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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133198 | Medical fluid injector having a thermo-mechanical drive A medical fluid injector and methods for operation thereof. In certain embodiments, the medical fluid injector includes a medium that is expandable and contractible in response to a thermal gradient, a thermal device coupled to the medium, and a syringe interface co... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7789854 | Medical treatment kit and methods of use thereof A medical treatment kit and methods of use thereof is provided. The kit includes a container, two or more chambers within the container, an antiseptic agent disposed in one of the chambers, a cleansing agent disposed in a separate chamber and an applicator. The agen... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7749191 | Device and method for drug delivery Devices and methods of delivering a known quantity of a substance are provided. In particular, a substance delivery device is provided having a cartridge containing a known amount of the substance that is removably attachable to a pressure source such that substanti... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7686782 | Multi-chamber ampoule with bypass and piston seal A multi-chamber ampoule including a housing with a longitudinal axis, at least one bypass operably associated with the housing, at least one front and one rear piston both of which can engage with the housing in a sealing manner outside the vicinity of the bypass an... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7404820 | Method and device for filtering body fluid Medical devices for filtering fluids flowing through a lumen and a method of forming medical devices. The devices can be used in vascular channels, urinary tracts, biliary ducts and the like, and filter emboli and other debris generated at a treatment site. ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402150 | Injection device Disclosed is an injection device for properly dissolving pharmaceutical agents contained in a two-compartment syringe having slidable front and rear walls, and then performing portionwise multiple injections. The injection device comprises a front casing designed to... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7361164 | Multi-outlet medical dispensing device A medical delivery device comprising an elongate body having a plunger slidably and sealingly engaged to form a cavity to receive fluid materials and a first outlet disposed at an end of said body and has a male luer end portion and a valve assembly is disposed with... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357791 | Device for administering an injectable product The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit includin... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7347850 | Adhesion barriers applicable by minimally invasive surgery and methods of use thereof Biocompatible crosslinked polymers, and methods for their preparation and use with minimally invasive surgery applicators are disclosed. The disclosure includes compositions and methods for in situ formation of hydrogels using minimally invasive surgical techniques.... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7311692 | Two-chamber-type pre-filled syringe A dual-chamber type prefilled syringe comprises a cylindrical body within which a front plug member, a middle plug member and an end plug member are hermetically fitted to form a first chamber and a second chamber. The cylindrical body has an inner surface formed wi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303328 | Disposable cartridge for mixing exothermic or endothermic reaction substances, and relative cartridge-support assembly The cartridge has two compartments normally for containing two substances of the mixture, which are separated by a preferential break member; one of the two compartments contains a liquid solvent, and is fitted with a bellows having an intake valve and for producing... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7217253 | Sequential impulse/delivery fluid medicament injector A device and two-step sequential method for providing medication for injection and infusion by a jet injector includes a cassette which connects an injector system to a reservoir. The cassette forms a fluid pathway at an interface of a cassette lower body and a cass... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207970 | Displaceable-plug-containing filling/discharging port and medical container having the same A filling/discharge port 10 which includes a port cap 20, a plug 40 which is slidably fitted in the inside of the port cap 20, and a plug cap 50 which is removably fitted to the tip of the plug 40 is provided for use in a li... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7195011 | Convertible fluid feed system with comformable reservoir and methods A feed system for an aerosolizer utilizes an ampoule containing a liquid and includes a housing having an ampoule region into which the ampoule is held, and a liquid receiving region that is adapted to receive liquid dispensed from the ampoule. An interface is used ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182748 | Syringe and capsule therefor A syringe, for use in the delivery of a dose of a therapeutic agent entrained within a pressurized fluid flow, includes an upstream portion, an intermediate portion, a downstream portion, and an actuator mechanism for initiating a flow of the fluid through the syrin... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172598 | Force specific impacting device An impacting device includes a hollow body and a movable member. The hollow body includes an inner chamber having an interior surface, the interior surface including at least one interference member extending radially inward therefrom. The hollow body also includes ... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144382 | Device for treating a fluid-like sample such as a whole blood, with treatment fluid, use of such a device and kit containing such a device A device for treating a fluid-like sample, in particular whole blood, with treatment fluid. The device comprises a tubular container with a first piston and a second piston, with a piston gap between them in which the treatment fluid is located in the initial positi... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7128728 | Device for administering an injectable product The invention provides a injection device for administering an injectable product, including a base section adapted to receive a container from which a product dose is dispensed through a needle by displacement of a piston in the container, and a drive unit includin... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7101354 | Mixing syringe with and without flush A displaceable valved stopper is disclosed which partitions a conventional syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, mixing syringe assembly. Also the valved stopper and a valve assembly are disclosed for use in a single conventional syri... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7100600 | Fluid filled ampoules and methods for their use in aerosolizers A fluid filled ampoule comprises an ampoule body having a top end, a bottom end and a sealed interior containing a liquid. A top tab is coupled to the top end and is removable to create a drain vent in the top end. A bottom tab is coupled to the bottom end and is re... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089934 | Delivery of oral drugs Disclosed is a system for delivery of a drug comprising a multiple unit dosing device comprising a housing and an actuator, said device containing multiple doses of multiparticulates comprising drug particles, said device upon actuation delivering a unit dose of sai... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083590 | Multiple material dispensing A device suitable for use as an intra vaginal device or as a bolus where, after initiation, a member (usually a plunger) moves with a known movement characteristic and is involved in the stagger release of multiple materials. That moving member is used to time the d... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077827 | Syringe for sequential delivery of different fluids A syringe for sequentially administering different fluids includes a floating piston which separates the syringe into a first portion for receiving a first fluid to be administered and a second portion for receiving a second fluid to be administered. The floating pi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048720 | Multi-chamber, sequential dose dispensing syringe A valve assembly is disclosed which partitions a conventional syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, sequentially dispensing syringe apparatus. Incorporated in the valve assembly is a valved stopper having a valve (e.g. a slit valve) a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7032590 | Fluid filled ampoules and methods for their use in aerosolizers A fluid filled ampoule comprises an ampoule body having a top end, a bottom end and a sealed interior containing a liquid. A top tab is coupled to the top end and is removable to create a drain vent in the top end. A bottom tab is coupled to the bottom end and is re... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7018089 | Apparatus and methods for mixing two components The apparatus for production of mixtures from two components has a container for each and devices to combine the components in the mixing space and for extrusion of the mixture. The powdered component (4) is situated in the lower part of the inner space (2... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7011234 | Device for dispensing combined doses of fluid product A fluid dispenser device comprising a body (1), dispensing means (30) for dispensing the fluid, a first reservoir (10) containing a first fluid and a second reservoir (20) containing a second fluid, the first and second fluids being to be... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7011650 | Multiple-dose syringe with collapsible container A multiple-dose syringe including a barrel with a closed end and an open end, the closed end having an injection port that may be adapted to receive a needle, or that may be adapted to engage a commercially available needle-less system for fluidly connecting a syrin... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001362 | Syringe for visco-elastic solutions A device for dispensing viscoelastic solutions, said device consisting of a syringe (1) which contains at least two viscoelastic solutions (V1, V2) having different properties, said solutions (V1, V2) being dispensed in succession,... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997910 | Multi-chamber, sequential dose dispensing syringe A valve assembly is disclosed which effectively partitions a syringe into proximal and distal chambers to provide a multi-chamber, sequentially dispensing syringe apparatus. The valve assembly may be effectively used with a variety of standard, currently available c... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997357 | Discharge device for at least one medium A discharge device for at least one medium has at least two media reservoir sections positioned rigidly relative to one another and which pass into one another in their interior through a step shoulder. The reservoir sections are formed by two separate hollow bodies... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6981963 | Pre-filled safety diluent injector A safety needle-bearing device for mixing and injecting medication from a two-chambered cartridge is provided. The device includes a needle that extends through the forward end of a barrel. A two-chambered cartridge is attached to the barrel and contains components ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6960184 | Injection devices Injection devices, such as needleless injection devices, and methods of making the using the same are disclosed. ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6953445 | Wet/dry automatic injector assembly The present invention is directed to an automatic injection device containing a pre-loaded charge of medicament for automatically self-administering the medicament upon actuation thereof. The automatic injection device includes a housing assembly having an interior ... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6948491 | Convertible fluid feed system with comformable reservoir and methods A feed system for an aerosolizer utilizes an ampoule containing a liquid and includes a housing having an ampoule region into which the ampoule is held, and a liquid receiving region that is adapted to receive liquid dispensed from the ampoule. An interface is used ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6932791 | Single dose delivery device A microinjection system comprises a device for housing dried forms of medical reagents, such as vaccines, hormones, etc. in single doses. Within a single chamber, a dry reagent bed is provided adjacent a compression component that keeps the bed compacted. In operati... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917828 | Automatic injection device An automatic injection device has piston holders holding cylinder pistons and plural systems of heads having a drive mechanism for moving the piston holders forward and backward so that the device can hold a plurality of syringes and operates injection or suction in... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6911021 | Safety syringe for taking blood A safety syringe for taking blood has a hollow barrel, a seal, a tube and a needle hub. The hollow barrel has an outside surface, a proximal open end and a distal closed end. The seal with an inner needle is mounted inside the hollow barrel. The tube has a proximal ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6912417 | Method and apparatus for delivery of therapeutic agents Methods and apparatus for the reproducible, consistent and efficacious delivery of a therapeutic agent to a patient. The invention comprises means for the controlled administration of the therapeutic agent through an orifice to the patient, a plurality of penetratin... | 06/28/2005 |