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US-5,868,723 Moisture sensing and audio indicating apparatus for garments and associated methods
An apparatus and associated methods are provided for sensing and indicating moisture for garments such as diapers, training pants, or adult undergarments. The...
US-5,868,722 Smoke evacuation apparatus
A smoke evacuator for use in electrosurgical and laser surgical procedures in which a source of rapidly moving fluid under pressure is introduced to a surgical...
US-5,868,721 Injection device having anti-coring needle
An injection device which includes a container constructed and arranged to contain a medicament, a medicament disposed within the container, a seal constructed...
US-5,868,720 Indwelling catheter with stable enzyme coating
An improved indwelling catheter adapted for long-term usage includes a stable enzyme coating to prevent occlusion of the catheter lumen. The enzyme coating...
US-5,868,719 Drug delivery balloon catheter device
A medical device for delivering a drug internally to a patient's body. The medical device includes a catheter with a catheter shaft and a balloon attached to a...
US-5,868,718 Process to form dimensionally variable tubular members for use in catheter procedures
Process for forming a dimensionally variable tubular member for use in catheterization procedures. The process includes a mechanism for extruding a tubular...
US-5,868,717 Dual-lumen catheter and method of use
A dual-lumen catheter is disclosed that allows access to the vascular system of humans or animals for the high volume fluid flow related to hemodialysis or...
US-5,868,716 Shielded needle assembly
A needle assembly includes an elongate needle with a proximal end, a distal end and a passageway therethrough. The assembly has a needle hub with a proximal end,...
US-5,868,715 Intravenous metering device having automatic stopper
An intravenous metering device having automatic stopper comprises a connecting tube that can be inserted into a liquid bottle at one end such that a fluid...
US-5,868,714 Trocar reducer system
A novel reducer system is provided for a trocar cannula. The reducer system fastens to the cannula end and a living hinge allows a reducer cap to be closed over...
US-5,868,713 Pneumatic retractable syringe
A pneumatic retractable syringe in which the needle is retracted into the barrel of the syringe following use by compressed gas that is released from a gas...
US-5,868,712 Pump with door-mounted mechanism for positioning tubing in the pump housing
A peristaltic pump is provided with a housing, a pump head in the housing, and a receiving path defined along a housing and pump head for receiving tubing. An...
US-5,868,711 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...
US-5,868,710 Medical fluid injector
A medical fluid injector includes: an air detection system for detecting air in the neck of the syringe; a hand-operated control lever for controlling movement...
US-5,868,709 Portable modular apparatus and method for destroying medical needles
A portable electronic (electro-mechanical) device for destroying sharp, contaminated hypodermic and other medical needles includes an upper electrode assembly,...
US-5,868,708 Balloon catheter apparatus and method
A surgical device for cleaning and removing obstructing material from within a vascular conduit or other bodily passageway. The device comprises a balloon...
US-5,868,707 Protective sheath for catheter balloons
A polymeric heat shrinkable tubular sheath for mounting about a balloon on a dilatation catheter by heat treating at a temperature which does not detrimentally...
US-5,868,706 Catheter with reinforced oblong transverse cross section
An improved dilatation catheter is described which has an oblong transverse cross-section along essentially its entire length and a stiffening mandrel extending...
US-5,868,705 Pre-stretched catheter balloon
Disclosed herein is a compliant catheter balloon with an improved elastic response and reduced longitudinal expansion, and a method of forming the same. The...
US-5,868,704 Balloon catheter device
Balloon catheters having the strength and maximum inflated diameter characteristics of an angioplasty balloon and having the recovery characteristics during...
US-5,868,703 Multichannel catheter
This invention is a single, multichannel catheter useful for extracorporeal circulation of blood to a patient undergoing cardiovascular treatments or surgery....
US-5,868,702 System for cardiac procedures
A system for accessing a patient's cardiac anatomy which includes an endovascular aortic partitioning device that separates the coronary arteries and the heart...
US-5,868,701 Medical suctioning bacteria valve and related method
A valve and method for preventing backflow of bacteria and other unhealthy substances in a medical suctioning apparatus. The valve defines a chamber and has an...
US-5,868,700 Preformed coronary artery guide catheter
A catheter having an elongate body including a central lumen adapted to slidably receive a therapeutic catheter. The catheter includes a soft tip adapted to...
US-5,868,699 Injection dart system
An implant dart has a head of solid material and a tubular body that contains one or more drug-delivery implant packages. The head has a blade at its front end...
US-5,868,698 Apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree
Catheter apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree includes a catheter with multiple lumens. A first lumen is adapted to...
US-5,868,697 Intraocular implant
An ophthalmic implant for treatment of glaucoma, a delivery device for implanting such an implant, and a method of implanting such an implant. The implant...
US-5,868,696 Peristaltic pump tube holder with pump tube shield and cover
A peristaltic pump tube holder includes a body that supports a flexible tubing loop in an erect, outwardly bowed position extending from the body for engagement...
US-5,868,695 Systems and methods for eradicating contaminants using photoactive materials in fluids like blood using...
A system and method for treating a fluid carrying a contaminant to which a photoactive material has been bound include a treatment device that defines a flow...
US-5,868,694 Lower back support apparatus
A lower back support apparatus for supporting the user's lower back when seated. The lower back support apparatus includes a support frame and a support belt...
US-5,868,693 Custom-fitted athletic ankle brace
An athletic ankle brace is custom-formed to the shape of a wearer's ankle. The ankle brace includes a hardenable brace panel adapted for being molded while...
US-5,868,692 Therapeutic device for wrist injuries
A wrist brace useful for therapeutic recovery and restraint of hand pronation and supination, with respect to the forearm, of approximately plus or minus...
US-5,868,691 Posture training device
A posture training device comprising a substantially rigid support member including a plurality of slots and a plurality of straps. The straps are detachably...
US-5,868,690 Inflatable boot and method for its manufacture
An inflatable boot and method for its manufacture, in which the boot includes a bladder for encasing at least a portion of a human foot and at least a portion of...
US-5,868,689 Hand held massage device with resilient ball on flexible cord between two handles
A hand held massaging device comprised of a first and second handle, a cord perminantly fixed to the first handle and slidably fixed to the second handle. A...
US-5,868,688 Foot massaging appliance
A foot massaging appliance, includes a housing adapted to be supported on a flat horizontal surface and including an upper face facing upwardly of the housing...
US-5,868,687 Chair equipped with massage apparatus
A chair comprises a seat and a back rest. At least one vibrator is positioned in the seat and/or the back rest. The chair further comprises a housing for...
US-5,868,686 Method for detecting unphysiologic tendon translation
Keyboard constructions and methods are described which force or provide feedback for finger action that will enhance stability of the carpal tunnel tendons....
US-5,868,685 Articulated guidewire
Disclosed herein is an articulated guidewire for insertion into a blood vessel. The articulated guidewire includes a rotatable sensor cable, a sensor, a...
US-5,868,684 Device for hard tissue biopsy sampling
The invention relates to a hard tissue biopsy sampling device, e.g. for bone in humans or animals, comprising a tube shaped casing or sleeve with a distal end...
US-5,868,683 Techniques for predicting reading deficit based on acoustical measurements
A computer-implemented method for predicting, diagnosing and/or treating reading deficit in a human being is disclosed. The method includes generating a set of...
US-5,868,682 Device and process for generating and measuring the shape of an acoustic reflectance curve of an ear
A device and a process for analysis of an ear directs into the ear acoustic waves Measurements may be made without pressurizing the ear canal and contact between...
US-5,868,681 Device and a method for measuring the resistance of the respiratory tract
A device for measuring the resistance of the respiratory tract with the interrupter method consists essentially of a housing (2) which comprises an air passage...
US-5,868,680 Quantitative characterization of fibrillatory spatiotemporal organization
Described is a method for monitoring the spatiotemporal organization of atrial arrhythmias, especially atrial fibrillation, based on an analysis of sequences of...
US-5,868,679 Blood-pressure monitor apparatus
A blood pressure monitor apparatus for monitoring a blood pressure of a living subject, by changing a pressing pressure of an inflatable cuff being wound around...
US-5,868,678 Two-part medical pressure transducer with diaphragm stand-offs
A medical pressure transducer includes a reusable component with channels to either side of a reusable diaphragm, and a disposable dome with mounting wings to...
US-5,868,677 Bioinstrumentation device for measuring a biological parameter
A bioinstrumentation device utilizes an optical fiber for measuring biological parameters such as heart rate and breathing rate of a human subject. The device...
US-5,868,676 Interactive doppler processor and method
A method for interactively detecting a maximum velocity from acquired echo signals in an ultrasound system is provided. A processor with maximum velocity code is...
US-5,868,675 Interactive system for local intervention inside a nonhumogeneous structure
An interactive system for a local intervention inside a region of a non-homogeneous structure, such as the skull of a patient, which is related to the frame of...
US-5,868,674 MRI-system and catheter for interventional procedures
An MR system for interventional procedures, includes an MR imaging device and an interventional instrument, for example a catheter. The MR device is arranged to...
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