Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080221642 | Treatment of Consumption Disorders with Biostimulation - Nerves that carry taste sensations to the brain are stimulated in order to diminish (or, depending on the application, augment) the pleasure ordinarily associated with consumption behavior to be modified. | 09-11-2008 |
20090240215 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - In various embodiments, a drug-delivery device includes one or more reservoirs that may each contain a therapeutic agent for delivery to a patient. | 09-24-2009 |
20090306585 | IMPLANTABLE PUMPS AND CANNULAS THEREFOR - In various embodiments, an implantable pump includes a cannula. The pump (e.g., the cannula thereof) may include, for example, flow sensors, pressure sensors, filters, and/or other components. | 12-10-2009 |
20090306594 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of an implantable electrolytic pump include a drug reservoir, a cannula fluidly coupled to the reservoir, a pumping mechanism for forcing liquid from the reservoir through the cannula, control circuitry for operating the pumping mechanism, and a power source comprising primary and auxiliary batteries in a stacked configuration, only the main battery being operatively coupled to the control circuitry during normal operation, the control circuitry operatively coupling the back-up battery upon detection of an electrical fault. The pump may further include a hermetic enclosure containing the control circuitry and the power source. | 12-10-2009 |
20090306595 | IMPLANTABLE DRUG-DELIVERY DEVICES, AND APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR FILLING THE DEVICES - In various embodiments, a tool is employed in filling a drug-delivery device. The tool may include, for example, a needle that is admitted through a fill port of the drug-delivery device. | 12-10-2009 |
20090311133 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of method of manufacturing an implantable pump, including providing an upper layer comprising a dome structure for housing a drug chamber and a cannula in fluid communication with the drug chamber, providing a middle deflection layer adjacent the drug chamber, providing a bottom layer comprising electrolysis electrodes, and bonding the upper layer, middle deflection layer, and bottom layer to form the pump. | 12-17-2009 |
20090312742 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of an implantable electrolytic pump include a first expandable diaphragm and a second flexible diaphragm, and first and second chambers each for containing a fluid, wherein the first expandable diaphragm separates the first and second chambers and provides a fluid barrier therebetween, and the second chamber is formed between the first expandable diaphragm and the second flexible diaphragms. The pump may further include electrolysis electrodes within the first chamber for causing generation of a gas therein and to thereby expand the expandable diaphragm so that fluid is forced from the second chamber into a cannula. | 12-17-2009 |
20100004639 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - Embodiments of an implantable electrolytic pump include an electrolysis chamber, a drug chamber and an osmosis chamber, the osmosis chamber having a first portion in contact with the drug chamber and a second portion exposed to facilitate contact with a surrounding fluid. The pump further includes a cannula for conducting liquid from the drug chamber and electrolysis electrodes within the electrolysis chamber for causing generation of a gas therein, the electrolysis and drug chambers being in contact such that gas electrolysis within electrolysis chamber forces fluid from the drug chamber into the cannula, contact between the drug chamber and the osmosis chamber permitting fluid admitted into the osmotic chamber from the surrounding fluid to offset volume loss from the drug chamber and prevent buildup of vacuum pressure thereon. | 01-07-2010 |
20100228119 | METHODS OF DETERMINING MOTION AND DISTANCE DURING MEDICAL AND VETERINARY PROCEDURES - A system, for use with a cannula insertable into human or animal tissue, for measuring relative motion during a surgical procedure includes a probe having a probe tip insertable into the cannula, and means for determining relative motion between the cannula and the probe tip. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228123 | MULTI-FUNCTION OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL AND VETERINARY APPLICATIONS - A device includes a handpiece having a probe tip disposed at an end thereof, and, connected to the handpiece such that, at the probe tip, a functionality of each is provided, a plurality of optical coherence tomography (OCT) probes. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228124 | MEDICAL AND VETERINARY IMAGING AND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES UTILIZING OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEMS - An imaging method includes providing a handpiece having a probe tip insertable into human or animal tissue disposed at an end thereof, and, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe connected to the handpiece such that a functionality of the OCT probe is provided at the probe tip. The probe tip is disposed adjacent to or into human or animal tissue. Imaging of the tissue, measuring at least one of a feature size or a quantifiable characteristic of a structure in the tissue for biometry analysis, and/or performing a diagnostic procedure on the tissue or a device implanted in the tissue is performed with the OCT probe. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228132 | SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL PROBE FUNCTIONS DURING MEDICAL AND VETERINARY PROCEDURES - A device includes a handpiece having a probe tip disposed at an end thereof, and, an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe connected to the handpiece such that, at the probe tip, a functionality of the OCT probe is provided. A sensor responsive to movement and/or handling of the handpiece for controlling the functionality of the OCT probe is disposed within or on the handpiece. | 09-09-2010 |
20100228238 | MULTI-FUNCTION OPTICAL PROBE SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL AND VETERINARY APPLICATIONS - A device includes a handpiece having a probe tip disposed at an end thereof, and, connected to the handpiece such that, at the probe tip, a functionality of each is provided, a plurality of probes. The probes may include an optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe, an endoillumination probe, a laser therapy probe, an ultrasound imaging probe, an electrocautery probe, an RF ablation probe, a cryosurgical probe, an irrigator, and/or a mechanical probe. | 09-09-2010 |
20110060280 | ADHESIVE SKIN PATCH WITH PUMP FOR SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG DELIVERY - In various embodiments, a drug-delivery device includes a skin patch with an integral delivery vehicle adherable to a patient's skin. An exterior surface of the patch defines an envelope within which is disposed a programmable drug pump including a reservoir, a cannula for conducting liquid from the reservoir to the delivery vehicle, and a mechanism for forcing liquid from the reservoir through the cannula and into the delivery vehicle. | 03-10-2011 |
20110202032 | DRUG-DELIVERY PUMPS WITH DYNAMIC, ADAPTIVE CONTROL - In various embodiments, actuation of a drug-delivery pump is controlled based on a change in a condition of the pump. | 08-18-2011 |
20110270188 | FILL-STATUS SENSORS FOR DRUG PUMP DEVICES - The filling status of a drug reservoir in a drug pump devices may be determined with mechanical and/or magnetic position sensor associated with a reservoir boundary. | 11-03-2011 |
20110275410 | REMOTE-CONTROLLED DRUG PUMP DEVICES - Drug pump devices may be remotely controlled and/or reprogrammed by a smartphone or other wireless handheld device. | 11-10-2011 |
20110275987 | PISTON-DRIVEN DRUG PUMP DEVICES - In piston-pump drug-delivery devices, changes in friction between the piston and vial in which it moves may be reduced and/or compensated for by suitable surface coatings and/or feedback control. | 11-10-2011 |
20110279821 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH MULTIPLE SAMPLE ARMS - A multiplexed OCT imaging system includes a plurality of sample arms, an imaging engine, and an optical controller. The sample arms are optically coupled to the imaging engine via the optical controller; the optical controller multiplexes optical signals from the sample arms to permit some of the sample arms to operate sequentially or simultaneously. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282190 | COMBINED ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL TOOLS - A probe assembly includes a forward-imaging optical coherence tomography (OCT) probe having a field of view and an instrument, adjacent to the probe, for performing manipulations at least within the OCT field of view. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282191 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY FOR NEURAL-SIGNAL APPLICATIONS - An electrode carrier includes multiple electrodes, each electrode having a contact located at a different position along a distal end of the carrier, and multiple optical fibers, each associated with one of the electrodes and having an end face proximate to the contact of the associated electrode. Each optical fiber end face may capture optical information from tissue adjacent to the associated contact. The electrode carrier may be used for interfacing with an OCT system and a neural signal system. | 11-17-2011 |
20110282331 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH MULTIPLE IMAGING INSTRUMENTS - A combination includes an OCT system, an optical instrument, optics defining an optical path from the optical instrument to a target, and secondary optics for coupling the OCT system to the optical path. This combination permits simultaneous operation of the OCT system and the optical instrument. | 11-17-2011 |
20120016299 | CATHETER DRUG PUMP - A miniaturized drug pump can actively dispense fluid at a controlled (or controllable) flow rate emerging at or near the distal tip of a catheter. | 01-19-2012 |
20120041427 | ELECTROLYTICALLY DRIVEN DRUG PUMP DEVICES - Electrolytically driven drug pump devices may be configured so as to ensure sustained contact of the electrolysis electrodes with the electrolyte, thereby improving the reliability and/or pump capacity of the devices. | 02-16-2012 |
20120234433 | INSTRUMENT AND METHODS FOR FILLING AN IMPLANTED DRUG PUMP - A tool for refilling an implantable pump having at least one reservoir. The tool includes a plurality of independent fluid channels; a fluid reservoir in fluid communication with a first one of the fluid channels; at least one pump fluidly coupled to the fluid channels, the at least one pump and the independent fluid channels differing from each other in number, wherein (i) a pump is configured to apply positive pressure to the first fluid channel so as to drive fluid from the fluid reservoir therethrough, and (ii) a pump is configured to apply negative pressure to the second fluid channel; and a connector for removably connecting the fluid channels to the at least one reservoir. | 09-20-2012 |
20130018412 | SURGICAL IMPLANTATION INSTRUMENT - Surgical introducers aid surgeons in the implantation of medical devices. The introducer provides support and an even distribution of force for ease of insertion and prevention of damage to the medical device while protecting the tissue into which the device is implanted. A representative embodiment includes or consists of a locking device, a pair of forceps, a specially configured and/or angled head with a seat for the device to be implanted, and a gripping area. | 01-17-2013 |