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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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7223225 |
Intraocular radiotherapy treatment for macular degeneration
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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7223234 |
Apparatus for determining association variables
An apparatus, and related method, for determining one or more association variables is described. The apparatus includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one program...
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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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7219671 |
Method for coronary artery bypass
The invention comprises a method for performing a coronary artery bypass graft on a beating heart under thoracoscopic visualization without opening the chest wall. At least one small opening is...
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7220266 |
Tissue capturing and suturing device and method
A combination tissue apposition and suture capturing device ( 100 ) for performing endoscopic procedures typically in the gastro-esophageal tract. The device ( 100 ) is particularly adapted for...
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7220237 |
Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds in a circumferential...
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7220268 |
Methods for anastomosis of a graft vessel to a side of a receiving vessel
The present invention relates to new and useful apparatus, systems and methods for providing an effective tool for intraluminally directed vascular anastomosis of a graft vessel to a receiving...
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7220260 |
Electrosurgical system
An electrosurgical system comprises a generator and an instrument including a first electrode, a second electrode, and an insulating spacer separating the first and second electrodes. The generator...
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7220281 |
Implant for reinforcing and annulus fibrosis
Reinforcement of annulus fibrosis tissue within an intervertebral disc can be achieved through implantation of a support member also functioning as a barrier to resist damage to the tissue or...
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7220225 |
Intraocular radiotherapy treatment
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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7217265 |
Treatment of cellulite with mid-infrared radiation
A method and apparatus that will alter the fibrous strands in the fatty layers of the skin to reduce the appearance of cellulite. Electromagnetic energy is used to selectively shrink or...
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7217284 |
Apparatus and methods for treating tissue
Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. The apparatus...
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7213600 |
Method and apparatus for measuring acute stress
A method and apparatus are provided to quantify psychological and physiological components to measure acute stress in humans, in which a stimulus can be applied to the test subject's environment...
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7214233 |
Methods and devices for maintaining a space occupying device in a relatively fixed location within a stomach
Methods and devices for maintaining a space-occupying device in a fixed relationship relative to a patient's stomach by manipulation of the stomach. In one variation, two or more regions of the...
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7214235 |
Method of skin lesion excision using balloon dissection
A method of performing skin lesion excision using balloon dissectors. The method's principle benefits are: (1) a reduction in the amount of time it takes the surgeon to create a surgical field with...
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7213601 |
Minimally-invasive devices and methods for treatment of congestive heart failure
A method of treatment of congestive heart failure comprises the steps of introducing an aortic occlusion catheter through a patient's peripheral artery, the aortic occlusion catheter having an...
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7211073 |
Methods and devices for retrieval of a medical agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site
Methods and devices for selectively removing an agent from a physiological efferent fluid collection site are provided. A feature of the invention is that a non-occlusive aspiration device is...
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7211051 |
Reminder system for personal medical sampling or treatment procedures
A method for reminding an individual to collect a urine specimen includes the steps of providing a pad or clip having a reminder area of a size such that the individual touches and discovers the...
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7210485 |
Method for spinal surgery
Spinal surgery is carried out under direct visualization through a relatively small opening formed in a patient's skin. Intervening tissue between the opening and the surgical site is displaced so...
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7211077 |
Methods for removing epithelial cells prior to performing corneal ablation
Methods for removing certain of the cells of the epithelium prior to performing corneal ablation, comprising, ablating certain of the cells of the epithelium in an area above the cornea to form an...
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