| 22nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
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| 20100137888 | Surgical Instrument for Endoscopic Suturing of Deep Subcutaneous Tissue - A surgical instrument is provided, principally for use with endoscopic plastic surgery, and adapted for insertion into an incision for engaging subcutaneous tissue, fat, fascia or muscle (STFFM) through a remote access incision, grasping the STFFM, and enabling it to be moved to another location. The STFFM is grasped preferably by engaging it with a needle and passing a suture through it, with the suture being locked by engagement via a hook, all at a location inside the skin that is remote from the opening. This enables the sutured STFFM to be moved, in any direction, but most often toward the incision as the inserted portion of the instrument is removed. A vacuum and an external clamp are provided, for facilitating engagement of the portion of the STFFM that is to be sutured. The instrument is usable for facelift surgery, midface surgery, brow surgery, neck lift, scalp reduction, endoscopic mastopexy, endoscopic thigh lift, endoscopic tummy tuck, and for any other technique where it is desired to shift STFFM from one location to another location, as for example, in the correction of undesirable liposuction results. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137889 | Surgical Instrument and Method for Attaching Soft Tissue to a Bone - A surgical instrument for use in attaching soft tissue to a bone in a surgical site, includes an elongated shaft carrying, at its distal end, a clamping device having clamping jaws and a piercing device for piercing soft tissue, and further carrying, at its proximal end, manipulatable members for manipulating the clamping device to clamp soft tissue between the clamping jaws, and for manipulating the piercing device for piercing the soft tissue when clamped between the clamping jaws, and for drawing a suture through the pierced soft tissue. The surgical instrument further includes, at its distal end, a socket dimensioned to receive an anchor to be implanted in a bore in the bone, which anchor also has secured thereto a suture to be passed through the pierced soft tissue and to be tied to the bone. The invention is particularly described with respect to a method wherein the tissue to be attached is labrum tissue detached from the glenoid bone in a shoulder joint. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137890 | Fibrous Surgically Implantable Mesh - A fibrous mesh surgically implantable into a mammal internal cavity is disclosed. The aforesaid mesh has a laminar extra-cellular-like matrix structure. The mesh comprises a first layer characterized by porosity effective for mammal tissue infiltration into the first layer and a substantially non-porous second layer. The first layer is adapted to surgically adhere to a cavity wall in need of repair such that wall tissues infiltrate thereinto while the second layer is characterized by non-adhesion and adapted for non-traumatic contact to mammal viscera and omentum. The first layer is biodegradable and the second layer is tissue-integrated with the cavity wall. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137891 | TISSUE ANCHORABLE DEVICES - A device for treating GERD is provided. The device includes a device body capable of at least partially preventing reflux of stomach content to the esophagus while enabling flow of esophageal content around said device body and into the stomach. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137892 | FLOW RESTORATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE - Apparatus and methods are provided for removing obstructive material within a body lumen. The apparatus includes a macerator device deployable from a sheath that includes an expandable cage carried by a shaft and within a constraint tube. The shaft is movable relative to the constraint tube for deploying and expanding the cage within a body lumen such that an open end of the cage is oriented towards obstructive material. The cage is advanced to capture the material or the material is directed into the cage using an expandable member expanded beyond the material and retracted to direct the material into the cage. The cage is withdrawn into the constraint tube to compress the cage radially inwardly. Material extending through apertures in the cage are sheared off by a sharpened edge of the constraint tube. The smaller, sheared off particles are then aspirated from the body lumen through the sheath. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137893 | DEVICE FOR DILATING THE URETHRA OF THE BODY OF A PATIENT AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING PROSTATE TISSUE - Device for removing prostate tissue from within the urethra, the device including a plurality of arms, and an actuating mechanism coupled to the arms, the arms being rotatable about a longitudinal axis of the urethra, the arms being divided into arm pairs, each of the arm pair being apart from each other in a first configuration and attempting to get closer to each other, in a second configuration, wherein the device is inserted in the urethra toward the prostate, in the first configuration, and wherein after the device is placed adjacent to the prostate, within the urethra, the actuating mechanism moves the arms to the second configuration, thereby pinching the prostate through the urethra. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137894 | EDGED TOOL - A edged tool with a protective cover is provided, in which there is no necessity for mounting a member for locking a protective cover on a handle main body as a separate member, the protective cover for protecting a blade body can be easily manipulated by one hand and also the blade body can be retained in an exposing state and in a covering state. A surgical scalpel as the protective cover-equipped edged tool is provided with a grip portion formed so as to hold the handle main body by one hand and a supporting portion integrally coupled to the grip portion to support the protective cover so as to slide freely on the outer periphery. A projection is formed on the outer periphery of the supporting portion. A pair of locking portions with which the projection makes an elastic engagement when the protective cover is placed selectively at the covering position or at the exposing position are mounted on the protective cover. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137895 | VISUAL OBTURATOR WITH HANDLE - A trocar system includes an obturator handle defining a handle axis and having an axial bore and an obturator cartridge adapted for releasable mounting to the obturator handle. The obturator cartridge includes a cartridge frame and an elongate obturator extending from the cartridge frame and at least partially positionable within the axial bore of the obturator handle. The elongate obturator includes an image transmitting member and having an obturator blade mounted adjacent the image transmitting member. The obturator blade is adapted for movement relative to the image transmitting member between an initial condition and a deployed position. A trigger is mounted to the obturator handle and adapted for releasable operative coupling to the obturator blade. The trigger is movable to cause movement of the obturator blade from at least the initial condition to the deployed position thereof. The obturator cartridge includes a longitudinal opening extending through the cartridge frame and the elongate obturator. The longitudinal opening is adapted to receive an endoscope. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137896 | Method of Acupuncture and a Needle for Carrying Out Said Method - The invention relates to medicine, in particular to reflexotherapy and can be used for producing long-term acupuncture action on a patient body. The inventive method for prolonged acupuncture treatment consists in determining acupuncture loci, in selecting the needle input and output points, in passing the needle through the selected needle input and output points, in keeping both needle ends outside the patient's skin, in securing the needle in this position by means of locks mounted on the needle ends and, after finishing the acupuncture session, leaving the needle in the patient's body for a specified time. Said method is characterised in that acusal tracts are formed in different histological layers of the patient's tissue by introducing needles and the points, situated in the area of the acupuncture loci and/or reflexogenic zone and/or indifferent zone, are selected as the input and/or output points for each needle. Said invention makes it possible to non-medicamentally treat the extended range of diseases and to increase the efficiency of prolonged acupuncture. Said method is carried out by using relatively simple and inexpensive facilities and makes it possible to carry out the efficient treatment practically devoid of side effects, thereby ensuring the extended use thereof in medical practice. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137897 | INTRAGASTRIC DEVICE - An implant configured for ingestion by a patient. After the implant has been swallowed by the patient and is disposed within the target location, e.g. the patient's stomach, an inflation subcomponent causes the implant to expand from a compact delivery state to an expanded, volume-occupying, deployed state. In the deployed state the implant creates a sensation of satiety in the patient stomach and thereby aids in limiting food intake and obesity. After a predetermined time a deflation subcomponent is actuated and the implant reduces in size so as to allow it to pass through the remainder of the patient's digestive track. The device may further incorporate tracking and visualization subcomponents, as well as pharmaceutical delivery subcomponents. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137898 | Vaso-occlusive devices with attachment assemblies for stretch-resistant members - Disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices for forming occluding the vasculature of a patient. More particularly, disclosed herein are vaso-occlusive devices comprising an implantable device, an attachment assembly and a stretch-resistant member secured to the attachment assembly and to the implantable device. Also disclosed are methods of making and using these devices. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137899 | Mechanical Embolectomy Device and Method - An embolectomy device includes a proximal elongated shaft positionable and movable within a catheter, the proximal elongated shaft having a distal end. A distal elongated shaft positionable and movable with a catheter, the distal elongated shaft having a proximal end. An expander portion comprising a body having proximal and distal ends. The proximal end of the body extending from the distal end of the proximal elongated shaft and the proximal end of the distal elongated shaft extending from the distal end of the body of the expander portion. The body being biased to expand laterally outward from an axis of the embolectomy device. The body is shaped as an spheroid when expanded laterally outward. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137900 | ADJUSTABLE TOURNIQUET - An adjustable tourniquet includes a first component, a second component, a third component and a band. Two ends of the first component respectively have an axle for fixing the band and a buckling trough with an engaging element, wherein two ends of the axle respectively have a ratchet. The first and second components respectively have a rejecting element and a driving element for rejecting to the ratchet. The axle is clamped by an axial cover, and two ends of the axle are respectively connected with a connecting axle for penetrating the second component. Furthermore, the ratchet includes an inner and an outer ratchet surfaces respectively for rejecting to the rejecting element and the driving element, and the teeth of the inner and outer ratchet surfaces are respectively bent toward the same direct and the arranging directions of the inner and outer ratchet surfaces are perpendicular to each other. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137901 | Forceps with pressure regulation - The invention relates to a forceps with two branches ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137902 | BIOADHESIVE CONSTRUCTS - The invention describes substrates, such as prosthetics, films, nonwovens, meshes, etc. that are treated with a bioadhesive. The bioadhesive includes polymeric substances that have phenyl moieties with at least two hydroxyl groups. The bioadhesive constructs can be used to treat and repair, for example, hernias and damaged tendons. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137903 | BIOADHESIVE CONSTRUCTS - The invention describes substrates, such as prosthetics, films, nonwovens, meshes, etc. that are treated with a bioadhesive. The bioadhesive includes polymeric substances that have phenyl moieties with at least two hydroxyl groups. The bioadhesive constructs can be used to treat and repair, for example, hernias and damaged tendons. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137904 | VARIABLE SIZE-UNIFORM COMPRESSION STAPLE ASSEMBLY - There is provided a variable size, uniform compression staple assembly for use in stapling differing thicknesses of tissues. The staple assembly includes a staple and a staple block for receipt of tissue penetrating tips of the staple. Upon assembly through tissue, the tissue penetrating tips of the staple lodge within the staple block to a depth inversely proportional to the thickness of the tissues being stapled. There is also disclosed an anvil configured for use with the staple assembly. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137905 | IMPLANT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - A system, method and kit for treating obstructive sleep apnea. The system includes a first implant adapted for implantation in an inframandibular region and having at least one aperture therethrough, and a ribbon-like element having first and second ends and a substantially uniform, non-circular cross section along its length. The ribbon-like element is adapted for implantation in a tongue with the first and second ends extending through the at least one aperture in the first implant for coupling the ribbon-like element with the first implant. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137906 | TEXTURED STIMULUS NIPPLE - A nipple comprising a bulbous portion, a tubular portion having a central axis and a first end of the tubular portion connected to the bulbous portion, the tubular portion including a texture band about an exterior surface, the texture band including a first pattern of surface features having a nominal height in a range from about 0.005 inches to about 0.022 inches, and a flange connected to a second end of the tubular portion. Some examples include nipples with a radio frequency identification (RFID) chip | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137907 | Power Operated Chiropractic Adjuster - A power operated chiropractic adjuster is disclosed. It uses a driving set to rotate an urging ring, which drives a pulling ring to perform a reciprocal motion along its axial direction. It has an impact set that includes a control pin, a plunger, and an escape tube connected with the pulling ring to perform a reciprocal motion with the pulling ring. The rear section of the firing ring has a second spring. The escape tube is mounted on the plunger and constrains it. The control pin is disposed inside the plunger and can release the constraint between the plunger and the escape tube. The plunger is driven by a restoring elastic force of the second spring to perform a firing action. The power operated chiropractic adjuster also has an urging pin set whose one end is disposed opposite to the impact set and whose other end is opposite to a hammer set. When the plunger fires, the urging pin set is hit by the plunger to push the hammer set, producing an ejection effect. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137908 | Dynamic Stabilization System Components Including Readily Visualized Polymeric Compositions - The disclosure is directed to vertebral stabilization systems including polymeric components having improved selective visualization means, methods of improving the selective visualization of polymeric components of a vertebral stabilization system, and methods of using vertebral stabilization systems including polymeric components having improved selective visualization means to monitor the vertebral stabilization systems during their useful life. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137909 | METHOD FOR POSTOPERATIVELY COMPRESSING A BONE GRAFT - A method for postoperatively compressing a bone graft between adjacent spinal vertebrae utilizing first and second plates having openings at remote ends for receiving bone screws to fix the plates to respective vertebrae on opposite sides of a bone graft-receiving site. The first and second plates have male and female parts having interlocking elements cooperable with one another enabling movement of the plates and the adjacent vertebrae to one another to progressively compress the bone graft between the adjacent vertebrae and prevent movement of the first and second plates and adjacent vertebrae away from one another. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137910 | FACET DISTRACTION DEVICE, FACET JOINT IMPLANT, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides devices, implants, and methods for distracting and/or stabilizing a facet joint of the spine of a patient or other similar joint or bony structures, optionally including modifying the facet joint and implanting an implant in the facet joint so as to distract the foramen in order to reduce compression on nerve roots. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137911 | Adjustable Assembly for Correcting Spinal Abnormalities - An assembly for post-operatively treating an abnormal curvature of vertebrae of a spinal column. The assembly includes an elongate member extending in a generally vertical direction along a posterior side of the spinal column and a transverse member fastened to a vertebra of the spinal column with a plurality of fasteners and extending in a generally horizontal direction. The transverse member has a threaded region. The assembly further includes a coupler coupling the elongate member to the transverse member. The coupler includes a rotating member threadedly engaged with the threaded region of the transverse member. Rotation of the rotating member provides lateral movement of the transverse member relative to the elongate member, thereby moving the vertebra in a horizontal direction and applying a corrective force to the vertebra. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137912 | Cord for Vertebral Fixation Having Multiple Stiffness Phases - A dynamic stabilization system for stabilizing a vertebral segment of a spine. The system includes a first vertebral anchor, a second vertebral anchor and a cord. The system may also include a spacer positioned between the first and second vertebral anchor through which the cord extends. The first vertebral anchor is configured to be secured to a first vertebra and the second vertebral anchor is configured to be secured to a second vertebra. The cord is extendable from the first vertebral anchor to the second vertebral anchor. The cord has a variable stiffness through a range of displacement, wherein the stiffness of the cord increases as an applied tensile force on the cord is increased. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137913 | ADJUSTABLE ROD ASSEMBLY - An adjustable rod for spinal corrective surgery is provided that includes a first elongate member and a second elongate member, each having rod portions couplable to one or more bone connecting elements and expansion portions slidably moveable with respect to one another. A plurality of holes in each expansion portion are alignable with one another to choose the length of the adjustable rod and a locking element is inserted through a pair of aligned holes to couple the first and second elongate members and secure or fix the length of the expandable rod. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137914 | ADJUSTABLE ROD AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A low-profile surgical rod implant device is provided that allows the length of a rod spanning two bone screws to be adjusted at the time of implantation. In a separate aspect of the invention, the rod implant device can be secured by tightening and securing an end of the rod implant device at one of the bone screws. Embodiments are provided for use with polyaxial pedicle screws and substantially straight shank pedicle screws in spinal applications. In a separate aspect of the invention, a bone screw connector having an interference type fit is also provided. A method for implanting the device is also provided. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137915 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SPINAL FIXATION ELEMENT PLACEMENT - Minimally invasive methods and devices are provided for positioning a spinal fixation element in relation to adjacent spinal anchors. In an exemplary embodiment, the device is a percutaneous access device that can be coupled to a spinal anchor, and the method includes the step of positioning a spinal fixation element through at least one sidewall opening of at least two percutaneous access devices such that the spinal fixation element extends in a lengthwise orientation that is substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis of each percutaneous access device. The spinal fixation element can then be advanced in the lengthwise orientation to seat the spinal fixation element in or adjacent to the receiver heads of at least two adjacent spinal anchors. A fastening element or other closure mechanism can then be applied to each spinal anchor to engage the spinal fixation element within the receiver heads of the adjacent anchors. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137916 | SPINAL PLATES FOR STABILIZING SEGMENTS - In some aspects, the spinal plates of the present disclosure are sized and shaped for use in a spinal level adjacent to a previously treated spinal level. The spinal plates of the present disclosure are generally no-profile or low-profile plates. That is, the spinal plates are sized and shaped for positioning entirely within the disc space between adjacent vertebrae such that the plates either do not extend beyond the outer boundaries of the vertebrae (no profile) or extend only slightly beyond the outer boundaries of the vertebrae (low profile). The spinal plates of the present disclosure are also configured to receive fixation members, such as bone screws, in a hyper-angulated orientation. The hyper-angulated screws facilitate optimal cortical bone purchase or penetration of the adjacent vertebrae to fixedly secure the spinal plates to the vertebrae. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137917 | GRAFT FIXATION DEVICE - A graft fixation device comprising a sheath having a body that defines an inner longitudinal bore and a member for insertion within the bore. The sheath includes at least two projections movably connected to the sheath body by a distal hinge. The distal hinge causes the projection to pivot inwardly as the sheath is placed in a bone tunnel, and to be displaceable radially outwardly of the sheath body upon insertion of the member within the bore. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137918 | ROD AND ANCHOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING - A method of conducting a surgical procedure including implanting an anchor into a bone, wherein the anchor comprises a receiving portion and a screw, the screw including a screw head contained within the receiving portion and pivotally engageable with a surface of the receiving portion, and wherein the receiving portion and the screw comprising a different material. The method further includes selecting a rod from a group of rod types and coupling the rod with the receiving portion to stabilize a position of a portion of the spine. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137919 | BONE SCREW - The invention relates to a bone screw with a shaft that defines a longitudinal axis and with a head that is configured as a thickened portion, said shaft and head being threaded. The thread of the shaft (bone thread) merges in an uninterrupted manner into the thread on the flared area of the head adjoining the shaft. As a result, part of the threaded head lies in the osseous tissue, giving a larger contact surface between bone screw and bone and improving the distribution and transmission of the loads and forces. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137920 | Pedicle screw implant system - A pedicle screw fastening that can be made polyaxial, monoaxial, fixed, or provide a predefined monoaxial placement. The fastening system consists of an anchoring bone screw having threads on one end for use in anchoring to the screw to the spine and a spherical connector on the other end operating as a pivot point about which a U-shaped or side loading connecting assembly is used to secure to a connecting rod for use in stabilization of a spine. The connecting assembly, for receipt of a spinal connecting rod, includes a biased retainer ring for maintaining a positive tension between the connecting assembly and the anchored screw. The system allows for an improved manufacturing step wherein the threaded shank of a bone screws can be passed through a lower portion of the connecting assembly allowing a variety of bone screw sizes to be used with a common sized connector. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137921 | FIXATION PIN - Fixation pin ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137922 | VARIABLE ANGLE SPINAL SURGERY INSTRUMENT - An instrument for use in a procedure for inserting a spinal implant between human vertebrae may include a shaft and an end member. The end member may rotate with respect to the shaft. An angle of the end member with respect to the shaft may be varied when the end member is in a disc space between the human vertebrae. The instrument may include a slide for securing the end member at selected angles relative to the shaft. The end member may be separable from the shaft when the end member is in a selected orientation with the shaft. An instrument kit may include a shaft assembly and modular end members for various steps in a surgical procedure, such as disc space preparation, disc space evaluation, and spinal implant insertion. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137923 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE ORTHOPAEDIC DELIVERY DEVICES AND TOOLS - A tool for working in a cavity to which access is limited is disclosed. The tool has an elongated sheath with a bore and an open end that is positionable within the cavity. A filamentary element is slidably positioned within the bore of the sheath. A portion of the filamentary element is extendible outwardly from the sheath through the open end and into the cavity. The filamentary element may be biased into a curved or helical shape, and may be a loop or may have an awl, a cutting blade, a scoop, hook, balloon or other piece attached to its end. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137924 | TOOL - In an alignment guide for use in femoral head surgery, a cannulated rod is supported by, and is adjustable with respect to, a support member of the alignment guide. The guide also includes two jaws, an anterior jaw and a posterior jaw, with each jaw having a proximal end connected to the support arm, and a distal end for clamping, in use, to the neck of the femur. At least one of the jaws is movable from a first open position to a second clamping position. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137925 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENTS FOR POSITIONING HUMERAL COMPONENT DURING SHOULDER ARTHROPLASTY - The present invention relates to a set of tools and accessories used for properly positioning a stemmed humeral component, and/or a humeral stem provisional, within a canal in the humerus. The set of tools and accessories includes one or more fin clamps that are configured to be temporarily attached to a fin on the humeral component or the provisional; a ruler that is configured to be attached to the arm of the fin clamp, a fixation pin and pin driver configured to be used with the other tools for marking a position on the humerus; and one or more sleeves that are configured to slide over the stem of the humeral stem provisional to maintain it in the desired position. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137926 | Technique for Adjusting the Locus of Excitation of Electrically Excitable Tissue - The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. In one embodiment, first and second pulses are applied to first and second electrodes, respectively, to generate first and second subthreshold potential areas, respectively, within the tissue. The locus within the tissue where action potentials are induced is determined by a superposition of the first and second subthreshold areas according to the physiological principle of electrotonus. In another embodiment, a two-dimensional array of electrodes are formed. The cathode may be positioned near the center of the two-dimensional array or may be left out. The first and second subthreshold areas may thereby be steered. An array of anodal rings may be used to contain the field of excitation. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137927 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CARDIAC PACEMAKER SYSTEM - A pacemaker system | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137928 | IMPLANTABLE LEAD - A highly flexible implantable lead that offers improved flexibility, fatigue life and fatigue and abrasion resistance improved reliability, effective electrode tissue contact with a small diameter and low risk of tissue damage during extraction. In one embodiment the lead is provided with both defibrillation electrodes and pacing/sensing electrodes. For defibrillation/pacing leads, the lead diameter may be as small as six French or smaller. The construction utilizes helically wound conductors. For leads incorporating multiple separate conductors, many of the helically wound conductors are arranged in a multi-filar relationship. Preferably, each conductor is a length of wire that is uninsulated at about the middle of its length to create an electrode, wherein the conductor is folded in half at about the middle of the length to create first and second length segments that constitute parallel conductors. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137929 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF LEAD CONNECTION ASSEMBLIES - An implantable medical device (IMD) may include at least two separate lead connection assemblies, each with electrical connectors for connecting implantable leads to the IMD. In some examples, a IMD may include a first therapy module configured to generate a first electrical stimulation therapy and a second therapy module configured to generate a second electrical stimulation therapy for delivery to the patient. The IMD may include a first lead connection assembly including a first electrical connector electrically coupled to the first therapy module and a second lead connection assembly including a second electrical connector electrically coupled to the second therapy module. In some examples, the first and second lead connection assemblies are distributed around the outer perimeter of the IMD housing. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137930 | Subcutaneous Electrode with Improved Contact Shape for Transthoracic Conduction - One embodiment of the present invention provides a lead electrode assembly for use with an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator subcutaneously implanted outside the ribcage between the third and twelfth ribs comprising the electrode. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137931 | Implantable Cardiac Device With Dyspnea Measurement - Cardiac monitoring and/or stimulation methods and systems employing dyspnea measurement. An implantable cardiac device may sense transthoracic impedance and determine a patient activity level. An index indicative of pulmonary function is implantably computed to detect an episode of dyspnea based on a change, trend, and/or value exceeding a threshold at a determined patient activity level. Trending one or more pulmonary function index values may be done to determine a patient's pulmonary function index profile, which may be used to adapt a cardiac therapy. A physician may be automatically alerted in response to a pulmonary function index value and/or a trend of the patient's pulmonary index being beyond a threshold. Computed pulmonary function index values and their associated patient's activity levels may be stored periodically in a memory and/or transmitted to a patient-external device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137932 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION PARAMETERS USING HEART RATE VARIABILITY - A cardiac rhythm management system modulates the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses based on heart rate variability (HRV). An HRV parameter being a measure of the HRV is produced to indicate a patient's cardiac condition, based on which the delivery of pacing and/or autonomic neurostimulation pulses is started, stopped, adjusted, or optimized. In one embodiment, the HRV parameter is used to evaluate a plurality of parameter values for selecting an approximately optimal parameter value. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137933 | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH OPTIMIZATION OF CARDIAC PERFORMANCE USING HEART RATE - A method of optimizing inter-site delay is disclosed for a cardiac rhythm management device that includes a dual chamber pacemaker, especially designed for treating congestive heart failure by pacing a plurality of sites. A microcontroller is operative to adjust the pacing mode and inter-site delay of the pacemaker so as to achieve optimum hemodynamic performance. Atrial cycle lengths measured during transient (immediate) time intervals following a change in the mode inter-site delay are signal processed and a determination can then be made as to which particular configuration yields the optimum performance. Performance is optimized when the patient is at rest and when the patient exercises so that a rate-adapted dynamic value of the optimum performance can be applied. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137934 | ADAPTER, ADAPTER RETAIL UNIT AND SYSTEM OF THE ADAPTER, AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AN ELECTRODE LINE - An adapter for temporary sterile electric connection of an implantable medical electronic device to an electrode line that is to be connected to the implantable medical electronic device during implantation for undistorted transmission of measured values detectable on the electrode line to the device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137935 | LV THRESHOLD MEASUREMENT AND CAPTURE MANAGEMENT - The invention provides methods and apparatus for determining in a non-tracking pacing mode (e.g., DDI/R, VVI/R) whether a ventricular pacing stimulus is capturing a paced ventricle, including some or all of the following aspects. For example, increasing a ventricular pacing rate a nominal amount to an overdrive pacing rate higher than a most recent heart rate and evaluating a conduction interval from a first pacing ventricle to a second sensing ventricle and then continuing to monitor the underlying rate to ensure that a threshold testing pacing rate will not exceed a predetermined minimum interval and providing pacing stimulation to the first ventricle and sensing the second ventricle to determine whether the pacing stimulation to the first ventricle was one of sub-threshold and supra-threshold. The methods and apparatus are especially useful in conjunction with ensuring actual delivery of a ventricular pacing regime (e.g., cardiac resynchronization therapy or “CRT”). | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137936 | INTRAVASCULAR MEDICAL DEVICE - An implantable medical device is configured so that all of the major components including a housing and attached leads are disposed within the vasculature of a patient. A tether extends from the housing of the device to an implant location where the tether is secured to tissue outside of the vasculature. In this manner, an intravascular medical device may be implanted at a location remote from final placement, delivered via the vasculature and anchored at the initial entry point. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137937 | Modulation and Analysis of Cerebral Perfusion In Epilepsy and Other Neurological Disorders - A system including an implantable neurostimulator device capable of modulating cerebral blood flow to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders. In one embodiment, the system is capable of modulating cerebral blood flow (also referred to as cerebral perfusion) in response to measurements and other observed conditions. Perfusion may be increased or decreased by systems and methods according to the invention as clinically required. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137938 | SELECTIVE STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND SIGNAL PARAMETERS FOR MEDICAL CONDITIONS - Devices, systems and methods are provided for targeted treatment of a variety of conditions, particularly conditions that are associated with or influenced by the nervous system, such as pain. Targeted treatment of such conditions is provided with minimal deleterious side effects, such as undesired motor responses or undesired stimulation of unaffected body regions. This is achieved by directly neuromodulating a target anatomy associated with the condition while minimizing or excluding undesired neuromodulation of other anatomies. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137939 | PERCUTANEOUS CONTINUAL ELECTRO-ACUPUNCTURE STIMULATION FOR IN VIVO AND IN SITU TISSUE ENGINEERING - The invention includes an electro-acupuncture stimulation system for in vivo and in situ analgesia and tissue repair and regeneration. Electrodes, which can be acupuncture needles, are percutaneously implanted that deliver a pulsed electrical current that creates an electrical field, which envelopes the targeted tissue and restores cell-generating homeostasis to the affected tissue and thereby promotes analgesia and tissue re-growth in otherwise debilitated or deteriorating tissue. Methods and apparatuses are also disclosed that may include a needle locking system and acupuncture-needle assemblies for long-term in situ electrical stimulation. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137940 | Method for Directed Intranasal Administration of a Composition - Methods, kits, apparatus, and compositions for inhibiting a cerebral neurovascular disorder, a muscular headache, or cerebral inflammation in a human patient are provided. The methods comprise intranasally administering to the patient a pharmaceutical composition comprising a local anesthetic, and preferably a long-acting local anesthetic ingredient. A composition useful for practicing the methods of the invention is described which comprises at least one local anesthetic in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier, wherein the composition is formulated for intranasal delivery. Cerebral neurovascular disorders include migraine and cluster headache. Muscular headaches include tension headaches and muscle contraction headaches. A kit comprising the composition and an intranasal applicator and a method of systemically delivering a pharmaceutically active agent to an animal are also included in the invention. Apparatus for directed intranasal administration of the compositions of the invention and for performing the methods of the invention are also described. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137941 | TRANSFORMABLE SPEECH PROCESSOR MODULE FOR A HEARING PROSTHESIS - An external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, a protective case configured to have said speech processor module removably mounted therein; and an operational mode controller configured to determine when said speech processor module is mounted in said case and to place said speech processor module in said body-worn mode of operation when said module is mounted in said case. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137942 | TRANSFORMABLE SPEECH PROCESSOR MODULE FOR A HEARING PROSTHESIS - A method for operating an external component of a cochlear implant hearing system. The external component includes a speech processor module operable in a stand-alone mode of operation and a body-worn mode of operation, and a protective case. The method includes operating the speech processor module in the stand-alone mode, determining when the speech processor module is mounted in the case, and operating the speech processor module in the body-worn mode in response to determining that the speech processor module is mounted in the case. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING MIDDLE LEAD IN A TRI-LEAD CONFIGURATION - A method and medical system for operating three electrodes electrically coupled to three proximal contacts carried by three lead bodies is provided. The electrodes are implanted adjacent tissue of a patient and include a middle electrode and a pair of electrodes flanking the middle electrode. Electrical energy is conveyed between three different pairs of the proximal contacts, thereby respectively generating three electrical fields in the tissue between three electrode pairs. A potential of each of the electrical fields is measured at the remaining electrodes via the remaining proximal contacts, respectively. The lead body associated with the middle electrode is identified based on the measured electrical field potentials. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137944 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING RELATIVE POSITIONING BETWEEN NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS - A method and medical system for operating two leads disposed adjacent tissue of a patient are provided. A first one of a pair of electrodes respectively carried by the two leads is activated to generate an electrical field within the tissue. An electrical parameter in response to the generated electrical field is measured at a second one of the pair of electrodes. A reference electrical parameter is measured in response to the generated electrical field at a reference electrode carried by the same one of the two leads that carries the first electrode. A reference distance between the first electrode and the reference electrode is known prior to the generation of the electrical field. The ratio between the measured electrical parameter and the measured reference electrical parameter is computed, and the distance between the pair of electrodes is computed as a function of the computed ratio and the reference distance. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137945 | AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF MRI COMPATIBILITY OF ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system may include a processor configured to automatically obtain magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information relating to compatibility of an active implantable medical device implantable in a patient with an MRI modality from at least two information sources. The processor may also be configured to automatically determine compatibility of the active implantable medical device with the magnetic resonance imaging modality based on the magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137946 | PATIENT-CENTRIC DATA COLLECTION FOR AUTOMATED MRI COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION - A system may include a patient information terminal that receives magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information from a patient and a processor that automatically determines compatibility of an active implantable medical device with an magnetic resonance imaging modality based on the magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information. The magnetic resonance imaging compatibility information includes information relating to compatibility of the active implantable medical device implantable in the patient and the magnetic resonance imaging modality. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137947 | PATIENT PROGRAMMER WITH AUTOMATED MRI COMPATIBILITY VERIFICATION FOR ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system may include an active implantable medical device implantable in a body of a patient and a patient programmer for the AIMD. The patient programmer may be configured to obtain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) compatibility information relating to compatibility of the AIMD with an MRI modality. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137948 | EXTERNAL CHARGER WITH ADJUSTABLE ALIGNMENT INDICATOR - Electrical energy is transcutaneously transmitted at a plurality of different frequencies to an implanted medical device. The magnitude of the transmitted electrical energy respectively measured at the plurality of frequencies. One of the frequencies is selected based on the measured magnitude of the electrical energy (e.g., the frequency at which the measured magnitude of the electrical energy is the greatest). A depth level at which the medical device is implanted within the patient is determined based on the selected frequency. For example, the depth level may be determined to be relatively shallow if the selected frequency is relatively high, and relatively deep if the selected frequency is relative low. A charge strength threshold at which a charge strength indicator generates a user-discernible signal can then be set based on the determined depth level. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137949 | BIFURCATED ELECTRICAL LEAD AND METHOD OF USE - A bifurcated electrical lead includes an elongated lead body having a proximal end portion, a bifurcated distal end portion, and a main body portion extending between the proximal end portion and the bifurcated distal end portion. The bifurcated distal end portion includes oppositely disposed first and second arm members. The first and second arm members respectively include first and second electrodes operably coupled to first and second anchoring members. The first electrode is substantially parallel to the second electrode. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137950 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PHOTODYNAMIC TREATMENT OF BURNS, WOUNDS, AND RELATED SKIN DISORDERS - A method including photomodulating mammalian tissue with more than one light source of narrowband, multi chromatic electromagnetic radiation, wherein at least one light source emits radiation at a wavelength corresponding to yellow light and at least one light source emits radiation corresponding to infra-red light, wherein the ratio of the intensity of yellow light to infra-red light is about 4:1. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137951 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING BODY TEMPERATURE OF A SUBJECT - A cooling system includes a console and a tissue cooling device such as a head-cooling device. An operator applies the head-cooling device to the head of a patient at risk for ischemic injury. The console provides a cooling fluid to a fluid circulation space located between the cooling device and the patient's head under a positive gage pressure. Direct contact between the cooling fluid and the patient's head provides a relatively rapid induction of systemic hypothermia in the patient, thereby minimizing or preventing ischemic injury in the patient. The console also removes air from a channel disposed about an inner rim of the cooling device, using a negative gage pressure. Such removal of the air from the channel seals the rim of the cooling device to the head of the patient, including portions of the channel in contact with hair of the patient's head, and minimizes leaking of the cooling fluid beyond the rim of the cooling device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137952 | APPARATUSES FOR THERMALLY-INDUCED RENAL NEUROMODULATION - Methods and apparatus are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy to heat or cool neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. In some embodiments, parameters of the neural fibers, of non-target tissue, or of the thermal energy delivery element, may be monitored via one or more sensors for controlling the thermally-induced neuromodulation. In some embodiments, protective elements may be provided to reduce a degree of thermal damage induced in the non-target tissues. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137953 | DEVICE FOR COOLING - The invention relates to a cooling device, especially for cooling bodies or body parts of humans or animals, comprising at least one supporting material that contains superabsorber (SAP) which can absorb and re-dissipate moisture or liquid. The supporting material is wrapped in a covering fabric that has at least one moisture-permeable or air-permeable and steam-permeable zone. The invention is characterized in that at least one measuring instrument and/or sensor for measuring physical measuring values is provided on or in the device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137954 | CONDUCTIVE COUPLINGS, AND COMPONENTS THEREOF, FOR MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS - The present invention is configured to provide an offset weld and crimp in a coupling component that can be located entirely within a lumen of a lead body. This end is accomplished by providing an asymmetric coupling component is provided with a crimp recess, for example a groove or a bore extending along one side of the component and a thickened portion offset laterally from the groove or bore and having a welding surface displaced laterally from the groove or bore. While the embodiments illustrated herein are those employing a crimping groove, for purposes of understanding the invention it should be understood that a bore may be substituted. In preferred embodiments, the crimp recess is used to receive a stranded or cabled conductor within the lead body and the offset portion is used to attach to one or more filars of an electrode coil by welding thereto. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137955 | CATHETER HANDLE ASSEMBLY - A catheter handle assembly ( | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137956 | Lead adaptor having low resistance conductors and/or encapsulated housing - An implantable lead adaptor is disclosed that includes an encapsulated thermoplastic housing defining a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The proximal end portion has a first receptacle configured to receive a first type of connector assembly associated with a first implantable cardiac lead, and a second receptacle configured to receive a second type of connector assembly associated with a second implantable cardiac lead. An elongated flexible lead portion extends from the distal end portion of the adaptor housing. A connector assembly is operatively associated with a distal end section of the flexible lead portion of the adaptor for connection to an implantable pulse-generating device, such as, for example, an implantable pacemaker or defibrillator. Low resistance conductor wires electrically connect the connector assembly associated with the distal end section of the lead portion with the first and second receptacles of the adaptor housing. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137957 | MEDICAL IMPLANTABLE LEAD - A medical implantable lead has a proximal end and a distal end, a biostable and biocompatible polymeric header, which is arranged at the distal end and has a first tubular portion, a helical fixation element located within the first tubular portion and being extendable from a distal end of the header, and a radiopaque ring. The header further has a second tubular portion, which is arranged coaxially of the first tubular portion and is attached to the first tubular portion at a distal end of the second tubular portion, while having a free proximal end. The tubular portions form a circumferential pocket, wherein the first tubular portion extends from the proximal end of the header at least to said distal end of the second tubular portion. The radiopaque ring is arranged around the first tubular portion and is received in the circumferential pocket. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137958 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRODE SUB-ASSEMBLY - A medical electrical lead that includes a lead body and at least one tubular electrode sub-assembly positioned over and attached to the lead body. The lead body includes at least one elongated conductive element, such as a cable, that is electrically connected to a coiled electrode of the tubular electrode sub-assembly. The tubular electrode sub-assembly includes a tubular liner and an electrode embedded in the outer surface of the liner. In some embodiments, only a portion of the inner surface of the tubular liner is attached to the lead body in order to improve flexibility of the medical electrode lead in the area occupied by the tubular electrode sub-assembly. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137959 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD WITH BACKFILLED ELECTRODE SUB-ASSEMBLY - A medical electrical lead that includes a lead body and at least one tubular electrode sub-assembly positioned over and attached to the external surface of the lead body. The lead body includes at least one elongated conductive element, such as a cable, that is electrically connected to an electrode of the tubular electrode sub-assembly. The tubular electrode sub-assembly includes a tubular liner and an electrode embedded in the outer surface of the liner. In some embodiments, only a portion of the inner surface of the tubular liner is attached to the lead body which may potentially improve flexibility of the medical electrode lead in the area occupied by the tubular electrode sub-assembly. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137960 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS HAVING REDUCED POCKET STIMULATION - Neurostimulators and methods of using neurostimulators are provided. The neurostimulator is implanted within a tissue pocket of a patient, and electrical energy is conveyed from the neurostimulator to stimulate a target tissue site remote from the tissue pocket. The neurostimulator has a case with which one or more electrodes are associated. The electrical energy is returned to the electrode(s) in a manner that prevents, or at least reduces, pocket stimulation that may otherwise occur due to the return of electrical energy to the case of the neurostimulator. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137961 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS HAVING REDUCED POCKET STIMULATION - Neurostimulators and methods of using neurostimulators are provided. The neurostimulator is implanted within a tissue pocket of a patient, and electrical energy is conveyed from the neurostimulator to stimulate a target tissue site remote from the tissue pocket. The neurostimulator has a case with which one or more electrodes are associated. The electrical energy is returned to the electrode(s) in a manner that prevents, or at least reduces, pocket stimulation that may otherwise occur due to the return of electrical energy to the case of the neurostimulator. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137962 | IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATORS HAVING REDUCED POCKET STIMULATION - Neurostimulators and methods of using neurostimulators are provided. The neurostimulator is implanted within a tissue pocket of a patient, and electrical energy is conveyed from the neurostimulator to stimulate a target tissue site remote from the tissue pocket. The neurostimulator has a case with which one or more electrodes are associated. The electrical energy is returned to the electrode(s) in a manner that prevents, or at least reduces, pocket stimulation that may otherwise occur due to the return of electrical energy to the case of the neurostimulator. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137963 | METHOD FOR FABRICATION OF LOW-POLARIZATION IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION ELECTRODE - A method for fabricating an implantable medical electrode includes roughening the electrode substrate, applying an adhesion layer, and depositing a valve metal oxide coating over the adhesion layer under conditions optimized to minimize electrode impedance and post-pulse polarization. The electrode substrate may be a variety of electrode metals or alloys including titanium, platinum, platinum-iridium, or niobium. The adhesion layer may be formed of titanium or zirconium. The valve metal oxide coating is a ruthenium oxide coating sputtered onto the adhesion layer under controlled target power, sputtering pressure, and sputter gas ratio setting optimized to minimize electrode impedance and post-pulse polarization. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137964 | MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEAD JOINTS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A joint between an insulative sidewall of a medical electrical lead subassembly and an underlying fluoropolymer layer includes an interfacial layer. A first section of the interfacial layer is bonded to the fluoropolymer layer and is formed by a thermoplastic fluoropolymer; a second section of the interfacial layer extends adjacent the first section and is bonded to the insulative sidewall. The insulative sidewall, of the subassembly, and the second section, of the interfacial layer, are each formed from a material that is not a fluoropolymer. A recess is formed in the first section of the interfacial layer and the second section of the interfacial layer extends within the recess. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137965 | Coronary sinus lead for pacing the left atrium - A method of inserting a pacing lead having a preformed shape into a coronary sinus to pace the left atrium includes providing a lead having an elongated body and proximal and tip sections. The sections are configured such that a first angle less than 90 degrees is defined between the lead body and proximal section and a second angle is defined between the tip and proximal sections. The method further comprises advancing the pacing wire towards the opening of the coronary sinus and advancing the wire into the coronary sinus, such that the first angle is compressed by the coronary sinus opening and a tip electrode included on the tip section contacts the wall of the coronary sinus near the left atrium operably extending the second angle to assure constant contact between the wall of the coronary sinus and the tip electrode. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137966 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEQUENTIALLY DEPLOYING TWO OR MORE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - An intraluminal delivery system for sequentially deploying two or more implantable medical devices includes two or more such devices arranged longitudinally adjacent to each other about an inner catheter. One or more separator bands are slideably disposed about the inner catheter, and each of the bands is positioned between adjacent medical devices. An outer catheter, which is proximal to the medical devices, overlies the inner catheter but does not overlie the medical devices. A tubular sheath overlies the outer catheter, the one or more separator bands, and the medical devices. Relative motion between the tubular sheath and the inner catheter allows the medical devices to be sequentially deployed at one or more treatment sites, and relative motion between the inner catheter and the outer catheter allows a distal tip of the inner catheter to be retracted after deployment of each device. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137967 | DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A CATHETER - A device for deploying a stent, is connected to a catheter, the catheter being equipped with support structure for supporting the stent and with a deployment mechanism for deploying this stent. The device includes a portion connected to the stent-supporting structure and a portion connected to the stent-deploying mechanism. According to embodiments of the invention, the portion connected to the stent-supporting structure is in the form of a handle which may be grasped by a hand of the user, including at least one boss allowing it to be supported on a relatively stable surface, such as the operating table, the height of this boss being such that this support may be achieved in spite of the presence of the fingers of the user around the handle. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137968 | STENT DELIVERY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED RETRACTION MEMBER - An expandable stent and delivery system is provided for treating body vessel defects, such as partially occluded blood vessels and aneurysms. The delivery system includes a core member having a non-cylindrical retraction member with extending portions configured to extend between struts of the stent. The stent includes enlarged anchor members that cooperate with the retraction member to secure the stent to the core member for movement within a delivery catheter and deployment to a body vessel defect. The extending portions provide a greater contact area than would be possible with a cylindrical retraction member, which is especially beneficial when retracting a partially deployed stent into the catheter. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137969 | Composite Medical Textile Material and Implantable Devices Made Therefrom - An implantable composite medical device having a longitudinal length a woven textile portion having yarns interlaced in a woven pattern, a knitted textile portion having yarns interlooped in a knitted pattern. The woven and knitted portions are securably attached to one and the other to provide a composite woven and knitted textile surface along the longitudinal length of the device. The woven portion may have a permeability from about 30 to about 500 ml/min/cm | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137970 | METHOD OF ELECTROPLATING A CONVERSION ELECTRON EMITTING SOURCE ON IMPLANT - Methods for preparing an implant coated with a conversion electron emitting source (CEES) are disclosed. The typical method includes cleaning the surface of the implant; placing the implant in an activating solution comprising hydrochloric acid to activate the surface; reducing the surface by H | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137971 | Stent with a Structure of a Biocorrodible Material and a Controlled Corrosion Behavior - The invention relates to a stent with a structure of a biocorrodible magnesium alloy or tungsten alloy, which comprises a multiplicity of web sections connected to one another, wherein (i) the structure has a support structure of a number of first web sections connected to one another, which are designed to perform a function supporting the vascular wall or preserving the mechanical integrity of the stent after an expansion of the stent for a predetermined period of time and (ii) at least one second web section is present, which a) is directly connected to a selected first web section, b) does not perform a function supporting the vascular wall or preserving the mechanical integrity of the stent after the expansion of the stent for the predetermined period of time, and c) has a smaller average grain size than the first web sections of the support structure from (i). | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137972 | SINTERED MOULDED BODY - A sintered molded body consisting of a material that contains aluminum oxide with chromium doping, zirconium oxide with Y-stabilization and strontium aluminates with variable Cr-doping, which is particularly suitable for medical applications. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137973 | Layered Bifurcation Stent - An implantable medical device has an outer stent with a tubular body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The outer stent includes members defining openings which are in fluid communication with a flow path. At least one opening is larger than adjacent openings when the outer stent is in an expanded state, and is positioned between the ends of the outer stent. The at least one larger opening is a side branch opening having a perimeter. The device also has an inner stent with a tubular body disposed within the outer stent and about a longitudinal axis. The inner stent has a branch portion with deployable petals positioned adjacent to the side branch opening of the outer stent. The petals are biased against the perimeter of the side branch opening such that the petals are restrained from opening outward when the outer stent is in an unexpanded state. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137974 | Stent with Graduated Stiffness - Disclosed herein is a stent having a generally tubular stent body with a first end region, a second end region, and a third region therebetween. The stent has a plurality of circumferential serpentine bands and a plurality of connector columns. Each connector column is located between two immediately adjacent serpentine bands, with each connector column having at least one connector. Connectors are connected at one end to one serpentine band and at the other end to an immediately adjacent serpentine band. The connectors of the first and second end regions have a first length which is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and the connectors of the third region have a length greater than the first length and form an oblique angle relative to the longitudinal axis. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137975 | ACTIVE-SUBSTANCE-COATED MEDICAL PRODUCT, METHOD FOR ITS PRODUCTION AND ITS USES - The present invention relates to a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, having an active substance coating according to the invention on the surface of the medical product, to a method for the production of a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, having an active substance coating according to the invention, to an active substance coating according to the invention for a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, to uses of the active substance coating according to the invention for the production of a medical product that can be implanted or introduced into a vascular system of a human or animal organism, and to a method for treatment of a stenosis, etc., in the vascular system of a human or animal organism. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137976 | Systems and Methods for Treating Heart Tissue Via Localized Delivery of Parp Inhibitors - The systems and methods of the present disclosure, in a broad aspect, provide for treatment of cardiac tissue via localized delivery of PARP inhibitors. These systems include a composition comprising at least one poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor; and at least one delivery device for introducing the composition into the cardiac tissue. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137977 | Coating for Medical Device Having Increased Surface Area - Described herein are implantable medical devices for delivering a therapeutic agent to the body tissue of a patient, and methods for making such medical devices. In particular, the implantable medical devices, such as intravascular stents, have a coating which includes at least one coating composition and has an exposed abluminal surface and an exposed luminal surface or exposed side surface. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137978 | Medical Implants Including Iridium Oxide - A medical implant includes iridium oxide. The iridium oxide has a plurality of Ir—O σ bonds and a plurality of Ir═O σ bonds. The iridium oxide has a ratio of the Ir—O σ bonds to the Ir═O π bonds that is greater than 1.3. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137979 | Sinus-engaging Valve Fixation Member - A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex, the native valve complex having three semilunar sinuses and three native commissures. The prosthesis includes a valve prosthesis support, which comprises a support structure comprising exactly three engagement arms that meet one another at three respective junctures. The engagement arms are shaped so as define three peak complexes at the three respective junctures, and three trough complexes, each of which is between two of the peak complexes. Upon implantation of the prosthesis, each of the engagement arms is at least partially disposed within a respective one of the semilunar sinuses, such that each of the peak complexes is disposed distal to and in rotational alignment with a respective one of the native commissures, and each of the trough complexes is disposed at least partially within the respective one of the semilunar sinuses. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137980 | Annular Prosthesis for a Mitral Valve - An annular prosthesis for a mitral valve that may include a posterior half-ring and an anterior half-ring coupled to each other on a first transverse plane which defines a maximum width section of the prosthesis. The ratio between the distance between the anterior half-ring and the posterior half-ring, as measured along a second plane, perpendicular to the first plane and equidistant to the couplings, and the maximum width of the prosthesis is lower than ¾. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137981 | OCULAR IMPLANT WITH SHAPE CHANGE CAPABILITIES - Disclosed are devices, methods and systems for treatment of eye disease such as glaucoma. Implants are described herein that enhance aqueous flow through the normal outflow system of the eye with minimal to no complications. The implant can be reversibly deformed to a first shape, such as a generally linear shape conducive to insertion. Upon insertion, the implant can deform to a second shape, such as a generally non-linear shape conducive to retention within the eye. The shape also improves fluid flow from the anterior chamber and prevents or reduces clogging. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137982 | Method For Creating Incisions To Improve Intraocular Lens Placement - A system and method for inserting an intraocular lens in a patient's eye includes a light source for generating a light beam, a scanner for deflecting the light beam to form an enclosed treatment pattern that includes a registration feature, and a delivery system for delivering the enclosed treatment pattern to target tissue in the patient's eye to form an enclosed incision therein having the registration feature. An intraocular lens is placed within the enclosed incision, wherein the intraocular lens has a registration feature that engages with the registration feature of the enclosed incision. Alternately, the scanner can make a separate registration incision for a post that is connected to the intraocular lens via a strut member. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137983 | Intraocular Lens - A system and method for inserting an intraocular lens in a patient's eye includes a light source for generating a light beam, a scanner for deflecting the light beam to form an enclosed treatment pattern that includes a registration feature, and a delivery system for delivering the enclosed treatment pattern to target tissue in the patient's eye to form an enclosed incision therein having the registration feature. An intraocular lens is placed within the enclosed incision, wherein the intraocular lens has a registration feature that engages with the registration feature of the enclosed incision. Alternately, the scanner can make a separate registration incision for a post that is connected to the intraocular lens via a strut member. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137984 | CONTROLLED VAPOR DEPOSITION OF BIOCOMPATIBLE COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - An intraocular lens with a hydrophilic polymer coating composition and method of preparing same are provided. Specifically, a composition suitable for reducing tackiness in intraocular lenses is provided wherein an acrylic intraocular lens is treated by vapor deposition with an alkoxy silyl terminated polyethylene glycol polymer composition. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137985 | Breast Implants and Methods of Manufacture - An implantable soft tissue prosthesis comprising a hollow shell formed of a flexible elastomeric envelope, the shell having an inner volume and an exterior surface, when the inner volume is filled with an elastomeric silicone tubing that is preshaped conforming to the inner volume of the shell, the prosthesis being adapted to be surgically implanted in a human breast. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137986 | IMPLANTS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BONE - An orthopedic implant comprising a deformable, expandable implant body configured for treating abnormalities in bones, such as compression fractures of vertebra, necrosis of femurs and the like. An exemplary implant body comprises a small cross-section threaded element that is introduced into a bone region and thereafter is expanded into a larger cross-section, monolithic assembly to provide a bone support. In one embodiment, the implant body is at least partly fabricated of a magnesium alloy that is biodegradable to allow for later tissue ingrowth. | 2010-06-03 |
| 20100137987 | Intramedullary Repair System for Vertebra Fractures - An system for reducing a fracture in an vertebral body is disclosed herein. The system may include incremental implant elements and a delivery device. The incremental implant elements are configured for percutaneous delivery into, and accumulation within, a volume of the vertebral body. The delivery device is configured to percutaneously deliver the incremental implant elements into the volume of the vertebra body in an incremental fashion. As the incremental implant elements are incrementally delivered into the volume of the vertebra body, the accumulation of the incremental members in the volume of the vertebra body places the fracture in the vertebra body in a reduced state. | 2010-06-03 |
