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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052645 | System and method for an injection using a syringe needle An auto-injector for injecting a fluid medicament into a patient from a pre-filled syringe requires a disposable cassette that is selectively engageable with the reusable injector. The syringe is latched onto the cassette, and the cassette is then engaged with the i... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8012126 | Infusion set The application relates to an infusion set comprising an infusion part (1) comprising a base part (3) having a main plane, a head part (6) extending from the main plane of the base part and a cannula (12) extending from the base part, fir... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002748 | Digital syringe with compensation control A syringe for performing a medical procedure includes a pressure sensor, a volume sensor, and a compensation circuit. The volume sensor measures a volume of a flowable material that is dispensed from the syringe, the pressure sensor measures a pressure being applied... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7959607 | Hand-held fluid delivery device with sensors to determine fluid pressure and volume of fluid delivered to intervertebral discs during discography A fluid delivery device is provided for delivering fluid to a target site such as an intervertebral disc during discography. The fluid delivery device includes pressure and volume sensors to determine the pressure and the volume of the fluid delivered to the interve... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7887513 | Chemical liquid injection system A chemical liquid injection system which a piston driving mechanism is driven only when a cylinder holding mechanism appropriately holds liquid syringes of various sizes through a cylinder adapter and such manner. When the liquid syringe 200S of a size other ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7824374 | Controlling plunger drives for fluid injections in animals A computer-controlled injector of the type having a motor which advances and retracts a plunger located within a syringe housing toward and away from a nozzle located in the front of the syringe to inject fluid into or out of an animal subject. Manual motion is indu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815606 | Syringe adapter system and method of cleaning the adapter A syringe adapter assembly comprises an adapter body and a ram extender. In one embodiment, the adapter body (12) is attached to an injector by a rear connector plate (50). In a second aspect, the adapter body (12, 122) may comprise a drain hole... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7727196 | Powerhead of a power injection system A contrast media injection system detects the absolute position of the syringe ram using a non-contact sensor. A series of magnets and Hall-Effect sensors may be used or an opto-reflective system. Illuminated knobs that are connected to the drive mechanism for the s... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7662133 | Spinal fluid introduction A fluid introduction system includes an introducer configured to create a pressure of at least 69 kPa within a spine, and an operator configured to actuate the introducer to introduce fluid into the spine according to a predetermined fluid introduction profile. The ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7632249 | Syringe assist for infusion pump A syringe assist device for preventing vacuum stall in an infusion pump which extracts fluid medication from a conventional syringe. The device is a plunger housed within a front case and a back case. The plunger is comprised of a cocker, a cradle, and a base member... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7608060 | Infusion pump A drive mechanism for an infusion pump linearly moves a syringe plunger within a syringe barrel supported by the pump and includes: (i) a motor; (ii) a lead screw rotatably connected to the motor; (iii) a slide assembly having a threaded member supported thereon, th... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7422570 | Syringe pump having a piston brake The syringe pump comprises a receiving position for a syringe. The piston plate of the syringe is moved by a drive head which is fastened to a drive rod. For locking the piston rod prior to fixing the piston plate in the drive head, a braking element is provided on ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7396344 | Clamp A clamp includes a clamp body having a spring arm with first and second ends and a deflection arm with first and second ends. The deflection arm is connected at its first end to the spring arm proximate the first end thereof, and the second end of the deflection arm... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7361156 | Pressure jacket system with pivotal locking members The fluid injection apparatus for use with the syringe includes an injector and a pressure jacket assembly associated with the injector. The injector includes a housing defining a central opening and a drive piston extendable through the central opening for impartin... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347837 | Infusion pump for syringes An infusion pump has a base and a holder for a syringe extending along a longitudinal axis and having an axially shiftable plunger. The holder is pivotal on the base about a first axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the syringe. A first actu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338260 | System and method for controlling current provided to a stepping motor A system and method is disclosed for controlling the input electrical current to an infusion pump stepper motor based on predetermined torque requirements. The system can include a motor controller and a non-volatile memory containing expected load torque values thr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338472 | Directly engaged syringe driver system A syringe driver system comprises a rotatable threaded lead screw shaft and a plunger which directly engages the threaded shaft such that rotation of the shaft drives the plunger into the syringe body. The plunger is formed with a threaded shaft engaging portion in ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7326186 | Injector system and fluid control device providing sharp bolus injection An injector system includes a source of injection fluid, a pump device, a fluid path set disposed between the source of injection fluid and the pump device, and a fluid control device operatively associated with the fluid path set. The fluid control device is adapte... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7318816 | Insertion device for an insertion set and method of using the same An insertion device and insertion set. The insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient includes a device housing, a carrier body and a driver. The carrier body is slidably receiv... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309333 | Medication delivery system having selective automated or manual discharge A portable medication delivery system enables a patient to elect slow continuous auto-administration or rapid bolus self-administration of a fluid medication. The medication delivery system has an infusion pump, which includes a fluid storage chamber and a spring-dr... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7300417 | Syringe/plunger coupling A medical fluid injector, replaceable syringe, and coupling mechanism to engage the syringe plunger to the plunger drive ram of the injector are provided wherein coupling involves a cam cleat-like mechanism, thereby allowing for cooperative movement between the plun... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294312 | Test cartridge holder for blood samples Improved methods and apparatus that make more accurate and reduces risk of filling reaction chambers of cartridge cells with blood samples to conduct blood coagulation tests of the type employing the plunger technique are disclosed. A cartridge holder is provided th... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7273472 | Drive device for a piston in a container containing an injectable product A drive arrangement for an injection device, including a first stage, a second stage and a drive for shifting the stages, wherein the drive acts on one of the stages to shift said one of the stages first and wherein the stage which is first shifted encounters a high... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267667 | Fluid management system for coronary intervention A fluid injection system is disclosed The system is adapted to employ first and second injectors which may sequentially, or simultaneously, inject first and second fluids into a patient via a catheter. The first and second injectors may be power actuated. The actuat... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264612 | Syringe barrel with guide Since this syringe has projections provided on the rear surface of a flange of a syringe barrel, when it is inserted in an insertion groove of a cylinder holder, the tips of projections are compressed and the flange is fixed. Consequently, even when a solution havin... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7232424 | Syringe pump bearing mechanism A lead screw mounting system for a syringe pump in which a second end of a lead screw is located within a connection tube that connects a drive device engaged with the lead screw to a plunger drive head. A bearing mount having diverging bearing surfaces is formed at... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232423 | Infusion pump system, an infusion pump unit and an infusion pump An infusion pump unit includes a housing sized to allow the pump unit to be carried as a portable unit. The housing contains a controllable pumping system for pumping fluid. The pump actuator is lighter, smaller, quieter and less power consuming. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7231263 | Method for controlling insulin pump through internet A method for controlling an insulin pump through the Internet. The method comprises the steps of ascertaining whether a logged-in person is a physician; determining the logged-in person as a nurse when the logged-in person is not a physician, receiving a patient's b... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226450 | Tissue penetrating device and methods for using same A device for tissue, especially hard tissue, penetration which incorporated a novel paddle-shaped needle for low friction rotatory penetration of the tissue. A controlled delivery or extraction system is also disclosed for the transfer of material from the device in... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7207974 | Insertion device for an insertion set and method of using the same An insertion device for inserting at least a portion of at least one piercing member of an insertion set through the skin of a patient, including: a device housing and a carrier body for movement between an advanced position and a retracted position. The carrier bod... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204823 | Medication delivery system and monitor Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system for controlling medication delivery by the infusion pump and a bolus ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201741 | Device and method for dosing substances The invention relates to a device for dosing substances to be dispensed, in particular medicinal liquids, in particular for an injection, the device including a setting device for setting the amount of the substance to be dispensed, a signal receiving device for det... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198615 | Injection device Injection devices are known for the self administration of medicament by patients in which medicament is typically contained within a cartridge located within the injection device. It is a problem that injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jacket po... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7198474 | Pump having shape memory actuator and fuel cell system including the same A pump having a linearly movable shaft, a rotatable hub operably connected to the shaft, and shape memory actuator operably connected to the rotatable hub, and a fuel cell system including the same. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7200504 | Measuring temperature change in an electronic biomedical implant The change in temperature of an implanted electronic device can be determined by providing power to one or more circuit elements included in the implanted electronic device, wherein the circuit elements comprise a non-crystal oscillator. A shift in the output freque... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195609 | Piston stopper for injection device, product container and injection device The invention relates to a piston stopper for an injection device, for injecting a medical or therapeutic product by axially advancing a piston stopper into a product container, wherein the piston stopper includes a stopper body and a stopper body holder detachably ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7195613 | Injection device Injection devices are known for the self administration of medicament by patients, in which the medicament is typically contained within a cartridge located within the injection device. It is a problem that injection devices should be small enough to fit into a jack... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7192417 | Injectors and syringe interfaces for syringes of variable size A syringe interface for attaching syringes to a drive mechanism which includes a drive member to impart motion to a syringe plunger includes a plurality of syringe mount apertures having different dimensions to attach each of a plurality of syringes to the syringe i... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7182751 | Liquid injection system with cylinder adapter holding cylinder flange of liquid syringe with pair of movable holders A cylinder adapter holds a cylinder flange of a liquid syringe with movable holders that are selectively openable and closable. The cylinder adapter can reliably hold the liquid syringe. ... | 02/27/2007 |
