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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7923053 | Wettable ePTFE medical devices Methods are provided for surface modifying a hydrophobic polymer substrate to increase wettability comprising the steps of pre-treating the hydrophobic polymer substrate with a radio frequency (RF)-generated first plasma and a RF-generated second plasma wherein the ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7529586 | Concavity of an implantable medical device At least one surface of an implantable medical device is concave along at least one axis such that it substantially conforms to a surface within a patient, such as the cranium, when it is implanted on that surface. In some embodiments, the surface of the implantable... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7526341 | Amplitude ramping of waveforms generated by an implantable medical device The present invention automates the adjustment of an amplitude of stimulated pulses that are generated by an implanted device. Apparatus comprises a processor that communicates with the implanted device over a communications channel through a communications module. ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7340300 | Neurostimulation delivery during transurethral prostate treatment In general, the invention provides a transurethral ablation device comprising an electrode for delivery of neurostimulation therapy to a patient to prevent or alleviate pain experienced during the course of a transurethral ablation procedure. The device may include ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335197 | Transurethral needle ablation system with flexible catheter tip A one-piece, single-use disposable device for transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of prostate tissue to alleviate BPH is disclosed. The device may include a flexible catheter tip including a rigid core and a flexible tip. The device may also include a single use lo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7313440 | Collecting posture and activity information to evaluate therapy A medical device, programmer, or other computing device may determine values of one or more activity and, in some embodiments, posture metrics for each therapy parameter set used by the medical device to deliver therapy. The metric values for a parameter set are det... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7254448 | Method of operating an implantable medical device telemetry processor An implantable medical device with a main processor also has a telemetry processor to perform some telemetry processing functions resulting under some circumstances in reducing demands on the main processor, conserving energy, increasing telemetry processing speed, ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7177693 | Gastric stimulation for altered perception to treat obesity In general, an implantable medical device is disclosed for generating and applying an electric stimulation signal to a portion of a patient's gastrointestinal tract to induce symptoms of gastroparesis in the patient without substantially reducing normal stomach moti... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7147647 | Sintered titanium tube for the management of spinal cord injury A device and method for the treatment of damaged nerves and, more particularly, a tubular membrane having a microtextured surface for the treatment of central or peripheral nerve injuries. The microtextured surface of the tubular membrane inhibits the growth of fibr... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141016 | Systems and methods for monitoring gastrointestinal system In general, the invention is directed to systems and methods for monitoring the gastrointestinal system of a patient. In one embodiment, the invention includes techniques for monitoring the emptying of the patient's stomach. The techniques may employ glucose monitor... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7069078 | Insulin-mediated glucose uptake monitor An implanted medical device may detect the onset of impaired glucose tolerance or Type II diabetes. The implanted medical device may have additional functionality. For example, the implanted medical device may be a pacemaker or a pressure monitor, but may also monit... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6901287 | Implantable therapy delivery element adjustable anchor An implantable therapy delivery system has a therapy delivery element that is inserted or implanted into a human body and anchored or fixed to tissue to delivery a therapy to a patient. In one embodiment an implantable neurostimulator uses an electrical stimulation ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6892097 | Method of preparing neural tissue of the brain for subsequent electrical stimulation Methods are disclosed of preparing neural tissue of the brain for subsequent electrical stimulation. For example, first, second and third electrodes may be placed in close proximity to tissue of a patient's brain. A hyperpolarizing electrical pre-pulse may be applie... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6120467 | Spinal cord simulation systems with patient activity monitoring and therapy adjustments A patient activity level recorder and a patient therapy adjustment recorder are provided to obtain an historical representation of patient activity levels and therapy changes in the form of profiles which are stored for later retrieval. The patient activi... | 09/19/2000 |
