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6533750 |
Conically shaped phaco tip
A phacoemulsification needle includes a body having an aspiration lumen therethrough along with a hub disposed at a proximal end of the needle body for engaging an ultrasonic handpiece in order to...
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6533763 |
Harmonic flow catheter
A catheter for use in the withdrawal or delivery of a fluid to a patient. The catheter includes an elongate body having outer and inner walls and an axial passageway extending the length thereof....
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6533949 |
Microneedle structure and production method therefor
A method for processing a wafer to form a plurality of hollow microneedles projecting from a substrate includes forming, by use of a dry etching process, a number of groups of recessed features,...
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6533770 |
Cannula and method of manufacture and use
A cannula having reinforced sections and nonreinforced sections, the nonreinforced sections having openings communicating with the lumen of the cannula. The nonreinforced sections are plain tubing...
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6533751 |
Micro catheter and guidewire system having improved pushability and control
A micro catheter and guidewire system for use in tortuous regions of a vasculature includes a catheter body having a distal end, a guidewire lumen, a proximal region with an outer diameter, and a...
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6530926 |
Method of securing vertebrae
A method of fixing vertebrae of a patient together at a surgical site includes the following steps: inserting a first cannula ( 10 ) into the body ( 130 ) of the patient; moving a first fastener (...
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6531111 |
High viscosity embolizing compositions
Disclosed are novel compositions for embolizing blood vessels which are particularly suited for treating vascular lesions via catheter delivery.
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6530912 |
Apparatus for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic
An apparatus for connecting a compatibility liner with a source of perishable therapeutic is provided. In one exemplary system for connecting a reservoir of perishable therapeutic with a lumen, a...
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6527704 |
Endoscopic camera system integrated with a trocar sleeve
A trocar sleeve capable of holding an endoscopic camera system and an associated endoscopic camera system are provided. When integrated with the trocar sleeve, the endoscopic camera can be used to...
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6527752 |
Embryo transfer catheter
A cellular transfer catheter ( 10 ) is provided for implantation of cellular material into the uterus of a patient. The catheter includes a first component ( 11, 13 ) of a first material ( 26 )...
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6524275 |
Inflatable device and method for treating glaucoma
Catheter devices and methods for treating glaucoma and other eye diseases by expandable dilatation of Schlemm's canal and/or direct injection of medications into Schlemm's canal.
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6524300 |
Infusion catheter with non-uniform drug delivery density
An infusion catheter has a plurality of exits whose distribution of sizes or positions produces a variation in delivery rate and pressure of a drug or other medical preparation over an infusion...
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6524296 |
Vessel cannula having properties varying along the axial length
A vessel cannula having properties varying along the axial length thereof is shown. In one embodiment, the cannula has a relatively rigid distal portion and a relatively flaccid, pliable, proximal...
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6524268 |
Combination ureteral infusion catheter/drainage stent
A method of treating the upper urinary tract of a mammal having a urethra extending to a bladder and a ureter extending from the bladder to a kidney. The method comprises initially extending a...
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6517523 |
Needle for injection syringe and method for manufacturing the same
A tip portion of a needle main body having an edge point includes a first slant surface slanted at 10-18 degrees with respect to the axis of the needle main body, a pair of second slant surfaces...
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6517520 |
Peripherally inserted catheter with flushable guide-tube
Methods and apparatuses for inserting a catheter into a patient. In one exemplary embodiment, a guide-tube is disposed within the catheter lumen to guide the insertion of the catheter into a...
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6514192 |
Medical system comprising a miniaturized X-ray tube
Medical system comprising an X-ray tube unit catheter 302 and an X-ray tube unit including a miniaturised X-ray tube 301 , wherein the X-ray tube unit is adapted to be inserted into the X-ray...
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6514231 |
Disposable syringe with single variable volume chamber
A single chamber disposable syringe containing a medicament includes a valve member positioned in the variable volume chamber adjacent to the medicament outlet for selectively communicating the...
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6514237 |
Controllable intralumen medical device
An intralumen medical device which incorporates electroactive polymer actuators into various sections of flexible medical probes results in a device capable of precisely navigating through tortuous...
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6511462 |
Catheter and method of manufacturing the same
A first linear member made of a first resin material having a relatively high rigidity is wound in a dense spiral in a first region and in a sparse spiral in a second region of a base tube for a...
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6510600 |
Method for manufacturing a flow regulating implant
An implant includes a tube for permitting fluid flow. A flow controlling rod may be inserted within the tube passage. One or more holes around the circumference of the tube may be selectively...
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6511477 |
Method of drug delivery to interstitial regions of the myocardium
A method of treating the heart and other body tissues by injecting a compound comprised of microsphere encapsulated macromolecule therapeutic agents into the myocardium, such that the microsphere...
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6508789 |
Systems and methods for coupling a drainage catheter to a patient and decoupling the drainage catheter from the patient
Systems and methods for coupling a catheter, such as a drainage catheter, to a patient's body and decoupling the catheter from the body are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention take...
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6503353 |
Method for making a catheter
An intravascular catheter ( 10,110 ) having an elongated tubular body with a proximal portion, a distal portion and a lumen extending therebetween. The tubular body is formed with polymeric...
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6503223 |
Balloon catheter
A balloon catheter provided with a first tubular member in which at least one balloon lumen is formed inside along a longitudinal direction thereof; a balloon unit which is communicated internally...
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6494862 |
Substance delivery apparatus and a method of delivering a therapeutic substance to an anatomical passageway
A catheter assembly is provided having a balloon disposed at the distal end thereof. The balloon is capable of being inflated to selectively dilate from a collapsed configuration to an expanded...
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6491671 |
Microcatheter with hemodynamic guide structure
A catheter device for therapeutic and diagnostic use within a human vascular system has a catheter body with a hub located at a proximal end of the catheter body, and a tip located at a distal end...
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6491670 |
Miniaturized surgical instruments especially useful for the opthalmologic surgical procedures and methods of making the same
Surgical instruments, especially for opthalmological surgical procedures, have a smooth, bulbous arcuate tip that surrounds the distal end of a lumen. The tip may be translucent and flexible. Most...
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6488671 |
Methods for enhancing fluid flow through an obstructed vascular site, and systems and kits for use in practicing the same
Methods of enhancing fluid flow through a vascular site occupied by a vascular occlusion, as well as systems and kits for use in practicing the same, are provided. In practicing the subject...
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6488666 |
Apparatus for preventing used hypodermic needle sticks
Apparatus for locking or latching a used hypodermic needle in a needle sheath; an adapter for locking to a needle sheath to entrap a hypodermic needle between the adapter and a needle sheath, a...
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6485475 |
Introducer needle for continuous perineural catheter placement
The present invention is directed toward an improved catheter introducer needle capable of introducing a catheter into a body at a deflection angle in the range of 40-75° from the axis of the...
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6478789 |
Wound drain with portals to enable uniform suction
The present invention is directed to a wound drain including a plurality of ducts 24, a plurality of lumens 26 and a plurality of portals 28. The ducts 24 provide an entrance for exudate from the...
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6478781 |
Anterior chamber stabilizing device for use in eye surgery
An irrigation tube that has a relatively high fluidic resistance. The high resistance can be created by providing a relatively long tube. The aspiration tube and an irrigation tube may be coupled...
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6478767 |
Dialysis probe
A dialysis probe comprises a mechanically-strong membrane carrier, or support, which is an elongate, rod-like, support member having at its distal end an eye, or a notch, and a relatively-flexible,...
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6475195 |
Angioplasty guide catheter
An angioplasty guide catheter adapted for use within a cardiovascular system and cooperable with a left main coronary artery. The guide catheter has a distal end portion such that with a distal tip...
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6475466 |
Methods for treating endoleaks during endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Disclosed are methods for treating endoleaks arising from endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The disclosed methods involve the in situ sealing of endoleaks after placement of an...
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6475187 |
Convertible catheter incorporating distal force transfer mechanism
A method and apparatus for increasing the force transmission from a core wire to a more proximal portion of the catheter, and for directly providing column support at or near the side port of a...
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6471678 |
Endoscopic catheter sheath position control
An endoscopic catheter distal end position control that enables precise control of distal catheter sheath ends relative to each other while accommodating the long length and flexibility of typical...
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6471979 |
Apparatus and method for delivering compounds to a living organism
A method of treating or preventing vascular disease in a living organism. The method includes delivering an effective amount of a composition including a sex hormone, anti-hormone, sex-hormone...
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6468228 |
Surgical tissue morcellator
A surgical tissue morcellator ( 10 ) for percutaneously morcellating and debulking tissue during a minimally invasive, endoscopic surgical procedure. In an insertion configuration, the morcellator...
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6468248 |
Device for targeted, catherized delivery of medications
Apparatus and method for catheterized delivery or infusion of medication and anaesthesia are disclosed. The perforating catheter is first used to perforate the periodontal ligament and/or the...
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6461336 |
Cardiological medical equipment
An angioplastic device used for treating the areas surrounding bifurcated vessels. The device has an elongated and relatively flexible tubular guiding catheter assembly that slidably houses a guide...
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6461569 |
Method and apparatus for ultraviolet radiation catheter sterilization system
Methods and apparatuses for sterlizng a catheter. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a UV radiation source, a catheter having a lumen which is surrounded by the catheter's wall,...
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6461337 |
Electrostatic microactuators, active three-dimensional microcatheters using same and method for making same
An electrostatic microactuator, known as a “Scratch Drive Actuator” or SDA, is based on a collective set of distributed elementary SDAs of small size that are associated with one another and...
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6458106 |
Low profile jejunal adapter for a gastrojejunal feeding system
The present invention is a low profile jejunal adapter for a low profile gastrostomy tube. Once properly attached, the jejunal adapter converts the low profile gastrostomy tube into a...
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6454997 |
Apparatus for the preparation and delivery of gas-enriched fluids
A gas-enriched fluid is provided by the combination of a first fluid, such as a patient's blood, with a second gas-supersaturated fluid, such as an oxygen supersaturated fluid. In this example, a...
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6447534 |
Device and method for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract
A system including an adaptor and a syringe is used for facilitating hemostasis of a biopsy tract or other puncture wound by delivery of an absorbable sponge in a hydrated state into the wound. The...
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6447489 |
Laparoscopic access tool with gas seal
A laparoscopic access apparatus enabling the removal of tissue or other debris from a surgical site. A catheter having a longitudinal access is provided with a flexible internal sleeve having...
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6447472 |
Method and pump apparatus for combined gastro-intestinal feeding and aspiration
In accordance with the present invention, a pump apparatus for use in conjunction with the feeding and aspiration of a patient's gastro-intestinal tract is provided. In accordance with the present...
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6447488 |
Apparatus for the dialysis of blood, method for fabricating the same, and method for the dialysis of blood
Improved apparatus for the dialysis of blood, a method for fabricating the same, and an improved method for the dialysis of blood.
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