Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 08/06

20060195145 - Identifying combinations of electrodes for neurostimulation therapy: A programmer allows a clinician to identify combinations of electrodes from within an electrode set implanted in a patient that enable delivery of desirable neurostimulation therapy by an implantable medical device. The programmer executes an electrode combination search algorithm to select combinations of electrodes to test in a non-random order....

20060195143 - Multiple-pronged implantable stimulator and methods of making and using such a stimulator: An implantable stimulator includes a base, two prongs extending from the base and an electrode disposed on each of the prongs. This stimulator may be part of a system that includes an external device for transcutaneously communicating with the implanted stimulator. A method of using the implantable stimulator includes generating...

20060195144 - System and method for regulating cardiopulmanary triggered therapy to the brain: A medical device system includes a brain monitoring element, cardiopulmonary monitoring element, therapy module and a processor. The processor is configured to activate the therapy module upon detection of a cardiopulmonary event in the cardiopulmonary signal. The processor is further configured to monitor the brain signal and communicate to the...

20060195146 - System and method for selectively stimulating different body parts: Devices and methods are provided for electrically stimulating a predetermined body part of a mammal. The method includes placing at least one electrode in proximity to the mammal's skin, injecting an electrically conductive gel into the body of the mammal so as to form a conductive gel pathway extending at...

20060195148 - Apparatus and method for optimizing capacitor charge in a medical device: A medical device for electrical termination of an arrhythmic condition of a patient's heart in embodiments of the invention may include one or more of the following features: (a) at least one battery; (b) means for detection of an arrhythmic condition of a patient's heart; (c) at least one high...

20060195147 - System and method for detection enhancement programming: A system and method of enabling detection enhancements selected from a plurality of detection enhancements. In a system having a plurality of clinical rhythms, including a first clinical rhythm, where each of the detection enhancements is associated with the clinical rhythms, the first clinical rhythm is selected. The first clinical...

20060195149 - implantable cardiac device with dyspnea measurement: Cardiac monitoring and/or stimulation methods and systems employing dyspnea measurement. An implantable cardiac device may sense transthoracic impedance and determine a patient activity level. An index indicative of pulmonary function is implantably computed to detect an episode of dyspnea based on a change, trend, and/or value exceeding a threshold at...

20060195150 - Cardiac pacing system for prevention of ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia episode: A cardiac pacing system preventing short-long-short pacing sequences. The system providing pacing pulses where necessary. The system having dynamic event window generation to adapt to changes in heart rate. The event window adaptable to process a number of intervals. The system including provisions for other inputs, such as sensor and...

20060195151 - Method and system for display of cardiac event intervals in a resynchronization pacemaker: A cardiac rhythm management system that includes a pacemaker configured for biventricular pacing and an external programmer with an associated display for displaying electrogram data and markers representing ventricular events. Associated with each marker are intraventricular intervals designed to relate information to a user in a manner suited for ventricular...

20060195152 - Implantable neurostimulator supporting trial and chronic modes: The disclosure is directed to a chronic implantable neurostimulator that supports trial and chronic modes of operation. The implantable neurostimulator can alternatively include one or more sensors that may or may not function differently in trial and chronic modes. In particular, the device is designed to be used as both...

20060195153 - System and method for selectively stimulating different body parts: A device and method is provided for transdermally stimulating selected body parts of a mammal. The device includes a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a first frequency capable of stimulating a first predetermined body part, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a carrier waveform...

20060195156 - Explantation of implantable medical device: In general, the invention is directed to apparatus and techniques that aid in the removal or explantation of an implantable medical device (IMD) under the scalp of a patient. The various embodiments of the invention address risks associated with the explantation, such as the risk of damage to leads, the...

20060195155 - Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient: The following disclosure describes several methods and apparatus for intracranial electrical stimulation to treat or otherwise effectuate a change in neural-functions of a patient. Several embodiments of methods in accordance with the invention are directed toward enhancing or otherwise inducing a lasting change in neural activity to effectuate a particular...

20060195154 - Methods and systems for stimulating a motor cortex of the brain to treat a medical condition: Methods of treating a medical condition include applying at least one stimulus to a motor cortex within a brain of a patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more stimulation parameters. Systems for treating a medical condition include a system control unit implanted within the...

20060195157 - Apparatus and method for modulating neurochemical levels in the brain: The present invention provides a method for modulating or regulating levels of a neurochemical in an individual using deep brain stimulation. More particularly, the invention relates to a method of treating neurological and psychiatric diseases by providing a feedback loop capable of maintaining central and/or peripheral nervous system neurochemical levels...

20060195158 - Nerve stimulator and method: This invention presents a device, and the method it implements, which is an improvement in the design of nerve stimulators. Like conventional stimulators, it uses a percutaneous, insulated needle for the performance of therapeutic interventions targeting nerves. The improvement comprises offering an option for either constant current or constant voltage,...

20060195159 - System and method for choosing electrodes in an implanted stimulator device: A method of selecting of subset of electrodes in a stimulator device implanted in a patient for further clinical evaluation is disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises measuring at least first and second measurement for each of the plurality of electrodes that are indicative of the ability of the...

20060195160 - Incremental stimulation sound processor: In one aspect of the invention, a cochlear implant constructed and arranged to successively generate stimulation signals each comprising at least one stimulus pulse such that said successive stimulation signals incrementally build a neural excitation pattern that accurately reflects a received sound. In one embodiment, each said successive stimulation signal...

20060195162 - Diversity antenna system for communication with an implantable medical device: A system for communicating with an implantable medical device via RF telemetry is disclosed which mitigates the effects of nulls caused by, e.g., multi-path distortion. In one embodiment, signals transmitted by the implantable device to an external device are simultaneously received with a pair of separate spaced apart first and...

20060195163 - Method and apparatus for establishing context among events and optimizing implanted medical device performance: An apparatus and method for adjusting the performance of an implanted device based on data including contextual information. Contextual information, including operational and performance data concerning the implanted device as well as the patient with the implanted device, is stored by a portable electronic device. In one embodiment, the portable...

20060195161 - Method and apparatus for operating a diversity antenna system for communicating with implantable medical device: A far-field radio frequency (RF) telemetry system for communicating with an implantable medical device includes a diversity antenna system. Multi-frame messages each including multiple outgoing data frames are transmitted to the implantable medical device. In response, the implantable medical device transmits response data frames each following one or more of...

20060195164 - Electro-therapeutic device and method of electro-therapeutic treatment: There is provided an electro-therapeutic device having first and second electrodes or probes for making electrical contact to the body of an individual. The device has voltage supplying means for supplying an alternating output voltage across the electrodes to pass an alternating current through the body of the individual, and...

20060195165 - Optical therapy devices, systems, kits and methods for providing therapy to a body cavity: An optical therapy device is disclosed. The optical therapy device provides therapeutic light therapy to a body cavity. The device includes a housing adapted to be hand held, a UV light source positioned in or on the housing, and an insertion member having a distal end configured to be inserted...

20060195166 - Instrument for ultraviolet irradiation and ultraviolet irradiating apparatus: An instrument for ultraviolet irradiation includes a plurality of light-shielding filters each having different transmittances for ultraviolet radiation emitted from a light source for irradiating the skin of a patient with ultraviolet radiation, and a support member for supporting the light-shielding filters....

20060195167 - Electrostimulating system: An electrostimulating apparatus that generates a relaxing sequence suitable for stimulating the striated or vasoactive muscle fibre for the activation of the microcirculation, based on three fundamental parameters: the width of the electric stimulation: the frequency of said stimulation and the time intervals wherein a plurality of width/frequency combinations follows....

20060195168 - Apparatus and method for using a portable thermal device to reduce accommodation of nerve receptors: A system and method for portably delivering a therapeutic dose of heat to the skin to relieve pain, reduce accommodation of thermal nerve receptors, promote healing, and deliver transcutaneous medications. The heating device is user programmable or pre-programmed to deliver according to a variety of cycles, patterns and algorithms. The...

20060195169 - Surgical tools and techniques for stimulation: Apparatus for treating a subject is provided, the apparatus comprising (a) a stimulation device (352), adapted to be implanted in a vicinity of a site selected from the list consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) (52) of the subject and a neural tract originating in or leading to the SPG;...

20060195170 - Electrode assembly for nerve control: Apparatus is provided for applying current to a nerve, including a housing, that is adapted to be placed in a vicinity of the nerve. At least one electrode is fixed to the housing such that the at least one electrode does not come in direct physical contact with the nerve,...

20060195171 - Stabilizing apparatus for use with implantable leads: A method of placing an implantable device in a cardiac vessel involves positioning the implantable device so that a distal end of the implantable device is positioned in the cardiac vessel. A stylet having an enlarged distal portion is positioned within a lumen of the implantable device so that the...

20060190043 - Method and device for treating osteoarthritis, cartilage disease, defects and injuries in the human knee: A method of determining the voltage and current output required for the application of specific and selective electric and electromagnetic signals to diseased articular cartilage in the treatment of osteoarthritis, cartilage defects due to trauma or sports injury, or used as an adjunct with other therapies (cell transplantation, tissue-engineered scaffolds,...

20060190044 - Cell therapy and neural stimulation for cardiac repair: A method and system to enhance cell, gene and/or cytokine therapy for cardiac repair in a mammal....

20060190045 - Optimization method for cardiac resynchronization therapy: The patterns of contraction and relaxation of the heart before and during left ventricular or biventricular pacing are analyzed and displayed in real time mode to assist physicians to screen patients for cardiac resynchronization therapy, to set the optimal AN or right ventricle to left ventricle interval delay, and to...

20060190046 - Method, system and device for treating disorders of the pelvic floor by electrical stimulation of the left and the right sacral nerves: Described are implantable devices and methods for treating various disorders of the pelvic floor by means of electrical stimulation of the left and right sacral nerves, or portions thereof. Two or more electrical stimulation regimes are applied on a continuous, alternating, intermittent or other basis to the left and right...

20060190047 - Implantable medical device providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy for incontinence: In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate urinary or fecal incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During operation, information is obtained from the patient, the implanted neurostimulator, one or...

20060190049 - Implantable medical device providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy for incontinence: In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During operation, information is obtained from the patient, the implanted neurostimulator, one or more implanted sensors,...

20060190050 - Implantable medical device providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy for incontinence: In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate fecal or urinary incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During operation, information is obtained from the patient, the implanted neurostimulator, one or...

20060190051 - Implantable medical device providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy for incontinence: In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During operation, information is obtained from the patient, the implanted neurostimulator, one or more implanted sensors,...

20060190048 - Implantable neurostimulator supporting trial and chronic modes: The disclosure is directed to a chronic implantable neurostimulator that supports trial and chronic modes of operation. The implantable neurostimulator can alternatively include one or more sensors that may or may not function differently in trial and chronic modes. In particular, the device is designed to be used as both...

20060190052 - Methods and compositions for treating obesity-hypoventilation syndrome: Methods and compositions for treating a subject for obesity-hypoventilation syndrome, or related conditions, are provided. The subject methods include applying an electrical stimulus to a subject in a manner that modulates chest cavity capacity in a manner effective to treat the subject. Also provided are compositions, kits and systems for...

20060190053 - Neural stimulation for treatment of metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes: Systems and methods are described for treating metabolic syndrome and/or Type 2 diabetes, and/or one or more of their attendant conditions, by neural stimulation. In one embodiment, an implantable pulse generator is electrically coupled to a peripheral nerve, such as the splanchnic nerve. Neural stimulation configured to either block transmission...

20060190056 - Apparatus and methods for applying neural stimulation to a patient: Systems and methods for neural stimulation may include a stimulus unit; a first electrode assembly having a first set of contacts; and a second set of contacts. The stimulus unit can be an implantable pulse generator including a first terminal that can be biased at a first signal polarity and...

20060190055 - Minimally invasive methods for locating an optimal location for deep brain stimulation: Methods of locating an optimal site within a brain of a patient for deep brain stimulation include positioning a guiding cannula in a lumen of a main cannula, passing a microelectrode through a lumen of the guiding cannula into the brain, adjusting an insertion depth and a longitudinal angle of...

20060190054 - Minimally invasive systems for locating an optimal location for deep brain stimulation: Systems for locating an optimal site within a brain of a patient for deep brain stimulation include a main cannula having an internal lumen, a guiding cannula having a bent distal end portion configured to pass through the lumen of the main cannula and guide a microelectrode into the brain,...

20060190057 - Synthetic traveling wave transcutaneous electrical stimulation device: A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for treating a user's lower back pain or discomfort is provided. The inventive device comprises a stimulation pad with an array of electrodes therein. A controller communicates with the electrodes to energize/de-energize them in a patterned, sequential manner. The patterned actuation of the electrodes...

20060190058 - Visual prosthesis for improved circadian rhythms and method of improving the circadian rhythms: Present invention is a method of improving circadian rhythms in blind people by stimulation the visual neural system. Ideally a retinal prosthesis of the type used to restore vision can be used to restore normal circadian rhythms. Additionally, brightness on the prosthesis can be increased in the morning and decreased...

20060190059 - Cochlear stimulation device: A cochlear stimulation apparatus includes an implantable device and an external device. The implantable device includes a receiving coil, an array of electrodes configured to be fitted within the cochlea of a user, and circuitry for receiving signals through the receiving coil and generating stimulation pulses that are directed to...

20060190060 - System and apparatus for controlled activation of acute use medical devices: An integrated activation system for an implantable medical device (IMD) sharing a power source, the activation system comprising a switching circuit having first and second inputs and having an output coupled to the acute use device, a gating element coupled to the first input and configured to gate power from...

20060190061 - Variation of neural stimulation parameters: Techniques for varying stimulus parameters used in neural stimulation to improve therapy efficacy, minimize energy consumption, minimize undesired side effects, and minimize loss of therapeutic effectiveness due to physiologic tolerance to stimulation. Neural stimulation is provided having a stimulation amplitude, a stimulation frequency, a stimulation pulse duration, an electrode-firing pattern,...

20060190062 - System and method for reducing shivering when using external cooling pads: Heat exchange pads are externally applied to a patient to induce therapeutic hypothermia. Anti-shivering agents may be administered to reduce shivering....

20060190063 - Enhanced systems and methods for rf-induced hyperthermia: A method of inducing hyperthermia in at least a portion of a target area—e.g., a tumor or a portion of a tumor or targeted cancerous cells—is provided. Targeted RF absorption enhancers, e.g., antibodies bound to RF absorbing particles, are introduced into a patient. These targeted RF absorption enhancers will target...

20060190065 - System for providing actuated optimal inflation to multiple temperature regulated blankets and method therefor: A convective warmer to which blankets of different dimensions may be connected is capable of providing air to the various blankets at flow rates that optimally inflate those blankets to achieve the optimal clinical result for the patients covered by those blankets. The blanket connected to the warmer may range...

20060190064 - System for providing optimal inflation to multiple temperature regulated blankets and method therefor: A convective warmer to which blankets of different dimensions may be connected is capable of providing air to the various blankets at flow rates that optimally inflate those blankets to achieve the optimal clinical result for the patients covered by those blankets. The blanket connected to the warmer may range...

20060190066 - System and method for bringing hypothermia rapidly onboard: An intravenous heat exchange catheter and/or an external cooling pad can be used to maintain hypothermia in, e.g., a cardiac arrest patient, but to accelerate the cooling process the patient first can be infused with cold saline before the opportunity arises to connect the catheter or pad to the patient....

20060190067 - Strategic combination of conductors in a lead assembly for a medical device: Low voltage conductors in a lead assembly share a lumen in a tube and are separated from adjacent conductors in the tube by an insulative layer. In an embodiment, low voltage conductors are combined with high voltage conductors. In another embodiment, low voltage conductors are combined with other low voltage...

20060190068 - Intravenous spacemaker electrode: An intravenous pacemaker electrode comprises an electrode tip provided for transmission of stimulation pulses to the heart as well as at least one fixing element provided for fixing the electrode tip to the heart, of which the form and/or arrangement can be changed relative to the electrode tip, as well...

20060184204 - Implantable microstimulator having a separate battery unit and methods of use thereof: An implantable microstimulator arrangement includes at least one implantable microstimulator unit; an implantable battery unit separate from the implantable microstimulator unit(s); and at least one lead coupling the microstimulator unit(s) to the battery unit. The microstimulator unit(s) are operated to treat body tissue....

20060184205 - Method and system for regulation of endocrine and exocrine glands by means of neuro-electrical coded signals: A method to regulate the endocrine and exocrine glands generally comprising generating at least one glandular function waveform signal that substantially corresponds to at least one waveform signal that is generated in the body and is operative in the regulation of an endocrine or exocrine gland and transmitting the generated...

20060184206 - Implantable generating system: An implantable generating system includes a generator assembly for converting mechanical motion into electrical energy. A linkage assembly, which is mechanically coupled to the generator assembly, converts respiratory motion into mechanical motion....

20060184207 - Blood glucose level control: A pancreatic controller, comprising: a glucose sensor, for sensing a level of glucose or insulin in a body serum; at least one electrode, for electrifying an insulin producing cell or group of cells; a power source for electrifying said electrode with a pulse that does not initiate an action potential...

20060184208 - Apparatus for stimulating components in, on, or near the pudendal nerve or its branches to achieve selective physiologic responses: Apparatus for control of physiological functions, including physiological functions of the urinary tract, using at least one electrode sized and configured to be located on, in, or near a targeted component of the pudendal nerve, and/or its branch(es), and/or its spinal root(s). The apparatus includes a controller coupled to the...

20060184209 - Device for brain stimulation using rf energy harvesting: A device for brain stimulation using radio frequency harvesting is disclosed. The device includes a circuit implantable under a scalp of a patient, the circuit comprising a radio frequency harvesting power circuit and a stimulation circuit, and a plurality of electrodes coupled to the circuit, the plurality of electrodes providing...

20060184210 - Explantation of implantable medical device: In general, the invention is directed to apparatus and techniques that aid in the removal or explantation of an implantable medical device (IMD) under the scalp of a patient. The various embodiments of the invention address risks associated with the explantation, such as the risk of damage to leads, the...

20060184211 - Method of routing electrical current to bodily tissues via implanted passive conductors: The invention provides an implant, system and method for electrically stimulating a target tissue to either activate or block neural impulses. The implant provides a conductive pathway for a portion of electrical current flowing between surface electrodes positioned on the skin and transmits that current to the target tissue. The...

20060184212 - Cochlear stimulation device: A cochlear stimulation apparatus includes an implantable device including electrodes configured to be fitted within the cochlea of a user, circuitry for processing signals to generate stimulation pulses that are directed to the electrodes, a non-volatile memory device, and a receiving coil, and an external device including circuitry for processing...

20060184213 - Integrated phase-shift power control transmitter for use with implantable device and method for use of the same: Systems and methods for efficiently transmitting power using a high frequency (e.g., RF) telemetry transmitter are provided. The telemetry transmitter may include a fixed clock source (which may provide a fixed clock signal), telemetry phase shift circuitry (which may include switching circuitry and phase shifting circuitry), and a push-pull network....

20060184214 - Low intensity light therapy for treatment of retinal, macular, and visual pathway disorders: Disclosed is a system and method for treatment of cells and, in particular, visual pathway disorders. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed toward the photomodulation and/or photorejuvenation of retinal epithelial cells, to treat a variety of vision disorders. The process of treating retinal cells to reduce or reverse the...

20060184218 - clinical garment for comfort warming and prewarming: A clinical garment having a lower hem and sleeves includes permeable surfaces inside near peripheral portions, a duct in communication with the permeable surfaces, and at least one inlet port opening into the duct. When worn by a patient, the permeable surfaces are positioned adjacent the patient's limbs. Warmed pressurized...

20060184215 - Perioperative warming device: A perioperative warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with multiple stacked sections. One section of the convective apparatus is adapted to provide comfort warming by convection. Another section of the convective apparatus is adapted to provide therapeutic warming by convection....

20060184216 - Thermal blanket for warming the limbs: A thermal blanket for warming the limbs includes a surface, an inactive region of the surface adapted to lie against the thoracic and/or abdominal area of a person extending at least from the thighs to the abdomen of the person, active regions of the surface adapted to circulate pressurized air...

20060184217 - Warming device for perioperative use: A warming device for perioperative use includes a clinical garment and a convective thermal blanket supported on an inside surface of the clinical garment. A mechanism may be provided to releasably attach the thermal blanket to the clinical garment....

20060184219 - Catheter for neural blockades: A catheter for neural blockades in anesthesia includes a flexible plastic tube in which a wire is arranged for electro-stimulation. The distal end of the wire is conductively applied to a contact tip protruding out of the catheter. The contact tip comprises a stopper and a cap which are positioned...

20060184220 - Explantation of implantable medical device: In general, the invention is directed to apparatus and techniques that aid in the removal or explantation of an implantable medical device (IMD) under the scalp of a patient. The various embodiments of the invention address risks associated with the explantation, such as the risk of damage to leads, the...

20060184221 - Trans-septal catheter with retention mechanism: A trans-septal guide catheter for providing access through the septum separating a first heart chamber from a second heart chamber that includes an elongated guide catheter body extending between guide catheter proximal and distal ends. A distal segment of the guide catheter is adapted to be inserted through the septum...

20060184222 - Medical electrical lead with interchangeable fixation member: A medical electrical lead, a system for providing electrical stimulation or sensing using such a lead, and methods of implanting, making and using same are described. The lead includes a rapidly connectable and/or interchangeable distal line that may be attached to a connector located distally from a distal end of...

20060184223 - Cavity probe with exciter and/or dilator tip: A probe for a mammalian orifice or cavity is presented. The probe includes a video probe to record video and/or images of the internal cavity area. Further, the device includes a mechanism by which fluids, tissue, or other samples can be accurately collected for later laboratory analysis. The probe further...

20060173495 - Autocapture in a neurostimulator: A method (and associated apparatus) of providing electrical neurostimulation therapy to a patient using an implanted neurostimulator comprises (a) delivering an electrical stimulation to a nerve and (b) determining whether a predetermined condition has occurred as a result of the stimulation. The method further comprises (c) if the predetermined condition...

20060173496 - Method and apparatus for stimulus artifact suppression: Amplification of an evoked potential signal is carried out utilizing a high pass filter implemented as an integrator in a feedback loop which drives the DC offset voltage to zero. As a result, the feed-forward amplifier circuit has almost zero volts at its output since the only voltage remaining is...

20060173497 - Micro-miniature implantable coated device: An implantable micro-miniature device is disclosed. The device comprises a thin hermetic insulating coating and at least one thin polymer or metal secondary coating over the hermetic insulating layer in order to protect the insulating layer from the erosive action of body fluids or the like. In one embodiment the...

20060173493 - Multi-phasic signal for stimulation by an implantable device: A method, system, and an apparatus for providing a multi-phasic stimulation signal for an implantable device are provided. An electrical pulse with a first characteristic that includes a first pulse width, a first pulse amplitude, a first pulse polarity, or a first pulse shape, is applied during a first time...

20060173494 - Trained and adaptive response in a neurostimulator: A method sensing at least two physiological parameters and, for each of the at least two physiological parameters, generating a first series of signals representative of the physiological parameter sensed over a first time period, storing each of said first series of signals as a time sequence data stream, and...

20060173498 - Communication between an external defibrillator and an implantable medical device: An external defibrillator used to treat a patient wirelessly communicates with an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted in the patient. In some embodiments, a telemetry head may be removably coupled to the external defibrillator to facilitate communication with the IMD. The defibrillator may receive information, such as patient, device, physiological,...

20060173501 - Cpr performance reporting system: A method for assessing CPR performed during at least one resuscitation event includes obtaining a data set during each of the at least one resuscitation events, each data set including data characterizing the performance of chest compressions or ventilations, or both, on the patient during the at least one resuscitation...

20060173500 - Cpr time indicator for a defibrillator data management system: A system is disclosed wherein patient data, such as an electrocardiogram (“ECG”) signal or a chest impedance measurement signal, collected by a defibrillator device during a resuscitation event is analyzed and processed by a computing device to provide an assessment of CPR administered during the event. The CPR assessment results...

20060173499 - System and method for using diagnostic pulses in connection with defibrillation therapy: An external defibrillator system is disclosed that generates and applies a diagnostic signal to the patient in conjunction with defibrillation therapy. The diagnostic signal is designed to elicit a physiologic response from the patient's heart, namely, mechanical cardiac response and electrical cardiac response, electrical cardiac response only, or no cardiac...

20060173502 - Atrial pacing therapy for treating mitral regurgitation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating mitral regurgitation with electrical stimulation. By providing pacing stimulation to the left atrium during ventricular systole, a beneficial effect is obtained which can prevent or reduce the extent of mitral regurgitation....

20060173505 - Controlled delivery of electrical pacing therapy for treating mitral regurgitation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating mitral or tricuspid regurgitation with electrical stimulation. By providing pacing stimulation to a selected region of the left ventricle, such as one in proximity to the mitral valve apparatus or papillary muscles in a manner that pre-excites the region during early ventricular...

20060173504 - Electrical pacing therapy for treating mitral regurgitation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating mitral or tricuspid regurgitation with electrical stimulation. By providing pacing stimulation to a selected region of the left ventricle, such as one in proximity to the mitral valve apparatus in a manner which pre-excites the region during early ventricular systole, a beneficial...

20060173503 - Linear electrode array to treat mitral regurgitation: A method and apparatus are disclosed for treating mitral regurgitation with electrical stimulation. By providing pacing stimulation to a region of the left ventricle in proximity to the mitral valve apparatus in a manner which pre-excites the region during early ventricular systole, a beneficial effect is obtained which can prevent...

20060173506 - Apparatus to improve the high voltage flashover characteristics of emi feedthrough filters used in active implantable medical devices: A feedthrough terminal assembly for an active implantable medical device includes a conductive terminal pin or leadwire, a feedthrough filter capacitor having a first set of electrode plates conductively coupled to the terminal pin or leadwire, and a second set of electrode plates conductively coupled to a housing, ferrule or...

20060173507 - Systems for electrical stimulation of nerves in adipose tissue regions: Systems provide a stimulation electrode assembly sized and configured for placement in an adipose tissue region to stimulate a nerve in the adipose tissue region comprising an elongated lead sized and configured to be implanted within the adipose tissue region, the lead including at least two electrically conductive portions to...

20060173508 - Method and system for treatment of eating disorders by means of neuro-electrical coded signals: A method for treating eating disorders comprising the steps of generating a neuro-electrical satiety signal that substantially corresponds to a neuro-electrical signal that is generated in a body and produces a satiety effect in the body, sensing food intake in a subject over at least a first period of time,...

20060173509 - Deep brain stimulator: The present invention relates to a method for the detection and ablation of aberrant thalamic oscillations leading to tremor and/or seizure. The invention provides a high frequency stimulator useful for treating and/or preventing the onset of tremor and seizure....

20060173510 - Medical devices for the detection, prevention and/or treatment of neurological disorders, and methods related thereto: Disclosed are devices and methods for detecting, preventing, and/or treating neurological disorders. These devices and methods utilize electrical stimulation, and comprise a unique concentric ring electrode component. The disclosed methods involve the positioning of multiple electrodes on the scalp of a mammal; monitoring the mammal's brain electrical patterns to identify...

20060173511 - Visual prosthesis for improved circadian rhythms and method of improving the circadian rhythms: Present invention is a method of improving circadian rhythms in blind people by stimulation the visual neural system. Ideally a retinal prosthesis of the type used to restore vision can be used to restore normal circadian rhythms. Additionally, brightness on the prosthesis can be increased in the morning and decreased...

20060173512 - Method for protecting mammalian skin against upcoming photodamage: A method for protecting mammalian skin against photodamage caused by an exposure to a damaging radiation. The method includes irradiating the mammalian skin before the exposure to the damaging radiation with a protective radiation, the protective radiation including radiation having a wavelength larger than the wavelength of the damaging radiation,...

20060173515 - Alteration of the skin and nail for the prevention and treatment of skin and nail infections: The method of prevention and treatment of microbial infections that occur on, or just below, the skin and nails of a person consisting of applying a means to inactivate the microbes thus rendering them harmless. The treatment consists of applying a means which alters the skin or nail so that...

20060173513 - Far infrared physiatric unit: A far infrared physiatric unit has a frame, an emitter and two adjustment knobs. The frame has two side boards and a supporting unit. The supporting unit is mounted between the side boards. The emitter is pivotally mounted between the side boards in the frame. A patient places his/her arm...

20060173514 - Wound treatment device for photodynamic therapy and method of using same: The invention relates to a light emitting treatment device including one or more light members, which are configured to emit light energy for the purpose of performing localized photodynamic therapy at a targeted field. The light members may be disposed in a substantially uniform array and be configured to emit...

20060173516 - Tanning shower-bath booth: The invention relates to a shower-bath booth, comprising a shower booth having at least a transparent wall and an UV radiation source associated with the shower booth. Advantageously according an embodiment of to the invention, the shower-bath booth comprises a panel, structurally independent from the shower booth and equipped with...

20060173517 - Implant and delivery tool therefor: An implant system including a transurethral prostatic implant positioned in a prostate and including a lumen with an inner perimeter that surrounds an outer perimeter of a urethra at the prostate. The implant system may include a delivery tool including a shaft having a distal portion and an implant-holding portion...

20060173518 - Device and method for treating skin: A system and method for heating a tissue volume under a skin surface of an individual from an initial temperature to a predetermined treatment temperature in the range of 42°-60° C. The method comprises applying electrodes to the skin surface and providing from the electrodes a continuous wave RF energy...

20060173519 - Thermotherapy device: s

20060173520 - Implantable retention system and method: An implantable anchor for anchoring a lead or catheter relative to biological tissue, implantable system including such an anchor and a lead or catheter, and a method of use of such anchor. The anchor comprises a body having a channel adapted to receive a catheter or lead, and a cover...

20060173522 - Anchoring of a medical device component adjacent a dura of the brain or spinal cord: A method and implantable medical device system capable of being anchored in a head or spinal cord of a patient. During implant, the dura of the patient is partially removed and the medical device component is placed on one side of the dura. The medical device component contains one or...

20060173521 - Electrically insulated surgical needle assembly: A surgical needle assembly for penetrating soft and hard tissues of a patient includes a handle assembly removably coupled to the needle assembly. The needle assembly is electrically coupled to an electrical signal source. The surgical tool includes an electrically conductive portion in communication with an un-insulated distal end of...

20060173523 - Electrode arrangement for applying electrical signals to the skin of an animal: An electrode arrangement for applying electrical signals to skin of an animal comprising a flexible electrically non-conductive substrate, at least one electrode provided on a first surface of the substrate for applying electrical signals to the skin when placed on the skin, at least one connector connected to a respective...