Recently Issued Patents : 2009

	US7473237: Apparatus for Auto-Retroperfusion of a Coronary Vein Inventors: Jose L. Navia, Jose Antonia Navia, Jorge Luis Jordana, Ji-Feng Chen Issue Date: 01/06/2009 Brief Description: An apparatus and method for automatically retroperfusing a coronary vein.
	US7477945: Delivery Device for Stimulating the Sympathetic Nerve Chain Inventors: Ali R. Rezai, Thomas MacMartin Harman, II, Ashwini Sharan Issue Date: 01/13/2009 Brief Description: A device and assembly for electrically and/or chemically stimulating individual ganglion and a plurality of ganglia of the nervous system.
	US7493168: Electrical Stimulation to Treat Hair Loss Inventors: Ali R. Rezai Issue Date: 02/17/2009 Brief Description: A hair restoration apparatus includes an electrical generator configured to generate an electrical signal meeting defined characteristics.
	US7491179: Apparatus and Method for Assessing Loads on Adjacent Bones Inventors: Shuvo Roy, Aaron J. Fleischman, Edward C. Benzel, Lisa Ferrara Issue Date: 02/17/2009 Brief Description: An apparatus that utilizes microelectromachanical systems (MEMS) technology to provide an in vivo assessment of loads on adjacent bones comprises a body for insertion between the adjacent bones.
	US7491504: Method for Detecting Ovarian Cancer Inventors: Lian Shan, Stanley L. Hazen Issue Date: 02/17/2009 Brief Description: A method of detecting ovarian cancer in a female test subject.
	US07488346: Method and Apparatus for Replacing a Mitral Valve and an Aortic Valve with a Single Homograft Inventors: Jose Luis Navia Issue Date: 02/10/2009 Brief Description: A method and apparatus for replacing both the native mitral valve and the native aortic valve in a heart with a stentless bioprosthetic graft is provided.