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US20090235931 UNIT DOSE DRY POWDER INHALER  
A unit dose dry powder inhaler includes a chamber housing containing a powder dispersion chamber. A chamber tube extends from the dispersion chamber into the mouthpiece. A cover or cup is rotatably...
US20090240196 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRUG DELIVERY  
Devices and methods of delivering a known quantity of a substance are provided. In particular, a substance delivery device is provided having a cartridge containing a known amount of the substance...
US20090240173 Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit  
Devices, systems and methods develop pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit.
US20090235924 RESERVOIR AND NEBULIZER  
A reservoir for a nebulizer, a nebulizer and a method of filling a reservoir are proposed. To avoid undesirable rises in pressure, a fluid chamber of the reservoir is pre-collapsed and filled with...
US20090240263 Intracoelomic suturing and ligating method  
A manipulator includes a composite input unit that is manually operable by the fingers, a connector shaft extending from an operating unit, and a working unit mounted on the distal end of the...
US20090235934 FILTERING FACE-PIECE RESPIRATOR HAVING AN INTEGRALLY-JOINED EXHALATION VALVE  
A filtering face-piece respirator that has a harness and a mask body where the mask body includes a filtering structure and a support structure. An exhalation valve is attached to the mask body and...
US20090240098 Patient carestation  
A patient carestation for providing care to a patient including at least one environmental sensor sensing information concerning the environment surrounding the patient and providing electronic...
US20090234255 ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR ADMINISTERING CARDIO-PULMONARY RESUSCITATION  
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...
US20090229609 Portable, disposable cool air inhaler and methods of treatment using same  
An inhaler having a housing containing a low temperature material. Positioned in the housing is a coil or other pathway isolated from the housing and defining an airflow passageway. The coil and...
US20090229613 Protective garment adapted for self-contained breathing apparatus  
A system ( 20 ) is provided for a firefighter or other emergency worker and includes a protective coat ( 10 ) and a self-contained breathing apparatus ( 12 ). The self-contained breathing apparatus...
US20090229610 Network Enabled Flow Generator  
A network enabled flow generator includes a continuous source of breathable gas for delivery to airways of a patient, and a process controller processing data relating to operations of the flow...
US20090234187 METHOD OF MICROSCOPIC OBSERVATION OF AN INSIDE OF A BODY OF A SMALL ANIMAL  
In an in vivo microscopic observation method of the inside of the body of an experimental small animal using a stick type objective for an optical microscope, the determination of an observation...
US20090234328 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BREACHING A STERILE FIELD FOR INTRAVASCULAR PLACEMENT OF A CATHETER  
An integrated catheter placement system for accurately placing a catheter within a patient's vasculature is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated system comprises a system console, a tip...
US20090229601 Intubating Airway Device  
Disclosed is an intubating airway device for intubating a patient. The intubating airway device comprises a hollow tubular member, a rubber adaptor having an opening, a first connector, an airway...
US20090229605 Ajustment of endotracheal tube cuff filling  
A method of intubating a subject is disclosed. The method comprises inserting an endotracheal tube into the tracheal airway of the subject; inflating a cuff associated with the endotracheal tube...
US20090229604 AN INHALER  
An inhaler is provided with a closure which may be moved between a closed and open position in order to cover and uncover a mouthpiece. The closure is associated with a revolvable element...
US20090229611 Automated Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients Receiving Mechanical Ventilation  
A system and method for automated inspiratory muscle strength exercise includes software for setting a mechanical ventilator for a pressure regulated breath with an initial pressure target that is...
US20090229619 Apparatus and Method for Protecting Earlobes of Athletes  
An earlobe protector is described. The earlobe protector may be adhered to an athlete's ear when the athlete is wearing an earring. The protector can allow the athlete to participate in contact...
US20090230167 Endostapler Biasing Mechanism  
An endostapler delivery system includes a biasing mechanism to offset or counter forces generated by a stapling device and therefore prevent the stapling device from moving during the firing of the...
US20090229603 Protective Garment Usable with Gas Tank Releasibly Carried by Shoulder Straps and Waist Belt  
A system is provided for a firefighter or other emergency worker and includes a protective coat and a self-contained breathing apparatus. The self-contained breathing apparatus includes a regulator...
US20090229608 Inhaler  
An inhaler is disclosed. It comprises a housing to receive an elongate strip of blisters each containing a dose of medicament and being sequentially movable into alignment with means for breaching...
US20090234344 Method for the transcutaneous treatment of varicose veins and spider veins using dual laser therapy  
A method for treating vascular disorders comprising the use of a pulse dye laser followed by the use of an Nd-YAG laser to affect a targeted vessel, said pulse dye laser and said Nd-YAG laser being...
US20090229616 APPARATUS FOR STABILIZING AN AIRWAY TUBE  
An airway tube holder ( 10 ) has a face plate assembly to fix an airway tube ( 24 ). The assembly comprises a face plate ( 20 ) for placement over the mouth of a patient. The face plate ( 20 ) has...
US20090229602 PERCUTANEOUS EMERGENT CRICOTHYROIDOTOMY AIRWAY DEVICE  
A percutaneous emergent cricothyroidotomy airway device for creating a surgical airway in a patient. The device includes a housing and a palm grip movably disposed in the housing between an...
US20090229606 Low cost cpap flow generator and humidifier assembly  
A CPAP device wherein humidification detection and/or control is performed by a microprocessor of the CPAP device without requiring a separate humidification control chip. The microprocessor may...
US20090229618 SLEEP POSITIONING APPARATUS  
A sleep positioning apparatus for restricting the movement of a person wearing a garment from a desired sleeping position to an undesired sleeping position, comprising an interchangeable...
US20090229615 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING FLUID MATERIAL FROM THE AIRWAY ABOVE AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE CUFF  
A minimally invasive tracheal fluid removal device and corresponding method of use for removing accumulated subglottic secretions in an intubated patient's endotracheal tube. The device may be...
US20090229617 Interactive apparatus  
A primarily movement-based, biomechanically advanced interactive apparatus, that can be operated via simultaneous hand and feet action to encourage participation of all major joints/muscles of the...
US20090229607 Dose Counter  
A dose counter device for an inhaler registers when a dose is delivered. The dose counter is adapted to mount on the distal end of the inhaler. The inhaler includes a canister comprising an inhaler...
US20090229612 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED HIGH FREQUENCY OSCILLATORY VENTILATION  
An integrated ventilation system is presented. The integrated ventilation system comprises a high frequency ventilation module configured to be operationally coupled to a ventilation system, where...
US20090229614 Tracheostomy Tube Assemblies  
A tracheostomy tube assembly includes a flexible tube ( 1, 1 ′) and a flexible introducer ( 2, 2 ′) within the tube, the introducer having a passage ( 22 ) along its length for receiving a...
US20090223525 Oral Appliance for Treating a Breathing Condition  
In certain embodiments, an apparatus for treating a breathing condition includes a body, a threaded member, a hook, and a receiver. The body comprises a front stop, a rear stop, and a guide...
US20090223527 Apparatus that improves discovery of cancer mass, and reduces inflammation - onset of symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis - tactile deficit of fingers, and increases discovery of foreign mass in breast and other self examinations  
An apparatus to increase identification of cancer mass in subcutaneous tissue, by palpation by self examination, to accommodate disability, to increase therapy of medical and physical recovery and...
US20090223523 RESPIRATORY MASK  
A respiratory mask includes: a rigid mask frame having a ring portion, a loop portion spaced apart from the ring portion, and rib portions interconnecting the ring portion and the loop portion, the...
US20090223520 BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS  
A CPAP system for supplying humidified gases to a user is disclosed in which various interfaces are described for gas delivery. A mask cushion including a deformable cushion and thin sheath is...
US20090227885 Apparatus and Methods for the Measurement of Cardiac Output  
The current invention provides an endotracheal tube fabricated with an array of electrodes disposed on an inflatable cuff on the tube. The array of electrodes includes multiple sense electrodes and...
US20090223519 Ventilation mask  
A ventilation mask used for the ventilation of a patient has a mask base and a contour element that fits on the patient's face. At least one outflow channel for respiratory gas is provided in a...
US20090227866 ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPIC INTRALUMINAL ORGAN TREATMENT METHOD  
In an ultrasound endoscopic intraluminal organ treatment method according to the present invention, a surgeon forms a first opening in a wall of a first luminal organ while observing an optical...
US20090223526 Mouthguard  
The present invention is a mouthguard to be used in sports to protect the mouth and teeth from blows to the face and head. The mouthguard has a three layer laminate construction and is fabricated...
US20090223522 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CUSHIONING A VENTILATION MASK  
Embodiments of apparatuses and methods for preventing facial wounds caused by an applied ventilation mask are provided. For example, the apparatus includes a cushion formed in an inverted ā€œVā€...
US20090223513 Aerosol delivery systems and methods  
Methods and systems for aerosol delivery of agents to a patient are described herein. The present system can be used to administer various types of agents, such as a vaccine or other types of...
US20090223521 Mask system and method for constructing the same  
A mask system including a frame module and a cushion module provided to the frame module and adapted to form a seal with the patient's face. The cushion module includes a main body defining a...
US20090223517 SMALL ANIMAL MASK  
A spacer for connecting an inhaler device to a mask, including an elongated cylindrical first member extending along a central axis between a proximal end adapted to receive an inhaler device and a...
US20090223514 HUMIDIFICATION OF RESPIRATORY GASES  
A humidifier for a respiratory apparatus for delivering a humidified flow of breathable gas to a patient includes a humidifier chamber configured to store a supply of water to humidify the flow of...
US20090223524 Leg and feet elevator  
This lounging device is a leg and feet elevator apparatus that should be used for recreational and/or therapeutic purposes. The device is triangular in shape with a right angle design for optimum...
US20090227930 Hygiene materials and absorbents  
A topical product including but not limited to a feminine hygiene product or incontinence shield which contains at least two kinds of particulate metals distributed throughout which, when in...
US20090223515 NON-EJECTABLE LIQUID CARTRIDGE AND LIQUID EJECTION APPARATUS  
An inhaler includes an ejection head having a liquid ejection nozzle and a liquid solution passage communicating with the liquid ejection nozzle. A liquid solution cartridge and a non-ejectable...
US20090223518 DELIVERY OF RESPIRATORY THERAPY  
A patient interface includes a sealing arrangement adapted to provide an effective seal with the patient's nose, an inlet conduit arrangement adapted to deliver breathable gas to the sealing...
US20090223516 Medicament Inhalation Delivery Devices and Methods for Using The Same  
A medicament delivery device for administering a medicament to a user includes a medicament reservoir and an entrance port and an exit port each disposed adjacent the reservoir. A gas chamber...
US20090217929 Delivery of Respiratory Therapy  
An air delivery system for providing a supply of air from a source of air at positive pressure to an interfacing structure located at the entrance to the airways of a patient includes a manifold...