25th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 68 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110152685 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FOCUS POSITION OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes a transmission section which is a transducer drive section capable of transmitting ultrasound at a predetermined focus position from an ultrasound transducer, and a CPU which is a display region changing section capable of changing a display region to be displayed on a monitor in an ultrasonic image; and controls the transmission section, which is the transducer driving section, in accordance with the change result to change the focus position of the ultrasound. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152686 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An ultrasound imaging system (UIS) comprises a user interface (UIF) that allows an operator to request visual aid. In response to a request for visual aid, a controller (CTRL) retrieves from a database a visual representation of a preferred manner of applying a probe to a patient, and causes a display device (DPL) to render the visual representation. Preferably, but not necessarily, the controller (CTRL) detects a step of a workflow protocol program (WPP) that is being carried out. The controller (CTRL) then selects from the database a visual representation pertaining to the step that is being carried out. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152687 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Even when a region of interest (ROI) is changed on a frozen image, an elasticity image of ROI after the change can be displayed without executing re-measurement. An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus | 2011-06-23 |
20110152688 | MANUAL ULTRASOUND POWER CONTROL TO MONITOR FETAL HEART RATE DEPENDING ON THE SIZE OF THE PATIENT - A continuous, noninvasive fetal heart rate measurement is produced using one or more ultrasonic transducer adhered to the abdomen of the mother. Each ultrasound transducer generates an ultrasound beam having a signal strength. The signal strength is determined by an excitation voltage applied to the ultrasound transducer. An excitation voltage adjustment device is positioned between an excitation voltage generator and the ultrasound transducer to selectively control the strength of the ultrasound beam. A user input device allows an operator to control the ultrasound signal strength to vary the depth of viewing of the fetal heart rate monitor. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152689 | COLOR DOPPLER ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a color Doppler ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe, a transmission/reception unit, a quadrature phase detection unit configured to perform quadrature phase detection of an output from the transmission/reception unit, a filter unit configured to perform first orthogonal transformation for an output from the quadrature phase detection unit in a depth direction, perform second orthogonal transformation for a result obtained by the first orthogonal transformation in an ensemble direction, apply a two-dimensional filter to obtained frequency data to extract a blood flow component from the frequency data, and sequentially perform inverse transformation of the second orthogonal transformation and inverse transformation of the first orthogonal transformation for an output from the two-dimensional filter, and a blood flow component information calculation unit configured to calculate blood flow component information based on an output from the filter unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152690 | HANDHELD FORCE-CONTROLLED ULTRASOUND PROBE - A handheld ultrasound probe includes force detection and feedback to permit control and/or characterization of applied forces. The probe may, for example, be operated to maintain a substantially constant applied force over a period of use independent of a user's hand position, or to measure applied forces that might contribute to deformation of an imaging subject. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152691 | ULTRASONIC TRANSDUCER - An ultrasonic transducer includes: a piezoelectric transducer ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152692 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING REAL-TIME ANATOMICAL GUIDANCE IN A DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURE - According to one aspect, a system for intraoperatively providing anatomical guidance in a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes: a first light source configured to emit a beam of visible light; second light source configured to emit a beam of near-infrared light; a handheld probe optically coupled to the second light source; a second imaging device configured to detect visible light; a third imaging device configured to detect near-infrared light having a first predetermined wavelength; a fourth imaging device configured to detect near-infrared light having a second predetermined wavelength; a display for displaying at least one visual representation of data; and, a controller programmed to generate at least one real-time integrated visual representation of an area of interest and to display the real-time visual representation on the display for guidance during the diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152693 | METHOD FOR PRECISELY DETERMINING THE FLUORESCENCE IN A LAYER SYSTEM, SUCH AS THE EYE - The invention relates to a method for precisely determining the fluorescence in a layer system, such as the eye. The object of the invention is to provide a method that is as simple and requires as little effort as possible for evaluating the fluorescence in a layer system, by means of which the summary decay behavior of the fluorescence can be evaluated very precisely, and by means of which the points of origin of the individual fluorescences of the layer system can be determined at the same time. According to the invention, the time of origin (tci) of each fluorescence in the individual layers of the layer system are determined in that layer-specific, time-dependent parameters are determined for the relevant fluorescences, said parameters each indicating the time of origin of the fluorescence in the relevant layer, and said parameters being considered in the model function for calculating the summary decay behavior of the fluorescence. Areas of application are found in the analysis of objects having layer structures, such as in biology, in medicine, and in production engineering. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152694 | BLOOD-PRESSURE SENSOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BLOOD-PRESSURE SENSOR SYSTEM - A blood-pressure sensor is constituted of an elastic body which is fitted to a blood-vessel outer wall, and a shape of which is deformed by force generated by pulsing motion of expansion and contraction of the blood vessel, and a plurality of nanosized particles dispersedly provided in the elastic body, and when the force is applied to the sensor in a state where the sensor is irradiated with light, the magnitude of the force is measured on the basis of intensity of scattered light from the particles or emission intensity of fluorescence from the particles, the intensity of the scattered light or emission intensity of the fluorescence corresponding to a change in distance between the particles. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152695 | System for Processing Exercise-Related Data - A method, apparatuses, and a system for carrying out exercise-related processing are described. The apparatus includes an exercise-measurement circuitry configured to measure exercise-related measurement data related to a user carrying out an exercise. The apparatus further comprises a communication circuitry configured to provide the portable apparatus with wireless communication capability. The apparatus further comprises a processing circuitry configured to receive the exercise-related measurement data from the exercise-measurement circuitry, to process the exercise-related measurement data, and to communicate with an external user interface apparatus over a bidirectional wireless communication connection through the communication circuitry so as to cause transmission of the processed exercise-related measurement data to the user interface apparatus and to receive configuration data from the user interface apparatus. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152696 | AUDIBLE BIOFEEDBACK HEART RATE MONITOR WITH VIRTUAL COACH - A system and associated method that provides a virtual coach to a person during an exercise routine includes a sensor used to sense the level of a physiological parameter of the exerciser, such as heart rate, a processor programmed to compare the sensed physiological parameter to a target level of the physiological parameter, and, depending on the comparison, provide coaching prompts to the exerciser. Coaching prompts include audible and visual prompts. In another feature, a visual image of a virtual coach may be made available for display to the exerciser, and in yet another feature, a video of the virtual coach saying the audio prompt may be displayed. The system allows for selection from a plurality of virtual coaches. The audio and video of virtual coaches are recordings of real people and may be produced or obtained from other sources. In one embodiment, audio, visual, and video of the virtual coach may be downloaded from the Internet. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152697 | Circulatory Pressure Monitoring Using Infusion Pump Systems - A low cost, transportable system for monitoring the central venous pressure of a patient receiving an infusion is provided. The pressure monitoring system of the present invention employs a pump and a flow meter in order to supply infusion fluids to a patient. Based upon the control factors and changes thereof communicated to the pump by a controller in order to achieve and maintain a desired infusion fluid flow rate, relative changes in patient's venous pressure and/or quantitative pressure data is obtained. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152698 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE WAVEFORM BASELINE ESTIMATION AND REMOVAL - An implantable medical device system including an implantable blood pressure sensor extracts a baseline signal from the sensed blood pressure signal and subtracts the extracted baseline signal from the sensed blood pressure signal to obtain a corrected pressure monitoring signal. The corrected pressure signal is monitored to detect a cardiac-related condition. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152699 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD VESSEL ELASTICITY - A blood pressure measuring method which can measure blood vessel elasticity, so that that the blood vessel elasticity can be commonly applied to all subjects, calculating pulse transit time at the time when no pressure is applied, calculating pulse transit time in an area where the pressure is changed by the cuff, and then calculating the elasticity of a blood vessel, using the pulse transit times. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152700 | ELECTRONIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER FOR ENHANCING RELIABILITY OF MEASUREMENT VALUE - An electronic sphygmomanometer has a cuff to be attached to a measurement site, a pressurization/depressurization unit for adjusting a pressure to be applied to the cuff, a pressure detection unit including a plurality of pressure sensors, for detecting cuff pressures in the cuff based on pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors, and a blood pressure calculating unit for calculating a blood pressure based on a change in the cuff pressures detected by the pressure detection unit. Blood pressure measurement and detection of abnormality on the plurality of pressure sensors are carried out based on the cuff pressures respectively corresponding to the plurality of pressure sensors detected according to the pieces of pressure information output from the plurality of pressure sensors. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152701 | Heart Pulse Rate Monitor - Disclosed herein are methods and devices for monitoring a heartbeat. In one embodiment, the device may comprise a sensor package mountable over a pulse location of a user. The sensor package may include a first sensor element configured to sense at least one signal at the pulse location and to provide a first output signal comprising a heart pulse signal and a first set of noise artefacts, a second sensor element configured to sense at least one signal at the pulse location and to provide a second output signal indicative of a second set of noise artefacts, and a mechanically isolating material located between the first sensor element and the second sensor element. The device may further comprise processing circuitry connected to the sensor package and configured to extract the heart pulse signal from the first output signal based on the first output signal and the second output signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152702 | Cardiac Arrest Monitoring Device - The present disclosure relates to devices, implementations and techniques for health monitoring. Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to cardiac arrest monitoring devices. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152703 | Heart monitoring system or other system for measuring magnetic fields - A system includes at least one first magnetic field sensor configured to measure first and second magnetic fields. The system also includes at least one second magnetic field sensor configured to measure the second magnetic field substantially without measuring the first magnetic field. The system further includes processing circuitry configured to perform signal cancellation to generate measurements of the first magnetic field and to generate an output based on the measurements of the first magnetic field. The sensors could represent magneto-electric sensors. The magneto-electric sensors could be configured to up-convert electrical signals associated with the first and/or second magnetic fields to a higher frequency. The processing circuitry could be configured to identify one or more problems associated with a patient's heart. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152704 | SLEEP DETERMINATION DEVICE AND SLEEP DETERMINATION METHOD - An object of the present invention is to provide a sleep determination device and a sleep determination method capable of precisely determining a sleep stage based on heartbeat information of a subject. The sleep determination device and the sleep determination method according to the present invention obtain the heartbeat of the subject, calculate a heartbeat cycle for each heartbeat based on the obtained heartbeat, calculate difference values until obtaining Nth-degree difference values set in advance with difference values between the successive heartbeat cycles as first-degree difference values and difference values between the successive first-degree difference values as second-degree difference values, generate a return map and a histogram indicative of a distribution of the respective values in a predetermined period of time for each of the heartbeat cycles and the difference values from the first-degree difference values to the Nth-degree difference values, and determine a sleep stage of the subject based on the generated return map and the histogram by referring to a return map and a histogram for determination set in advance for each sleep stage. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152705 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR HEART MONITORING - The present invention provides systems, methods and computer program products for monitoring a heart. According to one embodiment, the system includes an implantable registering unit. The registering unit comprises a first controller structured to register an electrical signal from the heart. The system includes a second controller in operable communication with the first controller. The second controller comprises a data repository structured to receive data corresponding to the registered electrical signal and being structured to store the data. The data repository stores data corresponding to a baseline electrical signal of the heart. The second controller is structured to receive the data from the first controller corresponding to the registered electrical signal and to compare the registered electrical signal to the baseline electrical signal to determine whether the heart is functioning properly. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152706 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSING RESPIRATORY PRESSURE IN AN IMPLANTABLE STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method and system for sensing respiration in the treatment of sleep apnea is disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152707 | WEARABLE RESPIRATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A wearable respiration measurement apparatus including: an eyeglass frame having a nose flap which is formed in such a manner as to cover a user's nose; and an induced current generation device attached to the nose flap and generating an induced current corresponding to an amount of air inhaled or exhaled through the user's nose. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152708 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SPEECH SOUND INTELLIGIBILITY ASSESSMENT, AND PROGRAM THEREOF - A speech sound intelligibility assessment system includes: a biological signal measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram signal of a user; a presented-speech sound control section for determining a speech sound to be presented by referring to a speech sound database retaining a plurality of monosyllabic speech sounds; an audio output section for presenting the speech sound determined by the presented-speech sound control section as an audio; a characteristic component detection section for utilizing the electroencephalogram signal of the user measured by the biological signal measurement section to determine presence or absence of a characteristic component of an event-related potential at 800 ms±100 ms from a point of presenting the audio; and a speech sound intelligibility assessment section for, based on a result of determination by the characteristic component detection section, determining whether the user has aurally comprehended the speech sound or not. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152709 | MOBILE BODY CONTROL DEVICE AND MOBILE BODY CONTROL METHOD - A mobile body control device includes: a brain activity detecting unit that detects brain activity information of a user; a brain signal separating unit that separates an artifact component from the brain activity information detected by the brain activity detecting unit; a control signal generating unit that slides a sampling period for extracting brain data, at predetermined intervals in an overlapped manner in the brain activity information from which the artifact component is separated, successively calculates feature values for the brain data within each of the sampling periods obtained by sliding, and generates a control signal based on the feature values calculated; and a drive control unit that drives and controls a mobile body with a user riding thereon, based on the control signal generated. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152710 | ADAPTIVE BRAIN-COMPUTER INTERFACE DEVICE - Disclosed herein is an adaptive brain-computer interface device. The brain-computer interface device includes a stimulus generation unit, a signal collection unit, a preprocessing unit, an analysis unit, and a stimuli sequence determination unit. The stimulus generation unit generates stimuli and applies the stimuli to a user. The signal collection unit records the user's Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals generated by the stimuli. The preprocessing unit extracts the feature of P300 on the basis of one of the stimulus from the EEG signals. The analysis unit determines whether P300 is present in the signal extracted by the preprocessing unit. The stimuli sequence determination unit determines the sequence of the stimuli of the stimulus generation unit by inferring a current state from the observations of the analysis unit and selecting an optimum stimulus for the current state. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152711 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TESTING VESTIBULAR AND OCULOMOTOR FUNCTION - The invention relates to systems and methods for testing vestibular and oculomotor function. One aspect of the invention provides a vestibular and oculomotor function testing device including a track supported by a plurality of bearings, an engine configured to selectively displace the track, and a head coupling component coupled to the track. The head coupling component is configured to convey a movement generated by the engine to a subject's head in one or more axes. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152712 | Impedance Measurement Tissue Identification in Blood Vessels - A system for radio frequency (RF) wire guidance during RF occlusion canalization including a RF wire configured to travel through a blood vessel, an impedance measure unit configured to measure an electrical impedance between the RF wire and a reference electrode, a RF power source, an activation controller configured to connect the RF power source to the RF wire when the impedance measure unit indicates that the RF wire is contacting an occlusion material, a RF wire steering system; and a controller configured to activate the steering system to maintain the RF wire within the occlusion material based on impedance measured by the impedance measure unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152713 | System for Recording Measured Values in or on an Organism, and Method for Producing a Componet of this System - A system for detecting measured values in or on an organism ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152714 | VARIABLE ANGLE GUIDE HOLDER FOR A BIOPSY GUIDE PLUG - Apparatus and methods are described as relating to a variable angled guide plug holder for use in interventional procedures. In an exemplary embodiment, a variable angled guide plug holder for use in interventional procedures is provided, including a guide plug holder for receiving an angular determination fixture, the guide plug holder movable relative to the angular determination fixture between a plurality of positions, each position providing a different angle of insertion relative to a point of origin on the angular determination fixture, and plate plug engaged with the angular determination fixture wherein the plate plug is insertable into a guide plate aperture of a guide plate for use in an interventional procedure. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152715 | BIOPSY NEEDLE WITH VACUUM ASSIST - A surgical cutting device comprises a cannula attached to an actuation mechanism that moves the cannula from a cocked position to a cutting position, a stylet including a distal portion having a sharp distal end, a sample collection region, a vacuum port, and a lumen extending from the vacuum port to the sample collection region such that the sample collection region is in fluid communication with the first vacuum port. When the cannula is in the cocked position, the sample collection region of the stylet is disposed distal of the cannula. The device also includes a fixed volume vacuum source. When cannula is in the cocked position, the vacuum port is not in fluid communication with the fixed volume vacuum source, and when said cannula is in the cutting position, the vacuum port is in fluid communication with the fixed volume vacuum source. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152716 | BIOPSY PROBE MECHANISM HAVING MULTIPLE ECHOGENIC FEATURES - A biopsy probe mechanism includes an elongate sample receiving member having a longitudinal axis and having a sample receiving notch. An elongate sample receiving member and a cutting cannula are movable relative to one another along a longitudinal axis between a first relative position and a second relative position. A first echogenic feature is established on the elongate sample receiving member and a second echogenic feature is established on the cutting cannula. The first echogenic feature is in longitudinal alignment with the second echogenic feature when the elongate sample receiving member and the cutting cannula are in the first relative position. The first echogenic feature is out of longitudinal alignment with the second echogenic feature when the elongate sample receiving member and the cutting cannula are in the second relative position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152717 | APPARATUS FOR INSERTING NEEDLE - Provided is an apparatus for inserting a needle capable of obtaining automation of tissue sample collection or drug injection and operation stability by applying a link mechanism between a needle inserted into a specific part of a human body and a power source for providing a drive force. The apparatus includes a needle unit inserted into a human body, a drive unit configured to provide a drive force to the needle unit such that the needle unit reciprocates between an insertion position at which the needle unit is inserted into the human body and a withdrawal position at which the needle unit is withdraw to the outside of the human body, and a guide unit including a plurality of guide links each having at least two links relatively rotated by the drive force of the drive unit and radially disposed around the needle unit, and configured to guide the needle unit such that the needle unit translates between the insertion position and the withdrawal position in a longitudinal direction of the needle unit. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152718 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING THE HYDRIC LOSS OF A PERSON OR AN ANIMAL BY SWEATING - A device for evaluating the hydric loss of a person or an animal by sweating is provided with:
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20110152719 | MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR HYPOTHERMIC COLLECTION OF WHOLE BLOOD - The present invention relates to materials and methods for hypothermic collection of whole blood, and components thereof, which can extend the holding time of blood beyond the current useable limit. Additionally, blood can be drawn directly into a hypothermic preservation solution without the addition of standard anticoagulants. This is enabled by providing sustained cellular viability under hypothermic conditions using a nutrient matrix devoid of animal proteins and containing energy substrates, free-radical scavengers, and impermeants that is ionically balanced for storage of biologic materials at low temperatures to prevent cellular stress-induced apoptosis. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152720 | SAMPLE PREPARATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS - Methods and systems to prepare a sample, including a relatively small amount of a biological sample, and to mix the sample with preparation fluid stored in a device. The device may include multiple fluid chambers and a stepped plunger to force a fluid in at least one of the chambers into a sample receiving chamber and then to a storage chamber. Methods and systems disclosed herein may be implemented to collect and controllable mix a sample for analysis and/or storage. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152721 | SENSOR MOUNTED FLEXIBLE GUIDEWIRE - A medical device comprising a corewire, sensor core, and coupler is presented. A portion of the corewire is disposed within a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core is disposed within a second end. Alternatively, the device comprises a corewire and a sensor assembly comprising a sensor core having first and second ends and a bore in the first end. A portion of the corewire is disposed within the bore. A method of manufacture comprises providing a corewire, sensor core, and coupler. The method further comprises inserting a portion of the corewire into a first end of the coupler, and a portion of the sensor core into a second end. Alternatively, the method comprises providing a sensor core having first and second ends, and a corewire. The method further comprises forming a bore in the first end, and inserting the corewire into the bore. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152722 | UTERINE RUPTURE WARNING METHOD - An abnormal uterine wall perforation is inferred by the failure of the distal balloon of a conventional ablation apparatus, to reach a prescribed, “normal” or “expected” pressure within a prescribed time. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152723 | BODY INDEX APPARATUS - A body index apparatus ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152724 | METHODS AND INSTRUMENTS FOR ASSESSING BONE FRACTURE RISK - Methods and instruments for assessing bone, for example fracture risk, in a subject in which a test probe is inserted through the skin of the subject so that the test probe contacts the subject's bone and the resistance of the test bone to microscopic fracture by the test probe is determined. Macroscopic bone fracture risk is assessed by measuring the resistance of the bone to microscopic fractures caused by the test probe. The microscopic fractures are so small that they pose negligible health risks. The instrument may also be useful in characterizing other materials, especially if it is necessary to penetrate a layer to get to the material to be characterized. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152725 | BIOMEMS SENSOR AND APPARATUSES AND METHODS THEREFOR - Electronic devices, apparatus, systems, and methods of operating and constructing the devices, apparatus, and/or systems include a wireless sensor configured to measure strain of hardware implanted in a subject. In various embodiments, temporal measurement of the hardware strain includes monitoring changes of the resonant frequency of the sensor. The sensor can be realized as an inductively powered device that operates as an all-on-chip resonator, where the components of the sensor are biocompatible. Additional apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152726 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE GAIT CHARACTERISTICS OF A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS - A system is provided for monitoring gait characteristics of a group of enrollees in a monitoring region of a public area. The system includes an identifying device to enroll the group of enrollees into the system by measuring identifying information. The system further includes a gait monitoring device to measure a sample gait characteristic during an enrollment phase, and to measure a gait characteristic of each enrollee subsequent to the enrollment phase. The system further includes an alerting device to receive an alert signal from the gait monitoring device, when the measured gait characteristic of a respective enrollee exceeds a safety threshold. The system further includes a display device to issue a trend report of the measured gait characteristic of a selectable enrollee for a selectable time period. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152727 | FALL PREVENTION SYSTEM - There is provided a system for fall prevention for a user, comprising one or more sensors for attachment to respective portions of the body, each sensor being adapted to measure movement of the respective portion of the body and to translate the movement into a signal; and a controller adapted to receive the signal or signals and to determine a risk of falling by estimating a trajectory of the centre of mass of the user relative to a trajectory of a lower portion of the body from the signal or signals. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152728 | Event Driven Configuration of a Surgical System Console - The present disclosure is directed to a user interface for modifying preprogrammed relationships between a plurality of subsystems of a surgical system. The user interface may be presented on a system display screen. It includes one or more selectable triggering events shown on the display screen, with each of the one or more selectable triggering events identifying a subsystem condition that selectively occurs during a surgical procedure performed with the surgical system. The interface also includes a plurality of selectable responses to the one or more selectable triggering events. The selectable responses deviate from the preprogrammed relationships between subsystems of the surgical system. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152729 | VIBRATION GENERATING APPARATUS AND METHOD INTRODUCING HYPERSONIC EFFECT TO ACTIVATE FUNDAMENTAL BRAIN NETWORK AND HEIGHTEN AESTHETIC SENSIBILITY - Means is provided for generating a vibration or a vibration signal, which contains audible range components that are vibration components in the audible frequency range and super-highfrequency components within a range exceeding the audible frequency range up to a predetermined maximum frequency, and which has an autocorrelation order represented by at least either one of a first property and a second property. By applying the vibration or an actual vibration generated from the vibration signal to a human being, a fundamental brain activation effect for activating the fundamental brain network system constituted of a fundamental brain including the brain stem, thalamus and hypothalamus that are regions to bear the fundamental function of the human being and the fundamental brain network of neuronal projection from the fundamental brain to various brain regions is introduced. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152730 | THERAPY SYSTEM FOR DEPOSITING ENERGY - A therapy system comprising a therapy module, e.g. a high-intensity- focused ultrasound transmitter, to perform successive deposits of energy in a target zone, the successive deposits being separated by a cool down period. The therapy system being provided with a thermometry module, e.g. by a magnetic resonance examination system configured for thermometry to measure temperature in a measurement field. A control module regulates the cool down period in dependence of the measured off-focus maximum temperature during the energy deposit preceding the cool down period. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152731 | PASSIVE EXERCISE APPARATUS - This invention has an object to provide a passive exercise apparatus which is driven to help user to stretch and contract various muscles of his/her feet by a driving force generated at a driving unit while not lowering positive effects in his/her exercise. This passive exercise apparatus in the present invention comprises a left foot support | 2011-06-23 |
20110152732 | MULTI-SENSOR SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR DETECTING WALKING INTENT, WALKING SUPPORTING APPARATUS COMPRISING THE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS - Provided is a walking supporting apparatus for supporting a user walking by using a multi-sensor signal processing system that detects a walking intent. A palm sensor unit detects a force applied to a palm through a stick to generate a palm sensor signal. A sensor unit detects a force applied to a sole through the ground to generate a sole sensor signal. A portable information processing unit checks a user's walking intent by using the palm sensor signal, and if it is checked that the user has a walking intent, the portable information processing unit generates a driving signal in response to the sole sensor signal. A walking supporting mechanism includes a left motor attached to a user's left leg and a right motor attached to a user's right leg to support the user's walking when the left and right motors are driven in response to the driving signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152733 | MRT LORENTZ VIBRATOR - A device and a method for recognizing electromagnetic fields, specifically those fields that occur in image-guided nuclear spin tomography examinations (hereinafter MRT or MRI). In particular, it relates to an implantable medical device (IMD) containing a unit for detecting MRT activity, whereby the unit for the detection of MRT activity consists of at least one vibration transducer that transforms vibrations and/or oscillations caused by an MRT device into an electrical or optical signal and the unit for detecting MRT activity recognizes an MRT activity because of this signal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152734 | DEVICE FOR PNEUMATIC TREATMENT OF AN INFERIOR LIMB HAVING PERIPHERAL ARTERIOPATHY PROBLEMS | 2011-06-23 |
20110152735 | SURGICAL CAST VENTING DEVICE AND MATERIAL - A surgical cast venting material comprises a waterproof, flexible substrate made of a plastics material and having first and second sides. The first side has a plurality of shallow, concave recesses distributed over the substrate and spaced-apart from one another while the second side has a plurality of protrusions distributed across the substrate. The substrate is perforated with a plurality of small holes distributed across its length and width. Also, a surgical cast venting device is disclosed for venting a bent region of a patient's limb. It has a flexible, central portion that can cover a major part of the bent region of the limb including opposite side surfaces and a front or rear surface. The device also has flexible connecting straps extending from two corners of the central portion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152736 | Brace having a Force Indicator - A hinge brace includes a hinge unit having medial and lateral plates enclosing a hinge mechanism, a sensing unit operatively connected to the hinge mechanism for sensing a force applied by the brace onto a user's knee. The hinge brace also includes a display unit that is operatively connected to the sensing unit for indicating a level of force applied to the user's knee by the brace. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152737 | Hyperextension Brace - A posture correction brace for a person has a tightening mechanism that allows a user to pull a cord to pull down on the back of a pair of shoulder straps, thereby pulling the shoulders back to correct the person's posture. The front ends of the shoulder straps are typically also attached to the back of the wearer, to help the posture correction brace pull the shoulders back as the shoulder straps tighten. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152738 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DRESSING APPLICATORS - Devices, kits and methods described herein may be for wound healing, including the treatment, amelioration, or prevention of scars and/or keloids by applying and/or maintaining a pre-determined strain in an elastic skin treatment device that is then affixed to the skin surface using skin adhesives to transfer a generally planar force from the bandage to the skin surface. Applicators are used to apply and/or maintain the strains, and some of the applicators are further configured to provide at least some mechanical advantage to the user when exerting loads onto the skin treatment device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152739 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT APPARATUS - In an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus, a user interface ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152740 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COLLECTION OF FILTERED BLOOD COMPONENTS - A method and apparatus for red blood collection and filtration is provided wherein a red blood cell collection assembly provides for leukoreduction filtration concurrent with or soon after the red blood cell separation and collection procedure. After red blood cells have been collected, an unwanted blood component, e.g., buffy coat, is diverted into the red blood cell collect line. Operation of a peristaltic pump engaging pump loop allows insertion of a pre-determined quantity of buffy coat into the collect line. The buffy coat can therefore push red blood cells out of the filter and into a collect bag without diluting the collected red blood cells. Alternatively, gravitational force may be used to allow the unwanted blood component to displace red blood cells out of the filter. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152741 | CANNULA SYSTEM - A cannula system for removing fluid from a patient's vasculature includes a cannula and an obturator. The cannula includes a proximal end, a distal end, and an elongate flexible tube extending therebetween. The cannula has a central lumen. The obturator is sized for insertion into the cannula's central lumen and is also configured to extend beyond the cannula distal end. A tapered portion at the cannula's distal end provides a smooth transition and an interference fit between the cannula and the obturator. The obturator includes an obturator central lumen and an opening at its distal end that is sized to receive a guidewire. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152742 | Pull-Activated Tampon Applicator - A pull-activated applicator includes a barrel, a pledget, a finger grip, and a deployment element. The pledget includes a withdrawal string and is located within the barrel. The barrel, the pledget, and the deployment element are configured such that application of a force to the deployment element in a first direction deploys the pledget and withdrawal string from the barrel in a second direction generally opposite the first direction. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152743 | IONTOPHORESIS DEVICE ACTIVATED IN USE - An iontophoresis device activated in use, which is capable of supplying a dissolution liquid in an amount that depends on the amount of a drug when it is used, is provided. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152744 | MODULATOR OF VASCULAR PERMEABILITY USING PULSED LASER AND METHOD FOR MODULATING VASCULAR PERMEABILITY USING THE SAME - Disclosed herein is a modulator of vascular permeability using pulsed laser and a method for modulating vascular permeability using the same. More specifically, because the pulsed laser effectively induces vascular permeabilization, effectively delivers intravascular materials into tissues and minimizes insult to the tissues by the induced vascular permeabilization, and locally targets a subcutaneous tissue for noninvasive modulation due to its nonlinearity, it may be usefully used for modulation of permeability. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152745 | PDT TREATMENT METHOD FOR CELLULITES AND COSMETIC USE - Methods of treating cellulite by means of percutaneous application of a photosensitizer composition into the area of cellulite buildup followed by light illumination are presented. The photosensitizer can be combined with one or more cellular products including adipose cells and/or collagen that have been previously removed by liposuction. The cosmetic treatment method substantially reduces or removes localized lipodystrophies and/or flaccidity and/or cellulite by localized laser, LED, or other light irradiation of the area of treatment containing a photosensitizer, while minimizing trauma. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152746 | METHODS FOR GENERATING NEW HAIR FOLLICLES, TREATING BALDNESS, AND HAIR REMOVAL - The present invention provides methods of treating baldness in a subject and generating new hair follicles, comprising epidermal disruption and administration of a compound that promotes a differentiation of an uncommitted epidermal cell into a hair follicle cell. The present invention also provides methods for hair removal and inducing hair pigmentation. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152747 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH ELECTROACTIVE POLYMER POWERED BY PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - Medical devices comprising an electroactive polymer powered by a photovoltaic cell. In one embodiment, the medical device has an electroactive component comprising an electroactive polymer. The medical device further comprises a photovoltaic cell as a source of electrical power for electrically stimulating the electroactive polymer. The medical device further comprises a first electrode and a second electrode, both of which are electrically connected to the photovoltaic cell. The electroactive component covers over at least a portion of the first electrode. Also disclosed is a method of treating a patient using a medical device having an electroactive polymer powered by a photovoltaic cell. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152748 | Device, method, and system for neural modulation as vaccine adjuvant in a vertebrate subject - A method for enhancing an immune response in a vertebrate subject is described. The method includes providing at least one energy stimulus configured to modulate one or more nervous system components of the vertebrate subject, and administering one or more immunogen to the vertebrate subject, wherein the at least one energy stimulus and the one or more immunogen are provided in a combination and in a temporal sequence sufficient to enhance an immune response in the vertebrate subject. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152749 | EYE INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device for injecting a product into an eye, said device comprising an injection needle and a support on which the injection needle is fixed, said device being characterized in that it comprises a locating mark disposed in such a way that the latter can be placed in contact with a defined bearing region of the surface of the eye, before any contact of the injection needle with said surface, and can then be kept in contact with said bearing region during a stage of penetration of said injection needle through said surface of the eye. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152750 | Systems devices, and methods including catheters configured to monitor and inhibit biofilm formation - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152751 | Systems, devices, and methods including catheters having UV-Energy emitting coatings - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152752 | Systems, devices, and methods including catheters having components that are actively controllable between transmissive and reflective states - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively-controllable disinfecting implantable device configured to, for example, treat or prevent an infection in a biological subject. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152753 | OBTURATOR TIP - A surgical instrument for use with a surgical portal apparatus includes an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and defining a longitudinal axis and a dilating member disposed at the distal end of the elongate shaft. The dilating member has a first longitudinal arc segment and a second longitudinal arc segment in diametrical opposed relation to the first longitudinal arc segment. The first and second longitudinal arc segments define respective first and second radii of curvature transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first and second radii of curvature decrease from proximal to distal to define a generally tapered configuration of the dilating member. The first radius of curvature is greater than the second radius of curvature at predefined longitudinal positions of the dilating member such that the first longitudinal arc segment extends distally beyond the second longitudinal segment to define a penetrating tip. The penetrating tip has a reduced profile and is dimensioned to facilitate initial insertion of the dilating member into tissue. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152754 | Bone graft applicator - Disclosed herein is a bone graft applicator assembly including a specially designed applicator, attached to a reservoir of bone graft material, such that the graft material can be moved into the delivery portion while the tip of the delivery portion is in place. The instantly disclosed device allows for the collapse of the delivery tip so that the tip can be placed between vertebras or alternatively within any bony structure or implant where the placement of bone graft material would be desirable, and then expanded to allow the bone graft material to be placed between the vertebras or the like while maintaining the geometry of the space into which the bone graft material is being placed. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152755 | Device for injecting solid matter | 2011-06-23 |
20110152756 | REFILL OF IMPLANTABLE FLUID DELIVERY DEVICES BASED ON THERAPEUTIC FLUID EXPIRATION - An expiration time of a therapeutic fluid delivered by an implantable fluid delivery device is employed to calculate a fill volume and determine a refill interval for the fluid. The expiration time of the therapeutic fluid may be based on or dictated by a stability time set by the manufacturer of the therapeutic fluid, a clinician treating a patient to whom the fluid is to be delivered, the manufacturer of the device delivering the fluid, or combinations thereof. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152757 | MEDICINAL FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRIMING THE SAME - Medicinal fluid delivery systems and methods for priming the same are disclosed. The systems may be configured to measure an electro-transmissive quality of a medicinal fluid when: medicinal fluid is dispensed into a fluid delivery path, a proximal end of the fluid delivery path is in contact with a first electrode, and the distal end of the fluid delivery path is in contact with a second electrode. Methods for priming medicinal fluid delivery systems may include dispensing a medicinal fluid through a fluid delivery path, sensing an electro-transmissive quality of the medicinal fluid, and determining that the fluid delivery path is full based on the electro-transmissive quality. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152758 | Injector and dual-chamber system having sterile components - The invention relates to a single-use injector ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152759 | USE OF BIOMARKERS AND THERAPEUTIC AGENTS WITH SURGICAL DEVICES - Biomarkers are collected and used to determine biological propensities of a patient, to determine the efficacy of medical devices, to select and administer therapeutic agents, to select medical devices, to make adjustments to medical devices, and/or to adjust surgical techniques. An apparatus includes a port to draw a biological fluid (e.g., a mist) from a surgical site. The apparatus includes a sensor having a cantilevered beam. The beam includes substances selected to attract certain biomarkers as the fluid is communicated across the beam. The same apparatus or another apparatus is used to administer a therapeutic agent based at least in part on collected biomarker data. The therapeutic agent delivery apparatus may include a device that is also used to create a wound at a surgical site. For instance, a harmonic surgical instrument may be used to both collect biomarkers and administer a therapeutic agent (e.g., gene therapy using sonoporation). | 2011-06-23 |
20110152760 | Deployment and Dilation With An Expandable Roll Sock Delivery System - An expandable roll sock delivery catheter includes an inner tube, an outer tube having a distal outer tube end, and a medical device, such as a self-expanding stent, collapsibly disposed over the inner tube and concentrically oriented between the inner tube and the outer tube. A hollow tube of expandable balloon material extends from the distal outer tube end, the balloon material being substantially disposed in its entirety within a distal end portion of the outer tube. The balloon material is folded back into the outer tube and over the device as a single layer of balloon material connectively linked to the inner tube proximal to the self-expanding device so as to form an expandable roll sock balloon. The roll sock balloon defines an inflation lumen disposed between the outer tube and inner tube, whereby the inflation lumen is configured for expansion of the roll sock balloon following release of the device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152761 | Illuminating Balloon Catheter and Method for Using the Catheter - A directionally limited illuminating balloon catheter includes a multi-lumen shaft having a distal end and a hollow balloon portion disposed at the distal end and inflated through the shaft, the balloon portion having a light source illuminating only a portion of the environment outside the balloon portion. The balloon portion can have a directionally limited light source directing substantially all illumination towards the shaft. Also provided is a directionally illuminating balloon catheter kit including a set of illuminating catheters each having the light source with different sized illuminating areas to illuminate a different sized partial portion of the environment outside the balloon portion. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152762 | Enteral Feeding Catheter Assembly Incorporating An Indicator - A catheter assembly incorporating a pre-biased indicator, the assembly includes a catheter having a proximal end, a distal end, and catheter walls defining a catheter lumen. The assembly further includes a base located at the proximal end of the catheter, the base defining an opening to the catheter lumen, the base having a first end and a second end. An inflatable balloon having a predetermined fill volume is located at a distal end of the catheter. An inflation valve is located on the base; the inflation valve is in fluid communication with the balloon through an inflation lumen defined by the catheter walls. The pre-biased indicator located on the base in fluid communication with the balloon is configured to provide a discrete visual signal that the pressure of a fluid in the balloon is different from a predetermined level of pressure or the volume of the balloon is different from the predetermined fill volume. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152763 | EXPANDABLE ILIAC SHEATH AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed is an expandable transluminal sheath, for introduction into the body while in a first, collapsed cross-sectional configuration, subsequent expansion of at least a part of the distal end of the sheath to a second, enlarged cross-sectional configuration, and subsequent removal in a third, collapsed cross-sectional configuration. The sheath is configured for use in the vascular system and has utility in the introduction and removal of implant delivery catheters. The access route is through the femoral arteries and the iliac arteries into the aorta. The distal end of the sheath is maintained in the first, collapsed cross-sectional configuration during advancement to the arteries into the aorta. The distal end of the sheath is then expanded using a radial dilatation device, which is removed prior to the introduction of implant delivery catheters. The distal end of the sheath is subsequently reduced to a diametrically small size for removal. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152764 | BALLOON CATHETER HAVING IMPROVED BALLOON SEAL - The end cap is preferably formed of a relatively high durometer material with an inner surface on an outer surface of the shaft and on an outer surface of the balloon skirt section, and contacts a compression member on the balloon outer surface. The configuration prevents or inhibits failure at the balloon seals which otherwise results from the compression member moving or the balloon pulling off the shaft and out from under the compression member during inflation of the balloon. As a result, the balloon catheter of the invention has an improved consistent burst pressure and/or failure mode. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152765 | MEDICAL DEVICE WITH EXPANDABLE BODY FOR DRUG DELIVERY BY CAPSULES - Medical devices using an expandable body to deliver a therapeutic agent. In one particular embodiment, the medical device comprises a tubular catheter and an inner expandable body (e.g., a scaffolding) contained within the catheter. The inner expandable body is connected to a core wire for advancing or retracting the inner body. The inner body may be advanced to exit out of the catheter or retracted to withdraw the inner body back into the catheter. This particular embodiment further comprises a sheath on the outside of the interior of the catheter. The sheath is connected to the inner body and/or the core wire. The sheath carries a plurality of capsules that contain a therapeutic agent. The therapeutic agent is delivered by pushing the core wire to advance the inner body, which expands against the sheath, causing the capsules on the sheath to be compressed against body tissue such that the therapeutic agent is released. Also described herein is a method of treating a patient. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152766 | IMPLANT WITH COATING - One embodiment of the invention relates to an implant with a coating containing at least one active pharmaceutical substance. The inventive implant is characterized in that the coating is covered by a protective layer comprising or containing one or more materials from the group including shellac, vinylpyrrolidone-vinyl acetate copolymer, vinyl acetate-crotonic acid copolymer, vinyl acetate-vinyl propionate-crotonic acid terpolymer, methylvinyl ether-maleic anhydride copolymer, vinylpyrrolidone-dimethylaminoethyl acrylate copolymer, polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl acetate, polycrotonic acid, polyvinyl propionate, polymethylvinyl ether, polymaleic anhydride and polydimethylaminoethyl acrylate. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152767 | Method and Apparatus for Drug Delivery - Disposable injection devices are disclosed herein. In an exemplary arrangement, the disposable injection device comprises an annular sleeve, a predetermined pre-injection quantity of a substance configured for selective injection, and a temperature control element. The annular sleeve at least partially defines a dispensing chamber therein. The predetermined pre-injection quantity of the substance configured for selective injection is disposed within the dispensing chamber. The temperature control element is operably connected to the dispensing chamber, and is configured to selectively heat the substance to a predetermined temperature. The substance expands from the pre-injection quantity at the predetermined temperature to an injection quantity whereby the injection quantity is greater than a volume defined by the dispensing chamber. In this manner, a predetermined minimum quantity of the substance is self-expelled from the dispensing chamber. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152768 | Treatment of Solid Tumors with Tissue Inhibitors of Metalloproteinases (TIMPS) - The invention belongs to the field of therapies for solid cancers, in particular, skin cancer. Compositions comprising tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinases (TIMPs) linked to anchors for anchoring TIMP into a cell membrane and heatlabile vesicles are provided. Also provided are uses of TIMP or TIMP constructs for treating solid cancers in combination with hyperthermic treatment. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152769 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADJUSTING AN INSULIN DELIVERY PROFILE OF AN INSULIN PUMP - Systems and methods are disclosed for adjusting the delivery times of an insulin delivery profile of an insulin pump, wherein the insulin pump is operable to automatically deliver insulin to a person having diabetes based on an operating time of the internal clock and a delivery time of an insulin delivery profile. The method may comprise receiving a local time zone time from an external local clock, determining whether the operating time of the internal clock differs from the local time zone time by at least a first predetermined amount of time, requesting the person provide a time adjustment value when the operating time of the internal clock differs from the local time zone time by at least the first predetermined amount of time, receiving the time adjustment value from the person, and adjusting the delivery times of the insulin delivery profile based on the time adjustment value when received. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152770 | INFUSION PUMP SYSTEM WITH DISPOSABLE CARTRIDGE HAVING PRESSURE VENTING AND PRESSURE FEEDBACK - Embodiments are directed to portable infusion devices, systems, and methods of using the same for dispensing materials. In some cases, the devices, systems and methods may be used for infusing a material such as medicament, e.g., insulin, into a body in need thereof. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152771 | ROTATING OPTICAL CATHETER TIP FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - The present invention relates to a rotating catheter tip for optical coherence tomography based on the use of an optical fiber that does not rotate, that is enclosed in a catheter, which has a tip rotates under the influence of a fluid drive system to redirect light from the fiber to a surrounding vessel and the light reflected or backscattered from the vessel back to the optical fiber. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152772 | Peristaltic Pump with Bi-Directional Pressure Sensor - Fluid delivery apparatus includes a peristaltic pump having an upstream end for receiving a fluid from a fluid source and a downstream end for delivering the fluid to a fluid target. A single pressure sensor is configured to measure, in alternation, an input pressure of the pump at the upstream end and an output pressure of the pump at the downstream end. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152773 | Trocar cannula device with retention feature - A trocar cannula is disclosed. The trocar cannula comprises a cannula having at least one tab member formed therein. Each tab member is configured to provide a retention force between the cannula and tissue when the tab member is placed in a deformed position. The tab member is selectively moveable between a relaxed position, in which the cannula may be moved with respect to the tissue, and the deformed position, wherein the tab member frictionally engages the tissue. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152774 | OPHTHALMIC VALVED TROCAR CANNULA - In various embodiments, a trocar cannula may be configured for insertion into an eye to facilitate insertion and removal of instruments during surgery. The cannula may be affixed to an overcap (to inhibit rotation of the overcap relative to the cannula) that includes a seal. In some embodiments, the seal may be overmolded into the overcap or may include a wafer that is fixed between the cannula and the overcap to inhibit rotation relative to the cannula and the overcap. In some embodiments, the cannula and overcap may snap together through a tab/slot interface in a permanent fashion such that the cannula and overcap may not be separated without damaging the cannula or overcap. In some embodiments, a vent cannula may be receivable in the slit of the seal for allowing fluids to vent from the eye through the cannula (which may include an indentation to frictionally engage the vent). | 2011-06-23 |
20110152775 | OPHTHALMIC VALVED TROCAR VENT - In various embodiments, a trocar cannula may be configured for insertion into an eye to facilitate insertion and removal of instruments during surgery. The cannula may be affixed to an overcap (to inhibit rotation of the overcap relative to the cannula) that includes a seal. In some embodiments, the seal may be overmolded into the overcap or may include a wafer that is fixed between the cannula and the overcap to inhibit rotation relative to the cannula and the overcap. In some embodiments, the cannula and overcap may snap together through a tab/slot interface in a permanent fashion such that the cannula and overcap may not be separated without damaging the cannula or overcap. In some embodiments, a vent cannula may be receivable in the slit of the seal for allowing fluids to vent from the eye through the cannula (which may include an indentation to frictionally engage the vent). | 2011-06-23 |
20110152776 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT CLEANING ARRANGEMENT - The instrument cleaning apparatus of the present disclosure facilitates the cleaning of a scope inserted through a sealed portal during a surgical procedure by providing a cleaning solution within the operating cavity so that the surgical instrument doesn't have to be removed therefrom. In an embodiment, a surgical access device is provided with a housing, a sleeve extending distally from the housing, and a conduit disposed in mechanical cooperation with the sleeve. The sleeve defines a longitudinal axis and is dimensioned for passage through a tissue tract. The sleeve also defines a longitudinal bore for reception and passage of a surgical instrument. The conduit has a first portion configured to receive a fluid and a second portion configured to discharge the fluid. In another embodiment, an instrument cleaning apparatus includes a base portion and a fluid retention portion. The base portion includes a substantially tubular wall having a proximal end and a distal end and a longitudinal passageway extending therethrough. The fluid retention portion is in mechanical cooperation with the base portion and is adapted to retain a cleaning fluid therein. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152777 | POWERED VARIABLE SEAL DIAMETER TROCAR EMPLOYING A WINEPRESS MECHANISM - A surgical access apparatus includes an access member having a longitudinal passageway providing access to a tissue site. An elongated seal member mounted to the access member has an orifice with a variable inner dimension. The elongated seal member establishes a sealing relation about an instrument and is associated with a powered adjustment mechanism for adjusting the variable inner dimension of the orifice. The powered adjustment mechanism includes trailing and leading hubs longitudinally spaced and adapted for relative rotation about an axis defined by the access member. A plurality of spokes extends between the hubs and defines first and second minimum internal dimensions when in first and second conditions respectively upon relative rotation of the hubs. The spokes are arranged about the elongated seal member to adjust the variable inner dimension of the orifice upon relative rotation of the hubs. A powered motion generator effects relative rotation between the hubs. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152778 | Mounting Pad - A mounting pad comprising an adhesive layer ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152779 | Catheter Clip - The invention provides a device for securing an invasive medical implementation, such as a catheter, to a patient. The device generally combines an adherent surface that attaches the device to the skin and a flexible clasping means to grasp the catheter and reversibly secure it to the device. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152780 | CYLINDRICAL HOLDER FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT CONTAINER INTENDED TO BE SET IN ROTATION - A cylindrical holder for housing a pharmaceutical product container in a hand-piece of a surgical instrument for perforating dense tissue of a human or animal body and injecting a pharmaceutical product behind or in the tissue. The cylindrical holder connects an injection needle with the container. The holder has a tubular wall for receiving the container. The tubular wall includes contact areas defined by bridges of material subsisting between cut-outs located along circumferential rows, the bridges of material having deflections towards the inside of the cylindrical holder. A surgical instrument for perforating dense tissue of a human or animal body and injecting a pharmaceutical product behind or in the tissue, and includes a hand-piece and the cylindrical holder. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152781 | Medicament Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device comprising a generally tubular distal housing part ( | 2011-06-23 |
20110152782 | Cover for the tip of a sharp medical device | 2011-06-23 |
20110152783 | AUTOMATIC NEEDLE DEVICE - An automatic needle device including a housing element, at least one resilient element arranged to be located within the housing element, at least one needle bearing element adapted, when actuated, to be displaced by the at least one resilient element with respect to the housing element from a non-penetration position to a penetration position and a needle guard adapted for positioning with respect to the housing element and wherein displacement of the needle guard is operative to actuate displacement of the at least one needle bearing element from the non-penetration position to the penetration position. | 2011-06-23 |
20110152784 | PEN-TYPE INJECTOR - The present invention relates to injectors, such as pen-type injectors, that provide for administration of medicinal products from a multidose-cartridge and permit a user to set the delivery dose. The injector may include a housing, a piston rod adapted to operate through the housing, a dose dial sleeve located between the housing and the piston rod, and a drive sleeve located between the dose dial sleeve and the piston rod. The dose dial sleeve may have a helical thread of first lead and the drive sleeve may have a helical groove of second lead. The first lead of the helical thread and the second lead of the helical groove may be the same. | 2011-06-23 |