27th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130172692 | BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT METHOD USING BLOOD GLUCOSE METER HAVING STEP COUNTER FUNCTION - The present invention provides a blood glucose measurement method using a blood glucose meter having a step counter function. In the blood glucose measurement method, a blood glucose level is measured in blood glucose measurement mode. The measured blood glucose level is configured in a form of data, the data is stored in a control unit, and the measured blood glucose level is displayed on a display unit under control of the control unit. Current mode is switched to step counting operation mode. The number of steps taken by a user is counted in the step counting operation mode and a count result is displayed on the display unit. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172693 | DIAGNOSING SYSTEM FOR CONSCIOUSNESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a system and method for measuring behavioral change in human consciousness that is based on a personal code that allows diagnosis and determining the required method of treatment or decision. In particularly, the system is used for identifying the strengths and diagnostic discovery by objective feedback or response based on the patient's (i.e. subject) energy field, and not only by the subjectivity feedback arising due to the type of person the subject is. The system detects the subject's level of consciousness. The system can be used to identify the root elements of the subject's personality, so that through a short test could a therapist, the subject himself or even an organization that uses the system to receive results that will aid them to decide objectively or recommend them, of an efficient way of acting or operating. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172694 | SWALLOWABLE CAPSULE FOR MONITORING A CONDITION - A swallowable capsule ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172695 | Medical Skin Mountable Device and System - A medical device is provided comprising a transcutaneous device unit and a process unit. The transcutaneous device unit may comprise a transcutaneous device for transporting a fluid through a skin portion of a subject, and a mounting surface adapted for application to the skin of the subject. The process unit may comprise a reservoir adapted to contain a fluid drug, the reservoir comprising an outlet means allowing the transcutaneous device to be arranged in fluid communication with an interior of the reservoir, and an expelling assembly for expelling a fluid drug out of the reservoir and through the skin of the subject via the transcutaneous device. The transcutaneous device unit and the process unit further comprise coupling means allowing the reservoir unit to be secured to the transcutaneous device unit in the situation of use. By this arrangement a two-unit system is provided which can be used in a convenient and cost-effective manner. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172696 | MEDICAL HAND-HELD MEASURING DEVICE WITH EXCHANGEABLE PROBE - The invention relates to a medical hand-held measuring device for measuring the pH value and/or the temperature of wounds, including a housing ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172697 | CALCULATION APPARATUS AND CALCULATION METHOD - [Object] To provide a calculation apparatus and a calculation method capable of calculating pharmaceutical concentration in a tissue in real time. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172698 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR BODY FLUID SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS - Described here are meters and methods for sampling, transporting, and/or analyzing a fluid sample. The meters may include a meter housing and a cartridge. In some instances, the meter may include a tower which may engage one or more portions of a cartridge. The meter housing may include an imaging system, which may or may not be included in the tower. The cartridge may include one or more sampling arrangements, which may be configured to collect a fluid sample from a sampling site. A sampling arrangement may include a skin-penetration member, a hub, and a quantification member. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172699 | ANALYTE SENSOR WITH EXTENDED RANGE OF DETECTION - Embodiments provide sensors, such as implantable sensors, and methods of producing such sensors. An implantable sensor may include a base, one or more chambers, and one or more sensor reagents. A membrane may be coupled to the chambers over the sensor reagents. The implantable sensor may be at least partially implanted into the dermis of an animal. One or more of the sensor reagents may emit light or exhibit a color change in response to the presence of a target analyte or reaction product thereof. The response may be detected and analyzed by the user or by a reader device to determine the target analyte concentration. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172700 | OPTICAL DETECTION METHOD - An method for detection of β-amyloid in aqueous humor, lens, and retina of eye or the deposit of the combination of αβ-crystallin and β-amyloid in lens is provided. A light is emitted to a testing area in the eye. The light frequency is selected according to an absorption spectrum of the test substance, and the frequency is equal or close to a resonant excitation frequency of one of the electronic molecular energy levels of the substance, so as to excite the substance to generate resonance-enhanced Raman effect or pre-resonance Raman effect to form a detection spectrum. The concentration of the substance could be estimated by a peak intensity of the detection spectrum. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172701 | MULTIPLE WAVELENGTH SENSOR EMITTERS - A physiological sensor has light emitting sources, each activated by addressing at least one row and at least one column of an electrical grid. The light emitting sources are capable of transmitting light of multiple wavelengths and a detector is responsive to the transmitted light after attenuation by body tissue. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172702 | Method of Assessing Blood Volume Using Photoelectric Plethysmography - A method and system for assessing blood volume within a subject includes generating a cardiovascular waveform representing physiological characteristics of a subject and determining blood volume of the subject by analyzing the cardiovascular waveform. The step of analyzing includes generating a first trace of the per heart-beat maximums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the systolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, generating a second trace of the per heart-beat minimums of the cardiovascular waveform, which is representative of the diastolic pressure upon the cardiovascular signal, and comparing the respective first trace and the second trace to generate an estimate of relative blood volume within the subject. In accordance with an alternate method of analyzing harmonic analysis is applied to the cardiovascular waveform, extracting a frequency signal created by ventilation and applying the extracted frequency signal in determining blood volume of the subject. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172703 | NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD OXYGEN SATURATION - A method for non-invasive determination of oxygen saturation of blood within a deep vascular structure of a human or animal patient comprising locating on skin of the patient in a vicinity of the deep vascular structure of interest emitter and receiver elements of a light oximeter device, wherein optimal location of said elements is achieved through matching of a plethysmography trace obtained from the oximeter device to known plethysmography characteristics of the deep vascular structure of interest, wherein the emitter element emits light at wavelengths of from about 1045 nm to about 1055 nm and from about 1085 nm to about 1095 nm, and wherein oxygen saturation is determined from a ratio of light absorbed at these two wave-lengths by haemoglobin in blood within the vascular structure of interest. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172704 | Integrated Needle and Test Strip with Aspiration Apparatus and Method of Use - Methods and systems to collect a sample of bodily fluid from a patient using an integrated needle and test strip assembly are provided. In this novel assembly, the test strip and needle form one unit that captures the sample of blood or interstitial fluid from the patient once the apparatus is pressed to the skin. The hollow aspiration needle includes more than one opening at a distal end, each opening coming into contact with the bodily fluid when disposed within a cutaneous or subcutaneous layer of the patient's skin. The disclosed test strip includes at least one reaction site for testing analyte concentrations and a means for linking to many commercially available test strip meters to provide readout of the analyte concentration. The sample may be captured by capillary flow, by an integrated aspirator, or by a differential vacuum device resident on the test strip meter. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172705 | ENZYME CO-FACTOR ENHANCEMENT OF BIOSENSOR PERFORMANCE - The present invention is broadly concerned with the crafting and manufacturability of an implantable enzymatic-based sensor characterized by a small size, optimum geometry, linearity of response over the concentration range of interest, extended shelf-life, selectivity for the analyte in question, and the ability to exclude bioactive interferents. More particularly, it is preferably concerned with a general approach to optimize the performance of the biorecognition elements required to produce biosensors of the type designed to provide, and in conjunction with a suitable signal processing unit, a current which is proportional to the concentration of the analyte of interest. The biosensors described herein may be implanted in vivo, including intra-cerebral, sub-cutaneous, intra-muscular, inter-peritoneal oral, serum, and vascular implantation, the majority of which may act as a surrogate for systemic monitoring and used to monitor analytes of interest in real-time. Multiple biosensors can be joined together to allow for the simultaneous recording of multiple analytes of interest. In addition to the in vivo applications, sensors of the design described herein may also find use in medical monitoring, industrial processes, fermentation, environmental monitoring, and waste water stream monitoring. The present invention offers co-factor enhancement of the biorecognition element, providing access to a range of biorecognition elements heretofore difficult to incorporate into a manufacturing process for the large-scale production of biosensors. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172706 | USER INTERFACE FEATURES FOR A DIABETES MANAGEMENT APPLICATION - A method is provided for contextualizing manual entries of blood glucose measures for a patient into a patient log of a portable computing device. The method includes: administering a structured collection procedure, where the structured collection procedure specifies two or more collection actions for obtaining blood glucose measures from a patient; generating a reminder notification for a given collection action of the structured collection procedure, where the given collection action is associated with a given event of patient; and displaying a data entry interface upon receipt of an acceptance input from a user in response to the reminder notification, where the data entry interface includes a first input for a blood glucose measure and a second input for an event associated with the blood glucose measure, such that value for the second input is defaulted to the given event from the reminder notification. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172707 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PERTAINING TO A BOLUS CALCULATOR RESIDING ON A HANDHELD DIABETES MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A handheld diabetes manager is presented with an improved graphical user interface for a bolus calculator. The bolus calculator is configured to receive blood glucose measurements from a blood glucose measurement module and operates, in response to an input, to compute an insulin recommendation for a patient based in part on the blood glucose measurements. The graphical user interface for the bolus calculator includes a health adjustment screen that enables a user to input a value for health events associated with the insulin recommendation, where the input value represents a cumulative effect of the health events on insulin of the patient and the health adjustment screen presents a different icon for each of the health events associated with the insulin recommendation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172708 | Handheld Diabetes Manager With A User Interface For Displaying A Status Of An External Medical Device - A handheld diabetes manager has a graphical user interface for displaying status of an external medical device and includes a port configured to receive a test strip and a blood glucose measurement module. The diabetes manager includes a communications module that selectively communicates via a wireless data link with an external medical device to receive status data pertaining to the operation of the external medical device, and a user interface module in data communication with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module. The graphical user interface includes a status screen that presents data pertaining to a glucose measure determined by the blood glucose measurement module concurrently with the status data received from the external medical device, such that the status data of the external medical device is presented on the status screen only when the communication module is in data communication with the external medical device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172709 | Handheld Diabetes Manager With A Flight Mode - A handheld diabetes manager has a flight mode that cooperatively interacts with an external medical device and includes a port configured to receive a test strip for blood glucose measurement, a blood glucose measurement module operable with the test strip, a communications module and a user interface module. The communications module selectively communicates wirelessly with an external medical device. The user interface module communicates with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module and operates to provide a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager. The graphical user interface includes a screen with a flight mode option. When the flight mode option is enabled and the external medical device is paired and currently communicating with the diabetes manager, the user interface module interacts with the communication module to send a command to the external medical device to turn off wireless communication of the external medical device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172710 | Handheld Diabetes Manager With A Personal Data Module - A handheld diabetes manager communicates with an external insulin pump and includes a port for blood glucose measurement, a blood glucose measurement module, a communications module that selectively communicates wirelessly with the insulin pump, and a user interface module. The user interface module communicates with the blood glucose measurement module and the communications module and operates to provide a graphical user interface on a display of the diabetes manager. The graphical user interface includes a personal data menu screen from which a logbook option can be selected to display a logbook screen, and a trend graph option that can be selected to display a trend graph screen. The logbook screen displays a plurality of time data records. Each time data record includes blood glucose data, bolus insulin data, and carbohydrate data for a corresponding time, and a plurality of data icons indicating corresponding events. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172711 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR BLOOD SAMPLING - A medical device is presented for reduced-pain blood sampling and testing. The device comprises a housing defining a finger site for supporting a user's finger or a portion thereof within said finger site during the device operation; piercing, sampling and testing assemblies sequentially actuatable to successively initiate piercing, sampling and testing operational modes of the device; a carriage at least partially accommodated within said housing and being adapted for movement with respect to said finger site between its first position corresponding to the piercing mode of the device and a second position corresponding to the sampling and testing modes of the device, the device being thereby capable of operating in the piercing, sampling and testing modes while at a static position of the user's finger. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172712 | ELECTRICALLY TRANSPARENT INTRODUCER SHEATH - An introducer sheath for a medical device is provided. The sheath includes a deformable, elongate body disposed about a longitudinal axis. The body has proximal and distal ends and defines a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends and configured to allow passage of the medical device therethrough. The body is configured to allow an electric current to pass radially between a space outside of the body and the lumen such that the position of the medical device within a patient can be monitored and electrogram readings from body tissues can be measured while the device is in the sheath. In some embodiments of the invention, the body may include a one or more apertures extending from the radially outer surface of the body to the lumen or a portion of the body may be made from a conductive and/or fluid permeable material. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172713 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A ROBOTIC CONTROL AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A drive assembly for use in a robotic control and guidance system comprises a cartridge having an outer housing and a rotatable medical device assembly disposed therein. The rotatable assembly includes a medical device having proximal and distal ends, and a housing having first and second ends, and a longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The proximal end of the medical device is disposed within the housing, and the housing further comprises an opening through which the medical device extends outwardly from said housing. The rotatable assembly further comprises a drive interface coupled with the housing. The drive assembly further comprises a manipulation base comprising a mounting plate onto which the cartridge is removably attached, and a drive system mounted to the mounting plate. The drive system is configured to operatively engage the cartridge drive interface and to impart rotational movement onto the rotatable assembly through the drive interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172714 | CLAMP FOR SECURING A TERMINAL END OF A WIRE TO A SURFACE ELECTRODE - A clamp for securing a terminal end of a wire to a surface electrode formed on a cylindrical tube includes a first semicylindrical element. A second semicylindrical element is configured to be attached to the first semicylindrical element to form a tubular clamp structure that is adapted to be clamped around the cylindrical tube. The tubular clamp structure includes an interior surface configured to securely hold a terminal end of a wire against a surface electrode formed on the cylindrical tube. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172715 | ELECTRODE SUPPORT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES - An electrode support structure assembly is provided comprising an electrode support structure including a plurality of splines. Each of the plurality of splines can have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The assembly further comprises a first element defining an axis and comprising an outer surface. The outer surface comprises a plurality of slots configured to receive the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines. The first element is configured such that the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines may move with respect to each slot. In accordance with some embodiments, the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines comprises a section configured for engagement with the first element, wherein the section comprises a shoulder. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172716 | IDENTIFYING AREAS OF THE BRAIN BY EXAMINING THE NEURONAL SIGNALS - The present invention relates to a method of identifying a region of the brain by measuring neuronal firing and/or local field potentials by recording discharges from at least one implanted electrode and analyzing the recording of the discharges within the beta frequency band range to determine an area of beta oscillatory activity. Once the region of the brain is identified, this region may be stimulated to disrupt the beta oscillatory activity thereby treating a movement disorder. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172717 | NEURAL INTERFACE DEVICE AND INSERTION TOOLS - An implanted neural micro interface device is provided. The device comprises microfilaments of various materials and forms embedded within a body. The microfilaments form interaction sites with surrounding neural tissue at their exit points from the implantable body. The body and filaments are configurable in a multitude of positions to provide increased engagement of a given neural tissue section as well as interaction and closed loop feedback between the microfilament sites. Such configurations allow for a range of recording, stimulating, and treatment modalities for the device within research and clinical settings. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172718 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING IMAGING RESOLUTION OF ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY - The present disclosure provides a method for improving imaging resolution of electrical impedance tomography (EIT). More specifically, the present disclosure forms virtual electrode(s) using an electric current steering technique, which is used to improve imaging resolution of an EIT system without physically increasing a number of conducting electrodes. The EIT system of the present disclosure may includes a plurality of conducting electrodes, at least one signal generator, at least one signal receiver and at least one electric current steering device. In other words, the present disclosure applies both the electric current steering technique and the virtual electrode technique to EIT. Consequently, imaging resolution of EIT can be improved without physically increasing the number of conducting electrodes. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172719 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION DETECTING APPARATUS - A biometric information detecting apparatus including: a pair of electrodes coming into contact with a surface of a living body; and a circuit board to which a pair of the electrodes are connected and configured to detect biometric information on the basis of a potential difference generated between a pair of the electrodes, the circuit board including an electrode connecting pattern Co which a pair of the electrodes are electrically connected, and a detection circuit unit configured to detect the biometric information on the basis of the potential difference; and a GND pattern provided on the circuit board between the electrode connecting pattern and the detection circuit unit. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172720 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN APNEA/HYPOPNEA CONDITION - While remarkably reducing the botheration and burden on the subject, an apnea/hypopnea condition can be detected correctly and easily, and the type of the condition can be identified. A detecting apparatus for detecting an apnea/hypopnea condition of a living body, includes: an electric current applying electrode section to supply an electric current via electrodes into a cervical region of the living body; a measurement electrode section to measure an impedance of the cervical region by the electric current; an analysis section which detects an apnea/hypopnea condition based on the measured impedance; and an output section which outputs the result of detection. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172721 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPY | 2013-07-04 |
20130172722 | Textile Electrode - The present invention is related to a textile electrode ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172723 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING MULTIPLE ECG LEADS USING A DEVICE WITH EMBEDDED LEADS - An apparatus and a method, the apparatus including a housing, an electrocardiogram (ECG) measuring circuit contained in the housing, and three electrodes embedded in the housing, electrically connected to the ECG measuring circuit, and in spaced apart configuration from each other. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172724 | QUICK-RELEASE SELF-CONTAINED MEDICAL ELECTRODE - A medical electrode demonstrates a superior adhesiveness to a patient's skin during medical data acquisition or treatment procedure yet attaining painless electrode removal from the skin when needed. The subject medical electrode is designed with adhesive neutralizer (or remover) solvent fully enveloped in one or several compartments embedded in an adhesive layer of the medical electrode unit. The compartments have a contact with the patient's skin when the electrode is attached thereto. When compressed by a medical personnel, the compartment releases the adhesive remover solvent directly to the skin-adhesive interface, thereby neutralizing (or removing) the adhesive material, thereby easing the electrode removal. The adhesive layer is made from PEO, sodium chloride, and water. The adhesive remover solvent contains isopropyl alcohol. A method of manufacturing the medical electrode is presented. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172725 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION SENSING DEVICE - A biometric information sensing device for attaching to a body surface of a biological body for sensing the biometric information such as heartbeat, respiration, positioning, or body movement includes at least one piezoelectric layer having piezoelectric conversion function. The piezoelectric layer includes at least one bending portion and at least one adhesive portion, wherein the adhesive portion is directly or indirectly attached to the biological body to sense deformation of the surface of the biological body and the bending portion enhances the deformation to transform into an electrical sensing signal to transmit to a circuit broad, via signal processing and transmits to a remote control unit for analyzing the biometric information of the biological body. The sensitivity is enhanced by the bending portion of the piezoelectric layer to improve signal-to-noise ratio. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172726 | IN-VIVO VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS - In vivo visualization systems are described which facilitate tissue treatment by a user in utilizing real time visualized tissue images with generated three-dimensional models of the tissue region of interest, such as the left atrial chamber of a subject's heart. Directional indicators on the visualized tissue as well as the imaging systems may be utilized while other variations may utilize image rotation or manipulation of visualized tissue regions to facilitate catheter control. Moreover, visualized tissue regions may be combined with imaged tissue regions as well as navigational information to further facilitate tissue treatments. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172727 | Intelligent Atlas for Automatic Image Analysis of Magnetic Resonance Imaging - A non-invasive imaging system, including an imaging scanner suitable to generate an imaging signal from a tissue region of a subject under observation, the tissue region having at least one substructure; a signal processing system in communication with the imaging scanner to receive the imaging signal from the imaging scanner; and a data storage unit in communication with the signal processing system, wherein the data storage unit stores an anatomical atlas comprising data encoding spatial information of the at least one substructure in the tissue region, and a pathological atlas corresponding to an abnormality of the tissue region, wherein the signal processing system is adapted to automatically identify, using the imaging signal, the anatomical atlas, and the pathological atlas, a presence of the abnormality or a precursor abnormality in the subject under observation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172728 | ATHEROSCLEROSIS THERAPY VIA DELIVERY AND LOCALIZED HEATING OF MICRO SIZE PARTICLES - The present invention relates generally to the treatment of atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Specifically, the invention relates to a method for removing vascular deposits by locally heating plaque sites with micron size particles that are administered intravenously and are heated inductively. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172729 | ACTIVE ADAPTIVE DETUNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERVENTIONAL DEVICES - Active MRI compatible interventional devices, such as catheters, include at least one RF antenna so that they are visible under MRI analysis. However, metallic structures within intravascular devices may heat up significantly during interventional MRI procedures due to eddy current formation over the conductive transmission lines. The electrical field coupling that occurs between interventional devices and RF signals depend on the position and orientation of interventional device within the bore and the insertion length of the interventional device. The system detects an induced current signal during RF transmission phase and selectively adjusts the impedance value associated with the interventional device by using a varactor and integrated circuit components in such a manner that the currents induced in the interventional device are below a threshold current level, thereby controlling current levels and heating in the interventional device. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172730 | Motion-Compensated Image Fusion - One aspect of the present disclosure involves a medical imaging system and a method for displaying images of medical devices deployed within a body of a patient in relation to images of anatomical structures of the body. Because of various operating constraints, the images may have been acquired from different coordinate systems at different times. Three-dimensional (3D) positions of physical and virtual sensors in addition to phases of a body organ may be used in associating the images from the different coordinate systems. The system may also compensate for any movement of the patient along an operating table, as well as for movement caused by respiratory and cardiac activity. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172731 | IMAGE-OVERLAY MEDICAL EVALUATION DEVICES AND TECHNIQUES - A system and methods are provided for evaluating the position of surgical implants or openings formed in anatomical tissue during medical procedures, in which an initial 3-dimensional image of the anatomical tissue is combinable with one or more subsequent 3-dimensional images of the same or correlating tissue, and without the use of ionizing radiation on a patient for at least the subsequent images. The system includes a software program, a computer with display, a radiographic image scanning device, and a non-radiographic image scanning device. The computer accesses a medical patient information database and a medical implant database for images used by the software program. A pre-operative image is combined with subsequent images to facilitate evaluation of the proposed placement of a surgical implant or opening relative to tissues of the patient anatomy. Methods of evaluating the accuracy of surgical guides and of fabricating surgical guides are also disclosed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172732 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING DYNAMIC REGISTRATION, OVERLAYS, AND 3D VIEWS WITH FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGES | 2013-07-04 |
20130172733 | Systems and Methods for Radiographically Identifying an Access Port - An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. In one embodiment, an identification feature is included on an insert that is incorporated into the access port so as to be visible after implantation via x-ray imaging technology. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172734 | FLOW MEASUREMENT WITH TIME-RESOLVED DATA - Estimation of blood flow parameters using non-invasive imaging techniques is described. In one implementation, temporally distinct image volumes are generated. Each respective image volume depicts a respective spatial distribution of a contrast agent within an imaged volume at a different time. The contrast agent movement at each different time from the plurality of image volumes is used in the estimation of a parameter related to the flow of blood within the imaged volume. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172735 | OPTICAL COHERENT IMAGING MEDICAL DEVICE - The invention concerns an OCI medical device ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172736 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SACRO-ILIAC JOINT DISEASE - Methods and apparatus for diagnostic and/or therapeutic manipulation of the sacro-iliac joint (SI joint). Trajectories for corridors used to manipulate the target SI joint are also disclosed. In one embodiment, the method comprises palpitating the inferior end of the SI joint, confirming via an imaging technique, and injecting a material into the joint. The injected material (such as a bone forming material) is deposited from the needle or through an implanted catheter. The SI joint may be also immobilized while the fusion mass forms via the use of at least one fixation member. In one embodiment, the fixation member comprises an external member and two internal members which threadedly engage each other. The fixation member is configured to expand and comprises bone growth promoting feature. The expanded member fixates the ilium to the Sacrum on the side of the target SI joint, thus the SI joint is immobilized and fused. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172737 | ABSORBABLE SPONGE WITH CONTRASTING AGENT - An absorbable sponge containing a contrasting agent (e.g, radiopaque agent) that can be introduced to a biopsy tract or other puncture wound site is provided. The contrasting agent permits identification of the site by fluoroscopy or other imaging techniques. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172738 | Module and Method for Flexible Medical Training Bodies and Extensions Robotized System Combines - Module for driving an elongated flexible medical device in a first direction, comprising:
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20130172739 | MULTI-MODAL MEDICAL IMAGING - A nuclear probe and ultrasound transducer are interconnected, such as being in a same hand-held housing. The interconnection aligns the coordinate systems in a known spatial relationship. The ultrasound data is used to detect transducer offset or change in position without a tracking sensor. The radiation detected by the nuclear probe may be reconstructed into an image based on the detected transducer position since the nuclear probe moves with the ultrasound transducer. Both anatomical and functional imaging may be provided together without the complications of calibration and tracking. Where a therapeutic transducer is included, therapy may also be provided. The anatomical and functional information identifies the regions for treatment. The same device, already positioned correctly based on the functional and anatomical imaging, is then used for treatment with high intensity focused ultrasound. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172740 | FAIL SAFE RADIATION CONCEALMENT MECHANISM - An aspect of an embodiment of the invention, relates to an imaging capsule for scanning inside a living body with a fail-safe radiation mechanism that prevents the emission of radiation from the imaging capsule until the imaging capsule is instructed to emit radiation and power is available to activate a motor to unblock the emission of radiation. Optionally, when power is not available the imaging capsule automatically, blocks the emission of radiation. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172741 | ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND ANALYSIS METHOD - An analysis apparatus which analyses a state of a specimen and includes: a temperature adjustment unit which lowers a temperature of the specimen by cooling the specimen; a light source which heats at least a part of the specimen cooled by the temperature adjustment unit, by illuminating the specimen with light; a first temperature measurement unit which measures a temperature change of the specimen caused by the heating by the light source; and an analysis unit which analyzes the state of the specimen based on the temperature change of the specimen. For example, the first temperature measurement unit has an ultrasonic probe which transmits an ultrasonic pulse to the specimen and receives a reflected wave that is the ultrasonic pulse reflected from the specimen, and measures the temperature of the specimen based on a signal of the reflected wave. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172742 | ABLATION PROBE WITH ULTRASONIC IMAGING CAPABILITY - Devices and systems for ultrasonically imaging anatomical structures and performing ablation therapy within the body are disclosed. A combined ablation and ultrasound imaging probe includes an ablation electrode tip including an ablation electrode configured for delivering ablation energy, and a number of ultrasonic imaging sensors configured for imaging the tissue surrounding the probe. The ultrasonic imaging sensors are supported within the interior of the tip via a tip insert, and deliver ultrasonic waves through acoustic openings formed through the tip. The tip insert separates an interior lumen within the tip into a proximal fluid chamber and a distal fluid chamber. During an ablation procedure, the ultrasonic imaging sensors can be tasked to generate a number of ultrasonic images that can be displayed on a user interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172743 | M-MODE ULTRASOUND IMAGING OF ARBITRARY PATHS - Systems and methods of M-mode ultrasound imaging allows for M-mode imaging along user-defined paths. In various embodiments, the user-defined path can be a non-linear path or a curved path. In some embodiments, a system for M-mode ultrasound imaging can comprise a multi-aperture probe with at least a first transmitting aperture and a second receiving aperture. The receiving aperture can be separate from the transmitting aperture. In some embodiments, the transmitting aperture can be configured to transmit an unfocused, spherical, ultrasound ping signal into a region of interest. The user-defined path can define a structure of interest within the region of interest. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172744 | PROVIDING PARTICLE FLOW IMAGE IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing a particle flow age for representing flow of at least one region of interest (more particularly, particle) by using vector Doppler. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, form a Doppler mode image based on the vector information, and set at least one region of interest on the Doppler mode image based on input information of a user, the processing unit being further configured to form a flow image for representing flow of the at least one region of interest based on the vector information. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172745 | PROVIDING VECTOR DOPPLER IMAGE BASED ON DECISION DATA IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing a vector Doppler image based on decision data. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information and additional information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, wherein set decision data corresponding to the target object based on the additional information, the processing unit being further configured to form a vector Doppler mode image based on the decision data and the vector information. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172746 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING BODY MARKER AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS THEREFOR - A method of providing a body marker, the method including when an ultrasound image of a target body is acquired by using a probe, acquiring an image of a testee including information regarding a location of the probe; generating a body marker indicating a location of the target body based on the image of the testee including the information regarding the location of the probe; and mapping the body marker to the ultrasound image of the target body and storing a mapped result. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172747 | ESTIMATING MOTION OF PARTICLE BASED ON VECTOR DOPPLER IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for estimating the motion of at least one particle by using vector Doppler. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, form a plurality of Doppler mode images based on the vector information, set at least one particle on the Doppler mode images based on input information of a user, and estimate a motion of the at least one particle based on the vector information. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172748 | PROVIDING USER INTERFACE IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing a user interface for performing a filtering process upon a vector Doppler image. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object and form a user interface for performing the filtering process upon the vector Doppler image based on the vector information. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172749 | PROVIDING DOPPLER SPECTRUM IMAGES CORRESPONDING TO AT LEAST TWO SAMPLE VOLUMES IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing Doppler spectrum images corresponding to at least two sample volumes. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form at least two Doppler spectrum images corresponding to at least two sample volumes based on ultrasound data corresponding to the at least two sample volume, the processing unit being further configured to perform an image process for connecting the at least two sample volumes to the at least two Doppler spectrum images. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172750 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE USING SAME - In order to obtain a high-resolution ultrasound diagnostic image while reducing the back side reflection of a ultrasound irradiated to the side opposite to the ultrasound transmission direction of an ultrasound transmission/reception device, disclosed is an ultrasound probe, wherein a substrate is provided thereon with a cavity, insulation layers having the cavity therebetween, and an upper layer electrode and a lower layer electrode having the cavity and the insulation layers therebetween, so as to form an ultrasound vibration element, the substrate is held by a backing with a low-modulus member therebetween, and a direct voltage and a alternating voltage are applied between the electrodes to vibrate the ultrasound vibration element, and wherein a mechanical impedance by the substrate and the low-modulus member has a substantially equal value as an acoustic impedance of the backing. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172751 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHOCK ABSORBING IN ULTRASOUND PROBES - Methods and systems for shock absorbing in ultrasound probes are provided. One ultrasound probe has a housing and a scan head within the housing, wherein the scan head includes a transducer array. The ultrasound provide further includes an axle coupled to the scan head allowing rotation of the scan head and a shock absorbing member within the scan head coupled between the transducer array and the axle. The shock absorbing member is configured to allow relative movement between the axle and the transducer array. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172752 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM AND IMAGING METHOD - An ultrasound transducer apparatus includes an ultrasound transducer array consisting of multiple ultrasound transducer elements. The ultrasound transducer array is adapted for receiving and transmitting an ultrasound wave. A pulse controller is adapted for outputting multiple pulse signals to control the ultrasound transducer elements, respectively. By delaying output of the pulse signals, a plane wavefront of a transmitted ultrasound is controlled to have a different propagation direction. The pulse controller is able to activate part of the ultrasound transducer elements, corresponding to a region of interest for ultrasound wave receiving and transmitting. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172753 | MULTI-MODALITY BREAST CANCER TEST SYSTEM - A multi-modality breast cancer test assembly ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172754 | PROVIDING COMPOUND IMAGE OF DOPPLER SPECTRUM IMAGES IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing a compound image of Doppler spectrum images corresponding to at least two sample volumes. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form at least two Doppler spectrum images corresponding to at least two sample volumes based on ultrasound data corresponding to the at least two sample volume, the processing unit being further configured to perform an image process for forming a compound image upon the at least two Doppler spectrum images to form the compound image. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172755 | PROVIDING TURBULENT FLOW INFORMATION BASED ON VECTOR DOPPLER IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing turbulent flow information based on vector Doppler. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, the processing unit being further configured to form turbulent flow information for representing a degree of turbulent flow of the target object. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONNECTION TO A TRANSDUCER IN ULTRASOUND PROBES - Methods and systems for connection to a transducer in ultrasound probes are provided. One connection arrangement includes a connector having a transducer connection portion configured to couple to a transducer of an ultrasound probe and a scan head connection portion configured to extend from a scan head of the ultrasound probe containing the transducer. The transducer connection portion and the scan head connection portion being a single element. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172757 | MULTIPLE TRANSDUCER AUTOMATIC INITIATION - A first transducer and a second transducer provided by an ultrasound probe are spaced so as to be alternately coupled to tissue overlying an object to be imaged. The emission of ultrasound pulses by one of the first transducer and the second transducer is automatically initiated based on positioning of said one of the first transducer and the second transducer to the tissue overlying the object to be imaged. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172758 | Trans-septal Puncture Catheter Incorporating Intra-cardiac Echocardiography - This invention relates to a pre-formed shape-memory trans-septal puncture catheter incorporating an intra cardiac echocardiography sensor and smart sheath and a related method of use | 2013-07-04 |
20130172760 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY APPARATUS AND METHOD EMPLOYING HIGH RESOLUTION ESTIMATION OF TIME-FREQUENCY SPECTRA - A photoplethysmography apparatus and method is provided for high resolution estimating of Time-Frequency Spectra (TFS) and associated amplitudes using Variable Frequency Complex Demodulation (VFCDM), in a two-step procedure using a Time-Varying Optimal Parameter Search (TVOPS) technique to obtain TFS, followed by VFCDM to obtain even greater TFS resolution and instantaneous amplitudes associated with only specific frequencies of interest, via the combined TVOPS and VFCDM. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172761 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR THE AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF BLOOD PRESSURE SIGNALS - The invention concerns an automated method, a system and means for processing the blood pressure from a detected pressure signal, the method operating in the time domain to determine a value (RES) connected to the energy efficiency of the monitored biological system. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172762 | HEART PARAMETER MONITOR - An electronic device to measure the level of mental activity of an individual includes measurement structure for measuring the interval between every heart beat of the individual. The device also includes analysis structure that is constructed to perform a series of mathematical calculations ultimately to compute an index number for the individual. That index number is a measure of mental activity of the individual and is usable to predict the quality of the individual's performance in a desired activity. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172763 | COMPRESSION OF ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH SIGNALS - A generally lossless compression system suitable for compression of data in a real-time, remote monitoring application is disclosed. In one embodiment, the real-time monitoring application is subject to a fixed-delay transmission constraint. In one implementation, a specific set partitioning method (e.g., binary tree partitioning) is employed on blocks of data that are wavelet transformed in a reversible manner so that encoded blocks may be transmitted losslessly or truncated and transmitted with some loss. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172764 | Methods, Devices And A Marker For Physical Condition Testing - The present invention relates to methods and devices for testing the physical condition of an individual. The methods and devices rely on the use of a marker of physical condition, and have applications including determining an individuals state of physical recovery from prior physical or athletic activity, determining an individuals physiological readiness for optimal physical performance, determining changes in the risk of (or for assessing progression of) cardiovascular disease in an individual, and for determining exercise and/or athletic training instructions for an individual based on their recovery state, physiological readiness to perform, and/or their cardiovascular disease risk status. The methods and devices require a comparison between the rate of increase in heart rate of an individual during a sub-maximal physical activity, and a predetermined reference measurement. A rate of increase in heart rate which is faster or slower than the predetermined reference measurement will allow determination of the individuals recovery state, physiological readiness to perform, and/or their cardiovascular disease risk status. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172765 | SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIAS - A system for calculating a variability value that is indicative of AF by obtaining a signal sequence of a plurality of RR intervals by monitoring electrical activity of a patient's heart. Each RR interval is converted into an instantaneous heart rate value and sorted into ascending order. The difference between each successive heart rate is calculated, discarding the two largest differences. The variability value is calculated by adding the retained differences. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172766 | APPARATUS FOR COLLECTING A PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for collecting a physiological signal, comprising a main body, including two devices for taking out the physiological signal from a finger at each side of the main body by pressing the finger therein, each device for taking out the physiological signal from a finger including: a finger contacting element, provided thereon an electrode unit for taking out an electronic signal of the physiological signal at the time of being contacted by the finger; a receiving element, provided on an upper side of the finger contacting element; and an elastic element, being connected to the receiving element, wherein each elastic element is opened an angle at each receiving element according to elastic force of each elastic element, and each finger inserts into a space and engages with the finger contacting element and the receiving element. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RESPIRATION INFORMATION USING PHASE LOCKED LOOP - A patient monitoring system may receive a physiological signal such as a photoplethysmograph (PPG) signal that exhibits frequency and amplitude modulation based on respiration. A phase locked loop may generate a frequency demodulated signal and an amplitude demodulated signal from the PPG signal. An autocorrelation sequence may be generated for each of the frequency demodulated signal and the amplitude demodulated signal. The autocorrelation sequences may be combined and respiration information may be determined based on the combined autocorrelation sequence. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172768 | Intubation-Facilitating Oxygen Mask - A versatile, intubation-facilitating oxygen mask is provided including at least one diaphragm configured with a continuous, flexible, modifiable membrane from which an instrument-access port may be manually constructed, when and if needed. The novel oxygen mask preferably includes a multiple-inlet port having a standard oxygen tube connector and an interchangeable breathing-therapy device connector, a carbon dioxide sampling port, an exhaust port, and a nose clip. The mask can be worn as a standard oxygen mask during traditional oxygen therapy, yet quickly converted into an intubation mask. The clinician manually perforates the nasal and/or oral membranes of the one or more diaphragms to create a point and size of entry perfectly matched to the requirements for a variety of procedures that may be performed involving nasally or orally introduced scopes or probes—without disturbing the ongoing benefits of increased oxygen saturation and continuous monitoring of expired gases. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172769 | METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING OSCILLATORY MOTION - A method, apparatus, computer program, system and device for measuring oscillatory motion comprising: receiving a plurality of signals related to a plurality of measurements of a direction of a vector parameter (a | 2013-07-04 |
20130172770 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE RESPIRATION ACTIVITY OF A SUBJECT - The invention relates to a method for monitoring the respiration activity of a subject, comprising the acquisition of a sensor signal of at least one Doppler-Radar sensor representing the respiration activity of a subject, the transformation of the sensor signal into a transformation signal being a series according to Formula (I) where a | 2013-07-04 |
20130172771 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING A SUBJECT IN A SENSOR BASED MONITORING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method and device for identifying a subject in a sensor based monitoring system. This method comprises an acquisition step wherein sensors of a sensor array acquire subject related sensor signals, a pattern extraction step wherein a signal pattern is derived from the sensor signals acquired in the preceding acquisition step, and an identification step wherein the signal pattern derived in the preceding pattern extraction step is compared to predetermined signal patterns, each predetermined signal pattern being related to a subject profile, to identify a subject profile whose predetermined signal pattern related thereto matches the derived signal pattern. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172772 | MASK AND METHOD FOR USE IN RESPIRATORY MONITORING AND DIAGNOSTICS - Disclosed is a mask for use in respiratory monitoring and/or diagnostics. The mask comprises at least one transducer responsive to sound and/or airflow for generating a signal, and a support structure to rest on the subject's face. In one embodiment, the support structure comprises two or more limbs that provide a transducer support for supporting the transducer at a distance from a nose and mouth area, allowing monitoring via the transducer of sound and/or airflow produced by the subject. Also described is a mask comprising a transducer responsive to airflow for generating a signal and a support structure to rest on the subject's face and extend outwardly over a nose and mouth area to provide a transducer support supporting the transducer at a distance from a nose and mouth area of the subject's face and at a preset orientation, for monitoring via the transducer of airflow produced by the subject. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172773 | SPIROMETER BREATHING TUBE WITH COMPOUND MEMBRANE - A compound membrane breathing tube for use in spirometric applications is provided. The compound membrane comprises a first sheet and a second sheet of flexible sheeting connected together along the periphery thereof, and each of the sheets has an opening cut therethrough to create a flap. The flap of the first sheet overlaps the flap of the second sheet so as to present a higher relative resistance to airflow through the breathing tube at lower airflows. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172774 | Systems and Methods for Assessing the Effectiveness of a Therapy Including a Drug Regimen Using an Implantable Medical Device - Systems and methods rely on feedback from an active medical device or devices (e.g., neurostimulator coupled to sensing and stimulation elements such as electrodes) to assess the effectiveness of a patient's drug regimen. Such reliance may include analyzing characteristics in physiological data acquired by the medical device(s), for example, in the form of responses evoked from the patient by electrical stimulation waveforms. Systems and methods further involved adjusting one or more parameters according to which a combination therapy consisting of at least a drug regimen and an electrical stimulation therapy are delivered to a patient, in an effort to optimize the therapeutic effect of the combination. The adjustments may be automatically by one or more implanted or external hosts working together or alone, and/or with the input of a physician. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172775 | BODY CONDITION INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING BODY CONDITION INFORMATION - A condition information processing apparatus ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172776 | TISSUE INDICATOR DETERMINATION - A method for use in analysing impedance measurements performed on a subject, the method including, in a processing system, determining at least one impedance value at at least one frequency, the at least one impedance value representing the impedance of a segment of the subject, determining a tissue impedance parameter value using the at least one impedance value and determining a tissue indicator based at least in part on the tissue impedance parameter value. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172777 | PEN TYPE DEVICE FOR ULTRASOUND GUIDED FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION CYTOLOGY AND BIOPSY - A pen type device for ultrasound guided fine needle aspiration cytology and biopsy comprises a hollow body having a needle hole, a sliding part slidably mounted inside the body, elastic members mounted inside the body, a syringe having a cylinder mounted, a rotating part disposed inside the sliding part and the body, a head screw-coupled to the rear end of the sliding part and drawn out from the body, and a negative pressure generating part mounted on the body to generate negative pressure to the syringe by pulling a piston of the syringe when a button located on the outer face of the body is pushed. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172778 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL HOME TESTING - Methods and systems for medical home testing are described. In one embodiment, the device includes a case member, a plunger member, an accumulator member and a handle member. The case member has a first distal end portion and a first proximal end portion. The first distal end portion has a distal opening and the first proximal end portion has an aperture. The plunger member is sized and configured for sliding through the aperture. The plunger member has a second distal end portion configured to slide within the case member. The accumulator member is disposed in the case member adjacent the plunger member. The accumulator member is compressed by the case member and configured for sliding through the distal opening as the plunger slides through the aperture. The handle member is attached to the accumulator member and extends through the plunger member. Other methods and systems are also described. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172779 | Method and Apparatus for Accessing Blood from an IV Catheter Insertion Device - Disclosed is an apparatus and method for accessing blood located within a flash chamber of an IV catheter insertion device, the apparatus is separate from the IV catheter insertion device and sized to be attached to a structure of the IV catheter insertion device to secure it thereto. Once secured, movement of the plunger from its rearward position to a forward position presses on a flash plug to expel blood from a flash chamber of the IV catheter insertion device and out through the needle. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172780 | Integrated Needle and Test Strip Assembly and Method of Use - Methods and systems to collect a sample of bodily fluid from a patient using an integrated needle and test strip assembly are provided. The test strip and needle form one unit that captures the sample of blood or interstitial fluid from the patient once the apparatus is pressed to the skin. The hollow needle includes more than one opening at a distal end, each opening coming into contact with the bodily fluid when disposed within a cutaneous or subcutaneous layer of the patient's skin. The sample may flow through the needle onto a test region by capillary action and/or the positive pressure of the bodily fluid (e.g. blood or interstitial fluid) relative to the external environment. The disclosed test strip includes at least one reaction site for testing analyte concentrations and a means for interfacing with many commercially available test strip meters to provide readout of the analyte concentration. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172781 | pH INDICATOR MODULE FOR GASTRIC TUBES - A pH indicator module is configured to attach on a proximal end to a suction mechanism and on a distal end to a proximal end of an aspiration tube. The pH indicator module comprises a barrel connector configured to attach to an aspiration tube, the barrel connector forming an inner passageway, the passageway being located in a direct flow path of the aspirated fluid when the pH indicator module is used. The barrel connector is configured to receive a pH indicator material placed in the passageway, the pH indicator material being configured to come into contact with a direct flow of the aspirated fluid drawn into the passageway to determine a pH value of the aspirated fluid. The pH indicator module also comprises a cap portion configured to attach on a proximal cap end to the suction mechanism and to attach on a distal cap end to the barrel connector. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172782 | SENSOR GUIDE WIRE - The present invention relates to a sensor guide wire ( | 2013-07-04 |
20130172783 | Systems and Methods for Prosthetic Component Orientation - A computer-implemented method determines an orientation parameter value of a prosthetic component. The method includes receiving a first desired separation distance between a tibial prosthetic component and a femoral prosthetic component at a first flexion position of a knee joint and estimating a first estimated separation distance between the tibial prosthetic component and the femoral prosthetic component at the first flexion position of the knee joint for at least one potential orientation of the femoral prosthetic component. The method also includes determining a first orientation parameter value of the femoral prosthetic component by comparing the first estimated separation distance to the first desired separation distance and outputting the first orientation parameter value via a user interface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172784 | IRRIGATED ABLATION CATHETER WITH CONTACT FORCE SENSING MECHANISM - A catheter is configured to indicate contact force between the catheter and tissue. The catheter includes an elongate deformable shaft having proximal and distal ends. The catheter includes an inner tip member projecting outwardly from the distal end, the inner tip member defining a fluid delivery lumen extending therethrough, and an outer tip member coupled to the distal end and disposed about the inner tip member. The inner and outer tip members define a gap therebetween in fluid communication within the fluid delivery lumen and the tip members are configured such that the size of the gap varies in response to contact of the outer tip member with the tissue. The catheter further includes first and second fluid sensing tubes defining ports upstream and downstream from the gap; wherein a difference in fluid pressure between the ports is indicative a contact force between the catheter and the external surface. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172785 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING FORCE OF EJACULATION - An apparatus for measuring the force of ejaculation including a cylinder having a length and an internal diameter sufficient to enclose an erect male penis, a groove track extending along at least part of the length of the cylinder, a membrane positioned within the cylinder and oriented substantially perpendicularly to the length of the cylinder, and a connector slide connected to the membrane, the connector slide being configured to suspend the membrane within the cylinder and to slide along groove track as the membrane is caused to moved lengthwise within the cylinder. A method of evaluating the force of ejaculation using the apparatus including inserting a penis into the cylinder and measuring the distance the membrane is propelled lengthwise within the cylinder by the force of semen ejected from the penis. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172786 | CATHETER WITH ATRAUMATIC TIP - A medical device is provided comprising a shaft comprising a first segment and a second segment. The first segment is configured to buckle upon application of a first critical force. The second segment includes an outer surface and an inner surface and is configured to buckle upon application of a second critical force. The second critical force is lower than the first critical force. The medical device further comprises a coil disposed radially inwardly of the inner surface of the second segment. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172787 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE THICKNESS OF ORTHOTICS NEEDED TO CORRECT FOR DIFFERENCES IN LEG LENGTH - The present invention is a system, method, and apparatus that relates to providing a quick measurement the difference, if any, of a person's left and right leg lengths, in order to determine the correct thickness of an orthotic insert for the left and/or right shoes in order to provide correction and alignment of a person's skeletal frame. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172788 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE PATELLAR REFLEX AND OTHER REFLEXES - The invention belongs to the field of electronic instruments for measuring physiological parameters and medical diagnosis. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172789 | Confinement of Kidney Stone Fragments During Lithotripsy - The present invention improves significantly the success rate of lithotripsy and reduces the risk of tissue damage, by injecting a temporary plug in front, and optionally behind a concretion (for extracorporeal lithotripsy) or behind a concretion (for intracorporeal lithotripsy). One aspect of the present invention relates to injecting an inverse thermosensitive polymer solution into a lumen, thereby preventing the migration of a concretion, or its fragments, upon extracorporeal or intracorporeal lithotripsy. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172790 | DRY EYE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS - Dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat or other forms of energy, pressure, drugs, moisture, etc. (alone or in combination) to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. Moreover, the one or more strips may be configured to emit energy to the underlying region of skin and where the one or more strips are shaped to follow a location of one or more meibomiam glands contained within the underlying region of skin. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172792 | MASSAGING CHAIR WITH PALM MASSAGING DEVICES - A massaging chair is provided with a base; a seat supported by the base; two arms on both sides of the seat respectively; a back pivotably secured to the base; and two palm massaging devices each including a sliding assembly slidably disposed on the arm, and a massaging assembly on the sliding assembly. The massaging assembly includes a casing, at least one first air cushion on an underside of a top of the casing, and at least one second air cushion on a bottom of an interior of the casing, each of the at least one second air cushions having massaging knobs. The sliding assembly includes two parallel rails, a support between the rails, two first rollers each rotatable in one rail and connecting to the support, two second rollers each rotatable in the other rail and connecting to the support, and a seat held by the support and connecting to the massaging assembly. | 2013-07-04 |
20130172793 | MASSAGER FOR THE BODY CAVITIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A device for massaging a human body cavity is disclose that includes a substantially cylindrical shaft having a length and a diameter configured to fit inside the human body cavity, wherein an outer surface of the substantially cylindrical shaft forms an asymmetric ridge such that the substantially cylindrical shaft has a non-round cross-sectional profile. A device for massaging a human body cavity may have the asymmetric ridge running in a direction parallel a longitudinal axis of the substantially cylindrical shaft or along a spiral path on an outer surface of the substantially cylindrical shaft. The device for massaging a human body cavity may have a solid core or a hallow core. The device may include a core made of a first material and a surface coating made of a second material. | 2013-07-04 |