Vertis Neuroscience, Inc.

Meagan Medical, Inc.

University of Washington

The Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Thoratec Corporation

Clearflow, Inc.

Clear Catheter Systems, Inc.

Tc1 LLC

Kyphon Sarl

Vicis, Inc.

Vicis Ip, LLC

Vpg Acquisition Co, LLC

Paul C Leonard

Jon Mikalson Bishay

Paul F Muller

Keith Schubert

William Ettlinger Cohn

Edward M Boyle, Jr

Nathan J Dale

Alan Marc Gillinov

Sam Kiderman

Peter Wesley Bristol

Joseph Patrick Sullivan

Keif M Fitzgerald

Per G Reinhall

Alan L Schenck

Travis Edward Glover

Anton Perry Alferness

Jeffrey Paul Mills

Gary S Kaplan

Kurt Vincent Fischer

Samuel R Browd

Andre Hunter Paggao Stone

Jay M Miazga

Richard L Keenan

Michael L Green

John Timothy Dardis, Ii

Bradford Evan Gliner

Robert B Hubler

Kent W Leyde

William E Cohn

Brian W Donovan

Thomas C Arends

John F Harris

Andrea Y Leung

Chris Genau

Lisanne A Eng

David P Thompson

Stephanie Ann Barnes

Patrick Vilbrandt

John T Dardis

Mike Czerski

Jonathan Posner

Andre Hunter Stone

Susan Lucille Rogers

Kayla Yukiko Fukuda

Peterw Bristol

A garment worn by a wearer has an exterior shell and an interior shell with various impact absorbing material between the exterior shell and the interior shell. The impact absorbing material includes multiple structures, such as rods or filaments, capable of deforming when force is applied then returning to its state prior to application of the force. In various embodiments, a rate sensitive material (RSM) is positioned in one or more locations relative to the exterior shell and the interior shell of the garment to further attenuate impacts to the garment. The RSM changes its resistance to force based on a rate at which the material is loaded.

Layered materials and structures for enhanced impact absorption

Various embodiments of a system for priming a catheter assembly are disclosed herein. For example, the system can include a catheter assembly including an elongate body and an operative device coupled thereto. The system can also include a priming vessel configured to receive insertion of the operative device therein. The priming vessel can include a proximal portion secured to the distal portion of the elongate body such that the elongate body is in fluid communication with the priming vessel. The priming vessel can also include a distal end through which air is expelled when a fluid is channeled through the elongate body and into the priming vessel to expel air from within the catheter assembly.

Fluid handling system

A device for clearing obstructions from a medical tube, such as a chest tube, is disclosed in various embodiments. The device features a clearance member in the form of a loop. The loop desirably has a diameter that substantially corresponds to the inner diameter of the medical tube. Also desirably, the loop presents a substantially unobstructed pathway therethrough for the flow of material from a location in the medical tube distal to the loop to a location in the medical tube proximal to the loop regardless whether the clearance member is being translated or is at rest in the medical tube. Methods of utilizing such a device are also disclosed.

Methods and devices to clear obstructions from medical tubes

A protective helmet comprises an inner layer and an outer layer separated from the inner layer by a space. An interface layer is positioned in the space between the inner layer and the outer layer and includes an impact absorbing material that non-linearly deforms in response to an incident force on the protective helmet. For example, the impact absorbing material includes multiple filaments each having an end proximate to the inner layer and another end proximate to the outer layer interface, with the filaments configured to non-linearly deform in response to an incident force on the helmet.

Protective helmets including non-linearly deforming elements

Various embodiments of a fluid handling system are disclosed herein. For example, the fluid handling system can include a catheter assembly and a console configured to control the operation of the catheter assembly. A removable interface member can be configured to provide fluid and electrical communication between the catheter assembly and the console.

A garment worn by a wearer has an exterior shell and an interior shell with various impact absorbing material between the exterior shell and the interior shell. The impact absorbing material includes multiple structures, such as rods or filaments, capable of deforming when force is applied then returning to its state prior to application of the force. In various embodiments, the impact absorbing material is manufactured using injection molding to allow positioning of various structures in the impact absorbing material relative to each other during manufacture. During manufacturing, one or more living hinges are included in portions of the impact absorbing material to allow certain portions of the impact absorbing material to be accurately positioned relative to each other. Other manufacturing methods may be used, such as three-dimensional printing may be used to include structures in the impact absorbing material.

Manufacturing impact absorbing structures for an athletic helmet

Catheter pump console

Catheter pump console interface

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Woodinville, WA, United States of America

Paul C Leonard