Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Ethicon, Gmbh

Thomas Jefferson University

Np Medical Inc.

Cardinal Health Switzerland 515 Gmbh

Becton

Jonathan B Gabel

Simon Cohn

Todd M Chelak

Michael Cardinale

Doug Souls

Danial Paul Ferreira

Dwayne Lee Looney

Robert E West

John E Burbank, Iii

Richard A Cronenberg

Michael Vincent Quinn

Paul G Alchas

Stuart K Williams

Charles L Bush

Bradley M Wilkinson

Charles George Hwang

Daniel J Smith

Lucio Giambattista

Alan Bachman

Paul J Mulhauser

Antonio A Bendek

William J Allen

Greg R Furnish

Christopher John Brooks

Scott W Reed

David Stefanchik

Robert J Tannhauser

Bruce E Jarrell

Frank A Augello

Matthew Rohr Daniel

Joseph A DiPisa

Roger W Hoeck

John Miser

Matthew David Daniel

Jason T Perkins

Roddi J Simpson

Douglas Paddock

Emil Richard Skula

Michael E Guglielmo

Jason C Livingston

Deborah G Rose

Amir Ali Sharifi-Mehr

Ray Adams

Malcolm E Taylor

Evan Leibowitz

Andrew Galanis

Tony A Cutshall

Wes Prais

Richard James Caizza

Jianxin Guo

Luis J Maseda

Dachuan Yang

Ian Kimball

Anthony S Miksza

Ulf Ulmsten

Guy L Osborne

David A Szabo

David Gale

Tuan V Nguyen

Volker Harms

Jens-Peter Straehnz

John S Pedlick

Michael Di Biasi

Anthony Worthington

Mark T Mooney

Benjamin Wicks

Pauline K Park

Thomas Petrella

Mark S Barabas

John Edrington

Henri A M Decloux

Thomas L Carter

A medication injection pen, including a housing, a dose set knob (DSK) comprising an internal key, and a dose stop member engaging the dose set knob. Rotation of the dose set knob to set a medication dose causes rotation of the dose stop member with respect to the dose set knob, and when the dose set knob is rotated to a last dose setting position, the dose stop member rotationally abuts the internal key thereby preventing further rotational movement of the dose set knob in a dose setting direction.

Multiple use disposable injection pen

A patient access site securement system includes a housing with an inlet, an outlet and an internal fluid path between the inlet and the outlet. The housing also has a connecting portion that connects to a catheter and/or a fluid line attached to the catheter. A contact surface is located on an underside of the housing and positions the patient access site securement system on the patient. A first reservoir with an interior holds a liquid and transitions from a first state to a second state. The interior is in fluid communication with the inlet when the reservoir is in the second state to allow the liquid to flow from the inlet, through the internal fluid path and exit the outlet. The liquid interacts with the contact surface and/or the patient to alter a level of securement between the catheter and the patient.

Patient access site securement system

An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, a firing system moveable along a first axis, a handle extending upwardly from the housing along a second axis that defines an acute angle with the first axis, the handle having an upper free end that defines a top of the applicator instrument, a trigger coupled with the housing for activating the firing system, and an elongated shaft extending from the distal end of the housing, the elongated shaft having a proximal shaft section extending along the first axis and a distal shaft section that is oriented at an angle relative to the proximal shaft section for extending upwardly toward the top of the applicator instrument. The trigger is squeezed for dispensing surgical fasteners from the distal end of the elongated shaft. The applicator instrument has at least one visual indicator for indicating a proper orientation for the applicator instrument in which the upper free end of the handle is positioned above the housing.

Applicator instruments with inverted handles and triggers, curved shafts, and visible orientation indicia

A low profile catheter system includes a catheter hub with a stabilization surface that is located on an underside of the catheter hub and stabilizes the catheter hub on a patient. A substantially linear flow path extends from an opening at the distal end of the catheter hub to an inlet located within an intermediate portion of the catheter hub. The flow path allows fluid to flow between the distal end and the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion receives a base connector having a fluid path. The fluid path has a first opening and is fluidly connected to the inlet of the flow path in the catheter hub and a biasing member biases the first opening toward the inlet when the base connector is received by the intermediate portion.

Low profile catheter system

A medication injection pen, including a housing, a dose set knob (DSK) comprising an internal thread and an internal key proximate to a distal end of the internal thread, and a dose stop member comprising an external thread engaging the internal thread of the dose set knob. Rotation of the dose set knob to set a medication dose causes lateral translation of the dose stop member with respect to the dose set knob, and when the dose set knob is rotated to a last dose setting position, the dose stop member rotationally abuts the internal key thereby preventing further rotational movement of the dose set knob in a dose setting direction.

A wound closure device includes a flexible filament having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first and second ends. A plurality of barbs project outwardly from the flexible filament. Each barb has a base connected with the flexible filament, a blunt tip spaced from the base, a leading edge extending between the base and the blunt tip and facing toward the first end of the flexible filament, and a trailing edge extending between the base and the tip and facing toward the second end of the flexible filament. The trailing edge of the barb and the longitudinal axis of the flexible filament define an angle of at least 68&#xb0; that opens toward the second end of the flexible filament.

Locally reversible barbed sutures

Novel tissue wound closure devices and applicator instruments are disclosed. The tissue wound closure devices have a filament or strap and a capture device that locks the filament or strap in place after application to approximate a wound in tissue. The applicator instruments have a curved insertion needle.

Tissue wound closure device and applicator instrument

A lancer device that enables a user to draw blood from a patient and discard the used lancet without touching it. The device also has an adjustable tip for selecting the depth of stylet penetration into the patient and a triggering mechanism that utilizes a yoke latch and a leaf spring to discharge the lancet. The lancer also has a dampening feature to reduce vibrations when the lancet is moving.

Lancer

Vessel wound closure systems and method for sealing a puncture wound in a target vessel, such as those puncture wounds that occur from interventional procedures. The vessel wound closure system comprises at least a biocompatible, viscoelastic, self-sealing septum material injected onto the adventitia of the target vessel prior to performance of an interventional procedure. The prior injected septum material remains and seals the puncture wound of the target vessel even after various components associated with accessing the target vessel and the performance of the interventional procedure are removed from the target vessel and the puncture wound.

Systems and methods for closing a vessel wound

An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, a firing system disposed in the housing, an actuator coupled with the housing for actuating the firing system, an elongated shaft extending from the housing, the elongated shaft having an outer diameter, and a cap secured to the distal end of the elongated shaft, whereby the cap has a lower distal edge that extends laterally beyond the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The lower distal edge of the cap has a length that is greater than the outer diameter of the elongated shaft. The cap has a distal end face that slopes upwardly and proximally from the lower distal edge, and the cap has a surgical fastener delivery window formed in the distal end face for dispensing surgical fasteners. The delivery window has a lower end that is spaced from the lower distal edge.

Applicator instruments having distal end caps for facilitating the accurate placement of surgical fasteners during open repair procedures

An applicator instrument for dispensing surgical fasteners includes a housing, a firing system disposed in the housing and being moveable in distal and proximal directions along a first axis, and an elongated shaft extending from the housing, the elongated shaft having a proximal section and a distal section that is oriented at an angle relative to the proximal section. A plurality of surgical fasteners are disposed in the elongated shaft. The applicator instrument has a handle that extends upwardly from the housing along a second axis that defines an acute angle with the first axis. A trigger is mounted on the handle, and a linkage couples the trigger with the handle and the firing system. When the trigger is squeezed, the linkage guides the trigger along a linear path of movement relative to the handle.

Applicator instruments for dispensing surgical fasteners during open repair procedures

Applicator instrument

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Jonathan B Gabel