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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8317740 | Drug pressuring and delivering system with internal quantitative pusher A drug pressuring and delivering system has an internal quantitative pusher for providing stable and precise drug delivery, and a drug pressuring and delivering device for introducing a compression gas for pressuring and ejecting a drug into an atomized drug. The qu... | 11/27/2012 |
| 7354427 | Vial adaptor for regulating pressure In certain embodiments, a vial adaptor for removing liquid contents from a vial includes a piercing member and a bag. The bag can be contained within the piercing member such that the bag is introduced to the vial when the vial adaptor is coupled with the vial. In s... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351220 | Portable device for delivering medicaments and the like Disclosed is a portable device for delivering a medicament or the like into the body of a human or animal subject, the device comprising: a medicament compartment containing the medicament or the like to be delivered; delivery means comprising an orifice through whi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7299714 | Telescoping and locking lever arm A telescoping lever arm comprises a tube and a rod. The tube has an opening at one end thereof and has an inner circumferential dimension along the inside thereof. The opening is smaller than the inner circumferential dimension of the tube. The rod has an outer circ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7278094 | Variable text processing for an electronic press A software system is useful for generating a page file from a template file and database entries. The database entries are representative of variable information and the template file includes data designating a variable text area. The software system includes a com... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273026 | Roller follower body The present invention relates to a roller follower, comprising an outer surface, enclosing a first cavity, a second cavity, and a transition opening, wherein the first cavity includes a first inner surface configured to house a cylindrical insert the second cavity i... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255986 | Compositions for the diagnosis and treatment of epizootic catarrhal enteritis in ferrets The present invention relates to the use of novel nucleotide sequences for the M and N region peptide of the ferret coronavirus and derivative products for the diagnosis and treatment of epizootic catarrhal enteritis (ECE) in ferrets. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7255020 | Plunger with interchangeable handle system A plunger with interchangeable handle system for machine tools. The plunger includes a shank adapted to engage a machine tool and having a retractable plunger and a threaded adapter, the interchangeable handle system includes a plurality of knobs, each having a disc... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241935 | Compositions and methods for the production of betaine lipids The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the production of Betaine lipids. The methods of the present invention comprise the expression of recombinant enzymes (e.g. from Rhodobacter sphaeroides) in host cells (e.g. bacteria, yeast, and pl... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7226764 | Compositions and methods for the synthesis and subsequent modification of uridine-5′-diphosphosulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ) The present invention is directed to compositions and methods related to the synthesis and modification of uridine-5′-diphospho-sulfoquinovose (UDP-SQ). In particular, the methods of the present invention comprise the utilization of recombinant enzymes from Ara... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7171264 | Intradermal delivery of active agents by needle-free injection and electroporation Methods are proved for introducing a biologically active agent into cells of a subject by introducing the agent in a form suitable for electrotransport into a region of tissue of the subject using one or more needle-free injectors, and applying a pulsed electric fie... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7169597 | Compositions and methods for the production of betaine lipids The present invention relates to compositions and methods for the production of Betaine lipids. The methods of the present invention comprise the expression of recombinant enzymes (e.g. from Rhodobacter sphaeroides) in host cells (e.g. bacteria, yeast, and pl... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7156823 | High workload needle-free injection system A needle-free injection device is described. The injection device typically includes a system for providing directed and pre-selected pressure and a nozzle with an orifice for defining a stream of fluid that is directed toward the skin of a patient against which a f... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156822 | Needleless syringe with membrane isolating a multiple duct injector The invention concerns the field of needleless syringe having an injector with several ducts. The problem that needs to be solved is the long term compatibility of the injector with the liquid active principle. For that purpose the syringe (1) comprises a cyl... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7135282 | Viral particles with exogenous internal epitopes The present invention relates to the expression of peptides on viral particles, and more particularly to the expression of peptides on the interior or the viral capsid. Methods are described for modifying viruses so that exogenous epitopes are expressed on the inter... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131961 | Needle-free injection system A needle-free injection device capable of delivering pressurized injections to an injection site. The device may include a barrier dispenser configured to provide a disposable piece of barrier material for each injection, so as to reduce risk of cross-contamination.... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7074210 | Universal protector cap with auto-disable features for needle-free injectors Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross-contamination of patients or injectors in which various components placed on the injector minimize or eliminate back splash contamination of the injector. ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074772 | Design principle for the construction of expression constructs for gene therapy The invention concerns an expressible nucleic acid construct, which contains only the sequence information necessary for expressing a gene for RNA or protein synthesis. Expression constructs of this type can be used in gene therapy and genetic vaccination and avoid ... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7056741 | Surface transfection and expression procedure The present invention relates to a method of transfecting cells comprising applying cells directly onto nucleic acids which are immobilized in transfection complexes on a surface and which transfect the cells. Preferably, the nucleic acids are immobilized in an arra... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7025757 | Syringe loading devices for use with syringes and medical injectors A syringe loading/filling device (or “syringe loader”) includes a syringe mounting mechanism adapted to cooperate with an attachment mechanism of a syringe to attach the syringe to the syringe loader and a drive member adapted to impart motion to the syringe plu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022320 | immunization Recombinant nucleic acid molecules are described. The molecules have a sequence or sequences encoding at least two M. tuberculosis antigens. Vectors and compositions containing these molecules are also described. In addition, compositions containing a cocktai... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6974446 | Storage container comprising a dosing means for dispensing an injectable product to an injection device in doses A combination of a storage container for an injectable product and a needleless injection device for injecting the product, wherein an adapter is used to establish a fluid connection between the storage container and the injection device, wherein the storage contain... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6952801 | Book assembly process and apparatus for variable imaging system The present invention is useful for assembling a book. The inventive method includes the steps of specifying pagination information including an indication of whether a page is to be selectively included in the book, determining whether the page is to be assembled i... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6942168 | Spray nozzle suitable for use in hot corrosive environments and method of use A spray nozzle for spraying a fluid and suitable for use in hot corrosive environments is disclosed, comprising a single piece body comprising a top and a bottom disposed opposite the top where the bottom further comprises a connector; a channel disposed about an ou... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6939323 | Needleless injector An injector includes a housing having a chamber for holding a liquid formulation of an active principle to be injected into a biological body and an output port in fluid communication with the chamber through which the liquid formulation is injected. A piston is pos... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902933 | Surface transfection and expression procedure The present invention relates to a method of transfecting cells comprising applying cells directly onto nucleic acids which are immobilized in transfection complexes on a surface and which transfect the cells. Preferably, the nucleic acids are immobilized in an arra... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6802826 | Universal anti-infectious protector for needleless injectors Disclosed is a medical device used to prevent the cross contamination of patients or injectors. ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6752781 | Durable hypodermic jet injector apparatus and method A gas-powered, durable, needle-less hypodermic jet injection device (10, 210) includes a hand-held injector (12, 212) which receives into an injection cylinder a volume of liquid medication to be injected in the form of a high velocity jet capable of p... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6716190 | Device and methods for the delivery and injection of therapeutic and diagnostic agents to a target site within a body The present invention relates to a system for delivering and injecting an agent into a target site within the body without penetrating the tissue of the target site with anything other than the agent. The system comprises a nozzle assembly and a propulsion mechanism... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6613011 | Gas-pressured engine with valve An engine with a valve suitable for containing compressed gas and expelling the same upon opening of the valve is provided. Upon application of sufficient force to an element of the valve, the compressed gas is released from the engine. In one embodiment,... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6302855 | Medical apparatus for use by a patient for medical self treatment of diabetes The invention relates to an apparatus for self-treatment of diabetes. The apparatus is particularly advantageous by comprising a plurality of devices each of which has its own dedicated function corresponding to a number of acts which a diabetic must perf... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6231540 | Injection member An injection member for a jet spray injection device through which device a dose of medicine is administered for subcutaneous or intramuscular injection has a jet nozzle designed as a skin-penetrating member having a length of 0.05-0.3 mm enabling it just... | 05/15/2001 |
| 5954689 | Jet injector An injector comprising a changeable cylinder ampoule (2) containing medicine for a number of injections into which ampoule a piston (4) is pressed by a piston rod (9) driven by a drive mechanism to dispense a dose of medicine through a nozzle (5) as a hig... | 09/21/1999 |
| 5865796 | Gas driven gene delivery instrument A gas driven apparatus for accelerating particles coated with a genetic material into a target comprises a reservoir for releasably retaining a gas at a sufficiently high pressure to detach the particles from the surface of a sample cartridge and to carry... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5584807 | Gas driven gene delivery instrument A gas driven apparatus for accelerating particles coated with a genetic material into a target comprises a reservoir for releasably retaining a gas at a sufficiently high pressure to detach the particles from the surface of a sample cartridge and to carry... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5569190 | Hypodermic fluid dispenser A hypodermic fluid dispenser and a collapsible body for the hypodermic fluid, with a hypodermic needle injecting the fluid once sufficient pressure is applied to collapse the body. There is also disclosed an electrical hypodermic fluid dispenser having a ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5505697 | Electrically powered jet injector An electrically powered jet injector impacts a plunger driver against a plunger to generate a high initial pressure pulse, for piercing the skin. The plunger driver then continues to generate a lower delivery pressure until the injection is completed. A m... | 04/09/1996 |
| 5318522 | Hypodermic fluid dispenser A hypodermic fluid dispenser and collapsible cartridges having fluid-holding chambers therefor includes an insertor device for moving the cartridges into the dispenser, a resilient device for collapsing the cartridges, a motor energizing the resilient dev... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5256142 | Injector administering subcutaneous injections without a needle and with a one-shot cap Injector administering subcutaneous injections without a needle and with a one-shot cap. The injector (11) includes an injection head (16), a chamber (27) to contain medicament which cooperates with a piston (28), an outlet aperture (15) for the medicamen... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5080648 | Hypodermic fluid dispenser Needle and high velocity jet hypodermic injectors employ a tubular liquid chamber, a suitable output port i.e., a needle or a jet port, and corresponding means for applying pressure to collapse the liquid chamber. The needle injector includes a needle sheath w... | 01/14/1992 |
