19th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160129167 | Vacubrasion: Universal air flow regulator and attachment for vacuum assisted microdermabrasion - The present invention provides a novel microdermabrasion system that provides safe and effective treatment for skin conditions such as acne, aging and sallow skin, fine wrinkles, surface skin scars, and other visually unappealing cosmetic skin disfigurements. This new invention provides a universal attachment and air flow/suction regulator which permits micro diamond chip based, crystal free microdermabrasion using a variety of standard vacuums and home based cleaning vacuums. Whereas currently available microdermabrasion devices have required a dedicated internal built in vacuum, this new invention allows the use of the universal attachment to most types of vacuums. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129168 | ASPIRATOR FOR ASPIRATING VENOM OR POISON SUBSEQUENT TO A BITE OR STING - An aspirator for aspirating venom or poison from a bite or sting. The aspirator includes an elongated housing defined by a circumferential wall delimiting a suction chamber, with the housing having a suction end with a suction opening and the circumferential wall having at least one slot extending axially from the opposite end; a piston member with a piston head connected to a piston rod which is movable between a fully depressed position and a fully retracted position inside the housing; a grip protruding through the at least one slot of the housing for moving the piston member axially inside the housing to adjust aspiration pressure; and an end closure for closing the opposite end of the housing to confine the piston member inside the housing. The suction end of the elongated housing is partly closed by an annular end wall inclining inside the housing and encircling the suction opening. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129169 | HEART HELP PUMP, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - The present invention relates to a heart pump apparatus comprising a turbine pump for assisting the heart of a human patient. The invention is based on the realization that a turbine without a centre axis would improve the capacity of the heart help pump apparatus. The present invention also relates to a turbine pump system for assisting the heart of a human patient. The present invention also relates to operation methods and methods for surgically placing a rotating body of a turbine pump and a stator of a turbine pump in a patient. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129170 | INTRACARDIAC PUMPING DEVICE - The invention relates to an intercardiac pump device comprising a pump ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129171 | BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE FEEDBACK METHOD - A method for providing animated feedback on an event state in a blood purification device is disclosed. The method includes detecting a pressed state of an active element on a graphical user interface of the device; triggering an event in the device in response to the detection of the pressed state of the active element; tracking the status of the triggered event, wherein said tracking includes detecting a plurality of states of the event, and wherein each detected event state is assigned a feedback representation variant at the active element; and setting the feedback representation variant at the active element as a user feedback indication in accordance with the detected event state. A device for performing the method is also disclosed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129172 | CAPILLARY DIALYZERS - The present disclosure relates to capillary dialyzers for blood purification comprising from 85-95% crimped fibres and from 5-15% non-crimped fibres. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129173 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT DEVICE AND COLLECTING CONTAINER THEREOF - An extracorporeal blood treatment device is disclosed. The device includes a blood treatment unit connected to an extracorporeal blood circuit, a waste liquid discharge line for evacuating waste treatment liquid from the blood treatment unit, and a collecting container for collecting waste treatment liquid evacuated via the waste liquid discharge line. The collecting container is removably connected to the waste liquid discharge line via a one way valve. A collecting container for a device is also disclosed. The container includes a waste fluid input line, wherein a one way valve is arranged in the waste fluid input line. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129174 | FILLING DEVICE OF A FLUID SYSTEM - Disclosed is a filling device of a fluid conducting system of an extracorporeal blood treatment device that includes a spike for connecting to the single fluid connector of a medical fluid container and a manually operable fluid blocking mechanism arranged directly downstream of the spike that fluidly connects with the spike while the filling device is in operation. The fluid blocking mechanism has at least one fluid outlet connector that is adapted so that a line section or hose of the fluid conducting system such as the arterial line section of a blood purification device can be connected to it in a detachable manner while the filling device is in operation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129175 | ACTIVE FILTRATION OF BLOOD PLASMA FLOWING THROUGH BONE MARROW - Method for filtering blood plasma flowing through bone marrow of a subject, including: providing an active filtering device having a pressure increasing mechanism and a filter material configured for filtering flowing blood plasma; attaching the active filtering device to bone inside the subject, the bone includes marrow through which flows blood plasma; exposing filter material to flowing blood plasma; applying pressure increasing mechanism so as to create pressure gradient between flowing blood plasma and filter material; filtering flowing blood plasma; and removing excess fluid from flowing blood plasma. During filtration, water and solutes of blood plasma move and pass through filter material, and waste substances of blood plasma are captured and retained by filter material, forming filtered flowing blood plasma. The active filtering device includes or is connectable to hemodialysis or/and ultrafiltration equipment through which filtered flowing blood plasma drains and is returned to the subject's bloodstream. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129176 | BLOOD FILTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - This is to provide a blood filter comprising a porous element; and a copolymer which exists in at least a part of a surface of the porous element, and which contains a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (a) and a recurring unit containing an organic group of the following formula (b), | 2016-05-12 |
20160129177 | VASCULAR ACCESS SYSTEM WITH CONNECTOR - A connector for fluidly coupling proximal and distal tubular segments of a fluid conduit is provided. In one embodiment, the connector can include a connector body having an outer surface defining a first outer perimeter and an inner surface defining a lumen. The connector can also include a connecting device having an open configuration and a plurality of closed configurations. The connecting device can include first and second members configured to engage each other to secure the fluid conduit to the connector. The connecting device can also include a plurality of closed configurations for securing fluid conduits of different sizes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129178 | ON-BODY INJECTOR AND METHOD OF USE - An on-body injector and method of use including an on-body injector for use with an injection device. The on-body injector includes a bolus reservoir; a bolus injection needle in fluid communication with the bolus reservoir, the bolus injection needle having a bolus injection needle tip aligned with the injection port, the bolus injection needle being slideably biased away from the injection port to define a gap between the bolus injection needle tip and the injection port; and a button operably connected to the bolus injection needle to slide the bolus injection needle along the injection axis. The button is operable to advance the bolus injection needle tip to close the gap and advance the bolus injection needle tip into the injection port. The button is further operable to advance a plunger through the bolus reservoir to deliver a predetermined bolus volume to the patient through the injection flow path. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129179 | NOVEL ACTIVE EMERGENCY SUPPLY VALVE - The present invention provides an emergency supply valve to support the in situ administration of a drug to a subject in need thereof, comprising an infusion needle connected to a movable piston, wherein said piston is forwarded by infusion solution unable to pass the regular drug line due to kinking or obstruction thereof, a self-sealing membrane that is disrupted by the infusion needle when the piston is in a forward position, a connecting unit that connects the needle to the regular drug conduit when the needle is in a forward position, and a pressure sensitive mechanism that retracts the piston from the forward position when an increased pressure of the drug supply is normalized and its use for the treatment of subjects in need thereof. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129180 | INTRAVENOUS NEEDLE AND LUER FITTING SECUREMENT - An IV holder for securing an IV needle and Luer fitting assembly. The IV holder includes a frame defining an aperture with a first portion and a second portion, the first portion of the aperture further being covered by a transparent window for protecting and securing the IV needle insertion site. The second portion of the aperture is disposed to tit a cylindrical Luer fitting. The holder is adhesively applied to a patient's skin and situated so that the needle insertion site is under the window and the first portion of the aperture while the Luer fitting is disposed within the second portion of the aperture. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129181 | BIDIRECTIONAL VALVE WITH IMPROVED THRESHOLD PRESSURE ACCURACY - A bidirectional valve for medical use or the like provides different threshold opening pressures in different directions using a valve seat and flapper construction providing improved characterization in operation in contrast to cross-slit valves often used for bidirectional operation. A valve disk supported in a central annular region provides movable portions engaging in valve seats at a peripheral region and a central region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129182 | VIBRATION SENSOR BASED DRUG DELIVERY MONITOR - A monitoring system comprising a monitor is disclosed that utilizes a vibration sensor to monitor the occurrence and properties of an event. The monitor does not require disassembly of the device to be monitored, or interfere with the operation of the device to be monitored, because the monitor is affixed to the exterior of a device to be monitored or a component thereof, or is integrated into the design of the device to be monitored. In a preferred embodiment, the device to be monitored is a drug delivery device, most preferably an inhaler or autoinjector. The monitoring system includes a display device such as a smartphone or tablet computer for analyzing data related to the device to be monitored usage and displaying information to a user, patient and/or caregiver before, during, and after a usage event. Preferred embodiment monitor the inhalation flow rate through an inhaler, and the dose delivered by an injector. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129183 | WIRELESS STRAIN GAUGE/FLOW SENSOR - A flow rate sensor is provided in a wireless, leadless package. The flow rate sensor includes a MEMs sensor coupled to an ASIC and an antenna. The flow rate sensor is powered by radiation received from a control module adjacent the flow rate sensor. The flow rate sensor is placed within a fluid and monitors the flow rate of the fluid. The control module is not in the fluid and receives flow rate data from the flow rate sensor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129184 | DOSING METHOD WITH A DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING AND DOSING BIOMEDICAL FLUIDS BETWEEN HOSPITAL CONTAINERS - A dosing method using a device for transferring and dosing biomedical fluids between hospital containers includes a syringe body containing a biomedical fluid and a piston sealed fitted therein, the syringe body including a first extremity having joining elements to a first container and to a second container, and a second extremity opposite the first extremity, the method including gripping a handle having a coupling seat for fastening to the second extremity; placing first temporary fastening elements between the coupling seat and second extremity; placing second temporary fastening elements between the piston and thrust rod; operating a thrust rod of a motorised element mounted in the handle for pushing the piston; and dosing using control elements mounted on the handle, associated with the motorised element to dose volumetric quantities of biomedical fluid from the first container and dispensing to the second container. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129185 | FIELD UPDATE OF AN AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM - Portable or ambulatory infusion devices and systems capable of remotely updating an ambulatory fluid delivery device include safety protocols that verify the status of the ambulatory fluid delivery device before and after a field update of software. Methods of accomplishing the same field update of software are also described. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129186 | DYNAMICALLY CONTROLLED TREATMENT PROTOCOLS FOR AUTONOMOUS TREATMENT SYSTEMS - Systems, and methods relate to a medical device receiving a treatment parameter operating point within a first operating region defined by a first set of operating points for which automatic incremental adjustment of a parameter in the current operation is permitted. In an illustrative example, incremental adjustment may use artificial intelligence based on patient feedback and sensor measurement of outcomes. Some exemplary devices may receive a request to alter the current treatment parameter operating point to a second treatment parameter operating point outside the first operating region and in a second operating region in a known safe operation zone, bounded by a known unsafe zone unavailable to the user. In the second operating region, some examples may restrict the step size of incremental adjustments requested by the user. Data may be collected for cloud-based analysis, for example, to facilitate discovery of more effective treatment protocols. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129187 | Torsion Spring Injection Device Having An End-Of-Dose Mechanism - The present invention relates to a torsion spring based automatic injection device for apportioning set doses of a liquid drug and which injection device is provided with an End-of-Dose feedback mechanism providing a user with an audible signal once the set dose has been injected. During injection, the scale drum rotates back to its “zero” position under influence of the torsion spring. This rotation is halted shortly before reaching the “zero” position by stopping means. The scale drum is thereafter only allowed to continue rotation and thus reach the “zero” position once the torque applied to the scale drum by the torsion spring surpasses a threshold value. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129188 | Drug Delivery Device with Dual Layer Spring - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129189 | Auto-Injector - An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament includes an elongate housing arranged to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament, the housing having a distal end and a proximal end with an orifice intended to be applied against an injection site. The syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing. A spring capable of, upon activation: pushing the needle from a covered position inside the housing into an advanced position through the orifice and past the proximal end, operating the syringe to supply the dose of medicament, and retracting the syringe with the needle into the covered position. After delivering the medicament, an activator arranged to lock the spring in a pressurized state prior to manual operation and capable of, upon manual operation, releasing the spring for injection. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129190 | INJECTOR - An injector includes a syringe unit including a syringe that encapsulates an injection objective substance, an ignition device, and a piston, and an activating unit that activates the syringe unit. The syringe unit includes a cylindrical housing, in which the ignition device and the piston are incorporated, and can be installed in a housing space formed in the housing through an opening section provided in a side surface of the housing. The syringe includes a nozzle and a plunger that forms a sealed space for encapsulating the injection objective substance and that is capable of being propelled toward the nozzle by the piston. When the syringe is installed in the housing, the syringe is fixed to dispose the plunger of the syringe in a position opposed to the piston incorporated in the housing. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129191 | NEEDLE-FREE INJECTORS AND DESIGN PARAMETERS THEREOF THAT OPTIMIZE INJECTION PERFORMANCE - A needle free injector system and a method for delivering a formulation using this system are disclosed. The method comprises actuating a needle free injector to pressurize a liquid formulation and force the formulation through an orifice in a skin puncture phase followed by injection of the formulation during a delivery phase. The skin puncture phase is defined by a pressure profile vs. time curve after actuation which has a main pressure peak with a maximum pressure. The delivery phase occurs at a lower pressure than the maximum pressure of the main peak pressure. The device may have one or more orifices and pressurizing the formulation during the puncture phase and delivery phase to extrude the formulation through each orifice is structured so as to improve characteristics of needle free delivery. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129192 | SYRINGE HAVING MULTIPLE LUMENS - A syringe can be used to receive fluid from a patient. The syringe can include a syringe body, a first lumen disposed within an internal space of the syringe body, a second lumen disposed within the internal space of the syringe body, and a plunger slideably received along an internal surface of the second lumen. The syringe can also include a stem elongate along a first direction, a handle coupled to the stem, and a needle coupled to the syringe body. The syringe can be configured such that the plunger is moved through the second lumen along a first direction and the fluid is received into the first lumen along a second direction that is opposite the first direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129193 | SYRINGE WITH FINGER FLANGE - A syringe having a finger flange and a finger support is provided. The finger flange includes a radially projecting support surface for a finger and is joined to the syringe body of the syringe at its proximal end. In this case, the finger flange is further designed in one piece and includes at least two finger flange elements, which are movably joined with one another. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129194 | Detent Mechanism - A detent mechanism for controlling translation between two components in a longitudinal direction includes a resilient beam on one of the components and a rhomboid ramp member on the other component. The resilient beam is essentially straight when relaxed and has a first beam head and is arranged to interact in a ramped engagement with respectively one of two ramps. Each ramp is on one longitudinal side of the rhomboid ramp member such that application of a translative force between the components in one longitudinal direction with the first beam head engaged to one of the ramps in a first state deflects the resilient beam in one transversal direction and such that application of a translative force between the components in the other longitudinal direction with the first beam head engaged to the other one of the ramps deflects the resilient beam in the other transversal direction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129195 | Injection Device - An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. An indicator is configured to provide a visual indication of whether the locking mechanism is in its locked position or in its unlocked position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129196 | DRIVE AND DOSING DEVICE WITH A STOP ELEMENT FOR PREVENTING THE SETTING OF A DOSE - Drive and dosing devices for injection devices are disclosed. An embodiment may include a threaded piston rod moveable in a dispensing direction for dispensing a product. A rotation member may be operatively connected to a stop limiter and threadably engaged with the piston rod. Rotation of the rotation member may cause the piston rod to move in the dispensing direction. An embodiment may include a dose knob rotatable for changing a dose. The device may further include a stop element threadably engaged with the piston rod and having a catch. The dose knob may be coupled with the stop element such that during increase of a dose, the stop element is screwed toward the distal end of the piston rod and the catch is moved towards the stop limiter. The stop element prevents increasing a dose when the catch abuts the stop limiter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129197 | PISTON FOR USE A SYRINGE WITH SPECIFIC DIMENSIONAL RATIO OF A SEALING STRUCTURE - A piston for use in an injector comprising a cylinder having a longitudinal axis and an inner wall, which piston has a deformable sealing element with a convex surface, which deformable sealing element when the piston is inserted in the cylinder abuts the inner wall of the cylinder at an abutting interface and seals an annular gap between the piston and the inner wall of the cylinder. The abutting interface and the deformable sealing element have axial dimensions parallel with the longitudinal axis. The ratio between the axial dimension of the abutting interface and the axial dimension of the deformable sealing element is in the range between 0.01 and 0.2. In another aspect, an injector includes the piston and is used in a disposable syringe of the piston. The piston can prevent refilling of a syringe. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129198 | Sliding Sleeve Attachment for an Injection Device - There is provided an injection device | 2016-05-12 |
20160129199 | Injection Device - An injection device comprising a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle, and a sliding component which protrudes, when in a first position, from the aperture in the housing, wherein the sliding component is movable into the housing into a second position, wherein the sliding component comprises a contact surface located at a first end of the sliding component which protrudes from the housing when the sliding component is in its first position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129200 | Injection Device - An injection device comprises an actuator adapted when actuated to cause commencement of an injection sequence; a locking mechanism adapted to be moved between a locked position in which the locking mechanism prevents the actuator from being actuated, and an unlocked position in which the actuator can be actuated to cause commencement of the injection sequence. The locking mechanism comprises a contact portion which in the locked position of the locking mechanism projects against the actuator. The contact portion comprises a curved surface. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129201 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device comprises a housing adapted to receive a syringe having a discharge nozzle, the syringe being moveable in the housing on actuation of the injection device along a longitudinal axis from a retracted position in which the discharge nozzle is contained within the housing and an extended position in which the discharge nozzle of the syringe extends from the housing through an exit aperture. There is an actuator and a drive adapted to be acted upon by the actuator and in turn act upon the syringe to advance it from its retracted position to its extended position and discharge its contents through the discharge nozzle. A locking mechanism is moveable from an engaged position in a direction into the housing at the exit aperture into a disengaged position. The locking mechanism is adapted to prevent actuation of the device when it is in its engaged position and permit actuation of the device when it is in its disengaged position. The exit aperture is defined by a rim located on an edge of the housing and the locking mechanism comprises a contact surface which is adapted to extend over or around at least a part of the rim. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129202 | Automatic Injection Device - The present invention relates to an automatic injection device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129203 | ON-BODY INJECTOR AND METHOD OF USE - An on-body injector and method of use including an on-body injector for use with an injection device. The on-body injector includes a bolus reservoir; a bolus injection needle in fluid communication with the bolus reservoir, the bolus injection needle having a bolus injection needle tip aligned with the injection port, the bolus injection needle being slideably biased away from the injection port to define a gap between the bolus injection needle tip and the injection port; and a button operably connected to the bolus injection needle to slide the bolus injection needle along the injection axis. The button is operable to advance the bolus injection needle tip to close the gap and advance the bolus injection needle tip into the injection port. The button is further operable to advance a plunger through the bolus reservoir to deliver a predetermined bolus volume to the patient through the injection flow path. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129204 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LANCET ACTUATION - A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129205 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AEROSOLIZED DELIVERING OF SUBSTANCE TO A NATURAL ORIFICE OF THE BODY - A device for delivering a predetermined volume a substance within a body cavity. The device includes: at least one predefined volume sized and shaped to contain a predetermined volume the substance; a delivery end in fluid communication with a container; and at least one valve mechanically connected to the container and configurable between an active configuration in which the valve enables delivery of a volume of the substance and an inactive configuration, in which the valve prevents delivery. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129206 | METERED DOSE INHALER APPLICATOR - A metered dose inhaler (“MDI”) applicator is disclosed that includes a carrier, a housing, an adjuster and a lever. The carrier defines an aperture configured to receive a boot of a MDI. The housing is configured to be assembled with the carrier and to move in a vertical direction within the MID applicator relative to the carrier. The adjuster is configured to move between a locked position and an unlocked position, wherein when the adjuster is in the locked position, the adjuster is configured to prevent the carrier and the housing from moving in one or more directions relative to one another. The lever is pivotally connected to the housing and is configured to transfer a force applied to the lever to a canister of the MDI and to actuate the MDI to dispense an aerosolized medicine. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129207 | INHALATION COMPOSITION FILLING METHOD - The present invention relates to pharmaceutical powder compositions used by means of inhalation devices. The present invention more particularly relates to a filling method which provides an ideal volume and density for the compositions used in inhalation devices and delivers a desired amount of a fine particle dose to the patient. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129208 | ENHANCED EDUCTOR DESIGN - The present invention provides for an enhanced eductor element that significantly increases the amount of pressure generated at the siphon tube without significantly increasing the flow resistance through the eductor. The invention further provides for breath-actuated inhalation devices comprising the enhanced eductor element as an actuation mechanism. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129209 | Connector and Alerting Device - The present invention connects to tubing through which gas flows to a patient. An alert notifies monitoring personnel that oxygen flow to the patient has been interrupted, because the tubing has been disconnected. The invention comprises an adapter that is connected to a gas or oxygen source and a nipple over which the tubing fits and through which oxygen flows to the patient. When the tubing becomes disconnected from the nipple, the oxygen flow actuates an alert. In one embodiment, the invention includes a fixed arm and a swing arm. A latch and a spring that pull the fixed arm and swing arm toward each other connect the two arms. When the tubing becomes disconnected, one arm rotates and activates a switch that sends a signal to an alert that is preferably audible. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129210 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH AN ADJUSTABLE CUSHION - A patient interface of the present invention includes a faceplate including a plurality of headgear attachment elements, a seal member operatively coupled to the faceplate; and an adjustment mechanism coupling the seal member to the faceplate. The adjustment mechanism controls the position of the seal member relative to the faceplate such that the seal member is moveable from a first position to a second position and is maintained in the second position during use of the patient interface after being moved to the second position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129211 | COMPRESSIBLE CANNULA CONNECTOR WITH RELEASE GRIP - A tracheal tube assembly includes an outer cannula configured to be positioned in a patient airway and an inner cannula configured to be disposed inside the outer cannula. The tracheal tube assembly further includes a flange member secured about the outer cannula, and an outer cannula connector coupled to a proximal end of the outer cannula. The outer cannula connector includes a compressible portion may be compressed while inserting or removing the inner cannula. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129212 | HUMIDIFIER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF PROVIDING MOISTURE TO SUPPLIED GAS IN A PRESSURE SUPPORT SYSTEM - A humidifier assembly ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129213 | DEVICE FOR ASSISTING A COUGH - The present invention provides a device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129214 | FLOW REGULATION VENT - An elbow assembly includes an elbow with an opening in a sidewall of the elbow. An anti-asphyxia valve (AAV) assembly is provided to the elbow. The opening in the sidewall of the elbow is configured to receive at least a portion of the AAV assembly. The elbow assembly further includes a support member with an atmospheric port. The support member is configured to be secured to a portion of the elbow and cover the opening. The AAV assembly is adapted to be secured to the elbow by the support member. In addition, the support member is configured so that an outer surface of the support member is substantially flush with an outer surface of the elbow when the support member is secured to the portion of the elbow. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129215 | Method of Training a Living Body to Not React to Substances - A method of conditioning a living body of a patient to associate the unconditioned stimulus (US) of decreased sympathetic nerve activity SNA) with the conditioned stimulus (CS) of a representation of an offending agent to cease or reduce defensive reactions or symptoms. The US involves non-invasive, transcutaneous sensory stimulation of the sympathetic ganglia, which is paired with the CS of digital audio representations of offending substances to modify pathologically conditioned. reflexes of various systems involved. in a reaction. In addition, a patient's allergies or sensitivities are treated by using digital representations, preferably provided via a computer, to represent the actual substances in order to engage the multimodal functioning of the brain. Sensory stimulation is used in conjunction with the digital audio signals to condition the body to respond more appropriately to the substance. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129216 | Circulatory Water Flow System - A circulatory water flow sensory system having a water nozzle attached to a basin. A pump sends water from the water reservoir through the nozzle and into the basin. The water then drains from the basin into the water reservoir. The basin is shaped in such a way to allow easy and safe access to the flowing water for children, especially those with developmental disorders such as autism. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129217 | HYPNOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A hypnotic system includes a physiological parameter detection device, an audio information comparison device, a communication device and an audio device. The physiological parameter detection device detects the physiological parameter of a user for generating a physiological parameter signal. The audio information comparison device receives the physiological parameter signal, locates a respective audio information from an internal audio-comparing table, and then generates a corresponding audio signal for transmitting to the communication device. The audio device receives the audio signal forwarded by the communication device and then plays the corresponding audio information matching user's physiological parameter so as to serve a hypnotic purpose to the user. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129218 | DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF THE DISPLAY APPARATUS - A display control method for controlling display of a display panel, the display control method including: obtaining an image by photographing a viewer; determining whether the viewer is sleepy based on the image; controlling a display mode of the display panel based on whether the viewer is sleepy; and generating an output signal for displaying an image on the display panel based on the display mode, wherein the display panel includes a first blue pixel emitting a first blue light and a second blue pixel emitting a second blue light having a different wavelength from the first blue light, and the display mode is classified based on which of the first and second blue pixels are used. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129219 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY AND A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly is disclosed, comprising a catheter, such as a urinary catheter, which at least a partly is provided with a hydrophilic coating. The catheter assembly further comprises a wetting fluid. The receptacle is in direct contact with the hydrophilic coating of the catheter over essentially the entire length of the part of the catheter being provided with the hydrophilic coating. This may e.g. be achieved by using a shrink wrap material. In order to accomplish adequate wetting, channels or the like may be provided on the inner surface of the receptacle or the outer surface of the catheter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129220 | CATHETER DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INJECTION OF ADHESIVE MATERIALS - Embodiments relate to a system for providing a first fluid and a second fluid. The system includes a catheter hub, a flexible cover, and a catheter. The flexible cover is configured to attach to the catheter hub and provide a seal therewith. The catheter is configured to be at least partially arranged within the catheter hub and the flexible cover and pass through the seal. The catheter includes a primary lumen and a secondary lumen, wherein the primary lumen is configured to provide the first fluid at a distal end of the catheter, and the secondary lumen is configured to provide the second fluid at each of a plurality of apertures arranged on an outer radial wall of the catheter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129221 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING AN ATRAUMATIC DISTAL TIP - A delivery catheter includes a soft, atraumatic distal tip. The distal tip is configured to transition from a folded configuration to an unfolded configuration during delivery of a medical device. A wall thickness of the distal tip may be increased such that the distal tip is biased to remain in the unfolded configuration after delivery. Additionally, the increased wall thickness in a selected region of the distal tip may cause the distal tip to resist and/or prevent collapse of the distal tip during retrieval and/or repositioning of the medical device when the medical device comes into contact with a distal end of the catheter. The distal edge of the distal tip may be rounded so as to prevent the distal tip from damaging tissue during advancement of the catheter to a target location within a patient's body. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129222 | Connection System for Tunneled Catheters - A catheter assembly is disclosed, comprising a proximal catheter assembly portion and a distal catheter assembly portion. The proximal catheter assembly portion includes a bifurcating hub that defines at least one fluid passageway. The distal catheter assembly portion includes a catheter tube that defines at least one lumen and includes a polymeric material. A cannula assembly is also disclosed and includes at least one cannula that is operably connected with the fluid passageway of the birfurcating hub. The cannula is further configured to operably connect with the lumen of the catheter tube so as to provide fluid communication between the proximal and distal catheter assembly portions when the two portions are connected. A polymeric coating is included with the cannula and the catheter tube, and is configured to provide a seal between the cannula and the catheter tube when the proximal and distal catheter assembly portions are connected together. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129223 | PRINTED ELECTRODE CATHETER - An elongate medical device may comprise an elongate tubular body, an electrode, and a trace. The elongate tubular body may comprise a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, the body defining a longitudinal axis. The electrode may comprise electrically-conductive ink extending circumferentially about a portion of the distal end portion. The trace may comprise electrically-conductive ink, electrically coupled with the electrode, extending proximally from the electrode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129224 | CONTROL HANDLE WITH DEVICE ADVANCING MECHANISM - A catheter having an internal advancing mechanism that can advance stiffening wires or other devices, has a catheter with a catheter body, a tip section distal the catheter body, a device extending through at least the catheter body, and a control handle proximal the catheter body, where the control handle has an advancing mechanism with a threaded member, an adjustment member, and a guided member to which the device is connected, and the advancing mechanism is configured to advance and retract the device along the catheter body as controlled by a user. Each of the threaded member and the adjustment member has a generally cylindrical configuration. The threaded member has an outer surface configured with a helical guide channel. The adjustment member is configured to guide the guided member to move within the helical guide channel to advance and retract the device. The adjustment member can be rotatable over the threaded member by the user to control advancement and retraction of the device. The device may be a stiffener wire, a needle or any other device suitable for advancement and retraction in a catheter. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129225 | NEEDLE COVER AND WINGED NEEDLE WITH NEEDLE COVER - A needle cover including a cover main body including a needle introduction part and a needle introduction part. An opening is formed on a bottom side of the needle introduction part, and the needle protection part includes first and second needle protection parts on respective top and bottom sides. An opening is formed between the bottom side of the first needle protection part and the top side of the second needle protection part, and the first needle protection part and the second needle protection part are connected on the base side by a needle protection part connection unit and include a terminal opening on the terminal side. On the base side, a wing-fixing unit is formed on the first side and the second of the second needle protection part, and a locking part of the wing-fixing unit is formed on the terminal side. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129226 | RECOVERY CATHETER ASSEMBLY - An example of recovery catheter assembly comprises an actuator element and a mechanically radially expandable and contractible recovery device operably connected to the actuator element. The recovery device has proximal and distal blocking portions and a central portion therebetween. The recovery device is at least partially placeable in a first, radially collapsed configuration and in a second, radially expanded configuration by manipulation of the actuator element. When in the second, radially expanded configuration, the proximal and distal blocking portions have radial dimensions greater than the radial dimension of the central portion thereby at least partially defining a collection chamber at the central portion. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129227 | BALLOON CATHETER WITH IMPROVED PUSHABILITY - Balloon catheter and methods for making and using balloon catheters are disclosed. An example balloon catheter may include a proximal shaft. A midshaft may be attached to the proximal shaft. The midshaft may have an outer wall. A distal shaft may be attached to the midshaft. A balloon may be coupled to the distal shaft. An inflation lumen may be defined that extends from the proximal shaft, through the midshaft, and into the distal shaft. The inflation lumen may be in fluid communication with the balloon. A core wire may be disposed within the inflation lumen and may be attached to the midshaft. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129228 | APPLICATOR AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING AND DISPENSING FLOWABLE PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS - Embodiments are disclosed for an applicator used for inserting flowable pharmaceutical preparations into a body cavity, an adapter for connecting a jar to a cavity dispenser, a jar dispenser with a nozzle for automated transferring and dispensing of flowable pharmaceutical compositions, and a metered dial-dispenser configured to connect to a cavity dispenser for humans and animals. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129229 | Moisturizing Finger Cover - An apparatus worn on the finger that can prevent cracked skin. In order to do so, the apparatus consists of a finger cover, an attachment mechanism, and a quantity of lotion. The finger is inserted into the finger cover through an open end. Next, the finger cover is secured with an attachment mechanism. When secured, the finger will be in contact with the quantity of lotion placed at a closed end of the finger cover. The finger cover is made of transparent plastic. As a result of being transparent, the finger cover has low visibility when worn. The apparatus can be worn when engaging in daily activities since the plastic is lightweight and durable. Since the finger cover is a loose fitting finger cover, the user can wear the apparatus comfortably. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129230 | METHOD OF TREATMENT OF PREMALIGNANT AND MALIGNANT SKIN LESIONS WITH CYTOTOXIC AGENTS - A method of packaging and applying toxic anti-neoplastic pharmaceutical agents for the prevention and treatment of premalignant and malignant lesions of the skin is described. The packaging of liquid formulations containing these toxic anti-neoplastic agents in plastic or glass bottles with control-flow applicators and caps enables patients to apply such formulations to affected areas of skin without having to have physical contact on the part of their hands with the medicaments. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129231 | Method and Device for Scar Management - A device for scar management includes an applicator head including a recess having a rotating means therein, a reservoir containing a silicone composition fluidly connected to the applicator head, and a metering valve fluidly connected to the reservoir. The composition has viscosity of 3,000 to 8,000 cps, and consists of a mixture of cyclopentasiloxane, dimethiconol, dimethicone, and dimethicone/vinyl dimethicone crosspolymer. A metered dose of the silicone composition is delivered from the reservoir to the applicator head upon the application of external pressure to the metering valve. The invention also relates to a method for scar management using such device by identifying a target skin area having a wound or scar, contacting the outward surface of the applicator head to the target skin area, massaging the rotating means of the applicator head on the target skin area, and applying the silicone composition to the target skin area via the rotating means. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129232 | Microneedle Manufacturing Process with Hats - Out-of-plane microneedle manufacturing process comprising the simultaneous creation of a network of microneedles and the creation of a polygonal shaped hat ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129233 | Three dimensional imaging ultrasound with microbubbles to enhance reflow in ST elevation myocardial infarction - The present invention relates to an improved method for accelerating restoration of blood flow in treatment of an acutely thrombosed coronary artery by employing real time transthoracic 3D ultrasonic volume imaging at or near the base of the heart, and/or proximate the basal aspect of the associated left ventricular regional wall motion abnormality. Ultrasonic pulses provided by 3D imaging uniquely and necessarily deliver ultrasound to a broad target volume to stimulate the coronary arteries (which are difficult to image with ultrasound, and comprise tortious three dimensional structures), in view to providing an agitative and clot disruptive effect to a hidden, culprit, thrombosed, coronary vessel. In the preferred embodiment an intravenous microbubble solution is concurrently administered with 3D ultrasound which creates a dramatic synergy in disrupting the culprit thrombosis. Further incorporation of intravenously administered thrombolytics and co-use of transthoracic low frequency sonic vibration massage along with 3D ultrasonic imaging and microbubbles (including whereby thrombolytics are contained within microbubbles) to expedite initial reflow and facilitate microvascular flow (in avoidance of the no-reflow phenomenon following epicardial vessel recanalization) are also discussed. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129234 | CONNECTING ELEMENT AND CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - A connecting element for connecting two hollow bodies through which a fluid can flow comprises a first connecting part which can be brought into fluid-tight flow connection with a first hollow body through which a fluid can flow, a sealing element which is arranged at least partially in an inner area of the first connecting part and a locking element which is arranged on an outside of the first connecting part. The locking element can be transferred from an unlocked position into a locked position, wherein the locking element in the locked position acts upon the sealing element in such a way that an inside diameter of the sealing element is smaller than when the locking element is in the unlocked position. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129235 | Needleless, Intermittent, Neutral Displacement IV Injection Port - An injection port assembly including a body having first and second mating structures configured to mate with a first connector for a first fluid pathway and a second connector on a device, respectively. A resilient barrier substantially contained within the body and compressible from a first position in which fluid flow between the first and second connectors is blocked to a more compressed second position in which fluid flow between the first and second connectors is permitted. A hollow cannula can be coupled with the first mating structure and disposed within the resilient barrier, the hollow cannula having a distal end configured to extend through the resilient barrier when the resilient barrier is in the second position, the distal end having lateral slots. The resilient barrier can have first and second annular sealing rings positioned above and below the lateral slots respectively. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129236 | CONNECTING DEVICE - A connecting device ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129237 | Electrode Assemblies for Delivering Therapeutic Electrostimulation - An apparatus for delivering therapeutic electrostimulation across a tissue surface includes a current source, a low current component adapted to contact the tissue surface, a first electrode assembly electrically connected to the current source and supported by the low current component, a second electrode assembly electrically connected to the current source and supported by the low current component and a conductive fluid supported by the low current component for facilitating a flow of electric current across the tissue surface. At least one of the first and second electrodes assemblies includes at least one of a magnetic electrode, a high current component and a non-current component. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129238 | METHOD TO OPTIMIZE ELECTRODE PLACEMENT FOR CRANIAL ELECTRICAL STMULATION - A method for optimum preparation and placement of transcranial electrodes is described. The method consists of application of liquid silver paint to standard monitoring electrodes and placement of bilateral electrodes over the pterions, the thinnest areas of the skull. This method minimizes the impedance between electrodes facilitating low power stimulation of the brain as measured by the phosphene threshold that has been redefined in this invention. The locations of the pterions vary between racial groups, but in most cases the pterions overlie the anterior temporal lobes. The anterior temporal lobe is contiguous with the amydala and hippocampus and stimulation of these limbic system structures has been known to produce fear, along with other altered states of consciousness. Low power square wave stimulation via these electrodes produces phosphenes at frequencies closely approximating the Schumann resonance frequency and its harmonics and theta, alpha, beta and gamma EEG frequencies of the brain. External electrical stimulation of the brain from changing electromagnetic fields may be targeted to the amydala or hippocampus and produce fear that is crucial for survival. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129239 | LEADLESS PACING DEVICE IMPLANTATION - In some examples, a system includes an implantable medical device configured for implantation in a chamber of the heart, an extension attached to the implantable medical device, the extension comprising a housing comprising at least one electrode, the housing defining a hole, and a tether comprising a first tether portion and a second tether portion and configured to be threaded through the hole. When the tether is threaded through the hole, the first tether portion and the second tether portion are on opposite sides of the hole. The tether may be used to implant the extension in a different chamber of the heart of the patient than the implantable medical device. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129240 | TRANSMODIOLAR ELECTRODE ARRAY AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD - According to an embodiment, an electrode array for a transmodiolar implant is disclosed. The implant includes a substrate, a conductive metal located at a plurality of discrete portions on the substrate; and a single layer of insulation material over the conductive metal and the substrate. The single layer of insulation material includes a plurality of apertures that expose the conductive metal, the exposed conductive metal forming a plurality of electrodes, the electrode array having a Young's modulus of at least 100 GPa. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129241 | BIO-IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - Disclosed is a carbon material for a neurostimulation electrode. The carbon material is composed of a carbon fiber. The carbon fiber has a thickness of 1 to 1000 μm, a linear density of 0.01 to 5.00 g/cm, and an aspect ratio of 100 to 1,000,000. Particularly, the carbon fiber material can be obtained by dry spinning carbon nanotubes, followed by liquid-based densification. The carbon material can be used in the fields of deep brain stimulation, spinal cord stimulation, etc. Also disclosed are an electrode assembly and a neurostimulation device, each including the carbon material. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129242 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING IMPROVED CONTACT ARRAYS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A segmented-contact set of a lead includes segmented contacts extending around less than an entire circumference of the lead and not in electrical contact with one another. The segmented-contact set includes first and second segmented contacts that each include a stimulation portion and a retention member. The stimulation portion has a stimulation surface exposed along an outer surface of the lead. The retention member is coupled to the stimulation portion. The stimulation portion and the retention member collectively form a loop of material that extends around a center transverse axis of the lead beneath the outer surface. A first insulating member is disposed between the stimulation portion of the first segmented contact and the retention member of the second segmented contact. A second insulating member is disposed between the stimulation portion of the second segmented contact and the retention member of the first segmented contact. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129243 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING ELECTRIC CURRENT FOR SPINAL CORD STIMULATION - Various system embodiments comprise a lead having a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end includes a plurality of electrodes. The lead is configured to be fed into a dorsal epidural space of a human to a desired region of a spinal column and to be fed laterally to at least partially encircle a spinal cord in the desired region to place at least one stimulation electrode in position to stimulate a dorsal nerve root and at least another stimulation electrode in position to stimulate a ventral nerve root. The desired region may include cervical vertebrae, thoracic vertebrae, or lumbar vertebrae. Some embodiments stimulate the spinal cord in the T1-T5 region. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129244 | TRANSVASCULAR MEDICAL LEAD - A medical electrical lead and methods of implanting medical electrical leads in lumens. Leads in accordance with the invention employ preformed biases to stabilize the lead within a lumen or lumen and to provide feedback to lead implanters. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129245 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS - A method for determining whether the relative position of electrodes used by a neurostimulation system has changed within a patient comprises determining the amplitude of a field potential at each of at least one of the electrodes, determining if a change in each of the determined electric field amplitudes has occurred, and analyzing the change in each of the determined electric field amplitudes to determine whether a change in the relative position of the electrodes has occurred. Another method comprises measuring a first monopolar impedance between a first electrode and a reference electrode, measuring a second monopolar impedance between second electrode and the reference electrode, measuring a bipolar impedance between the first and second electrodes, and estimating an amplitude of a field potential at the second electrode based on the first and second monopolar impedances and the bipolar impedance. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129246 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLOSE-FIELD ELECTROPORATION - The present invention relates to improved methods for transfecting one or more cells within a target region with an agent by electroporation. The method comprises exposing one or more cells to the agent and to a close electric field created between an anode or anode array and a cathode or cathode array in the target region for sufficient time to allow at least some of the agent to enter said one or more cells. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129247 | NEURAL STIMULATION SYSTEM TO DELIVER DIFFERENT PULSE TYPES - A method, electrical tissue stimulation system, and programmer for providing therapy to a patient are provided. Electrodes are placed adjacent tissue (e.g., spinal cord tissue) of the patient, electrical stimulation energy is delivered from the electrodes to the tissue in accordance with a defined waveform, and a pulse shape of the defined waveform is modified, thereby changing the characteristics of the electrical stimulation energy delivered from the electrode(s) to the tissue. The pulse shape may be modified by selecting one of a plurality of different pulse shape types or by adjusting a time constant of the pulse shape. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129248 | Topical Neurological Stimulation - A topical nerve stimulator patch and system are provided comprising a dermal patch; an electrical signal generator associated with the patch; a signal receiver to activate the electrical signal generator; a power source for the electrical signal generator associated with the patch; an electrical signal activation device; and a nerve feedback sensor. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129249 | METHOD FOR STIMULATING LIVING BODY MORE ACCURATELY AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An apparatus for more accurately stimulating a living body comprises: a stimulation unit configured to apply a bio-stimulation signal in vicinity to a living body, the bio-stimulation signal being composed of pieces of time-series data having a specific frequency; and a control unit configured to derive bio-stimulation information required to achieve targeted bio-information using time space data indicative of bio-responses interacting at a plurality of different positions in response to the bio-stimulation signal, and derive a relation between the bio-stimulation signal and the bio-responses, and control the stimulation unit to apply the bio-stimulation signal in response to the derived bio-stimulation information. The relation is configured to set the bio-stimulation information as variables in an X matrix (m, t), set the bio-response information as variables in a Y matrix (n, t), and derive an A matrix (n, m) satisfying Y=AX. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129250 | TIBIAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICE - A stimulation therapy device provides an electrical stimulation therapy to branches of the tibial nerve of a patient. The device comprises a support member configured to be worn around the ankle or foot of the patient, first and second pairs of electrodes attached to the support member, and a stimulation circuit attached to the support member. The stimulation circuit is configured to deliver electrical stimulation pulses through the first and second pairs of electrodes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129251 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE EXCHANGE OF DATA RELATED TO NONINVASIVE ELECTRICAL BRAIN STIMULATION - A computer-implemented method for sharing information related to a noninvasive electrical brain stimulation “NIEBS” treatment, comprising: providing a NIEBS treatment to a user via a NIEBS generator, said NIEBS treatment having variables; receiving adjustments to the variables of said NIEBS treatment via user input; and creating a NIEBS Control Profile based on said received adjustments. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129252 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NONINVASIVE ELECTRICAL BRAIN STIMULATION WITH POWER TUNES - A method for providing noninvasive electrical brain stimulation “NIEBS” is provided, the method comprising: receiving a signal at a power converter wherein the signal is an audio signal; converting power from said audio signal to a form suitable for NIEBS; generating a NIEBS signal using said power converted from said audio signal; and applying NIEBS based on said able NIEBS signal to a user via electrodes. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129253 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONVERTING AN AUDIO SIGNAL INTO POWER AND FOR GENERATING A BRAIN STIMULATION SIGNAL BASED ON AN AUDIO SIGNAL - A computer-implemented method is proposed for providing noninvasive electrical stimulation to stimulate the brain, the method comprising receiving a two channel audio output at a splitter, splitting each of the two signals into a first portion and a second portion, passing said first portion to at least two speakers for playing audio, converting said second portion at a power converter ( | 2016-05-12 |
20160129254 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders - The present disclosure relates to methods, devices and systems used for the treatment of mood, anxiety, post traumatic stress disorder, and cognitive and behavioral disorders (collectively, neuropsychiatric disorders) via stimulation of the superficial elements of the trigeminal nerve (“TNS”). More specifically, cutaneous methods of stimulation of the superficial branches of the trigeminal nerve located extracranially in the face, namely the supraorbital, supratrochlear, infraorbital, auriculotemporal, zygomaticotemporal, zygomaticoorbital, zygomaticofacial, infraorbital, nasal and mentalis nerves (also referred to collectively as the superficial trigeminal nerve) are disclosed herein. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129255 | CARDIAC RHYTHM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM SELECTING BETWEEN MULTIPLE SAME-CHAMBER ELECTRODES FOR DELIVERING CARDIAC THERAPY - A cardiac rhythm management system selects one of multiple electrodes associated with a particular heart chamber based on a relative timing between detection of a depolarization fiducial point at the multiple electrodes, or based on a delay between detection of a depolarization fiducial point at the multiple electrodes and detection of a reference depolarization fiducial point at another electrode associated with the same or a different heart chamber. Subsequent contraction-evoking stimulation therapy is delivered from the selected electrode. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129256 | NEUROSTIMULATION TITRATION UTILIZING T-WAVE ALTERNANS - Systems and methods are provided for delivering neurostimulation therapies to patients. A titration process is used to gradually increase the stimulation intensity to a desired therapeutic level until a target T-wave alternans change from a baseline T-wave alternans is achieved. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129257 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING NEUROSTIMULATION INTENSITY USING EVOKED RESPONSES - A neurostimulation system provides for capture verification and stimulation intensity adjustment to ensure effectiveness of vagus nerve stimulation in modulating one or more target functions in a patient. In various embodiments, stimulation is applied to the vagus nerve, and evoked responses are detected to verify that the stimulation captures the vagus nerve and to adjust one or more stimulation parameters that control the stimulation intensity. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129258 | WAVEFORM SHAPES FOR TREATING NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS OPTIMIZED FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY - Systems and methods for stimulation of neurological tissue apply a stimulation waveform that is derived by a developed genetic algorithm (GA), which may be coupled to a computational model of extracellular stimulation of a mammalian myelinated axon. The waveform is optimized for energy efficiency. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129259 | NEUROSTIMULATION TITRATION PROCESS VIA ADAPTIVE PARAMETRIC MODIFICATION - Systems and methods are provided for delivering neurostimulation therapies to patients. A titration process is used to gradually increase the stimulation intensity to a desired therapeutic level. Between titration sessions one or more parameters, such as, for example, an acclimation interval, may be adjusted based on the patient's response to the stimulation. This personalized titration process can minimize the amount of time required to complete titration so as to begin delivery of the stimulation at therapeutically desirable levels. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129260 | METHOD FOR DETECTING, DIAGNOSING, AND TREATING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE - A method of treating cardiovascular disease in a medical patient is provided. The method includes the steps of generating a sensor signal indicative of a fluid pressure within the left atrium of the patient's heart, and delivering an electrical stimulus to a location in the heart. The electrical stimulus is delivered based at least in part on the sensor signal. The method also includes the steps of generating a processor output indicative of a treatment to a signaling device. The processor output is based at least in part on the sensor signal. At least two treatment signals are provided to the medical patient. The treatment signals are distinguishable from one another by the patient, and are indicative of a therapeutic treatment. The treatment signals are based at least in part on the processor output. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129261 | VENTRICULAR LEADLESS PACING DEVICE MODE SWITCHING - In some examples, a leadless pacing device (LPD) is configured to switch from a sensing without pacing mode to ventricular pacing mode in response to determining that no intrinsic ventricular activity was detected within a ventricular event detection window for at least one cardiac cycle, which may be referred to as loss of conduction. The ventricular pacing mode may be selected based on whether atrial oversensing is detected in combination with the loss of conduction. In some examples, an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode is selected in response to detecting loss of conduction and in response to determining that atrial oversensing is not detected. In addition, in some examples, an asynchronous ventricular pacing mode is selected in response to detecting both atrial oversensing and loss of conduction. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129262 | MODE SWITCHING BY A VENTRICULAR LEADLESS PACING DEVICE - In some examples, a leadless pacing device (hereinafter, “LPD”) is configured for implantation in a ventricle of a heart of a patient, and is configured to switch between an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode and an asynchronous ventricular pacing mode in response to detection of one or more sensing events, which may be, for example, undersensing events. In some examples, an LPD is configured to switch from a sensing without pacing mode to an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode in response to determining, for a threshold number of cardiac cycles, a ventricular depolarization was not detected within a ventricular event detection window that begins at an atrial activation event. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129263 | MODE SWITCHING BY A VENTRICULAR LEADLESS PACING DEVICE - In some examples, a leadless pacing device (hereinafter, “LPD”) is configured for implantation in a ventricle of a heart of a patient, and is configured to switch between an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode and an asynchronous ventricular pacing mode in response to detection of one or more sensing events, which may be, for example, undersensing events. In some examples, an LPD is configured to switch from a sensing without pacing mode to an atrio-ventricular synchronous pacing mode in response to determining, for a threshold number of cardiac cycles, a ventricular depolarization was not detected within a ventricular event detection window that begins at an atrial activation event. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129264 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED BATTERIES IN A SEPARATE ENCLOSURE - Medical devices include a separate enclosure that houses a battery and electrically isolates the battery from external conditions such as any metal enclosures and ultimately isolates the battery from body fluids. Thus, the separate enclosure attaches to a housing of a medical device and provides for modularity of the battery which allows, for instance, different size batteries to be used with the same medical device design. The separate enclosure further prevents stimulation current from leaking back to the battery housing by providing the electrical isolation. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129265 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING IMPROVED CONNECTOR CONTACTS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A connector for an implantable electrical medical device includes a connector lumen defined in an elongated connector housing and adapted for receiving a portion of a lead. Connector-contact assemblies are disposed in the connector lumen. Each of the connector-contact assemblies includes a contact housing. Multiple connector contacts are arranged along perimeters of inner surfaces of the contact housings such that the connector contacts are not in electrical contact with one another. Each of the connector contacts includes a biasing structure that physically contacts terminals disposed along the lead when the lead is received by the connector lumen. For each connector contact of a particular connector-contact assembly, the biasing structure extends around no more than 70% of the perimeter of the inner surface of the contact housing and is circumferentially-offset from the biasing structures of the remaining connector contacts of the connector-contact assembly. | 2016-05-12 |
20160129266 | HIGH RELIABILITY WIRE WELDING FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - Methods of making an implantable pulse generator are disclosed herein. The implantable pulse generator can include a body defining an internal volume and a plurality of wires extending from out of the internal volume of the body. Some of these wires can be connected, either directly or indirectly to a lead via a welded joint. The welded joint can be created by first resistance welding and then laser welding some of the wires to a connector. | 2016-05-12 |