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Opportunities

Simple mechanical vials are not always simple to use. Habley Medical Technologies, Inc. has patented technologies that ease some of the idiosyncrasies of vials including:

 
Patent # Key Features
US 5,593,028

US 5,335,773
  • Overpressure in the container is eliminated by the access member returning to its original position
  • The movement of the access member, not increased interior pressure, causes the barrier to be breached
US 5,374,249
  • Container used for mixing pharmaceuticals
  • A diaphragm pumps the drug in and out of the mixing container to ensure gentle yet thorough mixing
US 5,352,196

US 5,188,615
  • Two drugs can be mixed due to a rupturable barrier
  • Air is excluded in the vial by a piston creating constant pressure and variable inside volume
US 5,334,178
  • Device does not require air to be injected into it
  • Pressure maintained to be nearly constant
  • Eliminates diaphragm flex
US 5,330,048
  • Mixes two drugs by allowing one of the containers inside the interior to be broken
  • Container is broken by a rotational motion of the device
  • Rotational locks prevent unintentional drug mixing
US 5,292,318
  • Designed for users with impaired vision or reduced manual dexterity
  • Air is excluded from the container
US 5,211,285
  • Mixes two drugs by allowing one of the containers to be broken
  • Mixing occurs due to reciprocation of the drugs between the interior containers
  • Device can be used for injections


Intellectual Property

Habley Medical Technology was founded in 1982 in California and has been issued over 440 U.S. patents in the medical technology field, ranging from specialty implant and safety needle and syringe devices, to safety blood collection devices to one of its most recent products, the puncture evident glove. Habley patents have been licensed and sold outright to major pharmaceutical and medical device corporations all over the United States, including AMGEN, Monsanto, Becton Dickinson, Eli Lilly, Baxter and Ethicon, for worldwide use. In fact, chances are that when you go down to the doctor to have your blood collected, the device used is most likely a Habley invention.





Contact

Dr. Stephen P. Weeks
First Principals, Inc.
30100 Chagrin Blvd., Suite 205
Cleveland, Ohio 44124
216-514-8521 - Phone
216-514-8535 - Fax
Email: spweeks@firstprincipals.com