摘要:
A safety needle device is disclosed having a housing configured to couple to a syringe, the housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a housing body. A needle hub is disposed on the proximal end of the housing and a needle cannula is attached to the needle hub. The device having a retractable sheath configured to move between an initial position, a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the housing, wherein the initial position partially exposes a distal tip of the needle cannula, the retracted position fully exposes the needle cannula, and the extended position fully covers the distal tip of the needle cannula. The safety needle device may include an activation latch, a lockout latch, a tether and a spring element to bias the retractable sheath to an extended state to cover the distal end of the needle cannula upon completion of an injection. The safety needle device may include a slider element disposed above an activation latch. A method of drug delivery is also disclosed.
摘要:
The present disclosure provides cytometric methods for the detection of rare target cells in a sample. In certain aspects, the methods and compositions may facilitate the detection of rare target cells, such as circulating tumor cells (CTCs), in a biological sample such as blood. Aspects of the methods include contacting the sample with first and second binding members that specifically bind to a marker of the rare target cell, and cytometrically assaying the sample for the presence of cells comprising bound first and second binding members to detect the rare target cell in the sample. Also provided are systems, compositions, and kits for practicing the subject methods.
摘要:
A venous catheter having (114,214) a catheter tip comprising recessed (248) diffusion holes (230) for increasing the snag - resistance of the venous catheter. The invention further provides systems and methods for providing axial ridges (266) interposed between diffusion holes for increasing the rigidity of the vented catheter tip.
摘要:
A medication injection pen (51) includes a housing (1) and a dose set knob (2) having at least one internal tooth (22). A brake member (5) has a plurality of axially extending splines (52). A driver or setback member (9) includes at least one external tooth (92) engaging the at least one internal tooth (22) of the dose set knob (2) and at least one ratchet arm (96) engaging the plurality of axially extending splines (52). The driver (9) is prevented from rotating with the dose set knob (2) while moving axially with the dose set knob (2) during dose setting and dose correcting, and the driver (9) rotates with the dose set knob (2) during an injection.
摘要:
A shielding needle assembly comprising a needle cannula (25a) having a puncture tip (35a) at a distal end thereof; a needle hub (27a) supporting the needle cannula; a barrel (11a, 13a) having a proximal end, a distal end, and a passage extending between the ends, the needle hub being disposed in the passage of the barrel; a drive member (9a) disposed between the barrel and the needle hub for driving the needle hub from a first position in which the puncture tip of the needle cannula is exposed from the distal end of the barrel to a second position where the puncture tip of the needle cannula is disposed entirely within the barrel; and a lever (16a) pivotally connected to the barrel and including a forward portion (49a) adjacent the needle cannula when the needle hub is in the first position and adapted to contact a surface and a rearward portion (51a) including a releasable engagement (314) with the needle hub for maintaining the needle hub in the first position, wherein contact of the forward portion of the lever with a surface pivots the lever and releases an initial engagement with the needle hub at the rearward portion of the lever.
摘要:
Presented herein are methods and compositions for generating sequence-specific, secondary amplification products during Loop-mediated Isothermal Amplification (LAMP). Conventional LAMP produces a preponderance of high molecular weight DNA structures concatenated into self-complementary hairpins, which are not amenable to detection by routine probe-based hybridization methods, making multiplex detection of two or more targets or sequence variants in closed-tube formats extremely difficult. Provided herein, for example, are methods for generating secondary LAMP products bearing a fragment of the original target sequence embedded within low-molecular weight products that are devoid of competitive hairpin structures, the lack of which enhances probe-based detection of target sequences. These secondary products can, for example, be produced in real-time, during the LAMP process, and can provide the option of detecting multiple target sequences within a single tube using, e.g., a homogenous, real-time fluorescence format.
摘要:
An assay transponder is disclosed. The assay transponder has an RF transceiver that allows the assay transponder to communicate wirelessly with another RF device. The transponder also has a sensor that interrogates an assay associated with the transponder. The assay exhibits a response to a sample environment in which the transponder is placed. The transponder communicates the results of the assay interrogation to the other RF device by modulating a signal indicative of the results onto an RF carrier signal and transmitting the signal via an antenna.