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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5653759 | In-vivo method for repairing a ruptured segment of a therapeutic appliance surgically positioned previously within the body of a living human The present invention is an in-vivo methodology for repairing a ruptured or fragmented segment of a pre-existing therapeutic appliance which has been previously surgically positioned or implanted within the body of a living human. The repair methodology p... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5617872 | Hypersensitive constriction velocity method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a living human The present invention provides a non-invasive method for diagnosing Alzheimer's disease in a living human subject. The diagnostic method employs a non-invasive automated apparatus which can repetitively measure pupil constriction velocity for a pre-chosen... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5441957 | Method for reducing sickle erythrocyte dehydration and delaying the occurrence of erythrocyte sickling in-situ The present invention provides a chemical class of active compounds to be used as efficacious drugs in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The active compounds include imidazole derivatives, nitroimidazole derivatives, and triazole derivatives. These co... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5300049 | Closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation, and collection of fluid matter The present invention provides a closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation, and collection of fluid matter from its source. The receiving system may be employed under both in vivo and inanimate use conditions for the collect... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5295945 | Garment and method for positioning and securing a radioactive implant internally within the female genital organs The present invention provides a garment to be worn externally on the female person and a method for positioning and securing a radiotherapeutic appliance internally within the female genital organs during local radiation therapy. The garment provides at ... | 03/22/1994 |
| 5279600 | Closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation, and collection of fluid matter The present invention provides a closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation, and collection of fluid matter from its source. The receiving system may be employed under both in vivo and inanimate use conditions for the collect... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5275584 | Closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation, and collection of fluid matter The present invention provides a closed, fluid-modulating receiving system for the conveyance, modulation and collection of fluid matter from its source. The receiving system may be employed under both in vivo and inanimate use conditions for the collecti... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5274852 | One piece, open seam wrapping garment for covering and uncovering the human body on-demand The present invention provides a one-piece, open-seam garment which encompasses the head, covers and conforms to the body and limbs of the wearer, and provides on-demand access to one portion of the covered body and limbs without uncovering the remainder ... | 01/04/1994 |
| 5273992 | Method for reducing sickle erythrocyte dehydration and delaying the occurrence of erythrocyte sickling in-situ The present invention provides a chemical class of active compounds to be used as efficacious drugs in the treatment of sickle cell disease. The active compounds include imidazole derivatives, nitroimidazole derivatives, and triazole derivatives. These co... | 12/28/1993 |