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        <title>Free Patents Online: Surgery</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 604 Surgery</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[Absorbent articles for feminine protection with gel-forming polysaccharide-comprising wings]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635797.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to absorbent articles, in particular sanitary napkins and panty liners, which offer improved protection and comfort to the wearer by having side panels, so-called wings, which comprise a gel-forming polysaccharide, preferably a chitosan material.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[High performance balloon catheter/component]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635510.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Composite fiber reinforced balloons for medical devices prepared by applying a web of fibers to the exterior of a preformed underlying balloon and encasing the web with a matrix material to form a composite balloon. The fiber web is applied to at least the cone portion of the underlying balloon form. Either the cone portion of the underlying balloon form, or the web fibers applied to said cone portion, or both, have a friction-enhancing material coated thereon.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Patches and uses thereof]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635488.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A patch comprising a support having electrostatic properties is provided wherein a periphery of the support is coated with an adhesive material, and all or part of the non-adhesive surface of the support is covered with at least one biologically active substance in the form of particles that is adhered to the non-adhesive part of the support by electrostatic forces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Rotating stent delivery system for side branch access and protection and method of using same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635383.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for treatment of a vessel bifurcation and its method of use comprises a catheter having a catheter shaft, a portion of which is characterized as an axle about which a rotatable assembly is disposed and rotatable thereabout. The system employs a series of lumens, openings and/or ports to provide a balloon mounted on the rotatable assembly with fluid communication to the catheter shaft.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method of and apparatus for positioning and maintaining the position of endoscopic instruments]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635363.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention provides an apparatus for, and a method of, accurate positioning of endoscopic instruments. Accurate positioning of the instruments is accomplished through the inclusion of a steering ability within the device. After the endoscopic instrument is properly positioned the present invention may use rapid exchange technology, soft locks, and mechanical locks to maintain the position of the endoscopic instrument. Rapid exchange technology is used to minimize displacement forces present on the guidewire or catheters. Soft locks and mechanical locks resist movements caused by displacement forces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Highly efficient fluid suctioning device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635361.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A multi-purpose, one integral piece, medical suctioning device, comprising, in combination first, second and third longitudinally extending tubular body portions of successively different outer diameters, and defining a single, molded plastic unit which is laterally flexible along its longitudinal length, the first body portion forming annular barbs outwardly presented to receive connection to plastic tubing, the second body portion defining a cylinder of relatively greater outer diameter or diameters, there being an annular stop ring integral with the cylinder and presented toward such barbs to define a stop surface against which plastic tubing seats endwise, the third body portion being elongated, and tapering away from the second body portion to terminate at a laterally flexible, forward tubular tip, there being a finger controlled air inlet defined by a sideward protrusion integral with said second body portion.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method for the manufacture of a disposable undergarment having a cutout]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635360.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of manufacturing an undergarment includes moving a web of body panel material in a longitudinal machine direction, forming a cutout in the web, cutting the web of body panel material along the longitudinal machine direction and thereby forming a rear body panel web and a front body panel web, and connecting a crotch member to each of the rear and front body panel webs. The crotch member covers said cutout when connected to the rear and front body panel webs. A disposable undergarment having a cutout, and a method for the use thereof, is also provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Receptacle for use with a medical suction device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635359.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosed is a receptacle for use with a medical suction device which is equipped with a cover body and an external case for detachably holding and air-tightly surrounding the receptacle and a patient-side tube for introducing waste liquid into the receptacle, and designed to create a negative pressure in both an interior space of the cover body and the external case and an interior space of the receptacle so as to allow waste liquid to be sucked into the receptacle through the patient-side tube. The receptacle has an air-pervious/liquid-impervious element having air perviousness and liquid imperviousness. The air-pervious/liquid-impervious element at least partly constitutes a portion of the receptacle to be surrounded by the cover body and the external case.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medical device having anti-microbial properties and a false lumen and method of making the same]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635358.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A medical device with anti-microbial properties to prevent infections. This medical device, such as an in-dwelling catheter, has a portion that is insertable into the body of a patient and accessible from outside the body once the portion is inserted. The portion has an outer wall, a first active lumen within the outer wall, and a false lumen within the outer wall in which the false lumen has a distal portion and a proximal portion. The false lumen contains an anti-microbial agent that provides the outer wall with anti-microbial properties. The distal portion of the false lumen is sealed. The false lumen may be adjacent to the first active lumen. The medical device may also contain a second active lumen, wherein the first active lumen is an inlet lumen and the second active lumen is an outlet lumen. Alternatively, the false lumen may surround the first active lumen.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Needleless injection site]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635357.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A needleless injection site comprising a housing defining proximal and distal ends and including a reseal member disposed therein. The reseal member has an elastically openable and closable aperture formed therein, and normally resides within the housing in a closed position wherein the aperture is in a closed configuration. The reseal member is deformable such that the application of distally directed pressure thereto will cause the reseal member to distally advance within the housing to an open position wherein the aperture assumes an open configuration. The removal of the distally directed pressure from the reseal member will cause it to resiliently return to the closed position wherein the aperture assumes the closed configuration.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Injection device]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An injection device comprising an outer housing inside which is located a medicament-holding barrel with a needle at one end thereof, at least part of the needle being moveable in and out of the outer housing, a plunger moveable within the barrel, an inner housing intermediate the outer housing and the barrel and plunger and an energy source in communication with said inner housing. The inner housing is moveable by the energy source between
 
     a first position in which the plunger and barrel are movable axially so as to move at least part of said needle out of the outer housing; a second position in which the plunger is movable axially into said barrel so as to expel medicament through the needle; and a third position in which the plunger and barrel are able to retract in order to retract the needle into the outer housing.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Medical line securement device]]></title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A medical line securement device holds a medical article such as a connector fitting for a catheter or a catheter adaptor in position upon the body of a patient and inhibits axial motion of the medical article. The securement device includes a retainer with a base and a cover. The cover is hinged to the base such that it may be moved between an open and closed position. The base and cover each have a groove which cooperate when the cover is in the closed position to form a channel through the retainer. The medical article includes an elongated body which is received within the groove of the retainer, the elongated body lying between at least a pair of regions of larger radius of the medical article. By receiving the portion of the elongated body of the medical article between the regions of larger radius, axial motion of the medical article through the groove is inhibited. The retainer may also include one or more slots to receive any radial projections of the medical article within the retainer.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Device for fixing a catheter to the body of a patient]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635354.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A device for fixing a catheter, such as a peripheral veinous catheter, a central veinous catheter or a central arterial catheter, to the body of a patient. The device includes a housing, which can be closed by a lid, and a base coupled to the housing, surrounding the housing and enabling the housing to be fixed to the skin of the patient. The housing includes a first chamber through which the outer part of the catheter, which is placed in the vein, passes and a second chamber for accommodating and maintaining the catheter.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Transseptal puncture needles and needle assemblies]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635353.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The instant invention is directed toward transseptal puncture needles and transseptal puncture needle assemblies. More specifically, it relates to curved transseptal puncture needles and needle assemblies that facilitate insertion through curved transseptal introducers. Each curved transseptal puncture needle includes a needle tip with a tangential back bevel configuration, a reverse tangential back bevel configuration, or a conical reverse bevel configuration. The axial orientation of the needle tip relative to the needle curvature, whether on the concave side or convex side of the curved transseptal puncture needle, provides additional benefits. The leading edge of the needle tip is located at a distal end of an inner needle tube, and the leading edge of the needle tip may be positioned away from an outer surface of the inner needle tube and adjacent to an inner surface of the inner needle tube.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Catheter and introducer needle assembly with needle shield]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635352.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An assembly with a needle shield is provided. The needle shield includes a lock for preventing unwanted proximal and distal movement of the needle once the needle has been withdrawn into the needle shield.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Device for metered administration of a liquid product]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635351.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A device for administering doses of a substance, the device including a housing forming one of a product reservoir or a receiving seat for a product reservoir, a force sensor, a delivery mechanism which executes an axial output movement in a delivery direction to deliver a dose from the product reservoir, and which is supported via the sensor on the housing counter to the delivery direction, and a contact element on which the sensor is axially supported, at least one of the contact element and sensor forming a device for reducing play which, in an adjustment engagement with at least one of the housing or the delivery mechanism, is displaced into an adjustment position and axially secured in the adjustment position in such a way that axial play between the delivery mechanism and the housing is reduced.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Auto-injector comprising a resettable releasing safety device]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635350.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An autoinjector including a housing, a receptacle for an active substance, which receptacle, together with a connected injection needle, is displaceable within the housing by spring force for inserting the injection needle into a patient, a piston displaceable within the receptacle by spring force for expelling the active substance, a transfer mechanism for transferring the spring force to the receptacle and/or to the piston, a holding mechanism for holding the transfer mechanism, a releasing mechanism for causing the holding mechanism to release the transfer mechanism when the releasing mechanism is moved from a first position into a second position, and a resetting mechanism for moving the releasing mechanism from the first position into the second position without during the move causing the transfer mechanism to be released.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syringe pumps]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635349.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A syringe pump has a motor rotating a leadscrew, which drives a plunger head retainer to push a plunger along the barrel of a syringe so as to dispense medication to a patient. A force sensor in the head retainer measures the force on the plunger to detect when there is an occlusion restricting flow of medication. When an excess force is detected an alarm is generated and the motor is reversed to reduce the force to about 10% of that at which the occlusion is detected. The occlusion can be removed with a reduced risk of a bolus of medication being dispensed after which the user restarts the pump so that the plunger is driven normally.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Container for medicament automatic injector and automatic injector adapted therefor]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635348.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Containers for automatic injectors and automatic injectors adapted for those containers are disclosed. The containers include structures adapted to retain and, optionally, cripple the needle of the automatic injector when the automatic injector is inserted into the container after use. Depending on the embodiment, an indicator may be included, either as part of the container or as part of the automatic injector, to indicate whether or not the automatic injector has been used. If the indicator is provided as a part of the automatic injector, a corresponding portion of the container may be formed of a light permeable material. The container may also include features, such as an eyelet over the closed end, designed to cushion the automatic injector. Cushioning and shock absorbing features may also be provided inside the container. A clip is also disclosed. The clip is designed to attach two or more containers together.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Catheter with multilayer tube]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635347.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An interventional catheter for angioplasty and the like, including a catheter tube including an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member disposed within the lumen of the outer tubular member, and a balloon attached to the distal end of the outer tubular member and the distal end of the inner tubular member. The outer tubular member includes a first portion having a first stiffness and a second portion having a second stiffness less than the first stiffness. The inner tubular member has an inner surface having a first coefficient of friction and an outer surface having a second coefficient of friction greater than the first coefficient of friction.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pressure-propelled system for body lumen]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635346.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Apparatus is provided for use with a biologically-compatible-fluid pressure source, the apparatus including an elongate carrier, adapted to be inserted through a proximal opening of a body lumen, and a piston head coupled to a distal portion of the carrier. The piston head is adapted to form a pressure seal with a wall of the lumen after the carrier has been inserted into the lumen, and to be advanced distally through the body lumen in response to pressure from the fluid pressure source. The apparatus is configured to facilitate distal advancement of the piston head by facilitating passage of fluid out of the lumen from a site within the lumen distal to the piston head. The apparatus additionally includes an optical system, coupled to the carrier in a vicinity of the distal portion, the optical system having distal and proximal ends. The optical system includes an image sensor, positioned at the proximal end of the optical system; an optical member having distal and proximal ends, and shaped so as to define a lateral surface, at least a distal portion of which is curved, configured to provide omnidirectional lateral viewing; and a convex mirror, coupled to the distal end of the optical member, wherein the optical member and the mirror have respective rotational shapes about a common rotation axis.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Pressure-propelled system for body lumen]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635345.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Apparatus is provide for use with a fluid pressure source, including an elongate carrier, adapted to be inserted through a proximal opening of a body lumen, and a distal piston head coupled to a distal portion of the carrier. The piston head is adapted to be in direct contact with a wall of the lumen when the carrier is inserted into the lumen, and to be advanced distally through the body lumen in response to pressure from the fluid pressure source. Additionally, the piston head is typically adapted to facilitate passage of fluid out of the lumen from a site within the lumen distal to the piston head.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Syringe devices and methods for mixing and administering medication]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635344.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention includes a device having a chamber within a syringe. A fluid passageway extends through a syringe piston. A valve is associated with the passageway controlling fluid passage through the piston. The invention includes a piercing structure having a head segment and a body portion, with a channel through the body portion and through at least one surface of the head without passing through the tip. In another aspect the invention encompasses a method of preparing an agent for administration to an individual. A first component is provided within a syringe and a second component is provided within a vial. A closed valve is associated with a fluid passageway between the vial and the syringe barrel through a piston. Valve repositioning allows fluid passage and sliding of the piston joins the first and second components. Repeated sliding of the piston mixes the components to produce the medication agent.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Fluid dispenser]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635343.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Dispensing assemblies, methods, and kits of parts for dispensing two separate fluids to an treatment site, including entraining non-atomized flow of a first fluid in an atomized flow of a second fluid, delivering a first fluid upstream from a second fluid, delivering a first fluid and a second fluid with re-shapeable malleable tubes, delivering first and second fluids with releasable connectors maintained by a handle assembly, and kits of parts with angularly offset pockets.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[System and methods for medical device advancement and rotation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635342.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for moving an elongate medical device has at least one drive element for engaging and moving an elongate medical device. Various embodiments provide for moving the separate inner and outer elements of a telescoping medical device. Some systems also provide for the rotation of a rotatable distal element on a rotatable medical device or the rotation of extension element in a telescoping medical device.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Dropper bottle and accessories therefor]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com./7635070.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[To overcome shortcomings of the prior art, the subject invention is provided which includes various dropper bottle designs and dropper bottle assemblies including accessories for dropper bottles. With certain aspects of the subject invention, improvements in the administration of eye drops is provided by adding accessories or modifications to conventional dropper bottles, so that doses and/or single drops may be administered in a repeatable and reliable manner. More specifically, certain embodiments use devices ( 10, 300 ) to restrict the amount the dropper bottle ( 12 ) is deformed in administering a dose; other embodiments rely on mechanical reduction of interior volume (without deformation of the dropper bottle ( 12 )) to administer a dose, such as with a displaceable piston ( 500, 602 ); and, yet, a further embodiment provides a valving arrangement ( 402, 404 ) to limit a dose. Features ( 200 ) are also included which aid in the alignment of the dropper bottle's nozzle to the eye, and a feature ( 102 ) is provided for protecting the user's eye from potential damage which can occur if a pointed nozzle ( 104 ) is brought into contact with the eye during alignment. As will be appreciated by those skilled in the art, the various aspects and embodiments disclosed herein may be used singularly or in various combinations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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