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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152827 | Systems and methods for harvesting, storing, and implanting hair grafts A system and method for harvesting, storing, and implanting biological unit delivery tools, particularly useful to facilitate robotic hair transplant procedures. A storage device includes a lower module having a plurality of receptacles for containing delivery tools... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133237 | Biological unit removal tools with concentric tubes Tools and methods are provided for removing biological units from a body surface utilizing a removal tool. The tools may incorporate retention members and mechanisms configured to impede movement of the biological unit in the direction of a distal end of the tool an... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8092518 | Methods of implanting two-part heart valves Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. In a first embodiment, an expandable pre-assembled heart valve includes a plastically-expandable annular base having plurality of upstanding commissure posts. A tubular flexibl... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7993396 | Mitral valve annuloplasty ring having an offset posterior bow A mitral heart valve annuloplasty ring having a posterior bow that conforms to an abnormal posterior aspect of the mitral annulus. The ring may be generally oval having a major axis and a minor axis, wherein the posterior bow may be centered along the minor axis or ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7959673 | Degenerative valvular disease specific annuloplasty rings Annuloplasty rings optimally sized to take into account more of the common degenerative valve pathologies. Each ring has a structural ring body with a shape that complies with predicted shapes of degenerative valvular diseases, such as fibroelastic deficiency (FED),... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7951196 | Annuloplasty ring for mitral valve prolapse A mitral annuloplasty ring that has an outward and an upward posterior bow. The ring defines a closed, modified oval shape with a minor-major axis dimension ratio of between about 3.3:4 to 4:4. The ring is made of a material that will substantially resist distortion... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7947072 | Two-part expandable heart valve Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. The valves are rolled into a first, contracted configuration for minimally invasive delivery and then unrolled or unfurled at the implantation site. One- and two-piece stents m... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7879087 | Mitral and tricuspid annuloplasty rings A mitral annuloplasty ring with an inner core and an outer band located therearound is disclosed. The ring has an anterior region, a posterior region opposite the anterior region, and two side regions therebetween. A cross-sectional width dimension of the outer band... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7871435 | Anatomically approximate prosthetic mitral heart valve An anatomically approximate prosthetic heart valve includes dissimilar flexible leaflets, dissimilar commissures and/or a non-circular flow orifice. The heart valve may be implanted in the mitral position and have one larger leaflet oriented along the anterior aspec... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7695414 | Varying force vector exercise device for inducing musculature perturbations A method for exercising one or more muscles of the body wherein one or more muscle(s) are contracted to move a limb through a range of motion in opposition to an oscillating resistive force. During a muscular contraction, the direction and/or the magnitude of the re... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682391 | Methods of implanting a prosthetic mitral heart valve having a contoured sewing ring A prosthetic mitral heart valve including a contoured sewing ring that better matches the mitral valve annulus. The sewing ring includes an inflow end and an outflow end, the outflow and having at least one raised portion. There may be two raised portions located ap... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7579381 | Treatment of bioprosthetic tissues to mitigate post implantation calcification The present invention provides methods for treating tissue to inhibit post-implant calcification of a biological tissue. In one method of this invention, a tissue is immersed in or otherwise contacted with a pretreated glutaraldehyde solution, i.e., a heat-treated o... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7575595 | Annuloplasty ring and holder combination An annuloplasty ring holder includes an angled post for improved visibility and access by the surgeon. The post may be configured to be adjusted in angle and rotation. The ring holder can include a relatively open lower template, including relatively narrow extendin... | 08/18/2009 |
| 6978902 | Skateboard security rack An skateboard security rack having a pair of support members defining a slot therebetween for receiving the deck of a skateboard. At least one of the support members has a width smaller than the wheelbase of the skateboard received in the slot. Locking structure bet... | 12/27/2005 |
| 7534261 | Sutureless heart valve attachment A prosthetic heart valve having an anchoring sleeve that changes shape when the valve is implanted and contacts the surrounding annulus to prevent migration of the valve. The heart valve may be non-expandable and the anchoring sleeve may provide the primary anchorin... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7530253 | Prosthetic valve crimping device An improved crimping mechanism well-suited for use with stented prosthetic heart valves. The crimping mechanism includes a plurality of jaws configured for linear non-rotational movement toward a central axis. A rotational plate is formed with a plurality of spiral ... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7510575 | Implantable prosthetic valve A valve prosthesis device is disclosed suitable for implantation in body ducts. The device comprises a support stent, comprised of a deployable construction adapted to be initially crimped in a narrow configuration suitable for catheterization through the body duct ... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7481838 | Flexible heart valve and associated connecting band A highly flexible tissue-type heart valve is disclosed having a structural stent in a generally cylindrical configuration with cusps and commissures that are permitted to move radially. The stent commissures are constructed so that the cusps are pivotably or flexibl... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7473275 | Stress absorbing flexible heart valve frame A flexible support frame for a prosthetic heart valve having commissure tips that are shaped to even out stresses imposed during use. The support frame is an elongated wire-like element formed by a plurality, typically three, of arcuate cusp regions on an inflow end... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7455689 | Four-leaflet stented mitral heart valve A prosthetic mitral heart valve having four separate flexible leaflets. The heart valve includes a support frame that may be non-circular, for example elliptical or “D-shaped”. The support frame may have an undulating outflow edge defined by four inflow cusps an... | 11/25/2008 |
| RE40570 | Apparatuses and methods for treating biological tissue to mitigate calcification An apparatus for treating fixed biological tissue to inhibit calcification of the biological tissue following implantation thereof in a mammalian body. The apparatus includes a container for placing the biological tissue in contact with a treatment solution, structu... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7381218 | System and method for implanting a two-part prosthetic heart valve Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. In a first embodiment, an expandable pre-assembled heart valve includes a plastically-expandable annular base having plurality of upstanding commissure posts. A tubular flexibl... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7374571 | Rolled minimally-invasive heart valves and methods of manufacture Expandable heart valves for minimally invasive valve replacement surgeries are disclosed. The valves are rolled into a first, contracted configuration for minimally invasive delivery using a catheter, and then unrolled or unfurled at the implantation site. One- and ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7329280 | Methods of implanting a mitral valve annuloplasty ring to correct mitral regurgitation Methods of implanting an annuloplasty ring to correct maladies of the mitral annulus that not only reshapes the annulus but also reconfigures the adjacent left ventricular muscle wall. A posterior portion of the ring rises or bows upward from adjacent sides to pull ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318278 | Method of manufacture of a heart valve support frame Methods for forming a support frame for flexible leaflet heart valves from a starting blank include converting a two-dimensional starting blank into the three-dimensional support frame. The material may be superelastic, such as NITINOL, and the method may include be... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7201712 | Oscillatory resistance exercise device and method A method for exercising one or more muscles of the body wherein one or more muscle(s) are contracted to move a limb through a range of motion in opposition to an oscillating resistive force. In accordance with the method, during a muscular contraction, the direction... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7137184 | Continuous heart valve support frame and method of manufacture Methods for forming a support frame for flexible leaflet heart valves from a starting blank include converting a two-dimensional starting blank into the three-dimensional support frame. The material may be superelastic, such as NITINOL, and the method may include be... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7063722 | Method of implanting a self-molding annuloplasty ring A method of implanting a resilient self-molding annuloplasty ring including stretching it to an expanded diameter and attaching it to a heart valve annulus, then permitting the ring to contract to reduce the diameter of the annulus. The ring may be positioned on an ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029434 | Methods for treating implantable biological tissues to mitigate post—implantation calcification A method for treating fixed biological tissue inhibits calcification of the biological tissue following implantation thereof in a mammalian body. The method includes placing the biological tissue in contact with glutaraldehyde and then heating the glutaraldehyde. Al... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7001404 | Tissue separation cannula and method A cannula includes a tubular body having proximal closed end and distal blunt end, at least one lumen extending the length of the body, an endoscope having a lighted, viewing end disposed in the lumen near the distal end of the body, and a transparent, tissue separa... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6702255 | H-shape duckbill hemostasis valve assembly including guide wire seal A hemostasis valve for sealing around elongate medical instruments inserted into the body. The valve has an elastomeric valve body adapted to be received with a rigid introducer housing and seal thereagainst. The valve body has a distal end and a proximal... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6594873 | Slide closures for touch fasteners A slide closure for joining overlapping edges of flexible or rigid substrates having complementary touch fasteners thereon. The slide closure has a pair of closing surfaces facing each other and structure joining the closing surfaces together so as to def... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6511320 | Dental instruments and method for increasing patient comfort A dental instrument (10) has an elongated shaft (16) and a user grip handle (26). A dental tool (12) extends from one end (18) of the shaft (16). A rotatable sleeve (14) is rotatably mounted to the shaft (16) and rotates relative to the shaft (16) and the... | 01/28/2003 |
