23rd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130144095 | MICROWAVE BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBTAINING CARBONACEOUS COMPOUNDS FROM POLYPROPYLENE-CONTAINING PRODUCTS - Microwave based systems and methods are provided for obtaining carbonaceous compounds from polypropylene-containing products. In one example, embodiment, a method is provided for recovering at least one organic decomposition product from a polypropylene-containing product, the method comprising: placing the polypropylene-containing product in a reduction zone of a material recovery system; flowing an inert gas through the reduction zone from a reduction inlet to a reduction outlet to purge the reduction zone and maintain a positive pressure therein; applying electromagnetic wave energy from an electromagnetic wave generator to the reduction zone via a bifurcated waveguide assembly, while maintaining the polypropylene-containing product in a stationary position for at least a portion of the applying, to yield at least one gaseous organic decomposition product; and exhausting the at least one gaseous organic decomposition product from the reduction zone along with the inert gas through the reduction outlet. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144096 | PROCESS FOR THE CONVERSION OF NATURAL GAS TO ACETYLENE AND LIQUID FUELS WITH EXTERNALLY DERIVED HYDROGEN - A process for converting natural gas from which contaminants have been sufficiently removed to acetylene includes heating the purified gas through a selected range of temperature for adequate time or combustion of the purified gas at adequate temperature within a suitable environment during an adequate reaction time to convert a fraction of the gas stream to acetylene, wherein the acetylene is directed for other processes, reactions, and uses. A process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons by combusting externally derived hydrogen for heating natural gas to a selected range of temperature. A process for converting natural gas to liquid hydrocarbons by reacting conversion products with externally derived hydrogen to form olefins comprising ethylene, and catalytically forming liquid hydrocarbons from the olefins comprising ethylene. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144097 | Aromatics Production Process and Apparatus - In a process for producing para-xylene, a naphtha feed is reformed under conditions effective to convert at least 50 wt % of the naphthenes in the naphtha feed to aromatics, but to convert no more than 25 wt % of the paraffins in the naphtha feed, and thereby produce a reforming effluent. A first stream containing benzene and/or toluene is removed from the reforming effluent and is fed to a xylene production unit under conditions effective to convert benzene and/or toluene to xylenes. In addition, a second stream containing C8 aromatics is removed from the reforming effluent and is fed, together with at least part of the xylenes produced in the xylene production unit, to a para-xylene recovery unit to recover a para-xylene product stream and leave a para-xylene-depleted C8 stream. At least part of para-xylene-depleted C8 stream is then fed to a xylene isomerization unit effective to isomerize xylenes in para-xylene-depleted stream back towards an equilibrium mixture of xylenes and thereby produce an isomerization effluent. The isomerization effluent is then recycled to the para-xylene extraction unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144098 | DIRECT CONVERSION OF BIOMASS OXYGENATES TO HYDROCARBONS - A single pass direct conversion of biomass derived oxygenates to longer chain hydrocarbons is described. The longer chain hydrocarbons include higher naphthene content which is quite useful in the distillate range fuels or more particularly, the jet and diesel range fuels. Naphthenes help the biomass derived hydrocarbons meet product specifications for jet and diesel while really helping cold flow properties. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144099 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBON OIL - Hydrocarbon oil obtained by Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis reaction using a catalyst within a slurry bed reactor is fractionated into a distilled oil and a column bottom oil in a rectifying column, part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a first transfer line that connects a column bottom of the rectifying column to a hydrocracker, at least part of the column bottom oil is flowed into a second transfer line branched from the first transfer line and connected to the first transfer line downstream of the branching point, the amount of the catalyst fine powder to be captured is monitored while the catalyst fine powder in the column bottom oil that flows in the second transfer line are captured by a detachable filter provided in the second transfer line, and the column bottom oil is hydrocracked within the hydrocracker. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144100 | SYNTHESIS OF HIGH ACTIVITY LARGE CRYSTAL ZSM-5 - In a process for preparing a high activity, large crystal ZSM-5 type zeolite in the absence of a template, a reaction mixture can be prepared comprising water, a silica source having a surface area less than 150 m | 2013-06-06 |
20130144101 | Process for Producing Para-Xylene - A process for producing a PX-rich product, the process comprising: (a) providing a PX-depleted stream; (b) isomerizing at least a portion of the PX-depleted stream to produce an isomerized stream having a PX concentration greater than the PX-depleted stream and a benzene concentration of less than 1,000 ppm and a C | 2013-06-06 |
20130144102 | CATALYSTS FOR THE ALKYNE METATHESIS - Organometallic compounds of the general formula (I), in which M=Mo, W, are claimed. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144103 | Method and Formulation for Neutralizing Toxic Chemicals and Materials - The present invention is directed to a formulation and associated method for neutralizing one or more toxic chemical and/or materials including toxic industrial chemicals and toxic industrial materials, such as irritants, heavy metals, radioactive metals, acids and acid irritants, pesticides, and various agricultural chemicals, (collectively referred to as toxic chemical, materials, or simply toxins) as well as decontaminating surfaces that have come into contact with these agents. As a result, the formulation of the present invention can be used for neutralizing a broad spectrum of toxic chemicals and materials. In one embodiment, the active ingredient comprises 2, 3, butanedione monoxime (also known as diacetyl monoxime (DAM)), and alkali salts thereof such as potassium 2,3-butanedione monoxime (KBDO). The formulation also typically includes a carrier in which the active ingredient is dispersed. In one embodiment, the carrier comprises polyethylene glycol (PEG); monomethoxypolyethylene glycol(mPEG); and combinations and derivatives thereof. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144104 | RADIATION SYSTEMS WITH MINIMAL OR NO SHIELDING REQUIREMENT ON BUILDING - A radiation system includes a support, a capsule rotatably coupled to the support, a radiation source movably coupled to the capsule, wherein the radiation source is configured to provide a treatment radiation beam, and is capable of being turned on or off in response to a control signal, and a collimator located next to the radiation source, wherein the capsule defines a space for accommodating a portion of a patient, and includes a shielding material for attenuating radiation resulted from an operation of the radiation source, and wherein the shielding material is configured to limit a radiation exposure level to 5 mR/hr or less within 3 meters from an isocenter. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144105 | MULTILUMEN BRACHYTHERAPY BALLOON CATHETER - The disclosure describes a device for asymmetrical irradiation of a body cavity or site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. biopsy or lumpectomy. The device includes an elongated tubular shaft having an inner lumen and a tubular wall with a plurality of lumens extending within the wall which are configured for receiving a radiation source. The distal portion of the tubular shaft is cut into a plurality of longitudinally separated wall segments with a lumen extending within at least one of the wall segments. A support member is positioned within the separated wall segments to support and position the wall segments in a desired configuration for brachytherapy. An expandable member such as an inflatable balloon is mounted on the distal shaft portion about the separated wall segments wall which when inflated secures the distal shaft portion within a desired intracorporeal site for brachytherapy treatment. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144106 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEURO-EEG SYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144107 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEURO-EEG SYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144108 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEURO-EEG SYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY - Described are methods, devices, and systems for a novel, inexpensive, easy to use therapy for a number of disorders. Described are methods and devices to treat disorders that involves no medication. Methods and devices described herein use alternating magnetic fields to gently “tune” the brain and affect mood, focus, and cognition of subjects. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144109 | Delivery of Skin Care Products - A method for the delivery of a skin care active agent comprising the following step: applying an active agent(s) between a target dermal barrier and a magnetic device comprising one or more pairs of displaced dipolar magnetic elements linked by a magnetic return wherein the magnetic return is orientated on the surfaces of the dipole pair distal to the dermal barrier. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144110 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD FLOW RELATIVE TO PATIENT FLUID STATUS - A system and method for controlling extracorporeal blood flow in a patient. The system includes a blood pump having a rotor, a plurality of rollers carried by the rotor and a pump chamber extended in tension about the rollers. A sensor measures an operating parameter of the blood pump and a controller, coupled to the sensor, calculates the flow efficiency of the blood pump based on the measured operating parameter. The controller is further configured to display the flow efficiency on the display device, and the operation of the blood pump is adjusted based on the flow efficiency when necessary. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144111 | Method and Apparatus for Managing Stress - A stress management device is formed in an integrated design that enables pulse measurement, display of results and a power supply gathered into a small finger clip device. The stress management device includes a non-invasive infrared sensor that identifies and measures pulse rate variability and utilizes that information to calculate the power spectrum distribution and create a curve of the results multiple times per second. The device incorporates a display screen on which a graphic image of a pair of lungs filling and emptying to encourage the user into a predetermined breathing pattern known to reduce stress levels during a training period. After the completion of the training period, the device presents a score reflecting the percentage of times the user achieved high, medium and low relaxation states, and a pie chart reflecting the distribution of the states of relaxation calculated during the training period. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144112 | Intra-Vaginal Devices and Methods for Treating Fecal Incontinence - Devices and methods for intra-vaginal bowel control. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144113 | METHOD OF TREATING ANAL INCONTINENCE - A method for treating anal incontinence is provided, in which a support member is implanted in a tissue pathway extending from a first location posterior to and adjacent the anus, through the perineum anterior to the anus and terminating at a location posterior to and adjacent the anus opposite the first location. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144114 | DIAGNOSTIC METHOD FOR ENDOMETRIAL RECEPTIVITY - The invention relates to a non-invasive diagnostic method of endometrial receptivity which includes collecting and comparing lipid biomarker patterns to reference lipidomic biomarkers, particularly prostaglandins PGE2 and/or PGF2α. The method is especially applicable for determining status fertility of a mammalian female, preferably, a woman. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144115 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are devices, implants, insertion tools, combinations, and associated methods, that involve placement of a self-fixating tip at tissue of the pelvic region, wherein an insertion tool includes one or more of an aperture for engaging a guide and an extension guard, the method optionally allowing for initial placement of a self-fixating tip at tissue of the pelvic region and adjustment of the location of the self-fixating tip. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144116 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CONTROL AND ACTUATION - Two or more telemanipulated surgical instruments are inserted through a guide tube. Each instrument has a transmission mechanism that transmits actuating forces from actuators to components of the instrument. The transmission mechanisms are arranged around an extended centerline of the guide tube and are wedge-shaped so that they can be positioned more closely to the extended centerline. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144117 | INTEGRATED LOCKING DEVICE WITH PASSIVE SEALING - Endoscope assemblies, biopsy caps, and methods for making and using the same. An example endoscope assembly may include an endoscope having a channel formed therein and a port that provides access to the channel. A cap may be coupled to the port. The cap may include a base having a securing member for securing the cap to the port, an outer shell, a locking member coupled to the outer shell, an inner seal member, and a central opening that extends to the channel. The inner seal member may include a plurality of flaps. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144118 | SUBSTAINTIALLY RIGID AND STABLE ENDOLUMINAL SURGICAL SUITE FOR TREATING A GASTROINTESTINAL LESION - Exemplary embodiments of devices and method for affecting at least one anatomical tissue can be provided. A configuration can be provided that includes a structure which is expandable (i) having and/or (ii) forming at least one opening or a working space through which the anatomical tissue(s) is placed in the structure. For example, the structure, prior to being expanding, can have at least one partially rigid portion. In addition, or as an alternative, upon a partial or complete expansion thereof, the structure can be controllable to have a plurality of shapes. Further, the structure can be controllable to provide the working space with multiple shapes and/or multiple sizes. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144119 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BILIARY ACCESS AND STONE RETRIEVAL - Endoscopes, endoscopic instruments, and methods for making and using the same. An illustrative endoscopic instrument includes a catheter that can extend through the working channel of an endoscope. The catheter may include an end effector passing region. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144120 | SOLID-STATE IMAGING DEVICE AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - A solid-state imaging device and an endoscope device can correct characteristics of a digital signal output from an AD conversion unit with respect to a pixel signal input to an AD conversion unit with higher precision even when a dynamic range of a pixel signal is changed. A correction unit corrects the digital signal output from the AD conversion unit based on a correction function using the digital signal output from the AD conversion as a variable so as to correct the characteristics of the digital signal output from the AD conversion unit with respect to the pixel signal input to the AD conversion unit. A correction method changing unit changes an order of a variable between first and other orders in the correction function according to a change in a dynamic range of the pixel signal. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144121 | LIGHT SOURCE POWER BASED ON PREDETERMINED SENSED CONDITION - A medical instrument having a lighting system for illumination a target area, the system comprising a light source and associated power controller, the system being configured to move from a first illumination mode to a second illumination mode based on a sensed or determined changed condition, such as predetermined temperature and/or change in a scene or brightness signal, or lack of change, from an image sensor that may be associated with the instrument. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144122 | REDUCED AREA IMAGING DEVICE INCORPORATED WITHIN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICES - A reduced area imaging device is provided for use in medical or dental instruments such as an endoscope. The imaging device is provided in various configurations, and connections between the imaging device elements and a video display may be achieved by wired or wireless connections. A connector assembly located near the imaging device interconnects the imaging device to an image/power cable extending through the endoscope. The connector provides strain relief and stabilization for electrically interconnecting the imager to the cable. The connector also serves as the structure for anchoring the distal ends of steering wires extending through the body of the endoscopic device. The connector includes a strain relief member mounted over a body of the connector. The connector allows a steering wire capability without enlarging the profile of the distal tip of the endoscopic device. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144123 | PROPULSION ASSEMBLY FOR ENDOSCOPE AND FASTENING METHOD - A propulsion assembly for an endoscope includes a support sleeve and an endless track device. A clamping sleeve is contained in the support sleeve. Male and female threads cooperate for moving the clamping sleeve between operative and non-operative states upon rotation of the clamping sleeve. The operative state is on a side of a proximal direction from the non-operative state along a central axis. A sealing device is contained in the support sleeve, has a C-shape in a resiliently deformable manner, is disposed around the endoscope and between the clamping sleeve and a receiving surface. The sealing device is pushed by the clamping sleeve when the clamping sleeve is in the operative state, for squeezing the endoscope by radially compressing thereabout, and released from push of the clamping sleeve when the clamping sleeve is in the non-operative state, for releasing the endoscope by radially returning to expand thereabout. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144124 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL GUIDANCE TO AN OPERATOR FOR STEERING A TIP OF AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE TOWARD ONE OR MORE LANDMARKS IN A PATIENT - Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an image capturing device disposed at a tip of the endoscopic device and being displayed at the time on a display screen, wherein the graphical representations of the vectors point in directions that the endoscope tip is to be steered in order to move towards associated landmarks such as anatomic structures in a patient. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144125 | Endoscope Combined Deflection Control and Lock - An endoscope including a shaft having a deflectable distal end; a main section at a proximal end of the shaft, where the main section forms a handle of the endoscope; and a deflection control connected to the distal end. The deflection control includes a combined lock and deflection control member at the main section comprising a control lever pivotably connected to the main section at a pivot and extending away from the pivot in a general cantilever fashion, and a lock lever pivotably connected to the control lever. A first end of the lock lever is configured to contact the main section. A second end of the lock lever is configured to be pressed inward on the control lever towards the main section to pivot the first end out of contact -with the main section. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144126 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope has a helical elastic tube constituting a flexible tubular part. The helical elastic tube comprises a dense coil having an initial tension given to at least one part. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144127 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144128 | OCULAR INSERT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A comfortable insert comprises a retention structure sized for placement under the eyelids and along at least a portion of conjunctival sac of the upper and lower lids of the eye. The retention structure resists deflection when placed in the conjunctival sac of the eye and to guide the insert along the sac when the eye moves. The retention structure can be configured in many ways to provide the resistance to deflection and may comprise a hoop strength so as to urge the retention structure outward and inhibit movement of the retention structure toward the cornea. The insert may move rotationally with deflection along the conjunctival sac, and may comprise a retention structure having a cross sectional dimension sized to fit within folds of the conjunctiva. The insert may comprise a release mechanism and therapeutic agent to release therapeutic amounts of the therapeutic agent for an extended time. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144129 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Encouraging Patient Compliance - Systems and methods for providing information and queries regarding a medical condition to a patient may include receiving, by a processor, an enrollment request from the patient and collecting, by the processor, information about the patient. The enrollment request may include a keyword that corresponds to the medical condition. The systems and methods may further include enrolling, by the processor, the patient in a program that corresponds to the keyword and providing, by the processor, program information from the program to the patient. The program information may include information about the medical condition. The systems and methods may further include querying, by the processor, the patient about whether the patient has completed one or more tasks and based upon a response received from the patient, sending, by the processor, additional information to the patient. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144130 | SYSTEM METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PERSON'S VITAL SIGNS - Provided is a system, method and device for determining one or more physiological parameters of a person. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144131 | TEXTILE-BASED PRINTABLE ELECTRODES FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSING - Techniques and systems are disclosed for implementing textile-based screen-printed amperometric or potentiometric sensors. The chemical sensor can include carbon based electrodes to detect at least one of NADH, hydrogen peroxide, potassium ferrocyanide, TNT or DNT, in liquid or vapor phase. In one application, underwater presence of chemicals such as heavy metals and explosives is detected using the textile-based sensors. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144132 | Highly Reliable Ingestible Event Markers and Methods for Using the Same - Ingestible event markers having high reliability are provided. Aspects of the ingestible event markers include a support, a control circuit, a first electrochemical material, a second electrochemical material and a membrane. In addition, the ingestible event markers may include one or more components that impart high reliability to the ingestible event marker. Further, the ingestible event markers may include an active agent. In some aspects, the active agent, such as a pharmaceutically active agent or a diagnostic agent may be associated with the membrane. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144133 | DEVICES WITH SELECTIVELY PERMEABLE BARRIERS - Devices having selectively permeable barriers are provided with a substrate, a first layer overlaying at least a portion of the substrate, and a second layer overlaying at least a portion of the first layer. The first layer has at least one first pore and the second layer has at least one second pore. At least a portion of the first and/or second layers are movable with respect to each other between an open condition and a closed condition in response to a change in an environmental factor. In the open condition, the first and second pores are substantially aligned to allow fluid communication between the substrate and the outside environment. In the closed condition, the first and second pores are substantially misaligned to prevent fluid communication between the substrate and the outside environment. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144134 | NMR SYSTEMS FOR IN VIVO DETECTION OF ANALYTES - This invention relates generally to NMR systems for in vivo detection of analytes. More particularly, in certain embodiments, the invention relates to systems in which superparamagnetic nanoparticles are exposed to a magnetic field and radio frequency (RF) excitation at or near the Larmor frequency, such that the aggregation and/or disaggregation of the nanoparticles caused by the presence and/or concentration of a given analyte in a biological fluid is detected in vivo from a monitored RF echo response. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144135 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THREE DIMENSIONAL RECONSTRUCTION OF A JOINT USING ULTRASOUND - A method of generating a 3-D patient-specific musculoskeletal model. The method includes acquiring a plurality of raw radiofrequency (“RF”) signals from an A-mode ultrasound scan of the bone while tracking the acquiring in 3D space. The bone contours are isolated in each of the plurality of RF signals and transformed into a point cloud. A 3-D model of the bone is then optimized with respect to the point cloud. The 3-D patient-specific musculoskeletal model may include a model of a bone, a model of a joint, a model of cartilage, or a combination thereof. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144136 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TISSUE HYDRATION - The present invention provides a system for the measurement of a tissue hydration value in a subject comprising a microprocessor and a sensor system having a light source and a light detector. Light is projected from the light source towards the tissue of a subject. The light projected either passes through or off of the tissues of the subject and is then received by the light detector. The light detector transmits a measurement of light intensity received by the detector to the microprocessor. The microprocessor is programmed with a tissue hydration model that utilizes the measurement of light intensity to determine the tissue hydration value for the subject. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NON-INVASIVELY MONITORING BIOLOGICAL OR BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF INDIVIDUAL - A system and method are presented for use in monitoring one or more conditions of a subject's body. The system includes a control unit which includes an input port for receiving image data, a memory utility, and a processor utility. The image data is indicative of data measured by a pixel detector array and is in the form of a sequence of speckle patterns generated by a portion of the subject's body in response to illumination thereof by coherent light according to a certain sampling time pattern. The memory utility stores one or more predetermined models, the model comprising data indicative of a relation between one or more measurable parameters and one or more conditions of the subject's body. The processor utility is configured and operable for processing the image data to determine one or more corresponding body conditions; and generating output data indicative of the corresponding body conditions. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144138 | MEASURING DEVICE FOR GATHERING SIGNALS MEASURED IN VITAL TISSUE - The invention relates to a measuring device comprising a light source device (Q | 2013-06-06 |
20130144139 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A BLOOD CONSTITUENT - A method and device for determining the concentration of blood constituents, in particular haemoglobin, in a hose line of an extracorporeal blood circuit of an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, and an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with a device for determining the concentration of a blood constituent, are based on the correction of the influence of the blood flow rate of the blood flowing through the hose line on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The device comprises a computing and evaluation unit configured such that a correction factor is ascertained for the influence of the blood flow rate on the determination of the concentration of the blood constituent. The concentration of the blood constituent is then determined based on a relationship describing the dependence of the concentration of the blood constituent on the intensity of the decoupled electromagnetic radiation, taking account of the correction factor. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144140 | MULTI-MODAL IMAGING OF BLOOD FLOW - The application features methods, devices, and systems for measuring blood flow in a subject. The computer-implemented methods include receiving functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) data that provides information on at least one of volume or oxygenation of blood at one or more locations in a body over a first predetermined length of time. The methods also include receiving near-infrared spectroscopic (NIRS) imaging or measurement data representing at least one of blood concentration or oxygenation at a first portion of the body over a second predetermined length of time. The methods further include deriving, from the fMRI data corresponding to a second portion of the body, a time varying data set representing changes in blood oxygenation or volume or both blood oxygenation and volume at the second portion over the first predetermined length of time and determining, by a computing device, a time delay and a value of a similarity metric corresponding to a part of the spectroscopic imaging data that most closely matches the time varying data set. The time delay represents a difference between a first time in which blood flows from a third portion in the body to the first portion and a second time in which blood flows to the second portion from the third portion. The value of the similarity metric represents an amount of blood at the second portion. An estimate of a characteristic of at least one of blood flow or blood volume in the second portion at a given time is determined based on the time delay and the value of the similarity metric. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144141 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SENSING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING AN OPTICAL SENSOR ASSEMBLY - A device for use with a probe sensor assembly in a system for sensing a physiological parameter of a patient is provided. The device includes an adhesive layer and first and second windows. The adhesive layer includes adhesive on at least a portion thereof. The first and second windows are formed in the adhesive layer and configured to be matingly engageable with apertures of the probe sensor assembly. The first and second windows include respective first and second surfaces that engage and disengage the apertures of the probe sensor assembly. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144142 | Anti-Interferent Barrier Layers for Non-Invasive Transdermal Sampling and Analysis Device - A system and methods are provided for reducing electrochemical interference in a transdermal sampling and analysis device. A one-step transdermal glucose biosensor may calculate glucose concentrations that are artificially high compared to traditional home blood glucose sensors due to interference, which may be mitigated by forming an anti-interferent barrier layer over a sensing element. The anti-interferent barrier layer may be formed over a sensing layer and may possess a charge type which repels interferent molecules having the same charge type from interacting with the sensing layer disposed below the anti-interferent barrier layer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144143 | PROBE STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF MEASURING pH LEVEL - The probe structure capable of measuring a pH level according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a probe unit inserted into an experiment target; a fixing body connected to a terminal of the probe unit and fixing the probe unit; an electrode array disposed at a front end of the probe unit and sensing a neural signal from the experiment target and a pH level; a reference electrode disposed at the front end of the probe unit to be spaced apart from the electrode array by a predetermined interval and sensing a reference signal for pH level measurement; an electric wire electrically connected to the electrode array and the reference electrode; and a measured signal collecting electrode integrated at the fixing body and collecting measured signals transmitted through the electric wire. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144144 | DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND CONTROLLING BLOOD ANALYTE LEVELS - Systems, devices, and methods for monitoring an analyte in a subject. The systems, devices, and methods may include a sensor element being designed and configured for detecting said analyte in blood flowing through a bone of the subject, and a fixation element that is capable of fixating said sensor element within the bone tissue | 2013-06-06 |
20130144145 | IMPLANTABLE NEURAL TISSUE REPORTING PROBE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AND IMPLANTING SAME - A method of manufacturing an implantable neural tissue reporting probe may include affixing multiple electrodes to polymeric material; heating the polymeric material to a temperature that is above its glass transition temperature, but below its melting temperature; applying force to the polymeric material while heated so as to cause the polymeric material to change into a shape that is suitable for implanting in neural tissue, the shape including a compartment having at least one opening therein sized to permit dendritic growth to occur through the opening from outside of the compartment to within the compartment after the probe is implanted; and allowing the polymeric material to cool down below its glass transition temperature while maintaining the shape of the compartment, including while maintaining the shape of the opening therein. Related probes and methods of implanting them into neural tissue are also disclosed. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144146 | LONG-TERM MONITORING FOR DISCRIMINATION OF DIFFERENT HEART RHYTHMS - A method, system, and device for detection of an arrhythmia, and discrimination between different types of arrhythmia, for example to determine whether to administer an electric shock to the heart, the device comprising a wearable monitor with electrodes that detect the electrical activity of a beating heart, attached to an embedded monitoring system having an amplifier, a microprocessor, a data storage device, and a power supply, all disposed on a substrate having large distal end portions that attach to the electrodes and a narrow intermediate portion that attaches to the monitoring system. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144147 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC MONITORING USING INDICATOR DILUTION - A patient monitoring system may provide photoacoustic sensing based on an indicator dilution to determine one or more physiological parameters of a subject. The system may detect an acoustic pressure signal, which may include one or more thermo-dilution responses, one or more hemo-dilution responses, or a combination thereof. For example, a thermo-dilution indicator and/or a hemo-dilution indicator may be used to determine one or more hemodynamic parameters. In a further example, an isotonic indicator and a hypertonic indicator may be used to determine one or more hemodynamic parameters of the subject. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144148 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC MONITORING USING INDICATOR DILUTION - A patient monitoring system may provide photoacoustic sensing based on an indicator dilution to determine one or more physiological parameters of a subject. The system may detect an acoustic pressure signal, which may include one or more thermo-dilution responses, one or more hemo-dilution responses, or a combination thereof. For example, a thermo-dilution indicator and/or a hemo-dilution indicator may be used to determine one or more hemodynamic parameters. In a further example, an isotonic indicator and a hypertonic indicator may be used to determine one or more hemodynamic parameters of the subject. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144149 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, PHOTOACOUSTIC SENSING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD OF CAPTURING PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGE - A photoacoustic imaging apparatus for detecting a photoacoustic image of an object, a photoacoustic sensing structure, and a photoacoustic image capturing method are provided. The photoacoustic imaging apparatus includes an electromagnetic wave source for emitting an electromagnetic wave, a first electromagnetic wave transmissible substrate disposed on a transmission path of the electromagnetic wave, electromagnetic wave transmitting needles disposed on the first electromagnetic wave transmissible substrate, and an ultrasonic sensor disposed at one side of the object. The electromagnetic wave transmitting needles can be inserted into the object. The electromagnetic wave is transmitted to at least a part of the electromagnetic wave transmitting needles through the first electromagnetic wave transmissible substrate and to the inside of the object through at least the part of the electromagnetic wave transmitting needles. The inside of the object generates an ultrasonic wave in response to the electromagnetic wave. The ultrasonic sensor detects the ultrasonic wave. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144150 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING ULTRASOUND IMAGE - An ultrasound imaging apparatus and ultrasound image display method simultaneously obtain photo-acoustic information and elasticity information of a subject, and generate and display a single image having the photo-acoustic information and the elasticity information, thereby enhancing accuracy and efficiency of a diagnosis. The ultrasound imaging apparatus includes a probe to radiate light when stress is applied and when stress is not applied to the subject, and to receive a corresponding first acoustic wave signal and a second acoustic wave signal, a data acquisition unit to acquire first acoustic wave data and second acoustic wave data that each represent optical absorption rate information about the subject, an elasticity information generating unit to calculate elasticity information about the subject, an image generating unit to generate a single image having both of the optical absorption rate information and the calculated elasticity information, and a display unit to display the generated image. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144151 | System and Method For Determining Modified States of Health of Living Tissue - A phenotypic profiling method for drug/dose physiological response of living bodies utilizes feature recognition to segment the information in time-frequency tissue-response spectrograms to construct N-dimensional feature vectors. The feature vectors are used to generate a correlation matrix among a large number of different stimuli in the form of drugs, doses and conditions. Multi-dimensional scaling is applied to the correlation matrix to form a two-dimensional map of response relationships that retains rank distances from the higher-dimensionality feature matrix. The two-dimensional phenotypic profile space displays compact regions indicative of particular physiological responses, such as regions of enhanced active transport, membrane undulations and blebbing. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144152 | STOCHASTIC RESONANCE AND BROWNIAN MOTION FOR THE REDUCTION OF SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS) - Inventive embodiments include a system for preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in an infant, by the application of Stochastic Resonance neurological stimuli. The system includes a crib mattress and copper noise grids, wherein the copper noise grids are embedded in the crib mattress. The system also includes a mechanism for generating time controlled white noise and time controlled cyclic signals, combined with a multitude of varying frequencies and harmonics, wherein the mechanism is adjustable for measured local (near crib) white noise power density levels, the mechanism further adjustable for diurnal and seasonal white noise power density level changes. The system also includes circuitry effective for producing positive and negative adjustable DC voltage levels. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144153 | FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODS - This disclosure provides systems, methods, and apparatus related to functional magnetic resonance imaging. In one aspect, a method may include generating a bulk magnetization in a subject, establishing a longitudinal relaxation time constant (T | 2013-06-06 |
20130144154 | Method of visualization of tissue perfusion by means of assessing BOLD signal fluctuations, an apparatus therefor and the use thereof - A method and apparatus for visualization of tissue areas insufficiently supplied with blood, in particular in the event of an acute stroke, by evaluation of local fluctuations of a BOLD signal produced and recorded by an apparatus; passed to a data detection device; pre-processed in a first evaluation device for image recognition; subjected to a time delay analysis applied to the BOLD signal data of at least one voxel in a second evaluation device in order to calculate a time dependent positive and negative phase shift of the BOLD signal data; and assigned a reference value which is an estimated time delay between the BOLD signal data of at least one voxel and the entire average time course of a selected region during the recording of the BOLD data in order to estimate modified BOLD signal data which are used to determine at least one area of the hypoperfused tissue. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144155 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) SPECTROSCOPY TO EVALUATE PAIN AND DEGENERATIVE PROPERTIES OF TISSUE - NMR spectroscopy is performed on intervertebral disc tissue. Extent of degeneration is determined based on the NMR spectroscopy. Correlation between NMR spectral regions and at least one of tissue degeneration and pain are made. Accordingly, NMR spectroscopy is used to determine location and/or extent of at least one of degeneration or pain associated with a region of tissue, such as for example in particular disc degeneration, or discogenic pain. NMR spectral peak ratios, such as between N-Acetyl/cho and cho/carb, are readily acquired and analyzed to predict degree of tissue degeneration and/or pain for: tissue samples using HR-MAS spectroscopy; and larger portions of anatomy such as joint segments such as a spine, using clinical 3T MRI systems with surface head or knee coils; and tissue regions such as discs within spines of living patients using 3T MRI systems with a surface spine coil, thus providing a completely non-invasive diagnostic toolset and method to image and localize degeneration and/or pain. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144156 | Method and Apparatus for Correcting B1-Inhomogeneity in Slice-Selective Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A method of performing nuclear magnetic resonance imaging of a body, comprising: immerging said body in a static magnetic field for aligning nuclear spins along a magnetization axis; exposing said body to a gradient pulse and to a transverse radio-frequency pulse for performing slice-selective excitation of said nuclear spins, thus flipping the nuclear spins of atoms contained within a slice of said body; detecting a signal emitted by excited nuclear spins; and reconstructing a magnetic resonance image of said slice of the body on the basis of the detected signal; the method being characterized in that said radio-frequency pulse is constituted by a train of slice-selective elementary pulses, approximately equivalent to a train of elementary rectangular pulses with constant frequencies which are designed for compensating for inhomogeneity of the radio-frequency field within the body. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144157 | MARKER DELIVERY DEVICE WITH RELEASABLE PLUG - A marker delivery device includes an elongated delivery cannula which has a distal end section, an inner lumen and a discharge opening in the distal end section in communication with the inner lumen. At least one elongated fibrous marker body is slidably disposed within the inner lumen of the elongated delivery cannula. The at least one elongated fibrous marker body includes a plurality of bioabsorbable polymeric strands. The strands are compressed to a compressed configuration and bound together in the compressed configuration with a polymer binding agent prior to insertion into the elongated delivery cannula. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144158 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a magnet having two poles and a wall connecting the poles; the poles delimiting a patient-imaging space; and a table which is slidably connected to one of the two poles between the two poles and which table extends substantially parallel to the two poles; a drive for displacing the table relative to the magnet; a lock for locking the table in a selected position relative to the magnet; a drive for rotating the magnet about the axis; the table connected to the magnet such that the table rotates with the magnet when the magnet rotates about the axis; the magnet and the table being rotatable from a position in which the poles and the table are horizontal to a position in which the table and the poles are vertical. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144159 | MEDICAL-SURGICAL DEVICES - An embryo replacement catheter has a flexible extruded shaft of a transparent polyurethane with a bore extending along its length. Gas bubbles of a diameter in the range 5.mu. to 10.mu. are incorporated into the thickness of the wall of the shaft by adding gas during extrusion. The bubbles are selected to increase the visibility of the catheter under ultrasound imaging whilst still enabling material flowing along the catheter to be seen. The inventive catheter is not confined to embryo replacement catheters. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144160 | IMAGE-BASED DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM - A morphology image representing the morphology of a specific organ including a tubular structure in the inside thereof and a function image representing a function level at each position in the organ are obtained. A structure region representing a structure dominating the organ is extracted from the morphology image. A specific partial region in the extracted structure region and a dominated region in the organ are determined, and the dominated region being dominated by a structure in the partial region. In that case, at least one of the partial region determination step and the dominated region determination step is performed by using the function image. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144161 | Flow Quantification in Ultrasound Using Conditional Random Fields with Global Consistency - Velocities are unaliased using conditional random fields. To constrain the energy minimization function, a global term includes a measure of a level of aliasing. In one example, the measure of the level of aliasing is based on a change in volume, such as the volume of the left ventricle. The unaliasing is performed along one or more surfaces, such as surfaces intersecting the mitral annulus and the left ventricle outflow tract. The anatomy used is identified and/or tracked using one or more machine-learnt detectors. Both B-mode and velocity information may be used for detecting the anatomy. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144162 | Method and Device for Determining the Elastic Modulus of a Biological Tissue - To determine the elastic modulus of biologic tissue, a sequence of elasticity images and a sequence of B-mode ultrasound images are acquired simultaneously. Then, at least one sub-sequence of the B-mode ultrasound images representing a resting state is generated from said sequence of B-mode ultrasound images. Based on the sub-sequence of the B-mode ultrasound images, a subsequence of the elasticity images is generated by selecting and/or modifying those elasticity images. Finally, the elastic modulus is determined based on the sub-sequence of the elasticity images. Also disclosed are a method for determining changes of the elastic modulus of a tissue, a method of identifying biological tissue based on the determined elastic modulus and a device for determining the elastic modulus of a biological tissue. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144163 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE FOR OVARIAN CANCER - A drug delivery device has been designed to directly deliver an agent to the ovaries through direct contact with the fallopian tubes. The device consists of three main components: a tubular inserter, a cylindrical chamber and a plunger. The device is a single-use applicator designed in a shape similar to a tampon to facilitate its insertion through the vagina and into the uterus. Positioning of the device centrally in the uterus is accomplished through the use of ultrasound. The chamber is inserted into the tubular inserter. Adjusting the length of the chamber inserted into the tubular inserter controls the amount of tubing released from the apertures in the tubular inserter. Ultrasound is used to ensure the proper placement of each tube at the entrance of each fallopian tube. The plunger is inserted into the chamber and adjustment of the plunger controls the amount of the agent released into the tubes. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144164 | ULTRASONIC PUNCTURE NEEDLE - An ultrasonic puncture needle used in combination with an ultrasonic endoscope including a distal-end hard part, a bendable part, and an operation part, includes: a sheath inserted into an insertion channel of the ultrasonic endoscope; a needle tube that includes an opening; a releasing mechanism that releases a substance. In a state in which the needle tube is disposed inside the bendable part, a periphery of the needle tube receives a force from an inner wall of the insertion channel while the bendable part is in a bent state by the operation part. The needle tube is rotated around a long axis of the insertion channel by the force, such that an axis line matching the direction of the opening in the needle tube protruding from the insertion channel becomes substantially parallel with an ultrasonic scanning face of the ultrasonic endoscope. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144165 | DUAL MODE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER (DMUT) SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DELIVERY OF ULTRASOUND THERAPY - A dual-mode ultrasound system provides real-time imaging and therapy delivery using the same transducer elements of a transducer array. The system may use a multi | 2013-06-06 |
20130144166 | MOTION DETECTION USING PING-BASED AND MULTIPLE APERTURE DOPPLER ULTRASOUND - A method of full-field or “ping-based” Doppler ultrasound imaging allows for detection of Doppler signals indicating moving reflectors at any point in an imaging field without the need to pre-define range gates. In various embodiments, such whole-field Doppler imaging methods may include transmitting a Doppler ping from a transmit aperture, receiving echoes of the Doppler ping with one or more separate receive apertures, detecting Doppler signals and determining the speed of moving reflectors. In some embodiments, the system also provides the ability to determine the direction of motion by solving a set of simultaneous equations based on echo data received by multiple receive apertures. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144167 | LESION DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD USING LESION PERIPHERAL ZONE INFORMATION - A lesion diagnosis apparatus is provided. The lesion diagnosis apparatus using lesion peripheral zone information includes a region division unit configured to divide a region based on lesions or organs included in a medical image, a region exclusion unit configured to exclude regions including lesions or organs other than a diagnostic target lesion among regions divided by the region division unit, and a peripheral region determination unit configured to determine regions other than a diagnostic region among remaining regions other than regions excluded by the region exclusion unit, as peripheral regions for lesion diagnosis. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144168 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes a memory unit and a converting unit. The memory unit stores therein conversion information, for each ultrasonic probe, converting a coordinate of an attachment position of a position sensor attached to an ultrasonic probe into a coordinate of a predefined position on a surface for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves on the ultrasonic probe. When the ultrasonic probe is replaced with another ultrasonic probe, the converting unit acquires conversion information corresponding to the replacing ultrasonic probe and uses the conversion information thus acquired to convert the coordinate of the attachment position of the position sensor attached to the replacing ultrasonic probe into the coordinate of the predefined position. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144169 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT CONFIGURED FOR TIME GAIN AND LATERAL GAIN COMPENSATION - The present invention provides an ultrasound system, which comprises: a signal acquiring unit to transmit an ultrasound signal to an object and acquire an echo signal reflected from the object; a signal processing unit to control TGC (Time Gain Compensation) and LGC (Lateral Gain Compensation) of the echo signal; a TGC/LGC setup unit adapted to set TGC and LGC values based on TGC and LGC curves inputted by a user; and an image producing unit adapted to produce an ultrasound image of the object based on the echo signal. The signal processing unit is further adapted to control the TGC and the LGC of the echo signal based on the TGC and LGC values set by the TGC/LGC setup unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144170 | METHOD FOR GENERATING ULTRASONIC IMAGE USING CONCAVE ARRAY - Provided is a method of producing an ultrasound image using a concave array, which includes locating a concave array having at least one ultrasound transducer on a cornea, generating an ultrasound image by using an ultrasound transmitted or received through the concave array, and displaying the generated ultrasound image, wherein a focusing point of the concave array is on a vitreous humor, thereby minimizing ultrasound refraction, minimizing a loss of ultrasound energy, and resultantly makes a posterior segment into an ultrasound image. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144171 | ALIGNMENT AND IMAGING OF AN EYE WITH AN ULTRASONIC SCANNER - A method and apparatus are disclosed for generating accurate and precise ultrasonic images of biological materials or animate objects, such as the cornea and lens of the eye, and, in particular, to an ultrasonic scanning apparatus that can position its virtual center of curvature such that its ultrasonic transducer will emit pulses that reflect substantially perpendicularly from a curved specular surface of interest within the eye. This invention can allow real time imaging of a lens as it accommodates and can better enable researchers and ophthalmic surgeons to develop, fit, implant and diagnose performance of artificial lenses including accommodative lenses. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144172 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS DEVICE - Disclosed is an ultrasound diagnosis device for creating an ultrasound image with a high contrast-to-tissue ratio. Said device sends a transmission pulse to the subject, uses an ultrasound probe to receive echoes reflected from an ultrasound contrast agent injected into the subject, and forms an image. The transmission pulse is sent such that nonlinear interactions between the constituent frequency components of said transmission pulse, as a result of the acoustic nonlinearity of the subject, do not produce sum and difference components in the frequency sensitivity range of the ultrasonic probe as the transmission pulse propagates across the subject. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144173 | ULTRASONIC PROBE DEVICE AND A DETECTION METHOD THEREOF - An ultrasonic probe device comprising a fixing mechanism, an ultrasonic transducer, and a rotatable mechanism, wherein the fixing mechanism and the ultrasonic transducer are connected through the rotatable mechanism, and wherein the ultrasonic transducer is rotatable on the fixing mechanism to a predetermined position for scanning. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144174 | CHRONICALLY IMPLANTED ABDOMINAL PRESSURE SENSOR FOR CONTINUOUS AMBULATORY ASSESSMENT OF RENAL FUNCTIONS - An implantable system for ambulatory monitoring of a high-risk heart failure patient includes a first pressure sensor implantable within an abdomen of the patient for sensing and generating an output representative of a baseline intra-abdominal pressure value of the patient and for chronically sensing and generating an output representative of an intra-abdominal pressure value of the patient at periodic intervals. At least one second implantable sensor is provided for sensing and generating an output representative of a second physiological parameter of the patient. Additionally, the system includes a processor for correlating the output of the first pressure sensor and the second physiologic sensor, and for comparing differences between the baseline intra-abdominal pressure value and subsequent intra-abdominal pressure values. The processor can reside in another implantable device or in an external device/system. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144175 | PERSONAL HEALTH INFORMATION IDENTIFICATION TAG - A smart identification tag system comprises a helmet and an identification tag. The helmet defines a headspace adapted to receive a wearer's head. A sensor assembly is disposed in the headspace and comprises a sensor capable of capturing data and a wireless transceiver in communication with the sensor and adapted to transmit a wireless signal indicative of data captured by the sensor. The identification tag comprises a wireless transceiver adapted to receive the signal from the helmet, and a non-transitory memory in communication with the wireless transceiver and adapted to store the received data. The helmet is adapted to be worn by a wearer, and the identification tag is adapted to be carried on the person of the wearer, such that information captured by the sensor assembly is transmitted to the identification tag and stored therein. The identification tag may further store personal health information of the wearer. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144176 | NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE SENSOR - A non-invasive pressure measurement device measures pressure of fluid in a conduit via a piezoelectric transducer positioned proximate to the conduit having a fluid passing therethrough. The piezoelectric transducer is in communication with the conduit via a plate member having a protrusion extending outward from one side of the member. In one application, the device continuously measures blood pressure without the need for an inflatable cuff. Also, the device can detect and measure heart beat pulses from the fluid and utilize heart beat pulse information to provide further characteristics pertaining to the fluid in the conduit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144177 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BLOOD FLOW AND BLOOD VOLUME - A method of calculating blood flow in an organ of a subject using output radiofrequency signals transmitted to the organ and input radiofrequency signals received from the organ, the method comprises determining a phase shift of the input radiofrequency signals relative to the output radiofrequency signals and using the phase shift to calculate the blood flow in the organ. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144178 | TECHNIQUES FOR PREDICTION AND MONITORING OF CLINICAL EPISODES - Apparatus and methods are provided including sensing at least one parameter of a subject while the subject sleeps. The parameter is analyzed, and a condition of the subject is determined at least in part responsively to the analysis. The subject is alerted to the condition only after the subject awakes. Other applications are also described. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144179 | Cross-Band Communications In an Implantable Device - An ambulatory monitoring device includes a sensor to monitor a physiological signal and a battery power source. The device also includes a wireless transceiver adapted to monitor a first frequency band having frequencies below 1 MHz and configured to detect and receive, using less than 10 micro-amps of current from the battery power source when operating, wireless communications within the first frequency band from a remote device at least one meter away. The wireless transceiver is further adapted to transmit—after receipt from the remote device of a first wireless communication within the first frequency band that includes an invitation for further communication—a second wireless communication in a second frequency band having frequencies above 10 MHz, the second wireless communication comprising data indicative of the physiological signal as sensed by the sensor. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144180 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION DETECTION - Methods and systems for automatic detection of Atrial Fibrillation (AF) are disclosed. The methods and systems use time-varying coherence functions (TVCF) to detect AF. The TVCF is estimated by the multiplication of two time-varying transfer functions (TVTFs). | 2013-06-06 |
20130144181 | MEASUREMENTS OF FATIGUE LEVEL USING HEART RATE VARIABILITY DATA - Methods, apparatuses, and systems for quantifying fatigue of a subject are disclosed. The methods may include measuring an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal from the subject. The methods may further include calculating, with a processing device, a Heart Rate Variability (HRV) metric in response to the ECG signal. The methods may additionally include calculating, with a processing device, a fatigue level in response to the HRV metrics. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144182 | SLEEP RESPIRATORY DISORDER EXAMINATION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed is a sleep respiratory disorder examining device which includes a measurement unit which includes at least one conductive fiber and measures a resistance variation in the conductive fiber, a length of the conductive fiber being varied according to movement of a user; and a signal processor which analyzes a sleeping state of the user based on a resistance variation measured by the measurement unit. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144183 | System and Method for Guidance of Anesthesia, Analgesia and Amnesia - Method for determining anesthesia dosage includes following steps. First Interventional Agent (“FIA”) is administered to Patient at a first rate to achieve First Predetermined Plane of Anesthesia (“FPPA”). Brain waves of Patient are analyzed to formulate First Set of Data (“FSD”) corresponding to a self-norm during administration of FIA. First transfer function corresponding to patient biochemical reactions to FIA is computed from FSD. Rate of administration of FIA to Patient is altered by a selected amount after achievement of FPPA for first time required for Patient to deviate from FPPA by predetermined degree. An altered amount of FIA required to cause the predetermined deviation is determined as difference between amount of FIA that would have been delivered to Patient during first time at the first rate and an amount delivered to Patient during the first time at the altered rate. Patient is administered the altered amount of FIA. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144184 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING THE LUMINANCE ARTIFACTS OF LCD MONITORS IN ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY OF VISION - A visual stimulation method and system for the field of electrophysiology of vision to obtain the suppression of the recording artifacts due to the luminance transients of the LCD monitors during the inversion of a main stimulation pattern ( | 2013-06-06 |
20130144185 | Devices and Methods for Noninvasive Measurement of Intracranial Pressure - Provided are systems and methods for noninvasively assessing intracranial pressure by controllably applanating at least a portion of a subject's ocular globe so as to collapse an intraocular blood vessel and correlating the collapse pressure to intracranial pressure. Also provided are ophthalmic components useful in ophthalmic imaging applications, as well as methods of assessing intracranial pressure that are based, at least in part, on the degree of papilledema, if any, present in the subject. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144186 | ENDOSCOPIC TOOL FOR DEBRIDING AND REMOVING POLYPS - An improved endoscopic tool easily and efficiently obtains samples of multiple polyps from a patient by debriding one or more polyps and retrieving the debrided polyps without having to alternate between using a separate cutting tool and a separate sample retrieving tool and may be used with an endoscope. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144187 | DERMAL PUNCH DEVICE - A dermal punch for extracting skin or tissue samples. The dermal punch has a blade having a pair of walls. Each wall is convex and opens towards each other. The walls are connected to each other at a pair of mating edges. Each wall has a cutting edge. In a preferred embodiment, the ratio of the minor axis to the major axis of the opening created by the walls is between 1 to 3 and 1 to 4, wherein the major axis extends through the mating edges. The cutting edge is formed of a plurality of teeth and the teeth have a sawtooth shape. The cutting edge has a projecting edge for each wall, and the projecting edge is concave. The cutting length is greater than twice the length of the projecting edge. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144188 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH SLIDE-IN PROBE - An exemplary ultrasound biopsy device includes a probe and a holster. The probe is insertable into the holster to form a completed assembly. To assemble the probe to the holster, the probe is initially slid laterally onto the holster and then slid forward to latch the probe into engagement with the holster. The holster is coupled to a vacuum control module by one or more conduits and a power cable. The conduits and/or power cable may be retracted into the vacuum control module. The probe of the biopsy device includes a blade assembly at the distal end. The blade assembly comprises a blade that snaps onto a nosecone via a pair of resilient notched ends. A frictional fitting needle cover can be inserted over the needle and blade assembly to protect the user from the sharp blade. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144189 | CATALYSTS FOR BODY FLUID SAMPLE EXTRACTION - An arrangement for producing a sample of body fluid from a wound opening created in a skin surface at a sampling site includes at least one skin-penetration member having a first end configured to pierce the surface of the skin, and a inner lumen in communication with the first end; at least one actuator operatively associated with the at least one skin-penetration member; and at least one catalyst device configured to cause perfusion of body fluid at the sampling site; wherein the at least one actuator is configured to locate the at least one skin-penetration member so as to obstruct the wound opening while transporting body fluid through the inner lumen. Associated methods are also described. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144190 | SLEEP APNEA DETECTION SYSTEM - This document provides methods and materials (e.g., systems) related to assessing sleep conditions (e.g., sleep apnea). | 2013-06-06 |
20130144191 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING TACTILE PROFILE OF VAGINA - Transvaginal probes equipped with tactile sensors are configured for placement into vagina to record tactile response during insertion, acquire static tactile pattern from vaginal wall after the insertion is complete, and acquire dynamic tactile patterns during probe motion as well as recording dynamic tactile response during contraction of vaginal muscle. The acquired and recorded tactile data are transmitted to a data processor for composing tactile profile of vagina and visually presenting thereof on a display. Elasticity profile of vaginal tissue is calculated from the tactile response recorded from different parts of the probe during its insertion, from the static pressure pattern and from the dynamic tactile pattern. Pelvic floor muscle strength is defined as a contact pressure increase detected on fixed probe surface under the muscle contraction. Tactile profile of vagina is determined using the static tactile pattern, the elasticity profile and pelvic floor muscle strength. The data processor provides a comparative analysis of the tactile profile with a variety of vaginal tactile profiles recorded for a given population with known clinical conditions so as to assist in diagnosing a disease. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144192 | ULTRASOUND NEUROMODULATION TREATMENT OF ANXIETY (INCLUDING PANIC ATTACKS) AND OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER - Disclosed are methods and systems and methods for non-invasive neuromodulation using ultrasound to treat anxiety (including panic attacks) and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. The neuromodulation can produce acute or long-term effects. The latter occur through Long-Term Depression (LTD) and Long-Term Potentiation (LTP) via training. Included is control of direction of the energy emission, intensity, frequency, pulse duration, and phase/intensity relationships to targeting and accomplishing up regulation and/or down regulation. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144193 | HYDROGEL ULTRASOUND COUPLING DEVICE - The present invention relates to an ultrasound coupling device that includes a gel component and a coupling compartment. The present invention also relates to various kits and methods for using the ultrasound coupling device with low-intensity ultrasound transducers and therapy. The present invention also relates to methods of making the ultrasound coupling device of the present invention. The present invention further relates to an array that includes a plurality of ultrasound coupling devices of the present invention, and methods of using the array. | 2013-06-06 |
20130144194 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING ULTRASONIC IRRADIATION PLAN BASED ON ANATOMICAL FEATURES - A method of making an ultrasonic irradiation plan includes receiving image data representing anatomical features of a target object, generating information about at least one portion of the target object that is to be irradiated with ultrasound from the image data representing the anatomical features of the target object, and making an ultrasonic irradiation plan for irradiating the target object with ultrasound by simulating irradiating the target object with ultrasound based on the generated information. | 2013-06-06 |