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6741882 |
MR device and MR method for localizing and/or visualizing a medical instrument provided with a passive magnet device
The invention relates to an MR device with apparatus for localizing and/or visualizing a medical instrument inserted into an object to be examined. In order to construct such a device in a more...
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6729336 |
In-stent restenosis detection device
A medical device is described that can be used to detect in stent restenosis. This invention consists of a stent of current or modified technology, an electromagnetic wave transmitter to excite the...
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6718196 |
Multimodality instrument for tissue characterization
A system with multimodality instrument for tissue identification includes a computer-controlled motor driven heuristic probe with a multisensory tip. For neurosurgical applications, the instrument...
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6704594 |
Magnetic resonance imaging device
An imaging probe and method and an MRI system utilizing the same are presented. The probe comprises first and second magnetic field sources, and a receiver of NMR signals. The first magnetic field...
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6699200 |
Implantable medical device with multi-vector sensing electrodes
A medical device for multi-vector sensing of cardiac depolarization signals is disclosed. Specialized algorithm is implemented to enhance multi-vector electrode sensing. Further a geometric shape...
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6695793 |
Guide catheter for placing cardiac lead
An improved guide catheter provides a distal tip with one or more members that assist a surgeon with locating and inserting the guide catheter through the ostium in the wall of the right atrium...
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6694184 |
Shielded permanent magnet activator for implanted cardiac devices
A method and assembly for selectively actuating features of implanted medical devices with a magneto-static field. The method includes selectively exposing the implanted device to a static magnetic...
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6682490 |
Apparatus and method for monitoring a condition inside a body cavity
An apparatus ( 10 ) utilizes microelectricalmechanical systems (MEMS) technology to monitor a condition in a body cavity ( 28 ). The apparatus ( 10 ) comprises at least one sensor ( 42 ) for...
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6672308 |
Endotracheal intubation control assembly
A control assembly for guiding the placement of an endotracheal tube during the intubation of a patient comprising a flexible stylet comprising a first magnet distally disposed on the stylet and an...
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6666214 |
Biomaterial
Biomaterial, for example bioactive silicon, may be fabricated by anodizing a silicon wafer to produce a wafer having a porous silicon region. In vitro experiments have shown that certain types of...
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6665555 |
Radiosurgery methods that utilize stereotactic methods to precisely deliver high dosages of radiation especially to the spine
A system for delivery of high dosage of radiation to a targeted spinal area is provided. This is accomplished by a system which provides for precise immobilization and positioning of the treated...
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6663651 |
Systems and methods for vascular filter retrieval
Apparatus and methods for retrieving a vascular filter from a vessel are provided wherein a retrieval adapter is delivered to a treatment site concurrently along with an interventional device to...
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6650920 |
Apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavites
An apparatus for the automatic performance of diagnostic and/or therapeutic actions in body cavities is provided with a base control unit, which is to be arranged extracorporally, and with a...
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6644322 |
Human language translation of patient session information from implantable medical devices
A system and method for efficiently and relatively inexpensively providing a capability of translating “Patient Session Information” comprising IMD data and patient data stored in IMD memory in...
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6638231 |
Implantable telemetric medical sensor and method
A telemetric medical sensor for implantation in a patient's body for measuring a parameter therein is provided. The sensor comprises a housing and a membrane at one end of the housing. The membrane...
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6634364 |
Method of deploying a ventricular lead containing a hemostasis mechanism
A seal adapted for use with medical devices is provided. The medical device may be a lead having a distal tip adapted for implantation on or about the heart and for connection to a system for...
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6618612 |
Independently positionable transducers for location system
A system for determining the disposition of a probe within the body of a patient includes a probe having probe field transducers and a plurality of reference field transducers. The reference field...
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6604529 |
External electromagnetic system for assisting systolic and diastolic ventricular function, and method therefor
A method of aiding the compression and relaxation of a heart chamber using ferromagnetic and diamagnetic pellets inserted into the anterior and posterior walls of the chamber is provided. The...
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6606523 |
Gastric stimulator apparatus and method for installing
Apparatus for stimulating neuromuscular tissue of the gastrointestinal tract and methods for installing the apparatus to the surface of the neuromuscular tissue. A pair of electrodes are supported...
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6596002 |
Abdominal wall reinforcement for the treatment of inguinal hernias by an anterior route
This reinforcement consists of a reinforcement piece ( 2 ) and of a flap ( 3 ) connected to this reinforcement piece ( 2 ); the reinforcement piece ( 2 ) is made of a prosthetic knit and has a slit...
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6597941 |
Transillumination of body members for protection during body invasive procedures
An apparatus and method for identifying a body member during a body intrusive procedure includes infrared light energy which is applied to the body member. Substantially visible infrared free light...
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6594517 |
Method and apparatus for generating controlled torques on objects particularly objects inside a living body
A method and apparatus for generating a controlled torque of a desired direction and magnitude in an object within a body, particularly in order to steer the object through the body, such as a...
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6588432 |
Tissue expander magnetic injection port
A magnetic injection port assembly for a tissue expander system or similar inflatable medical device. The injection port assembly includes an injection port body having a cavity, a needle guard...
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6583116 |
Anti-chlamydial methods and materials
The present invention relates to methods for treating chlamydial infection comprising administering to a subject suffering from a chlamydial infection a bactericidal permeability-inducing (BPI)...
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6537256 |
Microfabricated devices for the delivery of molecules into a carrier fluid
Apparatus and methods are provided for the delivery of molecules to a site via a carrier fluid. The apparatus include microchip devices which have reservoirs containing the molecules for release....
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6527782 |
Guide for medical devices
A guide for controlling the orientation of a medical device includes a cannula having a lumen therein for the medical device, and a guide member having a passage therein for receiving and directing...
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6522909 |
Method and apparatus for magnetically controlling catheters in body lumens and cavities
A method of navigating a magnet-tipped distal end of an elongate medical device through the body includes providing an image display of the part of the body through which the medical device is...
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6522907 |
Surgical navigation
Methods and apparatus are provided for locating the position, preferably in three dimensions, of a sensor by generating magnetic fields which are detected at the sensor. The magnetic fields are...
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6516807 |
System and methods for locating and guiding operative elements within interior body regions
Systems and methods for locating an operative element within an interior body space use a locating probe, which includes at least one transmitting element to transmit an electric waveform output...
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6516808 |
Hermetic feedthrough for an implantable device
The present invention provides an implantable substrate sensor comprising electronic circuitry formed within, or on, a substrate. A protective coating then covers the substrate, forming a...
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6516212 |
Three dimensional mapping
Methods and apparatus are provided for locating the position, preferably in three dimensions, of a sensor by generating magnetic fields which are detected at the sensor. The magnetic fields are...
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6505062 |
Method for locating magnetic implant by source field
An apparatus and method for locating a magnetic implant in a surgical application using the field of a source magnet for the implant guiding field. The source magnet is an electromagnet having a...
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6499488 |
Surgical sensor
An integrated surgical anchor/localization sensor is disclosed. The anchor is adapted to be secured to an anatomical structure and contains a sensor housing. A receiver is located within the sensor...
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6487437 |
Device for high gain and uniformly localized magnetic resonance imaging
A microcoil configuration, preferably on a medical device to be inserted into a patient, has an opposed pair of microcoils. At least one or each microcoil of the opposed pair of microcoils has at...
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6474341 |
Surgical communication and power system
An apparatus for determining the position of a wireless catheter probe being used during a surgical procedure. Magnetic fields are projected into an anatomical body to induce voltage signals in a...
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6474263 |
Ruminal bolus for electronic identification of a ruminant
The bolus is intended to be received in the reticulum of a ruminant. It comprises a body ( 10 ) having a housing ( 12 ) for containing a data interchange device ( 14 ). According to the invention,...
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6470892 |
Mechanical heartburn and reflux treatment
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus includes an adjustable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the esophagus to form a...
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6463935 |
Controlled heartburn and reflux disease treatment
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method include and utilize: an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the...
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6461293 |
Controlled food intake restriction
A food intake restriction apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach or esophagus to form a restricted stoma opening in...
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6459924 |
Articulated magnetic guidance systems and devices and methods for using same for magnetically-assisted surgery
An articulated magnet assembly optionally includes one or two additional fixed magnets to guide or move such as by pulling or pushing a magnetic structure in the body. The magnetic structure may be...
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6453907 |
Food intake restriction with energy transfer device
A food intake restriction apparatus and method for an obese patient includes and uses an energy transmission device for wireless transmission of energy of a first form from outside the patient's...
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6450173 |
Heartburn and reflux disease treatment with controlled wireless energy supply
A heartburn and reflux disease treatment apparatus and method includes and uses an operable restriction device implanted in a patient and engaging the stomach close to the cardia or engaging the...
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6450172 |
Broadcast audible sound communication from an implantable medical device
Methods and apparatus for communication of implantable medical device (IMD) information, including interrogation of programmed parameter values, operating modes and conditions of operation,...
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6453190 |
Medical probes with field transducers
A field transducer ( 30 ) for determining position or orientation in a medical instrument locating system is placed at an arbitrary position or orientation with respect to a feature ( 62 ) of the...
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6447438 |
Apparatus and method for locating therapeutic seeds implanted in a human body
Determining the locations of therapeutic seeds implanted in a body part by distinguishing the therapeutic seeds from the body part by imposing physical changes on the therapeutic seeds and sensing...
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6447448 |
Miniature implanted orthopedic sensors
A substantially spherical semiconductor ball implanted in orthopedic structures for sensing and/or stimulation. In one embodiment, a vertebral column ( 800 ) having a number of intervertebral discs...
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6442409 |
Diagnostic system and method using radiant energy and implants
A system for testing for the existence of a biomedical condition of an animal test subject having first and second devices for projecting radiant energy. The first device for projecting radiant...
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6432050 |
Implantable acoustic bio-sensing system and method
An implantable biosensor system for monitoring and optionally alleviating a physiological condition in a patient is provided and includes (a) at least one sensor for sensing at least one parameter...
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6431175 |
System and method for directing and monitoring radiation
A system for monitoring, directing and controlling the dose of radiation in a medical procedure for irradiating a specific region of a patient's body. In its generic form, the system includes at...
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6424856 |
Method for the localization of targeted treatment areas in soft body parts
A method for localization of surgical target sites in the region of soft body parts, including the following steps: applying a number of artificial landmarks to the body part permitting sensing by...
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