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8183861 |
Arrangement including compensation for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action
An arrangement for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles includes a selector for generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that a...
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8176922 |
System and method for bidirectional communication with an implantable medical device using an implant component as an antenna
A system and method enables data to be communicated from a position within a human body to an external data device. The system includes a wireless communication module that is electrically coupled...
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8179131 |
Method and arrangement for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action by rotating magnetic drive vector
A method for influencing and/or detecting magnetic particles in a region of action includes generating a magnetic selection field having a pattern in space of its magnetic field strength such that...
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8175681 |
Combination of electromagnetic and electropotential localization
A navigation system or combination of navigation systems can be used to provide two or more types of navigation or modalities of navigation to navigate a single instrument. The single instrument...
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8171938 |
Devices, systems, and methods for locating magnetic injection fill ports
Devices, systems, and methods provide accurate and consistent identification of the center of a magnetic infusion port.
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8165692 |
Implantable pulse generator power management
Improved assemblies, systems, and methods provide an implantable pulse generator for prosthetic or therapeutic stimulation of muscles, nerves, or central nervous system tissue, or any combination...
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8162821 |
Body-insertable device positioning system and in-vivo observation method
An object of the present invention is to actively control at least one of the position and direction of the imaging field in a subject and to observe a desired observed region in the subject...
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8157837 |
Minimally invasive lung volume reduction device and method
A lung volume reduction system is disclosed comprising an implantable device adapted to be delivered to a lung airway of a patient in a delivery configuration and to change to a deployed...
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8159214 |
Position detecting system
A position detecting system includes a magnetic field generator, a detecting body, a magnetic field detector, a position/direction calculating unit, and a control unit. The magnetic field generator...
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8160672 |
Method and system for data communication in human body and sensor therefor
The present invention provides method and system for data communication in the human body and a sensor therefor. The method and system transmit information through the human body to a receiver...
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8151801 |
Septum port locator system and method for an implantable therapeutic substance delivery device
An implantable medical device system includes an implantable device and an external locator device for percutaneously locating detecting port opening of the implantable device. The implantable...
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8155586 |
Method and system for data communication using a body
A portable device for data communication using a body as a conductor to transmit data to a receiver, the portable device includes a data receiving unit to receive data, a controller unit to control...
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8141558 |
Position dependent interference cancellation
A method for position tracking includes receiving signals from a main position transducer at a distal end of a medical probe via wiring traversing the probe to a connector at a proximal end of the...
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8136526 |
Methods and devices to induce controlled atelectasis and hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction
Lung conditions are treated by implanting a flow restrictor in a passageway upstream from a diseased lung segment. The restrictor will create an orifice at the implantation site which inhibits air...
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8128641 |
Surgical coils and methods of deploying
Surgical coils are disclosed for marking, anchoring, stapling and suturing. Such surgical coils may be implanted in the body by deforming them to a small cross section profile, sliding it them...
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8113210 |
Medical tube and system for locating the same in a body using passive integrated transponders
A medical tube has one or more permanent passive integrated transponders associated therewith that are capable of being located by a detection apparatus which senses the electromagnetic field...
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8082035 |
Methods and apparatus for implanting electronic implants within the body
Apparatus and methods for implanting electronic implants within the body are described herein. Such electronic implants can include, for example, elongated stimulating devices, sensors and/or...
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8074662 |
Surgical communication and power system
A system operable to assist in a surgical procedure. The system can include a surgical navigation system that can be used to assist in determining a position of the surgical instrument, an...
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8052595 |
Position detecting apparatus, body-insertable apparatus system, and position detecting method
A position detecting apparatus includes receiving antennas to receive a radio signal, transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal for power supply to a capsule endoscope, a first and second...
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8050297 |
System and method for sharing a common communication channel between multiple systems of implantable medical devices
A system and method that facilitates multiple systems of communicating devices, i.e., a master device and one or more implantable slave devices, to coexist on a common, e.g., RF, communication...
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8050738 |
Position detecting apparatus using the magnetic field direction of the earth's magnetic field
A position detecting apparatus includes a linear magnetic-field generator that generates a linear magnetic field in an area inside the subject; a diffuse magnetic-field generator that generates a...
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8032227 |
Method for controlling telemetry in an implantable medical device based on power source capacity
An implantable microstimulator configured for implantation beneath a patient's skin for tissue stimulation to prevent and/or treat various disorders, uses a self-contained power source. Periodic or...
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8015978 |
Locating an implanted object based on external antenna loading
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for locating an implanted object using an external antenna. The implanted object may be, for example, an internal antenna that facilitates...
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8015977 |
Indicator tool for use with an implantable medical device
The invention is directed toward a magnetic indicator tool used to determine the setting of an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device includes a magnetic indicator device...
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8001976 |
Management systems for the surgically treated obese patient
In one embodiment, a pressure sensing system is described which transmits data to a patient management system external to a patient. The pressure sensing system can rigidly couple to an implantable...
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8001975 |
Medical device communications network
A medical device communications network comprises a plurality of medical devices including either or both of a first number of surgical instruments and a second number of implants configured for...
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8001977 |
Device for moving magnetic nanoparticles through tissue
The movement of magnetically responsive nanoparticles through a membrane is significantly enhanced by using a varying magnetic field gradient. The magnetic field varies in intensity and/or...
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7992573 |
Optically guided system for precise placement of a medical catheter in a patient
A system is provided comprising an optically-guided catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and at least one lumen. A light-emitting means is coupled to the catheter, the catheter is inserted...
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7996058 |
Method using implantable wireless transponder using position coordinates for assessing functionality of a heart valve
A method for assessing functionality of a valve in a heart includes providing a position sensor that is a wireless transponder for transmitting or receiving an ultrasound wave for determination of...
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7984718 |
Method for cleaning or limiting adhesive
Methods for cleaning and limiting the extent of adhesives are disclosed. For example, a method for cleaning adhesive near a surgical site in a patient's body comprises the acts of dispensing a...
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7976481 |
Apparatus for detecting endometriosis
A vaginal probe includes a metal detection sensor for detecting the presence of ferrous-laden endometriotic tissues. The probe is electrically connected to external electronic circuitry for...
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7971592 |
Magnetic cell and method of using the same
In the present invention, because no examples are known of binding of magnetic particle to mesenchymal cell or chondrocyte which might be used in regenerative medicine, whether or not a cell having...
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7966059 |
Rotating and pivoting magnet for magnetic navigation
A system for magnetically navigating a medical device in an operating region within the body of a patient. The system includes a magnet having a front field projecting from the front of the magnet...
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7962206 |
Methods for implanting electronic implants within the body
A method includes inserting a target probe along a first path within a body such that a portion of the target probe is disposed adjacent a target location within the body. The target location can...
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7945307 |
Marker delivery system with obturator
A marker delivery device is described which has an obturator with an elongated shaft, an inner lumen, a proximal end, and a substantially sealed distal end. One or more tissue markers are deployed...
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7945327 |
Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device
In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular emb...
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7934508 |
Tactile feedback for indicating validity of communication link with an implantable medical device
Implantable medical device telemetry is provided between an implantable medical device and an external communication device. The implantable medical device includes a device transmitter and/or a...
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7934506 |
System and method for temporary tongue suspension
Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue, and more particularly for temporarily suspending the tongue. One embodiment of the device comprises an elongate member with a...
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7926491 |
Method and apparatus for sensing field strength signals to estimate location of a wireless implantable marker
Embodiments of the invention are directed to an apparatus for use in a system that senses an excitable wireless target capable of being implanted in a body or tissue. The apparatus includes...
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7921571 |
Device for mechanically locating and reading the setting of an adjustable valve
The invention proposes a device for mechanically locating and reading the setting of an adjustable magnetic valve for controlling the flow of a fluid in a predetermined direction to locate the...
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7909037 |
Tethered airway implants and methods of using the same
An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The airway implant device includes a deformable...
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7890340 |
Method and system for allowing a neurologically diseased patient to self-monitor the patient's actual state
In a method for allowing a patient suffering from a neurological disease and being treated with medication to self-monitor his or her current state, information regarding the motor functions and/or...
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7887871 |
Method and system for irradiation of a drug eluting implantable medical device
A method and system for modifying a drug delivery polymeric substrate for an implantable device, such as a stent, is disclosed.
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7885382 |
Radiation treatment using x-ray source
Methods and apparatus are described for irradiating living tissue via a cavity or lumen, using an inflatable balloon applicator. In a preferred embodiment the applicator balloon has a balloon skin...
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7882842 |
Airway implant sensors and methods of making and using the same
An airway implant device for maintaining and/or creating an opening in air passageways is disclosed. Methods of using the device are also disclosed. The airway implant device comprises a deformable...
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7878208 |
Method and apparatus for determining a characteristic of an in vivo sensor
Methods and systems are provided for determining a characteristic of an in vivo sensor. A transmit field, operative to induce a response signal in an associated in vivo sensor, is generated at a...
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7878207 |
Locating an implanted object based on external antenna loading
In general, the invention is directed to techniques for locating an implanted object using an external antenna. The implanted object may be, for example, an internal antenna that facilitates...
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7876282 |
Enhanced implantable di-pole antenna system and method
As described herein vascular anchoring systems are used to position an implant in a vascular area such as a bifurcated vasculature with relatively high fluid flow, for instance, in an area of a...
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7872613 |
Enhanced implantable helical antenna system and method
As described herein vascular anchoring systems are used to position an implant in a vascular area such as a bifurcated vasculature with relatively high fluid flow, for instance, in an area of a...
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7866322 |
Device, system and method for transfer of signals to a moving device
A system for transfer of a signal, such as an energizing signal, to a transmitting in vivo sensing device. The in vivo device includes at least one signal transmitter and at least one signal...
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