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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8137302 | Methods and systems for occluding collateral flow channels in the lung The lateral flow between adjacent lung segments is occluded by blocking collateral flow channels with particles. A gas flow is established from one lung segment through the flow channels in an intermediate fibrous septum, and out through the adjacent lung segment. P... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133196 | Insufflation gas warmer and humidifier An insufflation gas warmer and humidifier apparatus and methods are provided. Insufflation gas is received from a bulky insufflation tubing. Insufflation gas received travels through, in one aspect, a channel or winding flow path, in a passage. The configuration of ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 7901373 | High velocity liquid-gas mist tissue abrasion device The present invention relates to a device for abrading or cleansing tissue. The device includes a gas inlet port connected to a pressurized gas source, and a liquid inlet port connected to a pressurized liquid source. There is, additionally, a mist jet delivery nozz... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7846125 | Sprayer A sprayer includes a nozzle through which gas is to be ejected with positiveness and uniformity. The sprayer is provided with a nozzle having inner tubes through the interior of which liquid is to pass and an outer tube receiving the inner tubes therein and allowing... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7704223 | System and method for delivering a substance to a body cavity A system and method for creating a medicated atmosphere in an organ, or body cavity is disclosed. The system includes a flexible aerosolization catheter, a device for introducing of the aerosolization catheter, a medication delivery apparatus configured to control d... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7658721 | Sublingual drug delivery device A drug delivery device that aerosolizes a dry powder formulation so that it forms a fine coating in the oral cavity and, more specifically in the sublingual region of the oral cavity is described herein. In the preferred embodiment, the device contains five main par... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7544177 | Aerosol device to deliver bioactive agent This invention provides surgical devices and methods to apply bioactive agents to surgical sites. The devices include, e.g., a body for attachment of a pressurized fluid vessel and a reservoir of bioactive agent for controlled spraying of an aerosol of bioactive age... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7371224 | Device for rinsing a body cavity A device for rinsing a body cavity with a fluid includes a rinse pump for introducing fluid into a body cavity and a pressure sensor on a pressure side of the rinse pump. A medical instrument insertable into the body cavity is adapted to establish fluid communicatio... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7335181 | Nitric oxide decontamination of the upper respiratory tract A method of topically treating the respiratory tract of a mammal with nitric oxide exposure includes the steps of providing a source of nitric oxide containing gas and delivering the nitric oxide containing gas nasally to the upper respiratory tract of the mammal. A... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311724 | Method for controlling a patient's body temperature The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the internal body temperature of a patient. According to the present invention, a catheter is inserted through an incision into a large blood vessel of a patient. By selectively heating or cooling... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7294124 | Hypotube with improved strain relief A hypotube for an intravenous catheter device is disclosed which includes a tubular shaft having a tubular wall defining a lumen. The shaft includes a main section integrally connected to a distal section. The distal section includes a first section connected to the... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294278 | Method for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294116 | Surgical smoke plume evacuation system Smoke evacuation apparatus designed to provide safe and efficient filtration and evacuation of smoke plume generated by laser-surgical, electrosurgical, radiosurgical, and electrocautery devices. A filter assembly is removably mounted on a front panel of the apparat... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7258675 | Facial rejuvenation device and method An Improved Facial Rejuvenation Device and Method. The device is small and portable. The device further has an ergonomic nozzle shape defined by a housing having a suction bore defined by a throttle positioned within it. The throttle may perform its throttling actio... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7217282 | Methods and apparatus for regional and whole body temperature modification Methods and apparatus for temperature modification of selected body regions including an induced state of local hypothermia of the brain region for neuroprotection. A heat exchange catheter is provided with heat transfer fins projecting or extending outward from the... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7217254 | Multi-pressure biocompatible agent delivery device and method A device for application of material to a surface, for example, biocompatible material to a tissue surface in a medical or clinical setting, is adapted to receive one or more biocompatible materials and one or more sources of pressurized medical gas, and to deliver ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7172727 | Apparatus for blood oxygenation An apparatus and method for blood oxygenation are provided. The apparatus includes a chamber having a first inlet to receive a fluid, e.g., physiologic saline; a second inlet to receive a gas, e.g., oxygen, from a gas supply; and an outlet coupled to a capillary ass... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160315 | Handheld thermal therapy device A thermal therapy device mainly contains a handle member, a burning member, and an ashes storage member, cascaded together into a rod-like heat source suitable for hand gripping. A ventilating section is configured between the handle member and the burning member su... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144365 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and method of using same. One embodiment of the extracardiac system comprises a pump ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7125376 | Implantable heart assist system and method of applying same An extracardiac pumping for supplementing the circulation of blood, including the cardiac output, in a patient without any component thereof being connected to the patient's heart, and methods of using same. One embodiment of the intravascular extracardiac system co... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7122027 | Implantable medical device with controllable gaseous agent release system The present invention generally relates to medical devices. Specifically, the invention pertains to implantable medical devices that produces gaseous agents from precursors and releases them into the body. More specifically, the invention provides for the controlled... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7104289 | System and method for high pressure delivery of gas-supersaturated fluids A system and method for generating a gas-supersaturated fluid and delivering the fluid at high delivery pressures to thereby prevent bubble nucleation is disclosed. The system comprises a housing for containing a removable fluid assembly for housing a fluid to be ga... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7103069 | Block forming method and apparatus of digital bit steam Block forming method and apparatus of a digital bit stream, in which such an inconvenience that in spite of the fact that additional data regarding a partial packet to be located at the end of a main data portion exists in an additional data portion, the partial pac... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7029465 | Filter ampoule system The present invention presents a novel ampoule filtration system, and novel methods and devices for using the system to deliver multi-doses of a sterile solution of a therapeutic agent to a subject. The ampoule filtration system includes a sterile filter cartridge a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014630 | Tissue dressing having gas reservoir An apparatus for supplying one or more gases, such as oxygen, to a target area, comprising a top layer and a bottom layer sealed around the perimeter of the layers to form a reservoir between the layers, wherein the top layer is not gas-permeable and the bottom laye... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008535 | Apparatus for oxygenating wastewater A method and apparatus creates gas-enriched fluid that is used to treat wastewater. In one embodiment, the wastewater is withdrawn from a supply of wastewater to be treated, and the wastewater is delivered in an atomized manner to a vessel pressurized with gas to fo... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7008443 | Steam generating apparatus for skin care An apparatus for generating a stream of steam for direction against an area of skin of a person includes a water vessel for retaining a quantity of water, the vessel having an upright tubular vessel side wall and a vessel bottom wall and a vessel mounting structure,... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7004946 | Acetabular cup impactor An acetabular cup impactor particularly suited for minimally invasive surgical procedures includes a handle, a shaft assembly and a coupler connectable to an acetabular cup. The shaft assembly includes a hollow outer shaft and a flexible drive shaft disposed in the ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6974435 | Method for enriching a bodily fluid with a gas A system utilizes an oxygenation device to generate a gas-enriched physiologic fluid and to combine it with a bodily fluid to create a gas-enriched bodily fluid. The oxygenation device may take the form of a disposable cartridge, which is placed within an enclosure.... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6959708 | Method for co-application of gases and drugs to potentiate their action in relieving headaches, angina and other ailments Apparatus, methods and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus includes dispensers for carbon dioxide and other therapeutic gases. The metho... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6940872 | Block forming method and apparatus of digital bit stream Block forming method and apparatus of a digital bit stream, in which such an inconvenience that in spite of the fact that additional data regarding a partial packet to be located at the end of a main data portion exists in an additional data portion, the partial pac... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6936221 | Method of forming gas-enriched fluid A method for forming a gas-enriched fluid is provided. The method includes a step of providing a mixing chamber having a first inlet, a second inlet, and an outlet. A first fluid is delivered into the mixing chamber via the first inlet and flows vertically. A second... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6923814 | System and methods for cervical spinal fusion A system for performing spinal fusion between adjacent cervical vertebrae, including an implant and an introducer system, and related methods. ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6911427 | No-modified hemoglobins and uses therefore S-nitrosohemoglobin (SNO-Hb) can be formed by reaction of Hb with S-nitrosothiol and by other methods described herein which do not result in oxidation of the heme Fe. Other methods can be used which are not specific only for thiol groups, but which nitrosate Hb mor... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902557 | Device for rectal lavage Device for rectal lavages consisting of a flexible container (1) containing the washing liquid, a flexible tube (2) and a nozzle (3) equipped with an elongated egg-shaped body (6) from which an upper elongated portion (7) and a con... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6783508 | Moxa and other medicament application devices for delivery of heated moxa or other medicaments and for use to deliver pressure at acupuncture points A device which can hold a position over a particular point, preferrably an acupuncture point, on a living body, has particularizeable plugs for performing different treatments to those points. Fixation to the body surface is preferred for treatment using the device ... | 08/31/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6712782 | Brachytherapy apparatus and methods A brachytherapy apparatus is composed of a tubular needle with forwardly protruding cutting edges at its tip, a holder supporting the needle and a driver for electromechanically causing the needle to undergo a continuous or oscillatory rotary motion around its axis ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6706028 | Absorbent article with multiple zone structural elastic-like film web extensible waist feature Disclosed is a nonwoven web comprising a plurality of first regions and a plurality of second regions comprised of the same material and being visually distinct from each other, wherein the first regions will exhibit resistive forces in response to an applied elonga... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6673081 | Dermal abrasion The present invention is a method of dermal abrasion, that includes exposing a source of sterile liquid to a flow of pressurized gas, thereby causing a pumped supply thereof into a fluid delivery head (200); supplying the pressurized gas to the fluid deli... | 01/06/2004 |
