Smith + Nephew

Tyco Healthcare Group LP

Becton Dickinson and Company Limited

Codman & Shurtleff, Inc.

Covidien LP

Sharon Mulligan

Sharon A Mulligan

David G Heagle

E David Fink

Ralph Lee Sonderegger

Charles George Hwang

Mark Joseph Guarraia

Gary M Searle

Joseph M Gordon

Joshua D Horvath

Victor Isaac Politis

Harish A Patel

Ronald F Vitaris

Chirag B Shah

Alain Tranchemontagne

Dave Zitnick

Brian Dowd

Hansen P Swaniker

Kate Ward

Thomas G Kluck

Scott Orr

Victor Politis

Thomas Kluck

Ralph Sonderegger

Paul C DiCesare

Christopher Austin Battles

Patrick N Gutelius

David Fink

Donald Anthony Coelho, Jr

John Buonanno

Daniel Paul Ferriera

Richard Barry Stevens

Joseph Gordon

Hansen Swaniker

David Heagle

Paul Di Cesare

Donald A Coelho

A portable system for subatmospheric pressure therapy in connection with healing a surgical wound, includes a wound dressing dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed of a subject, a portable subatmospheric pressure mechanism dimensioned to be carried or worn by the subject and a container for collecting exudates from the wound bed removed under the subatmospheric pressure supplied by the subatmospheric pressure mechanism. The portable subatmospheric pressure mechanism includes a housing, a subatmospheric pressure source disposed within the housing and in fluid communication with the wound dressing to supply subatmospheric pressure to the wound dressing and a power source mounted to or within the housing for supplying power to actuate the subatmospheric pressure source.

Portable wound therapy system

An infusion system having an integrated inserter and infusion set () for containing and placing a flexible catheter (), and a retractable introducer needle (), wherein the catheter () is isolated from movement after placement. The integrated inserter and infusion set () includes a hub (), having a user push button () to activate the device for catheter () placement. An adhesive liner () can be provided to cover an adhesive layer (), such as pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA), on the bottom of the device ().

Subcutaneous infusion device

A system for testing a negative pressure wound dressing, includes a simulated wound having a housing and a wound cavity within the housing, and having a shape and dimension representative of an actual wound type, a wound dressing positionable at least over the simulated wound, a negative pressure source in fluid communication with the wound cavity, at least one sensor adapted to record at least one parameter within the simulated wound, an air leak model including a valve in fluid communication with the wound cavity whereby opening of the valve simulates an air leak within the wound cavity, a fluid source in fluid communication with the wound cavity for delivering fluid to the wound cavity to simulate presence of exudates and a computer coupled to the at least one sensor for recording and analyzing data recorded by the at least one sensor to thereby providing an indication of functioning of the system.

Negative wound pressure therapy test system

A wound dressing includes one or more layers containing a first anti-microbial agent and/or at least one zinc-containing agent.

Wound dressings with anti-microbial and zinc-containing agents

A wound dressing apparatus for use in subatmospheric pressure therapy includes an outer member dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed and defining an internal reservoir, a port associated with the outer member and in communication with the internal reservoir for applying subatmospheric pressure to the internal reservoir to facilitate treatment of the wound bed and removal of fluid therefrom, an inner member at least partially positionable within the wound bed and confined within the outer member, and an adhesive agent in contact with a peripheral section of the outer member to facilitate attachment of the peripheral section to the periwound tissue. The adhesive agent is preferably substantially devoid of contact with the inner member. In one embodiment, a layer of adhesive material is disposed on the peripheral section of the outer member.

Subatmospheric pressure wound therapy dressing

A wound dressing includes one or more layers containing a first anti-microbial agent and at least one of: a chelating agent, and a second anti-microbial agent.

Wound dressings with anti-microbial and chelating agents

In accordance with a currently preferred exemplary embodiment, the present invention involves an electro-surgical bipolar forceps having a first member, a second member, and a tip assembly. The first member has a first insert tube extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. The second member has a second insert tube extending from a distal end thereof and a handle disposed at a proximal end thereof. At least one of the first and second insert tube has an inner surface, a portion of which is covered with an electrically insulating material. The first tip assembly has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of the first tip assembly is selectively engageable with one of the first and second insert tubes. The first tip assembly includes an electrically conductive tip disposed at the distal end of the first tip assembly.

Electro-surgical bipolar forceps

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Bristol, RI, United States of America

Sharon A Mulligan