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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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6835175 |
Medical devices for contemporaneous decision support in metabolic control
The invention addresses hardware and software products capable to make contemporaneous accurate predictions regarding how a person's biological system will respond to a serious of stimuli. The...
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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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6830567 |
Method and device for non-invasive regulation of temperature with radiation, especially laser radiation of biological tissue
A method and a system for the non-invasive temperature determination on biological tissue, particularly at the fundus of the eye, treated by a treatment radiation, particularly laser radiation,...
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6827086 |
Device and method of isolating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue
The invention provides for treating deleterious body tissue located within healthy body tissue by isolating the deleterious tissue from blood, air, and fluid communication. The device includes two...
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6827718 |
Method of and apparatus for positioning and maintaining the position of endoscopic instruments
The present invention provides an apparatus for, and a method of, accurate positioning of endoscopic instruments. Accurate positioning of the instruments is accomplished through the inclusion of a...
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6823871 |
Allograft bone or synthetic wedges for osteotomy
Methods of performing opening wedge osteotomies are disclosed in which healing of the osteotomy defect is enhanced by packing the opening with pre-packaged, wedge-shaped bone grafts. The bone...
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6824541 |
Method of corneal sculpting using a laser
A non Q-switched erbium laser operating on the I 11/2 →I 13/2 transition produces laser output pulses characterized by a single spike containing approximately 90% of the energy, rather than a...
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6824513 |
Device, method and use of an odor detection unit for examining and/or recording
The invention relates to a device and method for examining and/or recording medical disorders, physical conditions and/or physiological processes of a test person or patient. The inventive device...
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6824555 |
Combustion needle for medical applications
A device is disclosed for generating a high intensity localized heat. The device comprises a conduit defining a channel with a catalyst disposed near the end of the channel. The channel carries a...
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6824542 |
Temporary hair removal method
A hand held device generates a predetermined number of pulses of light having a predetermined electromagnetic spectrum, a predetermined duration, a predetermined inter-pulse interval, and a...
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6824540 |
Apparatus and methods for the treatment of presbyopia using fiber-coupled-lasers
Systems and surgical techniques for presbyopia correction by laser removal of the sclera tissue are disclosed. The disclosed preferred embodiments of the system consists of a beam spot controller,...
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6821289 |
Efficacy and safety of photodynamic therapy by multiple application protocols with photosensitizers that show extended tumor retention
A safer, improved method of photodynamic therapy is provided for treating diseased, hyperproliferative tissue, including cancer, psoriasis, and arthritis, using multiple, sequential administrations...
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6821249 |
Temperature monitoring of congestive heart failure patients as an indicator of worsening condition
Indication of worsening health condition in patients with congestive heart failure using the analysis of the speed and pattern of temperature change in a way that is individualized toward patient's...
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6817985 |
Intravascular spinal perfusion and cooling for use during aortic surgery
Cooled and oxygenated blood is shunted from the proximal aorta into the open ends of intercostal arteries severed during thoracoabdominal aortic surgery to prevent or minimize the effects of spinal...
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6818629 |
Pharmaceutical formulation comprising P1-(2'-deoxycytidine 5'-)P4-(uridine 5'-) tetraphosphate
The present invention provides a method of treating edematous retinal disorders. The method comprises administration of a pharmaceutical formulation comprising a hydrolysis-resistant P2Y receptor...
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6818000 |
Electrode arrangement for electrothermal treatment of human or animal bodies
An electrode arrangement is provided having at least one electrode for insertion into a human or animal body for electrothermal treatment of the body. The electrode is situated on an electrode...
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6814737 |
Spinal implant insertion instrument for spinal interbody prostheses
A spinal implant insertion instrument for intervertebral implant surgery formed from a hollow first element of various external diameters, including a channel to accommodate and incorporate a...
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6814733 |
Radio frequency pulmonary vein isolation
A catheter introduction apparatus provides a radially expandable helical coil as a radiofrequency emitter. In one application the emitter is introduced percutaneously, and transseptally advanced to...
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6811562 |
Procedures for photodynamic cardiac ablation therapy and devices for those procedures
This relates to procedures and to devices for treating cardiac tissue by forming lesions in that tissue using photodynamic therapy techniques. In particular, the procedure is valuable for...
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