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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130342 | AUTOINJECTOR HAVING AN OUTER PACKAGING AND A NEEDLE SHEATH REMOVING MEANS An autoinjector device for delivering a dose of medicament including a syringe including a needle wherein, prior to use of the device, the needle is substantially covered by a needle sheath (107). The autoinjector further includes a housing (112) in which ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130345 | RENAL NERVE STIMULATION METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug inf... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130344 | Skin Gripping Means, Injector Including the Skin Gripping Means and Method of Performing a Subcutaneous Injection A skin gripping means for use with an injector (200) is disclosed. In one embodiment the skin gripping means is a needle guard (100). An exterior surface (7) of the skin gripping means (100) is provided with a plurality of fingers (6) ... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130289 | METHODS FOR RENAL NEUROMODULATION Methods and apparatus are provided for treating hypertension, e.g., via a pulsed electric field, via a stimulation electric field, via localized drug delivery, via high frequency ultrasound, via thermal techniques, etc. Such neuromodulation may effectuate irreversible e... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130341 | COMBINED IV BAG AND PUMP SYSTEM AND METHOD An intravenous fluid container is disclosed, wherein the fluid container comprises a bag, a fluid reservoir formed within the bag, an outlet, and a pumping element formed within the bag and fluidically coupled between the fluid reservoir and the outlet.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130346 | Medicated Module for a Drug Delivery Device A medicated module (4) for an injection system to co-deliver at least two medicaments (1, 2) is disclosed where a primary delivery device (7) containing a primary medicament (1) accepts a medicated module (4) containing a single dose o... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130207 | MICRO-NEEDLE DEVICE AND APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR APPLYING A MICRO-NEEDLE ELEMENT TO A SITE ON THE SKIN OF A SUBJECT A micro-needle device (3) comprises a micro-needle element (2) which is carried on a strap (14) and is securable around a limb of a subject by the strap (14) with the micro-needle element (2) located at a desired site. A pressure senso... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130343 | Tissue penetration device An agent injection device is provided that is capable of injecting an agent to a known predetermined tissue depth. An injection member has an elongate injection shaft with an outlet port configured to dispense an agent at a controllable time. A controllable driver is co... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130340 | Tissue Desensitization Instrument & Method An automatic fluid injector (10, 66, or 76) having a coolant-absorbent pad (24) for pressing onto a tissue site for desensitization. When the injector (10, 66, 76) is pressed further toward the tissue site, the contained fluid is pressurized,... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109106 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATED SUBCUTANEOUS ABSORPTION A method for accelerating subcutaneous absorption of a fluid or drug into the systemic circulation of a specific targeted tissue. A first drug operative to produce local capillary vasodilatation and/or increase the rate of bulk flow of solution through the interstitial ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109103 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED-DEPTH INJECTION Devices and methods for simultaneous injection or delivery of two or more substances from separate syringes. The syringes are loaded into a device that has a handle and a screw driven mechanism for simultaneously depressing the plungers of the syringes. The user grasps ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109104 | NEEDLE ARRAY ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS A fluid delivery device includes an array of needles, each in fluid communication with a respective reservoir. Respective actuators are coupled so as to be operable to drive fluid from the reservoirs via needle ports. Each needle can have a plurality of ports, and the p... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109102 | CANNULATED SYRINGE A set of instruments configured to deliver a therapy to a bone can include a cannulated syringe. The cannulated syringe can extend along a longitudinal axis between a proximal and a distal end. The cannulated syringe can have an inner tube and an outer tube that are int... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083762 | METHOD OF DELIVERING MATERIAL OR STIMULUS TO A BIOLOGICAL SUBJECT A device for delivery of material or stimulus to targets within a body to produce a desired response, the targets being at least one of cells of interest, cell organelles of interest and cell nuclei of interest. The device includes a number of projections for penetratin... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120070799 | Method and apparatus for reducing pain and patient discomfort at an injection site An apparatus and a method for reducing pain and the discomfort experienced by a patient as a consequence of a needle stick during the administration of an injection. The pain-reducing apparatus includes a handle and a disposable fork detachably connected thereto. The fo... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053514 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH CONTROLLABLE VALVE A therapeutic fluid delivery device that includes at least one controllable valve is generally described. In one example, an implantable therapeutic fluid delivery system includes a first fluid pathway configured to convey a first therapeutic fluid and a second fluid pa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053562 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE REFILL ACCESS A therapeutic fluid delivery system including, in various examples, a first reservoir configured to house a first therapeutic fluid, a second reservoir configured to house a second therapeutic fluid, and an inlet port configured to receive a fluid delivery needle is des... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053563 | NON-SEDATING ANTIHISTAMINE INJECTION FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Described herein are automatic injectors suitable for administration of a non-sedating antihistamine, and methods of using the automatic injectors. A specific non-sedating antihistamine is cetirizine. The automatic injectors are useful in treating acute urticaria or ang... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053561 | DRUG STORAGE AND DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING A RETAINING MEMBER Drug depot storage and delivery devices and methods for delivering a drug depot to a site beneath the skin of a patient are provided. In various embodiments, the drug depot storage and delivery device comprises a retaining member that in an open position allows delivery... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047589 | METHOD OF DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS TO A DEVELOPING EMBRYO Methods to introduce genetic material, such as DNA, to embryos, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method involves preparing the pregnant mother to receive the genetic material into a blood transport vessel which passes to the embryo, avoiding a maternal capillary ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046643 | INJECTION DEVICE An injection device (1) for administering a fixed dose of a medication is provided. The injection device (1) comprises a housing (2) wherein a drive mechanism comprising a drive member (3) is at least partially enclosed and a dosing element (... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041417 | User-Actuated Storage Assembly For Injection Device A storage assembly is removably connectable to a drug delivery device. A first chamber is disposed in the housing. A plurality of penetrating members are stored in the first chamber. A second chamber is disposed in the housing for storing the plurality of penetrating me... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041337 | METHODS OF MAKING HOLLOW MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS AND ARTICLES AND USES THEREFROM A method of making hollow microneedle arrays is described. Also described are the articles therefrom and the use of the articles in applications such as delivering fluid to and/or extracting body fluid from a subject.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041416 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR FLUID RESTRICTED PATIENTS A syringe assembly for connecting to an intravenous (“IV”) line includes: a syringe barrel having an actuation end and a discharge end; a syringe plunger moveable within the syringe barrel, the syringe plunger including a plunger head connected to a plunger arm; a s... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041338 | CLINICAL AND/OR CONSUMER TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for delivering and/or receiving a substance or substances such as blood, from subjects, e.g., from the skin and/or from other tissues of the body. In some cases, the device may contain a substance transfer c... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035584 | Method and Apparatus for Delivering a Lead to a Heart A method and apparatus for creating and accessing an anatomic space between a heart and a pericardial sac. The apparatus includes a catheter having a cryoadhesion member situated on the distal tip of the catheter. The cryoadhesion member is utilized to adhere to the per... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029470 | POSTERIOR SEGMENT DRUG DELIVERY A therapeutic device to release a therapeutic agent comprises a porous structure coupled to a container comprising a reservoir. The reservoir comprises a volume sized to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time when coupled to the porous... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029469 | Lubricated pen needle A pen needle (531) includes a hub (511) and a needle (513) fixedly connected to the hub (511). An outer cover (501) receives the hub (511). A lubricant reservoir (503) is disposed in the outer cover (501) such that... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022499 | WEARABLE AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Exemplary embodiments provide wearable automatic injection devices for subcutaneously injecting a therapeutic agent into a patient's body at controlled rates, for example, in a single bolus. Exemplary embodiments provide methods for assembling wearable automatic injecti... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022498 | Retractable Safety Syringe with Non-Loaded Seal A retractable safety syringe may have a needle, needle holder, syringe body, a shaft seal, and a plunger assembly. A proximal portion of the body and a piston of the plunger may define a vacuum chamber. The plunger assembly may comprise a shaft coupled to a piston. The ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022437 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING AND DISPENSING A MATERIAL INTO TISSUE A method for administering a therapeutic is provided. In various embodiments, the method includes providing a handheld dispensing apparatus comprising a housing defining a chamber, a material treatment module in material communication with the chamber, an outlet in mate... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022500 | Compositions and Methods for Induced Brown Fat Differentiation The invention provides methods and compositions for inducing brown fat cell differentiation through modulation of both Prdm1β and C/EBPβ activity and/or expression. Also provided are methods for preventing or treating obesity or an obesity related disorder in a subjec... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022425 | Alleviate back pain with lactic acid inhibitors The intervertebral disc is avascular. Nutrients and waste are diffused through adjacent vertebral bodies into the disc. As we age, calcified layers form between the disc and vertebral bodies, blocking diffusion of nutrients, oxygen and pH buffer in blood. Under anaerobi... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120017893 | METHODS FOR AMELIORATING PAIN AND DEVICES FOR DELIVERING A MEDICAMENT A method for delivering medicament such as for ameliorating pain in a patient includes introducing an injector through a nasal passage of the patient into a region substantially medial and/or posterior and/or inferior to a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the patient; a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022454 | CATHETER TIP ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME A device for use in a process that involves accessing a bodily space includes a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a channel extending between the proximal and distal ends of the flexible tube, and a tissue engagement device coupled to the distal end... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016338 | CHEMOABLATION OF TISSUE USING BIODEGRADABLE, SOLID SALT DOSAGE FORMS Novel methods for the chemical ablation of tissue (e.g. prostatic tissue) are described. These methods include the steps of: (a) providing one or more solid salt dosage form comprising 50-100% w/w salt; and (b) inserting one or more of such solid salt dosage forms into ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016337 | Collection canister apparatus for closed loop fat harvesting system and method of use thereof An improved collection canister and method of its use for a closed loop fat harvesting system is disclosed. The collection canister comprising of a main body with inner cavity, handles on each sides, a detachable lid that includes at least two liposuction lure ports, a ... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120010593 | Method and apparatus for a strategic nerve antidote pouch A strategic nerve antidote pouch includes a backing, a loop panel secured to the backing, first and second straps secured to the backing, and an injector pouch member secured to the backing. The injector pouch member includes first, second, and third injector pouches th... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010594 | Drug Delivery Device A drug delivery device includes a housing having an interior space, a needle having retracted and deployed states, an injector to move the needle between retracted and deployed states, and a reservoir disposed within the interior space, the reservoir configured to recei... | 01/12/2012 |
| 20120010595 | IMMOBILIZING OBJECTS IN THE BODY Stabilizing an object in the body of a patient involves the injection of a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) material or other flowable material into the body of the patient so that the material contacts the object. The LCST material or other flowable material ... | 01/12/2012 |
