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7611483 |
Indicator metrics for infection monitoring
A method for monitoring an infection in proximity to an implantable medical device includes monitoring an indicator of infection in proximity to an implanted medical device; determining whether the...
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7521061 |
Pharmaceutical formulation for regulating the timed release of biologically active compounds based on a polymer matrix
A formulation containing a biologically active compound having a structure with hydrogen bonding sites is blended with a polymer having a structure with complementary hydrogen bonding sites, the...
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7242981 |
System and method for controlling an implantable medical device subject to magnetic field or radio frequency exposure
A system for controlling an implantable medical device (e.g., a drug delivery device) susceptible to malfunctioning during exposure to a magnetic field and/or Radio Frequency field (e.g., during a...
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7070591 |
Vascular access port with physiological sensor
A combined vascular access port and physiologic parameter monitoring device. The vascular access port and the monitoring device may be connected by a cooperative geometry. The vascular access port...
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7063691 |
Implantable reservoir and system for delivery of a therapeutic agent
There is disclosed method and apparatus for retaining a reservoir for a therapeutic agent between the scalp and cranium of a subject, including providing a deformable pouch or rigid cylinder for...
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7052486 |
Method and system for treating depressive and anxiety disorders
A method and system for treating depressive and anxiety disorders is disclosed. The method and system of the present invention comprises operating a programmable pump for the delivery of at least...
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RE39014 |
Packaging and method for solid dose administration of medicaments
A method and packaging for vaccinating or medicating an animal by implanting a solid dose medicament in an animal. The solid dose medicament, or plurality of such medicaments, are each color-coded...
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6929631 |
Method and apparatus for percutaneously accessing a pressure activated implanted port
Methods and apparatus for percutaneously accessing an implanted port using an access tube which is periodically introduced to the implanted port. The apparatus is preferably an implantable port...
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6902544 |
Troubleshooting accelerator system for implantable drug delivery pumps
An implantable pump and methods for detecting leaks in an implantable pump are provided. In one embodiment, the implantable drug pump includes a housing having at least one inlet port and an outlet...
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6648849 |
Medicinal implant and device and method for loading and delivering implants containing drugs and cells
A system for injecting controlled release medicinal implants has a syringe-like injector body with a lumen and plunger. A needle is attached to the injector body and receives therein an injectable...
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6629947 |
Systems and methods for delivering flowable substances for use as implants and surgical sealants
A system for delivering a flowable substance capable of changing from liquid to solid for use as implants and surgical sealants includes a first reservoir containing a first flowable substance...
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6620140 |
Method and an apparatus for a port access system
An apparatus comprising a housing having a port adapted to receive a moveable first member and a moveable second member is configured to communicate with a tube.
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6589199 |
System for implanting a cross-linked polysaccharide fiber and methods of forming and inserting the fiber
Systems and methods are disclosed for implanting and forming both a polysaccharide fiber and an implant formed of the fiber. In one system, a liquid including polysaccharide and a liquid including...
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6585681 |
Methods and apparatus for performing flow-through peritoneal dialysis
Methods, apparatus, and kits are provided for performing peritoneal dialysis. In a first aspect, subcutaneous and transcutaneous systems are described for performing continuously cycling peritoneal...
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6500165 |
Active antisepsis device
A device for maintaining antisepsis of embedded devices with a body is provided. The device comprises a housing having a first active surface and a second active surface with the housing being...
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6482197 |
Methods and apparatus for inhibiting infection of subcutaneously implanted devices
Implantable ports and other devices are cleansed by the injection of a washing solution into a region in the device or in a tissue pocket surrounding the device. In a first embodiment, the washing...
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6475466 |
Methods for treating endoleaks during endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms
Disclosed are methods for treating endoleaks arising from endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysms. The disclosed methods involve the in situ sealing of endoleaks after placement of an...
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6447488 |
Apparatus for the dialysis of blood, method for fabricating the same, and method for the dialysis of blood
Improved apparatus for the dialysis of blood, a method for fabricating the same, and an improved method for the dialysis of blood.
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6436084 |
Methods and apparatus for disinfecting subcutaneously implanted devices
Implantable ports and other devices are disinfected by the injection of an anti-microbial agent into a region in the device or in a tissue pocket surrounding the device. In a first embodiment, the...
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6342214 |
Method for viral vector delivery
A method for the effective delivery of viral vector gene therapy pharmaceuticals in a recirculating, oxygenated perfusate solution, to a target tissue comprising contacting the target tissues with...
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6319241 |
Techniques for positioning therapy delivery elements within a spinal cord or a brain
The present invention addresses the problems associated with lead migration, patient movement or position, histological changes, neural plasticity or disease progression. The present invention...
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6315769 |
Apparatus and method for measuring the amount of fluid contained in an implantable medical device
An implantable pump apparatus and method of operating the implantable pump for infusing a fluid into a body are described. The implantable pump apparatus includes a support member. A pressure...
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6309380 |
Drug delivery via conformal film
A drug delivery conformal film system according to the present invention is adapted to be compounded and applied, by medical personnel at the point of use, to a medical device such as a...
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6299590 |
Implant, and method and device for inserting the implant
A ball-shaped implant made out of a pliable fiber. The fiber is introduced into the body and when it encounters body tissue it folds upon itself to form a ball-shaped implant. A fluid may be placed...
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6296632 |
Ball-shaped fiber implant, and method and device for inserting the implant
In the method proposed, the implant material in the form of a fibre is unwound from a bobbin (10) with the aid of a stream of air (24) and injected through a tube (19) into the body (22). In front...
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6287293 |
Method and apparatus for locating the injection point of an implanted medical device
A method and apparatus for locating the injection point of an implanted medical device. In a preferred embodiment, the locating apparatus is in the form of radiopaque rings made of a metallic...
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6263237 |
Techniques for treating anxiety disorders by brain stimulation and drug infusion
Techniques using one or more drugs and/or electrical stimulation for treating an anxiety disorder by means of an implantable signal generator and electrode and/or an implantable pump and catheter....
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6258079 |
Method and systems for establishing vascular access
A body lumen access system comprises a distal access cannula and a proximal access cannula. The distal access cannula is attached to or within the body lumen and the proximal access cannula is...
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6183461 |
Method for delivering a medication
A drug-infusing device is implanted into a body cavity such as a bladder. The device is implanted in an uninflated, low profile state. After insertion into the body cavity, the device is filled...
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6174299 |
Method for treating hemophilia A and B and AIDS and devices used therein
The present invention provides a method for treating Hemophilia A or B which comprises implanting in fluid communication with the bloodstream of a mammal in need of such treatment a permeable...
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6132415 |
Systems and methods for removing retained fluids and infusing therapeutic fluids
Systems for draining retained body fluids comprise an implantable port in an access tube. Usually, a drainage cannula for connecting the implantable port to a site of fluid retention is also...
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6120492 |
Method and apparatus for percutaneously accessing an implanted port
Methods and apparatus for percutaneously accessing an implanted port use an access cannula which is periodically introduced to an aperture on the implanted port so that the cannula passes through...
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6120491 |
Biodegradable, anionic polymers derived from the amino acid L-tyrosine
A polymer with a hydrolytically labile backbone and having the structure: ##STR1## wherein R 9 is an alkyl, aryl or alkylaryl group with up to 18 carbon atoms having a pendent carboxylic acid...
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6096018 |
Medical treatment utilizing ionically crosslinked medical devices
The present invention provides a method for medical treatment comprising introducing into a human or animal a medical device selected from the group consisting of stents, catheters, cannulas, plugs...
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5997524 |
Catheter assembly for percutaneous access to subcutaneous port
An access catheter for percutaneously connecting to a subcutaneously implanted port comprises a catheter body having a distal end and a proximal end. A needle or other access tube is connected to...
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5951538 |
Gas generating device for delivering beneficial agents to a body cavity
A controlled delivery device for holding and administering a biologically active agent includes a housing having a first end portion, a second end portion, and a port associated with the housing....
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5931829 |
Methods and systems for establishing vascular access
A body lumen access system comprises a distal access cannula and a proximal access cannula. The distal access cannula is attached to or within the body lumen and the proximal access cannula is...
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5919160 |
Vascular access device and method of installing same
A vascular access device is provided which can be used for chronic venous or organ access. When implanted, the device facilitates repeated intermittent infusions of medical treatment while reducing...
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5807315 |
Methods and devices for the delivery of monomeric proteins
Methods and devices for dissociating multimeric proteins and their delivery to patients, along with resultant compositions, are provided. A monomeric protein delivery device is also provided,...
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5466218 |
Method of cleaning an implanted medication infusion pump with discharge side port
A medication infusion pump is provided of the type adapted for implantation into the body of a patient, and for programmable delivery of a selected medication through a catheter to the patient over...
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5178612 |
Compressible split cylinder bayonet locking device for attachment of a catheter to a fluid transfer device
A bayonet twist locking connector is disclosed for detachably securing an end of a catheter to a fluid transfer device including a flange defining a T-shaped opening for receiving the device and a...
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5112303 |
Tumor access device and method for delivering medication into a body cavity
A method for delivering a medication into a body cavity includes the steps of inflating a flexible bag within the body cavity such that the flexible bag expands to fill most of the void of the body...
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5011472 |
Implantable delivery system for biological factors
Devices and methods are disclosed to provide hybrid, modular systems for the constitutive delivery of appropriate dosages of active factor to a subject and, in some instances, to specific...
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4911168 |
Method of screening and selecting intraperitoneal medication infusion pump candidates
A method of screening potential recipients of an implantable medication infusion system including an implanted intraperitoneal catheter is disclosed which seeks to select only those candidates who...
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4731051 |
Programmable control means for providing safe and controlled medication infusion
An implantable programmable infusion pump (IPIP) is disclosed and generally includes: a fluid reservoir filled with selected medication; a pump for causing a precise volumetric dosage of medication...
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4559033 |
Apparatus and methods for minimizing peritoneal injection catheter obstruction
The present invention is directed to subcutaneous peritoneal injection catheters and methods which minimize catheter obstruction during use. The apparatus includes a receiving chamber or reservoir...
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4557724 |
Apparatus and methods for minimizing cellular adhesion on peritoneal injection catheters
The present invention is directed to a subcutaneous peritoneal injection catheter apparatus and methods which minimizes catheter obstruction during use. The apparatus includes a receiving chamber...
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4405305 |
Subcutaneous peritoneal injection catheter
A novel implantable, peritoneal injection catheter apparatus and method, the apparatus including an open top, fluid-receiving reservoir mounted to one end of a hollow stem and a penetrable membrane...
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4258711 |
Infusion apparatus and method
An infusion apparatus and method employs an infusate reservoir connected by way of a first flow path having a first flow restrictor to a mixing chamber. The reservoir is also connected by a second...
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3910283 |
Process for treatment of ascites and device to accomplish same
A method for the transfer of body fluid which accumulates in the peritoneal cavity into the vascular system is disclosed. This accumulation occurs most frequently with patients suffering from...
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