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8103012 |
Electromechanical speech aid
An electromechanical system for the stimulating of vibration of biological tissue, particularly of the human throat tissue, is provided with an electromechanical converter (12) having a...
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8096302 |
Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of the body, such as the pharyngeal conduit
Systems and methods incorporate implant structures, and/or implantation devices, and/or surgical implantation techniques, to make possible the treatment of physiologic conditions, such as sleep...
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8051856 |
Tracheostomy valves and related methods
The embodiments of the present tracheostomy valves include a flexible diaphragm abutting a rib shaped substantially as a flat plate. Opposite the rib, the diaphragm abuts a boss and forms an...
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7998200 |
Voice prosthesis device
A voice prosthesis device includes a barrel defining a passageway, a tracheal flange adjacent a tracheal end of the barrel and an esophageal flange adjacent an esophageal end of the barrel. The...
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7992566 |
Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea
An apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea and/or snoring are provided. The apparatus includes an appliance sized and structured to be placed in the pharyngeal region of a human or animal....
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7985254 |
Endobronchial fluid exhaler devices and methods for use thereof
Apparatus is provided, including a first rotating member configured to be implanted in an airway of a subject and rotated in an inhalation direction by an inhaled flow of fluid in the airway. A...
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7975696 |
Voice prosthesis dilator/sizer
A voice prosthesis dilator and sizer device is provided including an elongated member having a first end with a tip and a flange and a second end with a stop portion. The elongated member includes...
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7942931 |
Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agent
The present invention includes an intra-bronchial device, system, and method for providing a therapeutic agent to a patient. A device includes a flow control member for placement in an air...
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7909868 |
Voice prosthesis automatic flange deployment confirmation method and device
A gel cap is loaded on a folded flange of a voice prosthesis which is loaded on an end portion of an inserter, wherein a tip of the end portion is pressed against a valve flap of the voice...
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7887585 |
Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung
Systems and devices for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak,...
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7854228 |
Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use
Methods and systems for lung volume reduction of a patient are described. The methods include implanting a flow control device in a bronchial passageway of the lung. The flow control device...
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7771472 |
Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use
Disclosed is an assembly for loading a bronchial flow control device into a container, such as into a delivery catheter. The assembly includes a funnel housing and a puller housing that mate with...
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7691151 |
Articulable Anchor
An implantable device for providing one-way flow of air through a lumen in a human lung to reduce the volume of air trapped in a diseased portion of the lung by occluding the lumen to prevent...
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7686021 |
Pharyngeal tissue stabilization
A patient's pharyngeal wall is treated by inserting an expander member into the airway and positioning an active portion of the expander member in opposition to portions of the pharyngeal wall to...
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7670373 |
Occlusion device
An obturator for a bronchial tube or tubule of a human or animal lung comprises a blocking element (92) and a securing element (90). The blocking element serves to seal the tube or tubule against...
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7662181 |
Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures
Systems, methods and devices for performing pulmonary procedures, and in particular treating lung disease. A flow control element includes a valve that prevents airflow in the inhalation direction...
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7520897 |
Medical devices having antimicrobial properties
Microbial growth on the surface of a valve of a voice prosthesis and optionally the cartridge or ring supporting the valve, is inhibited by providing antimicrobial activity at a level sufficient to...
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RE39923 |
Flanged cylindrical implant and method of insertion
A device for insertion into a puncture in a tracheoesophageal wall includes a cylindrical body and a flexible first flange provided on an outside surface of the body. The flange has a use...
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7285133 |
Artificial larynx
An artificial larynx prosthesis (C) is object of the present invention, comprising: a first substantially ring-shaped element (A), taller in the back than in the front; a second pyramid-shaped...
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7166128 |
Voice prosthesis
A voice prosthesis to be mounted in a fistula between trachea and esophagus comprises a spool-shaped element with a through passage and a valve mechanism controlling the connection through said...
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7156881 |
Counteracting bioprosthetic calcification
Adapting crosslinking with triglycidyl amine (TGA) to incorporate the use of a particular type of anti-calcification agent provides a broad-reaching solution to the problem in vivo bioprosthesis...
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7128747 |
Apparatus and methods for reducing lung volume
Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the volume of a lung using a clip including a plurality of tines. The clip is advanced along an interior of a bronchial passage to a predetermined...
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7090697 |
Device for treating dysphonia and method of treating with use of the same
A device for treating spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and a surgical method of treating SD with use of the same are disclosed. The cause for SD is an excessively tight closure of the glottis. The device...
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7025784 |
Method and apparatus for a tracheal valve
An externally worn tracheal valve has a valve assembly supporting a flexible, resilient lightweight diaphragm centrally thereof. The diaphragm is folded towards the trachea so that air expelled...
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7011829 |
Tissue filler
Disclosed are a tissue filler and tissue reconstruction method using the same that enables missing or reduced tissue of a body to recover to a normal state thereof, and the tissue filler comprised...
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6948526 |
Valve mounting assembly for voice prosthesis-cartridge and ring
The valve mounting system of the invention incorporates a hard cartridge with a grove on its outer, distal surface and a slot communicating distal from the end of the cartridge with the grove and a...
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6941950 |
Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use
Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to...
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6776797 |
Method of inserting a flanged device into a human body
An invention relating to a method for the delivery, or placement, of, for example, a voice prosthesis into a puncture. A flexible flange provided on an outside surface of the device is temporarily...
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6735315 |
Electric artificial larynx
This electric artificial larynx 1 comprises a sound source generating unit 3 which is held by interposition means 2 attached directly or indirectly to the human body 10 and can be always placed...
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6724898 |
Speech recovery device
There is provided an apparatus and method for assisting speech recovery in people with inability to speak due to aphasia, apraxia or another condition with similar effect. A hollow, rigid,...
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6558686 |
Method of coating medical devices with a combination of antiseptics and antiseptic coating therefor
A medical device of metallic or non-metallic material coated with a combination of antiseptics and a method for coating such an implant with a combination of antiseptics is provided. Different...
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6422235 |
Vocal valve with filter
A vocal valve for connection to a tracheostoma comprises a filter (16) for moisture and heat exchange at breathing through the vocal valve, and a housing (15) receiving the filter and having a...
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6359988 |
Process for introduce realistic pitch variation in artificial larynx speech
In electrolaryngeal speech, an excitation signal is provided by means of a buzzer held against the neck. The buzzer is usually operated at a constant frequency. While such Transcutaneous Artificial...
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6358222 |
Shunt valve
A shunt valve is provided for insertion into a surgically produced connecting canal between the trachea and the esophagus. The valve has a tube-like section (1) with an open lumen (11) to be turned...
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6334441 |
Phonation valve for breathing tube
In accordance with the present invention, a phonation valve which is cooperatively connectable to a breathing tube connected to a patient's airway, includes a valve body having first and second...
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6254638 |
Voice prosthesis with biomedical sealing on the circumference
A voice prosthesis has a tubular body with two ends and an internal through-cavity communicating the ends. There are external widened sections at the two ends, with a valve body at the first end to...
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6252966 |
Artificial larynx
An artificial larynx includes a case containing a circuitboard subassembly, a battery subassembly, a transducer subassembly, and a switch subassembly that are interconnected to function as means...
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6193751 |
Tracheostoma valve with spring-loaded piston
A tracheostoma valve includes a tubular housing with an inner aperture at an inner end, and a smaller outer aperture at an outer end. The inner end of the valve is for being attached to a stoma of...
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6159243 |
Kit for implantation of a voice prosthesis in patients on whom a laryngectomy has been performed
A voice prosthesis implantation kit includes a leader element which can be introduced via the mouth into the oesophagus until the leading end or tip of the leader element is located close to the...
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6070581 |
Laryngeal airway device
A laryngeal airway device includes an air tube with proximal and distal ends, and a sealing member attached to the distal end of the air tube. The sealing member includes an anterior surface...
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6053167 |
Tracheostomy cannula
A tracheostomy cannula for use in a tracheostoma is described, which is provided with a hose-like outer cannula into which an inner cannula, which is also hose-like, can be guided and can be locked...
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6007545 |
Dilating catheter for the introduction of expandable stents
A dilating catheter is provided for introducing and inserting an expandable stent. The dilating catheter includes an inflatable balloon, which is applied on a distal section of said catheter and...
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5976151 |
Method and device for mounting a tubular element
Method and device and device for inserting a tubular prosthesis having a retainer projecting transversely at each end thereof, said retainer being resiliently foldable towards the axis of said...
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5957978 |
Valved fenestrated tracheotomy tube
A tracheotomy tube comprises a first port for orienting outside the neck of a wearer, a second port for orienting within the trachea of the wearer, and a passageway connecting the first and second...
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5935165 |
Voice prosthesis, and control unit for use in the fitting thereof
A voice prosthesis intended for placing in an opening in the wall between the oesophagus and the windpipe, in the case of which the windpipe opens out into the neck by way of a stoma, comprises a...
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5919231 |
Delivery system for voice prosthesis
A device for insertion into a first opening in a body includes a device body having a longitudinal axis and a flexible first flange provided on an outside surface of the device body. The first...
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5911756 |
Intralaryngeal prosthesis
A prosthesis (P1, P2) intended to remedy laryngeal dysfunction includes a tubular body (1) which is intended to be introduced into the larynx (8) and which, at one of its ends is shaped in a bevel...
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5855607 |
Implant for medialisation of vocal cord
An implant for medialization of vocal cords after vocal cord paralysis, to be inserted into an opening of a shield cartilage formed by operation, the implant has an element which is bent from a...
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5812681 |
Artificial larynx with frequency control
An artificial larynx of the type having a case and a battery-powered, tone-producing, electrical circuit within the case, includes control components for enabling a user to turn on the circuit and...
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5806515 |
Supplemental oxygen adapter for tracheostomy speaking valves
An oxygen adapter for delivering low volume supplemental oxygen to a tracheostomized patient using a conventional tracheostomy speaking valve is provided, the adapter including a tube fitting for...
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