Abstract: This holding device comprising a supporting plate, the supporting plate having an upper face, a lower face opposite the upper face, a plurality of openings arranged according to a predetermined pattern and each configured to receive a barrel of one of the medical containers, plurality of reinforcing ribs protruding from at least one of the upper and lower faces and extending between adjacent openings of the plurality of openings, and the plurality of reinforcing ribs comprises at least one oblique rib extending obliquely relative to a longitudinal direction of the supporting plate from one side to another side of the supporting plate and between two different pairs of adjacent peripheral openings.

Abstract: A medicament delivery device having a reservoir for holding a medicament, a pressurizing system that dispenses the medicament from the reservoir when operating, a hollow cannula for insertion into a patient, and a fluid delivery path disposed between the pressurizing system and the hollow cannula and communicating the medicament therebetween. The medicament delivery device also has a pressure sensor external to the pressurizing system, sensing a back pressure in the fluid delivery path, and providing an indication when the back pressure drops below a predetermined threshold after the pressurizing system ceases operation.

Abstract: Storage and dispensing stations for a blister machine for separable small piece goods include a storage container having a housing and a separating device having a coupling device with a lower coupling portion and having a holding device with an actuation member. The storage container is releasably arranged on a dispensing station having a rotary drive having a hub seated on a shaft and having an opening member for interaction with the actuation member. The lower coupling portion, the hub, the actuation member, and the opening member are set relative to one another so that when arranging the storage container on the dispensing station prior to an effective interaction between the actuation members and the opening member, an effective interaction occurs between the lower coupling portion and the hub, and the hub is rotatable in the de-energized state. Methods of operating storage and dispensing stations are also provided.

Abstract: An infusion set, patch pump, or elements thereof, having an exemplary catheter (14) provided with one or more channels, grooves and coatings (24, 34, 44), configured and arranged to provide a degree of strength and flexibility. The catheter (14) can also have an exemplary flexible union with the hub (12) having at least one of a ball-and-socket joint (66, 68), a sliding plate (86), and a flexible bushing (106), and which is sealed to allow even further movement of the catheter (14) while preventing leakage of medication through the junction. In doing so, a number of benefits associated with the use of rigid materials in catheter construction can be provided while at the same time, benefits associated with the use of flexible materials in catheter construction and/or flexible engagement with the hub can also be provided.

Abstract: A region of the Trichomonas vaginalis AP65-1 gene has been identified which is useful for performing amplification assays to determine specifically whether T. vaginalis is present in the sample being tested. Oligonucleotides useful for performing thermal Strand Displacement Assay (tSDA) reactions on this gene are disclosed. The disclosed oligonucleotides can be used in an assay which is specific for multiple strains of T. vaginalis and which does not show cross reactivity with the genomes of other microorganisms or with human DNA.

Abstract: A catheter adapter may include a distal end, a proximal end, a lumen extending between the distal end and the proximal end, and a side port. A central axis of a fluid path extending through the side port may be disposed at an angle with respect to a longitudinal axis of the catheter adapter. The angle may be less than 45°. Additionally or alternatively to the angle being less than 45°, the catheter adapter may include a wedge and/or an insert configured to facilitate instrument delivery to the catheter assembly via the side port.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter assembly, which may include a catheter adapter and a catheter. The catheter system may also include a needle assembly, which may include a needle hub and an introducer needle. A proximal end of the introducer needle may be secured within the needle hub, and a distal end of the introducer needle may extend beyond a distal end of the catheter. The catheter system may include a vent plug. A distal end of the vent plug may include a male luer adapter, which may include a cannula and a collar surrounding the cannula. The cannula may include a cavity to receive blood flowing proximally through the introducer needle. A proximal end of the cavity may be formed by a wall extending across the cannula and disposed within the needle hub. The cannula may be inserted into the proximal end of the needle hub.

Abstract: Detection systems for a syringe assembly that provide precision in monitoring the amount of fluid contained within the syringe barrel, detecting motion of the plunger within the syringe barrel, detecting the position of the plunger within the syringe barrel, and/or monitoring the volume received within or delivered by the syringe assembly are disclosed. A detection system of the present disclosure allows a sensor in communication with a portion of a plunger assembly to sense the motion of a plunger rod relative to a syringe barrel and thereby volume received within or delivered by the syringe by reading gradations having an identifier directly as the plunger rod with sensor moves past each respective gradation with identifier.

Abstract: A system and method for tracking a cross-section geometry of a blood vessel is provided. The system includes at least one sensor a plurality of ultrasonic transducers and a controller. The ultrasonic transducers are configured to non-invasively sense a blood vessel and provide signals representative of the blood vessel. The controller is in communication with the at least one sensor and a non-transitory memory storing instructions. The instructions when executed cause the controller to: a) control the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to periodically sense the blood vessel and produce signals representative of a plurality of features of the blood vessel; and b) track the plurality of features of the blood vessel, using the signals representative of the plurality of features to determine a cross-section geometry of the blood vessel as a function of time.

Abstract: The disclosure provides driver components, systems and drive methods that facilitate improved dose setting, correcting, and/or dispensing in a multiple use pen-type injection device. In particular, various novel braking systems are disclosed that can be implemented within the pen-type injection devices to help achieve the improved dose setting, correcting, and/or dispensing.

Abstract: A cannula capture mechanism is described herein. The capture mechanism may include an inner housing, outer housing, and a cannula. The outer housing may be configured to move between a compressed and a decompressed state. An outer surface of the inner housing may include one or more interlock components. When the cannula is exposed from a distal end of the inner housing, the one or more interlock components may interact with one or more interlock surfaces formed in another surface of the catheter device. When the cannula is retracted proximally within the inner housing, the inner housing may contract radially inward causing the one or more interlock components to be separated from the one or more interlock surfaces and the outer housing to move to the decompressed state and extend distally over a distal portion of the inner housing.

Abstract: A medication injection pen, including a housing, a dose set knob (DSK) comprising an internal key, and a dose stop member engaging the dose set knob. Rotation of the dose set knob to set a medication dose causes rotation of the dose stop member with respect to the dose set knob, and when the dose set knob is rotated to a last dose setting position, the dose stop member rotationally abuts the internal key thereby preventing further rotational movement of the dose set knob in a dose setting direction.

Abstract: Storage containers are provided that include a housing having a dispensing opening for dispensing small piece goods, a separating device disposed in the housing and comprising at least one channel configured to receive at least one small piece good, and a holder configured to secure a retainer against a concurrent rotation with the separating device and to align the retainer with the dispensing opening by the holder interacting with the housing. Other storage containers and systems having storage containers are also provided.

Abstract: Provided is a medical device assembly for detection of medical device components and/or mating thereof. The medical device assembly may include a first medical device component having at least one first resonant structure, which may have a first resonant frequency spectrum. A second medical device component may have at least one second resonant structure, which may have a second resonant frequency spectrum different than the first resonant frequency spectrum. Upon mating of the first medical device component to the second medical device component, the first resonant structure(s) and the second resonant structure(s) may combine to have a third resonant frequency spectrum, which may be different than the first resonant frequency spectrum and the second resonant frequency spectrum. A system and method are also disclosed.

Abstract: A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel (12) having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle hub (20) supporting the needle and coupled to the distal end of the syringe barrel (12). A moveable shield (36) is included for sliding from a first position where the needle is exposed a first length, a second position where the needle is exposed a second length less than said first length, and a third position covering a distal end of the needle. A locking mechanism (48, 86) is included to retain the shield in the second position while enabling the shield to slide to the third position, and to lock the shield in the third position to prevent re-use of the syringe.

Abstract: A needleless connector caps is provided with one or more vents allowing air to pass around the cap, for example in a case where a cap may be accidentally lodged in a position completely concentric with a patient's throat. Configuration of structural elements making up a cap exterior can provide one or more openings or channels in the cap that remain unblocked and extend from the base to the top side of the cap forming one or more vents allowing air to pass through the cap.

Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter adapter and a wing extending outwardly from the catheter adapter. The wing may include a groove or slot. The catheter system may include a needle hub and a paddle extending outwardly from the needle hub. The paddle may include an extension disposed within the groove or the slot to reduce axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub, which may be advantageous during insertion of the catheter system into a patient. The extension may be removable from the groove or the slot to allow axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub during removal of the needle hub from the catheter adapter, for example. The paddle and/or the wing may include a shape to reduce axial movement between the catheter adapter and the needle hub, which may also be advantageous during insertion of the catheter system.

Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include systems for detecting light from a particle in a flow stream by spectral discrimination. Light detection systems according to certain embodiments include a wavelength separator component configured to propagate light between a first set of linear variable optical filters and a second set of linear variable optical filters where each set of linear variable optical filters is configured to pass light having predetermined sub-spectral ranges and a plurality of photodetectors positioned to detect light from each sub-spectral range across the linear variable optical filters. Systems having a light source for irradiating a particle in a flow stream and a photodetector modulator component for binning data signals generated in a plurality of photodetector channels of the light detection system are also described. Methods for detecting light with the subject systems and kits having one or more components for detecting light according to the subject methods are also provided.