Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 03/09

20090082824 - Method for exclusion of ectopic events from heart rate variability metrics: Heart rate variability metrics are derived from the intervals between successive heart beats, referred to as BB intervals. A method implementable by an implantable cardiac device for excluding BB intervals due to ectopic beats based on a function of preceding BB intervals is presented. It is desirable to remove such... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090082823 - Variable shortening of av delay for treatment of cardiac disease: An implantable pacing device for delivering ventricular pacing may be configured to intermittently and variably reduce the AV delay interval used in an atrial triggered pacing mode in a manner that simulates exercise. The device may be programmed to intermittently switch to and from a variably shortened AV delay mode... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090082825 - Closed-loop control of intermittent excitatory cardiac stimulation for therapeutic effect: A device and method for delivering electrical stimulation to the heart in order to improve cardiac function in heart failure patients. The stimulation is delivered as high-output pacing in which the stimulation is excitatory and also of sufficient energy to augment myocardial contractility. In order to provide a consistent hemodynamic... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090082826 - Automatic signal amplitude measurement system in the setting of abnormal rhythms: A system for automatically evaluating the sensing and detection of physiological processes by an implantable medical device, such as an implantable cardiac stimulation device. The system includes an automatic testing algorithm which iteratively adjusts at least one of the threshold and gain settings of the device and evaluates the accuracy... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090082827 - Hinged anchors for wireless pacing electrodes: A hinged anchor for a medical device electrode is disclosed. In one embodiment, the hinged anchor has a hinged portion and an anchor portion. The hinged portion can have a first configuration forming a first angle and a second configuration forming a second angle. The second angle can be a... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing (32469)

20090082828 - Leadless cardiac pacemaker with secondary fixation capability: The invention relates to leadless cardiac pacemakers (LBS), and elements and methods by which they affix to the heart. The invention relates particularly to a secondary fixation of leadless pacemakers which also include a primary fixation. Secondary fixation elements for LBS's may either actively engage an attachment site, or more... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090082829 - Patient directed therapy control: A patient controls the delivery of therapy through volitional inputs that are detected by a biosignal within the brain. The volitional patient input may be directed towards performing a specific physical or mental activity, such as moving a muscle or performing a mathematical calculation. In one embodiment, a biosignal detection... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090082830 - Obtaining measurements of muscle reflexes for diagnosis of patient symptoms: A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein... Agent: Sheridan Ross PC

20090082832 - Thermal management of implantable medical devices: Systems and techniques for thermal management of implantable medical devices. In one aspect, an implantable device adapted for implantation in a body includes a conductor component that conducts an electrical current in response to the body in which that implantable device is implanted being subjected to an alternating electromagnetic field... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20090082831 - Vestibular stimulation system: A vestibular stimulation system and method that includes a housing, a power supply disposed in the housing, an electrode assembly adapted to be coupled to the housing, and a controller disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the power supply. The controller controls the delivery of energy from the... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20090082834 - Proximity signature for secure communication with implantable medical device: Systems, devices and methods employing coded magnetic fields or transfer of encryption key information via proximity telemetry are described. The systems, methods and devices help prevent or reduce unintended or unintentional distance telemetry communication between an external medical device and an implantable medical device.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090082833 - Telemetry noise reduction: A device includes a housing and electronics disposed in the housing. A telemetry antenna is disposed in the housing and is operably coupled to the electronics. A shielding coil is disposed between the housing and the telemetry antenna. The shielding coil has a first end and a second end. The... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, LLC

20090082835 - Apparatus and methods for charging an implanted medical device power source: Apparatus and methods for charging an implanted medical device.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20090082836 - Methods of applying phototherapy: A method of applying phototherapy to a skin surface region of the body improves, relieves or eliminates disease and undesirable conditions. In many cases damage is reversed. The method includes contacting the skin surface region with a plurality of light emitters, the light emitters positioned so as to generate an... Agent: Patent Law & Venture Group

20090082837 - Hand-held thermal ablation device: A thermal ablation system, comprises a device housing and an elongated probe extending distally from the device housing, the probe including an outflow fluid passage extending between proximal and distal outflow openings and a return fluid passage extending between proximal and distal return openings, the probe being shaped and sized... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20090082838 - Left-ventricular lead fixation device in coronary veins: Methods for medical lead fixation in coronary veins according to embodiments of the present invention include advancing a lead body into a branch vessel of a coronary vein, inserting a fixation line and expandable anchor structure through the lead body, past a distal end of the lead body, and into... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing (32469)

20090082839 - Electronic anti-snoring and sleep apnea device for sleep-breathing disorders, electronic anti-bruxing device, and electronic device for tmd therapy: Devices and methods for preventing or mitigating the occurrence of sleep breathing disorders use an extra-oral unit for detecting sounds from a sleeping patient and for sending commands to an intra-oral device for applying an electrical stimulation to one or more locations in the oral cavity of the patient. Similarly,... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20090076557 - Closed loop cardiac resynchronization therapy using cardiac activation sequence information: Cardiac monitoring and/or stimulation methods and systems that provide one or more of monitoring, diagnosing, defibrillation, and pacing. Cardiac signal separation is employed to detect, monitor, track and/or trend closed-loop cardiac resynchronization therapy using cardiac activation sequence information. Devices and methods involve sensing a plurality of composite cardiac signals using... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090076558 - Method and apparatus for variable capacitance defibrillation: An Automated External Defibrillator (AED) for delivering therapeutic electrical energy to a patient's heart comprising at least one variable capacitance capacitor having a large positive voltage coefficient such that a given amount of energy can be stored at a lower voltage than a traditional fixed capacitor having an equivalent capacitance.... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090076559 - Adherent device for cardiac rhythm management: An adherent device to monitor and treat a patient comprises an adhesive patch to adhere to a skin of the patient. At least two electrodes are connected to the patch and capable of electrically coupling to the patient. Sensor circuitry is coupled to the at least two electrodes and configured... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090076560 - Biventricular heart stimulator and method of controlling a biventricular heart stimulator: In a biventricular heart stimulator and a method for controlling such a biventricular heart stimulator, successive stimulation pulses are delivered to the ventricles of a heart such that stimulation pulses in a single heartbeat cycle are respectively first delivered to the first ventricle and then to the second ventricle. Capture... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090076561 - Systems and methods for avoiding neural stimulation habituation: An embodiment relates to a method for delivering a vagal stimulation therapy to a vagus nerve, including delivering a neural stimulation signal to non-selectively stimulate both afferent axons and efferent axons in the vagus nerve according to a predetermined schedule for the vagal stimulation therapy, and selecting a value for... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090076563 - Method and apparatus for treating irregular ventricular contractions such as during atrial arrhythmia: A cardiac rhythm management system is capable of treating irregular ventricular heart contractions, such as during atrial tachyarrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation. A first indicated pacing interval is computed based at least partially on a most recent V-V interval duration between ventricular beats and a previous value of the first... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090076562 - System and method for adjusting av/pv delay: A method for adjusting AV/PV delay using a pacing device may include: setting an initial AV/PV delay for the pacing device; setting a threshold for a value related to cardiac function; determining a value based on cardiac function or monitoring a value related to cardiac function; and controlling the AV/PV... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090076564 - Retrograde atrial sensing for identifying sub-threshold atrial pacing: Atrial capture threshold testing is performed in accordance with an atrial capture threshold testing schedule. Monitoring for retrograde P-waves occurs at least during times other than times during which scheduled atrial capture threshold testing is performed. In response to detecting a retrograde P-wave indicative of sub-threshold atrial pacing during monitoring,... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090076565 - Methods for treating urinary and fecal incontinence: Non-surgical methods for treating pelvic floor muscular dysfunctional disorders are provided. The method combines pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT), biofeedback and pelvic floor exercises, pudental and hypogastric nerve neuromodulation (electrical stimulation), and tibial nerve neuromodulation (PTNS).... Agent: Pabst Patent Group LLP

20090076567 - Electrode configurations for reducing invasiveness and/or enhancing neural stimulation efficacy, and associated methods: Electrode configurations for reducing invasiveness and/or enhancing neural stimulation efficacy, and associated methods, are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention for treating a brain disorder includes identifying a target neural structure within a patient's skull and implanting an electrode device within the patient's skull so... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090076566 - Epidural cortical stimulation system using shape memory alloy: An epidural cortical stimulation system includes a stimulation body and a connecting lead. The stimulation body has a core formed of a shape-memory material, insulation provided around the core, defining an outer surface of the stimulation body, and at least one electrode arranged on the outer surface of the stimulation... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090076568 - Apparatus and method for quick pain suppression: Apparatus and methods for quick acute and chronic pain suppression, particularly useful and effective towards high-grade pains and/or pains resistant to other analgesic drugs such as opiates. One apparatus and method generate synthetic “non-pain” information strings of great clinical effectiveness, allowing high reproducibility of the clinical result. Synthesis of the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090076569 - Fitting a prosthetic hearing implant for a recipient: System and methods for fitting a cochlear implant for a recipient. In a fitting method, receiving, at an acoustic domain user interface, an acoustic target intensity for each of a plurality of frequency channels at which the recipient is to experience a desired percept; loading into a speech processor unit... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090076570 - System and method for temporary programming for implanted medical devices: A system and method for temporary programming of an implantable medical device. The system and method include a repeater uploading temporary programming and instructions to a temporary memory of the device and then instructing the device to operate according to the temporary instructions. If during a first time period, the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090076571 - Mri-guided photodynamic therapy for cancer: Disclosed is a method of therapy used in combination with a diagnostic tool for enhanced photodynamic therapy using MRI, called (magnetic resonance imaging)-guided photodynamic therapy. The methods of the present invention includes administration of MRI contrast agent labeled polymer photosensitizer conjugates, detection and localization of tumor or cancer tissues with... Agent: Trask Britt

20090076572 - Method of using cryogenic compositions for cooling heated skin: The present invention is directed to using cryogenic compositions, which are non-toxic, non-flammable, and have desirable ozone depletion and global warming potential, for cooling heated skin during skin treatments with a skin treatment apparatus.... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090076573 - Hypothermia devices and methods: A method of providing hypothermia to a patient including the steps of inserting a fluid delivery member into a peritoneal cavity of the patient; delivering hypothermia fluid from a fluid source into the peritoneal cavity through the delivery member; and limiting fluid pressure within the peritoneal cavity without providing feedback... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090076574 - Method and thermally active multi-phase heat transfer apparatus and method for abstracting heat from individual's wrist: Cold pack apparatus for abstracting heat comprises a container charged with a first liquid and with small auxiliary containers free to circulate in the first liquid. Each of the small auxiliary containers is charged with a second liquid. The first and second liquids each have a selected temperature of transformation... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20090076575 - Method and thermally active multi-phase heat transfer apparatus and method for abstracting heat from hemorrhoids: Cold pack apparatus for abstracting heat comprises a container charged with a first liquid and with small auxiliary containers free to circulate in the first liquid. Each of the small auxiliary containers is charged with a second liquid. The first and second liquids each have a selected temperature of transformation... Agent: Tod R Nissle

20090076576 - Medical device having a glass coating and method therefor: A medical device having at least one glass coating between a first and second component. The glass coating forms a portion of a strong, hydrothermally stable joint between components or provides insulation, or tailors an impedance and/or capacitance of an electrode.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090076577 - Medical electrical lead: A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polyether ketone (PEEK) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PEEK cover are... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090076578 - Medical electrical lead: A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PTFE cover are coiled.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090076579 - Medical electrical lead: A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a ePTFE cover are... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090076580 - Medical electrical lead: A medical device lead is presented. The lead includes one or more jacketed conductive elements. The jacket comprises one or more covers. A first cover of polyether ketone (PEEK) is in direct contact with the at least one conductive element. At least one conductive element and a PEEK cover are... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090076581 - Implantatable component having an accessible lumen and a drug release capsule for introduction into same: In one aspect of the invention, a method for delivering drugs from an implantable medical device to an implantee is disclosed, comprising implanting the medical device having a receptacle configured to receive a drug release capsule, the drug release capsule having at least one drug disposed thereon, placing the drug... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090076582 - Packaged biomedical electrode unit and method of inspecting quality thereof: Each of a pair of electrodes has a conductive face adapted to be brought into contact with a living body. A connector has a pair of terminals. Each of a pair of lead wires has a first end connected to one of the electrodes and a second end connected to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090076583 - Medical electrode: A medical electrode is provided for detecting and transmitting electrical pulses from the body surface of a patient to a device for processing the electrical pulses. The medical electrode includes a contact element (1) with a conductive material (4) for passing on the electrical pulses to the device processing the... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20090069854 - Implantable electric device: An implantable electric device comprising: a deployable round structure initially in a cramped state and adapted to be expanded into a deployed state, with at least one of a plurality of coils provided about the structure; a power source; and an electric circuitry for generating alternating currents in said at... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090069855 - Method and apparatus for minimizing post-infarct ventricular remodeling: A cardiac rhythm management device is configured to deliver pre-excitation pacing to one or more sites in proximity to an infarcted region of the ventricular myocardium. The pre-excitation pacing in conjunction with counterpulsation therapy serves to either prevent or minimize post-infarct remodeling.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090069856 - Devices, systems and methods for characterization of ventricular fibrillation and for treatment of ventricular fibrillation: A defibrillation system for use in treatment of ventricular fibrillation includes at least one sensor to measure heart rhythm; at least one applicator to apply a defibrillation pulse to a patient; and at least one processor in communication with the sensor and the applicator to determine a first value related... Agent: Bartony & Hare, LLP

20090069857 - External automatic defibrillator: An external automatic defibrillator including an attachment device that can be externally attached and carried by a patient, an identification device for detecting an abnormal event in the cardiac activity, which can be treated by an electric shock, as well as a defibrillator allowing to exert a shock upon the... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20090069858 - Capture detection for multi-chamber pacing: Multi-chamber pacing may result in capture of one chamber, capture of multiple chambers, fusion, or non-capture. Approaches for detecting various capture conditions during multi-chamber pacing are described. Pacing pulses are delivered to left and right heart chambers during a cardiac cycle. A cardiac electrogram signal is sensed following the delivery... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090069859 - Apparatus and method for programming a pacemaker: A pacemaker optimising apparatus comprising: a component (4) which noninvasively or invasively monitors a haemodynamic measurement continuously in an individual and a processor (15) for receiving the haemodynamic measure and generating a pacemaker programming signal in response to this. There is also provided a communication device (17) for sending the... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090069860 - Remotely-programmable personal device and configuration and method for remotely programming a personal device: The invention relates to a remotely-programmable personal device, in particular a programmable implantable medical device, such as a cardiac pacemaker, a defibrillator, a cardioverter, or the like. In addition, the invention relates to a configuration for the remote programming of such a personal medical device and a method for remotely... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090069861 - Systems and methods for monitoring and managing power consumption of an implantable medical device: In one embodiment, an external programming device is operable to determine and graphically display power consumption of an implantable medical device (“IMD”). In accordance with this particular embodiment, the external programming device includes a graphical user interface display and a communication interface operable to receive information from an IMD. In... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Attn: Patent Docketing (32469)

20090069862 - Adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device: A method for providing an adaptive telemetry wakeup for an implantable medical device includes accessing programmer usage statistics or patient controller usage statistics associated with an implantable medical device, and adjusting a wakeup protocol for the implantable medical device depending upon the programmer usage statistics or patient controller usage statistics.... Agent: Henricks Slavin And Holmes LLP Suite 200

20090069863 - Modulation and analysis of cerebral perfusion in epilepsy and other neurological disorders: A system including an implantable neurostimulator device capable of modulating cerebral blood flow to treat epilepsy and other neurological disorders. In one embodiment, the system is capable of modulating cerebral blood flow (also referred to as cerebral perfusion) in response to measurements and other observed conditions. Perfusion may be increased... Agent: Neuropace, Inc.

20090069864 - Low frequency medical device, method therefor, program and recording medium: Quantity and time for medical operation are measured after starting the medical operation (step S1). Parameters in a parameter protection mode and parameters in a standard mode are compared so as to determine whether or not contents in the parameters coincide and whether or not five minutes passes (step S2).... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20090069865 - Functional electrical stimulation systems: A gait modulation system including: (a) a sensor device including a sensor adapted for associating with at least one lower limb of the patient, the sensor for transducing at least one parameter related to a gait of the patient, so as to obtain gait data related to the gait, and... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090069867 - apparatus for providing on-patient communication: An apparatus for providing on-patient communication is described. An implantable medical device including a sensor of physiometry is implanted in a patient. A communication module is remotely interconnected to an interrogation device external to the patient's body and the physiometry is exchanged with the interrogation device. Spoken communication from the... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20090069866 - Implant tester: An implant testing device and a method of detecting an airway implant are disclosed. The testing device detects the presence of the implant within a patient's body and can be used to determine its location. The testing device also provides an indication of proper function of the implant electronics. A... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090069868 - Secure pairing of electronic devices using dual means of communication: The present invention relates to secure paring of electronically controlled devices adapted to communicate with each other. Thus, a medical system is provided comprising a first unit and a second unit, the system comprising first means of communication allowing a first group of data types to be transmitted between the... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20090069869 - Rotating field inductive data telemetry and power transfer in an implantable medical device system: An improved implantable medical device system having dual coils in one of the devices in the system is disclosed. The dual coils are used preferably in an external device such as an external controller or an external charger. The dual coils are wrapped around axes that are preferably orthogonal, although... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherfor & Brucculer L.l.p

20090069870 - Ionic foot bath array: An ionic foot bath array for generating an ionic foot bath includes an upper rod support structure, at least one electrically non-conductive support structure leg depending downwards from the upper rod support structure and adapted to extend into and rest on the base wall of a basin in the water... Agent: Adam H. Jacobs

20090069871 - Apparatus and methods for optical stimulation of neural tissues: The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for stimulating neural tissue of a living subject. In one embodiment, the method has the steps of generating at least one beam of radiation; introducing at least one of one or more chromophores and one or more optical agents to... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090069872 - Device and method for biological tissue stimulation by high intensity laser therapy: A method for laser anti-inflammatory treatment of painful symptomatologies and for tissue regeneration includes generating a pulsed laser beam with laser at a wavelength between 0.75 and 2.5 micrometers. The laser energy is conveyed to a hand unit where the laser beam is preferably defocused. The operator then applies the... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20090069873 - Transparent film for a phototherapy device: Transparent films for efficient phototherapy treatment of a patient and reducing phototherapy light exposure to non-patients are provided. Patients undergoing hyperbilirubinemia generally require phototherapy treatment, which can cause undesirable symptoms to non-patients, including caregivers, in the vicinity of the treatment area. Flexible transparent films are provided to at least partially... Agent: Lumen Patent Firm

20090069874 - Apparatus for treating migraine: An apparatus (8) for treating migraine, which apparatus has a two-legged water pipe (3) for distributing water to two or more exit points (2, 2′) for water, and that the apparatus is fastened to a water tap or a water fitting with fastening members 1 and 6, and that the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090069875 - Esophageal cooling system for ablation procedures associated with cardiac arrhythmias: The invention involves a system and method for an esophageal cooling system suitable for use during surgical procedures associated with the left atrium of the heart and most particularly ablation procedures associated with atrial fibrillation. The esophageal cooling system is suitable for use irrespective of whether the ablation procedure is... Agent: Mchale & Slavin, P.A.

20090069876 - System and method for thermally treating tissues: A system and method are provided for thermally treating tissues in percutaneous surgery or endoluminal treatments. The system consists of at least one catheter for thermally treating a tissue, hydraulic unit for circulating fluids through the catheters and a control station by which an operator is displayed with, and inputs... Agent: Avia Kafri

20090069877 - Electrode device for physiological use, in particular in cardiology: An electrode device for physiological use, in particular in cardiology, that has an electrically insulating, elastic electrode body which, between internal and external layers (1, 2), has an intermediate layer (3) tailored to their physical properties.... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090062874 - Devices and methods for inhibiting granulocyte activation by neural stimulation: Described herein are methods, devices and systems for inhibition of granulocyte activation by appropriate stimulation of the vagus nerve. Methods of treating granulocyte-mediated disorders (including inflammatory disorders) by stimulating the vagus nerve to inhibit granulocyte activation (particularly neutrophil activation) are also described. Appropriate stimulation may be very low levels of... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090062873 - Methods and systems for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation: Methods and system are provided for thermally-induced renal neuromodulation. Thermally-induced renal neuromodulation may be achieved via direct and/or via indirect application of thermal energy to heat or cool neural fibers that contribute to renal function, or of vascular structures that feed or perfuse the neural fibers. In some embodiments, parameters... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090062875 - Miniature defibrillator: A miniature implanted defibrillator ignites an explosive charge when it senses an erratic heart rhythm. The defibrillator can be delivered percutaneously into the heart or can be implanted in the vicinity of the heart via minimally invasive surgery. The shock created by the exploding charge defibrillates the heart. Single use... Agent: Daniel Gelbart

20090062876 - Quantum dot labeled stem cells for use in providing pacemaker function: The present invention provides methods and compositions relating to the labeling of target cells with nanometer scale fluorescent semiconductors referred to as quantum dots (QDs). Specifically, a delivery system is disclosed based on the use of negatively charged QDs for delivery of a tracking fluorescent signal into the cytosol of... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090062877 - Multisite heart pacing with adjustable number of pacing sites for terminating high frequency cardiac arrhythmias: e

20090062878 - Heart monitoring system: Heart monitoring system includes implantable medical device and service center. Implantable medical device includes stimulation pulse generator, ventricular sensing stage, activity sensor, impedance determination unit with a constant current or voltage source to generate sub-threshold measuring current pulses having constant current strength or constant voltage, measuring unit for measuring a... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090062879 - Self-referencing communication in implantable devices: Various aspects of the present invention enable robust, reliable control functionality for effectors present on intraluminal, e.g., vascular leads, as well as other types of implantable devices. Aspects of the invention include implantable integrated circuits that have self-referencing and self-clocking signal encoding, and are capable of bidirectional communication. Also provided... Agent: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090062880 - Self-referencing communication in implantable devices: Various aspects of the present invention enable robust, reliable control functionality for effectors present on intraluminal, e.g., vascular leads, as well as other types of implantable devices. Aspects of the invention include implantable integrated circuits that have self-referencing and self-clocking signal encoding, and are capable of bidirectional communication. Also provided... Agent: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090062881 - Gi and pancreatic device for treating obesity and diabetes: A method is provided, including placing first and second electrodes (90) at respective first and second sites of a duodenum (40) of a subject, and activating the electrodes (90) to increase a blood insulin level of the subject. Other embodiments are also described.... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090062882 - Method and apparatus for inspiratory muscle stimulation using implantable device: An inspiratory muscle stimulation system uses an implantable medical device to deliver stimulation to control diaphragmatic contractions for slower and deeper breathing, thereby conditioning and strengthening inspiratory muscles. In various embodiments, respiratory and/or cardiac performance are monitored for controlling parameters of the stimulation.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20090062883 - Rechargeable spinal cord stimulator system: A spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system includes multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) which channels can provide concurrent, but unique stimulation fields, permitting virtual electrodes to be realized. The SCS system includes a replenishable power source (e.g., rechargeable battery), that may be recharged... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090062884 - Movement assist system: A movement assist system for assisting stably a movement of a creature, particularly a creature whose body part is paralyzed due to neuropathy or the like. According to the movement assist system, walking movement of a human is assisted according to an output from an actuator of a movement assist... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090062885 - Method and device for treating osteoarthritis and cartilage disease, defects, and injuries in the human hip: A method of determining the voltage and current 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 scaffold, growth... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090062886 - Systems and methods for delivering electrical energy in the body: Small implantable magnetostrictive-electroactive (ME) device for delivering electrical energy to surrounding tissue. The wireless ME device is activated by a changing magnetic field from an externally applied alternating magnetic field source. The ME device provides a means for stimulating a nerve, tissue or internal organ with direct electrical current, such... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20090062887 - Wireless patient communicator for use in a life critical network: A portable housing supports a processor coupled to memory for storing medical firmware and wireless radio firmware, first and second radios, a processor, and a power source. Communications are effected between an implantable medical device and the first radio in accordance with program instructions of the medical firmware, and between... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC Mark A. Hollingsworth

20090062889 - Device for the infrared radiation of scalp hair: A device (1.1) for the radiation of scalp hair (2) using infrared radiation (10.3), wherein the infrared radiation (10.3) is generated by at least one linear-shaped infrared lamp (3.1) with a reflector system (4). In a first exemplary embodiment, a first reflector (6.1) is allocated to the infrared lamp (3.1)... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Global Legal Department - Ip

20090062888 - Red to near-infrared photobiomodulation treatment of the visual system in visual system disease or injury: A method of treating visual system disease is disclosed. One embodiment comprises the steps of (a) exposing a component of a patient's visual system to light treatment, wherein the light treatment is characterized by wavelength of between 630-1000 nm and power intensity between 10-90 mW/cm2 for a time of 1-3... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090062891 - 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... Agent: Terrance A. Meador Incaplaw

20090062890 - Physiology enhancing device: A physiology enhancing device for improving physiological functions of a human body, etc., which comprises a heat generating element making use of chemical energy and a sheet interposed between the heat generating element and a body surface of a wearer, and which is designed to supply steam generated from the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090062892 - Article of apparel for temperature moderation: An article of apparel may include a polymer chamber element that defines an interior void for containing a substance in either a liquid or a solid state. Depending upon the substance located within the chamber element, the apparel may be utilized for increasing or decreasing the body temperature of the... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20090062893 - Pancreas lead: An implant device comprising an electrode for electrical stimulation of the pancreas, the device being adapted to be inserted into the pancreas, and to change at least one of its properties after being inserted into the pancreas, so that it will cause less irritation to the pancreas than before changing... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan D/b/a Prtsi, Inc.

20090062894 - Medical device electrodes having cells disposed on nanostructures: Electrodes for tissue stimulation and sensing can comprise a support with nanostructures disposed on the support. Pairs of the electrodes can be placed in close proximity to one another. When electrical energy is supplied to the electrodes, an electrical field (and possibly an electrical current) can be established between the... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP 32469

20090062895 - Medical device electrodes including nanostructures: Electrodes for tissue stimulation and sensing can comprise a support with nanostructures disposed on the support. Pairs of the electrodes can be placed in close proximity to one another. When electrical energy is supplied to the electrodes, an electrical field (and possibly an electrical current) can be established between the... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP 32469

20090062896 - Minimizing trauma during and after insertion of a cochlear lead: A method for delivering dexamethasone base (DXMb) via an implantable electrode includes coupling DXMb to the implantable electrode and inserting the implantable electrode into animal tissue, the DXMb eluting into the animal tissue. An implantable nerve stimulating device includes an elongated member having a distal end bearing at least one... Agent: Advanced Bionics, LLC C/o Rader, Fishman & Grauer, PLLC

20090062897 - Differential diameter electrode: A flexible transcutaneous electrical nerve and/or stimulation electrode includes a conductive fabric and a flexible conductive adhesive with a barrier portion surrounding a perimeter of the fabric for preventing extending and/or extendable frays of the fabric from extending exterior to the adhesive. An electrical lead wire interconnects the conductive fabric... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office