| 36th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
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| 20150245754 | AUTONOMOUS CLEANER - An autonomous cleaner includes a body having a first housing formed at a front and a second housing formed at a rear of the first housing; a brush unit installed at the first housing and configured to sweep and collect dust from a floor; a dust collecting unit installed at the second housing and configured to store the dust inlet into the brush unit; a driving unit to drive the body and coupled to the second housing to be positioned at a lateral side of the dust collecting unit; and a power unit installed at the second housing and coupled to be positioned at a rear of the dust collecting unit. The miniaturization of the autonomous cleaner may be provided while at the same time the capacity of a dust collecting container and the capacity of a battery are increased. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245755 | Liquid Extraction Cleaning Device and Method - A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a main unit, a liquid pump, a flexible hose, and a hand tool. The main unit comprises a vacuum pump. The hand tool comprises a vacuum inlet port, an agitator, a spray nozzle, and a grip portion. The vacuum inlet port of the hand tool is operatively connected to the vacuum pump via the hose passageway in a manner such that the vacuum pump is capable of drawing fluid through the vacuum inlet port and into the hose passageway. The spray nozzle is operatively connected to the liquid pump in a manner such that the liquid pump is capable of forcing liquid out of the spray nozzle. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245756 | Liquid Extraction Cleaning Device and Method - A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a main unit, a liquid pump, a flexible hose, and a hand tool. The main unit comprises a vacuum pump. The hand tool comprises a vacuum inlet port, an agitator, a spray nozzle, and a grip portion. The vacuum inlet port of the hand tool is operatively connected to the vacuum pump via the hose passageway in a manner such that the vacuum pump is capable of drawing fluid through the vacuum inlet port and into the hose passageway. The spray nozzle is operatively connected to the liquid pump in a manner such that the liquid pump is capable of forcing liquid out of the spray nozzle. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245757 | Liquid Extraction Cleaning Device and Method - A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a main unit, a liquid pump, a flexible hose, and a hand tool. The main unit comprises a vacuum pump. The hand tool comprises a vacuum inlet port, an agitator, a spray nozzle, and a grip portion. The vacuum inlet port of the hand tool is operatively connected to the vacuum pump via the hose passageway in a manner such that the vacuum pump is capable of drawing fluid through the vacuum inlet port and into the hose passageway. The spray nozzle is operatively connected to the liquid pump in a manner such that the liquid pump is capable of forcing liquid out of the spray nozzle. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245758 | Liquid Extraction Cleaning Device - A liquid extraction cleaning device comprises a vacuum pump, a liquid pump, a cleaning solution tank, a recovery tank, first and second spray nozzles, a spray selection switch, a vacuum inlet port, an agitator assembly, and a handle. The spray selection switch controls whether liquid is expelled from the second spray nozzle when liquid is expelled from the first spray nozzle. The agitator assembly comprises first and second agitators. The first agitator is configured to rotate. The second agitator is configured to reciprocate. The handle is pivotally connected to the rest of the liquid extraction cleaning device and is lockable in several pivotal orientations. The handle can also be pivoted forward from a rearwardly extending direction to an extent that it extends forward horizontally. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245759 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ATTACHING ABRASIVE PADS TO A DRIVE PLATE - For use in a concrete floor grinding, polishing or burnishing machines, a combination of a drive plate and abrading pads attached to the drive plate is described. The abrading pads include a planar substrate having one or more posts projecting from a first major surface and a resin layer impregnated with abrasive grit on its second major surface. The drive plate includes areas thereon for receiving the substrate and where the areas each include at least one elongate aperture through which the post extends and when the substrate is shifted laterally, the posts become releasably locked in place. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245760 | DISHWASHER APPLIANCE AND VENT FOR SAME - Dishwasher appliances and vents for dishwasher appliances are provided. The dishwasher appliance includes a chamber for the receipt of articles for cleaning, and a door for selectively opening and closing the dishwasher appliance, the door having an interior wall and a bottom. The dishwasher appliance further includes a conduit disposed within the door. The dishwasher appliance further includes a vent for controlling the egress of fluid from the chamber through the first end, the vent received into the door. The vent includes a generally planer body, and a plurality of aperture assemblies defined in the body. Each of the plurality of aperture assemblies extends generally radially within the plane. The vent further includes a plurality of ribs extending from the body. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245761 | TRAY SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR DISHWASHER, CUTLERY TRAY ASSEMBLY AND DISHWASHER - Disclosed is a tray supporting apparatus for a dishwasher, the apparatus comprising: a support frame, two opposite sides of the support frame being respectively provided with a slide groove, and each slide groove comprising a first slideway a second slideway and the third slideway spaced apart from one another; a first and second bracket respectively adapted to support a tray, the first bracket and the second bracket being respectively provided on the support frame, wherein first ends of the first bracket and the second bracket are respectively slidably accommodated in the first slideway, a second end of the first bracket is slidably accommodated in the second slideway, and a second end of the second bracket is slidably accommodated in the third slideway. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245762 | GLASSES RACK FOR DISHWASHER - A glasses rack for a dishwasher may be configured to hold glasses in an inclined position. The glasses may be inclined at a predetermined angle relative to horizontal to allow draining of treating liquid from the glasses yet achieve a reduced overall height of the dish rack relative to a conventional dish rack. A bottom wall of the dish rack may be inclined at an angle that matches an effective inclination angle of an upper, tiered dish rack, and the bottom wall inclination angle may correspond to the glasses inclination angle. A sprayer may be mounted to the dish rack and arranged to spray treating liquid into the interior of the glasses. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245763 | RIGID ENDOSCOPE WITH HERMETIC SEAL - A rigid endoscope includes an imaging module and a hermetic shell for containing the imaging module. A connecting line is contained in the hermetic shell, and has first and second ends. The first end is connected to the imaging module. A receiving opening is formed in the hermetic shell. A female tapered surface is formed inside the receiving opening. A sealed terminal device is connected electrically with the second end of the connecting line, for hermetically closing the receiving opening. A male tapered surface is formed on the sealed terminal device, for retaining the sealed terminal device in the receiving opening by engagement with the female tapered surface, to keep the hermetic shell air-tight. Preferably, the male and female tapered surfaces are attached together by laser welding. Also, the sealed terminal device includes a lead-through conductor. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245764 | SUBJECTIVE EYE REFRACTOMETER AND REFRACTOMETRY METHOD - A subjective eye refractometer includes an imaging lens and a target, the front surface of the cornea of a testee is located at a focal point of the imaging lens, the target and an eye of the testee are respectively located on two sides of the imaging lens along an optical axis of the imaging lens, and the target can move forward and backward along the optical axis by means of setting, and the subjective eye refractometer is marked with a value D | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245765 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND OPTICAL UNIT ATTACHABLE TO THE SAME - An optical system of an ophthalmologic imaging apparatus of embodiment splits light from a first light source into measurement light and reference light and detects interference light of returned light of measurement light from an eye and reference light. An image forming part forms an image based on detection result from the optical system. The optical unit includes a lens and joining member. The lens is locatable in an optical path of measurement light and used for changing a focus position of measurement light from a first site of the eye to second site. The joining member joins an optical path from a second light source to the optical path of measurement light. The optical unit converges light from the second light source having been guided into the optical path of measurement light by the joining member on an eye fundus via the lens. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245766 | SYSTEM FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY DETECTION USING OCULOMOTOR TESTS - Embodiments of the present invention comprises apparatuses and methods of measuring levels of neurological impairment. Certain embodiments of the invention comprise a headset that emits light into the user's eyes and the system tracks the pupils' orientation, movement, contraction and dilation. In specific embodiments, the headset can run a battery of tests and calculate a score indicating the user's level of neurological impairment. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245767 | DUAL IRIS AND COLOR CAMERA IN A MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A dual purpose iris and color camera system is described provides good iris and color image capture in either IR or visible bands depending upon which type of image is being captured at that moment. For iris imaging the iris camera is capable of imaging in the 700 to 900 nm wavelength range where the iris structure becomes visible. The iris camera is able to perform iris imaging outside with full sunlight. The iris camera requires only a low level of cooperation from the user, in that they must be within a range of distances away from the iris camera, must hold relatively still for a short period of time, and must face towards the camera. The iris capture process is fully automated once activated. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245768 | OPTICAL PROBE, OPTICAL MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE - An optical probe | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245769 | Optical Measurement Device And Probe System - An optical measurement device provided with: a first adjustment optical device for collecting radiation light received by a probe that emits measurement light to a measurement target and receives radiation light radiated from the measurement target, and for emitting the radiation light toward the spectroscope for dividing the radiation light; a detection section for detecting a light intensity distribution of the radiation light; a movement part for moving the first adjustment optical device in a light axis direction of the radiation light and on a plane perpendicular to the light axis direction of the radiation light; and a control section for controlling the movement part. The first adjustment optical device is moved in the light axis direction of the radiation light and on the plane on a basis of a detection result of the detection section such that a reception amount of the radiation light increases. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245770 | APPARATUS FOR CARIES DETECTION - An apparatus for obtaining an image of a tooth having at least one light source providing incident light having a first spectral range for obtaining a reflectance image from the tooth and a second spectral range for exciting a fluorescence image from the tooth. A polarizing beamsplitter in the path of the incident light from both sources directs light having a first polarization state toward the tooth and directs light from the tooth having a second polarization state along a return path toward a sensor, wherein the second polarization state is orthogonal to the first polarization state. A first lens in the return path directs image-bearing light from the tooth toward the sensor, and obtains image data from the portion of the light having the second polarization state. A long-pass filter in the return path attenuates light in the second spectral range. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245771 | TRANSCRANIAL PHOTOACOUSTIC/THERMOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY BRAIN IMAGING INFORMED BY ADJUNCT IMAGE DATA - Systems and methods of reconstructing photoacoustic imaging data corresponding to a brain of a subject through a skull of a subject utilizing a reconstruction method that incorporates a spatial model of one or more acoustic properties of the brain and skull of the subject derived from an adjunct imaging dataset. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245772 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a pressure control unit that controls an applied pressure applied to a region of a living body in which a vein and artery exist by a cuff mountable to the region, a detection unit that detects pressure waveforms in which pulse wave components from the region overlap with the applied pressure, and an analysis unit that obtains a respiratory variation on the waveform of artery and a venous pressure based on the pressure waveforms detected by the detection unit through one-time blood pressure measurement. The analysis unit obtains the respiratory variation on the waveform of artery based on data of a first pressure waveform in a first process, and the venous pressure based on data of a second pressure waveform in a second process and the data of the first pressure waveform. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245773 | HANDHELD PROCESSING DEVICE INCLUDING MEDICAL APPLICATIONS FOR MINIMALLY AND NON INVASIVE GLUCOSE MEASUREMENTS - The present disclosure includes a handheld processing device including medical applications for minimally and noninvasive glucose measurements. In an embodiment, the device creates a patient specific calibration using a measurement protocol of minimally invasive measurements and noninvasive measurements, eventually creating a patient specific noninvasive glucometer. Additionally, embodiments of the present disclosure provide for the processing device to execute medical applications and non-medical applications. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245774 | DIFFERENTIATING DECOMPENSATION DETECTION BASED ON CO-MORBIDITIES IN HEART FAILURE - This document discusses, among other things, a system comprising a sensor signal processor configured to receive a plurality of electrical sensor signals produced by a plurality of sensors and at least one sensor signal produced by an implantable sensor, a memory that includes information indicating a co-morbidity of a subject, a sensor signal selection circuit that selects a sensor signal to monitor from among the plurality of sensor signals, according to an indicated co-morbidity, a threshold adjustment circuit that adjusts a detection threshold of the selected sensor signal according to the indicated co-morbidity, and a decision circuit that applies the adjusted detection threshold to the selected sensor signal to determine whether an event associated with worsening heart failure (RF) occurred in the subject and outputs an indication of whether the event associated with worsening HF occurred to a user or process. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245775 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING ISCHEMIA AND BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS FROM VESSEL GEOMETRY AND PHYSIOLOGY - Systems and methods are disclosed for determining individual-specific blood flow characteristics. One method includes acquiring, for each of a plurality of individuals, individual-specific anatomic data and blood flow characteristics of at least part of the individual's vascular system; executing a machine learning algorithm on the individual-specific anatomic data and blood flow characteristics for each of the plurality of individuals; relating, based on the executed machine learning algorithm, each individual's individual-specific anatomic data to functional estimates of blood flow characteristics; acquiring, for an individual and individual-specific anatomic data of at least part of the individual's vascular system; and for at least one point in the individual's individual-specific anatomic data, determining a blood flow characteristic of the individual, using relations from the step of relating individual-specific anatomic data to functional estimates of blood flow characteristics. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245776 | BLOOD VESSEL ANALYSIS APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS, AND BLOOD VESSEL ANALYSIS METHOD - A time-series morphology index and a time-series shape deformation index of the analysis target region on a time-series medical image are calculated by image processing. A dynamical model of a structural fluid analysis of the analysis target region is temporarily structured, based on the time-series morphology index, the time-series shape deformation index, and the time-series medical image. A latent variable of the identification region is identified so that at least one of a prediction value of a blood vessel morphology index and a blood flow volume index based on the temporarily structured dynamical model match with at least one of an observation value of the blood vessel morphology index and the blood flow volume index measured. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245777 | DETECTION OF EMOTIONAL STATES - A system and a method are disclosed for identifying and characterizing a stress state of a user based on features of blood flow identified from optical signals. One embodiment of a disclosed system (and method) includes an optical sensing system to detect features of blood flow and identify and characterize a stress state of a user based on those blood flow features. Light transmitted or reflected from tissue of the user is measured by an optical sensor. A processor analyzes the received optical signal to identify features of the blood flow. The stress state of the user is determined based on the identified features. The stress state is characterized according to a type of stress, a level of stress or both. Additionally stress events are identified. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245778 | Low Power Perfusion Imaging - Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating low power perfusion imaging. In accordance with one aspect, a gradient-modulated constant-adiabaticity radio frequency pulse sequence is generated. A labeling pulse from the pulse sequence is applied to a region of interest to label fluid supplying the region of interest and to acquire a tagged image. A control pulse from the pulse sequence may also be applied to the region of interest to acquire a control image. A perfusion image may then be generated using the tagged image and the control image. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245779 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - A cardiac device and method thereof for detecting atrial fibrillation within a mean heart signal of a body, wherein the cardiac device includes at least two sensing electrodes. The method includes providing an input heart signal, detecting sense events (VS) and noise events (VN), and generating further noise events (VN) each at a predetermined time interval after a noise event (VN) has been detected and when the noise event (VN) continues. The method includes incrementing a noise counter for each noise event (VN) and each further noise event (VN), and terminating the detection of atrial fibrillation when the noise counter reaches a predetermined limit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245780 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING HYPERGLYCAEMIA - A method and apparatus for determining hyperglycaemia. The apparatus includes a sensor and a processor, to determine a QT interval of a patient and any rate of change of the QT interval (dQT/dt), and, output means, to provide an output signal indicative of hyperglycaemia using an algorithm based on the combination of the QT interval and the rate of change of the QT interval. The apparatus may further include further sensor means, to determine a TpTec parameter and the SDNN parameter of a patient, whereby the processor further determines any rate of change of the TpTec parameter (dTpTec/dt) and the SDNN parameter to provide an output signal based on any one or combination of the QT interval, the TpTec parameter, the SDNN parameter and the rate of change of these parameters. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245781 | INSERTION OF MEDICAL DEVICES THROUGH NON-ORTHOGONAL AND ORTHOGONAL TRAJECTORIES WITHIN THE CRANIUM AND METHODS OF USING - The invention comprises an elongated device adapted for insertion, including self-insertion, through the body, especially the skull. The device has at least one effector or sensor and is configured to permit implantation of multiple functional components through a single entry site into the skull by directing the components at different angles. The device may be used to provide electrical, magnetic, and other stimulation therapy to a patient's brain. The lengths of the effectors, sensors, and other components may completely traverse skull thickness (at a diagonal angle) to barely protrude through to the brain's cortex. The components may directly contact the brain's cortex, but from there their signals can be directed to targets deeper within the brain. Effector lengths are directly proportional to their battery size and ability to store charge. Therefore, longer angled electrode effectors not limited by skull thickness permit longer-lasting batteries which expand treatment options. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245782 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPACITANCE SENSING IN MEDICAL DEVICES - Various methods and systems for the use of capacitance sensors within medical devices configured for patient monitoring are provided. The capacitance sensors are configured to measure a change in capacitance resulting from a material (e.g., human tissue, water, gel, cloth, etc.) placed near (e.g., close proximity to) the medical device and/or resulting from a material making physical contact with the medical device. In certain embodiments, the capacitance sensor may be utilized to detect whether one or more portions of the medical sensor are securely applied to the patient's tissue (e.g., sensor “on”) and/or may be utilized to detect whether one or more portions of the medical sensor fail to maintain secure contact with the patient's tissue (e.g., sensor “off”). Further, in certain embodiments, the capacitance sensor may be utilized to distinguish between one or more types of materials (e.g., human tissue, water-based materials, etc.). | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245783 | ROD-SHAPED BODY - The invention relates to a rod-shaped body ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245784 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING CONDUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION IMAGE USING MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY - There is provided a magnetic resonance imaging system using magnetic resonance electrical impedance tomography comprising: a current generation controller configured to control an electric current which is applied to a measurement target; a converter configured to perform analog-digital conversion of data which are obtained by a RF pulse and a gradient pulse applied to the measurement target every repetition time according to a sequence for steady state free precession (SSFP) and, also, by the applied electric current; and an image generator configured to generate an image upon a conductivity distribution of the measurement target by using output data of the converter, wherein the current generation controller controls the electric current to be applied for a preset time within a certain repetition time. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245785 | IMPEDANCE TECHNIQUES IN TISSUE-MASS DETECTION AND CHARACTERIZATION - A device is described for measuring electrical characteristics of biological tissues with plurality of electrodes and a processor controlling the stimulation and measurement in order to detect the presence of abnormal tissue masses in organs. Examples of suitable organs are the breast, skin, oral cavity, lung, liver, colon, rectum, cervix, and prostate and determine probability of tumors containing malignant cancer cells being present in tissue. The approach can also be applied to biopsied tissue samples. The device has the capability of providing the location of the abnormality. The method for measuring electrical characteristics includes placing electrodes and applying a voltage waveform in conjunction with a current detector. A mathematical analysis method is then applied to the collected data, which computes spectrum of frequencies and correlates magnitudes and phases with given algebraic conditions to determine mass presence and type. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245786 | Locating System for Locking Hole of Intramedullary Nail - The present invention discloses a two-stage locating device and the method thereof. In stage-one, the preliminary locating device finds the approximate area of the locking hole encircled with the magnetic material on the intramedullary nail. In stage-two, the pinpoint device has a plurality of targeting devices and includes a transparent plate with a plurality of alignment lines. According to the deviations between each pointing device and the alignment lines, the direction of the pinpoint device for further adjustment can be determined. The present invention can determine the position and the orientation of the locking hole on the intramedullary nail quickly and precisely to shorten the time spent to implant the intramedullary nail. Furthermore, the present invention can also have a conductive circuit to connect to an alarm device. Thus, the precise location can be determined through the different alarm signals based on the contact conditions between each directing devices and the conductive circuit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245787 | REAL-TIME VIDEO PROCESSING FOR RESPIRATORY FUNCTION ANALYSIS - What is disclosed is a system and method for processing a video for respiratory function analysis. In one embodiment, a video is received of a region of the subject's body where a time-varying signal corresponding to the subject's respiration can be registered by the video camera. Pixels in a first batch of frames are processed to obtain a time-series signal which is filtered using a band-pass filter with a low and high cutoff frequency f | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245788 | COUGH DETECTION, ANALYSIS, AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORM - A cough detection, analysis, and communication platform may be provided. The platform may comprise methods, systems, and devices for detecting, analyzing, and communicating cough detection data. A cough detection device may comprise at least one microphone and analytic firmware used to employ methods of detecting, analyzing, and communicating the cough detection data. The analytic software may be updated to use the appropriate algorithms for an individual or corresponding demographic based on, for example, age and disease, with abnormal cough frequency components, abnormal cough frequency profiles, and alert thresholds. The cough detection device may be configured to communicate cough detection data to a server. The server, in turn, may be operative to process and communicate the data to a third party, such as, for example, a physician. Systems may further be operative to provide a user interface (e.g., mobile or web applications) for interfacing with the platform. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF RAPID SCREENING FOR MILD TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (MTBI) AND OTHER COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT BY ANALYSIS OF INTRA-INDIVIDUAL VARIABILITY OF MOTOR PERFORMANCE - A non-invasive system, and method for simple, quantitative screening for mTBI and other forms of mid cognitive impairment using a visuo-motor performance test (for example, a submaximal grip test) in response to visual feedback to quantitatively measure the intra-individual variability of performance metric for initial screening of patients with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and other neurological disorders. The system and method can be administered in minutes, by any level of caregiver, in any environment including military in-the-field or sports on-field deployments, and is useful in screening those truly injured from those disguising or mimicking injury. In addition to screening, the system and method can be used to monitor and/or detect changes to intra-individual variability over time by comparison to a baseline, which in turn is helpful in determining estimated recovery trajectory or other related information. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245790 | LATENT FINGERPRINT DETECTION METHOD, HEATING EVAPORATION DEVICE FOR DETECTING LATENT FINGERPRINT, LATENT FINGERPRINT DETECTION APPARATUS, AND COMPOSITION FOR DETECTING LATENT FINGERPRINT - The present invention provides a latent fingerprint detection, method that is to handle and is capable of clearly detecting a latent fingerprint, and a heating evaporation device for detecting a latent fingerprint and a latent fingerprint detection apparatus which are capable of detecting a clear latent fingerprint by a one-time operation by heating a chemical agent at high temperatures in a short time, as well as a composition for detecting a latent fingerprint. This latent fingerprint detection method includes a heating step of heating a chemical agent to be gasified by heating so as to attach to a latent fingerprint on a specimen, and an exposure step of exposing the specimen having the latent fingerprint attached thereto to the atmosphere of the gasified chemical agent. The chemical agent is a mixture of a 2-cyanoacrylic acid ester polymer and a dye. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245791 | Integrated Sample Acquisition and Analyte Measurement Device - A region of skin, other than the fingertips, is stimulated. After stimulation, an opening is created in the skin (e.g., by lancing the skin) to cause a flow of body fluid from the region. At least a portion of this body fluid is transported to a testing device where the concentration of analyte (e.g., glucose) in the body fluid is then determined. It is found that the stimulation of the skin provides results that are generally closer to the results of measurements from the fingertips, the traditional site for obtaining body fluid for analyte testing. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245792 | Microelectrodes in an Ophthalmic Electrochemical Sensor - An eye-mountable device includes an electrochemical sensor embedded in a polymeric material configured for mounting in front of a surface of an eye. The electrochemical sensor includes a working electrode, a reference electrode, and a reagent that selectively reacts with an analyte to generate a sensor measurement related to a concentration of the analyte in a fluid to which the eye-mountable device is exposed. The working electrode can have at least one dimension less than 25 micrometers. The reference electrode can have an area at least five times greater than an area of the working electrode. A portion of the polymeric material can surround the working electrode and the reference electrode such that an electrical current conveyed between the working electrode and the reference electrode is passed through the at least partially surrounding portion of the transparent polymeric material. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245793 | HEMOGLOBIN DISPLAY AND PATIENT TREATMENT - The present disclosure describes embodiments of a patient monitoring system and methods that include the measure and display of hemoglobin statistics. In an embodiment, total hemoglobin trending is displayed over a period of time. Statistics can include frequency domain analysis, which may be unique for each patient monitored. The total hemoglobin trending and/or statistics can further be used to help control the treatment of a patient, such as being used to control IV administration. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245794 | PERFUSION INDEX SMOOTHER - An embodiment of the present disclosure seeks to smooth a perfusion index measurement through use of a baseline perfusion index measurement and/or through the use of multiple PI calculations. The combination of the baseline perfusion index measurement reduces an error between a calculated measurement of PI and actual conditions. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245795 | SYSTEM FOR ACCELERATION MEASUREMENTS AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY DETECTION - The present invention comprises apparatuses and methods of detecting impacts to the head. Accelerometers attached to a user's head and neck or body is used to measure the differential acceleration of the head with respect to the neck or body. A differential acceleration exceeding a certain threshold may be indicative of the user suffering a traumatic brain injury. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245796 | Intra-Vascular Device With Pressure Detection Capabilities Using Pressure Sensitive Material - A laser catheter with a pressure sensor is provided according to embodiments of the invention. The pressure sensor may be coupled with the distal end of the laser catheter and may comprise any of various piezoelectric materials, for example Polyvinylidene Difluoride (PVDF). In various embodiments of the invention the pressure sensor is configured to detect pressure longitudinally and coaxially. The pressure sensor may provide an electric potential that is proportional to the vessel pressure and may be used to monitor and/or adjust laser parameters. In other embodiments the results from the pressure sensor may be used to determine the vessel size and/or the type of material being ablated. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245797 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DERIVING AND REPORTING THE THERMIC EFFECT OF FOOD AND CALORIES CONSUMED FOR AN INDIVIDUAL UTILIZING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - Various methods and apparatuses for measuring a state parameter of an individual using signals based on one or more sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, a first set of signals is used in a first function to determine how a second set of signals is used in one or more second functions to predict the state parameter. In another embodiment, first and second functions are used where the state parameter or an indicator of the state parameter may be obtained from a relationship between the first function and the second function. The state parameter may, for example, include calories consumed or calories burned by the individual. Various methods for making such apparatuses are also disclosed. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245798 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR USE IN BODILY LUMENS, FOR EXAMPLE AN ATRIUM - A device positionable in a cavity of a bodily organ (e.g., a heart) may discriminate between fluid (e.g., blood) and non-fluid tissue (e.g., wall of heart) to provide information or a mapping indicative of a position and/or orientation of the device in the cavity. Discrimination may be based on flow, or some other characteristic, for example electrical permittivity or force. The device may selectively ablate portions of the non-fluid tissue based on the information or mapping. The device may detect characteristics (e.g., electrical potentials) indicative of whether ablation was successful. The device may include a plurality of transducers, intravascularly guided in an unexpanded configuration and positioned proximate the non-fluid tissue in an expanded configuration. Expansion mechanism may include helical member(s) or inflatable member(s). | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245799 | ADHESIVE FUNCTIONAL STRIP FOR TRANSCUTANEOUS FLUORESCENCE MEASUREMENT - The present invention pertains to a functional patch to be affixed to the skin, with the aim of measuring metabolic disruptions to organs, and general organ functions, of kidneys, liver, heart, pancreas and muscles (lactate), for example—more particularly it concerns the measurement of the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)—and also to a method for producing a functional patch of this kind. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245800 | Method for Detection Of An Abnormal Sleep Pattern In A Person - The present disclosure relates to a method for detection of an abnormal sleep pattern based on a dataset of Electrooculography (EOG) signals obtained from a sleeping subject over a time interval, the method comprising the steps of dividing the time interval into a plurality of subintervals, each subinterval preferably corresponding to a sleep epoch, classifying each subinterval in terms of sleep stages, thereby obtaining a temporal sleep stage pattern, wherein a subject having an uncharacteristic temporal distribution of sleep stages is characterized as having an abnormal sleep pattern. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245801 | DELAYED GOAL CELEBRATION - A biometric monitoring device with a display is provided. The biometric monitoring device may track the completion progress towards one or more biometric performance goals and provide a goal celebration indicator upon completion of a biometric performance goal and subsequent receipt of an input signal. In some implementations, the completion of a biometric performance goal may be signaled prior to receipt of the input signal using a secondary indicator. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245802 | CHARGED PARTICLE TOMOGRAPHY FOR ANATOMICAL IMAGING - Methods, systems, and devices are disclosed for charged particle tomography imaging. In one aspect, a system includes a charged particle tomography scanner (CPTS) unit to detect individual charged particles of an emitted charged particle beam delivered to a subject by a charged particle delivery (CPD) system, and a processing unit to determine the angular trajectory change (scattering) and energy loss of the charged particle beam based on detected trajectory information and produce an anatomical image. The CPTS unit includes two detectors, one positioned between the subject and the CPD system, and the other detector positioned opposite to the first detector to detect the trajectory information of the individual charged particles of the charged particle beam having passed through the first detector and the subject, and a motion control unit to move the detectors, in which the detectors' size covers an area at least that of the beam's cross-section. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245803 | RADIOGRAPHIC APPARATUS - Provided is a radiographic apparatus with safety and time-saved imaging upon inclination of a subject without pulling an external instrument by the subject. In the radiographic apparatus, a top board supporting the subject placed thereon is rotatable and liftable. The characteristic feature of the embodiment is to control a level of an intersection of the top board and a line connecting an X-ray tube to an FPD to be constant in association with operation of a top-board rotation controller. This achieves a constant level of a region of interest (a site to be imaged) of the subject regardless of rotation of the top board. Consequently, an invariable distance is obtainable between the subject and the external instrument on the floor, allowing suppression in pulling of the external instrument due to a vertical movement of the subject. As a result, provision of a radiographic apparatus with safety and time-saved imaging is obtainable. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245804 | DOCTOR AWARE AUTOMATIC COLLIMATION - A controller (CC) and a related method of controlling a collimator (COL). Controller (CC) operates to select a collimator setting for collimator (COL) of an x-ray imager ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245805 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM - The radiographic imaging device including: a radiation detector comprising plural radiographic image acquisition pixels, which are arranged in a matrix in an imaging region, for capturing a radiographic image and that acquire image information representing the radiographic image by converting applied radiation into electric charges and storing the electric charges, and a plural radiation detection pixels that detect the applied radiation by converting the applied radiation into electric charges and storing the electric charges, a subset of the plural radiation detection pixels having different characteristics; and a detecting unit that uses the radiation detection pixels selectively according to the different characteristics to detect a state of application of the radiation. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245806 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed herein are an X-ray imaging apparatus and a control method therefor in which a region of a compressed breast is measured by a touch sensor and a collimator is controlled such that an X-ray emission region corresponds to the measured region of a compressed breast, whereby workflow for performing X-ray imaging may be reduced and subject pain due to breast compression may be alleviated. The X-ray imaging apparatus includes an X-ray source to generate X-rays and irradiate an object with the generated X-rays, a collimator to adjust an emission region of the X-rays generated from the X-ray source, an X-ray detector to detect X-rays having passed through the object to acquire X-ray data, a touch sensor disposed above the X-ray detector, a compression paddle to compress the object placed on the touch sensor, and a collimator control unit to calculate location and size of the compressed object based on an output value of the touch sensor and control the collimator based on calculation results. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245807 | RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE AND RADIATION IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEM - A radiation image capture device includes plural radiation detection panels that each detect incident radiation that has passed through an imaging subject, that each generate a radiation image, and that are disposed in a row in a direction orthogonal to the radiation incident direction. The radiation image capture device designates a display target image from out of plural radiation images respectively generated by the plural radiation detection panels, and transmits the designated display target image to a console. At least a radiation image other than the display target image is stored in an image memory. The console displays on a display section the received display target image and, in response to data indicating a display request for a radiation image other than the display target image, also displays on the display section the radiation image other than the display target image read from the image memory | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245808 | RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING SYSTEM, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE, RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM - A radiographic imaging system includes plural radiographic imaging devices that image a same subject. The radiographic imaging device includes: a radiation detector; a detection unit that detects whether or not application of the radiation has been started based on electrical signals indicating detection results of sensors that detect the application of the radiation and that are disposed in correspondence to the radiation detector; a determination unit that determines whether or not noise is superimposed on the electrical signals after the detection unit has detected whether or not the application of the radiation has been started; and a communication unit that is connected to another radiographic imaging device and transmits to and receives from the other connected radiographic imaging device a detection result signal indicating the detection result of the detection unit and a determination result signal indicating the determination result of the determination unit. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245809 | NEEDLE GUIDANCE SYSTEMS FOR USE WITH ULTRASOUND DEVICES - Ultrasound devices and guidance systems for ultrasound devices for subdermal devices (e.g., needles) used in conjunction with the ultrasound devices are described. The guidance systems can includes features for easy release of a device from the system following targeting to a subdermal site. A guidance system can be ambidextrous such that a needle can be released by use of either the left or right hand and by use of either a thumb or a finger of an operator. Embodiments that include guidance tracks and slidable guidance cartridges that grasp the hub of a subdermal device are also described. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245810 | ULTRASOUND GEL DISPENSING AND PROBE SANITIZING STATION - A cart includes a power supply, a display unit, a holder having a primary coil positioned with respect to a compartment to be proximate a secondary coil of a handheld ultrasound probe when it is positioned in the compartment, a charging circuit that provides an alternating current to inductively couple the primary and the secondary coils, light sources operable to provide at least ultraviolet light, and a drive circuit electrically coupled to drive the light sources. The cart may include a dispenser with a container that can hold an ultrasound coupling medium, and a dispensing mechanism having a scoop with an elongated recess that is rotatably mounted with respect to the container to move between a first position in which the elongated recess is in fluid communication with the interior of the container and a second position in which the elongated recess is exposed to an exterior of the dispenser. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245811 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ELEMENT AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound transducer element including a cell group constituted by a plurality of ultrasound transducer cells, wherein each of the plurality of ultrasound transducer cells includes a lower electrode arranged on a substrate, a membrane including an upper electrode arranged facing the lower electrode with a cavity positioned therebetween, and a plurality of pillars forming the cavity by supporting the membrane, and each cavity mutually communicates with one another. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245812 | Ultrasound Imaging - An ultrasound imaging system ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245813 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING - Under one aspect, an ultrasound system for producing a representation of an object includes: a concave transducer array configured to transmit ultrasonic pulses into the object and to receive ultrasonic pulses from the object, the ultrasonic pulses from the object containing structural information about the object, each transducer in the array generating an output signal representative of a portion of the structural information about the object; a multi-focal lens structure for focusing the transmitted ultrasonic pulses; a multiplexing structure in operable communication with the concave transducer array and including logic for coupling the output signals from at least one pair of transducers in the concave transducer array; and a beamformer in operable communication with the multiplexing structure and including logic for constructing a representation of structural information about the object based on the coupled output signals from the multiplexing structure. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245814 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGING - Under one aspect, an ultrasound system for producing a representation of an object includes: a concave transducer array configured to transmit ultrasonic pulses into the object and to receive ultrasonic pulses from the object, the ultrasonic pulses from the object containing structural information about the object, each transducer in the array generating an output signal representative of a portion of the structural information about the object; a multi-focal lens structure for focusing the transmitted ultrasonic pulses; a multiplexing structure in operable communication with the concave transducer array and including logic for coupling the output signals from at least one pair of transducers in the concave transducer array; and a beamformer in operable communication with the multiplexing structure and including logic for constructing a representation of structural information about the object based on the coupled output signals from the multiplexing structure | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245815 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER MANUFACTURING METHOD - An ultrasound transducer according to the invention includes: a piezoelectric element; an electrode formed on a surface of the piezoelectric element; a conductive wire including a distal end that is in contact with the electrode; and a metal film formed by an electroplating method, the metal film coating at least the distal end of the wire and the electrode that are in contact with each other and thereby electrically connecting the electrode and the wire. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245816 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE OPERATED BY MOBILE DISPLAY DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an ultrasound imaging system comprising an ultrasound image acquisition station ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245817 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL TISSUE MAPPING SYSTEM - A three-dimensional biopsy mapping and focal therapy system, method, and apparatus uses an imaging system to generate and store a three-dimensional image of a target tissue based on an ultrasound image of the target tissue by storing a user generated contour of the target tissue and surrounding anatomical structures, calculating the volume of the target tissue and surrounding anatomical structures. Biopsy site location and orientation are generated and stored with the three-dimensional image. Biopsied tissue specimens are examined for lesions, and the lesion sites are recorded in the three-dimensional image. Based on the pathology information and biopsy sites, the volume of the overall tumor is calculated and represented in the three-dimensional image. The three-dimensional image of the target tissue and lesion tissue is manipulable, and the image is used to provide localized therapy to the diseased tissue. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245818 | Color Doppler imaging with line artifact reduction - Color Doppler imaging with line artifact reduction is provided in multi-beam scanning. Doppler estimates representing the same spatial location but calculated from spatially distinctive transmit beam groups are combined through weighted linear interpolation. Methods of calculating the linear interpolation weights are provided based on geometric relationships and optimization functions. Complete overlapping and superposition among receive beams in the interpolation region are not required. Partial interpolation among the receive beams, where only the estimates of the outer receive scan lines may overlap and be interpolated while estimates for scan lines closer to the transmit scan line are not interpolated, allowing for more rapid frame rate. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245819 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to obtain the position of the boundary of a region of interest that is set in first ultrasound image data of a subject. The processing circuitry is configured to generate second ultrasound image data by assigning a pixel value to each of pixels of which a change of the brightness value between before and after a contrast enhancement is equal to or larger than a threshold value with regard to pre-contrast-enhanced image data and post-contrast-enhanced image data of the subject both of which were acquired after a treatment using a puncture needle has been performed, the assigned pixel value corresponding to the distance between the pixel and the boundary of the region of interest. The processing circuitry is configured to cause a display unit to display the second ultrasound image data. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245820 | ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT METHOD - A scanning line immediately above a blood vessel is detected using a received signal of a reflected wave of an ultrasonic wave transmitted to the blood vessel, and candidates for front and rear walls of the blood vessel are detected based on the received signal of the scanning line. Then, vascular front and rear walls pairs of front and rear walls are narrowed down from the candidates, and the narrowed-down vascular front and rear walls pair is regarded as one blood vessel and artery/vein identification is performed for each blood vessel. Measurement of vascular function information is performed for the blood vessel determined to be an artery. Determination of an artery/vein is performed based on the relative relationship between the contraction time and the expansion time of the blood vessel. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245821 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - Provided are an ultrasound imaging apparatus including a probe and a method of controlling the ultrasound imaging apparatus. The method includes: comparing a signal value acquired through an input unit with first and second threshold values; and performing an operation that is determined based on a result of the comparison. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245822 | GEL PATCH FOR PROBE AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - Provided are a gel patch for a probe and an ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus including the gel patch. The gel patch includes a gel layer that is formed of an ultrasound-transmitting material and prevents formation of a space between an ultrasonic probe and an object, and a supplementary lens that is disposed in the gel layer and controls a propagation path of ultrasound. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245823 | WIRELESS PROBE AND METHOD FOR POWER CONTROLLING OF WIRELESS PROBE - Provided is a wireless probe including: an ultrasound reception/transmission module that receives a first power and scans a target object by transmitting ultrasound signals to the target object and receiving ultrasound echo signals reflected from the target object; a signal processing module that receives a second power, generates pulses for generating the ultrasound signals and generates ultrasound data by using the ultrasound echo signals; a wireless communication module that receives a third power and receives/transmits predetermined data from/to a medical device; a controller that controls supply of at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power based on an operation state of the wireless probe; and a power unit that supplies or blocks the at least one of the first power, the second power, and the third power according to control of the controller. Each component included in the wireless probe may reduce power consumed by the wireless probe. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245824 | BIOPSY NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A biopsy needle assembly for excising a tissue specimen from a target tissue in an animal includes a mandrel with a core bed having an inner surface forming a projection for marking the tissue specimen at excision. The projections can be longitudinal and transverse in the core bed, and can project from an end of the core bed into the core bed. The projections can include a marking agent for marking the tissue specimen. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245825 | BIOPSY NEEDLE ACTUATOR ASSEMBLY - A biopsy needle actuator assembly used with a biopsy needle for excising a tissue specimen from a target tissue in an animal includes a counter assembly for tracking the individual biopsy event associated with the actuator assembly, and tracking the cumulative number of firings of the actuator assembly to ensure the actuator assembly is replaced prior to failure. The counter assembly registers movement of the biopsy needle during use, aids an operator in proper identification of the biopsy specimen during a biopsy event, and aids the user in correlating the location and orientation of pathological findings of the biopsy specimen in the target tissue in vivo to aid in treatment of the target tissue. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245826 | Flexible Surgical Devices - A surgical device comprises a tube including a proximal segment and a distal segment and a plurality of force transmission elements coupled to the tube. The force transmission elements are actuatable to alter the distal segment of the tube between a flexible state and a stiffened state. The device also comprises a plurality of routing members. Each routing member is coupled to a wall of the tube. The routing members are configured to receive and route the force transmission elements along a length of the tube while permitting the length of the tube to flex and compress. The device also comprises a decoupling structure that generates a reduced force transmitted to the proximal segment when an applied force is applied to the distal segment by the force transmission elements. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245827 | 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 the 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 first bone fastener assembly further comprises a second segment adapted to couple with a distraction platform adapted to concurrently attach onto at least one tissue retention blade and adapted to 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. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245828 | TISSUE RETRACTOR - A tissue retractor device is provided. The device includes an inflatable tissue retractor head being attached to a distal end of a shaft having a conduit extending from a proximal end of said shaft to the inflatable tissue retractor; the inflatable tissue retractor head is optionally covered by a delivery sheath when deflated. The device also includes a handle which is detachably attached to the proximal end of the shaft. The handle includes a port for communicating an inflation fluid through the handle and the conduit to the inflatable tissue retractor when the handle is attached to the proximal end of the shaft. In some embodiments, the retractor device comprises a tensile element slidably attached to the inflatable head, the tensile element configured for controlling and/or maintaining an angulation of the inflatable head with respect to the shaft. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245829 | EXPANDABLE DEVICES FOR POSITIONING ORGANS - A positioning device is configured to selectively position or otherwise manipulate one or more organs within the body of a subject. The positioning device includes a shaped expandable element that is configured to be selectively transitioned between an unexpanded, or collapsed, state and an expanded state. While in the expanded state, the expandable element repositions or otherwise manipulates an organ. Systems that include positioning devices are also disclosed, as are methods for positioning or otherwise manipulating organs. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245830 | SURGICAL RETRACTOR WITH IMPACTOR - A surgical retractor comprising a retractor body having a site portion and handle portion, and an impactor body on the retractor body. The impactor body is positioned and configured for use in impacting the site portion of the surgical site. An impaction axis of the impaction body is preferably substantially aligned with an axis of the site portion of the impactor body. The impactor body is preferably attached to the retractor body at a junction between the site portion and the handle portion of the retractor body. In one embodiment, the impactor portion is configured to selectively mate with an impactor extension member to thereby optionally receive direct impaction on the impactor portion or indirect impaction through the impactor extension member. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245831 | METHOD OF TISSUE REPAIR USING A TENSIONABLE KNOTLESS ANCHOR WITH SPLICE - A method of fixating soft tissue to bone using a bone anchor connected to a construct formed of a suture strand passing through the anchor and a shuttle device passing through a splice region of the suture strand. After installing the anchor in bone, an end of the suture strand is passed around or through soft tissue to be fixated, and then the end of the suture strand is inserted into an eyelet of the shuttling device. By pulling on the opposite end of the shuttling device, the end of the suture strand is passed through the splice region of the flexible strand, thereby forming a knotless closed loop having an adjustable perimeter. As the loop is tightened, the soft tissue is tensioned against the bone. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245832 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SECURING TISSUE - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for securing soft tissue to bone, for securing one or more objects using a surgical filament, and for drawing two or more tissues together so they can be secured in a desired location. One exemplary embodiment of a surgical repair construct that is configured to atraumatically pass through soft tissue to secure tissue in a knotless manner includes a snare linkage, a collapsible loop, and a flexible suture pin. The snare linkage can include a collapsible snare for receiving the collapsible loop, and in use the snare can be collapsed around the collapsible loop and advanced distally towards the bone until the snare is proximate to the tissue, while the collapsible loop can be collapsed distally towards the bone to bring the tissue into proximity with the bone. Other exemplary systems, devices, and methods for use with soft tissue repair are also provided. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245833 | ENDOSCOPIC FASCIAL CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A system for closure of a fascial opening is disclosed. The system may include a first capture device for pulling one end of a suture through fascial tissue on one side of a fascial opening, and a second capture device for pulling an opposing end of the suture through the fascial tissue on an opposite side of the fascial opening. A trapping device for locating and engaging the first capture device can be used, prior to the capture device being pulled through the fascial tissue, so that the trapping device can subsequently pull the suture to facilitate closure of the fascial opening. Methods and apparatuses for closure of a fascial opening are also disclosed. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245834 | LOCKING ARTICULATION MECHANISM - A surgical device including a handle assembly, an elongated body extending from the handle assembly, and an articulation mechanism connected to the handle assembly and configured to selectively articulate and lock an articulable tool assembly in one or more positions is provided. The articulation mechanism includes a main shaft member mounted for rotation and connected to an articulation linkage, a locking member configured to be received about the shaft portion of the main shaft member, the locking member defining a plurality of notches, an articulation handle fixedly secured to shaft portion of the main shaft member and configured for rotation relative to the locking member, and a lug member operatively mounted on the articulation handle and including a locking tab configured to be selectively received within a notch of the plurality of notches formed in the locking member. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245835 | BUTTRESS BRACHYTHERAPY AND INTEGRATED STAPLE LINE MARKERS FOR MARGIN IDENTIFICATION - A surgical buttress for use in a surgical stapling apparatus is provided. The surgical buttress includes an elongate rectangular body portion defining a width; a nose portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the nose portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion; a neck portion integrally formed with and extending from a distal end of the body portion, the neck portion defining a width; a head portion integrally formed with and connected to a distal end of the neck portion, the head portion defining a width; and a tail portion integrally formed with and extending from a proximal end of the body portion, the tail portion defining a width that is less than the width of the body portion. The surgical buttress is formed from a material having filaments. The surgical buttress include radioactive material. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245836 | DELIVERING PELVIC FLOOR REPAIR IMPLANTS - A medical device for the delivery of pelvic floor repair implants within a pelvic region of a body includes a handle, an elongated shaft member, and a head. A method of delivering a pelvic floor repair implant in a transvaginal implant procedure includes inserting and deploying at least a portion of the medical device into a pelvic region of a body. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245837 | TISSUE FASTENER AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - In one embodiment, a hook fastener has a plurality of hooks and a loop fastener has a plurality of loops to secure tissues sections to one another. At least one of these fasteners has a porous surface to allow tissue ingrowth to secure the fastener to the tissue. In another embodiment, only a single fastener is used, with a section of tissue being treated to engage and mate with the fastener. The disclosed tissue fastening systems can be used for a number of applications. One such, example includes fastening tissue sections by wrapping a tissue fastener around the tissue and securing the fastener on itself. A suture may also be secured with the tissue fastener. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245838 | Bushing Arm Deformation Mechanism - A medical device includes (a) a capsule including a lumen extending therethrough, a proximal end of the capsule including at least one window extending therethrough; (b) a bushing including a channel extending therethrough, a distal end including at least one arm extending distally therefrom such that a corresponding one of the arms is releasably engagable with a corresponding one of the windows; and (c) a core member including a locking portion and at least one engaging element. The locking portion is sized and shaped to be received within the channel of the bushing to apply a pressure to the arm such that the arm engages the windows. The engaging element extends laterally outward from a portion of the core member such that the engaging element engages a corresponding one of the arms to deform the arms radially inward and out of engagement with the windows. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245839 | URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE AND METHOD - Provided herein is a two-part coupling assembly for re-connecting a first hollow body part to a second body part and an instrument ( | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245840 | ENDOVASCULAR ANASTOMOTIC CONNECTOR DEVICE, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHODS OF DELIVERY AND USE - An endovascular anastomotic connector and method of using the same. The endovascular anastomotic connector includes a vascular conduit and a supply conduit. The vascular conduit has proximal and distal ends that reside within a vascular structure. The supply conduit extends at an angle from the vascular conduit. The proximal end of the supply conduit is configured to be attached to an auxiliary device. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245841 | SOFT TISSUE REPAIR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Devices, systems and/or methods for repairing a lacerated tendon or ligament adjacent a repair site. In one embodiment, a repair device includes an elongated flexible structure and multiple anchors, the multiple anchors pre-positioned with the elongated flexible structure. The repair device may be coupled to the tendon or ligament at the repair site with a delivery device. The repair device may be pre-positioned in a cartridge such that the cartridge is loaded into the delivery device. The lacerated tendon or ligament is positioned within a cradle portion of the delivery device such that the tendon is positioned between the cradle portion and the cartridge that holds the repair device. The delivery device may then be triggered to actuate and drive the repair device from the cartridge to couple to the lacerated tendon or ligament. In this manner, the repair device may be anchored to the lacerated tendon. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245842 | Securement Structure for Joining Medical Device Parts - A securement structure is positioned inside a channel of a first medical device to facilitate securement of the first medical device to a second medical device. The first medical device may be a ligation banding cap, and the second medical device may be an endoscope. The securement structure is adapted to be compressed between the second medical device and the first medical device to secure them together. This allows parts of different sizes to fit together. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245843 | COIL OCCLUSION DEVICE - An occlusion device comprising a plurality of inner coils and a plurality of outer coils is described. When the device is deployed to a body vessel or a body cavity, it expands radially due to the material from which the outer coils are made. The inner coils function to occlude the vessel while the outer coils provide support. The device can be capped at both ends or may have a free distal end. A method of deploying the device is also provided. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245844 | PATIENT MATCHED INSTRUMENT - A patient matched instrument is disclosed. The patient matched instrument includes a body having an interior patient matched surface; a cutting slot extending through at least a portion of the body; a first paddle extending from the body; and a second paddle spaced apart from the first paddle and extending from the body; and wherein at least one of the first paddle and the second paddle further comprises a hook. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245845 | Instrument for Image Guided Applications - A trackable medical instrument for use in a computer assisted image guided surgery system having a digitizer for tracking the position of the instrument in three dimensional space and a display providing an indication of the position of the instrument with respect to images of a body part taken preoperatively, wherein the instrument comprises a tracking array located distally of a rotatable, axially fixed drive handle. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245846 | HANDHELD POWER MACHINE FOR ORTHOPAEDIC DRILL AND SAW AND ORTHOPAEDIC DRILL AND SAW POWER SYSTEM WITH SAME - The power handpiece for orthopaedic drilling and sawing according to the present application at least includes a handle housing, a clamping assembly for clamping a cutting tool assembly, a power motor for outputting power and driving the cutting tool assembly to perform drilling and sawing operations, and a switch assembly for controlling power output of the power motor, wherein the power motor is connected to an external power source. The power machine utilizes an external power source which can be a large-scale accumulator or city electricity, thereby avoiding the situation of power failure or low power which is prone to occur in the operation, and ensuring the smooth performance of the operation, reduce the quantity of heat of the handle, reduce the overall weight of the device, make the device portable and easy to operate, and improve the efficiency of the operation. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245847 | IN VIVO ATTACHABLE AND DETACHABLE END EFFECTOR ASSEMBLY AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHODS THEREFOR - A method of performing surgery includes the steps of providing a forceps having a housing including a shaft that extends therefrom and at least one handle moveable relative to the housing and providing an end effector assembly configured to selectively engage a distal end of the shaft. The method also includes the steps of inserting the forceps through a first opening formed in a body; inserting the end effector assembly through a second opening formed in the body; engaging the end effector assembly with the distal end of the shaft in vivo; and actuating the end effector assembly by moving the handle relative to the housing. The method may also include the steps of providing a coupling at the distal end of the shaft, and engaging, via the coupling, the distal end of the shaft with the end effector assembly. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245848 | DILATOR SHEATH SET - This disclosure discusses various methods and devices for providing multiple types of indicators to be used with a sheath set. One type of indicator indicates the linear position and alignment of each of the sheaths within the sheath set, and another type of indicator indicates the rotational position and alignment of the sheaths. Both types of indicators may be included on the ends of the sheath set proximal to the user outside the patient's vasculature, thereby informing the user of the sheath set of the linear and rotational position and alignment of the ends of the inner and outer sheaths within the vasculature. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245849 | Mechanism for Assembly of Ultrasonic Instrument - An ultrasonic clamp coagulator system that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of less than 6 mm. The system includes a one-piece torque wrench that is provided with cantilever arms aligned in an annular fashion about the centerline of the torque wrench. The cantilever arms include teeth in an inward perpendicular fashion in relation to cantilever arms. The clamp coagulator includes an outer tube retainer that includes spline gears projecting in a perpendicular fashion along the outer circumference of retainer. Torque is transmitted through the cantilever arms to the spline gears for attaching a handpiece to the clamp coagulator. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245850 | ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH REMOVABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY - An apparatus comprises a body, an ultrasonic transducer assembly, a shaft assembly, and a coupling assembly. The shaft assembly comprises an acoustic waveguide that is operable to selectively couple with the ultrasonic transducer assembly. The coupling assembly is operable to selectively transition between a first mode and a second mode. The acoustic waveguide is configured to rotate with the transducer assembly relative to the body when the coupling assembly is in the first mode. The acoustic waveguide is configured to rotate relative to the transducer assembly and relative to the body when the coupling assembly is in the second mode. The coupling assembly is further configured to prevent the transducer assembly from rotating relative to the body when the coupling assembly is in the second mode. The shaft assembly and the end effector are also together configured to transition between an operational mode and a cleaning mode. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245851 | ATHERECTOMY DEVICE - A surgical apparatus for removing deposits from an interior of a vessel including an outer member and a rotatable shaft having a lumen to receive a guidewire. The lumen has a cross-sectional dimension to enable fluid injection between an inner diameter of the shaft and an outer diameter of the guidewire. A tip is mounted to the shaft for rotation about its longitudinal axis and mounted such that the distal opening of the shaft is axially spaced from a distal internal surface of the tip such that fluid injected through the lumen of the shaft contacts the distal internal surface of the tip and is redirected proximally to direct in a proximal direction deposits removed by the rotational movement of the shaft. The tip includes including a guidewire lumen for receiving a guidewire to enable over the wire insertion of the apparatus. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245853 | EXFOLIATION UNIT WITH VACUUM MEANS - An exfoliation includes a unit handle which is hollow and has a handle proximal end and a handle distal end, and has an air receiving port in the handle distal end and an air discharge port in the handle proximal end; an abrasion rim adjacent to the air receiving port having an abrasive surface; an air passageway in fluid communication with the air receiving port and the air discharge port; and with vacuum mechanism in fluid communication with the air passageway for drawing an air stream into the air receiving port, passing the air stream through the air passageway and discharging the air stream from the air discharge port. The unit preferably additionally includes a debris gathering chamber in fluid communication with the air passageway for collecting and retaining debris particles in the air stream. | 2015-09-03 |
| 20150245854 | EXTERNAL FIXATION ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE - An external fixation assembly includes a plurality of hollow pins that are inserted into a patient's bone. Each pin has an interior bore and a plurality of apertures extending through the pin wall from the bore. The pin may be coupled to a source of vacuum pressure operable to create reduced pressure in the tissue surrounding the pin. A cover is placed around the pin and sealed to provide a fluid-tight enclosure that maintains reduced pressure around the pin. A method for applying external fixation using the fixator pins described above includes the steps of inserting each pin through a skin opening, positioning the pin apertures near selected tissue, covering the skin opening with a sealed enclosure, connecting the pins to a source of vacuum pressure, and activating the source of vacuum pressure to create reduced pressure in the patient's tissue at or near the bone. | 2015-09-03 |
