Devices, systems, and methods useful to engage tissue using suction and to perform medical procedures during sectional engagement. The present disclosure includes disclosure of a tension apparatus, comprising an elongated portion; and a head portion at a distal end of the elongated portion, the head portion comprising one or more arms, whereby a suction lumen extending along the elongated portion and the one or more arms terminates at one or more suction openings at each of the one or more arms.

A device for facilitating positioning of a needle during a medical procedure may include a needle receiver configured for removable/reversible attachment of a proximal end of a needle; a stop set back from a distal end of the needle receiver and against which a needle received by the needle receiver abuts; and a trigger configured to move the needle receiver relative to the stop when activated by a user such that the stop forces detachment between the needle receiver and the needle. The device may monitor the pressure at the distal end of the needle as the needle is advanced and provide indication to a user when a predetermined pressure or pressure differential is reached.

A cannula, in particular for lumbar puncture and lumbar injection, with a proximal end and a distal end, can include a cannula tube with an inner side, and outer side, a cannula canal having a first end region and a second end region. The cannula tube can include at the second end region a tip which forms the distal end of the cannula, and the cannula tube can include an opening of the cannula canal, and a coating is provided about the opening of the cannula canal on the inner side.

An apparatus for loading an endovascular shunt into a delivery catheter includes a base, a boss rod connected to, and extending longitudinally across, the base, and a plurality of guide bosses slidably coupled to the boss rod. The guide bosses include a delivery catheter guide boss coupled to the delivery catheter, a malecot holding tube guide boss, wherein a malecot holding tube is connected to a first lateral side of the malecot guide boss extending towards the delivery catheter guide boss, a claw assembly guide boss, where a claw assembly is attached to a first lateral side of the claw guide boss extending towards the malecot holding tube guide boss, and a chase pin guide boss, wherein a chase pin is connected to a first lateral side of the chase pin guide boss extending towards the claw assembly guide boss.

Needle interventions are widely used in the field of oncology for taking biopsies of tissue in order to inspect whether tissue is cancerous or not. To make these interventions more reliable feedback of what kind of tissue is in front of the needle is required. A way to achieve this is by making use of optical spectroscopy. This requires integration of fibers into the needle. These fibers are used to deliver light to illuminate the tissue in front of the needle and to collect back the reflected light from the tissue. The present invention proposes to integrate the fiber distal ends in the slanted bevel of the needle in such a way that at least one source-detector fiber pair has a distance that is larger than the outer diameter of the needle.

A detection device for recognizing the epidural space is provided. The detection device includes an upper case having a predetermined shape and a lower case coupled to the upper case to form a predetermined space part. A connection tube is provided at a predetermined position of the space part, one end of the connection tube communicates with a paracentesis needle part and the connection tube communicates with a pressure sensor for measuring pressure at a predetermined position of an outer peripheral part thereof. When the paracentesis needle part reaches the epidural space, the device allows a medicine injection catheter to be inserted into the connection tube thereby reaching the epidural space, with the connection tube and the paracentesis needle part connected to each other.

A needle guide holder, which is used for a fixing medical puncture needle and a ultrasonic probe, comprises a holder body (1a, 1b) and a fixing device (2a, 2b) used in cooperation with the holder body (1a, 1b). The fixing device (2a, 2b) is mounted onto the holder body (1a, 1b) and provided with a weakening portion (23a, 23b). The needle guide holder is designed to be disposable, thereby avoiding the possibility of cross-infection caused by using the same needle guide holder on different patients. The needle guide holder can be used on one and same patient to perform a number of treatments just through the replacement of a sliding frame and without replacing the fixing device and a fixing frame. In a treatment process, the puncture needle is left in the body for a subsequent treatment, while the needle guide holder and the ultrasonic probe can be removed from the human body.

A method and apparatus are provided for use in locating a target region which is situated in the body of a subject, for example for the delivery of drugs. The system includes an assembly for controlling the flow of fluid from a fluid reservoir to a conduit, such as a needle. A sensor detects a characteristic indicative of the fluid pressure in the conduit. The system processes data from the sensor to detect the presence of a pulsatile waveform. A controller may control further operation of the system based on information regarding the presence of the pulsatile waveform and features of the waveform, such as amplitude.

An ultrasound lens module and an ultrasound needle device are provided. The ultrasound needle device includes a transducer layer and the ultrasound lens module. The ultrasound lens module is disposed on the transducer layer to focus the ultrasound emitted from the transducer layer, in which the ultrasound lens module includes a metamaterial layer. The metamaterial layer includes a flat portion and a micro structure portion. The micro structure portion is located on a surface of the flat portion, in which the micro structure portion includes at least one intrusion structure. When the number of the at least one intrusion structure is one, the intrusion structure is disposed on the flat portion in a spiral shape. When the number of the at least one intrusion structure is greater than one, the intrusion structures are disposed on the flat portion in spiral shapes or in a shape of concentric circles.

A device for safe epidural drug delivery configured to be used with standard epidural stylet and needle. The correct placement of an epidural needle and stylet within the epidural space is provided with the device comprising at least one position sensor for determining the relative position of both an epidural needle and stylet and relative to one another.