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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...
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....
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,...
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...
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...
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 (...
6531111 High viscosity embolizing compositions  
Disclosed are novel compositions for embolizing blood vessels which are particularly suited for treating vascular lesions via catheter delivery.
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...
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...
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 )...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.