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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130305 | APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY ESTABLISHING A NEEDLELESS INJECTION PORT ON IV TUBING, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Apparatus enables one or more needleless injection ports to be established on IV tubing as needed. An IV tubing-engaging portion secures the apparatus about the tubing. A puncturing member establishes fluid communication between the IV line and a sealing member on the a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120035532 | ASPIRATING AND INJECTING DEVICE A medical device for aspirating and injecting fluid into a body cavity for use with first and second syringes is provided. The medical device includes an outer needle having an outer lumen formed therethrough. A distal end of the outer needle is configured to puncture t... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110313343 | Phacoemulsification Fluidics System Having a Single Pump Head A phacoemulsification fluidics system for irrigating and aspirating a surgical site includes a sterile solution reservoir, an irrigation path configured to extend from the sterile solution reservoir to the surgical site, and an aspiration path configured to extend from ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110230823 | VALVE MECHANISM FOR A SUCTION AND IRRIGATION INSTRUMENT A valve mechanism for a suction or irrigation instrument, that includes a first tubular housing provided with at least one first distal conduit assembly for coupling to the instrument, and a conduit for communicating with a suction or irrigation source. The conduit asse... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110224600 | IRRIGATION AND SUCTION SYSTEM, IN PARTICULAR FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY The present invention concerns an irrigation and suction system, in particular for laparoscopic surgery, comprising an active control apparatus (100), provided with a reusable motor (101′) capable to be attached to and to operate a disposable pump (10... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110184341 | IRRIGATION AND ASPIRATION DEVICE AND METHOD An irrigation and aspiration system is disclosed. The system can be configured to aspirate and irrigate alone, sequentially or concurrently. The system can be configured to aspirate and irrigate the nasal cavity. The system can be manually controlled. The system can hav... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110144571 | SUCTION DEVICE A suction device includes an outer tube having an inlet at a first end and an inner suction tube located within the outer tube, the inner suction tube having an inlet at a first end corresponding to the first end of the outer tube. The inlet of the inner suction tube is... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110130714 | Multifunctional Device And Methods For Tissue Surgery A multifunctional device featuring a cartridge having first and second ports; first and second chambers which have outlets disposed at proximal ends connected to tubes that bifurcate to form intake lines and deposit lines, wherein one-way valves are disposed in the inta... | 06/02/2011 |
| 20110118659 | MULTI-PORT SYRINGE ASSEMBLY A multi-port syringe assembly that allows fluid to be drawn into or injected out of the assembly. For example, the assembly may include one syringe that is used to aspirate fluid from a patient and another syringe to inject a medical fluid into the patient. As one medic... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110092896 | Surgical system A surgical system (1) for controlling a fluid includes an irrigation line (3), which is connected at one end to a first fluid vessel (2) for holding irrigation fluid (21) and is connected at another end to a surgical handpiece (4). The... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110092891 | SURGICAL CASSETTE APPARATUS A surgical cassette arrangement is provided. The arrangement includes a flow selector valve configured to operate with a handpiece to selectively irrigate and aspirate fluid with respect to an ocular region. The flow selector valve includes at least three ports, with on... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110087161 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SPONGY BONE WITH BONE SUBSTITUTE AND/OR BONE REINFORCING MATERIAL, BONE SUBSTITUTE AND/OR BONE REINFORCING MATERIAL AND METHOD The present invention relates to a device for providing spongy bone with bone substitute and/or bone reinforcing material, wherein at least one perforating device (4) is provided for making at least one hole (5) in the spongy bone (1) and wherein at... | 04/14/2011 |
| 20110082417 | DEVICE FOR PROVIDING SPONGY BONE WITH BONE SUBSTITUTE AND/OR BONE REINFORCING MATERIAL, BONE SUBSTITUTE AND/OR BONE REINFORCING MATERIAL AND METHOD The present invention relates to a device for providing spongy bone with bone substitute and/or bone reinforcing material, wherein at least one perforating device (4) is provided for making at least one hole (5) in the spongy bone (1) and wherein at... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110077587 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING JOINT IRRIGATION DURING HIP ARTHROSCOPY A fluid management system comprising:
| 03/31/2011 |
| 20110054385 | OPHTHALMOSURGICAL SYSTEM The disclosure relates to an ophthalmosurgical system that includes a first irrigation fluid source. The system also includes a first irrigation fluid line connected to the first irrigation fluid source at a first end and open at the other end. The system further includ... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110054389 | Method and apparatus for cleaning a nasal passage A portable device for cleaning a nasal passage is disclosed that includes: a first receptacle having a first opening and a first stop, a second receptacle, a power driven motor operable to deliver an adjustably continuous flushing pressure to the first receptacle and to... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110040241 | BLOOD ACCESS ASSEMBLY FOR ARTIFICIAL LUNG AND RIGHT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE A system for providing access to at least one heart chamber for delivering and/or removing a fluid includes a selectively occludable conduit defining a lumen for providing access to an interior of at least one heart chamber from an exterior of a chest wall of the patien... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110009811 | METHOD TO SECURE AN ELASTIC COMPONENT IN A VALVE A valve comprises a flexible member including a slit formed on a central portion thereof and a first housing defining a first lumen extending therethrough, the first housing including a first contacting surface adapted, when the slit of the flexible member is aligned wi... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100312175 | Variable rate fluid dispenser A compact, low-profile fluid dispensing device for use in controllably dispensing fluid medicaments, such as, antibiotics, analgesics and like medicinal agents from the novel bellows-type device reservoir. The dispensing device includes a novel actuating mechanism contr... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305496 | FLOW LIMITER FOR A FLUID FLOWING IN AN ASPIRATION BRANCH OF A SURGICAL SYSTEM, AND SURGICAL SYSTEM The invention relates to a flow limiter (8) for a fluid flowing in an aspiration branch of a surgical system. which fluid is a surgical fluid and has emulsified particles in a surgical intervention, with a limiter element (81) that comprises at least one f... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100268156 | MEDICAL DEVICE IN THE FORM OF A CATHETER FOR SUPPLYING AND/OR REMOVING FLUID INTO AND/OR FROM, ESPECIALLY BODY CAVITIES, ESPECIALLY THE PLEURAL CAVITY The invention relates to a medical device that is in the form of a catheter (3) for supplying fluid to but in particular removing fluid from body cavities. The catheter head (1) on the proximal end (4) comprises an inlet (5) that is provided ... | 10/21/2010 |
| 20100262071 | ARTICULABLE ANCHOR An implantable device for providing one-way flow of air through a lumen in a human lung to reduce the volume of air trapped in a diseased portion of the lung by occluding the lumen to prevent inhalation while permitting expiration out of the diseased portion. The implan... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100198139 | CATHETER A catheter (200) for insertion into a hollow viscus of a subject, comprising: a drainage opening (204) and an instillation opening at a distal end an inlet port (209) at a proximal end for instilling a fluid; an outlet port (205) at the proxi... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100185140 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PROMOTION OF INFARCT HEALING AND REINFORCEMENT OF BORDER ZONE Devices, systems, and methods for accessing tissue, including the internal and external tissues of the heart, are disclosed. At feast some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the tissues surrounding the heart to facilitate myocardial infarct healing an... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100152647 | Cartridge Assembly The present disclosure relates to a cartridge assembly. The cartridge assembly includes an inflow cartridge and an outflow cartridge removably coupled to the inflow cartridge. An outflow cartridge and a surgical fluid management system are also disclosed.... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100137784 | Micro-Valve A one-way valve comprises a seat and a membrane having an inner portion that is stretched over the seat, wherein, in use, the inner membrane portion is selectively deflected from the seat such that a fluid path is created from one side of the membrane to the other so as... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100100181 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING SINUSITUS ANDOTHER DISORDERS OF THE EARS, NOSE AND/OR THROAT Sinusitis, enlarged nasal turbinates, tumors, infections, hearing disorders, allergic conditions, facial fractures and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches and, in many cases, flexible catheters as ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100100034 | METHOD FOR PREPARING A TREATMENT MACHINE AND TREATMENT MACHINE The present invention relates to a method for the preparation of a treatment machine for the treatment of a medical liquid comprising a coupling surface with actuators, with a cassette comprising a hard part with liquid-conducting passages which are covered by a flexibl... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100056988 | Drains For Use In Medical Applications and Methods of Using the Same A drain for use in medical applications may include an elongated conduit configured to be implanted in a body cavity, wherein the conduit has a proximal end and a distal end. The conduit may include at least one channel configured to drain fluid from the body cavity and... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100030134 | PRECISION ORIFICE SAFETY DEVICE A safety device in a fluid vent conduit for reducing vacuum level in an aspiration conduit of an ophthalmic surgical system. The device includes an orifice having an inlet for receiving a flow of fluid from an irrigation source. The orifice further has an outlet for dir... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090281481 | INTRAVENOUS CATHETER BLOOD CONTROL DEVICE An apparatus to control blood flow through an intravenous catheter in accordance with the present invention may include a substantially resilient helical outer shell and an inner valve portion formed therein. The inner valve portion may be configured to open upon compre... | 11/12/2009 |
| 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.... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090247938 | Intraoperative hypotony mitigation A method of mitigating an intraoperative hypotony condition using experimental calibrations of different infusion cannulas and vitrectomy probes showing the relationship between infusion pressure, cut rate, and intraocular pressure for various levels of aspiration vacuu... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090234275 | CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF In various embodiments, multiple pumps may be used to deliver substances to multiple respective animals. A computer system may send/receive information to/from the pumps (e.g., to control and monitor various aspects of the pumps and/or store information associated with ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090192446 | Pressure responsive fluid flow control valves In one set of embodiments a selected section of tubular stock has its ends welded together to form a pillow-like pressure sensing device with an entry tube and an exit tube each configured to facilitate insertion of the pressure sensing device into the flow path of IV i... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090192447 | Gas vent valve assembly A gas vent valve assembly may be attached or incorporated to a disposable fluid transfer set used with a fluid warmer to administer an infusate to a patient. The gas vent valve assembly has a housing having a fluid inlet, a gas outlet and a fluid outlet. The gas outlet ... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090182262 | VALVE ACTUATOR FOR CONTROLLING A MEDICAL FLUID A machine for controlling a medical fluid includes a base and an actuator comprising an electroactive polymer and disposed on the base. The actuator is configured for movement between an extended position and a contracted position. A valve head is disposed on the actuat... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090182266 | Surgical System A surgical system with a variable controller that allows the user to selectively vary the level of venting performance.... | 07/16/2009 |
| 20090163863 | Surgical System Having Means for Stopping Vacuum Pump The present invention provides a surgical system 10 for aspiration of a biological material comprising a source of irrigation fluid 24, a collection cassette 30, a pump 40 for creating a vacuum in the collection cassette 30, a handpiec... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090124963 | BALANCED FLOW DIALYSIS MACHINE A system and method for balancing flows of renal replacement fluid is disclosed. The method uses pressure controls and pressure sensing devices to more precisely meter and balance the flow of fresh dialysate and spent dialysate. The balancing system may use one or two b... | 05/14/2009 |
