http://www.freshpatents.com/Surgery--light-thermal-and-electrical-application-dtnewntc607.php USPTO Class 607 - Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application en-us Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 1000 Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 141 31 http://www.freshpatents.com/index.php?rss=true http://www.freshpatents.com/images/freshpatentsnav_rss.gif http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-reducing-inappropriate-detection-of-lead-related-noise-dt20080717ptan20080172098.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 An implantable medical device detects conditions such as a lead failure which may result in oversensing a physiologic condition. In response, the IMD automatically adjusts sensing thresholds, such as the number of intervals to detection in order to mitigate the effect of oversensing in the delivery of extraneous therapy.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Medical-implant-for-evoked-response-detection-having-an-adaptive-detection-time-window-dt20080717ptan20080172099.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A medical implant has a stimulation pulse generator and an evoked response detector that senses an IEGM signal in an evoked response detection time window following delivery of a stimulation pulse, in order to distinguish capture from loss of capture based on a parameter, from among a number of parameters,... http://www.freshpatents.com/Systems-and-methods-for-sensing-vector-selection-in-an-implantable-medical-device-using-a-polynomial-approach-dt20080717ptan20080172100.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 Methods and devices configured for analyzing sensing vectors in an implantable cardiac stimulus system. In an illustrative example, a first sensing vector is analyzed to determine whether it is suitable, within given threshold conditions, for use in cardiac event detection and analysis. If so, the first sensing vector may be... http://www.freshpatents.com/Non-linear-electrode-array-dt20080717ptan20080172101.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A system for stimulation, including an implantable pulse generator, a lead comprising an array body disposed at a distal end of the lead and a plurality of electrodes concentrically arranged on the array body, and a plurality of conductors, wherein one of the conductors is attached to each electrode and... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-system-for-brain-stimulation-dt20080717ptan20080172103.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A method for stimulating a target of interest of a living subject with reduction of power consumption. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of delivering a plurality of pulses to the target of interest in a substantially repeating pattern for a first period of time, T1, which is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Transmucosal-electrical-stimulation-dt20080717ptan20080172102.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 Apparatus is provided for modifying a property of a brain of a subject, including at least one electrode, configured to be positioned in a vicinity of a mucous membrane of a palate of an oral cavity of the subject. A control unit is configured to drive the electrode to apply... http://www.freshpatents.com/Methods-and-apparatus-for-pulsed-electrical-field-neuromodulation-via-an-intra-to-extravascular-approach-dt20080717ptan20080172104.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 The present invention is an apparatus for pulsed electric field neuromodulation via an intra-to-extravascular approach. The apparatus includes a pulsed electric field generator and at least one electrode electrically coupled to the pulsed electric field generator. The electrode is configured for intravascular delivery, and extravascular placement, via an intra-to-extravascular approach.... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-for-preventing-and-or-ameliorating-inflammation-dt20080717ptan20080172105.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A method for preventing and/or ameliorating inflammation. The method comprises irradiating a biological subject with an electromagnetic wave from an emitter, wherein the electromagnetic wave has a wavelength of about 1.5 to 100 μm μm, and the biological subject can be a peripheral vascular disease patient. Additionally, the method of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Osteogenic-stimulus-device-kit-and-method-of-using-thereof-dt20080717ptan20080172106.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 An osteogenic stimulus device having at least a pair of electrode coupled to a working circuit is presented for use in applying a therapeutic electrical signal to, in, around, and across an osseous structure to aid in the healing and bone growth process in which the therapeutic electrical signal is... http://www.freshpatents.com/Stand-alone-osteogenic-stimulus-device-and-method-of-using-dt20080717ptan20080172107.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 This invention presents a standalone osteogenic stimulus device and a method of using the device. The standalone osteogenic stimulus device includes a housing in which a pair of electrodes and a power supply are attached to the housing. The pair of electrodes and the power supply are coupled together to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Cochlear-implant-stimulation-with-variable-number-of-electrodes-dt20080717ptan20080172108.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A system and method for activating electrodes in an implanted electrode array with a stimulation signal is described. A stimulation definition stage, for each of a plurality of defined sound signal characteristics (C), assigns each electrode to one of a plurality of stimulation groups (G) each having an associated group... http://www.freshpatents.com/Multiple-telemetry-and-or-charging-coil-configurations-for-an-implantable-medical-device-system-dt20080717ptan20080172109.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 Embodiments of an improved implantable medical device system for orientation-independent telemetry to and from the device are disclosed. The system includes an external controller which produces an electromagnetic field to induce a current in a coil in the implantable medical device and vise versa. In a preferred embodiment, the external... http://www.freshpatents.com/Patient-device-for-wireless-data-communication-with-an-implant-dt20080717ptan20080172110.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A patient device (10) having a first interface (20) for the wireless transmission of data from and to an implant and having a second interface (22) for the remote data communication with a central service center and having a third interface (24) different from the first and second interfaces, the... http://www.freshpatents.com/Light-source-and-fiber-optic-brush-for-light-delivery-dt20080717ptan20080172112.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A phototherapy apparatus is disclosed including: a handpiece including a body member and a grip; a plurality of elongated light transmitting elements, each of the elements extending between a proximal end enclosed within the body member and a distal end located outside of and distal to the body member; an... http://www.freshpatents.com/Method-and-apparatus-for-selective-photothermolysis-of-veins-dt20080717ptan20080172111.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A system and method are provided that are capable of selectively treating a vein using photothermolysis techniques, where an electromagnetic radiation is applied to tissue containing the vein. The radiation can be selected so that it may be more effectively absorbed by veins as compared to arteries. Thus, unwanted thermal... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fiber-optic-phototherapy-device-dt20080717ptan20080172113.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A phototherapy apparatus for the treatment of skin disease is disclosed including: an at least partially hollow body element; a plurality of light emitting elements enclosed within the body element; and a plurality of elongated light transmitting elements, each of the light transmitting elements having a proximal end detachably affixed... http://www.freshpatents.com/Fiber-optic-brush-for-light-delivery-dt20080717ptan20080172115.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A phototherapy apparatus is disclosed including: a body member; a plurality of elongated light transmitting elements, each of the elements extending between a proximal end enclosed within the body member and a distal end located outside of and distal to the body member; where the tips of the proximal ends... http://www.freshpatents.com/Phototherapy-handpiece-dt20080717ptan20080172114.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A phototherapy device is disclosed including: a handpiece; and a beamshaping element housed in the handpiece. The beamshaping element is adapted to receive a beam of light from an ultraviolet light source, modify the shape of the beam, and direct the modified beam to provide illumination of a region of... http://www.freshpatents.com/Devices-systems-and-methods-employing-a-molded-nerve-cuff-electrode-dt20080717ptan20080172116.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 Devices, systems, and methods for recording, and/or stimulation, and/or blocking of a nerve make use of a molded nerve cuff electrode. One or more electrodes are positioned in one or more frames within a casing. The exterior surface of the casing is wrapped in an insulating material, and the wrapped... http://www.freshpatents.com/Expandable-systems-for-medical-electrical-stimulation-dt20080717ptan20080172117.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A medical system for electrical stimulation includes a first column of electrodes, a second column of electrodes, an expandable member disposed between first and second columns, and an expansion mechanism adapted to transmit an externally applied pressure to the expandable member. The pressure expands the expandable member in order to... http://www.freshpatents.com/Lead-with-inflatable-fixation-mechanism-dt20080717ptan20080172118.php Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:11:52 -0700 A medical electrical lead configured for use in stimulating the left side of the heart (i.e., the left ventricle). In one embodiment, the lead includes an elongate lead body including an inner surface. An inflatable member is disposed on the outer surface of the body between its proximal and distal...