03rd week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 47 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110015419 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING CATALYST AND RECOVERING FREE CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AFTER TRANSESTERIFICATION REACTION - Systems and methods for using carbon dioxide to remove an alkali catalyst and to recover free carboxylic acids after a transesterification reaction are disclosed. Generally, the methods include first providing a mixture resulting from the transesterification of an ester, wherein the mixture includes substances selected from the alkali catalyst, an alcohol, and a transesterification reaction product such as biodiesel. Second, the methods generally include adding carbon dioxide to the mixture. In some cases, adding the carbon dioxide to the mixture causes the alkali catalyst to convert into an alkali carbonate and/or an alkali bicarbonate. In other cases, adding the carbon dioxide to the mixture causes the carboxylic acid alkali salt to convert into a free carboxylic acid. In either case, the alkali carbonate, the alkali bicarbonate, and/or the free carboxylic acid can be separated from the mixture in any suitable manner. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015420 | PERFLUOROPOLYETHER-MODIFIED POLYSILOXANE, A METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME AND A DEFOAMING AGENT COMPRISING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a perfluoropolyether-modified polysiloxane represented by general formula (1): | 2011-01-20 |
20110015421 | FUNCTIONAL SUBSTANCE-RELEASING AGENT - The present invention relates to a functional substance-releasing agent containing a silicic acid ester compound represented by formula (1) below, a process for producing the functional substance-releasing agent, and a composition containing the functional substance-releasing agent. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015422 | COMPOUND - To provide a novel compound. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015423 | Functionalized Carbon Nanostructures Which are Soluble in Hydrocarbons and Method for Preparation - Carbon nanomaterials functionalized on their surface with ester or amide functionality are made using a technique involving multiple space apart in time or dropwise additions of reactants to the carbon nanomaterials, and are soluble in hydrocarbon liquids. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015424 | METAL CARBAMATES FORMED FROM DIAMINOPHENYLMETHANE - The invention provides metal carbamates of the general formula (I) | 2011-01-20 |
20110015425 | PROCESS - The present invention relates to improved processes for the production of 2-amino-2-[2-(4-C | 2011-01-20 |
20110015426 | NOVEL DIAMANTANE COMPOUNDS, LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOUNDS, AND LIQUID CRYSTALLINE COMPOSITIONS - A liquid crystalline compound has excellent liquid crystal properties, particularly high phase transition temperature. Diamantane compounds are represented by the general formula (I): | 2011-01-20 |
20110015427 | Organic Material Photodiode - The present invention relates to a photodiode, comprising a photo-active layer which layer comprises at least one electron donating material, and at least one fullerene derivative as an electron accepting material. The present invention further relates to a method for making such a photo diode, to a photo-active layer and to a fullerene derivative. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015428 | Process for Producing Alpha-Fluoro-Beta-Amino Acids - By reacting a β-hydroxy-α-amino acid with sulfuryl fluoride (SO | 2011-01-20 |
20110015429 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 6-HYDROXYCAPROIC ESTERS - The present application relates to an improved process for preparing 6-hydroxycaproic esters from the by-product mixtures which are obtained in the oxidation of cyclohexane to cyclohexanol and cyclohexanone with oxygen or oxygen-comprising gas mixtures. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015430 | CATALYSTS AND PROCESSES FOR THE FORMATION OF TERMINAL OLEFINS BY ETHENOLYSIS - The present invention relates generally to catalysts and processes for the formation of terminal olefin(s) from internal olefin(s) via ethenolysis reactions. The ethenolysis reactions may proceed with high conversion, high turnover, and/or high selectivity. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015431 | Processes for Production of 2-Bromo-2,2-Difluoroethanol and 2-(Alkylcarbonyloxy)-1,1-Difluoroethanesulfonic Acid Salt - Disclosed is a process for producing 2-bromo-2,2-difluoroethanol, which comprises reducing a bromodifluoroacetic acid derivative represented by the formula [1] by using an ate hydride complex as a reducing agent. 2-Bromo-2,2-difluoroethanol thus produced can be used as the starting material to carry out the esterification step, the sulfination step and the oxidation step in this order, thereby producing a 2-alkylcarbonyloxy-1,1-difluoroethanesulfonic acid salt, wherein A represents a substituted or unsubstituted linear, branched or cyclic alkoxy group having 1 to 20 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted aryloxy group having 6 to 15 carbon atoms, a heteroaryloxy group having 4 to 15 carbon atoms, or a halogen atom. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015432 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACROLEIN AND/OR ACRYLIC ACID - In industrial scale production of acrolen and/or acrylic acid by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of propylene or a propylene-containing gas with molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas or in industrial scale production of acrylic acid by catalytic gas-phase oxidation of acrolein or an acrolein-containing gas with molecular oxygen or a molecular oxygen-containing gas, this invention provides a process characterized in that the initial stage operation is carried out under advancedly elevated reaction temperature and thereafter the reaction temperature is lowered to carry out the steady state operation. According to this process, acrolein and/or acrylic acid can be produced in high yield stably over prolonged period. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015433 | Simple preparation of trifluoromethionine and derivatives thereof - Disclosed is a process for the simple preparation of trifluoromethionine, its analogs trifluoromethylcysteine, fluoroalkylhomocysteines, and fluoroalkylcysteines, and derivatives of them. These compounds are drug-candidate compounds or raw materials of drug-candidate compounds. Specifically, trifluoromethionine, trifluoromethylcysteine, a fluoroalkylhomocysteine, or a fluoroalkylcysteine is simply and conveniently prepared directly without passing through homocysteine or cysteine by adding metallic sodium to an optically active or racemic homocystine or cystine in liquid ammonia and further adding a fluoroalkyl iodide thereto under Birch reduction conditions. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015434 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING DODECA-2,10-DIENE-1,12-DICARBOXYLIC ACID OR 1,12-DODECANE-DICARBOXYLIC ACID BY WAY OF RING-OPENING CROSS METATHESIS (ROCM) OF CYCLOOCTENE WITH ACRYLIC ACID - The invention relates to a method for producing 1,2-dodeca-2,10-diene diacid and 1,12-dodecanoic acid whereby cyclooctene and acrylic acid are reacted with a ruthenium catalyst by way of a metathesis reaction at high substrate concentrations until the reaction takes place in substance, the resulting unsaturated dicarboxylic acid being precipitated and being hydrated in a second reaction step. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015435 | COMPOUND FOR INACTIVATING VIRUSES AND BACTERIA AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The invention discloses a novel compound effective in inactivating viruses and bacteria. The compound, 2-(10-mercaptodecyl)-propanedioic acid or salts thereof, is shown to disrupt, break down or inactivate viruses and bacteria, thus suppressing infection and proliferation thereof in host cells. A method of chemically synthesizing the novel compound is also disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015436 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING BETA-MERCAPTO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS - An object of the present invention is to provide a method for industrially producing β-mercapto carboxylic acids that are useful as synthetic raw materials for medicines and agrochemicals or as additives for polymer compounds from easily available α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids in high yields and productivity. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015437 | USE OF BENZYLIDENEAMINOGUANIDINES AND HYDROXYGUANIDINES AS MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR LIGANDS - The present invention relates to the use of compounds of general formula (I) as ligands to the melanocortin receptors and/or for treatment of disorders in the melanocortin system: wherein X is H or OH; R1, R2, R3, R4 and R5 are the same or different and are selected from hydrogen, halogen, alkyl having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, electron donor groups such as alkoxy having 1-5 carbon atoms or hydroxy, electron acceptor groups selected from cyano, nitro, trifluoroalkyl or amide; alkylamino, benzoyloxy, nitroxy, phenyl or sulpho; and the pharmacologically active salts thereof. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015438 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF INTERMEDIATES RELATED TOTHE 5-HT2C AGONIST (R)-8-CHLORO-1-METHYL-2,3,4,5,-TETRAHYDRO-1H-3-BENZAZEPINE - The present invention provides processes and intermediates useful in the preparation of 8-chloro-1-methyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1H-3-benzazepine, a serotonin (5-HT) receptor agonist that is useful in the treatment or prophylaxis of, for example, central nervous system disorders, such as obesity. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015439 | PROCESS TO PREPARE ETHYLENE AMINES - The present invention relates to a process to prepare ethylene amines by the amination of ethylene oxide, ethylene glycol or ethanolamine in the presence of a catalyst, comprising a step wherein methylamine and/or ethylamine are removed from the reaction effluents. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015440 | PHOSPHINE COMPOUND, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PEROXIDE SCAVENGER USING THE SAME - The invention provides a novel peroxide scavenger comprising a phosphine compound represented by general formula [I]: | 2011-01-20 |
20110015441 | SULFONE COMPOUND AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CAROTENOID USING THE SAME COMPOUND - The present invention relates to a process for producing a sulfone compound of the following formula (3), characterized in that an allyl sulfone compound of the formula (1) and an allyl halide compound of the formula (2) are reacted in an organic solvent in the presence of an alkali metal hydroxide and a phase-transfer catalyst: | 2011-01-20 |
20110015442 | SULFONE COMPOUND AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a process for producing a sulfone compound represented by formula (1), which comprising a step of obtaining a compound represented by formula (4) by reacting a compound represented by formula (3) with a chlorate or a bromate, and then resulting reaction solution with HX or X | 2011-01-20 |
20110015443 | PROCESS FOR CONTINUOUSLY PREPARING METHYL MERCAPTAN FROM CARBON COMPOUNDS, SULFUR AND HYDROGEN - The invention relates to a process for continuously preparing methyl mercaptan by reacting a mixture comprising carbon compounds with sulfur and hydrogen, wherein the carbon disulfide and hydrogen sulfide compounds which form are subsequently converted to methyl mercaptan. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015444 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF CARBONYL COMPOUND - A process for producing a carbonyl compound corresponding to an olefin, the process comprising reacting the olefin with molecular oxygen in a water-containing liquid phase comprising a palladium catalyst, a vanadium compound, and a heteropoly acid having a heteropoly anion represented by the Formula: [X | 2011-01-20 |
20110015445 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ACETONE FROM BIOETHANOL - The present invention provides a technique for producing acetone in a high yield from hydrated ethanol derived from biomass, without requiring a large amount of energy. Hydrated ethanol derived from biomass is heated to a reaction temperature of 400° C. or higher in the presence of a Zr—Fe catalyst, thereby producing acetone. The reaction temperature is preferably from 450 to 550° C., and the Zr—Fe catalyst preferably contains 5 to 10% by mass of Zr. The present invention allows purification of hydrated acetone without requiring purification of the hydrated ethanol. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015446 | USE OF A SUPPORTED CATALYST CONTAINING PRECIOUS METAL FOR OXIDATIVE DEHYDROGENATION - The use of a supported noble metal catalyst obtainable by applying a sparingly soluble noble metal compound to a support from solution or suspension, and subsequently treating thermally, for preparing olefinically unsaturated carbonyl compounds. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015447 | Process for the Preparation of Primary Alkyl Glycerol Ethers Useful as Biofuel Additive from Glycerol - The present invention provides a process for the preparation of biofuels or biofuel additives from glycerol. More particularly, it provides a process for the preparation of glycerol-ethers by etherification of glycerol with an alcohol in the presence of solid acid catalyst. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015448 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF THERAPEUTICALLY VALUABLE TRIPHENYLBUTENE DERIVATIVES - The present invention concerns a method for the preparation of therapeutically valuable triphenylbutene derivatives, especially ospemifene or fispemifene. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015449 | DIALKYL AND DIARYL ETHER PRODUCTION FROM METAL ALCOHOLATE - A dialkyl or diaryl ether is produced by reacting carbon dioxide with a metal alcoholate having the formula, M(RO) | 2011-01-20 |
20110015450 | ALCOHOL PRODUCTION PROCESS AND ACID-TREATED RANEY CATALYST - Processes of the invention provide alcohols such as isopropyl alcohol with high purity and little by-product impurities by reacting a ketone such as acetone and hydrogen. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015451 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AQUEOUS COLLOIDAL PRECIOUS METAL SUSPENSION - The invention is directed to a process for the preparation of an aqueous colloidal precious metal suspension, which process comprises reducing a precious metal salt in aqueous solution using a functionalised, water soluble quaternary ammonium salt in the absence of organic solvents, to form elementary nanoparticles. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015452 | METHOD FOR PREPARING FLUORINATED COMPOUNDS - The invention relates to a method for selective dehydrofluorination on a mixed catalyst based on chromium and nickel on a carrier based on aluminium. The invention is used for the synthesis of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoro-1-propene and 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoro-1-propene. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015453 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUOROPROPENES - Dehydrohalogenation processes for the preparation of fluoropropenes from corresponding halopropanes, in which the fluoropropenes have the formula CF | 2011-01-20 |
20110015454 | HYDROPROCESSING OF BIOCOMPONENT FEEDSTOCKS WITH FCC OFF-GAS - A biocomponent feedstock can be hydroprocessed using an FCC off-gas as a hydrogen source. A relatively low cost catalyst, such as a water gas shift catalyst and/or spent hydrotreating catalyst, can be used as a hydrogenation catalyst for the process. The hydroprocessing can allow for olefin saturation and/or deoxygenation of the biocomponent feed by using a relatively low value refinery stream. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015455 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING MIXED GAS HYDRATE - The composition of raw mixed gas and the gas composition of produced mixed gas hydrate are uniformed as rapidly as possible. The process for producing a mixed gas hydrate comprises the gas hydrate forming step of reacting a mixed gas (g) with water (w) to thereby obtain a gas hydrate in slurry form; the dewatering step of removing the water (w) from the gas hydrate slurry (s); the palletizing step of forming the gas hydrate after water removal into pellets; the freezing step of chilling the gas hydrate pellets (p) to the freezing point or below to thereby freeze the same; and the pressure reduction step of depressurizing the frozen gas hydrate to storage pressure, wherein the mixed gas (g) fed to the gas hydrate forming step is diluted by diluent gas (m) as a constituent of the principal components of the mixed gas (g). | 2011-01-20 |
20110015456 | GAS TREATMENT APPARATUS-WATER FLOODED SCREW COMPRESSOR - A gas treatment system for hydrocarbon upgradation comprising a water flooded screw type compressor to receive and discharge water and gas to be treated, a scrubber to receive a gas discharged from the compressors and scrubbing water, a stripper/flasher to receive water and gas discharged from the scrubber and recycle the water for use by one or both compressor and scrubber and a recovery system for the gas from scrubber. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015457 | Process for Producing Cyclohexylbenzene - In a process for producing cyclohexylbenzene, benzene and hydrogen are contacted under hydroalkylation conditions with a catalyst system comprising a MCM-22 family molecular sieve and at least one hydrogenation metal. The conditions comprise a temperature of about 140° C. to about 175° C., a pressure of about 135 psig to about 175 psig (931 kPag to 1207 kPag), a hydrogen to benzene molar ratio of about 0.30 to about 0.65 and a weight hourly space velocity of benzene of about 0.26 to about 1.05 hr | 2011-01-20 |
20110015458 | CONVERSION OF HYDROGEN BROMIDE TO ELEMENTAL BROMINE - A method is provided for converting hydrogen bromide to elemental bromine. A portion of an initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas is thermally oxidized at a thermal oxidation temperature to produce a first fraction of elemental bromine and a remainder of the initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas. At least a portion of the remainder of the initial hydrogen bromide-rich gas is catalytically oxidized at a lower catalytic oxidation temperature to produce a second fraction of elemental bromine. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015459 | Process for the preparation of light fuels - In the process of the invention, an aliphatic C | 2011-01-20 |
20110015460 | PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR RECOVERY OF STYRENE FROM A STYRENE-CONTAINING FEEDSTOCK - In various embodiments, the present disclosure describes processes and systems for recovery of styrene from a styrene-rich feedstock. The processes and systems maintain performance of an extractive solvent used in the styrene recovery. In general, the processes include introducing a styrene-rich feedstock to an extractive distillation column, removing a styrene-rich stream from the extractive distillation column, introducing the styrene-rich stream to a solvent recovery column, removing a styrene-lean stream from the solvent recovery column, separating and treating a portion of the styrene-lean stream to form a treated extractive solvent and recycling the treated extractive solvent. In some embodiments, the treating process also includes steam stripping. Styrene-recovery systems including an extractive distillation column, a solvent recovery column, a solvent treatment apparatus having at least one equilibrium stage and a continuous circulation loop connecting these components are also disclosed herein. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015461 | Ionic Liquids for Separation of Olefin-Paraffin Mixtures - The invention is directed to an ionic liquid comprising (i) a cationic portion containing a complex of a silver (I) ion and one or more neutral ligands selected from organoamides, organoamines, olefins, and organonitriles, and (ii) an anionic portion having the chemical formula | 2011-01-20 |
20110015462 | METHODS FOR INHIBITING POLYMERIZATION OF VINYL AROMATIC COMPOUNDS DURING EXTRACTIVE DISTILLATION - High temperatures and oxygen exposure during extractive distillation can result in polymerization of vinyl aromatic compounds. In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates to methods for inhibiting polymerization of vinyl aromatic compounds during extractive distillation. In various embodiments, the methods include a) providing a mixture containing at least one vinyl aromatic compound, b) adding at least one dinitrophenol inhibitor to the mixture, and c) after step b), performing an extractive distillation on the mixture to isolate the at least one vinyl aromatic compound. Purified styrene can be isolated by the methods described herein. In some embodiments, the dinitrophenol inhibitor is 2-sec-butyl-4,6-dinitrophenol (DNBP). | 2011-01-20 |
20110015463 | APPLICATOR AND A SET INCLUDING SUCH AN APPLICATOR - A device for treating human keratinous materials includes an electrical appliance comprising a handpiece and a reader, and an applicator suitable for being removably fastened on the handpiece. The applicator includes a solid cosmetic or dermatological composition for applying to the keratinous materials, and/or an applicator element including fibers and/or cells suitable for enabling a cosmetic or dermatological composition to be applied on keratinous materials. The applicator also includes an encoder for encoding information arranged to be read by the reader. The operation of the handpiece depends on the information read. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015464 | MAGNETIC CORE FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES - The inventive technique include a system, method and device for treating a patient. The inventive system includes a magnetic field generating device created using a powdered ferromagnetic. The system further includes a circuit in electrical communication with the magnetic core, and a power source in electrical communication with the circuit. The ferromagnetic powder core may be manufactured by at least one of the following: machining, pressing, molding, gluing, and extruding. Also, the ferromagnetic powder core may have a distributed gap structure, where the gap structure operates to focus the magnetic field between pole faces of the magnetic device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015465 | CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR ROTARY BLOOD PUMPS - The present invention generally relates to a control system for a rotary blood pump adapted to move blood in a patient. The control system comprises a means for measuring and varying the speed of the pump and a means for measuring the pulsatility index of a patient, and the control system is adapted to maintain the pulsatility index at or near a predetermined value by varying the speed of the pump. The pulsatility index is derived from the amplitude of the actual pump speed over a predetermined time period. Optionally, also, the control system can calculate the second derivative of instantaneous speed of the rotary blood pump and use the calculation of the second derivative of instantaneous speed to detect a suction event, and help prevent it. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015466 | PARTIALLY IMPLANTABLE HEARING DEVICE - There is provided a partially implantable hearing device for a user, comprising a microphone assembly ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015467 | SLEEP MANAGEMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING SLEEP BEHAVIOUR OF A HUMAN OR ANIMAL IN THE CARE OF A CARER - A sleep management method and system for use by a carer to improve the sleep behaviour of a child in their care by monitoring one or more objective parameters relevant to sleep quality and providing one or more recommendations for behavioural programs and/or actions to the carer via a portable user interaction device such as a mobile phone. Such a system can also be adapted for use in looking after adults and animals such as domestic pets. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015468 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING A STATE IN A SUBJECT - A method of maintaining a state in a subject comprises measuring one or more physiological parameters of the subject, calculating, using the measured parameter(s), a value, determining if the calculated value is below a lower threshold or above an upper threshold, and generating an output to the subject if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold or above the upper threshold. In one embodiment, the generating an output to the subject comprises generating a first output if the calculated value is determined to be below the lower threshold and generating a second output if the calculated value is determined to be above the upper threshold, the second output being different from the first output. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015469 | BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for brain stimulation. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015470 | STROBE LIGHT FOR BRAIN WAVE ENTRAINMENT - A strobe device is used to affect brain wave patterns, such as for personal defense by causing disorientation, or for therapeutic use by causing calming. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015471 | PRENATAL AUDIO APPARATUS FOR THE ACOUSTIC STIMULATION OF AN UNBORN CHILD - An audio speaker device is disclosed. The audio speaker is configured for temporary, secure placement directly upon an epidermis surface of a living body. The audio speaker has an output side facing toward the living body. The audio speaker is configured for connectivity to an audio signal source. The audio speaker is configured to communicate an audio signal from the audio signal source to the epidermis surface of the living body in order to transmit the audio signal to within the living body. In at least one embodiment, the audio speaker device is a prenatal audio apparatus for the acoustic stimulation of an unborn child. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015472 | SPHINCTER EXERCISING SYSTEM - A sphincter exercising system includes a central detection unit for detecting an internal pressure of an air tube due to a constriction of a sphincter; a peripheral detection unit for detecting a pressure of a vicinity of the central detection unit; a control unit for generating an input signal for an external user terminal based on the pressures detected by the central detection unit and the peripheral detection unit; a first communication unit connected to the control unit, for outputting the input signal generated by the control unit; a second communication unit connected to the external user terminal, for receiving the input signal outputted from the first communication unit and inputting the received input signal to the external user terminal; and a power supply unit for supplying a power to the sphincter exercising system. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015474 | VAGINAL OPERATION METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF ANAL INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN - There is disclosed a method for treating anal incontinence in women. The method comprises accessing the rectum or colon or anus though an incision in the vagina and implanting a powered restriction device on the rectum, colon or anal sphincter. There are also disclosed methods for energizing and controlling the restriction device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015475 | INFLATABLE STOMAL IMPLANT - A stomal implant comprising a longitudinal portion configured to envelop at least a section of the bowel or ileal conduit, said longitudinal portion comprising: a proximal end for positioning at a stomal opening; a distal end for positioning within an abdomen; and a reversibly pressure-exerting device providing an ascending pressure gradient from the distal end to the proximal end, such that pressure exerted at the proximal end provides complete closure of the bowel or urethra. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015476 | Devices and Methods for Treating Cardiomyopathy - This application relates to cardiac medical devices, and specifically to adjustable tensioning devices for tissue anchors, to the intraventricular cardiac anchoring or banding devices themselves, to devices and methods for controlling the depth of penetration of tissue anchors, to devices and methods for the joining of both papillary muscles to the mitral valve, to devices and methods for non-invasive “sling” or “loop” tethering of papillary muscles, to devices and methods for establishing suction prior to and during tissue anchor implant, to a double-barreled needle delivery device, and to a method of remodelling the heart muscle by implanting one or more tethers, and then periodically reducing the tether distance over time. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015477 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants and methods of surgically placing pelvic implants, the implants optionally including the ability to engage a spreader tool for spreading the implant within the patient, also optionally including a stiffening frame ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015478 | Delivery of cardiac constraint jacket - A cardiac constraint jacket is formed of flexible material defining a volume between an open upper end and a lower end. The jacket is dimensioned for an apex of a patient's heart to be inserted into the volume through the open upper end and for the jacket to be slipped over the heart. A delivery device is used to place the jacket on the heart. The delivery device includes a plurality of attachment locations. Each of the attachment locations is releasably secured to separate positions surrounding a periphery of the open upper end of the jacket. The delivery device also includes a control arrangement which is selectively movable between an open position and a closed position. The control arrangement is connected to the attachment locations such that the attachment locations are in a compact array urging the open upper end of the jacket into a collapsed configuration when the control member is in the closed position. When the control arrangement is in the open position, the attachment locations are in an open array. The attachment locations urge the open upper end of the jacket into an open configuration sufficient for the heart to be inserted into the jacket volume through the open upper end and for the jacket to be slipped over said heart. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015479 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE - An apparatus for treating pelvic organ prolapse in a patient is provided. The apparatus includes a support portion having first and second ends. A first elongated end portion is connected to said first end of said support portion. The first elongated end portion includes a first dilator configured to attach securely with a tip of a needle. A second elongated end portion is connected to said second end of said support portion. The second elongated end portion includes a second dilator configured to attach securely with a tip of a needle. The first and second needles include a straight portion, a tip, a first radius, and a second radius distinct from the first radius. The first radius and the second radius are disposed between the straight portion and the tip. A method and kit for said treatment is further provided. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015480 | ARTICLES, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PELVIC SURGERY - Described are implants, tools, and related methods, for use in pelvic surgery to treat conditions such as prolapse and incontinence, including one embodiment of a method that uses a transcoccyx tissue path; other embodiments that use particular implants with various features relating to, e.g., end portions; and other embodiments relating to particular tools. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015482 | Guidewire Locking Device and Method - A locking device for a maintaining an elongated member at a selected place within a body lumen includes a substantially rigid body including an attachment portion adapted to be coupled to a proximal portion of a medical instrument. When in an operative position, the distal portion of the medical instrument is received within the body lumen and a head coupled to the substantially rigid body. The head is configured to overlie an access port of the medical device when the attachment portion is coupled to the proximal portion of the medical device in a predetermined configuration. A plurality of locking features extends from the head to immobilize a section of the elongated member relative to the medical device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015483 | ENDOSCOPIC ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM - A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney stone interventions. The elongate instrument includes a plurality of instrument control elements operatively coupled to respective drive elements and secured to the distal end of the instrument. The instrument control elements are axially moveable relative to the guide instrument such that movement of the guide instrument distal end may be controlled by the master input device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015484 | ENDOSCOPIC ROBOTIC CATHETER SYSTEM - A robotic catheter system includes a controller with a master input device. An instrument driver is in communication with the controller and has a elongate instrument interface including a plurality of instrument drive elements responsive to control signals generated, at least in part, by the master input device. An elongate instrument has a base, distal end, and a working lumen, wherein the guide instrument base is operatively coupled to the guide instrument interface. The elongate instrument preferably comprises and/or defines other lumens to accommodate instruments such as an optics bundle, a light bundle, a laser fiber, and flush irrigation. The working lumen preferably is configured to accommodate a grasping or capturing tool, such as a collapsible basket or grasper, for use in procedures such as kidney stone interventions. The elongate instrument includes a plurality of instrument control elements operatively coupled to respective drive elements and secured to the distal end of the instrument. The instrument control elements are axially moveable relative to the guide instrument such that movement of the guide instrument distal end may be controlled by the master input device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015485 | Endoscopic Device and Image Processing Method Thereof - An endoscopic device and its image processing method include a casing, a sensing module for reflecting a light from a target object through a reflecting unit, capturing an optical image, and converting the optical image into an electric signal, a switching unit installed on a side of the casing, an image processing unit installed in the casing and electrically coupled to the switching unit, for encoding the electric signal into an image signal and a display unit installed on another side of the casing. If the switching unit is triggered, the switching unit outputs a switch signal, and the image processing unit mirrors the image signal according to the switch signal to obtain a mirrored image signal, and the display unit receives the mirrored image signal and outputs a mirrored image. If the switching unit is not triggered, the display unit receives the image signal and outputs an image. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015486 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPIC OPERATION TRAINING SYSTEM - An endoscope system or an endoscopic operation training system includes: projectors which project video light indicating a video taken by an endoscope device that allows at least a part thereof to be inserted into patient's body cavity; and a dome type screen having a shape of a projection surface that directs a concave surface toward an operator and assistants, in which the video light is projected onto the projection surface. In a case where an axis that passes through a center of an opening surface thereof and is perpendicular to the opening surface is defined as a first axis, a point where the first axis and the projection surface intersect each other is defined as a projection surface center, and an axis that connects the projection surface center and an edge portion of the projection surface to each other is defined as a second axis, and a tangential line of the edge portion of the projection surface is defined as a third axis, then an angle made by the first axis and the third axis is an angle at which it is possible to observe a whole of the video from the first viewpoint position, and an angle made by the first axis and the second axis is an axis at which it is possible to observe the projection surface center from the second viewpoint position. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015487 | ENDOSCOPE WITH SINGLE-CHANNEL ENDOSCOPIC TUBE AND DISPOSABLE SET, CONNECTING THE CHANNEL WITH PRESSURE SOURCES. - An aim of the invention is to provide a safe, quick and cheap reuse of an endoscopic tube, simplification of its construction; the technical task is creation of an endoscope with an endoscopic tube without cavities which require complicated washing. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015488 | Working conduit - A working conduit comprises an inner tube and an outer tube into which the inner tube can be inserted. The inner tube is a transparent hollow tube of which one end is a close end, and the other end is an open end. The outer tube is also a transparent hollow tube of which both ends are open ends. The close end of the inner tube is configured as a semi-spherical shape, a curved surface, a streamline shape, a parabolic surface or a cone with a rounded tip. The inner tube can be used as an observation tube. An endoscope can be inserted into the inner tube for confirming the position, range, orientation and/or depth of the portion to be surgically treated. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015489 | OTOSCOPE WITH ATTACHABLE EAR WAX REMOVAL DEVICE - An otoscope kit has an otoscope with an attachable ear wax removal device for ear wax removal. A fluid dispensing means which is attachable to the otoscope for ejecting fluid through said ear speculum into the ear canal, the fluid dispensing means being mounted on the gripping body of the otoscope. The fluid dispensing means preferably includes a housing, a fluid supply and dispensing container, a pump, a tube connected to the fluid supply and dispensing container at one end extending and connected to a connector on a speculum cover. The fluid dispensing means is controlled by an actuator switch that is mounted in an opening of said housing wherein the actuation of the fluid dispensing means occurs without blocking the line of sight through the viewing means. The fluid dispensing means further can have a fluid recovery means having a vacuum pump, a fluid and debris recovery container and a tube for connecting the fluid recovery container to a second connector in the speculum cover. The fluid recovery means is controlled by a second actuator switch mounted in an opening of the dispensing housing. The otoscope-come ear wax removal system has the main advantage of removing ear wax under direct vision. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015490 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CANNULA POSITIONING - An active cannula ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015491 | SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICE WITH MOVEABLE DEVICE PORT - A surgical access device for use in laparoscopic surgical procedures includes a housing portion and at least one moveable device port. The housing portion has an axial bore extending therethrough, defining a central axis of the surgical access device. The at least one moveable device port is moveable about an annular path corresponding to an annular seal member. Each moveable device port defines a lumen extending therethrough, and each lumen is substantially parallel to the central axis of the surgical access device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015492 | In-Ceiling Focus Located Surgical Lighting - The present disclosure provides a device for the automated illumination of a surgical sight and methods of use thereof. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015493 | Ambulatory Medical Telemetry Device Having An Audio Indicator - An ambulatory medical telemetry device ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015494 | HOME HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND HARDWARE - A home healthcare management system wherein a patient conducts self diagnoses and self testing, and manages their own medical records at home. A digital microscope is utilized as part of the system that is smaller, of lower cost, faster, of a higher dynamic range, and has a higher resolution than conventional microscopes. The microscope consists of an illumination source, a spatial sub-sampling device and a detector device. The digital microscope provides a vectored method of collecting images from a digital microscope that is independent of the optical resolution, and a slide based coordinate system, and a method of displaying images and communicating such images over the Internet in a file format that does not require a header or prior knowledge of magnification, coordinate system, or tiling structure. The system further includes an interface for physiological monitoring devices and a connection to the Internet for more comprehensive services. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015495 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING A USER'S SLEEP - A sleep management method and system for improving the quality of sleep of a user which monitors one or more objective parameters relevant to sleep quality of the user when in bed and receives from the user in waking hours via a portable device such as a mobile phone feedback from objective test data on cognitive and/or psychomotor performance. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015496 | PORTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A housing configured to at least partially encapsulate a mobile communication device, a sensor disposed on the housing, the sensor being configured to collect medical information relating to a patient, and an interface coupled to the sensor and configured to communicate the collected medical information to the mobile communication device. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015497 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO PROVIDE CAREER COUNSELING AND MANAGEMENT USING BIOFEEDBACK - An apparatus and method for measuring a person's biometric data as well as associated data and for using that data to determine the person's talents and well-being state, as well as predicting an optimal career path for the person. Biometric data is measured using a sensor, a memory configured to store the biometric signals, a database configured to store and retrieve profiles, and a processor configured to compare biometric data as well as associated data with anonymous profiles stored in the database and create a profile for the person. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015498 | SYSTEM, GARMENT AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a system and garment that incorporates sensors that can be used for measuring or monitoring pressure or forces in feet, the stumps of limbs of an amputee that are fitted with prosthetic devices, or any other parts of the body that are subject to forces such as the buttock while seated or when external pressure inducing devices are employed, such as for example, pressure bandages. The invention also relates to a method to monitor or diagnose any foot or limb related activity for recreational, sporting, military or medical reasons and is particularly aimed at the treatment of neuropathic or other degenerating conditions. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015499 | PATIENT BED WITH MONITORING AND THERAPY DEVICE - The sick bed ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015500 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING CUSTOMIZED ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND - A scientific method and system for determining a customized essential oil blend through accessing a physiolocial data from a user are disclosed in the present invention. The physiological data is heart rate vairiability (HRV), which is associated with cardiac diseases and the autonomic nervous system. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015501 | MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEM FOR THE ANALYSIS OF PHYSIOLOGIC AND FINANCIAL DATASETS - A system and method for organization and analysis of complex and dynamically interactive time series is disclosed. One example comprises a processor based system for relational analysis of physiologic signals for providing early recognition of catastrophic and pathologic events such as pathophysiologic divergence. The processor is programmed to identify pathophysiologic divergence of at least one of first and second physiologic parameters in relationship to the other and to output an indication of the divergence. An object-based method of iterative relational processing waveform fragments in the time domain is described wherein each more complex waveform object inherits the characteristics of the waveform objects from which it is derived. The first physiologic parameter can be the amplitude and frequency of the variation in chest wall impedance or nasal pressure and the second parameter can be a measure or indication of the arterial oxygen saturation. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015502 | Analyte Monitoring and Management System and Methods Therefor - Method and apparatus for providing multiple data receiver units in a data monitoring and management system such as analyte monitoring system where a first data receiver includes all of the functionalities for the data monitoring and management system receiver unit, and a second data receiver unit is configured with a limited functions to provide application specific convenience to the user or patient is disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015503 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING PATIENT ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM (EEG) DATA - The EEG Processing Unit comprises a semi-rigid framework which substantially conforms to the Patient's head and supports a set of electrodes in predetermined loci on the Patient's head to ensure proper electrode placement. The EEG Processing Unit includes automated connectivity determination apparatus which can use pressure-sensitive electrode placement ensuring proper contact with Patient's scalp and also automatically verifies electrode placement via measurements of electrode impedance through automated impedance checking. Voltages generated by the electrodes are amplified and filtered before being transmitted to an analysis platform, which can be a Physician's laptop computer system, either wirelessly or via a set of tethering wires. The EEG Processing Unit includes an automatic artifacting capability which identifies when there is sufficient clean data compiled in the testing session. This process automatically eliminates muscle- or other physical-artifact-related voltages. Clean data, which represents real brain voltages as opposed to muscle- or physical-artifact-related voltages, thereby are produced. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015504 | REMOTE MEDICAL DIAGNOSITIC DEVICE INCLUDING BIO-MOUSE AND BIO-KEYBOARD, AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a remote medical diagnostic device that includes both a bio-mouse and a bio-keyboard, and a method using the same. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015505 | METHOD FOR DATA REDUCTION AND CALIBRATION OF AN OCT-BASED PHYSIOLOGICAL MONITOR - The present invention relates to a method and system for estimating blood analyte levels using a noninvasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) based physiological monitor. An algorithm correlates OCT-based estimated blood analyte data with actual blood analyte data determined by other methods, such as invasively. OCT-based data is fit to the obtained blood analyte measurements to achieve the best correlation. Once the algorithm has generated sets of estimated blood analyte levels, it may refine the number of sets by applying one or more mathematical filters. The OCT-based physiological monitor can be calibrated using an Intensity Difference plot or the Pearson Product Moment Correlation method. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015506 | IMAGING DEVICE, METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM - To realize an imaging device, imaging method and program capable of improving image quality. This invention controls light sources so as to irradiate a body with irradiation light of a luminance level higher than that in the air arriving at the body, adjusts the imaging sensitivity of a solid imaging element for performing photoelectric conversion on pattern scattered light obtained through the inside of the body, and masks the luminance level deterioration region of a pattern image obtained from the solid imaging element to treat the masked image as an image to be composed with a reference image. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEMORY SWITCHING FOR MULTIPLE CONFIGURATION MEDICAL SENSOR - A system is provided that includes a monitor, a multiple configuration sensor having a first configuration and a second configuration, and a sensor connector. The sensor connector includes a first memory device and a second memory device, such that the first memory device is accessible by the monitor in the first sensor configuration and the second memory device is accessible by the monitor in the second sensor configuration. Another system is provided that includes a sensor adaptor having a processing circuit that reads a memory of a multiple configuration sensor and provides a first set of calibration data of a first sensor configuration and a second set of calibration data for a second sensor configuration. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015508 | Analyte Monitoring and Management System and Methods Therefor - Method and apparatus for providing multiple data receiver units in a data monitoring and management system such as analyte monitoring system where a first data receiver includes all of the functionalities for the data monitoring and management system receiver unit, and a second data receiver unit is configured with a limited functions to provide application specific convenience to the user or patient is disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015509 | Analyte Monitoring and Management System and Methods Therefor - Method and apparatus for providing multiple data receiver units in a data monitoring and management system such as analyte monitoring system where a first data receiver includes all of the functionalities for the data monitoring and management system receiver unit, and a second data receiver unit is configured with a limited functions to provide application specific convenience to the user or patient is disclosed. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015510 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015511 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING INSULIN DOSAGE - Embodiments of a testing method suitable for diabetic persons to optimize their administered insulin dosage comprise collecting one or more sampling sets of biomarker data, wherein each sampling set comprises a sufficient plurality of non-adverse sampling instances and wherein each sampling instance comprises an acceptable biomarker reading at a single point in time recorded upon compliance with adherence criteria, determining a biomarker sampling parameter from each sampling set, comparing the biomarker sampling parameter to a target biomarker range, calculating an insulin adjustment parameter associated with the biomarker sampling parameter if the biomarker sampling parameter falls outside the target biomarker range, adjusting the insulin dosage by the insulin adjustment parameter if the biomarker sampling parameter falls outside the target biomarker range and if the insulin dosage does not exceed maximum dosage, and exiting the testing method if the adjusted insulin dosage is optimized. The insulin dosage is optimized when one or more biomarker sampling parameters fall within a target biomarker range. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015512 | MEASURING OUTFLOW RESISTANCE/FACILITY OF AN EYE - A measurement system takes measurements of intraocular pressure and displaced ocular volume for determination of aqueous outflow resistance A device with a πgid outer wall, a flexible inner wall, and an inflatable bladder in between is placed over the eye A pressure measurement system is coupled to the bladder and is configured to measure a pressure of fluid within the bladder A hydraulic unit is coupled to the bladder and configured to control a flow of fluid between the bladder and an external reservoir, and to measure a change of volume in the bladder created by the pressure applied to the eye Both the pressure measurement system and hydraulic unit are directly controlled by and communicated with a microprocessor/computer In addition, the microprocessor computes the outflow resistance of the eye as a function of the pressure in the bladder and the change of volume in the bladder over time. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015513 | TRANSPORTABLE DIGITAL AUTONOMOUS UNIT TO PERFORM ANTHROPOMETRIC MEASUREMENTS, OF TACTILE MANUAL LOCALIZATION, GEOMETRICALLY BASED ON THE PROJECTION OF POINTS IN A CARTESIAN (VIRTUAL) PLANE, INCORPORATING TECHNOLOGY OF SENSORS AND SOFTWARE - A systematic procedure and device able to measure the body dimensions of persons, both young and adult, relating to anthropometry, and more concrete methods for anthropometric studies. The device includes an autonomous, transportable digital system to carry out the anthropometric measurements, which permits and facilitates the location and collection of the anthropometric points that are extracted of the individual ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015514 | MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING A FINITE-ELEMENT MODEL - A method comprising: -providing acquisition data ( | 2011-01-20 |
20110015515 | Methods For Physiological Monitoring, Training, Exercise And Regulation - Computer executable software and device for guiding brain activity training comprising: logic which takes data corresponding to activity measurements of one or more internal voxels of a brain and determines one or more members of the group consisting of: a) what next stimulus to communicate to the subject, b) what next behavior to instruct the subject to perform, c) when a subject is to be exposed to a next stimulus, d) when the subject is to perform a next behavior, e) one or more activity metrics computed from the measured activity, f) a spatial pattern computed from the measured activity, g) a location of a region of interest computed from the measured activity, h) performance targets that a subject is to achieve computed from the measured activity, i) a performance measure of a subject's success computed from the measured activity, j) a subject's position relative to an activity measurement instrument; and logic for communicating information based on the determinations to the subject in substantially real time relative to when the activity is measured. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015516 | METHOD AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE DEVICE FOR GRAPHICALLY ASSISTING NAVIGATION OF AN INSTRUMENT - In a method and magnetic resonance device for graphically assisting the navigation of an instrument (in particular a medical instrument such as a needle and/or a guide sleeve guiding a needle) within a procedure region of a target subject (in particular a patient), coordinates of a target position and/or target region to be addressed that are obtained from a high-contrast image data set acquired with the magnetic resonance device. Low-contrast image data showing the instrument are acquired continuously and/or intermittently during the navigation and/or the position and orientation of the instrument is determined (in particular measured) with a position determination device. The low-contrast image later are brought into registration with the magnetic resonance device continuously and/or intermittently during the navigation. A representation showing at least the relative position and orientation of the instrument relative to the target position and/or target region is generated and displayed under consideration of the coordinates and the low-contrast image data and/or the position and orientation of the instrument. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015517 | MRI BIOPSY DEVICE LOCALIZATION FIXTURE - A localization mechanism, or fixture, is used in conjunction with a breast coil for breast compression and for guiding a core biopsy instrument during prone biopsy procedures in both open and closed Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines. The localization fixture includes a three-dimensional Cartesian positionable guide for supporting and orienting an MRI-compatible biopsy instrument, and, in particular, a sleeve to a biopsy site of suspicious tissues or lesions. A z-stop enhances accurate insertion, prevents over-insertion or inadvertent retraction of the sleeve. The sleeve receives a probe of the MRI-compatible biopsy instrument and may contain various features to enhance its imagability, to enhance vacuum and pressure assist therethrough, etc. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015518 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENT FOR SURGICAL NAVIGATION - An operating microscope including an optical unit for forming an image of an object plane in oculars of the microscope, an optoelectronic image receiver coupled to the microscope and optics to form images, of objects placed in a region between a front objective of the microscope and an object plane of the microscope, on the optoelectronic image receiver. The microscope has a magnification factor of the optics to form images, and a system to detect optical markings forming a markings pattern placed on a surgical instrument or an object placed in the region between the front objective of the microscope and the object plane of the microscope. The system calculates a geometrical position and orientation of the markings pattern in relation to the optoelectronic image receiver, relative to the microscope. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015519 | MEDICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE POSITIONALLY CORRECT ASSOCIATION OF AN IMAGE DATA SET WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC NAVIGATION SYSTEM - In a method and medical system for positionally correct association of an image data set of a patient, obtained with the medical system, and an N-coordinate system of an electromagnetic navigation system, before a medical procedure at least one sensor coil is attached to the imaging system, and a transformation matrix between the image data set and the sensor coil is determined. During the medical procedure, the image data set is acquired, and the current position of the sensor coil is determined. The image data set is associated in a positionally correct manner with the N-coordinate system based on the known position of the sensor coil relative to the imaging system, and the transformation matrix. | 2011-01-20 |
20110015520 | PERFUSION IMAGING - A perfusion analysis system includes a perfusion modeller ( | 2011-01-20 |