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| 20080208121 | Method for creating a channel through a foreign material - A method for creating a channel through a foreign material located in a body of a patient, the foreign material defining a material first surface and a substantially opposed material second surface, the channel extending through the foreign material between the material first and second surfaces, the method using an apparatus including a substantially elongated member defining a proximal end region and a substantially longitudinally opposed distal end region, the apparatus including an electrode located about the distal end region, the method comprising: introducing the distal end region into the body of the patient; positioning the electrode substantially adjacent to the material first surface; energizing the electrode with a radiofrequency current; and using the electrode energized with the radiofrequency current to deliver energy into the foreign material to create the channel. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080208184 | Cardiac electrosurgery - A method of accessing a pericardial cavity of a heart is disclosed, comprising delivering electrical energy to a pericardium in a manner which creates a channel substantially through a parietal pericardium and does not substantially affect myocardial tissue. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20110118735 | Electrosurgical device for creating a channel through a region of tissue and methods of use thereof - An electrosurgical device and methods are disclosed for creating a channel through a region of tissue. The device comprises an elongate member for receiving the energy from an electrical energy source. An electrical insulation layer surrounds the elongate member along the device proximal region. An electrode tip is coupled to the distal end of the elongate member for delivering the energy, the electrode tip being configured and sized for delivering the energy in a manner such that electrical arcing is generated in the region of tissue in order to create a channel through at least a portion of the region of tissue. An electrically insulative thermal shield is disposed between the electrode tip and the device proximal region for preventing arcing therebetween during the delivery of the energy and for thermally protecting the device proximal region from heat produced by the delivery of the energy through the electrode tip. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110224666 | METHOD OF SURGICAL PERFORATION VIA THE DELIVERY OF ENERGY - Apparatuses and methods for the perforation of heart tissue of a patient when an inferior approach to the heart is contraindicated are disclosed. The method includes using a superior approach to introduce the apparatus, positioning the apparatus at a tissue location and delivering a controlled amount of non-mechanical energy to the tissue to create a perforation. For example, a method of surgical perforation via the delivery of electrical, radiant or thermal energy may include: introducing an apparatus comprising an energy delivery device into a patient's heart via the patient's superior vena cava; positioning the energy delivery device at a first location adjacent material to be perforated; and perforating the material by delivering energy via the energy delivery device; wherein the energy is selected from the group consisting of electrical energy, radiant energy and thermal energy. | 09-15-2011 |
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| 20090206021 | Magnetic Filter Adapter - A magnetic filter adapter is provided and which is adapted for use with a fluid filter having a cylindrical housing which filter includes a closed end, a semi-open end for communicating with a fluid system, and cylindrical filter side walls. The filter adapter has a non-magnetic semi-rigid hollow adaptive housing, including a truncated conical side wall between a housing open end and a housing closed end, having an interior diameter at its closed end which is at least equal to the diameter of the filter closed end diameter, and a gradually increasing interior diameter, and an overall axial height sufficient for extending from the filter closed end towards the filter semi-open end, and spaced away from the side wall surface of the filter, a grasping ring located around the perimeter of the housing open end; a magnet holder located at the housing closed end-field for holding a magnet; and a magnet, held within the adapter by the magnet holder. The adapter is held in operative contact with a filter by magnet attraction from said magnet. The adapter side walls extending radially away from the filter side walls which facilitates removal of the device, after use, so that it can be reused on replacement filters. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20110129318 | Wheel Lug Nut Locking Device - A wheel lug nut locking device having first and second planar sections, each with an opening adapted to be fitted around a wheel lug nut. The planar sections are connected by a flexible section that allows the planar sections to be moved relative to one another. In a preferred embodiment, the flexible section has a concertina-like structure. In use, the locking device is used to lock a wheel lug nut to an adjacent wheel lug nut, so as to prevent or reduce rotation of the wheel lug nut. A plurality of locking devices can be fitted to a single wheel so that all of the lug nuts are operatively locked to an adjacent lug nut. The resulting locking system can be rapidly installed on each lug nut on all wheels, so as to provide improved safety aspects. | 06-02-2011 |
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| 20090269318 | PROGENITOR CELLS FROM WHARTON'S JELLY OF HUMAN UMBILICAL CORD - Human progenitor cells are extracted from perivascular tissue of human umbilical cord. The progenitor cell population proliferates rapidly, and harbours osteogenic progenitor cells and MHC−/− progenitor cells, and is useful to grow and repair human tissues including bone. | 10-29-2009 |
| 20090275127 | VIABLE CELLS FROM FROZEN UMBILICAL CORD TISSUE - Viable progenitor cells are extracted from frozen umbilical cord tissue. In embodiments, the umbilical cord tissue is a blood vessel bearing perivascular Wharton's jelly, and the extracted progenitor cells are HUCPVCs. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20090285842 | IMMUNE PRIVILEGED AND MODULATORY PROGENITOR CELLS - Described herein is a method for modulating an immune reaction between lymphocytes and a body recognized by the lymphocytes as foreign. The method exploits the immunomodulating activity of a new class of progenitor cells termed HUCPVCs derived from the perivascular region of human umbilical cord. The method can also employ soluble factors exuded by cultured HUCPVCs. The method is useful to treat immune disorders including graft versus host disease, autoimmune disorders, and the like. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20110076396 | Method of forming a calcium phosphate coating within a porous material - The present invention relates to a method of coating a porous material such as a medical implant with a layer of calcium phosphate, wherein the material is submersed in an aqueous solution of calcium, phosphate and carbonate ions, and the pH of the solution is gradually increased. A calcium phosphate coating is formed on an internal surface of the porous material by agitating the solution during coating formation. | 03-31-2011 |
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| 20080212847 | Method and system for identifying medical sample information source - A system and method of providing a unique association of medical data and identity data is taught wherein the medical data and identity data are both extracted from the same biometric information source. Accordingly according to an embodiment of the invention a retinal image provides for both medical data, for example relating to the individuals eye, blood sugar, blood oxygenation etc, and identity data as the retinal image is unique to the individual. As such the invention provides for a secure, reliable, automated association of an individual's identity and their medical data. The unique characteristics of biometric data relating to a single individual relating to the invention allow not only pertinent personal information to be retrieved but also prior medical records as they are now uniquely associated by electronic biometric data, thereby increasing the security associated with their storage and retrieval as they are now locked according to the biometric data and not the simple personal data many people publish online or provide to retailers, financial institutions etc. Such electronic associations allowing medical histories to also become independent of patient, medical institution, etc and confusion, error or oversight. | 09-04-2008 |
| 20100051096 | SILICON CARBONITRIDE ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING - An antireflective coating for silicon-based solar cells comprising amorphous silicon carbonitride, wherein the amount of carbon in the silicon carbonitride is from 5 to 25%, a solar cell comprising the antireflective coating, and a method of preparing the antireflective coating. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100129994 | Method for forming a film on a substrate - A method for forming a film on a substrate comprising: heating a solid organosilane source in a heating chamber to form a gaseous precursor; transferring the gaseous precursor to a deposition chamber; and reacting the gaseous precursor using an energy source to form the film on the substrate. The film comprises Si and C, and optionally comprises other elements such as N, O, F, B, P, or a combination thereof. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20100186811 | Silicon Carbonitride Antireflective Coating - An antireflective coating for silicon-based solar cells comprising amorphous silicon carbonitride, wherein the amount of carbon in the silicon carbonitride is from 5 to 25%, a solar cell comprising the antireflective coating, and a method of preparing the antireflective coating. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110109881 | Method and Apparatus for Correlated Ophthalmic Measurements - A method and system for providing multiple ophthalmic and retinal blood measurements is outlined. By extracting multiple digitized wavelength images and quantitative data within a relatively short time period the method allows for compensation of a patient's eye or head movement, generation of ophthalmic clinical records, and determination of data relating to blood measurements, such as oxygen saturation and hemoglobin, in addition to ocular and other disease determinations. The method provides for multiple analysis and measurements within a single sitting of the patient, with a single simple instrument and without adaptations to the instrument during a patient's eye examination. Beneficially the approach allows for low cost, compact, and even portable implementations offering such analysis and determination outside the current ophthalmic centers providing eased access and earlier diagnosis opportunities. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20110146787 | SILICON CARBIDE-BASED ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING - The present invention relates to an antireflective coating comprising an amorphous silicon carbide-based film, which film further comprises hydrogen atoms and optionally further comprises oxygen and/or nitrogen, the film having an effective refractive index (n) between 2.3 and 2.7 and an extinction coefficient (k) of less than 0.01 at a wavelength of 630 nm. The present invention also relates to methods for preparing the antireflective coating and to solar cells comprising the antireflective coating. | 06-23-2011 |
