A61M2207/10

Controlled outgassing of hyberbarically loaded materials for the delivery of oxygen and other therapeutic gases in biomedical applications

Devices and methods for delivering oxygen and other therapeutic gases to a target, such as a tissue, a tissue-engineered construct, and a wound, in a controlled and sustained manner are disclosed.

Phyto material tablet, method and apparatus
11596174 · 2023-03-07 · ·

Phyto material tablets, tablet vaporizers, methods and apparatus for forming phyto material tablets. The tablets are formed to increase vaporization efficiency. Tablets can include break regions to facilitate fracturing into multiple pieces for vaporization. The tablets can also include multiple layers of different phyto material mixtures. Compression molds are used to shape the tablets. The compression molds can be provided on a rotational assembly to facilitate rapid manufacturing of multiple tablets. The vaporizers include heating chambers that are configured to increase the surface area of the tablets exposed for vaporization. The heating chambers include compression or fracture members that compress and/or encourage fracturing of the tablets to assist vaporization.

Patient interface having seal-forming structure with varying construction
11633563 · 2023-04-25 · ·

A patient interface comprises a seal-forming structure including a textile membrane and a support structure to support the textile membrane. The seal-forming structure may have a varying construction in order to accommodate different regions and the varying contours of the patients face to ensure a robust and comfortable seal. An air impermeable layer of the textile membrane may have a thickness that varies in different portions of the textile membrane and/or different regions of the cushion assembly. Further, the seal-forming structure may include an underlying cushion, and an arrangement of the textile membrane and the underlying cushion and/or the configuration of the underlying cushion may vary in different regions of the cushion assembly to optimize patient comfort and the effectiveness of the seal in different regions of the patients face.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURE OF A PATIENT INTERFACE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF
20220323706 · 2022-10-13 ·

Systems and methods producing a customised patient respiratory interface are disclosed. Data representative of one or more landmark features of a head of a human is obtained. One or more landmark feature locations of the landmark features are identified based on the data. A set of manufacturing specifications for production of the patient respiratory interface component is determined based on the one or more landmark feature locations. The patient respiratory interface component is produced based on the set of manufacturing specifications.

SINGLE MONOLITHIC PIECE PIVC-INTEGRATED HEMOLYSIS-REDUCTION ACCESSORIES FOR DIRECT BLOOD DRAW
20230065702 · 2023-03-02 ·

A flow restriction device may include a male luer connector portion, a female luer connector portion disposed proximally to the male luer connector portion, and a body portion extending between the male and female luer portions, and integrally formed with the male and female luer portions to form a single monolithic piece. The male luer connector portion may have an internal surface defining a lumen thereof, and the female luer connector portion may have an internal surface defining a lumen fluidly connected to the lumen of the male luer connector portion. The body portion may have a recess extending longitudinally therethrough and fluidly communicated with the lumens of the male luer portion and the female luer portion. The recess may define a micro-channel along which fluid flows from the male luer connector portion into the fluid collection device via the female luer connector portion.

INJECTION SPRING FOR AGED PREFILLED SYRINGE AND AUTO INJECTOR

An auto injector apparatus includes a syringe and an auto injector. The syringe includes a barrel holding a therapeutic fluid including an anti-calcitonin gene-related peptide (anti-CGRP) antibody. The syringe also includes a stopper disposed within the barrel and the stopper moves axially within the barrel between a first position and a second position to expel at least some of the therapeutic fluid from the syringe. The auto injector includes a rod that abuts the stopper and an injection spring that drives the rod to apply a dispensing force through the rod to the stopper. The dispensing force includes a first dispensing force of between 20 N and 40 N and a second dispensing force of between 12 N and 20 N. The injection spring initially applies the first dispensing force and then applies the second dispensing force to move the stopper to the second position.

CHANNEL SYSTEM IN MEDICAL DEVICE TO HOUSE MATERIALS TO IMPROVE PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY
20230158228 · 2023-05-25 · ·

A medical device operable to deliver a fluid to a patient, including a base having a base body and a hollow cannula for insertion into a patient, the hollow cannula being one of fixed to the base and movable relative to the base to a patient insertion position. The base body includes a fluid pathway that is one of fluidly connected with the hollow cannula and fluidly connectable with the hollow cannula. The fluid pathway includes a pathway portion sealed with a sealer, and the pathway portion includes an adsorbent operable to modify a fluid traversing the pathway portion by removing one or more compounds or substances from the fluid prior to delivery of the fluid to the patient through the hollow cannula.

Pharmaceutical package for ophthalmic formulations

A liquid formulation of an ophthalmic drug in a pharmaceutical package, for example a syringe, cartridge, or vial, made in part or in whole of a thermoplastic polymer, coated on the interior with a tie coating or layer, a barrier coating or layer, a pH protective coating or layer, and optionally a lubricity coating or layer.

ACCESS NEEDLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20220323111 · 2022-10-13 ·

An access needle is provided. The access needle includes a needle housing and a needle shaft having a portion disposed within the needle housing. The access needle also includes a lumen within the needle shaft, an entry port at a proximal end of the needle shaft, and a needle tip at a distal end of the needle shaft. The access needle also includes an exit port on a sidewall of the needle shaft, wherein the exit port is disposed nearer the distal end of the needle shaft than the proximal end, and wherein the lumen extends from the entry port to the exit port. The exit port a reduced diameter from the needle shaft. Guide surfaces in the vicinity of the exit port help to reduce snagging or drag of the guide wire. The access needle tip can be formed from nitinol and the guide surfaces can be formed from UV or AB glue. A system and a method for using the access needle are also provided.

Drug delivery methods having an occluding member

Drug depot delivery devices and methods for delivering a drug depot to a site beneath the skin of a patient are provided. In various embodiments the device has a housing having a top housing end, and a bottom housing end. The housing defines a housing channel. The device has a drug cartridge defining a depot channel aligned with the housing channel and configured to slidably accept the drug depot. The drug cartridge has at least a first occluding device configured to occlude the depot channel at a first position such that the drug depot cannot pass through the depot channel without force applied to the drug depot sufficient to deflect the first occluding device. The bottom end of the housing has a coupling configuration for engaging a cannula. A plunger has a push rod to expel the drug depot through the occluding device and the cannula.