Insertion device systems and methods

    公开(公告)号:US11638593B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-02

    申请号:US16861106

    申请日:2020-04-28

    摘要: An actuation device includes a lancing device held by and moveable relative to a distal end portion of a housing. A drive member is supported by the housing and arranged to engage the lancing device to move the lancing device in the first direction from a retracted position to an extended position upon movement of the drive member in a first direction. A piercing member of the lancing device is arranged to extend from the distal end portion of the housing by a first distance when the lancing device is moved to the extended position, the first distance being adjustable by adjusting the retracted position of the lancing device relative to the distal end portion of the housing.

    Medical device and process for manufacturing

    公开(公告)号:US11627897B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-18

    申请号:US16041476

    申请日:2018-07-20

    发明人: Herbert Harttig

    摘要: This disclosure concerns a medical device and a method for its production, wherein the device comprises a cannula having an elongated hollow shaft and a sharp tip provided at a distal end of the shaft, wherein the shaft is formed as a bent part from a sheet material and confines an interior passage which has a lateral slit opening, and wherein the shaft has at least one longitudinal pre-bending channel provided in the sheet material, wherein the thickness of the sheet material is reduced along the pre-bending channel and a sidewall of the shaft is folded over the pre-bending channel.

    Sensing catheters
    3.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11623040B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-11

    申请号:US16912421

    申请日:2020-06-25

    摘要: A catheter system may include a catheter lumen, first and second electrodes, and a sensor in communication with the first and second electrodes. The sensor may be configured to detect at least one of: a bulk volume of blood within a blood vessel and extravasation of a drug from the blood vessel into soft tissue adjacent the blood vessel. Other catheter systems may include a catheter lumen and a sensing chip coupled to the catheter lumen. The sensing chip may be configured to detect at least one of: a bulk volume of blood within a blood vessel and extravasation of a drug from the blood vessel into soft tissue adjacent the blood vessel.

    Drug delivery device
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11612687B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US16348515

    申请日:2017-11-07

    发明人: Regina Marbet

    摘要: A drug delivery device comprising a delivery unit (2) including an internal reservoir (8), a subcutaneous delivery mechanism (6), a pump for pumping liquid from the internal reservoir to the subcutaneous delivery system, and a liquid filling mechanism (12) configured for injecting liquid from an external vial (16) or reservoir into the internal reservoir. The liquid filling mechanism comprises a filling port (14) and a valve mechanism (18) selectively operable to: open a first fluid path (54) extending from the filling port to the internal fluid reservoir and close a second fluid path (56) extending from the internal reservoir to the subcutaneous delivery member, or close the first fluid path and open the second fluid path. The valve mechanism comprises a valve housing (48) fixedly mounted in relation to a housing of the drug delivery device and a valve stem (50) rotatably received within the valve housing, whereby the first fluid path and the second fluid path are selectively operated by the rotational position of the valve stem in relation to the valve housing, such that when the valve stem is in a first position, the first fluid path is open while the second fluid path is closed, and when the valve stem is in a second position, the second fluid path is open while the first fluid path is closed.

    Systems and methods for thermal ablation distortion detection

    公开(公告)号:US11612429B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-28

    申请号:US15995037

    申请日:2018-05-31

    申请人: Covidien LP

    摘要: Ablation systems and methods detect and address distortion caused by a variety of factors. A method includes measuring a temperature curve at target tissue; applying ablation energy to the target tissue; determining a peak temperature on the temperature curve; if the peak temperature is greater than the predetermined peak temperature, determining a time at which the temperature curve crosses to a lower temperature; and if the determined time is greater than a predetermined time, generating a message indicating that the target tissue was successfully ablated. Another method includes determining a distance between a remote temperature probe and an ablation probe, applying ablation energy to target tissue, measuring temperature at the remote temperature probe, estimating ablation size based on the determined distance and the temperature measured by the remote temperature probe, and determining whether the target tissue is successfully ablated based on the estimated ablation size.

    ONE TIME USE FLUID METERING DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230080426A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    申请号:US17904274

    申请日:2021-02-15

    申请人: RXACTUATOR, INC.

    发明人: MARK BANISTER

    摘要: A wearable fluid metering device for delivering medication subcutaneously, intramuscularly or intravenously to a patient, includes a polymer actuator pump. The polymer actuator pump is flexible so it will conform to shape and yet can be used to rapidly displace a volume within a confined area. The actuator is much faster than prior art polymer actuator designs and can be actuated in multiple ways including introduction and hydration of the polymer matrix by a solution or the actuator can be actuated via pH change while it is in solution. The pH change can be made via electrical current such as that used in electro chemistry or the pH change can be made via a chemical change introduced to the actuator hydrating solution.

    Cannula tool and method
    9.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11602455B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-14

    申请号:US16869412

    申请日:2020-05-07

    申请人: Edwin Ryan

    发明人: Edwin Ryan

    摘要: An ophthalmic tool and methods are shown. Examples of ophthalmic tools include cannula removal portions that include one or more grippers. In use the grippers, a mandrel, and a tool base provide a surgeon with a level of control that facilitates removal of a cannula. Other examples include a wound visualization tool that may be in combination with a cannula remover.

    DEVICE FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION WITH INTEGRATED INTERPOSER AND MICROPUMP

    公开(公告)号:US20230063918A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-02

    申请号:US17792137

    申请日:2021-01-19

    申请人: AITA BIO INC.

    IPC分类号: A61M5/172 A61M5/142 A61M5/158

    摘要: An interposer to be used in a device for delivering medication to a patient is disclosed. The device includes a reservoir for storing the medication and a needle for releasing the medication in the patient, the interposer configured to mount the reservoir and needle. The interposer comprises a channel for distributing the medication from the reservoir to the needle, a thin membrane defining a portion of the channel as a chamber for receiving the medication, and a piezoelectric transducer positioned on the thin membrane that functions as an actuator for moving the thin membrane toward and away from the chamber of the channel.