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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6453190 | Medical probes with field transducers A field transducer (30) for determining position or orientation in a medical instrument locating system is placed at an arbitrary position or orientation with respect to a feature (62) of the instrument (46). The transducer (30) may be attached at a arbit... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6450169 | Braided implant for snoring treatment A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant is embedded in the soft palate to alter the dynamic respons... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443945 | Laser assisted pharmaceutical delivery and fluid removal The present invention provides improved devices for pharmaceutical delivery and fluid removal using laser ablation or alteration. These devices have marking means for marking the ablation or alteration site, the area around the site, or the site and the a... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6436036 | Process for controlling body weight The disclosure relates to a process for controlling body weight in which selection of food servings is based on a calculated point value and a range of allotted daily points which is adjusted for weight change. The calculated point value is a function of ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432064 | Biopsy instrument with tissue marking element A biopsy probe for the collection of at least one soft tissue sample from a surgical-patient. The biopsy probe has a handle, having a distal end and a proximal end, for holding the probe. The probe further includes an elongated needle, located at the dist... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6434329 | Controllable camera support and system A controllable camera support including a pivoting arm adapted to be rotatably connected to a pivot point defining a first rotational axis. The pivoting arm also defines a radial axis. The camera support also includes a camera holder mounted on the pivoti... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6419647 | Motion sickness expression apparatus A motion sickness expression apparatus capable of causing expression of motion sickness on a person riding in any posture on the apparatus without setting the apparatus in a vehicle. The apparatus includes a base, a vertical vibrator to which the vibratio... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6412490 | Tool for insertion of implanatable monitoring device and method A minimally invasive implant, means for insertion, and description of how to most efficiently use it are described n several embodiments. This implant preferably has a segmented looping memory for storing triggered physiologic events. Preferred events for... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6412491 | Examination device and method A non-elastic conformal translucent device is applied to the chest and breast of a patient to facilitate tissue examination.... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6402692 | Apparatus and method for detecting and storing information relating to an animal An apparatus for and method of detecting, storing, and retrieving information relating to an animal over a period of time is disclosed. The method includes electrically coupling an atomic resolution storage device to a detecting device within a single uni... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6402691 | In-home patient monitoring system A system for remotely monitoring the medical condition of a number of individual patients from a centralized location. The system includes a plurality of remote monitoring units that each include both a wireless transmission device and a conventional mode... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401718 | Submucosal esophageal bulking device Disclosed is an esophageal bulking device for implantation below the mucosa in the vicinity of the lower esophageal sphincter. Preferably, the bulking device comprises an expandable hydrogel implant. Also disclosed are methods of treating gastroesophageal... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401717 | Snoring treatment A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant is embedded in the soft palate to alter the dynamic respons... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394948 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart tissue to thereby permit surgery on a coronary vessel in th... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6397108 | Safety adaptor for temporary medical leads Safety adaptors for connecting external medical devices to lead connector elements of temporary medical leads extending percutaneously into a patient's body are disclosed. The safety adaptors comprise a first member attached to but movable in respect of a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390096 | Needle with pre-loaded implant for snoring treatment An apparatus for use in treating snoring of a patient suffering from snoring includes an implant of bio-compatible material sized to be embedded within the soft palate. The implant is disposed within a bore of a distal tip of a needle for penetration into... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6382214 | Methods and apparatus for correction of urinary and gynecological pathologies including treatment of male incontinence and female cystocele Apparatus and methods for treatment of male incontinence and a method for female cystocele repair are disclosed in which a sling material is positioned between the descending rami of the pubic bone. In such an operation a "hammock-like" sling material is ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6377839 | Tool guide for a surgical tool A patient is secured to a subject support (10). A stereotaxic wand (40) is inserted into a tool guide (60). The wand has a tip portion (44), a portion extending along a pointing axis (46) of the wand, an offset portion (42) which is offset from the pointi... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371123 | System for orthopedic treatment protocol and method of use thereof A process for treating orthopedic injuries including the steps of presenting a set of treatment protocols; approving a treatment protocol from among the presented set of treatment protocols; capturing information identifying the approved treatment protoco... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368332 | Motion tracking platform for relative motion cancellation for surgery A system for performing coronary artery bypass grafting surgery on the beating heart senses the movement of the surgical area of the heart to be worked on and moves a support with a controlled motion follows the motion of the surgical area on the heart su... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6357446 | Animal pill magnet An animal pill magnet having a casing, core pieces, and at least one magnet. The casing comprises a first capsule half and a second capsule half that are joined together with a single joint to enclose the core pieces and at least one magnet.... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6345623 | Surgical drape and suction head for wound treatment A surgical drape and suction head combination for attaching the suction head to a wound area. The suction head comprises a planar flange portion and a tubular connector piece on a first face that communicates with an aperture extending to a second face. T... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6338710 | Device for stabilizing a treatment site and method of use The present invention provides a flexible suction body and method of its use for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue during surgery or a diagnostic procedure. The invention device and method are particularly well suited for immobilizing a loca... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338346 | Article worn on the body Several kinds of metal members 6, 7 different in ionization trend are arranged to constitute an article worn on the body 1, and implementation of the different kind metal treatment can be made highly effectively and without a sense of incongruity even in ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338345 | Submucosal prosthesis delivery device Disclosed is a delivery device for controllably delivering a prosthetic bulking device below a tissue surface such as below the mucosa to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease. The delivery device may be embodied in a deployment catheter, an endoscope, or... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338714 | Medical treatment and supply center A medical treatment and supply center with a treatment location has a number of medical devices and systems, with at least some of the medical devices and systems as well as their assemblies, subsystems and components are arranged in a central magazine an... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6336898 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart tissue to thereby permit surgery on a coronary vessel in th... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6334843 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart tissue to thereby permit surgery on a coronary vessel in th... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6330426 | System and method for remote education using a memory card The present invention is a system and method for allowing an individual to view a program remotely. In the preferred embodiment, the invention is used as a healthcare education system. The system comprises a file server which is coupled to a database stor... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6328688 | Method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue A method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of tissue. In particular, the present invention provides a method and apparatus for temporarily immobilizing a local area of heart tissue to thereby permit surgery on a coronary vessel in th... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327497 | Portable emergency oxygen and automatic external defibrillator (AED) therapy system This invention provides a medical diagnosis and therapy system particularly adapted for the combined uses of emergency cardiac defibrillation and pulmonary oxygen administration, including automated patient cardiopulmonary assessment and voice prompted th... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6324416 | Connecting device for intra-atrial ECG-lead The connecting device comprises a patient cable with which ECG clamps may be connected to adhesive ECG electrodes to perform an extracorporeal ECG lead. For an intra-atrial ECG lead, an adapter with an ECG clamp is provided, to which adapter an ECG clamp ... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6318374 | Epicardial pacer wires shield An epicardial pacer wires shield comprising a base element with a pair of spools mounted to the base element. Each of spool of the pair of spools has a slit in a top surface thereof for securing the epicardial pacer wires to the spool. A cover element is ... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6307674 | Video display system for locating a projected image adjacent a surgical field A method and apparatus for projecting an image of a patient to intersect a display screen which is nonperpendicular to an adjacent portion of an optical path and adjacent a sterile operative field. A video projector system and accompanying optics impart a... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6305377 | System and method for improving compliance of a medical regimen A system and method for improving compliance by a patient with a medical regimen that has been prescribed to the patient wherein utilizing computer and electronic communication systems, patient data is compared to pharmaceutical data to verify prescribed ... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6306107 | System for measuring and using parameters during chest compression in a life-saving situation or a practice situation, and also application thereof A system for measuring parameters during chest compression in a life-saving situation or a practice situation is provided, in which a pressure pad containing e.g. an accelerometer and a force activated switch (SW), as well as a calculation unit (B), is po... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6302112 | Device for inducing a prompt recovery from hiccoughs The device includes a circular disk, having a plurality of holes, whereon a cylindrical stick or peg is fixed. The axes of the disk and of the stick or peg are parallel and do not coincide with each other. The holes allow the passage of liquids through th... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6287253 | Pressure ulcer condition sensing and monitoring A medical sensor responds to a predetermined condition, such as pressure against a human body area susceptible to ulcer formation, and provides wireless communication of the sensing of the condition. It does this by changing a characteristic of a resonant... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6279579 | Method and system for positioning patients for medical treatment procedures A system and method for measuring and correcting the position of a patient are disclosed. According to an aspect of the invention, reference coordinates for particular body locations on the patent are determined. At a later treatment session, the relative... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6279580 | Tactical medical vest and method of providing emergency medical care A medical vest (10) and a method of using the vest to provide emergency medical care to a patient (102), are described. The vest includes an IV container (28) and a medical supply container (58) which are mounted on mounting pads (22, 24 or 26) on the fro... | 08/28/2001 |
