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US20080051896 |
Expandable Spinous Process Distractor
An expandable device is positioned surgically between spinous processes, permitting the incremental distraction of posterior spinal elements when the device is filled with a hardenable material.
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US20080051895 |
PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS
An apparatus includes a support member and a retention member. The support member has at least a portion configured to be disposed between a first spinous process and a second spinous process. The...
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US20080051894 |
PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS
A method includes moving a spinal implant such that a central portion of the spinal implant is disposed between adjacent spinous processes, radially extending a proximal portion of the spinal...
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US20080051893 |
PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
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US20080051892 |
PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
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US20080051891 |
PERCUTANEOUS SPINAL IMPLANTS AND METHODS
A method includes positioning a medical device within a body between adjacent spinous processes, moving the medical device from a collapsed configuration to an expanded configuration within the...
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US20080051890 |
Intervertebral Implants with Attachable Flanges and Methods of Use
Vertebral implants for spacing apart vertebral members. The implants may include a spacer with a first side and a second side that contact the vertebral members. A sidewall may extend between the...
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US20080051889 |
CARTILAGE IMPLANT
A cartilage implant for replacing a portion of the cartilage adjacent to a skeletal joint. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartilage implant includes a bearing portion and a drape. The bearing...
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US20080051888 |
Synthetic structure for soft tissue repair
Synthetic structures for fibrous soft tissue repair include a polymeric fibrillar structure that exhibits mechanical properties of the human fibrous soft tissue.
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US20080051887 |
Materials and methods for improved bone tendon bone transplantation
Disclosed herein is an improved Bone Tendon Bone graft for use in orthopedic surgical procedures. Specifically exemplified herein is a Bone Tendon Bone graft comprising one or more bone blocks...
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US20080051886 |
Method and device for vision correction via dual-optics accommodating intraocular lens
Method and design of a dual-optics accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) for vision correction of adult and pediatric eyes after cataract surgeries are disclosed. For adult eyes, a positive...
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US20080051885 |
Medical Devices, Drug Coatings and Methods for Maintaining the Drug Coatings Thereon
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
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US20080051884 |
Medical Devices, Drug Coatings and Methods for Maintaining the Drug Coatings Thereon
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
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US20080051883 |
Medical Devices, Drug Coatings and Methods for Maintaining the Drug Coatings Thereon
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
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US20080051882 |
Medical device for intra-lumenal delivery of pharmaceutical agents
The present invention relates to intra-lumenal drug delivery devices. The device, such as a stent, is coated or impregnated with a pharmaceutical agent suitable for use in treatment of restenosis,...
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US20080051881 |
Medical devices comprising porous layers for the release of therapeutic agents
In accordance with an aspect of the invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided in which a porous layer is disposed over a therapeutic-agent-containing region. In accordance...
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US20080051880 |
Drug delivery after biodegradation of the stent scaffolding
Disclosed is a stent comprising a bioabsorbable polymeric scaffolding; and a plurality of depots in at least a portion of the scaffolding, wherein the plurality of depots comprise a bioabsorbable...
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US20080051879 |
METHODS OF TREATING VENOUS VALVE RELATED CONDITIONS WITH A FLOW-MODIFYING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
Implantable medical devices adapted to modify fluid flow within a body vessel are provided herein. The medical devices may include a fluid flow restricting channel configured to reduce longitudinal...
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US20080051878 |
STENT FOR TREATING VULNERABLE PLAQUE
An intravascular stent assembly for implantation in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, is designed to treat a lesion with vulnerable plaque by reducing the fibrous cap stresses. The stent...
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US20080051877 |
STENT DESIGNS FOR USE IN PERIPHERAL VESSELS
Stent designs for use in peripheral vessels, such as the carotid arteries, are disclosed. The stents consist of a plurality of radially expandable cylindrical elements generally aligned on a common...
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US20080051876 |
INTRAVASCULAR STENT
An expandable stent for implanting in a body lumen, such as a coronary artery, peripheral artery, or other body lumen. In one aspect, the stent includes a butterfly pattern to which connecting...
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US20080051875 |
Bioabsorbable Polymeric Medical Device
In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer...
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US20080051874 |
Bioabsorbable Polymeric Medical Device
In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer...
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US20080051873 |
BIOABSORBABLE POLYMERIC MEDICAL DEVICE
In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer...
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US20080051872 |
BIOCORRODIBLE METALLIC IMPLANT HAVING A COATING OR CAVITY FILLING MADE OF A PEG/PLGA COPOLYMER
A stent made of a biocorrodible metallic material having a coating or cavity filling comprising a diblock or triblock copolymer made of (i) a poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) block and (ii) a...
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US20080051871 |
Medical Devices for Delivering a Therapeutic Agent and Method of Preparation
A device useful for localized delivery of a therapeutic agent includes a structure including a porous polymeric material and an elutable therapeutic agent in the form of a solid, gel, or neat...
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US20080051870 |
Marker element for the precise implantation of stents
The present invention concerns a marker element ( 1 ) for marking one or more boundaries of a section of a stent ( 2 ) with a mesh ( 20 ), the marker element ( 1 ) including a radiopaque material...
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US20080051869 |
CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDICAL DEVICES
A system for delivering a medical device, such as an angioplasty balloon, includes two catheter shafts. The distal portion of a first shaft includes a first balloon and is narrower than the...
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US20080051868 |
Bioabsorbable Polymeric Medical Device
In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer...
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US20080051867 |
Multiple in vivo implant delivery device
A delivery catheter for providing the percutaneous delivery of a plurality of vascular stents. One or more stops are provided in the delivery catheter between each of the plurality of stents. The...
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US20080051866 |
Drug delivery devices and methods
A biocompatible material may be configured into any number of implantable medical devices including intraluminal stents. Polymeric materials may be utilized to fabricate any of these devices,...
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US20080051865 |
Medical Devices, Drug Coatings and Methods for Maintaining the Drug Coatings Thereon
Medical devices, and in particular implantable medical devices, may be coated to minimize or substantially eliminate a biological organism's reaction to the introduction of the medical device to...
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US20080051864 |
EPICARDIAL LEAD
A lead for implanting into the epicardium includes a pair of tissue anchors coupled to a tissue engaging member, forming an anchor mechanism. The tissue anchors include electrodes coupled to...
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US20080051863 |
METHOD AND ANCHOR FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT, AND METHOD OF ANCHOR MANUFACTURE
An anchor and procedure for placing a medical implant, such as for monitoring physiological parameters. The anchor includes a central body in which a medical implant can be received. Arms and...
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US20080051862 |
Micro-Miniature Implantable Coated Device
An implantable micro-miniature device is disclosed. The device comprises a thin hermetic insulating coating and at least one thin polymer or metal secondary coating over the hermetic insulating...
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US20080051861 |
Implantable medical assemblies with improved flexibility, extensibility and positionability with branched structures
Implantable medical lead assemblies of a plurality of leads that are flexible and extensible in a controllable manner to facilitate subject body movements and that are bundled to create a branched...
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US20080051860 |
Cosmetic mask and method of using
A multi-layer cosmetic mask designed to enhance the absorption of skin care compositions is disclosed. The mask comprises a thermally reflective layer, composed of foil or similar material, and a...
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US20080051859 |
METHOD FOR TREATING INTERVERTEBRAL DISCS
A method of treating an intervertebral disc includes inserting an introducer into an intervertebral disc, inserting a catheter through the introducer and into the intervertebral disc, advancing a...
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US20080051858 |
Therapeutic methods using electromagnetic radiation
This invention provides methods for treating a variety of disorders using localized electromagnetic radiation directed at excitable tissues, including nerves, muscles and blood vessels. By...
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US20080051857 |
Medical equipment for coronary artery disease
The present invention relates to a low cost treatment device for coronary artery disease. The treatment device for coronary artery disease comprises a photonic glove, a heart-board, and a machine...
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US20080051856 |
Micro-Organism-Reducing Device
The invention relates to a micro-organism reducing device, comprising a radiation device which is provided with a light source, a photosensitive substance which treats the area to be treated and is...
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US20080051855 |
Pre-Positioned Storable Implantable Medical Device Assembly Allowing In Package Charging And Method
A storable implantable medical device assembly. An implantable medical device has a secondary coil operatively coupled to therapeutic componentry. A container holds the implantable medical device,...
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US20080051854 |
MRI COMPATIBLE IMPLANTED ELECTRONIC MEDICAL DEVICE WITH POWER AND DATA COMMUNICATION CAPABILITY
An antenna module, that is compatible with a magnetic resonance imaging scanner for the purpose of diagnostic quality imaging, is adapted to be implanted inside an animal. The antenna module...
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US20080051853 |
POWER EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
A method and device are disclosed for neural stimulation with improved power consumption and/or effectiveness. The stimulus generator is arranged, for example via a look up table, to recognise...
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US20080051852 |
DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE TRANSDERMAL STIMULATION OF A NERVE OF THE HUMAN BODY
The invention relates to a device for transdermal stimulation of a nerve of the human body, which device comprises at least one stimulation electrode and at least one reference electrode for...
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US20080051851 |
RESTORING COUGH USING MICROSTIMULATORS
A method of inducing forced expiration in a subject is disclosed. The method can include percutaneously placing an injectable microstimulator adjacent at least one thoracic spinal nerve that...
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US20080051850 |
METHOD AND DEVICES FOR STIMULATION OF AN ORGAN WITH THE USE OF A TRANSECTIONALLY PLACED GUIDE WIRE
Devices, systems and methods are provided for electrical stimulation of a body organ, particularly within the gastrointestinal tract. In preferred embodiments, the stomach is the organ within the...
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US20080051849 |
SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTROLLER
A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle ( 200 ), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field ( 210 ) to the...
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US20080051848 |
Electronics Package Suitable for Implantation
The invention is directed to a method of bonding a hermetically sealed electronics package to an electrode or a flexible circuit and the resulting electronics package that is suitable for...
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US20080051847 |
OPERATIONAL ELECTRODE IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT FOR AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL STIMULATOR
Controller, system and method for an implantable medical device having a plurality of electrodes, said implantable device being capable of delivering a therapeutic stimulation to a patient. An...
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