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...that while attempting to develop a super strong glue, 3M employee Spencer Silver accidentally developed a glue that was so weak it would barely hold two pieces of paper together? However, his colleague Art Fry needed the glue. Fry sang with his church choir and marked the pages of his hymnal with small scraps of paper that often fell out. He used Silver's glue to hold the papers in place. Today we call this invention Post-it Notes.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110153030 | POSITIONING TOOLS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING MEDICAL DEVICES Described herein is a positioning tool having an elongate portion for carrying a medical implant. Also described is a method of positioning a medical implant using an elongate positioning tool. One form of the method includes positioning a medical implant on a distal po... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20090096137 | Polymeric endoprostheses with enhanced strength and flexibility and methods of manufacture Improved polymeric endoprostheses and methods of manufacturing endoprostheses are disclosed herein. The endoprostheses may comprise one or more polymers wherein the polymer chains are substantially aligned circumferentially, and comprising increased radial strength and ... | 04/16/2009 |
| 20090012546 | DEVICES FOR TREATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AND HIATAL HERNIA, AND METHODS OF TREATING GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE AND HIATAL HERNIA USING SAME A device for treating GERD includes a pair of sections. Each section includes a proximal end portion with an arcuate interior opening, a distal end portion with an arcuate interior opening, an exterior plate portion, and a tapered body portion extending from the proxima... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090012542 | SATIATION DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OBESITY Satiation devices for controlling obesity and methods of implanting same are configured to create a small satiation pouch in the proximal portion of the stomach with a narrow passage leading into the lower portion of the stomach. The small satiation pouch is configured ... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080281405 | Highly convertible endolumenal prostheses and methods of manufacture Endolumenal prostheses that readily and extensively convert from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration are disclosed. Endolumenal prostheses may be fabricated from one or more shape memory polymers, a high modulus elastomer, a polymer that is both elastom... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080275539 | Polymeric endoprosthesis and method of manufacture Improved polymeric endoprostheses and methods of making endoprostheses are disclosed. Said endoprostheses exhibit improved overall compliance, selective regional compliance, and selective radial strength without varying the geometries of selected regions. Numerous other... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20070060932 | Devices and methods for retaining a gastro-esophageal implant Various methods and devices are described for retaining a medical implant within a body cavity. According to one aspect, one or more plications are formed and the medical device is coupled to or seated against the plication(s). A patch may be positioned between tissue l... | 03/15/2007 |
| 20070038284 | Photocurable endoprosthesis and methods of manufacture Novel endoprostheses comprising one or more photocurable materials are disclosed. Said endoprostheses may comprise regions wherein said photocurable materials are selectively disposed about said endoprosthesis and are cured according to desired parameters to achieve var... | 02/15/2007 |
| 20060287734 | Positioning tools and methods for implanting medical devices Described herein is a positioning tool having an elongate portion for carrying a medical implant. Also described is a method of positioning a medical implant using an elongate positioning tool. One form of the method includes positioning a medical implant on a distal po... | 12/21/2006 |
| 20050273146 | Liquid perfluoropolymers and medical applications incorporating same Liquid curable perfluoropolyether (PFPE) materials are provided for use as coatings, sealants, flexible fillers, and structural parts for a wide variety of medical applications, particularly where silicone has been utilized conventionally. The PFPE material is oxygen pe... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050271794 | Liquid perfluoropolymers and medical and cosmetic applications incorporating same Liquid curable perfluoropolyether (PFPE) materials are provided for use as coatings, sealants, flexible fillers, and structural parts for a wide variety of medical and cosmetic applications, particularly where silicone has been utilized conventionally. The PFPE material... | 12/08/2005 |
| 20050187556 | Universal percutaneous spinal access system A system for accessing the interior of a vertebral body or the intervertebral disc space above or below the vertebral body is disclosed. The system comprises a steerable cutting means for creating a path within or through the vertebral body to allow access for other dev... | 08/25/2005 |
| 20050119752 | Artificial intervertebral disc Devices and methods for manufacturing devices for treating degenerated and/or traumatized intervertebral discs are disclosed. Artificial discs and components of discs may include an artificial nucleus and/or an artificial annulus and may be comprised of shape memory mat... | 06/02/2005 |
| 20050119733 | Highly convertable endolumenal prostheses and methods of manufacture Endolumenal prostheses that readily and extensively convert from a delivery configuration to a deployed configuration are disclosed. Endolumenal prostheses may be fabricated from one or more shape memory polymers, a high modulus elastomer, a polymer that is both elastom... | 06/02/2005 |
