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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167905 | Endovascular flexible stapling device The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (1). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device (1) for an intavascular procedure such as patent foramen ovale closure, which is designed to avoid open he... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158883 | Wall mounted system with insertable computing apparatus The present invention is directed to provide a computing system comprises plurality of apparatii mounted on the wall or floor adjacent to or embedded inside the LAN jack or a main power outlet. The apparatii are connected at the back side through Ethernet cable, opt... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152673 | Continuously variable transmission-based planetary gear A continuous variable transmission is provided that is based on gearwheels. The novel gear acts as efficient transmission that can replace conventional manually or automatics gears. The CVT comprises sun gear connected to input shaft and ring gear fixedly connected ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8133239 | Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment, the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is insert... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8079388 | Refill perfume bottle The present invention teaches a refill bottle adapted to repeatedly receive and dispense liquid such as perfume. The refill bottle comprises a bottle having a bottom portion and an upper portion, an opening provided in the upper portion wherein the opening is adapte... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8077826 | CT scanner with scatter radiation correction and method of using same A CT scanner with scatter correction device and a method for scatter correction are provided. The method of correcting CT images from artifacts caused by scattered radiation comprises affixing to the non-rotating frame of the CT gantry a plurality of shields for shi... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8048110 | Endovascular flexible stapling device The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (1). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device (1) for an intravascular procedure such as patent foramen ovale closure, which is designed to avoid open h... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8020328 | Connecting elements for construction New and unique connecting elements are engage in a versatile manner to construct modular constructions such as construction for exhibition, furniture, platforms, toys, displays etc. The modular construction is mobile and easy to handle. ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8016820 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to s... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8014858 | Shockless defibrillation Apparatus (18) is provided for defibrillating a heart (20) of a person. The apparatus (18) includes one or more electrodes (100) that are adapted to be coupled to the heart, and a control unit (90) that is adapted to drive the elec... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7986992 | Apparatus and method for treating atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardia An apparatus for treating atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation to change the transmembrane potential in the left and right a... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7983748 | Apparatus and method for treating atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardia A method and device for treating an electrical problem in an organ, especially a heart, of a human or animal patient comprises atraumatically blocking the transmission of one or more electrical signals external to the organ. Nerve cell membranes near a cathode are d... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7966071 | Method and apparatus for regulating glucose level A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion. | 06/21/2011 |
| 7953481 | Anti-arrhythmic device and a method of delivering anti-arrhythmic cardiac therapy A cardiac contractility modulating (CCM) device (30) includes an anti-arrhythmic therapy unit (38) for detecting a cardiac arrhythmia in a heart (2) of a patient based on processing electrical signals related to cardiac activity sensed at the he... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7949089 | Apparatus and method for tracking feature's position in human body A CT scanner for scanning a subject is provided, the scanner comprising: a gantry capable of rotating about a scanned subject; at least two cone beam X-Ray sources displaced from each other mounted on said gantry; at least one 2D detector array mounted on said gantr... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7920918 | Apparatus and method for treating ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia An apparatus for treating ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation so as to change the transmembrane potential in the ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7869856 | Encapsulated medical imaging device and method The present invention relates to an encapsulated medical imaging device (1) and method for imaging the gastroin-testinal tract in patients using optical scanning technologies. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7840269 | Analysis of eating habits Diet evaluation gastric apparatus (18) is provided, which detects when a patient (10) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes (74, 100) adapted to be coupled to the fundus and antrum of the... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7839293 | Sound generating device for use by people with disabilities The invention disclosed herein describes a device allowing even people with severe disabilities (physical and/or mental) to control the generation of sound and music, using controls adapted to their capabilities. The device is to be used primarily in therapeutic, ed... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7838838 | Imaging techniques for reducing blind spots An imaging system is provided for radioimaging a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The system includes a housing, a support structure, which is movably coupled to the housing, and at least one motor assembly, coupled to the housing and the support structure, an... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7830071 | Power harvesting apparatus, system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus system and method for power harvesting on roads and highways using piezoelectric generator. The invention is to provide a system and a method for power harvesting comprising a plurality of piezoelectric devices embedded ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7812508 | Power harvesting from railway; apparatus, system and method The present invention relates to an apparatus system and method for power harvesting from a railroads using piezoelectric generator. The invention is to provide a system and a method for power harvesting comprising a plurality of piezoelectric devices embedded in a ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7802755 | Rotating wing aircraft with tip-driven rotor and rotor guide-ring A helicopter includes a main rotor guided and protected in minor impacts by a guide-ring. In selected embodiments, the rotor is powered by an electric motor employing a magnetic field generator carried by the main rotor and stator coils installed on the guide-ring. ... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7794474 | Endovascular flexible stapling device The present invention concerns a flexible stapling device (1). More particularly, this invention concerns a flexible endovascular stapling device (1) for an intravascular procedure such as patent foramen ovale closure, which is designed to avoid open h... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7769138 | Apparatus and method of improved angiographic imaging The x-ray tube is energized (12) and the myocardium is imaged (16) while contrast agent is infused to the coronary arteries of the subject (14). Single photon counting data acquired with the detector while two thresholds are set to form simultan... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7765008 | Method of controlling blood pressure A method of promoting the healing of a lesion in a smooth muscle (200), comprises selecting a smooth muscle portion having a lesion, and applying a non-excitory electric field (210) to the portion, which reduces the mechanical activity of the portion. | 07/27/2010 |
| 7763077 | Repair of spinal annular defects and annulo-nucleoplasty regeneration The invention relates to the repair of spinal annular defects. An appartatus comprises a scaffold comprised of a biodurable, resiliently compressible, elastomeric reticulated composition to obliterate spinal/vertabral connective tissue defects, to obliterate spinal-... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7758596 | Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserte... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7706982 | Earthquakes and sun disturbances A method of tracking seismic activity through monitoring sunspots and sun disturbances and correlating them with a developed model in order to map out specific locations where an earthquake will consequently appear is provided (FP). The method of comprises mapping c... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7657000 | Method and apparatus for dual energy radiography There is provided an apparatus and method for x-ray imaging of a subject that comprises an x ray source emitting a spectrum of radiation of low energy component as well as high energy component to be attenuated by the subject. At least one CR plate adapted to absorb... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7647102 | Cardiac contractility modulation device having anti-arrhythmic capabilities and method of operating thereof A cardiac contractility modulating (CCM) device (30) includes an anti-arrhythmic therapy unit (38) for detecting a cardiac arrhythmia in a heart (2) of a patient based on processing electrical signals related to cardiac activity sensed at the he... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7604749 | Techniques of anisotropic wet etch micromachining for comb drive transducers and resonance frequency reduction Wet anisotropic etching techniques are well known micromachining apparatus in MEMS technology. The wet anisotropic etchant etch some of the material crystal planes faster than the other. For example the (001) planes are etched much faster than the (111... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7601966 | Imaging techniques for reducing blind spots An imaging system is provided for radioimaging a region of interest (ROI) of a subject. The system includes a housing, a support structure, which is movably coupled to the housing, and at least one motor assembly, coupled to the housing and the support structure, an... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7588566 | Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue An instrument and method are provided for sealing and joining or hemostatically dividing tissue, which is particularly suitable for laparoscopic and endoscopic surgery. The instrument makes use of the controlled application of a combination of heat and pressure to s... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7512442 | Acute and chronic electrical signal therapy for obesity Apparatus is provided for treating a condition such as obesity. The apparatus includes a set of one or more electrodes, which are adapted to be applied to one or more respective sites in a vicinity of a body of a stomach of a patient. A control unit is adapted to dr... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511834 | Optical apparatus for measuring tooling position within a seaming machine The present invention provides an optical device for measuring characteristics of toolings (116), especially chuck and roll in a seamer. The optical device comprises a radiation source (102) adapted to generate radiation, means (106, 108) for di... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7511264 | Method of resolving ambiguity in photon counting-based detectors The present invention teaches a new and unique method and apparatus of resolving the inaccuracy related to high photon counting rate in photon counting-based detectors that comprises a sensor, a discriminator and a counter. According to the method, a circuitry is pr... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7509959 | Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserte... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7502649 | Gastrointestinal methods and apparatus for use in treating disorders A method is provided for detecting a change in posture of a subject. An electrical impedance is measured between two or more sites on a stomach (20) of the subject, and an impedance signal is generated responsive thereto. The change in posture is detected by ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7464712 | Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair An apparatus for the repair of a cardiovascular valve has leaflets comprising a grasper capable of grabbing and co-apting the leaflets of the valve. In a preferred embodiment the grasper has jaws that grasp and immobilize the leaflets, and then a fastener is inserte... | 12/16/2008 |
