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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7316700 | Self optimizing lancing device with adaptation means to temporal variations in cutaneous properties A lancing device, an embodiment of which controls the advancement and retraction of a lancet by monitoring the position of the lancet in conjunction with a lancet controller which incorporates a feedback loop for modulating the lancet driver to follow a predetermine... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7293477 | Disposable, pre-sterilized fluid receptacle sampling device The present invention provides a fluid sampling device comprising a port insert, a plurality of flexible conduits, and a plurality of sample containers. The port insert comprises a body having a plurality of shafts therethrough and sample gating means for individual... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258672 | System and method for automatic taking of specimens A method and a system for automatic taking of specimen from a static or living test object, comprising the steps and functional elements of guiding a specimen collector (10) by means of a guiding device (20) to a specimen terminal (22) attached ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220226 | Removable operating device for a flexible endoscopic probe for medical purposes An operating device is provided which includes an instrument insertion conduit, having a distal end connectable to the operating channel input of a handle of an endoscopic probe, the proximal end of the instrument insertion conduit forming an instrument input for th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7192450 | Porous membranes for use with implantable devices A membrane for implantation in soft tissue comprising a first domain that supports tissue ingrowth, disrupts contractile forces typically found in a foreign body response, encourages vascularity, and interferes with barrier cell layer formation, and a second domain ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7150739 | Catheter system and method for delivering medication to the bladder An improved urinary catheter device having a urine collection bag selectively drains the bladder or provides a fluid pathway to the bladder for injecting an amount of medication therein. A multi-position valve can be manipulated from a position in which fluid is all... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7140370 | Endotracheal tube system and method of use An improved endotracheal tube system and method of use is provided. The improved endotracheal tube system includes a standard endotracheal tube, an adapter with a first tube that may be positioned within an endotracheal tube and a second tube adapted for attachment ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134999 | Optimized sensor geometry for an implantable glucose sensor An implantable sensor for use in measuring a concentration of an analyte such as glucose in a bodily fluid, including a body with a sensing region adapted for transport of analytes between the sensor and the bodily fluid, wherein the sensing region is located on a c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118538 | Holding device for a medical device A holding device (1) for assembling a medical device with a receiving vessel (2) and a holder (3) for a cannula (11), directed towards an open front end (6) of the receiving vessel (2). A flow-through bore of the cannula ( | 10/10/2006 |
| 7041083 | Medical catheter assembly including a removable inner sleeve and method of using the same A medical catheter assembly including a removable inner sleeve. In one embodiment, the assembly is a low profile percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) device and comprises a body, a clamp, a feeding tube, a cap and an inner sleeve assembly. The body includes a b... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017578 | Endotracheal tube system and method of use An improved endotracheal tube system and method of use is provided. The improved endotracheal tube system includes a standard endotracheal tube, a housing with a first tube that may be positioned within an endotracheal tube and a second tube adapted for attachment t... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6991608 | Medical assembly A medical needle device includes a needle assembly, a hollow needle assembly holder, and a one-way rotational collar. The needle assembly includes a needle hub supporting a needle. The needle hub has a proximal end and a distal end. The hollow needle assembly holder... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6890311 | Methods for performing medical procedures within a breast duct Methods for performing medical procedures within the duct of a breast are described. An exemplary embodiment of the invention includes the steps of introducing a guiding member into a breast duct; introducing and positioning a member having an internal lumen in the ... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6730071 | Collection, storage, transportation and sampling system and method of use thereof A blood collection bag assembly is provided. The assembly includes a flexible blood collection bag, a length of flexible tubing extending from and communicating with the bag and a connector secured to the end of the flexible tubing remote from the bag. The connector... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6716182 | Tool and appliance for collecting slight amount of humor An appliance for collecting a slight amount of a humor includes a sheath, a humor collection member being slidably inserted into the sheath and having a humor collection part that is formed at a front end thereof and can be cut, and a cylindrical member accommodates... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6626827 | Fluid management assembly for use in endoscopic procedures A fluid management assembly for use in an endoscopic procedure is provided. The assembly comprises a first line for fluid to flow therethrough from an endoscope to a Y-connector and a second line for fluid to flow therethrough from a drape to the Y-connec... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6610045 | Orthogonal arterial catheter An orthogonal arterial catheter preferably includes a hub and a cannula. The hub preferably protects the cannula from potential kinking and shearing forces because the cannula upon exiting a patient's body enters the hub. The hub preferably provides a pas... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6585665 | Probe A method of positioning a sensor in a human or animal body tissue comprising the steps of: i. providing a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the tissue, ii. providing flexible tubing having a bore capable of receiving separately the stylet and the pro... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6537243 | Device and method for obtaining interstitial fluid from a patient for diagnostic tests A device for obtaining a sample of interstitial fluid from a patient for use in monitoring the level of blood glucose in the patient. The device comprises a hollow tube having a wall surrounding a cavity, wherein the wall of the tube contains a multiplici... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533734 | Time-integrated sampler of bodily fluid An apparatus and corresponding method obtains time-integrated samples of fluid from the rumens of cattle, sheep, goats or other animals through a cannula. The apparatus allows ruminal fluid to be sampled under standard conditions. It reduces the labor req... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6514216 | Tool and appliance for collecting slight amount of humor An appliance for collecting a slight amount of a humor includes a sheath, a humor collection member being slidably inserted into the sheath and having a humor collection part that is formed at a front end thereof and can be cut, and a cylindrical member a... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6355004 | Urinary catheter assembly with integrated catheter applicator A urinary catheter assembly comprises at least one urinary catheter (1) and a flexible tubular catheter package comprising a hose member (4) narrowly surrounding the catheter (1). A proximal end of the catheter is connected with a connector member (3) and... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6149663 | Guide wire brake for ablation assembly A guide wire brake for use in an ablation assembly includes a clamp positioned in and between recesses provided in an air-actuated piston and a retainer. The clamp is provided with a first member and a second member coupled together on opposite sides of a... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6113555 | Device for withdrawing body liquids and for transferring them into sample tubes A device having a protection cap defining a concavity, and a thin sharp-ended tubular stem joined to the cap and projecting into the concavity; the tubular stem being connected to elements for penetration into the human body or into body liquid containers... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6090087 | Simplified, automatic opening and closing type urination device A simple automatic opening and closing type of urination apparatus (10) comprises a flexible tube (110), a plunger (120), a bearing table (130), an elastic member (140), an electromagnetic solenoid (150), and an actuator (160). The flexible tube (110) has... | 07/18/2000 |
| 5865766 | Multichannel, multipurpose sample collection and drug delivery system for laboratory animals A multichannel, multipurpose sample collection and drug delivery system for laboratory animals includes several sampling and/or infusion devices mounted on a powered turntable above the cage but out of the animal's sight. Probes are constructed using a un... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5857981 | Biopsy instrument with tissue specimen retaining and retrieval device A biopsy instrument including a tissue penetrating device including an elongate holder and a cutting member arranged at an end thereof for penetrating tissue and a specimen retaining and retrieval device detachably connected to the holder for receiving an... | 01/12/1999 |
| 5810745 | Single-use body fluid analysis device A single use device for analyzing a body fluid in an elongate body cavity including a pipe element with a neck and a bottom wall and a liquid transfer assembly partially located within the element and extending through a sampling region outside the neck t... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5725515 | Urine sampling and bladder drainage system A urine sampling and bladder drainage system includes a tubing set having first, second, and third tube portions. Each tube portion has a first and second end, the first end of each tube portion being connected to and in communication with the first ends ... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5725516 | Suction canister system A patient fluid collection system is disclosed which includes a fluid collection reservoir, a cover for the reservoir, and a port on the reservoir having a scalloped upper edge. The scalloped upper edge prevents the port from being inadvertently closed of... | 03/10/1998 |
| 5713351 | Intrauterine meconium detection system A system for intrauterine detection of one or more biological substances, such as meconium or blood, is described. The presence in amniotic fluid of such biological substances indicates an abnormal condition which justifies intervention on the part of a m... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5526809 | Hollow viscous and soild organ tonometry Ischemia in a hollow internal organ can be detected in its incipient stages by obtaining a CO2 sample from within the organ of interest, measuring the partial pressure of CO2 sample, measuring the bicarbonate concentration of an arte... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5441481 | Microdialysis probes and methods of use A microdialysis probe arranged to have a primary probe, e.g., an electrical probe, secured to it so that the microdialysis probe extends about and is concentric with the primary probe to enable the combined microdialysis probe and the primary probe to be ... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5294325 | Miniaturized fluid conveying device and methods of use thereof Small quantities of liquid are conveyed, either for the purpose of filling micropipettes or to function as an electrolyte in an ion selective electrode, in a flexible non-metallic capillary tube which is mounted, at a first end, in an adapter fitting. The... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5269326 | Method for transvenously accessing the pericardial space via the right auricle for medical procedures A method for placing various types of catheters into the pericardial space takes advantage of the fact that the right auricle is a thin-walled, low-pressure structure which can be readily penetrated without damaging the pericardium or the epicardium. The ... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5254312 | Apparatus for collecting a blood sample from a sealed tube An apparatus for obtaining a blood sample in a test tube from a sealed container. The apparatus includes a main body having a cup-like portion with side walls and a bottom portion cooperating to define a central cavity for receiving the sealed container. ... | 10/19/1993 |
| 5251639 | Catheter device A catheter device comprising a urine collection receptacle having a cap, a nozzle formed in the cap, a catheter tube adapted to extend through the aperture to deliver fluid to the urine collection receptacle, and means for releasably securing the catheter... | 10/12/1993 |
| 5246012 | Bronchoalveolar lavage catheter An outer catheter so sized and configured so as to extend from a point below the first bifurcation of the trachea through the upper respiratory system of the patient is disposed about an inner catheter having a tip secured in the opening at the distal end... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5191900 | Dialysis probe A microdialysis probe for living tissue having respective inlet and outlet, fluid impermeable tubes connected by a dialysis fiber membrane permeable only to small molecular weight compounds. A U-shaped, loop probe tip configuration of the fiber membrane c... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5165420 | Bronchoalveolar lavage catheter An outer catheter extending from a point below the first bifurcation of the trachea through the upper respiratory system of the patient is disposed about an inner catheter having a tip secured in the opening at the distal end thereof with an outer lateral... | 11/24/1992 |
