08th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160051138 | OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD - An optical measuring device is provided. An actuator of a reference mirror set drives a reference mirror to move back and forth at a scan velocity. A first light source module transmits a first light beam to an optical coupling module transmitting two parts of the first light beam respectively to an examinee object and the reference mirror set. The first light beam then is reflected by the examinee object and reference mirror set and then transmitted to the optical coupling module and the processing unit. The second light source module transmits a second light beam to the examinee object. Then the second light beam is reflected and then transmitted to the second sensing unit. The second sensing unit provides a sensing signal to the processing unit which accordingly provides a value of the relative velocity. The thickness is calculated according to the relative velocity and the scan velocity. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051139 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - An optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus includes a movement amount acquisition unit configured to acquire the amount of subject's eye movement based on a plurality of images of the subject's eye acquired at different times, a determination unit configured to determine whether the amount of subject's eye movement before a scan by the scanning unit exceeds a threshold value, and a control unit configured to, in a case the amount of subject's eye movement before the scan is equal to or smaller than the threshold value, control the scanning unit to perform scanning position correction between a scan and the next scan based on the amount of movement. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051140 | APPARATUS FOR OCULAR FUNDUS INSPECTION - Ocular fundus inspection apparatus ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160051141 | SLIT LAMP MICROSCOPE - Provided is a slit lamp microscope capable of controlling irradiation of slit light and background illumination light interlockingly. Embodiment includes a main illumination system, background illumination system, observation system and controller. The main illumination system includes a first light source unit that outputs first light and slit forming unit that forms a slit with changeable width, and illuminates an eye with the first light having passed through the slit. The background illumination system includes a second light source unit that outputs second light, and illuminates a peripheral area of an eye area irradiated with the first light. The observation system includes an eyepiece lens, imaging device, and group of optical elements that guides reflected light of the first light and reflected light of the second light from the eye to the eyepiece lens and imaging device. The controller interlockingly controls the main illumination system and second light source unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051142 | UNIVERSAL ADAPTER FOR CAMERA-CONTAINING HANDHELD DEVICE - A device adapter is used to mount a handheld device, such as a smartphone, to the binocular tube of a microscope, such as a slit lamp. The handheld device has a camera, a device surface on one side, and a camera lens at the one side. The adapter includes a body with an abutment surface, two side grippers and a lower gripper used to secure the device against the abutment surface of the body. The device adapter also includes an adapter assembly including a camera lens opening alignable with a handheld device camera lens so that an image entering the outer end of the ocular tube with integrated optics passes through the ocular tube, through the integrated optic, and through the camera lens opening for passage into the camera lens. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EYE HEALTH - Systems and methods for monitoring eye health. The systems and methods monitor eye health by measuring scleral strain by way of an implantable monitor, a wearable monitor configured in eyeglasses, or an external monitor using a portable tablet computing device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EYE HEALTH - Systems and methods for monitoring eye health. The systems and methods monitor eye health by measuring scleral strain by way of an implantable monitor, a wearable monitor configured in eyeglasses, or an external monitor using a portable tablet computing device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051145 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING EYE HEALTH - Systems and methods for monitoring eye health. The systems and methods monitor eye health by measuring scleral strain by way of an implantable monitor, a wearable monitor configured in eyeglasses, or an external monitor using a portable tablet computing device. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051146 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH PATIENT INFORMATION READER - Medical monitoring devices may be able to read a wireless tag and determine an identity of a patient wearing the tag based on the information read from the tag. The tag may be an RFID tag, a barcode, etc. The tag may itself include identifying information for the patient, or the tag may include an identifier that allows the patient information to be retrieved from a remote storage device via a network. The medical monitoring device may also be able to retrieve configuration information using the identifier. The configuration information may include settings for the medical monitoring devices and/or may include destinations for physiological data measured by the medical monitoring devices. Destinations may organize data based on the patient and may use the patient identifiers transmitted by the medical monitoring devices to associate data from separate medical monitoring devices attached to the same patient. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVE ANALYSIS OF SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE - A method for noninvasive analysis of subcutaneous tissue includes irradiating a surface of the tissue with short wave infrared (SWIR) radiation in a first spectral band that is strongly absorbed by water, and with SWIR radiation in a second spectral band such that an interaction of the radiation in both spectral bands with a component of the tissue other than water is substantially identical. An intensity of the radiation in each of the spectral bands that emerges from the tissue is measured. A relative absorption by the tissue of radiation in one of spectral bands relative to absorption by the tissue of radiation in the other of the spectral bands is calculated. A state of the tissue is determined in accordance with the calculated relative absorption. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051148 | Optoacoustic Imaging Device - An optoacoustic imaging device has a light source module which irradiates a tested object with light, a light source driver which drives and controls the light source module, a detector which detects an optoacoustic wave generated inside the tested object as a result of the tested object being irradiated with the light, an image generator which generates still image information based on a detection signal from the detector, and an acquirer which acquires an organ pulsation signal. The organ pulsation signal is used as a trigger to make the light source driver drive the light source module and to make the image generator generate the still image information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051149 | Photoacoustic Probe for Burn Injury Diagnosis - A method and apparatus for depth profiling the structure of a subsurface region of skin, in particular burned skin, wherein the method/apparatus comprises directing laser light at an absorbing target to generate ultrasonic sound waves, which are used to determine the sound speed in the skin, and using the determined sound speed in conjunction with two-wavelength photoacoustics to depth profile of the structure of the subsurface of the skin. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051150 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE USING AN ACOUSTIC SIGNAL - There is provided a method for measuring the blood pressure of a subject, comprising receiving an acoustic signal comprising an electronic representation of sounds generated by a hemodynamic effect of the subject's heart beats on one or more blood vessels in a body part of a subject; deriving one or more parameters from the received acoustic signal; and calculating a blood pressure value based on the one or more derived parameters. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051151 | VASCULAR VISCOELASTICITY EVALUATION DEVICE, VASCULAR VISCOELASTICITY EVALUATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - A vascular viscoelasticity evaluation device and method in which, a pulse wave obtained using a cuff is subjected to first derivation, a positive amplitude peak value Vf | 2016-02-25 |
20160051152 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BLOOD LOSS FROM FLUIDS COLLECTED DURING SURGERY - The invention relates to a method for estimating blood loss from a sample of fluid collected during surgery. The method includes utilizing spectrophotometric analysis to determine a hemoglobin proportion within the sample, and estimating a patient's total blood loss based upon the analysis and known proportions of hemoglobin mass to blood volume. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051153 | RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) ENABLED WIRELESS HEART RATE MONITORING SYSTEM - Devices and systems for continuous monitoring of the heart rate of a patient diagnosed with or at risk of heart diseases. Wireless communication technologies such as radio frequency identification (RFID), Bluetooth and WiFi are integrated into a heart rate monitoring device to connect it to a communication device, the patient's database at a healthcare institution and to trigger an automatic call for emergency services through the communication device when emergency medical attention is needed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051154 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTING DEVICE AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTING METHOD - A biological information detecting device includes a first detection unit detecting biological information of a user, an abnormality determination unit determining whether or not an abnormality occurs in the user on the basis of the biological information detected by the first detection unit, and a frequency change unit changing a detection frequency of the first detection unit to a second frequency higher than a first frequency when the occurrence of the abnormality is determined by the abnormality determination unit. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051155 | PATIENT VITAL SIGNS MONITORING SYSTEM AND VITAL SIGNS MONITOR - A patient vital sign monitoring system comprises a frame, a bar code list and a vital sign monitor. The vital sign monitor uses a bar code reader to reads measurement bar codes or function-setting bar codes of the bar code list and generates an action instruction corresponding to a measurement instruction of one measurement bar code or a function-setting instruction of one function-setting bar code to a control unit of a host computer module. According to the action instruction, the control unit triggers an optional vital sign measurement unit to undertake the selected vital sign measurement and transmit the result to a database, or sets a function of the vital sign monitor. The patient vital sign monitoring system is easily transported to and flexibly applied to different wards, avoiding inaccuracy of manual transcription and errors in the transfer process, and saving the time the nursing personnel spend in transcription. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051156 | FILM-TYPE BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL MEASURING APPARATUS, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS USING THE SAME, CARDIOPULMONARY FITNESS ESTIMATING APPARATUS, AND PERSONAL AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS - Provided is a film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus configured in a such a way that a plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and a circuit unit are formed on a film-type piezoelectric element so as to easily attach the apparatus to the skin and an electrical signal as well as an electrical signal of a human body is simultaneously measured using the plurality of metallic thin film electrodes and the circuit unit. Accordingly, the film-type biomedical signal measuring apparatus simultaneously measures electrocardiogram (ECG) and ballistocardiogram (BCG) from the simultaneously measured electrical signal and vibration signal of the human body and extracts biomedical information of various types of health indexes such as a heart rate, a stress index, BCG, a blood pressure, an amount of physical activity, a respiration rate, and VO | 2016-02-25 |
20160051157 | FREQUENCY DOMAIN PROJECTION ALGORITHM - An algorithm for determining heart rate by removing motion artifacts from a PPG signal in the frequency domain utilizes a principal component analysis. Some examples of the present disclosure process PPG signals in combination with accelerometer signals to remove unwanted artifacts in the frequency domain. For example, principal components of the accelerometer signal can be generated and combined with the PPG signal to filter out acceleration contributions represented in the PPG signal to reveal heart rate peaks. Additionally, in some examples, templates may be stored for correlation with candidate heart rate peaks to select those peaks with the highest correlations with the stored templates. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051158 | HARMONIC TEMPLATE CLASSIFIER - An algorithm for removing motion artifacts from a PPG signal in the frequency domain and a harmonic template classifier (HTC) algorithm and unit to determine heart rate are disclosed. In some examples, PPG signals can be processed in combination with accelerometer signals to remove unwanted artifacts in the frequency domain. For example, an acceleration mask can be generated and used to filter out acceleration contributions represented in the PPG signal. Additionally or alternatively, in some examples, an HTC unit can be configured to generate a heart rate correlation curve based on the correlation between frequency domain PPG signals and spectral templates. In some examples, the HTC unit can be configured to implement an algorithm to determine a predicted heart rate and an associated confidence measure. In some examples, heuristics can be used to determine a predicted heart rate based on the correlation curve and/or the confidence measure. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051159 | VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF A CARDIAC SIGNAL SENSING TEST - A medical device system for monitoring a patient's heart includes an implantable medical device (IMD) configured to determine sensing vector data for multiple sensing vectors selected from electrodes coupled to the IMD. The system further includes an external device configured to receive the sensing vector data and provide at least a portion of the sensing vector data to a user display configured to display sensing vector criteria and the sensing vector data as part of a graphical user interface for programming a sensing vector used by the implantable medical device for monitoring a patient's heart rhythm. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051160 | ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING - This invention relates to the determination and/or representation of physiological information relating to a heart surface. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051161 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A BRAIN ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TASK - The invention relates to a method for estimating the brain activity, from physiological signals, in particular magnetoencephalographic or electroencephalographic surfaces, which has, in certain predetermined areas of the cortex, considered as areas of interest, an improved accuracy with respect to other areas of the gridding. It enables a more accurate estimation to be obtained in the areas of the brain intended to be subjected to a particular treatment, for example to accommodate cortical electrodes. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051162 | METHOD FOR LOCATING A BRAIN ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH A TASK - The invention relates to a method for estimating the electrical activity of a tissue using a plurality of sensors, in particular the brain activity related to a motor task performed, imagined, or visualized by a subject, using a plurality of magnetoencephalographic or electroencephalographic sensors, when this subject is submitted to a stimulus. The estimation method is based on an MNE criterion in which the coefficients of the covariance matrix of the physiological signals acquired by the different sensors are weighted using the correlation coefficients of these signals with a signal representative of the stimulus. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051163 | CLASSIFYING EEG SIGNALS IN RESPONSE TO VISUAL STIMULUS - Systems and method for classifying EEG signals of a human subject generated responsive to a series of images containing target images and non-target images. The EEG signals are in a spatio-temporal representation. The time points are classified independently, using a linear discriminant classifier, to compute spatio-temporal discriminating weights that are used to amplify the spatio-temporal representation, to create a spatially-weighted representation. Principal Component Analysis is used on a temporal domain for dimensionality reduction, separately for each spatial channel of the signals, to create a projection, which is applied to the spatially-weighted representation onto a first plurality of principal components, to create a temporally approximated spatially weighted representation. The temporally approximated spatially weighted representation is classified over the channels, using said linear discriminant classifier, to yield a binary decisions series indicative of each image of the images series as either belonging to said target image or to said non-target image. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051164 | PROBE FOR DETERMINING MAGNETIC MARKER LOCATIONS - A probe including a first sensor having a first magnetometer and a first accelerometer and a second sensor having a second magnetometer and a second accelerometer is configured for determining the distance and direction to a marker. The marker may be magnetic and may be surgically inserted into a patient's body to mark a specific location. The probe may be used to locate the marker, thus identifying the location. The probe may include a microprocessor that receives an output from the first sensor and an output from the second sensor and determines the distance and direction to the marker. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051165 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS USING PRE-DETERMINED SIZED NANOPARTICLES - The invention features an apparatus for producing a fluid stream having plurality of nanoparticles in the fluid stream. The apparatus includes a source configured to provide a fluid stream having a first randomly sized distribution of a plurality of nanoparticles; a flow control zone configured to receive the fluid stream from the source and to control the fluid stream to produce a controlled fluid stream having a selected flow rate; a separation zone configured to receive and to separate the selectively controlled fluid stream into at least one separated fluid stream having a non-randomly sized distribution of nanoparticles; and a collection zone capable of receiving the separated fluid stream according to at least one non-random sized distribution of nanoparticles to produce at least one collected stream. The apparatus is configured for a continuous flow of the fluid stream. A size of a nanoparticle can be related to an intrinsic core diameter, a hydrodynamic diameter, and a combination of intrinsic core diameter and hydrodynamic diameter measurements. The nanoparticles can include non-magnetic nanoparticles, partially magnetic nanoparticles, magnetic nanoparticles, superparamagnetic nanoparticles, and a combination of at least two different nanoparticle types. The invention also features methods for producing said fluid streams. The invention further features apparatus and methods for cancer confirmation and targeted therapeutic drug development. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051166 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PATIENT ACTIVITY MONITORING - A portable telemetry device includes a physiological component, a movement component, a wireless radio, and a communication component. The physiological component is configured to receive, from at least one sensor, physiological data representative of a physiological condition of a patient. The movement component is configured to detect movement of the portable telemetry device and generate movement data. The portable telemetry device is configured to attach to the patient. The wireless radio is configured to wirelessly send radio signals. The communication component is configured to transmit the physiological data and the movement data to a monitoring system using the wireless radio. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051167 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVITY CLASSIFICATION - A system and method for efficiently and accurately classifying user activity. In a non-limiting example, accelerometer signals and/or gyroscope sensor signals may be analyzed to classify user activity, for example, that of a user of a handheld and/or wearable device. Information from additional sources and sensors (e.g., other inertial sensors, non-inertial sensors, passive sensors, etc.) may also be utilized. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051168 | Real-Time Human Activity Recognition Engine - A real-time human activity recognition (rtHAR) engine embedded in a wearable device monitors a user's activities through the wearable device's sensors. The rtHAR uses the signals from the sensors to determine where the wearable device is relative to the user's body, and then determines the type of activity the user engages in depending upon the location of the wearable device relative to the user's body. The rtHAR is preferably installed on the wearable device as an embedded system, such as an operating system library or a module within software installed on the wearable device, so as to improve the quality of direct feedback from the wearable device to the user, and to minimize the amount of data sent from the wearable device to external archival and processing systems. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051169 | Biometric monitoring device with immersion sensor and swim stroke detection and related methods - Biometric monitoring devices, including various technologies that may be implemented in such devices, are discussed herein. Additionally, techniques for utilizing gyroscopes in biometric monitoring devices are provided. Such techniques may, in some implementations, involve obtaining swimming metrics regarding stroke cycle count, lap count, and stroke type. Such techniques may also, in some implementations, involve obtaining performance metrics for bicycling activities. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051170 | Bloodless Glucose Measuring Device and Method of Use Thereof - A bloodless glucose measuring and monitoring device which comprises a main computer and a PCB with a LCD display; a microprocessor; a blood glucose detection circuit connected to the microprocessor which includes a blood glucose detection module; and a memory module, a power module and a timekeeping module connected to the microprocessor. The PCB comprises a body resistance acquisition circuit with a body resistance acquisition module electrically connected to the microprocessor for measuring a body resistance between two points of skin of a human body and communicates with the microprocessor such that the body resistance obtained by the body resistance acquisition module is translated into a blood glucose value through the microprocessor and then the blood glucose value is displayed through the LCD display of the main computer. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051171 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION BY TRANSMISSION OF MILLIMETER WAVES THROUGH HUMAN SKIN - A device is described for interrogating human skin using tight coupling between the transmitter and receiver of the millimeter waves (MMWs). Methods are provided to evaluate changes in the amplitude and/or phase of the transmitted MMWs in order to estimate the blood concentration of glucose. Using this device and the related methods, the blood glucose concentration or a change in the blood glucose concentration can be monitored for diagnosing diabetes mellitus and other metabolic disorders of carbohydrate metabolism characterized by either high blood glucose level (hyperglycemia) or low blood glucose level (hypoglycemia), as well as for monitoring (including self-monitoring) a metabolic disorder progression or an efficacy of treatment. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051172 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROVIDING PATIENT-RELATED DATA - According to various embodiments, a regional oximetry sensor may include a light emitting element configured to emit light, a light detector configured to receive the light, and a memory device configured to store a baseline. The baseline stored by the memory device enables a regional oximetry monitor to display the baseline on a display of the regional oximetry monitor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051173 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051174 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHLEBOTOMY THROUGH A PERIPHERAL IV CATHETER - An apparatus for performing phlebotomy through a peripheral intravenous line. The apparatus includes an introducer and a catheter configured to advance the catheter through a peripheral intravenous line. A y-adapter with a port of larger diameter is configured to receive the catheter and place in fluid communication with the peripheral intravenous line. When advanced the catheter is configured to transport a bodily fluid (i.e. blood) to a volume outside of the body. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051175 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING STRESS - Provided is an apparatus and method of measuring stress. The apparatus includes: a light source configured to emit light to the subject; a sensor configured to measure light reflected from the subject; a data extractor configured to obtain, from the reflected light, data that indicates at least one object material included in the subject; and a data processor configured to generate information about the stress of the subject based on a correlation between the obtained data and a reference value of stress. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051176 | Urine Monitoring Systems and Methods - Fluid/urine monitoring devices and/or systems are provided for monitoring fluid output, including volume and flow rate. One high resolution, low cost electronic urine monitoring device and system collects urine and includes a capacitance sensor. The capacitance of the capacitance sensor may be correlated with fluid content and be used to identify urine volume and flow rate. Another high resolution, low cost flow meter is placed in line with drainage tubing and uses a capacitance sensor to measure fluid output without collecting the fluid. Other low cost urine monitoring devices use pressure based or weight based measurement sensors to measure volume and flow rate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051177 | Dynamic Urine Monitor and Dynamic Urine Monitoring Instrument - This invention provides a dynamic urine monitor. The dynamic urine monitor comprises a case, inside which is equipped with a urine collection device, a pipeline for flowing the urine into the urine collection device, and a measurement system for dynamically measuring the urine. The measurement system comprises a weight measurement subsystem, a density measurement subsystem, and an outlet-inlet module. The weight measurement subsystem comprises a weight sensor and a weight information ADC; the weight sensor dynamically measures the urine weight of the urine collection device. The density measurement subsystem comprises a density sensor and a density information ADC. The density sensor dynamically measures the urine density and it is serially connected with the upstream pipeline of the urine collection device. The outlet-inlet module is used to exchange the information of the weight information ADC and with density information ADC with outside. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051178 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING BRAIN VOLUME - A system and method provides for calculating brain volume in a patient. The method and system includes receiving current intracranial volume data of a patient after a brain injury event and electronically calculating a current brain volume of the patient based on the current brain volume data. The method and system therein electronically calculates a prior brain volume based at least on the current brain volume data and prior age of the patient, the prior brain volume and age being at an earlier point in time, such as prior to a brain injury. The method and system further determines a brain volume change value based on a comparison of the current brain volume and the prior brain volume. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051179 | DETECTING AND MONITORING RECOVERY FROM TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WITH PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY - Systems and techniques for detecting and monitoring for traumatic brain injury and recovery are described. A system can include a photoplethysmography (PPG) system with a robust PPG sensor and a monitoring system with a detection and monitoring module. The detection and monitoring module, when executed, directs the monitoring system to: extract a pulse rate waveform from a signal from the PPG system containing information about a patient's heart; determine a pulse rate variability for the pulse rate waveform; and compare the pulse rate variability to a reference to determine a brain injury status. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051180 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NONINVASIVELY MEASURING BIO-ANALYTE AND APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING METABOLIC SYNDROME - An apparatus for noninvasively measuring a bio-analyte including a metering device configured to obtain at least one of light and electrical information representative of an amount of fibrous protein from skin of a subject; and a processor configured to determine information representative of an amount an analyte present in blood of the subject based on the obtained information representative of an amount of the fibrous protein. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051181 | METHOD FOR MEASURING FLUSHING AND USE FOR ASSESSING TREATMENTS - A method is described that makes it possible to measure flushing, particularly in the context of the study of rosacea, and to distinguish normal flushing from pathological flushing. Also described, is the use of said method to study the effect of drug candidates, particularly against rosacea. The method can include: a) subjecting the subject to a flushing inducing stimulus; b) measuring the inflow of blood in the face of the subject during a time period covering the flushing; and c) calculating entropy of the inflow of blood. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051182 | DEVICE FOR ASSESSMENT, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF LOW BACK PAIN BASED ON POSTURAL RE-EDUCATION | 2016-02-25 |
20160051183 | Gesture Recognition Biofeedback - A gesture recognition biofeedback device is provided for improving fine motor function in persons with brain injury. The system detects a physical characteristic of the patient and provides feedback based on the detected characteristic. For instance, the system may detect surface muscle pressures of the forearm to provide real-time visual biofeedback to the patient based on a comparison of the detected muscle pressure and predefined values indicative of appropriate motor function. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051184 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SLEEP RECOMMENDATIONS USING EARBUDS WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - Systems and methods for providing a sleep recommendation include providing a sleep recommendation using an earphone with a biometric sensor. The system includes a preferred sleep determination module that determines a preferred sleep duration. The system also includes a sleep debt module that creates and updates a sleep debt based on the preferred sleep duration and an actual sleep duration. In addition, the system includes a sleep recommendation module that provides a recommended sleep duration based on the sleep debt. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051185 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A DYNAMIC ACTIVITY PROFILE USING EARPHONES WITH BIOMETRIC SENSORS - A system for creating and dynamically updating a user activity profile includes an earphone, a processor, a sensor module, a memory module. The memory module includes stored computer program code that, along with the memory module and the processor, is configured to carry out a number of operations to create and dynamically update the user activity profile. One such operation involves maintaining an activity archive that includes activity information received from the sensor module and that is representative of a user's activity. Another such operation includes creating and updating a dynamic activity profile based on initial user input and further based on the activity archive. The initial user input contributes to the dynamic activity profile according to a first weighting factor, and the activity archive contributes to the dynamic profile according to a second weighting factor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051186 | METHOD OF DETECTING SIGNAL CLIPPING IN A WEARABLE AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE - A wearable medical device and method of detecting clipping of ECG signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, the wearable medical device comprises a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to sense an ECG of a patient and an ECG acquisition circuit electrically coupled to a pair of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and configured to provide an amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal, a programmable attenuation/gain stage electrically coupled between a first gain stage and a second gain stage, an ADC electrically coupled to the ECG acquisition circuit to receive and digitize the amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal and provide a digitized ECG signal, and a signal conditioning to and control unit electrically coupled to the ECG acquisition circuit and the ADC to receive and monitor the digitized ECG signal and to detect clipping of the amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal based upon the digitized ECG signal. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051187 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An open MRI methodology and system that allows dynamic viewing and access to a patient. In intraoperative MRI, the MRI apparatus is configured in the shape of a typical operating room, with full 360° access to the patient. The MRI apparatus encompasses the entire operating room with magnets located on or near the ceiling and floor of the operating room. The remainder of the MRI apparatus, including the control computer, and imaging monitor, may be located outside of the MRI operating room, in order to keep the operating room free of unnecessary equipment, or located inside of the MRI operating room, as desired for operability of the MRI. The patient is placed over the magnet in the floor, the only fixed location in the operating room. The operating room may contain typical operating equipment, as needed, such as cardiopulmonary bypass units, surgical navigation systems, endoscopy systems, and anesthesia carts. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051188 | QUANTIFICATION OF IN VIVO METABOLITE - A magnetic resonance pulse sequence technique may acquire a water reference spectrum and two water suppressed metabolite spectra and with frequency selective inversion pulse centered at either single frequency, at multiple frequencies, or in a single acquisition. Subtraction of the inverted from non-inverted water suppressed metabolite spectrum results in single or a combination of specific metabolite peak/peaks alone with a flat baseline for easier quantification. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING FOOD INFORMATION - Provided are a method and apparatus for processing food information. The method may include detecting, by a sensor, food information of food consumed by a subject from blood of the subject in a non-invasive manner; and determining, by a processor, a digestive capacity of the subject based on the detected food information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051190 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE SPATIAL CHANGE IN SUBSURFACE RESISTIVITIES ACROSS FREQUENCIES IN TISSUE - Non-invasive devices and systems to determine tissue wetness/hydration based on relative changes in subsurface resistivities in tissue below an electrode array applied to a human body across different frequencies. For example, these a sensor including arrays of current-injecting and voltage-sensing electrodes may be placed on a subject's back to determine lung wetness. Systems and methods for determining tissue water content, systems and methods for determining lung wetness, sensors for determining relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies and systems and methods to determine which arrays of electrodes in a sensor to use to determine relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies are all described. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051191 | SWAPPABLE WEARABLE DEVICE - A technology for a swappable wearable device that is operable to monitor one or more physiological parameters of a user. Physiological measurement data from a physiological measurement sensor attached to the swappable wearable device or a physiological measurement sensor in communication with the swappable wearable device can be received at the swappable wearable device. The physiological measurement data can be stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to swappable wearable device. The stored physiological measurement data can be communicated to another swappable wearable device or a synchronization platform when a selected event occurs. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051192 | VITAL SIGNAL MEASURING WATCH AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VITAL SIGNAL - A vital signal measuring watch is provided, the vital signal measuring watch including a watch module having a shape of a wrist watch, wherein the watch module includes a device receiving portion at one side of the watch module and a communication port in the device receiving portion; and a vital signal sensor connected to or disconnected from the device receiving portion, connected to the communication port when being connected to the device receiving portion, and configured to transmit biometric data obtained by measuring vital signals to the communication port, wherein the vital signal sensor is configured to generate an interrupt plug-in event to transmit the event to the watch module when being connected to the communication port, and the watch module is configured to count a number of interrupts of the transmitted interrupt plug-in event, automatically recognize a communication protocol supported by the vital signal sensor according to the number of interrupts, and dynamically activate a communication interface to correspond to the recognized communication protocol to receive the biometric data from the vital signal sensor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051193 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - An apparatus for and method of detecting biological information. The apparatus for detecting biological information includes a supporting member that is attached to an object, a biosignal sensor that is configured to detect biological information of the object and mounted in the supporting member; and a plurality of position sensors configured to detect a position of the apparatus with respect to the object. The position sensors may detect position information of an area of the object where the apparatus is attached. Position data detected by the position sensors may be compared with reference position data. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051194 | IMPLANT AND INSERTION DEVICE FOR AN IMPLANT - Embodiments include an implant for insertion into a human and/or animal body and an insertion device for the implant. The implant includes a housing, at least one negative pressure unit and at least one adhesive application unit to temporarily and/or permanently fix the implant to a bodily tissue. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051195 | SKIN-CONFORMAL SENSORS - Various aspects as described herein are directed to skin-conformal sensor devices and methods of using the same. As consistent with one or more embodiments, a sensor device includes an upper portion and lower portion. The upper portion includes a plurality of layers including at least one sensor. The lower portion includes a layer of microstructures configured and arranged to interface with skin of a subject and to interlock the skin with the at least one sensor. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051196 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTRAVASCULAR MEASUREMENTS - Intravascular diagnosis apparatus and methods are disclosed. In one aspect of the disclosed technology, a monitoring guidewire includes a core wire, a sensor disposed in a distal region of the core wire, and a hypotube substantially coextensive with the core wire and surrounding the core wire, the hypotube having laser etching along at most 40 cm of the distal portion of the hypotube. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051197 | PACKAGE FOR PROCESSING SENSED-DATA, SENSED-DATA PROCESSOR, AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING SENSED-DATA - Provided is a body-implantable package for processing biosensed-data for wireless communication to an external device. The package includes a tube closed by a cover, therein, a chip with a strained layer affixed thereto to form a flexible laminar circuit. The cover is fitted over an open end of the tube after the laminated chip and strained layer are inserted therein. The chip is constructed of and rolled in one or more turns into a generally cylindrical shape. The strained layer is affixed to a surface of the chip automatically to cause the flexible laminar circuit to curl into a generally cylindrical shape to fit within the tube. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051198 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING USER UTILIZING PULSE SIGNAL - The present disclosure herein relates to a system for monitoring a user using a pulse signal. An user monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise a transmitter configured to transmit a pulse signal through at least one antenna at different times; and a biosignal measuring device comprising a receiver for receiving and restoring the pulse signal that has passed through a subject through at least one antenna and a processing unit for processing the pulse signal to analyze at least one of a bandwidth, a center frequency or an amplitude of the pulse signal and for measuring a biosignal of the subject on the basis of a result of analysis. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051199 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ACTIVITY SENSOR DATA PROCESSING - According to one aspect there is provided a method comprising: loading, with an application, a webpage comprising an embedded activity recognition module; causing collection of activity sensor data from at least one sensor of a mobile device with a sensor polling module; causing transmission of the activity sensor data to the embedded activity recognition module; causing processing of the collected sensor data with the embedded activity recognition module to form processed activity sensor data; and receiving the processed activity sensor data from the activity recognition module. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051200 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM, MEDICAL IMAGING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM WHICH STORES A MEDICAL IMAGING PROGRAM - There is provided a medical imaging system, a medical imaging method, and a medical imaging program capable of easily checking the imaging timing of an image and the injection timing of a contrast agent. The medical imaging system includes: a slice image acquisition unit that acquires a set of slice images of a subject with an image management information for managing the slice images; an injection information acquisition unit that acquires contrast agent injection information that is information regarding a contrast agent; an injection progress imaging unit that generates an injection progress image showing an injection progress of the contrast agent based on the contrast agent injection information; an association constructing unit that associates the contrast agent injection information with the slice image based on the contrast agent injection information and the image management information; and an output unit that outputs an slice image from the set of slice images and that outputs the contrast agent injection information associated with the slice image, the injection progress image generated based on the contrast agent injection information, and the image management information corresponding to the slice image, so as to be superimposed on each other. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051201 | HEART RATE PATH OPTIMIZER - A device for determining a heart rate of a user has a PPG sensor and an accelerometer to compensate for acceleration artifacts within the PPG signal. The device transforms time domain PPG and accelerometer signals into the frequency domain using a Fourier transformation and utilizes the Fourier coefficient magnitudes as indicative of the probability of candidate heart rate values. Candidate heart rate values are determined at sampling times over a time interval and a most probable heart rate path during the time interval is determined using a reward/penalty algorithm. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051202 | FILTERING PATIENT SIGNAL ALSO FOR VENTILATION ARTIFACTS - In embodiments, an external medical device is intended to care for a patient. If it receives an input that signifies that ventilation artifact is present in a signal of the patient, it transmits a corrective signal responsive to the received input. In further embodiments, a patient signal is received, which is generated from a patient while the patient is or was receiving chest compressions at a frequency Fc, and also receiving ventilations at frequency Fv. At least one filter mechanism may be applied to the patient signal to substantially remove artifacts at a) frequency Fc, b) a higher harmonic of frequency Fc, and c) a third frequency substantially equaling frequency Fc plus or minus frequency Fv, while substantially passing other frequencies between them. As a result, the patient signal can be cleaner, for diagnosing the patient's state more accurately. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051203 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULSE DIAGNOSIS - A process is described for diagnosing mammalian patients, including human patients, based on the spatial and temporal profile of the radial arterial pulse. Pulse patterns are measured, and the patterns and matching diagnoses added to an analytic module including a database system. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051204 | IMPEDANCE BASED ANATOMY GENERATION - Methods and systems for the determination and representation of anatomy anatomical information are disclosed herein. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051205 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING CONFIDENCE IN RESPIRATORY RATE MEASUREMENTS - This disclosure describes, among other features, systems and methods for using multiple physiological parameter inputs to determine multiparameter confidence in respiratory rate measurements. For example, a patient monitoring system can programmatically determine multiparameter confidence in respiratory rate measurements obtained from an acoustic sensor based at least partly on inputs obtained from other non-acoustic sensors or monitors. The patient monitoring system can output a multiparameter confidence indication reflective of the programmatically-determined multiparameter confidence. The multiparameter confidence indication can assist a clinician in determining whether or how to treat a patient based on the patient's respiratory rate. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051206 | USAGE OF OBSERVED ALARM SETTINGS FOR ALARM MANAGEMENT - A system to generate medical monitor alarm settings ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160051207 | COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR X-RAY AND MECHANICAL IMAGING OF A BREAST - The invention relates to a compression device ( | 2016-02-25 |
20160051208 | MOVING A COMPONENT OF AN IMAGING SYSTEM - Techniques for moving a component of an imaging system are described herein. The techniques may include an apparatus having a component bracket to attach to an imaging system component disposed within a gantry of the imaging system. The apparatus may include a platform bracket to attach to a movable platform of the imaging system, wherein the component bracket and the platform bracket are to be coupled to each other. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051209 | RADIOLOGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A radiological imaging system includes: a radiological imaging apparatus configured to generate image data in accordance with a dose of delivered radiation; and a radiation source configured to deliver radiation to the radiological imaging apparatus, wherein the radiation source is placed so that a tube axis of a rotating anode extends in a direction perpendicular to a body axis of an object being imaged. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051210 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND X-RAY DIAPHRAGM THEREOF - An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to the present embodiment includes: an X-ray tube which generates X-rays to be irradiated at an object; an X-ray diaphragm which houses an X-ray shielding member forming an irradiation aperture, through which the X-rays pass, along a side surface of the X-ray tube; an X-ray detector which detects X-rays passing through the object; and an image data generation circuitry which generates image data based on the X-rays detected by the X-ray detector. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051211 | MULTI-BEAM STEREOSCOPIC X-RAY BODY SCANNER - An X-ray examination station includes a first source of X-ray radiation for whole body scanning of a human body using a first fan beam of X-ray radiation; a first vertical linear radiation detector configured to detect the first fan beam; a second source of X-ray radiation installed at mid-height of a person being examined, for scanning a central portion of the human body using a second fan beam of X-ray radiation; a second vertical detector of X-ray radiation configured to detect the second fan beam; and a control unit configured to turn on each of the X-ray radiation sources. The first and the second radiation fan beams are emitted in parallel planes. The first X-ray radiation source is turned on for the whole body scanning. The second X-ray radiation source is turned on for scanning the central portion of the body. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051212 | ROTARY MEMBER WITH SAFETY MECHANISM - A gantry of a tomography apparatus has a rotary member that is rotatable around an axis. The rotary member carries at least one component attached to the outside thereto. The component is attached by primary and secondary attachment mechanisms, with only the primary attachment mechanism engaged during normal operation. The secondary attachment mechanism, a T-slot interface in one embodiment, engages for safety and other reasons when the primary attachment mechanism is not functioning properly. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051213 | MAMMOGRAPHY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING POSITION ALIGNMENT THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a mammography device for X-ray photographing an object to be inspected. The mammography device includes: a device body movable in a vertical axis direction and rotatable around a first horizontal axis; a generator fixed to one end portion of the device body; a support part for the object including a detector; a first moving unit moving the device body in the vertical axis direction; a rotating unit rotating the device body around the first horizontal axis; and a controller controlling the first moving unit and the rotating unit, wherein the controller performs a control so that the rotating unit rotates the device body and the first moving unit moves the device body together with the rotation of the device body in order to position a center of an upper surface of the support part for the object on the same horizontal surface. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051214 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CARDIAC IMAGE SEGMENTATION METHOD AND APPARATUS - A three-dimensional cardiac image segmentation method and apparatus are provided according to examples of the present disclosure. The method includes: searching from layers of cardiac computerized tomography CT images to obtain a layer of cardiac CT image located between a heart bottom portion and a heart upper portion as a first key layer; searching on the first key layer to obtain a boundary of the heart as a contour of the heart bottom portion, and generating a curved surface model based on the contour of the heart bottom portion and a lowest point of the heart bottom portion as a heart bottom model; searching layers of cardiac CT images above the first key layer to obtain boundaries of the heart as a contour of the heart upper portion, and generating a curved surface model based on the contour of the heart upper portion as a heart upper model. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051215 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING A TOMOSYNTHESIS STACK INCLUDING AUTOMATIC FOCUSING - A system and method for reviewing a tomosynthesis image data set comprising volumetric image data of a breast, the method comprising, in one embodiment, causing an image or a series of images from the data set to be displayed on a display monitor operatively associated with the workstation; and selecting or indicating through a user interface comprising or operatively associated with the display monitor and workstation, an object or region of interest in a presently displayed image of the data set, thereby causing to be automatically displayed on the display monitor an image from the data set having a best focus measure of the user selected or indicated object or region of interest. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051216 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR QUANTITATIVE IMAGING - A system and method for digital x-ray imaging. The method includes emitting a first and second collimated x-ray beam from an x-ray source disposed in a first and second position, respectively. The first and second collimated x-ray beam is directed onto an identified region of interest (ROI) wherein a first and second ROI image is captured, respectively, when the x-ray source is disposed in the first and second position, respectively. The first and second ROI images are processed to extract features from each of the first and second ROI images. The extracted features are analyzed, and an indicator of a disease is generated responsive to the extracted features. The indicator can be stored, displayed, or transmitted. The first and second x-ray sources can be the same or different x-ray sources. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051217 | Method And Apparatus For Creation And Display Of Artifact-Corrected Three Dimensional (3D) Volumetric Data From Biplane Fluoroscopic Image Acquisition - A method and apparatus for creation and display of artifact-corrected three dimensional (3D) volumetric data from biplane fluoroscopic image acquisition is disclosed. Orthogonal images of a patient are obtained during an interventional medical procedure, the orthogonal images including an anterior-posterior (AP) image and a lateral image. A common coordinate system is established. The orthogonal images and the patient are plotted onto the common coordinate system. An intersection volume of the images is calculated. The data at each frame of the images are analyzed and a determination made regarding which x,z point of an AP image matches with which y,z point from a lateral image. An artifact correction process is performed and a resulting volumetric data set is plotted and displayed. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051218 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry configured to measure respective profiles on contrast media concentration in regions of interest including blood vessels set at about the same position in two subtraction images of subject's head taken from about the same direction at different radiography times. The processing circuitry configured to determine a correction factor so that the two profiles measured are approximately matched. The processing circuitry configured to correct at least one of the two subtraction images on the basis of the correction factor determined. The processing circuitry configured to control so as to display information based on the two subtraction images that at least one thereof has been corrected on a display. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051219 | EVALUATION METHOD FOR RADIOGRAPHING APPARATUS AND PHANTOM USED IN EVALUATION - An evaluation method for a radiographing apparatus according to the present invention includes an imaging step of imaging a plurality of base phantoms, each of the base phantoms corresponding to a different imaging system and combined with a common evaluation region, and an evaluation step of performing evaluation among the different imaging systems based on an image in which the common evaluation region has been imaged in the imaging step. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051220 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD - Provided is an ultrasound diagnosis apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis apparatus includes an image acquiring unit configured to acquire a three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of a partial region of an object, a region determining unit configured to determine a bile duct region and a tumor candidate region in the 3D ultrasound image; a resection pattern acquiring unit configured to acquire a resection pattern of the bile duct region by comparing a shape of the tumor candidate region and the bile duct region with a predetermined pattern; and a display unit configured to display on a screen a resection pattern image including the resection pattern of the bile duct region. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051221 | System and Method for Planning, Monitoring, and Confirming Treatment - A system and method for monitoring a surgical procedure, the system including a catheter guidance assembly including an extended working channel navigable to a target, a surgical device positionable through the extended working channel to access the target, at least one sensor disposed on either the extended working channel or the surgical device. The at least one sensor is configured to sense a characteristic of tissue proximate either or both of the extended working channel or the surgical device. The system further includes a computing device operably coupled to the sensor. The computing device is configured to receive the characteristic from the sensor and determine whether the tissue characteristic is indicative of the target or tissue other than the target. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051222 | ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound endoscope according to the invention includes: an ultrasound transducer that transmits/receives ultrasound; a housing in which the ultrasound transducer is fixed via an adhesive, and which houses the ultrasound transducer; an inner peripheral face forming a rectangular first opening portion for exposing the ultrasound transducer, the first opening portion being formed in the housing; an acoustic lens fanning a part from an upper face to at least a side face of the ultrasound transducer; and a chamfered portion provided at a side face of the acoustic lens, an adhesive outlet port for the adhesive to flow to an outside from the first opening portion being formed between the chamfered portion and the inner peripheral face. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051223 | DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS COMPRISING TRANSDUCER WITH VARIABLE CONFIGURATIONS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Provided are an ultrasonic wave diagnosis apparatus including a transducer with variable configurations and a manufacturing method of the same. According to an example embodiment, an ultrasonic wave diagnosis apparatus includes a first transducer unit including a plurality of transducers and a second transducer unit including a plurality of transducers. The first transducer unit and the second transducer unit may be symmetrically placed about a subject. The first transducer unit and the second transducer unit may be connected to each other in a sliding manner. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051224 | NEEDLE GUIDE FOR ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - A needle guidance apparatus is an accessory that is configured to be coupled to an ultrasound transducer probe and is configured to align and guide the placement of a needle to a target location beneath the skin of a patient. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051225 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS - An ultrasonic transducer may comprise: a substrate; a barrier wall on the substrate; a diaphragm fixed to the barrier wall and defining a cavity, together with the barrier wall and the substrate; a pair of electrodes, facing each other with the cavity therebetween, configured to receive a driving voltage for driving the diaphragm; and/or a plurality of posts in the cavity and having a height smaller than that of the barrier wall. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051226 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCERS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An ultrasonic transducer module may comprise: an ultrasonic transducer comprising a substrate, a thin film separated from the substrate, a support portion for supporting the thin film, and a first electrode pad on the substrate; and/or a circuit board comprising a main body, an opening in the main body for accommodating the thin film, and a second electrode pad attached to the first electrode pad. An ultrasonic transducer may comprise: a substrate; a plurality of first electrode layers on the substrate, with spaces between the first electrode layers; an insulating layer between the substrate and the first electrode layers; a support portion on the first electrode layers; a thin film supported by the support portion, with cavities between each of the first electrode layers and the thin film; and/or a second electrode layer on the thin film. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051227 | ACOUSTIC DIODES AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Acoustic diodes, devices incorporating such diodes; and methods of using such devices are disclosed. An acoustic diode may include a periodic acoustic grating and a uniform plate. The periodic acoustic grating may include a plurality of .gratings. The uniform plate may foe separated from-the periodic acoustic-grating by a resonant cavity. The acoustic diode may be configured to have a first transmission, efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the periodic acoustic grating that is greater than a second transmission efficiency for acoustic waves incident on the uniform plate. The acoustic waves may have a. wavelength within a range of wavelengths. Devices incorporating the acoustic diode may include medical imaging devices, such as ultrasound devices, and noise reduction devices. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051228 | COMPOSITION FOR ACOUSTIC-WAVE PROBE, AND SILICONE RESIN FOR ACOUSTIC-WAVE PROBE, ACOUSTIC-WAVE PROBE AND ULTRASONIC PROBE USING THE SAME, AS WELL AS DEVICE FOR MEASURING ACOUSTIC WAVE, ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, DEVICE FOR MEASURING PHOTO ACOUSTIC WAVE AND ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE - A composition for an acoustic-wave probe, containing a polysiloxane mixture, in which the polysiloxane mixture contains: a polysiloxane having a vinyl group; a polysiloxane having at least two Si—H groups in the molecular chain thereof; and silica particles having an average primary particle size of less than 12 nm. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051229 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUSES FOR GENERATING HARMONIC IMAGES AND METHODS OF GENERATING ULTRASONIC IMAGES INCLUDING HARMONIC IMAGES - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus may comprise: a probe comprising a transducer configured to transmit a signal to an object and configured to receive an echo signal from the object; a controller configured to control the probe; and/or an image generation unit configured to generate an image of the object based on the echo signal. The controller may be further configured to drive the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. A method of generating an ultrasonic image may comprise: transmitting a signal to an object by using a transducer; receiving an echo signal from the object by using the transducer; and/or generating an image of the object based on the echo signal. The transmitting of the signal to the object may comprise driving the transducer such that the signal transmitted simultaneously comprises a fundamental frequency and at least one harmonic. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051230 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus of successively displaying a plurality of slice images of an object at predetermined frame rate, and a control method of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus. According to an embodiment of the ultrasonic imaging apparatus, the ultrasonic imaging apparatus may include: an image processor configured to extract a target in an object based on volume data of the object; a controller configured to determine a region of interest in the object, based on the extracted target; and a display unit configured to successively display a plurality of slice images of the object, including the region of interest. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051231 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC METHOD - To provide an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and an ultrasonic diagnostic method capable of conducting ultrasonic diagnosis using acoustic radiation pressure, without causing an increase in the temperature of an ultrasound-exposed portion. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051232 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - A method of more easily determining a measurement object that may be provided from a standard view for a user who is a doctor to read an ultrasound image in an ultrasound diagnosis. A data acquisition unit acquires ultrasound data of a target object. An image processor generates an ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data, acquires a standard view based on the ultrasound image, acquires measurement information that is information regarding measurement objects measurable within the standard view based on the standard view, and acquires at least one of the measurement objects based on the acquired measurement information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051233 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VARIABLE ULTRASOUND ARRAY PROCESSING IN A POST-STORAGE MODE - An ultrasonic imaging method includes activating a transmit aperture within a multi-element transducer array, transmitting one or more ultrasonic beams along scan direction(s) that span the region of interest, for each transmit event, receiving ultrasound echoes from each element of a receive aperture, grouping the receive channel echo data into two or more sets corresponding to different receive sub-apertures, combining each sub-aperture data set to generate partially focused echo-location data for one or more reconstruction lines, and storing all the sub-aperture echo data sets during a storage period in a format that can be retrieved for later analysis. A method includes, during a post-storage period, retrieving stored sub-aperture data, combining the sub-aperture data to form one or more selected reconstruction lines, processing echo data to extract motion information from one or more sample positions along the selected reconstruction lines, and displaying an image representative of the processed motion information. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051234 | Collecting Unit for a Stool Sample - The application relates to a unit for collecting a stool sample for medical use. The unit may be used both in the clinic and in the home. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051235 | FECES SAMPLING AND DETECTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FECES BASED ON THE DEVICE - The present invention provides a feces sampling and detecting device and a method for detecting feces based on the feces sampling and detecting device. The device includes a detector, a casse with detecting strips provided in the detector, a collector accommodated in the detector detachably, a feces sampler for sealing the collector detachably, and at least one puncturing part arranged at a bottom of the detector facing one side of the collector. The feces sampling and detecting device can detect collected feces quickly, thereby avoiding feces sample from nature changing in an interval period, and preventing liquid in the collector from entering the detector to influence safety of the device of the present invention. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051236 | SHAVE BIOPSY DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - This disclosure includes shave biopsy devices having an elongated body with a proximal surface extending between first and second ends that are configured to be grasped by a user's fingers and a blade coupled to the body, where the body is configured to be curved such that the proximal surface is concave. In some devices, at least a portion of the body has a substantially fixed curvature. Some devices include a depth gauge disposed on at least one of the blade and proximal surface of the body, the depth gauge configured to indicate slicing depth of the blade when the body is curved to at least one predetermined curvature. | 2016-02-25 |
20160051237 | Tissue Removal Device and Method of Use - A biopsy device for acquiring a tissue sample is disclosed. The biopsy device comprises a partoff mechanism which can have at least a tab and an actuator. The actuator can be used to control the angle of the tab and thus partoff a tissue sample. The tab may be on a cutter tube, which may have a sharp distal end which may core the samples from the mass of tissue. Multiple tissue samples may be collected. | 2016-02-25 |