Patents Issued in June 14, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180161510
    Abstract: Drug delivery device comprising a housing retaining a primary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a primary medicament with a primary dose setting member configured to rotate in a helical movement to set a dose of the primary medicament and a secondary drug delivery assembly for the delivery of a secondary medicament. A dose dial is movable between a first position and a second position in axial direction and is rotationally constrained with respect to the housing when moved from the first position into the second position and is rotationally constrained to the primary dose setting member in the second position. A dispense actuator moves in distal direction to initiate dispense of the secondary medicament. The dose dial and the dispense actuator can be coupled via a clutch component for dispense of the secondary medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: James Coop, Paul Hayton, James West, Stephen Francis Gilmore
  • Publication number: 20180161511
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device for avoiding stabbing injuries, for a syringe having a syringe body and a piercing means arranged on the distal end of said syringe body. The safety device comprises a sleeve element that extends in an axial direction (X) and encloses at least partly the piercing means and the syringe body, and a collar element that is arranged on a distal end region of the syringe body and locks the safety device in the axial direction (X), said collar element having at least one guide projection which is guided in at least one guide track of the sleeve element during a movement of the syringe body relative to the sleeve element substantially in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Andreas FRAAS, Maximilian VOGL
  • Publication number: 20180161512
    Abstract: The invention relates to a safety device for a syringe for avoiding stab wounds, said syringe having a syringe body and a piercing means arranged on the distal end of the syringe body. The safety device comprises a sleeve element that extends along an axial direction (X) and encloses at least partly the piercing means and the syringe body, and a collar element that can be arranged on a distal end region of the syringe body and locks the safety device in the axial direction (X), said collar element having at least one guide projection which engages at least one guide track of the sleeve element. The safety device is further characterized by having a cap element that can be arranged at least in sections on top of the sleeve element and by means of which the sleeve element can be locked with respect to the movement of the syringe body relative to the sleeve element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Frank WITTLAND, Maximilian VOGL
  • Publication number: 20180161513
    Abstract: Described herein is a dose monitoring device configured to couple with one or more medication delivery instruments to capture, record and/or process dosing events or events of delivering a medication dose. The dose monitoring device may include electronics such as a sensor, a clock module and a temperature module related to monitoring the time of dosing events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Richards, Sean Ulrich, Mircea Stefan Despa, Sundeep Kankanala
  • Publication number: 20180161514
    Abstract: Drug delivery safety devices comprise a safety needle device comprising a needle hub, a needle cannula, and a safety feature; and a cap comprising a cap body having a proximal end attached to the safety needle device and a distal end having an access opening that is in fluid communication with the needle cannula. The safety needle device allow for an integrated device for both filling and injection that do not interfere with passive safety features. The caps may have a fill feature that engages with a safety feature of the safety needle device to keep it in a fill state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Ashley Rachel Rothenberg, Theodore Mosler, Laurie Sanders, Edward P. Browka, Peter Smith, Eli B. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20180161515
    Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed comprising a hub, needle cannula, housing, tether, retractable sleeve, locking member and spring element. The tether is slidably disposed in the housing, the tether having a slot with an enlarged first guide path and a narrowed second guide path extending distally from the enlarged first guide path. The retractable sleeve is configured to move between an initial position, retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Peter Smith, Edward P. Browka, Eli B. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20180161516
    Abstract: A syringe member comprising a safety device to prevent pricking injuries; the syringe member comprises a pricking element, and the safety device includes at least one guided pin and a recess which forms a gate for guiding the guided pin in a longitudinal direction of the syringe member during movement of the syringe member relative to the safety device; said gate includes a first gate region and a second gate region which are separated by an imaginary dividing line extending in a longitudinal direction of the syringe member; the guided pin can be placed in the first gate region in a starting position and can be moved from the first gate region into the second gate region into a final position by having the guided pin cross the dividing line when a distal end of the pricking element is located at the level of an outlet of the safety device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Frank WITTLAND, Maximilian VOGL
  • Publication number: 20180161517
    Abstract: Disclosed is a drug delivery device having an adapter configured for mounting a needle hub and a flange portion configured for cooperating with an orifice of a cap, the cap is configured to cover the adapter, and a latch mechanism configured for releasably engaging a detent or recess in a surface portion of the cap. In addition, the latch mechanism is configured to turn into an inoperable state when a needle hub is mounted to the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Markus Ploch
  • Publication number: 20180161518
    Abstract: A system for injecting includes a syringe body defining a proximal opening and a distal needle interface. The system also includes a plunger member defining a plunger interior and configured to be manually manipulated to insert a stopper member relative to the syringe body. The plunger member includes a needle retention feature disposed in the plunger interior, an energy-storage member disposed in the plunger interior, and an energy-storage member latching member disposed in the plunger interior. The system further includes a needle hub assembly coupled to the distal needle interface of the syringe body. The needle assembly includes a needle having a needle proximal end feature, a hub, and a needle latching member configured to couple the needle to the hub. The needle is retractable into plunger interior upon manipulation of the plunger member to actuate the energy-storage member latching member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Credence MedSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Shluzas, Stephen H. Diaz, John F. Shanley, Jeff Tillack, Dan Thayer, Gary Steese-Bradley, Mina M. Leung
  • Publication number: 20180161519
    Abstract: Drug delivery safety devices having trigger activation systems activated by pressure against the skin of a patient and which automatically shield the needle after withdrawing the needle from the skin of the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Edward P. Browka, Laurie Sanders, Eli B. Nichols, Phil C. McNeill, Robert Henson
  • Publication number: 20180161520
    Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The safety needle device may include an activation latch, a lockout latch, a tether and a spring element to bias the retractable sheath to an extended state to cover the distal end of the needle cannula upon completion of an injection. The safety needle device may include a slider element disposed above an activation latch. A method of drug delivery is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Peter Smith, Laurie Sanders, Edward P. Browka, Paul Marici, Eli B. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20180161521
    Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a hub, needle cannula, housing, tether, retractable sleeve, locking member and spring element. The tether is movably disposed in the housing, the tether having a slot with an enlarged first guide path and a narrowed second guide path extending distally from the enlarged first guide path. The retractable sleeve is configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The proximal movement of one or more protrusions on the retractable sleeve, rotates the tether to move the at least one or more protrusions from the enlarged first guide path of the tether to the narrowed second guide path of the tether, this rotation activating the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Peter Smith, Edward P. Browka, Eli B. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20180161522
    Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a hub, needle cannula, housing, tether, retractable sleeve, locking member and spring element. The tether is movably disposed in the housing, the tether having a slot with an enlarged first guide path and a narrowed second guide path extending distally from the enlarged first guide path. The retractable sleeve is configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The proximal movement of one or more protrusions on the retractable sleeve, rotates the tether to move the at least one or more protrusions from the enlarged first guide path of the tether to the narrowed second guide path of the tether, this rotation activating the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Peter Smith, Edward P. Browka, Eli B. Nichols
  • Publication number: 20180161523
    Abstract: A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A first guide path, a second guide path and a third guide path may be disposed on the housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The retractable sheath also may have a guide element. The first, second and third guide paths are configured to slidingly receive the guide element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Laurie Sanders, Darrin Swanson, John Hayes, Gretchen Willard
  • Publication number: 20180161524
    Abstract: The present invention relates to adaptor (30) for a drug delivery device having a reservoir (12) and a longitudinal tip (20), the adaptor (30) comprising a distal part defining a connecting ring (31) intended to receive a connector, and a proximal part defining a mounting ring (33) having an inner surface (34), the mounting ring (33) being shaped and configured such that, when the adaptor (30) is mounted around the longitudinal tip (20) of the drug delivery device, at least one annular space (38) is created between said inner surface (34) of the mounting ring (33) and said outer surface (20a) of the longitudinal tip (20), said at least one annular space (38) being able to accommodate an adhesive layer (40) in order to bond said adaptor (30) to said longitudinal tip. The invention further relates to a drug delivery device comprising such an adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Marc Flippe, Freddy Mills
  • Publication number: 20180161525
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an ultrasonic atomizer and electronic cigarette. The ultrasonic atomizer comprises an atomization piece and a liquid guide structure, which guides liquid onto an upper surface of the atomization piece; the liquid guide structure communicates with a liquid storage cavity; the upper surface of the atomization piece communicates with an airflow passage; and the atomization piece comprises a piezoelectric ceramic layer and an electric conductor, which drives vibration of the piezoelectric ceramic layer. No micropore needs to be provided in the atomization piece of the present invention to eject the atomized gas, thereby being free of the situation that the micropore is blocked by larger atomized gas particles, resulting in that the atomized gas cannot be ejected, and meanwhile the situation of liquid leakage of the atomizer can be better prevented.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu LIU, Kejun ZHONG, Xiaoyi GUO, Wei HUANG, Yuangang DAI, Xinqiang YIN, Hong YU, Lizhou SHEN, Yang WANG
  • Publication number: 20180161526
    Abstract: A spray device (6) for the delivery of a therapeutic agent, the spray device (6) comprises a nozzle (1) having a first port (3) to input a gas source of positive gas pressure; a second port (4) to output gas from the gas source; and a Coanda surface (5) and a third port (2) between, and in fluid connection with, the first port (3) and the second port (4). The nozzle (1) is arranged such that, in use, a gas including a therapeutic agent enters the first port (3), the therapeutic agent having sufficient momentum to overcome forces from the gas flow over the Coanda surface (5) such that the therapeutic agent is ejected at the third port (2) in the form of a spray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Philip David CANNER, David Stuart HARRIS
  • Publication number: 20180161527
    Abstract: A device designed for manual use by patients to help increase the patency of the eustachian tube allowing for pressure equalization and fluid drainage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Tyler A. Janz
  • Publication number: 20180161528
    Abstract: An inhaler with a respiration indicator, whereby the inhaler has a chamber wall forming a chamber and a dispensing device for fluidic connection of the chamber to a bodily opening, preferably a nostril, whereby the respiration indicator has a wall section of the chamber wall or is formed in this way, whereby the wall section is designed to indicate a respiratory activity by deformation and/or movement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica GmbH
    Inventors: Marcus Knell, Guido Endert, Horst Wergen
  • Publication number: 20180161529
    Abstract: An aromatherapy device may define a plurality of wells arranged in an array to be filled with fluid as scented pairs such that two adjacent wells may be positioned beneath nostrils of a user while resting a portion of the device against the upper lip. The wells may be formed in respective cylinders positioned between the portion of the device that is designed to rest against the lip. There may be a plurality of wells that face a first direction and that face an opposite second direction. The wells may be similar shaped and sized so as to receive similarly viscous fluids therein having different scents associate therewith. The viscosity of the fluids should be high enough to resist the pull of gravity and preclude the fluid from flowing out of the well when the device is positioned upside down and some of the wells are, at least temporarily, downwardly facing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Jennifer K. Keener
  • Publication number: 20180161530
    Abstract: Methods, systems, computer-readable media, and apparatuses for determining a property of airflow delivered to a user of a medical inhalation device are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Robert Ganton, Robert Ballam, John Earl Amschler, Paul Nelles
  • Publication number: 20180161531
    Abstract: A nebulizer system capable of identifying when activation has occurred and aerosol is being produced. The nebulizer system monitors the inhalation and exhalation flow generated by the patient and communicates proper breathing technique for optimal drug delivery. The nebulizer system may monitor air supply to the nebulizer to ensure it is within the working range and is producing, or is capable of producing, acceptable particle size and drug output rate. When a patient, caregiver or other user deposits or inserts medication into the nebulizer, the nebulizer system is able to identify the medication and determine the appropriate delivery methods required to properly administer the medication as well as output this information into a treatment log to ensure the patient is taking the proper medications. The system is able to measure the concentration of the medication and volume of the medication placed within the medication receptacle, e.g., bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: TRUDELL MEDICAL INTERNATIONAL
    Inventors: STEPHEN COSTELLA, ANDREW DITTMER, LUKE KILROY, ALANNA KIRCHNER, ROBERT MORTON, JAMES N. SCHMIDT
  • Publication number: 20180161532
    Abstract: A respiratory apparatus comprising a base and removable chamber, wherein the chamber is configured to hold a supply of water and include a blower arrangement adapted to provide a supply of pressurized air or gas to the supply of water. In certain embodiments the respiratory apparatus includes a split motor, wherein the stationary components are located within a base and the rotating portions are located within a chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Paul Jan Klasek, Liam Holley, Quangang Yang, Steven Paul Farrugia, Timothy Tsun-Fai Fu, Robert Henry Frater
  • Publication number: 20180161533
    Abstract: Apparatus for the respiration of patients with means for the circulation in one direction of respiratory gas, with a connection for the patient and with further connections for the supply and discharge of the various components of the gas, whereby the device is provided with means by which the pressure in the line system can be varied according to a certain respiratory pattern, with a primary part that is connected to means for the generating of a work fluidum, the varying pressure of which can establish the varying of the pressure in the line system, and with a secondary part that is part of or is connected to the line system, whereby a cylinder is provided which is divided in a part that connects to the primary part and a part that connects to the secondary part by a disc that is movable relative to the inner wall thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Bart WESTERKAMP
  • Publication number: 20180161534
    Abstract: A bite block for use in a mouth of a patient to hold the mouth in a spaced-apart position that includes a condensed fiber block having a predetermined length suitable for being inserted into the mouth of the patient and positioned between upper and lower molars and a wrapper yarn repeatedly wrapped around the block along its length. An adhesive strand in the wrapper yarn is positioned on an outer surface of the fiber to maintain the block in its condensed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Hiram Charles Allen, JR., Diana J. Roloff
  • Publication number: 20180161535
    Abstract: A mask for delivering breathable gas to a patient at positive pressure to treat sleep disordered breathing, may comprise: a rigid mask frame having a bore and an interfacing structure, the interfacing structure being located on the rigid mask frame and along a peripheral edge of the bore, said mask frame having no built-in or integral headgear attachment points; a sealing cushion provided to the rigid mask frame and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face, the rigid mask frame and the sealing cushion together forming, at least partly, a breathing cavity; and a headgear connector adapted to engage the interfacing structure with a snap-fit, said headgear connector including a pair of lower headgear clip anchors adapted to be engaged with respective ones of a pair of lower headgear clips to attach a pair of lower side straps, said headgear connector including a fixed forehead support.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Robert Edward Henry
  • Publication number: 20180161536
    Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus and method of controlling a breathing assistance apparatus is disclosed. Particularly, the breathing assistance apparatus is controlled such that it has a drying cycle to enable drying of the tubing that supplies gases to a user and prevent the harbouring of pathogens within the tube. The drying cycle is preferably operated automatically by internal controllers in the apparatus. However, it may be manually activated by pressing a button on the apparatus. The drying cycle is preferably activated at the end of a user's treatment session.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Matthew Jon Payton, Kevin Peter O'Donnell, Christopher Simon James Quill, Ian Douglas Makinson, Emily Joy Drake, Craig Karl White, Virigina Louise Owen
  • Publication number: 20180161537
    Abstract: A vehicle is adapted for movement along a roadway. A cabin of the vehicle is adapted for surrounding and supporting an occupant with movement of the vehicle. Systems of the vehicle control an environment within the cabin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Cedric KETELS, Rod GOODRICH, Matthew K. BENSON, Alfred H. BRANSDORFER
  • Publication number: 20180161538
    Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed that may be used to bond materials using thermoset and thermoplastic polymer materials arranged with a thermoplastic strike layer on a surface of the material. Apparatuses and methods are also disclosed for manufacturing and configuring catheters and other tubular devices with a bonding surface or layer. These apparatuses and devices may have a strike layer of thermoplastic polymer material that melts or softens upon application of heat and bonds to other polymer materials upon cooling, thus avoiding the use of externally-applied adhesives in the construction of a bond between two surfaces, such as between an inner surface of a tubular catheter and an outer surface of a tubular catheter tip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: St. Jude Medical Puerto Rico LLC
    Inventors: Brent Ford, Timothy S. Marass, Nicholas Strom, John F. Arnold
  • Publication number: 20180161539
    Abstract: A package or container for a catheter having a catheter tube with a proximal end provided with a catheter outlet and a distal opening at a distal end thereof. A gel receptacle is provided with a cavity for holding an amount of a lubricating agent, and the catheter tube extends therethrough. The gel receptacle is configured such that as the catheter is withdrawn from a stored position therein, a leading tip of the catheter is immersed in the lubricating agent, thus automatically coating the leading tip. The gel receptacle may be held within a rigid body or may be a standalone item packaged in a sterile bag solely with the catheter. A side wall of the gel receptacle is deformable so that as the catheter is withdrawn proximally the side wall is collapsed inward to displace the lubricating agent gel and coat an exterior surface of the catheter tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Timothy A. Palmer
  • Publication number: 20180161540
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a medical introducer includes placing an introducer sheath onto a mandrel, and overmolding an introducer hub onto a proximal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath has one or more score lines formed on an inner surface and the mandrel has a number of surface protrusions so that when the introducer sheath is positioned on the mandrel, each of the surface protrusions contacts one of the score lines formed on the introducer sheath. The surface protrusions on the mandrel prevent plastic material from the introducer hub from contacting the score lines thereby maintaining the score lines during the overmolding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Glen Fantuzzi, Michael Tafone
  • Publication number: 20180161541
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a catheter system and methods for use that includes (a) a first catheter having a first end and a second end, where the first catheter has a first diameter, (b) a second catheter having a first end and a second end, where the second catheter has a second diameter that is less than the first diameter of the first catheter, and where the second catheter is positioned at least partially within a lumen of the first catheter and is moveable relative to the first catheter, and (c) a wire having a first end and a second end, where the first end of the wire is coupled to the second catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Thomas Haldis, Alexander Drofa
  • Publication number: 20180161542
    Abstract: Disclosed is a bladder drainage apparatus comprising a tube including a hollow interior extending through the tube, a flexible anchor, which behaves spring-like, connected to or at one end of the tube, and a magnetic member connected to or at the other end of the tube. The tube is moveable when the magnetic member is engaged by an external magnetic force, creating magnetic traction, and moving the tube, e.g., outward (from its original position, where the sphincter is typically closed), such that it holds open a sphincter, allowing urine to drain from the bladder, to the urethra, to outside of the body. When the external magnetic force is released, the magnetic engagement is terminated, and the force of the flexible anchor pulls the tube back to its original position, whereby the sphincter is again closed, and accordingly urine flow is stopped or otherwise limited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: INNOVENTIONS LTD.
    Inventors: Daniel YACHIA, Valentin PONOMARENKO
  • Publication number: 20180161543
    Abstract: Catheter securement dressings that aid in applying skin adhesive to a catheter insertion site are described. Catheter securement dressings can include a first dressing layer that secures a position of a catheter at a catheter insertion site following catheterization. The first dressing layer can include an access window that provides access to the catheter insertion site to allow for application of skin adhesive to the catheter insertion site. After the skin adhesive has dried, a second dressing layer can be folded over the first dressing layer to cover the access window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Jonathan Karl Burkholz
  • Publication number: 20180161544
    Abstract: A cage or enclosure is provided for irreversibly locking around at least a portion of a catheter hub or other medical article to inhibit access to a lumen through the catheter hub. The cage includes a base, a cover, and a latching mechanism. The cage can further include a hinge. When open, a receptacle formed by the cage is accessible for receiving the catheter hub. When closed, the latching mechanism prevents the cage from being opened unless the latching member is cut-off the cage or the cage is visibly damaged. The cage could be used on a variety of medical articles including: a needleless valve or connector; an overlying cap on top of the valve or connector; administration tubing; a side port or connector on the side port; and any overlying cap on the side port or connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Steven F. Bierman
  • Publication number: 20180161545
    Abstract: A retention device for anchoring indwelling catheters, sheath introducers, feeding tubes, ostomy bags or other medical devices beneath the skin of a patient includes an deployable section coupled to a medical device; following introduction into a patient, the deployable section is subcutaneously deployed, securely anchoring the device and coupled medical device for the duration of treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Michael S. Rosenberg, Timothy J. Claude
  • Publication number: 20180161546
    Abstract: A stopper is provided for preventing blockage of a cannula of an intravenous catheter in-between uses including a hub having a connector for securing to the catheter, and a stylet having a length and a shape configured to fill a lumen of the cannula, where the hub is configured to place the stylet within the lumen of the cannula, and where the stylet is configured to prevent blood from clotting within the lumen of the cannula when inserted in a patient between uses. In some implementations, the stopper can have a movable stylet. In an example, the stylet can have a variable stiffness configured to aid in moving and prevent blockage of the lumen by kinking of the cannula.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicants: National Guard Health Affairs, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
    Inventors: Muhammad Ovais ASLAM, Muhammad Arqam AWAIS, Minahil AWAIS
  • Publication number: 20180161547
    Abstract: Guide extension catheters and related methods are disclosed. A guide extension catheter can comprise an elongate tube member and a lumenless push member. The push member can be eccentrically coupled to the tube member for slidably positioning the tube member within and partially beyond a distal end of a guide catheter. At least a proximal end portion of the push member can include a cross-section defined by an arcuate first surface and an opposing second surface. The first surface can engage an inner wall surface of the guide catheter along an arc length, and the second surface can be spaced furthest from the first surface at its center point. The first surface can have the same or substantially the same radius of curvature as the guide catheter's inner wall surface, and the second surface can be flat or substantially flat. This configuration of the push member can provide an advantageous blend of stiffness and flexibility, as well as space conservation through the guide catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Joshua Brenizer, Dean Peterson
  • Publication number: 20180161548
    Abstract: There is described a tip shaping device for shaping a tip of a guidewire, including an elongated body extending along a longitudinal axis between two end faces and having a lateral face extending along the longitudinal axis between the two end faces; and a planar body projecting from the lateral face of the elongated body, the planar body including a flexible section located adjacent to the elongated body and wrappable around at least a portion of the lateral face of the elongated body, the planar body having a guidewire receiving face adapted to shape the guidewire when received thereon and upon rotation of the elongated body over the planar body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Gholamreza Mirshekari, Louis-Philippe Riel, Maude Laforest, Domenic Santoianni, Martin Brouillette
  • Publication number: 20180161549
    Abstract: A microtube guide has a microtube combined with a free-floating and removable core. The microtube is generally hollow with a tube shaft and a distal ring, the tube shaft and the distal ring formed from flexible plastic. The distal ring is conformable to the core and straightenable for insertion into a patient's body, and deploys when the core is withdrawn to form a loop. The core is received by the microtube and is configured to advance into the distal ring to cause a diameter of the distal ring to expand, retract, or straighten. The core comprises a tapered segment that tapers in outer diameter from the diameter of the main core wire to a smaller diameter. A distal end segment of microtubing is frictionally affixed to the tapered segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Michael B. McDonald
  • Publication number: 20180161550
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating occlusive peripheral vascular diseases are described. The devices can include an access catheter having a guidewire lumen and stylet lumen, a guide tube having a curved distal end, a stylet, and an actuator handle. The methods describe techniques for using the described devices for performing vascular procedures, such as subintimal angioplasty.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Lakshmikumar Pillai, Mark Henry Wholey
  • Publication number: 20180161551
    Abstract: Methods and devices for trans-jugular carotid access are disclosed. Methods within the scope of this disclosure include methods of trans-jugular carotid access originating in the leg of a patient or other location remote to the jugular vein and carotid artery and methods originating at the neck of a patient. Devices used in connection with the disclosed methods may comprise access catheters, lumens, and stylets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Lakshmikumar Pillai
  • Publication number: 20180161552
    Abstract: A catheter system is disclosed. An example catheter system includes an elongate tubular member having a distal region and a proximal end, a first balloon disposed along the distal region of the tubular member, a second balloon disposed along the distal region of the tubular member, wherein the second balloon is spaced from the first balloon. The catheter system also includes a first lumen extending within the elongate tubular member, a second lumen extending within the elongate tubular member, a first set of apertures in fluid communication with the first lumen, wherein the first set of apertures are configured to inflate both the first balloon and the second balloon and a second set of apertures in fluid communication with the first lumen, wherein the second set of apertures are configured to apply a treatment to a target site positioned between the first balloon and the second balloon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Larson, Meghan Flynn Prose
  • Publication number: 20180161553
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to a rigid connector which joins an inflation lumen to an inflatable element in a medical device. The connector comprises a shaft fluidly connected to a crossbar. Preferably one embodiment provides a stable junction through which an inflation fluid may pass and inflate an inflatable element which is not co-linear with the axis of inflation. The junction maintains a generally rigid, fixed angle in relation to the axis of the inflation lumen, which in many embodiments is perpendicular to said axis. This fixed orientation creates a robust structure which is resistant to deflection when forces are encountered during its use within tubular and non-tubular structures within the human body. Such a structure maintains a rigid orientation between the inflatable element and the catheter body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: EndoVention, Inc.
    Inventors: Shaun Laurence Wilkie SAMUELS, Peter YORKE
  • Publication number: 20180161554
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a method of joining resin tubes, in which the degree of freedom of selecting a tube material is large, and further a defect such as stiffness and contraction at joining portions of the tubes is not developed. The method of joining resin tubes according to the present invention is a method of joining resin tubes so that a first tube is joined to a second tube, the first tube and the second tube each being made of synthetic resin, the method comprising: a surface activation step of activating each of a joining region of the first tube and a joining region of the second tube; and an adhesion step of adhering the joining region of the first tube obtained via the surface activation step with the joining region of the second tube obtained via the surface activation step to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: Ushio Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Fumitoshi TAKEMOTO, Makoto WASAMOTO, Shinji SUZUKI
  • Publication number: 20180161555
    Abstract: A system for use in prevention of stroke is provided that has a shaft that carries an occluding balloon. The occluding balloon is inflated to occlude blood flow through at least one of a right carotid artery and a left carotid artery. An actuation device for causing inflation of the occluding balloon is present. The inflation is applied in a cyclical nature based upon a cardiac cycle. The cyclical inflation of the occluding balloon in turn causes a resulting cyclical occlusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: MICHAEL ZHADKEVICH
  • Publication number: 20180161556
    Abstract: A flushable valve which has unidirectional flushing can be used to flush a lumen of a stem, catheter and/or tubing. By flushing the stent, catheter and/or tubing, particulates or residue that can block or impede the flow of fluid out of the stent, catheter and/or tubing can be overcome thereby facilitating continued drainage. An automatic flushable valve eliminates manual manipulation of the device. In an embodiment of the invention, a back pressure sensor can be used to detect when the flow through the stent, catheter and/or tubing has become impeded and activates a flushing cycle. In an embodiment of the invention, a leak detector can be used to detect when an operation has caused the flush device to leak. In various embodiments of the invention, the back pressure sensor and the leak detector can be used to detect that the flush device is operating under normal conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Gaurav K. Goswami
  • Publication number: 20180161557
    Abstract: Devices and methods for trimming a stent to a desired length with an outer tube and an inner tube having a distal end and a diameter configured to receive a portion of the stent in excess of the desired length. The inner tube may move within the outer tube and the distal end may include an end effector configured to trim the portion from the stent while the device and stent are within a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: Kimberly DeGraaf, Peter J. Pereira, Manuel Teixeira, William A. Sturos, Jefferson R. Alpizar, Jozef Slanda, Mark Hera, Michael S.H. Chu, David Salto
  • Publication number: 20180161558
    Abstract: An applicator including a body with a hair separator and an application aperture. The hair separator and the application aperture are structured to expose a portion of the animal's skin so that the user can see how much of a treatment is being applied and ensure the treatment is applied substantially to the animal's skin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventor: Brandon Penland
  • Publication number: 20180161559
    Abstract: An applicator with a liquid medicine where even when an accidental external pressure is applied during transport or storage, there is no possibility that a liquid medicine storage member is opened and a liquid medicine is impregnated into an applying member so that the liquid medicine can be reliably held but, at the same time, the liquid medicine can be easily impregnated into the applying member when necessary. The applicator with a liquid medicine includes a storage member for storing an applying member, the storage member includes: a bottom film in which the applying member is stored; and a top film which closes the bottom film thus storing the applying member and a liquid medicine storage member, in which the liquid medicine is sealed, in the storage member, and the bottom film has an air chamber capable of storing at least the applying portion and a predetermined amount of air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: HOGY MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuo SEI, Jiro KATO, Shiro RIKITAKE, Shinichi YAMAKAWA