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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7131962 | Port device for subcutaneous access to the vascular system of a patient A port device for implanting in a patient for subcutaneous access to the vascular system of the patient. The device includes a housing provided with apertures, each for receiving and retaining a needle. The housing is further provided with lock structure for locking... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7079986 | Greedy adaptive signature discrimination system and method A system and method for determining from an arbitrary signal a characteristic signature or other characterizing feature and for distinguishing signals associated with one specific condition from those associated with one or more other conditions. The system uses dic... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7056051 | Inflatable device for displaying information A device for advertising, display of information, personalized messages, and the like. A flexible wall section contains displayed information, can be mechanically inflated and deflated, and can form three dimensional images. The device may be attached to any shaft-l... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7008427 | Inter-vertebral disc prosthesis for rachis through anterior surgery thereof A disc prosthesis for use on a pair of adjacent vertebrae comprises upper and lower plates adapted to be mounted respectively to adjacent upper and lower vertebrae, typically using screws that extend through holes defined in the upper and lower plates and into the u... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6962592 | Allograft implant cutting machine The present invention is an apparatus for cutting allograft bone implants from donor bone. Die sets of standard sizes are installed in a press. Donor bone is then placed in position between the upper and the lower parts of a matched cutting set comprising a hollow c... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6900761 | Automated portable remote robotic transceiver with directional antenna A portable, remote-controlled or automated robotic (capable of operating in an unmanned mode) transceiver using a directional antenna pointing system The system comprises a highly integrated, wireless, self-contained transceiver with robotic antenna pointing and an ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6850209 | Apparatuses, methods, and computer programs for displaying information on vehicles A system for publicly displaying messages includes elements carried by an automotive vehicle. In some embodiments the vehicle carries a publicly visible electronic display; a sensor for sensing the brightness of light in the vicinity of the display; and illumination... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6829478 | Information management network for automated delivery of alarm notifications and other information A remote Information Management Network routing system located either at an independent hosting facility or at a central station monitoring facility that receives event and alert information from a security or premise monitoring system and sequentially transmits int... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6824078 | System for delivering nitrogen-propelled fabric paint A fabric paint delivery system includes a container storing fabric paint under nitrogen pressure, the container having an opening for discharge of the paint therethrough; a valve operative for receiving the paint from the opening; a trigger assembly having a nozzle ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6812851 | Apparatuses for displaying information on vehicles A system for publicly displaying messages can comprise an automotive vehicle having an automotive electrical system including an ignition system and a generator and a publicly visible electronic display; video drive circuitry for generating images (which can include... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6803363 | Peritoneal dialysis solution with taurolidine The present invention contemplates the addition of 0.5% to 4% taurolidine into solutions used peritoneal dialysis. The taurolidine is intended to prevent or reduce the incidence of infection within the abdomen and/or in the vicinity of an implanted dialysis port. Th... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6800093 | Device for spinal fusion A spinal implant replaces excised tissue removed during spine surgery. This implant includes fasteners which firmly attach it to vertebrae adjacent to excised tissue so as to transmit tension and torsional loads to and from those vertebrae. The body of the implant h... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6782296 | Method and apparatus for positioning a movable element using a galvanometer actuator and pre-filtering The invention relates to a method and a device, whereby a galvanometer actuator (7) that is connected to the element and a control unit are provided. Said unit generates a control signal for the actuator for adjusting the element according to a desired positi... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6771829 | Method for local zerotree image coding A transform-based image compression framework called local zerotree (LZT) coding partitions the transform coefficients into small groups, each of which is encoded independently using popular zerotree algorithms. The LZT coder achieves similar coding performances as ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6743257 | Dynamic implanted intervertebral spacer The invention is a single piece, self seating and locking dynamic intervertebral spacer. The dynamic spacer is load-supporting but also able to undergo flexure in either or both the lateral and sagittal planes. ... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6702774 | Method of measuring dialysis or clearance of hemodialysis systems A method for measurement of mass and energy transfer parameters (clearance and dialysance) in hemodialysis. A sensor is provided in the dialysate flow path downstream of the dialyzer and means are provided to add concentrate upstream of the dialyzer. A pr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6701143 | Apparatus, methods, and computer programs for displaying information on mobile signs A system of advertising information on one or more mobile vehicles as a function of the vehicle's location. The system comprises mobile units and a central system for controlling the displays on the mobile units. The mobile units include displays visible ... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6679887 | Surgical procedure for implanting spinal fusion device A spinal implant replaces excised tissue removed during spine surgery. This implant includes fasteners which firmly attach it to vertebrae adjacent to excised tissue so as to transmit tension and torsional loads to and from those vertebrae. The body of th... | 01/20/2004 |
| 6641613 | Double dowel spinal fusion implant The invention is a unitary implant or graft made of allograft bone or of similar material and shaped as a conjoined double dowel. Six embodiments of the implant are shown along with three embodiments for a vertebral distractor and reamer guide.... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6616975 | Method for delivering nitrogen-propelled fabric paint A fabric paint delivery system includes a container storing fabric paint under nitrogen pressure, the container having an opening for discharge of the paint therethrough; a valve operative for receiving the paint from the opening; a trigger assembly havin... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6352521 | Valve and sealing means for hemodialysis access device An implanted single- or dual-lumen device for repeated accessing of a vessel within a body, especially for hemodialysis, plasmapheresis, and other fluid exchange therapy treatments. The device is characterized by having: no septum for sealing but uses a r... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350251 | Biocidal locks Disclosed herein is an internal prosthetic device comprising: (a) device for providing a continuous flowpath, crossing a patient's skin, between an external-to-patient site and an internal-to-patient site; (b) means for blocking the flowpath; and (c) a biocidal loc... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6317627 | Anesthesia monitoring system based on electroencephalographic signals A system which classifies patients according to their level of awareness or consciousness using measures derived solely from electroencephalograph (EEG) signals. The system comprises multiple observers of characteristics of signals, including artifact det... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6241733 | Tome apparatus for implanting spinal fusion device A tome for cutting at least one dovetail in bone is disclosed wherein said tome includes: a shaft having first and second ends, said first end having attached thereto a blade shaped for cutting the dovetail in the bone and the second end having attached t... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6241769 | Implant for spinal fusion A spinal implant replaces excised tissue removed during spine surgery. This implant includes fasteners which firmly attach it to vertebrae adjacent to excised tissue so as to transmit tension and torsional loads to and from those vertebrae. The body of th... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6205671 | Electronic increment marker A tool for selectively marking a surface in specific desired increments for use in a variety of mechanical arts. The tool has a ruled face and indicates selected increments by illuminating light emitting devices corresponding to the locations to be marked... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6096080 | Apparatus for spinal fusion using implanted devices A spinal implant replaces excised tissue removed during spine surgery. This implant includes fasteners which firmly attach it to vertebrae adjacent to excised tissue so as to transmit tension and torsional loads to and from those vertebrae. The body of th... | 08/01/2000 |
| 5388182 | Nonlinear method and apparatus for coding and decoding acoustic signals with data compression and noise suppression using cochlear filters, wavelet analysis, and irregular sampling reconstruction WAM™ is a new method of digitally coding and decoding acoustic signals for data compression and noise reduction. The method comprises constructing a filter bank using wavelet transforms of a basic filter impulse function to represent the response of the... | 02/07/1995 |
