Patent classifications
A61M5/484
Pump for measuring pressure of fluid to be transferred, fluid transport system using the same, and method for operating the system
The present invention discloses a pump for measuring a pressure of fluid to be transferred, a fluid transport system using the same, and a method for operating the system. The pump includes a pumping portion alternately generating a positive pressure and a negative pressure; a first diaphragm which is provided on one side of the pumping portion and of which a shape is changed as the positive pressure and the negative pressure are alternately generated; a transport chamber which sucks and discharges a transport target fluid corresponding to the deformation of the first diaphragm; a second diaphragm which is provided on the other side of the pumping portion; a monitoring chamber which is provided on one side of the second diaphragm and of which a pressure changes corresponding to the deformation of the second diaphragm; and a pressure measuring portion measuring a pressure change of the monitoring chamber.
Apparatus and methods for ocular injection
An apparatus includes a housing coupled to a medicament container, which is coupled to a needle. An injection assembly is disposed within the housing and includes an energy storage member and an actuation rod. A distal end portion of the actuation rod is disposed within the medicament container. The energy storage member can produce a force on a proximal end portion of the actuation rod sufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container. This can convey at least a portion of a substance from the medicament container via the needle when a distal tip of the needle is disposed within a first region of a target location. The force is insufficient to move the distal end portion of the actuation rod within the medicament container when the distal tip of the needle is disposed within a second region of the target location.
INJECTOR PRESSURE CALIBRATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
A calibration system for calibrating a pressure output of a fluid injector having a housing configured for connecting to the fluid injector; a drive member engagement portion configured for contacting a drive member of the fluid injector; a compressible member, which may have a known modulus of compression, connected at its proximal end to the drive member engagement portion, wherein the compressible member is compressed with movement of the drive member of the fluid injector between a first, uncompressed position and a second, at least partially compressed position of the fluid injector in a distal direction; and a sensor connected to the compressible member is described. The sensor is configured for measuring at least one of a force imparted by the drive member and a displacement of the drive member when the compressible member is in the second, at least partially compressed position. The system may generate a calibration curve for the drive member of the fluid injector and allow the generation of a fault condition. Methods for calibrating a fluid injector are also described.
Injection spring for aged prefilled syringe and auto injector
A method of adapting an auto injector configured to actuate a prefilled syringe, the auto injector having a biasing member having a spring constant, the prefilled syringe being filled with a volume of therapeutic fluid, the prefilled syringe including a barrel, stopper, and a needle, the stopper having a path of travel, the biasing member arranged to move the stopper along the path of travel. An auto injector having an injection spring adapted to an aged prefilled syringe.
Differential Pressure Fluid Delivery System
A system for delivering a medicinal fluid to a patient includes a variable volume pressure delivery chamber, a variable volume medication chamber, an optional medication reservoir, a movable delivery element, a fixed reference volume chamber, a pressure source, and a control sub-system. The variable volume pressure delivery chamber is configured to store pressure controllably. The variable volume medication chamber is fluidically isolated from the pressure delivery chamber and is configured to store medicinal fluid. The movable delivery element is disposed between the medication chamber and the pressure delivery chamber. The pressure source is coupled to the pressure delivery chamber. The control system is configured to selectively cause the pressure source to deliver pressure to the pressure delivery chamber causing the movable delivery element to apply pressure to the medicinal fluid in the medication chamber thereby causing the medicinal fluid to exit the medication chamber at an outlet along the fluid communication path to the patient.
System and method for delivering therapeutic agents to the uterine cavity
Apparatus for delivering a therapeutic agent to a uterine cavity including an elongated member having a fluid channel for passage of the therapeutic agent into the uterine cavity, a dispensing member extending distally of the elongated member and having at least one perforation for passage of the therapeutic agent into the uterine cavity into contact with the endometrium. An infusion line is in communication with the fluid channel for passage of a fluid into the uterine cavity to assess leakage to determine integrity of the uterine cavity prior to passage of the therapeutic agent into the uterine cavity.
Cellular therapy infusion devices, systems, and methods for use
Cellular therapy infusion devices for the delivery of media including cellular therapies to a patient's tissue, cells, and/or blood include a barrel, a plunger that fits within the barrel, a syringe shaft, and a pressure relief system configured to achieve and/or maintain a desired level of pressure and/or force within the device so that cellular behavior and/or viability is not adversely impacted by the mechanical forces exerted thereon via depressing the plunger into the barrel so the cellular therapy media may be pushed from the barrel into a patient delivery device for administration to the patient. The cellular therapy infusion devices may cooperate with and/or fit into cellular therapy infusion systems designed to create and/or maintain preferred conditions for the cellular therapy media stored in the barrel and automatically administer the cellular therapy media from the cellular therapy infusion device to the patient in a steady, regulated, and/or preferred manner.
Injector device having a braking arrangement
An injector device comprising: an outer housing for receiving a medicament container; and a drive mechanism for dispensing medicament from a medicament container received in the outer housing. The drive mechanism comprises a plunger rod and a displacing member configured to displace a distal end of the plunger rod into said medicament container to dispense said medicament. The device further comprises a brake configured to slow the rate of displacement of the plunger rod under the force of the displacing member.
MEDICAL INTRAVENOUS FLUID DELIVERY AND DISPOSAL DEVICES
A system and method for tracking and administering liquid intravenous medications in a hospital, clinic, or patient residence, including recording information onto a short range communication device affixed to a liquid container in a hospital pharmaceutical filling or compounding center, the information including drug information, patient information, and IV administration information, transferring the liquid container to a patient's bedside, programming an infusion course into a bedside IV infusion pump by enabling the pump to read the encoded information on the communication device, and disposing of the liquid container and any residual drug in a smart disposal bin that reads the communication device and weighs the container. The disposal bin may confirm the chemical contents of the container.
Adjustable medium diverter
A system for modulating delivery of a fluid medium includes an injector for injecting the fluid medium during an injection cycle, a delivery catheter including a conduit for delivering the fluid medium, a manifold disposed in a fluid medium flow path between the injector and the delivery catheter, and a pulsatile generator. The pulsatile generator is configured to apply a pulsatile force to the fluid medium defined by a plurality of duty cycles during the injection cycle, each of the duty cycles including a first pressure level and a second pressure level that is lower than the first pressure level.