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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20090131855 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DRUG RELEASE IN TISSUE ABLATION PROCEDURES Tissue ablation probes and methods for treating tissue are provided. The tissue ablation probe comprises an elongated probe shaft, at least one electrode carried by the distal end of the probe shaft, and a pharmaceutical agent carried by the probe shaft. The pharmaceuti... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090126862 | STRIP LINED CATHETERS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING AND PROCESSING STRIP LINED CATHETERS Apparatus and methods are provided for making one or more tubular components of medical catheters or other tubular bodies using a strip of polymer material including a length, a width, and a first surface including a lubricious or other coating or surface modification. ... | 05/21/2009 |
| 20090036900 | SURGERY METHODS USING A ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM Various methods for performing various surgical procedures using a robotic instrument system are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises advancing a guide instrument into a patient's body and to the vicinity of a treatment area. The guide instrument may be a ... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090036903 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING FASTENERS DURING VALVE REPLACEMENT A fastener delivery tool includes a belt including pairs of features for releasably engaging tines of respective fasteners in a relaxed state defining a loop. The tool includes a loading chamber for receiving a fastener from the belt, a retaining member for limiting mov... | 02/05/2009 |
| 20090031261 | CHARACTERIZATION AND REDUCTION OF VARIATION FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS A method and system are described to reduce process variation as a result of the semiconductor processing of films in integrated circuit manufacturing processes. The described methods use process variation and electrical impact to modify the design and manufacture of in... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090031271 | ROBUST DESIGN USING MANUFACTURABILITY MODELS The present invention allows for a robust design using manufacturability models. A method, system and/or computer usable medium may be provided in an integrated circuit design to track sensitivity to a variation of process from wafer to wafer and/or fab to fab in order ... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20090024141 | ROTATIONAL APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A ROBOTIC INSTRUMENT SYSTEM Robotic instrument systems, apparatus, and methods for controllably rotating a tool or adapter coupled to a distal portion of a medical instrument such as a catheter. An interface, which may be integral with the medical instrument or a component of a separate rotatable ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090024154 | POWER SUPPLY USING TIME VARYING SIGNAL FOR ELECTROLYTICALLY DETACHING IMPLANTABLE DEVICE A medical system comprises an implant assembly including an elongated pusher member, an implantable device (e.g., a vaso-occlusive device) mounted to the distal end of the pusher member, and an electrolytically severable joint disposed on the pusher member, wherein the ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090018534 | MEDICAL PROBES FOR CREATING AND DIAGNOSING CIRCUMFERENTIAL LESIONS WITHIN OR AROUND THE OSTIUM OF A VESSEL The present inventions provide assemblies, probes, and methods for creating circumferential lesions in tissue, e.g., the tissue within or around the ostium of a vessel. An ablation probe with an ablative structure can be placed in contact within or around the ostium of ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090018653 | HYBRID AND PORTABLE POWER SUPPLIES FOR ELECTROLYTICALLY DETACHING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES A medical system comprises a power supply coupled to an implant assembly, the power supply configured for detecting an energy delivery type of the implantable assembly and delivering electrical energy to the implant assembly in a mode corresponding to the detected energ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090018419 | BIOSENSORS, COMMUNICATORS, AND CONTROLLERS MONITORING EYE MOVEMENT AND METHODS FOR USING THEM Biosensor, communicator, and/or controller apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for monitoring movement of a person's eye. The apparatus includes a device configured to be worn on a user's head, a light source for directing light towards one or both eyes of the ... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090007672 | KIT AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING VIBRATION SUPPRESSION AND/OR SENSING UNITS Kits and methods for building devices for analyzing or suppressing vibrations in equipment are provided. An electrical-mechanical transducer is configured to be placed in operative contact with the equipment. The transducer may be directly mounted to a base plate that i... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20090006219 | METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF AN AQUARIUM KIT A method for distributing an aquarium kit through use of a Gift Card or Redemption Card. The Redemption Card is similar to a gift card and will entitle consumers to redeem an aquarium kit, via phone or internet, for direct shipment to any desired location. The Redemptio... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090007031 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING CACHED PARAMETERIZED CELLS Parameterized cells are cached and provided by the plug-in to increase the speed and efficiency of an application for circuit design. This allows source design to be read-interoperable and also enables some basic write-interoperability in the source design.... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090002102 | ELECTRICAL FILTERS WITH IMPROVED INTERMODULATION DISTORTION A method of constructing a band-stop filter comprises designing a band-stop filter including a signal transmission path, resonant elements disposed along the signal transmission path, and non-resonant elements coupling the resonant elements together to form a stopband h... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090005765 | FOLLICULAR UNIT HARVESTING TOOLS INCLUDING DEVICES AND THEIR USE FOR SEVERING CONNECTIVE TISSUE Devices and methods are disclosed which provide for harvesting hair follicular units, including severing any remaining connective tissue strands during the harvesting process, so that the harvested follicular units are retained in the harvesting tool without being damag... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090004944 | Apparatus and Methods for Resizing Electronic Displays Apparatus and methods for resizing COTS AMLCDs or other electronic displays, as well as resized displays made using these apparatus and methods, are provided. The electronic display includes a front plate, a back plate, a perimeter seal spacing the front and back plates... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20090005774 | MEDICAL PROBE WITH ECHOGENIC AND INSULATIVE PROPERTIES Tissue ablation probes and methods of using tissue ablation probes are provided. Each tissue ablation probe comprises an electrically conductive probe shaft, at least one tissue ablation electrode carried by a distal end of the probe shaft, and one or both of an insulat... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080319445 | Apparatus and methods for delivering compounds into vertebrae for vertebroplasty An apparatus for delivering bone cement into a vertebra, includes a cannula, a delivery device in communication with the cannula and a pressure delivery device in communication with the delivery device. The pressure delivery device provides an actuating force that acts ... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080319543 | BIOPROSTHETIC HEART VALVE A trileaflet biological prosthetic heart valve (11, 41) comprising a thin, rigid annular outer frame (25, 43) which supports three elastic, laminated spring inner frames (18, 57) which in turn provide consistent geometric form and structure for atta... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080316732 | AQUARIUM WITH ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING An aquarium having an adjustable lighting system for enhancing the display of fluorescent objects, such as fluorescent fish, contained within the aquarium under various external lighting conditions, such as a dark room or a brightly lit room. The aquarium comprises a ta... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080319413 | PERCUTANEOUS ARRAY DELIVERY SYSTEM A system for treating tissue includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and an array of delivery tubes at least partially disposed within the lumen, each of the delivery tube having a lumen, wh... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080312713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ELECTRODE-TISSUE CONTACT BASED ON AMPLITUDE MODULATION OF SENSED SIGNAL Methods and systems for monitoring contact between a medical probe and tissue are provided. A medical probe is introduced into a patient adjacent the tissue. An electrical parameter, e.g., electrical admittance, is measuring between a first electrode located on the medi... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312644 | CRYOGENIC BALLOON ABLATION INSTRUMENTS AND SYSTEMS Cryogenic tissue ablation instruments for treating body tissue include an elongate flexible body with a proximal supply port for coupling with a pressurized coolant (e.g., liquid N2O), a supply lumen in fluid communication with the proximal supply port, and a... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080309430 | LOW-LOSS TUNABLE RADIO FREQUENCY FILTER A tunable RF filter comprises a signal transmission path having an input and output, a plurality of resonant elements disposed along the signal transmission path between the input and output, and a set of non-resonant elements coupling the resonant elements together to ... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080312521 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ELECTRODE-TISSUE CONTACT USING PHASE DIFFERENCE Methods and systems for monitoring contact between a medical probe and tissue are provided. A medical probe is introduced into a patient adjacent the tissue. A time varying signal is transmitted to or from the second electrode, the time varying signal is sensed at the f... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080300592 | CATHETER DRIVER SYSTEM An apparatus for performing medical procedures on an anatomical body includes an extension with an element near its distal end to be extended into the body, and a driver that moves the extension axially into the body, and that causes flexure of the distal end of the ext... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080300506 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE CUTTERS A tissue sampling device comprises an elongated tube having a distal end with at least two apertures. The device further comprises at least two cutters disposed within the elongated tube, wherein each cutter is configured to be independently displaced longitudinally wit... | 12/04/2008 |
| 20080294909 | Method for Private Keyword Search on Streaming Data A method for private keyword searching on streaming data such that the searching does not reveal what keywords are being searched for and does not reveal whether any such keywords have been located nor which documents in the data stream are saved.... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080294226 | SHORT DURATION PRE-PULSING TO REDUCE STIMULATION-EVOKED SIDE-EFFECTS A method and neurostimulation system of providing therapy to a patient is provided. At least one electrode is place in contact with tissue of a patient. A sub-threshold, hyperpolarizing, conditioning pre-pulse (e.g., an anodic pulse) is conveyed from the electrode(s) to... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080294211 | COUPLED MONOPOLAR AND MULTIPOLAR PULSING FOR CONDITIONING AND STIMULATION A method and neurostimulation system of providing therapy to a patient is provided. A plurality of electrodes are placed in contact with tissue of a patient, a conditioning pulse is conveyed from the plurality of electrodes in one of a monopolar manner and a multipolar ... | 11/27/2008 |
| 20080288025 | SMART CHARGER ALIGNMENT INDICATOR Electrical energy is transmitted to charge the implanted medical device, and an electrical parameter (e.g., a steady-state voltage) indicating a rate at which the implanted medical device is charged by the electrical energy is detected. A threshold (e.g., by modifying a... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080287318 | Primers and Probes for Detecting Genital Hpv Genotypes The invention relates to oligonucleotides, which are suited as primers for amplifying DNA of genital human papilloma viruses (HPV), to oligonucleotides, which are suited for use as probes for typifying genital HPV genotypes, to methods for amplifying the DNA of genital ... | 11/20/2008 |
| 20080278262 | ZIG-ZAG ARRAY RESONATORS FOR RELATIVELY HIGH-POWER HTS APPLICATIONS A narrowband filter comprises an input terminal, an output terminal, and an array of basic resonator structures coupled between the terminals to form a single resonator having a resonant frequency. The resonator array may be arranged in a plurality of columns of basic r... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080275515 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR STIMULATING TISSUE Apparatus and methods for stimulating tissue employing local current imbalance to facilitate more effective stimulation regimens.... | 11/06/2008 |
| 20080267448 | SECURITY DOCUMENT HAVING INTEGRATED COPY-VOID AND VALIDATION SECURITY FEATURES Documents for minimizing and detecting fraudulent activity are provided. The document comprises a printable substrate, a first security feature that forms a latent copy-void warning message that visually appears on an electronically printed reproduction of the document ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080269739 | MULTI-ZONE BIPOLAR ABLATION PROBE ASSEMBLY A medical probe assembly, tissue treatment system, and method are provided for ablating tissue. The probe assembly comprises an elongated member and electrode elements mechanically coupled to the distal end of the elongated member. The electrode elements are configurabl... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080262530 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion device, by insertion through a body opening, positions the energy transmitt... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080255553 | RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE A RF ablation device includes a probe assembly that has an elongate cannula having a lumen disposed interiorly of an external wall of the cannula. The elongate cannula includes a plurality of slots formed within the external wall that provide access to the lumen. The pr... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080255633 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION Large tissue regions are treated using pairs of electrode arrays. The electrode arrays may be concave and disposed in tissue so that their concave portions are opposed to each other. Axial conductors may be provided extending from the arrays and toward each other in ord... | 10/16/2008 |
