27th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090171095 | PRODUCTION METHOD OF HETEROCYCLIC MERCAPTO COMPOUND - A method of the invention industrially produces heterocyclic mercapto compounds useful as raw materials or intermediates in the synthesis of medicaments or pesticides, or as permanent wave agent, with a high yield and high productivity using easily available starting materials. A heterocyclic mercapto compound represented by Formula (1) (wherein X represents any structure of —O—, —S—, —NH—, and —NR | 2009-07-02 |
20090171096 | Novel process for the preparation of roflumilast - The invention relates to novel processes for the preparation of high-purity roflumilast. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171097 | AUTOMATED SOLID PHASE SYNTHESIS OF PYRROLE-IMIDAZOLE POLYAMIDE - A synthesis method for pyrrole-imidazole polyamide is automated at a higher level and can produce a product with a high yield in a more stable manner. In a solid phase synthesis method, the automated synthesis of a polyimide can be promoted by using HCTU as a condensation-activator, the yield of a product can be increased by charging a monomer in a solid form, and a pyrrole-imidazole polyamide having any sequence can be synthesis by combining the synthesis method with a manual synthesis with an acid chloride. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171098 | Heteroaryl Salts and Methods For Producing and Using the Same - The invention provides heteroaryl salts and methods for producing the same. In particular, the invention provides heteroaryl salts of the formula: | 2009-07-02 |
20090171099 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF AMORPHOUS ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM - A novel process of the preparation of amorphous atorvastatin calcium starting from a compound of Formula (II). | 2009-07-02 |
20090171100 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ENANTIOMERICALLY PURE 4-PYRROLIDINO PHENYLBENZYL ETHER DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to a method for preparing enantiomerically pure 4-pyrrolidinophenylbenzyl ether derivatives of formula I: | 2009-07-02 |
20090171101 | METHOD FOR GAS PHASE OXIDATION USING A MODERATOR LAYER - A process for gas phase oxidation in which a gaseous stream which comprises at least one aromatic hydrocarbon and molecular oxygen is passed through one or more catalyst layers, wherein a moderator layer is arranged between two catalyst layers arranged in succession in flow direction of the gaseous stream, the moderator layer being less catalytically active than the catalysts adjacent upstream and downstream or being catalytically inactive. The desired oxidation products are obtained in high yield over prolonged periods. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171102 | PROCESS TO EXTRACT QUASSINOIDS - A means for the extraction and crystallization of quassinoids such as quassin and neoquassin from natural sources containing these compounds, using compounds that are Generally Recognized As Safe by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is provided. In particular, a means for extraction that does not require use of lead acetate, chloroform, methanol, or diethyl ether is provided. The process includes a means of removing non-polar and very polar substances from an extracted residue to enhance crystallization of quassinoids from the residue. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171103 | Triptolide Derivatives for Modulation of Apoptosis and Immunosuppression - Variously substituted carbonate and carbamate derivatives of triptolide compounds have good aqueous solubility and convert to biologically active compounds in vivo, at a rate which can be modulated by varying the substitution on the prodrug. The prodrugs are useful as immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory and anticancer agents. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171104 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF ORLISTAT - The present invention provides a process for preparing orlistat (I) by alkanoylating an amino orlistat using formic acid anhydride as an alkanoylating agent to obtain orlistat substantially free of the byproduct, (S)-N-acetylleucine (1S)-1-[[(2S, 3S)-3-hexyl-4-oxo-2-oxetanyl]methyl] dodecyl ester (deformyl-N-acetyl orlistat). | 2009-07-02 |
20090171105 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HYDROCHLORIDE 1(10) BETA-EPOXY-13-DIMETHYLAMINO-5,7ALPHA,6,11BETA (H)-GUAIA-3(4)-EN-6,12-OLIDE, THE LYOPHILIZED ANTITUMOR PREPARATION 'ARGLABIN' - The invention refers to a method for production of 1(10)β-epoxy-13-dimethylamino-5,7a,6, 11β(H)-guaia-3(4)-en-6,12-olide hydrochloride, the lyophilized, antitumor preparation having radio-sensitizing and immunomodulating activities, including extraction of the natural raw material endemic plant | 2009-07-02 |
20090171106 | Novel hybride materials and related methods and devices - The invention provides devices and methods for end and side derivatization of carbon nanotubes. Also facile methods to attach moieties and nanoparticles on the side walls and both ends are described. The invention provides hybide materials for analytical, and optoelectronic purposes as well as materials applications. Materials have improved properties in the areas of tensile, electrical and thermal conductivity. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171107 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING POROUS METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS - The present invention relates to a process for preparing a porous metal organic framework comprising at least two organic compounds coordinated to at least one metal ion, which comprises the steps
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20090171108 | MIXTURES COMPRISING HYDROLYSIS RESISTANT ORGANOMODIFIED DISILOXANE IONIC SURFACTANTS - A surfactant mixture comprising
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20090171109 | Integrated process for preparing a carboxylic acid from an alkane - The present invention relates to an integrated process for producing unsaturated carboxylic acids from the corresponding C | 2009-07-02 |
20090171110 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING N-METHYL-3, 4-DIMETHOXYPHENYLETHYLAMINE - Provided are intermediates useful for the preparation of verapamil and methods for their preparation. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171111 | Method for Producing Sodium Chloride-Free Ammonium Nitriles - This invention relates to a method for producing sodium chloride-free compounds of formula (I), | 2009-07-02 |
20090171112 | UREA DERIVATIVE AND PROCESS FOR PREPARING THE SAME - A process for preparing a compound (C) represented by the following formula: | 2009-07-02 |
20090171113 | Ethanolysis of PET to Form DET and Oxidation Thereof - A process for ethanolysis of PET is disclosed wherein a feed comprising PET is reacted with ethanol and recovering ethylene glycol and an aromatic diethyl ester such as diethyl isophthalate and/or diethyl terephthalate. PET, or a terpolymer comprising terephthalate monomer and ethylene glycol monomers, is reacted with ethanol and ethanol, diethyl terephthalate, ethylene glycol and optionally diethyl isophthalate are recovered. Recovered diethyl components can be subjected to liquid-phase oxidation to produce aromatic carboxylic acid. Acetic acid may also produced via liquid-phase oxidation of recovered diethyl components. The aromatic carboxylic acid can be used to form polymer. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171114 | Chiral Ligands Used in Transition Metal Catysts for Asymmetric Addition Reactions Especially Hydrogenation - Ligands of the formula (I) secondary phosphine-Q-P(═O)HR | 2009-07-02 |
20090171115 | PREPARATION OF ION DISSOCIATION FUNCTIONAL MOLECULE AND PREPARATION OF RAW MATERIAL MOLECULE THEREOF - Disclosed is a method of preparing an ion dissociation functional molecule which is chemically and thermally stable under the operating conditions required in an electrochemical system such as a fuel cell and which is suitable for use as a material of, for example, a proton conductor used in a fuel cell, in a higher yield and more easily, more efficiently, more inexpensively and more safely, than by the existing art. In a second step of reacting AgOOCCF | 2009-07-02 |
20090171116 | Treatment of Aqueous Liquids and the Preparation of Anthranilic Acid - A continuous process for forming an anthranilic acid which includes treating in a first step a mixture comprising a carbonate salt and an anthranilic acid salt of the formula (I) where R is selected from hydrogen and one or more substituted or unsubstituted hydrocarbon groups, and M is a univalent cation, with an inorganic acid in an aqueous medium to form an aqueous slurry comprising anthranilic acid and inorganic salts. The slurry is filtered to provide a residue comprising part of said anthranilic acid and a filtrate comprising the remainder of said anthranilic acid and said inorganic salts. Further anthranilic acid is extracted from said filtrate with a water-immiscible organic solvent, whereby the further anthranilic acid is separated into an organic phase while the inorganic salts remain in an aqueous phase. The organic phase is contacted with an aqueous alkali to thereby transfer said further anthranilic acid from said organic phase to an aqueous phase as an anthranilic acid salt. The transferred anthranilic acid salt is added to the mixture of the first step. Also disclosed is a process for the treatment of waste water containing organic material and greater than 10 g/l inorganic salts. The waste water is contacted with a volatile water-immiscible organic solvent. An organic phase is separated from an aqueous phase containing less than 0.5 g/l organic material. The organic solvent from the organic phase is evaporated to leave a residue which is incinerated. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171117 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI METAL OXIDE CATALYST, METHOD FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED ALDEHYDES AND/OR CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND BAND CALCINATION DEVICE - A catalyst suitable for the gas-phase oxidation of organic compounds to α,β-unsaturated aldehydes and/or carboxylic acids and having an active phase comprising a multimetal oxide material is prepared by a process in which a particulate catalyst precursor which contains oxides and/or compounds of the elements other than oxygen which constitute the multimetal oxide material, which compounds can be converted into oxides, is prepared and said catalyst precursor is converted by calcination into a catalytically active form, wherein a stream of the particulate catalyst precursor is passed at substantially constant speed through at least one calcination zone at constant temperature for calcination. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171118 | PREPARING A COMPOUND COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF TWO CRYSTAL PHASES - The invention concerns a compound comprising a combination of two crystal phases. The first crystal phase corresponds to the formula: A | 2009-07-02 |
20090171119 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING MENTHYLAMIDES - An improved process for preparing menthylamides is provided by reacting menthyl halides with magnesium or lithium and subsequent reaction with an isocyanate, a heterocycle or a carbamoyl chloride. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171120 | PHOSPHORUS-BASED OXAZINE COMPOUNDS AND PREPARATION METHOD OF THE SAME - The present invention provides phosphorus-based oxazine compounds and the preparation method thereof. The phosphorus-based oxazine compounds of the present invention can provide better fire-resistant characteristics, while the preparation method for the phosphorus-based oxazine compound of the present invention can offer high yields and/or high purity phosphorus-based oxazine compounds. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171121 | FLUOROPHOSPHITE CONTAINING CATALYSTS FOR HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESSES - Novel fluorophosphite compounds having the structure of general formula (I): | 2009-07-02 |
20090171122 | PHOSPHONITE CONTAINING CATALYSTS FOR HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESSES - Novel trivalent organophosphonite ligands having the structure of general formula (I): | 2009-07-02 |
20090171123 | Catalyst and Process for Producing Ketone Using The Same - There are disclosed a method for producing a ketone compound, which comprises reacting an olefin compound with molecular oxygen and water in the presence of an effective amount of proton and a catalyst containing i) a chlorine-free palladium source, ii) a heteropoly acid or an acid salt of a heteropoly acid, and iii) a mesoporous silicate, and catalysts for the process. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171124 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALPHA, BETA-UNSATURATED ALDEHYDE COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to processes for producing α,β-unsaturated aldehyde compounds and unsaturated alcohols with a good yield. There is provided a process for producing and α,β-unsaturated aldehyde compound including the step of subjecting a raw aldehyde compound to an intermolecular condensation reaction in the presence of an amine and a protonic acid having 4 to 20 carbon atoms or a salt thereof; and a process for producing an unsaturated alcohol including the step of subjecting the α,β-unsaturated aldehyde compound to a reduction reaction. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171125 | HYDROFORMYLATION PROCESS - The disclosed is about a hydroformylation reaction of a cyclic olefin in the presence of a rhodium catalyst, and specifically about recovering the rhodium catalyst. After the cyclic olefin is hydroformylated by the rhodium catalyst, the product solution is added an extraction liquid including a cycloalkyl alcohol and separated into two layers. The upper layer is substantially made up of the rhodium catalyst solution, and the lower layer is substantially made up of the cycloalkyl aldehyde and the extraction solution including cycloalkyl alcohol. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171126 | Method For Acceleration of Cumene Oxidation - The purpose of the present invention is to provide an advantageous method for accelerating the cumene oxidation reaction without the drawbacks of the above-described previously known approaches by utilizing one or more airlift-type tray installed in one or more conventional commercial reactors utilized during the cumene oxidation process. Such a method is of great use in process configurations where it is desirable to achieve a controlled acceleration of the cumene oxidation process without decreasing process selectivity. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171127 | Fluorine-Containing Ether Alcohol and Process For Producing The Same - A novel fluorine-containing ether alcohol having a terminal perfluoromethoxy group represented by the following general formula: | 2009-07-02 |
20090171128 | Process for the Purification of Fluoromethyl 1,1,1,3,3,3-Hexafluoroisopropyl Ether (Sevoflurane) - A process for purifying crude fluoromethyl 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropyl ether (sevoflurane). The crude sevoflurane is repeatedly washed with water under conditions and for a time sufficient to reduce the level of 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoroisopropanol (HFIP) to no more than 200 ppm or no more than 100 ppm. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171129 | RECOVERY OF HIGHER ALCOHOLS FROM DILUTE AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS - This invention is directed to methods for recovery of C3-C6 alcohols from dilute aqueous solutions, such as fermentation broths. Such methods provide improved volumetric productivity for the fermentation and allows recovery of the alcohol. Such methods also allow for reduced energy use in the production and drying of spent fermentation broth due to increased effective concentration of the alcohol product by the simultaneous fermentation and recovery process which increases the quantity of alcohol produced and recovered per quantity of fermentation broth dried. Thus, the invention allows for production and recovery of C3-C6 alcohols at low capital and reduced operating costs. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171130 | 1, 4-bis (bromodifluoromethyl ) tetrafluorobenzene and producing method thereof - A method for producing 1,4-bis(bromodifluoromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene (BFTFB) is disclosed. The target compound is predicted as a very potent monomer for low dielectric constant material. This method comprises the following steps: (a) mixing 1,4-bis(bromodifluoromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene (DFMTFB), a bromination agent, and a solvent (with or without) to form a mixture; (b) heating the mixture under UV radiation; and (c) purifying the resultant to obtain 1,4-bis(bromodifluoromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene (BFTFB) with high purity. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171131 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-BIS (DICHLOROMETHYL) TETRAFLUOROBENZENE - A method for producing 1,4-bis(dichloromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene is disclosed, which is achieved by reacting tetrafluoroterephthaldehyde, SOCl | 2009-07-02 |
20090171132 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1,4-BIS(DIFLUOROMETHYL)TETRAFLUOROBENZENE - A method for producing 1,4-bis(difluoromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene is disclosed, which has the following steps: (a) mixing 1,4-bis(dichloromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene, a catalyst, an aprotic polar solvent, and an alkali metal fluoride to form a reaction mixture; (b) heating the reaction mixture; and (c) purifying the resultant to obtain 1,4-bis(difluoromethyl)tetrafluorobenzene. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171133 | Ionic liquid catalyst alkylation using a loop reactor - Provided is a process for producing low volatility, high quality gasoline blending components which comprises recirculation of at least a portion of a recovered stream comprising primarily isoparaffins. Recirculation of the stream allows for an enhanced I/O ratio and a more cost effective process. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171134 | Ionic liquid catalyst alkylation using split reactant streams - Provided is a process for producing low volatility, high quality gasoline blending components from a number of isoparaffin feed streams, olefin feed streams, and ionic liquid catalyst streams. The process entails providing an isoparaffin feed stream comprising isoparaffins, an olefin feed stream comprising olefins, and a catalyst stream comprising ionic liquid catalyst, and subsequently splitting at least the reactive olefin feed stream for feeding into the reaction zone at different locations. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171135 | Process for C8 Alkylaromatic Isomerization - A process for isomerizing ethylbenzene into xylenes such as para-xylene using a zeolitic catalyst system based on low Si/Al | 2009-07-02 |
20090171136 | VAD connector plug - A plug which may be positioned in place of a Ventricular Assist Device (“VAD”) within a VAD connector mounted to the heart. The VAD connector may have at least one VAD-engaging feature and may define an opening. The plug may have a body adapted to fill the opening of the VAD connector and may engage the VAD connector. The plug may be installed in place of a VAD when the heart heals, and then removed and replaced by a VAD if the patient's condition deteriorates. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171137 | INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP AND CATHETER - An intravascular system for pumping blood from a chamber of a heart and through an associated blood vessel coupled in fluid communication therewith. The system includes a pump device configured to be inserted into a blood vessel. The system further includes a catheter having a proximal end coupled to the pump device and a distal end configured to collect blood within or exiting from the chamber. The catheter further includes a pre-formed shape corresponding to the vessel to at least assist with stabilization and positioning of the pump device in the vessel. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171138 | Ultrasonic device for fertility control and management and navigation - A device for fertility control and management through the application of acoustic energy, preferably ultrasound. According to various embodiments of the present invention, such fertility management and control may optionally be applied for reducing or enhancing fertility and/or otherwise controlling one or more aspects of fertility and conception, including but not limited to contraceptive use, improving the ability to conceive, and/or for separation of X and Y sperm. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171139 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A PELVIC IMPLANT - An apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes an elongate body having a distal end configured to releasably couple the elongate body to a delivery device. A lock tube is movably disposable within a lumen of the elongate body. A connector is disposed at a proximal end of the elongate body and is configured to releasably couple a pelvic implant to the elongate body. The lock tube is configured to be slidably moved to a position adjacent the pelvic implant to secure the pelvic implant to the elongate body. A method according to an embodiment of the invention includes placing a portion of an implant through an opening defined by a dilator. A first elongate body of the dilator is moved relative to a second elongate body of the dilator to secure the implant to the dilator. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171140 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR IMPLANTS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongate body that defines a lumen and a suture coupled to the elongate body and at least partially disposed within the lumen. The suture extends at least partially from a proximal end of the elongate body and forms a loop configured to couple a portion of a pelvic implant to the elongate body. In another embodiment, an apparatus includes an elongate body having a distal end configured to releasably couple the elongate body to a delivery device. A tubular member is movably disposed over at least a portion of the elongate body. A coupler is disposed at a proximal end of the elongate body and is configured to releasably couple an implant to the elongate body. The tubular member can be slidably disposed over at least a portion of the implant when the pelvic implant is coupled to the elongate body. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171141 | Anterior Repair - Needle Path and Incision Sites - In one embodiment, a medical device includes a support portion having a first end portion and a second end portion opposite the first end portion. An elongate member extends from the first end portion of the support portion and has a length sufficient to extend from the first end portion of the support portion to a location above a pubic bone when the support portion is disposed between the bladder and a vagina of the patient. An elongate member extends from the second end portion of the support portion and has a length sufficient to extend from the second end portion of the support portion and through an obturator membrane of the patient when the support portion is disposed between the bladder and the vagina of the patient. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171142 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTIONS - In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a support portion disposable within a pelvic region and a strap extending from the support portion. The strap has a length and is configured to be disposed at least partially within a pelvic tissue. A sleeve is releasably disposed over at least a portion of the strap. The sleeve has a length that is longer than the length of the strap. In some embodiments, the length of the sleeve is at least twice as long as the length of the strap. In some embodiments, a suture couples the sleeve to the strap. The apparatus can also include a suture disposed at least partially within an interior of the sleeve and forming two strands of suture within the interior of the sleeve. The two strands are separated by a distance defined by a separator portion of the sleeve. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171143 | DEVICES AND METHOD FOR TREATING PELVIC DYSFUNCTIONS - In one embodiment, a method includes securing an implant that includes a pre-formed loop to a vaginal apex. An end of the suture is inserted through a selected portion of a pelvic tissue to dispose at least a portion of the implant within a pelvic region of the patient. The end of the suture is drawn through the loop while simultaneously advancing a uterus to approximate the vaginal apex to the selected portion of pelvic tissue. An apparatus includes an implant and a suture coupled to the implant having a pre-formed loop. configured to receive a portion of a delivery device therethrough. A trocar is coupled to an end of the suture that can be releasably coupled to an end of the delivery device. The trocar can be inserted through a pelvic tissue and drawn through the loop forming a knot to secure the implant to the pelvic tissue. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171145 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a flexible tube and a connection mouth ring. The flexible tube includes a helical tube, a braid tube disposed outside the helical tube, and an outer tube disposed outside the braid tube. The endoscope further includes a caulking member which caulks the end of the braid tube from the outside of the connection mouth ring in a state held therebetween. The end of the helical tube is connected by thermal action to the connection mouth ring, and a part where the end of the helical tube is connected to the connection mouth ring is positioned differently along the axis of the connection mouth ring from a part where the end of the braid tube is caulked against the connection mouth ring. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171146 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A capsule endoscope system includes a capsule endoscope which is introduced into a subject; a change unit which changes a position or posture of the capsule endoscope in the subject with respect to the subject; a storage unit which stores in advance a change procedure of the capsule endoscope as a control parameter of the change unit; and a controller which controls the change unit in accordance with the parameter stored in the storage unit. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171147 | Surgical instrument - A medical instrument having a proximal control handle and a distal tool that are intercoupled by an elongated instrument shaft that is meant to pass internally of an anatomic body, proximal and distal movable members that respectively intercouple the proximal control handle and the distal tool with the instrument shaft, cable control means disposed between the movable members, an actuation member at the handle for controlling the distal tool through the movable members, and a coupler for selectively engaging or disengaging the shaft portion of the instrument from the handle portion. The handle has a distal receiver portion, and a shaft connector on said proximal motion member is selectively engageable with and releaseable from the receiver portion. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171148 | Capsule endoscope system having a sensing and data discriminating device and discrimination method thereof - A capsule endoscope system having a sensing and data discriminating device and the discrimination method thereof are proposed. After a sensor captures data, a data processor performs the extraction of a characteristic value from the data and then comparison and discrimination. Data are then divided into two types: one to be transmitted and the other not to be transmitted. The redundancy of data transmission can be reduced, the amount of data transmission can be lowered, and the effect of power saving can also be accomplished. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171149 | CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE - A capsule endoscope includes a capsule casing and interior components housed therein whose total specific gravity is set such that the capsule casing floats in liquid introduced into a subject. The capsule endoscope also includes a gravity center position setting unit that sets a position of center of gravity of the capsule casing at a decentered position so that the capsule casing is stabilized in the liquid introduced into the subject without rotating except for rotation about an axis in a direction of the center of gravity; and an imager that takes an in-vivo image in a body cavity with an imaging field being set so that a surface of the liquid is out of view when the capsule casing floats in the liquid introduced into the subject in a stabilized posture. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171150 | OBSERVATION UNIT DETACHABLE TYPE ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE MAIN BODY - An endoscope main body of an endoscope includes a body cavity insert ion section, at least one operating arm section, a main body operating section, an arm section operating section, and an observation unit attachment/detachment mechanism. The insertion section includes a main body bending portion at the distal end portion of the endoscope main body. The operating arm section includes arm section bending portion connected to the distal end of the insertion section. The main body operating section includes a first operation mechanism provided on the proximal end side of the insertion section. The arm section operating section includes a second operation mechanism provided on the proximal end side of the insertion section. The observation unit attachment/detachment mechanism detachably attaches, to the insertion section, an observation unit provided in the insertion section and having a camera section and a signal transmission section which transmits video data. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171151 | Steerable, follow the leader device - A highly articulated robotic probe (HARP) is comprised of a first mechanism and a second mechanism, one or both of which can be steered in desired directions. Each mechanism can alternate between being rigid and limp. In limp mode the mechanism is highly flexible. When one mechanism is limp, the other is rigid. The limp mechanism is then pushed or pulled along the rigid mechanism. The limp mechanism is made rigid, thereby assuming the shape of the rigid mechanism. The rigid mechanism is made limp and the process repeats. These innovations allow the device to drive anywhere in three dimensions. The device can “remember” its previous configurations, and can go anywhere in a body or other structure (e.g. jet engine). When used in medical applications, once the device arrives at a desired location, the inner core mechanism can be removed and another functional device such as a scalpel, clamp or other tool slid through the rigid sleeve to perform. Because of the rules governing abstracts, this abstract should not be used to construe the claims. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171152 | Insertion assisting instrument for medical device - An endoscope insertion assisting instrument | 2009-07-02 |
20090171153 | INSERTION ASSISTING TOOL FOR AN ENDOSCOPE - An insertion assisting tool when inserting an endoscope into the gastric fistula catheter that has been inserted in the fistula formed in the patient's body comprises a cylindrical body that can be engaged with a gastric fistula catheter wherein an endoscope can be inserted through a valve press member and a sealing member. The valve press member can be installed detachably by screwing the screw threads with the edge portion at an opposite side of the portion engaged with the gastric fistula catheter in the cylindrical body, and is formed in a cap form having a hole portion in the sealing portion. The sealing member seals the space between the cylindrical body and the endoscope when it is pressed against the endoscope set at the space between the end portion of the cylindrical body and the valve press member. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171154 | BENDING INSTRUMENT FOR AN ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE SET - A bending instrument for an endoscope which is used when a fibrescope is inserted into a gastrostomy catheter. The bending instrument comprises a sheath which covers a fibrescope shaft of the fiberscope, and a bending member which allows the fibrescope shaft to bend together with the sheath. A light-transmissive window part is formed at the tip end of the sheath. Furthermore, the bending member comprises a fixed part which is attached to the tip end outer periphery of the sheath, a sliding part which is slidably attached further to the base end side of the sheath than the fixed part and which engages with a cylindrical engagement part of the gastrostomy catheter so as not to be able to go past an intra-stomach fixed part, and a linear linking part which links the fixed part and the sliding part. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171155 | ORAL CAVITY INSERTION INSTRUMENT AND PHARYNGOSCOPE APPARATUS - An oral cavity insertion instrument which is to be attached to a monitor device having a long scope portion is provided. The oral cavity insertion instrument is adapted to be used by being inserted into an oral cavity and has a long cover member having a bore which extends in a longitudinal direction thereof, wherein the scope portion of the monitor is adapted to be inserted into the bore. The oral cavity insertion instrument also has a long tongue depressor in the form of a plate. The tongue depressor is provided adjacent to and in contact with the cover member along the longitudinal direction thereof. The oral cavity insertion instrument includes an attachment unit used to attach the cover member to the monitor device. The tongue depressor includes a tip end having a width greater than that of the cover member. A pharyngoscope apparatus provided with the oral cavity insertion instrument is also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171156 | ENDOSCOPE INSERTION SUPPORT TOOL AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An endoscope insertion support tool includes an advancing and retracting member that is disposed in an insertion section of an endoscope, capable of advancing and retracting in a hollow passage, a distal end portion of which communicates with the outside, and has length projected from a distal end of the insertion section, a balloon member that includes an attaching portion attachable to an outer surface side of the insertion section of the endoscope and is connected to the distal end of the advancing and retracting member and capable of projecting from the distal end of the insertion section according to an advancing and retracting movement of the advancing and retracting member, and a fluid supplying and discharging unit including a conduit that is connected to the balloon member and inflates and deflates the balloon member according to supply and discharge of a fluid to and from the balloon member. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171157 | CATHETER BASED BALLOON FOR THERAPY MODIFICATION AND POSITIONING OF TISSUE - An apparatus and method for shielding non-target tissues and organs during thermotherapy, brachytherapy or other treatment of a diseased target tissue. The apparatus includes a catheter shaft having input and output lumens and at least one inflatable balloon. A plurality of input lumens within the catheter shaft allows the passage of liquid or gas through an input port and into the interior of the balloon thereby inflating the balloon. The gas or liquid can then be cycled through the inflated balloon through an output port and output lumen and out of the catheter shaft. Temperature sensors or other sensors may be attached to the balloon or catheter to monitor temperature or other conditions at the treatment site. The catheter is positioned between the target tissue or organ and sensitive non-target tissues in proximity to the target tissue and inflated causing a physical separation of tissues as well as a physical shield. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171158 | ENDOSCOPE AND ATTACHING METHOD OF CONNECTION MOUTH RING TO END OF ENDOSCOPIC FLEXIBLE TUBE - An endoscope includes a flexible tube having a helical tube in which a thin strip plate is helically wound, a braid tube covering the outside of the helical tube, and a flexible outer tube covering the outside of the braid tube, a connection mouth ring plastically deformed and fixed to an end of the flexible tube, and a helical tube displacement preventing portion which prevents displacement of the strip plate of the helical tube at the end of the flexible tube to which the connection mouth ring is fixed, when the connection mouth ring is fixed to the end of the flexible tube. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171159 | Method and Devices for Minimally Invasive Arthroscopic Procedures - A surgical device is provided, the device having a tubular outer body member with a handle at its proximal end and a flexible distal end segment extending from its distal end. The surgical device also has an operable end extending from the distal end of the flexible distal end segment. The device is configured for selectively causing the flexible end segment to bend to adopt a desired curvature and for selectively rotating the operable end relative to the flexible distal end segment about an axis of the flexible distal end segment. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171160 | ENDOSCOPE MAIN BODY AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope main body constituting an endoscope in a state in which an elongated detachable observation optical system is attached to the endoscope main body, and in a proximal end of an insertion section of the endoscope main body, a branch member is disposed. The branch member is provided so that a first extended section and a second extended section are branched from each other and thereby first and second operating sections are separately arranged. Furthermore, the branch member has an opening as an inlet which guides an imaging module in a distal end of the observation optical system to a hard portion of the insertion section. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171161 | STEERABLE ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS - Flexible, steerable, endoscopic instruments include a handle, a flexible shaft, and an end effector. The handle includes an actuator for controlling the end effector. The handle also includes a steering mechanism for steering the endoscopic instrument. The steering mechanism includes one or more tensioning members configured to increase or decrease a tension force on one or more steering wires that are attached to one or more steerable portions of the flexible shaft. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171162 | DEVICE FOR FACILITATING THE MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF AN ORIFICE - A device for facilitating the examination of an orifice is disclosed. The device comprises mounting means ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090171163 | MODULAR MEDICAL DEVICES - Apparatus and method provide for forming a modular medical device by selecting a combination of medical device modules and combining them to form the modular medical device, for example by plugging them together or into a common bus. In one embodiment, the modules are selected from a group of modules adapted to be used in combination to perform one or more medical functions for a particular patient. In one embodiment at least one module is adapted to store data, at least one module is adapted to perform a communication function, at least one module is used to control the medical device, at least one module is adapted to provide a sense function, and at least one module provides energy to the medical device. In another embodiment the modular medical devices may be rented or sold to patients, or prescribed by physicians and covered by medical insurance. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171164 | Methods and systems for identifying an avatar-linked population cohort - Avatars, methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that carry out presenting to at least one member of a population at least one avatar associated with at least one instance of media content; measuring at least one physiologic activity of the at least one member of the population, the at least one physiologic activity proximate to the at least one presented avatar associated with the at least one instance of media content; associating the at least one physiologic activity with at least one mental state; and identifying at least one population cohort based on the at least one mental state. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171165 | SLEEP EVALUATION DEVICE AND SLEEP EVALUATION METHOD THEREFOR - A sleep evaluation device ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090171166 | OXIMETER WITH LOCATION AWARENESS - According to embodiments, systems and methods are provided for determining the location of a medical device. A system may include a plurality of wireless communication devices configured to receive signals from a medical device and a location server configured to receive information from the plurality of wireless communication devices and determine the location of the device within a specified range. A method of operation may include receiving a plurality of signals corresponding to a medical device from a plurality of wireless communication devices and determining the location of the medical device from the plurality of signals. A sensor and monitor configured to transmit location information to one or more wireless communication devices are also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171167 | System And Method For Monitor Alarm Management - Embodiments disclosed herein may include a method and system for determining patient-specific alarm thresholds for monitoring the patient's physiological parameters. For example, in an embodiment, the patient's age, weight, height, diagnosis, medications and/or other factors may affect his or her normal heart rate, blood oxygen saturation, and/or other physiological parameters. Accordingly, in an embodiment, information specific to or generally applicable to the patient may be supplied to a monitoring system to enable determination of the appropriate maximum and minimum thresholds. In an embodiment, if the patient exceeds one of the personalized thresholds, the monitoring system may alert a caregiver that there is a problem. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171168 | Systems and Method for Recording Clinical Manifestations of a Seizure - A method of comparing a patient's neurological data to data that is indicative of the patient's clinical manifestation of a seizure. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of monitoring neurological data from a patient indicative of the patient's propensity for having a seizure; automatically recording clinical manifestation data from the patient that may be indicative of the occurrence of a clinical seizure; and analyzing the automatically recorded clinical manifestation data and the monitored neurological data to determine if one of the clinical manifestation data and the neurological data indicates the occurrence of a seizure while the other does not. Systems are described including a monitoring device having a communication assembly for receiving neurological data transmitted external to a patient from a transmitter implanted in a patient; a processor that processes the neurological data to estimate the patient's brain state; and an assembly for automatically recording clinical manifestation data in response to a brain state estimate by the processor. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171169 | MONITORING NETWORK SYSTEM - A monitoring network system includes: a plurality of monitoring apparatuses; and a remote monitoring apparatus, connected to the plurality of monitoring apparatuses. At least one of the monitoring apparatuses is configured to acquire biological signals from a patient and includes: a first holder, configured to hold a first ID; and a transmitter, configured to transmit the biological signal to the remote monitoring apparatus. The remote monitoring apparatus includes: a second holder, configured to hold a second ID and association information for associating a screen area in a display with the second ID; a detector, configured to detect the at least one of the monitoring apparatuses, when the first ID is identical with the second ID; a receiver, configured to receive the biological signal from the at least one of the plurality of monitoring apparatuses detected by the detector; and a display controller, configured to display the biological signal on the screen area in the display based on the association information. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171170 | Medical Monitoring With Portable Electronic Device System And Method - In an embodiment, a system is provided that includes a sensor configured to monitor a physiological parameter of the patient. The sensor is further configured to communicate with a portable electronic device configured to communicate over a wireless network. A method of operation of a sensor is provided that includes receiving data from a sensor configured to sense a physiological parameter and determining the physiological parameter from the data. A method of operation of a portable electronic device is also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171171 | OXIMETRY SENSOR OVERMOLDING LOCATION FEATURES - The present disclosure relates to a frame for a sensor. In an embodiment, the frame includes a frame body and one or more surface features configured to position the frame body within a mold. In certain embodiments, some or all of the frame may be overmolded such that the overmold material is substantially flush with terminal surfaces of the respective one or more surface features. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171172 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULSE GATING - The present disclosure relates to the acquisition and use of an arterial pulse signal that may be used to synchronize the measurement of other physiological characteristics. In one embodiment, a sensor is provided that emits light toward a pulsing artery and detects the transmitted light to generate a signal representative of the amount of light detected. In another embodiment, a sensor is provided that acquires physiological data from a first emitter and first detector placed proximate to a perfused tissue site and acquires arterial pulse data from a second emitter and second detector placed proximate to an artery. Embodiments related to systems, tangible media, and methods of operation are also provided. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171173 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING MOTION ARTIFACTS IN A SENSOR - Embodiments disclosed herein may include a patient sensor which has a low-friction exterior coating. In an embodiment, the exterior surface of the sensor may come into contact with external items, such as, for example, bed linens, clothing, unintended parts of the patient's body, or other people. The low-friction coating disposed on the exterior of the sensor may include a material having a relatively low coefficient of friction with respect to these external items. In an embodiment, the low-friction material may include, for example, a fluoropolymer, a polypropylene, or a polyethylene. Additionally, in an embodiment, an internal surface of the sensor that is in contact with the patient may have a relatively high-friction coating, such as an adhesive. In an embodiment, a stack of adhesive layers may be disposed on the internal surface around one or more light emitting and/or detecting optics. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171174 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING BATTERY LIFE - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a patient monitoring system and method. Embodiments may include a patient monitoring device with a battery, one or more charge drawing components, and an operator interface. The operator interface may provide an option to place the patient monitor in a storage mode in which the one or more charge-drawing components draw no or substantially no charge from the battery. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171175 | Personalized Medical Monitoring: Auto-Configuration Using Patient Record Information - According to various embodiments, methods and systems are provided for configuring a medical device connected to a network based on an identification. In one embodiment, a method is provided that includes receiving an identification, retrieving configuration parameters from a network based at least in part upon the identification, and selecting one or more configuration parameters based at least in part upon the identification. In various embodiments, a system is provided that includes a medical device configured to communicate over a network, wherein the medical device may receive information from the network and the monitor is configured to select one or more configuration parameters based at least in part upon the information received from the network. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171176 | Snapshot Sensor - According to embodiments, there is provided a non-invasive medical device and method for using the same. Specifically, there is provided a pulse oximetry system that includes a sensor configured to detect electromagnetic radiation which has passed through living tissue and a monitor coupled to the sensor for processing information collected by the sensor. An actuation device is provided that is remotely located from the monitor and communicatively coupled to the monitor, wherein the monitor is configured to take a snapshot of physiological parameters and relay the physiological parameters to an electronic medical record (EMR) in response to receiving an actuation signal from the actuation device. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171177 | System And Method For Attaching A Sensor To A Patient's Skin - A method and apparatus for affixing a sensor adjacent a tissue site is disclosed. In an embodiment, the spectrophotometric sensor comprises, a sensor body, one or more light emitters, one or more photodetectors, and a light scattering medium capable of increasing at least one of the effective detection area of the one or more photodetectors or the effective emission area of the one or more light emitters. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171178 | Method and System for Powering an Electronic Device - Methods and apparatuses for providing power supply to a device are provided. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171179 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171180 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING WEARABLE SENSORS - A mobile device may use near field communication (NFC) technology to configuration a generic pool of wearable, wireless sensors that may occupy different physical locations on an end user s body. The wearable sensors have an embedded NFC tag in them such, that a mobile device, such as a mobile phone, with an NFC capability may be used to configure sensors in the field so that it recognizes which sensor is connected to which body part. Such a system may be used for example to monitor and report on the user's daily physical activity patterns or be used for video gaming applications where the user's physical movements are detected and utilized to control the game. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171181 | Apparatus for detecting brain function - It is possible for the tips of all the electrodes to make contact with the scalp with greater reliability even with respect to different subjects, by adaptation to individual differences in the heads of subjects, and the functional status of the brain can be detected with greater accuracy. A brain function detection apparatus is provided which has a hat-shaped apparatus main body for mounting on the head of a subject, a plurality of electrodes for detecting brain wave signals, which are mounted in the apparatus main body separated from each other at intervals, and which are arranged in contact with the scalp, and the apparatus main body has a plurality of holder pieces in which at least one electrode is mounted, a bendable belt for linking the holder pieces, and a holder piece interval-adjusting apparatus for adjusting the distance between the holder pieces. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171182 | Method and apparatus for mounting a data transmission device in a communication system - Method and apparatus for mounting a data transmission device in a communication system including and adhesive pad with pull tab and raised border portions is provided. The adhesive pad may also include a flexible band to fit around the patient's arm to firmly secure the adhesive pad onto the patient's skin. The flexible band is size adjustable. The pull tab and raised borders on the adhesive pad permit easy single handed application and removal process of the adhesive pad by the patient. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171183 | PATIENT SCAN TIME OPTIMIZATION FOR PET/SPECT IMAGING - An imaging system ( | 2009-07-02 |
20090171184 | MRI SURGICAL SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME VISUALIZATIONS USING MRI IMAGE DATA AND PREDEFINED DATA OF SURGICAL TOOLS - MRI-Surgical systems include: (a) at least one MRI-compatible surgical tool; (b) a circuit adapted to communicate with an MRI scanner; and (c) at least one display in communication with the circuit. The circuit electronically recognizes predefined physical characteristics of the at least one tool to automatically segment MR image data provided by the MRI scanner whereby the at least one tool constitutes a point of interface with the system. The circuit is configured to provide a User Interface that defines workflow progression for an MRI-guided surgical procedure and allows a user to select steps in the workflow, and wherein the circuit is configured to generate multi-dimensional visualizations using the predefined data of the at least one tool and data from MRI images of the patient in substantially real time during the surgical procedure. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171185 | POSITIONING SYSTEM FOR THERMAL THERAPY - Systems and methods are provided for positioning a therapeutic device relative to a target displaced on a platform. A base member has a first track extending along a length of the platform for defining a first pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A curved frame is slidably mounted on the base member through the first track. The curved frame has a second track along an interior wall of the curved frame for defining a second pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. A housing is disposed in the second track of the curved frame and configured to receive the therapeutic device. The housing is extendible at least along a radial direction of the curved frame for defining a third pathway for translating the therapeutic device relative to the target. Applications of the systems and methods may include image-guided thermal therapy. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171186 | MRI APPARATUS AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING METHOD - An MRI apparatus acquires a blood signal about blood from a subject having the blood flowing from a first region to a second region via an imaging region. The apparatus includes a first longitudinal magnetization inverting device for inverting a longitudinal magnetization direction of the blood in the first region during a first inversion period, a second longitudinal magnetization inverting device that inverts a longitudinal magnetization direction of the blood in process of longitudinal magnetization recovery and inverts a longitudinal magnetization direction of tissues in the imaging region and the second region during a second inversion period after the first inversion period, and a data acquisition device that acquires a blood signal about blood flowing from the first region to the imaging region during a data acquisition period after the second inversion period. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171187 | CATHETER ELECTRODE THAT CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY EMIT ELECTRICAL ENERGY AND FACILITATE VISUALIZATION BY MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING - An electrode for use on a medical device is disclosed. The electrode may have a main body of electrically conductive material extending along an axis and having a proximal end and a distal end. The body may be configured to emit electrical energy in accordance with a predefined diagnostic or therapeutic function. The body may have a groove disposed over an outermost surface of the body. The electrode may also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tracking coil disposed in said groove. The MRI tracking coil may comprise electrically insulated wire, for example. A catheter including an electrode, as well as a method for determining the location of an electrode, are also disclosed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171188 | FLEXIBLE POLYMER ELECTRODE FOR MRI-GUIDED POSITIONING AND RADIO FREQUENCY ABLATION - An electrode for use on a medical device is disclosed. The electrode may have a main body of electrically conductive material extending along an axis and may have a proximal end and a distal end. The electrode may also include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) tracking coil disposed in the body. The MRI tracking coil may comprise electrically insulated wire. A catheter including an electrode, as well as a method for determining the location of an electrode, are also disclosed. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171189 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE COIL FIXED IN PLACE BY AIR PRESSURE - An air pressure fixed coil for magnetic resonance imaging has a surface on which an air pressure fixing device is arranged. The air pressure fixing device is in communication with a control switch, that is operable to actuate the air pressure fixing device to generate a negative pressure or to restore a normal air pressure, so that the air pressure fixing device is suctioned and fixed onto an object, or is released from the object. Since the coil is fixed in place by using air pressure, the coil can be fixed onto a patient bed without arranging any fixing structure on the patient bed, and therefore the coil can be positioned and fixed at any place on the patient bed for carrying out a scanning operation according to needs. At the same time, since there is no need to pre-arrange any fixing structure on the patient bed, such as slots, holes etc., the structural strength of the patient bed will not be affected, and the appearance of the patient bed can be kept simple, clean and neat. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171190 | MEDICAL DEVICE POSITION DETECTING SYSTEM, MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDING SYSTEM, AND POSITION DETECTING METHOD FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - Position detection of a medical device is prevented from being impossible even when the frequency characteristic of a magnetic induction coil is varied in accordance with the state of an external magnetic field for guiding the medical device. A medical device position detecting system is a medical device position detecting system which is inserted into the body of a subject and guided by an external magnetic field, and it is equipped with a resonance circuit that is mounted in the medical device, contains a magnetic induction coil having a magnetic material inside and generates an alternate magnetic field, an alternate magnetic field detecting device that is disposed at the outside of an operation region of the medical device and detects the alternate magnetic field generated by the magnetic induction coil, a position information calculator for calculating position information of the medical device on the basis of the detected alternate magnetic field, and a frequency setting unit for setting at least one of the frequency of the alternate magnetic field detected by the alternate magnetic field detecting device and the frequency of the alternate magnetic field generated by the magnetic induction coil on the basis of at least one of the intensity and direction of an external magnetic field at the position of the magnetic induction coil. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171191 | ARTICULAR INJECTION SYSTEM - Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171192 | METHOD OF INJECTING FLUIDS INTO MULTIPLE PATIENTS - Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171193 | IMAGING-ASSISTED ARTICULAR INJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171194 | METHODS OF INJECTING FLUIDS INTO JOINTS USING A HANDPIECE ASSEMBLY - Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 2009-07-02 |
20090171195 | FUNCTIONAL IMAGING OF AUTOREGULATION - The present invention provides a method for detailed delineation of variation of autoregulation and more particularly tissue metabolism. These enhanced capabilities allow for new insights into factors impacting on body function, detection and monitoring of disease states, understanding of drug actions and other physiological effectors such as diet and physical exercise. | 2009-07-02 |