspirating a space within the body of a patient, such as the subdural space, including providing an evacuating port device having an evacuating lumen in fluid communication with the space in the body. A port aspiration device is mounted on the evacuating port device, creating fluid communication between... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC Attn: Md Matters

20090264812 - Systems and methods for peritoneal dialysis: Systems and methods relating to dialysis therapy, particularly continuous flow dialysis therapy, are provided. The present invention includes a single closed fluid path along which a minimal amount of therapy fluid including dialysate is fed into, continuously circulated and cleaned such that a therapeutic effective amount of solutes, excess water... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090264813 - Apparatus and methods for implanting particulate ocular implants: Apparatus and methods for implanting ocular implants in eyes are provided which include a bent cannula having a lumen extending therethrough, the lumen having a length and a diameter and being configured to receive an ocular implant. The ocular implant is made up of a plurality of substantially uniformly sized... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090264814 - Device for medical treatment decision support and/or monitoring the status of a patient: The invention relates to a device for medical treatment decision support and/or monitoring the status of a patient, the device comprising a first measuring means at the ipsilateral side and a second measuring means at the contralateral side and a comparison means in order to find the optimal and/or suboptimal... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090264815 - Dose calculating dispenser using a body weight scale on a medicine dropper: A dose dispensing device such as a medicine dropper is improved by putting a dosing scale such as a body weight scale directly on the dose dispensing device. This improved device is used to simultaneously calculate and measure an exact dose of liquid medication, based on the body weight of... Agent: Jack R. Grogan, Jr.

20090264816 - Injectable material delivery device with an integrated mixer: An injectable material delivery device is disclosed and can include a barrel that can have an internal chamber. A plunger can be at least partially disposed within the internal chamber of the barrel. Further, a collapsible mixing blade can be disposed within the internal chamber.... Agent: Medtronic Attn: Noreen Johnson -IPLegal Department

20090264817 - Controllable electrode for deep brain stimulation: Controllable catheter (10) having an elongated shaft (13) which is subdivided into multiple shaft segments, at least two of which are designed as tilt segments (12) and are each connected to at least one adjustment device, so that they can be tilted about a desired tilt angle with respect to... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090264818 - Controlling shaft bending moment and whipping in a tendon deflection or other tendon system: A tendon deflection system including a shaft, a plurality of tendons movably disposed within the shaft, and a force-balancing element coupled to the tendons. In a first section, the plurality of tendons are arranged around the shaft at equal angles to each other and at an equal distance from the... Agent: Abbott Cardiovascular Systems Inc./bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090264819 - Method for controlling the systemic pressure in cardiac operations: A method for controlling the systemic pressure at the end of a cardiac operation wherein a double-balloon catheter is brought, along a single path, close to the junction of a right atrium with a superior and inferior venacavae. The distance between a first and a second balloon is then adjusted... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090264820 - Method and apparatus for implanting an endoluminal prosthesis such as a prosthetic valve: Balloon catheters, and medical devices including balloon catheters, are provided that comprise a balloon assembly disposed at the distal end of an elongated tubular member. The balloon, when in the inflated state, includes a body fluid lumen that extends longitudinally through the balloon and is open at the proximal end... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090264821 - Endolumenal sealant delivery apparatus and methods: Endolumenally sealing a zone around the puncture and dilation area of a stent-graft fenestration or sealing the juncture between two lumens with an expandable sealant delivery device. In exemplary embodiments, an expandable sealant delivery device includes a catheter mounted balloon, which has a microporous membrane or a plurality of pores... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264822 - Method of making a zero-fold balloon with variable inflation volume: The present invention provides a method of making a zero-fold dilatation balloon. Typically, the method includes: providing a tubular parison comprising a polymeric material; providing a source of heat and pressure for forming a balloon pre-form; heating, stretching, and expanding the tubular parison to form an expanded parison without confining... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264823 - Disposable self-destructive syringe: The present invention discloses a disposable self-destructive syringe, which belongs to syringes for medical treatment, comprises a needle (1), a tube (2), a injecting piston-rod (3), ratchet grooves (4), a restrictive step (5), an installation opening (6), an anti-return member (7), anti-return prods (8), ratchets (9), a sealing plug (10)... Agent: Ivy Y. Mei

20090264824 - Pump set and pump with electromagnetic radiation operated interlock: A medical pump including an electromagnetic emitter and detector is provided. The emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a predetermined wavelength. A pump set that is compatible with the medical pump modifies the emitted electromagnetic radiation when properly installed in the pump. The detector receives electromagnetic radiation, and a filter circuit... Agent: Tyco Healthcare - Edward S. Jarmolowicz

20090264825 - Subcutaneous infusion device and device for insertion of a cannula of an infusion device and method: An infusion device including a site and a set for delivery of a substance to a patient. The site can include a cannula that is introduced into a subcutaneous layer of skin of the patient. The set can be coupled to the site by placing the set over the site... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090264826 - Needleless catheters and methods for true lumen re-entry in treatment of chronic total occlusions and other disorders: A catheter system comprising a) an elongate flexible catheter; b) a lumen that extends from a proximal insertion port to a side outlet opening; c) a penetrating guidewire insertable into the proximal insertion port and thereafter advanceable through the lumen and out of the side outlet opening; and d) an... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264827 - Methods of implanting an injection port: A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around fit which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090264828 - Drug delivery device dose setting mechanism: A method and system for proving a drug delivery device. The device comprises a drug delivery device housing and a medicament contained in the drug delivery device housing. A dose dial sleeve is positioned in the housing and is rotatable to set a non-inverted dose of the medicament contained in... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20090264829 - Injection syringes: A sheath (1) is disclosed which is suitable for covering the needle of a syringe (2). The sheath (1) includes a filter (3) which projects partially from the end of the sheath to aid the drawing of liquid into the syringe. It is intended that the needle and/or syringe are... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20090264831 - Dual syringe injector system: Devices and methods for simultaneous injection or delivery of two or more substances from separate syringes. The syringes are loaded into a device that has a handle and a screw driven mechanism for simultaneously depressing the plungers of the syringes. The user grasps the handle and positions the device. Thereafter,... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264830 - Kit for parenteral administration of medicaments: The invention relates to a kit for parenteral administration of drugs, particularly a kit for the infusion of those medicaments dissolved in solvents that extract toxic components from PVC, which is also suitable for the infusion of highly active medicaments, said kit ensuring a safe administration both for the patient... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090264832 - Pressure actuated flow control valve: A pressure actuated flow control valve for an infusion catheter permits gravity flow of a liquid through the catheter and into a patient while resisting back flow of blood from the patient and into the catheter. The valve has a hemispherical body with an outstanding circumferential flange and a normally... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090264833 - Methods and devices to clear obstructions from medical tubes: A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. In embodiments, the device features a guide wire that extends from a drainage canister and can be advanced and withdrawn through a medical tube, such as a chest tube, via an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20090264834 - Rigid double-port tube with medicine dispensing nozzle for the big transfusion soft bag: A rigid double-port tube with medicine dispensing nozzle for the big transfusion soft bag, which consists of a rigid double-port (1) and a medicine dispensing nozzle (2) through which the medicine is dispensed, through the rigid double-port (1) the medicine is infused into the soft bag and the medicine liquid... Agent: Intellectual Property / Technology Law

20090264835 - Detachable shaft medical retrieval device methods of use: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a medical device and methods for immobilizing and retrieving material from a patient's body. The device may include a proximal portion extending substantially longitudinally and a detachably engaged to a distal portion capable of transforming between an expanded configuration and a substantially straight... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090264836 - Disposable article including a nanostructure forming material: A disposable treatment article or disposable cleaning article that includes a hydrophobic nanoporous material. The disposable treatment or cleaning article is configured to contact and apply the nanoporous material to a surface. The nanoporous material is configured to form hydrophobic nanostructures on a surface upon the application of an activation... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264839 - Dual spray can topical delivery device: The present invention is directed to a delivery device and method for the sequential delivery of a topical pain relieving composition and an occluding composition. These two compositions are held in a single device that comprises at least two chambers for manual and or pressurized delivery of these compositions to... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090264838 - Liquid streaming devices for treating wounds, method of making such devices, and method of using such devices for treating wounds: A liquid streaming device for treating a wound includes a body having a lower surface for application to skin region around the wound to be treated and to conform to the contour of the skin region, and an upper surface facing outwardly when the body is applied to the skin... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090264837 - Wound closure and drainage system: A vacuum system for draining an open wound from liquids exuded therefrom, comprising an enclosure sealable to the wound circumference, a vacuum pump including a disposable pump unit detachably attachable to a non-disposable drive unit, and a waste container for collection of drained liquids. The enclosure has an outlet connected... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090264841 - Drainage: Drainage belongs to medical equipment, particularly to medical tools and is specified for drainage of cavities. Drainage comprises a first tube, an additional tube, which is fixed upon it, a unit of the clot's splitter and the splitter's fixing element. The additional tube has a smaller diameter with an opening,... Agent: Yefim Kreydin

20090264840 - Suction device for organic liquids form absorbent towels and tampons and the like for hygienic and sanitary uses and for liquids of other kind for different applications: Suction device for organic liquids from absorbent towels and tampons and the like for hygienic and sanitary uses and for liquids of other kind for different applications. Device comprising a container (6) which may be connected to each absorbent towel/tampon and provided with adjustment means (12), which may be connected... Agent: Bucknam And Archer

20090264842 - Absorbent article system: A method for providing a system of absorbent articles including offering a chassis primarily performing a base function, wherein the chassis is an absorbent article; and offering first and second enhancement products, wherein the chassis and the first and second enhancement products are adapted such that the first and second... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090264843 - Absorbent article containing a scrotal catch and a moisture sensor: An absorbent article containing a top sheet, a bottom sheet, an absorbent core, and a scrotal catch, wherein the scrotal catch is configured to support, protect or cover at least a portion of a male's scrotum is provided. The absorbent article optionally contains a moisture-indicating device which allows a caregiver... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20090264844 - Extrusion bonded laminates for absorbent articles: An absorbent article of the present invention may comprise a topsheet, an outer cover, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween. The outer cover may comprise an extrusion bonded laminate. The EBL may comprise a multi-layer coextruded elastomeric film and a nonwoven. The film may comprise a core layer, a first... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264845 - Absorbent composite and method for producing same, asorbent article and nozzle: An absorbent composite comprising a bound particulate absorbent polymer in which two or more nearly spherical absorbent polymer particles are bound to each other and a web-like absorbent polymer, wherein the bound particulate absorbent polymer and the web-like absorbent polymer are bound to a substrate. The composite has a large... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20090264846 - Synthetic fabrics, components thereof, and methods for making the same: Provided are fabrics, components thereof, and methods for making the same. Woven and nonwoven fabrics are composed of fibers composed of a polyolefin composition. The polyolefin composition is composed of a propylene polymer and up to about 50 wt. %, based on the weight of the fiber, of a hydrocarbon... Agent: Exxonmobil Chemical Company

20090264847 - Unitary disposable pant-type garment: The present invention relates to disposable pant-type garments. Examples of such disposable pant-type garments include disposable underwear, adult incontinence products, disposable pull-on diapers and training pants, and disposable panties for menstrual use.... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264848 - Methodology for presenting competitor favoritism: The present invention is a methodology for presenting competitor favoritism, which compromises: (a.) presenting a diaper having a front and a rear, the diaper graphically illustrating number one in any known language, numeral system or symbol, on the front of the diaper and number two on the rear of the... Agent: John J. D'auria

20090264849 - Diapers, diaper wipes and diapaer pads with active ingredients integrated therein: The present invention provides a diaper, diaper pad insert and/or a diaper wipe with active ingredients integrated therein, including ointments for treating diaper rash, baby oils and lotions for treating dry skin, and/or powder treatments for absorbing moisture, including baby powder, corn starch powders and the like. In a first... Agent: Margaret Anne Apt. 3207

20090264850 - Absorbent article having stretchable fastening member: An absorbent article comprising a stretchable fastening member is disclosed. The absorbent article comprises a chassis and a stretchable fastening member. The chassis extends longitudinally and laterally and comprises a liquid pervious topsheet, a liquid impervious backsheet and an absorbent core disposed therebetween. The stretchable fastening member comprises a fixed... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264851 - Disposable absorbent articles having gender-specific containment flaps: In one aspect, the present invention relates to an array of gender-specific disposable absorbent articles having gender-specific containment flaps. In one embodiment, the array of articles comprises a first disposable absorbent article adapted to be worn by males, and a second absorbent article adapted to be worn by females. The... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090264852 - Fastening member comprising shaped tab: A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264853 - Fastening member comprising shaped tab: A fastening member used for, e.g., a disposable absorbent article is disclosed. The fastening member extends in a longitudinal direction and in a lateral direction and has a lateral centerline. The fastening member comprises a base panel and a shaped tab extending laterally from the base panel. The shaped tab... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090264854 - Systems and methods for delivery of peritoneal dialysis (pd) solutions: The invention provides container systems, kits and methods for peritoneal dialysis (PD) solutions. Such a system, for example, includes a first compartment that contains a PD osmotic agent and a second compartment that contains a PD buffer agent. The compartments maintain their respective contents separately from one another for purposes... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090264855 - Method and device for transdermal electrotransport delivery of fentanyl and sufentanil: The invention provides an improved electrotransport drug delivery system for analgesic drugs, namely fentanyl and sufentanil. The fentanyl/sufentanil is provided as a water soluble salt (eg, fentanyl hydrochloride) dispersed in a hydrogel formulation for use in an electrotransport device (10). In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the concentration... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20090264856 - Safety limits for closed-loop infusion pump control: A system and process for providing safety limits on the delivery of an infusion formulation by an infusion pump system in response to a sensed biological state. The safety limits may comprise user-initiated event signals corresponding to events that may significantly affect the biological state. The safety limits may further... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090264857 - Liquid infusion apparatus: An apparatus and method are disclosed for controlling infusion of liquid into a patient using a peristaltic pump. The liquid infusion apparatus includes a liquid conduit having a proximal segment, a distal segment and an intermediate segment. The liquid infusion apparatus also includes a flow valve in fluid communication with... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090264858 - Catheter having a detachable tip: A catheter is disclosed that has a detachable tip for delivery of a therapeutic substance to a chronic total occlusion (CTO) within a body vessel. The tip is made from a biodegradable material and includes an active agent dispersed therethrough. The detachable tip pierces into the calcified lesion, detaches from... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264859 - Catheter having a selectively expandable distal tip: A catheter for use in a medical procedure includes an elongate outer member, an elongate inner member and an expandable distal tip attached to a distal most end of at least one of the outer member or inner member, wherein the distal tip has a first shape and a second... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264860 - Infusion catheter system with telescoping cannula: An infusion catheter system includes an elongated catheter body and an inner elongated cannula body. The catheter body has a sidewall perforated with a plurality of side ports and the cannula body may have an outlet opening in a distal end. The side ports of the catheter body are selectively... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20090264861 - Lacrimal implants and related methods: Lacrimal implants and related methods providing secure retention within the lacrimal punctum of an eye are described. The lacrimal implants can comprise a implant body configured for at least partial insertion through the lacrimal punctum and into a lacrimal canaliculus. The implant body can include a deformable retention structure that... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090264862 - Medical delivery device construction: A delivery device includes an outer sidewall and an inner sidewall extending therein. An outer surface of the inner sidewall defines a plurality of longitudinally extending grooves, each of which interlock with a corresponding inward protruding member of a plurality of longitudinally extending inward protruding members defined by an inner... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090264863 - Articulating tip tetherless catheter system: A catheter system includes a concentrically arranged proximal catheter and an inner catheter; a conical tip attached to a distal end of the inner catheter; and at least one articulating assembly disposed on the catheter. The articulating assembly includes a distal ring attached to the inner catheter adjacent a proximal... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090264864 - Guide wire retention and positioning apparatus: An apparatus for retaining and positioning one or more guide wires relative to an intravascular Y adaptor, having one end of a positioning arm releasably attachable to the Y adaptor and a releasable gripping mechanism at the other end of the positioning arm for gripping the guide wire. The attachable... Agent: Gerald W. Spinks

20090264865 - Insertion assisting tool for catheter, catheter assembly, and catheter set: An insertion assisting tool inserted into a catheter and positioned ahead of the catheter is provided so as to assist an insertion of the catheter. The insertion assisting tool includes: a distal end portion whose end is tapered and which has a guide wire lumen opening at a tip end... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20090264866 - Catheter identification inserts: An intravascular catheter that may include an elongate shaft having a proximal end and a lumen extending distally from the proximal end, a hub connected to the shaft lumen, the hub including a body portion extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal end of the hub to a distal... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20090264868 - Luer clip: A clip (100) for retaining a first conduit (210) to a second conduit (230), the first conduit including a first connector (220) and the second conduit including a second connector (240). The first connector is releasably connected to the second connector. The clip (100) comprises a base portion (110) and... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Blue Bell

20090264867 - Method for securing a luer clip to a conduit connection: A method for retaining a first conduit (210) to a second conduit (230) by attaching a clip (100) to the first conduit and the second conduit, the first conduit including a first connector (220) and the second conduit including a second connector (240). The first connector is releasably connected to... Agent: Fox Rothschild LLP Blue Bell

20090264869 - Medical device with hydrophilic coating: A medical device is disclosed, comprising a substrate and a hydrophilic surface coating arranged on said substrate. The substrate has, on its surface coated with said hydrophilic surface coating, a surface texture with an arithmetical mean deviation of the surface profile (Ra) of at least 3 μm and/or a profile... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090264870 - Implantable infusion device having filter: An implantable infusion device for delivering a fluid medication to a patient. The infusion device has an internal bacterial filter positioned between the reservoir and the pump, configured to provide a pathway for fluid to be pulled from the reservoir to the pump, regardless of the orientation of the infusion... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, LLC

20090259160 - System and composition for dendritic cell therapy using pharmacologically active microcarriers: Monocytes and dendritic cells are grafted to the surface of microparticles for use as a therapeutic device for stimulating a post-injection immune response in vivo. Various embodiments include an injectable composition, an apparatus for grafting cells to the surface of polymer microspheres, and methods of facilitating activation and delivery of... Agent: Coastal Patent, LLC

20090259161 - Cardiotomy reservoir with blood inflow and outflow connectors located for optimizing operation: A cardiotomy reservoir, comprising an outer wall provided, at the lid, with connectors for the inflow of blood to be filtered and, at the bottom, with a connector for the outflow of the filtered blood, a filtering mass being provided which divides the space delimited by the outer wall into... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20090259162 - System and method for plasma reduced platelet collection: A method and apparatus for collecting plasma reduced platelets potentially suspended in a synthetic solution from a donor. Whole blood is drawn from the donor and introduced into a separation chamber. Platelets are extracted from the separation chamber into a container, using, for example, surge (with anticoagulated plasma or a... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090259163 - Three-line apheresis system and method: A blood processing system for collecting and exchanging blood components includes a venous-access device for drawing whole blood from a subject and returning blood components to the subject. The system may also include three lines connecting the venous access device to a blood component separation device and an anticoagulant source.... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090259164 - System and method for optimized apheresis draw and return: A blood processing device for collecting and exchanging blood components includes a venous-access device for drawing whole blood from a subject and returning unused blood components to the subject. The system may also include a blood component separation device that separates the drawn whole blood into a first blood component... Agent: Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

20090259165 - Tampon having an auxiliary patch: A tampon having an auxiliary patch. The tampon can include a compressed absorbent member having an insertion end, a withdrawal end, a longitudinal axis, and a body disposed between the insertion end and the withdrawal end. The compressed absorbent member can have an exterior surface. In addition, the tampon can... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090259166 - Systems and methods for transdermal photo-polymerization: Systems and methods of polymerizing compositions with a light source may be provided. A device may include a handheld light source, which may include an LED, which may provide light at limited wavelengths to polymerize a composition. The device may be used to photo-polymerize dermal fillers transdermally via ex vivo... Agent: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati

20090259167 - Methods and compositions for dose-dependent photodynamic therapy of disorders: The invention provides methods and compositions for treating a tissue disorder in a subject by parenterally administering a solution of aminolevulinic acid (ALA) or a derivative thereof that is not greater than 1.0 percent by weight into a local subcutaneous or dermal region of the subject; and administering high fluence... Agent: Ewards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090259168 - Bandage: Sticky bandage (SB) for a topical treatment providing for massaging while applying cosmetic agents or drugs to a skin of a user is provided. The SB consists of a vibrating member and a layered SB base. The SB is electrically powered either by an internal battery or from an external... Agent: Avia Kafri

20090259169 - Triple modality wound treatment device: A limb wound treatment device is described having a first end, a second end and an interior therebetween for accommodating a treatment gas. The device can include a flexible housing that can be inflated or a rigid housing. The first end can include an inflatable cuff seal for hermetically sealing... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090259170 - Gas sterilizable two-part polymer delivery system: A gas sterilizable delivery system for a two-part polymer system is provided. The delivery system includes at least two syringe barrels, each barrel being sealed with a gas permeable plunger seal allowing permeation of a sterilant gas to permeate through the plunger seal allowing the entire assembly to be gas... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20090259171 - Transdermal oxygen-delivery apparatus and method: An apparatus and method for facilitating transdermal oxygen delivery is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including a supply source coupled to a delivery device. The supply source may provide a supply of oxygen that may be delivered transdermally through the skin of a patient via the delivery... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20090259173 - Cold gas spray for stopping nosebleeds: A method and apparatus to treat nosebleeds includes the steps of producing cold air using the input of air into a cooling apparatus and administering the cold air to the inside of the nose. The apparatus includes a cooling device with no moving parts. The cooling device can be a... Agent: The Law Office Of Randall T. Erickson, P.C.

20090259172 - Over tube: An over tube comprises an over tube body that has an inner diameter fitting over the outer diameter of an insertion part, and is flexible and expandable in the direction of the outer diameter, a gas supply port provided on the base end side of the over tube body, an... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090259174 - Methods and devices for treating vulnerable atherosclerotic plaque: Methods and catheter devices/systems for removing some or all of the lipid core material from vulnerable plaque and/or for introducing one or more therapeutic substance into vulnerable plaque. The vulnerable plaque may be entered by a penetrator that is advanced into the vulnerable plaque from a catheter device that incorporates... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20090259175 - Outdwelling slit valves and assemblies for medical liquid flow through a cannula and related methods: Novel outdwelling normally closed bulbous medical bidirectional slit valves and outdwelling slit valve assemblies for influent and effluent fluid flow into and from a medical patient are disclosed, as well as related methods.... Agent: Lynn G. Foster Suite C3

20090259176 - Transdermal patch system: A transdermal patch system configured as a patch or pump assembly may be placed into contact upon a skin surface to transport drugs or agents transdermally via any number of different mechanisms such as microporous membranes, microneedles, in-dwelling catheters, etc. The assembly may enclose or accommodate a reservoir configured as... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090259177 - Resorbable hollow devices for implantation and delivery of therapeutic agents: A method of manufacturing a resorbable balloon designed to contain bone cement for vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty applications is described. The resorbable balloon can be inserted into a vertebral body following vertebral cavitation and filled with bone cement. The balloon remains in place in the vertebral body and resorbs over time.... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP

20090259179 - Injection aid and stability disk for syringe or insulin pen: An injection aid for a syringe includes a disk with a central orifice and a flange. The flange is located on the top of the disk, and surrounds the central orifice. The outlet end or needle hub of a syringe or insulin pen fits in the flange, with the syringe... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090259178 - Needle safety module comprising a locking mechanism and a user identification: A needle safety module for being connected to an injection device for administering a liquid product to a patient, the module including a housing, a needle connected to the housing, and a needle protective sleeve having one end which can be placed on an injection point of the patient and... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090259180 - Injection method using injector with length-adjustable needle and injection apparatus using the same: An injection method using a length-adjustable needle is disclosed, which comprises an adjusting step in which an exposed needle length of a length-adjustable needle of an injector corresponding to a skin tissue of a patient is adjusted; an insertion step in which an injector is positioned on a skin tissue... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20090259181 - Injection device with tensioning spring and tensioning element: An injection device including a receiving device movable in an insertion movement relative to the injection device, a tensioning element, e.g. a spring, which bears on a part of the injection device, and a coupling element for coupling the receiving device to the spring such that, during an insertion movement... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090259182 - wearable low profile infusion device: A low profile wearable infusion device comprises a generally cylindrical reservoir having a diameter greater than its height and a drive that causes a piston to move an incremental distance within the reservoir to cause the device to dispense a dose of medicament.... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090259183 - Reservoir barrier layer systems and methods: A reservoir and a plunger head contained within may be configured to move relative to each other in response to at least one of the reservoir being detached from a base, the base and/or the reservoir being removed from a packaging, and the base and/or the reservoir being moved relative... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090259184 - Telescoping cannula: An apparatus may serve as a surgical portal for the reception of surgical instruments for use in laparoscopic or similar surgery. The apparatus may include inner and outer tubular elongate members adapted for a longitudinal translation relative to one another to effect a length adjustment of the apparatus. An interface... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090259185 - Self-conforming surgical seal: A surgical access apparatus includes an access member defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway for reception and passage of a surgical object, a seal member mounted to the access member and having inner seal portions defining an aperture to removably receive the surgical object in substantial fluid-tight... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090259186 - Access assembly with multi-flapper design: An apparatus for the reception of an instrument inserted through a surgical portal apparatus includes a valve mount, a major opening through the valve mount, a primary valve for selectively sealing the major opening, a minor opening through the primary valve, and a secondary valve for selectively sealing the minor... Agent: Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20090259188 - Dialysis catheter anchoring system: An anchoring system for securing a dialysis catheter to a patient comprises an anchor pad and a retainer. The anchor pad is attached to the skin of the patient by an adhesive layer on one side of the pad. The retainer is disposed upon the surface of the anchor pad... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090259187 - Portkatheter: A port catheter for introducing a fluid into a hollow organ of a human or animal body includes a port unit implantable into the human or animal body, which port unit includes an interior chamber, to which the fluid to be introduced into the hollow organ of the human or... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20090259189 - Catheter assembly including foldable internal bolster: A catheter assembly including a foldable internal bolster. According to one embodiment, the catheter assembly includes a catheter, a first flexible filament and a second flexible filament. The catheter includes a tubular body and a pair of flexible legs. The tubular body is a generally cylindrical member shaped to include... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20090259191 - Implantable injection port: A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around fit which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090259190 - Implantable injection port and protective cap: A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around fit which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090259192 - Article or component of a medical and technical nature for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, provided with a releasable protection layer: An article (1) of a medical and technical nature intended to be affixed to skin, or a component for affixing a medical article or part thereof to skin, which article or component comprises a layer of carrier material (2) that has a layer (3) of a soft skin-friendly adhesive on... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090259193 - Disposable syringe after one time usage: A disposable syringe after one time usage includes an outer tube having an inner teeth set formed on the inner wall of the outer tube and an inner tube having an outer teeth set formed on the outer wall of the inner tube and a safety guide. The inner teeth... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090259194 - Keyed safety cap and receptacle for two piece injection device: A keyed safety system for an injection device that has a safety cap and a receptacle. The safety cap has a generally hollow body for receiving the needle end of an injection device. An orientation mechanism is disposed on the outer surface of the safety cap, a retention mechanism is... Agent: Alcon

20090259195 - Prepacked automatic retractable safety syringe: This invention of a prepacked automatic retractable safety syringe comprises a needle hub with a needle tube and a rubber washer, a cap, a barrel, a spring, a vial, and a retractable plunger. To prevent or reduce injuries of needle stab and protect medical staffs, a forward action of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090259196 - Needle protection device with a blocked protection position: A needle protection device for use with an injection device, the needle protection device including a moveable needle protection element which moves through a release course of movement into a locking engagement position as a result of an elastic force, the locking engagement position being achieved when the needle protection... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090259197 - Medical delivery system with flexible blocking element: A medical delivery system (200) having a container (202) and a dosing assembly (204), where the container is fastenable to the dosing assembly by a movement comprising a translatory movement followed by a rotational movement. One of the container and the dosing assembly comprises one or more blocking elements (207)... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090259198 - Reservoir plunger head systems and methods: A casing may be configured to envelop at least a portion of a plunger arm attached to a plunger head located in a reservoir. A plunger head moveable in a reservoir may have a front portion comprising a first material compatible with fluidic media in an interior volume of the... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090259199 - Contrast media diffusion system: A contrast media delivery system having a flow regulator assembly that allows a practitioner to regulate the passage of contrast media into a burette while minimizing turbulence and the formation of microbubbles in the contrast media. The flow regulator assembly can be actuated by twisting a rotatable cap. When the... Agent: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. C/o Stoel Rives, LLP

20090259200 - Quick release hemostasis valve: A hemostasis valve apparatus having a quick release apparatus that allows for the exchange of guidewires and other medical instruments into a patient's vasculature while controlling the flow of blood during the exchange. The quick release capability allows tools and instruments to be introduced and removed from the patient's body... Agent: Merit Medical Systems, Inc. C/o Stoel Rives, LLP

20090259201 - Flash activated passive shielding needle assembly: A safety needle device includes a housing including a passageway with a needle cannula extending therefrom. A shielding member is movable between a first position in which a puncture tip of the needle cannula is exposed therefrom and a second position in which the puncture tip of the needle cannula... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090259202 - Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using them: Apparatus and methods are provided for substantially continuously forming thin-walled sleeves that may be incorporated into tubular devices sized for introduction into a patient. In one embodiment, a pair of sheets including coated surfaces oriented towards one another are directed through a cutting apparatus to cut the sheets into multiple... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090259203 - Closed incision negative pressure wound therapy device and methods of use: A surgical tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a collection chamber. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure or space between it and the surface of a patient by forming, preferably, an airtight seal around a surgical area of skin trauma. The closed incision... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090259204 - method and device for applying eye drops: An eye dropper with spring loaded soft tipped arms that hold open the eyelid to facilitate applying fluid eye medication drops to the eye. Eye dropper has attachment device for a bottle of liquid with a means of controllably dropping liquids into the open eye. Adjustable protrusions set maximum opening... Agent: Uzi Ezra Havosha & Partners

20090259205 - Urine sample collection device: A urine sample collection device comprising a urine receptor having an outlet aperture, a generally elongate tubular member extending from said receptor outlet aperture to an open end, the tubular member having an opening (21) formed in the side thereof, a coupling means (5′) for releasably mounting a urine collection... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20090259206 - Catheterization device for a urine bag: An catheterization device for a urine bag comprises a urine bag coupled with a sleeve unit, wherein the urine bag includes a conduit connected on the top end thereof and a tubular member connected on the lower end thereof and having a control valve mounted thereon, and the sleeve unit... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090259207 - Interlabial pad: The present invention relates to an interlabial pad that is worn by female wearers, placed in intimate contact and supported between the labia, which provides an interlabial pad that causes no discomfort to the female wearer in the body motions of the wearer. The interlabial pad of the present invention... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090259208 - Hydroentangled nonwoven fabric, method of making it and absorbent article containing the fabric: A nonwoven fabric comprising at least 50% by weight microfibers having a fineness of 1.0 dtex or less and a length of at least 30 mm and having been combined by hydroentangling. The fabric is apertured by said hydroentangling, and has been carded before hydroentangling. The fabric may be used... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20090259209 - Reservoir seal retainer systems and methods: At least one tab may extend through at least one opening in a retaining member configured to cover at least a portion of a head of a reservoir body and a portion of a septum supported by the head of the reservoir body. A retaining member may be configured to... Agent: Foley & Lardner

20090259211 - Fluid feeder, balloon catheter and fluid feeder supporting device:

20090259210 - Method, apparatus and kits for forming structural members within the cardiac venous system: Material may be implanted or injected into cardiac veins as discrete masses for treating various cardiac conditions. A catheter suitable for delivering occluding agent into the cardiac venous system the heart includes a distal end that is positionable within a cardiac vein at a location where an occlusion is to... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.A.

20090259212 - Apparatus and method for controlled depth of injection into myocardial tissue: An injector apparatus and associated methods for safely and repeatedly delivering an injectate at a predefined depth into the myocardium of the heart may be catheter-based or implemented in a handheld unit for use in open chest procedures. The injector includes a body, a stabilizer secured to a distal end... Agent: Cyr & Associates, P.A.

20090259213 - Injection tube for jet injection device: A non-metal, polymeric tubular device for delivering a therapeutic fluid to a treatment site within a patient. The non-metal, polymeric tubular device can be fabricated using suitable high strength polymers and in some versions can be reinforced through the inclusion of reinforcement materials or braiding. The non-metal, polymeric tubular device... Agent: Ams Research Corporation

20090259214 - Agent delivery device: The present disclosure relates to agent delivery devices and related systems.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090259216 - Automated integrity tests: Techniques for testing integrity of various elements of implantable medical device systems are described. Some embodiments automatically test the integrity of one or more system elements in response to detecting an event. Examples of events in response to which an integrity test may be performed include the patient being within... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090259215 - Methods and systems associated with delivery of one or more agents to an individual: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for administration of one or more agents.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090259217 - Methods and systems associated with delivery of one or more agents to an individual: The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for administration of one or more agents.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090254018 - Electrode assembly for freezing-type iontophoresis device: An iontophoresis device capable of stably holding a drug during a storage period and of transdermally administering the drug to an organism at a high transport number during use. The iontophoresis device includes an electric power source. A first electrode assembly may be electrically coupled to the electric power source... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090254019 - Electrode introducer device: An electroporation device 1 comprising a handle section 100; an elongate introducer shaft 10 connected to said handle section 100, said introducer shaft 10 having a distal tip 13; and a set of electrodes 60 having respective distal ends 61, each electrode 60 being slidably arranged within said introducer shaft... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090254020 - Ultrasonic method for establishing and maintaining a liquid suspension delivery system that prevents the dispersed particles from precipitating out of suspension: The present invention relates generally to a method and apparatus for applying wave energy of an ultrasonic frequency to agitate particles in a sample. The agitated sample is then delivered via a syringe or a resonating syringe plunger attachment of an applicator. More particularly, the present invention relates to establishing... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20090254021 - Kit for administering a therapeutic agent into tissue: An apparatus for administering a therapeutic agent is provided. The apparatus, in an embodiment, includes an ozone generator connected to a scavenger and an ozone administrator via network of tubing and valves. When activated and the valves placed in the proper position, the ozone generator will fill the ozone administrator... Agent: Ceramatec, Inc.

20090254022 - Intravenous oxygenator: An intravenous oxygenator for enriching blood with oxygen, said oxygenator having a bundle of fibers, said fibers being each connected to a gas supply means through a first connection and to a gas evacuation means through a second connection, with the fiber bundle being twisted during operation by relative rotation... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090254023 - Method and apparatus for sutureless injectable retinal detachment sponge implantation: A method and apparatus for a suture less injectable retinal detachment sponge and method for placing the sponge in a pocket beneath the surface of the sclera is the subject of the present invention. An exterior accessible pocket can be created in the sclera by making an incision in the... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090254024 - Array and method for dosing a hormone regulating blood sugar in a patient: The invention concerns an array and a method for dosing a hormone regulating the blood glucose, especially insulin, of a diabetic patient (10). In order to improve the administration of the hormone, the invention provides the following characteristic combination: a) a measuring device (16) to detect measured values correlatable with... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20090254025 - Pain controlled analgesic (\"pca\") apparatus: An infusion pump includes: a housing, a pump actuator supported by the housing, electronics configured to control the pump actuator, a pain controlled analgesic (“PCA”) input device, a cord having a remote end connected to the PCA input device and a local end connected to the housing, a remote integrated... Agent: K&l Gates LLP

20090254026 - Syringe device comprising a motor adapted for filling an injection chamber: The present application relates to a syringe device comprising an injector chamber and a medicament container each comprising a piston. In particular the present application relates to a device comprising motor arranged to move an injector piston and/or a reservoir piston so as to transfer a medicament in the medicament... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090254027 - Injection device and a method of changing a cartridge in the device: A refillable injection device (1) having a dose setting mechanism with a dose setting member (4) and a dose rod (11). The dose setting member and the dose rod engage during normal operation of the injection device, and they do not engage during change of cartridge. The dose setting member... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090254029 - Breast pump: A breast pump can be configured to be capable of easily attaching/detaching a primary side serving as a sealed space which is in communication with a milking space and allows the passage of breast milk, with a secondary side in which a case is connected with a pressure changing apparatus.... Agent: Cermak Kenealy Vaidya & Nakajima LLP

20090254028 - Hands-free breast pump system: A hands-free breast pump system is disclosed. A breast shield having an adhesive inner surface for adhering to a woman's breast is disclosed. An adapter is connected to the breast shield for transferring a vacuum generated by a pump to the breast. The adapter also allows milk expressed from the... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090254030 - Oral medication bottle with detachable oral syringe: A bottle for dispensing oral medication has a concavity in its side wall for partially receiving the cylindrical cross section of an oral medication syringe, and also has a syringe holder integrally formed with the bottle for retaining the syringe in the concavity, thereby to keep the syringe assembled to... Agent: Law Offices Of Natan Epstein

20090254031 - Systems and methods for combining materials: A method of combining a drug in a first container and a liquid in a second container includes placing the first container and the second container in fluid communication with a housing, combining the liquid and the drug in the first container, transferring the liquid and the drug from the... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090254032 - Multi-chamber container: The present invention relates to a multi-chamber medical bag, which is capable of obtaining a positive mixture of medicines, prior to the discharge thereof. A weak seal 24 is provided for dividing the space inside the medical bag 10 into the left-handed and right-handed partitions 26-1 and 26-2. The weak... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090254033 - Catheter and catheter kit: A catheter includes an insertion portion at a distal end of an introduction tube that is thinned to an utmost limit, so that the catheter can be easily inserted and operated with patient's pain alleviated, and a catheter kit includes the catheter. An inflatable and deflatable balloon (50) for prevention... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20090254034 - Safety occluder and method of use: An improved safety occluder and method of use provides an occluder for an infusion set having a first, occluding position, a second, non-occluding position which returns to the first, occluding position when the occluder's plunger is released, and a third, non-occluding position which retains the plunger in a configuration which... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090254035 - Injection device comprising several coupling mechanisms: An injection device including a drive unit, a delivery unit, a dosing unit, a trigger for triggering an injection, a first coupling mechanism between the drive unit and the delivery unit, and a second coupling mechanism between the dosing unit and the drive unit, wherein the drive unit is tensioned... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090254036 - Single-use injector with at least one draw hook: A single-use injector is disclosed comprising a housing (10), arranged in which are at least one mechanical spring energy store (50), at least one piston-cylinder unit (100), which can be effectively filled at least for a certain time, at least one piston-actuating ram (60) and at least one triggering unit... Agent: Ronald S. Lombard, Esquire

20090254037 - Methods and systems for controlling an infusion pump: A system for pairing a controller and an infusion pump is disclosed. The system includes an infusion pump, a controller device and a user interface residing on both the infusion pump and the controller. The user interface includes a pairing mode for enabling wireless communication between the infusion pump and... Agent: Michelle Saquet Temple

20090254038 - Introducer apparatus with cutting edges: An introducer apparatus with a plurality of cutting edges along the outer surface of the distal end of an introducer with a blunt distal end is disclosed. The introducer may be adapted to extend from and be withdrawn into the sheath. The cutting edges may resect tissue located around the... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20090254039 - Designer accessory for use with an intracorporeal medical device: A removable cover for an intracorporeal medical device is provided. The removable cover is adapted to surround the tether so that the tether of the intracorporeal medical device is not exposed to the outside environment after insertion of the tether into the central opening of the medical device in order... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090254041 - Assembly comprising skin-mountable device and packaging therefore: The present invention provides an assembly comprising a skin-mountable device with a mounting surface, the device being arranged in a packaging releasably attached to the device and having an opening through which the device can be moved when detached from the packaging. The device and the packaging comprises cooperating attachment... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090254040 - Side loaded securement device: An anchoring system includes a device which permits a portion of a catheter or similar medical article to be easily anchored to a patient, desirably without the use of tape or needles and suture. The anchoring system comprises an anchor pad and a retainer mounted upon the anchor pad. The... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090254042 - Needle protection device comprising a distal protection element and a proximal protection element: A needle protection device detachably fixed to an injection appliance includes a needle, a needle holder from which a needle injection section of the needle projects distally and a needle connection section of the needle projects proximally, a distal needle protection element connected to the needle holder movable in the... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090254043 - Coupling for injection devices: The present invention concerns a prefilled injection device having a container and a dose setting mechanism encapsulated inside the housing. The housing is made from two parts which are locked together by a bayonet coupling: In addition to the bayonet coupling, the two parts are also provided with irreversible locking... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090254045 - Device for dispensing an injectable product in doses: A device for dispensing a product in doses including a casing element, a dosing device shiftable relative to the casing element in a dispensing direction, a setting device for setting the position of the dosing device, and a restoring element for returning the dosing device to a starting position, wherein... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090254044 - Injection device with an automatically resettable dose limitation unit: An injection device for administering a substance from a replaceable container containing the substance, the device including a dosing unit for setting an amount of the substance to be administered, a delivery element, a dose limitation unit operably coupled to the delivery element, and a spring element, wherein the dose... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090254046 - Injection control method and device: An injection control device having a metered/controlled injection rate proportional to the rate of withdrawal/injection, suitable for cosmetic as well as other applications is described. For example, after the cannula is advanced into an object, the cannula is withdrawn to create a tract or tunnel within the targeted area. As... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090254048 - Injection control device with gearing mechanism: An injection control device having a metered/controlled injection rate, that is proportional to the rate of withdrawal/injection—suitable for cosmetic as well as other applications—is described. For an injection mode, after the cannula is advanced into an object, the cannula is withdrawn to create a tract or tunnel within the targeted... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090254047 - Injection device: The application disclosed concerns an injection device for apportioning set doses of a drug from a reservoir (40) to a subject. The injection device comprises a rotatable scale drum (50) which is screwed out from the proximal end of the injection device when a dose is set. The rotatable scale... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090254049 - Systems and methods for providing an automatic occulsion device: An auto-occlusion safety device is provided for use in preventing rupture of infusion components during rapid infusion procedures. An occlusion valve is disclosed having a threshold pressure that is less than a rupture tolerance of the infusion system components. As the fluid pressure of the infusion system increases beyond the... Agent: David W. Highet, Vp & ChiefIPCounsel Becton, Dickinson And Company

20090254050 - Valve: Valve (10) including housing (12) having first opening side (18) and second opening side (20); closing element (22 made of deformable material, located between first and second opening sides and adapted to prevent communicatio between first and second opening side in inoperative state and adapted to allow communication between first... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20090254051 - Device and method for treating vulnerable plaque: A device and method is provided for localized agent delivery through a coronary vessel. In one configuration, the device includes an elongated member having a first and second end with a tip and an aperture positioned near the second end. An injection lumen places the first end of the elongated... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20090254052 - Implantable device fastening system and methods of use: A surgical fastening system for implantable devices is disclosed. The implantable device may contain a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, may have a housing fitted over or around fit which contains a plurality of fasteners in pre-deployment position, or may be a part of a two-part system into which... Agent: Allergan, Inc.

20090254054 - Apparatus for aspirating, irrigating and cleansing wounds: An apparatus for cleansing wounds in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device for moving fluid through a flow path which passes through the dressing and a means for fluid cleansing and back to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090254053 - Irrigation dressing and method of applying such an irrigating dressing: The present invention relates to an irrigation dressing, comprising a first body (5) of a soft, liquid-permeable material, at least one connection (8) for the supply of fluid, at least one connection (9) for the drainage of fluid, an airtight and liquid-tight covering layer (10) of flexible material, which covers... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090254055 - Exfoliating device: A unitary device for exfoliating and applying emollient balm to lips of a user. The device is in the form of a hollow body having a longitudinal axis and extending from a first end thereof, a brush having bristles emanating from a support and an applicator extending from a second... Agent: Dergosits & Noah LLP

20090254056 - Device for collecting gravel and/or stones discharged from the urethra: The present invention relates to a device for collecting gravel and/or calculi expelled through the urethra, for example from a renal patient with kidney stones. The calculi and/or gravel can be collected comfortably and efficiently when they are expelled while urinating, wherever the patient may be, and to learn the... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20090254057 - Elastic laminate: A method of making an elastic laminate (10) comprising the steps of providing an intermediate elastic/fabric laminate (16) and segmenting the fabric layer (30) into fabric segments (31) by forming interruptions (32) which extend through the fabric thickness. The interruption-forming step comprising cutting/slitting/scoring the fabric layer (30) to form proximal/distal... Agent: Avery Dennison Corporation Amanda Wittine

20090254058 - Absorbent article with registration mark: An absorbent article comprising a backsheet, comprising a graphic and the registration mark are located on opposite surfaces to each other. The backsheet extends in a first direction and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The backsheet has a first surface, a second surface opposing to the... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090254059 - Refastenable pant-like absorbent article and a method for making it: A pant-type absorbent article including a first body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side and a second body panel having a body facing side and a garment facing side, the body facing sides of first and second body panels are held together in a face-to-face... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090254061 - Method and apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid: An apparatus for removing cerebrospinal fluid includes a first needle having a first end, a second end, and a passage extending between the first and second ends. The proximal end of the first needle has a handle and the distal end has a cutting tip adapted to penetrate skin. A... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20090254060 - Motor assembly for injection control device: A spring motor mechanism for use in an injection control device having a metered/controlled injection rate proportional to the rate of withdrawal/injection suitable for cosmetic as well as other applications is described. After the cannula is advanced into an object (person) the cannula is withdrawn to create a tract or... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090254062 - Infusion catheters with slit valves and of simplified construction: The present invention relates to catheters to deliver a fluid to a patient. A catheter of the invention comprises a plurality of slits through which the fluid is delivered to the patent. A catheter of the invention is designed in a simple manner to lower costs and provide a reliable... Agent: Stahl Law Firm

20090254063 - Drug coated balloon catheter: The present invention relates to balloon catheters for treating a luminal system of a patient. Specifically, the invention relates to catheters having a flexible membrane positioned at a distal portion of the catheter, the flexible membrane retained in a substantially unexposed conformation prior to deployment. Preferably the flexible membrane is... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20090254064 - Weeping balloon catheter: Multiple-balloon catheters, and methods of treatment therewith, are provided including an inflatable inner balloon at least partially enclosed by an expandable outer balloon that has holes. The annular space between the inner balloon and the outer balloon is configured to promote delivery of the fluid evenly through holes in the... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/indy/cook Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090254065 - Simple method of transplanting injectable chordrocyte for autologous chondrocyte transplantation: A method of transplanting an injectable chondrocyte is developed for autologous chondrocyte transplantation, comprising mixing matrices including fibrin, hyaluronic acid and collagen, which are the main ingredients of animal cartilage, and injecting the resulting mixture into a damaged cartilage region. One 1 ml syringe is prepared by mixing 1 ml... Agent: Gwips Peter T. Kwon

20090254066 - Reduced pressure indicator for a reduced pressure source: A reduced pressure apparatus includes a first casing portion and a second casing portion slidably coupled to the first casing portion such that the first casing portion is compressible into a plurality of positions relative to the second casing portion. The plurality of positions includes a fully compressed position and... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20090254067 - Fluid delivery device: A compact fluid dispenser for use in controllably dispensing fluid medicaments, such as antibiotics, oncolytics, hormones, steroids, blood clotting agents, analgesics, and like medicinal agents from prefilled containers at a uniform rate. The dispenser uniquely includes a stored energy source that is provided in the form of a compressible-expandable elastomeric... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.