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5261876 |
Enhanced peritoneal membrane plasmapheresis
The method of treatment called peritoneal membrane plasmapheresis for removal of plasma proteins is enhanced by specification of a sequence of two or three solutions for instilling into and...
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5257977 |
Technique for localized thermal treatment of mammals
A technique for localized thermal therapeutic treatment of mammals comprising the steps of inserting a catheter through a urethra, the catheter including a first elongate portion including first...
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5256139 |
Intra-abdominal organ manipulator, irrigator, aspirator and method
A method of using an intra-abdominal organ manipulator, irrigator and/or aspirator, which includes a tubular probe member with distal and proximal ends and a through lumen extending the length...
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5246012 |
Bronchoalveolar lavage catheter
An outer catheter so sized and configured so as to extend from a point below the first bifurcation of the trachea through the upper respiratory system of the patient is disposed about an inner...
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5244924 |
Diluent for perfluorocarbons employed for retinal unfolding (unfolding PFCL) and method of treatment
A diluent for perfluorocarbons used for retinal unfolding (unfolding PFCL), consisting of a perfluorocarbon (diluent PFCL), which has a low viscosity and is volatile at room temperature, with a...
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5243986 |
Dissolution of concretions in a bodily cavity
Apparatus for dissolving concretions within a bodily cavity, for example in the gall bladder, under the action of a solvent fluid applied within the bodily cavity, comprises an ultrasonic...
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5242390 |
Endometrium coagulating surgical method for thermal destruction of the endometrium
Apparatus and surgical procedures are provided for completely coagulating endometrial tissue of the uterus by means of heated liquid in the distended uterus under direct view of a thermally...
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5232439 |
Method for pumping fluid from a flexible, variable geometry reservoir
A method of pumping fluid from an IV bag with a volumereducible chamber capable of holding the bag. The method includes the steps of placing the bag in the chamber and reducing the volume of the...
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5226429 |
Laparoscopic gastric band and method
A gastric band adapted for laparoscopic placement around the stomach and a method for deploying the band is described. The band is useful for creating a small pouch with a reinforced stoma in the...
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5222941 |
Method of dissolving an obstruction in a vessel
A method of dissolving an obstruction in a blood vessel by the steps of preventing blood which is in contact with the obstruction from flowing through the vessel to locations downstream of the...
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5213570 |
System and method for oxygenation of the pericardium
The present invention relates to a system and method for oxygenation of ischemic tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for supplying oxygen to the myocardium...
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5207640 |
Method of anesthetizing a patient
A method of anesthetizing a patient includes the steps of providing a plurality of gas permeable tubes, providing means for injecting an anesthetizing gas onto the tubes, inserting the tubes within...
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5197950 |
Scheduled bowel management system
A system for scheduling and controlling the maintenance and functioning of the large bowel in fecally incontinent patients is provided which comprises inducement of a multi-day period of...
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5197947 |
Powered clysis and clyser
A pneumatically powered clysis device which can be rapidly assembled from disposable components. The device allows the rapid infusion of subcutaneous fluids to greatly facilitate the harvesting of...
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5188592 |
Dynamic pressurized catheter with simultaneous oxygen delivery and suction
An apparatus and method is disclosed for an improved multi-tubed catheter for physically dislodging and removing material from a lung by suction and simultaneously aerating the lung with oxygen....
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5186715 |
Biliary drainage method
A drainage system for draining bile is provided. The drainage system includes an elongated drainage catheter with distal segment and a proximal segment. The catheter includes a first lumen which...
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5181518 |
Method of evaluating cardioprotective agents
A bioassay and model is disclosed for screening experimental cardioprotective drugs and techniques, which employs small laboratory animal hearts in a model which mimics the pathophysiologic process.
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5181908 |
Method and apparatus for lavaging with oxygenated irrigating fluid while suctioning
A suction catheter and method of using same in which oxygenated irrigating fluid is provided to the suctioning site. The oxygenated fluid can be formed using a Y-connector to mix oxygen and fluid...
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5167619 |
Apparatus and method for removal of cement from bone cavities
A surgical apparatus having a handpiece, a vibration source with the handpiece for generating mechanical vibrations in response to current supplied thereto, and elongated hollow tool operatively...
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5167620 |
Eye surgery methods
Collapse of the cornea into the cavity formed when material such as the lens is removed from an eye in the irrigation-aspiration method is minimized by incorporating a pressure responsive, variable...
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5163905 |
Regional perfusion dissolution catheter
A device for performing regional perfusion obstruction dissolution, composed of: an infusion catheter insertable into a blood vessel to extend across the site of an obstruction, the catheter having...
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5158538 |
Regulating peritoneal lymphatic drainage and uses therefor
A method for blocking lymphatic drainage of the peritoneal cavity of a living mammal by introducing into such cavity particles in the range from about 15 to 150 micron in their shortest cross...
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5141493 |
Peritoneal dialysis system
A peritoneal dialysis system is disclosed for administering substantially sterile dialysate to the peritoneal cavity of a patient. The system includes a dialyzer for passing a primary solution and...
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5137510 |
System and method for oxygenation of the heart using subpericardial fluids
The present invention relates to a system and method for oxygenation of ischemic tissue. In particular, the present invention relates to a system and method for supplying oxygen to the myocardium...
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5135484 |
Method of removing plaque from vessels
A method of removing plaque from vessels by at least partially isolating a portion of a vessel which is partially occluded by plaque from the remainder of the vessel, forcing a slurry to flow in...
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5123902 |
Method and apparatus for performing surgery on tissue wherein a laser beam is applied to the tissue
Surgical procedures on biological tissue are carried out with the aid of a laser with substances being applied to the tissue before or during the treatment and these substances are absorbent in the...
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5098373 |
Process for controlling blood pumps in the extra-corporeal circuit of a single needle arrangement and apparatus thereof
The invention is directed to a process and an arrangement for control of blood pumps in an extra-corporeal circuit provided to a single needle arrangement. In order to avoid recirculation, in...
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5085631 |
Method and kit for administering spinal subarachnoid anesthesia
A method for administering spinal subarachnoid anesthesia to a patient is disclosed. The method includes the steps of: (a) providing an introducer assembly having an outer epidural needle having a...
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5085630 |
Oxygenated fluorocarbon nutrient solution
The invention provides novel improved oxygenated fluorocarbon nutrient solutions for treatment of hypoxic-ischemic neurologic tissue in mammals. The invention also provides methods of making such...
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5083572 |
Removal of secretions from the prepubertal vagina
Disclosed are methods of and apparatus for obtaining adequate vaginal secretions from the vaginas of prepubertal females for laboratory tests without causing iatrogenic damage to the genital tract...
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5084012 |
Apparatus and method for irrigation and aspiration of interior regions of the human eye
An instrument for aspirating and irrigating unwanted material from all regions of the capsule of the eye, especially suitable for cataract removal, including an instrument having a hooked tip...
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5083549 |
Endoscope with tapered shaft
A fiber optic endoscope has a shaft with a varying outer diameter. The distal end of the shaft is sufficiently small in outside diameter for maneuvering it through various body canals, and is...
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5078678 |
Method and apparatus for locating a catheter adjacent to a pacemaker node of the heart
A method and apparatus for locating a catheter adjacent to a pacemaker node of the heart. The placement of a catheter tip just before SA heart pacemaker node is a common and desired procedure in...
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5057075 |
Method for implanting a catheter
A method for implanting a catheter is disclosed. The method provides for catheter implantation in two stages. Initially, the entire catheter will be implanted in the living body. After sufficient...
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5057098 |
Apparatus and method for extracting cataract tissue
Apparatus and method for extracting cataract tissue in which the cataract is first softened by focusing laser radiation thereon and subsequently a tube inserted through an incision to a position...
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5055198 |
Autologous blood recovery membrane system and method
An apparatus for recycling autologous blood from a patient for reinfusion back to the patient comprising suction means, admixing means for admixing aspirated blood with a washing fluid, filtering...
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5053003 |
Method and apparatus for peritoneal dialysis using a "Y" tubing set
An apparatus for carrying out peritoneal dialysis on a patient having a catheter ending in a patient connector, includes a tubing set in a "Y" configuration, including a first, second and third...
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5037385 |
Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis method
A wholly implantable continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis system comprises a first part (20) including tubing (21) for location as an access catheter affording a flowpath for dialysing...
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5037384 |
Method and apparatus for the treatment of complicated retinal detachments
The present invention relates to an improved microsurgical instrumentation, and an improved method using a perfluorocarbon material for hydrokinetic manipulation, for the surgical treatment of...
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5029584 |
Method and apparatus for measuring patient blood loss
The present invention is related to a method and apparatus for monitoring the cumulative amount of blood in a blood-containing liquid mixture emanating from a patient during a surgical procedure,...
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5024654 |
Insulated infusion and aspiration probe
A surgical instrument is provided which has two concentric transfer tubes: an outer tube and an inner tube. One tube is used for aspiration of fluid, the other for infusion of fluid. The concentric...
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5018508 |
System and method using chemicals and ultrasound or ultrasound alone to replace more conventional surgery
A method for rendering a gallbladder dysfunctional without surgical removal comprises the steps of infusing the gallbladder with methyl-tert-butyl ether (MTBE), then, while the gallbladder is so...
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5002528 |
Percutaneous irrigation and drainage system
A closed system for percutaneous irrigation and drainage of cavities containing abscesses, sterile fluid collections or hematomas includes an irrigant reservoir; an irrigation tube connects the...
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4994025 |
Method of dissolving cholesterol-rich calculi with short chain halogenated organic solvents and cosolvents
Disclosed is a method for dissolving cholesterol-rich calculi, most preferably gallstones in vivo, comprising contacting the calculus with a fluid compound of the formula R-X, R having 2 to 4...
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4983161 |
Method for using a connector cap and cover therefor
A cap and cover are provided as a separate, disposable adjunct to the process of peritoneal dialysis, the cap and cover being connectable either together or to the two connectors, respectively,...
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4979937 |
Method and apparatus involving intercostal and lumbar perfusion
A method and apparatus for providing circulation to distal organs and blood flow for intercostal lumbar perfusion during aortic surgery by means of an intercostal and lumbar perfusion shunt having...
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4976683 |
Peritoneal dialysis method
This invention relates to an improved method for conducting peritoneal dialysis with a decreased total volume of dialysis fluid used and increased efficacy parameters such as ultrafiltration rate,...
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4965253 |
Viscoelastic material for ophthalmic surgery
An ophthalmic surgical procedure wherein the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye is filled with viscoelastic space-filling and ocular tissue protective surgical material, the improvement...
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4963130 |
Intra-peritoneal perfusion of oxygenated fluorocarbon
A novel method of oxygenating the tissue of a living mammal is disclosed comprising the steps of providing an oxygenated fluorocarbon-containing liquid; injecting that oxygenated liquid into the...
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4955857 |
Multi-enzyme bioreactor therapy for cancer
A new therapy for cancer which involves removal from circulation of several nonessentials amino acids, some essential amino acids and folic acid simultaneously and continuously for long-term...
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