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20090264539 | FLUOROPOLYMER-BASED MEDICAL IMPLANT COATING COMPOSITIONS - Polymers of fluorinated monomers and acrylate and alkyl acrylates are disclosed which demonstrate improved performance as coatings for implantable devices. Such coatings may, for example, be used to release a bioactive agent from the medical device. One specific application lies in drug-eluting coatings for stents. | 10-22-2009 |
20130190525 | SYNTHETIC METHODS PERTAINING TO TERT-BUTYL-BENZENE-BASED COMPOUNDS - According to some aspects, the present disclosure pertains to methods of forming dimethyl 5-tert-butylisophthalate which comprise comprising converting 5-tert-butylisophthalic acid into dimethyl 5-tert-butylisophthalate in synthesis procedures that comprises methanol and a dehydrating agent as chemical reagents. In other aspects, the present disclosure pertains to methods of forming 5-tert-butyl-1,3-bis(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)benzene that comprise deprotonating 5-tert-butyl-1,3-bis(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)benzene with a Brønsted-Lowry superbase and methylating the deprotonated 5-tert-butyl-1,3-bis(1-hydroxy-1-methylethyl)benzene to form the 5-tert-butyl-1,3-bis(1-methoxy-1-methylethyl)benzene. | 07-25-2013 |
20140182924 | Thermally Conductive EMI Suppression Compositions - An interface pad for suppressing electromagnetic and radio frequency radiation includes first and second generally opposing sides which define a thickness therebetween, with the interface pad exhibiting thermal conductivity, electrical resistivity, and a hardness of between 10-70 Shore 00 at 20° C. The interface pad is capable of attenuating electromagnetic and/or radio frequency radiation that is commonly associated with interference of electronic components. | 07-03-2014 |
20150025308 | BODILY IMPLANT - In one embodiment, an implant includes a body member, a first arm member and a second arm member. The body member is formed of a first material and has a first side portion and a second side portion. The body member has a first stiffness and includes multiple apertures through the body member. The first arm member is formed of a second material and is coupled to and extends from the body member. The second arm member is formed of the second material and is coupled to and extends from the body member. The first arm member and the second arm member have a second stiffness, the second stiffness being more than the first stiffness. | 01-22-2015 |
20150025608 | LUBRICIOUS, BIOCOMPATIBLE HYDROPHILIC THERMOSET COATING USING INTERPENETRATING HYDROGEL NETWORKS - A medical electrical lead includes an insulative lead body extending from a distal region to a proximal region and a conductor disposed within the insulative lead body and extending from the proximal region to the distal region. An electrode is disposed on the insulative lead body and is in electrical contact with the conductor. The medical electrical lead also includes a cross-linked hydrophilic polymer coating disposed over at least a portion of the electrode. The cross-linked hydrophilic polymer coating includes a fibrous matrix comprising a plurality of discrete fibers and pores formed between at least a portion of the fibers and a hydrophilic polyethylene glycol-containing hydrogel network disposed within the pores of the fibrous matrix. | 01-22-2015 |
20150182673 | FUNCTIONALIZED LUBRICIOUS MEDICAL DEVICE COATINGS - In some aspects of the present invention, coatings are provided which provide lubricity as well as additional functionality. Further aspects of the invention pertain to medical devices having such coatings and methods of forming such coatings. | 07-02-2015 |
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20100232667 | System for Detecting Malignant Lymph Nodes Using an MR Imaging Device - A system detects malignant lymph nodes using an MR imaging device, for, in the absence of a contrast agent, acquiring in a patient anatomical volume of interest including lymph nodes, (a) a first image using a variable flip angle, lymph node enhanced contrast, MR image acquisition process, (b) a second image using a susceptibility weighting imaging acquisition process and (c) a third image using a diffusion weighting imaging acquisition process. In the presence of a contrast agent absorbed by benign lymph nodes, MR imaging device acquires in the patient anatomical volume of interest, (d) a fourth image using a susceptibility weighting imaging acquisition process. A display processor processes data representing the first, second, third and fourth images for display of malignant and benign lymph nodes on a reproduction device. | 09-16-2010 |
20150265165 | System and Method For Non-Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pulmonary Blood Flow - A system and method for non-contrast imaging of pulmonary blood flow in a subject are described. In some aspects, the method includes acquiring, using a magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) system, image data from at least the subject's lungs during which little to no respiratory motion occurs in the subject, such as during a breath-hold. The method also includes assembling the image data into a plurality of time-series datasets representing temporal variations of magnetic resonance signals in a region of interest that contains all or part of the subject's lungs. The method further includes computing a statistical blood flow metric for each voxel in the region of interest, using respective time-series datasets, and generating at least one image representative of pulmonary blood flow in the subject using the computed statistical blood flow metrics. | 09-24-2015 |
20150268316 | Phase Enhanced UTE With Improved Fat Suppression - A computer-implemented method of performing magnetic resonance imaging with ultra-short echo time pulse sequences includes defining short T2 threshold limits for enhancement. A multi-echo ultra-short echo time response is acquired and a complex dataset is determined based on the multi-echo ultra-short echo time response. A plurality of phase components is identified from the complex dataset, wherein each phase component is associated with a T2 relaxation time within the short T2 threshold limits. A plurality of frequency components is also identified from the complex dataset, wherein each frequency component is associated with the T2 relaxation time within the short T2 threshold limits. Next, a magnitude dataset is derived from the complex dataset and a fitting algorithm is applied to the magnitude dataset to yield a plurality of magnitude components, wherein each magnitude component is associated with the T2 relaxation time within the short T2 threshold limits. A plurality of phase masks are created based on the plurality of phase components and the plurality of frequency components. These phase masks are applied to the magnitude dataset to obtain a combined dataset. Then, an image based on the combined dataset may be presented on a display. | 09-24-2015 |
20150356244 | Protocol Management System (PROMS) - A computer-implemented method for managing imaging protocols among a plurality of image scanners includes creating a plurality of parent node data records, each respective parent node data record corresponding to a distinct type of image scanner. A plurality of imaging protocols are stored, each imaging protocol associated with a distinct parent node data record included in the plurality of parent node data records. Next, a child node creation process is performed for each respective image scanner included in the plurality of image scanners. The child node creation process may include, for example: determining a respective image scanner type associated with a respective image scanner; identifying a respective parent node data record corresponding to the respective image scanner type; creating a child node data record associated with the respective parent node data record; identifying a respective imaging protocol associated with the respective parent node; and storing a copy of the respective imaging protocol at the respective scanner. | 12-10-2015 |