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20080275525 | Method and system for regulating respiration by means of simulated action potential signals - A method to regulate respiration generally comprising generating and transmitting at least one simulated action potential signal to the body that is recognizable by the respiratory system as a modulation signal. In a preferred embodiment, the simulated action potential signal includes a positive voltage region having positive voltage (V | 11-06-2008 |
20090312785 | Implantable Pump System - A remotely adjustable gastric band system is provided. The system includes a gastric band, an implantable fluid reservoir, and a fluid handling device including a piezoelectric pump, and a drive or controller assembly. The piezoelectric pump includes a diaphragm having a compressible spring positioned at an actuator side of the diaphragm, and a space occupying layer disposed between the compressible spring and the actuator side. | 12-17-2009 |
20110144587 | Liquid agent delivery apparatus, system and method - A liquid agent delivery apparatus having a hydraulic actuator system, the hydraulic actuator system including a bi-directional pump having a stroke volume less than approximately 100-200 nanoliters, and an agent delivery system that is adapted to cooperate with the hydraulic actuator system, the hydraulic actuator system and cooperating agent delivery system being adapted to jointly deliver approximately 0.05-0.5 micro-liters of a liquid agent out of a skin-piercing agent delivery member per delivery sequence with inlet and outlet pressures at the agent delivery member in the range of approximately −500 to +500 millibars. | 06-16-2011 |
20110160560 | Pressure sensor apparatus, system and method - An implantable pressure sensor system having a sensor assembly configured and adapted to measure pressure in a volume, the sensor assembly including at least a first MEMS pressure sensor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) having memory means, temperature compensation system, drift compensation system, and power supply means for powering the sensor assembly, the first MEMS pressure sensor having a pressure sensing element that is responsive to exposed pressure, the pressure sensing element being adapted to generate a pressure sensor signal representative of the exposed pressure, the temperature compensation system being adapted to correct for temperature induced variations in the pressure sensor signal, the drift compensation system being adapted to correct for pressure and temperature induced pressure sensor signal drift. | 06-30-2011 |
20110160609 | Method and system for monitoring pressure in a body cavity - An implantable pressure sensor system having a sensor assembly configured and adapted to measure pressure in a volume, the sensor assembly including at least a first MEMS pressure sensor, an application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) having memory means, temperature compensation system, drift compensation system, a sensor catheter, and power supply means for powering the sensor assembly, the first MEMS pressure sensor having a pressure sensing element that is responsive to exposed pressure, the pressure sensing element being adapted to generate a pressure sensor signal representative of the exposed pressure, the temperature compensation system being adapted to correct for temperature induced variations in the pressure sensor signal, the drift compensation system being adapted to correct for pressure and temperature induced pressure sensor signal drift. | 06-30-2011 |
20110288436 | Materials and methods for insulating electronic components and services - A method for insulating an electronic component, comprising encapsulating the electronic component with an electrically insulating pouch having a first protective layer and a second electrically insulating layer, the first protective layer comprising a flexible polymeric material, the second electrically insulating layer comprising the parylene layer. | 11-24-2011 |
20130169069 | Energized E-Device Transportation Case and Security System Therefore - An energized transportation case comprising a housing having an internal region that includes at least one pocket for securely receiving a electronic component, an internal power source, an integral electrical circuitry system for connecting the electronic component to the internal power source, whereby first electrical power is transferred from the internal power source to the electronic component, and a security system that includes power distribution authentication means for secure transmission of external power from an external power source to the internal power source. | 07-04-2013 |
20130274619 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A LOW-PROFILE VASCULAR PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A measuring system includes an elongated sleeve having a compact diameter configured to be delivered over a standard guide wire and able to be flexibly threaded into a tortuous or diseased vascular pathway of a human. Sensor(s), located at a distal end of the sleeve, measure physiological parameter(s) inside the human. The sleeve measuring system has an outer diameter of approximately 20 mils or less and is capable of accommodating the standard guide wire, typically 14 mils in diameter. | 10-17-2013 |
20140296651 | System and Method for Monitoring Physiological Characteristics - A wearable physiological monitoring system comprising a garment that is configured to cover at least the chest region and the upper back of a wearer, a stretchable circumferential band that is attachable to the garment, the stretchable band including a respiration detection system that is configured to detect axial chest wall displacements of the wearer and integral signal transmission conductors, an electronics module that is releasably attachable to said garment and programmed to control the respiration detection system, process signals therefrom, and wirelessly transmit the processed signals, and a self-aligning magnetic connection system that is configured to removeably couple the electronics module to said band and, thereby, the signal transmission conductors. | 10-02-2014 |
20140296937 | PULSED INFRARED MODULATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL COCHLEAR IMPLANT FOR THE MULTICHANNEL ELECTRICAL DEPOLARIZATION OF SPIRAL GANGLION CELLS TO ACHIEVE SOUND PERCEPT - A hearing assistance device for use with respect to a mastoid cavity and an ear canal with a tympanic membrane, external ear canal bone, incudo-stapedial joint of an ossicular chain and a cochlea having a round window membrane. The device includes a removable unit with a microphone to convert a received sound into electrical sound signals, and includes a digital audio signal processor to process the electrical sound signals into envelopes of the electrical sound signals, and includes an infrared transmitter to transmit the envelopes of sound signals as packages of infrared light pulses. The hearing assistance device also includes an implant unit with a photovoltaic cell to receive the packages of light pulses and demodulate the packages of light pulses into electrical signals, and at least one active electrode that delivers the demodulated electrical signals to the cochlea. | 10-02-2014 |