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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357792 | Positive push medical valve with internal seal A medical valve having an open mode to permit fluid flow and a closed mode to prevent fluid flow has a body and a valving element within the interior of the body. The body also has a valving element within its interior, and a proximal port and a distal port. The val... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7306129 | One way valve assembly A one way valve assembly flows a sterile flowable substance from a source to an outlet orifice and prevents any backflow of contaminants through the one way valve assembly when the flowable substance ceases to flow. The valve assembly includes an elastomeric membran... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7302960 | Momentary high pressure valve A valve (10) comprises a housing (12) with a valve element (14) which normally fluidicly couples a low pressure operating device, such as a transducer (30) and tubing (34) to be coupled to a patient (36) along a first flow p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7144385 | Discharging implement for medical care For safely inserting a catheter into a chest cavity of a child or corpulent patient to be retained therein and for preventing atmospheric air from proceeding into the chest cavity during a removal of a penetrating needle, discharge equipment for medical procedures i... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100890 | Swabbable luer-activated valve A normally closed valve that may be opened upon insertion of a nozzle permits two-way flow when opened by a luer-taper nozzle. The valve also is able to resist large back pressures. The valve includes a substantially rigid housing that defines a passageway having an... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7074210 | Universal protector cap with auto-disable features for needle-free injectors Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross-contamination of patients or injectors in which various components placed on the injector minimize or eliminate back splash contamination of the injector. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7037303 | Urinary flow control valve A flow control valve (22) such as for a catheter (10) allows discharge of urine from a bladder (12) by manual actuation. The valve (22) may be a double-duckbill valve (22) with a single slit (62) at one apex (60a | 05/02/2006 |
| 7014169 | Anti-drawback medical valve A medical valve has a translating member that enlarges the volume of the interior of the valve when the valve is in an open mode (permitting fluid flow), and decreases the volume of the interior when the valve is in a closed mode (preventing fluid flow). This varyin... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6994315 | Swabbable needle-free injection port valve system with neutral fluid displacement An improved needle-free intravenous injection port assembly is disclosed. Embodiments include a boot valve with a helical surface, a boot valve and septum which mate with mechanical interference, a spike with a rough outer surface coated with a lubricant, a septum h... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6626869 | Guide wire introducer The present invention comprises a device for advancing a guide wire into a blood vessel of a patient, which comprises a housing from a distal end of which extends a needle hub support having a blood aspiration canal extending along its length; a syringe c... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6605064 | Single-use syringe Disclosed is a single-use syringe comprising a needle housing, a bore-containing fluid-delivery needle and a volume-containing element. The needle housing has a top surface to which the volume-containing element is attached, a needle attachment side to wh... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6394982 | Fibrin glue applicator system A fibrin glue applicator system (10) is provided for dispensing a first and a second protein solution which form a biological adhesive when intermixed on an application site. The fibrin glue applicator system (10) includes a coupler interface (16), a disp... | 05/28/2002 |
| 5879336 | Device for injecting a liquid The invention relates to a portable and non-implantable device to enable a patient to self-administer, on demand, successive doses of a liquid while ensuring that the period of time between two successive administrations cannot be less than a reference va... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5836484 | Contamination-safe multiple-dose dispensing cartridge for flowable materials A dispensing cartridge is designed to dispense multiple doses of a flowable material from a collapsible container, i.e., from a container of the type which does not produce an internal vacuum as the flowable material is dispensed. The cartridge has a hous... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5772665 | Device for mixing a pharmaceutical composition with an other agent Device for mixing a pharmaceutical composition stored in a chamber (44) in said device with an agent to be added shortly before administration to form a preparation to be adminstered. The device should be capable of being shaken without leaking. It compri... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5484913 | Calcium-modified oxidized cellulose hemostat A calcium-modified oxidized cellulose hemostat provides faster hemostasis than does either unmodified or sodium- or potassium-modified oxidized cellulose. The percentage by weight of calcium in the modified oxidized cellulose must be in a range between ab... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5474541 | Valved nozzle for re-usable reservoir of a flowable product A re-usable nozzle for dispensing a flowable product from a resilient container has a removable one-way valve which facilitates cleaning and sterilisation of the nozzle. When the nozzle is used for dispensing a flowable pharmaceutical, the nozzle controls... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5342329 | Portable disposable device for post-surgical suction A portable, closed circuit, disposable device for post operatory surgical suction which comprised a bellows-shaped body receptacle for suctioned fluids, a threaded neck located on the upper surface of said bellows-shaped body suitable to receive a threade... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5261881 | Non-reusable dispensing apparatus A dispensing apparatus comprising a container adapted to house a fluid to be dispensed in sealed relation; an exposing member borne by the container for exposing the fluid for dispensing from the container through an opening; and a mount borne by the cont... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5222948 | Injection port for single-use syringe An improved injection port (1) for a single-use syringe is described. One embodiment of the injection port has a one-way valve system for making it more difficult to reuse the syringe (2). The one-way valve system has a flap or diaphragm valve (6) housed ... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5219337 | Liquid chemicals injector having a liquid container and catheter A liquid container comprises a container body (2) having an opening (12) and a liquid-containing portion (2a), the container body containing liquid (W) therein; a cap (3) integrally formed with or fixedly connected to the opening after the liquid is charg... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5137177 | Dispensing tube with tubewall ribs and rear spherical plunger ball An improved flexible wall dispensing tube is disclosed. The tube has a plurality of circumferential ridges along its length and a spherical plunger ball mounted inside near its sealed end. The outside of the tube is squeezed from the rear to push forward ... | 08/11/1992 |
| 5067948 | Safety, packaging, injection and disposal system for pre-filled pharmaceutical vials A vial holding syringe (84) includes a barrel (6) having a bore (12), a sealable needle end (8) and an open plunger end (10). A plunger (16) is mounted within the bore and includes an elongated hollow stem (18), having an interior (36) sized to hold a con... | 11/26/1991 |
| 4950254 | Valve means for enteral therapy administration set A one way valve means for incorporation into a fluid administration set for enteral therapy which arrests retrograde movement of fluid into the set to avoid flow rate interruption or, in the event of extreme fluid back pressure, rupturing of the tubing in... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4926860 | ARthroscopic instrumentation and method Arthroscopic instrumentation for use in arthroscopic surgery and similar procedures. The instrumentation includes a cannula having a curved lumen and an elongated, flexible normally straight shape memory alloy probe. The probe is insertable into the lumen... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4828546 | Bulb evacuator for closed wound suction A bulb evacuator is provided for closed wound suction having a flexible compressible container with a pair of inlets having one way valves therein and a port to a suction source with a removable cap thereon at one end of the bulb evacuator. The opposite e... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4776848 | Urethral fluid application device and system The present invention involves a urethral fluid application device and system for insertion of fluids with backflow prevention. The device includes a tubular member having a feed port at one end and an outlet port at the opposite end, a unidirectional cha... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4522622 | Multiple fluid pulse dispenser A multiple fluid pulse dispenser comprising a plurality of interconnected fluid reservoirs defined by mating, oppositely directed concavities at least one of which mating concavity is formed from an invertable, preferrably permanently deformable blister. ... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4513891 | Spray dispensing container and valve therefor A spray dispenser of the squeeze bottle type, for use in the administration of nasal sprays, comprises a squeeze bottle in combination with a spray dispenser head assembly consisting of a cap, and associated spray nozzle which functions as a two-way check... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4392858 | Wound drainage device A wound drainage device is provided which includes a manually operable suction pump having inlet and outlet ports, and a pliable fluid storage bag having a pair of plastic sheets in face-to-face contact and an inlet. The pump inlet port is adapted to be c... | 07/12/1983 |
| 4324242 | Feminine syringe A two-step release valve unit for a feminine syringe wherein a valve member and nozzle serve to open and close a dispensing port for an expandable syringe bag. The valve unit includes a slidable nozzle member which in one position will open a valve elemen... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4259952 | Blood diluting method and apparatus An apparatus for diluting packed red blood cells contained in a transfusion bag is provided comprising a flexible, squeezable diluent bag for containing a diluent for diluting the red blood cells in the transfusion bag. A tubular assembly with one or more... | 04/07/1981 |
| 4200097 | Disposable douche A disposable douche for dispensing fluids contained therein including a collapsible container, a sealing closure, a nozzle assembly having a passageway communicating with the interior of the container for dispensing the contents of the container, a portio... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4140120 | Portable bidet A portable bidet which includes a check valve and plug in its receptacle so that the receptacle which contains washing liquid can readily be restored to its original inflated shape after being constricted, to thereby allow speedy washing of the vagina.... | 02/20/1979 |
| 3986509 | Disposable vaginal douche syringe A disposable vaginal douche syringe including a nozzle portion, a disposable bag portion and a valve member for selective flow of fluid from the bag through the nozzle. The nozzle portion is constructed so that the nozzle may pivot for convenience in use.... | 10/19/1976 |
