Did You Know...
...that the first rickshaw was invented in 1869 by an American Baptist minister, the Rev. E. Jonathan Scobie, to transport his invalid wife around the streets of Yokohama?
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7575566 | Catheter having circular ablation assembly A catheter particularly useful for ablation lesions within a tubular region of or near the heart is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible tubular catheter body having an axis and proximal and distal ends. An ablation assembly is mounted at the dista... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7357798 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical prevention of disc herniations The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7331956 | Methods and apparatus for treating back pain Apparatus and methods for treating back pain of a patient by denervation of an intervertebral disc or a region of the posterior longitudinal ligament by the controlled application of heat to a target tissue. In one embodiment, the invention may include a procedure c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7331957 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for laparoscopy Electrosurgical methods and apparatus for treating tissue at a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical instrument includes a shaft, having a shaft distal end and a shaft proximal end, and an electrode assembly disposed at the shaft distal end. The electrode ass... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7297132 | Shape memory shutter device A shape memory shutter device for controlling the rectum of a disabled person, comprises a section of conduit to be connected to the rectum of the disabled person, and a shutter which controls the passage through the conduit section and actuated by a shape memory ac... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7291143 | Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods. ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288088 | Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7273467 | Device for washing the external auditory meatus A device is described for washing the external audtitory meatus comprising at least ne inlet channel (6) for the washing liquid and one discharge channel (8) which connects the end portion of the inlet channel with the outside environment, the discharg... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270658 | Systems and methods for electrosurgery Methods and apparatus for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. In a method of the invention high frequency (RF) electrical energy is applied to one or more active electrodes ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270661 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for treatment and removal of tissue Apparatus and methods for ablating, severing, cutting, shrinking, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a target tissue to be treated. In a method for treating a target tissue, an active electrode of an electrosurgical probe is positioned in at least close proximity t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7262158 | Cleansing compositions comprising a liquid silicone and ester mixture Cleansing compositions suitable for use in personal cleansing applications, and in particular make-up removal applications, which not only impart superior cleansing properties, but also which are relatively non-irritating and thus suitable for use by people having s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7186243 | Device for washing or irrigation of the vaginal cavity and the urethral ostium A device is disclosed for washing or irrigating the vaginal cavity and the urethral ostium having a flexible container for the washing solution, an olive-shaped nozzle with apical, radial and basal ejection openings. The nozzle further comprises a stem to be inserte... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7014625 | Needle insertion device The invention relates to a needle insertion device comprising a housing with a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of a subject, where the mounting surface defines a general plane and has a needle aperture formed therein. Adhesive means is arranged ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008388 | CPR chest compression device A resuscitation device for automatic compression of a victim's chest using a compression belt which exerts force evenly over the entire thoracic cavity. The belt is constricted and relaxed through a motorized spool assembly that repeatedly tightens the belt and rela... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6931277 | Intracutaneous microneedle array apparatus Improved microneedle arrays are provided having a sufficiently large separation distance between each of the individual microneedles to ensure penetration of the skin while having a sufficiently small separation distance to provide high transdermal transport rates. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6918517 | Nozzle for a sanitary cleansing device A nozzle for a sanitary cleansing device, includes a coupling member defining an intake port, and a tubular body with an axially extending channel having an inlet communicated with the intake port, and an outlet opposite to the inlet. A plurality of angularly displa... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6746504 | Filter for use in medical procedures A gas filler device for use in medical procedures such as laparoscopy is disclosed. Preferably, the gas filter device includes a housing having a first side wall and a second side wall, and a gas filter including a porous element including a hydrophobic membrane, th... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6576033 | Filter for use in medical procedures A smoke filter device for use in medical procedures such as laparoscopy is disclosed, the device comprising a filter housing having an inlet port and first and second side walls, the side walls comprising non-woven media, and a smoke filter capable of fil... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6491660 | Frontal infusion system for intravenous burrs Infusion liquid is expelled distally of an ablation burr for washing a blood vessel lesion being treated by the burr. The infusion liquid can be aspirated in a proximate direction to carry the infusion liquid and loose ablated particles of the lesion away... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6475179 | Tissue folding device for tissue ablation, and method thereof A device for tissue ablation and a method of using the device.... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6146353 | Smoke extraction device A smoke extraction device for use with an electrosurgical instrument is provided. The smoke extraction device includes an elongated body portion defining a first lumen having first and second ends. The first end of the first lumen is adapted to be connect... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6113580 | Cervical barrier shield for female vaginal douche The female vaginal douche with cervical shield is a unique device with a wide range of health implications. The device is unique because there is no existing device available that offers the ability to cleanse the vaginal mucosa without allowing a forcefu... | 09/05/2000 |
| 5915383 | Cuffed medico-surgical tubes The cuff on the patient end of a tracheal tube is attached at one end to the inside of the tube and at the opposite end to the outside of the tube. The cuff encloses an axial sleeve that is slidably mounted within the patient end of the tube and is urged ... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5827530 | Fillable patch for dermal or transdermal delivery A fillable dermal or transdermal delivery device that utilizes injection ports for post assembly introduction of medicinally active or inactive agents. The device is comprised of a pressure sensitive skin contact adhesive layer which is affixed to a diffu... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5466465 | Transdermal drug delivery system In a transdermal drug delivery system, encapsulation material used to coat drug granules controls the release of an active ingredient. The active ingredient is released into a water retaining matrix, which acts as a reservoir, and transdermal drug penetra... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5351674 | Inlet tube for a speculum A rectal speculum for use in conjunction with a colon lavage apparatus has a pair of opposed lateral inlets disposed at the distal end for receiving fecal matter. An inlet tube includes a first annular barb at the terminal end for engagement by the end of... | 10/04/1994 |
| 5273751 | Composition for preventing clouding of paosterior capsule after extracapsular cataract eye surgery and method of performing cataract surgery The present invention relates to compositions for killing undifferentiated epithelial cells during cataract surgery on an eye to prevent posterior capsule clouding after the surgery and to a method for performing cataract surgery on an eye including injec... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5248304 | Single use intrauterine injector A single use intrauterine injector for use in hysterosalpingography and other procedures requiring injection of a fluid into a uterus. The injector has an inflatable balloonlike member adjacent its tip for insertion into a cervical canal and by which the ... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5176630 | Rectal insertion device and control valve means therefor A colonic lavage apparatus including a speculum (12) in which the speculum (12) takes the form of an elongated tubular body (29) having a tapered leading end (30) provided with a pair of diametrically opposed apertures (36). The major length of the body (... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5030202 | Lavage system Lavage apparatus comprises lavage fluid supply apparatus, a first catheter having a distal end for positioning in the uterus of an animal and a proximal end for communication with the lavage fluid supply, a pair of bilateral catheters connected to the pro... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4708718 | Hyperthermic treatment of tumors A method of treating a solid tumor, including the steps of localizing the tumor and the arterial vessel that supplies it, and injecting into the vessel, a vaso-occlusive collagen material adapted to produce occlusion of vessels having lumen diameters betw... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4637814 | Method and apparatus for intestinal irrigation Method and apparatus for unidirectional irrigation of at least a portion of the gastrointestinal tract between a point of access thereto and a distant or remote point of the tract. The distal end of an irrigating tube is passed through a point of access t... | 01/20/1987 |
| 4335719 | Irrigation device In an irrigation device, irrigation fluid flows from a reservoir 12 via an inflow passage 11 to a bladder 22 and out through an outflow passage 15 to a collection bag 17. Debris such as blood clots which tend to form at inlet 23 is disturbed and removed b... | 06/22/1982 |
| 4287888 | Irrigating appliance for female hygiene PCT No. PCT/CH79/00039 Sec. 371 Date Nov. 13, 1979 Sec. 102(e) Date Oct. 19,1979 PCT Filed Mar. 13, 1979 PCT Pub. No. W079/00750 PCT Pub. Date Oct. 4, 1979 The irrigating appliance has a shaft-like hollow member(90), whose one end can be connected to the ... | 09/08/1981 |
| 4090502 | Remote-controlled barium injection apparatus Injection of barium into the lower digestive tract of a patient to be examined and subsequent reflux and evacuation of the barium by air compression is effected by remote control whereby greater safety is achieved in production of double contrast studies ... | 05/23/1978 |
