Recent Patents on Biomedical Engineering (Discontinued) - Volume 4, Issue 2, 2011

Cardiac valve surgery, for either replacement or repair, has seen significant advancements over the last several decades. The majority of operative techniques that have been developed, such as valvular commissurotomy, debridement, prolapse reduction, and native valve replacement, are performed through a full sternotomy or lateral thoracotomy. Although a conventional full median sternotomy offers good exposure to th Read More

Calcium phosphates, with a composition and structure similar to the mineral phase of bone, have been recognized as satisfactory materials for bone repair because of their excellent biocompatibility, osteoconductive, and bioactivity. In this paper, the recent related patents are reviewed, including four parts, such as calcium phosphate bioceramics, calcium phosphate coatings, calcium phosphate based particles and calciu Read More

In today's world, the importance of quality and healthy life has increased and new methods that are provided by technological developments offer new opportunities in the field of health. For this purpose, many studies have been done. It is thought that examination of these studies will reduce the waste of time, prevent repetitive work, provide sharing of information for future studies. The aim of this study is to make a general e Read More

The computerization of hospital systems has traditionally been incremental in manner, over the years, various computer systems have been linked together. Frequently, however, a hospital utilizes computer systems from multiple vendors. One reason is that various hardware and/or human systems are provided with their own computerized systems (e.g., an image processing workstation can have a specific imaging system). Read More

The diagnostic power of physiological electric and magnetic signal detection has been universally recognized during the rise of modern medicine. Iconic technologies that illustrate this point well include the electrocardiogram (EKG), electromyogram (EMG), electroencephalogram (EEG), and, more recently, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). These technologies have transformed medicine by providing invaluable diagnostic to Read More

The aim of this review is to provide an overview of the use of lasers in laboratory and clinical techniques used in Implantology, with particular reference to Erbium lasers and recent patents on this field. Laser applications in oral Implantology have been of considerable scientific interest throughout the recent years. Erbium lasers can be used in many procedures, ranging from placement, second stage recovery and gingi Read More

Portable Biomedical Devices for health care management are producing a great impact in the monitoring of patients located in areas different from clinical environments such as houses, military bases, ships, and the like. A number of applications, ranging from data collection, to chronic patient surveillance, and even to the control of therapeutic procedures, are being implemented in many parts of the world. The develop Read More

Medicinal plant formulations have been used in traditional medicines for thousands of years. Plant-based medicine is still a major source of new drug leads and herbal treatments are highly lucrative in the international marketplace. The intellectual property issues for medicinal plant formulas are complicated for numerous reasons. Many of the patents are attempting to emulate the pharmaceutical model of composition paten Read More

The patents annotated in this section have been selected from various patent databases. These recent patents are relevant to the articles published in this journal issue, categorized by medical imaging, bioinformatics, image processing, biomaterials, pharmaceutical drugs, bioengineering, medical devices, design, biological devices, biomechanics & diagnostic devices related to biomedical engineering....