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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329126 | Use of bioactive glass Bioactive glasses may be used as air abrasive agents in methods for treating or preventing dental hard tissue and pulpal disorders, such as dental pain. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329283 | Open intervertebral spacer Open chambered spacers, implanting tools and methods are provided. The spacers 500′ include a body 505′ having a wall 506′ which defines a chamber 530′ and an opening 531′ in communication with the chamber 530′. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329412 | Antimicrobial medical devices containing chlorhexidine free base and salt The present disclosure invention relates to medical devices treated with a solution comprising one or more solvents and a combination of chlorhexidine free base and a water-soluble chlorhexidine salt in a weight/weight ratio of between about 1:1 to about 1:5, prefer... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328794 | Packaging for elongate medical devices and methods of manufacture and use thereof Packaging units for use with elongate medical devices such as catheters. An example packaging unit includes a mounting card into which a number of tabs are cut at predetermined angles and shapes. At least some of the tabs are provided in large tab/small tab pairs. T... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330753 | Analysis of eating habits Diet evaluation gastric apparatus (18) is provided, which detects when a patient (10) swallows, and detects the type and amount of matter ingested. The apparatus includes electrodes (74, 100) adapted to be coupled to the fundus and antrum of the... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7328708 | LED multiplex source and method of use of for sterilization, bioactivation and therapy This invention discloses an LED multiplex source and a method of using multi-band-type energies from the source for sterilization, bioactivation, and therapy of a targeted body. The LED multiplex source is a pulsed/modulated LED source with at least one different me... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7325545 | System and method for the automatic detection of the expiratory flow limitation The present invention refers to a system and a method for the automatic detection of the expiratory flow limitation of a subject. In an embodiment thereof the system for the automatic detection of expiratory flow limitation of a subject comprises determining the res... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7328059 | Imaging of light scattering tissues with fluorescent contrast agents A system and method for non-invasive biomedical optical imaging and spectroscopy with low-level light is described. The technique includes a modulated light source coupled to tissue to introduce excitation light. Fluorescent light emitted in response to the excitati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326195 | Targeted cooling of tissue within a body Devices and methods to cool a target tissue region inside the body are described. Fluid cooled below normal body temperature and blood at a normal body temperature are provided to the tissue region in proportions to cool the tissue region. A system for controlling t... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326734 | Treatment of bladder and urinary tract cancers Compositions of matter and methods wherein chalcone and flavone derivatives are administered to human or veterinary patients for the treatment of bladder or urinary tract cancer. Compounds of the invention include 2′-hydroxy-4,4′,6′-trimethoxychalcone (Flavoka... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326207 | Surgical weight control device This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of the stomach muscles that occurs prior to and during eating. A second... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326241 | Intravascular stent A stent in a non-expanded state has a first and second expansion column, each consisting of a plurality of expansion strut pairs. An expansion strut pair includes a first expansion strut, a second expansion strut and a joining strut that couples the first and second... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326243 | Stent A radially expandable stent comprising a plurality of spaced band-like elements and intersecting links is disclosed. The band-like elements have a generally serpentine configuration to provide continuous waves of generally sinusoidal character to each band-like elem... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326208 | Ablation catheter having a virtual electrode comprising portholes and a porous conductor An ablation catheter used for treatment of, for example, atrial fibrillation by electrically isolating a vessel, such as a pulmonary vein, from a chamber, such as the left atrium. The ablation catheter has a virtual electrode and a catheter shaft. The virtual electr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326206 | Conforming-electrode catheter and method for ablation A brush electrode catheter and a method for using the brush electrode catheter for tissue ablation are disclosed. The brush electrode catheter comprises a plurality of flexible filaments or bristles for applying ablative energy (e.g., RF energy) to target tissue dur... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326564 | Flow system for medical device evaluation and production In some embodiments, a flow system includes a medical device mount, fluid and a conduit containing the fluid and medical device mount. The conduit is mounted on an assembly that moves the conduit along with the medical device mount to induce relative motion of the f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326227 | Tourniquet padding Tourniquet padding and methods of its use with a tourniquet are provided. The tourniquet padding comprises a cover sheet with at least one surface having anti-slip properties, and can be made with and without a compressible padding material disposed on the cover she... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326239 | Structure of a prosthesis intended to be implanted in a human or animal passage and prosthesis with such a structure The present invention relates to a structure of a prosthesis intended to be implanted in a human or animal passage, particularly an artery, to provide through-passage along said passage, said structure (2) comprising at least one mesh (4) which, at lea... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326203 | Device for advancing a functional element through tissue This invention relates to an apparatus for incrementally advancing functional probes through tissue. ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326226 | Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of myocardial or vascular tissue An ablation catheter system for capturing and removing necrotic tissue and thrombi generated during an ablative procedure is disclosed. The catheter typically includes an elongate member, a filtration assembly disposed within the distal region, and an ablation instr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326219 | Device for placing transmyocardial implant The present invention relates to a transmyocardial implant placement device with an introducer, a transmyocardial implant mounted about the introducer, a wound closure clip engaged to the introducer adjacent the transmyocardial implant. The introducer is adapted to ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326205 | Surgical device with brush electrode and methods for electrosurgical treatment A surgical device incorporates a brush electrode for tissue ablation and other forms of electrosurgical treatment. A plurality of flexible filaments compose the brush electrode, through which therapeutic energy (e.g., RF energy) is applied to target tissue for the f... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7326058 | Method and system for supporting therapy planning when creating a training program A method and a system are for supporting therapy planning when creating a training program. The method involves a capability profile for a patient and also a first and a second database being provided. The first database contains a plurality of skills and an allocat... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323189 | Liquid and low melting coatings for stents A method for forming liquid coatings for medical devices such as stents and angioplasty balloons is provided. The liquid coatings can be made from biodegradable materials in liquid, low melting solid, or wax forms, which preferably degrade in the body without produc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323193 | Method of making demineralized bone particles Demineralized bone particles are obtained by demineralizing whole bone and thereafter subdividing the demineralized bone to provide the demineralized bone particles. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323002 | Emboli extraction catheter and vascular filter system An emboli extraction catheter and vascular filter system comprising a guidewire, a vascular filter attached near the distal end of the guidewire, and an emboli extraction catheter. The vascular filter has a smaller first diameter for insertion into the lumen of a ve... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322932 | Method for suturelessly attaching a biomaterial to an implantable bioprosthesis frame A bioprosthetic valve graft comprises a valve frame and valve flaps, the latter acting to open or close a valve aperture to directionally control fluid flow through the bioprosthesis. The bioprosthetic valve graft comprises method for suturelessly attaching a biomat... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322986 | Bioabsorbable interference screw for endosteal fixation of ligaments A bioabsorbable interference screw having a tapered profile which extends along substantially the entire length of the screw. The tapered profile makes the screw easy to insert while providing superior fixation resulting from a progressively increasing diameter. Upo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7323004 | Device for providing automatic stitching of an incision An automatic suturing device including: a body for insertion into an opening in tissue; a plurality of hooks movably disposed in the body between retracted and extended positions; a suture holder having sutures disposed therein, the suture holder having a mechanism ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322988 | Methods of forming catheters with soft distal tips A catheter can be formed from an elongate shaft and a distal tip. The catheter can be formed by flaring a proximal end of the distal tip to form a flared proximal end and positioning the distal tip such that the flared proximal end of the distal tip overlaps a dista... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322993 | Stiffening pharyngeal wall treatment A pharyngeal airway having a pharyngeal wall of a patient at least partially surrounding and defining the airway is treated by selecting an implant dimensioned so as to be implanted at or beneath a mucosal layer of the pharyngeal wall and extending transverse to sai... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322358 | Soft cling female condom A female condom is provided that includes a pouch of resilient membranous material and a hydrophilic cling mechanism. According to an embodiment of the invention, the cling mechanism includes three or more foam cling elements attached to an outer surface of the pouc... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320675 | Method and apparatus for modulating cellular metabolism during post-ischemia or heart failure A drug delivery system detects a cardiac condition indicative of a need for increasing a cardiac metabolic level and, in response, releases a drug into tissue or blood to shift a source of metabolically synthesized energy fueling cardiac contraction from fatty acid ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320692 | Tissue closure system A method for closing an opening in tissue, such as an opening in heart tissue, may include moving a housing to a location in proximity to the opening, registering the housing to the opening, and deploying a staple from the housing into tissue in proximity to the ope... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320685 | Method and device for identifying an eye that is to be treated in operations A method for identifying the site of an operation during an operation, in particular using a laser system, with the help of unique data about the operation site. A first copy of the unique data is stored in a laser system, the unique data being located in the vicini... | 01/22/2008 |
| RE40002 | Treatment of presbyopia and other eye disorders using a scanning laser system Presbyopia is treated by a method which uses ablative lasers to ablate the sclera tissue and increase the accommodation of the ciliary body. Tissue bleeding is prevented by an ablative laser having a wavelength of between 0.15 and 3.2 micron. A scanning system is pr... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318833 | PFO closure device with flexible thrombogenic joint and improved dislodgement resistance The present invention provides devices for closing septal defects, such as a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The closure devices include a proximal anchor member, a distal anchor member, and at least one flexible center joint connecting the two anchor members. According... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318998 | Tissue decellularization The present invention relates, in general, to tissue decellularization and, in particular to a method of treating tissues, for example, heart valves, tendons and ligaments, so as to render them acellular and thereby limit mineralization and/or immunoreactivity upon ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318823 | Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discs Apparatus and methods for treating an intervertebral disc by ablation of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the intervertebral disc, and applying at least a first high frequency voltage between the active... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316135 | Overmold frame for handcuff The handcuff assembly includes a bow pivotally connected to a cheek plate frame assembly which includes a unitized frame that is die stamped from a metal plate and which is overmolded with a polymer overmold. The bow and arcuate cheek arms engage a wrist of a person... | 01/08/2008 |
