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20100087843 | Mechanical Gastric Band With Cushions - A system for regulating the functioning of an organ or duct generally includes an implantable band structured to at least partially circumscribe an organ or duct and an actuating mechanism operable to effect constriction of the band. The system further includes a plurality of incompressible cushion segments defining a substantially star-shaped inner circumference of the band, the star-shape effective to prevent pinching and necrosis of tissue during adjustment. | 04-08-2010 |
20100305397 | HYDRAULIC-MECHANICAL GASTRIC BAND - An implantable banding system for treating obesity is disclosed. The implantable banding system includes a telemetric control unit, a gastric band having at least one inner fluid compartment and an outer mechanical adjustment mechanism, the at least one inner fluid compartment being filled with a fixed volume of fluid, and the outer mechanical adjustment mechanism comprising a device configured to adjust the gastric band through a variety of diameters, an implant circuit coupled to the device and configured to receive an adjustment signal to control the operations of the device, and a sensor positioned within the at least one inner fluid compartment, configured to monitor a parameter of the fixed volume of fluid, generate an adjustment signal based on the parameter and one or more parameter control limits, and automatically activate the device based on the adjustment signal or transmit the adjustment signal to the telemetric control unit. | 12-02-2010 |
20110270025 | REMOTELY POWERED REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND SYSTEM - A remotely adjustable remotely power gastric band system may include a control device, an implant electronic device, and an implantable gastric band. The control device may telemetrically power and communicate with the implant electronic device, which may be used for adjusting the diameter of the implantable gastric band. The implant electronic device may store the gastric band adjustment history records of a patient and regulate the power received from the control device. To improve transmission efficiency, the implant electronic device may adopt a double modulation scheme for communicating with the control device. Furthermore, the implant electronic device may detect and resolve motor blockage issues related to the implantable gastric band. | 11-03-2011 |
20120123196 | GASTRIC BAND DEVICES AND DRIVE SYSTEMS - Gastric banding devices, and drive systems designed to operate gastric banding devices, are disclosed. The gastric banding devices and drive systems intend to increase performance, durability, and simplicity over known gastric banding systems. Embodiments include transmission systems configured to output a variable force. Embodiments also include banding structures biased to apply a constrictive force to a patient's stomach. Supporting, or skeletal, structures are also disclosed. Various drive systems designed to improve power efficiency are also disclosed. | 05-17-2012 |
20120215061 | HYDRAULIC GASTRIC BAND WITH REVERSIBLE SELF-OPENING MECHANISM - The present invention provides for a gastric banding system including an adjustment system that automatically increases the size of a constricted portion of a gastric lumen in response to an obstruction passing through the gastric lumen. The size of the constricted portion of the gastric lumen increases rapidly when the obstruction approaches a gastric band constricting the lumen. The adjustment system is also configured to slowly return the constricted gastric lumen to an equilibrium size the lumen had prior to the obstruction passing through the lumen. Various embodiments of gastric banding systems and adjustment systems are disclosed. | 08-23-2012 |
20140180327 | Endoscopic Tools for the Removal of Balloon-Like Intragastric Devices - A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object such as an intragastric balloon from a patient. The apparatus includes a delivery tube having a lumen and a retrieval tool able to slide within the lumen that can both puncture and grasp the intragastric balloon. The retrieval tool may have sharpened graspers with either a sharp tip and/or knife-like edges. Alternatively, the delivery tube itself may have sharpened cutting blades that deploy outward to puncture the intragastric balloon. One embodiment utilizes a suction cup tip on the delivery sheath and a sharpened puncture rod that extends past the distal tip of the lumen, for rapid deflation of a balloon. Various embodiments hasten the deflation process and simplify the manipulation required by the surgeon. | 06-26-2014 |
20150223957 | Endoscopic Tools for the Removal of Balloon-Like Intragastric Devices - A mechanism for removing a fluid-filled object such as an intragastric balloon from a patient. The apparatus includes a delivery tube having a lumen and a retrieval tool able to slide within the lumen that can both puncture and grasp the intragastric balloon. The retrieval tool may have sharpened graspers with either a sharp tip and/or knife-like edges. Alternatively, the delivery tube itself may have sharpened cutting blades that deploy outward to puncture the intragastric balloon. One embodiment utilizes a suction cup tip on the delivery sheath and a sharpened puncture rod that extends past the distal tip of the lumen, for rapid deflation of a balloon. Various embodiments hasten the deflation process and simplify the manipulation required by the surgeon. | 08-13-2015 |
20150272761 | Intragastric Balloon for Treating Obesity - A transorally implanted intragastric balloon or treating obesity and for weight control including a variable size balloon with one or interconnected regions acting to exert a pressure on the stomach, to provide a stomach volume occupying effect, and/or to anchor the balloon within the stomach. | 10-01-2015 |
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20140073848 | REMOTELY POWERED REMOTELY ADJUSTABLE GASTRIC BAND SYSTEM - A remotely adjustable remotely power gastric band system may include a control device, an implant electronic device, and an implantable gastric band. The control device may telemetrically power and communicate with the implant electronic device, which may be used for adjusting the diameter of the implantable gastric band. The implant electronic device may store the gastric band adjustment history records of a patient and regulate the power received from the control device. To improve transmission efficiency, the implant electronic device may adopt a double modulation scheme for communicating with the control device. Furthermore, the implant electronic device may detect and resolve motor blockage issues related to the implantable gastric band. | 03-13-2014 |
20140114122 | HYDRAULIC-MECHANICAL GASTRIC BAND - An implantable banding system for treating obesity is disclosed. The implantable banding system includes a telemetric control unit, a gastric band having at least one inner fluid compartment and an outer mechanical adjustment mechanism, the at least one inner fluid compartment being filled with a fixed volume of fluid, and the outer mechanical adjustment mechanism comprising a device configured to adjust the gastric band through a variety of diameters, an implant circuit coupled to the device and configured to receive an adjustment signal to control the operations of the device, and a sensor positioned within the at least one inner fluid compartment, configured to monitor a parameter of the fixed volume of fluid, generate an adjustment signal based on the parameter and one or more parameter control limits, and automatically activate the device based on the adjustment signal or transmit the adjustment signal to the telemetric control unit. | 04-24-2014 |
20140257179 | SYRINGE FOR MIXING AND DISPENSING ADIPOSE TISSUE - A device is provided for introducing into a patient a combination of adipose tissue and an additive, for example, a hydrogel additive. The device includes a fat cartridge, an additive cartridge containing an additive, and a housing configured to receive, in a side-by-side manner, the fat cartridge and additive cartridge. A mixing tip may be included for causing mixing of the cartridge components prior to extrusion from a needle or cannula. | 09-11-2014 |
20140350517 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH STRESS PROTECTION - Described are devices and systems for protection of injectable substances such as adipose cells from excessive stress or pressure during injection procedures. Further described are stress control mechanisms for detecting and/or controlling stress or pressure within injection devices. | 11-27-2014 |
20150093362 | FAT PROCESSING SYSTEM - Methods and devices for treating lipoaspirate for use in fat grafting procedures are provided and generally include a canister for containing lipoaspirate, a separation mechanism structured to separate both oils and other materials from cellular components of lipoaspirate contained in the canister. The separation mechanism includes filters having different filtering capacities, for example, different pore sizes. | 04-02-2015 |
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20080249129 | Compositions and Methods for Treatment of Protein Misfolding Diseases - Disclosed are compounds and conditions that either suppress or enhance toxicity in yeast cells expressing alpha synuclein or huntingtin. These compounds and conditions can be used in the development of compositions that suppress toxicity, fibril formation, and/or diseases mediated at least in part by alpha synuclein or huntingtin. | 10-09-2008 |
20080261953 | Compounds, Compositions and Methods of Inhibiting Alpha-Synuclein Toxicity - Compounds and compositions are provided for treatment or amelioration of one or more symptoms of α-synuclein toxicity, α-synuclein mediated diseases or diseases in which α-synuclein fibrils are a symptom or cause of the disease. In one embodiment, the compounds for use in the compositions and methods are heteroaryl acylguanidines, heteroarylhydrazones, dihy-dropyridones, heteroaryl and aryl styryl ketones, and heteroarylpyrazoles. | 10-23-2008 |
20090068111 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING LEAD COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE TOXICITY OF NEUROTOXIC POLYPEPTIDES - Methods of screening candidate agents to identify lead compounds for the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, such as Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease and methods for identifying a mutation in, or changes in expression of, a gene associated with neurodegenerative disease, such as Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, are provided. | 03-12-2009 |
20100273776 | INHIBITION OF ALPHA-SYNUCLEIN TOXICITY - Compounds and compositions are provided for treatment or amelioration of one or more symptoms of α-synuclein toxicity, α-synuclein mediated diseases or diseases in which α-synuclein fibrils are a symptom or cause of the disease. | 10-28-2010 |
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20120003243 | YEAST ECTOPICALLY EXPRESSING ABNORMALLY PROCESSED PROTEINS AND USES THEREFOR - Disclosed are yeast ectopically expressing abnormally processed proteins and methods of screening to identify compounds that modulate the function of such abnormally processed proteins in yeast. Compounds identified by such screens can be used to treat or prevent diseases associated with abnormally processed proteins or protein misfolding. Such diseases include Parkinson's Disease, Parkinson's Disease with accompanying dementia, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer's disease with Parkinsonism, and multiple system atrophy. | 01-05-2012 |
20130084596 | METHODS OF IDENTIFYING LEAD COMPOUNDS THAT MODULATE TOXICITY OF NEUROTOXIC POLYPEPTIDES - Methods of screening candidate agents to identify lead compounds for the development of therapeutic agents for the treatment of a neurodegenerative disease, such as Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease and methods for identifying a mutation in, or changes in expression of, a gene associated with neurodegenerative disease, such as Huntington's Disease and Parkinson's Disease, are provided. | 04-04-2013 |
20130237451 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PROTEIN MISFOLDING DISEASES - Disclosed are compounds and conditions that either suppress or enhance toxicity in yeast cells expressing alpha synuclein or huntingtin. These compounds and conditions can be used in the development of compositions that suppress toxicity, fibril formation, and/or diseases mediated at least in part by alpha synuclein or huntingtin. | 09-12-2013 |
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20110110832 | MAGNESIUM RECYCLING AND SULPHUR RECOVERY IN LEACHING OF LATERITIC NICKEL ORES - The present invention resides in a process of recovering nickel and cobalt, regenerating the main raw materials, said process including the steps of: granulometric separation; leaching; neutralization; MHP production in only one stage and the pressure crystallization of magnesium sulphite. | 05-12-2011 |
20120213681 | DIRECT PURIFICATION OF A NICKEL LATERITE LEACHING EFFLUENT - The present invention refers to a direct purification process of a nickel laterite leaching effluent including adjusting a pH of a leaching solution, employing an ion exchange resin to adsorb nickel and copper selectively over ferric or ferrous iron, and recovering nickel. | 08-23-2012 |
20120269713 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF NICKEL CARBONATE - Aspects of the present invention refers to a process for production of nickel carbonate including preparing a magnesium salt solution, contacting the solution with a stream of gaseous CO | 10-25-2012 |
20130028816 | SELECTIVE BASE METALS LEACHING FROM LATERITE ORES - A process to use ferric sulphate equilibrium to reduce overall acid consumption and iron extraction, the process comprising the steps of: (i) sulphating; (ii) selective pyrolysis and (iii) selective dissolution. | 01-31-2013 |
20130336856 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RARE EARTHS EXTRACTION - It is described a method for recovering rare earth elements from low grade ores including a first metal selected group containing at least one of iron and aluminum and a second metal selected from the group consisting of at least of the rare earth elements (lanthanum, cerium, praseodymium, neodymium, promethium, samarium, europium, gadolinium, terbium, dysprosium, holmium, erbium, thulium, ytterbium, lutetium, yttrium and scandium), the method comprising the steps of: (i) contacting the ore with sulfuric acid to obtain sulfates of the first group of metals, (ii) subjecting the mixture to high temperatures in order to convert the first group of sulfates into phosphates or other stable species and the second group into sulfates, (iii) adding water to the cool mixture, selectively dissolving the rare earth elements and (iv) subjecting the rare earth solution to a purification process. | 12-19-2013 |
20140020510 | RECOVERY OF BASE METALS FROM SULPHIDE ORES AND CONCENTRATES - The present invention discloses a new recovery of base metals from sulphide ores and concentrates, which comprises mixing the base metal's ore with ferric salts, heating the said mixture; adding water to form a pulp, stirring and filtering the pulp. | 01-23-2014 |