Patents Issued in April 16, 2020
  • ARTERIAL CANNULA WHICH ALLOWS PERFUSION ALONG OPPOSING DIRECTIONS WITHIN A CANNULATED VESSEL
    Publication number: 20200114062
    Abstract: A cannula includes at least one opening at a distal tip, and further includes multiple fenestrations that are maintainable in position substantially immediately or slightly beyond a site or point of cannula entry into a vessel. The fenestrations, in combination with the opening(s) at the cannula's distal tip, enable the simultaneous perfusion of blood into the cannulated vessel along multiple directions, including opposing or anti-parallel blood flow directions relative to a central axis of the cannulated vessel. During a medical procedure (e.g., an extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) procedure) blood introduced into a vessel such as the femoral artery by way of the cannula can thus exit the cannula in a manner that provides concurrent blood flow in a first direction towards the heart and a second direction away from the heart.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Tar Toong Victor CHAO, Chong Hee LIM
  • PLATE FOR HOLDING DRUG INJECTION DEVICE TUBES
    Publication number: 20200114063
    Abstract: A tray intended to hold injection device tubes includes a collar at each end of a body. In order to carry out operations of preparing the injection device tubes, the tray includes bores and each bore is configured to receive a body of an injection device tube. Also, each bore of the tray includes a holding portion for holding the upper collar of the tube and the holding portion extends laterally from an introduction portion enabling the passage of the lower collar.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: CROSSJECT
    Inventors: Gilles VIVIEN, Xavier VIGOT, Magalie LABROT
  • AUTOMATIC FLUID PRODUCT INJECTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114064
    Abstract: An automatic fluid injection device having a body fastened to a support. The body containing one or more fluid reservoirs, each containing an injection piston; a needle assembly including an injection needle; and an injection mechanism. The needle assembly including an injection needle and an insertion actuator made of a shape memory alloy. The injection mechanism having a retraction ring; a needle support; an insertion ring; a retraction spring; an actuator ring; and an insertion spring. The insertion spring and the retraction spring retained, at rest, in their compressed state, activation of the actuator by heating to about 50% of the available contraction causing the needle support to be released, and activation of the actuator by heating to reach 100% of the available contraction causing the insertion ring and the assembly formed of the needle support and of the injection needle to be released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: APTAR FRANCE SAS
    Inventor: Sam REEVES
  • SELF-ORIENTING SYRINGE AND SYRINGE INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20200114065
    Abstract: A syringe includes a barrel having a distal end, a proximal end, and a sidewall extending therebetween along a longitudinal axis. At least one engagement member protrudes from a terminal portion of the sidewall in a proximal direction along the longitudinal axis. The at least one engagement member tapers axially in a direction from the distal end toward the proximal end. The at least one engagement member is configured for engagement with a locking mechanism of a fluid injector to releasably lock the syringe with the fluid injector. A taper of the at least one engagement member is configured to rotationally guide the syringe into alignment with the locking mechanism and axially eject the syringe upon rotation of the syringe. The locking mechanism operatively engages the at least one engagement member regardless of an orientation of the syringe about the longitudinal axis relative to the injector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: KEVIN COWAN, BARRY TUCKER, ARTHUR UBER, III, EDWARD RHINEHART, JAMES NEILL, GLEN WILLIAMS, MICHAEL SPOHN
  • MICRODROP DRIP CHAMBER
    Publication number: 20200114066
    Abstract: A disclosed drip chamber for an intravenous (IV) therapy system includes a container configured to hold an IV fluid, a drop former suspended over the container, and an inlet port disposed above the drop former and configured to receive the IV fluid from a reservoir. The drop former has an upper end, a lower tip, and an outer surface extending between the upper end and the lower tip. The inlet port is coupled to the outer surface to permit the IV fluid to descend down the outer surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eugene MASON, George MANSOUR, Jake SMITH
  • INTRAVENOUS TUBE HOLDING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200114067
    Abstract: An intravenous tube holding assembly for organizing and protecting a plurality of intravenous tubes includes a tensioner is removably coupled to an intravenous tube pole. The tensioner is biased in a first direction and the tensioner is urgeable in a second direction. A retainer is provided that has a plurality of engaging slots therein. Each of the engaging slots engages a respective one of a plurality of intravenous tubes for organizing the intravenous tubes. A fastener is provided and the fastener is coupled to the retainer. The fastener releasably engages the tensioner such that the tensioner accommodates a weight of the intravenous tubes in the retainer. Moreover, the tensioner is urged in the second direction when the intravenous tubes are tugged upon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: David Behrens
  • INJECTOR DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114068
    Abstract: A driving mechanism (100) for an injector device comprises a coil spring (10) having a proximal end (12) and a distal end (14), a spring guide (20) adapted to guide a movement of the coil spring (10), and an actuator (50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60) adapted to cause a force on the proximal end (12) of the coil spring (10), wherein the spring guide (20) comprises a curved part (22) having a curved shape. An injector device comprises a driving mechanism (100) and a needle ejection mechanism comprising a hollow skin needle, wherein the driving mechanism (100) is adapted to cause a dispensing of a drug from a cartridge (70) through the hollow skin needle and an ejection of the hollow skin needle from the injector device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Alain Schmidlin, Mario Iobbi, Erich Studer, Andrew Bryant, Chinmay Deodhar, Rajan Patel
  • Wireless Communication for On-Body Medical Devices
    Publication number: 20200114069
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems and methods for the wireless communication of medical devices in a subcutaneous fluid delivery system are disclosed. A system for subcutaneous fluid delivery includes a primary patch pump adapted to attach a first infusion cannula to a user and to perform a plurality of primary patch pump functions, and a secondary patch pump adapted to attach a second infusion cannula to a user. The secondary patch pump is further adapted to perform a plurality of secondary patch pump functions substantially similar to the plurality of primary patch pump functions if an error condition associated with the primary patch pump is determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: Gary Searle, Deborah Burns, Bruce Burns, David Mason, Charles Hwang
  • MANUALLY-RETRACTABLE INTRAVENOUS INFUSION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20200114070
    Abstract: A manually-retractable intravenous infusion needle assembly, including a needle holder, a needle tube, a built-in slidable sheath and a protective casing, where the needle holder includes a tubular portion and a tailstock portion; a rear end of the needle tube is mounted inside the tubular portion; the built-in slidable sheath is through and elongated and has a C-shaped cross-section; the tubular portion is mounted inside the built-in slidable sheath and can slide back and forth; the protective casing is an elongated, through and hollow casing; the built-in slidable sheath is mounted inside the protective casing. A locking structure is provided between the needle holder and the protective casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Ziyang WANG
  • SYRINGE ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20200114071
    Abstract: An exemplary syringe adapter for coupling with a syringe may include a housing. A needle-free connector may be disposed in the housing. A communication member may be in slidable engagement with the housing. The communication member may be slidable, with respect to the housing, between an unactuated state and an actuated state of the syringe adapter. A cannula may extend from the communication. In the unactuated state, the cannula may be retracted within the needle-free connector. In the actuated state, the cannula may protrude through and axially beyond the needle-free connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: George MANSOUR, Linda EWING, Eugene MASON, Tomas FRAUSTO, Ryan CALLAHAN
  • MONITORING UPSTREAM FLOW CHARACTERISTICS FOR A PUMP
    Publication number: 20200114072
    Abstract: A system for monitoring upstream flow characteristics for a pump is provided. The system may receive one or more outputs from a fluid level sensor coupled with a pump. The system may detect based on at least the one or more outputs, an abnormal upstream flow condition in the pump, such as a full upstream occlusion in the tube, a partial upstream occlusion in the tube, an empty reservoir, and/or a backflow of the fluid into the drip chamber. The system may adjust, based on the detection of an abnormal upstream flow condition in the pump, operation of the pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Nicholas Addiego, Shannon Bailey, Robert Dwaine Butterfield, Denton Davis
  • Monitoring Device
    Publication number: 20200114073
    Abstract: A monitoring device provided for monitoring the delivery of fluids through a drip chamber. The device includes an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) source and an EMR detector. The device includes a tubing set mount for receiving a flange or other portion of a tubing set, such that fluid falling through the drip chamber of the tubing set is detected by the detector. The device is operable to determine one or more rolling averages based on intervals of drops or time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Shift Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Beth Elise Kolko, Koji Intlekofer, Michael Connolly
  • METHOD FOR DYNAMIC PRESSURE CONTROL IN A FLUID INJECTOR SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200114074
    Abstract: A method for dynamic pressure control during a multiphase injection is described wherein the pressures of fluids in the various reservoirs of a fluid delivery system are controlled to provide desired fluid delivery parameters. The methods include advancing the first drive member to expel the first fluid from the first reservoir into a conduit, wherein the fluid is pressurized to a first fluid pressure; measuring the first fluid pressure to provide a target value; while the second reservoir is in fluid isolation from the conduit, advancing or retracting the second drive member to increase or decrease the fluid pressure of the second fluid in the second reservoir to the target value; placing the second reservoir in fluid communication with the conduit; and advancing the second drive member to expel the second fluid from the second reservoir into the conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: WILLIAM BARONE, MICHAEL SPOHN, CHELSEA MARSH, MICHAEL MCDERMOTT, JOHN VOLKAR
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEASUREMENT OF FLUID DELIVERY
    Publication number: 20200114075
    Abstract: A test system for measuring a volume of fluid dispensed by a fluid infusion device includes a test housing. The test housing includes an inlet and an internal channel. The inlet is to be coupled to the fluid infusion device to receive the volume of fluid, and the internal channel is in fluid communication with the inlet. The test system includes an input electrode coupled to the internal channel to be in fluid communication with the volume of fluid, and an output electrode coupled to the internal channel to be in fluid communication with the volume of fluid. The test system includes a power source configured to create a voltage potential between the input electrode and the output electrode. The volume of fluid in the internal channel conducts current between the input electrode and the output electrode to facilitate measurement of the volume of fluid dispensed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Edward C. Morrow, Carl A. Link, Adam S. Trock, Andrew E. Weaver, Roshanne Malekmadani
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN MEDICAMENT DELIVERY CONTROL ALGORITHMS
    Publication number: 20200114076
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for safely switching between medicament delivery control algorithms for control of an ambulatory infusion pump or other medical device. Infusion pumps and/or remote control devices may be capable of operating different algorithms for delivery of medicament and provided herein are mechanisms for safely transitioning between algorithms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas R. Ulrich, Keith P. Kogler
  • HIERARCHICAL ADAPTIVE CLOSED-LOOP FLUID RESUSCITATION AND CARDIOVASCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20200114077
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a closed-loop fluid resuscitation and/or cardiovascular drug administration system that uses continuous measurements and adaptive control architecture. The adaptive control architecture uses a function approximator to identify unknown dynamics and physiological parameters of a patient to compute appropriate infusion rates and to regulate the endpoint of resuscitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Behnood Gholami, Timothy S. Phan
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMOTING GLUCOSE MANAGEMENT
    Publication number: 20200114078
    Abstract: Methods and systems for encouraging interactions with a glucose monitoring system include incrementing a score and/or providing a reward based on a variety of different interactions with the glucose monitoring system. The interactions which improve the score may include initiating or changing displays, downloading data, setting operational parameters and other interactions that are independent of a user's glucose measurements. Encouraging these interactions can enhance success in maintaining healthy glucose concentrations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Apurv Ullas Kamath, Jack Pryor, Alexandra Lynn Carlton, Kristin Koenekamp Cote, Leif N. Bowman, Michael Robert Mensinger
  • DUAL-CHAMBER SYRINGE WITH DUAL-LUMEN INTRAVENOUS SET
    Publication number: 20200114079
    Abstract: A dual-chamber syringe may include an end wall and a primary plunger. The primary plunger may include a primary stopper. The primary stopper may form a primary chamber with the end wall. A secondary plunger may be in mechanical association with the primary plunger. The secondary plunger may include a secondary stopper. The secondary stopper may form a secondary chamber with the primary stopper. A primary nozzle may extend from the end wall and may be in fluid communication with the primary chamber. A secondary nozzle may extend from the end wall and may be in fluid communication with the secondary chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: George Mansour, Eugene Mason, Ryan Callahan, Todd Oda, Wesley Underwood, Adel Shams, Dylan Beyhl, Seyed Salehi Borojerdi
  • AUTOMATIC INJECTION DEVICE HAVING A PASSIVE DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A SHAPE MEMORY SPRING
    Publication number: 20200114080
    Abstract: An automatic injection device has an insertion needle configured to be inserted into a patient and a drug container which contains a pharmaceutical product and includes a plunger. The automatic injection device also has a fluid path which fluidly connects the drug container to the insertion needle, and a drive system configured to cause linear movement of the plunger to force the pharmaceutical product into the fluid path. The passive drive system has a movable element. The movable element has a shape memory alloy and is configured to change shape to move the plunger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Eyal BARMAIMON, Lior SHTRAM, Nadav COHEN
  • Injector With Adjustable Dosing
    Publication number: 20200114081
    Abstract: An injector for injecting a medicament in a patient. The injector includes a container comprising a fluid chamber containing a first volume of a medicament, and an injection conduit associated with the fluid chamber for defining a fluid pathway therefrom to inject the medicament from the fluid chamber through the injection conduit to an injection location. The injector also includes a firing mechanism associated with the fluid chamber for expelling the medicament from the fluid chamber through the injection conduit, and a volume-control mechanism operable to control a fraction of the first volume of medicament that is injected when the firing mechanism is actuated to inject the medicament.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Antares Pharma, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul R. Lesch, Matthew H. RUST, Thomas E. KRAMER
  • DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING DAMPING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20200114082
    Abstract: A drug delivery device includes a housing defining a shell having a proximal and a distal end, a needle assembly at least partially disposed within the housing at the proximal end, a drive assembly at least partially disposed within the housing, and a damper mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing adjacent to the distal end. The housing further defines a longitudinal axis extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The needle assembly includes a syringe barrel containing a medicament and a needle or a cannula. The drive assembly is operably coupled to the needle assembly to urge the medicament through the needle or cannula. The damper mechanism is operably coupled to the drive assembly and the housing. Upon activating the drive assembly, the damper mechanism dampens an effect thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Matias Melander, Jakob Halkjaer Pedersen, Christian Plambech, Adam B. McCullough, Julian Jazayeri
  • INJECTOR
    Publication number: 20200114083
    Abstract: An injector includes an encapsulating portion configured to encapsulate a substance intended for injection, a first application portion configured to combust ignition charge and discharge a combustion product thereby applying a primary ejection energy to the substance intended for injection that is encapsulated in the encapsulating portion, an energy accumulation portion configured to accumulate an energy to be further applied to the substance intended for injection, the energy being different from the primary ejection energy applied by the first application portion. The injector also includes a second application portion configured to release the energy accumulated in the energy accumulation portion by using the discharged combustion product thereby applying, as a secondary ejection energy, the released energy to the substance intended for injection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hiromitsu IGA, Yuzo YAMAMOTO
  • SYRINGE BODY
    Publication number: 20200114084
    Abstract: A syringe body for a pharmaceutical syringe is provided. The syringe includes cylindrical cavity, a finger flange, and an anti-slip element. The cylindrical cavity has a first end face with a cone and a second, open end face configured to receive a piston. The finger flange is arranged around a circumference of the second, open end face. The finger flange has a first surface that faces the cone. The anti-slip element is a roughened area on the first surface. The roughened area exhibits an arithmetic mean roughness value between 0.8 ?m and 150 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: SCHOTT Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Mustafa Kücük
  • PLASTIC STOPPER
    Publication number: 20200114085
    Abstract: A stopper includes a main body portion defining an open rearward end configured to receive the plunger rod, an engagement portion provided along an inner circumference of the main body portion configured to engage at least a top portion of the plunger rod, a closed front end forming a flexible roof, and a first perimetrical skirt extending around an outer circumference of the main body portion toward the closed front end of the main body portion. When fluid pressure is increased inside the syringe barrel during an injection, the flexible roof expands in a radial direction toward an inner wall of the syringe barrel, the first perimetrical skirt is forced against the inner wall of the syringe barrel, and an engagement between the plunger rod and the engagement portion forces the main body portion to expand in the radial direction toward the inner wall of the syringe barrel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Milan Ivosevic, Girum Yemane Tekeste, Andrew Wong, Michael Vincent Quinn, Andrzej Baranski
  • SPEED CONTROLLED EMBALMING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20200114086
    Abstract: A portable machine for arterial embalming includes a tank assembly and a control assembly. The control assembly includes a fluid pressure gauge fluidly connected to a fluid output of a syringe vessel assembly of the tank assembly; a fluid injection tube fluidly connected to the fluid pressure gauge and configured for injection into the human cadaver body; a motor connected to a push rod that is connected to the syringe vessel assembly, wherein the motor drives the push rod to actuate the syringe vessel assembly to produce a flow of fluid from the tank assembly to the fluid pressure gauge; and a motor speed controller connected for varying a speed of the motor and for varying a maximum fluid pressure measured by the fluid pressure gauge, and, in turn, pressure filtration of fluid entering the human cadaver body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Joseph Mario Bernaudo
  • DOSE DETECTION SYSTEM MODULE FOR MEDICATION DELIVERY DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114087
    Abstract: Dose detection systems for medication delivery devices are described. One is a module for removable attachment to a dose button of a medication delivery device. A device with a dose detection system is also disclosed. The module includes a processor and a plurality of magnetic sensors, such as, for example, five or six sensors, operably coupled to the processor and configured to detect the positon of a rotating bipolar magnetic ring within the delivery device. Medication identification system may also be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Benjamin David BAUER, Timothy Mark BLUM, Roy Howard BYERLY, Andrea CONCU, Marco CORTINOVIS, Paolo DEGAN, Jared Alden JUDSON, Rossano Claudio MASSARI, Kimberly Ann RINGENBERGER, Giorgio Maria SARDO, Amin SEDIGHIAMIRI, Marco VERGANI
  • Integrating Electronics into the Stopper of a Cartridge
    Publication number: 20200114088
    Abstract: A stopper is configured to be disposed within a medical cartridge includes a shell defining a cavity and an exterior surface sized and shaped to fit inside the medical cartridge and an insert configured to be inserted into the cavity, where the insert includes an electronic device having a sensor configured to generate a sensing signal. The shell is configured to be advanced into the medical cartridge by a plunger to apply pressure to a substance contained in the medical cartridge and the shell is configured to pass the sensing signal therethrough. The sensor is configured to be responsive to the position of the stopper in the medical cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Michael Schabbach, Alexander Allerdings, Christoph Dette, Martin Otten, Christian Pommereau, Dietmar Hammen, Paul Edward Jansen, Ulrich Brueggemann, Iwo Ilnicki
  • AUTO-RETRACTABLE SAFETY BLOOD COLLECTION NEEDLE
    Publication number: 20200114089
    Abstract: An auto-retractable blood collection needle, including: a needle holder including a first tube, a second tube and a holder tail; a needle in stalled in the first tube; a built-in sliding sleeve which is elongated and through and has a C-shaped cross section; a needle shield which is hollow and elongated; and a spring sheathed on the first tube. The second tube is installed in the built-in sliding sleeve and is capable of sliding back and forth. The built-in sliding sleeve is installed in the needle shield and is capable of sliding back and forth. A locking mechanism is formed by the holder tail and the needle shield. When the holder tail is unlocked from the needle shield, a force of the spring pushes the second tube to slide backward, and then the built-in sliding sleeve is driven to slide rearward to lock with the needle shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Ziyang WANG
  • SAFETY PEN NEEDLE VARIABLE INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20200114090
    Abstract: A safety pen needle assembly (12) is disclosed which comprises a hub (30), a needle cannula (20) engaged to the hub (30), the needle cannula (20) having a distal end for insertion into a patient, and a proximal end extending into the hub (30), a sleeve (14) surrounding the hub (30) and needle cannula (20), a shield (16) including a window (18), the shield (16) surrounding the sleeve (14) and movable relative to the sleeve (14) from a first position, to a second position and to a third position to expose and cover the distal end of the needle cannula (20), and a spring (144) urging the shield (16) to move relative to the sleeve (14) from the second position to the third position, wherein the window (18) indicates when the needle cannula (20) is extended in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventors: John Manocchio, Mark Bowen, Kunjal Oza, Louis Vieira
  • METHODS FOR INTRODUCTION OF FLOWABLE ACELLULAR TISSUE MATRIX PRODUCTS INTO A HAND
    Publication number: 20200114091
    Abstract: Tissue product compositions and methods for treating a patient are provided. The tissue product composition may include a flowable carrier including a hyaluronic acid based material and acellular tissue matrix particles mixed within the carrier. Methods of producing the tissue product composition and an injection device filled with the tissue product composition are also provided. Methods of treating a hand of a patient are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Hui Xu, Hui Li, Ming F. Pomerleau, Darin Messina
  • Portable Hand-Held Vein-Image-Enhancing Device
    Publication number: 20200114092
    Abstract: It is known in the art to use an apparatus to enhance the visual appearance of the veins and arteries in a patient to facilitate insertion of needles into those veins and arteries. This application discloses a number of inventions that add additional data collection and presentation capabilities to a handheld vein enhancement apparatus and a set of processes for the collection of blood and the delivery of IV medicines that use the handheld device to mediate the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: AccuVein Inc.
    Inventors: Fred Wood, Ron Goldman, Stephen P. Conlon, Vincent Luciano
  • PEN NEEDLE HUB WITH A PATIENT CONTACT SURFACE
    Publication number: 20200114093
    Abstract: A needle-bearing hub for a pen needle is provided with a distal patient-facing side having an enlarged surface for contact with the subject's skin. The enlarged surface is provided with a radius of curvature that increases the likelihood that the needle reaches full injection depth when an injection is performed at an inclined angle with respect to the surface of the skin and with to the desired depth less discomfort to the patient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Sean SULLIVAN, David HUANG, Brendon HILL, Sudarsan SRINIVASAN, Christopher RINI, Richard KLUG, Bruce Clyde ROBERTS, Didier MOREL, Ronald J. PETTIS
  • HEATING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20200114094
    Abstract: A heating element for a vaporizer cartridge is provided. The vaporizer cartridge may include a reservoir containing vaporizable material and a wicking element in fluid communication with the reservoir. The heating element may include a heating portion, a cartridge contact, and a leg. The heating portion includes at least two tines spaced apart from one another. The cartridge contact may be in electrical communication with a power source. The leg extends between the heating portion and the cartridge contact. The heating portion may be crimped around the wicking element such that the heating portion secures the wicking element to the heating element and contacts at least two surfaces of the wicking element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Ariel Atkins, Steven Christensen, Alexander M. Hoopai, Eric J. Johnson, Jason King, Esteban Leon Duque, Christopher James Rosser, Andrew J. Stratton, Alim Thawer, James P. Westley
  • Inhaler Device And Consumable Cartridge
    Publication number: 20200114095
    Abstract: A consumable cartridge is provided in connection with an inhaler device 10. The consumable cartridge includes a casing defining a cavity, the casing having a first region and a second region. An elastic bladder is located within the cavity of the casing and encloses a vaporizing liquid. The first region of the casing includes a pierceable portion, and the second region includes a pre-perforated portion. The bladder is disconnected from the casing in the first region, and is configured to rupture or to be cut when it is pierced by a piercing member of the inhaler device such that the ruptured or cut area of the bladder creates an opening which is significantly larger than the cross sectional area of the piercing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: JT International S.A.
    Inventors: Simon Holroyd, Christopher J. Rowe, Andrew R. J. Rogan
  • INHALER WITH ACOUSTIC FLOW MONITORING
    Publication number: 20200114096
    Abstract: An inhaler or add-on device for an inhaler for dispensing a medicament to be inhaled. The inhaler or add-on device has a housing (H) with an air inlet (A_I), and an air outlet (A_O) for outputting air to be inhaled by a user. The housing (H) defines a flow path (FP) between the air inlet (A_I) and air outlet (A_O), and a passive acoustic element (PAE) is arranged in this flow path (FP) inside the housing (H). The passive acoustic element (PAE) has a structure having one or more structured gaps arranged to be passed by an air flow and it is dimensioned such that air flow passing it will generate sound (S) with pre-determined characteristics depending on the air flow speed. This allows acoustic monitoring of air flow passing the first passive acoustic element (PAE) external to the housing (H) by capturing and processing sound generated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jukka Rantanen, Claus Cornett, Johan Peter Bøtker, Henrik Jensen, Adam Bohr
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A COMPONENT OF AN AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLE
    Publication number: 20200114097
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus (1) for the production of a rod component (100) of an aerosol generating article, said apparatus comprising: ? a first mover (4) adapted to transport a first sheet (2) along a first direction; ? a second mover (5) adapted to transport a second sheet (3) along a second direction; ? a third mover (6) adapted to transport a susceptor strip (10) along a third direction, said third mover being adapted to position said susceptor strip between the first and the second sheet during transport; and a rod forming device (20) being adapted to form a rod from the first and the second sheets and the susceptor strip and having an inlet (21) and an outlet (22), wherein said first and second sheets and said susceptor strip are introduced in said inlet and said rod is outputted from said outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Daniele Sanna, Johann Schmidt
  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE POWER MANAGEMENT IN A MEDICAL DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114098
    Abstract: A respiratory treatment device includes a blower for providing flow of breathable gas to a patient and one or more accessory devices. The respiratory treatment device includes active power management to distribute power from a power source that does not have sufficient power to simultaneously power the blower and the accessory devices. The active power management prioritizes power to the blower and limits, based on current measurements of the blower and the accessory devices, the power supplied to the accessory devices to keep the sum of the power drawn at or below the capacity of the power supply. When additional power is available, due reduced power consumption of the blower, the power to one or more accessory devices is raised beyond a target in order to compensate for when power was not supplied to the one or more accessory devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Andrew Roderick BATH, Rudi VOON, David CREUSOT, Dmitri Anatolievich DOUDKINE, Mike ZHU, Adam PANARELLO
  • CPAP DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114099
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a CPAP device includes a housing, a fan, and a sound absorbing material. The housing has a first air inlet and a first air outlet, and a flow channel guiding air sucked through the first air inlet to the first air outlet. The fan has a second air inlet and a second air outlet, the second air inlet is disposed in the direction intersecting the flow channel, and the second air outlet is disposed in the direction along the flow channel. The sound absorbing material is provided with a recess constituting a part of the flow channel and facing the second air inlet of the fan, the recess having a diameter which is greater than a diameter of the second air inlet of the fan and which is equal to or smaller than the width of the flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: NIDEC COPAL ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki NAKADA, Takatoshi INOGUCHI, Yasuhiro TOBINAI, Hiroki MATSUSHITA
  • ACOUSTIC DETECTION FOR RESPIRATORY TREATMENT APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20200114100
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus provide acoustic detection for automated devices such as respiratory treatment apparatus. In some embodiments of the technology, acoustic analysis of noise or sound pulses, such as a cepstrum analysis, based on signals of a sound sensor (104) permits detection of obstruction (O) such as within a patient interface, mask or respiratory conduit (108) or within patient respiratory system. Some embodiments further permit detection of accessories such as an identification thereof or a condition of use thereof, such as a leak. Still further embodiments of the technology permit the detection of a patient or user who is intended to use the automated device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Liam HOLLEY, Dion Charles Chewe MARTIN, Steven Paul FARRUGIA
  • BREATHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A RESPIRATORY GAS SOURCE
    Publication number: 20200114101
    Abstract: A breathing device comprises a respiratory gas source for generating a gas pressure for a patient, delivered by a respiratory mask, a measuring unit for measuring a measurement quantity characteristic of inhalation or exhalation, and a control unit which determines the patient's tidal volume from the measurement quantity and compares this with a setpoint value of the tidal volume. The control unit regulates the respiratory gas source such that the generated gas pressure is made available until the setpoint value of the tidal volume is reached. In addition, further regulation of a parameter characteristic of the patient's breathing is carried out. The method for controlling a respiratory gas source with a control unit for a patient's breathing comprises regulation of the patient's tidal volume by providing and applying inspiratory pressure and simultaneous regulation of a further breathing parameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Matthias SCHWAIBOLD
  • MEDICAL VENTILATION APPARATUS WITH SELECTORS FOR SELECTING A PATIENT CATEGORY AND COMPATIBLE VENTILATION MODES
    Publication number: 20200114102
    Abstract: The invention relates to a medical ventilation apparatus (1) having a micro-blower (2) connected fluidically to a gas circuit (3) in order to supply said gas circuit (3) with respiratory gas, a controller (4) controlling the micro-blower (2), an electronic memory (8) configured to store at least several ventilation modes (Modes 1-6), and one or more patient category selectors (6) making it possible to select at least one given patient category from several selectable patient categories (6), and one or more ventilation mode selectors (7) making it possible to select at least one ventilation mode from among several selectable ventilation modes (Modes 1-6) based on the given patient category selected by means of said at least one patient category selector (6).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Leslie Russo, Maxime Derache
  • MONITORING OR VENTILATION APPARATUS FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION WITH DETERMINATION OF AN AIRWAY OPENING INDEX
    Publication number: 20200114103
    Abstract: The invention relates to a monitoring and/or respiratory assistance apparatus that can be used during a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with successive chest compressions of duration (dt) performed on the patient and with relaxations, said apparatus comprising a CO2 content measurement sensor (10) a graphical user interface (14), and signal-processing system (11) configured to process the CO2 content measurement signals in such a way as to determine at least one maximum CO2 content value (Vmax) and at least one minimum CO2 content value (Vmin), during at least one duration (dt) of at least one chest contraction, and then to calculate at least one airway opening index AOI or mean index AOImeanon the basis of the CO2 content values. Said one or more indices are displayed on the GUI in the form of numerical values or graphical representations, especially curves or pictograms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe RICHARD, Marceau RIGOLLOT, Bilal BADAT
  • Swivel Connector Endotracheal Tube for Surgery on Lower Face and Neck
    Publication number: 20200114104
    Abstract: An endotracheal tube that is particularly useful for surgical operations on a patient's lower face. The endotracheal tube comprises a swivel segment and a laryngeal segment that are rotatably joined. To facilitate relocation of the endotracheal tube during surgery, the swivel segment can be swiveled in relation to the laryngeal segment. To allow instruments to be inserted, the swivel segment has a lumen access port that opens into the lumen of the swivel segment. The laryngeal segment may have a reinforced portion to prevent occlusion or damage by the patient biting. Also disclosed are methods for performing surgery on a patient's face using the endotracheal tube and methods of intubating a patient's airway using the endotracheal tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Francesca Addiego, Christopher Hove
  • MEDICAL DEVICES FOR AIRWAY MANAGEMENT AND METHODS OF PLACEMENT
    Publication number: 20200114105
    Abstract: Medical devices which are compatible with a camera for ventilating, intubating, and extubating a patient under continuous visualization. Methods for ventilating and intubating a patient with the medical devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventor: Robert Molnar
  • MASK FITTING LEVEL DETERMINATION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200114106
    Abstract: Provided is a mask fitting level determination device that has a significantly simple component configuration, that can be driven by a battery, that can be reduced in size to a palm size, that is inexpensive, that is operated by a simple operation method, and that does not require proficiency for accurate measurement. The mask fitting level determination device includes: a mask inner pressure detection unit 2 that is inserted between a face surface F of a mask wearing person and a worn mask 1; and a circuit control unit that sets a predefined threshold value in accordance with strength of breathing of the mask wearing person and determines a fitting level on the basis of a reference pressure value and a mask inner pressure value measure by the mask inner pressure detection unit 2; and a display unit 3 that displays the fitting level determined by the circuit control unit to the mask wearing person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: YAMAMOTO KOGAKU CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Hashimoto, Kenichi Sakamoto
  • PATIENT INTERFACE
    Publication number: 20200114107
    Abstract: A patient interface comprises a support structure and a seal-forming structure. The support structure is arranged to support the sealing portion and is configured to connect to the frame. The sealing portion comprises textile and is attached to the support structure along an outer perimeter of the sealing portion such that in use the sealing portion may be in tension due to reactive stress of the support structure and/or a resilient stretch characteristic of the textile such that the sealing portion exerts a force against the patient's face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Memduh GUNEY, Rupert Christian SCHEINER
  • CPAP TETHER
    Publication number: 20200114108
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a first ring and a second ring. The first ring may have a first diameter and a first cutout portion. The second ring may have a second diameter and a second cutout portion, and may further comprise a pair of protrusions extending upwardly from a surface of the ring. A tubular connector may couple the first ring and the second ring. In some embodiments, a sensor may be coupled to the tubular connector. The sensor may include an alarm and a breakaway connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Branden Boye, Matthew Colangelo, William J. Suave
  • NASAL CANNULA ASSEMBLIES AND RELATED PARTS
    Publication number: 20200114109
    Abstract: Nasal cannula assemblies for providing respiratory therapy to patients are provided. A nasal cannula assembly can include a cannula, an optional manifold which may be removable, a gas supply tube, and a securement mechanism. Securement mechanisms can include headgear straps, cheek pads, or an adhesive nose strip. A nasal cannula assembly can also include a lanyard, lanyard clip, and/or lanyard connector to help support the weight of a main gas delivery conduit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jason Allan Klenner, Milanjot Singh Assi, Mark Thomas O'Connor, Callum James Thomas Spence, Caroline Geraldine Hopkins, Neil Gray Duthie, Craig Karl White, Alicia Jerram Hunter Evans, Brent Ian Laing, Sooji Hope Clarkson, Laurence Gulliver
  • VAPORIZATION SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY IN A CONTROLLED CONCENTRATION
    Publication number: 20200114110
    Abstract: Devices for delivering a controlled concentration of an agent are provided. The device includes a reservoir for the agent and a flow control portion operably connected to the reservoir. The device also includes a valve for releasing the agent from the flow control portion and a pump for flowing air to mix with the agent released by the valve and for flowing the agent and air mixture out of the device. Methods of delivering a vaporized agent to a subject are also provided. The methods include storing a liquid agent in a reservoir of a device and flowing the agent into a flow control chamber to change the agent to a gas. The methods also include mixing the agent in gas form with air and flowing the agent and air mixture out of the device to be delivered to a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Applicant: CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    Inventor: Jonathan S. STAMLER
  • COMPENSATING FOR DISRUPTIONS IN BREATHING GAS FLOW MEASUREMENT
    Publication number: 20200114111
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients, using techniques to compensate for disruptions in breathing gas flow measurement, such as when breathing gas flow measurement is unavailable or unreliable. Such techniques include using historical breathing gas flow rate data, such as moving average flow rates, moving median flow rates and/or flow waveforms. At least some of these techniques can be used to ensure that interruption in therapeutic gas delivery is minimized or eliminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Jaron M. Acker, Craig R. Tolmie