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6217894 Compliant tissue sealants  
An improved barrier or drug delivery system which is highly adherent to the surface to which it is applied is disclosed, along with methods for making the barrier. In the preferred embodiment, the...
6216028 Method to determine the location and orientation of an indwelling medical device  
A device to detect the location of a magnet coupled to an indwelling medical device within a patient uses three or more sets of magnetic sensors each having sensor elements arranged in a known...
6211666 Object location system and method using field actuation sequences having different field strengths  
A method and system of operating a location system to locate objects in space, such as medical instruments (16) within the body of a patient is presented. The method includes cyclically actuating...
6210347 Remote control food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of a patient, comprises an elongated restriction member to be formed into at least a substantially closed...
6202596 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, the...
6201387 Miniaturized position sensor having photolithographic coils for tracking a medical probe  
A miniature coil assembly for transmitting or receiving magnetic waves comprises a plurality of coils wherein each coil has a respective axis. The coil assembly is assembled such that at least two...
6198963 Position confirmation with learn and test functions  
Verification apparatus (32), for verifying the location of an object (22) in a patient's body (20), the apparatus having learn and test modes and including a receiver (76), which receives signals...
6192890 Changeable tattoos  
A changeable tattoo system with an electrically modifiable ink that includes biocompatible microspheres or particles encapsulated in a clear microsphere shell of diameter 30-150 microns. A hard...
6186144 Transponder insertion device and method  
A system for simply and effectively introducing transponders into human or animal recipients is disclosed. A transponder, such as a microchip, is coated with a degradable coating and shaped so that...
6179840 Graft fixation device and method  
A graft fixation device. The device is useful for affixing a tissue graft to a bone or other body surface. The graft fixation device comprises two implantation members connected by a connecting...
6173715 Magnetic anatomical marker and method of use  
An anatomical marker uses a permanent magnet to indicate a selected location within a patient. The magnet is enclosed within a non-degradable envelope and is coupled to a retention member that is...
6173199 Method and apparatus for intubation of a patient  
A catheter having a distal end portion including a sensor responsive to the presence of a magnetic field or flux of a predetermined strength is provided. Also provided is a catheter system which...
6170488 Acoustic-based remotely interrogated diagnostic implant device and system  
A device and system for remotely interrogating a diagnostic implant device utilizes acoustic energy to power and/or interrogate the device. Acoustic energy is utilized to excite the device from...
6168780 Marker for determining its position in a cavity inside the organism of a living being  
6164284 System of implantable devices for monitoring and/or affecting body parameters  
A system for monitoring and/or affecting parameters of a patient's body and more particularly to such a system comprised of a system control unit (SCU) and one or more other devices, preferably...
6162208 Articulating endoscopic implant rotator surgical apparatus and method for using same  
A surgical instrument is provided for use in endoscopic and open surgical procedures, e.g., prosthetic implant replacement surgery. The instrument includes a handle portion, an endoscopic tube...
6155267 Implantable medical device monitoring method and system regarding same  
An implantable medical device monitoring method and system monitors chronic data representative of at least one physiological parameter. The chronic data is monitored to detect changes in state of...
6138681 Alignment of external medical device relative to implanted medical device  
The alignment and positioning of an external device relative to an internal device is indicated on a display and/or by an acoustical signal. In the disclosed application, the external device...
6131581 Process and device for supply of an at least partially implanted active device with electric power  
An improved implantable thermoelectric energy converter for converting thermal energy generated by an implant wearer into electrical power for supplying electric power to an at least partially...
6129668 System and method to determine the location and orientation of an indwelling medical device  
A device to detect the location of a magnet coupled to an indwelling medical device within a patient uses three or more sets of magnetic sensors each having sensor elements arranged in a known...
6111052 Polyurethane and polyurea biomaterials for use in medical devices  
A medical device comprising a biomaterial formed from a polymer comprising urethane groups, urea groups, or combinations thereof, and sacrificial moieties that preferentially oxidize relative to...
6104957 Epidural nerve root stimulation with lead placement method  
A method of managing chronic pain and/or symptoms of motor dysfunction produced by a variety of disorders or conditions. The method includes techniques for positioning one or more stimulation leads...
6104944 System and method for navigating a multiple electrode catheter  
A method for navigating a catheter within a navigational domain includes providing a catheter including locatable electrode elements distributed along and affixed to a length of the catheter. The...
6095150 Systems 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...
6092531 Movable magnet transmitter for inducing electrical current in an implanted coil  
An external power head is energized by a motor causing movement of an element that produces a varying magnetic field, thereby inducing power in an implanted receiver coil within a patient's body....
6092530 Remotely interrogated implant device with sensor for detecting accretion of biological matter  
An implant device which includes a structure implantable within a living animal and a sensor included as part of the structure. The sensor is operatively configured to detect accretion of...
6091974 Implantable capsule for enhancing cell electric signals  
A capsule for encapsulating implantable cells for improving the detectability of electrical signals generated by the cells is provided. The capsule includes a low-conductivity (high electrical...
6082367 Audible sound communication from an implantable medical device  
Methods and apparatus for communication of implantable medical device (IMD) information, including confirmation of programming and programmed parameter values, operating modes and programmed...
6082366 Method and arrangement for determining the position of a marker in an organic cavity  
6077227 Method for manufacture and implant of an implantable blood vessel cuff  
A method for construction ond delivery of a novel implantable medical device provides for use of a kit having sizeable fixture components for holding a blood vessel and a sensor portion connectable...
6076007 Surgical devices and their location  
A surgical device, e.g. a catheter or a prosthesis, is disclosed which is characterised in that it carries, at a predetermined location, a tag formed of a high permeability, low coercivity magnetic...
6073043 Measuring position and orientation using magnetic fields  
A method and apparatus for determining the position and orientation of a remote object relative to a reference coordinate frame includes a plurality of field-generating elements for generating...
6071309 Segmental breast expander for use in breast reconstruction  
A segmental breast expander apparatus includes an inflatable member defining a lumen and having a least a portion of a wall with a variable elastic limit. The inflatable member is configured for...
6067991 Mechanical food intake restriction device  
A food intake restriction device for surgical application in the abdomen of a patient for forming a stoma opening in the stomach or esophagus of the patient comprises an elongated non-inflatable...
6059733 Method of determining a physiological state of a ruminant animal using an ingestible bolus  
A method of determining a physiological state of a ruminant animal monitors the core body temperature of the ruminant animal. A bolus including a temperature sensor and a transmitter is placed...
6051248 Compliant tissue sealants  
An improved barrier or drug delivery system which is highly adherent to the surface to which it is applied is disclosed, along with methods for making the barrier. In the preferred embodiment, the...
6051017 Implantable microstimulator and systems employing the same  
Improved implantable microstimulators covered with a biocompatible polymeric coating in order to provide increased strength to the capsule thereof and to capture fragments of the microstimulator...
6050267 Catheter positioning system  
A system for detecting the position of a catheter in a patient includes three sets of excitation electrodes, with one set disposed in each of three intersecting axes. A signal processor measures a...
6045909 Orthopaedic wires and cables and methods of making same  
Orthopaedic wires, cables, and methods of making them are based on the discovery that, in clinical orthopaedic applications, material toughness and fatigue strength are as important or more...
6032677 Method and apparatus for stimulating the healing of medical implants  
A technique to enhance the stability of dental and orthopedic implants (including artificial joints and fractures) by inducing implant micromotion via a permanent magnet coupled to the implant...
6026818 Tag and detection device  
A method and device for the detection of unwanted objects in surgical sites, including a medically inert detection tag which is affixed to objects such as medical sponges or other items used in...
6024704 Implantable medical device for sensing absolute blood pressure and barometric pressure  
An implantable barometric pressure sensor coupled with an implantable medical device (IMD) provides a barometric pressure related, reference pressure value for use in combination with an absolute...
6014580 Device and method for specifying magnetic field for surgical applications  
A device and method for specifying the orientation of a magnetic field produced in a patient to aid surgical procedures involving an implanted magnet. The device includes a processor, a pointing...
6012415 Bolus with animal ID and temperature transponder  
A method and apparatus for remotely reading programmed and programmable memories implanted in livestock and particularly, ruminants, for maintaining animal identification, temperature, medial...
6009878 System for locating implantable medical device  
A system and method for locating an implantable medical device. The system consists of a flat "pancake" antenna coil positioned concentric with the implantable medical device target, e.g. the drug...
6006756 Non-contact magnetoresonant implant system and techniques for periodic corneal re-shaping  
A system and technique called magnetoresonant induction of an intrastromal implant that is adapted for corneal re-shaping. The technique is utilized to correct mild to high hyperopia and presbyopia...
5979456 Apparatus and method for reversibly reshaping a body part  
An apparatus and method for reversibly modifying the shape of a selected portion of the body such as the pharynx, to produce a desired result, for example, to overcome obstructive sleep apnea by...
5970986 Apparatus for rejection diagnostics after organ transplants  
An apparatus for rejection diagnostics after organ transplantations is provided with an extracorporal base station with a high frequency transmitter and receiver unit, and a telemetric...
5963132 Encapsulated implantable transponder  
An EID or RFID transponder having an encapsulant with an open end to allow insertion of the transponder circuitry and a phase changing material such as an epoxy used to both secure the circuitry of...
5960797 Implantable intraosseous device for rapid vascular access  
A device and method for rapid access to the bone marrow for the infusion of drugs and other fluids into the bone marrow; sampling the bone marrow; and monitoring the physical properties of the...
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