Abstract: A nasogastric tube securement system. The system can include a base layer and a coupling layer. The base layer can be configured to be adhered to a nose, the base layer having a first major surface comprising a skin-contact adhesive and a second major surface opposite the first major surface. The coupling layer can include a first end comprising coupling means configured to be repositionably coupled to the second major surface of the base layer, and a leg. The leg can be connected to and extending from the first end, can be elongated along a longitudinal direction, and can be configured to secure a nasogastric tube.

Abstract: A microneedle sheet is disclosed that comprises a plurality of microneedles formed on a sheet generally along a principal surface of the sheet, wherein the microneedles contain a water-soluble polysaccharide and water, the water content is 1 mass % or more and less than 19 mass % based on the total mass of the microneedles, and the microneedles are raised from the principal surface by bending the sheet.

Abstract: An insertion instrument is provided including a tube having a proximal end adapted to be gripped by a user and a distal end adapted for insertion. A tip control actuator is located at the proximal end, and the distal end of the tube includes a flexible portion. This flexible portion includes a spine and a plurality of circumferentially extending ribs extending from the spine. The ribs are axially spaced apart from a distal tip toward the proximal end, with the ribs being spaced apart by wedge shaped partial circumferential openings. The ribs have first and second axial sides defined by the wedge-shaped openings, with the first axial side of one of the ribs facing the second axial side of an adjacent one of the ribs.

Abstract: A tip cap is provided comprising a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, a body having a top wall with a non-circular cross-section extending from the upper surface, and a shaft extending from the lower surface. A syringe assembly is provided comprising a syringe comprising a barrel, and a syringe tip, extending through the barrel and a connector provided on the syringe tip. The syringe assembly further comprises a tip cap for sealingly covering the syringe tip and comprising a base portion having an upper surface and a lower surface, a body having a top wall with a non-circular cross-section extending from the upper surface, and a shaft extending from the lower surface having connection means for attaching to the syringe tip.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of endovascular treatment. More particularly, the present invention is a tool designed to implement an endovascular treatment by the implementation of two or more lumens on a microcatheter and/or having a side hole in a single lumen. The present invention ameliorates the medical difficulty associated with making a good plug to prevent reflux of liquid embolic along catheter and maximize distal penetration, usually in treatment of arteriovenous malformations (AVM) and arteriovenous fistulas (AVF).

Abstract: The novel medicament devices comprise a housing that preferably contains a preloaded, conventional syringe with medication. Both trained and untrained users may administer an injection safely and conveniently to themselves or others in myriad settings. Certain of the disclosed embodiments rely on the user's manual action to insert the needle. Only after the needle is fully inserted is the medicament delivered, resulting in a safer injection. After use, the devices include a locking mechanism that locks a spring-loaded sheath in place around the needle for protection. As a common syringe is utilized, engineering and production issues of conventional automatic injectors are avoided.

Abstract: A piercing part for a medical infusion system includes a piercing mandrel through which at least one channel extends and which has a mandrel tip whose first jacket surface part is tapered, relative to a central longitudinal axis, towards a front end. An opposite second jacket surface part has an inclined cutting face interrupted towards the front end. The piercing part can be used for medical transfusion and infusion appliances.

Abstract: A hub assembly for connection to a medical device. The hub assembly may comprises an outer component having a proximal end, a distal end, and a cavity extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The hub assembly may further include an insert having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end positioned at least in part within the cavity of the outer component. The insert may have a lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end thereof. The outer component may be formed from a first material and the insert may be formed from a second material different from the first material.

Abstract: A hemostasis or bleed-back control valve such as a Tuohy-Borst adapter is provided that is capable of sensing pressure in vivo. The valve may include a main valve body having a lumen. An upstream main seal may be disposed in the lumen of the main valve body. A catheter fitting may be disposed at a downstream end of the main valve body. A pressure transducer may be in fluid communication with the lumen of the main valve body. Such devices may be suitable for exploratory or interventional medicine involving catheterization.

Abstract: An infusion system comprises an infusion pump that comprises an input unit and a display unit. The input unit is adapted for adjusting a value of at least one parameter for controlling operation of the infusion pump and/or an infusion process, and the display unit displays the value of the at least one parameter. The input unit comprises at least one slide bar adapted to be touched by a user's finger and moved along its length to change the value of the parameter, wherein movement in a first direction increases the value of the parameter and in a reversed, second direction decreases the value. The slide bar is adapted so that the rate of change of the parameter value correlates with the speed of the finger movement and in an idle mode is decelerated in a similar way as under influence of an inertia load and/or a friction.

Abstract: Devices and methods for establishing aseptic connections between a drug container and a fluid pathway connection for a drug pump are provided. A fluid pathway connection includes a connection hub, a piercing member, a piercing member retainer, and a drug container. The drug container includes a cap, a pierceable seal, and a barrel. The piercing member is at least partially disposed in a sterile chamber defined by the connection hub, and the connection hub is configured to be connected to the drug container while maintaining an aseptic condition of a fluid pathway from the sterile chamber to an interior of the drug container.

Abstract: A syringe plunger, bung and/or syringe is disclosed. The syringe plunger includes an elongate shaft for insertion into a barrel of a syringe, wherein an end of the shaft is configured for slidable engagement within a recess in a bung of the syringe such that the end of the shaft abuts a surface of the recess, and wherein the end of the shaft is further configured such that, after engagement between the end of the shaft and the recess, a relative force therebetween longitudinally deforms the bung.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to multi-liquid loading and delivery kits comprising a first storage vessel for a first active component, a second storage vessel for a second active component, at least two transfer syringes, at least two vial adaptors, at least two cannulas with a through lumen and a multi-liquid delivery device. The delivery device has dual hollow cartridges, each with at least one throughbore at one end and plunger access at the opposing end, a kick stand, a removable dual feed funnel, a spray or drip manifold and at least one spray or drip tip assembly.

Abstract: An anchor system for securing a vascular access device to a patient may include an anchor pad, which may include a lower surface, an upper surface, and a window extending through the anchor pad. The system may also include the vascular access device, which may include a body and a stabilization platform extending from the body. The anchor pad may be coupled to and extend distally from the stabilization platform.

Abstract: An access device configured for inserting an intraosseous catheter into an interior portion of a bone is disclosed. In one embodiment, an intraosseous access device is disclosed, comprising a device body, a trocar needle included with the device body, and an intraosseous catheter removably disposed on the trocar needle. The device body is configured to enable a user of the access device to manually insert a distal tip of the trocar needle through a skin surface of a body of a patient to an external surface of a bone of the patient. An advancement mechanism is also disclosed and is configured to selectively and distally advance the trocar needle and intraosseous catheter a predetermined distance into an internal portion of the bone of the patient after the distal tip of the trocar needle has been inserted to the external surface of the bone.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device including a plunger disposed within a case and an audible indicator that comprises a resilient element. The plunger is slidable from a proximal position to a distal position within the case and the resilient element is in a first configuration when the plunger is in the proximal position, such that the resilient element is deflected radially outwards to a second configuration during movement of the plunger from the proximal position towards the distal position. The resilient element moves from the second configuration towards the first configuration when the plunger moves towards or reaches the distal position, thereby generating an audible and tactile signal.

Abstract: A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube includes a housing defining an interior, an exterior, and a port providing fluid communication therebetween. The device further includes an elongated guide wire residing at least partially within the housing, and first and second rollers defining a nip therebetween that are located within the housing. A guide wire extends through the nip and is drivable for advancement and retraction thereof through the port via rotation of the rollers.

Abstract: A safety needle is disclosed having a puncture needle with a needle lumen and a ground tip; a holding device that, during use, bears on the skin of a patient and holds the puncture needle; and a safety mechanism with a protection element that has a first, opened state and a second, closed state. When the holding device is taken away from the skin and/or when the holding device is moved with respect to the defined position, the safety mechanism automatically moves the protection element from a first position, in which the tip of the needle is exposed, to a second position, in which the tip of the needle is covered as the protection element at the same time transfers automatically from the first, opened state to the second, closed state.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical instrument, and more particularly, to a balloon infuser. The balloon infuser includes an upper cover (10) in which a scale mark (13) including linear scales is displayed, a lower cover (20) fixed to a lower side of the upper cover (10), a flexible expandable member (70) located inside the upper cover (10) and in which contents are accommodated, and an elevation part (30) elevated according to an expansion degree of the expandable member (70) and having a scale indication line (34) on one surface thereof, the scale indication line (34) indicating the scale mark (13).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a syringe that is designed to enable a plunger to be locked or secured in position thereby freeing a user's hand from the plunger for other tasks. The syringe may be coupled to a needle or hypodermic needle or other apparatus such as an intravenous line/port or catheter. The syringe takes advantage of a tapered barrel and a positive stop to prevent movement of the piston along the inner surface of the barrel when no force is being actively applied to the plunger. This prevents unwanted suction or spillage of the contents contained therein.