Celebrity Inventors
Penn Jillette of Penn and Teller fame has patented a "Hydro-Therapeutic Stimulator", which uses a hot tub for stimulation.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100957 | System and method for determining and controlling core body temperature Systems and methods for accurate temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including inducing hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium ci... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8043351 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7998182 | Selective organ cooling apparatus 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 elongated, ar... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963986 | Method and system for control of a patient's body temperature by way of a transluminally insertable heat exchange catheter Methods and apparatuses for temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including an induced state of hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange med... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955368 | Radiation applicator This invention provides an elongate microwave radiator for insertion into a living body to treat tissue at a predetermined operating frequency. The radiator defines a monopole antenna at its tip. The monopole antenna includes a dielectric material surrounding the mo... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7892270 | Temperature management system and method for burn patients Intravascular closed loop heat exchange catheters are used to manage temperature in burn patients. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7867266 | Temperature management system with assist mode for use with heart-lung machine A system and method uses both a heart-lung machine (HLM) and a catheter and/or pad to reach a target temperature for, e.g., cardiac bypass surgery. At or about the target temperature, temperature control of the catheter/pad is suspended and patient temperature contr... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7850722 | System and method for treating urinary tract disorders A method, device, and system for treatment of urinary tract disorders is provided. The device includes a catheter having multiple lumens for insertion into a urinary bladder and for providing fluid flow within the bladder and within the fluid reservoir within the ur... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850723 | Method and apparatus for patient temperature control employing titration of therapy using EEG signals A system and method for temperature control of the human body includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat transfer working fluid to exchange heat wit... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7846193 | Inhibition of platelet activation, aggregation and/or adhesion by hypothermia A method for treating acute coronary syndromes (i.e., unstable angina or non-Q-wave MI) or transient ischemic attacks in a human or animal patient by placing a heat exchange apparatus in the patient's vasculature and using that heat exchange apparatus to cool the pa... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7766949 | Fever regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling for treating fever. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vein or artery, e.g., the vena cavae, that is then distributed throughout the body. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758622 | Method and apparatus for influencing magnetic particles The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action. With the help of an arrangement that has means for generating magnetic fields, a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field is generated that has at least one zo... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7758623 | Transesophageal heat exchange catheter for cooling of the heart The present invention encompasses a heat exchange catheter for indirect cooling of internal organs, particularly the heart. The heat exchange catheter is inserted into the esophagus and a cooled fluid is circulated within the catheter, cooling the esophagus, and by ... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7666215 | System and method for determining and controlling core body temperature Systems and methods for accurate temperature modification of a patient, or selected regions thereof, including inducing hypothermia. The temperature modification is accomplished using an in-dwelling heat exchange catheter within which a fluid heat exchange medium ci... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7651518 | Inflatable catheter for selective organ heating and cooling and method of using the same A catheter system and method are provided which change the temperature of a fluid, such as blood, by heat transfer. Selective cooling or heating of an organ may be performed by changing the temperature of the blood feeding the organ. The catheter system includes an ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7641679 | Cryosurgical fluid supply Improved systems, devices, and methods for delivering cryogenic cooling fluid to cryosurgical probes such as cryosurgical endovascular balloon catheters take advantage of the transients during the initiation and termination of cryogenic fluid flow to moderate the tr... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7566341 | Multiple lumen heat exchange catheters Catheter devices and methods for intravascular heating and/or cooling of human or veterinary patients. The catheter devices generally comprise catheters having inflow and outflow lumens and at least one curvilinear balloon connected to the inflow and outflow lumens ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7510568 | Valved connector assembly and sterility barriers for heat exchange catheters and other closed looped catheters A connector assembly for catheters having closed loop flow circuits, such as some balloon catheters and heat exchange catheters. The connector assembly comprises first and second connector bodies that may be connected and disconnected from one another. When the conn... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7500985 | Apparatus and methods for cooling a region within the body Apparatus and methods for cooling selected regions within a body are described herein. An implantable cooling system is used to cool regions of the brain, spinal cord, fibrous nerve bodies, e.g., vagus nerve, etc. down to about 30° C. to diminish nerve impulses whi... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7491223 | Therapeutic heating and cooling via temperature management of a colon-inserted balloon A method and apparatus is provided for heating or cooling at least a selected portion of a patient's body. The method begins by inserting a catheter having a balloon into the colon or stomach of the patient. A heated or chilled fluid is conducted through a supply lu... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7476242 | Electrically heated/phase change probe temperature control The present invention provides devices and methods for treating tissue. In one embodiment the present invention provides a method of controlling a temperature of an applicator body, the method comprising providing an applicator body that comprises at least one conta... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7473270 | Methods and systems for reducing substance-induced renal damage Methods for reducing kidney damage induced by radiographic contrast medium or another nephrotoxic drug or substance administered to a patient include reducing the temperature of the patient by positioning an endovascular heat exchange device in a blood vessel of the... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7442191 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of turbinates The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within the head and neck of a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the ear, nose and throat. In one aspect, a method is provided for reduci... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40559 | Radiating device for hyperthermia A flexible three-paths catheter provided with a balloon carries a sealingly sheathed radiofrequency radiating antenna, together with the shielded power supply cable and with some thermocouples, within a plastic lining surrounded by a flow of liquid; a second path ca... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7429260 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7425216 | System and method for treating cardiac arrest and myocardial infarction A closed loop heat exchange catheter can be placed in a patient suffering from cardiac arrest or myocardial infarction to cool the patient. Or, a heat exchange pad can be placed against the patient's skin to cool the patient. Magnesium sulfate is infused into the pa... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422601 | Method for inducing hypothermia Systems for phase-change particulate slurry cooling equipment and methods to induce hypothermia in a patient through internal and external cooling are provided. Subcutaneous, intravascular, intraperitoneal, gastrointestinal, and lung methods of cooling are carried o... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422600 | Method and apparatus for patient temperature control employing administration of anti-shivering agents Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419500 | Device for thermal ablation of a cavity An apparatus and method for causing necrosis of tissue and specifically intended for thermal ablation of the uterine cavity to cauterizing the endometrial tissue. The apparatus includes a liquid-tight, liquid filled system having a distal flexible member; a proximal... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7419489 | Ablation catheter assembly having a virtual electrode comprising portholes An ablation catheter having a catheter shaft and a virtual electrode, the virtual electrode comprising portholes through an outer peripheral wall of the catheter shaft and a metal electrode, the catheter being used for treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, for example, a... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7416552 | Multipolar, multi-lumen, virtual-electrode catheter with at least one surface electrode and method for ablation Multipolar, multi-lumen, virtual-electrode catheters having at least one surface electrode, and methods for treatment (e.g., treatment of cardiac arrhythmias) with such catheters are disclosed. The catheters have at least two internal lumens, and at least one intern... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7396355 | Method and apparatus for applying energy to biological tissue including the use of tumescent tissue compression An electrode catheter is introduced into a hollow anatomical structure, such as a vein, and is positioned at a treatment site within the structure. Tumescent fluid is injected into the tissue surrounding the treatment site to produce tumescence of the surrounding ti... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393351 | Apparatus and methods for treating cervical inter-vertebral discs Apparatus and methods for treating an inter-vertebral disc by ablation, coagulation, shrinking, stiffening, or other treatment of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the inter-vertebral disc, and applying ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387625 | Methods and apparatus for treating intervertebral discs Apparatus and methods for treating a target tissue by delivering a fluid at a defined temperature to a patient's body. An apparatus of the invention includes a fluid delivery unit for delivering fluid in at least close proximity to the target tissue, an aspiration u... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387629 | Catheter design that facilitates positioning at tissue to be diagnosed or treated A catheter used for diagnosing and treating, for example, atrial fibrillation. The catheter includes a catheter shaft that has a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion is adapted to be inserted into a body cavity having tissue to be diagnosed or t... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387638 | System and method using the rectal mucosal membrane for inducing hypothermia and warming A system and method for cooling and warming the central nervous system of a patient comprises a delivery tube with one of the ends couplable to a supply of fluid. A head structure is coupled to the other end of the delivery tube and cooling or warming fluid is direc... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371254 | Medical procedure The use of an intravascular cooling element to induce hypothermia in connection with a medical procedure. According to a first aspect of the present, invention, a coronary bypass procedure is conducted in which a patient's blood is oxygenated with the patient's lung... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7366571 | Neurostimulator with activation based on changes in body temperature Improved methods and devices are provided for detecting and/or predicting the onset of an undesirable physiological event or neural state, such as an epileptic seizure, to facilitate rapid intervention with a treatment therapy such as neurostimulation or drug therap... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361186 | Active body cooling with vasodilation to reduce body temperature Active cooling of a person, such as to induce mild/moderate hypothermia, is accomplished by transferring heat from the persons body. Heat transfer and patient comfort are aided by administration of an anti-shivering drug and an anti-emetic drug. ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361187 | Threaded cryostat for cryosurgical probe system The threaded cryostat for a cryosurgical probe system includes an outer tube and a hollow elongated threaded element positioned within the outer tube. The threaded element has integral, external threads that extend from on an outer surface thereof. During operation ... | 04/22/2008 |
