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6620149 |
Corewire securement system
A catheter for use in vasculature or other lumen within body structures includes a shaft formed from an elongated polymeric flexible tube. A metallic tube may be bound to the distal end of this...
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6620139 |
Catheter system for performing intramyocardiac therapeutic treatment
The multilumen catheter ( 2 ) is provided at one end with a needle system ( 9, 9 ′) formed by two or more single-lumen needles which are provided with respective discharge openings ( 110, 111 )...
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6616632 |
Cannula for use with a medical syringe
A blunt needle plastic cannula for a syringe has a central axial passage terminating in a tip opening axially through one end thereof. Different axial sections along the cannula have respective...
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6613037 |
Methods and apparatus for treating aneurysms and arterio-venous fistulas
Methods and apparatus are provided for temporarily excluding an aneurysm or an arterio-venous fistula from a flow path by transluminally disposing a hollow balloon catheter structure within the...
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6610046 |
Catheter and guide wire
A catheter and guide wire in which at least a distal end portion of a catheter body or guide wire is formed of a shape memory-specialized metal having shape memory property, but free from...
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6610026 |
Method of hydrating a sponge material for delivery to a body
A method of hydrating a sponge material for delivery to a body. The method includes the steps of placing a dry piece of sponge in a container at a first pressure. A hydrating fluid is then...
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6607503 |
Arrangement for transferring an ovum from a follicle
An arrangement for transferring an ovum from a follicle by implementing a technique of simultaneous flushing and aspiration, the arrangement comprising a double lumen needle having an elongate...
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6605075 |
Flushable hub
A catheter unit comprising a catheter having a hub, a connector and catheter, the connector comprising a first port, a second port, and third port. The first port, located at the proximal end of...
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6605061 |
Catheter for drug injection in cardiovascular system
A catheter for injecting medicants into the endocardium, myocardium or other portions of the cardiovascular system is presented where the catheter has apertures therein for ejection and retraction...
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6605069 |
Aromatic copolyester containing active ingredients
The invention relates to aromatic copolyesters comprising antimicrobially active substances in homogeneous distribution, processes for their preparation and their use in medical articles.
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6605068 |
Gravity drainage cord
A gravity drainage cord formed by braiding a plurality of strands of silk of the type used for surgical sutures, and fitted loosely, in the median region, in a tubular sheath made of a material...
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6599274 |
Cell delivery catheter and method
A cell delivery catheter having one of more apearutres is used to positon and deliver cells to an implant site in a patient.
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6599276 |
Detectable stainless steel needles for meat packing
Magnetic stainless steel needles are detectable in processed meat. The previous non magnetic versions, made of 304 stainless steel, aren't. Disposable hypodermic needles made from martensitic and...
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6599267 |
Transluminal injection device for intravascular drug delivery
A catheter including an injection port at or near the distal end thereof and a mechanism for causing the injection port to move between a first position and a second position. In the first position...
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6599297 |
Device for ventilating the middle ear
The invention relates to a device for ventilating the middle ear by means of a ventilation tube which is made of a tissue-compatible material, preferably titanium, and with a through-channel for...
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6595941 |
Methods for external treatment of blood
Vascular access systems, devices and methods for facilitating repeated access to a blood vessel. These systems, devices and methods can be used in external blood treatment, such as dialysis, and in...
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6596235 |
Method for blood oxygenation
An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation is provided, advantageously comprising an extracorporeal circuit for the preparation and delivery of hyperoxic or hyperbaric blood. In one embodiment,...
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6596818 |
Irradiation conversion of thermoplastic to thermoset polymers
Disclosed is a radiation-crosslinkable thermoplastic polymer composition, a process for the preparation thereof, an angioplasty balloon made using such a composition, and a method of using the...
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6595967 |
Collapsible guidewire lumen
A wire guided fluid catheter assembly having a collapsible guidewire lumen. Pressurization of a fluid lumen in the catheter assembly collapses the guidewire lumen, thereby increasing the fluid flow...
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6596020 |
Method of delivering a stent with a side opening
A method of aligning a side opening in a primary stent in registry with the ostium of a branch vessel includes advancing a first guidewire through a primary vessel such that a distal end of the...
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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...
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6589225 |
Methods, systems, and kits for implanting articles
Methods, systems, and kits for subcutaneously implanting articles, such as drug inserts and reservoirs. The methods rely on percutaneously forming a tissue tract and radially dilating the tract to...
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6588427 |
Heat and moisture exchanger adapter to closed suction catheter assembly and system having improved catheter cleaning
An endotracheal suction catheter apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a distal end that is configured for allowing a catheter to be moved through the distal end and into the respiratory...
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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...
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6575745 |
Titanium alloy intraosseous anesthesia delivery device
An intraosseous delivery apparatus having a perforating member that is made of a titanium alloy whose flexibility, wearability and cutting ability is greater than that of conventional hardened...
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6576001 |
Lumen design for catheter
The invention provides a device for heating or cooling a surrounding fluid in a feeding vessel and a method of manufacturing the same. The device includes a catheter assembly capable of insertion...
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6575920 |
Distal tip portion for a guide wire
Methods and devices relating to guidewires. In one embodiment, a distal tip portion of a guidewire comprises a first tip member and a second tip member. The first tip member has a first end, and a...
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6572593 |
Deflectable needle assembly
The present invention provides a deflectable needle system for use in performing diagnostic or therapeutic medical procedures. The needle assembly of the invention provides access to physiological...
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6569129 |
Biological revascularization
A catheter delivery system for delivering a treatment substance to an occlusion in a lumen of a tubular vessel includes a tubular catheter and a treatment substance. The tubular catheter includes a...
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6569118 |
Adapter and method of attachment for “LUER LOK” receptacles
An adapter for a “LUER LOK” receptacle includes a housing having an internal recess configured to engage a hub of the receptacle. The adapter also includes a fitting attached to the housing,...
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6569119 |
Trocar system having cannula with finger grips
A trocar system is provide which preferably has a cannula having an elongate cannula body. The cannula body includes medial and distal portions thereof having a first diameter and a proximal...
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6569089 |
Lighted intubating laryngoscope
The present invention is an intubating laryngoscope with light provided to the suction tip or blade simultaneously during intubation. Preferably, the laryngoscope is made of a transparent,...
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6565542 |
Epidural needle having a distal flare
Apparatus and methods for injecting fluid into the epidural space. An improved epidural needle or cannula is provided having a distal bulge or flare located within a few millimeters of the distal...
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6562022 |
Catheter with enhanced reinforcement
An intracorporeal catheter such as a guiding catheter employed for intravascular procedures which generally has an elongated catheter shaft with a polymeric wall with a multistrand reinforcing...
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6551270 |
Dual lumen access port
A port assembly adapted for insertion into the tissue of a patient during laparoscopic or endoscopic surgery wherein the port assembly includes an access port having a plurality of openings therein...
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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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6547766 |
Catheter with variable dimension guide wire lumen
An intraluminal catheter customizable to accept various diameter guide wires is disclosed. The catheter has a large bore lumen for receiving a large diameter guide wire, and alternatively, for...
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6547767 |
Syringe assembly for a catheter
A substance delivery apparatus for a catheter assembly is provided. The delivery apparatus includes a base and a needle connected to the base. The needle is capable of pivotally moving with respect...
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6547765 |
Device for intubating lacrimal ducts
In accordance with the invention, an intubation set is provided having an improved connector between the tube and a probe. In a preferred embodiment, the connector includes a deformable sleeve...
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6547768 |
Medical devices with reduced friction polyamides, and method
The medical devices of the present invention include polymer blends of polyamide and maleated polyethylene. The polyamide component of the blended materials of the present invention may include...
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6547769 |
Catheter apparatus with weeping tip and method of use
The invention provides surgical needles with a porous distal portion from which a liquid injectate will weep or ooze multidirectionally under injection pressure while the porous distal portion of...
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6544270 |
Multi-lumen cardiac catheter and system
A system which includes a catheter and at least a first and second lead, where the catheter includes an elongate catheter body having at least two lumens through which the first and second leads...
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6544276 |
Exchange method for emboli containment
The present invention provides a method for exchanging catheters while containing emboli within a blood vessel such as a saphenous vein graft, coronary artery, carotid artery, or other similar...
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6540698 |
Medical device having wet lubricity and method for its production
A highly safe medical device which exhibits long-lasting low surface friction in a body fluid or in an aqueous medium is provided. Also provided is a method for producing such medical device...
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6540735 |
System and method for facilitating hemostasis of blood vessel punctures with absorbable sponge
A system for facilitating hemostasis of a puncture site in a blood vessel delivers an absorbable sponge pledget in a hydrated state to a position at an exterior of the blood vessel puncture to...
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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...
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6537241 |
System and method for site specific therapy
A system, including catheter apparatus, and related method for performing site specific therapy. The catheter apparatus can include one or more semipermeable microcatheters (preferably in the form...
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6537290 |
Sealing access cannula system
The present invention discloses a system and method for providing sealable access to a viscus region or hollow organ and performing surgical procedures therein. The present invention is...
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6539252 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of blood borne pathogens such as immunodeficiency virus
A method and apparatus for destroying blood borne pathogens is disclosed which utilizes a low intensity direct current to generate positive particles from various metals which destroy viral...
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6533771 |
Sanitary tampon of small fiber agglomerations
Provided is a sanitary tampon including an absorbent wrapped by a liquid-pervious sheet. The absorbent is a mass of a plurality of compressed, small fiber agglomerations. At least the small fiber...
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