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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 20120109113 | SAFETY LIMITS FOR CLOSED-LOOP INFUSION PUMP CONTROL A system and process for providing safety limits on the delivery of an infusion formulation by an infusion pump system in response to a sensed biological state. The safety limits may comprise user-initiated event signals corresponding to events that may significantly af... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109112 | Ingestible Therapy Activator System and Method An ingestible therapy activator system and method are provided. In one aspect, the ingestible therapy activator includes an ingestible device having an effector module to send an effector instruction and a responder module associated with a therapeutic device. The respo... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120053571 | FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE WITH ACTIVE AND PASSIVE FLUID DELIVERY The disclosure generally describes fluid delivery devices that include both active and passive fluid delivery. In one example, a therapeutic fluid delivery device includes a first reservoir configured to house a first therapeutic fluid and a second reservoir configured ... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046651 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR GLUCOSE MONITORING OR REGULATION A medical device comprising a pressure generating means adapted to displace a liquid, a sensor adapted to measure a flow resistance, and an implantable member comprising an analyte responsive porous membrane which reversibly changes its porosity subject to changes in an... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041427 | ELECTROLYTICALLY DRIVEN DRUG PUMP DEVICES Electrolytically driven drug pump devices may be configured so as to ensure sustained contact of the electrolysis electrodes with the electrolyte, thereby improving the reliability and/or pump capacity of the devices.... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120022505 | Closed loop glaucoma drug delivery system A device implantable into an eye of a patient for treatment of glaucoma. The device has an implantable sensor configured to measure at least one characteristic of the eye. The implantable sensor is sized for implantation into the eye. The device also has an implantable ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022506 | Drug delivery device with active iris A device implantable into an eye of a patient for treatment of glaucoma. The device has an implantable dispenser. The dispenser includes an implantable reservoir configured to store a therapeutic agent. Additionally, the dispenser includes an implantable reservoir senso... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120004646 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE SYSTEM An implantable device system is disclosed. The implantable device system comprises, a first energy transceiver system, a second energy transceiver system at least partially implanted within an organic tissue and capable of being interrogated by the first energy transcei... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110321200 | Rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not limited to, at least one of compositions, methods, devices, systems, kits, or products regarding rejuvenation or preservation of germ cells or gametes. Certain embodiments disclosed herein include, but are not li... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301575 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL PUMP WITH PRESSURE SENSOR The disclosure is directed to a pressure sensor of an implantable medical device. The pressure sensor may utilize detect fluid pressure based on a changing capacitance between two capacitive elements. The pressure sensor may define at least a portion of a fluid enclosur... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110276037 | STIMULATION OF PENIS ERECTION A penis erection stimulation system comprises one or more infusion needles disposed within and implanted along with one or more housings adjacent the patient's left and right corpora cavernosa. A reservoir and a pump are also implanted inside the patient's body to suppl... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275904 | AMBULATORY MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH HAND HELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE A communication device (CD) exchanges messages with an implantable infusion pump via telemetry such that commands are supplied thereto and operational information is obtained therefrom. The CD is controlled, at least in part, by a processor IC according to a software pr... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110275410 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED DRUG PUMP DEVICES Drug pump devices may be remotely controlled and/or reprogrammed by a smartphone or other wireless handheld device.... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110270232 | INFUSION OF DRUGS An at least partly implantable system for injecting a substance into a patient's body, in particular a penis erection stimulation system, comprises an infusion device (11) adapted for implantation inside the patient's body and at least one reservoir (R1 11/03/2011 | |
| 20110270045 | MICROPROCESSOR CONTROLLED AMBULATORY MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH HAND HELD COMMUNICATION DEVICE An implantable infusion pump possesses operational functionality that is, at least in part, controlled by software operating in two processor ICs which are configured to perform some different and some duplicate functions. The pump exchanges messages with an external de... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110270233 | Implantable Infusion Device With Multiple Controllable Fluid Outlets An implantable infusion system includes at least two controllable fluid transfer devices that may be used to transfer different fluid flows to the same or different body sites.... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110264076 | POLYOXAESTER SUSPENDING VEHICLES FOR USE WITH IMPLANTABLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Liquid polyoxaester polymer materials are provided as suspending vehicles suitable for dispensing of pharmaceutically active agents, such as proteins, from delivery devices, for example, pump-driven dosage forms. Polyoxaesters are made from at least one diacid and at le... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110264006 | Detecting Empty Medical Pump Reservoir A medical device system comprises a reservoir configured to store a therapeutic fluid and a medical pump configured to deliver the therapeutic fluid from the reservoir to a patient. The system also comprises a sensor that can detect a characteristic associated with the ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110230865 | SUSTAINED DELIVERY OF AN ACTIVE AGENT USING AN IMPLANTABLE SYSTEM The invention is directed to a device for delivering an active agent formulation for a predetermined administration period. An impermeable reservoir is divided into a water-swellable agent chamber and an active agent formulation chamber. Fluid from the environment is im... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110202041 | FASTENING MEANS FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL CONTROL ASSEMBLY A control assembly for implantation in a patient comprises a first unit adapted for subcutaneous implantation at a first side of a body tissue of said patient, a second unit adapted for implantation in a body cavity of said patient at a second side of said body tissue, ... | 08/18/2011 |
| 20110190842 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE BATTERY A battery comprises a tubular housing. An external surface of the tubular housing comprises a biocompatible material. The battery further comprises a battery header secured to an open end of the tubular housing, and the tubular housing and the battery header combine to ... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110184389 | OSMOTIC PUMP APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS Apparatuses and methods for pumping fluids such as fluid medications are disclosed. Embodiments of the invention provide an osmotic pump fluid delivery apparatus including elements designed to control the fluid delivery rate. Typical embodiments of the invention include... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110184388 | BACTERIUM-BASED MICROROBOT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, OPERATION METHOD THEREOF AND TREATMENT METHOD USING THE SAME Provided are a bacterium-based microrobot for medical treatment, an operation method thereof, and a treatment method using the same. The bacterium-based microrobot can be propelled by the flagellum movement of bacteria, can be directed toward a target lesion by the abil... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110172646 | MULTI-MATERIAL SINGLE-PIECE ACTUATOR MEMBER FOR MINIATURE RECIPROCATING PISTON PUMP IN MEDICAL APPLICATIONS An implantable medical device including a two piece actuator member which comprises a monocrystaline piston and a magnetizable pole. The monocrystalline piston is positioned within a piston channel having a surface having a titanium-oxide layer. The monocrystalline pist... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110153011 | MRT-ADJUSTED IEGM-SCANNING A device and a method for working with electromagnetic fields, specifically those fields that occur in image-guided nuclear spin tomography examinations (MRT or MRI). More precisely, the invention concerns an at least partially implanted medical device (IMD) that permit... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110125137 | IMPLANTABLE INFUSION DEVICE An implantable infusion device includes a positive pressure reservoir, a pump, a flow restrictor, and an outlet. The device includes a first fluid flow path from the reservoir to the outlet, where the pump is downstream of the reservoir, and the outlet is downstream of ... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110106064 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF POWDER LIKE MEDICATION IN A HUMID ENVIRONMENT A device for placement in an environment, particularly a humid environment, for delivery of medication to said environment. The device comprises a reservoir (103) having an orifice (104), a conveying unit for conveying a reservoir's content (106) th... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110092960 | ENHANCED METHOD FOR DELIVERING BEVACIZUMAB (AVASTIN) INTO A BRAIN TUMOR USING AN IMPLANTED MAGNETIC BREATHER PUMP A magnetically controlled pump is implanted into the brain of a patient and delivers a plurality of medicating agents mixed with Avastin at a controlled rate corresponding to the specific needs of the patient. The current invention comprises a flexible double walled pou... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110092961 | Artificial cells The present disclosure relates to various embodiments associated with artificial cells, particularly artificial antigen presenting cells, methods of making the same, methods of administering the same, computer systems relating thereto, computer-implemented methods relat... | 04/21/2011 |
| 20110077623 | IMPLANTABLE BIO-MEDICAL UNIT WITH ELECTRO-MECHANICAL FUNCTION A bio-medical unit includes a power harvesting module, a communication module, a processing module, and a micro electro-mechanical functional module. The power harvesting module converts a power source signal into a supply voltage that powers the other modules. The comm... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110060318 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING METERED DOSES OF A COMPOUND TO AN INDIVIDUAL An implantable pump for providing metered doses of a compound to an individual is described. The implantable pump includes a chamber for storing an individual dose of the compound, an inlet valve fluidly coupled to the chamber for controlling a flow of the compound into... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110040291 | TISSUE STIMULATING DEVICE AND METHOD A tissue stimulating device that provides a biological stimulation of tissue has a release surface adapted for arrangement adjacent to a tissue to be stimulated. An agent reservoir of the device includes an ionic agent capable of causing a stimulation if present at suff... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20110034909 | SAFETY LIMITS FOR CLOSED-LOOP INFUSION PUMP CONTROL A system and process for providing safety limits on the delivery of an infusion formulation by an infusion pump system in response to a sensed biological state. The safety limits may comprise user-initiated event signals corresponding to events that may significantly af... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20110034908 | Device for actively removing a target component from blood or lymph of a vertebrate subject Devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein for modulating the levels of one or more target components in the blood and/or lymph of a vertebrate subject for treatment of a disease or condition in the vertebrate subject. An implantable device is provided which inc... | 02/10/2011 |
| 20100312230 | PATIENT CONTROLLED ACTIVATION WITH IMPLANTABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES A patient controlled, implantable drug infusion system for administering medicine including a system for administering analgesia to a patient that allows the patient to control the analgesia infusion rates within limits prescribed by a physician for that particular pati... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100312229 | DRUG DELIVERY CHIP AND FABRICATING METHOD THEREOF A drug-delivery chip and a method of fabricating the same are provided. The drug-delivery chip has a main body having at least one drug receiving space individually formed with an opening for storing drugs therein; a thin film for sealing up the at least one drug receiv... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305550 | MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Embodiments of an implantable device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a patient include a reservoir configured to contain a liquid comprising the therapeutic agent, and a cannula in fluid communication with the reservoir. The cannula is shaped to facilitate inserti... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100305551 | Valveless Impedance Pump Drug Delivery Systems A drug-delivery unit suitable for implantation into a patient body may include a valveless impedance pump. In some implementations the unit may include an actuator, control electronics and a battery, and may communicate with an external patient interface unit. The patie... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100298816 | MAGNETIC DELIVERY DEVICE A method of delivering a reagent into a cell comprising positioning at least one cell, and at least one magnetically susceptible particle attached to the reagent, in the magnetic field of a Halbach array such that the magnetically susceptible particle is attracted to an... | 11/25/2010 |
