30th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130190644 | ACUPRESSURE GLOVE - A glove for administering acupressure therapy has a front side having five finger extensions and a pocket at a tip of each of the finger extensions, and a rear side connected to the front side to form a glove with an opening at a bottom edge thereof. There are a plurality of projections that are adapted to be removably placed in each one of the pockets. The projections are of various sizes, so that the acupressure therapist can formulate a glove that is customized to the therapy to be administered. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190645 | ACQUIRING NERVE ACTIVITY FROM CAROTID BODY AND/OR SINUS - An exemplary includes acquiring an electroneurogram of the right carotid sinus nerve or the left carotid sinus nerve, analyzing the electroneurogram for at least one of chemosensory information and barosensory information and calling for one or more therapeutic actions based at least in part on the analyzing. Therapeutic actions may aim to treat conditions such as sleep apnea, an increase in metabolic demand, hypoglycemia, hypertension, renal failure, and congestive heart failure. Other exemplary methods, devices, systems, etc., are also disclosed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190646 | Implantable Dielectrometer - Diagnostic apparatus ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190647 | DISPOSABLE DUAL TIPPED EAR CURETTE INCORPORATING DEPTH MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A disposable dual ended ear curette incorporates specialized tip configurations and a depth measurement system. The ear curette may comprise a central handle portion; a first tip extending from one end of the handle portion and including an annular array of projections; and a second tip extending from an opposed end of the handle portion and including a blade member having a first lateral scraping edge on one edge of the blade member positioned adjacent a concave surface of the blade member, and a second lateral scraping edge on an opposed edge of the blade member. The ear curette may further include a sequence of spaced, visible measurement indicia on each tip, configured to provide an operator with a visual indication of the depth of operation of the associated tip in a patient's ear. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190648 | BIOPSY APPARATUS HAVING INTEGRATED FLUID MANAGEMENT - A biopsy apparatus includes a driver assembly to be grasped by a user and a disposable biopsy probe assembly for releasable attachment to the driver assembly. The driver assembly includes a first vacuum path having a first one-way valve configured and arranged to permit a negative pressure fluid flow toward a vacuum source and to prevent a positive pressure fluid flow away from the vacuum source. The disposable biopsy probe assembly includes a second vacuum path having a second one-way valve configured and arranged to permit the negative pressure fluid flow from a sample basket and to redundantly prevent the positive pressure fluid flow toward the sample basket. A vacuum monitoring mechanism is coupled to the vacuum source and configured to shut off the vacuum source when a vacuum level in at least one of the first vacuum path and the second vacuum path reaches a predetermined level. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190649 | Tissue Sampling Device - Provided herein are a device and methods to obtain multiple serial samples from biologic tissues located in a tubular or cavitary space of a body. The device has a proximal and distal end, with a linear shaft connecting both ends. The distal end of the device comprises a tissue cutting assembly, a sample transport assembly and a sample storage assembly. The sample transport assembly comprises a slidable sample transport unit, a semi-cylindrical tubular sample chamber with a pair of axially linear rails located on both sides of said chamber and a system of differential pull wires. The sample transport unit slides on the rails of the sample chamber, providing longitudinally axial movement of the cup connected to said sample transport unit. The sample storage assembly comprises said sample chamber, a reversibly detachable sample catcher inserted in said sample chamber, a tubular sample housing and an expandable tubular sample housing. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190650 | BIOPSY DEVICE - Biopsy devices, as well as related methods and systems, are disclosed. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190651 | SOFT TISSUE CORING BIOPSY DEVICES AND METHODS - A biopsy device comprises a coring and transport assembly and a distal beak assembly. The distal beak assembly may be coupled to or near a distal end of the coring and transport assembly and may comprise at least one movable cutting element. The distal beak assembly may be configured to rotate about an axis, and assume at least a first open configuration operative to enable the at least one cutting element to core through tissue and a second closed configuration operative to enable the at least one cutting element to move through the tissue and to sever a cored specimen from the tissue. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190652 | SAMPLE RETENTION DEVICE - A flexible container ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190653 | DEVICE FOR BLOOD COLLECTION FROM THE PLACENTA AND THE UMBILICAL CORD - A device is provided for blood extraction and collection from the placenta and/or the umbilical cord through a system that combines the collection of the blood falling under gravity, together with a suction system facilitating this fall. Thus, a larger amount of blood can be extracted than is obtained by conventional gravity systems without posing a health risk to the mother, allowing a controlled suction that prevents premature detachment of the placenta. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190654 | Device and Method for Normalizing Implant Strain Readings to Assess Bone Healing - A device and method for treating a bone includes a bone plate including first and second portions joined to one another via a connecting portion, a rigidity of the connecting portion being less than rigidities of each of the first and second portions in combination with a first sensor mounted on the first portion measuring strain on the first portion and a second sensor mounted on the second portion measuring strain on the second portion. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190655 | ELASTIC DEVICES, METHODS, SYSTEMS AND KITS FOR SELECTING SKIN TREATMENT DEVICES - Devices, kits, systems and methods are described herein for treatment to skin, including but not limited to wound healing, the treatment, amelioration, and/or prevention of scars or keloids. Certain devices kits, systems and methods are used to select treatment parameters, devices or methods for treating skin in a location, zone, or region of skin having particular mechanical or other properties. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190656 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING ORAL CAVITY PRESSURE, PRESSURE MEASURING PROBE - A device for measuring oral cavity pressure includes the following: a pressure measuring probe | 2013-07-25 |
20130190657 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING AN ACCELEROMETER FOR ANALYZING BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETERS OF A STRIDE - An accelerometer analyzing biomechanical parameters of the stride of a runner, including: fastening a device on the torso of the runner that is electrically self-sufficient and includes a triaxial accelerometer, chronograph, digital processor and display; measuring a sequence of acceleration data in at least the vertical direction using the accelerometer, while the runner runs a certain distance along a running course; during or at the end of the course, having the processor calculate the biomechanical parameters of the stride, including the lowering of the center of gravity and/or the elevation of the center of gravity and/or the sum of the lowering and of the elevation of the center of gravity and/or the vertical mechanical work of the center of gravity of the runner, on the basis of the acceleration data, of the distance and of a period of time measured by the chronograph; and displaying the parameters on the display. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190658 | INTEGRATED PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD IMPLEMENTING AN ACCELEROMETER FOR DETECTING ASYMMETRIES IN A MOVEMENT OF A USER - System and method implementing an accelerometer ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190659 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ULTRASOUND TREATMENT OF FAT - A method and system for providing ultrasound treatment to a tissue that contains a lower part of dermis and proximal protrusions of fat lobuli into the dermis. An embodiment delivers ultrasound energy to the region creating a thermal injury and coagulating the proximal protrusions of fat lobuli, thereby eliminating the fat protrusions into the dermis. An embodiment can also include ultrasound imaging configurations using the same or a separate probe before, after or during the treatment. In addition various therapeutic levels of ultrasound can be used to increase the speed at which fat metabolizes. Additionally the mechanical action of ultrasound physically breaks fat cell clusters and stretches the fibrous bonds. Mechanical action will also enhance lymphatic drainage, stimulating the evacuation of fat decay products. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190660 | SURGICAL OPERATION SYSTEM - A surgical operation system includes a US signal output section, an HV signal output section, a probe having a treatment section which has an HV signal applied thereto and vibrates by ultrasound, an HV signal main control section that performs feedback control of the HV signal output section based on the HV signal, a US signal main control section that performs feedback control of the US signal output section based on a US signal, and an HV signal auxiliary control section that controls the HV signal output section based on the US signal, and has a response time shorter than that of the HV signal main control section. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190661 | TRANSDUCER CARTRIDGE FOR AN ULTRASOUND THERAPY HEAD - Medical ultrasound systems. A base unit is included having system electronics, a user interface and ultrasound control electronics. An ultrasound therapy head is in electronic communication with the base unit. The therapy head includes a replaceable, sealed transducer cartridge with a coupling fluid therein. A cooling system is provided for cooling the coupling fluid. A plurality of guide indicators are positioned around the therapy head to align with crossed lines on a patient so as to properly align the therapy head prior to use. The therapy head can provide variable treatments to an area while the therapy head is in contact with a patient. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190662 | APPARATUS FOR CLOSED KINETIC CHAIN MUSCLE STRENGTHENING AND/OR REHABILITATION OF THE SHOULDER JOINT AND OF THE UPPER LIMB - An apparatus for closed kinetic chain muscle strengthening and/or rehabilitation of the shoulder joint and of the upper limb includes a device for positioning the user or patient, a working assembly having a resistor, allowing the user or patient to exert efforts, support device which connects the working assembly to the positioning device, and which is fitted with an adjustor for positioning and orienting the working assembly in space. The support device and also the adjustor are configured such that the resistor can be positioned, relative to the user or patient, above and laterally on the side of the limb to be worked, which is positioned outstretched, raised in the plane of the scapula until it is along the extension of the subcutaneous part of the spine of the scapula. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190663 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUDITORY STIMULATION - A device and method for desynchronizing a patient's neuronal brain activity involving a neuron population firing in a pathologically synchronized manner. The device includes a stimulation unit configured to generate an acoustic stimulation signal to stimulate the neuron population when the acoustic stimulation signal is aurally received by the patient. Furthermore, the acoustic stimulation signal has a first frequency and a second frequency, with the first frequency provided to reset the phase of the neuronal brain activity in a first sub-population of the stimulated neuron population, and the second frequency provided to reset the phase of the neuronal brain activity in a second sub-population of the stimulated neuron population. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190664 | MASSAGE DEVICE AND MOUNTING BODY - A massage device mounting system may include a massage ball with a plurality of massage fingers positioned across the ball aligned with the vertices of a pentakis dodecahedron. The massage device mounting system may also include a mounting body removably entrapped between a plurality of massage fingers on the massage apparatus. The mounting body may include a mounting shoulder with a continuous or discontinuous ring. The mounting shoulder may also be circular shaped or polygonal shaped. The mounting body may also include one or two handles coupled to the mounting shoulder. Some mounting bodies may also include a mounting base that can mount to a mounting wall. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190665 | TOPICAL PROPRIOCEPTIVE ACL TUBE AND METHODS OF USE - A topical proprioceptive tube and method of use for at least activating muscle, reducing muscle fatigue, enhancing performance, or reducing a risk of knee injury. The tube includes a flexible sleeve having at least: a hamstring buttress, a knee buttress, or both, wherein the hamstring buttress and the knee buttress are configured to be coupled to the interior of the flexible sleeve such that the hamstring buttress applies pressure to at least a portion of one of the subject's hamstring muscles and the knee buttress applies pressure to at least a portion of the subject's Vastus Medialis Obliquus (VMO) when worn by the subject to provide a desired effect. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190666 | MUSCLE TREATMENT DEVICE - Muscle treatment devices and methods are described for applying pressure to and facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body. The muscle treatment device preferably includes an elongate shaft, an intermediate member engaged to the shaft, and at least one muscle treatment member engaged to both the shaft and intermediate member such that in use, the at least one muscle treatment member is prevented from rotating around the longitudinal axis of the shaft. In a method if using the device to facilitating the stretch of muscles in a body, a patient preferably shortens the muscle being treated, applies angular pressure to the muscle by contacting skin tissue such that it directly affects and/or pins the underlying targeted muscular structure of the muscle with the outer surface of the at least one muscle treatment member, and then lengthens the muscle. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190667 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING BLOOD CIRCULATION - Embodiments of the invention include methods and devices for increasing blood flow and controlling the temperature of a mammal. The device generally includes collapsible and pliant body elements, capable of expanding from a first volume into an expanded second volume so which can then be reduced from the expanded second volume into a pressurized third volume. One or more thermal exchange units can be positioned in the one or more collapsible and pliant body elements. Accordingly, the temperature of the extremity of a mammal can be regulated by providing heating or cooling to the one or more thermal exchange units. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190668 | INFLATABLE BLADDER DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A system for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a tissue site of a patient includes a reduced-pressure source for supplying reduced pressure, a fluid source for supplying a fluid, and a plurality of inflatable bladders for placing adjacent the tissue site. The inflatable bladders are operable to receive the fluid to expand from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The system also includes a plurality of chambers that are compressible. At least one of the plurality of chambers is disposed between a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder of the plurality of inflatable bladders. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190669 | Knee Brace - Disclosed and claimed herein is an improved leg brace having a thigh frame, a shank frame, a knee assembly rotatably coupling the thigh frame to the shank frame, and a shoe component attached to the shank frame; the knee assembly having a spring, clutch, means for engaging the clutch; and programmable means for engaging the clutch at a selected angle between the thigh frame and shank frame. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190670 | ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE - An orthopaedic device is described. The orthopaedic device has a harness provided with a backpiece portion adapted to be arranged on the back of a user and at least one shoulder strap associated with the backpiece portion and adapted to wrap a respective shoulder of the user. The orthopaedic device also has a support pad adapted to be associated with the at least one shoulder strap and intended to be housed in a respective axillary cavity of the user for keeping the shoulder joint in a preset physiological position. The support pad has a shape matching the shape of the axillary cavity. The orthopaedic device is capable of keeping also the spinal column and the neck in a preset physiological position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190671 | Device for correcting an underlapping or overlapping toe or finger - In accordance with the invention, briefly stated, a toe brace or support comprises a first sleeve and a second sleeve of elastic material joined at a peripheral edge. The first sleeve fits over the overlapping toe and the second sleeve is stretched under an adjacent toe and positioned onto a third toe for an overlapping toe condition. For an underlapping condition, the first sleeve fits over the underlapping toe and the second sleeve is stretched over an adjacent toe and then positioned onto the third toe. The device utilizes the force provided by having the second sleeve stretched to skip over an adjacent toe onto a third toe. The invention could equally be applied to fingers if desired. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190672 | NONADHERENT AND SUPERABSORBENT WOUND DRESSINGS BASED ON ELECTROSPUN ZWITTERIONIC MONOMERS - A method for creating a non-adhesive, water-absorbent wound dressing includes creating a mixture of monomers, crosslinker, initiator, and solvent, initiating polymerization of the monomers to begin polymerization of the monomers; quenching the polymerization of the monomers when the mixture has a viscosity suitable for electrospinning; electrospinning the polymer mixture to form a fibrous membrane; and thereafter further polymerizing and crosslinking the fibrous membrane. The monomers are chosen from select species and, following this process, provide wound dressings that are nonadherent to a wound so as to be potentially reusable; superabsorbent; non-biofouling. With the addition of antimicrobial cations, the wound dressings also provide antimicrobial properties. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190673 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SKIN TIGHTENING - The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein assist with the healing process of tissue that was previously or simultaneously treated for a therapeutic or cosmetic effect. The methods, procedures, kits, and devices described herein can also provide temporary simulated results of a cosmetic procedure to allow for visual assessment to select the type of procedure or for treatment planning in advance of the surgical procedure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190674 | USING PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA IN A MEDICAL DEVICE - Systems and methods for using physiological data in a medical device are disclosed. The physiological data may be measured by a vital sign reader and received by a processing circuit associated with the medical device. The processing circuit may automatically adjust the operation of the medical device during a medical procedure based on the physiological data. In some implementations, the processing circuit may mirror a memory partition to a redundant storage device, allowing for uninterrupted execution of the medical procedure in the event of a memory failure condition. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190675 | Methods and Devices for Treating Alzheimer's Disease - A method and apparatus of treating Alzheimer's disease in an individual. In one embodiment, the method includes bypassing a portion of the gastrointestinal tract of the individual. In another embodiment, the method includes modifying insulin levels or insulin resistance in the brain of an individual with Alzheimer's disease or predisposed to Alzheimer's disease. In still yet another embodiment, the bypass causes the individual's serum levels of GLP-1 protein to increase. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190676 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FLUID FLOW THROUGH BODY PASSAGES - A device includes a first end portion, a second end portion, an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, and a graft material coupled to at least the intermediate portion. The first end portion has a first end diameter. The second end portion has a second end diameter larger than the first end diameter. The intermediate portion tapers between the first end portion and the second end portion. A method of diverting fluid flow from a first passage to a second passage comprising deploying the device in a third passage between the first passage and the second passage, expanding the first end portion against sidewalls of the first passage, and expanding the second end portion against sidewalls of the second passage. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190677 | PHOTO-STIMULATION METHOD AND KIT WITH AGONIST AGENT - Disclosed is a photo-stimulation method employing an agonist agent, and a kit for introducing same. The method includes the following steps: providing a light-emitting diode (LED) illuminant which is a yellow, red, green, blue LED or a mixture of two or more kinds thereof, and an agonist agent which contains 0.5% to 2% calcium ion; and adding the agonist agent to a subject and illuminating the subject by the LED illuminant to promote collagen synthesis, to suppress microbial growth, or to inhibit melanin synthesis, wherein the yellow LED is in an illuminance range from 1,000 to 3,500 lux, the red LED is in an illuminance range from 6,000 to 9,500 lux, the green LED is in an illuminance range from 1000 to 5000 lux, and the blue LED is in an illuminance range from 3,000 to 7,000 lux. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190678 | PERSONALIZABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANESTHETIZING THE TYMPANIC MEMBRANE - Systems and methods are provided for anesthetizing a tympanic membrane of an ear. The systems are personalizable to ensure proper anesthetizing solution administration. The systems and methods may also be useful for administering a solution to the ear canal of a human patient and for maintaining the solution therein. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190679 | BRONCHOSCOPIC LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION METHOD - A method of minimally invasively reducing a volume of a hyper-inflated target section of diseased lung comprising the steps of introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent the target section and equilibrating air within the target section with atmospheric air to at least partially deflate the target lung section; injecting an inflammation-causing substance into the target section to precipitate adhesion of the walls within the target lung section, preventing substantial re-inflation of the target section by occluding an airway upstream of the target section for a period of time, and removing the airway occlusion after the target section has substantially permanently been reduced in volume. The injected substance can be autologous blood or a constituent thereof. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190680 | INTEGRATED CEMENT DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR BONE AUGMENTATION PROCEDURES AND METHODS - A bone cement delivery system for vertebroplasty with a cannula having a rigid metal tubular inner wall surrounding a central conduit with a distal outlet port, a rigid metal tubular outer wall extending around the inner wall to define a peripheral conduit with a distal inlet port in the form of fenestrations defined in the tubular outer wall, unobstructed and directly exposed to an environment of the delivery system, a proximal inlet port in communication with the central conduit and a proximal outlet port in communication with the peripheral conduit. A vacuum pump communicating with the proximal outlet port of the peripheral conduit applies a pressure in the range of 10 to 100 KPa to create a pressure gradient between the central conduit and the peripheral conduit to produce a difference in flow rate between the conduits guiding the displacement of bone fluid and the flow of cement. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190681 | PREPARATION OF MEDICAL SOLUTIONS FROM POWDERY MATERIAL - A package has a transport/storage state for storing powdery material which is to be mixed with a solvent to form a medical solution. The package includes a compartment which is at least partially defined by two opposing wall portions, and a connector. In the transport/storage state, the compartment contains the powdery material in the form of at least two distinct sets of powdery material of different compositions, where the opposing wall portions are brought into engagement with the powdery material so as to immobilize the sets of powdery material. When used for preparation of the medical solution, a fluid is selectively admitted into the package via the connector so as to expand the compartment and enable mixing of the sets of powdery material with the solvent in the compartment. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190682 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING MEDICAL ENVIRONMENTS - A system for controlling an environment of a patient undergoing an surgical procedure is provided. The system includes a conduit configured to channel fluids towards the patient, a sensor configured to measure at least one operating parameter of the fluid being channeled to the patient, an effector configured to change the operating parameter of the fluid, and a controller configured to selectively activate the effector based on a signal received from the sensor. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190683 | CONNECTION AND ALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A medical device includes a first housing portion (FHP) and a second housing portion (SHP) configured to be to be movable relative to each other from a first position to operatively engage at a second position to couple at least one of a drive device and a needle-inserting device supported by one of the FHP and the SHP to a reservoir supported by the other of the FHP and the SHP. Electronic circuitry configured to detect at least one of a first magnetic interaction between a magnet and at least one of a first magnetically attractive material and a first magnet-responsive device and a second magnetic interaction between the magnet and at least one of a second magnetically attractive material and a second magnet-responsive device, and to provide a signal or a change in state in response to detecting at least one of the interactions. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190684 | PISTON FOR A NEEDLELESS VALVE SYSTEM - A piston for a needleless valve system comprising a head portion configured to be disposed in the needleless valve system and controlling fluid flow through the needleless valve system. The head portion comprising a continuous top surface, and an opening disposed proximate the continuous top surface, wherein the continuous top surface is non-planar when the opening is in an open position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190685 | NEEDLELESS INJECTOR - The present invention relates to a needleless injector. The needleless injector includes: a piston shaft including a plurality of holders on an outer surface in a circumferential direction thereof; a cylinder assembly which slidably receives and supports the piston shaft in the forward and backward directions; a plurality of balls which are received in the cylinder assembly and disposed around the piston shaft, the plurality of balls being movable in a radial direction and inserted into the plurality of holders when the piston shaft is moved in the backward direction; a trigger button slidably coupled to a rear end of the cylinder assembly to form a trigger end interrupting the movement of the balls inserted into the holders in the radial direction, the trigger button releasing the interruption of the trigger end when the piston shaft is slid in the forward direction; a first elastic pressing unit for pressing the piston in the forward direction; and a second elastic pressing unit for pressing the trigger button in the backward direction. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190686 | FUNNEL FOR A BREAST PUMP - The present invention relates to a funnel for a breast pump. Milk expressed from a user's nipple is known to pool at a user's breast. The funnel for a breast pump according to the present invention comprises a breast receiving portion ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190687 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES HAVING DOUBLE WALLED MICROSPHERES - An implantable medical device including at least one double-walled microsphere containing an active agent, and a biodegradable polymer layer containing the at least one double-walled microsphere. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190688 | CATHETER AND CATHETER ARRANGEMENT - A catheter with an elongated catheter body which, with regard to a position of use, has a distal and a proximal end, wherein at the distal end, a sponge- or cushion-like elastic deformation body is arranged which has, in particular, electrically, mechanically or optically acting measuring means or a measuring connection for detecting a pressing force exerted on the deformation body. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190689 | DELIVERY OF COATED HYDROPHOBIC ACTIVE AGENT PARTICLES - Embodiments of the invention include devices and coatings for devices including coated hydrophobic active agent particles. In an embodiment, the invention includes a drug delivery device including a substrate; and coated therapeutic agent particles disposed on the substrate, the coated therapeutic agent particles comprising a particulate hydrophobic therapeutic agent; and a cationic agent in contact with the particulate hydrophobic therapeutic agent. Other embodiments are also included herein. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190690 | BALLOON AND BALLOON CATHETER - A balloon including a laminated film of at least two layers including a polyamide elastomer layer and a polyamide layer wherein the polyamide elastomer layer is formed at the inner side of the polyamide layer and a molecular weight distribution of the polymers as a whole of the balloon (weight-average molecular weight M | 2013-07-25 |
20130190691 | CARTRIDGE INTERFACE ASSEMBLY - A cartridge interface assembly ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190692 | MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT SYSTEM - Medicament delivery devices are described herein. In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a medical injector and an electronic circuit system. The medical injector includes a housing, a medicament container, and a medicament delivery member. The housing defines a first region and a second region. The first region includes the medicament container and is physically isolated from the second region. The electronic circuit system is configured to be disposed within the second region defined by the housing. The electronic circuit system is configured to output an electronic output associated with a use of the medical injector. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190693 | FINGER GUARD FOR AN INJECTION DEVICE - The invention relates to a finger guard ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190694 | Arrangement for Coupling a Plunger to Either a Syringe or a Stopper - The invention refers to an arrangement for coupling a plunger ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190695 | Medical Components Having Coated Surfaces Exhibiting Low Friction and Methods of Reducing Sticktion - A medical article is provided including a chamber formed from a cyclic polyolefin having an inner surface in sliding engagement with an exterior surface of a sealing member, the inner surface of the chamber being coated with a composition including a first mixture of organopolysiloxanes having different molecular weights and a viscosity ranging from about 5,000 centistokes to about 100,000 centistokes; and a sealing member having an exterior surface coated with a second mixture of organopolysiloxanes having different molecular weights and having a viscosity ranging from about 10,000 centistokes to about 500,000 centistokes, the coatings being adhered to the surfaces by crosslinking induced by irradiation with an isotope, electron beam, or ultraviolet radiation. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190696 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERING A MEDICAMENT - A device for delivery of medicament, which device comprises an elongated housing; a container ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190697 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drive mechanism for a drug delivery device which can be switched between a normal operation state and a reset state comprises of a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a rotation member which is adapted to rotate in a first direction and in a second direction with respect to the housing, a drive member, wherein in the normal operation state the rotation member is coupled with the drive member so that the drive member follows rotational movement of the rotation member in the second direction, a piston rod, wherein in the normal operation state the piston rod is displaced in a distal direction with respect to the housing when the drive member rotates in the second direction with respect to the housing, a stop member, wherein in the normal operation state the stop member is coupled with the drive member so that the stop member prevents rotational movement of the drive member with respect to the housing in the first direction, and a separation member for switching the operation state, the separation member being adapted to move the stop member and the drive member in the distal direction with respect to the housing when the normal operation state is switched to the reset state, thereby decoupling the stop member and the drive member and decoupling the drive member and the rotation member. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190698 | Device for Use in Clinical Irrigation - Methods and devices for use in clinical irrigation are provided. The present invention further provides compositions and devices for use in irrigation and cleaning of wounds. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190699 | ANTI-BIOFILM INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER - An anti-biofilm catheter comprising a tubing configured to be disposed within a luminal system, wherein the tubing comes in contacting engagement with a blood flow within the luminal system in vivo. The catheter comprises a surface disposed over at least a portion of the tubing, wherein the surface comprises a surface profile having a skewness value of from about −0.01 to about −0.6 such that few or no components of the blood flow is capable of attaching themselves to the surface to encourage biofilm formation. The surface profile further comprises a kurtosis value of from about 2.7 to 3.3. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190700 | RAPID EXCHANGE CATHETERS HAVING A SEALED GUIDEWIRE LUMEN AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Methods and devices for preventing fluid flow through the relatively short guidewire lumen of a rapid exchange catheter. The guidewire lumen for a rapid exchange catheter is provided with a narrowed or sealed section allowing for passage of a guidewire therethrough while preventing fluid flow while a guidewire is disposed therethrough. The narrowed or sealed section extends for a relatively short length of the guidewire lumen to avoid creating excessive friction between the guidewire and the guidewire lumen. In several embodiments the narrowed or sealed section is placed proximal of the distal end of the guidewire lumen. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190701 | MEDICAL TUBE UNCLOGGING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD - A medical tube unclogging system includes a power supply, a reservoir of fluid, a tube for insertion into a lumen of a medical tube having a clog therein, a pump powered by the power supply and connected to the tube for generating a flow of fluid from the reservoir of fluid through the tube, a fitting through which the tube passes having a first opening coupled to the medical tube, a second opening for receiving the tube, and a third opening through which fluid pumped through the tube and into the medical tube, and fragments of the clog can be exhausted. The system may also include a sensor for monitoring a pressure of the fluid flowing through the tube and producing a signal indicative of the pressure, and a controller or processor for receiving the signal from the sensor and adjusting the pump. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190702 | MEDICAL APPLICATOR DEVICE - Embodiments provide a medical device in the form of an applicator for applying a medical composition to a patient. The applicator includes a body, a tip, and a delivery mechanism. The body defines a storage chamber for the medical composition and has an opening for deploying the medical composition from the storage chamber. The tip covers the opening and has a closed state wherein the tip maintains the medical composition in the storage chamber and an open state wherein the medical composition can be deployed through the opening and the tip. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190703 | DISCHARGE DEVICE - A discharge device for discharging pharmaceutical liquids, with a housing, a liquid reservoir with a receiving space for storing the pharmaceutical liquid, and a discharge opening which is provided on the housing and which connects the receiving space to an environment and serves to dispense the pharmaceutical liquid. A pretensioned spring mechanism is provided, by means of which liquid in the receiving space of the liquid reservoir is subjected to pressure and which, in the assembled state of the discharge device, is not accessible for input of energy. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190704 | Device with Co-Molded Closure, One-Way Valve, Variable-Volume Storage Chamber and Anti-Spritz Feature and Related Method - A device has a first part with a valve seat and storage chamber, and a second part with a flexible valve cover and actuator. The storage chamber may be formed from a pre-form blow-molded into a flexible pouch defining a variable-volume storage chamber. The flexible valve cover and valve seat form a normally closed valve seam therebetween. The valve cover is movable in response to fluid at an inlet to the seam exceeding a valve opening pressure of the one-way valve between (i) a normally closed position with valve cover and valve seat in contact with each other and defining the normally closed seam, and (ii) a second position with at least a portion of the valve cover spaced away from the valve seat to allow the fluid to pass through the seam. The one-way valve may have anti-spritz features for using the device to dispense a substance, such as to the eye. The device may contain prostaglandins without the device material absorbing the prostaglandins material and/or without the material being adsorbed into the drug. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190705 | Chemically Coated Screen for Use with Hydrophobic Filters - A system for subatmospheric pressure therapy in connection with healing a wound includes a wound dressing adapted for positioning relative to a wound bed and a subatmospheric pressure mechanism. The subatmospheric pressure mechanism includes a housing; a vacuum source in the housing and associated with a vacuum port; a collection canister defining an internal chamber in fluid communication with the vacuum source through the vacuum port and with the wound dressing for collecting exudates removed from the wound bed; a hydrophobic filter in fluid communication with the vacuum source and the internal chamber of the collection canister; and a screen disposed proximally of the filter. The filter is adapted to prevent exudates from reaching the vacuum source while allowing passage of air to the vacuum source. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190706 | DEVICE FOR USE IN ENDOLUMINAL VACUUM THERAPY - The device ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190707 | REDUCED-PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING A FLUIDLY ISOLATED PUMP CONTROL UNIT - Systems, devices, and methods for treating a tissue site on a patient with reduced pressure are presented. In one instance, a reduced-pressure treatment device to treat a tissue site with reduced pressure may include a pump control unit fluidly separate from a collection unit. Pump energy may be provided by the pump control unit to deflect one or more diaphragms within the collection unit to create reduced pressure. Other systems, devices, and methods are presented. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190709 | MECHANICALLY STRONG ABSORBENT NON-WOVEN FIBROUS MATS - The present invention is generally directed to a liquid entrapping device having the capacity to absorb liquids. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a liquid entrapping device comprising an absorbent component, hydrophilic elastomeric fibrous component in fluid communication therewith, and optionally an adhesive component. The present invention is also directed to a liquid entrapping device having the capacity to absorb liquids while maintaining a suitable degree of mechanical strength. Furthermore, the present invention is generally directed to methods for making and using the foregoing devices and materials. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190710 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An interior body of a disposable diaper includes a liquid-permeable front sheet, a liquid-impermeable back sheet and a liquid-retaining absorbent core. The front sheet has a single sheet including spunbond layers on the front side and back side and a melt blown layer between the spunbond layers. The absorbent core has fiber aggregates and super-absorbent polymer particles. The front sheet is directly bonded to the skin side surface of the absorbent core. The length of the front sheet is longer than the length of the absorbent core, so that the front sheet has extended sections which extend outward in the lengthwise direction from both ends of the absorbent core in the lengthwise direction, while the extended sections are each continuously connected in the transverse direction with the front sheet or back sheet which overlaps with the extended section. The extended sections can directly contact the skin of the wearer. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190711 | INDIVIDUALLY PACKAGED PRODUCT - An individually wrapped absorbent article that is wrapped in a wrapping sheet wherein the wrapping sheet has a colored part on the inner surface on the side of the absorbent article, and the colored part of the wrapping sheet can be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product but the absorbent article cannot be seen from the outside of the individually wrapped product. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190712 | WASHABLE BABY DIAPER WITH CENTRAL INTERIOR OPENING - An exemplary embodiment of a washable and reusable baby diaper with central interior opening. The preferred embodiment of said diaper is comprised of two main components including an approximately hourglass shaped two layer outer containing element, and a contoured absorbent soaker pad with a plurality of fabric layers sewn together. The outer fabric of the containing element is laminated on its interior surface to provide dryness protection. A unique longitudinal central interior opening provides a means for keeping said soaker pad in place during wear, containing solid waste, and allowing for ease of washing and use. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190713 | ANTI-TAMPERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES - An anti-tampering apparatus and method for drug delivery devices provides for the capture of caps in a manner that restricts repositioning of a captured cap onto a corresponding drug delivery device. The anti-tampering apparatus includes one or more retention members to define a capture region for restrainably capturing a cap. The anti-tampering apparatus further locates an obstruction surface thereof to engage a surface of a drug delivery device and thereby restrict recapping of the device by the captured cap. As such, tampering of a drug delivery device is indicated by the absence of a cap captured within the anti-tampering apparatus. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190714 | MULTI-LAYERED TUBING - Tubing comprising an inner layer, an outer layer and a middle layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a polyethylene, the outer layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and the middle layer comprises an ethylene ethyl acrylate copolymer or an ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer or an anhydride grafted ethylene methyl acrylate copolymer, a copolymer of two or more of the acrylate copolymers or a mixture of two or more thereof. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190715 | COMBINATION THERAPY WITH LOW DOSAGE STRENGTH IMIQUIMOD AND PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY TO TREAT ACTINIC KERATOSIS - This disclosure is directed to the use of complementary or combination photodynamic therapy and topical therapy with a lower dosage strength imiquimod formulation for treating actinic keratosis. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190716 | NERVE TREATMENT SYSTEM - A method of treatment includes delivering an agent into a patient, and providing energy inside the patient so that the energy can interact with the agent to treat a nerve. A system for treatment includes a source of agent for delivery into a patient, and an energy source for providing energy inside the patient so that the energy can interact with the agent to treat a nerve. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190717 | Cardioplegia Apparatus and Method - A microplegia console for controlling the delivery of cardioplegia to a patient, comprising an integrated display/touch screen for displaying cardioplegia information and patient information and allowing inputting of parameters via the display/touch screen into the console for computer-controlled perfusion of cardioplegia into the patient. The invention further comprises a method for delivery of cardioplegia to a patient, including defining and selecting a protocol from a displayed list and sequencing a series of the protocols. The invention also comprises a method for cardioplegia delivery to achieve aortic valve closure. Additionally, the invention comprises a method for activating an icon whereby, upon a first selection of the icon, displaying an indicia indicating that the icon has been first selected; and upon a second selection of the icon, activating the icon. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190718 | BONE GRAFT DELIVERY DEVICE - Aspects of the claimed invention relate generally to devices for delivering bone graft compositions to implants that have been positioned between vertebral bodies during surgery and methods of using such devices. Embodiments of the invention provide ease of bone graft delivery in situ while providing an environment for the mixing of bone graft, insertion of the bone graft, and packing of the graft into the voids above and below the implant. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190719 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE WITH DRIVE MEMBER HAVING INDICATION ELEMENTS - A drug delivery device is proposed, which comprises a housing, a drive member which is movably retained within the housing, a piston rod which is operatively coupled to the drive member, wherein the drug delivery device is configured to convert movement of the drive member with respect to the housing into movement of the piston rod with respect to the drive member, wherein a surface of the drive member is provided with one or a plurality of indication elements, and wherein the drug delivery device is adapted to display at least one of the indication elements through the housing. Furthermore it is proposed to use a single member in a drug delivery device for driving movement of a piston rod of the device and for displaying dose related information to a user of the device. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190720 | BULKING AGENTS - The invention relates to bulking agents and apparatus and methods for using the disclosed bulking agents. The bulking agents can be used to treat such conditions as urinary and fecal incontinence, gastro-esophageal reflux, aneurismal blockages, and cosmetic deformities. The invention also relates to an injection method that reduces the injection pressure required to place the bulking agents. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190721 | AUTO-INJECTOR - The invention refers to an auto-injector and to a method for operating it, the auto-injector comprising of a tubular chassis; a carrier subassembly comprising a tubular carrier slidably arranged in the chassis, the carrier containing a syringe with a hollow injection needle, a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper of the syringe; a wrap-over trigger sleeve arranged over the distal end (D) of the auto-injector; the trigger sleeve extending at least almost over the whole length of the auto-injector; a control spring arranged around the carrier; first interlock means for coupling a proximal end of the control spring to either the carrier for advancing it for needle insertion or to the chassis for needle retraction; second interlock means arranged for releasing the drive spring for injection; third interlock means arranged for coupling the chassis to the carrier for joint axial translation relative to the trigger sleeve; and fourth interlock means arranged for coupling a distal end of the control spring to either the carrier for needle retraction or to the trigger sleeve otherwise. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190722 | AUTO-INJECTOR - The invention refers to an auto-injector for administering a medicament (M) and to a method for operating it, the auto-injector comprising of a tubular chassis and a carrier subassembly, comprising a tubular carrier slidably arranged in the chassis. The carrier contains a syringe, a drive spring and a plunger for forwarding load of the drive spring to a stopper arranged in the syringe. The syringe is locked for joint axial translation with the carrier. A control spring is connectable to the carrier by first interlock means for needle insertion, wherein the whole carrier subassembly is advanced. Second interlock means are arranged for releasing the drive spring when the carrier has at least almost reached an injection depth thus delivering the medicament (M). The first interlock means are arranged for decoupling the control spring from the carrier and coupling it to the chassis for advancing it over the needle into a needle safe position. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190723 | POLYURETHANE-POLYETHYLENE DELAMINATION RESISTANT TUBING WITH GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES - A tube comprising an inner layer, an outer layer and a barrier layer disposed between the inner layer and the outer layer, wherein the barrier layer is bound to the outer layer by a layer of adhesive disposed between the outer layer and the barrier layer and the barrier layer is bound to the inner layer by a layer of adhesive disposed between the inner layer and the barrier layer, wherein the inner layer comprises a polyethylene, the outer layer comprises a thermoplastic polyurethane and the barrier layer comprises a material that acts as a barrier to gas. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190724 | PREVENTION OF INDWELLING DEVICE RELATED INFECTION: COMPOSITION AND METHODS - Catheters used for medical treatment, e.g., hemodialysis are filled with a locking solution, usually heparin between treatments. To prevent infections, antimicrobial or antibiotic substances have been used as locking solution alone or in combination with antithrombotic substances. It has been found that these locking solutions are rapidly washed out from the catheter tip. The invention describes a thixotropic gel that can be used as locking solution. Beneficial substances, e.g., antimicrobial or antibiotic substances can be added to the gel. A preferred antimicrobial substance is taurolidin alone or in combination with salicylic acid or one of its salts. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190725 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING TISSUE ENGAGING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF A THERAPEUTIC AGENT - Medical device includes a tubular member having a proximal end and distal end defining a longitudinal axis therebetween, an expandable member proximate the distal end of the tubular member having at least one axial fold in a deflated condition, a tissue engaging member comprising at least one straight wire extending along at least part of the longitudinal axis of the expandable member, and a therapeutic agent disposed on at least the expandable member or the tissue engaging member. The at least one straight wire of the tissue engaging member is located inside the at least one fold of the expanded member when in the deflated condition. The tissue engaging member is configured for deployment at a select location upon inflation of the expandable member. A method of delivering a therapeutic agent is also provided. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190726 | MOTION COMPENSATING CATHETER DEVICE - A catheter system allows for percutaneous intervention on the fast-moving structures inside the heart. The device consists of a steerable catheter sheath, an actuated, multi-degree of freedom moving catheter, and a catheter end effector, such as a fixation device. An actuator controls the motion of the catheter guide-wire in the catheter sheath to follow the motion of the target tissue. A control system controls the actuator and compensates for mechanical characteristics of the system including friction and backlash. A 3-D imaging system can be used to view the motion of the target tissue and the catheter end effector and produce 3-D imaging data. The 3-D imaging data can be used by the control system to track the target tissue and accurately position the end effector with respect to the moving target tissue allowing a clinician to repair the target tissue while it is moving. The system can be used to perform mitral valve annuloplasty wherein the actuated catheter compensates for the heart valve motion and an end effector fixation device is used to place fixation items, like anchors or staples, into the heart valve tissue to fix the annulus. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190727 | Anchoring a Medical Instrument - Some embodiments of a medical anchor device include an elongate body coupled with deployable subcutaneous anchors to secure a catheter instrument (or other medical instrument) in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some circumstances, the elongate body may be in the form of catheter hub body, and the subcutaneous anchors can be deployed from the hub body by adjustment of a movable actuator. A locking member can interact with the actuator so as to retain the actuator in the deployed orientation during the medical procedure. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190728 | ENTERAL FEEDING SAFETY RESERVOIR AND SYSTEM - The present invention provides a one-piece bottle containing enteral feeding material and having a top end with a threaded section and a bottom end comprising a funneled connector port; and a threaded cap dimensioned to mate with the threaded section of the one-piece bottle; wherein the funneled connector port connects to an enteral feeding assembly; wherein the threaded cap provides a leak proof seal such that there is no exposure point until it is used for feeding, thereby preventing contamination. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190729 | DERIVATION OF HEMATOPOIETIC CELLS FROM ADULT MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS - Methods and compositions for differentiating tissue resident multipotent mesenchmal stromal cells (MSCs) such as adipose tissue resident MSCs into a hematopoietic lineage are described. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190730 | CATHETER AND CATHETER SYSTEM - A catheter comprising an elongated catheter body which has a distal end and a proximal end in respect of an operating position, wherein the catheter body comprises an inner tube and an outer tube which is displaceable relative thereto, and a deformation body is disposed on the distal end which is connected in the distal region thereof to the distal end of the inner tube, and in the proximal region thereof to the distal end of the outer tube. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190731 | GUIDEWIRE POSITIONING TOOL - A guidewire positioning tool includes a sheath having a body bore extending axially through a length of the sheath with a radially extending body slot configured to receive a guidewire. A collet portion extends laterally from the sheath and has collet arms and interstitial spaces with a collet bore extending therethrough. The collet bore has a collet slot extending radially from the collet bore configured to receive a guidewire. The collet arms have threads located on the exterior of the collet arms. A clamp nut is positioned over the collet portion and configured to threadably engage the threads. A retainer is rotatably attached to an end of the sheath opposite from the collet portion. The retainer has a retainer bore extending axially therethrough. The retainer has a retainer slot extending radially from the retainer bore configured to receive a guidewire. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190732 | Surgical Instrument With Clamp Release Mechanism - A handle assembly for use with a surgical instrument having an operative distal end portion is disclosed. The handle assembly comprises a handle housing, a drive element, an actuator and a clamp release assembly. The drive element is disposed at least partially within the handle housing and is longitudinally translatable with respect to the handle assembly. The actuator is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the handle housing. At least a partial actuation of the actuator longitudinally translates the drive element. The clamp release assembly is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive element. The clamp release assembly includes a clamp pawl configured to releasable lock the longitudinal position of the drive element. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190733 | POWERED SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING A TRANSMISSION SYSTEM - A powered surgical apparatus for engaging tissue includes a housing assembly and a movable portion operatively connected to the housing assembly. The movable portion is movable with respect to the housing assembly. In addition, the surgical apparatus includes a power source configured to supply electrical power, and a transmission system configured to transfer at least one of a signal and electrical power between the handle assembly and the movable portion, the transmission system including a first electronic board disposed in the handle assembly and a second electronic board positioned in the movable portion, the second electronic board including a primary control circuit and a secondary control circuit wherein the movable portion is configured and adapted to rotate about a longitudinal axis defined by the powered surgical apparatus. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190734 | INTERFEROMETRIC FORCE SENSOR FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS - A surgical tool system according to an embodiment of the current invention includes a surgical tool, and an interferometry system optically coupled to the surgical tool. The surgical tool includes a body section, a sensor section at least one of attached to or integral with the body section, and a surgical section at least one of attached to or integral with the sensor section at an opposing end of the sensor section from the body section. The sensor section comprises an interferometric optical sensor defining a reference distance that changes in response to at least one of a force or a torque when applied to the surgical section of the surgical tool. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190735 | System and Method for Performing a Presbyopic Correction - The system according to the present invention is used to create an ablation such that the surface of the cornea comprises a central region having a convex central steepening with a first radius of curvature and a surrounding region having a convex shape with a second radius of curvature, wherein the first radius of curvature is smaller than the second radius of curvature for performing a presbyopic correction. The ablation depth in the central region varies between a minimum ablation depth in the center and a maximum ablation depth at the border of the central region. The ablation depth in the surrounding region is the same as the maximum ablation depth at the border of the central region. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190736 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CORRECTING HIGH ORDER ABERRATIONS IN LASER REFRACTIVE SURGERY - Optical correction methods, devices, and systems reduce optical aberrations or inhibit refractive surgery induced aberrations. Error source control and adjustment or optimization of ablation profiles or other optical data address high order aberrations. A simulation approach identifies and characterizes system factors that can contribute to, or that can be adjusted to inhibit, optical aberrations. Modeling effects of system components facilitates adjustment of the system parameters. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190737 | APPLICATION OF ENERGY IN MEDICAL TREATMENTS - Embodiments apply light energy in medical treatments. To enhance or control the effect of the light energy, embodiments apply the light energy after tissue has been treated, e.g., with a photosensitizing agent. For example, embodiments may treat target tissue with riboflavin before exposure to ultraviolet light. For example, a system for cataract surgery includes a removal system configured to remove a first lens from an eye, wherein a capsular bag remains in the eye after removal of the first lens. The system includes an application system configured to treat lenticular epithelial cells in the capsular bag with the photosensitizing agent. The system includes a delivery system with a light source and an optical device. The optical device delivers light to the treated lenticular epithelial cells. Energy from the light destroys the lenticular epithelial cells in the capsular bag to reduce the growth of epithelial cells that cause posterior capsule opacification. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190738 | Laser system for the treatment of body tissue - The invention relates to a laser system for the treatment of body tissue ( | 2013-07-25 |
20130190739 | DISSECTION HANDPIECE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE APPEARANCE OF CELLULITE - A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190740 | DISSECTION HANDPIECE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING THE APPEARANCE OF CELLULITE - A dermatological skin treatment device is provided. The device comprises a handpiece and a cutting tool, wherein the tool is inserted through the conduit and percutaneously inserted into a tissue disposed within a recessed area of the handpiece. The device and method cut the fibrous structures under the skin that cause cellulite at an angle substantially parallel to the surface of the skin and replace these structures with a non-cellulite forming structure by deploying a highly fibrous mesh through a single needle hole to create a highly fibrous layer directly or through wound healing processes. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190741 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MINIMALLY INVASIVE PROCEDURES - A robotic medical surgical system configured for performing prostate procedures includes a controller including a master input device, an instrument driver in communication with the controller, an instrument assembly operatively coupled to the instrument driver, and a surgical tool operatively coupled to the controller and carried on the distal end portion of the instrument assembly, wherein the controller and master input device are configured to allow a system operator to position the surgical tool proximate a prostate abnormality without entering a restricted zone, at least partially automatically controlled based on an images obtained of the surgical zone. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190742 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFICATION AND/OR SMOOTHING OF TISSUE WITH LASER ABLATION - Disclosed is an improved system and method for efficiently removing tissue using laser ablation. A first laser emits a first laser beam with a variable first integrated fluence sufficient to ablate tissue. The first laser beam is movably positioned over one or more surfaces of the tissue and the first integrated fluence varies over different levels with position, so different thicknesses of tissue are ablated at different surface positions in order to modify the contour of the surface of the tissue. Modifications include tissue smoothing, removing, feathering, sharpening, and roughening. In one preferred embodiment the tissue is eschar that is removed, unveiling viable tissue. In alternate preferred embodiments, one or more additional lasers beams with different wavelengths, with integrated fluence sufficient to ablate tissue, are moved over the surface of the tissue until a second ablation reaches a second self-termination point, e.g., determined by affects of chemicals below the termination point that absorb the second laser beam without producing the temperature increase necessary for ablation to continue. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190743 | Non-Contact Handpiece for Laser Tissue Cutting - A non-contact laser handpiece contains optical components modified to provide a high density uniform later beam at a distance from the handpiece that minimizes effects of back reflection. | 2013-07-25 |
20130190744 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SELECTIVE DISRUPTION OF VISCERAL FAT BY CONTROLLED COOLING - The present invention provides methods and apparatus for use in the selective disruption of visceral fat tissue by controlled cooling. | 2013-07-25 |