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8157763 Insufflating system, method, and computer program product for controlling the supply of a distending media to an endoscopic device  
The present invention is directed to a system, method, and computer program product for controlling the supply of a distending media (such as an insufflating gas) from a distending media source to...
8147442 Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to the abdomen  
A method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery into a body cavity, body space or body surface of an animal. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an...
8128590 Insufflating optical surgical instruments  
An insufflating surgical instrument adapted for movement across an abdominal wall to insufflate an abdominal region of a patient is disclosed comprising a shaft having an insufflation channel...
8118769 Apparatus for conditioning an insufflation gas  
An apparatus for conditioning an insufflation gas has an inlet for the delivery of an insufflation gas to a conditioning chamber. The conditioning chamber is used to charge the insufflation gas...
8109894 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same  
A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its...
8105264 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same  
A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its...
8105262 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same  
A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its...
8105263 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same  
A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its...
8100956 Method of and system for thermally augmented wound care oxygenation  
An oxygenation and temperature thermal therapy and oxygenation treatment pad with a plurality of air chambers is disclosed for treatment of skin wound tissues. The air chambers are filled and...
8100123 Respiratory system for inducing therapeutic hypothermia  
The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature and in particular for inducing therapeutic hypothermia. Various embodiments of the system are...
8100851 Apparatus and method for cleaning a surgically prepared bone surface  
An apparatus suitable for cleaning a surgically prepared working surface comprises a body portion adapted to supply pressurized fluid (preferably carbon dioxide gas) to the surgically prepared...
8096968 Methods and apparatus for the enhanced delivery of physiologic agents to tissue surfaces  
Apparatus and methods deliver vasoconstrictive agents simultaneously with capnic gases. The capnic gases can enhance the effectiveness of the vasoconstrictive agent, lower the dosage of drug or...
8079998 Methods and devices for the delivery of therapeutic gases including nitric oxide  
Gas packages for the delivery of therapeutic gases, and in particular gaseous nitric oxide (gNO) are provided herein. The gas packages comprise one or more of a gas reservoir, interface layer,...
8070730 Integral insufflation valve  
A trocar assembly includes a trocar valve body defining a cavity. The assembly includes a rotatable valve handle that is elongated and has a first end and a second end. The first end is sized and...
8043252 Nitric oxide decontamination of the upper respiratory tract  
A method of topically treating the respiratory tract of a mammal with nitric oxide exposure includes the steps of providing a source of nitric oxide containing gas and delivering the nitric oxide...
8043271 Apparatus for transportation of oxygen to implanted cells  
Apparatus is provided which includes a housing, configured for insertion into a body of a subject. The apparatus includes functional cells coupled to the housing and a source of oxygen configured...
8012500 Implantable device  
Apparatus is provided including a chamber, which is adapted to be implanted in a body of an individual, the chamber including functional cells and chlorophyll-containing elements comprising...
7993298 Hose set  
The invention relates to a hose set for a device (1) for insufflation of gas into a human or animal body, comprising a first hose portion (2) including a first port (3) and a second port (4), said...
7988656 Natural orifice medical operation and endoscopic overtube  
In order to control the pressure in an abdominal cavity of a patient and a pressure in a hollow organ, a medical system includes: a first pressure sensor for measuring the pressure of a gas in the...
7981072 Method and apparatus for supplying predetermined gas into body cavities of a patient  
A gas supply apparatus measures a first pressure inside a first body cavity of a patient and a second pressure inside a second body cavity of the patient. The gas supply apparatus regulates a...
7955294 Intermittent dosing of nitric oxide gas  
A method and corresponding device are described for combating microbes and infections by delivering intermittent high doses of nitric oxide to a mammal for a period of time and which cycles between...
7955330 Multi-port side-fire coagulator  
An electrosurgical apparatus for coagulating tissue used in combination with an endoscope which includes an elongated flexible tube having a plurality of side-ports located therethrough. The tube...
7942862 Surgical access apparatus and method  
A trocar system for providing access across a body wall includes a trocar and an anchor provided in the form of a first helix. The anchor is adapted for placement in an operative position wherein...
7897399 Nitric oxide sensors and systems  
The present disclosure relates to nitric oxide sensors and systems. In some embodiments one or more devices are provided that include one or more nitric oxide sensors; one or more transmitters; and...
7892198 Device and method for treatment of surface infections with nitric oxide  
A device for the topical delivery of nitric oxide gas to an infected area of skin includes a source of nitric oxide gas, a bathing unit, a flow control valve, and a vacuum unit. The bathing unit is...
7857781 Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same  
A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its...
7854724 Trocar assembly with pneumatic sealing  
A trocar for use in a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes an elongated body, nozzle means and means for delivering a pressurized flow of fluid to the nozzle means. The elongated body has...
7846400 Substrates for nitric oxide releasing devices  
The present disclosure relates to substrates associated with nitric oxide.
7837649 Nasal clip for aromatic substances  
The present invention provides a nasal clip including two parts which are both injection molded. The first part, the base with a holster cavity for the second piece, the scent bar, which is...
7776032 Device for improved visualization of operative sites during surgery  
This invention provides a novel surgical device well suited to use in laparoscopic or other (e.g. open surgical) procedures. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a surgical probe, including...
7766857 Non-invasive determination of cardiac output, gas exchange and arterial blood gas concentration  
A system and method for monitoring the arterial gas concentrations of a patient receiving percutaneous oxygenator support. The system comprises a percutaneous oxygenator for providing medical gases...
7744557 Method and apparatus for delivering an agent to the abdomen  
A method and apparatus for treating gas for delivery into a body cavity, body space or body surface of an animal. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a chamber having an entry port and an...
7722559 Method and apparatus for supplying predetermined gas into body cavities of a patient  
A gas supply apparatus measures a first pressure inside a first body cavity of a specimen and a second pressure inside a second body cavity of the specimen. The gas supply apparatus regulates a...
7708713 Insufflating optical surgical instrument  
An insufflating surgical instrument adapted for movement across an abdominal wall to insufflate an abdominal region of a patient is disclosed comprising a shaft having an insufflation channel...
7697257 Methods, systems and apparatuses for chemical compound generation, dispersion and delivery utilizing desorption electrospray ionization  
Apparatuses, systems and methods for generating, dispersing and delivering chemical compounds utilizing desorption electrospray ionization. Embodiments include an airflow channel into which an...
7585281 Vacuum-actuated tissue perforation device for establishing pneumoperitoneum  
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device passes...
7569027 Apparatus for supplying gas at two different pressures  
A gas supply apparatus is provided and has first and second fittings and first and second tubes. The first fitting is provided to discharge a gas of a first pressure therethrough, while the second...
7549973 Device for the supply of a gas  
A device for supply of a gas to a volume includes a supply conduit, which is connectable to a gas source and which includes an outlet end, and a porous body, which is provided at the outlet end.The...
7540283 Hyperbaric oxygen devices and delivery methods  
A hyperbaric oxygen device and methods of applying hyperbaric oxygen are disclosed. The device comprises an enclosure including a collapsible bag defined by two sheets of fluid impervious material...
7531133 Use of nitric oxide gas in an extracorporeal circuitry to treat blood plasma  
A method of reducing pathogens in blood by exposure to a nitric oxide containing gas in an extracorporeal circuitry is provided. The method includes: obtaining blood from a mammal or a blood...
7520866 Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide  
Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing of the wound and in preparing the wound bed for further treatment and...
7507209 Method of establishing pneumoperitoneum  
A tissue perforation device and method. The device preferably includes a housing having a housing pass-through, a penetrator device securely and sealably positioned so that the penetrator device...
7476212 Medical gas humidification system  
An apparatus and method for on-the-go humidifying an insufflation gas through water vapor transfer from a liquid to the insufflation gas through a barrier separating the gas from the liquid to...
7455653 Method and apparatus for treating gas for use in endoscopic surgery  
An apparatus for conditioning gas for use in a medical procedure, such as endoscopy, the gas being received into the apparatus from a gas source. The apparatus comprises a housing defining a...
7413559 Gas flow trocar arrangement  
A trocar assembly for use in surgery in a patient, comprising an elongated outer tubular member having a first or proximal end and a second or distal end. The proximal end has a housing enclosing a...
7405241 Use of N2O in the treatment of post-ischemic brain cell deterioration  
A medicinal composition and method to treat or minimize post-ischemic brain cell deterioration that comprises nitrous oxide or a nitrous oxide donor and xenon or a xenon donor. The medicinal...
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...
7335181 Nitric oxide decontamination of the upper respiratory tract  
A method of topically treating the respiratory tract of a mammal with nitric oxide exposure includes the steps of providing a source of nitric oxide containing gas and delivering the nitric oxide...
7294116 Surgical smoke plume evacuation system  
Smoke evacuation apparatus designed to provide safe and efficient filtration and evacuation of smoke plume generated by laser-surgical, electrosurgical, radiosurgical, and electrocautery devices. A...
7235264 Cerebral protection with a gas comprising xenon  
Xenon or xenon-containing gases and, where appropriate, an NO source are employed as medicament for cerebral protection. Cerebral protection is defined as reducing or preventing impairments of...
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