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7618391 |
Waveform sensing and regulating fluid flow valve
Microfluidic shunt valves are disclosed having a deflectable element capable of being held in a closed position to occlude the passage of fluid between an inlet and outlet and, when not held in the...
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7615045 |
Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
A wetting apparatus ( 110 ) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter ( 103 ) comprises a wetting receptacle ( 101 ) which defines a wetting fluid receiving area ( 102 ) for receiving the...
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7608067 |
Patient-adjustable incontinence device (AID)
A patient-adjustable device and surgical method for the treatment of urinary incontinence is disclosed herein. More specifically, the device is a mesh surrounded pillow which is implanted near the...
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7578814 |
Drainage catheter with lockable hub
A reversible lockable drainage catheter for use in draining excess bodily fluid in a tissue having a catheter tube with a proximal end and a distal end, and a lockable hub positioned about the...
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7569037 |
Atomizing spray apparatus and method
A method and apparatus for applying an atomized liquid solution upon a person, comprising a spray enclosure booth; an exhaust vent located below an anticipated user's facial area zone, the exhaust...
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7559921 |
Device for removing a lodged mass
A vacuum device for removing a lodged mass or bolus from the throat of a choking victim. The device includes a pump for creating a vacuum chamber communicating with a mouthpiece having a frangible...
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7520866 |
Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide
Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing of the wound and in preparing the wound bed for further treatment and...
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7500972 |
Device for alternately holding, or effecting relative longitudinal movement, of members of a medical instrument
The disclosed device can hold, or effect relative longitudinal movement between, two members of a medical instrument, such as an instrument used for fastening two hollow organs together. The device...
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7488315 |
Surgical smoke field evacuators
Universally adaptable evacuators are adaptable to all surgical fields, easy to apply and, in most cases, may be expanded and/or removed as necessary. A hollow tube including a fitting adapted for...
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7481805 |
Drainage catheter
A catheter includes a tubular body, a ring member, and at least one elongate member. The tubular body has a distal region. The ring member encircles at least a portion of the circumference of the...
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7476219 |
Urinary incontinence device
The invention relates to an external female incontinence device. The device comprises a flexible elastic strip having an opening in the strip, a fluid collection means surrounding the opening on...
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7468058 |
Suction fluid collector for medical applications
A suction fluid collector includes a transparent reservoir made of a resilient material with an upper opening positioned on one side of a flexible suction bag with at least one transparent side. A...
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7462171 |
Urine collection bag with angled valve support
A urine collection bag is provided which includes at least one sheet of flexible material defining a collapsible fluid reservoir and a support member defining a fluid channel and including a spout...
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7458964 |
Catheter movement control device
The present invention relates to a device for controlling movement of a catheter that is at least partially disposed therein a urinary catheter pouch. The invention particularly relates to a...
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7438706 |
Automatic urine collecting apparatus
An automatic urine collecting apparatus for collecting urine received by a urine receiver through a tube, includes: a container for receiving and storing urine; a pump that sucks and conveys urine...
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7419483 |
Surgical drain with positioning and protective features
The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the...
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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...
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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...
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7390320 |
Automatic urine disposal device and urine receptacle used therefor
An automatic urine disposal device has a urine collecting pad, vacuum pump, and urine tank. In the urine collecting pad, the top sheet comes in contact with the wearer's skin, the hydrophilic sheet...
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7384417 |
Air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system employing curved bipolar-type electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly
An air-powered tissue-aspiration instrument system, comprising an air-powered instrument having a hand-supportable housing supporting a curved dual cannula assembly having a curved hollow outer...
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7381206 |
Power-assisted tissue-aspiration instrument system employing an electronically-controlled air-flow valve assembly within an external instrument controller
A method and apparatus is disclosed for mechanically-assisted liposuction treatment. The apparatus includes a hand-holdable housing, an electro-cauterizing dual cannula assembly, and a...
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7361170 |
Device, system, kit or method for collecting effluent from an individual
The present invention relates to a device, method, system and kit for receiving effluent from an individual. In an alternative embodiment, the present invention is directed to a device, method,...
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7354431 |
Optical height zeroing device
A leveling device for determining the zero pressure point of an external draining system with respect to a patient is provided. The leveling device generally includes a body having a viewing...
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7351234 |
Urine collection and disposal system
A urine collection and disposal system and method applies subatmospheric pressure to a receptacle open to atmospheric pressure which has a urine outlet in fluid communication with a source of...
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7338478 |
Tubular apparatus for drainage of the colon and method and guidewire for colonic intubation
Method for draining and decompressing a colon in which a drainage tube is inserted through the anus into the colon to extend through the entire colon. The drainage tube is fixed in position and...
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7329250 |
Method and apparatus for converting supplies and reducing waste
A method and apparatus for technique and cycling (Techni-cycling as herein defined) such that converting delivery supply containers (supplies) into waste and disposal receptacles is disclosed. More...
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7322971 |
Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition by transmittance
Devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid...
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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...
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7294138 |
Nose pack method and apparatus
A medical device and method for treating nose bleeds are provided. The device includes packing material interconnected to a flange member. The packing material is insertable into a nasal cavity,...
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7166343 |
Method of and items for reducing latex exposure
Methods of reducing exposure to latex comprise forming an item comprising a biodegradable polyhydroxyalkanoate copolymer comprising two randomly repeating monomer units. The first randomly...
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7150739 |
Catheter system and method for delivering medication to the bladder
An improved urinary catheter device having a urine collection bag selectively drains the bladder or provides a fluid pathway to the bladder for injecting an amount of medication therein. A...
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7144385 |
Discharging implement for medical care
For safely inserting a catheter into a chest cavity of a child or corpulent patient to be retained therein and for preventing atmospheric air from proceeding into the chest cavity during a removal...
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7141038 |
Endourethral device and method
Several embodiments of an endourethral prosthesis, assembly, and attendant methods are provided for patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention. The...
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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...
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7122025 |
Rectal insertion device
A rectal insertion device ( 1 ) for the treatment of disorders of the digestive tract of a human or animal patient having a body ( 3, 5 ) comprises a forward section ( 8 ) which in an operative...
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7122018 |
Device and method for treatment of wounds with nitric oxide
Topical exposure of nitric oxide gas to wounds such as chronic non-healing wounds may be beneficial in promoting healing and preparing the wound bed for further treatment and recovery. Nitric oxide...
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7090663 |
High volume liquid waste collection and disposal system
A system for collecting and disposing of liquid medical waste includes a fluid collection cart and a draining and cleaning station. The fluid collection cart includes a pair of containers, each of...
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7087048 |
Hydrophilic urinary catheter having a water-containing sachet
A wetting apparatus ( 110 ) for wetting a hydrophilic urinary catheter ( 103 ) comprises a wetting receptacle ( 101 ) which defines a wetting fluid receiving area ( 102 ) for receiving the...
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6939339 |
Access member and a system for catheterization of the urinary bladder through an artificial or a natural canal in a user, and a method of replacing such an access member
An access member for use in catheterization having an outer end and an inner end. The access member, which is adapted to extend from the outside of the body through a canal extending from the...
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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...
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6921378 |
Anti-reflux drainage devices and methods
An anti-reflux drainage device includes an elongated member defining a lumen, and a valve disposed along the elongated member. The valve can include one or more lumens in fluid connection with the...
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6916312 |
Applicator for excreta management device
The applicator is used for a placement of an excreta management device on a wearer. The applicator has a longitudinal centerline, a transverse centerline, a device facing surface and an opposing...
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6908451 |
Liquid venting surgical system
A surgical system having a cassette with an aspirant collection chamber and an aspiration exhaust line that drains into the aspirant collection chamber. A fluid line containing a valve allowing...
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6902550 |
System for draining fluids
A kit for draining fluids from the body of a patient is provided. The kit eliminates the problem of having to obtain a distinct liquid source and a means for delivering the liquid into a chamber of...
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6878142 |
System for aspirating and irrigating tract wounds
An improved suction and irrigation system for debriding a tract wound includes a suction and irrigation handpiece and a dual lumen suction and irrigation tip that is removably connectible to the...
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6872433 |
Shape memory alloy/shape memory polymer tools
Micro-electromechanical tools for minimally invasive techniques including microsurgery. These tools utilize composite shape memory alloy (SMA), shape memory polymer (SMP) and combinations of SMA...
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6849068 |
Aspiration catheter
Aspiration catheters suitable for use in the treatment of an occlusion in a blood vessel are disclosed. These catheters are especially useful in the removal of occlusions from saphenous vein...
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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...
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6849061 |
Method and apparatus for pleural drainage
Apparatus and method for evacuating material from a body cavity are disclosed. An elongated tubular member constructed and arranged to be inserted through an aperture in a patient's chest is...
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6805689 |
Safety blood collector device
A blood collector system utilizes a standard disposable needle assembly and standard blood collecting and receiving tubes of the type sealed by a pierceable septum. The system has a hollow...
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