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4969870 Method and apparatus for intraosseous infusions  
Apparatus and related method for infusing liquids and drugs into, or aspirating marrow from, the trabecula of a patient's bone. The apparatus enables the user to reliably determine when an...
4963130 Intra-peritoneal perfusion of oxygenated fluorocarbon  
A novel method of oxygenating the tissue of a living mammal is disclosed comprising the steps of providing an oxygenated fluorocarbon-containing liquid; injecting that oxygenated liquid into the...
4957481 Photodynamic therapeutic technique  
The present invention is directed toward methods for the reduction of the severity of symptoms resulting from tumors, such as pain induced by the pressure exerted on a nerve by the tumor mass....
4932934 Methods for treatment of tumors  
To obtain tumor-selective, photosensitizing drugs useful in the localization of neoplastic tissue and treatment of abnormal neoplastic tissue such as tumors, one of two methods is used. In the...
4915689 Parenteral delivery system comprising a vial containing a beneficial agent  
A parenteral delivery system for delivering a beneficial agent is disclosed. The delivery system comprises a reservoir containing a medical fluid, a vial containing a beneficial solid agent, and a...
4869717 Gas insufflation needle with instrument port  
The disposable trochar in the form of a gas insufflation needle having a removable rod and needle portion within an outer sheath is provided. The rod has a blunt end and is retractable during...
4847065 Composition for occlusion of ducts and cavities of human body  
The present invention relates to compositions for occlusion of ducts and cavities of human body. The composition incorporates alpha-cyanoacrylates, dimethylsulphoxide, dimethylketone and an...
4842588 Method of loading and discharging a drip chamber  
A flexible tube is mounted on top of the drip chamber. The top of the tube is connected to the spike via a one-way ball-type valve. The bottom of the tube is connected to the drip chamber via a...
4838857 Medical infusion device  
A medication infusion device comprises a retainer for holding a medication-containing receptacle of the type which is actuatable to expel the contents of medication therefrom. A sensor is included...
4838854 Method and apparatus for selecting a medicine injection site  
An apparatus and a method to aid a human being in correctly selecting the site of a medicine injection when that human being is required to take a series of medicine injections on a regular basis....
4834704 Injectable infusion pump apparatus for implanting long-term dispensing module and medication in an animal and method therefor  
A two-stage injection device has a resiliently expandable medication reservoir stored in collapsed state within the cannula. After inserting the cannula through the skin into an animal cavity,...
4832687 Subcutaneous tunneling instrument and method  
A novel subcutaneous tunnelling instrument and method for placing a subcutaneous catheter between two remote incisions in a patient, comprising making a subcutaneous tunnel by pushing a rod having...
4813928 Nozzle for tissue adhesive  
A syringe-needle-like nozzle for tissue adhesive comprising a hub and a deformable cannula without a bevel, the cannula being made of high-ductile metallic material for medical use and fixed in the...
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...
4801293 Apparatus and method for detecting probe penetration of human epidural space and injecting a therapeutic substance thereinto  
A method for detecting probe penetration of human (i) target tissue having predetermined internal pressure and (ii) epidural space having essentially negative gauge pressure relative to atmosphere...
4799921 Method for implanting retainers and implants in cattle  
A retainer for cattle implants comprising a main body portion and a plurality of retention elements capable of implantation into cattle along with the implant itself. An injector and new process of...
4795423 Oxygenated perfluorinated perfusion of the ocular globe to treat ischemic retinopathy  
A novel method of treating ischemic retinopathy is disclosed. After diagnosis of ischemic retinopathy, as for example as a result of retinal infarction, the ocular globe is penetrated with two...
4781676 Interstitial administration of perfluorochemical emulsions for reoxygenation of hypoxic tumor cells  
A method is set forth for treatment of hypoxic tumors by interstitial injection of oxygen bearing fluorocarbon emulsions directly into the hypoxic zone of the tumor followed by radiation treatment.
4767405 Sterile cassette  
Sterile packaging contains a sterilized cassette and a needle assembly and a cover for the cassette in its own sterile packaging. The cassette assembly maintains the operating field sterile and...
4753636 Subcutaneous implant kit  
A presterilized, packaged, subcutaneous contraception kit including a simple, disposable cutter device (1) which makes precise, repeatable less than 5 mm incisions in the skin which is capable of...
4752286 Balloon tube for treating esophagus varix  
This invention provides an improvement in a method of surgically treating an esophageal varix utilizing an endoscope wherein air under pressure is directed to expand a patient's esophagus and...
4737139 Unitary venous return reservoir with cardiotomy filter  
A unitary device for the treatment and collection of blood from two different sources during a surgical procedure comprises a hollow housing made of a rigid, preferably transparent, material, first...
4721506 Flat-inclined tip needle  
An epidural needle and method of use are disclosed involving a needle shaft having a first end and a second end with an axial channel extending therebetween. The first end of the needle shaft...
4713446 Viscoelastic collagen solution for ophthalmic use and method of preparation  
Chemically-modified collagen is prepared by reacting native collagen with a di or tri-carboxylic acid halide, di or tri-sulfonyl halide, di or tri-anhydride, or di or tri-reactive active ester...
4710162 Fat collection and injection process into same body  
A process of reconstructing human body surface configurations is disclosed which includes the steps of withdrawing fat from subdermal layers in one portion of the human body and reinjecting the...
4695271 Angiographic injector  
A method and apparatus for injecting a contrast media having means for preventing, operation thereof until the plunger of a syringe cartridge has been first placed in the fully extended position.
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...
4677978 Emergency cricothyrotomy system and cricothyrotomy kit  
A method for performing emergency cricothyrotomy ventilation comprising palpating the cricothyroid membrane between the thyroid and cricoid cartilages and thereafter inserting an over-the-needle...
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...
4638799 Needle guide apparatus for discolysis procedures  
A needle guide apparatus for accurate insertion of an elongated injection needle into a select intervertebral disc for injection of a lysing agent or dye, particularly during discolysis procedures,...
4634424 Multiple re-entry implantable septum and method of using same  
An improved multiple re-entry implantable septum is disclosed. The septum comprises a casing and a resilient member positioned within the casing. The resilient member has a perforation therein...
4597754 Long capillary tube hose assembly for fluid dispensing device  
A hose assembly for use to regulate flow from a dispensing device that provides a generally constant pressure on a liquid to be dispersed. The hose assembly includes a length of capillary tubing...
4573448 Method for decompressing herniated intervertebral discs  
Decompression of herniated discs in the lumbar spine is carried percutaneously by the insertion of a specially designed cannulated trocar over a guide wire extending through the patient's back...
4571243 Needle guidance system  
System for stereotaxic lateral extradural disc puncture has a frame fitting over the patient which provides for proper location of the cannula of the needle. The frame has a pair of right-angle...
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...
4552554 Introducing catheter  
An introducing catheter for use in placing a large guidewire after a small guidewire is in position. The catheter has a tapered distal tip, decreased lumen size at the distal end, a side port and a...
4461280 Surgical instrument and process  
A method of providing medical treatment of the prostate area. A urethrally inserted apparatus having an outer sheath, and a removable obturator located within the sheath during insertion of the...
4449534 Liquid-flow measuring devices, particularly useful for drip chambers  
A liquid-flow measuring device particularly useful as a drip chamber for infusion administration sets includes a housing having an internal chamber for accumulating the liquid dripping thereinto by...
4430074 Method for the intravenous administration of plural solutions through a common flow monitoring station  
The present invention relates to an efficient method of automatically and sequentially intravenously administering two separate solutions to a patient by utilizing a Y-type IV set provided with a...
4390018 Method for preventing loss of spinal fluid after spinal tap  
A method and apparatus for sealing a hole in the spinal canal of a patient made by a needle used to make a spinal tap. An elongated hemostatic thread is inserted into the lumen of the needle before...
4342312 Method of injecting fluid  
Method and apparatus for injecting fluids into patients at a controlled rate from an ampule containing the injecting fluid with a sliding piston therein to force the fluid from the ampule into the...
RE30966 Wick catheter pressure sensing probe and method of use  
This invention relates to a clinical wick catheter and to a technique for measuring tissue fluid pressure and also collecting tissue fluid by the catheter. A catheter has a wick positioned in one...
4313439 Automated, spring-powered medicament infusion system  
A system is provided for the administration of a medicament, such as insulin, to a patient in small, controlled doses over an extended period in response to a continuously generated force. The...
4282986 Method for discharge of quantities of fluid or semi-fluid substances from a container  
A method of dispensing fluid or semi-fluid liquids or pastes in which the liquid or paste is contained in a container having a top flexible dome and a bottom dome connected at their open ends to...
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...
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...
4230123 Needle sheath complex and process for decompression and biopsy  
A needle sheath complex and related process for external use of the complex for decompressing or sampling tissue within a multitude of areas in human and animal bodies. The needle sheath complex is...
4197846 Method for structure for situating in a living body agents for treating the body  
By way of a suitable syringe, for example, there is injected into the tissue of a living being an absorbable viscous substance in which a plurality of solid bodies are suspended to an extent...
4162673 Method of testing the position of a needle assembly in the epidural space  
A method of testing the position of a needle assembly in the epidural space of a patient's body, the needle assembly having a tip and an elongated passageway communicating between the tip and a...
4127118 Method of effecting and enhancing an erection  
A method of alleviating and treating male impotence by effecting and enhancing an erection by injecting into the penis an appropriate vasodilator, a sympathomimetic amine, or an adrenergic blocking...
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