Abstract: A syringe for withdrawing an aspirate from a body for micro fat grafting includes a barrel having a first barrel portion with an inner wall with a lesser diameter than an inner wall of a second portion. A filter for separating fat cells from the aspirate extends within the second portion of the barrel. An absorbent is positioned between the filter and the second portion inner wall for absorbing the aspirate passing through the filter. A plunger moves within the barrel along the first portion inner wall and the filter and includes a gasket forming a seal with the first portion inner wall and an inner wall of the filter. Proximal and distal supports engage the filter and the barrel. In another embodiment, the filter has flared ends for engaging the barrel. A method of obtaining fat cells for micro fat grafting using the syringe is provided.

Abstract: A syringe for withdrawing an aspirate from a body for micro fat grafting is provided. The syringe includes a barrel having an inner wall extending therein. The inner wall has one or more apertures formed therein allowing the aspirate to contact an absorbent positioned between the inner wall and an outer wall of the barrel. A plunger moves longitudinally within the barrel along the inner wall and has a gasket attached to a proximal end forming a seal against the inner wall. The absorbent may take many forms to absorb a non-fat cell portion of the aspirate. A related method includes retracting the plunger from a first position to draw the aspirate from a harvest site of a body into the barrel, exposing the aspirate to the absorbent, and moving the plunger toward the first position so a remaining portion of the aspirate is no longer exposed to the absorbent.

Abstract: An enteral feeding tube includes a tube body particularly adapted or configured to resist kinking and clogging. That tube body is characterized by a particular equation.

Abstract: A temporary tube placement system includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end, a camera supported by the tube at the distal end, a plurality of fiber optic filaments through which light from a light source travels from the proximal end to the distal end, a screen for displaying images from the camera, and a power source electrically attached to the camera and the light source. The enteral tube includes a tube having a distal end portion for placement within a patient and a proximal end portion and a lumen increasing in cross section from the proximal end portion toward the distal end portion along at least a portion of the tube.

Abstract: A syringe for withdrawing an aspirate from a body for micro fat grafting is provided. The syringe includes a barrel having an inner wall extending therein. The inner wall has one or more apertures formed therein allowing the aspirate to contact an absorbent positioned between the inner wall and an outer wall of the barrel. A plunger moves longitudinally within the barrel along the inner wall and has a gasket attached to a proximal end forming a seal against the inner wall. The absorbent may take many forms to absorb a non-fat cell portion of the aspirate. A related method includes retracting the plunger from a first position to draw the aspirate from a harvest site of a body into the barrel, exposing the aspirate to the absorbent, and moving the plunger toward the first position so a remaining portion of the aspirate is no longer exposed to the absorbent.

Abstract: A temporary tube for placement within a patient includes a tube having a distal end portion for placement within a patient and a proximal end portion, and a lumen increasing in cross section along at least a portion of the distal end portion toward a distal end. The lumen may increase in cross section to the distal end, along an entirety of the distal end portion, from the proximal end portion to the distal end, or along an entirety of the tube. An outer cross section of the tube is uniform along at least a portion of the proximal end portion of the tube, or the outer cross section of the tube may be uniform from a proximal end of the tube along at least a portion of the proximal end portion of the tube. The tube may include at least one vent positioned in the distal end portion.

Abstract: A temporary tube placement system includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end, a camera supported by the tube at the distal end, a plurality of fiber optic filaments through which light from a light source travels from the proximal end to the distal end, a screen for displaying images from the camera, and a power source electrically attached to the camera and the light source. The enteral tube includes a tube having a distal end portion for placement within a patient and a proximal end portion and a lumen increasing in cross section from the proximal end portion toward the distal end portion along at least a portion of the tube.

Abstract: A system for determining components of matter removed from a body includes a container for receiving the matter, a device for weighing the container and the matter therein, an instrument for obtaining information relating to determine the components of the matter based in part on a weight of the matter determined by said device and the information relating to the at least one aspect of the matter obtained by said instrument. A display includes a screen for displaying information relating to the matter provided by said processer. The information may include a height and/or a color of the matter among other aspects. An insert containing an absorbent material may be utilized to separate fat cells from a fluid when liposuction is used to remove the matter. The insert may be porous allowing fluid to enter the absorption.