Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 05/09

20090138057 - Electrocardiogram monitoring and cardiac therapy pulse delivery system and method: A cardiac therapy pulse delivery system includes a plurality of electrodes, an ECG signal processor circuit, and a pulse generator circuit. Each of the electrodes has at least one therapy element and at least one monitor element that are electrically insulated from one another. The ECG signal processor circuit is... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20090138059 - Heart defibrillator with contactless ecg sensor for diagnostics/effectivity feedback: Heart defibrillator comprising a high-voltage power supply, a storage capacitor, and at least two electrodes, and at least one contactless biometric sensor. Since the biometric sensor does not need to be in contact with the skin of the patient, it maintains its sensing capabilities even through any regular clothing between... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090138058 - Mri operation modes for implantable medical devices: One embodiment of the present invention relates to an implantable medical device (“IMD”) that can be programmed from one operational mode to another operational mode when in the presence of electro-magnetic interference (“EMI”). In accordance with this particular embodiment, the IMD includes a communication interface for receiving communication signals from... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090138060 - Intracardial electrode line and cardiac stimulator: The invention relates to an intracardial implantable electrode line for connection to an implantable medical device, in particular a cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator or the like, which has an acceleration sensor in the area of its distal end, which is implemented to record and differentiate acceleration values in at least... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090138061 - Stimulator for the control of a bodily function: The present invention provides a device for the stimulation of smooth muscle tissue. The device includes a stimulator arranged to provide a signal to the smooth muscle tissue to control response of the smooth muscle tissue, and an interface arranged to allow programming of a controller of the stimulator. The... Agent: Jones Day

20090138062 - Method for fitting a bone anchored hearing aid to a user and bone anchored bone conduction hearing aid system: The invention regards a method for programming a hearing aid wherein the hearing aid user is initially tested by subjecting the user to air borne sound and/or to bone transmitted vibrations, and based on the test results a bone conducting hearing threshold of a bone integrated bone conducting hearing aid... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20090138063 - Apparatus and methods for cooling a region within the body: Apparatus and methods for cooling selected regions within a body are described herein. An implantable cooling system is used to cool regions of the brain, spinal cord, fibrous nerve bodies, e.g., vagus nerve, etc. down to about 30° C. to diminish nerve impulses which control seizures or chronic pain. The... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20090138064 - Garment for providing back support and thermal therapy: A garment combines features of posture braces, compression garments and thermal therapy devices in a single garment constructed in one piece and folded and reversibly affixed to form an undershirt-like structure fitting around the torso under the arms, thereby covering the back and extending between the cervical spine and the... Agent: Law Office Of Tracy P. Jong

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20090131994 - Passive electric field focus system for in vivo and in vitro applications: The present invention provides a system and method of directing, focusing, or concentrating electrical charges within a defined electric field so that these charges can be used to exert forces on cells and tissues in vivo and/or cell cultures in vitro. The present invention reduces and/or eliminates the damage at... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20090131995 - Microdevice-based electrode assemblies and associated neural stimulation systems, devices, and methods: Microdevice-based electrode assemblies and associated neurostimulation systems, devices and methods are disclosed. A system in accordance with a particular embodiment includes a microdevice positioned to send signals or fluids to the patient, and/or to receive signals or fluids from the patient. The microdevice can include a housing having an external... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090131997 - Automatic defibrillator module for integration with standard patient monitoring equipment: A defibrillator module is described which includes a cardiac sensor, a pulse generator and a controller that generates commands responsive to intrinsic cardiac signals for the operation of said pulse generator. The defibrillator module synergistic and arranged so that it can be coupled to a generic patient monitor so that... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090131996 - Tachycardia hemodynamics detection based on cardiac mechanical sensor signal regularity: Systems and methods provide for sensing, within a patient and during an event of tachycardia, a signal indicative of a mechanical response of the patient's heart to the tachycardia. Regularity of the signal relative to a threshold established for the patient is determined. A state of patient hemodynamics during the... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC Mark A. Hollingsworth

20090131998 - Method for adapting charge initiation for an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator: Adaptive methods for initiating charging of the high power capacitors of an implantable medical device for therapy delivery after the patient experiences a non-sustained arrhythmia. The adaptive methods adjust persistence criteria used to analyze an arrhythmia prior to initiating a charging sequence to deliver therapy.... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090131999 - Hemodynamic status assessment during tachycardia: Systems and methods provide for sensing, during an event of tachycardia, hemodynamic signals concurrently from at least two spatially separated locations within a patient, and quantifying a spatial relationship between the hemodynamic signals. Hemodynamic stability or state of the patient during the tachycardia event is determine based at least in... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC Mark A. Hollingsworth

20090132000 - Method and apparatus for monitoring heart failure patients with cardiopulmonary comorbidities: A system receives signals indicative of cardiopulmonary conditions sensed by a plurality of sensors and provides for monitoring and automated differential diagnosis of the cardiopulmonary conditions based on the signals. Cardiogenic pulmonary edema is detected based on one or more signals sensed by implantable sensors. If the cardiogenic pulmonary edema... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090132001 - Use of electrical stimulation of the lower esophageal sphincter to modulate lower esophageal sphincter pressure: The present invention describes methods and devices using low frequency electrical stimulation or neural high frequency stimulation to modulate lower esophageal sphincter (LES) pressure. The electrical stimulation may be delivered to the LES via one or more electrodes that is placed in contact with the LES tissue. The methods and... Agent: Berliner & Associates

20090132002 - Baroreflex activation therapy with conditional shut off: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides systems, devices, and methods for using the same for activating (stimulating) the baroreflex system of a patient using a baroreflex activation system which may be automatically shut off or discontinue therapy by sensing/monitoring/interpreting sensed data which is indicative of a physiological condition... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090132003 - Wireless electrical stimulation of neural injury: An apparatus for wireless electrical stimulation of a neural injury includes a first electronic implant (102) is configured to generate a first potential difference relative to a body of a patient and a second electronic implant (104) configured to generate a second potential difference relative to the body of the... Agent: David B Quick Ice Miller

20090132004 - Automatic fitting for a visual prosthesis: The invention is a method of automatically adjusting an electrode array to the neural characteristics of an individual patient. By recording neural response to a predetermined input stimulus, one can alter that input stimulus to the needs of an individual patient. A minimum input stimulus is applied to a patient,... Agent: Scott B. Dunbar Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090132005 - Assessing neural survival: Neural survival related to a cochlear implant may be assessed by determining stimulus efficacy for both focused and unfocused stimulation at a plurality of locations adjacent nerve tissue; and comparing stimulus efficacy for both the focused and unfocused stimulation at a plurality of locations to determine a measure of neural... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090132006 - Using interaction to measure neural excitation: Assessment of neuron excitation is implemented by quantifying the interaction between focused and unfocused stimulation applied to a cochlear array. By applying focused and unfocused stimulation to the electrode array and comparing the difference in the responses to the two types of stimulation the interaction may be determined. The magnitude... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090132008 - Medical apparatus and system: A medical system includes an implantable medical device configured for implantation in a living subject to interact with the subject, an extracorporeal device having a processor that processes information such as programming instructions for the implantable medical device or monitoring data received from the implantable medical device, and at least... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090132007 - Voltage protection circuits for implantable medical devices: An implantable medical device has an electronic circuit and a telemetry circuit both connected to a common ground, and at least one RF telemetry antenna that is formed by a number of parts of the implantable device that are capable of functioning as an antenna. When implanted, these parts are... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090132009 - Determination of stimulation output capabilities throughout power source voltage range: Techniques for determining whether a medical device will be able to deliver stimulation according to a particular program throughout a voltage range of a power source of the medical device are described. According to some examples, the medical device simulates a power source voltage level lower than a present voltage... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090132010 - System and method for generating complex bioelectric stimulation signals while conserving power: A system and method for generating an electrical signal for use in biomedical applications may have power efficient features, support battery powered operation and, support a reduced risk of shock hazard. The system may include a controller for generating one or more control signals operable to control pulse generating and... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20090132011 - Multi-wavelength oral phototherapy applicator: Oral phototherapy applicators are disclosed that are sized and shaped so as to fit at least partially in a user's mouth and have at least one radiation emitter coupled to an apparatus body to irradiate a portion of the oral cavity with phototherapeutic radiation in at least two separate spectral... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090132012 - Method for pretreating patient before surgery: This invention is a method of pre-treating a patient with low-level laser energy to reduce pain and swelling caused by subsequent injury, thereby speeding recuperation. The preferred embodiment applies low-level laser energy at about 635 nm prior to surgery. In a preferred embodiment prior to breast augmentation, 635 nm laser... Agent: Etherton Law Group, LLC

20090132013 - Cooling medical device: A medical device embodied as a stretcher, body bag, or mattress is disclosed. The device includes water and a selectively breakable package. The selectively breakable package includes a chemical, such as ammonium nitrate, which when mixed with water will cause an endothermic reaction. In use, the package is broken in... Agent: Hodgson Russ LLP The Guaranty Building

20090132014 - Self forming temperature treatment pack: A temperature pack adapted to enclose an appendage, and method of forming such a temperature pack is provided. The temperature pack is a tubular pouch with an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall. An opening extending through the tubular pouch, and the inner wall is twisted relative to... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090132015 - method and system for using directional antennas in medical treatments: A method and system uses heat generated by radio frequency (RF) signals induced hyperthermia to destroy abnormal cells that cause diseases. A patient's body is not invaded with any substance or equipment. This invention incorporates a physical phenomenon that occurs when RF signals are added. When the amplitudes of RF... Agent: Darcell Walker

20090132016 - Electrical connector with canopy for an in-body multi-contact medical electrode device: An electrical connector for connecting a multi-contact medical electrode device with a plural-contact tail. Having a tail-receiving first elongate member with a tail-receiving void and a second elongate member. The second elongate member has a nesting surface and an array of electrical conductors which are spring-loaded pin plunger devices. The... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20090132017 - Stimulation/sensing lead adapted for percutaneous insertion: The present invention relates to a percutaneous insertion-capable lead, wherein insertion made through a percutaneous insertion structure. For one embodiment of such lead, the electrode-supporting stimulation portion of the lead includes at least one waisted region, relative to a transverse dimension of the lead, to facilitate lead steerability.... Agent: St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division

20090132018 - Nerve stimulation patches and methods for stimulating selected nerves: A selective nerve stimulation patch includes a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface, integrated components overlying the top surface of the substrate and being electrically interconnected with one another for generating at least one nerve stimulating signal, electrodes integrated into the substrate and exposed at the bottom... Agent: DohertyIPLaw Group LLC

20090125075 - Method and apparatus for beat alignment and comparison: Methods of using a template having a template data set and template parameters to provide improved alignment of captured cardiac signal data to a stored template. More particularly, in an illustrative method, a captured cardiac signal is first configured using template parameters for a stored template. Then, once configured, the... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090125074 - Modular medical device, base unit and module thereof, and automated external defibrillator (aed), methods for assembling and using the aed: A modular automated external defibrillator (AED) system includes a base unit and at least one interconnected module. The base unit typically includes a functional circuit and includes an interface that couples the functional circuit to the module. Likewise, the module includes an interface that couples the module to the base... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090125076 - System for neural therapy: This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for calculating a neural stimulation energy at an external patient management (EPM) system using received information about a chemical characteristic indicative of a physiological state of a subject.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090125077 - Biventricular cardiac stimulator: An implantable cardiac stimulator (10), configured to switch mode of operation between at least one right ventricular stimulation mode in which no control signals triggering left ventricular stimulation pulses are delivered to the left ventricular stimulation unit and a biventricular stimulation mode in alternation. Switching takes place as a function... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090125078 - Selecting cardiac pacing sites: A method for selecting a cardiac pacing site includes steps of: securing first and second electromagnetic receiver coils at first and second positions, respectively, along a heart wall; collecting a set of non-paced heart wall motion data from each of the coils secured at the corresponding positions; applying cardiac pacing... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20090125079 - Alternative operation mode for an implantable medical device based upon lead condition: The present invention provides for a method, apparatus, and system for determining an adverse operational condition associated with a lead assembly in an implantable medical device used for providing a therapeutic electrical signal to a cranial nerve. A first impedance associated with the lead assembly configured to provide the therapeutic... Agent: Cyberonics, Inc.

20090125080 - Intraventricular electrodes for electrical stimulation of the brain: An electrode—preferably an anode (current sink)—is implanted within a ventricle of the brain so that the cerebrospinal fluid therein, which is highly conductive, effectively makes the ventricle a conductive extension of the anode. An opposing electrode (i.e., a cathode) can then be situated within or outside the brain (e.g., extradurally)... Agent: Erwin B. Montgomery, Jr.

20090125081 - Cochlear implant stimulation artifacts: An artifact monitoring stimulation system and corresponding method are described. An implantable electrode stimulator applies an electrical stimulation pulse to target tissue using implantable electrode contacts. An artifact monitor module monitors the electrode contacts during and after the stimulation pulse to observe an artifact signal resulting from the stimulation pulse... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090125082 - Pulsatile cochlear implant stimulation strategy: An implantable device includes a multi-channel electrode array in which each channel is associated with an electrode in the array. An audio processing stage processes an input audio signal to produce output channel signals representing associated bands of audio frequencies. A timing and envelope detector processes the output channel signals... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090125083 - Contamination avoiding device: A device for minimizing the absorption of pathogens collected on a person's hands by contact between the hand and the face of said person, includes a barrier placed in the crook of the elbow that limits the flexion of the elbow as the hand approaches the face. In an alternate... Agent: Charmasson, Buchaca & Leach, LLP

20090125084 - Access control for implanted medical devices: Enhanced security is provided in a system comprising a medical device and a monitoring device. The medical device is configured for implantation into a living organism, and comprises processing circuitry and an interface for communicating with the monitoring device. Access to the medical device by the monitoring device is controlled... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis, LLP

20090125085 - Lighting system for tubs designed to provide well-being with relaxation techniques: A lighting system for tubs designed for therapeutic and/or beauty and/or dermatological treatments, or designed to provide well-being with relaxation techniques, comprising rigid tubes made from transparent material, equipped with means for fixing them inside the body of these tubs, the rigid tubes containing a plurality of electronic cards, each... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20090125086 - Thermotherapy device: A thermotherapy device worn on a joint that includes a tubular holder composed of a stretchable material and a chemical warmer held in the holder. The holder has an accommodating portion in which the chemical warmer can be placed and removed therefrom, or to which the chemical warmer can be... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090125087 - Method for inducing hypothermia: Systems for phase-change particulate slurry cooling equipment and methods to induce hypothermia in a patient through internal and external cooling are provided. Subcutaneous, intravascular, intraperitoneal, gastrointestinal, and lung methods of cooling are carried out using saline ice slurries or other phase-change slurries compatible with human tissue. Perfluorocarbon slurries or other... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090125089 - Implantable electrophysiology lead body: The invention is an electrophysiology lead body comprising two or more longitudinal elements, each having an outer surface, the longitudinal elements comprising electrical insulation material, the electrical insulation material consisting essentially of fluoropolymer; at least one conductor disposed within at least one of the longitudinal elements; and a cover consisting... Agent: Dechert LLP

20090125088 - Implanting medical devices: Systems and techniques for implanting medical devices. In one aspect, an apparatus includes a flexible base member that can be flexed manually to conform to a contour of an anatomy, the base member including a radioscopic indicium that has a characteristic such that, under radioscopic imaging, passage of a skin-penetrating... Agent: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20090125090 - Implantable medical lead: An implantable lead for sensing mechanical activity of a human heart has an insulating polymeric tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the lead, an electrical conductor provided in the lumen of the polymeric tube, and a sensor connected to the conductor at the distal end... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090125091 - Ultrawideband antenna for operation in tissue: Method and apparatus for cellular and intracellular manipulation of cell functions with ultrashort electrical pulses and for targeted delivery of the electrical pulses into cell cultures, patients, and tissues.... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090118777 - Efferent and afferent splanchnic nerve stimulation: Methods and devices providing for bilateral stimulation of left and right splanchnic nerves. Some embodiments of the method increase satiety, reduce appetite, affect gastric motility, and/or reduce food intake, resulting in weight loss. Some methods provided take advantage of anatomy, physiology, and natural body time periods to change stimulation locations... Agent: Leptos Biomedical, Inc. C/o Cpa Global

20090118780 - Method and apparatus for conformal electrodes for autonomic neuromodulation for the treatment of obesity and other conditions: The present invention teaches a method and apparatus for user control and operation of physiological modulation, including neural and gastrointestinal modulation, for the purposes of treating several disorders, including obesity, metabolic disease, and other conditions. This includes programming of neuromodulatory signal for the modulation of autonomic neural and neuromuscular modulators,... Agent: Dilorenzo Biomedical, LLC

20090118779 - Modular system for a wireless implantable device: A modular platform for wireless implantable devices. The platform enables different functional units which either measure or affect a parameter of the patient's body to be interchanged. The modularity of the platform also enables the functional unit to be remote from the remainder of the implantable device. Finally, the modularity... Agent: Jelic Patent Services, LLC

20090118778 - Set screw-less pacemaker header with lead lock system: A header for an implantable medical device such as a pacemaker which contains an advantageous molded design with encapsulated wires and conductive features. The header including a specifically formed lead lock member in which a plurality of collets residing in bores in the molded housing are used to retain and... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090118781 - Therapy-selection methods for implantable heart monitors: An implantable heart-monitoring device comprising one or more leads for sensing electrical signals of a patient's heart a therapy circuit for delivering pharmaceuticals to the patient; and a monitoring circuit coupled to the one or more leads and to the therapy circuit, the monitoring circuit for monitoring heart activity of... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090118782 - Complementary configured catheter set for intracardiac recording and/or pacing: A catheter kit can include a pair of catheters, having different and complimentary electrode configurations each configured to provide access to different intraluminal electrophysiological monitoring and/or pacing sites during a procedure.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090118783 - Monitoring right ventricular hemodynamic function during pacing optimization: Method and systems related to monitoring right ventricular function during pacing by a cardiac rhythm management device are described. One or more pacing parameters are selected to provide cardiac resynchronization therapy. For example, the one or more pacing parameters may be selected to provide an optimal or improved therapy. The... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090118784 - Pre-molded header with universal tip-to-tip feedthru adaptor: In fabricating a header assembly of an implantable medical device, one end of a bore contact wire attached to a connector block is keyed with one guiding channel at an upper region of a feedthru adapter and through the adapter to its undersurface. An opposite end is bent into conformance... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090118785 - Method of improving sleep disordered breathing: A diaphragm pacing stimulatory method and a system to implement the method are provided to improve respiratory function and the quality of sleep in patients whose sleep is compromised by poor respiration. The diaphragm pacing method includes adaptations that make it particularly compatible with the onset of sleep and sustaining... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090118786 - Automated fitting system for deep brain stimulation: Methods, systems, and external programmers provide therapy to a patient having a dysfunction. In one aspect, stimulation energy is conveyed from a neurostimulator to electrodes located within a tissue region of the patient, thereby changing the status of the dysfunction. A physiological end-function of the patient indicative of the changed... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090118787 - Closed-loop feedback for steering stimulation energy within tissue: Methods, systems, and external programmers provide therapy to a patient having a dysfunction. In one aspect, electrical energy is conveyed between electrodes to create a stimulation region in tissue adjacent the electrodes. Physiological information from the patient is acquired and analyzed, and a locus of the stimulation region is electronically... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090118788 - Methods and apparatus for effectuating a lasting change in a neural-function of a patient: The present disclosure suggests methods of selecting a stimulation site for stimulating a patient's brain or methods of effectuating a neural-function of a patient associated with an impaired body function. In one exemplary implementation, such a neural function may be effectuated by selecting a stimulation site, positioning at least a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090118789 - Electrode system for transcutaneous nerve and/or muscle stimulation: An electrode system for transcutaneous nerve and/or muscle stimulation that includes a pair of stimulating electrodes and a stimulation current generator for generating a nerve and/or muscle stimulation current between the stimulating electrodes. The system also includes a current-injecting electrode arranged in proximity to one of the stimulating electrodes, and... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090118790 - Measurement and stimulation of muscle tissue: An apparatus (1) for electrical stimulation of muscle tissue. The apparatus has an electrode system (10) with an electrode array (13). The array has a plurality of electrode pads (12) and can be placed in electrical contact with the muscle tissue. The electrode system Further has a sensor (30; 31-36)... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090118791 - Systems and methods for immobilizing with change of impedance: An electronic disabling device includes first and second electrodes positionable to establish first and second spaced apart contact points on a target having a high impedance air gap existing between at least one of the electrodes and the target. The power supply generates a first high voltage, short duration output... Agent: Taser International, Inc.

20090118792 - Video processing unit for a visual prosthetic apparatus: A video processing unit configured to convert a video image to stimulation patterns for stimulating neural tissue in a subject's eye and comprising a power button, wherein the video processing unit is configured to be powered on after a first time interval upon activation of a power button, wherein the... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090118793 - Video processing unit for a visual prosthetic apparatus: A video processing unit configured to convert a video image to stimulation patterns for stimulating neural tissue in a subject's eye, the video processing unit comprising a video processor for converting a video image to a digital video stream; a memory for storing the digital video stream; and a video... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090118794 - Video processing unit for a visual prosthetic apparatus: A visual prosthesis apparatus comprising: a video capture device for capturing a video image; a video processing unit associated with the video capture device, the video processing unit configured to convert the video image to stimulation patterns; and a retinal stimulation system configured to stimulate neural tissue in a subject's... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090118795 - Multi-electrode cochlear implant system with distributed electronics: An implantable tissue-stimulating device comprising a carrier member having a plurality of electrodes mounted thereon, and at least one signal transmitting wire extending through at least a portion of the carrier member and adapted to transmit signals through the carrier member to and/or from the electrodes. The number of wires... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20090118796 - External controller for an implantable medical device system with coupleable external charging coil assembly: An improved integrated external controller/charger system useable with an implantable medical device is disclosed. The system comprises two main components: an external controller and an external charging coil assembly that is coupleable thereto. When the external charging coil assembly is coupled to the external controller, the system can be used... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherfor & Brucculer L.l.p

20090118797 - Monitoring, analysis, and regulation of eating habits: Gastric apparatus (18) is provided, including one or more sensors (70, 72, 74), adapted to generate respective sensor signals responsive to activity of a gastrointestinal tract of a subject. A control unit (90) is adapted to receive and analyze the sensor signals and to determine that an eating event has... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090118798 - Isolatation connector for an intravascular implantable medical device: Devices and methods providing for a isolation connector for a generally cylindrical or frustro-cylindrical housing of an implantable intravascular medical device are described herein. The isolation connector has a generally annular exterior surface, a proximal end, and a distal end. The isolation connector includes a housing interface portion at the... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090118799 - Irradiator with devices for preventing harmful radiation: An apparatus for irradiating the human body or parts of the human body with ultraviolet radiation. The apparatus comprises an arrangement, which allows irradiation of the human body with ultraviolet irradiation in a recumbent, standing, sitting or crouching position, one or more arrangement(s) of radiation sources emitting ultraviolet radiation directed... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20090118800 - Implantable optical stimulators: Various systems and methods are implemented for in vivo use in a living animal. One such method involves stimulating target cells having light-responsive proteins and includes providing an elongated light-delivery structure in a narrow passageway in the animal, the elongated light-delivery structure having separately-activatable light sources located along the length... Agent: Crawford Maunu PLLC

20090118801 - Discharge lamp having spectral power distribution shift and methods of making the same: Disclosed are discharge lamps for use in tanning applications and methods of making the same. The lamps include, among other elements, an elongated vitreous tube which has an outer periphery and axially opposed first and second ends that define an axial length for the tube. A coating is applied on... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090118802 - Hyperthermia treatment systems and methods: Systems and methods are disclosed to control the temperature of an RF hyperthermia system with minimum overshoot and to improve safety by, among other things, detecting a defective temperature sensor. Temperature overshoot may be minimized by compensating for the short-term temperature difference between the area being treated and the applicator... Agent: Robert D. Atkins

20090118803 - 3d microwave system and methods: A therapeutic microwave system comprises a support unit having two or more separable segments; a microwave power assembly positioned between two separated segments of the support unit and including two or more microwave power supply devices; position adjustment componentry; and a central processing unit. The system may further include a... Agent: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

20090118804 - Method of mounting minimally invasive plug electrodes within cranium of patient: A method of performing a medical procedure on a patient comprises forming a burr hole through the cranium of the patient, mounting a permanently integrated plug electrode within the burr hole, and electrically coupling the plug electrode to an electronics device. Another method of performing a medical procedure on a... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090118805 - Return electrode for a flexible circuit electrode array: m

20090118806 - Three-dimensional system of electrode leads: The electrode lead system of a preferred embodiment includes a series of first electrical subsystems; a guiding element that positions the series of first electrical subsystems in a three dimensional arrangement within body tissue; a second electrical subsystem; and at least one connector that couples the first electrical subsystems to... Agent: Schox PLC

20090118807 - Strain relief system for spinal cord stimulation lead: An anchor for spinal electrical stimulation leads having a first, extended portion adapted to be inserted through the spine and into the spinal column, and a second, shorter portion adapted to be sutured to the fascia on the outside of the spine. The extended portion assists with positioning of the... Agent: Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC

20090118808 - Implantable medical lead: An implantable medical lead includes a device, such as a physiological sensor, that is coupled to one or more stimulation/sensing sensing conductors within the lead. When the implantable medical lead is coupled to an implantable medical device, the device carried by the lead both receives power from, and communicates with... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.