43rd week of 2017 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20170304566 | METHODS OF TREATING RSV INFECTIONS - Methods are provided for the treatment of RSV infections in young children. More specifically, methods are provided wherein polypeptides that bind F protein of hRSV and that neutralize RSV infection are administered to the lungs of young children at specific dose regimens. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304567 | INHALATION DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device, system, and method for vaporizing substances in a pod, utilized for inhalation by a user. The device includes components to measure the content and dosage pods containing substances, among other features. The device includes a graphical user interface that may be integrated with the device or implemented through a mobile device, which allows the user to transmit user data to a remote database and/or healthcare provider for personal and clinical data collection. The user data can be used for enhancing personal treatment or clinical research. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304568 | DEVICE FOR NASAL SPRAYING OF FLUID PRODUCT - A nasal fluid-spray device having: a reservoir containing at least one dose (D) of fluid; and a dispenser system that, each time the device is actuated, sprays a dose (D) of fluid through a spray orifice, generating a spray that extends axially from the spray orifice. The device further includes a generator system for generating a secondary flow, which generator system is actuated simultaneously with the dispenser system, the secondary flow generator system having a secondary flow channel provided with an outlet orifice, the outlet orifice arranged downstream from the spray orifice, and the secondary flow extending from the outlet orifice along an axis (B) that forms an angle (α) relative to the axis (A) of the spray and that intersects the axis (A), thereby deforming and/or deflecting the spray. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304569 | DEVICE FOR ADJUSTMENT AND/OR CONDITIONING OF THE CO2 CONTENT OF THE INHALED AIR - The subject matter of the application is a device for adjustment and/or regulation of the CO | 2017-10-26 |
20170304570 | NON-SEALING HIGH FLOW THERAPY DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS - A high flow therapy system for delivering heated and humidified respiratory gas to an airway of a patient, the system including a respiratory gas flow pathway for delivering the respiratory gas to the airway of the patient by way of a non-sealing respiratory interface; wherein flow rate of the pressurized respiratory gas is controlled by a microprocessor. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304571 | INTUBATION WITH AUDIOVIBRATORY GUIDANCE - Systems and methods are provided for inserting an endoscope through an anatomical cavity to a target site. A speaker is positioned externally proximate to a patient and the endoscope is inserted into the anatomical cavity. A signal is received from at least one sensor positioned near the distal end of the endoscope. The signal is indicative of vibrations induced in internal cavity tissue by the externally positioned speaker. A first anatomical structure in contact with the distal end of the endoscope is identified based on the signal indicative of vibrations induced in the internal cavity tissue by the externally positioned speaker. As the distal end of the endoscope moves from the first anatomical structure into contact with other anatomical structures along a path to the target site, the received signal indicative of induced vibrations changes correspondingly and is used to guide the endoscope to the target site. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304572 | INTUBATION DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Various methods and systems for delivery of an ETT for intubation are provided. In one example, an ETT delivery system comprises a rail system, where the rail system comprises at least one rail. In some examples the rail system engages with an ETT and at least partially defines an ETT delivery path. Additionally, the ETT delivery system may further include a delivery mechanism operatively linked with the rail system. Further, a blade may be attached to the rail system. In a further example, the ETT delivery system may comprise an ETT steering mechanism comprising an upper lip and a lower lip, where adjusting the orientation of the lower lip may adjust a tip direction of the ETT. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304573 | MASK VENTILATION ASSIST DEVICE - A mask ventilation assist device that is attached to a mask to aid in ventilating a patient. Generally, the device comprises an opening that fits over the universal ventilation port of a mask, a cavity that compatibly mates with the mask, and one or more grips that permit a practitioner to apply downward force to the mask via the device. The device may comprise various shapes, sizes, configurations, and features depending on the type of mask on which the device will be deployed. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304574 | BREATHING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS - Headgear for use with a respiratory mask is described. The headgear comprises a continuous and substantially curved elongate member extending in use below a user's nose and at least two headgear straps capable of attachment to the ends of the elongate member. A mask attachment on the elongate member is disposed to sit below or on one of said user's nose, mouth, upper lip and an inlet to the mask. The attachment is capable of receiving the mask. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304575 | NASAL HIGH FLOW THERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD - The application describes a nasal sub-system ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304576 | STRAP MEMBER FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE - The present invention relates to a strap member ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304577 | PATIENT INTERFACE - A patient interface can have features improving the comfort of use by reducing the perceived pressure of a nose-contacting cushion of the patient interface, against the nose. The patient interface can have rigid headgear connection elements connectable to a frame of the respiratory interface. The rigid headgear connection elements can be shaped to reduce the force of the cushion against the nose. Headgear for a patient interface can also have features improving the stability of headgear of the head. The headgear can have a relatively framework and a relatively pliable overlay covering the framework. The rigid framework can have apertures defining a front portion to be positioned below or near the cheekbones, rear portion to be positioned over the sides of the head around the ears, and a top portion to extend upward along the head towards the crown. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304578 | TUBES FOR MEDICAL SYSTEMS - A medical tube transports gases to and/or from a patient. The medical tube has an elongate film spirally wrapped with an elongate reinforcing member, which bond to form a lumen. The elongate film has a profile such that the elongate film does not protrude into the lumen of the medical tube upon bending of the medical tube. The elongate reinforcing member can have a D-shaped cross section that can contribute to beneficial characteristics of the medical tube. The elongate reinforcing member can also have a circular cross section. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304579 | RADIANT BARRIER FOR HEATED AIR CIRCUITS - A heated breathing circuit with radiant barrier is provided. The breathing circuit includes an airflow conduit configured to receive gas at an input end and configured to deliver the gas to a patient at an output end, a heating element disposed inside the airflow conduit configured to heat the gas inside the airflow conduit between the input end and the output end and a heat shield disposed between the heating element and an outside surface of the airflow conduit such that the heat shield prevents heat energy loss from within the airflow conduit. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304580 | Device for ventilating a patient and method for operating a device for ventilating a patient - The present invention pertains to a device ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304581 | STATE CONTROL APPARATUS, STATE CONTROL METHOD, AND STATE CONTROL SYSTEM - A state control apparatus including: an acquiring unit configured to acquire a state index indicating a state of target feeling based on biological information corresponding to the target feeling which is feeling of a target to be guided, the biological information being detected from a guide target whose state of feeling is to be guided; and a state control unit configured to determine a feeling guiding medium to be used for guiding the state of the target feeling based on the acquired state index and pattern information which is associated with the feeling guiding medium for guiding the state of the target feeling and which indicates a pattern of temporal change of the state index so that the state of the target feeling becomes a predetermined set state, and control the state of the target feeling of the guide target by performing processing relating to the determined feeling guiding medium. The biological information includes information indicating a detection result of an enzyme. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304582 | SYSTEMS FOR BRAIN STIMULATION DURING SLEEP AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to systems for brain stimulation during sleep and methods for increasing vividness of a subject's dreams or for directing the subject matter of a subject's dreams. The system comprises a brain stimulation module and at least one of a brain energy source and/or a hypnotic source. The methods involve administering to a subject a brain energy molecule and/or a hypnotic and providing to the subject during restorative sleep a sensory stimulation. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304583 | LUCID DREAM STIMULATOR, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - A dream stimulator may include a substrate and a plurality of electrodes positioned along a first side of the substrate. The stimulator also may include a stimulator coupled to the substrate. At least one lead may couple the plurality of electrodes to the stimulator. Additionally, a band may be positioned along a second side of the substrate and about each of the plurality of electrodes. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304584 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING, MITIGATING, AND/OR TREATING DEMENTIA - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for at least one of preventing, reducing, and treating a level of or change in at least one of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptide, C-terminal fragment-β (β-CTF), β-secretase (BACE1), γ-secretase, neuroinflammation, and/or dementia (e.g., Alzheimer's disease or age-related decline) in a subject by inducing synchronized gamma oscillations in the brain of the subject using, for example, a stimulus-emitting device to emit a stimulus (e.g., light, sound, and/or haptic) at a frequency (e.g., about 40 Hz) that synchronously activates in vivo a specific cell type (e.g., fast-spiking-parvalbumin (FS-PV) immunoreactive interneurons) and/or brain region (e.g., a sensory cortex and/or hippocampus) of the subject. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304585 | VIRTUAL REALITY GUIDED MEDITATION IN A WELLNESS PLATFORM - A method for providing guided meditation to a user in a virtual reality environment is provided. A user selects a type of meditation, time duration of meditation, and location of meditation. Based on the user's selections, the VR guided meditation system provides a guided meditation exercise and a VR environment to a client device. The guided meditation exercise includes audio instructions guiding the user through meditation steps. The VR environment includes imagery corresponding to the selected location for the meditation exercise, for example, imagery of a beach, waterfall, or trees. The VR guided meditation system also generates reports including statistics of data from a population of users completing guided meditation exercises. For instance, the population of users includes employees of an employer. The report is provided to the employer for the employer to track workplace wellness of the employees. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304586 | METHOD FOR REDUCING TENSION IN MUSCLES - A method for relaxing muscles and reducing tension in a human body based on neurovascular diversion (NVD) which intends to reverse the flows of the neurological and vascular systems to effect changes in the musculoskeletal system. Neurological diversion occurs by interrupting the central nervous system's (CNS) autonomic sympathetic neurological flow to muscles of the axial spine and extremities. Vascular diversion occurs as the participant performs contractions using a most minimal force level in axial or peripheral muscle groups, which are neurologically linked to those in the hands and face to promote the shunting of blood to said muscle groups. The method is termed as low motion physio (LMP) which enables the participant to use inherent physiological processes to relax muscles and remove muscular tension in the human body. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304587 | PHASE-LOCKED LOOP TO ENHANCE SLOW WAVE SLEEP - Certain examples provide systems and methods to enhance slow wave sleep. An example method includes identifying a sleep stage for slow wave sleep in a subject being monitored. The example method also includes generating, following identification of slow wave sleep and using a processor including a phase locked loop, an output signal based on a phase of a reference input signal, the output signal phase locked according to the reference input signal. The example method includes delivering, during slow wave sleep for the subject, a stimulus to the subject based on the phase locked output signal. The delivering includes providing the stimulus in a series of signal pulses for a first period of time; and providing a refractory period without pulses in a second period of time. The method further includes measuring feedback from the stimulus. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304588 | Clean Intermittent Catheter Having External Flow Paths - A catheter is provided with a distal portion, a proximal portion, and a plurality of drainage eyes disposed at a junction between the distal portion and the proximal portion. The distal portion includes a tip, a plurality of elongated ribs, and a plurality of external flow paths. The proximal portion includes an internal lumen and a proximal end. The plurality of drainage eyes communicate with the plurality of external flow paths and the internal lumen. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304589 | CATHETER ADAPTER PORT VALVE - A catheter assembly is disclosed that includes a catheter adapter having a port disposed on its sidewall. A valve is coupled to the port to seal the opening in the port. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304591 | CATHETER - A catheter including a catheter shaft that has a proximal shaft and a distal shaft. The proximal shaft and the distal shaft are joined to one another in the axial direction. The proximal and distal shafts are integrally connected to one another by the distal end of the proximal shaft being inserted into a hollow interior of the proximal end of the distal shaft or by the proximal end of the distal shaft being inserted into a hollow interior of the distal end of the proximal shaft. The proximal shaft includes a penetrating portion which penetrates from the inner surface through to the outer surface at the distal end of the proximal shaft. The distal shaft includes a projecting portion that includes a tip portion which extends through the penetrating portion past the inner or outer surface of the proximal shaft so that the tip portion is exposed. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304592 | WIRE CENTERING SHEATH AND METHOD - The present disclosure is directed, in one embodiment, to a wire centering sheath system in which wires outwardly extend from a sheath to brace against a vessel wall. The wire centering sheath system may be used to center endovascular devices. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304593 | GUIDEWIRE TORQUER - A guidewire torquer is described for manually controlling a guidewire, and imparting motion to a guidewire. The guidewire torquer comprises a handling body for handling of the guidewire torque. The guidewire torquer further comprises an insertion channel for receiving the guidewire. The insertion channel is arranged at a surface of the handling body, and the handling body comprises a shaping feature. The shaping feature provides tactile feedback as to the orientation of the guidewire, and the insertion channel provides a frictional fixation of the guidewire relative to the handling body. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304594 | PERI-VASCULAR TISSUE ABLATION CATHETER WITH SUPPORT STRUCTURES - An intravascular catheter for peri-vascular and/or peri-urethral tissue ablation includes multiple needles advanced through supported guide tubes which expand around a central axis to engage the interior surface of the wall of the renal artery or other vessel of a human body allowing the injection an ablative fluid for ablating tissue, and/or nerve fibers in the outer layer or deep to the outer layer of the vessel, or in prostatic tissue. The system may also include a means to limit and/or adjust the depth of penetration of the ablative fluid into and beyond the tissue of the vessel wall. The catheter may also include structures which provide radial and/or lateral support to the guide tubes so that the guide tubes expand uniformly and maintain their position against the interior surface of the vessel wall as the sharpened injection needles are advanced to penetrate into the vessel wall. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304595 | BALLOON CATHETER INCLUDING A DRUG DELIVERY SHEATH - A balloon catheter includes an elongated catheter shaft, an expandable balloon connected to the elongated catheter shaft, and a sheath that defines a lumen and includes a therapeutic agent disposed within the lumen. The balloon catheter further includes a first configuration and a second configuration. When in the first configuration, the expandable balloon is disposed distally from the sheath such that an outer surface of the expandable balloon does not contact the lumen. Further, when in the second configuration, at least a portion of the outer surface of the expandable balloon is disposed within the lumen of the sheath such that it contacts the therapeutic agent. At least a portion of the therapeutic agent that contacts the outer surface of the expandable balloon is transferred from the lumen of the sheath to the outer surface of the expandable balloon when the balloon catheter is in the second configuration. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304596 | AUTOMATED BODY FLUID DRAIN CONTROL APPARATUS - A portable body fluid collection device that includes an apparatus for controlling the collection of body fluids and at least one strap associated with the apparatus for controlling the collection of body fluids. The strap can be worn by a patient to support the weight of the automated body fluid drain control apparatus. The apparatus for controlling the collection of body fluids includes a drainage tube and a fluid collection chamber in fluid communication with the drainage tube. The fluid collection chamber includes a first valve, and the fluid collection chamber is configured such that when a predetermined amount of fluid is collected in the collection chamber before a first predetermined period of time elapses, the collection chamber ceases collecting fluid. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304597 | IMPLANTABLE DRAINAGE DEVICE - An implantable drainage device is provided. The device is adapted to move body fluid from one part of the body of a patient to another part of the body. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304598 | METHODS FOR TREATING RHINITIS AND CONJUNCTIVITIS - Apparatus, methods, and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments, such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus comprises dispensers for carbon dioxide other therapeutic gases. The methods comprise delivering small volumes of these gases to patients in a manner where the gas infuses into a body region in order to bathe the mucous membranes therein. It has been found that even very short exposure of patients to small volumes and high concentrations of such gases can provide significant relief from symptoms. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304599 | LIQUID APPLICATOR COMPRISING SINGLE-PIECE BODY - A liquid applicator comprising an absorbent member, and a single-piece, unitary body. The body can include a closed container defining a reservoir, and a tab. The container can include a main portion, a transition portion, a rib, and a chamber located in the tab and coupled to the transition portion via a frangible connection. The main portion, the transition portion, the rib, and the chamber can each define a portion of the reservoir, and at least the main portion, the transition portion, and the rib can have a uniform wall thickness. The tab can include the chamber and can be coupled to the transition portion at least by the frangible connection, the tab being movable with respect to the transition portion between a first position in which the frangible connection is intact and a second position in which the frangible connection is fractured. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304600 | CELL SPRAYING DEVICE, METHOD AND SPRAYED CELL SUSPENSION - The invention provides a device and methods suitable for producing a cellular spray of cells. The sprayed cells are of interest for covering and growing on a surface, including a skin wound. In applying the method and/or using the device, cells for grafting onto a patient are dispersed in a solution and sprayed with the device for distribution over the recipient's graft site. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304601 | Delivery and Induction of therapeutic agents and Uses Thereof - Described are methods and therapeutic compositions and combinations for treating and/or preventing medical conditions, by application of non-thermal plasma to the skin. Also described are methods and compositions for treating and/or preventing various medical conditions, by application of non-thermal plasma to the skin, followed by topical application of a therapeutic composition. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304602 | MICRO-NEEDLE SHEET FOR REDUCING WRINKLES - The present invention relates to a microneedle comprising a plurality of portions, wherein the plurality of portions comprise a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, at least two of the plurality of portions are made of different polymers, and the distal end portion is made of at least one polymer with high swellability and high viscoelasticity. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304603 | TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION DEVICE - A transdermal administration device including a first administration member including a first substrate and a first projection protruding from a first administration surface of the first substrate, and a second administration member including a second substrate and a second projection protruding from a second administration surface of the second substrate. The first substrate has an aperture, and the second substrate is positioned within the aperture when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the second administration surface. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304604 | TRANSDERMAL ADMINISTRATION DEVICE PACKAGED BODY - A transdermal administration device packaged body includes a transdermal administration device including an administration member housed in a container, the administration member having at least one projection protruding from a first surface of a substrate, and an outer package which houses the transdermal administration device and has a bag form including a front component and a rear component. The front component is positioned on a first surface side of the substrate, the rear component is positioned on a second surface side opposite to the first surface side of the substrate, and the front component has an opening member configured to be pulled open to open the outer package. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304605 | Pinch Clamp Devices, Methods, and Systems - A linearly actuated pinch clamp is provided, including a housing, a motor connected to the housing, a mechanical drive unit connected to the motor for converting a rotary motion of the motor to a linear motion and for introducing a mechanical advantage to the motion of the motor, and a pinching element having a body and a pinching surface. The pinching element body is coupled to the mechanical drive unit. In certain versions of the pinch clamp, the pinching element is slidably mounted to the housing such that the pinching element is linearly displaceable by the mechanical drive unit between a first position and a second position where the pinching surface cooperates with a fixed surface to pinch closed a flexible tube. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304606 | WEARABLE THERAPEUTIC DEVICE - A wearable therapeutic device includes a garment configured to be worn on a torso of a patient. The garment has an anterior portion and a posterior portion. The garment is configured to house at least one defibrillator component, a first therapy electrode disposed in the anterior portion of the garment, a second therapy electrode disposed in the posterior portion of the garment, and an alarm module configured to alert the patient of an impending defibrillation shock from the at least one defibrillator component to be delivered by at least one of the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode. The first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode are configured to be electrically coupled to the at least one defibrillator component. At least one of the first therapy electrode and the second therapy electrode is at least one of woven into the garment and comprises a textile material. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304607 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR INHIBITING TISSUE GROWTH FROM RESTRICTING A STRAIN RELIEF LOOP OF AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL LEAD - The function of a strain relief loop of an implantable medical lead is preserved by inhibiting restriction of the strain relief loop from tissue growth onto the strain relief loop. The restriction may be inhibited by either obstructing tissue growth and/or by utilizing a mechanical advantage to overcome the restriction. The tissue growth may be obstructed be isolating the interior of the strain relief loop such as by enclosing the strain relief loop or including an object within the loop. The mechanical advantage to overcome restriction from tissue growth may be provided in various ways such as utilizing a spring loaded mechanism or a structure such as an elastic mesh, tube, or mold having an inherent bias toward a steady state position. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304608 | LEAD POSITIONING AND FINNED FIXATION SYSTEM - A therapy assembly configured for at least partial insertion in a living body. At least one fixation structure is attached to the therapy delivery element proximate the electrodes. The fixation structure is configured to collapse radially inward and wrap circumferentially around the therapy delivery element to a collapsed configuration when inserted into a lumen of an introducer. The fixation structures deploy to a deployed configuration when the introducer is retracted. The fixation structure includes major surfaces generally parallel with, and extending radially outward from, a central axis of the therapy delivery element, proximal edge surface oriented toward the proximal end, and a distal edge surface oriented toward the distal end. The proximal and distal edge surfaces provide generally symmetrical resistance to displacement of the therapy delivery element within the living body in either a proximal direction or a distal direction along the central axis. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304609 | COLLAPSING COIL COUPLING FOR LEAD EXTENSION AND EXTRACTION - A device for extending a lead according to some embodiments includes a body, a coil element coupled to the body, the body configured to cover the coil element during use, the coil element comprising an inner lumen sized to receive an outer surface of a lead, the coil element is movable between a first configuration in which the coil element slides over the lead, and a second configuration in which at least some coils grip the outer surface of the lead; an actuation mechanism operatively coupled to the coil element, the actuation mechanism configured to move the coil element between the first and second configurations; and a tether coupled to the lead via the body, the coil element, and/or actuation mechanism, the tether configured to extend further proximally than a proximal-most end of the lead and configured to transfer tension force applied to the tether to the lead. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304610 | ADJUNCTIVE THERAPY DELIVERY USING A DBS LEAD - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems and methods for treating an ischemic brain injury. Certain aspects include delivering the treatment substrate to a therapy region in a patient's brain. In addition, certain aspects of the disclosure can include using a number of electrodes arranged with a deep brain stimulation lead to identify the therapy region. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304611 | Electrode Lead with Integrated Attachment Mechanism - An electrode for use with a cochlear implant system includes an electrode array with electrode contacts distributed along the electrode array, and an electrode lead adjacent to the electrode array. The electrode lead has (1) a flexible region configured to allow the electrode lead to bend, (2) an attachment mechanism with an internal portion positioned within and along a longitudinal direction of the electrode lead, and an external portion configured to be bent and secured to bone, the external portion having an attachment element configured to secure the attachment mechanism to the bone, and (3) a securing element extending from the electrode lead and located further back from the flexible region toward a rear end of the electrode lead, the securing element configured to secure the electrode lead to the bone. A method of securing the electrode to bone is also disclosed. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304612 | ORAL MUSCLE TRAINING - A trans mucosal neuromuscular electrical stimulation device ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304613 | NERVE CUFF WITH POCKET FOR LEADLESS STIMULATOR - An extravascular nerve cuff that is configured to hold a leadless, integral, implantable microstimulator. The nerve cuff may include a cuff body having a pocket or pouch for removably receiving the implantable device within. The nerve cuff can be secured around the nerve such that the electrodes of the device are stably positioned relative to the nerve. Furthermore, the nerve cuff drives the majority of the current from the stimulation device into the nerve, while shielding surrounding tissues from unwanted stimulation. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304614 | METHOD FOR TREATING A PATIENT HAVING A PELVIC FLOOR DYSFUNCTION OR DISORDER - A method to treat a patient having a pelvic floor dysfunction or disorder by establishing a neurostimulator having a processor and an electrical signal generator to generate a stimulation signal. The processor is set to one or more parameters effective in the treating of the patient's pelvic disorder or dysfunction when the stimulation signal is applied to a saphenous nerve of the patient. The neurostimulator is configured to provide the stimulation signal to a stimulator in accordance with a stimulation protocol. The stimulator is positioned below or at the level of the patient's knee and next to a portion of the saphenous nerve. The processor is operationally activated to provide the stimulation signal to the stimulator for treatment of the patient. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304615 | NERVE STIMULATION AND BLOCKING FOR TREATMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS - At least one of a plurality of gastrointestinal disorders is treated by stimulating an enteric nervous system of a patient to enhance a functional tone of the enteric nervous system. A treatment includes electrically stimulating a vagus nerve of the patient at a stimulation site proximal to at least one site of vagal innervation of a gastrointestinal organ. The electrical stimulation includes applying a stimulation signal at the stimulation site. An optional proximal electrical blocking signal is applied to the vagus nerve at a proximal blocking site proximal to the stimulation site. The proximal blocking signal is selected to at least partially block nerve impulses at the proximal blocking site. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304616 | METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF DISEASE USING GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION - Methods are provided for treating diseases by altering body mass composition in a human subject through application of galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) using electrodes placed in electrical contact with the subject's scalp at a location corresponding to each of the subject's left and right vestibular systems. The methods may be used to treat obesity-related diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. GVS may be applied for a predetermined period of time at regular intervals. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304617 | STIMULATION PROBE FOR ROBOTIC AND LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY - A stimulation probe includes a proximal end connector and a flexible wire coupled to the end connector. A handle is coupled to the wire and a needle extends from the handle and terminates at a conductive tip. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304618 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALTERING BODY MASS COMPOSITION USING GALVANIC VESTIBULAR STIMULATION - A device and method are provided for altering body mass composition in a human subject by applying galvanic vestibular stimulation (GVS) using electrodes placed in electrical contact with the subject's scalp at a location corresponding to each of the subject's left and right vestibular systems. The current source includes a feedback loop for measuring a resistance across the subject's scalp and adjusting a voltage output to maintain a constant current across the subject's scalp. GVS may be applied for a predetermined period of time at regular intervals. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304619 | TARGETED CHANNEL SELECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary targeted channel selection system may determine a target stimulation rate for a user of a cochlear implant system, determine a pulse width value that is representative of one or more pulse widths that are to be used for stimulation pulses applied by the cochlear implant system to the user during a stimulation session, and determine, based on the target stimulation rate and on the pulse width value, a value for N that is specific to the user. In this example, N represents a total number of analysis channels that are to be selected from M available analysis channels for presentation by the cochlear implant system to the user during a stimulation frame of the stimulation session. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304620 | DOWNSHIFTING OF OUTPUT IN A SENSE PROSTHESIS - A method, including the action of operating a sense prosthesis, such as a retinal implant, according to a first operating regime while the recipient has a first fatigue level, and operating the sense prosthesis according to a second operating regime while the recipient has a second fatigue level that is greater than the first fatigue level. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304621 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STIMULATING MYELINATED AND UNMYELINATED SMALL DIAMETER VAGAL NEURONS - A method for stimulating vagal neurons as demonstrated by generation of action potentials on these same neurons, wherein electrical pulse trains are periodically applied to electrodes implanted on the anterior and posterior vagus nerve at an entrance of a diaphragm, wherein each electrical pulse train is formed by a plurality of monophasic pulses having a frequency of at least 13.0 kHz. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304622 | OPTIMIZATION OF CRANIAL NERVE STIMULATION TO TREAT SEIZURE DISORDERS DURING SLEEP - A method includes determining sleep cycle information related to a sleep cycle of a patient based on body parameter data. The method also includes adjusting a cranial nerve stimulation parameter based on the sleep cycle information. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NETWORK BASED NEUROSTIMULATION OF COGNITIVE PROCESSES - This invention relates generally to systems and methods for multifocal direct brain stimulation to enhance cognitive processing, such as but not limited to stimulation-induced modulation of memory. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304624 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CARDIAC PACING AND RESYNCHRONIZATION - Devices and methods can be used for artificial cardiac pacing and/or resynchronization. For example, this document provides improved electrodes for stimulating and sensing electrical activity of the heart, and provides pacing and resynchronization systems incorporating such electrodes. While the devices and methods provided herein are described primarily in the context of pacing, it should be understood that resynchronization can additionally or alternatively be performed in an analogous manner, and that the scope of this disclosure includes such subject matter. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304625 | ADAPTIVE COGNITIVE PROSTHETIC AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - An adaptive cognitive prosthetic that learns to replace neural function that was lost due to a brain injury or disease is described herein. In some embodiments, an adaptive cognitive prosthetic comprises a processing unit for converting input data from an input assembly into a cognitive variable and selecting a stimulation pattern for conveying the cognitive variable. The processing unit employs an adaptive algorithm to assemble the stimulation pattern by combination of subset stimulation patterns, the combination of subset stimulation patterns learned by the adaptive algorithm through error analysis. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304626 | Power Supply Disconnect Current Measurement for an Implantable Medical Device - An implantable medical device (IMD) is disclosed having measurement circuitry for measuring one or more currents in the IMD, such as the currents drawn from various power supply voltages. Such currents are measured without disrupting normal IMD operation, and can be telemetered from the IMD for review. Switching circuitry in line with the current being measured is temporarily opened for a time period to disconnect the power supply voltage from the circuitry being powered. A voltage across a capacitance in parallel with the circuitry is measured when the switching circuitry is opened and again closed at the end of the time period, with the circuitry drawing power from the charged capacitance during this time period. The average current drawn by the power supply voltage is determined using the difference in the measured voltages, the known capacitance, and the time period between the measurements. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304627 | Circuitry for Charging a Battery in an Implantable Medical Device in Accordance with Historical Parameters Impacting Battery Capacity - An algorithm programmed into the control circuitry of a rechargeable-battery Implantable Medical Device (IMD) is disclosed that can adjust the charging current (Ibat) provided to the rechargeable battery over time (e.g., the life of the IMD) in accordance with one or more of the parameters having an effect on rechargeable battery capacity, such as number of charging cycles, charging current, discharge depth, load current, and battery calendar age. The algorithm consults such parameters as stored over the history of the operation of the IMD in a parameter log, and in conjunction with a battery capacity database reflective of the effect of these parameters on battery capacity, estimates a change in the capacity of the battery, and adjust the charging current in one or both of trickle and active charging paths to slow the loss of battery capacity and extend the life of the IMD. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304628 | IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION - An implantable pulse generator system includes a nerve stimulation unit providing vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) pulses; an autonomic tone sensor which determines the patient's autonomic status; and a control unit connected to the nerve stimulation unit and the autonomic tone sensor. The control unit controls the nerve stimulation unit to generate VNS with varying intensity, depending on the autonomic status (which is evaluated in a moving window). The control unit gradually increases VNS intensity when the autonomic status indicates a shift toward more sympathetic dominance, and it gradually decreases VNS intensity when the autonomic status indicates a shift toward more parasympathetic dominance, wherein the gradual increase and the gradual decrease of the VNS intensity follow two different paths. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304629 | BRAIN STIMULATION RESPONSE PROFILING - Various embodiments concern delivering electrical stimulation to the brain at a plurality of different levels of a stimulation parameter and sensing a bioelectrical response of the brain to delivery of the electrical stimulation for each of the plurality of different levels of the stimulation parameter. A suppression window of the stimulation parameter can be identified as having a suppression threshold as a lower boundary and an after-discharge threshold as an upper boundary based on the sensed bioelectrical responses. A therapy level of the stimulation parameter can be set for therapy delivery based on the suppression window. The therapy level of the stimulation parameter may be set closer to the suppression threshold than the after-discharge threshold within the suppression window. Data for hippocampal stimulation demonstrating a suppression window is presented. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304630 | IMPLANTABLE ASSEMBLY - An implantable assembly is described for acquisition of neuronal electrical signals at a selected location which propagate along at least one nerve fiber contained in a nerve fiber bundle, as well as for selective electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve fiber, having: an implantable electrode assembly (E) which is disposed on a biocompatible support substrate which can be positioned around the nerve fiber bundle in a cuff, which has a cylindrical support substrate surface (i) which in the implanted condition is orientated facing the nerve fiber bundle, on which a first electrode assembly for locationally selective acquisition of the neuronal electrical signals and selective electrical stimulation of the at least one nerve fiber, and on which a second electrode assembly is disposed to record an ECG signal, and an analysis and control unit (A/S) which can be electrically conductively connected or is connected to the implantable electrode assembly (E), in which the locationally selective acquired neuronal electrical signals as well as the ECG signal can be analyzed in a time-resolved manner such that a neuronal time signal correlated with a physiological parameter, such as blood pressure, can be derived. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304631 | IMPLANTABLE PULSE GENERATOR THAT GENERATES SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SIGNALS FOR A HUMAN BODY - An implantable pulse generator (IPG) that generates spinal cord stimulation signals for a human body includes a timing generator and high frequency generator. The timing generator generates timing signals that represent stimulation signals for multiple channels. The high frequency generator determines whether to modulate the timing signals and modulates them at a burst frequency according to stored burst parameters if the decision is yes. As such, the IPG provides the ability to generate both the low frequency and high frequency stimulation signals in different channels according to user programming. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304632 | ELECTROCOCHLEOGRAPHY TESTING IN HEARING PROSTHESES - Presented herein are techniques for performing automated Electrocochleography (ECoG) testing using ambient sound signals received by a hearing prosthesis during normal operation (i.e., outside of a clinical setting). In particular, the hearing prosthesis analyzes ambient sound signals to identify portions of the sound signals that are conducive/suitable to the performance of an ECoG measurement (i.e., an ECoG measurement structure). When an ECoG measurement structure is identified, the hearing prosthesis itself performs an ECoG measurement using one or more implanted electrodes. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304633 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DIRECTIONAL STEERING OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - Method and systems for determining a set of stimulation parameters for an implantable stimulation device include performing the following steps or actions: receiving a stimulation target; determining a target stimulation field based on the stimulation target; receiving a weighting for a plurality of spatial regions defined relative to a lead including a plurality of electrodes, where a weighting for at least one of the spatial regions is different from a weighting for another one of the spatial regions; and determining, using the weightings for the plurality of spatial regions, a set of stimulation parameters to produce a generated stimulation field that approximates the target stimulation field. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304634 | CARDIAC PACING - A cardiac pacing system that includes a pulse generator to generate therapeutic electrical pulses and at least one lead inserted through an intercostal space in the region of a cardiac notch of the left lung of a patient, the lead having a distal end configured to transmit the therapeutic electrical pulses generated by the pulse generator to pace the heart of the patient. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304635 | Plug-In Accessory for Configuring a Mobile Device into an External Controller for an Implantable Medical Device - Disclosed is a plug-in accessory for operating a mobile device as an external controller for an Implantable Medical Device (IMD). The accessory includes a connector insertable into a port on the mobile device. Accessory circuitry can be powered by a battery or by the mobile device. An application on the mobile device in conjunction with the accessory configures the mobile phone for immediate use as an IMD external controller. When the accessory is inserted into the port or a switch on the accessory pressed, the application operates to validate the accessory; to unlock the phone; to secure the mobile device; and to render a graphical user interface on the mobile device for communicating with the IMD. The accessory can additionally include telemetry circuitry and an antenna for communicating with the IMD, rather than using short-range communication means provided in the mobile device itself. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304636 | SYSTEM FOR INCREASED TEMPORAL FLEXIBILITY IN A MEDICAL DEVICE - In various embodiments, the present system allows for custom definition of waveforms and waveform segments for neurotherapy. Such custom definition is achieved by using a waveform composer with a user interface that makes it possible for the user to perform the custom definition of potentially very complex patterns of neurostimulation waveforms by creating and editing graphical representations of relatively simple individual building blocks for each of the patterns. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304637 | TECHNIQUES FOR LOGGING AND USING PROGRAMMING HISTORY IN A NEUROSTIMULATION SYSTEM - An external control device, a neurostimulation system, and a method for providing therapy to a patient are provided. A plurality of stimulation parameter sets are defined, electrical stimulation energy is serially conveyed to tissue of the patient in accordance with the plurality of stimulation parameter sets, a historical log file is stored, and the plurality of stimulation parameter sets are logged in the historical log file. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304638 | MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SERVICING - Systems and techniques for centralized management and servicing of medical equipment such as automated external defibrillators (AEDs) are described herein. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304639 | ELECTROSHOCK DEVICE FOR MONITORING TARGET RESPONSE - An electroshock device for delivering an electrical discharge to a target includes an electrical discharge circuit, and an electrode coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and having an attachment feature attachable to the target. Upon attachment the electrode is enabled to monitor a physiological condition of the target, generate a signal based on the physiological condition, and deliver the electrical discharge to the target. The electroshock device also includes a controller communicatively coupled to the electrical discharge circuit and the electrode. The controller is configured to modulate delivery of the electrical discharge based on the physiological condition of the target. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304640 | AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR - An automated external defibrillator includes a first pad at least partially colored in a first color, a second pad at least partially colored in a second color, and a main unit to which the first pad and the second pad are connected. The main unit has a first guidance surface that indicates how to attach of the first pad and the second pad. The first guidance surface has a first marker in the first color at a position corresponding to an attachment position of the first pad and a second marker in the second color at a position corresponding to an attachment position of the second pad. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304641 | Skin Treatment Apparatus And Method - Disclosed is a system and a method for aesthetic skin treatment. The system includes an array of RF electrodes assembled on a flexible or rigid substrate. A plurality of RF voltage generators configured to address individually each of the RF electrodes of the array and supply to each pair of RF electrodes RF voltage. The amplitude of the RF voltage applied to inner pair of RF electrodes is lower than the RF voltage applied to outer pair of RF electrodes. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304642 | ESTHETIC APPARATUS USEFUL FOR INCREASING SKIN REJUVENATION AND METHODS THEREOF - The present invention provides a device for rejuvenating a region of skin or mucosal tissue, comprising: a pulsed electromagnetic frequency generator; a plurality of electrodes in communication with the pulsed electromagnetic frequency generator and an RF tissue diathermy device. The electrodes apply the pulsed electromagnetic power and the RF tissue diathermy to the tissue, heating it such that one portion of the region of mucosal tissue is maintained at a predetermined temperature range T | 2017-10-26 |
20170304643 | MAGNETIC FIELD THERAPY APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A MAGNETIC FIELD - A magnetic field therapy apparatus includes a magnetic field generation device for generating a magnetic field that can be applied to a patient, and a control device for controlling an intensity of the magnetic field in such a way that the magnetic field intensity increases incrementally during a first interval T | 2017-10-26 |
20170304644 | SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME ORGAN SEGMENTATION AND TOOL NAVIGATION DURING TOOL INSERTION IN INTERVENTIONAL THERAPY AND METHOD OF OPEPERATION THEREOF - An interventional therapy system ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304645 | Applicator - Disclosed is an applicator or handpiece configured to apply treatment energy to a segment of skin located in a tissue or skin treatment plane. The treatment energy could be RF energy, applied by a pair of bipolar RF electrodes or optical energy. The applicator includes an optical system configured to form a rectangular spot and homogenize the optical energy distribution. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304646 | Apparatus And Methods For Phototherapy - There is provided a phototherapy apparatus, in which the therapeutic light is delivered through one or more massage components. The massage component provides mechanical massage to the subject biological tissue and modifies the properties of the subject tissue in thickness, density, etc. to facilitate the absorption of the therapeutic light and enhance the effect of the phototherapy procedure. The light source of the phototherapy apparatus is actively cooled by a synthetic jet cooler. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304647 | PORTABLE IRRADIATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A portable irradiation device is disclosed including: a hollow squeezing part operable to squeeze air therein out; a sucker having a first end opening portion and a second end opening portion, the first end opening portion being hermetically connected with the squeezing part, the second end opening portion being attachable to a human body by means of a difference in air pressure between inside and outside the sucker; and a blue light irradiation unit located in a space surrounded by the squeezing part, the sucker, or the squeezing part and the sucker. Also disclosed is a method for manufacturing a portable irradiation device. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304648 | PHOTODYNAMIC COMPOUNDS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING THEM USING IONIZING RADIATION AND/OR OTHER ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION FOR THERAPY AND/OR DIAGNOSTICS - A method for destroying cells and/or microorganisms in an organism includes the following steps: (a) administering to the organism a composition including a photodynamic compound containing at least one transition metal; and (b) irradiating the photodynamic compound in the organism with electromagnetic radiation, wherein the electromagnetic radiation includes ionizing radiation and is effective to activate the photodynamic compound to destroy at least one of the cells and the microorganisms in the organism. The ionizing radiation is preferably X-rays and/or gamma rays. The non-ionizing radiation is preferably light in the range from 600-950 nm. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304649 | ELECTRIC CURRENT GENERATING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR ELECTRIC CURRENT GENERATING APPARATUS, REAL-TIME TRACKING AND IRRADIATING SYSTEM, X-RAY IRRADIATING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR X-RAY IRRADIATING APPARATUS - An X-ray irradiating apparatus according to an embodiment is an X-ray irradiating apparatus that can transmit a maintenance electric current for suppressing the motion of a diaphragm in a subject, and includes an electric current outputting unit, electrode units, an electric current output controlling unit and an operating unit. The electric current outputting unit outputs the maintenance electric current for maintaining the contraction of the muscle. The electrode units, which are disposed on a skin surface of the subject, transmit the maintenance electric current. The electric current output controlling unit controls the electric current outputting unit to switch between a state in which the maintenance electric current is output to the electrode units and a state in which the maintenance electric current is not output to the electrode units. The operating unit performs the operation of the electric current output controlling unit. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304650 | IRRADIATION PLANNING APPARATUS AND IRRADIATION PLAN CORRECTION METHOD - Provided is an irradiation planning apparatus including: a three-dimensional CT value data acquisition unit ( | 2017-10-26 |
20170304651 | RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING SYSTEM, RADIATION THERAPY PLANNING METHOD, AND RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM - A radiation therapy planning apparatus performs dose calculation at high speed and with high accuracy for radiation therapy in a scanning irradiation method. The apparatus includes a display, an arithmetic processing apparatus, a memory, and a data server, which is connected to a particle beam irradiation apparatus. A dose calculation unit of the arithmetic processing apparatus calculates dose distribution by a simplified Monte Carlo algorithm, and corrects the dose distribution by a decreasing rate stored in a particle number decreasing rate table of the memory, and stores the corrected dose distribution in an integrated dose distribution table. By using the simplified Monte Carlo algorithm and the particle number decreasing rate that corrects the simplified Monte Carlo algorithm, the dose distribution is calculated, and thereby, it is possible to realize a radiation therapy planning apparatus that performs dose calculation at a high speed with high accuracy. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304652 | Systems and Methods for the Verification of Source Placement for Brachytherapy Radiation Procedures Using Real Time Radiation Detectors - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for verifying radiation source delivery in brachytherapy by allowing for the radiation source location and dwell time to be determined via real-time measurement. In an embodiment, a radiation detector may be disposed proximate to a radiotherapy target. The radiation detector is configured to provide real-time information indicative of ionizing radiation emitted by a radiation source. A controller may perform operations including receiving, from the radiation detector, real-time information indicative of at least one of: a particle flux rate, an energy fluence, or an absorbed dose of ionizing radiation emitted from the radiation source. The operations may also include determining, based on the received information, at least one of: a location of the radiation source or a dwell time of the radiation source. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304653 | RADIATION DOSAGE MONITORING SYSTEM - A radiation dosage monitoring system comprising a 3D camera operable to obtain images of a patient undergoing radiation treatment, the 3D camera being operable to detect Cherenkov radiation and any subsequent secondary and scattered radiation originating due the initial Cherenkov radiation emitted from a surface of the patient when the patient is irradiated by a radiation beam; and a processing module operable to process the images obtained by the 3D camera utilizing data indicative of chromophores present in a patient's skin to apply a correction factor to such images to account for absorption of Cherenkov radiation by chromophores in the skin when utilizing the images to generate a representation of radiation applied to the surface of the patient. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304654 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TREATMENT OF CELLULITE WITH THE COMBINATION OF LOW LEVEL LIGHT, ULTRASOUND, AND VACUUM - A method and device is taught to improve the appearance of cellulite by combining mild exfoliation of the skin, various wavelengths of low level light, ultrasound, and a vacuum or suction. The device is intended to increase the metabolic rate of the fat cells and reduce their size, while increasing the extensibility or length of the septae. Such increased activity will promote blood flow to the affected area thereby increasing cell nutrients and removing cellular exudates while stimulating the growth of new collagen thereby alleviating the cellulite. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304655 | Flue for Ultrasonic Aspiration Surgical Horn - A flue for use with an ultrasonic surgical tip, comprising protrusions or bumps on its inner surface with improved protrusion pattern, density and location. The flue has enhanced cooling effect for the ultrasonic surgical tip. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304656 | Ultrasonic Therapy Applicator and Method of Determining Position of Ultrasonic Transducers - An apparatus is disclosed for thermal therapy in a male prostate patient. The apparatus includes a long tubular element that is to be inserted into a patient's urethra so that a first tip end of it reaches up into the patient's diseased prostate. The elongated portion includes a narrow cylindrical tube within which an ultrasonic array is disposed along the long axis of the cylinder. Fluid is pumped into and out of a treatment zone of said patient as needed to control a temperature of a region in said treatment zone. A motorized driver is used to controllably rotate said elongated portion and the ultrasound array therein about the long axis of the apparatus so as to deliver acoustic energy to said diseased tissue. Various control and monitoring components may be used in conjunction with the present apparatus to design, control, and terminate the therapy. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304657 | COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING SKIN TRANSPARENCY CONTAINING BLUE COMPLEX POWDER - The present disclosure relates to a blue complex powder including a flat-shaped fine powder and a coating layer coated on the flat-shaped fine powder and a composition for improving skin transparency which includes the blue complex powder as an active ingredient. The complex powder may provide improved naturalness, gloss and transparency by reflecting, emitting or amplifying blue light. In addition, the complex powder may provide uniform applicability on skin and uniform interference by restricting the particle size distribution of the complex powder to 1-16 μm. The complex powder is useful because it may be used in a cosmetic composition for base makeup. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304658 | GEL/GEL COMPOSITION COMPRISING A UV-SCREENING AGENT - A composition, in particular a cosmetic composition, for making up and/or caring for keratin materials, including at least one aqueous phase gelled with at least one non-starchy hydrophilic gelling agent; at least one oily phase gelled with at least one non-cellulose-based lipophilic gelling agent other than apolar hydrocarbon-based waxes with a melting point of greater than 75.0° C. and silicone polyamides; the phases forming therein a macroscopically homogeneous mixture; the composition also including at least one UV-screening agent. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304659 | INTELLIGENT DISASTER PREVENTION AND ESCAPE METHOD AND SYSTEM - An intelligent disaster prevention and escape method includes the steps of: sensing surrounding environment information of plural nodes of a region of a building to generate plural sensing signals of the nodes respectively; calculating a risk coefficient of each node according to the sensing signals; calculating a threat coefficient for plural paths according to the risk coefficients and the distances between the adjacent nodes, for executing an escape path planning algorithm to produce a safest path plan; and producing plural escape instructions for the nodes respectively according to the safest path plan. The invention has the effect of producing the safest path plan according to the risk coefficient and the distance between adjacent nodes, so as to provide safe and immediate escape instructions to guide people to escape and evacuate and reduce casualties. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304660 | HEADGEAR TENSIONING FOR RESPIRATORY MASK - A patient interface assembly is configured to deliver pressurized gas to the patient's airways. The patient interface assembly includes a patient interface structure that is configured to sealingly engage the patient's face. The patient interface includes a receptacle. The patient interface assembly further includes headgear configured to support the patient interface structure on the patient's head. The headgear includes a clip that is receivable by the receptacle. The receptacle and the clip together form a multiple stage connection arrangement in which each of the multiple stages corresponds to an interlocked position of the clip in the receptacle. Each stage is associated with a corresponding range of headgear tension | 2017-10-26 |
20170304661 | OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING AN OXYGEN SUPPLY SYSTEM - An oxygen supply system includes a container housing having a container door, a latch controller coupled to a latch of the container door and configured to control the latch to releasably open the container door, a microcontroller coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a first latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, a pressure sensor coupled to the latch controller and configured to output a second latch deployment signal to the latch controller to cause the latch controller to open the latch, and an energy storage coupled to the microcontroller and the pressure sensor and configured to supply the microcontroller and the pressure sensor with electrical energy. The microcontroller includes built-in test equipment (BITE) configured to monitor and test the operability of one or more of the microcontroller, the latch controller, the pressure sensor and the energy storage. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304662 | Extinguishing Method and Extinguishing Device for Introducing at Least One Extinguishing Agent into a Battery - A method for introducing at least one extinguishing agent into a battery, in particular into a high-voltage battery for a motor vehicle. The at least one extinguishing agent is introduced into a housing of the battery that is at least partially sealed against the penetration of water, in which a plurality of battery cells are arranged. For this purpose, a through-opening is created in a partial region of a wall of the housing, wherein the partial region is penetrated by means of an end region of an extinguishing device. At least one extinguishing agent is introduced into the housing of the battery through a supply channel of the extinguishing device. In addition, the invention relates to an extinguishing device. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304663 | CONCEALED EXTENDABLE NOZZLE FOR GASEOUS FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS (VARIANTS) - The invention relates to a component of a gaseous fire suppression system. A concealed extendable nozzle for gaseous fire suppression systems is mounted on a distribution pipe of a gaseous fire suppression system. The nozzle consists of a body with discharge openings and a cap. A rod of a nipple is mounted inside the body of the nozzle. The nipple rod has a variable outside diameter: at one end, the rod narrows and ends in a connecting thread, whereas at the other end, the rod widens. Meanwhile, the body has an opening of variable diameter, which permits movement of the nipple rod inside the body; the body of the nozzle has a widening on the outside. A cap is fastened to the body of the nozzle, and this connection is tightly sealed by a washer. The technical result is the even dispersal of a gaseous fire extinguishant inside a room. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304664 | QUICK-RESPONSE SPRINKLER - The invention relates to fire-extinguishing means, and more particularly to sprinklers for fire-extinguishing systems. A sprinkler comprises a body with an outlet opening which is closed off by a check valve, and a unit for controlling the state of the check valve. The sprinkler is provided with a fire sensor and an activation unit. The unit for controlling the state of the check valve is equipped with an electric trigger device. The input pins of the activation unit are connected to the outputs of the fire sensor. The output pins of the activation unit are connected to the outputs of the electric trigger. The technical result is an increase in the response speed of the sprinkler. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304665 | WATER-ENHANCING, FIRE-SUPPRESSING HYDROGELS - The present application provides water-enhancing, fire-suppressing hydrogels that are formulated to minimize toxicity and negative environmental impact. The present application provides a composition comprising: (i) at least one thickening agent; (ii) at least one liquid medium; and, optionally, (iii) one or more suspending agents, wherein the composition consists of >75%, by weight, consumer-grade components and wherein the composition is a concentrate that can be mixed with water or an aqueous solution to form a fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel. Each of the at least one thickening agent, suspending agent and liquid medium can be non-toxic and biodegradable. Also provided are the fire-suppressing, water-enhancing hydrogel and methods of production and use thereof during fire fighting or fire prevention. | 2017-10-26 |
20170304666 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NEUTRALIZING ASBESTOS - The invention relates to a system for neutralizing asbestos, said system comprising a mobile neutralization unit ( | 2017-10-26 |