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US20110004236 |
Systems and Methods for Treating Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
The present invention provides systems and methods for treating and controlling obesity and/or type II diabetes. In one aspect of the invention, a delivery system for deploying an implant to a...
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US20120048284 |
COMBINATION PRESSURE THERAPY FOR TREATMENT OF SERUM LIPID LEVELS, STEROID LEVELS, AND STEROIDOGENESIS
Methods for administering pressure changes to a user for the treatment and prevention of diseases and conditions are disclosed herein. Methods of administering Cyclic Variations in Altitude...
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US20110066067 |
Methods for Diagnosis and Treatment of Processing Difficulties, Integration Problems, Imbalances and Abnormal Postures
Methods for diagnosis and treatment are provided for a patient having processing difficulties, integration problems, imbalances or abnormal postures. In one embodiment, a patient is identified...
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US20110226265 |
CREATION AND IMPLANTATION OF AN ARTIFICIAL NAIL FOR THE TREATMENT OF DEFORMED OR MISSING NAILS
The creation and implantation of an artificial nail in the treatment of deformed or missing nails includes preparing the nail bed. A polypropylene mesh is applied and anchored to the nail bed....
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US20100294287 |
Treatment of Chronic or Recurrent Cellulitis of the Lower Limb
Recurrent or chronic cellulitis is diagnosed, and the ouflow areas are examined for stenosis or obstructive lesions, and stented as needed.
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US20110282239 |
Tissue Harvesting Device with Manual Dicing Mechanism
A dicing device dices tissue harvested from a patient. The dicing device comprises a grid cutting element and a tray to receive diced tissue. The dicing device may be integrated into an otherwise...
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US20110087258 |
CANNULATED ARTHROSCOPIC KNIFE
A surgical system for penetrating and cutting tissue. The system comprises a tissue penetrating/cutting assembly comprising a cannulated dilation sleeve which receives a movable knife. The knife...
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US20110192405 |
METHODS FOR TREATING EYE CONDITIONS
Architectures and techniques for treating conditions of the eye, such as presbyopia, utilize sources of treatment energy, such as electromagnetic energy emitting devices, to implement non-corneal...
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US20110160585 |
ULTRASOUND FOR NAVIGATION THROUGH PSOAS MUSCLE
Imaging technology may be used to navigate highly innervated tissue, such as the psoas muscle, while maintaining the neural structures intact. An ultrasound transducer may be introduced into the...
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US20110240043 |
USE OF REMOTE ISCHEMIC CONDITIONING TO IMPROVE OUTCOME AFTER MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
The invention provides methods for reducing the incidence and/or severity and/or delaying the onset of heart dysfunction/failure and improving overall survival through the use of remote ischemic...
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US20110271966 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PENILE VENOUS STRIPPING SURGICAL PROCEDURE FOR PATIENTS WITH ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION
Disclosed is a physiological approach of a penile venous stripping surgical procedure for patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), which mainly contains a revolutionary surgical solution of...
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US20110299029 |
Method for correcting vision problems
A method for causing visual images on the foveas of a patient to be differentially displaced from their default position by determining an optimal amount of displacement for each eye to maximize...
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US20120053131 |
METHODS OF PREDICTING MEDICALLY REFRACTIVE ULCERATIVE COLITIS (MR-UC) REQUIRING COLECTOMY
Disclosed are methods of predicting the development of medically refractory ulcerative colitis (MR-UC) in a patient In one embodiment, disclosed is a method of prognosing ulcerative colitis in an...
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US20110125287 |
Reinforced Tissue Patch
A method of improving the mechanical properties of a tissue patch is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a tissue patch and placing at least one barbed suture along at least a...
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US20120125348 |
AUTOLOGOUS LYMPH NODE TRANSFER IN COMBINATION WITH VEGF-C OR VEGF-D GROWTH FACTOR THERAPY TO TREAT SECONDARY LYMPHEDEMA AND TO IMPROVE RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
The present invention provides materials and methods for repairing tissue and using vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) genes and/or proteins. Methods and materials related to the use of...
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US20110277778 |
System and Method for Diverticulitis Treatment
A system for preventing recurrence of diverticulitis includes a semi-permeable sleeve configured to be placed within a colonic lumen relative to one or more diverticulum lining the colonic lumen....
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US20120060851 |
Method for Treating Stress Related Disorders
This invention provides a method of assessing and treating stress related disorders, such as PTSD, as physical disorders whose psychological components are the result of conditioning. The method...
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US20110004309 |
Method and arrangement at implants preferably for a human intervertebral and such implant
In an arrangement for production of implant consisting of biocompatible material and intended for a vertebral disk, preferably intervertebral disk in the human body, the condition (state) of the...
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US20100300457 |
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SLEEP APNEA
A method and apparatus for diagnosing sleep apnea and for comfortably fitting an oral device to treat the condition. The patient is screened to reduce snoring using a device which changes the...
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US20110295055 |
Methods and Devices For The Rerouting Of Chyme To Induct Intestinal Brake
Methods and devices reroute chyme to induce intestinal brake in order to improve the effectiveness of bariatric surgical procedures and to improve comorbidity resolution. A bowel is manipulated to...
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US20100307516 |
EXPRESS-REGISTERING REGIONS OF THE BODY
The present invention relates to a method for determining the region of the body in which an anatomical part of the body is situated, said method including the following steps: anatomical point...
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US20120073585 |
METHODS OF PREDICTING COMPLICATION AND SURGERY IN CROHN'S DISEASE
The present invention relates to prognosing, diagnosing and treating an aggressive form of Crohn's disease characterized by rapid progression to complication and/or surgery from the time of...
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US20110284013 |
CHRONOCENTRIC METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFECTIVENESS OF WEIGHT LOSS TECHNIQUES
The method of the present invention comprises various steps of employing at least one mechanical, chemical, biochemical, pharmaceutical, electrical, magnetic or other treatment, to a living...
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US20110295369 |
Method of Treating Scoliosis Using a Biological Implant
The present invention is a bone growth stimulating and promoting cytokine type biological implant preferably comprising PTH coated with a controlled release biodegradable coating that is implanted...
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US20060201522 |
Method for lowering blood glucose levels, method of treating diabetes, and method of prevention of diabetes
To provide a method of lowering blood glucose levels and a method of treating and preventing diabetes. A belt-shaped compression strip 1 is fitted around a tightened area near the proximal end of...
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US20100104999 |
Apparatus, System, and Method for Intra-Oral Distraction
Described herein are various embodiments of a bone distraction osteogenesis system and associated apparatus and methods that overcome at least some shortcomings of the prior art. According to one...
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US20110197900 |
PERCUTANEOUS INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY SYSTEM FOR TREATING VALVULAR DISEASE
A system is provided for treating valvular disease percutaneously though a ventricular apex of the heart. The system includes a needle for piercing through the ventricular apex of the heart and...
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US20110086926 |
Disabling thymus gland as a new method for treatment of multiple sclerosis
This invention is related to the treatment of the Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In this invention the disabling thymus gland is suggested as a new method of treatment for MS. This proposed method can be...
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US20110083614 |
Compliant Holder Device for Animal Imaging and Surgery
A compliant holder device for constraining an animal includes a device body, a nose cone, and compliant flexure arms having contact surfaces for constraining the animal's head. In use, an animal is...
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US20080039825 |
Intrastromal Surgery Correcting Low Order and High Order Aberrations
of the Eye
A method of correcting wavefront aberrations of an eye includes determining a high precision conventional intrastromal corneal ablation profile based on a direct removal of the intrastromal corneal...
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US20100249758 |
METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PREPARING AND IMPLANTING TISSUE SCAFFOLDS
Methods and devices are provided for preparing and implanting tissue scaffolds. Various embodiments of scribing tools are provided that are configured to mark one or more predetermined shapes...
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US20110277777 |
System and Method for Diverticulitis Treatment
A method of treating diverticulitis includes the steps of placing an endoscopic device within a colonic lumen relative to at least one diverticulum and removing undesirable material from the at...
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US20090036753 |
CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING-DIRECTED ADJUSTMENTS IN BASAL INSULIN RATE AND INSULIN BOLUS DOSING FORMULAS
A method for individualized management of diabetes in insulin-dependent patients provides a period of evaluation as the patient adheres to a structured pattern of eating, sleeping, and physical...
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US20060289021 |
ULTRAVIOLET THERAPIES FOR SPINE-RELATED PAIN
A UV probe capable of providing a Th2 immune environment for the treatment of back pain.
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US20080262462 |
Disposable Brief
A disposable brief for patient use in a colonoscopy procedure is disclosed. The brief comprises at least one back panel with at least one slit constituting an opening, allowing access to an anus of...
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US20080306407 |
Bandage Pressure Sensor
A pressure sensor for providing an indication of the pressure applied by a bandage to a human or animal body. The sensor comprises an elongate, flexible support strip (63) adapted to be placed...
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US20090157124 |
Anchoring System
The present disclosure relates to an anchor assembly. The anchor assembly includes an anchor defining a cavity and an opening to the cavity and an insertion member including a body having a...
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US20070235043 |
PRESBYOPIA TREATMENT BY WEAKENING THE ZONULA
A method for treating presbyopia in the eye of a patient includes the step of applying energy to the zonula to weaken the zonula tension or the tension exerted on the zonula sufficiently to reverse...
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US20080161834 |
Internal procedure for closing sinus membrane perforations
An internal sinus procedure for patching a perforation in patient's sinus membrane comprising the steps of (i) creating an opening in the sinus floor of a patient to expose the portion of the sinus...
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US20100010448 |
ANCHOR ASSEMBLY
An anchor assembly is used with a medical device to engage the medical device against a body wall. The anchor assembly includes a pivotable anchor and a filament. The anchor is seated in a...
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US20110079230 |
METHOD FOR TREATING AN ASTHMA ATTACK
A method for treating the lung during an acute episode of reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as an asthma attack. The method comprises transferring energy to an airway wall of an...
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US20090306575 |
Disposable nose pack for nosebleeds
A cylindrical absorbent nasal pack that has a rounded tip for a patient's self application in controlling epistaxis. It is comprised of compressed absorbent cotton to prevent sticking to nasal wall...
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US20120097178 |
Gated Image Acquisition and Patient Model Construction
A method and system is disclosed for acquiring image data of a subject. The image data can be collected with an imaging system with at least two different power characteristics. The image data can...
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US20110035023 |
PROSTHESIS FOR PROMOTING THE IN VIVO RECONSTRUCTION OF A HOLLOW ORGAN OR A PORTION OF A HOLLOW ORGAN
The invention relates to a prosthesis for promoting the in vivo reconstruction of a hollow organ or of a portion of a hollow organ, characterized in that it comprises: a biodegradable hollow...
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US20110259350 |
Methods of Using SDF-1 (CXCL12) as a Diagnostic and Mesenchymal Stem Cell (Multipotent Stromal Cell)-Specific Therapeutic Biomarker for the Treatment of Kidney Injury and Other Major Organs
This application describes the detection and diagnosis of kidney pathology including acute kidney injury by the detection of changes in the amounts of biomarkers in the urine of patients. These...
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US20110230890 |
METHOD FOR SEALING AN OPENING IN A HUMAN OR ANIMAL EYE
A method for operating on an interior structure of a human or other animal eye with an elongated surgical instrument, the method includes generating an opening through an outer membrane of an eye,...
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US20060247768 |
Bulking of upper esophageal sphincter for treatment of obesity
A method for treatment of obesity involves implantation of bulking devices within the upper esophageal sphincter (UES) to inhibit swallowing, thereby limiting food intake and treating obesity. One...
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US20110155149 |
Percutanous Methods for Creating Native Tissue Venous Valves
Percutaneous methods of forming a venous valve from autologous tissue are disclosed. The methods include percutaneously creating one or two subintimal dissections for forming one or two flaps of...
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US20090099570 |
HIP REPLACEMENT IN COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGERY
A system for calculating a position and orientation of an acetabular cup in computer-assisted surgery comprises a first trackable reference secured to a pelvis, with a frame of reference being...
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US20110046448 |
Cardiac tissue retractor with associated valve cusp depressor
A tissue retracting apparatus for use in cardiac surgery having a first tissue retracting member configured and sized to retract a cardiac tissue of the patient's heart in a manner to obtain...
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