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7347828 Suction adapter for medical instrument  
A suction adapter for use with first and second medical devices capable of accommodating suction, the adapter including a manifold having at least three ports and a flexible flow valve. The ports...
7338473 Pneumoseal trocar arrangement  
A cannula assembly for the maintenance of an operative pneumoperitoneum in a patient comprising an elongated cannula having a proximal end and a distal end. A removable valve is securely arranged...
7226411 Valved plug for endoscopic biopsy channel  
A valved plug to be fitted on a mouth piece at an inlet opening of an endoscopic biopsy channel. The plug as a whole is formed of a resilient material, and has, at the opposite ends of a foldable...
7214185 Surgical access device  
A surgical device for use in minimally invasive surgery in which body cavity is accessed by a surgeon though an access port defined by the device, the device including a body cavity engagement...
7169130 Universal seal for use with endoscopic cannula  
A universal seal is shown with orbital movement of a center opening for use in endoscopic surgery A two part seal housing encloses the universal seal in an annulus surrounding an insertion port....
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...
RE39334 Luer-receiving medical valve and fluid transfer method  
A medical valve is provided that includes a housing having a main conduit and a branch extending from the main conduit and in fluid communication with it. The bore of the branch has an elastomeric...
7097632 Automatic valve  
A valve system is provided that includes a valve connector that has a portion of a first passageway. The valve connector includes a suction port and an introduction port that are spaced apart and...
7063685 Hemostasis valve for a catheter  
A hemostasis valve that is closed when not accessed, but which provides an unobstructed fluid pathway when accessed by a luer fitting/connector. An auto-closure valve within the hemostasis valve...
7044936 Catheter connector with pivot lever spring latch  
A catheter connector for coupling to a catheter, the connector having a body part, a tubular shaped compressible plug situated in a bore in part, with the proximal end of the catheter insertable...
7041112 Method for tensioning an incision during an anastomosis procedure  
A method for tensioning incisions made in a target vessel during an anastomosis procedure is provided. After an incision is made in a target vessel, incision tensioners are placed within the...
6991621 Medical instrument for irrigation and/or suction  
A medical instrument for irrigation and/or suction has an instrument body in which at least one flow channel is present for the passage of a fluid, at least one shut-off member for alternately...
6981966 Valve assembly for introducing instruments into body cavities  
A valve assembly is provided for permitting the introduction of a surgical instrument into a patient's body while providing a substantial seal about the instrument. The valve assembly includes a...
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...
6916309 Medical valve with positive flow characteristics  
A valve for selectively permitting a fluid flow between first and second medical implements is disclosed. The valve has a housing with an interface suitable for receiving a connector portion of a...
6913609 Access port system for anastomosis  
A method of performing anastomosis includes securing an access port system to an exterior surface of the target vessel to assist in axial alignment, depth registration, and/or sealing when...
6905481 Percutaneous catheter assembly  
The present invention is a percutaneous catheter assembly intended for long-term blood flow of several days, said assembly comprising generally three components: a catheter housing having three...
6858137 Filter module having a closure element  
A closure element for sterile closure of connections, in particular connections of filter modules for dialysis, hemofiltration or ultrafiltration is described. A closure element with a simple...
6834842 Fluid management valve  
A fluid management system is disclosed which includes an injection device, a medical device, and a valve. The medical device is in fluid communication with the injection device. The valve is...
6805688 Method and device for use in micro-invasive surgical procedures, and guide catheter and valve unit for a device for use in micro-invasive surgical procedures  
In a method and a device for use in micro-invasive surgical procedures, and a guide catheter and a valve unit for use in micro-invasive surgical procedures, a bypass section ( 5 ) having an...
6776774 Hemostasis gasket valve  
An improved vascular introducer sheath having a hemostasis valve assembly which provides tailored distribution of compressive forces along one of the top and bottom edges of each slit to avoid...
6723073 Hemostasis valve for use with a left ventricular pacing lead  
A hemostasis valve for use in introducing an over-the-wire medical lead into a patient's vascular system comprises a housing with a passageway, the passageway including an elastomeric pierceable...
6699221 Bloodless catheter  
The over-the-needle catheter is provided with a septum seal within the hub of the catheter. The introducer needle passes through the septum seal and into the catheter. Upon removal of the...
6685665 Cannula assembly  
Cannulas, as well as cannula assemblies including gas filters, are disclosed.
6652492 Dual valve, flexible sheath and method  
A large-diameter sheath and assembly for use in introducing a catheter or other medical device into a vessel of the body of a patient. The sheath comprises an elongate sheath tube formed of a...
6641564 Safety introducer apparatus and method therefor  
An introducing apparatus is provided which includes an elongate tubular sheath extending from a sheath proximal end to a sheath distal end. The sheath has a bore sized to receive a dilator...
6585705 Retractable catheter systems  
A catheter system includes a working catheter having a distal working orifice. The catheter systems further includes a guide catheter having a guide lumen and a distal guide orifice. In addition,...
6579300 Steerable sphincterotome and methods for cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy  
A methodology of and apparatus for accurately positioning devices for performing endoscopic cannulation, papillotomy and sphincterotomy and similar procedures. The sphincterotome with a steerable...
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...
6569120 Seal assembly  
A valve assembly is provided for permitting the introduction of a surgical instrument into a patient's body while providing a substantial seal about the instrument. The valve assembly includes a...
6569117 Blood sampling/injecting valve  
A blood sampling/injecting valve includes a housing formed with a cavity extending along a longitudinal axis of the housing, the cavity is adapted for sealingly receiving a syringe Luer connector...
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...
6478778 Apparatus for delivering fluids to blood vessels, body cavities, and the like  
Apparatus for delivering fluids to blood vessels, body cavities and the like, includes a resilient tubular wire for threading lengthwise into the lumen of a catheter and out the distal end thereof...
6458103 Axially activated hemostasis valve with lumen size selection  
A hemostasis valve which has a varying diameter. The hemostasis valve is actuated by a mechanism which provides mechanical advantage. Actuation of the hemostatis valve provides selective...
6423050 Method and apparatus for locking of central-vein catheters  
A central-vein cathether is locked by anticoagulant and bactericidal solutions separated by an air bubble. The anticoagulant is injected first, then the air bubble, and then the bactericidal...
6419825 Closure element  
A closure element for sterile closure of connections, in particular connections of filter modules for dialysis, hemofiltration or ultrafiltration is described. A closure element with a simple...
6413250 Catheter snapped valve  
A cannula valve arrangement made from a suitably resilient polymeric material including a body ( 10 ) having a substantially cylindrical cavity ( 16 ) for receiving a medical apparatus hub ( 32, 34...
6364867 Anti-clotting methods and apparatus for indwelling catheter tubes  
Enabled or activated closure and sealing devices in the form of closure balloons, and related methods, are disclosed, which substantially preclude entry and clotting of blood at the distal end of a...
6338725 Large-diameter introducer sheath having hemostasis valve and removable steering mechanism  
A catheter introducing system includes an introducer catheter comprising a flexible sheath having a hemostasis valve and an obturator having a steering mechanism operated by a proximal actuator...
6277100 Catheter guide wire introducing device and method  
A catheter guide wire introducing device for aspiration of a body part and insertion of a guide wire into the body part is provided. The catheter guide wire introducing device includes a flexible...
6254529 Endoscopic forceps stopper  
A pair of generally semicircular, passage blocking valves (33b) that are made of an elastic material are provided in such a way as to block the passage leading to the inlet of a channel 4 of an...
6228060 Blood seal having a spring-biased septum  
A blood seal having a spring-biased septum is provided for preventing the leakage of blood during the placement and use of vascular catheters and similar devices. The structure of the blood seal...
6217556 Drainage catheter  
The present invention provides a drainage catheter for the therapeutic or diagnostic aspiration of fluid or air from the thoracic or abdominal cavities. The present invention provides a catheter...
6217555 Multiport trocar  
A trocar adapted to extend across the body wall into a body cavity, forming a seal around an instrument inserted through the trocar, comprises a cannula having a first axis extending between...
6197002 Laparoscopic tool and method  
The present invention is directed to an apparatus for use in internal surgical procedures and is particularly advantageous for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures. An example implementation is...
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...
6123689 Reusable cannula with disposable seal  
A disposable seal assembly for use with a reusable cannula preferably includes a flapper valve fluid seal and at least one instrument seal. The instrument seal has a sacrificial flange and a...
6095997 Intraluminal shunt and methods of use  
The present invention is directed to intraluminal shunt devices and methods of their use for delivering a drug or other fluid to a target vessel of a patient while also maintaining perfusion of...
6090074 Eccentric rotary high pressure seal  
An eccentric rotary high pressure seal is disclosed herein. This seal includes a valve body and a spring located in a housing. The spring biases the valve body to rotate. The valve body defines a...
6083203 Endoscopic portal  
An endoscopic portal includes a valve assembly disposed at an open proximal end of a sleeve or cannula providing access to an internal operative site, the valve assembly having a passage...
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