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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177707 | Method for treating tissue with an implant A method for forming a valve-like mechanism in a body of a mammal having an esophagus extending through a lower esophageal sphincter to a stomach and formed by a wall having a muscle layer and a mucosal layer. The method comprises the step of forming at least one im... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8168213 | Medical devices having coating with improved adhesion According to an aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided which comprises a metallic substrate and polymeric region disposed over and in contact with the metallic substrate. The polymeric region comprises (a) a block copolymer that comprises (i) ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8158151 | Solvent-assisted loading of therapeutic agents Methods are provided for loading polymeric regions of medical devices with therapeutic agents. In these methods, a polymeric region of a medical device is first pretreated with a solvent system. Subsequently, therapeutic-agent-containing particles are impacted into ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153695 | Methods for inhibiting post-surgical adhesions In accordance with one aspect of the invention, a method is provided in which post-surgical adhesions at a surgical site in a patient are inhibited. The method includes topically applying a liquid composition comprising a hydrophobic species, which has a melting poi... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152759 | Internal medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with a source of electrical power The invention generally relates to internal (e.g., implantable, insertable, etc.) drug delivery devices which contain the following: (a) one or more sources of one or more therapeutic agents; (b) one or more first electrodes, (c) one or more second electrodes and (d... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151209 | User input for an electronic device employing a touch-sensor A graphical text entry system for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device may be, for example, a portable or hand-held electronic device such as a cellular telephone, PDA, or the like. The system includes a graphical text entry screen and a graphical... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137338 | Tissue patches and related delivery systems and methods Endoluminally delivered tissue patches and related systems and methods for delivering the tissue patches for treating lesions of the alimentary tract are disclosed. A tissue patch includes a substrate, a tissue implant attached to the substrate, and a protective lin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133501 | Implantable or insertable medical devices for controlled drug delivery Implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which comprises: (a) a biocompatible polymer; and (b) at least one therapeutic agent selected from an anti-inflammatory agent, an analgesic agent, an anesthetic agent, and an antispasmodic agent. The medical de... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133278 | Medical devices having electrodeposited conductive polymer coatings According to one aspect, the present invention provides implantable or insertable medical devices that comprise a substrate and a coating over the substrate that comprises at least one type of conductive polymer and at least one type of additional polymer. ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123728 | Antimicrobial agent delivery system An antimicrobial agent delivery system and method are provided for an antimicrobial agent-bearing intervention device. A delivery tube contains the intervention device, where the delivery tube facilitates handling of the intervention device. In one example, the inte... | 02/28/2012 |
| D654881 | Bridge rectifier package with heat sink | 02/28/2012 |
| 8119153 | Stents with drug eluting coatings The present invention relates generally to medical devices, preferably a stent, having a drug eluting surface coated or covered with a coating of particles comprising at least an outer layer, an inner layer, and a core comprising a therapeutic agent. Specifically, t... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8114709 | Electronic device and lead frame A lead frame facilitates the handling, positioning, attachment, and/or continued integrity of multiple dies, without the use of multiple separate parts, such as jumpers. The lead frame includes a number of structures, each of which is attached to at least one lead. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114436 | Compositions and methods for delivery of embolics Described herein are compositions comprising one or more embolics attached to an inert, dissolvable matrix as well as kits comprising these novel embolic formulations. Also described are methods of making and using these embolic formulations. ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8114148 | Medical devices for delivery of therapeutic agent in conjunction with galvanic corrosion According to an aspect of the present invention, at least one ionic therapeutic agent is delivered from an implantable or insertable medical device that comprises an ion-conductive polymeric region that is disposed on a metallic region. The metallic region is in ele... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8111920 | Closed-loop integrity monitor Systems and methods for operating an avionics component to a level of certification. Steps include: receiving and sending data to a data monitor and an integrity monitor, the data monitor operating at a first level of certification and the integrity monitor operatin... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8110459 | MOSFET having a channel region with enhanced stress and method of forming same A semiconductor device is provided that includes a semiconductor substrate, an n-channel MOSFET formed on the substrate and a p-channel MOSFET formed on the substrate. A first layer is formed to cover the n-channel MOSFET, wherein the first layer has a first flexure... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100819 | Electroactive polymer based artificial sphincters and artificial muscle patches Provided are artificial muscle patches, which are adapted to be implanted adjacent a patient's heart, and artificial sphincter cuffs, which are adapted to be implanted around a body lumen, such as the urethra, the anal canal, or the lower esophagus. The devices of t... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8092821 | Medical devices having polymeric regions with improved adhesion According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain at least one polymeric region in contact with a metallic region. The polymeric region contains at least one block copolymer that contains at least ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092818 | Medical devices having bioactive surfaces According to an aspect of the present invention, medical devices are provided, which contain (a) a substrate and (b) a polymeric region disposed over the substrate which contains at least one block copolymer. The block copolymer, in turn, contains at least two polym... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8075906 | Medical devices having polymeric regions with copolymers containing hydrocarbon and heteroatom-containing monomeric species According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain one or more polymeric regions. These polymeric regions, in turn, contain one or more polymers, at least one of which is a copolymer that includes t... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8069446 | Parallel programming and execution systems and techniques Parallel programming and execution systems and techniques are discussed herein. In accordance with one technique, a parallel programming model is used to decompose a complex process into parallelizable tasks with proper dependencies set by data objects as interfaces... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8067026 | Drug release regions for medical devices, which include polycyclic-structure-containing polymers According to an aspect of the present invention, implantable or insertable medical devices are provided, which contain polymeric release regions that control the release of one or more therapeutic agents. The polymeric release regions, in turn, contain one or more p... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057827 | Chemoablation of tissue using biodegradable, solid salt dosage forms Novel methods for the chemical ablation of tissue (e.g. prostatic tissue) are described. These methods include the steps of: (a) providing one or more solid salt dosage forms comprising 50-100% w/w salt; and (b) inserting one or more of such solid salt dosage forms ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8049956 | Apparatus for spectrum-doubled optical parametric chirped pulse amplification (OPCPA) using third-order dispersion chirping The present invention relates to an OPCPA apparatus. The OPCPA of the present invention includes an optical pulse stretcher (100) for outputting chirped laser light using odd-order dispersion (third-order dispersion is mainly used). A pump laser (200) ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8049271 | Power semiconductor device having a voltage sustaining layer with a terraced trench formation of floating islands A method is provided for forming a power semiconductor device. The method begins by providing a substrate of a second conductivity type and then forming a voltage sustaining region on the substrate. The voltage sustaining region is formed by depositing an epitaxial ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048714 | Semiconductor device and method for manufacturing a semiconductor device having improved heat dissipation capabilities A semiconductor device mountable to a substrate includes a semiconductor die and an electrically conductive attachment region having a first attachment surface and a second attachment surface. The first attachment surface is arranged for electrical communication wit... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048171 | Ureteral stents for release of urologically beneficial agents According to one aspect of the invention, ureteral stents are provided that comprise an elongated stent body and a urologically beneficial agent. The elongated stent body comprises a kidney portion adapted to occupy the kidney of a subject upon implantation, a urete... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048170 | Method for treating morbid obesity A method for treating morbid obesity in a body of a mammal having a gastrointestinal tract extending through a stomach and a pyloric sphincter and a wall forming the stomach and pyloric sphincter. At least one implant is formed in the wall in the vicinity of the pyl... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8048168 | Partially soluble implantable or insertable medical devices An elongate medical device configured for at least partial implantation or insertion into a subject. The medical device has at least one surface that contains one or more depressions, which are at least partially filled with a soluble material. Also described method... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043361 | Implantable medical devices, and methods of delivering the same A tubular endoprosthesis including a polymeric material is disclosed. The endoprosthesis has a collapsed position that can be reverted to a first expanded position larger than the collapsed position by heating to a first temperature subsequent to insertion of the en... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043359 | Medical devices having superhydrophobic surfaces According to an aspect of the invention, medical devices are provided, which have at least two superhydrophobic surface regions which engage one another when the medical device is deployed in vivo. ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8034874 | Medical devices having polymeric regions that contain fluorocarbon-containing block copolymers In one aspect, the present invention provides implantable or insertable medical devices, which contain at least one polymeric region. The polymeric region contains at least one fluorocarbon-containing block copolymer, which, in turn, contains (a) at least one fluoro... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8034048 | Tissue patches and related delivery systems and methods A tissue patch for treatment of a lesion in an alimentary tract of a patient includes a tissue implant having a top surface and a bottom surface. The tissue patch also includes a substrate completely surrounding the tissue implant such that the substrate forms a fir... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8031758 | Powerline communication (PLC) modem employing an analog electromagnetic transducer A PLC cable modem is provided which includes an analog electromagnetic field transducer for generating an electromagnetic field based on an analog electrical signal and also for generating an analog electrical signal based on an electromagnetic field. The PLC cable ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8023653 | Media key-transformation obfuscation in advanced access content system A modified media key used to decrypt protected media content stored on an optical disc, such as an HD-DVD or Blu-ray disc, is created through application of a transformation using a constant value which is programmatically generated by procedural code that runs on a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8021463 | Method for producing spherical activated carbon The invention relates to a method for producing spherical activated carbon, wherein polymer globules, which comprise thermally decomposing chemical groups, are carbonized. It is characterized by that during the carbonization, a supplier of free radicals is added to ... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8020084 | Synchronization aspects of interactive multimedia presentation management Methods and systems for determining a total elapsed play time of an interactive multimedia presentation having a play duration, a video content component, and an interactive content component include identifying two time intervals within the play duration. During th... | 09/13/2011 |
| 8012788 | Multi-stage formation of thin-films for photovoltaic devices A method is provided for producing a film of compound material. The method includes providing a substrate and depositing a film on the substrate. The deposited film has a first chemical composition that includes at least one first chemical element and at least one s... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8010657 | System and method for tracking the network viral spread of a digital media content item Systems and methods are provided to track viral marketing. The resulting user interfaces can include a map that tracks propagation via a node tree or a geographic map that shows where media was viewed. The information may also be displayed as a cumulative or absolut... | 08/30/2011 |
