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7611499 |
Spring clip safety IV catheter
A safety IV catheter includes a unitary, resilient needle guard received in a catheter hub. The needle guard includes a proximal arm or wall that includes an opening through which a needle passes...
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7608064 |
Depth probe for intracranial treatment
A depth probe for intracranial treatment is provided having a body that includes a distal portion with one aperture and at least one element mounted upon the exterior surface, a lumen defined by...
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7601138 |
Catheter
The catheter provided in accordance with aspects of the present invention includes an elongate tube having a proximal tube portion and a distal tube portion formed by stretching the distal portion...
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7559918 |
Valve assembly
A valve assembly for the sealed reception of an elongated object is provided. The assembly includes a valve body defining at least one opening configured and dimensioned to permit entry of an...
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7549978 |
Needle assembly
A needle assembly has a first body and a guide rod supported for sliding movement between an extended position and a retracted position. A second body is attached to the guide rod. The second body...
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7465292 |
Catheter system for intracranial treatment
A catheter system is provided having an outer catheter and at least one inner catheter chosen from a plurality of different inner catheters for delivery of a treatment agent to a selected tissue...
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7462167 |
Catheter sheath slitter and method of use
A device and method for slitting a first elongated flexible catheter/sheath used with an elongated flexible component. The device includes a handle, an elongated groove and a cutter member. The...
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7458956 |
Apparatus for delivery of controlled doses of therapeutic drugs in endoluminal procedures
An improved method and apparatus for administering drugs during an endoluminal procedure is disclosed. An embodiment of the present invention utilizes a catheter having distal and proximal ends and...
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7413560 |
Safety arteriovenous fistula needle
A Safety Arteriovenous Fistula (AVF) winged safety needle device provides a safety feature including a protective shield with handling wings, which when placed in cooperating relationship, allows...
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7232425 |
Apparatus and method for specific interstitial or subcutaneous diffusion and dispersion of medication
A medication discharge assembly useful in patient systems includes a tubular element and a stylet. In a first, closed position, the stylet is seated within the tubular element and may provide a...
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7229433 |
Apparatus for treating pneumothorax and/or hemothorax
An apparatus for treating pneumothorax and/or hemothorax that does not require the assembly of parts and can be used by medical personnel with minimal experience and training in treating these...
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7120487 |
Catheter system and method for administering regional anesthesia to a patient
A catheter system and method is provided for overcoming various problems commonly associated with the application of regional anesthesia. Disclosed herein are several embodiments for providing...
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7115111 |
Cannula system
A cannula system ( 1 ) comprising a tubular housing ( 7 ) having a front and a rear end. A slider ( 6 ) is displaceably mounted inside the housing ( 7 ) between a front and a rear limit position. A...
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7097633 |
Fluid collection device with captured retractable needle
A retractable needle fluid transfer device is provided. The device includes a manually operable actuator for affecting retraction. Upon depressing the actuator, a spring displaces the needle...
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7090659 |
Apparatus and methods for entering cavities of the body
Systems and methods for providing cardiac support provide a cannula body having an inlet and an outlet. The cannula includes a preformed bend sized and configured to extend within the heart chamber...
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7087040 |
Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesions
A surgical apparatus for delivering fluid to treat a lesion comprising a housing, an elongated member extending from the housing, and a plurality of tines positioned in the housing. Each of the...
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7083598 |
Transcutan catheter assembly
A transcutan catheter assembly including a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end, and a collar of a relatively flexible material having an upper surface and a lower surface. The catheter...
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7077822 |
Stereotactic hypothalamic obesity probe
Apparatus and methods for regulating the appetite of an individual suffering from morbid obesity, the apparatus including a plurality of stimulation electrodes arranged longitudinally on at least...
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7022110 |
Needle for medical use
A medical needle includes a solid rod-like inner needle to be inserted into the living tissue, and a hollow cylindrical outer tube needle to be inserted into the living tissue together with the...
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7022109 |
Pain abatement catheter system
A pain abatement catheter system particularly suited for treatment within the epidural space of a patient which includes an epidural introducer assembly, an epidural catheter and a steerable...
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7008404 |
Indwelling catheter
An indwelling catheter has a hollow catheter body, a catheter tube fitted to a front end of the catheter body, an elastic valve fitted inside the catheter body, and a hollow plug slidably fitted...
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6994693 |
Tunneler-needle combination for tunneled catheter placement
An access system for providing subcutaneous access to a vessel, organ, or body cavity comprises a needle and a rigid or semi-rigid tunneler arranged coaxially around the needle, such that the...
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6989004 |
Apparatus for delivering ablation fluid to treat lesions
A surgical apparatus for delivering fluid to treat a lesion comprising an elongated member having a distal tip and a first and second set of openings formed in a sidewall proximal of the distal...
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6979318 |
Catheter introducer
A catheter introducer includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therethrough along a longitudinal axis of the tube for accommodating a catheter traveling along a...
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6979317 |
Device for delivering non-biodegradable bulking composition to a urological site
A device for delivery of a biocompatible polymer composition for treatment of urinary incontinence provides for delivery of biocompatible polymer material and a solidification agent through two...
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6872192 |
Tool for facilitating the connecting of a catheter or other tubular member onto a guide-wire without access to the ends of the guide-wire
An attachment tool to facilitate the attachment of a catheter or similar elongated instrument to a guide-wire or other elongated guide member, without requiring access to either end of said wire or...
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6852290 |
Multi-well apparatus
A multi-well assembly according to one embodiment comprises a multi-well block and a guide plate. The multi-well block defines a plurality of wells, with each well having a fluid-impermeable bottom...
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6837878 |
Bluntable needle assembly with open-ended blunting probe
A needle assembly includes a needle component ( 10 ) and a blunting component ( 26 ), the needle component ( 10 ) containing a needle cannula ( 12 ) mounted in a housing ( 16 ) which defines a...
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6811545 |
Safety needle
The safety needle employs a manually operable actuator that can be depressed into a housing in order to release a spring-biased slider that carries a hollow needle. Upon release, the slider moves...
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6746420 |
Parenteral apparatus
A parenteral apparatus ( 10, 50, 60, 70, 90, 110, 120 ) comprises a chamber ( 26 ) for parenteral fluid within a housing ( 12 ). The apparatus also includes an axially slidable seal ( 24 )...
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6733479 |
Perforated trocar sleeve and method of use
A perforated trocar sleeve ( 20 ) is disclosed. The trocar sleeve has an elongate tubular body member ( 21 ) having a proximal end ( 22 ) and a spaced distal end ( 24 ). An inlet port ( 25 ) is...
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6730061 |
Multiple hypodermic needle arrangement
A hypodermic needle is provided comprising a first, hollow needle having movably secured therein one or more further, hollow needles. Each further needle and part of the hypodermic needle being...
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6685665 |
Cannula assembly
Cannulas, as well as cannula assemblies including gas filters, are disclosed.
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6663595 |
Peelable PTFE sheaths and methods for manufacture of same
The present invention provides improved medical introducer devices which incorporate a single or multi-layer PTFE peelable sheath. Devices of the present invention are suitable for use in inserting...
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6656160 |
Insufflation needle apparatus
Apparatus for insufflating a body conduit or cavity includes a needle having a lumen defined by an inner surface and a sharp distal tip. An obturator, disposed within the lumen of the needle and...
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6641563 |
Stylet-free epidural catheter and thread assist device
A stylet-free epidural catheter for insertion into a patient via a needle defining proximally a needle hub and distally a needle tip, includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and a...
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6641555 |
Fluid collection device with captured retractable needle
A fluid transfer device includes a tube holder, a fluid container, a double ended needle with forward sharpened tip, and rearward sharpened tip. Fluid is withdrawn or injected into a patient from...
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6638251 |
Thoracentesis device with hyper-sensitive detection mechanism
A thoracentesis device having a hypersensitive dual spring indication mechanism for visually alerting the user of any contact to internal body organs by the blunt tip distal end of the device once...
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6638250 |
Indwelling venous cannula
An infusion apparatus including an indwelling venous cannula with a catheter holder, a plastic catheter and a steel cannula holder with a steel cannula extending through the plastic catheter and...
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6626869 |
Guide wire introducer
The present invention comprises a device for advancing a guide wire into a blood vessel of a patient, which comprises a housing from a distal end of which extends a needle hub support having a...
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6626868 |
Needle apparatus
A needle apparatus has a thin walled catheter enclosing a tubular needle having a sharp point, the catheter and the needle being relatively moveable longitudinally a short distance, from a first...
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6585694 |
Knob-controlled endoscopic needle device
An endoscopic needle device includes an inner fluid conduit, an outer sheath extending over the length of the conduit, a longitudinally stiff wire extending through the conduit, and a needle...
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6585665 |
Probe
A method of positioning a sensor in a human or animal body tissue comprising the steps of: i. providing a flexible stylet capable of penetrating the tissue, ii. providing flexible tubing having a...
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6579254 |
Medication adapter and method for use thereof
By interposing an adapter between the endotracheal or tracheal tube inserted to a patient and the ventilation and suction systems that are connected to the endotracheal tube, a medication catheter...
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6558353 |
Spinal needle
The present invention is directed toward an improved spinal needle. A needle hub is disposed about a proximate end of a hollow needle. The needle hub side port indicators provide visual and tactual...
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6554793 |
Flexible trocar with an upturning tube system
A flexible trocar assembly includes an inner flexible tube and a concentric outer flexible tube. The flexible tubes are spaced apart from each other so as to form an open ended annular space in the...
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6551269 |
Introducer catheter lead delivery device with collapsible stylet lumen
An introducer catheter used to deliver an endocardial cardiac electrode has a stylet lumen which collapses upon removal of the stylet to allow for more clearance for the lead and connector to pass...
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6537253 |
Cannular arrangement
A cannula system ( 1 ) comprising a tubular housing ( 7 ) having a front and a rear end. A slider ( 6 ) is displaceably mounted inside the housing ( 7 ) between a front and a rear limit position. A...
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6471686 |
Drug delivery device
A drug delivery device comprising a holding reservoir, a pump, a delivery reservoir and an outlet, said holding reservoir being connected to said delivery reservoir through said pump by a...
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6471678 |
Endoscopic catheter sheath position control
An endoscopic catheter distal end position control that enables precise control of distal catheter sheath ends relative to each other while accommodating the long length and flexibility of typical...
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