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...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| 8184772 | Orthovoltage radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. Some embodiments provide that, among other targets, ocular structures are treated. In some embodiments, the position of an ocular structure is tracke... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180021 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8178845 | Collimator and related methods A collimator and related methods are shown and described. The collimator can be a multi-divergent-beam collimator having a plurality of inverted, ordered sections of a cone-beam collimator reassembled in a substantially reversed order relative to the ordering of the... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8169219 | Slice selective MRI excitation with reduced power deposition using multiple transmit channels Described are embodiments for slice-selective excitation for MRI that utilize multiple RF transmit coils, each of which are driven with a separate independent current waveform. These embodiments allow slice-selective excitation with slice profile and excitation time... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8139709 | Staggered circular scans for CT imaging Certain embodiments provide staggered circular scans for CT imaging. In certain embodiments, a CT imaging system comprises a plurality of source-detector assemblies that are axially offset from one another and rotate about a rotation axis to provide staggered circul... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8094779 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, the ocular st... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8073105 | Ocular radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, the ocular st... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059784 | Portable orthovoltage radiotherapy A portable orthovoltage radiotherapy system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embo... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7983830 | Fuel conservation systems and methods Methods and systems are described for conserving fuel used by an engine. In some embodiments a control module processes a user-provided input, as a first function, into a second function. The second function can be used to direct the engine with a directive output p... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7978819 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7978818 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7961845 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7953203 | Orthovoltage radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7912179 | Orthovoltage radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7912178 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7884604 | Systems and methods for reconstruction of sensitivity encoded MRI data Methods and systems in a parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system utilize sensitivity-encoded MRI data acquired from multiple receiver coils together with spatially dependent receiver coil sensitivities to generate MRI images. The acquired MRI data forms a r... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7870011 | Automated processing of electronic medical data for insurance and disability determinations Methods and systems are described for automated processing of medical data for insurance and disability determinations. Based on medical conditions claimed by a claimant, medical evidence queries are automatically generated to provide instructions to medical provide... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7822175 | Portable orthovoltage radiotherapy A portable orthovoltage radiotherapy system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embo... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7802884 | Compact ocular fundus camera Embodiments of a compact camera for imaging the ocular fundus are described. In some embodiments, the camera is a light, handheld camera that acquires a plurality of images of the fundus. The camera can be configured to acquire images manually or automatically. A mo... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801271 | Methods and devices for orthovoltage ocular radiotherapy and treatment planning A method, code and system for planning the treatment a lesion on or adjacent to the retina of an eye of a patient are disclosed. There is first established at least two beam paths along which x-radiation is to be directed at the retinal lesion. Based on the known sp... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7792249 | Methods and devices for detecting, controlling, and predicting radiation delivery Embodiments provide method and systems for determining alignment of a patient's body part, such as an eye, in an external coordinate system of a treatment or diagnostic device, such as a radiotherapy device, so as to define a reference axis for guiding device operat... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7697663 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7693260 | Orthovoltage radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693259 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7693258 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7680245 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, the ocular st... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7680244 | Ocular radiosurgery A radiosurgery system is described that delivers a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, ocular structures are placed ... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7678139 | Pedicle screw assembly Disclosed are spinal fusion assemblies for use in skeletal systems. The assembly includes a coupling element that can be coupled to a fixation element, such as, for example, a screw with a head that removably mates with the coupling element. The coupling element and... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7620147 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system is described that is configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, other disorde... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7564946 | Orthovoltage radiotherapy A radiosurgery system configured to deliver a therapeutic dose of radiation to a target structure in a patient is described. In some embodiments, inflammatory ocular disorders are treated, specifically macular degeneration. In some embodiments, the ocular structures... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7551964 | Splanchnic nerve stimulation for treatment of obesity A method for the treatment of obesity or other disorders by electrical activation or inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system is disclosed. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by stimulating the greater splanchnic nerve or other portion of the symp... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7549743 | Systems and methods for improving visual discrimination A system and method for retraining the visual system of a subject with damage to the striate and/or extrastriate visual cortex includes displaying a visual stimulus within a first location of an impaired visual field of the subject; and detecting the subject's perce... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7511495 | Systems and methods for image reconstruction of sensitivity encoded MRI data Methods and systems in a parallel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system utilize sensitivity-encoded MRI data acquired from multiple receiver coils together with spatially dependent receiver coil sensitivities to generate MRI images. The acquired MRI data forms a r... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7414712 | Large dynamic range Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor A wavefront sensor for measuring a wavefront contains an array of lenslets, a detector array, and a mask having a temporally fixed pattern containing one or more opaque regions that are substantially opaque to light from the wavefront. The mask comprises one or more... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7396364 | Cardiac valve implant with energy absorbing material Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. The energy may incl... | 07/08/2008 |
| D569976 | Stent | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377941 | Adjustable cardiac valve implant with selective dimensional adjustment Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner. Thus, as the body structure changes size and/or shape, the size and/or shape of the annuloplast... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361190 | Adjustable cardiac valve implant with coupling mechanism Methods and devices are provided for support of a body structure. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a minimally invasive or non-invasive manner such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. The energy may incl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357815 | Dynamically adjustable implants and methods for reshaping tissue Tissue shaping methods and devices are provided. The devices can be adjusted within the body of a patient in a less invasive or non-invasive manner, such as by applying energy percutaneously or external to the patient's body. In one example, the device is positioned... | 04/15/2008 |
