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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7919135 | Steeped cocoa beverages The invention provides, in one aspect, a method of producing a cocoa beverage containing beneficial cocoa polyphenols. Ready-to-drink compositions, concentrates, primary beverage components, and packets for producing the beverages are specifically disclosed. Preferr... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914515 | Catheter and introducer catheter having torque transfer layer and method of manufacture The instant invention relates generally to catheters and to introducer catheters used to help deliver catheters or other medical devices to locations within the human body. In particular, the instant invention relates to large diameter catheters and introducer cathe... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7894871 | Filtering method for surface modeling A system for mapping a tissue surface includes a probe for mapping a tissue surface, a localization system to measure a location data point indicative of the probe's location, a memory in which to store the location data point, a servo mechanism to move the probe al... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7884082 | Combined therapeutical treatment of hyperproliferative diseases A medicinal combination of one or more nucleic acids that at least partially inhibit oncogenic cell signalling pathways, and a therapeutic anticancer agent, for use simultaneous, separate or over a period of time to treat hyperproliferative diseases. ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883508 | Contact-sensitive pressure-sensitive conductive composite electrode and method for ablation A catheter assembly for pressure-sensitive control of ablation treatment is disclosed. The assembly includes a conductive element, an electrode, and a pressure sensitive conductive composite member positioned between the conductive element and the electrode. At leas... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881809 | Electrophysiology/ablation catheter and remote actuator therefor A cardiac catheter for minimally invasive diagnostic and/or ablation procedures includes an elongated cylindrical, electrically non-conductive exterior tube with surface electrodes disposed on its distal portion and a handle on its proximal end. The distal portion c... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7879024 | Splittable cannula having radiopaque marker A splittable cannula includes a radiopaque marker placed at or near the distal end of the cannula. The radiopaque marker may be a unitary piece, or may consist of several portions. The cannula may include a sheath or catheter body with a grooved score line running a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7877854 | Method of manufacturing an ultrasound transducer A focused ultrasound transducer includes a first ultrasonic emitter and at least one metallic ultrasonic lens acoustically coupled thereto. The emitter generates ultrasonic energy that propagates along a beam path projecting therefrom. The at least one metallic ultr... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7857811 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7837991 | Method of cancer treatment by p53 protein control Method of cancer treatment by controlling cellular p53 protein levels. The invention concerns, in particular, the use of a compound capable of modulating calpaine activity. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7826604 | Three-way call detection using steganography Three-way call detection is an important component of correctional facility telephone equipment because it helps restrict calling access by certain persons to certain restricted telephone numbers. Various three-way call detection methods exist, but all of these impl... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7825925 | Method and system for repairing triangulated surface meshes A method of repairing a three dimensional surface mesh model to be watertight and manifold generally includes identifying a plurality of hole edges in the surface mesh model, selecting one of the hole edges, creating a cycle of hole edges that defines a hole in the ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824403 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824402 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824341 | Method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture A method of identifying the fossa ovalis in a patient by positioning one or more electrodes against the tissue of the interatrial septum of the patient and acquiring unipolar and/or bipolar electrograms of the tissue of the interatrial septum while moving the electr... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7823258 | Self-locking wire lock A wire lock includes a body having an opening therethrough, a locking member disposed at least partially within the opening, and a biasing device. The biasing device urges the locking member into a configuration wherein a wire passing through the opening is restrain... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819871 | Side-port sheath for catheter placement and translation Side-port sheaths for catheter placement and translation are disclosed. The sheaths include a side-port opening through which a gliding catheter may be deployed during diagnosis or treatment of tissue. The side-port sheath may include a suspension ribbon used to dep... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815577 | Method and apparatus for locating the fossa ovalis, creating a virtual fossa ovalis and performing transseptal puncture A method of locating the fossa ovalis in a patient by locating the His bundle, plane of the interatrial septum, and coronary sinus ostium in a patient, and thereafter locating the fossa ovalis on the basis of one or more predetermined distances between the fossa ova... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7799762 | Acyl pseudodipeptides which carry a functionalised auxialiary arm The present invention is directed in particular to dipeptide-like compounds derived from functionally substituted amino acids, having fatty acid chains bound thereto through amidification of the amine functional groups of said dipeptide-like compounds, one end porti... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7789877 | Ablation catheter electrode arrangement An ablation catheter employing a continuous or nearly continuous flexible electrode arrangement. In one implementation, the flexible electrode include at least one electrode defining a saw tooth pattern. In another implementation, the flexible electrode is arranged ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7777740 | Spatial decomposition methods using bit manipulation The invention relates to image decomposition strategies and computer-based methods for implementing them. In one method of the invention, the ordering of tetrahedral shapes that define or approximate an image is performed in such a way that neighboring tetrahedral s... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7774051 | System and method for mapping electrophysiology information onto complex geometry The instant invention relates to an electrophysiology apparatus and method used to measure electrical activity occurring in a portion of tissue of a patient and to visualize the electrical activity and/or information related to the electrical activity. In particular... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7761996 | Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings Methods of making tungsten carbide-based annular jewelry rings including sinterable metal and/or ceramic powder materials compressed into a predetermined configuration and then sintered to form an annular jewelry ring to which softer precious metals, stones, crystal... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7717875 | Steerable catheter with hydraulic or pneumatic actuator A hydraulically assisted actuator in a handle connects with a catheter having a deflectable distal ablation tip. The hydraulic actuator translates small mechanical movement by a clinician into large travel movements of connected steering cables and increased tension... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7706891 | Catheter employing shape memory alloy shaping wire or pull wire and method of its manufacture An electrophysiology catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a distal end and a proximal end, a catheter tip including at least one metallic catheter component, such as an electrode, thereon, and at least one internal catheter component joined to the at l... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7699845 | Ablation device and method with connector A tissue ablation device includes an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end, an array of ablation elements located at the distal end, and a connector configured to releasably engage the tissue ablation device with at least one medical device. The body ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7698987 | Heavy caliber firearm with enhanced recoil and control characteristics The invention comprises an improved recoil control device comprising a bolt head and an inertia block for use in a variety of firearms. In one embodiment, the bolt head and inertia block are articulated so that the displacement of the bolt head results in a force co... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7678109 | Ablation device and method comprising movable ablation elements A device for ablating tissue includes an elongate body, which may be flexible to wrap about a cardiac structure, and at least one movable ablation element coupled to the body. The movable ablation element is adjustable relative to the body to form an angle with a lo... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674257 | Apparatus and method for ablating tissue A control system alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In another aspect, the ablating element delivers fo... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7669309 | Method for manufacturing a medical device having integral traces and formed electrodes Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a medical device, catheter or lead having electrically conductive traces and external electrical contacts. Each trace may be in electrical connection with one or more external electrical contacts. More specifically, each... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7664243 | 3-way call detection system and method Disclosed herein is a three-way call detection system and method for detecting the addition of a third party to a pre-existing telephonic connection between a first party and a second party. The system includes a meter for measuring the amplitude of a line voltage o... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7641930 | Chocolate products and ingredients and methods for producing novel oil-in-water suspensions The invention provides novel means and methods for manipulating cocoa and milk ingredients, for example, to produce edible oil-in-water suspensions. In one embodiment, cocoa products are used to produce a gel network formed by cocoa starches and/or proteins. The sus... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7634999 | Hyperbaric chamber A hyperbaric chamber includes a collapsible, pressurizable bladder and an inflatable support member supporting the bladder in a substantially uncollapsed configuration. The inflatable support member may be either internal or external to the bladder, and, in embodime... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7632265 | Radio frequency ablation servo catheter and method A system that interfaces with a workstation endocardial mapping system allows for the rapid and successful ablation of cardiac tissue. The system allows a physician to see a representation of the physical location of a catheter in a representation of an anatomic mod... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7616682 | Method and device for chronologically synchronizing a location network Chronologically synchronizing a unique positing signal generated by a positioning-unit device at a known location with a reference positioning signal generated by a reference transmitter at a known geometric distance. The positioning-unit device receives and interpr... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7600410 | Optical techniques and system for 3-D characterization of ultrasound beams A system for optically characterizing an acoustic beam generally includes an immersant, which is an immersion medium seeded with a plurality of seed particles that respond to illumination with fluorescence indicative of at least one parameter of the immersant such a... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7572619 | Recombinant blood clotting factors The present invention relates to an improved method for the production of recombinant human blood clotting factors, in particular of factor VIII and factor IX. An immortalized human cell line can be used to stably express viral transcription activator proteins and c... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7517345 | Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for introduction into the chest for engaging the heart. Each probe includes a... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7495614 | System and method for multipath mitigation using clustered positioning signals A diversity system for positioning systems is disclosed, whereby a plurality of positioning signals, which are transmitted and/or are received from substantially the same location, are received and interpreted by an observing receiver. The observing receiver is conf... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7478780 | Methods for manufacturing composite aircraft, parts and a family of composite aircraft The invention relates to systems and methods for manufacturing composite parts for aircraft. In one innovative aspect, a system and method for adjusting a location of a center of gravity of an aircraft relative to a center of lift of a wing of the aircraft is disclo... | 01/20/2009 |
