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6679250 |
Combination inhalation therapeutic and exhalation measuring device
A combination spirometer or peak flow meter and nebulizer system is provided. Utilization of common elements, on a time sharing basis is accomplished by the combined instrumentation. The sharing of...
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6675839 |
Filling method
A method, and apparatus, for introducing a measured dose of powdered material into a dispensing device. The dispensing device includes two components which are relatively moveable between a first...
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6676681 |
Reusable nasal support devices for animals and methods
The present invention is directed to nasal support devices and methods. In particular, the invention provides reusable nasal support devices and method for animals.
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6676930 |
Composition and method for treatment of otitis media
A process, composition and method for increasing and enhancing mammalian eustachian tube lumen patency and pressure equalization performance is disclosed wherein an aerosolized mixture of lipid...
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6672308 |
Endotracheal intubation control assembly
A control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising a flexible stylet comprising a first magnet distally disposed on the stylet and an...
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6672305 |
Shallow throat orotracheal intubation guide
A blind intubation guide ( 10 ) includes a guide wall ( 42 ), which aims an orotracheal tube ( 120 ) into the laryngeal opening ( 230 ), the guide wall ( 42 ) being pivotally mounted to an aft...
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6669712 |
Nasal oxygen cannula with supply tube management
A nasal cannula support device includes a generally L-shaped strut having a long leg and a short leg. The long leg of the device generally conforms to the ridge pole of the nose and is in an...
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6669176 |
Medication processing system and method
This disclosure relates to a centrifugal vortex system for preparing a liquid, such as medicine, and includes a chamber housing defining a vortex chamber. An array of tangential apertures are...
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6668831 |
Appliance for a stoma
A stoma appliance including a protective cover for attachment to a patient's neck adjacent a stoma; a housing member having a stoma tube for extending into the entrance of the stoma, and a body for...
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6666209 |
Method and system of calibrating air flow in a respirator system
A method and apparatus for calibrating the air flow in a respirator system is provided. The method provides for the establishment of control set points in a true calibration protocol through the...
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6666208 |
Set for inserting a shunt valve into a shunt between the oesophagus and the trachea
The invention relates to a set for inserting a shunt valve into a surgically produced connecting channel between the trachea and the oesophagus of a laryngectomee. The shunt valve has at least two...
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6663649 |
Breathing assistance improvements
Assistance for breathing is provided for both humans and animals by providing for a member to adhere along only one or separately both sides of a nose and having a shape so that a part of the...
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6655376 |
Aspiration screening process for assessing post surgery patient's risk for pneumonia
Whether a post surgery intubated patient is at risk for aspiration-based pneumonia is determined by requiring the patient to inhale an aerosol of tartaric acid that will stimulate a sensory...
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6655384 |
Method of retaining a gastric tube
A method of intubating a patient includes inserting a tracheal tube into the patient, inserting a gastric tube into the patient, attaching a gastric tube retainer to the tracheal tube, and engaging...
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6655377 |
Intubation instrument
The configuration and arrangement of the instrument greatly facilitate safe placement of the instrument and an associated endotracheal tube. The instrument includes a handle with an arm extending...
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6651664 |
Tracheal tube with bulged cuff
The invention concerns a tracheal tube with an inflatable cuff surrounding the tube which has a sealing function against the trachea, and which is through a separate channel connected to the...
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6652838 |
Method for treating diabetes mellitus
A method for treating postprandial hyperglycemia in diabetes mellitus in a human which employs a combination of an aerosolizable topical insulin and a short-acting oral hypoglycemic agent as a...
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6651654 |
X-salizer an exerciser for the lungs
A mode of providing halotherapy to the lower respiratory tract that includes the step of operating a plastic apparatus and inhaling. The plastic apparatus contains sodium chloride (common table...
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6651652 |
Method for identifying respiration attempts by analyzing neuroelectrical signals, and respiration detector and respiratory aid system operating according to the method
A respiratory aid system has a device arranged for connection to a living creature in order to facilitate, support and/or control the respiration of the living creature. The device can be a...
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6647980 |
Method for administration of active substances to the olfactory region
The present invention relates to a method for administering a pharmaceutical preparation comprising at least one active substance to the olfactory region of a human. The method comprises...
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6644306 |
Valve for aerosol container
The invention provides a valve for an aerosol container suitable for use in dispensing a quantity of the contents thereof. The valve components comprise a fluorinated polymer and/or a fluorinated...
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6644305 |
Nasal inhaler
A nasal inhaler for introducing a substance to a nasal cavity of a user. The nasal inhaler comprises a chamber having an interior and an exterior, an outlet comprising an air exit passageway in...
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6644307 |
Scuba diving bubble diverter for improving vision and decreasing bubble noise
A scuba diving bubble diverter adapted for use by a diver wearing a diving mask and air regulator and employing a skirt system for diverting bubbles emanating from the breathing regulator away from...
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6645205 |
Apparatus and methods for reducing lung volume
Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the volume of a lung using a clip including a plurality of tines. The clip is advanced along an interior of a bronchial passage to a predetermined...
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6645468 |
Medicinal aerosol formulation
This invention relates to medicinal aerosol and more formulation and more particularly, to a medicinal aerosol formulation containing rosiglitazone maleate and a fluid carrier.
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6645467 |
Composition and method for decreasing upper respiratory airway resistance
A composition, process and method is disclosed of decreasing mammalian upper respiratory system airway resistance by administering an aerosolized mixture of lipid crystals comprised of a mixture of...
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6640805 |
Metering valve for a metered dose inhaler having improved flow
A novel metering valve having improved flow for delivery of an aerosol formulation is disclosed. Methods of delivering an aerosol formulation using a device comprising the novel metering valve are...
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6640806 |
Automatic slope adjustment for bi-levelpressure support system
An apparatus and method for a bi-level positive airway pressure support in which the rise time from the expiratory positive airway pressure to the inspiratory positive airway pressure is...
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6638495 |
Stabilized preparation for use in metered dose inhalers
Stabilized dispersions are provided for the delivery of a bioactive agent to the respiratory tract of a patient. The dispersions preferably comprise a plurality of perforated microstructures...
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6637430 |
Respiratory delivery system with power/medicament recharge assembly
A respiratory delivery system is disclosed which preferably includes both medicament and plower recharge capabilities. The system includes a portable inhaler with a rechargeable medicament...
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6637435 |
Percutaneous dilational device
A dilator ( 10 ) for creating tracheostomies in one pass. Dilator ( 10 ) includes a generally linear shaft ( 12 ) extending from a proximal end ( 14 ) and beginning at a distance therefrom,...
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6637432 |
Inhalation actuated device
A device for dispensing medication in an aerosol form from an MDI which is activated by a source of compressed air which is pressurized by a compression piston in associate with a cocking lever...
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6634353 |
Methods of treating respiratory disorders
A method of treating a patient having a malocclusion between the upper and lower mandibles, and obtaining optimum relative positioning of the mandibles. The treatment is useful in correcting...
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6631714 |
Tissue dilator devices, methods of fabrication of tissue dilators, and methods of use for tissue dilators
The invention is directed to devices and methods for tissue dilators. The present invention encompasses a large variety of discrete structure, all intended to be applied externally to a subject for...
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6632419 |
Increasing libido in humans via acute testosterone administration
The libido of adult human female patients is increased by the bolus delivery of a testosterone which is preferably dihydrotestosterone. The formulation is preferably aerosolized and inhaled into a...
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6629524 |
Inhaler
An inhaler is disclosed which delivers medicament or other appropriate fluids to a user, typically in droplet form and typically during inhalation. One embodiment of the inhaler includes an inhaler...
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6629529 |
Method for maintaining airway patency
A method is provided for effecting improved airway ventilation of a patient which involves delivering a momentary pulse, thrust or bolus of pressurized air into the patient's airway at commencement...
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6626169 |
Anatomical airway ventilation intubating and resuscitation device
An anatomically-shaped airway ventilation and intubating device is disclosed, which may comprise a flexible elongated conduit adapted to fit in a patient's oropharynx. The conduit may be partially...
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6626171 |
Powder/liquid metering valve
The metering valve which includes a material reservoir formed generally above a load bearing bottom hollow, with a toroidal gas chamber formed thereabout. Both the gas chamber and the material...
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6626170 |
Drug delivery devices
The invention relates to improvements to drugs delivery devices, in particular, those for dispensing a metered dose of medicament. There is provided apparatus (10, 110) for dispensing a medicament...
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6626168 |
Nebulizing assembly for infants
A nebulizing assembly for infants for delivering inhalable medication to infants and toddlers. The nebulizing assembly for infants includes a mask with a perimeter edge adapted to be positioned...
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6626172 |
Device for insertion into the human nose
A device for insertion into the human nose, characterised by having at least one elastically deformable plate-like base element with an inner side and an outer side and with a substantially...
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6622721 |
Drug delivery system including holder and drug container
A drug delivery system for administering preset doses of a substance such as a drug, vaccine or the like is provided. The drug delivery system includes a holder and a pre-filled drug container such...
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6622722 |
Water preventing equipment of a snorkel
The present invention relates to a water preventing equipment fo a snorkel, that attaches to the end of a snorkel, which includes an embodiment and a cover. The embodiment contains a first room and...
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6623723 |
Method for treating bronchial constriction and bronchospasm
The present invention is directed to a method for treating bronchial constriction in mammals. The method comprises contacting mammalian lung with a compound selected from the group consisting of...
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6622720 |
Using capillary wave driven droplets to deliver a pharmaceutical product
An inhaler that uses capillary effects to output droplets of pharmaceutical product is described. The inhaler includes transducers and lenses to generate focused acoustic waves. The frequency and...
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6619284 |
Hand-held compressor nebulizer
A hand-held compressor nebulizer suitable for vaporizing liquid medication, comprising a casing and a motor-driven air pump. The nebulizer includes a liquid medication supply unit and a vaporizing...
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6615826 |
Slow spray metered dose inhaler
A pressurized metered dose inhaler having an actuator constructed and arranged so as to inhibit airflow due to patient inhalation in the vicinity of the orifice of the nozzle block when the valve...
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6616914 |
Method for pulmonary and oral delivery of pharmaceuticals
In a powder formulation for use in a dry powder inhaler, a pharmaceutical acts as its own carrier, so that use of lactose or other excipients are not needed. The dry powder formulation has a single...
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6615828 |
Flow indicator device for respirators
A respirator that comprises a head piece ( 1 ) that is shaped to form a breathing zone ( 13 ) around at least the nose and mouth of the wearer, and an air flow passage ( 15, 34 ) for supplying a...
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