Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc.

Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

Lee K Kulle

Anil K Nalagatla

Richard W Flaker

Tommy C Cushing

Louis Sabo

Gregory D Bishop

Michael J Miller

Donald L Reynolds, Ii

William T Donofrio

Ross G Krogh

Charles B Burford

In one embodiment, an anchor for anchoring a medical lead within the body of a patient, comprises: a first housing portion; a second housing portion, wherein the first and second housing portions define an inner passageway through the anchor and the inner passageway comprises first and second tapered portions at first and second ends of the inner passageway; and a gripping insert disposed within the inner passageway; wherein the first and second housing portions are adapted to be set in a first configuration and a second configuration by user manipulation; wherein in the first configuration, the inner passageway through the first and second housing portions permits the gripping insert to be retained in a first state; wherein in the second configuration, the gripping insert is compressed into a second state; wherein in the second configuration, the gripping insert is further compressed into a third state when the gripping insert is forced against one of the first and second tapered portions by movement of a medical lead placed in the anchor.

Implantable anchor for medical stimulation leads

Drug cassette

Disclosed is a drug-delivery cassette for use with a drug delivery device. The cassette includes a main board and a luer site base portion connected to the main board for positioning a luer on the main board. A drip chamber is included on the main board to collect any drug that exits the luer when the luer is attached to the luer site portion. A deflectable sensor beam is positioned to detect the presence or absence of a luer in the luer site base portion. The drug-delivery cassette further includes a drug vial spike attachable to and detachable from the cassette main board that is connected to the luer by way of a drug delivery tube.

Drug delivery cassette

Oral/nasal cannula

Connector for oral nasal cannula

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Aubrey, TX, United States of America

Lee K Kulle