Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application inventions

20090163965 - System, devices, and methods including actively-controllable sterilizing excitation delivery implants: Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090163964 - System, devices, and methods including sterilizing excitation delivery implants with general controllers and onboard power: Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject.... Agent: Searete LLC

20090163966 - Anti-tachyarrhythmia system with unified atrial tachyarrhythmia rate threshold: A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and an external system. The ICD includes a plurality of functional modules performing tachyarrhythmia classification and therapy control functions using atrial tachyarrhythmia rate thresholds that are set to a unified value. In one embodiment, the CRM system allows... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090163967 - Biventricular heart stimulator: An implantable heart stimulator (10), which has a right-atrial sensing unit (62), which is connected or is to be connected to a right-atrial electrode for recording electrical potentials of the myocardium of a right atrium, and is implemented to process electrical signals recorded via the right-atrial electrode, and to detect... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090163968 - Optical sensor and method for detecting a patient condition: An implantable medical device for monitoring tissue perfusion that includes a light source emitting light having a light wavelength corresponding to a blue to ultraviolet light spectrum and a light detector receiving light emitted by the light source and scattered by a volume of body tissue. The light detector emits... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090163969 - Optical sensor and method for detecting a patient condition: An implantable medical device for monitoring tissue perfusion that includes a light source emitting a light signal and a light detector receiving emitted light scattered by a volume of body tissue. The light detector emits a signal having an alternating current component corresponding to the pulsatility of blood flow in... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090163970 - Av delay features: At least one of a left intraventricular conduction defect, a right intraventricular conduction defect, or no intraventricular conduction defect can be detected using received intrinsic cardiac information from a subject, and a first atrioventricular (AV) delay can be calculated using a first relationship if the left intraventricular conduction defect or... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090163973 - Cardiac signal template generation using waveform clustering: Cardiac devices and methods using cardiac waveform clustering for template generation are described. A method of characterizing a cardiac response involves delivering pacing pulses to heart, the pulses having an energy greater than a capture threshold. Cardiac signals are sensed following the pulses. Cardiac signal characteristics, waveforms, and/or features are... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20090163972 - Method of patient initiated electro-cardiogram storage, status query and therapy activation: Heart rhythm status information can be provided to a user, including providing a normal heart rhythm indication if detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of a normal heart rhythm, providing an abnormal heart rhythm indication if detected electrocardiogram data is indicative of an abnormal heart rhythm. Further, a current heart rhythm... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090163971 - Therapy calculation and therapy delivery modes: A therapy can be provided using a therapy control parameter calculated using physiological data received at a first time. The therapy can be inhibited at a second time and the therapy control parameter can be recalculated using physiological data received at or near the second time while the therapy is... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090163974 - Feedthrough apparatus with noble metal-coated leads: Methods and apparatuses are provided for an electrical device that employs a feedthrough including a hermetic seal that seals an interior region of the electrical device. The electrical device includes an electrical contact disposed within the interior region of the electrical device, and a wire terminal that includes an encircled... Agent: Mueting, Raasch & Gebhardt, P.A.

20090163975 - Adaptive electrical stimulation therapy for fecal incontinence: In general, the disclosure is directed to an implantable neurostimulator and system capable of providing adaptive neurostimulation therapy to alleviate urinary or fecal incontinence. The neurostimulator operates according to a set of stimulation parameters stored in memory. During operation, information is obtained from the patient, the implanted neurostimulator, one or... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert , P.a

20090163976 - Methods and devices for the study and treatment of surgical and chronic pain with transcranial magnetic stimulation (tms): Embodiments of this invention comprise devices and methods for the treatment of acute surgical pain and chronic pain syndrome through the use of rTMS. Further embodiments comprise a sham TMS system for use in clinical research.... Agent: Musc Foundation For Research Development

20090163977 - System, devices, and methods including sterilizing excitation delivery implants with cryptographic logic components: Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090163978 - Implantable electret microphone: An implantable microphone comprises a hermetically-sealed, enclosed volume and an electret member and back plate disposed with a space therebetween and capacitively coupleable to provide an output signal indicative of acoustic signals incident upon at least one of the electret member and back plate. The back plate may be disposed... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20090163979 - Medical implantable device and method for connecting an antenna to the same: In a medical implantable device having a hermetically sealed, radio shielded encapsulations containing an RF circuit therein and having an antenna located outside of the encapsulation, and in a method for connecting the RF circuit to the antenna, at least one hermetical feedthrough connection is provided in the form of... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090163981 - Multiplexer for selection of an mri compatible band stop filter or switch placed in series with a particular therapy electrode of an active implantable medical device: An MRI-compatible electronic medical therapy system includes an active medical device connected to a plurality of electrodes. A multiplexer circuit includes at least one circuit protection device in electrical series with the electrodes and the medical device. The circuit protection device can be in the form of a switch or... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090163980 - Switch for turning off therapy delivery of an active implantable medical device during mri scans: An MRI-compatible electronic medical therapy system is provided for temporarily preventing current flow through an implanted lead wire in the presence of an induced radio frequency, magnetic, or static field. One or more normally closed switches are disposed in series between the AIMD and the one or more distal electrodes.... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20090163982 - Applications of the stimulation of neural tissue using light: The present invention comprises systems and methods for stimulating target tissue comprising a light source; an implantable light conducting lead coupled to said light source; and an implantable light-emitter. The light source, lead and emitter are used to provide a light stimulation to a target tissue... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20090163983 - Cooling and warming blanket: A cooling and warming blanket includes a blanket, a first channel, and a plurality of air chambers. The blanket includes an upper material and a lower material, each of which has a cover layer and an inner layer. The inner layers of the upper and lower materials are melted and... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090163984 - Thermal treatment device: The present invention is directed to a reusable pain relieving treatment device, such as a belt, that comprises one or more conductive members that extend from an inner surface of the device and are capable of transferring heat, cold or vibrations from disposable or reusable packs.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090157126 - Anti-tachyarrhythmia system with selectively activated detection enhancements: A cardiac rhythm management (CRM) system includes an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) and an external system. The ICD detects a tachyarrhythmia episode and classifies the detected tachyarrhythmia episode using none, one, or more of detection enhancements selected according to a selection command including a classification mode. The detection enhancements are... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157129 - Method and apparatus to terminate ventricular tachycardia via pacing: An implantable device for terminating ventricular tachycardia is disclosed. The device includes a processor configured to determine a first antitachycardia pulse routine of N pulses. In the routine the first N−1 pulses are separated by a first cycle length and the Nth pulse is separated by a second cycle length... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090157128 - Sensing threshold control to limit amplitude tracking: A depolarization sensing threshold can be determined using an amplitude-limited portion of a cardiac signal received using an implantable medical device. One or more cardiac depolarizations can be detected using the cardiac signal and the depolarization sensing threshold.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157127 - Telemetry during safety mode operation: This document discusses, among other things, n implantable device comprising a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device, a logic circuit communicatively coupled to the communication circuit, and a processor, communicatively coupled to the logic circuit and the communication circuit. The processor is configured to communicate information with... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157130 - Apparatus and method for treating atrial fibrillation and atrial tachycardia: An apparatus for treating atrial fibrillation or atrial tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation to change the transmembrane potential in the left and right atria sufficiently to halt AF or AT. The apparatus is useful to treat... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090157131 - Apparatus and method for treating ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia: An apparatus for treating ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia comprises means for dynamically steering or selecting two or more current vector paths sequentially or simultaneously for defibrillation so as to change the transmembrane potential in the left and right ventricles sufficiently to halt VF or VT.... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20090157132 - Defibrillation shock output circuit: This document discusses, among other things, techniques for generating and delivering a high voltage defibrillation shock using an implantable cardiac rhythm management device. An output energy delivery bridge can be programmed to provide desired shock vectors or polarities. A bootstrapped fully solid-state switch control voltage generation circuit is described. Automatic... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157134 - Device for characterizing the cardiac status of a patient equipped with a biventricular pacing active implant: A medical device for characterizing the cardiac status of a patient equipped with a bi-ventricular pacing active implant device. The implant collects an endocardiac acceleration signal and searches for an optimal pacing configuration. This latter tests a plurality of different pacing configurations and delivers for each tested configuration parameters derived... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20090157133 - Supraventricular tachy sensing vector: A system includes a pulse generator including a can electrode and a lead couplable to the pulse generator, the lead including a distal coil electrode and a proximal coil electrode, wherein both of the coil electrodes are electrically uncoupled from the can electrode such that a unipolar sensing vector is... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157135 - Backup pacing during tachycardia: A tachycardia episode can be detected in a subject using a processor, and whether the tachycardia episode is a sustained tachycardia episode can be determined during a period of time. A backup pacing can be provided in response to the detecting tachycardia episode and during the period of time, and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157136 - Motion-based optimization for placement of cardiac stimulation electrodes: An exemplary method includes use of a multielectrode device that can help position a cardiac stimulation lead to an optimal site in the heart based at least in part on cardiac motion information acquired via the multielectrode device and one or more pairs of current delivery electrodes that establish potential... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20090157137 - Vector configuration detection and corrective response systems and methods: In one aspect a system includes an external communication device configured to interrogate a pulse generator, an external programmer device communicatively coupled to the external communication device; the external programmer device configured to receive a listing of valid electrode pairs from the pulse generator through the external communication device, the... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090157138 - Methods and apparatus for treating ileus condition using electrical signals: A method of treating a temporary arrest of intestinal peristalsis includes inducing at least one of an electric current, an electric field and an electromagnetic field in a sympathetic nerve chain of a mammal to block and/or modulate inhibitory nerve signals thereof such that intestinal peristalsis function is at least... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.L.P.

20090157140 - Apparatus and method for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy: An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of effluents or waste products from an ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation to affect the smooth muscles of the patient's... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090157139 - Method and apparatus for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy: An apparatus, and method, for providing continence to a gastrointestinal ostomy of a patient, the apparatus having a sealing device for retaining discharge of intestinal effluents and waste products from the ostomy, at least one pair of electrodes capable of delivering electrical stimulation to affect the smooth muscles of the... Agent: Husch Blackwell Sanders LLP

20090157142 - Implanted driver with charge balancing: A transponder includes a stimulus driver configured to discharge an electrical stimulus when a trigger signal is received. A first conducting electrode is coupled to the stimulus driver and conducts the electrical stimulus discharged by the stimulus driver. A second conducting electrode is coupled to the stimulus driver and conducts... Agent: Groover & Associates

20090157141 - Wireless neural recording and stimulating system: Apparatus and methods are provided for the management of neural activity in an individual. Nerve activity is sensed and correlated with sensations such as pain. In response and without requiring input from the individual, although external input is contemplated, a signal is transmitted to another component for electrical stimulation that... Agent: Rosenbaum & Associates, P.C.

20090157143 - Cochlear implant, device for generating a control signal for a cochlear implant, device for generating a combination signal and combination signal and corresponding methods: A cochlear implant for processing signal parameters which are adapted for controlling the cochlear implant, which are based on the audio signal and which enable generating a representation of the audio signal by the cochlear implant includes a receive interface which is implemented to receive the signal parameters and a... Agent: Schoppe, Zimmermann , Stockeler & Zinkler C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090157146 - Implantable medical device with hall sensor: An operating mode of an implantable medical device can be selected using at least one of a current or a voltage provided in response to a magnetic field sensed using a Hall effect sensor.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090157144 - Phased deactivation of functionality in implantable medical device systems: Embodiments of the invention are related to systems for interfacing with implantable medical devices, amongst other things. In an embodiment, the invention includes an external medical system including a processor and a telemetry circuit in communication with the processor, the processor configured to communicate with an implanted medical device. The... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20090157145 - Transfer coil architecture: A system of wireless microtransponders, each including a RF resonator circuit for wireless power induction. An external power coil transmits RF energy at a matching or harmonic frequency to deliver power by near field induction to an intermediate, subcutaneous coil. Power is initially transmitted to a subdermal coil and relayed... Agent: David C. Cain

20090157147 - Implantable transponder systems and methods: A method and system for providing electrical stimulation to tissue includes implanting one or more battery-free microtransponders having spiral antennas into tissue. Energy is provided wirelessly to the plurality of microtransponders. Tissue is stimulated using the energy.... Agent: David C. Cain

20090157148 - Spacers for use with transcutaneous energy transfer system: A transcutaneous energy transfer system, method and kit for an implantable medical device having componentry for providing a therapeutic output and a secondary coil operatively coupled to the componentry and is adapted to be implanted at a location in a patient. An external power source has a primary coil contained... Agent: Iplm Group, P.A.

20090157149 - Dermatome stimulation devices and methods: A nerve stimulation device includes a first waveform generator adapted to generate a first waveform having a first frequency capable of stimulating nerves within a dermatome, a second waveform generator adapted to generate a first carrier waveform having a second frequency capable of passing through tissue of a mammal, and... Agent: DohertyIPLaw Group LLC

20090157151 - Implantable transponder pulse stimulation systems and methods: A stimulation system and method includes a stimulation driver which drives bio-interface electrodes with a pulse shape which transmits more than ⅔ of the pulse's total energy before ⅓ of the pulse's total duration has elapsed.... Agent: David C. Cain

20090157150 - Implanted driver with resistive charge balancing: A transponder includes a stimulus driver configured to discharge an electrical stimulus when a trigger signal is received. A first conducting electrode is coupled to the stimulus driver and conducts the electrical stimulus discharged by the stimulus driver. A second conducting electrode is coupled to the stimulus driver and conducts... Agent: Groover & Associates

20090157152 - Cosmetic method for improving skin condition of face and neck, and apparatus thereof: It is an object of the invention to develop a method and an apparatus for improving a skin condition by improving the condition of the subcutaneous fat tissue that induces abnormal secretion of adipocytokines by the subcutaneous fat cells. The present invention provides a method for improving skin condition of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090157154 - Heat cushion: A cushion (1) includes a flexible cover (2) defining a chamber (15). A water-absorbing material (3) is placed inside the chamber, upon absorption of water said water-absorbing material is suitable for heating by means of microwaves. The cover (2) has a sealable feeding mouth (4) so that water may be... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090157153 - Skin cooling system: A system for cooling the skin including a cooling composition and an article made at least in part from a phase change material. The article may contain the cooling composition, or be separate therefrom. Different article forms include a vessel, a token, a figurine, jewelry, a packet, among other forms.... Agent: Kimberly-clark Worldwide, Inc. Catherine E. Wolf

20090157155 - Graphical display of environmental measurements for implantable therapies: A method and system of providing therapy to a patient implanted with an array of electrodes is provided. The electrodes are configured for respectively providing electrical stimulation to tissue of the patient. The method comprises measuring physiological parameter information indicative of the coupling efficiencies between the respective electrodes of the... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090157156 - Fixation helix and multipolar medical electrode: A cardiac rhythm management device that includes a lead and a pulse generator. The lead can comprise a lead body, a helical composite electrode, a composite conductor and a proximal connector. The helical composite electrode can have first and second electrodes in a co-axial configuration. The composite connector can electrically... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090157157 - Anchoring device for securing intracranial catheter or lead wire to a patient's skull: An anchor system for securing a lead to a patient's skull is disclosed. The lead is of the type that passes through a burr hole created in the patient's skull and includes a distal end which is implanted within the patient's brain at a target site. The anchor, according to... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090149894 - Medical device information system: In general, the invention is directed to management of information from a plurality of emergency medical devices, such as automated external defibrillators, and associated docking stations. The medical devices and docking stations may communicate with one another and with a remote unit. The managed information includes information pertaining to authorized... Agent: Jason D. Kelly Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.

20090149899 - Functional shoes in which stimulant for extension growth acceleration is equipped: The present invention relates to a pair of functional shoes, which enables both physical stimulation and electrical stimulation to be transmitted to the heel portions of feet and specific portions of ankles, which are helpful in promoting height growth, using the force that is generating while walking, thus stimulating growth... Agent: Hyun Jong Park Park & Associates Intellectual Property Law LLC

20090149901 - Integrated external chest compression and defibrillation devices and methods of operation: Integrated devices for performing external chest compression (ECC) and defibrillation on a person and methods using the devices. Integrated devices can include a backboard, at least one chest compression member operably coupled to the backboard, and a defibrillator module operably coupled to the backboard. The integrated devices can include physiological... Agent: Jason D. Kelly Shumaker & Sieffert, P.A.

20090149895 - Method and system for cyclical neural modulation based on activity state: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively or cyclically blocking conduction in a peripheral neural structure are disclosed. Timing of delivery of blocking stimuli may be based upon overall activity level of the subject or use/activity of a portion of the body of a subject.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149896 - System for chemical modulation of neural activity: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of chemical blocking agents and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149897 - System for transdermal chemical modulation of neural activity: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Systems for transdermal delivery of chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of chemical blocking agents and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149898 - Systems and methods for providing targeted neural stimulation therapy to address neurological disorders, including neuropyschiatric and neuropyschological disorders: Systems and methods for providing targeted neural stimulation therapy to address neurological disorders, including neuropsychiatric and neuropsychological disorders are disclosed. A method for treating a patient's neurological disorder in accordance with a particular embodiment includes, in a patient identified as having at least one of a neuropsychological disorder and a... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20090149900 - Transvascular neural stimulation device: This document discusses, among other things, apparatus, systems, and methods for transvascularly stimulation of a nerve or nerve trunk. In an example, an apparatus is configured to transvascularly stimulate a nerve trunk through a blood vessel. The apparatus includes an expandable electrode that is chronically implantable in a blood vessel... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090149902 - Implanted cardiac device for defibrillation: An implantable medical device for delivering electrical cardiac therapy includes a first implantable housing containing a battery. There is also a second implantable housing separate from the first implantable housing and containing at least one of: electronic circuitry adapted to evaluate and initiate electrical cardiac therapy, a storage capacitor and... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090149904 - Lv unipolar sensing or pacing vector: An implantable medical device configured to deliver a defibrillation energy to a heart can sense a left ventricular activation using information received from a unipolar sensing or pacing vector defined between a left ventricle and an internal thoracic location external to a heart.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090149903 - Synchronization of defibrillation and chest compressions: A resuscitation system for use by a rescuer for resuscitating a patient having a ventricular arrhythmia, comprising circuitry and processing configured for detection of chest compression/phase timing information indicative of the start of the decompression phase, circuitry and processing configured for delivery of electromagnetic therapy for the termination of ventricular... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20090149905 - Configuration of pacing output channels: During auto-threshold, autocapture, or other evoked response sensing, post-pace artifact is reduced by using a smaller coupling capacitor value than what is used when not in such an evoked response sensing configuration. This can be accomplished by borrowing another capacitor for use as the coupling capacitor. The borrowed capacitor can... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090149906 - Method and apparatus for disconnecting the tip electrode during mri: A medical device includes a pulse generator, a lead, and an electrode. The lead includes an electrode and a lead conductor connecting the pulse generator with the electrode via first and second conductive paths. The medical device includes first and second switches. The first switch includes a non-conductive state in... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090149907 - Av delay features: An atrial event and a ventricular event can be received, and an atrioventricular (AV) delay can be provided using information about the atrial and ventricular events. The AV delay can be increased after a first condition is satisfied to allow a heart to regain intrinsic control of ventricular activation, and... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090149908 - Implantable heart stimulating device, system and method: In an implantable biventricular heart stimulating device, and a biventricular heart stimulating method, wherein operation takes place normally with a time VV between a pacing pulse delivered, or inhibited, by a first ventricular pacing circuit and a pacing pulse delivered, or inhibited, by a second ventricular pacing circuit, and wherein... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20090149909 - Selectively connecting the tip electrode during therapy for mri shielding: A medical device includes a pulse generator and an electrode configured to contact tissue in a body vessel. The medical device includes a lead that includes a lead connector. The lead connector connects a pulse generator with an electrode via a conductive path. An electrode switch is electrically connected between... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090149910 - Gastric treatment/diagnosis device and attachment device and method: A device, system and method for diagnosing and treating gastric disorders is provided. A functional device resides within the patient's stomach and is secured to the stomach wall by an attachment device. The functional device may be a sensor for sensing various parameters of the stomach or stomach environment, or... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090149912 - Method for electrical modulation of neural conduction: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with electrical stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of blocking stimuli and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC

20090149914 - Method for reversible chemical modulation of neural activity: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with chemical blocking agents are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of chemical blocking agents and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149911 - System for electrical modulation of neural conduction: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by repetitively blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with electrical stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of blocking stimuli and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC

20090149913 - Wireless system for epilepsy monitoring and measurement: A wireless system for monitoring a patient's brain tissue including (1) a plurality of electrodes abutting brain tissue, (2) main circuitry outside the patient's body to transmit power at radio frequencies and send/receive data using infrared energy, and (3) subcutaneously-implanted remote circuitry connected to the electrodes and configured to (a)... Agent: Jansson Shupe & Munger Ltd.

20090149915 - Electrode array for even neural pressure: The present invention is an electrode array for neural stimulation. In particular it is an electrode array for use with a visual prosthesis with the electrode array suitable to be positioned on the retina. The array includes multiple attachment points to provide for even pressure across the electrode array surface.... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20090149916 - Method and apparatus for hair cell stimulation using acoustic signals: A method for hair cell stimulation includes determining a frequency band corresponding to damaged hair cell region in accordance with a preset algorithm, determining the frequency band corresponding to the damaged hair cell region as a target frequency band, and outputting an acoustic signal with given intensity to the target... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090149917 - Multimodal neurostimulation systems and methods: A system for performing a neurostimulation trial comprises an external trial stimulator capable of delivering stimulation energy to a plurality of electrodes carried by one or more stimulation leads. The external trial stimulator is configurable to operate in a plurality of stimulation energy delivery modes to respectively emulate one of... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20090149918 - Implantable antenna: An antenna implantable through minimally invasive techniques, preferably comprising a coil with conductive probes is provided. The antenna is preferably superelastic nickel-titanium having an insulative coating. The antenna may conduct a signal originating from a device external to the body of the implantee, or from another implanted device connected to... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20090149919 - Method for thermal modulation of neural activity: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with thermal stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of thermal blocking stimuli and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149920 - Leads with high surface resistance: Implantable medical leads having resistance characteristics adapted to dissipate radio frequency (RF) electromagnetic energy during medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are disclosed. An illustrative medical device includes a lead having an inner electrical conductor operatively coupled to an electrode and a pulse generator, and one or more... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090149921 - Apparatus and method for alleviating nausea: A method and apparatus for prevention and treatment of nausea and vomiting by the simultaneous electrical stimulation of the pericardium meridian six point and pericardium meridian seven point on the ventral side of the wrist of a patient. The meridian stimulator comprises a wrist-band like housing that is worn on... Agent: Ashok Tankha

20090149923 - Method for equi-dosed time fractionated pulsed uva irradiation of collagen/riboflavin mixtures for ocular structural augmentation: Equi-dosed time-fractionated pulsed UVA is employed to irradiate a class of riboflavin/collagen mixture in the presence of copious oxygen to cause rapid crosslinking causing gelation of the riboflavin/collagen mixture in situ and to effect adhesion to underlying structure specifically ocular tissue such as scleral and corneal tissue. Irradiation according to... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20090149922 - Treatment of ear infection using blue/violet light: The present invention relates to the treatment of Otitis or other type ear infections with the use of blue/violet light positioned to shine into the ear canal. The treatment quickly clears up infections and reduces the reoccurrence of ear infections.... Agent: Passe' Intellectual Property, LLC

20090149924 - Treatment of ear infection using hands-free blue/violet light device: The present invention relates to the treatment of Otis infection of the ear or other infection of the ear by application of blue violet light. The device of the present invention operates hands free mounting over the ear in such a way to provide light treatments without the need to... Agent: Passe' Intellectual Property, LLC

20090149927 - Method and apparatus for controlling a warming therapy device: An apparatus and method for controlling a warming therapy device (e.g., incubator, warmer, etc.) is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a Graphical User Interlace (GUI) coupled to the warming therapy device for monitoring patient medical information, and for controlling various aspects of the warming therapy device accordingly.... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP (dmi)

20090149928 - Method of dynamic binary temperature therapy: In a dynamic contrast temperature system including a thermocycling block and an organism zone multi-modules temperature applicator a method of spatiotemporal temperature-physiological optimizing includes modules structure arranging and modulating a module temperature action with a law, a range and a frequency providing a cooling phase and a heating phase of... Agent: Arkadi Relin

20090149926 - System for thermal modulation of neural activity: Methods and related systems for modulating neural activity by blocking conduction in peripheral neural structures with thermal stimuli are disclosed. Methods and systems for reversing effects of thermal blocking stimuli and/or for producing substantially permanent conduction block are also disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20090149925 - Temperature indicator for warming products: A warming product (e.g., mask, glove, sock, etc.) configured to provide heat to the body part of a user is provided. The warming product contains a thermochromic composition that undergoes a color change at a certain temperature. The color change may signal to a user that the warming product is... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.A.

20090149929 - Monitoring the cooling of subcutaneous lipid-rich cells, such as the cooling of adipose tissue: A system and method of monitoring, controlling and/or detecting events during the removal of heat from subcutaneous lipid-rich tissue is described. In some examples, the system detects an increase in temperature at a treatment device in contact with the skin of a subject, determines that the increase in temperature is... Agent: Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc. Perkins Coie LLP

20090149930 - Apparatus and methods for cooling a treatment apparatus configured to non-invasively deliver electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue: Apparatus and methods for delivering electromagnetic energy to a patient's tissue. The treatment apparatus includes a closed-loop cooling system that cools the energy delivery device. The fluid forced to flow in the closed-loop cooling system is chilled to a first temperature at a location remote from the energy delivery device... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090149931 - Warming device: A warming device includes a clinical garment having an inside surface supporting a convective apparatus with comb-shaped, interleaved, separately inflatable sections, each adapted to enable a particular mode of warming.... Agent: Terrance A. Meador Incaplaw

20090149932 - Systems and methods for treating a hollow anatomical structure: A catheter includes multiple primary leads to deliver energy for ligating a hollow anatomical structure. Each of the primary leads includes a resistive element located at the working end of the catheter. Separation is maintained between the leads such that each lead can individually receive power. The catheter can include... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20090149933 - Implantable lead having a variable coil conductor pitch: Systems and methods for shielding implantable leads from magnetic fields during medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are described. In various embodiments, the lead includes an inner conductor that is helically shaped and radially surrounded, at least in part, by one or more outer shielding conductors. The pitch... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090149934 - Implantable lead with shielding: Medical device leads with magnetic shielding and methods of shielding medical device leads from magnetic fields during medical procedures such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are described. An illustrative implantable medical device includes a lead including a lead conductor having a length and a helically coiled ribbon shield radially surrounding... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing - Intellectual Property (32469)

20090143831 - Treating inflammatory disorders by stimulation of the cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway: Described herein are methods for treating a subject suffering from or at risk for a condition mediated by an inflammatory cytokine cascade, by electrically or mechanically stimulating vagus nerve activity in an amount sufficient to inhibit the inflammatory cytokine cascade.... Agent: Shay Glenn LLP

20090143832 - Automated assessment of atrioventricular and ventriculoatrial conduction: A method discriminates between ventricular arrhythmia and supraventricular arrhythmia by determining the direction of an electrical signal conducted through the atrioventricular node. An implantable cardiac defibrillator provides atrioventricular and ventriculoatrial pacing bursts to determine if an arrhythmia with a 1:1 atrial to ventricular relationship is due to ventricular tachycardia or... Agent: Medlen & Carroll, LLP

20090143833 - Disable for atrioventricular delay adjustment: An apparatus comprises an electrical stimulation circuit, a ventricular sensing circuit, a ventricular sensing timer, and an atrial pacing timer. The ventricular sensing circuit detects an intrinsic ventricular tachyarrhythmia depolarization. The ventricular sensing timer initiates timing of a lowest tachy rate (LTR) zone interval and also a ventricular pace interval... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090143834 - Automatic baroreflex modulation responsive to adverse event: An aspect of the present subject matter relates to a system for providing baroreflex stimulation. An embodiment of the system comprises an adverse event detector to sense an adverse event and provide a signal indicative of the adverse event, and a baroreflex stimulator. The stimulator includes a pulse generator to... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090143835 - Method and apparatus for delivering pacing pulses using a coronary stent: An implantable cardiac protection pacing system delivers pacing pulses to protect the heart from injuries associated with ischemia and myocardial infarction. The system includes an implantable pulse generator (PG) that delivers the pacing pulses and a coronary stent electrically connected to the implantable PG to function as a pacing electrode... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090143836 - Method and apparatus of acoustic communication for implantable medical device: An implantable medical device includes an acoustic transducer for intra-body communication with another medical device via an acoustic couple. The acoustic transducer includes one or more piezoelectric transducers. In one embodiment, an implantable medical device housing contains a cardiac rhythm management (CRM) device and an acoustic communication circuit. The acoustic... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090143838 - Baroreflex modulation to gradually decrease blood pressure: An aspect of the present subject matter relates to a baroreflex stimulator. An embodiment of the stimulator includes a pulse generator to provide a baroreflex stimulation signal through an electrode, and a modulator. The modulator modulates the baroreflex stimulation signal to increase the baroreflex stimulation therapy by a predetermined rate... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner/bsc-crm

20090143837 - Method and system for implantable pressure transducer for regulating blood pressure: An apparatus and a system can chronically and automatically measure a physiologic parameter associated with the high pressure side of the vasculature and/or regulate blood pressure based upon the measured parameter. The apparatus may be made up of a transducer, a baroreflex activation device having one or more electrodes, and... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20090143840 - Auditory prosthesis utilizing intra-neural stimulation of the auditory nerve: The present invention relates to auditory prostheses. In particular, the present invention provides an auditory prosthesis capable of direct, intra-neural stimulation of the auditory nerve.... Agent: Casimir Jones, S.c.

20090143839 - Impact protector for an external element of a partially implantable system: An external component housing is described for a cochlear implant system. A signal processing stage is contained within the housing for generating an electrical signal for an implanted portion of the system. An external coil is also within the housing for transmitting the electrical signal transcutaneously through the skin of... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20090143841 - Potential application apparatus:

20090143842 - Phototherapy treatment and device for infections, diseases, and disorders: A device to treat infections, diseases, and disorders. The device can be used to treat part of a larger organism such as using the device to kill cancerous cells in humans or animals or to kill parasites. The invention can also may be used to treat fungal and bacterial nail... Agent: Merek, Blackmon & Voorhees, LLC

20090143843 - Method and apparatus for improved photon irradiation therapy and treatment of pain: A treatment device includes a plurality of photon emitter arrays directed toward treatment points on a patient's body. The emitter arrays produce greater than 100 mw/cm2 of optical energy at the skin surface of a patient. The treatment points are at mirror image locations and the emitters are energized in... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP

20090143844 - Hose management for convective devices: The present invention is directed to a convective thermal unit. The convective thermal unit has the conventional blower that directs ambient air to a heating element, the heating element heats the air and the heated air is directed into a conduit. The conduit directs the heated air into a receiving... Agent: Kevin D. Mccarthy Roach Brown Mccarthy & Gruber, P.C.

20090143845 - Notched electrode for electrostimulation lead: According to one embodiment, an electrode for use in electrostimulation is provided, where the electrode comprises a notch that operates to substantially eliminate gaseous material from being trapped about the electrode during a molding process of an electrostimulation lead.... Agent: St. Jude Medical Neuromodulation Division

20090143846 - Paddle-style medical lead and method: A medical lead for electrical stimulation or sensing. The medical lead has a generally flat paddle on the distal end of the lead body. An electrode array is provided on the paddle, with the electrode array displaced along the length of the paddle toward the distal end. Advantages include allowing... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20090143847 - Electrode lead for implantation into a small heart vessel: An electrode lead for implantation into a small heart vessel, especially into a coronary sinus, is provided with an elongated outer insulating lead body (1), having a proximal end (2), a distal end (3) and at least one electrode pole (4) at the distal end (3). At least one electrical... Agent: Dalina Law Group, P.C.

20090143848 - Cochlear stimulation device: A cochlear stimulation device comprising an electrode array designed to provide enhanced charge injection capacity necessary for neural stimulation. The electrode array comprises electrodes with high surface area or a fractal geometry and correspondingly high electrode capacitance and low electrical impedance. The resultant electrodes have a robust surface and sufficient... Agent: Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.