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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7998200 | Voice prosthesis device A voice prosthesis device includes a barrel defining a passageway, a tracheal flange adjacent a tracheal end of the barrel and an esophageal flange adjacent an esophageal end of the barrel. The passageway includes a first stop extending inwardly from a sidewall of t... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985254 | Endobronchial fluid exhaler devices and methods for use thereof Apparatus is provided, including a first rotating member configured to be implanted in an airway of a subject and rotated in an inhalation direction by an inhaled flow of fluid in the airway. A mechanical energy accumulator is configured to accumulate energy from th... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7942931 | Device and method for intra-bronchial provision of a therapeutic agent The present invention includes an intra-bronchial device, system, and method for providing a therapeutic agent to a patient. A device includes a flow control member for placement in an air passageway communicating with a lung portion, and when deployed in the air pa... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7909868 | Voice prosthesis automatic flange deployment confirmation method and device A gel cap is loaded on a folded flange of a voice prosthesis which is loaded on an end portion of an inserter, wherein a tip of the end portion is pressed against a valve flap of the voice prosthesis. The voice prosthesis includes a strap that is stretched for engag... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7887585 | Bronchoscopic repair of air leaks in a lung Systems and devices for minimally invasively treating an air leak in a lung comprise the steps of detecting an air leak in a lung; locating an airway in fluid communication with the air leak, introducing a bronchoscope into a patient's airway to a position adjacent ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7771472 | Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use Disclosed is an assembly for loading a bronchial flow control device into a container, such as into a delivery catheter. The assembly includes a funnel housing and a puller housing that mate with one another. The funnel housing defines a funnel-shaped loading cavity... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7670373 | Occlusion device An obturator for a bronchial tube or tubule of a human or animal lung comprises a blocking element (92) and a securing element (90). The blocking element serves to seal the tube or tubule against the passage of fluid past the obturator when the obturat... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7662181 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures Systems, methods and devices for performing pulmonary procedures, and in particular treating lung disease. A flow control element includes a valve that prevents airflow in the inhalation direction but permits airflow in the exhalation direction. The flow control ele... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7520897 | Medical devices having antimicrobial properties Microbial growth on the surface of a valve of a voice prosthesis and optionally the cartridge or ring supporting the valve, is inhibited by providing antimicrobial activity at a level sufficient to retard growth of a microbial film by dispersing an inorganic antimic... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7370654 | Tracheostoma valve A tracheostoma valve adapted to control the flow of air through a tracheostoma comprising a tubular housing having an open first end to be connected to the tracheostoma, and forming at least one side opening in the wall thereof, a shut-off valve member, and a normal... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7328702 | Tracheostomy device A tracheostomy device has a short tube terminating adjacent the internal end of an opening into the trachea. A flange secures the external end of the tube and a retainer secures the internal end of the tube against the surface of the trachea. The device also include... | 02/12/2008 |
| RE39923 | Flanged cylindrical implant and method of insertion A device for insertion into a puncture in a tracheoesophageal wall includes a cylindrical body and a flexible first flange provided on an outside surface of the body. The flange has a use orientation in which it projects generally outwardly from the outside surface ... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7285133 | Artificial larynx An artificial larynx prosthesis (C) is object of the present invention, comprising: a first substantially ring-shaped element (A), taller in the back than in the front; a second pyramid-shaped element (B) placed, along its ridge, on the uppermost part of the first e... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7276077 | Body fluid flow control device A device to provide body fluid flow control in the form of a valve to be located within a duct or passageway. The device is controlled through pressure above a preselected threshold. Bulk resilience about a passageway in a valve body provides the mechanism for contr... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267124 | Emergency tracheostomy kit A kit that facilitates performance of a tracheostomy in emergency situations remote from an operating room. The kit includes a template guide for placement on a person on which the tracheostomy is to be performed to indicate the desired incision location, a cutting ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7247138 | Reusable analyte sensor site and method of using the same A reusable analyte sensor site for use with a replaceable analyte sensor for determining a level of an analyte includes a site housing material and a resealable insertion site coupled to one end of the site housing material. Preferably, the site housing material is ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243095 | Prose feedback in information access system A method of generating prose in response to a query includes generating a text frame from the query and processing the text frame in conjunction with grammar rules to produce a prose rendition of the query. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7240676 | Tracheotomy valve unit A tracheotomy valve unit for use with a tracheotomy tube inserted into a patient's trachea comprises a first end for connection to the tracheotomy tube, a second end comprising a valve unit inlet, a first valve that permits airflow to the tube when the patient inhal... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7231350 | Speaker verification system using acoustic data and non-acoustic data A method and system for speech characterization. One embodiment includes a method for speaker verification which includes collecting data from a speaker, wherein the data comprises acoustic data and non-acoustic data. The data is used to generate a template that inc... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7212639 | Electro-larynx An improved electro-larynx includes a linear transducer and/or an improved waveform generator. The improved electro-larynx sets up a sound wave within the pharynx of the user which closely approximates a normal glottal excitation. The linear transducer preserves the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7195016 | Transtracheal oxygen stent An apparatus and method for implanting a surgical apparatus including a first flange having an opening, a second flange having an opening, and a shaft having a lumen connecting the first and second flange openings. The surgical apparatus is inserted into a stoma for... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7165548 | Methods and devices for use in performing pulmonary procedures Systems, methods and devices for performing pulmonary procedures, and in particular treating lung disease. A flow control element includes a valve that prevents airflow in the inhalation direction but permits airflow in the exhalation direction. The flow control ele... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7166128 | Voice prosthesis A voice prosthesis to be mounted in a fistula between trachea and esophagus comprises a spool-shaped element with a through passage and a valve mechanism controlling the connection through said passage and having sealing surfaces which can be pressed against each ot... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156090 | Tracheostomy tube A tracheostomy tube that enables speech. The tube is provided with an inside tube portion to be set in a trachea, an outside tube portion connected to a ventilator, and a balloon provided on the outer circumference of the inside tube portion. The balloon is connecte... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7156881 | Counteracting bioprosthetic calcification Adapting crosslinking with triglycidyl amine (TGA) to incorporate the use of a particular type of anti-calcification agent provides a broad-reaching solution to the problem in vivo bioprosthesis calcification. The anti-calcification agent in question includes a poly... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128747 | Apparatus and methods for reducing lung volume Apparatus and methods are provided for reducing the volume of a lung using a clip including a plurality of tines. The clip is advanced along an interior of a bronchial passage to a predetermined location with the tines in a contracted condition. The tines are expand... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7090697 | Device for treating dysphonia and method of treating with use of the same A device for treating spasmodic dysphonia (SD) and a surgical method of treating SD with use of the same are disclosed. The cause for SD is an excessively tight closure of the glottis. The device of the present invention is useful one for the surgery of thyroplasty ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081130 | Intravascular Stent A stent in a non-expanded state has a first column expansion strut pair. A plurality of the first column expansion strut pair form a first expansion column. A plurality of second column expansion strut pair form a second expansion column. A plurality of first serial... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7059327 | Tracheostoma valve A tracheostoma valve is described for use within a tracheostoma to facilitate speech by use of a vocal prosthesis, which consists of a valve housing defining a valve cavity having an airflow passage therethrough between at least one rearward and at least one forward... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7060089 | Multi-layer stent A stent may be formed having a reduced state and an expanded state. The stent having a longitudinal axis therethrough. The stent comprises at least one serpentine segment having a proximal end and a distal end. The serpentine segment comprises a plurality of peaks a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7033387 | Body fluid flow control device A device to provide body fluid flow control in the form of a valve to be located within a duct or passageway. The device is controlled through pressure above a preselected threshold. Bulk resilience about a passageway in a valve body provides the mechanism for contr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7035795 | System and method for characterizing voiced excitations of speech and acoustic signals, removing acoustic noise from speech, and synthesizing speech The present invention is a system and method for characterizing human (or animate) speech voiced excitation functions and acoustic signals, for removing unwanted acoustic noise which often occurs when a speaker uses a microphone in common environments, and for synth... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7025784 | Method and apparatus for a tracheal valve An externally worn tracheal valve has a valve assembly supporting a flexible, resilient lightweight diaphragm centrally thereof. The diaphragm is folded towards the trachea so that air expelled from the trachea will tend to unfold the diaphragm to an extended positi... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7021314 | Stoma stent with integrated speech flap valve A stoma stent with an internal, self-contained flap valve permitting speech. The one-way flap valve is part of the stent. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016833 | Speaker verification system using acoustic data and non-acoustic data A method and system for speech characterization. One embodiment includes a method for speaker verification which includes collecting data from a speaker, wherein the data comprises acoustic data and non-acoustic data. The data is used to generate a template that inc... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011094 | Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use A flow control device includes a sealing component that can be positioned within a bronchial lumen. The sealing component can comprise two or more overlapping segments that are movable relative to one another such that the segments collectively form a seal that can ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971382 | Trachea tube method and device Method and apparatus for a trachea tube 12 having an interiorly positioned retaining member 14 and a flange 16 forming an exteriorly positioned retaining member. The trachea tube 12 has means 14, 16 that permits the tube to be held... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6948526 | Valve mounting assembly for voice prosthesis-cartridge and ring The valve mounting system of the invention incorporates a hard cartridge with a grove on its outer, distal surface and a slot communicating distal from the end of the cartridge with the grove and a specially configured elastomeric valve attached to an outer band wit... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6941950 | Bronchial flow control devices and methods of use Disclosed are methods and devices for regulating fluid flow to and from a region of a patient's lung, such as to achieve a desired fluid flow dynamic to a lung region during respiration and/or to induce collapse in one or more lung regions. An identified region of t... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6921417 | Tracheostoma valve A vocal valve to be applied to a tracheostomized person's neck comprises an air passage to be connected with the tracheostoma for connecting the trachea with the surroundings. A check valve member is provided in the air passage, wherein the check valve member is nor... | 07/26/2005 |
