| 28th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20150190023 | VACUUM TUBE LOCKING COLLAR - A central vacuum cleaning system includes a locking collar mounted at various locations in a structure or RV and connected to the inlet end of a vacuum conduit. A section of hose is slidably mounted within the conduit and extends therefrom for cleaning an adjacent area. A pair of O-rings within the collar frictionally retains a handle mounted on the end of the hose in a stored position when the hose is in a retracted position and provides an air seal between the handle and vacuum supply conduit. A locking mechanism mounted on the collar automatically locks the hose in a selected extended position when manually pulled from the collar by a locking finger engaging an adjacent section of the hose. An electric switch on the collar enables a user to actuate the vacuum supply source. A mounting bracket enables the collar to be mounted at various locations in the structure and a ring formed on the collar enables the collar to be rotated to a desired position on the mounting bracket. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190024 | Portable Suction Nozzle and Holster Therefor - A portable suction nozzle for removing layers of fat, oil and grease (FOG), scum, sludge and the like from the surface or bottom of tanks used in water and sewage treatment plants, septic systems and the like. The device can be used by an operator working in such environments, as well as honey wagon operators, oil spill response teams and the like. The device can be held in place by a holster arrangement mounted to a tank to be cleaned. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190025 | SELF-RIGHTING CLEANING APPLIANCE - A self-righting cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a cyclonic separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly. The cleaning appliance is arranged so that it is urged to return to an upright position if it is tipped onto its side. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190026 | SELF-RIGHTING CLEANING APPLIANCE - A self-righting cleaning appliance of the cylinder type comprises a separating apparatus for separating dirt from a dirt-bearing fluid flow, and a floor-engaging rolling assembly having a recess in which the separating apparatus is received. At least a portion of the separating apparatus is visible as a portion of the outer surface of the cleaning appliance when the separating apparatus is received in the recess, and the cleaning appliance is arranged so that it is urged to return to an upright position if it is tipped onto its side. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190027 | Floor Treatment Apparatus - The present invention relates generally to an apparatus for cleaning or otherwise treating a floored surface that includes a platform adapted to support the weight of an operator. In addition, one embodiment of the present invention is capable of generally performing 360° turns to facilitate the treatment of difficult to access portions of the floored surface. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190028 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE - An automatic cleaning device includes a main body and an operating unit. The operating unit is disposed on the lower side of the main body and includes several wheels. At least one of these wheels tilts downward with respect to the main body and the wheels may cause the automatic cleaning device to move around. In addition, with the aid of a piece of fabric, brush or dust removal paper attached to each wheel, the automatic cleaning device of the present invention can freely move around and clean up all corners of a flat floor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190029 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SCREEN CLEANER - A screen cleaning device including a soft cleaning material mounted on a back material including stiffeners. The stiffener has a first area and a second area, the first area for cleaning and the second area for holding. The second area may include an attachment mechanism that provides for attachment to a key chain or other holder. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190030 | JANITORIAL BUCKET AND WRINGER APPARATUS - A portable cleaning assembly for containing a cleaning solution and a mop. The assembly comprises a wheeled bucket with a drain opening and a drain valve. The drain valve comprises a biasing member to force a stopper in a downward direction. The assembly further comprises a pivoting handle and at least one rigid handle on the back and/or front wall of the bucket. The assembly comprises a latch connected to a side wall, wherein the latch retains a wringer handle in a downward position. The assembly also comprises a strainer extending vertically and having an upper opening. The assembly can also comprise a wringer having a channel extending vertically along the front wall thereof. The channel is adapted to retain a mop handle therein in an essentially vertical orientation. The front wall can also comprise at least one flexible member to retain the mop handle within the channel. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190031 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WASHING ARTICLES - A device for washing articles includes a pre-wash section for the removal of particles from the articles, a wash section for the removal of residue from the articles, a pre-wash conveyor for conveying the articles in the pre-wash section, and a wash conveyor for conveying articles in the wash section. The pre-wash conveyor and the wash conveyors are separate with the pre-wash conveyor terminating at the commencement of the wash conveyor, and the articles are transferred from the pre-wash conveyor to the wash conveyor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190032 | WAREWASHER COMPRISING A DRYING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SUCH A WAREWASHER - A warewasher ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190033 | DISHWASHER APPLIANCE AND A METHOD FOR MOUNTING A SLIDE RAIL IN A DISHWASHER APPLIANCE - A dishwasher appliance and a method for mounting a slide rail within a dishwasher appliance are provided. A rack assembly of the dishwasher appliance includes a bracket with a post. A slide rail is mounted to the bracket, and the slide rail and the bracket are positioned within a wash chamber of the dishwasher appliance. The post extends through the tub, and a sleeve is positioned opposite the bracket on the tub and engages the post. The sleeve hinders retraction of the post through the tub. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190034 | DISHWASHER - The present disclosure provides a dishwasher having an improved basket pull-out structure. The dishwasher includes: a tub; a basket arranged inside the tub for loading dishes; and a draw-out unit arranged on either side of the basket for guiding the basket to be drawn out forward from the tub, wherein the draw-out unit includes first, second, and third rails, a plurality of first balls placed between the first and second rails, and a plurality of second balls placed between the second and third rails, and wherein the plurality of first balls and the plurality of second balls are arranged in vertical direction. According to the present disclosure, a slim draw-out unit may be provided by aligning ball bearings in vertical direction, thereby increasing the space utility of the dishwasher. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190035 | POLYP DETECTION FROM AN IMAGE - A method of identifying the presence of a suspect region such as a polyp in a body cavity of a subject includes generating successive images of a body cavity of the subject, and comparing the successive images of the body cavity, wherein a suspect region of the body cavity is likely present when the successive images are different in terms of intensity, surroundings, registration, and/or protrusions. Also provided is an apparatus comprising a processor and an endoscope having a camera and one or more illuminators such that the processor is configured to compare the images acquired from the camera and the one or more illuminators to identify the presence of a suspect region such as a polyp. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190036 | Tissue Visualization And Manipulation System - Tissue visualization and manipulation systems are described herein. Such a system may include a deployment catheter and an attached imaging hood deployable into an expanded configuration. In use, the imaging hood is placed against or adjacent to a region of tissue to be imaged in a body lumen that is normally filled with an opaque bodily fluid such as blood. A translucent or transparent fluid, such as saline, can be pumped into the imaging hood until the fluid displaces any blood, thereby leaving a clear region of tissue to be imaged via an imaging element in the deployment catheter. Additionally, any number of therapeutic tools can also be passed through the deployment catheter and into the imaging hood for treating the tissue region of interest. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190037 | STEREO CAMERA FOR HERMETICALLY SEALED ENDOSCOPE - In one embodiment, an endoscopic camera for a robotic surgical system includes a stereo camera module mounted to a robotic arm of a patient side cart. The optical and electro-optic components of the camera module are hermetically sealed within a first housing. Signals from an electro-optic component travel through traces in a ceramic substrate forming one side of the hermetically sealed first housing. A second housing surrounds the first housing and optical fibers are dispersed between the housings to provide lighting in a body cavity. The camera module may be sterilized by an autoclave. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190038 | VIRTUAL ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, METHOD, AND MEDIUM CONTAINING PROGRAM - A structure extracting unit extracts a structure from a three-dimensional medical image, and a view point determining unit determines a view point position and a direction of line of sight of a virtual endoscopic image. An image generating unit calculates a distance between the view point position and the extracted structure, changes an opacity defined in a color template depending on the distance, and generates, from the three-dimensional medical image, a virtual endoscopic image containing the structure shown according to the color template with the changed opacity viewed from the view point position in the direction of line of sight. A display control unit displays the thus generated virtual endoscopic image on a WS display. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190039 | IMAGING MODULE AND ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An imaging module includes: a solid-state imaging element including a light receiving face for receiving light; a mounting substrate including a connection portion which is located inside an imaging element projection area that is a projection area where the solid-state imaging element is projected in an optical axis direction and which is connected to a back surface of the solid-state imaging element on a distal end side of the mounting substrate, the mounting substrate on a rear end side being extended in the optical axis direction; and a metallic reinforcing member that has a sleeve shape open at both ends and covers the solid-state imaging element and the connection portion of the mounting substrate along the optical axis direction in a state where an inner circumferential surface of the reinforcing member is away from the solid-state imaging element and the mounting substrate. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190040 | IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS - An image pickup apparatus includes a substrate, on a first surface of which a light receiving section and a peripheral circuit section are formed, a multilayer wiring layer stacked on the first surface and including a plurality of metal layers and insulating layers, a translucent cover located on the multilayer wiring layer, and a side surface sealing member which extends from a peripheral section of a surface in the translucent cover to the substrate side while having a frame shape, and protects outer peripheral side surfaces of the multilayer wiring layer. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190041 | ELONGATED MEMBER FOR MEDICAL USE AND CLEANING DEVICE - An elongated member for medical use includes a lumen into which a medical instrument having an elongated main body section is insertable, the lumen being configured such that the medical instrument is advanceable and recedable through the lumen; and a cleaning unit configured to make contact with at least a portion of the medical instrument so as to clean the medical instrument when the medical instrument is advanced and receded through the lumen. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190042 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An endoscope apparatus includes an objective optical system that is provided at a distal end portion of an insertion portion of an endoscope which can be inserted into a body cavity of a subject; a temperature sensor unit that detects a temperature of the distal end portion; a heating unit that can generate heat for preventing fogging of the objective optical system; a timer that measures a time period during which the temperature of the distal end portion detected by the temperature sensor unit is equal to or lower than a predetermined temperature; and a control unit that performs control so as to cause the heating unit to generate the heat when the time period measured by the timer continues for a predetermined time period or longer. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190043 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL CAVITY RECONSTRUCTION - Disclosed are various embodiments for systems and methods for acquiring images of cavity surfaces and generating three dimensional representations of the cavity surfaces using algorithmic methods, such as, for example, structure from motion. A scanning device illuminates light into a cavity and a probe is inserted into the cavity. Light that is reflected from the cavity surface, including natural features, and within the field of view of a reflective element of the probe is reflected towards a lens within the scanning device and projected onto a sensor. Two-dimensional images are captured as the reflections and reconstructed as the scanning device moves over time. Image processing algorithms are employed to generate a three dimensional image based at least in part on natural features included in a sequence of the two-dimensional images. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190044 | INTUBATION ACCESSORY - An intubation tube accessory for use in combination with an intubation tool. The accessory includes an illumination member; an imaging device; a communication mechanism configured to convey images from the imaging device to a display screen; and an intubation fixing mechanism configured for removable fixing of the intubation accessory to the intubation tool. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190045 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING OPHTHALMIC DISEASE - Described herein are methods and systems for detecting anisocoria and evaluating an underlying disease causing anisocoria. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190046 | APPARATUS FOR CORNEAL SHAPE ANALYSIS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CORNEAL THICKNESS - A method of determining a corneal thickness and an apparatus for determining the same. The method comprises the following steps of illuminating a cornea by a plurality of stimulator point light sources, capturing an image of the cornea comprising reflected images of the stimulator point light sources, obtaining a first model representing an anterior surface of the cornea, constructing a second model representing a posterior surface of the cornea from the image by ray-tracing the reflected images of the stimulator point light sources towards the first model representing the anterior surface of the cornea, and determining the corneal thickness from the first model representing the anterior surface and the second model representing the posterior surface. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190047 | OPTOMETRY APPARATUS CONTROLLER, OPTOMETRY SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING OPTOMETRY APPARATUS PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - In an optometry apparatus controller provided in an electric optometry apparatus including an optical element disposed in front of an examinee's eye and a switch mechanism that electrically switches the optical element, for instructing the switching of the optical element, the controller includes a touchscreen configured to display an operation screen for operating the electric optometry apparatus main body, displays, as the operation screen, a graphic image of a manual optometry apparatus as viewed from an operator side, the manual optometry apparatus including a plurality of operating units and being configured to switch the optical element disposed in front of the eye by an operation with respect to the operating units, and outputs a control signal to the electric optometry apparatus main body based on a touch input with respect to the graphic image on the touchscreen. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190048 | CIRCULAR PREFERENTIAL HYPERACUITY PERIMETRY VIDEO GAME TO MONITOR MACULAR AND RETINAL DISEASES - Systems and methods for providing a video game to map macular visual acuity comprising a test where a fixation point is ensured by brief simultaneous presentation of central and pericentral targets. The game may be implemented on a hardware platform including a video display, a user input device, and a video camera. The camera is used to monitor ambient light level and the distance between the device and the eyes of the test subject. The game serves as a macular acuity perimeter that produces a map of the acuity of an eye that may be compared with normative data. The type of acuity tested is preferably Vernier acuity, but resolution acuity can also be tested. The test results are transmitted to a health care professional by telecommunications means to facilitate the diagnosis or monitoring of age-related macular degeneration or other relevant eye diseases. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190049 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF PROGRAM - An optical coherence tomography apparatus includes a generation unit configured, based on interfering light produced by interfering a return beam and a reference beam of light emitted toward the object to be measured, to generate tomographic images of an object to be measured, an image processing unit configured to perform image processing for increasing image quality to at least one of the tomographic images generated by the generation unit, and a display control unit configured to display one of the tomographic images generated by the generation unit and then display the image on which the image processing is performed by the image processing unit on a display unit. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190050 | METHODS AND KITS FOR ASSESSING CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INTEGRITY - The invention provides methods and kits for detecting, screening, quantifying or localizing the etiology for reduced or impaired cranial nerve function or conduction or associated cranial nucleus or supranuclear input, useful for detecting, diagnosing or screening for increased intracranial pressure, or useful for detecting, diagnosing, monitoring progression of or screening for a disease or condition featuring increased intracranial pressure by tracking eye movement of the subject. The methods may be performed by a) analyzing eye movement of the subject; b) comparing eye movement of the subject to eye movement of a control or the subject's own baseline eye movement; and c) identifying the subject as having eye movement significantly different from the control or the subject's own baseline eye movement. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190051 | Temporal Structured-Illumination Motion-Detection System - The present invention provides devices and methods for detecting and tracking fast-moving-object. In one application, the present invention can be employed to detect and track fast eye movements (saccades). An example device of the present invention tracks a moving object by generating, within a single frame of a detector (e.g., a video camera) two or more images of the moving object. The images are generated by illuminating the moving objects with sequentially activated light sources (e.g. sequentially tally strobed light-emitting diodes). The rate at which the light sources are sequentially activated exceeds the frame rate of the detector, resulting in generating multiple images of the moving object within a single frame of the detector. The devices and methods described herein, including a saccadometry system, can utilize off-the-shelf components and does not require expensive high-frame-rate video equipment. These devices and methods can be used to track a moving object with a temporal resolution far greater than that normally achievable with standard 15 fps to 30 fps frame-rate imagers. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190052 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ATTACHMENT AND DETECTION OF ATTACHMENT OF A WEARABLE SENSOR TO CLOTHING MATERIAL - A method and system of universal, secure attachment with attachment detection mechanism, of a wearable sensor-unit to any article of clothing worn around the body in order to measure vital signals of a person, such as motion, movements and activity levels. The method and system permits: reliable attachment to any article of clothing; an attachment in any position to clothing or fabric worn by a person; and detection for the wearable sensor attachment to an article of clothing to minimize false alarms. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190053 | Body Area Network Pairing Improvements for Clinical Workflows - A method for establishing a connection between a first electronic computing device and a second electronic computing device includes moving the second electronic computing device so that it is proximal to the first electronic computing device. When the first electronic computing device detects the proximity of the first electronic computing device relative to the second electronic computing device, a radio on the first electronic device is set to a connectable and discoverable state. A wireless connection is automatically established between the first electronic computing device and the second electronic computing device. Data is transmitted between the first electronic computing device and the second electronic computing device. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190054 | IMAGING APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An imaging apparatus is disclosed for diagnosis, which generates multiple horizontal cross-sectional images inside a body lumen, and a vertical cross-sectional image suitable for use by using the generated horizontal cross-sectional image. The imaging apparatus for diagnosis includes first extraction means for extracting a pixel corresponding to a cut position when a body lumen wall is cut by a plane substantially parallel to an axial direction, from a first horizontal cross-sectional image, second extraction means for extracting a pixel corresponding to a lumen surface when the body lumen wall is cut by the plane, from a second horizontal cross-sectional image, generation means for generating a vertical lumen image in such a way that a pixel obtained by projecting the pixel extracted by the second extraction means at the cut position is superimposed on the pixel extracted by the first extraction means, and display means for displaying the vertical lumen image. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190055 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF ACQUIRING SELECTIVE GRAY MATTER IMAGE, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE USING SAME - There is provided a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus comprising: an inversion pulse generating unit that applies an inversion pulse to a living body to suppress a white matter image signal; an excitation pulse generating unit that applies an RF excitation pulse to the living body after inversion time from the inversion pulse so as to excite magnetization; an image signal receiving unit that acquires first and second final image signals from first and second echo trains in an RF refocusing pulse train, respectively; and an image generating unit that generates a gray matter image from the first and second final image signals. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190056 | OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An optical measurement apparatus according to the present invention includes: an irradiation fiber; a plurality of light receiving fibers; a light source unit that generates and outputs light to irradiate a biological tissue and supplies the light to the irradiation fiber; a measurement unit that has a plurality of measurement units and performs spectrometry on each returned light from the biological tissue, the returned light output by each of the light receiving fibers; and a control unit that causes a predetermined storage unit to store a measurement result by the measurement unit: and the control unit causes the storage unit to store a measurement result after each measurement unit starts measurement for characteristic value obtainment, the measurement result being data necessary to obtain a characteristic value of the biological tissue. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190057 | CATHETER WITH OMNI-DIRECTIONAL OPTICAL TIP HAVING ISOLATED OPTICAL PATHS - A catheter enables real-time light measurements, for example, without limitation, diffuse reflectance, fluorescence, etc., from biological materials, such as tissue (including blood), while performing RF ablation. The catheter tip design isolates illumination and collection paths within the tip electrode such that light for illuminating the tissue of interest (e.g., cardiac tissue or blood) is isolated within the tip electrode from light that returns from the tissue to the catheter tip, and vice versa. Such a design advantageously avoids saturation of the optical detector, and ensures diffusion of the illumination light within the medium of interest. The catheter has a catheter body and a tip electrode with a shell wall and a hollow cavity. The shell wall has at least an illumination opening and a collection opening. The catheter further includes a first fiber optic cable in communication with the illumination opening, and a second fiber optic cable in communication with the hollow cavity, wherein light emitted from the first fiber optic cable exits the tip electrode to reach tissue through the illumination opening in defining a first path and returns to the tip electrode from the tissue into the hollow cavity through the collection opening in defining a second path, the first and second paths being optically isolated from each other within the tip electrode. The invention also includes a method of making an ablation electrode tip defining isolated optical paths with in the tip electrode for light exiting the tip electrode and light returning to the tip electrode. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190058 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTOR AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE - A biological information detector has a light-emitting part including an LED, a first connecting pad, a first bonding wire, and a light transmission part. The first bonding wire electrically connects the light-emitting part and the first connecting pad. The light transmission part transmits light emitted by the light-emitting part. The light transmission part covers the light-emitting part and the first bonding wire. A thickness of the light transmission part is from 1 μm to 1000 μm. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190059 | Method and Apparatus of Monitoring Foot Inflammation - A method and apparatus for evaluating foot inflammation each uses at least one temperature detection modality to form a first thermogram and a second thermogram of the sole of at least one foot. Each thermogram forms a substantially continuous set of two-dimensional temperature values across the sole of the (at least one) foot. The thermograms have features; namely, the first thermogram has first features and the second thermogram has second features. The method and apparatus thus control a device to apply at least one transformation to the first and second thermograms to align the first features with corresponding second features, and determine, at any thermogram location, if at least one of the thermograms presents one of a plurality of patterns indicative of inflammation. Finally, the method and apparatus each produce output information indicating the result of the determination of whether the thermograms present one of the plurality of patterns. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190060 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING INTEGRATED CAPNOGRAPH-OXIMETRY VALUES - The present disclosure provides methods, devices and systems for calculating integrated breath status values comprising: defining breath cycles based on CO | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190061 | NEAR-INFRARED OPTICAL IMAGING SYSTEM FOR HEMODYNAMIC IMAGING, PULSE MONITORING, AND MAPPING SPATIO-TEMPORAL FEATURES - The present application describes techniques to image biological tissue to determine biological information of an imaged tissue sample such as changes in hemoglobin concentrations, blood flow rate (pulse), and/or spatio-temporal features. Embodiments include illuminating the tissue sample with light in the near-infrared (NIR) spectrum, which is minimally absorbed but scattered through the tissue sample. By detecting the NIR light that is attenuated through, transmitted through, and/or reflected off the tissue to be imaged, the resulting NIR intensity signals may be further analyzed to provide this data. Embodiments include using multiple NIR light sources having varying wavelengths to obtain changes in the oxy- and deoxy-hemoglobin concentrations of the imaged tissue region. The tissue sample may be imaged over a time period, and the NIR images may be viewed statically or in real time after post-processing analyses have been performed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190062 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEASURING HEART RATE IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY - A method and a system for processing a heart rate (HR) in an electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal, producing a first HR from the detected PPG signal, producing a second HR from the detected PPG signal, determining a resultant HR by analyzing the first HR and the second HR, and displaying the resultant HR. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190063 | SYSTEM FOR NONINVASIVE OPTICAL MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES IN TISSUE - Embodiments of the present invention comprise systems and methods for noninvasion measurements of physiological properties of tissues. The system comprises a light emitter, an optical detector, a mechanical sensor and a processor. The light emitter is capable of emitting light of at least two different wavelengths and comprises at least one light source. The processor is capable of evaluating physiological properties of the tissues from measurements of the optical and the mechanical sensor. More precisely, the processor is capable of evaluating physiological properties of venous blood by using data measured by the mechanical sensor and the optical detector. For example, the oxygenation of venous blood can be measured. Furthermore, the systems can optionally comprise a light emitter which emits three wavelengths and/or the light emitter and the optical detector are arranged in reflection geometry and are located at a distance of at most 10 mm from each other. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190064 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND PULSE WAVE DETECTION METHOD - The blood pressure measurement apparatus includes a pressure sensor that detects the pressure in a cuff and outputs a cuff pressure signal, and a pulse wave detection unit that detects a pulse wave in the cuff pressure signal. The pulse wave detection unit includes an analog HPF that extracts a high-frequency component from the cuff pressure signal, an A/D conversion unit, a signal storage unit that stores a signal obtained by performing A/D conversion on the cuff pressure signal detected at the time when the pressurizing pressure changes from increasing to decreasing, a subtraction unit that subtracts the signal stored by the signal storage unit from an output signal of the A/D conversion unit, and a digital HPF that extracts a high-frequency component from the output signal of the subtraction unit. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190065 | PULSE MEASURING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PULSE MEASUREMENT THEREWITH - A pulse measuring device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a measuring unit which is capable of spherical movement with multiple degrees of freedom; and a movement unit on which the measuring unit is mounted, and which has a spherical movement part for moving the measuring unit spherically with multiple degrees of freedom while also having a linear movement structure for moving the measuring unit linearly with multiple degrees of freedom. The measuring unit comprises: a unit body which is coupled so as to be able to rotate relative to an end part of the movement unit; a linking part which is coupled to a lower end part of the unit body and is able to rotate relative to the unit body; and a sensor part which is equipped with a pulse diagnosis sensor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190066 | ECG HAND-HELD DEVICE - The invention relates to an ECG device ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190067 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING AND PRESENTING ARRHYTHMIA INFORMATION TO FACILITATE HEART ARRHYTHMIA IDENTIFICATION AND TREATMENT - A system and method for presenting information relating to heart data can involve operations including identifying arrhythmia events in physiological data obtained for a living being, receiving human assessments of at least a portion of the arrhythmia events, determining a measure of correlation between the human assessments and the identified events, and selectively presenting information regarding the identified events based on the measure of correlation. The operations can also include identifying atrial fibrillation events in physiological data obtained for a living being, obtaining heart rate data for the living being, and presenting information regarding the heart rate data and duration of the atrial fibrillation events together with a common time scale to pictographically represent heart rate trend with atrial fibrillation burden during a defined time period. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190068 | System and Method for Detecting a Characteristic in an ECG Waveform - An apparatus and method is provided that identifies the presence or absence of a P-wave within a set of ECG data. A computation processor identifies the R-wave and then analyses a section of the waveform within a predetermined time window preceding the detected R-wave peak. The waveform within the window is analysed to identify a candidate P-wave, and in response to identifying the candidate P-wave a first and second feature associated therewith is measured. A composite feature value is calculated from the first and second measures, and compared to a classification threshold value. In an exemplary embodiment, the first feature represents a height between a highest peak of the candidate P-wave and a trough of the Q-wave, and the second feature represents a time between the peak of the candidate P-wave and a peak of the R-wave. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190069 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT METHOD AND AN ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY MEASUREMENT DEVICE APPLYING THE SAME - In an electrocardiography measurement method and device, a signal processor determines a baseline value, a maximum wave amplitude value, and a minimum wave amplitude value in an electrocardiogram signal. When the signal processor determines that a difference of the maximum wave amplitude value minus the baseline value is less than a difference of the baseline value minus the minimum wave amplitude value, the signal processor performs a correction process for correcting the electrocardiogram signal. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190070 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTIRCAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY - Systems and methods for determining brain health of a subject include or employ an electrical stimulator configured to apply a current to at least one pair of electrodes, and the electrodes are positioned on a skull of the subject to apply the current and to receive brain activity of the subject. The electrical stimulator is configured to apply a current having a waveform according to a Stochastic Gabor Function (SGF). A signal processor is configured to record the brain activity of the subject in the form of spectral electrical impedance data, and a computer system having non-transient computer readable media is programmed and configured to process the spectral electrical impedance data and indicate an impedance change within the brain of the subject. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190071 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING A SURFACE OF A BODY LUMEN - An embodiment of an apparatus for locating a surface of a body lumen is disclosed. The apparatus includes a locator assembly that has a distal end region configured to extend into an opening of the body lumen and to selectably engage at least a portion of the body lumen adjacent to the opening. The distal end region includes at least one surface engaging element that is configured to engage the surface of the body lumen. The apparatus includes a measuring device that is in electrical communication with the surface engaging element. The measuring device is configured to determine changes in measurable characteristics of the surface engaging element. Methods and apparatus for locating a surface of a body lumen are also disclosed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AND INTERACTING WITH DATA FROM AN ACTIVITY MONITORING DEVICE - Methods and systems for displaying and interacting with data from an activity monitoring device are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include an activity monitoring device including a plurality of biosensors electrically coupled to a circuit board and configured to measure biological information of a user of the activity monitoring device; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the activity monitoring device. The computing device may include a display; one or more processors; and one or more non-transitory computer-readable mediums operatively coupled to at least one of the one or more processors and having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one of the one or more processors, cause: at least one of the one or more processors to process the biological information measured by the activity monitoring device, and the display to display an activity display and a sleep display based on the processed biological information. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190073 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF YOUNG INFANTS DEMONSTRATING DEFICITS IN AUDITORY PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for screening infants at high risk for central auditory processing deficits and then remediating less efficient processing behaviorally using an adaptive training algorithm that gradually increases sensitivity to rapidly occurring stimuli streams. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190074 | Transdermal Porator and Patch System and Method for Using Same - A transdermal permeant delivery of at least one permeant composition into a tissue membrane of a subject including a disposable substate having at least a portion of a bottom surface of a first release liner connected to an upper surface of the substrate and a patch having a backing layer and a reservoir that is selectively removable from the top surface of the first release liner. In a connected position, a first portion of the backing layer of the patch is releaseably mounted to a top surface of the first release liner in spaced registration with a poration area of the substate. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190075 | INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USE - Method and apparatus for inserting at least a portion of a sensor into a patient is provided. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190076 | SENSOR INSERTION DEVICE AND SENSOR INSERTION METHOD - A sensor insertion device for inserting a detection element of a sensor configured to measure biological information of a subject into the body of the subject includes a device body; a data process unit attached to the device body, a movement mechanism detachably attached to the device body, the movement mechanism being configured to move the detection element together with an insertion needle configured to be stuck into the body of the subject to insert the detection element and the insertion needle into the body of the subject; and a displacement preventing member. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190077 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY METHOD - A photoplethysmography (PPG) method is provided. The PPG method includes performing at least one of PPG signal measurement and surrounding environment information sensing, and determining a characteristic of a light source for measuring a PPG signal based on at least one of the measured PPG signal or the sensed surrounding environment information. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190078 | POWER EFFICIENT PULSE OXIMETRY SYSTEM - Various systems and methods for patient monitoring are provided. A monitor may include a sensor interface configured to obtain a signal from a sensor applied to a patient. The monitor may also include data processing circuitry configured to obtain a heart rate of the patient, select a filter based at least in part on the heart rate, and filter the signal using the selected filter to reduce noise at frequencies other than the heart rate. Additionally, the monitor may include a light source drive circuitry configured to reduce power to a light source of the sensor after the selected filter is applied to the signal. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190079 | BIOLOGICAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BIOLOGICAL SENSOR - Provided is a biological sensor capable of reducing stray light that is received without passing through a biological body without increasing the size of the sensor, and capable of improving the reliability of the sensor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190080 | NEEDLE-MOUNTED LINEAR-ARRAY OXYGEN SENSOR - A low coherence light source is used to generate a time-varying and space-localized interference pattern to excite oxygen-sensitive dye embedded in a polymer matrix inside an elongated channel waveguide. The sensing mechanism may be based on triplet-state and phosphorescence quenching of the photosensitizer dye by oxygen molecules. Phosphorescence emission resulting from the time-varying, space-localized excitation light is collected. The intensity or frequency of an oscillating component of the phosphorescence signal is used to quantify the local value of pO | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190081 | BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM, STRIP ACCOMMODATION DEVICE, STRIP STORAGE DEVICE, AND AUTOMATED BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE - The present invention relates to a blood glucose monitoring system, a strip accommodation device, a strip storage device, and an automated blood collection device, wherein the blood glucose monitoring system has the strip accommodation device formed integrally therewith, the strip accommodation device being configured to convert a rotary motion of a cover of an operating member into an upward linear motion and to eject one of a plurality of strips through an ejection hole, thereby easily storing the strips therein, preventing the contamination of the strips from the foreign matters like outside moisture, and accurately and easily measuring the concentration of the glucose in the blood. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190082 | PUNCTURE NEEDLE CARTRIDGE AND PUNCTURE DEVICE USING SAME - A puncture needle cartridge ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190083 | Biomarkers For Treatment Outcomes - The utilization of biomarkers, which include objectively measurable and assessable indicators of a biological process or biological state, in treatments is disclosed. Particularly, biomarkers enabling optimisation of treatment regimes and the use of the biomarkers in tests for the prediction of optimised treatments and treatment outcomes in the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are disclosed. Measurable and assessable cognitive and/or genomic parameters can be biomarkers indicating changes in system severity of MDD. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190084 | Patient Management Device, System And Method - A portable apparatus for managing a plurality of events related to a patient and for recording and storing input data related to said events is disclosed. The portable apparatus comprises a man machine user interface; a timer unit; a control unit, arranged to provide an invitation to the patient as an instruction via the interface to perform a motion exercise, upon a trigger from the timer unit or upon a patient self initiation. In an embodiment the apparatus comprises a sensor to record measurements related to said motion exercise. Further, a storage unit is arranged to retrievably store patient input data and said measurements. This enables diagnosing a degree of a neurological disease or an effect of a medication on said neurological disease. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190085 | ABNORMAL MOTION DETECTOR AND MONITOR - In an embodiment, a seizure monitor provides intelligent epilepsy seizure detection, monitoring, and alerting for epilepsy patients or people with seizures. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may be a wearable, non-intrusive, passive monitoring device that does not require any insertion or ingestion into the human body. In an embodiment, the seizure monitor may include several output options for outputting the accelerometer/gyro or other motion sensor data and video data, so that the data may be immediately validated and/or remotely viewed. The device alerts are communicated to the outside care givers via wireless or wired medium. The device may also support recording of accelerometer or other motion sensor data and video data, which can be reviewed later for further analysis and/or diagnosis. The device and invention is also used and applicable for other body motion disorders or detection and diagnostics. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190086 | AUTOMATED SLEEP STAGING USING WEARABLE SENSORS - A method and system for automated sleep staging are disclosed. The method comprises determining at least one physiological signal during a predetermined time period, extracting at least one feature from the at least one physiological signal, and classifying the at least one feature using a machine learning classifier to output at least one sleep stage. The system includes a sensor to determine at least one physiological signal during a predetermined time period, a processor coupled to the sensor, and a memory device coupled to the processor, wherein the memory device includes an application that, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to extract at least one feature from the at least one physiological signal and to classify the at least one feature using a machine learning classifier unit to output at least one sleep stage. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190087 | MONITORING A CONDITION OF A SUBJECT - Apparatus for monitoring a clinical condition of a subject is described. A motion sensor monitors the subject, and generates a signal in response thereto. A control unit analyzes the signal, and, in response to the analyzing, (a) identifies a sleep stage of the subject, and (b) identifies a clinical parameter of the subject in the identified sleep stage. The control unit monitors the clinical condition, by comparing the clinical parameter to a baseline clinical parameter for the identified sleep stage, and generates an output in response thereto. Other applications are also described. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190088 | APNEA ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apnea analysis system may include a photoplethysmographic (PPG) sub-system, a breath detection sub-system, and an apnea analysis module. An apnea analysis system includes a photoplethysmographic (PPG) sub-system, a breath detection sub-system, and an apnea analysis module. The PPG sub-system is configured to be operatively connected to an individual and output a PPG signal from the individual. The breath detection sub-system is configured to be operatively connected to the individual and output a breath signal from the individual. The apnea analysis module is in communication with the PPG sub-system and the breath detection sub-system. The apnea analysis module analyzes the breath signal and a respiratory component of the PPG signal and, based on the analysis, identifies a presence of apnea, differentiates between obstructive apnea and central apnea, and provides an indication of the identified apnea. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190089 | METHOD OF TREATING SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A system and method for automatically implementing a therapy for treating sleep disordered breathing. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190090 | "Micro-Patch" for Assessment of the Local Microvasculature and Microcirculatory Vasoreactivity - A method is disclosed for assessing local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity of a patient or research subject by selective noninvasive and nondisturbing monitoring of local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity at an accessible site to noninvasive and nondisturbing trans-surface delivery of a study agent with a known microvascular effect in normal subjects. The method includes noninvasively delivering a vasoactive study agent to skin of the subject for trans-surface delivery to the microvasculature. The microvasculature consists of arteriolar-capillary-venule components of an arterial to venous network and the delivery is performed in a non-iontophoretic manner to exclusively affect local microvascular vasoreactivity without systemic effects or changes, wherein the step of delivering includes application of a micro-patch containing the study agent to the skin of the subject. The method also includes determining the subject's microvascular responsiveness by measuring changes in microvascular perfusion in the area of the skin of the subject beneath the micro-patch (including blood flow, blood volume, and/or transfer of blood and tissue components), ensuring that drug delivery does not induce alterations in measurements by delivery to remote sites or by systemic effects and assessing local microvasculature and local microcirculatory vasoreactivity based upon the steps of delivering, determining, and ensuring. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190091 | DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF FLUID ACCUMULATION - A method of detecting a level of fluid accumulation in an internal organ of a subject is proposed, as well as a system for carrying out the method. The method comprises: providing at least one classifier trained to distinguish between two or more levels of fluid accumulation; acquiring an audio signal ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190092 | ELECTODE CATHETER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrode catheter is provided with a catheter shaft ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190093 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A portable electronic device includes a switching unit, a light source, a light detector and control unit. The user utilizes the switching unit to select the detection mode. The light is emitted from the light source to the object to generate a reflected light. The light detector detects the reflected light to generate a light detecting signal for the control unit to calculate a corresponding result based on the selected mode. Therefore, single portable electronic device can achieve multiple functions and is more convenient for utilization. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190094 | SENSOR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING THE SAME - A mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device includes at least one processor, a display module electrically connected with the at least one processor, a communication module electrically connected with the at least one processor, a portable electronic device housing configured to house at least a part of the display module, the at least one processor, and the communication module, and a Heart Rate (HR) sensor (e.g., a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) sensor) which is placed on one surface of the housing and has at least its part exposed to an outside, and which is electrically connected with the at least one processor. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190095 | MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS TO DETECT A MOVING PART OF A PATIENT'S BODY - A medical imaging apparatus and a device to detect the position of a moving part of the body of a patient. The detection device includes a management module including electronic and electric components including a differential pressure sensor linked to a measuring device that generates a differential pressure representative of the respiration flow rate of the patient, the management module being organized so as to perform at least: one acquisition and processing of the data produced by the differential pressure sensor for the generation of data representative of the respiratory volume and for the generation of an outgoing digital synchronization signal; the reception of an incoming digital synchronization signal; the generation of an outgoing digital signal of data representative of the respiratory volume in line with one of the two synchronization signals. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY MOTION ARTIFACTS AND IMPROVE RELIABILITY OF MEASUREMENTS AND ALARMS IN PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC MEASUREMENTS | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190097 | Analyte Sensor Sensitivity Attenuation Mitigation - Method and apparatus for receiving a first signal from a first working electrode of a glucose sensor positioned at a first predetermined position under the skin layer, receiving a second signal from a second working electrode of the glucose sensor positioned at a second predetermined position under the skin layer, the second signal received substantially contemporaneous to receiving the first signal, detecting a dropout in the signal level associated with one of the first or second signals, comparing the first signal and the second signal to determine a variation between the first and second signals, and confirming one of the first or second signals as a valid glucose sensor signal output when the determined variation between the first and the second signals is less than a predetermined threshold level are provided. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190098 | Method, System and Computer Readable Medium for Adaptive and Advisory Control of Diabetes - An Adaptive Advisory Control (AA Control) interactive process involving algorithm-based assessment and communication of physiologic and behavioral parameters and patterns assists patients with diabetes with the optimization of their glycemic control. The method and system may uses all available sources of information about the patient; (i) EO Data (e.g. self-monitoring of blood glucose (SMBG) and CMG), (ii) Insulin Data (e.g. insulin pump log files or patient treatment records), and (iii) Patient Self Reporting Data (e.g. self treatment behaviors, meals, and exercise) to: retroactively assess the risk of hypoglycemia, retroactively assess risk-based reduction of insulin delivery, and then report to the patient how a risk-based insulin reduction system would have acted consistently to prevent hypoglycemia. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190099 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THEM AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A biological information processing system includes a biological information measurement device configured to measure biological information of a subject; and a control device configured to manage the biological information. The control device includes, among other things, an analysis section configured to analyze flag information contained in measurement data received from the biological information measurement device, and a data correction section configured to, when an analysis conducted by an analysis section shows that a measurement date and time are a provisional date and time, correct the measurement date and time information on the basis of a time discrepancy between measurement-side clock information and control-side clock information. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190100 | SYSTEM FOR MONITORING PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS - Apparatuses and methods for medical monitoring physiological characteristics values such as blood glucose levels for the treatment of diabetes, are presented. The apparatuses and methods provide dynamic glucose monitoring functions that perform predictive analysis to anticipate harmful conditions, such as glucose crash and hyperglycemic incidents for a patient. The dynamic functions can also be used to maximize athletic performance and warn of inadequate nocturnal basal rate. Other aspects include advanced alarm and reminder functions, as well as advanced data presentation tools to further facilitate convenient and efficient management of various physiological conditions. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190101 | MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING OFFSET COMPRESSION PADDLES, AUTOMATIC COLLIMATION, AND RETRACTABLE ANTI-SCATTER GRID - A mammographic imaging system is optimized for use with a single fixed size flat panel digital image receptor. It accommodates compression devices (paddles) of varying sizes, and positions them properly in a field of view of the image receptor. When a compression paddle with size smaller than the field of view of the image receptor is used the compression paddle can be shifted laterally in the direction parallel to the chest wall, so as to facilitate different views of different size breasts, and permit the image receptor to image as much of the desired tissue as possible. An automatic X-ray collimator restricts the X-ray illumination of the breast in accordance with the compression paddle size and location in the field of view. An anti-scatter grid, mounted inside the image receptor enclosure, just below the top cover of the enclosure, can be retracted out of the field of view of the image receptor for use in magnification imaging. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190102 | Method and apparatus for adjusting technical exposure factors during radiographic acquisition - A method and apparatus for acquiring a radiographic image of a patient includes using an X-ray source and at least a X-ray detector supported in opposed positions, the area under investigation being positioned between the X-ray source and detector in the propagation bundle of the radiation emitted by the X-ray source, the X-ray source and detector being movable along a pre-set trajectory due to at least two movements. The X-ray dose administered to a patient can be adjusted automatically, dispensing the minimum dose necessary to achieve a radiographic image of good quality. The method and apparatus provide for performing a scout acquisition, preceding the acquisition of a real panoramic image, in a particularly efficient way. During the scout acquisition, data are collected for adjusting the X-ray dose for the following radiographic image acquisition. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190103 | SENSOR HOLDING APPARATUS FOR FACILITATING DENTAL IMAGING - A sensor holding apparatus for facilitating dental imaging, in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, comprises a handle, an elongated shaft, and a sensor holder. The holder includes a coupling component configured to removably attach to a portal end of the shaft. The shaft comprises a cross-section adapted to receive a user's bite, the cross-section having a substantially polygonal perimeter to aid manipulation of the sensor inside the patient's mouth. The sensor holder further comprises a substantially flat body having a substantially flat surface adapted for removably attaching a sensor to the sensor holder. Furthermore, the substantially flat surface of the body of the sensor holder may comprise at least one edge that is adapted for removably attaching the sensor to the sensor holder by a pressure, or the sensor holder may be configured to receive an adhesive for removably attaching the sensor to the sensor holder. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190104 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SPATIAL POSITION OF A DIRECT DIGITAL X-RAY DETECTOR - A method controls for a planned radiographic exposure the spatial position of a portable digital direct x-ray detector in a medical imaging system including multiple radiographic exposure stands. The method includes creating a three-dimensional spatial model of the medical imaging system, determining within the model the spatial position of the detector based on input received from three gravity sensors installed thereon, determining a three-dimensional volume space for each radiographic exposure stand, and checking whether the spatial position of the detector fits within the three-dimensional volume space of the radiographic exposure stand. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190105 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, RADIATION IMAGING SYSTEM, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM, AND IMAGE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD - An image display system, radiation imaging system, image display control program and image display control method that make the position of an object of interest easier to perceive. A tomographic image generation section generates a tomographic image DG. A nipple height specification section specifies the height of a nipple P as measured from an imaging plane on the basis of the generated tomographic image DG. An image display control section controls displays at a display, via an interface section, such that an information image IG is displayed together with the generated tomographic image DG. The information image IG indicates the height of the nipple P and the slice height of the tomographic image DG that is being displayed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190106 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND X-RAY CT IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - The present invention is directed to improve the precision of a CT image of a local region (small FOV image) that is obtained by applying the extensive reconstruction technique to the iterative approximate reconstruction method. A first CT image relating to a first reconstruction range is reconstructed from the projection data of a subject, the projection data being detected by the X-ray detector of the X-ray CT apparatus, and the first CT image is corrected iteratively so that the first calculated projection data obtained from the first CT image according to projection calculation, becomes equal to the projection data of the subject. The first CT image thus iteratively corrected is used to extract local measured projection data in association with the second reconstruction range. A second CT image is reconstructed in the second reconstruction range and the second CT image is iteratively corrected so that the extracted local measured projection data becomes equal to the second calculated projection data that is obtained from the second CT image according to the projection calculation. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190107 | APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - An apparatus for generating an diagnostic image of an object including a first image capturing unit to acquire a first diagnostic image, a second diagnostic image capturing unit that captures images by utilizing a different format of image capturing than the first image capturing unit in order to acquire a second diagnostic image that is different from the first diagnostic image. An image processor is configured to extract distinct points from at least one of the first diagnostic image and the second diagnostic image and perform image registration the first and second diagnostic images based on the extracted distinct points. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190108 | 3D Image Generation Method and Device for G-arm X-ray Machine and G-arm X-ray Machine - A 3D image generation method includes controlling a G-arm frame to rotate to a target angle, and keeping the currents and voltages of two X-ray tubes unchanged during rotation, obtaining groups of 2D projection data of an object when a G-arm is in different angles, each group of 2D projection data including two paths of projection data, conducting calculation according to an FDK algorithm or an FDK correction algorithm using the groups of 2D projection data to obtain a 3D image of the object, and outputting the 3D image, thereby greatly reducing the data obtaining time by obtaining two paths of projection data, effectively reducing the irradiation time of the object, directly outputting the 3D image of the object, reflecting the full view information about the object, and solving the problem in the prior art that the irradiation time of the object under examination of X-rays is long. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190109 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING HEART SIGNALS - The invention relates to a monitoring system ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190110 | ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE - An electronic stethoscope has a body with a diaphragm at one end of the body. A microphone is housed within the body, wherein the microphone is to generate a first analog audio signal based on sounds waves amplified by the diaphragm. A processing device is also housed within the body and connected to the microphone. The processing device is to receive a second audio signal from a computing device connected to the electronic stethoscope via a connection, and enable the microphone responsive to receipt of the second audio signal. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190111 | ULTRASOUND-GUIDED NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS - A non-invasive blood (or compartment) pressure measurement device comprises a hand-held housing configured to fit over, or couple to, an existing ultrasound probe. At least one force sensor in or on the housing generates a signal representing the amount of force applied by the probe as a user manipulates the housing. Electronic circuitry converts the force signal into an estimate of pressure when the display shows that a particular vessel or compartment has been occluded by the force of the probe. Apparatus may be provided to grip the handle portion of the probe, with at least one force sensor is supported on or in a component disposed between the apparatus and the housing. The component may be a thin-walled tube, and a plurality of strain gages, each forming a Wheatstone bridge load cell, may be disposed circumferentially around the component. The electrically circuitry is further operative to sum the signals from the plurality of strain gages to reject non-axial moments. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190112 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FETAL INTELLIGENT NAVIGATION ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY - Described is an apparatus and method for fetal intelligent navigation echocardiography (FINE). Use of this apparatus and method allows for visualization of standard fetal echocardiography views from dataset volumes obtained with spatiotemporal image correlation (STIC) and application of intelligent navigation technology. An imaging system includes a processor that executes an instruction set that causes the computing system to perform operations comprising: obtaining dataset volumes of a heart, placing markers within the dataset, and generating selected images of the heart based on the markers in the dataset. The imaging system also includes a memory for storing the images, and a display for displaying the images. The imaging system further includes a port communicatively coupled to a network. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190113 | OPTICAL-ACOUSTIC IMAGING DEVICE - The present invention is a guide wire imaging device for vascular or non-vascular imaging utilizing optic acoustical methods, which device has a profile of less than 1 mm in diameter. The ultrasound imaging device of the invention comprises a single mode optical fiber with at least one Bragg grating, and a piezoelectric or piezo-ceramic jacket, which device may achieve omnidirectional (360°) imaging. The imaging guide wire of the invention can function as a guide wire for vascular interventions, can enable real time imaging during balloon inflation, and stent deployment, thus will provide clinical information that is not available when catheter-based imaging systems are used. The device of the invention may enable shortened total procedure times, including the fluoroscopy time, will also reduce radiation exposure to the patient and to the operator. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190114 | PORTABLE ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - A portable ultrasound imaging apparatus is provided, being operable when used in hand-held mode, and capable of performing operations such as starting and ending actions easily, even during an examination. The portable ultrasound imaging apparatus has a display panel | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190115 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE - An ultrasonic imaging device selectively obtains an accurate image of a target part inside an object or an image of a wide part inside the object through an ultrasonic probe by operating a focus adjustment unit. The ultrasonic imaging device includes an ultrasonic probe the front of which is equipped with a probe lens, and a focus adjustment unit mounted to the ultrasonic probe so as to selectively defocus the probe lens. The focus adjustment unit includes a focus adjustment portion arranged in the front of the probe lens, and a pressing portion connected to the focus adjustment portion so as to vary a curvature of the focus adjustment portion by external force. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190116 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - Disclosed herein is an ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic probe includes a matching layer having flexibility, a piezoelectric layer disposed on the bottom surface of the matching layer and having flexibility, a first backing layer disposed on the bottom surface of the piezoelectric layer and having flexibility, a second backing layer disposed on the bottom surface of the first backing layer and including a plurality of backing material layers stacked perpendicularly to the first backing layer, and second backing layer adjusting units respectively disposed between every two of the plurality of the stacked backing material layers of the second backing layer and changing the shape of the backing material layers. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190117 | ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENT AND ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT DEVICE - The ultrasound measurement instrument of the present invention comprises a main body component having a polyhedral shape; a nozzle that is provided in one plane of the main body component, the nozzle and communicating with the main body component via a hollow portion; and a contact component blocking off a face of the nozzle on the opposite side from the main body component in a flat shape such that ultrasonic waves are transmitted. The contact component is inclined with respect to a first axis that is parallel to the plane of the polyhedral body in which the nozzle is provided, and to a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis and is parallel to the plane. A cartilage surface is inclined with respect to a biological surface, and the contact component is inclined by the same degree in the inclination direction thereof. Therefore, the ultrasonic waves emitted perpendicular to the face of the main body component where the nozzle is located pass through the contact component and proceed perpendicular to the cartilage surface. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190118 | ULTRASONIC DEVICE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC DEVICE - An ultrasonic device includes: a substrate on which ultrasonic elements configured to transmit and receive ultrasound and a cable electrically connected to the ultrasonic elements are installed; an acoustic lens having a plurality of projecting portions connected to one of the substrate and the cable; and an acoustic matching unit located between the substrate and the acoustic lens, wherein the projecting portions extend along an outer perimeter of the substrate, and the projecting portions are provided at a lower ratio per unit length in a direction in which the projecting portions extend in a place where the cable is installed than in a place where the cable is not installed. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190119 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnostic apparatus and a method of operating the same. The method includes transmitting an ultrasound signal to an object to receive an echo signal corresponding to the ultrasound signal from the object, generating an ultrasound image, based on the received echo signal, detecting cross-sectional information indicating which cross-sectional surface of the object the generated ultrasound image shows, and displaying the ultrasound image and a cross-sectional information image corresponding to the detected cross-sectional information. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190120 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING ULTRASONIC IMAGING DATA - The present invention provides a method and a system for processing ultrasonic data. The method comprises: obtaining ( | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190121 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Controlling Ultrasound Power Output and Stability - Some embodiments provide a method of providing ultrasound energy having a stable power output. The method can comprise providing ultrasound energy from a ultrasound transducer; determining a power level threshold of the ultrasound energy; monitoring a power level of the ultrasound energy over time of the ultrasound energy; communicating a power level to a controller; adjusting the frequency of the ultrasound energy upon a change in the power level; and maintaining the power level threshold of the ultrasound energy. | 2015-07-09 |
| 20150190122 | FLUID SAMPLE COLLECTION SYSTEM - A sample collection container adapted to be connected to, and disconnected from, a sample collection adapter and a sample collection container cap. The sample collection adapter has a downward sloping interior surface that provides a free-flowing path for samples provided by a subject to the sample collection container. The sample collection adapter may have a three-dimensional rim that is curved in two different non-parallel planes. | 2015-07-09 |
