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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6461336 | Cardiological medical equipment An angioplastic device used for treating the areas surrounding bifurcated vessels. The device has an elongated and relatively flexible tubular guiding catheter assembly that slidably houses a guide positioning assembly therein. The elongated tubular guidi... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6436070 | Catheter insertion device with retractable needle A non-reusable needle-bearing safety medical device is provided. The device is operable for inserting an intravenous catheter into a patient. The device includes a needle for piercing the patient's skin and guiding the catheter into the vein of the patien... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432092 | Tissue mapping injection device A tissue mapping injection device suitable for use during a lymphatic breast mapping procedure is provided. The device includes a housing having an elongated body portion extending distally therefrom. A plunger is slidably positioned within the housing. A... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6325777 | Low profile catheter valve and inflation adaptor Disclosed herein is a low profile catheter valve comprising a movable sealer portion positioned within the inflation lumen of a catheter. The sealer portion forms a fluid tight seal with the inflation lumen by firmly contacting the entire circumference of... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322548 | Delivery catheter system for heart chamber A delivery catheter system for delivering a substance delivery member into a patient's left ventricle which includes a first delivery catheter with a shaped distal extremity configured to be aligned with or parallel to a longitudinal axis or long dimensio... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6312414 | Blood-gas separation device A blood suction apparatus for aspirating blood from a patient is developed as a one-hand held instrument having a handgrip. A centrifuge chamber, shaped to narrow from its tangentially directed top blood inlet to its bottom blood outlet end, like a funnel... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302866 | Catheter head for subcutaneous administration of an substance The present invention provides a catheter head including a cannula housing, a needle holder connectable to the cannula housing and a guide sleeve associated with the needle holder for positioning and guiding a connecting needle, and for being narrowly sli... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6280413 | Thrombolytic filtration and drug delivery catheter with a self-expanding portion A thrombolytic filtration and drug delivery catheter is disclosed comprising a shaft which longitudinal ribs. The ribs are compressed while being advanced to the site of interest and are released at the site, flaring to a diameter greater than the diamete... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6273869 | Valve connector The hollow cannula is made with a smooth tip to avoid sharp corners on the inside diameter or outside diameter in order to avoid scraping or scoring of a slit or pre-pre-pierced septum during passage through the septum. The cannula may be employed in vari... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267749 | Single use syringe with breakaway plunger A syringe is provided that comprises a plunger which is adapted to be locked in place when it is fully compressed. The plunger comprises a frangible section which has a breaking strength less than the holding strength of the locking structure. Thus, if an... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6264635 | Active magnetic bearing system for blood pump An implantable rotary blood pump including a rotor mounted for rotation within a pump housing. The rotor has a shaft portion and an impeller carried by the shaft portion. A rotor motor is provided, with the motor including a plurality of permanent magnets... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6261259 | Needle removal and containment device and method of using same A needle retraction device for removing a needle from a patient. The needle retraction device comprising a housing having an exterior wall which defines an interior compartment. A moveable member, having a pair of spaced apart movable legs or shoulders, s... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6258113 | Needle herniorrhaphy devices Guidewire-deliverable devices and methods of using the devices for separating adjacent layers of tissue and for delivering a surgical prosthesis to an operating site. A guidewire-deliverable cannula provides an elongate window for accessing the operating ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6258080 | Kink-free spiral-wound catheter This invention is a surgical device. In particular, it is a catheter suitable for treating a tissue target within the body, which target is accessible through the vascular system. Central to the invention is the use of stiffener ribbons, typically metalli... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6248093 | Compact pump drive system An improved pump is provided for controlled delivery of fluids wherein the pump includes a reservoir and a movable piston. A plunger slide is in removable contact with the movable piston. A motor, is operably coupled to a drive member, such as a drive scr... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6241710 | Hypodermic needle with weeping tip and method of use The invention provides surgical needles with a porous distal portion from which a liquid injectate will weep or ooze multidirectionally under injection pressure while the porous distal portion of the needle is inserted into a body surface. The porous dist... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241707 | Safety needle cannula module that is activated by a safety syringe and plunger module A safety needle cannula module in interchangeable combination with a safety syringe and plunger module, wherein the safety needle cannula module is formed with one of a variety of needle cannula sizes and wherein said safety syringe may be one of a variet... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6238374 | Hazardous fluid infuser An infuser for transferring hazardous treatment fluids to and from a medical application includes a spill containing housing having a medical application connecting element and a syringe seat. The syringe seat of the infuser leads to a syringe connecting ... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6234999 | Compact needle shielding device A catheter and introducer needle assembly with needle shield that is connected to the needle hub by a pleated tether. The tether defines a plurality of holes therein to allow the introducer needle to extend through the tether. The tether prevents unwanted... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6235006 | Needle guard and assembly Needle guards are disclosed for use with needle assemblies comprising a needle hub that joins a flexible trailing tube to a medical needle, the normally open front ends of the guards being closeable after a needle and hub have been pulled therein by the t... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6235004 | Injection syringe The present invention provides an injection syringe comprises a housing including a holder for containing a cartridge of medicine, a piston rod with a non-circular cross-section having an outer thread, a piston rod drive, a one way coupling having an annu... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6234996 | Integrated inflation/deflation device and method An integrated inflation/deflation device provides easy, precise delivery of a small amount of fluid for proper inflation of a low volume surgical balloon and similarly provides easy and fast deflation of the balloon. A preferred embodiment includes a low ... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6231560 | Method and apparatus for automatically controlling the level of medication A method and apparatus which captures relevant information pertaining to a patient's physiological conditions, automatically adjusts the amount of medication to optimize the treatment of pain and improve the patient's quality of life is described.... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231543 | Single lumen balloon catheter A dilation catheter having a catheter shaft with an inner lumen for receiving a guidewire and an inflatable balloon member located at the distal portion of the shaft in fluid communication with the inner lumen. The catheter includes a distal seal disposed... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6231561 | Method and apparatus for closing a body lumen Disclosed is a closure catheter, for closing a body cavity such as a vessel, or the left atrial appendage of the heart. The closure catheter includes a plurality of deployable tissue anchors, which may be laterally deployed into surrounding tissue. The an... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6228072 | Shaft for medical catheters Several improvements are provided in the design of a catheter shaft to reduce costs and improve performance. In one aspect, a small notch is fabricated into a catheter tube by a nonlaser process such as electric discharge machining (EDM) or mechanical gri... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6228054 | Interchangeable safety needle cannula module that is activated by a safety syringe and plunger module A safety needle cannula module that is interchangeable in combination with a safety syringe and plunger module, wherein the safety needle cannula module is formed with one of a variety of needle cannula sizes and wherein a safety syringe may be one of a v... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6224574 | Combined scalpel and syringe device A combined scalpel and syringe device 10 for dispensing fluid medicants at an incision site wherein the device 10 includes a hollow handle member 20 dimensioned to receive a plunger member 40 for forcing fluid from the interior of the handle member 20 thr... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224577 | Syringes and plungers for use therein The present invention provides a plunger for use in a syringe and a syringe comprising such a plunger. The plunger includes a pressure member extending around the circumference of a generally cylindrical body of the plunger. The pressure member is in subs... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224586 | Positioning device A catheter position guide (100) includes a first open channel (104) along the length of the position guide (100) designed to receive a catheter (202). An optional second channel (112) substantially on the opposite side of the first channel (104) is design... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224567 | Modified disposable injector device The present invention is a modified single use hand-operated injector device consisting of a plunger, a base, a snap means for resisting plunger movement and an injection means for injecting parenteral medication through a skin surface of a patient. The i... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224588 | Flexible finger latching mechanism A mechanical latching device is provided for threaded connections, such as those found in a medical syringe. The connections each have a thread profile with crest and root elements. At least one flexible finger or projection extends outwardly from within ... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224568 | Dual-chamber type injector and connector used therefor A needle connecting portion of a syringe which includes a drug accommodating chamber accommodating a first component is arranged opposite to a takeout port of a hermetically closed container which includes a container chamber accommodating a second compon... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6224569 | Compact needle point shield A catheter and introducer needle assembly with a compact needle shield is provide. The introducer needle includes an enlarged diameter portion. The needle shield is disposed inside the catheter hub. The needle shield includes a transverse barrier to preve... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6221042 | Balloon with reversed cones A catheter assembly including a balloon which incorporates a reverse-cone design for improved stent delivery. The reverse-cone design provides an inflatable area which extends longitudinally over the balloon waist. When folded or deflated, the portions of... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221040 | Method of monitoring a vascular access and an apparatus for extracorporeal treatment of blood with a device for monitoring the vascular access A method and device for monitoring a vascular access during a dialysis treatment in which the pressures in both the arterial and venous branches of the extracorporeal blood system are monitored by pressure sensors. Characteristic values for the condition ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221060 | Urethral device with anchoring system A device that comprises a tubular-shaped body that is insertable into a body passageway or cavity, in particular the urethra, and that has an exterior surface having one or more anchors located thereon that aid in movement of the device with a minimum of ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221057 | Hemostasis valve, system and assembly A hemostasis valve including a collapsible membrane in a portion of a through-lumen. Fluid pressure in a chamber surrounding the collapsible membrane assists in sealing the collapsible membrane around an operating device inserted through the hemostasis va... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221041 | Fluid transfer device connecting a medicinal vessel and an IV bag in closed system A fluid transfer device connecting a medicinal vessel and an intravenous (IV) bag for enabling the mixing in closed system of the two products contained therein by means of a syringe, comprising a three-way plug valve assembly (3) with a first port ending... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6221052 | Retracting needle syringe A retracting needle syringe includes a barrel having a chamber, an open proximal end and an open distal end including a passageway therethrough having a proximal end and a distal end. A plunger is slidably positioned in fluid-tight engagement with an insi... | 04/24/2001 |
