Patent classifications
A61M2005/1588
Stepping Doser
The invention provides a stepping doser. The doser comprises a bearing component, a dosing catheter, wiring tubes, a threaded rod, a nut, a signal recorder and a connecting rod; wherein the middle socket of the threaded rod is sheathed with a nut, the lower end of the threaded rod contacts the lower inner wall of the bearing component, the upper end of the threaded rod penetrates the upper part of the bearing component, and the upper end of the threaded rod is provided with a driving structure; The bearing component is also provided with a limit stop for limiting the rotation of the nut so that when the threaded rod rotates, the nut can move up and down; when the nut moves up and down, the dosing catheter can move up and down. The dosing catheter can be stepped with this doser, allowing dosing in a larger area.
INJECTION DEVICES WITH TISSUE SWELLING DETECTION
An injection device comprising a housing; a securing arrangement for securing the injection device against an injection site of a patient; a needle insertion mechanism configured to cause insertion of a needle into a patient when the injection device is secured against the injection site of the patient; a medicament delivery arrangement configured to cause injection of a medicament into tissue of the patient at the injection site; and a medicament retention sensor configured to detect retention of medicament in the tissue of the patient at the injection site, wherein the injection device is configured to respond to detection of swelling of the tissue of the patient at the injection site by causing provision of an alert and/or by causing suspension or halting of injection of medicament.
Methods and systems for monitoring an automated infusion system
Methods and systems for monitoring an automated radiopharmaceutical infusion apparatus are disclosed. A user interface graphically representing infusion apparatus components may be presented on a display device. Multiple sensors may be arranged within an infusion apparatus to measure property information associated with infusion apparatus components, including fluid pathways. The property information may include radioactivity and flow information. The property information may be compared with expected results. If the property information does not match the expected results, a fault condition may be indicated on the display device. The user interface may provide information and/or functions to manage the fault conditions.
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUBRETINAL INJECTION
In certain embodiments, an apparatus is provided for performing a subretinal injection into a subretinal space between a retina and a retinal pigment epithelium of an eye. The apparatus includes an injection needle having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end configured to be insertable into the subretinal space at a position on a surface of the retina. The apparatus includes a multi-lumen tubing having a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the injection needle and a proximal end coupled to a fluid control unit. The apparatus includes a stabilizer configured to immobilize the injection needle at the position on the surface of the retina. The fluid control unit has a plurality of fluid reservoirs containing a non-treatment solution, a treatment solution, and a working fluid which are injectable into the eye via separate lumens of the multi-lumen tubing.
Device for performing regional anesthesia
An anesthetic administration device comprising an infusion device, which is in fluid connection with a regional anesthetic needle by means of a feed tube. The infusion device comprises one or more anesthetic flow devices capable of triggering forward flow, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle. Forward, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle is controlled by a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches. The one or more actuator switches are positioned on the device 1 such that they may be operated by hand.
MEDICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF USE
A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway includes a substantially transparent housing having a proximal end with a proximal opening and a distal end with a distal opening, and a cavity extending therebetween. The connector provides a substantially visible fluid flow path extending through a substantial portion of the connector.
SINGLE-SITE INSERTION OF MULTIPLE MEDICAL DEVICES
In some embodiments, an apparatus may comprise a first insertion needle and a second insertion needle. The first insertion needle may be configured to carry a first medical device (e.g., a sensor) through an opening in an apparatus housing. The second insertion needle may be configured to carry a second medical device (e.g., a cannula) along a curved path that passes through the opening in the apparatus housing such that a distal end of the first medical device becomes increasingly displaced from the distal end of the second medical device as the distal end of the second medical device is carried along the curved path.
INTRAVENOUS CATHETER SYSTEMS AND METHODS
An intravenous (IV) catheter system may include a catheter adapter having a proximal end and a distal end. The IV catheter system may also include a cannula extending through the catheter adapter. A proximal end of the cannula may include a notch. The IV catheter system may also include a needle hub, which may be coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The needle hub may include a flashback chamber, which may be in fluid communication with the notch when the IV catheter system is in an insertion configuration.
System and method for assuring patient medication and fluid delivery at the clinical point of use
A system for confirmation of fluid delivery to a patient at the clinical point of use is provided. The system includes a wearable electronic device. The wearable electronic device has a housing; at least one imaging sensor associated with the housing; a data transmission interface; a data reporting accessory for providing data to the user; a microprocessor for managing the at least one imaging sensor, the data transmission interface, and the data reporting accessory; and a program for acquiring and processing images from the at least one imaging sensor. The system further includes a fluid delivery apparatus; and one or more identification tags attached to or integrally formed with the fluid delivery apparatus. The program processes an image captured by the at least one imaging sensor to identify the one or more identification tags and acquires fluid delivery apparatus information from the one or more identification tags.
DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
There is described a patch pump comprising a cartridge, a power source, a pump system, a drug delivery device and a control system configured to operate in particular the pump system and the drug delivery device. The pump system includes, on the one hand, a pump having a pump housing containing a pump piston and a valve piston and, on the other hand, a pump drive including a piston motor and a valve motor for driving the pump piston and the valve piston independently from each other through a first and a second transmission. The drug delivery device includes a transdermal delivery system having a needle actuation mechanism configured for transdermal insertion of a cannula.