39th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100249451 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SUBSTITUTED BENZILIC ACID FROM SUBSTITUTED BENZILS - The classical process for the rearrangement of substituted benzil to benzilic acid is performed in the presence of sodium or potassium hydroxide as a base using ethanol-ether as a medium. The reaction requires reflux temperature for complete conversion. However, these bases containing metallic ions and generate metallic containing effluent waste which may require additional expenditure for treatment. Moreover, because of corrosive nature of base, and use of flammable solvent, the safety measures are needed during large scale production. Another method also reported for benzilic acid rearrangement at 380° C. which is practically not feasible. The present invention describes the use of quaternary ammonium hydroxides as a base for the rearrangement of the substituted benzils to benzilc acids. It also avoids the use of solvent and reaction can be carried out at relatively lower temperatures. Because of the solvent free reaction condition it reduces the mass/volume of reaction mixture. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249452 | METHOD FOR THE OXIDATION OF CYCLOALIPHATIC ALCOHOLS, CYCLOALIPHATIC KETONES, OR MIXTURES THEREOF WITH AQUEOUS NITRIC ACID AND TREATMENT OF THE DICARBOXYLIC ACIDS - A process for preparing dicarboxylic acids by oxidizing cycloaliphatic alcohols, cycloaliphatic ketones or mixtures thereof with nitric acid, by performing the reaction and separation of the components in a fractionating column or rectification column. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249453 | Removing hydrocarbon impurities from acetic acid production intermediate - A method for removing hydrocarbon impurities from an acetic acid production intermediate is disclosed. The method comprises extracting the intermediate with a hydrocarbon extracting agent. The extraction is preferably performed with the alkane distillation bottom stream which comprises methyl iodide, acetic acid, and hydrocarbon impurities. The extraction forms a light phase which comprises the hydrocarbon impurity and the extracting agent and a heavy phase which comprises methyl iodide and acetic acid. The extraction heavy phase is optionally recycled to the alkane distillation or to the carbonylation reaction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249454 | Process for producing acrylic acid - The invention offers an improvement in a process for start-up in the occasion of producing acrylic acid by catalytically oxidizing acrolein at vapor phase under high load conditions, the start-up meaning the step of increasing the acrolein supply rate (loading) from the non-reacting condition to the prescribed reaction conditions. This process is characterized in that the acrolein supply rate is increased in the start-up stage of the reaction until the prescribed composition of starting reactant gas and the flow rate of the starting reactant gas are obtained, while adjusting at least one of the reaction temperature, the composition of the starting reactant gas and the flow rate of the starting reactant gas, so as to maintain the acrolein conversion at not lower than 90 mol %, the maximum peak temperature of the catalyst layer in each reaction zone at no higher than 400° C., and the sum of each ΔT (maximum peak temperature of a catalyst layer-reaction temperature) at the catalyst layer in each of the reaction zones to be no more than 150° C., respectively. According to this process, the reaction speedily reaches the steady state (standard operating conditions) and a high acrylic acid yield is stably achieved from the start of the reaction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249455 | Process for producing acrolein and acrylic acid - The invention offers an improvement in a process for start-up in the occasion of producing acrolein and acrylic acid by catalytically oxidizing propylene at vapor phase under high load conditions, the start-up meaning the step of increasing the propylene supply rate (loading) from the non-reacting condition to the prescribed reaction conditions. This process is characterized in that the propylene supply rate is increased in the start-up stage of the reaction until the prescribed composition of starting reactant gas and the flow rate of the starting reactant gas are obtained, while adjusting at least one of the reaction temperature, the composition of the starting reactant gas and flow rate of the starting reactant gas, so as to maintain the propylene conversion at not lower than 90 mol %, the maximum peak temperature of the catalyst layer in each reaction zone at no higher than 450° C., and the sum of each ΔT (maximum peak temperature of a catalyst layer—reaction temperature) at the catalyst layer in each of the reaction zones to be no more than 180° C., respectively. According to this process, the reaction speedily reaches the steady state (standard operating conditions) and a high acrolein and acrylic acid yield is stably achieved from the start of the reaction. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249456 | Use of Predehydration Towers In an Ethane Oxidation To Acetic Acid/Ethylene Process - Described herein is a process in which acetic acid is produced by ethane oxidation. One byproduct of the ethane oxidation is water, which is commonly removed from the process in the same stream as the acetic acid process. As described herein, the ethane oxidation reactor effluent is processed in a predehydration tower so as to separately recover water, acetic acid, and a gas stream for recycle back to the ethane oxidation reactor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249457 | Apparatus and method for recovery of acetic acid from an aqueous solution thereof - The invention disclosed relates to an apparatus and method for recovering acetic acid from an aqueous feed stream containing acetic acid, in particular a stream generated during terephthalic acid production. The apparatus includes: a liquid-liquid extraction column to which water-rich feed streams are fed, having a guard bed situated near the top and within the extraction column for conversion by reaction with acetic acid of alcohol within the mixture to the corresponding ester; and an azeotropic distillation column to remove residual water from acetic acid, to which water-poor feed streams are fed directly at a height of the azeotropic distillation column at which the mixture therein has a similar water concentration. The liquid-liquid extraction column produces an extract comprising an extraction solvent and acetic acid which is sent to the azeotropic distillation column to separate residual water and acetic acid. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249458 | Process for the manufacture of dihydropteridinones - Disclosed are processes for preparing dihydropteridinones of general formula (I) | 2010-09-30 |
20100249459 | Formoterol Tartrate Process and Polymorph - A method of preparation of a highly pure salt of R,R-formoterol L-tartrate is disclosed. The process provides the most thermodynamically stable polymorph by recrystallization of a novel polymorph. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249460 | Fast Filtering Powder Catalytic Mixtures - The catalytic mixture resulting of a metal powder catalyst with a solid material (referred to here as a reaction-aid) that has good filtering properties, does not interfere with the reaction, does not interfere with recycling the catalyst back into the reaction, does not interfere with the refining and recovery of the metal from the catalyst after it is spent, and will not become separated from the catalyst during the preparation of this catalytic mixture, the chemical reaction or the separation of this catalytic mixture from the reaction medium, whereas the ratio of the reaction aid to the catalyst ranges from 0.05 to 20 on a weight basis. A preferred metal powder catalyst is acetylene black supported precious metal. Preferred reaction aids are sibunit powder or activated carbon. The catalytic mixture can be used for the catalytic transformation of compounds, such as the hydrogenation of olefins, or the hydrogenation of nitro compounds. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249461 | TRIARYLAMINE DERIVATIVE - A triarylamine derivative is represented by the following Formula (I). In Formula (I): R | 2010-09-30 |
20100249462 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3-MERCAPTOANILINE COMPOUND - A method for producing a 3-mercaptoaniline compound, which is a known intermediate for a 3-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phenylsulfide derivative, useful as a pesticide, and a method for producing a compound which can be used as a starting material in producing the 3-mercaptoaniline compound are disclosed. In one embodiment the nitro group and the chlorosulfonyl group of a 3-nitrobenzenesulfonyl chloride compound represented by general formula (1): | 2010-09-30 |
20100249463 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MONO-LOWER-ALKYLMONOALKANOLAMINE - An amine producing apparatus includes a reactor that reacts a mono-lower-alkylamine and an alkylene oxide, an unreacted-raw-material-recovery distillation column that separates unreacted raw materials by distillation from a product including unreacted raw materials obtained in the reactor, a non-aqueous distillation column that removes water and a light component by a distillation method from a reactive product from which unreacted raw material have been separated, and a purification and distillation column that separates by distillation a desired reactive product (mono-lower-alkylmonoalkanolamine) and residue (mono-lower-alkyldialkanolamine which is a dimer) from a reactive product from which the water and the light component have been removed. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249464 | ONE-STAGE CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR HYDROFORMYLATING HIGHER OLEFINS OR OLEFIN MIXTURES - The invention relates to a one-stage continuous process for hydroformylating olefins having at least 5 carbon atoms to the corresponding aldehydes and/or alcohols having at least 6 carbon atoms in the presence of unmodified cobalt catalysts in a process in which, in the presence of an aqueous phase and of an organic phase, catalyst formation, catalyst extraction and hydroformylation proceed in the same reactor, which is characterized in that more aqueous cobalt salt solution is fed into the reactor as an aqueous phase with the liquid reaction mixture and is discharged from the reactor with the gas phase, and in that the level of the aqueous bottom phase is kept constant by continuously conducting a portion of the aqueous bottom phase out of the reactor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249465 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH-PURITY VINYL ETHER - A process for producing a high-purity vinyl ether, which comprises:
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20100249466 | THERMAL RECORDING MATERIAL CONTAINING TRIS(2-METHYL- 4-HYDROXY-5-t-BUTYLPHENYL)BUTANE - A thermal recording material of the invention contains, as a storability improver, tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl)butane trapping and containing water and/or methanol and having a crystal structure that shows a maximum X-ray diffraction peak at a diffraction angle 2θ of 6.58° according to X-ray diffraction measurement using an X ray having a wavelength of a Cu—Kα line. The recording material has improved heat resistance in non-printing sections while maintaining the moisture-and-heat resistance in printing sections. The thermal recording material of the invention has a thermal-recording layer that contains the tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl)butane in an amount of preferably 0.1 to 15% by mass with respect to the thermal-recording layer. The amount of the water and/or methanol trapped and contained in the tris(2-methyl-4-hydroxy-5-t-butylphenyl)butane is preferably 0.1 to 10% by mass in total. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249467 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING OPTICALLY ACTIVE, RACEMIC MENTHOL - The present invention relates to a particularly economic overall method for producing menthol, specifically for producing optically active, essentially enantiomerically and diastereomerically pure L-menthol and racemic menthol, starting from the starting material citral which is available inexpensively on an industrial scale. The method comprises the following steps | 2010-09-30 |
20100249468 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN INTEGRATED SOLAR DRIVEN CHEMICAL PLANT - A method, apparatus, and system for an integrated solar-driven chemical plant that manages variations in solar energy are disclosed. In some embodiments, a chemical reactant, including particles of biomass, are converted in a solar driven chemical reactor into synthesis gas containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen using concentrated solar energy to drive the conversion of the chemical reactant. The synthesis gas is supplied for a catalytic conversion of the synthesis gas in a methanol synthesis plant to methanol. Cycling occurs between an operational state and an idle state for a number of methanol trains in the methanol synthesis plant depending upon an amount of synthesis gas generated in the solar driven chemical reactor. A control system for the chemical reactor sends control signals to and receives feedback from a control system for the methanol synthesis plant. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249469 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING OLEFIN - The present invention aims to reduce an amount of by-products generated in a reaction step for obtaining fluorine-containing olefin, and thereby to obtain fluorine-containing olefin as a target substance with a higher selectivity than that in the conventional method. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249470 | METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR PRODUCING HYDROCARBONS - Compositions and methods for producing aldehydes, alkanes, and alkenes are described herein. The aldehydes, alkanes, and alkenes can be used in biofuels. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249471 | PRODUCTION OF PROPYLENE FROM BUTANE - This invention relates to an integrated process for the efficient production of olefins from C | 2010-09-30 |
20100249472 | Alkylaromatics Production - A process is described for producing an alkylaromatic compound in a multistage reaction system comprising at least first and second series-connected alkylation reaction zones each containing an alkylation catalyst. A first feed comprising an alkylatable aromatic compound and a second feed comprising an alkene and one or more alkanes are introduced into said first alkylation reaction zone, having operating conditions, e.g., temperature and pressure, which are controlled effective to cause the alkylatable aromatic compound to be partly in the vapor phase and partly in the liquid phase with the ratio of liquid volume to vapor volume of the feed in each zone to be from about 0.5 to about 10. The aromatic compound and the alkene are reacted in the presence of the alkylation catalyst to form an effluent comprising the alkylaromatic compound, unreacted alkylatable aromatic compound, any unreacted alkene and the alkane, which is withdrawn and then supplied to the second alkylation reaction zone without removal of the alkane. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249473 | Oxidative Coupling of Hydrocarbons as Heat Source - A process for the coupling of hydrocarbons and utilizing the heat energy produced by the reaction is disclosed. In one embodiment the process can include reacting methane with oxygen to form a product stream containing ethane and further processing the ethane to ethylene in an existing ethylene production facility while using the heat energy produced by the reaction within the facility. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249474 | Process for Oligomerizing Dilute Ethylene - The process and apparatus converts ethylene in a dilute ethylene stream that may be derived from an FCC product to heavier hydrocarbons. The catalyst may be an amorphous silica-alumina base with a Group VIII and/or VIB metal. The catalyst is resistant to feed impurities such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon oxides, hydrogen and ammonia. At least 40 wt-% of the ethylene in the dilute ethylene stream can be converted to heavier hydrocarbons. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249475 | PROCESS FOR ISOMERIZATION OF TETRAHYDRODICYCLOPENTADIENE USING SUPPORTED ACIDIC IONIC LIQUID AS A CATALYST - A process for isomerization of tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene using a supported acidic ionic liquid as catalyst is provided. In the presence of the supported acidic ionic liquid, endo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene is isomerized to exo-tetrahydrodicyclo-pentadiene, wherein the supported acidic ionic liquid includes a porous support and an acidic ionic liquid, and the acidic ionic liquid includes an aluminum halide, and a quaternary ammonium halide or a quaternary phosphonium halide. The porous support is impregnated with the acidic ionic liquid. Furthermore, under different reaction conditions, the exo-tetrahydrodicyclopentadiene product can be isomerized to adamantane in the presence of such a supported acidic ionic liquid. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249476 | CATALYTIC DEHYDRATION OF ALCOHOLS USING PHASE PURE SINGLE- AND MULTI-SITE HETEROGENEOUS CATALYSTS - The disclosure describes a new class of isomorphously metal-substituted aluminophosphate materials with high phase purity that are capable of performing selective Brönsted acid catalyzed chemical transformations, such as transforming alcohols to olefins, with high conversions and selectivities using mild conditions. Isomorphous substitutions of functional metal ions for both the aluminum ions and the phosphorous ions were successful in various AlPO structures, along with multiple metal substitutions into a single aluminum site and/or a phosphorous site. This invention can be used towards the catalytic conversion of hydroxylated compounds of linear and/or branched moiety with the possibility of being substituted to their respective hydrocarbon products, preferably light olefins containing 2 to 10 carbon atoms, among other chemistries. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249477 | Method of Rapid Methylation, Kit for Preparing PET Tracer and Method of Producing PET Tracer - It is intended to provide a method of rapid methylation of an aromatic compound or an alkenyl compound, which is capable of obtaining an aromatic compound or an alkenyl compound labeled with a methyl group or a fluoromethyl group under a mild condition rapidly in high yield using an organic boron compound whose toxicity is not so high as a substrate; a kit for preparing a PET tracer to be used in the same, and a method of producing a PET tracer using the same. In an aprotic polar solvent, methyl iodide or X—CH2F (wherein X is a functional group which can be easily released as an anion), an organic boron compound in which an aromatic ring or an alkenyl group is attached to boron are subjected to cross-coupling in the presence of a palladium(0) complex, a phosphine ligand, and a base. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249478 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Processes Using the UZM-27 Family of Crystalline Aluminosilicate Compositions - This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using a new family of crystalline aluminosilicate compositions designated the UZM-27 family. These include the UZM-27 and UZM-27HS which have unique structures. UZM-27 is a microporous composition which has a three-dimensional structure and is obtained by calcining the as synthesized form designated UZM-27P. UZM-27HS is a high silica version of UZM-27 and includes an essentially pure silica version of UZM-27. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249479 | CATALYST COMPOSITION, ITS PREPARATION AND USE - A catalyst composition which comprises: a) a carrier which comprises at least 30 wt % of a binder selected from silica, zirconia and titania; at least 20 wt % of a pentasil zeolite, having a bulk silica to alumina ratio in the range of from 20 to 150 and being in its H | 2010-09-30 |
20100249480 | Process for Oligomerizing Dilute Ethylene - The process and apparatus converts ethylene in a dilute ethylene stream that may be derived from an FCC product to heavier hydrocarbons. The catalyst may be an amorphous silica-alumina base with a Group VIII and/or VIB metal. The catalyst is resistant to feed impurities such as hydrogen sulfide, carbon oxides, hydrogen and ammonia. At least 40 wt-% of the ethylene in the dilute ethylene stream can be converted to heavier hydrocarbons. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249481 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ETHENE - A process for the production of ethene by the vapour phased chemical dehydration of a feed comprising ethanol, water and ethoxyethane in a reactor at elevated temperature and pressure in the presence of a bed of catalyst comprising a supported heteropolytungstic acid characterised in that the reactor is maintained or configured so that it operates in a regime which satisfies the following parameters: 0.05<(P | 2010-09-30 |
20100249482 | METHOD OF PREPARING MULTICOMPONENT BISMUTH MOLYBDATE CATALYSTS COMPRISING FOUR METAL COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF PREPARING 1,3-BUTADIENE USING SAID CATALYSTS - This invention relates to a method of preparing multicomponent bismuth molybdate catalysts composed of four metal components and a method of preparing 1,3-butadiene using the catalyst, and particularly, to multicomponent bismuth molybdate catalysts composed of a divalent cationic metal, a trivalent cationic metal, bismuth and molybdenum, a preparation method thereof, and a method of preparing 1,3-butadiene from a C4 mixture including n-butene and n-butane using oxidative dehydrogenation. According to this invention, it is possible to prepare catalysts having high activity for the preparation process of 1,3-butadiene only using four metal components as shown through systematic investigation of types and ratios of metal components, unlike conventional multicomponent metal oxide catalysts having a complicated composition of metal components. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249483 | Process for Separating Para-Xylene from a Mixture of C8 and C9 Aromatic Hydrocarbons - The invention is an adsorptive separation process for producing a para-xylene product from a feed stream comprising para-xylene, at least one other C8 aromatic, and a C9 aromatic. An adsorbent comprising X or Y zeolite and a desorbent comprising para-diethylbenzene (p-DEB) are used in an adsorptive separation zone to produce an extract stream comprising para-xylene, p-DEB, and the C9 aromatic and a raffinate stream comprising the at least one other C8 aromatic, the C9 aromatic, and p-DEB. The extract stream is separated in an extract distillation zone to produce a second desorbent stream comprising the C9 aromatic and p-DEB and the raffinate stream is separated in a raffinate distillation zone to produce a third desorbent stream comprising the C9 aromatic and p-DEB. At least a portion of at least one of the second desorbent stream and the third desorbent stream is further separated in a desorbent distillation zone to produce a stream comprising the C9 aromatic. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249484 | SEPARATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - One exemplary embodiment can be a separation system. The separation system can include an adsorption zone, a rotary valve, a transition zone, and one or more pipes. Usually, the transition zone includes one or more lines communicating the rotary valve with the adsorption zone. The rotary valve alternatively may distribute an input of a feed or a desorbent to the adsorption zone or alternatively can receive an output of a raffinate or an extract from the adsorption zone in a line, and a remnant may remain in the line from a previous input or output. One or more pipes outside the transition zone communicating with the rotary valve can form at least one pipe volume receiving an input for dislodging a remnant or for receiving a remnant from the line. The remnant may be different from the input or output. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249485 | Removal of ultra-fine particles from a Fischer Tropsch Stream - This invention relates to processes for removing particles such as catalyst fines from hydrocarbon streams, such as a wax dried from a Fischer Tropsch reaction using centrifugation in combination with a treatment with an aqueous solution preferably containing an acid, or with an acid. According to an aspect of the invention, catalyst particles are removed from a wax derived from a Fischer Tropsch by pre-treating the hydrocarbon stream with an aqueous solution and forming a mixture comprising the hydrocarbon stream and 5-25% v/v organic acid solution; and introducing the mixture to a centrifuge and separating, from the mixture, a hydrocarbon stream, an aqueous solution and particles. The process may be a continuous and/or a batch process. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249486 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HANDLING PHOTOCURABLE FLUID WASTE - An apparatus and method for disposal of photocurable fluid waste may include a conduit for conducting photocurable fluid waste from a source of photocurable fluid waste; a dispenser for automatically dispensing a receptacle made of material that is impermeable to the photocurable fluid waste and that transmits radiation capable of curing; a welder or other sealing device for welding the receptacle to form a bag with a portion of the photocurable fluid waste inside; and a source of radiation for curing the photocurable fluid waste in the bag. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249487 | BRACHYTHERAPY APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Apparatus, systems and methods for delivering brachytherapy to a target tissue region of a human or other mammalian body. In some embodiments, a flexible brachytherapy device is implanted that includes a therapy delivery portion having one or more radioactive sources securely retained thereto, and a tail portion extending from the therapy delivery portion. Once implanted, the tail portion may extend outside the body, where it may be folded and secured flat against the skin. The device may be removed at therapy completion. Other embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and methods for delivering brachytherapy devices to the body. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249488 | METHOD OF CONTACTLESS MAGNETIC ELECTROPORATION - This invention provides a novel method of tissue electroporation that eliminates the need for electrodes that conduct electricity to the tissues. This invention creates electric currents and fields sufficient for porating cell membranes for improving the delivery of polynucleotides such as plasmid and linear DNA and RNA constructs, and polypeptides such as antigen protein constructs into mammalian eucaryotic cells purely by magnetic field pulses that does not require the use of contacting electrodes to conduct electric or ionic current. This invention thus provides a method for improving transfection and immunogenicity of pharmaceutical substances without direct contact with a living body, and may be called magnetopermeabilization. A concomitant aspect of the invention is the method by which a drug such as a solution containing DNA is delivered to a targeted tissue bed that is optimal in conjunction with magnetopermeabilization for maximal transgene expression and drug effect. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249489 | Intraventricular blood pumps anchored by expandable mounting devices - An intraventricular blood pump is retained in position by an expandable stent placed in the aorta that anchors to the aortic wall. The pump ejects blood across the aortic valve either through a conduit or as a free stream of blood without a mechanical conduit passing between the valve leaflets. The ejection of blood causes a reactive force pushing the pump towards the ventricular apex and away from the valve. Thus, the pump may be held by three filaments connecting it to the anchoring stent. Other flexible members such as a tube made of pericardium, sutures, or a rigid rod may be used to hold the pump in place. The preferred embodiment includes an apically introduced stent anchored aortic valve having two flexible tissue leaflets and a conduit channeling blood from the pump in the ventricle into the aortic root and passing through the non-coronary sinus in the position usually occupied by the non-coronary cusp of the aortic valve. This device can be surgically implanted through a small incision without the need for cardiopulmonary bypass in elderly or severely ill patients who cannot safely undergo more invasive surgery. Pumps using durable bearings and hermetically sealed motors are combined with tissue valves such that the entire device is durable for many years. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249490 | TRANSSEPTAL CANNULA DEVICE, COAXIAL BALLOON DELIVERY DEVICE, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A transseptal cannula having a flexible cannula body, a left atrial anchor coupled to the distal end of the flexible cannula body, and a right atrial anchor operable to be attached to the left atrial anchor in vivo. The left and right atrial anchors are implanted and deployed separately. Delivery of the transseptal cannula to a heart tissue can include a low profile coaxial balloon catheter comprising a tube body including an inner member and an outer member surrounding the inner member and thereby creating an inflation channel between the inner and outer members, a hub coupled to the proximal portion of the tube body and including a fluid space in fluid communication with the inflation channel; and a balloon coupled to the distal portion of the tube body, wherein the balloon is in fluid communication with the inflation channel. The hub of the coaxial balloon catheter is constructed with a low profile so that other surgical devices can be directed over the coaxial hub without deflating and removing the balloon. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249491 | TWO-PIECE TRANSSEPTAL CANNULA, DELIVERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF DELIVERY - A cannula assembly for directing blood from the heart of a patient and a minimally invasive method of implanting the same. The cannula assembly includes a flexible cannula body having a proximal end and a distal end with a receiving portion, and a transseptal tip having a distal end and a proximal end with an engaging portion. First and second anchors are coupled to the transseptal tip and configured to be deployed from a contracted state to an expanded state. The engaging portion of the transseptal tip is operable to removably engage the receiving portion of the flexible cannula body in vivo. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249492 | WARMING THERAPY DEVICE INCLUDING ROTATABLE MATTRESS TRAY - An apparatus and method for providing patient access in a warming therapy device (e.g., incubator, warmer, etc.) is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a mattress tray assembly having at least two axes of rotation, and in another exemplary embodiment, the apparatus includes a mattress tray assembly having at least four axes of rotation. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249493 | WARMING THERAPY DEVICE INCLUDING RETRACTABLE HOOD MEMBER - An apparatus and method for providing patient access in a warming therapy device (e.g., incubator, warmer, etc.) is described. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus comprises a hood with a retractable top member, which permits access to a patient disposed within the warming therapy device without lowering or removal of one or more sidewalls of the hood. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249494 | STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREON INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A computer readable storage medium having stored thereon an information processing program executable by a computer of an information processing device which presents information corresponding to a biological signal acquired from a user, is provided. The information processing program causes the computer to function as biological signal acquiring means, motion/attitude information acquiring means, and presentation means. The biological signal acquiring means acquires the biological signal from the user. The motion/attitude information acquiring means acquires information about a motion or an attitude of the user from detecting means, in association with the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means. The presentation means performs predetermined presentation based on both the biological signal acquired by the biological signal acquiring means and the information acquired by the motion/attitude information acquiring means. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249496 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR EXPLORING AND OPERATING ON THE ABDOMINAL CAVITY AND THE PELVIC CAVITY - The invention relates to a medical device including a trocar with a hollow tip for the passage of a camera, a light source and a miniature camera at the tip thereof, which transmits images to an LCD screen. The invention also includes two or more working channels on the sides thereof, for the introduction of surgical equipment for the removal of the appendix or other similarly sized structures. The camera is connected to a cable which is, in turn, connected to an LCD screen, such that the surgeon has the impression of looking at the patient's abdominal cavity through a window. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249497 | Surgical instrument - A medical instrument that includes an instrument shaft having proximal and distal ends; a tool for performing a medical procedure; a control handle; a distal motion member for coupling the distal end of the instrument shaft to the tool; a proximal motion member for coupling the proximal end of the instrument shaft to the control handle; actuation means extending between the distal and proximal motion members for coupling motion of the proximal motion member to the distal motion member for controlling the positioning of the tool; a control tube through which the instrument shaft and tool extend; the control tube including, along the length thereof, a curved section; the curved section of the control tube, upon rotation thereof, providing an additional degree of freedom by displacing the tool out of a plane defined by the curved section of the control tube. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249498 | Endoscopic Apparatus for Manipulating Tissue - An apparatus for manipulating tissue during a surgical procedure is provided. The apparatus includes a housing including a movable handle and a release mechanism operatively coupled to a distal end of a shaft extending from the housing. The shaft defines an axial passageway configured to support at least a portion of the release mechanism. The present disclosure also provides a detachable clamp assembly operatively connectable to the distal end of the shaft and the release mechanism such that a pair of pivotally connected opposing jaw members are movable from a closed configuration for clamping tissue therebetween to an opened configuration for positioning tissue therebetween when the movable handle is moved from a first position to a second position. The clamp assembly includes a proximal end operatively coupled to a first end of a suture having a second end connected to a needle. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249499 | SURGICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A surgical imaging device and method configured to be inserted into a surgical site. The surgical imaging device includes a plurality of prongs. Each one of the prongs has an image sensor mounted thereon. The image sensors provide different image data corresponding to the surgical site, thus enabling a surgeon to view a surgical site from several different angles. The prongs may be moveable between a first position, suitable for insertion though a small surgical incision, and a second position, in which the prongs are separated from each other. In addition, the prongs may be bendable between an extended position, in which the prongs are positioned in a substantially similar plane to each other, and a retracted position, in which the prongs are bent so as to view not substantially perpendicular to their respective legs. Advantageously, the prongs are configured to bend in conformance with a shape of a cavity that is formed in the surgical site by the actuation of an actuator configured to form such a cavity. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249500 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ENDOSCOPIC SUTURING - Apparatus & methods for endoscopic suturing are described herein. A distal tip of the endoscopic device engages the tissue and then approximates the engaged tissue to form a tissue fold. A needle body positioned within a flexible catheter is deployed into or through the newly created tissue fold where it is then detached or released from the endoscopic device. The needle body has a length of suture which depends therefrom and can be used to secure the tissue fold. The entire endoscopic device or its tissue engaging assembly can then be rotated relative to the tissue fold while maintaining engagement with the tissue to maneuver the flexible catheter to the opposing side of the penetrated tissue fold. This procedure can be repeated any number of times to create an interrupted, continuous, or running suture to secure the tissue fold. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249501 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - The endoscope apparatus comprises an endoscope which has an imaging element and a monitor which displays an image imaged by the imaging element. The endoscope is provided with an internal insertion portion which is movably arrangeable inside a body cavity, and an operation unit for changing the position of the internal insertion portion, which is arrangeable outside the body. The internal insertion portion and the operation unit are arranged on a common axis so as to interpose a body wall therebetween. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249502 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument includes an image pickup section incorporated in a medical instrument body and movably provided in the medical instrument body that picks up an image of the object to be examined from an observation window, a covering section movably provided at the medical instrument body so as to cover the observation window and in which an opening portion is formed, a drive section that drives the covering section or the image pickup section, and a control section that controls the drive section so as to drive the covering section or the image pickup section by synchronizing a timing for the image pickup section to pick up the object image with a timing at which the opening portion and the observation window match, and can thereby prevent sticking of deposits to the observation window and obtain a clear observation image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249503 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - By including a camera body introduced into a body, an image pickup section incorporated in the camera body for picking up an image of an object, a transparent cover member movably disposed at the camera body that always covers an image taking side of the image pickup section irrespective of a moving position, a moving section that causes the cover member to move and a cleaning section disposed outside an image pickup range of the image pickup section that performs cleaning by jetting a fluid over the opposed surface part of the cover member moved to outside the image pickup range of the image pickup section, it is possible to always obtain a clear observation image without interfering with observation even when removing fogging, deposits such as dirt. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249504 | In-vivo information acquiring system - An in-vivo observation system provided with a capsule endoscope including an in-vivo observation section, a battery, a magnetic field detection section, a power supply switch that controls a power supply and a power supply control section that causes the power supply switch to operate according to an internal signal from the magnetic field detection section, and a magnetic field generating apparatus including a magnetic field generating section, an operation section that outputs an operation signal according to an operation by a user and a masking section that masks an operation signal inputted to the magnetic field generating section for a predetermined period. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249505 | TIP PROPELLED DEVICE FOR MOTION THROUGH A PASSAGE - A self-propelled device for locomotion through a lumen, comprising a set of serially arranged inflatable chambers, the end ones of which expand at least radially when inflated. Connecting passages provide fluid communication between each pair of adjacent chambers. A fluid source is attached to one of the end chambers. The connecting passages are such that the fluid inflates the chambers in a sequence, beginning with the chamber closest to the source, and ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The same sequence occurs when the chambers deflate, beginning with the chamber closest to the source, and ending with the chamber furthest from the source. The fluid source can either be a fluid supply tube, extending to a supply outside the lumen, or it can be built-in and carried by the device. The device can crawl either along the lumen wall or on an inserted guide wire. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249506 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING AN OPERATOR IN ENDOSCOPIC NAVIGATION - Navigation guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscope by determining a current position and shape of the endoscope relative to a reference frame, generating an endoscope computer model according to the determined position and shape, and displaying the endoscope computer model along with a patient computer model referenced to the reference frame so as to be viewable by the operator while steering the endoscope within the patient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249507 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING VISUAL GUIDANCE TO AN OPERATOR FOR STEERING A TIP OF AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE TOWARD ONE OR MORE LANDMARKS IN A PATIENT - Landmark directional guidance is provided to an operator of an endoscopic device by displaying graphical representations of vectors adjacent a current image captured by an image capturing device disposed at a tip of the endoscopic device and being displayed at the time on a display screen, wherein the graphical representations of the vectors point in directions that the endoscope tip is to be steered in order to move towards associated landmarks such as anatomic structures in a patient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249508 | IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IN-VIVO INFORMATION ACQUIRING SYSTEM - A capsule endoscope system provided with a magnetic field generating apparatus including an input section for inputting identification information A and a magnetic field generating section that generates a magnetic field signal that controls a capsule endoscope, and the capsule endoscope including an in-vivo information acquiring section, a battery, a magnetic field receiving section, a storage section that stores identification information B, a control section and a comparing section that compares the identification information A with the identification information B and judges whether both pieces of information are the same or different, wherein when the judgment by the comparing section is a judgment that both pieces of information are the same, the control section supplies or shuts off power from the battery to the in-vivo information acquiring section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249509 | INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DRIVING INTRAVITAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - The intravital observation apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a capsule endoscope including an illumination section and an image pickup section, a power supply section provided with a battery and a control section, and a control signal generation apparatus disposed outside the capsule endoscope, wherein the control signal generation apparatus is provided with a control signal generation section and a control signal transmitting electrode, and the capsule endoscope is provided with a control signal receiving electrode and a control signal detection section. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249510 | DEVICE FOR PREVENTING SLIPPAGE OF PROTECTIVE COVERS AND AN ENDOSCOPE SET PROVIDED WITH IT - The main body of a device for fixing a protective cover on an endoscope in a state which prevents slippage is formed from a base, an engaging piece and an engaged piece which extend from the sides of the base and the ends of which can engage with each other by bending the base. An insertion hole is placed in the boundary part between the base and the engaging piece and an insertion hole is placed in the boundary part between the base and the engaged piece. A pressing part is placed on the lower surface of the engaging piece and a projecting part is placed on the upper surface of the base. The endoscope covered with the protective cover is inserted into the insertion holes and can be pressed onto the projecting part by the pressing part. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249511 | FLEXIBLE ENDOSCOPE SUITABLE FOR MRI - Means to Solve The flexible endoscope | 2010-09-30 |
20100249512 | CANNULA WITH INTEGRATED CAMERA AND ILLUMINATION - A cannula assembly includes a tubular element forming a lumen, a deployable portion of the tubular element, and an electronic component mounted to the deployable portion of the tubular element. The tubular element has a proximal end and a distal end adapted to be inserted into a body cavity. The deployable portion of the tubular element is engaged near the distal end of the tubular element so as to transition between a closed position and an open position. The electronic component is at least partially disposed in the lumen when the deployable portion is in the closed position. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249513 | LARYNGOSCOPE AND SYSTEM - A laryngoscope and system are provided wherein the laryngoscope is comprised of a handle, an arm, a camera, a light, and a disposable sheath; the sheath being comprised of a canal capable of being threaded with a bougie; the handle being comprised of a remote ejection element. The system is comprised of a laryngoscope, a display device, and an IV pole attachment. The display unit is comprised of a container, a stand, and a screen. The IV pole attachment is comprised of an attachment receiver, an IV clamp, and a laryngoscope storage receptacle. In other aspects, the laryngoscope and display unit are sensitive to movement and may power on and off with motion or absence of motion. In another aspect, the laryngoscope is capable of wirelessly communicating with the screen. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249514 | HANDHELD PRINTING DEVICE FOR OPTICAL MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS - A handheld device for performing an optical medical examination of a patient. The device comprises a handle; an image sensor positioned at an end of the handle; a trigger provided in the handle; an image memory for storing the image data upon activation of the trigger; a roll of print media mounted in the handle; an ink supply within a core of the roll of print media; a media transportation mechanism; a pagewidth print head extending longitudinally within the handle; a guillotine mechanism for severing a printed image from the transported print media; and a print engine controller. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249515 | ACCESS PORTAL INCLUDING SILICONE FOAM THREE LAYER SEAL - A surgical access portal includes a seal housing, a sleeve mountable to the seal housing, and a seal disposed within the seal housing. The seal includes a first layer having an opening for the reception and passage of a surgical instrument, a second continuous layer for providing a fluid tight seal in the seal housing in the presence and/or in the absence of a surgical instrument, and a third layer having an opening for the passage of a surgical instrument therethrough. The first and third layers have a higher density than the second layer for maintaining the second layer in an axially compressed state therebetween. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249516 | Access Device - Various devices and methods are provided with respect to inserting multiple surgical instruments through a single surgical access device. A medical device including a flexible tissue retractor a releasable insert having multiple instrument openings, and a member such as a sleeve is disclosed. The insert can be in the form of an insert assembly including multiple components. The sleeve can support the insert with respect to the retractor such that the insert and sleeve can be removed together with the retractor remaining in the incision. A method of using the insert is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249517 | PORTAL DEVICE - A surgical portal device includes a body portion defining a longitudinal axis and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen configured to allow a surgical instrument to pass therethrough. At least one securing member is disposed in mechanical cooperation with the body portion and is longitudinally translatable with respect to the body portion between a first, non-actuated position and a second, actuated position. The one securing mechanism has a fixation segment configured to grasp tissue when the one securing member is in the second, actuated position to facilitate fixation of the body portion within the tissue. The body portion may include a channel. The one securing member may be disposed at least partially within the channel and is longitudinally translatable with respect to the channel. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249518 | THREE PIECE ELASTIC DISK - A seal device to create an airtight seal around a variety of laparoscopic instruments passed through laparoscopic ports. The seal device comprises a plurality of overlapping elastic disks with each disk defining an aperture and configured to accommodate an instrument. The elasticity of each disk maintains a seal around the instrument as the instrument is manipulated. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249519 | Frame Device - The devices and methods described can be used to create and maintain a working space within the lumen of an organ or between or among organs or tissue structures during medical procedures in order to elicit a diagnosis, biopsy, surgery, or therapy. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249520 | Method Of Surgical Access - Various devices and methods are provided with respect to inserting multiple surgical instruments through a single surgical access device. A medical device including a flexible tissue retractor and a releasable insert having multiple instrument openings is disclosed. The insert can be in the form of an insert assembly including multiple components. A method of using the insert is also described, where the insert is positionable at different insertion depths within the passageway defined by the flexible member. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249521 | Access Device Including Retractor And Insert - Various devices and methods are provided with respect to inserting multiple surgical instruments through a single surgical access device. A medical device including a flexible tissue retractor and a releasable insert having multiple instrument openings is disclosed. The insert can be in the form of an insert assembly including multiple components. A member operable to prevent over insertion of the insert with respect to a passageway of a retractor is provided. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249522 | SEAL DEVICE WITH ADJUSTABLE APERTURE - A seal device comprising: a seal housing defining a central axis, the seal housing having an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall defining an opening along the central axis; a rotatable head mounted to the seal housing; at least one finger pivotally mounted to the rotatable head, the fingers defining an aperture for reception of a surgical instrument; and a cam mounted to the rotatable head for pivoting the fingers upon rotation of the rotatable head, the at least one finger configured to reduce the amount by which the surgical instrument may be moved off-axis relative to the central axis. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249523 | SURGICAL ACCESS PORT AND ASSOCIATED INTRODUCER MECHANISM - A surgical portal assembly includes a portal member adapted for positioning within a tissue tract and defining a longitudinal axis with leading and trailing ends. The portal member includes at least one longitudinal port for passage of an object. The portal member comprises a compressible material adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate securing of the portal within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract, and a second compressed condition to facilitate at least partial insertion of the portal within the tissue tract. The portal assembly also includes an elongated member extending through the at least one longitudinal port and mechanically couplable to the portal member adjacent the leading end thereof. The elongated member is adapted to move through the at least one longitudinal port in a trailing direction to exert a compressive force at least adjacent the leading end to cause the portal member to transition toward the compressed condition. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249524 | FOAM PORT AND INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY - A surgical portal and introducer assembly includes an introducer defining a longitudinal axis and having a longitudinal passageway and a portal member positionable within the longitudinal passageway of the introducer. The portal member is adapted for positioning within a tissue tract and has at least one longitudinal port for passage of a surgical object. The portal member comprises a compressible material and is adapted to transition between a first expanded condition to facilitate securing of the portal member within the tissue tract and in substantial sealed relation with tissue surfaces defining the tissue tract and a second compressed condition to facilitate at least partial insertion of the portal member within the tissue tract. The assembly may include an expandable restraining member at least partially disposed within the longitudinal passageway of introducer. The restraining member is adapted to expand and compress the portal member to cause the portal member to assume the compressed condition thereof, to thereby facilitate passage of the portal member through the longitudinal passageway of the introducer and into the tissue tract. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249525 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ACCESS INTO A BODY CAVITY - Methods and devices are provided for accessing a body cavity. In general, a surgical access device is provided that can include a retractor that forms a working channel through tissue, a seal housing for sealing the working channel and/or forming a seal around an instrument inserted therethrough, and a flexible suspension member that is configured to suspend the seal housing within the body cavity or allow the seal housing to extend beyond the distal end of the retractor. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249526 | Access Device With Insert - Various devices and methods are provided with respect to inserting multiple surgical instruments through a single surgical access device. A medical device including a flexible tissue retractor and a releasable insert having multiple instrument openings is disclosed. The insert can be in the form of an insert assembly including multiple components. A method of using the insert is also described. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249527 | HAND ACCESS LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE - The invention relates to a hand access laparoscopy device having a gelcap, a retainer, a sleeve and a retention ring. The gelcap includes gel that is bonded to a cap. The cap includes an inner cylindrical wall to which the gel in bonded, thereby providing a sealing area between the device and the wound in a body wall. By securing the gel to the inner cylindrical wall, the thickness of the gel and corresponding cap is minimized along with the overall footprint of the device. With the gel thickness reduced and able to be substantially flush, the “doming” phenomenon produced by insufflation of a patient's abdomen is reduced. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249528 | Film Illumination System - An illuminator film system may include one or more pre-cut sections of optical film applied to a waveguide to allow light to exit the waveguide through the film in a predetermined manner. The one or more pre-cut sections may be removed and reapplied during a procedure to redirect the light. A laminated illuminator film may be provided that uses a laminated optical film structure to direct light from a fiber optic input. Such a laminated illuminator film may be very low profile, low cost and easy to apply to a retractor for providing illumination during a surgical procedure. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249529 | Pain Monitoring Apparatus and Methods Thereof - A system for monitoring patient control analgesia (PCA) is provided. The system is used with or without a web page at bedside or a remote end. With the system, patients obtain good pain caring; doctors are provided with abundant reference data; and vendors get controls on device logistics. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249530 | Bolus Estimator with Image Capture Device - A method of providing bolus dosage recommendations for diabetics includes receiving an image of a meal to be consumed by a user. The image is analyzed to identify at least one food item in the image. A bolus dosage recommendation is calculated based on the identified at least one food item in the image. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249531 | MEDICAL HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEM - A system and method determine and report a potential for development by a patient of disease and adverse health conditions. The method includes receiving patient phenotype data. The phenotype data can include, but is not limited to, biometric data specific to the patient, medical claims data specific to the patient, and organizational data specific to an organization to which the patient belongs. One or more predictive models are generated using one or more algorithms executing on at least one processor of a computing apparatus. The one or more predictive models determine and indicate the potential for development by the patient of disease and adverse health conditions, and output the potential to a user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249532 | Method and Apparatus for Sensory Field Assessment - A method for assessing the function of at least one sensory field of a subject, and apparatus and systems for carrying out the method, the method comprising: using a display, presenting stimuli to selected locations of the sensory field, the selected locations being centred at points on a sampling grid spanning a portion of the sensory field, wherein the individual stimuli if presented simultaneously at the sampling grid points would overlap in the space defined by the sensory dimensions of the field; using a sensor, detecting responses in the subject's sensory field evoked by the stimuli; and processing the detected responses to relate them to the function of the subject's sensory field at the selected locations. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC DATA REPOSITORY AND REGISTRY - At least one embodiment is directed to a system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100249534 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC DYNAMIC DATA REPOSITORY AND REGISTRY FOR EFFICACY | 2010-09-30 |
20100249535 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC DYNAMIC DATA REPOSITORY AND REGISTRY FOR RECALL - At least one embodiment is directed to a system ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100249536 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AND COMMUNICATING WELLNESS PARAMETERS OF AMBULATORY PATIENTS - The monitoring device incorporates transducing devices for converting the desired measured parameters into electrical signals capable of being processed by a local computer or microprocessor system. The device interacts with the ambulatory patient and then, via a modem or other electronic communication device, transmits the measured parameters to a computer located at a remote site. At the remote location. the various indicia of the ambulatory patient's condition are monitored and analyzed by the medical professional caregiver. To provide the ambulatory patient with an added level of convenience and ease of use, such monitoring device is contained in a single integrated package. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249537 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MEASURING BIO SIGNALS - An apparatus and method for simultaneously measuring at least two different bio signals without interference are provided. The apparatus includes a stimulus signal generating unit generating the stimulus signal to be applied to a human body, a sensing unit contacting the human body, including a plurality of electrodes to which the stimulus signal is applied and from which at least one intermediate signal containing the first and second bio signals is detected, configured to share at least one of the plurality of electrodes to apply the stimulus signal or to detect each intermediate signal, and a signal acquisition unit separating and acquiring the first and second bio signals from each intermediate signal detected from the sensing unit. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249538 | PRESENTATION MEASURE USING NEUROGRAPHICS - Presentation of materials such as advertising and marketing materials is evaluated and/or dynamically modified using neurographical data. User images, video, and audio, etc. are analyzed when a user is presented with stimulus materials. User data such as a user image is matched with a neurographical aggregate to identify user information and emotional state. The neurographical aggregate identifies actions and/or additional stimulus material for presentation to the user. User information and emotional state also allow evaluation of the presented materials. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING AN INDICATOR OF AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM STATE - A method and apparatus for determining an indicator of the level of nociception of a subject are disclosed. A parameter indicative of sympathetical activation in a subject is generated. To tackle inter-subject variability and to maintain low measurement delay with the help of reduced computational effort, changes in the parameter are monitored to detect a stable state of the parameter. Upon detection the stable state, a subject-specific scaling transformation intended to transform the parameter to an index on a predetermined index scale is determined. The scaling transformation is made dependent on at least one value detected for the parameter in connection with detection of the stable state. The scaling transformation is then applied to subsequent values of the parameter, thereby to transform the subsequent values to index values indicative of the level of nociception. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249540 | Medical Monitoring System With Open Device Architecture - According to embodiments, systems and methods for monitoring multiple physiological parameters made available by multiple sensors positioned on a patient are provided. The system may include a plurality of sensors, a multi-parameter monitor and a plurality of displays. The monitor may include a plurality of sensor interfaces, a multi-parameter processor and an output interface. The sensors connect to the sensor interfaces and generate physiological signals that are transmitted to the processor for processing. The processed signals are transmitted to at least one display for viewing by medical personnel. The sensor interfaces are of like kind and provide easy connection and disconnection for exchange of sensor types, such as ECG, oximetry, body temperature and NIBP. The monitor may communicate with the plurality of displays. When a patient is transported from one location to another, the monitor can be transported with the patient and operatively link to displays in the new location thus eliminating the need to transport multiple devices or machines from one location to another. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249541 | Methods and Apparatus for Processing Physiological Data Acquired from an Ambulatory Physiological Monitoring Unit - A physiologic monitoring system and corresponding methods provide rapid and detailed analysis of data for one or more physiologic parameters to achieve a quick and accurate medical diagnosis. An ambulatory physiological monitoring unit acquires physiologic data, automatically analyzes it to detect an event, and transmits information regarding the event and physiologic data associated with the event across a communications network to a monitoring center, where the event information is analyzed and triaged. The monitoring center can also perform a retrospective analysis based on the physiological data associated with the event to provide an in-depth analysis of the detected event and an accurate diagnosis. The monitoring center can also request additional or different physiological data to refine the analysis. As a result, the physiological monitoring system and corresponding methods can ensure that timely and appropriate intervention is taken to reduce a patient's discomfort, pain, injury, or risk of death. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249542 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF SYNCOPES - Apparatus for detecting impending vasovagal syncopes includes a plurality of ECG sensors ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100249543 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PAIN MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for monitoring pain management using measurements of physiological parameters based on a PPG signal. A reference physiological parameter may be compared against a later measurement to identify a change in condition that may indicate a pain management problem. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249544 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PAIN MANAGEMENT - The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for monitoring pain management using measurements of physiological parameters based on a PPG signal. A reference physiological parameter may be compared against a later measurement to identify a change in condition that may indicate a pain management problem. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249545 | REMOTE DELIVERY AND MONITORING OF HEALTH CARE - Various embodiments for providing remote delivery and monitoring of health care are provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for providing unmanned medical care in remote areas to a patient is provided. A container is adapted for transport using a standardized shipping mechanism. The container is adapted to provide remote delivery of health care. In an additional embodiment, a portable apparatus for dermatological monitoring is provided. An imaging device is integrated into a housing. The imaging device is adapted to obtain a digital, high-resolution image of a patient. In still another embodiment, a portable apparatus for orthopedic monitoring of a patient is provided. A housing is adapted for one of positioning adjacent to and positioning within an orthopedic cast. A diagnostic biomedical device integrated into the housing. The diagnostic biomedical device is adapted for obtaining an orthopedic image of a portion of the patient treated with the orthopedic cast. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249546 | APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT OF ANALYTES, AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - An apparatus for spectroscopic evaluation of a subject's body fluids may be used at the interstitial region adjacent to or in between a subject's extremities using a spectroscopic probe. The spectroscopic probe may possess one or more of the movements such as rotational, translational, and/or vertical freedom necessary for the probe to contact the subject's tissue at a consistent angle and pressure while accommodating the different size of the subject's extremities, and may be housed in a device optimized for attaining reproducible blood flow to the region of the subject that is measured, and for minimizing the effects of the housing pulling, stretching, pressing, compressing the subject's skin. A pressure sensor may be used to ensure that measurements are taken at an optimal pressure. A touch sensor may be used to activate a system and/or to ensure flushness. In addition, the spectroscopic measurement may be coupled with a temperature measurement means that detects the subject's local body temperature in or near the region being measured, or the subject's core or mean body temperature, or the ambient temperature proximate to the probe, or any combination of those measurements. The system may also include one or more indicators to communicate information to a test subject. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249547 | VITRO DETERMINATION OF ANALYTE LEVELS WITHIN BODY FLUIDS - A reagentless whole-blood analyte detection system that is capable of being deployed near a patient has a source capable of emitting a beam of radiation that includes a spectral band. The whole-blood system also has a detector in an optical path of the beam. The whole-blood system also has a housing that is configured to house the source and the detector. The whole-blood system also has a sample element that is situated in the optical path of the beam. The sample element has a sample cell and a sample cell wall that does not eliminate transmittance of the beam of radiation in the spectral band. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249548 | OCULAR SENSOR FOR THE DETECTION OF AN ANALYTE IN EYE WATER - An ocular sensor ( | 2010-09-30 |
20100249549 | Indicating The Accuracy Of A Physiological Parameter - This disclosure describes systems and methods for displaying information that describes the accuracy of estimated values of physiological parameters. As part of the process of estimating a physiological parameter, the data used for the estimation are further analyzed to determine one or more statistical parameters indicative of the accuracy of the estimate. These statistical parameters are then displayed to the caregiver in order to provide the caregiver additional information concerning the estimated value. In the systems and methods described herein, one or more probability analyses are performed on the data used to generate the estimate of the physiological parameter. The analyses may include calculating the accuracy, confidence interval or some other statistical parameter representative of the accuracy of the estimate of the physiological parameter from the variations in the data An indication of the accuracy and/or an indication of the calculated probability may then be displayed to a caregiver or user. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249550 | Method And Apparatus For Optical Filtering Of A Broadband Emitter In A Medical Sensor - A system and method for determining physiological parameters of a patient based on light transmitted through the patient. The light may be transmitted via a broadband light source and received by a detector The light may also be optically filtered by an optical filter of either the light source or the detector. Based on the filter, specific wavelengths of light are received by the detector for use in monitoring the physiological parameters of the patient. | 2010-09-30 |
20100249551 | System And Method For Generating Corrective Actions Correlated To Medical Sensor Errors - A system and method for determining physiological parameters of a patient as well as errors based on light transmitted through the patient. Based on the received light, a most likely type of error may be determined, as well as one or more most likely actions to be undertaken to correct the error. Both the error and the corrective actions to be undertaken may be displayed. | 2010-09-30 |