17th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 46 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110098507 | Asphalt Dispersers On The Basis Of Phosphonic Acids - The object of the invention is the use of phosphonic acids of the formula (4), | 2011-04-28 |
20110098508 | SYNTHETIC NAVEL ORANGEWORM PHEROMONE COMPOSITION AND METHODS RELATING TO PRODUCTION OF SAME - One or more embodiments of the invention are directed to the synthetic methods for making lepidopteran pheromones including navel orangeworm pheromones. The synthetic methods involve novel, efficient, and environmentally benign steps and procedures. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098509 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHENOL BY MEANS OF NEW CATALYTIC SYSTEMS - The invention relates to a process for the preparation of phenol which comprises the aerobic oxidation of cumene to hydroperoxide with high conversions and selectivities, in the presence of new catalytic systems, extremely mild conditions and the subsequent acid decomposition of the hydroperoxide to phenol and acetone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098510 | Method of Preparing Glycerol Alkyl Ethers - A process for glycerol etherification, including a recycle of glycerol and/or mono-ether, to produce glycerol alkyl ethers with low amount of mono-ether by reacting glycerol and olefinic hydrocarbon, and/or the corresponding aldehydes, ketones and alcohols, having 2 to 10 carbon atoms in the presence of homogeneous acid catalyst with hindered formation of olefin oligomers comprising of two essential steps: reaction step ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098511 | METHOD OF PREPARING FLUORINE-CONTAINING ETHER - There is provided a method of preparing a high purity fluorine-containing ether which inhibits a side reaction generating an unsaturated bond and assures low cost and simple steps. When preparing the fluorine-containing ether by allowing a fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol to react with a fluorinated olefin in the presence of a basic compound, a reaction is terminated at a stage before a conversion ratio of the fluorine-containing alkyl alcohol reaches 75%. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098512 | Method for manufacturing perfluorovinylethers - A process for the manufacture of a perfluorovinylether by hydrodehalogenation of a halofluoroether (HFE) having general formula (I-A) or (I-B): | 2011-04-28 |
20110098513 | PROCESS FOR MAKING DIETHYL ETHER FROM ACETIC ACID - A process for producing of diethyl ether by hydrogenating acetic acid in the presence of a catalyst comprising a first metal on an acidic support, preferably a zeolite support. A preferred catalyst comprises platinum and tin on an acidic support. Selectivities to diethyl ether of at least 80% may be achieved. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098514 | HYDROGENATION OF ALIPHATIC DIALDEHYDES TO ALIPHATIC DIOLS - A process of hydrogenating an aliphatic dialdehyde, preferably, a C | 2011-04-28 |
20110098515 | METHOD OF PRODUCING NEOPENTYL GLYCOL - The present invention relates to a method of producing neopentyl glycol by addition of isobutyraldehyde and formaldehyde in the presence of a tertiary alkylamine as catalyst to give the hydroxypivalinaldehyde with subsequent liquid phase hydrogenation in the presence of a nickel catalyst at a temperature of 80 to 180° C. and at a pressure of 6 to 18 MPa in the presence of an aliphatic alcohol and in the presence of water. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098516 | MULTI-STAGE PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR RECOVERING DICHLOROHYDRINS - A process and apparatus for recovering dichlorohydrins from a mixture comprising dichlorohydrins, one or more compounds selected from esters of dichlorohydrins, monochlorohydrins and/or esters thereof, and multihydroxylated-aliphatic hydrocarbon compounds and/or esters thereof, and optionally one or more substances comprising water, chlorinating agents, catalysts and/or esters of catalysts is disclosed. The mixture is distilled or fractionated to separate a lower boiling fraction comprising dichlorohydrin(s) from the mixture to form a higher boiling fraction comprising the residue of the distillation or fractionation. The higher boiling fraction is distilled or fractionated to separate remaining dichlorohydrin(s) from the above mixture to form an even higher boiling fraction comprising the residue of the distillation or fractionation. At least some of the lower boiling fraction and the dichlorohydrin(s) are recovered. Advantages include more efficient recovery of dichlorohydrins for a given distillation column, less waste due to avoiding the conditions conducive to the formation of heavy byproducts, reduced capital investment in recovery equipment, and reduced energy utilization while maintaining the quality of dichlorohydrin product produced and not increasing the amount of undesired byproducts formed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098517 | Use of Subfluorinated Carbons as a Solid Lubricant - The invention relates to the use of subfluorinated carbons as a solid lubricant. Said subfluorinated carbons simultaneously contain fluorinated carbon domains with a (CF)n structure and non-fluorinated graphitic carbon domains, in powder form, as a solid lubricant. The invention can be used in the field of solid lubricants. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098518 | Dehydration of Alcohols in the Presence of an Inert Component - The present invention (first embodiment) relates to a process for the dehydration of at least an alcohol to make at least an olefin, comprising:
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20110098519 | MODIFIED CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR CONVERSION OF ALCOHOL TO ALKENE - A catalyst composition for dehydration of an alcohol to prepare an alkene is provided. The catalyst composition comprises a catalyst and a modifying agent which is phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid or tungsten trioxide, or a derivative thereof. A process for preparing an alkene by dehydration of an alcohol is also provided. The process comprises mixing one or more alcohols and optionally water and the catalyst composition. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098520 | ALKANE ENHANCEMENT OF WASTE USING MICROBIAL PRE-TREATEMENT - A method of: providing a mixture of fecal waste and a bacterium; incubating the mixture to produce a fatty acid enriched mixture; removing water from the fatty acid enriched mixture to produce a dried mixture; and pyrolyzing the dried mixture in an inert atmosphere to produce an alkane from the C | 2011-04-28 |
20110098521 | METHOD OF TREATING A STRUCTURE CONTAINING SODIUM AND A RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCE - Method of treating sodium contained in the interconnected open pores of a structure placed in a cladding, the pores furthermore containing a radioactive substance. The method comprises the following successive steps: a) at least two slits are made over the entire length of the cladding; b) the sodium is converted to sodium carbonate by a carbonation reaction by bringing the structure into contact, via the slits, with a reactive gas mixture comprising steam, carbon dioxide and a gas inert with respect to sodium, in such a way that the expansion of the carbonate causes the cladding and the structure to open starting from the slits and results in the carbonation reaction propagating into the structure. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098522 | Particle Beam Treatment System - A particle beam treatment system comprising a beam generating unit for generating and adjusting the kinetic energy of a beam of charged particles, comprising at least two beam guide units for feeding the beam of charged particles to a treatment location associated with the respective beam guide unit, wherein each beam guide unit comprises at least one beam deflection unit and/or at least one beam forming unit. The at least two beam guide units are designed for different areas of the kinetic energy of the charged particles such that the at least one beam deflection unit and/or the at least one beam forming unit of each beam guide unit are tailored to the energy of the particles and/or to beam characteristics of the particle beam. The invention further relates to a particle beam treatment method and use of the particle beam treatment system. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098523 | Apparatus for Stimulating a Healing Process in the Region of an Implant - An apparatus is provided for stimulating a healing process. The apparatus includes a coil arrangement which is coupled to a functional power generator in order to generate an electromagnetic field in an affected body region, a control unit for influencing a voltage curve generated by the functional power generator in accordance with signals transmitted by an input interface of the control unit, at least one implant that is disposed in the affected body zone and is coupled to a transformer coil arrangement, the poles of which are connected to a couple of electrodes, a sensing device for sensing a voltage applied between the couple of electrodes, and a transmission device for transmitting signals characteristic of the voltage to the control unit. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098524 | COLLECTOR DEVICE FOR CATTLE EMBRYOS - The present invention relates to an embryos collector system used for the collection and careful selection of embryos, which maintains the fluid control from the uterus discharge fluids inside the collector device and the control of displacement of the embryos and mucosal in the interior of the device. This system includes a conduit system free of internal collision points where the embryos can safely navigate to a section on the device, in which the direction, force, and speed of the turbulent currents are controlled; thus, the embryos are not subjected to any trauma, cannot be trapped by the mucosal; nor dragged by the filtration mesh. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098525 | VENTRICULAR VOLUME REDUCTION - Devices and systems including implants (which may be removable) and methods of using them for reducing ventricular volume. The implants described herein are cardiac implants that may be inserted into a patient's heart, particularly the left ventricle. The implant may support the heart wall, or may be secured to the heart wall. The implants are typically ventricular partitioning device for partitioning the ventricle into productive and non-productive regions in order to reduce the ventricular volume. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098526 | PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR SYSTEM - Systems, method, and devices related to surgically implantable supportive slings are presented herein. More specifically, in various embodiments, the systems, devices and methods relate to a surgically implantable supportive sling adapted to anchor in patient tissue. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098527 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING A UTERUS - An inter-vaginal device for performing a uterine suspension includes a rigid body for manipulating the uterus and implanting a suspension member, such as a mesh, for securing the uterus to an anchoring site (e.g., into a pelvic muscle or ligament). In one embodiment, a method includes inserting at least a portion of a uterine suspension member through an anterior or posterior vaginal incision. An end of the suspension member is anchored to a selected portion of a pelvic tissue. At least a portion of the suspension member is attached to a vaginal apex. A uterine manipulator is advanced in a direction toward the selected portion of the pelvic tissue such that at least a portion of a uterus is moved upward. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098528 | FIBERS AND TIPS THEREOF USED WITH DEVICES - Disclosed are apparatus, systems, devices, methods and structures, including an apparatus that includes a device including an inner channel, and a fiber structure comprising an energy-transmitting fiber and a cover surrounding the energy-transmitting fiber, the energy transmitting fiber including an end that is substantially flush with the cover such that the fiber structure can be passed through the inner channel of the device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098529 | Method and Apparatus Related to a Flexible Assembly at a Distal End Portion of a Medical Device - In one embodiment, an apparatus may include an endoscopic housing defining an opening disposed along a plane substantially normal to a longitudinal axis of the endoscopic housing. A rotatable member may be coupled to the endoscopic housing and may have a proximal portion configured to move from a stowed configuration to a deployed configuration when the proximal portion of the rotatable member is rotated about an axis substantially normal to the longitudinal axis of the endoscopic housing. The proximal portion of the rotatable member may be disposed on a distal side of the plane when in the stowed configuration and disposed on a proximal side of the plane associated with the opening when in the deployed configuration. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098530 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE - An electronic endoscope is provided that has a new structure for realizing easy and accurate acquisition of detailed image information over a large region. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098531 | DILATOR WITH DIRECT VISUALIZATION - Dilators with a threaded distal portion and direct visualization capability may be used for penetrating and dilating stiff tissues and bones. The threaded portion of a dilator engages the tissue between the insertion site and the target site, and may be rotated for advancing through the target tissue in a more controlled fashion. The direct visualization capability may be used to visualize the ligament as the threaded distal portion passes through the ligamentum flavum. The devices and methods described may be used in procedures, for example, where ligaments surrounding the epidural space need to be dilated in order to deliver one or more surgical instruments into the epidural space. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098532 | METHOD FOR POSITIONING AN ENDOSCOPY CAPSULE THAT CAN BE MAGNETICALLY NAVIGATED USING A SOLENOID SYSTEM - In a method for positioning a magnetically navigable endoscopy capsule using a magnetic coil system, to bring the capsule to a known finding position within a region in the body of a patient supported on a patient table, the finding position is identified in at least one volume data set that encompasses the finding position, the volume data set is registered with respect to the patient, the volume data set and the finding position therein are transformed into the coordinate system of the magnetic coil system, and the magnetic coil system is operated to position the endoscopy capsule inserted into the patient to automatically control routing of the capsule to the finding position. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098533 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument including a distortion detection probe disposed in an insertion portion to be inserted into the interior of an examinee provided with a plurality of FBG sensor sections that detect distortion of the insertion portion, a coordinate calculation section that calculates first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections according to a first three-dimensional coordinate system whose origin is a predetermined position based on the detection results of the FBG sensor sections, a coordinate system setting section that sets a second three-dimensional coordinate system based on the first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections, a coordinate transformation section that transforms the first three-dimensional coordinates of the respective FBG sensor sections into second three-dimensional coordinates according to the second three-dimensional coordinate system set by the coordinate system setting section and a shape display section that displays the shape of the insertion portion based on the second three-dimensional coordinates transformed by the coordinate transformation section. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098534 | CAPSULE MEDICAL APPARATUS WITH PROJECTIONS AND BODY-CAVITY OBSERVATION METHOD - Provided is a capsule medical apparatus including a capsule body, a control member, and an observing member. The capsule body is to be introduced into a lumen of a subject. The control member controls a movement of the capsule body in the lumen by a flow of a fluid introduced in the lumen. The observing member is fixed inside the capsule body and observes a direction of the flow of the fluid and a direction different from the flow of the fluid according to the movement of the capsule body. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098535 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue retraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. Some embodiments of the surgical access system may be particularly suited for establishing an operative corridor to a surgical target site in the spine. Such an operative corridor may be established through the retroperitoneal space and the psoas muscle during a direct lateral, retroperitoneal approach to the spine. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098536 | ILM Spatula with Malleable Blade - A surgical spatula has a blade with a tip formed with a portion with a first bendable portion beginning at the tip and a second, non-bendable portion extending from the terminus of the first blade portion toward the handle of the spatula. The blade is constructed in such a way as to allow the bending of the bendable portion by exerting very light pressure thereon making it possible for the surgeon to effect such bends during surgery without removing the instrument from the operating field. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098537 | TISSUE MASSAGE RETRACTOR - A retractor system for percutaneous surgery in a patient includes first and second retractor portions positionable opposite one another in an incision of the patient. The system also includes at least one actuating member operable to provide an oscillating motion to at least one of the first and second retractor portions. The actuating member is in communication with a controller and is responsive to the controller to oscillate at least one of the first and second retractor portions between a first position and a second position. In another form, a method is directed to retracting tissue for percutaneous access to a surgical site in a patient. However, other embodiments, forms and applications are also envisioned. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098538 | SPECULUM - In one aspect, a speculum is provided herein which includes a first arm having a first channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a second arm having a second channel formed thereon adapted to the shape of an eyelid; a hinge unitarily formed with the first and second arms, the hinge permitting the first and second arms to selectively rotate about an axis rotation, the selective rotation causing the first and second channels to selectively move closer and farther apart; and, a position retaining arrangement. The position retaining arrangement includes a first element formed unitarily with the first arm, and a second element formed unitarily with the second arm. The first and second elements are configured to cooperatively retain the first and second arms in a selected rotational position. Advantageously, with the subject invention, a unitary speculum may be formed which includes an adjustable position retaining arrangement. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098539 | SKIN AND WOUND ASSESSMENT TOOL - An L-shaped diagnostic tool is preferably made from paper with a backing having a contact adhesive. Each arm has a ruler, with origins co-aligned at the internal corner of the intersection of the arms. One arm has representative color images of afflictions for each of the various ranks within a classification system. The other arm contains textual descriptions of the salient features of afflictions in each rank. A photograph of the L-shaped tool placed around the affliction may be taken for diagnostic and monitoring purposes. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098540 | BIOLOGICAL PARAMETER DISPLAYING APPARATUS - A biological parameter displaying apparatus includes: a coordinate displaying unit which displays first coordinates in which a first biological parameter of a patient, which is measured by a first measuring unit, is set as an X-axis, and a second biological parameter of the patient, which is different in kind from the first biological parameter and which is measured by a second measuring unit, is set as a Y-axis; a plot data producing unit which produces first plot data, each of the first plot data being produced based on first measurement values of the first and second biological parameters which are measured at a same time or in a same time zone; and a plot displaying unit which plots the first plot data in the first coordinates. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098541 | Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue - These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes an electrically powered drive force generator. A penetrating member is operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves the member along a path out of a housing having a penetrating member exit, into the tissue site, stops in the tissue site, and withdraws out of the tissue site. A cartridge houses the penetrating member. The cartridge has first and second seals coupled to the penetrating member to maintain a sterile environment around a portion of the penetration member prior to penetrating member actuation. A user interface is configured to relay at least one of, penetrating member performance or a penetrating member setting. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098542 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF A SUBSTANCE WITHIN A BODY - A method and apparatus for the noninvasive detection of a concentration of a substance in a body, such as glucose in the human bloodstream is disclosed. The apparatus measures substance concentration by detecting radiation in the far infrared range emitted by the body using an infrared detected in combination with a set of adequate filters. In order to achieve the accuracy required, the radiation values detected by the detector are corrected for the emissions of the system components. The temperature of each system component including the detector temperature and an ambient temperate is determined using temperature sensors attached to the various system components. These temperatures are correlated with a set of predetermined calibration parameters to correct the detector readings. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098543 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING COUPLING BETWEEN SIGNALS IN A MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A method and an apparatus for separating a composite signal into a plurality of signals is described. A signal processor receives a composite signal and separates a composite signal in to separate output signals. Feedback from one or more of the output signals is provided to a configuration module that configures the signal processor to improve a quality of the output signals. In one embodiment, the signal processor separates the composite signal by applying a first demodulation scheme to the composite signal to generate a first output signal. In one embodiment, the signal processor also applies a second demodulation scheme to the composite signal to generate a second output signal. In one embodiment, the composite signal is obtained from a detector in a system for measuring one or more blood constituents. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098544 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING VOICE WITH A MEDICAL DEVICE - There is provided a system and method for integrating voice with a medical device. More specifically, in one embodiment, there is provided a medical device comprising a speech recognition system configured to receive a processed voice, compare the processed voice to a speech database, identify a command for the medical device corresponding to the processed voice based on the comparison, and execute the identified medical device command. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098545 | METHOD FOR USING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY TO OPTIMIZE FLUID REMOVAL DURING RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY BY HEMODIALYSIS OR HEMOFILTRATION - Disclosed herein are methods, systems and devices to monitor vascular volume status during renal replacement therapy utilizing at least one oximetry/photoplethysmography sensor. The methods, systems and devices provide an alternative to conventional vascular volume monitoring methods during renal replacement therapy while enabling reliable, non-invasive, and automatic monitoring of vascular volume to avert patient hypotension. The methods, systems and devices may be employed in the context of both inpatient and outpatient dialysis facilities and may also be incorporated into conventional hemodialysis and hemofiltration techniques and equipment. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098546 | ASSESSING MEDICAL CONDITIONS BASED ON VENOUS OXYGEN SATURATION AND HEMATOCRIT INFORMATION - Methods for assessing, diagnosing and treating medical conditions using SvO | 2011-04-28 |
20110098547 | SENSORS HAVING PROTECTIVE ELUTING COATING AND METHOD THEREFOR - An apparatus includes an implantable device, such as a chronically implantable device that has a device body. One or more chemical sensors are coupled with the device body. A drug eluting substance is disposed at a location including at least one of on, directly adjacent, or near the one or more chemical sensors, where the drug eluting substance prevents fibrotic growth on the one or more chemical sensors. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098548 | METHODS FOR MODELING INSULIN THERAPY REQUIREMENTS - Various methods for improving the use of model based prediction of future blood glucose control in a patient having diabetes are described. A system for processing diabetes related information, including glucose information, for accurately predicting future glucose levels as a function of glucose data, carbohydrate intake, insulin delivery history and exercise history and then providing recommendations related to the predicted future glucose levels, is also described. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098549 | System and a method for monitoring - A disposable monitor, including an adhesive sensing unit that includes a flexible conductive wire of length that does not exceed few centimeters; wherein when the adhesive sensing unit is attached to the skin of a person the flexible conductive wire changes an electrical parameter in response to movements of the skin; wherein the adhesive sensing unit wirelessly transmits electromagnetic signals that are indicative of values of the electrical parameter of the flexible conductive wire. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098550 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A bioinformation acquisition apparatus to input a signal having uniform sensitivity and a high SN ratio at a high speed is provided. It includes a moving device moving an element group into the arrangement direction of the elements, and moves the element group situated at a first position at first time point to be situated at a second position at second time point. The element group receives an elastic wave emitted from a test object at the first time point at the first position, and the elastic wave from the test object at the second time point at the second position. The electric signal of a specified position of a test body from a first element of the elastic waves received at the first time point and the electric signal of the specified position from a second element received at the second time point are added to each other. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098551 | MEASUREMENT OF SOUND PRESSURE LEVEL AND PHASE AT EARDRUM BY SENSING EARDRUM VIBRATION - A hearing assistance device for measuring sound pressure at a tympanic membrane of a user's ear, the device comprising a housing adapted to be worn at least partially in an ear canal of the user a laser source coupled to the housing and adapted to project a beam of laser energy at the tympanic membrane a sensor for receiving reflected laser energy directed at the tympanic membrane, and a processor connected to the sensor and adapted to estimate the sound pressure level and phase at the tympanic membrane from a signal generated from the sensor. Additional examples provide a hearing device for measuring sound pressure at the tympanic membrane using ultrasonic signals. Further examples provide a hearing device for measuring sound pressure at the tympanic membrane using magnetic sources and sensors. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098552 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes; a data collection unit which collects magnetic resonance data from a patient by a half Fourier method using a plurality of coils; an unfolding unit which performs an unfolding process on a plurality of items of folded image data obtained from the plurality of coils to generate unfolded image data by using sensitivity data of the plurality of coils; and a data processing unit which repeatedly performs a data filling process and a phase correction process to improve accuracy of data in an unsampled region to generate image data for display, the data filling process filling the unsampled region in k-space with k-space data obtained by Fourier-transforming the unfolded image data and the unsampled region being a region for which the data have not been collected. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098553 | AUTOMATIC REGISTRATION OF IMAGES FOR IMAGE GUIDED SURGERY - Automatic registration of an MR image is carried out in an image guidance system by placing MR visible markers at known positions relative to markers visible in a camera tracking system. The markers are carried on a common fixture which is attached to a head clamp together with a reference marker which is used when the markers are covered or removed. The tracking system includes a camera with a detection array for detecting visible light a processor arranged to analyze the output from the array. Each object to be detected carries a single marker with a pattern of contrasted areas of light and dark intersecting at a specific single feature point thereon with an array around the specific location to allow the processor is able to detect an angle of rotation of the pattern and to distinguish each marker from the other markers. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098554 | Monitoring of convection enhanced drug delivery - A method for determining a response of a tissue to a destructive treatment is disclosed. The method comprises providing magnetic resonance images of the tissue, and using the magnetic resonance images for determining the response of the tissue to the destructive treatment. Also disclosed is a method for monitoring convection during direct convective interstitial infusion using a pharmaceutical composition which comprises a therapeutic agent and an MRI contrast agent. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098555 | Auscultation apparatus, auscultation method, and medical examination and diagnostic device - An auscultation apparatus including an optical microphone is proposed. Optical microphones can reliably acquire sounds of the most disparate frequencies even in an environment permeated by electromagnetic fields, without influencing said fields. Such an optical microphone of an auscultation apparatus can be disposed inside a medical examination and diagnostic device during operation. Given a suitable arrangement, both the heart sounds and the respiratory sounds of a patient can be recorded and monitored already with just one optical microphone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098556 | Computer-Based Method And System For Imaging-Based Dynamic Function Evaluation Of An Organ - A computer-based method of determining a functional assessment of at least one organ having secretional or excretional functions, such as a liver or kidneys, of a human is disclosed. The method comprises processing a four-dimensional (4D) image data set of said human comprising data for an assessment of said organ function, wherein said 4D image data is acquired by an image modality; and wherein said processing said 4D image data comprises performing a deconvolutional analysis (DA) comprising a matrix inversion using singular value decomposition (SVD) based on said 4D image data. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098557 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A FLUID STATUS OF A PATIENT - A system and method for diagnosing a fluid status of a patient includes non-invasively determining a left ventricular pressure of blood within a left ventricle of a heart of the patient. The left ventricular pressure is compared to a predefined pressure value to diagnose the fluid status. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098558 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF NANOPARTICLES IN IMAGING AND DIAGNOSIS - A method for diagnosing certain types of cancers provides a nanoparticle agent to be uptaken by cancer cells for diagnosis and treatment of certain cancers. A compound containing nanoparticles is directed toward a tumor site, and then a predetermined time period passes to allow the nanoparticles to be uptaken by the cancer cells. Imaging is then performed on the nanoparticles by an appropriate imaging device to determine the concentration of nanoparticles uptaken by the cancer cells. Finally, image data provided by the imaging device is analyzed to determine the concentration of nanoparticles and thereby determine whether a tumor is present. The nanoparticle agent can further be employed as a treatment of certain cancers. After the uptake of nanoparticles into the cells, a predetermined field applied to the nanoparticles for a sufficient period of time activates the magnetic cores of the nanoparticles to include hyperthermia-mediated destruction of the cancer cells. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098559 | Guiding insert assembly for a catheter used with a catheter position guidance system - A catheter position guidance system, for use in conjunction with a guiding insert assembly, having an electrical connector, an elongated conductor operatively coupled to the connector, an elongated stiffener coupled to the connector and an electromagnetic field radiator including a support device coupled to the elongated stiffener and operatively coupled to the conductor, the electromagnetic field radiator having an inductance-enhancing element operatively coupled thereto. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098560 | OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE GENERATING METHOD - The present invention relates to an optical tomographic image generating method including: obtaining signals for a plurality of frames; obtaining respective complex number data by performing Fourier transformation of the signals for the plurality of frames; synthesizing the plurality of frames using the respective complex number data; generating a tomographic image based on the synthesized data. This configuration enables easy enhancement of the image quality in an optical coherence tomographic imaging apparatus. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098561 | DEFLECTABLE SUBSELECTING CATHETER - A medical device including, e.g., an implantable medical lead or drug pump catheter, a guide member, or a sheath is delivered to a target location within a patient via a catheter capable of subselecting vessels or other cavities, passages, or the like within the patient's body. The catheter employs an inflatable member that, when actuated, acts to deflect a medical device to direct the device into a vessel or other cavity, passage, or the like branching off of, e.g., a vessel in which the catheter is arranged. In some examples, the inflatable member acts to deflect the delivery catheter, which in turn necessarily deflects the implantable medical device arranged therein. In other examples, the inflatable member acts to deflect the medical device to turn the device into a vessel or other cavity, passage, or the like branching off of the vessel in which the catheter is arranged. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098562 | ULTRASONIC ASSESSMENT OF CARDIAC SYNCHRONICITY AND VIABILITY - An ultrasonic imaging system produces a sequence of images of the heart during a cardiac cycle. The images are analyzed to determine the motion, displacement, or change in size of segments of the myocardium. In a preferred embodiment the values determined are radial, longitudinal, or circumferential myocardial strain values. The displacement of the myocardial segments may be tracked during the cardiac cycle by speckle tracking or border detection. The motion, displacement, or change in size values for the segments are analyzed to produce a recruitment curve and anatomical display showing the relative times of recruitment of the different segments in the contractile and relaxation motion of the heart. Participation in and achievement of full recruitment may be determined by comparison against an initial recruitment threshold criterion and against a predetermine maximal recruitment milestone level. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098563 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, an ultrasonic image display method and an ultrasonic diagnostic program by which a display mode of a tomographic image or an elasticity image can be set according to the characteristics of a biological tissue are provided. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized in comprising an elasticity information analyzing unit which sets a plurality of regions of interest on a tomographic image or an elasticity image and analyzes the feature amount of the elasticity information in the plurality of regions of interest; and a hue setting unit which sets the hue of the elasticity image on the basis of the feature amount. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098564 | Method and apparatus for diagnosing and treating vascular disease - Imaging and therapy for the treatment of venous disease are integrated into the same device, such that there is a common user interface and/or display, which may be passive or interactive between image and therapy parameters. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098565 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE - A transmission/reception beamformer output provided with point spread functions having different wave number vector directions is used to obtain a compound image that is highly isochronous and sufficiently blurring-resistant. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098566 | THICK-SLICE ULTRASOUND IMAGES DERIVED FROM ULTRASONIC SCANS OF A CHESTWARDLY-COMPRESSED BREAST OF A SUPINE PATIENT - Displaying breast ultrasound information on an interactive user interface is described, the user interface being useful in adjunctive ultrasound mammography environments and/or ultrasound-only mammography environments. Bilateral comparison is facilitated by a pairwise display of thick-slice images corresponding to analogous slab-like subvolumes in the left and right breasts. Coronal thick-slice imaging and convenient navigation on and among coronal thick-slice images is described. In one preferred embodiment, a nipple marker is displayed the coronal thick-slice image representing a projection of a nipple location thereupon. A convenient breast icon is also displayed including a cursor position indicator variably disposed thereon in a manner that reflects a relative position between the cursor and the nipple marker. Preferably, the breast icon is configured to at least roughly resemble a clock face, the center of the clock face representing the nipple marker location. Bookmark-centric and CAD-marker-centric navigation within and among thick-slice images is also described. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098567 | THREE DIMENSIONAL PULSED WAVE SPECTRUM ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND THREE DIMENSIONAL PULSED WAVE SPECTRUM DATA GENERATION METHOD - Disclosed are a three-dimensional (3D) pulsed wave (PW) spectrum ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a 3D PW spectrum data generating method. The 3D PW spectrum ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus forms a sample gate in a 3D format by using a two-dimensional (2D) array probe, and generates 3D PW spectrum data by using the formed 3D sample gate. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098568 | IMAGE FORMING METHOD USING ULTRASOUND AND ABERRATION CORRECTION METHOD - An ultrasound image forming method comprises a first step of receiving a first signal reflected from the object, a second step of obtaining an aberration correction value based on the first signal thus received, a third step of receiving a second signal reflected from the object when a second ultrasound corrected based on the aberration correction value is transmitted to the object, and a fourth step of forming an image from the aberration correction value and the second signal. The center frequency of the second ultrasound is between 0.5 MHz and 20 MHz, the center frequency of the first ultrasound is between 3/16 and 9/20 of the center frequency of the second ultrasound. By this method, an accurate aberration correction value can be obtained and an ultrasound imaging with high resolution can be achieved even if aberrations are large and difficult to correct. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098569 | Method and Apparatus for Standardizing Ultrasonography Training Using Image to Physical Space Registration of Tomographic Volumes from Tracked Ultrasound - A clinical and training apparatus that collects and processes physical space data while performing an image-guided procedure on an anatomical area of interest includes a calibration probe, a tracked ultrasonic probe, a wireless tracking device that tracks the ultrasonic probe in space and an image data processor. The physical space data provides three-dimensional coordinates for each of the physical points. The image data processor includes a memory holding instructions. The instructions include determining registrations used to indicate position in image space and physical space; using the registrations to map into image space, image data describing the physical space of the tracked ultrasonic probe and the anatomical area of interest; and constructing a three-dimensional (3D) volume based on ultrasonic image data. The apparatus includes a storage medium that stores a plurality of 3D volumes acquired by the image data processor for later retrieval. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098570 | Method and system for simultaneously displaying relationships of measurements of features associated with a medicine image - The embodiments described herein relate to a method and system for simultaneously displaying relationships of measurements of features associated with a medical image. In one embodiment, a plurality of measurements of features associated with a medical image are provided. Each of the plurality of measurements corresponds to a respective measurement type. Relationships are created between the measurements and references specific to the measurement types, and at least two of the created relationships are simultaneously displayed in a graphical display format. Examples using fetal growth data and time intensity curves are disclosed. Other embodiments are provided, and each of the embodiments described herein can be used alone or in combination with one another. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098571 | SCAN LINE DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method for forming an image of a target from echo return data in an ultrasound system by receiving a set of scanlines from an ultrasound transducer and applying a transform to map the scanlines to a plane of best fit, then mapping and interpolating the transformed data to a raster image and displaying the resultant image. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098572 | ULTRASOUND GUIDED OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY, PHOTOACOUSTIC PROBE FOR BIOMEDICAL IMAGING - An imaging probe for a biological sample includes an OCT probe and an ultrasound probe combined with the OCT probe in an integral probe package capable of providing by a single scanning operation images from the OCT probe and ultrasound probe to simultaneously provide integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT) and ultrasound imaging of the same biological sample. A method to provide high resolution imaging of biomedical tissue includes the steps of finding an area of interest using the guidance of ultrasound imaging, and obtaining an OCT image and once the area of interest is identified where the combination of the two imaging modalities yields high resolution OCT and deep penetration depth ultrasound imaging. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098573 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING A TRANSDUCER TO A CONTROL MODULE OF AN INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - A catheter assembly for an intravascular ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer disposed in an image device housing within a lumen of a catheter. The ultrasound transducer transforms applied electrical signals to acoustic signals within a frequency bandwidth centered at an operational frequency and having variable electrical impedances over one or more frequencies within the bandwidth. A distal drive cable is coupled to the imaging device housing. A connector housing couples the distal drive cable to a proximal drive cable. A transducer conductor electrically couples the transducer to a proximal end of the catheter. At least one tuning element is electrically coupled to the transducer conductor. The at least one tuning element matches electrical impedances of the transducer conductor to the ultrasound transducer over at least a subset of frequencies within the frequency bandwidth of the ultrasound transducer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098574 | PATIENT POSITION MONITORING APPARATUS - A patient position monitoring apparatus capable of monitoring the position of a patient is provided. The patient position monitoring apparatus includes a position guider emitting a source and a plurality of guide markers sensing the source emitted from the position guider and transmitting sensed information to the position guider. The position guider determines whether positions of the guide markers are changed through the sensed information. When the position of the patient is changed, and thus the source emitted from the position guider is out of the range of the guide markers, a warning signal is output. Accordingly, a user can monitor a variation in the position of the patient even if the user does not continuously observe the patient. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098575 | METHOD AND AN ARRANGEMENT FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF A MULTI-LAYERED TISSUE - The present invention relates to a method and an arrangement for the determination of the optical properties of a multi-layered tissue. More specifically, the invention relates to a method for the detection and characterization of tumors in a tissue. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098576 | NON-INVASIVE IMPLANT RUPTURE DETECTION SYSTEM - Devices and methods for non-invasive implant rupture detection are described herein. Some variations of a non-invasive implant rupture detection device comprise a single optical waveguide, such as a silicone fiber, embedded in the shell of the implantable device where one end of the optical waveguide is connected to a photo emitter and the other end of the waveguide is connected to photo detector. An optical signal successfully transmitted from the photo emitter through an intact optical waveguide to the photo detector indicates that the implant shell is intact, while an optical signal that is transmitted by the photo emitter, but not detected by the photo detector, indicates that there is a discontinuity or rupture in the shell. The status of the implant shell is wirelessly communicated to an external reader and provided to a patient and/or a practitioner. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098577 | REGISTRATION POINTER AND METHOD FOR REGISTERING A BONE OF A PATIENT TO A COMPUTER ASSISTED ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY SYSTEM - A registration pointer includes a camera located in an elongated shaft having a distal end configured to be contacted to a bone of a patient to register the bone to a computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system. The camera may be a hemispherical camera and may include a panoramic camera and a wide-angle camera equipped with a fish-eye lens. The registration pointer is configured to transmit images received by the cameras to the computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system for display thereon. The computer assisted orthopaedic surgery system may be configured to generate an image, such as a hemispherical image, based on the images received from the registration pointer. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098578 | OPTICAL IMAGING OF RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS - The present invention concerns the use of indocarbocyanine dyes, in particular indotricarbocyanine dyes for the diagnosis of inflammatory diseases, in particular rheumatoid arthritis, methods of diagnosing inflammatory diseases and an apparatus useful to carry out the method of diagnosing. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098579 | BLOOD-PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM - There is provided a blood-pressure sensor system wherein a blood-pressure sensor including a plurality of structures which induces surface plasmon resonance on a light-receiving plane of a photoelectric conversion element is attached to an outer wall of a blood vessel, in which if the blood-pressure sensor is deformed according to expansion or contraction of the blood vessel, an interval of layout of the structure is changed (widened or narrowed), so that an incident form of light with respect to the structures is changed to cause the output from the photoelectric conversion element to be changed. The output is measured as an open circuit voltage, and index calculation is performed, so that a blood pressure value is measured. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098580 | Method and System for Treating Hypotension - A system and method for treating hypotension in a mammal including a measuring device for measuring the blood pressure in a blood vessel having a wireless transmitter therein for emitting a signal when the measured blood pressure moves into a predetermined range. The system also includes an injection device fixed on the skin of a mammal, the injection device having a receiver for receiving the signal emitted from the wireless transmitter, a drug reservoir, a conduit for moving drug from the drug reservoir through the skin upon activation, and an activation device that causes the drug to move from the drug reservoir through the conduit and into the mammal upon receiving the signal emitted from the wireless transmitter. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098581 | Plethysmograph with animal restraint - A plethysmograph is described that includes a test chamber having an opening; a sealing member including an annular flexible seal to receive at least a part of the head of the test animal mounted across the opening whereby the animal breathes air outside the test chamber, while the animal's body is within the test chamber; and a restraining member attachable to the sealing member, the restraining member including a clamp positionable behind the test animal's head, to prevent the animal from withdrawing its head from the restraining member. The animal is positioned in the restraining member and the sealing member is attached to the restraining member before insertion of the animal and assembly into the test chamber, avoiding previous difficulties in simultaneously placing an animal into the chamber while inserting the animal's nose into the seal. The plethysmograph also eliminates the necessity for a plunger to prevent rearward movement of the animal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098582 | PULSE DETECTOR AND PULSE DETECTION METHOD - A pulse detector that detects a pulse signal originating from the pulse of a human body includes: a pulse wave sensor that detects and outputs a first pulse wave signal in which the pulse signal and a noise signal are mixed; and a first filtering unit that generates an adaptive spectral line enhancer based on the first pulse wave signal, divides the first pulse wave signal into a first signal and a second signal, and outputs a second pulse wave signal including at least the first signal. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098583 | HEART MONITORS AND PROCESSES WITH ACCELEROMETER MOTION ARTIFACT CANCELLATION, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS - A heart monitor includes a single chest accelerometer ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098584 | IMPLANT TRANSMITTER - A monitoring system is provided that enables the monitoring of a heart in a living organism by continuously measuring both pressure and volume in a chamber of the heart, preferably the left ventricle (LV). The pressure and volume measurements are acquired using a single sensing tip and are communicated to a transmitting device to be wirelessly transmitted to a receiving device, wherein they are used to monitor the heart. The system may also incorporate a temperature measurement that can be transmitted with the volume and pressure measurement to provide further data for monitoring. The system may also extract an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the volume measurement. This allows the monitoring of up to four signals that can be used to determine the beat by beat state of cardiac output and any changes caused by disease or therapy. In addition to a compact design, the system may also incorporate an energy saving timing scheme that reduces the power required per acquisition cycle and thus increases the operational lifetime of the transmitting device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098585 | Methods and Devices for Identifying Overdetection of Cardiac Signals - Methods, systems, and devices for signal analysis in an implanted cardiac monitoring and treatment device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In illustrative examples, sensed data including detected events is analyzed to identify likely overdetection of cardiac events. In some illustrative examples, when overdetection is identified, data may be modified to correct for overdetection, to reduce the impact of overdetection, or to ignore overdetected data. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098586 | FETAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and associated method include an AECG/PCG sensor configured to generate an AECG/PCG signal in response to a monitored fetal heart. The system also includes an US transducer configured to generate an US signal in response to the monitored fetal heart. The system also includes a computer configured to assess the quality of the AECG/PCG signal, and compare the assessed quality of the AECG/PCG signal with a selectable threshold value. The computer is also configured to disable the US transducer and process the AECG/PCG signal to provide a fetal heart rate estimate as long as the assessed quality of the AEC/PCG signal exceeds the selectable threshold value. The computer is also configured to enable the US transducer and process the US signal to provide a fetal heart rate estimate only if the assessed quality of the AEC/PCG signal is equal to or less than the selectable threshold value. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098587 | Subcutaneous Cardiac Signal Discrimination Employing Non-Electrophysiologic Signal - A cardiac monitoring and/or stimulation system includes a housing coupled to a plurality of electrodes configured for subcutaneous non-intrathoracic sensing. A signal processor receives a plurality of composite signals associated with a plurality of sources, separates a signal from the plurality of composite signals, and identifies the separated signal as a cardiac signal using information derived from a non-electrophysiologic sensor, such as an accelerometer or acoustic transducer. The signal processor may iteratively correlate separated signals from the plurality of composite signals with a non-electrophysiologic sensor signal until the cardiac signal is identified. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098588 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING OF DIASTOLIC HEMODYNAMICS - A cardiac rhythm management system provides for ambulatory monitoring of hemodynamic performance based on quantitative measurements of heart sound related parameters for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. Monitoring of such heart sound related parameters allows the cardiac rhythm management system to determine a need for delivering a therapy and/or therapy parameter adjustments based on conditions of a heart. This monitoring also allows a physician to observe or assess the hemodynamic performance for diagnosing and making therapeutic decisions. Because the conditions of the heart may fluctuate and may deteriorate significantly between physician visits, the ambulatory monitoring, performed on a continuous or periodic basis, ensures a prompt response by the cardiac rhythm management system that may save a life, prevent hospitalization, or prevent further deterioration of the heart. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098589 | COMBINATION OF INERT GAS REBREATHING AND MULTIPLE-BREATH WASH-OUT TECHNIQUES FOR DETERMINATION OF INDICES OF VENTILATION INHOMOGENEITY - The present invention discloses a method to determine the lung clearance index (LCI) or other indices of ventilation inhomogeneity of the lungs by combining two pulmonary gas exchange techniques; Inert gas rebreathing (IGR) is used for rapid wash-in of the inert tracer gas and for accurate determination of the functional residual capacity (FRC) by gas analysis alone. This is followed by multiple-breath wash-out (MBW) for determination of the cumulative expired volume (V | 2011-04-28 |
20110098590 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR DETECTING ANALYTES - An apparatus for measuring a quantity of an analyte, such as an aldehyde, contained in a breath sample includes a breath collection device and a measurement device. The breath collection device includes a breath inlet area, a breath outlet area, and a reaction chamber. The reaction chamber can include a reagent that is colorimetrically reactive with one or more aldehydes. The measurement device includes a light emitting device and a light measuring device and is configured to provide a quantitative value indicative of the amount of aldehydes present in the breath sample. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098591 | CARBON NANOTUBE STRUCTURES IN SENSOR APPARATUSES FOR ANALYZING BIOMARKERS IN BREATH SAMPLES - The present invention provides a system for measuring biomarker analytes indicative of various diseases comprising an array of sensors sensitive to volatile organic compounds. Particularly, the system is composed of a random network of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) coated with non-polar small organic molecules in conjunction with learning and pattern recognition algorithms. Methods of discriminating between breath samples of healthy individuals and of lung cancer patients are disclosed. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098592 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING CO2 - There is provided herein methods, apparatus and systems for evaluating carbon dioxide (CO | 2011-04-28 |
20110098593 | Head Harness &Wireless EEG Monitoring System - An assembly and system for collection and assessment of physiological data is provided. The assembly includes a physiological data acquisition module that may be used in combination with a head harness for the collection, recordation, storage and transmission of quality physiological data. The assembly integrates easy to use, self-applied electrodes in a user-friendly system resulting in less data artifacts than commonly seen in conventional methods and techniques for collecting physiological data. The assembly and system captures high-quality physiological data for display, storage, processing and analysis. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098594 | Method of Scaling Navigation Signals to Account for Impedance Drift in Tissue - A method for scaling the impedance measured during the course of an electrophysiology study accounts for impedance drifts. By scaling the impedance there is greater assurance that previously recorded positional information can be used to accurately relocate an electrode at a prior visited position. The scale factor may be based upon a mean value across several sensing electrodes. Alternatively, the scale factor may be calculated specifically with respect to an orientation of a dipole pair of driven electrodes. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098595 | Biopsy Marker Delivery Configured to Retain Marker Prior to Intended Deployment. - A biopsy marker delivery device is described. The delivery device can include a relatively flexible hollow tube, a pushing member such as a push rod disposed for sliding with the tube, and at least one marker disposed in the tube. The inner surface of the tube can be configured to engage the marker at spaced apart locations on the outer surface of the marker. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098596 | Practical and Safe Needle Biopsy Device - The invention relates to incision biopsy of the tissue that is collected in the tissue aspiration reservoir ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098597 | MICROFLUIDIC SAMPLERS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEM - This invention provides microfluidic samplers for withdrawing one or more precise micro- or nano-liter volumes of a sample. The invention provides microfabricated automatic systems comprising integrated poly(dimethyl-siloxane) (PDMS) micro fluidics. The sample can be biological samples, including samples from animals or plants. The samples can be fluid or gas. The samples can comprise a biological fluid, such as blood, tears, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) and the like, from a test subject such as a human or a mouse. The invention also provides methods for making and using the microfluidic samplers of the invention. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098598 | SAMPLING CONNECTOR - A sampling connector for use in sampling a body fluid such as arterial blood or cerebrospinal fluid. The sampling connector comprises at least two apertures in fluid communication via a fluid flow conduit and a one-way valve ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098599 | Fluid Sample Transport Devices and Methods - Arrangements are provided including a fluid transport tube, or a needle, having a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a lumen having an inner diameter. At least one fluid transport enhancing projection is disposed in the lumen and extends from the second end toward the first end. A discreet, wearable blood glucose monitor including such arrangements is also described. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098600 | PIERCING DEVICE, BLOOD TESTING DEVICE, AND PIERCING METHOD - A puncturing device, a blood testing device, and a puncturing method, in which the remaining number of times of puncturing and the remaining number of times of blood testing are displayed. A laser puncturing device ( | 2011-04-28 |
20110098601 | MEDICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLY HAVING FREEDOM OF ROTATION - A method of performing a surgical procedure using an electrical surgical device, which utilizes an electrical surgical assembly including the surgical device connected to a base station by a cable having a plurality of mutually electrically insulated conductors, and an electrical adapter interposed at a point between the base station and the device. The adapter is comprised of a first half and a second half that have freedom of rotation relative to each other. The first half is equipped with a first connector-half and the second half is equipped with a second connector-half. While the surgical procedure is performed, the adapter permits relative rotation between the first half and the second half, thereby avoiding a problem of cable twisting. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098602 | Apparatus and Method for Measuring Body Orifice - A device for measuring an expanded internal orifice of a patient includes an orifice-expanding device, a pressure measuring device, and a size-measuring device. The size-measuring device measures a dimension of the orifice after it has been expanded by the orifice-expanding device. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098603 | Method of Normalizing Implant Strain Readings to Assess Bone Healing - A device for treating bone in a living body includes (a) comprises an implant configured for attachment to a bone; (b) a first sensor measuring a strain on a first portion of the implant, the first portion of the implant being configured to be mechanically coupled to a weakened portion of a bone when the implant is coupled to the bone in a target position in combination; and (c) a second sensor measuring strain in a non-weakened portion of the bone. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098604 | APPARATUS AND METHODS TO INSTALL, SUPPORT AND/OR MONITOR PERFORMANCE OF INTRAOSSEOUS DEVICES - Various types of supporting structures, supporting devices, attachment mechanisms and attachment techniques may be provided to support and/or stabilize an intraosseous device installed at a target site in a patient. Various methods and procedures may also be provided to releasably engage a supporting structure or supporting device proximate a target site. Apparatus and methods may be provided to monitor performance of an intraosseous device during communication of drugs, medications and/or fluids with an intraosseous space. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098605 | FOOT FUNCTION SENSOR - A system for measuring the force of the feet of a user upon the support surface of an item of footwear for each foot at multiple locations has a plurality of sensors each predictably varying in resistance upon application of a force thereto. The sensors send signals reflective of the force to an A-D converter. The digitalized signals reflective of the resistance and in some cases deflection are sent to a receiver for storage in a memory and for further transmission to a computing device to compute and display the force at each of the multiple points. An accelerometer may also be combined proximate to or attached to the insert to supply signals reflective of the acceleration and which can be used to calculate and display other information including acceleration, speed and distance. | 2011-04-28 |
20110098606 | SENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING GAIT DYNAMICS - Systems and method for monitoring gait dynamics are disclosed. The performance of an orthotic or prosthetic device or other device associated with a limb may be measured based on the resistance of a bending sensor. Data from the sensors is gathered or processed, particularly for purposes of alignment, safety, failure, usage, selection, and artificial proprioception. Information relating to the device may be outputted visually or auditorily to an individual. | 2011-04-28 |