12th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 59 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150080675 | CONTENT EVALUATION SYSTEM AND CONTENT EVALUATION METHOD USING THE SYSTEM - A reliable content evaluation method and system are disclosed. The system includes a brainwave detector, a bio signal detector, a first controller, and a second controller. The brainwave detector detects a brainwave signal of a subject provided with content and outputs a result. The bio signal detector detects bio signals of the subject and outputs a result. The first controller can modify the brainwave and the bio signals to a signal level available for the second controller. The second controller detects change of the brainwave signal and the bio signal through an analysis of the brain wave signal and the bio signal from the first controller. Then, the second controller determines at least one of a degree of engagement and an emotional reaction of the subject to the content, using changes in the brainwave signal and the bio signal, and evaluates the content using the determined results. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080676 | System, Method and Device for Aiding in the Diagnosis of Respiratory Dysfunction - A system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction is described. More particularly, a system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of one or more pulmonary embolisms is described. The system and method described herein include a plurality of sensors, a thermal control system, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors and the thermal control system for aiding in the diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080677 | Communication System Using an Implantable Device - The system of the present invention includes an implantable device that can detect high and low frequency current signature. The implantable device can communicate with a communication device that includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, the communication device is activated. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080678 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH ENHANCED PARTIAL POWER SOURCE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080679 | Communication System with Enhanced Partial Power Source and Method of Manufacturing Same - The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also measure the conditions of the environment surrounding the system. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080680 | Communication System with Partial Power Source - The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can be used in a variety of different applications, including as components of ingestible identifiers, such as may be found in ingestible event markers, e.g., pharma-informatics enabled pharmaceutical compositions. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080681 | Communication System Incorporated in an Ingestible Product - The system of the present invention includes a conductive element, an electronic component, and a partial power source in the form of dissimilar materials. Upon contact with a conducting fluid, a voltage potential is created and the power source is completed, which activates the system. The electronic component controls the conductance between the dissimilar materials to produce a unique current signature. The system can also be associated with food and communicate data about ingestion of food material to a receiver. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080682 | Monitoring Fluid Volume for Patients with Renal Disease - A method includes monitoring an indicator of fluid volume of a patient via a sensor device, and setting an initial fluid volume removal prescription for a blood fluid removal session based on the monitored indicator of fluid volume. The method may further include transmitting data regarding the indicator of fluid volume from the implantable sensor device to fluid removal device. The system includes a blood fluid removal device and control electronics configured to set the initial fluid removal volume and rate prescription. In some embodiments, the fluid removal device sets or calculated the initial fluid volume removal prescription based on the data received from the implantable sensor. The indicator of fluid volume may be an indicator of tissue fluid volume or an indicator of blood fluid volume. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080683 | PORTABLE DIAGNOSTIC INSTRUMENT AND A METHOD FOR ITS USE - A portable diagnostic instrument for use by medical professionals. The portable diagnostic instrument can comprise a control unit that can constantly maintain the frequency of sound or vibration produced by the device, even when battery power is reduced. The control unit can also comprise a warning unit to provide information about remaining battery life to the user. Furthermore, the portable diagnostic instrument can comprise a unit capable of producing vibration, a unit capable of producing sound at differing frequencies, and a unit capable of producing temperatures at differing temperatures. The device can produce both the sound, vibration, and temperature at the same time or each can be operated individually. Moreover, the device is capable of being attached to other medical equipment that is carried by a medical professional or can be easily kept in a pocket, so that it is readily available when needed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080684 | SENSOR INSERTION ASSEMBLY, SENSOR CARTRIDGE, AND INSERTER - A sensor insertion assembly comprising a sensor cartridge having an insertion needle and a sensor within a sterile capsule. The sensor insertion assembly further comprises an inserter comprising a chamber for receiving the sensor cartridge, wherein the inserter further comprises an insertion mechanism operable for actuating the insertion needle for inserting the sensor into a subject. The sensor cartridge is removable from the chamber. The sensor cartridge is operable for shielding the insertion needle upon removal of the sensor cartridge from the chamber. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080685 | EQUILIBRIUM NON-CONSUMING FLUORESCENCE SENSOR FOR REAL TIME INTRAVASCULAR GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - Embodiments of the present invention relates to analyte sensors. In particular, the preferred embodiments of the present invention relate to non-consuming intravascular glucose sensors based on fluorescence chemistry. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080686 | ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE DETECTION - An apparatus detects atherosclerotic plaques. The apparatus includes an electronic processing device that determines a level of fluorescence sensed by a sensor at a second infrared wavelength in response to exposure of at least part of an artery to radiation at a first infrared wavelength and determines a fluorescence indicator using the level of fluorescence. The fluorescence indicator is indicative of the presence, absence or degree of an atherosclerotic plaque. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080687 | NON-INVASIVE METHODS FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OUTPUT - Cardiac output is measured using a non-invasive method comprised of administering hyperbaric of hypoxic gas to the subject then after a time measuring the resultant changes in central or peripheral oxygen saturation times using a pulse oximeter located at a peripheral body site. Preferably the device is portable and is comprised of a gas cartridge, with one or more doses, and a mouth-piece, a microprocessor for performing the analysis, a pulse oximeter probe and a display for reporting the cardiac output. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080688 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING THE LOCATION OF A DEVICE WITHIN A PATIENT'S BODY IN ORDER TO LOCATE THE FOSSA OVALIS FOR TRANS-SEPTAL PROCEDURES - A system and method for identifying the location of a medical device within a patient's body may be used to localize the fossa ovalis for trans-septal procedures. The systems and methods measure light reflected by tissues encountered by an optical array. An optical array detects characteristic wavelengths of tissues that are different distances from the optical array. The reflectance of different wavelengths of light at different distances from an optical array may be used to identify the types of tissue encountered, including oxygenated blood in the left atrium as detected from the right atrium through the fossa ovalis. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080689 | Method for making a dry sensor element for an enzymatic determination of an analyte in a body fluid and a dry sensor element - A method for making a dry sensor element for an enzymatic determination of an analyte in a body fluid includes providing a substrate, producing a working electrode on the substrate, producing a counter electrode on the substrate, and producing electric connectors on the substrate connected to the working electrode and the counter electrode, the step of producing the working electrode further comprising depositing an active enzymatic electrode layer containing an enzyme and a catalyzer material for catalyzing an enzymatic determination of an analyte of a body fluid, the catalyzer material comprising at least one of metal nano-particles and metal oxide nano-particles. A dry sensor element for an enzymatic determination of an analyte in a body fluid is also disclosed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080690 | SENSOR CARTRIDGE AND INSERTER - A sensor cartridge comprising a sterile capsule. The sensor cartridge further comprises a sensor within the sterile capsule. The sensor cartridge further comprises a sensor connector connected to the sensor in an initial position. The sensor cartridge further comprises an insertion needle for inserting the sensor into a subject. The insertion needle is within the sterile capsule. The sensor cartridge further comprises a sensor mounting unit for receiving the sensor connector at a mounted position. The sensor mounting unit comprises an adhesive surface for attaching to an exterior surface of the subject. The sensor cartridge further comprises an insertion mechanism operable for actuating the insertion needle and moving the sensor connector from the initial position to the mounted position. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080691 | ZWITTERION SURFACE MODIFICATIONS FOR CONTINUOUS SENSORS - Devices are provided for measurement of an analyte concentration, e.g., glucose in a host. The device can include a sensor configured to generate a signal associated with a concentration of an analyte; and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises a diffusion resistance domain configured to control a flux of the analyte therethrough. The diffusion resistance domain comprises one or more zwitterionic compounds and a base polymer comprising both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080692 | Method For Using Electrophysiological Analysis System - The invention provides an electrophysiological analysis system, in particular for detecting pathological states. This system comprises: electrodes intended to be placed in different regions of the body that are well away from each other; an adjustable DC voltage source for generating successive DC voltage pulses varying in magnitude from one pulse to another, the duration of the pulses being equal to or greater than about 0.2 seconds; a switching circuit for selectively connecting a pair of active electrodes to the voltage source and for connecting at least one other high-impedance electrode; and a measurement circuit for recording data representative of the current in the active electrodes and potentials on at least certain high-impedance connected electrodes in response to the application of said pulses. The range of voltages covered causes, from one pulse to another, the appearance or disappearance of electrochemical phenomena in the vicinity of the active electrodes. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080693 | BASKET CATHETER WITH DEFLECTABLE SPINE - A catheter adapted for mapping and/or ablation in the atria has a basket-shaped electrode array with two or more location sensors with a deflectable expander. The catheter has comprises a catheter body, a basket electrode assembly at a distal end of the catheter body, and a control handle at a proximal end of the catheter body. The basket electrode assembly has a plurality of electrode-carrying spines and an expander that is adapted for longitudinal movement relative to the catheter body for expanding and collapsing the assembly via a proximal end portion extending past the control handle that can be pushed or pulled by a user. The expander is also adapted for deflection in responsive to an actuator on the control handle that allows a user to control at least one puller wire extending through the catheter body and the expander. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080694 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - An implantable medical device including at least one elongate electrical line with a first electrical component as a functional conductor, and at least one second electrical component with an electrical length. The first electrical component includes a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal side is in electrical contact with tissue or blood. The first electrical component is in electrical contact with the at least one second electrical component, and wherein the electrical length of the at least one second component corresponds to at least a tenth of a wavelength (λ/10) of electromagnetic waves in a radiofrequency range. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080695 | Conformable Actively Multiplexed High-Density Surface Electrode Array for Brain Interfacing - Provided are methods and devices for interfacing with brain tissue, specifically for monitoring and/or actuation of spatio-temporal electrical waveforms. The device is conformable having a high electrode density and high spatial and temporal resolution. A conformable substrate supports a conformable electronic circuit and a barrier layer. Electrodes are positioned to provide electrical contact with a brain tissue. A controller monitors or actuates the electrodes, thereby interfacing with the brain tissue. In an aspect, methods are provided to monitor or actuate spatio-temporal electrical waveform over large brain surface areas by any of the devices disclosed herein. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080696 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FUNCTIONALITIES - A measurement device with electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocardiography (ECG) functionalities includes a first shell having ECG functionality and a second shell. The first shell includes a first contact and a second contact located at a first side of the first shell; and a third contact located at a second side of the first shell, wherein the second side of the first shell is substantially opposite to the first side of the first shell. The second shell includes a fixing device, for connecting with and fixing on the first shell; and a fourth contact, a fifth contact and a sixth contact, located at a first side of the second shell, for electrically connecting with the first contact, the second contact and the third contact respectively when the first shell is connected to and fixed on the fixing device, in order to perform EEG measurement. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080697 | DISPOSABLE PROTECTIVE OVERLAY COVERING FOR BIOMEDICAL SENSORS - A disposable, low profile sensor overlay covering for use with biomedical sensors and which includes a framework of flexible component layers supporting an arrangement of electrostatic shielding, insulating, cushioning, and electrically conductive adhesive substrate components configured to form a protective covering encasing the sensor. The combination of component layers provides a means to stabilize the relative position of the sensor with respect to the skin and reduce the potential for sensor dislodgment. The mechanical and electrical configurations act in synergy to shield the sensor from external electrical fields and suppress movement artifact. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080698 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE WITH ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY AND ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY FUNCTIONALITIES - A measurement device with electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocardiography (ECG) functionalities includes a shell and a turning structure. The shell includes a first contact and a second contact located at a first side of the shell; and a third contact. The turning structure, disposed on the shell, is utilized for adjusting the third contact to be located at the first side when the measurement device is in an EEG mode, and adjusting the third contact to be located at a second side of the shell when the measurement device his in an ECG mode, wherein the second side is substantially opposite to the first side. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080699 | METHOD OF DETECTING SIGNAL CLIPPING IN A WEARABLE AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE - A wearable medical device and method of detecting clipping of ECG signals is disclosed. In one embodiment, the wearable medical device comprises a plurality of ECG sensing electrodes configured to sense an ECG of a patient and an ECG acquisition circuit electrically coupled to a pair of the plurality of ECG sensing electrodes and configured to provide an amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal, a programmable attenuation/gain stage electrically coupled between a first gain stage and a second gain stage, an ADC electrically coupled to the ECG acquisition circuit to receive and digitize the amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal and provide a digitized ECG signal, and a signal conditioning to and control unit electrically coupled to the ECG acquisition circuit and the ADC to receive and monitor the digitized ECG signal and to detect clipping of the amplified and conditioned analog ECG signal based upon the digitized ECG signal. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080700 | Flexible Debulking Catheters with Imaging and Methods of Use and Manufacture - Catheters and methods for removing material from (or “debulking”) a body lumen while imaging the region comprised of the material are provided. The catheters can be used in body lumens, including but not limited to intravascular lumens such as coronary or peripheral arteries. The catheters include housings or other structures to mount or protect an imaging transducer. Generally, debulking catheters include a proximal portion, a distal portion having an opening, a cutting element which may be exposed through the opening to contact material in a body lumen and an imaging transducer with associated circuitry and display. The catheter debulks a body lumen when it is moved while the cutting element is in contact with the material in the lumen and the region comprised of the material is imaged before, after, or during catheter movement. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080701 | METHOD AND DEVICE TO EVALUATE A MEDICAL EXAMINATION - In a method and device to evaluate an examination of an examination subject with a medical imaging apparatus, an examination data set of the examination subject is imported into the evaluation device. A reference data set is associated with the imported examination data set, wherein the reference data set includes at least one reference region. At least one examination region of the examination data set is established by the evaluation device using the at least one reference region of the reference data set. The establishment of the at least one examination region of the examination data set can include a selection of at least one image of the examination data set; a marking of the at least one examination region in at least one image of the examination data set; and a segmentation of the at least one examination region in at least one image of the examination data set. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080702 | GENERATING COLONOSCOPY RECOMMENDATIONS - Computer-implemented methods of improved quantitative interpretation of cell index profiles are provided. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080703 | ACCELERATED EVALUATION OF TREATMENTS TO PREVENT CLINICAL ONSET OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Systems and methods for evaluating prospective treatments for progressive brain disorders like Alzheimer's disease and the progressive effects of aging involve the use of an imaging device communicatively coupled to a computing device. The imaging device may takes a plurality of brain imaging measurements from each of a plurality of human subjects who are divided into a treated group and an untreated group based on various subject data including whether the subjects carry certain alleles of genes known to increase the risk of developing the brain disorder at issue. The computing device receives the brain imaging measurements from the imaging device and applies an advanced processing method that permits enhanced computational efficiency when calculating rates of change for the two groups and determining whether any calculated difference between the rates is statistically significant. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080704 | REDUCING ARTEFACTS IN MRI IMAGE DATA - A computer-implemented method is provided for reducing artefacts in an MRI image as a result of radiation induced current in collector coils of an MRI apparatus. The method comprises the following steps. Selecting a plurality of pixels in a k-space image prior to generation of the MRI image. Analysing each of the plurality of selected pixels to determine whether a pixel intensity is greater than a predefined global threshold. For each pixel having pixel intensity greater than the predefined global threshold, determining whether the pixel lies within a signal region of the k-space image or outside of the signal region of the k-space image. For each pixel that lies outside of the signal region, modifying the pixel intensity to be similar to a background pixel intensity, thereby creating a modified k-space image. Generating the MRI image based on the modified k-space image. A non-transitory computer readable medium and a radiation therapy system configured to implement the method are also provided. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080705 | HIGH-INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND FOR HEATING A TARGET ZONE LARGER THAN THE ELECTRONIC FOCUSING ZONE - The invention provides for a medical instrument ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080706 | Medical Imaging Device - A medical imaging device includes an imaging modality for recording a medical image, a housing unit for housing the imaging modality, a system electronics unit for operating the imaging modality, and a receiving element for accommodating the system electronics unit. The receiving element includes a connecting element for connecting the receiving element to the imaging modality and/or the housing unit. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080707 | PERFUSION IMAGING - A method includes obtaining contrast enhanced perfusion imaging data of at least two vessel regions, one downstream from the other, and at least one tissue of interest, which receives blood from the circulatory system, of a scanned subject. The method further includes determining a blood flow time difference between contrast material peaks of the at least two vessel regions based on the image data. The method further includes determining an absolute perfusion of the tissue of interest based on the image data. The method further includes computing a standardized perfusion value based on the absolute perfusion and the time difference. The method further includes displaying the standardized perfusion value. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080708 | INTRABODY FLUID TRANSFER DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, kits, assemblies systems and methods for transferring fluid to or from a subject include an elongate guide cannula having opposing proximal and distal ends with an open axially extending lumen. The proximal end includes a connector. The devices also include an elongate needle having opposing proximal and distal ends, the needle having a connector that is configured to attach to the guide cannula connector and is attached to or attachable to a length of flexible tubing, wherein the elongate needle is configured to be slidably inserted into the guide cannula lumen so that the distal end of the needle extends out of the distal end of the distal end of the guide cannula a suitable distance. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080709 | Implantable Medical Devices, Methods of Use, and Apparatus for Extraction Thereof - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to an implantable medical device. The implantable medical device can include a main body portion having at least one photosensitive nanoparticle associated therewith. Delivery of energy to the main body portion promotes extraction of said implantable medical device from a subject. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080710 | IMAGING PROBE AND METHOD OF OBTAINING POSITION AND/OR ORIENTATION INFORMATION - A method of obtaining information about the position and/or orientation of a magnetic component relatively to a magnetometric detector, the magnetic component and the magnetometric detector being moveable independently from each other relatively to a static secondary magnetic field, the method comprising the steps of: measuring in the presence of the combination of both the magnetic field of the magnetic component and the static secondary magnetic field essentially simultaneously the strength and/or orientation of a magnetic field at at least a first position and a second position spatially associated with the magnetometric detector, the second position being distanced from the first position; and combining the results of the measurements to computationally eliminate the effect of the secondary magnetic field and derive the information about the position and/or orientation of the magnetic component. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080711 | PHOTONIC NEEDLE SYSTEM WITH MEASUREMENT INTEGRATION TIMES DEPENDING ON NEEDLE DISPLACEMENT SPEED - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080712 | INTEGRATION DELAYED OPTICAL FEEDBACK IN IMAGE GUIDANCE - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080713 | INTRACORPOREAL IMAGING AID (IMA) - An embodiment of the invention relates to an apparatus for determining a location of a surface of an internal organ of a body, the apparatus comprising: a marker support ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080714 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT OF PULMONARY TISSUE - Embodiments of the present invention include devices, systems, and methods for implanting and locating traceable markers in a region of a patient's body such as a lung, and in particular lung nodules which may be difficult to locate using traditional means. Further embodiments describe devices, systems, and methods that may be used to treat regions in the lung such as lung nodules with various treatment modalities including heating, microwave irradiation, chemical treatment, and which may be used in conjunction with embodiments of the traceable markers described herein. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080715 | Intracardiac imaging system utilizing a multipurpose catheter - A three dimensional physiological mapping system utilizing an intracardiac echo catheter capable of being located in six degrees of freedom by a visualization, navigation, or mapping system. An echocardiography image of the intracardiac echo catheter may be projected within a geometric model of the visualization, navigation, or mapping system where the location of the projected image is adjusted in response to user input identifying a structure present in the echocardiography image and the geometric model. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080716 | Reconfirmation of ECG-Assisted Catheter Tip Placement - A catheter includes a proximal portion designed for residing externally of a patient vasculature and a distal portion having a distal tip designed for placement in a desired position within the patient vasculature. A storage component is embedded in a portion of the catheter, the storage component including a radio-frequency identification (RFID) chip. The RFID chip includes non-volatile memory that is programmable by a RFID encoder. The storage component includes data related to the placement of the distal tip of the catheter in the desired position within the patient vasculature. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080717 | PATIENT SPECIFIC BONE PREPARATION FOR CONSISTENT EFFECTIVE FIXATION FEATURE ENGAGEMENT - An optimized press-fit between a resected bone and an articular implant may, for instance, reduce undesirable qualities, including excess micromotion, stress transmission, and/or strain. By taking into account heterogeneous bone properties, the parameters of a bone resection can be determined as to optimize the press-fit between a resected bone and an articular implant. An optimized press-fit is obtained by determining ideal engagement characteristics corresponding to the fit between the fixation features of an articular implant and a bone. Then, taking into account a bone's heterogeneous properties, the parameters of a bone resection that would substantially achieve the determined ideal engagement characteristics are determined. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080718 | OCT PROBE WITH PIVOTING FIBER - An OCT probe for imaging patient tissue may include an actuation system arranged to displace an optical fiber within a cannula. The actuation system may include a driver actuatable to displace a portion of the optical fiber, with the driver acting in an angled direction relative to the axis of the cannula. The actuation system also may include a pivot feature operably engaged with the optical fiber in a manner permitting the optical fiber to pivot on the pivot feature when the driver actuates to displace the portion of the optical fiber. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080719 | OCT PROBE WITH BOWING FLEXOR - An OCT probe includes a cannula and includes a selectively displaceable light-carrying optical fiber disposed within the cannula. The optical fiber may be arranged to emit light from a distal end thereof. A flexor may be bent to divide the flexor into a first segment and a second segment extending along a lumen of the cannula. The first segment may be coupled to the optical fiber. A driver may be configured to push or pull the second segment in the axial direction to elastically bow the second segment and laterally displace the optical fiber to perform an OCT scan. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080720 | SPECTRAL CT VISUALIZATION OF IMAGEABLE DRUG ELUTING BEADS - An imaging system ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080721 | DETECTION OF TUMOR MICROENVIRONMENT WITH CHLOROTOXIN CONJUGATES - The present disclosure provides methods for detecting a tumor microenvironment, a peritumoral tissue, or a portion thereof using a chlorotoxin conjugate. Also provided are chlorotoxin peptides and variants thereof conjugated to a detectable label for use in detecting a tumor microenvironment, a peritumoral tissue, or a portion thereof. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080722 | WEIGHT SCALE WITH ULTRASOUND IMAGING FOR ANKLE DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT - A device for correlating trend data with respect to a patient's weight and lower extremity displacement can identify conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. An imaging mechanism is operable to measure lower extremity displacement over a period of time. An over-time trend analysis of both the patient's weight and the lower extremity displacement measurements is performed to determine whether over a particular sample period an increase in a patient's lower extremity displacement can be correlated with an increase in the patient's weight. When such a correlation does not exist, an alert can be issued of conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080723 | METHODS FOR FACE AND NECK LIFTS - Methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Methods of lifting sagging tissue on a face and/or neck are described. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080724 | INTERCONNECTABLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER PROBES AND RELATED METHODS AND APPARATUS - Ultrasound devices and methods are described, including a repeatable ultrasound transducer probe having ultrasonic transducers and corresponding circuitry. The repeatable ultrasound transducer probe may be used individually or coupled with other instances of the repeatable ultrasound transducer probe to create a desired ultrasound device. The ultrasound devices may optionally be connected to various types of external devices to provide additional processing and image rendering functionality. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080725 | COHERENT SPREAD-SPECTRUM CODED WAVEFORMS IN SYNTHETIC APERTURE IMAGE FORMATION - Techniques, systems, and devices are disclosed for synthetic aperture ultrasound imaging using spread-spectrum, wide instantaneous band, coherent, coded waveforms. In one aspect, a method includes synthesizing a composite waveform formed of a plurality of individual orthogonal coded waveforms that are mutually orthogonal to each other, correspond to different frequency bands and including a unique frequency with a corresponding phase; transmitting an acoustic wave based on the composite waveform toward a target from one or more transmitting positions; and receiving at one or more receiving positions acoustic energy returned from at least part of the target corresponding to the transmitted acoustic waveforms, in which the transmitting and receiving positions each include one or both of spatial positions of an array of transducer elements relative to the target and beam phase center positions of the array, and the transmitted acoustic waveforms and the returned acoustic waveforms produce an enlarged effective aperture. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080726 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, POSITIONAL INFORMATION ACQUIRING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The analysis image generating unit generates section images from volume analysis data that is collected by sending an ultrasound wave down to a region under the ribs. The right/left identifying unit identifies the right or left breast from cyclic motion components in the section images. The extending direction detecting unit analyzes plane-A images or plane-B images generated from the same volume analysis data, or a plane-C thickness-added MIP image, and detects the rib extending direction. The extending direction detecting unit also determines the position of the ultrasound probe based on the relative displacement of the extending direction. The body mark generating unit generates a body mark from the analysis results obtained by the right/left identifying unit and the extending direction detecting unit. The image synthesizing unit integrates the display image generated by the display image generating unit and the body mark, and displays it on the monitor. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080727 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING USING APPARENT POINT-SOURCE TRANSMIT TRANSDUCER - An apparent point-source transmit transducers comprises a substantially constant-thickness shell of piezoelectric material in a shape of a spherical-section. Such transducers may be sized such that a single apparent point-source transmit transducer may produce ultrasound waveforms with substantial energy in a medium to be imaged. Use of such transducers in three-dimensional ping-based imaging may permit deeper and higher quality imaging than may be possible with conventional transducers. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080728 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - In an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, a scan converter module generates display frame data from received frame data using a conversation table adapted to the specific display resolution of a display device. Received frame data is stored in a first frame memory, and display frame data is stored in a second frame memory. A control unit selects the conversion table corresponding to the specific display resolution of the display device from among a group of conversion tables. An address converter generates an address set corresponding to a display address using the selected conversion table. Interpolation is then performed based on the echo data specified by this. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080729 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a method of producing an ultrasound image capable of accurately determining the boundary of an intima-media complex in an ultrasound image and measuring an intima-media thickness with high precision are provided. A candidate vascular wall boundary point determiner determines one or more candidate vascular wall boundary points based on a sound ray signal extending in a scanning direction in an ultrasound image. A boundary determiner determines a vascular wall boundary point from among the candidate vascular wall boundary points based on a third evaluation value and determines a vascular wall boundary, the third evaluation value being calculated based on a first evaluation value representing accuracy of each of the determined candidate vascular wall boundary points as a vascular wall boundary point and a second evaluation value representing similarity between the sound ray signal and the adjacent sound ray signal. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080730 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, transmission unit transmitting a first ultrasonic wave for generating a shear wave in an object to a first region and a second ultrasonic wave to a second region, reception unit generating a reception signal based on the second ultrasonic wave, displacement amount calculation unit calculating a displacement amount of a tissue accompanying propagation of the shear wave to the second region by using the reception signal, arrival time decision unit deciding an arrival time when the shear wave has arrived at each position in the second region, based on a temporal change in the displacement amount concerning the each position, and image generation unit generating based on the arrival time and predetermined pixel values corresponding to the arrival times, a shear wave arrival time image with the pixel values being assigned corresponding to the arrival times. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080731 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - In the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, the ultrasonic wave transmitter/receiver transmits and receives an ultrasonic beam to a subject to generate reception data; the delay correction unit corrects a delay time of the reception data to align a phase of the reception data; the reception aperture level setting unit sets two or more reception aperture levels of reception data from reception data after correction of the delay time; the image producer produces ultrasound images corresponding to the set reception aperture levels, by performing phase matching addition on the reception data after correction of the delay time; and the image quality determination unit determines image qualities of the ultrasound images corresponding to the set reception aperture levels and selects an ultrasound image having a predetermined image quality. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080732 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - In the ultrasound diagnostic apparatus, the ultrasonic wave transmitter/receiver transmits an ultrasonic beam to a subject, receives an ultrasonic echo that is a reflected ultrasonic beam from the subject, and outputs reception data; and the ambient sound speed calculator acquires first reception data for calculating an ambient sound speed as a sound speed in the subject, which is data of a lower frequency than second reception data for producing a brightness image of the subject, and analyses the acquired first reception data to calculate the ambient sound speed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080733 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC IMAGE DATA PROCESSING METHOD - In this ultrasound diagnostic device and ultrasound diagnostic image data processing method, an element data determination unit compares a pre-set threshold value with the average value of the amplitude values in the element direction of the element data calculated by an average value calculation unit in the element direction, and an RF data calculation unit performs a process in which the element data of which the absolute value of the amplitude value is the maximum is adopted as the RF data without phasing addition when the average value (Aa) is greater than the threshold value. Meanwhile, when the average value (Ab) is equal to or lower than the threshold value, the RF data calculation unit performs a process in which the average values of all the amplitude values in the element direction of the element data are adopted as the RF data without phasing addition. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080734 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - The present invention aims at providing an ultrasound image diagnostic apparatus capable of shortening the time required for measurement and calculation of an optimal sound velocity and obtaining an ultrasound image having excellent image quality at a tissue or lesion the operator desires to observe. There are provided an element data memory storing element data; a region-of-interest setter setting a region of interest; an optimal sound velocity calculator calculating an optimal sound velocity at the region of interest using the element data corresponding to the region of interest; a reconstruction region setter setting a reconstruction region that contains the region of interest and is larger than the region of interest; and an image reconstructor generating a reconstructed image by reconstructing the ultrasound image in the reconstruction region based on the optimal sound velocity. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080735 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND INFORMATION BY USING GUIDELINES - Disclosed are an ultrasound information providing method and apparatus. The ultrasound information providing method includes generating a Doppler image from Doppler data of an object, acquiring a guideline indicating a moving path of the object in the Doppler image, correcting the Doppler data on the basis of an angle between the guideline and a beam axis of a probe, and displaying a Doppler image generated from the corrected Doppler data. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080736 | PERCUTANEOUS NEEDLE GUIDE AND METHODS OF USE - An indicator element of a percutaneous needle guide for a medical scanning device includes a pointer for pointing to a percutaneous needle entry site on an epidermis of a body, when the guide is attached to the device and the device is positioned over the epidermis for scanning A user may orient and insert a needle into the entry site according to the direction of the pointer, by just viewing the pointer, without the needle being constrained by the pointer. The guide may include an adjustment mechanism for moving the indicator element with respect to the device, when the guide is attached to the device; the adjustment mechanism moves the indicator element, without changing an orientation of the pointer, in a direction approximately parallel to a plane that is approximately tangent with an apex of the device transducer surface and approximately perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080737 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD AND PROBE THEREWITH - Probe includes a transducer, a PCB having a pattern part contacting the transducer via face-to-face contact, and a bonding member bonding the transducer to the pattern part of the PCB. The bonding part of the PCB is provided with the pattern part to increase a bonding area of the bonding part and to allow the bonding member to contact not only a metal layer of the bonding part but also an electrical insulation part thereof, thereby improving a bonding force between the transducer and the PCB. As a result, the transducer can be reliably bonded to the PCB, so that performance of the transducer can be prevented from being deteriorated due to defective connection between the PCB and the transducer. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080738 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING ANTIGEN IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN TISSUE - Exemplary configurations can be provided which can be structured to be included and/or inserted in an internal anatomical structure. For example, the configuration(s) can have at least one first arrangement which can include at least one substance that, when applied to at least one section of the internal anatomical structure, has a potential to induce an inflammatory response in the section(s). The configuration(s) can also have at least one second (e.g., microscopy) arrangement which can be configured to receive information from the section(s), and determine whether the inflammatory response has occurred therein. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080739 | OPTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM - An optical measuring system comprises a control device and an optical meter. The optical meter comprises a first case, a first controller for controlling light emitters for irradiating a patient with light and light receivers for receiving light from the patient to obtain measurement data regarding a cerebral activity, and a first transmitter and receiver for transmitting the measurement data to the control device. The control device comprises a second case removably attached to the first case, a display and input device on a surface of the second case, a second transmitter and receiver for receiving the measurement data from the optical meter, and a second controller for controlling the display and input device to display the measurement data from the optical meter. The second case can be attached on a top face of the first case when the first case is placed on a table. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080740 | OPTICAL TARGETING AND VISUALIZATION OF TRAJECTORIES - Enhanced targeting systems and methods may be used to visualize trajectories for surgical instruments. Such a targeting system may have a fixture that can be secured at a predetermined location relative to a patient, a first light source attached to the fixture, and a second light source attached to the fixture. The first light source may project first light along a first plane, and the second light source may project second light along a second plane nonparallel to the first plane. At an intersection of the first and second planes, the first light and the second light may cooperate to produce a targeting line that indicates the desired trajectory. A controller may be connected to first and second sets of motors to orient the first and second light sources, respectively. The targeting line may be projected on a visualization aid that guides the surgical instrument along the trajectory. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080741 | LIGHT-GUIDING DEVICES AND MONITORING DEVICES INCORPORATING SAME - A monitoring device configured to be attached to the ear of a person includes a base, an earbud housing extending outwardly from the base that is configured to be positioned within an ear of a subject, and a cover surrounding the earbud housing. The base includes a speaker, an optical emitter, and an optical detector. The cover includes light transmissive material that is in optical communication with the optical emitter and the optical detector and serves as a light guide to deliver light from the optical emitter into the ear canal of the subject wearing the device at one or more predetermined locations and to collect light external to the earbud housing and deliver the collected light to the optical detector. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080742 | OPTICAL COHERENT IMAGING MEDICAL DEVICE - An OCI medical device includes a coherent light source, a light sensor, a first processing unit adapted to calculate OCI Data from the light sensor, a control unit which allows taking or loading of at least one Reference OCI Value, a second processing unit adapted to calculate the Intra-Individual Relative Assessment of the OCI Data of an Imaging Zone and the at least one OCI Reference Value, and display means adapted to show at least one Relative OCI Value. Uses and a method for assessing the blood flow of a body region use OCI imaging and include an Intra-Individual Relative Assessment between OCI Data of the Imaging Zone and at least one Reference OCI Value. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080743 | INTRAVASCULAR ROTARY BLOOD PUMP - An intravascular rotary blood pump possesses a catheter ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING PRETERM BIRTH AND OTHER PATHOLOGIES - The present invention is directed to an all-fiber-optic scanning endomicroscope capable of high-resolution second harmonic generation (SHG) imaging of biological tissues. The endomicroscope has an overall 2.0 mm diameter and consists of a single customized double-clad fiber, a compact rapid two-dimensional beam scanner, and a miniature compound objective lens for excitation beam delivery, scanning, focusing, and efficient SHG signal collection. Endomicroscopic SHG images of murine cervical tissue sections at different stages of normal pregnancy reveal progressive, quantifiable changes in cervical collagen morphology with resolution similar to that of bench-top SHG microscopy. A device according to an embodiment of the present invention can also be used to assess other pathologies, such as cancer. fibrosis, and inflammation. The present invention allows for diagnosis, monitoring of the effect of therapeutics, and surgical or interventional guidance. The present invention enables visualization of histology in-vivo, in the patient, and is label-free. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080745 | Scanned Laser Vein Contrast Enhancer Using a Single Laser - The present invention is a Miniature Vein Enhancer that includes a Miniature Projection Head. The Miniature Projection Head may be operated in one of three modes, AFM, DBM, and RTM. The Miniature Projection Head of the present invention projects an image of the veins of a patient, which aids the practitioner in pinpointing a vein for an intravenous drip, blood test, and the like. The Miniature projection head may have a cavity for a power source or it may have a power source located in a body portion of the Miniature Vein Enhancer. The Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to one of several improved needle protectors, or the Miniature Vein Enhancer may be attached to a body similar to a flashlight for hand held use. The Miniature Vein Enhancer of the present invention may also be attached to a magnifying glass, a flat panel display, and the like. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080746 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR OR CEREBROVASCULAR HEMODYNAMICS - Described herein are methods for determining a target musculoskeletal activity cycle (MSKC) to cardiac cycle (CC) timing relationship. The method may include detecting a first characteristic of a signal responsive to a CC timing of a user that repeats at a frequency that corresponds to a heart rate of the user; detecting a second characteristic of a signal responsive to a rhythmic musculoskeletal cycle activity (MSKC) timing of the user that repeats at a frequency that corresponds to the MSKC rate of the user; determining a value representative of an actual timing relationship between the first characteristic and the second characteristic; detecting a third characteristic of a signal corresponding to a physiological metric that varies with the actual timing relationship between the first and second characteristics; and determining a target value representative of a preferred timing relationship between the first and second characteristics. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080747 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALLY MEASURING BIOLOGICAL CONDUIT AND/OR LESION COMPLIANCE, OPPOSITION FORCE AND INNER DIAMETER OF A BIOLOGICAL CONDUIT - The present invention is directed in various methods, devices and systems relating to systems and methods for measuring and calculating a biological conduit's, e.g., a blood vessel, inner diameter, the opposition force of the conduit's wall on an expanding balloon disposed therein and the conduit and/or lesion compliance to the expanding balloon. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080748 | Method and System for Predicting Cardiovascular Events - A method for predicting an increased risk for a complication in a patient subjected to mechanical circulatory support. The method includes continuously, or within given intervals, registering a acoustic intensity verses frequency curve from the mechanical circulatory support. Repeated sound intensity verses frequency curves are registered from a patient to obtain a mean curve for the patient. New sound intensity-frequency curves are repeatedly obtained and compared with the mean curve. Significant deviations between a new sound intensity-frequency curve and the mean curve are detected and indicate an increased risk for a complication event. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080749 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Visually Depicting a Vessel and Evaluating Treatment Options - Devices, systems, and methods for visually depicting a vessel and evaluating treatment options are disclosed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080750 | Disposable Sensor Device and Monitoring System - The invention relates to a disposable sensor device ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080751 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE, FLEXIBLE COLLAR FOR A BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - Blood pressure measuring device with a flexible pressure collar, to surround a body part at least partially, with a pressure sensor element, wherein the shape of the pressure collar can be adapted to the outer contour of the body part, the pressure collar being at least partially inelastic. Further, the flexible pressure collar for a blood pressure measuring device to the relates pressure collar being inelastic and the shape being adapted to the outer contour of a body part. A method for non-invasive blood pressure measurement on a patient's body part with a blood pressure measuring device includes: positioning the pressure collar on the body part; setting the pressure collar such that it exerts pressure in the pulsatile region of the patient on the body part; and recording the pulsation for the period of at least one breathing cycle of the patient in the form of pulsation signals. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080752 | DEVICE FOR AUTOMATIC MAPPING OF COMPLEX FRACTIONATED ATRIAL ELECTROGRAM - A device that monitors and evaluates electrogram signals representing electric activities of a heart chamber, and includes a signal input connected to a mapping catheter, and a signal processing and evaluation unit. The mapping catheter includes one or more electrode poles that pick up electric potentials and generate electrogram signals therefrom. When an electrogram signal is received by the signal input, the signal processing and evaluation unit identifies waveform deflections in the electrogram signal, measures deflection intervals between each pair of consecutive deflection complexes in the electrogram signal, measures at least one metric that characterizes a morphology of a deflection complex in the electrogram signal, generates a multi-dimensional deflection vector of at least two dimensions for each identified deflection, determines a distance between each pair of consecutive deflections from the multi-dimensional deflection vectors, and determines a cumulative distance between deflections in a time window of predetermined length. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080753 | EVALUATION METHOD, EVALUATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information acquiring method to acquire brain activity information from biological subjects presented a sensory stimulus, including the following processes,
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20150080754 | Systems and Methods For Improved Brain Monitoring During General Anesthesia And Sedation - Systems and method for age-compensated monitoring of a patient experiencing administration of at least one drug having anesthetic properties are provided. In one embodiment, a system includes a plurality of sensors configured to acquire physiological data from the patient and at least one processor configured to receive the physiological data from the plurality of sensors, and determine, from the physiological data, signal markers indicative of an apparent or likely patient age. The at least one processor is also configured to at least one of scale and regulate the physiological data using at least the apparent patient age to create age-compensated data, and generate a report including the age-compensated data. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080755 | Illuminated Endoscopic Pedicle Probe With Electromyographic Monitoring - An endoscopic pedicle probe for use during spinal surgery to form a hole in a pedicle for reception of a pedicle screw has an enlarged proximal end for cooperation with the hand of the surgeon and an elongate shaft terminating in a distal tip that may be pushed through the pedicle to form the hole. An integrated endoscope and light extend through the shaft to enable the surgeon to visually observe the target area, and a conduit extends through the shaft to convey a fluid to irrigate the target area. In a preferred form the probe is connected with an electromyographic monitoring system to alert the surgeon when a breach is about to occur. In a further embodiment, two endoscopes are associated with the probe. The complete probe may be disposable, or just the tip may be detachable for disposal or replacement. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080756 | ESTIMATING AROUSAL STATES - Disclosed is a method of estimating an arousal state of a person, the method comprising: providing one or more measurements of a physiological or behavioural variable relevant to the arousal state of the person; and updating a nonlinear physiologically based time-dependent model of arousal using the one or more measurements of the physiological or behavioural variable, thereby estimating an augmented state vector of the model, wherein the estimated augmented state vector of the model includes the arousal state of the person and one or more parameters of the model. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080757 | GAS SUPPLY APPARATUS - A gas supply apparatus includes: a gas supply conduit for supplying a gas to a digestive tract; a pressure detecting device which detects a pressure in the digestive tract; a flow regulating device which regulates a gas amount supplied from the gas supply source to the digestive tract via the gas supply conduit; a first control device which controls the flow regulating device according to a result detected by the pressure detecting device to supply the gas into the digestive tract so that the pressure inside the digestive tract becomes a set pressure; a second control device which controls the flow regulating device to supply a fixed gas amount into the digestive tract; and a gas supply mode switching device which switches between gas supply modes including a mode for executing control by the first control device and a mode for executing control by the second control device. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080758 | Filter for Fine Needle Biopsy - A biopsy needle comprises a first lumen open to a tissue penetrating distal tip of the needle for receiving a tissue sample therein and a second lumen in combination with a filter separating the first and second lumens from one another, the filter being configured to permit fluids to pass therethrough while preventing the sampled tissue from passing therethrough. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080759 | BIOPSY DEVICE - Biopsy devices, as well as related methods and systems, are disclosed. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080760 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH FLUID DELIVERY TO TISSUE SPECIMENS - A method of collecting one or more tissue specimens in a tissue biopsy system includes: providing a housing with a releasable proximal housing portion having an input port, a vacuum port, an interior, and a tissue specimen retaining member within the interior interposed between the input port and the vacuum port, the interior being in fluid communication with the inner lumen of an elongated tissue cutter, the tissue specimen retaining member having a plurality of openings configured to retain the one or more tissue specimens and to pass fluid and debris; inserting the proximal end of the elongated cutting member through the input port of the releasable proximal housing portion to position the proximal end in the interior above the plurality of openings of the tissue specimen retaining member; applying a vacuum to the vacuum port; and cutting a tissue specimen from a tissue site with the elongated tissue cutter. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080761 | CONTROL CIRCUIT AND SURGICAL TOOL - A control circuit is provided for use with a surgical tool, illustratively a vacuum-assisted surgical tool. The vacuum-assisted surgical tool has an outer cannula for insertion into a body to a point adjacent to a mass to be examined, and a cutter device may be housed within the outer cannula. In one embodiment, various other surgical devices may be housed within a multi-purpose outer cannula. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080762 | Devices and Systems for Navigation and Positioning a Central Venous Catheter Within a Patient - Devices and systems for navigation and positioning a central venous catheter within a patient. In an exemplary embodiment of a system of the present disclosure, the system comprises a first pole and a second pole, the first pole and the second pole configured to generate an electric field within a mammalian body sufficient to obtain a plurality of field measurements therein, and an elongated body configured for at least partial insertion into a blood vessel of the mammalian body and advancement through a vasculature, said advancement dependent upon the plurality of field measurements indicative of one or more locations of a portion of the elongated body within the vasculature. In at least one embodiment, the elongated body is configured as a stylet. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080763 | Medical device system including guide rod illumination - A medical device system is provided. The medical device system includes a flexible guide rod having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, the flexible guide rod configured to be inserted into a passage of a respiratory system of a subject, the flexible guide rod comprising a visible light emitter configured to emit light at the distal end portion of the flexible guide rod, wherein the visible light emitter is configured to emit visible light within the passage of the respiratory system such that the emitted visible light transmits in the subject and is visible outside the subject for use in determining the location of the distal end portion of the flexible guide rod within the respiratory system, and a medical device slidably movable along the flexible guide rod to position the medical device in the passage of the respiratory system, the medical device including an elongate body having proximal and distal end portions, and a balloon at the distal end portion of the elongate body configured for selective expansion to apply a force against a portion of the respiratory system. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080764 | DISPOSABLE INSTRUMENT INCLUDING WORKING CHANNELS FOR ENDOSCOPY - The present invention provides a disposable sleeve for covering an instrument. The present invention also provides an instrument embedded in a sleeve. Also provided are a method of covering an instrument with a sleeve, a method of performing a medical procedure, a method of performing sonotubometry, a method of injecting steroids to prevent scarring, and a method of filtering cavities by using the sleeve and instrument combination. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080765 | System for Detecting Lameness in Sport Horses and other Quadrupeds - A system that utilizes computerized depth perception to automatically scan physical objects, e.g. a quadruped such as a sport horse, over time thereby enabling a detailed analysis of its movement, and changes thereof over time, without the need for attaching sensors to the body of the horse, or requiring a force plate or high speed expensive cameras is disclosed herein. The system is inexpensive enough that non-specialists, e.g. non-veterinary trained quadruped owners, may install the system at an appropriate location such as a horse barn rather than requiring horses to be transported to a specialist for diagnosis. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080766 | Model And Apparatus For Predicting Brain Trauma From Applied Forces To The Head - A system for evaluating head injury uses instrumented helmets to transmit accelerometer readings to a computing system configured with machine readable code to determine angle and acceleration of impacts. The system has code to compare the angle and acceleration of the impact to thresholds and read at least one precomputed simulation result corresponding to entries near the impact in a database of precomputed head impact model simulations; and for displaying interpolations from the precomputed simulation result. In particular embodiments, the simulation result includes strain on neural tracts. A method of evaluating an impact includes transmitting accelerometer readings from instrumented helmets or any other sensors to the computing system upon impact to the sensors; determining at least angle and acceleration of the impact from the accelerometer readings; reading at least one precomputed simulation result corresponding to an entry in the database nearest in angle and acceleration to the impact; and displaying information from the simulation. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080767 | System and Method for the Inference of Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living Automatically - A method and related system to, among other things, automatically infer answers to all of the ADL questions and the first four questions of the IADL in the home. The inference methods detect the relevant activities unobtrusively, continuously, accurately, objectively, quantifiably and without relying on the patient's own memory (which may be fading due to aging or an existing health condition, such as Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)) or on a caregiver's subjective report. The methods rely on the judicious placement of a number of sensors in the subject's place of residence, including motion detection sensors in every room, the decomposition of each relevant activity into the sub-tasks involved, identification of additional sensors required to detect the relevant sub-tasks and spatial-temporal conditions between the signals of sensors to formulate the rules that will detect the occurrence of the specific activities of interest. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080768 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - A device for reducing traumatic brain injury comprises a first sensor, a first linkage element, and a processing element. The first sensor is coupled to a head component and configured to measure an acceleration of a user's head as a result of an impact on the head component and to generate corresponding first sensor measurements. The first linkage element is configured to connect the head component to a body component and is able to switch between a first state in which it is relatively flexible and a second state in which it is relatively rigid. The first linkage element is switched from its first state to its second state by a locking signal. The processing element is configured to receive the first sensor measurements and to generate the locking signal when a value of the first sensor measurements is greater than or equal to an injury level. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080769 | DEVICE FOR CRYOLIPOLYSIS - The invention relates to an applicator for use with a device for treating subcutaneous lipid-rich cells by cold treatment, wherein the applicator ( | 2015-03-19 |
20150080770 | DIFFERENTIATION OF STEM CELLS WITH NANOPARTICLES - This invention relates to stimulation of stem cells and other progenitors of differentiated cells using nanoparticles and electromagnetic stimulation. The invention provides a method for differentiating mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) towards osteoblasts and other connective tissue. The invention provides osteoinductive materials useful for bone regeneration and reconstruction in treatment of bone trauma and bone related diseases, and to correct birth defects. The invention also provides for reduced adipogenesis. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080771 | Methods and Systems for Ultrasound Treatment - A method and system for ultrasound treatment are provided. Acoustic energy, including ultrasound, can serve as input energy to a mask with apertures, such apertures acting as secondary acoustic sources to create a modulated output acoustic energy in a treatment region and treatment effects. Under proper control output energy can be precisely placed and controlled in tissue. In some embodiments, methods and systems are configured for ultrasound treatment based on creating an output energy distribution in tissue. In some embodiments, methods and systems are configured based on creating an output temperature distribution in tissue. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080773 | VIBRATING MASSAGE ROLLER - A process of massaging a subject is provided that includes the provision of a vibratory massage roller having a casing with a casing surface extending over a length of the vibratory roller. A motor in included in the housing and is electrically coupled to a power source. The power source is energized to induce a vibratory amplitude to the surface that varies less than 30 amplitude percent across the central 70 percent of the length. The massage roller is contacted with the subject to massage the subject. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080774 | SELF MYOFASCIAL RELEASE TOOL - A therapeutic roller is comprised of an elongate, cylindrical body having an elastomer surface forming a tread pattern, a thermoplastic core interior to the surface, and an adhesive layer affixing the surface to the core. | 2015-03-19 |
20150080775 | LYMPHATIC SYSTEM MOVER - The present invention is comprised of an inflatable sleeve system that may fit around a patient's limb, core or any other portion of his or her body. The system is comprised of a sleeve and pressure intake means that supplies air pressure to the sleeve. The sleeve of the present invention comprises at least three cylindrical inflatable chambers arranged longitudinally along the axis of the sleeve. | 2015-03-19 |