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8439843 |
Automatic ankle brachial pressure index system
An ABPI measurement system includes two cuffs for each ankle and two cuffs for each arm of a patient. Each cuff has chambers. The four cuffs are applied to each limb (or finger or toe), each...
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8409214 |
Portable regulated vacuum pump for medical procedures
In various embodiments of the invention, an electro-vacuum pump can be used either as a stand alone unit to create, monitor and control a vacuum or to maintain, assist or as a back up for a hand...
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8389791 |
Treatment devices and methods with extending elements
Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a...
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8376959 |
Device for positioning a body part for fluid analysis
A device and a method are disclosed for positioning a body part (16) on an analytical device (14) for body fluids includes a flexible compression element (24) for pressing against the body part...
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8372111 |
System and method for applying pressure to human tissue
An apparatus is disclosed including but not limited to a group of force resistive objects for concurrently applying pressure to different positions on at least one of a plurality of human tissues;...
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8361107 |
Sphygmomanometer cuff for non-invasive blood pressure measurement
A sphygmomanometer cuff is provided for measuring the blood pressure over a blood vessel. The sphygmomanometer cuff has at least one inflatable cuff part (3), which can be filled with a fluid for...
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8357831 |
Surgical packing devices
Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving hemostasis in patients who have received skin-penetrating wounds to the body in regions such as the shoulder, pelvis, neck, or groin, where standard...
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8353929 |
Vascular wound closing apparatus and method
Wound closure apparatus is provided including a body having an elongated, lowermost force-transmitting surface operable to be placed in a proximal, external, wound-closing position on a patient,...
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8353927 |
Radial artery compression device
A radial artery compression device configured to be secured to a wrist or other portion of a patient to provide adjustable and consistent compression pressure in the area of a radial artery access...
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8343182 |
Tourniquet assembly
A tourniquet assembly includes a strap and a windlass crank attached to a windlass cord that forms a loop that is slidably engaged with anchors that are attached to the main strap. During use, the...
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8308756 |
Ring remover device and method
A procedure and a medical kit for removing a ring from a swollen finger are described. The kit includes a panel set, a compression tape, and a compression tape puller. The panel set encircles the...
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8308755 |
Elliptical retractor
A retractor for use in laparoscopic procedures includes an upper retractor ring, a lower retractor ring, and a retractor sheath extending between the upper retractor ring and the lower retractor...
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8303619 |
Nosebleed treatment apparatus and associated method
The nosebleed treatment apparatus features a pair of pliable mirror image nose pads comprising a first nose pad and a second nose pad. A gel pack is disposed within each nose pad. Each gel pack has...
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8277483 |
Vascular wound closing apparatus and method
Wound closure apparatus is provided including a body having an elongated, lowermost force-transmitting surface operable to be placed in a proximal, external, wound-closing position on a patient,...
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8273114 |
Grounded pressure cooling
A chiller is coupled to a plurality of cuffs suitable for application to extremities of a human subject, each cuff having an outer support belt with an adjustable diameter and an inner bladder...
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8246548 |
Ischemic conditioning for improved athletic performance
Methods for ischemic conditioning treatments of a chronic medical condition are provided. Baseline disease-related parameters of a patient with a chronic medical condition are measured. Ischemia is...
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8206414 |
Sequential lymphedema pump (SLP)
A method of treating a body limb by applying pressure to the limb using a flexible sheet having a plurality of successively connected inflatable chambers.
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8187297 |
Devices and methods for treatment of obesity
Devices, methods for treatment of obesity, as well as instruments and tools used in placing, adjusting and maintaining devices for treatment of obesity. Various embodiments of devices that are...
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8183428 |
Treatment or prevention of scars and/or keloids
Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a...
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8177808 |
Vein holder
The vein holder has an upright wall forming a central opening. The central opening is large enough to allow easy access by a needle. A bottom flange extends outwardly from the wall and rests...
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8168850 |
Methods for the treatment or prevention of scars and/or keloids
Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a...
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8163973 |
Integrated wound dressing system
An integrated wound dressing system and method including a bandage and a self-contained receptacle that stores treatment material for the care and treatment of wounds. The treatment material is...
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8142374 |
Portable device for the enhancement of circulation of blood and lymph flow in a limb
The present invention provides a portable device for enhancing circulation in a limb comprising at least one strap for encircling the limb, a motor and a mechanism driven by said motor for...
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8142368 |
Method of characterization and differentiation of tissue
A novel method for soft tissue characterization includes obtaining a sequence of surface stress patterns as a function of an increasing compression force when a probe is pressed against the tissue...
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8133211 |
Reduced pressure, compression systems and apparatuses for use on joints
A system for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a moveable tissue site, such as a joint, includes a flexible dressing bolster. The flexible dressing bolster has a first side and a second,...
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8114026 |
Methods and devices for remote ischemic preconditioning and near-continuous blood pressure monitoring
Single- or dual-bladder devices for remote ischemic preconditioning and blood pressure monitoring are disclosed along with various oscillometry-based and other methods for detecting systolic and...
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8114117 |
Compression device with wear area
A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body has an inner face for being placed adjacent to the part of the wearer's body in use and an outer face opposite the inner...
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8115048 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Treatment or prevention of scars and/or keloids
Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a...
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8100937 |
Pressure assist system for facilitating vascular hemostasis, and associated method
A pressure assist system for facilitating vascular hemostasis includes a support bar and a midbar extending perpendicularly from a middle portion of the support bar, for supporting a user's thumb...
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8070768 |
Devices and methods for treatment of obesity
Implantable devices, instruments, kits and methods for treatment of obesity. One or more devices can be implanted adjacent to or in contact with the stomach to occupy a space to prevent the stomach...
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8066691 |
Method and system for preparing soft tissue for grafting, enhancing grafting results, and grafting autologous fat to soft tissue such as the breast
A method is disclosed for preparing a soft tissue site, and augmenting the soft tissue site, such as the breast(s) of a subject through use of devices that exert a distractive force on the...
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8063263 |
Methods for the treatment or prevention of scars and/or keloids
Devices, bandages, kits and methods are described that can control or regulate the mechanical environment of a wound to ameliorate scar and/or keloid formation. The mechanical environment of a...
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8048105 |
Adaptive surgical tourniquet apparatus and method
An adaptive surgical tourniquet comprises: an inflatable cuff for encircling a limb of a patient; pressurizing means for pressurizing the cuff; pressure relief means for depressurizing the cuff;...
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8048009 |
Clamping device for therapeutic applications
A clamping device for therapeutic applications can comprise an extended handle, a powered linear actuator mounted to the extended handle, and a C-shaped clamp attached to the extended handle and...
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8043327 |
Auto release tourniquet apparatus
An auto-release tourniquet apparatus has a strap, a housing having a first slot therein suitable for receiving a first end of the strap and a second slot suitable for receiving another portion of...
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8012113 |
Spinal brace
A spinal brace includes a flexible air injectable band configured to be disposed about a torso of a user and to provide traction to a spine of the user, at least one support panel configured to...
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7980540 |
Stabilizer for in vivo examination
Dynamic movement of a specimen in a pressing direction and in directions intersecting the pressing direction is effectively suppressed, while maintaining the viability of the specimen. A stabilizer...
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7967748 |
Resiliently supported seal cap for hand assisted laparoscopic surgical procedures
A laparoscopic disk assembly for a Hand Assisted Laparoscopic Surgery (HALS) procedure includes an exteriorly visible laparoscopic disk (seal cap) attached to a retractor skirt. The laparoscopic...
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7951104 |
Brace for arm or elbow region including angularly-displaced muscle/tendon engaging portions
Systems and methods are disclosed for providing supplemental support to the arm and/or elbow region of an individual. In one exemplary implementation, a brace for a user's arm is provided...
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7938846 |
Femoral compression device
A femoral compression device (1) for compressive bearing against the femoral artery of a patient, comprising a base plate (2), an inflatable air cushion (4), and an electronic manometer (8)...
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7927297 |
Therapeutic treatment apparatus and method
An improved treatment apparatus and method of using in which the device has plural protruding contact elements, each preferably having an undulating contact surface with one or more peaks. In one...
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7927295 |
Device and method for compressing wounds
A dressing for applying compression to a wound in a patient includes a bladder having a non-deformable end wall and a deformable membrane. The dressing may include a flexible web having an adhesive...
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7909848 |
Tissue retractor and guide device
A tissue retractor and guide device for use in securing a spinal fixation plate to a spine is provided. In general, the device includes an elongate member having a guide member formed thereon or...
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7909849 |
Matching limb protection sleeve for tourniquet cuff
Apparatus is provided for protecting a patient's limb from tourniquet-related injury, comprising: a tourniquet cuff having a length sufficient for encircling a limb protection sleeve applied to a...
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7879069 |
Anti-pooling vest for patients undergoing hemodialysis and in critical care
An anti-pooling vest to be worn by a patient undergoing a hemodialysis procedure is disclosed for inhibiting intradialytic hypotensive symptoms in the patient during the course of hemodialysis...
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7879068 |
Feedback sensing for a mechanical restrictive device
An apparatus comprises an implantable mechanically adjustable band configured to form a restriction in a patient. The band defines an inner diameter. The mechanical adjustability of the band is...
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7846119 |
***WITHDRAWN PATENT AS PER THE LATEST USPTO WITHDRAWN LIST***
Therapeutic treatment apparatus and method
An improved treatment apparatus and method of using in which the device has plural protruding contact elements, each preferably having an undulating contact surface with one or more peaks. In one...
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7824422 |
Adjustable gastroplastry ring comprising a grip tab
The invention relates to a gastroplasty ring formed by a flexible band (2) which comprises a first end part (5) and a second end part (6) and which is intended to be closed around the stomach...
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7793661 |
Method and apparatus for treatment of snoring and sleep apnea
An anti-snoring device that attaches to a specific area of the neck. The attachment means can be an adhesive, a clip or an implant. The device exerts a predetermined pulling force on this area of...
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7780612 |
Adjustable tissue compression device
A medical device is arranged to provide adjustable, user-controlled, perpendicular compression to soft tissues. In a preferred embodiment, the pressure is adjusted by a threaded bolt or threaded...
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