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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172827 | Apparatus for treating asthma using neurotoxin Apparatus for providing intrabronchial delivery of neurotoxins to control the effects of asthma comprises a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a neurotoxin applicator assembly disposed on the distal end. The neurotoxin applicator assembly comprises a deployab... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8157787 | Interventional procedure drive and control system A pumping system for use in medical applications where liquids must be infused and aspirated from a mammalian patient, and whose economics are such that it is cost effective to simply dispose of it after a single use. The system features positive displacement pump(s... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157786 | Spinal diagnostic methods and apparatus Methods, devices and systems facilitate diagnosis, and in some cases treatment, of back pain originating in intervertebral discs. Methods generally involve introducing one or more substances into one or more discs using a catheter device. In one embodiment, a patien... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8137333 | Delivery of biological compounds to ischemic and/or infarcted tissue The delivery of biological compounds to ischemic and/or infarcted tissue are described herein where such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8105310 | Infiltration cannula An infiltration cannula and method of using the infiltration cannula during a tumescent infiltration procedure are disclosed herein. The infiltration cannula may have an outwardly flaring hub which may be wedged into an adit of a patient to minimize leakage of fluid... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8088119 | Methods and devices for treating tissue Device and method are provided for diagnosing and treating diseases and injuries to the spine by injecting drugs into the diseased or injured area. The device and method of the subject invention provide improvements to patient and operator safety, along with ease-of... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083726 | Encapsulating cells and lumen A method including combining a cellular component with a viability enhancer material wherein the combination will inhibit an interaction between the cellular component and a delivery device; and delivering the cellular component through the delivery device. An appar... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075547 | Autoflush syringe method A two-chambered, sequentially injectable syringe is disclosed. The syringe has two concentric barrels, substantially cylindrical in shape. The outer barrel has an open end adapted for receiving an inner barrel/first piston. The inner barrel/first piston contains a f... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057459 | Method for delivering therapeutic or diagnostic agents An agent delivery device includes an inner tubular body having a proximal end, a sharpened distal end, a delivery lumen extending therebetween, and one or more outlet ports on the distal end communicating with the delivery lumen. The device also includes one or more... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8038665 | Methods of administering a material into a patient for dermal enhancement The present invention is directed to methods of administering a material to a patient for dermal enhancement and/or as soft tissue fillers. The invention also relates to double-gloved methods of molding such a material after administration to a patient to achieve a ... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038666 | Safety needle with positive flush A safety needle device and method of supplying fluid to a vascular access port is described. The device may include a base member, a handle member, and a compressible member positioned between the handle member and a compression plate. The compressible member is cou... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8038664 | Apparatus and method to inject fluids into bone marrow and other target sites Apparatus for delivering a quantity of fluid to bone marrow of a bone or providing access to remove fluids from a target site is provided. The apparatus may include a driver, a plunger operating and cartridge assembly mechanism, a cartridge assembly having a fluid r... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8029491 | Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms Method and apparatus for preventing air embolisms during surgical procedures which involves providing a fluid source in communication with an aperture extending into an anatomical cavity such that fluid may be delivered into the cavity when a condition of negative p... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029492 | Method for treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease A tube of a medical device is inserted into the lung of a patient through a passage, sealed from the pleural cavity, which passes through the chest wall, parietal membrane and visceral membrane into the lung. A flange of the medical device is secured to the chest of... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029493 | Method for aspirating a space within a body Methods for aspirating a space within the body of a patient, such as the subdural space, including providing an evacuating port device having an evacuating lumen in fluid communication with the space in the body. A port aspiration device is mounted on the evacuating... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016813 | Anchor device and method Some embodiments of an anchor device may include bendable anchor mechanism that is deployable in a subcutaneous layer to releasably secure the anchor device to a patient's body. Certain embodiments of the anchor mechanism may include one or more barbs that flexibly ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012139 | Devices and methods for delivering medical agents Described are novel methods for delivering a medical agent to a plurality of locations within a patient tissue volume such as the interior space of a spinal disc, and also for removing material therefrom during medical agent delivery to enhance the delivery. Also de... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007487 | Method of treating a joint using an articular injection system Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002764 | Cystotomy catheter capture device and methods of using same A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound and a sleeve that utilizes balloon inflation to capture the catheter. A catheter capture device comprising a urethral sound and a clamshell device. The clamshell device comprises two halves, one of which comprise... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7998128 | Active delivery and flow redirection: novel devices and method of delivery of materials to patients A medical device for delivering material through tissue into a defined area of a patient may comprise: a material delivery element through which the material may flow out of a delivery end; the delivery end having an opening that can be inserted through a surface of... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7951131 | Sinus delivery of sustained release therapeutics The invention provides biodegradable implants for treating sinusitis. The biodegradable implants have a size, shape, density, viscosity, and/or mucoadhesiveness that prevents them from being substantially cleared by the mucociliary lining of the sinuses during the i... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7951130 | Sinus delivery of sustained release therapeutics The invention provides biodegradable implants for treating sinusitis. The biodegradable implants have a size, shape, density, viscosity, and/or mucoadhesiveness that prevents them from being substantially cleared by the mucociliary lining of the sinuses during the i... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942862 | Surgical access apparatus and method A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein the anchor extends at least partially through the body wall. A second ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7942863 | Detecting needle entry into a port of an infusion device Systems for detecting needle insertion into a port chamber of an implantable medical device include a pressure sensor. The system detects characteristic pressure profiles associated with needle insertion into the port chamber through a septum and may generate a sens... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938818 | Alleviate back pain by increasing pH of the disc The intervertebral disc is avascular. With aging, calcified layers occlude the capillaries at the cartilaginous endplates, reducing diffusion of nutrients and oxygen from capillaries into the avascular disc. Under anaerobic condition, excessive production of lactic ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927324 | Aspirator and method for pneumostoma management A method for treating a pneumostoma by applying suction to the pneumostoma in order to remove solid or liquid discharge. A pneumostoma aspirator including a bulb or syringe is used to apply negative pressure to a tube which enters the pneumostoma. The pneumostoma as... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914511 | Use of biosurgical adhesive as bulking agent An exemplary method of reducing the volume of a stomach comprises providing an adhesive applier and a biocompatible adhesive. The exemplary method further comprises introducing at least a portion of the adhesive applier into the stomach and dispensing the adhesive t... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914512 | Methods, systems, and kits for implanting articles Methods, systems, and kits for subcutaneously implanting articles, such as drug inserts and reservoirs. The methods rely on percutaneously forming a tissue tract and radially dilating the tract to a diameter which permits introduction of the article. By fully expand... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7905874 | Spinal diagnostic methods and apparatus Methods, devices and systems facilitate diagnosis, and in some cases treatment, of back pain originating in intervertebral discs. Methods generally involve introducing one or more substances into one or more discs using a catheter device. In one embodiment, a patien... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7892220 | Use of an adhesive as an intestinal barrier for bariatrics An apparatus for achieving weight loss in a patient is disclosed. The apparatus has a barrier material and an applicator for dispensing the barrier material about the intestine. An injector is used to place the barrier material to block nutrient transfer from the in... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883501 | Multiple ratio fluid dispenser A double syringe delivery system is disclosed for holding a pair of syringes in a manner so as to accommodate the simultaneous activation of the plunger of each syringe in order to effect simultaneous delivery of the contents of each syringe. The delivery system inc... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7862551 | Apparatus and methods for treating tissue using passive injection systems Methods and apparatus are provided for treating damaged tissue using apparatus that atraumatically delivers a bioactive agent within the tissue, wherein the apparatus provides a column of stem cells may be advanced simultaneously with a needle during needle insertio... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7837668 | Needle assembly for use in delivering precise dosages of proteinaceous pharmaceutical compositions and methods for use of same The needle assembly of the invention is a quad-partite system for use with an arc-center stereotactic headframe that allows a clinician to deliver recombinant expression vectors through the needle assembly to targeted sites at exact depths in the brain. Methods for ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833215 | Catheter fluid lock method and device A technique for providing a fluid lock in an indwelling catheter, such as is used in hemo-dialysis; the catheter having an annular lumen surrounding a central lumen. The annular lumen, whether used for infusion or aspiration, has a set of ports which are aligned wit... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828789 | Device and method for creating a localized pleurodesis and treating a lung through the localized pleurodesis The invention provides methods and devices for creating a localized pleurodesis between the thoracic wall and the lung such that a ventilation bypass conduit may be introduced into the lung through the thoracic wall and visceral membrane without causing a pneumothor... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815623 | Stepped cannula Described herein are cannulas having a stepped exterior. Also described are methods of making and using these cannulas, for example to deliver one or more materials to the central nervous system of an animal. ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794444 | Catheter system and methods for delivery of therapeutic cells to cardiac tissue This is a method and an apparatus for the introduction of therapeutic compounds into tissue, particularly cardiac tissue. The apparatus includes a catheter having an elongated flexible body and a tissue infusion apparatus including a hollow infusion needle configure... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7794445 | Needle safety and protection device A fluid delivery device for delivering fluid to a patient includes a fluid delivery tube, a needle in communication with the fluid delivery tube, a base connected adjacent a distal portion of the fluid delivery tube and a flexible shield connected at one end to the ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7766891 | Lung device with sealing features This invention relates generally to a design of lung devices for safely performing a transthoracic procedure. In particular, the invention provides devices and methods of using these devices to access the thoracic cavity with minimal risk of causing pneumothorax or ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7763007 | Diagnostic methods for branching catheter systems Branching catheter systems with diagnostic components for detecting and isolating fluid flow problems (e.g., leaks, occlusions, etc.) and methods for detecting and isolating fluid flow problems are disclosed. Among the fluid flow problems that may potentially be det... | 07/27/2010 |
