02nd week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090012413 | Cardiac patterning for improving diastolic function - Cardiomyopathy may be treated by distributing a space-occupying diastole-assist agent within the myocardium or within the cardiac venous system in a pattern about one or more chambers of the heart, such that the space-modifying agent integrates into and thickens at least part of the cardiac wall about the chamber so as globally to reduce wall stress, stabilize or even reduce chamber size, and/or improve diastolic function. Some patterns also cause a beneficial global reshaping of the chamber. These changes occur quickly and are sustainable, and have a rapid and sustainable therapeutic effect on cardiac function. Patterns of distribution of space-occupying agent within the myocardium for global resizing may also be used or augmented to treat localized conditions such as myocardial infarctions, overt aneurysm of the ventricular wall as typically forms in response to large transmural myocardial infarctions, and mitral regurgitation due to a noncompliant mitral valve. These techniques may also be used to treat localized conditions that may not yet have progressed to cardiomyopathy. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012414 | Diagnostic Parameter Calculation Method, System for Diagnosis and Diagnostic Program - The present invention provides a way to prognosticate some abnormality of the heart condition through analyzing the electrocardiogram of a patient. In R-R interval detection section | 2009-01-08 |
20090012415 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYSIS AND DISPLAY OF HEART SOUNDS - An auscultation system aids a clinician's diagnosis of the heart sounds by visually displaying at least an S | 2009-01-08 |
20090012416 | MONITORING LUNG FLUID STATUS USING THE CARDIAC COMPONENT OF A THORACIC IMPEDANCE-INDICATING SIGNAL - This patent document describes, among other things, systems and methods for monitoring lung fluid status, such as monitoring the presence or absence of pulmonary edema, in a subject using information about the cardiac impedance-indicating component of a measured impedance-indicating signal. In various examples, an amplitude or contribution change over multiple cardiac cycles of the cardiac impedance-indicating component is used to compute and provide a lung status indication. In various examples, a decreasing amplitude or contribution trend of the cardiac impedance-indicating component signifies an increasing amount of fluid in the subject's lungs, as a greater portion of an injected thoracic impedance measurement current formerly traversing the heart is rerouted through the lung due to the less resistance path created by the fluid accumulation therein. In another example, measurements of the impedance-indicating signal, and thus the cardiac impedance-indicating component, are taken at one or a combination of end-inspiration or end-expiration. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012417 | Dual Mode Intracranial Temperature Detector - Apparatus for detecting thermal radiation emanating from two different intracranial depths in a patient includes a dual-mode transducer having a working surface for placement against a patient's cranium. The transducer includes a first antenna with an aperture adjacent the working surface that first antenna being tuned to a first frequency and producing a first output signal indicative of thermal radiation received within an antenna pattern extending a selected first distance from the working surface and a second antenna having a second aperture adjacent to the working surface within the first aperture The second antenna is tuned to a second frequency and produces a second output signal indicative of thermal radiation received within an antenna pattern extending a selected second distance from the working surface, the second distance being shorter than the first distance. The two output signals are coupled to a receiver/control unit which thereupon monitors and displays the temperature at the two intracranial depths. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012418 | MEDICAL SURGICAL SPONGE AND INSTRUMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A magnetic detector locates magnetically tagged items, such as surgical sponges or instruments, introduced to and remaining in the body cavity of a surgical patient. The magnetic detector is a wand or probe that is manually handleable, and spatially manipulable and moveable, by an operator, such as a medical professional. The detector is moved about at a spatial location of an ambient magnetic field at the patient and operating table. A characteristic of the ambient magnetic field at the spatial location is saved by the detector. The detector is subsequently moved about at the same spatial location. If any magnetically tagged item is present in the vicinity of the detector during this subsequent movement at the spatial location, an anomalous magnetic effect is detected by comparison of the prior detection reading absent the tagged item to the detection reading in presence of the tagged item in the patient. The anomalous magnetic effect, and thus the tagged item, is locatable spatially in the patient, by three-dimensional sensor(s), arrays of sensors, and pluralities of arrays of sensors of the detector. The different detection readings with and without presence of the anomalous magnetic effect caused by presence of the tagged item in the patient are calculable as scalar, vector array, and/or gradient array determinations, according to the particular number and configuration of sensors in the detector. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING PHYSIOLOGICAL ASSESSMENTS - A system and method for assessing sexual attention of a test subject comprising: a computer readable medium; a display; an eye-tracking sensor; a set of display sets where each display set has images representing individuals having a plurality of different genders and age groups wherein each display set contains images having a unique combination of gender and age group; and; a set of computer readable instructions embodied in said computer readable medium for display said display sets on said display, determining the test subject's eye fixation time for each image, determining the test subjects saccade time for each displayed image, determining a gaze score according to said fixation time and said saccade time, and determining a gaze score for each combination of gender and age group. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012420 | Ear Canal Pressurization Device - An ear canal pressurization device optimized for aural acoustic immittance testing is disclosed. The preferred embodiment of the device is comprised of a rigid mounting framework which holds in position, axially aligned, a first flexible chamber assembly, a centrally disposed forcer assembly, and a second flexible chamber assembly. The forcer assembly comprises a ferromagnetic bobbin and coil that provides electromotive force for a moving magnet linear motor. The motor is comprised of a rigid chamber link, which passes through the hollow core of the bobbin, with a ferromagnetic keeper washer and axially aligned rare earth ring magnet at either end, with like magnetic poles facing each other. The motor is elastically suspended between the first and second flexible chambers. Current flow through the coil of the forcer assembly provides motive force for the motor via attraction or repulsion of the motor magnets and movement of the motor increases the volume of the first flexible chamber while decreasing the volume of the second flexible chamber, or vice versa. The internal volume of the first flexible chamber is coupled via an air line to an ear canal and through a controlled valve to a small vent, and the internal volume of the second flexible chamber is vented to ambient air pressure. Changes in volume of the first flexible chamber, due to motor movement, produce changes in ear canal pressure re Boyle's law. The vent may be opened to allow ear canal pressure to gently equalize to ambient air pressure or to generate ear canal pressure sweeps free of pressure baseline offset. The vent may be closed to set a static ear canal pressure or to generate ear canal pressure sweeps with an incidental baseline offset. The vent may be controlled to generate ear canal pressure sweeps with an intended baseline offset. The device produces ear canal pressure proportional to drive voltage, so any desired pressure versus time function can be generated by applying a coil driving voltage with the appropriate amplitude versus time function. The device operates quietly to avoid interference with aural acoustic immittance measurement, and should have a long and maintenance free life span. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012421 | Systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the body - Systems and methods deploy a therapeutic or diagnostic element into contact with a body tissue region. The systems and methods can sense position of the therapeutic or diagnostic element relative to a targeted tissue region without direct or indirect visualization, by sensing fluid pressure in a fluid path having an outlet located at or near the therapeutic or diagnostic element. The systems and methods can also inflate the therapeutic or diagnostic element during use, while taking steps to avoid over-inflation and/or while dynamically monitoring the pressure conditions within the expanded element. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012422 | Bioptome - A bioptome ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012423 | Core Biopsy Device - A core biopsy device comprises a cutting cannula provided at a distal end with a helical excising blade. The cutting cannula can be rotated within a tissue mass so that the helical excising blade can excise a biopsy sample from the surrounding tissue. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012424 | DEVICE FOR REMOVING AND SMEARING CELLS - A device for removing and smearing cells for a cytological examination with a handle at whose front end a device for the collection of the cells is arranged. The device provides an economical solution for cell collection and a reliable solution for smearing on a microscope slide. The device is embodied as a cone tapering towards the front in which a stabilizing device acting on a longitudinal extension of the cone is arranged. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012425 | Apparatus and Method for Collecting a Sample of Material - A sample acquisition device includes a hollow shaft and a porous medium. The hollow shaft includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a sidewall extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The sidewall of the hollow shaft includes a plurality of openings adjacent the distal end of the hollow shaft. The porous medium is attached to the distal end of the hollow shaft and at least a part of the porous medium is positioned over the plurality of openings. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012426 | Intravascular Line and Port Cleaning Methods, Methods of Administering an Agent Intravascularly, Methods of Obtaining/Testing Blood, and Devices for Performing Such Methods - An intravascular port access device includes a first component having a chamber configured to attach reversibly to an intravenous line port. A second component reversibly attaches to the first component and contains a disinfecting agent and an applicator material. The second component is configured to be reversibly received over external surfaces of the intravenous line port. A method of cleansing an intravenous line port includes providing a port cleaning device having a first component with a chamber containing a first cleaning agent. A second component includes a second cleaning agent. A third component has a microbiocidal agent and is reversibly attached to the first component. The second component is removed from the device, the external surfaces of the port are contacted with the second cleaning agent, the first cleaning agent is ejected from the chamber into the port, and the third component is used to cap the port. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012427 | Lancet and Lancet Device Including the Same - In order to provide a lancet which has a simple structure and which can secure safety, in particular, after use, and a lancet device including the same, a lancet ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012428 | REUSABLE PIERCING AID AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A PIERCING MOVEMENT BY MEANS OF A REUSABLE PIERCING AID - The invention relates to a reusable piercing aid, containing a lancet, an energy store for transmission of energy stored in the energy store to the lancet in order to carry out a piercing movement, a charging device for charging the energy store, and a control unit, wherein the control unit is designed in such a way that, following the piercing movement, it controls the charging device such that, following the piercing movement, the energy store is automatically charged with energy for the next piercing movement of the lancet. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012429 | CATHETER GUIDEWIRE SYSTEM USING CONCENTRIC WIRES - A catheterization guidewire system provides a first wire for percutaneous insertion in a blood vessel. The first wire may include a lumen running from one end to the other, and a handle adjacent the proximal end for manipulation of the first wire about and along a central axis. A second wire may be inserted in the blood vessel over the first wire, and may have a handle adjacent a proximal end. With the first and second wires coupled together, either of the handles of the first and second wires may be used to manipulate both wires. The wires may be manipulated relative to one another by simultaneous use of both handles. The first wire may have a rigidity selected to allow crossing of a bifurcation in the blood vessel. A third wire, which may also have a handle, may be inserted in the blood vessel over the second wire. A catheter for insertion over at least one of the first, second, and third wires may be provided with a balloon and a stent placement apparatus. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012430 | Non-invasive characterization of human vasculature - Vascular conditions are detected non-invasively in the human body using a collection of acoustic information from small local regions of the vasculature. An array of accelerometers or other sensors are attached to the head or other points of interest of a patient and blood flow sounds are recorded. Vibration signatures of vessel structures such as branches, aneurysms, stenosis, etc. using random, periodic, band limited or transient analysis provides a library for further processing. The signature library is used to localize the origin of the recognized vascular feature, and the localized feature is presented to the physician in a clinically relevant manner. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012431 | METHOD AND MEMBER FOR MEASURING STRESS DISTRIBUTION OF NATURAL BONE, SYNTHETIC BONE, OR MEMBER ATTACHED TO THEM - When visualizing the stress distribution of natural bone, synthetic bone, or a member attached to either thereof without omitted points, in order to measure accurately in a variety of modes using an inexpensive system, a mechanoluminescence material thin film | 2009-01-08 |
20090012432 | State Based Birth Monitoring System - A method of monitoring a birth process, comprising: receiving, over time, a plurality of position signals from one or more positioning elements or tissue areas located at least one of a cervix and a fetal head; and determining a discrete state of labor of a fetus that is wholly inside a body responsive to said position signals, with a temporal resolution of better than 15 minutes, said discrete state being other than a start or stop of labor and encompassing more than a single contraction, said state including a state other than an abnormal fetal head position. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012433 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR FOOD INTAKE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY ASSESSMENT - Electronic systems, devices and methods are provided to accurately measure both food intake and physical activity in a subject. A device is provided to be placed on a subject which records video as well as other physiological and/or environmental data. Video data can be analyzed along with other data obtained by the device to determine food consumption and physical activity of the subject, much of which is accomplished by automated computer-implemented processes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012434 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM TO TREAT A VOLUME OF SKIN - Methods, systems, and devices to treat a region of skin; the treatment may be used to stimulate the production of collagen. The region of skin undergoes a series of negative and positive pressures, where the series is characterized by an electronically regulated duty cycle. The region of skin may also be cooled to affect the modulus of elasticity of collagen inside the skin. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012435 | Adjustable massage tool - An adjustable massage tool having a base and two adjustable “pressure balls” attached to the base. The base has a sloping face on both sides. The pressure balls are attached to threaded shanks. A pair of nuts are attached to the wooden base by shanks. The massage tool may be used to simultaneously provide pressure on any two pressure points on the user's back. The distance between the pressure balls (as well as the elevation of the pressure balls with respect to the base) may be adjusted by turning each threaded shank. To use the device the user simply rests his or her back on the pressure balls. The user preferably aligns the pressure balls on two “chi points” that are located on either side of the spinal column. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012436 | ORTHOSIS AND TREATMENT METHOD - Orthosis, configured to be worn by a patient, particularly to treat a medical disorder of the patient, the orthosis ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012437 | "Stress Radiography Positioner" - A knee positioning device for applying stress to a knee joint during a radiographic procedure. The device comprises at least one sectional support board having a plurality of slots therein, a plurality of holding members positioned within the slots, wherein each holding member is configured to support a positioning structure. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012438 | Orthopaedic Support for Immobilizing the Thumb - A support ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012439 | Attachment Member for Semiconductor Sensor Device - A semiconductor sensor device is electrically coupled to an object. An attachment member attaches the semiconductor sensor device to the object. The attachment member comprises a first conductive contact region and a second conductive contact region. An insulating portion is electrically isolates the semiconductor sensor device from the first conductive contact region and second conductive contact region. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012440 | WOUND DRESSINGS - A wound dressing comprises a wound-contacting layer composed of a mixture of honey and a moisture-absorbing agent; a water-permeable fabric backing layer; and an intermediate layer comprising water-permeable fabric impregnated with a mixture of honey and a moisture-absorbing agent. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012441 | Subatmospheric pressure wound therapy dressing - A wound dressing apparatus for use in subatmospheric pressure therapy includes an outer member dimensioned for positioning relative to a wound bed and defining an internal reservoir, a port associated with the outer member and in communication with the internal reservoir for applying subatmospheric pressure to the internal reservoir to facilitate treatment of the wound bed and removal of fluid therefrom, an inner member at least partially positionable within the wound bed and confined within the outer member, and an adhesive agent in contact with a peripheral section of the outer member to facilitate attachment of the peripheral section to the periwound tissue. The adhesive agent is preferably substantially devoid of contact with the inner member. In one embodiment, a layer of adhesive material is disposed on the peripheral section of the outer member. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012442 | Registration of fluid circuit components in a blood treatment device - A first flow path is defined within a first panel that forms a part of an extracorporeal fluid circuit. A second flow path is defined within a second panel that also forms a part of the extracorporeal fluid circuit. The first and second panels are oriented in a fluid processing cartridge for mounting as an integrated unit on a fluid processing machine and for removal as an integrated unit from the fluid processing machine. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012443 | VENOUS BLOOD RESERVOIR IN AN EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT - A vacuum assisted venous blood reservoir has a controller that can sense pressure within a sealed blood chamber. The controller regulates the amount of vacuum within the chamber to control the level of blood in the venous reservoir. A safety valve is included to prevent blood from entering the vacuum line. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012444 | Osmotic Devices and Methods for Diuretic Therapy - Embodiments of the invention are related to devices and methods for modulating renal function, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable occlusive device including a wall member defining an enclosed volume, the wall member can include a semi-permeable membrane. The device can also include a solution comprising a solvent and a solute disposed within the enclosed volume of the wall member. The semi-permeable membrane can be permeable to the solvent and impermeable to the solute. The enclosed volume can be configured to expand and contract in response to changes in the osmolality of a bodily fluid. The device can include a positioning member configured to maintain the position of the implantable occlusive device relative to a lengthwise axis of a lymphatic vessel. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of modulating renal function in a patient including implanting an occlusive device in the patient, the occlusive device comprising a semi-permeable membrane and configured to expand or contract based on the passage of a fluid across the semi-permeable membrane. Other aspects and embodiments are provided herein. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012445 | Device and method for In-Situ tissue regeneration - This invention describes a novel method and a novel device for In-Situ replacement of abnormal biomaterials with regenerated new biomaterials having preserved its original functionalities. For example, a scalp tissue with lost hair cells is replaced with a new regenerated scalp tissue having hair cells. The device comprising of an intrusive means to remove or destroy abnormal biomaterials from a body of an individual and a regenerative means to stimulate function-recognitive biomaterials in the body in places where was removed abnormal biomaterials, and then use the stimulated function-recognitive biomaterials to enable or to accelerate regeneration processes of new normally functional biomaterials. The described In-Situ biomaterial regeneration is performed without need of the use of the function-recognitive biomaterials harvested from other places in the body than from the places where were removed abnormal biomaterials. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012446 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELEASE OF CHEMICAL AGENTS - An electrode system includes at least one electrically conductive element to effect at least one of (a) delivery an electrical signal to living cells in the vicinity of the electrically conductive element or (b) measurement of an electrical signal from living cells in the vicinity of the electrically conductive element. The electrically conductive element includes a first conductive polymer which includes at least a first chemical agent to affect activity of the living cells. The first chemical agent is associated with the conductive polymer and is releasable from the first conductive polymer to interact with the living cells upon application of a first electrical potential to the electrically conductive element. As used herein, reference to a first electrical potential includes reference to a range or electrical potentials suitable to effect release of the chemical agent | 2009-01-08 |
20090012447 | TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION FOR PNEUMATIC PUMPING SYSTEM - Temperature compensation is applied to correct for temperature mismatch between a reference chamber and a disposable chamber in a pneumatic pumping system for dialysis fluid for peritoneal dialysis. The mismatch creates an error in the calculation of pumping volume of dialysate fluid. Applying a correction for the temperature mismatch helps to more precisely control the volume of dialysate that is metered to the patient. Also disclosed are ways to keep temperatures constant and to use temperature sensors to accurately measure the temperatures of the chambers. In other aspects, the temperature of the dialysate fluid itself may be measured and used to apply a correction to the volume of fluid that is pumped to the patient. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012448 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH SPIKED CASSETTE - A fluid dispensing machine, such as a peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis machine, includes a dispenser or cassette that pumps a medical fluid for dialysis or other treatments for patients. The machine includes and uses an autoconnect device for connecting containers of liquid, such as bags of dialysis fluid or medication fluids, to the machine, while maintaining the sterility of the connection. The autoconnect device removes the cap from the fluid bag and pierces a sealing membrane on tubing from the bag. This makes it easier for patients to receive treatment, especially home treatment. The cassettes preferably have tubing ports with integral spikes for piercing the membrane on tubing from bags of liquids. The ports may be staggered for sequential engagement with the spikes. Other embodiments are useful for dispensing other liquids from other types of dispensing or pumping machines. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012449 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH AUTOCONNECT FEATURES - A fluid dispensing machine, such as a peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis machine, includes a dispenser or cassette that pumps a medical fluid for dialysis or other treatments for patients. The machine includes and uses an autoconnect device for connecting containers of liquid, such as bags of dialysis fluid or medication fluids, to the machine, while maintaining the sterility of the connection. The autoconnect device removes the cap from the fluid bag and pierces the scaling membrane on tubing from the bag. This makes it easier for patients to receive treatment, especially home treatment. Other embodiments are useful for dispensing other liquids from other types of dispensing or pumping machines. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012450 | EXTENDED USE DIALYSIS SYSTEM - A medical fluid machine, such as a dialysis machine, includes a pump that pumps a medical fluid and sterile water or other disinfecting liquid, such as ozonated water, for flushing and reconditioning the medical fluid machine. The machine may also include a heater that heats the medical fluid or disinfecting solution in order to kill bacteria and other microorganisms that may contaminate the machine after use. Disinfecting the machine, and a disposable kit used with the machine, may allow re-use of the disposable within a reasonable amount of time after completion of the disinfecting procedure. Dialysate treated with ultra-violet light or water with low concentrations of ozone also helps make the disposable kits suitable for reuse. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012451 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT CONNECTION SYSTEM - A peritoneal dialysis patient assist device includes (i) a port holder shaped to hold a first connector and a first plug, (ii) a transfer set holder shaped to hold a second connector and a second plug, the transfer set holder rotatable and translatable with respect to the port holder, and (iii) an ultraviolet (“UV”) applicator positioned to radiate UV light on at least part of the first and second connectors when loaded into the port and transfer set holders, respectively. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012452 | DIALYSIS FLUID MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS USING CONDUCTIVE CONTACTS - A dialysis system instrument includes a dialysis instrument, a disposable pumping and valving cassette apparatus operable with pumping and valving actuators of the dialysis instrument, the disposable cassette including an electronic cell and electronics associated with the electronic cell, the electronics configured to determine an electrical property of a solution flowing through the electronic cell of the disposable apparatus. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012453 | MOBILE DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING SUPPLY CONTAINER DETECTION - A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument including at least one pump actuator; a disposable cassette operable with the at least one pump actuator; a plurality of supply containers connected fluidly to the disposable cassette; and a cart which includes a rotatable bearing plate onto which the instrument and supply containers are loaded, the bearing plate allowing a patient to turn the instrument and supply containers relative to the cart for selective access to the instrument or the supply containers. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012454 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING NON-INVASIVE TEMPERATURE SENSING - A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument; a disposable item configured to hold a dialysis fluid and including an at least substantially opaque portion and an at least substantially clear portion; at least one non-invasive temperature sensor mounted to the dialysis instrument so as to be pointed selectively at the at least substantially clear portion and the at least substantially opaque portion; and a processor configured to calculate a temperature of the dialysis fluid within the disposable item using (i) a first temperature measurement from the at least one sensor while pointed at the at least substantially opaque portion, and (ii) a second temperature measurement from the at least one sensor pointed at the at least substantially clear portion. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012455 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING SUPPLY CONTAINER AUTOCONNECTION - A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument including at least one pump actuator; a disposable cassette operable with the at least one pump actuator, a plurality of supply lines connected to the disposable cassette, each supply line including a supply line connector and a supply line tip protector; a plurality of dialysis fluid containers, the dialysis fluid containers each including a solution line having a solution line connector and a solution line tip protector; and an auto-connection mechanism including a solution line connector holder, a supply line connector holder, one of the holders fixed, the other of the holders moveable, and a moveable tip protector remover. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012456 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING DISPOSABLE CASSETTE - A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument; a disposable cassette, the cassette including a rigid portion defining at least one pumping chamber, a pouch fitted over the rigid portion, the pouch including at least one flexible sheet sealed so as to provide a sealed environment inside the pouch; and wherein the instrument is configured to press the at least one flexible sheet against the pumping chamber to seal the pumping chamber for operation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012457 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING DISPOSABLE CASSETTE AND INTERFACE THEREFORE - A medical fluid flow control system includes an interface including a first pump area, the first pump area of the interface including a pneumatic actuator port and a gasket seal port; and a membrane gasket including a second pump area for mating with the first pump area, the second pump area including a blind section which covers the pneumatic actuator port when the gasket is mated with the interface, the second pump area further including an aperture, the aperture sized and positioned to seal around the gasket seal port, allowing a negative pressure to be applied through the gasket seal port to a flexible sheet of a pumping cassette. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012458 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING DUAL PATIENT LINE CONNECTION AND PRIME - A dialysis system includes a dialysis instrument; a disposable cassette operable with the dialysis instrument; a dual lumen patient line including dual lumens, the dual lumen patient line connected to the disposable cassette; and a priming sequence in which ends of the dual lumens are connected together, a first pump chamber of the disposable cassette pumps fluid through the dual lumens until fluid reaches a second pump chamber of the disposable cassette. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012459 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT CONNECTION SYSTEM USING ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT EMITTING DIODES - A light applicator for a peritoneal dialysis conduit connection includes a housing having a inner surface; a plurality of ultraviolet (“UV”) light-emitting diodes (“LED's”) positioned on the inner surface of the housing; and circuitry connected to the UV-LED's such that power can be supplied to energize the UV-LED's simultaneously. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012460 | DIALYSIS CASSETTE HAVING MULTIPLE OUTLET VALVE - A disposable pumping cassette in one embodiment includes a pump chamber; and a valve chamber in communication with the pump chamber, the valve chamber including an inlet and first and second outlets. A disposable pumping cassette in another embodiment includes a first valve chamber including an inlet and first and second outlets; and a second valve chamber including an inlet and an outlet, the second valve chamber openable to allow dialysis fluid to flow through one of the first and second outlets of the first valve chamber, through the outlet of the second valve chamber. A disposable pumping cassette in a further embodiment includes a valve chamber including a fluid inlet and first and second fluid outlets; and a flexible sheet openable to open and close only one of the first and second outlets. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012461 | DIALYSIS SYSTEM HAVING DISPOSABLE CASSETTE AND HEATED CASSETTE INTERFACE - A dialysis fluid flow control system includes a pumping cassette interface including a pump area operable with a pump chamber of a disposable cassette; the cassette interface further including a volumetric reference chamber used in a volumetric control of a dialysis fluid pumped pneumatically into and out of the pump chamber of the disposable cassette; a heater connected operably to the cassette interface; and a controller connected operably to the heater so as to cause the heater to heat at least a portion of the cassette interface to a desired temperature. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012462 | REVERSIBLY GELLING POLYURETHANE COMPOSITION FOR SURGICAL REPAIR AND AUGMENTATION - A new reversibly gelling polyurethane (RGP) polymer composition is described, as well as novel processes for its preparation, and its medical uses for filling spaces in tissue, or bulking tissue, or for restoring organ function. The novel RGP polymer forms a gel on standing, liquefies during shear and reversibly reforms a macroscopic gel on standing after being sheared. Methods of use include delivering the improved gel to a site on the body to fill voids or to augment local tissue bulk. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012463 | KIT FOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN APPLICATOR FOR INSERTING AN IMPLANT - The invention pertains to a kit for assembling a disposable applicator for inserting an implant, in particular a rod-like implant containing an active substance, under the skin of a human or animal, the kit comprising a first component, in turn comprising a main housing part providing a handle for grasping and maneuvering the applicator, a cannula, and a cannula holder mounted in the main housing part, the main housing part having an opening which allows introduction of an implant into the proximal end of the cannula or the cannula holder, and, a second component for closing said opening, in turn comprising a second housing part and a rod attached to or forming an integral whole with the second housing part and mountable inside the cannula or the cannula holder. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012464 | Hose system for an injector, squeeze valve and pressure measuring interface - This invention pertains to a hose system for an injector for injecting contrast agents and saline solution into the human body. The hose system comprises a contrast agent conduit ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012465 | Microcatherer having tip relief region - A microcatheter having a distal end with a tip relief region comprising at least one spiral cut, preferably a full thickness cut, and preferably having decreasing pitch towards the distal tip. The microcatheter is preferably made of medical grade superelastic nitinol. The microcatheter can be used alone or as one catheter in a dual lumen microcatheter assembly. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012466 | Terminal Sterilization of Prefilled Containers - A method for inhibiting adverse reaction of the contents of a prefilled container during a radiation sterilization procedure is disclosed. In the method, a container which is made of a material including a radiation stable polyolefin is prefilled with a medium prior to being subjected to a gamma irradiation sterilization treatment. By using a radiation stable polyolefin material as the container, such as a polyolefin with a radiation stabilizer additive, and by prefilling the container prior to the gamma irradiation treatment, the container can be effectively sterilized without adversely affecting its contents. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012467 | METHOD OF BALLOON PUMPING AND A BALLOON PUMP DRIVING APPARATUS - A balloon pumping method of inflating and deflating a balloon includes the steps of setting a pressure in the balloon at a first pressure value, which is higher than a minimum pressure value and is substantially equal to or lower than a maximum pressure value, when the balloon is shifted from a deflated condition to an inflated condition, and setting the pressure in the balloon at a second pressure value, which is substantially equal to or higher than the minimum pressure value and lower than the first pressure value, when the balloon is estimated to have completely inflated at the first pressure value. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012468 | DISTAL PROTECTION DEVICE WITH LOCAL DRUG INFUSION BY PHYSICIAN TO MAINTAIN PATENCY - The present invention provides for a local drug delivery mechanism for use with a protection device. An infusing device is used to charge the drug into the catheter lumen toward a distal portion of the lumen having a plurality of drug delivery exit ports. The drug exits the ports into the patient's vascular system and is able to flow toward a filter maintaining the patency of the filter. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012469 | Methods and devices for obesity treatment - A method for inducing malabsorption in a small intestine of a patient may involve advancing a portion of a catheter into the patient's small intestine and expanding a portion of the catheter to apply force to the small intestine's inner wall to modify mucosal villi and/or crypts. The method for causing weight loss in a patient may also involve dilating at least a portion of the patient's small intestine to modify mucosal villi and/or crypts, destroying mucosal villi and/or crypts of the patient's small intestine using a combined coaxial and radial catheterization of the intestine, or isolating a length of the patient's small intestine and delivering a substance to the isolated length to destroy mucosal villi and/or crypts. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012470 | Injection Device - An injection device ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012471 | Injection Device - An injection device | 2009-01-08 |
20090012472 | Medical Device with Cannula Inserter - A medical device is provided comprising a cannula ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012473 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR PLACEMENT ON THE SKIN OF A PATIENT - The application relates to portable medical devices that can be placed on a patient's skin and that include a silicone-based adhesive for attaching the device to the skin removeably or releasably. In preferred embodiments, the adhesive is a silicone pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) or a silicone soft-skin adhesive (SSA). | 2009-01-08 |
20090012474 | Syringe Driver Monitoring Means - A mechanism for receiving a thumbplate of a syringe within a syringe driver, the mechanism comprising a first fixed jaw ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012475 | MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE - A fixing portion is provided so that the position of a guide wire ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012476 | HEMOSTASIS VALVE FOR A CATHETER INTRODUCER - A catheter introducer valve comprising a body having an upper surface and a lower surface; a rim having a portion thereof extending beyond the upper surface and a portion thereof extending beyond the lower surface; a substantially conical depression formed in the body extending from an outer portion proximate to the upper surface and tapering toward an inner portion; an aperture formed in the body coaxial with the conical depression, the aperture having a conical first portion, a second portion comprising a first slit coaxial with the first portion and extending from the conical depression inner portion into the body, a third portion comprising a slit flaring outward from and at least partially intersecting the aperture first portion toward the bottom surface; a first thickened portion associated with the bottom surface; and, a second thickened portion associate with the bottom surface and generally perpendicular to the first thickened portion. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012477 | Conical laparoscopic apparatus for minimally invasive surgery - A single body port or body flange access device having an oval shape and associated stabilizer anchor for performing laparoscopic surgery is disclosed. The device is slipped into the body anchor stabilizer first so that the anchor stabilizer lifts up fat and peritoneum inside the body thereby keeping the operating area clear and acting to hold the body flange in place. The device further has a plurality of crisscrossing conduits assuming the shape of a cone through which surgical instruments may be inserted. The instruments are manipulated so that triangulation is obtained using one patient body flange while standard surgical procedures are performed on the patient. Due the oval shape of the device, the device minimally rotates while instruments are manipulated. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012478 | Safety Needle - This invention relates to a safety needle to prevent needle stick injuries. The invention provides a safety needle accessory comprising a hollow needle having a base end and a sharp end, a hub surrounding the base end of the needle and having a connector for connection to an injection device, a sleeve surrounding the hub and slidable relative to the hub in an axial direction, an elastically deformable member, and a pack having a closed end covering the sharp end of the needle and an open end exposing the connector of the hub and which is releasably mounted over the needle, hub and sleeve. The sleeve is slidable in a first axial direction from a first position in which the needle is fully or partially covered by the sleeve to a second position in which the needle is exposed, via an intermediate position between the first and second positions in which the sharp end of the needle projects from the sleeve, and in a second axial direction from the second position to a third position in which the needle is fully covered by the sleeve. The deformable member is deformed by the sleeve sliding from the first to the second position and the force for sliding from the second to the third position is provided by the stored elastic energy in the deformable member. The closed end of the pack has a removable cap at a position on the pack such that removal of the cap exposes the sharp end of the needle but not the sleeve when the sleeve is in the intermediate position. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012479 | Injection Device with an End of Dose Feedback Mechanism - An injection device with a dose delivering mechanism being adapted to provide a non-visual, e.g. audible and/or tactile, feedback signal when a set dose has been at least substantially injected. A first and a second part of the injection device are adapted to perform a relative rotational movement with respect to each other. The relative rotational movement causes at least two parts of the injection device to abut or engage, and this abutment or engagement causes the non-visual feedback signal to be generated. A very distinct and precise feedback is provided as compared to prior art axial solutions because the generation of the feedback signal is initiated by the relative rotational movement. Feedback signal may be generated by a change in a rotational velocity of at least one part, e.g. by changing the pitch of a threaded portion or by engaging a non-rotating part and a rotating part, thereby causing the non-rotating part to start rotating. May alternatively be generated by building up and releasing a tension. The injection device is suitable for injecting insulin. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012480 | Needle Capture Mechanisms - Needle capture mechanisms and arrangements are provided. One such arrangement includes a needle defining a longitudinal needle axis having a sharp distal tip, a shank portion, and a needle feature defining at least one localized area along the shank of increased outer diameter; a needle shield; and a biasing member adapted to exert a generally downward biasing force upon the needle. Another such arrangement includes a needle defining a longitudinal needle axis having a sharp distal tip, a shank portion, and a needle feature defining at least one localized area along the shank of increased outer diameter; a needle shield, the needle shield comprising a pocket formed therein having an inclined surface; a split collet disposed within the pocket, the split collet having a variable inner bore; and a biasing element disposed within the pocket for biasing the split collet toward the inclined surface of the pocket. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012481 | High Flow Rate Dialysis Catheters and Related Methods - High flow rate catheters, and related methods, are useful in dialysis and other procedures. A catheter according to the invention comprises a hub and a generally elongated conduit. The conduit has a substantially continuous and smooth wall. The conduit also defines at least one lumen and has a length extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the conduit. The proximal end is coupled to a hub and the distal end has an opening in communication with the lumen. The conduit has a conical shape which tapers along the length. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012482 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR APPLICATION OF REDUCED PRESSURE THERAPY - Described generally herein are tissue therapy devices, which may comprise a sealant layer and a suction apparatus. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure between it and the surface of a patient by forming, preferably, an airtight seal around an area of tissue that requires negative pressure therapy. The tissue therapy device may comprise a suction apparatus. The suction apparatus is typically in fluid communication with the sealant layer and functions so as to reduce the amount of pressure present underneath the sealant layer. The reduced pressure is self-created by the suction apparatus. Together the sealant layer and the suction apparatus preferably create a closed reduced pressure therapy system. Preferably, the pressure under the sealant layer is reduced by expanding the volume of the enclosure space and thereby decreasing the density of the air molecules under the sealant layer. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012483 | DRESSING AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANSING THE WOUNDS - A dressing ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012484 | Pump and System for Treatment of a Wound - A pump for pumping fluid matter from a treatment site in or on a living being comprises three compartments. A motor-driven pumping element is provided for generating a negative pressure within a wound cover at or near the treatment site, and a motor for providing a driving force to the pumping element is provided in the a first one of the compartments. The pumping element is comprised in a second compartment, and a container for collecting liquid pumped from the treatment site is comprised or integrated in a third compartment. The second compartment is detachably connected to the first and/or third compartment, and the third compartment is detachably connected to the first and/or the second compartment. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012485 | Fluid collection and disposal system having interchangeable collection and other features and methods relating thereto - Various implementations of a fluid collection system having a flexible liner are disclosed. In one exemplary variation, the fluid collection system may include a container having a top opening, a lid configured to close the top opening, and a flexible liner attached to the lid. The liner may be interposed between the lid and the container when the lid closes the top opening. The liner and the lid may define a substantially sealed interior space therebetween. The lid may include an access port through which the interior space receives fluid. The flexible liner may also be configured to controllably collapse as the fluid is removed from the interior space. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012486 | Process for Production of a Water-Absorbing Material - The present invention relates to a process for producing a water-absorbing material comprising the step of spray-coating water-absorbing polymeric particles with at least one non-reactive coating agent in a continuous process in a fluidized bed reactor in the range from 0° C. to 150° C., with the proviso that the non-reactive coating agents do not comprise an elastic film-forming polymer, the water-absorbing material obtainable by this process, the use of the water-absorbing material in hygiene articles and packaging material and hygiene articles comprising this material. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012487 | Sanitary Napkin Containing Herb Ingredients - Disclosed is a sanitary napkin containing polymeric absorbents and herbal ingredients, and more particularly to a functional sanitary napkin, in which a absorbent layer structure having the polymeric absorbents and herbal ingredients distributed thereon consists of three layers of non-woven fabric (or pulp) and is surrounded by a polymeric absorbent—containing surge layer made of an air-laid material, such that the ability to absorb menstrual blood is increased and the odor of the herbal ingredients is prevented from permeating undergarments, garments, bags and the like. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012488 | Super-Absorber Having Improved Smell-Inhibition - Unpleasant odors following absorption of bodily fluids in hygiene articles are controlled by utilizing in the hygiene articles a composition comprising at least one keto acid as well as a superabsorbent. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012489 | SANITARY NAPKIN INCLUDING BODY-FACING PROTRUSIONS AND ARCUATELY ARRANGED EMBOSSED CHANNELS - A sanitary napkin including a first embossing pattern including a first and second plurality of arcuate channels and a second embossing pattern including a third and fourth plurality of arcuate channels, the channels cooperating to define a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly from the channels. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012490 | Absorbent article - An absorbent article includes an absorbent core ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012491 | PANTILINER - A pantiliner having a nonwoven topsheet, a nonwoven backsheet and an absorbent core disposed between the topsheet and the backsheet. A fluid impermeable barrier is disposed between the absorbent core and the backsheet. The fluid impermeable barrier includes a colored pattern visible through at least one of the topsheet or the backsheet. The area of the pantiliner outside the fluid impermeable barrier is a breathable zone representing at least 20% of the overall surface of the pantiliner. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012492 | System and Device for Removing Pharmaceutical Products - A system for removing or transferring a pharmaceutical product from a reservoir including an ampoule with a moveable piston therein and an adaptor which includes, generally along a longitudinal axis, a reservoir connector and an ampoule connector for coupling to the ampoule, wherein the ampoule connector includes at least one locking mechanism which, in a side wall, includes a resilient element generally corresponding to a portion of the side wall which extends along the periphery thereof and, at opposing ends, merges with the side wall. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012493 | PRE-EVACUATABLE OR PRE-EVACUATED CONTAINER FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - A pre-evacuatable or pre-evacuated container for medical purposes is provided. The container comprises a container body which is open at one side with a peripherally extending container wall and a bottom, and a cover element. The peripherally extending container wall of the container body has an end groove, into which a sealing element for sealing off the container body with respect to the cover element is or can be inserted. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012494 | INTRADERMAL DELIVERY OF BIOLOGICAL AGENTS - The present invention relates to methods for intradermally delivering one or more biologically active agents such as vaccines and therapeutic agents into the dermis layer of the skin of a subject to obtain systemic delivery or an immune response using a microneedle drug delivery device containing the agent to be delivered. The methods employ a microneedle device with a row of hollow microneedles. The microneedles penetrate the skin of the subject and assume an anchored state in which the microneedles are anchored in the skin and project laterally from the device. A pivotal motion is then performed with the device so that the skin in which the microneedles are engaged is lifted above the initial plane of the surface of the skin while the biologically active agent is delivered. The methods of the invention elicit increased humoral and/or cellular response as compared to conventional vaccine delivery routes, facilitating dose sparing. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012495 | Intravascular Line and Port Cleaning Methods, Methods of Administering an Agent Intravascularly, Methods of Obtaining/Testing Blood, and Devices for Performing Such Methods - An intravascular port access device includes a first component having a chamber configured to attach reversibly to an intravenous line port. A second component reversibly attaches to the first component and contains a disinfecting agent and an applicator material. The second component is configured to be reversibly received over external surfaces of the intravenous line port. A method of cleansing an intravenous line port includes providing a port cleaning device having a first component with a chamber containing a first cleaning agent. A second component includes a second cleaning agent. A third component has a microbiocidal agent and is reversibly attached to the first component. The second component is removed from the device, the external surfaces of the port are contacted with the second cleaning agent, the first cleaning agent is ejected from the chamber into the port, and the third component is used to cap the port. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012496 | Intravascular Line and Port Cleaning Methods, Methods of Administering an Agent Intravascularly, Methods of Obtaining/Testing Blood, and Devices for Performing Such Methods - An intravascular port access device includes a first component having a chamber configured to attach reversibly to an intravenous line port. A second component reversibly attaches to the first component and contains a disinfecting agent and an applicator material. The second component is configured to be reversibly received over external surfaces of the intravenous line port. A method of cleansing an intravenous line port includes providing a port cleaning device having a first component with a chamber containing a first cleaning agent. A second component includes a second cleaning agent. A third component has a microbiocidal agent and is reversibly attached to the first component. The second component is removed from the device, the external surfaces of the port are contacted with the second cleaning agent, the first cleaning agent is ejected from the chamber into the port, and the third component is used to cap the port. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DELIVERING A DILATED SLURRY TO A PATIENT - A system for delivering a slurry to a patient includes a fluid, a material that is non-dissolvable or immiscible in the fluid, thereby forming a slurry, a container adapted to contain the slurry and a supernate of the slurry, the container defining an outlet through which the slurry is delivered to the patient, a fluidizing system associated with the container, a pressurizing mechanism adapted to create a pressure to cause the slurry contained within the container to flow for delivery to the patient and a control unit in communication with and adapted to control the fluidizing system and the pressurizing mechanism. The fluidizing system is adapted to effect dilation of the slurry while maintaining at least a portion of the supernate. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012498 | Gene therapy for treatment of heart failure - The present invention provides a medicament comprising a gene encoding an angiogenic cytokine for the treatment of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), idiopathic cardiomyopathy (ICM), dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or heart failure, to be given in combination with ventricular assist device (VAD). | 2009-01-08 |
20090012499 | NOVEL METHOD FOR TREATING CHRONIC SEVERE HEART FAILURE BY USING INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 (IGF-1) - The present invention relates to novel method for treating chronic severe heart failure by using insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1). More specifically, the present invention relates to method for improving cardiovascular function and symptoms in a patient with chronic severe heart failure by administering IGF-1 to the patient for a certain period, wherein no options for treating the disorder the patient remain other than heart transplantation. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012500 | Medical Catheter Tube and Method of Producing the Same - The medical catheter tube of the present invention integrally has an inner layer tube; reinforcement material layers formed by placing element wires on the inner layer tube; a marker; and an outer layer tube. The element wires, which are first and the other element wires, for forming the reinforcement material layers are synthetic resin element wires and/or metallic element wires, the first element wires are placed in the axis direction of the catheter to form the first reinforcement material layer, and the other element wires are wound in a coil form on the first reinforcement material layer, in the circumferential direction of the catheter, to cover the first reinforcement material layer. The marker is flexible to deformation. Because of the presence of the reinforcement material layer and the outer layer tube, flexural rigidity from a base section to a head section is reduced in a stepped or continuous manner. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012501 | SYSTEM FOR SUCTION-ASSISTED WOUND HEALING - A system for treating a wound with suction is provided. The system comprises a wound cover, a pump having an input port and an output port, the input port providing suction to the wound via the wound cover, and a reservoir coupled to the output port of the pump. The reservoir is adapted to receive effluent from the wound and the pump is capable of maintaining a controlled level of suction at the wound. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012502 | Oxygen Supply for Cell Transplant and Vascularization - Apparatus is provided, including a housing ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012503 | Body-Insertable Apparatus - A body-insertable apparatus is introduced in a subject to perform at least one of input and output of a predetermined fluid to and from the subject. The body-insertable apparatus includes a reservoir ( | 2009-01-08 |
20090012504 | CLOSED LOOP MEDICAMENT PUMP - A device to determine the level of a substance of interest in a patient's body and provide a therapeutic amount of medicament is disclosed. The level of a substance of interest in the patient's body is determined by iontopheretically sampling the patients' blood and then analyzing the resulting sample to determine the level of the substance of interest. The information about the level of a substance of interest is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body. The preferred method of transmitting information about the level of a substance of interest determined by the sensor is transmitted to an implanted drug pump in the patient's body is via a so called “body bus”. The “body bus” is a telemetry system where the patient's own body provides the interconnection between the iontopheretic device and the implanted drug pump. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012505 | Methods and Systems for Tracking a Torsional Orientation and Position of an Eye - Methods and systems for tracking a position and torsional orientation of a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the present invention provides methods and software for registering a first image of an eye with a second image of an eye. In another embodiment, the present invention provides methods and software for tracking a torsional movement of the eye. In a particular usage, the present invention tracks the torsional cyclorotation and translational movement of a patient's eye so as to improve the delivery of a laser energy to the patient's cornea. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012506 | LASER MASK FOR CREATING A CORNEAL POCKET - Methods for correcting the vision of a patient by inserting an intracorneal lens into the patient's cornea are provided. The lens is inserted into a corneal pocket that is created by using a mask having an opening with a shape that corresponds to the desired shape of the corneal pocket. A laser ablates tissue within the cornea in an area defined by the shape of the mask since the mask blocks the laser outside the opening. A variety of corneal mask configurations may be used accommodate various corneal lens shapes and sizes. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012507 | METHOD FOR PATTERNED PLASMA-MEDIATED MODIFICATION OF THE CRYSTALLINE LENS - A method of treating a lens of a patient's eye includes generating a light beam, deflecting the light beam using a scanner to form a treatment pattern of the light beam, delivering the treatment pattern to the lens of a patient's eye to create a plurality of cuts in the lens in the form of the treatment pattern to break the lens up into a plurality of pieces, and removing the lens pieces from the patient's eye. The lens pieces can then be mechanically removed. The light beam can be used to create larger segmenting cuts into the lens, as well as smaller softening cuts that soften the lens for easier removal. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012508 | COSMETIC USES OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION - A method of cosmetically treating a superficial area of mammalian skin by irradiating the skin with a source of divergent electromagnetic radiation of between 900 nm to 1500 nm, and use of electromagnetic radiation of specified wavelengths. The cosmetic treatment includes reducing or alleviating or removing or diminishing wrinkles or fine lines, rejuvenating skin, retarding or reversing visible signs of aging, improving skin elasticity, tone, texture and appearance and beautifying facial, breast, arm, buttock, thigh, stomach or neck skin. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012509 | Navigated Soft Tissue Penetrating Laser System - A system can be used to determine a position of a boney structure in physical space. The system can include a laser emitting device that can emit a laser beam that transmits through soft tissue and reflects off of a boney surface. The system can then determine the position of the reflection point and correlate the reflection point to image data acquired of a patient. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012510 | Cardiac ablation devices and methods - Devices and methods provide for ablation of cardiac tissue for treating cardiac arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. Although the devices and methods are often be used to ablate epicardial tissue in the vicinity of at least one pulmonary vein, various embodiments may be used to ablate other cardiac tissues in other locations on a heart. Devices generally include at least one tissue contacting member for contacting epicardial tissue and securing the ablation device to the epicardial tissue, and at least one ablation member for ablating the tissue. Various embodiments include features, such as suction apertures, which enable the device to attach to the epicardial surface with sufficient strength to allow the tissue to be stabilized via the device. For example, some embodiments may be used to stabilize a beating heart to enable a beating heart ablation procedure. Many of the devices may be introduced into a patient via minimally invasive introducer devices and the like. Although devices and methods of the invention may be used to ablate epicardial tissue to treat atrial fibrillation, they may also be used in veterinary or research contexts, to treat various heart conditions other than atrial fibrillation and/or to ablate cardiac tissue other than the epicardium. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012511 | SURGICAL WAVEGUIDE - A surgical probe is disclosed which includes a stiff treatment waveguide extending between a first end and a second end, the first end being adapted for connection to a handpiece, the second end being adapted for insertion through an incision into an area of tissue. The treatment waveguide in configured to receive treatment light from the handpiece at the first end, transmit the light to the second end, and emit the light from the second end into a portion of the tissue proximal the second end. The treatment waveguide is adapted to penetrate through a portion of the area of tissue in response to pressure applied to the handpiece. | 2009-01-08 |
20090012512 | Method and Apparatus for Gastrointestinal Tract Ablation to Achieve Loss of Persistent and/or Recurrent Excess Body Weight Following a Weight-Loss Operation - Devices and methods are provided for ablational treatment of regions of the digestive tract in post-bariatric surgery patients who fail to achieve or maintain the desired weight loss. Bariatric procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, biliopancreatic diversion, and sleeve gastrectomy. These procedures reconstruct gastrointestinal tract features, creating pouches, stoma, and tubes that restrict and/or divert the digestive flow. Post-surgical dilation of altered structures is common and diminishes their bariatric effectiveness. Ablation of compromised structures can reduce their size and compliance, restoring bariatric effectiveness. Ablation, as provided the invention, starts at the mucosa and penetrates deeper into the gastrointestinal wall in a controlled manner. Control may also be provided by a fractional ablation that ablates some tissue within a target region and leaves a portion substantially unaffected. Embodiments of the device include an ablational electrode array that spans 360 degrees and an array that spans an arc of less than 360 degrees. | 2009-01-08 |