Recently Issued Patents : 2007

	CA2424261C: Method and Apparatus for Stabilizing Adjacent Bones Inventor: Isador Lieberman, M.D. Issue Date: 12/11/2007 Brief Description: Implant apparatus has a platform with helical spike embedding into each adjacent vertebral bodies to provide a means for fastening.
	AU4206815BB: Branched Vessel Endoluminal Device Inventors: Roy K. Greenberg, M.D., Davorin Skender, James Foster and Karl West Issue Date: 10/25/2007 Brief Description: Endoluminal prosthesis for repair of damaged vessels has prosthetic branch which is disposed longitudinally along and circumferentially about prosthetic trunk.
	US7284442: Method and Apparatus for In Vivo Sensing Inventors: Aaron J. Fleischman, Ph.D., James R. Talman and Shuvo Roy, Ph.D. Issue Date: 10/23/2007 Brief Description: Systems and methods for in vivo sensing are provided, involves receiving response signal comprising mix component from in-vivo sensor, and evaluating mix component by system control.
	CA2350793C: Rigid Clampable Cannula Inventor: Ji-Feng Chen Issue Date: 10/23/2007 Brief Description: Clampable cannula used in conjunction with a ventricle assist device via implantation comprises a rigid layer, a flexible tube coaxial with the rigid layer, and a rigid sleeve.
	US7280710: Architecture for Real-Time 3D Image Registration Inventors: Carlos R. Castro-Pareja, Raj Shekhar and Jogikal M. Jagadeesh Issue Date: 10/9/2007 Brief Description: Hardware pipeline for brain atlas registration has accumulator/mutual histogram controller operable to send mutual histogram address and control data to mutual histogram RAM, and interpolator sending interpolation weights.
	USD552178: Heart Brace Inventors: Daniel J. Boffa, Eric E. Roselli, M.D., Douglas R. Johnston, M.D., David Nagle, John Robert Mehall, David P. Mason, M.D. and Bruce W. Lytle, M.D. Issue Date: 10/2/2007 Brief Description: The ornamental design for a heart brace.
	DE60129998C0: Apparatus for Implantation into Bone Inventor: Isador Lieberman, M.D. Issue Date: 9/27/2007 Brief Description: Apparatus for implantation into bone in a patient's spine or pelvis, e.g. such as bone screws for treating bone fractures.
	DE69838097C0: Infectious Clone for Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Inventors: Amiya Banerjee, Ph.D. and Michael A. Hoffman Issue Date: 8/30/2007 Brief Description: A system for generating recombinant, human parainfluenza virus, particularly infectious, recombinant, human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV-3) is provided.
	US7262068: Microneedle Array Module and Method of Fabricating the Same Inventors: Shuvo Roy, Ph.D. and Aaron Fleischman, Ph.D. Issue Date: 8/28/2007 Brief Description: Microneedle array module useful for drug delivery, comprises substrate, and microneedles affixed to and protruding outwardly from front surface of substrate.
	EP1322242B1: Apparatus for Implantation into Bone Inventor: Isador Lieberman, M.D. Issue Date: 8/15/2007 Brief Description: Apparatus for implantation into bone in a patient's spine or pelvis, e.g. such as bone screws for treating bone fractures.
	US7074188: System and method of characterizing vascular tissue Inventors: Ronald Cambron, Francis Vijay, Richard Knight, Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D., Robert C. Foster and Ken Litzie Issue Date: 7/31/2007 Brief Description: A vacuum-assisted venous drainage reservoir of cardiopulmonary bypass surgery with both hard and soft shell reservoirs.
	CA2335851C: Apparatus and Methods for Preparing an Implantable Graft Inventor: George Muschler, M.D. Issue Date: 7/24/2007 Brief Description: A kit for preparing an implantable graft, particularly an implantable, composite bone graft is provided.
	EP0981537B1: An Infectious Clone for Human Parainfluenza Virus Type 3 Inventors: Amiya Banerjee, Ph.D. and Michael A. Hoffman Issue Date: 7/18/2007 Brief Description: A system for generating recombinant, human parainfluenza virus, particularly infectious, recombinant, human parainfluenza virus type 3 (HPIV-3) is provided.
	CA2426483C: MEMS-Based Integrated Magnetic Particle Identification System Inventors: Aaron J. Fleischman, Ph.D., Shuvo Roy, Ph.D., Maciej Zborowski, Ph.D. and Jeff Chalmers Issue Date: 7/3/2007 Brief Description: Particle identification system has substrate with flow channel, magnetic structure with pole pieces for generating magnetic field that acts on magnetic particles and bioferrograph for identifying presence of particles.
	DE60313760C0: Neuron Signal Analysis System Inventor: Erwin B. Montgomery Issue Date: 6/21/2007 Brief Description: Micro-electrode positioning system for neuron signal analysis, moves micro-electrode to new location, when characteristics of electrical signal data resembles with noise data characteristics.
	US7223552: Myeloperoxidase, A Risk Indicator for Cardiovascular Disease Inventors: Renliang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. and Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D. Issue Date: 5/29/2007 Brief Description: Diagnostic test for identifying a human patient's risk of developing or having cardiovascular disease by comparing levels of myeloperoxidase activity, myeloperoxidase mass in bodily sample with predetermined values.
	AU2249893BB: Myeloperoxidase, A Risk Indicator for Cardiovascular Disease Inventors: Renliang Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. and Stanley Hazen, M.D., Ph.D. Issue Date: 5/24/2007 Brief Description: Diagnostic test for identifying a human patient's risk of developing or having cardiovascular disease by comparing levels of myeloperoxidase activity, myeloperoxidase mass in bodily sample with predetermined values.
	EP1492449B1: Neuron Signal Analysis System Inventor: Erwin B. Montgomery Issue Date: 5/9/2007 Brief Description: Micro-electrode positioning system for neuron signal analysis, moves micro-electrode to new location, when characteristics of electrical signal data resembles with noise data characteristics.
	US7215802: System and Method for Vascular Border Detection Inventors: Jon D. Klingensmith, Anuja Nair, Ph.D., Barry D. Kuban and D. Geoffrey Vince, Ph.D. Issue Date: 5/8/2007 Brief Description: Intra -vascular ultrasound image border identifying method for use by clinician, involves identifying two portions of transformed RF data that corresponds to blood and non-blood portion of vascular tissue respectively.
	CA2424173C: Apparatus for Implantation into Bone Inventor: Isador Lieberman, M.D. Issue Date: 4/17/2007 Brief Description: Apparatus for implantation into bone in a patient's spine or pelvis, e.g. such as bone screws for treating bone fractures.
	US7183256: TIMP3 as VEGF Inhibitor Inventor: Bela Anand-Apte, M.D., Ph.D. Issue Date: 2/27/2007 Brief Description: New polypeptide comprising a portion of the C-terminal domain of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 3 which inhibits binding of VEGF to VEGFR2, useful for treating angiogenic disease.
	US7182736: Apparatus and Method for Assessing Loads on Adjacent Bones Inventors: Shuvo Roy, Ph.D., Aaron Fleischman, Ph.D., Edward C. Benzel, M.D. and Lisa Ferrara Issue Date: 2/27/2007 Brief Description: Apparatus for use to assess loads on adjacent bones comprises a body for insertion between adjacent bones, load sensor and a telemetric device coupled with the sensor.
	US7181288: Neuromodulation Device and Method of Using the Same Inventors: Ali R. Rezai, M.D., John D. Hall, Barry D. Kuban and Ken Baker, Ph.D. Issue Date: 2/20/2007 Brief Description: Device for modulating volume of neural tissue, has leads radially constrained within lumen coupled to actuator mechanism and deploys radially outwardly into neural tissue.
	US7175597: Non-Invasive Tissue Characterization System and Method Inventors: D. Geoffrey Vince, Ph.D., Anuja Nair, Ph.D. and Jon D. Klingensmith Issue Date: 2/13/2007 Brief Description: Plaque composition determining system for physicians that has correlation logic that associates signal properties to pre-determined signal properties of plaque components and identifies components of blood vessel based on association.
	US7172874: Diagnostic Methods for Age Related Macular Degeneration Inventors: Joe G. Hollyfield, Ph.D., Robert G. Salomon, Ph.D., John W. Crabb, Ph.D. and Xiaorong Gu Issue Date: 2/6/2007 Brief Description: Diagnosing disease associated with oxidation of docosahexaenoic acid containing lipids in test subject, by detecting presence of elevated level of 2-(omega-carboxyethyl) pyrrole adducts in bodily fluid obtained from test subject.
	US7169106: Intraocular Pressure Measurement System Including a Sensor Mounted in a Contact Lens Inventors: Aaron J. Fleischman, Ph.D. Shuvo Roy, Ph.D. and Hilel Lewis, M.D. Issue Date: 1/30/2007 Brief Description: Intraocular pressure measurement system used for glaucoma patients, includes contact lens, and sensor comprising contact surface including outer non-compliant region and inner compliant region, and region of conductive material.
	US7168116: Patient Support Apparatus Having an Air Cell Grid and Associated Method Inventors: Steven L. Reger, Ph.D. and Richard R. Navarro Issue Date: 1/30/2007 Brief Description: An apparatus for supporting a patient during a medical procedure. The apparatus has a bead bag when subjected to vacuum, becomes rigid for supporting air cell grid against patient to maximize surface area of contact between patients and apparatus.
	DE69836487C0: Minimally invasive cardiac surgery procedure Inventor: Delos M. Cosgrove, M.D. Issue Date: 1/4/2007 Brief Description: Method of performing a minimally invasive cardiac surgery on a patient, eg. aortic valve replacement, includes making a parasternal incision across a predetermined number of costal cartilage, and exercising one or more costal cartilage to provide access to portion of the heart.
	CA2424520C: Microneedle Array Module and Method of Fabricating the Same Inventors: Aaron Fleischman, Ph.D. and Shuvo Roy, Ph.D. Issue Date: 1/2/2007 Brief Description: Microneedle array module useful for drug delivery, comprises substrate, and microneedles affixed to and protruding outwardly from front surface of substrate