09th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090054686 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING CONCENTRATED SOLUTIONS OF SALTS OF ORGANIC ACIDS - The present invention generally relates to the partial chemical neutralization of organic acids to make compositions used in animal nutrition. More particularly, the present invention relates to the use of a cooled reactor to prepare aqueous compositions of partially neutralized organic acids by a continuous or semi-continuous method of reacting an alkali with an organic acid dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous system. The alkali source is present in an amount less than the stiochometric amount required for complete neutralization of the organic acid. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054687 | Process for Producing Perfluoropolyether Carboxylic Acid Fluoride - Perfluoropolyether carboxylic acid fluoride having the following general formula: | 2009-02-26 |
20090054688 | Method For Producing Nitrogen-Containing Compound - The present invention provides a process for producing high-purity aliphatic tertiary amines containing a less amount of by-products by subjecting aliphatic acid amides to hydrogenation reduction under moderate conditions, as well as a process for producing amine derivatives from the aliphatic tertiary amines, with a good productivity in an economically advantageous manner. The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic tertiary amine by subjecting a specific aliphatic amide to hydrogenation reduction in the presence of a catalyst containing copper and at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements belonging to Groups 2, 3 and 7 of the Periodic Table; the catalyst; and a process for producing amine oxide by reacting the tertiary amide obtained by the above production process with hydrogen peroxide. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054689 | PHOSPHORAMIDITE LIGAND AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF ALLYLIC AMINE USING THE SAME - The present invention provides a production method of an allylic amine represented by the formula (III): | 2009-02-26 |
20090054690 | Process for producing biarylphosphine compound - A process for producing a biarylphosphine compound is disclosed. The process has a step of subjecting a biarylsulfonate compound to coupling reaction with a hydrogen-phosphine compound in the presence of a catalyst and an organic strong base to obtain a biarylphosphine compound. As the catalyst, preferably used is a nickel compound or a palladium compound. As the organic strong base, preferably used is 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undecene-7 (DBU). | 2009-02-26 |
20090054691 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING METHYL MERCAPTAN - The present invention relates to a process for continuously preparing methyl mercaptan from hydrogen sulphide and methanol in a direct connection with the preparation of hydrogen sulphide. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054692 | Process for Preparing Cyclohexanone and Cyclohexanol - Process for preparing cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, said process comprising (a) neutralising acids and/or carbon dioxide present in an organic solution further comprising cyclohexylhydroperoxide by mixing the organic solution with a first aqueous base solution to form a first mixture comprising a first aqueous phase and a first organic phase, (b) separating first aqueous phase from first organic phase, (c) discharging first aqueous phase, (d) decomposing cyclohexylhydroperoxide present in said first organic phase by mixing said first organic phase with a second aqueous base solution to form a second mixture comprising a second aqueous phase and a second organic phase comprising cyclohexanone and cyclohexanol, (e) separating the second aqueous phase from the second organic phase, (f) feeding at least a portion of said separated second aqueous phase to said neutralising (a), wherein the process further comprises feeding such a portion of the first aqueous phase to the decomposing that the pH of the first aqueous phase is higher then 8.5, measured at 25° C. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054693 | Chemical production processes, systems, and catalyst compositions - Chemical production processes are provided that can include exposing a reactant composition to a catalyst composition to form a product composition. Catalyst compositions are also provided that can include metal phosphate compositions, metal phosphorous compositions, and/or solid support compositions with the solid support compositions including one or more of F—Al | 2009-02-26 |
20090054694 | Chemical production processes, systems, and catalyst compositions - Chemical production processes are provided that include exposing a reactant composition to a catalyst composition to form a product composition, with the reactant composition including a multihydric alcohol compound and the catalyst composition being effective to dehydrate at least a portion of the multihydric alcohol compound. Embodiments of the process provide that the reactant composition is exposed to the catalyst composition for less than about 0.25 seconds and/or that the catalyst is maintained at a temperature of from about 280° C. to about 320° C. Processes utilizing a reactant composition including a multihydric alcohol compound and an inert compound are also provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054695 | Chemical production processes, systems, and catalyst compositions - Chemical production processes are provided that can include exposing a reactant composition to a catalyst composition to form a product composition. The reactant composition can include a multihydric alcohol compound and the product composition can include a carbonyl compound. The catalyst composition can include a metal effective to facilitate catalyst activation. Processes disclosed also include supplementing a dehydration catalyst with a promoter, and activating the supplemented catalyst in the presence of oxygen. Processes also include providing a supplemented dehydration catalyst to within a reactor, and exposing a multihydric alcohol compound to the dehydration catalyst, with the exposing forming coke within the reactor. Oxygen can be provided to the reactor to remove at least a portion of the coke. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054696 | PRODUCTION OF DETERGENT RANGE ALCOHOLS - This invention relates to a process for the production of alcohols and/or aldehydes. A hydrocarbon feed stream containing paraffins and olefins, typically in which more than 5% by volume of olefin molecules in the hydrocarbon feed stream have a total number of carbon atoms which is different from the total number of carbon atoms of the most abundant two (preferably three) carbon numbers of olefins (by carbon number) in the hydrocarbon stream, is subjected to a hydroformylation reaction in which olefins are converted to alcohols and/or aldehydes. Paraffins in the hydroformylation product are then separated from alcohols and/or aldehydes by azeotropic distillation in an azeotropic distillation column. The invention also relates to a method for separating alcohols/aldehydes from paraffins in a hydrocarbon feed stream in an azeotropic distillation column using a mid-boiling polar entrainer. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054697 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED ETHER COMPOUND - The present invention provides a method for producing an unsaturated ether compound represented by general formula (2) below, the method comprising reacting an acetal represented by general formula (1) below in the presence of an aliphatic or aromatic sulfonic acid and an organic base having a total carbon number of 3 to 7. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054698 | Granular Polymer Additives and Their Preparation - A compacted particulate polymer additive composition in a dry granular form formed from a substantially uniform mixture of the following components:
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20090054699 | METHOD FOR REDUCING MICROCONTAMINANTS DURING SYNTHESIS OF PENTACHLOROPHENOL - A method for reducing contaminants during synthesis of pentachlorophenol includes providing a phenol-based starting material and a catalyst, which form a reaction mixture. A chlorine flow is introduced so that it is in contact with the reaction mixture, and the starting material and chlorine are reacted via a temperature-programmed reaction. The chlorine flow is terminated at a predetermined temperature prior to an end of the temperature-programmed reaction and/or at a point where the yield of pentachlorophenol is less than about 95%. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054700 | Precursors to Fluoroalkanol-Containing Olefin Monomers, and Associated Methods of Synthesis and Use - The invention provides alkene fluoroalkanol and fluorinated polyol precursors to fluoroalkanol-substituted α,β-unsaturated esters. The fluoroalkanol-substituted α,β-unsaturated esters are olefins that can be readily polymerized to provide fluoroalkanol-substituted polymers useful in lithographic photoresist compositions. Also provided are methods for synthesizing the alkene fluoroalkanol and fluorinated polyol precursors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054701 | FLEXIBLE GLYCEROL CONVERSION PROCESS - The present invention relates to a process for converting byproducts of the manufacture of biodiesel into industrially useful oxygenated products of greater commercial value. The process includes a trickle bed reactor in which a glycerol-rich feedstock is reacted with hydrogen in the presence of a nickel-tungsten catalyst under typical refining condition of high temperature and pressure, yielding propane synfuel or propanediols. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054702 | HYDROGENATION PROCESS - The present invention provides a process for hydrogenating an aldehyde. In one aspect, the invention is directed to a process of hydrogenating an aldehyde with a catalyst comprising a Group VIII metal, where the catalyst is complexed with carbon monoxide, at a temperature of at least 120° C. In another aspect, the invention is directed to a process of hydrogenating an aldehyde by contacting a feed comprising the aldehyde with a Group VIII metal catalyst and hydrogen in the presence of carbon monoxide at a temperature of at most 90° C. and subsequently contacting the feed and catalyst with hydrogen at a temperature of at least 120° C. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054703 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite/Metal - Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054704 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Containing the Anion of Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid - Hydrotalcites containing the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol and methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054705 | CATALYTIC CONVERSION OF ETHANOL TO A 1-BUTANOL-CONTAINING REACTION PRODUCT USING A THERMALLY DECOMPOSED HYDROTALCITE CATALYST - Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054706 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol and Methanol to an Isobutanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite Catalyst - Hydrotalcites are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol plus methanol to a reaction product comprising isobutanol. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054707 | Catalytic Conversion of Ethanol to a 1-Butanol-Containing Reaction Product Using a Thermally Decomposed Hydrotalcite/Metal Carbonate - Hydrotalcite/metal carbonate combinations are partially or fully thermally decomposed to provide catalysts useful for the conversion of ethanol to a reaction product comprising 1-butanol. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054708 | Catalytic Oxychlorination - Catalyst compositions for use in oxychlorination reactions, in particular the oxychlorination of ethylene, are disclosed. The catalyst compositions are in the form of particles suitable for use in fluid bed reactors, in particular baffled fluid bed reactors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054709 | Process For Producing N-Propyl Bromide or Other Aliphatic Bromides - A process for the production of an aliphatic bromide in which the bromine atom is attached to a terminal carbon atom, which process comprises continuously feeding olefin having a terminal double bond, gaseous hydrogen bromide, and a molecular oxygen-containing gas into a liquid phase reaction medium comprised of aliphatic bromide to cause anti-Markovnikov addition of HBr to terminal olefin, the feeds being proportioned and maintained to provide a molar excess of hydrogen bromide relative to terminal olefin in the range of about 1 to about 5 percent, and a molar ratio of molecular oxygen to terminal olefin of less than 0.005. The process is especially suited for production of n-propyl bromide. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054710 | METHOD FOR THE TELOMERIZATION OF NON-CYCLIC OLEFINS - Process for telomerizing noncyclic olefins having at least two conjugated double bonds with at least one nucleophile using a catalyst containing a metal of group 8, 9 or 10 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, wherein the overall telomerization process has a process step of catalyst recycling, in which hydrogen is added via a hydrogen source to the mixture present in this process step. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054711 | Pyrolysis Systems, Methods of Use Thereof, and Methods of Bio-Oil Transformation - Pyrolysis systems and methods of recovering bio-oil product of are disclosed. An illustrative embodiment of a pyrolysis system, among others, includes: a pyrolysis reactor that produces a first bio-oil stream; an injection spray system for receiving the first bio-oil stream, wherein the injection spray system is configured to spray a solvent liquid onto the first bio-oil stream to produce a second bio-oil stream, wherein the injection spray system is configured to control the removal of heat from the first bio-oil stream; and a post injection spray system that is configured to receive the second bio-oil stream. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054712 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process Including a Staggered-Bypass Reaction System - One exemplary embodiment can include a hydrocarbon conversion process. Generally, the process includes passing a hydrocarbon stream through a hydrocarbon conversion zone comprising a series of reaction zones. Typically, the hydrocarbon conversion zone includes a staggered-bypass reaction system having a first, second, third, and fourth reaction zones, which are staggered-bypass reaction zones, and a fifth reaction zone, which can be a non-staggered-bypass reaction zone, subsequent to the staggered-bypass reaction system. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054713 | Method for preparing polyolefinic bases of synthetic oils - The invention relates to a method for the preparation of the polyolefinic bases of synthetic oils by the cationic oligomerization of olefinic feedstock and can be used in the petrochemical industry. A new method for the preparation of the polyolefinic bases of synthetic oils has been developed, which comprises the steps of conditioning olefinic feedstock, preparing and dosing in a reactor, solutions and suspension of the components of a catalytic system Al(O)—HCl-TBCh, isomerizing alpha-olefins and oligomerizing higher olefins and mixtures thereof under the action of the catalytic system Al(O)—HCl-TBCh, separating spent catalyst, dividing an oligomerizate into fractions and hydrogenating the fractions separated under the action of a catalyst Pd(0.2% w)/A1203+NaOH. The invention provides the improvement of all steps of the method elaborated. For the corrosive activity of products to be removed, a method further comprises a step of the dechlorination of oligomerizate present chlorine-containing oligoolefins with metallic aluminum, triethyl aluminum, alcohol KOH solutions or the thermal dehydrochlorination of chlorine-containing polyolefins in the absence or presence of KOH. For improvement of method technico-economic indices owing to an increase in the yield of polyolefin target fractions having a kinetic viscosity of 2-8 cSt at 100° C., the method further comprises a step of the thermal depolymerization of restricted consumable high molecular polyolefins with a kinetic viscosity of 10-20 cSt at 100° C. to target polyolefins with a kinetic viscosity of 2-8 cSt at 100° C. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054714 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HIGH PURITY EXO-ALKENYLNORBORNENE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed generally to methods for producing high purity exo-alkenylnorbornenes from a mixture of conformational isomers thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054715 | Method and Apparatus for Addition of Aqueous Solutions to High Temperature Processes - Methods and systems for extending the life of a dehydrogenation catalyst are described herein. For example, one embodiment includes providing a reaction vessel loaded with a dehydrogenation catalyst with a feedstream via a conduit in operable communication with the reaction vessel. The feedstream may include an alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon and the dehydrogenation catalyst may be adapted to convert the alkyl aromatic hydrocarbon to a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon. The feedstream may be contacted with an aqueous catalyst life extender, wherein the aqueous catalyst life extender enters the conduit at a linear velocity sufficient to prevent vaporization of the catalyst life extender in the conduit prior to contact with the feedstream. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054716 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LOWER OLEFINS FROM HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCK UTILIZING PARTIAL VAPORIZATION AND SEPARATELY CONTROLLED SETS OF PYROLYSIS COILS - A process for making lower olefins from a wide boiling range hydrocarbon feed by use of a combination of one or more vapor/liquid separation devices, and then pyrolytically cracking the vapor phase in separate sets of pyrolysis radiant tubes, thereby producing a higher level of lower olefin product. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054717 | Method of Producing 3,4-Diacyloxy-1-Butene - This invention provides a method of producing 3,4-diacyloxy-1-butene by isomerization by heating 1,4-diacyloxy-2-butene in the presence of an isomerization catalyst, with a higher yield rate with respect to the supply amount of a starting material, even not changing a kind of the isomerization catalyst, a composition of the starting material, and/or a chemical structure of 1,4-diacyloxy-2-butene used as the starting material. This advantage is achieved by preventing the isomerization from terminating through suppressing attaining equilibrium. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054718 | Method for Producing Decomposer of Organic Halogenated Compounds - A method for producing a decomposer of an organic halogenated compound comprises subjecting an iron powder produced beforehand to plastic deformation that gives the iron powder particles a flat shape. Further, an iron powder and a copper salt powder are mechanically mixed in a ball mill to produce a copper salt-containing iron particle powder in which the particles of the two powders are joined. In this case, the method for producing the decomposer of an organic halogenated compound is characterized in that the iron powder is mechanically deformed to give the particles a flat shape. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054719 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING OF LEAD FROM LEAD-BASED PAINT WASTE - A transportable process for the oxidation of deconstruction and demolition debris contaminated with lead-based paint that includes sizing and heating waste for a predetermined period of time and at a temperature in the range of 500° to 1,200° C. The process results in concentration of the lead in a small volume of product possessing physical and chemical properties that promotes recycling of the lead rather than disposal of the lead in landfills. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054720 | Use of histone deacetylase inhibitors in combination with radiation for the treatment of cancer - The present invention relates to a method for the treatment of cancer in a patient in need thereof. The method comprises administering to a patient in need thereof a first amount of a histone deacetylase inhibitor in a first treatment procedure, and a second amount or dose of radiation in a second treatment procedure. The first and second treatments together comprise a therapeutically effective amount. The combination of the HDAC inhibitor and radiation therapy is therapeutically synergistic. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054721 | Fluid radiation shield for brachytherapy - A brachytherapy treatment device includes an insertion member, an expandable chamber, and first and second immiscible fluids. The insertion member has proximal and distal ends. The expandable chamber is disposed on the distal end of the insertion member and has an inner surface defining a three-dimensional volume. First and second immiscible fluids are disposed within the expandable chamber and have different radiation absorption properties. At least one of the first and second immiscible fluids forms a fluid radiation shield having a predetermined orientation within the three-dimensional volume. First and second immiscible fluids may have different densities and utilize fluid buoyancy to form an symmetric fluid radiation shield to create an asymmetric radiation dosing profile relative to an inner boundary of a treatment site. Methods for performing brachytherapy treatment include positioning fluids and/or a patient to form an asymmetric fluid radiation shield in a desired orientation to protect sensitive tissues. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054722 | Drug Carrier Containing Magnetic Fine Particles and System Using the Same - The present invention provides drug carriers having high heating efficiency by high-frequency dielectric heating in a state of being selectively accumulated in a target site. The drug carriers each consist of a drug, magnetic fine particles, and a shell containing the drug and the magnetic fine particles. The shell has an outer diameter in a range from 10 nm to 200 nm. The magnetic fine particles having an average particle diameter of d has a standard deviation σ of particle diameter distribution satisfying 0.8d>σ>0.4d. The magnetic fine particles contained in the individual drug carriers generate hysteresis heat due to high-frequency dielectric heating by irradiation of a high-frequency magnetic field. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054723 | RETRIEVABLE DEVICES FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC FUNCTION - Removable cardiac implants, applicators for inserting, repositioning and/or removing them, and methods of using them are described. In particular, removable or repositionable ventricular partitioning devices are described. Systems including removable implants and applicators for inserting and/or removing them are also described. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054724 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR TREATMENT OF VENTRICULAR DILATION - A device and method for reducing ventricular dilation by placing one or more cardiac bridges into vessels extending along a length of the ventricle. Each cardiac bridge preferably includes a pair of anchors and a bridge member secured therebetween. The tension in the bridge member is increased to compress the ventricle and thereby reduce the dilation. In another embodiment, the bridge member is tensioned to reshape the left ventricle for reducing tension on the chordae tendinae in the heart to improve valve function. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054726 | WORKING MECHANISM FOR MEDICAL MANIPULATOR - A working unit of a manipulator includes a hollow joint shaft, wires disposed as power transmitting members in the hollow joint shaft, and a distal-end working unit mounted on an end of the hollow joint shaft and movable by the wires. The wires are wound around respective tubular members in the distal-end working unit. The hollow joint shaft has a pair of visual checking holes defined in respective side walls thereof near the distal end thereof for allowing the wires to be visually checked therethrough. The visual checking holes are positioned to expose the tubular members therethrough. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054727 | ENDOSCOPE - When a guide wire | 2009-02-26 |
20090054728 | Manipulatable guide system and methods for natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery - A guide system for accommodating, supporting and manipulating endoscopic tools. In various embodiments, the guide system includes a hollow outer sheath that may have a steerable distal end. The system may further include inner sheaths that are configured relative to the outer sheath to enable the inner sheaths to be inserted one at a time into the outer sheath and moved therein. The inner sheaths may be configured with different numbers, sizes and shapes of working channels for accommodating a variety of different endoscopic tools. The device may also be equipped with seals such that the inner sheath as well as the various endoscopic tools supported by the inner sheath may be manipulated within the body cavity while maintaining insufflation thereof. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054729 | ENDOSCOPE INSERTION SUPPORT SYSTEM AND ENDOSCOPE INSERTION SUPPORT METHOD - According to the invention, a VOI generation setting section disposed in an endoscope insertion support apparatus comprises a VOI setting function section, a VOI extending function section, a VOI direction determining function section, a VOI branch determining function section, a VOI resetting function section, a VOI information storage function section, a VOI size determining function section and a VOI branch extracting function section. This configuration enables a VOI (Volume of Interest) to be effectively set in a tubular organ having a strictured part and tubular path area information on the tubular organ to be extracted. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054730 | INTRA-SUBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM - A remaining-power-amount recognizing circuit | 2009-02-26 |
20090054731 | ANTENNA UNIT AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - An antenna unit includes a receiving antenna which is arranged on an outer surface of a subject and receives a radio signal transmitted at a first frequency from a body-insertable device inserted into an inside of the subject; a main body part which is attached to an outside of the subject. The main body part includes a frequency converter that converts the signal of the first frequency received by the receiving antenna into a signal of a second frequency and a transmitting antenna that transmits the signal of the second frequency as a radio signal. The antenna unit also includes a signal line which connects the receiving antenna and the main body part. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054732 | Instrument for endoscopic surgery - An endoscopic instrument readily made of one-use disposable plastic material with improved operative elements, and improved fatigue-reducing handgrip. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054733 | Articulating Endoscope Instrument - An endoscopic surgical instrument is provided that includes a handle portion, an elongated middle portion, an articulating portion and a tool portion. The tool portion is steerable by control mechanisms disposed on the handle portion which are accessible to a single hand of a user of the endoscopic surgical instrument. The endoscopic surgical instrument is advantageously employed in a variety of endoscopic surgical techniques, including transgastric or transluminal surgery. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054734 | ENDOSCOPIC SURGICAL DEVICES - According to an aspect of the present disclosure, an endoscopic surgical device is provided and includes a handle assembly; a tube assembly operatively supported on and extending from the handle assembly, the tube assembly defining a longitudinal axis; an articulation assembly operatively supported on and extending from a distal end of the tube assembly; and a tool assembly operatively supported on and extending from a distal end of the articulation assembly. In use, a rotation of the handle assembly about the longitudinal axis results in a concomitant rotation of the tool assembly; an actuation of the handle assembly in a particular manner results in a concomitant actuation of the tool assembly; and a pivoting of the handle assembly in any off-axis direction relative to the longitudinal axis results in a concomitant articulation of the tool assembly via the articulation assembly. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054735 | System and method for remote monitoring of multiple healthcare patients - A method including monitoring data associated with a plurality of non-operating room patients and simultaneously displaying data associated with each of the plurality of non-operating room patients in a single display. The method further includes determining whether an alert should be generated for a patient from the plurality of non-operating room patients at least partially based on data associated with the patient, the determining being further based on a comparison of a potential priority of the alert being at least partially based on the data associated with the patient; and generating an alert in substantially real-time for the patient, if it is determined that an alert should be generated for the patient. The method still further includes displaying the patient's specific data in a single screen in response to a request for the patient's data. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054736 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A PATIENT MONITORING ALARM - A method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm is disclosed herein. The method includes providing a plurality of triggering criteria, and overriding a category of the plurality of triggering criteria if an override signal has been received from an input device. The process of overriding a category of triggering criteria is adapted to minimize false alarms. The method for implementing a patient monitoring system having an alarm also includes sounding an alarm if one of the triggering criteria has been met and has not been overridden. A corresponding patient monitoring system is also provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054737 | WIRELESS PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR PATCHES AND SYSTEMS - The present invention provides methods, devices, and systems for wireless physiological sensor patches and systems which incorporate these patches. The systems and methods utilize a structure where the processing is distributed asymmetrically on the two or more types of ASIC chips that are designed to work together. The invention also relates to systems comprising two or more ASIC chips designed for use in physiological sensing wherein the ASIC chips are designed to work together to achieve high wireless link reliability/security, low power dissipation, compactness, low cost and support a variety of sensors for sensing various physiological parameters. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054738 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS AND FEEDBACK APPLICATION THEREOF - A system for analyzing physiological information and providing feedback is provided. An interface receives time information recording a time point, physiological information of a first user measured at the time point, and a purpose setting determined by the first user. A processor determines a physiological status according to the time information, the physiological information and a physiological information history, selects one of service providers having service attributes conforming to purpose setting and the physiological status according to the purpose setting and the physiological status, and sends service information corresponding to the selected service provider to the first user. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054739 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR CANCER, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT INFORMATION PROVIDING METHOD FOR CANCER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A diagnosis support system for cancer is disclosed that comprises: a measurement value acquiring section for acquiring a measurement value of a first cancer patient; a sample data memory for storing sample data of a plurality of cancer patients different from the first patient; a reference range determination section for determining a reference range based on the measurement value of the first cancer patient; a display unit; and a display controller for controlling the display unit to display a diagnosis support screen showing the clinical information included in the sample data having measurement value within the reference range. A method of providing cancer diagnosis support information and a computer program product are also disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054740 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CONSTRUCTING AND USING A REFERENCE TOOL TO GENERATE A DISCRIMINATORY SIGNAL FOR INDICATING A MEDICAL CONDITION OF A SUBJECT - This invention relates to constructing a reference tool and using the reference tool for distinguishing between a medical condition of a subject and a reference subject. This tool may be considered as a reference “map” consisting of one or several numbers of reference groups, where the subjects within the same groups share one or more common characteristics, e.g. age, sex, medical condition, etc. The present invention therefore relates to seeing whether a subject to be diagnosed falls within one or more of said groups simply by comparing processed biological data collected from the subject with the reference “map”. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054741 | Device and method of monitoring a patient - A device for remote management of patients suffering or likely to suffer from heart failure that can measure the amplitude and frequency changes of one or more biomarkers. The device aids in predicting the need for medical intervention in such patients. The device may further aid in monitoring the efficacy and safety of treatment in such patients. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054742 | Apparatus for signal detection, processing and communication - An apparatus for monitoring one or more than one biological parameter is provided. The apparatus comprises two or more than two layers, each layer comprising a flexible substrate, the two or more than two layers comprising two or more than two sensors for sensing the one or more than one biological parameter; a signal conditioning module in communication with one or more than one of the two or more than two sensors; a signal processor in communication with the signal conditioning module and producing a processed signal; a communication module in communication with the signal processor and transmitting the processed signal to a storage module, a display device, a host processing system, or a combination thereof; and a power module to provide power to the two or more than two sensors, the signal conditioning module, the signal processor, and the communication module. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054743 | Trending Display of Patient Wellness - The present invention is a novel method of generating and representing the status of various physiological parameters that are monitored for patients during hospitalization. The system of present invention allows healthcare providers to easily view, at a glance, the status or trend of a patient or a plurality of patients as well as any changes in the parameter values. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054744 | SKIN STATE ANALYZING METHOD, SKIN STATE ANALYZING APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SKIN STATE ANALYZING PROGRAM - A skin state analyzing method for analyzing the skin state of an examinee using an image of the skin of the examinee includes an analyzing step of analyzing at least one of texture/pores, spots, skin tone, and sebum of the skin from the image, a storing step of storing the image and an analysis result obtained from the analyzing step in association with skin examination date/time information and examinee information, a display screen generating step of generating a screen displaying the image and the analysis result of the examinee stored in the storing step, and an output step of outputting the information generated in the display screen generating step. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054745 | Method and System for Providing Data Management in Integrated Analyte Monitoring and Infusion System - Method and system for providing diabetes related data management is provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054746 | Device for channeling fluid and methods of use - Method and apparatus for channeling fluid away from an insertion site having a channel guiding the fluid flow from the insertion site, and a channeling compartment containing absorbent material to wick the fluid such as blood away from the insertion site is provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054747 | Method and system for providing analyte sensor tester isolation - Method and apparatus for providing electrical isolation between devices in batch testing process during manufacturing procedure is provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054748 | Method and system for providing continuous calibration of implantable analyte sensors - Method and system for providing continuous calibration of analyte sensors includes calibrating a first sensor, receiving data associated with detected analyte levels from the first sensor, and calibrating a second sensor based on a predetermined scaling factor and data associated with detected analyte levels from the first sensor, is disclosed. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054749 | Method and System for Providing Data Transmission in a Data Management System - Methods and apparatuses for providing a data transmission unit antenna for wireless data transmission in a data monitoring and management system are provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054750 | Method and System for Providing Integrated Analyte Monitoring and Infusion System Therapy Management - Method and system for providing diabetes management and insulin therapy based on substantially real time glucose monitoring system is provided. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054751 | Touchless Sensor for Physiological Monitor Device - A device for monitoring heart rate and blood oxygen levels using improved pulse oximetry sensors. Pulse oximetry sensors function in either transmission mode or reflectance mode. The device of the present invention provides improved sensors functioning in transmission mode to be useful on anatomical structures with dense tissue, such as the wrist. Additionally, a combination of sensors are used to enhance the performance of monitoring devices using pulse oximetry technology. By combining sensors that function in transmission mode and reflectance mode, quality and accuracy of the monitoring device is enhanced. The data from the sensors are communicated with a microcontroller for analyzing the data. More accurate data collection translates to more accurate analysis using formulas or algorithms. The resulting analysis is conveyed to the user through a display, either digitally or in color. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054752 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SENSING - A photoplethysmographic sensing system for determining a user's pulse rate includes a light emitting device ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054753 | Variable Sampling Interval for Blood Analyte Determinations - The present invention provides methods and apparatuses that can provide measurement of glucose with variable intervals between measurements, allowing more efficient measurement with greater patient safety. A method according to the present invention can comprise measuring the value of an analyte such as glucose at a first time; determining a second time from a patient condition, an environmental condition, or a combination thereof; then measuring the value of the analyte at the second time (where the second time can be expressed as an interval after the first time, an absolute time, or a time indicated when certain patient or environmental conditions, or both, are reached or detected). The second time can be determined, as an example, from a comparison of the analyte value at the first time with a threshold. The interval between the first time and the second time can be related to the difference between the analyte value at the first time and the threshold; e.g., the closer to the threshold, the closer the two measurement times. The invention can be used with automated measurement systems, allowing the system to determine measurement times and automatically make measurements at the determined times, reducing operator interaction and operator error. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054754 | CLINICIAN-CONTROLLED SEMI-AUTOMATED MEDICATION MANAGEMENT - The present invention is directed to methods and apparatuses of medication management based upon active authorization of medication infusion by a clinician that can provide for effective management of an analyte in a patient's blood, reducing the opportunities for human error common with current manual systems while still placing final control of the medication management with the human clinician. For example, a semi-automated glucose management system can measure the glucose level in a patient's blood, recommend infusion parameters to a clinician who can authorize an infusion of glucose or insulin, and infuse the glucose or insulin into the patient. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054755 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A medical imaging system by which in order that image data generated by an image generating apparatus and patient information are efficiently associated with each other while the doctor is examining the patient, an on-line button is blinking on receiving the image data or examination data when a screen showing information on the specified patient is displayed, the received data is automatically associated with the designated patient information and stored in an image DB when the blinking on-line button is depressed, and the received data is temporarily stored in a temporary storage section for storing data waiting for association with the patient information when the blinking on-line button is held depressed long. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054756 | Method & apparatus for uniquely identifying tissue pathology - A medical diagnostic imaging system is employed to generate two or more diagnostic images with each image generated using a different imaging modality. The imaging system includes an imaging device for generating the diagnostic image information, an operator interface for controlling the operation of the imaging device, an imaging device control module that operates on the diagnostic image information generated by the imaging device and sends the processed image information to a display device. After first generating two or more test images that are used to identify target tissue and to derive functions that are later used during the diagnostic process to identify target tissue and to assign vector magnitudes to the identified target tissue, two or more diagnostic images are then generated and the color in each image is quantified. The images that have been color quantified are then run through a matrix operation which employs the earlier derived functions to identify potential target tissue and to assign vector magnitudes to the identified target tissue. The results of this matrix operation are then processed to arrive at a characteristic diagnostic result which is used to reach a diagnostic conclusion. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054757 | Patient Support - A patient support includes an upper support plate which is provided with a headrest. A base plate is arranged below, and separate from the upper support plate, by a floating mounting. A single narrow, narrow support column is provided, in the region of the headrest, between the support plate and the base plate. An upper face of the support plate consists of a forward zone, a mid-zone and an end zone. A width of the support plate reduces continuously from a widest point in the forward zone to a narrow space in the mid-zone and then widens continuously to the end of the support plate. Left and right sections of the patent support are formed and run horizontally arranged symmetrically about a longitudinal and symmetrical axis of the support plate. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054758 | Apparatus and Method for Reducing Interference - In an electronic circuit and method for reducing interference in a measurement signal or signals, wherein the interference comprises a plurality of interference components: (a) There is at least one primary signal processing unit, each having a primary signal processing unit comprising a respective measurement signal input for receiving a respective one of said measurement signal or signals. The or each primary signal processing unit comprises a plurality of interference reduction modules. (b) A respective compensation signal component input is provided for each interference reduction module. (c) A compensation signal processing unit is provided, having a compensation signal input and comprising means for deriving from at least one compensation signal, a plurality of compensation signal components each of which is related to a respective one or more of the interference components. (d) A respective compensation signal component output is connected to a respective one of the compensation signal component inputs. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054759 | Inherently Decoupled Solenoid Pair Elements - The present invention relates to an element configuration within an RF coil for use for MRI. The invention provides for an inherently electromagnetically decoupled solenoid element pair for receiving radio frequency magnetic resonance signals within a vertical field MRI system. The elements of the solenoid element pair described herein are typically positioned in a coplanar, side-by-side position. The decoupling of the solenoid pair can be accomplished through numerous methods including but not limited to an overlapping between the elements of the solenoid pair, use of a capacitor shared between the elements of the solenoid pair, or the use of overlapped inductors between the elements of the solenoid pair. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054760 | Catheter for Enhanced Image Location Detection - A catheter is used to assist in imaging, e.g., 3D imaging, an anatomical location in a human or veterinary subject. The catheter includes a plurality of horizontal markings which extend in the longitudinal direction between the distal and proximal ends. The horizontal markings can be made throughout the entire length of the catheter, or at one or more locations. At each location, the horizontal markings will appear as successive sets of markings. Each horizontal marking is made of two markings that are the same length. The two markings are arranged such that identically sized gaps between the ends of the markings are positioned on the front and back side of the catheter. In one embodiment, an image where the source and catheter are precisely aligned will show gaps of succeeding larger or smaller sizes. However, when the source is off center the gap lengths will be smaller or not exist. Particular marking locations can be highlighted by using relatively thinner or thicker markings and/or by spacing the markings progressively closer together or further apart. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054761 | Medical system, method, and storage medium concerning a natural orifice transluminal medical procedure - A medical system includes a catheter, a sensor, 3-D image data representative of a patient, and a computer. The catheter has a catheter distal end insertable into a natural orifice of a body lumen of the patient. The sensor is disposable proximate the catheter distal end and is adapted to provide position data. The computer is adapted: to receive an indication from a user of a medical target selected for a medical procedure which uses at least the catheter and which is to be performed within the patient; and to indicate to the user position information of the catheter distal end relative to the medical target using at least the 3-D image data and the position data. A storage medium contains a program readable by a computer which instructs the computer to perform the previously described steps. A method for assisting a medical procedure performs the above-described steps. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054762 | Implant Location Positioning System - The invention relates to an implant layer positioning system comprising a device that can be fixed to a bone section and is used to plan the positioning of implants in order to enable corrective operations to be performed on the bone with optimum bone contact. Said device reproduces the geometry of at least one section of the implant and can be freely oriented by the operator towards accessible parts of the bone. The inventive system also comprises a control unit which virtually evaluates the relevant implant parts, on the basis of the navigation data of the tracked device and the data input of the planned corrective operation, in the form of three-dimensional geometry bodies in fluoroscopy sketches or other referenced image or geometry data. Once the planned proceedings have been inputted, the control unit of the navigation system can virtually merge the corresponding position of all implant parts with the referenced image or geometry data of the patient in a three-dimensional manner by means of corresponding computational algorithms, and once the device has been oriented, the control unit can store the position of said device with all related dependent positions of the implant parts planned at the same time, and all of the planning information can be made available for use with navigated tools. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054763 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPECTROSCOPIC PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY - A system and method for spectroscopic photoacoustic tomography of a sample include at least one light source configured to deliver light pulses at two or more different wavelengths to the sample. An ultrasonic transducer is disposed adjacent to the sample for receiving photoacoustic signals generated due to optical absorption of the light pulses by the sample. A control system is provided in communication with the ultrasonic transducer for reconstructing photoacoustic tomographic images from the received photoacoustic signals, wherein upon application of light pulses of two or more different wavelengths to the sample, the control system is configured to determine the local spectroscopic absorption of substances at any location in the sample. The system may further provide for one or more of ultrasound imaging. Doppler ultrasound imaging, and diffuse optical imaging of the sample. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054764 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING TWO LIGHT SOURCES - Methods and systems for producing a 3D image representation of an in vivo object that include illuminating the object with at least two separate illumination sources included in a wireless imaging device, the first of the at least two illumination sources for illuminating said object from a first side of the object and the second of the at least two illumination sources for illuminating said object from a second side of the object; obtaining at least a first image and a second image of the object, whereby the first image is obtained using a first illumination source, and the second image is obtained using the second illumination source; comparing between photometry measurements of reflected light intensity in the at least first and second images; and constructing a 3D image representation of the object from the at least first and second images, based on said comparison. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054765 | Three-dimensional medical imaging apparatus - By adding perspective information in addition to binocular parallax, the invention provides a three-dimensional medical imaging apparatus that allows surgery to be performed with a more natural three-dimensional view, similar to that achieved with the naked eye. The three-dimensional medical imaging apparatus includes an image-acquisition optical system and an imaging device for acquiring three-dimensional images of a subject. The image-acquisition optical system includes an objective optical system for forming an image of the subject at an image-forming plane, and an entrance pupil position of the image-acquisition optical system is disposed between the objective optical system and the subject. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054766 | MEDICAL IMAGE SYSTEM - A medical image system includes a medical imaging apparatus ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054767 | SURGICAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION OF FLUORESCENCE - Devices and methods for use in detecting an optical signal, such as from a fluorescent agent, and converting it to a visible signal are provided. Aspects of the devices include a first light source that emits light onto a region of interest such as a body tissue, body fluid, or agent such as a fluorescent agent introduced into the body; a detector for detecting light emitted or reflected from the region of interest; and a visible light source that emits visible light onto the region of interest, where the color or intensity of the visible light is selected based on the amount of light at one or more wavelengths detected by the detector. Devices and methods of the invention find use in a variety of applications, such as in applications in which it is desired to identify an anatomical structure during surgery, without the need to eliminate ambient light. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054768 | Method and apparatus for voice recording with ultrasound imaging - An ultrasound system comprises a probe for acquiring ultrasound data associated with a patient and a microphone detecting audio. The system further comprises a processor module and a memory. The processor module is configured to receive the ultrasound data from the probe and processes the ultrasound data to form an image file. The processor module is further configured to receive the audio from the microphone and forms a voice recording file based on the received audio. The memory stores the image file and the voice recording file, and the processor module automatically associates the image file and the voice recording file with each other. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054769 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of obtaining phase information of ultrasonic waves reflected at respective sampling points within an object to be inspected and displaying the phase information in an easy-to-understand-way. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a transmitting and receiving unit for converting reception signals outputted from plural ultrasonic transducers, which have transmitted ultrasonic waves and received ultrasonic echoes, into digital signals; reception focus processing means for performing reception focus processing on the digital signals to generate a sound ray signal along a reception direction of ultrasonic waves; first calculating means for performing quadrature detection processing on the sound ray signal to generate a complex baseband signal; second calculating means for obtaining phase information of the complex baseband signal; and image signal generating means for generating an image signal representing phase rotation of the complex baseband signal at plural sampling points along the reception direction of ultrasonic waves based on the phase information of the complex baseband signal. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054770 | ADAPTIVE ULTRASOUND IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION BASED ON SENSING OF LOCAL MEDIA MOTION - An image reconstruction system method for forming an image of media using data acquired from an ultrasound transducer, the method including the steps of detecting relative motion between locations in the media and the transducer; determining relative media velocity from the detecting relative motion; setting a reconstruction period for an image point based on the determined velocity; determining the amount of acquired data to use during the reconstruction period based on the reconstruction period; and using the determined amount of acquired data to reconstruct the image point for display. The system includes a data acquisition system, a processor configured to process the data, and an image display device for displaying the image. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054771 | BREAST MILK FLOW METER APPARATUS AND METHOD - An apparatus measures the quantity of milk consumed by an infant during a breast-feeding session. The apparatus includes a brassiere-like garment ( | 2009-02-26 |
20090054772 | Focused Ultrasound Therapy System - The present invention pertains to an ultrasound therapy system and more specifically, to a high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) therapy apparatus guided by image registration and fusion method. The therapy system of the present invention comprises a central control means; an acoustic energy applicator; a mechanical driving and locating means of said acoustic energy applicator; a real-time B-mode ultrasound image guiding device. Further the therapy system of the present invention comprises an immobilization means for body position. By the help of this immobilization means for body position, real-time B-mode ultrasound images can be registered with diagnosis images, and then on the basis of registration, said B-mode ultrasound images are fused with said diagnosis images for guiding said therapy. Comparing to the existed technical solutions in this field, the present invention has effectively solved the difficult problems in high-intensity focused ultrasound therapy and particularly for tumor treatment with a low cost. And it provides a very practical technical solution, which can be easily applied to clinical treatment of tumors. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054773 | Medical Treatment Device - A medical treatment device inserted into a treatment instrument insertion channel of an ultrasonic endoscope inserted into a body cavity for treating an organ in the body cavity comprises a treatment probe having an electrode portion inserted and stuck into the organ in the body cavity through the treatment instrument insertion channel of the ultrasonic endoscope for radio-frequency cautery treatment of a tissue in the organ and an ultrasonic reflection portion formed on the surface of the electrode portion of the treatment probe for reflecting an ultrasonic signal from the ultrasonic endoscope. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054774 | Method and system for evaluation of the hemodynamic model in depression for diagnosis and treatment - The present invention provides a method and system for determining the cerebral hemodynamic model for depression, using carotid duplex ultrasound to establish percent stenosis of the extracranial right and left internal carotid arteries and transcranial Doppler ultrasound instrument to measure mean flow velocity within the cerebral including the right and left internal carotid arteries, right and left middle cerebral arteries, right and left anterior cerebral arteries, right and left posterior cerebral arteries, and basilar artery. The percent carotid stenosis and the mean flow velocity values in cerebral arteries are used to determine the cerebral hemodynamic model associated with depression in men and women, respectively. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054775 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a contrast image creating device which transmits each of contrast imaging transmission pulses and creates a contrast image, based on a received signal corresponding contrast imaging transmission pulse; a first reference image creating device which creates a reference image using the received signal corresponding to the contrast imaging transmission pulse; a second reference image creating device which transmits a reference transmission pulse different in frequency from the contrast imaging transmission pulse and creates a reference image, based on a received signal corresponding to the reference transmission pulse; a switching device which selects one of the first reference image creating device and the second reference image creating device and activates the same; and an image display device which displays the contrast image and the reference image side by side or displays the same in superimposed form. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054776 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING 3-D IMAGES - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a 3-D image data scan method that can continuously display 3-D image data in both a pre-scan mode and a triggered entire volume mode by collecting the volume data of a plurality of volume scan regions of an object from the start of the scan. In the pre-scan mode, a plurality of 3-D sub-regions are set by dividing an object scan region along a direction vertical to the reference scan plane. In a triggered volume mode for collecting volume data, a 3-D scan of a 3-D sub-region including the reference scan plane is performed in preference to other 3-D sub-regions in order to continuously display 2-D image data acquired on the reference scan plane in the pre-scan mode and MPR image data acquired in the entire triggered volume mode from an initial scan time. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054777 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes: a plurality of transmitter-receiver units each having a probe connector, a transmitter-receiver and a power supply; a plurality of display units each having an image display and a power supply; a plurality of operation units each having an operating part and a power supply; and a control unit. The plural transmitter-receiver units, the plural display units and the plural operation units can be connected to the control unit, and the control unit can control the thus-connected plural transmitter-receiver units, plural display units and plural operation units each independently. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054778 | Volume Rendering Quality Adaptations for Ultrasound Imaging - Rendering quality parameter values are automatically set or adjusted as a function of acquisition ultrasound parameter values. The rendering quality is automatically selected based on the acquisition quality, such as providing for a higher quality or quality rendering for slower acquisitions. More than two rendering states are provided for a respective, more than two different quality settings. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054779 | IMAGE PLANE STABILIZATION FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A medical imaging system automatically acquires two-dimensional images representing a user-defined region of interest despite motion. The plane of acquisition is updated or altered adaptively as a function of detected motion. The user-designated region of interest is then continually scanned due to the alteration in scan plane position. A multi-dimensional array is used to stabilize imaging of a region of interest in a three-dimensional volume. The user defines a region of interest for two-dimensional imaging. Motion is then detected. The position of a scan plane used to generate a subsequent two-dimensional image is then oriented as a function of the detected motion within the three-dimensional volume. By repeating the motion determination and adaptive alteration of the scan plane position, real time imaging of a same region of interest is provided while minimizing the region of interest fading into or out of the sequence of images. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054780 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REAL-TIME COMPUTATION OF POINT-BY-POINT APODIZATION COEFFICIENTS - A method for real-time computation of point-by-point apodization coefficients used for beam-forming includes storing apodization coefficients of receiving focus points in memory, and computing at least one of an included angle between a vector from a transducer element to a receiving point and a normal vector of the transducer element, and a trigonometric function value of the included angle. The method also includes addressing the memory storing the apodization coefficients according to the quantized included angle or trigonometric function value, and reading the apodization coefficients. In one embodiment, the method may include computing in advance apodization coefficients of a receiving focus point as the starting point for the subsequent interpolation operation and another receiving focus point as the ending point, and deriving, for each receiving channel, apodization coefficients of the points situated between these two receiving focus points through an interpolation operation. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054781 | Diagnostic imaging device having protective facade and method of cleaning and disinfecting same - A diagnostic imaging device is provided that includes a display panel, a set of switches including at least one of a proximity switch and a capacitive switch, and a one-piece non-flexible facade covering the display panel and the set of switches. The facade is transparent over at least a portion of the display panel and configured such that the set of switches are operable by a user. A method for cleaning the imaging system includes operating the diagnostic imaging device, including the set of switches, by touching the one-piece non-flexible facade with human fingers or a stylus over selected switches, and, after said operating the diagnostic imaging device, disinfecting the diagnostic imaging device by cleaning the one-piece non-flexible facade with quaternary ammonium or isopropyl alcohol, or both. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054782 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe; a transceiver device which drives said ultrasound probe to scan a subject with an ultrasound beam; an image generating device which generates an ultrasound image on the basis of received signals obtained by said scanning; a display device which displays said ultrasound image; a first operation device and a second operation device to enable an operator to input instructions; and a control device which accepts instructions inputted from said first operation device and instructions inputted from said second operation device and controls said transceiver device, said image generating device and said display device in accordance with the instructions. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054783 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASOUND PROBE, AND TEMPERATURE CALCULATING METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a temperature sensor disposed on an ultrasound probe to detect the temperature of the surface of the probe, a calculating unit which calculates the temperature on the basis of an input from the temperature sensor, and a storage unit in which the temperature characteristics of said temperature sensor measured in advance are stored. Said calculating unit performs temperature calculation according to the temperature characteristics of said temperature sensor stored in said storage unit. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054784 | Ultrasonic sensor - An ultrasonic sensor for detecting an object includes: a piezoelectric element having a piezoelectric body and first and second electrodes for sandwiching the piezoelectric body; an acoustic matching element having a reception surface, which receives an ultrasonic wave reflected by the object; and a circuit electrically coupled with the piezoelectric element via a wire. The piezoelectric element is embedded in the acoustic matching element so that the acoustic matching element covers at least the first electrode, a part of a sidewall of the piezoelectric element and a part of the wire between the circuit and the piezoelectric element, and the sidewall of the piezoelectric element is adjacent to the first electrode. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054785 | METHOD FOR DETECTING BODY TEMPERATURE OF LIVE BODY - The present invention discloses a method for detecting body temperature of a live body. Firstly, an infrared thermometer is used to scan a testee to obtain a plurality of infrared signals. Next, the infrared signals are sequenced to obtain the greatest one thereof. Next, several infrared signals closest to the greatest infrared signal are selected from the sequenced infrared signals. Next, an average infrared signal is worked out from the selected infrared signals. Then, the average infrared signal is converted into a temperature. Thereby, not only the test result is more precise, but also the testee can learn the test result sooner. | 2009-02-26 |
20090054786 | IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS, PARTICULARLY FOR USE WITH MEDICAL INSTRUMENT USED IN OPEN SURGERY - An electronic assembly (and related methods of manufacture and use), comprising: a non-conducting substrate, which has front and back sides and comprises through-wires molded into the substrate so as to pass through the substrate from the front side to the back side; and an integrated circuit device, which is fixed to the front side of the substrate and electrically connected to the through wires at the front side of the substrate. In certain embodiments, the integrated circuit device may be an image sensor. In one possible embodiment, the assembly is used as a compact camera that is associated with a surgical instrument used in open surgery. | 2009-02-26 |