Abstract:
Disclosed is a bladderless inflatable cuff comprising an inner compartment defined by a film, said inner compartment being closed except for an opening through which air may enter and exit said compartment, and an outer compartment comprising a loop portion of hook and loop fabric, said outer compartment serving as a container to limit the amount of expansion of said inner compartment when said inner compartment is inflated, and a fastener mounted on said outer compartment for fastening said cuff around a human body portion when in use.
Abstract:
An elongate medical device including a hub assembly located at the proximal end. The hub assembly includes an interference fit member disposed about a portion of the hub assembly, whereby the interference fit member is configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of a tubular packaging tube when the elongate medical device is placed in the packaging tube.
Abstract:
An elongate medical device including a hub assembly located at the proximal end. The hub assembly includes an interference fit member disposed about a portion of the hub assembly, whereby the interference fit member is configured to form an interference fit with the inner surface of a tubular packaging tube when the elongate medical device is placed in the packaging tube.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a catheter balloon having an advantageous cone design. In particular, the catheter balloon has at least one cone section with a volume in mm3 such that, when the ratio of one cone volume to the transverse cross-sectional area in mm2 of the inflated median section is at least about 2.1 mm. In certain applications, the advantageous cone design can assist in the preferential expansion of the cone sections prior to any significant expansion of the median section. The balloon can thus advantageously be utilized as a component of a balloon catheter or prosthesis delivery system, also provided via the present invention. When so utilized, the inventive balloon can assist in reducing any shifting of the balloon and/or prosthesis during inflation or delivery, respectively. Methods of utilizing the balloon catheters in dilation procedures, as well as the prosthesis delivery systems to deliver prosthesis, are also provided.
Abstract:
Systems, apparatus and methods for distribution and interface for multimedia content and associated context are described herein. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving an input from a user for multimedia content through a multimedia device. The method includes transmitting the input to a multimedia content provider. The method also includes receiving a result of the input for multimedia content from the multimedia content provider, into the multimedia device. The method includes receiving a context for the result that includes identification of other multimedia content that can be retrieved, into the multimedia device. The method also includes displaying the result and the context together on a display of the multimedia device.