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5080097 |
Combination pacer defibrillator electrodes and pacer-defibrillator and method for use therewith
A single paddle is capable of delivering pacing and defibrillating electrical pulses to a patient. In one embodiment, the paddle has a region of high electrical conductivity coupled to a...
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5058582 |
Apparatus for reactively applying electrical energy pulses to a living body
A device for therapeutic treatment of cells and tissues in a living body by non-invasively applying a developed field of pulsating electrical energy to a body site to stimulate repair or growth of...
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5056516 |
Implantable endocordial lead with torque-transmitting lanyard
An implantable endocardial lead with retractable fixation means. The fixation means comprises a sharpened helix which can be repeatedly both retracted within an electrode at a distal end of the...
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5056517 |
Biomagnetically localizable multipurpose catheter and method for magnetocardiographic guided intracardiac mapping, biopsy and ablation of cardiac arrhythmias
A cardiac electrocatheter with two or more electrodes of non-polarizable and non-ferromagnetic conducting material is described, arranged in such a configuration that an electric field of dipolar...
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5036848 |
Method and apparatus for controlling breathing employing internal and external electrodes
A method of stimulating breathing which comprises the steps of positioning a non-invasive internal electrode in the esophagus and two external electrodes on the chest. A pulsed stimulation of...
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5031617 |
Method of altering human blood glucose levels by the application of electric charge
Human blood glucose levels can be altered by the application of electric charge. The application of electric charge to the human body results in decreased in vivo blood glucose levels.
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5022390 |
Orthotic device for limiting limb notion at a joint
An orthotic device for limiting limb motion at a joint has two pivotally connected members which are shaped to conform to the portions of the anatomy on opposite sides of the joint. One member has...
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5018523 |
Apparatus for common mode stimulation with bipolar sensing
An apparatus for stimulating and sensing evoked response to stimulus in the heart. First and second electrodes are in electrical contact with the heart, a third indifferent electrode is also in...
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5016631 |
Minimum interface biomedical monitoring system
The present invention is a universal interface allowing a main implant to supply power and receive data from remotely implanted sensor modules through a minimum number of interconnecting lines. The...
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5014699 |
Electromagnetic method and apparatus for healing living tissue
A non-invasive, portable electromagnetic therapeutic method and apparatus for promoting the healing of damaged or diseased living tissue including fractured bone and in particular nonunion or...
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5005588 |
Method for increasing tumor sensitivity to chemotherapy
Drug-resistant tumor cells are rendered drug-sensitive by administering to the tumor cells a pump-affecting compound which suppresses the pumping action of P-glycoprotein on the tumor cells. In the...
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5000177 |
Bipolar lead adapter with resilient housing and rigid retainers for plug seals
An adapter for extending a sensing and stimulation delivery lead in a body stimulation system, such as a cardiac pacer or cardioverter defibrillator, includes a resilient, electrically insulative...
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5000178 |
Shielded electromagnetic transducer
An electrical to electromagnetic transducer for applying electromagnetic energy to damaged potions of the living body, which provides high efficiency generation of electromagnetic fields for...
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4998532 |
Portable electro-therapy system
A portable non-invasive apparatus for electro-therapeutic stimulation of tissue and bone healing readily worn or carried by a patient, capable of generating an energy-efficient signal coacting with...
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4993413 |
Method and apparatus for inducing a current and voltage in living tissue
A method for surgically non-invasively inducing, by a time-varying magnetic field, an electrical current and voltage in living tissue, and in particular bone tissue, to prevent osteoporosis and to...
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4991578 |
Method and system for implanting self-anchoring epicardial defibrillation electrodes
A method and system for positioning a defibrillation electrode within the pericardial space of a mammal is disclosed which includes means for distending the pericardium from the heart by injecting...
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4991582 |
Hermetically sealed ceramic and metal package for electronic devices implantable in living bodies
A hermetically sealed combination ceramic and metal package for electronic components of an electronic device implantable in a living body, at least some of the components being adversely affected...
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4989604 |
Electromagnetic device
An electromagnetic energy pulse emitter is disclosed for applying electromagnetic pulses in the frequency range of 2 to 16 hertz to acupuncture points on a patient. The device comprises a...
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4951688 |
Hyperthermic power delivery system
A system for providing hyperthermic treatment of tumerous tissue using a phased array antenna for focusing radio frequency (RF) energy on the tumorous tissue. A magnetic resonance system generating...
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4928689 |
Rate adaptive cardiac pacer system having living cell tissue for sensing physiologic demand
Described herein is a cardiac pacer pulse generator and lead combination in which sinus node cell tissue is harvested or cultured and appropriately affixed to the distal end of the pacing lead to...
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4915109 |
Defibrillator electrode adaptor
Disclosed is an adaptor (28, 90) for use with a paddle electrode equipped defibrillator (10) that allows alternative use of disposable defibrillation electrodes. In some applications, the adaptor...
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4913147 |
Heart pacemaker system with shape-memory metal components
A heart pacemaker system has an electrode line with a proximal end which is introduced into a connector of the pacemaker housing, and a distal end having an electrode head attachable to the heart...
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4895149 |
Apparatus for non-invasive stimulation of acupuncture points
Apparatus for non-invasive stimulation of the points commonly called acupuncture points on the cutaneous surface of the body is characterized in that it includes means for generating five primary...
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4890616 |
Energy saving technique for battery powered inductor
A battery-powered medical treatment inductor coil generates a pulsed current inducing a magnetic field in the inductor coil for interaction with the patient's body. At the end of a pulse, the...
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4877032 |
Sensor arrangement for the control of implantable devices
A sensor arrangement for controlling an implantable device, such as a heart pacemaker, has a number of individual sensors connected to an evaluation circuit through a catheter having at least two...
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4865037 |
Method for implanting automatic implantable defibrillator
A method and apparatus for implanting an automatic implantable defibrillator without the need for major surgery is disclosed. Preconfigured electrodes are straightened by the use of a stylet or by...
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4848345 |
Connection circuit and method for using monitor/defibrillator
A circuit for connecting a monitor/defibrillator to a patient and a method for monitoring the condition of the heart and for selectively applying a pulse of energy to the patient for...
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4846178 |
Electric field therapeutic apparatus
An electric field therapeutic apparatus comprising a D.C. source, an oscillator, a transformer, a rectificating circuit and output electrodes isolated from the environment for creating an electric...
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4846179 |
Electro-medical method and apparatus for treating folliculitis and cutaneous infected conditions
A method of treating folliculitis and other cutaneous infected conditions by an electrical spark discharge at the location of the cutaneous lesion, with intensity and duration sufficient to cause...
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4834100 |
Apparatus and method of defibrillation
A bi-polar coaxial cable or catheter is passed transvenously into or proximate the heart, and the electrodes or poles of the cable are so positioned to apply electrical energy to the heart for...
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4827932 |
Implantable defibrillation electrodes
A pair of defibrillation patch electrodes is adapted for close fitting placement over the ventricles of the heart, either epicardially or pericardially. One of the patches is contoured to fit over...
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4825871 |
Defibrillating or cardioverting electric shock system including electrodes
A device for a defibrillating or cardioverting electric shock to a patient for correcting securement tachyarrhythmias features of a catheter for insertion through the right atrium and into the...
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4802470 |
Electric field therapy apparatus
An electric field therapy apparatus having electrodes connected to a pair of output terminals characterized in that an intermediate point between the output terminals is connected, as a voltage...
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4774952 |
Cardioversion and defibrillation lead
A cardioversion and defibrillation lead system and a method of use of the lead system for applying energy to the heart. The lead system and method of application are designed to maximize the...
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4770328 |
Tissue stimulator casing
A casing for a tissue stimulator includes a box portion for containing the stimulator circuitry and a cover hingeably mounted on the box portion. The cover has a clip for mounting on the user's...
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4741339 |
Power transfer for implanted prostheses
Apparatus is provided for improving the coupling between an external inductive transmitting coil and an internal inductive receiving coil to transmit power and/or data to the receiving coil from...
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4735205 |
Method and apparatus including a sliding insulation lead for cardiac assistance
A method and apparatus for providing muscle stimulation in the field of Function Electrical Stimulation, particularly electrical stimulation to a muscle employed as a myocardial substitute. The...
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4619275 |
Grounding ring
Apparatus for discharging accumulated electrostatic charge from the human body includes a conductive ring to be worn on a finger. A first connector is attached to and electrically connected to the...
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4616655 |
Implantable pulse generator having a single printed circuit board and a chip carrier
The implantable pulse generator herein may take the form of a cardiac pacer. The generator includes a pulse generator circuit including passive and active chips. These are mounted on a chip carrier...
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4614194 |
Implantable pulse generator having a single printed circuit board for carrying integrated circuit chips thereon with chip carrier means
The human implantable pulse generator herein may serve as a cardiac pacer. The housing for the generator is minimized in size by mounting integrated circuit chips, forming the pulse generator...
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4570636 |
Method of electrically synthesizing sense of taste
A method of electrically synthesizing the sense of taste includes a step of previously determining respective time-varying, gustatory potential curves of the saltiness, bitterness, sweetness, and...
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4503857 |
Programmable cardiac pacemaker with microprocessor control of pacer rate
A programmable pacemaker apparatus having a microprocessor and means for receiving program information from an external source, means for generating and delivering stimulus signals and means for...
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4434798 |
Control circuit of a functional and therapeutic stimulator
In the control circuit of a functional and therapeutic stimulator with which pulses are generated for an artificial provocation of muscle contraction, the amplitude thereof and thereby the...
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4292980 |
Electrode assembly for use in electric field therapy apparatus
An electrode assembly for use in electric field therapy apparatus comprises arranging between a pair of opposed electrodes an appropriate number of auxiliary electrodes with a certain distance...
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D254934 |
Transcutaneous nerve stimulator case
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3968790 |
Electret method of promoting callus formation in regeneration of bones
Disclosed is an electret for use in regeneration of bones which is essentially made of polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon), polyhexafluoropropylene (FEP Teflon), polyester (Mylar), polypropylene and...
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3964490 |
Lead storage apparatus for electromedical device
An electromedical device including cable leads for delivering an electrical signal to the desired situs of a patient's body, such device having a storage mechanism for the cable leads which allows...
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3541390 |
STEADY-FIELD GENERATING ARRANGEMENT
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3531150 |
ELECTROSTATIC CONDITIONING ARRANGEMENT
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3527227 |
MICROWAVE ELECTRODES FOR MEDICAL THERAPY
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