Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein relate to drainage bag systems (e.g., catheterization and urine drainage bag systems) including at least one indicator element that may indicate that one or more patient care protocols were performed. For example, the drainage bag system includes a drainage bag including at least one indicator element (e.g., calendar, checklist, combinations thereof, etc.) configured to provide information indicating that the one or more patient care protocols were performed, such as verifying compliance with the one or more patient care protocols.

Abstract: A catheter assembly (11) includes an elongate member (14) having a proximal end (18) and a distal end (19). The distal end (19) has at least one drainage opening (15). A fluid containing member (20) is arranged on the elongate member (14). A container (12) contains the elongate member (14) and the fluid containing member (20). A method of using the catheter assembly (11) includes inserting a catheter (14) into a user's body and draining a fluid from the user's body.

Abstract: A catheterization system for treatment of patients can include a peripherally inserted central catheter comprising a catheter tube joined to an extension leg with a junction and a securement device that fits around a portion of the junction to inhibit movement. The catheter tube can include a taper proximate the junction, the taper transitioning the catheter tube from a larger outer diameter and a larger wall thickness to a smaller outer diameter and a smaller wall thickness. The taper and thicker wall thickness near the junction can help prevent damage to the catheter tube near the junction when bent (e.g., to secure a proximal region of the catheter to a patient's arm). The securement device can configured to fit around an outer diameter of the junction to inhibit movement of the junction when the junction is held in the securement device.

Abstract: A hernia repair device is provided which may include a soft tissue repair prosthesis and an expandable device configured to be removably connected with the soft tissue repair prosthesis. Attachment components may be used to removably connect the soft tissue repair prosthesis with the expandable device. The hernia repair device may be manipulated into a reduced configuration for insertion into the body. When expanded, the expandable device may be configured to position the soft tissue repair prosthesis adjacent a hernia defect. The expandable device and/or the attachment components may be shaped and/or configured to minimize the maximum dimension of the hernia repair device in its reduced configuration.

Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system includes an interventional medical device having a first tracking element that generates tip location data based on an EM locator field. An ultrasound probe has an ultrasound transducer mechanism and a second tracking element. The ultrasound transducer mechanism has an active ultrasound transducer array that generates two-dimensional ultrasound slice data at any of a plurality of discrete imaging locations within a three-dimensional imaging volume. The second tracking element generates probe location data based on the EM locator field. A processor circuit is configured to execute program instructions to generate an ultrasound image for display, and is configured to generate a positioning signal based on the tip location data and the probe location data to dynamically position the active ultrasound transducer array so that the two-dimensional ultrasound slice data includes the distal tip of the interventional medical device.

Abstract: A percutaneous, transluminal, angioplasty system includes a non-foreshortening stent and a stent anchor to hold the stent in place until delivery. The stent comprises rings and fused rings comprising various motifs such as butterfly or pinched ellipsoid motifs. Stent anchors can release the stent after an outer sheath uncovers the stent or uncovers the stent and biased or bent fingers of the stent anchors.

Abstract: A catheter for insertion into a body of a patient, and methods of making and using. The catheter can include a distal portion that remains stable during fluid infusion into the patient, thus reducing or eliminating whipping of the catheter distal tip. The catheter includes at least one lumen and can be configured such that the arithmetic product of an elastic modulus and an area moment of inertia for the distal portion of the catheter is greater than the arithmetic product of an elastic modulus and an area moment of inertia for a proximal portion. The catheter can be attached to an implantable access port that may include features for use as a power injectable access port.

Abstract: An improved medical procedure or catheterization tray included in an improved medical procedure or catheterization package. The improved medical procedure or catheterization tray is intuitively arranged and includes instructions printed thereon to improve the medical procedure or catheterization implementation and results. In one example, a catheterization package and catheterization tray has a layout and/or arrangement of components that may help reduce CAUTI rates by facilitating ease of use and aiding in proper aseptic technique during insertion. The medical procedure or catheterization package and/or medical procedure or catheterization tray may include various implements, compartments, and components necessary and/or helpful to the medical procedure or catheterization, including, for example, improved swabs and an improved compartment for holding the swabs.

Abstract: An apparatus for performing a medical procedure includes a balloon comprising an inflatable body. A first releasable or frangible connection is provided to maintain the body at a first diameter up to a first inflation pressure, and to release, such as by disconnecting, and thus allow the body to assume a second diameter, such as at a second inflation pressure greater than the first inflation pressure or upon a manual release of the connection by a clinician. Multiple releasable or frangible connections may be provided, including between portions (folds) of the inflatable body of the balloon. This disclosure also pertains to a non-compliant or semi-compliant balloon having a first inflation diameter corresponding to a first range of inflation pressures and a second inflation diameter corresponding to a second inflation pressure greater than the first range of inflation pressures.

Abstract: A blood filter delivery system for delivering a blood filter into a vein includes a push rod for pushing the blood filter through and out of a catheter, the push rod having a filter positioning assembly on one end. The filter positioning assembly includes positioner members, which retain anchor members of the filter. The filter positioning assembly can position the end of the delivery catheter near the blood vessel centerline before releasing the filter's anchor members, thereby helping to align the blood filter along the centerline of the blood vessel.

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: A balloon-manipulating device for a balloon catheter, methods of making, and methods of use. The balloon-manipulating device includes a tubular body, a longitudinal hole through a least a portion of the tubular body, one or more balloon-compressing pieces of a sidewall of the tubular body, and one or more balloon-letting through holes through the sidewall. The longitudinal hole may extend from an opened proximal end of the tubular body to at least a distal end portion of the tubular body, and is configured for inserting a balloon-catheter shaft therein. Each of the one or more balloon-compressing pieces is configured for compressing a different portion of an inflated balloon-catheter balloon when the balloon-manipulating device is disposed over the balloon. Each of the one or more balloon-letting through holes is configured for allowing therethrough a different portion of an inflated balloon-catheter balloon when the balloon-manipulating device is disposed over the balloon.

Abstract: A medical extraction device comprising: (a) a sheath including a distal end configured to be inserted into a patient and a proximal end configured to be retained exteriorly of the patient; (b) a basket configured to extend from a distal end of the sheath and be repositionable between an expanded position and a retracted position, the basket including at least three loops, the basket also including a first guide and a second guide, where the first guide receives portions of the first loop and the third loop, where the second guide receives portions of the first loop and the second loop, where the second loop and the third loop are fixedly mounted to one another at a location interposing the first guide and the second guide; and, (c) a handle control operatively coupled to a proximal end of the sheath and being operatively coupled to the basket, the handle control configured facilitate repositioning of the basket with respect to the sheath between the retracted position and the expanded position.

Abstract: An implantable prosthesis and a method of attaching the prosthesis to a tissue structure disclosed. The prosthesis includes a body having a first side arranged to face the tissue structure having a defect and second side opposite the first side. One or more adhesive-filled pods are disposed on the first side of the body and selectively openable to supply an adhesive in between the tissue structure and the first side of the prosthesis body after the prosthesis body is positioned relative to the defect. The pods may be pierced, punctured, broken, and/or ruptured to supply the adhesive. A deployment device having a piercer may be used to puncture the pods.

Abstract: A prosthesis for securing to soft tissue includes a surgical mesh layer and a tissue gripping layer having a tissue gripping element. The surgical mesh layer is attached to the tissue gripping layer. The tissue gripping element may include a primary opening and one or more slits. Tabs defined between pairs of adjacent slits may be moveable relative to the pre-actuation position of the primary opening and/or relative to the surgical mesh layer.

Abstract: A urinary catheter and container are described. The urinary catheter may have a catheter shaft attached to a handle, and a coating disposed on an outer surface of the catheter shaft. The coating may include a hydrogel, water and/or glycerin, and a polyethylene glycol (PEG). The PEG may have a molecular weight equal to or less than 600, for example one or more of polyethylene glycol (PEG) 300 and PEG 400. The coating may be applied in a wet state and remain wet for an extended period of time in the container, thereby obviating the need for a lubricant, such as a water sachet or gel package, to accompany the catheter in the container. The container may include a gas impermeable foil material. The container may include an adhesive tab covering a perforated section, the adhesive tab including a pull loop.

Abstract: A removable blood clot filter includes a number of locator members and anchor members disposed radially and extending angularly downward from a hub. The locator members include a number of linear portions having distinct axes configured to place a tip portion approximately parallel to the walls of a blood vessel when implanted to apply sufficient force to the vessel walls to position the filter near the vessel centerline. The anchor members each include a hook configured to penetrate the vessel wall to prevent longitudinal movement due to blood flow. The hooks may have a cross section sized to allow for a larger radius of curvature under strain so that the filter can be removed without damaging the vessel wall.