Abstract: The invention relates to a breathing device (1), comprising a mouthpiece (2) forming a breathing channel to form a connection between a first (3) end and a second (4) end of the mouthpiece (2). The first (3) end is configured for a user breathing into the mouthpiece through a breathing opening (5). An at least partly flexible rebreathing air chamber (6) is arranged in fluid communication with the second (4) end of the mouthpiece, thereby being in fluid connection with the breathing channel through the second end of the mouthpiece (2). The rebreathing air chamber is formed by at least partly flexible wall section(s). A wall member (7) is arranged at the second (4) end of the mouthpiece and/or attached to the rebreathing air chamber (6). The wall member (7) comprises one or more through-going openings (8) provided in the wall member (7) and/or in the breathing channel, allowing fluid communication between the rebreathing air chamber (6) and the surrounding atmosphere.

Abstract: A breathing device, comprising a mouthpiece forming a breathing channel, to form a connection between a first end and a second end of the mouthpiece; the first end being configured for a user breathing into the mouthpiece through a breathing opening; an at least partly flexible rebreathing air chamber attached to the second end of the mouthpiece, thereby being in fluid connection with the breathing channel; the rebreathing air chamber being formed by at least partly flexible wall section(s), the at least partly flexible rebreathing chamber having at a first wall section, being permeable to gas by a plurality of pores provided in said wall section and/or the mouth piece comprising one or more though going openings.

Abstract: An exemplary apparatus generally includes a medical device and an adhesive patch. The medical device is configured to be placed on a patient, and includes a base portion comprising a patient-facing side configured to face toward patient skin during use of the medical device. The adhesive patch is configured to adhere the base portion to patient skin. The adhesive patch includes a first section and a second section. The first section and the second section are separable from one another such that the first section is operable to be removed for replacement while the second section maintains the medical device in a particular position relative to the patient skin.

Abstract: An inserter assembly that has a base, a needle, an inner part that selectively transitions the needle from a retracted position substantially within the base to an extended position where at least a portion of the needle extends outside of the base, and an insertion angle component. As the inner part of the inserter assembly transitions from the retracted position to the extended position, the needle is at least partially deflected by the insertion angle component.

Abstract: An exemplary needle defines a lumen and includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The proximal portion defines a first port of the lumen, the distal portion defines at least one second port of the lumen, and the lumen extends between and connects the first port and the at least one second port. The distal portion also defines a tip portion configured for insertion into patient skin. In certain embodiments, the distal portion includes a compressible region including at least one slit. In certain embodiments, the distal portion includes an opening and a ramp configured to urge patient tissue within the distal portion toward the opening during insertion of the distal portion into patient tissue. In certain embodiments, the needle is formed of nitinol.

Abstract: A patch pump system that has an electronic assembly, a reservoir for containing a fluid, and an inserter for selectively transitioning a needle from a retracted position to an extended position. The inserter provides a fluid channel that selectively fluidly couples a distal tip of the needle to the reservoir. The needle is at least partially deformed as it transitions from the retracted position to the extended position and the electronic assembly selectively distributes fluid from the reservoir to the distal tip of the needle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a breathing device (1), comprising a mouthpiece (2) forming a breathing channel to form a connection between a first (3) end and a second (4) end of the mouthpiece (2). The first (3) end is configured for a user breathing into the mouthpiece through a breathing opening (5). An at least partly flexible rebreathing air chamber (6) is arranged in fluid communication with the second (4) end of the mouthpiece, thereby being in fluid connection with the breathing channel through the second end of the mouthpiece (2). The rebreathing air chamber is formed by at least partly flexible wall section(s). A wall member (7) is arranged at the second (4) end of the mouthpiece and/or attached to the rebreathing air chamber (6). The wall member (7) comprises one or more through-going openings (8) provided in the wall member (7) and/or in the breathing channel, allowing fluid communication between the rebreathing air chamber (6) and the surrounding atmosphere.

Abstract: A breathing device, comprising a mouthpiece forming a breathing channel, to form a connection between a first end and a second end of the mouthpiece; the first end being configured for a user breathing into the mouthpiece through a breathing opening; an at least partly flexible rebreathing air chamber attached to the second end of the mouthpiece, thereby being in fluid connection with the breathing channel; the rebreathing air chamber being formed by at least partly flexible wall section(s), the at least partly flexible rebreathing chamber having at a first wall section, being permeable to gas by a plurality of pores provided in said wall section and/or the mouth piece comprising one or more though going openings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for guiding an irradiation equipment (2) located outside a human body (1) or an animal body. The method comprises the steps of identifying, in an image (4), a three-dimensional element (7) visible in the image (4), said three-dimensional element (7) has been in position in, or being inserted into, a cavity of the human body (1) or the animal body, establishing, in the image (4), a preliminary position of the three-dimensional element (7) visible in the image (4) in relation to a reference, establishing a preliminary position of the irradiation equipment (2) in relation to the reference, and adjusting the irradiation equipment (2) in response to the position the three-dimensional element (7).

Abstract: The invention relates to a stent for insertion into and placement inside a body cavity of a human being or an animal, said stent being intended for having a first configuration during insertion into the cavity and said stent, after having been placed in the cavity, being intended for having a second configuration. In an aspect of the invention, an expandable part is constituted by at least one first section of at least one helical winding in a clockwise direction and at least one second section of at least one helical winding in a counter-clockwise direction, each of said first and second at least one section being radially expandable so that during expansion, and where the at least one first section will be rotating in counter-clockwise direction and the at least one second section will be rotating in clockwise direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for guiding an irradiation equipment (2) located outside a human body (1) or an animal body. The method comprises the steps of identifying, in an image (4), a three-dimensional element (7) visible in the image (4), said three-dimensional element (7) has been in position in, or being inserted into, a cavity of the human body (1) or the animal body, establishing, in the image (4), a preliminary position of the three-dimensional element (7) visible in the image (4) in relation to a reference, establishing a preliminary position of the irradiation equipment (2) in relation to the reference, and adjusting the irradiation equipment (2) in response to the position the three-dimensional element (7).

Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter including a tubular part, a closure, a radially projecting part, and an operating handle. The tubular part has a proximal end and a distal end, at least one inlet opening at the proximal end and at least one outlet opening at the distal end. The closure is connected to the tubular part by a first hinge, with the closure extending beyond the first hinge. The radially projecting part projects from the tubular part. The operation handle is connected to the catheter by means of a second hinge at the end of the closure extension, and by means of a third hinge at the radially projecting part. The total length of the closure extension and the operation handle exceeds the rectilinear distance between the first and the third hinges. The catheter according to this invention provides a simple construction, which can be inserted and operated by one hand of the user and at a convenient site, not necessarily over a receptacle for urine or other bodily fluids.

Abstract: An intestinal probe comprises a bladder and an axially expandable bellows connected with the bladder and being designed such that it changes its dimensions reversibly in its axial direction dependent on the pressure in its interior. A tube is provided with a lumen for the supply and removal of inflation medium to the bladder and bellows, the bladder and bellows being interconnected through a throttling valve. The throttling valve ensures that the inflation of the bladder is delayed relative to the axial expansion of the bellows and that the deflation of the bladder is delayed relative to an axial contraction of the bellows so that the intestinal probe, by using one lumen only for inflation medium, can be advanced stepwise through a gastrointestinal canal.

Abstract: Device consisting of an auxiliary catheter (9), a fastening element (13), and a blocking device (11), designed in such a way that a partial catheter (2) can be mounted and secured at the end of the auxiliary catheter until the partial catheter has been placed in the desired position in a body cavity, especially the urethra, after which the partial catheter can be detached from the auxiliary catheter by manipulation of the blocking device and the fastening element, so that only the partial catheter is left in the desired position in the body cavity.