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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187254 | Biodegradable drains for medical applications The invention relates, generally, to medical appliances. More particularly, it relates to tubular shaped devices used as drains for draining fluids (liquids and/or gases) from antrums or other parts of the human or animal body. According to the present invention a d... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177773 | Locking medical catheter A flexible filament controlled locking medical catheter having a flexible tube with at least one drainage or feeding hole, a restraining portion at its distal end and a housing at its proximal end, and a filament having a proximal control portion for controlling the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152792 | Subcutaneous drain for a body cavity A subcutaneous drain, preferably for implantation into the skull of a patient comprises a basically hollow cap and a stem with an inside, central passageway passing from top of the cap through the stem. A lumen is provided through at least a portion of the inside, c... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142419 | Reduced-pressure, wound-closure and treatment systems and methods A reduced-pressure, wound closure system is presented that generates a closing force on a surface wound and optionally provides reduced pressure to a body cavity or tissue site. The sealed contracting member, when placed under reduced pressure, generates the closing... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8133214 | Material removal catheter and method A catheter device and methods useable to extract material from a body conduit, e.g., a blood vessel, are provided. The catheter comprises a flexible catheter advanceable into the body conduit, an opening in a wall of the catheter in fluid communication with a materi... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128615 | Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8105316 | Medical apparatus with hypropharyngeal suctioning capability The present invention is directed to, in one aspect, a medical apparatus having a nasogastric tube with hypopharyngeal suctioning capability. In one embodiment, the medical apparatus has a flexible nasogastric tube for insertion through a patient's nose. The nasogas... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100886 | Aspirator assembly An assembly structured to aspirate nasal cavity of individuals including, but not limited to, children. A hand held and hand operative casing includes a negative pressure source preferably battery operated, and a cover assembly removably connected to the casing and ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8070744 | Nasal aspiration device A nasal aspiration device for clearing nasal passages is provided. The nasal aspiration device comprises a housing having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of slots are formed in the proximal end of the housing. A fan is mounted within the housing and a p... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8062285 | Systems and methods for removing ingested material from a stomach When a patient is fitted with an external gastrostomy connection to the stomach, ingested food can be removed through the gastrostomy connection using a pump-based or siphon-based system to achieve weight loss. The process of removing ingested food can be improved b... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052671 | Intra-abdominal pressure monitoring device and method An apparatus for monitoring the intra-abdominal pressure of a patient includes a urinary catheter (102) connected to a urine valve (250) providing selectable communication between a discharge end of the urinary catheter (102) and either a drain ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029497 | One-piece fluid suctioning device A mucous suction device, comprising in combination, a longitudinally elongated, generally tubular, one-piece plastic body, the body having an axially elongated tapered, first portion extending toward an inlet proximate one end of the body, the body having an axially... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8016816 | Fecal management appliance and method and apparatus for introducing same The end of the elongated tubular element of the appliance that is designed to be inserted into a body cavity or vessel is formed entirely of soft, compliant material. That end carries an inflatable balloon formed in its fully inflated shape. The balloon is inflated ... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8007491 | Methods for application of reduced pressure therapy The tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a suction apparatus. The sealant layer creates a sealed enclosure between it and the surface of a patient by forming an airtight seal around an area of tissue. The suction apparatus is in fluid communication wit... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976533 | Drainage apparatus and method An apparatus for removing body fluids from a body cavity by suction, such as a thorax, gastric or any other human body cavity or a wound, comprises means (9) to increase the pressure difference between a pressure in a drainage lumen (3) and a pressure ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7955318 | Multipurpose large bore medical suction systems A multipurpose large bore medical suction system relating to medical instruments comprising suction devices that are used to remove material from body cavities during medical procedures, such as, for example, during cardiopulmonary resuscitation or trauma stabilizat... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7931641 | Visceral pleura ring connector A visceral pleura ring connector that may be utilized to anchor and seal the visceral pleura to a conduit or other device entering the lung from a non-native airway. The visceral pleura ring connector may be positioned around the visceral pleura and an insertion dev... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7857806 | Pump system for negative pressure wound therapy A pump system for applying negative pressure to a wound, including a flow monitor capable of detecting a deviation from a reference airflow rate provided by a controlled leak to determine whether the system is operating normally or abnormally, and a flow status annu... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854731 | Valved catheter A valved catheter that allows placement and withdrawal of an accessing device or attachable unit without the risk of air embolism or blood loss. In one variation, the valved catheter includes a catheter tube having a necked portion in its proximal end that forms an ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7842027 | Multi-purpose surgical instrument with integral optical system A combination aspiration/irrigation and illumination device using optical fibers circumferentially disposed around the aspiration conduit for transmitting illuminating light to a cavity to be aspirated. The ends of the optical fibers being formed at an angle relativ... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7837672 | Adjustable double balloon catheter with a through lumen for stone management A method for removing an object from a body lumen includes dispensing fluid into the body lumen, and causing the dispensed fluid to propel the object along the body lumen. A device for removing an object from a body lumen includes a fluid dispenser for dispensing fl... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7815629 | Apparatus for treating obesity by extracting food The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs includ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7776027 | Medical handpiece with automatic power switching means A medical instrument includes a handpiece, an electromechanical transducer disposed in the handpiece, and an electrical circuit disposed at least partially in the handpiece for supplying alternating electrical current of a predetermined frequency to the transducer. ... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7766899 | Partial-length, indwelling prostatic catheter using coiled inflation tube as an anchor and methods of draining urine and flushing clots An indwelling catheter is positioned in a urinary tract to drain urine from the bladder to a position distally adjacent to a sphincter muscle. A balloon of the catheter is inflated through an inflation tube extending through the urinary tract. A coiled section of th... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7766900 | Method and apparatus for application of a fluid A method and apparatus for separation, concentration, and/or applying a biological or bio-engineered fluid. Generally, the fluid application device includes a sprayer body to enable the application of the fluid and a container adaptable to enable the separation of t... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7731709 | Optical height zeroing device A leveling device for determining the zero pressure point of an external draining system with respect to a patient is provided. The leveling device generally includes a body having a viewing element defining a field of vision, and a reference point indicator spaced ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7699830 | Wound cleansing apparatus with scaffold An apparatus for cleansing and applying therapy or prophylaxis to wounds, in which irrigant fluid containing a physiologically active material from a reservoir connected to a conformable wound dressing and wound exudate from the dressing are recirculated by a device... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7488315 | Surgical smoke field evacuators Universally adaptable evacuators are adaptable to all surgical fields, easy to apply and, in most cases, may be expanded and/or removed as necessary. A hollow tube including a fitting adapted for connection to a vacuum source and at least one smoke inlet is held in ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7481805 | Drainage catheter A catheter includes a tubular body, a ring member, and at least one elongate member. The tubular body has a distal region. The ring member encircles at least a portion of the circumference of the tubular member. The one elongate member has a proximal end and a dista... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7468058 | Suction fluid collector for medical applications A suction fluid collector includes a transparent reservoir made of a resilient material with an upper opening positioned on one side of a flexible suction bag with at least one transparent side. A plate part made of a resilient material is positioned on another side... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7458964 | Catheter movement control device The present invention relates to a device for controlling movement of a catheter that is at least partially disposed therein a urinary catheter pouch. The invention particularly relates to a catheter movement control device for use with a urinary catheter pouch whic... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438706 | Automatic urine collecting apparatus An automatic urine collecting apparatus for collecting urine received by a urine receiver through a tube, includes: a container for receiving and storing urine; a pump that sucks and conveys urine from the urine receiver to the container through the tube, wherein th... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7431718 | Skin care device for taking out and removing sebum or other cutaneous impurities A skin care device includes a suction nozzle to be brought into contact with skin to suction skin impurities therefrom, a suction pump for generating a suction force of the suction nozzle, a mist nozzle installed near the suction nozzle, for ejecting a mist of liqui... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419483 | Surgical drain with positioning and protective features The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7399297 | Skin care device for taking out and removing sebum or other cutaneous impurities A skin care device includes a suction nozzle for drawing and removing sebum or other impurities from a user's skin while contacting the skin, a suction pump for generating a suction force for the suction nozzle, a mist nozzle, provided at a position around the sucti... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396352 | Skin care device with suction for removing impurities A skin care device includes a suction pump for generating a suction force, a suction nozzle detachably attached to a mounting portion of the suction pump and having a first end portion having a suction port with a smaller opening and a second end portion having a su... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390320 | Automatic urine disposal device and urine receptacle used therefor An automatic urine disposal device has a urine collecting pad, vacuum pump, and urine tank. In the urine collecting pad, the top sheet comes in contact with the wearer's skin, the hydrophilic sheet is disposed on the bottom of the top sheet, and the urine absorbent ... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7384417 | Air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system employing curved bipolar-type electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly An air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system, comprising an air-powered instrument having a hand-supportable housing supporting a curved dual cannula assembly having a curved hollow outer cannula and a flexible hollow inner cannula, provided with bipolar-type ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381206 | Power-assisted tissue-aspiration instrument system employing an electronically-controlled air-flow valve assembly within an external instrument controller A method and apparatus is disclosed for mechanically-assisted liposuction treatment. The apparatus includes a hand-holdable housing, an electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly, and a reciprocation mechanism. The hand-holdable housing has a cavity adaptable for rec... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7370653 | Closure devices for access ports of respiratory apparatuses A closure device (10) is disclosed for use with an access port (62,72,82,92) of a medical respiratory apparatus (60,70,80,90). The closure device (10) comprises a cap (14) that seals the access port (62,72,82,92) save for an... | 05/13/2008 |
