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7584666 |
Pressure sensor for measuring blood pressure and method of fabricating the same
A pressure sensor includes at least one cantilever formed on an upper surface of a silicon substrate, a piezoresistor formed on a fixed end of the cantilever, and a metal wire and an electrode pad...
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7572253 |
Surgical operation device
In order to rotate and move an arm of a slave which supports a needle-holder, the rotation and movement of a pen-shaped operating section ( 31 ) caused by the fingers of the operator's hand are...
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7571728 |
Gross pathology breast map
A system and method to position and orient an excised breast tissue specimen on a support structure in a duplicate anatomic orientation relative to the operated breast is provided. One embodiment...
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7547286 |
Method to reduce inflammation and tactile finger sensation deficit due to carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis
An apparatus or method to accommodate disability and to improve the efficiency of the movement of the fingers, in order; A) to reduce 1) onset of symptoms of median nerve entrapment or carpal...
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7540876 |
Pressure attenuation device
An implantable blood pressure regulator is provided. The blood pressure regulator includes at least one connection zone and an attenuation zone. The connection zone is suitable for connection to a...
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7500484 |
Magnetic force devices, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit
Devices, systems and methods employ magnetic force to resist tissue collapse in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit during sleep.
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7490611 |
Device for the treatment of vertigo
A device for the treatment of vertigo or dizziness comprises a fluid-filled tube containing a communicating means such as a bead that passes through the tube. The tube is attached to the user's...
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7484510 |
Implantable self-inflating attenuation device and method for treating ocular pressure spikes
Disclosed herein is an attenuation device comprising a flexible housing and a medium capable of transformation to inflate the housing from the first configuration to the second configuration. Also...
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7481224 |
Magnetic force device, systems, and methods for resisting tissue collapse within the pharyngeal conduit
Devices, systems and methods employ magnetic force to resist tissue collapse in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit during sleep.
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7469161 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device
In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular...
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7458142 |
Method for producing a cannula used specially for a spinal anaesthesia
Method of producing a cannula used specially for a spinal anesthesia. The cannula is provided with a rigid tube whose distal end comprises a zone or region which gradually tapers in the direction...
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7445594 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue...
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7445010 |
Use of magnetic implants to treat issue structures
Plural (at least two) magnetic devices are implanted in a patient so that magnetic interaction between those devices modifies the patient's body in one or more respects (e.g., by modifying the...
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7445009 |
Spatial field effect physical therapy device
A spatial field effect physical therapy device including a base and 64 equidistant Yijing columns fitted on the base in the form of a square by 8 rows and 8 columns, each Yijing column is at a...
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RE40470 |
Body function measuring apparatus
Body function measuring apparatus which provides: (1) an indication of the body function being measured, and (2) a loose probe condition by determining that the difference between the rate of...
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7406968 |
Fail safe interlock method and apparatus
The present invention relates to a fail safe method and apparatus for automatically securing an area during a medical radiation procedure. Upon initiation of the procedure, an electrical signal is...
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7401611 |
Airway implant
Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for treating a condition of a patient's airway. The condition is attributed at least in part to a spacing of tissue from opposing surfaces in the airway. In...
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7401413 |
Disposable wound measuring device
A disposable wound measuring device for making simultaneous three-dimensional (length, width and depth) measurements of a wound or ulcer to facilitate wound care assessment and healing that...
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7395181 |
Motion tracking system
Tracking a motion of a body by obtaining two types of measurements associated with the motion of the body, one of the types including acoustic measurement. An estimate of either an orientation or a...
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RE40365 |
Portable emergency oxygen and automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy system
This invention provides a medical diagnosis and therapy system particularly adapted for the combined uses of emergency cardiac defibrillation and pulmonary oxygen administration, including...
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7367984 |
Methods and apparatus for sizing fresh donor heart valves
A fresh donor tissue valve isolation annulus size comprising a handle and trigger or crank knob manipulated by the user moves a movable probe into proximity with a stationary probe so that the...
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7360544 |
Inhibition action incontinence device and method
A method and apparatus for minimizing fecal incontinence in a subject, is disclosed. An inhibition action incontinence device includes a truncated cone with an angled concavity at a top portion....
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7350522 |
Scanning method for applying ultrasonic acoustic data to the human neural cortex
A method for creating sensory experiences operates by scanning the acoustical signal across the human neural cortex to create the desired sensory perceptions. The acoustic signal is scanned in a...
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7347855 |
Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby...
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7346521 |
System and methods for generating physician profiles concerning prescription therapy practices
A system and methods for generating a profile concerning the prescription therapy practices of physicians in a therapeutic area of interest. A plurality of historical de-identified patient...
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7337781 |
Implant for tongue
A method and apparatus for treating a condition of a patient's airway includes identifying a patient with obstructive sleep apnea and identifying a muscle of a tongue of the patient. A first brace...
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7335158 |
Surgical devices for imposing a negative pressure to stabilize the cardiac tissue during surgery
The invention is devices and techniques which use a negative (suction) pressure or vacuum, applied through a surgical instrument, to fix the position of a portion of the surface of a beating heart...
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7331951 |
Devices and methodologies useful in body aesthetics
A methodology and system for lysis or induction of apoptosis in cellulite and fat including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes...
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7305993 |
Implantation of tissue bulking devices
One or more tissue bulking devices are implanted to bulk a structure within a patient. The tissue bulking devices may be implanted between the structure and an adventitial layer that at least...
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7289855 |
Implantable medical device package antenna
A wireless communication system is provided that includes an antenna structure adapted for coupling to a medical device antenna when the medical device is not implanted in a patient's body. The...
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7288057 |
Method for conditioning to prevent motion sickness
Easily performed exercises quickly raise the tolerance to motion sickness and do not require supervision. The exercises are comprised of a warm-up phase and a conditioning phase. The warm-up phase...
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7275545 |
Methods and apparatus for presbyopia correction using ultraviolet and infrared lasers
Presbyopia is treated by a system using various lasers to remove a portion of the scleral tissue and increase the accommodation of the presbyopic patient's eye. Stable accommodation is achieved by...
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7273054 |
Surgical drape and head for wound treatment
A wound therapy device comprising a head and a surgical drape. The head comprises a planar flange portion and a tubular connector piece on a first face that communicates with an aperture extending...
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7249601 |
Method for vascular occlusive therapy
A method for treating a blood vessel in a wall forming a gastrointestinal tract of a body of a mammal. A solution is introduced from the gastrointestinal tract into the vessel. A nonbiodegradable...
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7248914 |
Method of navigating medical devices in the presence of radiopaque material
A method of navigating the distal end of a medical device through an operating region in a subject's body includes displaying an x-ray image of the operating region, including the distal end of the...
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7240677 |
System and method for force, displacement, and rate control of shaped memory material implants
Controlling the transformation of the microstructure of shape memory material implants. A surgeon can use the inventive energy delivery device to control the rate of implant shape change, the...
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7239927 |
Implantable medical device including self-bootstrapped therapy pulse output circuit switches
An implantable medical device (IMD) includes one or more semiconductor switches and one or more switch driver circuits. The semiconductor switches, in response to one or more switch-on and...
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7237553 |
Needle with pre-loaded implant for snoring treatment
An apparatus for use in treating snoring of a patient suffering from snoring includes an implant of bio-compatible material sized to be embedded within the soft palate. The implant is disposed...
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7225812 |
Device for neutralizing electromagnetic radiation
A neutralizer for electromagnetic radiation, particularly harmful radiation, caused by electro-magnetic fields from electric lines, installations, machines, appliances and apparatus includes a...
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7223329 |
Active slender tubes and method of making the same
A method of making an active slender tube as implemented as a catheter, guide wire, or any other medical or non-medical micro-mechanical or -system or system's active micro-component is disclosed,...
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7213598 |
Navigation-calibrating rotationally asymmetrical medical instruments or implants
A method for calibrating or registering a medical instrument or implant includes determining a spatial position of the instrument or implant and determining a relative position of the instrument or...
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7204254 |
Markers and systems for detecting such markers
A system and method for measuring and correcting the position of a patient are disclosed. According to an aspect of the invention, reference coordinates for particular body locations on the patent...
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7198046 |
Wound treatment employing reduced pressure
A method of treating tissue damage comprises applying a negative pressure to a wound sufficient in time and magnitude to promote tissue migration and thus facilitate closure of the wound. The...
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7124760 |
Template for the localization of lesions in a breast and method of use thereof
A template for the localization of lesions in a breast. The template includes a substrate of transparent material that includes a central marking; a horizontal line extending through the central...
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7117869 |
Surgical drape and suction head for wound treatment
A wound therapy combination comprising a suction head and a surgical drape. The suction head comprises a planar flange portion and a tubular connector piece on a first face that communicates with...
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7100613 |
Braided implant for snoring treatment
A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant...
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RE39233 |
Consolidated monitoring cable arrangement
A consolidated monitoring cable arrangement allows multiple cables extending between a surgical gurney, or other type of patient support platform, and a peripheral monitoring stand to be...
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7048683 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart...
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7047979 |
Soft palate implant with fiber construction
A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant...
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7036515 |
Braided implant for snoring treatment
A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant...
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