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US20090246013 Compact Low Noise Efficient Blower for Cpap Devices  
A blower for providing a supply of air at positive pressure in the range of approximately 2 cm H 2 O to 30 cm H 2 O includes a motor, at least one impeller, and a stationary component. The...
US20090247812 DUAL PERCUTANEOUS ANCHORS BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE  
A bone conduction device for enhancing the hearing of a recipient, comprising: a sound input element configured to receive an acoustic sound signal; an electronics module configured generate an...
US20090247967 MEDICAL DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF EYE AND RESPIRATORY TRACT CONDITIONS  
A medical device for the treatment and prevention of eye and respiratory tract conditions is provided. The medical device may include a pack with a pump, a filter, and a vaporizer chamber for...
US20090241965 NASAL DEVICES WITH NOISE-REDUCTION AND METHODS OF USE  
Described herein are nose-reduced nasal devices configured to reduce or eliminate the unwanted noises associated with use of a nasal device. These noise-reduced nasal devices include a flap-valve...
US20090248069 SUTURE ANCHORING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USE  
A suture anchor assembly and methods of use will now are disclosed for the repair of human or animal tissue defects. The suture anchor assembly is capable of being inserted into a tissue or bone...
US20090241947 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLED AND AUTOMATIC MEDICAL GAS DISPENSING  
Apparatus for supplying in a controlled and automatic way boli of nitric oxide (NO) to patients ‘( 50 )’ affected by respiratory diseases. The apparatus comprises a reservoir ( 20 ) connected...
US20090247921 Foot/ankle wrap and method of treating infirmities and abnormalities of the foot and ankle  
A foot/ankle wrap, and method of treating infirmities and abnormalities of the foot or ankle by wrapping the foot or ankle with one or more straps of differing lengths in a predetermined manner, to...
US20090241946 DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE IMPROPER ADJUSTMENT OF A VENTILATORY SUPPORT MACHINE USED ON A MAMMAL  
A device for detecting the improper adjustment of a ventilatory support machine used on a mammal. The device ( 12 ) includes measuring elements ( 40 ) for taking a measurement, as a function of...
US20090248057 Device and method for maintaining unobstructed nasal passageways after nasal surgery  
Methods and devices for maintaining nasal passages open after nasal surgery are provided. In some embodiments, the method of the present invention includes initially cleaning at least some of the...
US20090241951 LEAK-COMPENSATED PRESSURE TRIGGERING IN MEDICAL VENTILATORS  
This disclosure describes systems and methods for compensating for inelastic and elastic leaks in a ventilation system. The disclosure describes a model-based enhancement to conventional pressure...
US20090241961 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS  
Headgear for use with a respiratory mask is described. The headgear includes a continuous and substantially curved elongate member extending in use below a user's nose and at least two headgear...
US20090241958 METHOD FOR SELECTING TARGET SETTINGS IN A MEDICAL DEVICE  
The disclosure provides a method for controlling the delivery of a breathing gas to a patient. The method may include regulating the delivery of the breathing gas delivered to the patient,...
US20090241971 Oral Appliance for Maintaining Stability of One or More Aspects of a User's Masticatory System  
According to one embodiment, an oral appliance for maintaining stability of one or more aspects of a user's masticatory system includes a first arch adapted to receive at least some of the user's...
US20090248079 S-Shaped Interspinous Process Spacer Having Tight Access Offset Hooks  
An S-shaped interspinous spacer having a pair of hooks that, upon lateral insertion between opposed spinous process, bear upon the opposed spinous processes.
US20090241967 MANDIBULAR AND NECK SUPPORT AND POSITIONING DEVICE  
A mandibular and neck support and positioning device intended to keep the airways unobstructed, facilitating breathing in patients with trauma or under anesthesia, on sedatives or in deep...
US20090248034 Method of Diagnosing and Treating Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia  
A method of diagnosing and treating a patient having benign prostatic hyperplasia caused by insufficient blood flow to the prostate due to atherosclerosis of a pelvic artery is disclosed. A method...
US20090247965 Water Repellant Cover for Venous Access Devices  
A waterproof, disposable, protective cover is disclosed that can completely cover a venous access device and protect it from water, for example while a patient is bathing. The cover includes a...
US20090241960 DUAL HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE BREATHING SYSTEM  
A breathing system allows a single valve and corresponding control system to utilize either high or low pressure gas input and control the delivery of gas to a patient in a manner independent of...
US20090248092 Posterior Intervertebral Disc Inserter and Expansion Techniques  
Insertion and expansion devices for use in inserting motion discs, and associated methods of use.
US20090241957 BREATHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS WITH LUNG RECRUITMENT MANEUVERS  
The disclosure provides a method for controlling the delivery of a breathing gas to a patient including automatic lung recruitment maneuvers. The method may include regulating the FiO 2 and the...
US20090241954 CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A RESPIRATORY GAS MONITOR  
The invention concerns a method for controlling a respiratory gas monitor device, which typically comprises at least one respiratory gas analyzer, a gas sampling line, a gas pump for sucking...
US20090241963 FLUID-FLOW CONNECTORS AND ARRAGEMENTS  
A suction arrangement includes a suction source ( 1 ) with a single inlet ( 13 ) and a connector ( 5 ) of caltrop shape with four interconnected ribbed ports 50 to 53, one of which ( 50 ) is...
US20090248592 METHOD OF SELLING PROCEDURE SPECIFIC ALLOGRAFTS AND ASSOCIATED INSTRUMENTATION  
A method for selling a product and all phases of service and support to a customer for optimal use of the product includes customizing a product for a surgical allograft procedure to be performed...
US20090241950 METHOD OF TREATING DIABETES MELLITUS IN A PATIENT  
The need for the delivery of insulin by injection can be reduced or eliminated by delivering an aerosolized monomeric insulin formulation. Repeatability of dosing and more particularly the...
US20090247973 ANTIBACTERIAL NANO-SILVER CONTAINED POLYMER ABSORBENT AND SANTITARY ARTICLES THEREOF  
An antibacterial nano-silver contained polymer absorbent and sanitary articles thereof includes a polymer absorbent and an antibacterial material coated thereon that has a plurality of supporting...
US20090241970 Drape for Clean Operation  
A drape for clean operation is a flexible bag-shaped structure for maintaining a substantially closed operating space around an operation site. The bag-shaped structure comprises a bottom wall 1 ...
US20090241968 Athletic Protection Device  
An athletic protector, such as an athletic cup, with regions formed of the same compositional material, which is more rigid in one such region than in another such region.
US20090241966 Condom Packaging for Singular Direction of Removal of Contents  
A condom package for a singular direction or removal of the contents thereof to assure its proper application onto a user. The package includes a container having a configuration with an...
US20090235927 Pacifier for intubated infants  
A pacifier comprising an endotracheal tube holding means for intubated infants. The pacifier further comprises a nipple member attached to a flange member, wherein a channel is disposed...
US20090240180 Mechanical Trauma Protection device  
The mechanical trauma protection device is an arching bar which covers over an open splint to protect and area from mechanical trauma. It can be fabricated from plastic, metal or other material....
US20090235928 Helmet for artificial respiration without the aid of face masks or tracheal tubes, with improved wearability  
A helmet for artificial respiration without the aid of face masks or tracheal tubes, with improved wearability comprises un body ( 12 ) for containing the head of the patient and a neck collar (...
US20090235926 Multiple Dose Condensation Aerosol Devices and Methods of Forming Condensation Aerosols  
Devices and methods of entraining a substance within an airflow are disclosed. Condensation aerosol delivery devices and methods of consistently producing multiple doses of a substance, such as a...
US20090235935 SECRETION CLEARING PATIENT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM  
A pulmonary secretion clearing airway structure and related airway management system is disclosed that has a double lumen portion which each lumen of the double lumen portion operably secured to an...
US20090240294 Method for controlling flow of eggs in a uterine tube  
There is provided a method for controlling a flow of eggs in a uterine tube formed by a uterine tube wall of a patient. The method comprises gently constricting (i.e., without substantially...
US20090240199 Medical apparatus for distributing a predetermined amount of foreign substance to a predetermined area in living body  
A multiple cuff system is disclosed which has more than one cuff some of which may be perforated or permeable in any degree or made of porous materials to let in situ delivery of different drugs,...
US20090235930 UNIT DOSE DRY POWDER INHALER  
A unit dose dry powder inhaler has a dose unit within an inhaler housing. As the dose unit is pushed into the inhaler housing, a container on the dose unit is opened, releasing a pharmaceutical...
US20090235923 SPRAY DEVICE AND NOZZLE CLOSURE  
A spray device including a casing and a spray bottle. A closing element is arranged in a nozzle. The closing element substantially fills the nozzle in order to minimize residual amounts of a drug...
US20090240266 Vessel Occlusion Clip and Application Thereof  
An occlusion clip for permanently occluding a bodily vessel, such as the vas deferens. The occlusion clip has a first leg, a second leg, joined on their proximal ends by a spring coil. The spring...
US20090240126 Method And System For Classification of Photo-Plethysmographically Detected Respiratory Effort  
Embodiments disclosed herein may include systems and methods for determining a patient's respiratory effort and blood oxygen saturation based on data acquired from a pulse oximetry sensor and...
US20090239711 RESPIRATORY MUSCLE ENDURANCE TRAINING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF  
A respiratory muscle endurance training device (RMET) includes a chamber and a patient interface. In one implementation, one or both of a CO 2 sensor or a temperature sensor can be coupled to the...
US20090235925 AEROSOLISATION SYSTEM  
The invention provides a combination of a micro pump 27 or a micro valve with a vibrating mesh nebuliser 2. This is powered by a controller 3. The controller 3 may have modifications to...
US20090240248 Methods and Apparatus for Ablation of Cardiac Tissue  
Embodiments of the invention relate to electrophysiology catheters and methods of using the same. According to one embodiment, a method of treating a cardiac arrhythmia comprises forming a first...
US20090240272 Control For A Powered Surgical Instrument  
A surgical instrument is provided for cutting bone and other tissue. The instrument includes a housing. A plurality of sensors are located in the housing in a spaced apart orientation from each...
US20090235937 Retinal rest device and method  
A hands free, support device for use on a patient convalescing from ophthalmologic surgery such as the type used to reattach a detached retina. The device can be repeatedly positioned between the...
US20090240185 DRESSING AND METHOD FOR APPLYING REDUCED PRESSURE TO AND COLLECTING AND STORING FLUID FROM A TISSUE SITE  
A reduced pressure dressing for applying reduced pressure treatment to a tissue site includes an interface layer adapted to be positioned at the tissue site. An absorbent layer is in fluid...
US20090235933 ELECTROSTATICALLY CHARGED MASK FILTER PRODUCTS AND METHOD FOR INCREASED FILTRATION EFFICIENCY  
A surgical or permeable mask are used to stop contaminants from entering the mouth and nose of patients and, people administering healthcare or working in other areas where there is a potential...
US20090235932 Respiratory face mask and breathing circuit assembly  
A respiratory face mask is provided suitably sized and configured to engage at least the nose portion and mouth portion of a patient's face. Gas from a gas supply and scavenging set normally used...
US20090235929 POWDER INHALERS  
The invention relates to a powder inhaler for administering moisture-sensitive pharmaceutical formulations.
US20090235936 Valved Fenestrated Tracheotomy Tube Having Inner and Outer Cannulae with Pressure Relief  
An outer cannula has a first port for orienting outside the neck of a wearer, a second port for orienting within the trachea of the wearer, a first passageway coupling the first port to the second...
US20090235938 Protective upper leg sleeve  
The present invention describes a protective thigh sleeve for preventing and protecting skin from irritation and rash developing as a result of physical activities from skin surface friction.