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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185317 | Method and system of determining the stain quality of slides using scatter plot distribution Methods, systems, and computer software for determining the stain quality of a plurality of biological specimens. A number of objects of interest are identified in a biological specimen. A first feature of each object of interest (e.g., nuclear area) and a second fe... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8185208 | Modular stimulation lead network A medical kit and method for treating an ailment, such as chronic pain is provided. The kit comprises first and second medical leads, e.g., stimulation leads. Each lead comprises an elongated body and at least one operative element. The first medical lead comprises ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184881 | Displaying and navigating computer-aided detection results on a review workstation Display and navigation for multiple computer-aided detection (CAD) detections is described. A medical image is displayed to a viewer, and a request is received to instantiate CAD-assisted viewing. A timewise presentation sequence for the CAD detections is automatica... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184555 | SpaceWire network management A system and method for SpaceWire network management are disclosed involving a network and a network manager (NM). The network includes a plurality of switches and a plurality of nodes. The switches and nodes do not have any preprogrammed knowledge of the network to... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184044 | Super resolution radar image extraction procedure A system, method, and apparatus for a super resolution radar image extraction procedure are disclosed. The super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR) system involves a pulse signal generator, an array bucket detector, an ancilla beam detector, and a coincidence circuit. ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184043 | Super-resolution imaging radar A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed for a super-resolution imaging radar (SRIR). The SRIR employs a pulse signal generator that propagates bursts of radio frequency (RF) energy. Each burst contains a number of pulses. One pulse of each burst is an ancilla ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8184042 | Self calibrating conformal phased array A system and method for a self calibrating conformal phased array are disclosed involving a plurality of transmit/receive elements; a plurality of embedded, calibration transmit/receive elements scattered across the array; and at least one back-end processor. The ca... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180445 | Use of interphase to incrementally adjust the volume of activated tissue A neurostimulation system comprises one or more electrical contacts, output stimulation circuitry capable of outputting a multiphasic waveform (e.g., a biphasic waveform) to the electrical contact(s), and control circuitry capable of varying an interphase of the mul... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8175680 | Systems and methods for guiding catheters using registered images Systems and methods for imaging a body cavity and for guiding a treatment element within a body cavity are provided. A system may include an imaging subsystem having an imaging device and an image processor that gather image data for the body cavity. A mapping subsy... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8175367 | Reducing false positives in computer-aided detection Methods, systems, and related computer program products for computer-aided detection (CAD) of anatomical abnormalities in digital (or digitized) x-ray mammograms are described. The inventive techniques are based on using a foundational CAD processing algorithm that ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8174763 | Methods and systems for controlably scanning a cytological specimen Methods and systems for scanning a cytological specimen carried by a slide. Movement or positioning of a motorized stage of an automated screening system may be controlled manually by a user such that the user controls movement, e.g., controlling speed, position, an... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172862 | Polymer covered vaso-occlusive devices and methods of producing such devices This is a medical device for forming an embolism within the vasculature of a patient. More particularly, it concerns an occlusion device comprising an inner core covered with a polymer. The medical device encourages cellular attachment and growth while maintaining f... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172771 | Tissue collection system A tissue sample collection device and method are described and disclosed. The tissue sample collection device has a filter that is removably disposed within a sleeve. The filter has an open proximal end and an internal passageway that is in fluid communication with ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172770 | System and method for minimally invasive disease therapy A system for treating a lesion site of a patient is disclosed. The system includes a cannula having a lumen, a conduit in communication with said lumen, an introducer stylet removably disposed within said cannula, a resecting device selectively insertable within sai... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167818 | Biopsy apparatus with vacuum relief A method of relieving vacuum in a biopsy apparatus includes applying vacuum through at least one motor to an inner cannula lumen; providing a continuously open leak path that permits fluid communication between the outer cannula lumen and atmosphere, wherein fluid i... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8165694 | Thermal management of implantable medical devices Systems and techniques for thermal management of implantable medical devices. In one aspect an implantable device includes an active component configured to perform medical activities, a charging component configured to convert energy from outside a body in which th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8164029 | Magnetic safety feature for cookware and cooking stoves Methods and devices for securing the bottom of an item of cookware to the burner of a stove top by use of magnetism. The magnet(s) may be permanent magnets or electromagnets. The cookware may comprise a permanent magnet disposed on or in the base of the cookware. Th... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162555 | Printing pins having selective wettability and method of making same A method of forming a printing pin includes providing a printing pin having an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines a lumen or capillary tract. The pin is treated to render the exterior and interior surfaces hydrophilic. The lumen or capillary tract... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157812 | Slotted deployment device A delivery cannula for a site marker deployment device is disclosed. The delivery cannula includes a cannula having a tubular sidewall and at least one slot intersecting through the side wall. Each slot is sized to have a predetermined width so as to be configured t... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8155750 | System and method for avoiding, reversing, and managing neurological accommodation to electrical stimulation A method and programmer for programming a neurostimulation device are provided. The method comprises varying a first stimulation parameter under user control, automatically varying a second stimulation parameter, generating a plurality of stimulation parameter sets ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152805 | Ablation probe having a plurality of arrays of electrodes An ablation device includes a cannula having a lumen, a first array of electrodes deployable from within the lumen, and a second array of electrodes deployable from within the lumen, wherein the first array of electrodes has a configuration that is different from a ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8152801 | Tissue ablation using pulse modulated radio frequency energy Tissue ablation systems and methods are provided. Ablation energy (e.g., radio frequency energy) is delivered to the tissue and a physiological parameter (e.g., impedance and/or temperature) indicative of a change in moisture concentration of the tissue is sensed. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151417 | Vertical door conversion kit A vehicle door hinge for a passenger or driver side vehicle door. The hinge has a chassis mounting plate securely fastenable to the vehicle frame, a swingarm securely fastenable to the vehicle door, a bi-directional rotation mechanism connecting the chassis mounting... | 04/10/2012 |
| RE43311 | Fast-detaching electrically insulated implant This is an implant for placement in the human body and an assembly for so placing that implant. Most desirably, it is an implant for use in the vasculature of the human body and is used to occlude some space in that vasculature as a portion of a treatment regimen. T... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8146874 | Mounting support assembly for suspending a medical instrument driver above an operating table An adapter plate assembly which provides a convenient interface between a mounting support assembly for suspending an instrument driver robotic instrument system above a operating table. The adapter plate securely mounts to the operating table, and may be adjustable... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8146600 | Apparatus and methods for treating sleep apnea Apparatus and methods are provided for treating sleep apnea, snoring, and the like using an implant within an oropharyngeal region adjacent an anterior longitudinal ligament. The implant includes an endless loop defining a curved central region between first and sec... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8144959 | Facilitating temporal comparison of medical images Methods, systems, and computer program products for facilitating temporal comparison of medical images is provided, with one exemplary application being for breast mammograms. In one embodiment, prior and subsequent mammographic images of a breast acquired using at ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142428 | System and method for tissue ablation A tissue ablation device comprises first and second electrodes of opposite polarities, the first electrode being mounted to a first elongated member for movement relative to the second electrode for separation therefrom by a desired distance. A method of ablating a ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142427 | Invasive ablation probe with non-coring distal tip An invasive medical device for delivery radio frequency energy to a target tissue region includes an elongate delivery cannula having a lumen in communication with a distal opening. A deployment member is positioned and longitudinally movable in the lumen. An array ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8142424 | Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods include, in one embodiment, a surgical probe having a relatively short shaft (e.g., between 3-12 cm) defining a distal portion and a proximal portion, an inflatable cryogenic element, defini... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8139834 | Displaying computer-aided detection results associated with a medical image volume Methods, systems, and related computer program products for processing and displaying computer-aided detection (CAD) results in conjunction with breast x-ray tomosynthesis data are described. For one preferred embodiment, as a user pages through a notional stack of ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8139832 | Processing medical images of the breast to detect anatomical abnormalities therein Methods, systems and related computer program products are provided for processing a medical image of a breast to detect anatomical abnormalities therein, including anatomical abnormalities that may be associated with breast cancer. The medical image of the breast, ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137958 | Active grip filter plug for sample collection devices A system for collecting a biological sample includes a collection device comprising a cylindrical body having a bore extending there through and a filter membrane disposed at one end thereof; a filter plug having an insert configured for insertion into the bore; a c... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137642 | Method and apparatus for calibrating filters during specimen collection A bubble point of a combination of a filter and a liquid is calibrated by applying an initial back pressure through the filter toward the liquid; taking a first plurality of measurements of the level of the liquid in the container; calculating a first variance of th... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137362 | Cranial burr hold plug and insertion tool A cranial burr hole plug with an insertion tool and method of implantation is provided. The burr hole plug includes a shell; a collet interlocked within the shell; a clamp compressing the collet around an elongated medical device exiting the skull of a patient, such... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8137289 | Method and apparatus for obtaining aliquot from liquid-based cytological sample Sample vials and methods of processing the sample vials are provided. The sample vial comprises a vial container, a sample collection chamber within the vial container, a vial cap configured to be mated with the vial container to enclose the collection chamber, an a... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8131820 | Apparatus and method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information A method for providing a provider-selected message in response to a user request for user-selected information is disclosed. The method includes receiving a request from a client program for user-selected information. If a provider-selected message has not been prev... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131358 | System and method for maintaining a distribution of currents in an electrode array using independent voltage sources In one technique, a desired electrical current distribution on at least three active electrodes is selected. An electrical energy perturbation is generated on at least one electrode. A current-to-voltage relationship at each active electrode is estimated based on th... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8131357 | Apparatus and methods for detecting migration of neurostimulation leads Apparatus and methods for detecting lead migration through the use of measured artifactual data about the tissue in the vicinity of the lead. ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8130075 | System and method for touchscreen combination lock Systems and methods for touchscreen security gateways are described, wherein a mechanical lock simulation is presented and operated by the user of a touchscreen interface. Comparisons between entered and stored combinations may be processed and/or stored utilizing l... | 03/06/2012 |
