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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120035417 | Method and device for irrigation of body cavities A pressure and a vision regulation method and device for irrigation of a body cavity (1), in which method an inflow liquid pump (2) pressurizes the irrigation liquid in a feed line (13) and in which an outflow device (3) or an external suctio... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20110295191 | Infusion Pressure Monitoring System An infusion pressure monitoring system for a phacoemulsification or vitrectomy machine to be operated by a health care provider includes an irrigation path configured to carry an irrigation solution to a surgical site and a fluid sensor configured to detect a fluid para... | 12/01/2011 |
| 20110257590 | INTRAVASCULAR VALVE COMPONENT WITH IMPROVED VALVE POSITIONING An intravascular valve component broadly includes a valve case and a flexible pressure-actuated flow control valve. The valve case includes attached proximal and distal case portions that present respective spaced apart fluid ports and a fluid passageway extending betwe... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110251548 | PATIENT EYE LEVEL TOUCH CONTROL In various embodiments, a surgical console may include a sensor strip with sensor strip sensors (e.g., field effect or capacitive sensors) offset vertically and configured to receive an input from a user corresponding to a vertical height of a patient's eyes relative to... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110178476 | DRIP DETECTOR WITH MULTIPLE SYMMETRIC SENSORS AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION BY ZIGBEE NETWORK A drip detector for a tube with multiple symmetric sensors and signal transmission utilizes a ZigBee network and includes a monitoring display host, a drip detector, a stopper and a base. The detector generates signals and alarms through the ZigBee network when it detec... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110071425 | Laser-perforated intra-parenchymal micro-probe Apparatus and methods in which very small volumes of biological fluid-borne material, particularly large molecules such as proteins, may be selectively extracted from or delivered to interstitial fluid (in vivo or in vitro) by means of intra-parenchymal micro-probes ins... | 03/24/2011 |
| 20110046547 | Device for the Extravascular Recirculation of Liquid in Body Cavities Biocompatible liquid is pumped into a body cavity (e.g., subarachnoid space, peritoneum, mediastinum, pleural space) by means of one pump and removed from it by means a second pump, preferably via a double-barreled catheter is used for insertion and removal of the liqui... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110034864 | PHACOEMULSIFICATION HANDPIECE PRESSURE BOOSTER In various embodiments, a handpiece may include an irrigation line coupled to an adjacent line reservoir with a piston configured to move within the adjacent line reservoir to increase an irrigation pressure in the irrigation line near a surgical site. In some embodimen... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110009812 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SYRINGE INJECTION OF FLUIDS A system for delivering or withdrawing a fluid to or from the body of a patient in a manner that permits delivery to be controlled based upon feedback from the patient, the system including a syringe assembly providing a syringe operably coupled to one or more sensors a... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100292631 | Control flow device The present invention relates to a flow control device for phacoemulsification procedures. The flow control device is valve which limits the vacuum surge that can occur when an occlusion in the phacoemulsification aspiration line is dislodged. The flow control device co... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100191181 | DRAIN AND FILL LOGIC FOR AUTOMATED PERITONEAL DIALYSIS A system and method for automatically adjusting a Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (“CCPD”) therapy to minimize the potential for excess intra-peritoneal volume. The adjustments are made at the end of the drain, just prior to the next fill. The adjustments sho... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100191180 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING TIDAL THERAPIES EMPLOYING ULTRAFILTRATE TRENDING A system and method for automatically adjusting a Continuous Cycling Peritoneal Dialysis (“CCPD”) therapy to minimize the potential for excess intra-peritoneal volume. The adjustments are made at the end of the drain, just prior to the next fill. The adjustments sho... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100185185 | System and Method for Correction of Intracerebral Chemical Imbalances A method of treating a central nervous system (CNS) disorder, comprises the steps of inserting into a patient's body first and second conduits so that distal ends of the first and second conduits open to a portion of the patient's CNS with direct access to cerebrospinal... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100168654 | APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MANAGING LIQUID FLOW ASSOCIATED WITH A TISSUE SITE USING THE PRESENCE OF REDUCED PRESSURE The illustrative embodiments described herein are directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods for managing liquid flow associated with a tissue site that involves using reduced pressure to control fluid flow. In one instance, an apparatus includes a first valve and a ... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100094201 | ASSISTED ASPIRATION CATHETER SYSTEM A thrombectomy system comprising an aspiration catheter having an aspiration lumen and a high pressure irrigation lumen, the aspiration catheter having a proximal end and a distal, and a control box fluidly connected to the aspiration catheter and configured to synchron... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100049119 | SURGICAL FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM A surgical fluid manager includes a pump releasably engageable to tubing and a user interface. The user interface is configured to enable finger-touch selection of a fluid flow rate through the tubing and configured to operate in at least one of a first mode or a second... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100016787 | BODY CAVITY IRRIGATION DEVICE A hand-held disposable body cavity irrigation device comprises a pump with an inlet and an outlet, a container for lavage fluid fastened removably to said pump, an applicator having an insertion tip, and divided longitudinally into an injection chamber with a first fitt... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100010426 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING INVENTORY MANAGEMENT INCLUDING ONLINE DEXTROSE MIXING A peritoneal dialysis system includes: a plurality of automated peritoneal dialysis (“APD”) machines; and a server computer in communication with the APD machines, the APD machines programmed to inform the server computer of how much dialysate is consumed over a fir... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090312695 | Automatic Heart Rate Triggering of Injection of Radiopharmaceuticals for Nuclear Stress Test A radiopharmaceutical injection system having a powered injector that includes radiation shielding, a biometric sensor, and a controller communicatively interconnected with both the powered injector and the biometric sensor. The controller may be configured to control t... | 12/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 20090163852 | Surgical System Having Means for Isolating Vacuum Pump The present invention provides a surgical system 10 for aspiration of a biological material comprising a source of irrigation fluid 20, a collection cassette 30, a pump 40 for creating a vacuum in the collection cassette 30, a handpiec... | 06/25/2009 |
| 20090143722 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FECAL DIVERTING DEVICE A fecal diverting device includes an internal balloon formed at the inside of a tubular body part disposed at the front end of a connection tube, at least one external balloon formed at the outside of the tubular body part, and an enema liquid injection hole formed thro... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20080275381 | Portable Instillation Apparatus and Method The present invention relates to an improved apparatus and method for instilling fluid into a patient having an intestinal stoma thereby administering an antegrade colonic enema. The portable instillation apparatus comprising in combination: a fluid reservoir, a pump as... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080243054 | Method and device for irrigation of body cavities A pressure and a vision regulation method and device for irrigation of a body cavity (1), in which method an inflow liquid pump (2) pressurizes the irrigation liquid in a feed line (13) and in which an outflow device (3) or an external suctio... | 10/02/2008 |
| 20080208110 | Infusion system with injection site An infusion system with a needleless or needle-requiring injection site placed downstream of a fluid selection stopcock valve and upstream of the infusion cannula. In an alternate embodiment the fluid selection stopcock valve and injection site may be formed as a single... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080154185 | Dual pump irrigation/aspiration system and method for determining joint pressure A dual pump irrigation/aspiration pump system capable of operating in a plurality of different modes suitable for a variety of different endoscopic surgical procedures. The system monitors actual or calculated intra-articular pressure and adjusts flow to maintain surgeo... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080103433 | INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE CONTROL An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate. ... | 05/01/2008 |
| 20080097277 | Controllable Shunt Apparatus and method for volumetric removal of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the brain of patients suffering from hydrocephalus. The apparatus comprises a drainage conduit, which interconnects the cerebral ventricle system to a body cavity and an open and close pinch f... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080019970 | METHODS FOR PREVENTING, POSTPONING OR IMPROVING THE OUTCOME OF SPINAL DEVICE AND FUSION PROCEDURES Methods for identifying subjects who could benefit therapeutically from administration of a high specificity cytokine inhibitor are provided. Subjects that are identified include those that are eligible, based on pre-determined criteria, for a spinal device or fusion pr... | 01/24/2008 |
| 20070287953 | Stopcock According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention there is provided a stopcock including a housing element defining at least first, second and third ports, a handle element which is selectably positionable relative to the housing element, at least one fluid p... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070261496 | Pressure sensing A biological fluid device comprises a pressure sensor, which is arranged on the device. The pressure sensor comprises a compressible container, the compression of which is indicative of the pressure, and is capable of wireless communication. ... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070249993 | Method and device for irrigation of body cavities A pressure and a vision regulation method and device for irrigation of a body cavity (1), in which method an inflow liquid pump (2) pressurizes the irrigation liquid in a feed line (13) and in which an outflow device (3) or an external suctio... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070208304 | Enteral feeding pump and feeding set therefor An enteral feeding pump and feeding set for use to deliver a supply of liquid to a patient. The feeding set has a conduit for the nutrient liquid and a safety interlock device associated with the conduit. The enteral feeding pump has a pumping device and a control syste... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070208307 | Method for using a pump set having secure loading features A method of using a pump set on a pump to deliver a supply of liquid to a patient. The pumping apparatus has a control system for controlling operation of the pump. An electromagnetic radiation source is controlled by the control system to emit an electromagnetic radiat... | 09/06/2007 |
| 20070179433 | Pressure sensing A biological fluid device (703) comprises a pressure sensor (702), which is arranged on the device. The pressure sensor comprises a compressible container, the compression of which is indicative of the pressure, and is capable of wireless communication. ... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070118075 | System for delivering anesthesia drugs to a patient A system for delivering anesthesia drugs to a patient, the system comprising means for feeding anesthesia drugs to the patient treated, a measuring device for measuring at least one parameter relating to the effects of the anesthetic drugs fed to the patient, a patient ... | 05/24/2007 |
| 20070083150 | Intraocular pressure control An improved method of controlling intraocular pressure with a microsurgical system using measured flow rate and a dual infusion chamber. ... | 04/12/2007 |
| 20060253064 | Patient hydration system with hydration state detection A patient hydration system with a patient urine output measurement device, a hydration fluid administration subsystem, and a controller, responsive to the patient urine output measurement device. The controller is configured to control the hydration fluid administration... | 11/09/2006 |
| 20060217656 | Apparatus and methods for delivering a bolus of therapeutic material Apparatus and method utilizing fluid to deliver a bolus of therapeutic material through a lumen to a delivery or discharge control portion of the apparatus, where the bolus may be discharged or delivered to a desired location. ... | 09/28/2006 |
