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6881212 |
Skin wrinkle reduction using pulsed light
Wrinkles are cosmetically removed from a superficial area of mammalian skin tissue having an epidermal layer, a basal layer, and a dermal layer, by irradiating the dermal layer through the basal...
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6881196 |
Symptomatic relief for soft corns
A system, method and device for the symptomatic relief for soft corns by injecting a medical grade molding substance between the toes between which a corn is located, forming a molded-in-place,...
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6880558 |
Method of lifting an epithelial layer and placing a corrective lens beneath it
This relates to a lens made of donor corneal tissue suitable for use as a contact lens or an implanted lens, to a method of preparing that lens, and to a technique of placing the lens on the eye....
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6878140 |
Methods for flow augmentation in patients with occlusive cerebrovascular disease
The invention provides a method for augmenting circulation in a patient having carotid stenosis. An elongate tubular member is provided having a lumen communicating with a port at a distal end. The...
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6878125 |
Inflatable support shoe for a foot cast
An inflatable support shoe for enabling an individual with a broken foot encased within a cast to walk without the use of crutches. The support shoe comprises an inflatable footpad having a...
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6877514 |
Mixed chimerism and tolerance
A method of inducing tolerance without whole body irradiation.
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6875427 |
Light energized tissue adhesive
Consistent with the present invention, tissue adhesive compositions and an associated laser exposure system are provided for bonding or sealing biological tissues. The compositions are comprised of...
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6875181 |
Mentation test method and mentation test apparatus
A mentation test method that can test mentation of a human such as conjecture of brain's mentation age, discrimination of early stage of dementia and prediction of onset of dementia in addition to...
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6875165 |
Method of radiation delivery to the eye
A surgical device for localized delivery of beta radiation in surgical procedures, particularly ophthalmic procedures. Preferred surgical devices include a cannula with a beta radiotherapy emitting...
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6873872 |
Adaptive electric field modulation of neural systems
The present invention relates to devices and methods of modifying the neuronal activity of a neural system comprising neurons, comprising, one or more of the following steps, measuring the neuronal...
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6872710 |
Di(uridine 5′)-tetraphosphate and salts thereof
The present invention is directed to P 1 , P 4 -di(uridine 5′)-tetraphosphate, tetra-alkali metal salts such as tetrasodium, tetralithium, tetrapotassium, and mixed tetra-alkali metal cations...
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6872221 |
Therapeutic low level laser apparatus and method
Apparatus for therapeutic low level laser treatment has a diode array with sets of laser diodes of three wavelengths, and with light emitting diodes of four wavelengths. The emitted laser and light...
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6872204 |
Tissue cutting catheter and RF cutting method
A tissue cutting device includes a catheter with a window at its distal tip for admitting tissue into a catheter compartment. A cylindrical cartridge in the compartment has a cutting edge that...
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6869444 |
Low invasive implantable cardiac prosthesis and method for helping improve operation of a heart valve
An apparatus for helping improve operation of a heart valve includes a generally arcuate base and a buttress extending generally from at least a portion of the base. The apparatus can be deformable...
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6869428 |
Ophthalmologic photocoagulator and photocoagulation method thereof
An ophthalmologic photocoagulator and photoagulation method thereof in which visibility of sighting laser beam which is projected onto the eye fundus of an eye to be examined is improved and a loss...
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6868854 |
Method and article for treatment of fibromyalgia
A method of treatment of symptoms of fibromyalgia, is disclosed. The affected patient is gowned with a radiation-shielding textile for an extended period of time, either by fashioning a garment...
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6866678 |
Phototherapeutic treatment methods and apparatus
A thin film electroluminescent (TFEL) phototherapy device based on high field electroluminescence (HFEL) or from organic light emitting devices (OLED), consistent with certain embodiments of the...
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6866663 |
Method for treating a sphincter
A method for treating a sphincter provides a polymer material having a liquid state. The method also provides a catheter having a distal end, a tissue piercing device carried by the distal end, and...
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6866044 |
Method of insertion and implantation of implantable cardioverter-defibrillator canisters
One embodiment of the present invention provides a method of inserting an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator within a patient, the method including the steps of providing a...
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6863673 |
Methods for adjustable bone fusion implants
A method for fusing two adjacent bones or pieces of bone includes positioning an adjustable fusion implant between two adjacent bones or pieces of bone, the fusion implant having a first plate and...
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6863073 |
Laminar cribosa puncture device, methods related to use of such a device and methods for treating central retinal vein occulsions
Featured is a device for puncturing tissue of a body, such as the lamina cribosa and methods for treating a CVRO with such a puncturing device. The puncturing device includes a puncture member...
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6862480 |
Pelvic disorder treatment device
A device for treating a medical condition is provided, and a surgical procedure for implanting the device is disclosed. The device includes a sensor, which is adapted to generate a signal...
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6860896 |
Therapeutic method and apparatus
An energy therapy device is provided that utilizes an array of energy-emitting elements to stimulate Qi energy flow along acupuncture meridians. Energy-emitting elements are activated and...
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6860891 |
Arrangement and method for vascular anastomosis
A method for implementing vascular anastomosis in the attachment of a graft vessel to a target vessel such as a coronary artery, and subsequently creating a passageway between the vessels in order...
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6858028 |
Tissue sealing electrosurgery device and methods of sealing tissue
An electrosurgery medical device is enhanced with unique solution-assistance, and comprises, in combination, co-operating device jaws including jaw portions for manipulating tissue, and a plurality...
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6858025 |
Cryo-surgical apparatus and method of use
Cryosurgical apparatus includes an elongate cryoprobe having a cooling portion and an electrically conductive first portion in the region of the cooling portion. A removable sheath having an...
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6855142 |
Electrosurgical device for treating body tissue with high-frequency power
An electrosurgical device for treating a body tissue with a high-frequency power includes an electrode for exposing the body tissue to the high-frequency power for treatment, and a high-frequency...
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6855140 |
Method of tissue lesion removal
An excisional biopsy method is disclosed. The method can include rotating an arcuate shaped electrode around a tissue specimen, and drawing a sheath around the tissue specimen as the specimen is...
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6855139 |
Automated tissue welding system and method
An automated energy irradiator guidance system is disclosed which reduces the potential for human error and improves the consistency and repeatability of tissue welding techniques. The system...
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6855117 |
Method of treating the skin of a subject
The present invention relates to a method of treating the skin of a subject, the method including the steps of: (a) accessing a sample of interstitial fluid from the skin of the subject; (b)...
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6854468 |
Treatment of subnormal bone mineral density
A method of treating an individual to increase the individual's bone mineral density (BMD) is disclosed. The method includes co-administering a calcitonin-like agent and a DHEA-like agent. Also...
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6854467 |
Methods and devices for delivering a ventricular stent
A method, and related tools for performing the method, of delivering a stent or other like device to the heart to connect the left ventricle to the coronary artery to thereby supply blood directly...
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6854466 |
Method for producing a hearing protection cup, and tool used for its production
Tool for injection-molding a hearing protection cup which includes a curved shell with an opening for receiving an ear, and a washer which extends around the opening and is connected to the edge...
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6851626 |
Methods and devices for nebulizing fluids
Devices and methods for nebulizing a fluid are described. A replaceable fluid assembly may include a reservoir and a fluid cartridge. The reservoir may be detachable from the fluid cartridge and...
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6851430 |
Method and apparatus for endoscopic spinal surgery
A method of performing percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic lumbar surgery on a patient, includes the steps of creating an opening in the patient's skin, passing at least one tubular cannula...
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6849087 |
Device and method for staged implantation of a graft for vascular repair
A graft for repairing defects in arteries is formed from a flexible graft and at least one attachment system. A device and method is disclosed for implanting a graft within the vasculature of a...
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6849075 |
Cardiac ablation devices and methods
Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often be used to ablate epicardial...
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6848448 |
Devices and methods for cerebral perfusion augmentation
Methods are provided for cerebral perfusion augmentation in patients suffering from global or focal cerebral ischemia. Methods include partial or complete obstruction of the femoral or iliac...
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6846312 |
GERD treatment apparatus and method
An apparatus to treat a sphincter includes an energy delivery device support member. An energy delivery device is coupled to the energy delivery support member. The energy delivery device has a...
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6846311 |
Method and apparatus for in VIVO treatment of mammary ducts by light induced fluorescence
The invention is directed toward a micro-endoscope assembly for the treatment of diseased tissue in breast ducts comprising a cylindrical guide tube with a distal end defining an internal...
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6845776 |
Satiation devices and methods
A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis positionable at the gastro-esophageal junction region, preferably below the z-line. In a method for inducing weight...
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6843788 |
Method for using a masking agent during laser ablation
A method of treating a surface by laser ablation to modify selected regions of the surface, while other regions of the surface not to be substantially ablated are protected from the laser beam by a...
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6843778 |
Dermatological method and device
A flexible surgical plaster and an associated dermatological method of use for promoting healing of skin injuries and scars includes a flexible base layer having a window. The base layer is...
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6843254 |
Sensor controlled analysis and therapeutic delivery system
A method and apparatus for non-invasively withdrawing and accurately evaluating analytes quickly, painlessly and reliably from a biological subject automatically and controlling subsequent...
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6840935 |
Gynecological ablation procedure and system using an ablation needle
A method for treating pelvic tumors, such as uterine leiomyomata, includes inserting an ablation apparatus into a pelvic region and positioning the ablation apparatus either proximate or into a...
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6840246 |
Apparatuses and methods for performing minimally invasive diagnostic and surgical procedures inside of a beating heart
Diagnostic and surgical procedures may be performed on a beating heart using an assembly which includes a port and a fluid transport device. The port has a housing for insertion through a wall of...
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6840244 |
Condom with an erectogenic composition
A condom has an erectogenic compound immobilised on the interior surface and substantially at the head end thereof. The compound may be applied as a component of a composition comprising the...
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6837904 |
Method of surgically treating scoliosis
A surgical treatment for restoring a proper anatomical spacing and alignment to vertebral bones of a scoliosis patient, the treatment including determining an angular misalignment associated with...
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6837247 |
Method of using ventricular restoration patch
A ventricular patch to restore the ventricular architecture of the heart includes a sheet of biocompatible material having a generally oval configuration, and a continuous ring fixed to the sheet....
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6835202 |
Apparatus and method for high energy photodynamic therapy of acne vulgaris and seborrhea
An apparatus and method for the phototherapy of different skin conditions, particularly acne vulgaris and seborrhea. The invention consists of a combined treatment with violet/blue light source...
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