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Liat Amosy, Great Neck, NY US
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20120259917 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN PARTIES - A system providing automated delivery of contact information between users of two respective devices. The request for predetermined contact information is recognized at the device of one of the parties and in response, the requested contact information is sent automatically to the second user. The device of the second user stores the contact information and uses to send specific information to the first user. The memory holding the contact information and/or the address books can be local storage devices or cloud based. | 10-11-2012 |
20120292314 | CONTAINERS FOR STORING MATERIALS THAT CAN BE SELECTIVELY MIXED OR DISPENSED - A composite container includes two containers that are axially aligned in movable toward each other to close a hole between the containers or away from each other to open the hole. When the hole is opened liquids, powder or other appropriate material in the containers can be mixed or intermingled ending up in either container or in both containers. | 11-22-2012 |
Liat Atsmon Guz, San Jose, CA US
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20140067940 | SUBSCRIPTION GROUPS IN PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a method and system for publishing subscriptions in a publish-subscribe system in accordance with subscription groups. Embodiments may include (i) determining a consumption characteristic by which each of a plurality of subscribers in a publish-subscribe system consumes a subscription published by a publisher; (ii) identifying the subscribers whose consumption characteristics satisfy a specified similarity criterion; (iii) defining a plurality of subscription groups, each of which includes subscriptions of those of the subscribers whose consumption characteristics satisfy the specified similarity criterion; and (iv) transmitting the subscriptions to the subscribers in accordance with the subscription groups. Embodiments may also include moving a subscription of the subscriber, from a first subscription group having subscriptions of those of the subscribers whose consumption characteristics correspond to a first specified similarity criterion, to a second subscription group having subscriptions of those of the subscribers whose consumption characteristics correspond to a second specified similarity criterion. | 03-06-2014 |
20140195486 | DATA RECOVERY IN MULTI-LEADER DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS - Disclosed are a method and system for recovering a distributed system from a failure of a data storage unit. The distributed system includes a plurality of computer systems, each having a read-write computer and a data storage unit. Data is replicated from a particular data storage unit to other data storage units using publish-subscribe model. A read-write computer receives the replicated data, processes the data for any conflicts and stores it in the data storage unit. If a data storage unit fails, another data storage unit that has latest data corresponding to the failed data storage unit is determined and the latest data is replicated to other data storage units. Accordingly, the distributed system continues to have the data of the failed data storage unit. The failed data storage unit may be reconstructed using data from one of the other data storage units in the distributed system. | 07-10-2014 |
20150156158 | SUBSCRIPTION GROUPS IN PUBLISH-SUBSCRIBE SYSTEM - Disclosed is a technology for publishing subscriptions in a publish-subscribe system in accordance with subscription groups. The technology may include (i) determining a consumption characteristic by which each of multiple subscribers in a publish-subscribe system consumes a subscription published by a publisher; (ii) identifying the subscribers whose consumption characteristics satisfy a specified similarity criterion; (iii) defining multiple subscription groups, each of which includes subscriptions of those of the subscribers whose consumption characteristics satisfy the specified similarity criterion; (iv) storing the subscriptions in multiple logical partitions of a storage system where each of the logical partitions contains a separate non-overlapping subset of the subscriptions; and (v) transmitting the subscriptions to the subscribers in accordance with the subscription groups. | 06-04-2015 |
Liat Belinson, Tel-Aviv IL
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20110093449 | SEARCH ENGINE AND METHODOLOGY, PARTICULARLY APPLICABLE TO PATENT LITERATURE - A search engine for searching based on related scientific or technological concepts, comprises: a learning module for learning about relationships between technical phrases based on their rates of occurrence in related documents, therefrom to form concepts from groupings of related phrases, and a search module for searching for related documents to a query document based on occurrence in said related documents of concepts present in said query document, the learning module carrying out said learning based on a training set of documents and inter-document relations. | 04-21-2011 |
Liat Bermeister, Rose Bay AU
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20110041866 | HEADBAND FOR USE WITH A HEAD COVERING - A headband for use with a head covering which includes a length of fabric having a first hair engaging side with a pile direction substantially perpendicular to the length of fabric, the pile direction being substantially the same as the direction of a user's hair thereby lockingly engaging the user's hair, and a second head covering engaging side having a pile direction substantially perpendicular to the length of fabric and opposite to the pile direction of the first side thereby lockingly engaging the head covering. | 02-24-2011 |
Liat Birnhack, Nesher IL
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20100288700 | POST TREATMENT OF DESALINATED AND SOFT WATER FOR BALANCED WATER COMPOSITION SUPPLY - A calcite dissolution post-treatment process and apparatii for desalinated water are provided. The process comprises separating cations from seawater or brackish/seawater desalination brines by ion exchange resin(s) onto which the ions are loaded, contacting the ion exchange resin(s) loaded with the cations with an effluent of a calcite dissolution reactor wherein the cations are exchanged with Ca | 11-18-2010 |
20100294717 | POST TREATMENT FOR DESALINATED AND SOFT WATER FOR BALANCED WATER COMPOSITION SUPPLY - An H2S04-based calcite dissolution post-treatment process and apparatii for desalinated water are provided. The process comprises separating cations from seawater by ion exchange resin (s) ( | 11-25-2010 |
Liat Bonen, Zichron Yaakov IL
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20150181273 | Using Timed Transport Stream for Receiver-Side Inter-Device Communication - Systems, methods, devices, and non-transitory media of the various embodiments facilitate real time playback of a digital broadcast by enabling reduction of the amount of time a receiver device's low power mode interface with a separate computing device operates in an operational/high power mode. The receiver device may associate a stream of media packets of a digital broadcast with system time clock timestamps indicating when the media packets were received, and store the media packets in a temporary packet buffer. Periodically, a media packet burst stored in the temporary packet buffer may be sent to the separate computing device via a low power mode interface operating in an operational/high-power mode different than a low power mode. The low power mode interface may be returned to the low-power mode until the next burst of packets is sent to the separate computing device. | 06-25-2015 |
Liat Edry, Petach-Tikva IL
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20130131148 | MICRO-RNA FOR CANCER DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND THERAPY - The present invention relates to polymorphic binding sites for micro-RNA and to micro-RNA-based cancer diagnosis, cancer therapy and personalized medicine. In particular, the present invention relates to diagnosis, therapy and personalized medicine with the specific miR-515-5p molecule. | 05-23-2013 |
20130197060 | MICRORNA PATTERNS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MELANOMA - The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, staging, prognosticating and treating melanoma based on evaluating the expression of specific patterns of oncogenic or suppressive microRNA (miR) molecules in a patient in need thereof. | 08-01-2013 |
20140235488 | MICRORNA PATTERNS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS, PROGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF MELANOMA - The present invention relates to methods for diagnosing, staging, prognosticating and treating melanoma based on evaluating the expression of specific patterns of oncogenic or suppressive microRNA (miR) molecules in a patient in need thereof. | 08-21-2014 |
Liat Flaishon, Ramat-Gan IL
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20090239799 | Pharmaceutical Compositions Comprising Ccl2 and Use of Same For The Treatment of Inflammation - A method of treating an inflammation in a subject thereof is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of CCL2, thereby treating the inflammation. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms which comprise CCL2 for the treatment of inflammation. | 09-24-2009 |
20110165116 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CCL2 AND USE OF SAME FOR THE TREATMENT OF INFLAMMATION - A method of treating an inflammation in a subject thereof is provided. The method comprising administering to the subject a therapeutically effective amount of CCL2, thereby treating the inflammation. Also provided are pharmaceutical compositions and unit dosage forms which comprise CCL2 for the treatment of inflammation. | 07-07-2011 |
Liat Genosar-Roth, Sunnyvale, CA US
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20150149338 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEXING, MONITORING, AND INVENTORYING DIGITAL ASSETS - Method(s), system(s), apparatus(es), and computer program products are provided that can index, monitor, inventory, and/or monetize digital assets, such as documents, photographs, videos, blogs, online accounts, social media accounts, e-mail accounts, online banking accounts, etc. | 05-28-2015 |
Liat Goldshaid, Rehovot IL
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20110064658 | RGD-(bacterio)chlorophyll conjugates for photodynamic therapy and Imaging of Necrotic tumors - RGD-chlorophyll and RGD-bacteriochlorophyll conjugates that home and accumulate in necrotic tumor domains much longer than in tumor non-necrotic domains are provided for use in minimally invasive tumor-targeted imaging, tumor-targeted photodynamic therapy, and/or on-line prognosis of necrotic tumors. | 03-17-2011 |
Liat Gutstein-Abo, Tel-Aviv IL
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20100173291 | METHODS AND KITS FOR DETECTING FETAL CELLS IN THE MATERNAL BLOOD - Provided is a method of identifying a trophoblast by detecting in cells of a biological sample, with the proviso that the biological sample does not comprise a placental tissue, expression of a trophoblast marker selected from the group consisting of an annexin IV, a cytokeratin-7, a cytokeratin-8 and a cytokeratin-19; and classifying cells exhibiting expression of the trophoblast marker as trophoblasts. Also provided are methods of detecting a pregnancy in a subject, isolating trophoblasts from biological samples and prenatally diagnosing a conceptus using the identified trophoblasts. | 07-08-2010 |
Liat Hayardeny-Nisimov, Tel Aviv IL
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20080221115 | Use of long-chain alcohol derivatives for the treatment of alopecia areata - Disclosed is a method of treating alopecia greata using a compound having the formula: | 09-11-2008 |
Liat Huller-Harari, Givatayim IL
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20120004603 | BREASTFEEDING MILK CONSUMPTION MEASURING DEVICE - A device and method for measuring an amount of breast milk suckled during a breastfeeding session, the device including a mechanism for determining the change in volume of a breast during the breastfeeding session (before breastfeeding and after breastfeeding), and a calculation unit for calculating therefrom the quantity of milk suckled during the breastfeeding session. | 01-05-2012 |
Liat Izhak, Kiryat-Yam IL
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20110033521 | Molecules and Methods of Using Same for Treating MCP-1/CCR2 Associated Diseases - Molecules and compositions including same for the isolation of MCP-1 and treatment of CCR2/MCP-1 associated diseases. | 02-10-2011 |
Liat Kochavi, Petah Tikva IL
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20090323710 | METHOD FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION FRAGMENTS AND A DEVICE HAVING INFORMATION FRAGMENT PROCESSING CAPABILITIES - A device and method for processing information fragments, the method includes: receiving multiple information fragments from multiple communication paths; wherein the each information fragment is associated with a cyclic serial number indicating of a generation time of the information fragment; storing the multiple information fragments in multiple input queues, each input queue being associated with a communication path out of the multiple communication paths; determining whether at least one serial number associated with at least one valid information fragment positioned in a head of one of the multiple input queues is located within a pre-rollout serial number range; mapping, in response to the determination, serial numbers associated with each of the valid information fragment positioned in the heads of the multiple input queues to at least one serial number range that differs from the pre-rollout serial number range; and sending to an output queue information fragment metadata associated with a minimal valued serial number out of the serial numbers associated with each of the valid information fragment positioned in the heads of the multiple input queues. | 12-31-2009 |
Liat Lazer, Berkeley, CA US
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20110068604 | Drag Reducing System - Systems and methods for reducing drag in vehicles, typically trucks, such as tractor-trailers, have movable moving drag reducing apparatus. This movable drag reducing apparatus is for movement into and out of various positions, in accordance with the location of the vehicle with respect to its distance from an obstacle. | 03-24-2011 |
Liat Lomnitski, Givat Shmuel IL
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20080318931 | Treatment of Disorders and Diseases of the Colon - A method and a composition for the treatment of an Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) or intestine polyposes is described. The method includes the local administration to the colon of a therapeutically effective amount of at least one Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) or at least one tricyclic antidepressant (TCA). | 12-25-2008 |
20100130549 | PSYCHOTROPIC COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides a method for treating or preventing a disease or disorder treatable by the inhibition of serotonin reuptake in a patient, and/or norepinephrine reuptake and/or dopamine reuptake in a patient, the method comprising administering to the patient a neurotransmitter reuptake inhibiting-effective amount of at least one compound of the formula A-L-B (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof, wherein A is a psychotropic derivative; L is a linking group comprising two carbon atoms; and B is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aralkyl comprising at least one substituent of the formula Q, wherein: the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aralkyl is optionally substituted with one or more halogean halogens, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, amino or thiol; and Q is OR | 05-27-2010 |
20100279990 | ANTIPROLIFERATIVE COMPOUNDS, COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE - The present invention provides a compound of the formula A-L-B (I) or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt, ester or prodrug thereof, wherein A is a psychotropic derivative; L is a linking group comprising two carbon atoms; and B is an alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aralkyl comprising at least one substituent of the formula Q, wherein: the alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl or aralkyl is optionally substituted with one or more halogens, hydroxyl, cyano, nitro, amino or thiol; and Q is OR | 11-04-2010 |
Liat Onn, Tiberias IL
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20110159094 | EXTENDED RELEASE COMPOSITIONS FOR HIGH SOLUBILITY, HIGH PERMEABILITY ACTIVE PHARMACEUTICAL INGREDIENTS - A novel composition comprising a tablet, comprising a highly soluble active pharmaceutical ingredient, which is then coated with a coating. The core is preferably a tablet. The coating preferably comprises any type of suitable extended release polymer, with the proviso that the polymer does not comprise an enteric polymer. | 06-30-2011 |
Liat Oss-Ronen, Zikhron-Yaakov IL
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20110238000 | POLYMER-CONJUGATED ALBUMIN HYDROGELS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - A hydrogel system comprising polymer-conjugated albumin molecules is provided for controlled release delivery of therapeutic agents. The polymer is a functionalized synthetic polymer, preferably PEG-diacrylate. The polymer-conjugated albumin is preferably mono-PEGylated albumin. The hydrogel system may comprise a matrix to which the polymer-conjugated albumin molecules are linked via a functional group of the polymer. The matrix may be formed from the same polymer of the polymer-albumin conjugate. | 09-29-2011 |
Liat Shemesh-Granot, Binymina IL
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20090239710 | Training and instructing support device - A personal device is provided for measuring a training activity of a trainee having a body part which moves during this training activity, this movement at least partially defining said training activity. The device comprises a sensing unit adapted to repeatedly measure, during the training activity, parameters associated with the movement of the body part, and wherein the sensing unit comprising at least accelerometer means, a compass and, optimally, gyroscope means. The device further comprises means for attaching the sensing unit to the body part and a processor adapted to receive from the sensing unit the parameters and to calculate based thereon, data indicative of the training activity. In addition, there are provided a system for use by an instructor in instructing of a plurality of participants engaged in an activity, a communication system for communicating with one or more swimmers, the system comprising a transmitting module adapted to communicate in accordance with a wireless communication protocol with at least one receiving module associated with at least one swimmer, and a method for automated training one or more swimmers accordingly. | 09-24-2009 |
Liat Spasser, Hertzilya IL
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20130041132 | CHEMICAL PREPARATION OF UBIQUITIN THIOESTERS AND MODIFICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention discloses latent thioester functionalities attached to the C-terminus of a first polypeptide, or a first fragment thereof having a Cys residue at its N-terminus, and a process using this functionality for the preparation of polypeptide thioesters, in particular of ubiquitin thioesters, this process comprising preparing a polypeptide or a fragment thereof, being attached to a latent thioester functionality, which can then be ligated with a second polypeptide fragment, followed by selective activation of the latent thioester functionality group, to provide the requested polypeptide thioester. There are also provided the polypeptides obtained by this method, specific unnatural amino acids useful to be incorporated within the polypeptide thioesters, and kits for preparing them. | 02-14-2013 |
Liat Spasser, Hertzliya IL
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20130060003 | CHEMICAL PREPARATION OF POLYUBIQUITIN CHAINS - The present invention discloses a process for the preparation of a Poly-ubiquitin chain, this process comprising ligating a Ubiquitin thioester Ubm-SR with a Ubiquitin Ubq. Further are disclosed poly-ubiquitin chains prepared according to this process, in particular poly-ubiquitin chains containing at least one unnatural amino acid. | 03-07-2013 |
20130143251 | EXPEDITIOUS SYNTHESIS OF UBIQUITINATED PEPTIDE CONJUGATES - The present invention discloses a process for preparing ubiquinated peptide conjugates comprising a ubiquitin peptide residue UR attached at its C-terminus to a substrate peptide via a native isopeptide bond, this process comprising combining Native Chemical Ligation (NCL) and solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS). Further are disclosed ubiquinated peptide conjugates containing a native isopeptide bond, as well as various uses thereof. | 06-06-2013 |
Liat Spernath, Kfar-Saba IL
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20110135734 | Method For the Preparation of Nanoparticles From Nanoemulsions - The invention relates to a method for the production of nanoparticles from oil-in-water nanoemulsions, in which the nanoemulsion is prepared by phase inversion techniques. The phase inversion may be achieved by using a constant temperature, where the inversion occurs by continuous addition of water or by varying the temperature involving heating and rapid cooling. | 06-09-2011 |
20120056341 | SILICA NANOCAPSULES FROM NANO-EMULSIONS OBTAINED BY PHASE INVERSION - Silica nanocapsules are prepared from a nanoemulsions obtained by a phase inversion method. | 03-08-2012 |
Liat Szapiro, Moshav Gsaita IL
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20110115867 | SUCTION CUPS FOR INK-BASED PRINTERS - A suction cup for a printer includes a cup portion that includes a contact surface adapted to contact print media within the printer, the contact surface being formed by a low surface energy material. In some embodiments, the contact surface is rough. | 05-19-2011 |
Liat Tsoref, Tel Aviv IL
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20080275349 | MONITORING, PREDICTING AND TREATING CLINICAL EPISODES - Apparatus ( | 11-06-2008 |
20090048514 | DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND MONITORED TISSUE TREATMENT - Apparatus is provided for lipolysis and body contouring of a subject. The apparatus includes a housing adapted for placement on tissue of the subject. The apparatus also includes a plurality of acoustic elements disposed at respective locations with respect to the housing, including at least a first and a second subset of the acoustic elements, wherein the first subset is configured to transmit energy in a plane defined by the housing, such that at least a portion of the transmitted energy reaches the second subset. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-19-2009 |
20100274161 | IMPLOSION TECHNIQUES FOR ULTRASOUND - A housing ( | 10-28-2010 |
20110184322 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF KELOIDS AND HYPERTROPHIC SCARS USING FOCUSED ULTRASOUND - A method for treating a scar on a skin surface of a subject is provided. A subject is identified as having a skin surface with scar tissue. In response to identifying the subject as having the scar tissue, a housing comprising at least one acoustic transducer is placed on the skin surface with the scar tissue and the acoustic transducer is activated to apply high intensity focused ultrasound energy to a portion of the scar tissue. Other embodiments are also described. | 07-28-2011 |
20110251524 | DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING TISSUE TREATMENT - Apparatus is provided, including first and second support structures for placement on skin of a subject. At least one of the first and second structures is moveable with respect to the other so as to draw a portion of the skin and underlying tissue of the subject between respective lateral surfaces of the support structures. At least one ultrasound transducer is moveably coupled to the first support structure along an axis of the structure that is not parallel to the lateral surface of the structure. The ultrasound transducer is configured to transmit toward the portion of skin and underlying tissue one or more forms of acoustic radiation energy, including treatment energy. At least one acoustic element is coupled to the second support structure. Other applications are also described. | 10-13-2011 |
20110282203 | REFLECTANCE-FACILITATED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING - A method comprising providing a reflective region at a far side of tissue of a subject is provided. The method includes assessing whether the reflective region is in a desired location, by means of acoustic sensing; and in response to assessing that the reflective region is in the desired location, activating an ultrasound transducer to ablate the tissue by applying ultrasound energy to a near side of the tissue, such that at least a portion of the transmitted energy is reflected by the reflective region onto the tissue of the subject. Other embodiments are also described. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282249 | REFLECTANCE-FACILITATED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT - Apparatus is provided that includes an ultrasound ablation system, which includes a reflection-facilitation element, configured to be placed at an extramyocardial site of a subject, and to provide an extramyocardial reflective region. The system further includes an ultrasound tool, which comprises at least one ultrasound transducer configured to be positioned within a heart chamber of the subject, and to ablate myocardial tissue by applying ultrasound energy to the myocardial tissue such that at least a portion of the transmitted energy is reflected by the reflective region onto the myocardial tissue. Other embodiments are also described. | 11-17-2011 |
20120296240 | ULTRASOUND EYE BAG TREATMENT - A method is provided comprising placing an energy source coupled to a first support structure, at a first location on skin of an eyelid and placing a second structure at a second location on the skin of the eyelid, the second location being farther from the eye than is the first location. A portion of skin of the eyelid and underlying tissue is held between the first and second structures and treatment energy is transmitted from the energy source, from the first location away from the eye, through the tissue, toward the second location on the skin of the eyelid, while withholding transmission of treatment energy from the second location on the skin of the eyelid, toward the eye, through the portion of tissue, toward the first location on the skin of the eyelid. Other embodiments are also described. | 11-22-2012 |
20130103028 | REFLECTANCE-FACILITATED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING - Apparatus comprising an ultrasound ablation system ( | 04-25-2013 |
20130338545 | ULTRASOUND SKIN TREATMENT - Apparatus ( | 12-19-2013 |
20140058294 | TISSUE TREATMENT AND MONITORING BY APPLICATION OF ENERGY - Apparatus is provided, which includes at least one ultrasound transducer. The ultrasound transducer is configured to be positioned within a lumen of a subject and to ablate tissue surrounding a wall of the lumen without ablating the wall of the lumen, by focusing ultrasound energy on a focal zone that is outside of the wall of the lumen. A transluminal delivery tool is configured to position the ultrasound transducer in the lumen, and a control unit is configured to drive the ultrasound transducer. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-27-2014 |
20150032128 | ULTRASONIC SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE WITH HAIR REMOVAL CAPABILITY - Apparatus ( | 01-29-2015 |
20150119713 | REFLECTANCE-FACILITATED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT AND MONITORING - Apparatus is provided for ablating cardiac tissue of a subject. The apparatus comprises an inflatable element, configured to be transthoracically placed within a pericardial region of the subject and a reflection-facilitation element, configured to deliver a fluid to the pericardial region, such that a portion of the fluid is disposed within the inflatable element, and another portion of the fluid is disposed outside of the inflatable element and inside the pericardial region. The apparatus additionally comprises at least one ultrasound transducer, configured to be transcatheterally placed in a heart chamber of the subject, and to apply ultrasound energy such that at least a portion of the applied energy is reflected by the fluid. Other embodiments are also described. | 04-30-2015 |