Method of lining pipelines and passageways
A lining tube is made in the normal way but provision is made to seal the normally open end after wet-out as shown in FIG. 1 in which (1) is the lining tube made from a number of layers of felt and h... Read More
Inventors: Smith, Edward P.; Towers, Graham F.;, Assignee: Insituform (Netherlands) B.V. (NL) |
Needle shield with transparency maintaining coating
The present invention accomplishes its desired objects by providing a shielding device for protecting an infusion needle disposed through a body portion and into a vein of a patient. The shielding dev... Read More
Inventors: Greenwell, Charles H.; Casey, deceased, Don W.; Wagnon, Gerald E.; Miller, James A.; Shaw, Jr., Robert M.;, Assignee: Century Plastics, Inc. (El Dorado, KS) |
Percutaneous electrical therapy system with electrode depth control
The invention is a percutaneous electrical therapy system with electrode angle of entry control. In a preferred embodiment, the system includes a control unit; an electrode assembly adapted to deliver... Read More
Inventors: Leonard, Paul; Bishay, Jon M.;, Assignee: Vertis Neuroscience, Inc. (Seattle, WA) |
System and method for varying characteristics of electrical therapy
FIG. 1 illustrates a system 10 for providing electrical therapy to a patient 12 in accordance with an embodiment of the invention. Here, the patient is being treated for low back pain. The system 10 ... Read More
Inventors: Gliner, Brad;, Assignee: Meagan Medical, Inc. (Reno, NV) |
Detection of cardiac arrhythmias using correlation of a cardiac electrical signals and temporal data compression
Briefly stated, and in accordance with one aspect of the present invention a method and apparatus for monitoring cardiac electrical signals to detect functional abnormalities, such as cardiac arrhythm... Read More
Inventors: Steinhaus, Bruce M.; Wells, Randy T.;, Assignee: Telectronics Pacing Systems, Inc. (Englewood, CO) |
Method and apparatus for discrimination of ventricular tachycardia from supraventricular tachycardia and for treatment thereof
The present invention comprises a method and apparatus for reliable discrimination between ventricular depolarizations resulting from normal and abnormal propagation of the depolarization wavefront th... Read More
Inventors: Mader, Steven J.; Lisowski, John R.; Olson, Walter H.; Huberty, Kenneth P.;, Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Method and apparatus for detection and treatment of tachycardia and fibrillation
One object of the present invention is to distinguish fibrillation from tachycardia at similar rates, using the minimum number of detected heart depolarizations consistent with available accuracy. An ... Read More
Inventors: Olson, Walter H.; Peterson, David K.;, Assignee: Medtronic, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN) |
Medical field detector and telemetry unit for implants
We claim as our invention: 1. A combination magnetic field detector and threshold unit for use in a medical implant, comprising: a telemetry circuit connected to a voltage source; control logic which ... Read More
Inventors: Bergstrom, Inga-Maria; Bergstrom, Mats-Johan M.; Nilsson, Kenth;, Assignee: Pacesetter AB (Solna, SE) |
Responsive pacemaker with time domain reflectometer and method of use
Referring to FIG. 1, there is shown a representative block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, the invention is located in an implantable multi-programmable pacema... Read More
Inventors: Robson, Jack R.;, Assignee: Random Technologies, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN) |
Transcanal, transtympanic cochlear implant system for the rehabilitation of deafness and tinnitus
OF PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention is directed to a transcanal, transtympanic cochlear implant system that has a prime advantage over existing cochlear implant systems of the prior art of... Read More
Inventors: Goldsmith, Miles Manning; Boylston, Byron Lee;, Assignee: Microphonics, Inc. (Plano, TX) |
Cochlear stimulation system employing behind-the-ear speech processor with remote control
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing a cochlear stimulation system that includes: (1) a multichannel implantable cochlear stimulator (ICS); (2) a behind-the-ear (BTE)... Read More
Inventors: Zilberman, Yitzhak; Hazard, Steven A.;, Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation (Sylmar, CA) |
Remote monitoring of implantable cochlear stimulator
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing monitoring/measurement circuitry within an implantable stimulator, e.g., an implantable cochlear stimulator, that allows several ... Read More
Inventors: Karunasiri, Rankiri Tissa; Finley, Charles C.;, Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation (Sylmar, CA) |
Fully implantable cochlear implant system
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing a fully implantable cochlear implant system (FICIS) comprising various configurations of at least three main modules, each of whi... Read More
Inventors: Faltys, Michael A.; Kuzma, Janusz A.; Lenarz, Thomas H. R.; Mann, Alfred E.;, Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation (Sylmar, CA) |
Fully implantable cochlear implant system
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing a fully implantable cochlear implant system having a rechargeable power source. In some embodiments, the rechargeable device of t... Read More
Inventors: Faltys, Michael A.; Kuzma, Janusz A.; Gord, John C.;, Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation (Sylmar, CA) |
Ear auxiliary microphone for behind the ear hearing prosthetic
The present invention addresses the above and other needs by providing an In The Ear (ITE) microphone that improves the acoustic response of a Behind The Ear (BTE) Implantable Cochlear Stimulation (IC... Read More
Inventors: Harrison, William Vanbrooks; Hartley, Lee F.; Segel, Philip A.; Crawford, Scott; Fernald, C. Geoffrey E.;, Assignee: Advanced Bionics Corporation (Valencia, CA) |
Floating doll, toy assembly
It is an object of the present invention to provide a toy assembly wherein a toy figure is maintained in a floating position within a transparent container. It is another object of the present inventi... Read More
Inventors: Inoue, Tsutomu;, Assignee: Takara Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Disc coil winding of interwound single or double coils
I claim: 1. Disc coil winding of interwound coils formed of winding conductors covered with normal insulation, the winding having a radially inner and a radially outer surface, a plurality of the coil... Read More
Inventors: Broszat, Gottfried;, Assignee: Transformatoren Union Aktiengesellschaft (Stuttgart, DE) |
Image transfer complementary apparatus for electrophotographic copying machine
This invention eliminates the aforementioned disadvantages and provides an improved image transfer apparatus which comprises an image transfer complementary apparatus mounted immediately forward of th... Read More
Inventors: Sumiyoshi, Keiji; Saitoh, Tomio;, Assignee: Konishiroku Photo Industry Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Image forming apparatus
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide an image forming apparatus which is capable of eliminating adverse influences on image formation such as would be caused by wrinkling o... Read More
Inventors: Nomura, Akihiro; Namekata, Kiyokazu; Kurata, Mitsuru; Niizawa, Takuji; Ebata, Tokihide; Sasaki, Shinichi;, Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Induction motor mounted on bolted legs and end plates
We claim: 1. An electric induction motor having mounting legs connected thereto without welding, and including a rotatable rotor, a stacked stator core arranged around the rotor with an annular air ga... Read More
Inventors: Katsuzawa, Yukio; Masuya, Michi;, Assignee: Fanuc Ltd. (Yamanashi, JP) |
Vehicle towed display device
According to the present invention there is provided a display device for towing behind a vehicle, comprising a banner having a leading edge, a trailing edge and two longitudinal edges, leading edge a... Read More
Inventors: Boyce, Robert A. L.;, Assignee: |
Circuit breaker with improved trip means
What we claim is: 1. A circuit breaker comprising relatively movable contacts and releasable means releasable to effect automatic opening of said contacts, trip means comprising an elongated current c... Read More
Inventors: Bagalini, Dante; Towianski, Alexander;, Assignee: Fuchs Electrical Industries (Transvaal, ZA) |
Circuit breaker with moving magnetic core for low current magnetic trip
These and other needs are satisfied by the present invention which is directed to a circuit breaker having a magnetic trip assembly including a movable magnetic core which is used in addition to a fix... Read More
Inventors: Shea, John J.; Sabol, Richard P.; Cheski, Ronald A.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Intramedullary retraction nail for fixation of comminuted fractured bones
I claim: 1. An intramedullary retraction nail comprising An outer sheath the leading or front end of which is shaped to form an expansion element of a kind known to the art adapted to be biased agains... Read More
Inventors: Aginsky, Jacob;, Assignee: |
Illuminating apparatus
Briefly described, the present invention includes a battery pack having a battery housing or case which removably contains a battery therein, the housing having a belt clip on one side and a pivotable... Read More
Inventors: Lozar, Michael J.;, Assignee: |
Body armor
OF THE INVENTION Now referring to the figures, the armored fabric garment 10 of the present invention is shown with an integral testing tab 12 appended to and integral with a side 14 of the body 16 o... Read More
Inventors: Barron, Edward R.; Lastnik, Abraham L.;, Assignee: Multi-Tech Corporation (Natick, MA) |
Pacer lead with bipolar electrode
OF MY PREFERRED EMBODIMENT I will now describe my preferred embodiment of my invention. In referring to the accompanying figures, like numerals will be used to refer to like parts throughout this des... Read More
Inventors: Schroeppel, Edward A.;, Assignee: Intermedics, Inc. (Angleton, TX) |
Short exchange guiding catheter apparatus and method
The present invention provides for a guiding catheter including a tubular member having a means to perform the angioplasty treatment of a vessel and a catheter hub. The tubular member incorporates a s... Read More
Inventors: Sandridge, James B.;, Assignee: |
Calibrating impulse generator for an impulse-shaping element
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide a calibrating impulse generator for a signal-shaping element which will reshape the calibrating signal in conformance with the function... Read More
Inventors: Laurent, Estan;, Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft (Berlin & Munich, DT) |
Blood fractionation
What is claimed is: 1. A process for the fractionation of blood consisting essentially of sequentially taking blood from a donor, passing said blood through a cation exchanger, separating the solids f... Read More
Inventors: Stephan, Wolfgang; Kotitschke, Ronald;, Assignee: Biotest-Serum-Institut GmbH (Frankfurt am Main Niederrad, DT) |
Heart Surgery 
