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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...
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,...
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....
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...
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...
6877514 Mixed chimerism and tolerance  
A method of inducing tolerance without whole body irradiation.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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)...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...