22nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130138130 | Tatooing Machine and Tattooing Machine Armature Assembly - A tattooing machine armature assembly is provided, said tattooing machine armature assembly comprising an armature, an armature spring, a contact spring, and a locking screw, wherein the armature is mounted on the armature spring by means of the locking screw so as to oscillate, wherein the armature is embodied with a hook while the contact spring is mounted so as to cooperate with the hook of the armature. A tattooing machine is provided as well, said tattooing machine comprising a frame, a vise, one inductance coil as a minimum, a magnetic circuit, an armature, an armature spring, a contact spring, a capacitor, a bar, contact islands, locking screws, and insulation spacers, wherein the armature is mounted on the frame by means of the armature spring so as to oscillate when subjected to the magnetic field produced by the inductance coils while the bar and one of contact islands are electrically insulated from the frame, said tattooing machine comprising a stop mounted so as to intercept the contact spring at closure of the electric circuit of the apparatus while the contact spring is mounted to be pre-compressed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138131 | IRIS RETRACTION BALLOON FOR PHACOEMULSIFIACTION - Provided is an inflatable ring device useful for expanding the iris prior to ophthalmic surgery. The ring is either continuous or discontinuous and includes a groove around the outer periphery of the ring. When inflated, the groove engages the inner periphery of the iris and continued inflation thereby expands the iris to a desired size allowing increased access to the eye. The invention also provides a method of expanding the iris prior to performing ophthalmic surgery comprising placing an inflatable ring shaped device in the anterior chamber of the eye. Inflating the inflatable ring shaped device until a groove around the outer periphery of the ring shaped device engages the iris and continued inflation of the ring shaped device continues to expand the iris to a desired size. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138132 | BALLOON INFLATING DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR INFLATING A BALLOON - According to various embodiments, a balloon inflating device may be provided. The balloon inflating device may include a balloon, a first substance within the balloon, a second substance within the balloon capable of having a reaction with the first substance to generate a gas within the balloon to inflate the balloon; and an electrical activator configured to activate the reaction between the first and second substances thus inflating the balloon. According to various embodiments, a method for inflating a balloon may be provided. The method for inflating a balloon may include providing a first substance within the balloon, providing a second substance within the balloon; and activating a reaction between the first and second substances electrically to generate a gas within the balloon to inflate the balloon. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138133 | RAPID EXCHANGE DILATION CATHETER FOR NON-VASCULAR APPLICATIONS - Described is a method for treating a bronchial tissue. A guide wire is inserted through a bronchial passage to a desired location relative to a target portion of tissue to be treated. A catheter is slid along the guide wire with the guide wire received in a first lumen of the catheter until the guide wire exits a proximal port of the first lumen. A stiffening member is inserted into a second lumen of the catheter. A fluid is injected through the second lumen to a distal port of the catheter, so that the fluid is supplied to the bronchial tissue. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138134 | STENT DEVICES FOR SUPPORT, CONTROLLED DRUG DELIVERY AND PAIN MANAGEMENT AFTER VAGINAL SURGERY - Stent devices comprising an inflatable inner balloon defined by an envelope and an outer balloon surrounding the inner balloon concentrically, the outer balloon serving as a therapeutic agent reservoir used for controlled therapeutic agent delivery. In some embodiments, the outer balloon has two separate walls which define its volume and is independently inflatable. In some embodiments, the two concentric balloons form a substantially cylindrical structure which has a proximal end and a distal end. A catheter carrying inflation and drainage lumens extends outward from the proximal end. In some embodiments, the distal end includes an embedded cervix accommodating tip or has a non-embedded cervix accommodating tip attached thereto. The stent devices can be used to maintain the integrity and placement of vaginally placed mesh or graft after reconstructive procedures, prevent vaginal hematoma formation and bleeding, provide pain control after surgery and deliver antibiotics or hormones to the vaginal epithelium. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138135 | Intra-Vaginal Devices and Methods for Treating Fecal Incontinence - Devices and methods for intra-vaginal bowel control. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138136 | POSITIONING AND DETACHING IMPLANTS - Intravascular implant systems and methods of positioning and detaching implants are described. One such system carries an implant by retaining an engagement member in a position proximal to an aperture at a distal end of the delivery system. The engagement member is retained proximal to the aperture by an elongate member that is coupled to the implant. Once the implant is in a desired implant position, the elongate member is released from the engagement member, and the implant is allowed to move away from the delivery system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138137 | VISUAL STABILIZER ON ANCHOR LEGS OF VENA CAVA FILTER - A removable vena cava filter ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138138 | Occlusion Device - An occlusion device (e.g., for treatment of the left atrial appendage) includes a framework and a biocompatible covering disposed over at least a part of the framework. The framework may include a proximal portion, a middle portion, and a distal portion, wherein: the proximal portion includes a first hub that has a fixed first diameter; the middle portion has a second diameter and includes a plurality of beams extending from the first hub to a distal portion, wherein each of the plurality of beams is connected to an adjacent beam by a first circumferentially extending column of strut pairs; and the distal portion has a third diameter. In one or more embodiments, the framework includes improved circumferential strength and minimizes foreshortening. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138139 | HEMODIALYSIS GRAFT - A graft is used to interconnect two vessels, such as an artery and a vein for hemodialysis. The graft includes a body having first and second ends, and a wall to define a passageway formed in the body. The wall includes a plurality of tubular layers, such as a first layer and one or more second layers disposed radially inward relative to the first layer. Each second layer has first and second ends that can be enclosable. The second layer is removable from the graft body from within the passageway of the graft body after clot formation. A grasper can be used to attach with at least one of the ends of the second layer. In response to withdrawal of the grasper, the corresponding end of the second layer gathers radially inward away from a layer adjacent to the second layer. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138140 | LOW PROFILE IVC FILTER - Intravascular filtering devices for placement within a blood vessel are disclosed. An intravascular filter in accordance with the present invention may include a plurality of elongated filter legs biased to radially expand from a collapsed position to a conical-shaped position when deployed in a blood vessel. Each of the filter legs may include a hook region configured to engage the vessel wall. The filter legs may vary in length and/or cross-sectional diameter. In certain embodiments, the dimensions and/or orientation of the hook regions can be configured to allow the filter device to be collapsed into a relatively small introducer catheter or sheath. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138141 | STRETCH RESISTANT THERAPEUTIC DEVICE - A vasoocclusive coil is reinforced with a stretch resistant member to improve safety during retraction of the coil. The stretch resistant member is fixedly attached at one end to the vasoocclusive coil, and the other end of the stretch resistant member is detachably mounted to an elongated pusher member to allow for placement and release of the vasoocclusive coil within the patient's vasculature. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138142 | STRETCH RESISTANT THERAPEUTIC DEVICE - A vasoocclusive coil is reinforced with a stretch resistant member to improve safety during retraction of the coil. The stretch resistant member is fixedly attached at one end to the vasoocclusive coil, and the other end of the stretch resistant member is detachably mounted to an elongated pusher member to allow for placement and release of the vasoocclusive coil within the patient's vasculature. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138143 | ACUPRESSURE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUALLY-CONTROLLED APPLICATORS HAVING PROTRUSIONS EXTENDING THEREFROM - A variable pressure acupressure device of the invention includes a plurality of spaced apart applicators arranged on a belt for positioning over the required sensitive areas on the body. Patient-specific configuration and size of the device may be adjusted by selecting a number of applicators as well as their locations to match the desired locations for a patient, including linear, non-linear and two-dimensional configurations. Each applicator may be activated individually from a central controller in accordance with a predetermined acupressure sequence. The degree of skin compression may be also adjusted by selecting how far the protrusions are extending away from the base of the applicator. In embodiments, air pressure may be used for extending spring-loaded protrusions from individual applicators. An inflatable outer bag may be used to uniformly press all applicators against the curved portions of the body with the same force. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138144 | TISSUE CLOSURE DEVICE - A tissue closure device including a hub and first and second flanges extending therefrom. The hub extends along a central longitudinal axis between a proximal surface and an opposing distal surface. The first flange is frameless and extends from the hub adjacent the proximal surface thereof. The second flange extends from the hub adjacent the distal surface thereof. The first and second flanges are moveable between: a closed position, in which the first and second flanges extend radially away from the hub and are substantially orthogonal to the central longitudinal axis; and an open position, in which the first and second flanges extend longitudinally away from the hub in opposite directions from each other and are substantially parallel with the central longitudinal axis. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138145 | TISSUE CLOSURE DEVICE WITH RESILIENT ARMS - A tissue closure device includes a main body, a sheath, and a biasing member. The main body has a plurality of resilient arms that each extend from a proximal end to a distal tip. The resilient arms are movable between an open configuration in which the distal tips are radially spaced apart from the longitudinal axis of the main body and from each other and a closed configuration in which the distal tips abut one another at or near the longitudinal axis. The sheath is longitudinally slideable on the main body to move the arms between the open and closed configurations. The biasing member causes the sheath to bias the arms toward the closed configuration. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138146 | PUNCTURE REPAIR KIT - A puncture repair kit has a bottle unit positioned with greater stability. A puncture repair kit includes a compressor device, and a bottle unit in which a cap is attached to an opening in a bottle container which houses a puncture sealing agent. The compressor device includes a compressed air discharge port. The cap includes an air intake port for feeding compressed air from the compressed air discharge port into the bottle container, and a sealing agent/compressed air removal port for removing puncture sealing agent and compressed air in succession from the bottle container by feeding in compressed air. When the cap of the bottle unit is oriented downwards, the air intake port is directly connected with the compressed air discharge port. When this direct connection is made, the basal plane of the cap and the basal plane of the compressor device are flush with each other. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138147 | Apparatus and Methods for Facilitating Hemostasis within a Vascular Puncture - Apparatus for sealing a puncture communicating with a blood vessel includes a bioabsorbable sealing member secured to one end of a filament or other retaining member. The sealing member is delivered through the puncture into the vessel, and refracted against the wall of the vessel to provide temporary hemostasis. The sealing member is rapidly absorbed after exposure within the vessel, e.g., to an aqueous or heated physiological environment (e.g., exposure to blood or body temperature), immediately or shortly after completing a medical procedure via the puncture, e.g., within the time period that the patient is ambulatory. Optionally, extravascular sealing material is delivered into the puncture proximal to the sealing member. The retaining member and/or extravascular material may be bioabsorbable, being absorbed at a slower rate than the sealing member. Alternatively, the filament is removed from the puncture after hemostasis is established. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138148 | BIOCOMPATIBLE SURGICAL COMPOSITIONS - Biocompatible macromer compositions are provided including an isocyanate-functional polyalkylene oxide combined with at least one multi-functional isocyanate as a first component, and a multi-amino functional compound possessing multiple primary amines as a second component. The isocyanate-functional polyalkylene oxide has pendant polyalkylene oxide groups. The resulting biocompatible macromer composition can be employed as an adhesive or sealant for medical/surgical uses. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138149 | LARGE BORE ANCHOR DEVICE - A vascular closure system includes a suture and an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes a first anchor portion having a plurality of petal members automatically expandable from a retracted position for delivery through a vessel puncture in a vessel, and an expanded position when deployed within the vessel. The anchor assembly also includes a second anchor portion connected to the suture and positioned distal of the first anchor portion within the vessel. Withdrawing the suture pulls the second anchor portion against the first anchor portion to contact the first anchor portion against an inner surface of the vessel adjacent to the vessel puncture. The vascular closure system may also include an automatic compaction assembly that automatically compacts a sealing member against the anchor assembly to seal closed the vessel puncture upon withdrawal of the vascular closure system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138150 | HALLUX VALGUS REPAIRS USING SUTURE-BUTTON CONSTRUCT - A technique and associated instrumentation for correcting large intermetatarsal angles that result from hallux valgus. The system includes a button and a suture loop attached to the button. A suture strand is threaded through holes in the button to attach the button to the suture. The suture ends are then brought together (by being swaged, spliced or cinched together, for example) to form the suture loop comprising a continuous, uninterrupted suture loop with a single strand of swaged-together ends. The swaged-together ends may be attached to a suture passing instrument such as a K-wire (Kirschner wire) that may be further used to drill a hole through the first and second metatarsals. The swaged-together ends of the suture are then passed through the drill holes in the first and second metatarsals; and the ends of the suture are pulled until the button abuts the second metatarsal. The swaged together portion of the suture loop is then cut, and the free suture ends are passed through holes in another (second) button. The suture ends are pulled to adjust the first metatarsal to a correct intermetatarsal angle, and the first metatarsal is secured in place by tying the ends of the suture together against the second button. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138151 | COMPRESSIBLE TISSUE ANCHOR ASSEMBLIES - Apparatus and methods optimize anchoring force in securing tissue folds. Over-compression of the tissue directly underlying the anchors is avoided by utilizing tissue anchors having expandable designs configured to minimize contact area between the anchor and tissue. When the anchor is in its expanded configuration, a load is applied to the anchor until it is optimally configured to accommodate a range of deflections while the anchor itself exerts a substantially constant force against the tissue. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138152 | Method And Apparatus For Suture Anchors With A Vertical Eyelet - A suture anchor for anchoring a suture in the selected portion of an anatomical portion for fixing a suture thereto. The suture anchor including an anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion wherein both the anatomical engaging portion and a suture engaging portion are adopted to be substantially disposed below an exterior of the anatomical portion after implantation. Suture eyelets are provided in the suture engaging section and a suture passage is formed to interconnect the eyelets to allow a suture to be easily threaded in the suture engaging section from the first eyelet to the second eyelet. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138153 | Dynamic stabilization assembly having pre-compressed spacers with differential displacements - A dynamic longitudinal connecting member assembly includes an anchor member having an integral or otherwise fixed elongate core extending through at least two elastic spacers and at least one outer sleeve or trolley. The anchor member and the outer sleeve each attach to at least one bone anchor. The spacers have differing durometers and/or geometries, resulting in greater axial movement of the sleeve in one direction than in an opposite direction. The spacers are compressed prior to attachment to the bone anchors. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138154 | Devices, systems and methods for re-alignment of bone - A bone re-angling device may be used in performing an osteotomy. The re-angling device may be a generally wedge-shaped body. The re-angling device maybe coupled to the bone using a fixation member. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138155 | Bone Regeneration Membrane and Method for Forming a Bone Regeneration Membrane - A bone regeneration membrane comprising:
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20130138156 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS DEVICE - The osteosynthesis device includes a plate for pressing against a bone and at least one threaded rod for holding the plate on the bone, the rod presenting a first thread for anchoring the rod in a bone and a second thread for co-operating with a tapped thread formed in the plate, the device being characterized in that the thread root of the second thread defines a body of cylindrical shape and in that the thread crest of the second thread defines a truncated cone. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138157 | Polyaxial bone anchor having an open retainer with conical, cylindrical or curvate capture - Polyaxial bone anchor assemblies include a shank having an upper portion and a retainer for holding the shank upper portion in a receiver. The shank upper portion retainer interface is one of conical, cylindrical or curvate and may further include a radial ridge or undercut. The assemblies may include compression inserts. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138158 | Polyaxial bone anchor having an open retainer with conical, cylindrical or curvate capture - Polyaxial bone anchor assemblies include a shank having an upper portion and a retainer for holding the shank upper portion in a receiver. The shank upper portion retainer interface is one of conical, cylindrical or curvate and may further include a radial ridge or undercut. The assemblies may include compression inserts. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138159 | Polyaxial bone anchor having an open retainer with conical, cylindrical or curvate capture - Polyaxial bone anchor assemblies include a shank having an upper portion and a retainer for holding the shank upper portion in a receiver. The shank upper portion retainer interface is one of conical, cylindrical or curvate and may further include a radial ridge or undercut. The assemblies may include compression inserts. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138160 | Polyaxial Bone Anchor With Spline Capture Connection And Lower Pressure Insert - A medical implant assembly includes a polyaxial bone anchor having a shank with an upper portion, a receiver, a retainer for holding the shank upper portion in the receiver, a lower compression insert with surfaces for closely receiving an elongate connecting member and a closure structure that may independently engage the lower compression insert to lock the shank with respect to the receiver while selectively not locking the elongate member. Projections or splines of the shank upper portion mate with holding pockets on the retainer. The bone anchor includes a shank upper surface exclusively engaging the lower compression insert that is spaced from the retainer, the retainer and shank being configured for polyaxial motion with respect to the receiver prior to locking. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138161 | Polyaxial bone screw assembly with fixed retaining structure - A polyaxial bone screw assembly includes a threaded shank body having an integral upper portion receivable in a receiver and retained within the receiver by a retaining structure in the form of an open ring. The receiver has a U-shaped channel for receiving a spinal fixation rod. The shank upper portion is designed to directly frictionally engage the spinal fixation rod when a closure structure operably urges the rod toward the upper portion, fixing the bone screw shank body in a selected angular orientation with respect to the receiver. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138162 | SCREW FOR FIXING VERTEBRA - A screw for fixing vertebra for letting a patient perform spinal motion more smoothly after a pedicle screw insertion surgery is disclosed. A head portion of the screw body is pivotally joined in sliding contact on the head seat portion of a movable washer, which is also pivotally joined in sliding contact on the washer seat portion of a fastening nut. A first aperture and a second aperture are formed in the fastening nut and movable washer respectively, and an elongating portion without a thread is formed between a screw portion and the head portion of the screw body. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138163 | ULTRASONIC ORTHOPEDIC TAPER DISSOCIATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A dissociation device comprises a transducer configured to produce acoustic vibration selected to be sufficient to dissociate a male portion from an engaged female portion of a medical device, a power source configured to supply power to the transducer, and a processor for controlling the transducer. The transducer can be configured to produce ultrasonic acoustic vibration. The male portion of the medical device can comprise a male taper and the female portion can comprise a corresponding female taper. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138164 | SYSTEM FOR TRANSMITTING ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO A BODILY TISSUE - In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a substantially rigid base and a flexible substrate. The substantially rigid base has a first protrusion and a second protrusion, and is configured to be coupled to an electronic device. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface, and includes an electrical circuit configured to electronically couple the electronic device to at least one of an electrode a battery, or an antenna. The flexible substrate is coupled to the base such that a first portion of the second surface is in contact with the first protrusion. A second portion of the second surface is non-parallel to the first portion. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONALLY DETERMINING MIGRATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS - A tissue stimulation system and computer software and method of monitoring a neurostimulation lead having a plurality of electrodes implanted within a patient (e.g., adjacent the spinal cord) is provided. Neurostimulation lead models are provided, each of which includes estimated electrical parameter data (e.g., electrical field potential data) corresponding to a predetermined position of the neurostimulation lead. Electrical energy is transmitted to or from the electrodes, and electrical parameter data (e.g., electrical field potential data) is measured in response to the transmitted electrical energy. The measured electrical parameter data is compared with the estimated electrical parameter data of each of the neurostimulation lead models, and a position of the neurostimulation lead is determined based on the comparison. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138166 | RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT TIME BASED ON USER SELECTION - Systems and techniques that enable a user to selectively extend the time prior to providing an indication of power source depletion, e.g., allow an extended the recommended replacement time (RRT) prior to providing an elective replacement indication (ERI), are described. The user provides input, which may indicate an acceptable level of implantable medical device performance, e.g., that lesser performance for a period between a default RRT and an extended RRT is acceptable. In response to the input, the time until providing an RRT/ERI notification, or some other indication of depletion of the implantable medical device power source, may be extended. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138167 | AUTONOMIC MODULATION USING PERIPHERAL NERVE FIELD STIMULATION - Some embodiments provide a system, comprising a peripheral nerve field modulation (PNFM) therapy delivery system, PNFM electrodes configured to be implanted subcutaneously, and a controller. The PNFM electrodes are electrically connected to the PNFM therapy system. The PNFM therapy delivery system and the PNFM electrodes are configured to deliver current and/or control the field potentials at one or more peripheral nerve fields. The controller is configured to control the PNFM therapy delivery system to deliver a PNFM therapy to the one or more peripheral nerve fields. The controller includes a scheduler configured to control timing of the PNFM therapy. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138168 | Determination for Effective Defibrillation - A method for managing care of a person receiving emergency cardiac is disclosed and involves monitoring, with an external defibrillator, multiple parameters of the person receiving emergency cardiac assistance; determining from at least one of the parameters, an indication of trans-thoracic impedance of the person receiving emergency cardiac care; determining, from at least one of the parameters corresponding to an electrocardiogram of the person receiving emergency cardiac assistance, an initial indication of likely shock effectiveness; determining, as a function of at least the indication of trans-thoracic impedance and the initial indication of likely shock effectiveness, an indication of whether a shock provided to the person receiving emergency medical assistance will be effective; and affecting control of the defibrillator by a caregiver as a result of determining the indication of whether a shock will be effective. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138169 | Method and Devices for Performing Cardiac Waveform Appraisal - Implementations of various technologies described herein are directed toward a sensing architecture for use in cardiac rhythm management devices. The sensing architecture may provide a method and means for certifying detected events by the cardiac rhythm management device. Moreover, by exploiting the enhanced capability to accurately identifying only those sensed events that are desirable, and preventing the use of events marked as suspect, the sensing architecture can better discriminate between rhythms appropriate for device therapy and those that are not. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138170 | MANAGING CROSS THERAPY SENSING IN A MULTIPLE THERAPY IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An apparatus comprises a cardiac signal sensing circuit configured to sense an electrical cardiac signal from at least one of an atrium or ventricle of a heart of a subject, a therapy circuit configured to provide electrical pacing therapy and electrical autonomic neural modulation therapy to the subject, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to initiate delivery of the autonomic modulation neural therapy, and the control circuit includes a signal detection circuit configured to detect delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy in the sensed cardiac signal. The control circuit is configured to change, in response to detecting the delivery, a sensitivity of the cardiac signal sensing circuit during delivery of the autonomic neural modulation therapy. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138171 | ACTIVITY-RESPONSIVE PACING - An implantable medical device is connectable to or comprises an activity sensor and determines a current activity level of a subject based on a sensor signal from the activity sensor. A time period during which the current activity level of the subject has exceeded a threshold level is also determined. A pulse generator controller controls a pulse generator to generate pacing pulses to be applied to the subject's heart at a pacing rate that is determined based on the current activity level and the length of the time period of activity at a level exceeding the threshold level. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138172 | PACE COUNTER ISOLATION FOR CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION PACING - A system and method for recording sensing and pacing events in a cardiac rhythm management device. The method may be particularly useful in assessment of pacing parameters for ventricular resynchronization therapy. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138173 | VAGAL STIMULATION DURING ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA TO FACILITATE CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - The disclosure describes techniques for delivering vagal stimulation to decrease the ventricular rate response during an atrial tachyarrhythmia, such as atrial fibrillation. Decreasing the ventricular rate response during an atrial tachyarrhythmia may facilitate increased ventricular pacing for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and may also reduce the likelihood of inappropriately detecting a ventricular tachyarrhythmia during the atrial tachyarrhythmia. Furthermore, the vagal stimulation may augment vagal tone, which may facilitate long term left ventricular reverse remodeling and decrease atrial and ventricular arrhythmic burden in heart failure patients. An example system that delivers CRT comprises a processor that detects an atrial tachyarrhythmia in one or more atria of the heart, and monitors at least one of a ventricular rate or degree of ventricular pacing subsequent to the detected atrial arrhythmia. The processor controls a stimulation generator to deliver vagal stimulation based on the least one of a ventricular rate or degree of ventricular pacing. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138174 | AUTOTHRESHOLD WITH SENSING FROM PACING CATHODE - Cardiac electrostimulation energy is delivered to a heart chamber of a subject according to a normal pacing mode using a set of implantable pacing electrodes. When a threshold test for the heart chamber is initiated and a sensing electrode independent from the set of pacing electrodes is unavailable for the heart chamber, cardiac electrostimulation energy is delivered to the subject according to a threshold test mode. The threshold test mode includes sensing a cardiac activity signal from a subject using a set of sensing electrodes that includes an electrode common to the set of pacing electrodes, and changing the electrostimulation energy and sensing a resulting cardiac activity signal using the set of sensing electrodes to determine the optimum electrostimulation energy for capture of the heart chamber. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138175 | HYBRID AUTOTHRESHOLD - An apparatus comprises a control circuit that initiates a normal pacing mode for delivery of electrostimulation energy to the heart chamber. In response to an indication to initiate a threshold test, the control circuit determines an electrode configuration used to deliver the electrostimulation energy in the normal pacing mode, selects a first threshold test mode when a sensing electrode independent from the set of pacing electrodes is unavailable for the heart chamber, wherein a cardiac activity signal is sensed using a set of sensing electrodes that includes an electrode common to the set of pacing electrodes, and selects a second threshold test mode when a sensing electrode independent from the set of pacing electrodes is available for the heart chamber, wherein the cardiac activity signal is sensed using a set of sensing electrodes that excludes an electrode common to the set of pacing electrodes. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138176 | BRAIN STIMULATION PROGRAMMING - A programming system allows a user to program therapy parameter values for therapy delivered by a medical device by specifying a desired therapeutic outcome. In an example, the programming system presents a model of a brain network associated with a patient condition to the user. The model may be a graphical representation of a network of anatomical structures of the brain associated with the patient condition and may indicate the functional relationship between the anatomical structures. Using the model, the user may define a desired therapeutic outcome associated with the condition, and adjust excitatory and/or inhibitory effects of the stimulation on the anatomical structures. The system may determine therapy parameter values for therapy delivered to the patient based on the user input. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138177 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STIMULATING TISSUE IN THE BRAIN TO TREAT A NEUROLOGICAL CONDITION - According to one aspect, a stimulation system is provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined site to treat a neurological condition. The system includes an electrical stimulation lead adapted for implantation in communication with a predetermined site, wherein the site is brain tissue site. The stimulation lead includes one or more stimulation electrodes adapted to be positioned in the predetermined site. The system also includes a stimulation source that generates the stimulation pulses for transmission to the one or more stimulation electrodes of the stimulation lead to deliver the stimulation pulses to the predetermined site to treat a neurological disorder or condition. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138178 | IMPLANTABLE PULSED-RADIOFREQUENCY MICRO-STIMULATION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a method for treating a nervous symptom or condition in a subject with a pulsed-radiofrequency stimulation system with a low voltage to overcome the disadvantages of the known related stimulation systems. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138179 | COMBINATION OF TONIC AND BURST STIMULATIONS TO TREAT NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS - The present application relates to a new stimulation design which can be utilized to treat neurological conditions. The stimulation system produces a combination of burst and tonic stimulation which alters the neuronal activity of the predetermined site, thereby treating the neurological condition or disorder. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138180 | Fast Fitting of Cochlear Implants - Approaches are described for fitting an implanted cochlear implant having electrode array contacts to the implanted patient. A normal electrode stimulation arrangement is used to deliver electrode stimulation signals to the active electrode channel electrode contacts at an initial common charge level. The common charge level is increased until a desired common percept criteria is met to establish a common baseline charge level for the stimulation electrode contacts. For each individual electrode contact, a fitting stimulation signal is delivered to the electrode starting from the common baseline charge level and the charge level is increased until an individual electrode percept criteria is met. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138181 | ELECTRICAL STIMULATION LEADS HAVING RF COMPATIBILITY AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - A neurostimulation lead or lead extension includes a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of first contacts are disposed on the distal end of the lead body. A plurality of second contacts are disposed on a proximal end of the lead body. A plurality of conductors extend along the lead body. Each of the plurality of conductors electrically couples at least one of the first contacts to at least one of the second contacts. At least one of the conductors includes at least one switch disposed along a length of the conductor. The at least one switch is configured and arranged to separate the conductor into a plurality of individual segments when the at least one switch is opened. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138182 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ALTERING NEUROTRANSMITTER LEVEL IN BRAIN - The present disclosure relates to a device and a method for non-invasively applying optical radiation to photosensitive parts of the brain. In particular the present invention is directed to a device for non-invasive/trans-cranial light therapy comprising one or more radiation units adapted to direct optical radiation at one or more neuroanatomical brain structures of a user from at least one extra-cranial position below the cerebrum of the user, said device applied for use in altering and/or controlling the production, release, re-uptake and/or metabolism of dopamine or serotonin in at least one of said one or more neuroanatomical brain structures and/or in the body of the user. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138183 | Methods of Transferring Energies to Water, Alcohols and Minerals - The use of humic acids, zeolites, magnesium oxide beads and other mineral-containing materials in the activation of ethanol, alcoholic beverages and water is disclosed. Consumption of the energized liquids can have therapeutic benefits. The activated ethanol can be further used with neutral red dye and ultraviolet (UV) light illumination to indirectly enhance the environmental energy absorption properties of other liquids, including drinking water and of mineral containing materials. Mineral activated ethanol can similarly be used with neutral red dye and UV illumination to enhance the alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway of an individual. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138184 | TARGET FOR GENERATING CARBON IONS AND TREATMENT APPARATUS USING THE SAME - Provided are a carbon ion generation target and a treatment apparatus including the same. The treatment apparatus includes a support member, a carbon ion generation target fixed to the support member, and a laser for irradiating laser beam into the carbon ion generation target to generate carbon ions from the carbon ion generation target, thereby projecting the carbon ions onto a tumor portion of a patient. Here, the carbon ion generation target includes a substrate and carbon thin films disposed on the substrate. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138185 | BODY PART TEMPERATURE REGULATING APPARATUS - A body part temperature regulating apparatus is provided that regulates a temperature of a part of a human body or an animal body. The body part temperature regulating apparatus including a controller that receives a first input from a first temperature sensor detecting a temperature of a heat transfer fluid at a first location, a second input from a second temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the heat transfer fluid at a second location, and a third input from a flow sensor arranged to detect the flow rate of the heat transfer fluid. The controller determines the amount of heat transferred to the heat transfer fluid using the first, second and third inputs during a first predetermined period of time and outputs a control signal to regulate the amount of heat transferred to the heat transfer fluid based on the determined amount of heat transferred. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138186 | FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CAPACITOR ARRAY ON PRINTED BOARD - A feedthrough assembly may include a ferrule defining a ferrule opening, a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and attached to the feedthrough, and a capacitor array. In some examples, the feedthrough may include a plurality of feedthrough conductive pathways extending between an externally-facing side of the feedthrough and an internally-facing side of the feedthrough. Additionally, the capacitor array may include a printed board and a plurality of capacitors disposed on the printed board. In some examples, respective ones of the plurality of feedthrough conductive pathways are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of capacitors. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138187 | FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY INCLUDING CHIP CAPACITORS - A feedthrough assembly may include a ferrule defining a ferrule opening, a feedthrough at least partially disposed within the ferrule opening and attached to the ferrule, and a plurality of chip capacitors. In some examples, the feedthrough may include a plurality of feedthrough conductive pathways extending between an externally-facing side of the feedthrough and an internally-facing side of the feedthrough. In some examples, respective ones of the plurality of chip capacitors are electrically connected to respective ones of the plurality of feedthrough conductive pathways and electrically connected to the ferrule. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138188 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEADS HAVING OSCILLATING CABLE CONDUCTOR LUMENS - An electrical implantable lead includes an elongated lead body having a plurality of lumens therein, including at least one linear lumen and at least one planar, non-linear lumen and a plurality of conductor cables disposed within the plurality of lumens. The electrical implantable lead further includes a terminal connector coupled to a proximal end of the lead body, the terminal connector being in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of conductor cables. Further, the electrical implantable lead includes at least one electrode coupled to the lead body, the at least one electrode in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of conductor cables. In accordance with various embodiments, the at least one non-linear lumen extends longitudinally along a portion of the lead body and includes a plurality or crests and a plurality of troughs. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138189 | HIGH-RESOLUTION CONNECTOR FOR A NEUROSTIMULATION LEAD - An implantable connector comprises an electrically insulative housing including an outer wall, an interior cavity surrounded by the outer wall, a port through which the lead body portion can be introduced into the interior cavity, and a pair of first apertures disposed through the outer wall on a first side of the housing. The connector further comprises an electrical spring clip contact mounted to the housing. The contact includes a common portion and a pair of legs extending from opposite ends of the common portion. The legs respectively extend through the first apertures into the interior cavity, such that the legs firmly engage the electrical terminal therebetween when the lead body portion is introduced into the interior cavity. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138190 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLANTING ELECTRONIC IMPLANTS WITHIN THE BODY - An apparatus includes an implant delivery device configured to deliver an implant into a body. The implant delivery device includes a target member, an insertion member and an electronic circuit system. The target member has a distal end portion configured to be disposed within the body adjacent a target location. The insertion member is movably coupled to the target member. A distal end portion of the insertion member is configured to be disposed within the body and selectively coupled to the implant. The electronic circuit system is configured to produce an electronic signal in proportion to a distance between the distal end portion of the target member and the distal end portion of the insertion member when the target member and the insertion member are disposed within the body. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138191 | IMPLANTABLE ANCHOR WITH LOCKING CAM - There is disclosed various embodiments of an implantable anchor for anchoring a medical lead within a patient. The implantable anchor includes a body having at least one lumen for receiving a medical lead, a cam integrated with the body and rotatable to extend into the lumen for engaging the medical lead and inhibiting the movement of the lead with respect to the anchor. The cam may include a handle for facilitating the rotation of the cam. A needle could be connected to the handle to facilitate the securing of the anchor to a portion of the patient. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE POSITIONING BETWEEN NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS - A method and medical system for operating two leads disposed adjacent tissue of a patient are provided. A first one of a pair of electrodes respectively carried by the two leads is activated to generate an electrical field within the tissue. An electrical parameter in response to the generated electrical field is measured at a second one of the pair of electrodes. A reference electrical parameter is measured in response to the generated electrical field at a reference electrode carried by the same one of the two leads that carries the first electrode. A reference distance between the first electrode and the reference electrode is known prior to the generation of the electrical field. The ratio between the measured electrical parameter and the measured reference electrical parameter is computed, and the distance between the pair of electrodes is computed as a function of the computed ratio and the reference distance. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138193 | METHOD TO TREAT PAIN THROUGH ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVES - Methods of treating pain are disclosed, wherein a non-pulsed, low-frequency electrical current is applied to the nerve carrying the pain signals in order to suppress transmission of those signals. In desired embodiments, the current is applied in a direction transverse to the nerve axis. Such currents have been found not to induce motor-neuron recruitment, meaning these methods can treat pain without causing muscle spasm or other muscular responses. A cuff for applying such a current transverse to the nerve axis is also disclosed. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138194 | VARIABLE IMPEDANCE SHUNT FOR A TISSUE STIMULATING PROSTHESIS - A method and apparatus for neural stimulation are disclosed. The principle is that a conventional current path is used to deliver the stimulus to neural structures, but an alternative current path is provided to bypass the neural structures during the opposite polarity part of the current flow. As a consequence, charge balance can be provided at the tissue/electrode interface, whilst delivering stimuli which are not charge balanced to the neural structures. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138195 | Low Power Signal Transmission - A low-power implant system. The system includes an implant for implantation into a person, such as a cochlear implant or a middle ear implant. The implant is capable of communicating with a device via transmission of ultra wideband pulses. The device may be adapted to be worn external to the person, or may be a second implant. So as to conserve battery power, the transmitted ultra wideband pulses may have a low duty cycle of approximately 1/1000 or less. Power savings may also be realized by using time-gating amplifiers in the implant and/or device receiver. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138196 | ELECTRODE PAD SET - An electrode pad set comprises a left electrode pad, a right electrode pad, a first indication figure on the left electrode pad, a second indication figure on the right electrode pad. The left electrode pad and the right electrode pad respectively have a first warning sign with a first shape and a second warning sign with a second shape corresponding to the first shape. The perimeter of the first warning sign has a first coating with a first color. The perimeter of the second warning sign has a second coating with a second color. A left electrode pad symbol of the first indication figure has a color identical to the first color. A right electrode pad symbol of the second indication figure has a color identical to the second color. The present invention uses colors, shapes and indication figures to promote the success rate of attaching the electrode pads. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138197 | STERILIZATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Sterilization methods for implantable prostheses are described, where a polymeric stent may be sterilized, e.g., via ETO sterilization, at a temperature below a glass transition temperature of the stent. A separate delivery catheter may be sterilized separately and the stent and delivery catheter may then be combined in an aseptic, or semi-aseptic environment and sterilized as an assembled system such that the requirements for sterilizing the system are relatively lower. Additionally and/or alternatively, valve and filter assemblies may be used with an optional mandrel assembly for maintaining sterility of the internal components of a catheter system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138198 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING AN IMPLANT - The invention relates to a device comprising an endovascular implant ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138199 | PARAPLEGIA PREVENTION STENT GRAFT - A stent graft for deployment into the aorta of a patient has a tubular body with a proximal portion of a selected diameter; preferably a reduced diameter portion, distal of the proximal portion, having a diameter less than the selected diameter; a tapered portion, extending between the proximal portion and the reduced diameter portion; and optionally a distal portion, distal of the reduced diameter portion. At least three, preferably four or five, low profile side arms are provided, preferably in the reduced diameter portion and/or the tapered portion, for connection of an arm extension to an aortic branch vessel. All but one of the side arms are to be connected at the physician's choice, depending on the anatomy of the patient. One side arm is to provide temporary perfusion to external of the stent graft after deployment of the stent graft into the aorta, and is subsequently blocked. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138200 | BIFURCATED GRAFT DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for deploying an endoluminal vascular prosthesis using a deployment catheter that has at least a main graft portion and a first branch graft portion. The deployment catheter preferably comprises an elongate, flexible catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end, and an outer sheath and an inner core that is axially moveable with respect to the outer sheath. The catheter preferably comprises a main graft restraint that has a main graft release mechanism comprising a main graft sheath and a suture threaded through a plurality of the openings in the main graft sheath. The catheter further comprises at least one branch graft restraint comprising at least one branch graft release mechanism. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138201 | SYSTEM FOR DEPLOYING A DEVICE TO A DISTAL LOCATION ACROSS A DISEASED VESSEL - Configurations are described for assisting in the execution of a percutaneous procedure while protecting the vascular pathway to the operational theater, which may comprise diseased tissue. A railed sheath may be controllably expandable and collapsible, and may comprise two or more elongate rail structures configured to assist in the distribution of loads to associated diseased tissue structures, while also contributing to the deployment of percutaneous tools by maintaining alignment of such tools with the railed catheter and associated anatomy. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138202 | BLOOD PERFUSION DEVICE - A perfusion device and a delivery system for repair of a damaged portion of a body vessel. Perfusion device can include a tubular body that is self-expandable, having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion. One or more series of barbs can be disposed circumferentially along the intermediate portion. Barbs are capable of penetrating into the tunica intima and tunica media of said vessel wall upon insertion of said device into said body vessel, and not into said tunica adventitia. A graft can be associated with the tubular body. Graft has a proximal end and a distal end, and preferably extends entirely along a luminal wall of the tubular body. Graft may also extend along an exterior surface of the tubular body at the proximal and distal portions. A remodelable covering can be applied along the intermediate portion. Delivery devices for the perfusion implant and methods of delivering the perfusion implant are also provided. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138203 | Prosthesis having a plurality of distal and proximal prongs - An expandable vascular stent includes an m×n array of ovals formed in a cylinder, m being the number of columns of ovals in the circumferential direction and n being the number of rows of ovals in the axial direction, and a plurality of prongs extending inwardly from the outer ends of respective ovals in rows 1 and n of the m×n array, and being arranged in facing pairs extending from axially-aligned ovals. The cylinder is expandable from an initial diameter to a pre-determined final diameter, wherein an increase in the diameter of the stent results in a substantial decrease in the length of the stent. The tube and the prongs can be made of surgical stainless steel, the tube being expandable using an angioplasty balloon; or the tube and the prongs can be made of a memory metal and the tube is self-expanding. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138204 | STENT - A stent that is extremely useful in practice, with excellent proof stress (elastic limit stress). | 2013-05-30 |
20130138205 | VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE AND METHOD - A ventricular assist device includes a stent for placement within a cardiac artery and arranged for placement, the stent arranged to have an open configuration defining a flow path, a rotor sized to fit within the stent and arranged for percutaneous placement the flow path, the rotor including a surface disposed about a central portion and angled with respect to the flow path and having a first plurality of magnets. A collar is sized for placement about the cardiac artery and includes a stator. A power source is coupled to the stator, and the stator and the rotor are arranged to rotate the rotor about an axis. A timing control module controls a rotational speed of the rotor. Accordingly, the surface of the rotor is arranged to move blood along the flow path in response to rotation of the rotor. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138206 | PEDIATRIC APPLICATION OF BIOABSORBABLE POLYMER STENTS IN INFANTS AND CHILDREN WITH CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS - Methods of treating congenital heart defects in infants and children with bioabsorbable polymer stents are described. The treatments reduce or eliminate the adverse affects of congenital heart defects or may be palliative. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138207 | VASCULAR IMPLANT AND DELIVERY SYSTEM - A vascular implant for replacing a native heart valve comprises a self expanding stent supporting a valve body having leaflets. The stent preferably comprises an anchoring structure configured to prevent the implant from passing through the valve annulus. For delivery, the implant is compacted within a delivery device and secured at one end. During delivery the implant is partially released from the delivery device, and positioning of the implant can be verified prior to full release. The implant can be at least partially resheathed and repositioned if desired. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138208 | Adjustable Chiral Ophthalmic Lens - The present invention relates to an adjustable ophthalmic lens comprising at least one optical element comprising a combination of at least two optical surfaces wherein both optical surfaces are chiral optical surfaces adapted to provide chiral modulation of the light beam, the combination of the chiral optical surfaces is adapted to provide at least one adjustable focus and the combination of the chiral optical surfaces is adapted such that the focal distance of the adjustable foci depends on the mutual position of the chiral optical surfaces. These chiral optical surfaces result in a chiral modulation of the light beam. Combinations of chiral optical surfaces are applied to obtain adjustable optical powers in single-focus ophthalmic lenses and multiple-focus ophthalmic lenses. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138209 | KNEE JOINT PROSTHESIS AND HYALURONATE COMPOSITIONS FOR TREATMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIS - A medical device and methods to relieve joint pain and adapted for knee joint repair, replacement and augmentation. The invention discloses joint lubricant, particularly hyaluronate compositions and methods for treatment of osteoarthritis. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138210 | HYDROPHILIC INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS DERIVED FROM HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS - A composition of matter comprising a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer and an ionic polymer, articles made from such composition and methods of using such articles. The invention also includes a process for producing a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN from a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer including the steps of placing an ionizable monomer solution in contact with a solid form of the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; diffusing the ionizable monomer solution into the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; and polymerizing the ionizable monomers to form a ionic polymer inside the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, thereby forming the IPN or semi-IPN. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138211 | HYDROPHILIC INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS DERIVED FROM HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS - A composition of matter comprising a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN including a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer and an ionic polymer, articles made from such composition and methods of using such articles. The invention also includes a process for producing a water-swellable IPN or semi-IPN from a hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer including the steps of placing an ionizable monomer solution in contact with a solid form of the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; diffusing the ionizable monomer solution into the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer; and polymerizing the ionizable monomers to form a ionic polymer inside the hydrophobic thermoset or thermoplastic polymer, thereby forming the IPN or semi-IPN. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138212 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR BONE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DEVICE - A bone implantable medical device made from a biocompatible material, preferably comprising titanic or zirconia, has at least a portion of its surface modified to facilitate improved integration with bone. The implantable device may incorporate a surface infused with osteoinductive agent and/or may incorporate holes loaded with a therapeutic agent. The infused surface and/or the holes may be patterned to determine the distribution of and amount of osteoinductive agent and/or therapeutic agent incorporated. The rate of release or elution profile of the therapeutic agent may be controlled. Methods for producing such a bone implantable medical device are also disclosed and employ the use of ion beam irradiation, preferably gas cluster ion beam irradiation for improving bone integration. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138213 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR BONE IMPLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DEVICE - A method of modifying a surface of implantable medical device provides coating at least a first portion of the surface of the medical device with a therapeutic agent to form a coated surface region; and irradiating at least a portion of the coated surface region with a gas cluster ion beam infusing the therapeutic agent into the at least a portion of the coated surface region. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138214 | SUPPORT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Devices and methods for orthopedic support are disclosed. The device can have a first rigid section hingedly attached to a second rigid section. The device can be curved or rotated around obstructions along an access path to a target site. The device can be delivered to an intervertebral location in a patient. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138215 | Intervertebral Implant - An intervertebral implant having an upper and a lower closing plate designed to engage the vertebral end plates. The implant has a deformable body between the closing plates. Between the deformable body and closing plates are cover plates. A plurality of fiber windings run between the cover plates to hold together the cover plates and the deformable body. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138216 | Systems and Methods for Spinal Fusion - A system and method for spinal fusion comprising a spinal fusion implant of non-bone construction releasably coupled to an insertion instrument dimensioned to introduce the spinal fusion implant into any of a variety of spinal target sites. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138217 | Intervertebral Implant with Blades for Connecting to Adjacent Vertebral Bodies - An intervertebral implant for insertion into an intervertebral disc space between adjacent vertebral bodies or between two bone portions. The implant includes a spacer portion, a plate portion operatively coupled to the spacer portion and one or more blades for securing the implant to the adjacent vertebral bodies. The blades preferably include superior and inferior cylindrical pins for engaging the adjacent vertebral bodies. The implant may be configured to be inserted via a direct lateral trans-psoas approach. Alternatively, the implant may be configured for insertion via an anterior approach. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138218 | SURGICAL METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR IMPLANTING A JOINT UNLOADING SYSTEM - Positioning instruments and related methods are described for implanting an joint unloading system for treating joints. The positioning instruments and methods allow the joint unloading system to be positioned at a joint such that the desired motion will occur for the particular design of a particular joint unloading system which is to be implanted. The positioning instruments include a locating instrument for locating an anatomical feature and a target location for implantation of the joint unloading system, a verification instrument for verification of the target location, an alignment guide, a placement guide for guiding placement of a part of the joint unloading system, and positioning device for aligning portions of the joint unloading system. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138219 | BIODEGRADABLE STENTS HAVING ONE OR MORE COVERINGS - The present embodiments provide a medical device comprising a stent framework having proximal and distal regions and a lumen extending therebetween, and which comprises a biodegradable material. A first covering is coupled to at least a portion of an outer surface of the stent framework. When the stent framework is in an expanded deployed configuration, at least a portion of the first covering is disposed adjacent to a target site and fluid flows through the lumen of the stent framework. Further, the stent framework comprises a material that biodegrades a predetermined time after the first covering achieves at least partial remodeling at the target site. In various embodiments, one or more second coverings may be disposed adjacent to the first covering and comprise a material that biodegrades before the stent framework biodegrades. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138220 | FEMUR PROSTHETIC STEM WITH BACK GRASPING - The invention relates to a femur prosthetic stem ( | 2013-05-30 |
20130138221 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR IMPROVING IMPLANT OSSEOINTEGRATION - The disclosed methods, uses and articles are in the field of orthopedic and dental implants. In particular, the disclosure relates to compositions and methods for improving the osseointegration of such implants. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138222 | Osteoconductive Implants and Methods of Using Same - Implants for promoting bone growth and methods of using same, the implants including a perforated placental membrane sheet wrapped around an osteoconductive material composed of bone chips, bone granules, bone powders or combinations thereof, the osteoconductive material being configured for providing a scaffold upon which bone growth can occur. The placental membrane sheet acts to maintain the osteoconductive material in a cohesive, organized configuration within a site of a patient where bone growth is to be induced. The perforations in the placental membrane sheet create passageways in the exterior of the implant through which the osteoconductive material can communicate with adjacent bone surfaces which are to be fused. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138223 | BIOIMPLANT - Provided is a bioimplant superior in antimicrobial action and safety in the body. The bioimplant according to the present invention comprises a base material of metal, ceramic, or plastic and a thermal spraying film of a calcium phosphate-based material formed at least partially thereon and the silver concentration in the thermal spraying film is 0.02 wt % to 3.00 wt %. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138224 | SEALING SHEATH FOR PROSTHETIC LINER AND RELATED METHODS - The sealing sheath is for use with a prosthetic socket and associated liner. The sealing sheath includes a textile tube for surrounding at least a portion of a liner that is configured to wear on a residual limb. An annular seal, e.g. an elastomeric or silicone seal, is positioned adjacent a proximal end of the textile tube and continuously extends from an inside of the textile tube configured to be adjacent the liner, through the textile tube to an outside thereof configured to be adjacent an inside of the prosthetic socket. The annular seal may include a first wing on an inside of the textile tube configured to be adjacent the liner, a second wing on an outside of the textile tube configured to be adjacent an inside of the prosthetic socket, and a base connecting lower ends of the first and second wings to define a v-shaped cross-section of the annular seal. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138225 | METHOD FOR REMOTELY MANAGING AN ENVIROMENTAL CONTROL AND MONITORING DEVICE - Methods, apparatuses, and computer readable media for remotely managing an environmental control and monitoring device are provided. Remote management of an environmental control and monitoring device may be implemented by receiving, via a network, a device action including notification of at least one of an environmental, maintenance, repair or usage status of an environmental control and monitoring device. A management action is determined based on the device action, and the management action is transmitted, wherein the management action includes a command to execute an operation of the environmental control and monitoring device. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138226 | QUASI-TRANSLATOR, FOURIER MODULATOR, FOURIER SPECTROMETER, MOTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING SAME, AND SIGNAL PROCESSOR CIRCUIT - A quasi-translator for economically producing pure, smooth translational motion with broad arcuate or error-free motion regardless of orientation, which is useful in numerous interferometer applications including spectroscopy, a Fourier modulator and a Fourier spectrometer are provided. The quasi-translator utilizes a support, an arm including a driving magnet on a first end and a driven element on a second end, an axis for rotation of the arm, a bearing system that controls the rotation of the arm about the axis, a drive coil and a drive amplifier to drive the arm in the arcuate motion. The quasi-translator may be employed in a Fourier modulator to change the optical path difference of the interferometer/quasi-translator at a substantially constant rate of change. The quasi-translator and/or Fourier modulator may be used in a Fourier spectrometer to create an optical spectrum from a light beam and/or electrical signal created from the light beam. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138227 | Method And Viewer For A Cause And Effect Matrix In A Safety System - A method in an industrial safety system for controlling a process or equipment. An industrial safety system comprises components with safety devices wherein the safety system enables signals to be generated as a result of an event or alarm. The method and system uses a cause and effect matrix with automated links between each event or alarm and an effect or an action to be taken upon receipt of the event or alarm signal due to the event. In an online view of the improved cause and effect matrix, at least one effect cell of the cause and effect matrix is arranged with a first executable link for a device represented by the at least one effect cell. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138228 | MOTOR STARTER HAVING COMMUNICATION MODULE AND CONTROL METHOD OF MOTOR STARTER - A motor starter according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include an MMS status input unit configured to receive a status of the MMS, an MC status input unit configured to receive a status of the magnetic contactor, a communication unit connected through a wired cable to communicate data with a monitoring control console, and a controller configured to transmit MMS information received from the MMS status input unit and MC information received from the MC status input unit to the monitoring control console, and control the magnetic contactor based on a control signal and the MC information when the control signal is received from the monitoring control console. | 2013-05-30 |
20130138229 | OPERATING DEVICE AND MOVABLE MACHINE CONTROLLING SYSTEM - An operating device is provided with an operating section, in which a plurality of operating keys for operating a control target is laid out, and a display section, in which a screen corresponding to an input of the operating keys is to be displayed. The operating section does not have names of the operating keys printed thereon. The operating device or a controller has a storage means that stores guide information that guides the names of the operating keys. The names and an image of the operating keys corresponding to a selected language are displayed on the display section in accordance with a predetermined operation. | 2013-05-30 |