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Assembly for setting a valve prosthesis in a corporeal duct

The invention concerns an assembly comprising a valve prosthesis to be implanted and a support receiving said valve. The support comprises: at least a tubular portion made of a pliable material slightly stretchable in the circumferential direction; means for fixing said tubular portion to the wall of the corporeal duct; and a plurality of elongated reinforcing elements, arranged on the circumference of said tubular portion and linked to said tubular portion independently of one another; the valve is linked at least partly to said elongated reinforcing elements, in particular at the commissures of its leaflets, and said elongated reinforcing elements jointly form, in extended position, a structure having a predetermined diameter that ensures sufficient extension of said valve.
Owner:MEDTRONIC COREVALVE

Auction, imagery and retaining engine systems for services and service providers

InactiveUS20020120554A1Facilitates in efficiently accessing latent demandEliminate riskFinancePayment architectureGroup PurchasingService provision
The present disclosure provides a computer-implemented method / system for facilitating communications between service providers and potential customers for services. The computer-implemented method / system provides a marketplace for interactions, both online and off-line, between service providers and potential customers, including purchasing groups, particularly buyer-driven service-related interactions. The marketplace advantageously allows categorization, key word searching, group purchasing, service packaging, data mining, auctions and other commercial features and functionality. The computer-implemented method / system also supports holographic imagery, e.g., in the form of virtual assistants, that facilitates marketplace-related activities. Based on the computer-implemented method / system, service providers are able to efficiently and cost effectively extend the reach of their marketing and promotional activities to a wide range of additional customers, and customers are able to initiate access service providers ideally suited to meet their needs, i.e., buyer-driven commerce, at desirable prices and according to required timeframes.
Owner:VEGA LILLY MAE

Methods and systems for betting with pari-mutuel payouts

A server for facilitating real-time betting, wherein the server communicates with clients via a distributed computing network. The server includes a memory storing an operating system, an instruction set, event data related to a sporting event, gambler data related to gamblers participating in a competition based upon the sporting event and site data related to electronic pages associated with the real-time para-mutuel betting. A processor runs the instruction set and communicates with the memory and the distributed computing network. The processor is operative to enroll the gamblers by presenting betting rules associated with the sporting event, collect wagering from the gamblers, accept predictions for discrete events within the sporting event from each gambler and determine a first winner of the competition based upon the predictions. Applications include lotteries with entries received from mobile devices.
Owner:HF SCI INC

Micro infusion drug delivery device

InactiveUS6629949B1Minimize costly preparation stepEnable useElectrotherapySurgical needlesInfusion drugMicro actuator
An infusion pump for use with standard pre-filled medication container and a drug delivery device for percutaneously administering a drug. The delivery device having a plurality of projections and a drug reservoir. The projections extend from the reservoir and are adapted for penetrating the stratum comeun for percutaneously administering a drug from the reservoir to produce a local or systemic physiological or pharmacological effect. The plurality of projections is formed by micro machining. The pump is made by using a micro-actuator and includes a housing having a lid which opens and closes so that the medication container can be inserted and supported in a delivery mode position.
Owner:TECPHARMA LICENSING AG

Glaucoma implant with therapeutic agents

InactiveUS20040127843A1Convenient treatmentReduce and inhibit and slow effectEye surgeryWound drainsAqueous humorSchlemm's canal
Devices and methods are provided for the treatment of glaucoma. An ocular implant is adapted such that aqueous humor flows controllably from the anterior chamber of the eye to Schlemm's canal, bypassing the trabecular meshwork. The implant may utilize one or more bioactive agents effective in treating glaucoma or other pathology.
Owner:DOSE MEDICAL CORP

Glaucoma stent and methods thereof for glaucoma treatment

ActiveUS7135009B2Decrease morbidityFast recoveryEar treatmentEye surgeryAqueous outflowIntraocular pressure
The invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for reducing the intraocular pressure in an animal eye and, more particularly, to stent type devices for permitting aqueous outflow from the eye's anterior chamber and associated methods thereof for the treatment of glaucoma. Some aspects provide a self-trephining glaucoma stent and methods thereof which advantageously allow for a “one-step” procedure in which the incision and placement of the stent are accomplished by a single device and operation. This desirably allows for a faster, safer, and less expensive surgical procedure.
Owner:GLAUKOS CORP

Immunoassay that provides for both collection of saliva and assay of saliva for one or more analytes with visual readout

A device that provides for both the collection of saliva and detection of at least one analyte therein, e.g., a drug, is provided. This device provides for rapid analysis of saliva samples, while also providing a convenient assay method that does not require the addition of extraneous reagents, or other materials. Thereby, this device can be used by non-laboratory personnel without risk of user introduced errors.
Owner:BOGEMA STUART C

Biopsy apparatus

InactiveUS20050113715A1Eliminate riskMaximizes length and overall size of coreSurgical needlesVaccination/ovulation diagnosticsPneumatic circuitMedicine
A disposable tissue removal device comprises a “tube within a tube” cutting element mounted to a handpiece. The inner cannula of the cutting element defines an inner lumen and terminates in an inwardly beveled, razor-sharp cutting edge. The inner cannula is driven by both a pneumatic rotary motor and a pneumatic reciprocating motor. At the end of its stroke, the inner cannula makes contact with the cutting board to completely sever the tissue. An aspiration vacuum is applied to the inner lumen to aspirate excised tissue through the inner cannula and into a collection trap removably mounted to the handpiece. The rotary and reciprocating motors are hydraulically or pneumatically powered through a foot pedal operated pneumatically circuit. In one embodiment, the cutting element includes a cannula hub that can be connected to a fluid source, such as a valve-controlled saline bag.
Owner:TISSUE EXTRACTION DEVICES

Injectable glaucoma implants with multiple openings

Intraocular stents and applicators are disclosed for treating glaucoma. The stents are configured to extend between the anterior chamber of the eye and Schlemm's canal for enhancing outflow of aqueous from the anterior chamber so as to reduce intraocular pressure. The stents can have features for anchoring the stent into Schlemm's canal as well as preventing the walls of Schlemm's canal from closing the outlet of the stents. The applicators can be steerable so as to make implantation easier. Additionally, the applicators can be configured to hold a plurality of stents so that multiple stents can be implanted through one incision without removing the applicator from the incision between serial implantations.
Owner:GLAUKOS CORP

Method for minimizing financial risk for wireless services

ActiveUS7958029B1Eliminate credit riskAvoid inherent area of credit riskAccounting/billing servicesFinanceCredit cardComputer science
A method and system for managing financial risk through the use of postpaid processing during use of wireless services is presented within the scope of the following invention. The present invention uses credit card authorization to pre-reserve credit card funds for wireless services in excess of planned usage. Authorizations eliminate the credit risk associated with overages and payment timing, and also maintain a customer experience identical to postpaid processing. The authorizations are invisible to the customer and no charge is brought to a customer's credit card until the monthly bill is settled. Separating the authorization and settlement stages of retail wireless payment processing allows the branded wireless provider to avoid inherent areas of credit risk during the tenure of a customer's wireless service, while maintaining a familiar customer experience.
Owner:NETCRACKER TECH SOLUTIONS

Injectable glaucoma implants with multiple openings

InactiveUS20050266047A1Faster and safe and less-expensive surgical procedureRapid visual recoveryOrganic active ingredientsEye surgerySchlemm's canalImplant
Intraocular stents and applicators are disclosed for treating glaucoma. The stents are configured to extend between the anterior chamber of the eye and Schlemm's canal for enhancing outflow of aqueous from the anterior chamber so as to reduce intraocular pressure. The stents can have features for anchoring the stent into Schlemm's canal as well as preventing the walls of Schlemm's canal from closing the outlet of the stents. The applicators can be steerable so as to make implantation easier. Additionally, the applicators can be configured to hold a plurality of stents so that multiple stents can be implanted through one incision without removing the applicator from the incision between serial implantations.
Owner:GLAUKOS CORP

Online advertising system and method

A system, method, and computer program product for online advertising, including generating pricing for an advertisement campaign of an advertiser paying on a Cost-Per-Click (CPC) basis or Cost-Per-Acquisition (CPA) based on internal tracking metrics and / or pricing and performance analysis of advertisements from an advertising distribution network; and distributing the advertisement as a CPC-based advertisement and / or CPA-based advertisement to an advertising distribution network.
Owner:MARCHEX

Exhaust gas aftertreatment systems

A system for effective NOx and particulate matter control in a diesel or other lean burn internal combustion engine is presented. The system includes a urea-based SCR catalyst having an oxidation catalyst coupled upstream of it and a particulate filter coupled downstream of the SCR catalyst. This system configuration results in improved NOx conversion due to fast SCR catalyst warm-up and higher operating temperatures. Additionally, placing the particulate filter last in this system configuration reduces tailpipe ammonia emissions as well as prevents any thermal damage to the SCR catalyst due to the particulate filter regeneration.
Owner:FORD GLOBAL TECH LLC

Method and apparatus for ordering and delivering of meals

A method and system for taking orders, scheduling delivery and delivering products to customers. In the method, available pickup locations are selected, and a customer's order to is delivered to a pickup location that is convenient for the customer. The entity operating the delivery process aggregates orders assigned to the same pickup location. A Mobile Pickup Station (MPS), carrying all the orders assigned to the pickup location, is dispatched to the pickup location and stays at the pickup location for a predetermined period of time waiting for customers to pick up their orders.
Owner:YANG PING

Method for treating subcutaneous tissues

An apparatus and method for treating subcutaneous tissues using acoustic waves in the range of low acoustic pressure ultrasound waves is disclosed. The method includes injections of enhancing agents, wherein disruption of subcutaneous tissues and subcutaneous cavitational bioeffects are produced by ultrasound waves having a power that will not produce tissue cavitation in the absence of the enhancing agents. The apparatus and method of use is useful for treatment of subcutaneous abnormalities including cellulite, lipomas, and tumors.
Owner:ULTHERA INC

Expandable myocardial implant

A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Owner:HORIZON TECH FUNDING CO LLC

Ocular implants with anchors and methods thereof

Intraocular stents and applicators are disclosed for treating glaucoma. The stents are configured to extend between the anterior chamber of the eye and Schlemm's canal for enhancing outflow of aqueous from the anterior chamber so as to reduce intraocular pressure. The stents can have features for anchoring the stent into Schlemm's canal as well as preventing the walls of Schlemm's canal from closing the outlet of the stents. The applicators can be steerable so as to make implantation easier. Additionally, the applicators can be configured to hold a plurality of stents so that multiple stents can be implanted through one incision without removing the applicator from the incision between serial implantations.
Owner:GLAUKOS CORP

Single motor handheld biopsy device

A tissue removal apparatus having a cutting element mounted to a handpiece. The cutting element includes an outer cannula defining a tissue-receiving opening and an inner cannula concentrically disposed within the outer cannula. The outer cannula has a trocar tip at its distal end and a cutting board snugly disposed within the outer cannula. The inner cannula defines an inner lumen that extends the length of the inner cannula, and which provides an avenue for aspiration. The inner cannula terminates in an inwardly beveled, razor-sharp cutting edge and is driven by a single motor that causes both rotary and reciprocating movement of the inner cannula.
Owner:SUROS SURGICAL SYST

Automatic system for synchronous enablement-disablement of solar photovoltaic panels of an energy production plant with distributed dc/dc conversion

A solar energy plant may include a DC bus, photovoltaic panels coupled in parallel to the DC bus, each photovoltaic panel having a DC / DC converter, and a first controller controlling the DC / DC converter depending on whether a voltage on the DC bus is equal to or greater than a first threshold and lower than or equal to a second threshold. The solar energy plant may include a DC / AC inverter coupled to the DC bus and outputting an output AC voltage, an auxiliary start-up power supply charging a parasitic capacitance on the DC bus up to the first threshold, and a second controller turning on the auxiliary start-up power supply based upon a start command, and turning off the auxiliary start-up power supply and simultaneously turning on the DC / AC inverter.
Owner:STMICROELECTRONICS SRL

Closed chest coronary bypass

A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Owner:HORIZON TECH FUNDING CO LLC

Elbow prosthesis

This invention relates to an elbow prosthesis comprising a humeral component forming a first, substantially cylindrical articulating surface and an ulnar component forming a second articulating surface adapted to be arranged around a part of this first articulating surface and to pivot about a longitudinal axis of this first articulating surface. The ulnar component is provided with the means for mounting a locking element forming a third articulating surface, extending the second articulating surface and adapted to be disposed around the first articulating surface, these second and third articulating surfaces extending together, in transverse section, over more than 180° about the first articulating surface.
Owner:TORNIER SA SAINT ISMIER

Coronary bypass implant

A method and apparatus for performing coronary artery bypass surgery establishes a channel leading directly from a chamber of a heart into a coronary artery. The coronary artery bypass procedure may be performed with or without cardiopulmonary bypass.
Owner:HORIZON TECH FUNDING CO LLC

Biodegradable glaucoma implant

A trabecular shunt and methods for treating glaucoma are disclosed. One of the methods comprises transporting fluid from the anterior chamber of an eye to Schlemm's canal through an implant, the implant extending between the anterior chamber and Schlemm's canal; sensing an intraocular pressure using a sensor incorporated into the implant; and transmitting a signal indicative of the sensed pressure to an external receiver.
Owner:GHARIB MORTEZA +2
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