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Surgery > Means For Introducing Or Removing Material From Body For Therapeutic Purposes (e.g., Medicating, Irrigating, Aspirating, Etc.) > Treating Material Introduced Into Or Removed From Body Orifice, Or Inserted Or Removed Subcutaneously Other Than By Diffusing Through Skin > Method > Therapeutic Material Introduced Or Removed Through A Piercing Conduit (e.g., Trocar) Inserted Into Body > Therapeutic Material Introduced Into Or Removed From Vasculature > By Catheter By CatheterBy Catheter patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060264902 - Methods and compositions for treating varicose veins Certain embodiments of the disclosure provide improved vein closure techniques, such those using radio-frequency radiation. Particular methods include cutting the tip of a catheter. Further examples include locating an incision point by placing a catheter proximate a patient's groin. Yet further examples include sequentially advancing and retracting the catheter during ... 10/19/06 - 20060235366 - Method of evaluating a treatment for vascular disease Methods of evaluating treatments for vascular disease are described. The treatments can include administration of pharmaceutical, chemical, or biological agents. Vascular tissue is removed from a first site in a vascular lumen and optionally analyzed. A treatment is administered to the patient, followed by removal of a second portion of ... 09/14/06 - 20060206094 - Catheter with larger diameter proximal end portion and method of inserting a catheter Catheter assembly (100) having at least one lumen (150 or 160) and joined to hub (106). While the lumen inner diameter(s) remain constant from distal end (144) of the catheter (140) to proximal end (142), the outer catheter diameter increases proximate the hub (106) providing increased resistance to kinking during ... 08/24/06 - 20060189959 - High flow diffusion catheter A catheter for use in the withdrawal and/or delivery of a fluid to a patient. The catheter has an elongate tube body including a wall having inner and outer surfaces. The inner surface forms an axial passageway extending through the body in between a proximal end and a distal end. ... 07/27/06 - 20060167436 - Methods and apparatus for intraoperative administration of analgesia Disclosed herein is a catheter placement apparatus 900 for assisting in the placement of a catheter for administering analgesia intraoperatively in conjunction with spinal and other surgeries. The catheter placement apparatus 900 comprises a guide conduit 903 having a proximal end 904 and a distal end 906. The guide conduit ... 07/13/06 - 20060155258 - Closed system catheterization assembly and related methods The invention concerns catheterization assemblies designed to reduce the risk of infection, transmission of bloodborne pathogens, loss of blood, and development of embolisms in a patient. Embodiments of the invention are directed to a catheterization assembly having a catheter hub with multiple access ports. In some embodiments, the catheter hub ... 06/29/06 - 20060142732 - Variable curve catheter Disclosed is a deflectable tip guiding device, such as a catheter, that enables a physician, or other health care personnel, to vary the radius of curvature of the tip of the device. In one embodiment, a guiding device includes an elongate body and a deflectable distal tip. An elongate stiffener ... 05/18/06 - 20060106365 - Probe cover for thermometry apparatus A disposable cover for an elongated probe of a portable thermometry apparatus includes an open proximal end and a distal tip sized to fit over at least an axial portion of the elongated probe. The cover includes a transitional wall thickness at its proximal end for fitting over a holding ... 05/04/06 - 20060095015 - Venous insufficiency treatment method The method of treating varicose veins and other vascular diseases provides sclerosant fluid through a catheter into the body vessel to be treated. The catheter has a lumen and a plurality of sidewall exits. The sclerosant fluid is provided under sufficient pressure so that it comes out of each exit ... 04/13/06 - 20060079860 - Apparatus and method for out-of-hospital thrombolytic therapy This invention provides an apparatus and method for emergency administration or self-administration of thrombolytic therapy in early stage of a heart attack. The apparatus includes a needle injector for making a venipuncture, a battery operated micro cooler for maintaining low temperature environment for vials with lyophilized thrombolytic and adjuvant drugs, ... 04/13/06 - 20060079859 - Renal infusion systems and methods Systems, devices, and methods for delivering treatment to the renal arteries are provided. Exemplary systems include a delivery catheter having a distal bifurcation, an introducer assembly comprising an introducer sheath in operative association with a Y-hub, wherein Y-hub includes a first port for receiving the delivery catheter and a second ... 01/19/06 - 20060015085 - Systems and methods for atraumatic implantation of bio-active agents Methods and apparatus are provided for delivering a bioactive agent in a needle track formed in a target tissue mass, following formation of the needle track, by avoiding impingement of the agent against target tissue at high velocity or by using capillary action to draw the bioactive agent out of ... 12/08/05 - 20050273074 - Intravascular catheter delivery system Intravascular catheter assemblies are provided comprising multiple catheters for crossing areas of stenosis and providing conduits for intravascular delivery through and distal to the area of stenosis or otherwise of interest ... 11/24/05 - 20050261665 - Method of using a multi-lumen catheter A multi-lumen catheter assembly with a two-piece hub is disclosed. The catheter includes a distal portion having a plurality of catheter lumens, wherein each of the plurality of catheter lumens includes a distal tip and a proximal lumen portion. The distal portion further includes a distal hub portion slidably disposed ... 11/24/05 - 20050261664 - Multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter A multifunction adaptor for an open-ended catheter that allows placement of the catheter while minimizing the risk of air embolism or blood loss through the open (proximal) end of the catheter body. In one variation, the design allows passage of a standard guidewire for “over-the-guidewire” placement techniques and a connection ... 11/24/05 - 20050261663 - Loop-tip catheter A multi-lumen catheter comprising a loop-like structure at the distal portion of the catheter is disclosed herein. In one variation, the loop-tip catheter comprises a dual lumen catheter and a loop-like structure at the distal end of the catheter. The loop-like structure includes at least one lumen, which is in ... 11/03/05 - 20050245892 - Apparatus and method for inserting an intra-aorta catheter through a delivery sheath An introducer system delivers therapy locally to a renal system in a patient. A proximal coupler assembly is coupled to an introducer sheath that delivers multiple devices simultaneously into a location within an abdominal aorta associated with first and second renal artery ostia. The coupler assembly has a network of ... 10/20/05 - 20050234425 - Spinal diagnostic methods and apparatus Methods, devices and systems facilitate diagnosis, and in some cases treatment, of back pain originationg in intervertebral discs. Methods generally involve introducing one or more substances into one or more discs using a catheter device. In one embodiments, a patient assumes a position that causes back pain, and a substance ... 09/29/05 - 20050215978 - Method of enhancing catheter patency using a citrate salt catheter lock solution This invention relates to an infusion device for a catheter lock solution, to a method of enhancing the patency of catheters in animals and to a catheter lock solution. The device includes a syringe (34) containing a lock solution comprising a citrate salt. The method for enhancing the patency of ... 08/25/05 - 20050187534 - Method for guide catheter positioning A method of catheter manipulation involves providing a catheter comprising a flexible shaft having a distal end shaped for accessing a target vessel. The method further involves selectably moving the shaft between a plurality of discrete positions of a first degree-of-freedom defined relative to the flexible shaft, restraining a motion ... 08/04/05 - 20050171505 - Multichannel catheter This invention is a single, multichannel catheter useful for extracorporeal circulation of blood to a patient undergoing cardiovascular treatments or surgery. The catheter has three independent channels and an expandable balloon at one end of the catheter. The first channel (34) is the largest and is of a size that ... 06/09/05 - 20050124970 - Luer cap with antibacterial property A luer fitting is disclosed. The luer fitting includes a body having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises an antibacterial component disposed therewith. The luer fitting is connected over a catheter that has been primed with a locking solution. The antibacterial component is fluidly ... 06/09/05 - 20050124969 - Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is employed to selectively remove the target agent from the site only when the target agent is present in the site. Also ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |