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7179253 Method of tattoo removal  
A method for removing tattoos is disclosed. Generally, the method includes administering an IRM compound to the tattooed region. In some cases, the method also includes treating a tattooed area...
7178530 Method of ameliorating vision-inhibiting effects of cataracts and the like  
A technique and apparatus for ameliorating, at least temporarily, vision-inhibiting effects of cataracts and the like within the lens of an eye, wherein MHz high-frequency ultrasound of relatively...
7177701 System for permanent electrode placement utilizing microelectrode recording methods  
A lead stimulation/recording system is provided, which is a combination of a permanent DBS stimulating lead and a recording microelectrode. The DBS lead has a lumen extending from the proximal to...
7175617 Hair treatment 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...
7175589 Methods and devices for luminal and sphincter augmentation  
Devices and methods for augmenting or otherwise enhancing closure of body lumens comprise magnetic or magnetizable components or particles which are implanted in the wall of the lumen. The magnet...
7174896 Method and apparatus for supporting a heart  
A method and apparatus for treating heart failure includes applying a bioabsorbable material around at least a portion of a patient's heart. The bioabsorbable material can be applied in conjunction...
7172625 Suturing rings for implantable heart valve prostheses  
Suturing rings and methods of use thereof facilitating initial implantation of new and replacement of dysfunctional tissue or mechanical heart valve mechanisms supported by the suturing ring are...
7169180 System and method for breast augmentation  
A system for breast augmentation includes a plurality of microballoons. An injector can be provided for injecting microballoons into a breast through an incision in the breast. The microballoons...
7167752 Electronic electrical and electro-magnetic health enhancement and stimulation device  
An electronic acupressure aide and stimulating device implemented using a hand-held or palm-held electronic computing device or another computing device which may be a designated unit. The...
7166121 Systems and methods using expandable bodies to push apart cortical bone surfaces  
Systems and methods insert an expandable body in a collapsed configuration into a space defined between cortical bone surfaces. The space can, e.g., comprise a fracture or an intervertebral space....
7166120 Catheter with occluding cuff  
A device, method, and system of deploying an embolic protection device at a location distal to a treatment site in a vessel of a patient. A delivery catheter is encircled by a sealing member which...
7166103 High efficiency electrosurgical ablator with electrode subjected to oscillatory or other repetitive motion  
A high efficiency electrosurgical ablator which is subjected to a combined oscillatory and mechanical debridement motion during resection of tissue is disclosed. The electrosurgical ablator is...
7165552 Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale  
Methods and apparatus for treatment of patent foramen ovale (PFO) generally involve use of a catheter having at least one closure device at its distal end. In some embodiments, the catheter also...
7165551 Apparatus to detect and treat aberrant myoelectric activity  
An apparatus to treat a sphincter has a support member. A sphincter electropotential mapping device includes a mapping electrode. The sphincter electropotential mapping device is coupled to the...
7162850 Method of packaging a bone allograft intended for a spinal fusion procedure  
A system and method of packaging a bone allograft for use in a future medical procedure in which the bone allograft is stored in a saturated saline solution in an airtight container. The saline...
7160328 Method for securing a glenoid component to a scapula  
A medical procedure includes providing a prosthesis which includes (i) a body portion having a rear surface and a bearing surface, and (ii) an anchor peg including a shaft extending from the rear...
7160320 Reed valve for implantation into mammalian blood vessels and heart with optional temporary or permanent support  
A multi-leaflet valve adapted to serve as a prosthesis for diseased native valve of a mammal is constructed of biologic membrane or of biocompatible synthetic membrane. The valve has the shape of a...
7160316 Methods and apparatus for adjusting body core temperature  
A method and apparatus for adjusting body core temperature are provided. The apparatus comprises an appendage chamber that is adapted to be disassembled from a heat exchange element. In one aspect,...
7160299 Method of fusing biomaterials with radiofrequency energy  
A method of fusing biomaterial and tissue using radiofrequency energy includes the steps of: providing a vessel sealing instrument having opposing jaw members which are movable relative to one...
7160289 Vascular occlusion systems and methods  
A blood vessel occlusion system and method includes a handheld probe including a power source, the probe being adapted to transmit energy from the power source through a body surface and into a...
7159593 Methods for reduction of pressure effects of cardiac tricuspid valve regurgitation  
A method of protecting an upper body and a lower body of a patient from high venous pressures comprising implanting a first stented valve at the superior vena cava and a second stented valve at the...
7159592 Methods 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...
7156866 Holistic method of treating injured or pathologic tissue with a laser  
A holistic method of therapeutic laser treatment for body tissues in a problematic area, comprising the following steps: using a laser discharge probe to irradiate the tissues in the problematic...
7156101 Methods of implanting an intraocular lens  
A method of restoring the vision of an eye having an impaired lens with an artificial lens implant includes replacing the lens by a polymerizable material injected into the emptied lens capsule and...
7155279 Treatment of movement disorders with drug therapy  
Introducing one or more stimulating drugs to the vagus nerve and/or one or more branches of the vagus nerve to treat movement disorders uses at least one implantable system control unit (SCU) with...
7153314 Tissue reconfiguration  
An apparatus includes an elongated member configured for transoral placement into a stomach, and a distal end effector including first and second members configured to engage stomach tissue, e.g.,...
7153299 Optical apparatus for detecting and treating vulnerable plaque  
An optical apparatus and methods for monitoring temperature enabling detection and treatment of a vulnerable plaque of a patient comprising an elongate catheter, a plurality of outer optical fibers...
7152607 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...
7147651 Stiff tipped suture  
A multi-stranded suture having a stiff portion adjacent to at least one end of the suture to facilitate advancement of the suture through a cannulated surgical suturing instrument. The suture...
7146984 Method and apparatus for modifying the exit orifice of a satiation pouch  
A prosthetic device is described that is positionable within the gastro-esophageal junction region of a patient. The prosthetic device includes a proximal opening and a distal orifice that is...
7146983 Iris recognition and tracking for optical treatment  
A system and method are provided in which an iris or eye image is taken during a refractive diagnostic analysis. The image is employed for aligning data from the analysis with data from other...
7144976 Coumarin endcapped absorbable polymers  
The present invention includes photocurable, liquid polymers incorporating coumarin ester endgroups into their molecular structure, which polymers are crosslinked upon irradiation with ultraviolet...
7144425 Method for inserting improved bone tendon bone assembly with allograft bone block  
The invention is directed toward a bone block, a bone-tendon-bone assembly and method of tendon reconstruction in which at least one tendon replacement is extended between two bone blocks and fixed...
7144394 Selective delivery of cryogenic energy to intervertebral disc tissue and related methods of intradiscal hypothermia therapy  
The present invention relates to devices and methods for altering the tissue in and around an intervertebral disc through localized hypothermia therapy to restore function of the disc and reduce...
7143769 Controlling pulse energy of an optical amplifier by controlling pump diode current  
The present invention includes the method of using optically-pumped optical amplifiers to remove material from a body by optical-ablation through time-compressing the amplified pulse and...
7140371 Surface topography method for determining effects of a botulinum toxin upon a muscle and for comparing botulinum toxins  
Skin topographical methods 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. The...
7137395 Circumferential pulmonary vein ablation using a laser and fiberoptic balloon catheter  
A balloon catheter device that provides radial delivery of visible or near-infrared radiation. The radial delivery of visible or near-infrared radiation to the pulmonary vein is particularly...
7136697 Methods for determining illness, progression to death, and/or timing of death of biological entity  
A method for determining illness of a biological entity, progression to non-acute death of the biological entity, and/or timing of non-acute death of the biological entity. A comparison of measured...
7134438 Methods and apparatus for bypassing arterial obstructions and/or performing other transvascular procedures  
Methods, devices, and systems for a) revascularization and/or b) performing other medical procedures at vascular or non-vascular intracorporeal locations within a mammalian body. The methods...
7134437 Method for utilizing human tissue  
Percutaneous tissue removal apparatus comprises a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft for placement adjacent a tissue mass for cutting the tissue, means for transmitting motion...
7132410 Di(uridine 5′-)tetraphosphate and salts thereof  
The present invention are 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...
7131990 Phototherapy system and device  
A phototherapy system and device is disclosed, including an array of light sources arranged so as to achieve substantially uniform distribution of light on a subject. The light sources can be...
7131978 Surgical suturing instrument and method of use  
A device is disclosed for introducing a flexible elongated element through at least two portions of a subject. In an embodiment, the device includes a proximal end and a distal end, as well as an...
7131969 Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of obstructive sleep disorders  
The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within the head and neck of a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the...
7131727 Simultaneous vision emulation for fitting of corrective multifocal contact lenses  
An emulator including a beam splitter for splitting incoming light energy into a first component directed along a first optical path, and a second component directed along a second optical path...
7131447 Methods and systems for performing thoracoscopic coronary bypass and other procedures  
A method for closed-chest cardiac surgical intervention relies on viewing the cardiac region through a thoracoscope or other viewing scope and endovascularly partitioning the patient's arterial...
7131446 Light-triggered tattoo process  
A light-triggered tattoo process. A strong absorber of light energy and tattoo material are sandwiched under pressure between a skin region and a transparent window. Short pulses of light, at...
7131445 Electrosurgical method and apparatus  
An electrosurgical method and apparatus comprises a probe, at least one temperature sensor, and a controller for generating and controlling electromagnetic energy supplied to the probe. The...
7128749 Sutureless closure and deployment system for connecting blood vessels  
An anastomosis device is a one piece device for connecting a graft vessel to a target vessel without the use of conventional sutures. The anastomosis device includes an expandable tube configured...
7128740 Method for interrupting conduction paths within the heart  
A method for making transmural lesions in one or more walls of the atria of the heart in open-heart surgery. The lesion blocks electrical impulses in a direction crosswise to the lesion. The method...
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