28th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140194734 | PATIENT POSITIONING SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a patient positioning system ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194735 | Random Sinogram Variance Reduction in Continuous Bed Motion Acquisition - Random sinogram variance is reduced in continuous bed motion acquisition. The randoms are modeled as a product of transverse singles efficiencies. The random sinogram is assumed to be a smooth function in the axial direction, collapsing the parameterization for estimating the transverse singles efficiencies into a single, conceptual ring. By solving the product, the mean random values are used to smooth the randoms in image reconstruction with less noise and artifacts. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194736 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING SIGNAL AND CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT(S) IN OPTICAL IMAGING METHODS - A system for facilitating imaging of an anatomical structure(s) can be provided, and can include, for example, a substance which can induce a change in the anatomical structure(s) when applied to the anatomical structure(s), and an imaging arrangement which can be configured to generate an image of the anatomical structure(s) based on the change of the anatomical structure(s) when the substance is applied. The imaging arrangement can include an apparatus which can be configured to (i) illuminate the anatomical structure(s) with a first electro-magnetic radiation(s), and (ii) receive a second electro-magnetic radiation from the anatomical structure(s) that can be based on the first electro-magnetic radiation. The change can affect a characteristic(s) of the second electro-magnetic radiation. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194737 | Ultrasound Based Method and Apparatus to Determine the Size of Kidney Stone Fragments Before Removal Via Ureteroscopy - A transducer is used to send an ultrasound pulse toward a stone and to receive ultrasound reflections from the stone. The recorded time between a pulse that is reflected from the proximal surface and a pulse that is reflected either from the distal surface of the stone or from a surface supporting the stone is used to calculate the stone size. The size of the stone is a function of the time between the two pulses and the speed of sound through the stone (or through the surrounding fluid if the second pulse was reflected by the surface supporting the stone). This technique is equally applicable to measure the size of other in vivo objects, including soft tissue masses, cysts, uterine fibroids, tumors, and polyps. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194738 | Method for Focused Acoustic Computed Tomography (FACT) - A method for acoustic tomography within a patient may include generating a focused ultrasonic signal using a transducer is provided; the ultrasonic signal forming a path within the patient. The method includes directing the ultrasonic signal on a spot within the patient; scanning the spot in a predetermined pattern about a volume within the patient; receiving an ultrasonic echo in the transducer; converting the ultrasonic echo into a voltage; selecting a frequency band from the voltage; amplifying the voltage in the selected frequency band with a processing circuit; and generating an image of the volume within the patient structure utilizing the amplified voltage. A method for recanalization of a blood vessel including the above acoustic tomography steps is also provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194739 | ULTRASOUND PROBE - An ultrasound probe includes a receiving section to receive ultrasound waves from an object and to acquire a receiving signal of each of multiple channels; a beam forming section to adjust a phase of the receiving signal of each of multiple channels and to sum the receiving signals; an image producing section to produce image data to display an ultrasound diagnostic image based on the receiving signals summed by the beam forming section; a transmission target selecting section to select one from at least two of the receiving signal for each of multiple channels, the receiving signals summed by the beam forming section, and the image data as a transmission target; and a transmitting section to transmit the transmission target selected by the transmission target selecting section. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194740 | Emboli detection in the brain using a transcranial doppler photoacoustic device capable of vasculature and perfusion measurement - A device, method, and system for detecting emboli in the brain is disclosed. A transcranial Doppler photoacoustic device transmits a first energy to a region of interest at an internal site of a subject to produce an image and blood flow velocities of a region of interest by outputting an optical excitation energy to said region of interest and heating said region, causing a transient thermoelastic expansion and produce a wideband ultrasonic emission. Detectors receive the wideband ultrasonic emission and then generate an image of said region of interest from said wideband ultrasonic emission. A Doppler ultrasound signal will also be deployed to image the region of interest. Doppler presents changes in velocity to map blood flow. Additionally, a dye can be given to visualize the brain vasculature and a perfusion measurement can be made in various regions of the brain along with the transcranial Doppler and the photoacoustic screening. Systems are taught using resultory medical data for better triage within an enhanced stroke ecosystem. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194741 | SUBCUTANEOUS CAVITY MARKING DEVICE AND METHOD - These are subcutaneous cavity marking devices and methods. More particularly, upon insertion into a body, the cavity marking device and method enable one to determine the center, orientation, and periphery of the cavity by radiographic, mammographic, echogenic, or other non-invasive imaging techniques. Also, the device contains a bioabsorbable or non-bioabsorbable marker. The device may be combined with various substances enhancing the radiopaque, mammographic, or echogenic characteristics of the marker or the body allowing it to be observed by any non-invasive imaging techniques. This is further a method of marking a subcutaneous cavity using a bioabsorbable material and a bioabsorbable or non-bioabsorbable marker in conjunction with the material. The method also may combine any of the features as described with the device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194742 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - An ultrasound imaging system and method includes performing a gesture with a scan system and detecting the gesture based on data from a motion sensing system in the scan system. The motion sensing system includes at least one sensor selected from the group of an accelerometer, a gyro sensor and a magnetic sensor. The ultrasound imaging system and method also includes performing a control operation based on the detected gesture. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194743 | RECIPROCATING ULTRASOUND DEVICE - A device for internal ultrasound procedures includes a motor which rotates a drive shaft and an ultrasound transducer. A gearing assembly provides reciprocating rotational motion from a unidirectional motor. A cam assembly provides reciprocating pivotal motion to the transducer. Conductors can attach to the transducer and extend through the drive shaft. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194744 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DIRECTION CONTROL - Disclosed are embodiments of devices and methods for imaging the inside of a body part, such as a blood vessel. In particular embodiments, a catheter has a chamber within which is a transducer mounted to a pivot mechanism, a motor for turning the transducer, and a coil for providing a pivot force to the transducer. A magnet is attached to the transducer and is receptive of a torque applied by a magnetic field produced by energizing of the coil. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194745 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An ultrasound image diagnostic device including: a transducer to output transmission ultrasound toward a subject by a drive signal and also to output a reception signal by receiving reflection ultrasound from the subject; a noise output section in which when the transducer receives the reflection ultrasound, a voltage containing noise is applied to the transducer to amplify the reception signal by a stochastic resonance phenomenon; a harmonic extracting section to extract a harmonic component from the reception signal; and an image processing section to generate ultrasound diagnostic image data of an interior of the subject based on the harmonic component extracted by the harmonic extracting section, wherein the noise output section applies a voltage containing noise such that the harmonic component is amplified by the stochastic resonance phenomenon to the transducer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194746 | IVUS SYSTEM WITH ROTARY CAPACITIVE COUPLING - An imaging system comprises a catheter having a lumen, a rotatable imaging probe within the catheter lumen including a distal transducer and first and second conductors coupled to the transducer, and a coupler that couples the rotatable first and second conductors to non-rotatable third and fourth conductors, respectively. The coupler includes a rotary capacitive coupler. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194747 | INFRARED SCANNER AND PROJECTOR TO INDICATE CANCEROUS CELLS - Provided herein are methods and devices for detecting and/or indicating cancerous cells. In some embodiments, infrared light can be used to induce an infrared signature of one or more cells and visible light can be used to indicate the one or more cells having the infrared signature. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194748 | IMAGING DEVICE - A color filter has a transmission band in a visible region and an infrared region. A first substrate is arranged below the color filter and has a first photoelectric conversion element which outputs a first signal charge according to an amount of exposure of a light passing through the color filter. A second substrate has a second photoelectric conversion element outputting a second signal charge according to an amount of exposure of a light, having sensitivity in at least the infrared region, which passes through the first substrate, and is arranged on a surface on an opposite side to a light-receiving surface of the first substrate. A signal read-out circuit reads out the first signal charge as a first electrical signal, and reads out the second signal charge as a second electrical signal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194749 | Method and System for Detection of Cancer - A non-invasive and real-time optical method for detection of cancerous cells that includes the steps of optically irradiating an area of a tissue in which targeted nanoparticles are accumulated with a light source outputting an optical signal of ne or more specific wavelengths; identifying cancerous cells by measuring diffusion reflection of the irradiated tissue where the cancerous cells and the nanoparticles are located; and outputting data indicative of the identified cancerous cells. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194750 | OPTICAL ZOOM PROBE - Exemplary embodiments disclose an optical zoom probe including an aperture adjuster configured to adjust an aperture in which light transmitted by a light transmitter passes, a focus adjuster configured to focus the light passed through the aperture and adjust a focal length to an ultra-close location and a close location, and a filter which includes a center region in which incident light passes without change, and a filter region which surrounds the center region and increases a depth of focus (DOF) of light that is focused on the ultra-close location. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194751 | Scanned Laser Vein Contrast Enhancer Using One Laser for a Detection Mode and a Display Mode - The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head, The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194752 | BIO-OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT PROBE - A measurement probe is detachably connected to a bio-optical measurement apparatus which performs optical measurement on body tissue. The measurement probe includes two illumination fibers configured to irradiate the body tissue with low coherent light having a short spatial coherence length, and three or more light-receiving fibers configured to receive scattered light at multiple angles. The three or more light-receiving fibers are arranged on a perpendicular bisector of a line segment connecting centers of the two illumination fibers at a distal end surface of the measurement probe. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194753 | ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED CATHETER WITH WIRELESS SENSORS - A local power-delivery/data-reception unit is installed within an insertion end of a sealed catheter. The local power-delivery/data-reception unit wirelessly powers a separately sealed sensor that is attached to the insertion end and configured for wirelessly sending a data signal to the local power-delivery/data-reception unit. The catheter may further feature a remote power-delivery/data-reception unit disposed within the handle and configured for wirelessly communicating with the local power-delivery/data-reception unit and a controller for controlling the sensor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194754 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING AND ASSESSING REACTIVE HYPEREMIA USING SEGMENTAL PLETHYSMOGRAPHY - A method for measuring reactive hyperemia in a subject is disclosed. The method includes performing a first segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a baseline arterial compliance curve and/or a baseline pressure-area (P-A) curve, performing a second segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a hyperemic arterial compliance curve and/or a hyperemic P-A curve, and calculating an area between the baseline and the hyperemic curves. The size of the area can be used as an indication of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and ED-related diseases. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194755 | CIRCULATORY DYNAMICS MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - The circulatory dynamics measurement apparatus comprises: a blood pressure-computing unit, which calculates the maximum blood pressure value (SYS); a vascular sclerosis-computing unit, which calculates the vascular sclerosis index (VSI); and a display unit for displaying a graph having a horizontal axis that represents the maximum blood pressure and a vertical axis that represents the vascular sclerosis index. The display unit displays the position determined by the calculated maximum blood pressure value and the calculated vascular sclerosis index in the plotting area of the graph. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194756 | BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING DEVICE, BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISTURBANCE DEGREE CALCULATING METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - There is provided a biological rhythm disturbance degree calculating device, including a physiological index time series data acquiring unit which acquires time series data of a physiological index calculated from a biomedical signal of a subject, a calculation period deciding unit which decides a calculation period which is a time length corresponding to substantially a half of a cycle with which daily-life physiological index time series data calculated from the biomedical signal measured in daily life fluctuates, a calculating unit which calculates, during the calculation period, a phase shift amount between inspected physiological index time series data calculated from the biomedical signal measured during an inspection and the daily-life physiological index time series data, and a disturbance degree deciding unit which decides a disturbance degree of a biological rhythm during the inspection of the subject based on the phase shift amount. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194757 | SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT - A medical system for minimally-invasive measurement of blood flow in an artery (AT). An interventional device (IVD) with an optical fiber (FB) comprising a plurality of temperature-sensitive optical sensor segments, e.g. Fiber Bragg Gratings, spatially distributed along its longitudinal extension is configured for insertion into an artery (AT). A temperature changer (TC) is arranged in the WD to introduce a local change in temperature (ΔT) of a bolus of blood in the artery, to allow thermal tracking over time with the optical fiber (FB). A measurement unit (MU) with a laser light source (LS) delivers light to the optical fiber (FB) and receives light reflected from the optical fiber (FB) and generates a corresponding time varying output signal. A first algorithm (A1) translates this time varying output signal into a set of temperatures corresponding to temperatures at respective positions along the optical fiber (FB). A second algorithm (A2) calculates a measure of blood flow (BF) at respective positions along the optical fiber (FB) in accordance with a temporal behavior of said set of temperatures. Such system can be used to quickly scan an artery for diagnosing stenotic regions without the need for pullbacks or injection of toxic liquids. A good spatial resolution of the blood flow measurement can be obtained in real-time. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194758 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING AN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - A method of evaluating an electrophysical signal. The method utilizes a model-derived reconstruction over at least one cycle of the electrophysical signal to identify a pathological event, whereby at least one term in the model is differentiable. The invention is also directed to a non-transitory computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon for identifying a pathological event from a model-derived reconstruction of an electrophysical signal. The invention is further directed to a system for evaluating an electrophysical signal. The system includes a processor configured to identify a pathological event from a model-derived reconstruction of the electrophysical signal, a data input coupled to the processor for providing the processor with the electrophysical signal, and a user interface. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194759 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTING DIFFERENTIAL INPUT LEADS - An physiological data acquisition apparatus includes three or more leads, at least one AC current source, a switching mechanism structured to selectively couple the current source to selected lead pairs to inject an AC current across the selected lead pairs which produces an AC voltage across the selected lead pair, and a processing device. The processing device is structured to (i) determine an impedance across the current selected lead pair based on the AC voltage, (ii) determine whether the impedance is less than a predetermined threshold, (iii) if the impedance is less than the predetermined impedance threshold cause the current selected lead pair to be used for generating physiological parameter data, and (iv) if the impedance is not less than the threshold cause the switching mechanism to couple the at least one AC current source to a new selected pair of the leads. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194760 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRODE PLACEMENT - Described herein are systems, devices and methods for guiding placement of electrodes, and particularly ECG electrodes on a patient. A picture of the patient's body the patient can be analyzed to determine where on the patient's body to place electrodes according to a predetermined, conventional or standard placement pattern. The methods, devices and systems may then guide a user in positioning or correcting the position of electrodes on the patient. For example, an image of the patient may be provided showing the correct position of the electrodes, which may act as a patient-specific map or guide. The electrode placement positions can correspond to conventional or standard 12-lead ECG electrode positions. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194761 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING BIOSIGNAL WITH LOW POWER CONSUMPTION - A method of monitoring a biosignal includes receiving a biosignal and a reference signal, determining a signal state of the biosignal based on the reference signal, and analyzing the biosignal using an analysis technique having a resource consumption depending on the signal state. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194762 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING AND DISPLAYING PATIENT ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH DATA - A method is disclosed for displaying patient ECG data. The method includes receiving ECG data including an ECG waveform; receiving analyzed ECG data including arrhythmic events; generating an indicia of the detected arrhythmic event; and displaying the indicia of the detected arrhythmic event in relation to the ECG waveform at a position associated with a time of the detected arrhythmic event. A system for displaying patient ECG data is also disclosed. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194763 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING HEART INSTABILITY - Systems and methods define an index of risk for cardiac disease by detecting cellular derangements that may lead to cardiomyopathy, heart rhythm disorders or ischemic heart disease. The markers include fluctuations or abnormal rate-behavior of electrical, mechanical or other measurable biosignals. The invention operates in modes that can be applied to prevent atrial fibrillation or the risk for ventricular arrhythmias. Alternative embodiments are applied to tissue outside the heart such as skeletal muscle, smooth muscle, the central nervous system, the respiratory system, the urogenital system and the gastrointestinal system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194764 | TWA MEASURING APPARATUS AND TWA MEASURING METHOD - A TWA measuring apparatus includes: a T-wave feature quantity measuring section; a classifying section classifying T-wave feature quantities into groups of odd and even electrocardiogram waveforms; a reliability index calculating section calculating: first and second representative values and first and second dispersion values of the T-wave feature quantities in the odd and even group; a difference between the first and second representative values, to obtain a TWA feature quantity; and an adjustment value between the first representative value and the first dispersion value, and an adjustment value between the second representative value and the second dispersion value, to obtain a reliability index; and a reliability recognizing section recognizing: when the reliability index exceeds a threshold, that reliability of the TWA feature quantity is high; and when the reliability index does not exceed the threshold, that the reliability is low. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194765 | Method of Exhaled Gas Measurement and Analysis and Apparatus Therefor - An exhalation collected in a breath bag capable of expanding and contracting is sucked into a gas inlet vessel | 2014-07-10 |
20140194766 | RESPIRATORY MONITORING - A patient interface in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention is configured to be at least partially carried by a patient and to receive gas exhaled by the patient. The patient interface includes first and second cannula tubes each having a first end and a second end, the first ends are configured to be inserted into the nostrils of a patient, the first and second cannula tubes are configured to direct exhaled gas from the patient from the first ends to said second ends. The patient interface also includes first and second sensors positioned near the second ends, and the first and second sensors are configured to provide first and second signals based upon the gas, wherein the first and second signals are indicative of a physiological parameter of the patient. The patient interface also includes a communications link configured to provide the signal to a physiological monitor. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194767 | NON-INVASIVE VENTILATION MEASUREMENT - Determining the lung compliance and lung resistance of a subject undergoing respiratory therapy using non-invasive ventilation requires taking the presence of leaks into account. In particular, variable and unintentional leaks at or near a subject interface appliance may be dynamically determined based on an average resistance of the leak orifice of the subject. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194768 | Method And System To Calculate qEEG - A system and method for calculating a quantitative EEG is disclosed herein. The present invention achieves a level of artifact reduction that the QEEG is now practical on a continuous monitoring basis since artifact reduction is continuously applied to an EEG recording. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194769 | Multiple Patient EEG Monitoring - A system and method for multiple EEG acquisition and monitoring is disclosed herein. The system includes multiple EEG machines connected to a central station over a network. Each EEG machine of the multiple EEG machines has a separate cell on a screen page to allow for an operator to monitor each of the EEG machines. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194770 | PHOTOTHERMAL TREATMENT OF SOFT TISSUES - An apparatus and a method are provided for the treatment of soft tissue. The apparatus includes a light source and at least two optical assemblies. Each of the optical assemblies includes at least one optical element and a light-transmitting contact surface configured to transmit a substantially uniform distribution of light therethrough. The apparatus further includes at least two optical transmission devices each disposed between the light source and a corresponding one of the at least two optical assemblies. The apparatus also includes a handpiece to which the at least two optical assemblies are attached, and which is adapted to bring the light-transmitting contact surfaces of the at least two optical assemblies in contact with soft tissue disposed therebetween. The method includes compressing and substantially flattening portions of the tonsil tissue between light-transmitting contact surfaces of two opposed light emitting optical assemblies, introducing light into an optical element of each of the optical assemblies; and irradiating the tonsil tissue by directing the light from the optical element through the light-transmitting contact surfaces to the tonsil tissue in a substantially uniform light distribution. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194771 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING NEURAL RECRUITMENT - An implantable device for estimating neural recruitment arising from a stimulus, has a plurality of electrodes. A stimulus source provides stimuli to be delivered from the electrodes to neural tissue. Measurement circuitry obtains a measurement of a neural signal sensed at the electrodes. A control unit is configured to control application of a selected stimulus to neural tissue using the stimulus electrodes; and after the selected neural stimulus, apply a probe stimulus having a short pulse width. A remnant neural response evoked by the probe stimulus is measured; and the control unit estimates from the remnant neural response a neural recruitment caused by the selected neural stimulus. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194772 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF NEURAL RESPONSE - A device for measuring a neural response evoked by a stimulus. First and second sense electrodes are positioned at distinct locations along a neural pathway. A neural stimulus is applied and first and second recordings of a neural response evoked by the stimulus are obtained from the respective sense electrodes. The first recording and the second recording are compared to determine propagation properties of the evoked neural response. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194773 | FACILITATION OF CONTACT LENSES WITH CAPACITIVE SENSORS - Apparatus, systems and methods employing contact lens with capacitive sensors are provided. In some aspects, a contact lens includes: a substrate; a capacitive sensor, disposed on or within the substrate, that senses a capacitance on the contact lens; and a circuit disposed on or within the substrate. In some aspects, the circuit can include a capacitance analysis component that determines a condition of an eyelid associated with the eye over which the contact lens is disposed and/or a parameter associated with the eye over which the contact lens is disposed. In some aspects, the condition can be a blink of an eyelid. In some aspects, the parameter can be at least one of a pressure of an object in proximity to the contact lens, a thickness or type of a layer of material disposed on or within the contact lens or a composition of material on the contact lens. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194774 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEARING ASSESSMENT OVER A NETWORK - A system for administering a hearing test to a remotely located user or subject using a user computing device connected to a communication network. The system provides for testing of ambient noise at the remote location and accuracy of sound reproduction by headphones engaged to the user computing device in a calibration of the loudspeakers of the headphones and the venue prior to communicating the test sounds. The calibration insures results determined by user input provide an accurate outcome. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194775 | Method and System for Self-Managed Sound Enhancement - A system and method are provided for capturing hearing characteristics from self-administered hearing tests, including loudness tolerance levels at different sound frequencies, as an individualized shaped auditory profile for automatically enhancing audio to complement and address as closely as possible an individual's hearing deficits experienced via a particular signal pathway, the signal pathway including the audio device used to administer the test, the sound environment, and the user's hearing capabilities. The user may self-administer a hearing test on a convenient personal apparatus, such as a smartphone. The shaped auditory profile may then be used to produce enhanced sound subsequently transmitted to the individual via the same signal pathway. In certain of its aspects, the invention is useful for any individual seeking an enhanced hearing experience, whether having hearing within normal range or hearing that is impaired. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194776 | Precision Directed Medical Instruments - A system for delivering a medical instrument into a bodily cavity is provided, including an outer shaft having an aperture in a side wall thereof, wherein the aperture is provided at a distal portion of the outer shaft, an inner shaft positioned inside the outer shaft and having an inflatable balloon disposed at a distal portion thereof, and a needle member movably disposed in the outer shaft, wherein the needle member extends outwardly from the outer shaft through the aperture when the balloon is inflated. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194777 | SWAB ASSEMBLY FOR SPECIMEN COLLECTION - A swab assembly for collecting a specimen from a patient includes an elongated shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a notch between its proximal and distal ends; a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between its proximal and distal ends, wherein a portion of the elongated shaft is disposed within the sheath lumen, and the sheath is slidable relative to the elongated shaft; and a collection tip coupled to the distal end of the elongated shaft and configured for obtaining the specimen. The sheath is slidable between a first position in which the shaft notch is disposed within the sheath lumen and wherein the sheath protects the elongated shaft from breaking at the notch, and a second position in which the shaft notch is exposed out of the sheath lumen. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194778 | SYRINGE ENABLED FOR ASPIRATING BLOOD INTO A SAMPLING SITE IN A CLOSED MANNER AND METHOD - An in-line sampling syringe for selectively introducing and aspirating a fluid from a downstream fluid conduit connected to a catheterized patient. The syringe includes a housing with a distal component defining a distal chamber having a proximal opening and a distal outlet port to be coupled to a downstream fluid conduit; and a pair of proximal wall components assembled together in an airtight manner defining a proximal chamber having a proximal opening for coupling to an external source of fluid and a distal opening that is coupled to the proximal opening of the distal component. The syringe also includes an elongated volume regulator positioned inside the housing. A curved element is positioned at and in alignment with the distal outlet and retention elements are defined in the distal component at the distal outlet port to mount and retain the curved element at the distal outlet port while enabling flow around the curved element relative to the distal outlet port. A conduit extends from the proximal opening of the proximal chamber through the elongated volume regulator to the curved element at the distal outlet port. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194779 | CORONARY GUIDEWIRE - A coronary guidewire ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR APNEA AND HYPOPNEA DETECTION - Disclosed herein is a method and device for apnea and hypopnea detection. In one embodiment, a method is provided for detecting apneas and hypopneas from a digitized breath sound recording acquired from a candidate suspected of sleep apnea. The method comprises scanning an amplitude profile of the digitized breath sound recording to identify a prospect event segment; evaluating characteristics of the prospect event segment for consistency with one or more preset apnea-specific criteria; classifying the prospect event segment as representative of an apnea upon it satisfying each of the one or more apnea-specific criteria; evaluating the prospect event characteristics for consistency with one or more preset hypopnea-specific criteria distinct from the apnea-specific criteria; and classifying the prospect event segment as representative of a hypopnea upon it satisfying each of the one or more hypopnea-specific criteria. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194781 | WEARABLE DEVICE HAVING FEEDBACK CHARACTERISTICS - A wearable device having feedback characteristics including a compliant article arranged to extend over an anatomical portion of a wearer and for providing a user with information regarding range of motion parameters of a joint and/or to condition users to maintain proper joint orientations. Sensors provided with the wearable device detect the orientation of the joint and send signals to a processor for analysis. When the processor determines that the joint is outside of predefined range of motion parameters or in an unsafe or potentially injurious configuration, a feedback or response mechanism is activated to alert the user to such a condition or to provide substantially rigid structural support to the joint. The sensors, processor, and feedback mechanisms can be provided in a monitoring and control package along a side of the compliant article. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194782 | POWER MANAGEMENT IN A DATA-CAPABLE STRAPBAND - Embodiments of the invention relates generally to electrical and electronic hardware, computer software, wired and wireless network communications, and computing devices, and more specifically to structures and techniques for managing power generation, power consumption, and other power-related functions in a data-capable strapband, including receiving input from one or more sensors coupled to a wearable computing device, processing the input to determine a pattern, the pattern indicating a threshold clock frequency, and operating a processor coupled to the wearable computing device at a clock frequency above the threshold clock frequency. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194783 | System and method for tattoo removal - A combination device for applying a treatment of light and ultrasound on a tattooed area of a patient desiring tattoo removal. The device includes an ultrasound and a LED light source. The ultrasound source produces high-frequency ultrasound waves. These waves are applied directly to the tattooed area for a first specified period of time resulting in release of tattoo ink from tattooed cells. The LED source produces a continuous high-intensity light that is applied directly over the entire tattooed area for a second specified period of time resulting in degradation of the tattoo ink. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194784 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THERMALLY INDUCED HEPATIC NEUROMODULATION - A system for treatment includes a focused ultrasound energy source for placement outside a patient, wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver ultrasound energy towards a blood vessel with a surrounding nerve that is a part of an autonomic nervous system inside the patient, and wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver the ultrasound energy from outside the patient to the nerve located inside the patient to treat the nerve. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194785 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR THERMALLY INDUCED HEPATIC NEUROMODULATION - A system for treatment includes a focused ultrasound energy source for placement outside a patient, wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver ultrasound energy towards a blood vessel with a surrounding nerve that is a part of an autonomic nervous system inside the patient, and wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver the ultrasound energy from outside the patient to the nerve located inside the patient to treat the nerve. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194786 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TISSUE MODULATION - A method of modulating tissue of an internal organ in vivo, includes: fixating the tissue on a shaped device; and focusing radiation on the fixated tissue using a radiation-emitting system so as to modulate the tissue, wherein said radiation-emitting system is non-local with respect to said shaped device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194787 | INFRARED HEATING APPARATUS WITH FOOT MASSAGE FUNCTIONS - The present disclosure relates to an infrared heating apparatus. The apparatus comprises a housing having a hollow internal space, the housing comprising an opening through which a user's legs and feet may be inserted into the internal space of the housing. The apparatus comprises one or more heating panels located on inner sides of the housing for irradiating the user's legs. The apparatus comprises a massager located at a lower portion of the apparatus inside the internal space for massaging the user's feet. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194788 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION OF THERMAL ENERGY - Apparatus and methods are provided for treating a human condition by providing an appendage chamber having a thermal exchange member. A vacuum may be applied to the appendage chamber to maintain vasodilation of an appendage when placed within the appendage chamber. The appendage may be heated or cooled at the thermal exchange member for therapeutic application of thermal energy to treat a number of circulatory, neurological, lymphatic, or endocrinal maladies. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194789 | TREATMENT APPARATUS USING HIGH FREQUENCY WAVES AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The present invention relates to a treatment apparatus using high frequency waves, and to a method for controlling same. The treatment apparatus using high frequency waves comprises: a high frequency wave generating unit; a plurality of needles for providing, into the skin of a user, high frequency energy transferred from the high frequency wave generating unit; and a driving unit for inserting the plurality of needles into the skin of the user, wherein the apparatus further comprises a control unit for controlling the driving unit such that the plurality of needles are inserted into a first target point within the skin and then move to a second target point. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194790 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING SKIN AND UNDERLYING TISSUES FOR IMPROVED HEALTH, FUNCTION AND/OR APPEARANCE - Systems and methods for treating facial soft tissues of a patient in a healthcare or cosmetic treatment environment such as, for example, a spa, clinic, or a medical practitioner's office are presented herein. The facial treatment system includes a facial stimulator instrument and/or an acoustic oscillator to deliver therapeutic stimulation to the facial tissues of a patient including percussive massage, electrical stimulation, and acoustic stimulation. A facial treatment application executing on a processor of a computing device identifies a treatment protocol and operates the facial stimulator instrument and/or acoustic oscillator to implement the facial tissue treatment. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194792 | SWALLOWING AIR PULSE THERAPY MOUTHPIECE AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - An oral appliance for administering a stimulus, such as a substance, to the mouth of a user includes a flexible tube having an inlet portion, a first curved portion forming an ear loop connected to the inlet portion, a second curved portion forming a lip bend connected to the first curved portion, and an outlet portion extending from the second curved portion. Alternatively, a mouthpiece for delivering a substance to the mouth of a user includes a housing having an inlet portion, a riser portion extending upwardly from the inlet portion and a curved outlet portion. A flexible tube is coupled to the housing. A method of delivering a substance to a predetermined location in a user's mouth includes disposing a flexible tube between a row of teeth and an interior surface of a cheek. The flexible tube has an exit port positioned in a rear portion of the user's mouth. No portion of the flexible tube is disposed between the upper and lower teeth of the user such that the upper and lower teeth can be closed against each other. The method further includes dispensing a substance through the exit port. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194793 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-CONTACT MULTIPARAMETER VITAL SIGNS MONITORING, APNEA THERAPY, APNEA DIAGNOSIS, AND SNORE THERAPY - Aspects of the of the disclosure relate to a non-contact physiological motion sensor and a monitor device that can incorporate use of the Doppler effect. A continuous wave of electromagnetic radiation can be transmitted toward one or more subjects and the Doppler-shifted received signals can be digitized and/or processed subsequently to extract information related to the cardiopulmonary motion in the one or more subjects. The extracted information can be used, for example, to determine apneic events and/or snoring events and/or to provide apnea or snoring therapy to subjects when used in conjunction with an apnea or snoring therapy device. In addition, methods of use are disclosed for sway cancellation, realization of cessation of breath, integration with multi-parameter patient monitoring systems, providing positive providing patient identification, or any combination thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194794 | MASSAGER WITH TOUCH-SENSING HEAD - A massager includes a massager head with a capacitive sensor. A controller uses the capacitive sensor to sense capacitance changes that indicate a human body is in close proximity or in contact with the massager head. Responsive to activating the capacitive sensor, the controller activates a massager motor in the massager head. When a human body is sensed, the controller increases the vibrations caused by the massager motor from a starting speed to a final speed through a period of time. When the capacitive sensor no longer senses a body, the massager motor is slowed down and may be stopped. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194795 | Compression Device for the Limb - The invention provides a compression device for the limb of a mobile patient. The device includes an inflatable sleeve adapted to surround the limb; a conduit attached to the sleeve for delivering fluid to the sleeve; and a portable, wearable controller attached to the conduit that generates and controls the flow of fluid in the device. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194796 | Heel Protector and Corresponding Rehabilitation Systems and Methods for Using the Same | 2014-07-10 |
20140194797 | STEAM PHYSIOTHERAPY APPARATUS - A steam physiotherapy apparatus includes an open-topped physiotherapy chamber having a door, a steam generating unit, and a steam pipe for conveying generated steam into the physiotherapy chamber. Tourmaline tiles are attached to an inner surface of the physiotherapy chamber, a steam inlet pipe is provided on a bottom of the physiotherapy chamber to communicate with the steam pipe, and a steam flow guide plate is placed on the steam inlet pipe. The steam inlet pipe has two diametrically opposite steam outlets directed to two opposite directions, such that the steam flowing out of the two steam outlets forms a swirl that moves upward along the inner surface of the physiotherapy chamber to heat the tourmaline tiles. The heated tourmaline tiles release far infrared rays and negative ions that help reducing reactive oxygen species and free radicals in the user's body and help the user to give off deep-layer sweat. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194798 | Reconfigurable Shoulder and Arm Orthosis and Method - A shoulder and arm orthosis assembly for supporting at least one of a shoulder, arm, wrist and hand of a user in a desired position. The orthosis assembly provides a reconfigurable sling with a reconfigurable shoulder strap, a reconfigurable wrist/hand orthosis, and a reconfigurable pillow support to hold the arm of the user away from the body. The reconfigurable sling has attached inner and outer portions that are configured to be at least partially detached and reattached with one another and has indicia thereon to assist in support placement. The reconfigurable wrist/hand orthosis may be supported by the reconfigurable sling when it is closed and may be permitted to exit the sling when the sling is opened while continuing support for the arm of the user. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194799 | PRONATION/SUPINATION ORTHOSIS AND METHOD - An orthosis for supination and/or pronation of a forearm of a wearer, the orthosis including a base, an upper arm support coupled to the base and configured to secure an upper arm of the wearer, a rotation assembly coupled to the base and including an output member rotatable relative to the base within a rotation plane, and a forearm support member coupled to the output member of the rotation assembly and configured to releasably engage a wrist and the forearm of the wearer, wherein the forearm support member is contoured to receive a thumb of the wearer. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194800 | GROOVED GRIP - Disclosed is a grooved grip having a body configured to be grasped by a hand comprising a channel configured to relieve pressure on a median nerve on a palmar surface on a hand. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194801 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME - An orthopedic device has various frame elements concealed by a sleeve defining pockets into which such frame elements are located. The orthopedic device includes a strap tightening assembly adapted to secure a plurality of straps simultaneously. The frame may include flexible edge features located along a periphery thereof | 2014-07-10 |
20140194802 | Protective Bandage Device - The present invention relates to a protective bandage device and to methods of use thereof. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194803 | WOUND-HEALING COMPOSITIONS AND METHOD OF USE - A composition and wound dressing for treating a skin wound is disclosed. The composition and dressing comprise a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier; an effective amount of an active ingredient of inorganic solids comprising a potassium salt, a zinc salt, a calcium salt, and a rubidium salt; and an antimicrobial biguanide compound comprising an amount effective to reduce the number of viable microorganisms at a wound site. Methods of use include contacting a wound site with the composition and/or dressing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194804 | Chronic Access System for Extracorporeal Treatment of Blood Including a Continuously Wearable Hemodialyzer - A patient wearable, continuously operating extracorporeal pump apparatus which accesses the patient's arterial venous pressure differential by applying external pressure to a subcutaneous graft that has been cannualized to modulate blood flow through an extracorporeal circuit and to drive the pump for delivering a medicament, such as an anticoagulant, to the site of an intravenous cannula to prevent clogging thereof and also to move a dialysate through a circuit, including a dialyzer and a dialysate rejuvenating cartridge, whereby kidney failure can be treated without recourse to prior art hemodialysis machines found in most treatment facilities. With slight modification, the present invention can be used to remove excess fluids from CHF patients, to remove toxins from the blood in those suffering from liver failure and to facilitate administration of insulin to diabetics and/or glucose to those having hypoglycemia. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194805 | Anti-Obesity Devices - Method and apparatus for limiting absorption of food products in specific parts of the digestive system is presented. A gastrointestinal implant device is anchored in the pyloric portion of the gastrointestinal system and extends beyond the ligament of Treitz. All food exiting the stomach is funneled through the device. The gastrointestinal device includes an anchor for anchoring the device in the pyloric portion and a flexible sleeve that extents into the duodenum. The anchor is collapsible for endoscopic delivery and removal. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194806 | EXTERNAL ANCHORING CONFIGURATIONS FOR MODULAR GASTROINTESTINAL PROSTHESES - Components may be used separately or in combination to create anchoring systems for intra-luminal implants for the treatment of metabolic disorders such as obesity and diabetes. Various systems include an external component adapted for deployment around a portion of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., the duodenum) and an internal component adapted for implantation within the gastrointestinal tract. Various systems use anchoring means that are based on mechanical interference, elasticity, spring force, shape memory transformation, magnetic attraction, repulsion and/or levitation. Various embodiments rely on longitudinal anchoring of the implants with minimal force against tissue. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194807 | METHOD OF PROVIDING AGENTS TO THE COCHLEA - Provided is a method of transfecting cells of the cochlea with an agent by electroporation, and in certain embodiments using a cochlear implant to provide at least one electroporation electrode. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194808 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR USE OF PHOTOLYZABLE NITRIC OXIDE DONORS - The present disclosure relates to methods and systems for use of photolyzable nitric oxide donors for the treatment of sexual dysfunction. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194809 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A peritoneal dialysis system includes a base peritoneal dialysis system and a peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system that operates independently of the base system. The base system includes a first cassette including a first patient line configured to be connected to a patient, and a PD cycler. The PD cycler receives the first cassette, and includes a pump that cooperates with the first cassette to deliver dialysate to and drain dialysate from a peritoneal cavity of the patient via the first patient line. The peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system includes a second cassette including a second patient line configured to be connected to the patient and a fluid exchange device that receives the second cassette. The fluid exchange device includes a data exchange interface operable to transfer patient treatment data from the peritoneal dialysis fluid exchange system to the base peritoneal dialysis system. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194810 | DEPLOYABLE JOINT INFECTION TREATMENT SYSTEM - A deployable infection treatment system includes a cannula device comprising a cannula body having a proximal end, a flared distal end, and a lumen extending therebetween. The lumen has a longitudinal x-axis extending therethrough. A sponge or drain is provided, the sponge having a distal end and a proximal end, wherein in a non-deployed configuration, the sponge is compressed within the cannula body's lumen and in a deployed configuration the distal end of the sponge expands out of the cannula body's lumen. An integrated pump and vacuum device is provided, wherein when the sponge is in a deployed configuration, the device is in fluid communication with a therapeutic fluid source. The pump controls the delivery of the therapeutic fluid to the proximal end of the sponge. The vacuum controls the extraction of the therapeutic fluid and infectious material from the proximal end of the sponge. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194811 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING POST-OPERATIVE INFECTIONS - An infection treatment system includes a first intramedullary rod for placement within an intramedullary canal and including a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft extending longitudinally between the superior and inferior portions. The shaft includes longitudinally extending channels. A second intramedullary rod for placement within an intramedullary canal includes a superior portion having a superior end, an inferior portion having an inferior end, and a shaft extending longitudinally between the superior and inferior portions. The shaft includes longitudinally extending channels. A coupler is operatively attached to the rods. The coupler has a superior face, an inferior face, an anterior face, a posterior face, a first lateral face and a second lateral face. At least one of the faces includes at least one opening in fluid communication with at least a portion of the channels of the first and second rods. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194812 | PUMP CARTRIDGE UNIT HAVING ONE OR MORE MEDICAMENT RESERVOIRS - In one embodiment, a medicament pump cartridge may include a reservoir configured to store a medicament, wherein the reservoir may be configured to transition between an expanded configuration when filled with medicament and a collapsed configuration when empty. The medicament pump cartridge may include an electromagnetic pumping mechanism, wherein the electromagnetic pumping mechanism includes at least one magnet secured to a membrane. Further, the medicament pump cartridge may include an electromagnetic valve operably coupled to the electromagnetic pumping mechanism. The pump cartridge may be configured to allow for secured refills through compatible ports. The pump cartridge may include light indicators for ports/orifice that communicate with pump, and possess sensor volumetric feedback for continuous monitoring of the medicament volume. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194813 | UNIDIRECTIONAL CATHETER CONTROL HANDLE WITH TENSIONING CONTROL - A catheter includes a tip electrode with a shell and a support member to provide a plenum chamber. The plug is formed with a U-shaped passage for a safety line to wrap around and secure the support member (with the shell affixed thereto) to the catheter. Additional passages are formed in the plug to accommodate components such as irrigation tubing, lead wire and thermocouple wire pair. A method of manufacture provides distal installation and/or anchoring of the safety line, lead wire and thermocouple wire pair in the support member prior to sealing the support member and mounting the shell. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194814 | CATHETER DEFLECTION ANCHOR - A system and method for anchoring a round catheter pull wire within the distal end of a catheter. A steering deflection mechanism includes a pull ring having a plurality of apertures and one or more receiving slots. The method includes affixing one or more round pull wires to the one or more receiving slots of the pull ring. The shape of the round wire and manner of affixing the wire to the pull ring provide a steering assembly that can withstand greater pull forces while maintaining design integrity. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194815 | INFUSION PUMP DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERING AT LEAST TWO MEDICAMENTS - The infusion pump drug delivery system and corresponding method disclosed herein allow for continuous delivery of a first fluid and/or medicament from a reservoir operably connected to a pump and selective delivery of a second fluid and/or medicament from a separate reservoir, where the second fluid and/or medicament may be delivered sequentially or simultaneously with the first fluid and/or medicament at the command of the user. Both fluids and/or medicaments are delivered via a single dispense interface. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194816 | Adhesive and Peripheral Systems and Methods for Medical Devices - A repeater system may control a pump by using a repeater and a user interface. An adhesive patch system may be used for affixing a pump or other object to a human body. Such an adhesive patch system may include two sets of adhesive members, each member including an adhesive material on at least one side so as to attach to the body. The members of the first set are spaced to allow the members of the second set to attach to the body in spaces provided between the members of the first set, and the members of the second set are spaced to allow members of the first set to detach from the body without detaching the members of the second set. Also, fill stations and base stations are provided for personal pump systems. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194817 | MEDICAL PUMP WITH OPERATOR-AUTHORIZATION AWARENESS - A medical pump for delivering medicament through an IV line to a patient may provide for awareness of the operator and operator authority limiting access by any individual to particular tasks of procedure review, pump programming, pump loading, patient set up, pump operation, and the like associated with the treatment provided by the medical pump. Identifying the operator allows the assignment of particular authority levels to the operators to ensure proper operation of the medical pump, and/or proper operators have made the necessary review to perform the necessary set up of the medical pump facilitating collaborative healthcare delivery. A record of operator intervention and authority levels may be logged to permit an automatic checklist process by the medical pump. Authentication process and pump operation parameters can be communicated through Near Field Communication (NFC). | 2014-07-10 |
20140194818 | Skin Securable Drug Delivery Device With A Shock Absorbing Protective Shield - Disclosed is a skin securable therapeutic fluid dispensing device that includes a reservoir adapted to retain therapeutic fluid, a pump driving mechanism, and at least one housing configured to accommodate the reservoir and the pump driving mechanism, with at least a portion of the at least one housing defining at least a portion of the reservoir. The device also includes a shield coupled to the at least one housing, the shield configured to protect, at least in part, the reservoir from application of external forces thereon. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194819 | MEDICATION INFUSION SET - An infusion set is provided for use in delivering fluid through a cannula, which is housed on a cannula housing, to a selected subcutaneous infusion site on a patient. The fluid is generally a medication, e.g., insulin. The cannula is in fluid communication with a fluid passageway surrounded by a projection on the cannula housing that includes one or more rail-like extensions acting as guides. A connector connects the cannula housing to a fluid delivery system, e.g., an infusion pump. The connector includes a needle, one or more guide arms that slide over the rail-like extensions to guide the needle into the self-sealing septum, and one or more locking arms, with barbs at the end, to connect with corresponding recesses in the cannula housing. An introducer having one or more similar guide arms and locking arms, and a longer needle, may be used to insert the cannula into the patient. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194820 | FLUID PUMPING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH A REMOVABLE FLUID PUMPING CARTRIDGE - The present invention involves, in some embodiments apparatus, such as dialysis apparatus, and methods for pumping fluid. Certain embodiments comprise a housing enclosing a pump drive assembly for actuating at least one pump on a removable fluid pumping cassette. The housing may comprise a door connected to the housing for enclosing an installed cassette in the housing upon closure of the door. The pump drive assembly may comprise a mating block configured for operative association with an installed cassette and to may be configured to permit a sealing engagement with an installed cassette upon closure of the door. To facilitate sealing, certain embodiments of the door include a movable compression plate configured to exert a compressive force on an installed cassette against the mating block when the door is in a closed position. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194821 | INSTRUMENT SEAL - A surgical access port comprises a valve or instrument seal that separates the instrument contact function from the instrument conforming function. Embodiments of the instrument seal comprise in instrument contact element that extends through an opening in a compression element, thereby defining an instrument orifice that seals with an instrument extending therethrough. Embodiments of the instrument contact element comprise a non-distensible membrane or film, for example, as a tube or cylinder. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194822 | CATHETER SHEATH INTRODUCER WITH DIRECTIONAL RETENTION DAMPER - A catheter sheath introducer comprises a hub and a tubular sheath having an inner lining with one or more dampers to improve retention of medical devices received or passed through the sheath without significantly increasing the force required to advance the medical device through the sheath. The dampers are made of a friction inducing material, for example, rubber-based materials, and configured as fingers, bumps or flaps that are unidirectional by means of an asymmetrical shape relative to a longitudinal axis of the sheath. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194823 | Kink-Resistant Tubing - Tubing for use in gastrointestinal applications includes a hollow tube and a spring positioned inside the tube. The spring is corrosion resistant and helps to prevent kinking of the tubing when the tubing is bent. An encapsulant may be positioned over the spring. The spring may be co-extruded with the tubing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194824 | ANTIMICROBIALLY ACTIVE WOUND DRESSING FOR CATHETER FIXINGS - A multilayered wound dressing which is two-dimensional and has a peripheral edge is provided that includes at least one hydrophobic antimicrobial layer, at least one absorbent layer which includes a water-containing hydrogel, and a covering layer. Starting from the edge of the wound dressing, at least one incision is formed, which partially separates the wound dressing. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194825 | DRUG DELIVERY INJECTION PEN WITH ADD-ON DOSE CAPTURING AND DISPLAY MODULE - Drug injection device ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194826 | DRUG DELIVERY INJECTION PEN WITH ADD-ON DOSE CAPTURING AND DISPLAY MODULE - A drug injector ( | 2014-07-10 |
20140194827 | DISPOSABLE PRE-FILLED SYRINGE - A disposable pre-filled syringe has a protecting tube, a medication filling tube, a separating plug, a pushing module, and a needle module. The medication filling tube is made of material stable in chemical property and is mounted in the protecting tube. The separating plug is mounted in an end of the medication filling tube. The pushing module is slidably inserted into the medication filling tube opposite to the separating plug. The needle module is mounted on an end of the protecting tube. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194828 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR AN INJECTION SYRINGE - The invention relates to a safety device for an injection syringe, the injection syringe including a body having an injection needle fitted thereon, the device including a plunger rod including a distal plunger part slidably movable in the body of the syringe, and a proximal triggering part, configured to trigger the displacement of a protection sheath, from an injection position, wherein the needle is uncovered, towards a safety position, wherein the needle is covered by the sheath. The proximal triggering part is able to move relative to the distal plunger part once the distal plunger part is at the distal end of its stroke, to trigger the displacement of the protection sheath. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194829 | DOSE MEASURING DEVICE FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A dose measuring device for a drug delivery device is provided. The dose measuring device includes a main body and a dial sleeve coupled to the main body to spirally move, the dose measuring device including a housing provided to be removable from the main body, a rotation ring received in the housing to rotate, an encoder installed in the housing to detect the amount of rotation of the rotation ring, and an auxiliary sleeve provided to be removable from the dial sleeve and to spirally move together with the dial sleeve in the housing, in which the rotation ring is bound to the auxiliary sleeve to rotate together with the auxiliary sleeve and is fixed in the housing in a longitudinal direction of the main body. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194830 | ASSEMBLY FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE, PISTON ROD AND DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An assembly for a drug delivery device, comprising: a housing having a distal end and a proximal end, a piston rod, a drive member, the drive member being moveable in a proximal direction with respect to the housing and with respect to the piston rod for setting a dose of a drug, at least one stop member which is provided on one of the piston rod and the drive member and which is radially moveable with respect to the one of the piston rod and the drive member on which it is provided, and at least one interaction member which is provided on the other one of the piston rod and the drive member. Furthermore, a piston rod for a drug delivery device is provided. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194831 | HEMOSTASIS VALVE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a hemostasis valve device which allows a wire or a catheter to be inserted into the left or right coronary artery via the femoral artery or an arm artery when a Cardiac Catheterization or Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty operation is performed, wherein two independent sealing members are opened and closed by press and release actions of push buttons coupled to a body and the rotation of a fastening tube, respectively, so that the leakage or blood or the inflow of outside air is simply and effectively blocked during the operation, and a drug influx tube for allowing a medicine such as a thrombolytic drug to flow into a patient during the operation pivots and is adjusted in a stepwise manner within a certain range of angles according to body conditions or movements of the patient. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194832 | INSTILLATOR FOR INJECTION OF RINGER'S SOLUTION - An instillator for injection of a Ringer's solution temporarily stores Ringer's solutions or others, and couples a precise flow regulator onto an instillation container, thereby allowing the solutions to be administered more accurately, preventing accidents from happening because the regulator is out of a patient's reach, and allowing a connected tube to be easily arranged. The instillator includes an instillation container, a solution inflow tube with a penetration needle and a solution guide passage, and a lower stopper with a solution drainage passage and a tube connector, wherein a drainage guide plate with a drainage hole is inserted into the container to discharge a solution downwardly, a precise flow regulator is coupled onto the plate to be rotated from side to side, and an instillation hole communicating with the tube connector is formed in the regulator. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194833 | ACCESS PORT - An access port includes a first and a second resilient element, each having a first face and a second face. A first slit and a second slit are defined in the first and second resilient elements, respectively. The first face of the first resilient element abuts the first face of the second resilient element. The lengthwise direction of the second slit is transverse to the lengthwise direction of the first slit. The first and second resilient elements are configured to assume at least a first position wherein the first and second slits are substantially closed, thereby preventing a passage of a fluid therebetween and at least a second position wherein a member projects through the first and second slits, thereby allowing the member to pass through the access port. | 2014-07-10 |
20140194834 | Auto-Regulation System for Intraocular Pressure - A device and system for controlling pressure via fluid exchange in the body is presented. The device and system may be used to control intraocular eye pressure. The system is comprised of four main components: a cannula, a sensor, a controller and a pump. The system works to engage in a fluid exchange which slowly increases/decreases intraocular pressure until a desired level is reached. Once the desired level is reached, the intraocular pressure is held steady and any external pressure perturbations are removed. | 2014-07-10 |