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7628767 Method for preventing infection and maintaining aseptic epidermal areas using a reusable non-deforming flexible protective cover  
A method for preventing infection and maintaining aseptic epidermal areas by preventing contaminated fluid from entering an open epidermal site on a user, comprising the steps of: removably...
7615036 Device and method for wound therapy  
A wound therapy device is disclosed. The wound therapy device may include a housing for covering at least a portion of a wound and for sealing to a body surface of a patient. The housing may also...
7612247 Wound alternative treatment system  
A wound treatment device for treating damaged body tissue comprising an encapsulating member having a size and shape capable of being attached to a patient to encapsulate a wound. A fluid...
7532953 Wound irrigation device  
An apparatus includes a fluid permeable dressing and a cover membrane configured to extend over the fluid permeable dressing. A tube is coupled to the fluid permeable dressing and is configured to...
7520872 Closed wound drainage system  
A portable closed wound drainage system that uses a pouch shaped dressing which is inserted into a wound. At least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch 1 is porous to allow exudates to...
7503910 Suctioning system, method and kit  
A suction head in fluid communication with a pump head provides a sub-ambient working pressure to a medical site, enabling drainage thereof to a waste container and/or enhancing healing at the...
7491193 Personal care apparatus with at least two suction nozzles  
A personal care apparatus ( 1 ) is provided with a suction nozzle configuration ( 4 ) which has two different suction nozzles ( 15, 22 ) with two different suction sections ( 27, 26 ), wherein the...
7479125 Breast pump  
[Problem] To provide a breast pump capable of securely holding a breast of a user and intensively stimulating a particular potion of the breast. [Means for Resolution] A breast pump 100 ...
7438705 System for treating a wound with suction and method detecting loss of suction  
A system for applying suction to a wound uses a reference airflow for monitoring system operation. A reference airflow (or “controlled leak”) to the suction source is provided when the system...
7399297 Skin care device for taking out and removing sebum or other cutaneous impurities  
A skin care device includes a suction nozzle for drawing and removing sebum or other impurities from a user's skin while contacting the skin, a suction pump for generating a suction force for the...
7396352 Skin care device with suction for removing impurities  
A skin care device includes a suction pump for generating a suction force, a suction nozzle detachably attached to a mounting portion of the suction pump and having a first end portion having a...
7338482 External catheter access to vacuum bandage  
A bandage is provided for use with a wound having a wound surface. The bandage is connectable to a vacuum source and may include a flexible cover positioned over the wound and a collar coupled to...
7322970 Liquid handling member with inner materials having good creep recovery and high expansion factor  
The present invention is a deformable liquid handling member, having an inner region circumscribed and hermetically sealed by a wall region, which comprises a membrane assembly to separate a first...
7320691 Apparatus and method for acoustic/mechanical treatment of early stage acne  
The apparatus includes at least two skin-contacting elements, the elements having narrow end faces and a mounting assembly for holding the elements closely adjacent to each other. A driving...
7316672 Portable wound treatment apparatus  
A portable wound treatment apparatus, for stimulating the healing of superficial wounds, comprises a housing containing a suction pump and a canister for containing fluids drawn from the wound. The...
7261692 Skin permeable gas collector and skin permeable gas measuring apparatus  
An apparatus for measuring skin permeable gas, which can be used to obtain clinical information by noninvasive and bloodless operations and is useful for in-home medical care and health management....
7244241 Method and means for cementing a liner onto the face of the glenoid cavity of a scapula  
A tool for cementing a liner to the glenoid cavity of a scapula. The tool comprises an elongated, hollow, rigid tube having distal and proximal ends with the distal end of the tube having either an...
7214202 Therapeutic apparatus for treating ulcers  
A method and apparatus for providing concurrent applications of intermittent pneumatic compression therapy and vacuum assisted closure therapy generally comprises a wound dressing for introduction...
7207977 Smoke evacuation system  
An improved smoke evacuation system and method for removing gaseous byproducts of surgical procedures and noxious vapors from chemicals is provided. The smoke and vapor evacuation system includes a...
7144390 Negative pressure treatment system with heating and cooling provision  
A method, and apparatus ( 10 ) for the controlled acceleration, and/or retardation of the body's inflammatory response generally comprises a foam pad ( 11 ) for insertion substantially into a wound...
7128735 Reduced pressure wound treatment appliance  
A wound treatment appliance is provided for treating a wound, which appliance comprises a semi-rigid or rigid wound covering device and a vacuum system to provide a supply of reduced pressure to...
7070584 Biocompatible wound dressing  
A biocompatible wound dressing comprised of a pad for insertion substantially into a wound site and a wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The pad, comprised of a...
7022113 Control of vacuum level rate of change  
A wound treatment apparatus has a vacuum bandage covering a wound of a patient, a vacuum source coupled to the vacuum bandage, and a controller that operates the vacuum source to apply negative...
6979324 Closed wound drainage system  
A portable closed wound drainage system that uses a pouch shaped dressing which is inserted into a wound. At least a portion of the outer surface of the pouch is porous to allow exudates to enter....
6942650 Evacuator  
An improved smoke evacuation system ( 10 ), a method for removing gaseous byproducts of surgical procedures, and noxious vapors from chemicals, is provided. The smoke, and vapor evacuation system...
6932797 Liquid removal system which is compressible in the longitudinal and/or in the transverse direction  
The present invention provides a liquid removal system for applications where there is a need for liquid removal including laboratories and workshops as well as medical applications as well as...
6849065 Liquid removal system having improved dryness of the user facing surface  
The present invention provides a liquid removal system for applications where there is a need for liquid removal including laboratories and workshops as well as medical applications and dental...
6656149 Expansible medical suction canister  
An expansible medical suction canister has an expansible chamber and a support. The chamber is expandable to an open position and compressible to a closed position. The chamber also has opposing...
6620132 Surgical irrigation device  
A microsurgical irrigation device, comprising a first tube for supplying liquid from a liquid source, the first tube having a first end in communication with the liquid source, and further having a...
6589218 Suction device for removing material from skin pores  
A device for suctioning material from skin pores, the device having a tip member, an elongated grip body having at least a transparent section, and a filter cartridge having at least a transparent...
6565544 Blood removal device  
A blood removal device utilizing a wicking element. The wicking element includes a surface exposed to blood and a zone within which is spaced from the exposed surface. An antithrombotic material is...
6511486 Dermabrasion hand tool for abrasively removing skin surface  
A dermabrasion hand tool for abrasively removing a skin surface by means of an abrasive stream projected onto the skin surface to be removed. The hand tool includes an elongated manipulative body...
6440109 Medical laser vacuum chamber system  
A device for removing air and all airborne contaminants from a laser surgery site, such as an eye surface undergoing laser surgery. Laser surgery creates a plume of smoke, vapor and other...
6409679 Apparatus and method for collecting bodily fluid  
An apparatus for drawing bodily fluid from a person comprising a suction module having a hole extending from its top surface to its bottom surface. A removeable lid covers the hole at the top...
6394975 Method to apply compositions to a surface  
A process and apparatus for one-step preparation of fibrinogen adhesive by polyethylene glycol-mediated precipitation from plasma are disclosed. The methods and apparatus of the invention permit...
6387103 Instruments and techniques for inducing neocollagenesis in skin treatments  
A system for atraumatic removal of skin surface layers in a treatment to induce neocollagenesis in the dermis to reduce wrinkles and alter the architecture of the dermal layers. A preferred...
6270474 Breast pump and breast pump valve  
A breast pump fitted with an element to be applied on a woman's breast, including an outflow duct and a pumping device branching off from the outflow duct through a first bypass. Another bypass...
6254580 Suction blister sampling  
There is disclosed an apparatus (1) for use in a suction blister technique of sampling fluid from the human or animal body. The apparatus (1) comprises a cup (2) defining a chamber and having a rim...
6210381 Splash-shield and related fluid delivery device  
A splash-shield and related fluid delivery device is intended for medical irrigation or lavage of compromised areas of skin. The device includes a passage for fluid to exit into a bell. The passage...
6162232 Instruments and techniques for high-velocity fluid abrasion of epidermal layers with skin cooling  
An instrument and technique for the removal of dermal layers in a controlled manner utilizing (i) a high-pressure gas delivery source, (ii) a source for delivery of a cooling fluid and a...
6146353 Smoke extraction device  
A smoke extraction device for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The smoke extraction device includes an elongated body portion defining a first lumen having first and second ends....
6110483 Adherent, flexible hydrogel and medicated coatings  
The adherent coating of the invention comprises a stabilizing polymer together with an active agent (a hydrophilic polymer and/or a bioactive agent) in a layer bonded to the surface of a medical...
6110159 Device for disposing excrement  
A device for disposing excrement comprising: a diaper cup 1 for enveloping a lumbar/gluteal region of a human body; and a device body C connected to the diaper cup 1 for supplying washing water to...
6080243 Fluid guide device having an open structure surface for attachement to a fluid transport source  
A fluid guide device that can evenly and effectively distribute the potential from a fluid transport source over an area substantially larger than the opening of a source conduit. The fluid guide...
6071247 Skin blister biopsy apparatus and method  
A skin blister method and apparatus are disclosed to evaluate and quantify epidermal nerves by separating an epidermis sample. The method is useful for a variety of purposes including diagnosis of...
6045541 Device for taking up fluid  
A device for taking up a fluid present on a flexible surface includes a support member and a fluid-passage member; the support member includes an opening portion having an end surface defining an...
6023639 Non-invasive bodily fluid withdrawal and monitoring system  
A system for non-invasively withdrawing and monitoring bodily fluids from the skin of a user is provided. The system apparatus includes a portable hand-held housing (16) having an internal chamber...
6019749 Apparatus and method for removing material from skin pores  
An apparatus and method for extracting matter from skin pores. The system utilizes a nozzle including relatively movable inner and outer nozzle portions. Vacuum is applied to the nozzle and the...
5941859 Wound irrigation shield with fluid scavenging  
A wound irrigation device designed for use with a standard syringe and suction trap comprises a shield (10) which incorporates an irrigation tube (12) and nozzle (14) to deliver fluid at high...
5925024 Suction device with jet boost  
A device for evacuating plume products. A gas is forced through at least one compressed gas jet nozzle which directs a compressed gas flow toward an evacuation orifice. A vacuum system provides a...
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