17th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100106003 | MRIS shim coil - A shim coil for use in magnetic resonance imaging spectroscopy (MRIS) is formed by cutting or punching in a sheet of electrically conductive material the required coil pattern. The pattern can be punched using a CNC punching or stamping machine. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106004 | MOTION CORRECTION IN A PET/MRI HYBRID IMAGING SYSTEM - A diagnostic imaging arrangement comprises a magnetic resonance examination ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106005 | MRI-GUIDED HIFU MARKING TO GUIDE RADIOTHERAPY AND OTHER PROCEDURES - The present disclosure provides for effective systems and methods for increasing target tissue conspicuity within a particular anatomy of a particular patient. In an exemplary embodiment, a system associated with the present disclosure includes: (a) a MRI-guided HIFU system for generating ablation markings on a target tissue region, the MRI-guided HIFU system including a transducer for delivering HIFU to the target tissue region, the delivered HIFU generating the ablation markings on the target tissue and an MRI imaging system adapted to generate a three dimensional image of the target tissue region during HIFU delivery for guiding the delivery of the HIFU to the target tissue region; (b) a radiotherapy delivery system for delivering radiotherapy treatment to the target tissue region; and (c) a CT imaging system operable within the radiotherapy delivery system for generating a three dimensional image of the target tissue region. The markings generated on the target tissue region by the MRI-guided HIFU are visible in the image generated by the CT imaging system. The image generated by the CT imaging system guides the location of the radiotherapy treatment delivered to the target tissue region. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106006 | TIMING TECHNIQUES FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - The disclosure is directed to techniques in which magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is coordinated with the operation of an implantable medical device (IMD). By using an IMD to sense conditions, MRI can be improved because the sensed conditions can accurately define timing for application of electromagnetic radiation bursts. Moreover, by applying stimulation pulses specifically to coordinate the electromagnetic radiation bursts, the MRI may also be improved. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106007 | DOUBLE-CONTRAST TECHNIQUE FOR MRI-GUIDED VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS - Methods for confirming location of a catheter tip relative to a targeted location in a blood vessel of a subject and improving visualization of the blood vessels downstream of the catheter tip are provided. The methods comprise acquiring and displaying a first modified MR image of the subject's blood vessels between an insertion site for the catheter and the targeted location; acquiring and displaying a sequence of modified MR images of the blood vessels to monitor advancement of an inserted catheter from the insertion site to an intraluminal stop site at or near the targeted location; delivering a bolus of a magnetic resonance contrast agent through the tip of the catheter and to the intraluminal stop site, wherein the magnetic contrast agent alters the first modified MR image of the subject's blood vessels; acquiring and displaying an updated second MR modified image of the blood vessels at and downstream of the tip of the catheter. Systems and computer readable medium storing computer executable instructions operable to perform computer executable aspects of the present methods are also provided. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106008 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a MRI technique, in which the influence of physiological factors such as respiration and cardiac pulsation on MRI results is reduced or removed. The object of the present invention is achieved by a magnetic resonance imaging system ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106009 | Tracking System Using Field Mapping - In some aspects, a method includes (i) causing current to flow among multiple sets of current injecting electrodes to generate a field in an organ, (ii) obtaining the positions of one or more measuring electrodes used for measuring the field generated by the current injecting electrodes, (iii) in response to the current flow, measuring the field at multiple locations in the organ using the one or more measuring electrodes, (iv) modeling the field using the measurements of the field from the one or more measuring electrodes and the positions of the one or more measuring electrodes, and (v) determining expected signal measurements of the field at additional locations within the organ using the model of the field. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106010 | CT-FREE SPINAL SURGICAL IMAGING SYSTEM - A system and method for generating three dimensional CT-type information from a conventional C-arm fluoroscope imaging system. A small number of fluoroscope images are used, taken from angles whose pose is determined by means of a three-dimensional target attached to the region of interest, aided by the participation of the surgeon or an image processing routine to pinpoint known anatomical features in the region of interest of the patient. This procedure enables the reconstruction of virtual images in any desired plane, even in planes other than those accessible by the C-arm imaging process, such as the axial plane of a vertebra. Use of this system and method of marking of the feature to be treated in a small number of angularly dissimilar images, enables the generation of CT-type information which can be used to accurately align a robotically guided surgical tool with the anatomical feature. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106011 | Method and apparatus for localizing an ultrasound catheter - An imaging system is provided with an ultrasound catheter and a controller coupled to the ultrasound catheter. The catheter includes a localizer sensor configured to generate positional information for the ultrasound catheter, and an imaging ultrasound sensor having a restricted field of view. The controller co-registers images from the imaging ultrasound sensor with positional information from the localizer sensor. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106012 | PRESSURE-RESISTANT 3-WAY STOPCOCK - A pressure-resistant and chemical-resistant stopcock valve ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106013 | FLUORESCENCE OBSERVATION DEVICE FOR ORGANISM TISSUE - The concentration distribution of a fluorescence dye capable of selectively staining normal tissue and abnormal tissue is accurately observed by eliminating the unevenness due to irregular distance from the distal end of an endoscope to an organism surface or the surface roughness of the organism. There is provided a fluorescence observation device for organism tissue comprising: an excitation light optical system for irradiating an organism tissue adhered or infiltrated with a first fluorescence dye whose stainability is different between normal tissue and abnormal tissue in the organism tissue, and a second fluorescence dye whose fluorescence wavelength or absorption wavelength is different from that of the first fluorescence dye and whose stainability is nonselective between normal tissue and abnormal tissue in the organism tissue, with excitation light which excites the first fluorescence dye and the second fluorescence dye, either simultaneously or in a time sharing manner; a fluorescence detecting section for separately detecting fluorescence from the first fluorescence dye and fluorescence from the second fluorescence dye excited by the excitation light from the excitation light optical system; a compensation processing section for compensating the fluorescence information from the first fluorescence dye, based on the fluorescence information from the second fluorescence dye detected by the fluorescence detecting section; and a display section for displaying the fluorescence information compensated by the compensation processing section. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106014 | APPARATUS FOR THE SPATIAL LOCALIZATION OF A MOVEABLE BODY PART - An apparatus for the spatial localization of a moveable body part, in which the body part is situated inside a movement volume on the surface extending as far as to the inside of a living being. The apparatus includes: at least one optical recording apparatus outside the being, at least one meterable fluorophore which can be introduced in the region of the body part, an extrinsic radiation source which is arranged outside the being and from which radiation propagates in the direction of the movement volume, by way of which spectral excitation of the fluorophore takes place in that a wave emitted by the fluorophore is produced and can be determined at least at a wavelength which can be measured by the optical recording apparatus, the optical recording apparatus has at least one optical axis which can be oriented in the direction of the body part and the movement volume thereof, the optical recording apparatus has at least one optoelectric transducer which is perpendicular to the optical axis and outputs an output signal from which a distance between the fluorophore and a reference point can be determined. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106015 | MEDICAL DEVICE ALIGNMENT - A device and method for aligning medical devices is disclosed. A biopsy device having a handpiece, an elongated hollow needle with a lateral tissue receiving port, and an apparatus for providing a guide path, such as a light apparatus, is described. The light apparatus can provide visible light in a generally planar form, and the hollow needle can be aligned with the plane of light provided by the light apparatus. The light guide path provides a visible path along the skin of a patient, and the path can be used to align the needle of the biopsy device with a separate, hand held probe, such as an ultrasound probe used in ultrasound imaging. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106016 | Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitoring Device and Method - A device and method for measuring blood pressure are provided. More particularly, a non-invasive device utilizing an ultra-sound transducer and a conventional blood pressure cuff are used, in combination, to measure blood pressure. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106017 | Ultrasound System Capable Of Displaying Plurality Of Divided Screens - Disclosed herein is an ultrasound system capable of displaying a plurality of divided screens. The ultrasound system includes an ultrasound diagnosis unit transmitting an ultrasound signal to a patient body and receiving the ultrasound signal reflected from the patient body to generate a reception signal, a data generator generating ultrasound image data based on the reception signal, a memory storing the ultrasound image data, and an image processor dividing a screen of a display unit into a plurality of divided screens according to set-up of the display unit input from a user input unit and displaying an ultrasound image on the respective divided screens. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106018 | ULTRASONIC STRAIN IMAGING DEVICE WITH SELECTABLE COST-FUNCTION - An elasticity measuring system determines tissue displacement between a pre-deformation and post-deformation image by a matching process using a cost function accepting as its arguments continuity of the tissue motion and correlation of the tissue in making the block matching. The invention allows the selection among different cost functions for different imaging situations or tissue types, to provide improved displacement calculations using a priori knowledge about the tissue and structure of tissue interfaces or information derived during the scanning process. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106019 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FEEDBACK CONTROL OF HIFU TREATMENTS - HIFU therapy to a desired tissue site is controlled based on detected changes in one or more characteristics of a received backscatter signal resulting from exposure of the tissue to HIFU or other interrogation signals. In one embodiment, the bloom of backscatter signals outward from a treatment region (e.g., towards the HIFU transducer) is detected and monitored. Once the bloom reaches a predetermined location, treatment is stopped. Other signal characteristics such as angular distribution of frequency components in the backscatter signal, changes in reflection, power required to saturate a tissue characteristic, changes in attenuation and changes in a cumulative energy distribution function of the backscatter signal that change as a result of the application of HIFU power are also used to control the delivery of HIFU signals in accordance with other embodiments of the disclosed technology. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106020 | Ultrasound System And Method Providing Wide Image Mode - An ultrasound system and a method of controlling the ultrasound system are provided. The ultrasound system may receive, from a user, a selection command for a first mode among a plurality of display modes, set a target region based on region setting information that is input from the user, when the first mode is a wide mode, and extract an ultrasound image in the target region when an image extraction command is input from the user. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106021 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING DOPPLER SIGNAL GAPS - A method and system for processing Doppler signal gaps is disclosed. The method comprising the steps of: receiving Doppler signals during Doppler signal acquisition to obtain data of in-phase (I) component and quadrate (Q) component signals of the Doppler signals; receiving interruption of the Doppler signals; estimating the data of the Doppler signals interrupted in said gap period filling the interrupted Doppler signals with the data of the estimated Doppler signals so that the data of the I and Q component signals in said gap period are filled to form a continuous output; and generating Doppler spectrum data or Doppler sound based on the data of the filled I and Q component signals. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106022 | CAROTID PLAQUE IDENTIFICATION METHOD - A method of classification of plaques using the gray level distribution of pixels in ultrasonic images of carotid plaques. The method and algorithm classifies plaques into 12 classes. Each class is associated with a different level of risk of developing symptoms. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106023 | BODY CAVITY ULTRASONIC PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - A body cavity probe which scans an object with ultrasonic waves includes a probe main body, and a linear array constituted by a plurality of piezoelectric elements and a convex array constituted by a plurality of piezoelectric elements, which are provided in the probe main body to transmit ultrasonic waves to the object and receive an echo signal from the object. The linear array and the convex array have different array shapes. The respective array surfaces are included in the same plane. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106024 | Method for diagnosing vulvovaginal disorders - A method for diagnosing the presence of a vulvovaginal disorder is provided. The method uses a source of cross-polarized light to detect subsurface irritation in the vulvovaginal area. The presence of subsurface irritation is then used to diagnose the presence of a vulvovaginal disorder. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106025 | METHODS FOR OPTICAL IDENTIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ABNORMAL TISSUE AND CELLS - An optical system and apparatus for the diagnosis of a biological sample is disclosed. An embodiment of the apparatus includes an optical probe, a probe head distally connectable to the optical probe, the optical probe further comprising at least one optical element for applying an electromagnetic radiation of a first wavelength to the biological sample, and one or more collection elements positioned proximate the at least one optical element; and an analyzer for analyzing a signal received from the biological sample by the one or more collection elements. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106026 | OPTICAL IMAGING OF INDUCED SIGNALS IN VIVO UNDER AMBIENT LIGHT CONDITIONS - A method for detecting and localizing a target tissue within the body in the presence of ambient light in which an optical contrast agent is administered and allowed to become functionally localized within a contrast-labeled target tissue to be diagnosed. A light source is optically coupled to a tissue region potentially containing the contrast-labeled target tissue. A gated light detector is optically coupled to the tissue region and arranged to detect light substantially enriched in target signal as compared to ambient light, where the target signal is light that has passed into the contrast-labeled tissue region and been modified by the contrast agent. A computer receives signals form the detector, and passes these signals to memory for accumulation and storage, and then to image processing engine for determination of the localization and distribution of the contrast agent. The computer also provides an output signal based upon the localization and distribution of the contrast agent, allowing trace amounts of the target tissue to be detected, located, or images. A system for carrying out the method is also described. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106027 | DEVICE FOR DETECTION AND ANALYSIS OF VITAL PARAMETERS OF THE BODY, SUCH AS, IN PARTICULAR, PULSE AND RESPIRATION - The present invention relates to a device for detecting and analyzing vital parameters, particularly the pulse and respiration. A metal plate ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106028 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RECHARGING IMPLANTABLE DEVICES - Methods, systems, and apparatus for recharging medical devices implanted within the body are disclosed. An illustrative method of recharging an implanted medical device includes delivering a charging device to a location adjacent to the implanted medical device, activating a charging element coupled to the charging device and transmitting charging energy to a receiver of the implanted medical device, and charging the implanted medical device using the transmitted charging energy from the charging device. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106029 | ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH A LIQUID FILLED CUFF - A non-invasive arterial blood pressure monitor uses an inflatable cuff that incorporates the first bladder that is filled with non-compressible liquid or gel. The bladder can be pressurized by an action of a pressurizing device superimposed onto its outer surface. In a preferred embodiment, a pressurizing device is an air-filled second bladder being connected to an air pump and bleed valve. The first bladder is positioned between the patient's body and the second bladder. During operation, the second bladder compresses the first bladder, which, in turn, compresses the patient's artery against the supporting bone. The mechanical coupling between the blood-filled artery of a patient and the liquid-filled bladder of a dual-bladder cuff is improved for detecting pressure oscillations in a broad frequency range. The pressure sensor that is coupled to the first bladder also functions as a hydrophone for picking-up the mechanical oscillations from any part of the occluded limb or digit. This allows for improved computation of the arterial pressure. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106030 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF PULSUS PARADOXUS - A method and system for automatically detecting pulsus paradoxus. In one embodiment, the method includes automatically detecting pulsus paradoxus based upon a consideration of a blood pressure component, an audio component indicative of Korotkoff sounds and a respiratory component. The system includes a plurality of input modules for determining a blood pressure, a Korotkoff sound and a respiration of a subject. The system further includes a computing device coupled to the input modules for automatically determining a presence of pulsus paradoxus based on the blood pressure, the Korotkoff sound and the respiration of the subject. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106031 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING CUFF, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD, CUFF, AND CUFF MANUFACTURING METHOD - Provided are a blood pressure measuring apparatus capable of effectively eliminating the influence which the volume change in an upstream portion of an occluding cuff has on a pulse wave detection cuff in an oscillometric double-cuff system, increasing the S/N ratio of systolic blood pressure detection, and accurately measuring the blood pressure with an inexpensive arrangement, a cuff, and a blood pressure measuring method. The apparatus includes a first pipe ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106033 | HEART MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - A heart monitor for processing input signals that represent periodically reoccurring events in a sequence of heart cycles. According to the invention graphical data representing a scatter plot of at least two dimensions, one dimension representing interval duration or its inverse and the other dimension representing change of duration or its inverse, respectively, are generated. The scatter plot comprises data points of which each data point represents heart interval duration or its inverse plotted against the change of duration with respect to a neighboring interval or the inverse of said change respectively. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106034 | Accessory for Performance-Monitoring Device - There is provided an electric apparatus for monitoring an electrocardiogram signal of a person, comprising an attaching mechanism configured to enable the attachment of the electric apparatus to a wearable item, first and second electrodes for electrical contact with the skin of the person, wherein, during operation, the first electrode is placed between the wearable item and the skin of the person and the second electrode is placed on the opposite side of the wearable item, a detector configured to detect the electrocardiogram signal between the two electrodes, and a transmitter configured to transmit wirelessly information regarding the electrocardiogram signal detected by the detector. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106035 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CLASSIFYING ARRHYTHMIAS USING SCATTER PLOT ANALYSIS - A method of classifying arrhythmias using scatter plot analysis to define a measure of variability of a cardiac rhythm parameter such as for example, without limitation, R-R interval, A-A interval, and the slope of a portion of a cardiac signal, is disclosed. The variability measurement is derived from a scatter plot of a cardiac rhythm parameter, employing a region counting technique that quantifies the variability of the cardiac rhythm parameter while minimizing the computational complexity. The method may be employed by an implantable medical device or system, such as an implantable pacemaker or cardioverter defibrillator, or by an external device or system, such as a programmer or computer. The variability measurement may be correlated with other device or system information to differentiate between atrial flutter and atrial fibrillation, for example. The variability information may also be used by the device or system to select an appropriate therapy for a patient. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106036 | ARRYTHMIA ADJUDICATION AND THERAPY TRAINING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A system and method for presenting arrhythmia episode information to a user are described. An episode database has episode data regarding a plurality of different arrhythmia episodes generated from a plurality of data-generating devices. A user interface is configured to display the episode data for one of the arrhythmia episodes and receive characterization data from the user characterizing the displayed episode data. An adjudication database has adjudication conclusions associated with the arrhythmia episodes in the episode database. The system further includes an adjudication processor, configured to process characterization data relative to the adjudication database. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106037 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CARDIAC OUTPUT WITH CARBON DIOXIDE PARTIAL RE-BREATHING - A method and apparatus ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106038 | Method for Segmenting a Cardiovascular Signal - This invention describes a method for dividing a substantial cycli cardiovascular signal into segments by determining the characteristics of said cyclic signal, wherein each cycle in said signal comprises at least two characteristic segments and wherein the method comprises the steps o identifying segments in a cycle based on prior knowledge of said segment characteristics and the step of verifying said identified segments based on a number of statistical parameters obtained from prior knowledge relating to said cyclic signal. Furthermore, the invention describes a system adapted to perform the above-described method. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106039 | Unknown - Example embodiments relate to a device for measuring nitrogen monoxide in exhaled air by a gas sensor unit with at least one gas sensor. A device and/or method for oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide may be included. The device and/or method for oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide includes a non-consuming catalyst for catalyzing the oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106040 | PORTABLE PRESSURE TRANSDUCER, PHEUMOTACH FOR USE THEREWITH, AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A system for sensing respiratory pressure includes a portable pressure transducer configured to be carried by or proximate to a respiratory conduit, such as a breathing circuit or a nasal canula. The portable pressure transducer may removably couple with a pneumotach, in the form of an airway adapter, disposed along the respiratory conduit. The pneumotach may include two pressure ports positioned at opposite sides of an obstruction, which partially blocks flow through a primary conduit of the pneumotach. Corresponding sample conduits of the portable pressure transducer removably couple with the pressure ports. The pressure ports may have sealing elements which are configured to seal against piercing members of the sample conduits upon introduction of the piercing members therethrough. Upon removal of the piercing members, the sealing elements substantially reseal. Methods for using the system are also disclosed. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTICHANNEL WIRELESS IMPLANTABLE NEURAL RECORDING - A system for transmitting bioelectrical signals. The system includes an implantable bioelectrical sensor for receiving at least one bioelectrical signal; an analog-to-time converter for converting the received bioelectrical signal from an analog domain to a time domain signal; and a radio frequency (RF) modulator for transmitting the time domain signal. The the analog-to-time converter and the RF modulator are implantable in a living being. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106042 | CORRECTION DEVICE TO BE INCORPORATED INTO BRAIN WAVE INTERFACE SYSTEM, ITS METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An option which is considered to be desired by a user is determined by using an electroencephalogram interface (IF), and a determination error for the option is detected based on an electroencephalogram. If a determination error is detected, the option is corrected based on the electroencephalogram information which was used for the option determination. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106043 | BRAIN FUNCTION PARAMETER MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of fitting a proposed model for electro encephalography spectra to data derived from EEG recordings, the method comprising the steps of: (a) inputting at least one spectral trace of electroencephalographic measurements; (b) inputting a series of parameters associated with the proposed model; (c) applying a non-linear fitting algorithm to the at least one spectral trace and the at least one series of parameters, wherein the non-linear fitting model preferably can include a series of constraints associated with predetermined ones of the series of parameters so as to constrain the parameters in a predetermined range. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106044 | EMG measured during controlled hand movement for biometric analysis, medical diagnosis and related analysis - Biometric assessment is performed by use of electromyography (EMG) signals detected from muscles at several locations on the hand/or other part of the body subject to fine motor control. The EMG signals are sensed and registered and the sensed signals are processed for use in performing the biometric assessment. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106045 | BODY COMPOSITION MONITOR CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY MEASURING WHOLE-BODY COMPOSITION AND ACHIEVING FACILITATED MANIPULATION - A detection portion for detecting a first potential difference between hand and foot by applying a current across the hand and the foot of a subject through both of a hand electrode and a foot electrode and detecting a second potential difference between both hands or between both feet by applying a current across both hands or across both feet of the subject through any one of the hand electrodes and the foot electrodes, a first body composition calculation portion for calculating a first whole-body composition by using whole-body impedance based on a result of detection of the first potential difference, a correction portion for correcting two-limb impedance based on a result of detection of the second potential difference, and a second body composition calculation portion for calculating a second whole-body composition by using the corrected two-limb impedance are included. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106046 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING AND PREVENTING PULMONARY EDEMA AND MANAGEMENT OF TREATMENT THEREOF - A device and a method for preventive treatment of evolving pulmonary edema in patients which are at risk of complication associated with pulmonary edema which is based on the monitoring of internal thoracic impedance of the patient. The device extracts the internal thoracic impedance from measured trans-thoracic impedance and is relatively immune to variations in skin/electrode interface impedance. The method includes identification of a stage of interstitial edema development before the appearance of a clinical indication and the beginning of an appropriate medicinal treatment in accordance to variations of the monitored internal thoracic impedance. The method also indicates the appropriate moment for terminating the medicinal treatment and can be applied when the patient and his treating physician are positioned at remote locations. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106047 | ELECTRICAL METHODS FOR DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF ABNORMAL TISSUE AND CELLS - An apparatus for the diagnosis of a biological sample is disclosed. An embodiments of the apparatus includes a probe, a probe head distally connectable to the probe, the probe head further comprising a plurality of electrode elements thereby forming an electrode array where each electrode element is variably actuatable to apply an electrical signal to the biological sample; an RF signal source for applying the electrical signal to the electrode array; an electrode selector adapted and configured to switch the electrical signal from the RF signal source between the plurality of electrode elements; and a detection circuit for analyzing a dielectric property received from the biological sample. Methods and kits for diagnosing a biological sample are also disclosed. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106048 | TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME - Implement and method for determining the temperature of an extremity of a living being, as a result of which the load-bearing capacity of the relevant body part can be determined. This is based on the flow rate of the blood in the relevant extremity. It is proposed to provide everyday objects with a temperature sensor which may be a contact sensor or radiation sensor and, in a range between 27.5 and 30.5° C., emits a signal which differs from a signal when the temperature of the relevant extremity is outside this range. Surprisingly, it has been found that if the temperature is within the range, optimum conditions for load-bearing capacity of the relevant extremity are given. Parts of this type which may be gripped by the extremity may include a wide range of parts. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106049 | COMPACT DIAGNOSTIC NEUROLOGICAL TOOL - A compact diagnostic neurological tool comprising a two-point discriminator; a brush; and a sharp-dull instrument; wherein the two-point discriminator, the brush, and the sharp-dull instrument are all housed within a case; wherein the two-point discriminator, the brush, and the sharp-dull instrument are all retractable; wherein the two-point discriminator comprises two tines, and wherein the distance between the tines can be increased by extending the two-point discriminator and decreased by retracting the two-point discriminator. The case is preferably rectangular in shape and roughly five inches long, one and one-quarter inches wide, and one-half inch thick. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106050 | Hand sensory assessment device - The present invention relates to a hand sensory assessment device capable of point localization, two-point discrimination, vibration, and texture discrimination for assessing and training patients. The device possesses multiples of pins serving as contacting points that are capable of treating multiples points on a patients hand. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106051 | SINGLE LUMEN CATHETER WITH SEPARATE TUBES THEREIN - A catheter is provided that includes multiple passages within a catheter body. These passages are arranged in a way so as to maximize the usable space within the catheter body. More specifically, multiple tubes are positioned within a central lumen of the catheter. Both the tubes and the central lumen are used as passages for various functionality of the catheter, such as communication of air or fluids. By sharing the free space within the central lumen of the catheter, the flow area of this passage is maximized as compared with simply using an extruded lumen for each passage. Hence, the catheter can allow the addition of more passages than similarly sized prior art catheters. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106052 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR - A surgical device having a housing, an elongated shaft extending distally from the housing, a retractor including a plurality of retractor elements extending distally from the shaft, a vacuum chamber in communication with a vacuum tube positioned within the elongated shaft for applying a suction force to remove a specimen, and a fluid delivery assembly including a fluid container positioned adjacent the housing. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106053 | TISSUE HANDLING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED OPERATOR EXPOSURE - A tissue handling system includes a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving and tissue-severing components being capable of harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient. The tissue handling system further includes a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample. Additionally, the tissue handling device comprises a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample, the entire tissue collecting device, or the part of the collecting device that contains the at least one tissue sample. The tissue storage container further is configured to receive a volume of preserving agent. The tissue handling system also comprises a vessel including the preserving agent adapted to be gas-tightly mated or coupled to the tissue storage container. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106054 | PROBE TYPE DEVICE FOR REMOVING LIVING BODY TISSUE - There is provided a probe type living body tissue removing device comprising a probe unit having a probe formed in a capillary tube shape and an opening hole portion for internally aspirating a living body tissue, and also having a dissection device arranged within the probe and dissecting the living body tissue aspirated into the probe from the opening hole portion of the probe; wherein an aspiration force supplying device for supplying aspiration force to the probe unit, and a dissection driving source supplying device for supplying power or energy for fulfilling a function of the dissection device to the probe unit are connected to the probe unit; and the probe type living body tissue removing device dissects, and aspirates and removes the living body tissue by the dissecting means while the probe is inserted into the living body tissue and the living body tissue is aspirated through the opening hole portion; and a plurality of the opening hole portions of the probe are arranged. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106055 | BIOPSY DEVICE HAVING A VACUUM PUMP - A biopsy device includes a housing. A drive is enclosed in the housing. A biopsy needle assembly has a biopsy needle carrier that carries a biopsy needle. The biopsy needle carrier is positioned in the housing. A vacuum pump is positioned in the housing. The vacuum pump has an elongate cylinder and a piston sealed and movable inside the elongate cylinder. The piston is drivably coupled to the drive. The elongate cylinder is connected to the biopsy needle to generate a vacuum in the biopsy needle when the piston is driven by the drive. The elongate cylinder and the biopsy needle are arranged in parallel by the housing. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106056 | METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE ALIGNMENT - A device and method for aligning medical devices is disclosed. A biopsy device having a handpiece, an elongated hollow needle with a lateral tissue receiving port, and an apparatus for providing a guide path, such as a light apparatus, is described. The light apparatus can provide visible light in a generally planar form, and the hollow needle can be aligned with the plane of light provided by the light apparatus. The light guide path provides a visible path along the skin of a patient, and the path can be used to align the needle of the biopsy device with a separate, hand held probe, such as an ultrasound probe used in ultrasound imaging. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106057 | CONTROLLED TRANSFER BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING SUCH DEVICES - The field of the present invention pertains to a controlled transfer biological collection device using a dry solid storage and transfer medium and a method for the collection of biological material of interest (genetic or proteinaceous material) in a form suitable for storage and/or subsequent analysis. Specifically, the present invention provides for a sampling device that controls the transfer of the biological sample to the storage medium by holding the storage medium and a moveable sample collection member having an analyte collection surface. The invention further provides for a method not only for storing a biological analyte on this collection device but also for analyzing the stored biological analyte using methods that are suited for automated analyzing systems. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106058 | BLOOD AND INTERSTITIAL FLUID SAMPLING DEVICE - A device and method for lancing a patient, virtually simultaneously producing and collecting a small fluid sample from a body. The device comprises a blood collection system including a lancing needle ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106059 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING NEUROMUSCULAR AND JOINT PROPERTIES - A pocket neuromuscular evaluator delivers controlled tendon taps, makes quantitative measures of the taps and the reflex responses invoked, evaluates not only the neurological reflexes but also the muscle-joint properties, analyzes the data, displays the results, and records them to provide quantitative characterizations of the neuromuscular and joint properties. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106060 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING FINGER-TAPPING FORCE - In a bioinstrument system S of the present invention, a processor unit | 2010-04-29 |
20100106061 | METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL DETECTION OF THE SPATIAL SHAPE OF A FOOT - A method for the three-dimensional, digitized sensing of the spatial shape of at least one foot of a person. The method includes: determining a desired position for the foot which is predefined by the footwear to be selected or fabricated; moving the foot to the desired position by means of a device which can preferably be adjusted using a motor; optical sensing and digitizing the three-dimensional spatial shape of the foot in the desired position. Furthermore, an arrangement by means of which at least one foot of a person is moved to a desired position and the spatial shape of the foot is digitized in a mainly contactless manner includes a bottom plate, a first support and a second support. The first and second supports are movable, preferably using a motor, parallel or perpendicular to the bottom plate to move the foot to the desired position. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106062 | QUANTIFICATION OF MECHANICAL AND NEURAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO SPASTICITY - The present invention relates to a system ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106063 | Ultrasound Enhancing Target for Treating Subcutaneous Tissue - A system for non-invasively creating a surgical lesion in subcutaneous tissue including an ultrasound generator, an ultrasound transducer operably connected to the ultrasound generator; an ultrasound enhancing target including at least two ultrasound reflecting filaments held in a spaced-apart relationship; said ultrasound generator supplying ultrasound at a pressure and frequency which will heat subcutaneous tissue and create a surgical lesion proximate the ultrasound enhancing target and will not create thermally mediated necrosis in the absence of the ultrasound enhancing target. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106064 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SOFT TISSUE DESTRUCTION - A method and system for adipose tissue treatment is provided. The system of the invention includes an applicator configured to apply negative pressure pulses to a skin surface when activated by a controller, where the negative pressure is created during a time interval in which the flow of water through the cell membrane is not significant. An intensity of the negative pressure is sufficient to selectively damage fat cells. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106065 | Orthotic Assembly for Selectively off-Loading a Weight-Bearing Joint - An apparatus for supporting a calf of a user may include a first calf support member to support the calf of the user, a second calf support member to support the calf of the user, shoe member to support the first and second calf support member. The first calf support member and the second calf support member may cooperate to form a substantially continuous inner surface to support the calf of the user. The first calf support member may include a slot to accept the leg of the user, and the second calf support member may include a slot to accept the leg of the user. The first calf support member and the second calf support member may be detachably connected with a strap, and he first calf support member and the second calf support member may be detachably connected with a latch. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106066 | ANKLE JOINT ORTHESIS - The invention relates to an ankle orthosis comprising a U-shaped support stirrup made of a flexible material, the sides of which stirrup converge beneath the foot in a web projecting as a tab toward the metatarsus, extend past the bones, and are held together at their end regions by a fastening strap wrapping around the leg. The tab has a convexity, which presses against the cuboid bone of the foot due to a preloading of the tab. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106067 | Portable resetting device - The portable resetting device ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106068 | ENDOSCOPIC SHEET DELIVERY - Medical devices and related methods are provided for treating a bleeding side of an internal bodily organ that are robust and versatile for use in a variety of endoscope applications. One embodiment of a medical device includes a catheter, a sheet and elongated forceps. The catheter defines a catheter lumen and is sized to be received within the accessory channel of the endoscope. The sheet is formed of hemostatic fabric formed into a tubular configuration having opposing first and second ends. The elongated forceps have a pair of collapsible grasping jaws. The grasping jaws are collapsed around the first end of the sheet, and the grasping jaws and sheet are received within the catheter lumen. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106069 | WOUND COMPRESS AND METHODS - A method of treating a wound may include introducing a wound compress into the wound and compressing it into the wound. The wound compress may include a sealed, fenestrated pouch, and particles inside the pouch, each particle having a smallest linear dimension larger than the largest linear dimension of the pouch fenestrations. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106070 | Joint bandage - The invention relates to a joint bandage having a tubular base body made of an elastic textile material with an insert in the area of the bend in the joint, such that the elasticity of the insert is greater than that of the base body, and two areas of differing elasticity are formed in the insert, their individual elasticities being greater than that of the base body. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106071 | BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - A blood treatment apparatus ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106072 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING MASS AND/OR EXCHANGING ENERGY - A device is provided for transferring mass and/or exchanging energy between two media, particularly between blood and a gas/gas mixture. The device includes a chamber ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106073 | METHOD OF MONITORING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND TREATING AN OCULAR DISORDER - The invention discloses a trabecular stent and methods for treating glaucoma. The stent may incorporate an intraocular pressure sensor comprising a compressible element that is implanted inside an anterior chamber of an eye, wherein at least one external dimension of the element correlates with intraocular pressure. In some embodiments, the sensor may be coupled to the stent. Also disclosed are methods of delivery of the stent and the sensor to the eye. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106074 | PHYSICAL, STRUCTURAL, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND ELECTROMECHANICAL FEATURES FOR USE IN ASSOCIATION WITH ELECTRICALLY ASSISTED DELIVERY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Provided are various embodiments of integrated electrode devices, assemblies and systems structured for use in association with electrically assisted delivery devices configured for delivery of a composition to a membrane. The integrated electrode devices, assemblies and systems include one or more of a variety of structural, physical, mechanical, electrical and electromechanical enhancements. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106075 | Method for iontophoretic fluid delivery - A method is provided for low cost, accurate, iontophoretic fluid delivery. The method includes providing an electronic circuit coupling a plurality of electrodes, charging a chargeable electromotive cell to a selected potential and/or charge in response to a selected quantity of beneficial agent to be delivered, the chargeable electromotive cell being electronically coupled with the electronic circuit, applying the selected quantity of beneficial agent to at least one electrode, placing the at least one electrode in contact with skin, and delivering the selected quantity of beneficial agent. The method may also include preparing the skin using a skin preparation device in order to enhance the delivery of the beneficial agent. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106076 | DRUG ADMINISTRATION BASED ON A PATIENT'S ACTIVITY STATUS MEASURED BY ACCELERATION SENSORS - It is described a drug delivery system ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106077 | Methods, Compositions and Apparatus for Treating a Scalp - A phototherapy light cap is a flexible, generally hemispherical cap having a light source to supply suitable dosage requirements of current and future light therapies. The phototherapy light cap may also include a rechargeable battery source, a light source or an array of light sources, a light diffuser and an interface to a recharging source that may be a docking station. A phototherapy light cap may alternatively be an insert for any commercial head dressing, preferably adapted for convenient recharging. Combining the use of a phototherapy light cap with gelatinized therapeutic agents provides a suitable treatment technique for a scalp utilizing phototherapy, heat and any suitable combination of active ingredients such as minoxidil. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106078 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A RELEASE OF A MATERIAL CARRIED BY ULTRASOUND SENSITIVE PARTICLES - This invention relates to a method and an apparatus of controlling a release of a material carried by ultrasound sensitive particles, the release being caused by irradiating the ultrasound sensitive particles with an ultrasonic pulse having acoustic properties selected so as to interact with the ultrasound sensitive particles and thus causing the release of the material. The ultrasound sensitive particles comprise sub-groups of ultrasound sensitive particles, the ultrasound sensitive particles within the same sub-group having their respective acoustic property causing each respective sub-group to interact independently with the sound wave. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106079 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING A WOUND - The present invention relates to a method of treating a wound and an apparatus for promoting wound healing. An enclosure is applied over the site of a wound and filled with a physiologically acceptable rinse solution. The physiologically acceptable rinse solution treats the wound and can promote the growth of tissue cells in the wound. Following exposure to the wound, the physiologically acceptable rinse solution is analyzed by a data sensor to determine the wound bed biology. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106080 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING PREDETERMINED GAS INTO BODY CAVITIES OF A PATIENT - A gas supply apparatus measures a first pressure inside a first body cavity of a patient and a second pressure inside a second body cavity of the patient. The gas supply apparatus regulates a pressure of a predetermined gas based on the measured first and second pressures inside the first and second body cavities. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106081 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING SPIDER VEINS - There is provided herein a system, device and methods for performing minimally invasive spider vein treatments. In some embodiments an apparatus for eliminating spider veins comprises a dual syringe mechanism that includes a pusher for pushing sclerosant materials into a target vein, and an extractor for extracting debris from a target vein; a needle for application into a target vein; and a Y-connector connecting each exit of the dual syringe mechanism to the needle. In some implementations the apparatus's dual syringe mechanism includes a locking mechanism to enable controlled advancing of the syringe pusher. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106082 | IN SITU TUBING MEASUREMENTS FOR INFUSION PUMPS - An infusion pump uses sensors and a computer program to detect tubing in a tube-loading section of the pump. The pump and the computer program also measures one or more of the tubing outer diameter, outer circumference, inner diameter, inner circumference, and tubing wall thickness. The infusion pump utilizes proximity sensors, such as an ultrasonic sensor, a capacitive sensor, or even an air-in-line sensor to detect proximity between two infusion pump surfaces, such as the surfaces that clamp the tubing in the pump, to determine thickness. At least one of the clamping surfaces is equipped with sensors to indicate contact length of the tubing with the surface. Using these measurements, the tubing wall thickness and inner diameter can be determined. Knowing the actual tubing inner diameter, increased volumetric accuracy is possible, up to a three or four percent improvement over present measurements. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106083 | Method of Operating Ophthalmic Hand Piece with Disposable End - The present invention is a method of operating an ophthalmic hand piece. A connection between a tip segment and a limited reuse assembly is recognized. A type of tip segment connected to the limited reuse assembly is determined. Dosage information is received. A first input is received. In response to the first input, a heater is activated to heat a substance contained in a dispensing chamber. After the substance has reached a desired temperature range, the dosage information is used to control a distance a plunger travels. A second input is received. In response to the second input a motor is activated, and the drug is delivered into the eye. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106084 | Disposable injector with at least one drawer hook which can be forcibly decoupled - A disposable injector with a housing ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106085 | CONTAINER, DEVICE AND METHOD TO STORE AND EXPEL A PRODUCT - The present invention relates to a container ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106086 | SLIDE VALVES EQUIPPED IN A SYRINGE AND THUS EQUIPPED SYRINGE - There are provided an intermediate slide valve as well as a plunger slide valve equipped in a syringe in direct contact with injection liquids and a syringe equipped with such slide valves, the injection liquids nor valves being not affected with each other. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106087 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ENDOVASCULAR ANEURYSM TREATMENT - Embodiments provide methods and systems for treating aneurysms using filling structures filled with a curable medium. An embodiment of a method comprises positioning at least one double-walled filling structure across the aneurysm and filling the structure(s) with a filling medium so that an outer wall conforms to the inside of the aneurysm and an inner wall forms a generally tubular lumen to provide for blood flow. The lumen is supported with a balloon or other expandable device while and/or after filling. The pressure within the structure and/or in the space between an external wall of the structure and the aneurysm wall is monitored and a flow of the medium into the structure is controlled responsive to the pressure. The pressure can also be used to determine a filling endpoint. The medium is hardened while the lumen remains supported by the balloon. The balloon is then removed after the medium hardens. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106088 | PORTABLE INFUSION PUMP WITH CANNULA INSERTER AND PAIN REDUCTION MECHANISM - An apparatus for insertion of a subcutaneously insertable element within a body of a patient is described: The apparatus is used for delivery of a therapeutic fluid into a body of a patient and/or sensing of a bodily analyte The apparatus allows alleviating of pain associated with the penetrating of the skin of the patient during needle insertion. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106089 | Temperature control device and thermal sensor assembly for medical device - A dispensing assembly has a dispensing chamber housing, a temperature control device, a thermal sensor, and an interface. The dispensing chamber housing has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a wall thickness. The inner surface partially defines a dispensing chamber for receiving a quantity of a substance. The temperature control device at least partially surrounds the dispensing chamber housing. The temperature control device alters a temperature of a substance in the dispensing chamber. The temperature control device and the thermal sensor are located on a substrate. The substrate is wrapped around an exterior surface of the dispensing chamber housing. The interface is connected to the temperature control device and the thermal sensor. An interface connector is connected to the interface. The distance between the temperature control device and the thermal sensor is approximately equal to the wall thickness of the dispensing chamber housing. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106090 | Disposable injector with manually actuated piston - A disposable injector with a housing ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106091 | AMBULATORY INFUSION PUMP ASSEMBLY AND HOUSING THEREFOR - An ambulatory infusion pump assembly and housing therefore has a cover and a base providing an enclosed cavity. The system includes a liquid pump in fluid communication with a supply source of a liquid drug. The pump and supply source are received in the housing cavity. Further, the system includes a seal providing a liquid tight seal between the cover and the base. A through passage extends from the enclosed cavity external to the housing and an infusion tube extends through the through passage. A fluid tight seal is formed about the infusion tube. A vent is provided in the housing that maintains a balanced pressure state between the enclosed cavity and the atmosphere, while at the same time, the vent prevents the ingress and egress of contaminants into and fluid out of the enclosed cavity. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106092 | INDWELLING NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - An indwelling needle assembly has a hollow outer needle, an outer-needle hub fixed to the base end of the outer needle, an inner needle inserted into the outer needle, an inner-needle hub fixed to the base end of the inner needle, a tube connected to the base end (or a side section) of the outer-needle hub so that the inner cavity of the tube is communicated with the inner cavity of the outer needle, and a protector that, when the inner needle is removed from the outer needle, covers at least the point of the inner needle and disconnectably connected to the outer-needle hub. A finger hold is formed in a projecting manner on a protector cover of the protector, and the finger hold is pressed by a finger to move the outer needle in the direction of its tip relative to the inner needle. The finger hold is formed in a shape that, when the outer needle is moved in the direction of its tip relative to the inner needle, causes force applied in the direction in which the finger hold projects relative to the center axis of the outer needle to act on the finger hold. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106093 | HOLLOW CURVED SUPERELASTIC MEDICAL NEEDLE AND METHOD - A needle assembly | 2010-04-29 |
20100106094 | VENOUS ACCESS PORT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLY - An implantable port assembly ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106095 | Transparent Catheter Securement System - A securement device for securing a catheter to a patient is provided. The securement device includes a proximal portion having a pliable support and at least one securement arm extending away from the pliable support. The pliable support defines a slot configured to receive at least a portion of a catheter. A distal portion of the securement device includes an adhesive surface configured to be folded over the proximal portion to secure the proximal portion to a patient. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106096 | PREFILLED SYRINGE - A prefilled syringe is provided that has high heat resistance, low adsorbability, low moisture permeability and low oxygen permeability. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106097 | DRUG ACCEPTABILITY INDICATOR - The invention relates generally to an indicator for a syringe. More particularly, the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for testing the compatibility of a fluid before injecting the fluid into a medical device. An indicator may be attached to an interior of the reservoir body wherein the indicator strip contacts the fluid medication loaded into the reservoir body and visually indicates the presence of a selected parameter. The indicator may be an indicator strip infused with an chemical indicator that changes color when in contact with a selected target material. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106098 | Medication Injector Apparatus with Drive Assembly that Facilitates Reset - A medication injector apparatus such as an injection pen. The injection pen includes a resettable, cartridge plunger drive assembly including an axially floating nut, a cartridge plunger engaging screw, and a drive clutch movable with the nut and which when rotated causes the screw to screw through the nut. When a cartridge assembly is mounted to the pen base, the floating nut and drive clutch are shifted proximally such that the drive clutch is in torque transmitting engagement with a rotatable drive member of the pen, such that rotation of that drive member results in drive screw advancement through the nut in the distal direction. When the cartridge assembly is not mounted to the pen base, the floating nut and drive clutch are biased distally to disengage the drive clutch from torque transmitting engagement with the rotatable drive member and to thereby allow the drive screw to be reset proximally through the nut to a position more retracted within the pen base. The injection pen also may include an injection clicker assembly having a collar arranged coaxially on a drive sleeve and which oscillates axially on the drive sleeve that rotates during medication dispensing to provide an audible clicking sound that indicates injecting use of the pen. The injection pen also may include a closeable quantity identifier that uses a rotational matrix and a sensor for electrically sensing the arrangement of the dose setting mechanism of the pen, which identifier may be part of a therapeutic dose indicating system that utilizes a cartridge recognizer to recognize a concentration of medication so as to allow an automatic determination of a therapeutic dose. The injection pen further may include an assembly for selectively rotating a drive sleeve of the pen, which assembly has a dial that rotates out during dose setting and which translates in without rotation during dose injecting. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106099 | Syringe Device - A medical delivery system comprising a container and a coupling mechanism movable between a coupling position wherein distal movement of a drive mechanism is transferred to an actuator, and a non-coupling position wherein distal movement is not transferred to the actuator. Moreover the present invention relates to a dosing assembly for use in the medical delivery system and a container for use in the medical delivery system. Finally, the present invention relates to medical delivery system comprising a dosing assembly having means for preventing a drive stem of the dosing assembly from being moved in a distal direction. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106100 | MEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING CONTAINER RECOGNITION AND CONTAINER FOR USE WITH THE MEDICAL DELIVERY SYSTEM - A medical delivery system comprising a container and a dosing assembly where the container is fastenable to the dosing assembly. When the container is secured to the dosing assembly, a recognition feature on the container is adapted to co-operate with a variable resistor disposed in the dosing assembly to thereby facilitate an identification of the specific type of container which is secured to the dosing assembly. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a container and a dosing assembly suitable for use in the medical delivery system according to the present invention. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106101 | CLAMP FOR FLEXIBLE TUBING - A clamp assembly ( | 2010-04-29 |
20100106102 | APPARATUS FOR DELIVERY OF DEVICE AND ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT INTO TRANS-DERMAL CATHETER - An apparatus for delivery of an elongate member into the lumen of a trans-dermal catheter. In a preferred embodiment, the apparatus comprises a protective sheath configured to at least substantially surround an elongate member; and slidable member configured to travel along the protective sheath, the slidable member operatively coupled to the elongate member; wherein the elongate member is insertable into a lumen of a trans-dermal catheter by moving the slidable member along at least a part of the length of the protective sheath. In another embodiment, the apparatus comprises a protective sheath configured to at least substantially surround an elongate member; a slidable member configured to travel along the protective sheath, the slidable member operatively coupled to the elongate member; and a connecting member positioned on the distal end of the protective sheath, the connecting member configured to lock onto the distal end of a trans-dermal catheter; wherein the elongate member is insertable into the lumen of the trans-dermal catheter by moving the slidable member along at least a part of the length of the protective sheath. | 2010-04-29 |
20100106103 | DEVICE FOR DELIVERY OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT INTO TRANS-DERMAL CATHETER - A system for delivering an antimicrobial agent into the lumen of a trans-dermal catheter. In an embodiment, the system comprises an elongate member configured for insertion into a lumen of a catheter; an expandable portion of the elongate member, said expandable portion configured to increase in diameter upon exposure to an aqueous fluid; and an antimicrobial composition positioned to be delivered into the catheter. In another embodiment, the system comprises an elongate member configured for insertion into a lumen of a trans-dermal catheter, said elongate member comprising a hydrogel; and an antimicrobial composition positioned to be delivered into the catheter; wherein the elongate member defines a volume of liquid that is at least substantially contained within the lumen of the trans-dermal catheter. | 2010-04-29 |