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 United States Patent Application: 0040153116
The light source may advantageously be used for illumination of body cavities and/or medical procedures involving an application of light to tissue, such as drug activation, light therapy on tissue, and the like.
Such illumination may advantageously be used for illumination of body cavities and/or medical procedures involving an application of light to tissue, such drug activation, light therapy on tissue, and other similar procedures.
The method of claim 1, wherein the body cavity is the cervix.
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PG01&p=1&u=/netahtml/PTO/srchnum.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1="20040153116".PGNR.&OS=DN/20040153116&RS=DN/20040153116   (16087 words)

  
 FM definitions for NLM9.20
is a body part subdivision that consists of those organs that separate the body cavity from the body's exterior.
is an anatomical structure, which is a subdivision of a body part; it may exclude bones; it is partially surrounded by a subdivision of skin; is demarcated from other subdivisions of the same body part by anatomical surfaces or lines or topographical references; together with other contiguous body part subdivisions, it constitutes a body part.
is a body part subdivision, which consists of those organs that separate a body cavity subdivision from the body's exterior.
http://sig.biostr.washington.edu/education/resources/defs092000.html   (2954 words)

  
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During the insufflation process the gas distends the body cavity to move the tissue layers outwardly of the body to create sufficient space in the cavity to observe or treat the organs and/or body structures therein, and to also move the distal end of the trocar or Verres needle therefrom.
A fluid, denoted by the reference character"F,"is passed through the Verres needle or trocar sleeve for inflating the body cavity as the needle or trocar sleeve are passed therein.
If a Verres needle has been used penetrated into the body cavity, an external gas source is attached to a proximal end of the needle projecting outwardly of the body cavity.
http://www.wipo.int/cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=01/08573.010208&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (5563 words)

  
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This prevents tearing of the body tissue as the cannula is firmly attached to both internal and external walls of the body cavity.
The surgical device 1 is formed for use in minimally invasive surgery of the type using an inflated body cavity.
The surgical device 1300 is formed for use in minimally invasive surgery of the type using an inflated body cavity.
http://www.wipo.int/cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=01/08563.010208&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (5664 words)

  
 Instrument for removing a foreign substance from the body cavity of human being - Patent 4046149
An instrument is adapted to be inserted through an endoscope channel into the body cavity of the human being together with an endoscope and remove a foreign substance such as polyp and stone within the body cavity of the human being.
When any further foreign substance is found in the body cavity of the human being, only the instrument body 129 is drawn out from the endoscope channel, another trap means is mounted on the forward end of the instrument body and again inserted through the instrument body into the endoscope channel.
This invention relates to an instrument adapted to be inserted through an endoscope channel into the body cavity of the human being together with an endoscope and remove a foreign substance such as polyp, stone etc. outside of the body cavity of the human being.
http://www.freepatentsonline.com/4046149.html   (4357 words)

  
 Body wall and body cavity (from echinoderm) --  Encyclopædia Britannica
The process and series of changes that take place in a woman's body as a result of having a developing human within her is called pregnancy.
The emergence of a baby from the body of its mother is called birth.
As a competitive activity, body building aims at displaying pronounced muscle tone and exaggerated muscle mass and definition for overall aesthetic effect.
http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-25750   (828 words)

  
 s000612b - Primary Effusion (Body Cavity) Lymphoma
Human herpesvirus-8-associated body cavity-based lymphoma in human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients: a: unique B-cell neoplasm.
Association of body cavity-based lymphoma and human herpesvirus 8 in an HIV-seronegative male.
Therefore, we recommend that these malignant lymphomas be designated: primary effusion lymphomas (PEL), rather than body cavity-based lymphomas, since this term describes them more: accurately and avoids their confusion with other malignant lymphomas that occur in the body cavities.
http://www.emory.edu/WHSCL/grady/amreport/litsrch99/s000612b.html   (9675 words)

  
 Malignant Mesothelioma Body Cavity Medical Notes and Guidelines.
Patients with pleural mesotheliomas (mesotheliomas of the chest) often have pleural effusion (fluid in their chest cavity the body from.
Malignant mesothelioma inside the chest cavity with a special malignant mesothelioma is found, more tests will be done to find out if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body.
inside your chest cavity with a special malignant mesothelioma is found, more tests will be done to find out if cancer cells have spread to other parts of the body.
http://www.medlisting.com/mesothelioma/malignant-mesothelioma-body-cavity.html   (598 words)

  
 SKELETAL, MUSCULAR AND INTEGUMENTARY SYSTEMS
The internal framework of the body is called the endoskeleton.
The functions of the bones are to support the muscle and organs, give shape and structure to the body, and protect delicate internal organs.
The spinal column which allows the body to bend and twist.
http://www.student.loretto.org/anatomyphys/chp42.htm   (1534 words)

  
 Phylum Priapulida
The other is with an eversion and retraction of a body part such as a proboscis, pharynx, or introvert.
These structures have a lumen that is continuous with the internal body cavity of the pseudocoelom.
The body covering may also possess spines, warts, or tubercles.
http://comenius.susqu.edu/bi/322/IZLecture18.htm   (1170 words)

  
 Body Cavity
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His complementary remarks made me feel so very proud of my own personal body cavity.
I was mildly sedated and felt no pain.
http://www.democracymeansyou.com/satire/bodycavity.htm   (628 words)

  
 Body Cavity-Based Malignant Lymphoma Containing Kaposi Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus in an HIV-Negative Man with ...
to body cavity-based lymphoma related to the acquired immunodeficiency
sarcoma-associated herpesvirus in our patient, who had body
of classic Kaposi sarcoma who developed a body cavity-based
http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/125/10/822   (2122 words)

  
 U.S. Pregrant 20040143183 - Device for detecting a position and an orientation of a medical insertion tool inside a ...
An object of the present invention can achieve a downsized and lightweight insertion portion so as to be smoothly and easily insertable into even a narrow body cavity such as a blood vessel inside a skull, without having a bad influence on a vital tissue.
With means for determining position of a device placed within a body
Devices placed entirely within body and means used therewith
http://cxp.paterra.com/uspregrant20040143183.html   (327 words)

  
 BODY CAVITY
There are three basic body plans based on the body cavity and these are used to divide the animal kingdom.
This refers to the intestine located within the body cavity.
The body cavity is a precursor to thehydrostatic skeleton which aids in support and locomotion.
http://www.dde.liverpool.k12.ny.us/Whacked/WebWhacker%201.0/Porifora/cavity.htm   (200 words)

  
 Body cavity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
hydrostatic pressure gives the body a supportive framework that acts as a skeleton.
The human body consists of the following cavities:
Acoelomate animals, like flatworms, have no body cavity at all.
http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coelom   (684 words)

  
 S.O.P. 9-5 Strip and Body Cavity Searches
BODY CAVITY SEARCH: Any search involving not only visual inspection of skin surfaces but the internal physical examination of body cavities and, in some instances, organs such as the stomach cavity.
STRIP SEARCH: Any search of an individual requiring the removal or rearrangement of some or all clothing to permit the visual inspection of any or all skin surfaces including genital areas.
On the basis of a search warrant, a body cavity search shall be performed only by an Agency authorized physician or by the other medically trained personnel at the physician's direction.
http://www.dca.state.ga.us/development/research/programs/downloads/law/Chap9-5.html   (720 words)

  
 Title 5 - §200-G. Strip searches and body cavity searches
The person uses due care in conducting the body cavity search.
The rules promulgated by this subsection shall be subject to the following conditions:
Body cavity searches other than of the mouth shall be conducted by medically trained personnel of the same sex as the arrestee under conditions so that the search cannot be observed by persons other than those conducting the search.
http://janus.state.me.us/legis/statutes/5/title5sec200-G.html   (346 words)

  
 Fish Body Cavity
There is allot of blood in the body cavity due to hemorrhages from the internal organs
You can see undigested food in the intestine
The fluid in the body cavity is viscous, the organs are atrophied and the intestine is glassy
http://www.fishyfarmacy.com/fish_diseases/body_cavity.html   (259 words)

  
 McSweeney's Internet Tendency: Body Cavity
Then I will switch to the other side of your body, time permitting, and repeat the procedure from step one, methodically and with great care, this time more familiar with the curvature of your body, the nature of its hiding places.
I will proceed as quickly as I'm comfortable, responsive to what I provoke.
I will stand slightly to one side of your body.
http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2003/10/31martin.html   (680 words)

  
 Coeloms and Pseudocoeloms
All these terms, and others explained below are to do with the nature of the body cavity of the animal.
The words used to define different body cavities relate to how the cavity comes into being during the development of the embryo as well as to its final observable structure.
Simple animals do not have a body cavity but higher animals like mammals do.
http://www.earthlife.net/inverts/coelom.html   (679 words)

  
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http://www.maxipharmacy.com/mesothelioma/7/malignant-mesothelioma-body-cavity.html   (828 words)

  
 General Order No. 603
"Body Cavity Search" refers to any search involving not only visual inspection of skin surfaces but the internal physical examination of body cavities and, in some instances, organs such as the stomach cavity.
A body cavity search may be conducted only with a valid search warrant and by a licensed physician or a physician's assistant, licensed practical nurse, or a registered nurse acting under the direction of a physician.
To provide guidelines for determining if and under what conditions the use of strip and body cavity searches are legally permissible and to establish guidelines for the appropriate conduct of such searches.
http://www.hawaiipolice.com/genOrders/go603.html   (1132 words)

  
 Pelvic Cavity
Sciatic nerve (ventral rami of L4,5,S1,2,3)-largest nerve in body
The walls of the pelvic cavity are formed by the pubic symphysis anteriorly, the obturator internus muscle laterally and the piriformis muscle posteriorly.
This boundaries of the inlet are; 1) anteriorly the pubic symphysis, 2) laterally, the linea terminalis and 3) posteriorly, the sacrum and the sacral promotory or the projection on the ventral portion of the sacrum where it is connected to the last lumbar vertebrae.
http://www.smbs.buffalo.edu/ana/newpage45.htm   (2469 words)

  
 Listserve For EmergencyMedical Practioners: Re: [EMED-L] Body C
Listserve For EmergencyMedical Practioners: Re: [EMED-L] Body C
In reply to: Ronald A. Hellstern, M.D.: "Re: [EMED-L] Body Cavity Search"
http://www.ucsf.edu/its/listserv/emed-l/14141.html   (436 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Dictionary - hydrocele definition
It is a painless condition that can be treated surgically by draining the fluid.
watery liquid in body cavity: an accumulation of watery liquid in a body cavity, especially in the sac around the testes.
Search for "hydrocele" in all of MSN Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861619397/hydrocele.html   (82 words)

  
 In Situ Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Localization Studies Support Role of Human Herpesvirus-8 as the Cause of Two ...
Picker, D.M. Knowles, and R.W. McKenna (1996) Primary body cavity-based AIDS-related lymphomas.
cells in body cavity-based lymphomas are positive for EMA (22,
In Situ Polymerase Chain Reaction-based Localization Studies Support Role of Human Herpesvirus-8 as the Cause of Two AIDS-related Neoplasms: Kaposi's Sarcoma and Body Cavity Lymphoma
http://www.jci.org/cgi/content/full/99/12/2971   (5210 words)

  
 body_cavity - OneLook Dictionary Search
Other places to try your search for body cavity:
General Web searches for dictionaries containing body cavity:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=body_cavity&other=1   (72 words)

  
 body cavity malignant mesothelioma,body cavity malignant mesothelioma,iii malignant mesothelioma stage ...
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http://eee.s55.xrea.com/body-cavity-malignant-mesothelioma   (239 words)

  
 Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 8-Associated, Body Cavity-Based Lymphoma with an Unusual ...
Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 8-Associated, Body Cavity-Based Lymphoma with an Unusual Phenotype in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient -- Pérez and Rudoy 8 (5): 993 -- Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody Treatment of Human Herpesvirus 8-Associated, Body Cavity-Based Lymphoma with an Unusual Phenotype in a Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Negative Patient
PEL is an unusual form of body cavity-based
http://cdli.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/8/5/993   (310 words)

  
 biology - Body cavity
A body cavity is an aspect of a number of basic animal body plans (phyla) that incorporate a central body cavity, known as a coelom.
The coelom may be subdivided into "subcavities" such as the pericardial cavity around the heart.
The most common body plans for large mobile animals fall into a group called the Bilateria.
http://www.biologydaily.com/biology/Body_cavity   (326 words)

  
 Malignant Mesothelioma Body Cavity
- Malignant mesothelioma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in the pleura (the thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and...
- Most cancers find their names in the part of the body where the cancer first starts.
- Malignant Mesothelioma cells lining the patient's body cavities such as chest, abdominal region or the area surrounding the heart.
http://www.mesothelioma-asbestos-cancer-help.com/malignant-mesothelioma-body-cavity.html   (271 words)

  
 Dorlands Medical Dictionary
one acting within the body that is not restricted to a specific site, but is systemic or has a genetic basis.
a hollow place or space, or a potential space, within the body or in one of its organs; it may be normal (called cavitas in anatomical nomenclature) or pathological (see cavitation).
tension cavities cavities of the lung in which the air pressure is greater than that of the atmosphere, as in tension pneumothorax.
http://www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_hl_dorlands.jspzQzpgzEzzSzppdocszSzuszSzcommonzSzdorlandszSzdorlandzSzdmd_c_16zPzhtm   (2190 words)

  
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Armstrong of Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore and her colleagues gave 210 cancer patients standard chemotherapy with two drugs, cisplatin and paclitaxel.
Body cavity drugs cut ovarian cancer death risk
The U.S. government quickly recommended that patients start getting the new treatment for the disease that is the fourth-leading cause of cancer-related deaths among women in the United States.
http://today.reuters.com/News/newsArticle.aspx?type=healthNews&storyID=2006-01-04T212504Z_01_MUN476848_RTRUKOC_0_US-CANCER-OVARIAN.xml   (388 words)

  
 (WO 01/08573) PERFORATED TROCAR SLEEVE AND METHOD OF USE
The openings may be spaced randomly or regularly along the length of the body member, and may be positioned within at least one recess (40, 60) defined within the exterior surface of the body member.
The openings defined in the body member may vary in size along the length of the body member.
The inlet and outlet ports, in association with the body member, define a continuous fluid flow conduit (28) within the body member.
http://wipo.int/cgi-pct/guest/getbykey5?KEY=01/08573.010208&ELEMENT_SET=DECL   (255 words)

  
 Interleukin-10 Limits Local and Body Cavity Inflammation during Infection with Muscle-Stage Trichinella spiralis -- ...
body yielded 1,039 ± 797, 4,314 ± 2,894, and 2,532
To evaluate the body cavity response to muscle infection, cells
the diaphragm and in the body cavities following infection.
http://iai.asm.org/cgi/content/full/72/6/3129   (5081 words)

  
 Malignant Mesothelioma Body Cavity Articles and Information Guide
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http://www.mesothelioma-lawyer-portal.com/malignant-mesothelioma-body-cavity.html   (192 words)

  
 New Jersey Division of Criminal Justice
When a body cavity search is conducted, the officer in charge shall request a sworn statement from the licensed physician or registered nurse who conducted the search stating that the body cavity search was conducted pursuant to statutory and medical requirements.
Comments or problems with this site may be directed to the Webmaster
The officer in charge shall assure that all strip searches and body cavity searches are conducted in private and that these searches cannot be observed by persons not physically conducting the search.
http://www.state.nj.us/lps/dcj/agguide/stripout.htm   (977 words)

  
 Mesothelioma malignant mesothelioma body cavity
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http://www.go-seekit.com/mesothelioma/malignant-mesothelioma-body-cavity.htm   (234 words)

  
 MSN Encarta - Dictionary - body cavity definition
opening into body: an opening into the body, e.g.
MSN Encarta - Dictionary - body cavity definition
Search for "body cavity" in all of MSN Encarta
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/dictionary/DictionaryResults.aspx?refid=1861686466   (65 words)

  
 Stolen mobile rings in ‘body cavity’ The Register
I do believe that you should post more of these kinds of stories.
Embarrassing does not even begin to describe this.
However, we did receive an article from Jamaica's Western Mirror, dated 19 March, which nicely illustrates that while vibrating phones may have found a new niche market among the sexually frustrated, there are times when it is not advisable to conceal modern gadgetry in one's "body cavity".
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/04/14/stolen_mobile_rings_in_body   (553 words)

  
 body cavity - definition of body cavity by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
body cavity - definition of body cavity by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/body+cavity   (67 words)

  
 Hanzi Smatter 一知半解: "Body Cavity"
The character 腔 has multiple meanings, and one of them is "body cavity".
It would be "Magic", if you want to make cocaine filled balloons disappear by stuff them into your body cavity before the DEA agents arrest you at the border.
Apparently the young lady was told by the tattooist that the character is Chinese for "magic".
http://www.hanzismatter.com/2005/10/body-cavity.html   (128 words)

  
 Body Cavities
Possessing a body cavity that is completely lined with mesodermal tissue.
Possessing a body cavity that is lined with mesodermal tissue only on the outer (parietal) side
Possessing three germ layers (ectoderm, mesoderm, and endoderm) but lacking a body cavity
http://www.d.umn.edu/biology/courses/bio3701/cavities.htm   (40 words)

  
 Embryonic Body Cavity
ST grows dorsally from ventrolateral body wall, Separates heart from liver
PPM fuses with DME completing partition between thorax and abdomen, forms primordial diaphragm, large portion of fetal diaphragm, small portion infant’s
Septum transveeurorsum, Pleuroperitoneal membrane, Dorsal mesentery of esophagus, Lateral body walls
http://wings.buffalo.edu/smbs/ana/embryoni.htm   (109 words)

  
 body cavity - OneLook Dictionary Search
body cavity : The On-line Medical Dictionary [home, info]
body cavity : Stedman's Online Medical Dictionary, 27th Edition [home, info]
We found 10 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word body cavity:
http://www.onelook.com/?w=body+cavity   (143 words)

  
 BBC NEWS Science/Nature Eggs found inside dinosaur fossil
Given that nests of similar dinosaurs have been discovered with more than a dozen eggs in them, it suggests this animal would have laid two eggs and then repeated the process until her nest was full.
"It is unlikely that this specimen could have had multiple pairs of shelled eggs inside the body at one time," Tamaki Sato, from the Canadian Museum of Nature in Ottawa, and her team write in Science.
The fossilised remains comprise little more than a pelvis with the shelled eggs still viewable in the body cavity.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4446769.stm   (335 words)

  
 Energy Citations Database (ECD) - Energy and Energy-Related Bibliographic Citations
Investigations were made on the suitability for use as a body-cavity radiation dosimeter of a styreneApplications in cells for direct insertion into the body cavity are described.
Availability information may be found in the Availability, Publisher, Research Organization, Resource Relation and/or Author (affiliation information) fields and/or via the "Full-text Availability" link.
For a journal article, please see the Resource Relation field.
http://www.osti.gov/energycitations/product.biblio.jsp?osti_id=4274065   (82 words)

  
 Body Cavity Searches to Begin on New York Subway
As long as you don't notice that the cavity checker has both hands on your shoulders as he's doing the examination.
Police also are telling commuters that they can refuse a request to have their bag searched or body cavity performed and will not be questioned or detained for doing so.
When the city announced plans for the random searches last week, it reportedly marked the first time since the 9/11 attacks that passengers using any major city subway system were subjected to random inspection.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1451154/posts   (2417 words)

  
 Roundworms have a body cavity and a complete digestive tract (
Roundworms have a body cavity and a complete digestive tract (mouth, intestinal specialization, anus)
Roundworms have a body cavity and a complete digestive tract (
http://www-instruct.nmu.edu/biology/arebertu/web/a89.htm   (25 words)

  
 Police: Body cavity search reveals crack
With a search warrant in hand, Leinfelder continued his search and reported finding drugs.Thomas told investigators the drugs were not his and he was only told to deliver it to a girl who was outside the county jail, according to the complaint.
It didn't go over my head, in fact, I was just thinking, a body cavity search of me would reveal a crack too, and I am drug free.
Thomas refused and Leinfelder was forced to get a judge to give him permission to search the lower half of Thomas' body, according to the complaint.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/845592/posts   (2000 words)

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