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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123739 | Drainage catheter and method for catheterizing a patient In at least one embodiment of the present invention, a drainage catheter for draining part of patient's body is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated member having a proximal portion extending to a distal portion and a lumen formed therethrough for fluid com... | 02/28/2012 |
| 7909814 | Drainage catheter hub with rotatable lever handle A drainage catheter hub having a rotatable lever handle adapted to secure a suture thread to maintain the anchor configuration of the distal end of the catheter to secure the position of the catheter within the patient's body. The rotatable lever handle has a releas... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896864 | Vented vacuum bandage with irrigation for wound healing and method A vacuum and irrigation wound bandage system is provided for use with a wound. The system includes a vacuum source, an irrigation source, and a bandage positioned adjacent the wound to create a sealed environment around the wound. The vacuum source of the system is ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7753902 | Methods and devices for tissue monitoring The present invention is directed to a system and method for monitoring the physiological parameters of an organ or tissue during and after surgery. The system has a probe and a monitoring unit. In one embodiment the probe includes features for convenient, fixed and... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7740624 | Method for treating obesity by extracting food To treat 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 including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7699831 | Assemblies, systems, and methods for vacuum assisted internal drainage during wound healing Assemblies, systems, and methods convey fluid from an internal wound site or body cavity by applying negative pressure from a source outside the internal wound site or body cavity through a wound drain assembly that is placed directly inside the internal wound site ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7695467 | Method and apparatus for chest drainage The present invention describes a device for placement in the thoracic cavity of a patient. The device is a cannula, tube or catheter for chest drainage. The device serves as a conduit for drainage of excessive fluid or air buildup in the chest to a receptacle outsi... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7686801 | Method and apparatus for indicating pressure in chest drainage devices An apparatus is provided for indicating the presence of pressure within a collection chamber of a device such as a chest drainage device. The apparatus includes a bladder configured to be positioned within the collection chamber or within another chamber in fluid fl... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7635361 | Highly efficient fluid suctioning device A multi-purpose, one integral piece, medical suctioning device, comprising, in combination first, second and third longitudinally extending tubular body portions of successively different outer diameters, and defining a single, molded plastic unit which is laterally... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7578814 | Drainage catheter with lockable hub A reversible lockable drainage catheter for use in draining excess bodily fluid in a tissue having a catheter tube with a proximal end and a distal end, and a lockable hub positioned about the catheter tube. A suture of the drainage catheter can be reversibly tensio... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7569048 | Apparatus and methods for isolating lens capsule fluids A device to be inserted within a lens capsule during ocular surgery to contain fluids, including therapeutic and optical materials, used for irrigation within the capsule is provided. The device includes a deformable membrane within a ring. The ring may include flan... | 08/04/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7354431 | 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 ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7326197 | Method and apparatus for chest drainage The present invention describes a device for placement in the thoracic cavity of a patient. The device is a cannula, tube or catheter for chest drainage. The device serves as a conduit for drainage of excessive fluid or air buildup in the chest to a receptacle outsi... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311698 | Urinary catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into a urinary canal A catheter assembly allowing for non-contaminated insertion of the catheter into the urinary canal. The catheter assembly includes a urinary catheter, a catheter package and a sealing member. The urinary catheter defines a conduit and has a proximal end adapted for ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267671 | Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring fluid lumen 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 surgical drain is placed. Modifications ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264616 | Method of utilizing a surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition 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... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258711 | High volume liquid waste collection and disposal system A system for collecting and disposing of liquid medical waste includes a fluid collection cart and a draining and cleaning station. The fluid collection cart includes a pair of containers, each of which includes a draining port and a cap. Each cap includes an outer ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252659 | Implanted surgical drain with sensing and transmitting elements for monitoring internal tissue condition 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... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244251 | Implanted surgical drain with multiple sensing elements for monitoring internal tissue condition 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... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7241287 | Implanted surgical drain with drain holes for monitoring internal tissue condition 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... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223263 | Catheter A catheter constituted of a single-pipe tube, and provided with a tip end portion (10) implanted in an abdominal cavity and a projection portion (12) projecting outward from the outer wall of the abdomen. A pair of cuffs (16, 18) are attached to... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214059 | Bone collecting device A bone piece collecting device, wherein, when bone pieces are mixing agitated with the other substances while preventing the loss of the cut bone pieces collected on a filter and contamination thereof by saliva by a self-bone transplanting method, a filter part is i... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7186245 | Personal urine management system for human males Novel component devices for urine management systems including a novel collection device, a novel conveyance tube, and a novel storage container. The collection device, a novel male catheter, comprises a waterproof, thin-walled conduction tube surrounding the penis,... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182758 | Apparatus and method for drainage An apparatus for drainage of a wound or surgical site of a human or animal fits anatomically, passes from inside the wound or surgical site percutaneously or covering an open wound surface and extends externally for accumulation of fluids. A plurality of fibers each... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175594 | Ophthalmic sulcus speculum Devices in accordance with certain embodiments of the present sulcus speculum are designed to be placed into the sulcus of an eye to perform one or more of the following functions: evacuation of fluid, opening of the lids, and application of drugs such as anesthetic... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7141047 | Eye aspirating device and method of use An aspirating device for an eye includes a tubular member having a predetermined length that enables the tubular member to fit into an open eye and to rest on the surface of the eyeball adjacent one of the eyelids. The tubular member has one or a plurality of spaced... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131965 | Medical fluid collection and removal device Liquid collection apparatus usable during surgery, comprising a shallow tray defining a liquid receiving zone that is upwardly exposed for receiving liquid dropping from a surgery area, and a liquid collector in a zone for collecting dropping liquid while allowing a... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7125402 | Surgical drain An improved surgical drain tube 10 having an internal passageway 12, a plurality of portions 14 of the external wall of the tube extending outwardly and being arranged in opposing pairs, the walls of the outwardly extending portions forming the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7107991 | Endotracheal tube using leak hole to lower dead space A tracheal tube ventilation apparatus to more effectively remove expired gases. In one preferred embodiment, one or more leak holes are created in the side walls of an endotracheal tube so that expired gases can leak out of the endotracheal tube above the larynx, su... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094225 | Medical device and methods of use of glaucoma treatment The invention relates generally medical devices and methods for the treatment of glaucoma in an animal eye and, more particularly, to medical devices and methods for treating tissue of the trabecular meshwork and/or Schlemm's canal of the eye to restore or rejuvenat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094229 | Surgical method and apparatus A method of conducting traditional two-handed phacoemulsification through two relatively small incisions by using a phacoemulsification tip/sleeve with reduced diameter along with a second irrigation tip, with or without an attached manipulation tool. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066903 | Aspirator sleeve and tip The present invention provides a coupling device for attaching a sleeve (40) to a surgical aspirator tip (10) that allows airflow between the external environment and the interior of the sleeve (40). The coupling device includes a male member ( | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066923 | Surgical method and apparatus using dual irrigation paths A method of conducting traditional two-handed phacoemulsification through two relatively small incisions by using a phacoemulsification tip/sleeve with reduced diameter along with a second irrigation tip, with or without an attached manipulation tool. ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063680 | Surgical apparatus A method of conducting traditional two-handed phacoemulsification through two relatively small incisions by using a phacoemulsification tip/sleeve along with a second irrigation tip, with or without an attached manipulation tool. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6976979 | Malleable cannula A malleable cannula has a body with a proximal end and a distal end, the body having a wall defining a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. A reinforcement member extends along the lumen, the reinforcement member having an interior side facing th... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960191 | Over-the-needle safety midline catheter A safety, over-the-needle midline catheter, designed generally for insertion distal to the antecubital crease to be threaded proximally to a site just distal to the axilla. An accompanying safety apparatus is employed which permits only proximal displacement of an a... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957098 | Markers for interventional devices in magnetic resonant image (MRI) systems Methods and apparatuses for locating a catheter, or other medical international devices are described herein. In one aspect of the invention, an exemplary method includes providing a pressure sensitive device attached to a body of a catheter, providing a resonant ci... | 10/18/2005 |
