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7611492 Puncture device  
A puncture device which can stick a puncture needle certainly to a predetermined region of a skin includes a puncture needle having a curvature portion, a retaining member retaining the puncture...
7610102 Strain relief system for spinal cord stimulation lead  
An anchor for spinal electrical stimulation leads having a first, extended portion adapted to be inserted through the spine and into the spinal column, and a second, shorter portion adapted to be...
7608065 Bone supported vascular access port  
A vascular access port is disclosed for subcutaneous implantation. The port is particularly adapted to be affixed to a bone to securely hold the port in position, to assist medical personnel in...
7604644 Apparatus for securing a therapy delivery device within a burr hole  
Apparatus and methods for securing a therapy delivery device relative to a burr hole. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base that is securable to bone, without the use of fasteners,...
7604617 Percutaneously implantable medical device configured to promote tissue ingrowth  
An implantable device including a housing having a stud projecting percutaneously through an incision in the patient's skin. The stud defines a peripheral surface extending longitudinally inwardly...
7553298 Implantable medical device with cover and method  
An attachment mechanism for a surgically implantable medical device includes one or more fasteners which may be simultaneously moved from an undeployed position to a deployed position by operation...
7521061 Pharmaceutical formulation for regulating the timed release of biologically active compounds based on a polymer matrix  
A formulation containing a biologically active compound having a structure with hydrogen bonding sites is blended with a polymer having a structure with complementary hydrogen bonding sites, the...
7374557 Subcutaneous self attaching injection port with integral fasteners  
A self attaching injection port has integral fasteners extending from the housing, fixed relative thereto. The fasteners include one way fasteners, such as formed by a plurality of axially spaced...
7364568 Microneedle transdermal transport device  
A transdermal transport device includes a reservoir for holding a formulation of an active principle, and a needle with a bore extending along the length of the needle from a first end of the...
7331940 Percutaneous access device  
A percutaneous access device is provided including a sleeve having an inner lumen extending therethrough that is adapted to slidably receive a catheter, and at least one flange disposed around the...
7247138 Reusable analyte sensor site and method of using the same  
A reusable analyte sensor site for use with a replaceable analyte sensor for determining a level of an analyte includes a site housing material and a resealable insertion site coupled to one end of...
7235060 Hydrocephalus shunt system with endoscopic placement features  
A shunt system for controlling the flow of fluid from one region of a patient to a different region of the patient's body. The shunt system includes endoscopic placement features so that the system...
7232426 Clip assembly part for use with an adapter to the proximal end of a peg tube  
Clip assembly part ( 3 ) for use with an adapter to the proximal end of a PEG tube. The clip assembly part ( 3 ) is configured as a loose spacer part for the external retaining part of the adapter...
7223257 Percutaneous vascular access device  
The present invention generally relates to the design and use of implantable medical devices, and in particular to the design and use of an implantable device for establishing long-term access to a...
7218972 Extra strength suture sleeve  
A tubular, polyurethane reinforced suture sleeve is disclosed. The suture sleeve comprises a tubular body and a sleeve wall. A circumference of the sleeve wall is reinforced with polyurethane or...
7172574 Transcutaneous portal device  
A transcutaneous portal arrangement including a portal body having a bottom wall with a through-passing opening or transit for accommodating a catheter. A tubular element that fits in the portal...
7147813 Neovascularization promoting membrane for bioimplants  
A method of addressing a condition of a living body comprising the steps of using an energy beam to form a set of pores in a work piece biocompatible membrane. The pores should have a mean area of...
7103418 Active fluid delivery catheter  
A medical system incorporating fluid delivery and lead delivery lumens dispense fluid into a volume of tissue. The fluid comprises or contains a pharmacologic, genetic, or biologic agent. The fluid...
7082337 Suture sleeve  
An improved suture sleeve for a lead body includes an elongated tubular sleeve body formed of a compressible elastomeric material wherein a surface of the lumen has a relatively rough texture...
7014628 Transcutaneous access device  
A transcutaneous access device includes a sleeve having a flexible extensible main body with opposite ends defining collars. A catheter is loosely received in the main body and extends through the...
6997914 Implantable access port  
An implantable access port for use in transferring a fluid transdermally between an external fluid storage or dispensing device and a site within a patient's body is disclosed. The access port...
6997909 Low profile combination device for gastrostomy or jejunostomy applications having anti-granuloma formation characteristics  
A combination device for gastrostomy or jejunostomy usage having a retaining member, an elongated member having a gastrostomy lumen and a jejustomy lumen, and an inflatable balloon mounted on the...
6981977 Body fluid cartridge exchange platform device  
An apparatus for establishing a re-usable, recurring, mechanical connection to an organ within a patient is provided. A body fluid cartridge exchange platform device includes a hollow cartridge...
6981958 Implant with pressure sensor for glaucoma treatment  
A trabecular shunt and methods for treating glaucoma are disclosed. One of the methods comprises transporting fluid from the anterior chamber of an eye to Schlemm's canal through an implant, the...
6960196 Detectable heavy duty needle  
The present invention provides a detectable heavy duty needle cannula ( 12 ) for use in hypodermic syringes and the like. Needle cannula ( 12 ) comprises a magnetizable or magnetized stainless...
6939328 Dissolvable subcutaneous catheter cover  
A subcutaneous cover for insertion within a body of a user is disclosed. The cover is adapted to extend over at least a portion of a medical device disposed within the body of the user, and wherein...
6878130 External inflation indicator for a low profile gastrostomy tube  
A gastrostomy device having an external inflationary indicator is disclosed which comprises an external retention member having a tubular member extending therefrom for providing a fluid pathway to...
6875386 Neovascularization promoting membrane for bioimplants  
A method of producing a biocompatible microporous membrane comprising the steps of providing a biocompatible membrane and using an energy beam to form a set of pores having a minor axis of less...
6872198 Double-y-shaped multi-lumen catheter with selectively attachable hubs  
A multi-lumen catheter and method for inserting same in a patient is disclosed. The catheter includes an elongated, central, multi-lumen tube portion having a proximal end and a distal end. The...
6840919 Percutaneous bone anchored transferring device  
The present invention relates to a percutaneous bone anchored transferring device and a connecting device for obtaining a transfer of an electrical signal and/or energy and/or distribution of a...
6808521 Enteral feeding adapter  
An enteral feeding adapter is disclosed for use with a medical feeding device to deliver substances into a patient, the enteral feeding adapter being suitable for use with a plurality of infusion...
6767339 Body canal intrusion instrumentation having bidirectional coefficient of surface friction with body tissue  
A medical device, such as a nasal-jejunal feeding tube, having an arrangement of flaps cut from the outer surface of the catheter and configured so as to not readily adhere to the catheter outer...
6743209 Catheter with integral anchoring means  
The object of this invention is to provide a simple, safe, convenient and economical means of securing catheters to or at the outside of a human or other animal body by suturing, tying or taping to...
6726711 Artificial blood vessel with transcutaneous access ports  
A artificial blood vessel for facilitating the introduction of fluids into or withdrawal of fluids from the vascular system of an individual, or both, includes a tubular portion that lies beneath...
6726660 Implant  
An implant for implantation into an animal or a human body, that includes an axial interior section for fixation inside the body and an axial exterior section, extending outwards from the body for...
6663609 Implantable pump catheter access port denial device  
A device and method configured for placement into the catheter access port to prevent insertion of a needle into the catheter access port. The device a prong to engage the housing and lock itself...
6629987 Catheter positioning systems  
The present invention provides a catheter positioning system which serves to control and stabilize a distal end of a catheter at a treatment site within a patient so that a medical procedure can be...
6592565 Patient-tailored, central-vein catheters  
The method of selecting and implanting a permanent venous catheter into a patient for use in chronic, extracorporeal blood treatment procedures. The method comprises determining the Body Surface...
6589214 Vascular introducer sheath with retainer  
A surgical vascular introducer sheath comprising first and second members and a retainer. The first member has a lumen for receiving a surgical instrument therethrough and a first side opening in...
6589213 Body canal intrusion instrumentation having bi-directional coefficient of surface friction with body tissue  
This invention provides novel instrumentation surface structure for catheters, guide wires and other instrumentation for entering body canals to an internal body work site. This instrumentation is...
6582418 Drug pump with reinforcing grooves  
A pump for pumping drugs, medicaments or other liquids is disclosed having suture loops co-extensive with the outside wall of the pump. At least one depression is formed in the outside wall of the...
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...
6572587 Anchoring device for medical apparatus  
A system for anchoring a catheter to the body of an individual is disclosed, which includes a device-grasping mechanism and an anchoring mechanism. The device-grasping mechanism a housing in which...
6544206 Dialysis access system and method  
A method of and system for providing vascular access in a patient for hemodialysis involves attaching the distal end of an access catheter to the abdominal aorta of the patient and the proximal end...
6537243 Device and method for obtaining interstitial fluid from a patient for diagnostic tests  
A device for obtaining a sample of interstitial fluid from a patient for use in monitoring the level of blood glucose in the patient. The device comprises a hollow tube having a wall surrounding a...
6527737 Indwelling urethra catheter  
An indwelling catheter comprising a flexible malecot tube having a plurality of slits elongating toward the longitudinal direction in the vicinity of the tip of the catheter, a flexible core wire...
6503228 Protective assembly for a percutaneous access device  
A protective assembly for a protruding portal shields a neck portion of the portal. The protective assembly is well suited for shielding a percutaneous access device during surgical implantation....
6473654 Lead anchor  
An anchor is provided for securing an elongated cylindrical member, such as a lead cable, to surrounding tissue. The anchor has a simple design that allows the anchor to be held in place on, e.g.,...
6471676 Catheter and feeding tube retention device and method of use  
A catheter retention device comprises an oval base with a centrally located bore there through, an elevated disk portion surrounding said bore and two retention ring housing elements with centrally...
6459917 Apparatus for access to interstitial fluid, blood, or blood plasma components  
A transcutaneous implant having a stable biological seal at the skin interface, obviating the need for puncturing the skin to obtain fluid samples is described. The implant includes an advanced...
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