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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438699 | Quick priming connectors for blood circuit A connector system is provided for use in priming a fluid circuit. The system includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is configured to couple with one end of a conduit. The first connector has a gas permeable membrane, a main lumen ext... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435246 | System and device for removing pharmaceutical products A system for removing or transferring a pharmaceutical product from a reservoir including an ampoule with a moveable piston therein and an adaptor which includes, generally along a longitudinal axis, a reservoir connector and an ampoule connector for coupling to the... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7425208 | Needle assembly facilitating complete removal or nearly complete removal of a composition from a container A needle assembly structured to facilitate substantially complete removal, if not the complete removal, of a pharmaceutical or other composition from a vial or like container. The needle assembly comprises a delivery needle having an elongated first portion of suffi... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7396051 | Swabable fluid connectors and fluid connector pairs A first fluid connector is provided for selective interconnection to and fluid transfer with a second fluid connector. The first connector comprises a fluid passageway, an internal member and an outer collar supportably disposed about the internal member for selecti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7390321 | Connection having laminar flow for the delivery of a substance In one embodiment, a method includes puncturing, with a piercing element of a hollow connector, an opening of a membrane that encloses the hollow connector in a gas that is essentially sterile. The puncturing of the opening of the membrane generates a laminar flow o... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7350669 | Closure device for flexible pouches The present invention relates to a sterile closure device that is particularly suited for flexible containers, or pouches, that contain medical fluids. The sterile closure device provides a port for a conventional spike set to puncture in order to attach a patient f... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350764 | Self-sealing male connector A self-sealing male connector having a body, a resilient boot mounted over the body, and a male thread hub. The body is formed with an elongate post that extends to the distal end. The body includes a fluid flow lumen extending from its proximal end to its distal en... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7261698 | Transfer needle safety apparatus A transfer needle safety apparatus including a guide port adapted to fit a variety of body fluid receptacle sizes. A sleeve substantially fills the cavity inside a needle shield. The sleeve includes a robust external lead-in structure for aligning/assembling and cen... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252308 | Connector device for the sterile connection of tubes A connector for forming a sterile connection between two tubes, comprising first and second parts which comprise connectable conduits and which can mate, first and second covers which can be removed from the so-mated parts to expose connectable ends of the first and... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244249 | Needle-free medical connector with expandable valve mechanism and method of fluid flow control A needle-free medical connector includes a housing with a first port and a second port. The connector also includes a piston element defining a fluid passageway between the first and second ports. The piston element is movable between flow and non-flow positions. Th... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7240926 | Fluid connector for medical use and uses thereof A fluid connector, for use in the medical field, has a tubular male socket and a tubular female socket. Each socket includes a fitting end for an end piece and a nesting end. The female socket has external notches for axially retaining a locking collar which is fixe... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7223262 | Connector, container with such a connector and fluid preparation device with a mating connector for such a container The invention relates to the field of connectors for connecting a container with a fluid preparation device for preparing a fluid, in particular a container with a concentrate for the preparation of dialysis fluid. In order to simplify the handling during both the m... | 05/29/2007 |
| RE39499 | Catheter connector Compressible lock washers for use in catheter connectors. One such lock washer (60) includes a support ring (62) and tube engagement flanges (64) extending centrally therefrom, oblique to the ring and each extending from the same side thereof. T... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175615 | Intravenous drug access system An intravenous drug access system. In one embodiment of the invention, the drug access system includes an IV bag having an inlet port and outlet port, whereby the inlet port is a female luer integral therewith. The integral female luer fitting may be fitted with a s... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7153296 | Releasable tubing connector A releasable tubing connector including a male part that can be selectively fastened to a female part. The male and female parts are provided with internal valve assemblies that cooperate with one another to permit fluid to flow through the tubing connector. When th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7140592 | Self-sealing male Luer connector with biased valve plug A self-sealing male Luer connector for connection with a female Luer connector. The male Luer connector includes a housing having a distally-projecting tubular male body and a surrounding cuff interconnected by a proximal wall in which is formed at least one activat... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137974 | Sterile connector A sterile to sterile connection device comprising a connector and one or more coupling devices. The connector has body portion which has two openings sealed from the environment so as to form a sterile environment within the connector. At least one of the openings b... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7118559 | Body fluid collection apparatus A surgical fluid collection apparatus includes a housing member defining an internal chamber for collection of body fluids and a holder member releasably couplable to the housing member. The holder member includes an internal penetrating member defining an internal ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7115114 | Medical device having releasable retainer A medical device having a releasable retaining includes needle cannula connected to a hub having an open proximal end with a frusto-conically shaped cavity therein. The cavity is part of a passageway through the hub which is in fluid communication with the lumen of ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104520 | Needle free medical connector with expanded valve mechanism and method of fluid flow control A needle free medical connector includes a housing with a first port and a second port. The connector also includes a piston element defining a fluid passageway between the first and second ports. The piston element is movable between flow and non-flow positions. Th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097209 | Sterile coupling Sterile coupling comprising a male and a female connector, each provided with a membrane device comprising a membrane surface covered with an adhesive at the exterior surface. When the connectors are brought into operation, the adhesive surface are contacted to form... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090191 | Connector assembly A connector or a connector assembly comprises a fitting, a resilient sealing member, a plurality of protrusions, and a removable stripout layer. The fitting includes a socket. The protrusions extend from the fitting and are connectable to a mating connector. The res... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087047 | Predonation blood sampling apparatus This invention discloses a donor blood donation and sampling system including a donor needle adapted for drawing blood from a body, a blood collection bag coupled to a blood collection conduit which is coupled to the donor needle, a blood sampling conduit also coupl... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083605 | Connector system for sterile connection A connector system for sterile connection includes a male type patient side connector having a tube connecting portion at a rear end portion thereof, a protective cap for the patient side connector, an inner cap held in the protective cap and including a ring-shaped... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7070579 | Device used to connect an external ventricular drainage catheter A luer connector is described that is angled away from the patient's scalp in the direction of the drip assembly line. In the preferred embodiment, the luer connector has a female luer connector that mates with a male luer connector on the drip assembly line. The lu... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7044941 | Method and apparatus for collecting blood samples prior to a blood collection procedure A holder for receiving a sampling tube of a blood sampling system is disclosed. The holder has an interior pocket which can be conformed from a closed position to an open position for receiving the sampling tube. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044937 | Universal modular surgical applicator systems A modular system is described for construction of fluid applicators for open or endoscopic surgery from modular components. Lengths of tubing of various lengths, and devices to be carried by said tubing, are pre-fitted with standard adapters to mate with each other,... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037302 | Positive flow needleless connector The positive flow needleless connector has a cannula slideably mounted within a tubular housing. A sleeve-like septum seals the cannula from an outside environment while also sealing an internal chamber of the cannula from a flow path in a male luer housing. Movemen... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033339 | Self sealing luer receiving stopcock An improved luer lock receiving septum having a configuration which provides rapid and tight resealing and yet allows penetration of the septum by the luer tip with a low penetration force. The elongated septum includes an upper portion of enlarged diameter having a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025754 | Drug containment system A container closure device for facilitating withdrawal of a liquid from a collapsible sealed packet is disclosed. The device includes a needle guide and a septum retainer wherein the needle guide is fixable to an outer face of the packet and the septum retainer is f... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025389 | Method and device for transferring fluid A method and device for facilitating fluid communication between a sealed container having an access port and at least one fluid passageway. The device includes a connector provided with a body that defines a fluid passageway between first and second ends of the bod... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7014169 | Anti-drawback medical valve A medical valve has a translating member that enlarges the volume of the interior of the valve when the valve is in an open mode (permitting fluid flow), and decreases the volume of the interior when the valve is in a closed mode (preventing fluid flow). This varyin... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6997916 | Fluid transfer holder assembly and a method of fluid transfer A fluid transfer system has a holder that is made of a cylindrical member having a closed end and an open end. The closed end has fitted thereto a luer and a cannula that extends into the interior of the holder. The holder has a distal portion that has a first cross... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997917 | Table top drug dispensing vial access adapter A vial having a V-shaped bottom to minimize the amount of medical fluid left in the vial at the end of the fluid withdrawal process. The vial is equipped with a vial access adapter having a fluid withdrawal spike which extends into the V-shaped bottom. The vial acce... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994699 | Port, a container and a method for accessing a port A port, a container and a method for accessing a port for injecting or withdrawing a liquid from the container are provided. The port may allow for the administration of, for example, a drug, to a patient and may be located on the container. The port has a septum ha... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6991215 | Valve for use with a syringe and which prevents backflow A one-way valve assembly can be fitted to the end of a syringe to allow fluid to flow from the syringe and into a body cavity but to prevent backflow. The valve assembly is opened by insertion of the luer tip of the syringe into the assembly inlet. The valve has an ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974447 | High gas barrier receptacle and closure assembly The present invention provides a receptacle for a therapeutic fluid susceptible to deterioration on exposure to a gas such as oxygen or carbon dioxide. The receptacle has walls of sheet material each including at least one layer forming a barrier essentially imperme... | 12/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6971630 | Needle free medical connector with expanded valve mechanism and method of fluid flow control A needle free medical connector includes a housing with a first port and a second port. The connector also includes a piston element defining a fluid passageway between the first and second ports. The piston element is movable between flow and non-flow positions. Th... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6921391 | Fluid infusion device with retractable needle An infusion device is provided for use with an intravenous catheter connected to a primary fluid supply. A Y site (92) is in fluid communication with the catheter (90). The infusion device is releasably connectable with the Y site (92) to connec... | 07/26/2005 |
