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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5041089 | Vascular dilation catheter construction An improved vascular dilation catheter comprises an involuted tubular structure including outer and inner tubular walls which extend the entire length of the catheter. The outer tubular wall is enlarged at a distal end of the catheter to form a dilation b... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4983122 | Dental compress A device for use as a hot or cold dental compress comprising a flexible, thermally non-conductive mouthpiece insertable in the upper or lower oral cavity is disclosed. One or more thermal bags comprising a temperature storage medium enclosed in flexible s... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4955377 | Device and method for heating tissue in a patient's body Device and method for heating tissue, the device having a catheter shaft for insertion into a patient's body, a chamber formed by a collapsible balloon mounted on the catheter shaft and filled with an electrically conductive fluid, two or more electrical ... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4949718 | Intrauterine cauterizing apparatus A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder connected to a catheter into the uterus, distending the bladder ... | 08/21/1990 |
| 4844074 | Method and apparatus for introducing a fluid into a human or animal organism as well as method and heating device for temperature control Process and device for introducing a physiological fluid at a prescribed temperature in human and animal organisms. The fluid is pumped through a regulated heating means (59) into a gravity-feed container (95), then led by natural gravity out of the gravi... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4793352 | Limited heat transfer device and method Devices and methods for transferring heat to another object with close regulation of the maximum temperature obtainable. All embodiments utilize a vaporization unit wherein heat transfer material is vaporized. Vapors are directed to terminals where contro... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4638806 | Rectal hemorrhoid therapeutic apparatus The invention comprehends a novel, adjustable, flexible inserter head having a double lumen fluid feed via a hand pump from a reservoir means. The invention includes spring means to protect the outlet of fluid from collapse of the head cover by dispositio... | 01/27/1987 |
| 4522640 | Means for chilling cardioplegic solutions An integral, multi-compartment, disposable packaging means, made from flexible sheet material, such packaging means providing for indirect heat exchange between compartments and selective discharge of one compartment independent of a remaining compartment... | 06/11/1985 |
| 4469103 | Method of treating conditions such as tumors in living bodies Conditions, such as tumors, in a living body are treated by applying localized infrared electromagnetic energy to the affected area of the body. The energy is selected to have a wavelength such that the energy is absorbed by the cells, and the amplitude o... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4466438 | Method and means for treating symptoms of Meniere's disease or the like Binaural thermal-response differentials which are symptomatic of vertigo, particularly Meniere's disease, are treated by establishing a thermal treatment operative via liquid contact with at least one eardrum, thereby establishing a difference in thermal ... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4464563 | Intravenous fluid warmer An intravenous fluid warmer includes an electrically heated warmer module receiving a low volume (10 ml.) disposable cartridge through which the fluid being heated flows. The module is configured as two spaced concentric elongated metallic heating element... | 08/07/1984 |
| 4416281 | Surgical cushion for cooling an organ A cushion for cooling an organ of the body during surgery. The cushion is flexible and of open form to allow cooling fluid to flow into it and out of it. A flexible tube extends from the cushion for draining off cooling fluid from the cushion and regions ... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4411265 | Ear wax removing device An ear wax removing device comprised of a hollow curette connected to a source of circulating warm fluid and movably mounted in forwardly and gently biased relation for longitudinal movement upon a mounting plate which is designed to rest against the side... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4345598 | Cryogenic apparatus for surgery Cryogenic apparatus for surgery operating with liquid cryogenic medium in a closed circuit, provided with an applicator and porous heat exchanger particularly adapted for tumor surgery, operating at an overpressure of the order of 10 kPa, with the possibi... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4331151 | Hemorrhoid bandage A hemorrhoid bandage or cold pack, for positioning within a human anal canal, is formed of a hollow, thin wall, roughly cylindrically shaped body having an inner end and an outer end. The body is transversely divided into two parts by a central panel exte... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4325386 | Means for treating symptoms of Meniere's disease or the like Binaural pressure-response differentials which are symptomatic of vertigo, particularly Meniere's disease, are therapeutically treated by establishing a thermal environment externally local to one ear drum with respect to the other, in the polarity sense ... | 04/20/1982 |
| 4299237 | Closed flow caloric test device Apparatus for transferring thermal energy from a calorized fluid to an ear canal and tympanic membrane for carrying out caloric testing procedures includes use of an inflatable and distensible balloon-like receptacle insertable into the ear and having a d... | 11/10/1981 |
| 4280503 | Bipolar electrode insertion apparatus A bipolar electrode insertion apparatus (20) in which a common needle (34) is employed for selectively placing both a heart stimulating fluid (62) and a bipolar electrode pair (40) into the heart. Verification of entry into the heart chamber prior to plac... | 07/28/1981 |
| 4249923 | Cardioplegic fluid refrigeration and delivery system A refrigeration and delivery system for chilling a cardioplegic fluid contained in a receptacle, for maintaining the fluid at a predetermined temperature and for delivering the fluid to a patient as needed. The refrigeration and delivery system consists o... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4244377 | Ear probe for use in closed-loop caloric irrigation An ear probe for use in closed-loop caloric irrigation including a manifold and balloon, the manifold conducting fluid flow into and out of the balloon concentrically, the balloon being a one-piece, elongate, cylindrical member formed from an elastic mate... | 01/13/1981 |
| 4207897 | Cryosurgical probe A cryosurgical probe is adapted for the freezing of a nerve and is fitted with an electrode at its tip for electrical stimulation of the nerve, to enable the surgeon to know when the probe tip has been correctly placed in proximity to a particular nerve w... | 06/17/1980 |
| 4190033 | Closed flow caloric test method A method of caloric vestibular testing comprises inserting an inflatable receptacle into an ear canal; admitting pressurized calorized fluid into the receptacle to cause its expansion laterally within the ear canal and longitudinally up to the tympanic me... | 02/26/1980 |
| 4160455 | Heater for heating fluid in a body cavity A heater for heating fluid within a body cavity of an animal say for heating tumours by irrigation, comprises a container having inlet and outlet ports through which fluid in the cavity is passed by an external pump, and a heating element in the container... | 07/10/1979 |
| 4154245 | Apparatus for local hypothermia A pad for cooling the heart or other similar organs during surgery comprises a pad of a generally flat configuration constructed of a pliable material having heat transfer means in the form of a conduit for conducting a coolant through the pad adjacent on... | 05/15/1979 |
| 4111209 | Topical hypothermia apparatus and method for treating the human body and the like Apparatus and method for providing hypothermia or effecting hemostasis to prevent hemorrhaging in organs or regions of the human body and the like. In one application described herein, the apparatus provides hypothermia to the heart during, for example, c... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4106496 | Method and apparatus for air caloric testing for the evaluation or aural vestibular disorders A caloric testing technique and apparatus for evaluating vestibular ear disorders by independently stimulating the left and right lateral canal receptor organs, using heated and cold air, and measuring the responses in order to obtain an indication of dis... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4106493 | Biphasic otoscopic air stimulator for performing clinical caloric tests A caloric testing apparatus for introducing heated or cooled air, under direct visual control, into the outer ear canal of a human subject for purposes of testing inner ear balance mechanisms. The device includes a speculum for observing the ear canal dur... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4010795 | Cooling unit A cooling unit especially adapted for cooling a living body organ comprises a readily formable coiled tubing for conducting a cooling medium, which tubing can be made to enclose the body object to be cooled, together with means for circulating a cooling m... | 03/08/1977 |
| 3995620 | Air caloric delivery tubes Delivery tubes used with air caloric stimulation systems, when measuring vestibular responses. The delivery tubes fit into the patient's ears at the nozzle end thereof. Silastic tubing is provided narrower at the nozzle end for forming a higher velocity n... | 12/07/1976 |
