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        <title>Free Patents Online: Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor</title>
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        <description>USPTO Class 623 Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor</description>
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            <title><![CDATA[BELOW KNEE AMPUTEE PROSTHESIS LINER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131831.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A below knee amputee prosthesis liner including a molded polymer-like liner body for receiving a below knee amputation limb of a person. The liner body has a closed distal end and an open proximal end. The liner includes at least one thickening in a first region and/or in a second region. The first region is adapted to cover a head of the fibula of the amputation limb and the second region is adapted to cover a shinbone of the amputation limb, once the amputation limb is received in the liner body.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Textile-Templated Electrospun Anisotropic Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131830.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention includes an anisotropic scaffold, which is prepared by electrospinning a solution of matrix material upon a textile template. The present invention further includes a method of preparing such scaffold. The anisotropic scaffold of the invention finds use in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CELL INDUCTION MATERIAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131829.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The object of the present invention is to provide a cell induction material, which can be easily formed, has excellent moldability because sintering is unnecessary, and decreases a strain on a human body caused by the exposure of the ends of a titanium wire. A metal mesh made by stockinette stitching with titanium wire is formed into a predetermined shape, and a cell induction material obtained by pressing the formed metal mesh is used. Further, the cell induction material with substantially no ends of the titanium wire that can be sensed through the sense in the vicinity of the surface is used.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Functionalized Membrane For A Chamber For Encapsulating Cells Producing At Least One Substance Of Therapeutic Interest And Bioartificial Organ Comprising Such A Membrane]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131828.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a functionalized semi-permeable membrane composed of a porous biocompatible support pretreated so as to increase the surface energy thereof and characterized in that it comprises at least two layers, each comprising a hydrophilic polymer and at least one biologically active molecule, and to the use thereof in particular for producing a bioartificial organ.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR REPLACING A CIRCUMFERENTIAL SEGMENT OF AN ESOPHAGUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131827.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document provides methods and materials that can be used to replace a circumferential segment of an esophagus. For example, methods and materials that can be used to provide a tubular connection from one stump end of an esophagus to another stump end of the esophagus are provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ARTIFICIAL BONE-CARTILAGE COMPOSITE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131826.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An artificial bone-cartilage composite comprising a first composite material layer comprising collagen, proteoglycan and hyaluronic acid, and a second composite material layer comprising collagen and calcium phosphate, which are bonded to each other via a bonding layer comprising collagen, proteoglycan, hyaluronic acid and calcium phosphate.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BONE GRAFT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131825.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a novel bone graft and methods for producing said graft. Said bone graft can be used for surgical, plastic and/or cosmetic bone replacement for a patient in need thereof. The bone graft is made of a scaffold or matrix of sheet material having a 3-dimensional pattern of a continuous network of voids and/or indentations for enhancing new bone growth.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[POROUS COATINGS FOR ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANTS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131824.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A high-purity porous metal coating is formed over a substrate by thermal spraying a metal coating material over the desired portion of the substrate in an atmospheric air environment. The metal coating material may react with the atmosphere to cause impurities in the applied coating. The impurity-rich portion of the applied coating is subsequently removed to form the high-purity porous metal coating. Process steps are included that cause the impurity-rich portion of the applied coating to be a surface portion that is removable to arrive at the high-purity coating. A protective shroud may be used to limit the amount of impurity imparted to the applied coating and/or a getter material may be employed to continually bring impurities toward the surface of the coated substrate during coating.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ACETABULAR CUP PROSTHESIS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131823.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Provided are acetabular cup implant assemblies that can be used in hip replacement surgery. Example assemblies comprise a shell and a liner. The liner can be positioned within a shell. Optionally, the liner can be rotated relative to the shell until the liner is seated in the shell in a position where the liner and shell can be secured to one another. Waveform-shaped features of the shell and liner can guide the relative rotation of the liner and shell. Also provided are methods of seating a liner in shell of an acetabular cup implant assembly]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[HAMMERTOE IMPLANT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131822.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention comprises an implant having a first end section and a second end section, where the first end has a cancellous thread for implantation in a first section of bone and the second end includes expansion slots and barbs or wings, that that resist movement out of a second section of bone. These anchors expand outwardly when a rigid wire, such as a k-wire is fed through a central cannulation in the implant and either the wire expands in diameter or the cannulation decreases in diameter. The implant also includes a collar intermediate to the first and second section which includes one or more surfaces to allow the first section to be screwed into a first bone section.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CATHETER DELIVERABLE FOOT IMPLANT AND METHOD OF DELIVERING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131821.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating alignment of the foot to treat patients with flat feet, posterior tibial tendon dysfunction and metatarsophalangeal joint dysfunction. An enlargeable implant is positioned in or about the sinus tarsi and/or first metatarsal-phalangeal joint of the foot. The implant is insertable by minimally invasive means and enlarged through a catheter or needle. Enlargement of the implant alters the range of motion in the subtalar or first metatarsal-phalangeal joint and changes the alignment of the foot or toe.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIBIAL BASEPLATE WITH ASYMMETRIC PLACEMENT OF FIXATION STRUCTURES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131820.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An orthopaedic knee prosthesis is provided including a tibial baseplate component having a distal, bone-contacting surface with one or more fixation structures extending distally therefrom, in which the fixation structures are asymmetrically arranged within the baseplate periphery.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIBIAL BEARING COMPONENT FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS WITH IMPROVED ARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131819.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial bearing component with articular features which operate to protect adjacent soft tissues of the natural knee, promote and/or accommodate desired articulation with an abutting femoral component, and facilitate expedient and effective implantation by a surgeon.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIBIAL BEARING COMPONENT FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS WITH IMPROVED ARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131818.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial bearing component with articular features which operate to protect adjacent soft tissues of the natural knee, promote and/or accommodate desired articulation with an abutting femoral component, and facilitate expedient and effective implantation by a surgeon.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIBIAL BEARING COMPONENT FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS WITH IMPROVED ARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131817.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial bearing component with articular features which operate to protect adjacent soft tissues of the natural knee, promote and/or accommodate desired articulation with an abutting femoral component, and facilitate expedient and effective implantation by a surgeon.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[TIBIAL BEARING COMPONENT FOR A KNEE PROSTHESIS WITH IMPROVED ARTICULAR CHARACTERISTICS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131816.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An orthopaedic knee prosthesis includes a tibial bearing component with surface features which operate to protect adjacent soft tissues of the natural knee throughout a wide range of flexion. More particularly, the tibial bearing component provides an anterior relief space disposed between the dished lateral and medial articular compartments, in which the relief space is convex as viewed from a sagittal perspective across the medial/lateral extent of the relief space.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[MECHANICAL CAPSTAN AMPLIFIER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131815.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A mechanical capstan amplifier. The mechanical capstan amplifier (60) having a first tensioner (64) with a first actuatmg rod (72) extending therefrom. The first tensioner (64) is configured to rotate the first actuating rod (72). The amplifier (60) also includes a drive motor (62) having a drive rod (78) extending therefrom. The drive motor (62) is configured to rotate the drive rod (78). A first cord (66), extending between the first actuating rod (72) and a first load to be moved also extends at least partially around the drive rod (78). Actuation of the first tensioner (64) causes the first cord (66) to tighten around the drive rod (78) and moves the load.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMPLANT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131814.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention provides an implant, which is used to fix an artificial joint in bone, including a biodegradable magnesium alloy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ARTIFICIAL DISC REPLACEMENTS WITH NATURAL KINEMATICS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131813.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This invention improves upon prior art total disc replacements (TDRs) by more closely replicating the kinematics of a natural disc. The preferred embodiments feature two or more fixed centers of rotation (CORs) and an optional variable COR (VCOR) as the artificial disk replacement (ADR) translates from a fixed posterior COR that lies posterior to the COR of the TDR to facilitate normal disc motion. The use of two or more CORs allows more flexion and more extension than permitted by the facet joints and the artificial facet (AF). AF joint-like components may also be incorporated into the design to restrict excessive translation, rotation, and/or lateral bending.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BONE IMPLANTS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131812.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An implant device for humans or mammals has a body structure having an exposed surface and one or more selected portions of the exposed surface having a bone formation enhancing 3-dimensional pattern. The exposed surface can be on exterior portions of the body structure or internal portions of the body structure or both. The one or more selected portions of the exposed portions having the bone formation enhancing 3-dimensional patterns are in the external exposed surfaces or in the internal exposed surfaces or both internal and external exposed surfaces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EXPANDABLE DEVICE FOR DISTRACTING SPINAL TISSUE SURFACES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131811.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An expandable interbody fusion device includes superior and inferior endplates that are configured to receive a sequentially inserted stack of interlocking expansion members or wafers. The like-configured wafers include features on their top and bottom surfaces that interlock the wafers in multiple degrees of freedom so that the wafer stack is not disrupted when the fusion device is fully expanded. One of the interlocking features includes a plurality of prongs projecting from an upper surface of the wafers and into a recess defined in the lower surface of an adjacent previously inserted like-configured wafer. The prongs and recesses are configured to prevent retrograde movement of each new wafer in a direction opposite the direction of insertion. Other interlocking features prevent movement in the direction of insertion, transverse to the insertion direction and vertically within the stack.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING BONE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131810.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A bone tamp for creating channels within bone tissue. The bone tamp includes an elongated member that is deformable from a first generally non-linear configuration to a second generally linear configuration for insertion into bone tissue. As the elongated member is deployed into bone tissue, it transitions from the linear configuration into the non-linear configuration within the bone tissue. The elongated member is capable of being deformed back into the generally linear configuration for withdrawal from the bone tissue.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LATERAL CAGE STABILIZATION]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131809.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A kit for stabilizing an intervertebral disc space, wherein the kit includes a cage, a suture and a plurality of suture anchors. The suture anchors are pressed into the anterior faces of the vertebral bodies holding the cage, while the ends of the suture are formed into a loose, preformed Giant Knot to allow their tightening to be accomplished through a minimally invasive portal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Stabilizing Vertebrae with Expandable Spacers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131808.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A spinal distractor and stabilizer has resilient, conformable bone contacting sections which are separated by an expandable chamber that extends from one of the sections, and which forms a ratchet with the section, ensuring that once expanded by being filled with a substance, cannot contract absent intervention by a medical practitioner. The stabilizer may be filled with a material which solidifies, after which some or all of the device may biodegrade. The device may also be provided in separable portions to facilitate implantation. The conformable sections distribute the distraction and stabilizing force evenly over the bone surface, reducing the incidence of disruption to the integrity of the bone.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EXPANDABLE VERTEBRAL DEVICE WITH RING PLATE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131807.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An expandable cage supports adjacent vertebra in spine surgery. The expandable cage includes a first supporting member configured to engage tissue and a second supporting member operatively associated with the first supporting member. The first and second supporting members are movable relative to each other. The expandable cage further includes a cam lock mechanism configured to maintain the first and second supporting members in a fixed relative position. In another embodiment, the expandable cage includes a ring plate lock mechanism in lieu of the cam lock mechanism. The ring plate lock mechanism is adapted to maintain the first and second supporting members in a fixed relative position.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ANATOMIC TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131806.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An artificial spinal disc prosthesis that can be implanted to replace a damaged natural spinal disc. A nucleus of compressible elastomeric material is surrounded by a winding of a slender strand of flexible tension-bearing material oriented at a pitch angle relative to a central axis. The orientation of the winding provides the prosthesis a limited amount of freedom of movement and flexibility. A pair of end caps of the prosthetic implant include angulated grooves that allow for insertion of the device between vertebral bodies from any of several directions. Special fasteners provide protruding points useful in anchoring the prosthesis.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ORTHOPEDIC IMPLANT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131805.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention is directed to an orthopedic implant comprising different distinct sections, wherein each section comprises a different polymeric material and the polymeric materials are at the contact surfaces of the sections attached to each other by chemical bonds and/or physical interaction and to a method for the production of an orthopedic implant wherein multi-component molding is used.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Joint Repair Using Mesenchymal Stem Cells]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131804.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method of repairing and/or stabilizing a joint by administering mesenchymal stem cells to the joint. Such a method provides for the regeneration of cartilaginous tissue in the joint, including meniscal tissue.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[LIGAMENT AND TENDON PROSTHESIS MADE FROM CABLES OF FILAMENTS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131803.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention provides a ligament or tendon prosthesis made from two or more of cables braided into a helical structure, where each cable is made from two or more strands. The strands may be made from an alloy exhibiting pseudoelastic properties at body temperature, and may be twisted into a helical structure in the cables.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Method and System for Patella Realignment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131802.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and system provide and use a patellar implant. The patellar implant includes a superior portion, an inferior portion opposite to the superior portion, an anterior portion, at least one suture attachment configured to allow the patellar implant to be attached using at least one suture. The superior portion being configured to reside below a patellar tendon and to elevate and/or tilt the patellar tendon. The inferior portion is configured to be seated in proximity to a tibia. The anterior portion is between the superior portion and the inferior portion. The anterior portion is placed in proximity to a patella. In one aspect, the method includes inserting the implant beneath the patellar tendon and between the patella and a position at which the patellar tendon is affixed to the tibia. In this aspect, the method also includes attaching the implant using at least one suture.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SELF-SEALING SHELL FOR INFLATABLE PROSTHESES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131801.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A self-sealing shell useful as a component of a soft fluid-filled prosthetic implant is provided. The shell is at least partly constructed of a wall made of a colloid of an elastomeric polymer matrix and particles of a water-soluble material distributed therein.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BREAST IMPLANTS HAVING A FLUSH PATCH AND METHODS OF USING SAME TO AUGMENT OR RECONSTRUCT A BREAST]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131800.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Elastomeric fluid-filled prosthetic implants having an elastomeric shell and a flush patch are provided as well as methods for making and using such implants.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SELF-SEALING SHELL FOR INFLATABLE PROSTHESES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131799.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A self-sealing shell useful as a component of a soft fluid-filled prosthetic implant is provided. The shell is at least partly constructed of a wall made of a colloid of an elastomeric polymer matrix and particles of a water-swellable material distributed therein.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Moldable Back Breast Form]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131798.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A breast prosthesis for wearing against a chest of a user includes a bag, a first silicone rubber and a silicone agglomerate putty. The bag includes at least three films that are sealed together around a periphery so as to define at least a front chamber and a back chamber. The first silicone rubber is disposed in the front chamber and is cured in an outer shape of a breast. The silicone agglomerate putty is disposed in the back chamber and is configured as a shear thinning fluid that conforms in shape to surface features of the chest of the user when placed against the chest of the user.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RETINAL IMPLANT AND VISUAL PROSTHESIS INCORPORATING SUCH AN IMPLANT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131797.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A system for generating artificial vision in a subject, comprising: an image capture means for capturing an image from a surrounding environment; an image processing means for processing the image and converting the image into an image signal; and a retinal implant or stimulation device (10) configured to be implanted within an eye of a patient and positioned on or adjacent the retina. The implant or stimulation device (10) comprises a substrate (11) and a plurality of light sources (12) arranged in an array on the substrate (11) for stimulating nerve cells of the retina, wherein each of the plurality of light sources (12) is configured to emit infrared radiation to stimulate one or more nerve cells in response to a respective stimulation signal derived from the image signal.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[INTRAOCULAR LENS (IOL) WITH MULTI OPTICS ASSEMBLY]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131796.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The various embodiments of the present invention provide a multi-optics intraocular lens (IOL) scaffold assembly for incorporation into a capsular bag of an eye of a subject, provided with a ring platform and a protective umbrella. Several anterior and posterior ribs are hinged to the ring platform to support a posterior lens and an anterior lens. The dynamic spring elastic junctions are provided between the anterior and posterior ribs. The pendulum IOL assembly of the multi-optics intraocular lens (IOL) scaffold assembly enables a near vision of the objects using an optical system designed for a distance focusing in normal gaze. The pendulum IOL assembly has a posterior lens fixed to an equatorial ring platform and a secondary hanging lens provided with a weight at the lower end to act like a pendulum which swings with the posture of the eye.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DEPTH OF FOCUS OF THE HUMAN EYE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131795.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method and apparatus for increasing the depth of focus of the human eye is comprised of a lens body, an optic in the lens body configured to produce light interference, and a pinhole-like optical aperture substantially in the center of the optic. The optic may be configured to produce light scattering or composed of a light reflective material. Alternatively, the optic may increase the depth of focus via a combination of light interference, light scattering, light reflection and/or light absorption. The optic may also be configured as a series of concentric circles, a weave, a pattern of particles, or a pattern of curvatures. One method involves screening a patient for an ophthalmic lens using a pinhole screening device in the lens to increase the patient's depth of focus. Another method comprises surgically implanting a mask in the patient's eye to increase the depth of focus.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Accommodating Intraocular Lenses and Methods of Use]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131794.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of use. The accommodating intraocular lenses include peripheral regions that are adapted to be more sensitive to certain types of forces than to other types of forces.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[REPLACEMENT HEART VALVE AND METHOD]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131793.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A heart valve includes a valve body made of a flexible material such as pericardium. The valve body is made of two layers of material, an outer layer, and an inner layer that defines a plurality of leaflets. The leaflets of the inner layer are attached to the outer layer. In some embodiments the valve body is made by cutting a single piece of flat source tissue, folding the cut tissue and forming it into a tubular pattern having the inner and outer layers. The multi-layer valve body can be mounted on a stent for delivery within a patient's heart.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ACTIVELY-ENGAGEABLE MOVEMENT-RESTRICTION MECHANISM FOR USE WITH AN ANNULOPLASTY STRUCTURE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131792.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method is provided, including providing an implant shaped to define a lumen and a flexible strip disposed at least in part within the lumen, and a plurality of recesses, the implant including a locking mechanism to which first and second ends of the strip are coupled such that the strip defines a closed loop which shortens when the first end is advanced through the locking mechanism in a first direction, and expands when the first end is advanced in a second opposite direction; advancing the first end in first and second opposing directions with respect to the second end; maintaining a recess-engaging portion in a position in which the recess-engaging portion is not disposed in any of the recesses during the advancing; and restricting the advancing by facilitating active positioning of the recess-engaging portion in one of the recesses. Other embodiments are also described.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[CATHETER-BASED ANNULOPLASTY USING VENTRICULARLY POSITIONED CATHETER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131791.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The present invention relates to a minimally invasive method of performing annuloplasty. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method for performing annuloplasty includes accessing a left ventricle of a heart to provide a discrete plication element to the left ventricle, and engaging the plication element to tissue near a mitral valve of the heart. Engaging the plication element includes causing the plication element to gather a portion of the tissue to create a plication. In one embodiment, accessing the left ventricle of the heart to provide the plication element includes accessing the left ventricle of the heart using a catheter arrangement.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHODS OF IMPLANTING MINIMALLY-INVASIVE PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131790.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Expandable prosthetic heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement are disclosed. In one preferred embodiment, an expandable prosthetic heart valve includes a support stent comprising an expandable tubular base along an inflow end and three upstanding commissure posts along an outflow end. The three commissure posts are spaced at 120 degree intervals with gaps therebetween. The prosthetic heart valve further includes a tubular flexible member having a prosthetic section and a fabric section. The prosthetic section is connected to the three commissure posts and defines three leaflets, preferably formed of pericardial tissue. The fabric section is sutured to the expandable tubular base. The tubular base may be formed with a shape memory material and is sized for deployment with an annulus of a native aortic valve. After deployment, the three commissure posts support the leaflets above the tubular base for replacing the function of the native aortic valve. In one variation, flanges may be provided on the support stent for improving attachment of the support stent to the host tissue.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BLOCKING PIPELINES, ESPECIALLY UNDER THE SEA]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131789.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Transcorporal delivery system and method for valve replacement surgery that is minimally invasive.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BODY CAVITY PROSTHESIS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131788.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A prosthesis can be configured to be deployed within a body cavity. The prosthesis has an expandable frame, a plurality of proximal anchors, and a plurality of distal anchors, where the various anchors are connected to the frame. Radial expansion of the frame can cause the ends of the proximal anchors and the ends of the distal anchors to draw closer together.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A DEVICE TO A DISTAL LOCATION ACROSS A DISEASED VESSEL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131787.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Configurations are described for assisting in the execution of a percutaneous procedure while protecting the vascular pathway to the operational theater, which may comprise diseased tissue. A railed sheath may be utilized which is controllably expandable and collapsible, and may comprise two or more elongate rail structures configured to assist in the distribution of loads to associated diseased tissue structures, while also contributing to the deployment of percutaneous tools by maintaining alignment of such tools with the railed catheter and associated anatomy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ENDOVASCULAR GRAFT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131786.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An endovascular graft, which is configured to conform to the morphology of a vessel to be treated, includes a tubular ePTFE structure; an inflatable ePTFE structure disposed over at least a portion of the ePTFE tubular structure; and an injection port in fluid communication with the inflatable ePTFE structure for inflation of the inflatable ePTFE structure with an inflation medium. The inflatable ePTFE structure may be longitudinally disposed over the tubular ePTFE structure. The ePTFE structure may be a bifurcated structure having first and second bifurcated tubular structures, where the inflatable ePTFE structure is disposed over at least a portion of the first and second bifurcated tubular structures.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RADIOPAQUE MARKERS FOR IMPLANTABLE STENTS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131785.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Radiopaque markers for use with stents implantable within a body vessel are provided with one or more through-holes. Each through-hole extends through the thickness of the marker to expose a portion of the stent underlying the marker. The marker is welded to the stent through each through-hole. Also provided are stents incorporating a radiopaque marker having one or more through-holes suitable for receiving a plug weld. Methods are provided for securing a radiopaque marker having one or more through-holes to a stent via welds.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METALLIC IMPLANTABLE GRAFTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131784.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Implantable medical grafts fabricated of metallic or pseudometallic films of biocompatible materials having a plurality of microperforations passing through the film in a pattern that imparts fabric-like qualities to the graft or permits the geometric deformation of the graft. The implantable graft is preferably fabricated by vacuum deposition of metallic and/or pseudometallic materials into either single or multi-layered structures with the plurality of microperforations either being formed during deposition or after deposition by selective removal of sections of the deposited film. The implantable medical grafts are suitable for use as endoluminal or surgical grafts and may be used as vascular grafts, stent-grafts, skin grafts, shunts, bone grafts, surgical patches, non-vascular conduits, valvular leaflets, filters, occlusion membranes, artificial sphincters, tendons and ligaments.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES CONSTRUCTED OF SHAPE MEMORY MATERIAL]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131783.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Medical apparatus (100) is provided for insertion into a mammalian body. The apparatus (100) includes structural stent elements (110), at least a portion of which are shaped so as to define (a) at least one generally circumferential band (112), and (b) a plurality of engagement members (114) that are joined to and extend radially inwardly from the band (112). The apparatus (100) further includes an elongated latch member (118) which is threaded through the engagement members (114), thereby physically latching the engagement members (114). The band (112) and the engagement members (114) are configured such that (a) when the latch member (118) is threaded through and thus physically latches the engagement members (114), the engagement members (114) retain the band (112) in a radially-compressed state, and (b) when the latch member (118) is removed from the engagement members (114), the band (112) assumes a radially-expanded state. Other embodiments are also described.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BIOABSORBABLE POLYMERIC MEDICAL DEVICE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131782.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In embodiments there is described a cardiovascular tube-shaped lockable and expandable bioabsorbable scaffold having a low immunogenicity manufactured from a crystallizable bioabsorbable polymer composition or blend.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BIOCOMPOSITE MEDICAL CONSTRUCTS INCLUDING ARTIFICIAL TISSUES, VESSELS AND PATCHES]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131781.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The disclosure describes methods of making collagen based biocomposite constructs and related devices. The methods include: (a) winding at least one collagen fiber a number of revolutions about a length of a support member having a long axis, the winding having at least one defined pitch and/or fiber angle relative to the long axis of the support member to form an elongate construct; and (b) applying a fluid polymeric material, such as, for example, an acrylate emulsion and/or other thermoplastic material, onto the collagen fiber during the winding step. Optionally, the fluid polymeric material can include antibiotics and/or other therapeutic agents for additional function/utility.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Lattice]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131780.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The invention relates to medical devices and methods of using them. The devices are prostheses which can be percutaneously deliverable with (or on) an endovascular catheter or via other surgical or other techniques and then expanded. The prostheses are configured to have a lattice resistant to dilation and creep, which is defined by a plurality of openings. The prosthesis may also optionally have a stent disposed proximal to the lattice. In exemplary embodiments, the fluoropolymer is expanded polytetrafluoroethylene. The composite materials exhibit high elongation while substantially retaining the strength properties of the fluoropolymer membrane. In at least one embodiment, the lattice is made of a composite material that includes a least one fluoropolymer membrane including serpentine fibrils and an elastomer. A lattice including a generally tubular member formed of a composite material including a least one fluoropolymer membrane containing serpentine fibrils and an elastomer is also provided.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[SILANE BONDED MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131779.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A method for bonding a graft material to a support element employing a silane coupling agent, and a medical device obtainable by said method. A medical device including a graft material bound to a support element by a plurality of silane linkages is also described.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[STENT COVER MEMBER AND STENT APPARATUS]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131778.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Present invention is a stent apparatus wherein a stent covering member holds a stent, which scaffolds a blood vessel from the inside when implanted in the blood vessel, in contracted state. The stent is formed of a biodegradable polylactic acid (PLA) as a tubular shape, shape memorized to a size capable of, when implanted in a vessel, scaffolding the blood vessel from the inside. This stent is held by the stent covering member in contracted state and mounted on a balloon of a balloon. The covering member is formed of a biodegradable polymer having elasticity as a cylindrical shape having an inner diameter to keep the stent in contracted state and, when the stent is expanded to the shape memorized shape, plastically deformed to release the holding of the stent. The stent and the stent covering member disappear in a vessel after they are implanted in the vessel.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[BRANCH STENT GRAFT DEPLOYMENT AND METHOD]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131777.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A deployment device for deploying a self-expanding fenestrated stent graft. The device includes a fenestrated stent graft retained on an introducer. The introducer includes a main catheter and an auxiliary catheter preloaded within the introducer and extending from distal the distal end of the stent graft, into the lumen of the stent graft and through the fenestration.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A TYPE 2 ENDOLEAK FROM WITHIN AN ENDOLUMINAL STENT]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131776.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A repair device includes a first elongate member, a second elongate member, and a seal member. The first elongate member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and defines a lumen therebetween. The second elongate member includes a proximal end portion and a distal end portion and is movably disposed within the lumen. The distal end portion of the second elongate member is configured to puncture an endoluminal stent graft disposed within an artery of a patient and to be inserted, at least partially, into an aneurysm sac. The seal member is releasably coupled to the distal end portion of the first elongate member. The seal member is configured to be coupled to the endoluminal stent graft to seal an opening formed by the distal end portion of the second elongate member.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ENDOLUMINAL PROSTHESIS INTRODUCER]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131775.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An endoluminal prosthesis introducer may include a rotatable inner cannula including a proximal end. The introducer may include a proximal tip disposed at the proximal end of the inner cannula and including a distal end. The introducer may include a retaining member including an engaging member extending radially outward. The retaining member may be disposed about the proximal end of the inner cannula. In response to rotation of the inner cannula with respect to the retaining member, the proximal tip may be longitudinally movable relative to the engaging member between a retaining configuration and a releasing configuration. The proximal tip and the engaging member may be spaced from one another by a greater longitudinal distance in the releasing configuration than in the retaining configuration.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ROTATION OPERATED DELIVERY DEVICE]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131774.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An endovascular introducer which has a handle assembly, a stent graft deployment device and a stent graft retained on the stent graft deployment device. The handle assembly has a first part and a second part, the second part to be moved relative to the first part. The first part has a fixed portion to be gripped and held by a user and a rotating portion to be rotated. A one way clutch arrangement transfer rotation to co-acting first screw threads so that relative longitudinal motion between the first part and the second part occurs. The deployment device has a pusher assembly and a sheath to cover the stent graft on the pusher assembly. The sheath is connected to the second part so that rotation of the rotating portion causes retraction of the sheath.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING AN ARTIFICIAL ARTERIO-VENOUS FISTULA]]></title>
            <link>http://www.freepatentsonline.com/y2013/0131773.html</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A shunt rivet for implantation between a first body space and a second body space in a patient, such as to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 08:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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