Patents Examined by Diva Ranade
  • Patent number: 7699803
    Abstract: Devices and methods for injecting or otherwise delivering multiple-component therapies to human or animal subjects. Devices having injectors (e.g., syringes) attached to biaxial or coaxial injection cannula(s) are used to deliver multiple components of a particular therapy such that those components become combined shortly before or upon exiting the injection cannula(s). In some embodiments, the injector devices of the present invention may include a first set of finger grips at a first location and a second set of finger grips at a second location. Also, in some embodiments, the injector devices of the present invention may include depth slops for controlling the depth within tissue at which the therapeutic substance is delivered. Also, in some embodiments, the injector devices of the present invention may include refill manifolds with attached syringes or other reservoirs containing the component substances to facilitate refilling of the injectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Asha Nayak, Mario Maciel
  • Patent number: 7691089
    Abstract: An adjustable trocar washer is provided to facilitate sealing an incision in skin. The adjustable trocar washer is configured for use with a trocar or cannula assembly. The adjustable trocar washer generally includes a compressible collar and a skirt formed at the distal end of the compressible collar for sealing an incision in skin. The compressible collar is longitudinally movable along an elongate tubular member associated with the trocar or cannula assembly. A latch mechanism is provided on the compressible collar to secure the collar in a compressed condition about the elongate tubular member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Healthcare Group LP
    Inventor: Richard D. Gresham
  • Patent number: 7682339
    Abstract: An indwelling needle device includes a shield tube with a flexible outer needle fixed at a front end, a hub movable in a lumen of the shield tube, an infusion tube attached to an end thereof, a rigid inner needle at a front end part of the hub and insertable into a lumen of the outer needle. A lateral penetration path penetrates to a lumen of the hub. A space is provided between an outer surface of the hub and an inner surface of the shield tube. A sealing section is on the outer surface of the hub. The outer peripheral surface of the hub forms engagement recesses. A rear-end-side engagement projection is on the inner surface of the shield tube and engages with the engagement recesses. Hub side walls, with a communication area opening, couple with the front end of the hub. The hub can be small in size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: JMS Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryoji Fujii
  • Patent number: 7678073
    Abstract: An automatic injector separately stores liquid and dry components in respective compartments. When the injector is activated, a fluid-directing member between the liquid and dry compartments causes the liquid component to form a vortex as the liquid flows into the dry compartment. This allows the two components to combine more thoroughly and quickly to form a liquid solution that is delivered to an injection site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Meridian Medical Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven M. Griffiths, Robert L. Hill, Matthew P. Robben