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6426332 Matrix-free osteogenic devices, implants and methods of use thereof  
Provided herein are methods for inducing bone formation in a mammal sufficient to fill a defect defining a void, wherein osteogenic protein is provided alone or dispersed in a biocompatible...
6391017 Method for protecting soft tissue while drilling into underlying bone  
A method of protecting soft tissue while drilling into underlying bone includes the steps of making an incision in the soft tissue, inserting a protector sleeve into the incision to engage the...
6391016 Methods for trephination and irrigation of the frontal sinus cavity  
A method of trephination and irrigation involves treating the frontal sinus through a hole drilled through the frontal bone. A small incision is made large enough to accept a soft tissue sleeve...
6391005 Apparatus and method for penetration with shaft having a sensor for sensing penetration depth  
An apparatus having a shaft that can sense the depth of penetration, for penetrating into an object (the substrate). The substrate being penetrated has impedance that varies according to the depth...
6368314 Monitoring of the pressure of a product fluid to be administered in dosed amounts during infusion or injection  
The invention relates to a process for the monitoring of the pressure of a product fluid to be administered in dosed amounts during an infusion or injection, which is dispensable from a container...
6370420 System and method for objectively verifying an internal disc disruption  
A device is provided for diagnosing internal disc disruption in an intervertebral disc in a patient's spine. A needle is used for injecting a contrast media with increasing pressure into the...
6302866 Catheter head for subcutaneous administration of an substance  
The present invention provides a catheter head including a cannula housing, a needle holder connectable to the cannula housing and a guide sleeve associated with the needle holder for positioning...
6273861 Pneumatically actuated tissue sampling device  
A novel instrument for automatic sampling or removal of tissue percutaneously from a patient. In a disclosed embodiment the instrument comprises a housing, a means for excising tissue from a target...
6254586 Method and kit for supplying a fluid to a subcutaneous placement site  
There is provided a method of supplying a fluid to a placement site. For instance, a sensor set is first mounted onto a skin of a user, and a placement site is contacted with the sensor set. The...
6254574 Self-blunting needle medical devices and methods of manufacture thereof  
A self-blunting needle medical device comprises a needle cannula (18) fixed to a hub (20) having a receiving structure therein such as ferrule (22) and a movable blunting member (14) movably...
6221048 Needle device  
A needle device for the delivery of medicaments, insuflation or other medical devices, having a reciprocable needle sensitive to lack of resistance, whereupon such needle retracts, permitting a...
6221063 Method of administering cardioplegia solution  
An improved balloon catheter has a catheter body with an expandable member, such as a balloon, mounted to the exterior surface thereof. Preferably, means for preventing sticking of the expandable...
6217554 Methods and apparatus for delivering substances into extravascular tissue  
Apparatus and methods for delivering a therapeutic or diagnostic agent into extravascular tissue surrounding a body passageway is provided comprising a catheter having a sheath, a tubular member,...
6213988 Introducer with external hemostasis clip  
An introducer of the type employing an elongated introducer sleeve for receiving a catheter or lead body and an associated hemostasis clamp including a clamping member configured to engage the...
6200302 Hypodermic needle for percutaneous drug delivery  
Devices and methods are disclosed for the percutaneous administration of a composition to a desired in vivo location. The composition comprises a biologically active substance and a...
6178348 Method and apparatus for maintenance of pierced orifices  
A needle for use with an apparatus for injecting fluid into a pierced body orifice has a hollow body having an axis and an internal bore along the axis, a blunt, closed first end, an open second...
6171282 Soft cannula and methods for use  
A soft cannula including a flexible exosheath having a flexible, shape retainable annular member attached at one end. In one preferred embodiment the soft cannula includes a retrieval suture...
6159197 Method and apparatus for treating body tissues and bodily fluid vessels  
Methods for treating bodily tissues and fluid vessels are disclosed. According to a method of repairing a perforation in a bodily fluid vessel, a viscous, moldable substance is inserted into the...
6149624 Apparatus and method for the rapid induction of hypothermic brain preservation  
Apparatus and method for using a cooled fluid to be introduced into the lungs as a heat exchange which as a result of the circulatory system of the body, lowers the temperature of the brain as well...
6132416 Universal medication dosing system  
A method of determining the proper medication dosage for a patient, including the steps of correlating a plurality of dosages of a plurality of medications to respective weight-related values...
6120493 Method for the introduction of therapeutic agents utilizing an electroporation apparatus  
A method is provided for the introduction of an agent to a neoplastic cell for electroporating the cell, including contacting the cell with an electrode template apparatus. The electrode template...
6120494 Method of placing a cannula  
A cannula assembly for insertion in a blood vessel includes a cannula and a dilator. The cannula has a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The dilator, which is...
6106495 Methods and apparatus for delivering antibiotic powders into the femoral canal for the reduction of orthopaedic sepsis during total hip arthroplasty  
Methods and apparatus of the present invention include encapsulating the antibiotic in fine particles of bioabsorbable polymer which will yield a constant dissolution of the antibiotic over a...
6077257 Ablation of rectal and other internal body structures  
The invention provides an apparatus and system for ablation of body structures or tissue in the region of the rectum. A catheter is inserted into the rectum, and an electrode is disposed thereon...
6059766 Gynecologic embolotherapy methods  
This invention is directed to novel methods for gynecologic embolotherapy. The methods directly access the blood vessels to be embolized transcervically rather than arterially. The methods provide...
6053899 Material delivery device and method of using the same  
A device, and related method, for introducing fiber material into a body includes a tubular member with a lumen extending to an opening in a distal end portion of the tubular member and a mechanism...
6036678 Method for preparation and transplantation of planar implants and surgical instrument therefor  
A method for transplanting planar implants, devices, etc., is provided. Method is particularly adapted for transplanting planar sheets of retinal cells to the subretinal region of an eye. A method...
6036681 Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient  
A method for morselating and removing the morselated tissue through a small incision comprising in general inserting a tissue container into the body cavity of a patient through an incision,...
6033427 Method and device for percutaneous sealing of internal puncture sites  
The present invention relates to a device for percutaneously sealing of an internal puncture site comprising a tissue portion having a puncture formed therethrough. A locating device is mounted for...
6017328 Device for subcutaneous medication delivery  
The present invention is an injection port assembly for subcutaneous delivery of medication. A single molded body has a soft cannula extending downward from a generally flat bottom surface and a...
6015401 Methods for vessel cannulation  
A syringe is disclosed having a large syringe housing which can be fitted with a large needle holder which in turn holds a large introducer needle. The introducer needle defines a passageway. A...
6015400 Method for placing a feeding tube  
A method for placing a feeding tube in a patient. The method includes the step of providing a needle defining a channel therethrough, the needle being constructed for insertion through an abdominal...
6001089 Multiple dose medication dispensing method  
A multi-use pen-shaped medication dispensing device made of a plastic material that is recyclable after the contents of the medication cartridge have been exhausted. The device is made of a minimal...
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...
5999628 Method and apparatus for improved digital message transaction model  
The invention is a machine-readable medium for implementing an improved electronic transaction model. The machine-readable medium stores at least one non-certficate data block, at least one prior...
5976110 Catheter system for administration of continuous peripheral nerve anesthetic  
A catheter system having an epidural needle, an electrically conductive stimulation wire attached to the needle, a multi-purpose connector, which is adapted to connect to intravenous tubing for...
5960797 Implantable intraosseous device for rapid vascular access  
A device and method for rapid access to the bone marrow for the infusion of drugs and other fluids into the bone marrow; sampling the bone marrow; and monitoring the physical properties of the...
5947910 Extravasation detection technique  
The technique for detecting extravasation during the injection of fluid into a patient involves the establishment of a baseline representing impedance at the zone of the injection prior to the...
5938635 Biopsy needle with flared tip  
An apparatus and method for performing percutaneous needle biopsies under direct visualization by medical imaging technologies is provided. The apparatus is a biopsy needle comprised of a shaft, a...
5935083 Device for body fluid pressure measurement  
A device for measuring body fluid pressure, such as blood pressure, muscle compartment pressure, and spinal column pressure, is herein described. An invasive implement is inserted into a body area,...
5931816 Syringe and method of using same  
My invention is a syringe which does not require the use of prior art plunger mechanisms to function (and its method of use). My syringe generally comprises the main body section and fluid...
5931810 Method for accessing the pericardial space  
There is provided an apparatus and a method of using the apparatus for creating a bleb of tissue of the pericardium of the heart, for accessing the pericardial space, intermediate the pericardium...
5928188 Method of delivering fluid with a non-reusable retractable safety syringe  
A non-reusable retractable safety syringe is provided which has a hollow plunger and a seal member carried thereon. The provision of the plunger and the seal relative to the barrel permits the...
5911714 Surgical cannula system  
A novel surgical cannula system is disclosed. The system generally comprises a guide rod, a cannula housing, an obturator and a dam assembly. A novel method for deploying the surgical cannula is...
5908404 Methods for inserting an implant  
A method for inserting an implant into a patient utilizing an apparatus comprising a cartridge having a body with a central bore. The body comprises at its proximal end a retention shoulder or hub...
5902280 Aspiration needle apparatus incorporating its own vacuum and method and adapter for use therewith  
An aspiration needle apparatus for collecting cell samples from tissue comprising a vacuum container having an enclosed evacuated space evacuated to a subambient pressure and sealed by a penetrable...
5900433 Vascular treatment method and apparatus  
This invention relates to the method of use of a congener of an endothelium-derived bioactive composition of matter, which comprises administering said congener percutaneously to a site proximately...
5893839 Timed-release localized drug delivery by percutaneous administration  
Devices and methods are disclosed for the percutaneous administration of a composition to a desired in vivo location. The composition comprises a biologically active substance and a...
5882331 Methods for puncturing an organ within a body cavity  
The present invention relates to a puncture method and a puncture system. More specifically, the objective of the present invention is to carry out the aspiration of a sample from a human organ or...
5879326 Method and apparatus for disruption of the epidermis  
A method and apparatus for mechanically disrupting a layer of skin having a known thickness without substantially disrupting underlying dermis layers below the layer of skin in question so as to...
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