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20090149446 | Compositions Comprising Nicotinic Agonists and Methods of Using Same - The disclosure is directed at least in part to compositions and methods comprising nicotinic agonists for treating e.g., nervous system disorders, in particular, to combination therapies that include a nicotinic agonist (for example, nicotine) and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor desensitization inhibitor (for example, opipramol). | 06-11-2009 |
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20130172321 | Compositions Comprising Nicotinic Agonists and Methods of Using Same - The disclosure is directed at least in part to compositions and methods comprising nicotinic agonists for treating e.g., nervous system disorders, in particular, to combination therapies that include a nicotinic agonist (for example, nicotine) and a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor desensitization inhibitor (for example, opipramol). | 07-04-2013 |
20150104502 | BOLAAMPHIPHILIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - Bolaamphiphilic compounds are provided according to formula I: | 04-16-2015 |
20150110875 | BOLAAMPHIPHILIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - Bolaamphiphilic compounds are provided according to formula I: | 04-23-2015 |
20150238611 | BOLAAMPHIPHILIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND USES THEREOF - Bolaamphiphilic compounds are provided according to formula I: | 08-27-2015 |
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20120116210 | VISUALIZATION OF CATHETER-TISSUE CONTACT BY MAP DISTORTION - A method, including constructing a simulated surface of a body cavity, and pressing a distal end of a probe against a wall of the body cavity. While pressing the distal end against the wall, position measurements are accepted from the probe indicating a position of the probe within the body cavity, and force measurements are accepted from the probe indicating a force between the distal end and the wall. A distortion in the simulated surface is created at the position indicated by the position measurements, so as to form a distorted surface, upon detecting that the force measurements exceed a predefined amount. The distorted surface is then displayed. | 05-10-2012 |
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20140114173 | INTEGRATION BETWEEN 3D MAPS AND FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES - A coordinate system registration module, including radiopaque elements arranged in a fixed predetermined pattern and configured, in response to the radiopaque elements generating a fluoroscopic image, to define a position of the module in a fluoroscopic coordinate system of reference. The module further includes one or more connections configured to fixedly connect the module to a magnetic field transmission pad at a predetermined location and orientation with respect to the pad, so as to characterize the position of the registration module in a magnetic coordinate system of reference defined by the magnetic field transmission pad. | 04-24-2014 |
20140148688 | LOCATION SENSING USING A LOCAL COORDINATE SYSTEM - An invasive medical probe includes an insertion tube, having a proximal end and a distal end configured for insertion into a body of a patient. Multiple arms extend distally from the distal end of the insertion tube. Each arm has a distal tip and includes a magnetic transducer and an adhesive element, which is configured to removably attach the distal tip to a tissue surface within the body. | 05-29-2014 |
20140171785 | RECOGNIZING WHICH INSTRUMENT IS CURRENTLY ACTIVE - A medical device includes an insertion tube, having a proximal end and a distal end, which is configured for insertion into a body of a patient. A handle is fixed to the proximal end of the insertion tube and is configured to be held by a user of the device. A sensor associated with the handle is configured to generate a signal to a control console indicating whether the user is holding the handle. | 06-19-2014 |
20150018668 | RADIATION-FREE POSITION CALIBRATION OF A FLUOROSCOPE - A method includes registering a fluoroscopic imaging system and a position tracking system to a common frame of reference. A region of interest is marked in a patient body by the position tracking system. Using the common frame of reference, a field of view of the fluoroscopic imaging system is set such that the region of interest appears in the field of view. | 01-15-2015 |
20150178448 | REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEDICAL DEVICES OVER A DICOM NETWORK - A method includes sending from a first medical device to a second medical device a request for data using a communication protocol that includes messages for conveying medical measurement results. In response to the request, at least one message is produced in the second medical device that includes the requested data and a dummy payload instead of the medical measurement results, and the at least one message is sent from the second medical device to the first medical device using the communication protocol. | 06-25-2015 |
20150223715 | CATHETER WITH TRANSVERSE BRANCHES - Apparatus, including a flexible insertion tube, having a distal segment that is configured to be inserted into a body organ. A plurality of elastic branches are connected to the distal segment of the insertion tube at different, respective locations and extend transversely away from the insertion tube at the respective locations. There are one or more respective electrodes disposed on each of the elastic branches and there are conductors traversing the elastic branches so as to couple the electrodes to the insertion tube. | 08-13-2015 |