20th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200146497 | SLOW COOKER CAPABLE OF FRYING FOOD - The present invention discloses a slow cooker capable of frying food. The slow cooker includes a main body assembly, a ceramic inner container, a glass lid assembly and an airfryer head assembly, where the ceramic inner container is located inside the main body assembly, the glass lid assembly and the main body assembly are fitted to each other, the airfryer head assembly is fitted with the main body assembly, the glass lid assembly is used when the food is slowly stewed, and the airfryer head assembly used when the food is fried. By using the slow cooker of the present invention, it not only can realize slow stewing of food, but also can incorporate the function of food frying, thus realizing multi-purpose use of one machine. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146498 | COOKING APPLIANCE - A cooking appliance according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a case in which a cooking chamber is formed; a door for opening or closing the front opening of the case; a steam generating device mounted to the outer surface of the case; and a steam supply tube for connecting the steam generating device to the cooking chamber, wherein the steam generating device includes: a housing fixed to the case; a drawer which can be pushed into and pulled out of the housing and is filled with water for steam generation; and an induction unit installed at the bottom of the housing so as to heat water filled in the drawer by using electromagnetic induction. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146499 | Automated Immersion Apparatus and Method for Cooking Meals - A system and method for storing, preserving and cooking meals using the sous-vide technique. The system and method of the present invention is designed to automatically cook, upon request a meal having various ingredients by immersing bagged food in temperature-controlled liquid. The cooking time may be manually or automatically programmed from downloaded cooking direction associated with the food. The cooking request may be given by a user from the physical apparatus or using a mobile device application. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146500 | MULTI-USE BEVERAGE SYSTEM - Described herein is a beverage system that is configured to produce beverages having different characteristics, such as different levels of carbonation including producing substantially non-carbonated beverages and carbonated beverages with a single machine. The beverage system includes a beverage appliance and a beverage container. The beverage container includes a beverage material, which can include a flavoring ingredient for a target beverage. The beverage appliance is used to access the beverage material from the beverage container and produce the target beverage. The beverage appliance and beverage container are adaptable to produce the target beverage having any of a range of carbonation levels or other characteristics. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146501 | CARTRIDGE HOLDER FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE - A beverage making machine having a cartridge holder with an upper portion movable in pivotal and/or linear ways relative to a lower portion. An actuator for the cartridge portion may include a handle-actuated spur gear and link to move the upper portion, which may be guided in movement via a cam and cam follower engagement. Information from a cartridge detector may be used based on movement of cartridge holder portions, e.g., as an upper portion moves from an open position to a closed position. A mixing chamber may be held by a drawer so as to be removable, and movement of the drawer may engage/disengage the mixing chamber from a fluid supply. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146502 | Method for manually controlling an operating unit for the discharge of steam from a coffee machine, and an operating unit - Method for manually controlling an operating unit for steam discharged from a steam lance in a controlled manner using a manually displaceable operating element. The operating element is displaced in one direction from an engaged starting position, in which there is no steam discharge, into engaged positions for discharge of determined amounts of steam, or displaced in the opposite direction, in which the amount of steam varies with the displacement. The operating element has a fixed casing, an outlet head displaceably mounted on the casing, a steam lance fastened to the head, and a displaceable casing including the operating element. The casing is engaged in the starting position or in the positions or can be displaced in the opposite direction, in which the steam is almost continuously variable. Milk froth is produced optimally according to the desired discharge type, in accordance with the amount of milk located in a cup. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146503 | MILK SUPPLY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING MILK - A milk supply device for supplying milk from a milk supply container to a milk dispensing device is provided. The milk supply device comprises a milk transport line which can be connected to the milk supply container and with which milk which has been taken from the milk supply container can be delivered to the milk dispensing device. The milk supply device further comprises a three-way junction, which can be operated such that optionally milk can be transported from the milk supply container to the milk dispensing device, whilst the milk transport line is sealed off by it, at the same time, relative to the cleaning agent transport line, in a fluid-impermeable manner, or cleaning agent can be conducted from the cleaning agent transport line in the direction towards the milk dispensing device and/or in the direction towards a discharge of the milk supply device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146504 | TIMER TRANSFER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FOOD HOLDING DEVICES - A system for storing food products at predetermined temperatures includes a food product receiving holding cabinet, a first storage bin in the holding cabinet for receiving a tray, a temperature control device that is in thermal communication with the tray, and a controller that transfers a selected timer by touching a user interface of the holding cabinet, thereby designating the selected timer for transfer to be associated with the first storage bin. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146505 | Portable three-in-one food griller, food smoker and fire pit - The apparatus is a portable three-in-one food griller, food smoker and fire pit in which the sidewalls can nest into a compact self-contained unit for easy transportation. In one variation, there are five rectangles with four walls that encompass a void that can be configured and stacked for use as a grill, a smoker or a fire pit. The bottom rectangle can contain an adjustable air inlet door and a grate for holding a fire source. The top rectangle can contain an adjustable air outlet door in the ceiling with a thermometer. The second, third and forth rectangles can contain various configurations of grates for grilling food, smoking food or use as a fire pit. After use, rectangles two through five can fit and nest into the first rectangle (the base) and be latched to the floor section forming a self-enclosed compact and transportable rectangle box with a carrying handle. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146506 | TOASTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID TOASTER - A method for controlling a toaster having a first heating element adapted to heat food arranged in a first heating compartment includes executing a main heating program comprising a succession of activations of the first heating element separated by respective deactivations of the first heating element, wherein the activations of the heating element are carried out by providing power thereto and the deactivations of the heating element are carried out by disconnecting power therefrom. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146507 | TOASTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID TOASTER - A method for heating a food item includes receiving the food item within a heating compartment and positioning the food item within the heating compartment using a positioning assembly. The method further includes determining a thickness of the food item using a detection assembly in connection with the positioning assembly, generating a detection signal according to the thickness of the food item, and heating the food by controlling operation of a heating element within the heating compartment according to the detection signal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146508 | COFFEE GRINDING APPARATUS WITH PORTAFILTER HOLDER ASSEMBLY - A coffee grinding apparatus includes a removable holder assembly having first and second arms that are spaced-apart from one another to define an open receiving area therebetween. The arms each include upper and lower tabs that extend inwardly into the open receiving area first and second distances, respectively. The first and second distances of the upper and lower tabs are configured to retain and support portafilter assemblies of various sizes for filling with coffee grounds using the coffee grinder apparatus. Another holder assembly for use with the coffee grinding apparatus may include opposed abutment surfaces for engaging inner and outer surfaces of a cup portion of various sized portafilter assemblies. Each disclosed holder assembly is configured to attach to a pedestal portion of the coffee grinding apparatus in use, and can be stored in a support base of the coffee grinding apparatus when not in use. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146509 | MAGNETIC MIXING APPARATUS - A container having a captive rotatable magnet to induce spinning of a separate unattached stirring implement placed in the container. The captive rotatable magnet may be part of an active mixer attached to the container. It may also be passively housed in a chamber in the bottom of the container to be spun under the influence of an external mixer to transmit by coupling the spinning to the separate spinning implement. The stirring implement is magnetically retained within the container during the pouring of a mixed substance. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146510 | NUT-CRACKER DEVICE - A device for cracking shells of nuts comprising a first jaw and a second jaw, the jaws spaced apart and arranged to move together to compress a nut N between them, the first jaw arranged to slide on an arm to amend the spacing of the jaws, the second jaw arranged to be driven along the arm towards the first jaw by a driving mechanism; and a lever; the lever arranged to operate the driving mechanism and drive the second jaw along the arm towards the first jaw; the first jaw held by a user when the lever is pulled, characterized in that the first jaw comprises an elongate first jaw member with an intermediate perforation for passage of the arm, whereas the second jaw comprises an L-shaped part with a pinion arm parallel the arm and moving through the mechanism, and an orthogonally arranged jaw arm parallel the first jaw member. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146511 | BATH KIT - A bath kit configured to transition from a crate form to a bathroom form is provided. The bath kit includes a bathtub enclosure surrounded by a first sidewall sub-assembly, a second sidewall sub-assembly, a rear bracing sub-assembly, a drop ceiling sub-assembly, and a floor sub-assembly. The sub-assembly components form the three sides, a top, and a bottom of the bath kit in crate form. These components are also configured to form the walls, ceiling, and floor of the bathtub enclosure in the bathroom form. The method of assembling the bath kit and the method of transforming the bath kit from a crate form to a bathroom form are also provided. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146512 | SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY WITH SUPPLEMENTAL WALL MOUNTED SHOWERHEAD - A showerhead assembly is provided having a diverter, a primary showerhead and a wall mounted supplemental showerhead. The showerhead assembly's diverter includes a female threaded inlet for affixing to a male threaded pipe, a first outlet, a second outlet, and a valve assembly which selectively permits or obstructs the flow of water through the first and second outlets. The primary showerhead is connected to the diverter's first outlet by a ball and socket joint connector, and the supplemental showerhead is connected to the diverter's second outlet by a hollow flexible hose. The supplemental showerhead is affixed to a shower stall wall by a fastener, such as a male threaded fastener. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146513 | SIT-DOWN BATHING CONFIGURATION - A sit-down bathing configuration is disclosed. The sit-down bathing configuration is easy to transport users into, is safer and aligns well with the bathing device. The sit-down bathing configuration comprises: a seated shower device with an open area under its sitting surface, and a mobile bathing chair; wherein the seat of said mobile bathing chair can be fitted above the sitting surface of the seated shower device and the mobile bathing chair can be wheeled in and out of the shower device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146514 | Spring Mechanism for Fluid Dispenser - A fluid dispenser with a housing, a cover, a cover actuator member, and a biasing mechanism. The cover is movable relative to the housing between a first location and a second location, and the cover actuator member is movable relative to the housing between a first orientation and a second orientation. The cover actuator member engages with the cover to effect movement of the cover from the first location to the second location. The cover actuator member comprises an engagement member that travels in a travel path between a first position and a second position as the cover actuator member moves between the first orientation and the second orientation. The biasing mechanism engages with the engagement member and biases the engagement member towards the first position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146515 | FOAM PRODUCING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A foam dispenser includes a dispensing a mixing chamber for receiving liquid from a liquid source and air from an air source, a conduit, and an agitator downstream of the mixing chamber in the conduit. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146516 | FOAM DISPENSER WITH SELECTOR FOR CONTROLLING LIQUID PUMP AND AIR PUMP OUTPUT AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A foam dispenser includes an air pump for pumping and outputting air, a liquid pump for pumping and outputting liquid soap, a mixing chamber for receiving the liquid soap and the air, and a controller for inversely controlling the outputs of the liquid pump and the air pump. A method of controlling the quality of foam produced by a foam dispenser including a liquid soap pump and an air pump includes simultaneously inversely varying the output of each of the pump for adjusting the quality of the foam produced. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146517 | SPINDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A WEB MATERIAL DISPENSER, WEB MATERIAL ROLL DISPENSING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR INSERTING A WEB MATERIAL ROLL IN A DISPENSER - A spindle assembly for supporting a web material roll in a web material dispenser, the web material roll having first and second extremities and defining a central cavity provided with a bushing toward the first extremity. The spindle assembly includes a bushing-engaging member having: a first dispenser mounting portion mountable to a first side of the dispenser, and a bushing-engaging portion sized and configured to fit at least partially in the bushing; and a spindle connection member having: a second dispenser mounting portion mountable to a second side of the dispenser, and a connecting portion removably mountable to the bushing-engaging member; thereby allowing use of the roll with the bushing in the dispenser. Also, a roll dispensing assembly and a method for inserting a roll of web material in a dispenser. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146518 | ADJUSTABLE TENSION AND SPIN CONTROL CAP FOR ROLL DISPENSERS - An improved cap with a tension adjustment control for a number of different dispensers. It uses a rotor with a threaded portion on an inner bottom surface, and a spring base with multiple braking blades that come into frictional contact with a surface of a rotor upon rotation of the rotor and operation of the tension adjustment dial, where the contact of the braking blades reduces rotational speed and dispensing of the product. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146519 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH ENHANCED OPERABILITY - An upright surface cleaning apparatus comprises a floor cleaning head and an upright section moveably mounted to the surface cleaning head. A portable cleaning unit is removably mounted to the support structure and comprises an auxiliary cleaning tool mount. The auxiliary cleaning tool mount is provided on one lateral side of a portion of the rigid air flow conduit that is positioned above the portable cleaning unit when the upright surface cleaning apparatus is in the upright cleaning mode and the upflow duct is in the upright storage position wherein the auxiliary tool mount remains spaced from the portable cleaning unit during all use of the upright surface cleaning apparatus in the upright cleaning mode and the auxiliary cleaning tool mount remains mounted to the rigid air flow conduit when the upright surface cleaning apparatus is in the portable cleaning mode. A cord wind member is provided on an opposed lateral side of the rigid air flow conduit. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146520 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner to suction dust generated by a machine tool, wherein the vacuum cleaner is actuatable by an electric device in the shape of the machine tool or an energy storage module for the electric power supply of the machine tool, which has a drive motor to drive a tool holder on which a tool provided to process a workpiece is arranged or is arrangeable, wherein the vacuum cleaner has a vacuum housing with a dirt collection chamber to receive dirt separated from a suction flow and a suction unit to generate the suction flow, wherein a suction inlet is present on the vacuum housing to connect a suction hose to establish a current connection for the suction flow with the machine tool, wherein the vacuum cleaner has an external communication apparatus for a wireless control connection to a wireless communication interface of the electric device and to receive at least one control command to control, the vacuum cleaner via the control connection. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146521 | ROBOT CLEANER - A robot cleaner capable of extending the service life of a filter by including a cyclone unit is provided. The robot cleaner includes a main body including wheels configured to rotate about a rotation axis, a brush device provided in the main body to draw in air containing dust, a first chamber, through which the air drawn in through the brush device is introduced, configured to change a traveling direction of the introduced air, and a second chamber connected to the first chamber and including a dust separator separating dust contained in air, and arranged side by side with the first chamber in a direction in which the rotation axis extends. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146522 | SUCTION NOZZLE FOR A HANDHELD MILLING MACHINE - A suction nozzle ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200146523 | AUTONOMOUS CLEANER - An autonomous cleaner includes a side brush that is provided to a bottom face of a body and sweeps up dust on a floor surface and a napped cleaning fabric that is provided in a rotating region of the side brush and wipes off the dust attached to the side brush. The side brush includes a brush shaft disposed at a position that is a predetermined distance above the floor surface and a pair of bristle bundles having different lengths. A shorter bristle bundle in the pair has a length that is sufficient to bring at least a tip end portion of the shorter bristle bundle into contact with the napped cleaning fabric. In this way, the dust attached to the side brush is wiped off by the napped cleaning fabric, which prevents the dust from being swept outside the body due to a centrifugal force. In addition, by disposing the brush shaft at a predetermined distance from the floor surface, it is possible to suppress entanglement with a carpet and the like and avoid a collision with a step. As a result, it is possible to provide the autonomous cleaner having a longer life and requiring infrequent maintenance. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146524 | DRY AND WET VACUUM CLEANER - A dry and wet vacuum cleaner, including a main body, including a main base disposed at a bottom portion of the main body, a dry debris collecting compartment disposed on the main base to store therein dry debris gathered from a surface, a liquid containing compartment disposed on the main base to store a liquid therein, and a water collecting compartment to store therein water collected from the surface, a dry vacuum connected to the dry debris collecting compartment to gather the dry debris from the surface, a wet vacuum connected to the water collecting compartment to gather the water from the surface, a plurality of nozzles connected to the main base to spray the liquid downward onto the surface, and a scrubbing cylinder disposed between the dry vacuum and the wet vacuum to scrub the surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146525 | WALL FOLLOWING ROBOT - An example robot includes a body that is movable relative to a surface, a bumper mounted on the body to enable movement of the bumper relative to the body, a sensor to produce a signal in response to the movement of the bumper relative to the body caused by contact between the bumper and the surface, and a controller to control movement of the body to cause the body to track the surface based on a value. The bumper is movable between an uncompressed position relative to the body and a compressed position relative to the body. The signal varies linearly with the movement of the bumper relative to the body. The value is based on the signal and indicates that the bumper in a partially compressed position has a compression range between the uncompressed position and the compressed position. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146526 | LUSTERING PLATE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRIC ROTARY MACHINE - Lustering plate ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200146527 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ROTATABLE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - An electronic device including a rotatable member and an operating method in the electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a rotatable member rotatably arranged outside a part of the housing, a display exposed through a part of a front surface of the housing, a memory arranged inside the housing, and at least one processor arranged inside the housing so as to be connected to the display and the memory electrically or functionally. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control the display to display a first group including at least one object corresponding to at least one basic function on a screen of the display, and control the display to display a second group including at least one object corresponding to at least one additional function related to a user or the electronic device, together with the first group, on the screen in response to occurrence of an event. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146528 | DISHWASHER WASH BASKET - A utensil basket for removable mounting in a dishrack of a dishwasher having a liquid distribution system. The utensil basket having a housing with an open top and a porous bottom, multiple seats provided within the housing, a utensil separator, and a sprayer carried by the housing and configured to emit a spray of liquid toward the multiple seats. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146529 | DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT APPARATUS, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING PROGRAM - A diagnosis support apparatus performs identification for a plurality of support items, which are identification classifications about diagnosis support, and the diagnosis support apparatus is provided with a processor. The processor performs analysis processing for acquiring analysis results including an analysis result about an observation mode by analyzing at least one of an input signal specifying the observation mode and an observation image obtained by observing an inside of a subject with an endoscope; performs support item setting processing for setting a support item corresponding to the analysis results obtained by the analysis processing, among the plurality of support items, which are the identification classifications; and generates diagnosis support information, which is information used for diagnosis of a legion candidate area included in the observation image, based on an identification index corresponding to the set support item and the observation image. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146530 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN OR BODY CAVITY SO AS TO PROVIDE INCREASED VISUALIZATION OF THE SAME AND/OR INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SAME, AND/OR FOR STABILIZING INSTRUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE SAME - Apparatus comprising a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope, the sleeve having a distal end and a proximal end; an aft balloon secured to the sleeve; a fore balloon movably mounted to the sleeve so that the fore balloon may be advanced relative to the sleeve; and a locking assembly for releasably securing the sleeve to the endoscope. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146531 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope in which an erecting operation mechanism is provided at an operation section and that can prevent an increase in size of a holding part of the operation section is provided. An endoscope according to the present invention includes an operation section | 2020-05-14 |
20200146532 | IMAGING UNIT FOR A SURGICAL INSTRUMENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN IMAGING UNIT - An imaging unit for a surgical instrument. The imaging unit including: an objective tube; and an optical element accommodated in the objective tube, wherein one or more of: the optical element is clamped gap-free in the objective tube; the optical element is accommodated in a mount in the optical tube and the mount is clamped gap-free in the objective tube; and the optical element is accommodated in a centered mount. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146533 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope is provided in which an attachment/detachment operation of the proximal end of a wire is easily performed to/from an erecting operation mechanism. An endoscope | 2020-05-14 |
20200146534 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope in which an erecting operation of a treatment tool erecting base can be smoothly performed during an operation of the endoscope is provided. An endoscope according to the present invention has an operation section | 2020-05-14 |
20200146535 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope is provided in which an attachment/detachment operation of the proximal end of a wire is easily performed to/from an erecting operation mechanism and leakage of current to the outside can be prevented. An endoscope has an operation section | 2020-05-14 |
20200146536 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope is provided in which an attachment/detachment operation of the proximal end of a wire can be easily performed to/from an erecting operation mechanism and the wire can be prevented from meandering in a wire channel. An endoscope has an operation section | 2020-05-14 |
20200146537 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope in which, even when a guide wire locking device is mounted, an endoscope in which an operation of a treatment tool erecting base is not limited and the treatment tool erecting base can be reliably moved is provided. An endoscope according to the present invention has an operation section | 2020-05-14 |
20200146538 | INSERTION ASSISTING SYSTEM - The disclosed technology is directed to an insertion assist system for an endoscope. The insertion assist system comprises a tube configured to control movement of an insertion portion of the endoscope during an advancing direction and a restrictor being disposed inside the tube and configured to restrict a protruding direction of the insertion portion. The tube includes an opening configured to receive the insertion portion to protrude therefrom. A guide surface is configured to control the advancing direction of the insertion portion and to restrict the protruding direction of the insertion portion. The restrictor is disposed facing the guide surface and is configured to press the insertion portion against the guide surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146539 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a prism disposed in a distal end portion of an insertion section and configured to change a direction of a field of view in an upward, downward, leftward, or rightward direction, an operation lever disposed in an operation section, being turnable from a neutral position around a third axis and a fourth axis that are perpendicular to each other, and including a second longitudinal axis, a cylindrical member disposed such that turning around a fourth axis of the lever is transmitted and configured to turn around the fourth axis by inclining the operation lever, a transmission wire configured to transmit turning around a first axis to the prism in response to an inclination operation around the third axis of the lever, and gears configured to transmit turning around a second axis to the prism in response to a turning operation around the fourth axis. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146540 | MULTI-JET CONTROLLER FOR AN ENDOSCOPE - The present specification describes a control mechanism to control fluid flow through one or more fluid channels that supply fluid to the distal tip of an endoscope. A pump is provided with an endoscope to control the flow of fluid from an external source to a combination of fluid channels within the endoscope, which supply fluid to front and side jets of a multi-jet endoscope assembly. The pump is preferably dual-direction pump that enables control of fluid to either the front jet or to the front and side jets of the endoscope. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146541 | GASTROINTESTINAL SAMPLING CAPSULE - The present invention provides a gastrointestinal sampling capsule includes an enclosure, a sampling port on the enclosure and a sampling module connected to the enclosure. The sampling port includes a plurality of sampling holes, and the sampling module includes a sample chamber and a sampling trigger unit which controls a connection or disconnection between the sampling port and the sample chamber to turn on sampling or turn off sampling. The gastrointestinal sampling capsule further includes a connecting passage arranged between the sample chamber and the sampling port, wherein an inlet of the connecting passage corresponds to the sampling port and an outlet of the connecting passage is connected to the sample chamber. A gap is provided between the plurality of sampling holes and the inlet of the connecting passage, through which the plurality of sampling holes are connected to the connecting passage. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146542 | IMAGE SENSOR WITH TOLERANCE OPTIMIZING INTERCONNECTS - Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor that optimizes a pixel array area on a substrate using a stacking scheme for placement of related circuitry with minimal vertical interconnects between stacked substrates and associated features are disclosed. Embodiments of maximized pixel array size/die size (area optimization) are disclosed, and an optimized imaging sensor providing improved image quality, improved functionality, and improved form factors for specific applications common to the industry of digital imaging are also disclosed. Embodiments of the above may include systems, methods and processes for staggering ADC or column circuit bumps in a column or sub-column hybrid image sensor using vertical interconnects are also disclosed. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146543 | Methods and Apparatus for Imaging and 3D Shape Reconstruction - An otoscope may project a temporal sequence of phase-shifted fringe patterns onto an eardrum, while a camera in the otoscope captures images. A computer may calculate a global component of these images. Based on this global component, the computer may output an image of the middle ear and eardrum. This image may show middle ear structures, such as the stapes and incus. Thus, the otoscope may “see through” the eardrum to visualize the middle ear. The otoscope may project another temporal sequence of phase-shifted fringe patterns onto the eardrum, while the camera captures additional images. The computer may subtract a fraction of the global component from each of these additional images. Based on the resulting direct-component images, the computer may calculate a 3D map of the eardrum. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146544 | Tongue anteriorizer - A tongue anteriorizer includes a handle and a tongue lifting part having a curved portion. The tongue lifting part is configured to move the tongue anteriorly, open the laryngopharyngeal area, and make endotracheal intubation simple, safe and efficient. The tongue lifting part has a wider section and may have protrusions on part of the tongue lifting part surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146545 | Optical Apparatus - An optical apparatus is comprising an optical imaging arrangement generating either an image of the original object field or the field of the original sample at the pupil plane which consist of both amplitude and phase information. The apparatus is further comprising a digital adaptive optics arrangement with a wave front sensor and a computing unit, which is adapted to generate at least one orthogonally translated digital copy of the original sample object field at the spatial Fourier or pupil plane and to analytically calculate a wave front error based on the phase difference between the original sample wave front and its digital copy or copies. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146546 | Method for Determining a Light Filter Applied to a Spectacle Lens, Associated Display Device and Virtual Reality Helmet - The invention concerns a method for determining a light filter for a spectacle lens for improving or maintaining the visual comfort of an individual wearing spectacles, comprising the steps: a) collecting data relating to the needs or uses of the individual; b1) selecting a test filter on the basis of a predefined criterion; b2) selecting, as a function of the collected data, a luminous scene comprising an image determined as a function of the needs or uses, and a light source generating a visual discomfort for the individual not equipped with a filter; c) placing of the individual by presenting him with the luminous scene through the test filter; d) evaluating said criterion; e) comparing the result with a predetermined threshold; f) determining the suitable light filter as a function of the result. The invention also concerns a display device and a virtual reality helmet designed for said method. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146547 | AUTOMATED ANALYSIS SYSTEM FOR THE DETECTION AND SCREENING OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND DEFECTS - Objects of interest which project beyond the fovea are poorly resolved and lack color information, requiring movement of the eyes in order to obtain a comprehensive image and perception of the surrounding world. Eye movements emanate from different areas of the brain which can be affected by disease and or injury. As such, different neurological disorders will affect a myriad of eye movements in a variety of different ways. An automated system and method, capable of detecting, analyzing and summarizing a person's eye movements is used to detect (diagnose) (either before or after symptoms of said neurological disease are apparent), confirm a prior diagnosis, and/or to monitor the treatment effectiveness for a variety of neurological diseases, neurological movement disorders and potential brain injuries. The analyzed and summarized eye movements are cataloged, interpreted and utilized in a diagnostic matrix in order to highlight and distinguish abnormal eye movements, and to provide an objective clinical or pre-clinical/pre-symptomatic diagnosis based on the non-invasive testing procedures. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146548 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECEIVING METHOD - An information processing device according to one aspect of the present invention includes a receiver configured to receive a packet for one-way communication including data from an external device, an application execution unit configured to execute an application which processes the data, and an intermittent reception parameter adjustment unit configured to adjust an intermittent reception parameter for controlling an intermittent reception operation of the receiver so that when the application is operating in a background, a duty ratio of the intermittent reception operation is smaller than when the application is operating in a foreground. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146549 | WIRELESS CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM UTILIZING ADHESIVE MICROSTRUCTURES - A health monitoring system includes a plurality of wireless electrode patches and a wireless receiver. Each of the wireless electrode patches includes a sensor configured to detect a medical characteristic of a subject, a wireless module configured to transmit a signal indicative of the detected medical characteristic, a power module configured to supply electrical energy to one or more of the sensor and the wireless module, and a housing configured to support an electrode. The housing includes a surface configured to be disposed adjacent to skin of a subject, the surface including a pattern of microstructures defining protrusions and recesses, wherein the protrusions facilitate attachment of the housing to the skin of the subject. The wireless receiver is configured to communicate with each of the wireless electrode patches to receive at least the signal indicative of the detected medical characteristic. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146550 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO REDUCE INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS WITH SIMPLIFIED INDOOR LOCATION AND RELIABLE COMMUNICATIONS - A system for issuing a notification responsive to the occurrence of an event affecting a monitored person. The system has a monitoring device that determines occurrence of an event related to the health or safety of the person and produces a first signal when the event occurs. A first communications device issues a second signal upon receiving the first signal and a second communications device issues a notification signal upon receiving the second signal. The notification signal is issued to one or more entities and advises that an event has occurred. The first communications device has a shorter communications range than the second communications device. Also, the second communications device operating at a higher power level or a greater signal bandwidth than the first communications device. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146551 | CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION TERMINAL AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A control method of an information terminal causes a display to display a display screen which includes a first display region and a second display region. The first display region displays an object medical image. The second display region displays M number of similar medical images and includes ND number of individual regions for displaying the M number of the similar medical images. When an instruction from one or more instruction buttons is detected, a display size of each corresponding region of interest that is included in the second number of the similar medical images is changed while maintaining a size of each of the individual regions in the second display region, and each of the similar medical images is magnified at a magnification ratio of a reference thumbnail. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146552 | LOCATION BASED PATIENT MONITORING - This document discusses, among other things, patient monitoring systems, apparatus, and methods that change the operation of an ambulatory medical device (AMD) using geographic location information. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146553 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) RECEIVE COIL COMPATIBLE WITH MRI GUIDED HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND (HIFU) THERAPY - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) receiver coil devices, including a MRI receiver coil or MRI receiver coil arrays, for use in a MRI guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound system, and methods for manufacturing the same. A MRI receive coil device includes a flexible substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, and a pattern of conductive material formed on one or both of the first and second surfaces, the pattern including at least one receive coil and at least one capacitor, wherein the flexible substrate comprises a dielectric plastic material. In certain aspects, at least one layer of hydrophobic material covers the at least one receive coil and the at least one capacitor. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146554 | SCANNING AND TRACKING MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Disclosed is a scanning monitoring apparatus for medical imaging, the scanning monitoring apparatus comprising a controller unit and a display, wherein the controller unit during a scanning session is configured to obtain tracking data of a subject in a medical scanner, obtain scanner data indicative of operating parameters of the medical scanner; determine an output of a verification function based on the tracking data and the scanner data; and control the scanning monitoring apparatus according to the output of the verification function. A notification signal may be provided if the output is indicative of an erroneous scanning. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146555 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DISTANCE BETWEEN AN IMAGING DEVICE AND A WOUND - An apparatus for measuring a distance includes a distance measurement device, a light source, and a photographic device holder portion. The photographic device holder portion includes a first region having a first surface at a first level, and a second region having a second surface at a second level different from the first level. The first region and second region are adapted to hold a photographic device, such as a cellular telephone, in place on the apparatus. The apparatus may include a layer of a selected material disposed at an edge of the first region, wherein the material is adapted to hold the photographic device in place. The apparatus may include a main body section and an extendable section adapted to slide in and out relative to the body section in order to accommodate different sizes of cellular telephones. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146556 | COMPOSITE DEVICE FOR MEDICAL IMAGE CAPTURING - A composite device for medical image capturing according to the present invention includes: a head part including a camera unit provided with an image sensor to capture a tooth image, a printed circuit board for operation control of the camera unit and signal transmission therefrom, a light source panel having multiple light sources mounted therein, the light sources emitting light towards a target tooth of which an image is to be captured by the camera unit, an upper housing having the camera unit, the printed circuit board, and the light source panel which are embedded therein, and a lower housing; and a main body part provided with an operation panel for signal input, and supplying electric power to the head part and transmitting a tooth image signal received from the head part to outside. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146557 | Smart Body Temperature Screening System at Controlled Area - The present invention provides a smart body temperature screening system ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200146558 | Apparatus, code, methods, and systems for providing unexpected rewards for a measured change of a user - Code configured receiving, over the communications network from information sources associated with the user baseline data storing the baseline data in the attached database. A first algorithm is selected from algorithms stored in an attached database. The first algorithm is for facilitating the measured change of a user based upon the baseline data received. A performance indicator for facilitating the measured change is determined. Next, the code is configured for receiving from one of the information sources a first set of performance indicator user data, Next, the code determines based upon the performance indicator user data received if the performance indicator for the measured change was satisfied. Next, the code provides to the remote computing an unexpected reward message or the loss aversion message based upon if the performance indicator for the measured change was satisfied. The steps are repeated until the measured change is satisfied. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146559 | Elastic Photoelectric Sensor Module - The present invention discloses an elastic photoelectric sensor module, which is mainly used for monitoring of physiological parameters such as human heart rate, blood oxygen saturation and a blood pressure based on optical inspection. The module includes a sensor structural part ( | 2020-05-14 |
20200146560 | SENSOR DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING, ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY IMAGING INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY METHOD - A sensor device for EIT imaging comprises an electrode array for measuring an impedance distribution, with at least one sensor for determining spatial orientation of the electrode array coupled to the electrode array. EIT imaging instrument is connectable to a sensor for determining spatial orientation of a test person, and optionally in addition connectable to a sensor for gathering information on electrical and/or acoustic activity and/or a sensor for gathering information on dilation. A computing device is connected or integrated for adjusting impedance data based on spatial data, which spatial data describe the spatial orientation of a test subject. An EIT imaging method for measuring an impedance distribution and adjusting said measured impedance distribution comprises measuring impedance distribution by using an impedance distribution measuring device comprising an electrode array, and transforming the measured impedance distribution into EIT images. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146561 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION - The systems and methods described herein determine metrics of cardiac or vascular performance, such as cardiac output, and can use the metrics to determine appropriate levels of mechanical circulatory support to be provided to the patient. The systems and methods described determine cardiac performance by determining aortic pressure measurements (or other physiologic measurements) within a single heartbeat or across multiple heartbeats and using such measurements in conjunction with flow estimations or flow measurements made during the single heartbeat or multiple heartbeats to determine the cardiac performance, including determining the cardiac output. By utilizing a mechanical circulatory support system placed within the vasculature, the need to place a separate measurement device within a patient is reduced or eliminated. The system and methods described herein may characterize cardiac performance without altering the operation of the heart pump (e.g., without increasing or decreasing pump speed). | 2020-05-14 |
20200146562 | SENSOR DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - Provided are various embodiments of improvements made to methods, systems and assemblies of implant delivery systems and the associated implants. In one embodiment, provided is an implant delivery system comprising an implant, a first sheath and a second sheath each extending from a proximal end of said implant delivery system, the first sheath is translatable relative to said second sheath wherein said implant is connected to an exterior surface of said first sheath, and wherein said first sheath and said second sheath are movable with respect to one another to deploy said implant to a target site in an anatomy. Said delivery system may be configured to be partially inserted into a blood vessel of a human body such that said proximal end remains external to said body and said distal end is internal to said body. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146563 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING BLOOD PRESSURE CALIBRATION TIME POINT - An electronic device includes housing, a user interface disposed in a first part of the housing, a photoplethysmogram (PPG) sensor disposed to be exposed through a second part of the housing, the PPG sensor configured to calculate a blood pressure value while contacting a portion of a body, at least one sensor, a wireless communication circuit disposed in the interior of the housing, a processor disposed in the interior of the housing, and operatively connected to the user interface, the PPG sensor, the at least one sensor, and the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, control the electronic device to: receive first data from the at least one sensor, receive second data from the PPG sensor based at least in part on the received first data, determine a pulse arrival time (PAT) value, a heart rate (HR) value, and a pulse transit time (PTT) value from the second data, calculate a first blood pressure value (BP1) and a second blood pressure value (BP2) by applying the determined values to pulse wave velocity (PWV) algorithms of Equations 1 and 2, wherein BP1≅a | 2020-05-14 |
20200146564 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC PERFUSION MEASUREMENT - A system and a method for automatically and continuously measuring and assessing hemodynamics uses fluorescence imaging in which the fluorescent agent is controlled and automated. A method of automatic perfusion assessment of an anatomical structure of a subject includes administration into a vein of a bolus corresponding to less than 0.01 mg ICG/kg body weight of a first fluorescence imaging agent. A system for automatic perfusion assessment during a medical procedure includes a controllable injection pump for holding at least one first fluorescence imaging agent, the injection pump being configured for injecting a predefined amount of the first fluorescence imaging agent into the blood. The system is configured for receiving and analysing a time series of fluorescence images and determining at least one perfusion parameter based on the analysis. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146565 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATION USING THE SAME - An electronic device for estimating bio-information is provided. According to one embodiment, the electronic device may include a pulse wave sensor configured to measure a pulse wave signal from an object; a magnetic field detector configured to detect a change in a magnetic field generated by a magnetic field source according to a change in a force exerted by the object to the pulse wave sensor; and a processor configured to acquire a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave sensor based on the change in the magnetic field and obtain bio-information based on the pulse wave signal and the contact pressure. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146566 | INTRAVENOUS ACCESS DEVICE DETECTING INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATION AND IN-VEIN PLACEMENT - Aspects of the invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring an intravenous (IV) line functionality of an IV device. The system includes an IV catheter to be inserted into the vein of the living subject, at least one pressure sensor in fluid communication with the IV catheter to acquire peripheral venous signals; and a processing device. The processing device receives the peripheral venous signals from the pressure sensor, performs a spectral analysis on the peripheral venous signals to obtain a peripheral venous pressure frequency spectrum, and determines an IV line functionality of the IV catheter in real time, wherein the IV line functionality of the IV catheter indicates IV infiltration when amplitude decreases greater than a first threshold are detected from the peaks of the peripheral venous pressure frequency spectrum. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146567 | PULSE WAVE DEVICE AND METHOD OF DISCRIMINATING AND QUANTIFYING FATIGUE - A device, a system and methods to extract pulse wave features and select a combination of these features for calculating and determining the level of fatigue and discriminating between different sources of fatigue in a subject. The different sources of fatigue are physical fatigue, mental fatigue, lack of oxygen fatigue, sleep trouble fatigue, stress fatigue or a combination thereof. The device and its methods is to be used primarily for personal diagnosis and home use but can also be used by therapists, trainers and physicians to help diagnose patients and follow patient's progress. The system is designed to accurately obtain, measure, register and interpret the pulse to determine the level of energy or level of fatigue of a subject. By collecting pulse wave features, selecting those that are most significant and developing algorithms, the device and its method calculates levels of fatigue and discriminates between different sources of fatigue. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146568 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a pulse wave sensor configured to detect a pulse wave signal of an object, a pressure sensor configured to detect a contact pressure signal corresponding to a contact pressure between the object and the pulse wave sensor, and a processor configured to generate a pulse wave image based on the detected pulse wave signal of the object, generate a contact pressure image based on the detected contact pressure signal corresponding to the contact pressure between the object and the pressure sensor, and estimate a blood pressure of the object based on the generated pulse wave image, the generated contact pressure image, and a blood pressure estimation model. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146569 | WEARABLE REFLECTANCE-MODE PPG SENSOR NETWORK HAVING IMPROVED DETECTED SIGNAL STRENGTH - Embodiments of the invention are directed to a photoplethysmogram (PPG) structure that includes a wearable component and a network of PPG sensors physically coupled to the wearable component. Each PPG sensor of the network includes a housing, a first light source and a light detector. The first light source is positioned in or on the housing such that, when the housing is positioned on a surface, the housing positions an illuminating surface of the first light source at a predetermined first-light-source angle with respect to the surface. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146570 | SYSTEM THAT ASSESSES HEALTH CONDITION BY MEASURING PULSE AND METHOD OF ASSESSING THE SAME - A system that assesses health condition by measuring pulse includes: a pulse measuring device that measures an artery of a user who receives assessment of health condition; a terminal that has a function that transmits measured-value data on pulse measured by the pulse measuring device to a health assessing administrator and receives information from the health assessing administrator; an administrative server that is administered by the health assessing administrator, analyzes the measured-value data transmitted from the terminal, and stores various data on health condition that is necessary to assess and analyze health condition. The user transmits the measured-value data on measured pulse from the terminal to the health assessing administrator, and the health assessing administrator transmits assessment information on health condition analyzed by the administrative server to the terminal. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146571 | Method and System for Electrode Verification - An electrode management solution for neuromonitoring applications such as electroencephalography (EEG) procedures provides for the verification of the locations and connections of electrodes. The brain is modeled as a volume conductor and an expected attenuated signal generated by an electrical signal present in the form of an electrical dipole at any other point in the brain is calculated. A known signal is connected between electrodes at ‘presumed’ locations. This action generates a defined electrical field which can be measured between any of the other electrode locations. The amplitude and phase of the measured signals are a function of the input signal, the volume conductor, and the geometric relations of the two electrodes. By comparing the expected values with the measured values, the relation between the electrodes is verified. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146572 | ITERATIVE COHERENT MAPPING OF CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL (EP) ACTIVATION INCLUDING REENTRY EFFECTS - A method includes receiving an input mesh representation of a cardiac chamber, a set of measured locations on a wall tissue of the cardiac chamber, and a respective set of local activation times (LATs) measured at the locations. The input mesh is re-meshed into a regular mesh including regularized polygons. The set of measured locations and respective LATs is data fitted to the regularized polygons. Respective LAT values are iteratively calculated for the regularized polygons, so as to obtain a cyclic EP activation wave solution over the regular mesh that take account of reentry of an EP wave. An electroanatomical map including the cyclic EP activation wave overlaid on the regular mesh is presented. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146573 | Systems and Methods of Electrode Switching for Neurophysiological Sensing and Stimulation - An integrated switch matrix for a medical device system used for long-term monitoring of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals and mapping of the brain through cortical stimulation is configured to switch functions of various electrodes associated with the system in response to user needs. The programmable switch matrix is integrated in an EEG recording device and allows for connecting any patient electrode(s) to a ground circuit, connecting any patient electrode to a common reference, connecting a selected common reference to any or all recording device(s) in the system and, connecting any patient electrode(s) to anode and/or cathode outputs of a neurostimulator for multi-contact cortical stimulation. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146574 | Quantitative Heart Testing - Heart condition and function can be quantified using repolarization measures and/or repolarization indices derived from a time-frequency transform of an electrocardiogram, e.g., based on points in time associated with the T wave. The electrocardiograms, time-frequency maps derived therefrom, and/or indices obtained by analysis of the time-frequency maps and electrocardiograms may be assembled into a user interface. Further embodiments are described. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146575 | REGION-OF-INTEREST REPRESENTATIONS FOR ELECTROANATOMICAL MAPPING - A system for facilitating display of cardiac information includes a display device configured to present a cardiac map; and a processing unit configured to: receive electrical signals and indications of measurement locations corresponding to the electrical signals; generate, based on the electrical signals, the cardiac map, which includes annotations representing cardiac signal features; and determine a set of interesting cardiac signal features. The processing unit also may determine, based on the set of interesting cardiac signal features, a region of interest; and facilitate display, via the display device, of the cardiac map and a representation of the region of interest. The representation of the region of interest includes a first display parameter value that is different from a second display parameter value, where the second display parameter value is associated with at least one cardiac signal feature that is not included within the region of interest. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146576 | FLEXIBLE SILICON NANOWIRE ELECTRODE - A method is presented for forming a nanowire electrode. The method includes forming a plurality of nanowires over a first substrate, depositing a conducting layer over the plurality of nanowires, forming solder bumps and electrical interconnections over a second flexible substrate, and integrating nanowire electrode arrays to the second flexible substrate. The plurality of nanowires are silicon (Si) nanowires, the Si nanowires used as probes to penetrate skin of a subject to achieve electrical biopotential signals. The plurality of nanowires are formed over the first substrate by metal-assisted chemical etching. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146577 | HEART FAILURE PROGRESSION MONITORING BASED ON LV CONDUCTION PATTERN AND MORPHOLOGY TRENDS - Computer implemented methods, devices and systems for monitoring a trend in heart failure (HF) progression are provided. The method comprises sensing left ventricular (LV) activation events at multiple LV sensing sites along a multi-electrode LV lead. The activation events are generated in response to an intrinsic or paced ventricular event. The method implements program instructions on one or more processors for automatically determining a conduction pattern (CP) across the LV sensing sites based on the LV activation events, identifying morphologies (MP) for cardiac signals associated with the LV activation events and repeating the sensing, determining and identifying operations, at select intervals, to build a CP collection and an MP collection. The method calculates an HF trend based on the CP collection and MP collection and classifies a patient condition based on the HF trend to form an HF assessment. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146578 | DEFORMABLE HIGH-DENSITY AND PRECISION BALLOON CARDIAC MAPPING CATHETER - A deformable high-density and precision balloon cardiac mapping catheter includes a catheter, an electrode head mounted at one end of the catheter, and a handle mounted at the other end of the catheter. A head electrode pair, a middle expansion body and a rear expansion body are sequentially disposed on the electrode head from left to right. A liquid storage apparatus is disposed on a surface of the handle. The liquid storage apparatus includes a reservoir tube. A liquid outlet is disposed at one end of the reservoir tube. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146579 | ITERATIVE COHERENT MAPPING OF CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL (EP) ACTIVATION INCLUDING SCAR EFFECTS - A method includes receiving an input mesh representation of a cardiac chamber, a set of measured locations on a wall tissue of the cardiac chamber, and a respective set of local activation times (LATs) measured at the locations. The input mesh is re-meshed into a regular mesh including regularized polygons. The set of measured locations and respective LATs is data fitted to the regularized polygons. Respective LAT values, and respective probabilities that the wall tissue includes scar tissue, are iteratively calculated for the regularized polygons, so as to obtain an electrophysiological (EP) activation wave over the regular mesh that indicates scar tissue. An electroanatomical map overlaid on the regular mesh, the map including the EP activation wave and the scar tissue, is presented. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146580 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA DETECTION - An implantable medical device is configured to determine a first atrial arrhythmia score from ventricular events sensed by a sensing circuit of an implantable medical device and determine a second atrial arrhythmia score from an intraventricular signal comprising atrial mechanical event signals attendant to atrial systole and produced by a sensor of the implantable medical device. An atrial arrhythmia is detected based on the first atrial arrhythmia score and the second atrial arrhythmia score. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146581 | Integrity Verification System for Testing High Channel Count Neuromonitoring Recording Equipment - Methods of performing diagnostic tests on electroencephalography (EEG) recording devices comprising at least one stimulator coupled with a plurality of EEG electrode recording channels and corresponding recording channel connectors are performed by a test fixture comprising a plurality of resistors coupled with one or more of the EEG electrode recording channels and corresponding recording channel connectors. The methods include performing an impedance test for determining if each EEG recording channel of the EEG recording device has a predefined impedance, performing a channel uniqueness test for each EEG recording channel, performing a test for verifying the state of a switch of the stimulator of the EEG recording device, and performing a test for verifying connector IDs of the recording channel connectors connecting the EEG electrodes to respective EEG recording channels. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146582 | ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHIC ELECTRODE, BRAIN ACTIVITY ACQUISITION AND CONTROL SYSTEM, AND BRAIN ACTIVITY ACQUISITION AND CONTROL METHOD - The electrocorticographic electrode includes a first connector unit including a connector, the connector having a plurality of connection terminals electrically connectable to the plurality of wirings; one or more electrode units extending in a first direction and having a base connected to the first connector unit; an electrode unit for inferior division of temporal lobe extending in a second direction intersecting the first direction via a wiring unit, the wiring unit extending in the first direction and having a base connected to the first connector unit; a ground electrode unit connectable to ground potential and having a base connected to the first connector unit; and a reference electrode unit detectable a reference signal and having a base connected to the first connector unit, wherein an electrode unit for superior division of temporal lobe is provided on at least one end of the one or more electrode units, the electrode unit for superior division of temporal lobe extending in the second direction and including an electrode that can be placed in proximity to an electrode arranged in the electrode unit for inferior division of temporal lobe. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146583 | ELECTRODE CONNECTION AND METHOD THEREFOR - In various examples, a component for a medical device is described. The component includes a conductor wire including a connection portion. An electrode is formed from a conductive tube. The conductive tube is compressed at least partially around the connection portion of the conductor wire to at least partially surround and couple to the connection portion. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146584 | NON-INVASIVE SPECTROSCOPY IN RADIO / MICROWAVE FREQUENCY BAND - An automated medical diagnostic system includes antennas, transmitter, receiver, and a processor-based device or system. Excitations signals are transmitted into bodily tissue at each of a plurality of discrete frequencies (e.g., steps of 1 MHz from 300 MHz to 2500 MHz) or unequal steps. The response signals are received and analyzed against the excitation signals at each of a number of the frequencies, for example determining gain/loss due to passage through bodily tissue. The results are analyzed for patterns indicative of a presence or absence of an abnormal condition, and results presented. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146585 | ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH FDM-BASED DATA COMPRESSION - An electrical impedance tomography system with frequency division multiplexing based data compression comprising electrodes, a connecting line, an electrical impedance tomography chip, a universal serial bus and a computer. The present invention realizes the proposed electrical impedance tomography system by innovative application of frequency division multiplexing technology, and has the advantages of low power consumption and improved hardware overheads. The architecture of the 13-channel electrical impedance tomography chip introduced in the embodiment of the present invention, which applies the frequency division multiplexing based data compression technology, has taped out using CMOS 0.13 micrometer process; the power consumption per channel turns out to be 118 microwatts and the area is 0.87 square millimeters, verifying the effectiveness of the present invention. The present invention can also be migrated to other applications of electrical impedance tomography. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146586 | Creating Accurate Computational Head Models of Patients Using Datasets Combining MRI and CT Images - A 3D model of AC electrical conductivity of the head (or other body part) can be generated by obtaining both CT and MRI images of the head, and combining the CT and MRI images into a composite model that specifies a conductivity at each voxel of the composite model. Voxels in the composite model that correspond to bone (e.g., the skull) are derived from the CT image, and voxels that correspond to the brain (e.g., white matter, gray matter, etc.) are derived from the MRI image. In some embodiments, the 3D model of conductivity is used to determine the positions for the electrodes in TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields) treatment. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146587 | SOLAR BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROMETER AND BIOELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MONITORING SYSTEM HAVING SAME - A solar bioelectrical impedance spectrometer includes a microprocessor module, a radio module connected with the microprocessor module, a spectrometer module connected with the microprocessor module, a battery management module, a battery module connected with the battery management module, a solar power supply management module separately connected with the battery management module and the microprocessor module and a wearable solar battery module connected with the solar power supply management module. The battery management module is configured for receiving current output from the solar power supply management module under a preset condition and charging the battery module by the current. The spectrometer module includes an impedance network analyzer, a differential amplifier connected with the impedance network analyzer, and a wide-band current source connected with the impedance network analyzer. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146588 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR ENDOBRONCHIAL NAVIGATION TO AND CONFIRMATION OF THE LOCATION OF A TARGET TISSUE AND PERCUTANEOUS INTERCEPTION OF THE TARGET TISSUE - A method of confirming the location of a target tissue within a patient using a navigation system is provided. The navigation system displays images from a pre-acquired image dataset and provides location information of a medical device within a patient in relation to a patient tracking device affixed to the patient. The method includes determining an initial location of the target tissue, navigating a steerable catheter through the airway of the patient to a position proximate the initial location, tracking the location of the steerable catheter in the airway using the navigation system, generating information regarding the presence of the target tissue using a tissue sensing device inserted into the steerable catheter, and determining a confirmed location of the target tissue in relation to the patient tracking device using the generated information regarding the presence of the target tissue and the tracked location of the steerable catheter. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146589 | Method And Apparatus For Moving A Reference Device - Disclosed is a method and system for navigating an instrument relative to a subject. A reference device can be associated with the subject. The reference device can be moved while maintaining or allowing registration with an image space. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146590 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL WIRELESS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND THE OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a physiological signal wireless transmission system which is compatible with a magnetic resonance system. The physiological signal wireless transmission system comprises an implantable sensing device, and a power relay device wirelessly connected to the implantable sensing device. The implantable sensing device comprises a sensing module including at least one sensor, a data transmission module coupled to the sensing module, and a power receiving module coupled to the sensing module and the data transmission module. On the other hand, the power relay device comprising a data transmission antenna wirelessly connected to the data transmission module, a first microprocessor connected to the data transmission antenna, a display module connected to the first microprocessor, a power transmitting antenna wirelessly connected to the power receiving module, and a power emitting module coupled to the power transmitting antenna. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146591 | DEVICE WITH FLOW RATE INDICATOR - The present invention provides a device for alternatively indicating at least a first fluid flow rate and a second fluid flow rate. The device, which may be a spirometer (e.g. a peak flow meter) comprises an aperture, a mouthpiece and a body defining a fluid flow path extending between the aperture and the mouthpiece. The body comprises a fluid flow rate indicator operable to alternatively generate at least a first sound signal and a second sound signal indicative of the first or second fluid flow rate in a first direction. The fluid flow rate indicator comprises a corrugated portion having a plurality of corrugations extending into the fluid flow path. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146592 | FOOT SOLE PRESSURE MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT, INFORMATION PROVISION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD - A foot sole pressure measurement instrument includes a measurement unit which is installed on a foot sole part of a subject and measures a pressure applied to the foot sole part of the subject, and an output unit configured to output data of the measured pressure. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146593 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING TREMORS - In one embodiment, a method for detecting tremors includes generating electromagnetic fields proximate to an individual's body part with a circuit to generate an eddy current density on a surface of the body part, receiving magnetic fields generated by the eddy current with the circuit that change a resonant frequency of the circuit, sensing the resonant frequency as it changes over time, and determining a movement frequency of the body part from the resonant frequency to quantify tremors in the body part. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146594 | MOVEMENT BIOMARKER GENERATION USING BODY PART MOTION ANALYSIS - Disclosed embodiments describe techniques for body part motion analysis using kinematics. Two or more sensors, which include stretch sensors or inertial sensors, are attached to a body part of an individual. The two or more sensors enable collection of motion data of the body part. Data is collected from the two or more sensors, where the two or more sensors provide electrical information based on a micro-expression of movement of the body part. One or more processors are used for analyzing the electrical information from the two or more sensors. A movement biomarker is generated for the individual, using the electrical information that was analyzed. Subsequent data is collected from a subsequent attaching of the sensors to a body part. The subsequent data is analyzed to generate a longitudinal movement biomarker for the individual. The longitudinal movement biomarker can be used for clinical evaluation or treatment planning. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146595 | PARTICLE-CONTAINING MEMBRANE AND PARTICULATE ELECTRODE FOR ANALYTE SENSORS - Systems and methods of use involving sensors having a particle-containing domain are provided for continuous analyte measurement in a host. In some embodiments, a continuous analyte measurement system is configured to be wholly, transcutaneously, intravascularly or extracorporeally implanted. | 2020-05-14 |
20200146596 | Analyte Sensor - An electrode measuring the presence of an analyte is described as one embodiment. The electrode includes a working conductor with an electrode reactive surface and a first reactive chemistry that is responsive to the analyte. The electrode further includes a first transport material that enables flux of the first analyte to the first reactive chemistry and a second transport material that supplies a reactant to the first reactive chemistry. Wherein the first reactive chemistry does not contact the electrode reactive surface while at least partially shadowing a portion of the electrode reactive surface. | 2020-05-14 |