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7331347 Retainer for laryngeal mask  
An endo-tracheal tube retainer used to facilitate the removal of a laryngeal mask of the type used to facilitate lung ventilation and the insertion of endo-tracheal tubes or related medical...
7331348 Infant CPAP nasal cannula seal  
A nasal CPAP cannula seal that includes a strip of flexible material, between about 3 to 10 cm in width and between about 5 to 15 cm in length. The strip defines a pair of substantially round...
7328698 Intraoral apparatus for enhancing airway patency  
An apparatus for selectively positioning intraoral anatomic features of a human patient to enhance upper airway stability for use alone or in combination with positive airway pressure as...
7325544 Fluid dispenser device having reservoir with adjustment mechanism cooperating with device body  
A fluid dispenser device comprising a fluid reservoir ( 10 ), and a dispensing member ( 20 ), such as a metering valve, fitted to said reservoir ( 10 ), said reservoir ( 10 ) and said valve ( 20 )...
7325545 System and method for the automatic detection of the expiratory flow limitation  
The present invention refers to a system and a method for the automatic detection of the expiratory flow limitation of a subject. In an embodiment thereof the system for the automatic detection of...
7322350 Compressed air supply system for a compressed air respiratory device  
In a compressed air breathing apparatus, a single combined high/medium-pressure line ( 8 ) consisting of a medium-pressure hose and a coaxial, flexible high-pressure line inside said hose is...
7322356 Combination sleep apnea treatment  
A method for treating a patient diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea includes identifying a patient as having sleep apnea susceptible to a first positive airway treatment which is at a first...
7322349 Apparatus and methods for the delivery of medicaments to the respiratory system  
An apparatus for delivery of a medicament to the respiratory system comprises a reservoir that is adapted to hold a liquid medicament that is to be delivered to a respiratory system. An aerosol...
7320324 Bronchoscopy oxygenation system  
A bronchoscopy oxygenation system having a channel for inserting alternately an instrument or fluids and for delivering oxygen to a patient. The system being provided with pressure relief vent and...
7320447 Breather hose supporting apparatus  
A hose guide includes a base plate that has top and bottom surfaces. The top surface includes a fastening member. The bottom surface includes guides extending downward therefrom. One guide has an...
7320319 Medicant delivery system and method  
A tracheal tube positioning apparatus is located relative to a patient's trachea by engaging the patient's Adam's apple. Indicia on relatively movable sections of the positioning apparatus provides...
7314187 Atomizer for applying liquids onto eyes  
Atomizers for administering liquids to the cornea or conjunctiva of the eye, special eye adapters for atomizers and the use of atomizers for ophthalmological administration. The atomizers are free...
7314046 Apparatus and method for respiratory tract therapy  
An apparatus is provided for delivering heated and humidified air to the respiratory tract of a human patient for respiratory tract therapy and treatment. The apparatus includes a supply unit ( 11...
7308893 Metered dose dispensers and assemblies therefor  
A dispensing canister-add-on-component assembly, comprising a dispensing canister comprising a substantially cylindrical container having a closed end and an open end, said open end of the...
RE39938 Gastro-laryngeal mask  
A gastro-laryngeal mask features softly compliant construction of the distal half of the mask, wherein the mask is of generally elliptical configuration, with an inflatable peripheral cuff to seal...
7305985 Laryngeal mask airway device  
A laryngeal-mask airway device including provision for drainage of the oesophagus comprises an inflatable main-cuff and a backplate having a laryngeal-side and a pharyngeal-side. The backplate also...
7305984 Metering system and method for aerosol delivery  
An apparatus comprises a variable acoustic source and a microphone, both acoustically coupled to a volume having a fluid region and an air region. The apparatus also can include a processor to...
7305989 Medico-surgical instruments  
An instrument for providing ventilation access to the trachea has a hollow needle with a sharp tip, a tube extending within the needle and a spring urging the tube to project a short distance from...
7302949 High flow humidifier for delivering heated and humidified breathing gases  
An improved humidifier which may be used with a nasal cannula for high-flow respiratory gas therapy wherein a sterilized liquid is drawn from a sterilized liquid container by a high-flow driving...
7302948 Fluid dispensing device  
A fluid dispensing device comprising a body defining a cavity and a dispensing nozzle. A fluid discharging device is housed in the cavity. The fluid discharging device has a hollow casing defining...
7302295 Method and apparatus for mimicking respiratory sinus arrhythmia with cardiac pacing controlled via external respiration therapy device  
Methods and systems involve adjusting cardiac pacing based on information acquired via a respiratory therapy device. A medical system includes a respiratory therapy device having one or more...
7299801 Metering valve for a metered dose inhaler providing consistent delivery  
The present invention relates to a novel design for a metering valve that provides improved consistency of formulation delivery. Generally, the metering valve includes (a) a valve stem that...
7299802 Carbon dioxide delivery apparatus and method for using same  
The present invention relates to a method of increasing the carbon dioxide level in a patient in by administering to the patient an inhalant that comprises a mixture of carbon dioxide and...
7296567 Breath actuated aerosol dispensers  
A breath actuated metered dose inhaler device for use with an aerosol valve having a transient metering chamber.
7298280 Lighted fluid flow indication apparatus  
A fluid flow indication apparatus is provided for monitoring and giving an indication of fluid flow.
7296566 Nasal delivery device including spray nozzle  
A nasal delivery device is provided for delivering substances such as liquid drugs, vaccines and the like to a nasal passage. The nasal delivery device preferably comprises a drug container such as...
7293561 Low profile adapter for tracheal tubes  
An adapter for use on a suction lumen of a catheter is disclosed. The adapter is capable of extending the suction capabilities of the catheter to a point distal to a suction port in the catheter....
7293559 Device and method for creating aerosols for drug delivery  
A drug delivery device and method is disclosed which produces aerosolized particles of pharmaceutically active drug for delivery to a patient by inhalation. The device is comprised of a liquid...
7290542 System and method for delivering and metering powder aerosol  
Safe, reliable and controlled dissemination of a powder aerosol over a relatively short period is achieved by infusing the powder aerosol into a holding chamber to form a concentrated powder...
7290541 Aerosol delivery apparatus and method for pressure-assisted breathing systems  
A pressure-assisted breathing system comprises a flow generator, a circuit connecting the flow generator to a patient's respiratory system and an aerosol generator for emitting aerosol particles...
7281538 Coupling for a rotary drive  
A detachable coupling on a rotary drive is provided with first and second coupling surfaces ( 14, 17 ) arranged opposite each other. The coupling parts can be assembled without observing a...
7278426 Securing dose quality of an inhalable drug  
A method and a device for making a metered dry powder medication dose, enclosed in a dose container, accessible for inhalation with a minimum of exposure to ambient atmosphere.
7278420 Oropharyngeal airway  
An oropharyngeal device for insertion into the mouth of a patient. The device includes a body having a distal end and a proximal end with a flange formed at the proximal end. The distal end is...
7275534 Medicament ejector with ejection port servicing  
A medicament ejector is provided which includes an ejection mechanism and a service mechanism. The ejection mechanism includes at least one ejection port configured to eject a medicament-containing...
7273050 Jet endotracheal device and its use in intubation  
An endotracheal device includes a unit with a pair of tubes and a beveled distal end. One tube is used for jet ventilation, while a monitoring catheter is provided inside the second, larger tube....
7273473 Sleeved catheter having insertion control mechanism  
The present invention is a catheter having a tube and including mechanisms that provide precision control over insertion and retraction of the catheter tube. The catheter is particularly adapted...
7270123 Nebulizer apparatus and method  
A nebulizer for efficiently and reliably delivering aerosolized fluid to an inhaling patient is disclosed. The nebulizer, in one embodiment, includes a fluid channel air inlet and fluid channel air...
7270124 Inhaler  
An inhaler for delivery by inhalation of a medicament from the canister which is compressible to deliver a dose of medicament. The inhaler comprises a housing ( 1 ) for holding a canister ( 2 )...
RE39847 Method of treating a systemic disease  
A method of treating a systemic disease in a patient in need of such treatment is disclosed. The method comprising maintaining the inspiratory flow rate and volume of the patient to a certain value...
7267120 Small volume nebulizer  
An atomizing nebulizer for dispensing a substance or medicament is described. The nebulizer is formed with a reservoir base releasably secured to an effluent vent cap that together capture a...
7263997 Respiratory apparatus having an instrument introduction section and manifold  
A respiratory apparatus includes an instrument introduction section that is used for introducing an instrument into an artificial airway of a patient. The instrument introduction section has a...
7264148 Drug container and drug infusion device comprising the same  
When using a drug container having an identification tag fixed or detachably provided at a predetermined position of the container, the tag having drug data on a kind and a concentration of a drug...
7263993 Method of use of gas mixtures to achieve washout of nitrogen from the body and mitochondria  
The disclosure details methods and gas mixtures which are useful for washing nitrogen out of the body and mitochondria following acute cerebrovascular accidents (strokes) and allow the reuptake of...
7261103 Combined tongue depressor and oral spray device  
A combined tongue depressor and oral spray adapted to be connectable to a container containing an oral spray material to enable material contents contained within the container to be dispensed...
7261102 Breath-enhanced ultrasonic nebulizer and dedicated unit dose ampoule  
A medicament delivery system comprises a nebulizer device, an open-faced mist chamber-defining element having a tubular input/output port, a tubular inhalation port connecting to the output port of...
7258119 Dispenser  
A dispensing apparatus for dispensing a unit dose of a pharmaceutical substance, in particular for intranasal administration, is described. The apparatus includes a nozzle unit having a safety cap...
7255102 Metered dose spray device for use with macromolecular pharmaceutical agents such as insulin  
A metered dose spray device administers medicine contained therein to the buccal cavity within a user's mouth upon actuation of the device. A metered dose spray device comprising an insulin...
7252086 Lung reduction system  
A pulmonary decompression device may be utilized to remove trapped air in the lung or lungs, thereby reducing the volume of diseased lung tissue. A lung reduction device may passively decompress...
7252085 Device for inhalation therapy  
The invention relates to a device for inhalation therapy. Said device comprises an aerosol-producing device for spraying a liquid ( 3 ), preferably comprising a membrane ( 1 ), a support unit ( 6...
7249617 Vehicle mounted compressed air distribution system  
A pressurized gas system controls a gas flow from one or more gas pressure storage vessels by means of an electronically controlled electro-mechanical shut-off valve located in close proximity to...