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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177771 | Catheter connector A catheter connector for a subcutaneously placed catheter. The catheter connector can be configured for a single lumen catheter or a multiple lumen catheter. The connector facilitates precise positioning of both distal and proximal ends of a catheter, providing enha... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177770 | Catheter connector system A catheter connector system that allows trimming of the proximal end of a catheter (single or multiple lumen) prior to the placement of a connector hub. In one variation, the catheter connector system comprises a catheter, a connector sheath including a soft collet,... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172829 | Torqueable and deflectable medical device shaft A medical device shaft for connection with a handle and for insertion within a body includes an elongated, deflectable shaft having a proximal shaft portion, an intermediate shaft portion, and a distal shaft portion. The elongated, deflectable shaft includes a trans... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162922 | CUI-tagged catheter devices and system A hand-held scanner appliance is employed to capture and display status of various types of catheter devices that have been inserted in hospital patients. The nurse scans his or her staff ID coded device, then scans the patient's ID wrist bracelets, and scans a cath... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157789 | Touch sensing catheter A touch sensing catheter having a strain sensor assembly that may resolve the magnitude and direction of a force exerted on a distal extremity of the catheter, the strain sensor assembly being substantially insensitive to bulk temperature changes. A deformable struc... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8147480 | Catheter for reduced reflux in targeted tissue delivery of a therapeutic agent A therapeutic agent delivery system that includes a catheter having a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The catheter has a body with a lumen defined therein. The body of the catheter includes a non-bulbous region having a substantially uniform outer diameter ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8114063 | RFID-tagged urinary catheter A hand-held RFID scanner appliance is employed to capture and display status of urinary catheters in hospital patients. The patients are provided with RFID wrist bracelets, and catheters are provided with RFID tags, each with a unique identification code. When the n... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8105311 | Catheter with bendable section A catheter is configured to prevent kinking of a catheter during handling or mounting of a pressure device. The catheter has a proximal end of its catheter shaft that is provided with a bending section having a flexibility greater than that of the section of the cat... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8075549 | Catheter having an auxiliary lumen for use with a functional measurement wire The present invention relates to a surgical catheter, and more particularly, a balloon catheter having an auxiliary lumen configured to permit the advancement of a functional measurement wire to a treatment site. The auxiliary lumen communicates with a working lumen... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8057460 | 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... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8048059 | Security tip for vascular catheter and method of using same A catheter (100) having a first lumen (110) having a first distal tip (112) and a second lumen (130) having a second distal tip (132). The first and second distal tips (112,132) include openable portions that are normally cl... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048058 | Catheter tip A tip for attachment, in use, to the distal end of a catheter for insertion into a body lumen. The tip comprises an attachment region. The attachment region is formed from a material selected to have at least one characteristic having a first parameter of a predeter... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043278 | Medical devices including aerated adhesive bonds and methods of forming the same Medical devices can be formed from medical device components that are bonded together with an adhesive that resists stresses caused by adhesive curing. In particular, a medical device can include a first component and a second component. The second component can be ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8021351 | Tracking aspiration catheter In general, aspiration catheters have a suction device, a proximal portion and a shaft with a proximal end and a distal end. Improvements in the aspiration catheter design provide for improved tracking and/or reduced chance of snagging during delivery of the aspirat... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8012141 | Suction wand A suction wand assembly includes a suction wand connected to a valve assembly. The valve assembly includes a pressable button or similar device for allowing a user to regulate suction force through the suction wand. The valve assembly optionally includes a locking m... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8007488 | Catheter device A catheter includes an elongate body having first and second chambers extending within the elongate body from a proximal end to an intermediate section, the first chamber having a first opening and the second chamber having a second opening at the intermediate secti... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7998131 | Reservoir connector A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The elements of the apparatus are organized so that it is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7998130 | System for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic A system for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic is provided. In one exemplary system for connecting a reservoir of perishable therapeutic with a lumen, a hollow hub having a first end and a second end is provided. The first end ... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988683 | Reservoir connector A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. The elements of the apparatus are organized so that it is capable of being inserted and secured in an infusion pump housing. ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7985213 | Delivery catheter and method of manufacture A flexible, kink-resistant, delivery catheter or sheath (83) for percutaneously delivering implantable medical devices. The delivery catheter sheath includes a flat wire coil (95) with uniform spacing between the turns, which is compression fitted abou... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7947031 | Anti-infective central venous catheter with diffusion barrier layer A catheter includes a wall surrounding a lumen. The wall has an inner portion forming an outer surface of the lumen and an outer portion surrounding at least a portion of an outer surface of the inner portion. A first diffusion rate of materials from the lumen throu... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942864 | Medical device including a catheter providing wound evacuation and medicine dispensing features and related methods A medical device including a catheter having a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, and a medial portion extending therebetween. The proximal end portion may have at least one evacuation lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, and at least one evacuation... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7927325 | Implantable pump connector for catheter attachment A catheter system for locking a catheter to an implantable pump and for effectively flushing a catheter after implantation within a body. A locking component comprises an extension boot and catheter lock that together fluidly connect the catheter to the pump in a se... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914515 | Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer cathe... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909811 | Single operator exchange biliary catheter Catheter for use in biliary procedures, including a shaft having a proximal end and a distal end. A guidewire lumen is carried by the shaft extending from a location proximal the distal end of the shaft to a location proximate the distal end of the shaft. An opening... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905876 | C-channel to O-channel converter for a single operator exchange biliary catheter A catheter system for use during biliary procedures, including a first elongate member carrying a guidewire lumen, and a channel extending longitudinally along the member which provides access to the guidewire lumen and defines two edge surfaces. A second elongate m... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901395 | Catheter having staggered lumens and method A catheter may include a multiple lumen catheter tube, a hub attached to the catheter tube, and a first extension leg and a second extension leg attached to the hub. The multiple lumen catheter tube may include a longitudinal axis, an end, a first lumen, and a secon... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7887529 | Hybrid micro guide catheter A hybrid microguide catheter and method for making and using the same. The catheter may include a first tubular member and a second tubular member. The tubular members may be arranged so that the second tubular member extends distally beyond the first tubular member... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883502 | Connector system for a proximally trimmable catheter A catheter connector system for a subcutaneously placed catheter. The catheter connector system permits proximal trimming of the placed catheter, which is a procedure that provides numerous advantages over traditional methods of trimming catheter distal ends prior t... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879021 | Catheter with non-uniform wall thickness A catheter having a non uniform wall thickness comprising first and second wall regions is described. The first region is thicker than the second region and at least a part of the first region comprises a material having a lower stiffness modulus than the second reg... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7854730 | Catheter for uniform delivery of medication A catheter is provided for uniform distribution of fluid medication within an anatomical region. One embodiment of the catheter is compromised of an elongated, proximal tube defining a lumen and an elongated, distal tube having a closed end. The distal tube is const... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7850675 | Reinforced venous access catheter A catheter for medical procedures comprises a shaft portion having a distal end insertable into a body lumen, the shaft portion having a wall defining a working lumen extending therewithin and a first strengthening element coupled to the wall to increase a burst pre... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846148 | Catheter having increased curve performance through heat treatment The present invention includes catheters and catheter shafts having a curved portion, for example, a curved distal portion. The curved distal portion may be formed by subjecting the distal portion, which might include one or more polymeric segments or layers, to hea... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7833217 | Floating spinal cannula and method of use A spinal cannula for delivering a therapeutic agent to a spinal cord target includes proximal and distal end portions, a middle portion, and a deployable cannula member having distal and proximal end portions and a first lumen extending between the end portions. The... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824392 | Catheter with thin-walled braid A catheter braid can be formed from at least two continuous wires that are woven together. The catheter braid can include a proximal braid section and a distal braid section. Each of the continuous wires has a proximal diameter corresponding to the proximal braid se... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824391 | Articulating guide catheter A guiding catheter system uses one or more steering lumens embedded within the walls of a flexible shaft. The steering lumens are in fluid contact with inflation lumens that are accessible from a proximal part of the guide catheter. The catheter is steered by pressu... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7815624 | Medical devices and methods of making the same A medical device including a catheter having a first component having a first color and a wall thickness and a second component having a second color different from the first color and a wall thickness. The first component and the second component are joined by a la... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7806888 | Rotate to advance catheterization system A system of rotate-to-advance medical devices including catheters, dilators, occluders, stents, suprapubic catheters and camera introducers configured with external screw threads and depending substantially on rotation for means of advancement and emplacement in mam... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7806889 | Method of attaching a hub to a multiple catheter assembly A multiple catheter assembly (100) including a first catheter (110) having a first proximal end region (112), a first distal end region (114) terminating in a first distal tip (116), and an outer surface (120) defining at le... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7799013 | Pelvic arterial catheter An improved angiographic catheter that allows selective catheterization of the bilateral pelvic arteries via a unilateral single common femoral arterial entry site for the purpose of introducing radioopaque iodinated contrast solutions for both diagnostic and therap... | 09/21/2010 |
