Non-pharmaceutical therapies for stroke: mechanisms and clinical implications

F Chen, Z Qi, Y Luo, T Hinchliffe, G Ding, Y Xia… - Progress in …, 2014 - Elsevier
Stroke is deemed a worldwide leading cause of neurological disability and death, however,
there is currently no promising pharmacotherapy for acute ischemic stroke aside from …

Method for anchoring a mitral valve

SV Lichtenstein, D Gelbart - US Patent 8,449,605, 2013 - Google Patents
An arti? cial mitral valve is anchored in the left atrium by placing the valve between the
annulus of the natural mitral valve and an arti? cial annulus. The arti? cial annulus is formed …

Ultrasonic surgical instrument

E Aranyi, DJ Cuny, R Heinrich, A Lal… - US Patent App. 12 …, 2008 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic Surgical instrument is provided which includes a handle assembly, a body
extending distally from the handle assembly and an end effector configured to effect cutting …

Therapeutic ultrasonic catheter for delivering a uniform energy dose

AF Brisken, JR McKenzie, RF Zuk, M Nassi… - US Patent …, 2001 - Google Patents
Therapeutic ultrasound Systems have proven effective in enhancing transdermal drug
delivery, ablating pathological tissue and non-invasively breaking up concretions within the …

Ultrasonic surgical instrument

E Aranyi, DJ Cuny, R Heinrich, A Lal, B Lewis… - US Patent …, 2018 - Google Patents
An ultrasonic surgical instrument is provided which includes a handle assembly, a body
extending distally from the handle assembly and an end effector configured to effect cutting …

Ultrasound catheter with cavitation promoting surface

D Hansmann, A Soltani - US Patent App. 11/402,626, 2006 - Google Patents
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method of applying ultrasonic energy to a
treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises positioning an ultrasound radiating …

Ultrasound medical system

IRS Makin, TD Mast, MH Slayton, PG Barthe… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
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medical system - Google Patents Ultrasound medical system Download PDF Info Publication …

Apparatus and method for the treatment of tissue with ultrasound energy by direct contact

E Babaev - US Patent 7,431,704, 2008 - Google Patents
Apparatus and method for the treatment of tissue, such as hard and soft tissues, wounds,
tumors, muscles, and cartilage, through the direct contact of ultrasound energy is disclosed …

Pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy

CA Cain, Z Xu, JB Fowlkes, TL Hall… - US Patent …, 2011 - Google Patents
Therapy methods using pulsed cavitational ultrasound therapy can include the
subprocesses of initiation, maintenance, therapy, and feedback of the histotripsy process …

Method for anchoring a mitral valve

SV Lichtenstein, D Gelbart - US Patent 8,672,998, 2014 - Google Patents
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