Patents Assigned to Lifequest Medical, Inc.
  • Patent number: 5451210
    Abstract: A rapid vascular drug delivery device, system and method is provided having a releasibly extending and retracting needle necessary for injecting and withdrawing fluid into and from a physiological or non-physiological cavity. Accordingly, the needle can be releasibly extended with sufficient momentum at a point of impact to penetrate a hard substance such as bone. The needle is slideably placed within an aperture configured at the forward end of a main housing, wherein a trigger needle can be arranged proximate to the forward end in order to detect tissue thickness or bone depth necessary for ensuring accurate placement of the bone-piercing needle within the bone marrow. The needle can receive fluids interspersed by parallel-placed or series-placed fluid containers configured within the main housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignees: Lifequest Medical, Inc., Board of Regents, Univ. of TX System
    Inventors: George C. Kramer, Herbert H. Spoon, Larry J. Miller, David J. Collette, Ruben G. Zamorano, Joel P. Jenkinson