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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167852 | Microneedle device and method for producing the same Microneedle device is provided, which include microneedles that can be easily inserted into skin and dissolve or swell in skin. The microneedle devices comprise a substrate and cone-shaped or pyramid-shaped microneedles for skin insertion set on the substrate. The m... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8147465 | Delivery needle apparatus with sleeve A delivery needle apparatus in which a sleeve is fitted over an exterior surface of a delivery needle and methods of manufacturing the same. An elongate medical device may be delivered through the interior of the delivery needle and out of an opening in the distal e... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8052661 | Hollow curved superelastic medical needle and method A needle assembly 10 compromising an infusion needle 11 that includes a needle cannula 13 made of a superelastic material such as Nitinol. The needle cannula is cold-worked or heat annealed to produce a preformed bend 16 that can be strai... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8038658 | Synthetic resin needles and synthetic resin composition for needles A medical needle is made of a synthetic resin which is reinforced, including the point part of the needle, to reduce deformation during puncture, even when the needle is produced by injection molding. The needle is made of a synthetic resin composition which include... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7993310 | Collection needle A needle structure having proximal and distal ends and including a collection needle section at a more proximal end of the needle structure and a skin plug retainer section at the very distal end and integral with the collection needle section. The collection needle... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7967799 | Liquefaction handpiece tip A surgical tip having a spacer or stand-off to keep the distal end of the tip from directly contacting delicate tissue, such as the posterior capsule. In addition, one or more bypass holes may be provided to help vent any excess pressure when the tip is near delicat... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7935092 | Self-introducing injection and aspiration device A self-introducing medical device that can be used for delivering drugs or other therapeutic fluids at a uniform rate over an extended area to an internal anatomical location of a patient's body. The device can also be used for aspirating excess fluid from an intern... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7909802 | Device for inserting a drain and handle for such a device A device for inserting a drain (5) into a wound includes a needle (1) and a handle (2) for holding the needle. The needle (1) has a sharp front end (3) and a rear end including a connector (4) for connection to a drain (5... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905869 | Detectable heavy duty needle The present invention provides a detectable heavy duty needle cannula (12) for use in hypodermic syringes and the like. Needle cannula (12) comprises a magnetizable or magnetized stainless steel alloy, which enables needle cannula (12) to be det... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901387 | Micro needles and method of manufacture thereof A hollow out-of-wafer-plane micro-needle protruding from a support member, the micro-needle includes a body portion having a longitudinal central axis, an inner lumen within the body portion and extending through the support member and into the protruding micro-need... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7850665 | Multiple fluid delivery device for poultry The present invention provides an injection delivery system for the injection delivery of at least two fluid doses to a small bird by penetrating the skin of the recipient bird with at least one injection needle. The present injection delivery system comprises an in... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7824382 | Needle tip A needle for medical uses, for example for inserting a dialysis membrane into human or animal tissue, wherein the needle has an end portion made of solid material and provided with at least two areas which intersect a longitudinal axis of the needle and each other w... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7803142 | Microtaper needle and method of use The present invention relates to medical needles used in connection with guide wires. A needle of the present invention includes a substantially cylindrical tube formed along a central longitudinal axis. A tapered tube is connected to one end of the tube and has a s... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7785301 | Tissue conforming microneedle array and patch for transdermal drug delivery or biological fluid collection Microneedle arrays are provided for use on a contoured or flexible tissue surface. In one embodiment, the microneedle array includes a plurality of microneedles, each having a base portion, a tip end portion distal to the base portion, and body portion therebetween;... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7699819 | Molecular sieve and zeolite microneedles and preparation thereof A method of making zeolite microneedles includes providing a polymer microneedles template, depositing zeolite seeds on the polymer microneedles template, and growing the zeolite seeds into an array of zeolite microneedles. ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7666172 | Medical needle having a closed tip A needle is provided, having a closed tip configured to minimize tissue damage from penetration of the needle. The needle includes a tubular side wall defining an internal bore. The needle further includes an end wall angled relative to the needle's longitudinal axi... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7658728 | Microneedle array, patch, and applicator for transdermal drug delivery Microneedle arrays and drug delivery devices are provided for transdermally delivering a drug formulation to a patient. The microneedle array device includes a substantially planar substrate having an array of apertures; and a plurality of microneedles projecting at... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7651482 | Non-coring needles and methods of manufacturing same The present invention discloses needles configured to prevent or reduce contact of tissue or other material with the heel of the needle to prevent coring of the tissue or other material by the heel of the needle. Also provided are needles having no heels or blunted ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7591806 | High-aspect-ratio microdevices and methods for transdermal delivery and sampling of active substances High-aspect-ratio microdevices comprising microneedles, microknives and microblades and their manufacturing methods are disclosed. These devices can be used for the delivery of therapeutic agents across the skin or other tissue barriers to allow chemical and biologi... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591807 | Penetrating injection needle A penetrating injection needle for the injection of a pharmaceutical product into a human or animal body. The needle includes a tubular body having two opposing ends, a first end for connection to a device for driving the needle in rotation and pumping a product, an... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7473244 | Active needle devices with integrated functionality An active needle device for fluid injection or extraction includes at least one hollow elongated shaft defining at least one channel. The channel provides communication between at least one input port and at least one output port of the needle device. At least one a... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7468055 | Multi-beveled point needle and syringe having a multi-beveled point needle A syringe assembly including a needle cannula having a five-beveled point and a needle shield formed of a styrene block poly(ethylene/butylene) thermoplastic elastomer which significantly reduces needle penetration force and may reduce the cycle time for gas sterili... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7435239 | Injection needle with needle point offset from central plane An injection needle that can reduce the pain associated with piercing a patient's skin with a needle. The needle has a needle tip provided by forming at least two or more ground surfaces after a first ground surface is formed at the tip of a needle tube. The needle ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7437189 | Iontophoresis device An iontophoresis device includes: a first electrode; a biological interface contact member including a substrate having a front surface and a rear surface, and a plurality of needles that protrude from the front surface of the substrate and can be inserted into a bi... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435240 | Flexible injection needle An injection needle, for injection into a body tissue, is flexible in the introduced or post-inserted state and comprises a channel for the introduction of a fluid. The injection needle is at least partly made from at least one material which is rigid in one state a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7416541 | Intracutaneous microneedle array apparatus Improved microneedle arrays are provided having a sufficiently large separation distance between each of the individual microneedles to ensure penetration of the skin while having a sufficiently small separation distance to provide high transdermal transport rates. ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7402163 | Device for controlled endoscopic penetration of injection needle An endoscopic needle device includes a handle and a catheter sheath connected to the handle, wherein the catheter sheath has at least one lumen, for example a needle lumen and a stabilization lumen, extending therethrough. A needle is selectively movable within the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402155 | Injection apparatus for delivering therapeutic A catheter for delivering therapeutic to an injection site within the body is provided. This catheter can include a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and an infusion lumen extending therein; a penetrating member coupled to the shaft and extendable from the ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7393344 | Hypodermic syringe needle assembly and method of making the same A retractable needle assembly for use in medical procedures comprising a needle assembly including a hub, a hollow needle passing through the hub and projecting from the posterior end of the hub. A tubular sheath having a longitudinal slot extending along a portion ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371247 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue A tissue penetrating system includes a plurality of penetrating members each having a tip. A penetrating member driver is coupled to the plurality of penetrating members. Each tip of a penetrating member is uncovered during launch of the penetrating member by the pe... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366561 | Robotic trajectory guide A surgical alignment device is shown that is controlled remotely through the use of an actuator, where the actuator in turn controls at least one local adjustment device. The alignment device is suited for neurosurgery, although it is not exclusively limited to neur... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364567 | Systems and methods for detecting tissue contact and needle penetration depth Systems and methods for determining tissue contact and penetration depth are provided. In one aspect, the system includes a needle and a pressure measurement assembly. The needle, in one exemplary embodiment, includes a first end and a second end with at least one a... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7344518 | Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesions A surgical apparatus for delivering fluid to treat a lesion comprising an elongated member having a distal tip and a plurality of slots formed in a sidewall proximal of the distal tip, a plurality of fluid delivery members positioned in the elongated member and havi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341576 | Medical delivery/extraction system A medical delivery or extraction system comprising a needle assembly having a needle and a hub coupled to the needle. The hub includes a verification region or component. A syringe body rotatably coupled to the needle assembly includes at least one indicia on the ou... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7331931 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generato... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332197 | Methods of fabricating microneedle arrays using sacrificial molds, and microneedle arrays fabricated thereby Microneedle arrays are fabricated by providing a sacrificial mold including a substrate and an array of posts, preferably solid posts, projecting therefrom. A first material is coated on the sacrificial mold including on the substrate and on the array of posts. The ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7332227 | Non-volatile lubricant system for medical devices A non-volatile lubricious coating composition is provided for use with medical devices, such as hypodermic needles, catheters, and the like. The coating composition includes a first siloxane polymer having a very low viscosity less than about 50 centistokes, a secon... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331969 | Micro tools Tool arrays for biomedical surgery where the tools consist of layered polymer micromuscles arranged to induce geometrical changes and movements via an electrochemically induced change of volume in at least one polymer layer. The tool or tool arrays are mounted on a ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331943 | Injection needle for sclerotherapy An injection needle (1) particularly adapted for sclerotherapy is disclosed, comprising a cannula (2) with mainly longitudinal development defining a main axis (X), a duct (4) for passage of a sclerosing substance (L) to be injected into a vein ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329262 | Stereoguide for clamping neurosurgical instruments The present invention relates to apparatus for use in neurosurgery, and to a method of positioning neurosurgical apparatus. The stereoguide comprises first and second guide elements through which instruments are passed along an axis of insertion towards a target and... | 02/12/2008 |
