Avent, Inc.

Other

Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc.

Baxter International Inc.

Baxter Healthcare Sa

Pro-dex, Inc.

Pajunk Gmbh Medizintechnologie

Solo-dex, LLC

Siddharth Desai

Quang Ngoc Vu

Steve Saeed Khalaj

Sundar Rajendran

Dan Joel Kopacz

Roger Dillard Massengale

Giuseppe Sacca

Dung T Ma

John Joseph Desrosiers

Francis James Steinmetz

Dominic J Cooke

Richard Kust

Shmuel Sternberg

Robin Gail Pauley

Jong H Wang

Larry Black

Christopher S Nelson

Dung Ma

Xavier Capdevila

Olivier Choquet

A device for limitation of the injection pressure of a medical instrument for introduction of a fluid, having a housing, with an entrance of the housing for introducing the fluid at an inlet pressure, with an outlet of the housing for introducing the fluid to the instrument, with a flow-through channel of the housing connecting the entrance and the outlet and with a plunger guided in the housing which is impinged on by the pressure of the fluid and through this pressure is movable against a resetting force. On the plunger a blocking element is arranged, which is located in the flow cross section of the flow-through channel, and that the blocking element releases the flow cross section, when the pressure of the fluid impinging on the plunger lies beneath a value preset by the resetting force, and blocks the flow cross section when the pressure of the fluid impinging on the plunger exceeds this preset value and moves the plunger against the resetting force.

Device for limiting the injection pressure of a medical instrument for introducing a fluid

The invention generally relates to a continuous anesthesia nerve conduction apparatus and method thereof, and more particularly to a method and system for use in administering a continuous flow or intermittent bolus of anesthetic agent to facilitate a continuous or prolonged nerve block. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The sheath also includes an embedded conductive element for transmitting an electrical signal from a proximal portion of the sheath to a distal portion of the sheath. A cannula is arranged in the at least one lumen of the sheath and has a distal end protruding from a distal portion of the sheath. The cannula is electrically coupled to at least a portion of the embedded conductive element and is configured to provide nerve stimulation.

Continuous anesthesia nerve conduction apparatus, system and method thereof

Various torque-limiting screwdrivers, systems, and methods are disclosed. The screwdriver can include a body supporting a motor configured to rotate a screw engaged with the screwdriver. The screwdriver can include a controller configured to implement torque-limiting functionality, such as by monitoring the amount of torque applied to the screw and reducing or stopping rotation of the screw when certain torque-limiting criteria are met. Some embodiments include a threshold point, after which the torque-limiting functionality can be engaged. Some embodiments include a slowdown point, after which the rotational speed of the screw is reduced.

Torque-limiting screwdrivers

An apparatus for performing a nerve block procedure, the apparatus being composed of an echogenic needle or an echogenic soft tissue tunneling device and an echogenic catheter configured for controlled delivery of a medication. The apparatus may further include a sheath such that at least one of the needle or tunneling device and sheath is echogenic. The present invention also encompasses a system for performing a nerve block procedure, the system includes introducing an echogenic needle in the general area of a nerve bundle, positioning the echogenic needle adjacent the nerve bundle utilizing sonic imaging techniques, introducing an echogenic catheter configured for controlled delivery of a fluid through the echogenic needle, withdrawing the echogenic needle, positioning the echogenic catheter adjacent the nerve bundle utilizing sonic imaging techniques, and delivering fluid to the nerve bundle through the echogenic catheter.

Echogenic nerve block apparatus and system

The present invention provides a catheter site insertion plug composed of a body that includes an upper surface, a lower surface and a protruding portion extending from the lower surface. The protruding portion of the body forms a frustum having a terminus and defines a passageway extending from an opening at the upper surface to an exit orifice at the terminus of the frustum. The passageway is configured to receive a catheter therethrough. The lower surface may include a second protruding portion in the form of an annular ring around the first protruding portion. The first protruding portion may include an end section that extends radially outward to provide an inflection point generally adjacent the terminus of the frustum. The end section may extend outward to provide at least one radial edge. The present invention also provides a catheter system composed of a flexible catheter and catheter site insertion plug.

Catheter insertion site plug

A patient controlled liquid drug administration device providing either or both of a continuous flow of a liquid drug, as well as successive boluses thereof, to be self-administered by a patient while allowing delivery of only full bolus volumes. The device includes a reciprocating pump defining a closed internal reservoir having a fixed first wall, and a second, flexible wall that is axially movable in relation to the fixed wall between reservoir-full and reservoir-empty positions. A lock is connected to a push button that activates a plunger of the pump. The lock has a first position preventing the push button from being depressed when the push button is in an extended position and the plunger is in a reservoir-empty position and a second position permitting the push button to be depressed when the push button is in an extended position and the plunger is in a reservoir-full position.

Large-volume bolus patient controlled drug administration device with lock-out

Flow control device knob with indicia

An alignment system for accurately setting the flow rate of a flow selector device, the system includes a flow selector device having a flow rate selection mechanism rotatable between a plurality of pre-selected positions; a knob providing a grip to rotate the flow rate selection mechanism, the knob having a distal portion, a proximal portion, and at least one registering element; and a cover movable between an open position providing access to the knob and a closed position restricting access to the knob, the cover further including at least one cover element that prevents closure when the registering element is misaligned with a pre-selected position.

Flow selector device alignment system

A priming indicator for a fluid infusion system includes a luer cap or other component of the infusion system having an indicator surface covered by a membrane. The membrane exhibits a first visual characteristic, such as being opaque, when dry and exhibits a second characteristic, such as becoming less opaque, when wet. Once the membrane becomes wet, indicia on the surface, which may be provided on a rod at least partially covered by the membrane, becomes visible, thereby indicating an intravenous tube to which the luer cap is secured has been primed or is nearly primed. The indicator may alternately be employed at an upstream end of an infusion set, such as at the port of a medical bag providing a supply of fluid, to indicate a low level of fluid in the medical bag.

Device to indicate priming of an infusion line

Flow control device with indicia

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Ladera Ranch, CA, United States of America

Siddharth Desai