US Patent No: 8,100,870

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Adjustable height gastric restriction devices and methods

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Abstract

Methods and devices are provided for adjusting the height of devices in a gastric restriction system. In general, the methods and devices allow one or more implantable housings coupled to an implantable restriction device to have an adjustable height. The housing can include, for example, a fill port housing, a sensor housing, and any other type of housing that can be used in an implantable restriction system and desired to have an adjustable height. The housing can lower in profile over time, e.g., as the patient loses weight, thereby maintaining the housing in a generally predictable location where it can be found and accessed.

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Patent Owner(s)

Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY, INC.CINCINNATI, OH1294

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Felder, Kevin - 2 15
Krumanaker, David - 2 15
Marcotte, Amy L Mason, OH 42 228

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4,802,488 Blood pressure monitoring method and apparatus 77 1987
 
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (3)
4,186,749 Induction powered biological radiosonde 92 1977
4,408,597 Prosthetic occlusive device for an internal passageway 52 1982
5,173,873 High speed magneto-resistive random access memory 126 1990
 
TRANSOMA MEDICAL, INC. (3)
4,796,641 Device and method for chronic in-vivo measurement of internal body pressure 85 1987
4,846,191 Device for chronic measurement of internal body pressure 200 1988
2006/0178,617 Vascular access port with physiological sensor 31 2006
 
TRICARDIA, LLC (3)
6,015,387 Implantation devices for monitoring and regulating blood flow 108 1998
6,309,350 Pressure/temperature/monitor device for heart implantation 125 1999
6,645,143 Pressure/temperature/flow monitor device for vascular implantation 71 2001
 
VASCULAR CONCEPTS HOLDINGS LIMITED (3)
5,855,597 Stent valve and stent graft for percutaneous surgery 276 1997
6,162,245 Stent valve and stent graft 198 1999
6,245,102 Stent, stent graft and stent valve 244 1999
 
ALGERNON PROMOTIONS,INC. (2)
5,084,699 Impedance matching coil assembly for an inductively coupled transponder 122 1989
5,095,309 Method and apparatus for modulating and detecting a subcarrier signal for an inductively coupled transponder 72 1989
 
B. BRAUN-SSC AG (2)
4,465,474 Injector for medical uses having an improved automatic switch-off system 54 1982
4,560,979 Method for triggering an alarm in an infusion syringe 72 1984
 
B.I. INCORPORATED (2)
4,952,928 Adaptable electronic monitoring and identification system 346 1988
5,204,670 Adaptable electric monitoring and identification system 296 1990
 
BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY (2)
4,838,857 Medical infusion device 165 1987
5,133,358 Apparatus for rezeroing an in vivo pressure sensor and method for rezeroing 29 1990
 
BIOTRONIK MESS-UND THERAPIEGERAETE GMBH & CO. (2)
4,256,118 Apparatus for the detection and recording of uterine activity 51 1978
4,867,160 Cardiac pacemaker 32 1986
 
BLUE LEAF I.P., INC. (2)
4,799,625 Method and apparatus for adjusting a shear bar relative to a cutter head 32 1987
5,443,215 Apparatus for adjusting a shearbar relative to a cutterhead 22 1994
 
BODYMEDIA, INC. (2)
7,153,262 Wearable human physiological data sensors and reporting system therefor 35 2002
7,285,090 Apparatus for detecting, receiving, deriving and displaying human physiological and contextual information 98 2003
 
C.R. BARD, INC. (2)
5,360,407 Implantable dual access port with tactile ridge for position sensing 133 1991
2006/0178,695 Vascular filter with sensing capability 37 2005
 
CARDEON CORPORATION (2)
6,059,757 Single lumen catheter with controlled antegrade and retrograde flow 43 1996
6,110,145 Catheter system for surgical access and circulatory support of the heart 51 1998
 
CATERPILLAR INC. (2)
4,752,658 Pressure checked electrical pressure switch 28 1987
5,325,834 Method of and conversion kit for converting an engine to hydraulically-actuated fuel injection system 50 1993
 
CHARTERED SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING LTD. (2)
5,610,083 Method of making back gate contact for silicon on insulator technology 63 1996
6,558,994 Dual silicon-on-insulator device wafer die 24 2001
 
CONMED CORPORATION (2)
4,441,501 Medical electrode 25 1982
4,444,194 Medical electrode assembly 23 1982
 
CORDIS CORPORATION (2)
4,596,563 Thin-walled multi-layered catheter having a fuseless tip 193 1984
5,152,776 Balloon inflation device 66 1991
 
CYBERONICS, INC. (2)
2006/0247,719 Weight loss method and advice 28 2005
2006/0247,722 Noninvasively adjustable gastric band 51 2005
 
DAIMLER-BENZ AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (2)
4,399,705 Acceleration detector 39 1981
5,007,401 Magnetic valve controlled injection device 37 1987
 
DATASCOPE INVESTMENT CORP. (2)
4,540,404 Balloon catheter with intrinsic introducer for percutaneous insertion into a blood vessel over a guide wire, and method of use 126 1983
7,257,438 Patient-worn medical monitoring device 46 2003
 
DETECTION SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
5,523,740 Wearable transmitter assembly 43 1995
5,650,766 Wearable transmitter with optical tamper detection 36 1995
 
EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES AG (2)
5,411,552 Valve prothesis for implantation in the body and a catheter for implanting such valve prothesis 484 1994
5,840,081 System and method for implanting cardiac valves 353 1997
 
ELA MEDICAL S.A. (2)
5,312,443 Arrhythmia-detection criteria process for a cardioverter/defibrillator 43 1992
5,388,586 Methods and apparatus for sensing intracardiac signals for an inplantable cardiac pacemaker 68 1993
 
EVALVE, INC. (2)
6,629,534 Methods and apparatus for cardiac valve repair 274 2000
6,752,813 Methods and devices for capturing and fixing leaflets in valve repair 139 2001
 
FLOWONIX MEDICAL INCORPORATED (2)
5,810,015 Power supply for implantable device 64 1995
7,108,686 Implantable, refillable infusion device and septum replacement kit 38 2001
 
GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION (2)
4,246,877 Notched injector hold-down clamp 34 1979
4,497,176 Brake system pressure bleed device 31 1983
 
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (2)
4,185,641 Pressure dome 49 1978
4,763,649 Technique for creating a zero reference for an external pressure transducer 23 1987
 
HITTMAN CORPORATION (2)
4,186,751 Non-invasive, pressure sensor apparatus for communicating pressure inside a body to the exterior thereof 30 1978
4,231,376 Pressure sensor 25 1978
 
HORIZON TECHNOLOGY FUNDING COMPANY LLC (2)
6,641,610 Valve designs for left ventricular conduits 48 1999
7,011,095 Valve designs for left ventricular conduits 25 2003
 
HOSPIRA, INC. (2)
5,378,231 Automated drug infusion system 124 1992
5,547,470 Automated drug infusion system 94 1994
 
INNOVATIVE MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT CORP. (2)
5,218,957 Multi-layered transtracheal catheter 73 1990
5,199,427 Multi-layered transtracheal caatheter 45 1991
 
INTEGRATED SENSING SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
2006/0047,205 DELIVERY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING CARDIOVASCULAR PRESSURES 40 2005
2007/0179,583 DELIVERY SYSTEM, METHOD, AND ANCHOR FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT 26 2007
 
INTERNATIONAL AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS GROUP NORTH AMERICA, INC. (2)
5,062,559 Overhead console 31 1989
5,050,922 Overhead console having a pivotable storage shelf-door 80 1989
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA DAISEI KIKAI (2)
4,398,983 Binding method using adhesive tape 42 1981
4,545,185 Binding apparatus for packing 25 1983
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO (2)
4,471,786 Telemetering intracranial pressure transducer 77 1982
4,484,135 Hematocrit measuring instrument 44 1982
 
KEY OCEAN SERVICES, INC., A CORP. OF TEXAS (2)
4,698,038 Vessel mooring system and method for its installation 37 1984
4,701,143 Vessel mooring system and method for its installation 41 1986
 
KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS ELECTRONICS N.V. (2)
5,085,224 Portable signalling unit for an EKG 50 1990
6,718,200 Wearable body-fat sensor 24 2002
 
L. SCHULER GMBH (2)
4,499,750 Drawing device for presses with mechanically driven drawing ram 36 1983
4,896,594 Drawing installation for a press 28 1987
 
MEDRAD, INC. (2)
4,404,974 Method and apparatus for monitoring and displaying heart rate and blood pressure product information 72 1981
5,494,036 Patient infusion system for use with MRI 112 1993
 
MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC. (2)
7,044,920 Pressure monitoring system to prevent aneurismal sac rupture 21 2003
6,989,027 Percutaneously delivered temporary valve assembly 141 2004
 
MENTOR CORPORATION (2)
4,592,339 Gastric banding device 274 1985
4,782,826 Penile prosthesis 57 1987
 
NAVILYST MEDICAL, INC. (2)
6,190,352 Guidewire compatible port and method for inserting same 50 1997
6,478,783 Anti-sludge medication ports and related methods 48 2000
 
NORWEST BANK MINNESOTA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (2)
5,041,826 Identification system 117 1990
5,211,129 Syringe-implantable identification transponder 112 1991
 
PACESETTER AB (2)
4,913,147 Heart pacemaker system with shape-memory metal components 69 1987
5,676,690 Apparatus for administering medical therapy using detrended fluctuation analysis of physiological activity 36 1996
 
PACESETTER SYSTEMS, INC., A CORP OF CA. (2)
4,562,751 Solenoid drive apparatus for an external infusion pump 205 1984
4,685,903 External infusion pump apparatus 300 1984
 
PITNEY BOWES INC. (2)
4,241,247 Controller for rotary collator 22 1978
4,979,730 Sheet drive system having an encoder apparatus 26 1989
 
PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION (2)
4,291,699 Method of and apparatus for automatically detecting and treating ventricular fibrillation 112 1978
5,058,583 Multiple monopolar system and method of measuring stroke volume of the heart 101 1990
 
R.S. MEDICAL MONITORING LTD. (2)
5,732,710 Method and device for stable impedance plethysmography 47 1996
5,749,369 Method and device for stable impedance plethysmography 56 1997
 
SCHERBATSKOY, TIMOTHY D., CO-TRUSTEES OF THE SCHERBATSKOY FAMILY TRUST (2)
4,351,037 Systems, apparatus and methods for measuring while drilling 71 1980
4,553,226 Systems, apparatus and methods for measuring while drilling 35 1982
 
SCI-WORX GMBH (2)
5,951,487 Intracorporeal measuring system 28 1997
6,083,174 Implantable measuring unit for intracorporal measurement of patient data 52 1998
 
SIEMENS CORPORATION;INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY DEPARTMENT (2)
4,678,408 Solenoid drive apparatus for an external infusion pump 212 1985
5,197,322 Pressure reservoir filling process for an implantable medication infusion pump 108 1990
 
SIEMENS INFUSION SYSTEMS LEGAL DEPARTMENT (2)
5,041,086 Clinical configuration of multimode medication infusion system 107 1987
5,382,232 Infusion system with air-in-line clear function 53 1992
 
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC. (2)
6,695,866 Mitral and tricuspid valve repair 129 2000
2006/0235,310 Method of manufacturing an implantable wireless sensor 26 2006
 
STANFORD SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (2)
5,702,368 System for cardiac procedures 168 1995
5,885,238 System for cardiac procedures 96 1995
 
SULZER INTERMEDICS INC. (2)
5,702,431 Enhanced transcutaneous recharging system for battery powered implantable medical device 115 1996
5,749,909 Transcutaneous energy coupling using piezoelectric device 148 1996
 
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (2)
4,992,794 Transponder and method for the production thereof 146 1989
6,822,343 Generating electric power in response to activity of a biological system 26 2003
 
THE BOEING COMPANY (2)
4,368,937 Overhead stowage bin mechanism 92 1981
4,614,137 Magnetic tool changer 24 1983
 
THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (2)
5,305,923 Postmix beverage dispensing system 46 1992
5,494,193 Postmix beverage dispensing system 38 1994
 
THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK (2)
5,181,517 Method and apparatus for the measurement of atrial pressure 45 1991
5,551,439 Method of determining a mean pressure from a source within a body 31 1995
 
THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK (2)
5,855,601 Artificial heart valve and method and device for implanting the same 506 1996
6,269,819 Method and apparatus for circulatory valve repair 245 1999
 
THEREX CORPORATION (2)
4,978,338 Implantable infusion apparatus 126 1988
5,575,770 Implantable drug infusion system with safe bolus capability 140 1995
 
TOSHIBA AMERICA RESEARCH, INC. (2)
2002/0191,558 Distributed soft handoff among IP-based base stations 2001
2002/0191,558 Distributed soft handoff among IP-based base stations 2001
 
UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORPORATION (2)
4,232,682 Physiological parameter measuring system 43 1978
5,718,682 Access port device and method of manufacture 78 1996
 
VELOBIND, INC. (2)
4,369,013 Bookbinding strips 49 1980
4,570,351 Book core gauge and positioning guide for casing book cores 22 1984
 
VICKERS E.S.D., INC. (2)
4,745,541 Method and apparatus for process control 43 1986
4,821,167 Method and apparatus for sequential control of analogue signals 27 1987
 
VITATRON MEDICAL, B.V. (2)
4,527,568 Dual chamber pacer with alternative rate adaptive means and method 78 1983
5,330,511 Dual chamber pacemaker with automatically optimized AV delay 92 1993
 
WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORP. (2)
4,569,623 Dump assembly 26 1984
4,728,479 High pressure seal fitting with built-in low pressure seal arrangement 33 1986
 
WORLD HEART CORPORATION (2)
4,581,018 Implantable infusion device 52 1983
4,665,896 Power supply for body implant and method of use 115 1985
 
A. MENARINI INDUSTRIE FARMACEUTICHE RIUNITE S.R.L. (1)
5,298,022 Wearable artificial pancreas 54 1993
 
ABBOTT LABORATORIES (1)
4,557,269 Disposable transducer apparatus for an electromanometry system 64 1983
 
ABDOMICA AG (1)
2005/0192,642 Intestine dysfunction treatment apparatus 21 2005
 
ABIOMED, INC. (1)
6,366,817 Electromagnetic field source device with detection of position of secondary coil in relation to multiple primary coils 54 2000
 
ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS LEIDEN (1)
6,159,156 Pressure sensor for use in an artery 88 1998
 
ACCU-WEIGH SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,606,419 Truck mounted load scale 37 1984
 
ACUMED LLC (1)
7,147,640 External fixator 31 2003
 
ADMINISTRATIE- EN AUTOMATISERINGSCENTRUM VULCAAN B.V. PROF. E.M. A CORP. OF THE NETHERLANDS (1)
4,328,654 Bag closing apparatus 25 1980
 
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,332,254 System for filling and inflating and deflating a vascular dilating cathether assembly 133 1980
 
AEROQUIP CORPORATION (1)
4,674,546 Fueling nozzle vapor collecting system 21 1985
 
ALARIS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,424,720 Mechanism for screw drive and syringe plunger engagement/disengagement 113 1980
 
ALEXANDER MACHINERY, INC. (1)
4,941,718 Concealed retractable housings 52 1988
 
ALLERGAN MEDICAL S.A. (1)
7,060,080 Closure system for surgical ring 39 2003
 
ALT, ECKHARD U. (1)
4,803,987 Temperature responsive controller for cardiac pacer 72 1986
 
AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC. (1)
2007/0067,206 Using commercial share of wallet to compile marketing company lists 48 2006
 
AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION (1)
4,513,295 Method for recording medical information on a strip chart 44 1983
 
AMERICAN MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,222,377 Pressure regulated artificial sphincter systems 96 1977
 
ANALOG DEVICES, INC. (1)
4,791,318 MOS threshold control circuit 52 1987
 
ANATEL INSTRUMENT CORPORATION (1)
4,407,125 Liquid pressure apparatus 50 1978
 
ANDERSON ACQUISITION, INC. (1)
4,867,498 Overhead console assembly 106 1988
 
ANDROS, INC. (1)
4,265,241 Implantable infusion device 145 1979
 
ANGEION CORPORATION (1)
5,383,915 Wireless programmer/repeater system for an implanted medical device 103 1993
 
ANSALDO STS USA, INC. (1)
2005/0192,720 Geographic information system and method for monitoring dynamic train positions 2004
 
AOKI, SHIGETA (1)
4,981,426 Clamping mechanism in an injection molding machine 28 1988
 
ARMINES (1)
4,206,755 Method and apparatus for the control and regulation of glycemia 188 1978
 
ARROW INTERVENTIONAL, INC. (1)
4,407,271 Apparatus for left heart assist 93 1981
 
ASH ACCESS TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
4,777,953 Capillary filtration and collection method for long-term monitoring of blood constituents 164 1987
 
AT&T IPM CORP. (1)
5,461,390 Locator device useful for house arrest and stalker detection 287 1994
 
ATLAS COPCO AKTIEBOLAG (1)
4,724,806 Lubricant circulation system 25 1987
 
ATRION MEDICAL PRODUCTS, INC. (1)
5,168,757 Fluid displacement and pressurizing device 68 1990
 
AUDI AG (1)
4,683,850 Oil sumps for internal combustion engines 32 1986
 
AURAMO OY (1)
5,292,219 Procedure and apparatus for the handling of loads 39 1992
 
AUTOMOTIVE PRODUCTS PLC (1)
4,503,678 Reservoirs for liquid pressure control systems and a method of filling the same 43 1984
 
AVID CORPORATION (1)
5,235,326 Multi-mode identification system 183 1991
 
AVON RUBBER COMPANY LIMITED (1)
4,275,600 Testing rubber 25 1979
 
AXEI BLOMBERG (1)
6,475,136 Hydraulic heartburn and reflux treatment 128 2000
 
B. BRAUN MELSUNGEN AG (1)
4,952,205 Pressure infusion device 70 1989
 
BALL BURNISHING MACHINE TOOLS LTD. (1)
5,348,210 Joints 47 1992
 
BALL CORPORATION (1)
5,597,284 Method and apparatus for processing container ends 23 1995
 
BASIC MEASURING INSTRUMENTS (1)
5,089,979 Apparatus for digital calibration of detachable transducers 104 1989
 
BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE (1)
4,658,358 Underwater computer 56 1984
 
BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE (1)
4,781,192 Balloon dilation apparatus 66 1986
 
BBC BROWN BOVERI AG (1)
4,696,189 Housing for a measuring device 35 1986
 
BC ACQUISTION CORP., A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE (1)
5,186,224 Filling device 24 1991
 
BENTELER AG (1)
4,730,420 Drilling device for drilling plates susceptible to breaking 29 1986
 
BH RESEARCH LLC (1)
2004/0133,092 Wireless system for measuring distension in flexible tubes 72 2003
 
BIODEX (1)
4,691,694 Muscle exercise and rehabilitation apparatus 104 1986
 
BIODEX MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,209,223 Single chair muscle exercise and rehabilitation apparatus 50 1992
 
BIOMAGNETIC TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,977,896 Analysis of biological signals using data from arrays of sensors 52 1989
 
BIOMED SOLUTIONS, LLC (1)
6,640,137 Biothermal power source for implantable devices 47 2002
 
BIOMEDICAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION (1)
4,431,009 Apparatus for measuring blood pressure 59 1981
 
BIOMELKTECHNIK HOEFELMAYR & CO. (1)
4,273,070 Milking hose 35 1979
 
BIOSENSE, INC. (1)
6,053,873 Pressure-sensing stent 219 1998
 
BIOTEK, INC. (1)
4,403,984 System for demand-based adminstration of insulin 238 1980
 
BIOWATCH MEDICAL, INC. (1)
6,102,856 Wearable vital sign monitoring system 170 1998
 
BLODGETT, NORMAN S. (1)
4,347,851 Vital signs monitor 129 1980
 
BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (1)
6,890,300 Implantable microscale pressure sensor system for pressure monitoring and management 43 2003
 
BRASS-CRAFT MANUFACTURING COMPANY (1)
5,274,859 Shower splash shield 29 1992
 
BREVETTI UMBRIA S.R.L. (1)
4,223,837 Dosed delivery device for liquids, particularly for delivering water to vegetal cultivations 28 1978
 
BRISTOL-MYERS COMPANY (1)
4,227,533 Flushable urinary catheter 45 1978
 
BRITISH TECHNOLOGY GROUP LIMITED (1)
4,191,187 Medical apparatus 60 1978
 
BRITISH UNITED SHOE MACHINERY LIMITED (1)
4,419,393 Method and apparatus for use in applying a band of liquid adhesive 23 1982
 
BURLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
4,360,277 Portable fabric temperature profiler 28 1980
 
CAMBRIDGE INSTRUMENTS INC., A DE CORP. (1)
4,408,615 Interference filter 31 1981
 
CARDIAC RESUSCITATOR CORPORATION (1)
4,473,078 Cardiac arrhythmia analysis system 50 1982
 
CAREFUSION 303, INC. (1)
5,545,140 Syringe plunger driver 104 1994
 
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY (1)
4,519,401 Pressure telemetry implant 152 1983
 
CIENA CORPORATION (1)
2003/0030,893 OPTICAL PRE-AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECEIVER PERFORMING GAIN CONTROL ACCORDING TO LOS DECLARATION 22 2000
 
CIRCLE SEAL CONTROLS, INC. (1)
4,407,326 Valve actuating mechanism 27 1981
 
CME TELEMETRIX INC. (1)
4,958,645 Multi-channel digital medical telemetry system 198 1988
 
CODMAN NEURO SCIENCES SARL (1)
2006/0089,619 Implantable pump with integrated refill detection 34 2004
 
COLLAGEN AESTHETICS, INC. (1)
5,300,120 Implant with electrical transponder marker 99 1992
 
COLOPLAST A/S (1)
5,250,020 Unitary inflatable penile prosthesis 65 1991
 
COLUMBIA MACHINE, INC. (1)
4,316,693 Variable array can palletizer 32 1979
 
COMBUSTION ENGINEERING, INC. (1)
4,395,916 Arrangement for sealing a reactive element within a fluid pressure transducer 25 1981
 
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DE MATERIEL ORTHOPEDIQUE (1)
5,211,161 Three axis passive motion exerciser 45 1991
 
CONVATEC TECHNOLOGIES INC. (1)
5,026,360 Clamping systems for two piece ostomy device 31 1990
 
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION (1)
4,489,916 Valve and stem seal therefor 35 1982
 
COREVALVE, S.A. (1)
7,018,406 Prosthetic valve for transluminal delivery 156 2003
 
CORNELL RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC. (1)
4,618,861 Passive activity monitor for livestock 74 1985
 
COROMETRICS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
4,325,387 Sealing apparatus for intrauterine pressure catheter and the like 46 1979
 
COVIDIEN AG (1)
5,348,536 Coextruded catheter and method of forming 131 1993
 
COVIDIEN LP (1)
6,357,438 Implantable sensor for proportional assist ventilation 50 2000
 
CROCKER NATIONAL BANK (1)
4,190,057 Device for determining the patentcy of a blood vessel 48 1977
 
CYBERKINETICS NEUROTECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
2006/0058,627 Biological interface systems with wireless connection and related methods 62 2005
 
DADE BEHRING MARBURG GMBH (1)
4,833,384 Syringe drive assembly 47 1987
 
DAIMLER AG (1)
5,730,101 Fuel injector and motor brake valve mounting arrangement for an internal combustion engine with direct fuel injection 27 1996
 
DAIMLERCHRYSLER AEROSPACE AIRBUS GMBH (1)
5,244,269 Overhead baggage compartment with a lowerable trough 77 1992
 
DAIRY EQUIPMENT COMPANY (1)
5,028,918 Identification transponder circuit 149 1989
 
DEFELSKO CORPORATION (1)
5,686,831 Gauge with reversible display screen 27 1996
 
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
4,471,182 Single pole make make switch and pressure switch using same 26 1983
 
DESCO CORPORATION (1)
4,192,192 Diaphragm seal assembly 41 1978
 
DEW ENGINEERING AND DEVELOPMENT LIMITED (1)
6,430,444 Transcutaneous energy transfer device 54 2000
 
DEXCOM, INC. (1)
6,558,321 Systems and methods for remote monitoring and modulation of medical devices 314 2000
 
DIRECT FLOW MEDICAL, INC. (1)
5,554,185 Inflatable prosthetic cardiovascular valve for percutaneous transluminal implantation of same 285 1994
 
DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE (1)
7,131,945 Optically powered and optically data-transmitting wireless intraocular pressure sensor device 28 2003
 
DRAEGER MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (1)
5,482,049 Programmable electronic blood pressure monitoring labels 26 1994
 
DRAGERWERK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
4,522,213 Monitoring device for medical apparatus 33 1984
 
DRESSER, INC. (1)
5,365,985 Vapor guard for vapor recovery system 42 1993
 
DUDDY, PATRICK J. (1)
5,184,132 Garage door opening device 35 1991
 
DWIGHT N. HOLMBO (1)
5,282,839 Rate responsive cardiac pacemaker and method for providing an optimized pacing rate which varies with a patient's physiologic demand 45 1992
 
EASTMAN CHRISTENSEN COMPANY (1)
4,468,762 Telemetry equipment in modules 33 1981
 
EATON CORPORATION (1)
5,004,873 Plural set point pressure responsive switching apparatus utilizing a single pressure sensing driver element 31 1989
 
EBERT, MICHAEL (1)
4,648,406 Physiological pressure measuring system 32 1981
 
ECKHART; THOMAS D. (1)
4,226,229 Anatomy testing device 27 1978
 
ELMO-TECH LTD. (1)
5,504,474 Tag for electronic personnel monitoring 68 1994
 
EMTEE ASSOCIATES, L.P. (1)
5,406,957 Electroencephalic neurofeedback apparatus for training and tracking of cognitive states 83 1993
 
ENERGY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF (1)
4,515,750 Sealing coupling 25 1982
 
ENTERPRISE SALES & COMPANY INC., A CORP. OF KY (1)
4,960,966 Limit switch 21 1989
 
ENVIRONMENTAL SPOUT COMPANY (1)
5,645,116 Method and assembly for preventing dripping of a liquid dispensing nozzle 40 1995
 
ERGONOMIC DESIGN SPECIALTIES, INC. (1)
6,234,745 Container destacking and transfer apparatus 21 2000
 
ERICO INDUSTRIES (1)
4,970,823 Plant nursery bottle 36 1989
 
ETHICON, INC. (1)
2005/0288,739 Medical implant having closed loop transcutaneous energy transfer (TET) power transfer regulation circuitry 73 2004
 
EXONIX BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING (1)
5,733,313 RF coupled, implantable medical device with rechargeable back-up power source 208 1996
 
EXPLORATION LOGGING, INC. (1)
4,386,422 Servo valve for well-logging telemetry 44 1980
 
FANUC LTD (1)
4,695,237 Injection molding apparatus 56 1985
 
FEHLIN, GUIDO (1)
5,246,008 Method for monitoring a patient for rejection reactions to an implanted heart 88 1992
 
FILTERWERK MANN & HUMMEL GMBH (1)
4,449,493 Slosh baffle for oil pan of internal combustion engine 27 1982
 
FIRMA CARL FREUDENBERG (1)
4,626,462 Process for the manufacture of through-hole contacted flexible circuit boards for high bending stresses and the circuit boards made therefrom 42 1985
 
FLACHGLAS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT (1)
4,573,835 Machine for boring a plate workpiece 29 1981
 
FORD MOTOR COMPANY (1)
4,674,457 Dry sump crankcase 52 1986
 
FRANK'S INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6,889,772 Method and apparatus for installing control lines in a well 35 2002
 
FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. (1)
4,494,411 Pressure detector comprising a cylindrical cavity resonator having a front surface made as a diaphragm 34 1983
 
FUJI PHOTO FILM CO., LTD. (1)
4,518,637 Coating solution metering method and apparatus 34 1983
 
FUKUDA DENSHI CO., LTD. (1)
5,038,800 System for monitoring patient by using LAN 93 1989
 
FULL VISION, INC. (1)
4,638,665 Tube bender 27 1985
 
G.N.A. CORPORATION, 2601 EAST OAKLAND PARK BOULEVARD, SUITE 403, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33309, A CORP OF FLORIDA (1)
4,515,004 Welded wire fabric bending apparatus and method 28 1982
 
GEMA VOLSTATIC AG (1)
5,720,436 Electrostatic spray device for coating material 33 1996
 
GENERAL BATTERY CORPORATION (1)
4,221,523 Apparatus for dumping and collecting corrosive substances from automotive batteries 22 1978
 
GEOMET, INCORPORATED (1)
4,183,247 Method for sampling air in proportion to respiration 29 1978
 
GESELLSCHAFT FUER ANGEWANDTE TECHNOLOGIE MBH (1)
2005/0038,328 Device for examining dysfunction of the bladder 23 2004
 
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4,531,936 Device and method for the selective delivery of drugs to the myocardium 175 1983
 
GOULD ELECTRONICS INC. (1)
5,263,244 Method of making a flexible printed circuit sensor assembly for detecting optical pulses 135 1992
 
GRASEBY MEDICAL LIMITED (1)
5,244,461 Infusion pump with occlusion sensitive shutoff 88 1991
 
GTE VALERON CORPORATION (1)
4,622,871 Cutting tool compensator for stationary machine tool 24 1984
 
HALLIBURTON COMPANY (1)
4,981,173 Electric surface controlled subsurface valve system 65 1989
 
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4,665,511 System for acoustic caliper measurements 77 1984
 
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5,139,484 Ambulatory syringe-pusher device for parenteral injections with output servo-controlled by the contents of the syringe 56 1990
 
HEALTHDYNE, INC. (1)
4,435,173 Variable rate syringe pump for insulin delivery 183 1982
 
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5,178,197 Fuel dispensing nozzle 38 1992
 
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5,513,945 Apparatus for removing the upper waste layer resulting in cutting plastic porous concrete blocks or the like 24 1994
 
HID CORPORATION (1)
4,730,188 Identification system 180 1985
 
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4,700,610 Cylinder tube strain measurement feedback for piston position control 42 1985
 
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4,834,731 Ostomy appliance and convex pressure ring assembly therefor 51 1987
 
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5,507,412 Centralized multichannel fluid delivery system 76 1994
 
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4,399,707 Stress sensitive semiconductor unit and housing means therefor 50 1981
 
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4,350,647 Permanent adapter for a medical humidifier 28 1981
 
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5,185,535 Control of backgate bias for low power high speed CMOS/SOI devices 69 1991
 
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5,024,965 Manufacturing high speed low leakage radiation hardened CMOS/SOI devices 50 1990
 
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4,351,116 Apparatus for making multiple orientation measurements in a drill string 26 1980
 
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4,473,067 Introducer assembly for intra-aortic balloons and the like incorporating a sliding, blood-tight seal 96 1982
 
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6,682,503 Anti-reflux valve interconnected with a catheter 23 2001
 
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5,782,774 Apparatus and method of bioelectrical impedance analysis of blood flow 59 1996
 
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5,089,673 Pressure operated electrical switching device with plural lever actuated microswitches 23 1990
 
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6,682,480 Monitoring treatment using implantable telemetric sensors 42 2001
 
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5,226,429 Laparoscopic gastric band and method 294 1991
 
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2006/0157,701 Integrated sensor chip unit 25 2006
 
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4,447,224 Variable flow implantable infusion apparatus 159 1982
 
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5,014,040 Personal locator transmitter 92 1989
 
INSTITUT FRANCAIS DU PETROLE (1)
4,945,761 Method and device for transmitting data by cable and mud waves 39 1989
 
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5,156,972 Analyte specific chemical sensor with a ligand and an analogue bound on the sensing surface 82 1990
 
ITAMAR MEDICAL LTD. (1)
4,798,211 Diagnostic methods and apparatus employing monitoring of myocardial ischemia 42 1986
 
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7,021,402 Method for using a multipurpose unit with multipurpose tower and a surface blow out preventer 29 2004
 
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4,445,385 Static pressure sensor with glass bonded strain gauge transducers 28 1982
 
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5,082,006 Device for preventing involuntary micturition 51 1990
 
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4,444,498 Apparatus and method for measuring blood oxygen saturation 72 1982
 
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KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYODA JIDOH SHOKKI SEISAKUSHO (1)
4,520,443 Control device for loading and unloading mechanism 55 1982
 
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYODA JIDOSHOKKI SEISAKUSHO (1)
4,511,974 Load condition indicating method and apparatus for forklift truck 72 1982
 
KADIA-DIAMANT MASCHINEN-UND WERKZEUGFABRIK O. KOPP GMBH & CO. (1)
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KATIMS, JEFFERSON JACOB (1)
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KB ALLOYS, INC. (1)
4,820,265 Tubing set 141 1986
 
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4,245,593 Liquid heating and circulating system 36 1979
 
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4,183,124 Method of and apparatus for fabricating spiral wrapped cartridge cases 22 1977
 
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2005/0165,317 Medical devices 53 2004
 
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5,064,974 Compartment for remote transmitter or the like 46 1990
 
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6,030,413 Artificial graft and implantation method 167 1991
 
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5,619,991 Delivery of medical services using electronic data communications 386 1995
 
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6,796,942 Device for measuring physical quantities, especially for measuring pressure in the eye 31 2002
 
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4,356,486 Telemetering system for operating room and the like 44 1980
 
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5,042,503 Process and apparatus for extended, non-invasive monitoring of uterine contractions 39 1990
 
MILACRON LLC (1)
5,062,052 Logic controlled plastic molding machine with programmable operator interface 78 1989
 
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4,464,170 Blood glucose control apparatus and method 45 1982
 
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5,509,888 Controller valve device and method 172 1994
 
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4,303,075 Method and apparatus for maximizing stroke volume through atrioventricular pacing using implanted cardioverter/pacer 98 1980
 
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MRKLAS; THERESIA A. (1)
5,304,112 Stress reduction system and method 164 1991
 
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5,068,779 Degree of freedom digital control system for a hydraulic press 27 1989
 
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4,967,761 Method of monitoring labor 50 1988
 
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4,700,497 Automatic document page turning apparatus 30 1986
 
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5,036,869 Medical wireless telemeter 65 1990
 
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4,779,626 Method and apparatus for compensating for transducer position in blood pressure monitoring system 37 1986
 
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2006/0113,187 Biosensors comprising semiconducting electrodes or ruthenium containing mediators and method of using the same 101 2005
 
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NOKIA MOBILE PHONES LTD. (1)
5,168,982 Switch device 35 1991
 
NORAM CHEMICAL COMPANY (1)
4,606,478 Device for controlling ectoparasites 30 1983
 
NORTHSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUE, LTD. (1)
4,428,365 Anti-incontinent prostheses 64 1982
 
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5,269,891 Method and apparatus for determination of a constituent in a fluid 251 1993
 
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4,729,517 Rebound crusher 24 1986
 
OCEANIC USA (1)
4,882,678 Data sensing and processing device for scuba divers 50 1987
 
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4,712,562 Outpatient monitoring systems 163 1986
 
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4,633,304 Endoscope assembly 92 1984
 
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4,902,277 Circulating a liquid through a joint 58 1987
 
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5,350,413 Transcutaneous energy transfer device 76 1991
 
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5,328,460 Implantable medication infusion pump including self-contained acoustic fault detection apparatus 139 1993
 
PACESETTER INFUSION, LTD., MINIMED TECHOLOGIES A CA. LIMITED PARTNERSHIP (1)
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PAYHAULER CORPORATION, A CORP. OF (1)
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2003/0061,168 Method for generating customer secure card numbers 2 2001
 
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5,425,362 Fetal sensor device 120 1993
 
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4,537,129 Offset printing blanket 39 1984
 
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5,013,292 Surgical correction of female urinary stress incontinence and kit therefor 196 1989
 
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4,262,632 Electronic livestock identification system 170 1974
 
REYNOLDS METALS COMPANY (1)
4,581,915 Hydraulic cup holder 23 1984
 
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5,096,271 Drive assembly, power off retract 107 1991
 
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ROSLIN, MITCHELL STEVEN (1)
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4,392,368 Arrangement for presses 23 1980
 
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6,573,563 SOI semiconductor integrated circuit for eliminating floating body effects in SOI MOSFETs 29 2001
 
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5,493,738 Water guiding strip for use in association with a shower stall or bathtub 26 1994
 
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SCHIAPPARELLI MEDTRONIC S.P.A., AN ITALIAN COMPANY (1)
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5,625,946 Armature guide for an electromechanical fuel injector and method of assembly 41 1995
 
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WALSH, JOHN K., 59 LOCKWOOD DRIVE, WALDWICK, NEW JERSEY 07463 (1)
4,571,995 Digital readout indicator of oxygen usage, pressure and flow 42 1984
 
WAUSEON MACHINE AND MANUFACTURING, INC. (1)
5,467,627 End finisher machine 33 1994
 
WEGENER GMBH (1)
5,326,249 Apparatus for bending lamellar workpieces 25 1993
 
WESTERN ATLAS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
4,262,343 Pressure pulse detection apparatus 42 1979
 
XEROX CORPORATION (1)
5,795,325 Methods and apparatus for anchoring an occluding member 137 1995
 
YASUI SEIKI CO., LTD. (1)
4,844,002 Coating feeder system 32 1987
 
ZEXEL VALEO CLIMATE CONTROL CORPORATION (1)
4,886,392 Press-fit structure of a shaft 54 1987
 
ZITEC AG (1)
4,577,512 Thread-tension meter 23 1984
 
OTHER [CHECK PATENT PROFILE FOR ASSIGNMENT INFORMATION] (140)
4,191,004 Bag folding apparatus 24 1978
4,281,666 Single diaphragm pressure-balanced telemetric pressure sensing system 46 1978
4,280,775 Hole drilling machine and work positioning system 40 1978
4,204,547 Method and apparatus for noninvasive monitoring of intracranial pressure 41 1978
4,220,189 Window shade sealing system 43 1978
4,248,238 Heart stimulating apparatus 40 1979
4,217,221 Oil refining apparatus 30 1979
4,284,073 Method and apparatus for pumping blood within a vessel 58 1979
4,256,094 Arterial pressure control system 102 1979
4,248,241 Patient monitoring apparatus 65 1979
4,271,018 Backwashable fluid filters 54 1979
4,342,218 Method and apparatus for zeroing and calibrating an invasive blood pressure monitoring system 60 1980
4,312,374 Differential-pressure valve 36 1980
4,295,963 Backwashable fluid filter 46 1980
4,363,236 Method and apparatus for detecting leaks in a structure 30 1980
4,278,540 Back washing fluid filters 40 1980
4,399,809 Artificial sphincter for use at stoma, or for the like purposes 55 1980
4,399,821 Free moving animal physiological monitoring and identification system and method 71 1981
4,405,318 Injector with ratchet drive and reproducing system 37 1981
4,376,523 Header and valving assembly 32 1981
4,415,071 Device for bleeding brakes and refilling brake system 34 1981
4,453,537 Apparatus for powering a body implant device 102 1981
4,451,033 Upper body exerciser for a stationary bicycle and a bicycle including the same 32 1981
4,380,427 Compact hydraulic drive for die closing unit of injection molding machine 43 1981
4,404,968 Pump and valve assembly for penile implant 32 1982
4,421,505 Wound irrigation system 32 1982
4,441,491 Pressure relief valve system for penile implant device 41 1982
4,439,186 Dilation device 83 1982
4,478,213 Therapeutic limb manipulator 37 1982
4,465,015 Device for spreading a substance onto a moving web of material 37 1983
4,536,000 Jaw position and/or force detector for power chuck 41 1983
4,552,150 Method and apparatus to assist cardiac muscle functioning 39 1983
4,617,016 Injection device 52 1983
4,538,616 Blood sugar level sensing and monitoring transducer 265 1983
4,531,526 Remote sensor telemetering system 78 1983
4,565,116 Hydraulic speed controls for die closing unit of injection molding machine 33 1983
4,499,394 Polymer piezoelectric sensor of animal foot pressure 75 1983
4,492,632 Adaptor for external oil filter 49 1983
4,563,175 Multiple syringe pump 87 1983
4,546,524 Hose clamp apparatus 35 1984
4,633,878 Device for the automatic insulin or glucose infusion in diabetic subjects, based on the continuous monitoring of the patient's glucose, obtained without blood withdrawal 225 1984
4,592,340 Artificial catheter means 186 1984
4,685,469 Piezoresistive pressure measuring cell 35 1985
4,646,553 Press for cultivator shank 23 1985
4,819,656 Biofeedback therapy system 30 1985
4,672,974 Method and apparatus for "zeroing" and calibrating a catheter-tip gauge-pressure transducer 73 1985
4,691,710 Medical apparatus and system 31 1986
4,724,830 Flow control device for an implantable prosthesis 33 1986
4,685,463 Device for continuous in vivo measurement of blood glucose concentrations 257 1986
4,705,507 Arterial catheter means 156 1986
4,953,563 Protective disposable sheath for muscle monitor 31 1986
4,783,106 Method and apparatus for automatically controlling pressure in fluid-actuated systems 34 1986
4,669,484 Automatic leveling device for hemodynamic pressure measuring system 35 1986
4,725,826 Manipulator grip slip sensor 24 1987
4,854,328 Animal monitoring telltale and information system 195 1987
4,832,034 Method and apparatus for withdrawing, collecting and biosensing chemical constituents from complex fluids 161 1987
4,807,321 Air cleaning system 25 1987
4,765,001 Splash guard for bathtub showers 34 1987
4,871,351 Implantable medication infusion system 420 1987
4,846,664 Hydraulic system for the mold clamping unit of a plastics injection molding machine 37 1987
4,840,068 Pipe pressure sensor 40 1988
4,867,618 Removable spindle for drill heads 27 1988
4,846,153 Intubating video endoscope 86 1988
4,960,424 Method of replacing a defective atrio-ventricular valve with a total atrio-ventricular valve bioprosthesis 230 1988
4,865,587 Syringe and catheter apparatus 34 1988
5,003,976 Cardiac and pulmonary physiological analysis via intracardiac measurements with a single sensor 158 1988
4,949,724 Method and apparatus for continuous measurement of cardiac output 45 1988
4,981,141 Wireless electrocardiographic monitoring system 92 1989
5,005,586 Method for exercising a patient's anal canal 26 1989
4,967,585 Bending die and ram assembly for tube bending machine 25 1989
4,919,143 Electroencephalic neurofeedback apparatus and method for bioelectrical frequency inhibition and facilitation 40 1989
5,007,919 Method and apparatus for patient protection against vessel rupture from balloon-tipped catheters 32 1989
5,046,661 Postal leaflets for direct mails 30 1989
5,052,910 Clamping unit for injection molding machine 32 1989
5,061,239 Intussusception air reduction system 32 1990
5,044,770 Thermometer for hot asphaltic concrete application 27 1990
5,019,032 Refined suspension procedure with implement for treating female stress incontinence 117 1990
5,212,476 Wireless intraoral controller disposed in oral cavity with electrodes to sense E.M.G. signals produced by contraction of the tongue 68 1990
5,053,008 Intracardiac catheter 525 1990
5,174,286 Sensor for right ventricular and thoracic volumes using the trailing edge value of a generated pulse 60 1990
5,032,822 Tire deflation warning system 24 1991
5,098,384 Pressure-compensated fluid administering apparatus 34 1991
5,077,102 Scented artificial flower 42 1991
5,129,806 Hydraulic system in an injection molding machine 34 1991
5,154,171 Rate adaptive pacemaker controlled by ejection fraction 86 1991
5,148,580 Shower curtain sealing and fastening arrangement 40 1991
5,148,695 Adjustable pipe and tubing bender 27 1991
5,192,314 Synthetic intraventricular implants and method of inserting 260 1991
5,230,694 Urological prosthesis 26 1992
5,249,858 Motor driven movable cabinet 48 1992
5,291,894 Apparatus for treating a patient with acoustic waves 37 1992
5,347,476 Instrumentation system with multiple sensor modules 85 1992
5,449,368 Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding device and method for implantation and removal thereof 163 1993
5,437,605 Remote controllable penile prosthetic system 32 1993
5,520,606 Mechanical urinary sphincter device 37 1993
5,354,200 Temperature gauge for dental drills and method employing same 24 1993
5,388,831 Luminous golf practice device 43 1993
5,365,462 Instrumentation system with multiple sensor modules providing calibration date information 61 1993
5,375,073 Instrumentation system with multiple sensor modules providing accuracy code information 35 1993
5,377,128 Self-calibrating instrumentation system with multiple sensor modules 67 1993
5,344,388 Textured surface prosthetic device 51 1993
5,353,622 Articulated three point pipe bending apparatus 28 1993
5,365,619 Bathtub shield arrangement 34 1994
5,431,694 Bio-operable power source 44 1994
5,433,694 Penile elevator 29 1994
5,417,226 Female anti-incontinence device 96 1994
5,509,891 Prothesis for male dysfunction 31 1994
5,634,255 Method and apparatus for automated processing and handling of mash weldedsheet metal blanks 29 1994
5,887,475 Material for protecting sheet metal during the sheet metal forming process 24 1994
5,551,427 Implantable device for the effective elimination of cardiac arrhythmogenic sites 180 1995
5,611,768 Inflatable vaginal pessary 45 1995
5,673,585 Automated dimpling apparatus 28 1995
6,338,735 Methods for removing embolic material in blood flowing through a patient's ascending aorta 98 1996
5,787,520 Shower curtain sealing kit 25 1997
5,916,179 System and method for reducing iatrogenic damage to nerves 27 1997
5,792,179 Retrievable cardiac balloon placement 43 1997
6,135,945 Anti-incontinence device 57 1997
5,873,837 System and method for remote measurement of fluid flow 27 1997
5,978,985 Method and apparatus for elastic shower splash guard 25 1997
6,117,067 Device for the height-adjustable fixing and support of internal anatomical organs 132 1998
6,035,461 Bathtub shower splash guard 22 1998
6,240,318 Transcutaneous energy transmission system with full wave Class E rectifier 32 1999
6,379,380 Metal stent containing radioactivatable isotope and method of making same 47 2000
6,432,040 Implantable esophageal sphincter apparatus for gastroesophageal reflux disease and method 115 2000
2003/0009,201 Urinary dysfunction treatment apparatus 24 2001
6,961,619 Subcutaneously implantable power supply 51 2002
7,017,583 Food intake restriction with controlled wireless energy supply 41 2002
2003/0216,666 Implant for in-vivo parameter monitoring, processing and transmitting 44 2003
7,081,683 Method and apparatus for body generation of electrical energy 25 2003
2005/0025,979 Livestock security tag assembly 24 2003
2006/0183,967 Adjustable stomach band 29 2004
6,951,571 Valve implanting device 124 2004
2006/0085,051 ELECTRICAL IMPLANTS 21 2004
2006/0035,446 Apparatus of catalytic molecule beam epitaxy and process for growing III-nitride materials using the apparatus 21 2005
2006/0184,206 Implantable generating system 23 2005
2006/0122,285 Non-scorch flame retarded polyurethane foam 24 2005
2006/0089,571 Obesity treatment systems 60 2005
2006/0100,531 Instrumented retrievable implantable device 25 2005
2006/0189,889 Management Systems For The Surgically Treated Obese Patient 32 2006
7,608,065 Bone supported vascular access port 2 2007

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IRO AB (1)
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