Patent classifications
A61M5/42
Systems and methods for providing ultrasound guidance to target structures within a body
An ultrasonic probe comprising a housing, a first ultrasonic transducer array, a second ultrasonic transducer array, a first light source, and a second light source. The first ultrasonic transducer array is coupled to the housing and configured to emit a first planar ultrasonic beam in a first direction within a first plane. The second ultrasonic transducer array is coupled to the housing and configured to emit a second planar ultrasonic beam in the first direction within a second plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane. The first light source is coupled to the housing and configured to project a first light line substantially within the first plane. The second light source is coupled to the housing and configured to project a second light line within a third plane, which is substantially perpendicular to the first plane and intersects the second plane at an oblique angle. The first light line intersects and is substantially perpendicular to the second light line.
Intraosseous injection device
A device for intraosseous injection is provided which can accurately, quickly, and safely introduce desired fluid into a patient's bone marrow. The intraosseous injector includes a housing, a container located within the housing, a hollow needle, and a valve. The intraosseous injector may further include a release mechanism comprising a bone probe needle and a movable release member. The intraosseous injector may include a depth limiter mechanism operable to limit a depth of penetration of the needle relative to a surface of a bone. A method for intraosseous injection is also provided.
ADAPTER AND INJECTION SYRINGE
A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle hub supporting the needle and coupled to the distal end of the syringe barrel. An adapter is coupled to the hub where the needle extends from the adapter to define a length of the needle for injection as substance into the patient. The adapter has a diameter greater than a diameter of the syringe and has a distal face with a shape and dimension configured for controlling the depth of penetration of the needle into the patient and a proximal face forming a finger grip.
PHLEBOTOMY AID DEVICE
A phlebotomy aid provides a capability to expand circulatory members for emphasizing venous appearance and accessibility on an epidermal surface. A warming sheath or sleeve extends over a patient forearm for introducing a thermal source adjacent to a patient blood vessel for emphasizing the vein appearance on the epidermal surface. A beating element in the sleeve is powered and controlled by a low voltage circuit for controlled thermal introduction for mitigating discomfort from overheating and eliminating proximity of potentially harmful electrical exposure.
NEEDLE COVER
A single-use cover assembly that obscures a substantial majority or an entirety of an injection needle from view before, during, and after an injection procedure. The cover assembly includes a housing and a needle sleeve that retracts and extends by sliding axially within the housing. The needle sleeve carries a locking collar that moves from a first position to a second position once the needle sleeve is fully retracted. In the first position the locking collar allows retraction of the needle sleeve from a fully extended position. In the second position, a portion of the locking collar covers a tip of the needle, thereby preventing retraction of the needle sleeve from the fully extended position.
TECHNIQUES AND INSULIN PUMP FOR ENHANCED SITE HEALTH AND BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL FOR AID SYSTEMS
Disclosed are systems, devices, methods and computer-readable medium products that implement a vibrational event by a wearable drug delivery device. The wearable drug delivery device includes vibrational actuators that vibrate in response to a control signal from a controller. The controller may be controlled by an external device that issues command signals with instructions related to settings of the vibrational event. The vibrational event settings may be modified based on signals received from sensors on the wearable drug delivery device. The vibrational events may be implemented as an element of a site maintenance plan that alleviates the degeneration of tissue at one or more body attachment sites of the wearable drug delivery device.
Injection devices
The invention relates to an injection device. Exemplary embodiments of the invention comprise an application element, an injection needle, an injection needle housing, a drive system for the injection movement, and a retraction system. In exemplary embodiments, a substance is injected during the retraction movement of the injection needle.
Tissue lifting devices and methods of use
Various implementations include a tissue lifting device that is operable using one hand. The device includes a housing, an actuator that is slidably moveable through a channel within the housing, and a lifting mechanism adjacent a distal end of the housing. The actuator causes the lifting mechanism to lift a tissue. In some implementations, the housing includes a needle adjacent the distal end of the housing that punctures the tissue and allows for injection of a composition behind the tissue. The lifting mechanism according to some implementations is a suction-based (or aspiration) system. And, in other implementations, the lifting mechanism is a grasping system.
Tissue lifting devices and methods of use
Various implementations include a tissue lifting device that is operable using one hand. The device includes a housing, an actuator that is slidably moveable through a channel within the housing, and a lifting mechanism adjacent a distal end of the housing. The actuator causes the lifting mechanism to lift a tissue. In some implementations, the housing includes a needle adjacent the distal end of the housing that punctures the tissue and allows for injection of a composition behind the tissue. The lifting mechanism according to some implementations is a suction-based (or aspiration) system. And, in other implementations, the lifting mechanism is a grasping system.
SYSTEM TO FACILITATE A SYRINGE INJECTION
A system to facilitate a syringe injection, the system including a skin clamping device, including a first clamp assembly, a second clamp assembly, a joint to connect a center portion of the first clamp assembly to a center portion of the second clamp assembly, such that the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly move with respect to each other, and pinch skin of a patient therebetween, a spring disposed between the first clamp assembly and the second clamp assembly to keep the first clamp assembly away from the second clamp assembly, and a hydraulic assembly disposed on at least a portion of the spring and connected to a syringe to compress away from the spring in response to the first clamp assembly moving at least partially toward the second clamp assembly, and decompress toward the spring in response to the first clamp assembly moving at least partially away from the second clamp assembly, and a limb holder to receive a limb of the patient therein.