Patents Issued in July 31, 2014
  • Drug Delivery Infusion Set with Manual Pump
    Publication number: 20140213976
    Abstract: The subject matter described herein relates generally to systems and methods for delivering one or more drugs to a user while applying treatment to the infused drug site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Gabriel Bitton, Ron Nagar
  • Data Storage for an Infusion Pump System
    Publication number: 20140213977
    Abstract: A pump system can include a pump device and a controller device removably attachable to the pump device. The controller device can be reusable, and one or more pump devices can be disconnected and reconnected to the controller device. As such, some pump usage data can be conveniently stored in the pump device itself. In such circumstances, the controller device can receive data related to the pump's history or other usage when the pump device is attached to the controller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Asante Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Steve Miller, Mark C. Estes, Ken Mochel, David Rich
  • INDUCTIVELY RECHARGEABLE EXTERNAL ENERGY SOURCE, CHARGER, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSCUTANEOUS INDUCTIVE CHARGER FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140213978
    Abstract: A mechanism for transferring energy from an external power source to an implantable medical device is disclosed. A sensor may be used to measure a parameter that correlates to a temperature of the system that occurs during the transcutaneous coupling of energy. For example, the sensor may measure temperature of a surface of an antenna of the external power source. The measured parameter may then be compared to a programmable limit. A control circuit such as may be provided by the external power source may then control the temperature based on the comparison. The programmable limit may be, for example, under software control so that the temperature occurring during transcutaneous coupling of energy may be modified to fit then-current circumstances.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MEDTRONIC, INC.
    Inventors: David P. Olson, William C. Phillips, Andrew L. Schmeling
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING DEVICES TO GENITOURINARY SITES
    Publication number: 20140213979
    Abstract: A method delivers an implantable device through the urethra and into the bladder. A deployment instrument is inserted into the urethra, the implantable device is inserted into the deployment instrument, and a stream of fluid is injected into the deployment instrument. The stream of fluid drives the implantable device from the deployment instrument into the bladder. The deployment instrument is removed from the urethra, leaving the implantable device wholly implanted in the bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: TARIS Biomedical, Inc.
    Inventors: Jim Boyko, Grace Kim, Heejin Lee, Michael J. Cima, Jennie Kwo
  • Medical cuff
    Publication number: 20140213980
    Abstract: A wrist-worn device having a tether forming a bridge under which medical tubing can be extended and adapted to be worn by a patient undergoing fluid infusion via an IV insertion point so that the tubing, when subjected to accidental pulling or tugging, is restrained by the tether from damaging the IV connection point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Deana M. Filippelli
  • BANDAGE BAG
    Publication number: 20140213981
    Abstract: A bandage bag configure to provide the dual functions of holding a medical apparatus to a patient for daily wear and of serving as a waterproof bandage, especially for a catheter and its insertion site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Joseph BOCKOL, Marla Anne SCHRAM, John Jeffrey RUSH
  • FILTER NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20140213982
    Abstract: Disclosed is a filter needle in which a filter structure is embedded in the inner space of a fixing member of a syringe needle. The filter structure has an inlet and an outlet, each of which functions as a check valve, and an inlet path and an outlet path provided with a filter, wherein the inlet path and the outlet path are formed at the rear end of the filter structure. Thus, when a medicament liquid flows out from the ampoule and injected into a patient, foreign substances, such as powder generated during the opening of an ampoule, which otherwise might be introduced into the main body of a syringe and injected into a patient, are filtered by a filter. The filter needle enables the medicament liquid to be injected into the patient without exchanging the syringe. The filter needle o is integrally formed of medical silicone to enable easy assembly and safety during use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ZAMART CO., LTD
    Inventor: Keun-Bae Kim
  • Safety Device and Injection Device
    Publication number: 20140213983
    Abstract: According to the invention, a safety device suitable (S) for a pre-filled syringe containing a medicament comprises a chassis adapted to be affixed to the pre-filled syringe, a deformable flexible outer structure made from a material with a shape memory and a substantially cylindrical needle shield affixed or integral to the outer structure. The deformed flexible outer structure is capable of advancing the needle shield with respect to the chassis in a distal direction (D) into a position in which the needle shield projects from the chassis in the distal direction (D). A biasing force for advancing the needle shield originates from a shape memory effect that causes the deformed flexible outer structure to substantially return to its unstressed shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SANOFI-AVENTIS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Matthew Ekman, Christopher James Smith, Troy Baker, Graham Wilson, Gareth Roberts, Carl Tucker
  • OCTREOTIDE INJECTION
    Publication number: 20140213984
    Abstract: The present invention provides a sterile solution comprising octreotide acetate in a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle, wherein solution is present as a reservoir in a multiple dose pen injection device, the device being adapted to subcutaneously inject a portion of the said reservoir in multiple daily doses and further being adapted to provide multiple portions of the said solution, while the reservoir remains sterile.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
    Inventors: Shantaram PAWAR, Alex GEORGE, Prashant KANE, Subhas BHOWMICK
  • Securing Means for a Drug Delivery Device
    Publication number: 20140213985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for administering a dose of a medicinal product, comprising: a dose setting and injection mechanism adapted to be operably engaged with a piston of a cartridge containing the medicinal product, at least two housing components being directly and releasably interconnectable to each other, and a flexible coupling means separately coupled to any of said housing components and being adapted to keep the housing components within a predefined spatial range when they are disconnected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Sanofi SAentis Deutschland GmbH
    Inventors: Axel Teucher, Michael Jugl, German F. Hamm
  • Intravenous Infusion Tubing Fitment and Set
    Publication number: 20140213986
    Abstract: An intravenous infusion tubing fitment comprises a body, a rotatable knob coupled with the body, and a pressure dome seated within the knob. The body defines; a first inlet configured for coupling with a first segment of tubing; a first outlet into a pressure dome; a second inlet from the pressure dome; and a second outlet configured for coupling with a second segment of tubing. The knob defines an expansion opening within a surface of the knob. The pressure dome is formed of a flexible elastomeric material and defines a fluid flow path between the first outlet and the second inlet. The pressure dome includes a vane configured to variably regulate flow through the fluid flow path in response to rotation of the knob. The pressure dome is configured to expand through the expansion opening in response to fluid pressure in the fluid flow path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: CAREFUSION 303, INC.
    Inventor: Daniel Abal
  • CATHETER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20140213987
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes a tubular insertion portion; a support portion that is connected to a proximal end side of the insertion portion and has therein a flow passage communicating with an inside of the insertion portion; a valve body that is disposed in the flow passage and includes: a blocking membrane configured to inhibit a flow of fluid, and an opening/closing part configured such that the blocking membrane is at least partially openable and closeable via the opening/closing part; and an insertion member which is arranged proximal of the blocking membrane and is insertable into the opening/closing part by moving in a distal direction. The opening/closing part is formed as a single slit penetrating the blocking membrane, the slit having a distal end opening and a proximal end opening, and a length of the distal end opening being smaller than a length of the proximal end opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuka NISHIMURA, Hidenori Tanabe, Yasuhiro Ueda
  • KIT FOR MANEUVERING AN ELEMENT PRESENT IN THE BODY OF A PATIENT, COMPRISING AN IMPLANTABLE CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20140213988
    Abstract: A kit according to the invention includes a tool and an implantable chamber. The implantable chamber comprises a hollow main body delimiting an internal volume opening outwards via a main opening. It further comprises a septum mounted on the main body to close the main opening, and at least one conduit extending from the main body. It also comprises a displacement member, movable relative to the main body, that projects from the main body via the conduit and actuates or sets in motion an element situated in the body of the patient. It lastly comprises a drive mechanism for driving the displacement member situated in the internal volume of the main body, in order to move the displacement member with respect to the main body. The tool includes a proximal maneuvering region and a distal region that is capable of piercing the septum to actuating the drive mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: PEROUSE MEDICAL
    Inventor: Eric Perouse
  • FLUID DISPENSER
    Publication number: 20140213989
    Abstract: The current invention discloses a fluid dispenser especially suitable for ophthalmic treatments and delivering of ophthalmic agents such as eye drops. The fluid dispenser incorporates a tube made from compliant materials as the key dosing component. A first point and a second point on the tube may be acted upon by folding the tube or by external elements, making the segment between the first point and the second point a squeezing section that houses a dosing chamber. The squeezing section may be pressed by an anvil or other structures, pressurizing the fluid contained in the dosing chamber so that once the tube is released on one point, the fluid in the dosing chamber is discharged. With each dosing process, a single dose of the fluid is discharged. In addition, the fluid dispenser is capable of delivering a series of doses of the fluid by repeating the dosing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Nigel Kelly
  • COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATING SURFACE WOUNDS
    Publication number: 20140213990
    Abstract: The invention provides synergistic compositions and methods to prevent and treat dermal wounds and topical ulcers rapidly, efficaciously and economically. It comprises a synergistic combination of natural products, specifically the combination of an extract of Hydrastis canadensis, an extract of a species of the genus Panax and an extract of a Aloe barabadensis L. that are essentially free of extract of Passiflora incarnata L. The combination can be administered to wounded skin and or a wound topical cavity of a patient as a prophylactic or therapeutic dose, and may optionally be delivered by means of a wetted dressing. The invention further provides kits that may be used for topical application of the combination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Boris Gorinshteyn
  • NASAL RELIEF SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140213991
    Abstract: A nasal relief system that includes a suction pipe insert with a funnel-shape hollow interior, the first end of the suction pipe insert is releasably inserted into a suction hose of a vacuum cleaner, a flexible nasal hose in communication with the funnel-shape hollow interior of the suction pipe insert and a suction pump in communication with the flexible nasal hose. The system includes a suction regulator that control the suction force from the suction hose of a vacuum cleaner that is set inside the suction pump, a replaceable plastic tip that is inserted into a user's nose to apply the suction force from the flexible nasal hose and a cleaning brush utilized to clean the nasal relief system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Andrzej Skrzyniarz, Magdalena Rajca
  • Thoracic Drainage Device Having Reduced Counter-Pressure
    Publication number: 20140213992
    Abstract: A device for thoracic drainage comprises a container connector for a secretion collection container (3), which can be connected to the pleural cavity of a patient, and a venting device (10) for releasing air from the secretion collection container in passive operation. In order to keep the counterpressure as low as possible during the air release and thus make it easier to force air out of the pleural cavity (1) of a patient, the venting device has a controllable vent valve (12). For this purpose, a control device (7) determines the pressure in the secretion collection container by reading out a pressure sensor (11) and controls the valve to release air from the secretion collection container when the determined pressure exceeds a threshold value. The device can optionally also be operated actively by way of a vacuum connector (25). An ancillary line (2?) permits monitoring of the drainage line (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: MEDELA HOLDING AG
    Inventor: Hilmar Ehlert
  • OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CASSETTE
    Publication number: 20140213993
    Abstract: An ophthalmic surgical cassette acts with a peristaltic pump having a wheel defining a periphery and includes a cassette body having a first recess which, in cross section, has a circle segment shape defining a circular arc. The first recess permits the wheel of the peristaltic pump to engage therein. An aspiration line transports aspirated fluid via the pump. A second recess along the circular arc of the circle segment shape has a wall forming a fluid channel. The fluid channel has a first end connected to the aspiration line and a second end connected to a collection container supply line. An elastic cover covers the channel and is held to ensure a constant spacing of the cover to the second recess to permit fluid from the aspiration line to be transported through the channel to the container supply line via the wheel acting on the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventors: Christoph Kuebler, Martin Kraus
  • System and Method for Mechanical Closure of Wounds
    Publication number: 20140213994
    Abstract: Devices for treating wounds and methods of treating wounds are described. In use, the devices allow both mechanical force and negative pressure therapy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KCI LICENSING, INC.
    Inventors: Ian Hardman, Colin Hall, James Sealy
  • Urostomy Drainage Appliance
    Publication number: 20140213995
    Abstract: A urostomy drainage appliance is an apparatus that improves upon existing urostomy bag systems. The urostomy drainage appliance accomplishes this through the user of a convex drainage appliance that directs the flow of excreted urine through a set of a drainage stems. The drainage stems divert urine from the convex drainage appliance through an attached drainage hose into a remotely positioned collection bag. The urostomy drainage appliance utilizes particularly positioned drainage stems to allow a user to sleep on their side without restricting urine from flowing into the collection bag. The convex drainage appliance is particularly formed permitting facilitated concealment while worn in public. The urostomy drainage appliance can be flushed using the drainage stems reducing bacterial growth and reducing the frequency the individual replaces the urostomy appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: John Roy GARRETTSON
  • SANITARY PRODUCT SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140213996
    Abstract: This invention is directed to a sanitary product attachment means comprising a connection member (3) having a flexible base carrier (4), whereas on one main surface of the connection member (3) an underwear connection means (5) is present which is configured to fix the connection member (3) to a piece of underwear (12) and on the opposing main surface of the connection member (3) an absorbent member connection means (6) is present which is configured to fix the connection member (3) to the underside of an absorbent member (2, 2a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Johann F. Petersen, Volker Hauschildt, Peter Kitzer, Thomas Hertlein
  • DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PROFILED ABSORBENT CORE
    Publication number: 20140213997
    Abstract: A disposable absorbent article has a central body defining a first waist end region including a first end edge, a second waist end region spaced longitudinally from the first waist end region and including a second end edge, and a crotch region positioned therebetween. An absorbent core is situated between the end edges, and includes a plurality of elastics incorporated therewith such that the core is substantially laterally contracted in a narrowed region about the elastics. The absorbent core includes at least one end region that is substantially non-elasticized and has a lateral width substantially wider than that of the narrowed region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Dsg Technology Holdings Ltd
    Inventors: Patrick King Yu Tsang, Anne Smid, Andrew C. Wright, Eugenio G. Varona
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING INSULIN
    Publication number: 20140213998
    Abstract: A method of administering insulin to a user is provided. The method comprises providing a system comprising a glucometer configured to analyze a blood sample, a remote computing device separate from the glucometer, and an insulin pump separate from the remote computing device and glucometer, analyzing, by the glucometer, a blood sample from a user, and communicating the results to the remote computing device, determining, by the remote computing device and based on the results, an insulin dosage to be administered, communicating, by the remote computing device, a command to the insulin pump to administer a dose of insulin based on the determined dosage, and administering, by the insulin pump, the dose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: DOV MORAN, YIFTAH BEN AHARON
  • Biological Chamber Interbody Spinal Fusion
    Publication number: 20140213999
    Abstract: Embodiments of the current invention provide minimally invasive methods for interbody fusion. In one aspect, the invention relates to a method of treating a patient that includes the steps of introducing a channel-forming instrument into a first vertebra, forming a channel through an endplate of the first vertebra and into a nucleus of an adjacent intervertebral disc without penetrating an annulus of the disc, and supplying a therapeutic agent to the nucleus of the disc via the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Olympus Biotech Corporation
    Inventor: Christophe Geisert
  • Device for Moving a Piston Inside a Cartridge
    Publication number: 20140214000
    Abstract: A device for moving a piston inside a cartridge having a cartridge body and the piston displaceable along a longitudinal axis of the cartridge body is presented. The device comprises a first portion having first coupler for coupling the cartridge body to the first portion such that in both directions of the longitudinal axis, a connection exists between the cartridge body and the first portion; and a second portion having second coupler for coupling the piston to the second portion such that in both directions of the longitudinal axis, a connection exists between the piston and the second portion. The first and second portions move relative to each other to effect at least a forward displacement of the piston coupled to the second portion inside the cartridge body coupled to the first portion along the longitudinal axis. The second coupler establishes and releases the connection with the piston.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ROCHE DIAGNOSTICS INTERNATIONAL AG
    Inventors: Franco Moia, Marcel Mueller, Maurice Ducret
  • FLUID DISPENSING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140214001
    Abstract: A device for delivering fluid, comprising an elongated outer casing (10) provided with a substantially cylindrical inner chamber (11); a plunger (21) movable axially along a longitudinal axis A-A of an inner reservoir (22) towards an outlet (28); an actuator comprising a multi-stage lead-screw with a plurality of coaxial, screwably-interconnected bushings and an output spindle or an output bushing linked to the movable plunger (21), whereby a rotation of the rotating element causes a translation of the bushings relative to each other in telescopic fashion, and a translation of the movable plunger in the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: AlpiMed SARL
    Inventor: Behzad MORTAZAVI
  • BIFURCATION CATHETER WITH VARIABLE LENGTH OCCLUSION ELEMENTS
    Publication number: 20140214002
    Abstract: There is provided a catheter for providing a delivery substance to a bifurcated vessel, and isolating a treatment zone within the bifurcation. The catheter includes a proximal shaft and a first and second distal shaft positioned within the proximal shaft. The proximal shaft has a proximal occlusion element at a distal end thereof, the first distal shaft has a first distal occlusion element at a distal end thereof, and the second distal shaft has a second distal occlusion element at a distal end thereof. When the proximal occlusion element, and the first and second distal occlusion elements are deployed, a treatment zone is defined, and a delivery substance may be introduced into the treatment zone via the proximal shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: THERMOPEUTIX, INC.
    Inventors: GLEN LIEBER, RONALD JAY SOLAR, JOHN GILBERT
  • Guidewire and Catheter System and Method for Treating a Blood Clot
    Publication number: 20140214003
    Abstract: A system for treating a blood clot includes a microcatheter extending through an optional aspiration catheter, and a guidewire subassembly extending through and beyond the microcatheter, the guidewire assembly having a guidewire, an element coupled to and extending around a portion of the guidewire, and a balloon coupled to and extending around the element. The balloon includes or is coupled to a proximal seal in contact with the inner surface of the microcatheter and has at least one radially arranged pore. Infusate flows through the microcatheter into the element and between the element and the guidewire, and out and into the balloon to pressurize the balloon. The infusate escapes the balloon through the pores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Yi Yang, Scott L. Jahrmarkt, Michele Migliuolo, Juan Carlos Diaz
  • Intravascular Devices Having Artificial Muscles and Associated Systems and Methods
    Publication number: 20140214004
    Abstract: Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, the intravascular device includes at least one artificial muscle segment. In some instances, the artificial muscle segment or a plurality thereof is configured to move a distal portion of the intravascular device, change the shape of the tip of the intravascular device, rotate a portion of the intravascular device, and any combination thereof. A method for using an associated intravascular device is also provided. The method includes inserting an intravascular device into a vessel of a patient. The intravascular device has an actuator segment. The method further includes moving a portion of the intravascular device by selectively rotating the actuator segment and returning the portion of the intravascular device to a pre-activation position by selectively deactivating the actuator segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Volcano Corporation
    Inventor: Bret C. Millett
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VENIPUNCTURE AND CATHETER PLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20140214005
    Abstract: Intravenous access is achieved by introducing a catheter having a guidewire safety tip at its distal end. The safety tip can be advanced and retracted using a slider disposed over an access needle which is initially present in the catheter. After the catheter has been properly positioned, the access needle and guidewire may be removed so that the catheter is available for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Vascular Pathways, Inc.
    Inventor: Amir Belson
  • CATHETER
    Publication number: 20140214006
    Abstract: A catheter includes an inner layer, and a braid provided on an outer periphery of the inner layer. The braid includes a first wire and a second wire that are woven together. The catheter further includes a tip provided on a distal end of the inner layer and a distal end of the braid. A residual portion having a sharp shape formed at a distal end of the first wire when the first wire is cut is not left untreated, but is formed into a bulging portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tadanori HIROSHIGE, Makoto NISHIGISHI, Kenji KANEDA, Tatsuhiko KAJII
  • SLITTED PIPE AND GUIDE WIRE USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20140214007
    Abstract: A slitted pipe includes a first slit helically extending in a longitudinal direction of the slitted pipe, the first slit being divided by girders at predetermined intervals, and a second slit helically extending in the longitudinal direction with a helical direction preferably in a direction opposite from a helical direction of the first slit, and disposed at an angle to the first slit, the second slit crossing through the girders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuyuki KIMURA
  • Precision Venting Arrangement for Pressure Equilibration to Enhance Drainage of Medical Tubing
    Publication number: 20140214008
    Abstract: A precision venting arrangement for urinary drainage includes a tubular housing communicating with medical tubing receiving urine from the body and a pouch for storing the urine, the tubular housing having opposing open ends with a lumen passing longitudinally therebetween, an intermediate portion disposed between the open ends and an intermediate portion with a side passage disposed at the intermediate portion and extending through a side wall of the housing with a venting valve disposed in the side passage having a biased dosed distal end and an open proximal end exposed to atmospheric pressure such that the venting valve is opened when the differential between the pressure in the lumen of the housing and atmospheric pressure exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Steven J. Babb, David W. Underwood, Dennis M. Kay
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF HUMAN URINARY INCONTINENCE
    Publication number: 20140214009
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for treatment of human urinary incontinence may include a flexible tube, a retainer member for the tube, and a valve in the tube which automatically opens in response to a predetermined pressure level in the bladder acting upon the valve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Javier G. Reyes
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH COMPRESSIBLE FLUID CHAMBERS
    Publication number: 20140214010
    Abstract: A drug delivery device utilizing compressible fluid chambers for actuation is disclosed. The device includes a compressible dispensing chamber situated in a first compartment and a compressible filler-fluid chamber in flow communication with the first compartment. The compressible dispensing chamber is attached with a reciprocating plunger for dispensing the drug fluid. The drug chamber is refillable with a refill container that uses a compressible pouch containing the refill drug fluid. The refilling process is failsafe enabled by the insertion of the refill container needle only at the correct position to activate an internal contact switch. The compressible-wall configurations enable low dispensing forces without leakage of the drug fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Youti Kuo, Michael Violante
  • Medical Instrument
    Publication number: 20140214011
    Abstract: A medical instrument having a shank, at the proximal end of which a handle is arranged, wherein the shank is rotatable about its longitudinal axis and can be secured in various positions of rotation relative to the handle via a licking mechanism. In order for a medical instrument with a shank rotatable about its longitudinal axis to be designed in such a way that, while being easy to handle, it permits a large number of secure and positionally precise rotations of the shank with respect to the handle, the licking mechanism is designed as a latching mechanism which has a perforated disk with recesses and latching elements, wherein the latching elements and/or the perforated disk are spring-loaded relative to each other, and at least one of the latching elements engages in a corresponding recess of the perforated disk in order to fix the shank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Daniel Kaercher, Robin Merz
  • POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT
    Publication number: 20140214012
    Abstract: A surgical instrument including a housing, an endoscopic portion, a shaft portion, and an end effector is disclosed. The endoscopic portion extends distally from the housing and defines a longitudinal axis. The shaft portion is selectively connectable to a distal end of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is selectively connectable to a distal end of the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Michael A. Zemlok, David Racenet, Adam Ross
  • MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING IMPROVED JOINT PART
    Publication number: 20140214013
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a minimally invasive surgical instrument having an improved joint. According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a minimally invasive surgical instrument including a shaft, a joint part which is coupled to one end of the shaft, and an end effector which is coupled to the joint part and can effect joint movement thereby. The joint part comprises a plurality of joint links, and a joint for pitch-direction operation and a joint for yaw direction operation, the joints being formed by interposing at least one of the plurality of joint links.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Chang Wook Jeong, Chun Chol Sin, Sung Ryul Kim, Hyung Tae Kim
  • LASER DEPILATORY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20140214014
    Abstract: A laser depilatory device is provided where the tips of skin hairs can be trimmed evenly after cauterization and the skin hair can he removed efficiently with lower power consumption, while preventing the direct adverse influent of het on the human skim The laser device includes: a housing including a contacting surface to which a skin surface is contacted and a recessed portion formed on the contacting surface; a laser light generating section disposed in the housing for generating laser light; and a first hole portion formed on an inner wall surface of the recessed portion for emitting the laser light through a space inside the recessed portion towards the inner wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Iwao YAMAZAKI
  • SYSTEM FOR PREVENTING BLOOD CHARRING AT LASER BEAM EMITTING SITE OF LASER CATHETER
    Publication number: 20140214015
    Abstract: This invention provides a method and a system for preventing charring at a laser beam emitting site during treatment or diagnosis using a laser catheter for applying a laser beam. The method is intended to control laser beam irradiation of an apparatus equipped with a laser catheter comprising a laser beam transmission means and a laser beam emitting site used for diagnosis or treatment with the irradiation of the inside of a blood vessel or heart cavity with a laser beam. The method for controlling laser beam irradiation is intended to prevent blood charring at a laser emission site of an apparatus equipped with a laser catheter, and the method comprises a step of controlling a laser beam output in accordance with temporal changes in the intensity of the diffuse reflected light beam by erythrocytes applied to the inside of a blood vessel or heart cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: KEIO UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Tsunenori Arai, Arisa ITO, Mei TAKAHASHI
  • Orthopedic Device Having Detachable Components for Treatment Stages and Method for Using the Same
    Publication number: 20140214016
    Abstract: An orthopedic device has detachable components for treatment stages of an injury or surgical procedure. The orthopedic device is arranged as a protective functional support for regeneration of knee cartilage after surgical repair procedures, and includes a flexion control kit and a wrap-around liner sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: OSSUR hf
    Inventors: Arni Thor INGIMUNDARSON, Bjorn OMARSSON, Thorleifur STEFANSSON, Thorvaldur INGVARSSON
  • ABLATION DEVICES UTILIZING EXOTHERMIC CHEMICAL REACTIONS, SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS OF ABLATING TISSUE USING SAME
    Publication number: 20140214017
    Abstract: An ablation device includes a handle assembly including a distal end and a probe extending distally from the distal end of the handle assembly. The probe includes a heat-transfer portion and at least one fluid-flow path in fluid communication with the heat-transfer portion. The handle assembly includes at least one fluid reservoir in fluid communication with the at least one fluid-flow path and at least one apparatus configured to cause fluid flow between the at least one fluid reservoir and the heat-transfer portion. The probe is configured to apply thermal energy released by an exothermic chemical reaction that occurs when fluid from the at least one fluid reservoir is caused to flow to the heat-transfer portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventor: JOSEPH D. BRANNAN
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TISSUE MODULATION
    Publication number: 20140214018
    Abstract: A method of modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo is disclosed. The method comprises: fixating the tissue on a shaped device so as to shape the tissue generally according to a shape of the device; and focusing radiation on the fixated tissue using a radiation-emitting system so as to modulate the tissue, wherein the radiation-emitting system is non-local with respect to the shaped device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Perseus-BioMed Inc.
    Inventors: Boaz Behar, Shmuel Ben-Ezra
  • BIPOLAR ELECTROSURGICAL HAND SHEARS
    Publication number: 20140214019
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first jaw, a second jaw, a first handle, and a second handle. The second jaw is pivotally coupled with the first jaw. The first jaw and the second jaw are configured to grasp tissue. The jaws provide offset electrode surfaces that are operable to deliver bipolar RF energy to tissue grasped between the jaws. The apparatus is further operable to sever tissue. A lockout feature selectively prevents tissue severing, based on an energization state of the jaws.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Chester O. Baxter, III, David C. Yates, Katherine J. Schmid, Taylor W. Aronhalt, Jeffrey S. Swayze, Jeffrey D. Messerly, Michael S. Cropper, Jerome R. Morgan, Chad P. Boudreaux, Richard W. Timm, Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION
    Publication number: 20140214020
    Abstract: Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded shapes. An indicator mechanism is operatively coupled to the wall and configured to indicate non-expanded and expanded shapes of the wall. An expandable member, such as a balloon, is provided that expands to close the cervical canal during ablation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Minerva Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Laszlo Vissay, Akos Toth, Ronald Hundertmark
  • ELECTROSURGICAL ELECTRODE
    Publication number: 20140214021
    Abstract: An electrode is for use in an electrosurgical probe, the electrode having two arms defining a longitudinal direction. The electrode also includes a loop depending from the two arms and defining a cutting area within the loop, and a vaporisation member attached to one side of the loop. The vaporisation member is such that it does not occlude the cutting area and yet presents a substantial profile when the electrode is moved in the longitudinal direction. The arrangement is such that when the electrode is moved in a first longitudinal direction, the loop is capable of resecting a sample of tissue. When the electrode is moved in the opposite longitudinal direction, the vaporisation member is capable of vaporising tissue adjacent thereto to form a groove therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2012
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Kelvin John Varney
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FRACTIONAL SKIN TREATMENT
    Publication number: 20140214022
    Abstract: An apparatus for cosmetic RF skin treatment where the RF energy supply is isolated from the patient treated, such that in course of treatment no undesired current flows through the subject body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: SYNERON MEDICAL LTD.
    Inventors: Yossef Ori ADANNY, Genady NAHSHON, Baruch LEVINE, Avner ROSENBERG
  • ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICES WITH DIRECTIONAL RADIATION PATTERN
    Publication number: 20140214023
    Abstract: A device for directing energy to a target volume of tissue includes an antenna assembly and an elongated body member. The elongated body member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, wherein the proximal and distal end portions define a longitudinal axis. The elongated body member has a chamber defined therein that extends along the longitudinal axis, and a body wall surrounding the chamber. An antenna assembly is disposed in the chamber. The elongated body member also includes an opening in the body wall to allow energy radiated from the antenna assembly to transfer into the target volume of tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: MANI N. PRAKASH, FRANCESCA ROSSETTO, JOSEPH D. BRANNAN
  • OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL CONTROL APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20140214024
    Abstract: An ophthalmic surgical control apparatus is configured to be connectable to a piezo handpiece for emulsifying an eye lens. The control apparatus includes a frequency generator having a first and a second frequency module. The first frequency module generates a first oscillation signal having a first frequency lower than the ultrasonic resonant frequency of the piezo handpiece. The second frequency module generates a second oscillation signal having a second frequency greater than the ultrasonic resonant frequency of the piezo handpiece. A frequency generator control module controls the first and the second frequency modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Carl Zeiss Meditec AG
    Inventor: Michael Eichler
  • END EFFECTOR WITH COMPLIANT CLAMPING JAW
    Publication number: 20140214025
    Abstract: An apparatus for operating on tissue includes an end effector assembly, a body, and a shaft. The shaft extends from the body to the end effector assembly. The body is operable to communicate with the end effector assembly via the shaft. The end effector assembly includes a pair of pivoting jaws and a firing beam. The firing beam is operable to advance distally through slots in the jaws to close the jaws. One of the jaws comprises a plurality of segments that are movable relative to each other. The segments may be joined by living hinges, pivoting hinges, or sliding features. One of the jaws may be formed by a combination of a distally projecting tongue of the shaft and two members that are secured above and below the tongue, respectively. An end effector jaw may also include a resiliently biased electrode cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Barry C. Worrell, Frederick E. Shelton, IV, Jerome R. Morgan, Michael S. Cropper, Michael J. Vendely, David C. Yates, David A. Witt, David K. Norvell