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6969383 |
Method for treating severe tinnitus
A method for treating severe tinnitus is disclosed. The method of the present invention comprises implanting a catheter into a patient and administering a drug formulation or fluid comprising a...
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6969386 |
Method and apparatus for treating presbyopia
An apparatus and method are disclosed for treating near vision loss or deficiency, such as presbyopia. In contrast to conventional techniques, a peripheral ablation is provided in an annular zone...
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6969379 |
Intravascular cannulation apparatus and methods of use
This invention is a cannulation apparatus, and related methods for providing indirect access to a surgical site within a patient. The cannulation apparatus includes at least two fluid flow paths...
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6969350 |
Body fat measurement system
A body fat measurement system for mammals includes means for measuring first and second body dimensions having a high correlation with body fat and low correlation respectively. A lookup table...
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6966905 |
Eye position control monitor for laser vision correction
A system for spatially stabilizing a base point on the optical axis of a patient's eye, for photoablation of the cornea, includes an optical element for identifying the base point. The system also...
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6966322 |
Enhanced chronic lead removal
An implantable medical device, perhaps a pacemaker lead, has a medical unit and a casing at least partially enclosing the medical unit. The casing is formed of a base polymer having surface...
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6964659 |
Thermal modeling for reduction of refractive laser surgery times
The present invention provides systems and methods for applying pulsed energy to an eye. In an exemplary embodiment, a firing rate of the pulsed energy varies in correlation with a modeled or...
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6964274 |
Tubal sterilization device having expanding electrodes and method for performing sterilization using the same
A sterilization device which causes occlusion to the fallopian tubes of a patient is designed to be trancervically positioned in the intramural portion of the tube without perforating the tube. The...
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6964661 |
Endovenous ablation mechanism with feedback control
A vessel occlusion system includes one or more ablation elements that, when activated, is configured for at least partially closing a vessel segment of a patient. The vessel occlusion system...
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6962588 |
Percutaneous pringle occlusion method and device
Methods and devices for occluding a vessel during a percutaneous ablation procedure. An elongated access device having a lumen and a tissue piercing, open distal end in communication with the lumen...
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6962587 |
Method for detecting and treating tumors using localized impedance measurement
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for detecting and treating a tumor using tissue localized volumetric impedance measurement. The method includes providing an impedance measurement...
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6960378 |
Tubular microstructures via controlled nanoparticle assembly
A process for producing microtubes from nanoparticles includes forming a dispersion of the nanoparticles in a liquid phase and freeze-drying the dispersion to produce microtubes. The nanoparticles...
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6960203 |
Thermal ablation with deployable cage
A medical device is provided and includes a thermal ablation catheter and a deployable cage assembly for use in thermal ablation therapy. The deployable cage assembly includes a plurality of arms,...
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6960217 |
Endovascular aneurysm repair system
Method and apparatus for implanting radially expandable prostheses in the body lumens rely on tacking or anchoring of the prostheses with separately introduced fasteners. The prostheses may be...
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6959708 |
Method for co-application of gases and drugs to potentiate their action in relieving headaches, angina and other ailments
Apparatus, methods and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus includes...
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6959711 |
Kit and method for use during ventricular restoration
Apparatuses and methods are provided to reconstruct an enlarged left ventricle of a human heart, using a shaper, having a size and shape substantially equal to the size and shape of an appropriate...
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6960201 |
Method for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections
A method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails consisting of the application of electromagnetic radiation to an infected area of skin...
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6960225 |
Medical applications using microcombustion
A process for delivering high intensity heat in medical applications is disclosed. The process involves forming a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen and reacting the mixture to generate heat near a...
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6955175 |
Method and apparatus for thoracoscopic intracardiac procedures
Devices, systems, and methods are provided for accessing the interior of the heart and performing procedures therein while the heart is beating. In one embodiment, a tubular access device having an...
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6955174 |
Cryotherapy method for detecting and treating vulnerable plaque
Methods, apparatus, and kits detect and/or treat vulnerable plaque of a blood vessel. A temperature differential can be sensed along a lumen surface with temperature sensors on a balloon filled...
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6951219 |
Treatment of hepatitis C using hyperthermia
The invention provides a method of treating a patient infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) comprising raising the core temperature of the patient and then returning the core temperature of the...
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6951556 |
Method and apparatus for correcting off-center laser ablations in refractive surgery
A novel method and apparatus are provided for correcting an off-center laser ablation in the cornea, in which the original ablated area has a center that is offset from the correct center of the...
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6948503 |
Electrosurgical generator and method for cross-checking output power
The functionality and the output power delivered are evaluated in an electrosurgical generator by calculating first and second values related to the output power delivered by using separate first...
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6949115 |
Polarized light analyzer
A follicular dissection system comprises a polarized light source for directing polarized light onto a follicular donor section. An analyzer polarizes image light from the follicular donor section....
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6949093 |
Adjustable universal implant blank for modifying corneal curvature and methods of modifying corneal curvature therewith
A method for correcting the refractive error in a cornea of an eye, including the steps of positioning an inlay on the surface of the cornea, the inlay having a first surface and a second surface,...
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6949095 |
Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease
The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one...
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6942655 |
Method to treat age-related macular degeneration
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) results in the formation of new blood vessels in the eye. The walls of these vessels leak fluid, which causes scarring in the surrounding tissue and results...
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6941953 |
Preformed catheter set for use with a linear ablation system to produce ablation lines in the left and right atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation
A preformed catheter set for production of linear ablation lines in the left and right atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation includes at least a first catheter including a pre-shaped distal...
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6942656 |
Method for accurate optical treatment of an eye's fundus
A system and method is provided to accurately treat sites on an eye's retina employing computer based image generation, processing and central control means in conjunction with diode laser sources...
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6942614 |
Method and system for use in treating a patient with an anticoagulant to optimize therapy and prevent an adverse drug response
A method and system for use in treating a patient receiving an anticoagulant or a substance containing warfarin to optimize therapy and prevent an adverse drug response. This system employs...
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6941173 |
Method for the treatment of bedsores using electrical impulses
A method for the treatment of a sore by applying a series of voltage wave forms, including the steps of: (a) situating a pair of spaced-apart electrodes in contact with healthy tissue on opposite...
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6941171 |
Implantable stimulator methods for treatment of incontinence and pain
A method and system for treatment of incontinence, urgency, frequency, and/or pelvic pain includes implantation of electrodes on a lead or the discharge portion of a catheter adjacent the perineal...
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6939336 |
Method and device for treating inter alia the cervix
A non-invasive method for treating cells affected by at least one oncogenic virus is disclosed, comprising providing a substance comprising at least one of ozone, an ozone donor, oxygen and an...
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6939347 |
Electrosurgical generator and method with voltage and frequency regulated high-voltage current mode power supply
DC input energy is converted into DC output voltage by the use of a switched current mode high-voltage power supply. Pulses of input current are switched through a conversion transformer and the...
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6939342 |
System and method for evaluating a secondary LASIK treatment
A method and system are disclosed for evaluating the safety of a prospective secondary LASIK treatment to correct a person's vision. The difficulties with making an accurate, direct measurement of...
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6935344 |
Methods and systems for providing right and/or left heart support during cardiac surgery
The present invention relates to systems and methods for performing beating heart surgery involving the step of maintaining at least partial blood flow through a protected blood flow path within...
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6936044 |
Method and apparatus for the stimulation of hair growth
A method and apparatus for producing hair growth stimulation using light energy, topical compositions, and combinations thereof. By using photomodulation resulting from cellular responses to...
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6932091 |
Method for surgically restoring coronary blood vessels
A method for surgically restoring a coronary artery having an atheroma, to more normal structure by making an arteriotomy incision over the length of the atheroma, extracting plaque, inserting...
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6932827 |
Methods and devices using magnetic force to form an anastomosis between hollow bodies
Methods and devices for forming an anastomosis between hollow bodies utilizes magnetic force to couple anastomotic securing components and create a fluid-tight connection between the lumens of the...
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6932823 |
Detachable support arm for surgical navigation system reference array
A detachable support arm structure couples a computer-assisted navigation system reference array to an instrument, for example, a surgical instrument, such that the geometry between the reference...
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6932090 |
Motion sickness treatment apparatus and method
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for treating motion sickness. In a preferred embodiment a method of the invention comprises operating eyewear having shutter lenses to open said shutter lenses...
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6932833 |
Method and barrier for limiting fluid movement through a tissue rent
A method and device provides for limiting fluid movement through a rent in a membranous tissue by forming a biocompatible and biodegradable barrier at the site of the rent. The barrier is formed by...
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6929653 |
Apparatus and method for replacing aortic valve
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for performing beating heart surgery. Apparatus is disclosed comprising a cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; an aortic filter in connection with the...
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6929011 |
Method to deliver blood from a heart chamber to a vessel
A method for revascularizing a coronary vessel with a conduit through the heart wall having a diameter transition in the myocardial leg, wherein blood flow is in the direction of transition from...
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6929009 |
Method and apparatus for transmyocardial direct coronary revascularization
Methods and apparatus for direct coronary revascularization wherein a transmyocardial passageway is formed between a chamber of the heart and a coronary blood vessel to permit blood to flow...
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6929642 |
RF device for treating the uterus
An electrode instrument is provided and includes an electrode head and a pair of electrodes for emitting RF energy for use in thermal ablation therapy. The electrodes are movable between a...
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6929640 |
Methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine
The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present...
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6926689 |
Aortic balloon occlusion cannula
An aortic balloon occlusion cannula for the occlusion of the aorta ascendens during cardiac surgery including a cannula containing several lumina that are separated from one another. The cannula...
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6926710 |
Method and system for improving vision
Methods and apparatus for improving vision incorporate the effects of biodynamical and biomechanical (biological) responses of the eye. The eye produces a biological response to trauma, such as a...
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6926667 |
Patient compliance monitor
A patient monitoring device includes a microprocessor controller having a clock circuit and memory coupled to one or more sensors physically carried by a medical appliance such that as the medical...
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