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A mouthguard includes a U-shaped upper bite plate which removably fits over upper teeth of a person, with the entire upper bite plate being made from a soft, deformable and edible gummi candy.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6516224 | Method for treating cardiac arrest A method for treating cardiac arrest includes defibrillating the patient and/or ventilating the patient and/or administering a cardiac arrest drug such as epinephrine to resuscitate the patient, and then cooling the patient's body temperature using one or... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511502 | Apparatus for and method of cooling a brain Cooling a patient's brain is performed by each of two hollow pads exclusively in an area of a patient's neck adjoining one of carotid arteries by circulating a cooling liquid through one of the pads independently from the other pad or through both pads, t... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508831 | System and method for heat control of a living body A system and method for controlling an individual's body and temperature are provided. The system comprises a heat exchanger for transferring heat to or removing heat from portions of the individual's body surface, at least one BCT-sensing device for meas... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6505629 | Cryosurgical system with protective warming feature A system and method for performing cryosurgery of the prostate while protecting surrounding tissue. Cryosurgical probes are provided with argon gas for cooling and with helium for warming. Probes are inserted into the prostate and supplied with argon gas ... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6500199 | Enclosure bag for maintaining a patient's body temperature during surgical procedures A flexible bag is formed with a opening for placing the bag about the head of the patient and a separate connector for connection to an air supply. The open end has a closure unit permitting the collapse of the opening about the neck to enclose the head. ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6500200 | Heat exchanger garment A heat exchanger for use in controlling subject's body temperature during a medical procedure comprises a flexible garment adapted for enveloping portions of the subject's body surface with dedicated sections for enveloping different body parts. Defined w... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6494903 | Over the wire heat exchange catheter with distal valve An over-the-wire heat exchange catheter includes a heat transfer extension having at least one supply lumen and at least one return lumen for circulating heat exchange fluid within the catheter. The catheter has a distal tip and valve attached to the dist... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6493889 | Cooling cover apparatus A cooling cover apparatus including a top sheet, a bottom sheet secured to the top sheet, a plurality of tubular members positioned between the top sheet and the bottom sheet, a flexible hose interconnected to the plurality of tubular members, and a cooli... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6491717 | Pulsating liquid saturated foam container A thermally regulatable, pulsating cushioning device having a deformable outer membrane being adapted to sealably receive a liquid material therein; a foam core being encased within and in intimate contact with, but not bonded to the flexible, deformable ... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6490488 | Method of controlling thermal therapy A thermal therapy method includes inserting an applicator including an energy-emitting device into a body cavity such as a urethra adjacent a targeted tissue region such as a prostate, energizing the energy-emitting device, and circulating coolant between... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6482226 | Selective organ hypothermia method and apparatus A method and apparatus for performing hypothermia of a selected organ without significant effect on surrounding organs or other tissues. A flexible catheter is inserted through the vascular system of a patient to place the distal tip of the catheter in an... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6470219 | Apparatus and method for treating female urinary incontinence Apparatus for remodeling in the urinary tract of a human female comprising a remodeling device having a shaft with a profile and with proximal and distal extremities. A handle is secured to the proximal extremity of the shaft. A member is mounted on the d... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464716 | Selective organ cooling apparatus and method An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent el... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6461379 | Localized bodily cooling/heating apparatus and method The present invention provides for rapid heat transfer with a tissue region of interest (24) by the direct contact of a circulated thermal exchange fluid with the tissue region of interest (24). The tissue region of interest is covered with an appropriate... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6461378 | Apparatus for smoothing contour irregularities of skin surface An apparatus to modify a skin surface or a soft tissue structure underlying the skin surface includes a template with a mechanical force application surface and a receiving opening to receive a body structure. The mechanical force application surface is c... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6458123 | Ablation catheter with positional sensor An ablation catheter is provided which comprises a steerable catheter including a distal portion and a proximal portion. An ablation electrode is carried by the distal portion, with the ablation electrode having structure defining an interior space and ha... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6451045 | Heat exchange catheter having a helically wrapped heat exchanger A heat exchange catheter has a catheter body with an inflow lumen, an outflow lumen, and an infusion lumen. A first heat exchange balloon helically wraps around at least a portion of the catheter body in fluid communication with the inflow lumen. A second... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6440157 | Air warming system for providing a controlled temperature of air to an air blanket A fluid blanket warming system for a patient includes a thermal blanket unit for receiving heated gas through a coupling port. A portable heat source includes a heater unit and a blower unit that are controlled by a control circuit for providing a desired... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6436128 | Ink like or cream-like exothermic composition, exothermic device made thereof and manufacturing method of exothermic device The present invention relating to an exothermic decomposition has, as essential components, a water absorptive polymer and/or tackifier, carbon component and/or metal chloride and features that the product is as a whole ink-like or cream-like.... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6425912 | Method and apparatus for modifying skin surface and soft tissue structure An apparatus is provided that modifies a skin surface or a soft tissue. The apparatus includes a skin surface conforming member and a hydration delivery device coupled to the conforming member. The hydration delivery device delivers a hydration agent to t... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416532 | Brain cooling apparatus and method An apparatus for cooling the brain of a patient includes a housing for engagement on a neck of the patient and one or more nozzles for receiving a coolant fluid from an external coolant source and providing a directed mist of the coolant. The nozzles are ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6409723 | Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances A method and apparatus for treatment for body structures, especially internal body structures involving disorders involving unwanted features or other disorders, that does not require relatively invasive surgery, and is not subject to other drawbacks note... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6409745 | Field-deployable forced air warming system A portable, forced air apparatus for warming a hypothermia victim in the field includes a stretcher, strips of material extending across the stretcher for supporting the torso of the victim above the stretcher bottom, a canopy for covering the victim's to... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6402776 | Apparatus inducing physical and mental relaxation, by flow of a tempered liquid on the forehead The invention concerns an apparatus for inducing deep physical and mental relaxation, consisting of a housing containing both a collector (4) and a reservoir (5) wherein are housed a pump (1) and a thermostat heater (2). The liquid contained in the reserv... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6402775 | High-efficiency cooling pads, mattresses, and sleeves Cooling pads, mattresses, and limb-comforming sleeves reduce a person's temperature by evaporative and/or conducting cooling. An open cell foam pad defines an internal air flow passages proceeding according to serpentine or other desired routing. The pad ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6405080 | Method and system for treating cardiac arrest A method for treating cardiac arrest includes defibrillating the patient and/or ventilating the patient and/or administering a cardiac arrest drug such as epinephrine to resuscitate the patient, and then cooling the patient's body temperature using one or... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6394879 | Postpartum brassiere A postpartum brassiere for providing comfort to the breasts of a mother who does not breast feed. The postpartum brassiere includes a panel having an inner surface, an outer surface, a top edge, a bottom edge, a first side edge and a second side edge. A f... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6383210 | Method for determining the effective thermal mass of a body or organ using cooling catheter A method and apparatus is provided for determining an effective thermal mass of a patient. The effective thermal mass is employed to determine a gain factor used in a feedback control system controlling patient temperature. The method begins by inducing h... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6383184 | Radio frequency device for resurfacing skin and method A radio frequency device for use on a human to resurface skin having collagen therein. The device includes a handle member having an end portion adapted for engaging the skin. At least one passageway extends through the handle member to an opening at the ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6377854 | Method for controlled contraction of collagen in fibrous septae in subcutaneous fat layers A method and apparatus applies radiant energy through the skin to underlying collagen tissue without substantially modifying melanocytes and other epithelial cells in the epidermis. A membrane is adapted to receive an electrolytic solution and become infl... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6375674 | Cooling/heating pad and system A medical pad 10 includes a thermal exchange layer capable of absorbing and/or releasing heat to a patient and an adhesive surface 16A disposed on a skin-contacting side of the thermal exchange layer for adhering the pad 10 to the skin of the patient. The... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6375673 | Heat transfer blanket for and method of controlling a patient's temperature The present invention relates to heat transfer blankets which wrap the torso and legs leaving the arms, buttocks, perineum and head exposed and allow for the selective heating or cooling of various body parts at the same or different rates. The blankets o... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371976 | Body temperature control for use with patient supports A thermally controllable apparatus for use with a predetermined therapeutic support platform apparatus and a thermia fluid producing device, wherein said apparatus includes a first side configuratively disposed adjacent the patient surface of the support ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6364899 | Heat pipe nerve cooler The invention provides a method and apparatus for producing reversible focal hypothermia of the nervous system to control chronic pain. Nerve conduction is blocked by mild cooling (0 to 25° C.), or hypothermia. At these temperatures, nerve tissue is not ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6362740 | Apparatus for providing thermal alert signal and control method thereof in skin-contact type terminal A skin-contact type terminal system includes a thermoelectric module for cooling or heating in accordance with a polarity of current provided from the skin-contact type terminal, with the temperature of cooling or heating being adjusted according to a lev... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354099 | Cooling devices with high-efficiency cooling features Cooling devices are provided to reduce a person's temperature by evaporative, convective, and/or conductive cooling. One such device maximizes evaporative cooling by aiding the flow of air to the person and the removal of vapor-laden air from the person. ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352535 | Method and a device for electro microsurgery in a physiological liquid environment A method and device for electrical emulation of pulsed laser is disclosed. The device utilizes high voltage electrical discharges of sub-microsecond duration in a liquid medium to produce cavitation bubbles of sub-millimeter size for use in high speed pre... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350276 | Tissue remodeling apparatus containing cooling fluid A fluid delivery apparatus for introducing a fluid cooling media to a skin surface includes a template with a skin interface surface. An energy delivery device is coupled to the template. A fluid cooling media introduction member is coupled to the templat... | 02/26/2002 |
| 6309408 | Inlet port plug The present invention is an apparatus, or plug, for closing an inlet port. The inlet port is formed in a sheet of a typically flexible material. The inlet port is designed to mate with an air hose nozzle. The plug blocks the inlet port when no air hose no... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6302902 | Double-bladder paraffin bag A portable double-bladder bag to transfer heat down a thermal gradient from heated fluid thereunto interfacing paraffin thereunto bodily structures of a human or an animal comprises a first bladder member comprises a heat-insulating flexible sheet member,... | 10/16/2001 |
