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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083712 | Flat-hose assembly for wound drainage system A flat-hose assembly has a proximal end and a distal end adapted for use with a negative pressure wound drainage system. The flat-hose assembly comprises a top layer, a bottom layer, and a filter layer. The bottom layer forms an opening at the distal end of the flat... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8075516 | Portable breastpump A portable breast pump has a suction unit and a collecting unit which is connected to this suction unit via a flexible suction line. The collecting unit comprises a breast shield, a milk-receiving container and a coupling element which connects the breast shield to ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 7947010 | Composition and system for wound decontamination The present disclosure is directed to a cleansing solution and system for administering the cleansing solution to decontaminate a wound surface. A method and kit for decontaminating a wound surface is also provided. ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7875000 | Disposable breast cup set The invention relates to a disposable breast cup set which comprises a coupling element (2) to be coupled to a milk collection receptacle (1) and a breast cup connecting element (3) to be coupled to a breast cup funnel (5). The coupling e... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862536 | Combined nasal spray and aspirator device A combined nasal spray and aspirator device includes an air pump disposed within a housing and comprises a spray and aspirator assembly. The air pump, at which an air suction connector and an air discharge connector are disposed, is driven by a driving component to ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7351235 | Snivel removing device A snivel removing device includes a housing having a partition to form two chambers and an outlet port and an inlet port communicating with the chambers. One or more bladders are attached to the housing, and communicating with the chambers, and compressible and expa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341452 | Dental material container with porous flow through applicator A dental nozzle, cartridge, capsule or container having a porous or foam flow through applicator connected at the discharge end thereof; and having a body portion containing or receiving a low viscosity dental material. In one form, a displaceable plunger or piston ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7294138 | Nose pack method and apparatus A medical device and method for treating nose bleeds are provided. The device includes packing material interconnected to a flange member. The packing material is insertable into a nasal cavity, for absorbing blood and other body fluids. The flange member prevents t... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7288083 | Nasal-nasopharyngeal irrigating and cleansing system A nasal-nasopharyngeal irrigating and cleansing system including a cup with one or more assemblies that allow the flow and control of various irrigating, cleansing and medicinal liquids into the nasal passages. The construction of the cup provides sealing surfaces t... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7160273 | Suction pump The suction pump is essentially comprised of three separate pump parts, namely of a drive unit located inside a main casing (1), of a collecting reservoir (8) and of a valve block (6), which is arranged directly between the casing (1) and... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153294 | Surgical vacuum canister A vacuum canister for use in surgical or other applications. The vacuum canister of the invention includes a shell that defines an interior volume. An integral handle is provided to assist in manipulating the vacuum canister. The shell has an open top, a bottom surf... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144385 | Discharging implement for medical care For safely inserting a catheter into a chest cavity of a child or corpulent patient to be retained therein and for preventing atmospheric air from proceeding into the chest cavity during a removal of a penetrating needle, discharge equipment for medical procedures i... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7063688 | Portable battery operated aspirator A portable aspirator has a canister, a housing that removably receives the canister, and a rigid catheter directly connected to the canister. Preferably, the canister and the catheter are molded or otherwise formed in a one piece construction. An inlet port on the h... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7022101 | Method and apparatus for cleansing the colon The present invention is to provide a method for cleansing the colon of a patient, which comprises the steps of producing a lavage water at a temperature of 20-38° C. by an apparatus connected to a water resource; contacting an cleansing instrument of the apparatus... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018392 | Hemostatic system for body cavities Bleeding is controlled on an inner surface of a body cavity by inserting into the cavity an expandable balloon which is covered by a hemostatic shroud, expanding the balloon, and compressing the shroud against the site of bleeding. The balloon may be disposed around... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7018366 | Vacuum assisted relief system (VARS) VARS (Vacuum Assisted Relief System) is a aircrew bladder relief system that allows the pilot, whether male or female, to urinate in flight with comfort and convenience. There are three principle parts to the system, The pump, the garment, and the receiver. A pump a... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004339 | Infant feeding and storage system A breast milk feeding and storage system is provided. The system has a liner having an open end, a holder having an open end, and an adapter system. The liner open end and the adapter system are engageable with the holder open end to allow a user to selectively inse... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6997897 | Diaphragm pump and pump for double-breast pumping A motorized pump is disclosed that includes a flexible diaphragm fitting within a rigid member, a motor drive mechanism for drawing a puller member attached to the diaphragm away from the rigid member to create a space between the diaphragm and the rigid member and ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6939329 | Apparatus for holding and operating one or more syringes Apparatus for supporting a syringe (6, 10) includes a handle portion (2) and a cradle (4). A clip (14) is provided for connecting the plungers (8) of two or more syringes (6, 10), and two or more syringes (6, 10) are ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6939336 | Method and device for treating inter alia the cervix A non-invasive method for treating cells affected by at least one oncogenic virus is disclosed, comprising providing a substance comprising at least one of ozone, an ozone donor, oxygen and an oxygen donor; and subjecting the body tissue comprising the affected cell... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923799 | Subdural evacuating port system A subdural evacuating port system for removing subdural fluid accumulations in a manner that is minimally invasive and promotes decompression, expansion and recovery of the brain. The system includes a subdural evacuating port device including a tubular portion for ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921378 | Anti-reflux drainage devices and methods An anti-reflux drainage device includes an elongated member defining a lumen, and a valve disposed along the elongated member. The valve can include one or more lumens in fluid connection with the lumen of the elongated member, a socket, a shaft disposed in the sock... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6907879 | Agent delivery and aspiration device The methods and devices disclosed provides for the delivery of agents to an orifice cavity and subsequent aspiration of the agent and orifice contents from the orifice cavity and related areas. In one form, the delivery and aspiration system comprises an agent deliv... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6866994 | Noninvasive intraductal fluid diagnostic screen Disclosed is a method and apparatus for accomplishing a noninvasive screen for breast disease markers, including breast cancer markers and cytologically abnormal cells. Intraductal fluid is noninvasively aspirated using compression, heating and suction cycles. The r... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6712803 | Drug dispensing system A drug dispensing system for substantially preventing addictive use of drugs. The system has multiple dispensers each containing a drug such as nasal spray. The drug in at least one of the dispensers is diluted to a first pre-selected concentration level with a dilu... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6656149 | Expansible medical suction canister An expansible medical suction canister has an expansible chamber and a support. The chamber is expandable to an open position and compressible to a closed position. The chamber also has opposing first and second ends. The first and the second ends are spa... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648851 | Applicator having partial insertion cannula An applicator for administering a medication to an animal, particularly a mastitis treatment, is made up of an elongated syringe having an integral blunt-tipped cannula provided at one end thereof. The cannula has a first portion for partial insertion of ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6613010 | Modular gas-pressured needle-less injector A needle-less injector suitable for injecting fluid through a surface includes a housing, a driver, an engine and a trigger. The housing contains a fluid and the engine contains a compressed gas. Upon application of sufficient force to the trigger, the co... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6595949 | Automatic mucus removal device An automatic mucus removal device for extracting mucus from a nasal cavity includes a transportable housing which encases a compact vacuum source connected to a power source, and to which a disposable mucus trap member is removably attached. The housing i... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6520931 | Medical instrument A medical instrument includes a case formed with a receiving space, a motor mounted in the case as a driving source which is driven by a battery, a power transmission element for converting a rotational motion of the motor to a linear motion, a pressure e... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517511 | Cleansable multi-purpose nasal discharge aspirator A cleansable multi-purpose nasal discharge aspirator is easily cleanable by constructing its housing hermetical and water tight so that the aspirator is submergible for washing its inner pressure chamber. Its multi-purpose effect is carried out by replaci... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6500158 | Method of inducing negative pressure in the urinary collecting system and apparatus therefor This invention concerns a method of improving kidney function, whereby a negative pressure is induced in the kidney. One embodiment useful in this regard comprises a balloon catheter having at least one lumen therethrough where the proximal end of the lum... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500143 | Breast pump This invention relates to a breast pump which can perform the automatic suction with the following advantages: 1) a breast-milking mother can stop the operation of breast pump immediately, when her breast site feels painful through continual suction, 2) t... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494859 | Methods using pressure to obtain fluids and cellular material from breast ducts Methods, kits, and apparatus for obtaining cellular, chemical, and other materials from breast ducts are described. A single milk duct is accessed and washed with a washing fluid to obtain marker materials from the lining the duct. The washing fluid is th... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6394996 | System for aspirating and irrigating tract wounds An improved suction and irrigation system for debriding a tract wound includes a suction and irrigation handpiece and a dual lumen suction and irrigation tip that is removably connectible to the handpiece. The tip has a flexible shaft and a connector for ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6383163 | Electric breast pump designed to simulate infant suckling An electric breast pump utilizes an electric motor to drive a piston vacuum pump to draw a negative pressure or suction up to 250 mm Hg at a flexible collapsible breast cup. The suction cycles between the set maximum and atmospheric under the control of a... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6325789 | Device and method for sealing puncture wounds A device is proposed for inserting hemostatic material through a tissue channel and against the outside wall of a blood vessel of a patient, wherein the blood vessel wall has a puncture therein adjacent the tissue channel. The device includes a charge of ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6241705 | Nasal irrigator A nasal irrigator mainly includes a saline container having an upward inclined bottom conduit, a lower cap connected to a free end of the conduit, and a plug fitted around a front tube portion of the lower cap for extending into a patient's nostril. The t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6210360 | Fluid displacement pumps A fluid displacement pump includes a rigid hollow body having a first open end, a flexible partition disposed within the hollow body adjacent the first open end to create a variable volume fluid chamber between the partition and the hollow body, and an ac... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6135980 | Mucus suction device A mucus suction device includes a pump housing, collection vessel connected to the pump housing, and a fluid conduit connected to the vessel and adapted for placement in a nostril. The pump housing, vessel, and conduit together define an air path. The pum... | 10/24/2000 |
