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US20130085550 MEDICAL IMPLANT RANGE EXTENSION BRIDGE APPARATUS AND METHOD  
A medical device for use in providing therapy to a patient by bridging or otherwise extending the range of an external device for wirelessly connecting to a medical device, such as an implanted...
US20120143295 Menstrual Relief Band  
A band that employs low voltage resistance wire (11) to provide heat for the purpose of relieving the pain and discomfort caused by menstrual cramps. It is wrapped around the hip/lower abdominal...
US20120316616 IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM WITH INPUTS  
A stimulation system can have a first sensor to generate a first reading and a second sensor to generate a second reading. An analysis module of a programmer such as a patient programmer, which...
US20110098785 Fully Implantable Cochlear Implant Systems Including Optional External Components and Methods for Using the Same  
An exemplary cochlear implant system includes an external module configured to be positioned external to and worn by a patient, the external module having an external microphone configured to...
US20120016435 OPTIMAL DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION THERAPY WITH Q LEARNING  
A closed loop Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) system constituted of: a physiological sensor; a multi-electrode DBS lead; an adaptive control system in communication with the physiological sensor; and...
US20110190642 Method of detecting sleep apnea and treatment thereof  
A method is presented for evaluating whether an episode of sleep apnea is occurring in a patient suffering from chronic sleep apnea disorder, for delivery of appropriate therapy. The method,...
US20120185011 VAGAL STIMULATION  
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include...
US20120185010 VAGAL STIMULATION  
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include...
US20120185009 VAGAL STIMULATION  
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include...
US20120185008 VAGAL STIMULATION  
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include...
US20120185007 VAGAL STIMULATION  
The disclosure herein relates generally to methods for treating heart conditions using vagal stimulation, and further to systems and devices for performing such treatment. Such methods may include...
US20110184496 MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE CHANNEL INDEPENDENT RATE CONTROL  
Techniques are described in this disclosure for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to a patient over multiple channels, with independent rate control for each channel, using a single...
US20110166623 Implantable Retinal Electrode Array Configuration for Minimal Retinal Damage and Method of Reducing Retinal Stress  
This invention is a retinal electrode array assembly and methods of using the same that facilitate surgical implant procedures by providing the operating surgeon with visual references and grasping...
US20130013026 SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF NERVES  
A system for treatment of gait disorders reflects, with electrical stimulation patterns fed to electrodes (1, 8) arranged at the patient, on the event of heel-strike and heel-off, the events being...
US20130090704 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DELIVERING VESTIBULAR STIMULATION CUSTOMIZABLE TO INDIVIDUAL SUBJECTS  
The vestibular system of a subject is stimulated in accordance with a therapy regime that dictates one or more parameters of the stimulation. The system is configured such that at a single site,...
US20130066237 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INFLAMMATION TREATMENT  
Methods and devices are disclosed for controlled mediation and/or improvement of inflammation, inflammation associated with pain, and pain by delivering non-ablative thermal tissue damage to...
US20120010680 CONDITIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION  
In general, the disclosure describes techniques for providing conditional electrical stimulation to a patient for pelvic health. An implantable medical device (IMD) may adjust the delivery cycle of...
US20100331917 MOLDABLE CHARGER WITH SUPPORT MEMBERS FOR CHARGING AN IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR  
Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted from an external charger to an implanted medical device. The external charger includes a charging head that is selectively shaped to conform to the...
US20130041419 Methods, Systems, and Devices for Pairing Vagus Nerve Stimulation with Motor Therapy in Stroke Patients  
A method of treating motor deficits in a stroke patient, comprising assessing a patient's motor deficits, determining therapeutic goals for the patient, based on the patient's motor deficits,...
US20110224789 COCHLEAR IMPLANT SYSTEMS INCLUDING MAGNETIC FLUX REDIRECTION MEANS  
Cochlear implant systems include a circuit board having electronic circuitry configured to generate one or more signals configured to direct electrical stimulation of one or more stimulation sites...
US20070073370 Trans-septal anchoring system and method  
A pressure sensor, in one embodiment, is passed through the atrial septal wall. A plurality of anchors is disposed on each side of the septal wall and secures the position of the pressure sensor....
US20110307027 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...
US20110295336 DEVICE AND IMPLANTATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS  
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of diurnal GERD. Individuals with GERD may be treated by implanting a stimulation device within the patient's lower...
US20110295335 DEVICE AND IMPLANTATION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS  
The present specification discloses devices and methodologies for the treatment of nocturnal GERD. Individuals with nocturnal GERD may be treated by implanting a stimulation device within the...
US20110060702 USING A GENETIC ALGORITHM EMPLOYING AN EXPEDITED CONVERGENCE MECHANISM  
Apparatus and method for at least partially fitting a medical implant system to a patient is described. These apparatuses and methods comprise executing a genetic algorithm to select a set of...
US20110098767 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY MINIMIZING CARDIAC OXYGEN CONSUMPTION AND CARDIAC DISEASE TREATING SYSTEM USING THE SAME  
[PROBLEMS] A system for automatically minimizing cardiac oxygen consumption that is capable of estimating a patient's amount of cardiac oxygen consumption with high accuracy and moreover capable of...
US20110125242 Post-operative pectoral-pocket immobilization device  
The present invention comprises a chest band adapted to encircle the torso of a patient after having implant surgery. The chest band couples to an arm cuff by means of an adjustable strap. The arm...
US20120172893 OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM FOR COCHLEAR IMPLANT SURGERY  
A sensing system for implant surgery includes an insertion device for moving an implant into a narrow cavity in a patient's body. A sensor measures the distance from an end of the insertion device...
US20130085546 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SLEEP APNEA TREATMENT  
Devices and methods for improving the coupling between the soft palate and the genioglossus. This may be accomplished, for example, but shortening or stiffening the palatoglossal arch. Improved...
US20120065698 ELECTRICAL STIMULATION TREATEMENT 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...
US20100298905 Systems And Methods For Selectively Applying Electrical Energy To Tissue  
Systems and devices for selectively applying electrical energy to a target region beneath a skin surface of a patient involve applying an electrical impulse to one or more electrodes on a skin...
US20120239127 Ear clip with pole  
An ear clip electrode used to conduct a minute amount of electricity from a stimulator to the ear lobes of a patient. The ear clip electrode is provided with an inner and outer plastic piece onto...
US20110178576 Pressure-Sensitive External Charger for an Implantable Medical Device  
An improved external charger for an implantable medical device is disclosed in which charging is at least partially controlled based on a sensed pressure impingent on its case, which pressure is...
US20110098791 PROBE FOR LOCAL ANAESTHETIC SYSTEM  
The present invention relates to a probe for a local anaesthetic system, and more particularly, to a probe for a local anaesthetic system which cools a local area of the body to perform a local...
US20120172742 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE FOR NEURO CARDIAC THERAPY  
A device embodiment is configured to deliver vagal stimulation therapy (VST) to a vagus nerve of a patient. The device embodiment includes a neural stimulator, an implantable impedance sensor and...
US20110218589 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND CONDITIONS  
The present disclosure relates to methods, devices, and systems used for the treatment of and/or promoting recovery from various neurological disorders and conditions, including epilepsy and other...
US20130053925 External Charger Usable with an Implantable Medical Device Having a Programmable or Time-Varying Temperature Set Point  
An improved external charger for charging the battery within or providing power to an implantable medical device is disclosed. The improved external charger includes circuitry for detecting the...
US20110071597 External Charger Usable with an Implantable Medical Device Having a Programmable or Time-Varying Temperature Set Point  
An improved external charger for charging the battery within or providing power to an implantable medical device is disclosed. The improved external charger includes circuitry for detecting the...
US20120209360 PATIENT WARMING SYSTEM  
The present invention relates to a patient warming system and in particular a patient warming blanket for warming patients undergoing medical care. The patient warming blanket is particularly for...
US20120150259 PORTABLE POWER CHARGING OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES  
An implantable medical device, comprising an implantable component having a rechargeable power supply and an external wireless charger. The wireless charger has a rechargeable power supply, and an...
US20100312304 Selective Neuromodulation Using Energy-Efficient Waveforms  
Methods of selective neuromodulation in a live mammalian subject, such as a human patient. The method comprises applying an electrical signal to a target site in the nervous system, such as the...
US20110106208 MODULATION OF THE CHOLINERGIC ANTI-INFLAMMATORY PATHWAY TO TREAT PAIN OR ADDICTION  
Methods and devices for the treatment of chronic pain by modulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway. In particular, the methods and systems described herein may be used to enhance...
US20120259378 EMERGENCY RESPONSE BACKBOARD WITH INTEGRATED SCALE  
An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for weighing an individual on a backboard. The backboard is configured to support a supine individual during transportation. An upper surface of the...
US20100249878 Visual Prosthesis Fitting Training and Assessment System and Method  
The present invention is an improved fitting and training system for a visual prosthesis. A patient, using the visual prosthesis observes a display and indicates location, movement, shape or other...
US20120035511 SYSTEM AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC ILLUMINATION  
A method of inducing local cell death in patient tissue is provided. The method includes generating first and second radiation, conveying the radiation to a focusing element, and focusing the...
US20110036746 Tooth rescue kit  
A portable compact emergency dental kit is provided for administering first aid in cases of avulsed, loose, or broken teeth. The kit contains step-by-step instructions for rendering the first aid...
US20110224752 MICROELECTRODE STIMULATION FOR TREATMENT OF EPILEPSY OR OTHER NEUROLOGIC DISORDER  
Methods for treating a neurologic disorder by neurostimulation. The stimulation may be applied using electromagnetic energy. In certain embodiments, distributed electrical stimulation is applied to...
US20110082527 Warming device with provision for warming hands  
A warming device includes a clinical garment with at least one convective apparatus supported on the inside of the garment. Slits are provided in the clinical garment which enables a patient to...
US20120232607 ESTIMATING ACUTE RESPONSE TO CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY  
Systolic timing intervals are measured in response to delivering pacing energy to a pacing site of a patient's heart. An estimate of a patient's acute response to cardiac resynchronization therapy...
US20110106200 STROKE RISK MONITORING SYSTEM INCLUDING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE  
One or more example techniques for monitoring the stroke risk of a patient via a system including an implantable medical device. In some examples, a method including monitoring at least one...