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8182540 |
Skull endosseous implant
Disclosed is a skull endosseous implant adapted to be implanted in the subject's skull to provide an access channel. A variety of sensor means may be installed in the access channel for monitoring...
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8185206 |
Electrical stimulation therapy to promote gastric distention for obesity management
The disclosure is directed to techniques for delivering electrical stimulation therapy to support obesity management. The electrical stimulation therapy is configured to cause at least partial...
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8180446 |
Method and system for cyclical neural modulation based on activity state
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively or cyclically blocking conduction in a peripheral neural structure are disclosed. Timing of delivery of blocking stimuli...
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8180457 |
System for cardiac resuscitation
System and method for monitoring and controlling, defibrillation and pacing which allows a victim of a cardiac rhythm abnormality immediate access to a medical professional at a central station,...
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8180447 |
Method for reversible chemical modulation of neural activity
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Methods and systems for...
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8180652 |
Remote healthcare method for measuring physiological parameter and reporting self-perceived health status
A remote healthcare method is applied to a healthcare server and includes the steps of receiving detected information from a physiological parameter detecting instrument, reading a patient...
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8180448 |
Tank filters placed in series with the lead wires or circuits of active medical devices to enhance MRI compatibility
A TANK filter is provided for a lead wire of an active medical device (AMD). The TANK filter includes a capacitor in parallel with an inductor. The parallel capacitor and inductor are placed in...
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8179190 |
Pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use
Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power...
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8180445 |
Use of interphase to incrementally adjust the volume of activated tissue
A neurostimulation system comprises one or more electrical contacts, output stimulation circuitry capable of outputting a multiphasic waveform (e.g., a biphasic waveform) to the electrical...
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8175705 |
System and method for sustained baroreflex stimulation
Various aspects of the present subject matter provide an implantable medical device. In various embodiments, the device comprises a baroreflex stimulator and a controller. The baroreflex stimulator...
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8175698 |
Treating bacteria with electric fields
Cells that are in the process division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective destruction of rapidly dividing...
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8175699 |
Punctual stimulation apparatus
An apparatus is disclosed for punctually stimulating nerve endings located in the region of the ears, said nerve endings extending to brain stem nuclei. The apparatus (1) has a support (2) which is...
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8175700 |
Capacitor and inductor elements physically disposed in series whose lumped parameters are electrically connected in parallel to form a bandstop filter
One or more inductors and one or more capacitors are physically disposed relative to one another in series and are electrically connected to one another in parallel to form a bandstop filter. Chip...
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8170660 |
System for thermal modulation of neural activity
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with thermal stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of...
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8170659 |
Method for thermal modulation of neural activity
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with thermal stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of...
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8170670 |
System and method for recovering from transient faults in an implantable medical device
A system and method is disclosed for system fault recovery by an implantable medical device which employs a global fault response. The system enables the device to consistently recover from...
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8170662 |
Method and apparatus for charging partitioned capacitors
One aspect of this disclosure relates to an apparatus for providing a selective capacitance. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a first and second capacitor in a stack, and a switching circuit...
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8170658 |
System for electrical modulation of neural conduction
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with electrical stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for...
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8165669 |
System for magnetic modulation of neural conduction
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with magnetic stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing...
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8165668 |
Method for magnetic modulation of neural conduction
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with magnetic stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing...
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8165670 |
Stimulation system for treatment of dysphagias
Stimulation system, comprising an implantable stimulation device (60), at least one implantable stimulation electrode (70) and at least one initializing sensor (40), whereby the initializing sensor...
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8165685 |
System and method for therapeutic neuromuscular electrical stimulation
A system for neuromuscular electrical stimulation therapy includes one or more sensors for sensing the position or the muscle contractions of a body part, such as an arm, hand, finger, leg, etc.; a...
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8160695 |
System for chemical modulation of neural activity
Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Methods and systems for...
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8160694 |
Adjustment mechanism for electrical medical appliances, and methods of use
Electrical medical equipment that includes a user operable primary adjustment mechanism containing two or fewer user-adjustable elements, and a controller adapted to control and alter at least one...
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8160708 |
Capacitor-integrated feedthrough assembly with improved grounding for an implantable medical device
A feedthrough assembly for use with implantable medical devices having a shield structure, the feedthrough assembly engaging with the remainder of the associated implantable medical device to form...
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8155747 |
Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods
Methods and systems for modifying the parameters of at least one hearing device for a patient with residual hearing provide needed orchestration of acoustic and electric stimulation of patients...
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8155753 |
Activity sensing for stimulator control
The disclosure describes a system that measures the distance between one or more electrodes and tissue of a patient, and controls one or more parameters of the stimulation delivered to the tissue...
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8155746 |
Cochlear implant sound processor with permanently integrated replenishable power source
A cochlear implant sound processor is powered by a rechargeable battery that is permanently integrated into the sound processor. The sound processor contains an inductive coil that may be tuned to...
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8155748 |
Methods of converting a behind-the-ear speech processor unit into a body worn speech processor unit
Apparatus and methods for converting one type of speech processor unit into another type of speech processor unit.
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8150527 |
Electric and acoustic stimulation fitting systems and methods
Methods and systems for modifying the parameters of at least one hearing device for a patient with residual hearing provide needed orchestration of acoustic and electric stimulation of patients...
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8150508 |
Vagus nerve stimulation method
An implanted electrical signal generator delivers a novel exogenous electrical signal to a vagus nerve of a patient. The vagus nerve conducts action potentials originating in the heart and lungs to...
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8150530 |
Activity sensing for stimulator control
The disclosure describes a system that measures the distance between one or more electrodes and tissue of a patient, and controls one or more parameters of the stimulation delivered to the tissue...
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8145326 |
Intra-cochlear electrode with a partially detachable hydrophilic segment for deferred self-positioning
A perimodiolar electrode for cochlear implantation includes an electrode carrier having a front end and a back end. The electrode carrier includes one or more contacts and a hydrophilic segment...
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8145299 |
Neural stimulation for treatment of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes
Systems and methods for treating metabolic syndrome and/or Type 2 diabetes, and/or one or more of their attendant conditions, by neural stimulation. In one embodiment, an implantable pulse...
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8145322 |
Flexible circuit electrode array device and a method for backside processing of a flexible circuit electrode device
The invention involves a flexible circuit electrode array device comprising: a polymer layer; wherein the polymer layer includes one or more metal traces, an electrode array; one or more bond pads;...
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8136532 |
System, apparatus, and method for facilitating interface with laryngeal structures
Systems and methods of positioning interface elements for interfacing with laryngeal structures of a subject such as for diagnosis or treatment of a laryngeal impairment. Illustratively, a needle...
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8140152 |
Functional ferrule
Described here are intracranial ferrules, systems, and methods for sensing and stimulating neural tissues. The ferrules are generally designed to include a holding area for retaining an implantable...
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8140170 |
Method and apparatus for renal neuromodulation
An apparatus for renal neuromodulation includes an expandable support member having a main body portion for engaging a wall of a blood vessel proximate a renal vasculature and at least one...
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8140158 |
Heart monitoring device and a system to detect vibrations concerning the status of the heart
An implantable heart monitoring system has a control circuit that operates an implanted vibrator to emit a vibration signal that interacts with tissue in vivo. A vibration sensor detects vibrations...
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8135478 |
Peltier unidirectional and selective nerve stimulation
Apparatus is provided including an assembly (22) and a control unit (36). The assembly (22) includes a housing (34) configured to be applied to a nerve (20) of a subject, and at least one cathode...
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8135471 |
Method and apparatus for inspiratory muscle stimulation using implantable device
An inspiratory muscle stimulation system uses an implantable medical device to deliver stimulation to control diaphragmatic contractions for slower and deeper breathing, thereby conditioning and...
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8135472 |
Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions
Systems and methods for treating autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and related dysfunctions are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes determining that a patient...
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8131359 |
System and method to deliver therapy in presence of another therapy
Various aspects relate to a method. In various embodiments, a therapy of a first therapy type is delivered, and it is identified whether a therapy of a second therapy type is present to affect the...
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8131358 |
System and method for maintaining a distribution of currents in an electrode array using independent voltage sources
In one technique, a desired electrical current distribution on at least three active electrodes is selected. An electrical energy perturbation is generated on at least one electrode. A...
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8131353 |
Methods and apparatuses for navigating the subarachnoid space
Disclosed is a method of navigating a spinal subarchnoid space in a living being, that includes percutaneously introducing a device into the spinal subarachnoid space at an entry location. The...
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8131357 |
Apparatus and methods for detecting migration of neurostimulation leads
Apparatus and methods for detecting lead migration through the use of measured artifactual data about the tissue in the vicinity of the lead.
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8128573 |
Methods and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture
A method of identifying the fossa ovalis in a patient by positioning one or more electrodes against the tissue of the interatrial septum of the patient and acquiring unipolar and/or bipolar...
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8126546 |
Anodal excitation of tissue
A cardiac stimulation device has a plurality of electrodes that deliver therapeutic electrical stimulation to the heart. At least one electrode is designated a cathode that cathodically induces...
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8123716 |
Pericardial delivery of treatment
An implantable cardiac therapeutic device having at least one implantable sensor arranged to sense at least one physiologic characteristic of a patient, an implantable therapeutic agent delivery...
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8126545 |
Active implantable medical device with at least two diagnostic and/or therapeutic functions
An active medical implantable device with at least two diagnostic and/or therapeutic functions is constructed from separate active implant modules (2 to 7) which are adapted to the respective...
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