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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4850997 | Spray vaccinator apparatus A spray vaccination apparatus using a positive-displacement peristaltic pump to deliver vaccinating liquid to the spray nozzles. The vaccinating liquid is contained in a plastic bag similar to an IV bag, and a flexible plastic tube extends from the bag to... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4840620 | Portable pump for infusing medicine into a living body A portable infusion pump for delivering medicine to a living body has a roller pump for infusing solutions by use of a motor, a driving circuit for driving the motor in response to a control signal, and a flow rate control for generating the control signa... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4838884 | Method of using a surgical repair mesh A mesh or fabric, having zero to variable stretch, is made from absorbable or partially absorbable fibers. The mesh or fabric can be either knitted or woven. The fabric is useful in surgical repair.... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4838872 | Blood collection device An autotransfusion device for a chest drainage unit is provided that includes a collapsible blood collection and reinfusion bag assembly that includes a collapsible bag with pliable walls and stiffener members, and a holder which receives the assembly. Th... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4820270 | Balloon catheter and process for the manufacture thereof The present invention relates to catheters and like devices for passage into a body cavity. In the invention the device has a stem portion comprising at least a first tube disposed within a second tube, the tubes being joined at one pair of ends by a flex... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4817599 | To and fro washing system and method An autoclavable to and fro washing system and method of operation for use in extracapsular cataract surgery with and without infusion. A hand-held, motorized pump unit includes a reversing peristaltic pump for moving an IV solution back and forth through ... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4816016 | Subcutaneous infusion reservoir and pump system A totally subcutaneously implantable infusion reservoir and pump system includes a variable capacity reservoir for receiving and storing fluid medication for delivery to a catheter which directs the medication to a specific infusion location in the body. ... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4815465 | Dissector device A dissector device to be incorporated into the anvil-jaw of a ligation and division stapler to facilitate its use. Such device is inserted with ease through a relatively small opening in the neighboring tissues of the blood vessels to be ligated and divid... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4813939 | Winged infusion apparatus for patient implantable access ports There is disclosed a winged infusion apparatus for use with patient implantable access ports. Essentially, the apparatus includes a composite disc housing which is circular in configuration and has integrally formed therewith two winged sections which ove... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4808163 | Percutaneous venous cannula for cardiopulmonary bypass A cardiovascular catheter for use particularly in situations requiring varying forms of cardiopulmonary bypass. The catheter which can be introduced percutaneously has an expandable section in proximity to drainage inlets. In one form of the invention the... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4808160 | Nasal cannula apparatus A nasal cannula apparatus supported by a headband is disclosed for use by sleeping and by those desiring a comfortable arrangement. A pair of cannula tubes, having a connection to a supply of the gas to be administered, is led to a cannula junction suppor... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4802478 | Medical staple and removal method A method for bending a staple closed in living tissue so that its pointed ends pierce the tissue, and for subsequently opening the staple by bending the central portion of the staple to generally a U-shape so that the staple end portions retract from the ... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4801297 | Catheter having slit tip The present catheter employee a series of axial slits adjacent to its tip. The slits act to increase the flexibility of the catheter adjacent the tip thereby providing pressure relief in the event of blockage of the lumen at the tip. In addition, by formi... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4795428 | Therapeutic suction device A therapeutic suction device includes an operating vacuum chamber connected to a motor operated pump to create a vacuum pressure therein and a pressure controlling means to maintain a predetermined pressure in the vacuum chamber. The vacuum pressure in th... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4793350 | Liquid filled low profile dilatation catheter Low profile dilatation catheter having an elongate flexible tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. An inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal extremity of the elongate flexible tubular membe... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4793346 | Process and apparatus for harvesting vein A section of a vein to be used for example in aorto-coronary bypass surgery, is harvested by making two incisions severing the vein at opposite ends of the section to be removed. A plastic guide is inserted in one incision, passed through the length of th... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4790831 | Torque-control catheter A catheter includes an elongated tube having a size and shape adapted to be inserted into the cardiovascular system that is composed of a material having a modulus of elasticity providing stiffness to enhance catheter torque control, and a sheath coaxiall... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4787384 | Animal marker implanting system A system for implanting a solid marker in an animal is provided. The apparatus includes a hollow tube having an entrance and an exit opening. A support is provided for supporting a hollow tube. A plunger is slideably disposed between a first position and ... | 11/29/1988 |
| 4785810 | Intraocular lens folding and insertion apparatus A lens folding and insertion apparatus for use in insertion of an intraocular lens through an incision in an eye. The lens folding and insertion apparatus includes a lens folding jaw arrangement having a first trough shaped jaw and a second rod shaped jaw... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4784637 | Aseptic irrigation syringe A flow control apparatus for providing selective fluid communication with physiological organs includes a nozzle structure for multiple conduits, a syringe having a fluid chamber for containing and discharging fluids in communication with the nozzle struc... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4784577 | Pump pressure sensor A back pressure sensor comprising a flexible beam having a pivot end with a pivot pin and a drive connector end with a means for engaging a pump drive. A pump actuator is connected to the flexible beam at a position intermediate the ends and connects with... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4782834 | Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacturing the same Dual lumen dilatation catheter and method of manufacture in which the catheter shaft is formed in a plurality of sections of different stiffness to provide optimum strength and flexibility at different points along the length of the catheter.... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4781187 | Method and implant for refractive keratoplasty A method and implant for refractive keratoplasty or improved radial keratotomy. The improved radial keratotomy comprising making a plurality of radial corneal incisions in accordance with prior practices to correct the detected impaired vision. A piece of... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4781704 | Feeding tube assembly with collapsible outlet connector An enhanced non-occluding feeding assembly for the administration or aspiration of fluids to a patient comprising a tube having an enlarged, resilient bolus near its distal end to which a weighted tip is connected is provided. The bolus defines an opening... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4779614 | Magnetically suspended rotor axial flow blood pump An implantable axial flow blood pump maximizes the blood flow while minimizing the dimensions of the pump. By magnetically suspending a rotor of relatively small diameter coaxially in a cylindrical blood conduit of substantially larger inner diameter, an ... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4777947 | Endocervical curette An endoservical curette is disclosed which has a detachable tip portion which includes a scraper for removing tissue from the cervical canal and a well for retaining the tissue. The tip portion is secured to a shaft portion when in use to collect tissue a... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4776337 | Expandable intraluminal graft, and method and apparatus for implanting an expandable intraluminal graft An expandable intraluminal vascular graft is expanded within a blood vessel by an angioplasty balloon associated with a catheter to dilate and expand the lumen of a blood vessel. The graft may be a wire mesh tube, having a biologically inert coating there... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4775370 | Middle ear drum ventilation and drainage technique A ventilation and drainage tube for a child's ear drum having a preferably tapered lumen increasing toward the ear canal side of the tube for relieving middle ear pus and other pressure build-up and automatically washing out crusts and other plugging mate... | 10/04/1988 |
| 4771777 | Perfusion type balloon dilatation catheter, apparatus and method Perfusion-type balloon dilatation apparatus having a guiding catheter with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. A balloon dilatation catheter is disposed in the guiding catheter. The balloon dilatation catheter i... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772263 | Spring driven infusion pump An implantable infusion pump (20) for infusing drugs or other chemicals or solutions into the body. A flexible spring diaphragm (25) forms an outer back wall portion (26) of a housing (22) of the infusion pump (20). The spring diaphragm (25) applies subst... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771772 | Robotic implantable medical device and/or component restoration system In combination with a device adapted for at least partial implantation in a living body to perform a function with respect to that body such as introducing a material into the body, relieving the body of a material, monitoring a condition within the body,... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771776 | Dilatation catheter with angled balloon and method Angled balloon dilatation catheter having a flexible elongate tubular member with first and second lumens extending therethrough and with proximal and distal extremities. An angled balloon is carried by the distal extremity of the tubular member. The elon... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4772268 | Two lumen hemodialysis catheter A dual lumen hemodialysis catheter. The catheter includes a tube having a circular external cross section which is rotatably received within a fitting. The fitting may be attached to the patient by sutures or the like and rotatably mounts the tube of the ... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4771778 | Steerable low profile balloon dilatation catheter Steerable low profile dilatation catheter having a flexible elongate tubular member with proximal and distal extremities and with a flow passage extending therethrough. An adapter is secured to the proximal extremity of the tubular member. A separate ball... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770175 | Occlusive cuff An occlusive cuff which is useful for safety occluding blood flow into the digit of a human subject distal to the cuff for the duration of a surgical procedure. The cuff comprises: an inflatable, readily collapsible tube formed of thin, flexible and subst... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4769021 | Absorptive pads and method of making Inclusion of salt of non-toxic divalent magnesium cation in absorptive pads, e.g., catamenial tampons, inhibits production of toxic shock syndrome toxin-1 during use.... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769017 | Self-sealing infusion manifold and catheter connector An elastomeric member having one or more preformed, self-sealing slits and which and dilate at predetermined pressures to form a fluid flow path. In an undilated condition, reverse flow is prevented. In various embodiments, an elastomeric infusion manifold is ... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769027 | Delivery system Prills of pharmaceutically acceptable material are coated first with a water-permeable polymeric matrix containing a water-soluble pharmaceutically beneficial agent and then overcoated with a water-permeable film containing dispersed therein a water-solub... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769007 | Automatic shutting-off sealing and alarming device for dripping injection use Present disclosure relates to an automatic shutting-off and alarming device for dripping injection use, which comprises of a closed container, a buoyant cylinder, a ring magnet, a magnetically actuated contactor, and an alarming system. The ring magnet is... | 09/06/1988 |
| 4769006 | Hydrodynamically propelled pacing catheter A hydrodynamically propelled pacing catheter primarily intended for use in the placement of permanent pacemaker leads into the heart of a patient. The cephalic end of the catheter is constructed to define a plurality of nozzle orifices for the expulsion o... | 09/06/1988 |
