Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130338 | DIAPHRAGM PRESSURE POD FOR MEDICAL FLUIDS A tubular medical fluid flow set comprises a pressure sensing chamber connected in flow-through relation to fluid flow tubing of the set. The pressure sensing chamber defines a movable, flexible, impermeable diaphragm dividing the chamber into two separate compartments.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130353 | Medication infusion device using negatively biased ambient pressure medication chamber A method and apparatus for infusing medication into a patient's body using a medication chamber referenced to ambient pressure. The apparatus includes a medication chamber enclosed by a peripheral wall which includes a movable portion configured to transfer exterior amb... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130339 | Multi-Dose Drug Delivery Device and Method Drug delivery devices and methods are provided. The device included two or more housing units connected together end-to-end in a fixed, linear orientation, the exterior surfaces of the connected housing units defining a sidewall of the device; discrete drug dose units d... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120128724 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING HUMAN INFLAMMATORY AND PROLIFERATIVE DISEASES AND WOUNDS, WITH FATTY ACID METABOLISM INHIBITORS AND/OR GLYCOLYTIC INHIBITORS Systems and methods for treating inflammatory and proliferative diseases, and wounds, using as a pharmacon a fatty acid metabolism inhibitor, a glycolytic inhibitor, and/or an agent able to alter cellular production of reactive oxygen, or combination thereof, optionally... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130345 | RENAL NERVE STIMULATION METHOD FOR TREATMENT OF PATIENTS A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug inf... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130282 | TARGETING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Provided are devices, systems, and methods for targeted administration of therapeutic agents to a subject. For example, provided are devices, systems, and methods for targeting the administration of peri-urethral bulking agents.... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109099 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL PUMP DIAGNOSTICS A method of detecting a fault condition within an implantable medical pump comprises delivering therapeutic fluid using a medical pump comprising an actuation mechanism configured to be energized to provide a pump stroke, detecting a property associated with energizing ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109044 | PREVENTION OF MYOCARDIAL INFRACTION INDUCED VENTRICULAR EXPANSION AND REMODELING A method for direct therapeutic treatment of myocardial tissue in a localized region of a heart having a pathological condition. The method includes identifying a target region of the myocardium and applying material directly and substantially only to at least a portion... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109100 | Operating A Portable Medical Device Some embodiments of a portable medical device, such as an infusion pump, can receive an external reference signal (e.g., a radio, cellular and/or satellite signal) to provide an automatic time-setting and maintenance operation. In these circumstances, the medical device... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109101 | SYSTEM FOR ACCESS INTO BODILY CAVITY An assembly and method for percutaneous placement of a catheter comprising an elongated hollow catheter having a distal end and a reduced cross-section portion at a proximal end thereof. An introducer needle is slidably mounted over said catheter. The introducer needle ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109098 | Applicator Tips Having Mixing Ball Applicator tips in accordance with the present disclosure include a body portion and dispensing tip. The body portion includes a proximal end having an inlet adapted for fluid communication with a fluid source, a distal end including an opening, and a mixing chamber dis... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083759 | Contactless fluid pumping method and apparatus A fluid pump apparatus for pumping a fluid from a fluid source to a fluid output comprises a first portion, such as a durable portion, and a second portion, such as a disposable portion. The first portion includes a fluid chamber having a wall and an internal cavity, an... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083761 | METHODS FOR SELECTIVE ERADICATION OF METASTASIZING CANCER CELLS EX VIVO USING MULTIDOMAIN BIOTAGS A method for treating cancer in a subject is provided, the method comprising administering to the subject an effective dose of a multidomain biotag that targets one or more cancer cells; establishing a vascular access in the subject; connecting the vascular access to a ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083730 | Variable Volume, Shape Memory Actuated Insulin Dispensing Pump A portable pumping system provides insulin or other drugs to a user. A shape memory element is used to actuate the pump and an intelligent system controls the actuator in order to minimize stresses within the system and provide accurate and reliable dosage delivery. The... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083734 | BALLOON CATHETER COMPRISING PRESSURE SENSITIVE MICROPARTICLES The invention provides a solution to the above mentioned problem in that it provides a catheter balloon comprising a flexible coating on its outer surface wherein a plurality of microparticles are contained wherein said coating comprises a material selected from the gro... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083760 | Flushing a Fluid Line From a Medical Pump A method and medical pump to perform a flushing procedure are provided. The medical pump is configured to execute the flushing procedure subsequent to an infusion procedure, the flushing procedure and infusion procedure lacking a specified relationship between each othe... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071715 | MATERIAL DELIVERY SYSTEM A method for injecting a therapeutic agent into a target tissue, the method comprising: (a) providing an expandable member; (b) positioning said expandable member in proximity to the target tissue; (c) Introducing the therapeutic agent into the expandable member until a... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071811 | STIMULATION METHOD FOR THE SPHENOPALATINE GANGLIA, SPHENOPALATINE NERVE, OR VIDIAN NERVE FOR TREATMENT OF MEDICAL CONDITIONS A method is provided for suppressing or preventing pain in a patient. One step of the method includes positioning first and second electrodes, without penetrating the cranium, on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or t... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071853 | ENTERAL SYRINGE The present invention is an enteral syringe that can include an elongated body having a hollow cavity therein and at least one vent extending from the hollow cavity to an outside surface of the syringe body. The elongated body can have a first non-circular cross-section... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071814 | BARRIER CATHETER Devices and methods are provided to conduct fluid away from or deliver fluid to an area of a treatment site of a patient's body. In one example, a catheter includes a fluid exchange portion and a member attached to the fluid exchange portion for biasing fluid flow at th... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053560 | Infusion Pump Infusion pumps according to the present invention maximize fluid throughput while minimizing vaporization of gas by employing specific flow path architecture, flow path dimensional ranges, and voltage and frequency ranges for activation of piezoelectric bodies.... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053514 | DRUG INFUSION DEVICE WITH CONTROLLABLE VALVE A therapeutic fluid delivery device that includes at least one controllable valve is generally described. In one example, an implantable therapeutic fluid delivery system includes a first fluid pathway configured to convey a first therapeutic fluid and a second fluid pa... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053556 | INFUSION CONTROL DEVICE A medical fluid control device includes an actuator that is selectively operable to cause fluid to be delivered from a fluid source to a patient at a basal rate of flow via a first flow path, or cause a bolus dose of fluid to be delivered from a bolus reservoir to the p... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053557 | IV PUMP DUAL PISTON DISPOSABLE CASSETTE AND SYSTEM A cassette is disclosed that comprises an interface element having a first position and a second position, the interface element configured to be driven from the first position to the second position and back to the first position by unidirectional rotary motion of a dr... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053559 | Treatment of Proliferative Diseases with Epothilone Derivatives and Radiation This invention relates to organic compounds of formula (I) in particular to pharmaceutical compositions for use in combination with ionizing radiation for the delay of progression or treatment of a proliferative disease, especially a solid tumor disease. 03/01/2012 | |
| 20120053558 | TISSUE REPAIR WITH MULTIPOTENT CELLS The invention relates to the field of medical science, in particular to technology directed at repairing defects in living, preferably human, tissue. The present invention provides a method for inducing differentiation of multipotent cells to a desired cell type, as wel... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120047589 | METHOD OF DELIVERY OF NUCLEIC ACIDS TO A DEVELOPING EMBRYO Methods to introduce genetic material, such as DNA, to embryos, are disclosed. In some embodiments, the method involves preparing the pregnant mother to receive the genetic material into a blood transport vessel which passes to the embryo, avoiding a maternal capillary ... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046638 | Method of inducing a CTL response Disclosed herein are methods for inducing an immunological CTL response to an antigen by sustained, regular delivery of the antigen to a mammal so that the antigen reaches the lymphatic system. Antigen is delivered at a level sufficient to induce an immunologic CTL resp... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120045396 | POROUS STRUCTURES WITH MODIFIED BIODEGRADATION KINETICS Biodegradation kinetics of biodegradable porous objects, such as porous silicon objects, can be controlled by a molecular weight of polymer chains, such as polyethylene glycol chains, disposed on an outer surface of the object. Provided are biodegradable porous objects,... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046639 | MICROFLUIDIC FREE INTERFACE DIFFUSION TECHNIQUES A static fluid and a second fluid are placed into contact along a microfluidic free interface and allowed to mix by diffusion without convective flow across the interface. In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, the fluids are static and initially po... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120046640 | Coating Comprising An Elastin-Based Copolymer The present invention is directed to medical devices including coatings. The coatings include a topcoat which includes a copolymer comprising a block of an elastin pentapeptide. The topcoat is over a layer of poly(vinyl alcohol) on a hydrophobic coating or over a porous... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041414 | MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MONITOR Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system for controlling medication delivery by the infusion pump and a bolus esti... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041413 | PORTABLE INFUSION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD A portable infusion apparatus and method are provided for controlling the delivery of medicinal fluid to a patient.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041306 | CONTRAST AGENT ADMINISTRATION METHOD AND SYSTEM TO MAINTAIN CONTRAST AGENT AT A LOCALIZED SITE OF DELIVERY In a method and system for administering a dispersible medical agent to a subject, a volume of medical agent is delivered in vivo to a subject in a substantially non-dispersed state, at a localized site in tissue of the subject. Contemporaneously with administration of ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041338 | CLINICAL AND/OR CONSUMER TECHNIQUES AND DEVICES The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for delivering and/or receiving a substance or substances such as blood, from subjects, e.g., from the skin and/or from other tissues of the body. In some cases, the device may contain a substance transfer c... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041412 | BIODEGRADABLE PROTRUSIONS ON INFLATABLE DEVICE A medical device for insertion and expansion in a body passageway. The medical device includes an inflatable device such as a balloon that is designed to be inflated and deflated while positioned in the body passageway. The inflatable device is inflatable by inserting a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041411 | LOW PROFILE GUIDING CATHETER FOR NEUROVASCULAR APPLICATIONS A low profile guiding catheter has a non-round shape for use in delivery of multiple microcatheters for treatment of neurovascular defects, such as for treatment of aneurysms. The low profile guiding catheter includes torque transmittal guidance walls that are flexible ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041415 | MEDICATION DELIVERY SYSTEM AND MONITOR Systems and methods for the delivery and monitoring of a medication, such as insulin, to a recipient are provided. An exemplary feature-rich system comprises an infusion pump with a control system for controlling medication delivery by the infusion pump and a bolus esti... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035581 | Infusion Pump and Slide Clamp Apparatus and Method An infusion pump for metering fluid flow through an delivery tube of an infusion tubing set has an internal occlusion clamp which clamps the delivery tube to prevent the free flow of fluid through the tube when access to the delivery tube in the infusion pump is possibl... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035582 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR HANDLING OR DELIVERING MATERIALS FOR NATURAL ORIFICE SURGERY The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical systems, including systems that can be used in conjunction with medical devices used in endoscopic surgery. Certain embodiments include various material handling devices that can transport materials between the ... | 02/09/2012 |
