01st week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 62 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130006110 | MODULAR APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND - A modular diagnostic ultrasound apparatus is provided comprising a core unit, system electronics and an I/O port. The core unit comprises a housing and a system electronics package within the housing. The system electronics has one or more concatenated filters, including a front end transmit/receive circuit, a processor, a back end circuit for scan conversion, a system clock and a programmable system memory device. There is at least one I/O port connected to the front end and the back end of the system electronics package and extending through the core unit housing wherein all system data processing information is transmitted or received through the I/O port. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006111 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, based on a reception signal, the Doppler signal generation unit generates a first Doppler signal attributed to motion of a living body in a ROI and a second Doppler signal attributed to slower motion. The velocity display scale determination unit determines first and second velocity display scales based on velocity distribution ranges for the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The image generation unit generates first and second Doppler images based on the first and second Doppler signals, respectively. The display unit displays the first and second Doppler images with the first and second velocity display scales, respectively. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006112 | Apparatus and method for non-invasively locating blood vessels - An apparatus ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006113 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT - An ultrasound diagnostic equipment is equipped with an ultrasound probe which transmits an ultrasound wave toward an inner part of a subject and receives the ultrasound wave reflected with a particle body in the subject and acquires a received signal to displays internal body information in the subject based on the received signal. The ultrasound diagnostic equipment includes: an acquisition section to acquire the received signal for each of ultrasound waves of which frequencies differ; an intensity ratio calculation section to calculate an intensity ratio of the ultrasound wave for each of frequencies; and a display section to display the information on the intensity ratio. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006114 | Apparatus for ultrasound imaging - An apparatus for ultrasound imaging of a body, particularly a breast of a patient, includes ultrasonic pulse-emitting and pulse-receiving units, disposed in facing relationship at a predetermined distance from each other on opposite sides of a compartment for receiving the body, ultrasonic pulses emitted by the emitting unit and received by the receiving unit after passing through the body being converted into transmit signals; and an ultrasonic pulse emitting and receiving unit disposed to define a scan plane substantially perpendicular to the coronal plane of the patient and having one or more electro-acoustic transducers, which emit ultrasonic pulses into the body and receive echoes generated by the anatomic structures of the body, the echoes being converted into reflection signals. An acoustic impedance adaptation medium, particularly a liquid, preferably water, is interposed between the emitting unit and/or the receiving unit and/or the emitting and receiving unit and the breast. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006115 | Synchronized Power Supply for Medical Imaging - An ultrasonic image scanning system for scanning an organic object by projecting ultrasound signals with a transmit carrier frequency. The ultrasonic image scanning system includes a switching mode power supply operated with a programmable clock in synchronization with the transmit carrier frequency. The switching mode power supply further provided with circuits for generating a low voltage and a high voltage. The ultrasonic image scanning system further includes transducers for projecting ultrasound signals wherein the transducers are connected to and electrically excited by the high voltage generated by the switching mode power supply. The switching mode power supply further includes a DC-to-DC switcher having an external clock input for clock synchronization. The programmable clock further provided for receiving a user command to operate with the switching mode power supply in synchronization with the transmit carrier frequency | 2013-01-03 |
20130006116 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUB-SURFACE FLUORESCENCE IMAGING - Methods for quantifying fluorescence and optical properties in a turbid medium such as tissue. Devices and systems suitable for the methods are also disclosed. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006117 | FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - A fluorescence-spectrum-recording unit, a fluorescence-image-acquiring unit, and a fluorescent-dye-density-calculating unit are comprised, the calculating unit calculates the densities D1 to Dm of fluorescent dyes 1 to m in each of all the pixels and in all of the pixels with the following equation, and, when there exists a pixel in which one of the calculation values of these densities is smaller than 0, a set value larger than the calculation value smaller than 0 is substituted for the density the calculation value of which is smaller than 0 in the equation, and the densities of the other fluorescent dyes are recalculated, relative to the pixel: | 2013-01-03 |
20130006118 | RADIATIVE FIBERS - The present invention relates inter alia to light emitting fibers for the application in general lighting, display backlit, information display, and for treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The fibers can be used for the preparation of any kind of canvas and light emitting devices. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006119 | FIBERS IN THERAPY AND COSMETICS - The present invention relates inter alia to functional materials for the treatment and/or prophylaxis and/or diagnosis of diseases and/or cosmetic conditions. The functional materials can be used for the preparation of light emitting devices comprising fibers as light emitting elements. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006120 | MARKER FOR A MEDICAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH A LASER TRACKER - A medical navigation system, comprising at least one laser scanner, at least one marker and a processing unit, wherein a laser scanner comprises a laser for generating a laser beam and a laser positioning unit for varying the direction of the laser beam in at least one dimension, wherein a marker comprises a detector for the laser beam and is configured to send an information signal to the processing unit when the laser beam hits the detector, and wherein the processing unit is configured to calculate the location of a marker from the information signal sent by the marker. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006121 | Device for Identifying Hemodynamic Changes - A device for identifying changes in or elevated levels of compartment pressure has a blood-volume sensor adapted to be arranged at a distal blood-flow region relative to a region of interest, and a data processor in communication with the blood-volume sensor. The data processor is configured to receive a data signal from the blood-volume sensor, obtain a reference signal, compare the data signal to the reference signal to identify a difference between the reference signal and the data signal that is indicative of an change in pressure within the region of interest, and identify at least one of changes in or elevated levels of compartment pressure in the region of interest based on the comparing. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006122 | SENSOR GUIDE WIRE - Sensor guide wire for intravascular measurements of a physiological variable in a living body, comprising a core wire running along at least a part of the sensor guide wire and a sensor element arranged in a jacket in a sensor region of the sensor guide wire. The jacket is tubular and is provided with a jacket wall and a portion of the core wire that extends longitudinally along the sensor region forms part of the wall of the jacket, in order to provide more space in the jacket. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006123 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A method for determining an appropriateness of a calculated pulse rate is provided. In a pulse rate monitor, a pulse rate calculation part calculates the pulse rate of the test subject based on the result detected by a pulse wave sensor. Then, a pulse rate difference calculation part calculates a difference (pulse rate difference) between a reference pulse rate and a calculated pulse rate, and a deviation degree is determined based on the pulse rate difference. Also, a SN ratio calculation part calculates a SN ratio of a pulse wave signal detected by the pulse wave sensor, and a reliability of the calculation result in the pulse rate calculation part is determined based on the SN ratio. Then, a pulse rate appropriateness judgment part determines an appropriateness of the calculated pulse rate based on the pulse rate difference (deviation degree) and the SN ratio (reliability). | 2013-01-03 |
20130006124 | SLEEP ANALYSIS BASED ON INTER BEAT INTERVAL - A method of analysis is disclosed. The method comprises receiving a non-ECG signal indicative of heart beats of a sleeping subject; extracting from the signal a series of inter-beat intervals (IBI); calculating at least one Poincare parameter characterizing a Poincare plot of the IBI series; and using the Poincare parameter(s) to determine a REM sleep of the sleeping subject. In some embodiments, sleep stages other than REM sleep and/or wake stages are determined. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006125 | Personalized Activity Monitor and Weight Management System - A weight management system comprised of a body worn device which interfaces periodically with a computer. The established weight goals of the user are translated by the computer into daily activity targets and downloaded into the device. The device monitors the user's activity, offering progress status toward the daily activity target. Further, the device alerts the user of excessive sedentary periods which depress metabolic indicators. The activity targets, allowed length of sedentary periods and suggested activities to reach goal are specific to the individual based on their biometrics and living environment. The computer provides historical tracking of activity for motivational and coaching purposes. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006126 | HEMODYNAMIC MONITOR AND METHOD OF HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING - An apparatus and method for determining stroke volume. The apparatus receives an arterial pressure waveform and is arranged to correct a part of the pressure waveform that relates to a heart beat for an influence of an ectopic heart beat, of atrial fibrillation on the pressure waveform or of changes in the pressure waveform's baseline. The apparatus also comprising means arranged to calculate the stroke volume from the corrected waveform. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006127 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODEL-BASED ESTIMATION OF CARDIAC OUTPUT AND TOTAL PERIPHERAL RESISTANCE - The methods and systems for estimating cardiac output and total peripheral resistance include observing arterial blood pressure waveforms to determine intra-beat and inter-beat variability in arterial blood pressure and estimating from the variability a time constant for a lumped parameter beat-to-beat averaged Windkessel model of the arterial tree. Uncalibrated cardiac output and uncalibrated total peripheral resistance may then be calculated from the time constant. Calibrated cardiac output and calibrated total peripheral resistance may be computed using calibration data, assuming an arterial compliance that is either constant or dependent on mean arterial blood pressure. The parameters of the arterial compliance may be estimated in a least-squares manner. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006128 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTION OF RAPID SYMPTOMATIC BLOOD PRESSURE DECREASE - A monitoring device is included in a medical system to implement a method for prediction of a rapid symptomatic drop in a subject's blood pressure, e.g. during a medical treatment such as dialysis. To this aim, a pulse shape parameter (pPS) with respect to a pulse generator of the subject is registered by means of a pressure sensor arranged in an extracorporeal blood flow circuit coupled to a cardiovascular system of the subject (P). The pressure sensor is configured to detect pressure variations in blood vessels of the subject (P). It is investigated, during measurement period, whether or not one or more of the pulse shape parameters fulfil a decision criterion. An output signal (a) is generated if the decision criterion is found to be fulfilled, to indicate a predicted rapid symptomatic blood pressure decrease in the subject (P). The decision criterion may operate on pulse magnitude measures calculated for the received pulse shape parameters (pPS), or statistical dispersion measures calculated based on the thus-calculated pulse magnitude measures. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006129 | PATIENT MONITORING SYSTEMS WITH GOAL INDICATORS - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to patient monitors designed to display goal indicators showing progress toward achieving patient monitoring goals. The goal indicators may be displayed on a main monitoring screen of the patient monitors, allowing caretakers to easily evaluate how effective they have been in managing the patient's condition. According to certain embodiments, the goal indicators may display a numerical value indicating the percentage of time that a physiological parameter, such as SpO | 2013-01-03 |
20130006130 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A FLUID FLOW RATE IN A CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM - A device in an apparatus for extracorporeal blood treatment is configured to monitor a fluid flow rate (Q) of a cardiovascular system of a subject. The apparatus comprises an extracorporeal blood circuit and a connection (C) for connecting the extracorporeal blood circuit to the cardiovascular system. The device comprises an input for obtaining a time-dependent measurement signal (d(n)) from a pressure sensor in the extracorporeal blood circuit. The pressure sensor is arranged to detect a subject pulse originating from a subject pulse generator in the cardiovascular system of the subject, wherein the system further comprises a signal processor connected to the input. The signal processor is configured to process the measurement signal to obtain a pulse profile (e(n)) which is a temporal signal profile of the subject pulse, and to calculate a fluid flow rate (Q) based at least partly on the temporal signal profile. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006131 | System and Method for Targeting Heart Rhythm Disorders Using Shaped Ablation - Provided is a system and method to target a biological rhythm disorder, such as a heart rhythm disorder. The system and method include processing cardiac signals via a computing device to determine a shape in a region of tissue defined by a source associated with the biological rhythm disorder that migrates spatially on or within the shape, and identifying at least one portion of the tissue proximate to the shape to enable selective modification of the at least one portion of tissue in order to terminate or alter the heart rhythm disorder. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006132 | AUTOMATIC CATEGORIZATION OF FETAL HEART RATE INFORMATION - A system and method of documentation and categorization of medical obstetrics data, such as fetal heart rate characteristics. The automatic categorization of fetal heart rate characteristics into three categories, Category I—strongly predictive of normal fetal acid-base balance, Category II—not predictive of abnormal fetal acid-base balance and Category III—predictive of abnormal fetal acid-base balance. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006133 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING VOLUMETRIC CARBON DIOXIDE - This disclosure describes novel systems and methods for monitoring volumetric CO | 2013-01-03 |
20130006134 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING VOLUMETRIC CARBON DIOXIDE - This disclosure describes novel systems and methods for monitoring volumetric CO | 2013-01-03 |
20130006135 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRODE FOR MEDICAL USE AND ELECTRODE OBTAINED BY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROCESS - A process for manufacturing an electrode for medical use and electrode obtained by the implementation of this process. The manufacturing process, for manufacturing the electrode for medical use, such as a cortical electrode ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006136 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE OF BIOLOGIC TISSUES - A device for measuring an electrical impedance of biologic tissue may include electrodes configured to contact the biologic tissue and generate a differential voltage thereon. The device may include a first circuit coupled to the electrodes and configured to force an oscillating input signal therethrough, and a differential amplitude modulation (AM) demodulator coupled to the plurality of electrodes. The differential AM demodulator may be configured to demodulate the differential voltage, and generate a base-band signal representative of the demodulated differential voltage. The device may further include an output circuit downstream from the differential AM demodulator and may be configured to generate an output signal representative of the electrical impedance as a function of the base-band signal. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006137 | CONTACT SENSOR AND SHEATH EXIT SENSOR - A system and method is provided that allows for determining the local impedance of one or more electrodes of an electrode catheter. Such local impedance may be utilized to identify the relative position of an electrode catheter to a sheath of a guiding introducer. In another arrangement, local impedance of a catheter electrode can be utilized to calibrate a catheter electrode to provide improved contact sensing. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006138 | PROBE STRUCTURE, TEMPERATURE MEASURING DEVICE HAVING THE PROBE STRUCTURE, AND METHOD USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a probe structure, a temperature measuring device having the probe structure, and a method of using the same. The probe structure comprises a light transmissive unit and one or more light sources. One or more light sources radiate one or more colors of light to and through the light transmissive unit. The temperature measuring device includes the above-mentioned probe structure and a temperature measuring body. The probe structure is assembled within the temperature measuring body. By the design of the light transmissive unit and the visual light provided by the light sources, the user can easily place the probe structure to the part to be measured. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006139 | MEDICAL PROBE AND METHOD OF USING SAME - The present invention resides in one aspect in a device for monitoring luminal esophageal temperatures in a patient. The device includes a probe adapted to be inserted into an esophagus of the patient. The probe extends between a proximal end and a distal end. A first temperature sensor and a second temperature sensor are coupled to the probe. An electrode is also coupled to the probe. The second temperature sensor is displaced from the first temperature sensor along a longitudinal axis of the probe. A controller processes information received by the electrodes and the temperature sensors. The controller generates a live and continuously updating three dimensional anatomic map and three dimensional thermal map of the esophagus based at least in part on the information received from the temperature sensors and the electrodes. The thermal map and the anatomic map are displayed on a video monitor. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006140 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND PRODUCTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC HEARING ASSESSMENTS DISTRIBUTED VIA THE USE OF A COMPUTER NETWORK - The systems, methods and associated devices performing diagnostic hearing tests which use a computer network to allow interaction between a test administration site and one or a plurality of remote patient sites. The test can be administered by an audiologist or clinician at a site remote from the patient, in a manner, which can allow interaction between the user and the clinician during at least a portion of the administration of the test. The diagnostic hearing tests can be performed such that they meet standardized guidelines such as ANSI requirements or certification standards and can include distortion product emission level measurements or middle ear compliance measurements. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006141 | Expandable Device for Full Thickness Biopsy - An expandable biopsy device and a method of obtaining a biopsy sample are provided. The expandable biopsy device includes an expandable portion including an expandable plate member and a cable operably connected to the expandable plate member. The expandable plate member has a substantially flattened configuration and an expanded configuration where the expanded configuration is longitudinally elongated relative to the flattened configuration. The flattened configuration has a first diameter. The expandable biopsy device also includes a cutting portion including a blade and a housing. The blade is positionable at least partially within the housing and the blade has a second diameter. The housing includes an opening and a cavity formed within housing. The second diameter of the blade is greater than the first diameter of the expandable plate member in the substantially flattened configuration. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006142 | SUCTION PUNCTURE METHOD AND SUCTION PUNCTURE DEVICE - A suction puncture device includes a puncture needle having an outer tube that has an opening edge of a first front end formed in the shape of a blade, and a stopper member that has a second front end disposed within the outer tube at a position separated from the first front end of the outer tube by a predetermined distance. A sample containing portion is formed between the second front end of the stopper member and the first front end of the outer tube. A ventilation passage is formed around the stopper member within the outer tube, a suction unit is connected to a first base end side of the outer tube, and the suction unit is communicated with and connected to the sample containing portion via the ventilation passage. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006143 | THROUGH-CRADLE SOFT TISSUE BIOPSY DEVICE - Among other things, there is disclosed a biopsy needle having a cutting cannula axially slidable over an inner stylet. The inner stylet has a proximal portion connected to a distal portion that includes first and second spaced-apart struts. The distal portion has a tissue penetrating tip and the stylet defines a sample-containment space between the struts having first and second radially opposed lateral openings thereto. The sample-containment space of the stylet readily accepts tissue through either of the lateral openings such that a near full core of tissue can be sampled. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006144 | BIOPSY NEEDLE WITH FLEXIBLE LENGTH - An endoscopic tissue-sampling needle is provided including an elongate needle shaft having a proximal shaft portion and a distal shaft portion. The distal shaft portion extends into and is fixedly attached to an inner diameter of a proximal shaft portion lumen. The distal shaft portion lumen is configured for collection of patient tissue by including a distal penetrating tip and/or a side aperture with a cutting edge configured to excise tissue from a target site in a patient body. The proximal shaft portion includes a length of cable tube configured to provide enhanced flexibility in use via an endoscope. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006145 | FLEXIBLE BIOPSY NEEDLE - An endoscopic tissue-sampling needle includes an elongate needle shaft having a proximal and a distal shaft portion. The proximal shaft portion includes an inner tubular core that may be constructed of a same material as the distal shaft potion, having a longer length and a smaller outer diameter than the distal shaft portion. The distal shaft portion extends into and is fixedly attached to an inner diameter of a distal shaft portion lumen. The distal shaft portion lumen is configured for collection of patient tissue, with a distal penetrating tip and/or a side aperture with a cutting edge configured to excise tissue from a target site in a patient body. The proximal shaft portion includes polymer coating around the inner tubular core, which is configured to provide an outer diameter for the proximal shaft portion that may be substantially the same as the outer diameter of the distal shaft portion. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006146 | SPECIMEN COLLECTING AND TESTING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a specimen collecting and testing apparatus and a method for testing the specimen using said apparatus, and more particularly concerns specimen and testing apparatus for collecting urine specimen use in drug screening program wherein said apparatus has tamper-proof features to prevent adulteration or substitution and a method of using the same. This apparatus also provides a novel arrangement for retaining the specimen collected having tamper-proof features and is also leak proof and easy to handle. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006147 | MEDICAL NEEDLE AND PUNCTURING INSTRUMENT - Provided are a medical needle and a puncturing instrument which make it possible to administer a predetermined amount of a substance to be administered into a living body and/or collect a predetermined amount of an object to be collected from within the living body with ease and accuracy. A medical needle ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006148 | VACUUM BLOOD COLLECTION TUBE, BLOOD COLLECTION UNIT AND DEVICE FOR DISCRIMINATING TEST METHODS - A vacuum blood collection tube which includes a tubular body with a bottom having inner spaces with a prescribed capacity and a plug body which hermetically seals an open end of the tubular body to maintain the inner spaces at a prescribed reduced pressure, wherein blood is collected into the inner spaces of the tubular body by differential pressure between the blood pressure and the pressure of the inner spaces via a hollow blood collection needle one end of which is punctured into a blood vessel and the other end of which is punctured into the plug body, the inner space is divided into a plurality of inner spaces by partitioning the inner space of the tubular body, each of the inner spaces has a prescribed capacity and maintains a prescribed reduced pressure depending on a purpose of each blood test, and the blood with an amount depending on the purposes of the various blood tests is collected in each of the inner spaces through the blood collection needle punctured into the blood vessel. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006149 | Guide Wire Device Including a Solderable Linear Elastic Nickel-Titanium Distal End Section and Methods Of Preparation Therefor - Shapeable guide wire devices and methods for their manufacture. Guide wire devices include an elongate shaft member having a shapeable distal end section that is formed from a linear pseudoelastic nickel-titanium (Ni—Ti) alloy that has linear pseudoelastic behavior without a phase transformation or onset of stress-induced martensite. Linear pseudoelastic Ni—Ti alloy, which is distinct from non-linear pseudoelastic (i.e., superelastic) Ni—Ti alloy, is highly durable, corrosion resistant, and has high stiffness. The shapeable distal end section is shapeable by a user to facilitate guiding the guide wire through tortuous anatomy. In addition, linear pseudoelastic Ni—Ti alloy is more durable tip material than other shapeable tip materials such as stainless steel. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006150 | BRUXISM DETECTION DEVICE AND BRUXISM DETECTION METHOD - A bruxism detection device includes: a sound collection unit that collects a sound produced from a subject and outputs a sound signal corresponding to the collected sound; a bruxism candidate detection unit that detects a period of a sound having a feature that is characteristic of bruxism, from the sound signal, as a bruxism candidate period; a breath detection unit that detects a period of a sound having a feature corresponding to a predetermined breathing state, from the sound signal, as a specific breathing period; and a determining unit that determines that the subject has bruxed, when the specific breathing period is present before or after the bruxism candidate period. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006151 | RISK MODELING FOR PRESSURE ULCER FORMATION - A method for modelling pressure exposure and/or the risk of pressure ulcer formation includes steps of using pressure sensors to derive pressure exposure or risk values and displaying the pressure exposure or risk values in a graphical manner to a user. Computer-implemented systems includes a pressure-sensing interface mat and components for implementing the steps of the methods. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006152 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING CORRECTION OF WALKING STYLES - An electronic device receives real-time data in relation to plantar pressures of a user. The real-time data is detected by pressure sensors, which is installed within insoles in a pair of shoes of the user, and sent to the electronic device via a wireless communication module installed in the insoles or the shoes. The electronic device then generates a real-time image in relation to real-time plantar pressure distributions of the user according to the real-time data, compares the real-time image with a pre-stored image stored in a storage device, and determines if a comparison result satisfies a preset requirement. The pre-stored image is in relation to standard plantar pressure distributions produced from a standard walking style. If the comparison result does not satisfy the preset requirement, the electronic device displays alert information via an output device to prompt the user to adjust the user's walking style. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006153 | LOW-PROFILE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER - The present invention relates to a low-profile ultrasound transducer. The low-profile ultrasound transducer includes a piezoelectric component operative to receive a driving signal from an energy generating module and to emit the driving signal as ultrasonic energy. The piezoelectric component has a front surface and a back surface, and the energy generating module includes a plurality of electronic components. The low-profile ultrasound transducer also includes a lens component directly or indirectly deposited on the front surface of the piezoelectric component. The lens component includes a lens portion and a support portion. The lens portion of the lens component is configured to control the direction and wave pattern of the ultrasonic energy emitted from the piezoelectric component. The support portion of the lens component is configured to hold the piezoelectric component in place and to provide a chamber for housing at least one electronic component of the energy generating module. Methods of use and related devices are also disclosed. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006154 | Control Unit for a Therapy System and Method - A therapy system including a control unit for treatment of an animate body. The system includes a therapy wrap including at least one heat transfer device adapted to exchange heat with the animate body and a control unit. The control unit includes an input device for receiving an input signal, a processor for determining a treatment protocol based on the received input signal, and a controller for administering treatment to the animate body using the therapy wrap based on the determined treatment protocol. Also disclosed are methods of administering a temperature-controlled treatment to an animate body. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006155 | APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SYMPTOMS OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - Method and apparatus for improving mobility in patients affected by a neurodegenerative disease, through controlled and localized mechanical stimulation of the foot, at the tip of the big toe and the lower big toe metatarsal joint. Described herein is an apparatus comprising stimulators for the right and left foot and it attains such mechanical stimulation according to predetermined intensity parameters, stimulation sequence, duration and cyclical repetition. Mobility improvement was observed in particular in patients affected by Parkinson's disease. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006156 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE HAVING ANTEROPOSTERIOR ARTICULATION - An orthopedic device in the form of an unloading osteoarthritic knee brace has proximal and distal frame members with a flexion-extension hinge positioned between the proximal and distal frame members. At least one articulating free hinge is positioned in an upright between the flexion-extension hinge and one of the proximal and distal frame members. The free hinge provides free rotation of the proximal or distal frame member about the anteroposterior axis with respect to the flexion-extension hinge. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006157 | RESTRAINT DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - A restraint device includes first and second restraint and/or support portions adapted to extend around part of a person. First and second connector portions may secure the first and second restraint and/or support portions to the person. A lock member may be used to selectively prevent disconnection of the first and second connector portions. One or more removable tags or other information elements may be carried on at least one of the first and second restraint and/or support portions and may indicate who placed the restraint device on, or removed the restraint device from the person, and/or what time the restraint device was placed or removed. The tags or other elements may include a unique identifier to indicate whether the restraint device had been previously removed from the person after an initial placement. The restraint device may include an electronic information element configured to transmit information related to the wearer. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006158 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF THE BACK - In an embodiment, an orthopedic device in the form of a lumbar support includes first and second elongate belt members, an anatomically shaped plate, and a closure system connecting the belt members to the plate. The closure system is arranged to move the belt members relative to the plate, and connects to the belt members via a flexible belt attachment which removably secures to the belt members. The closure system includes tensioning elements corresponding to the belt members, and a pulley system connecting to the tensioning elements. The closure system is slidably mounted to the plate and arranged to the belt members relative to the plate between opposed linear directions. The plate has various contours which provide pressure distribution over a lumbar region of a back. Anatomically shaped and resiliently formed handles secure to the tensioning elements and the belt members. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006159 | LEG ASSIST DEVICE - A leg assist device with a control law suitable for assisting standing up motion is provided. The leg assist device is provided with an upper leg link, a lower leg link, a rotary joint, and a controller. The upper leg link and the lower leg link is attached to a leg of a user. The rotary joint rotatably connects the lower leg link to the upper leg link. The rotary joint also has an actuator which rotates the lower leg link. The controller controls the actuator so that the lower leg link angle matches a target angle. The controller has a torque limiter that limits the magnitude of the command torque that is output to the actuator. The controller sets a standing position angle corresponding to a user's standing position to the target angle, and raises an upper limit of the torque limiter as a user's hip height rises. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006160 | Knee saving device - A device for supporting a wearer's knee prevents the knee from straightening during sleep. The device includes a sleeve adapted to be placed around a wearer's knee, and a rear pad connected to the sleeve. When the sleeve is placed around a person's knee, the pad causes the knee to be kept in an unlocked position when the person lies on their back. The rear pad has side walls that extend around the sleeve to surround the sides of the knee when the sleeve is placed around the knee. There is a front pad disposed opposite the rear pad on the sleeve. The front pad is positioned below the knee when the sleeve is placed around the knee, and prevents the knee from pressing on a surface when the wearer is lying face-down. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006161 | METHODS FOR PRODUCING SILVER-BONDED ANTIMICROBIAL MOIST WOUND DRESSINGS AND MOIST WOUND DRESSINGS PRODUCED BY THE METHODS - Methods for producing silver-bonded antimicrobial moist wound dressings include adding a silver-containing compound to a 0.1-30% aqueous solution of an alkaline solvent to dissociate silver ions from the silver-containing compound; dissolving CMC in water or an organic solvent to obtain a CMC solution; mixing the silver ion-containing solution with the CMC solution so that the hydrogen ions (H | 2013-01-03 |
20130006163 | SHEATH - The present application includes a sheath that is suitable for use in a variety of medical procedures. In one or more implementations, the sheath includes a shunt member, and a curvable portion. The curvable portion may be configured in various orientations to facilitate an intervention, such as a hemodialysis intervention, or the like, by an operator. The curvable portion may be configured to bend between a substantially straight configuration and a curved configuration. In implementations, the sheath may be configured to have detachable and/or interchangeable components (e.g., shunt member, curvable portion, etc.). | 2013-01-03 |
20130006164 | FLUID DRAINAGE DEVICE, DELIVERY DEVICE, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - The disclosure provides an intraocular implant for allowing fluid flow from the anterior chamber of an eye, the implant comprising a tube having an inlet end, an outlet end, and a tube passage, wherein the inlet end is adapted to extend into the anterior chamber of the eye, and wherein the outlet end is adapted to be implanted adjacent scleral tissue of the eye. The implant may be adapted to drain aqueous humor into a suprachoroidal space or a juxta-uveal space. The disclosure also provides associated delivery devices, methods of use, and methods of manufacture. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006165 | Methods and Apparatus for Treating Glaucoma - An ocular implant for treating glaucoma is provided, which may include any number of features. More particularly, the present invention relates to implants that facilitate the transfer of fluid from within one area of the eye to another area of the eye. One feature of the implant is that it includes a proximal inlet portion and a distal inlet portion adapted to be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, and an intermediate portion adapted to be inserted into Schlemm's canal. Another feature of the implant is that it can be biased to assume a predetermined shape to aid in placement within the eye. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006166 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING OBESITY BY EXTRACTING FOOD - The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for treating obesity. A tube is positioned that passes through a patient's abdominal wall into the upper digestive system of the patient. The patient is allowed to carry out his/her everyday affairs including ingesting food. After the patient has ingested food, the food is extracted by pumping it out of the upper digestive system through the tube. The present invention is less invasive than current surgical procedures for reducing weight and allows patients to live a normal and active lifestyle without experiencing adverse side effects. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006167 | Reentry Catheter and Method Thereof - The invention generally relates to method and apparatus for crossing an obstruction in a tubular member, and more particularly to a medical device method for crossing of a chronic occlusion in a subintimal or interstitial space of an artery. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006168 | DEVICE FOR RENDERING INJECTABLE DERMIS - Volume filling and/or augmentation are improved by harvesting live dermis from a donor and processing the dermis for re-injection into the donor. A variety of kits, tools, and methods are described for harvesting, processing, and using injectable dermis in volume filling procedures. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006169 | Applicators For Controlled In Situ Delivery of Therapeutic Compositions and Implants, Methods of Fabrication and Use - The present disclosure relates to applicators designed for controlled in situ delivery of therapeutic films or depots during a surgical procedure. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006170 | GAS-ASSISTED FLUID-DISPENSING DEVICE - A gas-assisted fluid-dispensing device ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006171 | DIALYSIS MACHINE - The present invention relates to a dialysis machine, in particular a peritoneal dialysis machine, wherein a dialysis treatment, in particular a peritoneal dialysis treatment, can be carried out by means of the dialysis machine in accordance with predefined and/or inputtable treatment parameters and wherein the dialysis machine has at least one setting means by means of which at least one treatment parameter can be set dynamically and/or during the treatment operation of the dialysis machine. The present invention furthermore relates to a method of operating a dialysis machine. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006172 | Novel Drug Eluting Medical Devices - Medical devices possessing coatings are provided. The coatings include at least one polyelectrolyte, capable of changing the surface charge of the device to which they are applied. The polyelectrolytes permit attachment of charged bioactive agents thereto. Multiple polyelectrolytes, possessing opposite charges, may be sequentially applied to produce a medical device having multiple layers. Methods for forming such devices are also provided. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006173 | Reentry Catheter and Method Thereof - The invention generally relates to method and apparatus for crossing an obstruction in a tubular member, and more particularly to a medical device method for crossing of a chronic occlusion in a subintimal or interstitial space of an artery. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006174 | MEDICAL TUBING FOR CATHETERS - Tubing made of two or more polymers circumferentially arranged around the perimeter of the tubing in a single layer may be useful as medical tubing. Specifically, such tubing may be useful in catheters, sheaths, sheath introducers, implant delivery systems, and other medical devices having elongated tubular components. Selection of the two or more polymers based on the durometer and melting temperature permits optimization of axial strength and flexibility for particular applications. Such tubing may be extruded as a single layer tubing or a multi-layer tubing where the additional layers may be single material layers or more multi-polymer layers. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006175 | HYDROPHILIC COATING - A hydrophilic, lubricious coating for a substrate includes a first coating layer having a cross-linked polyurethane or polyurea complexed with poly(ethylene oxide) formed by reacting a mixture of an isocyanate, a polyol or polyamine, and a poly(ethylene oxide), and a second coating layer having a cross-linked polyurethane or polyurea complexed with polyvinylpyrrolidone formed by reacting a mixture of an isocyanate, a polyol or polyamine, and a polyvinylpyrrolidone. The first layer is substantially covered by the second layer and the second layer at least partially interpenetrates the first layer. The coating is provided by applying the first coating layer, curing to provide a cross-linked polyurethane or polyurea/poly(ethylene oxide) coating, applying the second layer, and curing to provide a cross-linked polyurethane or polyurea/polyvinylpyrrolidone coating. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006176 | INSUFFLATION PUMP - An insufflation pump is provided for single handed actuation for inflation of dilatation balloons or other inflatable devices employed during medical procedures. The insufflation pump includes a pump body having a first end and a second end. The first end is provided with a syringe mechanism and the second end is provided with an actuation mechanism. The syringe mechanism and the actuation mechanism are linked by a pivoting mechanical linkage member facilitating the transfer of power from the actuation mechanism to the syringe mechanism. The actuation mechanism includes an actuator pivotally secured adjacent the second end of the pump body. The linkage member includes a first end and a second end, the first end of which is pivotally connected to the second end of the actuator, the second end of the linkage member is pivotally secured to the plunger of the syringe mechanism. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006177 | Medical Needle Safety Device - A passive safety device for a medical needle has a mount for supporting the needle and a needle shielding sleeve co-axial with and arranged for sliding movement relative to the mount, from a shielding position to a non-shielding position. An abutment surface is provided on one of the sleeve and mount and is engageable by a radially deformable finger, when undeformed. A control member is also slidably arranged with respect to the mount and sleeve and has an initial set position. The control member co operates with the finger so that on sliding movement of the sleeve from its initial shielding position, the finger is moved radially outwardly, clear of the abutment surface and on to a sliding surface. Continued movement of the sleeve increases deformation of the finger and generates a restorative force between the finger and the sliding surface to move the sleeve back to a needle shielding position following the performance of a procedure and return the finger into radial alignment with the abutment surface, the control member remaining displaced from its set position. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006178 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTION OF CATHETER LOCATION FOR INTRAVENOUS ACCESS - A system is set forth for detection of catheter location for intravenous access, comprising a catheter having a light source for illuminating a needle tip thereof; and an infrared detector and image projector for simultaneously detecting image vasculature and the location of the needle tip below the surface of the skin and in response projecting an image onto the skin to reveal the location of the needle tip relative to the vasculature. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006179 | INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly includes a needle tube having a needle tip to be stuck into a skin, a first member, a second member, an adjustment portion, and a pressing force restricting member. The first member holds the needle tube and the second member holds the first member movably toward the axial direction of the needle tube. A discharge portion of the syringe is fitted into this second member The adjustment portion is provided at the periphery of the needle tube and includes a needle protrusion surface which abuts the skin in a case in which the needle tube is stuck to the living body. The pressing force restricting member is arranged between the first member and the second member, and restricts the pressing force added from the first member to the skin. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006180 | Nanoporous Membrane Responsive to Electrical Stimulation and Method for Manufacturing the Same - The present invention relates to a nanoporous membrane for flux control in response to electrical stimulation. The nanoporous membrane includes a supporting layer with a plurality of pores; and an electrically responsive layer that is connected to around the entrances of the pores and undergoes a volume change by oxidation or reduction caused by electrical stimulation to thereby lead to a change in pore size. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006181 | FLOW STOP PROTECTIVE MEANS FOR A FLUID DELIVERY DEVICE OF A MEDICAL PUMP - A fluid delivery device such as a cassette removably disposed in a medical pump to control fluid flow in the medical pump. The fluid delivery device has an elongated main body including an inlet, an outlet, and a fluid passage extending from the inlet to the outlet. A flow stop is pivotally mounted to the main body for selectively allowing and stopping fluid flow from the fluid passage to the outlet. The fluid delivery device can have various features including the flow stop having grooved sections, a T-shaped collar on the main body inlet or a flange on the main body to prevent inadvertent engagement of the flow stop during removal of the fluid delivery device from the medical pump. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006182 | PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS - The present invention relates to an improved mode of administration for cannabis and its natural and synthetic derivatives. A pharmaceutical composition suitable for sublingual aerosol or spray delivery of cannabis is provided. The formulation may be dispensed using a pump spray or the formulation may include a propellant, such as butane, 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane (HFC-134a) or 1,1,1,2,3,3,3-heptafluoropropane (HFC-227). The term cannabis is used herein to refer to all physiologically active substances derived from the cannabis family of plants and synthetic cannabis analogues and derivatives, precursors, metabolites etc., or related substances having cannabis-like physiological effects. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006183 | CYLINDER PUMP - The present invention relates to a simple and small cylinder pump, which can stably supply a medical fluid regardless of the installed height of a liquid container or a blood bag. The cylinder pump includes an upper casing, and a lower casing coupled to the upper casing. An upper rotation member is rotatably inserted in the upper casing. A lower rotation member slidingly contacting the upper rotation member is rotatably inserted in the lower casing. An inner wall of the upper casing, a lower outer surface of the upper rotation member, an inner wall of the lower casing, and an upper outer surface of the rotation member constitute a cylinder having a single-tube shape. Plungers are installed on the upper rotation member and on the lower rotation member, respectively, and rotate in the cylinder, the ends of which are closed. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006184 | SINGLE PORT ACCESS SYSTEM - Embodiments of a surgical access system useful for single or limited port procedures comprise a trocar comprising a fixation cannula, a retractor, and a gel cap removably coupled to the retractor. The gel cap comprises a gel pad that acts as an artificial body wall, through which instruments may be inserted into a body cavity, either directly or through one or more trocars. The fixation cannula comprises a retainer and a bolster, which together, capture the artificial body wall therebetween, thereby fixing the trocar thereto. The gel pad permits flexible instrument placement, as well as translational and angular degrees of freedom for the instruments while maintaining a gas tight seal. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006185 | ACCESS ASSEMBLY WITH FLEXIBLE HOUSING - An access assembly includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal opening therethrough, a cannula extending distally from the housing and in fluid communication with the longitudinal opening and a seal member mounted within the longitudinal opening of the housing. The seal member is configured to receive an instrument therethrough in substantial sealed relation therewith. The housing is adapted to move in at least a radial direction with respect to the longitudinal axis whereby the seal member maintains the substantial sealed relation relative to the instrument as the instrument in manipulated. The housing may be flexible and capable of deflection relative to the longitudinal axis. The housing may comprise an elastomeric material in whole or in part. The seal member may be integrally formed with the housing. The housing may include at least one flexible ring portion and possibly a plurality of ring portions. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006186 | VACUUM ASSISTED PERCUTANEOUS APPLIANCE - A device for reducing agent penetration at an insertion site is provided that has a porous inner sleeve fluidly connected to a conduit. A vacuum or hydrodynamic source is fluidly connected to the conduit. The device is stabilized by fibroblast in-growth and inhibits bacterial colonization. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006187 | ADHESIVE PATCHING AID FOR MICRONEEDLE ADHESIVE SKIN PATCH - The invention provides an applicator that holds a microneedle to facilitate puncture of the skin and includes an assisting tool as a supporting base to set the microneedle and an adhesive sheet such as a tape and the like, on the side face of the assisting tool to enable close adhesion of the microneedle puncturing the skin. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006188 | Drug Delivery Device with Integrated Extendable/Retractable Information Display Element - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising:
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20130006189 | ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A SYRINGE - An assembly for use with a syringe having a barrel and a needle includes a sealing element surrounding and positioned over at least a portion of the distal end of the syringe. An adapter at least partially surrounds the sealing element and is positioned over the distal end of the syringe. The adapter has a first skin contacting surface positioned at a distal end thereof. At least a portion of the first skin contacting surface extends generally parallel to at least a terminal end of the needle. The adapter also has a second skin contacting surface positioned proximally relative to the terminal end of the needle and at an angle to the first skin contacting surface. A needle shield at least partially surrounds and is removably positioned over at least one of the adapter, the sealing element and the syringe barrel. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006190 | Universal Syringe with Retractable Needle - This invention relates to medical devices useful for infusion therapy and, more particularly, to a syringe that can be selectively used with a retractable needle or with frontal attachment devices such as luer hubs, valves or other connectors in needleless systems. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006191 | ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to an arrangement for use in a drug delivery device comprising a cartridge holder, the cartridge holder comprising an opening at its distal end, a needle holder and one or more intermediate elements, wherein when the needle holder is mounted to the cartridge holder and the one or more intermediate elements are arranged in the opening of the cartridge holder whereby the size of the free space within the opening is reduced. Furthermore, it relates to a drug delivery device which is comprising such an arrangement and to a method for stabilizing a septum located at the distal end of a medicament cartridge. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006192 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a drug delivery device for dispensing of a dose of a medicinal product, comprising, a housing, a drive mechanism comprising an axially displaceable piston rod to act on a piston of a cartridge containing the medicinal product to be dispensed, wherein the housing is adapted to support a piercing element which is adapted to penetrate a distal end face of the cartridge exclusively on demand. Furthermore, the drug delivery device comprises means for displacing the cartridge from a proximal stop position to a distal stop position in an axial direction and with respect to the housing, wherein in the distal stop position, the cartridge is connected to the piercing element and wherein in the proximal stop position, the cartridge is disconnected from the piercing element such that a fluid transfer between inside volume of the cartridge and the piercing element is interrupted. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006193 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - According to one aspect, a resettable drive assembly for a drug delivery device is provided for. The resettable drive assembly may comprise a housing having a proximal end and a distal end, a piston rod being rotatable with respect to the housing and being axially displaceable with respect to the housing between a proximal start position and a distal end position, a drive member for distally displacing the piston rod towards the end position when dispensing a dose, and a stop member. The drive assembly may be configured such that the drive member is operable to interact with the piston rod for forming an unlockable first interlock, the first interlock being operable to block proximal movement of the piston rod with respect to the drive member. The drive assembly may be configured such that the stop member is operable to interact with the piston rod for forming an unlockable second interlock, the second interlock being operable to block proximal movement of the piston rod with respect to the housing. The drive assembly may be configured such that, when the drive assembly is in a drive mode, the first and second interlocks are locked such that proximal movement of the piston rod from the end position to the start position is prevented by the first interlock and the second interlock. The drive assembly may be configured such that, for switching the drive assembly from the drive mode to a reset mode, the piston rod is rotatable with respect to the drive member for unlocking the first interlock and the stop member and the piston rod are rotatable with respect to each other for unlocking the second interlock. The drive assembly may be configured such that, when the drive assembly is in the reset mode, the first interlock and the second interlock are unlocked such that proximal movement of the piston rod to the start position is allowed. Further, a drug delivery device and a use of a spring are provided for. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006194 | Antiseptic Cap Equipped Syringe - A syringe assembly including: ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006195 | Self-Injection Device - A drug delivery device, including a body having a reservoir disposed therein for containing a medicament, the reservoir including a flexible wall; a plunger movable within the body for causing the medicament to be expelled from the reservoir, the plunger having a contact surface that is not affixed to said flexible reservoir wall; a spring biasing the plunger toward the reservoir; and means for selectively maintaining the plunger in a pre-activated position with respect to the reservoir and, upon releasing the plunger from the pre-activated position, for guiding the plunger to move under the force of the spring such that the contact surface of the plunger contacts the flexible reservoir wall to pressurize the reservoir for delivery of the medicament to a patient. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006196 | Self-Injection Device - A drug delivery device ( | 2013-01-03 |
20130006197 | MEDICAL IMPLANT - A medical implant includes a flexible container having two layers of flexible surrounding walls, each surrounding wall being provided with a plurality of through holes; a tubular fitting being connected to an open end of the flexible container for inserting or infusing a medical filling material into the flexible container through the tubular fitting; and a thrust part connected to the flexible surrounding walls of the flexible container and at a distal end of the flexible container. The thrust part has a receiving seat and a ring, the receiving seat having a central bore and an annular groove surrounding the central bore and opposite to the central bore, wherein a tubular surrounding wall is inserted into the ring and is folded so that the two layers of flexible surrounding walls are formed with the ring imbedded between the two layers of flexible surrounding walls, and the ring with the two layers of flexible surrounding walls are received in the annular groove and detained therein due to friction. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006198 | CLAMP FOR A FLEXIBLE TUBE, PUMP EQUIPPED WITH MEANS FOR OPENING SUCH A CLAMP, AND PERFUSION SET EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A CLAMP | 2013-01-03 |
20130006199 | IV Catheter with In-Line Valve and Methods Related Thereto - Featured is a vascular access device such as an IV catheter device including a housing, a tubular member and a seal member, and a securing mechanism. The housing includes a proximal and distal portion and a chamber that extends between the proximal and distal portions. The tubular member is coupled to the housing distal portion so it is fluidly coupled to the chamber. The seal member is disposed within the chamber and the securing mechanism secures the seal member distal end to the housing proximal portion so the seal member is sealingly and compressibly retained between a chamber proximal end and the securing mechanism. Such a seal member also is constituted so a portion of the seal member moves axially responsive to an axial force applied to the proximal end. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006200 | Piercing Member Protection Device - The present invention concerns a male connection part for connection with a female piercing member protection device having a longitudinal cylinder-like body having a longitudinal axis C, a first side and a second side, an outer and an inner surface, a barrier member arranged at the centre of the first side of the male connection member, intersecting the longitudinal axis C, and a fluid communication channel extending from the barrier member of the male connection part to the second side of the male connection part, wherein the male connection part further comprises at least one turning grip protrusion to provide for an increased turning friction between the female piercing member protection device after assembly. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006201 | ELUTING COILS AND METHODS OF DEPLOYING AND RETRIEVING - Embodiments are directed to eluting coils having a relaxed coiled state and a straightened state that may be deployed at a fixed location within a patient's body and may accurately dispense and distribute fluids and or dissolvable substances at site specific locations of the body. Some embodiments of eluting elements are configured to be subsequently retrieved from a delivery site. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006202 | Automated Incremental Eyedrop Delivery System with Eyelid Retracting Legs - An eyedrop bottle holder with resilient arms formed from an inverted U-shaped band made from resilient injection molded plastic. The top middle portion of the inverted U-shape band includes a centrally located opening through which the top (dispensing portion) of a standard eyedrop bottle containing eyedrop solution may be positioned and held. The right and left arms of the U-shape band each terminate in an outwardly disposed J-shape foot, the underside of which is covered by a soft rubber-like pad. When a user inserts a standard eyedrop bottle into the holder, the dispensing tip of the eyedrop bottle may be positioned in close proximity to the user's eye. The user may cause his or her eye lid to remain open by using the fingers of one hand to squeeze the right and left arms of the holder together, then placing the pad of one arm on the upper ridge of the orbital eye socket and the pad of the second arm on the lower ridge of the orbital eye socket. Releasing the arms causes the skin of the user's upper and lower eyelids to be spread apart from each other and remain spread during an eyedrop solution dispensing event. The eyedrop bottle is retained within a housing that includes an electromechanical assembly with a rotating cam that pushes on the side of the bottle until a predetermined amount of solution is dispensed. When a set amount of eyedrop solution has been dispensed, the assembly resets itself. An electronic sensor detects the passage of a drop of solution from the bottle and directs a reverse motion to the rotating cam. Tilt sensors assist the user in properly orienting the device for use. An adaptor may be used to accommodate non-standard sized eyedrop bottles. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006203 | ADHESIVE PATCH CONTAINING BISOPROLOL - The invention is intended to provide an adhesive patch which effectively inhibits the occurrence of oozing out or sticking out of the adhesive layer components from the exposed area of the adhesive layer of the adhesive patch during storage as well as the occurrence of oozing of bisoprolol or a salt thereof from the adhesive layer thereby preventing the reduction in drug content. The support, the release liner and the adhesive layer constituting the adhesive patch each are formed to have a rectangular planar shape and the entire adhesive patch are formed to have a rectangular planar shape, and a protrudent part is formed on the support-side surface of the adhesive patch at a corner thereof. In addition, the adhesive patch may be formed to have a middle part and a peripheral part, and the protrudent part may be formed at a corner of the rectangular middle part. Further, between the adjacent at least two protrudent parts, a connecting built-up part may be provided in which the thickness of the adhesive patch is smaller than the thickness of the adhesive patch in the protrudent part. In case where the release liner has a split part, the split part is made so as not to traverse the protrudent part. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006204 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DAMAGED TISSUE - Methods and devices for treatment of damaged tissue are disclosed, including treatment of wounds by employing non-electrically powered, reduced pressure therapy devices. Maintenance and control of the sub atmospheric pressure exerted may be provided by such devices while minimizing discomfort to the user. The devices may be configured to be worn inconspicuously underneath clothing. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006205 | Absorbent Structure Comprising An Oil-Scavenger Component - An absorbent structure comprising absorbent polymer particles supported by a substrate layer and immobilized on this substrate layer by a thermoplastic adhesive material and further comprising a component sorbing oily substances that may migrate from the thermoplastic adhesive material is disclosed. The absorbent structure can be suitably incorporated in a disposable absorbent article. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006206 | URINE ABSORBENT STRUCTURE - A urine absorbent structure improved so as to prevent urine once having been absorbed by a pad from flowing back under the effect of the wearer's body weight exerted on the pad. A urine absorbent pad of a urine absorbent structure includes a core formed of an aggregate of water-absorbent materials. The core contains, as water-absorbent materials, at least fluff pulp and superabsorbent polymer particles. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006207 | Waistband for an Absorbent Article - A waistband for an absorbent article having a waistband with differential extensibility and/or contraction along the circumference of the waist opening. The waistband may provide a uniform appearance along the circumference of the waist opening. The waistband may have a central zone and at least two outboard zones. The outboard zones of the waistband may be less contracted than the central zone, when the absorbent article is in a relaxed state. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006208 | PROTECTIVE DIAPERING SYSTEM - A protective diapering system is provided for the prevention of migration and introduction of stool with a male's genital area. The protective diapering system including a diaper having an anterior flap, a posterior flap, and a fenestrated flap disposed between the anterior and posterior flaps. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006209 | TWO-PIECE WEARABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLE HAVING ADVANTAGEOUS FRONT WAIST REGION AND LANDING ZONE CONFIGURATION - A two-piece wearer absorbent article having an outer cover and an absorbent insert is disclosed. The outer cover has a landing zone comprising a loops material disposed on the front waist region, and extending laterally across substantially all of the front waist region. The inner surface of the outer cover has an insert fastener component disposed in the front region thereof, and the insert fastener component is secured directly to the loops material. | 2013-01-03 |
20130006210 | UNDERGARMENT WITH HIDDEN CORE POCKET WITH ISOLATING FLUID LAYER - An undergarment, such as a diaper, includes a hidden central core pocket for receipt of an absorbent pad. The pocket is formed between an inner, fluid permeable layer and a fluid isolation layer. The fluid isolation layer is attached to the inner or anchor layer and is located between the inner layer and an outer layer to which the inner layer is attached. The pocket is narrower than the outer to isolate fluids from edges of the outer layer and from diaper leg openings. Both the fluid isolation layer and the outer layer may be fluid resistant to provide additional protection against leakage. Adjustment fasteners on the outside of the outer shell permit size adjustment for the diaper and the adjustment fasteners are positioned within the periphery of the pocket so that presence of the absorbent pad will enhance comfort. | 2013-01-03 |