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7619009 |
Systems and methods for controlling and forming polymer gels
In preferred embodiments, the present invention provides methods of controllably making a vinyl polymer hydrogel having desired physical properties without chemical cross links or radiation. The...
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7618380 |
Method of preventing nerve damage positional injury during surgery
A method of preventing nerve damage positional injury during surgery includes providing a nerve damage positional injury pressure monitoring system including a site sensor with a transducer in the...
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7616979 |
Uterine tissue monitoring device and method
The invention provides a devices, methods and systems to measure and record uterine tissue environment components such as pH during the course of uterine artery occlusion. The uterus becomes...
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7615076 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of the intervertebral disc annulus
The present invention provides methods and devices for treating the annulus of an intervertebral disc. The methods and devices can employ an expandable treatment device which is deployed at least...
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7613523 |
Aesthetic thermal sculpting of skin
Method, system and apparatus for carrying out a controlled heating of dermis to achieve a percentage of linear collagen shrinkage. Implants are employed which preferably are configured as a thermal...
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7611455 |
Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue
A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart...
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7608104 |
Prostheses, tools and methods for replacement of natural facet joints with artifical facet joint surfaces
Cephalad and caudal vertebral facet joint prostheses and methods of use are provided. The cephalad prostheses are adapted and configured to be attached to a lamina portion of a vertebra without...
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7607440 |
Methods and apparatus for surgical planning
Methods and apparatus for enhancing surgical planning provide enhanced planning of entry port placement and/or robot position for laparoscopic, robotic, and other minimally invasive surgery....
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7601164 |
Surgical thread
A surgical thread for plastic surgery operations includes a clear section and multiple sharp projections on either side of the clear section. The clear section is devoid of projections while the...
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7597697 |
Bypass grafting method
Minimally invasive techniques utilized in bypass grafting are disclosed. For instance, a method of implanting an end portion of a graft in the body of a patient during a bypass grafting procedure...
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7596399 |
Implantation of implantable medical device
In general, the invention is directed to strategies pertaining to implantation of an implantable medical device between a scalp and a skull of the patient. The invention pertains to collection of...
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7594886 |
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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7588567 |
Method and system of stopping energy delivery of an ablation procedure with a computer based device for increasing safety of ablation procedures
An apparatus and method for stopping of ablation energy delivery to tissues during cardiac ablation procedures provides added safety. The apparatus uses control switch mechanism comprising relay...
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7585554 |
Wound dressing, ingredient delivery device and IV hold-down incorporating a statically retained handle
Adhesive devices used as wound dressings, ingredient delivery devices and IV hold-downs include a handling layer comprised of a layer of conductive material and at least one layer of non-conductive...
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7584757 |
Phalloplasty technique
A technique for penile enlargement. The apparent length of the penis is first increased by cutting ligaments that attach the penis to the pubic bone. Then the girth of the penis is increased by...
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7584756 |
Apparatus and method for correction of aberrations in laser system optics
The present invention provides a method for minimizing fluence distribution of a laser over a predetermined pattern. In particular, the method is useful for minimizing fluence variance over a...
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7571729 |
Apparatus and methods for performing mucosectomy
Apparatus and methods are provided for performing mucosectomy, such as to map out gastrointestinal surgery, including endoluminal gastric reduction. In one variation, the apparatus comprises a...
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7563223 |
Tumescent skin spacing method
A method for increasing the distance between outer surface of tissue proximate to a surgical extraction site and a patient's sensitive body tissues comprising the infusion of a solution at a...
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7562660 |
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. Mechanical clips are...
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7559945 |
Multi-spectral photon therapy device and methods of use
A multi-spectra photon therapy device and method of use for providing treatment to a subject in need thereof is described. A multi-spectra photon therapy device comprising an array of LEDs having...
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7559329 |
Method of treating a blood vessel with an optical fiber having a spacer
An endovascular laser treatment device designed to be used with an optical fiber to treat venous diseases such as varicose veins is provided. The device includes a spacer that positions the distal...
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7558631 |
Leadless tissue stimulation systems and methods
Systems including an implantable receiver-stimulator and an external controller-transmitter system are used for leadless acute stimulation of the heart, particularly after heart surgery. Cardiac...
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7556628 |
Method for tissue ablation
Methods of ablating mucosal tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include the steps of (i) providing an ablation device comprising a tissue ablation source; (ii) positioning...
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7556045 |
System and method for osteoporosis assessment
An osteoporosis assessment system and method. The system and method generally include an input device that can be a computer that can be further connected to a network. The system can therefore be...
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7553308 |
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...
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7550299 |
Method for predicting onset/risk of atrial fibrillation (AF)
A method for predicting onset or risk of atrial fibrillation in a subject includes determining the presence of an oxidative stress marker, such as glutathione, cysteine, and/or a derivative of a...
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7549424 |
Method and apparatus for tissue treatment with laser and electromagnetic radiation
A method and apparatus wherein an application of energy is limited to a specific diseased portion of body tissue (target tissue) for the purpose of localizing the treatment to the target tissue and...
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7547317 |
Methods of performing procedures in the spine
Disclosed are methods of accessing and treating the spine, while minimizing trauma to surrounding tissue. A device is introduced through tissue, to an access point on the spine. The device is...
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7547286 |
Method to reduce inflammation and tactile finger sensation deficit due to carpal tunnel syndrome or arthritis
An apparatus or method to accommodate disability and to improve the efficiency of the movement of the fingers, in order; A) to reduce 1) onset of symptoms of median nerve entrapment or carpal...
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7544204 |
Control of halitosis-generating and other microorganisms in the non-dental upper respiratory tract
Disclosed are safe, simple and effective broad-spectrum treatments for halitosis and other microbial infections of the nondental upper respiratory tract useful to treat bacterial and other...
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7544198 |
Systems and methods for applying a suture within a blood vessel lumen
Systems and methods apply a suture within a blood vessel lumen. The systems and methods advance within a blood vessel lumen a catheter tube having a distal region that carries a suture applicator....
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7544194 |
Method of generating a control program for a device for photorefractive corneal surgery of the eye
In a method of generating a control program, according to which a laser-beam spot is guided, while being controlled with respect to position and time, over a cornea to be corrected...
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7543589 |
Method for ablating cardiac tissue
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7543588 |
Multi-functional surgical control system switching interface
An interface which allows a surgeon to operate multiple surgical devices from a single input device. The input device may be a foot pedal that provides output signals to actuate a number of...
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7540869 |
Method and apparatus for improved vascular related treatment
Methods and apparatus are provided for selectively heating blood vessels in a patients skin to effect a desired dermatological (medical or cosmetic) treatment. For shallow vessels, particularly...
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7537597 |
Storage package for coring reamer assembly
A guide bushing for a coring reamer having a tapered member with its largest diameter at its first end so that the guide bushing frictionally engages an internal surface of the reamer with a line...
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7534255 |
Low level light therapy for enhancement of neurologic function
Therapeutic methods for enhancing neurologic function such as may be desired in individuals having motor and/or cognitive impairment, including that resulting from Alzheimer's disease, dementia,...
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7530984 |
Transgastric method for carrying out a partial fundoplication
The invention is a transgastric method for the endoscopic partial fundoplication for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The method makes use of an articulated endoscope, which...
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7530979 |
Method of treating abnormal tissue in the human esophagus
An ablation catheter system and method of use is provided to endoscopically access portions of the human esophagus experiencing undesired growth of columnar epithelium. The ablation catheter system...
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7530356 |
Method and system for noninvasive mastopexy
Methods and systems for noninvasive mastopexy through deep tissue tightening with ultrasound are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a therapeutic ultrasound system configured for...
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7527642 |
Hinged therapeutic mouthpiece
This invention relates to devices for insertion into the mouth for the application of heat or cold to oral tissue to provide a therapeutic effect. The device 10 includes an upper member 11 ...
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7524316 |
Endovenous closure of varicose veins with mid infrared laser
This invention is an improved method and device for treating varicose veins 200 or the greater saphenous vein 202 . The method comprises the use of infrared laser radiation in the region of 1.2...
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7513911 |
Method of implanting dynamically stable spinal implant
Devices for implantation into an intervertebral disc can include a membrane support member to augment a disc having a defect. A defect in the anulus of a disc can be repaired using a prosthesis...
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7510555 |
Enhanced systems and methods for RF-induced hyperthermia
A method of inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area—e.g., a tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells—is provided. Targeted RF absorption enhancers, e.g.,...
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7507238 |
Method for vacuum-assisted tissue ablation
Methods of accessing and ablating abnormal epithelium tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include steps of (i) inserting a vacuum source comprising one or more suction ports...
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7507235 |
Method and system for organ positioning and stabilization
This invention provides a system and method for positioning, manipulating, holding, grasping, immobilizing and/or stabilizing a heart including one or more tissue-engaging devices, one or more...
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7507234 |
Method for cryogenic tissue ablation
Methods of accessing and ablating abnormal epithelium tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include steps of (i) inserting an operative element into an alimentary canal such...
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7494503 |
Method and apparatus for acne prevention
Disclosed is a system and method for treating and preventing skin disorders. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed toward the prevention of acne and acne scarring by treating...
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7494502 |
Alteration of the skin and nail for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections
The method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails of a person consisting of applying a means to inactivate the microbes thus rendering...
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7493171 |
Treatment of pathologic craving and aversion syndromes and eating disorders by electrical brain stimulation and/or drug infusion
Systems and methods for introducing one or more stimulating drugs and/or applying electrical stimulation to the brain to at least treat or prevent obesity and/or other eating disorders, as well as...
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