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8167852 Microneedle device and method for producing the same  
Microneedle device is provided, which include microneedles that can be easily inserted into skin and dissolve or swell in skin. The microneedle devices comprise a substrate and cone-shaped or...
8163327 Hydrophilic polymeric coatings for medical articles  
The invention provides a durable, lubricious coating for a medical article that can be prepared from a first polymer that is synthetic, soluble in a polar liquid, and having first reactive groups,...
8137303 Vascular access device cleaning status indication  
A vascular access device for communicating with the vascular system of a patient may include a status indicator. The status indicator may detect and signal whether and to what extent at least a...
8133580 Coating composition for a urinary catheter  
The invention relates to an article comprising a coating, which coating comprises at least two layers, of which the inner layer is a primer layer, comprising a supporting polymer network which is...
8128599 Lubricious coatings  
The present disclosure provides substrates having a lubricious coating thereon. The substrate may be flexible and include, in embodiments, a medical device. The lubricious coating, in embodiments,...
8127922 Catheter receptacle provided with an antimicrobial compound  
A catheter assembly (110, 210) comprising a catheter (130, 230) and a receptacle (120, 220) is disclosed. The receptacle is arranged to accommodate at least part of said catheter and having at...
8123728 Antimicrobial agent delivery system  
An antimicrobial agent delivery system and method are provided for an antimicrobial agent-bearing intervention device. A delivery tube contains the intervention device, where the delivery tube...
8105317 Urethral sealing method and device  
An urethral sealing device comprising first and second body portions selectively attacheable to one another to form a unitary element including a first catheter lumen extending therethrough between...
8092433 Dysphagia recovery by electrical stimulation  
A device for assisting recovery from dysphagia, and a method of preventing and/or treating dysphagia. The device includes a catheter suitable for insertion into the body of a patient, for the...
8066676 Catheter components formed of polymer with particles or fibers  
A guidewire lumen for a catheter includes a tubular member. At least a portion of the tubular member is formed of a compound comprising a polymer and particles or fibers. The particles or fibers...
RE42982 Antimicrobial release system  
The present invention relates to medical devices that are inserted or implanted into patients and that have antimicrobial coatings that release free radicals into the vicinity of the device. These...
8062691 Method for treating medical devices using glycerol and an antimicrobial agent  
A non-metallic medical device treated with a antimicrobial agents is provided. Different combinations of antimicrobial agents can be used for different types of non-metallic medical devices...
8051981 Catheter product package and method of forming same  
A catheter product package and method of forming same in which the package comprises a sheet material wrapped about the catheter product to form a package for the catheter product. The catheter...
8048042 Medical articles incorporating surface capillary fiber  
Medical devices are described that comprise surface capillary (SCF) fibers, which can impart desirable properties to the devices. For example, implantable prostheses are described comprising SCF...
8048168 Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices  
An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at...
8039021 Bioresorbable polymer matrices and methods of making and using the same  
A bioerodible composition for delivery of a bioactive agent is the reaction product of a reaction mixture which includes an oxidized dextran solution, and a mixture of solids containing a...
8034016 Flow regulating implants and methods of implanting  
A flow regulating implant is provided with one or more grooves for allowing fluid flow. One or more grooves may have a constant or varying cross-section along its length. One or more grooves may...
8029562 Wettable ePTFE medical devices  
Methods are provided for surface modifying a hydrophobic polymer substrate to increase wettability comprising the steps of pre-treating the hydrophobic polymer substrate with a radio frequency...
8016799 Catheter having a detachable tip  
A catheter is disclosed that has a detachable tip for delivery of a therapeutic substance to a chronic total occlusion (CTO) within a body vessel. The tip is made from a biodegradable material and...
8011505 Vapor hydrated collapsible sleeve hydrophilic catheter package  
A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter assembly has a hydrophilic coating on at least a...
7998124 Catheter tube and catheter comprising the tube  
The present invention relates to provide a catheter tube having excellent insertability into the body, excellent operability and an excellent anti-thrombogenic property, and also provide a catheter...
7976517 Fluid management flow implants of improved occlusion resistance  
This invention relates to achieving or improving uniform distribution of fluid flow in medical devices such as when combined with antibiotics impregnated in a catheter and/or with a drug-eluting...
7951853 Polymer-based antimicrobial agents, methods of making said agents, and products incorporating said agents  
The present invention relates to antimicrobial agents, methods for the production of these agents, and the use of these agents. The antimicrobial agent of the present invention includes a...
7947021 Antimicrobially-charged entry port cuff  
An entry port cuff for providing antimicrobial properties to a medical device having a portion that is insertable into the body of a patient is disclosed. The cuff, which is charged with an...
7923053 Wettable ePTFE medical devices  
Methods are provided for surface modifying a hydrophobic polymer substrate to increase wettability comprising the steps of pre-treating the hydrophobic polymer substrate with a radio frequency...
7918841 Devices and methods for nasoenteric intubation  
This invention relates to the placement of nasogastric tubes. Specifically, the present invention relates to devices, methods, and kits for assisting intubation and insertion.
7896852 Anti-infective central venous catheter with diffusion barrier layer  
A catheter extending from a distal end which, when in an operative position is inserted within a body of a patient, to a proximal end, the catheter comprising a charge holding cavity to which a...
7886907 Vapor hydration of a hydrophilic product in a package  
A vapor hydrated packaged catheter assembly and method of manufacturing and distributing same includes a gas impermeable package housing a catheter within a catheter-receiving cavity. The catheter...
7820734 Antimicrobial lubricious coating  
The present disclosure provides lubricious antimicrobial coating vehicles for medical devices capable of reducing the coefficient of friction of such devices upon exposure thereof to moisture and...
7811622 Coated implantable medical device  
A coated implantable medical device 10 includes a structure 12 adapted for introduction into the vascular system, esophagus, trachea, colon, biliary tract, or urinary tract; at least one coating...
7770726 Catheter product package and method of forming same  
A sheet material wrapped about a catheter to form a package. The catheter extends generally longitudinally within the package, and the sheet material extends from a point beyond the proximal end to...
7766884 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrophilic monomers  
A polymer blend that contains a polymer of fluorinated monomers and another biocompatible polymer. The polymer blend can form a coating on a medical device. The medical device can be used for...
7762996 Method and apparatus for diagnostic and therapeutic agent delivery  
Method and apparatus for diagnostic and therapeutic agent delivery is provided by the present invention. In one embodiment a method for injecting an agent into the body of a patient is provided....
7749203 Long-term indwelling medical devices containing slow-releasing antimicrobial agents and having a surfactant surface  
A medical device for long-term implantation is provided, as well as a method of making the same and a method of treatment using the same. The medical device comprises (1) a reservoir including (a)...
7731685 Coated medical device  
A coated medical device adapted for introduction into a passage or vessel of a patient is provided. The medical device is preferably an implantable balloon with a bioactive deposited or within the...
7708745 Variable composite sheath with interrupted sections  
A medical device includes a handle, a sheath, and an object-engaging unit. The distal end portion of the sheath is strong enough to resist being deformed by the object-engaging unit, yet another...
7695753 Method of making catheters with porous structure for carrying additional agents  
A method of making catheters is disclosed in which the wall of the catheter has a porous structure for carrying additional agents, such as therapeutic or diagnostic agents. The method includes...
7662159 Antimicrobial transcutaneous access shield and kit  
A transcutaneous access shield with an instrument opening and surrounding wall to prevent infection during surgical and other medical procedures. The shield resists the entry of microbes from the...
7658727 Implantable medical device with enhanced biocompatibility and biostability  
An implantable medical device comprising a drug-loaded polymer overlaid with a fabric that promotes tissue ingrowth is useful in a wide variety of tissue engineering applications. The invention...
7651488 Apparatus and methods for dilating vasospasm of small intracranial arteries  
A device and method for treatment of intracranial vasospasm is provided. The device is a microcatheter having a steeply tapered end and is thicker walled, and in a preferred embodiment is braided...
7645968 Method for securing a urine meter to a urine bag  
A method is provided for securing a fluid meter to a fluid collection bag. The method includes the steps of providing a meter ha6 ving a housing defining a fluid receptacle and at least one drain...
7635358 Medical device having anti-microbial properties and a false lumen and method of making the same  
A medical device with anti-microbial properties to prevent infections. This medical device, such as an in-dwelling catheter, has a portion that is insertable into the body of a patient and...
7604818 Polymers of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers  
A polymer of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers is provided. It is also provided a polymer blend that contains a polymer formed of fluorinated monomers and hydrocarbon monomers and...
7600530 Connector with check valve and method of use  
A connector comprising a needless access device and a backflow check valve for transferring fluids and method therefor. The connector may have a first port, a second port, and a third port. A first...
7571012 Apparatus for delivery of pharmaceuticals to the cochlea  
An implantable tissue-stimulating device, such as a cochlear implant, having a resiliently flexible elongate member (11) having a plurality of electrodes (12) positioned thereon. The elongate...
7556710 Catheters with lubricious linings and methods for making and using them  
Coated devices for introduction into bodies and methods for making and using them are provided, such as delivery sheaths, guidewire lumen cores, and elongate leads. In one embodiment, a tubular...
7479128 Protective coatings for medical devices  
This invention relates to a method of providing a coating on a medical device, especially a dilatation balloon, which improves the durability of the balloon.
7476223 Bladder catheter set  
This invention proposes a urinary catheter set with a urinary catheter disposed in a sterile package, which urinary catheter has a catheter shaft, a catheter tip and a preferably funnel-shaped end...
7476214 Selective coating of a balloon catheter with lubricious material for stent deployment  
A predetermined arrangement of differentially lubricious areas on a balloon catheter for controlling against unexpected movement of a stent carried thereon when in situ in the body.
7452345 Anti-infective endotracheal tube  
A multi-lumen endotracheal tube has means for coating an inside and an outside surface of the endotracheal tube with antimicrobial and antibiofilm agents; means for releasing antimicrobial and...