Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 09/07

20070225772 - Ipg connector headers for implantable medical devices: IPG connector headers for implantable medical devices are provided. In one embodiment of the invention, an IPG connector header having a header bore for receiving and making electrical connection to a lead connector assembly of an implantable medical device comprises a non-conductive header base and a plurality of electrically conductive... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070225775 - Vision regeneration assisting device: A vision regeneration assisting device for regenerating vision of a patient, comprising: a plurality of electrodes which are stuck and placed into an optic disc of the patient; a setting unit with which first output conditions for an electrical stimulation pulse signal from at least one of the electrodes are... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070225776 - Intracochlear nanotechnology and perfusion hearing aid device: An intra-cochlear implant is provided for aiding in the hearing of a patient. The implant includes a body portion implantable within an interior of a cochlea of a patient. The body portion has a proximal end, a distal end and a primary axis. A plurality of signal carrying electrodes extends... Agent: Indiano Vaughan LLP.

20070225777 - Pdt apparatus with high output led for therapy and aiming: An apparatus for directing light to an eye for exciting a photosensitizer includes a high output or super bright LED and an optic that receives light from the LED and concentrates the light so that it is nearly collimated. The LED is a single light source that is used for... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070225768 - Electric modulation of sympathetic nervous system: A method is described for the treatment of obesity or other disorders, by electrical activation or inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by electrically stimulating the greater splanchnic nerve or other portion of the sympathetic nervous system using an implantable pulse generator. This... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070225767 - Minimization of electrical stimulus artifact during measurement of evoked neural response: The invention provides a method of electrical artefact compensation in measurement of a neural response. The neural response is evoked by a first stimulus, after which a compensatory stimulus is applied in order to counteract a stimulus artefact caused by the first stimulus. The invention also provides for short circuiting... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20070225766 - Optimizing characteristics of an electric field to increase the field's effect on proliferating cells: AC electric fields at particular frequencies and field strengths have been shown to be effective for destroying rapidly proliferating cells such as cancer cells. The effectiveness of such fields is improved when the field is sequentially switched between two or more different directions. The effectiveness of such fields can be... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20070225765 - Technique for adjusting the locus of excitation of electrically excitable tissue with paired pulses: The locus of electrically excitable tissue where action potentials are induced can be controlled using the physiological principle of electrotonus. Substantially non-simultaneous first and second pulses are applied to first and second electrodes, respectively, to generate both first and second action potentials and first and second subthreshold potential areas, within... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070225769 - Biofeedback electronic stimulation device using light and magnetic energy: A biofeedback stimulation device includes a user interface for providing at least one input signal. A processor generates at least one control signal responsive to the at least one input signal. Circuitry within the biofeedback stimulation device enables application of both an electric stimulation signal and a light stimulation signal... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20070225770 - Electrotherapy apparatus and method of treating a person or a mammal using such electrotherapy apparatus: An electrotherapy apparatus for applying electrical stimulation to a muscle or group of muscles of a person or other mammal, wherein said electrical stimulation comprises electrical pulses, said electrical stimulation having parameters comprising at least some of an amplitude, a pulse repetition frequency, a duration of each pulse or group... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070225771 - Feedthrough assembly including sleeve and methods related thereto: A feedthrough assembly is disposable in an aperture of, for example, a power source encasement. In various examples, the feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule, an insulator, a terminal conductor, and a sleeve. A portion of the terminal conductor extends through the ferrule thereby creating a portion internal to and a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070225773 - Implantable transcranial pulse generator having a collapsible portion: An implantable transcranial pulse generator for generating neuro-modulating electrical signals used, for example, in the treatment of medical conditions through deep brain stimulation (DBS). The implantable pulse generator comprises a collapsible dome portion that deforms upon impact to protect the patient from injury and the pulse generator from being damaged.... Agent: Brunet & Co. Ltd.

20070225774 - Methods of increasing learning rate: The invention relates, in part, to methods of administering electrical or magnetic brain stimulation to increase learning rate.... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070225778 - Pdt apparatus with an addressable led array for therapy and aiming: An apparatus for directing light to an eye for exciting a photosensitizer includes an addressable LED array so that the size and shape of the LED light used for aiming or therapy is selectable so as to match the size and shape of targeted tissue. The LED array has a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070225779 - Treatment of vitiligo by micropore delivery of cells: Methods, compositions and apparatus for restoring pigmentation to skin that has suffered pigment loss are described. The methods include creating a plurality of spaced-apart microchannels or voids in the skin and depositing into the micropore channels or voids a composition comprising at least one cell capable of producing melanin, a... Agent: Reliant / Fenwick C/o Fenwick & West, LLP

20070225780 - Magnetic therapy device: A magnetic device for therapy of humans and/or animals that may include one or more magnetic flux emitters. The emitter(s) may include one or more apertures. The emitter(s) may include one or more protective layers in the aperture(s). The emitter(s) may include one or more indicators to indicate orientation(s) of... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070225781 - Apparatus and methods for altering temperature in a region within the body: Apparatus and methods for cooling and/or heating selected regions within a body are described herein. An implantable system is used to cool or heat nerve bodies down to about 15° C. to diminish nerve impulses. In one embodiment, the system can include an implantable unit containing a pumping mechanism and/or... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20070225782 - Body cooling device: There is a device for cooling a portion of a body. The device includes a water permeable chamber defining a cavity, water absorbent particles, and chambers or an obstacle member disposed between particles. The chambers are configured to be sufficiently small to prevent pooling of particles. The particles have a... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070225783 - Pain relief apparatus: A pain relief apparatus has an elongated fabric envelope or sleeve and at least one thermal pack located within a central portion of the sleeve. The thermal pack is a flexible plastic pouch containing a thermal material having substantial thermal retention. The envelope has at least one opening for receiving... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20070225785 - Medical devices having textured surfaces: Disclosed are medical devices having textured surfaces and related methods for texturing. Methods of surface texturing using gas-phase plasma provide medical devices with myriad complex surface morphologies.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP

20070225784 - Medical lead having a variable change in stiffness: According to one embodiment, the present invention includes an elongate implantable medical lead having a distal portion that is relatively flexible, a proximal portion that is relatively stiff, and a transition portion which has a variable transition stiffness. The transition stiffness varies over the length of the transition portion that... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20070225786 - Left ventricular lead shapes: A lead for sensing and pacing a left ventricle of the heart includes a lead body having a proximal portion and a distal portion, a lumen extending through the lead body, a conductor extending through the lead body from the proximal end to the distal end and an electrode disposed... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20070225787 - Electrode arrays and systems for inserting same: Electrode arrays and systems for inserting same are disclosed. In some embodiments, electrode arrays are provided, the electrode arrays comprising: a passive-bending portion; an active-bending portion coupled to the passive bending portion; a plurality of electrodes located in at least one of the passive-bending portion and the active bending portion;... Agent: Wilmerhale/columbia University

20070219599 - Composite waveform based method and apparatus for animal tissue stimulation: A medical apparatus, for artificially stimulating internal tissue of an animal, applies a composite voltage pulse to a pair of electrodes implanted in the animal. The composite voltage pulse is formed by a first segment and a second segment contiguous with the first segment, both of which have generally rectangular... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070219600 - Devices and methods for targeted nasal phototherapy: The invention is directed to therapy devices for providing therapeutic light to a target region of tissue within a nasal cavity. The devices are adapted to include a light source communicating with a distal end of the first insertion member, wherein light from the light source illuminates a target region... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20070219601 - Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment method and device: A device and method are provided which achieve tissue ablation as well as tissue coagulation substantially simultaneously during the treatment of BPH by utilizing at least two wavelengths of light. The device and method improve urinary flow and minimize post-treatment blood loss and edema while maintaining a nearly blood-free operating... Agent: Dr. Bolesh J. Skutnik Ceramoptec Industries, Inc.

20070219588 - Automated resuscitation device with ventilation sensing and prompting: A device for assisting a caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient, the device comprising a user interface configured to deliver prompts to a caregiver to assist the caregiver in delivering cardiac resuscitation to a patient; at least one sensor configured to detect the caregiver's progress in delivering the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070219590 - Leadless cardiac stimulation systems: Various configurations of systems that employ leadless electrodes to provide pacing therapy are provided. In one example, a system that provides multiple sites for pacing of myocardium of a heart includes wireless pacing electrode assemblies that are implantable at sites proximate the myocardium using a percutaneous, transluminal, catheter delivery system.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070219589 - System and method of using av conduction timing: In an implantable medical device that provides atrial and ventricular pacing in an atrial-based pacing mode, longer periods of time are permitted for intrinsic AV conduction to occur. By monitoring the patient's AV delay under these circumstances, useful information is obtained that can be correlated to other patient conditions or... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070219591 - Methods and apparatus for enhancing cardiac pacing: Methods, apparatus and systems for enhancing cardiac pacing generally provide for measuring at least one cardiac characteristic, calculating at least one cardiac performance parameter based on the measured characteristic(s), and adjusting at least one functional parameter of a cardiac pacing device. Devices may include at least one catheter (such as... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20070219592 - Cardiac pacemaker and/or icd control and monitor: A cardiac pacemaker and/or ICD device deploys a plurality of three-dimensional accelerometers to characterize and distinguish between the local motion of the heart and the gross movement of the patient. The relative difference between these movements is used to distinguish between false negatives results of the electrogram reading to avoid... Agent: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20070219593 - Template-based capture verification for multi-site pacing: An apparatus and method for verifying capture by first and second pacing pulses in which an evoked response waveform recorded during a pacing event is compared with template waveforms representing capture by the first, second, and both pacing pulses. The evoked response is then classified as representing a type of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070219594 - Emi detection for implantable medical devices: A method and system for the detection of electromagnetic interference is disclosed in which a telemetry coil or other magnetic sensor is used to detect a magnetic signal. If a magnetic signal is determined to be a non-telemetry signal and is time-correlated with the onset of an increase in heart... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070219595 - Stimulator system with electrode array and the method of making the same: An implantable microstimulator can include a housing with a surface containing a metal region. The housing defines an exterior and an interior. At least one conductive electrode is disposed on the exterior of the housing over the metal region of the housing. Adhesive is disposed between the metal region of... Agent: Advanced Bionics C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20070219596 - Electric modulation of sympathetic nervous sytem: A method is described for the treatment of obesity or other disorders, by electrical activation or inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system. This activation or inhibition can be accomplished by electrically stimulating the greater splanchnic nerve or other portion of the sympathetic nervous system using an implantable pulse generator. This... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070219597 - Adhesive and peripheral systems and methods for medical devices: A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070219598 - Diagnostic method and apparatus: An electrical interferential device comprises a circuit for delivering electrical interferential energy into the body of a patient. A sensor detects a function of the autonomic nervous system of the patient and provides an output indicative of the response of the autonomic nervous system to the electrical interferential energy. A... Agent: G. Turner Moller, Jr.

20070219602 - Device for thermal treatment of tissue and for temperature measurement of tissue providing feedback: A device for heating tissue, comprises a housing sized for insertion through a naturally occurring body orifice to a target location within a lumen and a heat generating element within the housing focusing thermal energy on a target area separated from an outside of the housing so that, when the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20070219605 - Treatment of tissue volume with radiant energy: Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070219604 - Treatment of tissue with radiant energy: Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070219603 - Plant energy instrument: A plant energy instrument allows a user to relax under plant electromagnetic field. Plant electrodes form a probe unit connected to wires fitting into a plug. A person may receive plant energy inside a hollow housing having a helmet like configuration. The housing houses an energy field transformer and a... Agent: Law Offices Of Clement Cheng

20070219606 - Heatable sling support for an anatomical location: The invention provides, in various embodiments, systems, devices and methods relating to employing thermal treatment of tissue in combination with an implantable sling to treat urinary incontinence.... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070219607 - Apparatus and method for the treatment of infectious disease in keratinized tissue: The invention provides methods for the treatment of keratinized tissue infected with a pathogen. The invention utilizes electromagnetic energy, particularly microwave energy, as a treatment means to reduce the amount of or eliminate the pathogen from the keratinized tissue.... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070219608 - High efficiency neurostimulation lead: Devices and methods for stimulating nerves, such as peripheral nerves. Some devices can include small cross-section lead bodies having one or more electrodes in the distal portion, the electrodes having a substantially flat surface and being suitable for placement through a 12 gauge needle or smaller. Some lead electrodes are... Agent: Craig Taylor Law Office, PLLC

20070219609 - Implantable fixation element: The invention provides an implantable fixation element for anchoring an elongate, for instance essentially cylindraical, element, particularly an electrical lead for a pacemaker in human or animal tissue, comprising a pair of first gripper beaks, movable to and from each other to enclose this element and, interconnected therewith, a pair... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20070213780 - Implantable pulse generator: To produce implantable devices such as cardiac pacemakers, it is suggested that the housing be assembled from prefinished plastic parts (A, B). Such housing parts may be produced cost-effectively and are very simple to connect to one another using known joining technologies. To achieve the required seal, such a housing... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070213771 - Regional anesthetic: A method and apparatus are disclosed for anesthetizing a region of a patient's body. The method includes identifying a target nerve which, upon activation, anesthetizes a region of a patient's body including a surgical site. The target nerve is located and an active site of a nerve blocking apparatus is... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070213772 - Stimulatory device support apparatus: Disclosed is an apparatus for supporting a stimulatory device. Such device eliminates the need for a user to manually hold and/or position such stimulatory device. Rather, such device remains in a stationary position, and a user may adjust her position relative to the stimulatory device and the supporting apparatus. In... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20070213773 - Closed-loop neuromodulation for prevention and treatment of cardiac conditions: A method and apparatus to provide therapy to a patient for protecting cardiac tissue from insult is disclosed. The method comprises delivering electrical stimulation to one or more predetermined portions of the nervous system in a patient's body; and monitoring one or more physiologic indices of the body to determine... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070213774 - Defibrillation threshold testing system with automated control of external defibrillator: A system for conducting a defibrillation threshold (DFT) test for programming an implantable medical device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) during its implantation includes an external defibrillator as a back up device. The system reduces the risk to the patient by performing an automated external defibrillation procedure when... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070213775 - External defibrillator with pre-cpr-ecg based defibrillating shock: A defibrillator having a pair of electrodes for delivering an artifact-compensated defibrillation shock and a method thereof is provided. Electrocardiographic (ECG) data representative of an ECG signal is acquired for the patient and the ECG data is analyzed to determine whether administration of a defibrillating shock is appropriate. A cardio-pulmonary... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070213776 - High-voltage module for an external defibrillator: A defibrillator includes a module having a portion of the high-voltage components of the defibrillator attached to a substrate and encased in a dielectric material. In one embodiment the defibrillating shock is delivered by a high voltage H-bridge circuit which utilizes four controllably switched semiconductor devices such as IGBTs.... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070213778 - Algorithm for the automatic determination of optimal av and vv intervals: Methods and devices for determining optimal Atrial to Ventricular (AV) pacing intervals and Ventricular to Ventricular (VV) delay intervals in order to optimize cardiac output. Impedance, preferably sub-threshold impedance, is measured across the heart at selected cardiac cycle times as a measure of chamber expansion or contraction. One embodiment measures... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070213777 - Ventricular event filtering for an implantable medical device: Pacing parameters are provided to address cross talk and intrinsic ventricular events occurring within a predefined blanking period following an atrial event. The parameters are used in conjunction with protocol for minimizing or reducing ventricular pacing, wherein ignoring intrinsic ventricular events during the blanking period might otherwise affect the performance... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070213779 - Portable apparatus for preventing damages from electro-magnetic field for implantable device in human bodies: An apparatus detects DC magnetic field, AC magnetic and electrical fields, and high frequency/microwave radiation, and alarms when the field strength is beyond the safety threshold. The threshold was set up based on pacemaker and other implantable device manufacturer's specifications and left enough safety margins to give early warning before... Agent: Emil De Toffol

20070213781 - Resealable seal member including a lubricated passage and methods related thereto: A body implantable retaining assembly for forming an electrical or mechanical connection between a medical device and a lead is discussed herein. A first bore is formed in a housing of the device for receiving a lead terminal portion. A second bore is also formed in the device housing, which... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070213783 - Implantable system enabling responsive therapy for pain: An implantable neurostimulator system for treating pain includes scheduled and responsive therapy capabilities including responsive stimulation applied to the brain and peripheral sections of the nervous system. Methods for treating chronic nociceptive, neuropathic, and psychogenic pain employ an inventive system to advantageously reduce multiple symptoms and components of pain and... Agent: Neuropace, Inc.

20070213782 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of sleep apnea and snoring: A method of treating sleep apnoea and/or snoring in a patient, which includes the steps of providing apparatus for electrically stimulating one or more afferent fibres of a nerve (2), positioning said apparatus (12, 13) on or in close proximity to said nerve; and activating said apparatus to stimulate one... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070213786 - Closed-loop state-dependent seizure prevention systems: The invention provides novel closed-loop neuroprosthetic devices and systems for preventing seizures in which control of the delivery of therapeutic electrical stimulation to a neural structure being monitored is determined by the dynamical electrophysiological state of the neural structure. In certain embodiments, a controller which generates predetermined control input is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070213785 - Probabilistic neurological disorder treatment: Disclosed are probabilistic approaches to patient evaluation, warning and treatment of a neurological disorder. Disclosed techniques estimate probability distribution functions or cumulative distribution functions, determined by relying on representative historical profiles, comprising information in short and/or long timescales obtained at times that may be intermittent or temporally discontinuous from each... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20070213784 - Seizure therapy and suppression using an implantable device: A system and method for detecting neurological conditions, including periods of high ictal activity and periods of low ictal activity, uses a relatively low-power central processing unit in connection with signal processing circuitry to identify characteristics of an electrographic signal received from a patient's brain. Cerebral blood flow may also... Agent: Neuropace, Inc.

20070213787 - Soft, middle-ear electrode for suppressing tinnitis: A soft, ball-shaped middle-ear electrode is inserted and wedged into the natural cavity that exists in front of the round window. An electrical pulse generator connected to the soft, ball-shaped electrode provides electrical stimulation to the region surrounding the round window for the purpose of suppressing tinnitus or to improve... Agent: Advanced Bionics Corporation

20070213788 - Electrical stimulation of the inner ear in patients with unilateral hearing loss: For a patient having unilateral hearing loss, an extra-cochlear electrode is placed within the middle ear of the deaf ear, and is connected to a microstimulator that is implanted under the skin or recessed in the temporal bone or some other location in the skull near the deaf ear. In... Agent: Advanced Bionics Corporation

20070213789 - Global parameter adjustment for multiple stimulation programs: The disclosure describes a method and system that allows a user to modify a stimulation parameter in a plurality of stimulation programs with a single adjustment. During stimulation therapy, the user, such as a patient, may desire to change a parameter of the plurality of stimulation programs. The patient may... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20070213790 - Management of multiple stimulation program groups: The disclosure describes a method and system that allows a user to manage multiple groups of stimulation programs that provide stimulation therapy. A physician may prepare a plurality of programs, arranged in groups that each focus on one area, that the patient may evaluate in an effort to determine if... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20070213791 - Device for the treatment of skin by means of a radiation beam: According to the invention, seen from the radiation source (9) towards the beam exit window (15), the first and the second optical axis (45, 47) coincide starting at a position (S) between the radiation source and the beam manipulator (17). As a result, the optical path via which the radiation... Agent: Philips Electronics North America Corporation Intellectual Property & Standards

20070213792 - Treatment of tissue volume with radiant energy: Devices and methods for utilizing electromagnetic radiation and other forms of energy to treat a volume of tissue at depth are described. In one aspect, a device modulates the flux incident on surface tissue to control and vary the depth in the tissue at which an effective dose of radiant... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070213793 - Use of endovascular hypothermia in organ and/or tissue transplantations: Methods for (a) preventing hypoxic damage to a potentially transplantable organ or tissue prior to explanation of that organ or tissue from the body of a mammalian transplant donor and (b) preventing rejection of a transplanted organ or tissue in a human or veterinary transplant recipient. The methods comprise placing... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070213794 - \"cool down\" vinyl, freezable gel-filled neck collar: “Cool Down” is a safe, easy-to-use neck collar used to help reduce and regulate body temperature. “Cool Down” works quickly and comfortably. The soft vinyl exterior is lightweight and hypoallergenic. The non-toxic gel interior is flexible and freezes quickly. The interior and exterior work together to provide quick and comfortable... Agent: Diana Lauver

20070213795 - Implantable medical lead: An improved percutaneous lead is provided. The lead has a circumferential, concave neck located on the distal portion of the lead and a stylet lumen traversing through the lead including through the concave neck. The concave neck has a narrower circumference than the remainder of the lead. The concave neck... Agent: Advanced Bionics Corporation

20070213796 - Ring electrode: Devices for eliciting motor evoked potentials during anterior cervical discectomy and fusion procedures are provided, particularly an electrode for directly stimulating a vertebral post.... Agent: Ladas & Parry LLP

20070213797 - System and method for graphically configuring leads: Systems and methods are provided for graphically configuring leads for a medical device. According to one aspect, the system generally comprises a medical device and a processing device, such as a programmer or computer, adapted to be in communication with the medical device. The medical device has at least one... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070213798 - Implantable medical electrode device, in particular cardiovascular cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator electrode device: An implantable medical electrode device, in particular a cardiovascular cardiac pacemaker or defibrillator electrode device, comprises an elongate, tubular electrode body (2), a fixing zone (4) in front of the distal end (3) of the electrode body (2), in which the externally closed peripheral envelope (8) of the electrode body... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20070213799 - Cochlear implant electrode configuration for drug eluting: A cochlear electrode array for electrically stimulating cochlear tissues including a drug eluting portion will be disclosed. This device is adapted to release over time a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical agent for the inner ear. The pharmaceutical agent can be released locally for different therapeutic applications.... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070208393 - Vision regeneration assisting device: A vision regeneration assisting device for regenerating vision by applying electrical stimulation to cells that form a retina, comprises: a plurality of electrodes: a bendable substrate having a first face on which the electrodes are disposed; and a holding portion provided on a second face of the substrate opposite to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070208383 - Medical electrical lead body designs incorporating energy dissipating shunt: An elongate body of a medical electrical lead includes at least one conductor formed into a coil that includes a first portion and a second portion, wherein the first portion extends within an outer insulation sheath and the second portion extends outside the outer insulation sheath to be exposed to... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070208381 - Method and system for spinal cord stimulation prior to and during a medical procedure: A method of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. The spinal cord is stimulated in order to control at least one physiological function. The medical procedure is performed and stimulation of the spinal cord is stopped.... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070208382 - Methods and compositions for treating a renal associated condition in a subject: Methods for treating a renal associated condition in a subject are provided. Aspects of the subject methods include paradoxically enhancing renal sympathetic bias in the subject in a manner effective to treat the renal associated condition. Also provided are compositions, kits and systems for practicing the subject methods.... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20070208384 - Modular implantable medical device and manufacturing method therefor: In an implantable medical device and a manufacturing method therefore, the implantable medical device has at least an electronics module and a battery module, each contributing functionally as well as to the shape of the outer enclosure of the implantable medical device. Different modules, and different versions of different modules,... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070208385 - Surface stimulation for tremor control: Apparatus and methods for non-invasive electrical stimulation of the brain through skin surface stimulation of the peripheral nervous system as a treatment for movement disorders. Skin surface electrodes are positioned at predetermined peripheral surface stimulation sites on the skin surface using a variety of neural imaging techniques. A pulsatile electrical... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070208387 - Methods, apparatus, and systems for multiple stimulation from a single stimulator: Methods, apparatus, and systems are provided to stimulate multiple sites in a heart. A controller senses electrical activity associated with sinus rhythm of the heart. A signal generator is configured to generate an electrical signal for stimulating the heart. Based on the electrical signal, a distributor circuit then distributes the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070208386 - Resynchronization method and apparatus based on intrinsic atrial rate: A method and system for setting the operating parameters of a cardiac rhythm management device in which a plurality of parameter optimization algorithms are available. A measured feature of an electrophysiological signal such as QRS width has been shown to be useful in selecting among certain parameter optimization algorithms. In... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070208388 - Method and system for nerve stimulation and cardiac sensing prior to and during a medical procedure: A method of performing a medical procedure, such as surgery, is provided. A nerve is stimulated in order to adjust the beating of the heart to a first condition, such as a stopped or slowed condition. The medical procedure is performed on the heart or another organ. The stimulation of... Agent: James R. Keogh Medtronic, Inc.

20070208389 - Coronary sinus locater method and apparatus for biventricular pacing: A coronary sinus locater sheath is stabilized in the vicinity of the coronary sinus by a guidewire exiting the side of the sheath near the distal end and inserted into an identifiable anatomical feature. The procedure includes (1) inserting the guide sheath into a vein, (2) advancing the sheath until... Agent: Peter F Weinberg Gibson Dunn And Crutcher LLP

20070208390 - Implantable wireless sound sensor: An apparatus and method is presented for an implanted sound sensor wirelessly communicating with an implantable medical device, or with an external monitoring device. The second sensor may be located inside a blood vessel anchored by an expandable stent like device, and may be drug coated. The sound sensor may... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070208391 - Neurostimulation site screening: The disclosure describes a process for non-invasively screening a patient to select a stimulation site for treatment of head, neck or facial pain and tension symptoms caused by disorders such as occipital neuralgia. The screening process involves application of a transcutaneous stimulation screening device, a percutaneous micro-electrode screening device, and... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20070208392 - System for functional electrical stimulation: An exercising system and method for the treatment and rehabilitation of the paralyzed muscles of the legs. Stimulators and sensors are implanted in several of the main muscle groups of the legs. A computerized controller uses wireless signals for communications with the implanted stimulators and sensors. The person receiving the... Agent: Alfred E. Mann Foundation For Scientific Research

20070208394 - Neural stimulation system providing auto adjustment of stimulus output as a function of sensed impedance: A neural stimulation system automatically corrects or adjusts the stimulus magnitude (stimulation energy) in order to maintain a comfortable and effective stimulation therapy. Because the changes in impedance associated with the electrode-tissue interface can indicate obstruction of current flow and positional lead displacement, lead impedance can indicate the quantity of... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070208395 - Phototherapy device and method of providing phototherapy to a body surface: A method and apparatus is described for treating a target body surface using a radiation applicator. The therapeutic treatment apparatus adapted to conform to a patients body. The treatment apparatus comprises a plurality of light sources coupled with a flexible substrate, a light integrator in at least a portion of... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20070208397 - Device and method of phototherapy for jaundiced infants: A phototherapy device and method for treating neonatal hyperbilirubinemia jaundice) and related conditions. The device comprises a flexible material encasing flexible circuitry that allows the device to flex as an infant is positioned on it, while, also protecting the circuitry. The circuitry comprises a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs)... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070208396 - Systems and methods for providing a dynamic light pad: Systems and methods for providing a light pad configured for light therapy, wherein the light pad is dynamically flexible to conform to curvatures of the human body. The light pad includes a flexible, electrical circuit board configuration, a plurality of light sources coupled to the flexible, electrical circuit board configuration,... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20070208398 - Acupuncture device using a laser beam: Acupuncture device uses a laser beam. Acupuncture device is configured for bringing about a suitable treatment relevant to the pain in a patient and so that it is adapted to all aspects of practice, in particular so as to enable easy replacement of laser diodes of different intensity levels or... Agent: Shlesinger, Arkwright & Garvey LLP

20070208400 - System and method for providing cell specific laser therapy of atherosclerotic plaques by targeting light absorbers in macrophages: An apparatus and method according to the present invention can be provided, e.g., for a cell specific laser therapy of atherosclerotic plaques, particularly to systems and methods for targeting endogenous light absorbers present within plaque macrophages and exogenous nanoparticle targeting. In one exemplary embodiment, an electro-magnetic radiation can be forwarded... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070208399 - Transparent electromegnetic applicator and hyperthermia treatment method: An applicator and method for application of electromagnetic energy to an area of tissue is described. The applicator includes a visually-transparent, high-dielectric interfacing assembly which has a conformable tissue-engaging surface and an opposed antenna-engaging surface. At least one balanced, circularly-polarized antenna is disposed in a plane substantially parallel and adjacent... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20070208401 - Selective organ cooling apparatus and method: An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent elongated, articulated segments. The flexible joints can be bellows or... Agent: Mayer & Williams PC

20070208402 - Medical lead with tissue-protecting tip structure: A transvenous cardiac lead comprises a lead body having a distal end portion comprising a tip adapted to be placed in engagement with cardiac tissue. A protective device is carried by the distal end portion of the lead body in operative association with the tip, the protective device being deployable... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20070208403 - Dual cochlear/vestibular stimulator with control signals derived from motion and speech signals: A system for treating patients affected both by hearing loss and by balance disorders related to vestibular hypofunction and/or malfunction, which includes sensors of sound and head movement, processing circuitry, a power source, and an implantable electrical stimulator capable of stimulating areas of the cochlea and areas of the vestibular... Agent: Advanced Bionics Corporation

20070208404 - Tissue treatment device and method: A device for imparting therapeutic doses to living tissue is disclosed. The device includes a planar carrier including or structured to adjustably accommodate a multitude of electrodes. Positions of the electrodes may be altered by a user during a treatment procedure involving the impartation of therapeutic doses to the living... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP