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US20110184501 Portable Fluid Warming System  
The present invention relates to a portable apparatus for warming biocompatible fluids for use in the treatment of injured patients and a method of heating a biocompatible fluid to treat a patient...
US20120136288 HEAT MASSAGE GLOVES  
A heated massage glove comprising a hand covering to envelope a hand of a user, a set of finger segments to accept the fingers of the user, a set of finger massagers attached within the set of...
US20120303085 METHODS AND APAPRATUS FOR MANUALLY SUSPENDING INTRATHORACIC IMPEDANCE FLUID STATUS MEASUREMENTS  
The capability to suspend a patient alert relating to a monitored physiologic parameters addresses a need to selectively shut off a patient-alert signal or signals during the time a patient is...
US20110040355 Phototherapy mask  
A phototherapy mask uses optical fibers coupled to LEDs to irradiate a treated epidermal skin area on or around a person's face with specific wavelengths of light in selected dosages (J/cm2)....
US20110295341 MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MONITOR  
Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system...
US20110098787 COCHLEAR IMPLANT  
An improved cochlear implant and method are disclosed. The present invention relates particularly to an external processing unit of a cochlear implant which processes sounds from within the ear...
US20120016290 LED-BASED SKIN TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD  
Provided are an LED-based skin treatment system capable of performing a skin treatment in consideration of individuals' respective skin properties and a reaction of skin to a change in a patient's...
US20110009919 METHOD TO ENHANCE AFFERENT AND EFFERENT TRANSMISSION USING NOISE RESONANCE  
Methods of providing therapy to a patient are provided. In one method, the patient has a neuron to which a sub-threshold biological electrical stimulus is applied. The method comprises applying...
US20120232624 ANCHOR FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE  
An anchor for an implantable medical device, anchor delivery tools, kits, and methods, all directed to securing a therapy delivery element at a target location in a patient. An anchor for a therapy...
US20110152975 Plurality of Electrons for Use in the Restoration of a Patient's Health  
Embodiments of the present invention relate to a non-invasive stimulatory adjustment of the body's own self-repair-system using a plurality of electrons. In particular, embodiments of the present...
US20120004707 USE OF STIMULATION PULSE SHAPE TO CONTROL NEURAL RECRUITMENT ORDER AND CLINICAL EFFECT  
A method, electrical tissue stimulation system, and programmer for providing therapy to a patient are provided. Electrodes are placed adjacent tissue (e.g., spinal cord tissue) of the patient,...
US20100228321 Systems for Fitting a Cochlear Implant to a Patient  
Systems for fitting an implantable cochlear stimulator to a patient include an interface unit configured to display a graphical representation of an implant fitting line as part of a graphical user...
US20110137371 SELECTING THERAPY CYCLE PARAMETERS BASED ON MONITORED BRAIN SIGNAL  
Bioelectrical brain signals may be monitored at one more regions of the brain of a patient by a medical device. The monitored bioelectrical signals may be used to select one or more therapy cycle...
US20120245661 Cold Therapy Safety Switch  
The present invention relates to a temperature probe measuring the skin temperature of a patient at an injury or post-surgery site, a cold therapy unit cooling the patient at the site to reduce...
US20100305656 Gastric Simulation Anchor and Method  
A device, system and method for electrically stimulating the stomach is provided. A device system and method for attaching a stimulating device to the stomach wall is also provided.
US20120221072 EXTRAVASCULAR NEUROMODULATION TO TREAT HEART FAILURE  
Treatment of heart failure in a patient by electrically modulating both the sympathetic and parasympathetic autonomic cardiac nerve fibers that innervate the patient's heart at an extravascular...
US20130066653 Apparatus and method for linking a pacemaker or a defibrillator to an electronic healthcare record  
A computer-implemented method, including accessing, with a communication device, a computer in which is stored a healthcare record, or a medical record, of, for, or regarding, an individual or a...
US20120101326 NON-INVASIVE ELECTRICAL AND MAGNETIC NERVE STIMULATORS USED TO TREAT OVERACTIVE BLADDER AND URINARY INCONTINENCE  
Transcutaneous electrical and magnetic nerve stimulation devices are disclosed, along with methods of treating lower urinary tract disorders using energy that is delivered noninvasively by the...
US20110184299 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING AV CONDUCTION TIMING  
In an implantable medical device that provides atrial and ventricular pacing in an atrial-based pacing mode, longer periods of time are permitted for intrinsic AV conduction to occur. By monitoring...
US20120296155 Magnetic Attachment Arrangement for Implantable Device  
An arrangement is described for an implantable medical system. An implant housing contains a portion of an implantable electronic system and has a planar outer surface adapted to lie parallel to...
US20120122636 INFRARED HEAT EXERCISE PAD  
A flexible infrared heat exercise pad provides a warming surface through the use of infrared energy transmissions from the pad to the user. The infrared heat exercise pad includes a top layer and a...
US20120203116 MANAGING PRELOAD RESERVE BY TRACKING THE VENTRICULAR OPERATING POINT WITH HEART SOUNDS  
A system and method for managing preload reserve and tracking the inotropic state of a patient's heart. The S1 heart sound is measured as a proxy for direct measurement of stroke volume. The S3...
US20120109237 SUPRAVENTRICULAR STIMULATION TO CONTROL VENTRICULAR RATE  
Various techniques for delivering atrial pacing and supraventricular stimulation to achieve a desired ventricular rate and/or cardiac output are described. One example method described includes...
US20110307028 DEVICE AND IMPLANTATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS  
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxations (tLESRs). Individuals with tLESRs may be treated by implanting a...
US20120065696 Method and System for Characterizing Supraventricular Rhythm during Cardiac Pacing  
A method and system for generating a characterization of one beat of a patient's supraventricular rhythm (SVR) involves performing such characterization while the heart is being paced. During SVR...
US20120197333 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION  
According to various method embodiments, a person is indicated for a therapy to treat a cardiovascular disease, and the therapy is delivered to the person to treat the cardiovascular disease....
US20130035740 Device and Implantation System for Electrical Stimulation of Biological Systems  
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of GERD. Individuals with GERD may be treated by implanting a stimulation device within the patient's lower...
US20120265280 Electrical Stimulation Treatment of Hypotension  
The present invention includes methods and devices for treating hypotension, such as in cases of shock, including septic shock, anaphylactic shock and hypovolemia. The method includes the step of...
US20110264164 METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING  
A system and method for automatically implementing a therapy for treating sleep disordered breathing.
US20130030497 NERVE STIMULATOR FOR REDUCED MUSCLE FATIGUE  
A system and associated method deliver a respiration therapy. Stimulation pulse trains are delivered to activate a first portion of a patient's diaphragm at an established intended induced...
US20110319966 METHOD FOR REDUCING A PERSON'S WEIGHT THROUGH HUNGER CONTROL  
A method for reducing an individual's weight through hunger control is provided, wherein predetermined biologically active hunger control points and/or areas on the skin are stimulated utilizing...
US20100324624 AV SYSTEM WITH SKIN CARE AND HEALTH CARE FUNCTIONS  
This specification discloses an AV system with the skin care and health care functions. An AV system and a pulse current generator are integrated. A conductor transmits a pulse current output from...
US20120323294 PERCUTANEOUS TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATOR  
A tibial nerve stimulation device including a percutaneous electrode for inserting adjacent a stimulation site of a patient and a neurostimulator unit attachable to a transcutaneous electrode...
US20110054569 PRESCRIPTION PAD FOR TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATORY DISORDERS  
Described herein are devices, including interface modules or prescription pads, and systems including these devices and methods of using them, for treating inflammation or inflammatory disorders,...
US20130116762 ORAL SURGERY RECOVERY MASK  
One example embodiment includes an oral surgery recovery mask for cooling an area of a user's face. The oral surgery recovery mask includes a bladder receptacle. The bladder receptacle includes a...
US20130030498 BILATERAL PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATION WITH REDUCED DYSSYNCHRONY  
A system and associated method deliver a respiration therapy. Stimulation pulses are delivered to activate a right portion of a patient's diaphragm and to activate a left portion of a patient's...
US20110071589 WAVEFORMS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY  
In some examples, the disclosure relates to a systems, devices, and techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient. In one example, the disclosure relates to a method...
US20110319970 SOLAR TANNING SYSTEM  
The invention relates generally to a system for use by individuals to increase their exposure to sunlight during cool or colder weather. More specifically, the invention provides a solar tanning...
US20130110219 UNITARY DUAL-CHAMBER LEADLESS INTRA-CARDIAC MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPLANTING SAME  
An assembly for introducing a leadless intra-cardiac medical device includes a sheath having an internal passage, wherein the sheath is configured to be maneuvered into the heart of the patient. A...
US20110224665 MODULAR STIMULATOR FOR TREATMENT OF BACK PAIN, IMPLANTABLE RF ABLATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE  
Apparatus and methods for treating back pain are provided, in which an implantable stimulator is configured to communicate with an external control system, the implantable stimulator providing a...
US20120035436 HEART MONITOR  
A medical device includes a preload determination unit for determining the preload of a ventricle for a cardiac cycle and providing a preload value representing the preload; a contractility...
US20120143286 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING STIMULATION DOSE  
According to an embodiment of a method performed by an implantable medical device to deliver a neural stimulation therapy to a patient, a lower dose of the neural stimulation therapy is delivered...
US20100305648 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SAFE AND EFFICIENT DELIVERY OF CARDIAC STRESS AUGMENTATION PACING  
A cardiac pacing system controls the progression of a cardiac disorder such as heart failure by delivering cardiac stress augmentation pacing to create or augment regional stress in the heart...
US20110060390 METHOD FOR BENDING THE SELF-REGULATING CABLE AND HEATING MAT FOR PROTECTING OVER-HEATING  
Disclosed are a method for bending a self-regulating cable having a function of maintaining a predetermined temperature by applied electric power, in which the self-regulating cable is arranged in...
US20120197360 SYSTEM FOR INNER EYELID HEAT AND PRESSURE TREATMENT FOR TREATING MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION  
A system for treating meibomian gland dysfunction comprising a heating element that applies heat to the inside of the eyelid to provide conductive heat transfer to the meibomian glands, which...
US20110202048 METHODS FOR PAIN REDUCTION WITH FUNCTIONAL THERMAL STIMULATION AND TISSUE TREATMENT SYSTEMS  
Methods and systems for delivering electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue with an attendant reduction in the pain experienced by the patient due to tissue heating. Electromagnetic energy is...
US20110202107 BLOOD PRESSURE STABILIZATION SYSTEM USING TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION  
The present invention relates to an electric stimulation apparatus for treating hypotension of patients with spinal cord injury and a method for treating hypotension. An electric stimulation...
US20120259377 COORDINATED RESUSCITATION PERFUSION SUPPORT  
This document relates to systems and techniques for the treatment of a cardiac arrest victim via electromagnetic stimulation of physiologic tissue.
US20120259156 Coordinated Resuscitation Perfusion Support  
This document relates to systems and techniques for the treatment of a cardiac arrest victim via electromagnetic stimulation of physiologic tissue.
US20130060310 Multi-lumen heat transfer catheter systems  
Heat transfer catheter apparatus and methods of making and using same are disclosed wherein fluid connection means is provided between the distal portions of two adjacent, thin-walled, high...