Guide catheter with sensing element
The present invention at least partially overcomes the above drawbacks by providing an apparatus and method with which blood pressure and other parameters can reliably and accurately be measured at th... Read More
Inventors: Esch, Brady;, Assignee: Localmed, Inc. (Palo Alto, CA) |
Thin wall catheter with reinforcing sleeve
What is claimed is: 1. An intravascular catheter comprising: an elongated tubular body having a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween, the tubular body comprising: (a) an inner... Read More
Inventors: Ju, Byung H.; O'Connor, Michael G.; Lovgren, Eric M.;, Assignee: Schneider (USA) Inc (Plymouth, MN) |
Reinforced catheter which gets softer towards the distal tip
The present invention comprises a catheter and method of manufacture. The catheter includes an elongated core having a unitary lubricous liner and a reinforcement means. The lubricous liner defines at... Read More
Inventors: Horrigan, John B.; Riopel, Michael C.;, Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Eye treatment device
In view of the foregoing disadvantages inherent in the known types of electronic treatments now present in the prior art, the present invention provides a new eye treatment device construction wherein... Read More
Inventors: Demenezes, Jose E.;, Assignee: |
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Urethral cap
It is an object of this invention to provide a urethral cap for alleviating urinary incontinence such as stress incontinence in females which cap is inexpensive to provide, is simple to apply and remo... Read More
Inventors: Schaefer, Robert W.; Bogojavlensky, Sergei; Schlesinger, Robert;, Assignee: Insight Medical Corporation (Bolton, MA); NEBL, Inc. (Worcester, MA) |
Compressor transmission vent system
A conventionally configured centrifugal compressor is illustrated in longitudinal cross-section in FIG. 1. FIGS. 2 and 4, while not exclusively representing a conventionally configured centrifugal co... Read More
Inventors: Holmes, Cornelius; Sishtla, Vishnu; Mulugeta, Jarso;, Assignee: Carrier Corporation (Syracuse, NY) |
Stabilized vitamin C formulations
OF THE INVENTION The invention features a method of stabilizing free 1-ascorbic acid from oxidation by dispersing the free 1-ascorbic acid in a mixed glycol carrier and a solution containing the asco... Read More
Inventors: Mathur, Rajiv;, Assignee: IGEN, Inc. (Wilmington, DE) |
Systems and methods for ultrasound assisted lipolysis
The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for focusing ultrasound energy from a location external to a patient to rupture or otherwise remove cells, such as adipose cells, within ... Read More
Inventors: Friedman, Zvi; Maor, Dov; Vitek, Shuki;, Assignee: Insightec - Txsonics Ltd. (Tirat Carmel, IL) |
Centrifuge rotor cover having container supports thereon
The present invention is directed to a fixed angle centrifuge rotor. The rotor has a body with a plurality of cavities formed therein, with the axis of each cavity being inclined with respect to the a... Read More
Inventors: Barkus, David A.; Hanle, Daniel D.;, Assignee: E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company (Wilmington, DE) |
Penetrating endoscope
Accordingly, it is a primary object of the present invention to overcome the above-mentioned disadvantages of the prior art and to provide an endoscope that can be used during penetration of anatomica... Read More
Inventors: Yoon, InBae;, Assignee: |
Tube connecting structure of endoscope
The present invention has been developed in view of the above-described circumstances, and has as its object the provision of a tube connecting structure of an endoscope with which an insertion part c... Read More
Inventors: Arai, Hiroyuki; Fujikura, Tetsuya;, Assignee: Fuji Photo Optical Co., Ltd. (Saitama, JP) |
Close clearance seal for rotatable therapeutic catheters
OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Referring generally to FIG. 1, the therapeutic catheter drive shaft 10 of the preferred embodiment of the invention is shown. The therapeutic drive shaft 10 is comprised o... Read More
Inventors: Hilse, Gernot R. K.;, Assignee: Advanced Technology Laboratories, Inc. (Bothell, WA) |
Doppler blood flow system and method using low frequency noise signal processing
In order to properly determine the rate flow of the blood flowing in tubing, a proper analysis of the characteristics of the incoming Doppler signal must be made. The typical Doppler signal is not a s... Read More
Inventors: Weaver, Billy L.; Smith, Dirk R.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Rotary machine with non-positive displacement usable as a pump, compressor, propulsor, generator or drive turbine
I claim: 1. A rotary machine for displacing fluids comprising: a housing having a fluid inlet at one axial end thereof and a fluid outlet at its opposite axial end, said housing generally symmetrical ... Read More
Inventors: Carrouset, Pierre;, Assignee: |
Low velocity aortic cannula
Aortic cannulas are used to return blood to the aorta while the heart is by-passed during heart surgery. These cannulas are purposely made with small diameters (typically six to eight millimeters, but... Read More
Inventors: Cosgrove, Delos M.; Huldin, Nelson L.; O'Neill, William G.; Cornhill, J. Fredrick; Boykin, Christopher M.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Low velocity aortic cannula
Aortic cannulas are used to return blood to the aorta while the heart is by-passed during heart surgery. These cannulas are purposely made with small diameters (typically six to eight millimeters, but... Read More
Inventors: Cosgrove, Delos M.; Cornhill, J. Frederick; Boykin, Christopher M.; Huldin, Nelson L.; O'Neill, William G.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing (St. Paul, MN); The Cleveland Clinic Foundation (Cleveland, OH) |
Magnet holder
For the foregoing purposes, the magnet holder of the present invention comprises a flexible plastic body sheet having indentations in one of its sides defining cavities in the sheet corresponding in s... Read More
Inventors: Olson, Allan M.;, Assignee: Orion Medical Group Inc. (Sparks, NV) |
Method for adjustably restricting a body lumen
We claim: 1. A method for variably restricting a body lumen in a patient, comprising: guiding an elongate implantable device into body tissue of a patient to a location adjacent a body lumen to be res... Read More
Inventors: Burton, John H.; Cook, Timothy C.;, Assignee: uromedica, inc. (Minnetonka, MN) |
Shredded tobacco supplying apparatus for a cigarette manufacturing machine
An object of the present invention is to provide a shredded tobacco supplying apparatus for a cigarette manufacturing machine, in which even when a belt conveyor is run at a high speed to increase the... Read More
Inventors: Suzuki, Takehiro; Orihara, Tomio;, Assignee: Japan Tobacco, Inc. (Tokyo, JP) |
Method and apparatus for releasably securing a pressure monitor device
OF THE INVENTION Referring to FIG. 1, a typical system 12 to which the invention relates, includes a pressurized infusion bottle 14 which feeds infusion solution through an infusion line 16 to and th... Read More
Inventors: Buchanan, Sharon J.;, Assignee: |
Method and system for monitoring of blood constituents in vivo
At least one feature of the invention is based, in part, upon the recognition and discovery of the reasons why unacceptable results were often obtained in the in vivo system. Specifically, it has been... Read More
Inventors: Yafuso, Masao; Harker, Laurence A.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Vertical jump enhancement system
With reference to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of the plyometrics device of the present invention is shown generally at 10. The plyometric device 10 broadly includes an attaching means 12 for attachmen... Read More
Inventors: Bode, Barbara A.; Cattadoris, Jr., Joe;, Assignee: |
Method and apparatus for establishing multi-stage gas separation upstream of a submersible pump
It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a method for combining single-stage gas separators into a multiple-stage gas separator assembly within the dimensional constraints of the ... Read More
Inventors: Cotherman, Robert D.; Way, Keith F.;, Assignee: Shell Western E & P Inc. (Houston, TX) |
Astigmatic correcting intrastromal corneal ring
This invention is to a device, an astigmatic correcting intracorneal ring ("ACICR"), which is inserted into the interlamellar region of the eye's stroma. For the purpose of alleviating astigmatism, th... Read More
Inventors: Silvestrini, Thomas A.;, Assignee: Keravision, Inc. (Santa Clara, CA) |
Optical trocar
The present invention relates to an optical obturator which includes a sleeve having a longitudinal bore between a proximal end and a distal end. The longitudinal bore of the sleeve is configured to r... Read More
Inventors: Sauer, Jude S.; Oravecz, Michael G.; Greenwald, Roger J.; Kobilansky, Alexander I.;, Assignee: United States Surgical Corporation (Norwalk, CT) |
Hydroxyquinolone derivatives compounds which have pharmaceutical utility
What is claimed is: 1. A method for the treatment and/or prevention of conditions which require the administration of a selective non-competitive antagonist of NMDA receptors which comprises administe... Read More
Inventors: Kulagowski, Janusz J.; Mawer, Ian M.; Leeson, Paul D.; Rowley, Michael;, Assignee: Merck Sharpe & Dohme Ltd. (Hoddesdon) |
Enhanced suction-based cardiac mechanical stabilizer
It is an object of some aspects of the present invention to provide improved methods and apparatus for regulating motion of the heart. It is a further object of some aspects of the present invention t... Read More
Inventors: Levi, Tamir; Rousso, Benny;, Assignee: Inpulse Dynamics NV (Curacao, AN) |
Collapsible access channel system
The present invention is designed to overcome the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a channel system for use with both flexible and rigid conventional endoscopes. The present invention will a... Read More
Inventors: Jones, Jeffrey S.;, Assignee: EndoMedical Technologies, Inc. (Roanoke, VA) |
Turbine blade assembly
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Throughout all the Figures, same or corresponding elements are generally indicated by same reference numerals. Turning now to the drawing, and in particular to FIGS. 1 and 2,... Read More
Inventors: Binder, Carsten;, Assignee: |
Heart Surgery 
