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7402167 |
Portable laser and process for producing controlled pain
A process and laser system for in vitro and in vivo pain research, pain clinical testing and pain management. In preferred embodiments of the present invention a diode laser operating at a 980 nm...
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7402160 |
Method for delimiting cryoablation by controlled cooling
Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of...
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7402158 |
Directional laser probe
A microsurgical laser probe is provided with a distal end portion of an optic fiber that projects from a tubular sleeve of the probe and can be caused to bend relative to the probe sleeve by manual...
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7400927 |
Method and system for psychological treatment by brain stimulation of the psychologically disordered object
The method and system for psychological treatment by brain stimulation of the psychologically disordered object provide a possibility to stimulate the simple cells to assist the complex cells,...
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7399298 |
Planning and facilitation systems and methods for cryosurgery
Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of...
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7398782 |
Method for pulmonary drug delivery
The local delivery of therapeutic agents directly into the lungs provides a methodology for safely and effectively treating various disease conditions.
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7398781 |
Method for subxiphoid endoscopic access
Apparatus and method for performing surgical procedures within the mediastinum or within the pericardium include an endoscopic cannula that is introduced into the mediastinum and optionally into...
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7396355 |
Method and apparatus for applying energy to biological tissue including the use of tumescent tissue compression
An electrode catheter is introduced into a hollow anatomical structure, such as a vein, and is positioned at a treatment site within the structure. Tumescent fluid is injected into the tissue...
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RE40420 |
Method and device for treating opaqueness and/or hardening of a closed eye
The present invention relates to a method and a device for treating opacities and/or hardenings of an unopened eye. It is a specific advantage of the solution according to the invention that the...
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7390328 |
Device and method for suturing of internal puncture sites
A method of closing a puncture in a blood vessel wall, including: positioning a suture placement device in a tissue tract and into a puncture in the blood vessel wall, the placement device having a...
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7389777 |
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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7389776 |
Method and device for endovascular treatment of the Alzheimer's disease
A method of treating patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease by locating the areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease and acting on the aforementioned areas of the patient's brain by...
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7387627 |
Vacuum-assisted securing apparatus for a microwave ablation instrument
A securing apparatus for selectively securing an ablating element of an ablation instrument proximate to a targeted region of a biological tissue. The securing apparatus includes a support base...
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7387626 |
Medical probe device and method
A medical probe device comprises a catheter having a stylet guide housing with one or more stylet ports in a side wall thereof and a stylet guide for directing a flexible stylet outward through the...
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7387126 |
Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation
The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for...
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7381210 |
Mitral valve repair system and method for use
The present invention is directed to various systems for repairing tissue within the heart of a patient. The mitral valve repair system of the present invention comprises a guide catheter having a...
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7381204 |
Multi-lumen catheter with attachable hub
A method of inserting a multi-lumen catheter assembly. First, an incision is made near the area to be catheterized. The proximal portion of the multi-lumen catheter tube is then inserted into the...
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7381179 |
Pulmonary and circulatory blood flow support devices and methods for heart surgery procedures
Pump and cannula systems inserted through the right side and/or left side of the heart provide protection against collapse of the heart chambers and veins and arteries and provide supplemental...
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7374569 |
Dynamically distributing power of a light beam for use in light therapy
Systems and methods for dynamically distributing power of a light beam for use in administering light therapy. A laser light beam having a maximum peak power is selectively diffused to distribute...
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7374562 |
Method and system for conductive keratoplasty
Improved corrective procedures for conductive keratoplasty are disclosed. Over correction can be relieved by the addition of one or two spots along one of the rings on the cornea.
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7371240 |
Method of arthroplasty on a knee joint and apparatus for use in same
A method of, and apparatus for, arthroplasty of a knee joint comprising obtaining a desired spacing of the femur from the tibia by inserting a spacer into the knee joint between the femur and the...
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7371233 |
Cooled probes and apparatus for maintaining contact between cooled probes and tissue
Apparatus and methods for maintaining contact between tissue and cooled probes.
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RE40305 |
Apparatus and method for selectively positioning a device and manipulating it
Apparatus for pulling and positioning an apparatus, e.g., a stent, in the target area of a lumen. In one embodiment, a cylindrically shaped motor has a longitudinal bore, a friction area within the...
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7367974 |
Electrode array for tissue ablation
An electrode array allows for rapid ablation of a strip of tissue in an organ providing a barrier to blood loss during resection operations.
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7367969 |
Ablative material removal with a preset removal rate or volume or depth
The present invention includes a method of surgical material removal from a body by optical-ablation with controlled pulse energy from an amplifier including inputting an...
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7367342 |
Wound management systems and methods for using the same
In one aspect, a wound management system is provided. The wound management system includes a multi-lumen cannula adapted to be disposed in a wound site. The multi-lumen cannula includes (1) a fiber...
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7367341 |
Methods and devices for selective disruption of fatty tissue by controlled cooling
The present invention relates to methods for use in the selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled cooling. The present invention further relates to a device for use in carrying out the...
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7364574 |
Combined photocoagulation and photodynamic therapy
A method for treating a lesion of an animal, the animal having at least one vessel that carries blood to the lesion, comprising locating the vessel, administering a composition comprising a...
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7364540 |
Implantable device and method for adjustably restricting a body lumen
An implantable device and method for adjustably restricting a selected body lumen such as the urethra of a patient to treat urinary incontinence. The device includes an expandable element or...
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7363928 |
Dilution resistant viscoelastic compositions
A method of performing intra-articular therapy and a dilution resistant viscoelastic composition are disclosed. One embodiment of the dilution resistant composition comprises a hyaluronate-based...
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7363926 |
Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea
An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal....
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7363089 |
Method of use of implantable percutaneous stimulation lead
A percutaneous neurological stimulation lead has at least a first lead body and a second lead body that interlock during implantation using interlocking elements. The first lead body has at least...
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7361171 |
Man-portable optical ablation system
The present invention includes an apparatus and method of surgical ablative material removal “in-vivo” or from an outside surface with a short optical pulse that is amplified and compressed...
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7357800 |
Power supply and control apparatus and electrophysiology systems including the same
A power supply and control apparatus operable in a bipolar mode, a unipolar mode, and a combined bipolar/unipolar mode.
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7354448 |
Dental phototherapy methods and compositions
Methods for dental treatment including applying a non-toxic chromophore to a portion of the oral cavity and delivering a low dose of radiation to the chromophore during a session, the radiation...
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7354433 |
Disinfection, destruction of neoplastic growth, and sterilization by differential absorption of electromagnetic energy
Neoplastic tissue, viral and bacterial infections, and other physiological disorders and conditions are treated by irradiation of the host with electromagnetic radiation at a wavelength that is...
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7354432 |
Red to near-infrared photobiomodulation treatment of the visual system in visual system disease or injury
A method of treating visual system disease is disclosed. One embodiment comprises the steps of (a) exposing a component of a patient's visual system to light treatment, wherein the light treatment...
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7353830 |
TRAP-coated bone grafts and prostheses
A composition or device suitable for orthopedic or dental implantation to bone, characterized by tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) adsorbed to a porous hydroxyapatite substratum.
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7353829 |
Methods and apparatus for multi-photon photo-activation of therapeutic agents
A method and apparatus for the treatment of a particular volume of material, plant or animal tissue including the steps of treating the material plant or animal tissue with at least one...
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7351253 |
Intranasal red light probe for treating Alzheimer's disease
A method of treating Alzheimer's Disease in which intranasal red light devices are used to shine red light upon the brain structures.
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7351241 |
Method and apparatus for precision working of material
A method for precise working of material, particularly organic tissue, comprises the step of providing laser pulses with a pulse length between 50 fs and 1 ps and with a pulse frequency from 50 kHz...
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7350522 |
Scanning method for applying ultrasonic acoustic data to the human neural cortex
A method for creating sensory experiences operates by scanning the acoustical signal across the human neural cortex to create the desired sensory perceptions. The acoustic signal is scanned in a...
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7349741 |
Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source
A cochlear implant sound processor is powered by a rechargeable battery that is permanently integrated into the sound processor. The sound processor contains an inductive coil that may be tuned to...
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7347864 |
Method for end-to-end anastomosis
A method for performing anastomosis connects two tissue structures, such as blood vessels, end-to-end. At least two flaps may be created at the end of each tissue structure. Each flap of one tissue...
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7347858 |
Method and system for treatment of atrial tachyarrhythmias
A method and system for ablating tissue to provide a desired set of lesions. The system includes an ablation apparatus having an elongated shapeable section carrying a mechanism such as an...
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7347855 |
Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby...
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7344587 |
Magnetic ink tissue markings
The invention provides tissue markings (such as tattoos) comprising magnetic particles, e.g., magnetite, and methods for making and altering, e.g., removing them.
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7344555 |
Light promotes regeneration and functional recovery after spinal cord injury
The present invention relates generally to the treatment of SCI by stimulating axon regeneration within the central nerve system. One aspect of the present invention provides methods of treating...
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7344548 |
Micro-pneumatic snare
A surgical instrument and method are disclosed for enhancing the overall performance of arterial occludes, by allowing the repetitive obstruction of blood flow to a targeted organ or tissue (e.g.,...
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7344530 |
Thermal surgical procedures and compositions
Methods, compositions, and systems useful to enhance a thermal surgical procedure are described. Compositions include at least one compound effective to induce an inflammatory response in...
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