Liposomes containing a cisplatin compound
In one aspect, the invention includes a liposomal composition containing an entrapped cisplatin compound. The composition includes liposomes having an outer surface and an inner surface defining an aq... Read More
Inventors: Abra, Robert M.; Reis, Karen;, Assignee: Sequus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Menlo Park, CA) |
Method for regulating a delivery variable of a pump
The invention is based on the problem of improving a method of the kind mentioned in the introduction, without direct measurement of the pressure or flow rate of the pump, that is, without using a pre... Read More
Inventors: M.o slashed.ller, Eik Sefeldt;, Assignee: Danfoss Drives A/S (Graasten, DK) |
Dosimetry for californium-252 (.sup.252Cf) neutron-emitting brachytherapy sources and encapsulation, storage, and clinical delivery thereof
OF THE INVENTION In brief, the present invention discloses the novel application of an International Commission on Radiation Units and Measurements (ICRU-45)-like dosimetry protocol (see, ICRU Clinic... Read More
Inventors: Rivard, Mark J.;, Assignee: New England Medical Center Hospitals, Inc. (Boston, MA) |
Peristaltic pump header
Referring to the figures of the drawing, there is shown in FIG. 1 a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the pump header 10 of the present invention in a system 12 suitable for venting the lef... Read More
Inventors: Parrott, Patti L.; Howell, James B.;, Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company (St. Paul, MN) |
Heart stabilizer
Referring to the drawings more particularly by reference numbers, FIG. 1 shows a system 10 that can perform minimally invasive surgery. In the preferred embodiment, the system 10 is used to perform a... Read More
Inventors: Snow, Edward Ramsey;, Assignee: Computer Motion, Inc. (Sunnyvale, CA) |
Assist tool for inserting a treatment tool into an endoscope, and a treatment tool to be used in the same
It is an object of the present invention to provide an assist tool for easily and safely inserting/extracting a treatment tool into/from a treatment tool insertion channel of an endoscope, without the... Read More
Inventors: Ouchi, Teruo;, Assignee: Asahi Kogaku Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha (Tokyo, JP) |
Endoscope
OF THE EMBODIMENT Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 shows an entire view of an endoscope 1000 according to an e... Read More
Inventors: Matsuno, Shinichi;, Assignee: Pentax Corporation (Tokyo, JP) |
Apparatus and method for controlling the delivery of non-excitatory cardiac contractility modulating signals to a heart
It is noted that, while generally the term ETC signal refers to non-excitatory electrical signals applied to an excitable tissue, the terms ETC signal and CCM signal are interchangeably used throughou... Read More
Inventors: Mika, Yuval; Belsky, Ziv;, Assignee: Impulse Dynamics N.V. (Curecao, AN) |
Acousto-optical ultrasonic flowmeter
The flowmeter of the present invention includes an optical window in a wall of a fluid conveyance such as a pipe. A pulsed laser apparatus is positioned to project a laser beam into the fluid, through... Read More
Inventors: McShane, James L.;, Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp. (Pittsburgh, PA) |
Passive sensor system using ultrasonic energy
OF A PREFERRED EMBODIMENT Reference is now made to FIG. 1 which illustrates the ultrasonic sensor system of the present invention. The system comprises a passive sensor 10 and an external ultrasonic ... Read More
Inventors: Kaplan, Shay;, Assignee: Mizur Technology Ltd. (Givat Elah, IL) |
Implantable medical device including an arrangement for measuring a blood property having a carbon reference electrode
We claim as our invention: 1. An implantable medical device comprising: means for making an electrochemical measurement of a blood property including a reference electrode adapted for in vivo interact... Read More
Inventors: Holmstrom, Nils; Hagel, Pia; Nilsson, Kenth;, Assignee: Pacesetter AB (Solna, SE) |
Ultrasonic sensors for monitoring the condition of a vascular graft
The invention in which an exclusive right is claimed is defined by the following: 1. A graft adapted to be coupled into a patient's vascular system, comprising: (a) a biocompatible material formed int... Read More
Inventors: Cimochowski, George E.; Keilman, George W.;, Assignee: |
System and method for bidirectional flow and controlling fluid flow in a conduit
OF THE INVENTION Reference is now made to the embodiment illustrated in FIG. 1 as it might appear in use. The normal direction of flow of fluid/material is shown by the arrows. As depicted, the syste... Read More
Inventors: Ortiz, Marcos German;, Assignee: Lockheed Martin Idaho Technologies Company (Idaho Falls, ID) |
Endoluminal implant with fluid flow sensing capability
The invention in which an exclusive right is claimed is defined by the following: 1. An endoluminal implant adapted to be inserted into a body passage and to determine a condition of fluid flow throug... Read More
Inventors: Cimochowski, George E.; Keilman, George W.;, Assignee: VascuSense, Inc. (Woodinville, WA) |
Cantilever having sensor system for independent measurement of force and torque
It has now been discovered, that improved operation and capabilities of a cantilever measuring device can be achieved through the separate measurement of force and torque contributions to the deflecti... Read More
Inventors: Shivaram, Bellave S.; Chaparala, Murali V.; Jones, Stephen H.;, Assignee: |
Blood flow conduit delivery system and method of use
The problem of delivering an L-shaped shunt or conduit is solved herein by providing an improved catheter delivery system. A shunt preferably made of semirigid material is inserted into the lumen of a... Read More
Inventors: Wilk, Peter J.;, Assignee: Percardia, Inc. (Nashua, NH) |
Cable attachment for a radioactive brachytherapy source capsule
It is a first object of the invention to provide a capsule/cable attachment without welds, thereby causing no heating of the surrounding metallic structure, and inducing no dimensional variability in ... Read More
Inventors: Gross, Ian G; Pierce, Larry A;, Assignee: UT Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) |
Flexible coil pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) stimulation therapy system
Various aspects of the invention are directed to a PEMF therapy system having a transducer coil for generating a PEMF signal. The PEMF therapy system includes a drive circuit for recovering flyback en... Read More
Inventors: Tepper, John C.; Kuo, Peter; Winstrom, William;, Assignee: AMEI Technologies Inc. (Wilmington, DE) |
Actuator element
The invention achieves this object by providing an actuator element comprising an ion exchange membrane and a pair of electrodes attached to opposite surfaces of the ion exchange membrane, the ion exc... Read More
Inventors: Oguro, Keiskue; Takenaka, Hiroyasu; Kawami, Youji;, Assignee: Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (Tokyo); Ministry of International Trade and Industry (Tokyo) |
Self lubricating sex aids
In this respect, the sex aids according to the present invention substantially depart from the conventional concepts and designs of the prior art, and in so doing has as an object to provide various a... Read More
Inventors: Garland, Lawrence B.;, Assignee: E.T.C., Inc. (Boulder, CO) |
Apparatuses and methods for extravasation detection
The present invention provides generally a device and method for the detection of extravasation in an injection procedure including at least a first energy source for supplying energy to tissue in the... Read More
Inventors: Hirschman, Alan D.;, Assignee: Medrad, Inc. (Indianola, PA) |
Endoscope
The present invention provides an endoscope. The endoscope comprises an insertion section for being inserted into the body cavity; a probe provided inside said insertion section for detecting the form... Read More
Inventors: Watanabe, Atsushi; Ito, Hideo; Sato, Michio; Kimura, Hidenobu; Miyagi, Takayasu; Nakatsuji, Tae; Toyama, Ryuichi; Naito, Kan;, Assignee: Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo, JP) |
Brachytherapy systems and methods
OF SPECIFIC EMBODIMENTS FIGS. 1A-B illustrate an implantable device 10 for radiation therapy of pathological tissues, for example, a tumor, through the use of a delivery device, such as a needle. As ... Read More
Inventors: Munro, III, John J.;, Assignee: Implant Sciences Corporation (Wakefield, MA) |
Method for exercise and simultaneous movement of blood by external pressure
In accordance with the apparatus of the invention pressure applying cuffs (bladders) are applied around all four limbs of a person and at the buttock area. In one embodiment the person performing the ... Read More
Inventors: Bullard, Horace;, Assignee: |
Portable ambulant pneumatic compression system
In accordance with one embodiment of the invention, there is provided an improved system for applying pressure against a patient's limb. The system introduces a miniature, battery operated (rechargeab... Read More
Inventors: Barak, Jakob; Naveh, Yoav; Ehrlich, Sharon;, Assignee: Medical Compression Systems (DBN) Ltd. (Caesarea, IL) |
High efficiency external counterpulsation apparatus and method for controlling same
The present invention relates to an external counterpulsation apparatus and method for controlling the same, and more particularly, to such an external counterpulsation apparatus and method for contro... Read More
Inventors: Hui, John C. K.;, Assignee: Vasomedical, Inc. (Westbury, NY) |
Counterpulsation device using noncompressed air
In general terms, this invention is a counterpulsation device that operates without the use of compressed air or pressurized gas to create tissue compression. The invention includes several basic part... Read More
Inventors: Shabty, Paul; Ferguson, Sr., Willard D.; Ferguson, Jr., Willard D.; Smith, Timothy D.;, Assignee: CPC America (Sarasota, FL) |
External counterpulsation cardiac assist device pressure applicators having an outer shell which resists deformation
Therefore it is an object of the present invention to provide a device and method for significantly reducing the aforementioned tendency of the outer shell of the applicator to expand and/or deform an... Read More
Inventors: Rastegar, Jahangir S.; Soroff, Harry;, Assignee: P.P.T.T. L.L.P (Northport, NY) |
Treatment of patients with a compressible attenuation device
There is provided in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, a device for treating symptoms of a urinary tract dysfunction, comprising a compressible attenuation device having an expanded... Read More
Inventors: Connors, Kevin G.; Pintauro, William L.; Wallin, Sheila K.; Kilcoyne, John T.; Cao, Hung H.; Nguyen, Khoi M.; Yurek, Matthew T.;, Assignee: Solace Therapeutics, Inc. (Carlsbad, CA) |
Remote magnetic manipulation of nervous systems
It has been found in our laboratory that a weak oscillatory magnetic field can be used to excite the 1/2 Hz sensory resonance. Sinusoidal magnetic fields have been observed to induce ptosis of the ey... Read More
Inventors: Loos, Hendricus G.;, Assignee: |
Heart Surgery 
