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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8082016 | Measurement of cardiac output and blood volume by non-invasive detection of indicator dilution A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection and calibration methods are disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emissions patterns detected for computation of ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7611470 | Measurement of cardiac output and blood volume by non-invasive detection of indicator dilution A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection methods is disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emissions patterns detected for computation of cardiac output, c... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7590437 | Measurement of cardiac output and blood volume by non-invasive detection of indicator dilution A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection methods is disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emissions patterns detected for computation of cardiac output, c... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7555347 | Identification of target site for implantation of a microstimulator Devices and methods for locating a target site for the electrical stimulation of muscles are disclosed. The intensity of a search stimulus is varied continuously near the threshold to evoke an M-wave recorded by EMG electrodes. A feedback signal allows the clinician... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7534207 | Implantable device with sensors for differential monitoring of internal condition The present invention is directed to implantable devices and systems for the differential monitoring the condition of the tissue or fluid emitted from the site in proximity to the implants. The invention may also include modifications of the implantable device to st... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7474906 | Method for dye injection for the transcutaneous measurement of cardiac output A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection and calibration methods are disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emissions patterns detected for computation of ... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7419483 | Surgical drain with positioning and protective features The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7322971 | Surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition by transmittance Devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the surgical drain is placed. Modifications may... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7277749 | Treatments for snoring using injectable neuromuscular stimulators Many individuals generate excessively loud snoring during their sleep, often to the point where others cannot tolerate sleeping in the same room with them. Most cases of snoring are caused by excessive bulk and flaccidity of soft tissues of the palate and uvula that... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264616 | Method of utilizing a surgical drain with sensors for monitoring internal tissue condition The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264592 | Scanning devices for three-dimensional ultrasound mammography A breast tomography scanner including a stationary chamber configured to hold fluid, a movable chamber within the stationary chamber configured to hold fluid, and breast scanning apparatus. Various configurations for housing the ultrasonic transducers are disclosed,... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7252659 | Implanted surgical drain with sensing and transmitting elements for monitoring internal tissue condition The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241287 | Implanted surgical drain with drain holes for monitoring internal tissue condition The present invention is directed to devices and methods of using a surgical drain, and more particularly to a surgical drain having at least one sensor for monitoring and/or recording the condition of the anatomical site or fluid emitted from the site where the sur... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7213281 | Infant safety system An infant positioner and positioning system, and methods of use and manufacture, are disclosed for preventing SIDS, plagiocephaly, torticolli, or suffocation from regurgitation. The device and system includes an infant positioner with a concave back support and abdo... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7094205 | High-resolution 3D ultrasonic transmission imaging A system for providing high resolution imaging of objects having sub-millimeter dimensions comprised of at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, a coupling chamber, and a processor for recording attenuation and time of flight profiles of the transmitted sign... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7096053 | Internal biochemical sensing device A biosensing device for detecting biological analytes, and methods of use and manufacture, are disclosed. The device includes a biosensing element that can remain implanted for extended periods of time. The biosensing element is connected to an optical fiber termina... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7005935 | Switched reactance modulated E-class oscillator A modulated Class E oscillator. In one embodiment, the modulated Class E oscillator may achieve high coil currents (about 1A) and voltages (about 500V) with low power components. Current may be injected when the oscillating current in the inductor passes through zer... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6937904 | System and method for providing recovery from muscle denervation Recovery from peripheral nerve and nerve plexus injuries is usually slow and incomplete because the regenerating motor axons often head erroneously toward sensory receptors rather than muscle fibers and because the target muscles atrophy while waiting for the slow p... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6895279 | Method and apparatus to treat disorders of gastrointestinal peristalsis Many patients suffer from diseases and surgical damage that result in failure of the stomach and intestinal tract to contract and relax normally in order to transfer contents distally. Electrical stimulation applied to one or more sites on the surface of the gastroi... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6887667 | Method and apparatus to identify small variations of biomolecules Many diseases are related to variations in the genetically specified structure of proteins synthesized by cells. Genetic engineering is now able to identify the structural variations and to introduce new genes to synthesize more healthful proteins, but it is difficu... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6889087 | Switched reactance modulated E-class oscillator design A modulated Class E transmitter is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the modulated Class E oscillator achieves high coil currents (˜1 A) and voltages (˜500V) with low power components by precisely timed injection of current when the oscillating curren... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6886692 | Windshield packaging system using corrugated box with horizontally-running flutes A windshield packaging system that provides effective support for the windshield during substantial vertical drops, protects the windshield against side impacts, is simple in design, requires only modest skill to effectively assemble, protects windshields of differe... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6864755 | Switched reactance modulated E-class oscillator design A modulated Class E transmitter is disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, the modulated Class E oscillator achieves high coil currents (˜1A) and voltages (˜500V) with low power components by precisely timed injection of current when the oscillating current... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6776760 | Multi-mode processing for ultrasonic imaging Systems and methods for obtaining images of body organs or other tissue for each of their multiple characterizing aspects, and for classifying different tissue types within the images according to their characterizing aspects, are disclosed herein. The tissue may be... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6757554 | Measurement of cardiac output and blood volume by non-invasive detection of indicator dilution A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection methods is disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emission patterns detected for computation of cardiac output, ca... | 06/29/2004 |
