212results about "Animal teeth treatment" patented technology

An arrangement that may be used in combination with selected tools having a tooth cutting surface for the care and maintenance such as removing a selected portion of the exposed surface of equine teeth. The selected tool in communication with a source of powered motion and mounted in and supported by a hand piece which is guided into the mouth of the horse. The cutting surface of the powered tool is partially guarded so as to protect fleshy portions of the horse's mouth from being engaged by the cutting surface. The hand piece provides for quick on and off attachment of a selected cutting surface for maintenance of a preselected portion of teeth within the same hand piece or another hand piece sized to ease access to the next selected portion of the horse's mouth. The selected hand piece arrangement may further incorporate a vacuum channel whereby the tooth dust and debris created by the powered cutting surface removing a portion of tooth is sucked out of the mouth of the horse. The motion of the tooth surface removal tool may be changed from rotary to powered reciprocating motion for a selected portion of the teeth or changed to be at a preselected angle. Attaching the powered drive to the rotary cutting surface by means of an adjustable clutch further enhances protection from injury to the inside of the mouth of the horse.

Catheter for monitoring the concentration of an analyte in a body fluid having an implantable distal area (7) for the uptake of body fluids and a proximal area (8) with an outlet opening (14), wherein the catheter comprises a catheter casing (1) having microopenings which are permeable to at least part of the body fluid and at least partially hold back corpuscular components, and a catheter core (2) which is located in the catheter casing (1). The catheter core preferably has a microstructure on its peripheral surface and/or the catheter casing has a microstructure on its inner wall which form a hollow space between the catheter core and catheter casing. Moreover the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of such a catheter.

Multi-functional urine collection devices, embodiments of which can include a self-expanding container having a receptacle for receiving urine from the tubing, a pump for moving urine through the tubing and into a receptacle, extendable tubing that may be shortened and/or lengthened, and/or one or more meters for monitoring, measuring, transmitting or storing a characteristic from the urine.

Methods for treating periodontal disease and other diseased tissues that utilize a dye composition and laser energy. The laser energy (typically about 450 nm to about 600 nm) heats and destroys the diseased tissue and bacteria, while the dye composition causes the laser energy to be selectively absorbed by the targeted tissue. An argon gas laser that emits blue-green light may be used in conjunction with a red-orange dye that strongly absorbs light energy emitted by the argon gas laser. An 810 diode laser may be used in conjunction with the argon laser in order to provide additional heating properties.

The invention relates to a device for cleaning and/or care of teeth and/or gums, said device comprising a molded spoon-shaped mouthpiece for an upper jaw and/or a lower jaw, provided with at least one channel ending in at least one nozzle for applying liquid to teeth and/or gums. The aim of the invention is to improve one such device for cleaning and/or care of teeth and/or gums, both in terms of the handling thereof and the obtainable cleaning and/or care effect on the teeth and/or gums, in such a way that effective and long-lasting cleaning and/or care of teeth and/or gums can be carried out in a more simple and comfortable manner, especially for people in need of care and confined to bed. To this end, the mouthpiece also comprises at least one channel ending in at least one opening, through which liquid applied to the teeth and/or gums can be essentially sucked out.

A system for confirming acquisition of a fluid sample is provided. The system includes a wearable electronic device configured to be worn by a user. The device has a housing, at least one imaging sensor associated with the housing, a data transmission interface for sending data to or receiving data from an external electronic device, a microprocessor for managing the at least one imaging sensor and the data transmission interface, and a program for acquiring and processing images acquired by the at least one imaging sensor. The system further includes a sampling device for collecting a fluid sample in a sample container and at least one identification tag attached to or integrally formed with the sampling device or sample container. The at least one identification tag includes or is associated with a tracking code.

A disposable real-time closed catheter urine output monitoring system. The monitoring system of the invention can measure urine outputs at both high and low urine flow in real time, using a pressure chamber in the form of a hollow body having an input port for coupling to a tube connected to a catheter for collection of urine from a patient, an exit port coupled to a collection container and a vent port, such that air may flow through the vent, but urine is blocked by the vent. A sensor measures flow from the exit port of the pressure chamber into the collection container, and a pressure sensor may be included to measure pressure in the pressure chamber. The invention also provides a method of using the apparatus in a real-time monitoring system.

A portable continuous whole blood glucose monitor comprising, a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser and driver in optical communication with a transmission cell and a photo-conductive detector and pre-amplifier. The monitor further comprises a peristaltic pump connected to a single lumen catheter peripherally inserted into a patient's vein. The single lumen catheter, in combination with the peristaltic pump, is operable to automatically withdraw a fixed and metered amount of whole blood from a patient, then a tube delivers a fixed and metered amount of the saline/surfactant supply to the whole blood. Methods of enhancing measurement sensitivity are also provided.

A diagnostic method and apparatus for detecting at least one change in a urinary parameter indicative of a body malfunction, the method comprising at least semi-continuously monitoring in real time at least one of a sodium level, an oxygen level, a potassium level, and combinations thereof in the urine of a catheterized patient; whereby at least one parameter is monitored so as to detect one or more changes in the at least one parameter to reflect at least one of a fluid state, an electrolyte balance, a kidney state, a kidney perfusion and an organ perfusion in the patient, indicative of the body malfunction in the patient, in which the monitoring is preferably performed through electrodes that are arranged perpendicularly to the flow of urine through a patient's catheter system.

Kits and methods for closed-system sampling blood in patients are disclosed. The kit includes a four-port stopcock adapted to allow communication at least between two ports. The stopcock has a first port adapted to receive a syringe, a second port for communicating with an infusion solution reservoir, a third port for receiving a flush solution, and a fourth port for communication with a patient. The kit also includes at least one sampling site adapted to fluidically communicate with the fourth port and to be positioned between the four-port stopcock and the patient. At least one of the sampling sites is adapted to allow extraction of a fluid being communicated between the stopcock and the patient.

An animal dental care device that cleans the teeth as the animal chews on it, wherein the device can include a plurality of protrusions and/or bristles to remove food particles and plaque.

Described herein are devices, systems, kits and methods for measuring intra-abdominal pressure (IAP) from a patient catheterized with a urinary catheter system. Devices may include a bypass lumen configured to connect to a pressure transducer, a sampling port connector connected to the bypass lumen, a drain tube housing configured to at least partially enclose a portion of the drain tube of a urinary catheter system, and a clamp mechanism. The sampling port connector may be configured for removable attachment to the sampling port of the urinary catheter system to form a fluid connection between the urinary catheter system and the bypass lumen of the IAP device. The clamp mechanism may be configured to controllably occlude the lumen of the urinary catheter system drain tube.

A three-in-one instillation aspiration device configured for (i) instillation of a sampling fluid from a sealed body, (ii) aspiration of the sampling fluid from a target site with collected material into the sealed body, and (iii) transport, without external exposure, of the collected sample to a diagnostic site.

A continuous Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) estimation system may include a Foley catheter, a continuous urine creatinine sensor, and a urine output monitor. The continuous GFR estimation system computes creatinine clearance as CrCl=(Ucr×Uvol)/(Pcr×Imim), where Ucr is urine creatinine in mg/dL, Uvol is urine volume in mL, Pcr is plasma (serum) creatinine in mL, and Imin is time in minutes. A Foley catheter may be used to withdraw urine from the bladder. The urine may be delivered to a urine output monitor that provides the Uvol value over a time Imin. Attached to the catheter is the flow-through continuous urine creatinine sensor for providing the Ucr value. The remaining parameter is Pcr. Because serum creatinine levels do not change rapidly over time, a blood sample may be withdrawn prior to the start of the continuous GFR to obtain the PCr value.

An infusion and blood collection device allows clean blood collections into a collection tube via a previously installed angiocatheter without interrupting the administration of intravenous therapies after initial installation. The device optionally includes passive control of the blood collection flow rate to prevent contamination of the collected blood draw with the IV therapy fluid being simultaneously infused through the angiocatheter. A blood collection method uses an infusion and blood collection device to draw a clean blood sample from a patient and into a collection tube via a previously installed angiocatheter without interrupting the administration of intravenous therapies.

An animal cleaning system and method is provided by the invention. The system comprises a source of cleaning solution and a spray washer having a handle, a valve, a trigger and a nozzle for spraying cleaning solution into the oral cavity of an animal carcass. The method includes the steps of providing a carcass including an oral cavity, providing an apparatus constructed and arranged for application of an aqueous cleaning solution to the oral cavity, and spraying cleaning solution in the oral cavity to remove debris, fiber and ingesta staining therefrom.

A system and method for reducing a patient's exposure to mechanical ventilation delivers a series of nerve stimulation therapy regimes after determining whether a cardiac signal can be sensed by a most distal cardiac signal sensor along a lead body. In response to being able to sense a cardiac signal using the cardiac signal sensor, a selected pair of the electrodes from a number of electrodes positioned for stimulating a nerve is enabled for stimulation at prescribed intervals and activation levels.

A mouth-cleaning device (100) for a pet. The device includes a base (110) and a side wall (120) extending from the base. The base and the side wall at least partially define an internal volume configured to receive a product. A plurality of protrusions (112, 122) extends from the base or the side wall, or both. The protrusions are configured to engage an oral tissue of a pet.