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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8183050 | Detection of lysophosphatidylcholine for prognosis or diagnosis of a systemic inflammatory condition The present invention provides methods and compositions useful for the diagnosis or prognosis of a systemic inflammatory condition such as sepsis. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8182451 | Blood collection device A safety needle assembly has a needle hub and a needle cannula projecting from the hub. Wings project transversely from the hub to facilitate manipulation and positioning of the needle assembly. A shield is hingedly attached to the needle hub and can be rotated from... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8172815 | Device for withdrawing or administrating a substance and method of a device A device includes a plurality of skin penetrating devices for delivering or withdrawing a substance through the skin of a patient. The device has a support formed with a top and bottom end and a plurality of channels extending axially through the support. A pluralit... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172813 | Syringe with two piece plunger rod Medical devices comprising a syringe barrel, a stopper and a two piece plunger rod are provided. According to one or more embodiments, the two piece plunger rod includes a first plunger rod piece slidably mounted to a second plunger rod piece. The first and second p... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172795 | Medical device including an air evacuation system Medical device assemblies capable of aspirating liquid into a syringe barrel or other medical devices while evacuating any air from the syringe are described. An exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel, plunger rod and stopper assembly having an air perme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172794 | Medical device including an air evacuation system Medical device assemblies capable of aspirating liquid into a syringe barrel or other medical devices while evacuating any air from the syringe are described. An exemplary medical device includes a syringe barrel, plunger rod and stopper assembly having an air perme... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172101 | Flip top cap with contamination protection A cap is provided for a laboratory vessel. The cap includes a lid that can be rotated relative to the laboratory vessel from a closed position to an open position. The lid includes at least one tab dimensioned and disposed for receiving manual digital pressure for o... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8163237 | Vascular access device pathogenic status indication A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal that a pathogen is in communication with the vascular access device. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162902 | Systems and methods for providing an automatic occlusion 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... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162896 | Flashback blood collection needle A needle assembly includes a transparent or translucent housing with a fluid inlet end, a fluid outlet end, a flashback chamber and a venting mechanism therebetween. Substantially axially aligned inlet and outlet cannulas extend from the housing and communicate with... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8160818 | System and method for determining clinical equivalence of test methods A system, method and computer readable medium of instructions are provided which are useful for determining whether an evaluation testing method or device is clinically equivalent to a reference testing method or device. The report can include a modified mean differ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8158429 | Multicolor reagents containing compensation controls The present invention provides multicolor reagent formulations containing in a single container both fluorescently labeled detection reagents and single-color compensation control reagents, wherein the compensation control reagents consist of reagent-capture particl... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8140300 | High throughput flow cytometer operation with data quality assessment and control The invention provides a flow system and method for reliable multiparameter data acquisition and particle sorting. In accordance with the invention, a flow system assesses changes in the pattern of data collected in successive time intervals and actuates one or more... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137303 | Vascular access device cleaning status indication A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal whether and to what extent at least a portion of the vascular access device has been cleaned. ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133207 | Passive activated safety blood collection set A shieldable needle device including a needle cannula, a hub, a pair of wings extending laterally from opposing sides of the hub, a tip guard axially movable along the needle cannula from a proximal position substantially adjacent the hub to a distal position, and a... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133202 | Disposable needle and hub assembly A needle assembly including a cover, an inner shield, a needle and a hub assembly is provided. After use, the cover is placed over the distal (patient) end of the needle and the inner shield can be used to cover the proximal (non-patient) end of the needle. The inne... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133200 | Reversible cap for pen needle outer cover A pen needle assembly includes a cap for covering the non-injection end of a needle of a pen needle. The needle is received by a hub, which is disposed in an outer cover. The cap is adapted to be connected to the outer cover in a first or second position. The cap is... | 03/13/2012 |
| D655424 | Cassette for a medical device | 03/06/2012 |
| D655406 | Vented flushable catheter assembly | 03/06/2012 |
| 8109905 | Retractable needle assembly A fluid collection or infusion set is provided. The set includes flexible tubing with a fitting attached to a proximal end and a needle assembly attached to the distal end. The needle assembly includes a needle hub and a needle cannula secured in the hub. An actuato... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8097434 | Methods for the detection of beta-lactamases Presented herein are methods and compositions for the detection of specific beta-lactamases, including class A serine carbapenemases, metallo-beta-lactamases. AmpC beta-lactamases, and extended-spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBLs). The methods presented herein include m... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092420 | Automatic reconstitution injector device The present invention is directed to an automatic reconstitution drug delivery device. The inventive device effects simple and automatic reconstitution of a dry drug. To effect reconstitution, a user displaces a release button which causes first and second chambers ... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651308 | Safety blood collection assembly | 12/27/2011 |
| D650903 | Syringe barrel | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075995 | Coating system, articles and assembly using the same and methods of reducing sticktion The present invention provides a coating system for an article including a first component having a surface in frictional engagement with a surface of a second component, wherein at least a portion of at least one surface of the component(s) is coated with a coating... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075826 | 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 an... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075523 | Passive reuse prevention syringe that uses a tip lock Various embodiments of syringe assemblies include a syringe barrel and a substantially conical tip or outlet disposed on the distal end of the barrel. The substantially conical tip includes a locking mechanism that engages an extension of a plunger assembly extendin... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8074338 | Vascular access devices including a tear-resistant septum Methods of manufacturing septa for use with vascular access devices include forming a septum body and forming a slit within the septum body. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8071794 | Long wavelength thiol-reactive fluorophores Reactive fluorescent dyes compositions and methods of using same are disclosed. Squaraine nucleus, Nile Red nucleus, benzodioxazole nucleus, coumarin nucleus or aza coumarin nucleus dyes are disclosed having thiol-reactive groups. Squaraine nucleus, Nile Red nucleus... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8071058 | Apparatus for transporting biological samples A container assembly for storing, treating, transporting and stabilizing a biological sample includes a container, a cap and a sample holder removably received in the container. The sample holder can be a platform-like device dimensioned to be supported on a ledge f... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070741 | Safety shield system for prefilled syringe A medical device is provided which includes a shield system and a syringe which is coupled to the shield system. The shield system includes a syringe holder and a shield which is slidably coupled to the holder. A spring resiliently urges the shield from a retracted ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070725 | Luer integrated air venting system A vascular access device incorporating a luer integrated air venting system, including a female luer fitting having a venting mechanism located within the female luer fitting and a fluid diverter located within the vent mechanism. The venting mechanism providing com... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066680 | Prefillable intradermal delivery device An intradermal delivery method for use in intradermally injecting substances into the skin of an animal includes a needle cannula supported by a hub portion that is attachable to a prefillable container. A limiter portion surrounds the needle cannula and extends awa... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066679 | Single-handedly actuatable shield A needle shield is provided for a medical device having a needle cannula. The needle shield includes a guard that is slidably movable along the needle cannula from a proximal position where the tip of the needle cannula is exposed to a distal position where the tip ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066675 | One piece low drag septum A one-piece low drag septum is provided for preventing escape of fluid from an introducer needle during removal of such a needle from a catheter and introducer needle assembly. The septum generally includes a distal portion, a proximal portion, a cavity portion, and... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066670 | Vascular access device septum venting A vascular access device may include a septum and a gas permeable vent in communication with at least a portion of the septum. The vent may be capable of venting gas from an extravascular system to which the vascular access device is capable of attaching. A method o... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066669 | Vascular access device housing venting A Luer access device may include a housing, a septum, and a gas permeable vent in communication with at least a portion of the housing for venting gas from an extravascular system. A method of venting a medical device may include providing a gas permeable vent withi... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066668 | Passive reuse prevention syringe that uses a flange lock A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having an inside surface defining a chamber, an open proximal end, a distal end, and an outlet; a plunger assembly disposed at least partially within the syringe barrel, including an elongate plunger rod having a locking ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062267 | Vascular access device including a tear-resistant septum A vascular access device may include a body, a single-disk septum in communication with the body, and a rigid member supporting the septum. A method of manufacturing a vascular access device may include providing a body, providing a single-disk septum in communicati... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062266 | Vascular access device including a tear-resistant septum A vascular access device within an external environment may include a body and a septum at least partially housed within the body. Septum may at least substantially seal a lumen extending through the body. The septum may further include at least a first and a second... | 11/22/2011 |
