Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
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| 20110190746 | CONTACT LASER ABLATION OF TISSUE Apparatus and methods are described for laser ablation of tissue. The apparatus and methods utilize a laser source coupled to a fiberoptic laser delivery device and a laser driver and control system with features for protection of the laser delivery device, the patient,... | 08/04/2011 |
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| 20100049180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONDITIONING ANIMAL TISSUE USING LASER LIGHT Systems and methods for prophylactic measures aimed at improving wound repair. In some embodiments, laser-mediated preconditioning would enhance surgical wound healing that was correlated with hsp70 expression. Using a pulsed laser (λ=1850 nm, Tp=2 ms, 50 Hz, H=7.64 mJ... | 02/25/2010 |
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| 20090187235 | Device for physiotherapeutic treatment of diseases of various etiology The present invention is aimed at improving efficiency of therapeutic action. The above technical effect is achieved in a device for physiotherapeutic treatment of diseases of various etiology comprising a control unit 1 connected to a color action unit 30, | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090177191 | Laser surgery methods and apparatus A temperature of a laser treatment area is monitored and an output of a laser is controlled or modulated to prevent damage resulting from thermal runaway or burn back. The detector may be positioned proximate or at a distal end of the fiber, and may be in the form of a ... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090149845 | Methods and apparatus for preventing damage to optical fibers caused by thermal runaway A temperature of a laser treatment area is monitored and an output of a laser is controlled or modulated to prevent damage resulting from thermal runaway or burn back. The detector may be positioned proximate or at a distal end of the fiber, and may be in the form of a ... | 06/11/2009 |
| 20090143773 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTANCE IN THE WOUND HEALING PROCESSES A device that assists in the wound healing process that takes into account the different skin types that are laser-treated in order to optimise the effectiveness of the wound-healing processes and to avoid any burning. The device comprises a laser source suitable for em... | 06/04/2009 |
| 20090118718 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCISING MATERIAL Systems and methods of incising a portion of a material include creating a sub-surface separation in a region of the material, and incising a periphery of the region with a pulsed laser beam to produce an edge of the portion. The edge includes a periodically varying sha... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090112195 | Means for Calculating an Operating Parameter (Energy, Power or Duration of Emission) of an Endovenous Laser The invention concerns a means for calculating an operating parameter of an endovenous laser delivering a value of the energy (E) of the laser beam, or a value of the power (Plaser) of the laser beam for a predetermined duration of emission (tlaser... | 04/30/2009 |
| 20090105563 | BIOSENSOR AND COMPONENT CONCENTRATION MEASURING APPARATUS An object of the invention is to provide a component concentration measuring apparatus by blood sampling by laser perforating, capable of preventing leak of an abnormal odor generated during laser perforating, and improving user's convenience. In a component concentrati... | 04/23/2009 |
| 20090030407 | Apparatus and Method to Predict Individual Maximum Safe Radiant Exposure (IMSRE) Based on Measurement of Temporal Temperature Increase Induced by a Sub-Therapeutic Laser Pulse A method for making pulsed photothermal radiometric measurements to determine individual maximum safe radiant exposure (IMSRE) of biological subjects corresponding to radiant energy exposure (RE) without any use of a biological model includes a calibration procedure, in... | 01/29/2009 |
| 20080262484 | Motion-controlled laser surface treatment apparatus An exposure apparatus for skin treatment or other applications includes a laser diode module controller that is configured to operate one or more laser diodes that are situated to provide optical radiation to an exposure aperture. A two-dimensional position sensor is se... | 10/23/2008 |
| 20080234670 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A CONTROLLED LIGHT SOURCE FOR MEDICINAL APPLICATIONS An application for a light source for killing blood pathogens. The light source includes multiple ultraviolet light emitting diodes and a visible-spectrum light emitting diode. A light mixer combines light from the ultraviolet light emitting diodes and the visible-spect... | 09/25/2008 |
| 20080140060 | Ablative material removal with a preset removal rate or volume or depth The present invention includes a method of surgical material removal from a body by optical-ablation with controlled pulse energy from an amplifier including inputting an ablation-threshold-pulse-energy-for-material-being-ablated signal; controlling the energy of a puls... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080051773 | Automated Treatment of Psoriasis Treating a skin condition with electromagnetic radiation includes receiving the radiation at an image-shaping device, and causing the image-shaping device to form a shaped treatment image including the electromagnetic radiation on a patient's skin based on the skin cond... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080033300 | Systems and methods for monitoring temperature during electrosurgery or laser therapy Systems that measure temperatures of tissue during electrosurgery or laser therapy of the tissue or organs is provided. One system provides a pyrometer that measures infrared electromagnetic energy emitted by a surface of a tissue or organ thereby determining a sub-surf... | 02/07/2008 |
| 20070213698 | Photocosmetic device An apparatus is disclosed for use by a consumer in a non-medical setting that uses at least one low power optical radiation source in a suitable device that can be positioned over a treatment area for a substantial period of time or can be moved over the treatment area ... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070142828 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALTERING THE REFRACTIVE PROPERTIES OF THE EYE The present invention relates to a system for altering the refractive properties of an eye. The system includes a device configured to be positioned adjacent a portion the cornea of the eye, a cross linker, adapted to be applied to the cornea, a device for emitting ultr... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070100328 | Vascular Occlusion Systems and Methods A blood vessel occlusion system and method includes a handheld probe including a power source, the probe being adapted to transmit energy from the power source through a body surface and into a target blood vessel, for example a varicose vein. Further included is a manu... | 05/03/2007 |
| 20070093798 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Controlling Thermally Induced Tissue Treatment A method and apparatus for thermal treatment of tissue by irradiating the skin with electromagnetic energy is disclosed. Sources of electromagnetic energy include radio frequency (RF) generators, lasers, and flashlamps. The apparatus includes either a positional sensor ... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070093797 | Method and Apparatus for Monitoring and Controlling Thermally Induced Tissue Treatment A method and apparatus for thermal treatment of tissue by irradiating the skin with electromagnetic energy is disclosed. Sources of electromagnetic energy include radio frequency (RF) generators, lasers, and flashlamps. The apparatus includes either a positional sensor ... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070078450 | Method and apparatus for characterization of tissue using catheter-based spectroscopy A tissue characterization apparatus and method may comprise a light source configured to direct light towards the tissue, a light receptor configured to receive light reflected from the tissue and configured to generate an electrical signal, and a spectrogram configured... | 04/05/2007 |
| 20070055222 | Iris recognition and tracking for optical treatment A system and method are provided in which an iris or eye image is taken during a refractive diagnostic analysis. The image is employed for aligning data from the analysis with data from other refractive analysis instruments, as well as aligning a refractive surgical too... | 03/08/2007 |
| 20070049911 | Endovascular method and apparatus with feedback An apparatus for delivering energy, and in particular laser energy, to a tissue is adapted to minimize or eliminate burn back caused by contact between the energy delivery apparatus and bodily fluids by (I) preventing the energy delivery apparatus from contacting bodily... | 03/01/2007 |
| 20070043341 | Apparatus and method for laser treatment with spectroscopic feedback A platform Smart Scalpel system using rapid real-time feedback for effecting laser treatment. The platform system includes an imaging system for rapid real-time detection of tissue characteristics, a processing system for processing the detected characteristics, and a t... | 02/22/2007 |
| 20070027442 | Ophthalmic device positioning system and associated methods A system and method for determining an optimal position of an eye relative to an ophthalmic device are disclosed. One embodiment of the method includes receiving data comprising an image of a surface of an eye with the eye at a first position relative to an ophthalmic d... | 02/01/2007 |
| 20070000501 | Surgical procedure supplemental accessory controller and method utilizing turn-on and turn-off time delays A supplemental accessory used in a surgical procedure is energized in relation to activating a surgical unit used to perform the surgical procedure, by energizing the supplemental accessory after expiration of a predetermined turn-on time delay from the time when the su... | 01/04/2007 |
| 20060217692 | Power regulated medical underskin irradiation treatment system for manual movement A system and method for controllably releasing radiation in percutaneous radiation treatment is provided. In a preferred embodiment, a laser is coupled to an optical fiber that is inserted below the skin or into a vascular lumen to a predetermined point. The fiber is co... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060217691 | Real-time therapeutic dosimetry based on dynamic response of treated tissue Improved optical therapy is provided. In a first aspect, improved dosimetry is provided by the use of spectrally resolved tissue reflectance as a real-time dosimetry signal. Spectrally resolving the reflectance substantially improves the sensitivity for dosimetry. An in... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060189966 | Method and system for improving vision Methods and apparatus (610) are disclosed for diagnosing vision and improving vision in a manner which does not interfere with the natural shape of the cornea or its orientation relative to the remainder of the eye, but which changes its surface curvature appropr... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060122583 | Method and apparatus for performing myocardial revascularization Apparatus for forming a hole in a region of the heart muscle wall of a patient undergoing myocardial revascularization comprising: means for removing tissue from the region to form the hole; a light source that illuminates the region with light that generates photoacous... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20060084955 | Laser pulse position monitor for scanned laser eye surgery systems Devices, systems, and methods for measuring and determining positions of light energy having wavelengths of less than (as well as equal to or greater than) 200 nm, and are particularly well suited for measuring pulsed light at ultraviolet and other wavelengths using pos... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060084957 | Laser ablation method and apparatus having a feedback loop and control unit A laser ablation method and apparatus uses a laser device to generate a pulsed laser using a laser device and to project the pulsed laser onto an ablation target to be ablated. A probe is then used to measure an indicative property of the ablation target or of the pulse... | 04/20/2006 |
