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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...