| 02nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
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| 20130012935 | METHODS OF TREATING BACK PAIN - Methods and systems for modulating intraosseous nerves (e.g., nerves within bone) are provided. For example, the methods and systems described herein may be used to modulate (e.g., denervate, ablate) basivertebral nerves within vertebrae. The modulation of the basivertebral nerves may facilitate treatment of chronic back pain. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012936 | SYSTEM FOR HEATING A VERTEBRAL BODY TO TREAT BACK PAIN - Methods and systems for modulating intraosseous nerves (e.g., nerves within bone) are provided. For example, the methods and systems described herein may be used to modulate (e.g., denervate, ablate) basivertebral nerves within vertebrae. The modulation of the basivertebral nerves may facilitate treatment of chronic back pain. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012937 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION (RFA) - A device for radio frequency ablation (RFA) of diseased tissue has
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| 20130012938 | Device and Method for Treating Cardiac Disorders by Modulating Autonomic Response - A method and device for modulating the autonomic nervous system adjacent a pericardial space to treat cardiac arrhythmia includes a treatment source arranged to supply a treatment medium, a catheter having an end sized for insertion into the pericardial space, a medium delivery assembly having a distal end arranged to be positioned by the catheter into the pericardium, with the distal end of the delivery assembly comprising a delivery tip arranged to extend away from the distal end of the catheter into the pericardial space. A connector operatively couples the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly to the treatment source, and the delivery tip of the medium delivery assembly including a plurality of delivery points for delivering the treatment medium at a plurality of treatment areas within the pericardial space. The device performs modulation or ablation of the autonomic nervous system at selected treatment areas within the pericardium. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012939 | CARTILAGE TREATMENT PROBE - An electrosurgical instrument for ablating cartilage while limiting collateral damage includes a non-conducting head with a small electrically conductive surface. The head of the instrument is coupled to a shaft by a flexible portion. The flexible portion biases the electrically conductive surface towards a tissue surface. The head is pivotably coupled to the shaft such that the electrically conductive surface is oriented substantially parallel to the tissue surface as the head slides across the tissue surface. A method of performing electrosurgery includes positioning the electrically conductive surface adjacent to the tissue surface, and sliding the shaft across the tissue surface with the head pivoting such that the electrically conductive surface is oriented substantially parallel to the tissue surface. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012940 | FLEXIBLE APPLICATION DEVICE FOR THE HIGH-FREQUENCY TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - The invention concerns a flexible application device including a tubular high-frequency catheter with a flexible shaft tube having at least one lumen passing therethrough, a head electrode arranged at the distal end of the catheter, an electric line with a connection for a generator ,and a connecting element arranged at the proximal end of the shaft tube between the shaft tube and the line. An electrically conducting traction element extends in the lumen between the head electrode and the connecting element and is fixedly connected to the head electrode on the one hand and the connecting element on the other hand in such a way and which is of such a tensile strength that all external forces which occur during a treatment and which act on the catheter can be transmitted to the connecting element by way of the head electrode and the traction element. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012941 | LOCKING INSTRUMENT ASSEMBLY - A locking instrument assembly for use in conjunction with an intramedullary device is disclosed. The locking instrument assembly includes an inner collet, an outer body, and a knob. The inner collet has a collar and a fastener member. The knob engages the fastener member to press the outer body against the collar. As the knob mates with the fastener member, the collar applies a clamping force to the intramedullary device. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012942 | SEGMENTED INTRAMEDULLARY FRACTURE FIXATION DEVICES AND METHODS - A segmented bone fixation device is provided with an elongate body having a longitudinal axis and having a first state in which at least a portion of the body is flexible and a second state in which the body is generally rigid. Methods of repairing a fracture of a bone are also disclosed. One such method comprises inserting a segmented fixation device into an intramedullary space of the bone to place at least a portion of the fixation device in a flexible state on one side of the fracture, providing rigidity across the fracture, and operating an actuator to deploy at least one gripper to engage an inner surface of the intramedullary space to anchor the fixation device to the bone. Various configurations allow a segmented device body to change shape as it moves from a flexible state to a rigid state. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012943 | IMPLANT FOR OSTEOSYNTHESIS - An implant for osteosynthesis, for example a bone nail, has an implant body which has at least one bore with a threaded portion and a bone screw which engages the thread when it is threaded into a bone for the fixation of the implant body. The threaded bore has an annular groove the diameter of which is larger than the thread outer diameter, and which receives a ring of a deformable material with an inner diameter which is smaller than the outer diameter of the thread of the bone screw so that the ring extends partially into the bore. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012944 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING SURGICAL PROCEDURES INVOLVING CUSTOM MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Systems and methods for planning surgical procedures involving custom medical implants that can involve the selection, design and/or creation of custom medical implants and/or the selection, modification, and/or design of custom surgical procedures related to those implants. Certain embodiments allow implants to be selected, designed, created, or otherwise customized and then placed in patients using non-standard surgical techniques. The invention provides greater flexibility in implant use by allowing a surgeon to revise, create, or otherwise select surgical techniques for custom implants and, ultimately, provide better treatment in a greater variety of medical circumstances. Certain embodiments of the invention involve computer assisted surgery to provide for implant-related surgery involving non-standard surgical steps and/or implants. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012945 | VARIABLE DRILL GUIDE - There is provided a drill guide assembly ( | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012946 | COMBINATION OF A BONE DRILL AND A SLEEVE - Combination of a bone drill and a sleeve, whereby the combination comprises a receiving space for bone chips between the sleeve and the bone drill when the bone drill is inserted in the sleeve | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012947 | DOUBLE CANNULATED OSTEOTOME - A cannulated osteotome for cutting a bone surface in which two circular depressions have been previously reamed comprising a cutting blade in the form of a continuous loop having two arcuate end surfaces and two straight lateral surfaces that depends from a body that includes two cannulae in the form of two parallel passageways that extend transversely through the body. Stops extend beyond the opposite arcuate ends of the cutting blade which determine the depth to which the cutting blade can be inserted into the surface of bone from which the circular depressions have been reamed. There is described a method of inserting an implant having a substantially flat undersurface from which two pegs protrude into a surface of a bone using such an osteotome. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012948 | ALIGNMENT JIG FOR A BONE FIXATION DEVICE - A jig for a bone fixation device, including those that comprise a guide; and a connecting element reversibly engagable with the bone fixation device; wherein the guide defines a non-rectilinear path and is adapted to receive the connecting element; and wherein the connecting element is remotely operable, and is adapted to permit a tool to be engaged with the bone fixation device. Other embodiments of the present invention include methods for placing a bone fixation device in a bone, using a jig of the present invention comprising the step of reversibly engaging the bone fixation device with the jig. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012949 | OSTEOTOMY GUIDE AND METHOD - A guide and method useful in cutting and rejoining bones is presented. The guide is particularly useful in performing an osteotomy of a long bone adjacent a joint such as a hand or foot. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012950 | Stylus Assembly - A stylus assembly is adapted to be attached to a surgical jig. The stylus assembly comprises a body having first and second arms with a space therebetween for receiving a portion of the surgical jig, a stylus adjustably mounted relative to the body, and a locking member in use, actuation of the locking member from an unlocked to a locked position enables locking of the body to the surgical jig and locking of the stylus relative to the body. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A SPINE THROUGH A SINGLE VERTEBRAL BODY INSERTION POINT - Methods for treating a spine include inserting a distal end of a cannula into a vertebral body. A distal segment of an access needle is inserted into the cannula lumen. The distal segment terminates at a distal tip and has a shape memory characteristic naturally assuming a curved shape in longitudinal extension. The cannula forces the distal section to deflect from the curved shape toward a straightened shape. The distal segment is distally advanced into bone structure of the vertebral body and naturally reverts toward the curved shape. With further distal advancement, the distal tip progresses through an end plate of the vertebral body. Finally, a structure of the spine is altered in at least one of: delivering a curable material, creating a cavity, or aspirating nucleus material. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012952 | ORTHOPEDIC GUIDE AND METHOD - A guide and method for cutting bones adjacent a joint at locations referenced to the joint anatomy is presented. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012953 | ORTHOPEDIC SUTURE PASSER AND METHOD - Instruments and techniques to pass a suture are presented. In one illustrative example, a suture passer includes a drill guide and is able to form a tunnel in a bone and pass a suture through the tunnel so formed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012954 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - A surgical instrument for seating a pedicle screw may comprise a driver head, a pressure ring, or at least one guide element. The driver head may be configured for removably connecting to the pressure ring or the at least one guide element, or a pressure ring and at least one guide element. The removable connection of the pressure ring or the at least one guide element from the driver head may be twistable or slidable for purposes of exchanging the pressure ring or the at least one guide element from the driver head. The pressure ring or at least one guide element is configured to operatively engage the pedicle screw and transfer motion of the surgical instrument to the pedicle screw. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012955 | System and Method for Pedicle Screw Placement in Vertebral Alignment - A system and minimally invasive method for the placement of pedicle screws without the use of a trocar needle and/or guidewires. The system and method comprises at least one pedicle finder and at least one dilator. The pedicle finder preferably comprises an extender that is removably attached to a pedicle anchor. Attached to a pedicle anchor is a flexible tether. The extender preferably includes a passage through which the flexible tether extends. The dilator comprises a tubular body with two ends, where a first end comprises a means for securing the dilator into bony process of vertebra and a second end comprises at least two arm attachments. The tubular body Of the dilator is configured to slide easily over an extender and secure the first end into bony vertebra to prevent the dilator from dislodging. The arm attachment of the second end of the dilator can be interconnected with another arm attachment via a linking element and/or the dilator can be secured to a stable object such as a table via a securing element. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012956 | INTRAOCULAR LENS INJECTING DEVICE - The embodiments herein provide an intra-ocular lens injecting device for implanting the same through an incision into an eye of a subject. The device comprises a cartridge for loading at least one intra ocular lens and a delivery tube operably coupled to the cartridge for delivery of the intra ocular lens through the incision. The delivery tube has a rigid first section and a flexible second section. The rigid first section and the flexible second section are configured to have a uniform and a substantially oval cross-sectional area. The configuration of the delivery tube reduces trauma and the incision size, to the subject during implantation. The device also includes a plurality of projections provided on the flexible second section of the delivery tube. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012957 | AUTOMATED END EFFECTOR COMPONENT RELOADING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A surgical instrument. The surgical instrument includes an end effector that comprises a staple channel and an anvil that is movably translatable relative to the staple channel. A tool mounting portion is configured to interface with a robotic system and operably communicate with the end effector. The instrument further includes a first sensor that has an output that represents a first condition of a portion of the robotic system A second sensor has an output that represents a position of the anvil. An third sensor has an output that represents a position of a reciprocating knife within the end effector. An externally accessible memory device communicates with the first, second and third sensors. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012958 | Surgical Device with Articulation and Wrist Rotation - A surgical instrument comprising a handle assembly, an elongated shaft, an end effector, a rotation mechanism, and an articulation mechanism is disclosed. The rotation mechanism is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly and effects rotation of the end effector about the second longitudinal axis. The articulation mechanism is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly and effects movement of the end effector from a first position where the first longitudinal axis is substantially aligned with the second longitudinal axis to a second position where the second longitudinal axis is displaced from the first longitudinal axis. The articulation mechanism comprises a first articulation control disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle assembly, a first cable and a second cable. Actuation of the first articulation control in a first direction causes the first cable to move distally and causes the second cable to move proximally. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012959 | MEDICAL MANIPULATOR - A medical manipulator includes a trigger lever operated by hands, a shaft that extends from a body in which the trigger lever is provided, and a tip operating unit that is provided at a tip of the shaft. The tip operating unit includes an end effector to which the operation of the trigger lever is mechanically transmitted and in which the operation is performed, and a detection mechanism that detects an operation state of the first input unit. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012960 | SURGICAL SUTURE CUTTING DEVICE - The surgical suture cutting device contains a body having two bulging sections extended from a front end of the body, forming a notch in between. A knife is wrapped inside the body whose blade is exposed in the notch. With the blade and the bulging sections, the surgical suture cutting device can be operated with a single hand to perform both tissue pressing and suture cutting. In addition, since the blade is protected in the notch, the patient will not be mistakenly wounded. The bulging sections also provide comfortable tissue pressing. Therefore, the surgical suture cutting device greatly enhances the efficiency of the subcutaneous stitching-up operation. A simple knife wrapped in the body also allows simple and inexpensive production. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012961 | Surgical Tack and Tack Drive Apparatus - An applicator for applying a barbed fastener to a body tissue-is provided. The applicator comprises an elongated tubular portion having a longitudinal axis extending from a proximal end to a distal end and having a tube interior sized and configured for receiving the barbed fastener. An elongate driver is disposed at least partially inside the tube interior, the driver having a driver engaging portion at its distal end. The driver engaging portion is adapted to engage the barbed fastener in a firing position adjacent the distal end of the elongated tubular portion. The applicator also comprises; a driver actuator assembly adjacent the driver at its proximal end, the driver actuator assembly being adapted for selectively imparting an impulse force to the driver. The driver is configured for transmitting the impulse force to the barbed fastener. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012962 | Method For Repairing A Meniscal Tear - A device for implanting a suture having an elongated shaft that extends from a body and having a distal end that includes a pointed tissue piercing tip. A first suture support is mounted to the distal end. The first suture support has a first opening and is movable between a retracted position where the first suture support does not extend from the distal end and an extended position where the first suture support does extend from the distal end. A first suture capturing device is mounted to the distal end and is aligned with the first suture support. The first suture capturing device is movable between a retracted position where it does not extend from the distal end and an extended position where it does extend from the distal end. The first suture capturing device extends within the first opening of the first suture support in the extended position. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012963 | MULTICOMPONENT FUSED SUTURE LOOP AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME - A fused loop of an elongated material, such as a surgical suture, and apparatus for making the loop are described. Portions of one or more segments of elongated material may he fused in an ultrasonic welding process to form a welded joint. Multiple materials each with a different melting point may be used for one or more fibers within the elongated material The elongated material may include a sheath, which may be used to protect a core within the elongated material. A fused region of the fused loop may be formed when a material with a lower melting temperature, compared to one or more other materials in the elongated material, is caused to melt. A related ultrasonic welding apparatus may include a temperature sensor for control of the welding process. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012964 | PORT CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD - A surgical device for creating a secure closure of a laparoscopic port opening or similar wound. The device may employ a tissue grasping notch that grasps the fascia layer as a suture-bearing needle is deployed from the distal end of the device through the fascia layer and into a needle-capture mechanism. The fascia layer may then be released, the device turned and the fascia layer grasped and a second suture-bearing needle deployed. The two needles may be connected by a suture, and as the device is removed from the wound, the suture extends through the fascia on one side, across the wound on the deep side, and through the fascia on the other side, thus creating a secure closure of the port wound through the fascia layer. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012965 | SUTURE PASSER AND METHOD - Instruments and techniques to pass a suture are presented. The instruments and techniques are particularly useful where access to confined spaces and the ability to pass a suture through difficult to penetrate materials are needed. The instruments and techniques are particularly useful in surgery of the hands and feet. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012966 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING GRAFTS - A device and method for delivering a graft or synthetic mesh for anatomical repair to the repair site, with the graft or synthetic mesh in position for attachment to repair the defect. A plurality of spaced apart, flexible fingers is connected to the graft or synthetic mesh. The flexible fingers are initially in a position that is generally parallel to a direction of travel of the actuator. The actuator moves the plurality of flexible fingers from the initial to form a radial array, which opens or extends the graft or synthetic mesh. The graft or synthetic mesh may then be attached. A novel trocar is disclosed that is useful with the device. A measuring device including a measuring scale that is useful for determining the required size of the graft is also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012967 | REPAIRING MATERIAL FOR LUMENS OF LIVING BODY - A stent graft is an example of a repairing material for lumens such as aorta and other blood vessels and trachea of a living body. The stent graft includes warp yarns of plastic material and weft yarns including filaments of at least one of shape-memory plastic, shape-memory alloy, and super-elastic metal, the warp yarns and weft yarns being interwoven into a tubular shape such that the weft yarns extend in the circumferential direction and the warp yarns extend in the axial direction. Either or both of the warp yarns and weft yarns are formed from yarns capable of swelling by body fluid or from yarns with a coating capable of swelling by body fluid. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012968 | MESH IMPLANT WITH AN INTERLOCKING KNITTED STRUCTURE - A resorbable polymeric mesh implant is provided for use in the reconstruction of soft tissue defects. The mesh implant is provided with an interlocking knitted structure comprising two or more sets of fibers with different times of degradation, allowing a stepwise increase in the relative distension of the overall mesh over time. The filamentous fibers are knitted together, wherein the filaments of the first set of fibers are interlaced into the filaments of the second set of fibers and at least partly traverse the knit pattern of the second set of fibers such that the filaments of the first set of fibers lock the movement of the part of the mesh formed by the second set of fibers. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012969 | STENT FOR CONNECTING ADJACENT TISSUES OF ORGANS - Disclosed herein is a stent for connecting adjacent tissues of the organs of a patient. The stent includes a hollow cylindrical body which is formed by weaving a superelastic shape-memory alloy wire in an overlapping manner such that rhombic openings are formed, and wing parts which are provided by expanding respective opposite ends of the hollow cylindrical body outwards and turning the opposite ends inside out on bent portions. The wing parts face each other so that the wing parts are tensed in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body. Thereby, the wing parts can elastically move inwards or outwards with respect to the longitudinal direction to automatically adjust a distance between the wing parts in response to the distance between the adjacent tissues of the organs or thicknesses of walls of the organs, so that the wing parts are put into close contact with the adjacent tissues. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012970 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND CARTILAGE AND BONE SHAPING BLADES THEREFOR - An ultrasonic surgical blade that includes a blade body that has a treatment region. At least one indentation can be formed in the treatment region of the blade body wherein each indentation forms a tissue cutting edge with an outer surface of the blade body. The indentation may comprise one or more holes, lumens, grooves or dimples or a combination of such structures. In various embodiments, one or more aspiration lumens are provided in the surgical blade which may ultimately communicate with an aspiration lumen or passage in an ultrasonic surgical instrument. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012971 | SURGICAL TOOL - A surgical tool for use through laproscopic ports having improved haptic and tactile feedback. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012972 | METHOD OF ENDOSCOPICALLY REMOVING TISSUE - A method of endoscopically removing tissue including providing a surgical cutting instrument including a first elongated member having a cutting tip, a second tubular member forming a cutting window, and a handpiece. The first elongated member is co-axially disposed within the second tubular member such that the cutting tip is exposed at the cutting window and combines to define a cutting implement. The first and second members are coupled to the handpiece. The method includes grasping the handpiece, deploying the instrument such that the cutting implement is adjacent a target site with the cutting window positioned at a first spatial orientation relative to the handpiece, rotating the cutting window relative to the handpiece such that the cutting window is positioned at a second spatial orientation, and moving the first elongated member relative to the second tubular member such that the cutting tip removes tissue from the target site. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012973 | MICRO-RESECTING AND EVOKED POTENTIAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Surgical micro-resecting and evoked potential monitoring system and method. The system includes a micro-resecting instrument, handpiece, and evoked potential monitor. The instrument includes an outer tube forming a cutting window at which a cutting tip of an inner member is located. A hub assembly rotatably maintains the inner and outer members. An electrically non-conductive material covers a region of the outer tube, and wiring is connected to an exposed surface of the outer tube. The instrument defines a probe surface proximate the cutting window as part of an electrical pathway with the wiring. The hub assembly is powered by the handpiece, and the wiring is connected to the evoked potential monitor. Evoked potential monitoring is performed at the probe surface via stimulation energy delivered along the electrical pathway, and tissue/bone resection occurs with rotation of the cutting tip. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012974 | LAPAROSCOPIC SCISSORS - A laparoscopic scissor instrument can include a scissor assembly pivotally coupled to an elongate shaft. The scissor assembly can be formed of scissor blades having pivot posts thereon. The pivot posts can engage apertures on the elongate shaft, thus eliminating the need for a through-pinned pivot connection of the scissor blades. The scissor blades can also include actuation posts thereon. An actuation mechanism can include a slot to engage the actuation posts and open or close the blades of the scissor assembly. The scissor assemblies described herein can have a relatively low operational height such that they do not extend beyond a diameter of the elongate shaft during opening and closing of the scissor assembly. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012975 | MEMS MICRO DEBRIDER DEVICES AND METHODS OF TISSUE REMOVAL - Medical devices for shearing tissue into small pieces are provided. One exemplary device includes oppositely rotating first and second rotatable members, each located at least partially within a distal housing. The device also includes first and second circular axle portions, and first and second blades that are directly adjacent to one another and positioned to partially overlap such that tissue may be sheared between the first and second blades, between the first blade and the second axle portion and between the second blade and the first axle portion. The rotatable members are configured to engage tissue from a target tissue site with teeth of the first and second blades, rotate towards one another and inwardly to direct tissue from the target tissue site through a tissue engaging opening and into an interior portion of the distal housing. Methods of fabricating and using the above device are also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012976 | LANCET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE LANCET, AND MOLD FOR THE METHOD - There is provided a process of producing a lancet which suppresses curving (or flexing) of the front end portion of the pricking member. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012977 | PUNCH TOOL - Technologies are generally described for a punch tool and method of use. In an example, the punch tool may include a malleable shaft and a finger grip body configured to encompass at least part of a shaft of a finger button. The finger grip body may be connected to a first end of the malleable shaft. The malleable shaft may be adjustable to a particular conformation and to maintain the particular conformation during use of the punch tool. A second end of the malleable shaft may be connected to an anvil. The shaft of the finger button may be connected to a first end of a flexible body member. The flexible body member may be adapted to move over the malleable shaft, the movement conforming to the particular conformation of the malleable shaft. A cutter may be operatively connected to a second end of the flexible body member. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012978 | SYSTEM OF INSTRUMENTS FOR VITRECTOMY SURGERY COMPRISING SHARP TROCHAR, CANNULA AND CANULA VALVE CAP AND METHOD FOR ITS USE - A system of instruments is provided for vitrectomy surgery, comprising a sharp trochar, a cannula and a cannula valve cap. The sharp trochar provided also has applicability to other fields of surgery. The sharp trochar has a hollow-ground blade that reduces the force necessary for insertion and upon removal leaves a wound with improved healing characteristics. The trochar is selectably insertable in a cannula, and in a preferred embodiment the cannula and the trochar are adapted with mutually tapered exterior surfaces to as to define a smooth transition in diameter to further facilitate insertion. A sealing valve cap is also provided for the cannula, designed to provide sealing while reducing the force required in for inserting instruments into the cannula. A method for angled insertion of this assembly is also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012979 | MULTI-LAYER BRAIDED STRUCTURES FOR OCCLUDING VASCULAR DEFECTS AND FOR OCCLUDING FLUID FLOW THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE VASCULATURE OF THE BODY - A collapsible medical device and associated methods of occluding an abnormal opening in, for example, a body organ, wherein the medical device is shaped from plural layers of a heat-treatable metal fabric. Each of the fabric layers is formed from a plurality of metal strands and the assembly is heat-treated within a mold in order to substantially set a desired shape of the device. By incorporating plural layers in the thus-formed medical device, the ability of the device to rapidly occlude an abnormal opening in a body organ is significantly improved. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012980 | INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE - Devices and methods for treating obesity are provided. More particularly, intragastric devices and methods of fabricating, deploying, inflating, monitoring, and retrieving the same are provided. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012981 | ENDOLUMINAL FILTER WITH FIXATION - An endoluminal filter including a first support member and a second support member attached to the first support member to form a crossover. A material capture structure extends between the first and second support members, the crossover and the first end or the second end of the first support member. The filter includes at least one tissue anchor on the first support member and the second support member. There is a method of positioning a filter within a lumen including advancing a sheath containing a filter through the lumen. Next, deploying a retrieval feature against the lumen wall while maintaining substantially all of a material capture structure of the filter within the sheath. Next, deploying the material capture structure of the filter from the sheath to a position across the lumen along with engaging the lumen wall with fixation elements positioned along the filter. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012982 | IMPLANT RETRIEVAL SYSTEM - Disclosed is an adjustable occlusion device for use in a body lumen such as the left atrial appendage. The occlusion device is removably carried by a deployment catheter. The device may be enlarged or reduced to facilitate optimal placement or removal. Methods are also disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012983 | Surgical Instrument with Flexible Shaft - A surgical instrument includes an elongate body, an elongate shaft, a collar, and an end effector. In particular, the elongate body defines a longitudinal axis, a lumen therethrough and an aperture in communication with the lumen. The elongate shaft is disposed at least partially within the lumen of the elongate body. The collar is mounted at least partially on the elongate shaft. The effector is detachably coupled with the elongate shaft. The elongate shaft is transitionable between a first position in which the elongate shaft is aligned with the longitudinal axis and a second position in which a portion of the elongate shaft having the collar mounted thereon transversely bends and protrudes through an aperture, thereby causing the end effector to move along the longitudinal axis with respect to the elongate body. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012984 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR GRASPING AN ELONGATED MEMBER - A surgical instrument for grasping an elongated member. The surgical instrument may include a handle and a hollow first shaft with a first end attached to the handle and an opposing second end. A second shaft may be positioned in a channel of the first shaft. The second shaft may include a proximal end attached to the handle and an opposing distal end. A gripping member may extend across the channel and is attached to the distal end of the second shaft. The gripping member has a pair of arms positioned on opposing sides of the channel that flare outward away from the distal end of the second shaft and terminate at tips. The gripping member is movable along the channel between a first position with the tips a first distance apart and a second position with the tips a smaller second distance apart. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012985 | FENESTRATED SUPER ATRAUMATIC GRASPER APPARATUS - A surgical tool assembly includes a pair of opposing jaws. Further, a viewing opening may be provided in at least one of the opposing jaws. The viewing opening may extend from an upper to a lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided. The viewing opening may include a material retainer provided proximate the lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided. The material retainer may include an inclined surface inclined towards a central axis of the viewing opening. A grasping insert may be molded onto a lower surface of the opposing jaw in which the viewing opening is provided and an elastomeric material of the grasping inserts may within the viewing opening, the material of the grasping inserts covering the inclined surface of the first material retainer. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012986 | TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment tool for endoscope includes a pair of forceps members supported so as to be relatively movable by a rotation shaft, an operation section for performing opening/close operations of the forceps members, and an operation wire for connecting the forceps members to the operation section, wherein the operation section has an operation section main body, a first operation member to which the operation wire is connected and which is slideably attached to the operation section main body, a second operation member which is slideably attached to the first operation member, a force adjustment member which is attached to the second operation member and is compressed by the second operation member is slid to the first operation member. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012987 | IMPLANTABLE BIODEGRADABLE WOUND CLOSURE DEVICE AND METHOD - An implantable biodegradable device consisting of an inner button attached to a cylindrical segment, and an outer button attached to a retainment feature. The cylindrical segment is threaded on one end, with a surface groove. The retainment feature consists of radial strips with bent ends. The diameter of the radial strips is slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cylinder. The bent ends fit into the groove. An insertion tool can attach to the threads in the cylinder and push the inner button through a wound, then, holding the inner button in place, push the outer button toward the inner button until the bent ends engage with the groove. The top of the threaded end of the cylindrical segment is adjacent to the back surface of the outer button when the bent ends of the retainment feature are engaged with the groove. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012988 | Wound Closure Material - The invention relates to a wound closure material with a core of biodegradable material, wherein at least one side, preferably two sides of the core of biodegradable material are provided with at least one, preferably a multitude of discrete spots of an adhesive. As with more common wound closure techniques like sutures, clips and tapes applied over the wound, new tissue has to close a gap between the wound edges. Use of a wound closing material of the present invention does not only have the advantage of a secure physical connection between the edges, but the material serves as scaffolding for the new tissue. It may also serve the cells as artificial extracellular matrix they can adhere to. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012989 | Anchor and Anchor Deployment Apparatus - An anchor fir maintaining a portion of a therapy delivery element within a desired location of a patient has (i) a first opening, (ii) a second opening, (iii) a body member formed of elastic material disposed between the first and second opening, (iv) and a lumen extending though the body member from the first opening to the second opening, and (v) a retention element secured to or integrally formed with the body member for retaining the anchor within a tissue location of a patient. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012990 | KNOTLESS LOCKING TISSUE FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for fastening tissue include a tissue fastening device comprising an elongate element and a delivery device including a cone, suture, and needle arranged at a delivery end of the elongate element. At least one of the tissue locking features and a tissue lock device are arranged at an end of the elongate element opposite the delivery end. The system includes a locking feature near the delivery end, and a lock device having a mating feature that corresponds to the locking feature. When the delivery device is passed through the lock device, the mating feature engages the locking feature and locks the lock device in an axial direction along the elongate element. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012991 | Pacifier Shields - A multistage baglet system for a pacifier and a multistage nipple system. Baglets and nipples with bumps thereon are initially provided to accustom a baby to the use of such baglets and nipples. Subsequently, baglets and nipples with bumps are provided to assist the baby with teething. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012992 | APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING OR DECOMPRESSING A SPINAL DISC AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - An apparatus for compressing or decompressing a spinal disc comprises; a first section and a second section, wherein the first section defines a through hole configured to receive a fastener for coupling the first section to a first vertebrae, and wherein the second section defines a through hole configured to receive a fastener for coupling the second section to a second vertebrae; and an expandable section coupled to the first section and the second section for adjusting a distance between the first and second section. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012993 | Cervical Plate Assembly - A cervical plate assembly facilitates the fusion of cervical vertebrae by quickly and easily causing the vertebrae to exert a preloading force against a bone graft interposed therebetween. A cervical plate assembly also facilitates the installation of the cervical plate assembly in an orthopedic surgical procedure by providing both a locking mechanism that positively retains one or more fasteners thereto and a viewing window that results in an unobstructed view of the vertebrae and the bone graft. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012994 | VERTEBRAL JOINT IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY TOOLS - A spinal joint distraction system for treating a facet joint including articular surfaces having a contour is disclosed and may include a delivery device including a generally tubular structure adapted to engage a facet joint, an implant adapted to be delivered through the delivery device and into the facet joint, the implant comprising two members arranged in opposed position, and an implant distractor comprising a generally elongate member adapted to advance between the two members of the implant causing separation of the members and distraction of the facet joint, wherein the implant is adapted to conform to the shape of the implant distractor and/or the articular surfaces of the facet upon being delivered to the facet joint. Several embodiments of a system, several embodiments of an implant, and several methods are disclosed including a method for interbody fusion. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012995 | Interspinous Implant - An interspinous implant includes an implant body having an upper face, a lower face, and four sides. The implant body includes a first recess and a second recess in opposite sides, wherein each recess is suitable for receiving a spinous process of a vertebrae. Attachment means are provided and suitable for attaching a band to the implant body. The implant further includes a lock hinged to a side of the implant body on a side not having the recesses, with the lock rotatable about the hinge between a closed position and an open position in which the lock projects away from the side of the implant body. The lock has an aperture, and a band can pass through the aperture when the lock is open and can be secured against movement relative to the lock and the implant body by the lock when the lock is closed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012996 | SPINOUS PROCESS DEVICE - A device for immobilizing adjacent spinous processes can comprise a first element, a second element, and a spacer element. The first element can have a side configured to grip first sides of the adjacent spinous processes and a first separation bar that extends between the adjacent spinous processes when the first element and the spinous processes are engaged. The spacer element can have an adjustment bar and a second separation bar. The second element can have a side configured to grip second sides of the adjacent spinous processes and a clamping feature configured to selectably lock the first separation bar and the adjustment bar in place. The second separation bar can extend between the adjacent spinous processes when the second element and the adjacent spinous processes are engaged. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012997 | FLEXIBLE MEMBER WITH VARIABLE FLEXIBILITY FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC STABILITY TO A SPINE - The present invention relates to spinal support devices and, more specifically, to a flexible member having variable flexibility for use with a dynamic stabilization system or implant to provide dynamic stability to a person's spine. The flexible member generally includes a first material having a first portion including a first material having a first elasticity and a second portion including a second material having a second elasticity greater than the first to provide the flexible member with a variable flexibility. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012998 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POSTERIOR DYNAMIC STABILIZATION OF THE SPINE - Devices, systems and methods for dynamically stabilizing the spine are provided. The devices include an expandable spacer having an undeployed configuration and a deployed configuration, wherein the spacer has axial and radial dimensions for positioning between the spinous processes of adjacent vertebrae. The systems include one or more spacers and a mechanical actuation means for delivering and deploying the spacer. The methods involve the implantation of one or more spacers within the interspinous space. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130012999 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SPINAL SURGERY - Instrumentation for fixing at least two spinal vertebrae by pedicle screw type bone anchoring implants and connecting elements via the posterior or posterolateral approach has at least one bone anchoring element designed to be fixed to a vertebra, pre-mounted with a disposable mounting tube and a sterile sealed packaging. A kit of instruments for inserting or removing a spinal implant, has at least two threaded bone anchoring elements, a rod-type or plate-type connecting element mechanically connecting the bone anchoring elements and locking elements for locking the connecting element in position in relation to the anchoring elements, in order to perform all of the surgical procedures relating to the insertion or removal of the implant, all of the required instruments are disposable and packed in a sterile manner in one or several sealed packagings. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013000 | THERAPY TO ADJACENT MOTION SEGMENTS - Disclosed are methods and apparatus for the provision of spinal therapy to three or more adjacent motion segments accessed through a trans-sacral approach. The spinal therapies include fusion and dynamic stabilization with and without a distraction of the most cephalad motion segment of the two or more adjacent motion segments provided therapy. The disclosure includes methods and apparatus to impart a distraction on a second more caudal motion segment after providing therapy to the more cephalad motion segment. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013001 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MODULAR AND VARIABLE SPINAL FIXATION - A method of spinal fixation includes inserting a plurality of screws into at least three vertebral bodies of a spine, the three vertebral bodies defining first and second disc spaces therebetween, and providing a spinal rod having first and second segments that exhibit different properties of flexibility. The spinal rod is connected to the plurality of screws such that the first segment is associated with the first disc space and the second segment is associated with the second disc space. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013002 | ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT WITH LOCKING ELEMENT - An orthopedic implant with a locking element for locking a bone screw in a bone screw receiving hole of the implant. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013003 | POLYAXIAL BONESCREW ASSEMBLY - A bone screw assembly includes a screw, an outer housing, and an inner housing. The screw includes a shank and a head. The outer housing has a proximal end, a distal end, and a passageway extending longitudinally therethrough. The outer housing defines a saddle at the proximal end thereof for receiving at least a portion of a rod therein. The inner housing is positionable within the passageway of the outer housing. The inner housing has a recessed distal portion for receiving the head of the screw therein. The inner housing also includes a proximal surface defining a substantially V-shaped configuration for receiving rods of different diameters therein. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013004 | POLYAXIAL PEDICLE SCREW WITH INCREASED ANGULATION - A polyaxial bone anchor including a housing and a bone screw. A bottom surface of the housing includes an aperture that defines an angulation limit of the bone screw for each azimuthal angle around a longitudinal axis of the housing. The aperture is V-shaped, with the V-shape having converging side walls that define a low-angulation direction near their intersection and a high-angulation direction opposite the low-angulation direction. In some cases, the angulation limit of the bone screw is generally constant over a range of azimuthal angles centered around the high-angulation direction. The housing may be modular, including tabs on one component that are plastically deformed to engage a lip on another component. During assembly, a mandrel advances longitudinally along a bore in the housing, and forces the tabs radially outward toward the lip to a radially outward plastically deformed state. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013005 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSING FISSURES IN THE ANNULUS FIBROSUS - A method for closing a fissure in a region of tissue having an inner surface and an outer surface, the method comprising:
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| 20130013006 | Intervertebral disc prosthesis and instrumentation for insertion of the prosthesis between the vertebrae - The present invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis and insertion instrumentation, the prosthesis comprising at least first and second osseous anchoring means, the first osseous anchoring means disposed proximal to the periphery of the plate on which it is situated and the second osseous anchoring means being offset along the antero-posterior axis, the second osseous anchoring means comprising a basal portion and a sharp-edged portion of width narrower than the basal portion. The instrumentation comprises a rod fitted with at least two feet forming a clip and sliding in a tube, sliding the rod in the tube, in the direction of the manipulation end, causing closing of the clip by contact between the exterior of the feet and a truncated portion of the tube and sliding the rod in the tube, in the direction of the prehension end, causing opening of the clip by contact between an axis and the interior of the feet of the rod. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013007 | COMBINATION DIRECTIONAL AND NON-DIRECTIONAL BONE TAMP - A minimally invasive surgical system can include a cannula having a side port and an open distal end, and an expandable bone tamp. The bone tamp includes an elongate shaft coupled to an expandable element. The elongate shaft has a length adapted to align the expandable element with the side port or extend the expandable element completely beyond the distal opening of the cannula. In this manner, the cannula and bone tamp enable either directional (i.e., through the side port) or non-directional (i.e., completely outside the cannula) bone tamping. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013008 | Devices and Methods for Bone Alignment, Stabilization and Distraction - An embodiment of a bone stabilization and distraction system of the present disclosure includes a light-sensitive liquid; a light source for providing light energy; a light-conducting fiber for delivering the light energy from the light source to cure the light-sensitive liquid; a delivery catheter having a proximal end in communication with the light-conducting fiber and the light-sensitive liquid, an inner lumen for passage of the light-conducting fiber, and an inner void for passage of the light-sensitive liquid; and an expandable body removably engaging a distal end of the delivery catheter, wherein the expandable body has a closed end, a sealable open end, an inner cavity for passage of the light-sensitive liquid, an external surface and an internal surface, and wherein the expandable body has an insertion depth with a fixed dimension, a width with a fixed dimension, and a thickness with a changeable dimension. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013009 | Apparatus and Methods for Separating Internal Bone Fixation Device from Introducer - Apparatus and methods for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer are disclosed herein. A device for separating an internal bone fixation device from an introducer includes a functional portion having an outer shaft surrounding and controlling operation of a cutting mechanism; and a control portion having an actuating mechanism for initiating activation of the outer shaft. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013010 | LIGHT SOURCE - Disposable light sources are disclosed herein. A device for connecting a fiber to a light source includes a light source, light director to focus light from the light source, the light director surrounding at least a portion of the light source, a power source providing energy to the light source, and a connector communicating light from the light source to a catheter. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013011 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PULSE GENERATION AND WITH MEANS FOR COLLECTING AND STORING ENERGY DURING A RECHARGE PHASE - A pulse generating implantable medical device comprises a power source , a control unit, a plurality of switching units, a timing unit, a pulse generating unit adapted to generate one or more stimulation pulses to be applied to human or animal tissue via one or more stimulation electrodes, and a coupling capacitor in series with each stimulation electrode. A stimulation pulse is adapted to be applied during a stimulation pulse timing cycle that includes a stimulation phase and a recharge phase, and that the timing of a stimulation pulse timing cycle is controlled by the control unit via the timing unit and the switching units. The implantable medical device further comprises an energy storage unit and that, during the recharge phase, one or more of the switching units is adapted to establish electrical connection between the one or many stimulation electrodes and the energy storage unit in order to collect and store energy from applied stimulation pulses. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013012 | METHOD FOR LOW-VOLTAGE TERMINATION OF CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS BY EFFECTIVELY UNPINNING ANATOMICAL REENTRIES - A method for extinguishing a cardiac arrhythmia utilizes destructive interference of the passing of the reentry wave tip of an anatomical reentry through a depolarized region created by a relatively low voltage electric field in such a way as to effectively unpin the anatomical reentry. Preferably, the relatively low voltage electric field is defined by at least one unpinning shock(s) that are lower than an expected lower limit of vulnerability as established, for example, by a defibrillation threshold test. By understanding the physics of the electric field distribution between cardiac cells, the method permits the delivery of an electric field sufficient to unpin the core of the anatomical reentry, whether the precise or estimated location of the reentry is known or unknown and without the risk of inducting ventricular fibrillation. A number of embodiments for performing the method are disclosed. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013013 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATMENT OF CARDIAC TACHYARRHYTHMIAS - Method and apparatus for preventing heart rhythm disturbances by recording cardiac electrical activity, measuring beat-to-beat variability in the morphology of electrocardiographic waveforms, and using the measured beat-to-beat variability to control the delivery of electrical impulses to the heart during the absolute refractory period. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013014 | MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURED TO TEST FOR USER RESPONSIVENESS - A medical device is disclosed that includes one or more treatment electrodes, one or more sensors, and one or more controllers connected to the one or more treatment electrodes and one or more sensors. The medical device also includes one or more response mechanisms connected to the one or more controllers. The one or more controllers are configured to receive input from the one or more response mechanism and are also configured to determine whether a patient wearing the medical device actuated the one or more response mechanisms based, at least in part, on the input received from the one or more response mechanisms. In some disclosed embodiments, the medical device is a wearable defibrillator. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013015 | NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS, NERVE STIMULATION SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR NERVE STIMULATION APPARATUS - A sufficient therapeutic effect is achieved for each of a plurality of pathologies constituting a cardiac failure. Provided is a nerve stimulation apparatus including: a heartbeat detection unit that detects a heartbeat; a nerve electrode that is connected to a nerve controlling a heart; a nerve stimulation unit that outputs an electrical pulse to the nerve electrode; a functional-status detection unit that detects in-vivo information that indicates a functional status of the heart; and a stimulation-timing controller that controls the nerve stimulation unit so as to switch between a synchronous mode in which the electrical pulse is output in synchronization with the heartbeat detected by the heartbeat detection unit and an asynchronous mode in which the electrical pulses are output at constant time intervals, on the basis of the in-vivo information that indicates the functional status of the heart detected by the functional-status detection unit. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013016 | MEDICAL IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR SECURE IMPLANT COMMUNICATION - An implantable medical device includes a telemetry unit wirelessly receiving data signals and control commands; a control unit connected to the telemetry unit; and a comparator unit which compares data signals received via the telemetry unit with data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device. Each of the data signals represents specific features, e.g., patient characteristics. The comparator unit generates a release signal if data signals received via the telemetry unit represent one or more features that are similar, according to a specified similarity measure, to one or more features represented by data signals generated in or detected by the implantable medical device. The control unit executes control commands received via the telemetry unit, or receives control commands via the telemetry unit, in response to such a release signal (or, in the absence of the release signal, does not execute or receive control commands). | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013017 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF AV INTERVAL TO ENSURE DELIVERY OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - Methods and apparatus of left ventricular pacing including automated adjustment of a atrio-ventricular (AV) pacing delay interval and intrinsic AV nodal conduction testing. Thus, in the event that the AV conduction test reveals a physiologically acceptable intrinsic PR interval then storing the physiologically acceptable PR interval in a memory structure (e.g., a median P-R from one or more cardiac cycles) and delivering fusion pacing using a decremented value of the intrinsic PR interval. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013018 | IDENTIFYING HEART FAILURE PATIENTS SUITABLE FOR RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY USING QRS COMPLEX WIDTH FROM AN INTRACARDIAC ELECTROGRAM - Methods and systems are disclosed for determining whether a patient is a responder to cardiac resynchronization therapy. The beginning and ending of the intrinsic ventricular depolarization are determined through signals measured from one or more electrodes implanted in the patient's heart. An interval between the beginning and ending of the intrinsic ventricular depolarization is computed and is compared to a threshold. The threshold may be determined empirically. The pacing parameters of a heart stimulation device, such as a pacemaker, may then be configured, for example, by setting the paced atrio-ventricular delay based on whether the patient responds positively to cardiac resynchronization therapy. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013019 | Dynamic Morphology Based Atrial Automatic Threshold - Methods and systems for performing capture threshold tests are described. During an initialization procedure a capture detection interval and capture detection threshold are determined based on peak values of cardiac signals sensed following the supracapture threshold initialization pulses. Following initialization, a plurality of pacing pulses to the atrium are delivered and the peak values of the cardiac signals sensed following each of the plurality of pacing pulses are determined. The peak values are compared to the pacing artifact threshold and the capture detection threshold. A timing of each of the peak values is compared to the capture detection interval. For each pacing pulse, discrimination between a captured response, a noncaptured response, and a fusion response is based on the peak value and timing comparisons. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013020 | Methods and Systems for Managing Fusion and Noise in Cardiac Pacing Response Classification - Methods and systems for detecting noise in cardiac pacing response classification processes involve determining that a cardiac response classification is possibly erroneous if unexpected signal content is detected. The unexpected signal content may comprise signal peaks that have polarity opposite to the polarity of peaks used to determine the cardiac response to pacing. Fusion/noise management processes include pacing at a relatively high energy level until capture is detected after a fusion, indeterminate, or possibly erroneous pacing response classification is made. The relatively high energy pacing pulses may be delivered until capture is detected or until a predetermined number of paces are delivered. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013021 | RECORDABLE MACROS FOR PACEMAKER FOLLOW-UP - A device and method for programming an implantable pulse generator. In one embodiment, commands are entered designating implantable pulse generator programming variables into programmer memory. At least some of the commands are transformed into an executable macro. The macro is stored in the programmer memory. The macro is executed to transmit the programming variables to the implantable pulse generator. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013022 | Enuresis Electroconditioner - An enuresis electroconditioner pertains to the field of medical appliances and includes a humidity sensor ( | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013023 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE SYMPATHETIC NERVE CHAIN - The present invention provides a method of affecting physiological disorders by stimulating a specific location along the sympathetic nerve chain. Preferably, the present invention provides a method of affecting a variety of physiological disorders or pathological conditions by placing an electrode adjacent to or in communication with at least one ganglion along the sympathetic nerve chain and stimulating the at least one ganglion until the physiological disorder or pathological condition has been affected. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013024 | Renal Nerve Stimulation Method for Treatment of Patients - A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug infusion or electrostimulation. Apparatus can be permanently implanted or catheter based. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013025 | Fractionalized Stimulation Pulses in an Implantable Stimulator Device - A method for configuring stimulation pulses in an implantable stimulator device having a plurality of electrodes is disclosed, which method is particularly useful in adjusting the electrodes by current steering during initialization of the device. In one aspect, a set of ideal pulses for patient therapy is determined, in which at least two of the ideal pulses are of the same polarity and are intended to be simultaneous applied to corresponding electrodes on the implantable stimulator device during an initial duration. These pulses are reconstructed into fractionalized pulses, each comprised of pulse portions. The fractionalized pulses are applied to the corresponding electrodes on the device during a final duration, but the pulse portions of the fractionalized pulses are not simultaneously applied during the final duration. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013026 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVES - A system for treatment of gait disorders reflects, with electrical stimulation patterns fed to electrodes ( | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013027 | Systems, Methods, and Articles of Manufacture for Configuring Hearing Prostheses - The present application discloses systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for fitting a hearing prosthesis to a hearing prosthesis recipient. Some embodiments include generating a first set of two or more stimulation signals via a corresponding set of two or more channels of a hearing prosthesis, reducing the corresponding stimulation levels of the stimulation signals of the first set of two or more stimulation signals in response to receiving an indication that a sound sensation corresponding to the first set of two or more stimulation signals is uncomfortably loud, and generating a second set of one or more stimulation signals at the reduced stimulation levels via a first subset of one or more channels. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013028 | Microcurrent Device With A Sensory Cue - The present invention is directed to an apparatus that includes a microcurrent delivery device portion and at least one independent sensory cue delivery means. The independent sensory cue delivery means can provide an independent sensory cue selected from the group consisting of vibration, heat, cool, skin irritation, tingling, fragrance or auditory. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013029 | MEDICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS USING LASER BEAMS - Provided is a medical treatment apparatus using laser beams, which is used for treating arthritis, myositis, chronic pains and so on. A medical treatment apparatus using laser beams includes: a body; a main laser unit irradiating a main laser beam in a direction perpendicular to an area to be treated; a plurality of auxiliary laser units irradiating auxiliary laser beams to form a focus on a central axis of the main laser beam; and an angle adjustment unit adjusting a focal distance by rotating the auxiliary laser units. The medical treatment apparatus using laser beams is capable of easily varying the angle and distance of the focus of irradiated laser beams. In addition, a treatment effect can be enhanced by the laser beams having different intensities, and the absorption rates of the laser beams can be controlled based on the color of light which is separately irradiated onto the skin of an affected area. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013030 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF PULSED INFRARED LIGHT FOR THE INHIBITION OF CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM NEURONS - Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to a method of applying infrared neural stimulation (INS) to the central nervous system (CNS) of a target. The methods includes applying a pulsed infrared laser at a stimulation site in the CNS; and evoking responses from a region of interest of the CNS that is at or adjacent to the stimulation site by the pulsed infrared laser. In the method, the pulsed infrared laser penetrates a predetermined penetration depth of the stimulation site. Certain aspects of the present disclosure are directed to an apparatus for applying INS to the CNS of a target. The apparatus includes a generator generating a pulsed infrared laser, which penetrates a predetermined penetration depth of a stimulation site to evoke a response from the CNS, and an optical medium adapted for delivering the pulsed infrared laser at the stimulation site of the CNS. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013031 | CAPSULE PHOTOTHERAPY - The present invention provides a swallowable capsule suitable for providing phototherapy to a region of a patient's gastrointestinal (GI) tract, the capsule comprising one or more light sources emitting in the visible and/or NIR ranges and optical elements for shaping the light beam produced by said light sources, such that said light source(s) and said optical elements are capable of delivering an effective therapeutic dose to a target site within the GI tract. The present invention further provides a method for intraluminal phototherapy of the gastrointestinal tract using a swallowable capsule as described hereinabove. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013032 | TREATMENT OF SKIN DISORDERS WITH UV LIGHT - Skin disorders such as, for example, atopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, eczema, lichen planus, psoriasis, and vitiligo, are treated by applying high doses of ultraviolet light to diseased regions of a patients skin. The dosage employed exceeds 1 MED, an MED being determined for the particular patient being treated, and may range from about 1 MED to about 20 MED or higher. The ultraviolet light has a wavelength within the range of between about 295 nanometers to about 320 nanometers and preferably is between about 300 nanometers and about 310 nanometers. High doses of ultraviolet light are restricted to diseased tissue areas so as to avoid risk of detrimental side affects in healthy skin, which is more susceptible to damage from UV light. Cooling the skin prior to and/or while exposing the skin to the UV light can be used to minimize tissue damage resulting from exposure to the UV light. Higher doses of UV light can therefore be employed without injurious affects. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013033 | System for Providing Treatment to a Mammal and Method - Therapy system for treatment of an animate body including core body cooling. The system includes a therapy wrap and a first therapy device for exchanging heat with the body. The system may include a second therapy device for delivering another therapy. The first therapy device may include a heat transfer device, a cooling or heating source, and a control unit. The heat transfer device may include a fluid bladder and a compressive bladder. The second therapy device may be an electric stimulation device. The therapy wrap is adapted to coordinate delivery of the thermal therapy and another therapy to the animate body. The therapy wrap may also be a sleeve for mounting components of the first and second therapy devices. Also disclosed are a method of administering a temperature-controlled treatment to an anatomical body part and method of making the therapy system. | 2013-01-10 |
| 20130013034 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLED AIRFLOW FOR DERMATOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - A system and method of providing a temperature controlled gaseous medium for dermatological applications is described. The gaseous medium may be cooled and applied to an area such as a skin area to provide an analgesic effect thereon. The system and method also include an automated defrost cycle for minimizing the effects of decreased hydraulic diameter due to freezing. | 2013-01-10 |
