34th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180235739 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ANATOMICAL DENTAL IMPLANT - A method for producing a bone replacement, a cavity or a bone being detected in a fully automated manner and the bone replacement being produced based on the detection also in a fully automated manner. It is also possible to produce information in relation to medical instruments or navigation information in a fully automated manner. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235740 | Surgical Implant - A surgical implant comprises a basic structure having a first face and a resorbable film attached to the first face of the basic structure. A plurality of solid protrusions emerges from the film in a direction away from the basic structure. The protrusions comprise a shape defined by a respective body and a respective head, the body emerging from the film and terminating in the head, and the head projecting laterally with respect to the body. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235741 | CONICAL VEIN FILTER WITH IMPROVED BALANCE - Disclosed herein is a removable vena cava filter for capturing thrombi in a blood vessel. The filter includes a plurality of primary struts having first ends attached together at their first ends. The filter also includes a plurality of secondary struts spaced between the primary struts and having third ends attached together along the longitudinal axis. Each secondary strut freely extends from the third end to a fourth end avoiding contact with other secondary struts and primary struts. The filter has an expanded configuration, in which the second arcs of the plurality of secondary struts may define a cavity having a hemiovoid shape, such that an ovoid formed from a reflection of the hemiovoid shape of the cavity does not extend beyond the end boundary of the filter defined by the second ends of the primary struts. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING THE CEREBRAL VASCULATURE - Vascular filters and deflectors and methods for filtering bodily fluids. A blood filtering assembly can capture embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. A blood deflecting assembly can deflect embolic material dislodged or generated during an endovascular procedure to inhibit or prevent the material from entering the cerebral vasculature. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235743 | MEDICAL DRAIN DEVICE - A medical device may include an elongate tubular member defining a tube lumen, and an expandable member disposed on the distal portion of the elongate tubular member including a lumen that is in fluid communication with the tube lumen. The expandable member is configured to expand from a collapsed delivery configuration to a distally-open expanded configuration and establish apposition with a vessel wall. A valve member in fluid communication with the tube lumen, and configured to selectively block and selectively allow for flow through the tube lumen. The device may be percutaneously-deployable downstream of a treatment site within a body lumen and may allow for selective removal and/or draining of fluid and/or material, such as embolic material, from a body lumen. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235744 | CONVERTIBLE NEPHROURETERAL CATHETER - A nephroureteral catheter is provided that comprises a detachable portion such that when the detachable portion is removed, the catheter converts into an internal stent. The catheter includes a tube with two retention features, a detachable portion, and an inner tube. The inner tube is removably insertable into both the tube and the detachable portion, and a wire extends through at least a portion of a lumen of the inner tube and through the tube, to keep the pieces attached. The wire may be removed to remove the inner tube and then the detachable portion from the tube. When the detachable portion is attached to the tube, the catheter is a nephroureteral catheter. When the detachable portion is removed from the tube, the catheter becomes a stent. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235745 | BARORECEPTOR TESTING PRIOR TO IMPLANTATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Systems and methods for screening a subject for a therapy are described. A mechanical stimulation device positioned near at target location of a blood vessel to provide a mechanical stimulus to the blood vessel. The mechanical stimulus increases strain in one or more regions of the blood vessel, such as by modifying the cross-sectional geometry and/or area of the blood vessel to have different regions of different curvature A baroreflex or related physiological response in response to the mechanical stimulation is detected. In response to the detected response, it is determined whether the subject is appropriate for the therapy and/or which of a plurality of implants with different geometries and/or cross-sectional areas is most optimally suited for deployment in the subject. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235746 | FIXATION MEMBER WITH SEPARATE EYELET AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - In one embodiment of the present disclosure, an implant system for securing tissue to bone, including a first fixation member releasably engaged to a first inserter, the first fixation member having a throughbore adapted to accept a filament therethrough and a cannulation extending from a proximal end of the first fixation member to a distal end of the first fixation member, the first inserter positioned through the cannulation and having a distal tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the first fixation member, and a second fixation member releasably engaged to a second inserter different from the first inserter, the second fixation member having a size capable of being positioned within the bonehole. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235747 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIXATION OF AN ACL GRAFT - A system for use in graft fixation in a knee reconstruction procedure can include a first femoral fixation member adapted to be retained relative to a first end of a femoral tunnel and a first self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops. The first flexible member construct can be interconnected to the first femoral fixation member. A second femoral fixation member can be coupled to the first flexible member construct and can be adapted to be positioned in the femoral tunnel relative to a second end of the femoral tunnel adjacent a joint space between the femur and a tibia. A second self-locking adjustable flexible member construct having a passage portion with a pair of free ends and a pair of self-locking adjustable loops can be interconnected to the second femoral fixation member. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235748 | LIGAMENT ASSEMBLY - A ligament assembly ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235749 | Absorbent Substrates For Harvesting Skin Grafts - Methods and devices for management of fluids during skin graft transplantation are disclosed. In one aspect of the invention, absorbent substrates for transplanting skin grafts are disclosed having a surface adapted to contact at least one excised skin graft and engage said graft for removal from a donor site; a sealing member at least partially surrounding an absorbent material disposed within the enclosure; wherein at least a portion of the skin-contacting surface is porous and in fluid communication with the absorbent layer to capture fluids. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235750 | HEAT EXPANDABLE BREAST IMPLANT USING INDUCTION HEATING - A selectively expandable breast implant and method for tissue expansion are provided herein. The implant includes a flexible shell, an expandable material inside the flexible shell, and a plurality of closed conducting loops within the expandable material. The closed conducting loops absorb energy from a varying magnetic field external to the implant and generate heat, to heat the surrounding expandable material, and the expandable material expands in size based on the amount of heat generated by the closed conducting loops. The expandable material comprises a plurality of expandable microspheres that expands in response to the heat created by the closed conducting loops. The heat induction mechanism enables the closed conducting loops to generate heat for expansion of the expandable material in the implant. The implant can expand uniformly or in areas designated for selective shaping. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235751 | FLEXIBLE INTRAOCULAR LENS HAVING MUTLIPLE YOUNG'S MODULI - A method and system provide an ophthalmic device including an optic and a haptic. The optic includes at least one optical material having a first Young's modulus. The haptic is coupled with the optic. The haptic includes at least a second Young's modulus greater than the first Young's modulus and less than 1.8 GPa. Thus, the haptic is stiffer than the optic, but more flexible than a material such as polymethyl metacrylate (PMMA). | 2018-08-23 |
20180235752 | SINUS AND NASAL STENT | 2018-08-23 |
20180235753 | TWO STAGE ANCHOR AND MITRAL VALVE ASSEMBLY - Systems and methods for medical interventional procedures, including approaches to valve implantation. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve a modular approach to mitral valve therapy. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235754 | LOADING AND DELIVERY OF SELF-EXPANDING STENTS - A method of deploying a stent includes providing a delivery system with the stent loaded in a reduced diameter configuration between an inner catheter and an outer sheath, the stent including a covering positioned on a luminal wall surface thereof, the inner catheter including a radially outwardly extending protrusion that extends into the covering but does not intersect a plane along the stent luminal wall surface, advancing the delivery system to a stenting site, and withdrawing the outer sheath to deploy the stent at the stenting site. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235755 | REPLACEMENT HEART VALVES, DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - A replacement heart valve and method of treating valve insufficiency includes an expandable frame configured to engage a native valve annulus. A valve body is coupled to the frame. The valve body can include a leaflet portion and possibly a skirt portion. A portion of the frame has a foreshortening portion configured to longitudinally expand when urged to a radially compacted state and longitudinally contract when urged to a radially expanded state. In one embodiment the valve skirt is attached to the frame so that it can adapt to changes in the length of the frame. A delivery device in some embodiments can use one or more coverings, such as sheaths, to controllably release the replacement heart valve at a native heart valve. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235756 | REPLACEMENT HEART VALVES, DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS - A replacement heart valve and method of treating valve insufficiency includes an expandable frame configured to engage a native valve annulus. A valve body is coupled to the frame. The valve body can include a leaflet portion and possibly a skirt portion. A portion of the frame has a foreshortening portion configured to longitudinally expand when urged to a radially compacted state and longitudinally contract when urged to a radially expanded state. In one embodiment the valve skirt is attached to the frame so that it can adapt to changes in the length of the frame. A delivery device in some embodiments can use one or more coverings, such as sheaths, to controllably release the replacement heart valve at a native heart valve. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235757 | METHOD FOR REPLACING A HEART VALVE - A method for replacing a native heart valve in need thereof comprises delivering to the native heart valve an apparatus comprising a valve member, a connecting member, and an anchor member suitable for anchoring the apparatus. The valve member reversibly moves between an open position and a closed position to augment or replace the function of the native valve leaflets, thereby reducing valve regurgitation. Some embodiments include a stent that is positioned in the native heart valve with the valve member disposed therein. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235758 | MEDICAL DEVICE USING BIOABSORBABLE MATERIAL - Bioabsorbable medical devices such as vascular closures, mitral chorea replacements, and mitral leaflet extensions are provided. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235759 | TRANSCATHETER CARDIAC DE-AIRING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for de-airing a cardiac chamber during cardiac surgery are provided. A catheter-based inflatable device is inserted adjacent a target area of the heart, and the frequency of inflation and deflation of the inflatable device is controlled via a remote controller to change the shape of the cardiac chamber to dislodge air bubbles from their deposition site in the cardiac chamber. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235760 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING PRESERVED EJECTION FRACTION CONDITIONS - A device of a shape memory material configured to implement a predetermined level of expansion while allowing contraction and twist can be implemented in a portion of a vascular system, such as in the left ventricle of the heart of a patient suffering from heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235762 | Kinematic and Parameterized Modeling for Patient-Adapted Implants, Tools, and Surgical Procedures - Patient-adapted articular repair systems, including implants, instruments, and surgical plans, and methods of making and using such systems, are disclosed herein. In particular, various embodiments include methods of selecting and/or designing patient-adapted surgical repair systems using parameterized models and/or multibody simulations. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235763 | HIP IMPLANT SYSTEM - Hip implant systems described herein can include a distal stem, a proximal body, and a fastener. In some embodiments, the distal stem can include a cavity configured to receive the fastener when a portion of the distal stem is positioned within the proximal body. In some embodiments, the distal stem can include a threaded exterior surface configured to mate with a fastener when a portion of the distal stem is positioned within the proximal body. In some embodiments, a distal end of the distal stem can include an anterior relief configured to conform to interior surface of a femoral canal of a patient. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235764 | AN ALIGNMENT GUIDE - An orthopaedic joint prosthesis assembly includes a head part of an orthopaedic joint prosthesis component and an alignment guide. The head part has a spherical bearing surface for articulation with a corresponding joint surface, and an assembly surface having a first bore formed in it for receiving a spigot on another part of the orthopaedic joint prosthesis. The bore has a first axis that extends perpendicular to the assembly surface. There is a discontinuity at an interface between the bearing surface and the assembly surface, and the assembly surface is arranged on a plane which is parallel to, or contains, a plane which is defined by the opening to the bore in the head part when the head part is viewed from one side in cross-section. The alignment guide has an axial portion and an arm extending from the axial portion. The arm includes a distal portion which is configured to engage the assembly surface of the head part, with the axial portion defining a second axis and being arranged to engage the bearing surface of the head part when the head part is mounted within the guide such an impaction force applied along the second axis is directed along the first axis. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235765 | POLY-FACED BONE FUSION IMPLANT - A bone fusion implant is provided for treating conditions of Proximal Interphalangeal (PIP), Distal interphalangeal (DIP), and metatarsophalangeal (MTP) foot joints. The bone fusion implant may be a cortical bone allograft sized to fuse the foot joint to be treated. A proximal portion of the implant may be pressed into a hole drilled in a proximal bone portion of the foot joint, and a distal portion of the implant may be pressed into a hole drilled in a distal bone portion of the foot joint. Ramps on the proximal and distal portions facilitate press-fitting the implant into the holes in the bone portions. Side ramps ensure that the bone fusion implant remains substantially aligned with the foot joint while the distal portion is pressed into the hole into the distal bone portion. Grooves on the ramps alleviate pressure and ease inserting the implant into the holes in the bone portions. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235766 | Apparatuses And Methods For Anterior Cervical Transarticular Fixation - In one embodiment, an anterior cervical transarticular fixation implant including a cervical plate including a central body, lateral wings that extend laterally outward from the central body, each lateral wing including a fastener opening configured to receive a fastener configured to thread into vertebrae, and locking mechanisms configured to selectively lock the fasteners in place. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235767 | Devices, Methods and Systems to Implant and Secure an Intervertebral Implant for Spinal Treatment - Various devices, methods, and systems to implant and secure a fusion cage or intervertebral prosthesis during treatment of spinal injury or disease are provided. In various embodiments, such devices may comprise an instrument assembly having a body comprising a head, a shaft, and a handle; an insertion stop; and an intervertebral device retainer. Various embodiments also may comprise an impactor assembly comprising a housing; a bit comprising a head, a shaft, and a coupler; a transmission comprising a housing, a cam, a cam follower, a collet, and a driveshaft; and the motor. In various embodiments, the impactor assembly may be deployed with adjustments for the frequency, displacement, and force of impulses delivered to an anchor for the intervertebral device. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235768 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant includes an implant body extending between an anterior surface and a posterior surface. The implant body includes a first vertebral engaging surface and a second vertebral engaging surface. The implant body defines a cavity. A plate is connectable with the implant body via a coupling member adjacent the cavity and is translatable relative thereto. The coupling member has a portion including a frangible torque limit. The plate defines at least one opening oriented to implant a fastener with tissue. Systems, spinal constructs, surgical instruments and methods are disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235769 | NON-EXPANDABLE MULTIPLE-SEGMENT LOCKABLE CAGE - A cage device includes first and second segments pivotally connected by a hinge. Pivoted movement of the segments with respect to each other is limited by a first stopper portion of the first segment abutting against a second stopper portion of the second segment. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235770 | Intervertebral Disc Prosthesis - The present invention relates to an intervertebral disc prosthesis preferably comprising at least three pieces including an upper plate ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235771 | Anchoring device for a spinal implant, spinal implant and implantation instrumentation - Anchoring devices for rachidian implants, implants, surgical instruments, and surgical systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, an anchor comprises a stiff plate with a longitudinal axis, configured for penetration of its anterior end into a vertebral surface while its posterior end remains engaged with the implant. An implant may include a locking mechanism for the anchor. An anchor may include an abutment configured to abut a complementary abutment of an implant. In some configurations, inserting an anchor in a passage of an implant may displace a locking mechanism, which may resile and lock the anchor in the implant with complementary abutments of the anchor and implant abutting. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235772 | STANDALONE INTERBODY IMPLANTS - Stand-alone interbody fusion devices for engagement between adjacent vertebrae. The stand-alone interbody fusion devices may include a spacer or endplates and one or more inserts, members, or frames coupled to the spacer or endplates. The inserts, members, or frames may be configured and designed to provide the apertures which are designed to retain bone fasteners, such as screws or anchors, and secure the implant to the adjacent vertebrae. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235773 | SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD - A spinal implant has a first member defining a longitudinal axis. A second member includes an axial cavity configured for disposal of the first member. A third member is rotatable relative to the first member and defines a transverse cavity. A locking element is disposable in the transverse cavity and engageable with the first member to fix the third member relative to the first member. Systems and methods of use are disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235774 | SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A PROSTHESIS - A system for implanting an acetabular prosthesis includes a striker arrangement having a handle and a striker shaft with a distal end configured to engage an acetabular prosthesis. An elongate buttress shaft defines a longitudinal axis and is configured to receive the striker shaft therethrough; it is attachable to the striker shaft such that the distal end of the striker shaft extends beyond a distal face of the buttress shaft. The distal face has a larger diameter than a diameter of the distal end of the striker shaft and has a curved surface oriented transversely to the longitudinal axis. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235775 | TENSOR FASCIA LATAE (TFL) PROTECTOR - A TFL Protector for use during a total hip arthroplasty having a generally semi-circular or U-shaped elongate body includes a distal end, a proximal end, an elbow and a convex surface opposite a concave surface. The generally U-shaped or semi-circular elongated body extends from the distal end to the proximal end and the proximal end turns back toward back toward the distal end at elbow. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235776 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL STABLIZATION AND INSTRUMENTATION - Described herein are devices and methods for fusion of adjacent vertebral bones using distractor platforms for exposure and resection of at least a portion of a facet joint, such as in performance of a TLiF procedure. In one embodiment, the distractor platform contains at least a first receptacle and/or extension adapted to couple to the implanted screw/bone marker, and the method includes advancing a threaded segment of a bone fastener assembly into the identified first pedicle of the first vertebral bone, the bone fastener assembly further comprises a second segment adapted to couple with a distraction platform, which is adapted to concurrently attach onto at least one tissue retention blade, and retain the tissue retention blade in the displaced position. Stabilization of a spinal segment is also provided by advancing a substantially concave orthopedic implant through an opening made in a posterior aspect of a disc space. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235777 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MINIMALLY INVASIVE SPINAL STABILIZATION AND INSTRUMENTATION - Described herein are devices and methods for fusion of adjacent vertebral bones using distractor platforms for exposure and resection of at least a portion of a facet joint, such as in performance of a TLiF procedure. In one embodiment, the distractor platform contains at least a first receptacle and/or extension adapted to couple to the implanted screw/bone marker, and the method includes advancing a threaded segment of a bone fastener assembly into the identified first pedicle of the first vertebral bone, the bone fastener assembly further comprises a second segment adapted to couple with a distraction platform, which is adapted to concurrently attach onto at least one tissue retention blade, and retain the tissue retention blade in the displaced position. Stabilization of a spinal segment is also provided by advancing a substantially concave orthopedic implant through an opening made in a posterior aspect of a disc space. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235778 | FLEXIBLE ADJUSTABLE RADIOPAQUE TRIAL, PLATE AND METHOD OF USE - A flexible plastic, resin or polymer material forming a trial plate for use is surgery of bones including spine and extremities. The trial plate having at least one radioopaque region and which may have one radiolucent region. In some instances a main body includes one or more arms formed of subparts. Between the main body and subparts and between the subparts are rangible regions such a ribs or unbroken edges surrounding windows configured as predetermined break points to disassociate portions of an arm from the whole. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235779 | TWO-PART PROSTHETIC SOCKET AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A two-part prosthetic socket which includes an inner socket component having an inner profile substantially complementary to a profile of a residual limb of a patient, and an outer socket component configured to releasably attach about an outer surface of the inner socket component is disclosed. The inner profile of the inner socket component may be determined from digital data output from a medical imaging scan of the residual limb, which provides a three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb that includes information on the size and location of at least bone and bone spurs, muscle, scar tissue, and neuroma. The digital data may further include a designed operating range for the size and shape of the three-dimensional digital profile of the residual limb based on such information. The two-part prosthetic socket may be manufactured using additive manufacturing, wherein the inner socket may be formed of a flexible material and the outer socket may be formed of a rigid material. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235780 | COUPLING FOR A PROSTHETIC DEVICE - A prosthetic foot, including a keel having a longitudinal axis. The keel includes a keel body including a heel portion, a forefoot portion, and an ankle portion positioned between the heel portion and the forefoot portion. The ankle portion includes a housing having a vertically oriented central axis. In addition, the prosthetic foot includes a coupling assembly disposed within the housing of the ankle portion. The coupling assembly includes a bearing member disposed about the central axis, a support sleeve concentrically disposed about the bearing member, and an embedding member disposed about the support sleeve. The embedding member includes a plurality of interlocking rings. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235781 | PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC DEVICES AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - Prosthetic and/or orthotic devices (PODS), control systems for PODS and methods for controlling PODS are provided. As part of the control system, an inference layer collects data regarding a vertical and horizontal displacement of the POD, as well as an angle of the POD with respect to gravity during a gait cycle of a user of the POD. A processor analyzes the data collected to determine a locomotion activity of the user and selects one or more control parameters based on the locomotion activity. The inference layer may be situated between a reactive layer control module and a learning layer control module of the control system architecture. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235782 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC FINGER PROSTHESIS FOR GRASPING ARBITRARY OBJECT SHAPE - An adaptive robotic finger prosthesis according to the inventive concepts includes a proximal phalanx body configured to be worn on a proximal phalanx portion of a cut finger, a middle phalanx body connected to the proximal phalanx body and configured to function as a middle phalanx portion of the cut finger, a distal phalanx body connected to the middle phalanx body and configured to function as a distal phalanx portion of the cut finger, a first proximal phalanx link disposed under the proximal phalanx body, a second proximal phalanx link disposed on the proximal phalanx body and joint-connected to the first proximal phalanx link, and a proximal phalanx elastic member provided at a joint between the first proximal phalanx link and the second proximal phalanx link to provide elastic force. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235783 | DEVICE FOR CONNECTING PROTHESIS COMPONENTS TO A PROTHESIS SHAFT - The invention relates to a device for connecting prosthesis components ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235784 | VARIABLE TENSIONED PROSTHETIC DEVICE INCLUDING CONTINUOUSLY ELASTICIZED FABRIC - A prosthetic device includes first and second regions divided by a longitudinal line extending between the first and second ends of the device. The device has a continuously knit elasticized fabric layer including a first set of yarns located about a circumference of the device through the first and second regions. The fabric layer has different knit structures in the first and second regions to obtain different elasticity while sharing the first set of yarns so that the first region has a first elasticity, and the second region has a second elasticity greater than the elasticity of the first region. An elastomeric layer secures an interior surface of the fabric layer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235785 | ADJUSTABLE SOCKET SYSTEM - An adjustable socket system includes a distal portion and proximal portion. An axis extends between the distal and proximal portions. A plurality of struts are connected to the distal portion and distributed circumferentially about the axis. The struts at least in part define a receiving volume adapted to receive a residual limb and are movable between an expanded configuration in which at least some of the struts are moved radially outward relative to the axis to loosen the fit of the adjustable system, and a closed configuration in which at least some of the struts are moved radially inward relative to the expanded configuration to tighten the fit of the adjustable socket system. A tightening system is operatively connected to the struts and arranged to differentially tighten and loosen the fit of the adjustable socket system on one or more areas of the residual limb via a single input. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235786 | Pararenal and Thoracic Arch Stent Graft and Methods for Use - Example stent grafts and methods for placement thereof are provided. An example stent graft may include (a) a main body stent graft defining a lumen that has a first end and a second end, (b) a diaphragm coupled to the main body stent graft, where the diaphragm defines at least three openings and (c) at least three stent graft extensions each defining a lumen, where a first end of each of the three stent graft extensions is coupled to one of the three openings. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235787 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATING ANEURYSMS AND OTHER VASCULAR CONDITIONS - A fenestrated aortic cuff is configured to be delivered endovascularly to a target region, deployed, fastened, and sealed to a vessel wall, e.g., in a neck region of an aortic aneurysm. Example fenestrated cuffs provide a suitable landing zone for a commercially available endograft, which may be, in some cases, positioned below or above the renal arteries in order to complete exclusion of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) or a thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA), respectively, from systematic circulation. In some cases, fenestrated cuff function is facilitated and improved by employing active fixation and sealing mechanisms, including, e.g., helical fasteners, which may allow deployment of the fenestrated cuff in short neck regions with limited sealing area. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235788 | PLAIN WOVEN STENTS - Self-expandable, woven intravascular devices for use as stents (both straight and tapered), filters (both temporary and permanent) and occluders for insertion and implantation into a variety of anatomical structures. The devices may be formed from shape memory metals such as nitinol. The devices may also be formed from biodegradable materials. Delivery systems for the devices include two hollow tubes that operate coaxially. A device is secured to the tubes prior to the implantation and delivery of the device by securing one end of the device to the outside of the inner tube and by securing the other end of the device to the outside of the outer tube. The stents may be partially or completely covered by graft materials, but may also be bare. The devices may be formed from a single wire. The devices may be formed by either hand or machine weaving. The devices may be created by bending shape memory wires around tabs projecting from a template, and weaving the ends of the wires to create the body of the device such that the wires cross each other to form a plurality of angles, at least one of the angles being obtuse. The value of the obtuse angle may be increased by axially compressing the body. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235789 | VASCULAR IMPLANT - Methods and devices relate to the use and construction of a vascular stent. A stent assembly includes mesh structure that is at least partially attached to a support or stent structure. The stent structure is formed of one or more struts that collectively form a tubular body sized to fit within a blood vessel. The mesh structure is formed of one or more filaments or sutures that are interwoven or knit to form a structure that is coupled to the stent structure. The mesh structure can at least partially cover or at least be partially covered by the stent structure. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235790 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING AND DECOUPLING A CATHETER - A convertible catheter for use as a nephrouretheral stent, biliary stent, or other structure for maintaining patency of a bodily lumen is disclosed. After initial implantation, the proximal portion of the convertible catheter extending out from the body may simply be removed. A simple action at the catheter hub allows this proximal portion to be removed, leaving behind the implanted stent within the patient. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235791 | INSERTING DEVICE OF STENT - Disclosed is a stent insertion apparatus including a sheath formed to have a hollow shape and in which a stent is accommodated, a main guide tube movably inserted into the sheath and to which one end of the stent is coupled, and an auxiliary guide tube coupled to the main guide tube in a bifurcated manner and to which the other end of the stent, which branches from the one end of the stent, is coupled. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235792 | DELIVERY DEVICE WITH AN EXPANDABLE POSITIONER FOR POSITIONING A PROSTHESIS - A prosthesis delivery device comprises a cannula having an expandable positioning device disposed at the proximal end thereof. A prosthesis is retained on the cannula distal of the expandable device. Expansion of the expandable device retains and centers the delivery device and the prosthesis carried thereon in the vessel and allows repositioning of the prosthesis without contacting the proximal end of the prosthesis with the vessel walls prior to deployment. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235793 | IMPLANTABLE WEIGHT CONTROL DEVICE TO PROMOTE EARLY AND PROLONGED SATIETY IN A BARIATRIC PATIENT - The present disclosure provides an inflatable weight control device that is implanted long-term with an endoscope in obese and bariatric human patients to promote early and prolonged satiety. The device includes a flexible, inflatable member coupled to a valve body assembly and an elongated durable module residing within the flexible member. The flexible member is selectively inflated to form two bulbs with a central passageway extending through the bulbs and the valve body assembly. Once the bulbs are inflated, the device is retained within the patient's pyloric valve to form a gastric outlet obstruction wherein chyme accumulates and then is directed through the central passageway to reach the patient's duodenum. Due to its unique configuration, the implanted device reduces gastric outflow which results in early and prolonged satiety when the patient consumes normal-sized meals or food portions, thereby reducing food consumption and increasing the patient's weight loss. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235794 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF MORBID OBESITY - Apparatus and methods are described for treatment of morbid obesity using minimally invasive techniques. The apparatus includes a system of components that may be used separately or in combination for effectively reducing stomach volume, bypassing a portion of the stomach and/or small intestines, reducing nutrient absorption in the stomach and/or small intestines and/or depositing minimally or undigested food farther than normal into the intestines, thereby stimulating intestinal responses. The components described include an artificial stoma device, a gastric sleeve device, an intestinal sleeve device, a combined gastrointestinal sleeve device and permanent and detachable attachment systems. Also described are devices for delivering and deploying the components of the system. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235795 | PRESCRIBED MOTION BRACE - A brace, comprising: (i) a palmar piece configured to conform to the palmar side of a user's wrist, comprising an opening sized for the user's thumb, the palmer piece further comprising a first pin extending outwardly from an outer surface of the palmar piece in a first direction, further comprising a second pin extending outwardly from the outer surface in a first direction, wherein the first and second direction are opposite one another; and (ii) a forearm piece configured to conform to the user's forearm, comprising a first pin opening sized to receive the first pin, further comprising an elongated slot configured to receive the second pin in a sliding relationship; wherein the palmar piece is moveable relative to the forearm piece such that the user can move the wrist along the user's dart thrower's plane. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235796 | FOOT-THERAPY AND TOE-ALIGNING DEVICE - Described is an exercise tool. More particularly, it is a therapy and exercise tool specifically devised as a foot-therapy and toe-aligning device to align, separate, and stretch toes. The foot-therapy and toe-aligning device comprises a frame with a plurality of posts connected with the frame. The device is formed of an elastic material such that a user may place at least one of the plurality of posts between a user's toes and pull the post to stretch and elongate the post between the toes. Upon release, the elastic material of the post causes the post to attempt to return to its original shape, thereby causing it to expand out and conform its shape to fit snugly against the user's toes. Additionally, the elastic material allows the toe posts to be positioned and maintained at numerous locations between the user's toes for customizable positioning between the toes. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235797 | FOOT-THERAPY AND TOE-ALIGNING DEVICE - Described is an exercise tool. More particularly, it is a therapy and exercise tool specifically devised as a foot-therapy and toe-aligning device to align, separate, and stretch toes. The foot-therapy and toe-aligning device comprises a frame with a plurality of posts connected with the frame. The device is formed of an elastic material such that a user may place at least one of the plurality of posts between a user's toes and pull the post to stretch and elongate the post between the toes. Upon release, the elastic material of the post causes the post to attempt to return to its original shape, thereby causing it to expand out and conform its shape to fit snugly against the user's toes. Additionally, the elastic material allows the toe posts to be positioned and maintained at numerous locations between the user's toes for customizable positioning between the toes. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235798 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR BONE REPAIR PREPARATION - Apparatus and methods for preparing a fractured bone for repair. Preparing the bone may include fracture reduction. Preparing the bone may include holding a fracture in reduction. Preparing the bone may include identifying locations for obtaining access to an interior region of the bone. The apparatus may include structures outside the bone that interact with fragments of the bone. The structures may participate in the reduction. The structures may participate in holding the reduction. The structures may participate in identifying the locations. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235800 | Ostomy Apparatus - The present invention provides an ostomy apparatus which is capable of reversibly closing and opening an outlet of the ostomy apparatus. The outlet of the ostomy apparatus comprises a stretchable elastomeric tubular wall having a double wall tube-in-tube configuration. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235801 | Ostomy Device - An adaptable ostomy base plate having a substantially convex shape for initial engagement with a peristomal skin surface and can be inverted to a substantially concave shape to fittingly engage to a topography of the peristomal skin surface for permanent engagement thereto. The base plate comprises a reinforcement ring arranged on a distal surface of the top film and the inner section of the base plate, being inside the reinforcement ring is provided with undulations defined by a series of concentric ridges and valleys, said series progresses outwardly from the stoma-receiving through-going hole towards the reinforcement ring and at least partly under the reinforcement ring. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235802 | CONTROLLED DISCHARGE OSTOMY APPLIANCE AND SHIELD THEREFOR - A controlled discharge ostomy appliance assembly comprises (i) a stoma seal that is self-urging with a dynamic damping characteristic that resists changes of seal volume, (ii) a press-fit coupling member displaceable from an unlocked position to a locked position as part of a press-fit process, and (iii) a single-use frangible portion. The assembly further includes a protector shield removably fastened to the appliance forming a combined assembly therewith. The protector shield comprises (i) a seal displacer manipulable for displacing the stoma seal to a non-operative position ready for fitting, (ii) a substantially rigid coupling member guard portion for protecting the state of the coupling member, and (iii) a bracing portion for bracing the single-use frangible portion. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235803 | INTRAUTERINE DEVICE (IUD) - In one embodiment, the present invention provides an intrauterine device (IUD) comprising an oval shape, wherein the device comprises a core of magnetic material, an inert material or copper coating the core, wherein the coating comprises a pharmaceutical agent, copper or a combination thereof. Another embodiment provides a method to suppress estrus in a subject comprising inserting an intrauterine device (IUD) comprising an oval shape, wherein the device comprises a core of magnetic material and an inert material or copper coating the core. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235804 | INTRA-UTERINE INSERTION DEVICE - An inserter having a proximal and distal end, is for inserting and positioning an intra-uterine device (IUD), which is attached to a withdrawal string. The inserter includes a plunger having a central longitudinal axis, which is configured for slidable mounting of a hollow protective tube. The distal end of the plunger is configured for dismountable connection with the IUD. The protective tube is configured to slidably cover the IUD. The inserter has a handle attached to the proximal end of the plunger, and has a longitudinal member that forms part of the handle, which extends in the distal direction with respect to the plunger. The longitudinal member contains a friction contact surface. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235805 | PAIN MANAGEMENT USING CRYOGENIC REMODELING - Medical devices, systems, and methods for pain management and other applications may apply cooling with at least one probe inserted through an exposed skin surface of skin. The cooling may remodel one or more target tissues so as to effect a desired change in composition of the target tissue and/or a change in its behavior, often to interfere with transmission of pain signals along sensory nerves. Alternative embodiments may interfere with the function of motor nerves, the function of contractile muscles, and/or some other tissue included in the contractile function chain so as to inhibit muscle contraction and thereby alleviate associated pain. In some embodiments, other sources of pain such as components of the spine (optionally including herniated disks) may be treated. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235806 | Ophthalmic Surgical Fluid Handling Cassette - An opthalmic system ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235807 | A DEVICE FOR APPLYING AN OPHTHALMIC FLUID - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a mist of an ophthalmic fluid, the device comprising a discharge opening for said mist, a mixing chamber communicating with a discharge opening, an air chamber, a first drive operable to expel air from the air chamber, a fluid chamber for holding a first volume of the liquid and communicating with the mixing chamber, a dosing chamber for containing a second volume of the liquid corresponding to a plurality of the doses, preferably to two doses, of the liquid, the dosing chamber communicating with or configured for communicating with a supply of the liquid, such as a collapsible liquid container or a liquid container having a movable bottom, and with the fluid chamber, a second drive operable to supply the second volume of the liquid from the supply to the dosing chamber and for emptying the dosing chamber by repetitive delivery of a single dose of the plurality of doses of the liquid contained therein to the fluid chamber, the air chamber communicating with the mixing chamber and/or with the fluid chamber for the expelled air to drive the liquid delivered to the fluid chamber into the mixing chamber by the expelled air. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235808 | CONTROLLED CROSS-LINKING INITIATION AND CORNEAL TOPOGRAPHY FEEDBACK SYSTEMS FOR DIRECTING CROSS-LINKING - Devices and approaches for activating cross-linking within corneal tissue to stabilize and strengthen the corneal tissue following an eye therapy treatment. A feedback system is provided to acquire measurements and pass feedback information to a controller. The feedback system may include an interferometer system, a corneal polarimetry system, or other configurations for monitoring cross-linking activity within the cornea. The controller is adapted to analyze the feedback information and adjust treatment to the eye based on the information. Aspects of the feedback system may also be used to monitor and diagnose features of the eye. Methods of activating cross-linking according to information provided by a feedback system in order to improve accuracy and safety of a cross-linking therapy are also provided. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235809 | TRANSITION ZONE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method of re-profiling a cornea of an eye is provided which includes causing ablation energy to be applied across the cornea of the eye and controlling distribution of the ablation energy across the cornea of the eye. The distribution of the ablation energy is controlled by causing the ablation energy to provide an ablation zone, having an optical zone disposed in a central portion of the anterior surface and a transition zone disposed peripherally to the optical zone on an anterior surface of the cornea the ablation zone, and determining a shape of the transition zone by selecting between a cubic spline function and a complementary error function. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235810 | OPHTHALMIC INCISIONAL PROCEDURE INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - An incisional instrument and method of use for creating accurate, reproducible surgical incisions. An exemplary embodiment includes an incisional instrument configured for attachment to a patient's eye and for use performing arcuate limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs). The incisional instrument is made up of two coaxial, interconnecting pieces: a docking piece and a cutting piece. The docking piece includes a suction mechanism and is configured for being secured to a patient's eye just outside the corneal limbus. The cutting piece is configured to fit flush within the docking piece and includes cutting blades and one or more handles for rotating the cutting piece relative to the docking piece. When assembled, the cutting blades extend beyond the proximal end of the docking piece by a length equal to the desired depth of LRIs to be cut. The incisional instrument further includes measurement markings for properly positioning and measuring incisions. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235811 | ONE-STEP TYMPANOSTOMY TUBE AND METHOD FOR INSERTING SAME - A tympanostomy tube is provided for insertion into and residence in a tympanic membrane of a mammal. The tympanostomy tube has a body including a first end portion, a second end portion and a central portion disposed between the first and second end portions. Additionally, an axially extending passageway is provided having a first open end and a second open end. The first end portion includes a relatively enlarged diameter radially extending flange disposed adjacent a first end of the first end portion, and a relatively reduced diameter portion. The second end portion includes at least first and second moveable legs having first ends coupled to the first end portion and second ends. The second ends include sharpened surfaces that are sufficiently sharpened to incise through the tympanic membrane during insertion of the tympanostomy tube in the tympanic membrane. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235812 | TRANSDUCER PLACEMENT FOR GROWTH ACCOMMODATION - An implantable apparatus, including an implantable transducer fixation mechanism, the fixation mechanism being configured to receive an implantable transducer, wherein the fixation mechanism is configured to be fixed to a wall of the middle ear cavity of the recipient, and the fixation mechanism is configured to locate the transducer at least partially outside the middle ear cavity. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235813 | Patterned Neo-Epithelialization Dressings, Systems, And Methods - Systems, methods, and apparatuses arc presented that involve forming patterns on neo-epithelium that allow increased functionality and may more nearly resemble the original epithelium. In one instance, a patterned neo-epithelium dressing for treating a tissue site having granulation tissue includes an interface member for placing proximate the granulation tissue and a plurality of three-dimensional features formed on a second, patient-facing side of the interface member. Other systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235814 | WOUND TREATMENT DEVICE EMPLOYING NEGATIVE PRESSURE - Devices and methods for wound treatment are disclosed. A chamber may define a treatment space having an interior engineered surface including a plurality of structures configured to provide pathways for the distribution of negative pressure and to exert mechanical stress on a wound. In some specific embodiments, the devices and methods may treat wounds on the head, neck, and face. One or more tubes may be in fluid communication with the treatment space to facilitate the application of negative pressure, the introduction of therapeutic agents, and the removal of wound material. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235815 | DRESSING WITH CONTRACTING LAYER FOR LINEAR TISSUE SITES - Systems, apparatuses, and methods for closing an opening through a surface of a tissue site are described. The system includes a sealing member adapted to cover the opening to form a sealed space and a negative-pressure source adapted to be fluidly coupled to the sealed space to provide negative pressure to the sealed space. The system also includes a contracting layer adapted to be positioned adjacent the opening and formed from a material having a firmness factor and a plurality of holes extending through the contracting layer to form a void space. The holes have a perforation shape factor and a strut angle causing the plurality of holes to collapse in a direction substantially perpendicular to the opening. The contracting layer generates a closing force substantially parallel to the surface of the tissue site to close the opening in response to application of the negative pressure. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235816 | WOUND DRESSING - A method and apparatus are disclosed for dressing a wound. The apparatus comprises an absorbent layer for absorbing wound exudate, a liquid impermeable, gas permeable filter layer over the absorbent layer, a cover layer comprising at least one orifice and a first liquid and gas permeable transmission layer underlying the absorbent layer. The transmission layer is in fluid communication with the filter layer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235817 | PRE-STRAINED LAMINATES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME - A laminate comprises a first layer comprising a plurality of lower opacity zones positioned within a higher opacity zone is provided. The plurality of lower opacity zones form a first pattern. The laminate comprises a second layer comprising a second pattern. The laminate comprises a non-joined span of the first and second layers having a dimension of at least about 20 mm. A first portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a first position relative to the second layer, within the non-joined span. A second portion of the second pattern is visible through at least some of the plurality of lower opacity zones when the first layer, within the non-joined span, is in a second position relative to the second layer, within the non-joined span. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235818 | WETNESS NOTIFICATION SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND NOTIFYING WETNESS IN CLOTHING ARTICLE - A wetness notification system includes a sampling unit ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235819 | Disposable Absorbent Article Having Breathable Side Flaps - A disposable absorbent article with a water-permeable covering sheet, a water-impermeable center sheet, and an absorbent core disposed therebetween is disclosed herein. The absorbent article includes a pair of side flaps comprising a first side flap and an opposing second side flap; each of the first and second side flaps being made from a distinct layer of material that is not an extension of the water-permeable covering sheet or the water-impermeable center sheet. The distinct layer of material is doubled over to form a first layer comprising a first layer proximal edge, and a second layer comprising a second layer proximal edge, wherein the first layer and the second layer enclose an elastic strand, and wherein the first layer is attached to the second layer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235820 | ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH HIGH ABSORBENT MATERIAL CONTENT - An absorbent article comprising a pair of leg cuffs with an raised section and an absorbent core comprising at least one channel at least partially oriented in the longitudinal direction of the article. The article may have a crotch width before use as measured between the proximal edges of the leg cuffs at the level of the crotch point of from to 70 mm to 200 mm, and a Relative Crotch Width Reduction (RCWR) of 32 mm/kg to 150 mm/kg. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235821 | MANUAL LIFTING SLING DEVICE - A manual lifting sling device including a bottom support portion, a rear side support portion, a left side retainer portion and a right side retainer portion, at least two lift handles, a left foldable portion, and a right foldable portion; wherein the manual lifting sling device is configured to be switchable between a standby state in the form of a sheet and an operation state in the form of a seat. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235822 | LOAD MEASURING PIN SENSOR, WATCHING BED, AND WATCHING SYSTEM - A load measuring pin sensor disposed as a connecting pin in a connecting portion of a plurality of frames of a bed is provided. The load measuring pin sensor includes a shaft portion constituting the connecting pin, force point portions provided on the shaft portion where a load from one frame acts on the force point portions, a fulcrum portion provided at a position different from a position of the force point portions of the shaft portion where a stress from the other frame acts on the fulcrum portion, sensing portions provided at a portion connecting the force point portions, and the fulcrum portion of the shaft portion, and a strain gauge that detects strain occurring in the sensing portions. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235823 | BRACKET ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR DUAL COLUMN SURGICAL TABLE - A surgical patient support includes a foundation frame, a support top, and a brake system. The foundation frame includes a first column and a second column. The support top is coupled to the first column and the second column for rotation about a top axis extending along the length of the support top. A single-handle unlock for the support top is also provided. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235824 | BODY PART FIXATION DEVICE WITH PITCH AND/OR ROLL ADJUSTMENT - A structure for positioning a body part includes a support base, and a shell frame having an inner surface configured to a shape of the body part. The shell frame is further configured to ride upon the support base, or upon a carriage that further rides upon the support base, to enable a pitch and/or a roll of the shell frame to be adjusted relative to the support base. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235825 | A BAG FOR PET BURIAL OR CREMATION OR FOR HOLDING CREMATION ASHES - A bag for pet burial or cremation or for holding cremation ashes comprises a sheet of material onto which or into which the deceased pet is to be received; and in one aspect a pocket within the sheet in which a farewell note can be placed. In an other aspect the sheet of material is formed into a pouch having an opening into which a deceased pet may be placed and a first flap which can be folded over the opening to close the pouch. In a further aspect there is a bag comprising a sheet of material on to which the deceased pet may be received and wrapped in the sheet; at least one set of at least one button on a periphery of at least one side of the sheet; and at least two button holes on each side of each set of the at least one button for adjustable securing of the wrapped material. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235826 | Traction therapy systems and related methods - The present invention is generally directed to systems, devices and methods in the area of chiropractic therapy. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a traction therapy system. The system includes: a bench, including an adjustable back rest that is adjustable to every angle from 90 degrees horizontal to 90 degrees vertical, wherein the bench is in contact with a frame, wherein the frame includes one or more mechanisms by which the bench is contacted with the frame and one adjustable angle unilateral traction arm that adjusts from −55 degrees to +55 degrees rotating around the x-axis, and wherein the one adjustable angle unilateral traction arm is connected to a winch mounting arm, and wherein a winch is connected to the winch mounting arm, and wherein the winch is operably connected to a crossbar, and wherein a harness that is capable of fitting underneath a person is connected to the crossbar. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235827 | FOOT ORTHOTIC - A foot orthotic with an orthotic surface pressing against a bottom of a foot of the patient. The orthotic has a treatment area and a non-treatment area. The treatment area is arranged and formed to apply a treatment pressure under a set of tendons, that preferably includes an abductor hallucis of the foot. The treatment area applies the treatment pressure when the patient walks with the orthotic surface pressing against the foot. The treatment pressure is applied across 10-100% of a full lateral width of the abductor hallucis, and is applied along front to back length of the foot in a range of 10% to 75% of a total length of the abductor hallucis. The non-treatment area is arranged around the treatment area. The treatment pressure is higher than a non-treatment pressure that the non-treatment area applies to the foot. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235828 | SCOLIOSIS OF THE MID SEGMENT OF THE THORACO LUMBAR SPINE IN ADOLESCENTS: A PROPOSED NON-OPERATIVE SOLUTION TO THE TRANSMITER PROBLEM - Non-invasive methods and systems for treating adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) that is characterized as having a Cobb angle with an apex at the mid-level of the thoraco lumbar spine are provided. The methods and systems involve the application of an overcorrecting external distractive force to the spine, the force being transmitted via actuated crutches while the patient maintains a predator crouch position that is stabilized by a support and the crutches. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235829 | UPPER-LIMB EXERCISING DEVICE OF A TYPE WORN ON THE BODY - A wearable upper-limb exercise device according to the present invention includes: a drive unit which is configured to be wearable on a user's back and generates driving power; a support unit which is configured to be wearable on the user's shoulder; an upper-limb bending and stretching unit which is configured to be wearable on the user's upper limb; and a power transmission unit which is connected to the upper-limb bending and stretching unit via the support unit from the drive unit, and controls the upper-limb bending and stretching unit in accordance with the driving power of the drive unit so as to bend or stretch the user's upper limb. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235830 | Device and Method of Measuring Knee Abduction / Adduction Moment - Disclosed herein is a device for measuring knee adduction moment or knee abduction moment, which has: (a) a thigh portion, comprising a tissue interface, having two or more force sensors, operatively coupled to a data processing unit, configured to be positioned generally on the lateral and medial sides of the leg, when in use; (b) a shank portion, comprising a tissue interface, having two or more force sensors, operatively coupled to a data processing unit, configured to be positioned generally on the lateral and medial sides of the leg, when in use; (c) a knee assembly, configured to rotate with the knee, rotatably coupling the thigh portion to the shank portion; and (d) at least two attachment loci, wherein the knee assembly is attached to the thigh portion at a first attachment locus, and wherein the knee assembly is attached to the shank portion at a second attachment locus. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235831 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WALKING ASSISTANCE - Walking assistance apparatuses and methods of controlling the walking assistance apparatus are provided. The walking assistance apparatus may recognize a type of a gait task of a user, and may assist a gait of the user to be suitable for the recognized gait task. The walking assistance apparatus may recognize the gait task as various categories using a pre-trained recognizer. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235832 | WALKING SUPPORT ROBOT AND WALKING SUPPORT SYSTEM - A walking support robot is presented by the present disclosure. The walking support robot moves in accordance with a handle load while guiding a user to walk along a walking route. The walking support robot includes a body, a handle on the body, a sensor that senses a load applied to the handle, and a moving device that moves the walking support robot by controlling rotation of a rotating member in accordance with the load. Guide information is generated for guiding the user to walk along the walking route. Presented information is presented for guiding the user based on the guide information. A physical task is set by adjusting complexity of the walking route. A degree to which the user follows the walking route is calculated, and the physical task is adjusted based on the degree. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235833 | INTERFACE FOR CONSTRUCTING TRAJECTORY IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY AND TRAJECTORY CONSTUCTION INTERFACE - An environment assembly and interface for constructing trajectory ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235834 | LEG-PRESSURIZING DEVICE ATTACHABLE/DETACHABLE TO/FROM RIDING APPARATUS - The present invention relates to a leg-pressurizing device attachable to and detachable from a riding apparatus of the present invention, when a user is pedaling while sitting on a saddle, a pair of calf pressing rollers constantly pressurize lower surfaces of user's calves upward and downward and forward and backward while the user's calves move upward and downward and forward and backward, and a pair of tiptoe pressing rollers constantly pressurize user's tiptoes while the user's tiptoes are rotating, so that the user's calves and tiptoes are pressurized regularly by the rotational movement of the rollers, thereby enabling smooth blood circulation of the leg and preventing various adult diseases. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235835 | METHOD FOR CAUSING RELAXATION OF A MUSCLE AND A SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING A PERSON IN EXECUTING THE SAME METHOD - A method causes relaxation of a muscle of a body of a person or an animal. In a period in which a patient moves his or her body in a reciprocating manner to expand and contract the muscle, the patient or another person presses an arbitrary spot on the skin of the patient toward the muscle using a fingertip, for example. The pressing by the fingertip is controlled so that the area of the pressed spot on the skin falls within a range of 2 cm | 2018-08-23 |
20180235836 | PRESSURE POINT SLEEP GARMENT - A pressure point sleep garment ( | 2018-08-23 |
20180235837 | FILLING DEVICE FOR FILLING A MEDICAL BAG, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A DEVICE AND PLANT FOR PRODUCING FLUID-FILLED MEDICAL BAGS - To further develop filling devices for filling a medical bag, in particular in terms of a massive basic body or massive filling blocks, proposes the invention a filling device for filling a medical bag with fluids comprising a basic body with fluid channels and valve seats, on which valve means can be arranged to adjust fluid volume flows passing through fluid channels, wherein the basic body is produced at least partially by means of an additive producing process. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235838 | CONTAINER HOLDING MEMBER AND MEDICAL CONTAINER SET - The object of the present invention is to provide a container holding member that is capable of simply, surely, and stably holding a plurality of medical containers, and that is usable efficiently for medical containers. The present invention is a container holding member capable of holding a plurality of bottomed tubular medical containers. The container holding member is provided with a flat plate-like substrate section having a plurality of through holes penetrating one surface and the other surface and a plurality of tubular housing sections each having an upper side opening end on a side of the one surface of the substrate section and a lower side opening end on a side of the other surface and each protruding upward or downward from a hole edge of each of the through holes. The tubular housing sections are each configured to be capable of holding each of the medical containers in a state where an outer bottom surface of each of the medical containers protrudes downward from the lower side opening end when the medical containers are housed in the tubular housing sections. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235839 | Dual Container for Sterile Fabrication and Filling - A multi-reservoir dispensing, disposable and sterile container has at least two separate and distinct reservoirs positioned adjacent to one another, and which can be readily manufactured using blow-fill-seal technology. The reservoirs contain components of a mixed pharmaceutical formulation, which is prepared at the time of dispensing from the container by blending of the contents of the reservoirs. Liquid flow channels extend from each reservoir and merge together at or near an exit aperture of the container, and a mixing feature can be employed at or downstream of the point of merging. In the container as provided to a user the exit aperture is blocked by a seal, which is removed prior to dispensing. | 2018-08-23 |
20180235840 | ASEPTIC CARTRIDGE AND DISPENSER ARRANGEMENT - A cartridge for use with a beneficial agent delivery device having a fillable reservoir. The cartridge includes a reconstitution, unit dose package having first and second compartments, and a fitment. The first compartment contains at least a first constintuent of the beneficial agent. The second compartment contains at least a second constituent of the beneficial agent. The fitment is disposed on the package for interfacing the package to the fillable reservoir. | 2018-08-23 |