38th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 51 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100240964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TREATMENT DOSE FOR A PATIENT - In certain embodiments, a method of maintaining health of a patient uses an analyte detection system. The analyte detection system is coupled to the patient such that a bodily fluid of the patient is accessible to the analyte detection system. The method includes automatically initiating and conducting a measurement of an analyte in the bodily fluid using the analyte detection system. The method further includes determining a treatment dose for the patient based on the measurement using the analyte detection system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240965 | MINIMALLY-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF ESOPHAGEAL INFLAMMATION - The methods and apparatus of the present invention allow the evaluation of inflammation of the esophagus. Measurements may be utilized, for example, to diagnose a disease of the esophagus, to monitor inflammation of the esophagus, or to access the treatment of a disease of the esophagus. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a method for measuring esophageal inflammation comprising deploying a device into the esophagus of a subject, removing the device after a predetermined period of time, analyzing the device for a diagnostic indicator of esophageal inflammation and evaluating the diagnostic indicator to diagnose esophageal inflammation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240966 | LIFESTYLE HABIT IMPROVEMENT SUPPORTING APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF - A lifestyle habit improvement supporting apparatus which allows a stage, at which the subject working on lifestyle habit improvement is, to be judged more accurately is provided. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240967 | BELT WITH HEALTH MANAGEMENT FUNCTION - A belt with a health management function includes a health information extraction module extracting health related information from various biomedical signals, a buckle housing the health information extraction module, and a strap connected to an end of the buckle. The health information extraction module includes a sensor module detecting various biomedical signals, and a process/extraction unit digitally processing the detected biomedical signals and extracting the health related information from the processed digital signals. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240968 | AUTOMATIC DATE AND TIME ACQUISITION IN BIOMETRIC MONITORS - A biometric monitoring system configured for taking biometric measurements of a patient is described herein. The system can include a biometric measurement unit configured to take one or more biometric measurements and a processor coupled to the biometric measurement unit. The processor can be operable to receive the biometric measurements from the biometric measurement unit. The system can also include a clock that can set timing in the biometric monitoring system and a receiver that can receive atomic clock time information. The atomic clock time information can be used to synchronize the clock. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240969 | Systems and Methods for Transdermal Secretion Detection - Various embodiments of the present invention provide systems and methods for detecting chemicals. As an example, a system is disclosed that includes a chemical sensor, a processor, and a computer readable medium. The computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the processor to: receive a plurality of outputs from the chemical sensor; calculate a baseline value using the plurality of outputs from the chemical sensor; and report an event when the baseline value is exceeded. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240970 | METHOD FOR AN IN VIVO MEASUREMENT USING A DEVICE IMPLANTED IN A PATIENT, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE - An embodiment of the present invention relates to a device, which can be implanted into a patient, for an in vivo measurement. In an embodiment, the device includes a catheter for guiding a sample of the patient town analysis unit in the device. A measurement result is determined in the analysis unit by analyzing the sample with the aid of a reagent. In an embodiment, the device furthermore includes an interchange chamber, with the aid of which the reagent can be removed from the device or can be inserted into the device. The interchange chamber has a connector allowing removal or insertion of the reagent while the device is implanted. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240971 | INTEGRATED MULTIMODALITY BRAIN MONITORING DEVICE - A device for monitoring brain parameters in a patient includes at least one central nervous system function sensor, at least one brain oxygen sensor, at least one blood flow velocity sensor, a video monitor and a computational circuit. The nervous system function sensor is configured to sense a nervous system function of the patient. The brain oxygen sensor is configured to sense a brain oxygen concentration of the patient. The brain blood flow velocity sensor is configured to sense the blood flow velocity of the patient. The computational circuit is in data communication with the nervous system function sensor and the brain oxygen sensor. The computational circuit is configured to generate a graphic representation, for display on the video monitor, of the nervous system function of the patient and the brain oxygen concentration of the patient. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240972 | Slider Spot Check Pulse Oximeter - A slider spot check pulse oximeter may include a first portion and a second portion. The first portion may include a sensor configured to monitor physiological parameters of a patient. The second portion may include a display configured to display the monitored physiological parameters. The second portion may be configured to slide relative to the first portion such that the second portion substantially exposes the sensor when in an open position and substantially covers the sensor when in a closed position. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240973 | BLOOD OXIMETER - The invention relates to a blood oximeter for measuring the oxygenation and at least one other parameter of flowing blood in living tissue. According to the invention, the blood oximeter comprises two lightsources ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240974 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system replaces some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently including signal estimation methods that particularly address transient signal artifacts. The system is also capable of detecting the severity of the signal artifacts and selectively applying one or more signal estimation algorithm factors responsive to the severity of the signal artifacts, which includes selectively applying distinct sets of parameters to a signal estimation algorithm or selectively applying distinct signal estimation algorithms. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240977 | METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RESPONSE OF A TISSUE TO AN ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD - The present invention relates to a method for measuring the response of the tissue of a human or animal body to an electromagnetic field, comprising the steps of i) treatment of a skin area of said body with a topical composition comprising one or more reversible mnAChR-antagonists, ii) applying to the treated skin area a measuring device and iii) measuring by means of said measuring device at least one parameter depending on a response to said electromagnetic field; to a method for measuring in vivo the glucose content in blood and to topical compositions useful in said methods | 2010-09-23 |
20100240978 | GAME DISPLAY OF A DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF PLAYING - A game display for use with a diagnostic device, such as a blood glucose measuring device, that includes a grid which defines a plurality of spaces. In use, a sample of body fluid, such as blood, is obtained and the device determines a diagnostic concentration in the sample. Once the diagnostic concentration is determined, one of the spaces displays an indicia associated with the result of the diagnostic test and a character associated with the successful completion of the diagnostic test. The display also includes a score area which displays another indicia relating to the level of success of a patient's diagnostic testing regimen. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240979 | Device and System for Monitoring Blood Glucose Levels - A device and method for transmitting blood glucose level information from user provided glucometers, said glucometers originating from different manufacturers, to a receiver constructed and arranged to monitor, and sort said information and to selectively output said information. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240980 | Wan-Based Remote Mobile Monitoring Method And Device Of Electrophysiological Data - A WAN-based remote mobile monitoring method and device of electrophysiological data, including microprocessor circuit, electrophysiological signal sampling processing circuit, data storage circuit, image liquid crystal circuit, real-time clock, emergent calling circuit, working power supply management circuit, wireless network interface circuit, USB interface circuit, etc, has the in-built binding IP address of the remote electrophysiological data monitoring server, TCP/IP protocol, PPP protocol and BlueTooth protocol. Application controls self-adaptive analysis computing, exception event warning and alarming privilege graded setting, event data package combination, network digital communication, data storage circuit area management, safety information data storage management and remote emergent calling of the remote mobile monitoring devices. It can have access to Internet in motion and roaming access to Internet by inter-network switch, and have access to the exterior networks wirelessly including Internet, LAN, ADSL, VDSL, ISDN, etc, for digital communication with the remote electrophysiological data monitoring server. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240981 | SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR A SENSOR STRIP AND SENSOR STRIP FOR MOUNTING ON SAID SUPPORT STRUCTURE - The embodiments relate to a sensor strip ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240982 | System for the Assessment of Sleep Quality in Adults and Children - Systems and methods for assessment of sleep quality in adults and children are provided. These techniques include an apparatus worn above the forehead containing the circuitry for collecting and storing physiological signals. The apparatus integrates with a sensor strip and a nasal mask to obtain the physiological signals for the user. The form factor of this apparatus is comfortable, easy to self-apply, and results in less data artifacts than conventional techniques for capturing physiological data for analyzing sleep quality. Neuro-respiratory signals are analyzed using means to extract more accurate definitions of the frequency and severity of sleep discontinuity, sleep disordered breathing and patterns of sleep architecture. Biological biomarkers and questionnaire responses can also be compared to a database of healthy and chronically diseased patients to provide a more accurate differential diagnosis and to help determine the appropriate disease management recommendations. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240983 | MULTI-PHASE PSEUDO-CONTINUOUS ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING - Techniques, systems and apparatus are described for magnetic resonance imaging. A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system comprises a scanner comprising a magnet, gradient coils and a radio frequency (RF) system to perform various operations. The scanner can apply a gradient field and a train of RF pulses comprising more than two phases to tag a target blood vessel, and acquire magnetic resonance signals based on the applied train of RF pulses to sample the more than two phases. The MRI system includes a data processing system in communication with the scanner to receive the acquired magnetic resonance signals and process the received magnetic resonance signal to generate images proportional to perfusion. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240984 | METHOD OF PERFORMING AN MRI REFERENCE SCAN - The invention relates to a method of performing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) reference scan of an examination volume comprising a plurality of image points, the method being performed using a set of detector elements ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100240985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ARTERIOGRAPHY USING CONTRAST AGENTS - The present invention is a technique of, and system for, imaging vascular anatomy over distance considerably greater than the maximum practical field of view of a magnetic resonance imaging system while using substantially one contrast agent injection. The technique and system of the present invention acquires image data of a plurality of image volumes which are representative of different portions of the patient's body. The image data of each image volume includes image data which is representative of the center of k-space. The acquisition of image data which is representative of the center of k-space is correlated with a concentration of contrast agent in the artery(ies) residing in the image volume being substantially greater than the concentration of contrast agent in veins and background tissue adjacent to the artery(ies). This provides preferential enhancement of arteries relative to adjacent veins and background tissue for each acquisition, wherein each acquisition is representative of a different portion of the arterial system (e.g., abdominal aorta, femoral, popliteal, and tibial arteries). | 2010-09-23 |
20100240986 | Method And Apparatus For Instrument Placement - When delivering a therapy to a patient, such as a drug to a brain of a patient, an optimized delivery point can be selected. The optimized point can be based on physics, physiology, and pharmacology. The optimized point can be used for planning and a surgical navigation procedure. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240987 | COMPOSITE OPHTHALMIC MICROCANNULA - Microcannulae are constructed with multiple components in a composite design, allowing the microcannulae to have varying mechanical and delivery properties that will enable ophthalmic treatments by minimally invasive means. The microcannula includes at least one flexible, tubular communicating element with an outer diameter of 350 microns or less, a proximal connector for introduction of materials, energy or tools. It may also include a reinforcing member attached to the communicating element, which may be designed to create variable stiffness along the length of the microcannula. The microcannula may also include other features such as a signal beacon near the distal tip. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240988 | Computer-aided system for 360 degree heads up display of safety/mission critical data - A safety critical, time sensitive data system for projecting safety/mission critical data onto a display pair of Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) light weight projection glasses or monocular creating a virtual 360° HUD (Heads Up Display) with 6 degrees of freedom movement. The system includes the display, the workstation, the application software, and inputs containing the safety/mission critical information (Current User Position, Total Collision Avoidance System—TCAS, Global Positioning System—GPS, Magnetic Resonance Imaging—MRI Images, CAT scan images, Weather data, Military troop data, real-time space type markings etc.). The workstation software processes the incoming safety/mission critical data and converts it into a three dimensional space for the user to view. Selecting any of the images may display available information about the selected item or may enhance the image. Predicted position vectors may be displayed as well as 3D terrain. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240989 | ROBOT FOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY INTERVENTIONS - A system and method for CT guided instrument targeting including a radiolucent instrument driver; a robot and a control box. The robot includes a robotic module that positions the radiolucent driver about two directions coincident a predetermined point. The control device is connected to the robot and the radiolucent instrument driver. The control driver sends a robot control signal to the robot that causes the robotic module to place the radiolucent instrument driver in a desired orientation with respect to the predetermined point. After the radiolucent instrument driver is in the desired orientation, the control device sends a driver control signal to the radiolucent instrument driver that causes the radiolucent driver to insert a medical instrument or device through the predetermined point to a location proximate a target point in a patient. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240990 | Diagnosis and treatment method of malignant tumours and marker compound - A method of diagnosis and treatment of malignant tumours by the steps locating an area containing of lymph systems including lymph nodes and lymph ducts draining the area around a tumour, injecting a magnetic particles containing marker compound in and around the tumour, the compound migrating into the lymph system and lymph nodes draining the area around said tumour; making images of such area, by methods such as X-ray, Ultrasound and the like and identifying locations of lymph nodes, conducting biopsies of lymph nodes responding to the marker compound to determine the tumour status of such lymph nodes, and operating to remove both the malignant tumour and tumour-invaded lymph nodes, and subsequently subjecting the area around said tumour and containing any remaining said lymph nodes and ducts to an hyperthermal treatment by an oscillating electromagnetic field thereby inducing heat in said magnetic particles containing marker compound, to break down any potentially remaining tumour cells in the said remained micro lymph nodes in that area. Also disclosed is a marker compound for the marking , detecting, and possible subsequent treatment of the lymph system draining the tumour area. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240991 | MEDICAL INTERFACE - An interface system adapted to provide a communications interface between a processing unit and one or more sensor units including a low power message channel between the processing unit and the sensor unit, which is always active, and a high speed, higher power data channel, which is active only when sensor data is required to be transmitted from the sensor unit to the processing unit. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240992 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN AUTOMATIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - An ultrasound imaging system that can automatically adjust the imaging parameters based on the original or processed received echoes from the target is presented in this disclosed technology. The adjustment is done through a closed loop negative feedback control system iteratively. Imaging performance evaluation parameters calculated from the received echoes, original or processed, are compared with preset thresholds that represent desired optimal imaging performances. The differences are used to calculate the adjustment for the imaging parameters. The system reaches to an optimal system image quality for the current target or stops when a maximum number of iterations is reached. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240993 | METHOD AND MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A TUMOR CHARACTERISTIC - In a method and medical apparatus to determine a tumor characteristic related to a body region of a patient, the body region is exposed to acoustic energy that mechanically irritates the body region. A first value of a characteristic value of the patient that is correlated with the irritation is determined at a first point in time. A second value of the characteristic value is determined at a second point in time after the first point in time and after the exposure. The tumor characteristic is determined from the change between first value and second value. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240994 | Method and apparatus for ultrasound imaging and elasticity measurement - A method for performing ultrasound imaging and elasticity measurement, the method includes scanning an object to obtain a B-mode ultrasound image, selecting an A-mode signal from the B-mode ultrasound image, transmitting a high frame rate ultrasound signal, by a selected group of ultrasound transducers, at the selected A-mode signal location, forming a transient M-mode image based on the high frame rate ultrasound signal, enhancing propagation trace of shear wave based on the transient M-mode image, calculating elasticity of the object based on the propagation trace and displaying result, and displaying, simultaneously, the B-mode ultrasound image and the transient M-mode measurement result. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240995 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING TUMORS - Systems and methods for treating tumors on or within internal organs of mammals that have been imaged with endoscopic ultrasound are described. The system uses an expandable bipolar electrode assembly that can be imaged by ultrasound and can penetrate, e.g., the stomach, intestine or bowel wall, etc. and be positioned in or around the tumor on an internal organ while being guided by an operator who visualizes its position with ultrasound imaging. It utilizes an electrode assembly that extends down an internal cavity in the endoscope to allow the operator to spread the electrodes for pulse delivery of a nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) to the tumor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240996 | VALVE ASSESSMENT FROM MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DATA - Heart valve operation is assessed with patient-specific medical diagnostic imaging data. To deal with the complex motion of the passive valve tissue, a hierarchal model is used. Rigid global motion of the overall valve, non-rigid local motion of landmarks of the valve, and surface motion of the valve are modeled sequentially. For the non-rigid local motion, a spectral trajectory approach is used in the model to determine location and motion of the landmarks more efficiently than detection and tracking. Given efficiencies in processing, more than one valve may be modeled at a same time. A graphic overlay representing the valve in four dimensions and/or quantities may be provided during an imaging session. One or more of these features may be used in combination or independently. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240997 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND A CENTESIS SUPPORTING METHOD - An ultrasound diagnosis system and a centesis support controlling method by which positions and directions of a centesis needle traveling to a target region can accurately and easily be determined, including an MPR image data generating unit which generates target image data by setting a prescribed target MPR plane on volume data acquired through 3D scan over a 3D volume including a target region; a centesis needle MPR plane setting unit which generates centesis needle data indicating position and directions of the centesis needle, based on the acquired volume data; a crossing angle detection unit which detects a crossing angle between the target MPR plane and the centesis needle MPR plane including the centesis needle data; and a needling support data generating unit which generates needling support data by composing the target image data and the centesis needle data overlapped with centesis needle image data based on the detected crossin angle. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240998 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING SINGLE CRYSTAL PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL IN AN ULTRASOUND PROBE - A method for forming an acoustical stack for an ultrasound probe comprises partly dicing a single crystal piezoelectric material to form single crystal pieces that are partly separated by a plurality of kerfs. The single crystal piezoelectric material comprises a carrier layer. The kerfs are filled with a kerf filling material to form a single crystal composite and the carrier layer is removed. At least one matching layer is attached to the single crystal composite, and dicing within the kerfs is accomplished to form separate acoustical stacks from the single crystal composite. | 2010-09-23 |
20100240999 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POINT IN TIME MEASUREMENT OF PHYSIOLOGIC MOTION - A radar-based physiological motion sensor is disclosed. Doppler-shifted signals can be extracted from the signals received by the sensor. The Doppler-shifted signals can be digitized and processed subsequently to extract information related to the cardiopulmonary motion in one or more subjects. The information can include respiratory rates, heart rates, waveforms due to respiratory and cardiac activity, direction of arrival, abnormal or paradoxical breathing, etc. In various embodiments, the extracted information can be displayed on a display. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241000 | Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, method of measuring pressure gradient, and method of measuring blood vessel elasticity - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of obtaining information on a pressure gradient in a blood vessel based on only reception signals of ultrasonic echoes reflected within an object. The apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe for outputting reception signals; a measuring unit for measuring an inside radius of a blood vessel within the object and blood flow velocities in plural locations in a radial direction substantially at the same time based on the reception signals; and a computing unit for computing a velocity gradient in the radial direction at an inner wall point of the blood vessel by differentiating the blood flow velocities measured by the measuring unit in the radial direction, and computing a pressure gradient at ends of a predetermined length of the blood vessel based on the computed velocity gradient, the measured inside radius of the blood vessel, and a predetermined viscosity of blood. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241001 | Ultrasound Methods, Systems and Computer Program Products for Imaging Fluids - Ultrasound systems for identifying a presence of injected fluid in a region of interest are provided. The ultrasound system includes a controller configured to obtain first and second image data sets of a region of interest from an ultrasound transducer array. A decorrelation module is configured to identify a decorrelation region of decorrelated data that is decorrelated between the first and second image data sets. The decorrelation region indicates a presence of injected fluid in the region of interest. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241002 | 2D Ultrasound Transducer for Radial Application and Method - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for obtaining a 3D image in radial applications, typically endorectal imaging. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241003 | Probe For Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a backing layer including backing members, a first connector bonded between the backing members and including electrodes spaced from each other in an arrangement direction, and a piezoelectric member electrically connected to the electrodes. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. The piezoelectric member is connected to the first connector or to first and second connectors via an electrode layer instead of using a complicated and laborious soldering operation, thereby enabling easy connection between the piezoelectric member and the connector while preventing deterioration in performance caused by defective connection therebetween and deterioration in performance of the piezoelectric member caused by heat during manufacturing operation. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241004 | Probe For Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes including backing members, a first connector bonded between the backing members and including electrodes spaced from each other in an arrangement direction, a ground connector bonded between the backing members to be spaced from the first connector, and a piezoelectric member electrically connected to the electrodes and the ground connector. A method of manufacturing the same is also disclosed. The piezoelectric member is joined to the first connector and the ground connector or to first and second connectors and the ground connector via first and second electrode layers instead of using a complicated and laborious soldering operation, thereby enabling easy connection between the piezoelectric member and the connectors while preventing deterioration in performance caused by defective connection therebetween and deterioration in performance of the piezoelectric member caused by heat during manufacture. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241005 | OFFICE-BASED SYSTEM FOR TREATING UTERINE FIBROIDS OR OTHER TISSUES WITH HIFU - A method for treating a desired volume of tissue using HIFU or other energy modality to ablate a pattern of elemental treatment volumes each having a volume that is greater than that of the focal zone of the HIFU transducer but smaller than the overall volume of the desired treatment volume. In one embodiment, the pattern of elemental treatment volumes are arranged to form a shell which partially or wholly encapsulates the desired volume of tissue, which then necroses in situ due to effects other than direct HIFU damage (including some combination of ischemia, thermal conduction, inflammation, apoptosis, etc.). The necrosed tissue remains in the body and is subsequently resorbed and/or healed via normal body mechanisms. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241006 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING BRAIN CONDITIONS - Disclosed embodiments relate to an apparatus for detecting brain conditions. The apparatus for detecting brain conditions may include: a layer which is located adjacent to the brain of a living body; a light source which is formed on the layer and irradiates light to the brain; and an optical sensor which is formed on the layer adjacent to the light source and detects the light scattered from the brain. Since detection is possible at a location relatively adjacent to the brain, the apparatus for detecting brain conditions may improve accuracy and reliability of detection. The apparatus for detecting brain conditions may be used to detect brain conditions such as cerebral oxygenation, cerebral blood volume, cerebral blood flow, etc. or to monitor brain activities, or to diagnose and/or localize the disease foci in case of neurovascular disease such as stroke including hemorrhage or bleeding, into or around the brain or brain tumors or epilepsy, etc. Since the apparatus for detecting brain conditions has a relatively flexible structure, damage to the brain tissue may be minimized. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241007 | Precision measuring system - A non-invasive imaging and analysis method and system/apparatus suitable for non-invasive imaging and analysis of a target is disclosed. Targets include biological tissue structures or components; optical structures or components; electronic structures or components; or structures in general. A preferred embodiment of the invention provides a precision optical measuring module that modifies the spatial separation of multiple reference interference signals by adjusting the separation between a partial reflective element and a full mirror mounted on a piezo device and determining the distance between surfaces or structures within the target by simultaneously monitoring the magnitude of the separation between the partial reflective element and the full mirror and processing generated interference signals. Techniques for simultaneously monitoring the magnitude of the separation between the partial reflective element and the full mirror include conventional measurement techniques, such as, capacitive, optical, or strain techniques or alternatively the use of one or more etalons. Another embodiment of the invention provides a system and method of precisely measuring the position of a surface of interest. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241008 | ECCENTRIC PRESSURE CATHETER WITH GUIDEWIRE COMPATIBILITY - There is herein described a catheter for measuring a pressure in a cardiovascular system. The catheter comprises: a guiding tube adapted for insertion into the cardiovascular system. The guiding tube defines a lumen for sliding a guidewire therethrough. The catheter further comprises a tip pressure sensor eccentrically mounted relative to the guiding tube and a signal communication means extending therefrom. The tip pressure sensor is for sensing a pressure in the cardiovascular system and the signal communicating means is for transmitting a signal indicative of the pressure to a processing device in order to obtain a pressure measurement reading. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241009 | Systems and Methods for Detecting Movement of a Target - A system is disclosed for wirelessly detecting movement of a target. The system comprises a reference oscillator, a transmitter, a receiver, a demodulator, and a processor, wherein: the reference oscillator generates references frequencies for the transmitter, the receiver, and the demodulator; the transmitter generates a continuous-wave signal at a frequency based on the transmitter reference frequency and wirelessly transmits it to the target; the receiver wirelessly receives a reflected signal from the target having a phase angle corresponding to movement of the target and converts the reflected signal into an intermediate frequency signal based on the receiver reference frequency; the demodulator demodulates the intermediate frequency signal into an in-phase component and a quadrature component; and the processor converts the in-phase component and the quadrature component into a movement signal corresponding to movement of the target. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241010 | Complex Signal Demodulation and Angular Demodulation for Non-contact Vital Sign Detection - Methods for recovering a detected signal in non-contact vital sign detection are provided. According to one embodiment, a detected reflected signal from a non-contact vital sign detection system can be received and provided along I channel and Q channel signal lines. A complex signal S(t) can then be reconstructed from the I channel and Q channel signal lines through complex signal demodulation. A Fourier transform can be used to obtain the detected signal's spectrum for spectrum analysis. Angular demodulation can be used to recover the information corresponding to original body movement. The complex signal demodulation and angular demodulation techniques used to provide information to determine original body movement are capable of avoiding the null detection point without limitations on frequency tuning or channel selection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241011 | Calibration of Pulse Transit Time Measurements to Arterial Blood Pressure using External Arterial Pressure Applied along the Pulse Transit Path - An apparatus and methods for adaptive and autonomous calibration of pulse transit time measurements to obtain arterial blood pressure using arterial pressure variation. The apparatus and methods give pulse transit time (PTT) devices an ability to self-calibrate. The methods apply a distributed model with lumped parameters, and may be implemented, for example, using pulse transit time measurements derived from a wearable photoplethysmograph (PPG) sensor architecture with an intervening pressurizing mechanism. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241012 | Portal Vein Pressure Measurement Using Elastography - The shear stiffness of a subject's spleen is measured using elastography techniques such as ultrasound elastography or a magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) acquisition with an MRI system. A relationship between splenic shear stiffness and portal venous blood pressure is modeled and is used to calculate portal venous blood pressure non-invasively from the measured splenic shear stiffness. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241013 | Direct Measurements of Arterial Pressure Decoupling - Methods for monitoring central-to-peripheral arterial pressure decoupling, i.e., hyperdynamic or vasodilation conditions are described. These methods involve the comparison of parameters such as impedance, compliance, and pressure that can be determined from flow and pressure measurements at central aortic and peripheral arterial locations. The relationship between the parameters at the central aortic and peripheral arterial locations provides an indication of central-to-peripheral arterial pressure decoupling. These methods can be alert a user that a subject is experiencing central-to-peripheral arterial pressure decoupling, which can enable a clinician to appropriately provide treatment to the subject. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241014 | DEVICE FOR NON-INVASIVE MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND ANKLE-BRACHIAL INDEX - A device for non-invasive measurement of blood pressure includes a blood pressure cuff, a plethysmographic electrode for acquiring an impedance plethysmogram distal to the cuff and a processing device to inflate and deflate the cuff, generate the impedance plethysmogram and to determine the systolic and diastolic blood pressures. It is determined when the cuff is completely occluding the extremity, e.g., by detecting pulses at a second, partially occluded cuff or by a photoplethysmogram attached to the big toe. The device can be used to measure systolic or diastolic blood pressure or both. It can also be used to take ankle-brachial measurements. An autocorrelation technique can be used to correct noise. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241015 | OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSING AND MONITORING DERMAL MICROVASCULAR HEALTH - The invention generally relates to a device for assessing dynamic microvascular refill (DMR), a novel measure of microvascular function. Microvascular refill is determined under dynamic conditions by monitoring changes in fingernail reflectance spectra in response to small shear forces applied to the fingernail. A hemodynamic model is described to examine the physiological significance of observed signals. The invention will provide healthcare workers with a simple, user friendly, non-invasive method of rapidly assessing microvascular function that would greatly facilitates the early detection and monitoring of the onset and treatment of vascular diseases. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241016 | System for quantifying blood flow in tissue and updating tissue baseline conditions - Methods and apparatus for determining blood flow in tissue are disclosed. The methods and apparatus are used to establish a baseline for both thermal properties of the tissue and non-physiologic conditions. Periodic changes in either or both constituents of the baseline are determined and, when the changes correspond to a need for a new baseline, a new baseline is established. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241017 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR THE SELECTIVE UPDATING OF HEART SIGNAL PARAMETER TIME SERIES - A heart rate monitor is disclosed. The monitor generates an ST deviation time series by employing a recursive filter that is preferably an exponential average filter whose output is a weighted sum of the then existing ST time series value and current ST deviation values of analyzable beats, seats are detected in segments of data. ST deviation is measured for analyzable beats. The ST deviation time series is updated only if certain criteria are met. A first criterion for updating the time series is that at least half of the beats within a segment must be normal sinus rhythm beats: A second criterion for updating the time series is that (i) the average RR interval of the segment is between ¾ and 1.5 times the average RR interval of the previous segment; or (ii) both (a) the number of abnormal beats in the current segment is less than 2, and (b) the number of premature ventricular contractions within the current segment is less than 2. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241018 | BABY MONITOR - This baby monitor provides monitoring of a baby's activities and vital signs from a remote location, possibly anywhere in the world. A sensor unit placed near the baby receives input from the baby, typically sound, image and vital signs such as heartbeat, respiration and temperature. Environmental conditions such as ambient temperature can also be monitored. One embodiment of the invention is worn on, or close to, a baby's chest while sleeping and monitors heartbeats and generates an alarm if the heart rate drops unexpectedly, indicating distress such as lack of oxygen. The invention can also be used for parental reassurance by indicating the baby's heartbeat through a pulsating LED or audible sound. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241019 | EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE BIOMETRIC MARKER MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD - The present invention includes an apparatus and a method for testing exhaled breath condensate for at least one biometric marker, including a substrate for collecting exhaled breath condensate, the substrate capable of being brought to a temperature below a dew point of vapor in exhaled breath, a collector for retaining the substrate and for receiving a biometric marker reagent. The invention may further include receiving exhaled breath in a collector, the collector comprising a substrate, the substrate being at a temperature below a dew point of vapor in exhaled breath, collecting the exhaled breath condensate on the substrate, and bringing a biometric marker reagent in contact with the substrate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241020 | Real-time methods and systems for mapping a target region in the brain during surgery - A real-time method and system to accurately demarcate sub-territories of the subthalamic nucleus area in the brain during surgery, based on microelectrode recordings and a Hidden Markov Model. Root mean square and power spectral density of the microelectrode recordings are used to train and test Hidden Markov Model in identifying the dorsolateral oscillatory region and non-oscillatory sub-territories within the subthalamic nucleus. After the dorsolateral oscillatory region in the subthalamic nucleus is mapped, the microelectrodes are removed, and a macroelectrode is inserted in the mapped dorsolateral oscillatory region for producing deep brain simulation for treatment of Parkinson's disease. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241021 | DISTRACTION DETECTION APPARATUS, DISTRACTION DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The distraction detection apparatus includes: an electroencephalogram detection section for detecting an electroencephalogram signal of a driver; an arousal level estimation section for retaining a first rule of mapping parameter values of an electroencephalogram signal to arousal levels, and estimating an arousal level based on the detected electroencephalogram signal and the first rule; an attention allocation estimation section for retaining a second rule of mapping parameter values of an electroencephalogram signal to attention allocations, and estimating an attention allocation based on the detected electroencephalogram signal and the second rule; a driver state estimation section for retaining a third rule of deriving an amount of attention from an arousal level and an attention allocation, estimating an amount of attention of the driver paid to driving based on the estimated arousal level and attention allocation and the third rule, and classifying a state of the driver into a normal state, a state of reduced attention, or a state of reduced arousal level; and an output section for performing an intervention for the driver based on a result of classification by the driver state classification section. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241022 | Apparatus and Method for Non-Contact Electrical Impedance Imaging - A method of electrical impedance imaging using multiple electrodes in which each of the multiple electrodes does not contact the object to be imaged but is electrically coupled to the object via electrically conductive fluid in which the object is at least partially immersed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241023 | System and Method for Return Electrode Monitoring - A detection circuit for return electrode monitoring is disclosed. The detection circuit includes a transformer operatively coupled to a pair of split electrode pads, wherein the transformer is configured to transceive a return electrode sense signal. The detection circuit also includes a first switch coupled to the transformer and a neutrally-referenced second switch, wherein the first switch and the second switch are disposed on a single die. The detection circuit further includes an operational amplifier coupled to the first switch and the neutrally-referenced second switch. The operational amplifier is configured to subtract a noise signal from the return electrode sense signal. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241024 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ACCESS TO A PATIENT, IN PARTICULAR A VASCULAR ACCESS IN EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT - The present invention relates to a device and a method for monitoring an access to a patient, in particular a vascular access in extracorporeal blood treatment, in which a patient's blood is withdrawn from the patient via an arterial conduit and is returned to the patient via a venous conduit. In the device according to the present invention and in the method according to the present invention, an alternating voltage signal, relative to a common ground potential, is coupled in and out of the arterial and venous conduits, and the blood flowing through the arterial and venous conduits is at ground potential. In this way, disturbances, which can be attributed particularly to movements of the conduits, are reduced. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241025 | COLD REFLEX TESTER - The present invention provides a cold reflex tester, in which an electrical device capable of controlling the temperature and maintaining a fixed temperature at a low level based on an electrical signal from a controller is used in a cold stimulator that is brought into contact with a subject's body as a means for applying a cold stimulus to the subject's body. Thus, it is possible to apply a more constant stimulus to a subject's body during measurement and thus improve the reliability of the measurement. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241026 | Portable suction device - An improved suction apparatus, which may be used by health care providers, emergency medical teams, or a corpsmen, to remove debris, fluid and other foreign matter from the airways and/or wounds of injured persons. The suction apparatus which includes: a venturi tube having a forward end, a rear end and an inlet, a valve located on the top rear end portion of the venturi tube, a body for housing at least one can of propellant or compressed gas, an airtight cap, and a trigger mechanism. The improved suction apparatus that forces the propellant passed the inlet of the venturi tube, wherein the inlet is located toward the distal end of the cap. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241027 | Discrete or Continuous Tissue Capture Device and Method for Making - Some embodiments of the invention provide an instrument for mechanically removing segments of tissue from a patient during a minimally invasive surgical procedure. An exemplary instrument provides an inlet for receiving tissue a mechanism for cutting away received tissue and for simultaneously moving the cut away tissue away from the inlet to allow additional material to enter the inlet for removal wherein multiple specimens can be captured and eventually removed from the patient's body without the need of removing the instrument after each capture. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241028 | Navigable Tissue Treatment Tools - Tools for accessing tissue are described for use with a locatable guide of a navigation system. In preferred embodiments, said tools are attachable to a distal tip of a locatable guide, such that the location of the tool, preferably in six degrees of freedom, is known while the tool is being used. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241029 | RETRACTABLE NEEDLE-SAFETY BLOOD SAMPLING DEVICE - A safety device is presented for securely stowing a double sharp-ended needle. The device comprises a tubular adapter with a longitudinally-elongated channel. A needle holder is located in the channel to move from a distal orientation, in which one needle end projects from a distal adapter opening, and a proximal orientation, in which both needle ends are enclosed within the adapter body. A top plate transitions from a distal orientation, in which the plate is distal from a proximal adapter opening, and a proximal orientation, in which the top plate obstructs the proximal adapter opening. An actuator plate is attached to the adapter body to transition from a first position where the actuator plate retains the needle holder and top plate in distal orientations, and a second position where the needle holder and top plate move to proximal orientations. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241030 | Modified lancet carrier for single-use lancet sensor assembly - A lancet carrier for an integrated lancet sensor assembly incorporating a lance cover includes an elongated body with a bottom, an open top, a body open end and a body closed end, a lancet-receiving recess with a recess bottom surface, the recess extending between the open end and the closed end, and a trough-forming member forming a trough with a trough open end in communication with the body open end, the trough-forming member longitudinally extending a predefined distance along the bottom from the body open end, the trough replacing a portion of the recess bottom surface at the body open end. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241031 | Analyte Test Device Integral With Lancet Firing Mechanism - The present invention provides an analyte test device ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100241032 | METHOD OF STOPPING A BLEEDING FROM A FISTULA USING A TOURNIQUET DEVICE - A method of stopping a bleeding from a fistula situated on a limb of a patient for hemodialysis, includes: providing a tourniquet band having a blood-stopping protrusion projecting therefrom; encircling the limb of the patient with the tourniquet band to cover the fistula and pressing the fistula with the blood-stopping protrusion to stop the bleeding; connecting a sensor to the tourniquet band to sense a blood flow in the fistula and to generate a signal representative of the blood flow; and electrically connecting a notifying device to the sensor and using the notifying device to produce a notifying signal in response to the signal transmitted by the sensor. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241033 | DIGIT GAUGE FOR NONINVASIVE OPTICAL SENSOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure include a digit gauge used to ensure the size of a patient's digit is appropriate for the medical sensor applied thereto. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241034 | ANALYSIS OF REAL TIME BACKSCATTER DATA FOR FAULT SIGNAL GENERATION IN A MEDICAL HIFU DEVICE - A method and system for checking functionality of an ultrasound therapy head. The waveform profile for typical ultrasound reflections for a functional therapy head are stored, and before use of a therapy head, an ultrasound energy burst ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100241035 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY ULTRASOUND TREATMENT - A non-invasive ultra-high frequency ultrasound treatment method and system are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a high-frequency ultrasound transducer system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a patient such that the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of the patient can be treated. An exemplary high-frequency ultrasound transducer system comprises a control system and a transducer configured to provide treatment to the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of interest. The high-frequency ultrasound transducer may be configured to operate at higher frequencies and controlled power levels to provide treatment to the superficial and/or subcutaneous regions of interest. For example, higher frequencies within the range from approximately 20 MHz to 500 MHz or more may be utilized. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241036 | CONTROLLED, NON-LINEAR FOCUSED ULTRASOUND TREATMENT | 2010-09-23 |
20100241037 | CONTINUOUS PASSIVE MOTION DEVICE FOR A TOE - A continuous passive motion device for providing oscillatory motion of a patient's foot to mobilize the patient's toe through a variable range of orientations about a pivot axis. The device may include a foot base having one or more hinged toe plates pivotably attached to the foot base. The foot base may be attached to a support assembly such that the foot base may be pivoted about a horizontal axis. A drive motor may be connected to the support assembly to continuously oscillate the foot plate up and down through a predetermined range of angles about the horizontal axis. The hinged top plate may be attached to the support assembly such that rotation of the foot plate will cause the toe plate to hinge in the opposite direction of the rotation of the foot and resulting in the patient's toe being oscillated through a range of flexion and extension. This range of angles of motion for the toe will be a function of the range of motion of the footplate. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241038 | Phototherapy Method for Assisting Transvenous Lead Placement - A phototherapy method for assisting the transvenous lead placement for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) and dilation of occluded veins for any implantable lead placement. The phototherapy treatment helps increase blood flow, reduce inflammation, and enhance angiogenesis to facilitate optimal positioning of the leads. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241039 | CPR Compression Device and Method - Improved automatic chest compression systems which use constricting belts, repeatedly inflating bladders, or reciprocating pistons to compress the chest. A bladder is placed between the chest and the particular mechanism used to compress the chest during CPR. The bladder maximizes the effectiveness of chest compressions. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241040 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSCUTANEOUSLY TRANSFERRING ENERGY - An apparatus for transcutaneously transferring an amount of energy to an implantable orthopaedic device includes a primary coil. The primary coil has a resonant frequency matched to a resonant frequency of a secondary coil, which may form part of the implantable orthopaedic device. The primary coil may have an aperture configured to receive a portion of a patient's body or may include a substantially “C”-shaped core. A power circuit may be coupled with the primary coil to provide power to the coil. The apparatus may also include a wireless receiver, a measuring device, and/or a display. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241041 | Knee Brace with Expandable Members and Method of Using the Same - A knee brace ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100241042 | APPARATUS FOR ISOLATING AN INJURED WRIST DURING AEROBIC EXERCISE - An exercise apparatus and method for isolating an wrist during aerobic exercise on an exercise machine such as a hand operated exercise bicycle or elliptical trainer, configured to be worn on the arm of a person having an wrist injury so that the person may operate the exercise machine with the arm having the wrist injury without pressure on the wrist, wherein weight and force are distributed from the exercise machine to the forearm and upper arm without implicating the wrist. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241043 | ONE PIECE BRACE LINER HAVING MULTIPLE ADJUSTMENT ZONES - A joint protecting brace includes a cuff member. The cuff member includes a pair of upper lateral and lower lateral tightening portions positioned on opposed sides of a cuff longitudinal axis. The cuff member further includes a liner disposed between and coupled to the upper lateral tightening portions and lower lateral tightening portions and extending along the cuff longitudinal axis. The cuff member further includes a connector coupled to a latitudinal strap. The cuff member further includes a first adjuster coupled to the upper lateral tightening portions and the connector. The cuff member further includes a second adjuster coupled to the lower lateral tightening portions and the connector. The first and second adjusters are disposed in tension for adjusting a distance between the upper and lower lateral tightening portions respectively. The first and second adjusters are communicable via the connector. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241044 | HEMO(DIA) FILTRATION APPARATUS - An apparatus for hemo(dia)filtration comprises an extracorporeal blood circuit and a supply line of a replacement fluid to the extracorporeal blood circuit. The supply line has a bifurcation which divides a main branch ( | 2010-09-23 |
20100241045 | RENAL THERAPY BLOOD CLEANSING SYSTEM WITH BALANCE CHAMBER AND BOLUS, RINSEBACK OR PRIME VOLUME FEATURE - A renal therapy blood cleaning system includes: a blood filtering device in communication with an extracorporeal circuit; a first pump configured to pump fluid to the blood filtering device; a second pump configured to pump fluid from the blood filtering device; a balance chamber in fluid communication with first and second lines, the first and second lines in fluid communication with the first and second pumps, respectively, the balance chamber configured to exchange like volumes of fresh and spent fluid; a plurality of valves; and a control scheme programmed to operate the plurality of valves to enable spent fluid taken from the balancing chamber through one of the first and second lines to be recirculated to the balance chamber through the other of the first and second lines to compensate for a volume of fresh fluid delivered to the blood filtering device. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241046 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATMENT OF OCULAR DISORDERS - Apparatus and methods for relieving and treating glaucoma and other ocular disorders are disclosed. The apparatus includes a thin flexible membrane and preferably a tubular member. In another aspect of the invention, a surgical device for repairing ocular tissue includes a flexible membrane of a polymeric material comprising polyisobutylene. In the preferred embodiment, the polymeric material of the membrane is porous. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241047 | System, Methods and Apparatus for Cerebral Protection - A device, system and method for perfusing an oxygenated medium in the cerebral vasculature. In the case of bihemispheric brain perfusion, it includes positioning pressure cuffs on upper extremities; providing a catheter having a multi-region configuration with a balloon; inserting the catheter into a subclavian or femoral vein; advancing the catheter such that the balloon is positioned substantially in the superior vena cava junction substantially proximal to the take-off of the left innominate vein. During a perfusion mode, the cuffs and balloon are inflated causing an increase in cerebral blood flow, retrogradely; and oxygenated blood which may be cooled is pumped from a femoral artery into the catheter for a suitable period. During a non-perfusion mode the cuffs and balloon are deflated. The catheter has at least two regions, namely, guide wire and fluid delivery regions. Optionally, a separate balloon inflation region may be provided. In the case of unilateral (single hemisphere) brain perfusion, it includes providing a catheter having a multi-region configuration with a balloon, inserting the catheter into a subclavian, jugular or femoral vein, advancing the catheter such that the balloon is positioned in the internal jugular vein on the side ipsilateral to the side of the brain requiring perfusion. In this unilateral scenario where the balloon is inflated in the ipsilateral internal jugular vein, no pressure cuffs are needed and only the balloon is inflated and deflated during the perfusion and non-perfusion modes respectively. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241048 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241049 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241050 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241051 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241052 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241053 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241054 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241055 | Systems, devices, and methods including infection-fighting and monitoring shunts - Systems, devices, methods, and compositions are described for providing an actively controllable shunt configured to, for example, monitor, treat, or prevent an infection. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241056 | FACE MASK - A face mask for cleansing of facial skin. The face mask | 2010-09-23 |
20100241057 | APPARATUS FOR IONTOPHORESIS - The present invention relates to an iontophoresis apparatus, and more particularly, to an iontophoresis apparatus detachable from a mask or patch, wherein after skin condition is previously diagnosed before an iontophoresis is performed, the amount of current is adjusted according to the skin condition to absorb effective components contained in functional cosmetics or medicines into the skin, and a plurality of electrode pairs are applied to use interference current generated between the electrode pairs thereby accelerating absorption of the effective components and improving the skin condition. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241058 | OCT GUIDED TISSUE ABLATION - A method and system of ablating tissue under optical coherence tomography guidance including inserting an optical coherence tomography catheter into a patient's vasculature; navigating the catheter to a target site; imaging and mapping target tissue at the target site using the catheter; delivering a light-activated therapeutic agent into the target tissue; and illuminating the light-activated therapeutic agent with light emitted from the catheter, thereby activating the therapeutic agent and ablating the target tissue; establishing coordinates of the target tissue under computer tomography imaging whereby the catheter provides a marker visible under computer tomography imaging for establishing a positional relationship between the catheter and the target tissue, establishing a localized magnetic field in the target tissue on the basis of the coordinates obtained during the computer tomography imaging and where the light-activated therapeutic agent is magnetized and substantially retained within the target tissue by way of the localized magnetic field. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241059 | METHOD AND PORTABLE DEVICE FOR TREATING SKIN DISORDERS - A device for treating a skin condition is provided. The device comprises a delivery system for administering a composition to the skin disorder. The delivery system includes an electrode for delivering a composition to the skin of a person and a counter electrode. The device also includes a drainage system which includes a channel for removing material from a person's skin and a pump in communication with the channel The device further includes a control system for powering and controlling the electrode system. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241060 | SURGICAL DEVICES AND METHODS - Surgical devices and methods are described. The devices are for implanting fluidic material in a patient's eye and comprise a nozzle and a housing having a slide and a bellows. The bellows is adapted to undergo compression or decompression. The surgical procedures make use of the surgical devices and include a tissue translocation surgical procedure, a retinal implantation surgical procedure, and a corneal transplantation surgical procedure. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241061 | Gas conditioning trocars - A gas conditioning trocar having a chamber for heating and hydrating an unconditioned insufflation gas prior to injecting a conditioned insufflation gas into a body cavity during a medical procedure and a port through which surgical instruments can pass into a body cavity without inhibiting the flow of insufflation gas during the medical procedure. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241062 | MEDICAL FLUID PUMP SYSTEMS AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND METHODS - A medical fluid delivery cassette configured for use with a medical fluid pumping system. The cassette includes a base, a membrane attached to the base, and an adhesive disposed on a portion of the membrane overlying a fluid pump chamber of the cassette. The portion of the membrane overlying the fluid pump chamber is moveable such that the volume of the fluid pump chamber can be changed. | 2010-09-23 |
20100241063 | Liquid Flow Sensing System - A liquid flow sensing system comprises a pump system configured to deliver a pre-determined volume V of liquid, and a measuring system comprising a chamber connected to the pump system and to an outlet system, the chamber bounded by an elastic membrane configured to be displaced elastically by an amplitude that enables said pre-determined volume V of liquid to be injected in the chamber. The measuring system further comprises a membrane displacement sensor configured to measure at least a portion of a decay characteristic of said membrane displacement amplitude after injection of the pre-determined volume V, into a value that may be used for determining absolute or relative viscosity of the liquid or changes in flow resistance downstream of the sensing system or for determining the presence of gas bubbles in a liquid flow circuit. | 2010-09-23 |