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5378229 Check valve manifold assembly for use in angioplasty  
A check valve manifold assembly contains multiple inlet and outlet ports extending through a housing into a fluid passageway. The fluid passageway interconnects the various ports, and the housing...
5376070 Data transfer system for an infusion pump  
A data transfer system is provided for communication with an infusion pump of the type used for programmable delivery of medication such as insulin to a patient. The data transfer system includes a...
5368028 System for monitoring and controlling blood and tissue constituent levels  
Systems are disclosed which utilize implanted chemo-sensitive living cells to monitor tissue or blood concentration levels of chemicals. The implanted cells produce a detectable electrical, optical...
5368559 Method and apparatus for increasing the pressure in a medical pumping system  
A simple and inexpensive method and apparatus are provided for increasing the pressure at which fluid may be delivered by a lavage/irrigation system.
5368554 Blood pumping system with selective backflow warning  
A blood pumping system and method in which a selective backflow warning is generated in response to the detection of a backflow condition only in the absence of electrical interference that could...
5336174 Flow control valve  
A valve for fluids employs two telescoping parts which cooperate with one another to block fluid flow when pulled partially apart and open a flow path therethrough when pushed together. A plunger...
5331309 Drip detecting device and drip alarming device and drip rate control device which incorporate drip detecting device  
A drip detecting device for detecting drips dropping in a drip cylinder, includes an image detecting portion disposed in the vicinity of the outer wall surface of the drip cylinder for detecting...
5326706 Homeostatic organ preservation system  
A homeostatic organ preservation system includes structure for defining a chamber for holding a donor organ, and a pump for providing a perfusion solution to the organ. A first conduit is coupled...
5304155 Valved catheter  
A closed-end catheter having a flat-surfaced valve positioned in a recess about the distal portion of the catheter for preventing retrograde flow of blood therethrough when positioned in a blood...
5300047 Trocar cannula and catheter  
A TROCAR catheter assembly employs a regulated gas flow between a catheter and the inner wall of a cannula sleeve in which the catheter moves. Annular grooves are formed in the wall of the sleeve...
5273751 Composition for preventing clouding of paosterior capsule after extracapsular cataract eye surgery and method of performing cataract surgery  
The present invention relates to compositions for killing undifferentiated epithelial cells during cataract surgery on an eye to prevent posterior capsule clouding after the surgery and to a method...
5273027 Method for dissolving a thickened mass within a living body and dissolving therapeutic apparatus for same  
In the method and dissolving therapeutic apparatus for dissolving a coagulation within a living body, a medicinal liquid for dissolving the coagulation within the living body is injected into the...
5273523 Gastric tube with fluid injection adaptor  
A double lumen gastric tube including a valve to prevent gastric reflux or leakage through the vent lumen thereof. The gastric tube also includes an adaptor which allows fluid injection through the...
5213571 Litholysis apparatus provided with safe stop function  
A treatment apparatus for removing a coagulum such as a calculus or the like produced in an organism by dissolving it comprises irrigation with a medical fluid by using an irrigation pump and...
5190522 Device for monitoring the operation of a delivery system and the method of use thereof  
A device for monitoring a delivery system comprising a volumetric micropump, a measuring element or sensor located in the infusion line, a matching system and an analyzing system. The devices are...
5178606 Irrigation and aspiration apparatus for use in endoscopic surgery  
The invention concerns a surgical apparatus for the irrigation and aspiration of the operative cavity during endoscopic surgery. The apparatus comprises a reservoir of liquid for irrigation of the...
5176629 Irrigation system for use with endoscopic procedure  
An irrigation system for irrigating and pressurizing a body cavity during an endoscopic procedure, such as during arthroscopy, includes a source of irrigation liquid, a pneumatically driven pump...
5158539 Device and method for preventing aspiration of air in cardiopulmonary bypass patients  
A method and device for protecting the circulatory system of a patient from incurring injury from inadvertent passage of air into the aorta when elevated with respect to and supported by a...
5152746 Low pressure irrigation system  
An irrigation system is provided to communicate fluid pressure to a body cavity for diagnostic or surgical proceedings. A pump control unit generates fluid pressure and a monitor control circuit...
5135485 Capacitance-type fluid level sensor for i.v. and catheter bags  
A capacitance-type fluid level sensing system, method, and device is disclosed for determining the amount of fluid in a container, for example, a disposable plastic bag used for intravenous (i.v.)...
5123902 Method and apparatus for performing surgery on tissue wherein a laser beam is applied to the tissue  
Surgical procedures on biological tissue are carried out with the aid of a laser with substances being applied to the tissue before or during the treatment and these substances are absorbent in the...
5104374 Electronic fluid flow rate controller for controlling the infusion of intravenous drugs into a patient  
An electronic controller connected to an electronic infusion pump which regulates the rate at which a drug is infused into a person. A magnetic card reader reads from a magnetic card, the name of...
5098387 Device for irrigation of and aspiration from body cavities  
The present invention pertains to a device for irrigation of and aspiration from body cavities, especially during surgical laparoscopy, comprising a delivery pump and a suction pump and tubing...
5088981 Safety enhanced device and method for effecting application of a therapeutic agent  
Safety enhanced device and method are disclosed for effecting application of a therapeutic agent. A removable and operationally non-volatile programmable element is used to control operation of a...
5078683 Programmable infusion system  
A programmable infusion system includes a disposable IV tubing apparatus for conveying intravenous fluid from a source to a patient. A compact, portable case has a receptacle for removably...
5061365 Medical fluid flow set  
A medical fluid flow set comprises flexible flow tubing having a plastic "pillow" connected in-line with the flow tubing through opposed, generally parallel first and second longitudinal ports. By...
5015369 Assembly for filtering amniotic fluid  
An assembly for the removal and examination of amnioytes in early pregnancy by filtering the amniotic fluid and returning the fluid to the fetus subsequent to filtering wherein a conduit structure...
5006997 Pump diagnostic system  
A method and apparatus to evaluate the performance of an implanted medication delivery device such as pumps and ports is described. In the case of a pump, the system measures ambient pressure and...
5004459 Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis system and method  
A continuous cycle peritoneal dialysis system which includes a source (14) of dialysis fluid, and an inflow line (34) and outflow line (35) connected to a catheter (26) implanted in the peritoneal...
5002055 Apparatus for the biofeedback control of body functions  
An apparatus for the biofeedback control of body functions is proposed having at least one sensor for detecting biological body functions, a data memory for storing comparison values, a control...
5003296 Infusion apparatus with alarm means  
An infusion alarm includes an infusion bag formed between an infusion bottle and a needle or cannula insertable in a patient body, and an exhausting sensor having two leaves pivotally connected...
4994026 Gravity flow fluid balance system  
Disclosed is a gravity flow fluid balancing system that includes an infusion line to transport an infusate from an infusate supply to a patient's body and an ultrafiltrate line for transporting...
4904237 Apparatus for the exchange of cerebrospinal fluid and a method of treating brain and spinal cord injuries  
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for exchanging cerebrospinal fluid. The apparatus withdraws cerebrospinal fluid from the lumbar subarachnoid space, filters, cools, pH adjusts and performs...
4902276 Apparatus and method for removing obstructions in bodily organs or cavities  
A fully automatic organ pressure sensitive apparatus for dislodging and removing obstructions in bodily cavities or organs by both delivering and removing fluid thereto, operable by high rate...
4874363 Colon hydrotherapy and evacuator system  
An apparatus and method for providing a colonic lavage to a patient comprises a speculum for insertion into the colon of the patient with the speculum being generally tubular and having a tapered...
4810243 Device and method for effecting application of a therapeutic agent  
Device and method are disclosed for effecting application of a therapeutic agent. A removable programmable element is used to control operation of a delivery unit, which unit delivers the...
4797655 Detector system for monitoring a fluid containing tube  
Apparatus for monitoring fluid flow in dialysis systems include a tube holder for mounting the tube at a predetermined location on a dialysis monitor, a transmitter for transmitting a signal such...
4767417 Drainage device for collecting liquids from a body cavity  
A suction drainage device is provided, particularly for collecting liquids and any solids that may be carried therewith from a cavity of a body. Suction draws air or other gases from a collection...
4762518 Blockage hazard alarm in an intravenous system  
The principal of total internal reflection is utilized in sounding an alarm in a medical fluid infusion system when a downstream blockage occurs. A miniature prism is mounted in a cavity in a rigid...
4755168 Medical drainage pump with irrigation  
A medical drainage and irrigation system employs a reversible peristaltic pump to perform both drainage and irrigation. A motor control system independently controls the duty cycle and flow rate...
4747822 Continuous flow peritoneal dialysis system and method  
A continuous flow peritoneal dialysis system and process is disclosed which includes a source of sterilized peritoneal dialysis system in the form of a gravity feed head vessel (32). A by-pass...
4720636 Drop detecting system which operates under different ambient light conditions  
A drop detecting system has light emitting diodes and phototransistors located on either side of a translucent drip chamber. The phototransistors respond to either the shadow or the reflection from...
4718891 Automated hemodialysis control based upon patient blood pressure and heart rate  
A method and system for continuously monitoring patient heart rate and blood pressure during hemodialysis and for automatically controlling fluid extraction rate and/or dialysate sodium...
4710165 Wearable, variable rate suction/collection device  
A compact, lightweight, variable rate suction and collection device is provided for the withdrawal and collection of fluid from a patient. The device includes a collection receptacle which is...
4705073 Molded plastic gate valve and sealing means therefor  
A gate or slide valve of molded plastic construction having a flat gate or slide member reciprocable or rotatable in a slot whose widths may vary due to the limitations of the molding process in...
4633878 Device for the automatic insulin or glucose infusion in diabetic subjects, based on the continuous monitoring of the patient's glucose, obtained without blood withdrawal  
A saline solution is pumped through a semi-permeable, hollow-fiber circuit implantable in a living body. A sensor determines the concentration of glucose in the solution. A microcomputer unit...
4629158 Disposable male valve member  
A male valve member for disposable use with a female member in a fluid T coupling in which a first bore extends from an inlet to outlet and a second bore communicates the first bore with a fluid...
4626239 Colonic lavaging machine  
A colonic lavaging machine has a pressure switch operable by pressure in a water supply line to a speculum. The pressure switch is coupled with a valve that cyclically controls the flow of waste...
4573965 Device for draining wounds  
A device for draining wounds comprises an elongated catheter member having first and second lumens, an antibacteria filter received in communication with the second lumen adjacent the proximal end...
4552552 Pump system for use with dialysis and like apparatus  
The present invention is with respect to a dialysis pumping system, and more specially to a single needle dialysis apparatus with a dialyser having blood and dialysate circuits and which has blood...
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