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Boris Gliner, Rechovot IL
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| 20100030247 | VARICOSE VEIN REMOVAL DEVICE - Disclosed is an instrument for treating varicose veins, the instrument comprising: an elongate shaft having a longitudinal axis and configured to be manually moved in a forward direction and a rearward direction through a portion of soft tissue. The instrument further comprises at least two teeth projecting substantially on a first plane from the elongate shaft, the at least two teeth respectively having a forward facing surface and a rearward facing surface. The forward facing surface is angularly configured to allow substantially atraumatic passage through a tissue portion when the instrument is moved in a forward direction. The rearward facing surface is angularly configured to cause substantially traumatic passage through a tissue portion when the instrument is moved in a rearward direction. | 02-04-2010 |
Bradford E. Gliner, Sammamish, WA US
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| 20080208285 | Methods for Treating Neurological Disorders, Including Neuropsychiatric and Neuropsychological, Disorders, and Associated Systems - Methods for treating neurological disorders, including neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological disorders, and associated systems are disclosed. One such method includes identifying one or more neural populations, including a cortical target neural population, associated with a neurological condition. The method can further include comparing a patient-specific measure of a characteristic parameter for a selected one of the neural populations with a target measure for the same parameter. If the patient-specific measure differs from the target measure by at least a target amount, the method can include selecting an electrical signal polarity, frequency, or both polarity and frequency based at least in part on the difference between the patient-specific measure and the target measure. The method can further include applying electrical signals to the target neural population at the selected signal polarity, frequency, or both polarity and frequency to reduce the difference between the patient-specific measure and the target measure. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20090099622 | Methods and Systems for Establishing Neural Stimulation Parameters and Providing Neural Stimulation - Methods for providing electrical stimulation therapy to a cortex of a patient via a plurality of electrodes proximate to the cortex and a pulse generator implanted in the patient. One embodiment of a method in accordance with the invention comprises determining whether the current applied via the plurality of electrodes results in a sufficient current density in the cortex. The current density, for example, may need to be high enough to induce a response in the patient for determining the activation threshold of the specific stimulation site, or the current density may need to be high enough to perform a specific therapy. If the current density is not sufficient, the method continues by selecting a subset of the plurality of electrodes, and applying electrical current to the cortex via the subset of the electrodes. For example, if the current density is not sufficient when the current is applied to the full plurality of electrodes at approximately the maximum output of the pulse generator, then the current level from the pulse generator can be applied to only a subset of the electrodes to effectively increase the current density in the cortex at the active electrodes. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20100036453 | TECHNIQUES FOR SELECTING SIGNAL DELIVERY SITES AND OTHER PARAMETERS FOR TREATING DEPRESSION AND OTHER NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure is directed generally to techniques for selecting signal delivery sites and other signal delivery parameters for treating depression and other neurological disorders, and associated systems and methods. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes obtaining first imaging information corresponding to a first region of a patient's brain, the first imaging information being based at least in part on functional characteristics of the first region. The method further includes obtaining second imaging information corresponding to a second region of the patient's brain, the second region being a subset of the first region, the second imaging information being based at least in part on functional or structural characteristics of the second region. A target neural population is then selected based at least in part on the second imaging information. The method still further includes applying an electromagnetic signal to the target neural population to improve a patient function. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110213440 | ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL DELIVERY FOR TISSUE AFFECTED BY NEURONAL DYSFUNCTION, DEGRADATION, DAMAGE, AND/OR NECROSIS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Electromagnetic signal delivery for tissue affected by neuronal dysfunction, degradation, damage, and/or necrosis, and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes identifying an affected region, with the affected region including neuronal tissue that, at least during a pre-dysfunctional period, was in neural communication with neuronal tissue in a dysfunctional region. The affected tissue can be functionally adversely affected by neuronal dysfunction in the dysfunctional region. The method can further include applying electromagnetic signals to the neuronal tissue in the affected region. For example, the electromagnetic signals can be applied to a hypo-active neural region that is not physically damaged, and has been identified as likely to recover at least in part as a result of electromagnetic signals. Signals can be applied at sub-threshold levels to cortical and/or subcortical regions. | 09-01-2011 |
Bradford Evan Gliner US
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| 20110054562 | Neural stimulation system and method responsive to collateral neural activity - A neural stimulation system responsive to collateral neural activity that may arise in association with a neural stimulation procedure includes a stimulation interface configured to deliver stimulation signals to a target neural population, a monitoring interface positioned to receive signals corresponding to a neural activity within the target neural population, a stimulus unit coupled to deliver stimulation singals to the stimulation interface, and a sensing unit coupled to the monitoring device and the stimulus unit. The neural stimulation procedure may be directed toward rehabilitating, restoring, and/or enhancing one or more neural functions by facilitating and/or effectuating a neuroplastic change or reorganization; and/or affecting a neurological condition that exists on a continuous or essentially continuous basis absent the stimulation procedure. The sensing unit determines whether evidence of an collateral neural activity exists, whereupon the stimulus unit attempts to abate the collateral neural activity. | 03-03-2011 |
Bradford Evan Gliner, Sammsmish, WA US
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| 20100274305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICALLY STIMULATING CELLS IMPLANTED IN THE NERVOUS SYSTEM - The following disclosure describes several methods and apparatus for stimulating cells implanted in the regions of nervous system, such as the brain, spinal cord or peripheral nerves. Accordingly, the functionality of the cells can be improved, for example, by differentiating undifferentiated or partially undifferentiated cells into neurons or other cells having action potentials. The method can also include promoting directional growth and connectivity of fully differentiated neural cells implanted in a patient's nervous system through electrical enhancement, for example, electrical stimulation via an anode and cathode. Methods in accordance with the invention can be used to treat brain damage (e.g., stroke, trauma, etc.), brain disease (e.g., Alzheimer's, Pick's, Parkinson's, etc.), and/or brain disorders (e.g., epilepsy, depression, etc.). The methods in accordance with the invention can also be used to enhance neural-function of normal, healthy brains (e.g., learning, memory, etc.), or to control sensory functions (e.g., pain). | 10-28-2010 |
Jean-Michel Gliner, Corenc FR
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| 20110279671 | DEVICE FOR MONITORING A FACILITY PROVIDED WITH CAMERA - A device for monitoring an installation comprising means for issuing a cue to the environment of a camera indicating that the camera is passing from a state in which it is not capable of picking up images to a state in which it is capable of picking up images, or is indeed picking them up, and vice versa. The cue is issued in at least one of the following two forms: a movement of a mask suitable for covering a lens of the camera; and a sound signal. | 11-17-2011 |
Kevin Gliner, San Francisco, CA US
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| 20120062563 | PRE-PROVIDING AND PRE-RECEIVING MULTIMEDIA PRIMITIVES - In various embodiments, apparatus, systems, computer-readable media and methods for pre-providing and pre-receiving multimedia primitives are provided. In various embodiments, a server portion of a client-server portion application may receive, from a client portion of the client-server application, data indicative of a current state or transition into the current state of the client portion of the client-server application. In various embodiments, the server portion may pre-provide, and the client portion may pre-receive, a plurality of multimedia primitives, different combinations of which are employed in different ones of a plurality of potential next states of the client portion of the client-server application, to enable the client portion of the client-server application to reduce transition time to one of the potential next states. | 03-15-2012 |