External Pressure Applicator Patents (Class 606/201)
  • Publication number: 20100185048
    Abstract: In various embodiments of the invention, an electro-vacuum pump can be used either as a stand alone unit to create, monitor and control a vacuum or to maintain, assist or as a back up for a hand operated pump in a variety of surgical procedures. The vacuum pump is controlled by a processor and is automatically activated when the vacuum is below a pre-selected parameter or a parameter selected on the fly by the surgeon. Visual or audio feedback is used to allow the surgeon increased control of the vacuum device while carrying out the surgical procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Neal Marc Lonky, Albert Steve Gurganian
  • Publication number: 20100179586
    Abstract: Bleeding from blood vessels located in difficult-to-compress regions of the body (especially the abdomen, pelvic or groin region) is controlled by the use of a portable, small-footprint belt-like device that contains multiple inflatable bladders. The inflatable bladders are selectively positioned and inflated over exsanguinating blood vessels, thereby exerting pressure to stop the bleeding. The device may also be used to provide perfusion support in low flow disease states such as hemorrhagic shock and cardiac arrest.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 15, 2010
    Inventors: Kevin R. Ward, Mark Licata
  • Patent number: 7717855
    Abstract: A system for remote ischemic preconditioning that includes a cuff, and actuator, and a controller that operates the actuator according to a treatment protocol. The treatment protocol includes a plurality of treatment cycles that each comprise cuff actuation, an ischemic duration, cuff release, and a reperfusion duration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: The Hospital for Sick Children
    Inventors: Christopher Caldarone, Andrew Redington
  • Patent number: 7713221
    Abstract: A tightener for orthopedic use, includes a guide loop having opposite sections, a first orthopedic strap anchored to one section for passing about a user's arm, leg or like member, and then passage through the loop to extend in a first tightening direction, a second orthopedic strap anchored to another loop section to extend in a second and opposite tightening direction, whereby the two straps extending in the first and second directions can be manually pulled in those directions to tighten the first strap about the member, and two tensioned straps can then be connected by push together connection to tightened extents of the first strap to hold tension transmission via the loop sections and straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Weber Orthopedic Inc.
    Inventors: James J. Weber, John P. Hely
  • Publication number: 20100100120
    Abstract: A compression or tourniquet device can include a frame which has a first arm and a support arm and a pad mounted on the first arm. The position of the first arm can be laterally and vertically adjustable on the frame relative to the brace arm. The device can be secured to a patient and the pad can be adjusted to provide pressure on an injury to stop the bleeding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: COMBAT MEDICAL SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Jessica Perkins, Corey Russ, Christopher Murphy
  • Publication number: 20100100119
    Abstract: Devices for applying an intermittent pressure to a skin surface are provided. The device includes a housing, a drive mechanism at least partially disposed within the housing, and a pressing portion operatively coupled to the drive mechanism. The pressing portion may include at least one pressing element configured for applying pressure to the surface. The pressing portion is configured to be driven by the drive mechanism between a first configuration having a maximum extension and a second configuration having a minimum extension. The difference between the maximum and minimum extensions is greater than or equal to 0.025 inches. The pressing portion may include a series of rollers to press and squeeze the skin and underlying vein, to create a pumping action, thus pressurizing the vein. The vein expands and presses upward against the skin, thus becoming more visible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Inventor: Terry O. Herndon
  • Publication number: 20100081863
    Abstract: Methods and devices are provided for performing gastrectomies and gastroplasties. In one embodiment, a method includes gaining access to a stomach of a patient through an opening formed in the patient's abdominal wall and an opening formed in the patient's vaginal wall. Tissue attached to the stomach can be tensioned using a surgical instrument inserted through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings and can be separated from the stomach to free the stomach fundus using a dissecting surgical instrument inserted through another opening, e.g., through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings. The fundus can be at least partially transected using a surgical stapler inserted through one of the abdominal and vaginal openings, thereby forming a stomach “sleeve.” In another embodiment, the method is modified to form another opening in the patient's abdominal wall instead of forming an opening in the vaginal wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher J. Hess, Michael A. Murray, Robert P. Gill, James Walden Voegele, William Bruce Weisenburgh, II, Darrel M. Powell, Stephan Ray Myers
  • Publication number: 20100082060
    Abstract: A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body has an inner face for being placed adjacent to the part of the wearer's body in use and an outer face opposite the inner face. The device includes a pressure applicator to apply compression to the wearer's body part when the device is placed on the wearer's body part. First and second fastener elements are mounted on the device. The second fastener element is adapted for releasably connecting to the first fastener element for use in holding the device on the wearer's body part. A visual indicator associated with the second fastener element is adapted to show where to engage the first fastener element with the second fastener element. The visual indicator is adapted to wear upon repeated connection and disconnection of the first and second fastener elements so that the visual indicator fades over time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventor: Raymond Avitable
  • Patent number: 7683234
    Abstract: Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a wound includes stress, strain, and any combination of stress and strain. The control of a wound's mechanical environment can be active, passive, dynamic, or static. The devices are configured to be removably secured to a skin surface in proximity to the wound site and shield the wound from endogenous and/or exogenous stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Geoffrey C. Gurtner, Reinhold H. Dauskardt, Michael T. Longaker, Paul Yock
  • Patent number: 7655023
    Abstract: A blood vessel locating and stabilizing device including a transparent planar device that may be used to locate and stabilize a blood vessel so that the blood vessel is less likely to roll when it is punctured with a needle. The device is planar and includes a transparent region and a recess formed in a distal side surface that is configured to locate and stabilize a blood vessel. In a method of using the present device, the planar member is gripped along a first and second major surfaces of the device, the recess is positioned over the targeted blood vessel, and a force is applied to the device so that the blood vessel is located and stabilized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Inventor: Michael T. Madison
  • Patent number: 7652190
    Abstract: An integrated wound dressing system and method including a bandage and a self-contained receptacle that stores treatment material for the care and treatment of wounds. The treatment material is easily accessible and can be removed from the receptacle through an exit. The treatment material can then be used to control bleeding and/or clean the wound before dressing. The bandage may include a layer of plastic that acts as an occlusion barrier to reduce heat loss and maintain moisture levels at the wound site. The occlusion barrier also acts to prevent the passage of air into or out of the wound site. The bandage also includes fasteners that act to prevent unintentional unraveling and to secure the bandage during final packaging. These fasteners help facilitate the wrapping of amputations, stumps, and extremities. The integrated wound dressing system provides an all-in-one system for treating and dressing wounds and reduces the time required to do so.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Tactical Medical Solution, Inc.
    Inventor: Ross A. Johnson
  • Publication number: 20100004563
    Abstract: A method of applying therapeutic compression to a patient's body limb, by: (a) measuring the dimensions of a patient's body limb; (b) determining a desired compression profile for the patient's body limb; and (c) forming a compression device comprising a plurality of tension bands dimensioned to be wrapped around the patient's limb, wherein different tension bands have different widths such that applying an equal tension to the bands results in different compressions being applied along the length of the patient's limb such that the desired compression profile is applied to the patient's limb.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 7, 2010
    Applicant: CircAid Medical Products
    Inventor: Moses A. Lipshaw
  • Patent number: 7637921
    Abstract: A femoral compression device (1; 41; 51; 61) for compressing a femoral artery of a patient is provided. The femoral compression device (1; 41; 51; 61) comprises a pressure device (7; 21; 31; 42; 55; 62), a compression member (8; 43; 56; 65) for compressive bearing against a puncture site, a base portion (3; 44; 52) provided with two opposing extensions (4, 5; 45, 46; 53, 54), to the ends of which a belt (6), which is adapted to be arranged around the patient's body, can be fixed. According to the invention, the pressure device (7; 21; 31; 42; 55; 62) is characterized by non-uniform overall action constants, such that when a low compression pressure is applied, the pressure device (7; 21; 31; 42; 55; 62) exhibits a small action constant, and when a high compression pressure is applied, the pressure device (7; 21; 31; 42; 55; 62) exhibits a large action constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Radi Medical Systems AB
    Inventors: Dan Åkerfeldt, Per Egnelöv, Lars Tenerz
  • Patent number: 7637922
    Abstract: There is provided a calf compression device for reducing the risk of deep vein thrombosis which comprises an inflatable cuff (100, 200) adapted to be wrapped around the whole or part of a calf of a human person and a pump (104, 204) capable of first inflating the cuff (2) and then deflating the cuff over a regular repeating cycle, said repeating cycle comprising rapidly inflating the cuff (100, 200) to a pressure of between 40 and 70 mm mercury above ambient, maintaining the pressure for 10 to 15 seconds, deflating the cuff (100, 200) over a period of 40 to 50 seconds and then repeating the cycle by rapidly inflating the cuff (100, 200) within 10 seconds of commencement of the cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Novamedix Distribution Limited
    Inventors: Richard Johnson, Nile Allaf
  • Publication number: 20090312746
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for preparing a soft tissue site, and augmenting the soft tissue site, such as the breast(s), scar, depression, or other defect, of a subject through use of devices that exert a distractive force on the breast(s) and grafting of autologous fat tissue such as domes with sealing rims for surrounding each of the soft tissue site and a regulated pump. The method for preparing the soft tissue site, and enhancing fat graft results, entails application of the distracting force to the targeted soft tissue site at least intermittently for some period of time and preferably several weeks prior to the graft procedure. A related aspect of the invention includes following the preparation steps by transfer of fat from other areas of the subject to the subject's soft tissue site, and then reapplication of the distractive force to the soft tissue site that received the autologous fat graft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2007
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventor: Roger Khouri
  • Publication number: 20090312669
    Abstract: An embodiment of a device for expressing blood from a wound site formed in dermal tissue is constructed in the shape of a cap removably mounted onto a lancing instrument. The blood expression device includes an annular support member and a plurality of movable fingers integrally formed onto the support member in a spaced apart relationship, the free ends of the plurality of fingers together defining a generally circular opening. Each finger is adapted for pivotal displacement in such a manner that, its free end projects into the circular opening. In use, the free ends of the plurality of fingers are disposed in contact against the dermal tissue immediately surrounding the wound site. As the device is urged downward onto the dermal tissue, the free ends of the plurality of fingers collapse inward from the force of an axially movable sleeve and pinch into the dermal tissue, resulting in the expression of blood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Applicant: ABBOTT LABORATORIES
    Inventor: Damon DeHart
  • Publication number: 20090299249
    Abstract: A system for providing a force to a desired area on a curved body part of a person includes a dressing assembly shaped and configured to be placed on the desired area of the person, a releaseable circumferential member surrounding the curved body part that holds the dressing assembly against the desired area, a sealing subsystem for providing a fluid seal over the dressing assembly and the person's skin, and a reduced-pressure subsystem for providing a reduced pressure to the dressing assembly. When reduced pressure is supplied, the system generates the force against the desired area on the curved body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Robert Peyton Wilkes, Justin Alexander Long, Richard Marvin Kazala, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090299405
    Abstract: The nosebleed treatment apparatus features a pair of pliable mirror image nose pads comprising a first nose pad and a second nose pad. A gel pack is disposed within each nose pad. Each gel pack has a first side spaced apart from a second side. The first side is adjacent to an inner surface of the medial pad section. The second side is disposed within the lateral pad section. A smooth shouldered reinforcement member is disposed atop each nose pad. A U-shaped oblong tensing member connects the first nose pad to the second nose pad at each reinforcement member. The apparatus can be placed in a freezer or cooler for extended cool retention within the gel packs when removed. Upon removal, the apparatus is placed on a bleeding nose and remains until removed, so that a patient need not hold it in place.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Inventors: Anne DeCrescenzo, Dominick DeCrescenzo
  • Publication number: 20090287110
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for obtaining and acting upon information indicative of circulatory health and related phenomena in human beings or other subjects.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Bran Ferren, Jeffrey John Hagen, Roderick A. Hyde, Muriel Y. Ishikawa, Eric C. Leuthardt, Dennis J. Rivet, Lowell L. Wood, JR., Victoria Y.H. Wood
  • Publication number: 20090281565
    Abstract: A radial artery compression device configured to be releasably secured by a strap or band to the underside of a wrist of a patient and to provide adjustable and consistent compression pressure in the area of a radial artery access site to achieve hemostasis either during or after a medical procedure such as a percutaneous coronary procedure. The radial artery compression device includes a body configured to engage and secure a knob while allowing the knob to rotate with respect to the body. Rotation of the knob can cause a threaded shaft to move. The threaded shaft mechanically couples the knob to a disk-shaped compression pad. The compression pad can include one or more notches adapted to at least partially surround a sheath and/or a catheter inserted into the radial artery at the access site. The compression pad can also include a step on the surface to provide a desired amount of contour to a portion of a device within the radial artery during a procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Marc Anthony McNeese
  • Publication number: 20090270910
    Abstract: An enclosure is dimensioned to enclose an affected area of a body part plus a small margin around which a releasable seal is attached to make the enclosure substantially airtight around the body part without contacting the area to be treated. A port in the enclosure is attached to tubing for connection of a pump for forcing air under pressure into the enclosure. In the preferred embodiment, the enclosure is an inflatable plastic bag. The compression provided by the air pressure is applied uniformly to the body part to increase blood flow within the body part without physically contacting the affected area of the body part. In one embodiment, the pump is a combination air and vacuum pump so that pressures within the enclosure may be cycled between high and low pressures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicant: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Alan R. Hargens, Brandon R. Macias, Timothy B. Neuschwander, Qiuxia Zhang
  • Patent number: 7601143
    Abstract: A lesion or fistula isolating bag, the bag defining a first chamber having a closeable entrance and a second chamber for application to a lesion or fistula and wherein access to the second chamber is made through the first chamber via a valve, the valve being arranged to inhibit passage of fluid from the second chamber to the first, and to allow said access from the first chamber to the second, the bag further comprising a closure for said closeable entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2009
    Assignee: T.G. Eakin Limited
    Inventor: Thomas G. Eakin
  • Publication number: 20090248061
    Abstract: Disclosed is a device for exsanguinating a portion of an extremity, the device comprising a torus having a variable circumferential diameter, the torus configured to encircle an extremity portion and apply exsanguination pressure thereto, and a transducer operatively associated with the torus, the transducer, while the torus is encircling the extremity portion, being configured to control at least one of a diameter of the variable circumferential diameter, a tension in the torus and a pressure applied by the torus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: OHK Medical Devices Ltd.
    Inventors: Noam GAVRIELY, Oren Gavriely, Benny Rousso
  • Publication number: 20090240279
    Abstract: This orthosis comprises a compressive leg portion extending upwards from the ankle. The structure of the row of stitches ensures a uniform distribution of the resilient return forces at the circumference of the orthosis around an outline corresponding to a horizontal section of the limb. The stitch structure and the dimensioning of the leg portion are selected in such a manner as to apply on a region (R) extending between the ankle and the knee, a therapeutic pressure once the orthosis has been put on the limb. The mean pressure Pc exerted on the center third (RC) of said compression region is greater both than the mean pressure Pb exerted on the distal third (RD) and than the mean pressure Pd exerted on the proximal third (RP) of said region, Pc, Pb, and Pd being the pressures exerted at the respective heights of points c, b, and d of the Hohenstein model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2006
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Francois Becker, Francois Cros, Jose-Maria Fullana
  • Publication number: 20090234255
    Abstract: A CPR device depicted and disclosed provides for ergonomically administering CPR from the side of a patient, thereby reducing or eliminating the risk of injury and providing a means for maximally effective CPR. One embodiment is optionally attachable to a bed or gurney and provides a leveraged structure with a CPR pad, so that CPR can be performed from the side of the bed or gurney. Other devices may be portable, and can be unfolded to encircle a patient's chest and so that CPR can be more effectively administered from the patient's side by means of a lever or by means of compressed air-driven compression devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2008
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventor: Thomas W. Votel
  • Publication number: 20090221949
    Abstract: An apparatus for circulatory isolation and treatment of a part of a patient's body includes a fluid circulation loop having a first end and a second end, a flow obstructer adapted for obstructing blood flow in a patient's blood vessel such that a body part or organ becomes circulatorily isolated from the circulation of the rest of the body, and a flow-through arrangement including first and second flow-through members respectively connected to the first and second ends of the fluid circulation loop, for providing the isolated part of the patient's body with a fluid connection to the fluid circulation loop, allowing circulation of a therapeutic fluid through the isolated body part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2003
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Mats Allers, Lars Eriksson, Lars Holmberg, Frank Schanne
  • Publication number: 20090205642
    Abstract: Devices and methods useful for enhancing respiration quality in humans are described herein. In particular, the present invention relates to devices and methods useful for the treatment, prevention, and/or management of respiratory disorders and associated complications. Herein, a training device is described that increases the difficulty of nasal breathing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2009
    Publication date: August 20, 2009
    Applicant: COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
    Inventor: Jason P. McDevitt
  • Publication number: 20090204144
    Abstract: A device for the control of urinary incontinence includes a support (1) having a transverse opening (3) positionable around the body (10a) of a penis (10) so that an area of the penis (10) adjacent to the urethra ductus (10b) is subject to the action of a mobile arm (5). The mobile arm (5) includes a compressing head (6) which has a prominent sector (6a) for compressing said urethra ductus (10b) and exerting adjustable pressure to control urinary incontinence. The compressing head (6) can further include relief sectors (6b) which prevent the compression of the cavernous sectors (10a) of the penis (10) thereby allowing their normal blood circulation. In addition, the displacement of the body (10a) of the penis (10) against the area (2a) of the inner rim (2) opposite the mobile arm (5) is comfortable thanks to the presence of a wall or soft surface (4).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Inventor: Juan Carlos DE FRANCESCO
  • Publication number: 20090198152
    Abstract: A tourniquet comprising a pair of compression pads and a spring which is applied to a finger tip to selectively restrict venous blood outflow from the finger tip without compromising arterial blood influx.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2009
    Publication date: August 6, 2009
    Inventor: Stanley Kim
  • Publication number: 20090187212
    Abstract: The stretch tape of the present invention for eyelid facelifting is stuck in between eyes and near both inner corners of eyes, or beside and near the outer corner of each eye, enabling facelifting which makes the eyes look slitter and brighter by stretching the skins of eyelids by the stretch tape. Said stretch tape is tapered so that said stretch tape points the inner edge or the outer edge of the eye. The stretch tape of the present invention for nose facelifting has a shape of an inverted character U or an inverted character V, the top portion of the inverted character U or the inverted character V is stuck to an upper portion of the nose in between eyes, and both foot portions of the inverted character U or the inverted character V are stuck at both sides of the hillside portion of the nose, so that the stretch tape stretches the hillside portion of the nose toward a head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: KAZU INVESTMENT CO., LTD
    Inventor: Hideki Matsui
  • Publication number: 20090177130
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for applying compressive force to portions of a person's body to, for example, provide therapy to an autistic person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Seth M. Wegher-Thompson
  • Publication number: 20090177223
    Abstract: For the management of type 2 diabetes, the system has a device that enables applying pressure against the lower abdomen where the pancreas is situated. Applying pressure on the lower abdomen results in pressure being applied to the underlying organ of pancreas, for a limited time in minutes per day. This enables pancreas to function better and thus better able to manage Type 2 diabetes, along with diet and exercise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2009
    Publication date: July 9, 2009
    Inventor: Tara Chand Singhal
  • Publication number: 20090171384
    Abstract: The disclosure describes emergency or first aid snake bite treatment devices that include a belt or other securing member attached to a compression (bite isolation) member, the compression member having an outwardly projecting wall that is configured to surround the snake bite and compress the skin about the snake bite a distance inward to thereby isolate the venom from the bite to impede the venom from entering a victim's lymphatic system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventor: Jason B. Hack
  • Publication number: 20090163987
    Abstract: A venous graft for replacement of a section of an artery and methods of making the graft. The graft comprises a flexible, resilient, generally tubular external support and a vein segment carried within and having an ablumenal surface in contact with and supported by the tubular support, the venous graft being capable of resilient radial expansion in a manner mimicking the radial compliance properties of an artery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2009
    Publication date: June 25, 2009
    Inventors: Peter P. Zilla, Nasser Rafiee, Deon Bezuidenhout, Thomas Franz, Mark Yeoman, Hellmut Bowles, Narenk Douk, Michael F. Wolf
  • Publication number: 20090137938
    Abstract: A compression garment is designed to be worn like a sock to prevent and treat varicose veins. The garment has a resiliency that provides compressive support to the wearers venous structures during periods of raised venous pressure, and has a compliance that allows venous blood to flow back to the heart. Compressive support is provided in either the foot, calf area, or thigh area, or combinations thereof. The garment includes one or more holes to allow the wearer's heel or toes to be exposed outside of the garment such that the wearer is able to dissipate sufficient body heat and remain comfortable during long periods of wearing the garment. The garment can also include a perforated region having a plurality or relatively vent holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: May 28, 2009
    Inventor: James Parivash
  • Publication number: 20090125055
    Abstract: A telescopingly adjustable clamp for securing an object to a support may include an anchor rod with a plurality of circumferentially extending grooves which define at least one barrier wall. A positioning member defines a receptacle that receives a portion of the anchor rod and allows motion of the anchor rod relative to the positioning member in the receptacle. The positioning member includes a positioning tab that projects into the receptacle and is sized and shaped to be received in one of the grooves. The positioning member supports a clamping member that extends generally radially outwardly from the longitudinal axis of the anchor rod. Relative movement of the anchor rod and the positioning member changes the distance between the clamping member and the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: TYCO HEALTHCARE GROUP LP
    Inventors: Harold Larkin, Jeffrey Gibson, Kirk Aubertine
  • Publication number: 20090112129
    Abstract: An anti-pooling vest to be worn by a patient undergoing a hemodialysis procedure is disclosed for inhibiting intradialytic hypotensive symptoms in the patient during the course of hemodialysis treatment. The anti-pooling vest includes an inflatable bladder for applying a compressive pressure on the internal organs within the abdomen of the patient during the hemodialysis procedure to reduce the pooling of blood within the patient's internal organs. A pump, such as, for example, a manually compressible bulb or an electrically powered pump, in fluid communication with the bladder is operable to inflate the bladder to a predetermined pressure and a pressure relief valve in fluid communication with the bladder is operable to decrease the pressure within the bladder to the predetermined pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: GLOBAL MONITORS, INC.
    Inventor: Jen-shih Lee
  • Publication number: 20090082700
    Abstract: A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Inventors: Sean Tremaine Whalen, Silas Boyd-Wickizer
  • Patent number: 7498477
    Abstract: A hemostatic device includes a flexible band adapted to be wrapped around a patient's limb at a site on the limb where bleeding is to be stopped, a portion for securing the band in a wrapped state to the limb, a curved plate which is made of a material more rigid than the band and at least a portion of which is curved toward the inner peripheral side thereof, a main balloon which is provided on the inner peripheral side of the curved plate and which inflates when a fluid is introduced therein, and a pressing member which is provided between the curved plate and the main balloon so that at least a portion thereof overlaps with the balloon and which is adapted for pressing against the balloon. The device provides an excellent hemostatic effect and prevents numbness and poor circulation in areas peripheral to the site of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Terumo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Satoshi Wada, Shigeki Numata, Hiroshi Yagi
  • Publication number: 20090036918
    Abstract: An apparatus for the containment of a surgical site includes an enclosure, with at least one port, securely coupled to the surgical site and a source of pressurized fluid in fluid communication with the enclosure via the at least one port providing pressurized fluid to the surgical site. The pressurized fluid establishes a hemostatic equilibrium within the enclosure by reducing blood egress through injuries in blood vessels at the surgical site thereby preventing bleeding at the surgical site. A method for the containment of a surgical site includes securely coupling an enclosure to a surgical site; fluidly coupling a source of pressurized fluid to the enclosure; and continuously providing pressurized fluid to the enclosure from the source of pressurized fluid and draining fluid from the enclosure. The pressurized fluid establishes a hemostatic equilibrium within the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2007
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventor: James E. Burgess
  • Publication number: 20090024158
    Abstract: A surgical access port expander for expanding an access path between an incision site and a surgical site during a surgical procedure. The access port expander has an actuator with an actuator rod connected to a plurality of blades. The blades are movable in response to motion of the actuator rod moving in a direction substantially parallel to the blade lengths. Further, each blade is moved in a direction substantially perpendicular to its respective length from a contracted position to an expanded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: ZIMMER SPINE, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas O. Viker
  • Publication number: 20090018571
    Abstract: A system is provided by applying pressure to a portion of a body of an individual in a chamber having an aperture along a vertical axis for receiving the portion of the body of the individual. A pressure sensor is coupled to the chamber for measuring a pressure inside the chamber. A negative feedback control system, calibrates, adjusts and maintains the pressure inside the chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: Sean Tremaine Whalen, Silas Boyd-Wickizer
  • Patent number: 7473261
    Abstract: An external incontinence clamp for stopping involuntary voiding of urine is provided. The clamp includes a first rigid member having opposed ends, each end defining a passage extending therethrough, a second rigid member having opposed ends, each end defining a passage extending therethrough, and two pins of generally u-shape. The pins are adapted to be received by the passages defined by the ends of the first rigid member and of the second rigid member so as to secure the first rigid member in a spaced and generally parallel relationship to the second rigid member. The penis is positioned between the first and second members so that the underside of the penis is in contact with the second member and the top surface of the penis is in contact with the first member, thereby stopping involuntary voiding of urine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Inventor: Henry Rennich
  • Publication number: 20080319328
    Abstract: A femoral compression device (1) for compressive bearing against the femoral artery of a patient, comprising a base plate (2), an inflatable air cushion (4), and an electronic manometer (8) connected to the inflatable air cushion for measurement of the current pressure difference between the pressure prevailing inside the inflatable air cushion and the ambient air pressure. The femoral compression device can further comprise a mechanical device (11; 46) which prevents an air opening leading to the inflatable air cushion from being closed before the manometer is zeroed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventors: Dan AKERFELDT, Leif Smith, Marie Lindstrom, Tobias Adenmark
  • Publication number: 20080319473
    Abstract: A device for applying pressure to a pocket and for preventing hematoma after surgically implanting a medical device in the pocket. The device may have first and second portions for contacting the front and back sides of a patient, respectively, and a device for applying pressure to the pocket. The device may have cushions or padding for comfort. The pressure may be adjustable. The device allows a patient to ambulate with constant pressure on the pocket. The device may have a clamp, hinge, clasp, clip, spring, piston, pneumatic or inflatable device, band or any other device that applies pressure to the pocket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: Murray Rosenbaum
  • Publication number: 20080300518
    Abstract: A device, method and system are disclosed for assisting a rescuer attempting to resuscitate a patient in need of resuscitation. A CPR assist device is provided that includes a first indication of a first surface of the CPR assist device to place in contact with a patient. The CPR assist device further includes a second indication of a second surface of the CPR assist device to place in contact with a patient. In one embodiment, the CPR assist device is adapted to provide indicia to a rescuer that provide instructions to assist the rescuer to resuscitate the patient. In another embodiment, the CPR assist device is adapted to initiate or adjust instructions and/or therapy based on whether the first surface or the second surface of the CPR assist device is placed in contact with the chest region of a patient in need of resuscitation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: C. J. Bowes
  • Publication number: 20080300516
    Abstract: A system for performing chest compression for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation. The system includes a motor, drive spool and associated couplings which allow for controlling and limiting the movement of the compressing mechanism and includes a control system for controlling the operation and interaction of the various components to provide for optimal automatic operation of the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2008
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Inventor: Kenneth H. Mollenauer
  • Publication number: 20080281240
    Abstract: Pneumatic compression devices and methods for using the same are disclosed. A pneumatic compression device may include a compression pump, a fill/exhaust valve, a transducer, a plurality of cell valves, and a controller. The compression pump may output a pressurized fluid via an output. The fill/exhaust valve may connect one or more cell valves to the compression pump when in an open state and to the atmosphere when in a closed state. The transducer may sense a pressure level. Each cell valve may correspond to a cell and may connect the fill/exhaust valve to the corresponding cell when in an open state. The controller may determine a state (either open or closed) for each of the fill/exhaust valve and the plurality of cell valves based on at least the pressure level sensed by the transducer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Applicant: WRIGHT LINEAR PUMP
    Inventors: Carol Lynn Wright, James Gasbarro
  • Patent number: 7445625
    Abstract: The invention provides an air cushion unit (4) for use in conjunction with a compression device for stopping bleeding from puncture wounds. The air cushion unit (4) comprises a base plate (5), an inflatable air cushion (6), which is attached to the base plate (5), and an internal telescopic guide (7), connecting the base plate (5) with the top of the air cushion (6). Throughout the pressurizing of the inflatable air cushion (6), the length of the telescopic guide (7) corresponds to the degree of expansion of the air cushion (6), thereby providing an internal support for the air cushion unit (4), which eliminates undesired, irregular movements of the air cushion (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2008
    Assignee: Radi Medical Systems AB
    Inventor: Dan Åkerfeldt
  • Patent number: 7435232
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing physiological hard of soft tissue of human and other species are described. In a preferred embodiment, tissue is vibrationally stimulated in vivo through a frequency spectrum. The tissue reacts against the stimulus and the reaction is preferably measured and recorded. Based on analytical algorithms or comparisons with previously taken measurements, changes within the tissue can be detected and used for diagnostic purposes. Further embodiments describe the usage of the device and methods for in vivo intra-operative and post-operative implant evaluations and as a therapeutic tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: William Marsh Rice University
    Inventor: Michael Liebschner