Kampa
Dione Kampa, Mountain View, CA US
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20080261817 | Methods for Analyzing Global Regulation of Coding and Non-Coding RNA Transcripts Involving Low Molecular Weight RNAs - In some embodiments of the invention, methods are provided to interrogate the transcriptional activity relating to RNAs of small molecular weight. The methods employ hybridization of a large number of oligonucleotide probes with nucleic acid derived from RNAs of small molecular weight. | 10-23-2008 |
Greg Kampa, Castaic, CA US
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20100059173 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR BODY FOR A CATHETER, SHEATH OR LEAD - A method of forming a tubular body for a catheter, sheath or lead comprises extruding a polymer core having an integrally formed core wall, first lumen, and second lumen, placing a first layer over an outer circumferential surface of the extruded polymer core, and bonding the first layer to the circumferential surface of the extruded polymer cover via a reflow process. The first and second lumens are mandrel free during the reflow process, and a temperature of the reflow process is below a softening point of the polymer core to maintain a collapse free first and second lumen. | 03-11-2010 |
20100318019 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DEVICES EMPLOYING ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE POLYMER CONDUCTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH DEVICES - A medical tubular body that may be used in an implantable medical lead, a catheter, a sheath and introducer is disclosed herein. The medical tubular body may include a tubular layer formed of an electrically insulating polymer and an electrically conductive polymer strip imbedded in and longitudinally extending through the insulating polymer. | 12-16-2010 |
20110071607 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The lead may include a longitudinally extending body, an electrical conductor, a tube and an electrical component, such as, for example, an electrode for sensing or pacing, a defibrillation coil, a strain gage, a pressure sensor, a piezoelectric sensor, an integrated chip, an inductor, etc. The body may include a distal end and a proximal end. The electrical conductor may extend through the body between the proximal end and the distal end. The tube may be swaged about an outer circumferential portion of the electrical conductor. The electrical component may be on the body and electrically connected to the tube. | 03-24-2011 |
20110218602 | BRAIDED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - An implantable medical lead disclosed herein may include a longitudinally extending body, a helical anchor and a lead connector end. The longitudinally extending body may include a distal end, a proximal end, a braid-reinforced inner tubular layer extending between the proximal and distal ends, and an outer tubular layer extending between the proximal and distal ends. The braid-reinforced inner tubular layer may extend through the outer tubular layer in a coaxial arrangement. The helical anchor electrode may be operably coupled to a distal end of the braid-reinforced inner tubular layer. The lead connector end may be operably coupled to the proximal end of the body and include a pin contact operably coupled to a proximal end of the braid-reinforced tubular layer. Rotation of the pin contact relative to the lead connector end may cause rotation of the braid-reinforced inner tubular layer within the outer tubular layer, and the resulting rotation of the braid-reinforced inner tubular layer may cause rotation of the helical anchor electrode. | 09-08-2011 |
20110218603 | CRIMP TERMINATIONS FOR CONDUCTORS IN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A method of manufacturing an implantable medical lead is disclosed herein. The method may include: providing a lead body including a proximal end, a distal end, and an electrode near the distal end; provide a conductor extending between the proximal and distal ends; providing a crimp including a ribbon-like member and extending the ribbon-like member around the conductor; and mechanically and electrically connecting the ribbon-like member to the electrode. | 09-08-2011 |
20120101558 | IMPLANTABLE LEADS HAVING COILED CONDUCTORS TO REDUCE RF-INDUCED CURRENT - An implantable lead assembly includes an outer jacket, first and second coiled conductors, and first and second electrodes. The outer jacket is elongated along a center axis and includes a body that radially extends between opposite interior and exterior surfaces. The interior surface defines an elongated lumen. The coiled conductors are held within the body of the outer jacket between the interior and exterior surfaces of the outer jacket and are wrapped around the lumen and the center axis. The electrodes are coupled with the outer jacket and electrically coupled to the coiled conductors in order to at least one of deliver stimulus pulses or sense electrical activity. | 04-26-2012 |
Greg Kampa, Blaine, MN US
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20080251966 | METHOD OF MAKING A TUBULAR BODY FOR A CATHETHER, SHEATH OR LEAD - A method of forming a tubular body for a catheter, sheath or lead comprises extruding a polymer core having an integrally formed core wall, first lumen, and second lumen, placing a first layer over an outer circumferential surface of the extruded polymer core, and bonding the first layer to the circumferential surface of the extruded polymer cover via a reflow process. The first and second lumens are mandrel free during the reflow process, and a temperature of the reflow process is below a softening point of the polymer core to maintain a collapse free first and second lumen. | 10-16-2008 |
Gregory J. Kampa, Laguna Nigel, CA US
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20140336685 | Steerable ablation device - The invention relates to a flexible assembly for use in a region of a medical or surgical device. In preferred embodiments, the flexible region comprises a set of pull wires for controllably moving a treatment end of the device, and elements to separate the pull wires and maintain the integrity of the shaft of the flexible region in order to improve the operating aspects of the device. The devices and methods can be especially useful in ablation treatments, such as ablation at cardiac or epicardial tissues. | 11-13-2014 |
Gregory J. Kampa, Blaine, MN US
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20080281321 | Treatment and diagnostic catheters with hydrogel electrodes - Straight and curved catheters for treatment or diagnoses of tissue, including cardiac tissue, using hydrogel virtual electrodes and hydrogel sensing electrodes are disclosed. Each catheter comprises at least one conductive hydrogel electrode, whether a virtual electrode or a sensing electrode. Hydrogel virtual electrodes may be used to deliver ablative energy or chemotherapeutic agents to tissue. Hydrogel sensing electrodes may be used to map various electrical activity of tissue. The ablation catheters include a variety of hydrogel delivery features to deliver the conductive hydrogel electrodes against or adjacent to tissue to be treated. Each hydrogel delivery feature comprises at least one opening in the distal portion of the catheter and may also include a permeable or semi-permeable membrane. The mapping catheters include conductive hydrogel disks (i.e., conductive hydrogel sensing electrodes) and nonconductive hydrogel disks. Methods of treating and diagnosing tissue using hydrogel virtual electrodes and hydrogel sensing electrodes are also disclosed. | 11-13-2008 |
Gregory J. Kampa, Castaic, CA US
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20130238005 | Steerable Ablation Device - The invention relates to a flexible assembly for use in a region of a medical or surgical device. In preferred embodiments, the flexible region comprises a set of pull wires for controllably moving a treatment end of the device, and elements to separate the pull wires and maintain the integrity of the shaft of the flexible region in order to improve the operating aspects of the device. The devices and methods can be especially useful in ablation treatments, such as ablation at cardiac or epicardial tissues. | 09-12-2013 |
Joel J. Kampa, Boerne, TX US
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20080299066 | ENERGY-ACTIVATED COMPOSITIONS FOR CONTROLLED SUSTAINED RELEASE OF A GAS - A composition for energy-controlled generation and release of at least one gas, which includes an energy-activated catalyst capable of being activated by electromagnetic energy, and a solid or a liquid containing anions capable of being oxidized by the activated catalyst or reacted with species generated during activation of the catalyst to generate at least one gas. The composition, when exposed to electromagnetic energy, is capable of generating and releasing the gas after activation of the catalyst and oxidation or reaction of the anions. | 12-04-2008 |
Joel J. Kampa, Pipe Creek, TX US
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20120114926 | ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION OF ADSORBENT MEDIA - A method of electrophoretic deposition of adsorbent media onto an electrically conducting substrate. The adsorbent media may include one or more porous coordination polymers and/or one or more secondary adsorbing particles. The adsorbent media may be continuously applied from a liquid composition at a selected thickness and at a controlled rate and as a function of voltage profiles | 05-10-2012 |
Marilena Kampa, Heraklion GR
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20130224285 | ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA POLYPEPTIDE SEQUENCE, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention presents new insights in the mechanism of action of the estrogen receptor alpha in breast cancer cells and provides means and tools for modulating said mechanisms of action, thereby influencing the proliferation of estrogen-positive cells such as cancer cells. | 08-29-2013 |
Marilena Kampa, Heraklion, Crete GR
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20100086542 | POTENTIATION OF ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) ACTION BY MEMBRANE STEROID RECEPTOR AGONISTS - The present invention relates to the use of membrane steroid receptor agonists as potentiators of the action of erythropoietin (EPO). The present invention also relates to the combined use of membrane steroid receptor agonists and erythropoietin to control apoptosis, proliferation, differentiation, migration and regeneration of cells, in different organs and tissues. Compositions comprising (i) a membrane steroid receptor agonist and (ii) erythropoietin are also provided, as are kits comprising (i) a membrane steroid receptor agonist and (ii) erythropoietin. | 04-08-2010 |
Martin Kampa, Mannheim DE
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20120308876 | RECHARGEABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL - The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell. | 12-06-2012 |
20140113182 | Rechargeable Electrochemical Cell - The present invention relates to a rechargeable electrochemical battery cell having a housing, a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and an electrolyte, the electrolyte containing sulfur dioxide and a conductive salt of the active metal of the cell. The total quantity of oxygen-containing compounds contained in the cell that are able to react with the sulfur dioxide, reducing the sulfur dioxide, is not more than 10 mMol per Ah theoretical capacitance of the cell. | 04-24-2014 |
Nicholas Kampa, St. Paul, MN US
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20140025003 | Introducer Handle Notch Design/Concept - An improved splittable medical device introducer designed to introduce a medical device such as a lead or catheter, into a patient's vasculature without loss of blood or introduction of air is described. The introducer assembly is designed with a notch provided at the proximal end of the introducer housing. The notch, which may comprise a multitude of cross-sectional geometries, is designed to reduce the force required to separate the housing and the introducer sheath, thereby minimizing the possibility of unintentional dislodgement during separation. The notch also increases the repeatability and consistency of the amount of force required to separate the introducer housing and sheath. | 01-23-2014 |
20140296788 | INTRODUCER HANDLE NOTCH DESIGN/CONCEPT - An improved splittable medical device introducer designed to introduce a medical device such as a lead or catheter, into a patient's vasculature without loss of blood or introduction of air is described. The introducer assembly is designed with a notch provided at the proximal end of the introducer housing. The notch, which may comprise a multitude of cross-sectional geometries, is designed to reduce the force required to separate the housing and the introducer sheath, thereby minimizing the possibility of unintentional dislodgement during separation. The notch also increases the repeatability and consistency of the amount of force required to separate the introducer housing and sheath. | 10-02-2014 |
Nick Kampa, Saint Paul, MN US
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20120089125 | Bi-Directional Catheter Steering Handle - A deflectable sheath for use in medical procedures in the vasculature is described. The sheath includes a handle supporting the sheath. Two pull wires run along opposite sides of the sheath to anchors at the deflectable distal end. The handle includes a rotatable member that moves a threaded slider block in a back and forth translational manner. As that translational movement occurs, force is applied to either one or the other of the pull wires to cause deflection of distal end of the sheath in either and upwardly or a downwardly direction with respect to the longitudinal axis of the sheath. | 04-12-2012 |