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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7105151 | Oxygen delivery agents and uses for the same The present invention describes, inter alia, oxygen delivery agents or blood substitutes comprising a fluorinated gas and a stabilizing material, uses for the oxygen delivery agents or blood substitutes, and apparatus for making and delivering the oxygen delivery ag... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7101362 | Steerable and shapable catheter employing fluid force A catheter employing fluid force to steer and/or shape the catheter. In one particular implementation, the catheter includes at least one actuating lumen operably associated with the shaft of the catheter. The at least one actuating lumen is in fluid communication w... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7090649 | Total skin management system and total skin management method using the same The present invention relates to a skin management system, and in particular to a total skin management system and a total skin management method using the same which are capable of checking a state of skin and comprehensively managing a skin based on a type of skin... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090778 | Device and method for preventing growth of bacteria or removing bacteria in duct of dental unit A device (1) for preventing the growth of the bacteria or removing the bacteria bred on the inner wall surfaces of the ducts (8, 9, 10) of a dental unit, comprising a transponder (3) having a control unit (2) generating electric signals i... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7089063 | Deflectable tip catheter with guidewire tracking mechanism A deflectable tip catheter that is used in combination with a guidewire for delivery of an ablation element to target areas of a patient's vasculature. The deflectable tip catheter has a handle portion, an elongated shaft and a deflectable tip portion. A guidewire l... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083945 | Isolation of binding proteins with high affinity to ligands The invention overcomes the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a rapid approach for isolating binding proteins capable of binding small molecules and peptides via “display-less” library screening. In the technique, libraries of candidate binding proteins... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083572 | Therapeutic delivery systems Targeted therapeutic delivery systems comprising gas- or gaseous precursor-filled lipid microspheres comprising a therapeutic are described. Methods for employing such microspheres in therapeutic delivery applications are also provided. Targeted therapeutic d... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083580 | Method and apparatus for skin absorption enhancement and transdermal drug delivery A treatment method and apparatus for providing a substance to be absorbed onto a surface of a patient's skin, includes applying the substance onto the surface of the patient's skin by way of a probe head that provides, at the same time: i) bursts of electrical pulse... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7083614 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application A collapsible ultrasonic reflector incorporates a gas-filled reflector balloon, a liquid-filled structural balloon an ultrasonic transducer disposed within the structural balloon. Acoustic energy emitted by the transducer is reflected by a highly reflective interfac... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7078015 | Ultrasound imaging and treatment Methods of and apparatus for preparing temperature activated gaseous precursor-filled liposomes are described. Gaseous precursor-filled liposomes prepared by these methods are particularly usefull for example, in ultrasonic imaging applications and in therapeutic dr... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077820 | Enhanced microburst ultrasonic power delivery system and method A method and apparatus for delivering energy during a surgical procedure such as phacoemulsification is provided. The method and apparatus include applying energy during at least one pulsed energy on period, comprising applying energy during a series of short burst ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7077857 | Pulse Cam Battery powered and wall plug powered handheld therapy devices for treating a variety of ailments such as inflammations, nerve problems, joint pain, muscle pain, as well as gall bladder type problems. The device can have a multi-faced shaped emitting main crystal wi... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7066895 | Ultrasonic radial focused transducer for pulmonary vein ablation A method for ablating tissue with ultrasonic energy is provided. The method including: generating ultrasonic energy from one or more ultrasonic transducers; and focusing the ultrasonic energy in the radial direction by one of: shaping the one or more ultrasonic tran... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063460 | Urological working place A urological working place is provided that can include a U-bow with an x-ray source arranged at one end and an image processing device arranged at the other end, wherein the image processing device cooperates with the x-ray source. An examination table is releasabl... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7056318 | Temperature controlled heating device and method to heat a selected area of a biological body A heating device and method are provided that control a temperature in a selected area of a body part to obtain a temperature effect within the selected area for therapeutic or medical purposes. It includes temperature generating means to generate a temperature in t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052463 | Method and apparatus for cooling a contacting surface of an ultrasound probe A cooling system for an ultrasonic imaging system is provided, the ultrasonic imaging system having a probe for transmitting and receiving acoustic signals through a tip of the probe to and from biological tissue contacting the tip at an outer surface of the tip. Th... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7053210 | Efficient synthesis of pyropheophorbide a and its derivatives A process for the preparation of pyropheophorbide a and its derivatives, including 3-devinyl-3-(1′-hexyloxy)ethyl-pyropheophorbide-a, otherwise known as HPPH, is provided. The process involves treating chlorin e6, in the form of its trimethyl ester, wit... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7051738 | Apparatus for providing electromagnetic biostimulation of tissue using optics and echo imaging An apparatus for providing electromagnetic biostimulation of tissue includes a source of electromagnetic radiation and relay optics operatively connected to the source of electromagnetic radiation for transmitting electromagnetic radiation for biostimulating tissue.... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048690 | Precision ultrasound measurement for intraocular lens placement Visual displays of the geometry and/or topography of a portion of the eye is obtained from data generated during a number of angularly spaced scans taken across a meridional coronal section or of a marginal sector of the anterior surface of the eye, the data being p... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048699 | Non-cylindrical acoustic wave device An acoustic wave device including a non-cylindrical and non-point acoustic wave transducer adapted to generate an acoustic wave and positioned along a longitudinal axis, and a reflector arranged with respect to the transducer so as to focus an acoustic wave emanatin... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050849 | Vibrational therapy device used for resynchronization pacing in a treatment for heart failure Systems for pacing the heart include a vibrational transducer which directs energy at the heart, usually at at least a ventricle, to pace the heart and to promote synchronized contraction of the ventricles. Optionally, additional vibrational and/or electrical stimul... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044737 | Ultrasound oral hygiene and therapeutic device An ultrasound oral hygiene and therapeutic device comprises an array of ultrasonic transducers, a power generator, and a filling element. The ultrasonic transducer array, with optional radiation plates and reflection plates, produce uniform ultrasound radiation on e... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7044934 | Tortuous path injection device A catheter system is provided. Catheters in this system may include a first elongated shaft and a housing surrounding it wherein the distal end of the housing has a distal contact area shaped in the form of a dome and wherein the first elongated shaft maybe moveable... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7033328 | Direct wave cavitation suppressor for focused shock-wave devices A reflector (14) reflects energy emitting from an energy source (16) and focuses and directs it to a target. An aperture stop or suppressor disk (18) is positioned between the energy source (16) and target. The outer periphery of the aper... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027853 | Data acquisition method and apparatus for MR imaging An improved technique is described for acquiring MR image data such as needed for FSE-based Dixon imaging techniques. A gradient-induced echo shift is produced in the pulse sequences by a small gradient applied along the readout axis prior to a readout pulse. When n... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7025735 | Ultrasonic apparatus for the treatment of septic wounds An ultrasonic apparatus comprising a hand piece (1) within a handle region (2), a connection tube (3) for connecting to a supply tube, wherein rock salt solution and medical healing agents such as heparin, antibioticts and the like are fed throu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7022088 | Devices for applying energy to tissue Disclosed herein are devices for altering gaseous flow within a lung to improve the expiration cycle of an individual, particularly individuals having Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). More particularly, devices are disclosed to produce collateral openin... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7022089 | Ultrasonic wave cosmetic device An ultrasonic wave cosmetic device for producing ultrasonic wave stimulation on the facial skin by a vibration unit having an ultrasonic wave vibration element. The ultrasonic wave cosmetic device includes a probe provided with a vibration unit where one surface of ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014639 | Apparatus for aesthetic skin treatments An apparatus for aesthetic manipulation of the skin having a large pulsator with plurality of light emitting diodes of at least two different wavelengths and a small pulsator with one light emitting diode is disclosed. A frequency modulator automatically modulates t... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014844 | Lightening compositions and methods of use There is provided a topical lightening composition having carboxylmethyl cysteamine as a melanin synthesis-regulating agent and a cosmetically acceptable vehicle. Also, there is provided a topical lightening composition having N, N, S (tris) carboxylmethyl cysteamin... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010098 | Ultrasonic proximity detector for a telephone device An ultrasonic proximity detector for a telephone device to detect the proximity of an object thereto includes an ultrasound signal generator generating ultrasound that is broadcast by a speaker of the telephone device. Processing circuitry is coupled to a microphone... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004940 | Devices for performing thermal ablation having movable ultrasound transducers A device for thermal ablation therapy having a handle sized and shaped to be held by a user, one or more transducer assembly which, when activated, emits ultrasound energy capable of heating tissue and which is movably mounted relative to said handle element, and mo... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7004903 | Electronic system for determining the density and structure of bone tissue and stimulating osteogenesis in dentistry An electronic system for determining the density and structure of bone tissue and stimulating osteogenesis in dentistry, having a diagnosis system for injecting an ultrasonic signal U(t) into a bone portion and analyzing the ultrasonic signal received after travelin... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001336 | Method for treating ischemia A method and apparatus for improving blood flow to an ischemic region (e.g., myocardial ischemia) a patient is provided. An ultrasonic transducer is positioned proximate to the ischemic region. Ultrasonic energy is applied at a frequency at or above 1 MHz to create ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998107 | Composition comprising low density microspheres Low density microspheres, methods for preparing same, and use of same as contrast agents are described. The microspheres have a void having a volume that comprises at least about 75% of the total volume of the microspheres, and which contains a gas or the vapor of a... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997935 | Resonant converter tuning for maintaining substantially constant phaco handpiece power under increased load A phacoemulsification system includes a phacoemulsification handpiece including a cutting tip ultrasonically vibrated by an ultrasonic transducer. A power supply is provided for driving the ultrasonic transducer at a resonant frequency of the transducer and cutting ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996262 | Method and apparatus of scoring an arterial obstruction The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus of scoring an arterial obstruction. The present invention includes identifying a particular group of pixels corresponding to a calcified region of coronary artery of a patient and based on the satisfaction ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6981952 | Apparatus for generating acoustic waves An apparatus for generating acoustic waves has an acoustic transducer with a first electrode serving as a membrane and adjoining an acoustic propagation medium and a second electrode spaced from the first, between which an electrolyte is situated. The acoustic trans... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6979293 | Blood flow reestablishment determination A method for monitoring a clot dissolution treatment in a patient's vasculature comprises positioning a catheter at a treatment site in the patient's vasculature. The method further comprises performing a clot dissolution treatment at the treatment site. The clot di... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979328 | Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method A surgical instrument and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical cutting of a portion of the trabecular meshwork. The instrument may also ... | 12/27/2005 |
