Last week patent highlights (10-29-09):



1. ROTOLOCK CERVICAL PLATE LOCKING MECHANISM
2. Bone Plate System - is provided that includes bone plates and bone anchor assemblies for being inserted into bone plate bores to secure the bone plates
3. NAVIGATION TRACKER FIXATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USE THEREOF
4. Facet joint fixation device - device for fixing the positions of proximate bone elements including an inter-bone implant adapted to be implanted between
5. External Defibrillator With Adaptive Protocols
6. METHOD, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR FACILITATING RESUSCITATION
7. Methods and Implantable Devices for Inducing Fibrillation by Alternating Constant Current
8. Pressure and Impedance Based Discrimination of Hemodynamic Stability
9. Pressure and Impedance Based Discrimination of Hemodynamic Stability
10. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY STIMULATING NERVE ROOTS
11. IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH COORDINATED VENTRICULAR OVERDRIVE AND TRIGGER MODE PACING
12. MORPHOLOGY-BASED OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY
13. CAPTURE THRESHOLD AND LEAD CONDITION ANALYSIS
14. DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION
15. LEAD RETENTION ASSEMBLY FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
16. HEMOSTASIS VALVE AND GUIDEWIRE PACING SYSTEM
17. COLLECTING ACTIVITY INFORMATION TO EVALUATE THERAPY
18. Blocking Exogenous Action Potentials by an Implantable Medical Device
19. METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING A PSYCHOTIC DISORDER
20. Portable Applicator for Collagen Stimulation
21. Therapeutic Light System - non-thermal low dose light emitting diode array provides for the application of therapeutically specific radiation is
22. CONFIGURING STIMULATION THERAPY USING STIMULATION INTENSITY
23. ANTENNA ARRANGEMENTS FOR IMPLANTABLE THERAPY DEVICE
24. EXTERNAL STIMULUS FOR ESTABLISHING COMMUNICATION WITH IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
25. Adaptive Interference Reduction During Telemetry
26. RECHARGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEEP OR ANGLED DEVICES
27. System for analyzing and treating abnormality of human and animal tissues
28. Optical Device - reflectance-type optical sensor includes one or more photodiodes formed in a semiconductor substrate
29. METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTIVELY CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A COOLANT DELIVERED TO A TREATMENT DEVICE
30. THERAPEUTIC HEATING AND COOLING VIA TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT OF A COLON-INSERTED DUAL BALLOON
31. IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD CONFIGURED FOR IMPROVED MRI SAFETY
32. STIMULATION SYSTEM WITH PERCUTANEOUSLY DELIVERABLE PADDLE LEAD AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING
33. Simply Supported Neural Stimulation Electrode Array for Applying Pressure on Neural Tissue
34. LEAD CONDITION ASSESSMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
35. SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION
36. TERMINAL HOUSING FOR AN ELECTROMEDICAL IMPLANT
37. PASSIVE FIXATION MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD
38. MEDICAL PROBE - probe system for electro-stimulation and bio-feedback training of muscles in the pelvic floor region
39. Toroidal balloon system and method of use
40. Endovascular Prosthesis for Ascending Aorta
41. Stent Graft System and Method of Use - includes a stent graft for fixation at an attachment site with graft material defining at least one opening
42. STENT ATTACHMENT AND DEPLOYMENT MECHANISM
43. Stent for Branched Vessel and Balloon Catheter Unit having the Same
44. DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING A RELEASE MECHANISM FOR RELEASING AN OBJECT CARRIED BY A CATHETER AS WELL AS A RELEASE MECHANISM OF A DELIVERY SYSTEM
45. IMPLANTABLE INTRALUMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME IN TREATING ANEURYSMS
46. Prosthesis Fixation Apparatus and Methods
47. ENDOVENOUS VALVE TRANSFER STENT - has an elongated tubular open-work body having a network of longitudinally extending ribs interconnected by laterally
48. STENT ASSEMBLY FOR THE TREATMENT OF VULNERABLE PLAQUE
49. VASCULAR STENTING FOR ANEURYSMS - Described herein are flexible implantable occluding devices that can, for example, navigate the tortuous vessels of
50. Methods and devices for protecting a passageway in a body when advancing devices through the passageway
51. Stent Graft Fixation System and Method of Use
52. STENT FIXATION SYSTEM - 3 for fixation of a stent comprising two retaining areas 10 which are connected by a connecting area 12 to form a fixation
53. COATED EMBOLIZATION DEVICE - Described are embolization devices having unique bioactive coatings, as well as methods for their manufacture and use
54. BIODEGRADABLE METALLIC STENT - biodegradable metal stent having delayed degradation after implantation the stent comprising a stent material coated with
55. Methods and Devices for Improving Mitral Valve Function
56. APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PNEUMATICALLY DRIVING AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
57. DEVICE TO STORE AND INJECT CORNEAL GRAFT
58. Intraocular Lens - The invention concerns an intraocular lens with negative spherical aberration and a method of determining the refractive power of
59. INTRAOCULAR LENS - in which deterioration in contrast is suppressed even when the optical axis of the intraocular lens is decentred from the optical
60. Flush Patch For Elastomeric Implant Shell
61. Disc Implant - problem with total disc implant surgery appears to be the positioning of the implant which if not correct may lead to pain and eventually
62. Expandable vertebral implants and methods of use
63. ARTIFICIAL SPINAL DISC IMPLANT - is provided that may be implanted between adjacent vertebrae in the spine to replace
64. SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS - Spinal implants are disclosed that can be used for annular repair facet unloading disc height preservation
65. Vertebral Cage Device With Modular Fixation
66. Spinal fusion implant with bone screws - interbody spinal fusion implant made of a material other than bone adapted for placement across an
67. ARTIFICIAL INTERVERTEBRAL DISC IMPLANT - artificial intervertebral disc for placement between adjacent vertebrae
68. ORIENTATION FEATURE ON ECCENTRIC GLENOSPHERE
69. Medial and lateral femoral implants for single-compartment knee prosthesis
70. TIBIAL INSERT AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL METHOD
71. MODULAR ORTHOPAEDIC COMPONENTS - Modular neck components for hip implants having independent variables associated with physical characteristics of the
72. USE OF NANOMATERIALS BASED ON TITANIUM DIOXIDE AND ZIRCONIUM DIOZIDE AS COATINGS FOR OSTEOINTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL PROSTHESES, AND OSTEOINTEGRATED BIOMEDICAL PROSTHESES PREPARED THEREWITH
73. Artificial Bone and Method for Producing the Same
74. PATCH FOR ENDOSCOPIC REPAIR OF HERNIAS - In some embodiments a method of repairing a hernia may include one or more of the following steps: introducing
75. DYNAMIC SUPPORT APPARATUS - having a frame, a dynamic interface, a temperature control mechanism, and a control system
76. BACnet Protocol MS/TP Automatic MAC Addressing
77. System and Method for Remotely Controlling Electronic Devices
78. INTEGRATED LIGHT AND FRAGRANCE SYSTEM - automatically controls aromatic effects based on a user's control of lighting effects
79. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RANGING DETECTION OF GESTURES
80. CONTROL SYSTEM - is provided for controlling a transducer array
81. Method for synchronizing two control devices, and redundantly designed automation system
82. MOTION CONTROL SYSTEMS - system for debugging motion control software used to communicate with a motion control system
83. Combination treatment modification methods and systems
84. Combination treatment modification methods and systems
85. Combination treatment alteration methods and systems
86. Methods and systems for monitoring bioactive agent use
87. Method or System for Displaying an Internet Page on a Visualization Device of an Industrial Automation Device
88. Monitor socket, monitor system and control method thereof
89. METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS FOR SELECTING AN AUDIO DATA SOURCE FOR A MULTIMEDIA DEVICE
90. METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL
91. RECONFIGURABLE NUMERICAL CONTROL FOR MULTI LEVEL MODULAR MACHINE
92. MACHINE TOOL AND ITS PROGRAM CONVERSION METHOD
93. METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING A BATCH MANUFACTURING FACILITY
94. SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DEMAND AND CAPACITY MANAGEMENT
95. SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANALYZING PERFORMANCE OF AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOT
96. Execution system for the monitoring and execution of insulin manufacture
97. MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND CONTROLLER, CONTROLLING METHOD, CONTROLLING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR THE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM
98. AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING PART OF FUEL CELL STACK
99. Cutting Apparatus - includes a base having upwardly extending first and second ends between which spaced elongate sides extend
100. Control of a Machining Tool - method for distributed control of a machining tool in particular a laser machining tool
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