27th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 42 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100174130 | Process for Cracking a Heavy Hydrocarbon Feedstream - A process for cracking a hydrocarbon feedstream containing non-volatile components in a hydrocarbon cracking furnace having upper and lower convection heating sections within a flue of the furnace, a radiant heating section downstream of and connected to said lower convection heating section, a transfer line exchanger downstream of and connected to said radiant heating section, a furnace box containing furnace burners and said radiant heating section, and a vapor/liquid separator vessel connected between the upper and lower convection heating sections, the process comprising (a) passing said hydrocarbon feedstream into said upper convection section to heat said hydrocarbon feedstream to a first temperature sufficient to flash at least a portion of the hydrocarbons within said hydrocarbon feedstream into a vapor phase to form a vapor/liquid stream; (b) passing said vapor/liquid stream out of said upper convection section and into said vapor/liquid separator to separate said vapor/liquid stream into a hydrocarbon-containing vapor phase and a hydrocarbon-containing liquid phase within said vapor/liquid separator; (c) collecting said liquid phase into a bottoms liquid within said vapor/liquid separator; (d) passing said vapor phase into said radiant heating section and cracking hydrocarbons in said vapor phase to form an olefins-containing effluent stream; and (e) periodically injecting an air-steam mixture into said convection heating section, then through said vapor/liquid separator to incinerate coke formed and passing an incinerated coke residue/air-steam mixture so-formed between the furnace burners within the furnace box. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174131 | Reduced Diameter Axial Rotary Pump for Cardiac Assist - The pump is of an axial flow rotary type suitable for implantation into the human heart or vascular system. The pump has an elongate tubular casing ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174132 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PELVIC SURGERY - The invention, in various embodiments, provides systems, devices, and methods for treating urinary incontinence. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174133 | Apparatus and method for processing microscopic single cell biological specimens with a single microtool - An oocyte and embryo-positioning apparatus enables a plurality of oocytes, embryos or other cell specimens to be held and positioned for injection therein of fluid molecular reagents such as DNA, RNA, protein, cells, spermatozoa and cells; and removal of cells, fragments of cells, cytoplasm, nuclei and cellular organelles. The oocytes and embryos are kept separate from each other in open marked or unmarked well-compartments that are located in the culture container. Each well-compartment comprises one or more finger like structures that can position one oocyte or one embryo. The lanes between the digits of the fingers may be sloped allowing the oocytes or embryo to position at the narrowest and lowest point of the compartment. The method and oocytes and embryo-positioning apparatus of this invention includes a culturing container, such as a Petrie dish, in which the oocytes and embryos are held for micromanipulation. The Petrie dish preferably contains a plurality of the oocyte or embryo-holding finger like-structures which can be positioned in the Petrie dish in a predetermined pattern. For example, the well-compartments can be positioned in the Petrie dish as a strip of well-compartments between the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions, or in any other planned deployment. Marked well-compartments can be identified by letters or numbers or symbols. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174134 | SURGICAL ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants and methods of surgically placing pelvic implants, that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders by support of the levator. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174138 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS USEABLE FOR TREATING SINUSITIS - Sinusitis and other disorders of the ear, nose and throat are diagnosed and/or treated using minimally invasive approaches with flexible or rigid instruments. Various methods and devices are used for remodeling or changing the shape, size or configuration of a sinus ostium or duct or other anatomical structure in the ear, nose or throat; implanting a device, cells or tissues; removing matter from the ear, nose or throat; delivering diagnostic or therapeutic substances or performing other diagnostic or therapeutic procedures. Introducing devices (e.g., guide catheters, tubes, guidewires, elongate probes, other elongate members) may be used to facilitate insertion of working devices (e.g. catheters e.g. balloon catheters, guidewires, tissue cutting or remodeling devices, devices for implanting elements like stents, electrosurgical devices, energy emitting devices, devices for delivering diagnostic or therapeutic agents, substance delivery implants, scopes etc.) into the paranasal sinuses or other structures in the ear, nose or throat. Specific devices (e.g., tubular guides, guidewires, balloon catheters, tubular sheaths) are provided as are methods for manufacturing and using such devices to treat disorders of the ear, nose or throat. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174139 | Guide Wire Insertion and Re-Insertion Tools and Methods of Use - An insertion tool for use in inserting a guide wire into a guide wire lumen of a catheter for use in a lumen of an endoscope. The insertion tool includes a main body having a main lumen and a funnel-shaped extension connected to and disposed atop the main body. The funnel-shaped extension having a funnel lumen. The funnel lumen has a top opening and a bottom opening. The funnel lumen tapering from the top opening to the bottom opening. The bottom opening positioned and sized to communicate with the guide wire lumen of the catheter such that, when the catheter is disposed in the main lumen, the guide wire may be easily inserted into the top opening of the funnel lumen and into the guide wire lumen of the catheter. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174140 | INTEGRATED ENDOSCOPE AND ACCESSORY TREATMENT DEVICE - An integrated endoscope and accessory treatment device is provided. The device employs a medical treatment device at its distal end that is combined with the endoscope as a complete system. The treatment device is controlled by integrated elements at the proximal end of the endoscope. The treatment devices may include tissue apposition devices, tissue cutting devices, forceps and others. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174141 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING IN VIVO SENSING DEVICES - A sleeve for simple assembly of in-vivo devices, such as endoscopy capsules, is provided. The sleeve comprises grippers and leaf springs at either end to hold the rigid portions of a rigid-flex PCB (printed circuit board) in a folded configuration before the PCB is inserted into an in-vivo device's housing. A method of assembly of the rigid-flex PCB into the sleeve is provided. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174142 | MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - The present invention realizes a medical device guidance system capable of improving propulsion control characteristic. The capsule guidance system | 2010-07-08 |
20100174143 | DUAL SEAL WITH BELLOWS - A seal assembly which includes a housing defining a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion and a distal portion and including a bellows disposed along a length thereof. A first sealing membrane and a second sealing membrane associated with the proximal portion of the housing, each sealing membrane configured to create a substantially fluid-tight seal around a surgical instrument inserted therethrough. The bellows configured to allow at least a portion of the housing to move radially with respect to the longitudinal axis. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174144 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVAL OF DEBRIS FROM THE OBJECTIVE LENS OF AN ENDOSCOPE - The invention encompasses devices and methods used to keep the objective lens of a viewing or illuminating device, specifically an endoscope, free from obstructive fluid and dirt; specifically a device having a hollow body designed to fit over an endoscope, and a transparent lens cover film that is retained within the device and that is threaded in front of the objective lens of an endoscope, thereby maintaining a clear and unobstructed transparent window in front of the endoscope lens. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174145 | SPECTRALLY ENCODED COHERENT ANTI-STOKES RAMAN SCATTERING ENDOSCOPE - Disclosed is a spectrally encoded coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (CARS) endoscope that is capable of spatially encoding spectral dispersions of two light sources having frequency difference as much as a Raman shift and overlapping two laser beams on a position where a sample to be measured is placed, thereby acquiring a spatial distribution of CARS signals. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174146 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from the secondary distraction corridor to thereby create an operative corridor to the surgical target site, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174147 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174148 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174149 | ENDOSCOPIC INFLATABLE RETRACTION DEVICE, METHOD OF USING, AND METHOD OF MAKING - A method of providing access to tissue for a surgical instrument through a body wall is provided. The method includes providing an expandable retractor having a flexible sheath, the retractor being in a collapsed state; introducing the retractor into the body and placing the retractor adjacent the tissue; expanding the retractor; deploying the flexible sheath by engaging the flexible sheath with a tool and driving the flexible sheath through the body wall with the tool; and inserting the surgical instrument from outside the body through the flexible sheath to provide access to the tissue by the surgical instrument. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174150 | Internal Retraction Systems and Devices - An internal retraction system for use in minimally-invasive surgical procedures includes, among other features, an elongated applicator that has proximal and distal ends. The distal end of the applicator includes a grasper and the proximal end includes a mechanism or actuator for moving the grasper from an open position to a closed position. A plurality of anchor clips are slidably mounted on the elongated applicator and are initially in a stored position. Each clip includes spring biased upper and lower jaws for grasping tissue. The internal retraction system also includes a structure associated with the applicator for deploying the anchor clips from the stored position to a deployed position at a desired location. Moreover, the internal retraction system includes a mechanism associated with the applicator for removing the anchor clips from the deployed position and returning the clips to the stored position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174151 | MODULAR EXPANDABLE MULTIFUNCTION MACHINE WITH AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF ACTUATORS FOR AESTHETIC AND/OR REHABILITATIVE TREATMENTS - Modular expandable multifunction machine with automatic recognition of actuators for aesthetic and/or rehabilitative treatments. Object of the present invention is a modular, expandable machine, multifunction for the aesthetic and/or rehabilitative treatment that thanks to his own subsystem firmware, with the realization of complex architectures to the inside of the single cards and to the logical present software on board machine (so that to allow the interchange of information on the bus of system and the corrected operation), is in a position to executing multiple treatments simply connecting the appropriate applicator for the specific treatment. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174152 | PREDICTING NEONATAL HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA - A multi-variable statistical predictive leading-indicator approach is employed for identifying newborns at risk of clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia and for determining to administer interventions to at-risk newborns. In embodiments, a multi-variable logistic regression statistical model capable of calculating a probability of clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia is generated. Using an input data set for a newborn and the multi-variable logistic regression statistical model, a probability of clinically significant hyperbilirubinemia is determined for the newborn and presented to a clinician. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174153 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR EVALUATING LIFE STYLES - Disclosed herein is a life-style evaluation method including the steps of acquiring information on a form of a living habit prescribing a life style, obtaining a virtual biological-clock rhythm curve by reflecting the information in a reference biological clock rhythm curve on a basis of the degree of an effect given by the form of the living habit on a biological-clock rhythm curve, and setting an indicator of the life style on a basis of the virtual biological-clock rhythm curve. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174154 | Therapy Control Based on Cardiopulmonary Status - Methods and systems provide an approach to therapy control based on assessment of a patient's cardiopulmonary status. Conditions sensed via sensors of an external respiratory therapy device are used to assess a patient's cardiopulmonary status. The respiratory therapy device sensors may be utilized alone or in combination with other sensors to determine cardiopulmonary status of a patient. Therapy delivered to the patient is controlled based on the cardiopulmonary status assessment. For example, therapy delivered to the patient may be initiated, terminated, and/or modified based on the assessed cardiopulmonary status of the patient. Cardiopulmonary status assessment, therapy control, or both, are performed by an implantable device. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174155 | COLLECTING SLEEP QUALITY INFORMATION VIA A MEDICAL DEVICE - At least one of a medical device, such as an implantable medical device, and a programming device determines values for one or more metrics that indicate the quality of a patient's sleep. Sleep efficiency, sleep latency, and time spent in deeper sleep states are example sleep quality metrics for which values may be determined. In some embodiments, determined sleep quality metric values are associated with a current therapy parameter set. In some embodiments, a programming device presents sleep quality information to a user based on determined sleep quality metric values. A clinician, for example, may use the sleep quality information presented by the programming device to evaluate the effectiveness of therapy delivered to the patient by the medical device, to adjust the therapy delivered by the medical device, or to prescribe a therapy not delivered by the medical device in order to improve the quality of the patient's sleep. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174156 | Method of Detecting and Measuring Hydration Imbalance - Hydration imbalance can adversely affect individuals who work in adverse environments or suffer from hydration related conditions. Rapid and continuous monitoring of at least one saliva component allows monitoring of an individual's hydration level. Interceptive preventive measures based on the detection and measurement of saliva osmolality/osmolarity at the early stages of hydration imbalance negates potential health hazards and death. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174157 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174158 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174159 | NON-INVASIVE BODY INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A non-invasive body information measurement apparatus, in which a blood glucose level is corrected using a blood glucose level measured with an invasive blood glucose measurement apparatus, wherein in a calibration period, measurement of body information is performed at a plurality of luminous energy levels, a plurality of estimated blood glucose levels are calculated from a plurality of characteristic quantities calculated at the various luminous energy levels and from blood glucose levels measured with an invasive blood glucose measurement apparatus, and at the end of the calibration period, the blood glucose levels measured with the invasive blood glucose measurement apparatus are compared with a plurality of estimated blood glucose levels, and in a normal measurement period a light source is controlled so that measurement is performed at a luminous energy level corresponding to the estimated blood glucose level that satisfies the targeted accuracy. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174160 | Detection, imaging and characterization of brain tissue - An optical examination technique employs an optical system for in vivo non-invasive transcranial examination of brain tissue of a subject. The optical system includes an optical module arranged for placement on the exterior of the head, a controller and a processor. The optical module includes an array of optical input ports and optical detection ports located in a selected geometrical pattern to provide a multiplicity of photon migration paths inside the biological tissue. Each optical input port is constructed to introduce into the examined tissue visible or infrared light emitted from a light source. Each optical detection port is constructed to provide light from the tissue to a light detector. The controller is constructed and arranged to activate one or several light sources and light detectors so that the light detector detects light that has migrated over at least one of the photon migration paths. The processor receives signals corresponding to the detected light and forms at least two data sets, a first of said data sets representing blood volume in the examined tissue region and a second of said data sets representing blood oxygenation of the examined tissue. The processor is arranged to correlate the first and second data sets to detect abnormal tissue in the examined tissue. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174161 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE DETECTION OF PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE TO STIMULATION - The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for detecting a response of a patient to an external stimulus. An exemplary method comprises the acts of generating at least one time series of at least one physiologic parameter, detecting the external stimulus, detecting at least one response associated with the stimulus, the response comprising at least one of a pattern and a value, and outputting an indication of the response. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174162 | INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device for use with tissue of a mammalian body comprising a first tubular member and a second tubular member slidably disposed in the first tubular member. The first and second tubular members have respective proximal and distal extremities. The distal extremity of the second tubular member is provided with a needle that is extendable from the distal extremity of the first tubular member. The proximal extremity of the second tubular member is lockable relative to the proximal extremity of the first tubular member. The second tubular member has a column strength when locked within the first tubular member for limiting retraction of the second tubular member relative to the first tubular member during puncture of the tissue by the needle. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174163 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174164 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174165 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174166 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174167 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174168 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174169 | INTRODUCER SHEATHE WITH ELECTRODES - An apparatus comprises a sheathe for introducing a catheter into a blood vessel, a first electrode provided on the sheathe, a second electrode; and a measuring device to which the first and second electrodes are coupled. The measuring device measures the impedance or conduction velocity between the first electrode on the sheathe and the second electrode | 2010-07-08 |
20100174170 | INTRODUCER SHEATH WITH ELECTRODES - An apparatus comprises a sheath for introducing a catheter into a blood vessel, at least one electrode provided on the sheath, at least one other electrode; and a measuring device to which at least one pair of electrodes are coupled. The measuring device measures the impedance or conduction velocity between the first electrode on the sheath and the second electrode. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174171 | Neurobiological method for measuring human intelligence and system for the same - The present invention relates to a method for measuring human intelligence using a neurobiogical model. The invention provides a method which enables neurometric IQ to be measured by processing the MRI and fMRI images of subjects to determine cortical thicknesses and brain activation levels, determining structural IQ (sIQ) and functional IQ (fIQ) from the cortical thicknesses and the brain activation levels, and using the structural IQ (sIQ) and the functional IQ (fIQ) as predictors to measure the neurometric IQ of the subject. According to the present invention, the concept of a neurometric IQ (nIQ) model is established and can assist in easily assessing individual differences in general cognitive ability. These results suggest that general cognitive ability can be explained by two different neural bases or traits: facilitation of neural circuits and accumulation of crystallized knowledge. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174172 | MRI SYSTEM FOR UPRIGHT RADIOTHERAPY - An image-guided radiotherapy system including a magnet assembly operable to produce a horizontal imaging field in an imaging region, and a non-imaging field in a non-imaging region, a positioner operable to rotate an object in the imaging region about a generally vertical rotational axis, a magnetic resonance (MR) imager in communication with the horizontal imaging field, a collimator operable to collimate a generally horizontal radiation beam directed towards the object, and a radiation source operable to produce a radiation beam of charged particles substantially parallel to the non-imaging field in the non-imaging region. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174173 | Implantable Medical Device Using Palladium - The present invention provides an improved implantable medical device comprising at least one portion made of a radiopaque material selected from the group consisting of various palladium alloys, including a palladium alloy having, by weight, rhenium in the range of up to about 20 percent, and preferably rhenium at about 14 percent of the alloy, by weight. The present invention further provides a wire guide, an embolization coil, a marker band, a stent, a filter, an RF ablation coil, and an electrode having at least one portion made of the radiopaque material. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174174 | BLOOD FLOW DYNAMIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND PROGRAM - A blood flow dynamic analysis apparatus for analyzing the dynamic state of a blood flow of a subject using data about a plurality of frame images acquired from the subject with a contrast agent injected therein, includes a map creation device for creating maps each indicative of a characteristic amount related to the dynamic state of the contrast agent or the blood flow, based on the data about the frame images, an unaffected side detection device for detecting an unaffected side of the subject from within each of the maps, and a display condition determination device for determining a display condition used when each of the maps is displayed, based on pixel values of pixels existing in the unaffected side in the map. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174175 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMAGING ABDOMINAL AORTA AND AORTIC ANEURYSMS - Technique and apparatus for acquiring anatomic information used in diagnosing and characterizing abdominal aortic aneurismal disease and the like. This technique provides anatomic information, in the form of images, using a combination of a plurality of magnetic resonance angiography sequences, including a spin-echo and four contrast enhanced (e.g., gadolinium) magnetic resonance angiography sequences. The anatomic images may be used in, for example, pre-operative, operative and post-operative evaluation of aortic pathology, including aneurysms, atherosclerosis, and occlusive disease of branch vessels such as the renal arteries. The gadolinium-enhanced magnetic resonance angiography provides sufficient anatomic detail to detect aneurysms and all relevant major branch vessel abnormalities seen at angiography operation. This technique and apparatus allows for imaging the aorta at a fraction of the cost of conventional aortography and without the risks of arterial catheterization or iodinated contrast. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174176 | MEDICAL AUXILIARY INSTRUMENT FOR INTRODUCTION INTO THE BODY OF A PATIENT - A medical auxiliary instrument for introduction into the body of a patient, the use of such an auxiliary instrument, to a positioning system for percutaneous interventions, and a method for determining a reference position for such a positioning system. To permit a particularly safe minimally invasive percutaneous intervention, especially in the area of the spinal column, a medical auxiliary instrument for introduction into the body of a patient has a tube and a trocar element arranged in the tube. The trocar element has at least one marking element which is designed to determine its position with the aid of a contactless locating method. The tube, at its one end, has a securing device for forming a releasable mechanical connection to a tissue part; of the patient in such a way that, when the connection to the tissue part is established, the position of the marking element serves as a reference marker for a positioning system for percutaneous interventions. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174177 | MAGNETICALLY GUIDED CATHETER - A catheter comprising a flexible tubing having a proximal end and a distal end. An electrode assembly is attached to the distal end of the flexible tubing. The electrode assembly includes an electrically conductive tip electrode and a coupler which is connected between the tip electrode and the distal end of the flexible tubing. The coupler and the tip electrode are coupled by an interlocking connection. A first magnet is at least partially housed in the coupler. A fluid lumen extends through the flexible tubing to the coupler. The fluid lumen extends completely through the first magnet and connects to at least one port formed in the electrode assembly. A second magnet is spaced from the electrode assembly along a longitudinal axis of the tubing. The first magnet and the second magnet are responsive to an external magnetic field to selectively position and guide the electrode assembly within a body of a patient. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174178 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMAGE GUIDED ACCURACY VERIFICATION - A method includes receiving during a first time interval image data associated with an image of a dynamic body. The image data includes an indication of the positions of a first marker and a second marker on a garment coupled to the dynamic body. The first marker and second marker are each coupled to the garment at a first and second locations, respectively. A distance is determined between the position of the first marker and the second marker. During a second time interval after the first time interval, data associated with a position of a first and second localization element that are each coupled to the garment is received. A distance between the first and second localization elements is determined. A difference is calculated between the distance between the first marker and the second marker and the distance between the first localization element and the second localization element. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174179 | SOLUTION FOR INTERNAL MONITORING OF BODY - The present invention relate to a device, method, and system for monitoring the status of an internal part of a body using an electromagnetic transceiver operating in the microwave regime; a processing unit compares measured data with reference data to determine the status of the internal part. The solution may be arranged to continuously monitor the internal part of the body and the system may be arranged to as to be wearable or portable. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174180 | Imaging System Customization Using Data From Radiopharmaceutical-Associated Data Carrier - Apparatus is provided for use with at least one labeled radiopharmaceutical agent, the apparatus including a container ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174181 | LIQUID INJECTOR, FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - Once a patient ID and injection control data are input to a liquid injector and liquid injection is executed, the injection control data and injection history data are registered with the patient ID in a PACS. When the same patient is to undergo the second or subsequent liquid injection, the previous injection control data and injection history data are acquired by inputting the patient ID, and set as renewed injection control data. Such arrangement eliminates the need to input the same injection control data for the patient. Further, since the injection control data of each patient is registered and acquired utilizing the patient ID as index, erroneous setting of inappropriate injection control data can be automatically prevented, when the patient undergoes the injection. The liquid injector allows, therefore, easily setting the injection control data, and yet prevents liquid injection based on inappropriate injection control data. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174182 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE HANDLING OF A HAZARDOUS FLUID - An apparatus for the handling of hazardous fluids includes a collection vessel, a collection vessel connector, a dose control connector, a unit dose container, a delivery control connector, and a delivery site access device. The collection vessel contains the fluid prior to dispensing, the unit dose container contains a predetermined amount of the fluid for dispensing, the delivery site access device provides access to an intended delivery site, and the connector attaches pieces of the apparatus to one another. The method of the invention allows needle-free connections to be made for the apparatus, using a predetermined arrangement of the pieces of the apparatus, and in one embodiment, employs deformable elastomeric valves capable of creating a decreased pressure at a valve surface, so that upon closure of said valves, a fluid on the surface on the valves is withdrawn within the connector. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174183 | MULTIPLE LUMEN DIFFUSION CATHETER - A method and device for the simultaneous or sequential introduction of multiple fluids into the bloodstream including a multiple lumen catheter with corresponding multiple hole sets. By introducing a second fluid such as saline, the concentration and bolus of a first fluid, such as a contrast agent, can be controlled and optimized. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174184 | INTRA-LUMEN POLYP DETECTION - An apparatus and a method for detecting clinically-relevant features of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of a subject are disclosed. The apparatus includes a capsule to be swallowed by a subject and passing through the GI tract of the subject, a capsule housing, a radiation source emitting radiation, a rotatable collimator configured to rotate with respect to the housing and to collimate the radiation emitted by the radiation source, and a radiation detector configured to detect particles, such as photons, gamma radiation, beta radiation and electrons photons generated responsive to the emitted radiation. The apparatus also includes a control unit configured to analyze data regarding the photons. Movement of the capsule in the GI tract can be detected from a comparison between at least two images acquired with the apparatus. The radiation source, radiation detector and control unit may advantageously be integrated inside a single housing. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174185 | ULTRASOUND SCANNING AND ULTRASOUND-ASSISTED BIOPSY - An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue sample are described, the apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer and a membranous sheet, the membranous sheet compressing the tissue sample, the ultrasound transducer contacting the membranous sheet and ultrasonically scanning the tissue sample therethrough, wherein the membranous sheet has a generally arcuate shape and the ultrasound transducer is movable in a generally arcuate trajectory therealong during the ultrasonic scan. Also described is an apparatus for facilitating a medical procedure, comprising a membranous sheet compressing a tissue sample, an ultrasound transducer contacting the membranous sheet to ultrasonically scan the tissue sample therethrough, and a biopsy guide operably coupled to the ultrasound transducer for maintaining a biopsy instrument in a scan plane of the ultrasound transducer to facilitate a percutaneous biopsy of a lesion located in the scan plane. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174186 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING HYDRATION LEVELS BY MEASURING VELOCITY CHANGE - A method and apparatus ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174187 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING HYDRATION LEVELS - A method and apparatus for determining patient hydration levels is disclosed. The method includes measuring a thickness of a dermis layer. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174188 | High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Therapeutic System Guided by an Imaging Device - A high intensity focused ultrasound therapeutic system guided by an imaging device is provided and includes an ultrasound therapeutic applicator which contains an ultrasound transducer ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174189 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED IMPLANTABLE TRANSDUCER AND ASSOCIATED DISPLAYS AND CONTROLS - An implantable, remotely controlled medical device that incorporates an imaging/therapy ultrasound system may be minimally invasive and equipped with an anchoring portion for securing the device within a human body. Transducers for imaging/therapy may be manipulated remotely using motors and/or selectively actuated to obtain different fields of view and stereoscopic imaging. The implantable medical device can be in the shape of a disc, double disc, sphere or pellet, for example, and may be implanted during open surgery using a manipulatable tool or using a minimally invasive image-guided sheath or catheter. The imaging system comprises one or more ultrasound transducers and can be used to provide therapy to or obtain ultrasound images of a target and surrounding volumes or focal points. The device may be controlled and report data by wired or wireless means and, if wireless, permanently worn inside the body as the patient follows their normal daily routine. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174190 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EQUALIZING RECEIVED INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND ECHO SIGNALS - A system and method are disclosed for providing an equalized ultrasound echo signal for the rendering intravascular images. The system includes an ultrasound catheter including an ultrasound transducer probe. An intravascular ultrasound console receives an ultrasound echo signal corresponding to reflections of an ultrasound signal by backscatterers. An ultrasound echo signal time-gain compensation equalizer compensates the ultrasound echo signal according to sub-bands within a frequency response spectrum of the ultrasound echo signal. After applying selective amplifier gains on the sub-bands, the sub-band signals are combined to create an equalized ultrasound echo signal. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174191 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMIC 3D ULTRASOUND IMAGE - A system and method thereof for capturing and reconstructing a dynamic 3D ultrasound image of a blood vessel are provided. The present system includes a ultrasound transducer, a motor positioning system, an electrocardiograph, a microprocessor for processing ultrasound images and signals capturing by the ultrasound transducer, and a monitor displaying the dynamic 3D ultrasound image. The motor positioning system controls the ultrasound transducer to capture 2D ultrasound images of the blood vessel at several locations in a predetermined urea. During the capturing process, capturing times, electrocardiograms and 3D locations of those captured 2D ultrasound images are simultaneously recoded. Finally, those captured 2D ultrasound images are reconstructed to the dynamic 3D ultrasound image of the blood vessel according to the time bases based on the phases of the electrocardiograms. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174192 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE PICKING-UP DEVICE - There is provided an ultrasound image picking-up device that can correct a positional shift from a reference image before therapy even with insufficient clarity of an ultrasound image. An image processing system includes a position recognition device | 2010-07-08 |
20100174193 | Comparison Of Ultrasound Data Before And After Medical Treatment - A system and a method of comparing ultrasound data associated with an object of interest before and after the medical treatment and providing the comparison information are disclosed. A plurality of first ultrasound data associated with an object of interest are stored before the medical treatment on the object of interest in the target body and a plurality of second ultrasound data associated with an object of interest are stored after the medical treatment on the object of interest in the target body in a storage unit. Instructions are input from a user for selecting any pair of first ultrasound data and second ultrasound data among a plurality of the first ultrasound data and a plurality of the second ultrasound data, which are stored in the storage unit. From the storage unit, the first ultrasound data and the second ultrasound data are extracted, and the extracted first ultrasound data and the extracted second ultrasound data are compared to form comparison information. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174194 | ULTRASOUND 3D IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system in which the scan head either includes a beamformer circuit that performs far field subarray beamforming or includes a sparse array selecting circuit that actuates selected elements. When used with second stage beamforming system, three dimensional ultrasound images can be generated. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174195 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - An ultrasound imaging system ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174196 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GUIDING THE ANALYSIS AND TREATMENT OF A BODY LUMEN - A system for treating a body lumen comprises a catheter including a flexible conduit that is elongated along a longitudinal axis and suitable for insertion into a body lumen, the conduit having a proximal end and a distal end, one or more waveguides integrated with the flexible conduit, the one or more waveguides constructed and arranged to deliver and collect radiation concentrated along a predetermined radial axis of the conduit, the predetermined radial axis of the conduit substantially aligned with respect to at least one therapy delivery component of the catheter, at least one radiation source connected to a transmission input of the one or more waveguides integrated with the flexible conduit, and at least one optical detector connected to a transmission output of the one or more waveguides integrated with the flexible conduit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174197 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IMAGING APPARATUS - A living body information imaging apparatus includes a member that is adapted to be introduced into an interior of a living body and has a light irradiation portion for irradiating light with an angle of irradiation equal to or more than 2π steradian to the interior of the living body, and a signal detector that is arranged outside the living body and detects a signal output based on light irradiation in the interior of the living body by the member having the light irradiation portion. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174198 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING VITAL SIGNS HAVING FLUID BLADDER BENEATH PADDING - A sleeping monitoring system includes a first padding layer. A fluid bladder is beneath the first padding layer. A sensor is in fluid communication with the fluid bladder. The sensor is configured to output a vital sign signal. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174199 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING VITAL SIGNS OF AN EMERGENCY VICTIM - A portable apparatus for monitoring on site near an emergency field at least one vital sign of a patient reclined thereon includes a fluid bladder transformable between a stowable arrangement and a deployed arrangement. The fluid bladder in the deployed arrangement has a comfortable top surface of sufficient size to fully support at least a torso of the patient in a reclined position, and the fluid bladder has a ruggedized puncture resistant bottom layer. A sensor is configured to detect a pressure within the fluid bladder. A controller is configured to determine the at least one vital sign based on the pressure within the fluid bladder. A triage condition indicator is configured to indicate a care urgency level based on the at least one vital sign. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174200 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR RELIEVING STRESS - Easy to use, cost-effective methods and devices for evaluating and treating stress and thereby disorders caused or exacerbated by stress are provided. More particularly methods and devices for identifying RSA waves during respiration which provide a subject with near real-time RSA wave information are provided. This information can be used in biofeedback settings to assist subjects in reducing levels of stress by achieving rhythmic breathing patterns. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174201 | ANCHORED IMPLANTABLE PRESSURE MONITOR - An anchored implantable pressure monitor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174202 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINING OSCILLOMETRIC BLOOD PRESSURE ENVELOPE DATA OBTAINED FROM DIFFERENT SIGNAL PROCESSING PATHS - A blood pressure measurement system that utilizes a non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP) monitor having a blood pressure cuff and pressure transducer. The measurement system provides a plurality of separate processing techniques that each receive a plurality of oscillometric waveform sample values generated using the pressure transducer. Each of the processing techniques separately generates a set of envelope points based upon the oscillometric data values. The sets of envelope points are appropriately scaled such that the sets of scaled envelope points are combined with each other to create a set of combined, scaled envelope points. Various different methods can be used to scale the sets of envelope points prior to the combination of the scaled envelope points. Based upon the combination of scaled envelope points, the blood pressure is calculated and displayed by the NIBP monitor. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174203 | METHOD OF VENTRICULAR REPOLARIZATION ANALYSIS - While analyzing ventricular repolarization in accordance with the invention, ECG measurement with excitation of heart rate is evaluated and the coupling of an internal parameter, for example QT to heartbeat interval, for example RR, is modeled by a transfer function with three parameters. The values of the resulting five parameters describing the static and dynamic characteristics of ventricular repolarization are obtained by means of transfer function parameters and the measured values of heart rate and the internal parameter. The effect of medication is evaluated from the difference of the values of these parameters determined before and after administrating the medication. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174204 | EVENT DRIVEN AMBULATORY ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH - The electrocardiograph ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174205 | Method, System and Software Product for the Measurement of Heart Rate Variability - The invention relates to a method, system, and software product for measuring heart rate variability. The method comprises displaying an animation that indicates to the user when to breathe in and breathe out, receiving a signal from a sensor responsive to the heart beat of the user, processing the received signal to determine heart beat intervals of the user and calculating a measure of heart rate variability of the user from the processed heart beat intervals. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174206 | Method to discriminate arrhythmias in cardiac rhythm management devices - The present invention describes a covariance-based algorithm for the specific and sensitive discriminantion of heart rhythms in cardiac rhythm management devices. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174207 | System and Method for Characterizing Patient Respiration - Patient respiration may be characterized using a marked respiration waveform involving a respiration waveform annotated with symbols, markers or other indicators representing one or more respiration characteristics. A respiration waveform may be acquired by sensing a physiological parameter modulated by respiration. A marked respiration waveform may be generated based on the acquired respiration waveform and one or more detected respiration waveform characteristics and/or respiration-related conditions. One or more components used to generate the marked respiratory waveform may be fully or partially implantable. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174208 | LIVING BODY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A living body measurement apparatus according to the present invention functions both as a muscular tissue hardness tester for measuring hardness of muscular tissue of a living body and as an algesiometer for measuring a degree of sense of pain of the living body, and the apparatus includes: an contacting section which includes a first contact surface contacting the living body, and which applies pressure to the living body; an auxiliary section which includes a second contact surface contacting the living body, and which supports the second contact surface so that the second contact surface perform reciprocating movement between a coplanar position in which the second contact surface is disposed substantially coplanar with the first contact surface and a retracted position in which the second contact surface is retracted with respect to the first contact surface; and a locking mechanism which locks the auxiliary section in a state in which the second contact surface is disposed at the retracted position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174209 | Specimen Collection Device - The present disclosure provides a novel, disposable urine collection vessel securing device that can be used in combination with any standard urine containment vessel and configured to provide an inexpensive, sanitary, convenient device for the collection of urine from a subject. Also provided is a method of use and can be included as one of the items in a sample collection kit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174210 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL APPARATUS AND PATIENT FLUID SAMPLING METHOD - A fluid flow control apparatus used in medical fluid sampling. The apparatus includes a valve assembly, first and second ports, and a cap. The valve assembly comprises a body rotatably assembled to a housing and defining a passageway and at least two recesses defined by an interior surface of the housing and the body which is formed separate from the passageway. The ports extend from the housing and are configured for connection to medical devices. The valve assembly is operable to interchangeably align the passageway and the recesses with the ports. Finally, the cap is connected to the housing, and forms an opening for coupling to a specimen container. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174211 | BODY FLUID LANCING, ACQUIRING, AND TESTING CARTRIDGE DESIGN - A disposable device for analyzing body fluid especially for blood sugar tests includes a container which can be inserted into a measuring apparatus, a sampling member provided in the container to pierce skin of a body part and sample body fluid, and a test member for receiving body fluid obtained by the skin-piercing. In one form, the test member is fixed in a retaining chamber of the container, and the sampling member is configured in the same retaining chamber such that it is separated at a distance from the test member in an initial state and is in contact with the test member to transfer body fluid in a transfer state after the skin-piercing. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174213 | Audio relaxing systems and methods - The present invention generally relates to pelvic relaxing systems capable of generating sound of an user or third party or capable of being manipulated by the sound. More particularly, the present invention relates to pelvic relaxing systems for acquiring real-time or pre-recorded sounds, playing the sounds during use or in response to an user input, synchronizing the sounds with movements and/or operations of the system, and playing the sound synthesized from multiple audio signals with different content and/or voice bases. Such systems may be controlled so that the movements of various parts and/or operations thereof may be controlled by or synchronized with the sounds provided thereto by audio and communication devices. The present invention also relates to various methods of obtaining such sounds, making and using such sounds, synchronizing such sounds with the movements of the parts, and controlling such movements according to such sounds. The present invention also relates to various processes for making various members, units, and parts of the pelvic relaxing systems, for synchronizing such with the sounds, and for making such controlled by such sounds. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174214 | PASSIVE TRAINER FOR REHABILITATING AND TREATING INCONTINENCE AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention discloses a passive trainer for incontinence treatment and rehabilitation. The trainer comprises an elongated effecter configured for being reversibly introduced entirely into the rectum via the anus; or into the vagina of a human patient; and, a stopper coupled to said effecter, said stopper being adapted to remain external and adjacent to said anus, for preventing slippage of said effecter deeper into said rectum or said vagina; wherein the treatment and rehabilitation are obtained passively without any application of external forces. The present invention further discloses a method of rehabilitating and treating incontinence. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174215 | Rotary Apparatus - A rotary apparatus is provided that includes a base having a top surface. The base is configured to have a mount movably connected to the top surface of the base. A drive mechanism is mounted adjacent to the top surface of the base and rotatably connected to the mount such that the mount moves along the top surface of the base. A platform is configured to receive a user of the rotary apparatus, wherein the platform is connected to the mount and rotatably connected to the drive mechanism such that the platform rotates with respect to the base at an axis point. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174216 | Portable Automatic Chest Compression Devices - The devices and methods described below provide for a lightweight electro-mechanical chest compression device. A fully assembled chest compression device is hand-portable over long distances. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174218 | Pelvic exercise systems and methods - The present invention generally relates to a pelvic exercise system for measuring at least one variable which represents physiologic state of a pelvic structure of an user and for providing a value of the variable to the user. More particularly, the present invention relates to a pelvic exercise system for measuring the pelvic variable during exercising various muscles of the pelvic structure by at least one sensor unit of the system and for providing at least one audio and/or visual feedback signal to the user, thereby allowing the user to monitor the physiologic state of her structure. Such a system may be arranged to monitor such a variable as the user maintains a preset posture of the pelvic structure or to measure variations in such a variable while the user changes the posture of the structure during exercise. The present invention also relates to various methods of measuring such a variable and for providing such a variable. The present invention also relates to various processes for making various members, units, and/or parts of the above pelvic exercise system, for measuring the variable, and for providing such a variable to the user. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174219 | WEIGHT-BEARING LOWER EXTREMITY BRACE - The present disclosure relates, according to some embodiments, to a device and/or system (e.g., redistributing weight away from a subject's foot), which may comprise (a) a platform, (b) at least one vertical support fixed to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform, and (c) at least one cuff (i) configured to surround and releasably grip at least a portion of a subject's leg other than the foot and (ii) mounted (e.g., adjustably) to the at least one vertical support at a vertical position along the at least one vertical support sufficient to suspend a subject's foot in a non-weight-bearing position above the platform during ambulation, wherein the platform, the at least one vertical support, and the at least one cuff together are configured to bear at least the subject's full weight. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174220 | Orthopedic Elbow Brace Having a Length-Adjustable Support Assembly - An adjustable support assembly for an orthopedic brace has a support bar, a housing and a locking mechanism. The housing includes a travel track which receives the support bar. The locking mechanism includes a lock stop and a lock peg array having at least one column and a plurality of rows. The lock stop is perpendicularly positioned between two lock pegs in adjacent rows to prevent displacement of the support bar in the travel track when the length locking mechanism is in the closed position and the lock stop is parallely positioned to enable displacement of the support bar in the travel track when the length locking mechanism is in the open position. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174221 | KNEE BRACE AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME - A knee brace divided into anterior and posterior sides by a frontal plane, and having first and second sides divided by a median plane. The knee brace including a frame having proximal and distal portions, a stability strap having first and second ends respectively connected to first and second sides on the proximal frame portion along the posterior side thereof, and a cross strap having a first end connected to the first side of the proximal and a second end connected to the distal frame portions. A bracket assembly having a buckle connects the stability and cross straps to the frame. A sleeve is provided which covers the frame and upon which the bracket assembly rests. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174222 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACNE TREATMENT USING LOW INTENSITY LIGHT THERAPY - Disclosed is a system and method for treatment of skin disorders. More particularly, the disclosed invention is directed toward the reduction of acne and acne related bacteria using low-intensity light therapy. In an illustrative embodiment, skin containing acne bacteria is treated with a series of pulses of light from a light emitting diode. The LED has a dominant emissive wavelength of about 660 nm and an energy output of about 4 m W. The acne bacteria-containing tissue is exposed to pulses from the light source about 100 times for about 250 milliseconds per pulse, with an interpulse interval of about 100 milliseconds. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174223 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTICAL INHIBITION OF PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY - A system and method are provided for preventing damage to the epidermis or other epithelial or non-target tissue during photodynamic therapy treatment. For example, an inhibiting radiation can be used to control formation of a photosensitizer from a precursor photosensitizer in the epidermis or epithelial tissue. Subsequent application of a treatment radiation can activate the photosensitizer to damage or destroy target sites while the non-target tissue remains substantially unaffected. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174224 | HANDHELD TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY AND ANALYTE EXTRACTION - Apparatus is provided for facilitating delivery of a substance through skin of a subject. The apparatus includes a handle and a cartridge, removably coupled to the handle. The cartridge includes one or more electrodes and a patch comprising the substance, the electrodes adapted to be applied to a region of the skin, and the patch adapted to be applied to at least a portion of the region of the skin by removal of the electrodes therefrom. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174225 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present disclosure presents systems, devices and methods for injection of drugs, substances and/or chemicals to a patient and for improving their effectiveness once they are injected are disclosed. Additional treatment can be applied to a tissue region on the patient into which a drug (e.g., insulin) is injected, to expose the tissue region to various forms of energy or a substance to improve the drug's pharmacokinetic and/or pharmacodynamic profile. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174226 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE ULTRASONIC CLEANING OF BIOFILM COATED SURFACES - To treat body surfaces, such as the sinuses, which are coated with biofilms, the surface is irrigated and suctioned with a fluid which may contain a biocide or other chemical agent for disrupting the biofilm while ultrasonic energy is applied to the fluid barrier formed over the biofilm. Action of the fluid enhanced by the ultrasonic energy tends to remove sections of biofilm which are suctioned out of the site. An electrical field may also be applied to the biofilm to enhance the disruptive action. Apparatus for practicing this method to treat chronic rhinosinusitis comprises an elongated tube adapted to be inserted into sinus cavities through the nose or mouth. The tube includes a first lumen which feeds an irrigating fluid containing biocides and/or biofilm-disruptive chemicals to the treatment site and a second lumen which suctions fluid from the site. An ultrasound horn extends through the tube and its distal end introduces ultrasonic energy into the fluid layer overlying the biofilm. In an alternative embodiment, the tube includes a pair of electrodes which establish an electric field across the biofilm, accelerating degradation. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174227 | Drainage Pump Unit - The drainage pump unit according to the invention for aspirating body fluids by means of a suction pump comprises a drainage pump device with a pump housing ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174228 | Hypoglycemia prediction and control - A system for predicting hypoglycemia based on continuous blood glucose monitor values is provided. The hypoglycemia detection algorithm is a set of individual alarms that are combined through a voting system into one combined alarm. The system could have five components and an overall voting algorithm that produces a binary alarm outcome depending on the number of constituent algorithms that report an alarm. A controller system automatically shuts off the insulin pump when pending or real hypoglycemia has been reached. The algorithms operate in a closed loop and automatically take action when the subject is asleep. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174229 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTHORIZED MEDICATION DELIVERY - A system and method for verifying identification of an authorized person by biometrics prior to a patient controlled analgesic medication delivery to the patient and for monitoring the delivery of medication to a patient is disclosed, along with a monitoring system and method for controlling medication delivery based on at least one monitored patient condition. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174230 | MODULAR EXTERNAL INFUSION DEVICE - A modular external infusion device that controls the rate a fluid is infused into an individual's body, which includes a first module and a second module. More particularly, the first module may be a pumping module that delivers a fluid, such as a medication, to a patient while the second module may be a programming module that allows a user to select pump flow commands. The second module is removably attachable to the first module. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174231 | METHOD FOR PHYSIOLOGIC CONTROL OF A CONTINUOUS FLOW TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART - A method is provided of controlling a pump including a electrical motor coupled to a rotor which carries first and second impellers at opposite ends thereof. The method includes: (a) driving the rotor using the motor, so as to circulate fluid from the first impeller through a first fluid circuit, the second impeller, a second fluid circuit, and back to the first impeller; (b) determining a resistance of the first fluid circuit, based on a first motor parameter; (c) determining a flow rate through the first fluid circuit based on a second motor parameter; and (d) varying at least one operational parameter of the pump so as to maintain a predetermined relationship between the flow rate and the resistance of the first fluid circuit. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174232 | HAND HELD BREAST PUMP - A hand held breast pump comprises a powered head ( | 2010-07-08 |
20100174233 | VASCULAR GUIDEWIRE SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vascular guidewire system includes a tubular member which at least partially encloses a core wire. A first or distal gripper is connected with a handle to grip a proximal end portion of the tubular member. A second or proximal gripper is disposed in the handle and grips a proximal end portion of the core wire. A first or distal motor is disposed in the handle and is operable to rotate the core wire relative to the outer tubular member. A second or proximal motor is disposed in the handle and is operable to move the first or distal motor longitudinally relative to the handle to thereby move the core wire longitudinally relative to the outer tubular member. The second or proximal motor is disposed in a coaxial relationship with the first or distal motor. Rotational and/or longitudinally directed forces may be manually applied to the handle to move the tubular member and core wire relative to a patient's body. | 2010-07-08 |
20100174234 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLING MOTION DIRECTION OF MECHANICALLY PUSHED CATHETER - The movement of a catheter through a medium, which may be living tissue such as a human brain, is controlled by mechanically pushing a flexible catheter having a magnetic tip through the medium and applying a magnetic field having a magnitude and a direction that guides the mechanically-pushed catheter tip stepwise along a desired path. The magnetic field is controlled in a Magnetic Stereotaxis System by a processor using an adaptation of a PID (proportional, integral, and derivative) feedback method. The magnetic fields are applied by superconducting coils, and the currents applied through the coils are selected to minimize a current metric. | 2010-07-08 |