Patents Issued in October 18, 2018
  • Publication number: 20180296766
    Abstract: The syringe dispenser includes a syringe and a plunger. The plunger includes a first shaft member including a piston and second shaft member configured to be fitted in a tubular portion of the first shaft member. The first shaft member includes an elastic piece, the elastic piece being provided with a slide projection configured to slide on an inner surface of the syringe and a lock projection configured to be locked against the syringe. The second shaft member includes a pressing shaft configured to be fitted in the tubular portion. The pressing shaft is provided in a front end thereof with an end surface configured to press a free end of the elastic piece. In response to pressing from the end surface, the lock projection is locked against the rear end of the syringe, and in response to the pressing being released, the locking of the lock projection is released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: YOSHINO KOGYOSHO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiyuki KAKUTA
  • Publication number: 20180296767
    Abstract: A button-activated medicament delivery device is presented having a housing arranged to house a medicament container, a vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations induced by the button-activated medicament delivery device during a medicament delivery, a button arranged to initiate medicament delivery from the medicament container, and to activate the vibration sensor when initiating the medicament delivery, and processing circuitry configured to obtain a vibration measurement from the vibration sensor and to compare the vibration measurement with a reference vibration measurement characteristic for the button-activated medicament delivery device during medicament delivery. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a time of measurement of the vibration measurement in case the vibration measurement matches the reference vibration measurement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Säll
  • Publication number: 20180296768
    Abstract: The invention relates to an injection device comprising an elongate housing and a cap removably mounted over a forward end of the housing. The cap comprising at least one slot extending forwardly from its rear edge; the at least one slot being configured to engage with an outwardly projecting protrusion on an outer surface of the housing when the cap is mounted on the housing. A rearward portion of the cap includes rearwardly extending engagement features provided on each side of the at least one slot, the engagement features being configured to locate within a cavity in the housing when the cap is mounted on the housing. The cavity is provided with corresponding surfaces which align with the cap engagement features so as to hold the outwardly projecting protrusion within the cut-out.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Oliver Gould, Tahir Shabudin, Matthew Farmer
  • Publication number: 20180296769
    Abstract: A safety syringe (1) includes a sleeve assembly (10) threadedly secured to a vial (40) containing regular insulin and including an axial channel (12) with a needle assembly (20) placed therein, and two opposite pivot pins (14) formed on an outer surface. The needle assembly (20) includes a needle hub (22) formed on a front end, and a hypodermic needle (23) through the needle hub (22). A protective covering (30) includes two opposite arms (31) pivotably secured to the pivot pins (14), a space (32), a slot (33) parallel to the arms (31) and communicating with the space (32), and at least one lock member (34) at an end of the slot (33). After injection, a clockwise rotation of the protective covering (30) until the lock member (34) passes through the needle hub (22), and the hypodermic needle (23) passes through the slot (33) to conceal in the space (32).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: HSIEN-TSUNG WANG, HONG-YU ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20180296770
    Abstract: One embodiment is directed to a safety syringe system, comprising: an off-the-shelf syringe assembly comprising a syringe body and a plunger tip; a needle assembly removably coupleable to the distal end of the syringe body such that medicinal fluid may be transferred through a retractable needle coupled to a needle housing comprising the needle assembly upon insertion of the plunger tip relative to the syringe body; and a plunger control assembly coupled to the plunger tip and configured to facilitate manual insertion of the plunger tip relative to the syringe body; wherein upon insertion of the plunger tip to a final insertion state and release of an associated manual insertion load, the plunger tip may be proximally withdrawn, pulling the retractable needle proximally relative to the needle housing to a safe locked and retracted state wherein it is no longer exposed for injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Credence MedSystems, Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen H. Diaz, John F. Shanley, Alan E. Shluzas, Jeff Tillack, Dan Thayer
  • Publication number: 20180296771
    Abstract: A fluid injection system and a fluid verification system for confirming that a syringe, containing a fluid for injection, is fully filled with fluid and neither has free space (i.e., air) near the distal end thereof when the syringe is provided in an upright position nor contains air bubbles. Imaging processing techniques and systems are also provided to determine various injection parameters and to verify the type and certain properties of fluid that is present within a syringe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: KEVIN COWAN, MICHAEL SPOHN, MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, HERBERT GRUBIC
  • Publication number: 20180296772
    Abstract: A self-anesthetizing needle system which includes preferably an opaque tubular member within which the hypodermic needle is positioned and also includes a chamber at the opposite end of the tubular member within which a sponge-like material is carried and which is saturated with a topical anesthetic such as ethyl chloride and includes a closure to provide an air-tight, water-tight seal within which the sponge-like material is contained until it is time for an injection to be given, at which point the closure member is removed and the sponge-like material is applied against the skin of a patient to whom an injection is to be administered to anesthetize the skin at the point where the injection is to be given after which the injection is then administered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: EMILY CHU, C. Perry Chu
  • Publication number: 20180296773
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a housing (10, 20, 24, 30), a biased medicament delivery member guard (64) arranged movable in relation to the housing from a proximally extended position to a retracted position, a power pack (87) comprising a plunger rod (88) and a force element (118) arranged to act on said plunger rod (88), which power pack (87) is actuated by a release clip (96) movable in relation to the housing and arranged to said plunger rod (88) for releasibly holding said plunger rod (88) with the force element (118) in a tensioned state; a rotator (82) rotatably arranged inside said housing, which rotator (82) is arranged with a guide element (80) and a medicament delivery member guard lock element (84, 86) on its outer surface, wherein said medicament delivery member guard (64) is arranged with release clip activation elements (112) operably arranged to act on said release clip (96) for releasing said plunger rod, and wherein said medicament delivery member
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Carebay Europe Ltd.
    Inventor: Slobodan Steffanov
  • Publication number: 20180296774
    Abstract: Disclosed is a syringe cap having a reuse prevention structure, including a reuse prevention cover which fixes a fixed body to the front end of a syringe barrel by fusion or welding, combines a separable body with the fixed body by a screw, and entirely covers the separable body and the fixed body, wherein the reuse prevention cover includes an upper body and a lower body. The upper body and the lower body are connected to each other by a connection breakable portion, and the connection breakable portion is broken by rotating the upper body in one direction relative to the lower body such that the upper body and the separable body are separated from the lower body and the fixed body, respectively. In addition, the connection breakable portion is easily broken by the twisting of the reuse prevention cover, and by the pushing-up motion of the separable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Hee Min CHO
  • Publication number: 20180296775
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for the surface modification of microstructured components having a polar surface, in particular for high-pressure applications. According to said method, a microstructured component is contacted, in particular treated, with a modification reagent, the surface properties of said component being modified by chemical and/or physical interaction of the component surface and of the modification reagent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel FRACHE
  • Publication number: 20180296776
    Abstract: An electronic vaping device is provided including a power supply portion comprising a power supply, an atomizer/liquid reservoir portion comprising a liquid reservoir storing a liquid, and an atomizer adapted to atomize the liquid stored in the liquid reservoir when operated by the power supply. The atomizer is adapted to float on the surface of the liquid in the liquid reservoir.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Emin Yener, Vaclav Borkovec
  • Publication number: 20180296777
    Abstract: A personal vapor inhaling unit is disclosed. An electronic flameless vapor inhaler unit that may simulate a cigarette has a cavity that receives a cartridge in the distal end of the inhaler unit. The cartridge brings a substance to be vaporized in contact with a wick. When the unit is activated, and the user provides suction, the substance to be vaporized is drawn out of the cartridge, through the wick, and is atomized by the wick into a cavity containing a heating element. The heating element vaporizes the atomized substance. The vapors then continue to be pulled by the user through a mouthpiece and mouthpiece cover where they may be inhaled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Andrew Terry, Noah Mark Minskoff
  • Publication number: 20180296778
    Abstract: A vaporizer device for the administration of a substance to a user as a vapor comprises a housing and a mechanism for delivering a vapor. The mechanism is located within the housing. The housing comprises one or more air intake openings, at least one air exit opening, at least one control button and a display screen. The mechanism for delivering a vapor comprises a translational screw in contact with a micro motor, a cavity adapted to engage a liquid-containing cartridge, a heating chamber adapted to receive a liquid from the liquid-containing cartridge, a heating element adapted to provide heat to the heating chamber, a first air channel in communication with the one or more air intake openings and the heating chamber, and a second air channel in communication with the heating chamber and the at least one air exit opening. A method of administering a vapor to an individual includes use of the vaporizer device where the vaporizer device is adapted to receive control instructions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Alainah M. Hacker
  • Publication number: 20180296779
    Abstract: A non-combustion-type flavor inhaler includes: an atomization assembly including an atomizer configured to atomize an aerosol source without combustion; and a power supply assembly including a power supply for supplying power to the atomizer. The power supply assembly includes: paired electrodes for electrical connection with the atomizer; and a first electrode and a second electrode electrically connected with the power supply. At least one of the first electrode and the second electrode is electrically connectable to a charger for charging the power supply. The non-combustion-type flavor inhaler is provided with a control circuit configured to detect a predetermined current in an opposite direction to a direction of a current flowing through the first electrode or the second electrode when the charger charges the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Manabu TAKEUCHI, Takuma NAKANO, Manabu YAMADA
  • Publication number: 20180296780
    Abstract: Respiratory assistance device suitable for Auto CPAP respiratory therapy. The respiratory assistance device includes: a blower device including a blower configured to generate pressurized air; an operation device including an operation interface configured to control the blower; a wireless or wired communication arrangement configured to connect the blower device and the operation device; an attachment part configured to be attached to a head of a patient so as to supply the pressurized air to an airway of the patient; and an air tube through which the pressurized air is introduced into the attachment part from the blower device. The blower device is accommodated in a blower device casing, and the operation device is accommodated in an operation device casing separate from the blower device casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Metran Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazufuku NITTA, Shinichi SHIOTA
  • Publication number: 20180296781
    Abstract: The present disclosure pertains to an apparatus configured to facilitate monitoring of gas in a therapeutic gas delivery system with a catalytic sensor. The gas delivery system comprises a pressure generator having an inlet and an outlet, and a gas delivery flow path configured to communicate the gas between the pressure generator and a subject. The apparatus comprises a receiver body configured to receive the catalytic sensor such that the catalytic sensor removably couples with the receiver body, the receiver body located remotely from/outside the gas delivery flow path; a delivery port configured receive a portion of gas obtained from the gas delivery system that has passed through the pressure generator outlet and guide the received portion of gas toward the catalytic sensor; and a return port configured to exhaust the received portion of gas from the receiver body to the gas delivery system through the pressure generator inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: KENNETH E. COLE, MARK WAYNE BARCLAY, LJUBISA MILOJEVIC
  • Publication number: 20180296782
    Abstract: Intubation devices, systems, and methods in which the risk of leakage of nasopharyngeal secretions, esophageal reflux, and blood is reduced, or eliminated, by means of a backflow pressure gradient that is independent of PEEP. Contemplated configurations include (a) a flexible tube for the controlled delivery of air and other gases to the lungs, (b) distal and proximal inflatable seals that can close the annular space surrounding the tube, (c) means to inflate the seals, and (d) means to deliver gas under pressure to the annular chamber in between the two seals. Further configurations further comprise a processor and sensors, and methods are provided for automated backflow of contaminated fluids.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Daniel Marcos Chapiro
  • Publication number: 20180296783
    Abstract: A face mask for extended wear by a user including a customized, contoured facial mask portion constructed and configured to cover and matingly contact a corresponding contoured surface area of a human face, preferably formed by 3D printing methods and materials.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Lucy Carol Davis
  • Publication number: 20180296784
    Abstract: A cushion for use with patient therapy may include a face contacting element having at least one portion including at least a first gel and a skin portion containing the first gel. The skin portion may be silicone based. The face contacting element may be substantially triangular, and at least one of the cheek regions and the lower region of the triangular face contacting element may include a concave section that curves inwardly towards the breathing chamber. The cushion may include first and second gels having one or more properties that are different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Philip Rodney KWOK, Zoran MILIJASEVIC, Karthikeyan SELVARAJAN, Gregory Robert PEAKE
  • Publication number: 20180296785
    Abstract: A respiratory assembly is provided. The assembly includes a base engaged with at least one connector and in fluid communication with a hose or fluid source for allowing the gaseous flowthrough between the at least one connector, the base and the hose or fluid source. The assembly further includes a pair of sockets engaged with the at least one connector, and a pair of posts, each post selectively engageable with at least one of the pair of sockets. Each post includes a flange that defines an opening therethrough, the openings in fluid communication with each corresponding socket of the pair of sockets. Each post further includes an adhesive adhered to each flange and configured for sealably engaging a patient's nare.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Stuart Heatherington
  • Publication number: 20180296786
    Abstract: A patient interface system includes a nasal seal of flexible material to communicate with at least one airway of the patient, and a primary headgear from which the nasal seal is suspended, said primary headgear having at least one aperture though which at least a portion of the nasal seal is inserted with the primary headgear wrapping about at least one portion of the nasal seal in a sling-like fashion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Adam Francis BARLOW
  • Publication number: 20180296787
    Abstract: An air conduit for a respiratory therapy device comprises a first end, a second end, and a tube portion, wherein the tube portion comprises a tube wall and an auxiliary structure, such as a rib. The air conduit may deliver a flow of air from a respiratory therapy device or a humidifier to a patient interface. The air conduit may comprise a plurality of auxiliary structures, some of which may consist of a polymeric material, and some of which may comprise a polymeric material and an electrical conductor. An auxiliary structure may be a helical rib extending across a length of the tube portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Dimitri Marco MAURER
  • Publication number: 20180296788
    Abstract: A respiratory assisting device comprising of an expandable bag which has a bilayer that can be inflated in order to give the bag a rigid and predetermined shape. The bag can then be compressed in order to displace inspiratory gas that is in the inner cavity and deliver it to the patient. The bag includes a one-way valve that passes through the bilayer allowing the inner cavity of the bag to fill with ambient air when the air within the cavity has been expended. The bag portion is connected to an air-tight hollow wall prism shape enclosure via a T-connector piece. This t-shaped connecting piece allows the air to pass through two manifold chambers that attach to another t-shaped connecting piece. One of the manifolds contains a pressure-release valve feature on the outer wall which vents air from the bag to the periphery if pressures within the system exceed a target pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan Merrell, Adam Scott, Dillan Nayee, Varun Prakash, Dale Wagner, Nathan Glass
  • Publication number: 20180296789
    Abstract: Apparatus (10,226,326) for condensing water from respiratory gases, comprising a heat exchange component (20,234,334) having an inlet (22,228,328), an outlet (24,228,230) and a condensation chamber, the inlet and outlet (22,24,228,230,328,330) being connectable to a breathing system, such that respiratory gases are conveyed through the condensation chamber, in use, and a base unit (30,232,332) adapted to aid removal of heat from the walls of the heat exchange component (20,234,334), wherein the heat exchange component (20,234,334) is releasably engageable with the base unit (30,232,332), such that the heat exchange component (20,234,334) is replaceable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Andrew Miller, Marc Berrow Gibbons
  • Publication number: 20180296790
    Abstract: Systems and methods for producing nitric oxide (NO) to be used in medical applications are provided. In some embodiments, systems and methods are provided for a NO generator that is capable of generating a desired concentration of NO to be provided to a respiratory system for inhalation by a patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Warren Zapol, Binglan YU
  • Publication number: 20180296791
    Abstract: A humidification system for delivering humidified gases to a user can include a heater base, humidification chamber having an inlet, outlet, and associated fluid conduit, and breathing circuit including a supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit. The humidification system can include various features to help make set-up less difficult and time-consuming. For example, the supply conduit, inspiratory conduit, and optional expiratory conduit can be coupled into a one-piece circuit to aid set-up. Various components can be color-coded and can have corresponding structures to indicate which components should be connected to one another during set-up. Such features can also help make the set-up process more intuitive for an operator, which can reduce the need for specialized training and reduce the number of potential errors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Allan Klenner, Andrew Paul Maxwell Salmon, Mark Samuel Hamilton, James William Stanton, Michael John Andresen, Jonathan Andrew George Lambert
  • Publication number: 20180296792
    Abstract: A system (5, 405) for infusing medication into a subject is provided. The system (5, 405) includes an injection system (50, 450) for controlling fluid flow from a fluid reservoir to a needle. A sensor (20) detects a characteristic indicative of fluid pressure in the needle. The injection system (50, 450) controls the flow of fluid to the needle in response to the characteristic detected by the sensor (20), which continuously detects the characteristic as the needle is inserted into the subject. The system may include a light assembly (100) connected with the injection system. The light assembly (100) may provide a continuously variable signal indicative of the fluid pressure in the needle. The system (5, 405) may further provide a mechanism that provides cues to the operator to insert the needle at a particular rate. The system may further include a conductive element (334) for providing electric nerve stimulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Mark N. Hochman, Leonard A. Osser
  • Publication number: 20180296793
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein to reduce sound sensitivities, improve state regulation, and/or reduce auditory processing and social engagement deficits in individuals with such deficiencies by recruiting the anti-masking functions of the middle ear muscles in order to optimize the transfer function of the middle ear for the processing of human speech. In certain embodiments, an individual may be subjected to a training protocol comprising one or more training sessions. During each training session, acoustic stimuli are provided to a subject for a period of time, with or without accompanying visual stimulation. A user response may be determined, for example, before beginning the protocol, during a session, after a session, and/or upon completion of the protocol. Such user response may be employed to adjust the acoustic stimulation, and the adjusted acoustic stimulation may be provided to the subject during a subsequent training session (or at a subsequent time within the same training session).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Polyvagal Science LLC
    Inventor: Stephen Porges
  • Publication number: 20180296794
    Abstract: Provided herein are systems and methods for treating chronic pain in a patient using virtual reality to modulate the neural plasticity of the patient's brain such that the patient forms an emotional bond to the virtual environment. The systems and methods may further include use of an odor emitter to enhance the user experience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Christopher Clark
  • Publication number: 20180296795
    Abstract: An inner tube includes a tubular body made of a first resin and a reinforcing member disposed on an inner side of the tubular body. The reinforcing member is configured of a linear body including a second resin. The inner tube has a first region including a distal portion provided with a distal opening portion and a second region that is disposed to be closer to a proximal side than the first region. The linear body projects inwardly from the inner surface of the tubular body in the first and second regions, and inwardly projects less in the first region than in the second region. In a balloon catheter, guide wire operability is improved and problems which can arise when using a metal reinforcing member are avoided. In a medical elongated body, sliding resistance of a medical device inserted in a lumen can be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Kenta Suzuki
  • Publication number: 20180296796
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a method and a medical system for utilizing of an intravascular ECG signal for central venous catheter placement. The medical system is capable of detecting the position of a catheter tip and assessing its location relative to the cavoatrial junction. The detection and assessment are performed by a multiscale analysis of the complexity of the intravascular signal data points.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Vladislav Bukhman
  • Publication number: 20180296797
    Abstract: A surgical access assembly and method of use is disclosed. The surgical access assembly comprises an outer sheath and an obturator. The outer sheath and obturator are configured to be delivered to an area of interest within the brain. Either the outer sheath or the obturator may be configured to operate with a navigational system to track the location of either device within the brain.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Joseph L. MARK
  • Publication number: 20180296798
    Abstract: A steering assembly including a handle portion, the handle portion having a first screw with a first helical thread and a second screw with a second helical thread, the first and second threads being in opposite directions, and an actuator with an outer surface adapted to be actuated by a user, the actuator in operable communication with the first and second screws, wherein actuation of the actuator cause axial movement of the first screw in a first direction, and causes axial movement of the second screw in a second direction opposite the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SHIFAMED HOLDINGS, LLC
    Inventors: Jonah LEPAK, Tom SAUL, Michael CONROY
  • Publication number: 20180296799
    Abstract: A catheter insertion device that allows for single-handed insertion of the catheter within the vasculature of the patient is disclosed. The catheter insertion device includes a handle, a needle cannula partially within the handle, a guidewire partially within the handle and the needle cannula, and a first actuator connected to the handle and the guidewire. The guidewire is movable relative to the handle in a distal direction away from the handle, and in a proximal direction towards the handle. A catheter assembly is removably coupled to the handle and is configured to slide on the needle cannula. A catheter hub may be connected to a proximal end of the catheter, and a catheter advancer base may be releasably connected to the catheter hub. The catheter insertion device may also include a needle support pivotally connected to the handle for supporting the needle cannula on a cantilever portion thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Benjamin Horst, Mark Spinka, Jacob Ammarell
  • Publication number: 20180296800
    Abstract: The disclosure of this application relates generally to medical devices and in particular to a steerable medical instrument applicable to guide interventional tools and instruments, such as percutaneous biopsy and ablations tools and endoscopes. The steerable medical instrument has an outer and an inner tube where the inner tube is movable at the proximal end and fixed at the distal end. At least one of the outer tube and inner tube has a plurality of openings, which creates deformable portions so that the outer and the inner tubes can bend by moving the inner tube at the proximal end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Takahisa Kato, Nobuhiko Hata
  • Publication number: 20180296801
    Abstract: A steerable sheath includes an inner liner extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the steerable sheath. The inner liner includes a non-deflectable portion and a deflectable portion. The steerable sheath includes a first pull wire positioned along a first helical path around the circumference of the inner liner from a proximal end to a distal end of the non-deflectable portion of the inner liner and along a first straight path from a proximal end of the deflectable portion to a distal end of the deflectable portion. The steerable sheath includes a second pull wire positioned along a second helical path around the circumference of the inner liner from the proximal end to the distal end of the non-deflectable portion and along a second straight path from the proximal end of the deflectable portion to the distal end of the deflectable portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Troy Tegg, Bruce Ebner, Cherry Knight
  • Publication number: 20180296802
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for actuating first and second fasteners to secure a medical clamp to a patient. An exemplary fastening device comprises a first rotatable member configured to rotate from an outward position to an inward position to engage the first fastener and a second rotatable member configured to rotate from an outward position to an inward position to engage the second fastener. The first and second rotatable members are mechanically coupled to enable concurrent engagement of the first and second fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SafeSharp Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Minhhia Ngan Le, Duc Hong Le
  • Publication number: 20180296803
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for anchoring a catheter to a patient's skin using a catheter anchoring device are described. The catheter anchoring device includes one or more pairs of sharps with a sharpened end configured to pierce the surface of the skin. A locking mechanism for the sharps is used as a failsafe mechanism. The catheter anchoring device further includes a catheter clamp for securing a catheter to the catheter anchoring device. Releasing the clamp allows an operator to reposition and secure the catheter at the new position without moving the catheter anchoring device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SafeSharp Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Duc Hong Le, Minhhia Ngan Le, James A. Grasfield, Bill Russell Alexander
  • Publication number: 20180296804
    Abstract: An access device for placing a medical article within a body space includes a syringe, a needle, and a sheath which are employed together with a guide wire. The sheath can be coaxially and slideably disposed about the needle. During insertion of the sheath over the needle, guide wire and into the body space, the syringe provides a negative pressure to ensure that any air located between the inside diameter of the sheath and the outside diameter of the needle is drawn into the needle rather than into the body space. In certain embodiments, a dilator is coaxially and slideably disposed about the needle and within the sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Steven F. Bierman
  • Publication number: 20180296805
    Abstract: A guidewire for use in a medical procedure includes an elongate guide member dimensioned for insertion within a body vessel of a subject. The guide member defines a longitudinal axis and has trailing and leading end segments. The leading end segment has a reduced cross-sectional dimension relative to a cross-sectional dimension of the trailing end segment. The leading end segment includes a first core element comprising a first material and a second core element comprising a second material different from the first material and being forward of the first core element. The first material of the first core element has greater rigidity than the rigidity of the second material of the second core element, to thereby facilitate advancement of, and application of torque to, the leading end segment while minimizing deformation. The first material of the first core element may comprise a nickel-cobalt-chromium alloy or, alternatively, stainless steel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Alan Eskuri
  • Publication number: 20180296806
    Abstract: An apparatus for applying a substance to internal mammalian tissue is provided. The apparatus includes a member having a flexible, absorbent, porous portion connected to a non-porous portion. The apparatus may be used to treat atrial fibrillation or other non-atrial fibrillation issues with internal mammalian tissue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Cameron Haery
  • Publication number: 20180296807
    Abstract: A method for maintaining a balloon of a balloon catheter at a prescribed pressure of between about 0.2 psi and 1 psi comprises the step of: generating a vacuum within a reservoir defined in a burette that is part of a fluid management system that is configured to controllably inflating and deflating the balloon by circulating balloon fill media along a fluid circuit, wherein generating the vacuum results in formation of a pressure differential along the fluid circuit, thereby allowing the balloon to be maintained at the prescribed pressure between about 0.2 psi and about 1 psi.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Sergei Babko-Malyi, Brian Estabrook, Gerald Melsky, Richard Thompson
  • Publication number: 20180296808
    Abstract: An improved method and device are provided for forming and/or maintaining a percutaneous access pathway. The device generally comprises at least one of three type of components: access pathway, insertion device, and attachment device. In one embodiment, the device is used to form and/or maintain a percutaneous access pathway into the pleural cavity (i.e. tube thoracostomy). The provided assembly substantially reduces the possibility of iatrogenic infection while accessing and/or re-accessing a body space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Ross I. Donaldson
  • Publication number: 20180296809
    Abstract: Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward medical devices, systems, and methods. The medical devices may include a portion having a radially expansive force greater than a radially expansive force other portions of the device. In addition, the medical device may include one or more constraining mechanisms for deployment of the medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Matthew A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20180296810
    Abstract: The invention relates to an in-utero ventriculoamniotic shunting device that includes a shunt tube (26) composed of polymer composite and having metallic wire embedded therein, one or more anchors (30) composed of superelastic wire, e.g., thermal shape-set nitinol structures, that are mechanically attached to an exterior surface of the shunt tube (26), and a one-way passive valve (32) composed of a thin polymer membrane. The anchors (30) are effective to prevent migration and dislodgement of the shunting device following its deployment, and the valve (32) is effective to prevent the backflow of amniotic fluid (23).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
    Inventors: Yanfei Chen, Young Jae Chun, Stephen Emery, Xinzhu Gu, William Wagner, Stephanie Greene
  • Publication number: 20180296811
    Abstract: A device and method for dilating a Eustachian tube of a patient is disclosed. The device includes a guide catheter and a balloon dilation catheter. The balloon dilation catheter has an actuator that prevents injury to the middle ear. The balloon dilation catheter is slidably coupled with the guide catheter through the guide catheter lumen and is fully inserted into the guide catheter lumen when the distal side of the actuator is adjacent to the proximal end of the guide catheter. The method involves advancing the guide catheter and balloon dilation catheter through a nasal passage of the patient to dilate a portion of the Eustachian tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Randy S. Chan, Hung V. Ha, Andy Nguyen, Ketan P. Muni
  • Publication number: 20180296812
    Abstract: A device for the dispensing of liquids is disclosed. In an embodiment the device comprises a first hollow bulb coupled to a second hollow bulb, wherein the first hollow bulb is compressible; and a separator element disposed between the first hollow bulb and the second hollow bulb, wherein the separator element defines a passage; wherein the second hollow bulb defines an opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: John L. Boone
  • Publication number: 20180296813
    Abstract: The present application discloses devices and methods for delivering a therapeutic compound to the olfactory epithelium of an animal or human. The device having one or more channels for imparting a circumferential and axial velocity to the discharged fluid, and an outlet that discharges an aerosol spray having a circumferential and axial velocity as it enters the nasal cavity of a user. The device is designed to displace the air in the upper nasal cavity in order to specifically deposit a therapeutic agent on the olfactory epithelium while minimizing pressure and discomfort experienced by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: University of Washington through its Center for Commercialization
    Inventors: John D. Hoekman, Rodney J.Y. Ho
  • Publication number: 20180296814
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an electronic pill (20) for administration of at least one drug (3) to a patient, wherein a delivery profile of the at least one drug is determined according to at least one individual parameter of the patient. The at least one individual parameter may particularly relate to a genotype (GEN) or phenotype of the patient and for example comprise a distribution of proteins in the patient's gastrointestinal tract (GIT). Optionally, the individual parameter may be adjusted based on measurements by the electronic pill or external devices during its passage through the patient's gastrointestinal tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: Progenity, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20180296815
    Abstract: A composition for treating a hair-growing surface from which hair follicles extend, the composition comprising an opaque material having sufficient shape and stability for covering the hair-growing surface, the opaque material including a medicament for promoting hair growth.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Carlos K. Wesley