| 22nd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 8 |
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| 20170151376 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DIFFERENT ASPIRATION LEVELS AND/OR PUMPS TO AN OCULAR PROBE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically switching different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed herein. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level. Control feed back of the pumps may be varied according to set thresholds. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151377 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DIFFERENT ASPIRATION LEVELS AND/OR PUMPS TO AN OCULAR PROBE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically switching different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed herein. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level. Control feed back of the pumps may be varied according to set thresholds. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151378 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DIFFERENT ASPIRATION LEVELS AND/OR PUMPS TO AN OCULAR PROBE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically switching different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed herein. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level. Control feed back of the pumps may be varied according to set thresholds. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151379 | AUTOMATICALLY SWITCHING DIFFERENT ASPIRATION LEVELS AND/OR PUMPS TO AN OCULAR PROBE - Methods and apparatuses for automatically switching different aspiration levels to an ocular probe are disclosed herein. The probe may be a phacoemulsification probe. A first aspiration level, supplied by a first pump, may be applied to the probe simultaneously with ultrasonic energy. A second aspiration level, supplied by a second pump, may be automatically switched from the first aspiration level. Control feed back of the pumps may be varied according to set thresholds. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151380 | HIGHLY EFFICIENT BREASTPUMP AND SYSTEM FOR EXPRESSING BREASTMILK - The present invention provides a breastshield for use in a breastpumping system for expressing milk, the breastshield being of such a construction that substantially limits the amount of air between the breast/nipple and the breastshield surrounding the breast/nipple, and most preferably virtually eliminates any air at least in the area of the breast and nipple. In some embodiments, any air in the breastpumping system is substantially eliminated. With the amount of air limited, the mechanism used for generating the pressure difference in the breastshield (e.g., vacuum or negative pressure), such as a diaphragm pump, does not need to do as much work. Less energy is required for the expression of milk, and thus the size of pump used can be decreased, thereby reducing the overall cost of the device. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151381 | A device and a method for providing resuscitation or suspended state in cardiac arrest - Disclosed is a device for providing resuscitation or suspended state through redistribution of cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart for a patient. The device includes an electrically controllable redistribution component attachable to the patient to provide redistribution of the cardiac output to increase supply to the brain and heart. The redistribution component, following a predefined reaction pattern based on an electrical signal, and computer means configured to: receive a patient data which identifies physiological and/or anatomical characteristics of the patent; and provide the electrical signal for the redistribution component based on the patient data or a standard response. The device may provide mechanisms to protect the aorta and the remaining anatomy of the patient from inadvertent damage caused by the disclosed device in any usage scenario of either correct intended usage or unintended usage. Also disclosed is a method for providing resuscitation or suspended state. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151382 | Biological Fluid Filters Having Flexible Walls and Methods for Making Such Filters - Flexible housing filters for filtration of fluids and methods of making such filters are disclosed. The filters may include one or more peripheral seals in the flexible housing. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151383 | METHOD FOR QUERYING A SPECIFICATION FEATURE OF A MEDICAL TECHNICAL FUNCTIONAL MEANS, A MEDICAL TECHNICAL FUNCTIONAL MEANS, A MEDICAL DEVICE AND A CONTROL UNIT - The present invention relates to a method for querying a specification feature arranged in, at or on a medical technical functional means, the method comprising the step of: querying the specification feature by means of a medical device functionally coupled to or to be coupled to the medical technical functional means or by means of a device or means connected to or being arranged in signal transmission with the medical technical treatment apparatus. The invention further relates to a medical technical functional means, a medical device and a control unit. Furthermore, the present invention relates to a digital storage medium, a computer program product and a computer program. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151384 | DOUBLE-LUMEN INFUSION CATHETER WITH INFUSION LUMEN WIDENED ALONG INTERMEDIATE SECTION THEREOF - Double-lumen infusion catheter including: a shaft having proximal section, distal section, and intermediate section therebetween; first and second lumens extending along a length of the shaft and having arc shaped wall therebetween; and an inflatable member provided distally to intermediate section, and over the distal section. First lumen has cross section larger than cross section of second lumen and is configured to receive a guidewire therethrough and allow fluid flow via an unobstructed portion of first lumen. Unobstructed portion is formed along guidewire outer surface, between guidewire outer surface and inner wall of first lumen, and extends from an inlet at proximal end of intermediate section to an outlet at distal end of intermediate section. First lumen is narrowed to approximate a first diameter in shaft proximal and distal sections, and is widened to approximate a second diameter greater than first diameter in the shaft intermediate section. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151385 | DRIP CHAMBER FOR ADMINISTERING A MEDICAL FLUID - A drip chamber ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151386 | Intravenous Pole Base Having Tessellating Elements - An IV pole base is configured to couple in a tessellating manner to at least one other like IV pole base. The IV pole base can comprise a horizontal rectangular plate having four side edges and a given thickness (at least along the aforementioned side edges). This plate has a plurality of tessellating elements comprising each of a blank and a tab formed at each of the four side edges. The IV pole base further comprises a stabilizing thickening element disposed at a periphery of at least one of the tessellating elements to locally increase the thickness of the IV pole base beyond the thickness of the plate to thereby increase tessellation stability. The plate also includes an IV pole coupler formed centrally thereto, the IV pole coupler being configured to receive and hold an IV pole such that the IV pole extends outwardly perpendicularly to the plate. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151387 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE COMMUNICATION TRANSMISSION - Disclosed are methods, systems, devices and articles, including a method for adaptive wireless communication transmissions between units of an ambulatory portable medical device. The method includes obtaining data relating to wireless transmissions between the units of the medical device, and setting one or more attributes of wireless transmission of one or more messages between the units of the medical device based, at least in part, on the obtained data. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151388 | Motorized Drug Delivery Device - A drug delivery device comprising a piston rod adapted to engage and axially move a cartridge piston to thereby expel an amount of drug from a loaded cartridge corresponding to a set dose amount, the device comprising a motor for moving the drive member from an initial position, through a start-of-dose position, to an end-of-dose position, as well as position detection means adapted to generate output data indicative of the drive member's position relative to the piston of a loaded cartridge. An electronic controller adapted is adapted operate the motor to continuously move the drive member from the initial position, based on output data from the position detection means determine that the drive member is in engagement with the cartridge piston corresponding to the start-of-dose position, and operate the motor to move the drive member from the start-of-dose position to the an end-of-dose position corresponding to the set dose. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151389 | Drug Delivery Device for the Delivery of Two Medicaments - The invention is directed to a drug delivery device ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151390 | APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AND PROCESSING IMAGES - An apparatus comprising an optical sensor having a plurality of photosensitive cells arranged in a grid, wherein the optical sensor is configured to capture a first image using a first subset of the photosensitive cells and to capture a second image using a second subset of the photosensitive cells, the second subset not including any of the photosensitive cells in the first subset, wherein the apparatus is configured to process the first and second images using at least one optical character recognition algorithm. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151391 | APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING MEASURED DOSES OF MEDICATION - Aspects of the present disclosure disclose a system for delivering medication. In one aspect, the disclosure is directed a medical dispensing device that includes a label with a series of zones of varying widths, with each of the zones corresponding to a pre-determined volumetric dose of the drug that is correlated to one of the physical characteristics of a patient. In one specific example, the label is further affixed to the medicine dispensing device such that the smallest dose of the drug to be administered corresponds to a first zone that is proximate an opening through which the drug is to be dispensed. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151392 | Drug Delivery Device - The present invention is generally directed to a drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament comprising a clicker arrangement. The device comprises a housing ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151393 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING MEDICAMENTS FROM A MULTI-CHAMBER CONTAINER - An apparatus includes a medicament container, a first elastomeric member, a second elastomeric member and a stopper. The first and second elastomeric members are disposed within the medicament container. The first elastomeric member, a first portion of the medicament container and the second elastomeric member collectively define a medicament volume. The stopper is coupled to a distal end portion of the medicament container. The second elastomeric member, a second portion of the medicament container and the stopper collectively define a vent volume. A first retainer of the stopper is configured to engage a first portion of a carrier to limit movement of the medicament container when in a first position. A second retainer of the stopper is configured to engage a second portion of the carrier to limit movement of the medicament container when in a second position. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151394 | Systems and Methods for Guiding Injections - Systems and methods are described herein for guided injection, which include: one or more controllable light-emitting elements configured to emit non-destructive light and a computing device operably connected to the one or more controllable light-emitting elements configured to emit non-destructive light, the computing device including a processor operable to receive at least one digital representation of a body region of an individual, the body region of the individual including one or more physical registration landmarks, the at least one digital representation including one or more digitally registered injection sites and one or more digital registration landmarks corresponding to the one or more physical registration landmarks on the body region; and control the one or more controllable light-emitting elements to illuminate a location of a surface of the body region of the individual corresponding in location to at least one of the one or more digitally registered injection sites. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151395 | Dispenser - A medicated inhalant dispenser has a plastics material body having a mouthpiece. A pressurized, inhalant source has a canister and a sprout which his moved towards the canister for release of a dose from the canister. The sprout is accommodated in a junction member, which is movable by a cam connected to a pivotal cover for the mouthpiece. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151396 | INHALED HYPERTONIC SALINE DELIVERED BY A HEATED NASAL CANNULA - The invention described herein is directed to method of treating chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, comprising administering an effective amount of an osmolyte by at least one nasal cannula to a subject in need thereof. Also provided is a nasal cannula system for delivering an osmolyte, comprising a nebulizer and tubing having two ends, where the first end of the tubing is connected to the nebulizer and the second end of the tubing is tapered to fit in the nostril of a subject. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151397 | NASAL DEVICES - A nasal delivery device and a method of delivering substance to a nasal airway of a subject can be used for mass treatment, especially mass vaccination. The delivery device can include an interface unit, as a replaceable unit, having at least one nosepiece unit for fitting to a respective nostril of a subject, a nozzle from which substance is in use delivered, and at least one delivery unit having a substance supply unit for delivering substance to the nozzle of the at least one nosepiece unit. The delivery device can also include an actuation unit for actuating the at least one delivery unit of the interface unit. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151398 | SYSTEMS WITH CONTROL MECHANISM FOR NEGATIVE PRESSURE AND POSITIVE PRESSURE FOR OPTIMIZATION OF VENTILATION, CENTRAL HEMODYNAMICS, AND VITAL ORGAN PERFUSION - An intelligent control system for controlling a patient ventilation apparatus having at least negative end expiratory pressure ventilation (NEEP) system. The controller accepts signals from one or more physiological parameter sensors, compares data received from those sensors to target values stored in a memory, and either recommends changes to the NEEP or signals the NEEP to change or maintain certain settings, such as level and frequency. A positive end pressure ventilation system may be further employed with the intelligent control system, such that, based on data received from the physiological sensors, the intelligent control system can be used to deliver optimal levels of negative pressure ventilation and positive pressure ventilation, and promote weaning of a patient off the ventilators. The intelligent control system may also be used with an external pressure oscillatory device. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151399 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AIRWAY PATENCY - Systems and methods for improving airway patency are disclosed. An oral device is positioned in in the oral cavity and applies a negative pressure to the oral cavity. The oral device has pressure delivery ports directed toward an anterior surface of the soft palate when positioned therein. The negative pressure generates an air flow out of the oral cavity. A pressure tube is coupled to the oral device to provide the applied negative pressure. A pressure source is coupled to the pressure tube to generate the applied negative pressure. A collector is coupled to the pressure tube and/or pressure source to collect liquid, typically saliva, from the air flow out of the oral cavity. The collector is disposed outside of the oral cavity and coupled to the oral device. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151400 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPROVING AIRWAY PATENCY - Apparatuses and methods for improving airway patency are provided. A medial surface of the patient's tongue is constrained with a tongue constraint of an oral device placed in the oral cavity to generate a clear region between the medial surface and the hard palate. The clear region is in fluid communication with the soft palate. The tongue constraint has superior surface and inferior surfaces configured to generate the clear region. Negative pressure is applied within the oral cavity to hold the soft palate in a position in which the airway is at least partially open. The negative pressure is applied through one or more ports of the oral device. The one or more ports remain unobstructed by the tongue when the negative pressure is applied. The applied negative pressure causes the soft palate and tongue form a seal whereby the patient's airway is substantially fluidly isolated from the clear region. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151401 | RESPIRATORY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - A head-mounted respiratory assistance apparatus configured to provide a respiratory gases stream to a user. The head-mounted respiratory assistance has a main body securable to the head of a user and a blower unit that is operable to generate a pressurised gases stream from a supply of gases from the surrounding atmosphere. A patient interface is provided on the main body that has a gases inlet which is fluidly connected to the blower unit and which is configured to deliver the pressurised gases to the user's nose and/or mouth. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151402 | RESPIRATORY THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODS - Respiratory therapy apparatus has a short conduit ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151403 | CUFF-PRESSURE CONTROL DEVICE, CUFFED TRACHEAL TUBE, RESPIRATOR, AND OBSTRUCTION DETECTION METHOD - A cuff-pressure control device includes a pump supplying gas into the cuff, a connection path connecting the pump and the cuff, an exhaust valve exhausting gas in the cuff through the connection path, a pressure sensor measuring an internal pressure of the connection path, and a controller controlling the internal pressure of the cuff according to a measured value of the internal pressure of the connection path measured with the pressure sensor. The controller includes an obstruction detection unit that obtains, from the measured value of the pressure sensor, a pressure change amount from a time point when the pump is stopped while the internal pressure of the connection path is being increased by the pump to a time point after a predetermined time elapses and that detects the obstruction of the connection tube when the pressure change amount is less than or equal to a predetermined threshold value. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151404 | FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEM TO AIRWAY - A fluid delivery system is provided including an elongated member with a lumen, a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, wherein the second portion is disposed between the first portion and the third portion. The elongated member is insertable into a patient's mouth such that the second portion is disposed entirely within the patient's mouth while the first portion and third portion extend from a point inside the patient's mouth to a point external the patient's mouth. The fluid delivery system also includes a locking system slidably engaged with the elongated member, the locking system removably engageable with the patient's teeth. Further, the second portion is configured to allow drainage of a fluid from within the lumen to a point external the elongated member. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151405 | TRACHEAL TUBE - Disclosed herein is a tracheal tube including a tube main body and a cuff that is mounted to the tube main body and has a barrel portion capable of being deflated and inflated. A covering region that covers a tracheal inner wall of a trachea in a state in which the barrel portion is inflated in the trachea has a contact part that gets contact with the tracheal inner wall and a wrinkle part that does not get contact with the tracheal inner wall, and the wrinkle part includes a first wrinkle and a second wrinkle that extends in a direction intersecting a predetermined part of the first wrinkle and has a termination part that does not intersect the predetermined part and terminates at such a position as to sandwich the contact part with the predetermined part. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151406 | OXYGENATION MASK WITH INTEGRATED END-TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE MONITORING - Various embodiments are directed to oxygenation masks having a plurality of tubes detachably secured to the oxygenation mask, wherein the plurality of tubes comprise an oxygen tube configured to supply oxygen gas received from an oxygen source to the patient via the oxygenation mask and an end-tidal carbon dioxide return tube configured to direct a portion of the patient's exhaled breath, comprising carbon dioxide, away from the oxygenation mask and to an end-tidal CO2 monitoring device. Accordingly, the oxygenation mask may be configured to supply oxygen to a patient while concurrently monitoring the breath metabolism rate of the patient by collecting a portion of the patient's exhaled breath in a gas return tube which is in fluid communication with an ETCO2 monitoring system. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151407 | A SEAL FORMING STRUCTURE FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE AND A TOOL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SEAL FORMING STRUCTURE - The technology provides for a cushion assembly or a tool for forming the cushion assembly for a patient interface delivery of a supply of pressurised air or breathable gas to an entrance of a patient's airways. The cushion assembly has an inferior surface and a mask connection portion, and includes a pad arranged on the inferior surface for sealingly contacting a wearer's face in use. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151408 | Cranium Cuddler - A headgear for securing a patient airway interface device to a patient's head comprising a concave partial helmet having an outer surface and an inner surface and having a left lateral element, a right lateral element, a top portion and a back portion, wherein the left lateral element and the right lateral element are separated at a front half of the concave partial helmet by a void between the front half top portion of the concave partial helmet and the left lateral element and the right lateral element; when on the patient's head the top portion of the concave partial helmet terminates at the forehead of the patient's head with a front face of the top portion of the concave partial helmet that is proximal to the forehead having a stabilizer for supporting a hub and wherein the left lateral element and the right lateral element is structured to terminate on either side of a patient's face near a cheek portion without directly touching the check portion and wherein a section of the right lateral element and the left lateral element that is near the cheek portion includes an opening that permits passage of a strap from the outer surface to the inner surface and wherein a portion of the inner surface of the concave partial helmet that is structured to overlay the back half of the skull when the headgear is in use is separated from the patient's head by a pliable material that is attached to the inner surface. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151409 | PATIENT INTERFACE AND COMPONENT PARTS - This invention relates to a patient interface and component parts which may be integrated or form a part of an assembled interface for use by a user. In various embodiments, the component parts may include: a component may be provided as a clip for supporting a gas supply tube to the interface; a buckle may be provided at an end of a headgear strap for releasable attachment to the interface; a manifold part of a patient interface may be attachable to the interface in a manner allowing for adjustment or re-orientation such that an associated gas supply conduit is re-routed to be to a left- or a right-side of the interface (or user); one or a pair of support side arms of the interface may be configured to be twisted or bent so as to more comfortably accommodate the shape of a user's face upon which they are to be located in use; parts of a manifold at the connection of a gas supply tube to the interface may be configured to be of a multi-part manifold assembly. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151410 | VENTILATOR CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - A ventilator circuit for use in administering medication to a patient includes a housing, a one-way inhalation valve and a one-way exhalation valve. A metered does inhaler receptacle is in fluid flow communication with an interior space of the housing holding chamber. An exhaust conduit communicates between input and output passageways disposed on opposite sides of the interior space. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151411 | CONNECTIONS FOR HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - A humidification system can include a heater base, a humidification chamber, and a breathing circuit. A cartridge can be removably coupled to the heater base. The cartridge can include various sensors, probes, sensor wire connectors, heater wire connectors, and/or other features. The cartridge can include features configured to mate with corresponding features on the humidification chamber and the heater base. The cartridge includes a memory, such as an EEPROM, or other suitable storage device. When the cartridge is installed on the heater base, the memory is electrically connected to a processor and/or memory of the heater base. Various models of cartridges can be produced for use with different humidification chambers, breathing circuits, and/or therapies. A connector can be configured to couple an inspiratory conduit to an outlet port of the humidification chamber. The connector can provide a pneumatic connection to the outlet port and an electrical connection to the cartridge. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151412 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING AN ANESTHETIC INTO A GAS STREAM - A device, for dispensing an anesthetic into a gas stream, has a gas inlet, via which gas to be enriched with anesthetic and coming from a gas source flows in and with a gas outlet, via which gas enriched with anesthetic flows out to a patient port. A heating element, for heating the gas stream, is arranged upstream of an evaporation chamber, for dispensing an anesthetic into the gas stream, between the gas inlet and the gas outlet. The heating element is actuated by a control unit such that heat is fed to the gas to be enriched with anesthetic for evaporation of the anesthetic located in the evaporation chamber as a function of at least one status parameter of the gas to be enriched with the anesthetic and/or of the gas at least partially enriched with the anesthetic. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151413 | Multi-Lumen Medical Devices and Methods of Manufacturing Same - A method of manufacturing a catheter shaft includes extruding an inner polymeric layer having a main lumen and two or more side lumens spaced about the main lumen; forming an outer polymeric layer about the inner polymeric layer; and inserting at least one elongate member, such as a wire, through each side lumen of the inner polymeric layer. The side lumens are less than about 1/5 the size of the main lumen. The method may further include the step of forming a braided layer between the inner polymeric layer and the outer polymeric layer. In an alternate embodiment, the method includes co-extruding an inner polymeric layer and a multi-lumen layer, the multi-lumen layer having two or more side lumens; forming an outer polymeric layer about the multi-lumen layer; and inserting at least one elongate member through each side lumen. Catheter assemblies made according to the described methods are also disclosed. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151414 | CATHETER FOR THE DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC FLUID - A catheter for the delivery of a therapeutic fluid to a patient's cavity is provided. The catheter includes an inflow lumen for delivering fluid to the patient's cavity; an outflow lumen for recovering fluid from the patient's cavity; an electrode located, in use, in the patient's cavity; and structure for supplying power to the electrode. Also provided is a system for the delivery of a therapeutic fluid to a patient's cavity, including the catheter, and a method for delivering a therapeutic fluid into a patient's cavity, including the step of using the catheter. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151415 | CATHETER - A catheter including a balloon. The balloon has an elastic inner layer and an elastic outer layer. The inner and outer layers are tubular and are inflatable and deflatable in response to a change of internal pressure of the balloon. The catheter includes a tubular reinforcement member positioned radially between the inner layer and the outer layer. The reinforcement member has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion in the axial direction of the catheter. The reinforcement member has an intermediate portion between the first end portion and the second end portion in the axial direction. At least one of the first and second end portions is not directly fixed to both the inner layer and the outer layer. The intermediate portion is not directly fixed to both the inner layer and the outer layer. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151416 | Methods and Systems for Delivery of a Trail of a Therapeutic Substance into an Anatomical Space - Injection devices and methods for delivering a trail of therapeutic cells and/or one or more therapeutic substances or diagnostic substances or injectable medium into an anatomical space of an animal or human subject, particularly a trail of therapeutic cells and/or one or more therapeutic substances or diagnostic substances or injectable medium into the spinal cord of a subject and to deliver a trail of therapeutic cells and/or one or more therapeutic substances or diagnostic substances or injectable medium inside the spinal cord, to treat an injury or disorder of the central nervous system requiring injection of cells and/or one more therapeutic substances. The devices and methods are useful for the treatment of a variety of traumas, conditions and diseases, in particular, spinal cord injuries, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis and spinal ischemia as well as other spinal cord degenerative conditions and pathologies. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151417 | CATHETER - A catheter includes: a catheter shaft; and a hub on a proximal side of the catheter shaft. The catheter shaft includes a shaft inner surface inclined portion at a proximal portion, the diameter of which increases proximally such that the shaft inner surface inclined portion forms an angle with the catheter central axis. The hub includes a first hub inner surface inclined portion continuous from the shaft inner surface inclined portion and inclined at the same inclination angle as the shaft inner surface inclined portion, and a second hub inner surface inclined portion proximal of the first hub inner surface inclined portion. The second hub inner surface inclined portion inclination angle differs from the first hub inner surface inclined portion inclination angle. The hub does not cover an inner peripheral surface of the catheter shaft in an interlock portion in which the catheter shaft and the hub are interlocked together. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151418 | Methods and Apparatus for Inserting Multi-Lumen Split-Tip Catheters Into a Blood Vessel - A method of performing a medical procedure, includes providing a catheter including a first lumen in fluid communication with a first distal opening and a second lumen in fluid communication with a second distal opening, advancing a distal end of a first intra-catheter stiffener element through the first lumen and out of the first distal opening, coupling the first intra-catheter stiffener element to the catheter, advancing a distal end of a second intra-catheter stiffener element through the second lumen and out of the second distal opening, coupling the second intra-catheter stiffener element to the catheter, and advancing the catheter into a patient. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151419 | NEEDLE DEVICES WITH BISTABLE STRUCTURE AND RELATED METHODS - A needle guard located in a first hub and the combination mounted over a needle of a second hub having a shaft, a needle tip, and a change in profile located proximal of the needle tip. The needle guard has a proximal wall having a perimeter defining an opening therein, a first arm extending distal the proximal wall, and a second arm extending distal the proximal wall opposite the first arm. The first arm and the second arm are spaced from the needle in a ready to use position. The first arm, the second arm, or both arms covering the needle tip in a protective position when the needle guard is triggered by an activator. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151420 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED DRUG DELIVERY - Systems and method for using a sleeve for enhanced drug delivery are described. The sleeve may incorporate porous materials and may be coated or treated with various drugs and/or therapeutic agents. The sleeve may be utilized in cooperation with balloon catheters and/or other devices. When acting as a reservoir for holding various drugs and/or therapeutic agents, the drug delivery sleeve provides a means of reducing drug losses as well as a controlled mechanism for drug release. The materials for the sleeve, constructed by various techniques, may be circumferentially distensible, may be elastic, and may have varying degrees of recoil as needed for any particular purpose. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151421 | ANGIOPLASTY DEVICE - Provided is a catheter system for intraluminal passages, including blood vessels, which includes a guidewire incorporating a work element, and an inflatable balloon enveloping the work element. The work element includes a lesion-smoothing member, which in a work configuration projects radially from a longitudinal axis of the balloon. The work element may be configured to allow for controllable rotation about the longitudinal axis, such that the rotation thereby substantially defines a closed ellipsoid-like surface. When the balloon is inflated with a fluid and is inside an intraluminal passage, rotation of the work element causes the lesion-smoothing member to rotate along a surface of the balloon and simultaneously push against the balloon surface. The pushing against the balloon surface exerts force against the walls of the intraluminal passage, thereby allowing for smoothing lesion material located on the walls of the intraluminal passage. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151422 | Handle Component for Providing a Pressurized Material - A handle component of a medical device is disclosed for delivering a material to an enclosed cavity or space. The handle component includes a self-contained mechanism for holding the material and for providing or releasing the material to the enclosed cavity. The handle component also includes a pressure relief valve in fluid communication with the mechanism and the enclosed cavity. The pressure relief valve is configured to indicate when delivery of the material to the enclosed cavity reaches a preselected or set pressure and to thereby assure precise filling of the enclosed cavity with the material. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151423 | MEDICINE DELIVERY AND ANIMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - Embodiments disclosed herein include devices for time release of measured quantities of an active ingredient and storage of animal management information. One embodiment disclosed herein releases an active ingredient, which is useful in the ruminant art, within the rumen and, then, at optionally varied intervals, releases additional doses into the same environment. The active ingredients are compartmentalized and, upon receiving an appropriate signal, use a magnetic field to expel the active ingredient into the rumen of the animal. The doses of active ingredient may be delivered simultaneously, sequentially, or independently. Further, the doses of active ingredient may be the same active ingredient or different active ingredients, in any formulation. Another embodiment described herein stores animal management information, such as identification or dosage information, and wirelessly communicates the stored information to an external device. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151424 | Method for Increasing the Permeability of an Epithelial Barrier - Disclosed are nanotopography-based methods and devices for interacting with a component of epithelial tissue and increasing the permeability of the tissue. Devices include structures fabricated on a surface to form a nanotopography. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Microneedles may be beneficially utilized for delivery of an agent to a cell or tissue. Devices may be utilized to directly or indirectly alter cell behavior through the interaction of a fabricated nanotopography with the components of epithelial tissue. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE DOSE REMAINING UPON A TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The invention is a sensor device attached to a transdermal patch or other form of transdermal delivery device (TDD) which is (1) capable of determining the quantity of drug remaining within the TDD and (2) determining the quantity or dose delivered from the TDD to a patient in real time. The preferred embodiment is a sensor capable of transmitting acoustical energy between an ultrasonic generator, through a medicine-containing TDD, providing a density measurement of the solution within the TDD and thereby calculating the dose remaining within the patch, and leading to a calculation of the dose delivered to the patient. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151426 | SAFETY CAP FOR MEDICAL DEVICES - A cap for medical fluid lines and the like includes a hollow body within which a male or female connector accessible at one end of the body is coaxially housed. The connector is configured to inviolably obstruct the passage through the body. A unidirectional coupling locks in rotation the connector with respect to the body in the direction corresponding to the screwing of the connector, and a complementary connector, and to enable free rotation of the connector in the opposite direction. The connector can be possibly locked in rotation with respect to the body in the unscrewing direction, only following a positive command. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151427 | CUTANEOUS MEDICAL DEVICE COMPRISING A MAIN PART AND INCLUDING A BASE AND A REMOVABLE ELECTRODE - A cutaneous medical device having a main part containing an electrical energy source that can generate an electric current and electronic components that form part of an electric circuit; and at least one removable cutaneous electrode comprising an electric plug. The electrode is intended to be in electric contact with a user. The electrode also includes at least one base which is positioned on a first face of the main part and can be electrically connected to the at least one removable cutaneous electrode. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151428 | ANCHORING UNITS FOR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING - An anchoring unit for an implantable lead includes a body, a plurality of anchoring members, and at least one connecting element coupling together at least two of the anchoring members that are positioned adjacent to one another. The body is configured and arranged for positioning along a portion of an outer surface of a lead. The body has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The first end is configured and arranged for placement on the lead so that the first end is positioned more distally on the lead than the second end. Each anchoring member has a proximal end and a distal end. The proximal end of each anchoring member extends from the body and the distal end of each anchoring member anchors to patient tissue upon implantation of the anchoring unit into the patient. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151429 | IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION CAPSULE - The present disclosure relates to implantable capsules for stimulation. One implantable capsule includes a tubular body and a distal member provided at its distal end with an anchoring device adapted to penetrate into a tissue of a wall of an organ of a patient and a distal electrode, the body accommodating a set of functional elements of the capsule and including a proximal electrode. The capsule includes an electrically insulating member between the body and the distal member to isolate the distal member of said body. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151430 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION OF A SUBJECT - A system for transcranial stimulation of a subject includes an electrode arrangement including a plurality of electrodes coupled to at least one electrode drive arrangement, wherein the plurality of electrodes are operable to contact onto skin of the subject, for example a head region of the subject, wherein at least one electrode includes a plurality of electrode elements which are operable in combination to deliver a current of their corresponding at least one electrode to the subject, and wherein the at least one electrode drive arrangement is arranged to excite and/or monitor in operation the electrode elements in an individually controlled and/or monitored manner, and the at least one electrode drive arrangement is operable substantially to even out current distribution between the plurality of electrode elements of the at least one electrode when in contact onto skin of the head region of the subject. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151431 | METHOD AND ASSEMBLY FOR THE GENERATION OF SIGNAL SHAPES FOR HEALING WOUNDS BY ELECTRO-STIMULATION - A method for generating a signal shape (w | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151432 | PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS FOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF TREATING SLEEP-RELATED DISORDERED BREATHING - Systems and methods are described and illustrated for percutaneously implanting a stimulation lead for treating sleep-related disordered breathing. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151433 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION - In a device, system and method for electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve to treat or prevent disorders in a patient, the device comprises a handheld device having one or more electrode interfaces for contacting the outer skin surface of a patient, and a power source and a signal generator coupled to the electrode/interfaces for applying one or more electrical impulses to a deep nerve within the patient, such as the vagus nerve. In certain embodiments, the device further comprises a filter situated in series between the signal generator and the electrode/interfaces for filtering out undesired high frequency components of the electrical impulses to create a cleaner, smoother signal. The filter may comprise an electrically conductive medium and/or a low-pass filter between the signal generator and the electrode/interface. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151434 | SPINAL CORD STIMULATOR SYSTEM - Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) system having a recharging system with self-alignment, a system for mapping current fields using a completely wireless system, multiple independent electrode stimulation outsource, and IPG control through software on Smartphone/mobile device and tablet hardware during trial and permanent implants. SCS system can include multiple electrodes, multiple, independently programmable, stimulation channels within an implantable pulse generator (IPG) providing concurrent, but unique stimulation fields. SCS system can include a replenishable power source, rechargeable using transcutaneous power transmissions between antenna coil pairs. An external charger unit, having its own rechargeable battery, can charge the IPG replenishable power source. A real-time clock can provide an auto-run schedule for daily stimulation. A bi-directional telemetry link informs the patient or clinician the status of the system, including the state of charge of the IPG battery. Other processing circuitry in current IPG allows electrode impedance measurements to be made. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151435 | Methods and Devices for Improving Cognitive Function - The present invention provides methods and devices for improving cognitive function. In some embodiments, cognitive function is improved by detecting neuronal activity in the CA3 region of a patient's hippocampus and stimulating the CA3 region of the patient's hippocampus responsive to the neuronal activity detected. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151436 | BRAIN STIMULATION SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE STIMULATION MODES - A system for treating a patient comprises a stimulator for stimulating brain tissue, a controller for setting stimulation parameters and a diagnostic tool for measuring patient parameters and producing diagnostic data. The stimulation parameters comprise test stimulation parameters and treatment stimulation parameters. The stimulator delivers test stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one test stimulation parameter and delivers treatment stimulation energy to the brain tissue based on at least one treatment stimulation parameter. One or more treatment stimulator parameters are determined based on the diagnostic data produced by the diagnostic tool The system is constructed and arranged to treat a neurological disease or a neurological disorder. Methods of treating a neurological disease or neurological disorder are also provided. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151437 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONALLY DETERMINING MIGRATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION LEADS - A tissue stimulation system and computer software and method of monitoring a neurostimulation lead having a plurality of electrodes implanted within a patient (e.g., adjacent the spinal cord) is provided. Neurostimulation lead models are provided, each of which includes estimated electrical parameter data (e.g., electrical field potential data) corresponding to a predetermined position of the neurostimulation lead. Electrical energy is transmitted to or from the electrodes, and electrical parameter data (e.g., electrical field potential data) is measured in response to the transmitted electrical energy. The measured electrical parameter data is compared with the estimated electrical parameter data of each of the neurostimulation lead models, and a position of the neurostimulation lead is determined based on the comparison. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151438 | Skull-Mounted Deep Brain Stimulator - An Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG) operable as a Deep Brain Stimulator (DBS) is disclosed which is mountable to the skull of a DBS patient, and which therefore is much closer to the site of intended therapy. The IPG includes an electronics section, a charging coil section, a connector block section configured to connect to the proximal end of implanted leads, and an electrode wire section connecting the connector block section to the electronics section. The electronic section includes a housing that is positionable into a hole formed in the patient's skull. Once so positioned, the housing may be affixed to the skull via bone screws. The charging coil section may be separate from and non-overlapping with the electronics section, or the charging coil section may encircle the electronics section. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151439 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING IMPROVED CONNECTOR CONTACTS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A connector for an implantable electrical medical device includes a connector lumen defined in an elongated connector housing and adapted for receiving a portion of a lead. Connector-contact assemblies are disposed in the connector lumen. Each of the connector-contact assemblies includes a contact housing. Multiple connector contacts are arranged along perimeters of inner surfaces of the contact housings such that the connector contacts are not in electrical contact with one another. Each of the connector contacts includes a biasing structure that physically contacts terminals disposed along the lead when the lead is received by the connector lumen. For each connector contact of a particular connector-contact assembly, the biasing structure extends around no more than 70% of the perimeter of the inner surface of the contact housing and is circumferentially-offset from the biasing structures of the remaining connector contacts of the connector-contact assembly. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151440 | Implantable Pulse Generator Usable During a Trial Stimulation Phase and Externally Powered by Magnetic Inductive Coupling - An implantable pulse generator (IPG) allowing for trial stimulation in a fully implanted solution is disclosed. At the time the leads are implanted, a micro IPG having lead connection block(s) is also implanted and connected to the leads. To keep the micro IPG suitably small, it preferably does not include a battery, and is instead powered continuously via magnetic induction using a magnetic field produced by an external charger, such as a charging patch. A coil in the micro IPG picks up and rectifies this magnetic field to provide power to stimulating electronics in the IPG. Because of its small size (e.g., ≦10 cm | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151441 | EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATION WITH AUTOMATIC POST-SHOCK ANTI-TACHYCARDIA (APSAT) PACING BASED ON PRE-SHOCK ECG - A medical device such as an external defibrillator delivers electrical therapy using a special pulse sequence. The special pulse sequence includes a defibrillation shock that is automatically followed by a quick succession of automatic post-shock anti-tachycardia (APSAT) pacing pulses. Because of the pacing pulses, the defibrillation shock can be of lesser energy than an equivalent defibrillation shock of a larger energy. Accordingly, the external defibrillator can be made physically smaller and weigh less, without sacrificing the therapeutic effect of a larger external defibrillator that would deliver a defibrillation shock of higher energy. As such, the defibrillator is easier to configure for transporting, handling, and even wearing. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151442 | HAIR LOSS REGROWTH AND HAIR TREATMENT DEVICE - A hair restoration apparatus ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151443 | SHAPED COILS FOR TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION - Described herein are shaped coil TMS electromagnets formed by two bent magnetic coil loops joined at a vertex having an angle between the outer coil regions of the coils that is typically less than 120 degrees (e.g., between about 45 and about 70 degrees, 60 degrees, etc.). The vertex region shaped to optimize the magnetic field projected from the TMS electromagnet. For example, the vertex region may be horizontal or vertical. In some variations the vertex region is formed by re-arranging the conductive windings forming the two coils so that they are no longer arranged in the same columnar structure that they are in the other portions of the bent magnetic coil loops. These TMS electromagnets may be well suited for use in deep-brain Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY IMAGING - The present disclosure provides a system and method for X-ray imaging. The method of calculating scatter in an X-ray image may include forming a modulated X-ray image. The method of forming the modulated X-ray image may include acquiring X-rays through a collimator module and an imaged object in sequence to generate an X-ray image group; the acquisition may be performed during a movement of the collimator module in a first direction and the X-ray image group may include a plurality of X-ray images acquired at different times during the movement of the collimator; extracting sub-zones from the plurality of X-ray images in the X-ray image group; combining the sub-zones in the first direction to form the modulated X-ray image. In the present disclosure, an intensity distribution of the X-rays may be adjusted flexibly using a collimator without adding any extra hardware. In addition, scatter components in the X-ray images may be calculated to eliminate the scatter in the X-ray images finally. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151445 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF PHOTON-BASED RADIOTHERAPY AND RADIOSURGERY DELIVERY - Photon-based radiosurgery is widely used for treating local and regional tumors. The key to improving the quality of radiosurgery is to increase the dose falloff rate from high dose regions inside the tumor to low dose regions of nearby healthy tissues and structures. Dynamic photon painting (DPP) further increases dose falloff rate by treating a target by moving a beam source along a dynamic trajectory, where the speed, direction and even dose rate of the beam source change constantly during irradiation. DPP creates dose gradient that rivals proton Bragg Peak and outperforms Gamma Knife® radiosurgery. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151446 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EFFECTING ALTERNATING ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSIONS WITHOUT CAVITATION - Ultrasound generation produces in general an acoustic field, characterized by both inertial and non-inertial acoustic cavitation, a process by which non-linear oscillation of a microbubble and its associated micro streaming and radiation force generated by ultrasound can lead to intense heating effects in a material, solution or biological cell which comes into contact with a conventional ultrasound transmission. Typically an ultrasound signal contains both an acoustic vibration effect, a resonance effect where a material receiving the ultrasound transmission resonates in response to the transmission, and unfortunately in many applications a damaging cavitation effect and a damaging thermal effect. This invention is both a method and an apparatus to reduce the damaging effects of ultrasound in both the thermal and mechanical effects and to provide a safer ultrasonic process which can be used in sonochemistry applications, material science and for biological or medical applications. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151447 | Graphene Based Ultrasound Generation - A system, method, and graphene device. The graphene devices includes one or more graphene layers configured to emit a wave to a site of a body of a user. The device further includes a frame housing the one or more graphene layers. The device further includes a driver connected to the one or more graphene layers to communicate an electronic signal to the one or more graphene layers that is converted to the wave. The device further includes a power source connected to the driver for powering the driver to generate the electronic signal. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151448 | THERAPEUTIC TREATMENT DEVICE - A device for therapeutic treatment which comprises a HIFU transducer for generating and transmitting HIFU pulses to a target. The HIFU transducer is operable in at least a probing mode, during a probing phase, and in a treatment mode, during a treatment phase. In the probing phase the HIFU transducer is operated with at least one probing operation characteristic. The probing operation characteristic includes emission of a pulse with a focal point. During the treatment phase, the HIFU transducer operates with at least one treatment operation characteristic different from the probing operation characteristic. The device further comprises a detector designed to detect a change of tissue properties caused by the HIFU pulses in the target during the probing phase. The device further comprises a computer or microprocessor for determining at least one probing parameter necessary to achieve the change of tissue properties detected by the detector during the probing phase. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151449 | APPARATUS FOR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND OPERATION WITH CONTROLLABLE ROTATION ANGLE OF CARTRIDGE, FOCUSED ULTRASOUND OPERATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD USING THE SAME - The present disclosure relates a focused ultrasound operation apparatus suitable for providing a controllable rotation angle. The focused ultrasound operation apparatus includes: a handpiece provided for manipulation by an operator; a cartridge of a body-insertion type which is detachably coupled to the handpiece and includes an ultrasound emitting portion. In particular, the handpiece includes: a rotation module portion provided for the operator to rotate the cartridge coupled to the handpiece; a case arranged outside the rotation module portion; and a cartridge rotation angle adjustor to adjust a rotation angle of the cartridge with respect to a rotation motion around a center axis in a body-insertion direction of the cartridge, interacting with a rotation of the rotation module portion. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151450 | RESPIRATOR SYSTEM WITH CURVED VORTEX TUBE - A respirator system having a vortex tube with an arcuate hot leg. A respirator helmet has an inlet hose. A vortex tube with an arcuate hot leg and an inlet port is coupled to the respirator helmet. A compressed air source is coupled to the inlet port to supply air to the vortex tube in the range of 110 liter/minute (l/min) to 425 l/min and in the range of 40 pounds per square inch (psi) and 80 psi. This portable arrangement provides effective temperature control within the respirator system. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151451 | THERMAL VALVE IN UPSTREAM OIL AND GAS - A storage system includes a storage tank adapted to store a fluid therein, a flame arrestor being positioned downstream from the storage tank, a thermal valve being positioned downstream from the flame arrestor, and a flare stack being positioned downstream from and in fluid communication with the thermal valve. An outlet port of the storage tank is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the flame arrestor, and an outlet port of the flame arrestor is in fluid communication with an inlet port of the thermal valve. A flow path is formed between the storage tank and the flare stack via the flame arrestor and the thermal valve. The thermal valve has a cross-sectional area along a direction of the flow path which is substantially vacant of physical detonation-inducing obstructions. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151452 | CONNECTING DEVICE - Disclosed is a connecting device. The disclosed connecting device includes a connecting unit whose inside is penetrated and opened and closed according to rotation of a rotor provided therein, and an opening/closing unit that is rotatably coupled to the connecting unit and opens and closes the inside of the connecting unit by rotating the rotor, when being rotated with respect to the connecting unit. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151453 | Fire Suppressant Device and Method, Including Expansion Agent - A device for suppressing and/or extinguishing a fire associated with a container may include a housing defining a hollow sleeve and a column configured to be received within the hollow sleeve. The column may define a first chamber, a second chamber, at least one aperture, and a piercing end configured to pierce a barrier. The first chamber may be configured to receive an expansion agent, and the second chamber may he configured to receive a fire extinguishing agent. The device may he configured such that upon activation of the expansion agent, the column extends from the housing so as to enable the piercing end to penetrate the container and to enable the fire extinguishing agent to be delivered into an interior of the container via the at least one aperture. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151454 | EVACUATION DEVICE - An evacuation device ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151455 | FIRE SPRINKLER SYSTEM - A fire suppression system in which side-discharge fire sprinklers are fitted to opposite sides of a supply line and aimed so that their coverage areas point in opposite directions. The fire sprinklers are alternated on left and right-hand sides of the supply line, and are spaced apart at a consistent interval. Each fire sprinkler includes a deflector configured to disperse the outflow of water over a non-circular coverage area. When two supply lines are installed next to each other so that half of the sprinklers on one supply line point toward the other supply line, and vise versa, the fire sprinklers are staggered so that their respective coverage areas are interlaced in the intermediate space. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151456 | Fire Protection Sprinkler - A fire protection sprinkler that includes a body defining an internal passageway extending along a sprinkler axis between an inlet end and an outlet end to define a passageway length and a nominal K-factor greater than 16. A deflector is supported and spaced from the outlet end by a pair of support arms. The sprinkler includes means for allowing a flow of water from the outlet end of the body. The means includes a closure assembly having a body defining a blind bore and a thermally responsive glass bulb. The glass bulb has a first end disposed within the blind bore defining a first seat diameter and a second end defining a second seat diameter. The glass bulb has a bulb length that is greater than the length of the internal passageway and a maximum wall thickness less than the difference between the bulb length and the passageway length. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151457 | RETRACTABLE JUMP ROPE - A jump rope includes an elongated flexible member (e.g., a rope) that extends between two handle arrangements. The elongated flexible member can be stored within the handle arrangements. For example, each handle arrangement can hold a spool on which a portion of the flexible member can be wound. The portions of the flexible member can be automatically retracted within the handles. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151458 | Aquatic Exercise Device - An aquatic exercise device ( | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151459 | PAIRED EXERCISE APPARATUS WITH VARIABLE ELASTIC TENSIONS - An exercising apparatus, comprising a pair of elastic straps correspondingly having lengths, and a pair of buckles correspondingly mounted on the pair of the elastic straps, where each of the buckles having a frame with a passage for each of the elastic straps and oppositely directed flanges and an appendage connect and inclined to the frame on which a first longitudinal end of each of the elastic straps is attached thus compelling each of the elastic straps to form S shape over and in each of the buckles, consequently longitudinally partitioning each of the elastic straps by sliding each of the buckles along each of the elastic straps to releasably fasten each of the buckles on each of the elastic straps. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151460 | WEIGHT BAR AND LOCKING COLLAR - A weight bar system includes a weight bar, and two lock collars on each end of the weight bar for holding one or more weights on each end of the weight bar. The ends of the weight bar include circumferentially positioned grooves. A locking collar is engageable with the grooves both in an unlocked and a locked position. The locking collar includes a main body collar including pins which extend in a cross direction relative to the axis and are moveable radially inwardly and outwardly relative to the grooves. A rotatable collar includes a cam surface to move the pins radially inwardly to lock the locking collar to the weight bar. A stationary collar may also be provided to limit rotation of the rotatable collar, and to provide a gripping surface. A space on the lock collar may be provided to press against the weights. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151461 | SYSTEM FOR TRAINING LACROSSE MECHANICS USING SENSORS - An apparatus for training lacrosse technique mechanics includes a lacrosse head which includes a base portion and a housing removably coupled to the base portion. The housing includes a sensor for sensing the motion of the lacrosse head and generating motion data therefrom. The housing also includes a transceiver for transmitting the motion data to an end user device via a network. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151462 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FITTING GOLF EQUIPMENT - A golf equipment fitting system that uses advanced technology to not only objectively identify the optimum equipment for the golfer, but to also identify and help correct swing flaws so that the golfer can achieve optimum performance on the golf course. Thus, in one embodiment, golf fitting includes collecting data related to the golfer's swing and determining if the golfer's swing technique should be modified based at least in part on the collected swing data. When it is determined that the golfer's swing technique should be modified, then providing swing instruction to the golfer. When, however, it is determined that the golfer's swing technique is fine, then collecting data related to how the golfer's swing launches a golf ball. Finally, golf equipment, e.g., golf clubs, can be specified based on the collected swing data and launch data. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING RUNNING PERFORMANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A method and device for optimizing running performance for an individual. Movements of a foot are monitored using one or more accelerometers. The data is transmitted to a portable electronic processing device, e.g. in the form of a cellular phone, where the data is processed to derive a movement pattern of the foot. Based on a comparison of the derived movement pattern and an optimal movement pattern, the portable electronic processing device provides feedback to the individual in order to adjust the movement pattern of the foot of the individual, thereby improving a running performance. Thereby the risk of injuries and overload of muscles, joints and tendons can be reduced. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151464 | RACQUET HIT NOTIFICATION - An apparatus including a sensor carried by a racquet and an indicator in communication with the sensor. The sensor outputs a notification based on (a) the number of hits by the racquet based on signals from the sensor and (b) at least one of an elapsed time since a last stringing of the racquet and an input skill level of a person using the racquet. Additionally, an apparatus including a racquet, a sensor carried by the racquet, and an indicator in communication with the sensor. The sensor can be a strain gauge, a load cell, an acoustic sensor and a vibro-acoustic sensor. The sensor outputs a notification based on the number of hits by the racquet based on signals from the sensor. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151465 | MONOFIN, TAIL AND METHOD - A monofin, mermaid tail, and method of applying the tail and monofin. The fin utilizes a core made of flexible, yet resilient material such as plastic and a cover that is elastic, such as neoprene. The user's feet are connected to the fin by releasable connections. The mermaid tail and monofin connects both of a user's feet and legs in order to facilitate swimming in a mermaid-like motion while giving the user the appearance of a mermaid. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151466 | DIMPLE PATTERNS FOR GOLF BALLS - The present invention provides a golf ball wherein each hemisphere has a dimple pattern based on a pyramid having dissimilar sides. The resulting overall dimple pattern is not based on preexisting polyhedral, and is not attainable using conventional dimple packing methods. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151467 | GOLF BALL INCORPORATING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF NEUTRALIZED ACID POLYMER COMPOSITION CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ACID WAX(ES) AS SOLE ACID POLYMER COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A golf ball comprising at least one layer comprised of a neutralized acid polymer composition consisting of a mixture of: (a) at least one low molecular weight acid-containing wax; (b) at least one non-acid-polymer; and (c) at least one organic acid or salt thereof. Each low molecular weight acid-containing wax may have a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 7000, and in some embodiments, the molecular weight may be considered low up to 30,000. Interactions between components (a), (b) and (c) as disclosed herein advantageously produce a layer of ionomeric material having desirable physical properties, such as heat stability, and processability (excellent melt flow) without the need for blending high and low molecular weight acid-containing polymer(s) | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151468 | GOLF BALL INCORPORATING AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF PLASTICIZED NEUTRALIZED ACID POLYMER COMPOSITION CONTAINING LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT ACID WAX(ES) AS SOLE ACID POLYMER COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MAKING - A golf ball comprising at least one layer comprised of a neutralized acid polymer composition consisting of a mixture of: (a) at least one low molecular weight acid-containing wax; (b) at least one non-acid-polymer; (c) at least one organic acid or salt thereof; and (d) at least one plasticizer. Each low molecular weight acid-containing wax may have a molecular weight of from about 500 to about 7000, and in some embodiments, the molecular weight may be considered low up to 30,000. Interactions between components (a), (b), (c) and (d) as disclosed herein advantageously produce a layer of ionomeric material having desirable physical properties, such as heat stability, and processability (excellent melt flow) and softer feel without the need for blending high and low molecular weight acid-containing polymer(s) | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151469 | Golf Ball Having A Thermoplastic Positive Hardness Gradient Inner Core Layer And A Thermoset Shallow Positive Hardness Gradient Outer Core Layer - A golf ball has an inner core layer including a thermoplastic highly-neutralized ionomer and having a geometric center hardness less than a surface hardness to define a first positive hardness gradient. An outer core layer is formed about the inner core and includes a homogenous thermoset composition. The outer core has an interior hardness less than an outer surface hardness to define a second positive hardness gradient. An inner and outer cover layers are disposed about outer core layer. The first and second hardness gradients each have a slope and the slope of the second hardness gradient is less than the slope of the first hardness gradient such that a ratio of the first and second slopes is 0.8 to 0.85. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151470 | ONE MATERIAL BALL - A ball includes a bladder that has a majority weight component of a material of a first material class. The ball includes at least one intermediate layer that is arranged exterior to the bladder and that has a majority weight component of the material of the first material class. The ball includes at least one exterior layer that is arranged exterior to the at least one intermediate layer and that has a majority weight component of the material of the first material class. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151471 | CENTERLINE FACE-FORWARD METHOD OF PUTTING - A method for a golfer to putt a golf ball over the surface of a green toward a hole comprises selecting a target line on the green, assuming a stance next to the ball facing the hole, addressing the ball by gripping the shaft of a putter and positioning it behind the ball with the hands generally facing toward one another in front of and facing the golfer's body, executing a backstroke by drawing the hands toward the body's vertical centerline to swing the arms rearwardly about an axis of rotation through the shoulders to take the putter head away from the ball along a rearward extension of the target line, and transitioning to and executing a forward stroke by moving the hands in a forward direction away from the golfer's body to swing the arms about the axis of rotation to stroke the putter head to strike the ball for rolling it along the target line. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151472 | GOLF CLUB WITH COEFFICIENT OF RESTITUTION FEATURE - A golf club head includes a face; a body, the body defining an interior and an exterior; the face and the body together defining a center of gravity, the center of gravity being proximate the face; a coefficient of restitution feature defined in the body; wherein the coefficient of restitution feature defines a gap in the body. A golf club head includes a face and a golf club body; the face and the golf club body defining a center of gravity, the center of gravity defined a distance, Δ | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151473 | TREATMENT FOR THE HITTING SURFACE OF A GOLF CLUB AND A METHOD FOR APPLYING THE SAME - A treatment that can be applied to the face of a golf club head complies with USGA regulations but imparts certain advantageous characteristics. The treatment can comprise a certain pattern and can be imparted to the club head via laser etching, diamond cutting, chemical etching or any other process that will achieve the desired result. In accordance with USGA rules, the treatment must cover the intended area of impact on the golf club face. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151474 | Golf Club Head With Structural Columns - A golf club head having multiple structural columns is disclosed herein. A body comprises a face section, a sole section, and a crown or return section, and defines a hollow interior. Each of the structural columns extends from the crown or return section to the sole section within the hollow interior to reduce stresses placed on the face section during impact with a golf ball. The structural columns are all located within 1 inch of a rear surface of the face section measured along a plane normal to the center of the face, and are spaced a distance of 0.500 to 2.00 inch from one another within the hollow interior. | 2017-06-01 |
| 20170151475 | GOLF CLUB WITH GRIP ARRANGED TO FACILITATE ALIGNMENT AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A golf club with a composite grip that provides a golfer with better feel of the club striking the ball. As a result, the golfer can improve his understanding of proper hand placement on the golf club to ensure appropriate alignment for most effective ball striking. The golf club includes a shaft and a transition member that establishes the interface between the shaft and the composite grip. The transition member is configured to receive therein the shaft and is further configured for insertion into the composite grip. The three components are joined together and a club head is attached to the shaft. The invention is well suited for making an improved putter that enables the golfer to increase putting accuracy. | 2017-06-01 |
