Hollister, Inc.

USA As Represented by Secretary of the Navy

Malford E Cullum

William Kirwan Arnold

Jerome A Henry

Denise Gamblin

Adam J Foley

Donald V Matesi

Stephen Collum

Lloyd Grant Simonson

Alan L McArthur

Ruchi Seth

Linda A Lininger

David J Farrell

John T Clarke

Padraig M O'Flynn

George J Cisko

Paul Charles Fletter

John P O'Mahony

Jeanne E Lee

James J Fitzpatrick

Sylvia Zottu Schade

Colin Conlon

Martin Bruggemann

Mary L Glennon

Michael G Murray

Christina Augustyn

Horacio Montes De Oca

Stephen King

James C Ragain, Jr

Gary W Inglese

Mark Liddle

Rory Grogan

Istvan Naday

Paul Hine

Chun N Shih

Diane R Bienek

Sukjoon Park

Peng Lin

Padraig M O'flynn

John P O'mahony

Horacio Montes De Oca Balderas

Varun Kumar

Ian Dodd

Finn Mccarrick

Padraig M O'FLYNN

Reusable catheter products () are provided for storing, transporting, and sterilizing reusable urinary catheters. The products include a case () comprising a proximal section (), a middle section (), and a distal section (). The case includes a cavity () configured to receive a catheter (); the cavity includes a hydration fluid (). The catheter comprises a distal end, a proximal end and a tubular section therebetween and includes a hydrophilic coating. When the catheter is inserted into the case, the hydration fluid sterilizes and lubricates the catheter.

Reusable urinary catheter products

Hygienic Hydrophilic coatings, hydrophilic coating formulations and wetting fluids that include an anti-infective agent.

Hygienic medical devices having hydrophilic coatings and methods of forming the same

An adjustable bowel treatment arm () features a telescoping shaft () having a proximal end and a distal end. A handle () is secured to the distal end of the telescoping shaft, while a pivot junction () positioned at the proximal end of the telescoping shaft. A stem has a proximal end and a distal end, where the distal end of the stem is attached to the pivot junction. A head () is attached to the proximal end of the stem.

Adjustable bowel treatment arm

A system for performing irrigation of a body cavity includes a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid, a catheter and a controller. The catheter is configured to be at least partially inserted into the body cavity and has a flushing passage, a drain passage and a retention balloon. A waste drain valve is in fluid communication with the drain passage of the catheter and is movable between a closed configuration, where waste is retained within the drain passage, and an open configuration where waste flows through the drain passage. The controller is in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter, and has a pump and a valve assembly. The valve assembly is changeable between configurations where, when the pump is actuated, irrigation liquid is pumped from the reservoir to the retention balloon, from the reservoir to the flushing passage of the catheter and from the retention balloon to the reservoir.

Body cavity irrigation integrated manual controller and pump device, system and method

Components for use in hollow organ irrigation systems are provided, including collapsible and expandable liquid reservoirs, self-supporting liquid containers for liquid reservoirs, and retaining elements for rectal catheters, which may be inflatable or un-inflatable.

Hollow organ irrigation systems

A trans anal irrigation device that can be used on a bed. The device includes a rectal catheter connected to an irrigation fluid supply. A waste collection bag is also connected to the catheter. The catheter may be insertable in a seat attached to a fluid supply line. A valve in one of the catheter or seat selectably allows or prevents fluid communication between the catheter and a waste collection bag. The catheter may include an inflationless cuff made of a flexible material that permits it to be inserted in the rectum to prevent leakage around the exterior of the catheter.

Trans anal irrigation platform with bed module

A trans-anal irrigation (TAI) device has a pump base unit, an irrigation fluid reservoir, a wireless electronic controller, fluid tubing, and a disposable rectal catheter in fluid communication with the tubing. The rectal catheter has a retention balloon and a waste control valve. The fluid tubing contains two or three separate lumens for irrigation fluid and retention balloon inflation/deflation and optionally for waste control valve actuation. None of the lumens ever communicates with any other lumen. A hydraulic control circuit has a pump that pumps in one direction only but, with suitable control valves, is able to pump water to and from the retention balloon and to and from an optional waste control valve. A water temperature sensor is mounted in the pump base unit at a thin-wall section. The temperature sensor sends a signal to a controller which provides an indication of whether the water temperature is suitable for use.

Wireless electronic pump design for a body cavity irrigation device

A controller for a body cavity irrigation system, where the system features a reservoir containing an irrigation liquid and a catheter, includes a housing with a dial attached to the housing and movable between positions corresponding to stages of a body cavity irrigation procedure. The controller is in communication with an electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve that are in fluid communication with the reservoir and the catheter so that the electromechanical pump and at least one electromechanical valve are configured to perform a stage of the body cavity irrigation procedure corresponding to the selected dial position.

Body cavity irrigation system controller

Hygienic medical devices having hydrophilic coating

A fecal collection device includes a barrel with a waste drain conduit attached thereto. A drain opening is defined between passages of the barrel and the waste drain conduit. An irrigation conduit is connected to a source of lavage liquid. A trocar plug has a tapered distal end and moves between insertion, irrigation and flushing positions within the barrel passage. When in the insertion position, the tapered distal end of the trocar plug extends from the distal end of the barrel. When in the irrigation position, the irrigation conduit may provide lavage liquid to the barrel passage while the trocar plug covers a majority of the drain opening. When in a flushing position, the trocar plug covers less of the drain opening than when the trocar plug is in the irrigation position.

Fecal collection device, system and method

The inventive subject matter relates to a method for detecting the presence of a biological substance of interest in a test sample of saliva or oral fluid, comprising combining said test sample with a fluorescence-labeled ligand to said biological substance and detecting a change in the fluorescence polarization of said test sample produced by binding of said fluorescence-labeled ligand to said biological substance. In one aspect of the inventive subject matter, said method comprises additional steps for comparing the fluorescence polarization of said test sample with the fluorescence polarization of a control solution. Also provided is a miniaturized, portable apparatus for measuring the fluorescence polarization of a liquid sample.

Fluorescence polarization instruments and methods for detection of exposure to biological materials by fluorescence polarization immunoassay of saliva, oral or bodily fluids

A small, portable, hand-sized apparatus for detecting microorganisms or chemicals in liquid samples by fluorescence polarization. The apparatus operates using a low power excitation light source, such as an LED, in order to irradiate a sample with polarized light. Detection of emitted polarized light from the sample is detected in multiple planes simultaneously using low power detectors resulting in an elimination of error caused by drifts in intensity in sequential measurements and in reducing assay time.

Hand-held fluorescence polarimeter

The inventive subject matter relates to a competitive method for estimating the concentration in a sample of aprotein or antibody thereof selected from the group consisting of protective antigen (PA), lethal factor (LF) and edema factor (EF). The method may employ the use of Fluorescence Polarization, FLT or FRET. The competitive methods are capable of detecting a target protein within 5 minutes within the range of 0.1 to 10.0 nM. The methods provide for the rapid detection and quantitation of bacteria, bacterial antigen or antibody in culture media or broth of growing cultures of bacteria, includingby fluorescent methods.

Rapid immunoassay of anthrax protective antigen in vaccine cultures and bodily fluids by fluorescence polarization

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Grayslake, IL, United States of America

Malford E Cullum