33rd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210251430 | Cooking Implement Handle - An apparatus including a cooking implement having a first surface. A first locking mechanism and a second locking mechanism, the first locking mechanism provided along the first surface of the cooking implement. A first handle support bar comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the first handle support bar pivotally attached to the first locking mechanism. A second handle support bar comprising a first end and a second end, the first end of the second handle support bar pivotally attached to the second locking mechanism. The first handle support bar is removably lockable in one or more positions. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251431 | NON-SLIP CUTTING MAT AND METHOD OF FORMATION - A polymeric non-slip cutting mat that includes an integral layup forming a body and having a base layer of a polymeric material, at least one print layer of a polymeric material with a friction-inducing characteristic and decorative indicia disposed thereon, and a bonding print layer having a polymeric bonding agent and interposed between the base layer and the at least one print layer with the decorative indicia disposed thereon. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251432 | Infrared Radiant Heating Delivery Container - A container for heating an object. The container comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of side surfaces. The top surface, the bottom surface, and the plurality of side surfaces define an interior of the container in which the object is placed. The container further comprises a heating shell associated with at least one of the side surfaces, the top surface, or the bottom surface, the heating shell configured to radiate heat into the interior of the container, and a temperature control module configured to control the amount of heat radiated by the heating shell. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251433 | MOP WASHING BUCKET - A mop washing bucket has a container with an interior volume defined by a bottom and a wall extending upwardly from the bottom, a fluid inlet affixed adjacent to the bottom of the container, and a fluid outlet formed on the container in a location above the fluid inlet. The fluid inlet is adapted to be connected to a water hose. The fluid inlet extends through the wall of the container so as to have one end in the interior volume of the container and another end exterior of the wall of the container. The fluid outlet is adapted to allow water from the interior volume of the container to flow outwardly of the container. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251434 | LOTION APPLICATOR - An illustrated view of an exemplary lotion applicator for applying lotion or soap to hard-to reach portions of the body is presented. The lotion applicator provides a two-piece device that can easily be washed with warm water and soap. Also, the lotion applicator is useful for gently applying lotion or soap while gently massaging the skin while applying the lotion or soap. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251435 | APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUID - An apparatus ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251436 | WIPE DISPENSING - Devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are directed to dispensing wipes that are treated as the wipes move through a housing of a dispenser. Such in situ treatment of the wipes may facilitate, for example, achieving control over one or more of the concentration, composition, or distribution of one or more chemicals carried by the wipes. Further, or instead, the one or more chemicals may be formed within the housing (e.g., just prior to treating the wipes), which may be useful for treating the wipes with chemicals that have limited stability and/or for reducing chemical handling requirements along a supply chain. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251437 | WIPE DISPENSING - Devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are directed to dispensing wipes that are treated as the wipes move through a housing of a dispenser. Such in situ treatment of the wipes may facilitate, for example, achieving control over one or more of the concentration, composition, or distribution of one or more chemicals carried by the wipes. Further, or instead, the one or more chemicals may be formed within the housing (e.g., just prior to treating the wipes), which may be useful for treating the wipes with chemicals that have limited stability and/or for reducing chemical handling requirements along a supply chain. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251438 | CLEANING TISSUE, AND ROLLER AND DISPENSER FOR CLEANING TISSUES - A dispenser for an unwindable cleaning cloth wound on a hollow cylindrical roll, in particular for a toilet paper roll, comprising a holder attached to a rear cover, whose outside diameter is smaller than the inside diameter of the roller, for accommodating the roll of the coiled cleaning cloth, wherein the holder is hollow cylindrical in shape and configured with an open end facing the rear cover, wherein inside the cavity of the holder one or more wet wipes can be stored, which can be removed and refilled through the open end. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251439 | TOLIET DEVICE - A toilet device ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251440 | WIRELESS POWER SUPPLY AND ELECTRIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TOILET SEAT COVER - A wireless power supply and electric control system for a toilet seat cover is provided, including a seat cover assembly, an electric device, and a direct current power supply device. The seat cover assembly includes a seat and a cover controllable to move pivotally relative to the seat. When the cover is in a closed state, the cover covers the seat, while when the cover is in a lifted state, the cover doesn't cover the seat. The electric device is provided in the seat cover assembly and includes an electric control unit for transmitting electrical control signal to an electric assembly for actuating. The direct current power supply device is provided in the seat cover assembly and includes a rechargeable battery for supplying power to the electrically connected electric device. The present invention has no exposed plug or external wire for preventing users from getting an electric shock. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251441 | FASTENING ASSEMBLY FOR TOILET SEAT HINGE - A fastening assembly is configured to couple a toilet seat hinge to a toilet bowl by a threaded shaft. The fastening assembly includes a fastening nut including a clamping portion having a resilient protrusion configured to allow axial movement of the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft without rotation therebetween. The resilient protrusion has threads configured to engage the threaded shaft. The fastening nut includes a drive portion in which the clamping portion extends therefrom. The drive portion has a first segment coupled to a second segment by a shear segment. At least the first segment is configured to be engaged by a tool for the tool to rotate the fastening nut relative to the threaded shaft such that the shear segment fractures at a predetermined torque applied to the first segment relative to the second segment. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251442 | TOILET ASSIST DEVICE - A toilet assist device that has handles, handle legs, and two support bars. One of the support bars may be attached and detached from the toilet assist device as desired. The toilet assist device may be customized to meet the height and width requirements of specific users. The toilet assist device may be attached to a toilet. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251443 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus such as a vacuum cleaner ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251444 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS WITH DAMP CLEANING - A surface cleaning apparatus such as a vacuum cleaner includes a suction source, a recovery container, and a base assembly with at least one agitator that can be dampened to provide damp cleaning. More specifically a fluid delivery system including at least one cleaning pad can be carried by the base assembly to provide damp cleaning. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251445 | CLEANING DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE - A cleaning device is removably attachable to a replacement head. The replacement head includes pad that is attached to the lower side of an attachment member and is in contact with the floor during cleaning. The cleaning device is removably attached to the attachment member of the replacement head by lowering the cleaning device body downward vertically onto the replacement head until a mechanical connection is achieved. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251446 | CLEANING DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE - A cleaning device is removably attachable to a replacement head. The replacement head includes pad that is attached to the lower side of an attachment member and is in contact with the floor during cleaning. The cleaning device is removably attached to the attachment member of the replacement head by lowering the cleaning device body downward vertically onto the replacement head until a mechanical connection is achieved. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251447 | CLEANING DEVICE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE - A cleaning device is removably attachable to a replacement head. The replacement head includes pad that is attached to the lower side of an attachment member and is in contact with the floor during cleaning. The cleaning device is removably attached to the attachment member of the replacement head by lowering the cleaning device body downward vertically onto the replacement head until a mechanical connection is achieved. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251448 | PARTICLE RECEIVING DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ARRANGEMENT - A particle receiving device for attachment to a particle outlet of a vacuum cleaner and/or of a cyclone separator and for receiving separated particles, including: a particle receiving volume for receiving the particles, an access element with an access element opening through which the particles can be transported into the particle receiving volume, and a closure element. The access element is selectively displaceable relative to the closure element into a closure position in which the closure element closes access opening, or into an open position in which the closure element releases the access element opening. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251449 | CLEANER - A cleaner includes a suction unit, a main body including a cyclone unit for separating dust from air suctioned through the suction unit, and a dust container that stores dust separated in the cyclone unit below the cyclone unit. A filter unit is disposed inside the cyclone unit for filtering the air, and a movable unit disposed inside the cyclone unit includes a cleaning part for cleaning the outer circumference of the filter unit. An operation unit disposed outside the main body moves the movable unit and the cleaning part to remove dust from the outer surface of the filter unit. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251450 | AUTOMATIC CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHOD - An automatic cleaning device includes: a sensor system for collecting a pre-set environment parameter of surroundings of the automatic cleaning device; and an application processor. The application processor includes a central processing unit electrically coupled to the sensor system to acquire the pre-set environment parameter collected by the sensor system. The application processor further includes a graphic processing unit electrically coupled to the central processing unit. The graphic processing unit obtains the pre-set environment parameter from the central processing unit and then generates a map of the surroundings of the automatic cleaning device based on the pre-set environment parameter. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251451 | CLEANER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A cleaner includes a cleaner main body including a suction motor and a handle, and a suction nozzle that is connected to the cleaner main body and includes a housing that defines an open portion at a lower portion, a rotary cleaning unit disposed inside the housing and exposed through the open portion of the housing, and a support member that is located below the housing and supports the housing and has an open interior and at least one sub-inlet that is defined at a front surface of the support member and configured to receive foreign substances. The cleaner includes a controller disposed at the cleaner main body and configured to determine a condition of the surface by driving an artificial intelligence engine, and open and close the at least one sub-inlet based on the condition of the surface to thereby adjust a suction force of the cleaner. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251452 | WET CLEANING DEVICE - A wet cleaning device (WCD) comprises a mopping unit (MU) for wet cleaning a surface, and an arrangement (ST) for increasing a pressure of the mopping unit (MU) to the surface by means of suction. The arrangement includes a hose at a side of the mopping unit (MU), the hose having an opening for applying suction to the surface. The hose may be present at opposite sides of the mopping unit (MU). Alternatively, the hose may be present around the mopping unit (MU). Preferably, a suction power of the arrangement is controllable. Advantageously, the suction power is controllable in dependence on a detection of stains, a speed of the wet cleaning device (WCD), and/or a type of the surface. If the wet cleaning device (WCD) is formed by a mopping robot vacuum cleaner, the suction for the arrangement (ST) is advantageously a part of a suction generated for vacuum cleaning. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251453 | CLEANING DEVICE WITH LIGHTS - A cleaning device includes a cleaning device body and a replacement head. The cleaning device body includes an elongated handle, a housing and a replacement head mounting section. The replacement head has a pad that is intended to clean a surface, such as a floor and is removably attachable to the cleaning device body. The housing includes a circuit board having at least one sensor capable of sensing motion. The handle includes at least one button that can turn on/off either a vacuum source or a jet nozzle that sprays cleaner fluid. The cleaning device body further includes at least one light mounted thereon. The at least one light is illuminated when the button is pressed and then the at least one light remains illuminated until a predetermined amount of time has passed during which neither the button has not been pressed nor motion sensed by the sensor. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251454 | ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A method of controlling a robot includes obtaining a first image and a second image of a plurality of objects, the first and second image being captured from different positions; obtaining, from the first and second images, a plurality of candidate positions corresponding to each of the plurality of objects, based on a capturing position of each of the first and second images and a direction to each of the plurality of objects from each capturing position; obtaining distance information between each capturing position and each of the plurality of objects in the first and second images by analyzing the first and second images; and identifying a position of each of the plurality of objects from among the plurality of candidate positions based on the distance information. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251455 | FLOOR CLEANER - A floor cleaner including a including a base, an upright portion, and a recovery tank. The recovery tank includes a baffle configured to separate liquid and air from a liquid-laden stream entering the recovery tank. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251456 | CLEANING TOOL - A cleaning tool is provided. The cleaning tool includes a first roller, a second roller, a shell and a wiper. The first roller is rotatably connected to the shell. The second roller is rotatably connected to the shell. Two ends of the wiper are wound around the first roller and the second roller, respectively. The cleaning tool further includes an operation part and a link part. The operation part moves in an axial direction of the first roller to control the link part to unlock the second roller and the operation part rotates to drive the first roller to rotate. Unlocking of the second roller and rotation of the first roller and the second roller are controlled by different motions of the operation part. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251457 | HIGH DENSITY MULTI-PURPOSE CLEANING DEVICE - A high-density multi-purpose cleaning device including a body member having non-abrasive fibers which are multi-strand stitched in a chained pattern to form a dense cleaning textile. The dense cleaning textile includes a dual sided cleaning shell which can be used to clean a variety of different surfaces. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251458 | Melamine Foam Sponge Cleaning Devices - A cleaning device for removing marks from a surface includes a body of melamine foam sponge having a front side and a rear side opposed to the front side, and a holding layer secured to the rear side of the body of melamine foam sponge to prevent relative movement therebetween. The holding layer is preferably a cloth and more preferably natural or synthetic chamois which can be used to wipe and/or buff the surface after rubbing the body of melamine foam sponge on the surface to remove at least one surface mark. The body of melamine foam sponge can be pre-moistened with a liquid such as a disinfecting solution. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251459 | Dissolvable Wet Wipe - A moist or wet wipe comprising or consisting of a non-woven wet laid material which contains or consists of soluble material and is coated or impregnated with cleaning or moisturising substances. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251460 | MOP WASHING BUCKET FOR HOUSEHOLD, COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL USE - A washing bucket has a container with an interior defined by wall and a bottom, the fluid inlet affixed to the wall of the container, and a fluid outlet opening through the wall of the container. The fluid outlet is positioned at a level higher than a level of the fluid inlet. The fluid inlet communicates with the interior of the container. The fluid inlet is positioned adjacent to the bottom of the container. In particular, the fluid inlet is a tubular member having a plurality of openings. This plurality of openings opens to the interior of the container. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251461 | DISHWASHER, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Dishwasher, in particular household dishwasher, with a washing compartment a control device for carrying out a washing program from a number of washing programs and with an automatic dosing device for automatically dosing a plurality of dosing quantities from a supply a cleaning agent present as a solid in the washing area, the control device for cleaning the automatic dosing device being set up to control the automatic dosing device to switch to a cleaning state and to control the automatic dosing device for cleaning the automatic Dosing device to carry out a specific wash program from the number of wash programs. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251462 | DISHWASHER WITH WALL-MOUNTED ROTATABLE CONDUIT - A dishwasher, dishwasher sprayer, and method for assembling the same utilize a rotatable conduit that is supported in a cantilevered fashion on a wash tub wall of the dishwasher. The rotatable conduit may be supported within a conduit support and may project through an aperture in the conduit support, and may include a shoulder portion that inhibits axial movement of the rotatable conduit within the conduit support. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251463 | Ergonomic Intelligent Dishwasher - Ergonomic Intelligent Dishwasher comprising of closed-loop carousel system, tableware storage holder and a Wash-Pod. Individual tableware is inserted through an opening where the tableware attaches to a closed-loop, speed-adjustable carousel-system that moves the individual tableware, in a queue-fashion, through one or more wash cycle as the attached-tableware travels towards the tableware separation-mechanism. Tableware separation-mechanism is activated or deactivated for each individual tableware in the said queue on the carousel based on user-define setting or an internal quality-control process, thus, when deactivated, attached tableware on the carousel continues to travel through additional said cleaning cycle in the loop until such time when carousel-tableware separation-mechanism is activated. Once the tableware is discharged and separated from the carousel, the tableware is directed to one or more tableware storage holder. As part of the same unit, Wash-Pod is a housing within the unit with closeable lid for washing kitchenware items based on user parameters. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251464 | SENSOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL HOUSING - A dishwasher appliance includes a sump that collects wash fluid and defines a mounting port for receiving a sensor assembly. The sensor assembly includes an adapter that defines a plurality of sensor ports for receiving different sensors, such as a pressure sensor, a temperature sensor, and a turbidity sensor. The adapter is translucent to facilitate turbidity sensing without introducing leak points. In addition, the adapter defines an internal chamber for receiving the wash fluid and an air chamber defined above the internal chamber to prevent direct contact between the wash fluid and the pressure sensor. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251465 | DISHWASHER, METHOD FOR OPERATING A DISHWASHER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A household dishwasher includes a washing chamber, a control apparatus for running a washing program from a number of washing programs, a metering system having a supply unit for receiving an individual dose of a first cleaning agent and supplying the individual dose into the washing chamber at a metering point in time while running the washing program, and an automatic metering apparatus for automatically metering a plurality of metering quantities from a supply of a second cleaning agent in the form of a solid material into the washing chamber at the metering point in time, and a sensor apparatus configured to detect a state of the metering system and to emit a sensor signal depending on the detected state of the metering system. The control apparatus runs the washing program depending on the sensor signal. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251466 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE HAVING AN AIR-DRYING DEHUMIDIFICATION ASSEMBLY - A dishwashing appliance, as provided herein, may include a cabinet, a tub, a water tank, a wet air duct, a dry air duct, a water supply conduit, a diverter valve, and a diverted branch. The tub may be housed within the cabinet and may define a wash chamber. The water tank may be mounted within the cabinet outside of the wash chamber. The wet air duct may extend from the wash chamber to the water tank. The dry air duct may extend from the water tank to the wash chamber. The water supply conduit may extend to the wash chamber. The diverter valve may be disposed along the water supply conduit upstream from the wash chamber. The diverted branch may extend from the diverter valve to the water tank to selectively guide water from the water supply conduit to the water tank. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251467 | IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image signal processing device includes: a base component extractor that generates an original base component signal; a base component adjuster that generates a first base component signal by performing weighted average processing; a detail component extractor that generates a first detail component signal based on the first base component signal; a relative emphasizer that outputs a second base component signal and a second detail component signal by relatively emphasizing the first detail component signal to the first base component signal; a combiner that generates a combined image signal by combining the second base component signal and the second detail component signal; and a storage that stores control parameters regarding similarity between the image signal and the first base component signal. The base component adjuster generates the first base component signal by performing the weighted average processing by using a weight coefficient determined in accordance with selected control parameter. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251468 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT SYSTEM - A medical device includes a long insertion unit; and a drive unit, wherein the nsertion unit has a first lumen, a second lumen, and a third lumen, wherein the drive unit has a first pulley and a second pulley disposed to be movable advance and retraction, a first wire wound on the first pulley, a second wire wound on the second pulley, and a pulling mechanism that is configured to pull the first pulley and the second pulley toward a proximal end side, wherein the first wire has a first end that is inserted into the first lumen and fixed to a distal end side of the insertion unit and a second end that is inserted into the second lumen and fixed to the distal end side of the insertion unit, and wherein the second wire has a first end that is inserted into the third lumen and fixed to the distal end side of the insertion unit and a second end that is fixed to the drive unit. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251469 | MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, CAP MEMBER, AND MEDICAL SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A medical signal processing device includes: an acquisition unit is configured to acquire a first image signal acquired by emission of first light onto an object, and a second image signal acquired by emission of second light onto the object, the first light being in a wavelength band including visible light, and the second light exciting a fluorescent substance included in the object; a detection unit configured to detect each of a signal level of the visible light included in the first image signal and a signal level of fluorescence included in the second image signal; and a calculation unit configured to calculate a correction coefficient to correct the signal level of the fluorescence by using a result of the detection by the detection unit. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251470 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD FOR ENDOSCOPE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An image processing device for an endoscope includes a processor. The processor receives, as input, a generated image acquired by performing predetermined processing on an image pickup signal acquired by an endoscope, analyzes a withdrawing speed of the endoscope based on at least one of the generated image and information relating to an operation state of the endoscope, detects a lesion part from the generated image, performs a diagnosis support action on the lesion part, decides a factor affecting the diagnosis support action based on an analysis result of the withdrawing speed, and outputs the factor. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251471 | OPTICAL TRANSDUCER FOR ENDOSCOPE, ENDOSCOPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL TRANSDUCER FOR ENDOSCOPE - An optical transducer for endoscope includes an optical device, a ferrule including an opaque first holding member including a first principal surface, a second principal surface, and a through-hole, and a transparent second holding member including a third principal surface and a fourth principal surface, the third principal surface of the second holding member abutting on the second principal surface, the optical device being bonded to the fourth principal surface, the third principal surface including a recess including an opening and having a bottom, the recess having the bottom communicating with the through-hole, and an optical fiber provided in the recess through the through-hole. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251472 | MANUALLY AND ROBOTICALLY CONTROLLABLE MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS - Certain aspects relate to manually and robotically controllable medical instruments. A manually and robotically controllable medical instrument can include an elongated shaft articulable by pull wires. The elongated shaft can be connected to an instrument handle that attaches to an instrument drive mechanism. The instrument handle can include a pulley assembly on which the pull wires can be mounted. Rotation of the pulley assembly can actuate the pull wires to cause articulation of the elongated shaft. The medical instrument also includes a manual drive input connected to the pulley assembly such that manual actuation of the manual drive input causes rotation of the first pulley assembly and a robotic drive input configured to engage with a robotic drive output of the instrument drive mechanism such that rotation of the first robotic drive output causes rotation of the pulley assembly. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251473 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATION OF A SENSOR ASSOCIATED WITH AN ENDOSCOPE - Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus including an enclosure configured to receive an endoscope having an electromagnetic radiation sensor. The apparatus also includes an electromagnetic radiation source having at least a portion disposed within the enclosure. The electromagnetic radiation source is configured to emit electromagnetic radiation based on a calibration instruction. The electromagnetic radiation sensor is configured to receive at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation when at least a portion of the endoscope is coupled to the enclosure. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251474 | ENDOSCOPE LUMEN ACCESSORY AND METHODS OF USE - An accessory device for an endoscope includes a cap attached to a shaft of the endoscope, the cap extending along a first axis, a first tip coupled to the cap and movable relative to the cap between a deployed configuration and a non-deployed configuration, and a first shaft defining a lumen and extending proximally from the first tip. In the deployed configuration, the first tip extends along a second axis that is offset from the first axis, and in the non-deployed configuration, the first tip extends along a third axis that is offset from the first axis. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251475 | ENDOSCOPE AND METHOD OF USE - An endoscope includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a longitudinal axis therebetween. A handle is coupled to the proximal end of the shaft, and an image sensor is carried on the distal end of the shaft. A channel extends through at least a distal shaft portion and has a channel diameter, and a section of the channel is re-configurable between a constricted shape and a non-constricted shape to accommodate tools introduced therethrough. The combined diagonal dimension and channel diameter is usually greater than the outer shaft diameter. The image sensor may be connected to a connector on the housing by a first slack flex circuit and a lights source on the shaft may be connected to a connector on the housing by a second slack flex circuit. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251476 | IMAGE SENSOR FOR ENDOSCOPIC USE - An endoscopic device having embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor that optimizes a pixel array area on a substrate using a stacking scheme for placement of related circuitry with minimal vertical interconnects between stacked substrates and associated features are disclosed. Embodiments of maximized pixel array size/die size (area optimization) are disclosed, and an optimized imaging sensor providing improved image quality, improved functionality, and improved form factors for specific applications common to the industry of digital imaging are also disclosed. Embodiments of the above may include systems, methods and processes for staggering ADC or column circuit bumps in a column or sub-column hybrid image sensor using vertical interconnects are also disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251477 | CAMERA HEAD - A camera head includes: a casing including an opening and configured to receive a subject image introduced inside through the opening; an image sensor housed in the casing and configured to capture the subject image; an optical element made of a translucent material and fixed to an inner circumferential surface of the opening by brazing with solder to airtightly seal inside of the casing; and a watertight sealing member fixed to the casing and watertightly sealing the solder joining the casing and the optical element, the watertight sealing member including an annular elastic portion made of an elastic material, and a pressing portion including an annular pressing surface configured to press the elastic portion toward the optical element when the elastic portion abuts on an outer surface of the optical element facing space outside the casing, the pressing portion being fixed to the casing. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251478 | DEVICE FOR ANTI-FOG ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A device for maintaining an optical path of an optical imaging system free of fog includes an elongated member having a distal end and a proximal end, a near-infrared (NIR) light-absorbing optical window disposed at the distal end, and an optical system disposed along the optical path. The device also includes a coupling module coupled to the elongated member at the proximal end and configured to transmit near-infrared light to the NIR light-absorbing optical window along the optical path and receive a light beam from an area of interest along the optical path. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251479 | AUTOMATED DETECTION IN CERVICAL IMAGING - A method comprising capturing at least one image of a cervical tissue in-vivo; identifying a region of interest (ROI) in said cervical tissue within said at least one image; detecting at least a portion of a vaginal speculum within said at least one image; and determining a position of said portion of said vaginal speculum relative to said ROI. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251480 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR AN INSTRUMENT ACCESSORY - The present disclosure, in its various aspects, is directed to instrument accessory devices, implementation methods, and related delivery systems. Embodiments according to the present disclosure, including as described herein, may increase the effectiveness and efficiency of colonoscopy procedures, such as the removal of polyps. In one example, an embodiment includes an instrument accessory device with an expandable member, the device configured to receive an instrument through an instrument lumen, wherein the inner surface of the expandable member comprises a material characterized by a first elasticity and the outer surface of the expandable member comprises a material characterized by a second elasticity, the second elasticity being more elastic than the first elasticity. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251481 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS TO THE HEART - Disclosed are devices for cardioscopic and pericardioscopic access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise an atrial portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the atrial portal can access the atrium while the proximal end of the portal can extend to outside of the subject. The devices and methods may also include a pericardioscopic portal for emplacement of the atrial portal. Also, methods for using such atrial portals and pericardial portals to perform surgery on the heart, and in some cases to directly access the left atrium, and systems (e.g., kits) comprising these portals in combination with other therapeutic devices are disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251482 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CUSTOMERS TO OBTAIN VISION AND EYE HEALTH EXAMINATIONS - Systems and methods are provided for eye health and vision examinations. A customer diagnostic center is configured to generate customer examination data pertaining to an examination of a customer's eye. The customer diagnostic center provides a user interface for communicating with a customer and ophthalmic equipment for administering tests to the customer. A diagnostic center server is configured to receive the customer examination data from the customer diagnostic center over a network and allow the customer examination data to be accessed by an eye-care practitioner. A practitioner device associated with the eye-care practitioner is configured to receive the customer examination data from the diagnostic center server and display at least a portion of the customer examination data to the eye-care practitioner. Customer evaluation data is generated pertaining to the eye-care practitioner's evaluation of the customer examination data. An eye health report is provided to the customer via the network. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251483 | OPHTHALMIC SURGERY MICROSCOPE SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD - The stereoscopic effect of an image presented in accordance with an additional optical system is compensated for. There is provided an ophthalmic surgery microscope system including: a surgical microscope that observes an inside of an eye from a pupil, and magnifies and presents a real image; an additional optical system selectively arranged between the surgical microscope and the pupil; an imaging unit that acquires the real image presented by the surgical microscope as an image; a presentation unit that stereoscopically presents the image; and a control unit that changes a vertical magnification control value for adjusting a vertical magnification of the real image in accordance with a detection result of the additional optical system. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251484 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRIBUTING CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE DATA - The present disclosure relates to systems, devices and methods for receiving biosensor data acquired by a medical device, e.g., relating to glucose concentration values, and controlling the access and distribution of that data. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring glucose levels, displaying data relating to glucose values and metabolic health information, and controlling distribution of glucose data between applications executing on a computer, such as a smart phone. In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for controlling access to medical data such as continuously monitored glucose levels, synchronizing health data relating to glucose levels between multiple applications executing on a computer, and/or encrypting data. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251485 | SHARING CONTINOUS GLUCOSE DATA AND REPORTS - In some example embodiments, there is provided a method, which includes sending a message to a server, wherein the message includes a request for a share code to enable another user to access, via a first computer, analyte data obtained from a host-patient associated with a receiver and/or an analyte report for the host-patient associated with the receiver; receiving, in response to the sending, the share code generated by the server, wherein the share code comprises a checksum portion, a password portion, and an identifier portion indicative of the host-patient; generating a user interface view including the share code; and displaying the user interface view including the share code, wherein the share code enables the other user to access, via the first computer, the analyte data and/or the analyte report. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are al so disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251486 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATION OF TELEMEDICINE INTO MULTIMEDIA VIDEO VISITATION SYSTEMS IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES - A system and method for integration of telemedicine into multimedia video visitation systems of correctional facilities is disclosed herein. The system includes a telemedicine center that communicates with a medical center located at a correctional facility and a physician kiosk remote to the correctional facility. The medical center includes an inmate kiosk and a medical assistant station. The inmate kiosk and physician kiosk participate in a secure video call as part of an appointment between the inmate and physician. The inmate kiosk coordinates with the telemedicine center to verify an identity of the inmate. The inmate kiosk interfaces with a number of medical sensors and communicates data collected from the sensors to the physician kiosk. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251487 | COMMUNICATION HUB AND STORAGE DEVICE FOR STORING PARAMETERS AND STATUS OF A SURGICAL DEVICE TO BE SHARED WITH CLOUD BASED ANALYTICS SYSTEMS - Various surgical hubs are disclosed. A surgical hub comprises a storage device; a processor coupled to the storage device; and a memory coupled to the processor. The memory stores instructions executable by the processor to: receive data from a surgical instrument coupled to the surgical hub; and determine a rate at which to transfer the data from the surgical hub to a remote cloud-based medical analytics network based on available storage capacity of the storage device. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251488 | HERMETICALLY SEALED IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMATION - Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to implantable medical devices (IMDs). In an exemplary embodiment, an IMD comprises a power source and a housing enclosing the power source. The housing comprises a first side and a second side extending along a longitudinal axis between a first end and a second end, wherein the first side is opposite the second side and the first end is opposite the second end, and wherein a first distance between the first and second ends is greater than a second distance the first and second sides. The IMD further comprises a printed circuit board arranged on the first side of the base and conductively coupled to the power source. The IMD also comprises a non-conductive enclosure arranged over the printed circuit board and hermetically sealing the printed circuit board, the non-conductive enclosure comprising an outer surface. And, the IMD comprises first and second electrodes arranged on the outer surface of the non-conductive enclosure, wherein the first external electrode is coupled to the printed circuit board by a first trace and the second external electrode is coupled to the printed circuit board by a second trace. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251489 | DEPENDENCY-BASED STARTUP IN A MULTI-MODALITY MEDICAL SYSTEM - A dependency-based startup method in a multi-modality medical processing system that includes receiving initialization information about a plurality of executable components to be started, the plurality of executable components including an executable modality component configured to communicate with a medical device communicatively coupled to the multi-modality medical processing system. The method also includes receiving dependency information about the executable modality component, the dependency information identifying one or more of the executable components upon which the executable modality component depends and transforming the initialization information and the dependency information into a dependency map that represents the dependencies between the plurality of executable components. Further, the method includes deriving a start order for the plurality of executable components based on the dependency map and starting the plurality of executable components in the multi-modality medical processing system according to the start order. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251490 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CORONAL ARTERY TISSUE TYPE BASED ON AN OCT IMAGE AND USING TRAINED ENGINES - There is described a system for determining a coronal artery tissue type. The system generally has an optical coherence tomography (OCT) imaging system being configured for acquiring an OCT image of coronal artery tissue; and a controller configured to perform the steps of: using trained feature extraction engines, extracting corresponding feature vectors comprising a plurality of features in at least a region of interest of the OCT image; using trained classification engines, determining corresponding preliminary coronal artery tissue types associated to the region of interest of the OCT image based on corresponding ones of the plurality of feature vectors; and using a majority voting engine, majority voting an output coronal artery tissue type associated to the region of interest of the OCT image based on the previously determined preliminary coronal artery tissue types. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251491 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FRACTIONATED PHOTOACOUSTIC FLOW CYTOMETRY - A fractionated photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC) system and methods for the in vivo detection of target objects in biofluidic systems (e.g., blood, lymph, urine, or cerebrospinal fluid) of a living organism is described. The fractionated system includes a fractionated laser system, a fractionated optical system, a fractionated acoustic system, and combinations thereof. The fractionated laser system includes at least one laser or laser array for pulsing a target object within the circulatory vessel with fractionated focused laser beams. The fractionated optical system separates one or several laser beams into multiple beams in a spatial configuration on the skin above the circulatory vessel of the living organism. The fractionated acoustic system includes multiple focused ultrasound transducers for receiving photoacoustic signals emitted by the target object in response to the fractionated laser beams. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251492 | A SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PRODUCT FOR DIFFERENTIATING BETWEEN TISSUE STATES AND TYPES - A method for differentiating between tissue states or types including receiving a sequence of thermal data of a tissue, wherein the sequence is sampled at at least one location of the tissue while the tissue is being thermally disturbed, deriving from the thermal data at least one tissue-related thermal variable associated with each of the tissue locations, segmenting the tissue into segments comprising the locations having corresponding the at least one thermal variable and generating an output indicating the tissue segments. The disclosure also includes a system and computer product for differentiating between tissue states or types. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251493 | ALARM SYSTEM THAT PROCESSES BOTH MOTION AND VITAL SIGNS USING SPECIFIC HEURISTIC RULES AND THRESHOLDS - The invention provides a body-worn monitor that measures a patient's vital signs (e.g. blood pressure, SpO2, heart rate, respiratory rate, and temperature) while simultaneously characterizing their activity state (e.g. resting, walking, convulsing, falling). The body-worn monitor processes this information to minimize corruption of the vital signs by motion-related artifacts. A software framework generates alarms/alerts based on threshold values that are either preset or determined in real time. The framework additionally includes a series of ‘heuristic’ rules that take the patient's activity state and motion into account, and process the vital signs accordingly. These rules, for example, indicate that a walking patient is likely breathing and has a regular heart rate, even if their motion-corrupted vital signs suggest otherwise. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251494 | Measuring Respiration with an In-Ear Accelerometer - An earphone includes a loudspeaker, a microphone, a housing supporting the loudspeaker and microphone, and an ear tip surrounding the housing and configured to acoustically couple both the loudspeaker and the microphone to an ear canal of a user, and to acoustically close the entrance to the user's ear canal. A processor receives input audio signals from the microphone, detects peaks having a frequency of around 1 Hz in the input audio signals, based on the detected peaks, computes an instantaneous heart rate, measures a frequency of an oscillation within the instantaneous heart rate, and based on the frequency of the oscillation, computes a rate of respiration. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251495 | SENSING METHOD AND APPARATUS - Disclosed are a sensing method and a sensing apparatus for acquiring information about an object according to one embodiment. In particular, disclosed are a sensing method and a sensing apparatus for obtaining the shape of blood vessels by using information regarding the intensity of received light and information regarding the distance of an object. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251496 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING A VESSEL - Embodiments of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a blockage in a vessel and, in particular, a stenosis in a blood vessel. In some particular embodiments, the devices, systems, and methods of the present disclosure are configured to assess the severity of a stenosis in the coronary arteries without the administration of a hyperemic agent. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251497 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING STROKES - A system for detecting strokes includes a sensor device configured to obtain physiological data from a patient, for example brain activity data. The sensor device can include electrodes configured to be disposed at the back of the patient's neck or base of the skull. The electrodes can detect electrical signals corresponding to brain activity in the P3, Pz, and/or P4 brain regions or other brain regions. A computing device communicatively coupled to the sensor device is configured to receive the physiological data and analyze it to indicate whether the patient has suffered a stroke. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251498 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ESTIMATION SYSTEM - An electronic device includes a sensor unit configured to acquire a pulse wave of a subject's carotid artery and a controller configured to estimate a condition of the subject's carotid artery based on the pulse wave acquired by the sensor unit. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251499 | Medical Instrument and Program - To provide a blood pressure estimating device whereby information relating to the blood pressure of a subject can be acquired by a simple method. A blood pressure estimating device | 2021-08-19 |
20210251500 | AUTOMATIC CUFF IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for automatic determination of type of pneumatic cuff is disclosed. A system can include a pneumatic cuff with an integrated valve, and a console connectable to the pneumatic cuff. The console can be a pneumatic control system that can include a processor and memory including instructions, which when executed by the processor causes the processor to: inflate the pneumatic cuff through the integrated valve past a threshold pressure such that the integrated valve opens, receive sensor data indicative of a pressure curve during inflation of the pneumatic cuff, compare the pressure curve to stored pressure curves, determine a recommendation, based on the comparison, including information verifying the type of pneumatic cuff attached, and output the recommendation to a user. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251501 | BODY-WORN PULSE OXIMETER - The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251502 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING LASER SPECKLE SIGNALS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for processing laser speckle signals. The method may comprise obtaining a laser speckle signal from a laser speckle pattern generated using at least one laser light source that is directed towards a tissue region of a subject and a reference signal corresponding to a movement of a biological material of or within the subject's body. The method may comprise computing one or more measurements using a first function corresponding to at least the laser speckle signal and a second function corresponding to the reference signal. The method may comprise generating an output signal in part based on the one or more measurements for the function space and using the output signal to aid a surgical procedure on or near the tissue region of the subject. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251503 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING TISSUE OF A SUBJECT UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNING - Methods and systems for characterizing tissue of a subject include acquiring and receiving data for a plurality of time series of fluorescence images, identifying one or more attributes of the data relevant to a clinical characterization of the tissue, and categorizing the data into clusters based on the attributes such that the data in the same cluster are more similar to each other than the data in different clusters, wherein the clusters characterize the tissue. The methods and systems further include receiving data for a subject time series of fluorescence images, associating a respective cluster with each of a plurality of subregions in the subject time series of fluorescence images, and generating a subject spatial map based on the clusters for the plurality of subregions in the subject time series of fluorescence images. The generated spatial maps may then be used as input for tissue diagnostics using supervised machine learning. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING PULSE WAVE VELOCITY OF VESSELS - The invention is directed to systems and methods for determining a fundamental pulse wave velocity value for a vessel with minimized effect of reflections originating from the vessel network connected distal to the respective vessel. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251505 | METHOD AND BIOMEDIAL ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR MONITORING PATIENT'S CONDITION AFTER A STROKE - This invention discloses a novel method for monitoring and analyzing human cardiovascular functions and the equipment implementing the said method. It presents a portable device with the implemented measurement-analytical method that enables monitoring of heart function and selectively of brain tissue functions by measuring electrical bioimpedance along with electrocardiogram (ECG) and photoplethysmogram (PPG) measurements. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251506 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, VEHICLE DEVICE, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - An invention to measure the blood pressure of a living body in a noncontact and non-invasive manner. An experimental device irradiates a subject with microwaves from a transmission antenna and a reception antenna. The phase of the reflected wave varies with micro-movements caused by the heartbeat, a pulse wave is detected from the difference between the emitted wave and the reflected wave. The experimental device detects the blood pressure from a blood pressure sensor mounted on the subject while detecting the pulse wave. A spectrum of the pulse wave of is generated by Fourier transformation. A comparison of the spectrum and the blood pressure of the subject detected by the blood pressure sensor reveals a positive correlation of the systolic blood pressure with an eighth harmonic wave from the pulse wave. A device can detect a pulse wave in a non-invasive manner using a microwave and measures systolic blood pressure. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251507 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BLOOD PRESSURE - The present disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems and methods for measuring time-varying radar cross section (RCS) of an artery of a patient, which may be used to determine blood pressure of a patient. In some embodiments, an apparatus is provided which comprises a radio-frequency (RF) transceiver for generating RF waves, and at least one sensor configured for positioning on or adjacent the skin of a patient, and at least one of transmitting the RF waves into tissue of the patient and receiving RF wave reflections from at least one artery located within the tissue. The apparatus may further comprise a processor having computer instructions operating thereon configured to cause the processor to determine an RF arterial pulse waveform based on the received RF wave reflections. The time-varying radar cross section (RCS) comprises the RF arterial pulse waveform. This may be in turn correlated to blood pressure of the patient. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251508 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING BIO-INFORMATION, ULTRASONIC DEVICE, AND MOBILE DEVICE - An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus includes: an ultrasound image acquirer configured to acquire ultrasound images of an object; a pressurizer configured to apply pressure to the object to occlude a blood vessel; and a processor configured to estimate a change in a diameter of the blood vessel using the ultrasound images acquired by the ultrasound image acquirer before and after an occlusion of the blood vessel, and estimate bio-information based on the estimated change in the diameter of the blood vessel. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251509 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT CAN BE WORN ON THE BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An electronic device that can be worn on the body or introduced into the body includes: a casing having a top and a bottom and an inorganic support including an opening and composed of a plurality of components; and at least one window made of at least one of glass or glass ceramic provided on the bottom. The window is secured in the inorganic support and seals the opening in the inorganic support. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251510 | MONITORING A RECEIVER FOR STRIP REPLACEMENT - Systems and methods for monitoring a receiver assembly configured to detect an ingestible event marker signal, the receiver including a disposable component and a reusable component. The methods can include monitoring the skin impedance experienced by the electrodes of the receiver assembly to determine whether the receiver assembly has poor contact quality or is off-body to notify the user accordingly. The methods can also include monitoring a power source level of the receiver assembly, which can be normalized according to the temperature of the receiver assembly, to determine when the power source is at a critical level to notify the user accordingly. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251511 | ANALYSIS OF GAS SAMPLES FOR DETERMINATION OF PHYSIOLOGICAL STATES AND DISEASE STATES - Provided methods of detecting physiological states and/or disease states of an individual. Also provided are systems for detecting physiological states and/or disease states of an individual. The method are based on the response of organic semiconducting materials to one or more components of a biogas sample from an individual. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251512 | EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR A VENTILATOR, AND METHOD - An evaluation system for a ventilator provided for machine ventilation of a patient, comprising an evaluation device which is suitable and configured for recording, over time, a respiration parameter detected by a sensor. The evaluation device is suitable and configured for determining, from a time profile of the respiration parameter, a characteristic number for a respiration stability of the patient, such that the characteristic number provides an assessment of the quality of the ventilation during a period of time. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251513 | DEVICE FOR ENCOURAGING AND GUIDING A SPIROMETER USER AND ITS USING METHOD - A device for encouraging and guiding a spirometer user includes a housing, a main valve, a visual assembly, and a sound making assembly. The housing has a channel, a first outlet channel, a second outlet channel, and an inlet channel. The main valve is disposed in a housing communicating with the channel, the first outlet channel, the second outlet channel or the inlet channel and configured to regulate or control fluid flowing paths. The visual assembly includes a check valve in the second outlet channel, and at least one movable member. The sound making assembly includes a check valve and a sound making member. So, it can generate the visual and sound encouraging effects for learning how to use a spirometer correctly. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251514 | DEVICE FOR SELECTIVE COLLECTION AND CONDENSATION OF EXHALED BREATH - The present disclosure relates to a novel device for selective collection and condensation of an exhaled breath, and the method of using the novel device. The novel device is portable and capable of collecting and condensing reproducible volumes of exhaled breath under about 10 minutes by using a unique temperature-based algorithm. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251515 | VESSEL CALIPER - An example vessel caliper according to the present disclosure includes a scale having a first clamp, and a slider movable relative to the scale such that a length measurement can be determined, the slider having a second clamp. Each of the first and second clamps have a spring action jaw configured to capture a catheter assembly therebetween. An example method of using the vessel caliper is also disclosed. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251516 | Patient Model Estimation from Camera Stream in Medicine - For patient model estimation from surface data in a medical system, a stream or sequence of depth camera captures are performed. The fitting of the patient model is divided between different times or parts of the sequence, using the streaming capture to distribute processing and account for patient movement. Less manual involvement may be needed due to the regular availability of image captures. Subsequent fitting may benefit from previous fitting. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251517 | UNOBSTRUSIVE ESTIMATION OF CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS WITH LIMB BALLISTOCARDIOGRAPHY - Aspects of the disclosure relate to estimation of cardiovascular parameters based on a ballistocardiogram signal. In one example, an apparatus for estimating cardiovascular parameters includes a BCG sensor for producing a BCG signal of a user, a processor, a display, and a memory communicatively coupled to the processor. The processor and the memory are configured to transform the BCG signal to a synthetic whole-body BCG signal by integrating the BCG signal in time twice and zero-phase filtering the BCG signal, estimate the cardiovascular parameters based on the synthetic whole-body BCG signal, and display the cardiovascular parameters to the display. Other aspects, embodiments, and features are also claimed and described. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251518 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR GAIT MONITORING AND METHODS OF USE - The present disclosure relates to system and techniques for receiving data from one or more sensors associated with a person and controlling the use and redistribution of that data so it is used in an intended mariner. In particular, the data is related to gait and/or mobility of the person. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251519 | RESPIRATION DETECTION USING RADAR - One or more radar sensors can be used to monitor patients in a variety of different environments and embodiments. In one embodiment, radar sensors can be used to monitor a patient's breathing, including monitoring of tidal volume, chest expansion distance, breathing rate, etc. In another embodiment, a patient position can be monitored in a patient bed, which can be used as feedback for control of bladders of a patient bed. Additional embodiments are described herein. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251520 | ACOUSTIC SENSOR AND VENTILATION MONITORING SYSTEM - A method of monitoring respiration with an acoustic measurement device, the acoustic measurement device having a sound transducer, the sound transducer configured to measure sound associated with airflow through a mammalian trachea, the method includes correlating the measured sound into a measurement of tidal volume and generating at least one from the group consisting of an alert and an alarm if the measured tidal volume falls outside of a predetermined range. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251521 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING LOCATION USING A MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device capable of determining its location is provided. The medical device comprises a memory, one or more antennas, one or more processors coupled with the memory and the one or more antennas, a location manager component executable by the one or more processors. The location manager component is configured to receive first location information from a first location information source and second location information from a second location information source, to rank the first location information source and the second location information source according to a hierarchy of location information sources, the hierarchy of location information sources specifying that the first location information source is of higher rank than the second location information source, determine an approximate location of the medical device based on the first location information, and improve the accuracy of the approximate location based on the second location information. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251522 | STROKE VOLUME MEASUREMENTS IN TRAINING GUIDANCE - A computer-implemented method for providing training guidance in connection with a physical exercise includes: measuring, by using a heart activity sensor, heart activity of a user during a physical exercise; measuring, by using a bioimpedance measurement sensor, bioimpedance of the user during the physical exercise; computing, by a processing circuitry, a stroke volume from the bioimpedance synchronized to a cardiac cycle of the user by using the measured heart activity; computing, by the processing circuitry, training intensity by using at least the computed the stroke volume; comparing, by the processing circuitry, the training intensity with at least one threshold; and outputting at least one training guidance instruction on the basis of the comparison. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251523 | BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION IN MEDICAL DEVICES - A medical device for providing therapy to a patient comprises at least one processor configured to receive a first patient biometric signature from at least one first sensor interface. The at least one processor is further configured to record the first patient biometric signature in a patient encounter record in at least one memory. The at least one processor is further configured to receive patient information from an external source, the patient information comprising a second patient biometric signature. The at least one processor is further configured to make a determination that the second patient biometric signature corresponds to the first patient biometric signature. The at least one processor is further configured to, in response to making the determination, merge the patient information and the patient encounter record into a merged record for a patient encounter. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251524 | SYSTEMS , DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING TRANS-ABDOMINAL FETAL OXIMETRY AND/OR TRANS-ABDOMINAL FETAL PULSE OXIMETRY USING DIFFUSE OPTICAL TOMOGRAPHY - Fetal tissue oxygenation may be performed transabdominally by, for example, receiving a plurality of detected electronic signals that correspond to light emitted from a pregnant mammal's abdomen and a fetus contained therein that has been detected by the detector and converted into the detected electronic signal. An indication of a depth of the fetus within the pregnant mammal's abdomen may be received and a portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus may be isolated responsively to the indication of the depth of the fetus using, for example, time of flight of photons that correspond to the detected electronic signals. A fetal tissue oxygen saturation level may then be determined using the isolated portion of the detected electronic signals that correspond to light that was incident upon the fetus. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251525 | LEVODOPA SENSOR FOR TIGHT TUNING OF DOSAGE - An enzymatic sensor configured to determine the concentration of levodopa present in a sample according to a current or a resonant frequency produced in response to levodopa interactions with L-amino acid decarboxylase present in the sensor. A processor associated with the sensor determines levodopa concentration and produces dose recommendation or output according to levodopa concentration. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251526 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for applying time-dependent algorithmic compensation functions to data output from a continuous analyte sensor. Some embodiments determine a time since sensor implantation and/or whether a newly initialized sensor has been used previously. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251527 | MULTI-POSITION CAPSULE - A capsule ( | 2021-08-19 |
20210251528 | A glucose monitoring apparatus and method based on a fluorescence sensor - Glucose monitoring based on fluorescence sensor disclosed. A glucose monitoring apparatus according to one embodiment of the present invention may include a light emitter configured to emit an excitation light, a glucose sensor configured to absorb the excitation light and to emit a fluorescent light, a light receiver configured to receive the fluorescent light, and a circuit configured to modulate a scattered wave by using a series of pulses that are generated based on alight intensity of the fluorescent light. | 2021-08-19 |
20210251529 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DATA PROCESSING AND CONTROL IN A MEDICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - Methods and apparatus for providing data processing and control for use in a medical communication system are provided. | 2021-08-19 |