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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6875486 | Package system and method A packaging system having a container, a first radiant barrier covering the exterior of the container, an insulator covering the interior of the container, a second radiant barrier positioned in the container within the insulator for surrounding a payload, a payload... | 04/05/2005 |
| 7390293 | Modification of properties and geometry of heart tissue to influence function Materials, devices and methods for the treatment of congestive heart failure are disclosed. In these methods, the volume of the left ventricle is reduced, thereby increasing the efficiency of the pumping action of the heart. Volume reduction is accomplished by intro... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7329263 | Method and device for securing body tissue A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to each other and/or to the suture. Portions of the body tissue may be ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328055 | Patient support apparatus The present invention provides a patient support apparatus for use during a medical procedure. The patient support apparatus is configured to receive and support a body of a patient on a base member. The base member includes a top surface having a plurality of adjus... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7306573 | Neck brace A method of using a neck brace to move a neck of a person or stabilize the neck includes connecting a vest of the neck brace to a torso of a person. A support member of the neck brace is connected to the vest. A chin support of the neck brace is connected to a chin ... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7299805 | Scaffold and method for implanting cells An improved method of implanting cells in the body of a patient includes positioning viable cells on a support structure. One or more blood vessels may be connected with the support structure to provide a flow of blood through the support structure. A support struct... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7296775 | Continuously rotatable electronic-device organizer The present invention provides a rotatable storage device including a rotatable platform configured for storing and allowing ease of access to electronic devices such as, printers, facsimile machines, computers, scanners, and others. The rotatable platform include h... | 11/20/2007 |
| D550022 | Combined charcoal smoker and cooker | 09/04/2007 |
| 7234730 | Traction control system The present invention provides a traction control system for a vehicle. The traction control system includes an energy radiator positionable in proximal relation to at least one of the vehicle tires. The traction control system further includes a control system havi... | 06/26/2007 |
| D544075 | Glass lavatory console | 06/05/2007 |
| 7225593 | Post-framing system The present invention provides a post-framing system for building construction. The post-framing system includes support posts and wall sections that can be prefabricated and transported to the job site for assembly. The support posts are at least 3-ply, having an u... | 06/05/2007 |
| D543763 | Combined oval mirror and shelf set | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217290 | Surgical devices containing a heat bondable material with a therapeutic agent Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7208013 | Composite surgical devices Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 04/24/2007 |
| D537922 | Vanity sink | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182738 | Patient monitoring apparatus and method for orthosis and other devices A monitoring system for monitoring a patient using a device, such as an orthosis system is provided. The system includes a monitor that can be incorporated or otherwise coupled to the device. The monitor can have a position sensor, a temperature sensor, and a device... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7174283 | Method for isolating sources of drifts in output properties for machines and processes A method for determining a root cause for a drift in a process or a machine, the function of which is determined by a model describing a relationship between setup and/or input variables and output property or properties, comprising the steps of: (a) Assigning desir... | 02/06/2007 |
| D534359 | Oval mirror | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153264 | Apparatus and method for identifying sleep apnea A method is provided for identifying a disease of a patient. The method includes collecting data of at least one cardio-respiratory function of the patient over time, eliminating artifacts from the collected data to create a new data record, constructing a phase-spa... | 12/26/2006 |
| D533925 | Vanity sink combination | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147652 | Method and apparatus for securing a suture Improved method is provided to secure a suture relative to body tissue. A suture retainer is moved along first and second sections of a suture toward the body tissue. When a predetermined minimum force is being transmitted between the suture retainer and the body ti... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7139387 | Method and system for integrating multi services for intelligent networks The invention includes a router and adapter enabling to receive any type of vendor Intelligent Network protocol message, then to direct the message (according to predefined rules) and ultimately, to translate one type of message into a unified format in order to mee... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134437 | Method for utilizing human tissue Percutaneous tissue removal apparatus comprises a flexible drill shaft, a cutting tip mounted on the shaft for placement adjacent a tissue mass for cutting the tissue, means for transmitting motion to the shaft to move the cutting tip against the tissue to cut tissu... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128753 | Surgical devices having a polymeric material with a therapeutic agent and methods for making same Surgical devices such as implants or suture fastenings are assembled from a plurality of discrete components, one of which components includes a heat bondable plastic material for bonding the components together. At least two components are bonded to each other by t... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7114500 | Surgical draping system A draping system provides a continuous sterile field between a patient incision area and one or more medical practitioners. The draping system has a quick release system incorporated into the drape that enables a medical practitioner to separate from the continuous ... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112179 | Orthosis An orthosis for stretching tissue around a joint of a patient between first and second relatively pivotable body portions. The orthosis includes a first arm member affixable to the first body portion and including a first extension member extending therefrom. A seco... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104996 | Method of performing surgery An improved method of performing surgery on a joint in a patient's body, such as a knee, includes making an incision in a knee portion of one leg while a lower portion of the one leg is extending downward from an upper portion of the one leg and while a foot connect... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094251 | Apparatus and method for securing a suture A suture retainer has an upper or cover section and a lower or base section which cooperate to define passages through which portions of a suture extend. Projections on the cover section of the retainer extend into recesses on the base section of the retainer. A cen... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090858 | Coated filter bag material for oral administration of medicament in liquid and methods of making same A coated filter bag for use in cold or hot drinks, in particular, a novel method for administration of pharmaceutical actives, supplemental nutrients, genetically derived materials, or other beneficial agents using a coated filter bag that includes at least one agen... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7087073 | Method of securing body tissue To secure a first body tissue with a second body tissue, a first anchor is moved along a first path through the first body tissue into the second body tissue. A second anchor is moved along a second path through the first body tissue into the second body tissue. A s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7089151 | Method and system for determining occurrence of slips leading to falls The present invention provides a system and method for the prediction of macroslip on walkway surfaces. The slip prediction is based on a viscous shear model and incorporates anthropometric characteristics of an individual or substantially similar grouping of indivi... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7087029 | Massager A massage device is composed of an elongated main body in the form of a sheet of flexible plastic material. The main body is configured with a plurality of flexible elongated strips extending from one end of the elongated body in cantilever fashion and juxtaposed sp... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7070600 | Device for treatment of orthopedic fractures A device is provided for the treatment of long bone fractures. The device is affixable to the long bone, providing structural stability to the long bone and the bone fracture. Upon fixation to the long bone, the device substantial prevents movement of the bone fract... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070557 | Tissue graft material and method of making The present invention relates to a method of making a tissue graft material. The method includes placing body tissue and a blood component in a chamber and extruding the body tissue and blood component from an opening in the chamber to form the tissue graft material... | 07/04/2006 |
| D523512 | Putter holder | 06/20/2006 |
| 7059376 | Roller blind device A roller blind device including a fabric, which can be wound on a rotationally drivable fabric shaft that is mounted on a frame, and including a pull rod that is placed on the free edge of the fabric. Prior art roller blind devices reduce the window surface area. Th... | 06/13/2006 |
| D522305 | Toaster | 06/06/2006 |
| 7050611 | Method and computer system for screening of medical cases A method and computer system for screening of medical cases in which the computer system has a user interface which enables pre-programming of a sequence of images to be reviewed for each of a group of medical cases. The pre-programming is conducted by means of symb... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048305 | Safety steering and mechanism and a method of operating A safety steering mechanism for a steering column, with a steering-column comfort adjustment having linear positioning devices, and provided with safety devices designed such that, in an accident situation, at least an end area of the steering column can be moved aw... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048755 | Method and apparatus for securing a suture An improved method and apparatus is provided to secure a suture relative to body tissue. When a predetermined minimum force is being transmitted between a suture retainer and the body tissue, the suture is gripped with the suture retainer by plastically deforming ma... | 05/23/2006 |
