Covidien LP

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Angiodynamics, Inc.

Other

Brian F Nentwick

Michael J Bettuchi

Philippe Gravagna

Julie Lecuivre

Yves Bayon

Alfredo Meneghin

Stanislaw Z Marczyk

Megan L Prommersberger

Dagmar Dassonville

Megan Stopek

James E Ingold, Jr

Thomas Vincent Casey, Ii

Ahmad Robert Hadba

Richard P Stevenson

Raymond Lareau

Roland Ostapoff

Bradley D Chartrand

Daniel Buehner

Tobin Kovoor

Joshua Benjamin Stopek

William M Appling

Garrett P Ebersole

Brian Joseph Cuevas

Joseph Hotter

James Steven Kenny

Marwa Choudhury

Megan Stopek (née Prommersberger)

Megan Prommersberger Stopek

Ali Irfan

Dagmar (Dassonville) Guyader

Steven Tsai

Micheal Bettuchi

Stainslaw Marczyk

Devices and methods for obtaining high flow rates in a port catheter system, and devices and methods for using a high flow rate port catheter system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a reservoir is dedicated for aspiration and a separate reservoir is dedicated for infusion. Fluid flow channels associated with aspiration are larger than the fluid flow channels associated with infusion. The catheter connected to the port can have an offset tip configuration. Methods for accessing the port are also disclosed.

High flow rate dual reservoir port system

Multilayer structures including a porous layer and a non-porous layer are useful as buttresses when associated with a surgical stapling apparatus.

Buttress and surgical stapling apparatus

Implants are described herein which contain an activated adhesive on at least a portion of the surface of the implant. A release sheet may be positioned over at least a portion of the adhesive. Packages which contain the implants and methods of preparing the implants are also described.

Self-adherent implants and methods of preparation

A method for locating a catheter tip within a human body is disclosed. An audio sensor is positioned at a site on the human body. An audio signal is detected by the audio sensor, and transmitted to an audio signal processing unit. The audio signal processing unit determines if the audio signal corresponds to a target location of the catheter tip, and transmits a notification signal to a user notification unit. An infusion of fluid or an audio emitting element can be used to generate the audio signal at the catheter tip.

Method for locating a catheter tip using audio detection

Articles are provided having no orientation or a multi-directional orientation. Such articles may be in the form of films, ribbons, sheets, and/or tapes and may be utilized as buttresses with a surgical stapling apparatus or as reinforcing means for suture lines. The articles may be produced with etchings on at least a part of a surface of the article.

Wound closure material

A surgical stapling instrument is provided having systems for securing buttress material to the anvil and staple containing cartridge associated with the surgical instrument. The system includes a retainer configured to engage the anvil or the staple containing cartridge and capture the buttress material between the retainer and the anvil or staple containing cartridge. The disclose retainer engages the anvil or staple containing cartridge in snap fit or friction fit fashion. The buttress material includes a circumferential perforation line enabling the center of the buttress material to be stapled to tissue while the remainder of the buttress material remains with the anvil or staple containing cartridge.

Staple buttress retention system

Systems of releasably connecting staple line buttress material to the jaws of a surgical stapling instrument are provided. The systems include retainers configured to engage the buttress material and releasably retain the buttress material on the jaws of the surgical stapling instrument prior to stapling tissue. In certain embodiments, the retainers remain with the jaws of the instrument after stapling of tissue. In alternative embodiments, the retainers remain with the buttress material after being stapled to tissue.

Detachable buttress material retention systems for use with a surgical stapling device

Dialysis catheter tip

Growing community of inventors

Greenfield Center, NY, United States of America

Brian F Nentwick