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7621894 Slittable or removable valves and apparatus and methods for making and using them  
Valves for medical devices and methods for making them are provided. In one embodiment, a valve is injection molded as a single piece that includes a tubular body and a flap. The tubular body...
7591801 Integrated delivery device for continuous glucose sensor  
Systems and methods for integrating a continuous glucose sensor, including a receiver, a medicament delivery device, and optionally a single point glucose monitor are provided. Manual integrations...
7329248 Catheter sheath pinch clamp  
A catheter insertion sheath assembly ( 100 ) including a tubular sheath body ( 106 ) having a proximal end ( 102 ), a distal end ( 104 ), and a hollow passage ( 107 ) extending between the proximal...
7131985 Trocar sleeve for endoscopic applications  
What is described here is a trocar sleeve for endoscopic applications, comprising an elongate part including at least one passage for insertion of an instrument such as an endoscopic, scissors or...
7011648 Device for implanting catheters  
A device for implanting catheters has a tube with a wall and a wire. The tube is intended to be introduced into a body so that at least one catheter can be inserted for implantation through the...
6989003 Obturator and cannula for a trocar adapted for ease of insertion and removal  
A surgical trocar device having an obturator and cannula that requires less force to insert and remove from tissue. The cannula includes a head assembly and the obturator includes a cap assembly...
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...
6673101 Apparatus and method for deploying self-expanding stents  
An assembly for delivering a stent to an intraluminal location comprising a catheter having an inner member and an outer member, a stent positioned between the inner member and the outer member at...
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...
6579267 Pivoting joint infusion assembly  
System for the subcutaneous delivery into the body of a patient of a fluid from a remote vessel. The system includes a main assembly and placement member with a needle. A delivery tube for carrying...
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...
6544247 Introducer system  
An introducer system for introducing a lead or catheter and a method of use. The introducer system includes an elongated introducer sheath which has a luer hub mounted to its proximal end through...
6497681 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HOLDING AND MAINTAINING THE POSITION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE SUCH AS A CARDIAC PACING LEAD OR OTHER INTRAVASCULAR INSTRUMENT AND FOR FACILITATING REMOVAL OF A PEELABLE OR SPLITTABLE INTRODUCER SHEATH  
A holding device and method of use with a peelable or otherwise splittable introducer sheath or catheter through which a cardiac pacing lead or other elongated flexible instrument extends into the...
6494860 Introducer with multiple sheaths and method of use therefor  
A vascular introducer is disclosed which includes an elongated primary sheath defining an interior lumen and having opposed proximal and distal end portions, and at least an elongated secondary...
6363273 Introducer element and method of using same  
The present invention provides an introducer element for facilitating the insertion of a medical instrument into a body. The introducer element includes first, second, third and fourth housing...
6196995 Reinforced edge exchange catheter  
The invention relates to a catheter and guidewire exchange system in which the guidewire is contained within an indwelling portion of the catheter and with the guidewire and the catheter being...
6193690 Inclined plane latching device for an IV catheter  
A intravenous catheter device having a biased spring hard needle, disposed in a soft catheter. The biased spring hard needle is held within an elongated hollow barrel wherein the biased spring hard...
6159198 Introducer system  
An introducer system for introducing a lead or catheter and a method of use. The introducer system includes an elongated introducer sheath which has a luer hub mounted to its proximal end through...
6096024 Blunt needle connector  
A blunt needle connector described herein is used for transferring fluids or medication through compatible injection ports associated with primary, secondary and central lines during intravenous...
6015400 Method for placing a feeding tube  
A method for placing a feeding tube in a patient. The method includes the step of providing a needle defining a channel therethrough, the needle being constructed for insertion through an abdominal...
6004341 Vascular wound closure device  
A device which facilitates the closure of puncture wounds in the vasculature of a patient is used in conjunction with a guidewire, and helps locate and isolate the site of the puncture wound in the...
5997507 Biased spring hard needle retractable IV catheter  
A intravenous catheter device having a biased spring hard needle, disposed in a soft catheter. The biased spring hard needle is held within an elongated hollow barrel wherein the biased spring hard...
5951518 Introducing device with flared sheath end  
An improved percutaneous introducer device is provided that provides a splittable sheath having a flared lead in for the facile introduction of ancillary medical implements, such as small diameter...
5906593 Endotracheal tube splitter  
An endotracheal tube splitter and a method for removing an endotracheal tube are disclosed. The endotracheal tube splitter includes a handle portion, a cutting edge for cutting the endotracheal...
5885251 Vascular/venous access device and method of utilizing and forming the same  
A vascular/venous access device is comprised of a needle cannula displayed within the central bore at the distal end of a catheter. The distal end of the needle cannula extends outwardly from the...
5846226 Spinal-epidural administration system  
A spinal-epidural administration set includes a spinal needle having a hub and an increased diameter zone extending axially from the hub toward a distal tip. Equidistantly spaced teeth project...
5830188 Curved cannula for continuous spinal anesthesia  
A substantially straight over-the-needle catheter comprising memory material and having a deviated tip may be packaged, shipped and stored for use in a deviated state so as to preserve the material...
5752937 Reinforced splittable medical introducer cannula  
A reinforced splittable medical introducer cannula for insertion into a patient and delivering a catheter to a desired location within a patient comprising: (a) a body made of splittable material...
5749857 Catheter system  
The catheter system is used to safely insert a plastic catheter into a peripheral vein of patient who needs access for fluid and/or drug therapy. The catheter has added to the normal catheter hub a...
5741284 Dialysis combination and microdialysis probe and insertion device  
A dialysis probe combination with a microdialysis probe (1) which can be inserted into tissue with the aid of an insertion device that includes a canula tube (9). In order to be able to remove the...
5735819 Tear-apart member for positioning a grommet carried thereon  
A grommet positioning device 10 includes a positioning member 16, such as a sheath 28, carrying an elastic anchor, fastener or grommet 14 thereon. The grommet 14 is preferably composed of silicone...
5693030 Catheter and method of introduction  
A split tipped catheter for cavitary entrance has a conical distal tip with a bore sized to receive an introducer needle. The conical tip wall is split on one side, permitting the wall to be opened...
5687727 Catheter adaptor with slitting blade and improved manual control and method of use  
A proximal adaptor for an over-the-wire angioplasty catheter is disclosed which contains a retractable catheter slitting element and a releasable guidewire seizing element, both of which are...
5667514 Device and method for inserting a flexible element into soft tissue  
An inserting device is provided for inserting an elongated thin flexible surgical member, such as an electrode, and the like, into body tissues. The device includes a pair of tubular portions with...
5658262 Catheter exchange method  
A first catheter surrounds a guidewire, with the first catheter and guidewire each having a distal portion emplaced in the cardiovascular system of a patient. By this invention, the first catheter...
5647857 Protective intraluminal sheath  
A sheath holds a device against a balloon catheter for delivery in the lumen of a patient. The device can be a stent and graft combination. The stent is kept properly centered over the balloon...
5618272 Intravenous catheter set  
An intravenous catheter set includes a needle 1, having a proximal end 5 and a distal end 3 and a catheter 2, in which the needle 1 is detachably inserted in such a manner that the sharpened end 3...
5613953 Sheath introducer with valve that splits  
A transvenous lead introducer having an integral mechanical valve assembly which includes opposed comating valve members that are operated by opposed handles. The handles and the valves are joined...
5571161 Apparatus and method for implanting electrical leads in the heart  
A steerable guide catheter for the placement of electrical lead wires useful for cardiac pacemakers and other electrophysiology devices includes an atraumatic balloon at its distal end. The...
5542930 Catheter assembly  
The catheter assembly of the present invention comprises (i) a needle component, (ii) a catheter component mounted on the needle component in a manner that permits relative axial movement between...
5536255 Dilator/introducer apparatus for percutaneous gastrostomy  
A dilator/introducer apparatus incorporating a locking system for preventing the premature longitudinal separation of the first and second halves of a frangible-type introducer.
5489273 Introducer device and methods of use thereof  
An improved percutaneous introducer device is provided that inhibits or prevents undesired shearing of the splittable sheath component of the device. The device includes an interference tab that...
5470318 Catheter/needle assembly kit and method for administering therapeutic agents to the subarachnoid space  
The invention is a catheter/needle assembly for delivery of a medicament to the subarachnoid space of a patient which includes an elongate flexible tube portion sized to fit within the bore of an...
5441486 Endoscopic portal for use in endoscopic procedures and methods therefor  
An endoscopic portal includes a portal sleeve for insertion through a cavity wall and having an open distal end for positioning within the cavity and an open proximal end for positioning externally...
5354302 Medical device and method for facilitating intra-tissue visual observation and manipulation of distensible tissues  
A device for facilitating intra-tissue observation and/or manipulation includes an outer sleeve having a first end and a second end and an inner sheath member adapted for insertion into the second...
5330460 Universal slitter having a slider  
The slitter includes a handle section having a handle member and an arcuate section joined thereto, a knife blade, a clamp member and interfitting parts for mounting the clamp member to the handle...
5322513 Easy-to-handle, self-guiding catheter stripper  
An integrated catheter stripper is mounted within a modified Y-connector that is used to seal a catheter on a guide wire. The connector is provided with a stripping port that opens into the central...
5320602 Peel-away endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography catheter and a method for using the same  
A peel-away endoscopic retrograde cholangio pancreatography catheter and a method for using the same is provided. An endoscope having a passage therethrough is introduced into the mouth of a...
5318542 Split cannula and process for the production thereof  
A process for the production of a split cannula (10), and such a cannula having predetermined break lines (18) which run in the lengthwise direction (12) and preferably are diametrically opposite,...
5312355 Splittable hemostatic valve and sheath and the method for using the same  
A splittable hemostatic valve and introducer sheath is provided for introductions of leads or catheters through the valve and sheath combination into a vein or artery. Because of the hemostatic...
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