38th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200288919 | POWERED SCRUBBING, TELESCOPING DEVICE - The powered scrubbing device with telescoping handle includes a handheld, battery-powered scrubbing device having a telescoping handle. The battery powers a motor that drives a reciprocator, which provides linear reciprocating motion to an attached sponge or brush. The reciprocating speed may be controlled by a user through a button on a body of the device. A scrubbing pad may be removably attachable so it can be replaced when worn out or when a user requires a scrubbing pad having different scrubbing characteristics. The telescoping handle may be extended for accessing hard to reach places with the scrubbing device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288920 | TISSUE APPARATUS DEVICE AND SYSTEM - The present invention is to have a light weight, bendable, apparatus for containing facial tissues, which can be placed on the arm (over the sleeves) or any other surface for convenient access. This apparatus enables users (children/adults) to wipe their face or nose (in the event of the cold, runny nose) directly on the facial tissue. The apparatus comes with a removable adhesive tape, whose one side is covered with a sticker on the bottom. The sticker can be peeled off for the apparatus to then stick to any surface like on fabric of the arm sleeve of a child, making it a wearable facial tissue container. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288921 | OUT INDICATOR SHEETS - Embodiments are directed to a dispensing device and methods of using a dispensing device having an improved out indicator. The dispensing device includes a housing having a cavity. A tissue stack is disposed within the cavity, the tissue stack including a plurality of tissue sheets folded along a crease. An aperture is formed in a top surface of the housing such that a tissue sheet is removable from the cavity through the aperture. A portion of the tissue sheets includes an out indicator formed along a centerline of each tissue sheet and across the crease. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288922 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING SHEETS OF MATERIAL - A sheet dispensing apparatus to dispense sheets from a sheet material card having a plurality of sheets. The sheet dispensing apparatus includes a door, a door plate, a back plate, and a motor including a motor shaft, wherein the motor is operatively connected to the door plate, and a motor wheel is operatively connected to the motor shaft. The motor wheel is driven by the motor shaft to detach a sheet from the sheet material card. The apparatus further includes a first light pipe having a first end and a second end, wherein a signal transmitted at the first end of the first light pipe is received at the second end if the correct sheet material card is being used. A second light pipe receives a signal at the first end and receives the signal at the second end, if the sheet material card is not present or out of sheets. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288923 | TOILET FOR SANITATION SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a waste collection system designed for handling liquid and solid waste without reliance on running water. The system is also designed with modular components adapted for in-home installation, where the system can be quickly assembled and disassembled as needed, such as for moving the components to a new location based on environmental conditions. Moreover, the system is designed to facilitate easy conversions between a waste-separating toilet design and a more streamlined non-waste-separating toilet design when desired to maximize flexibility of the overall system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288924 | TOP MOUNT FASTENING SYSTEM FOR A TOILET WITH RETAINING FEATURE - A fastening system for a toilet seat and/or cover includes a bolt, a nut, a hinge, and a retainer. The nut is coupled to the bolt and includes a locking member defining a plurality of teeth. The hinge is disposed between a head of the bolt and the nut. The retainer is configured to engage with the locking member and the hinge. The fastening system is configured to detachably couple a toilet seat to a toilet body. The fastening system is configured to be installed onto the toilet body from a single side of the toilet body. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288925 | Toilet flange assembly and method for installing a toilet - A toilet flange and method for installing a toilet is disclosed. The toilet flange assembly comprises a toilet flange portion and a support portion. The toilet flange and support are adapted to be permanently connected to each other using a self-locking mechanism. The support comprises a rectangular or square support base and an inner cavity with two studs or bolts to attach the support to the toilet. The toilet flange may further comprise a cylindrical section, an upper rim section and a cap to prevent the falling of debris into the waste water pipe. The cap can be easily broken up and removed before installing the toilet. The toilet flange may be used in either new or existing toilet installations to allow better toilet stabilization and easy installation of floor tiles. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288926 | ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY BASE - The present disclosure discloses an assembly and disassembly base. The assembly and disassembly base comprises a fixed plate set, a locking plate, and a fixing screw, the fixed plate set and the locking block are disposed with a plurality of protruding blocks, the locking plate is slidably disposed in the fixed plate set, the protruding blocks are overlapped and staggered, thereby resulting the locking and the disassembly of the locking plate and the fixed plate set to be achieved. The locking plate is connected to the toilet seat by the fixing screw. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288927 | ASSEMBLY-AND-DISASSEMBLY STRUCTURE FOR TOILET COVER - The present disclosure discloses an assembly-and-disassembly structure for a toilet cover, which comprises a cover plate assembly, two support bases, and two rotation shafts. A torsion spring is disposed between the first locking rod and the second locking rod. A first end of the torsion spring is movably connected to the first locking rod, and a second end of the torsion spring is connected to the second locking rod. The second locking rod comprises a torsion spring fixing portion. An outer end of the first locking rod comprises a first locking plate, and an inner end of the first locking rod comprises a sliding groove structure configured to receive the first end of the torsion spring to move. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288928 | INSIDE-OUTSIDE SQUEEGEE DEVICE - The subject disclosure relates to a squeegee apparatus configured to connect a first portion of the squeegee apparatus and a second portion of the squeegee apparatus via magnetic attraction across a medium. In an aspect, the squeegee apparatus can comprise an inside structural component comprising a squeegee holder body portion connected to a squeegee handle portion and a top surface of interlocking handle portion. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288929 | AGITATOR AND NOZZLE ASSEMBLY - A vacuum cleaner system includes an agitator and nozzle assembly having an agitator configured to rotate about a pivot axis and a suction tube. The agitator includes an agitator body having an agitator suction inlet and defining a suction tube chamber. The suction tube chamber extends along at least a portion of the pivot axis and includes a suction tube opening disposed at one end thereof. The suction tube is received through the suction tube opening and partially into the suction tube chamber, and includes a suction tube inlet. The agitator is configured to rotate about the pivot axis relative to suction tube such that the agitator suction inlet and the suction tube inlet partially overlap and an air flow path is established which extends through agitator suction inlet, into suction tube chamber, through suction tube inlet, and into the suction tube. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288930 | DUST CUP SHUTTER FOR ROBOTIC CLEANER - A robotic cleaner may include a body, an agitator chamber within the body, an agitator disposed within the agitator chamber, a dust cup removably coupled to the body, the dust cup including a debris inlet, the debris inlet fluidly coupling the dust cup to the agitator chamber, and a shutter configured to transition between a cleaning position and an evacuation position in response to rotational movement of the agitator. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288931 | SURFACE CLEANING APPARATUS - A surface cleaning apparatus has a housing defining at least part of a cyclone chamber and a pre-motor filter chamber. In one embodiment, the housing is pivotally mounted to the main body of a hand vacuum cleaner. The housing is moveable between an in use position and an emptying position, in which the cyclone chamber and the pre-motor filter are concurrently openable. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288932 | FLOOR PROCESSING DEVICE AND SYSTEM COMPRISED OF A FLOOR PROCESSING DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL TERMINAL DEVICE - A floor processing device has a floor processing element, a detection device for detecting a surface parameter of the floor surface, and a data processing device. The data processing device has a data memory, which stores a recommended use belonging to a surface parameter of the floor surface for using a specific floor processing element. The data processing device retrieves the recommended use from the data memory and transmits it to a user via an interface. The data processing device compares the size of a first surface area that has a first surface parameter with the size of the remaining surface areas of the environment, which have a surface parameter that deviates from the first surface parameter, and retrieves the recommended use from the data memory corresponding to the surface parameter that corresponds to the largest surface portion from the entirety of the surface areas. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288933 | POLISHING MACHINE - A floor polishing machine for concrete includes a frame with an integrated hydraulic fluid tank, a hydraulic drive system, and a hydraulic pump vacuum system. Further, the machine provides a swivel polishing head that provides abutting contact with a floor and includes a floating ring and rubber skirts that seals the polishing head. The machine provides interchangeable wet and dry vacuum systems for collection of the slurry during wet operation and dust during dry operation. A support member inserts into a receiving sleeve for a choice of wet or dry option. A squeegee system attached to the rear of the apparatus collects slurry and operates to send the slurry to a collection tank. The squeegee lifts out of the way during dry operation. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288934 | Liquid container, smart cleaning device and smart cleaning system - In some examples, a liquid container is provided with a liquid outlet and an air inlet, the liquid outlet and the air inlet are disposed at a bottom of the liquid container, and the liquid container is shaped to facilitate air entered the liquid container through the air inlet to move to above a surface of liquid in the liquid container. In some examples, the liquid container is installable in a smartcleaning device and/or a smartcleaning system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288935 | Riding Floor Cleaning Machines Having Intelligent Systems, Associated Sub-Assemblies Incorporating Intelligent Systems, and Associated Methods of Use - A riding floor cleaning machine having an intelligent system including a main frame sub-assembly, a steering and drive wheel sub-assembly, a solution tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank sub-assembly, a recovery tank cover sub-assembly, a control panel sub-assembly, a main controller sub-assembly, a seat and detergent system sub-assembly, a battery sub-assembly, a scrub head sub-assembly, a scrub head lift sub-assembly, a squeegee sub-assembly, a solution and detergent sub-assembly, and an intelligent system associated with at least one of the above-identified sub-assemblies, wherein the intelligent system selectively gathers, obtains, monitors, stores, records, and/or analyzes data associated with components of the riding floor cleaning machine, and controllably communicates and/or disseminates such data with another system and/or user. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288936 | MOBILE ROBOTIC CLEANER - A control system for a robotic floor cleaning machine configured to perform a cleaning operation along a cleaning path can comprise a controller, and a plurality of sensors. The controller can be configured to control autonomous movement of the robotic floor cleaning machine along the cleaning path and autonomous performance of the cleaning operation. The plurality of sensors can be configured to sense a location of the robotic floor cleaning machine relative to surroundings of the robotic floor cleaning machine. At least two sensors from the plurality of sensors are configured to locate the robotic floor cleaning machine in overlapping areas of the surroundings. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288937 | SOAP SPONGE - The present invention is related to a sodium and potassium soap sponge and method of making it. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288938 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF A WASHING APPLIANCE - Provided herein are a method of controlling operation of a washing appliance and a washing appliance being controlled by the method. The method may include displaying, on a user interface of the washing appliance, an estimated duration of a selected washing program for the washing appliance; displaying, on the user interface, a degree of ecological impact caused by the selected washing program; allowing a user to operate the user interface to change the duration of the selected washing program, wherein the washing appliance adapts the selected cleaning program to comply with the changed duration; and displaying on the user interface the degree of ecological impact caused by the selected washing program when complying with the changed duration. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288939 | CONVEYOR DISHWASHER FOR WASHING WASHWARE - A conveyor dishwasher ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200288940 | DISHWASHER WITH KEYED COUPLING TO RACK-MOUNTED CONDUIT - A dishwasher and method for operating the same utilize a rack-mounted rotatable conduit incorporating a keyed connector disposed at an end thereof and configured to mate with a rotatable docking port disposed on a wall of a wash tub at a predetermined angular relationship when the rack is in the washing position such that rotation of the rotatable docking port causes rotation of the rotatable conduit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288941 | DIVERTER VALVE ASSEMBLY, DISHWASHER, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A diverter valve assembly, a dishwasher, and a household appliance are disclosed. The diverter valve assembly has a housing and a diverter valve. A water diversion chamber is formed in the housing. The housing is provided with a water inlet, a water return port, a first water outlet, and a second water outlet. The diverter valve partitions the water diversion chamber into a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is communicated with the water inlet. The diverter valve is rotatable in the water diversion chamber to selectively communicate the first chamber with the water inlet and the first water outlet and communicate the second chamber with the second water outlet and the water return port, or block the water inlet from the first water outlet and communicate the first chamber with the water inlet and the second water outlet. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288942 | DISHWASHER WITH GUIDE RAIL - A dishwasher with at least one guide rail. The guide rail can slidably couple a dish rack to a tub, where the tub defines at least a portion of a treating chamber. The dish rack can carry at least one wheel assembly that includes at least one wheel. The wheel can be contained in a wheel channel of the wheel assembly. The wheel channel can in part be defined by walls of the guide rail. A track closure can rotatably couple to the guide rail for the selective removal of the dish rack from the guide rail. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288943 | OPTICAL FIBRE WITH A FUNCTIONALISED EXPLORATION END - An optical fibre having a functionalised distal exploration end including a sheath, and a ferrule rigidly connected to the sheath at the distal exploration end, characterised in that the distal exploration end has a functionalised head which is removably attached on the ferrule. Also, a method of assembling the optical fibre. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288944 | KNOBS FOR ENDOSCOPES WITH IMPROVED USABILITY AND ERGONOMICS - The present disclosure relates generally to the field of medical devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to medical devices and systems with control knobs designed for improved usability and ergonomics. For example, the control knobs of the present disclosure may include surface features for improved gripping, surface features for improved perception of medical device orientation within a patient and/or knobs dimensioned for improved thumb reach and reduced torque. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288945 | INSERTION APPARATUS, CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF EXTERIOR MEMBER, AND ENDOSCOPE - An insertion apparatus includes a first exterior member, a second exterior member, and a sealing member disposed at a connection part and being configured to deform elastically, and a convex portion disposed in a spaced-apart manner from the sealing member in a longitudinal axis direction or in a circumferential direction, and being configured to position the first exterior member with respect to the second exterior member in the longitudinal axis direction and in the circumferential direction. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288946 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPTICAL ADAPTOR FOR ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope apparatus includes a removable optical adaptor and a main body optical system. The optical adaptor includes an aperture and includes a first group optical system having a negative combined focal length as a whole and a second group optical system having a positive combined focal length as a whole in order from an object side. The main body optical system includes an imaging lens configured to form an image of a light flux on an image pickup device, the light flux being transmitted through the adaptor from the object. The first group optical system includes a lens having an Abbe number of 35 or higher, and the second group optical system includes a lens having an Abbe number of 45 or lower. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288947 | Reprogrammable Video Imaging System with Modular Architecture - A reprogrammable modular imaging device includes a control module and at least one input module, each having processors and a camera connectable to the at least one input module. A program is received by the control module as inputted software to reprogram both the processors. A compatibility check compares a current software/hardware of the control module with the inputted software to determine if the inputted software will be compatible and allows the user to initiate a command despite the result. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288948 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes a scope provided with a hard portion at a distal end of a long flexible portion having flexibility; an image capturing portion housed in the hard portion and having an image sensor; a transmission cable inserted into the scope and conductively connected to the image sensor at a distal end via a substrate, and a voltage conversion device mounted on the substrate and outputting a constant voltage to the image sensor with respect to a input voltage input to the transmission cable. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288949 | INSERTION APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE, AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING EXTERIOR MEMBER AND CYLINDRICAL MEMBER - An insertion apparatus includes: a bend preventing member having a first opening and a second opening; an exterior member connected to the bend preventing member in a state where the exterior member abuts against a second surface side, and a projection which is formed on the second surface circumferentially in a protruding manner toward the exterior member, the projection being elastically deformable such that the projection is inclined in an outside direction of the bend preventing member by making the projection abut against the exterior member. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288950 | IMAGING SYSTEM - An imaging system for use in a patient is provided. The system includes an imaging probe, a rotation assembly, and a retraction assembly. The imaging probe collects image data from a patient site and includes an elongate shaft with a proximal end and a distal portion, with a lumen extending therebetween. A rotatable optical core is positioned within the elongate shaft lumen and an optical assembly is positioned in the elongate shaft distal portion. The optical assembly directs light to tissue at the patient site and collects reflected light from the tissue. The rotation assembly connects to the imaging probe and rotates the optical assembly. The retraction assembly connects to the imaging probe and retracts the optical assembly and the elongate shaft in unison. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288951 | ENDSCOPE PORT STOPPER - Provided is an endoscope port stopper including a first plug comprising a first central axis and a second plug comprising a second central axis, where the first plug is configured to releasably seal a first endoscope port and the second plug is configured to releasably seal a second endoscope port. In some embodiments, port stoppers may further include a third plug and/or a fourth plug. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288952 | SHEATH LOCATION INDICATOR AND OVEREXTENSION PREVENTER - An apparatus for controlling advancement of a sheath or a catheter at a distal end of an endoscope. An exemplary apparatus includes a flexible sheath that receives a medical device within an internal lumen and is received within a working channel of an endoscope. The apparatus also includes a component that is at least one of external or internal to the sheath. The component causes a change in longitudinal motion friction of the sheath above a predefined threshold amount as the sheath moves relative to an exit ramp of the endoscope. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288953 | TIP PART FOR A VIDEOSCOPE AND A VIDEOSCOPE INCLUDING SAID TIP PART - A videoscope with a tip part including a camera assembly having an image sensor and a first light source and a first tolerance compensator having a pre-compensation condition and a post-compensation condition, wherein movement from the pre-compensation condition to the post-compensation condition adjusts a distance along the optical axis of the first light source between the first light source and the image sensor, and wherein in the post-compensation condition the first tolerance compensator maintains the distance between the first light source and the image sensor at least along the optical axis of the first light source. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288954 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUB-COLUMN PARALLEL DIGITIZERS FOR HYBRID STACKED IMAGE SENSOR USING VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS - Embodiments of a hybrid imaging sensor and methods for pixel sub-column data read from the within a pixel array. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288955 | LIGHT SOURCE DEVICE, MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM, ILLUMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A light source device includes: a first light source configured to emit first light including a white wavelength band or one or more wavelength bands of at least red, green, and blue; a second light source configured to emit second light including a specific wavelength band included in the first light; a first detector configured to detect an amount of the light of the specific wavelength band in the first light; a first optical member configured to multiplex light of a wavelength band different from the specific wavelength band in the first light, and the second light; and a processor configured to control the first light source based on a detection result of the first detector. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288956 | PORTABLE AND STERILIZABLE LIGHT SOURCE - A portable, sterilizable light source unit for being coupled to an instrument is provided. The unit includes a sealed housing having an anodized coating and a port for receiving an end tip of a light guide of a separate instrument, a light source mounted within the sealed housing for directing light through the port, a battery mounted within the housing for powering the light source, a switch assembly mounted on the housing for controlling light output of the light source, and an O-ring in a compressed condition between the switch assembly and the housing providing a fluid-tight seal therebetween that prevents liquid intrusion into the housing during an immersion sterilization process. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288957 | LAPAROSCOPIC VISUALIZATION SYSTEM - A Laparoscopic Visualization System comprising a sterile, self-contained, disposable apparatus used in medical procedures for heating and applying an anti-fog solution to the distal end of laparoscopes or surgical devices is presented. It additionally serves as an endoscopic lens protector and cleaner. An efficient heating and narrow range temperature control mechanism is used in combination with an anti-fog solution to provide clear visualization through a distal lens of the surgical device inserted into the system. The configuration prevents the anti-fog solution from spilling out of the system and is designed to also be used as a holder for the surgical scope, protecting the distal lens from impact with a shock absorbent outer shell, prior to, during, and after a medical procedure. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288958 | IMPROVED SURGICAL MOUTH GAG - The present invention describes an improved surgical mouth gag for the exposure of the palatal and oropharyngeal region of a patient comprising a frame ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200288959 | INTRAORAL SCANNER AND TIP ASSEMBLY - A tip assembly for an intraoral scanner includes a tip support body having a first end, a second, opposite end, and an outer surface located between the first end and the second end. The outer surface defines at least one protrusion or recess. The tip assembly further includes a disposable, flexible mirror strip having a first end, a second, opposite end, and a mirror fixed to the second end. The flexible mirror strip defines at least one protrusion or recess that engages the at least one protrusion or recess of the tip support body to releasably couple the flexible mirror strip to the tip support body. The tip assembly further includes a tip sleeve having a first end and a second, opposite end. The tip sleeve is sized and shaped to slide over at least a portion of both the tip support body and the flexible mirror strip. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288960 | Disposable Video Laryngoscope With Fluid Spray System - A disposable video laryngoscope includes a novel internal liquid jet spray. This laryngoscope is designed so that the user may utilize either the video mode in which the image is displayed on an external screen, or the device may be used in the same manner as a direct laryngoscope. If the device is used in video mode, a Light Emitting Diode (LED) is placed within a camera housing so as to prevent or reduce fogging of the lens. The device includes an internal spray mechanism that may receive liquid through a luer-connection interface such as is used with syringes or IV tubing systems and that directs a spray onto a fogged or occluded lens to restore vision. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288961 | UNIVERSAL LARYNGOSCOPE BLADE - Universal laryngoscope blades and associated methods are disclosed. A universal laryngoscope blade includes a blade body. The blade body includes a first end and a second end. The second end is configured for insertion into a larynx. The universal laryngoscope blade further includes a viewer connected to the blade body. The viewer is configured to function independently from each of a conventional handle and a fiber-illuminated handle. The universal laryngoscope blade further includes a blade fitting disposed at the first end of the blade body. The blade fitting is removably connectable to, one at a time, each of a hook-on fitting of the conventional handle and a hook-on fitting of the fiber-illuminated handle. The hook-on fitting of the conventional handle has at least one physical dimension that is different from at least one physical dimension of the hook-on fitting of the fiber-illuminated handle. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288962 | SEEKER WITH DILATOR - A seeker device for facilitating access to a desired location within an ear, nose, throat or other location in a body may include a proximal shaft, an elastic distal portion, and an atraumatic distal tip. The elastic distal portion has a default shape with at least one curve to facilitate advancement of a distal end of the elastic distal portion through various anatomical passageways, toward the desired location. In some embodiments, the seeker device may be paired with a dilator device, to perform a dilation procedure on an anatomical structure in the ear, nose, throat or other part of the body. In other embodiments, the seeker device may be paired with a flexible endoscope, to facilitate visualization of an anatomical structure or area. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288963 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EYE DISEASE SCREENING SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM - The invention relates to an artificial intelligence eye disease screening service method and a system, in which the method includes acquiring the ophthalmic examination data of a user, in which the ophthalmic examination data is obtained by a technician in a primary hospital through an ophthalmic examination on the user; performing the artificial intelligence screening on the ophthalmic examination data to obtain a screening result; determining whether the screening result is normal or not; generating an ophthalmic examination report if the screening result is normal; and uploading the ophthalmic examination data to ophthalmologists of the superior hospitals for review and generating an ophthalmic examination report according to the review if the screening result is abnormal. The invention can partly balance the ophthalmic resources between collaborative primary hospitals and superior hospitals, and achieve a large-scale and highly efficient eye disease screening with wide coverage. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288964 | KERATOCONUS DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - Provided are an apparatus and a computer-readable storage medium having stored therein a program that can determine keratoconus with a simple configuration so as to allow the apparatus and the program to be distributed widely and contribute to early diagnosis of keratoconus. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288965 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED IMAGING OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A system and method are presented for use in angiographic imaging. The system comprises: a light source unit, and at least one imaging unit comprising a detector array, wherein the detector array comprises at least first and second types of detector cells having corresponding first and second different spectral response functions defining respectively first and second spectral peaks; and the light source is unit configured for emitting light formed of at least first and second discrete wavelength ranges which are selected to be aligned with said first and second spectral peaks of said first and second types of detector cells. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288966 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS, AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ophthalmologic apparatus includes an optical scanner, an interference optical system, an intraocular distance calculator, an image correcting unit, and a controller. The optical scanner is disposed at an optically substantially conjugate position with a first site of a subject's eye. The interference optical system is configured to split light from a light source into reference light and measurement light, to project the measurement light onto the subject's eye via the optical scanner, and to detect interference light between returning light of the light from the subject's eye and the reference light via the optical scanner. The image forming unit is configured to form a tomographic image of the subject's eye corresponding a first traveling direction of the measurement light deflected by the optical scanner, based on a detection result of the interference light. The intraocular distance calculator is configured to obtain an intraocular distance between predetermined sites of the subject's eye based on the detection result of the interference light. The image correcting unit is configured to correct the tomographic image based on the intraocular distance. The controller is configured to control at least the optical scanner. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288967 | EYE CHART PRESENTATION DEVICE AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS - An eye chart presentation device includes a display to display an eye chart image on a screen, a reflection mirror to reflect light flux emitted from the display, and a convex lens system to form a virtual image of the eye chart image from the light flux reflected by the reflection mirror, the focal length of the convex lens system being greater than 800 mm. The screen is positioned within the focal length of the convex lens system, and the display emits the light flux from a lateral direction with respect to sightline of the eye. The reflection mirror includes a first mirror to directly reflect the light flux from the display and a second mirror to reflect the light flux reflected by the first mirror to the convex lens system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288968 | METHODS, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMS FOR OPHTHALMIC TESTING AND MEASUREMENT - Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing an ophthalmic diagnostic test are disclosed. In one aspect, a head-wearable device for administering an ophthalmic test to a subject can comprise a head-wearable frame for mounting the device onto the subject's head, and a light seal configured for coupling to the frame so as to isolate at least one eye of the subject from ambient light when the device is worn by the subject. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288969 | LIGHT SEAL COVER FOR USE WITH A HEAD-WEARABLE TESTING AND MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing an ophthalmic diagnostic test are disclosed. In one aspect, a head-wearable device for administering an ophthalmic test to a subject can comprise a head-wearable frame for mounting the device onto the subject's head, and a light seal configured for coupling to the frame so as to isolate at least one eye of the subject from ambient light when the device is worn by the subject. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288970 | Light Seal For A Head-Wearable Testing And Measurement Device and Related Methods - Methods, apparatus, and systems for performing an ophthalmic diagnostic test are disclosed. In one aspect, a head-wearable device for administering an ophthalmic test to a subject can comprise a head-wearable frame for mounting the device onto the subject's head, and a light seal configured for coupling to the frame so as to isolate at least one eye of the subject from ambient light when the device is worn by the subject. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288971 | VISUAL FIELD SIMULATION USING OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY AND OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY - Disclosed herein are methods for simulating the results of a visual field (VF) test using an optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. The disclosed methods may utilize structural information extracted from OCT image datasets, such as thickness measurements, or may utilize functional information, such as blood perfusion measurements, extracted from OCT angiography (OCTA) image datasets. Other embodiments may be described and claimed | 2020-09-17 |
20200288972 | METHOD FOR SUPPORTING READING OF FUNDUS IMAGE OF SUBJECT, AND DEVICE USING SAME - The present invention relates to a method for supporting reading of a fundus image of a subject, and a computing device using the same. Specifically, the computing device according to the present invention acquires the fundus image of the subject, extracts attribute information from the fundus image on the basis of a machine learning model for extracting the attribute information of the fundus image, and provides the extracted attribute information to an external entity. In addition, when evaluation information on the extracted attribute information or modification information on the attribute information is acquired, the computing device according to the present invention can also update the machine learning model on the basis of the acquired evaluation information or modification information. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288973 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ophthalmologic processing apparatus according to embodiments acquires data of a fundus of a subject's eye optically. The ophthalmologic apparatus includes a fixation system, an image acquisition unit, a specifying unit, and a determination unit. The fixation system is configured to project fixation light onto an eye of a subject. The image acquisition unit is configured to acquire an image of the fundus of the subject's eye in a state where the fixation light is projected by the fixation system. The specifying unit is configured to analyze the image acquired by the image acquisition unit to specify an image region corresponding to a predetermined site of the fundus. The determination unit is configured to determine whether or not the image region specified by the specifying unit is included within a predetermined range in the image acquired by the image acquisition unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288974 | FUNDUS IMAGING APPARATUS - A fundus imaging apparatus includes an imaging optical system that irradiates a fundus of a subject eye with light through an objective lens system, and enables to capture a fundus image of the subject eye based on return light from the subject eye, and a diopter correction unit that includes an optical element disposed on an optical path of the imaging optical system and a drive unit driving the optical element, and performs a diopter correction with a diopter value corresponding to a drive amount of the optical element. A drive range of the optical element in the diopter correction unit is set to avoid a specific range being a range in which an artifact caused by reflection light in the objective lens system is maximized. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288975 | CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND MICROSCOPE DEVICE FOR OPERATION - To make it possible to improve user convenience, provided is a control device including: a control unit configured to control a position and an attitude of a microscope unit by driving an arm unit that supports the microscope unit on the basis of a captured image of an operating site photographed by the microscope unit during an operation so that a position and attitude condition set before the operation is satisfied. The position and attitude condition is a condition that prescribes a position and an attitude of the microscope unit with respect to the operating site to obtain a desired captured image corresponding to the position and attitude condition. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288976 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an ophthalmic device capable of minimizing the generation of flare at a lower cost and in a shorter time than in the prior arts when photographing in a state where an optical axis of an examination optical system is deviated from a reference position of a subject eye. The ophthalmic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a photographing unit that images a region to be observed of the subject eye through the examination optical system, a first alignment unit that performs alignment on the examination optical system with respect to the subject eye in the optical axis direction and the direction perpendicular to the optical axis direction, an optical system movement unit that moves the examination optical system from a first position aligned by the first alignment unit to a second position which is deviated from the first position at least in the perpendicular direction, and a second alignment unit that determines an alignment position in the optical axis direction of the examination optical system with respect to the subject eye at the second position based on the positional difference between the first position and the second position and moves the examination optical system to the alignment position along the optical axis direction. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288977 | REMOTE MONITORING OF ANALYTE MEASUREMENTS - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for remote monitoring. In some example implementations, there is provided a method. The method may include receiving, at a remote monitor, a notification message representative of an event detected, by a server, from analyte sensor data obtained from a receiver monitoring an analyte state of a host; presenting, at the remote monitor, the notification message to activate the remote monitor, wherein the remote monitor is configured by the server to receive the notification message to augment the receiver monitoring of the analyte state of the host; accessing, by the remote monitor, the server, in response to the presenting of the notification message; and receiving, in response to the accessing, information including at least the analyte sensor data. Related systems, methods, and articles of manufacture are also disclosed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288978 | Systems and Methods for Modulating Physiological State - Methods and systems are provided to monitor bio-signals associated with one or more physiological structures of a subject, process the bio-signals to determine neural information, determine a current state of the subject based on the neural information, determine feedback to be provided to the subject based on the current state and a desired state, and/or to provide the feedback to the subject in order to modify the subject's current state to the desired state. The neural information may include validated neural indices relating to dynamic regulation of the monitored physiological structures via identifiable neural pathways and/or neural metrics quantified from such neural indices. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288979 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFICATION OF, AND PREDICTION OF SMOKING BEHAVIOR - Systems and methods for monitoring of biometric and contextual variables to assist in screening for, quantification of, and prediction of smoking behavior, and for assisting in smoking cessation are described. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288980 | SEARCHING SYSTEM FOR BIOSIGNATURE EXTRACTION AND BIOMARKER DISCOVERY - An automated system and method is provided for biotype extraction and biomarker discovery from task-based fMRI imaging data. The system and method may include automatically mapping a localizome, such as a task-condition/contrast/population-specific brain functional localizome, based on fMRI data and automatically selecting and sorting brain regions or brain nodes to produce a subset of functional brain regions or brain nodes. A report may then be generated indicating that the subject has a particular brain circuit pattern of activity and connectivity associated with one or more symptoms of the given mental disorder, treatments, or associated with normal brain functions, based upon the extracted biosignatures by searching for the optimal multivariate classifier with least dimensionality in the brain functional localizome. These biosignatures and biomarkers that reveal hidden, implicit, and latent brain circuit patterns provoked by fMRI tasks, can also provide for the development of non-invasive diagnostics and targeted therapeutics in neuropsychiatric diseases. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288981 | Intra-oral scanning device with integrated Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) - An intra-oral scanning device includes a light source and an optical system, and communicates with a display system. The device provides for more efficient transmission and capture of images. It integrates OCT scanning with RGB-based scanning. In operation, the device is used for recording topological characteristics of teeth, dental impressions, or stone models by digital methods and for use in CAD/CAM of dental restorative prosthetic devices. To that end, the RGB-based scan obtains surface data (e.g., a margin), while the OCT scan penetrates the surface. The two scanners operate from within the same physical housing and preferably at the same time such that only one scanning pass (to obtain all necessary data) is required. The 3D data obtained from the OCT scan is registered with the 3D data obtained from the RGB-based scan by virtue of being captured using a common return path. Preferably, the 3D surface data is used to align the volume data, such that the OCT scan operates over a much sparser scanning volume than would otherwise be required if the OCT scan were carried out separately. In this manner, there is less stitching of data required to build the output images, thereby enabling a “one-pass” operation. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288982 | SYSTEM FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT USING CAMERAS AND TIME OF FLIGHT DETECTION - A measurement system comprises a pulsed laser diode array that includes one or more Bragg reflectors, and wherein the light generated by the array penetrates tissue comprising skin. At least some of the wavelengths of light are in the near infrared. The detection system is synchronized to the laser diode array and comprises an infrared camera and a first receiver comprising a plurality of detectors. The first receiver comprises one or more detector arrays and performs a time-of-flight measurement. The measurement system generates an image, the detection system non-invasively measures blood in blood vessels within or below a dermis layer within the skin based at least in part on near-infrared diffuse reflection from the skin, and the detection system measures absorption of hemoglobin between 700 and 1300 nanometers wavelength range. A processor compares the absorption of hemoglobin between different tissue spatial locations, and the measurement system processes the time-of-flight measurement. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288983 | RESPIRATORY CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Generally described, the present disclosure relates to measuring core body temperature through respiratory mechanisms. The disclosed techniques can use surface temperature, exhaled air, perfusion information, blood oxygen saturation, respiration rate, circadian rhythms, and the like to obtain an accurate reading of the body's core temperature. Example devices are disclosed for obtaining core temperature from exhaled air and useful mechanisms for presenting this information to a user are also disclosed, including user interfaces and alarm mechanisms. Stereo thermometry methods may also be used to estimate core body temperature. This information can be used to track conditions of a subject, including fever status and comfortability, to ensure full consideration of a subject's well-being. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288984 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER, BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - The purpose of the present invention is to provide a sphygmomanometer that has a high level of measurement accuracy and places a low burden upon a subject whose systolic pressure is being measured. To this end, the sphygmomanometer according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit that detects cuff pressure and pulse waves; and a blood pressure calculating unit that divides pulse waves detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit into a plurality of sections within a specific period, and calculates an estimated value for systolic pressure on the basis of fluctuations in the symmetry of the pulse wave waveform in the plurality of sections, said fluctuations occurring along with variations in the cuff pressure detected by the cuff pressure and pulse wave detecting unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288985 | Methods and Apparatuses for Assessment and Management of Hemodynamic Status - Embodiments of the present invention provide reliable, convenient, and cost-effective methods and apparatuses to determine the hemodynamic status of the patent. The methods and apparatuses provide for the noninvasive determine of hemodynamic status by using systematic perturbations of venous return or trend observation over time. Embodiments do not require invasive pressure monitoring or the use of ventilator but instead can be an entirely noninvasive system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288986 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - A biometric information measurement system includes a first measurement apparatus, a second measurement apparatus, and a control apparatus. The first measurement apparatus measures first biometric information of a subject. The second measurement apparatus measures second biometric information which is biometric information of the subject and which is different from the first biometric information. The control apparatus changes a condition of measurement performed by the second measurement apparatus on the basis of the first biometric information. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288987 | WEARABLE ELECTRONC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING USER HEALTH STATUS - Particular embodiments described herein provide for a wearable electronic device, such as a bracelet, coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which may include any type of components, elements, circuitry, etc.). One particular implementation of a wearable electronic device may include a plurality of sensors configured to measure at least one health parameter of a first user associated with the wearable electronic device, and a control module in communication with the plurality of sensors. The control module includes a processor configured to receive a plurality of health parameter measurements from at least a subset of the plurality of sensors, and determine a general health state of the first user based upon the received health parameter measurements. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288988 | Blood Flow Rate Measurement System - A blood flow rate measurement system measures fluid flow rate in a blood vessel having a catheter-based heart pump inserted therein, without relying on measurements of electric current drawn by a motor that drives the heart pump. A turbine is disposed at or near a distal end of the heart pump catheter. Blood or other fluid flowing through the blood vessel urges blades of the turbine to rotate. The turbine is mechanically coupled to a signal generator, which generates a signal indicative of a rotational speed of the turbine, which is dependent, at least in part, on speed of the fluid flowing through the blood vessel. A tachometer, external to the body of the patient, calculates the blood flow rate from the rotational speed of the turbine. In some cases, the blades are collapsible, to reduce diameter of the turbine, thereby facilitating insertion of the system into the blood vessel. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288989 | MEASURING CARDIOVASCULAR PRESSURE BASED ON PATIENT STATE - A method for monitoring a cardiovascular pressure in a patient includes measuring, by pressure sensing circuitry of an implantable pressure sensing device, the cardiovascular pressure of the patient. The method further includes transmitting, via wireless communication circuitry of the implantable pressure sensing device, the measured cardiovascular pressure to another device. The method further includes determining, by processing circuitry of the other device, whether a posture of the patient at a time of the measured cardiovascular pressure was a target posture for cardiovascular pressure measurements. The method further includes determining, by the processing circuitry of the other device, whether to store or discard the transmitted cardiovascular pressure based on determining whether the posture was the target posture. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288990 | Methods and Apparatus to Estimate Ventricular Pressure - An approach for determining an estimated pressure curve for the ventricle of the heart, the method comprising: using data from a motion sensor that has been implanted at the heart to determine the timing of heart cycle events; scaling a reference pressure-time curve including timing of reference heart cycle events in order to fit the reference pressure-time curve to the motion sensor data, the scaling comprising scaling the reference curve along the time axis to fit it to the measured timing of the heart cycle events; and thereby obtaining an estimated pressure-time curve in the form of the scaled reference pressure-time curve. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288991 | HEALTH & FITNESS TRACKING - A health & fitness tracking device may include a display that provides fitness information to a wearer of the health & fitness tracking device, at least one physiological sensor that obtains physiological data by monitoring at least one physiological condition of the wearer, at least one environmental sensor that obtains environmental data by monitoring at least one environmental condition, a data storage device that stores the physiological data, the environmental data, and medical history data relating to the wearer, a memory storing a computer program, and a processor that executes the computer program. The computer program may adjust a sensor configuration of the at least one physiological sensor based on the medical history data. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288992 | Blood velocity measurement using correlative spectrally encoded flow cytometry - A spectrally encoded flow cytometry (SEFC) technique for imaging blood in the microcirculation. Since the dependency of one of the axes of the image on time prevents effective quantification of essential clinical parameters, the optical path in an SEFC system is split into two parallel imaging lines, followed by data analysis for recovering the flow speed from the multiplexed data. The data analysis may be auto-correlation of a pair of images obtained from a sequence of images of the imaged blood vessel. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288993 | VASCULAR FLOW DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - A diagnostic system includes one or more blood flow sensors adapted to contact but not penetrate the skin of the pedal arch and aligned with blood vessels of the pedal arch. Readings from the blood flow sensors are transformed into blood flow acceleration times, and the blood flow acceleration times are used to identify a blood flow pathology. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288994 | METHODS OF EVALUATING CEREBROVASCULAR REACTIVITY USING TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER - Provided here are methods of detecting compromised cerebrovascular reactivity in a subject and treating such subject. The method includes acquiring transcranial Doppler signals and cardiac measurements from the subject following a breath-hold maneuver and recording a test set of CBFV measurements. A breath-hold acceleration index is calculated based on a linear regression correlation of temporal variations of the mean velocity across all cardiac cycles during the breath-hold maneuver. The presence of compromised cerebrovascular reactivity in the subject is detected in response to variations in the breath-hold acceleration index of the subject as compared to a healthy individual performing breath-hold maneuver under similar conditions. If the subject has compromised cerebrovascular reactivity, a therapeutically effective compound is administered to the subject along with provision of behavioral modification regimen. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288995 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIO-INFORMATION - An apparatus for measuring bio-information may include: a pulse wave sensor comprising at least one pair of light emitters which are disposed apart from each other and a light receiver disposed between the at least one pair of light emitters, and configured to measure a plurality of pulse wave signals from an object by using the light receiver and the at least one pair of light emitters; a force sensor configured to measure a contact force that is applied to the pulse wave sensor by the object; and a processor configured to generate an integrated pulse wave signal by integrating the plurality of pulse wave signals based on the contact force and an area of a contact surface of the pulse wave sensor, and estimate bio-information of the object based on the integrated pulse wave signal. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288996 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN A PROGRAM FOR CAUSING A COMPUTER TO EXECUTE A PROCESS FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A biological information measuring apparatus includes a distortion calculating unit that calculates, based on video pulse wave information representing a video pulse wave expressing a temporal change in a brightness value included in a video signal of a predetermined part of a subject, a waveform distortion obtained from a heartbeat basic component containing a frequency component of a heartbeat frequency band corresponding to a heart rate of the subject and a heartbeat high-frequency component related to a waveform of a pulse wave and containing a frequency component of a frequency band higher than the heartbeat frequency band, the heartbeat basic component and the heartbeat high-frequency component being included in the video pulse wave; and a measuring unit that measures a fluctuation in a blood pressure of the subject based on the waveform distortion calculated by the distortion calculating unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288997 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ATRIAL TACHYARRHYTHMIA - Systems and methods for detecting cardiac arrhythmia are discussed. An exemplary medical-device system includes an arrhythmia detector circuit that receives physiologic information, including respiration and heart beat information a patient, and determines whether a respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) is present or absent using the respiration and the heart beat information. An indication of the presence or absence of RSA may be stored in a memory. The arrhythmia detector circuit can detect an AT episode using the indication of RSA. | 2020-09-17 |
20200288998 | MODELLING AND EXTRACTING INFORMATION FROM A PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHY, PPG, SIGNAL - A method of modelling and extracting information from a photoplethysmography, PPG, signal comprises decomposing and modelling ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200288999 | Adaptive Wearable Device for Physiological Measurements and Methods Using the Same - Provided are adaptive wearable devices that measure physiological conditions, methods of operating the device, and computer programs for use with the device. The adaptive wearable device provides improved reliability in data due to the adaptive structure and can be made waterproof with the incorporation of a polymer material. In the context of a wearable device, an apparatus is provided that includes a support structure configured to at least partially enclose the torso or an appendage of a user, a spring module disposed on the support structure, a first section of flexible circuitry disposed on the spring module and a first sensor disposed on the spring module and configured to monitor the user. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289000 | TOILET WITH VASCULAR HEALTH REPORTING - A system for providing a report on vascular health of a user is disclosed. The system includes a toilet with a bowl adapted to receive excreta from the user and a processor. The toilet includes a seat with weight and PPG sensors. BCG data is derived from the weight sensor data. PPG data is derived from the PPG sensor. The processor performs a comparison of the data from the weight sensor and the data from the PPG sensor and preexisting data in a database. The processor then generates a report on the user's vascular health based on the comparison. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289001 | WEARABLE DEVICE WITH FIELD REPLACEABLE BAND - A wearable device has a housing containing electronics and a band that retains the wearable device on a user's arm. Each end of the housing has a receptacle with a ridge around the opening of the receptacle. A band comprises a strip of flexible material. A pair of protrusions with enlarged ends made from an elastomeric material extend from an inner surface of the band. A portion of the inner surface of the band between the protrusions is in contact with at least a portion of an upper surface of the housing. The band is joined to the housing by aligning each protrusion with a corresponding receptacle and applying pressure. As a result of the applied pressure part of the protrusion temporarily deforms, enters the receptacle, and resumes substantially the previous shape thus holding the protrusion within the receptacle and the band to the housing. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289002 | CONTOUR ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY (ECoG) ARRAY - ElectroCorticoGraphy (ECoG) sensors and uses are disclosed. These ECoG arrays, systems, and processes may be operable or configured to: i) simultaneously record neural signals while providing stimulation on specific portions of the cortex using a user-guided stimulator; ii) acquire neural signals over a large cortex area; iii) provide individual or group stimulation while concurrently receiving neural feedback; and/or iv) acquire neural signals at a setting remote from the neural source using wireless or other communication techniques. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289003 | Navigational Reference Dislodgement Detection Method and System - A method of tracking a position of a catheter within a patient includes securing a navigational reference at a reference location within the patient, defining the reference location as the origin of a coordinate system, determining a location of an electrode moving within the patient relative to that coordinate system, monitoring for a dislodgement of the navigational reference from the initial reference location, for example by measuring the navigational reference relative to a far field reference outside the patient's body, and generating a signal indicating that the navigational reference has dislodged from the reference location. Upon dislodgement, a user may be provided with guidance to help reposition and secure the navigational reference to the initial reference location, or the navigational reference may be automatically repositioned and secured to the initial reference location. Alternatively, a reference adjustment may be calculated to compensate for the changed reference point/origin. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289004 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - A signal processing apparatus includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to perform a process including obtaining measurement data including a signal of interest and an interference signal generated in proximity to a signal source of the signal of interest, estimating a signal source in an extraction target area including the signal source of the signal of interest and a signal source of the interference signal based on the measurement data, selecting the signal source of the interference signal based on a result of the estimating a signal source and extracting interference signal data generated from the selected signal source of the interference signal, and extracting the signal of interest by removing a common part between the measurement data and the interference signal data. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289005 | MULTI-SPHERE HEAD MODEL FOR DIPOLE LOCALIZATION - In one aspect, a computer-implemented method corrects a multi-sphere head model used in dipole localization for a set of magnetic field sensors (MEG sensors) by replacing ghost spheres with replacement spheres that are not ghost spheres. One type of ghost sphere completely encloses the brain volume but is so large that a center of the sphere is outside the brain volume. Another type of ghost sphere lies entirely outside the brain volume. Various approaches for correcting ghost spheres are disclosed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289006 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM CODE, AND BIOMEDICAL-SIGNAL MEASURING SYSTEM - An information processing device, an information processing method, a recording medium storing a program, and a biomedical-signal measuring system. The information processing device includes circuitry to obtain specific information of a first intensity distribution of a biomedical signal from a source, the specific information being displayed on a display, and extract, based on the specific information, a specified area of the first intensity distribution to obtain second intensity distribution of the biomedical signal to be superimposed on an image indicative of the source. The information processing method includes obtaining specific information of a first intensity distribution of a biomedical signal from a prescribed source, the specific information being displayed on a display, and extracting, based on the specific information, a specified area of the first intensity distribution to obtain second intensity distribution of the biomedical signal to be superimposed on an image indicative of the source. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289007 | MULTI-SPHERE HEAD MODEL FOR DIPOLE LOCALIZATION WITHOUT GHOST SPHERES - In one aspect, a computer-implemented method corrects a multi-sphere head model used in dipole localization for a set of magnetic field sensors (MEG sensors) by replacing ghost spheres with replacement spheres that are not ghost spheres. One type of ghost sphere completely encloses the brain volume but is so large that a center of the sphere is outside the brain volume. Another type of ghost sphere lies entirely outside the brain volume. Various approaches for correcting ghost spheres are disclosed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289008 | BRAIN RESPONSE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, BRAIN RESPONSE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND BRAIN RESPONSE MEASUREMENT PROGRAM - A brain response measurement system includes a stimulation timing control unit calculating, based on a delay time from a brain response to first stimulation in a first brain area to a brain response to a second stimulation in the first brain area, and a delay time from a brain response to the second stimulation in the second brain area to a brain response to the first stimulation in the second brain area, start and end times of the first stimulation and start and end times of the second stimulation that cause the brain response to the first stimulation in the first brain area and the brain response to the second stimulation in the first brain area not to overlap and cause the brain response to the second stimulation in the second brain area and the brain response to the first stimulation in the second brain area not to overlap. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289009 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING AND MONITORING MUSCLE PERFORMANCE WITH SELF-ADJUSTING FEEDBACK - Disclosed is a system for assessing and monitoring muscle performance with self-adjusting feedback in order to evaluate progress in physiotherapy received by patients who have suffered muscle damage, the method including: A) at least one apparatus for acquiring muscle or biopotential signals; signal conditioning; processing, sending, receiving information; and self-adjusting feedback; B) at least one external computer and/or monitor or graphic interface for viewing external information; C) wherein the at least one apparatus for acquiring muscle or biopotential signals; signal conditioning; processing, sending, receiving information; and self-adjusting feedback and the at least one external computer and/or monitor or graphic interface for viewing external information are configured to carry out a method for measuring, extracting and processing parameters for assessing and monitoring muscle performance with self-adjusting feedback in order to evaluate progress in physiotherapy received by patients who have suffered muscle damage. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289010 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING TYPE OF HEARTBEAT AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME - A method for classifying types of heartbeats includes obtaining a dataset including multiple heartbeat waveform data, generating, from the dataset, input data regarding a heartbeat waveform for training and generating a learning model to which the generated input data is input and from which a heartbeat type of the heartbeat waveform for training is output, training the learning model by determining a loss weight of each batch sampled from the dataset and determining a loss function based on the loss weight of each batch, and inputting a heartbeat waveform for test to the learning model and classifying a heartbeat type of the heartbeat waveform for test. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289011 | Systems and Methods for Online Spike Recovery for High-Density Electrode Recordings using Convolutional Compressed Sensing - Systems and methods for performing online spike recovery from multi-channel electrophysiological recordings in accordance with various embodiments of the invention are described. One embodiment of a method of performing online spike recovery from multi-channel electrophysiological recordings includes: determining a set of waveform templates; continuously obtaining multi-channel electrophysiological recordings using a multi-channel electrode; and automatically performing online spike recovery from the multi-channel electrophysiological recordings using a processing system that performs a method for sparse signal recovery that continuously adjusts a processing buffer size based upon newly obtained multi-channel electrophysiological recordings. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289012 | ENDOVASCULAR ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) AND ELECTROCORTICOGRAPHY (ECoG) DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure is directed to systems and methods for endovascular electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG) systems. In some embodiments, the disclosed systems include electrode arrays that are configured to record and/or stimulate brain tissue via placement within blood vessels of the brain. Venous and arterial EEG and ECoG electrodes, ambulatory EEG and ECoG systems, and transcutaneous access and signal control systems for general and ambulatory endovascular electroencephalography (EEG) and electrocorticography (ECoG), as well as endovascular neural stimulating electrodes are discussed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289013 | MINIATURE ELECTRIC FIELD DETECTOR - According to various aspects, a sensor system is provided comprising a first substrate configured to be coupled to a user, an electric field detector to detect a user electric field and comprising a second substrate, a proof mass positioned above the second substrate, one or more electrodes coupled to the second substrate, and a control circuit coupled to the one or more electrodes, the control circuit being configured to determine a change in capacitance between the proof mass and each electrode responsive to torsional movement of the proof mass responsive to the electric field, and a controller coupled to the first substrate and being configured to receive, from the detector, information indicative of each change in capacitance between the proof mass and each electrode, and determine, based on the information, characteristics of the electric field in at least two dimensions. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289014 | WEARABLE MONITOR - The present disclosure relates to a wearable monitor device and methods and systems for using such a device. In certain embodiments, the wearable monitor records cardiac data from a mammal and extracts particular features of interest. These features are then transmitted and used to provide health-related information about the mammal. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289015 | Multi-Retractable Electromyography Needle - The invention disclosed in this application is an electromyography needle that contains smaller internal electrodes. When inserted into a patient, the smaller electrodes are deployed from the main carrier needle into the surrounding muscle or tissue. The deployment of the multiple electrodes from a single needle increases the surface area for the electromyography test and reduces patient discomfort. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289016 | DETERMINING INTENDED USER MOVEMENT TO CONTROL AN EXTERNAL DEVICE - A user-specific model of muscular activity can be used to control an external device based on muscular activity within a limb of a user. The user-specific model of muscular activity can include single movements and corresponding one or more primary muscle patterns. New single movements can be added to the user-specific model of muscular activity can be by a system that includes a processor by receiving user-specific EMG signals (including one or more EMG patterns that indicate a single movement); decomposing the user-specific EMG signals into the one or more EMG patterns in EMG feature space that indicate the single movement; and updating the user-specific model of muscular activity to include the single movement and corresponding one or more primary muscle patterns based on the one or more EMG patterns in EMG feature space. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289017 | Bio-Electrode For Measuring Bio-Signal And Producing Electrical Activity Based On Nano-Porous Permeable Membrane Having High Specific Surface Area And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - The present invention relates to a bio-electrode having improved conductivity, flexibility and bio-compatibility, and a method of manufacturing the same. Specifically, the present invention relates to a conductive polymer bio-electrode including nano-porous permeable membrane, based on a bio-compatible polymer material having a plurality of pores and an improved surface area based on a PDMS device having a low mechanical strength and an excellent bio-compatibility, bio-signal transmission patterning, and a gold coating layer and has an excellent bio-compatibility and low rejection response while having a conductivity similar to that of a bio-electrode configured with a metal material of the related art. Therefore, the conductive polymer bio-electrode of the present invention is expected to be able to replace a bio-electrode configured with a metal material by which the bio-signal transmission efficiency is degraded due to a high bio-incompatibility. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289018 | METHODS AND DEVICES OF CARDIAC TISSUE MONITORING AND ANALYSIS - A method for monitoring at least one cardiac tissue. The method comprises a) intercepting a plurality of reflections of an electromagnetic (EM) radiation reflected from at least one cardiac tissue of a patient in a plurality of EM radiation sessions, b) computing a mechanical tracing indicative of at least one mechanical property of said at least one cardiac tissue according to said plurality of reflections, c) analyzing said mechanical tracing so as to detect a presence or an absence of a physiological condition, and d) outputting said analysis. | 2020-09-17 |