Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc.

Raychem Limited

Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated

Covidien LP

Tyco Electronics Corporation

Paul William Martens

John W Allison

Jesse Nicasio Rosen

Joseph Coakley

William Patrick Pennybacker

Mark William Baker

Albert L Ollerdessen

Peter Yee

Joel C Colburn

Bryan Jon Weber

Ashok K Mehan

Donald Scott Nelson

Achilles Chiotis

Edward A Cydzik

Bryan P Williams

David W Solano

Richard E Rodkey

Ronald W Watson

David H Krevor

Rick Rodkey

Deran Bacon

Devices, systems and methods for removing heat from subcutaneously disposed lipid-rich cells are disclosed. In selected embodiments, suction and/or heat removal sources are coupled to an applicator. The applicator includes a flexible portion and a rigid portion. The rigid portion includes a thermally conductive plate and a frame coupling the thermally conductive plate and the flexible portion. An interior cavity of the applicator is in fluid communication with the suction source, and the frame maintains contiguous engagement between the heat removal source and the thermally conductive plate.

Device, system and method of removing heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich cells

An inflatable cuff may be adapted to seal a vessel of a patient, such as a trachea when associated with a medical device, such as an endotracheal tube. In one embodiment, an inflatable cuff made from multiple layers is provided where one or more layers are chosen to improve sealing of the tube in the vessel. In exemplary embodiments, the individual layers may improve sealing by swelling in the presence of moisture, being wettable by the tissues of the trachea, or both. In one implementation, the inflatable cuff may be made of any combination of layers that perform either or both of these functions.

Multi-layer cuffs for medical devices

An inflatable balloon cuff associated with a tracheal tube may be adapted to filter microbial secretions and reduce their passage into the lungs. A cuff as provided may include a cross-linked polymeric structure that may serve to exclude certain secretions on the basis of size. The polymeric structure may be incorporated onto all or part of the surface of the inflatable balloon cuff.

Endotracheal cuff and technique for using the same

A fluid warming device for warming medical fluids, such as intravenously administered blood or saline solutions, is provided. The fluid warming device includes a conduit at least partially formed from a material with positive temperature coefficient properties. A supply of blood or other fluids may pass through the device and be heated to temperatures appropriate for administration to a patient.

Fluid warming system and technique for using the same

Conventional foamable cavity sealing articles are susceptible to sagging when expanded in a vertical orientation with the foaming material facing downwards, because of gravitational drag on the molten material during expansion. The problem is particularly pronounced in foaming materials formulated to have high expansion ratios and low melt viscosities. A solution to the problem is presented in the form of a cavity sealing article having a planar holder and a foamable sealer, the foamable sealer circumscribing the edge of the support member. This construction creates a gripping effect which prevents sagging of the sealing member during expansion.

Cavity sealing article having improved sag resistance

An arrangement for holding elongate substrates in a desired array having a plurality of passageways divided into compartments separated by pairs of spaced apart parallel flexible arms. The arms allow only two substrates to be inserted into each compartment, providing separation of additional substrates and the cannonballing effect is thereby eliminated.

arrangement for holding elongate substrates

A substrate, such as a splice between two or more wires, a wire bundle or an electrical component, such as a suse, diode or transistor, is enclosed and sealed using a recoverable article comprising a polymeric sheet having an involuted curled section at one end and a sealant having a melt flow index has a specified relationship to the hot modulus of polymeric sheet. In an alternate embodiment, the sealant is a gel.

Wrap-around heat-recoverable sealing article

Acoustic damping is provided by a dimensionally-recoverable article, either in single layer or constrained-layer form. The single layer, or the damping layer of a constrained-layer article, comprises a mixture of a damping component (generally having a high tangent delta value) and a hold-out component (generally having a significant crystallinity).

Dimensionally-recoverable damping article

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