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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175682 | Transducer/sensor assembly An imaging transducer assembly is combined with a sensor of a medical positioning system, forming a transducer/sensor assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor includes a coil proximally coupled with the imaging transducer. A cable having first and second wires are pr... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175368 | Systems and methods for image segmentation with a multi-state classifier The systems and methods described herein provide for fast and accurate image segmentation through the application of a multi-stage classifier to an image data set. An image processing system is provided having a processor configured to apply a multi-stage classifier... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175362 | Display of classifier output and confidence measure in an image Systems and methods are described for displaying classifier output and confidence measure in an image. The confidence measure advantageously provides additional information to the user indicating the accuracy of the classification result. Based on the classification... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8165696 | Multiple-pronged implantable stimulator and methods of making and using such a stimulator An implantable stimulator includes a base, two prongs extending from the base and an electrode disposed on each of the prongs. This stimulator may be part of a system that includes an external device for transcutaneously communicating with the implanted stimulator. ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8165679 | Implantable medical device with polymer-polymer interfaces and methods of manufacture and use An implantable stimulator that includes a housing, a first plastic component, and a second plastic component, where the first and second plastic components form a polymer-polymer interface. A light absorbing metal layer is disposed over at least a portion of the int... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8145314 | Self-sealing septum assembly Exemplary septum assemblies include first and second housing components each defined by at least an inner surface, at least one sealing strip disposed at least partially on at least one of the inner surfaces of the housing components, and a compression member at lea... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8138144 | Antimicrobial cationic peptides and formulations thereof Compositions and methods for making and using therapeutic formulations of antimicrobial cationic peptides are provided. The antimicrobial cationic peptide formulations may be used, for example, in the treatment of microorganism-caused infections, which infections ma... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8108028 | MRI systems having MRI compatible universal delivery cannulas with cooperating MRI antenna probes and related systems and methods In vivio deep brain medical probe systems include: (a) an NMRI compatible cannula comprising a plurality of concentric axially extending tubes with a receiving bore; and (b) an elongate antenna member with a conductor and an insulating layer configured to slidably a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8098948 | Method, apparatus, and system for reducing blurring in an image A method of processing an image includes obtaining the image; determining a point spread function for the image; applying a filter, based on the point spread function, to at least a portion of the image to form a filtered image; and generating a processed image by b... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8090212 | Method, apparatus, and system for reducing blurring of an image using multiple filtered images A method of processing an image includes determining at least one point spread function for the image. For each point spread function, the image, or at least a portion of the image, is filtered using at least one filter based on that point spread function to generat... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8060215 | Implantable microstimulator having a battery unit and methods of use therefor An implantable microstimulator arrangement includes at least one implantable microstimulator unit; an implantable battery unit separate from the implantable microstimulator unit(s); and at least one lead coupling the microstimulator unit(s) to the battery unit. The ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8060209 | Methods and systems of treating ischemia pain in visceral organs Methods and systems of treating a patient with ischemia pain include providing a stimulator, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat ischemia pain in a visceral organ, programming the stimulator with the one or more stimulation parameters, generating... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8055351 | MRI-safe high impedance lead systems Some embodiments are directed to MRI/RF compatible medical interventional devices. A plurality of spaced apart high impedance circuit segments are configured to have a high impedance at a high range of radiofrequencies and a low impedance at a low range of frequenci... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052603 | Transducer/sensor assembly An imaging transducer assembly is combined with a sensor of a medical positioning system, forming a transducer/sensor assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor includes a coil proximally coupled with the imaging transducer. A cable having first and second wires are pr... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043222 | Transducer with multiple resonant frequencies for an imaging catheter A single transducer element that is capable of oscillation at a plurality of natural resonant frequencies may be used in an ultrasonic imaging catheter assembly including a catheter body configured to be inserted and guided through the vascular system of a living be... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038049 | Hermetic seal A seal design provides positive compression to produce a hermetic seal around a feedthrough pin in a hermetically sealed device, including an implantable medical device. One embodiment of the seal design uses a plurality of “micro-flanges” placed along the lengt... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8019443 | Anchoring units for leads of implantable electric stimulation systems and methods of making and using A nerve stimulation lead has a distal end, a proximal end, and a longitudinal length. The nerve stimulation lead includes a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end, a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end, and a plurality of conductive wires... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7991483 | Implantable electrodes containing polyoxometalate anions and methods of manufacture and use An implantable device includes at least one electrode comprising a conductive base and polyoxometalate anions disposed on or within the conductive base; and at least one conductor attached to the at least one electrode for conducting electrical energy to the at leas... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7991455 | Systems and methods for dynamic optical imaging A medical system includes a catheter having an elongated tubular member and an inner core slideably received within the elongated member. The inner core includes an imager on a distal end and is coupled with a control system and an imaging system. The inner core is ... | 08/02/2011 |
| RE42581 | Universally positionable mounting device Couplers with ball-shaped heads are mounted on a pair of objects, and a split arm assembly is interposed along a line of juncture between the pair of couplers and clamped together about the heads thereof. However, before that time, a spring is interposed between the... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7983766 | Method of securing a neural stimulation lead An implantable lead having at least one electrode contact at or near its distal end prevents undesirable movement of the electrode contact from its initial implant location. One embodiment relates to a spinal cord stimulation (SCS) lead. A first injectable material ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7977252 | Method of formation of coherent wavy nanostructures (variants) The method for forming wavelike coherent nanostructures by irradiating a surface of a material by a homogeneous flow of ions is disclosed. The rate of coherency is increased by applying preliminary preprocessing steps. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7974706 | Electrode contact configurations for cuff leads A stimulation system is disclosed that may include a stimulator unit coupled to electrode contacts on a cuff. In one embodiment, the cuff may be placed at least partially around a nerve. The stimulation system may include at least two electrode contacts disposed on ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7967754 | Integrated bias circuitry for ultrasound imaging devices configured to image the interior of a living being The systems and methods described herein allow for the application of a bias voltage to one or more transducers implemented within a medical ultrasound imaging system. Bias circuitry is placed within an imaging device and used to apply a DC bias to one or more trans... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7967753 | Pulse inversion sequences for nonlinear imaging Provided herein are Pulse-Inversion (PI) sequences that provide for fundamental frequency suppression in nonlinear imaging applications. In an embodiment, a weighting scheme is applied to the received echo pulses resulting from transmit pulses of alternating polarit... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7965876 | Systems and methods for image segmentation with a multi-stage classifier The systems and methods described herein provide for fast and accurate image segmentation through the application of a multi-stage classifier to an image data set. An image processing system is provided having a processor configured to apply a multi-stage classifier... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7957805 | Implantable microstimulator with external electrodes disposed on a film substrate and methods of manufacture and use An implantable microstimulator includes a housing, an electronic subassembly, conductive vias, and an electrode arrangement. The housing defines an interior and an exterior with the electronic subassembly disposed in the interior of the housing. The conductive vias ... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7957783 | Electrical lead for an electronic device such as an implantable device A lead for an electronic device which resists the induction of a current from an electromagnetic field external to said lead includes one or more pairs of adjacent segments of electrical wire, each of the pairs including a first segment of electrical wire and a seco... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7951081 | Transducer/sensor assembly An imaging transducer assembly is combined with a sensor of a medical positioning system, forming a transducer/sensor assembly. In one embodiment, the sensor includes a coil proximally coupled with the imaging transducer. A cable having first and second wires are pr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7939762 | Feedthru assembly A feedthru assembly configured to provide a conductive path extending between an interior of an enclosure and an exterior of the enclosure includes a flange, at least one conductive pin, and at least one insulative member. The flange is configured to couple to the e... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7904162 | Monitoring, preventing, and treating rejection of transplanted organs An implantable system control unit (SCU) includes means for measuring tissue impedance or other condition to determine allograft health, in order to predict or detect allograft rejection. The SCU also includes at least two electrodes coupled to means for delivering ... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7899548 | Lead with contacts formed by coiled conductor and methods of manufacture and use A lead includes an elongated lead body of non-conductive material and a plurality of conductive wires. Each wire has a first portion disposed within the lead body and a second portion extending out of the lead body. The second portion is coiled around the lead body ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7899539 | Cavernous nerve stimulation via unidirectional propagation of action potentials Methods of using unidirectionally propagating action potentials (UPAPs) for cavernous nerve stimulation and for certain disorders are provided. Stimulators capable of creating such UPAPs include, but are not limited to, miniature implantable stimulators (i.e., micro... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7891085 | Electrode array assembly and method of making same A lead assembly and a method of making a lead are provided. The method of making a multi-contact lead assembly comprises providing conductive contacts located at an end of a lead body, disposing conductive wires in conductor lumens formed in the lead body, and conne... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887488 | Systems and methods for reducing noise in an imaging catheter system The present invention provides systems and methods for reducing noise in an imaging catheter system. In an embodiment, a catheter comprises an imaging transducer and a transmission line within the catheter to transmit signals to and from the transducer. To reduce no... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7848803 | Methods and systems for facilitating stimulation of one or more stimulation sites Methods of facilitating stimulation of a stimulation site within a patient include implanting a distal portion of a first stimulating member such that the distal portion of the first stimulating member is in communication with a first stimulation site located within... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7848788 | Magnetic resonance imaging probe Herein is disclosed a magnetic resonance imaging probe, having a probe shaft including a magnetic resonance antenna, and a spring tip attached to a distal end of the antenna. ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7877137 | Thrombolysis and chronic anticoagulation therapy Method and systems of treating a patient with at least one of a myocardial infarction, a stroke, and a pulmonary embolism include providing a stimulator coupled to at least one electrode and a catheter, configuring one or more stimulation parameters to treat at leas... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7877136 | Enhancement of neural signal transmission through damaged neural tissue via hyperpolarizing electrical stimulation current Methods and systems of enhancing transmission of a neural signal through damaged neural tissue include providing a stimulator, programming the stimulator with one or more stimulation parameters configured to enhance transmission of a neural signal through the damage... | 01/25/2011 |
| RE42060 | Universally positionable mounting device Couplers with ball-shaped heads are mounted on a pair of objects, and a split arm assembly is interposed along a line of juncture between the pair of couplers and clamped together about the heads thereof. However, before that time, a spring is interposed between the... | 01/25/2011 |
