Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions 08/09

20090216286 - Methods and apparatus for neuromodulation and physiologic modulation for the treatment of obesity and metabolic and neuropsychiatric disease: The present invention teaches a method and apparatus for physiological modulation, including neural and gastrointestinal modulation, for the purposes of treating several disorders, including obesity, depression, epilepsy, and diabetes. This includes chronically implanted neural and neuromuscular modulators, used to modulate the afferent neurons of the sympathetic nervous system to induce... Agent: Dilorenzo Biomedical, Llc

20090216288 - Feedback method for deep brain stimulation with detection of generalized efference copy signals: Disclosed is a method for improving cognitive function or for improving coordination of function across a patient's cortical regions. The method includes applying electrical stimulation to at least a portion of the patient's subcortical structures involved in the generation and control of generalized efference copy signals. Internally generated movement of... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP - Patent Group

20090216287 - Stimulation method for the sphenopalatine ganglia, sphenopalatine nerve, or vidian nerve for treatment of medical conditions: A method is provided for surgically implanting a first electrode and a second electrode on or proximate to at least one of the sphenopalatine ganglia, the sphenopalatine nerves, or the vidian nerves located on different sides of a patient's face. One step of the method includes inserting the first electrode... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.l.p.

20090216289 - Cardiac rhythm management systems and methods using multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythms: This document describes systems, devices, and methods that use multiple morphology templates for discriminating between rhythms, such as supraventricular tachyarrhythmias (SVTs) and ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VTs), for delivering a countershock in response to a VT episode, but withholding delivery of such a countershock in response to an SVT episode. In certain... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090216290 - Apparatus and method for treating atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardia: A method and device for treating an electrical problem in an organ, especially a heart, of a human or animal patient comprises atraumatically blocking the transmission of one or more electrical signals external to the organ. Nerve cell membranes near a cathode are depolarized while nerve cell membranes near an... Agent: William H. Dippert Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, Llc

20090216291 - System and method for detecting electric events in chambers of a heart: In a system and method for detecting electrical cardiac events, and a heart stimulator embodying such a system, cardiac events are detected in respective chambers of a heart by sensing electrical signals in at least two different chambers of the heart and forming a difference signal from the sensed signals,... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090216292 - Devices, methods, and systems for harvesting energy in the body: In some embodiments, the power generator for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy is described may include a compressible element adapted and configured to be placed in an environment having a variable compressive force such as varying ambient pressures. The compressible element may be compressed by a force applied by... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090216293 - Apnea preventing stimulation apparatus: An apnea preventing stimulation apparatus in which a conductive unit is attached to a mental region of a patient and electric pulses conduct from the conductive unit to the mental region of the patient to thereby apply stimulation thereto. The apparatus includes a stimulus generating means that outputs, across output... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090216294 - Self-contained electronic musculoskeletal stimulation apparatus and method of use: The present invention provides a self-contained electronic musculoskeletal stimulation apparatus that is a battery operated device that applies electronic stimulation to a human with a pre-programmed treatment stimulation protocol to introduce pain relieving electronic stimulation to the body for immediate, symptomatic relief of minor, chronic and acute musculoskeletal aches and... Agent: Christopher & Weisberg, P.a.

20090216295 - Active sub-retina implant: An active retina implant (10) for implantation into an eye has a multiplicity of stimulation electrodes (22) that emit electrical stimulation signals to cells of the retina that are to be contacted. Further, the implant has a multiplicity of image elements (18) that convert incident light into the stimulation signals.... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20090216296 - Interleaving power and data in a transcutaneous communications link: The present invention is related to an implantable medical device. The medical device comprises an implantable component having a receiver unit; an external charging module having a power transmitter unit; and a data module having a data transmitter unit. The units are configured to establish a transcutaneous communication link over... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090216298 - Automatic power control for a radio frequency transceiver of an implantable device: Power supplied to a particular telemetry system of an implantable device having multiple telemetry systems is managed by a state machine. Power to a transceiver of a device is terminated if the particular telemetry system remains dormant or inactive for a programmable period of time and power to the transceiver... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090216297 - Telemetry double buffering and oversampling for an implantable medical device: This document discusses, among other things, a communication circuit for an IMD comprising a radio frequency (RF) modulator to modulate and demodulate IMD data signals, first and second serial buffer registers to store received demodulated data and to store transmit data for modulation and configured to operate according to a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090216301 - Low level light therapy for enhancement of neurologic function: A method for treating a subject having Parkinson's disease or Alzheimer's disease is provided. The method includes noninvasively delivering light energy having a wavelength of about 630 nanometers to about 904 nanometers to the brain of the subject. Delivering the light energy includes (i) irradiating the scalp with light energy... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090216300 - Method and apparatus for light-activated drug therapy: A prostate treatment system having a light delivery device positionable in a transurethral device for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The light delivery device includes light generator, such as light emitting diodes (LED), laser diodes (LDs) or a diffusion quartz fiber tip connected to a light generator or a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group Pllc

20090216299 - System for low-level laser radiation: A low-level laser therapy radiation system is provided. In a further aspect of the present invention, the system includes a laser source and an optical device. In another aspect of the present invention, a low-level laser therapy chamber is employed. The chamber produces an even distribution of laser radiation to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090216302 - Irradition apparatus for irradiating a human body: The subject matter of the present invention relates to an irradiation apparatus for irradiating a human body, with at least two types of tubular low-pressure lamps which emit UVA and/or UVB radiation and which are alternatingly disposed so as to lie parallel and close to one another, covering at least... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.a.

20090216303 - Hinged therapeutic mouthpiece: This invention relates to devices for insertion into the mouth for the application of heat or cold to oral tissue to provide a therapeutic effect. The device 10 includes an upper member 11 substantially conforming to a contour of an upper gum line, a lower member 12 substantially conforming to... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090216304 - Patient cooling enclosure: An apparatus to provide thermal control to a patient comprises a neck member having a surface defining at least one opening, the surface configured to be spaced apart from a neck area of the patient. The neck member includes an air inlet to receive cooled air from an air source.... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p.

20090216305 - Thermal, outer layer leg wrap device: A thermal, outer layer leg wrap adapted for use by a handicapped, non-ambulatory or mobility restricted individual. The described embodiment of the present invention advantageously keeps the entire leg warm for sustained periods of time without having to remove the garment and interrupt the warmth. The described embodiment of the... Agent: Michael G. Cameron, Esq.

20090216306 - Temporary neurostimulation lead identification device: An implantable lead assembly kit and method of performing a medical procedure on a patient are provided. The kit comprises a lead including a lead body, at least one electrode, and a lumen disposed within the lead body. The kit further comprises identification devices, each of which includes a handle... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP/bsc - Neuromodulation

20090210018 - Method for treating neurological /psychiatric disorders with stimulation to the subcaudate area of the brain: A method for treating a patient with a neurological or psychiatric disorder, comprising applying stimulation to at least a portion of the patient's subcaudate white matter of the subcaudate area under conditions effective to provide the patient with at least a partial relief from the neurological or psychiatric disorder. The... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20090210019 - Treatment of excess weight by neural downregulation in combination with compositions: A method and system for designing a therapy or for treating a condition associated with excess weight in a subject comprising applying a neural conduction block to the vagus nerve at a blocking site with the neural conduction block selected to at least partially block nerve impulses on the vagus... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090210021 - Defibrillation pacing circuitry: Electrical circuit componentry is switchable into a defibrillator circuit to deliver a constant pacing current to a patient. The circuitry may include a constant current source inserted in a leg of the defibrillator circuit or a resistor of selected value inserted between a high voltage source and the high side... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090210020 - Method and apparatus for determining cardiac performance in a patient: An apparatus for determining heart transplant rejection of a heart in a patient includes at least two electrodes adapted to be sewn into the heart that span the left ventricle. The apparatus includes a voltage generator adapted to be inserted in the patient which generates a voltage to the two... Agent: Ansel M. Schwartz

20090210022 - Simplified biphasic defibrillator circuit with make-only switching: A biphasic pulse delivery circuit for a defibrillator includes two capacitors, a first one of which is charged and delivers the first phase of the biphasic pulse and a second one of which is charged and delivers the second phase of the biphasic pulse. At least a portion of the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090210023 - Implantable heart stimulating device with stimulation rate optimization: An implantable heart stimulating device has a stimulation pulse generator that emits stimulation pulses at an adjustable stimulation rate, an activity sensor that emits an activity signal in response to detected activity of the patient, and a physiological parameter sensor that generates a physiological sensor signal in response to a... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090210024 - Method and apparatus for phrenic stimulation detection: Approaches for characterizing a phrenic stimulation threshold, a cardiac capture threshold, a maximum device parameter, and a minimum device parameter are described. A plurality of cardiac pacing pulses can be delivered by using a cardiac pacing device, a pacing parameter of the plurality of cardiac pacing pulses being changed between... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090210025 - Model reference identification and cancellation of magnetically-induced voltages in a gradient magnetic field: Systems and methods of dynamically controlling an implanted medical device located within a patient's body in the presence of a gradient magnetic field or other external interference are disclosed. The system can include a reference model of the implanted medical device and of body tissue within the patient's body in... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090210026 - Spg stimulation for enhancing neurogenesis and brain metabolism: A method is provided, including identifying an electrical stimulation protocol as being suitable for augmenting genesis of one or more cell populations in at least one brain region of the subject. The cell genesis is augmented by applying the identified stimulation protocol to an SPG, a greater palatine nerve, a... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20090210029 - Device and method to position a cannula for nerve block: A device and method to position a cannula or a catheter for nerve block are provided for use with a unipolar cannula (10), which is electrically insulated around its axial length. The device includes a stimulation device (20) to generate an electrical signal, an electrically conductive bare stimulation electrode (12)... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090210028 - Device for the electrotherapeutic treatment of tension headaches: A device is for the electrotherapeutic treatment of headaches such as tension headaches and migraines. An electrode support (10) has a shape and is size selected so as to allow, independently from the subject, the excitation of the afferent paths of the supratrochlear (2) and supraorbital (3) nerves of the... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090210027 - Method and apparatus for treating pelvic pain: A method and apparatus for treating self treating internal muscle and trigger point related pelvic pain in women and men. The apparatus includes a rod having a handle attached to a straight portion at a first end of the rod and a pressure applicator attached to a second end of... Agent: Young Basile

20090210030 - Method and apparatus for improving neuromuscular performances: The invention further relates to an apparatus for improving the neuromuscular performances, characterised in that it comprises at least a transducer, a transducer fixing system, and a control panel, said transducer having to support a static load adequate to transform biological tissues into a high-pass filter, imposing and sustaining a... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090210031 - Method and system for providing stimulation inputs to a visual prosthesis implant: Stimulation inputs are provided to a visual prosthesis implant. The images captured by a video decoder are received and digitized to provide a plurality of video frames; integrity of the video frames is checked, the checked video frames are filtered, and the filtered video frames are converted to stimulation inputs.... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090210033 - Implant revision recognition by exchanging the revision data during transmission: A system and method for establishing communication among a control device and an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device transmits to the control device identification information including a unique identification number associated with the implantable medical device and/or a current version of application software currently being utilized by the... Agent: Cheryl F. Cohen Cheryl F. Cohen, LLC

20090210032 - Manufacturing methods, testing methods, and testers for intra-oral electronically embedded devices: The invention is directed to manufacturing and testing methods of electronic intraoral devices for diagnose, monitor and treat local and systemic diseases and conditions for humans and animals. More specifically, the current invention deals with manufacturing techniques, testing methods and a testing apparatus of mainly three types of intra-oral devices:... Agent: Cozen O''connor

20090210034 - System and method for monitoring power source longevity of an implantable medical device: Power source longevity monitor for an implantable medical device. An energy counter counts the amount of energy used by the implantable medical device. An energy converter converts the energy used into an estimate of remaining power source longevity and generating an energy longevity estimate. A voltage monitor monitors the voltage... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20090210035 - System for powering medical implants: A medical implant is powered by inductive coupling to a transmitter utilizing a large number of frequencies in order to minimize the amount of electromagnetic interference at any single frequency. The frequencies are generated by a resonant circuit rapidly tunable by changing the inductance.... Agent: Daniel Gelbart

20090210036 - Laser ionization therapy system and method: A detoxification method includes immersing at least a portion of a patient's body within a reservoir filled with water; generating ions within the water; and simultaneously with the generating ions, irradiating a predetermined area of the therapy subject with light generated by a cold laser. The generated light may be... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20090210037 - Device and method for low intensity optical hair growth control: The present invention discloses a device and a method for controlling growth of hair on human skin with low doses of electromagnetic radiation, and a device for carrying out the method. In the method, radiation of a suitable spectrum is applied to the skin, in one or more pulses of... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090210038 - Medical light diffusers for high power applications and their manufacture: A high power density light delivery device is presented that uses an optical fiber with a diffuser attached at a distal end for use in, for example, photodynamic therapy (PDT) and laser induced thermotherapy (LITT). Uniform scattering in the diffuser section is obtained by either inducing differences in refractive index... Agent: Bolesh J. Skutnik Ceramoptec Industries, Inc.

20090210039 - Prosthetic system for therapeutic optical activation and silencing of genetically-targeted neurons: An optical prosthesis that permits control of neural circuits comprises a probe having a set of light sources, drive circuit connections connected to each light source, a housing surrounding the light sources and drive circuit connections, and drive circuitry for driving and controlling the probe. The drive circuit connections and... Agent: Norma E Henderson Henderson Patent Law

20090210040 - Variable length medical electrical stimulation lead: An apparatus and method for an electrical stimulation lead having a selectively variable length. In an embodiment of the invention, an apparatus includes a conducting element, a stimulating electrode, a pickup electrode and a sheath. The conductive element has a proximal end, a distal end and a length which is... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20090210041 - Methods for stimulating a dorsal root ganglion: Some embodiments of the present invention provide stimulation systems and components for selective stimulation and/or neuromodulation of one or more dorsal root ganglia through implantation of an electrode on, in or around a dorsal root ganglia. Some other embodiments of the present invention provide methods for selective neurostimulation of one... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090210042 - Adjustable tissue or nerve cuff and method of use: An implantable adjustable body tissue cuff, apparatus and method. The cuff is an elastomeric strap of biocompatible non-conductive material. The strap's tail and head provide adjustable length fastening by a) the tail being formed with longitudinally spaced, laterally paired locking projections and the head being formed with one or more... Agent: Greenlee Winner And Sullivan P C

20090210043 - Medical electrical lead with proximal armoring: A medical electrical lead includes a flexible, insulative body defining a proximal region, an intermediate region, and a distal region. The proximal region is configured to be implanted at a subcutaneous implantation site, and is dimensioned to extend from an implantation location of the pulse generator to a location distal... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090210044 - Modular, zone-specific medical electrical lead design: A medical electrical lead configured to be coupled to a pulse generator in a cardiac rhythm management system. The lead comprises a proximal terminal connector configured for coupling the lead to the pulse generator, and a plurality of longitudinally arranged lead segments each configured to exhibit one or more predetermined... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204160 - Pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power supply voltage multipliers in a binary ladder distribution to provide a desired number of output voltage steps using a relatively uncomplicated circuit design.... Agent: St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division

20090204161 - External defibrillator having an automatic operation override: A defibrillator and method for delivering defibrillation energy to a patient are described. A patient ECG is analyzed and defibrillation energy is delivered to the patient in response to receiving manual input. The patient ECG is further analyzed while waiting for the manual input and the defibrillation energy is delivered... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090204162 - Signal analysis: A method of analysis of medical signals is presented which provides useful clinical information concerning the state of the myocardium during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The analysis during CPR can be used to (i) identify the underlying rhythm, (ii) provide a measure of the efficacy of CPR, and (iii) to predict... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090204163 - Methods of monitoring hemodynamic status for rhythm discrimination within the heart: Systems and methods of performing rhythm discrimination within a patient's body using sensed hemodynamic signals are disclosed. The method can include the steps of receiving an electrical activity signal from an electrode located within or near the heart, detecting an event of the heart based on the received electrical activity... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204164 - Method and device for low-energy termination of atrial tachyarrhythmias: Methods for treating atrial arrhythmias can involve configuring an implantable arrhythmia treatment device. A device can be configured after implantation when the patient is fully conscious and after any pain suppression medication has worn off. The device is caused to apply a phased unpinning far field therapy to the patient... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090204166 - Implantable cardiac stimulation device with respiratory modulated therapy delivery: A method of providing cardiac stimulation therapy and a device for providing the therapy. A patient's cardiac activity as well as cyclical respiration is monitored. Cardiac stimulation is provided as indicated as therapeutic intervention for a variety of cardiac arrhythmias according to variable timing parameters. One or more of the... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090204165 - Rest phase heart pacing: A computer method, employable during an at-rest period of a pacemaker patient, for controlling the operation of the pacemaker so as maximally to support the patient's hemodynamic behavior in a context involving inhibiting fluid overload. The method involves (a) collecting simultaneously occurring ECG and heart-sound information, (b) processing the collected... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090204167 - Assessment of ischemia, and risk of sudden cardiac death, via heart-functionality parameter and acoustic cardiographic monitoring: A method for assessing, and applying therapy in relation to, degree of ischemia and risk for sudden cardiac death in a therapy-device-equipped subject utilizing a Holter-type instrumentality, including (a) gathering simultaneous ECG and heart-sound data, (b) computer processing and interrelating the gathered data to obtain one or more heart-functionality parameter(s),... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090204168 - Implantable medical device bus system and method: A bus system is provided for implantable medical devices. The bus system provides for flexible and reliable communication between subsystems in an implantable medical device. The bus system facilitates a wide variety of communications between various subsystems. These various subsystems can include one or more sensing devices, processors, data storage... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090204169 - Implantable heart stimulating device and method: b

20090204170 - Wireless tissue electrostimulation: A wireless electrostimulation system can comprise a wireless energy transmission source, and an implantable cardiovascular wireless electrostimulation node. A receiver circuit comprising an inductive antenna can be configured to capture magnetic energy to generate a tissue electrostimulation. A tissue electrostimulation circuit, coupled to the receiver circuit, can be configured to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090204172 - Feedthrough assembly including sleeve: A feedthrough assembly is disposable in an aperture of, for example, a power source encasement. In various examples, the feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule, an insulator, a terminal conductor, and a sleeve. A portion of the terminal conductor extends through the ferrule thereby creating a portion internal to and a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090204171 - Mri shielding in electrodes using ac pacing: A medical device includes a pulse generator, an electrode configured to contact tissue in a coronary vessel, a lead comprising a lead conductor, the lead conductor connecting the pulse generator with the electrode, and a filter circuit electrically connected in series between the lead conductor and the electrode. The filter... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204174 - low power loss current digital-to-analog converter used in an implantable pulse generator: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an implantable stimulation device that includes output current sources and/or sinks configured to provide an output current for a load (i.e., tissue). The output path of the output current source or sink comprises a transistor which operates in a linear mode instead of... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherfor & Brucculer L.l.p

20090204173 - Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods: Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes at least reducing patient pain by applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient's spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090204175 - Electrostimulating apparatus and method: An electrostimulating apparatus comprises a generating arrangement for generating electric pulses organised in sequences having preset values of typical parameters, the typical parameters comprising amplitude, width and frequency of the pulses, a plurality of stimulation channels such as to dispense the sequences to body zones of an organism in an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090204176 - System and methods for performing percutaneous pedicle integrity assessments: The present invention involves systems and related methods for performing percutaneous pedicle integrity assessments involving the use of neurophysiology.... Agent: Nuvasive C/o Cpa Global

20090204177 - Maintaining low impedance of electrodes: An implantable tissue-stimulating device for an implantee comprising: an elongate member, and at least one electrode disposed on the elongate member, wherein at least a portion of the device is coated, prior to implantation in the implantee, with a coating configured to at least partially inhibit adhesion of body tissue... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090204178 - Powering implantable restriction systems using light: Various powering devices are provided for transferring and/or generating energy from numerous sources to a communicating member implanted in a patient. The energy transferred to or generated by the communicating member can be used to provide power to an implantable restriction system configured to form a restriction in a pathway.... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090204179 - Powering implantable restriction systems using temperature: Various powering devices are provided for transferring and/or generating energy from numerous sources to a communicating member implanted in a patient. The energy transferred to or generated by the communicating member can be used to provide power to an implantable restriction system configured to form a restriction in a pathway.... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090204180 - System for implanting a microstimulator: A system for implanting a microstimulator uses an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical stimulator and fed through a metal hypodermic needle to locate the best position for stimulation, followed by the insertion of a metal encased micro stimulator.... Agent: Daniel Gelbart

20090204181 - Capsule type medical device system, and capsule type medical device: A capsule type medical device, including: a capsule shaped casing which can be ingested to within the living body; an electrical stimulation device which comprises a plurality of electrodes which are used for applying electrical stimuli to living body tissue; an electrode selection device which selects an electrode from among... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090204182 - Magnetic core flux canceling of ferrites in mri: A magnetic core flux canceling device according to embodiments of the present invention includes a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement at a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field. Such... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204183 - Medical carriers comprising a low-impedance conductor, and methods of making and using the same: Medical carriers that include a low-impedance conductor are provided. The low-impedance conductors are configured to provide electrical conductivity along a length of the medical carrier. An aspect of the low-impedance conductors is the presence of a longitudinally extended region configured as a non-coiled repetitive pattern that imparts fatigue resistance to... Agent: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090204184 - Light enhanced acupuncture: An acupuncture system which gathers light from the night's sky and focuses the gathered light onto an acupuncture meridian of a patient to obtain acupuncture affects. In one embodiment of the invention, the focused light is communicated through a fiber optic cable to a hand-held wand which emits the light... Agent: Mark E. Ogram

20090204185 - Photothereapy device: The present invention relates to a phototherapy device (1), a medical system (7), and a phototherapy method for prophylaxis of infections at an entrance site (2) of a catheter (3) or the like during intravascular access, e.g. infusion or the like. In particular, a phototherapy device (1) is suggested, said... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090204186 - Retinal melatonin suppressor comprising a filter layer: This disclosure relates to the application of a photoluminescent material with a plurality of nanocrystals, such as quantum dots or Cornell dots, each capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength and emitting the absorbed energy as a desired wavelength in the direction of a human retina. Preferably, the... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090204187 - Soil-based compositions and methods for removal of toxins from mammals: Humans and other mammals are continually exposed to toxins in the environment, toxins in ingested food and water, and toxins formed in the body through metabolism or breakdown of complex material. Such toxins impair health and contribute to disease in mammals but are difficult to avoid given the conditions of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090204188 - Method and apparatus for the combined application of light therapy, optic diagnosis, and fluid to tissue: In one embodiment there is provided a system for light therapy. The system includes a light guide transmission device having at least one UV bulb for dispersing UV light a light guide cable to a light guide terminating end, an optical capturing device operable to receive an image from a... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein

20090204189 - Living-tissue normalization method: A living-tissue normalization method and therapeutic device. The method includes intermittently flowing a slight direct current through a living body or living tissue at predetermined regular intervals to thereby activate a normalization mechanism of said living body or living tissue through the intermediary of protein. The therapeutic device includes a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090204190 - Stanan kozy pak ice holder: The stanan Kozy Pak Holder is a new way to apply ice to areas of the body to prevent bruising and selling due to surgery or injury. The major benefits are the stanan Kozy Pak Holder is that it is more comfortable to use and maintains the coldness required to... Agent: Nancy Sestito

20090204191 - Bipolar stimulation/recording device with widely spaced electrodes: A bipolar stimulator probe suitable for application of intramuscular stimulation provides an active stimulator electrode and a reference electrode as part of a single tool. The separation between the electrodes is significantly greater than the electrode separation of known bipolar stimulator probes and bipolar bar electrode configurations. The probe tool... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090204192 - Directional electrode devices with locating features: Electrode devices having directional electrodes for use in deep brain stimulation or other uses. In one aspect, an electrode assembly comprises an elongate lead and a lead guide that are engageable with each other in a coaxial relationship. When the elongate lead and the lead guide are engaged with each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090204193 - Directional lead assembly: Leads having directional electrodes thereon. Also provided are leads having directional electrodes as well as anchoring prongs to secure the electrodes to the leads. Also provided are leads with directional electrodes where all the electrodes have the same surface area. Methods of treating conditions and selectively stimulating regions of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090204194 - Medical system including a novel bipolar pacing pair: A medical system includes a first low voltage electrode adapted for intimate contact with tissue at an implant site, in order to provide pacing stimulation in conjunction with a second low voltage electrode. A porous layer is formed over the second electrode; the porous layer allows conduction therethrough while preventing... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090204195 - Multi-element probe array: A multi-element probe array suitable for sensing or stimulating is disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-element probe array includes a plurality of microfibers extending longitudinally and oriented substantially parallel to form a bundle. Probe elements are defined by a first subset of the microfibers displaced in a forward direction along... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090204160 - Pulse generator having an efficient fractional voltage converter and method of use: Disclosed are systems and methods which provide voltage conversion in increments less than integer multiples of a power supply (e.g., battery) voltage. A representative embodiment provides power supply voltage multipliers in a binary ladder distribution to provide a desired number of output voltage steps using a relatively uncomplicated circuit design.... Agent: St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division

20090204161 - External defibrillator having an automatic operation override: A defibrillator and method for delivering defibrillation energy to a patient are described. A patient ECG is analyzed and defibrillation energy is delivered to the patient in response to receiving manual input. The patient ECG is further analyzed while waiting for the manual input and the defibrillation energy is delivered... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090204162 - Signal analysis: A method of analysis of medical signals is presented which provides useful clinical information concerning the state of the myocardium during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The analysis during CPR can be used to (i) identify the underlying rhythm, (ii) provide a measure of the efficacy of CPR, and (iii) to predict... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090204163 - Methods of monitoring hemodynamic status for rhythm discrimination within the heart: Systems and methods of performing rhythm discrimination within a patient's body using sensed hemodynamic signals are disclosed. The method can include the steps of receiving an electrical activity signal from an electrode located within or near the heart, detecting an event of the heart based on the received electrical activity... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204164 - Method and device for low-energy termination of atrial tachyarrhythmias: Methods for treating atrial arrhythmias can involve configuring an implantable arrhythmia treatment device. A device can be configured after implantation when the patient is fully conscious and after any pain suppression medication has worn off. The device is caused to apply a phased unpinning far field therapy to the patient... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090204166 - Implantable cardiac stimulation device with respiratory modulated therapy delivery: A method of providing cardiac stimulation therapy and a device for providing the therapy. A patient's cardiac activity as well as cyclical respiration is monitored. Cardiac stimulation is provided as indicated as therapeutic intervention for a variety of cardiac arrhythmias according to variable timing parameters. One or more of the... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090204165 - Rest phase heart pacing: A computer method, employable during an at-rest period of a pacemaker patient, for controlling the operation of the pacemaker so as maximally to support the patient's hemodynamic behavior in a context involving inhibiting fluid overload. The method involves (a) collecting simultaneously occurring ECG and heart-sound information, (b) processing the collected... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090204167 - Assessment of ischemia, and risk of sudden cardiac death, via heart-functionality parameter and acoustic cardiographic monitoring: A method for assessing, and applying therapy in relation to, degree of ischemia and risk for sudden cardiac death in a therapy-device-equipped subject utilizing a Holter-type instrumentality, including (a) gathering simultaneous ECG and heart-sound data, (b) computer processing and interrelating the gathered data to obtain one or more heart-functionality parameter(s),... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20090204168 - Implantable medical device bus system and method: A bus system is provided for implantable medical devices. The bus system provides for flexible and reliable communication between subsystems in an implantable medical device. The bus system facilitates a wide variety of communications between various subsystems. These various subsystems can include one or more sensing devices, processors, data storage... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090204169 - Implantable heart stimulating device and method: b

20090204170 - Wireless tissue electrostimulation: A wireless electrostimulation system can comprise a wireless energy transmission source, and an implantable cardiovascular wireless electrostimulation node. A receiver circuit comprising an inductive antenna can be configured to capture magnetic energy to generate a tissue electrostimulation. A tissue electrostimulation circuit, coupled to the receiver circuit, can be configured to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090204172 - Feedthrough assembly including sleeve: A feedthrough assembly is disposable in an aperture of, for example, a power source encasement. In various examples, the feedthrough assembly comprises a ferrule, an insulator, a terminal conductor, and a sleeve. A portion of the terminal conductor extends through the ferrule thereby creating a portion internal to and a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090204171 - Mri shielding in electrodes using ac pacing: A medical device includes a pulse generator, an electrode configured to contact tissue in a coronary vessel, a lead comprising a lead conductor, the lead conductor connecting the pulse generator with the electrode, and a filter circuit electrically connected in series between the lead conductor and the electrode. The filter... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204174 - low power loss current digital-to-analog converter used in an implantable pulse generator: In one embodiment, the present invention provides an implantable stimulation device that includes output current sources and/or sinks configured to provide an output current for a load (i.e., tissue). The output path of the output current source or sink comprises a transistor which operates in a linear mode instead of... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherfor & Brucculer L.l.p

20090204173 - Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods: Multi-frequency neural treatments and associated systems and methods are disclosed. A method in accordance with a particular embodiment includes at least reducing patient pain by applying a first electrical signal to a first target location of the patient's spinal cord region at a frequency in a first frequency range of... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090204175 - Electrostimulating apparatus and method: An electrostimulating apparatus comprises a generating arrangement for generating electric pulses organised in sequences having preset values of typical parameters, the typical parameters comprising amplitude, width and frequency of the pulses, a plurality of stimulation channels such as to dispense the sequences to body zones of an organism in an... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090204176 - System and methods for performing percutaneous pedicle integrity assessments: The present invention involves systems and related methods for performing percutaneous pedicle integrity assessments involving the use of neurophysiology.... Agent: Nuvasive C/o Cpa Global

20090204177 - Maintaining low impedance of electrodes: An implantable tissue-stimulating device for an implantee comprising: an elongate member, and at least one electrode disposed on the elongate member, wherein at least a portion of the device is coated, prior to implantation in the implantee, with a coating configured to at least partially inhibit adhesion of body tissue... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090204178 - Powering implantable restriction systems using light: Various powering devices are provided for transferring and/or generating energy from numerous sources to a communicating member implanted in a patient. The energy transferred to or generated by the communicating member can be used to provide power to an implantable restriction system configured to form a restriction in a pathway.... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090204179 - Powering implantable restriction systems using temperature: Various powering devices are provided for transferring and/or generating energy from numerous sources to a communicating member implanted in a patient. The energy transferred to or generated by the communicating member can be used to provide power to an implantable restriction system configured to form a restriction in a pathway.... Agent: Ethicon Endo-surgery/nutter, Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20090204180 - System for implanting a microstimulator: A system for implanting a microstimulator uses an insulated electrical conductor connected to an electrical stimulator and fed through a metal hypodermic needle to locate the best position for stimulation, followed by the insertion of a metal encased micro stimulator.... Agent: Daniel Gelbart

20090204181 - Capsule type medical device system, and capsule type medical device: A capsule type medical device, including: a capsule shaped casing which can be ingested to within the living body; an electrical stimulation device which comprises a plurality of electrodes which are used for applying electrical stimuli to living body tissue; an electrode selection device which selects an electrode from among... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20090204182 - Magnetic core flux canceling of ferrites in mri: A magnetic core flux canceling device according to embodiments of the present invention includes a magnetic field sensor adapted for placement at a ferrite material core in an implantable medical device, the magnetic field sensor adapted to transmit a signal corresponding to a magnitude of a first magnetic field. Such... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090204183 - Medical carriers comprising a low-impedance conductor, and methods of making and using the same: Medical carriers that include a low-impedance conductor are provided. The low-impedance conductors are configured to provide electrical conductivity along a length of the medical carrier. An aspect of the low-impedance conductors is the presence of a longitudinally extended region configured as a non-coiled repetitive pattern that imparts fatigue resistance to... Agent: Proteus Biomedical, Inc. Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20090204184 - Light enhanced acupuncture: An acupuncture system which gathers light from the night's sky and focuses the gathered light onto an acupuncture meridian of a patient to obtain acupuncture affects. In one embodiment of the invention, the focused light is communicated through a fiber optic cable to a hand-held wand which emits the light... Agent: Mark E. Ogram

20090204185 - Photothereapy device: The present invention relates to a phototherapy device (1), a medical system (7), and a phototherapy method for prophylaxis of infections at an entrance site (2) of a catheter (3) or the like during intravascular access, e.g. infusion or the like. In particular, a phototherapy device (1) is suggested, said... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20090204186 - Retinal melatonin suppressor comprising a filter layer: This disclosure relates to the application of a photoluminescent material with a plurality of nanocrystals, such as quantum dots or Cornell dots, each capable of absorbing electromagnetic energy at a first wavelength and emitting the absorbed energy as a desired wavelength in the direction of a human retina. Preferably, the... Agent: Vedder Price P.C.

20090204187 - Soil-based compositions and methods for removal of toxins from mammals: Humans and other mammals are continually exposed to toxins in the environment, toxins in ingested food and water, and toxins formed in the body through metabolism or breakdown of complex material. Such toxins impair health and contribute to disease in mammals but are difficult to avoid given the conditions of... Agent: Gifford, Krass, Sprinkle,anderson & Citkowski, P.c

20090204188 - Method and apparatus for the combined application of light therapy, optic diagnosis, and fluid to tissue: In one embodiment there is provided a system for light therapy. The system includes a light guide transmission device having at least one UV bulb for dispersing UV light a light guide cable to a light guide terminating end, an optical capturing device operable to receive an image from a... Agent: Adam K. Sacharoff Much Shelist Denenberg Ament & Rubenstein

20090204189 - Living-tissue normalization method: A living-tissue normalization method and therapeutic device. The method includes intermittently flowing a slight direct current through a living body or living tissue at predetermined regular intervals to thereby activate a normalization mechanism of said living body or living tissue through the intermediary of protein. The therapeutic device includes a... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20090204190 - Stanan kozy pak ice holder: The stanan Kozy Pak Holder is a new way to apply ice to areas of the body to prevent bruising and selling due to surgery or injury. The major benefits are the stanan Kozy Pak Holder is that it is more comfortable to use and maintains the coldness required to... Agent: Nancy Sestito

20090204191 - Bipolar stimulation/recording device with widely spaced electrodes: A bipolar stimulator probe suitable for application of intramuscular stimulation provides an active stimulator electrode and a reference electrode as part of a single tool. The separation between the electrodes is significantly greater than the electrode separation of known bipolar stimulator probes and bipolar bar electrode configurations. The probe tool... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090204192 - Directional electrode devices with locating features: Electrode devices having directional electrodes for use in deep brain stimulation or other uses. In one aspect, an electrode assembly comprises an elongate lead and a lead guide that are engageable with each other in a coaxial relationship. When the elongate lead and the lead guide are engaged with each... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090204193 - Directional lead assembly: Leads having directional electrodes thereon. Also provided are leads having directional electrodes as well as anchoring prongs to secure the electrodes to the leads. Also provided are leads with directional electrodes where all the electrodes have the same surface area. Methods of treating conditions and selectively stimulating regions of the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090204194 - Medical system including a novel bipolar pacing pair: A medical system includes a first low voltage electrode adapted for intimate contact with tissue at an implant site, in order to provide pacing stimulation in conjunction with a second low voltage electrode. A porous layer is formed over the second electrode; the porous layer allows conduction therethrough while preventing... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090204195 - Multi-element probe array: A multi-element probe array suitable for sensing or stimulating is disclosed. In one embodiment, the multi-element probe array includes a plurality of microfibers extending longitudinally and oriented substantially parallel to form a bundle. Probe elements are defined by a first subset of the microfibers displaced in a forward direction along... Agent: Thorpe North & Western, LLP.

20090198293 - Microtransponder array for implant: A wireless microtransponder array constructed as a single structure of joined microtransponders. The microtransponders can be configured as a linear array strip with connective material in between. The microtransponders can also be entirely embedded within a strip of material, or joined by a single, common substrate structure.... Agent: Groover & Associates

20090198294 - Baroreflex activation for arrhythmia treatment: Devices, systems and methods provide baroreflex activation to prevent, or at least reduce the likelihood of occurrence of, cardiac arrhythmias. Various embodiments may additionally or alternatively promote recovery from arrhythmias. In one embodiment, a device for preventing or reducing the likelihood of occurrence of arrhythmias includes one or more baroreflex... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090198295 - Intravascular medical device: An implantable medical device is configured so that all of the major components including a housing and attached leads are disposed within the vasculature of a patient. A tether extends from the housing of the device to an implant location where the tether is secured to tissue outside of the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090198296 - Adaptive shock delivery in an implantable cardiac stimulus device: Methods and devices that are configured to deliver cardiac stimuli in a particular fashion. In an illustrative embodiment, a method is used wherein a first stimulus is delivered using a first polarity, and, if the first stimulus fails to successfully convert an arrhythmia, a second stimulus having a second polarity... Agent: Ari Pramudji Pramudji Wendt & Tran, LLP

20090198297 - Transeptal lead: A lead includes a lead body and an electrode disposed proximate a distal end of the lead body. A retaining member is disposed proximate the distal end of the lead and adapted to retain the electrode proximate an interatrial septum when the retaining member is located on a left atrial... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090198299 - Method and apparatus for optimizing ventricular synchrony during ddd resynchronization therapy using adjustable atrio-ventricular delays: A pacing system for providing optimal hemodynamic cardiac function for parameters such as ventricular synchrony or contractility (peak left ventricle pressure change during systole or LV+dp/dt), or stroke volume (aortic pulse pressure) using system for calculating atrio-ventricular delays for optimal timing of a ventricular pacing pulse. The system providing an... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090198298 - Methods and systems for use in selecting cardiac pacing sites: A method and system for use in selecting a cardiac pacing site includes sensors for tracking wall motion (e.g., sensors coupled to the right and left ventricular heart wall). The wall motion of one or more non-paced cardiac cycles is compared to the wall motion of one or more paced... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20090198301 - Automatic capture verification using electrocardiograms sensed from multiple implanted electrodes: Cardiac monitoring and/or stimulation methods and systems that provide one or more of monitoring, diagnosing, defibrillation, and pacing. Cardiac signal separation is employed for automatic capture verification using cardiac activation sequence information. Devices and methods sense composite cardiac signals using implantable electrodes. A source separation is performed using the composite... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090198300 - System for characterizing patient tissue impedance for monitoring and treatment: A system provides early prediction of heart tissue malfunction and electrophysiological pathology by determining anatomical tissue impedance characteristics for use in medical patient monitoring and treatment decision making. At least one repository of data indicates multiple predetermined expected impedance value ranges for corresponding multiple impedance measurements taken at multiple particular... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090198302 - Measurement of patient physiological parameters: A method of determining one or more physiological parameter of a patient by providing a plurality of implantable electrodes proximate a blood vessel of the patient, applying a measurement signal through the plurality of electrodes, the measurement signal having a known parameter, obtaining a resultant signal through the plurality of... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090198303 - Method for monitoring physiological cycles of a patient to optimize patient therapy: Improved methods for obtaining physiological parameters of a patient in accordance with various embodiments of the present invention can be used to monitor patient status and/or in conjunction with patient therapy. Physiological parameters can be monitored with an implantable device including a first lead and a second lead. Physiological parameters... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090198304 - Division approximation for implantable medical devices: Methods and devices for performing division approximation in implantable and wearable self-powered medical devices. The present invention provides rapid methods for performing an approximation of division on fixed point numbers, where the methods are easily implemented in small, low power consumption devices as may be found in implantable medical devices.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090198305 - Transcutaneous electrical therapeutic device: The apparatus includes patient applied therapeutic module, consisting of a fixture and a plurality of probes, and an actuating controlling module. The method including the steps of measuring local electrical impedances of a given skin surface area, identifying the points characterized by lower impedances, selecting the desired point/s and applying... Agent: Yoram Tsivion

20090198306 - Automated programming of electrical stimulation electrodes using post-implant imaging: In general, the disclosure is related to characterization of implanted electrical stimulation electrode arrays using post-implant imaging. The electrode arrays may be carried by implanted leads. Characterization of implanted electrode arrays may include identification of the type or types of leads implanted within a patient and/or determination of positions of... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090198307 - Direct inductive/acoustic converter for implantable medical device: Systems and methods for communicating with or powering implantable medical devices using a direct inductive/acoustic telemetry link are disclosed. An illustrative system includes an interrogator device located outside of the patient's body, an implantable medical device including an energy translator circuit adapted to convert inductive or RF signals received from... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090198308 - Intra-aortic electrical counterpulsation: In some embodiments of the present invention, apparatus is provided, including a sensing electrode configured to be implanted at a non-cardiac site in a vicinity of an aorta of a subject and to detect an electrical parameter of the aorta, and a control unit configured to receive the detected parameter... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090198309 - Systems and methods for thermal therapy: The present invention is directed to systems and methods for thermal therapy, especially to detection-guided, -controlled, and temperature-modulated interstitial thermal therapy. Thermal therapy may be used to treat the tissues of a patient. In the case of interstitial thermal therapy, energy is applied to generate heating of the tissue to... Agent: Bio Tex, Inc.

20090198310 - Body warm-keeping apparatus for keeping the core temperature of a human body during an x-ray examination: A body warm-keeping apparatus for keeping the core temperature of a human body during an X-ray examination is disclosed to include an apparatus body providing a platform for supporting an object to receive an X-ray examination, a heater device or a number of heater devices that allow penetration of X-rays... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20090198311 - Cooling blanket: The invention provides a cooling blanket useful for lowering the body temperature of a mammal, such as a human. The cooling blanket may be particularly useful when used in connection with a deleterious cardiac event, such as myocardial infarction. The cooling blanket is activated when reagents, such as ammonium nitrate,... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP/los Angeles

20090198312 - Lead with lead stiffener for implantable electrical stimulation systems and methods of making and using: A lead includes a plurality of electrodes disposed on the distal end of the lead, a plurality of contact terminals disposed on the proximal end of the lead, a plurality of conductor wires extending along the lead to couple the electrodes electrically to the contact terminals, a central lumen defined... Agent: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corp. C/o Darby & Darby P.C.

20090198313 - Multipolar guide wire and electrode line: Electrode arrangement for an electrical stimulation device, having electrode line (10) with electrical connection at proximal end of electrode line and with plurality of conductive surface areas (14, 16) in region of distal end of electrode line for emitting electrical pulses to a heart or for receiving electrical signals from... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090198314 - Lead with mri compatible design features: Implantable medical leads with magnetic shielding and methods of shielding implantable leads from magnetic fields during medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are disclosed. An exemplary implantable medical lead includes a helically coiled inner electrode conductor wire, a helically coiled outer electrode conductor wire disposed radially about the... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)