Cardiac assist device having muscle augementation after confirmed arrhythmia and method
It is thus an object of the invention to provide a cardiac assist system which permits the rapid detection of a cardiac arrhythmia. It is a further object of the present invention to provide a cardiac... Read More
Inventors: Francischelli, David; Hammargren, John; Neisz, Johann J.; Peterson, David K.; Weijand, Koen J.;, Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Spiral field magnetic product
The deficiencies of the therapeutic magnetic sheet materials of the prior art with respect to non-uniform therapeutic effect have now been alleviated by the magnetic sheet material of the invention wh... Read More
Inventors: Love, C. Allen;, Assignee: Magnum Magnetics (Marietta, OH) |
Magnetic nerve stimulator for exciting peripheral nerves
An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic nerve stimulator for exciting nerves of the peripheral nervous system. A further object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic ne... Read More
Inventors: Davey, Kent R.; Epstein, Charles M.;, Assignee: Neotonus, Inc. (Marietta, GA); Emory University (Atlanta, GA) |
Snoring diagnostic and treatment
According to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a diagnostic method is disclosed for indicating a patient's susceptibility to treatment of snoring by stiffening a region of the patient's... Read More
Inventors: Brenzel, Michael P.; Zhao, Hugh Qinghong;, Assignee: Pi Medical, Inc. (St. Paul, MN) |
Hood with a double wall for a thermotherapy device
The object of the present invention is to provide a hood with a double wall with which the slightest possible adverse effect on the patient located therein is avoided. The object is accomplished by th... Read More
Inventors: -Christian (Lü, beck, DE); Riggert, Eckhard;, Assignee: Dräger Medical AG & Co. KGaA (Lübeck, DE) |
Ferrofluid-supported electromagnetic drive for a blood pump for supporting the heart or partially or totally replacing the heart
FIG. 1 shows the principle of the drive schematically for a one-chamber system in a sectional drawing. The ventricular capacity 10 is tightly enclosed by the ventricular wall 9 of the blood chamber 1... Read More
Inventors: Hahndel, Thomas; Stahlmann, Hanns-Dietrich; Nethe, Arnim; Muller, Johannes; Buske, Norbert; Rehfeld, Armin;, Assignee: |
Implantable device for treatment of tinnitus
The aforementioned disadvantages are diminished or completely circumvented by the present invention providing a hermetically gas-tight, biocompatible and implantable electroacoustic transducer in an i... Read More
Inventors: Leysieffer, Hans;, Assignee: IMPLEX Aktiengesellschaft Hearing Technology (Ismaning, DE) |
Device for maintaining an erection
The principal objects of the present invention are to disclose and provide a device for maintaining an erection or to prevent premature ejaculation. Most importantly, the invention provides a strong s... Read More
Inventors: Tucker, Martin S.; Lopez, Fernando C.; Hernandez, Antonio S.;, Assignee: Topco Sales, Inc. (San Fernando, CA) |
Refrigerant compressor having an open type refrigerant pool and an oil reservoir
A refrigerant compressor of the present invention comprises: a casing forming an oil reservoir at its bottom portion; a compression element disposed in an upper position inside the casing; a motor whi... Read More
Inventors: Doi, Yoshimasa;, Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd. (Osaka, JP) |
Magnetic field generating device and method of generating and applying a magnetic field for treatment of specified conditions
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided an apparatus and/or system for generating an electromagnetic field to be applied to a patient or portion of a patient such as a joint ... Read More
Inventors: Jacobson, Jerry I.;, Assignee: |
Rotary pump
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1 depicts the preferred embodiment of the pump of the instant invention. The pump is comprised of three sections: the impeller section 1, the coupling section 2 and the driving ... Read More
Inventors: Kletschka, Harold D.;, Assignee: |
Sexual assistance device
The present invention discloses a sexual assistance device having a base. A platform having a seat is connected to the base using a hinge. The seat has a slot in it which receives an elongated member ... Read More
Inventors: Nickell, William Kenneth;, Assignee: |
System and method of determining skeletal muscle contraction by serial lead impedance measurements
There is provided a system and method for stimulating skeletal muscle as part of a therapeutic procedure, which includes determining when delivered stimulation has evoked contraction of the skeletal m... Read More
Inventors: Grandjean, Pierre Andre; Francischelli, David E.; Gealow, Kendra K.; Leinders, Robert; Bakx, Martinus A. G. M.; Weijand, Koen J.;, Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Grooved phaco-emulsification needle
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a phaco-emulsification needle that overcomes the drawbacks of previously known needle and sleeve arrangements by permittin... Read More
Inventors: Barrett, Graham D.;, Assignee: Oversby Pty Ltd. (West Perth, AU) |
Venous pump efficiency test system and method
Briefly, and in general terms, the present invention provides a system and method for testing the efficiency of the venous pump in leg muscles and for identifying incompetent venous valves. The system... Read More
Inventors: Laufer, Michael D.; Miller, Gary H.;, Assignee: VNUS Medical Technologies, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Method and apparatus for focused neuromagnetic stimulation and detection
OF THE INVENTION 1. Prior Art FIG. 1 illustrates conventional coils that are horizontally (coil 11 in FIG. 1a) or vertically (coil 12 in FIG. 1b) positioned in air 100 over semi-infinite planar tissu... Read More
Inventors: Edrich, Jochen; Zhang, Tongsheng;, Assignee: Zentralinstitut fur Biomedizinische Technik Universitat Ulm (DE) |
Method for the processing of medical ultrasound images of bony structures, and method and device for computer-assisted surgery
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT The invention relates to a process for the processing of ultrasound images. The invention also relates to a method for assisted surgery which includes steps of such a proc... Read More
Inventors: Lelong, Pierre;, Assignee: U.S. Philips Corporation (New York, NY) |
Clean pump
A principal object of the present invention is therefore to provide a clean pump allowing a current consumed by a controllable bearing to be reduced, a radial rigidity to be increased and a necessary ... Read More
Inventors: Nakazeki, Tsugito; Ito, Hiroyoshi;, Assignee: NTN Corporation (Osaka, JP) |
Self-propelled, intraluminal device with working channel and method of use
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a medical device which can be used for medical diagnosis and/or treatment of a body lumen, such as the GI tract. The medical device comprises a self p... Read More
Inventors: Long, Gary L.; Wales, Kenneth S.;, Assignee: Ethicon-Endo Surgery, Inc. (Cincinnati, OH) |
Magnetic door seal infant incubator
The present invention provides a front access door for an infant incubator that is readily opened by an attendant from the outside and yet which is difficult to open by a force exerted against the ins... Read More
Inventors: Simenauer, Robert M.; Jones, Thomas C.;, Assignee: Ohmeda Inc. (Liberty Corner, NJ) |
Magnetic therapeutic device for arthritic fingers
The present invention provides a therapeutic device for holding a plurality of small lightweight intense-field permanent magnets on or near the finger and joint areas of an arthritic hand to reduce th... Read More
Inventors: Russell, John J.;, Assignee: |
Concentric tubular centrifuge
A concentric tubular centrifuge 20, as shown and depicted in FIGS. 1-18, is designed to continuously separate large volumes of sludge, such as waste water and oil well drilling fluids. The centrifuge... Read More
Inventors: Cornay, Paul J.;, Assignee: ERTH Technologies, Inc. (Longmont, CO) |
Real time sensor for therapeutic radiation delivery
The instant invention is an apparatus that allows a precise location and amount of dose to be read out in real time. This alerts the treatment provider to any error before further tissue damage is don... Read More
Inventors: Bliss, Mary; Craig, Richard A.; Reeder, Paul L.;, Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute (Richland, WA) |
Implant with porous surface
OF THE INVENTION FIG. 1A shows a portion of an implant surface 1 having surface pores 2 arranged in a square pattern. FIG. 1B shows a portion of an implant surface 1 having surface pores 2 arranged i... Read More
Inventors: Johansson, Thomas; Harysson, Ralph; Hermansson, Leif;, Assignee: LuCoCer Aktiebolag (Hoganas, SE) |
Extracorporeal blood processing methods and apparatus
The present invention generally relates to extracorporeal blood processing. Since each of the various aspects of the present invention may be incorporated into an apheresis system (e.g., whether for b... Read More
Inventors: Brierton, Mark J.; Dolecek, Victor D.; Bilodeau, Leon E.; Hempstead, Russell;, Assignee: Gambro Inc. (Lakewood, CO) |
Sutureless corneal transplantation method
For the purpose of summarizing the invention, the invention comprises an eye with a cornea repaired with minimal or no sutures including, in combination, a donor material and a recipient eye. The dono... Read More
Inventors: Rowsey, J. James; Collins, Joseph Patrick;, Assignee: The University of South Florida (Tampa, FL) |
Equine therapeutic device
It is an object to improve the device for treating a horse's leg. It is another object to provide unique thermal magnetic transfer device suitable for use on a human or animal, such as a horse's leg. ... Read More
Inventors: Regan, Michael T.;, Assignee: Sports Prescriptions, Inc. (Red Bluff, CA) |
Sheath for syringe barrel
Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a sheath for a syringe barrel which allows the use of general-purpose disposable needles and effectively prevents an operator's fingers or... Read More
Inventors: Okano, Sakae; Tanaka, Yoshimasa; Tobiki, Hisao;, Assignee: Nihon Medi-Physics Co., Ltd. (Nishinomiya, JP) |
Protective tool for therapeutic material delivery device, cartridge for therapeutic material delivery device, and a therapeutic material delivery device
What is claimed is: 1. A cartridge for a therapeutic material delivery device, configured to enable external visual observation of the therapeutic material, the cartridge comprising: a transparent car... Read More
Inventors: Hamazaki, Kuniharu; Otsuka, Tetsuya;, Assignee: Kawasumi Laboratories, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) |
Noise-attenuating pneumatic compressor and medical apparatus incorporating same
The present invention addresses these needs by providing a compressor which achieves the sound-attenuating advantages of Helmholtz-type resonators without the size disadvantage typical of these resona... Read More
Inventors: Boutelle, James E.; Carroll, Kevin M.; Williams, Jonathan R.;, Assignee: Datascope Investment Corp. (Montvale, NJ) |
Heart Surgery 
