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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8062247 | Triple lumen catheter A triple lumen catheter comprises a transfusion lumen (4), a blood feeding lumen (2) and a blood removing lumen (3). The transfusion lumen (4) has a distal end and a leading end portion (12, 12A), the leading end portion progressiv... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8062246 | Fluid jet surgical instruments The invention provides a variety of surgical instruments for forming a liquid jet, which are useful for performing a wide variety of surgical procedures. In some embodiments, the invention provides surgical liquid jet instruments having a pressure lumen and an evacu... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8057424 | Loop-tip catheter A hemodialysis catheter, including an elongate body with an outer wall enclosing an arterial lumen and a venous lumen, and a method of making same. A loop extends from a distal end of the body and defines an enclosed opening. An arterial inlet in fluid communication... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8029457 | Indwelling catheter with anti-clotting features A catheter for providing blood flow includes first and second lumen parts having a distal portion with at least one port for delivering and receiving flow from a patient and a non-linear profile along the distal portion. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7988659 | Indwelling balloon catheter for endoscope An indwelling balloon catheter for an endoscope is provided with a flexible tube including a first lumen and a second lumen, the first lumen and the second lumen being arranged in parallel with each other and extending in an axial direction of the flexible tube over... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988658 | Catheter and method of manufacture A blood vessel catheter includes a dual lumen catheter tube and a bolus insert attached to the distal end of the tube. First and second ports are formed between the nose section of the bolus and distal end openings of first and second lumens in the tube. The cathete... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7938795 | Bolus tip design for a multi-lumen catheter A method of making a multi-lumen catheter includes forming a catheter body including a first lumen and a second lumen, and forming a catheter tip having a first channel terminating distally in a first opening on a first side of the catheter tip, and a second channel... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7922687 | Catheter with centering wire A catheter assembly for use in the extracorporeal treatment of bodily fluids. The assembly comprises a catheter body having a withdrawal port, an infusion port, and a plurality of lumens therein. One of the lumens comprises a withdrawal lumen for transport of fluids... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918818 | Micro-dialysis probe A micro-dialysis probe extending longitudinally between a proximal probe opening and a distal probe tip and having a supply line and a drainage line for a drip-feed solution. A tube may be provided for supporting the drainage line. A dialysis section, wherein the fl... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918817 | Splittable multiple catheter assembly A multiple catheter assembly (100) including a first catheter (110) constructed from a first material and having a first proximal end region (112), a first distal end region (114) terminating in a first distal tip (116), and an out... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7887504 | Apparatus and method for removing material from the colon An apparatus includes an elongate body including a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and configured to be at least partially inserted into a body cavity. The elongate body defines a first passageway and a second passageway. The first passageway is config... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7857784 | Medical instrument for suction and irrigation, and method for its production A medical instrument for suction and irrigation comprises an elongate shaft with a first channel serving as suction channel and with a second channel serving as irrigation channel, the shaft having a first tube which is closed in cross section and in which one of th... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7846127 | Multi lumen catheter A multi lumen catheter including an inner tube having a front tip, an outer tube, a tube or lumen for inserting a guide wire, a blood extraction lumen and a blood return lumen which are formed in the outer tube and inner tube, respectively, or both in the outer tube... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7794422 | Catheter port assembly for extracorporeal treatment A catheter port assembly (100) having a body (101) having a distal end (110), a proximal end (120) and a longitudinal channel (116,124,136) extending therethrough is disclosed. The catheter port assembly further comprises a valve (... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7780624 | Apparatus for treating tumors Disclosed herein is an apparatus for removing fine tumor cells, which remain around a treatment area of patient body, from which a tumor is eliminated, after surgery for removing the tumor has been conducted. The apparatus of the present invention includes a main bo... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7776005 | Triple lumen catheter with occlusion resistant tip A catheter is provided that includes an elongated tubular body extending to a distal end. The tubular body has a first and a second lumen with a septum disposed therebetween. The tubular body includes a first wall that defines the first lumen and a second wall that ... | 08/17/2010 |
| RE41462 | Bent co-axial catheter The invention provides a co-axial dual lumen catheter having a main section, a tip section, and a U-shaped proximal portion extending from the main section, and ending at a junction where intake and outlet tubes are connected to the proximal portion. An inner tube e... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7762980 | Hemodialysis access with on-off functionality A treatment assembly is positioned along an AV-fistula and couples therapeutic energy to an adjacent area due to a material response to an applied energy field from a remotely located energy source. The treatment assembly may be delivered into the fistula through a ... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7749185 | Method of inserting double-Y-shaped catheter with attachable hubs A method for inserting a multi-lumen catheter into a patient is disclosed. The catheter includes an elongated, central, multi-lumen tube portion having a proximal end and a distal end. A distal branch portion includes a plurality of single-lumen distal extension tub... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736329 | Surgical instrument with a sleeve for use during eye surgery According to one exemplary embodiment, a surgical instrument for insertion in an incision during surgical treatment and removal of tissue includes an inner elongated needle having an ovoid shape and a bore extending therethrough; and a hollow sleeve that surrounds t... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7704225 | Percutaneous access device system facilitating cell growth thereon A biocompatible implantable portal is provided that has a wall defining a communicative passage through an interior bore. The exterior of the portal has a neck region adapted to promote autologous cell growth on the neck region. A series of channels are provided on ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7632241 | Multi-lumen biliary catheter with angled guidewire exit A multi-lumen biliary catheter in which at least one of the lumens (14, 16) has a side opening port (24, 26) configured to guide a guidewire (32) out of that port at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the catheter. Radiopaque marker bands (... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7604609 | Bendable, reusable medical instruments with improved fatigue life A needle device which is manufactured from shape memory or pseudo-elastic materials, such as Nickel Titanium alloys, is provided which may be formed and used repeatedly without adverse effects, such as permanent deformation or fatigue failure. The device in accordan... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7569029 | Multi-lumen catheter The invention provides a catheter for placement within a vessel of a patient. The catheter comprises an elongated catheter body, a septum extending longitudinally through the interior of the catheter body from the dividing the interior of the catheter body into a fi... | 08/04/2009 |
| 7563242 | Ultrasonic surgery apparatus An ultrasonic surgery apparatus capable of setting surgical conditions properly in accordance with hardness of a nucleus lentis and performing surgery with efficiency is disclosed. The ultrasonic surgery apparatus includes an ultrasonic vibration inducing unit, havi... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7556612 | Dual-lumen bi-directional flow catheter A multi-lumen catheter assembly (100) including an elongated cannulating body (102) having a generally circular cross-section. The body includes a first lumen (110) having a generally arcuate cross-section with a generally rounded first cross-se... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7485107 | Bolus tip design for a multi-lumen catheter A bolus tip for a multi-lumen catheter includes a first channel terminating distally in a first opening, and a second channel terminating distally in a second opening. The first opening may be positioned proximal the second opening along a longitudinal axis of the b... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7465286 | Loop-tip catheter A multi-lumen catheter comprising a loop-like structure at the distal portion of the catheter is disclosed herein. In one variation, the loop-tip catheter comprises a dual lumen catheter and a loop-like structure at the distal end of the catheter. The loop-like stru... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7393339 | Multi-lumen catheter with separate distal tips A multi-lumen catheter defined by at least two separate tip sections distal to a dividing point includes strategic placement of openings in the tip sections to facilitate fluid flow and minimize typical problems associated with catheters. In a multi-lumen catheter h... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7381179 | Pulmonary and circulatory blood flow support devices and methods for heart surgery procedures Pump and cannula systems inserted through the right side and/or left side of the heart provide protection against collapse of the heart chambers and veins and arteries and provide supplemental blood flow through same to enable beating heart or still heart surgery, s... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7357779 | Aspiration flow modulation device An aspiration flow modulation device (10, 20, 50) having an irrigation line component (14, 24, 52) and an aspiration line component (12, 22, 54). A fluid communication lumen (12, 28, 75) extends between the components so as to provide a f... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7347866 | Medical stent and related methods A stent includes a conduit defining a lumen; a first malecot adjacent the conduit, where the first malecot includes at least two members having at least one slit therebetween and where the at least one slit is in fluid communication with the lumen; and a second male... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347853 | Catheter with removable extension Catheter valve assemblies and methods for connecting catheters and/or providing fluid access to catheters. In one variation, a device comprises a catheter valve assembly and an extension leg unit. The extension leg unit includes lumen inserts for engaging valves pos... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347852 | Catheter retention A multiple tube catheter, such as a hemo-dialysis catheter, has first and second tubes which are attached to each other over a zone by one or more longitudinally extending wires which joins the two tubes over that zone. When a catheter is implanted in the patient, t... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344513 | Device for treating human and/or animal tissue A device for working human and/or animal tissue is provided. The device includes a drill head is connected with a flexible shaft which in turn is connected to a drill apparatus through a shank. The device also includes a washing unit through which drilled material i... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335180 | Steerable ultrasound catheter Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Ultrasound catheter devices generally include an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens, an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally thr... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7332689 | Tacking method and apparatus An apparatus for tacking a multi-lumen tubular assembly together comprises a laser, an optical member and a placement tray for retaining the tubular assembly. A portion of the optical member defines a window that is substantially transparent to laser energy emitted ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331613 | Medical tubing connector assembly incorporating strain relief sleeve A connector assembly for interconnecting separate sections of tubing, e.g., medical tubing. Connector assemblies are a two-piece construction having a connector pin and a connector sleeve. The connector sleeve includes a first end, a second end, and a passageway ext... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322954 | Catheter assembly for intracranial treatment using dual lumens A catheter assembly is provided for intracranial treatment having outer and inner catheters. The outer catheter has a first lumen communicating between a first opening and at least one aperture and a second lumen in communication with a second opening. The first and... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322953 | Catheter device A catheter includes an elongated body having a first and second wall that defines at least one lumen. The first wall includes at least one outwardly extending ridge. The at least one ridge defines a lateral opening in the first wall and extends to the distal end of ... | 01/29/2008 |
