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8152752 |
Shunt device and method for treating glaucoma
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into...
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8075511 |
System for treating ocular disorders and methods thereof
Systems and methods for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. One system has an implant and a delivery device. The implant has inlet and outlet portions, a lumen extending therebetween and...
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8034016 |
Flow regulating implants and methods of implanting
A flow regulating implant is provided with one or more grooves for allowing fluid flow. One or more grooves may have a constant or varying cross-section along its length. One or more grooves may...
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8002730 |
Anti-thrombogenic venous shunt system and method
A venous shunt system and method adapted to shunt cerebral spinal fluid in a patient. A fluid control device having a fluid passage is adapted to be placed allowing cerebral spinal fluid to flow...
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7862531 |
Flow regulating implants
A flow regulating implant is provided with one or more grooves for allowing fluid flow. One or more grooves may have a constant or varying cross-section along its length. One or more grooves may...
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7850637 |
Shunt device and method for treating glaucoma
Shunt devices and a method for continuously decompressing elevated intraocular pressure in eyes affected by glaucoma by diverting excess aqueous humor from the anterior chamber of the eye into...
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7833279 |
Pancreatic exocrine secretion diversion apparatus and method
A method and apparatus for treating a patient's health condition by diverting pancreatic exocrine secretions include a flow diverter of material compatible with chronic residence within a small...
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7824358 |
Heart pump connector
A heart assist device connection system comprises an inflow connector in fluid-tight communication with an inflow section of a heart assist device. The connector is configured to be releasably...
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7789848 |
Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds in a circumferential...
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7713308 |
Stent with soluble bladder retention member
Ureteral stents having at least a portion of a proximal end of the ureteral stent constructed with a material that dissolves after being exposed to a bodily fluid for a period of time are disclosed...
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7431709 |
Glaucoma implant device
A surgical implant device for treating glaucoma includes an elongate duct structure formed from a material comprising polyisobutylene and a glassy segment. The material of the elongate duct...
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7282040 |
Gravitational pressure regulating mechanism
A gravitational pressure regulating mechanism for use with a valve is provided for control of pressure and diversion of bodily fluids. The mechanism includes a reservoir having first and second...
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7118549 |
Shunt system including a flow control device for controlling the flow of cerebrospinal fluid out of a brain ventricle
An anti-siphon device limits the flow of a fluid from a first region of a patient's body to a second region. The device includes a housing having a spherical inner surface with a predetermined...
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6932787 |
Shunt
A shunt for draining cerebral spinal fluid from the brain is provided. In an embodiment, the shunt includes a master control unit that is located in the abdomen, which interconnects a ventricular...
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6881198 |
Glaucoma treatment device and method
A device for treating glaucoma in an eye is described. The device includes a body defining a lumen and having first and second ends and external and lumenal surfaces, wherein the body has a length...
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6666841 |
Bifurcatable trabecular shunt for glaucoma treatment
A trabecular shunt and methods for treating glaucoma are disclosed. The method comprises placing a trabecular shunt through diseased trabecular meshwork, between the anterior chamber and Schlemm's...
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6585677 |
Shunt
A shunt for draining cerebral spinal fluid from the brain is provided. In an embodiment, the shunt includes a master control unit that is located in the abdomen, which interconnects a ventricular...
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6383160 |
Variable anti-siphon valve apparatus and method
Variable anti-siphon devices are disclosed for use in cerebrospinal fluid shunt systems. Such devices can include a housing with an internal chamber, an adjustable barrier separating the chamber...
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6050970 |
Method and apparatus for inserting a glaucoma implant in an anterior and posterior segment of the eye
A method of treating glaucoma in an eye utilizing an implant is disclosed. The implant comprises an elastomeric plate having first and second surfaces and an non-valved elastomeric drainage tube....
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5647843 |
Anti-reflux ureteral stent
Ureteral stents are tubes which are placed in the ureter between the bladder and kidney to maintain patency when otherwise due to stone burden, invasive tumor, scarring, or whenever the ureter has...
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5634894 |
Antisiphoning valve
A valve for preventing excessive cerebrospinal fluid flow in ventriculoperitoneal shunt, known as "siphoning", which occurs when a patient rapidly moves from a recumbent to an upright position, is...
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5462739 |
Microdelivery device and method for enhanced drug administration to the eye
A device for pinpoint application of micro-quantities of a pharmacologically suitable composition to the outer hard coat of the eye, comprises a micro-container with a fixation element. The...
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5387188 |
Pulsatile flow-accommodating fluid shunt
In a cerebrospinal fluid shunt including a flow control device forming a portion of a fluid conduit, a capacitive element is provided for reducing overdrainage of cerebrospinal fluid due to the...
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5192265 |
Adjustable-resistance anti-siphon device
An adjustable-resistance anti-siphon device for a cerebrospinal fluid shunt is provided. The device has a substantially rigid housing having an internal cavity which contains a first chamber and a...
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5176625 |
Stent for ureter
A ureteral stent is nominally straight, but is provided with a coil adjacent one end to prevent migration. The coil portion is straightened upon insertion into the ureter on a guide wire, and is...
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4867741 |
Physiological draining system with differential pressure and compensating valves
A compensating valve and a drainage system for draining a body fluid from one body region to another body region. The system enables routine drainage at predetermined differential pressures,...
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4865588 |
Magnetic bladder cycler and use method
A bladder cycler is provided with a magnetic valve for hospital, nursing home, and home care use in automatic emptying of the bladder of a patient. Manual override also is provided with variable...
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4795437 |
Siphon control device
A subcutaneously implantable siphon control device is provided for use in a physiological shunt system including a proximal catheter, a flow control valve and a distal catheter. The siphon control...
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4781675 |
Infusion cannula
The disclosure relates to an infusion cannula for infusing fluids into various cavities of the eye. The cannula comprises a tube having first and second ends and a check valve therebetween for...
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4729761 |
Tissue-implantable, fluid-dissipating device
A tissue-implantable fluid-dissipating device enabling fluid from a source to be delivered to and absorbed by tissue of the eye. In one embodiment the device includes a base plate having a radius...
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4673384 |
Valve for the treatment of hydrocephalus
A subcutaneous valve is provided for the treatment of hydrocephalus adapted to be inserted between a ventricular catheter and a distal catheter. The valve comprises a body enclosing a chamber...
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4554918 |
Ocular pressure relief device
A prosthetic device for the relief of high intraocular pressures associated with glaucoma is shown. The device includes a limp reservoir adapted to be worn against or within the eye wall, a conduit...
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4020840 |
Device for catheterizing the bladder
Hitherto for relieving the bladder as a result of prostate conditions a catheter has of necessity been inserted under medical supervision and remains permanently in the urethra between medical...
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3999553 |
Bio-medical pressure control device
An improved cerebrospinal fluid anti-syphoning device for insertion into the human body to provide control and regulation of fluid being transported from the lateral ventricles to another portion...
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3991768 |
Shunt system resistant to overdrainage and siphoning and valve therefor
A physiological shunt system for draining fluid from one region of the human body and discharging it into another in which means is included to resist overdrainage or siphoning of the region as a...
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3894541 |
Method of treating hydrocephalus
This disclosure relates to a catheter and method for its use to establish a connection between the cerebral ventricles and the proximal segment of a ligated neck vein for treating hydrocephalus....
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3889687 |
Shunt system for the transport of cerebrospinal fluid
A shunt system is disclosed for treating hydrocephalus by transporting cerebrospinal fluid from a source of such fluid to a selected site in the body of the patient, wherein the fluid is conducted...
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3769982 |
PHYSIOLOGICAL DRAINAGE SYSTEM WITH CLOSURE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO DOWNSTREAM SUCTION
A physiological drainage system for draining liquids from a source of the human body to a region where it is disposed of. The latter region is at a different elevation from the source region. The...
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EXCRETORY PROSTHESIS
A combination of a forced air-vacuum producing device and a water supply for cleansing and drying the perineal area of a body covered by a watertight cup having air and water supply means and a...
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