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<title><![CDATA[Orthopedic and Anti-Apnea Apparatus for Reposing or Sleeping]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092908.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The apparatus ( 4, 5 ) allows sleeping on the back without any height or declivity between the head and the bed maintaining horizontal orthopedic correct position for the vertebral bone structure and allowing the air to flow more naturally in the respiratory system, reducing the apnea problem and improving the sleep quality. The apparatus allows further that the head is elevated above the bed only when a human sleeps on his left side ( 1 ) or right side ( 3 ) and that when a person turns to his side his head will be elevated gradually.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Face Mask]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092909.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A medical face mask comprising a central transparent portion, an outer filter portion and, optionally, one or more antimicrobial agents is described.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASAL ASSEMBLY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092905.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. A pair of second connector portions are removably and rotatably connected to respective first connector portions of the frame and are in communication with respective inlet conduits, e.g., directly or via angle connectors. A headgear assembly is removably connected to the pair of second connector portions and/or the angle connectors so as to maintain the frame and the nozzle assembly in a desired adjusted position on the patient's face.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASAL ASSEMBLY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092904.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. A pair of second connector portions are removably and rotatably connected to respective first connector portions of the frame and are in communication with respective inlet conduits, e.g., directly or via angle connectors. A headgear assembly is removably connected to the pair of second connector portions and/or the angle connectors so as to maintain the frame and the nozzle assembly in a desired adjusted position on the patient's face.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EMERGENCY ESCAPE BREATHING DEVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092890.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An emergency escape breathing device comprises an oxygen bottle configured to contain compressed oxygen, an oxygen release regulator configured to release of the compressed oxygen at a constant rate during use of the emergency escape breathing device, the oxygen release regulator being substantially contained within the oxygen bottle.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oral airway]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092882.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An oral airway for providing an air passage to a patient's trachea including two embodiments. In both embodiments, the oral airway includes a curved section and a straight section with the curved section having spaced-apart curved upper and lower members and the straight section having spaced-apart planar upper and lower members with the same width. In the first embodiment, the curved upper member has the same width as the planar upper member with the curved lower member having a greater width than the width of the lower planar member. In the second embodiment, the width of the curved lower member is greater than the width of the planar lower member and the distance between the curved upper and lower members is greater than the distance between the planar upper and lower members.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SEE-THROUGH MASK TO FACILITATE COMMUNICATION IN ENVIRONMENTS REQUIRING THE WEARING OF A MASK]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092897.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A mask for use by a person working with one or more colleagues who rely upon lip-reading for oral communication. The mask includes a body, including a see-through portion formed of a substantially transparent material, and a retaining member adapted to secure the body to a wearer, wherein with the mask secured to the wearer, the see-through portion of the body is positioned over the lips of the wearer.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gas Flow Control In A Ventilator]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092891.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A ventilator or fluid delivery system that provides a flow of gas to an airway of a user. The ventilator includes a source of gas ( 30, 32 ), a conduit ( 63, 65, 42 ) that carries the flow of gas to the airway of a patient, a first valve ( 38, 40 ) that controls a pressure, flow, or volume, of the flow of gas, a pressure sensor ( 46 ) operatively coupled to the conduit between the valve and the patient and adapted to monitor a pressure of the gas in the conduit, and a controller ( 50 ) adapted to control the valve based on an output of the pressure sensor The ventilator further includes a restrictor ( 62 ) provided in the conduit between the pressure sensor and the patient. The restrictor, in essence, divides the fluid delivery system such that a first volume is defined in the conduit between the valve and the restrictor and a second volume is defined in the conduit between the patient and the restrictor, wherein the first volume is less than the second volume. The control system controls the pressure, flow, or volume relative to the first volume so that an accurate, fast, and stable control of the pressure, flow, or volume is achieved.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NASAL ASSEMBLY]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092906.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A nasal assembly for delivering breathable gas to a patient includes a frame having an integrally formed first connector portion. A nozzle assembly includes a gusset or base portion and a pair of nozzles. At least one inlet conduit is structured to deliver breathable gas into the frame and nozzle assembly for breathing by the patient. A pair of second connector portions are removably and rotatably connected to respective first connector portions of the frame and are in communication with respective inlet conduits, e.g., directly or via angle connectors. A headgear assembly is removably connected to the pair of second connector portions and/or the angle connectors so as to maintain the frame and the nozzle assembly in a desired adjusted position on the patient's face.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Fixing device for endotracheal tube]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092901.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A device for fixing an endotracheal tube. The device includes a body having an insertion hole, an upper wing provided on a periphery of the body and a lower wing provided on the periphery of the body that is spaced from the upper wing such that a patient's teeth are accommodated between the lower wing and the upper wing. The device also includes a cap for accommodating a portion of the body. The device fixes the endotracheal tube firmly so that it secures the endotracheal tube when surgery is being performed on a patient in a prone position. The device is movable along the teeth so that it allows surgery on the interior of the mouth or the tonsils to be performed more efficiently.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dry top snorkel having a locking device to prevent inadvertant closure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092883.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The improved snorkel dry top has a fulcrum to which a float member and a diaphragm yoke are attached. The fulcrum has a blocking tab that rests in an aperture in the float member attaching hook when the snorkel is above the surface of the surrounding water. The diaphragm yoke cannot rotate the diaphragm when the blocking tab is in the hook aperture. Therefore, even when tilted, the snorkel remains open allowing free flow of air into the snorkel tube. Another significant improvement is the connection of the float member, diaphragm and yoke to the snorkel top's splashguard mask. This improvement assures that the delicate structures of these components are not exposed to potentially destructive impact forces in the event that the splashguard mask is removed from the snorkel tube.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INHALATION DEVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092886.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A powder inhaler for administering powder by inhalation, comprising: a flow path defined by a plurality of surfaces through which a stream of air is in use drawn on inhalation by a user; and dosing means ( 18 ) for providing a dose of powder to the flow path for entrainment in the stream of air; characterized in that the inhaler further comprises dislodging means for dislodging powder accumulated on a surface of the flow path downstream of the dosing means ( 18 ).]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Disposable Sleep And Breathing Monitor]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092898.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An apparatus comprises a mask, a sensor body configured to be attached to the mask, and an electronic module for producing an output in response to air flow through the sensor body.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Oral airway]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092900.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An oral airway for providing an air passage to a patient's trachea. The oral airway includes a curved section and a straight section with the curved section having spaced-apart curved upper and lower members and the straight section having spaced-apart planar upper and lower members with the same width. The curved upper member has the same width as the planar upper member with the curved lower member having a greater width than the width of the lower planar member. The width of the curved lower member is greater than the width of the planar lower member and the distance between the curved upper and lower members is greater than the distance between the planar upper and lower members. The curved lower member has a generally inverted V-shaped cross-section.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Laryngeal mask assemblies]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092903.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A laryngeal mask has an inflatable annular sealing cuff extending around a mount at the patient end of a tube. The mask also has an annular collar on the cuff extending around its opening. The collar is triangular in section with an inflated height of about 10 mm and is soft and floppy when not inflated. The cuff and collar are separately inflatable via separate inflation lines.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Manual inhalator for powdered substances]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092885.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Manually actuable inhaler ( 1 ) for pulverulent substances, during manual actuation, apportions a defined discharge quantity ( 20 ′) from a substance storage quantity ( 20 ) in a metering chamber (D) upstream of a discharge passage ( 21 ), for providing an airborne. discharge from a mouthpiece opening ( 14 ). The inhaler has a piston ( 8 ) which generates the discharge airstream, together with a cavity ( 17 ) in a body portion ( 15 ) of the piston, the cavity forming a substance storage chamber (SV) and the metering chamber (D). A reduced pressure, which is generated during a return stroke of the piston ( 8 ), opens the metering chamber (D) toward the substance storage quantity ( 20 ). The base of the metering chamber (D) is formed by an air-permeable membrane.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apparatus and Method for Facilitating the Transmission of Vapour Particles Directly into a Nasal Passage]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092889.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[There is provided an apparatus for facilitating the transmission of vapour particles directly into a nasal passage, including: at least one structural member; and at least one absorbent member at each end of the at least one structural member for containing a liquid able to be evaporated to form the vapour particles. Preferably, there are at least two studs positioned at intermediate positions between the ends of the at least one structural member. A method for transmission of vapour particles/medication directly into a nasal passage using the apparatus is also provided.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apparatus and methods for diet and weight control by suppressing the sense of smell and taste]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092896.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[This invention comprises apparatus and methods for diet and weight control by altering the senses of smell and taste. The prophylactic hinders odoriferous molecules from reaching smell receptors in the nose. The loss of smell, appetite, and taste caused by apparatus and methods effectively decreases the appetite of an individual, enabling a user to eat less and lose weight.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Device For Supplying Inhaled Air]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092902.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The invention relates to an inhaled air supplying device, in particular, an endotracheal tube or a tracheostoma cannula comprising of at least one tube ( 1 ) and at least one cuff ( 2 ) which is fillable with a fluid and arranged outside of the tube for sealing said tube against an air conduit wall ( 10 ). In order to provide inhaled air supplying devices devoid of known disadvantages, the invention is characterised in that the cuff comprises, at least sectionally, a wear-resistant surface layer ( 6, 7 ) whose thickness is less than 10 μm and which modifies the surface of the device material.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MASK WITH INTEGRAL CUSHION AND FOREHEAD PIECE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092899.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A respiratory mask has an adjustable forehead support member that is simple and inexpensive to manufacture. The forehead support member may be adjusted by rotating a forehead pad about an off-center bore or by bending an angular adjustment beam. The mask has a mask cushion with an accordionate membrane having at least two hinged portions. The mask may be constructed with a mask frame, the mask cushion, and the forehead support member molded as one piece.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[INHALATION APPARATUS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092880.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[In order to control the amount of evaporation of discharged agent droplets and so that a user can inhale agent droplets having a constant diameter regardless of use environment, an inhalation apparatus includes an airflow path communicating with a suction port through which the user inhales an agent, an agent discharging portion configured to discharge an agent supplied to the airflow path, and a humidifier located outside the airflow path and configured to humidify an airflow in the airflow path generated by an inhalation of the user.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[MANUAL LUNG VENTILATION DEVICE]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092895.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A manual lung ventilation device and method suitable for acute manual respiratory resuscitation and lung ventilation of a person are disclosed. The manual lung ventilation device includes a nasal interface in fluid communication with a flexible chamber. The nasal interface being held in the proper position on the person by a headgear and at least one securing device adapted to connect the nasal interface to the headgear. The device may be formed as a single component to allow an operator to rapidly position the device on the person to be ventilated and operate the device with one hand.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Scotch yoke with anti-lash assembly]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092884.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A vest for a human body has an air core coupled to a pulsator operable to subject the vest to pulses of air which applies and releases high frequency pressure forces to the body. The pulsator has two diaphragms connected to a brushless electric dc motor with rotary to reciprocating linear motion transmitting mechanisms comprising scotch yokes having anti-lash assemblies operable to generate air pulses in an air pulsing chamber. The diaphragms also increase the pressure in a manifold chamber. A check valve connects the manifold chamber with a pulsing chamber to allow pressurized air to flow from the manifold chamber into the pulsing chamber. An air flow control valve in communication with the manifold chamber is used to adjust the pressure of the air in the manifold and pulsing chambers. A programmable motor controller adjusts the duration of operation and speed of the motor to vary the operational time and frequency of the air pulses.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Single-Dose Inhalation Devices]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092887.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An inhalation device comprising a hermetically sealed receptacle ( 1 ) containing a single dose of a pressurized formulation ( 30 ) comprising a pharmaceutically active ingredient and a liquefied aerosol propellant consisting of HFA 134a, HFA 227 or a mixture thereof and wherein at least a portion ( 12 ) of the receptacle is perforable.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING RESPIRATORY THERAPY BASED ON DETECTED RESPIRATORY EVENTS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092894.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for providing positive airway pressure treatment may include delivering breathing gas toward a patient at a first pressure, detecting one or more sleep respiratory events associated with the patient, and in response to detecting the one or more sleep respiratory events, automatically triggering a ramp function to increase the pressure of the breathing gas delivered toward the patient from the first pressure to a second pressure at a predetermined rate.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Therapeutic and protective dental device useful as an intra-oral delivery system]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080096162.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A dental device has a U-shaped carrier with at least one channel for embracing an arch of teeth. The carrier has recessed insets in the channel. Discrete inserts carrying a beneficial agent can fit into the insets and release the agent gradually. When the device is used in a primarily therapeutic application, the inserts may be installed into all or less than all of the insets to form various insert patterns. Thus, different oral regions can be affected by different insert patterns. When the device is used as an athletic mouthguard, temporary blanks may be initially fitted in the insets, while a portion of the mouthguard is softened before an arch of teeth is pressed into the channel to make a custom impression. The inserts that are later installed in the insets possess different physical properties than the carrier and may be positioned and shaped to mechanically buffer teeth of the arch from mechanical shocks as well as release beneficial agents. The inserts may be replaced or refreshed to maintain the beneficial agent, which may be xylitol, remineralizing agents, moisturizing agents, desensitizing agents, flavoring agents, breath fresheners, chemical and biological indicators, nutraceuticals, antibiotics, probiotics, other medications and chemotherapeutics, or other agents.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Flow modification device]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092888.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An air flow device includes a flow passage having opposite ends. The flow passage ( 30 ) is divided into a plurality of sequential portions between the ends including an inlet portion ( 42 ) extending into the flow passage ( 30 ) from an inlet end ( 34 ) an outlet portion ( 36 ) disposed at the opposite end of the flow passage ( 30 ) from the inlet portion ( 34 ), and at least one intermediate passage portion ( 44 ) between the inlet passage portion and the outlet passage portion. Each of a plurality of divider sets are positioned in a different sequential portion of the passage to divide that passage portion into a predetermined number of additional passages. At least one of the additional passages is smaller than at least one of the preceding passages.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Apparatus and method for treating obesity using neurotoxins in conjunction with bariatric procedures]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092910.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention provides methods for facilitating weight loss in a patient. The methods of the present invention comprise the steps of administering a neurotoxin to a stomach tissue of an obese patient and performing one of several types of bariatric surgeries in the patient, thereby reducing or eliminating unwanted side effects, such as nausea and vomiting.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Walker wedge]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092907.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A cushion for use with a variety of types of seats, for example, automotive seats, to adjust the sacrum thereby pivoting the pelvis to assist in maintaining the spine in equilibrium. The cushion is preferably separate from the seat and has central and end support areas that have a density or compressibility that is greater than that of the interconnecting portions. The central area is also provided with one of a plurality of inserts that individually have varying compressibility so that the compressibility of the central area is variable by changing between the inserts.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Inhalation Devices]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092881.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[An inhaler for delivering medicament by inhalation comprises (i) a canister which comprises a body which defines a chamber containing medicament and a valve stem which extends from the body and from which medicament is in use delivered on actuation of the canister, and (ii) an actuator. The actuator comprises a housing in which the canister is received, and an actuating mechanism for actuating the canister. The actuating mechanism comprises a loading member which is fitted to or comprised in the body of the canister, an actuating member which is operable by a user to actuate the canister to deliver medicament, and a drive member which operably couples the loading member and the actuating member and is pivotally mounted, such as to be pivoted on operation of the actuating member to engage and drive the loading member from a first, rest position to a second, actuated position in which the canister is actuated.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Osteochondral implant procedure]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097608.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A surgical procedure for implanting tissue from a cadaver/autograft bone into a recipient site at an anatomical area of a patient, and a computer-readable medium encoded with a computer program for use in the surgical procedure.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[ATOMIZER FOR APPLYING LIQUIDS ONTO EYES]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097359.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to atomizers for administering liquids to the cornea or conjunctiva of the eye, special eye adapters for atomizers and the use of atomizers for opthalmological administration. The atomizers according to the invention are free from propellant gas and have an energy reservoir for supplying the energy needed for the atomization process.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[COMPRESSOR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PORTABLE VENTILATOR]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092893.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for controlling a brushless DC (BLDC) motor over a wide range of angular speeds is presented. Analog magnetic sensors provide continuous signal measurements related to the rotor angular position at a sample rate independent of rotor angular speed. In one embodiment, analog signal measurements are subsequently processed using an arctangent function to obtain the rotor angular position. The arctangent may be computed using arithmetic computation, a small angle approximation, a polynomial evaluation approach, a table lookup approach, or a combination of various methods. In one embodiment, the BLDC rotor is used to drive a Roots blower used as a compressor in a portable mechanical ventilator system.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Compressor Control System for a Portable Ventilator]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092892.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for controlling a brushless DC (BLDC) motor over a wide range of angular speeds is presented. Analog magnetic sensors provide continuous signal measurements related to the rotor angular position at a sample rate independent of rotor angular speed. In one embodiment, analog signal measurements are subsequently processed using an arctangent function to obtain the rotor angular position. The arctangent may be computed using arithmetic computation, a small angle approximation, a polynomial evaluation approach, a table lookup approach, or a combination of various methods. In one embodiment, the BLDC rotor is used to drive a Roots blower used as a compressor in a portable mechanical ventilator system.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[System for monitoring temperature]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080092911.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A system for monitoring temperature in a body, the system comprising at least one implantable device, wherein the implantable device(s) is operable to sense temperature in the body and to generate status signals based on the sensed temperature in the body. The system further comprising a system control unit for wirelessly communicating with the implantable device(s), and the system control unit comprising a signal receiver for receiving the status signals, and also a programmable controller for producing notification signals based on the received status signals. A notification unit can alternatively communicate with the system control unit or the implantable device(s) for disclosing the sensed body temperature based on the notification signals.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHOD FOR INDUCING WEIGHT LOSS WITH A PATIENT]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097510.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for inducing weight loss with a patient, using the step of providing an implant for placement within the stomach wherein the implant is a member having an undeployed shape for delivery to the stomach and a deployed shape for implantation therein. The method also involves the step of delivering the member to the stomach while in its undeployed shape. The method further involves the step of exerting an outward force against an interior of the stomach so as to bring together two substantially opposing surfaces of the hollow body by placing the member in its deployed position.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Sterilized syringe]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097306.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method of maintaining sterility of fluidic medication in a fluidic medication container despite repeated extractions of the fluidic medication is provided. Also, a method of injecting a patient with fluidic medication without exposing the fluidic medication to ambient air is provided. The method may comprise the steps of providing a syringe with a sterilized variable fluid chamber with sterilized gas wherein the syringe is in a retracted position. A needle of the syringe is inserted into the fluidic medication container and the sterilized gas in the sterilized variable fluid chamber is transferred into the fluidic medication container to pressurize the same. Thereafter, fluidic medication is transferred from the fluidic medication container into the sterilized variable fluid chamber. The needle is removed from the fluidic medication container and inserted into the patient. The patient is injected with the fluidic medication in the sterilized variable fluid chamber.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method for Making an Interior Ventricular Patch]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097147.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for making an inferior ventricular patch includes the steps of providing a piece of sheet material having a central area and a circumferential area surrounding the central area, the sheet material made of at least one of pericardium, dacron, fascia, and a mammalium tissue; providing a ring with a vacant center, the ring made of at least one of plastic material, fascia, pericardium, and an autogenous tissue; and attaching the ring directly to the sheet material whereby the ring includes a triangular shape and defines a triangular central area of the sheet material inwardly of the ring and the circumferential area of the sheet material outwardly of the ring, and the ring extends continuously between the triangular central area of the sheet material and the circumferential area of the sheet material.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Therapeutic Adjuncts to Enhance the Organ Protective Effects of Postconditioning]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097385.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Provided herein is a method of postconditioning reperfusion of an organ or tissue injured by ischemia in combination with the administration of one or more tissue protective agents that enhance the effect of postconditioning. Also provided is a method of treating a myocardial infarction in a subject to prevent injury to the heart following reperfusion of the heart in combination with the administration of one or more tissue protective agents that enhance the effect of postconditioning.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Method for in Vivo Sensing]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097149.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A method for in vivo sensing of a body lumen such as a lumen in the upper GI tract is provided. The method may include, for example, inserting a sensing device into a subject's body lumen, positioning the subject in a horizontal or other suitable position, and receiving data transmitted from the sensing device.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Biocompatible Material and Prosthetic Device Made Thereof for the Replacement, Repair and Regeneration of Meniscus]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080097605.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[Herein described is a biocompatible material comprising a polymer matrix based on hyaluronic acid derivatives and poly-εCaprolactone, the process for preparing this material, a prosthetic device constituted by this biocompatible material and a reinforcing material, the process for preparing the prosthetic device, and its use for the partial or total replacement of meniscus, and regeneration of the meniscal fibrocartilage.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Balance and exercise dynamic suport block]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080096740.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A support block for supporting the weight of a user above a support surface during exercise includes a support body having a first side, a second side and a support edge. In one embodiment, the first side and/or the second side can be substantially planar and/or can have a substantially similar configuration as one another. The support edge can be substantially orthogonal at least one of the first side and the second side. The support edge includes a curved first section that rollingly contacts the support surface while the support body supports part of the weight of the user above the support surface. The support edge can form at least approximately a 30 degree arc of a circle. In another embodiment, the support body includes a beveled edge positioned between the first side and the support edge. In one embodiment, the support body can be formed substantially from an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam material.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[METHODS AND UNIT DOSE FORMULATIONS FOR THE INHALATION ADMINISTRATION OF AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTICS]]></title>
<link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/20080095717.html</link>
<description><![CDATA[A patient suffering from an endobronchial infection is treated by administering to the patient for inhalation a dose of less than about 4.0 ml of a nebulized aerosol formulation comprising from about 60 to about 200 mg/ml of an aminoglycoside antibiotic, such as tobramycin, in a physiologically acceptable carrier in a time period of less than about 10 minutes. Unit dose devices for storage and delivery of the aminoglycoside antibiotic formulations are also provided.]]></description>
<pubDate>April 24, 2008</pubDate>
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