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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187255 | Medical devices having nanoporous coatings for controlled therapeutic agent delivery According to an aspect of the invention, medical devices are provided which include a substrate, at least one porous reservoir containing at least one therapeutic agent disposed over the substrate, at least one nanoporous layer disposed over the at least one porous ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177775 | Portable equipment for administration of fluids into tissues and tumors by convection enhanced delivery technique The present invention is directed to a device for a portable convection enhanced delivery system that allows administering liquids to specific locations within the body, especially tissues and tumors also allowing outsubject treatment. The application system compris... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8162924 | System, devices, and methods including actively-controllable superoxide water generating systems Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162923 | Disposable infusion device with automatic unlocking mechanism A wearable infusion device delivers a liquid medicant to a patient. The infusion device comprises a base that contacts a patient's skin and a reservoir arranged to be filled with a liquid medicant to be delivered beneath a patient's skin. The reservoir has an outlet... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8137338 | Tissue patches and related delivery systems and methods Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective lin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8128616 | System, method and implantable device for delivery of therapeutic substance A system and method for transitioning between therapeutic substances to be delivered at different flow rates to a patient. The first therapeutic substance is delivered to the patient at a known flow rate, a bridge duration equal to the known volume divided by the kn... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8114065 | Remote control of substance delivery system Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed i... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114064 | Infusion device with piston pump A disposable infusion device comprises a base, a cannula arranged to extend from the base to beneath the patient's skin to deliver a liquid medicament to the patient, and a source arranged to provide the cannula with a liquid medicament. The source comprises a pisto... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114066 | Display for an infusion delivery system The present disclosure generally relates to an infusion pump for dispensing medication. More specifically, the present disclosure relates to a display unit that can be pulled out by a user. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109920 | Medical or veterinary digestive tract utilization systems and methods Systems and methods are described for implementing or deploying medical or veterinary utility modules comprising a first module operable in a digestive or respiratory tract to engage a second module, optionally by a magnetic field. Alternatively or additionally, sys... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109921 | Operating a portable medical device Some embodiments of a portable medical device, such as an infusion pump, can receive an external reference signal (e.g., a radio, cellular and/or satellite signal) to provide an automatic time-setting and maintenance operation. In these circumstances, the medical de... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100888 | Capsulated medical equipment A capsulated body having a facility, which acquires biomedical information through endoscopic examination or the like, incorporated therein is inserted into a duct within a living body. Whether the capsulated body has halted for a certain period of time is detected ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096987 | Methods and apparatus for translating a continuous-delivery into a plurality of periodic bolus deliveries Methods and apparatus for translating a continuous-delivery delivery profile into a plurality of periodic bolus deliveries. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8066694 | Homeostatic insulin pump A permanently implanted insulin pump or combined insulin and glucagon pumps, controlled by a valve that expands and contracts due to osmosis as a result of changes in the blood sugar level. The valve is constructed from tissues harvested or grown from the patient's ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8062287 | Device for controlled release of chemical molecules The invention relates to a device comprising an ingestible capsule which measures at least one body parameter and starts a drug release program upon predefined changes in the body parameter. ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8034048 | Tissue patches and related delivery systems and methods A tissue patch for treatment of a lesion in an alimentary tract of a patient includes a tissue implant having a top surface and a bottom surface. The tissue patch also includes a substrate completely surrounding the tissue implant such that the substrate forms a fir... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8025658 | Adhesive patch systems and methods Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to patches for medical devices. In various embodiments, an adhesive patch of a medical device may have selective areas with adhesive material of varying adhesion strengths. In other embodiments, an adhesive p... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8021356 | Capsule medication administration system, medication administration method using capsule medication administration system, control method for capsule medication administration system This capsule medication administration system includes: a capsule type medical device which includes a drug retention section, a drug release section which releases a drug which is retained in the drug retention section, and a communication section which sends and r... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021357 | Body-insertable apparatus A body-insertable apparatus including a balloon for storing a medical fluid in a capsule-like casing, and an injection needle including an elastic membrane. The body-insertable apparatus discharges the medical fluid due to contraction of the balloon, applies a disch... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016817 | Device for controlling exposure of reservoir contents to surroundings Microchip devices are provided that include a substrate; a plurality of reservoirs in the substrate, each reservoir defining an internal volume; and a reservoir cap positioned on or in each of the reservoirs bounding the internal volume from an external environment,... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7988685 | Hydrogel compositions, devices, and microscale components The invention provides hydrogel compositions, components, and hydrogel-actuated or mediated devices, and methods for the incorporation of hydrogel microscale components in microscale devices and systems. The methods and devices result in active microvalves that are ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988686 | Device for the treatment of a medical fluid A device for the treatment of a medical fluid including a permanently installed fluid treatment machine and a cassette with fluid-carrying channels as well as an elastic matt placed between these two items. The matt channels are recessed in the elastic matt and are ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7981106 | Electronically-controlled device for release of drugs, proteins, and other organic or inorganic chemicals A device for drug release including a drug reservoir including a gate, wherein opening of the gate releases a drug stored in the drug reservoir, an electronic command and control (C & C) unit in communication with the gate that produces a gate bias voltage and time ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7967812 | Drug infusion system programmable in flex mode A drug infusion system capable of delivering a fluid medication to a patient under direction of a medical professional continually at a basal rate and at an interval rate in each of a plurality of time slots over a specified period of time. The total dose of the flu... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963956 | Portable equipment for administration of fluids into tissues and tumors by convection enhanced delivery technique The present invention is directed to a device for a portable convection enhanced delivery system that allows administering liquids to specific locations within the body, especially tissues and tumors also allowing outsubject treatment. The application system compris... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7951137 | Method and system for terminating an atrial arrhythmia A method and system is provided for responding, from internally within a patient, to an atrial arrhythmia in a heart including measuring from within the patient at least one electrocardiogram characteristic indicative of the atrial arrhythmia, and controlling from w... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7942867 | Remotely controlled substance delivery device Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed i... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7935105 | Data storage for an infusion pump system A pump system can include a pump device and a controller device removably attachable to the pump device. The controller device can be reusable, and one or more pump devices can be disconnected and reconnected to the controller device. As such, some pump usage data c... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7935104 | Systems and methods for sustained medical infusion and devices related thereto Embodiments of the invention are directed to systems, methods and devices for sustained medical infusion with controlled rate injection of a fluid into a body. Such a system may include a first separate reusable unit, a second separate depletable unit a third separa... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7931642 | Infusion pump comprising a computer for calculating the respective maximum permissible dosage Infusion pump for the delivery of a quantity of a medicament to the body of a patient determinable by means of an electronic control device, the pump being provided with a computer for calculating the maximum permitted administration quantity for each case as a func... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7931643 | Miniature pump for drug delivery A miniature drug delivery pump utilizes a shape memory Ni—Ti alloy. A flow restrictor is provided and the pump is refillable. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918843 | Controllable drug delivery device A controllable drug delivery device for delivering a liquid injectable drug, the device comprising a drug reservoir (22), a drug administration device (28), a displacement-generating battery (20), and a current-depletion circuit (85), whe... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7918842 | Medical device with controlled reservoir opening Implantable medical devices are provided for controlled release of drugs. In one embodiment, the device comprises a support structure; two or more discrete reservoirs provided in spaced positions across at least one surface of the support structure; and a release sy... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7901397 | Method for operating microchip reservoir device A method is provided for operating a device for the containment and controlled release or exposure of a chemical substance. The method includes (i) providing a device which includes a substrate having a plurality of reservoirs, at least one chemical substance stored... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896865 | Two-compartment reduced volume infusion pump An implantable infusion apparatus has a medication reservoir for storing a medication and a carrier reservoir for storing a carrier. The entire apparatus, including both reservoirs, is typically located in a housing made of stainless steel, titanium, or any other st... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892221 | Method of controlled drug delivery from implant device Reservoir-based medical devices are provided. In one embodiment, the medical device comprises a substrate; at least two discrete, microfabricated reservoirs provided in spaced positions across at least one surface of the substrate; discrete reservoir caps covering t... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883504 | Device for percutaneous absorption preparation The invention provides a device for a percutaneous absorption preparation, provided with a solution storage container which can exhibit good solution migration independently of the level of force. The device for a percutaneous absorption preparation comprises an ele... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7879025 | Fluid delivery system and flow control therefor A fluid delivery system having a closed-loop control process for delivering a medical fluid to a patient. A fluid infusion system includes a pump for delivering a fluid to a patient via an administration tube. A flow sensor associated with the administration tube pr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879026 | Controlled adjustment of medicine dispensation from an infusion pump device Some embodiments of an infusion pump system can incorporate an accelerometer or other motion sensor to detect the user's activity level. If the user's activity level indicates that he or she is exercising or otherwise at an elevated level, the infusion pump device c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875022 | Portable infusion pump and media player Some embodiments of a portable infusion pump system can be configured to deliver medicine (e.g., insulin or the like) to a user and to deliver media content to a user. The media content can include, for example, MP3 music and other audio/video data stored in a memor... | 01/25/2011 |
