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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4583556 | Microwave applicator/receiver apparatus A microwave applicator for applying microwave energy to living tissue for providing uniform heating without hot spots. The applicator includes a first electrical conductor and a second electrical conductor substantially shielding the first conductor in a ... | 04/22/1986 |
| 4566467 | Electrical connection between coiled lead conductor and lead tip electrode The electrical connection of a tip electrode assembly to a pacing lead is effected by: providing bared end coils of a coiled conductor of the pacing lead; positioning the shank of a tip electrode adjacent a distal end of the bared end coils, the coils hav... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4549546 | Bone growth stimulator An implantable electrical bone growth stimulator having a case made of metal, a current source in the case, an anode and at least one cathode lead electrically connected to the current source and exiting the case. The case has a thin, flat-sided shape wit... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4442846 | Distributed port bone-piercing cathode for electrically stimulated osteogenesis Disclosed is an improved bone-piercing cathode for providing electrical stimulation of osteogenesis at a plurality of locations. A conventional bone-piercing cathode is modified by adding a number of "ports" extending through the insulative covering to ex... | 04/17/1984 |
| 4411277 | Implantable connector A body implantable connector for connecting to an implantable device, such as an electrical lead. The connector has a sheath for frictionally fitting over the end of the lead, the sheath being of a pliant material of sufficient strength to resist breaking... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4411276 | Implantable multiple connector A body implantable connector for connecting a plurality of implantable devices, such as connecting an extension to a lead. There is a sheath having two open ends, one of which frictionally fits over the end of the lead and the other of which fits over the... | 10/25/1983 |
| 4409993 | Endoscope apparatus An endoscope apparatus, wherein a microwave irradiator is provided in an endoscope distal end portion. The microwave irradiator includes a pole type antenna and a parabolic reflector which surrounds the antenna and has a parabolic plane. The antenna is di... | 10/18/1983 |
| 4387727 | Coaxial service kit A service kit for splicing body implantable leads having inner and outer coaxially-arranged coil wire conductors insulated from one another. A conductive pin having a distal portion with an outside diameter less than the inside diameter of the inner coil ... | 06/14/1983 |
| 4369791 | Body implantable electrode A body implantable electrical stimulator including stimulation impulse developing circuitry and an output system, including active and indifferent electrodes, for delivering the impulses to stimulate a desired body site. The indifferent electrode is forme... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4336811 | Prosthesis electrode with multi-layer membrane A prosthesis electrode for electrically stimulating body tissue. The electrode has a metal tip covered by a non-metallic coating composed of a compound of the metal in the tip. Covering the non-metallic coating is an ion-conducting membrane which prevents... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4276882 | Lead anchoring device An anchor for a body stimulation lead. A first body member is provided with an aperture while a second body member has a post extending from a surface thereof into the first body member aperture. At least the proximal portion of the post is slightly large... | 07/07/1981 |
| 4273137 | Electrical conductor for implantation into human body An electrical conductor for implantation into human body is made as a braid woven of fibers and enclosed into an insulating sheath. Each fiber is a tube made of a high-strength corrosion-proof nontoxic alloy filled with a highly conductive alloy or metal.... | 06/16/1981 |
| 4257429 | Stylet retainer and extension A medical electrode placement system including a stylet insertable within an electrode carrying lead to provide stability to the lead during electrode placement within the body. The stylet includes a knob secured to one end thereof and a lead engagement d... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4142530 | Epicardial lead An epicardial lead is disclosed having plural electrode tips adapted for securing to the epicardium while moving the electrode at a small angle with respect to the external surface of the heart. At least 2 electrode tips are provided which are curved down... | 03/06/1979 |
| 4058116 | Methods, materials, and devices for providing electrical conductivity particularly for living beings Methods and devices for purposes such as nerve stimulation, according to which bodies suspended in a viscous substance are electrically conductive and engage each other so that when injected into a body they will form a reliable electrical path to a nerve... | 11/15/1977 |
| 4052754 | Implantable structure A structure for in vivo implantation which includes an elongate section terminating in one end in an enlarged portion and being at least partially of a biocompatible porous material having characteristics of promoting ingrowth of tissue. The structure is ... | 10/11/1977 |
| 4026301 | Apparatus and method for optimum electrode placement in the treatment of disease syndromes such as spinal curvature A system for the electrical treatment of spinal curvature through the exercise of selected spinal muscles. A probe having a blunt, muscle-penetrating tip is fitted with a sleeve such that its tip extends from the sleeve. A helical electrode is mounted on ... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3995644 | Percutaneous connector device A percutaneous connector device for facilitating the passage of electrical signals from an external source through the skin of a patient to internal portions of the body such as muscles and nerves. The connector device includes a bio-compatible shell havi... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3957053 | Detachably connected acupuncture needles At least two juxtaposed acupuncture needles for penetrating the muscles of a body, and a convoluted electrical conductor detachably bridging the heads of said juxtaposed needles. Additional needles may be positioned within the convolutions of the conducto... | 05/18/1976 |
| 3943932 | Acupuncture needles and holder A plurality of relatively adjustable acupuncture needles including a holder in which any selected needle may be removably mounted for operative use.... | 03/16/1976 |
