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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| D651308 | Safety blood collection assembly | 12/27/2011 |
| 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 |
| 8062252 | Safety shield system for a syringe A medical device includes a syringe assembly and a shield system for delivering medicament to a patient. The syringe assembly includes a barrel defining a medicament reservoir, and a needle cannula coupled to the barrel and in fluid communication with the reservoir.... | 11/22/2011 |
| D647627 | Pierceable collection container device | 10/25/2011 |
| 7981079 | Safety shield system for a syringe A medical device includes a syringe assembly and a shield system for delivering medicament to a patient. The syringe assembly includes a barrel defining a medicament reservoir, and a needle cannula coupled to the barrel and in fluid communication with the reservoir.... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981076 | Reconstituting infusion device A system and method for a patch-like, self-contained multi-component substance infusion device which provides one or more substantially hidden patient needles which can be placed in fluid communication with a fluid reservoir assembly that includes a rigid bladder po... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976514 | Automatic injection device with temporizing means The present invention relates to an injection device (1) comprising:—a container (5) receiving a product, and provided with an injection needle (6),—a housing (9, 11) receiving said container, said container being movable relative to ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976499 | Automatic injection device The present invention relates to a device (1) for automatic injection of a product (3) and a needle (6). The device comprises:—a housing (8) for the container (5), the container being movable relative to the housing between an in... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7967010 | Spray or injection device allowing at least two preset doses of product to be delivered A spray or injection device that includes a casing or a pusher that includes at least one tab radially moveable between a first radial position, in which the tab does not impede the movement of the pusher with respect to the casing, and a second radial position in w... | 06/28/2011 |
| D640787 | Injection device with sealed luer fitting | 06/28/2011 |
| 7943242 | Sealing members, articles using the same and methods of reducing sticktion The present invention provides rubber sealing members having an exterior surface adapted to sealingly engage an inner surface of a chamber of the medical device, the exterior surface of the sealing member having a coating thereon prepared from a curable composition ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7905866 | Disposable injection device An injection device is provided. The device includes a housing having a first end defining a first opening. A plunger is received within the first opening of the housing to move between first and second positions. A cartridge is disposed in the housing and has an in... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7896837 | Method and device for intradermally delivering a substance A device for delivering a substance into the skin of a patient includes a body and a skin penetrating device having at least one skin penetrating member, such as a microneedle. The body includes an internal cavity and a device for indicating the delivery of a suffic... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7875007 | Syringe accessory According to the invention, the accessory (1) comprises a body (15) of roughly semi-tubular shape, first means of holding the syringe comprising a distal transverse wall (20) connected to one end of said body (15), and pierced with a hole... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7857131 | Patch-like infusion device A packaging system and method which provides at least one tray or nest, having a number of wells and ribs to position and secure a patch-like, self-contained substance infusion device having one or more patient needles which can be placed in fluid communication with... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7856795 | Method of identifying a plurality of containers and/or finished articles obtained from the said containers The present invention relates to a method of identifying a batch of articles comprising the following step: (AA) a plurality of containers (1) is taken, characterized in that the following steps are carried out: (AB) one intrinsic identification code (5 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854889 | Process for decontamination by radiation of a product such as a packaging containing medical devices A process for decontamination by radiation of a product. The process comprises at least one exposing step during which at least a first part of the product is exposed to a first radiation level, and at least a second part of the product is exposed to a second radiat... | 12/21/2010 |
| D629510 | Cap | 12/21/2010 |
| 7776012 | Prefilled syringe with means of detecting the displacement of the piston A device (1) for medical use, of the prefilled ready-to-use syringe type, comprising a tubular body (2) comprising, at its distal end (4), a tip (5) to take a needle and, at its proximal end (12), a piston (3) able to slide ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7758806 | Methods of sterilizing elastomeric sealing articles The present invention provides a method sterilizing butyl rubber/styrene butadiene rubber (SBR) articles used in syringes or medical containers, comprising irradiating the butyl rubber/SBR elastomeric copolymer rubber article with gamma irradiation, wherein the SBR ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7682344 | Device for protecting an injection apparatus A device for protecting an injection apparatus for injecting a product, the said apparatus comprising a needle and a piston connected to an actuating rod surmounted by a piston head, the said device comprising: a support sleeve, a protective sleeve for protecting th... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7681570 | Spray device or injection device enabling delivery of at least two predetermined product doses A spray or injection device that includes a casing or a pusher that includes at least one tab configured to move radially between a first radial position in which the tab does not impede the movement of the pusher with respect to the casing, and a second radial posi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7645264 | Injection device with secondary reservoir A method and apparatus for injecting fluid into areas having high density tissue that creates a high backpressure resistance on the injection device is disclosed. The high backpressure resistance is overcome through a mechanical advantage achieved by using a seconda... | 01/12/2010 |
| D607558 | Medicine injector | 01/05/2010 |
| 7618401 | Device for injecting a product, in particular for medical use This device comprises: a body housing a hollow injection needle and a container containing the injectable product; the needle is connected to the body but able to move relative to the latter between an injection position and a retr... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7615271 | Method of fusing a component to a medical storage or transfer device and container assembly A method of fusing a component to a sterilized storage or delivery device formed of a cyclic olefin polymer which includes forming the storage or delivery device from a cyclic olefin polymer, forming a second member or component having at least a surface layer forme... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7604613 | Syringe having a retractable needle A medical device for delivering a medicament to a patient. The device includes a syringe barrel with a plunger having a hollow front end and a stopper positioned over the plunger front end to seal the plunger front end. The stopper is movably inserted in the barrel ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7556615 | Microneedle-based pen device for drug delivery and method for using same A system and method is provided for an injectable substance delivery pen comprising a microneedle hub assembly removably engaged with a pen device body which includes a cartridge, a plunger, and a drive mechanism. The hub assembly includes at least one microneedle f... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7497847 | Safety shield system for a syringe A medical device includes a syringe assembly and a shield system for delivering medicament to a patient. The syringe assembly includes a barrel defining a medicament reservoir, a needle cannula coupled to the barrel and in fluid communication with the reservoir, a p... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7468055 | Multi-beveled point needle and syringe having a multi-beveled point needle A syringe assembly including a needle cannula having a five-beveled point and a needle shield formed of a styrene block poly(ethylene/butylene) thermoplastic elastomer which significantly reduces needle penetration force and may reduce the cycle time for gas sterili... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7468054 | Safety shield system for a syringe A medical device for delivering medicament to a patient including a syringe assembly, a shield body, a retainer and an urging member. The syringe assembly includes a barrel defining a reservoir for medicament, a needle cannula coupled to the barrel and in fluid comm... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7431157 | Package for sterile products This packaging for sterile products or products intended to be sterilized by a gas, for example a gas of the ETO type, comprises a tub (2) made of plastic and a cover sheet (14) made of selectively impervious material, fixed to the tub (2) so as... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7390312 | Passive safety shield system for injection devices A passive shield system for a syringe including a body, shield, spring and ring which provide an interlock of the shield in the retracted position prior to receipt of the syringe for bulk transportation and processing and wherein the user selects the timing of the r... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7344517 | Syringe having a retractable needle A medical device for delivering a medicament to a patient. The device includes a syringe barrel assembly having a syringe barrel with a plunger movably insertable therein to expel medicament in the barrel. A needle cannula is connected to a needle cannula hub which ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320683 | Multi-beveled point needle and syringe having a multi-beveled point needle A syringe assembly including a needle cannula having a five-beveled point and a needle shield formed of a styrene block poly(ethylene/butylene) thermoplastic elastomer which significantly reduces needle penetration force and may reduce the cycle time for gas sterili... | 01/22/2008 |
