...that to encourage use of his new invention, the shopping cart, market owner Sylvan Goldman hired fake shoppers to push the carts around his store in Oklahoma City? Seems his customers were reluctant to give up their hand-carried baskets.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7322932 | Method for suturelessly attaching a biomaterial to an implantable bioprosthesis frame A bioprosthetic valve graft comprises a valve frame and valve flaps, the latter acting to open or close a valve aperture to directionally control fluid flow through the bioprosthesis. The bioprosthetic valve graft comprises method for suturelessly attaching a biomat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7166124 | Method for manufacturing sutureless bioprosthetic stent A bioprosthetic stent graft is disclosed, having a stent frame and a biomaterial sheath suturelessly bonded to the stent frame. Sutureless bonding avoids sutures and substantially reducing medical complications in implantation of the stent graft. A device and... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163556 | Bioprosthesis and method for suturelessly making same A bioprosthetic valve graft comprises a valve frame and valve flaps, the latter acting to open or close a valve aperture to directionally control fluid flow through the bioprosthesis. The bioprosthetic valve graft comprises a biomaterial suturelessly bonded to the v... | 01/16/2007 |
| 6760609 | Adaptive calibration pulsed oximetry method and device A method for determining an arterial blood oxygen saturation level according to this invention includes measuring the light transmittance through tissue of light of a first wavelength and a second wavelength. A steady-state component of the measured light transmissi... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6680063 | Biocompatible albumin lamina and method The present invention provides a denatured albumin lamina, useful for repairing lesions on solid visceral organs. The lamina comprises human serum albumin, formed into a thin, pliant sheet and denatured. The denatured lamina can be sterilized and stored u... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6660001 | Myocardial revascularization-optical reflectance catheter and method A myocardial revascularization device has a catheter suitable for use in a myocardial revascularization procedure, the catheter including an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, and tissue-ablating means housed at least partially within t... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6585773 | Insertable stent and methods of making and using same An insertable stent is provided for joining together and facilitating healing of adjacent tissues. Typically, the tissues are mammalian tissues. The insertable stent is made from completely non-toxic, bio- and blood-compatible materials. Each of the tissu... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6421549 | Adaptive calibration pulsed oximetry method and device A method for determining an arterial blood oxygen saturation level according to this invention includes measuring the light transmittance through tissue of light of a first wavelength and a second wavelength. A steady-state component of the measured light... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6117128 | Energy delivery catheter and method for the use thereof A catheter comprising a flexible tube having a proximal portion and a distal end portion. The proximal portion comprises a first or working lumen and a second lumen for a guidewire. The distal end portion consists of a small-diameter flexible tube having ... | 09/12/2000 |