Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 02/09

20090054936 - Implantable medical lead with biased electrode: This disclosure describes implantable medical leads that include a lead body and an electrode. A width of the electrode as measured along a longitudinal direction of the lead varies about the perimeter of the lead. The uneven width of the electrode may bias a stimulation field in a particular direction,... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090054939 - Automated external defibrillator (aed) with context-sensitive help: A defibrillator system is disclosed including an operational state input, a user-operated information request input, and a user guidance output. The defibrillator system can be implemented as an AED, a manual defibrillator, or as a defibrillator trainer. The defibrillator system further utilizes the state and request inputs to determine a... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090054938 - Method for discriminating between ventricular and supraventricular arrhythmias: The present invention is directed toward a detection architecture for use in implantable cardiac rhythm devices. The detection architecture of the present invention provides methods and devices for discriminating between arrhythmias. Moreover, by exploiting the enhanced specificity in the origin of the identified arrhythmia, the detection architecture can better discriminate... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090054937 - System and method for transmitting and activating a plurality of control data: A cardiac pacemaker, defibrillator, or other programmable medical device (25) includes a source unit (15) and a collection unit (20). The source unit (15) has a check data unit (40) generating at least one check datum for control data for the medical device (25), and a transmitting unit (45) transmitting... Agent: Intellectual Property Department Dewitt Ross & Stevens S.c.

20090054940 - Defibrillator with implantable medical device detection: In general, the invention is directed to techniques for using an external defibrillator to detect a presence of an implantable medical device (IMD) implanted within a patient, and providing therapy to the patient through communication between the external defibrillator and the IMD. An external defibrillator provides prompts to a user... Agent: Gregory T. Kavounas Medtronic, Inc.

20090054941 - Stimulation field management: This disclosure describes techniques for controlling a depth of propagation of a stimulation field extending from an outer diameter of a lead body of an implantable stimulation lead. An implantable electrical stimulation lead may include a lead body, and at least one electrode arranged as a ring. An outer diameter... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090054942 - Methods, devices and systems for single-chamber pacing using a dual-chamber pacing device: Various embodiments of the present invention are directed to systems, methods and devices for cardiac applications including those relating to pacing devices. One such device is directed to a cardiac rhythm therapy (CRT) device designed for dual chamber pacing using two pacing signals each having a positive and negative component... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090054943 - Methods and apparatus to treat and prevent atrial tachyarrhythmias: The invention provides a cardiac rhythm management system which includes a tachyarrhythmia detection and classification circuit programmed to detect and classify a tachyarrhythmia, a biologic therapy delivery device configured to deliver or regulate an expression cassette suitable for terminating or preventing atrial fibrillation (AF), and a control circuit coupled to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090054944 - Modulation of av delay to control ventricular interval variability: System and methods provide pacing therapy that modulates the atrioventricular (AV) delay to control ventricular interval variability. A base AV delay is determined as a function of heart rate. For each cardiac cycle, the base AV delay is modulated to reduce beat-to-beat variability of successive ventricular beats. The modulated AV... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090054945 - Method, apparatus, and system to optimize cardiac preload based on measured pulmonary artery pressure: Optimizing cardiac preload based on measured pulmonary artery pressure involves varying, for each repetition of an acute burst protocol, a parameter of pacing applied to a patient's heart during the acute burst protocol. Pulmonary artery pressure is measured during the repetitions of the acute burst protocol. An optimum ventricular preload... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090054946 - Evaluating therapeutic stimulation electrode configurations based on physiological responses: A medical system comprises a plurality of electrodes; at least one sensor configured to output at least one signal based on at least one physiological parameter of a patient; and a processor. The processor is configured to control delivery of stimulation to the patient using a plurality of electrode configurations.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090054947 - Electrode configurations for directional leads: A system includes an implantable electrical stimulation lead configured for intravenous introduction into a vessel proximate to a heart and an electrical stimulator. The lead comprises a lead body and at least three electrode segments. The electrical stimulator is coupled to the electrode segments and configures a first of the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090054948 - Command sequencing and interlocks for a remotely programmable implantable device: Methods of providing a digital program request formatted by a remotely-located server are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of providing an identifier associated with an implantable medical device (IMD) to the remotely-located server to acquire the digital program request intended for the IMD, and validating the... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090054949 - Lead body constructions for implantable medical electrical leads: A lead body of an implantable medical electrical lead includes a first filler and a second filler, each extending within a proximal portion thereof. The first filler may have a stiffness that is less than that of the second filler, and may surround and isolate a plurality of conductors which... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090054950 - Method and apparatus for treating incontinence: A medical condition is treated using electrical stimulation of contractile tissue, such as a sphineter, as well as electrical stimulation of afferent nerves to illicite a neuron-modulation response. The device (1) and method is particular useful for treating urge incontinence where the tissue is a smooth muscle neo-sphineter (2) about... Agent: Jones Day

20090054951 - Electrode for stimulating bone growth, tissue healing and/or pain control, and method of use: A screw for use in stimulating bone growth, tissue healing and/or pain control. The screw includes an elongate shaft having a length extending between opposite ends, an exterior surface and a screw thread formed on the exterior surface of the shaft and extending along at least a portion of the... Agent: Washington University-snr C/o Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal L.l.p

20090054952 - System for transmitting electrical current to a bodily tissue: In some embodiments, an apparatus includes a substrate, a power source, a connector, electrical circuitry, and an electrode assembly. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface different than the first surface. The power source has a positive terminal and a negative terminal Each of the positive terminal... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090054954 - Optical depolarization of cardiac tissue: The invention provides a cardiac rhythm management system for stimulating a heart having photosensitive tissue, vectors useful to photosensitize cells expressing the vectors, and methods for light induced depolarization of cells.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090054953 - Phototherapeutic method and apparatus: A method of skin rejuvenation involves subjecting the skin to a first course of phototherapeutic treatment using non-laser near-infrared light over a period of between 3 days and 2 weeks; subjecting the skin to a second course of phototherapeutic treatment using non-laser red light over a period of between 1... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20090054955 - Systems and methods for treating neurological disorders by light stimulation: Systems and methods for treating neurological disorders by light stimulation are disclosed herein. A brain neuroillumination system includes an implantable housing; a control unit carried by the implantable housing; a neuroillumination delivery device including at least one light emission site; at least one light source operatively coupled to the control... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090054957 - Broad spectrum fiber optic base laser illumination: The present invention is an illumination device designed to provide efficient illumination in confined spaces and methods of using such a device. The devices of the present invention comprise a laser light source of a specifically selected wavelength or wavelengths, optical fiber(s) and one or more light converters to convert... Agent: G Kenneth Smith

20090054956 - Multiple wavelength laser workstation: Lasers capable of lasing at least two wavelengths are provided having a lasing medium which is capable of lasing at a first wavelength and at a second wavelength. An output coupler is positioned along a longitudinal axis at a first end of the lasing medium and a first mirror, movable... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20090054958 - Method and apparatus of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimuli for the treatment of neurological disorders: A method and device for treating neurological disorders involving the application of noninvasive, regional brain thermal stimulation to a region of a patient's head associated with a subject neurological disorder. The brain thermal stimulation method and device alters the brain function in the region of the brain underlying the region... Agent: Meyer Unkovic & Scott LLP

20090054959 - Therapeutic foot and leg warmer: There is provided by this invention a foot warming device that is light weight comprising a lower foot portion and an tipper leg portion. The upper leg portion is comprised of flaps that open in the front to allow easy entry of the foot and leg and has hook and... Agent: Benjamin Hudson Jr.

20090054961 - Drug eluting coatings for a medical lead and method: A medical electrical lead includes a drug eluting coating provided over at least a portion of the lead body. The drug eluting coating can be provided over at least a portion of the lead body and adjacent to at least one electrode located on the lead body. The drug eluting... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP 32469

20090054960 - Implantable leads with topographic features for cellular modulation and related methods: Embodiments of the invention are related to leads with topographic surface features and related methods, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an implantable lead including a lead body having a proximal end and a distal end, the lead body including an outer layer defining a lumen, the... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090054962 - Methods for treating the thoracic region of a patient's body: A method is disclosed for the treatment of a thoracic region of a patient's body. Embodiments of the method comprise positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a segment of a thoracic vertebra at a distance from the segment; and cooling the energy delivery portion and... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20090054963 - Cardiac pacemaker - electrode with helical screw: A cardiac pacemaker—electrode (1) provided at its distal end with a helical screw (2), connected to an electrically conductive supply helix (5), which in turn can be coupled to a cardiac pacemaker via a connector (5) and a connector pin (6) and in turn can be rotated for rotating and... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090054964 - Pacemaker electrode with helical coil and feed line coil: A pacemaker electrode (1) with a helical coil (3) arranged in a metal housing (7) is provided. So that no undesired electrical voltage pulse can occur if there is mutual contact between the helical coil (3) and metal housing (7), a permanent electrical connection of the metal housing (7) is... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090048635 - Medical electrode systems and methods: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for creating and applying electrodes and electrode systems to a wound or skin. An electrode may be applied as a single electrode strip using a dispenser. An electrode may also be cut to size from a single sheet of electrode. Additionally, an electrode may... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090048636 - Assessing medical electrode condition: The invention presents an apparatus and techniques for determining whether a medical electrode, such as a defibrillation electrode coupled to an automated external defibrillator, is in a condition for replacement. The determination can be made as a function of one or more data. In one exemplary embodiment, the determination is... Agent: Gregory T. Kavounas Medtronic, Inc.

20090048637 - Closed loop impedance-based cardiac resynchronization therapy systems, devices, and methods: This document discusses, among other things, systems, devices, and methods measure an impedance and, in response, adjust an atrioventricular (AV) delay or other cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) parameter that synchronizes left and right ventricular contractions. A first example uses parameterizes a first ventricular volume against a second ventricular volume during... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090048638 - Connector assembly for use with medical devices: Connector assemblies for use with implantable medical devices having easy to assemble contacts are disclosed. The connector assemblies are generally formed by coupling a plurality of contact housings, sealing rings and leaf spring contact elements to form a connector having a common bore for receiving a medical lead cable. Contact... Agent: Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20090048639 - Appendicular and rectal stimulator device for digestive and eating disorders: A method of using a stimulation device to emit a medium to an appendicular region and/or rectal region of a user for treatment of a gastrointestinal disorder is described. The method includes placing the stimulation device into the appendicular region and/or rectal region, and delivering the medium, wherein the medium... Agent: Dunlap Codding, P.C.

20090048640 - Mechanical, anatomical heart-pumping assist: A method of providing mechanical assistance to the onset of heart-pumping activity includes selecting anatomical structure adjacent the heart which may be stimulated to produce in the selected anatomical structure motion which may be delivered as driving force to the heart in relation to heart-pumping activity; control-stimulating that selected anatomical... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090048641 - Baroreflex stimulation to treat acute myocardial infarction: An aspect of the present subject relates to an implantable medical system. An embodiment of the system includes a baroreflex stimulator, a myocardial infarction detector, and a controller. The baroreflex stimulator applies a baroreflex stimulation signal through an electrode. The myocardial infarction detector detects an event indicative of myocardial infarction.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090048642 - Neurostimulation: The invention relates to a device for treating a patient for chronic pain and for cosmetic treatment by neurostimulation comprising a plurality of stimulating electrodes and one or more reference electrodes to be applied externally, ie to the surface of the skin, in the region of the pain and to... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20090048643 - Method for providing multiple voltage levels during pulse generation and implantable pulse generating employing the same: In one embodiment, a method of operating an implantable pulse generator comprises: providing power to a voltage converter at a first voltage level; outputting a second voltage level by the voltage converter, the second voltage level being a variable voltage level that is controlled by a control signal provided to... Agent: St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation

20090048646 - On-demand retransmission of data with an implantable medical device: This document discloses, among other things, a telemetry system for requesting and receiving redundant data. A synchronization frame transmitted by an external device includes an echo code. The implantable device responds to the synchronization frame by sending real time data and echo data selected as a function of the echo... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090048645 - Stimulation system for treatment of dysphagias: Stimulation system, comprising an implantable stimulation device (60), at least one implantable stimulation electrode (70) and at least one initializing sensor (40), whereby the initializing sensor (40) is configured to detect in the implanted state a voluntarily controlled muscle movement, a voluntarily induced brainwave or a voluntarily generated nerve pulse... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090048644 - System and method for providing intrabody data security on an active implantable medical device: A system and method for providing intrabody data security on an active implantable medical device is presented. Data is maintained through an active implantable medical device. The data is secured on the active implantable medical device among at least one other active implantable medical device wirelessly interfaced. At least one... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20090048647 - Oral device: The invention is a removal plastic oral appliance which includes sensors for detecting the position of a patients tongue and mandible. Pressure sensors in the appliance itself detect tongue contact and pressure against the palate or the lower teeth against the upper teeth. The sensors are connected electronically to an... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20090048648 - Self-sterilizing device: An insertable medical element may be supportive of evanescent energy for sterilization of a biomaterial. A system including an insertable medical element supportive of evanescent energy may include an energy source, where the energy source may be emissive of electromagnetic or plasmon energy, a sensor such as a surface plasmon... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090048649 - Heat transfer device: seal and thermal energy contact units: A device has four fundamental components: an enclosure, a soft seal, a vacuum system and a thermal energy system having a thermal energy contacting element. The device provides thermal energy therapy and negative pressure therapy device simultaneously and/or in conjunction to a patient. The device has a thermal energy system... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.C.

20090048650 - Configurable ice pack and heating pad: An apparatus and a system is provided for an improved apparatus for the alleviation of minor pain. The new and unique apparatus for may be utilized for use in the treatment of minor aches and pains whereby the apparatus may be configurable and may conform to a specific pain emanating... Agent: Rutan & Tucker, LLP.

20090048651 - Medical electrode systems and methods: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for creating and applying electrodes and electrode systems to a wound or skin. An electrode may be applied as a single electrode strip using a dispenser. An electrode may also be cut to size from a single sheet of electrode. Additionally, an electrode may... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090048652 - Medical device having plasma polymerized coating and method therefor: A medical device having at least one plasma polymerized coating allowing for a first component to be coupled with a second component.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090043346 - Treating parasites with electric fields: Cells that are in the process division are vulnerable to damage by AC electric fields that have specific frequency and field strength characteristics. The selective disruption of rapidly dividing cells can therefore be accomplished by imposing an AC electric field in a target region for extended periods of time. Some... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20090043347 - Method and system for characterizing supraventricular rhythm during cardiac pacing: A method and system for generating a characterization of one beat of a patient's supraventricular rhythm (SVR) involves performing such characterization while the heart is being paced. During SVR characterization, various pacing parameters are modified and the patient's supraventricular rhythm is characterized while the pacing parameters are modified. The SVR... Agent: Mark A. Hollingsworth Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090043348 - Intermittent stress augmentation pacing for cardioprotective effect: A device and method for delivering electrical stimulation to the heart in a manner which provides a protective effect is disclosed. The protective effect is produced by configuring a cardiac pacing device to intermittently switch from a normal operating mode to a stress augmentation mode in which the spatial pattern... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090043349 - Hemodynamically-guided bioventricular pacemaker: The current invention is an intracardiac pressure guided pacemaker. It has a sensor in pacemaker lead to sense intracardiac pressure, which is used to find the best pacing location in the cardiac chamber and to adjust the timing of pacing signal. It will optimize pacing location and pacing timing and,... Agent: Law Offices Of Albert Wai-kit Chan, PLLC

20090043350 - System and method for managing refractory periods in a cardiac rhythm management device with biventricular sensing: A method and system for managing refractory periods in a cardiac rhythm management device configured for biventricular or biatrial sensing. Refractory periods for each channel of the pacemaker are provided by interval timers that are triggered by sensed or paced events in order to prevent misinterpretation of sensing signals.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090043351 - Method and apparatus to perform electrode combination selection: Approaches for selecting an electrode combination of multi-electrode pacing devices are described. Electrode combination parameters that support cardiac function consistent with a prescribed therapy are evaluated for each of a plurality of electrode combinations. Electrode combination parameters that do not support cardiac function are evaluated for each of the plurality... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090043352 - Method and apparatus to perform electrode combination selection: The present invention involves approaches for selecting one or more electrode combinations. Various method embodiments can include implanting a plurality of cardiac electrodes supported by one or more leads in a patient, attaching the one or more leads to a patient external analyzer circuit, delivering electrical stimulation to the patient's... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC Paul Sherburne

20090043353 - Remotely programmable personal device and system and method for remote programming of a personal device: The invention relates to a remotely programmable personal device, in particular a programmable implantable medical device, e.g., a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cardioverter or the like. In addition, the invention relates to a system for remote programming of such a personal medical device and a method for remote programming... Agent: Intellectual Property Dept. Dewitt Ross & Stevens Sc

20090043354 - Method and system for pacemaker pulse detection: A cardiac monitoring system is disclosed herein. The cardiac monitoring system includes a sensor adapted to collect an ECG signal that comprises a pacemaker signal and a cardiac signal. The cardiac monitoring system also includes a data acquisition module adapted to receive the ECG signal from the sensor. The data... Agent: Peter Vogel Ge Healthcare

20090043355 - System for evaluating performance of an implantable medical device: A system evaluates the performance of an implantable medical device, such as by using a remote external server and a user interface and stored historical physiological data of a population of congestive heart failure (CHF) patients. A processor is coupled to a patient data storage device to apply multiple algorithm... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090043356 - Electrode sling for treating stress and urge incontinence: Apparatus is provided, including an implantable mechanical support comprising a mesh shaped to support a portion of a urethra of a patient. One or more electrodes, coupled to the mesh, so as to contact tissue of the patient when the mechanical support (26) is implanted in the patient. A control... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090043357 - Wireless real-time feedback control functional electrical stimulation system: The present invention relates methods for assisting a user having paralyzed muscles in walking. The methods focus on addressing foot drop and stimulating arm swing to aid in balance and mimic a “normal” person walk. The methods utilize a system capable of monitoring the gait cycle of the user and... Agent: Kai Yu Tong

20090043358 - Electrode assembly for a stimulating medical device: An implantable electrode assembly for a stimulating medical device, the electrode assembly comprising: an elongate carrier member; one or more electrodes disposed on said carrier member; and one or more signal pathways each extending for a length through at least a part of said carrier member to deliver signals to... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090043359 - Perception-based parametric fitting of a prosthetic hearing device: According to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method of adjusting an established initial operational settings profile, the profile having two or more operational setting values for a speech processor of a recipient's cochlear implant, comprising: setting one or more profile adjustment functions with one or... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090043360 - Method for secure reprogramming of clinically relevant parameters as part of remote programming of an electronic implant: The invention relates to a remotely programmable personal medical device, in particular a programmable implantable medical device, e.g., a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cardioverter or the like. In addition, the invention relates to an arrangement for remote programming of such a personal medical device and a method for remote... Agent: Intellectual Property Department

20090043361 - Pulse width adaptation for inductive links: A signal processor is described for communication with an implanted medical device. An external processor transmits to the implanted medical device an implant data signal having a sequence of HI and LOW logic states at a fixed data bit rate. The pulse width durations of the HI and LOW logic... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090043362 - System and method for providing secure communication of sensitive information: A system and method for providing secure communication of sensitive information is provided. A crypto key unique to an implantable medical device is dynamically generated on a programmer. Sensitive information for the implantable medical device is encrypted using the crypto key. A telemetry connection of at least one of a... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20090043363 - Method and apparatus for measuring skin texture: Among various methods, apparatuses, and media, recording media having executable instructions are provided for measuring skin surface texture. One such execution of instructions can process an obtained first measurement of light utilising a model of the interactions of light with chromophores present in skin to determine variations in returned light... Agent: Brooks, Cameron & Huebsch , PLLC

20090043364 - Electromagnetic energy distributions for electromagnetically induced mechanical cutting: Output optical energy pulses including relatively high energy magnitudes at the beginning of each pulse are disclosed. As a result of the relatively high energy magnitudes which lead each pulse, the leading edge of each pulse includes a relatively large slope. This slope is preferably greater than or equal to... Agent: Kenton R. Mullins Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins, LLP

20090043365 - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for reducing intraocular pressure as a means of preventing or treating open-angle glaucoma: Embodiments include methods, apparatuses, and systems for reducing elevated intraocular pressure (IOP) in a patient to either prevent or treat open-angle glaucoma. Heat is applied to the trabecular meshwork in the patient's eye without damaging proteins in the trabecular meshwork. The application of heat to the trabecular meshwork has the... Agent: Withrow & Terranova, P.l.l.c.

20090043366 - Devices and methods for using endovascular cooling to treat septic shock and other disorders: Apparatus, systems and methods for cooling or warming the temperature of all or a portion of the body of a human or animal subject to treat disorders including but not limited to sepsis, septic shock or other inflammatory or infectious conditions which can result in shock, hypoxia, ischemia and/or multiple... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20090043367 - Apparatus and methods for removing an electronic implant from a body: An apparatus includes an electronic stimulator configured to be implanted within a body, and a flexible member coupled to the electronic stimulator by an adhesive. In some embodiments, the flexible member is formulated to be soluble when exposed to a bodily tissue.... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090043368 - Miniature circular mapping catheter: A cardiac ablation device, including a catheter and an expandable ablation element incorporating one or more balloons at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway extending through it from the proximal end of the catheter to the distal side of the expandable ablation element. A probe carrying... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20090043369 - Flexible biodegradable coating for implantable medical devices: An implantable device includes an implantable cochlear electrode carrier for electrically stimulating cochlear tissue. A flexible lubricant coating covers the outer surface of at least a portion of the electrode carrier and may include a therapeutically effective amount of a pharmaceutical agent for surrounding tissue of the inner ear.... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090043370 - Pre-curved cochlear implant electrode array: An implantable electrode array (30) that can adopt a first configuration selected to allow the array (30) to be inserted into a cochlea (12) of an implantee and at least a second configuration in which the array can apply tissue stimulation. The array (30) comprises an elongate carrier (31) having... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090036941 - Cardiac resynchronization therapy for patients with right bundle branch block: An implantable medical device and associated method deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy in a patient having right bundle branch block by measuring an interval between a right atrial depolarization and a first heart sound and selecting a right atrial-ventricular (AV) pacing interval in response to the measured interval. Pacing pulses are... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090036942 - Method and system for identifying and displaying groups of cardiac arrhythmic episodes: A medical device system that receives cardiac data representing a plurality of stored arrhythmic episodes, and analyzing the cardiac data to identify and display a subset of stored arrhythmic episodes as a function of user-specified episode criteria. The medical device system presents a query window on an interactive display in... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090036944 - Electromagnetic interference shielding in an implantable medical device: EMI shields for use in implantable medical devices that include inner and outer metal layers separated by a dielectric layer. When assembled as medical devices, the outer metal layer of an illustrative EMI shield is placed into electrical contact with a conductive inner surface of an associated canister for an... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090036943 - Multiple battery configurations in an implantable medical device: Implantable medical device power circuits are disclosed. Multiple batteries may be provided, along with a number of switches, enabling a plurality of battery and power circuit configurations to be defined. Configurations of the power circuit may be changed in response to changes in battery status as the batteries are used... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090036945 - Methods and systems for achieving a physiological response by pudendal nerve stimulation and blockade: Methods and apparatus are therefore provided herein for stimulating a desired physiological effect. The methods and apparatus can be used to control micturition, defecation and/or ejaculation. The methods and apparatus also can be used to control pain in the lower pelvic region, for example and without limitation, interstitial cystitis. The... Agent: Jesse A. Hirshman, Esq.

20090036946 - Pelvic disorder treatments: In a method, at least one electrode is implanted in a pelvic muscle of a patient and a control unit is provided. An electrical waveform is applied to the pelvic muscle through the at least one electrode using the control unit. A condition of the patient is treated in response... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20090036947 - Transvenous phrenic nerve stimulation system: A lead system and method of use for treating breathing disorders by the transvenous stimulation of the phrenic nerve.... Agent: Cardiac Concepts, Inc.

20090036948 - Renal nerve stimulation methods for treatment of patients: A method and apparatus for treatment of heart failure, hypertension and renal failure by stimulating the renal nerve. The goal of therapy is to reduce sympathetic activity of the renal nerve. Therapy is accomplished by at least partially blocking the nerve with drug infusion or electrostimulation. Apparatus can be permanently... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090036949 - Stimulation extension with input capabilities: A stimulation extension useful in deep brain stimulation treatment includes a body portion having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein the proximal end receives a stimulation signal from a generator. A lead interface is disposed at the distal end to send the stimulation signal to a brain stimulation... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090036950 - 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... Agent: Cyberonics, Inc.

20090036951 - Sensitivity analysis for selecting therapy parameter sets: Techniques for controlling delivery of a therapy to a patient by a medical device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD), involve a sensitivity analysis of a performance metric. The performance metric may relate to efficacy or side effects of the therapy. For example, the performance metric may comprise a... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090036953 - Device and method for treatment of organic tissue: An optic includes a first end, a fluorescent material, and a second end. The first end is adapted to transmit a first band of electromagnetic radiation to the fluorescent material. The fluorescent material is adapted to absorb the first band of electromagnetic radiation and emit a second band of electromagnetic... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20090036952 - Induction driven light module and use thereof: The present invention relates to an induction driven light module. In particular, the present invention is directed to an induction driven LED or LD module for photodynamic therapy, entertainment or decoration. The present invention also relates to a method for treating cancer, tumor or other ailments.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090036954 - Instrument for treating scalp affections: An instrument (1) for treating scalp affections, comprising a shell (5) from a portion of which a plurality of protrusions (2) protrude, another portion being constituted by a handle (7). The instrument (1) is substantially shaped like a sort of brush. The protrusions (2) comprise, at their terminal end, respective... Agent: Weiner & Burt, P.C.

20090036956 - Laser treatment system and related methods: The invention disclosed herein related to laser systems, arrangements, and related methods for irradiating a selected biotissue with continuous or pulsed laser radiation having wavelengths selected from the group of 0.6 to 1.06 microns, 1.34 to 1.70 microns, 1.8 to 2.2 microns, and 2.4 to 3.1 microns. The laser radiation... Agent: Thomas Loop

20090036963 - Probe electrode pad and probe electrode pad storage box: The present invention is directed to a unique, user-friendly, disposable electrode to be used on metallic probes which are used in electromedical devices, such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS) and microcurrent electrical therapy (MET) devices and other electrical simulators for applying electricity through the skin to the human or... Agent: Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.