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7264629 |
Photodynamic therapy for the treatment of hair loss
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is used to stimulate and/or restore hair growth in areas of hair loss. Methods and compositions relating to PDT treatment for alopecia are disclosed. In light of PDT use...
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7264002 |
Methods of treating reversible obstructive pulmonary disease
This relates to treating an asthmatic lung and more particularly, relates to advancing a treatment device into the lung and treating the lung with the device. This also includes additional steps of...
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7264001 |
Guidewire exit tool
A guidewire exit tool includes a pin that is insertable into a guidewire channel of a rapid exchange-type catheter. The pin has at least one tapered end that urges a guidewire out of a slit in...
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7264000 |
Surgical apparatus and method for performing transabdominal cardiac surgery
An intervention is performed on a target anatomic structure of a patient body by first altering the configuration of the diaphragm through displacement or puncturing of the latter, in order to...
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7261741 |
Prosthesis with resorbable collar
A articulating hemiarthroplasty prosthesis ( 10 ) for use in arthroplasty is provided. The prosthesis includes a stem ( 12 ) for implantation at least partially within the medullary canal ( 14 ) of...
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7261729 |
Treatment of vitiligo
Disclosed herein is a novel method of treating vitiligo by using an excimer laser that emits light in the UVB range. The invention includes a method of incrementally increasing exposure of affected...
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7261722 |
Apparatus and method for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease
A minimally invasive surgical procedure is disclosed which includes the steps forming a fold of tissue, extending one or more needles through the fold of tissue, deploying a tissue fastener from an...
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7261721 |
Method and apparatus for follicular extraction and transplantation
Apparatus and method are for extraction of follicular units. A dermal biopsy punch is utilized in combination with a suction device for extraction purposes. The use of suction to extract the...
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7258700 |
Devices and method for nucleus pulposus augmentation and retention
Systems for minimally invasive disc augmentation include an anulus augmentation component and a nucleus augmentation component. Both are suited for minimally invasive deployment. The nucleus...
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7258693 |
Device and method for variable speed lancet
A method of penetrating tissue is provided. The method comprises using a lancet driver to advance a lancet into the tissue; advancing the lancet at a first desired velocity in a first layer of...
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7258687 |
Device and method for inducing vascular injury and/or blockage in an animal model
Ultrashort laser pulses are used to induce photodisruptive breakdown in vasculature in an animal to controllably produce hemorrhage, thrombosis or breach of the blood-brain barrier in individual,...
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7258660 |
Speech therapy method
An improved stuttering treatment program provides for a multi dimensional diagnostic procedure for identifying the problems associated with stuttering. A simultaneous attitude modification phase...
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7255706 |
Apparatus and method for cutting a heart valve
An apparatus for cutting and removing a tissue is described, which includes a rotational axle device, at least one non-mechanical cutting device radially disposed from the rotational axle device,...
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7255110 |
Injection sleep apnea treatment
A patient's upper airway condition such as snoring and sleep apnea is treated by selecting a particulate material selected for limited migration within tissue and for encouraging a fibrotic...
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7255109 |
Polymer palate implant
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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7253824 |
Method and apparatus of providing wavefront color therapy
A method and apparatus of providing wave-front color therapy using a computer or portable handheld devices such as PDA's and other portable telecommunication devices to deliver a specific different...
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7252662 |
Apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying one or more symptoms of presbyopia
The present invention generally relates to an apparatus and processes for preventing or delaying presbyopia. More particularly, the present invention relates to processes and apparatus for ablating...
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7252661 |
Method and system for patient optical fixation
A method and system for patient optical fixation are disclosed. One embodiment of the system comprises: a light source operable to provide a fixation light beam; a filter optically coupled to the...
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7250059 |
Myringopexy type titanium prosthesis
A middle ear prosthesis comprises a one piece disk shaped prosthesis including a generally circular malleable body including a bore. The body engages a tympanic membrane and the bore receives a...
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7250048 |
Ablation system and method of use
A system and method for creating lesions and assessing their completeness or transmurality. Assessment of transmurality of a lesion is accomplished by monitoring the impedance of the tissue to be...
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7250047 |
System and method for treating tissue
A method, device, and system for modifying or destroying selected tissue, by selecting an area of tissue for treatment, collecting the area between a plurality of energy transmitting elements,...
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7250046 |
Treatment of lower extremity pain
A method of treatment of lower extremity body pain is described comprising freezing a portion of the lower extremity, for example, for cryoanalgesia. In one form, a method of treating a Morton's...
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7249604 |
Medical devices for occlusion of blood flow
The present invention discloses a method for the occlusion of blood vessels or fluid vessels to stop the flow of blood or fluid during elective or emergency surgical procedures or following...
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7249603 |
Method for measuring acute stress in a mammal
A method is provided to quantify and/or qualify psychological and physiological components of stress in mammals, in which a stimulus can be applied to the test subject's environment during the...
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7249602 |
Surgical endoscopic cutting device and method for its use
A surgical endoscopic cutting device includes cutting elements fitted in a protective tube. The device has an inlet for fluid, a discharge outlet for tissue and fluid, and a further outlet that...
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7244245 |
Sheath device with dressing for prevention of pneumothorax.
A sheath device comprises a substantially rigid elongated body adapted to receive a chest tube. The body includes a first end and a second end, flexible seal at the first end, and an...
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7243655 |
System and method using the rectal mucosal membrane for inducing hypothermia and warming
A system and method for cooling and warming the central nervous system of a patient comprises a delivery tube with one of the ends couplable to a supply of fluid. A head structure is coupled to the...
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7242832 |
Device for tissue characterization
A probe for use in characterizing tissue. The probe includes a plurality of optical fibers and an optical element. Each fiber includes a distal portion and a proximal portion. The fibers transmit...
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7241300 |
Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling means
Anastomotic components may be attached to hollow bodies or vessels by magnetic or mechanical force to create an anastomosis, form a port in a vessel, or repair a diseased vessel lumen. Anastomoses...
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RE39713 |
Polymerizable biodegradable polymers including carbonate or dioxanone linkages
Water-soluble macromers including at least one hydrolysable linkage formed from carbonate or dioxanone groups, at least one water-soluble polymeric block, and at least one polymerizable group, and...
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7238185 |
Method and apparatus for plasma-mediated thermo-electrical ablation
An apparatus and method for cutting a material including conducting and non-conducting materials such as biological tissue, cellulose or plastic while the material is submerged in a conductive...
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7238182 |
Device and method for transurethral prostate treatment
The invention provides a transurethral ablation device comprising a catheter sized for insertion into a urethra of a male patient. A distal end of the catheter defines a lateral cavity. A vacuum...
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7238177 |
Methods and systems for laser calibration and eye tracker camera alignment
The present invention provides methods, systems, and apparatus for calibrating a laser ablation system, such as an excimer laser system for selectively ablating a cornea of a patient's eye. The...
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7238176 |
Method for intrastromal photodisruption of dome-shaped surfaces
A method is disclosed for photodisrupting a surface in the stroma of an eye at a substantially constant distance from the anterior surface of the eye. A frame of reference is established for the...
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7237556 |
Image-guided fracture reduction
Embodiments of the present invention include products and methods for reducing fractures with the aid of image guidance. In one embodiment, products and methods are directed to reduction for the...
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7237555 |
Tissue stabilization and ablation devices and methods
Tissue stabilization and ablation devices and methods provide techniques for stabilizing and ablating body tissues during surgical ablation procedures. In many embodiments, for example, devices may...
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7237554 |
Airway implant
A method and apparatus 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 one...
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7234469 |
Surface topography method for determining effect of a botulinum toxin upon a muscle
A skin topographical method for quantifying pharmacodynamic parameters of a paralytic effect of a Clostridial toxin, such as a botulinum toxin upon a muscle, such as a frontalis muscle.
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7232456 |
Tissue treatment method
A method of treatment of a scar comprising applying a topical silicone gel to the scar, and wiping off the excess to leave a thin layer of the gel on the scar. Applications of the topical silicone...
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7232449 |
Components, systems and methods for forming anastomoses using magnetism or other coupling means
Anastomotic components may be attached to hollow bodies or vessels by magnetic or mechanical force to create an anastomosis, form a port in a vessel, or repair a diseased vessel lumen. Anastomoses...
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7232436 |
Closed loop control for intrastromal wavefront-guided ablation with fractionated treatment program
A closed-loop control system for altering the optical characteristics of a patient's cornea includes an algorithm for predicting the shape of the cornea after one or more gas bubbles resulting from...
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7229469 |
Methods for treating and repairing mitral valve annulus
A catheter system and methods for repairing a valvular annulus or an annular organ structure of a patient comprising intimately contacting the annular organ structure by a tissue-contactor member...
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7228177 |
Chip level biostable interconnect for implantable medical devices
A lead is connected to an integrated circuit in an implantable medical device in a lead bonding region that includes a lead-receiving recessed region. At least a portion of a lead conductor is...
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7226483 |
Method of performing a transforaminal posterior lumber interbody fusion procedure
An intervertebral implant for fusing vertebrae is disclosed. The implant has a body with curved, substantially parallel posterior and anterior faces separated by two narrow implant ends, superior...
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7226470 |
Phototherapeutical apparatus and method for the treatment and prevention of diseases of body cavities
A phototherapeutical apparatus and method are described. The apparatus includes an ultraviolet light source, an optical guidance system, and a patient interface. The patient interface is insertable...
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7226448 |
Cardiac treatment 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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7226447 |
Electrosurgical generator
A method includes recognizing an electrosurgical probe coupled to an electrosurgical generator, selecting a mode of the electrosurgical generator based upon the recognized probe, setting a therapy...
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7226443 |
Optimization of ablation correction of an optical system and associated methods
A method for optimizing a prescription for laser-ablation corneal treatment achieves the modification of wavefront-based refractive correction data with the use of user/doctor-input nomograms. Data...
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7225813 |
Rib fracture score and protocol
Multiple rib fractures in trauma patients are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Delayed morbidity for patients with rib fractures is often a result of hypoventilation leading to...
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7223744 |
Pharmaceutical formulation comprising dinucleoside polyphosphates and salts thereof
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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