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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5702465 | Patella prosthesis having rotational and translational freedom A patellar prosthesis includes an articulation component having a prosthetic articulation surface and a base component for fixation to resected patellar bone. Each of the articulation and base components include planar bearing surfaces in sliding engageme... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5681514 | Method for making an implantable conductive lead for use with a cardiac stimulator A method for making a lead body for use in a conductive insulated lead for a cardiac stimulator. Alternating layers of conductive and insulative thermosetting polymers are extruded through successively arranged heated nozzles of increasing outlet diameter... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5658294 | Instrument for holding an acetabular cup An instrument for holding an acetabular cup. An elongate hollow tubular member has a proximal end and a distal end and a generally transverse end face at the distal end. A pair of pins extend axially outwardly from the transverse end face. An elongate rod... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5643271 | Angled orthopedic surfacer and guide An angled orthopedic surfacer and guide which is particularly useful in connection with revision surgeries for femoral hip prostheses. The surfacer comprises a drive shaft connected to a milling head through a U-joint. A housing for the U-joint supports a... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5571144 | Method of verifying capture of the atrium by a cardiac stimulator A method of verifying whether an atrium of the heart has been captured by an atrial cardiac stimulation pulse. An atrial signal is sensed via an electrode located in the atrium during a period of time from before delivery of the stimulation pulse to after... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5571162 | Transvenous defibrillation lead with side hooks A transvenous implantable defibrillation lead includes a conductor and inner and outer coaxial cylindrical electrodes. The inner electrode is connected to the conductor, and the outer electrode is connected to a sheath overlying the conductor in rotatable... | 11/05/1996 |
| 5554158 | Intercondylar notch cutter for posterior stabilized femoral knee prosthesis An intercondylar notch cutter using a plunge milling bit and bit guide which engages parallel tracks in a trial prosthesis. The intercondylar notch cutter comprises a cutting bit and a guide sleeve. The cutting bit can be thrust into the femur and then tr... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5486202 | Cardiac stimulator lead connector A connector terminal in a cardiac stimulator for receiving a connector pin of an associated lead includes a hollow box member having opposite end walls defining a first bore for receipt of the connector pin. A ring member movably disposed within the box m... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5480415 | Apparatus for high speed data communication between an external medical device and an implantable medical device A method of communicating data between an external device and an implantable medical device wherein a first pulse is transmitted as electromagnetic energy from one device to the other, is received and stored as electrostatic energy in the second device an... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5456699 | Cardiac stimulator lead insertion tool A lead insertion tool for use with an implantable cardiac stimulator having a connector receptacle and for use with an associated lead having a connector pin for insertion within the connector receptacle. The tool includes spring biased jaws for gripping ... | 10/10/1995 |
| 5449291 | Dental implant assembly having tactile feedback A dental implant assembly includes an implant for osseointegration in alveolar bone, an abutment removably attached to the implant for supporting a tooth prosthesis, and a screw received through an axial bore in the abutment and engaging a threaded bore i... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5447522 | Capacitor charging circuit for implantable defibrillator An implantable defibrillator having a charging circuit for charging a high-voltage energy storage capacitor from a low voltage battery. Current from the battery is switched on and off through the primary winding of a voltage step-up transformer to induce ... | 09/05/1995 |
| 5443485 | Apparatus and method for capture detection in a cardiac stimulator A capture detection circuit for an implantable cardiac stimulator. A signal detected by an electrode in the heart following delivery of a stimulating pulse is amplified, bandpass and highpass filtered, rectified, integrated over a selected window of time ... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5431693 | Method of verifying capture of the heart by a pacemaker A method of verifying cardiac capture. A cardiac signal evoked in response to a cardiac stimulation pulse is sensed via an electrode. The sensed signal is lowpass filtered to remove noise and to pass frequencies characteristic of the evoked cardiac signal... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5411536 | Method and apparatus for communicating data between medical devices to improve detectability of errors A method and apparatus for processing data to be communicated between an implantable medical device and an external medical device to improve detectability of communication errors. An encoded block of data including message data and redundant data is proc... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5405402 | Implantable prosthesis with radiographic marker An implantable prosthesis comprises a polyethylene prosthetic member that is substantially transparent to x-rays and a radiographic marker that is substantially opaque to x-rays. The radiographic marker is configured as a tension spring arranged as a cont... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5405404 | Instrument for disassembling a bipolar hip prosthesis An apparatus for disassembling a head and acetabular component of a bipolar orthopedic hip prosthesis. The head includes a female taper configured for engaging a corresponding male taper of a femoral component of a hip prosthesis. The acetabular component... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5383912 | Apparatus for high speed data communication between an external medical device and an implantable medical device A method of communicating data between an external device and an implantable medical device wherein a first pulse is transmitted as electromagnetic energy from one device to the other, is received and stored as electrostatic energy in the second device an... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5370663 | Implantable cardiac-stimulator with flat capacitor An implantable cardiac defibrillator includes a housing having a thickness dimension that is smaller than either of the length and width dimensions of the housing. Within the housing is an energy storage capacitor having a thickness dimension that is smal... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5364402 | Tibial spacer saw guide A tibial spacer saw guide for guiding the resection of a bony defect of the lateral or medial condyle of the proximal tibia to accommodate a spacer to be implanted beneath a tibial baseplate of a tibial prosthesis. The saw guide includes a plate having a ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5046616 | Card display plaque A device for holding and displaying collectable cards and the like has a base including a planar portion having a card receiving area thereon for receiving a collectable card. The base includes a ridge upstanding from the planar portion and substantially ... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4875685 | Golf practice apparatus A golf practice apparatus simulates the response of natural turf to the impact of a golf club head during a conventional golf club swing. The apparatus includes a platform for the golfer to stand on, a main frame connected to the platform adjacent thereto... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4867847 | Expanding body for use in a headbox or a stationary support device Expanding body which is essentially designed as a hollow beam and, viewed in the cross-section, composed of several flexible walls. At least one of these walls has a higher expandability than the other walls. The internal chamber of the expanding body can... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4867389 | Chuck for winding cores A longitudinally movable chuck for winding cores onto which web-like material, such as paper etc., is wound is longitudinally movable by means of a motorized drive. The chuck includes a clamping core which grips into the winding core. The end face of the ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4856454 | Applicator mechanism for coating running webs A rough dosing point with applicator roll 2 is provided which relative to the opposed roll 1 forms a rough dosing gap 6. Located some distance from the rough dosing device is a finish dosing device which comprises a blade element 5 and an opposed roll 4. ... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4856205 | Air guide box for the drying section of a high-speed paper machine Air guide box 20 for a paper machine where the paper web 16 to be dried runs together with the backing belt 18 across drying cylinders 10 through 14. The air guide box 20 extends from a point A where the backing belt 18 departs from a cylinder 10, 12 towa... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4852514 | Coating device A coating deckle of a coating device including a holder for a soft rubber sealing element wherein the holder includes a sealing tongue aligned parallel to the restrictor plate which extends parallel to the opposite roll supporting the web in the area of t... | 08/01/1989 |
| 4849096 | Cleaning arrangement for suspensions The apparatus has a main line having stages of cleaning batteries (S1-S5). The respective battery of each individual stage consists of cleaners such as hydroclones which produce three fractions. The medium fraction is conveyed from stage to stage. The hea... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4836133 | Coating device A coating deckle of a coating device including a holder for a soft rubber sealing element wherein the holder includes a sealing tongue aligned parallel to the restrictor plate which extends parallel to the opposite roll supporting the web in the area of t... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4836895 | Headbox for paper machines or the like A headbox for dispensing a machine-width suspension flow from a machine-width nozzle type discharge channel which is defined by two machine-width flow control walls converging on each other. Located on the downstream end is a machine-width discharge gap f... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4834018 | Device for coating traveling material webs A coating device where the pressurized coating space formed between the doctor element and the material web and/or the counter roll carrying it is defined by a regulating plate on the inlet side relative to the material web. A guide device is so arranged ... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4821429 | Air guide box for stabilizing the run of a web, for instance a paper web Taught is an air guide box for stabilizing the run of a web, for instance a paper web, specifically for the drying section of a paper machine. The air guide box is connected to a blowing air supply and extends transverse to the running direction of the pa... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4818377 | Defrothing method and apparatus A defrothing apparatus whose inlet opening of the foamed liquid contained in a foam duct of a primary flotation apparatus is provided in the bottom of the foam duct. Starting from the lower area of the defrothing apparatus, a rotary flow (potential vortex... | 04/04/1989 |
| 4815177 | Automatic time-delayed release buckle An automatic release buckle assembly including a mating buckle and latch tongue. A resiliently biased tongue latch engages the latch tongue to prevent withdrawal of the latch tongue from the buckle. A manually operable release mechanism is provided for ca... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4816117 | Method for the preparation of waste paper A method and apparatus for decomposing waste paper in a storage tank (tower) under the effect of chemicals with a high stock concentration (high-consistency stock method), including the rotation of the paper pulp together with dilution and a vigorous exte... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4812229 | Screen cage The screen wire has depressions (5), on the base of which there are fine slits (4) or wire holes. The depressions are generally oblong, their longitudinal extension being parallel or slightly inclined to the axis of rotation of a rotor and the screening b... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4812209 | Headbox for the production of fibrous stock webs A headbox, preferably for a paper machine, has a nozzle chamber with a slice gap, which is confined by a top and a bottom lip wall and by two side walls. The nozzle chamber is divided for the production of multi-layer fibrous stock webs into two or more m... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4809700 | Armlet device with an electrode for picking up physiological electrical potentials An armlet device with an electrode for picking up physiological electrical potentials is described. The electrode comprises, on one side, a pad which can come into contact, via a conductive paste, with the body of a patient, and on the opposite side, a co... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809922 | Clamping head for winding cores The clamping head features a cylindrical section engaging the winding core with a threading which digs in inside the core and a subsequent collar forming a stop for the end face of the core. To obtain a form fit which spares the core, the threading is fas... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4809445 | Device for stabilizing the run of a material web, specifically for stabilizing a paper web in the drying section of a paper machine In a device for stabilizing the run of a material web, which successively runs over two rolls, namely a delivering and a receiving roll, there is a box provided that extends between the delivering and the receiving roll across the width of the paper web. ... | 03/07/1989 |
