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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6741877 | Device and method for determining analyte levels Devices and methods for determining analyte levels are described. The devices and methods allow for the implantation of analyte-monitoring devices, such as glucose monitoring devices, that result in the delivery of a dependable flow of blood to deliver sample to the... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6530889 | Catheter system and catheter to be used therein The invention relates to a catheter system adapted for pressure sensing. It comprises a transmitter/receiver for polarized light and an optical fiber to be connected to said transmitter/receiver, said fiber at its distal end being provided with a cylindri... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6488633 | Probe devices particularly useful for non-invasive detection of medical conditions A device for application to a body part of a patient to determine the physiological condition of the patient. The device includes a housing, in the form of a hollow socket closed at its distal end and open at its proximal end, for receiving the body part,... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6394952 | Point of care diagnostic systems Systems and methods for medical diagnosis or risk assessment for a patient are provided. These systems and methods are designed to be employed at the point of care, such as in emergency rooms and operating rooms, or in any situation in which a rapid and a... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6379310 | Wrist sphygmomanometer A sphygmomanometer includes a body 10 and a cuff 20 which is integrally attached to the body 10 and wrapped around the wrist. The body 10 is attached to the cuff 20 such that the body is located on the thumb side of the arm L when the sphygmomanometer is ... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6379308 | Pressure measurement device A device measures pressures in animals and humans and includes a pressure transmission catheter (PTC) filled with a pressure transmitting medium and implantable in an area in having a physiological pressure. A transducer communicates with the pressure tra... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6371920 | Pulse wave detecting device A pulse wave monitor having a structure capable of automatically performing optimal positioning of a pulse wave probe with respect to a user's body. A plurality of transmitting piezoelectric vibrators for transmitting an ultrasonic wave to an artery are p... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6371937 | Manometer infusion apparatus A manometer for measuring the hydrodynamic pressure of fluids parenterally administered to a patient is disclosed. The manometer includes a transparent housing that has a passage that accommodates continuous flow of fluid. A pressure-measuring chamber is ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6354999 | System and method for detecting, localizing, and characterizing occlusions and aneurysms in a vessel This invention relates to a method and devices for detection, localization and characterization of occlusions, aneurysms, wall characteristics and vascular bed. The invention is based on introducing an artificial pressure or flow excitation signal (a sing... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352550 | Flexible multijoint therapeutic pads Flexible multijoint thermal therapy pads which are dimensioned and structured to promote effective thermal therapy by promoting increased flexibility, comfort, convenience and heat transfer when applied to a range of joints in the body. Pads according to ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6353754 | System for the creation of patient specific templates for epileptiform activity detection An epileptiform activity patient template creation system is provided which permits the user to efficiently develop an optimized set of patient specific parameters for epileptiform activity detection algorithms. The epileptiform activity patient template ... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6347634 | Method for increasing probability of conception of child of desired sex A method of increasing the probability that a woman will conceive either a male child or a female child, comprising the steps of determining an infrared body temperature of the father, determining an infrared body temperature of the mother, categorizing t... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6346082 | Device for regulating fluid flow rate, evacuation device for a sphygmomanometer and sphygmomanometer There are provided a casing (21), a valve element (23) that effects opening/closure of an evacuation port (22), and means for driving (24) that effect opening/closure drive of this valve element. Fine irregularities (23b) are formed on valve element (23).... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6346083 | Blood-pressure measuring device A blood-pressure measuring apparatus including a cuff having an inflatable bag, a first pulse-wave sensor which detects a first pulse wave propagated to the bag, a second pulse-wave sensor which detects a second pulse wave propagated to a downstream-side ... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6343225 | Implantable glucose sensor The sensitivity of enzyme-based polarographic electrodes to oxygen concentration can be significantly reduced or eliminated by providing an oxygen-reservoir in intimate contact with the oxidative enzyme. This is achieved by making a stabilized emulsion be... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6338718 | Superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index measuring apparatus An apparatus for measuring a superior-and-inferior-limb blood-pressure index of a living subject, including a first blood-pressure measuring device which measures a first blood pressure of an inferior limb of the subject, a second blood-pressure measuring... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6338715 | Digital olfactometer and method for testing olfactory thresholds A more reliable and precise method of determining the olfactory threshold is provided by a digitally operated apparatus that dispenses controlled amounts of a volatile test fluid from a digital jetting device of the type used for ink jet printing. A preci... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6334074 | Microwave applicator for therapeutic uses A hand held applicator for delivery of microwave energy to skin surfaces is provided that is compact, easily manipulated, precisely positionable and secure against malfunction. Microwave energy of a chosen frequency is supplied for a given duration at a p... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6330885 | Remotely interrogated implant device with sensor for detecting accretion of biological matter An implant device which includes a structure implantable within a living animal and a sensor included as part of the structure. The sensor is operatively configured to detect accretion of biological material on the sensor by producing an output which vari... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6331163 | Protective coating for bodily sensor A device and method for fixation of a sensor in a bodily lumen, in which a sensor support is coupled to a fixation device, which is inserted into a bodily lumen. The fixation device is then secured within the bodily lumen, for example, by expansion or by ... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6332097 | Hair regrowth method and apparatus A plurality of electrodes are mounted within a hood positionable over a subject's hed to form an array of concentric electrically conductive electrode rings. The rings can be applied to an outer surface of an electrically insulating liner insertable withi... | 12/18/2001 |
| 6328700 | Locating marker/tracer elements detectable by neutron activated analysis within or on carrier microspheres, including microspheres used in biological experimentation Microspheres are permanently marked with non-radioactive stable isotopes of elements suitably detected by neutron activation analysis. The marked microspheres are suitable to permanently label diverse things. For example, families of stable-multiple-isoto... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6327495 | Health management device and health management system A health management device comprises at least four electrodes provided on a main body of an intelligent terminal unit; a constant current generating unit which applies a constant current to at least two electrodes among said at least four electrodes; a vo... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6325761 | Device and method for measuring pulsus paradoxus A device and method are disclosed for electronically measuring the degree of pulsus paradox in a patient from a single patient date source. The single data source may be any device that outputs a waveform indicatiave of patient pulsatile cardiovascular be... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6317627 | Anesthesia monitoring system based on electroencephalographic signals A system which classifies patients according to their level of awareness or consciousness using measures derived solely from electroencephalograph (EEG) signals. The system comprises multiple observers of characteristics of signals, including artifact det... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6312375 | Inflatable covering for tandem colpostat intracavitary implant An apparatus for use in optimizing radiation dose distributions to a rectum and a bladder of a patient during the treatment of malignancies of female genitalia is provided in accordance with the present invention. The apparatus includes a colpostat intrac... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6312390 | Breath test for detection of lung cancer Carcinogenesis is accompanied by increased production of oxygen free radicals (OFRs) which degrade membranes by lipid peroxidation. The process evolves volatile organic compounds (VOCs), principally alkanes, which are excreted in the breath. VOCs in alveo... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309359 | Method and apparatus for noninvasive determination of peripheral arterial lumenal area An occlusive cuff is placed around a limb (e.g. an arm) of a patient. A fluid, such as air, is pumped into the cuff, and the pressure in the cuff is measured. The pressure variation in the cuff with respect to time is caused by the pump and expansion/cont... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6309351 | Methods for monitoring a physiological analyte A method for continual monitoring of a physiologic analyte in a subject includes steps of contacting the subject with a collection reservoir such that the analyte can move from the subject into the collection reservoir, the contents of the collection rese... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6305381 | System for locating implantable medical device A system and method for locating an implantable medical device. The system consists of a flat "pancake" antenna coil positioned concentric with the implantable medical device target, e.g. the drug reservoir septum. The system further features a three loca... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6299578 | Methods for monitoring a physiological analyte A method for continual monitoring of a physiologic analyte in a subject includes steps of contacting the subject with a collection reservoir such that the analyte can move from the subject into the collection reservoir, the contents of the collection rese... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6290652 | Correction of blood pressure measurements in invasive liquid-filled systems The invention relates to a method for the correction of measured value falsifications in invasive pressure measurements with a fluid-filled system, in which the measured pressure is passed via the fluid-filled system to an external pressure transducer, wh... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6290715 | Method for delivering energy adjacent the inner wall of an intervertebral disc A percutaneous method of repairing a fissure in the annulus pulposus comprises placing an energy source adjacent to the fissure and providing sufficient energy to the fissure to raise the temperature to at least about 45-70° C. and for a sufficient time ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6290653 | Blood pressure cuff for sphygmomanometer Disclosed is a blood pressure cuff for a sphygmomanometer, adapted for attachment to the upper arm of a user to effect blood pressure measurement for the user. The blood pressure cuff comprises an air bag disposed in the blood pressure cuff which has both... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6292680 | Non-invasive sensing of a physical parameter There is disclosed a method and device for non-invasively sensing a physical parameter within the body of a patient by employing a magnetically-based sensing device and monitoring device. The magnetically-based sensing device has a first magnet and a seco... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6289249 | Transcatheter microwave antenna A method, simulation, and apparatus are provided that are highly suitable for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A catheter is disclosed that includes a small diameter disk loaded monopole antenna surrounded by fusion material having a high ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6287255 | Apparatus for measuring transpiration amount Described is an apparatus for measuring a water transpiration amount, which comprises a barrel-type body having a humidity sensor inside of the body and opening portions on the top and bottom of the body, wherein a gas introductory path for feeding, from ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6287249 | Thin film radiation source Disclosed is a thin film radiation source, which may be used to deliver a radioactive dose to a site in a body lumen. The source comprises a thin flexible substrate, and a layer of radioisotope attached thereto. The source may further comprise additional ... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283960 | Apparatus for delivery of energy to a surgical site An apparatus for delivering energy to a surgical site from an energy source is provided. The apparatus includes; a handle, an actuator, a shaft, and a deflection wire. The actuator is movably coupled to the handle. The actuator moves from a first position... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6277079 | Flashing earring heartbeat monitor An earring that flashes in synchronism with the wearer's heartbeat. A pulsed IR LED/photocell combination is built into an earring along with a comparator and a visible light-emitting source. The comparator determines when the heart has beat from the vari... | 08/21/2001 |
