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4698054 Method for colonic and intestinal irrigation  
A method for accomplishing irrigation of the colon and/or other intestinal portions through a stoma including conveying or passing irrigating fluid along an established and confined path of fluid...
4686085 Stroke treatment utilizing extravascular circulation of oxygenated synthetic nutrients to treat tissue hypoxic and ischemic disorders  
A novel acute care cerebral support system and method for treating severly ischemic brains is disclosed wherein an oxygenated nutrient emulsion is circulated through at least a portion of the...
4652257 Magnetically-localizable, polymerized lipid vesicles and method of disrupting same  
Polymerizable lipids are used to encapsulate therapeutic agents and ferronetic particles into lipid vesicles. The vesicles are polymerized, injected into the body upstream of a targeted capillary...
4650464 Method for monitoring infusion of intravenous fluid into a patient  
The infusion of intravenous fluid into a patient is indirectly measured by monitoring the decreasing weight of an intravenous fluid receptacle as fluid flows from the receptacle to the patient. The...
4637815 Irrigational hemostatic solution  
A method and solution for enhancing coagulation. The solution comprises a pharmacologically active mixture of calcium chloride, epsilon-aminocaproic acid, protamine, thrombin and norepinephrine...
4631053 Oxygenator  
Method and apparatus for the oxygenation of the blood. The apparatus (14) includes a hollow membrane (16) having a central tubular portion (32) and a plurality of radially outwardly extending...
4626241 Apparatus and method for controlling the parenteral administration of fluids  
An improved method and apparatus for controlling the flow rate in the parenteral administration of medical fluids, wherein a stored energy solenoid is utilized to move a pincher element against and...
4583969 Apparatus and method for in vivo extrapulmonary blood gas exchange  
A method and apparatus for the in vivo oxygenation of blood without using or disturbing the patient's lungs. The apparatus comprises a plurality of small diameter gas permeable tubes connected to...
4576590 Intraluminal membrane oxygenator method for a tubular organ of the gastrointestinal tract  
Apparatus and method for intraluminal membrane oxygenation of internal organs. A catheter having a walled chamber is introduced to dispose the chamber against the lumen of an internal organ. The...
4573968 Infusion and blood chemistry monitoring system  
A patient infusion and blood chemistry monitoring system is provided for controlled fluid infusion with intermittent interruption for automated drawing of a patient blood sample into contact with...
4531936 Device and method for the selective delivery of drugs to the myocardium  
A device and a method for the selective delivery of drugs or therapeutic agents to the heart. The device consists of a catheter which is introduced into the ascending aorta via the right brachial...
RE31769 Fluid flow connector unit and method  
A multiple access fluid connector unit having two connector elements adapted for connection to a source of fluid or a fluid administration device and sealed on an opposite end. A plurality of...
4479795 Antimicrobial polymer compositions  
The present invention relates to medical polymers and devices made therefrom, and is based on the discovery that certain carboxylate antimicrobial agents can be releasably incorporated into...
4469480 Intermittent drop detecting method and apparatus  
The present invention provides an accurate method and apparatus for monitoring the drop flow rate from a fluid source. The method and apparatus allows for an intermittent drop flow rate by...
4453928 Catheter tunneling apparatus  
The tunneling apparatus includes a body portion (A) with an elongated shaft (10) having a hollow passage (12) therethrough, a tube (B) slidably received on the shaft, and a syringe (C) connected...
4452599 Method of delivering medical liquid by peristaltic tube pump  
A tube assembly for a peristaltic pumping system is described. The assembly includes resilient inner and outer tubes of which the inner tube has a lumen along which liquid can be pumped by...
4449982 Projectile  
A projectile adapted to be propelled at sub-sonic speeds to carry a dose of medicament or an electronic device into an animal while causing minimum physical damage to the animal's hide or flesh....
4432752 Procedure for introducing hyperalimentation catheters and the like  
A method for the insertion of an indwelling catheter into the subclavian vein of a patient is described herein, which includes making a first incision in the subclavian area and a second incision...
4401430 Method of and apparatus for detoxifying mammalian hosts  
A method is described whereby a toxic or other unwanted substance which is bound to body protein in a host's plasma, cell membranes, or lipid materials such as adipose tissue, can be freed...
4392848 Catheterization  
At least part of an antimicrobial catheter for use in humans and lower animals comprises a permeable polymer. The polymer must be in contact with both the environment external to the catheter and...
4375539 Solid blocked crosslinking agents based on 1,4-cyclohexane bis(methylisocyanate)  
Disclosed are new compositions of matter obtained from the reaction of 1,4-cyclohexane bis(methylisocyanate) and certain active hydrogen containing compounds such as phenols, lactams, oximes and...
4351337 Biodegradable, implantable drug delivery device, and process for preparing and using the same  
An implantable drug delivery device comprising a matrix formed of a poly-α-amino acid component having one or more drugs and/or diagnostic agents physically contained therein. The drug or...
4346697 Method for treating depression and other maladies by means of patient-created symptom graphs  
The invention relates to a patient symptom chart on which symptom related graphs are created by the patient and a process of using these graphs in the treatment of various maladies including...
4331145 Multiple sclerosis treatment  
A treatment regime is described for multiple sclerosis comprising transcutaneous neuro-stimulation (TNS) and oral administration of d-phenylalanine. The d-phenylalanine prolongs the improvement...
4307075 Topical treatment of aphthous stomatitis  
A novel method of treating aphthous stomatitis, lesions, sores and blisters affecting the mucous membranes and surrounding areas comprising topical application of tape dosage forms containing minor...
4305926 Immobilization of Streptokinase  
The invention comprises the construction of an implantable device consisting of a clot lysing inhibitor immobilized onto a biocompatible polymer, and the method of regulation of blood clotting...
4300557 Method for treating intraocular malignancies  
An improved process for dispensing a lipid soluble labile drug, i.e. 1,3-bis-(2-chloroethyl)-1-nitrosourea (BCNU) by diffusion through a silicone capsule implanted at a periocular site to an...
4294820 Polymeric diffusion matrix containing phenylephrine  
There is disclosed a polymeric diffusion matrix for the sustained release of phenylephrine by transdermal delivery to a patient wherein the matrix comprises a polar plasticizer, polyvinylalcohol,...
4278085 Method and apparatus for metered infusion of fluids  
Metering apparatus for metering the flow of fluid through an administration set includes a peristaltic-type metering pump which repeatedly and progressively compresses a section of vinyl tubing of...
4267833 Method of flushing a medical fluid  
A method of flushing a medical liquid into a system that is continuously monitoring a patient's blood pressure. A parenteral liquid, such as saline, is flushed through a valve that has an elastic...
4252787 Anti-fertility composition and method  
A self-administrable anti-fertility composition comprising a progestational compound in an amount effective for alteration of cervical mucus secretions in a manner unfavorable to fertility without...
4243033 Catheter delivery system  
A method and apparatus for delivering a small elongated flexible member into a body cavity. The apparatus includes a storage chamber opened at both ends for containing substantially the entire...
4235230 Iodine composition and method for prevention and treatment of dialysis induced peritonitis  
A composition and method for use with peritoneal dialysis patients for preventing or treating dialysis induced peritonitis. The method utilizes a flush solution of normal saline to prepare the...
4220152 Delivery system  
Delivery systems and devices for the controlled release of chemicals, including drugs, comprising a wall, formed in part at least, of a porous material, pores of which contain a hydrogel, said...
4220153 Controlled release delivery system  
Delivery systems and devices for the controlled release of chemicals, including drugs, comprising a wall, formed in part at least, of a porous fabric material, pores of which contain a hydrogel,...
4111201 Osmotic system for delivering selected beneficial agents having varying degrees of solubility  
An osmotic system for delivering an agent is disclosed. The system comprises a wall surrounding a compartment and has a passageway through the wall for delivering agent from the compartment. The...
4103687 Use of haptoglobin for therapy of cerebral vasospasm  
Haptoglobin is effective for preventing and remedy of human cerebral vasospasm when it is applied to spastic cerebral artery of the patient who is or has been suffering from cerebral vasospasm.
4041947 Flow control system  
A fluidic control system for use in irrigation and aspiration of the anterior chamber of the eye during ultrasonic emulsification of a cataract therein. The system comprises a handpiece with an...
4010747 Method of storing an ampoule for a needleless hypodermic injector  
A method of needleless medicant injection with an ampule having a medicant chamber and a bore extending therefrom dimensioned for needleless injection which includes the steps of evacuating the...
4003379 Apparatus and method for implanted self-powered medication dispensing  
An apparatus for dispensing drugs and other medications within the body leaves the patient ambulatory and is adapted to be entirely implanted and to dispense such substances over a long period of...
3991750 Dromostanolone propionate implant pellet useful for producing weight gains in animals and suppressing estrus in female animals  
Dromostanolone propionate has been found to result in a surprisingly large increase in weight in animals when administered as a pellet implant. In female animals, e.g. heifers, estrus is also...
3982536 Ballistic inoculation of animals and projectile therefor  
Ballistic projectile containing an antigen and method for inoculating animals comprising the non-lethal, ballistic implantation of a projectile containing antigen totally within a living animal....
3982537 Dynamic implants and method for implanting the same  
Dynamic implants adapted to be implanted in the interior tissue of a subject such as a human being, animal, or the like, the dynamic implant being capable of changing the condition of the subject...
3977404 Osmotic device having microporous reservoir  
An osmotic device for delivering an active agent is disclosed. The device is comprised of a wall surrounding in at least a part, a reservoir containing agent. The wall is formed of a material...
3976071 Methods of improving control of release rates and products useful in same  
Improved processes for obtaining the sustained release of pharmaceuticals from polymer matrices comprising the utilization of such steps as will allow the formation of solid solutions between...
3971376 Method and apparatus for introducing fluids into the body  
Method and apparatus for feeding fluids to internal body organs. An implant is introduced subcutaneously comprising a capsule having a hollow interior cavity and at least one channel extending...
3957049 Rechargeable drug delivery method  
The specification discloses a method of delivering medications at a controlled rate to a selected area of the body, such as to the eye, by the use of a reversible bond between the medication and a...
3946734 Apparatus for controlling the release of a drug  
The subject invention is directed to an apparatus which selectively contr the rate with which a drug contained therein is released to surrounding tissue. Moreover, the subject invention is directed...
3910266 Method and apparatus for beauty and therapeutic treatment  
A method and apparatus for beauty and therapeutic treatment of skin or mucous membrane in which suitably selected medical liquid is supplied from a tank and spouted from a nozzle onto the surface...
RE28536 Animal husbandry  
The present invention involves an estrus block and enhancement method which predetermines when domestic animals such as cows, sheep, horses, etc., go into estrum. A medicament implant surgically...