33rd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220257060 | COOKING UTENSIL COMPATIBLE WITH A ROBOT END EFFECTOR - A cooking system including an end effector and a cooking utensil configured for being maneuvered about a kitchen station through the end effector, the cooking utensil including a body and a grip. The body is configured for maneuvering food items. The grip is fixed with the body and extended from the body in a longitudinal direction of the cooking utensil. The grip includes a grip body, a knob disposed on a proximal end of the grip body, and a stop disposed on a distal end of the grip body such that the grip body is interposed between and separates the knob and the stop in the longitudinal direction of the cooking utensil. The knob and the stop extend beyond the grip body in a first lateral direction of the cooking utensil perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the cooking utensil. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257061 | HANDLE FOR A CONTAINER, HAND-TOOL OR OTHER LIKE ITEM - A handle for a container, the container including a peripheral wall that defines an internal area. The handle includes a mount having a locking recess and a body including a pivot arm and a locking arm. The pivot arm is pivotally connected to the mount. When positioned in an operating position, the locking arm is biased toward the locking recess so as to secure the locking arm in place relative to the mount. When positioned in a storage position, the body is rotated about the pivot arm to a location above or in the internal area. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257062 | WALK-IN HOT TUB - A walk-in hot tub which can enable one or more users to walk into and out of a hot tub in a dry state may include a hot tub compartment. The hot tub compartment may have a hot tub compartment interior. A tub transfer compartment may be disposed adjacent to the hot tub compartment. The tub transfer compartment may have a transfer compartment interior. An openable transfer compartment door may provide walking access to a user from outside the tub transfer compartment into the transfer compartment interior of the tub transfer compartment. An openable hot tub compartment door may provide walking access to one or more users between the hot tub compartment interior of the hot tub compartment and the transfer compartment interior of the tub transfer compartment. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257063 | ENCLOSURE SYSTEM INCORPORATING A CARTRIDGE ASSEMBLY HOUSING AN EXTENDABLE AND RETRACTABLE ENCLOSURE PANEL - An enclosure system having a cartridge assembly with a flexible panel is provided for use in forming an enclosed area. The cartridge assembly may be replaceable. The enclosure system may generally include a frame assembly having bottom and a top track assemblies and a lead post movably mounted on the bottom and top track assemblies. A cartridge assembly may be removably mounted to the frame and include an outer shell having a spring-biased drum rotatably mounted within the outer shell for retaining the flexible panel. A support post may be initially attached to the lead post and jointly displaceable with the flexible panel. The support post may be stopped at a corner area of the frame and limit sagging of the flexible panel at the corner area. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257064 | Magnetic Shower Curtain and Method of Mounting Same - A magnetic shower curtain comprising a shower curtain rail, a plurality of sliders, and a shower curtain. Each slider of the plurality of sliders has a magnetically attractive slider element. The shower curtain has a plurality of magnetically attractive curtain elements. The magnetically attractive curtain elements magnetically couple to the magnetically attractive slider elements in a manner to enable the shower curtain to be releasably supported on and slidable along the shower curtain rail. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257065 | MULTI-PHASE SHAMPOO COMPOSITION WITH AN AESTHETIC DESIGN - A container configured to hold a multiphase shampoo composition. The multiphase shampoo composition has a cleansing phase containing a detersive surfactant and a benefit phase containing a gel network. The cleansing phase and benefit phase are visually discrete phases, in physical contact, and form an aesthetic design suspended across at least a portion of the container. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257066 | CONTAINER CONTAINING A SHAMPOO COMPOSITION WITH AN AESTHETIC DESIGN FORMED BY BUBBLES - A container configured to hold a liquid shampoo composition with an aesthetic design formed at least in part by visually discernable, stable bubbles suspended therein. The shampoo composition can have a cleansing phase containing one or more detersive surfactants. In addition to the cleansing phase, the composition can have an additional cleansing phase and/or a benefit phase that can provide conditioning as well as additional visual interest. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257067 | Hand Sanitizing Station Apparatus - A hand sanitizing station apparatus for convenient zero contact sanitization includes a basin coupled to a housing. A misting tip is coupled to the basin through a tip aperture. A head of the misting tip has a release aperture to create a mist. A feeder tube is coupled to the misting tip and a tank is coupled to the feeder tube and contains pressurized hand sanitizer. A release valve is coupled to the feeder tube between the tank and the misting tip. A motion sensor is coupled to the basin and is in operational communication with the release valve to allow flow of the pressurized hand sanitizer through to the release aperture of the misting tip when a user's hands are placed within the basin. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257068 | LIQUID SUPPLY SYSTEM - A liquid supply system for supplying liquid to one or more liquid dispensers is provided. The system comprises a water source for supply of water to the system; a concentrate reservoir for supply of concentrate to the system; and a liquid reservoir coupled to the water source and the concentrate reservoir, and configured to be coupled to one or more liquid dispensers. In use, the liquid reservoir is configured to supply liquid to the or each dispenser and is replenished via the water source and concentrate reservoir. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257069 | HAND DRYER SPLASH GUARD - The invention discloses a splash guard that may be retrofitted to a hand dryer device to avoid spraying of water on the floor and on the walls. The splash guard is attached underneath the dryer device and is configured to catch the water displaced from a user's drying wet hands. The splash guard is formed of a housing that has side walls, a base, a perforated drip tray and a drawer arrangement to hold the displaced water. The housing is hollow and open fronted, for users to place their hands under the dryer device. The surface of the drip tray is anti-reflective and has perforations that stop water from splashing. The displaced water is directed to drip into the drawer that store up the exiting water to be removed at a later time. The drawer has transparent windows to indicate the level of water in the drawer. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257070 | Self-Mechanical-Cleaning Toilet System with Water-Splash Cleaning Options - A self-mechanical-cleaning toilet system with water-splash cleaning options provides a more sanitary and comfortable bathroom experience with minimum water usage. The system includes a receiving trough, a removal scraper, a guide bar, a back door, a first translation mechanism, a second translation mechanism, and a controller. The receiving trough collects the excrement, while the removal scraper moves the excrement out. The guide bar controls the movement of the removal scraper along the receiving trough. The back door separates the receiving trough from an excrement storage compartment/sewer system. The first translation mechanism moves the removal scraper, while the second translation mechanism moves the back door as necessary. The controller monitors and controls the cycles of the operation of the first translation mechanism and the second translation mechanism. The water-splash cleaning options dispense specified amounts of fluids for cleaning and sanitation purposes. The system also includes means to eliminate unpleasant odors instantly. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257071 | WET-DRY VACUUM CLEANER DEVICE - A wet-dry vacuum cleaner device comprising: a housing; a motor-fan assembly mounted in the housing and arranged to generate an air flow between a dirty air inlet and a clean air outlet; a tank arranged to capture liquid entrained in the dirty air flow, the tank comprising a tank inlet in fluid communication with the dirty air inlet and a tank outlet in fluid communication with the motor fan assembly; wherein the tank outlet is in fluid communication with a liquid trap mounted inside the tank arranged to capture liquid entrained in the air flow exiting the tank. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257072 | CLEANER - A cleaner includes a cleaner main body, and a suction unit connected to the cleaner main body to suck air containing dust, and provided with a brush assembly brought into contact with a floor, wherein the brush assembly includes a rotating rod rotatable in one direction, a brush portion protruding from an outer circumferential surface of the rotating rod to rotate together with the rotating rod, and a blade erected at the rear of the brush portion in the one direction to be adjacent to the brush portion, and brought into contact with the brush portion during the rotation in the one direction, to prevent foreign substances from getting tangled in the brush portion. This configuration may prevent foreign substances such as hair and the like from being tangled in the brush portion during an operation of the cleaner. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257073 | ROBOTIC VACUUM CLEANER WITH AT LEAST ONE FIXED SIDE CLEANING MEMBER - A robotic vacuum cleaner includes a main body having an underside configured to face a surface to be cleaned, a suction opening that opens into the underside of the main body and extending transversely to a main direction of travel of the robotic vacuum cleaner; and a first side cleaning member attached at a fixed location on a front part of the main body and located adjacent a first side edge of the main body, the first side cleaning member having a first cleaning part which is flexible and is configured to direct waste, which comes into contact with the first cleaning part when the robotic vacuum cleaner moves in the main direction of travel, toward the suction opening. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257074 | MOBILE ROBOT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A mobile robot of the present disclosure includes: a traveling unit configured to move a main body; a lidar sensor configured to acquire terrain information outside the main body; a camera sensor configured to acquire an image outside the main body; and a controller configured to fuse the image and a detection signal of the lidar sensor to select a front edge for the next movement and set a target location of the next movement at the front edge to perform mapping travelling. Therefore, in a situation where there is no map, the mobile robot can provide an accurate map with a minimum speed change when travelling while drawing the map. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257075 | MOVING ROBOT AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - According to a moving robot and a method of controlling the same of the present disclosure, a shape of a ceiling is extracted from an image captured during traveling on the basis of a map generated by detecting an obstacle, a shape of an area corresponding to the shape of the ceiling is extracted, an actual shape of the area and a map to which a detection result of the obstacle is reflected are generated, and a map having a shape close to an actual shape of an indoor shape is provided to a user. Accordingly, the user can easily divide the plurality of areas, can input a correct cleaning command based on the map, and can easily check a current state or a cleaning state of the moving robot for each area. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257076 | VACUUM CLEANER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A MOTOR FOR A BRUSH OF THE VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner that includes a surface cleaning head including a dirty air inlet, a brush supported by the surface cleaning head, a motor coupled to and operable to cause movement of the brush, a sensor to sense a voltage associated with a current of the motor, and a controller configured to control an amount of current provided to the motor in response to the sensed voltage. The controller is configured to control a first pulse width modulated (PWM) duty cycle provided to the motor when the sensed voltage is less than a reference voltage, control a second PWM duty cycle provided to the motor when the sensed voltage is greater than the reference voltage, the second PWM duty cycle being less than the first PWM duty cycle, and turn off the motor when the sensed voltage increases to a voltage associated with an overload current of the motor. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257077 | CLEANING ROBOT AND METHOD OF PERFORMING TASK THEREOF - A method, performed by a cleaning robot, of performing a task, is provided. The method includes capturing an image of an object in a vicinity of the cleaning robot, determining a task to be performed by the cleaning robot, by applying the captured image to at least one trained artificial intelligence (AI) model, controlling a guard portion to descend from in front of an opened portion to a floor surface of the cleaning robot, according to the determined task, and driving towards the object so the object is moved by the descended guard portion. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257078 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH A SIDEWAYS PIVOTING HANDLE - An upright surface cleaning apparatus, such as an upright vacuum cleaner, is provided wherein the upright section is moveable sideways about a pivot axis wherein the pivot axis is angled forwardly and downwardly. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is provided which is moveable sideways and is biased to the centered position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning head is moveable sideways and is provided with a detent mechanism to inhibit sideways movement when in the storage position. In other embodiments, a surface cleaning apparatus is also provided which alternately uses a cleaning head adapted to receive a cloth or a traditional surface cleaning head. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257079 | FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FLOOR CLEANING MACHINE - A floor cleaning machine is provided, comprising a suction unit device, a suction bar which is operatively connectable, or operatively connected, to the suction unit device for fluid communication therewith, a holder which releasably holds the suction bar, a fixing device for releasably fixing the suction bar at the holder, and an overload protection device which is associated with the suction bar, wherein the overload protection device comprises at least one rotational bearing by way of which the suction bar is rotatable at the holder relative to the holder when an overload situation occurs. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257080 | AUTONOMOUS FLOOR CLEANING WITH A REMOVABLE PAD - An autonomous floor cleaning robot includes a robot body defining a forward drive direction, a controller supported by the robot body, a drive supporting the robot body and configured to maneuver the robot across a surface in response to commands from the controller, a pad holder disposed on an underside of the robot body and configured to retain a removable cleaning pad during operation of the cleaning robot; and a pad sensor arranged to sense a feature of a cleaning pad held by the pad holder and generate a corresponding signal. The controller is responsive to the signal generated by the pad sensor, and configured to control the robot according to a cleaning mode selected from a set of multiple robot cleaning modes as a function of the signal generated by the pad sensor. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257081 | MAGNETIC SPONGE ASSEMBLY - A multi-layer sponge assembly is disclosed which contains an abrasive portion and a magnet that mates with a separate magnetic element to allow the sponge to be elevated in a suspended position to dry. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257082 | MAGNETIC SPONGE ASSEMBLY - A multi-layer sponge assembly is disclosed which contains a magnetic button that mates with a separate magnetic element to allow the sponge to be elevated in a suspended position to dry. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257083 | USING EMBEDDED ELEMENTS FOR ONLINE CONTENT VERIFICATION - Provided herein are systems, methods and devices for classifying nested content execution loaded by a webpage or an application executed by a client device, comprising a client device executing a webpage or an application loaded from a content server which embed nesting element(s) used for loading nested content from nested content server(s). The webpage/application embeds a host monitoring code executed to collect session data indicative of execution session of the webpage/application including execution of nested content loaded using the nesting element(s), transmitting a signature of the session data to server(s) configured to classify the execution according to at least part of the session data extracted from the signature, and transmitting transaction indicator(s) of execution of the nested content to one or more providers of the nested content which may verify execution of the nested content in the context of the webpage/application based on the classification obtained from the server(s). | 2022-08-18 |
20220257084 | SURFACE CLEANUP TOOL - Described herein are examples of a surface cleanup tool. The surface cleanup tool includes a collection area. The surface cleanup tool also includes an intake ramp formed at an edge of the surface cleanup tool along the collection area to facilitate intake of debris from a floor to the collection area; a retention lip to resist loss of debris from the collection area. The surface cleanup tool also includes handles formed proximate opposite sides of the collection area to facilitate lifting of the surface cleanup tool from the floor. The surface cleanup tool has a combination of weight and friction, relative to the floor, to remain in place in response to a sweeping force applied to move the debris up the intake ramp and onto the collection area. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257085 | DISHWASHER APPLIANCE WITH CAMERA FOR BASKET DETECTION - A dishwasher appliance can include a basket configured for receipt of articles for washing and a camera assembly mounted within the wash chamber with a view of a rack assembly. A controller is operably coupled with the camera assembly and may be configured for obtaining an image of the rack assembly positioned in the wash chamber, determining whether the basket is positioned in the rack assembly, and adjusting at least one operating parameter of the dishwashing appliance based on whether the basket is positioned in the rack assembly. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257086 | DRAWER TYPE SINGLE CAVITY DISHWASHING APPLIANCE WITH CONVERTIBLE DRIP SHIELDS - A single cavity dishwashing appliance with one or more drawers is disclosed. The drawer may be moveable between a closed position and an open position. A drip shield may be provided to prevent washing fluid from dripping onto the floor or onto the inner components of the dishwashing appliance when the drawer is in the open position. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257087 | DOOR LOCK FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE HAVING THE DOOR LOCK - An appliance door lock includes a frame at a housing and a U-shaped latch for a clamp at a door, locking along an insertion direction. The latch, moving in a lock plane along insertion direction, includes a first guiding pin and linear first guide section parallel to insertion direction with a stop for the first guiding pin at a distal end along insertion direction, and a second guiding pin and second guide section curved >90° parallel to the lock plane and outwardly from insertion direction. A spring between frame and latch biases the latch in insertion direction. The latch includes a first tab gripping the clamp and second tab pushed by the clamp, by movement along insertion direction. The second guide section provides an arrest point for the second guiding pin at a petal end along insertion direction. A household laundry care or drying appliance includes the door lock. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257088 | DOSING UNIT AND WATER-BEARING HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH AN AUTOMATIC DOSING SYSTEM - A dosing unit ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220257089 | DISH TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A DISH RACK AND RAIL ASSEMBLY - A dish treating appliance for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation can include a tub having at least a rear wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of opposing side walls. The tub at least partially defines a treating chamber with an access opening. A rail mounting assembly includes a pair of braces. Each of the braces are coupled with a different one of the opposing side walls. A rail assembly is mounted to each of the braces. A dish rack is slidingly mounted to the rail assemblies for movement in and out of the treating chamber relative to the access opening. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257090 | INSERTION DEVICE AND OPERATION PORTION OF INSERTION DEVICE - An insertion device includes a bending portion provided in an insertion portion having a longitudinal axis; an operation lever provided in an operation portion and configured to cause the bending portion to bend, where the operation portion is provided on a proximal end side of the insertion portion; and an elastic member connected to the operation portion, and provided with rigidity that resists tilting when the operation lever is tilted, where first rigidity in a first tilting direction is lower than second rigidity in a second tilting direction, wherein of the elastic member, a cross-section orthogonal to an axial direction of the operation lever is formed into a rectangular shape, and any of corners of the rectangular shape of the cross-section is placed in the first tilting direction. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257091 | OPERATION APPARATUS HAVING TENSION COMPENSATING MECHANISM OF WIRE FOR STEERING END EFFECTOR - An operation apparatus for performing an operation by steering an end effector includes a wire which is connected to the end effector to steer the end effector, and a tension compensator which is connected with the wire, wherein in an operating state, the tension compensator changes a shape or position in response to tension of the wire to keep the wire tight, and when the wire is pulled to steer the end effector, the tension compensator is shifted to a lock state in which the shape or position is not changed. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257092 | LARYNGOSCOPE BLADE WITH GLARE-REDUCING FEATURES - A laryngoscope system includes a light source configured to emit light, a camera configured to obtain image data, and a blade having a channel sized to fit over the light source and the camera. The channel includes a closed end surface, a lateral surface, and a texture or a coating applied to the lateral surface. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257093 | FLEXIBLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY FOR ENT INSTRUMENT - An ENT surgical instrument includes a shaft assembly, a flexible substrate, and at least at least one electrically-conductive sensor trace formed on the flexible substrate. The shaft assembly has a distal end sized and configured to fit in an anatomical passageway in an ear, nose, or throat of a patient. The flexible substrate extends along at least a portion of the shaft. The at least one sensor trace includes at least one concentric loop portion, wherein the at least one concentric loop portion defines at least one navigation sensor. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257094 | ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END FRAME AND ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope distal end frame includes: a holder including a first through hole, the holder being a primary molding made of a colored resin; and a distal end part including a second through hole that is concentric with the first through hole, the distal end part being a secondary molding made of a transparent resin layered on the holder. The first through hole has a diameter larger than a diameter of the second through hole. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257095 | REAL-TIME SAMPLING DEVICE - Various disclosed embodiments include illustrative apparatuses and systems for performing multi-lumen catheter functions and methods for making the apparatuses. An illustrative apparatus includes a multi-lumen sheath, a cap having a proximal end attachable to a distal end of the multi-lumen sheath, and a liner. The cap includes a ramp section having a ramp and an exit port and an imaging section disposed distally from the ramp section. The ramp allows travel of a medical device from within the liner to the exit port. The distal ramp section extends distally from the flexible proximal section and is received by the ramp of the ramp section. The distal ramp section has a curved portion. The cap includes a socket for receiving a tab of the distal ramp section. The curved portion includes bending relief features. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257096 | GUIDE TUBE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various systems and methods may guide, support, and/or house instruments. One exemplary system includes a guide tube having a manipulation section and mated with rails carrying instrument control members. Moving the rails with respect to the guide tube, or another point of reference, can control movement of the manipulation section. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257097 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - An imaging element ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220257098 | IMAGE FIBER, ENDOSCOPE HAVING IMAGE FIBER, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM HAVING ENDOSCOPE - An image fiber includes: a plurality of cores; a cladding that integrally encloses the plurality of cores; a light guide fiber that propagates illumination light; and a light guide layer that covers an entire periphery of an external peripheral surface of the cladding and that is in contact with an external peripheral surface of the light guide fiber. The light guide layer is capable of propagating the illumination light. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257099 | FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A fluid management system for an endoscopic procedure including: a pump configured to deliver liquid from a reservoir to a medical device; a processor comprising hardware, the processor being configured to control operation of the pump; a footswitch in communication with the processor, the footswitch being configured to actuate the pump; and a user input device configured to program the processor to operate the pump at a plurality of predetermined levels of an operational parameter of the pump and to allow a user to select one of the plurality of predetermined levels for pump operation, wherein the processor is further configured to disable at least parts of the user input device when the footswitch is engaged. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257100 | ENDOSCOPE HAVING SWINGING ELEVATOR - An endoscope includes: an elevator configured to swing such that an instrument provided in an insertion portion of the endoscope changes a protruding direction; a shaft member configured to rotate about an axis, the elevator being provided on an end portion of the shaft member on one side in an axial direction that extends along the axis, the shaft member supporting the elevator on one side in the axis direction, and the shaft member being configured to be capable of rotating integrally with the elevator about the axis; a drive member that is fixed to an intermediate portion of the shaft member in the direction along the axis, and is configured to input, to the shaft member, rotation force for rotation of the shaft member about the axis; and a first bearing and a second bearing that support the shaft member so as to be capable of rotating. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257101 | MINIATURE HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGING - A miniaturized device providing hyperspectral imaging in real-time includes a body, a camera within the body, a micro-LED array arranged around the camera within the body, and an imaging controller within the body and coupled to the camera and the micro-LED array. The micro-LED array includes micro-LEDs of varying spectral bands. A method for controlling an imaging device includes providing LED timing information and LED intensity information to a micro-LED array, providing camera timing information to a camera for capturing a plurality of images, and receiving the plurality of images from the camera. The timing information includes a timing signal to each micro-LED of the micro-LED array and each timing signal includes a pulse. An image of the plurality of images is captured for a time period associated with each timing signal. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257102 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING AND ANALYSES - An ear nose and throat (ENT) imaging and analysis system includes an endoscope usable to capture images of the nasal canal and other aspects of patient anatomy. Endoscopic images may be presented to a user via a touchscreen display, and the software may provide different imaging modes that aid in identifying particular anatomical structures or areas within the nasal canal. In one mode, the system uses an object recognition process to identify the nasal valve opening within the images at a relaxed state, and during forceful inhalation, and then calculates the difference between the two states, which may be suggestive of nasal valve collapse. In other modes, the system is configured to identify abnormalities of the inferior turbinate, septum, or other anatomy, as well as empty spaces within the nasal canal, as well as areas and volumes of empty space and user defined boundaries. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257103 | ENDOSCOPE MODULE - An endoscope module including an annular prism, an annular lens, an annular stop, and an annular image sensor is provided. The annular prism has an annular reflective inclined surface, a light incident surface, and a light emitting surface. The light incident surface faces a side surface and the light emitting surface faces away from a front surface. The annular stop is disposed on a side of the light incident surface of the annular prism and surrounds the annular prism. The annular lens is disposed between the annular prism and the annular image sensor. A lateral light from the side surface is reflected to the annular lens by the annular reflective inclined surface after passing through the annular stop and then entering the annular prism, and is then condensed to the annular image sensor by the annular lens. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257104 | ENDOSCOPE WITH A LENS CLEANING NOZZLE - An endoscope includes an insertion portion coupled to an operation portion and inserted into an object. The insertion portion includes a distal end face, which comprises a first optical system, a second optical system arranged side by side with the first optical system such that a bisector bisecting the first optical system and the second optical system, a first lighting unit, a second lighting unit separate from the first lighting unit so that the first optical system and the second optical system are arranged between the two lighting units, a nozzle portion disposed on a second line at a second predetermined angle with respect to the line perpendicular to the bisector of the first and second optical systems, wherein the nozzle portion is configured to clean the first optical system based on a first cleaning configuration and clean the second optical system based on a second cleaning configuration. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257105 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING PLASMA TREATMENTS TO OPTICAL SURFACES - A device for inhibiting condensation distortion on an optical element is provided. The device may include a housing; a chamber within the housing; electrical circuitry in the housing; a plasma activation region configured to retain the optical element in a manner exposing an optical surface to the plasma activation region, wherein the electrical circuitry is configured to form an electrical connection with a first electrode located on the first side of the dielectric barrier; a second electrode located on a second side of the dielectric barrier, opposite the plasma activation region; and at least one processor configured to: control electricity flow through the circuitry to cause an electric field associated with a voltage drop between the first electrode and a second electrode to generate plasma within the plasma-activation region; and maintain the generated plasma for a time period sufficient to cause the optical surface to become hydrophilic. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257106 | HEAT REMOVAL INFRASTRUCTURES FOR ENDOSCOPES - Disclosed herein is an elongated shaft for a multi-camera endoscope. The shaft includes (i) a circuit board assembly (CBA) including at least a front camera and two opposite-facing side-cameras; (ii) a heat sink structure located at a distal section of the shaft; (iii) an illumination unit(s) mounted on the heat sink structure and configured to illuminate a field-of-view of the cameras; and (iv) at least one conduit configured for heat conveyance, extending proximally along the shaft from the heat sink structure, via which the at least one conduit is thermally coupled to the illumination unit(s). The heat sink structure is essentially cylindrical and includes (i) at least two complementary parts forming a compartment therebetween that accommodates the distal section of the CBA, and (ii) holes where through lens assemblies of the cameras are fitted such as to secure the distal section of the CBA within the compartment. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257107 | CALIBRATED PNEUMATIC OTOSCOPE - In some embodiments according to the present disclosure, calibrated pneumatic otoscopes and retrofit calibration devices are described. In certain aspects of the present disclosure, methods of using calibrated pneumatic otoscopes are described. In certain aspects according to the present disclosure, kits containing pneumatic otoscopes are described. In certain aspects according to the present disclosure, retrofit calibration devices are described. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257108 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING INTRA-PELVIC PRESSURE USING SAME - The present disclosure relates to methods of performing ureteroscopy, a ureteroscope for insertion into a ureter or an access sheath, and systems related thereto. In embodiments, the present disclosure includes an endoscope, for insertion into a ureter or an access sheath, the endoscope including: a shaft including: a first end, a second end positioned axial opposite of the first end, a working channel extending axially through the shaft, between the first end and the second end, and at least one protrusion extending at least one of: from an exterior surface of the shaft, or into the working channel; and a handpiece releasably coupled to the shaft adjacent the first end. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257109 | METHOD FOR INDUCING A CONTROLLED VARIATION OF ACCOMMODATION IN AN EYE OF A SUBJECT - A method for inducing a controlled variation of accommodation in an eye of a subject, using an optical system arranged in front of at least one eye of the subject and including displaying an environmental scene, displaying, in this environmental scene, a target visible by the subject through said optical system, said target being displayed in such a way that it is perceived by the subject as moving away from said subject or moving towards said subject within said environmental scene, having the subject observe said moving target. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257110 | BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT METHOD, BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT PROGRAM, EYEGLASS LENS DESIGNING METHOD, EYEGLASS LENS MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND BINOCULAR VISUAL FUNCTION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - A binocular visual function measurement method including a visual target presentation step of a right eye image viewed by the right eye of a measurement subject and a left eye image viewed by the left eye of the measurement subject to the measurement subject on a single portable display screen; a presentation control step of changing positions where the right eye image and the left eye image are presented, relative to each other; a timing detection step of detecting a timing at which the measurement subject is unable to fuse the right eye image and the left eye image when the presentation positions are changed; and a parameter value calculation step of calculating a predetermined parameter value regarding a binocular visual function of the measurement subject based on a relationship between the relative positions of the right eye image and the left eye image when the timing is detected. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257111 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING WITH K-MIRROR SCANNING, EFFICIENT INTERFEROMETRY, AND PUPIL ALIGNMENT THROUGH SPATIAL FREQUENCY ANALYSIS - Various techniques for providing a low-cost ophthalmic imaging system, such an OCT or fundus imagers are presented. Cost is reduced by using a K-minor as a scanning component. The K-mirror is positioned at a retina conjugate. A beam splitter is positioned at the pupil conjugate and may be used to provide pupil splitting functionality. The beam splitter's shape and area conform to the focal light footprint of an illumination source such that it spans only a fraction of a collection window. 2D FFT is applied to capture spectra for purposes of selectively removing complex conjugate components and for extracting patient pupil to system collection pupil alignment. Consequently, pupil alignment is achieved by use of captured OCT data without the need for additional pupil cameras. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257112 | SCAN PATTERN AND SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY - An OCT system for measuring a retina as part of an eye health monitoring and diagnosis system. The OCT system includes an OCT interferometer, where the interferometer comprises a light source or measurement beam and a scanner for moving the beam on the retina of a patient's eye, and a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the scanner to move the measurement beam on the retina in a scan pattern. The scan pattern is a continuous pattern that includes a plurality of lobes. The measurement beam may be caused to move on the retina by the motion of a mirror that intercepts and redirects the measurement beam. The mirror position may be altered by the application of a drive signal to one or more actuators that respond to the drive signal by rotating the mirror about an axis or axes. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257113 | Line-Scanning Confocal Inspection Apparatus - The present invention relates to an apparatus for inspecting the ocular fundus that comprises: —an illuminator ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220257114 | CONFOCAL AND MULTI-SCATTER OPHTHALMOSCOPE - An opthalmoscope and method for imaging a retina (R), A light pattern (Ri) of source light (Li) is projected onto a retinal focal plane (Pr) coinciding with the retina (R), Light is measured from the retinal focal plane (Pr) resulting from the source light (Li) of the respective light pattern (Ri) interacting with the retina (R). The illumination system is configured to project at least one ring shaped pattern of respective source light (Li) onto the retinal focal plane (Pr). The measurement system is configured to measure scattered light from the retinal focal plane (Pr)resulting from scattering of the at least one ring shaped pattern of respective source light via the retina (R). The scattered light is measured from a central spot at a center of the ring shaped pattern on the retinal focal plane (Pr). | 2022-08-18 |
20220257115 | AN AUTOMATED SLIT LAMP WITH COMPUTER PARTS AND A METHOD OF EYE SCREENING USING THE SAME - An automated slit lamp with computer program parts, comprising imaging optics, imaging optics control, microcontroller with microcomputer interface, first computer program module for automated movements and automatic image acquisition, lighting optics, lighting optics control, and second computer program module for eye screening. A method of eye screening using the automated slit lamp with computer program parts is also provided. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257116 | FUNDUS IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHY APPARATUS HAVING AUTOMATIC FOCUSING FUNCTION - The present invention relates to a fundus imaging device having an automatic focusing function, by which even a user, who is not a skilled expert, may easily photograph a fundus image, and interpret and analyze the photographed image to predict a degree of risk, the fundus imaging device controlling a focusing unit to adjust a focus of a pupil image received from a pupil imaging unit, and controlling a fundus imaging unit to photograph a fundus image when the pupil image is in focus. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257117 | AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEDICAL DEVICES - An ambulatory medical device and a method of communication between medical devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, the medical device includes a module for communication with at least a second medical device wherein the module for communication is adapted to be activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal. In one embodiment, the method of the present invention involves a first medical device and at least a second medical device wherein the communication between said medical devices is activated by a value of a physiological parameter of an animal. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257118 | STATUS REPORTING OF A STRUCTURED COLLECTION PROCEDURE - Embodiments related to a system and method managing the implementation, execution, data collection, data analysis and status reporting of a structured collection procedure running on a portable, hand-held collection device are disclosed. The collection device performing the structured collection procedure has program instructions that when executed by a processor cause the processor to initiate automatically a schedule of events of the structured collection procedure upon one or more entry criteria being met at some unknown time, store in memory patient data collected in accordance to the schedule of events, end automatically the structured collection procedure upon one or more exit criteria being met at some unknown time. Status reporting can be provided throughout the execution of the collection procedure. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257119 | METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BIOMETRIC INFORMATION WITHOUT LOSS IN CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method for transmitting or receiving biometric information in a continuous glucose monitoring system and, more specifically, to a method for transmitting or receiving biometric information, in which: when a sensor transmitter generates a transmission packet, the transmission packet is generated to include a generation identifier for identifying the transmission packet or biometric information according to a generation order of the transmission packet or the biometric information, and therefore the biometric information may be transmitted or received without a loss thereof via the generation identifier; and a transmission packet or biometric information, which a communication terminal has failed to receive, is correctly determined on the basis of a packet generation identifier or a total number of transmission packets, so that only biometric information or a transmission packet, which has failed to be received between the sensor transmitter and the communication terminal, may be transmitted or received in a distinguished manner. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257120 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WRITING INTO THE MEMORY OF AN ACTIVE MEDICAL DEVICE IMPLANTABLE BY TELEMETRY - A communication system for enabling a writing operation in a memory of an implantable medical device. The communication system includes an intermediate proximity device configured to receive writing data transmitted by a main writing device, the intermediate proximity device configured to communicate with the implantable medical device. The system also includes a first external unlocking tool configured to transmit a detectable signal when the first external unlocking tool is located within a predetermined perimeter of the implantable medical device, where the intermediate proximity device is configured to cause the implantable medical device to write the writing data into the memory of the implantable medical device when the first external unlocking tool is in the predetermined perimeter of the implantable medical device. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257121 | INTRAORAL SCANNER WITH MOVEABLE OPTO-MECHANICAL MODULE - An intraoral scanner comprises a light source, a moveable opto-mechanical module, an axial actuator, and an image sensor. The light source is configured to generate light that is to be output onto an object external to the intraoral scanner. The moveable opto-mechanical module comprises integrated projection/imaging optics and an exit pupil, the projection/imaging optics having an optical axis, wherein the projection/imaging optics are entirely integrated into the moveable opto-mechanical module. The axial actuator is coupled to the projection/imaging optics and configured to move the moveable opto-mechanical module comprising an entirety of the projection/imaging optics in the optical axis to achieve a plurality of focus settings. The image sensor is configured to receive reflected light that has been reflected off of the object external to the intraoral scanner for the plurality of focus settings. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257122 | INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS HAVING A CORE WIRE WITH EMBEDDED CONDUCTORS - Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some instances, the intravascular device is a guide wire with electrical conductors embedded within a core wire. In some instances, the electrical conductors are coupled to conductive bands adjacent a proximal portion of the guide wire and a sensing element adjacent a distal portion of the guide wire. Methods of making, manufacturing, and/or assembling such intravascular devices and associated systems are also provided. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257123 | SMALL BLOOD VISCOSITY MEASUREMENT KIT AND CARTRIDGE THEREFOR - Provided is a small blood viscosity measurement kit and a cartridge therefor. The small blood viscosity measurement kit configured to measure a blood viscosity includes: a kit body; two blood pipes disposed symmetrically on two sides of the kit body, wherein an upper side of each of the two blood pipes is open and configured to receive blood injected thereinto; and a fine channel connected to a lower side of the each of the two blood pipes. When blood is injected into one of the two blood pipes, the blood is supplied to the other of the two blood pipes through the fine channel. In addition, there is provided a small blood viscosity measurement kit cartridge, in which a plurality of small blood viscosity measurement kits are stored and kept, and the small blood viscosity measurement kit cartridge automatically supplies the small blood viscosity measurement kits. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257124 | Providing Guidance During A Medical Procedure - Described herein are example methods and example systems for providing guidance to a user during a medical procedure. The example methods may be performed by one or more processors and may include estimating a blood loss of a patient, determining a current patient stage of a blood loss protocol based on the estimated patient blood loss, and providing guidance to a user based on the current patient stage of the blood loss protocol. The blood loss protocol may include a plurality of stages, and each stage may include one or more elements. Providing guidance to a user may include selecting one or more elements from the current patient stage of the blood loss protocol. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257125 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS WITH SENSORS FOR DETECTING TISSUE PROPERTIES, AND SYSTEM USING SUCH INSTRUMENTS - A system is provided that furnishes expert procedural guidance based upon patient-specific data gained from surgical instruments incorporating sensors on the instrument's working surface, one or more reference sensors placed about the patient, sensors implanted before, during or after the procedure, the patient's personal medical history, and patient status monitoring equipment. Embodiments include a system having a surgical instrument with a sensor for generating a signal indicative of a property of a subject tissue of the patient, which signal is converted into a current dataset and stored. A processor compares the current dataset with other previously stored datasets, and uses the comparison to assess a physical condition of the subject tissue and/or to guide a procedure being performed on the tissue. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257126 | SYSTEM FOR SENSING ARTERIAL PULSE WAVEFORM - One embodiment provides an offset calibration circuitry configured to compensate an offset voltage of a resistive bridge sensor. The offset calibration circuitry includes a first current digital to analog converter (IDAC) coupled to a first successive approximation register (SAR), a second IDAC coupled to a second SAR and an SAR controller circuitry. The first IDAC is configured to couple to a negative voltage port of a resistive bridge sensor. The first SAR is configured to store a circuitry first digital value. The second IDAC is configured to couple to a positive voltage port of the resistive bridge sensor. The second SAR is configured to store a second digital value. The SAR controller circuitry is configured to adjust each bit of the first SAR and each bit of the second SAR based, at least in part, on an output of a comparator. The comparator is configured to compare a voltage on the negative voltage port or a voltage on the positive voltage port to a common mode voltage. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257127 | CARDIAC CYCLE-BASED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of determining one or more diagnostic metrics to assess a blood vessel using intravascular data includes: sampling a sensor of an intravascular data collection probe disposed in the blood vessel during a pullback of the intravascular data collection probe through the blood vessel to obtain sampled distal pressure (Pd) values; receiving, at an intravascular data processing system, the sampled distal pressure (Pd) values and proximal pressure (Pa) values; determining sets of Pd/Pa ratios, each set including Pd/Pa ratios that are determined through an entirety of one heart cycle; determining minimum Pd/Pa ratios, each of which is a minimum within one of the sets of Pd/Pa ratios over the entirety of the corresponding heart cycle; and controlling a display system to generate a plot of a moving average of the minimum Pd/Pa ratios over time during the pullback. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257128 | REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS OF PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS ASSOCIATED WITH HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT - The present invention relates to devices and methods for measuring physiological parameters, such as flow, pressure, temperature, electric conductivity and/or visual indication of thrombus formation or deposits accumulations, prior to, during and/or after prosthetic heart valve implantation procedures. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257129 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A sphygmomanometer performs blood pressure measurement by an oscillometric method using a pressure sensor detecting pressure inside a blood pressure measuring cuff by temporarily pressing a wrist as a measurement target site with the cuff, also including: a mode operation unit inputting an instruction mode for switching a mode to a nighttime blood pressure measurement mode wherein the blood pressure measurement is automatically started according to a predetermined schedule; a first determination unit that temporarily pressurizes the cuff to a pressure lower than a cuff pressure used for the blood pressure measurement along with an input instruction mode and a shift to the nighttime blood pressure measurement mode, and determines a winding state of the cuff on the basis of an output of the pressure sensor; and a notification unit that, along with determination of the winding state of the cuff, notifies the determined winding state of the cuff. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257130 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING SYSTEM COMPRISING A KINKING-PROOF SHELL - The present invention refers to a blood pressure measuring system ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220257131 | PORTABLE SENSOR SYSTEM WITH MEASURING PATCH - A portable system may measure and monitor physiological parameters of a human being by analysis of a body fluid. The system may include a consumable part in the form of a measuring patch to be adhered to the skin. The measuring patch may be equipped with a sensor system configured to provide measured values of physiological parameters by body fluid analysis. The system may further include a body-worn readout unit suitable for continuous use, which is configured to read out and monitor the measured values supplied by the measuring patch. The readout unit is further configured to be worn over the measuring patch adhered to the skin and to read out and monitor the measured values in this position. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257132 | SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA - A collar device is described herein comprising a housing including an emitter and a detector, wherein a base of the housing exposes the emitter and the detector. A spacer component comprising a plurality of optical pathways, wherein the plurality of optical pathways comprises a first optical pathway and a second optical pathway. The spacer component is secured to the base of the housing, wherein the first optical pathway is positioned over an emitter, wherein the second optical pathway is positioned over a detector. The emitter is configured to project light through the first optical pathway toward skin tissue of an animal. The detector is configured to detect portions of the light reflected by the skin tissue back through the second optical pathway. One or more applications running on at least one processor are configured to receive information of the reflected light and use the information to determine a biological metric. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257133 | PULSE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A pulse diagnosis device and a control method therefor, relating to the technical field of pulse diagnosis, and specifically aiming to solve the problem that an existing pulse diagnosis device cannot be well adapted to wrists of different sizes. The pulse diagnosis device comprises a housing ( | 2022-08-18 |
20220257134 | NOISE RESILIENT, LOW-POWER HEART RATE SENSING TECHNIQUES - An apparatus for sensing a heart rate of a subject, including an eyewear frame and a heart rate sensing circuit. The sensing circuit includes first and second piezoelectric sensors configured to be in communication with the subject's skin and to generate first and second voltage signals in response to a periodic vibration in at least one artery of the subject, a first voltage amplifier configured to receive the first voltage signal and output a first amplified voltage signal related to the heart rate of the subject, a second voltage amplifier configured to receive the second voltage signal and output a second amplified voltage signal related to the heart rate of the subject, and a device configured to output a differential signal that is a representation of a difference between the first amplified voltage signal and the second amplified voltage signal that relates to the heart rate. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257135 | Adaptive Watch - A watch or other type of portable electronic console that employs a number of different functions in order to improve its usability. The watch may, for example, allow a user to connect the watch to one or more remote electronic devices, such as an electronic performance sensor or MP3 player. The watch then displays information related to the connected electronic devices. Still further, the watch may allow a user to control the operation of one or more connected remote electronic devices. Thus, if the watch is connected to a remote speed/distance monitor employing a calibration variable, then the watch may allow the user to adjust the calibration variable. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257136 | WIRELESS INTRACRANIAL MONITORING SYSTEM - Some embodiments of the present disclosure comprise improved systems and methods for monitoring physiological parameters such as intracranial pressure (“ICP”), intracranial temperature, and subject head position. For example, in some embodiments, an implantable apparatus for measuring ICP can be implanted into a subject skull. The apparatus can comprise an implant body having a hermetically sealed chamber housing a gas at a reference pressure, and a pressure conduction catheter having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the distal end is configured to extend into the brain through a burr hole in the skull and includes a plurality of ports. A barrier can cover the ports of the distal end of the pressure conduction catheter, wherein the barrier and pressure conduction catheter are filled with a number of gas molecules so that the barrier is not in tension in a predefined range of ICPs. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257137 | TOTAL BODY WATER CONTENT EVALUATION SYSTEM - A total body water content evaluation system including a calculation device that calculates a total body moisture loss amount per unit time from a local perspiration amount (mg/cm2/min) obtained using a perspiration meter and a following formula (1), | 2022-08-18 |
20220257138 | TRACKING SYSTEM AND MARKER DEVICE TO BE TRACKED BY THE TRACKING SYSTEM FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - A tracking system for tracking a marker device for being attached to a medical device is provided, whereby the marker device includes a sensing unit comprising a magnetic object which may be excited by an external magnetic or electromagnetic excitation field into a mechanical oscillation of the magnetic object, and the tracking system comprises a field generator for generating a predetermined magnetic or electromagnetic excitation field for inducing mechanical oscillations of the magnetic object, a transducer for transducing a magnetic or electromagnetic field generated by the induced mechanical oscillations of the magnetic object into one or more electrical response signals, and a position determination unit for determining the position of the marker device on the basis of the one or more electrical response signals. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257139 | DIAGNOSIS TAILORING OF HEALTH AND DISEASE - The present invention relates generally and specifically to computerized devices capable of diagnosis tailoring for an individual, and capable of controlling effectors to deliver therapy or enhance performance also tailored to an individual. The invention integrates sensors which sense signals from measurable body systems together with external machines, to form adaptive digital networks over time of general health and health of specific body functions. The invention has applications in sleep and wakefulness, sleep-disordered breathing, other breathing disturbances, memory and cognition, monitoring and response to obesity or heart failure, monitoring and response to other conditions, and general enhancement of performance. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257140 | METHOD OF DETERMINATION OF ZERO FLOW LEVEL AND A STAND FOR PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST DEVICES - A method of determination of a zero flow level for pulmonary function test devices and a stand of determination of the zero flow level used for implementing the method are provided. The method of determination of the zero flow level enabling the zero flow level of the pulmonary function test devices to perform under suitable conditions and the stand of determination of the zero flow level used for implementing the method are developed. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257141 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE FUNCTIONAL RESIDUAL CAPACITY OF A PATIENT'S LUNG AND VENTILATOR FOR CARRYING OUT THE METHOD - A method for determining the functional residual capacity of a patient's lung, includes supplying a first inspiratory breathing gas having a first proportion of a metabolically inert gas, supplying a second inspiratory breathing gas having a second proportion of the metabolically inert gas, determining any arising volume difference, which represents a difference in volume between a volume of inspiratory and of expiratory metabolically inert gas for a determination period, determining the functional residual capacity taking into account the volume difference and a proportion difference between a first proportion quantity and a second proportion quantity, which represent the first proportion and the second proportion of the metabolically inert gas, respectively, and determining a base difference, which represents a difference between a tidal volume of inspiratory metabolically inert gas and of expiratory metabolically inert gas. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257142 | AIRWAY ADAPTER - An airway adapter forms a part of a breathing circuit that is connected to a test subject. A first cylindrical portion forms a male terminal that is fitted into a female member forming another part of the breathing circuit. A second cylindrical portion forms a female terminal that compartmentalizes a fitting portion into which a male member forming another part of the breathing circuit is fitted. An airway forming portion is disposed in an internal space compartmentalized by the first cylindrical portion, and forms an airway communicating with the fitting portion. A first sealing member is disposed on an outer circumferential surface of the first cylindrical portion and has higher flexibility than the first cylindrical portion. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO-BASED MONITORING OF VITAL SIGNS - The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals. Examples include flood fill methods and skin tone filtering methods. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257144 | PERIPHERAL SENSORY AND SUPERSENSORY REPLACEMENT SYSTEM - A sensor-based quantification and analysis system includes an input device including a plurality of sensors that generate an input based on a force. The input device also includes a transmission device that transmits force information based on the input. The system also includes an output device that receives the force information. A processing unit selects, for each of the plurality of sensors, one of a plurality of levels of a likelihood of tissue damage based on the force and a predetermined time period. Further, the output device includes a display that presents or logs the one of the plurality of levels of the likelihood of tissue damage for each of the plurality of sensors. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257145 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED FEMORAL SURGERY - Systems, apparatus and methods are described to measure femoral version or other femoral information to provide clinically relevant information for total or partial hip arthroplasty. Anatomical measurements such as a femoral (shaft) axis and native femoral version may be provided from a planning system to a navigational system configured to track relative positions of a femur and pelvis during a procedure. A tracking element location may be defined (in the planning system or the surgical navigation system such as from 3D surface information received from the planning system). An invariable relationship between the tracking element location and the femoral axis may be leveraged to measure femoral information including post-procedure. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257146 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOTION ANALYSIS - A system for motion analysis of a subject includes two or more sensor units that are attachable at respective attachment points of the subject to detect motion of the attachment points relative to each other, each sensor unit including a time-of-flight (TOF) ranging sensor in communication with at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: cause the sensor units to execute a two-way ranging protocol at a succession of times, said two-way ranging protocol including transmission of one or more signals from, and reception of one or more signals at, said TOF ranging sensors, to determine TOF distance data indicative of one or more respective distances between the sensor units at respective times; and determine, from at least the TOF distance data, one or more motion metrics. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257147 | CHEMORECEPTOR STIMULUS FOR SEDATION STATUS ASCERTAINMENT - A system (SYS) and related method for imaging support. The system (SYS) comprises a stimulus delivery component (SDC) configured to cause a chemoreceptor stimulus in a patient residing in or at an imaging apparatus (IA). A response measuring component (RMC) measure a response of the patient to the stimulus, and a decision logic (DL) establishes, based on the measured response, a sedation status of the patient for the purpose of imaging the patient. An imaging operation can be modified, for instance, halted if the patient is no longer sufficiently sedated. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257148 | FACTOR ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND FACTOR ESTIMATION METHOD - A factor estimation system is a factor estimation system that estimates a factor of fall risk indicating a possibility of a fall of a measured person, including: a calculator that obtains body motion data indicating body motion of the measured person during walking, and calculates two or more walking parameters of the measured person based on the body motion data obtained; and a factor analyzer that estimates, based on the two or more walking parameters, one or more main components that are included in the factor of the fall risk of the measured person and are based on the two or more walking parameters, and outputs an estimation result. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257149 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND TREATING NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT - A system includes a sensing assembly configured to be disposed on a mastoid of a user. The sensing assembly includes a housing, a first sensor disposed in the housing and configured to measure a first phybrata signal from the user, and a second sensor disposed in the housing and configured to measure a second phybrata signal from the user, the second phybrata signal different from the first phybrata signal. A controller is in communication with the sensing assembly. The controller is configured to: receive a first phybrata data from the sensing assembly, the first phybrata data including information obtained from the first phybrata signal and the second phybrata signal. The controller is configured to determine a phybrata parameter associated with the user based on the first phybrata data, and determine a phybrata signature associated with the user based on the phybrata parameter. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257150 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING VISUALLY-DESCRIPTIVE WORDS TO DIAGNOSE EAR PATHOLOGY - Disclosed herein are systems and methods to detect a wide range of eardrum conditions by using visually-descriptive words of a tympanic membrane of a subject. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257151 | METHOD FOR STABILIZING CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a method for stabilizing a continuous glucose monitoring system. The method for stabilizing a continuous glucose monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a step of measuring biometric information by a sensor transmitter disposed in a part of a user's body so as to measure the user's biometric information; a step of transmitting, by the sensor transmitter, data on the measured biometric information (biometric information data) to a communication terminal; a stabilization step of stabilizing, by the communication terminal, the biometric information data received from the sensor transmitter; and a step of displaying, by the communication terminal, the biometric information data after the stabilizing step is completed, so as to allow the user to identify the biometric information data received from the sensor transmitter, wherein in the stabilization step, the communication terminal variably controls the time during which the biometric information data received from the sensor transmitter is stabilized. The present disclosure has an advantage in that the time during which data measured by a sensor transmitter is stabilized can be variably controlled according to sensor transmitters, and thus accurate biometric information data can be provided to a user. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257152 | METHOD FOR NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION CONNECTION OF CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - The present disclosure relates to a near field communication connection method of a continuous glucose monitoring system. A near field communication connection method of a continuous glucose monitoring system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may include the steps of: acquiring connection information about a body attachment unit, which is attached to a human body and continuously monitors blood glucose, in order to connect communication between the body attachment unit and a communication terminal; using an identifier of the body attachment unit in the connection information to search for and select a body attachment unit matching the identifier of the body attachment unit from a device that can be communicatively connected to the communication terminal; and using an identification number of the body attachment unit in the connection information to connect communication between the selected body attachment unit and the communication terminal. According to the present invention, the body attachment unit of a continuous glucose monitor and a communication terminal are communicatively connected using the Bluetooth communication specification. Here, an image recognition code can be used to input the identification number of the body attachment unit to the communication terminal in order to establish the communicative connection, and thus the present invention has the effect of allowing the communicative connection between the body attachment unit and the communication terminal to be established more intuitively. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257153 | SENSOR UNIT FOR CONTINUOUS BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure relates to a continuous blood sugar measuring sensor member, wherein: since an electrode layer formed on one surface of a substrate is connected to a sensor contact point part on the other surface of the substrate through a via hole and thus two electrode layers may be formed on different opposite surfaces without having to be formed on the same surface of the substrate, the width of the substrate may be further reduced and an overall minimized and simplified structure may be ensured; since an electrode connection layer formed at the via hole is not formed in a shape of filling the via hole but is formed only on the inner circumferential surface, a filling defect occurring in a process of filling the via hole and a fault in electrical connection according thereto may be prevented and thus a more stable structure may be ensured; and since a plurality of via holes are formed, despite damage to or the occurrence of a defect in an electrode connection layer formed at one of the via holes, electrical connection is maintained by electrode connection layers formed at the remaining via holes, and thus more stable performance may be maintained. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257154 | MINIATURIZED NONINVASIVE GLUCOSE SENSOR AND CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM - The disclosed techniques involve a light emitter configured to emit light toward the skin of a person, a light emitter controller configured to control the light emitter to emit the light in pulses having a pulse duration and at a pulse repetition frequency, a resonance chamber positioned to receive acoustic waves generated in the person in response to the light emitted by the light emitter, a sensor configured to sense acoustic waves in the resonance chamber, and a signal processor configured to estimate a glucose concentration level in the person based on the acoustic waves sensed by the sensor. The resonance chamber is sized to form a standing wave that has an acoustic wavelength of interest when glucose analytes are present in the region of the skin of the person. The pulse duration and the pulse repetition frequency of the emitted light are set at values that support the standing wave having the acoustic wavelength of interest. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257155 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ESTIMATION SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a sensor that acquires a pulse wave of a subject, and a controller that estimates the blood glucose level, glucose metabolism, or a lipid value of the subject on the basis of an estimation expression that is created on the basis of a blood glucose level and a pulse wave corresponding to the blood glucose level, and the pulse wave of the subject acquired by the sensor. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257156 | BLOOD SAMPLING DEVICE - An exemplary blood sampling device can be provided that can collect a small amount of blood and prevent blood leakage. The exemplary blood sampling device can comprise a pipette tip-shaped blood sampler having an internal space for aspirating and holding blood by the capillary action and having openings at the top and bottom, a cylindrical container capable of accommodating the blood sampler and a cap piston-shaped sealing cap for sealing the container, wherein a receiving part is provided at the bottom of the container and a locking part and a screw part are provided on the upper outer side of the container, and a mandrel extending from the inner upper surface of the sealing cap is provided and a projection and a screw part are provided on the inner side surface of the sealing cap. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257157 | BLOOD COLLECTION APPARATUS - Provided is a blood collection apparatus with which blood can be stably collected from a finger tip of any subject while ensuring safety and ease. This blood collection apparatus is provided with: a puncture site holding mechanism for holding a puncture site; a compression mechanism for performing an operation of compressing and releasing the puncture site when blood is collected from the puncture site; a container holding mechanism for holding a container for collecting blood flowing from a puncture wound at the puncture site; and a driving mechanism for varying the relative distance between the puncture site and the container by vertically moving the puncture site holding mechanism, the container holding mechanism, or the container held by the container holding mechanism when blood flowing from the puncture wound is collected. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257158 | PLASMA OR SERUM PRODUCTION AND REMOVAL OF FLUIDS UNDER REDUCED PRESSURE - In some embodiments, the present invention generally relates to the separation of blood within a device to form plasma or serum. In some embodiments, the present invention generally relates to the removal of fluids, such as blood, contained within a device. In one aspect, the present invention is generally directed to systems and methods for receiving blood from a subject and processing the blood to form plasma or serum. For example, a device may be applied to the skin of a subject to receive blood from the subject and pass the blood through a separation membrane, which separates the blood into plasma and a portion concentrated in blood cells. As another example, blood or plasma may be allowed to clot within the device and serum (the unclotted portion of the blood) may be withdrawn from the device. The device may contain, in some cases, a vacuum source such as a pre-packaged vacuum to facilitate receiving of blood and/or passage of the blood through the separation membrane to produce plasma or serum. In certain embodiments, plasma, serum, or other fluids may be removed from the device by inserting a needle into a portion of the device that has reduced pressure, expelling gas into the device through the needle, then receiving plasma, serum, or other fluids through the needle. | 2022-08-18 |
20220257159 | Unitary Plasma Separation Device - Devices and methods are provided that permit efficient and selective separation of liquid biological specimens into at least two constituent components to facilitate subsequent quantitative and qualitative analysis on at least one analyte of interest in at least one of the components. For example, a liquid biological specimen separation device includes a base defining a base surface, a collection housing extending away from the base surface to a collection end, a collection membrane disposed on the collection housing adjacent the collection end, and a cap assembly secured to the collection housing. The cap assembly includes a cap defining an aperture therein configured to allow deposition of a liquid biological specimen therethrough, a separation membrane secured to the cap and extending across the aperture, a cap ring rotatably secured about the collection housing, and a tether coupling the cap to the cap ring. | 2022-08-18 |