43rd week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120271158 | METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY IMAGES - In a magnetic (MR) method and apparatus to generate an MR angiography image of a vascular structure of an examination region, spins in the examination region are saturated by an RF saturation pulse to cause these spins to produce a lower signal intensity in the angiography image than spins that flow from a major artery via a feed artery into the examination region, which are not saturated by the RF saturation pulse. A saturation volume is established that is saturated by the RF saturation pulse in order to be able to depict substantially all the vascular structure, such that the major artery and the tissue surrounding the major artery are not situated at the level of the branching of the feed artery in the saturation volume. The MR angiography image is generated using the established saturation volume. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271159 | CEST Phase and Magnitude Imaging Using a Multi-Parametric Varied Saturation Scheme - An embodiment in accordance with the present invention provides a method for obtaining a magnetic resonance image (MRI) or spectrum. The method includes a step of performing a chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST) or magnetization transfer (MT) magnetic labeling experiment of a subject using an MRI machine. When performing the CEST or MT magnetic labeling experiment aspects of a saturation pulse or a serial saturation pulse sequence, such as length (t | 2012-10-25 |
20120271160 | Vascular Access Monitoring Device - A monitoring device ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271161 | Vascular Access Monitoring Device - A vascular access monitoring device for monitoring characteristics of a skin piercing vascular access device comprising: an acoustic sensor operable to detect an acoustic emission created by flow through said vascular access device and produce an electrical signal indicative of said emission; electronics processing means for processing and monitoring said electrical signal, and to determine, by identifying a change of characteristic of said signal, the possibility that the vascular access device has become dislodged from its normal working position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271162 | Constrained Registration for Motion Compensation in Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures - A method for model based motion tracking of a catheter during an ablation procedure includes receiving a training series of biplanar fluoroscopic images of a catheter acquired under conditions that will be present during an ablation procedure, segmenting and processing the series of biplanar images to produce a distance transform image for each biplanar image at each acquisition time, minimizing, for each pair of biplanar images at each acquisition time, a cost function of the distance transform image for each pair of biplanar images to yield a translation parameter that provides a best fit for a model of the catheter to each pair of biplanar images at each acquisition time, and calculating an updated catheter model for each acquisition time from said translation parameter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271163 | ULTRASONIC MONITORING OF IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - Systems and methods for ultrasonically monitoring implantable medical devices are disclosed. An ultrasonic monitoring system includes an ultrasonic transmitter that transmits an ultrasonic wave into the body, an implantable medical device including at least one ultrasonic reflecting unit configured for reflecting a portion of the ultrasonic wave, and an ultrasonic imaging monitor configured to receive a reflected portion of the ultrasonic wave and produce an ultrasonic image of the implantable medical device within the body. The ultrasonic reflecting unit can include an echogenic fluid medium that reflects a portion of the ultrasonic wave received from the ultrasonic transmitter. The ultrasonic reflecting units can be positioned at various locations on the device to produce localized areas of increased echogenicity, which can be used by the implanting physician to gauge the location of the device within the body. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271164 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ORGAN SPECIFIC PET IMAGING - An imaging system, including (1) a CT scanner configured to scan an object arranged on a patient pallet; (2) a PET scanner, including a first detector portion, including first detector elements, arranged circumferentially around the patient pallet, the first detector portion having a predetermined axial extent and transaxially subtending less than 360 degrees with respect to a central axis of the scanner; and a second detector portion, including second detector elements, arranged separately from and opposing the first detector portion, wherein the second detector elements are of a different type than the first detector elements, and the second detector portion is configured to be movable radially and circumferentially around the object; and (3) an acquisition subsystem configured to acquire first event data from the first detector portion and to acquire second event data from the second detector portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271165 | MULTI-CHANNEL HEMISPHERICAL ULTRASONIC WAVE TRANSMIT AND RECEIVING DETECTION - A multi-channel hemispherical ultrasonic wave transmit and receive detection system and method, wherein, a transmit control system transmits out a plurality of detection signals through an energy converter, a receive system receives the reflected signals reflected from an obstacle, in determining a channel used by said transmit control system to control a multiplexer to select a channel to switch to and then amplify said reflected signals. Then, said receive system performs high speed analog-to-digital sampling, and high speed transmission through USB for said reflected signals amplified. Finally, a Graphic User Interface (GUI) of a computer performs smooth-out processing for said reflected signals and displays its waveforms, in determining distance to said obstacle. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271166 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING ELASTICITY OF VISCOUS ELASTIC MEDIUM - A method for nondestructively detecting an elasticity of a viscoelastic medium and a device for nondestructively detecting an elasticity of a viscoelastic medium are provided. The method comprises steps of: a) driving an ultrasonic transducer probe with a low-frequency vibration by a vibrator so as to produce an elastic wave to be propagated in the viscoelastic medium, transmitting an ultrasonic wave to the viscoelastic medium by the ultrasonic transducer probe, and collecting an ultrasonic echo returned from the viscoelastic medium; b) selecting an effective ultrasonic echo from the ultrasonic echo according to a duration of the low-frequency vibration and physical parameters of the viscoelastic medium; c) calculating a propagation velocity of the elastic wave in the viscoelastic medium according to the effective ultrasonic echo; and d) calculating the elasticity of the viscoelastic medium according to the propagation velocity of the elastic wave. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271167 | Methods of Enhancing Delivery of Drugs Using Ultrasonic Waves and Systems for Performing The Same - Methods and systems for inducing and passively detecting stable cavitation and/or inertial cavitation for targeted drug delivery across a biological membrane are disclosed. Such methods include administering vesicles having a nucleating agent and a therapeutic drug to a vascular system of a patient, and providing an active interval of ultrasonic exposure substantially throughout a targeted treatment zone. The ultrasonic exposure is produced by a source transducer at a specified fundamental frequency, amplitude, duty cycle, and duration. The methods also include detecting a scattered ultrasonic wave, where the scattered ultrasonic wave is received by a detection transducer. Detection of the scattered ultrasonic wave is indicative of stable and/or inertial cavitation. The ultrasonic exposure is provided intermittently in the active intervals separated by rest periods, and substantially less ultrasonic exposure is provided during the rest period than during the active interval. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271168 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPUTATIONAL MEDICAL DEVICE IN DYNAMIC BODY SYSTEMS - A computational catheter device including at least one lumen, pressure sensor(s), external sensor(s), a signal modeler, and a signal analyzer is provided. The pressure sensor generates a pressure signal for a dynamic body system, whereas the external sensor determines the fundamental frequency caused by cardiovascular pulsation or external oscillator. The signal modeler uses catheter location and the fundamental frequency to generate a predicted signal. This predicted signal may be compared to the actual pressure signal by the signal analyzer to generate a calibration. This calibration may include any of a measure of perivascular state, a waveform output which causes standing waves within the dynamic body system, a boundary condition for safe operations, and an indication of abnormal physiology for assistance in catheter navigation. The catheter device may also include an actuator which uses the calibration to achieve homeostasis by fluxing fluids and/or guiding catheter movements. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271169 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS - A sensing system for sensing the condition of an object comprises a transducer arranged to generate pressure waves directed at the object and detection means, such as a pressure wave detector, arranged to detect cavitation or other processes in the object. The system further comprises processing means arranged to receive detection signals from the detection means, to process the detection signals to measure a signal parameter of the detection signals that varies with a parameter of the object, and may generate a sensor output that varies in response to changes in the signal parameter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271170 | CATHETER FOR INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND AND PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING - A design and a fabrication method for an intravascular imaging and therapeutic catheters for combined ultrasound, photoacoustic, and elasticity imaging and for optical and/or acoustic therapy of hollow organs and diseased blood vessels and tissues are disclosed in the present invention. The invention comprises both a device—optical fiber-based intravascular catheter designs for combined IVUS/IVPA, and elasticity imaging and for acoustic and/or optical therapy—and a method of combined ultrasound, photoacoustic, and elasticity imaging and optical and/or acoustic therapy. The designs of the catheters are based on single-element catheter-based ultrasound transducers or on ultrasound array-based units coupled with optical fiber, fiber bundles or a combination thereof with specially designed light delivery systems. One approach uses the side fire fiber, similar to the one utilized for biomedical optical spectroscopy. The second catheter design uses the micro-optics in the manner of a probe for optical coherent tomography. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271171 | ENERGETIC MODULATION OF NERVES - A system to modulate an autonomic nerve in a patient utilizing transcutaneous ultrasound energy delivery includes a processor comprising an input for receiving information regarding energy and power to be delivered to a treatment region containing the nerve, and an output for outputting a signal, wherein the processor is configured to determine a position of a reference target from outside the patient to localize the nerve relative to the reference target, a therapeutic energy device comprising a transducer for delivering ultrasound energy from outside the patient, a controller to control an aiming of the transducer based at least in part on the signal from the processor, and an imaging system coupled to the processor or the therapeutic energy device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271172 | ULTRASOUND OBSERVATION APPARATUS - An ultrasound observation apparatus to which an ultrasound probe is connectable, the ultrasound probe including a capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer whose sensitivity can be controlled according to an applied bias voltage, the ultrasound observation apparatus including a transmit section that outputs a transmit signal for causing ultrasound to be transmitted; a receive section that performs signal processing on a received receive signal; a bias voltage outputting section that varies the applied bias voltage, an image mode setting section that designates and sets an image mode for displaying an ultrasound image corresponding to ultrasound scanning; a parameter setting section that designates and sets a parameter for signal processing performed by the transmit section or the receive section, and a control section that controls the bias voltage based on a designation signal corresponding to the designation and setting of the image mode and the parameter. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271173 | AUTOMATIC ULTRASONIC SCANNING SYSTEM AND SCANNING METHOD THEREOF - An exemplary automatic ultrasonic scanning system and a scanning method of the same are disclosed. The automatic ultrasonic scanning system includes a multi-axis robot arm, an ultrasonic scan head disposed on the multi-axis robot arm, a control circuit for controlling the multi-axis robot arm, a three-dimensional image capturing apparatus and a computer. The computer senses a tested object through the three-dimensional image capturing apparatus, creates a three-dimensional shape of the tested object, and plans a three-dimensional scanning path according to the three-dimensional shape. According to the three-dimensional scanning path the computer further controls the multi-axis robot arm to perform a multi-axis motion through the control circuit, so as performs a three-dimensional scan on the tested object through the ultrasonic scan head, and constructs an ultrasonic image according to a reflected ultrasonic signal received by the ultrasonic scan head consequently. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271174 | CATHETER - A catheter includes a catheter main body provided with a window portion through which an inspection wave passes, a drive shaft provided with a detection unit detecting the inspection wave and concurrently installed advanceably and retractably in an axial direction inside the catheter main body, and a bias member biasing a force onto the drive shaft for moving the drive shaft forward toward the distal side thereof. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271175 | IVUS SYSTEM WITH ROTARY CAPACITIVE COUPLING - An imaging system comprises a catheter having a lumen, a rotatable imaging probe within the catheter lumen including a distal transducer and first and second conductors coupled to the transducer, and a coupler that couples the rotatable first and second conductors to non-rotatable third and fourth conductors, respectively. The coupler includes a rotary capacitive coupler. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271176 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTICALLY EVALUATING PROXIMITY TO THE INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE IN SITU - A low coherence interferometry probe system for evaluating proximity to a tissue layer, comprising a low coherence light source, an excitation optical fiber to bring the low coherence excitation light near the tissue layer and a collection optical fiber for capturing back-scattered light from the tissue layer. The probe system comprises an interferometry sub-system and a processor for evaluating a distance to the tissue layer. There is also provided a spectral absorption probe system for evaluating proximity to an artery, comprising a light source excitation light having a wavelength adapted for absorption by blood chromophores, an excitation optical fiber and a collection optical fiber. The probe system comprises a light detector and a processor for determining a distance to the artery using the Beer-Lambert law of light absorption with a value for surrounding tissue attenuation coefficient (μeff). A probe system combining low coherence interferometry and spectral absorption is also provided. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271177 | SV/CO TRENDING VIA INTRACARDIAC IMPEDANCE - A patient-specific model can show changes in cardiac stroke volume or cardiac output, such as to predict heart failure or to indicate cardiac remodeling. The patient-specific model can be derived from a surrogate indication of a cardiac stroke volume, such as a physical activity level, and features obtained from a thoracic impedance waveform, such as mean or peak-to-peak impedance values. In an example, several models corresponding to different patient physical activity levels can be determined. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271178 | PRESSURE WIRE ASSEMBLY - A pressure sensor wire assembly measures pressure inside a body of a patient. The assembly comprises a pressure sensor element for measuring pressure and to generate a pressure sensor signal representative of the pressure, and a pressure sensor wire having the pressure sensor element at its distal portion, and adapted to be inserted into the body in order to position the sensor element within the body. A sensor signal adapting circuitry is an integrated part of the assembly, wherein the pressure sensor signal is applied to the adapting circuitry which is adapted to automatically generate an output pressure signal, related to the sensor signal, in a standardized format such that the measured pressure is retrievable by an external physiology monitor. The assembly further comprises an external pressure sensor to measure the pressure outside the patient's body and to generate external pressure values in dependence thereto. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271179 | FEMORAL COMPRESSION DEVICE - A femoral compression device ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271180 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL MOUSE - A mouse includes an aperture defined in its top, a light source, and a data processing unit partially positioned external to the housing from the aperture. When the mouse is covered by a palm of a user and the light source emits infrared light, the infrared light reaches the palm of the user through the aperture, and some of the infrared light is reflected and received by the data processing unit. The data processing unit calculates and measures the heart rate and body temperature of the user against physiological parameters. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271181 | IDENTIFYING SEIZURES USING HEART RATE DECREASE - Methods and systems for detecting a seizure event, including receiving heart beat data versus time for a patient, detecting an increase in the heart rate of a patient from a baseline heart rate to an elevated heart rate, detecting a decrease in heart rate from the elevated heart rate, for a time interval occurring during said decrease in heart rate, determining at least one of a) a rate of decrease in heart rate and b) a rate of change in a rate of decrease in heart rate, and detecting a seizure event in response to determining at least one of a) a rate of decrease in heart rate greater than a threshold rate of decrease, and b) a rate of change in the rate of decrease less than a threshold rate of change in a rate of decrease. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271182 | Identifying Seizures Using Heart Data from Two of More Windows - Methods and systems for characterizing a seizure event in a patient, including determining a time of beat sequence of the patient's heart, determining a first HR measure for a first window, determining a second HR measure for a second window, wherein at least a portion of the first window occurs after the second window, determining at least one HR parameter based upon said first HR measure and said second HR measure, identifying an onset of the seizure event in response to determining that at least one HR parameter crosses an onset threshold, identifying an end of the seizure event in response to determining that at least one HR parameter crosses an offset threshold. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271183 | WITHIN-PATIENT ALGORITHM TO PREDICT HEART FAILURE DECOMPENSATION - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for predicting heart failure decompensation using within-patient diagnostics. A method comprises detecting an alert status of each of one or more sensors; calculating an alert score by combining the detected alerts; and calculating a composite alert score, the composite alert score being indicative of a physiological condition and comprising a combination of two or more alert scores. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271184 | METHOD FOR CALIBRATING A DIAGNOSTIC MEASURING DEVICE - A method for calibrating a diagnostic measuring device for biological signals, which can be represented as vectors, such as the representation of cardiac potentials in cardiography. The method determines a zero-point vector or reference point for the calibration of the measuring device as an average vector within a resting section having minimal change of the signal. A search range for such a resting section can be limited to a time frame within the entire measuring period and biologically justified, for example, by means of empirical data that indicate physiological resting phases and/or from the knowledge of the course of the physiological process to be examined. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271185 | Robust Rate Calculation in an Implantable Cardiac Stimulus or Monitoring Device - Devices and methods for analyzing cardiac signal data. An illustrative method includes identifying a plurality of detected events and measuring intervals between the detected events for use in rate estimation. In the illustrative embodiment, a set of intervals is used to make the rate estimation by first discarding selected intervals from the set. The remaining intervals are then used to calculate an estimated interval, for example by averaging the remaining intervals. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271186 | THIRD HEART SOUND ACTIVITY INDEX FOR HEART FAILURE MONITORING - A cardiac rhythm management system provides for the trending of a third heart sound (S3) index. The S3 index is a ratio, or an estimate of the ratio, of the number of S3 beats to the number of all heart heats, where the S3 beats are each a heart beat during which an occurrence of S3 is detected. An implantable sensor such as an accelerometer or a microphone senses an acoustic signal indicative heart sounds including S3. An S3 detector detects occurrences of S3 from the acoustic signal. A heart sound processing system trends the S3 index on a periodic basis to allow continuous monitoring of the S3 activity level, which is indicative of conditions related to heart failure. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271187 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING CARBON DIOXIDE - Various embodiments provide a medical device for monitoring carbon dioxide in the exhaled breath from a non-intubated patient. Various embodiments provide methods for monitoring expired carbon dioxide, when a patient is under conscious sedation or is in any situation in which knowledge of respiratory status is useful. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271188 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING A LEVEL OF A SPECIFIC GAS IN EXHALED BREATH - There is provided an apparatus for measuring levels of a specified gas in exhaled breath, the apparatus comprising a photoacoustic sensor for providing a measurement representative of the level of the specified gas in the exhaled air, wherein the photoacoustic sensor comprises a light source that is modulated at a first frequency; a sound speed measurement module for measuring the sound speed of the exhaled breath, wherein the sound speed measurement module operates either at a second frequency that is substantially different to the first frequency or in a pulsed mode; wherein the first frequency of the modulated light source is adjusted during exhalation in accordance with the measured speed of sound of the exhaled breath. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271189 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING NEURAL ACTIVATION - Various embodiments concern sensing a LFP signal from one or more electrodes, measuring the amplitude of the signals over a period of time, and calculating a plurality of variance values from the amplitude, wherein each of the variance values correspond to the variance of the amplitude for a different interval of time of the period of time with respect to the other variance values. Such embodiments may further include assessing the relative level of neural activation of an area of the brain based on the variance values, wherein the area of the brain is assessed to have a relatively higher level of neural activation when the variance is relatively higher and the area of the brain is assessed to have a relatively lower level of neural activation when the variance is relatively lower. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271190 | APPARATUS FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION, IN PARTICULAR FOR BRUXISM - The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for preventing, diagnosing, monitoring, and/or treating bruxism as well as related diseases of an individual. In a first aspect the invention relates to an apparatus for preventing bruxism of an individual, comprising: means for applying a plurality of stimulation signals for providing relaxation of at least one of the masticatory and/or facial muscles of said individual, means for applying said stimulations signals with a predefined setting, and means for applying said stimulations signals independent of activity of said muscle(s). The invention may be suitable for both nocturnal and awake bruxism. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271191 | Multi-Channel Stimulation Detection Algorithm for Use with Neurophysiology Monitoring Systems - The present invention relates generally to an algorithm aimed at neurophysiology monitoring, and more particularly to an algorithm capable of quickly finding stimulation thresholds over multiple channels of a neurophysiology monitoring system. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271192 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANALYSING THE STRUCTURE OF BONE TISSUE - A method of analysing the structure of bone tissue comprises placing first and second electrodes in electrical contact with the bone tissue to be analysed such that the bone tissue forms at least part of an electrical circuit between the first and second electrodes. Alternating electrical signals are applied to the circuit and the electrical response of the circuit is monitored. The monitored response is processed to generate output data representative of the structure of the bone tissue. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271193 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTROIMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY - A device for electroimpedance tomography with an electrode belt ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271194 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TESTING SUSTAINED ATTENTION AND DELERIUM - A testing apparatus for testing a user's sustained attention comprises at least one stimulus-provider and a controller for controlling the stimulus-provider to provide at least one target stimulus, wherein the controller is configured to perform at least one operating procedure and the or each operating procedure comprises controlling the stimulus-provider to provide a sequence of target stimuli to the user. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271195 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCREENING AND TREATMENT OF YOUNG INFANTS DEMONSTRATING DEFICITS IN AUDITORY PROCESSING - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for screening infants at high risk for central auditory processing deficits and then remediating less efficient processing behaviorally using an adaptive training algorithm that gradually increases sensitivity to rapidly occurring stimuli streams. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271196 | Swab for Collecting Biological Specimens - A swab for collecting biological specimens is of the type consisting of a rod terminating in a tip covered with fibers with hydrophilic properties to allow absorption of said specimens, wherein said fibers cover said tip in the form of a layer deposited by flocking | 2012-10-25 |
20120271197 | Methods and apparatus for lancet actuation - A lancet driver is provided wherein the driver exerts a driving force on a lancet during a lancing cycle and is used on a tissue site. The driver comprises of a drive force generator for advancing the lancet along a path into the tissue site, and a manual switch for a user interface input. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271198 | VASCULAR GUIDEWIRE CONTROL APPARATUS - A controller for use with a guidewire, such as a vascular guidewire, provides a mechanism for gripping and applying a torque to the guidewire without the need to thread the guidewire axially through the controller and at a location close to a point of access of the guidewire. In one embodiment, the controller includes a side-access, multi-part assembly including a collet or other gripping element that applies a uniform radially inward force on the guidewire. In another embodiment, for use with guidewires having active electrically controllable elements, the controller integrally or removably incorporates a switch or other mechanism to initiate an energized state. The controller thereby permits ergonomic, single-handed control of an electronically steerable guidewire, including axially displacing, torquing and steering the guidewire. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271199 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLEEP APNEA DETECTION FROM BREATHING SOUNDS - A method is disclosed of detecting obstructive sleep apnea in subject. The method includes the steps of placing a head of an electronic stethoscope at the subject's suprasternal notch, providing an electrical signal representative of the sounds detected by the head of the electronic stethoscope within a frequency range, determining an obstructive sleep apnea index based on a ratio of the amount of the electrical signal that is associated with a frequency below a cut-off frequency with respect to a total amount of energy associated with the entire frequency range, and identifying the subject as having obstructive sleep apnea if the obstructive sleep apnea index is above a window maximum or below a window minimum. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271200 | INSTRUMENTED IMPLANTABLE STENTS, VASCULAR GRAFTS AND OTHER MEDICAL DEVICES - Several different smart stent structures are described for placement in vessel of a mammal. The stents can be advantageously used to perform measurements of the conditions in the vessel and transmit the measurements wireless out from the patient. In some embodiments, the stent performs therapy within the vessel and may be controlled with a microprocessor, which may or may not communicate wirelessly. Some implantable devices comprise a drug delivery system based, for example, on either a microelectromechanical structure or a cover that opens upon application of an electrical current. Smart devices can be used, for example, the detect deposits in a vessel, aneurysms in the vessel or other modifications of flow in the vessel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271201 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF ORAL/LIP STIFFNESS - A device for measuring orofacial stiffness in a subject can include: two lip saddle attachment components configured for attachment to the lip saddles of a patients mouth; two elongate members, each being coupled with one of the lip saddle attachment components; a pivot member that couples the two elongate members at a pivot point opposite from the two lip saddle attachment components; an electronic sensor configured to sense the stiffness of the lips by sensing movement of the elongate members with respect to the pivot point, where the electronic sensor is operably coupled to each of the elongate members; and a pressure component configured move with respect to the pivot point so as to provide pressure to and/or receive pressure from the lip saddle attachment components. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271202 | ULTRASONIC THERAPY DEVICE WITH DIFFRACTIVE FOCUSING - A device for selectively treating multiple regions of tissue simultaneously, the device comprising an ultrasound transducer and a plurality of layers. The ultrasound transducer is configured to produce an acoustic wave. The plurality of layers comprises a plurality of cavities, where the plurality of cavities are configured to scatter the acoustic wave and simultaneously produce a plurality of treatment zones at a predetermined distance from the ultrasound transducer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271203 | POWER PARAMETERS FOR ULTRASONIC CATHETER - An ultrasound catheter system and a method for operating an ultrasonic catheter at a treatment site within a patient's vasculature or tissue are disclosed. The ultrasound catheter system comprises a catheter having at least one ultrasonic element and a control system configured to generate power parameters that drive the at least one ultrasonic element to generate ultrasonic energy. The control system is configured to vary at least one of the power parameters and at least one physiological parameter by repeatedly cycling the power parameter and the physiological parameter through two set of values. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271204 | PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT - A method of providing cosmetic treatment of a skin surface of a patient using a photoacoustic system. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271205 | PHOTO LIGHT THERAPY AND MASSAGING APPARATUS - A light therapy and massaging apparatus comprises a base and a chair. A first movement imparting mechanism is provided for displacing the chair assembly relative to the base for displacing a user on the chair assembly in a repeated motion. Infrared light sources are provided in the chair assembly for delivering high energy to the user's body. Paddles extend within openings in the chair assembly for massaging the user's buttocks, the paddles being driven by a second movement imparting mechanism. Protrusions are provided transversally on the chair assembly and opposite the user's legs so as to act on the user's legs when the chair assembly is displaced by the first movement imparting mechanism. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271206 | NON-INVASIVE FAT REMOVAL - A device for massaging skin, including, a RF generator adapted to generate a radio frequency AC current to heat fat tissue in the adipose layer of the skin, an electrical pulse generator adapted to generate pulses of DC current to provide electrical muscle stimulation for the muscles below the adipose layer, an applicator including one or more heads adapted to be placed in contact with the user's skin; and wherein the heads serve as massage contacts to massage the outer layer of a user's skin above the adipose layer or as electrodes to deliver the AC current and DC current, or as both. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271207 | ORTHOSIS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An orthosis includes a belt assembly, an energy storage apparatus, and an articulatable leg frame. The belt assembly is configured to be secured to a user's body. The energy storage apparatus is coupled to the belt assembly and includes a pretension adjustment device and an exotendon. The articulatable leg frame is coupleable to the belt assembly. The energy storage apparatus helps move the user's leg which is coupled to the leg frame. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271208 | Head Massaging Device - A head massaging device includes a gripping handle and a resilient pawl arrangement provided at an end of the gripping handle. The resilient pawl arrangement is consisted of a plurality of first resilient pawls and second resilient pawls which have different lengths, and the plurality of resilient pawls are extended in arc shape and arranged to form at least one circle of the resilient pawls, so that varied massaging pressure is provided within a predetermined area. The head massaging device further comprises a ball shaped pressing portion at a distal end of each of the plurality of the resilient pawls remote from the gripping handle, and the pressing portion can be any kinds of energy radiator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271209 | NASAL SEPTAL SPLINT AND METHODS FOR USING SAME - A splint for use in stabilizing the nasal septum of a subject following the completion of a septoplasty procedure has a longitudinal axis and is formed of a substantially rigid sheet having a longitudinal length, an anterior end, and a posterior end. The sheet is labeled with a plurality of guide markings that guide a user in shaping the splint prior to implantation of the splint within a nasal passage of the subject. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271210 | Conformable material for an orthotic device and method of making same - A conformable material for an orthotic device including a plurality of fibers each including a plurality of filaments encapsulated by a first thermoplastic material. A second thermoplastic material is configured to bind the plurality of fibers and form the conformable material. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271211 | ORTHOPEDIC KNEE BRACE WITH DYNAMICALLY CHANGING MEDIAL AND LATERAL HINGES - An orthopedic knee brace includes an upper medial upright; a lower medial upright; an upper lateral upright; a lower lateral upright; a medial hinge connected rotatably to the upper and lower medial uprights; a lateral hinge connected rotatably to the upper and lower lateral uprights; and wherein one of the medial and lateral hinges is configured such that its respective uprights rotate from a flexion to an extended relative positioning while striking a radially-decreasing arc, while the other of the medial and lateral hinges is configured such that its respective uprights rotate from a flexion to an extended relative positioning while striking a radially-increasing arc. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271212 | LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT - The present invention provides a lumbar back support belt. A thin stretchable top layer is sewn over a thick stretchable bottom layer so that the thin layer is at the top viewable part of the belt and the thick layer is at the bottom part of the belt against the user. A pocket is sewn onto the top of the belt. A gripping mechanism is connected to the bottom part of the belt and is used for holding the belt in place around the user's waist. A hook and loop fastener is used for connecting the ends of the belt together. In a preferred embodiment, the gripping mechanism is a silicone strip. Also, in a preferred embodiment the hook and loop fastener is a Velcro® hook and loop fastener. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271213 | Stabilizing Belt - A stabilizing belt for use by a person in need of assisted mobility or in recreation, the stabilizing belt comprising a pad, a belt to secure the pad to a wearer, and a pair of handles attached to the pad. The pad may be uniquely contoured to provide support and comfort for the wearer. A strap may be provided for added security and comfort. The belt may further comprise handle supports for reinforcement, a cover for durability, and a pocket for versatility. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271214 | Dynamic Exoskeletal Orthosis - An exoskeletal orthosis includes a proximal cuff comprising a hinge along an upper edge of the cuff; an ankle section/footplate; and at least one posterior strut connecting the proximal cuff to the ankle section and foot plate. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271215 | SPLINT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving control and stabilization of bone fractures in mammals, most specifically humans. Stabilization and traction is often required to support fractured bones of the arms or legs. The devices and methods disclosed herein are especially useful in the emergency or military setting. The devices utilize a collapsible, inflatable member that may be expanded and locked into position. The frame or inflatable member is fabricated primarily from polymeric materials with low radiodensity. The limb contact regions are adjustable to fit a wide variety of limb sizes and fracture locations. The traction applied by the splint is adjustable, controllable and measurable. The traction splint is sufficiently compact that it will fit in a compartment of most emergency rescue vehicles, thus making it more available for use than standard traction splints in use today. The traction splint is either a separate device or integrated into a backboard. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271216 | Surgical pin compressive wound dressing housing - A surgical pin compressive wound dressing housing is described as a device that couples with a wound dressing material or sponge of a specific type and provides a protective closed environment for the surgical point of entry wound where surgical pins or wires are applied. In addition, this device serves to stabilize such surgical pins or wires as they protrude from the surgically made pin site wound upon a patient's skin. Such pins or wires are often utilized, but not limited to, the fixation of fractured bones or when anatomic stabilization is needed. The unique cup like design of the wound dressing housing allows it to couple with a specific type of wound dressing material that has similar geometric features. The top of the wound dressing housing has a central pin hole whereby a pin stem extends upward. Together both the pin hole and pin stem receive the surgical pin or wire which can then be stabilized by the plastic closure snap in the front of the device after the wound dressing housing, and its corresponding wound dressing material, is pressed downward toward the surgical pin or wire point of entry wound. A hinge in the back of the device allows the wound dressing housing and its associated pin stem to split into equal right and left halves upon opening the device. This allows the device to be placed around the surgical pin or wire in question. By utilizing both the left and right hand clasps the user can close the device thus engaging the closure snap in the front of the wound dressing housing which secures the device in the closed position. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271217 | SATIATION DEVICES AND METHODS - A device for inducing weight loss in a patient includes a tubular prosthesis self-expandable from a collapsed position in which the prosthesis has a first diameter to an expanded position in which the prosthesis has a second, larger, diameter. In a method for inducing weight loss, the prosthesis is placed in the collapsed position and inserted into a stomach of a patient. The prosthesis is allowed to self-expand from the collapsed position to the expanded position and into contact with the walls of the stomach, where it induces feelings of satiety and/or inhibits modulation of satiety-controlling factors such as Ghrelin. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271218 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS WITH COLLIMATED GAS STREAM AND RELEASE-ACTIVATABLE TAPE - Drug delivery devices and methods are provided for delivering a substance into a human or animal tissue. The device includes a gas source comprising a gas or capable of selectively producing a gas. The device also includes a drug source positioned and configured to release a drug into the gas. The drug source includes a release-activatable tape having the drug disposed thereon. The device also includes a first collimator fluidly connected with the gas source. The first collimator, which has an inlet end and an outlet end, is adapted to form a collimated gas stream comprising the drug in the gas. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271219 | Combined Energy and Topical Composition Application For Regulating the Condition of Mammalian Skin - A method for regulating the condition of mammalian skin by the steps of applying a first personal care composition to an area of skin where regulation is desired. The first personal care composition contains a gel composition. In another step energy is delivered to the dermis to heat collagen in the dermis such that the heated collagen in the dermis heats the epidermis and stratum corneum until the stratum corneum reaches an external temperature of from about 37° C. to about 48° C. The energy delivery to the dermis is then controlled to maintain the temperature of the stratum corneum in the range of from about 37° C. to about 48° C. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271220 | METHOD AND COMPOSITION FOR THE TREATMENT OR AMELIORATION OF FEMALE GYNECOLOGICAL INFLAMMATION - A method for treating inflammation of female genital area, the method including preparing a photo-active mineral composition of bischofite, aleurolite, magnesite and piezoquartz. The photo-active mineral composition is then inserted into a patient's rectum or vagina, where a piezo-electric current is generated and fed to the photo-active mineral composition, which generates infrared radiation in response to the fed piezo-electric current. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271221 | DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS WITH COLLIMATED GAS STREAM AND PARTICLE SOURCE - Delivery devices, methods and systems are provided for the delivery of particles into a biological tissue. The device includes a gas source comprising a gas or capable of selectively producing a gas; a first particle source comprising a first plurality of particles; a first collimator fluidly connected with the gas source and adapted to form a collimated stream of the first plurality of particles entrained in the gas. The device also includes a tissue-interfacing surface adapted to interface with a surface of the tissue and orient the first collimator with the tissue such that the collimated stream of the first plurality of particles will penetrate the tissue in a direction substantially perpendicular to the surface of the tissue. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271222 | ULTRASOUND BASED COSMETIC THERAPY METHOD AND APPARATUS - A waveguide couples an acoustic source (such as an ultrasound transducer) to a cosmetic product (such as a liquid or gel-based skin care product) applied to the skin. In one representative embodiment, a distal surface of the waveguide is placed in contact with a relatively thin layer of skin care product that has been applied to the skin. Alternatively, the thin layer can be applied to the distal face of the waveguide, and then the waveguide placed on the skin. The cosmetic product may be formulated such that when ultrasound energy is directed into the cosmetic product via the waveguide, microspheres in the cosmetic product oscillate and increase the permeability of the skin to active beneficial agents included in the cosmetic product. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271223 | Central Nervous System Drain - The invention provides a method and apparatus for maintaining central nervous system drain patency. Ultrasound energy delivered through the drain dissolves the hemorrhage and debris occluding the drain lumen and ports. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271224 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS WITH COLLIMATED GAS STREAM AND DRUG RESERVOIR - Drug delivery device and methods are provided for transdermal drug delivery through a skin. The device includes a gas source comprising a gas or capable of selectively producing a gas. The device also includes a first collimator fluidly connected with the gas source adapted to form a first plurality of collimated gas streams comprising the gas. The first collimator has an inlet end and an outlet end. The device further includes a first drug source comprising a drug. The first drug source is configured to release the drug into the first plurality of collimated gas streams between the inlet end and outlet end of the first collimator. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271225 | DEVICE FOR THE PLANAR TREATMENT OF AREAS OF HUMAN OR ANIMAL SKIN OR MUCOUS MEMBRANE SURFACES BY MEANS OF A COLD ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE PLASMA - The invention relates to a device, preferably a collar, for treating areas of human or animal skin or mucous membrane with a cold atmospheric pressure plasma by creating a dielectrically hindered surface discharge, comprising at least one flexible insulating material ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271226 | MEDICAL FLUID PUMPING SYSTEMS AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to medical fluid pumping systems and related devices and methods. In some aspects, a medical fluid pumping system includes a medical fluid pumping machine including a piston head that can be linearly displaced and a medical fluid cassette that can be secured to the medical fluid pumping machine. The medical fluid cassette includes a fastening member attached to a region of a flexible membrane overlying a fluid pump chamber, and the piston head is configured to be mechanically connected to the fastening member of the cassette. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271227 | Peritoneal Dialysis Methods and Apparatus - A peritoneal-based artificial kidney processes peritoneal fluid without need for additional fluids. Spent dialysate is separated into a protein-rich stream and a protein-free stream. The protein-rich stream is regenerated using a sorbent assembly, and its protein composition can be modified by removal of selected protein(s). Alternatively, the spent dialysate is first processed in a sorbent assembly and then separated into the protein-rich and protein-free streams. Immobilization of urease allows more protein rich fluid to be regenerated and re-circulated into the peritoneal cavity for toxin removal and allows practicable development of portable and wearable artificial kidneys. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271228 | SUBSTANCE DELIVERY SYSTEM - Embodiments of a system including a remotely controlled substance delivery device and associated controller are described. Methods of use and control of the device are also disclosed. According to some embodiments, a delivery device or related device may be placed in an environment in order to pump a material into the environment or into an additional fluid handling structure within the device. Exemplary environments include a body of an organism, a body of water, or an enclosed volume of a fluid. The concentration of a substance in the fluid to be delivered may be modified by a remote control signal. In selected embodiments, a magnetic field, an electric field, or electromagnetic control signal may be used. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271229 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND SINGLE USE KIT INCLUDING LINEAR FLOW CONTROL DEVICE FOR USE THEREWITH FOR RECONSTITUTION AND ADMINISTRATION OF LIQUID DRUG DOSAGE - Medical apparatus ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271230 | Fibroid Treatment System and Method - Various embodiments of a fibroid treatment system and method are provided. Embodiments are adapted to treat fibroids utilizing by blocking or impeding blood flow through the uterine artery to prevent growth of the fibroid. Additionally, drugs or therapeutic agents can be included to further shrink or starve off the fibroid to provide a secondary mode of action. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271231 | ASPIRATION THROMBECTOMY DEVICE - A thrombectomy system to remove thrombus accumulation from a space between a body valve and a wall of a body vessel is described herein. The system can have a thrombectomy catheter having a lumen therein. The thrombectomy catheter can include a first occlusion member disposed circumferentially around a distal end thereof. An occlusion catheter can be disposed within the lumen of the thrombectomy catheter and can have a second occlusion member disposed at a distal end thereof. The first and second occlusion members can be expanded to occlude the body vessel to isolate a region thereof. An aspiration catheter can be disposed within the lumen of the thrombectomy catheter and can have an articulable nozzle at a distal end thereof. The articulable nozzle can be extended beyond a distal end opening of the thrombectomy catheter to aspirate a thrombus accumulation from within the isolated region of the body vessel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271232 | CATHETER - A catheter includes an inner shaft having a tubular inner layer, a braid arranged on the tubular inner layer, and an outer layer made of resin and covering the braid. The catheter also includes a tubular tip attached to a front end of the inner shaft, the tubular tip has a portion that is thicker than the front end of the inner shaft, and an outer diameter that decreases toward a front end thereof. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271233 | Latching and Control Unit for Integration in a Medical Device - Latching and control unit ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271234 | TROCAR ENTRY INCORPORATING AN AIRBAG - A safety trocar assembly incorporating an airbag is provided to prevent overpenetration of the safety trocar assembly through an abdominal wall and into a body cavity. The safety trocar assembly includes an airbag cannula having an expandable airbag proximal of the distal end of the cannula. A sensing device is located at a distal end of the cannula for detecting changes in conditions at the distal end of the cannula. A trigger mechanism is provided on the cannula and operates to inflate the airbag in response to a change in condition detected by the sensing device. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271235 | IV-CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE - The present disclosure is directed to a catheter insertion device, which has a catheter hub at the proximal end of a catheter, a tubular needle hub, at which a hollow needle is fixed and extends through the catheter hub and the catheter in a ready position such that the needle tip projects over the distal end of the catheter, a protective barrel which is received in the tubular needle hub in the ready position and is releasably connected to the catheter hub, and a pressure spring arranged between the needle hub and the protective barrel and which displaces the needle hub and the protective barrel apart from each other in an axial direction, wherein a manually operable holding member is provided between the needle hub and the protective barrel, and holds the needle hub in the ready position at the protective barrel against the bias of the pressure spring, so that after the holding member is released, the pressure spring moves the needle hub into a protective position in relation to the protective barrel, in which position the needle is positioned in the protective barrel. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271236 | Sheath Introducer System with Exchangeable Hemostatic Valves - A sheath introducer system with exchangeable hemostatic valve modules is disclosed. A first valve module includes a single entry port to ensure hemostasis during the introduction of an interventional device, such as a main graft delivery system for treatment of an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA). A second valve module includes multiple entry ports to ensure hemostasis during the simultaneous introduction and manipulation of multiple interventional devices, such as multiple guiding catheters for use in delivering various intravascular graft components for completion of branch perfusion, for instance, during treatment of the AAA. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271237 | ANCHORING SYSTEM - A retainer comprises a first member and a second member. The first member can define at least a portion of a channel. The channel can have a longitudinal axis and be configured to receive at least a portion of a medical article. The second member can be moveable with respect to the first member, between locked and unlocked positions. The second member can contact the portion of the medical article received by the channel at least when in the locked position so as to inhibit longitudinal movement of the medical article relative to the retainer. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271238 | SYSTEM FOR ANCHORING MEDICAL DEVICES - Some embodiments of a medical device anchor system include an anchor device that receives a catheter (or other medical instrument) and secures the catheter in place relative to a skin penetration point. In some embodiments, the anchor device can secure the catheter in an operative position relative to the skin without the use of sutures or skin tapes. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271239 | STABILIZING DEVICE HAVING A SNAP CLAMP - A medical article, such as a connector fitting, is stabilized on a patient with a retainer having a base and moveable walls. Actuation surfaces configured to move the walls in at least a lateral direction towards each other are suspended above the base by a pair of supports. When pressed together, inner surfaces of the walls form a channel configured to encircle the medical article. The medical article may be pressed down against the actuation surfaces by a medical provider to cause the walls to encircle the medical article. Thereafter, the medical provider may snap the walls together using a latching mechanism to stabilize the medical article on the patient. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271240 | STABILIZING DEVICE FOR AN EXTENSION SET - A medical article, such as a connector fitting or extension set, is stabilized on a patient with a retainer and a dressing integrally attached to an anchor pad supporting the retainer. The connector fitting or extension set may be integrally formed with the retainer. The connector fitting or extension set may comprise a spin nut configured to secure to a catheter hub having a catheter connected thereto. One or more of the anchor pad, dressing, and catheter may comprise an antibacterial or antimicrobial agent. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271241 | MANUAL IRRIGATION PUMP FOR INTRAPROCEDURAL IRRIGATION - A disposable manual irrigation pump system comprises a manual foot pump operatively coupled to a fluid reservoir and an associated intraprocedural device. The pump system is configured to provide a substantially continuous fluid supply at a desired flow rate from the fluid reservoir to the associated intraprocedural device along a first direction without backflow of fluid along a direction opposite the first direction. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271242 | ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to an assembly for a drug delivery device comprising a dispensing container and a reservoir container for holding a fluid medicinal product, wherein the dispensing container and the reservoir container are connected to one another and are in fluid communication, and wherein the dispensing container is squeezable for dispensing a dose of the fluid medicinal product from the dispensing container, the dispensing container being refillable with the fluid medicinal product from the reservoir container. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271243 | Assembly and Indicator for a Drug Delivery Device - An assembly for a drug delivery device ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271244 | MEDICAL MALE LUER CONNECTOR WITH INCREASED CLOSING VOLUME - Disclosed herein is a valve assembly comprising a male luer end portion and a female luer end portion and a passage for the transfer of fluids extending between the male and female luer end portions, valve means movable between a first position, in which the passage is closed, and a second position, in which the passage is open, biasing means for biasing the valve means toward the first position, and actuating means extending into the male luer end portion and coupled to the valve means to actuate the valve means when a female luer end portion of a medical accessory is engaged with the male luer end portion. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271245 | MALLEABLE STOPPER FOR A SYRINGE - A syringe stopper for use in a syringe having a substantially cylindrical syringe barrel and a piston-like plunger rod for sliding inside the syringe barrel in a fluid-tight engagement. A malleable stopper is located on a distal end of the plunger rod and protrudes outwardly therefrom. The malleable stopper changes shape in response to a pressure applied thereon. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271246 | VALVED MALE LUER CONNECTOR - A valved male luer connector includes a resilient hollow element enclosing a tubular member having an inlet portion and an outlet portion. A collar is axially displaceable to cause a stretching deformation of the resilient hollow element so as to open a cut of a terminal wall thereof adjacent to an initial end of the inlet portion of the tubular member. The collar has a containment axial appendage of the resilient hollow element up to close to the terminal wall thereof. A stop means for limiting the stretching deformation of the resilient hollow element is provided for in the zone close to the terminal wall thereof. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271247 | PRESSURE ACTUATED VALVE WITH IMPROVED SLIT CONFIGURATION - A valve apparatus for medical applications, comprises a flexible member extending across a lumen through which a flow of materials is to be controlled. The flexible member includes a plurality of movable elements formed on opposite sides of a slit extending through the flexible member. The moveable members are biased so that when a pressure less than a predetermined threshold value is applied to the flexible member, the moveable elements are maintained in a closed position in which no flow is permitted past the flexible member and, when a pressure at least as great as the threshold value is applied to the flexible member, the moveable elements are moved to an open position separated from one another along the slit permitting flow through the lumen. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271248 | MARKED PRECOATED MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME - A method of manufacturing a coated medical device, such as a medical guide wire, including at least applying a first colored coating to at least a first portion of an outer surface of a medical guide wire, securing a first end of the medical guide wire, and for each a designated quantity of turns, turn a second end of the medical guide wire upon a longitudinal axis of the medical guide wire. The method of manufacturing also includes securing the second end of the medical guide wire, blocking at least a first portion of the coated surface of the medical guide wire, applying a second contrasting colored coating to at least a second, unblocked portion of the outer surface of the medical guide wire and releasing the first end and the second end of the medical guide wire to display at least one spiral marking formed along a length of the medical guide wire. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271249 | METHOD FOR CHEMICAL ETCHING OF A NEEDLE CANNULA - A regular metallic, cylindrical tubular needle cannula ( | 2012-10-25 |
20120271250 | MEDICAL NEEDLES AND ELECTRODES WITH IMPROVED BENDING STIFFNESS - A device for penetrating tissue includes an elongated element having a distal end, a proximal end, a body extending between the distal and the proximal ends, and a lumen located within at least a portion of the body, wherein the lumen has a cross-sectional shape that is a polygon. A device for penetrating tissue includes an elongated element having a distal end, a proximal end, and a body extending between the distal and the proximal ends, at least a portion of the body having a cross-sectional profile that is a polygon, wherein the elongated element is a cannula. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271251 | Skin Care Compositions and Uses Thereof - Various topical compositions for skin care are disclosed. These topical composition include: one or more acidic fermentation products derived from one or more (C | 2012-10-25 |
20120271252 | MEDICAL FLUID NOZZLE - Disclosed is a medical fluid nozzle which makes fluid drops less likely to remain at its tip portion after the medical fluid is dropped. The medical fluid nozzle | 2012-10-25 |
20120271253 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVACUATING MATERIALS AT A SURGICAL SITE - An apparatus for evacuating material from a surgical site, the apparatus including a housing and a filter media, and being operably coupled to a vacuum source. The housing includes a top surface, a bottom surface and an outer side wall, together defining an inner cavity of the housing. The housing further includes an access opening in fluid communication with the inner cavity and one or more ingress apertures in fluid communication with the access opening. The filter media is positioned in or adjacent to the inner cavity such that a flow of fluid through the ingress apertures is moved through the filter media. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271254 | CANISTER FOR AUTOLOGOUS FAT TRANSFER - Described are embodiments of a canister, system, and method of filtering fat. Embodiments include a sidewall that defines a volume, a filter with a screen, a first port, a second port, and at least one vane which allows for manual agitation of lipoaspirate within the volume. The first port is used to draw fluid from below the filter, forcing excess fluid in the lipoaspirate to be quickly extracted. The vane allows the lipoaspirate to be repeatedly drawn over the filter to aide in removing of liquids from fat in the lipoaspirate. The treated fat may then be removed from the volume through an outlet port and reinjected into a patient. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271255 | INFLATABLE BLADDER DRESSINGS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A system for providing reduced-pressure treatment to a tissue site of a patient includes a reduced-pressure source for supplying reduced pressure, a fluid source for supplying a fluid, and a plurality of inflatable bladders for placing adjacent the tissue site. The inflatable bladders are operable to receive the fluid to expand from an uninflated position to an inflated position. The system also includes a plurality of chambers that are compressible. At least one of the plurality of chambers is disposed between a first inflatable bladder and a second inflatable bladder of the plurality of inflatable bladders. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271256 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING REDUCED PRESSURE DELIVERED TO A TISSUE SITE - An apparatus and method for managing reduced pressure at a tissue site are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a pump for supplying reduced pressure to the tissue site, a motor coupled to the pump to propel the pump, and a drive system electrically coupled to the motor that includes a power source that provides a source of direct current power to the motor during an operational period at a substantially constant current and of sufficient magnitude to supply a targeted reduced pressure during the operational period. The drive system also includes a controller that monitors the pump's loading on the motor by measuring the voltage across the motor to determine whether the motor voltage remains within a predetermined operational range of voltages necessary for maintaining the reduced pressure supplied by the pump proximate to the targeted reduced pressure without directly measuring the reduced pressure using a pressure sensor. | 2012-10-25 |
20120271257 | SYSTEM FOR PURGING NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for purging a negative pressure wound therapy system. | 2012-10-25 |