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7621898 |
Medical/surgical waste collection unit including waste containers of different storage volumes with inter-container transfer valve and independently controlled vacuum levels
A waste collection and disposal system for use in health care facilities is provided. The system includes a mobile waste collection unit for moving between use areas in the health care facility to...
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7621884 |
Tube for medical applications and circuit incorporating such tube
A tube for medical applications comprises a chlorine-free material and has a layer defining an outer surface of the tube. The tube is manufactured from a polymer material having a solubility...
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7611490 |
Adjustable surgical vacuum valve
A suction regulator valve adapted to be installed between a suction pump or other vacuum source and a suction tube or catheter, the valve comprising a hollow valve body having an outer surface with...
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7611481 |
Transdermal delivery device
A dermal, transdermal, mucosal or transmucosal delivery device includes a backing layer overlying an ingredient containing reservoir, and having a microprotrusion array attached thereto, a cover...
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7611480 |
Gastrointestinal bioreactor
An in-vivo bioreactor device producing a dialysis effect by acting within the gastrointestinal tract for the removal of undesirable concentrated intestinal or blood substances or metabolites is...
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7594900 |
Systems and methods for delivering agents into targeted tissue of a living being
Delivery systems for accessing the targeted tissue within the living being and introduction of at least one agent at select locations into the tissues of the heart such as the myocardium and other...
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7588551 |
Hemodialysis access with on-off functionality
A treatment assembly is positioned along an AV-fistula and couples therapeutic energy to an adjacent area due to a material response to an applied energy field from a remotely located energy...
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7585412 |
Specialized hollow fiber membranes for plasmapheresis and ultrafiltration
A plasmapheresis and/or ultrafiltration membrane comprises elongated hollow fibers each fiber having an interior lumen extending along the fiber length, the fiber wall having a plurality of zones...
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7572244 |
Miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter
A miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter useful in small blood vessel thrombectomy procedures. An annulus near the distal end of the miniature cross stream thrombectomy catheter is formed...
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7547323 |
Stent for irrigation and delivery of medication
A stent comprises a flexible tube having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending from said proximal end toward said distal end. A first generally straight tube segment extends from...
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7544179 |
System and method for delivering a target volume of fluid
A method for delivering a target volume of fluid to a destination is provided. The method includes delivering a first volume of fluid to the destination in increments each having approximately a...
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7534228 |
Bridle catheter with umbilical tape
A nasal tube retaining system having a flexible member with a magnet attached to the first end for insertion into the first nostril of the patient, a tape portion attached to an end of the flexible...
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7485099 |
Systems and methods for determining pressure and spacing relating to anatomical structures
Systems and methods for measuring the pressure exerted between or within anatomical masses/structures, as well as the position and/or spatial dimensions of an anatomical structure. According to a...
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7479124 |
Device for treatment of venous congestion
A device for treatment of venous congestion provides for subcutaneous introduction of anticoagulant through an incision positioned within a collection shell for withdrawal of an effused material. A...
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7458940 |
Biopsy apparatus
A biopsy apparatus having a disposable cutting element and a reusable handpiece is disclosed. The disposable cutting element includes an inner cannula that defines an inner lumen and terminates in...
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7452344 |
Platelet concentration syringe kit
A single-use system for separating blood and producing platelet concentrates includes an elongated container for receiving blood from a patient. The container has a movable plunger mounted within...
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7422565 |
Support element for an extracorporeal fluid transport line
A rigid support element for an infusion line for medical use has a first and second portion rigidly connected to each other and capable of holding a first length of tubing. The first portion...
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7390318 |
Needleless microprotrusion elastoplast system
A needleless microprotrusion system for infusion of a medicament into a patient includes a plurality of microprotrusions having a length sufficient to penetrate a stratum corneum of the patient. A...
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7361170 |
Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual
The present invention relates to a device, method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device, method,...
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7339090 |
Microinjection devices and methods of use
The present invention provides for microinjection devices comprising a needle and a viewing instrument wherein the viewing instrument provides magnified viewing of an object to an operator from an...
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7335182 |
Valved connector with closure operated by axial movement of the valve
A valved connector apparatus is described having an integral opening and closing system operated by axial movement of the valve. The body of the valved connector apparatus is in a Y-shaped...
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7316662 |
Infusion device for medical use
An infusion device for medical use has a container designed to hold a specified quantity of a liquid to be infused into a patient, a weighing device associated for operation with the container to...
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7303566 |
Decompression-compensating instrument for ocular surgery, instrument for ocular surgery provided with the same and method of ocular surgery
The present invention relates to a decompression-compensating instrument for use in intraocular surgery, wherein a perfusate is supplied to an affected part of an eye via a supply channel at a...
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7303541 |
Method for testing peritoneal function
The peritoneal function of a peritoneal dialysis patient is examined to evaluate the condition of the patient. An examining method comprises a step of alternately repeating introduction/drainage of...
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7297130 |
Implant with anchor
Surgical methods and related devices for treating glaucoma are described. The methods include trabecular bypass surgery, which involve bypassing diseased trabecular meshwork with a seton implant....
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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...
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7207966 |
System for fluid retention management
The present invention provides a fluid retention management system that records and displays fluid retention of a patient based on the weight of fluid entering and exiting the patient's body....
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7195711 |
Specialized hollow fiber membranes for in-vivo plasmapheresis and ultrafiltration
An in-vivo plasmapheresis and/or in-vivo ultrafiltration membrane comprises elongated hollow fibers each fiber having an interior lumen extending along the fiber length, the fiber wall having a...
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7175605 |
Therapeutic catheter having sensor for monitoring distal environment
Apparatus with a pneumatic or hydraulic or mechanical therapeutic catheter. The therapy energy required to treat internal vessels of the patient is transferred by the same fluid or the same...
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7160268 |
Container for delivery of fluid to ophthalmic surgical handpiece
A container for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The container includes a volume for receiving the surgical fluid to be delivered to the handpiece and an end for...
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7150735 |
Drug container entry mechanisms and method
The invention of this application relates generally to intravenous (IV) infusion of drugs to patients, and more particularly to aspects of an IV infusion system comprising an infusate cassette and...
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7148786 |
Network communication and message protocol for a medical perfusion system
A network communication and messaging protocol for use in a medical perfusion system, provides the rules which govern how, among other things, information and data is conveyed between the various...
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7144378 |
Quick-release torquer apparatus for delivering and maintaining a medical guideware
The present invention provides a torquer for maneuvering a medical guidewire during endovascular surgical procedures or the like, which can be easily positioned and re-positioned along the length...
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7135009 |
Glaucoma stent and methods thereof for glaucoma treatment
The invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for reducing the intraocular pressure in an animal eye and, more particularly, to stent type devices for permitting aqueous outflow...
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7048727 |
Continuous feeding and decompressing device and method
A decompressing and feeding device for safely feeding in the gastrointestinal tract of a recovering patient continuously aspirates and feeds at a rate commensurate with the ability of the...
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7044929 |
Hinged therapeutic mouthpiece
This invention relates to devices for insertion into the mouth for the application of heat or cold to oral tissue to provide a therapeutic effect. The device 10 includes an upper member 11 ...
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7041078 |
System and method for removing cataract or other cells in an eye using water jet and suction
A system for removing cells from an interior portion of an eye, including a continuous passageway adapted to pass a fluid therethrough. A first cutting device is coupled to an exterior portion of...
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7013928 |
Peritoneal dialysis catheter
A peritoneal dialysis catheter having an inflow conduit and an outflow conduit. Each conduits are linearly mated and contoured to cooperatively define a substantially circular cross sectional...
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7011644 |
Tissue liquefaction and aspiration for dental treatment
A method and apparatus are disclosed for liquefying target tissue within a body and aspirating the same while leaving non-target tissue intact. A biocompatible fluid is heated and contacted with...
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7006005 |
Adapter pod for use in medical perfusion system
An adapter pod for use in a medical perfusion system having a data communications network with a plurality of connection points each having a substantially identical network connector. The adapter...
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6969368 |
Suction and directional irrigation apparatus
A hand-held directional irrigation tube and a suction tube surgical instrument includes a finger or thumb operated aperture on the suction tube communicating with the lumen thereof that serves to...
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6951548 |
Blood irradiating apparatus
A blood irradiating apparatus is provided including a plurality of irradiating chambers having a base and an openable cover. Each irradiating chamber will include a number of ultraviolet light...
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6929618 |
Microdialysis probe
A microdialysis probe includes a dialysis membrane located and supported between a closed distal end of the probe and a proximal end of the same, the membrane essentially surrounding a space for...
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6921385 |
Apparatus for delivery of fluid to opthalmic surgical handpiece
An apparatus for delivery of a surgical fluid to a surgical handpiece is disclosed. The apparatus generally includes a container and an adapter receiving one end of the container. The container...
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6918924 |
Method and apparatus for regulating patient temperature by irrigating the bladder with a fluid
A method and apparatus is provided for heating or cooling at least a selected portion of a patient's body. The method begins by inserting a catheter through the urethra and into the bladder of the...
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6913590 |
Apparatus and method for peritoneal dialysis
An apparatus and method for treatment of end stage renal decline and failure through peritoneal dialysis enabling ambulatory transfer of dialysate to and from the peritoneum of a renal patient,...
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6908451 |
Liquid venting surgical system
A surgical system having a cassette with an aspirant collection chamber and an aspiration exhaust line that drains into the aspirant collection chamber. A fluid line containing a valve allowing...
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6875194 |
Reduction or elimination of the introduction of air within fluid introduced into a surgical field
Air bubbles can be reduced or eliminated from the infusion source used during surgical procedures which require the delivery of irrigating fluid to the operating field. This is particularly a...
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6860868 |
Surgical handpiece
A surgical handpiece having at least two lumens or tubes mounted to a body. At least one tube is used for aspiration and at least one other tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for...
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6852092 |
Handpiece system for multiple phacoemulsification techniques
A handpiece system for multiple phacoemulsification procedures is provided which includes a housing having a distal end adapted for sealably and releasably engaging a plurality of nose cones and a...
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