Abstract: The invention concerns a tracheostomy tube assembly for insertion into the trachea of a patient to support breathing, said assembly comprising an outer cannula (1) having a distal end (10) and a first connector end (11) with first connector means; an insertion member (2, 3) for insertion into the outer cannula (1) and a second connector end (21, 31) provided with second connector means, said second connector means cooperating with said first connector means for locking said insertion member (2, 3) in the outer cannula (1); wherein a swivel locking member (4) is retained on the second connector end (21, 31) of the insertion member (2, 3) so that the swivel locking member (4) extend around a portion of the first connector end (11), and said lock member (4) being provided with internal engagement means (40, 41), which is adapted to cooperate with corresponding first engagement means (42, 43) provided on the external surface (44) of the first connector end (11).

Abstract: A valve unit for regulating a flow and a disposable urine bag are provided. The valve unit includes an inlet portion and an outlet portion separated from each other by a slide valve. The slide valve includes a female part in direct communication with the inlet portion and the outlet portion and a male part axially displaceable in liquid-proof contact with the female part. The male part includes a closing position wherein a portion of the male part is outside the female part and an open position wherein the male part allows liquid passage between the inlet portion and the outlet portion by means of a communication part. The female part includes a tubular member open at both ends and having a tubular wall extending along the entire length of the male part in the open position for deterring displacement of the male part to the closed position.

Abstract: A connecting piece for a tubing including a first unit and a second unit is provided. The first unit includes a first connecting element for a tubing element and a second connecting part for the second unit. The second connecting element includes a tubular female part for engagement with the second unit and first sealing elements, and the second unit includes a tubular male part with a collar and second sealing elements for cooperating with the first sealing elements. The first and second units further include separator elements. The first sealing elements and the second sealing elements are configured for mutual locking engagement by moving a male part and a female part axially towards each other.

Abstract: A coupling arrangement for a system for endotracheal ventilation of a patient is disclosed. The system includes an endotracheal tube and a manifold configured for allowing ventilation of the patient via the endotracheal tube, which manifold has a first coupling element with an axial extent and with engagement element; and which endotracheal tube has a second coupling element with an axial extent and with engagement element; wherein the coupling arrangement is configured to produce, when the first and the second coupling elements are moved together in the axial direction, a locking engagement between the engagement elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement for the infusion of a liquid drug under a patient's skin, the container comprising: a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) provided with a resting base (1c; 101c), said cap (1a; 101a) being axially slidable relative to said sleeve (1b; 101b) when a sufficient pressure is exerted on said cap (1a; 101a); a needle (21; 121) or cannula, which is located inside said housing so as to be directed towards said resting base (1c; 101c) for the infusion of the drug; a retaining member (9; 109), which is located within said housing (1; 101) between said cap (1a; 101a) and said sleeve (1b; 101b) and to which said needle (21; 121) or cannula is secured; said container being equipped with a releasing member for releasing said needle (21; 121) or cannula when said cap (1a; 101a) is made to slide on said sleeve (1b; 101b).

Abstract: A fixation device for holding a medical instrument such as a trocar, on the skin of a patient in relation to surgery. An attachment device is provided for releasable fixation of the device on a patient and having an aperture through which the instrument may be received. A retention device is provided for frictionally engaging the instrument in the fixation device in a predetermined position; wherein the attachment device includes a flexible sheet-like member and the aperture is provided with an associated instrument receiving slot in the attachment device for radial insertion of the instrument. Such fixation device is suitable for use in relation to instruments such as trocars having a range of external diameters. The fixation device is advantageous since it is non-invasive. Moreover, the fixation device ensures an airtight seal with the trocar and provides for adjustment of the position of the trocar after the trocar is positioned without having to remove the entire trocar.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for adjusting the length of an infusion tube (2) comprising a first wall (3) and a second wall (4) and at least one connecting element (5) connecting the first wall (3) to the second wall (4), said connecting element (5) being situated at a distance to the peripheral circumference of the walls (6), and wherein the distance between the walls in radial distance to said connecting element provides an inlet opening extending around the connecting element having a width (M) measured between the walls (3, 4); and wherein the apparatus comprises at least one attachment device (8) for securing the infusion tube (2). Hereby a winding of an infusion tube is enabled for adjusting the connection length between pump and the site of infusion anywhere on the infusion tube and on any kind of infusion tube, said apparatus being independent of the infusion unit. Thus, the apparatus enables reuse due to its independence of the pump.

Abstract: An infusion set having an infusion part for insertion into a patient and a connector for connecting the infusion part with a medical device through a tube is provided. The connector is axially displaceable relative to the infusion part. The infusion part includes an adhesive support, a base part with a first set of guiding means and at least two retention devices for locking the connector to the infusion part, a cannula extending from the base part and being in fluid communication with a cavity. The cavity is further adapted to receive a second cannula extending from the connector where the second cannula is in fluid communication with the tube. The infusion set further includes a second set of guiding means that are adapted to fit with the first set of guiding means and at least two arms. The retention devices extend from an upper surface of a main surface of the base part and the arms include means corresponding to the retention members.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a packing for an infusion set. The infusion set for intermittent or continuous administration of a therapeutic substance, such as insulin, includes an infusion part having a cannula penetrating the skin of a patient and a connector which connects the infusion part with a medical device such as an adaptor for a syringe or an insulin pump. The insertion of the infusion part will be performed with an insertion needle which is delivered together with the infusion part under sterile conditions. The packaging includes an impenetrable part protecting the surroundings from the insertion needle and a removal part which is to be removed by the user before applying the infusion part. The inner surface of the impenetrable part is provided with a retainer for releasable retaining at least a part of the infusion set.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for adjustment of the length of an infusion tubing including a housing with cylinder part having a center axis, the housing further including at least one turnable unit. The apparatus is reusable. The system also enables the user to locate the apparatus anywhere on his body he may find suitable with regard to physiology and with regard to clothing. It is thus possible to arrange the apparatus underneath one's sweater, in one's waistband, pocket or the like. The simple adjustment of the apparatus is particularly suitable for the handicapped, and likewise it saves time for hospital staff in connection with patients who use infusion units.

Abstract: A cover (101) for being located on an infusion device, which cover (101) comprises an upper plate element (103) with an upper face (104) and a lower face (105) oriented towards the upper face of the infusion device, wherein the lower face (105) of the plate element (103) comprises attachment means (106), which means cooperate with elements on the infusion device. Hereby the risk of bacteria and soil collected thereon penetrating into the construction, is reduced considerably, and likewise the cover yields a smoother surface with an ensuing minimisation of the risk of the infusion device being torn off.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement for the infusion of a liquid drug under a patient's skin, the container comprising: a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) provided with a resting base (1c; 101c), said cap (1a; 101a) being axially slidable relative to said sleeve (1b; 101b) when a sufficient pressure is exerted on said cap (1a; 101a); a needle (21; 121) or cannula, which is located inside said housing so as to be directed towards said resting base (1c; 101c) for the infusion of the drug; a retaining member (9; 109), which is located within said housing (1; 101) between said cap (1a; 101a) and said sleeve (1b; 101b) and to which said needle (21; 121) or cannula is secured; said container being equipped with a releasing member for releasing said needle (21; 121) or cannula when said cap (1a; 101a) is made to slide on said sleeve (1b; 101b).

Abstract: A medical connector for connecting a tube with a medical device and having a through-going bore which at one end of the connector comprises a cavity for permanently attaching the end of the tube to the connector and which at least at the end of the connector comprises an inner part and an outer part; the inner part and the outer part being integrally connected, the outer part being made from a thermoplastic material which is resistant to changes when subjected to the influence of a disinfectant and the inner part being made from a thermoplastic material which is compatible with a soft glue and a method for injection moulding such connectors.

Abstract: A method for one-piece injection molding of a soft needle catheter having a hub and a tube-shaped flexible part. According to the method, a molten polymer is fed into a mold which includes a core that is used to form the interior of the catheter, the core defining a hub cavity and a tube-shaped cavity. The hub cavity includes a cone-shaped part and a cylindrical part, with the cone-shaped part extending into the tube-shaped cavity. When the polymer is sufficiently cured, the core is removed from the catheter and the catheter is removed from the mold.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a container for a disposable needle or cannula, intended to facilitate needle or cannula placement for the infusion of a liquid drug under a patient's skin, the container including a cylindrical housing (1; 101) in which there are defined a cap (1a; 101a) and a sleeve (1b; 101b) provided with a resting base (1c; 101c), the cap (1a; 101a) being axially slidable relative to the sleeve (1b; 101b) when a sufficient pressure is exerted on the cap (1a; 101a); a needle (21; 121) or cannula, which is located inside the housing so as to be directed towards the resting base (1c; 101c) for the infusion of the drug; a retaining member (9; 109), which is located within the housing (1; 101) between said cap (1a; 101a) and the sleeve (1b; 101b) and to which the needle (21; 121) or cannula is secured; the container being equipped with a releasing member for releasing the needle (21; 121) or cannula when the cap (1a; 101a) is made to slide on the sleeve (1b; 101b).

Abstract: A device for subcutaneous administration of a medicament to a patient is disclosed, including a cannula housing with an interior chamber, a cannula connected to the housing and being in flow communication with the chamber, a flexible tubing having a first end and a second end, the first end being coupled to the housing such that the tubing is in flow communication with the chamber, and wherein, the second end carries a source coupling for coupling the tubing to the medicament. The tubing between the first and the second end is folded for forming a configuration with at least two essentially parallel courses of tubing, the tubing is secured in the configuration by a first holder device arranged between the first and second end of the tubing; and that the tubing can be displaced in relation to the first holder device for varying the length of the courses of tubing.

Abstract: The Invention relates to a valve unit (101) for regulating a flow of urine, said valve unit comprising an inlet portion (102) and an outlet portion (103) separated from each other by a slide valve (104), said slide valve comprising a female part (105) in direct communication with the inlet portion and the outlet portion and a male part (106) which is axially displaceable in parallel within the female part and in liquidproof contact there with, said male part being configured for assuming two extreme positions, a closing position and an open position, in which closing position a part of the male part is situated outside the female part; and wherein the outer faces of the male part, being the closing position and in the area where the inlet portion and the outlet portion connect to the female part, provide a liquid-proof blocking between inlet portion and outlet portion by means of a communication part, which is characterised in that, in its opening position, the male part is completely enclosed by the female p