| 33rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
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| 20110202027 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE - The absorbent article provides a signal viewable from the top surface of the absorbent article which gives a perception of depth within the absorbent article. This creation of depth perception is accomplished by the use of at least two tones within a color and/or by the use of multiple tones and multiple colors operating together to create a perception of depth within the absorbent article. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202028 | RELEASE SHEET MATERIAL - Release sheet materials for use as packaging material for individually packaged disposable absorbent articles, typically sanitary napkins and the like. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202029 | RELEASE SHEET MATERIAL - Release sheet materials for use as packaging material for individually packaged disposable absorbent articles, typically sanitary napkins and the like, and release compositions to be used in said release sheet materials. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202030 | REUSABLE DIAPER - The present invention relates to a reusable diaper shaped as a pair of pants and designed to house a removable absorbent insect ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202031 | Containers for Fluids with Composite Agile Walls - The disclosure is directed to sampling bags having flexible walls. The sampling bags may have agile walls that include a shape memory component. The shape memory component tends to return the sampling bag to its initial shape. Such sampling bags may be used in a variety of sampling methods. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202032 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS WITH DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE CONTROL - In various embodiments, actuation of a drug-delivery pump is controlled based on a change in a condition of the pump. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202033 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF CARDIAC ISCHEMIC INJURY - Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for the treatment and/or prevention of pathological conditions associated with ischemia/reperfusion injury and/or hypoxic injury of myocardial cell or tissue. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202034 | MODULAR MEDICAL FLUID HEATING APPARATUS - A controller and a plurality of concatenated heating modules in electrical communication with the controller. The controller controls the flow of current to the plurality of heating modules in response to temperature measurements from at least one of the plurality of heating modules. In one embodiment, each of the plurality of heating modules concatenated with another heating module is connected by Luer-Lok™ connectors. In another embodiment, the modular medical fluid heating system further includes an auxiliary heating unit in electrical communication with the controller and in physical juxtaposition with the plurality of heating modules. The invention also relates to a heating module for a modular medical fluid heating system including a fluid input port; a fluid output port; and serpentine tubing through which fluid passes from the fluid input port to the fluid output port. In one embodiment, the heating module can be concatenated with other heating modules. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202035 | Syringe Assemblies Having Detachable Needle Assemblies and Low Dead Space - The present invention is directed to syringe assemblies comprising detachable needle assemblies, that are configured in such a manner as to minimize the dead space after deployment of the syringe piston and injection of the material in the syringe into a patient's body, as well as with bevel indicators that provide guidance as to optimal angles at which to inject the needles into patients. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202036 | Systems and Methods for Deploying Devices to Genitourinary Sites - A method delivers an implantable device through the urethra and into the bladder. A deployment instrument is inserted into the urethra, the implantable device is inserted into the deployment instrument, and a stream of fluid is injected into the deployment instrument. The stream of fluid drives the implantable device from the deployment instrument into the bladder. The deployment instrument is removed from the urethra, leaving the implantable device wholly implanted in the bladder. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202037 | FLUID DELIVERY CATHETER APPARATUS - An apparatus for delivering a medicated fluid or ointment to a target region of the paranasal sinuses. A flexible dual lumen catheter is provided. A first lumen is releasably attachable to a fluid source. A second lumen is substantially adjacent and parallel to the first lumen, and releasable accepts a deformable member, such as a malleable wire. By bending the deformable member into a desired shape, the flexible second lumen and, in turn, the adjacent flexible first lumen, assume a curvature approximating that of the deformable member. Further, a rigid delivery assembly is provided having a catheter assembly and a plurality of adaptors. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202038 | GUIDEWIRE POSITIONING DEVICE - A guidewire positioning device and method for guiding and positioning a guidewire into a branch vessel of a main body vessel are disclosed. The device comprises a guidewire positioning tube attached to a torquable wire shaft. The distal end of the positioning tube is curved at an angle to the axis of the wire shaft. To position a guidewire into a branch body vessel, the guidewire is inserted into a main body vessel and the guidewire positioning device is advanced over the guidewire to the location of the bifurcation. The distal end of the positioning tube is positioned to point toward the targeted branch vessel by advancing or torquing the positioning device. The guidewire is advanced through the guidewire positioning tube and the curved distal end of the guidewire tube is used to direct the guidewire to enter the targeted branch vessel. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202039 | Method for Removing Kidney Stones and Endoscope Suitable for Said Method - The invention relates to a method for removing kidney stones and to an endoscope for performing said method. According to the invention, the kidney stones are suctioned and moved into an access region, from which they can be removed in the conventional manner. The endoscope according to the invention is designed such that it can rinse and suction at the same time. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202040 | ADMINISTRATION DEVICE HAVING A BOLUS ADMINISTRATION PROFILE CONTROLLER - According to one embodiment, an administration device for subcutaneous administration of a liquid drug over an extended period of time is provided. The administration device may include an administration unit, a housing, and a controller unit. The administration unit may include a drug reservoir and a pump unit. The housing may include the administration unit and may be adapted to be carried by a patient over an extend period of time. The controller unit may include a bolus administration profile controller. The bolus administration profile controller receives a bolus volume of a bolus to be administered and determines based, at least in part, on the bolus volume a bolus administration profile such that a depot volume of a depot is limited. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202041 | FASTENING MEANS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY - A control assembly for implantation in a patient comprises a first unit adapted for subcutaneous implantation at a first side of a body tissue of said patient, a second unit adapted for implantation in a body cavity of said patient at a second side of said body tissue, wherein at least one of the first and the second unit is adapted to control an implanted powered medical device, and an interconnecting device adapted for mechanical interconnection of the first and second units to keep the assembly in place by the body tissue, the interconnecting device having a cross-sectional area which is smaller than the cross-sectional area of the first unit and the second unit in a plane parallel to the extension of the body tissue. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202042 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING A SHAPE-MEMORY MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANT - A medical device implant made with a shape-memory material is originally produced in a “permanent” configuration. The implant is then “programmed” into a temporary (typically smaller sized) configuration to facilitate implantation, after which, an external stimulus activates the implant to return to its permanent configuration. Apparatus and methods include inserting a first portion of the implant into an aperture of a compression fixture base, heating the implant, and then driving and compressing the remaining portion of the implant, which has a different, typically larger profile than that of the first portion, into the aperture with a compression fixture cover to “program” the remaining portion. The resulting programmed implant has first and remaining portions that have identical, or substantially identical, profiles. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202043 | SURGICAL COUPLING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a surgical coupling device for detachably connecting a handpiece end to a portion of a surgical instrument, the handpiece end being provided with a recess into which a coupling portion of the instrument can be detachably slid, an interior wall of the recess having formed thereon a locking recess with which a snap type element can be brought into detachable engagement that is supported on the instrument, characterized in that the snap type element is formed on a double-sided rocker which extends substantially in axial direction and has one end on which the snap type element is arranged and has its other end in engagement with a pivot element. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202044 | Optical Coherence Tomographic System for Ophthalmic Surgery - Optical imaging techniques and systems provide high-fidelity optical imaging based on optical coherence tomographic imaging and can be used for optical imaging in ophthalmic surgery and imaging-guided surgery. One method for imaging an eye includes positioning the eye relative to a Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomographic (SD-OCT) imaging system, the eye having a first and a second structure, and imaging the eye with the SD-OCT imaging system by selecting one of a direct image and a mirror image of the first eye-structure and generating a first image-portion corresponding to the selected image of the first eye-structure, selecting one of a direct image and a mirror image of the second eye-structure and generating a first image-portion corresponding to the selected image of the second eye-structure, and suppressing the non-selected images of the first and second structures. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202045 | Combination of excimer laser ablation and femtosecond laser technology - The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for providing data for vision correction utilizing a volumetric ablation and an intrastromal manipulation. The provided data may be used by a laser ablating the surface of the cornea in combination with a laser which operates intrastromal to optimize a corneal re-shaping procedure. One aspects of the invention relates to the minimization of the amount of corneal tissue to be removed. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202046 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED PLACEMENT OF SCANNED LASER CAPSULORHEXIS INCISIONS - Systems and methods are described for cataract intervention. In one embodiment a system comprises a laser source configured to produce a treatment beam comprising a plurality of laser pulses; an integrated optical system comprising an imaging assembly operatively coupled to a treatment laser delivery assembly such that they share at least one common optical element, the integrated optical system being configured to acquire image information pertinent to one or more targeted tissue structures and direct the treatment beam in a 3-dimensional pattern to cause breakdown in at least one of the targeted tissue structures; and a controller operatively coupled to the laser source and integrated optical system, and configured to adjust the laser beam and treatment pattern based upon the image information, and distinguish two or more anatomical structures of the eye based at least in part upon a robust least squares fit analysis of the image information. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202047 | Apparatus for Treating Venous Insufficiency Using Directionally Applied Energy - A catheter introduces electrodes in a vein for a minimally invasive treatment of venous insufficiency by the application of energy to cause selective heating of the vein. The catheter is positioned within the vein to be treated, and the electrodes on the catheter are moved toward one side of the vein. RF energy is applied in a directional manner from the electrodes at the working end of the catheter to cause localized heating and corresponding shrinkage of the adjacent venous tissue, which may include commissures, leaflets and ostia. Fluoroscopy or ultrasound may be used to detect shrinkage of the vein. After treating one section of the vein, the catheter can be repositioned to place the electrodes to treat different sections of the vein until all desired venous valves are repaired and rendered functionally competent. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202048 | METHODS FOR PAIN REDUCTION WITH FUNCTIONAL THERMAL STIMULATION AND TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Methods and systems for delivering electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue with an attendant reduction in the pain experienced by the patient due to tissue heating. Electromagnetic energy is delivered from an electrode through a skin surface to heat a first region of tissue beneath the skin surface and a second region of the tissue between the first region and the skin surface. During the delivery of the electromagnetic energy, a temperature of the second region of the tissue is caused to oscillate between at least one maximum temperature and at least one minimum temperature. The temperature oscillation may be induced by a timed sequence of cryogen pulses delivered to the electrode, which in turn extracts thermal energy out of the second region of tissue through the contacting skin surface. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202049 | Small Gauge Ablation Probe For Glaucoma Surgery - An ablation probe for use in glaucoma surgery has a shaft, a heating element, and a pair of electrical connectors located on a distal end of the shaft. The pair of electrical connectors holds the heating element to the shaft. The heating element is sized and shaped to ablate a trabecular meshwork in a human eye. The ablation probe is advanced through a corneal incision until the heating element contacts the trabecular meshwork. An electrical current is passed through the heating element to ablate the trabecular meshwork. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202050 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM - An electrosurgical system is provided for the treatment of tissue, the system comprising an electrosurgical generator ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202051 | HF SURGICAL DEVICE - An HF surgical device, comprising an HF surgical generator, at least one surgical instrument having an active electrode and a neutral electrode, which are connectable to the HF generator. The surgical instrument is connectable to the HF generator via a first wire and the neutral electrode is connectable to the HF generator via second wire. The first and/or second wire is/are equipped with a shield and a decoupling capacitor is disposed at a distal end of each shielded wire. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202052 | System for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia - The disclosed system improves urine flow by increasing the inside diameter of the urethra going through the prostate by eroding the urethral wall, rather than by reducing the prostate volume. This is done by a specially designed IRE electrode, which limits the penetration depth of the electric field to the urethral wall. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202053 | Ablation Device with Guide Sleeves - An energy delivery device for treating a patient includes a probe body; a plurality of guide sleeves positioned inside the probe body and adapted to be deployed radially away from the probe body and into tissue of the patient; and a plurality of elongate electrode elements each adapted to receive electrical treatment energy from an energy source and adapted to be deployed into the tissue through a corresponding deployed guide sleeve. The guide sleeves provide a structural pathway for guiding the electrodes along their intended trajectory and for determining the angle of deployment of the electrodes relative to the longitudinal axis of the probe body. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202054 | Cooled ablation catheter with reciprocating flow - The invention relates to an ablation catheter which controls the temperature and reduces the coagulation of biological fluids on an electrode of a catheter, prevents the impedance rise of tissue in contact with the electrode, and maximizes the potential energy transfer to the tissue, thereby allowing an increase in the lesion size produced by the ablation. The electrode includes passages positioned to allow blood and other biological fluids to flow into and out of an inner cavity of the electrode. This fluid flow produced the desired cooling effect and is accomplished, for example, by a reciprocating plunger or piston, or by a balloon that is alternately inflated and deflated. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202055 | ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE HAVING A TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TEMPERATURE AND/OR A TEMPERATURE CHANGE AT A NEUTRAL ELECTRODE - A method for determining a temperature and/or a temperature change at a neutral electrode having a contacting agent layer. The method comprises determining at least one impedance value of the contacting agent layer and calculating a temperature change and/or a temperature at the neutral electrode, at least on the basis of the impedance value. The contacting agent lavers may be made from hydrogel and the method uses a correlation that exists between the temperature change and the impedance change. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202056 | Laparoscopic Apparatus for Performing Electrosurgical Procedures - A system and apparatus for irrigating a surgical site during an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The system includes a hand piece having an elongated housing connected to a multi-lumen tube extending proximally from the housing and having an irrigation tube for delivering irrigation fluid, a suction tube for withdrawing irrigation fluid, and electrical wiring, a first controls for adjusting flow of irrigation fluid within the irrigation tube and second controls for adjusting flow of irrigation fluid within the suction tube. A valve cassette is connected to the multi-lumen tube, which includes an irrigation valve configured to control the flow within the irrigation tube and a suction valve configured to control the flow within the suction tube. A hardware control module controls the irrigation valve and the suction valve based on control signals from the first and second controls. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202057 | ELECTROSURGICAL TOOL WITH MOVEABLE ELECTRODE THAT CAN BE OPERATED IN A CUTTING MODE OR A COAGULATION MODE - An electrosurgical instrument is provided. The electrosurgical instrument includes an active electrode in close proximity to a return electrode. The active electrode has a first thermal diffusivity. The second electrode has a second thermal diffusivity greater than the first thermal diffusivity. The volume, shape, and thermal diffusivity of the second electrode facilitate the transport of heat. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202058 | Apparatus for Tissue Cauterization - The invention is concerned with cauterizing and resecting tissue. A pair of electrodes are placed on opposed tissue surfaces, and radio frequency power is applied through the electrodes to cauterizing a tissue mass therebetween. After cauterization has been effected, the tissue may be resected along a plane within the cauterized region with minimum or no bleeding. The tissue mass may then be removed. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202059 | EXTERNAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - An external fixation assembly includes a plurality of hollow pins that are inserted into a patient's bone. Each pin has an interior bore and a plurality of apertures extending through the pin wall from the bore. The pin may be coupled to a source of vacuum pressure operable to create reduced pressure in the tissue surrounding the pin. A cover is placed around the pin and sealed to provide a fluid-tight enclosure that maintains reduced pressure around the pin. A method for applying external fixation using the fixator pins described above includes the steps of inserting each pin through a skin opening, positioning the pin apertures near selected tissue, covering the skin opening with a sealed enclosure, connecting the pins to a source of vacuum pressure, and activating the source of vacuum pressure to create reduced pressure in the patient's tissue at or near the bone. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202060 | Disposable Reamer - A disposable acetabular reamer designed to improve tissue removal efficiency is described. The reamer device comprises a reamer cutting shell and a reamer driver interface. The reamer cutting shell has a hemispherical structure with a plurality of spaced apart rib portions that extend from a central region located about an apex of the shell. A tissue cutting surface further extends along a longitudinal leading edge, trailing edge or both leading and trailing rib portions. The tissue cutting surface further comprises a series of alternating cutting teeth and notches which are bent at a rake angle. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202061 | Acetabular Reamer - An acetabular reaming system is disclosed of the type having a driver and a tool held together by a quick-release coupling mechanism. The tool ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202062 | Methods and Apparatus For Treating Vertebral Fractures - Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. Methods for treating a bone comprising: inserting a cannula having an inner lumen into the bone; creating a cavity in the bone; providing a containment assembly, wherein the containment assembly may comprise a tubular member having a proximal end and a distal end, a containment jacket disposed on the distal end of the tubular member, and a guide wire disposed through the tubular member with the guide extending into the containment jacket; inserting the containment jacket through the inner lumen of the cannula and into the cavity; and introducing a filler material into the containment jacket. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202063 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF VISCOUS MATERIAL DURING SURGERY - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to devices, systems and methods for delivering viscous materials into a body, and more particularly, to devices, systems and methods for delivering bone fill material, biomaterials, and/or other flowable compounds into vertebrae, during, for example, a vertebroplasty procedure. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202064 | Methods and Apparatus For Treating Vertebral Fractures - Methods and apparatus for treating bones, including, in one or more embodiments, methods and apparatus for treatment of vertebral fractures that include a containment assembly for cement containment and/or a balloon assembly for maintaining vertebral height. Methods for treating a bone comprising: creating a cavity in the bone; inserting a containment jacket into the cavity; inserting a balloon into the containment jacket; inflating the balloon; and introducing a filler material into the containment jacket with isolation of the balloon from the filler material. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202065 | BONE CEMENT INJECTION NEEDLE - A bone cement injection needle comprises: a hollow outer needle; an outer needle hub affixed to the base end part of the outer needle; an inner needle that can be slidably inserted into the hollow part of the outer needle; and an inner needle hub affixed to the base end part of the inner needle. The outer needle comprises a first side hole located near the tip; a second side hole located near the base end part; and a depressurization passage which connects the first side hole and the second side hole. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202066 | RETRIEVAL DEVICE MADE OF PRECURSOR ALLOY CABLE - A medical retrieval device for retrieving foreign objects from a patient and the method of constructing the device are disclosed. The device incorporates a wire cable composed of a precursor alloy to a superelastic material to improve durability of the device. Because precursor alloys exhibit, a linear stress-strain relationship and a yield point associated with a relatively high stress level, the device transfers greater stresses before experiencing deformation. Thus, greater crushing forces can be achieved using a device of this type. These crushing forces may be needed when the foreign object is too large to remove intact. This property also facilitates the device in dilating ducts to retrieve foreign objects. Using the precursor alloy additionally eliminates the need for heat treatment of the cables used in constructing the device. A retrieval device made of precursor alloy cable also is less susceptible to permanent deformation and unwinding during use. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202067 | INTRODUCER FOR LEAD DELIVERY - Devices and methods for implanting leads along a spinal cord include an introducer having a main body defining a lumen and one or more collapsible and expandable side sheaths attached to the main body. The side sheaths may be collapsed as the introducer is positioned in a desired location of a patient to maintain a low profile. Once the introducer is placed, the side sheaths may be expanded to receive a lead. A lead may also be inserted through a lumen of the main body. Once the leads are inserted, the introducer may be withdrawn over the leads, leaving the leads implanted in the desired region in a desired orientation. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202068 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM PROVIDING SENSORY FEEDBACK INDICATING A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A COMMANDED STATE AND A PREFERRED POSE OF AN ARTICULATED INSTRUMENT - A medical robotic system includes an entry guide with articulated instruments extending out of its distal end. A controller is configured to command manipulation of one of the articulated instruments towards a state commanded by operator manipulation of an input device while commanding sensory feedback to the operator indicating a difference between the commanded state and a preferred pose of the articulated instrument, so that the sensory feedback serves to encourage the operator to return the articulated instrument back to its preferred pose. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202069 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ABSOLUTE THREE-DIMENSIONAL MEASUREMENTS USING A TWIST-INSENSITIVE SHAPE SENSOR - An apparatus includes a reference fixture. The reference fixture includes a joint, and a joint tracker to track motion of the joint. The apparatus also includes a surgical instrument. A tether is connected between the joint and the surgical instrument. A shape sensor extends from the reference fixture through the joint, through the tether, and into the surgical instrument. The shape sensor is substantially free of twist. The joint tracker measures the motion of the joint. Information from the shape sensor in combination with information from the joint tracker provides absolute three-dimensional information relative to the reference fixture, i.e., provides absolute three-dimensional information in a fixed world reference frame. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202070 | ENDOLUMINAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM - A micro-robotic platform and a method for deploying the platform in a body cavity for performing endoluminal surgical interventions in a fully bimanual fashion. The platform comprises a first ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202071 | Facial Depilatory Article - A depilatory article, preferably a facial depilatory article, comprising a substrate which is at least partially coated with a depilatory composition, preferably a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article, wherein the coated region comprises an upper-lip portion adapted to be placed above a human mouth, and wherein the coated region comprises a first return portion projecting from the upper lip portion and adapted to be placed contiguously with the outer extremity of the vermilion lip in a first corner of the mouth. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202072 | Tensionable Depilatory Article - A depilatory article comprising a flexible substrate partially coated with a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article, wherein the depilatory article comprises at least two finger-tabs being substantially free of depilatory composition and positioned on substantially opposing sides of the coated region, and wherein the flexible substrate has a secant modulus at 2% strain of greater than 689.5 bar (10,000 psi), more preferably greater than 1379.0 bar (20,000 psi), even more preferably greater than 2068.4 bar (30,000 psi) and even more preferably still greater than 2757.9 bar (40,000 psi). | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202073 | Method of Depilation - A method of removing unwanted hair from the surface of the body comprising the steps of providing a depilatory article comprising a flexible substrate at least partially coated with a depilatory composition, the coating of depilatory composition forming a coated region of the depilatory article; tensioning the coated region of the depilatory article; applying the depilatory article to the surface of the body such that the coated region is applied under tension to the unwanted hair; and removing the depilatory article from the surface of the body. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202074 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DEPLOYING MEDICAL SUTURES - The invention relates to a medical suture ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202075 | TISSUE INGROWTH ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND RELATED PRODUCTS - Described, in certain aspects, are medical devices that can be used to anchor graft materials to bodily structures. These devices comprise an implantable graft structure and tissue ingrowth material. This implantable graft structure is comprised of a body of persistent material having a first face and one or more openings defined therein, wherein the persistent material body first face is configured for opposing a bodily structure wall upon implantation. This tissue ingrowth material is positioned at the one or more persistent material body openings, and is configured for receiving tissue ingrowth from the bodily structure wall effective to anchor the graft structure to the bodily structure wall. The invention also provides methods utilizing these and other inventive medical devices, for example, to anchor graft materials to vascular vessel walls and/or other bodily structures. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202076 | AMORPHOUS METAL ALLOY MEDICAL DEVICES - This invention provides a new class of medical devices and implants comprising amorphous metal alloys. The medical devices and implants may be temporary or permanent and may comprise other materials as well, such as polymers, ceramics, and conventional crystalline or polycrystalline metal alloys. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202077 | Temporary Anastomotic Seal and Method - Forming a proximal anastomosis on an aortic wall includes method and instrumentation and apparatus for forming an aortic puncture and inserting into the vessel through the puncture a fluid-impervious sealing element with a protruding retainer. An anastomosis of a graft vessel over the puncture is partially completed with the retainer of the sealing element protruding through the partial anastomosis. The retainer facilitates removal of the sealing element from the partial anastomosis prior to completion of the procedure. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202078 | TRANSORAL ENDOSCOPIC GASTROESOPHAGEAL FLAP VALVE RESTORATION DEVICE, ASSEMBLY, SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a device, assembly, and method for transoral endoscopic restoration of a gastroesophageal flap valve. The invention also provides a self-steering and self-closing tissue fixation device for tissue fixation, and an invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering tissue. The restoration device includes a longitudinal member arranged for transoral placement into a stomach, a tissue shaper carried on the longitudinal member that causes stomach tissue to assume a shape related to a gastroesophageal flap, and a tissue fixation device that maintains the shaped stomach tissue in a shape approximating a gastroesophageal flap. The tissue shaper may include a mold. The device may include the invaginator device for gripping and maneuvering esophageal tissue to aid restoration of the gastroesophageal flap, and may include the tissue fixation device. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202079 | THERAPEUTIC AGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR LOCALIZED APPLICATION OF THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCES TO A BIOLOGICAL CONDUIT - The invention provides a system, device and method for localized application of therapeutic substances within a biological conduit. One embodiment comprises a rotational atherectomy device having a flexible, elongated, rotatable, drive shaft having a lumen and with an eccentric enlarged abrading head having at least one application hole attached therethrough and in communication with a therapeutic agent delivery sheath and an operator-controlled actuator. The therapeutic substances may then spray radially outwardly from the application hole(s) on the eccentric abrading head during and/or after high-speed rotation of the head. Another embodiment comprises compartments in the abrading head that hold therapeutic agent(s) for release during high-speed rotation. In each case, the therapeutic substance(s) is delivered with radial forces resulting from high-speed orbital rotation of the eccentric abrading head, driving the therapeutic substance(s) into the conduit wall. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202080 | LANCING DEVICES - A lancing device includes a main body having a drive spring, hammer, trigger mechanism and a lancet holder | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202081 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT EQUIPMENT APPROPRIATE FOR MINI-INVASIVE SURGERY - A surgical instrument equipment appropriate for mini-invasive surgery, inserted through natural orifices or incisions, made up by a device to have access to the patient's body, that is comprised by a rigid ring from which at least two extensions stem out in distal direction, which extensions act as separators and a multivalve flexible head which, when in use, is provided enveloping the external side of said rigid ring, and that comprises: at least one operative conducting duct for the access of at least one working instrument; a connector to insufflate and irrigate fluids; and a funnel to retain fluids that holds said multivalve flexible head that envelops the rigid ring, defining when assembled, a passage for said working instrument that is provided within at least a conducting duct and, in turn, is comprised by a clamp handle, a movement transmission element made by an external tubular sheath, a driving chuck and a clamp head is including an intrahead device. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202082 | TISSUE DISSECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - Surgical apparatus and method includes a cannula that houses an endoscope and supports a dilating element near a distal end of the cannula. The dilating element has a dimension which is greater than the diameter of the cannula for enlarging a surgical cavity in tissue as the cannula is advanced through tissue at a surgical site to provide working space adjacent a target vessel within which surgical instruments may be conveniently manipulated. The dilating element of oval sided shape permits surrounding tissue to be pushed away or otherwise displaced away from the target vessel atraumatically. A locking mechanism is disposed on the cannula, which accepts a succession of mating dilating elements of progressively larger dimensions for successive insertion and enlargement of a surgical cavity as required. In one embodiment, the dilating element is made of rigid plastic, and in another embodiment, the dilating element is made of resilient material that may be confined within a retractable sheath which, in the extended position, encases and compresses the dilating element to a smaller dimension and which, in a retracted position, allows the dilating element to resiliently expand and enlarge the surgical cavity. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202083 | DISTENDER DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF OBESITY AND METABOLIC AND OTHER DISEASES - A gastrointestinal implant device is positioned in a patient's small intestine or rectum and produces an outward force that itself produces a distension signal which is a therapeutically useful neural or humoral signal that evokes satiogenic or weight loss effects by itself. The device may advantageously be placed in the duodenum adjacent the pylorus or in the jejunum, ileum or rectum. The distension signals may amplify chemosensory or mechanosensory signals such as enteroendocrine secretions within the patient. The device may be a mesh and include a low material density that allows for unrestricted chyme absorption within the small intestine and unrestricted chyme flow through the gastrointestinal system. A method includes inserting the device into the patient then either retrieving the device after treatment is complete or allowing a device formed of a biodegradable material to degrade in time after treatment is complete. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202084 | Operating A Vessel Occlusion Catheter - Some systems and methods for operating a vessel occlusion catheter may include a control and inflation device to control the filling of the balloon in such a manner that the vessel wall will not be overstressed while the safe occlusion of the blood vessel is achieved. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202085 | Braid Ball Embolic Device Features - Embolic implants and methods of manufacture are disclosed. The implants may be used for occluding blood flow at endovascular sites. One use is in intracranial aneurysm emolization/occlusion and another in parent vessel occlusion (PVO) or sacrifice. Various features provide for improved use (e.g., regarding delivery, recapture, visualization and/or occlusion) and manufacturability. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202086 | VENA CAVA FILTER HAVING PLURALITY OF HOOKS - A removable filter for capturing thrombi in a body vessel is disclosed. The filter comprises a plurality of primary struts comprising proximal and distal portions. Each proximal portion has a first end, wherein the first ends are attached together along a longitudinal axis. Each primary strut extends arcuately along the longitudinal axis and linearly radially. The distal portions of the primary struts are configured to expand in the body vessel, engaging the distal hooks with the body vessel. Each distal portion integrally extends from the proximal portion to a plurality of distal hooks. The distal hooks are substantially equal in size relative to each other. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202087 | CATHETER - A delivery catheter | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202088 | Embolectomy Device With Optional Vibrator - The present invention provides an embolectomy device for removal of clots from vasculature, said device comprising: a proximal effecter characterized by a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; a distal effecter characterized by a non-expanded configuration and an expanded configuration; said proximal effecter, in said expanded configuration is adapted for grasping a proximal portion of the target embolus; said proximal effecter, in said expanded configuration is adapted for grasping a distal portion of said target embolus; wherein both said effecters, when expanded, are oppositely positioned and are adapted to operate in concert, for trapping said clot such that said clot is (i) manipulatable along and/or around the main longitudinal axis of said vasculature in a predetermined set of motions; (ii) extracted out of said vasculature. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202089 | COMPRESSION HEMOSTASIS DEVICE - The characteristics of the utility hemostasis model is that it includes a buckle plate, guide column, color frame, color cap, T-type platen, elastomer, and turn cap; the described buckle plate is composed of buckle plate body and buckle plate wing, the buckle plate body is a tubular structure with internal thread, and is connected to the guide column by a bolt. The guide column is mounted on the outside of color frame, color cap and T-type platen are inserted from the top to bottom of the color frame and fixed-together. The elastomer is also installed between the described color frame and the guide column. The turn cap which is a cyclic structure is disposed at the top of the guide column, the color cap may be extruded from guide column and turn cap. The structural design of this utility model is reasonable, medical staff can clearly read see the pressure under the rotating state to control hemostasis intensity according to the conditions of the patients; the structure of this utility model is stable and durable. The buckle plate wing is arc structure that meets the physiological curve of the human wrist, and can increase patients wearing comfort during use. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202090 | METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A PACIFIER TEAT - Method for the production of a pacifier teat and pacifier teat with a suction section forming a cavity, to which suction section a shaft adjoins, wherein an elastic hollow body having suction section and the shaft is pre-formed in an injection or in a dipping process and opposite wall sections of the pre-formed hollow body are connected with each other in the region of the shaft. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202091 | NON-METALLIC IMPLANT DEVICES AND INTRA-OPERATIVE METHODS FOR ASSEMBLY AND FIXATION - This invention relates to orthopedic implants and to methods of treating bone defects. More specifically, but not exclusively, the present invention is directed to non-metallic implants and to methods for intra-operative assembly and fixation of orthopedic implants to facilitate medical treatment. The non-metallic implant assembly can be secured to underlying tissue by a fastener, such as a bone screw, that is capable of swelling on contact with fluid in the underlying tissue. Alternatively, the non-metallic implant assembly can be assembled intra-operatively using a fastener that is adhesively bonded to a bone plate or the bone plate can be deformed using heat, force, or solvents to inhibit withdrawal of the fastener. In preferred embodiments, both the fastener and the bone plate are formed of biodegradable material. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202092 | Variable Angle Fixation Element System - A device for stabilizing portions of bone, comprises a plate to be coupled to a target portion of bone including a first hole extending therethrough from a proximal surface to a distal, bone-facing, surface thereof and a first rigid member received within the first hole, the rigid member sized relative to the first hole to be rotatable therewithin about an axis substantially perpendicular to a proximal-distal axis of the first hole, the first rigid member including a first bore extending therethrough from a proximal opening to a distal opening, the first bore being sized and shaped to receive a first bone fixation element to be inserted through the plate into the target portion of bone in combination with a first deformable member coupling the first rigid member to the plate. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202093 | Bone Plate - A bone plate includes (a) a body having a first surface which, in an operative configuration, faces away from a bone on which the plate is to be mounted and a second surface, which in the operative configuration, faces the bone, the body including a first section extending along a first longitudinal axis and a second section extending along a second longitudinal axis angled with respect to the first longitudinal axis; (b) a first hole extending through the body from the first surface to the second surface and defining a first hole axis, the first hole being structured to lockingly engage a head of a first bone anchor inserted therein such that a shaft of the first bone anchor extends along the first hole axis; and (c) a second hole extending through the body and spaced apart from the first hole. The second hole defines a second hole axis and is structured to lockingly engage a head of a second bone anchor inserted therein such that a shaft of the second bone anchor extends along the second hole axis. The first and second hole axes defines a single plane and intersecting at a point on a side of the bone plate facing the second surface. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202094 | TRANS-POLYAXIAL SCREW - An orthopedic screw, including a threaded shaft defining a longitudinal axis; a head defining a region able to receive at least a portion of a prosthesis, the head being coupled to the shaft such that the head is movably offset from the longitudinal axis in a direction substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and a spacing element positionable within the head, the spacing element defining a first alignment marker positionable adjacent a second alignment marker defined by the head. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202095 | ANTI-SPLAY APPARATUS - An anti-splay apparatus having a bridge and frangible connection points for use with mechanical fasteners having a shank portion and a receiving member with opposing arms is provided. The bridge may take a number of forms including a ring, a notched ring, a tube, or a notched tube and the connection points join the opposing arms of the receiving member with the bridge. Also provided is the anti-splay apparatus also having tabs connected between frangible connection points. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202096 | Spinal Rod and Screw Securing Apparatus and Method - A minimally invasive and open surgery surgical system for implanting spinal screw assemblies to be connected by a spinal rod is disclosed. In one form, the system includes an improved tool device for inserting a cap insert into an initial and final locking of a screw assembly and securing a spinal rod inserted through an incision to a vertebra. In another form, the system also includes a screw fixation system that allows greater variability in thread diameter for orthopedic implant for in the spine, iliac crest, or bones. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202097 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY PROBING AND PROVIDING MEDICAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - A system for providing medical electrical stimulation including a lead assembly and a cannula. The lead assembly includes a lead body and a needle tip. The lead body has a distal section and a proximal section. The needle tip is formed of an electrically conductive material and is connected to the distal section of the lead body. The lead body is slidably disposed within a cannula lumen, with a distal end of the cannula being selectively connected to an abutment surface of the needle tip such that the needle tip extends distal the cannula to define a needle probe. With this construction, the lead assembly can be delivered to a desired implantation site via manipulation of the cannula and/or energization of the needle tip, and the cannula can be removed from the lead body without requiring movement of the needle tip. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202098 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PULSED ELECTRIC FIELD NEUROMODULATION VIA AN INTRA-TO-EXTRAVASCULAR APPROACH - Methods and apparatus are provided for pulsed electric field neuromodulation via an intra-to-extravascular approach, e.g., to effectuate irreversible electroporation or electrofusion, necrosis and/or inducement of apoptosis, alteration of gene expression, changes in cytokine upregulation and other conditions in target neural fibers. In some embodiments, the ITEV PEF system comprises an intravascular catheter having one or more electrodes configured for intra-to-extravascular placement across a wall of patient's vessel into proximity with target neural fibers. With the electrode(s) passing from an intravascular position to an extravascular position prior to delivery of the PEF, a magnitude of applied voltage or energy delivered via the electrode(s) and necessary to achieve desired neuromodulation may be reduced relative to an intravascular PEF system having one or more electrodes positioned solely intravascularly. The methods and apparatus of the present invention may, for example, be used to modulate one or more target neural fibers that contribute to renal function. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202099 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC OPTIMIZATION OF ATRIOVENTRICULAR DELAY FOR AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE - An active medical device such as pacemaker, defibrillator and/or resynchronizer with automatic optimization of atrioventricular delay is disclosed. The active medical device is adapted for analyzing a signal delivered by a hemodynamic sensor such as an endocardial acceleration sensor, whose variation according to the AVD is represented by a sigmoid function. An optimal AVD is searched by: applying a reference AVD (XC), at least one left AVD (XL, XLL) and at least one right AVD (XR, XRR); measuring the corresponding hemodynamic parameters (Y | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202100 | Defibrillator Display - Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) are described herein. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202101 | Defibrillator Charging - Systems and methods related to the field of cardiac resuscitation, and in particular to devices for assisting rescuers in performing cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR). | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202102 | METHOD AND IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE HEART PACING - An implantable medical device measures an AV delay in connection with measurement of N physiological patient parameters. The parameters are used for identifying a sub-space of an N-dimensional parameter space. An expected AV delay is assigned to the identified sub-space based on the measured AV delay, where the parameter space with expected AV delays constitute decision support information to be used by the device for performing a selective heart pacing. This selective pacing is performed based on a priori probability determined using the support information and a measured set of N parameters. The a priori probability represents the probability of successful AV conduction at a current patient condition determined based on the measured parameters. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202103 | WAKEUP OF IMPLANTABLE COMMUNICATION CIRCUITRY - An IMD has its communication circuitry in an inactive state and has access to two different identifier codes. The IMD activates the communication circuitry based on reception of a wakeup message that includes an identifier code that is identical to the identifier code currently assigned to the IMD. A communication device generates and transmits first wakeup messages that include a first identifier code associated with the IMD and second wakeup messages that include a second identifier code associated with the IMD. Depending on the currently assigned identifier code of the IMD the IMD will respond to either first or second wakeup messages. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202104 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING BETWEEN MODES OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BASED ON AN EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELD - An implantable medical device that is configured to be exposed to magnetic fields includes a lead, a detection module, a field measurement sensor, and a control module. The lead includes electrodes that are positioned within a heart to sense cardiac signals of the heart. The detection module monitors the cardiac signals to identify cardiac events based on the cardiac signals. The field measurement sensor measures a magnetic field. The sensor generates a field measurement based on the measured magnetic field. The sensor remains in an unsaturated state when exposed to the magnetic field of at least 0.2 Tesla. The control module identifies a presence of the magnetic field based on the field measurement of the sensor and switches operation of the detection module to an MR safe mode based on the field measurement. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202105 | BIOELECTRIC BATTERY FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE APPLICATIONS - A bioelectric battery may be used to power implantable devices. The bioelectric battery may have an anode electrode and a cathode electrode separated by an insulating member comprising a tube having a first end and a second end, wherein said anode is inserted into said first end of said tube and said cathode surrounds said tube such that the tube provides a support for the cathode electrode. The bioelectric battery may also have a membrane surrounding the cathode to reduce tissue encapsulation. Alternatively, an anode electrode, a cathode electrode surrounding the cathode electrode, a permeable membrane surrounding the cathode electrode. An electrolyte is disposed within the permeable membrane and a mesh surrounds the permeable membrane. In an alternative embodiment, a pacemaker housing acts as a cathode electrode for a bioelectric battery and an anode electrode is attached to the housing with an insulative adhesive. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202106 | OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, systems and methods for nerve stimulation for OSA therapy. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202107 | BLOOD PRESSURE STABILIZATION SYSTEM USING TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION - The present invention relates to an electric stimulation apparatus for treating hypotension of patients with spinal cord injury and a method for treating hypotension. An electric stimulation apparatus of the present invention comprises: a blood pressure measuring means for continuously measuring a blood pressure of a subject; an electric current application means for intermittently applying an electric current to skin of the subject; and a control means for controlling the electric current application means so as to maintain the blood pressure at a predetermined target blood pressure value by activating the electric current application means when the subject blood pressure is equal to or less than the target blood pressure value. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202108 | ELECTRICAL MENORRHAGIA TREATMENT - Apparatus and methods are provided for treating menorrhagia of a subject. At least one electrode is coupled to a pelvic site of the subject. A control unit reduces nitric oxide production by pelvic tissue of the subject by driving the electrode to drive an electric current into the pelvic site of the subject. Other embodiments are also described. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202109 | VISION REGENERATION ASSISTING APPARATUS - A vision regeneration assisting apparatus for regenerating a patient's vision, includes: a housing; a plurality of needle-like electrodes that are formed at the housing and extend from the housing to a predetermined length, the electrodes being configured to stick into an optic papilla of a patient's eye; and a needle-like fixing portion that is formed at the housing, is separated from the electrodes, is formed so that the fixing portion extends from the housing in the same direction in which the electrodes extend, and is configured to maintain a state where the electrodes are stuck in the optic papilla. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202110 | Spatial Mapping for a Visual Prosthesis - A visual prosthesis and a method of operating a visual prosthesis are disclosed. Neural stimulation through electrodes is controlled by spatial maps, where a grouped or random association is established between the data points of the acquired data and the electrodes. In this way distortions from the foveal pit and wiring mistakes in the implant can be corrected. Moreover, broken electrodes can be bypassed and a resolution limit can be tested, together with testing the benefit the patient receives from correct spatial mapping. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202111 | PROGRAMMABLE AUDITORY PROSTHESIS WITH TRAINABLE AUTOMATIC ADAPTATION TO ACOUSTIC CONDITIONS - An auditory prosthesis ( | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202112 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING INTERMITTENT INTERRUPTIONS IN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY OF A PATIENT - In one embodiment, a method of identifying a cause of intermittent interruption in stimulation therapy, comprises: communicating a signal by an external controller device to an implantable pulse generator to initiate a diagnostic mode; generating a stimulation pulses by the implantable pulse generator for application to tissue of the patient through one or more electrodes of a stimulation lead during the diagnostic mode; measuring impedance values for stimulation pulses applied to tissue of the patient through the stimulation lead during the diagnostic mode; directing the patient to perform one or more physical movements while the implantable pulse generator is operating in the diagnostic mode; processing the impedance values to identify time-domain limited variations in the impedance measurements from an expected value range; and displaying on the external controller device identification of one or more electrodes exhibiting intermittent electrical breaks or shorts in accordance with the processed impedance measurements. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202113 | ADAPTIVE STAGED WAKE-UP FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE COMMUNICATION - A communication wake-up scheme for an implantable medical device may involve repeatedly activating a receiver to determine whether an external device is attempting to establish communication with the implantable device. To reduce the amount of power consumed by the implantable device in conjunction with the wake-up scheme, the scheme may involve conducting preliminary RF signal detections as a precursor to conducting a full scan. In this way, power may be conserved since the more power intensive full scans may be performed less frequently. This preliminary detection of RF signals also may be adapted to reduce the number of full scans performed by the implantable device that do not result in communication with the external device. In some embodiments the adaptation involves adjusting one or more thresholds that are used in conjunction with the preliminary detection of RF signals. In some embodiments a wake-up scheme may involve scanning for signals using an initial RF band that is relatively wide, and then scanning for signals using narrower RF bands. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202114 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF LENS RELATED DISORDERS - The present invention provides a means and a system for the prevention, treatment and/or amelioration of a disease and/or disorder which is either related to a lens of an eye and/or which may benefit from the treatment of said lens, the system comprising the exposure of said lens to radiation. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202115 | HAIR GROWTH MODULATION DEVICE - A hair growth modulation device is configured to impart a suitable quantity of irradiated light to a target site while lowering the irradiation intensity required by a light irradiator that generates modulating light for modulating hair growth. This device is provided with a hair follicle approximating means that causes hair follicles of body hairs at the target site to approach the skin surface, thereby enhancing the irradiation efficiency of modulating light irradiated to the hair follicles. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202116 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF MAMMALIAN TISSUES - A method and device for causing a predetermined physiological change in a mammalian tissue. The method includes irradiating the tissue with a radiation having a power density in the tissue substantially larger than an activation threshold power density, the tissue being irradiated under conditions suitable to cause the predetermined physiological change. The device can emit raditation and forms to the anatomy of a patient. The device can both cool the patient and treatment head using one cooling system. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202117 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD INCLUDING AN INDUCTANCE AUGMENTER - A medical electrical lead includes an inductance augmenter assembly. The assembly includes an inductor coil formed of an insulated wire, which is wound about a non-conductive core and is electrically coupled in series between a conductor coil of the lead and an electrode of the lead. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202118 | IMPLANTABLE LEAD WITH ISOLATED CONTACT COUPLING - An implantable lead for a medical device with an isolated contact connection for connecting a conductor to a contact reduces the opportunity for conductor material to migrate to a contact or into a patient. The implantable lead comprises a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, at least one conductor, at least one contact carried on the proximal end, at least one contact carried on the distal end, at least one coupling. The lead has an exterior surface. The conductor is contained in the lead body and extends from the lead proximal end to the distal end. The conductor is electrically insulated. The contact carried on the proximal end is electrically connected to the conductor. The coupling has a conductor coupling and a contact coupling. The conductor coupling is placed over the conductor and attached to the conductor. The contact coupling exits the lead body and has a weld to connect the contact coupling to the contact. There is an isolation space created between the conductor and the contact to prevent the weld from containing conductor material. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202119 | TRANSVENOUS METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP APNEA - A system and method for treating sleep apnea includes inserting an implantable pulse generator subcutaneously within a body of a patient and connecting a lead to the pulse generator. The lead is inserted within the vasculature and advanced transvenously through the vasculature until a stimulation portion of the lead becomes positioned in close proximity to the hypoglossal nerve. A nerve-stimulation signal is applied to the hypoglossal nerve via the stimulation portion of the lead. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202120 | Electrode Design for Reduced Trauma Insertion - An implantable electrode for a cochlear implant system is described. A basal electrode lead goes from an implant housing to a cochleostomy opening and contains electrode wires for carrying one or more electrical stimulation signals. An apical electrode array fits through the cochleostomy opening into a patient cochlea and has multiple electrode contacts for applying the electrical stimulation signals to target neural tissue in the cochlea. Resilient array projections extend radially outward from an outer surface of the electrode array. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202121 | ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATOR - An electrical nerve stimulator includes a main probe device receiving a current signal generated by a current generator. The main probe device includes a probe disposed in a housing and having a tip extending outwardly of a tubular end portion of the housing, and a cover mounted detachably on the end portion of the housing and having a flexible absorbent cap portion for covering the tip of the probe. The main probe device is operable so as to generate a stimulating signal based on the current signal from the current generator and to output the stimulating signal through the probe. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202122 | STENT - A stent includes a stent body in which struts are joined mutually while intersecting and which is formed tubularly as a whole, and a drug coat layer on the outer surface of the struts. The strut has a bend which is deformed as the stent body expands/contracts in the radial direction, and the drug coat layer with which the bend is coated is formed in such a manner that the drug coat layer is mountain-shaped in a cross-section perpendicular to the axis of the strut and the ridgeline of the mountain shape extends in a wavy shape along the longitudinal direction of the strut. The drug coat layer deforms relatively easily without using plasticizer as the stent deforms and is not so susceptible to causing problems such as peeling, destruction, damage or falling off of the drug coat later | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202123 | ANATOMIC NEEDLE SYSTEM - A needle system for providing fluidic and/or instrument access to an internal body structure. Exemplary embodiments may include non-linear needles having anatomically appropriate lengths and curvatures. Some exemplary embodiments may include a pivotable base, which may assist in stabilizing the needle system with respect to a body structure and/or may be reconfigurable into a safety guard position. Exemplary needle systems may include expandable conduits providing fluidic and/or instrument pathways into internal body structures. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202124 | Apparatus and Methods for Creating a Venous Valve from Autologous Tissue - An implantable prosthesis for percutaneous placement within a vein that forces opposing portions of the vessel wall of a vein together to create a new valve of autologous vein tissue to be operable to alternate between a valve closed configuration and a valve open configuration. When in a preset closed configuration, the implantable prosthesis pushes or pulls portions of the vessel wall of the vein together to substantially close the vein lumen and prevent retrograde blood flow from backflowing through the new valve in the valve closed configuration. The implantable prosthesis has leg portions that may be pushed apart in response to antegrade blood flow through the vein to allow the new valve to achieve the valve open configuration. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202125 | ARTIFICIAL STENT AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD - An artificial stent and its preparation method. The artificial stent comprises a stent body and a coating on it. The artificial stent is characterized in that the coating comprises a drug-loaded layer containing silk fibroin and a drug. The drug-loaded layer has a microporous structure substantially consists of silk fibroin and loaded with the drug. The microporous structure is obtained by a method comprising: uniformly coating the surface of the stent body with a solution of silk fibroin, denaturing by heat or chemical reagents; soaking the stent with purified water; then freeze drying and warming-drying, so as to from a microporous structure of the coating; loading the drug into the micropores in the coating; and removing the stent and drying. Silk fibroin used to coat the stent is a natural bio-material with great bio-compatibility; an can be absorbed and metabolized slowly by human body without adverse side effects, overcoming certain adverse effects of conventional drug-coated stents. | 2011-08-18 |
| 20110202126 | Polymer-Bioceramic Composite Implantable Medical Device with Different Types of Bioceramic Particles - Implantable medical devices fabricated from polymer/bioceramic composites with different types of bioceramic particles are disclosed. | 2011-08-18 |
