44th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130289400 | DEVICES, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING, AFFECTING AND/OR TREATING ONE OR MORE ANATOMICAL STRUCTURES - Exemplary embodiments of an apparatus and a system for generating at least one radiation are provided. For example, an exemplary system can include at least one radiation source arrangement configured to generate the at least one radiation, is translatable on at least one track, and is pivotable about at least two axes; a tracking assembly configured to track an internal movement of a target tissue within a living structure and provide tracking information to facilitate directing the radiation(s) generated by the radiation source arrangement(s) at the target tissue; and a collimator assembly configured to move in a curved path so as to shape and direct the at least one radiation generated by the radiation source arrangement(s). | 2013-10-31 |
20130289401 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA WITH AN AWAKE PATIENT - An apparatus for use in diagnosing the presence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in a patient includes a sensing module structured to measure a parameter indicative of a tremor in the patient's neck, tongue and/or throat muscles while the patient is awake, the parameter not being airflow through the patient's airway. The sensing module generates one or more electrical signals based on the measured parameter. The apparatus also includes a processor operatively coupled to the sensing module, the processor being structured to receive the one or more electrical signals, perform an analysis of the one or more electrical signals, and based on the analysis determine whether the transducer tremor has a frequency in at least one predetermined frequency range that is indicative of OSA. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289402 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - When multiple tissues having differing speeds of sound are intermixed in the viewing field of a measured subject such as a living body, the invention measures hardness, such as modulus of elasticity or viscosity, with high precision. As a means for detecting heterogeneity of sound speed in the tissues of a subject, a displacement-generating transmission beam is applied from a displacement generating beam-generating device ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130289404 | Cover unit for use when inserting a puncture device in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in the anatomical structure - A cover unit for inserting a puncture device such as a cannula in an anatomical structure such as a vein or an artery and for maintaining said puncture device in said anatomical structure, comprising a flexible film having a glue provided surface, and a removable covering layer to cover said glue provided surface, wherein said cover unit comprises a patient adherent member and a barrier member connected along a connection line, which is arranged close to a puncture site in a patient; said film being made of an ultrasound transparent material; said barrier member being provided with at least one slit or weakening line extending from next to said connection line to a side edge of the cover unit and provided in said film; and said covering layer in the barrier member is removable from the film separately from the corresponding covering layer in the patient adherent member. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289405 | ADJUNCTIVE ULTRASOUND PROCESSING AND DISPLAY FOR BREAST CANCER SCREENING - An adjunctive ultrasound mammography system and associated methods use an adjunctive ultrasound display configured for quick, intuitive, interactive viewing of volumetric ultrasound scans, displayed near a conventional x-ray mammogram display. Preferred navigations among a thick-slice image array, a selected enlarged thick-slice image, and planar ultrasound views are described, including a mode in which the planar ultrasound views are updated in real time as a cursor is moved across an active thick-slice image. In one example the thick-slice images are inverted prior to display, with non-breast areas of the image preferably segmented out and reset to dark. The inverted thick-slice images are of more familiar significance to radiologists as they are more like conventional x-ray mammograms and allow benign features to be more easily dismissed as compared to non-inverted thick-slice images. Preferred embodiments emphasize larger mass lesions and that compensate for mass lesions that straddle thick-slice region borders. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289406 | Ultrasonographic Systems For Examining And Treating Spinal Conditions - The present disclosure is directed to an ultrasonographic imaging system for examining and treating spinal conditions. In some examples, the system includes an ultrasound transducer probe configured to captured an ultrasound image, an ultrasound processor configured to receive data from the ultrasound transducer probe, a video capture card configured to receive the digital image from the ultrasound processor, an image processing system configured to process the digital image, the image processing system further including an image restoration module, an algorithm module, and a visualization module, a plurality of optical targets and a display device. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289407 | 3D ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING VIEW OF IMAGE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE 3D ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - A method of operating a 3D ultrasound system, the method including generating a first volume image and a second volume image of an object by using ultrasound signals; determining a first anatomical plane and at least one second anatomical plane that is different from the first anatomical plane from each of the first volume image and the second volume image; matching polygonal templates to the at least one second anatomical plane of each of the first volume image and the second volume image; and overlapping axis of the first anatomical planes of the first volume image and the second volume image and overlapping the first volume image and the second volume image based on energy of a polygonal template matched to the at least one second anatomical plane of the first volume image and energy of a polygonal template matched to the at least one second anatomical plane of the second volume image. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289408 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE DEVICE, ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE METHOD, ULTRASOUND IMAGE CAPTURE PROGRAM - Provided is a technology which quantitatively measures blood flow in the vicinity of circulatory organs. An ultrasound image capture device according to the present invention removes an image portion corresponding to an organ shape by taking the difference of a multi-frame ultrasound image, and thereafter computes a measured value of a blood flow velocity vector on the basis of a plurality of images at different timings (as per FIG. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289409 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ACTUAL TISSUE LAYER BOUNDARIES OF A BODY - The present invention relates to a device ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130289410 | ULTRASONIC PROBE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ULTRASONIC PROBE APPARATUS - An ultrasonic probe apparatus and a method of manufacturing the ultrasonic probe apparatus are provided. The ultrasonic probe apparatus may include at least one first tile which transmits an ultrasonic beam toward a target object, and at least one second tile which receives an ultrasonic beam which is reflected from the target object. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289411 | APPARATUS TO REMOVABLY SECURE AN ULTRASOUND PROBE TO TISSUE - A patch apparatus removably receives an ultrasound probe and attaches to a portion of a body, for example, via an adhesive. The patch apparatus may be disposable. The patch apparatus includes at least one cavity that sealingly holds a gel during use. The cavity may be sized to removably receive the ultrasound probe, in compression with the bodily tissue. Alternatively, the patch apparatus may include an adhesive or other fastener (e.g., hook and loop fastener) to removably retain the ultrasound probe. One or more magnets may indicate an orientation of the ultrasound probe or other information regarding an imaging procedure. An ultrasound probe may include a housing that is at least partially transparent, a display housed in the housing and visible from an exterior thereof, and one or more magnets to encode information regarding an orientation and/or procedure. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289412 | Rotary Transformer and Associated Devices, Systems, and Methods for Rotational Intravascular Ultrasound - Rotational intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging devices, systems, and methods are provided. The present disclosure is particularly directed to rotary transformers incorporating flex circuits that are suitable for use in rotational IVUS systems. In one embodiment, a rotary transformer for a rotational IVUS device includes: a rotational component and a stationary component. At least one of the rotational and stationary components includes a core formed of a magnetically conductive material and a flex circuit coupled to the core. In some instances, the flex circuit is coupled to the core such that a coil portion of the flex circuit is received within a recess of the core and an extension of the flex circuit extending from the coil portion extends through an opening of the core. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289413 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING PORTIONS OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL USABLE FOR DETERMINING PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATION - A patient monitoring system may determine portions of a PPG signal that correspond to artifacts, to a baseline shift that exceeds a threshold, or to a pulse-to-pulse variability that exceeds a threshold. The patient monitoring system may identify a contiguous portion of the PPG signal that does not include the determined portions. The contiguous portion of the PPG signal may be used to determine physiological information. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289414 | COMBINED ABSORPTION-REFLECTION BASED INSTRUMENT AND TECHNIQUE TO MEASURE ANTIOXIDANTS (INCLUDING CAROTENOIDS) IN HUMAN TISSUE - A combined absorption-reflection based instrument and methods are introduced here to measure antioxidant carotenoids and similar compounds such as: beta-carotene, lycopene and lutein, along with others in living human tissue (e.g. skin). The device and methods provide a non-invasive, rapid, accurate, repeatable, safe and reliable method for measuring antioxidant levels in human tissue, providing information that can be used for many diagnostic and/or health purposes. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289415 | In Vivo Examination Apparatus and Capsule Endoscope - Provided is an in vivo examination apparatus including an illumination unit emitting two types of illumination light in different wavelength bands; and an image acquisition unit having sensitivity to the wavelength bands of the two types of illumination light. Blood and background tissue have higher reflectances than a predetermined threshold to illumination light in a first wavelength band, blood has a lower reflectance than the threshold to illumination light in a second wavelength band, and a condition (R1b/R1a)>(R2b/R2a) is satisfied, where R1a is the reflectance of the background tissue to the illumination light in the first wavelength band, R1b is the reflectance of the blood to the illumination light in the first wavelength band, R2a is the reflectance of the background tissue to the illumination light in the second wavelength band, and R2b is the reflectance of the blood to the illumination light in the second wavelength band. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289416 | SKIN ULCER TREATMENT - A system and method for facilitating the healing of a skin ulcer, such as a diabetic ulcer, on a treatment region of a body. Ultrasound waves are transmitted to the treatment region. Interferential electrical stimulation is applied to the treatment region, simultaneously with the ultrasound transmission. The treatment region may be massaged with a massaging device during the treatment session. A gel may be applied onto the treatment region to facilitate the ultrasound transmission and electrical stimulation. A measurement system may be used to obtain accurate measurements of the skin ulcer, to provide a quantitative determination of the healing progression. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289417 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENDOVASCULAR DEVICE GUIDING AND POSITIONING USING PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - Systems and methods for determining the position of an endovascular device within the body are provided. The system can include a catheter having a tip portion that can generate sound waves which can be detected by auscultation devices which allows the position of the catheter tip to be triangulated. The acoustic triangulation system can be used in conjunction with ECG and/or ultrasound information to further refine the location of the catheter tip. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289418 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, BIOMETRIC INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND CONTROL PROGRAM - A biometric information processing device has a heart rate detection unit that detects the heart rate of a subject; a relative heart rate calculation unit that calculates a relative heart rate, which is the relative value of the heart rate to the prescribed resting heart rate of the subject; a relative oxygen intake calculation unit that calculates a relative oxygen intake based on the relative heart rate; an oxygen intake estimation unit that estimates the oxygen intake from the relative oxygen intake; and a calorie expenditure calculation unit that calculates calorie expenditure based on the oxygen intake. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289419 | ACTIVITY VISUALIZATION DEVICE - The present invention is related to an activity visualization device for personal use, said device being adapted to be used in close physical contact with an individual. Said device comprises an accelerometer for determining the physical activity of an individual, a memory for logging said physical activity over time, a processing unit for carrying out computational operations on the basis of the measured and/or logged data, and a visualization display for presentation of the measured and/or logged data, or data resulting from the computational operation thereof. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289420 | Device and Method for Injectate Duration Measurement and Temperature Measurement - An injection channel for a blood vessel catheter for injecting an injectate fluid into a blood vessel of a patient for carrying out thermodilution orother dilution measurements in order to determine hemodynamic parameters of the patient. The injection channel includes a pressure sensor for sensing the central venous pressure of the patient wherein. The pressure sensor also senses a threshold of pressure in the injection channel as instants of begin and end of an injection process. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289421 | IDENTIFICATION OF PRESSURE CUFF CONDITIONS USING FREQUENCY CONTENT OF AN OSCILLOMETRIC PRESSURE SIGNAL - A method, system and computer program product are provided for evaluating whether an oscillometric signal representative of pressure oscillations in the vasculature of a patient is associated with special conditions that may lead to inadvertently identifying the signal as being indicative of peripheral arterial disease or non-analyzable. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining an oscillometric signal at a location on an extremity of the patient, determining a ratio using a value associated with a first frequency component of the oscillometric signal and a value associated with a second frequency component of the oscillometric signal, comparing the ratio to a threshold value, associating a first diagnostic class with the oscillometric signal when a first outcome results from comparing the ratio to a threshold value, and associating a second diagnostic class with the oscillometric signal when a second outcome results from comparing the ratio to a threshold value. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289422 | NON-INVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE SENSOR - A system and method for non-invasively detecting intracranial pressure (ICP) of a living being by detecting impedance mismatches between carotid arteries and cerebral vessels via a reflection of the carotid pressure waveform using a pressure sensor positioned against the palpable carotid artery, as well as analyzing the reflection and comparing the analysis with known cerebral vasculature data, to calculate ICP non-invasively. A remote blood pressure waveform can also be used to compensate for blood system impedance. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289423 | BLOOD PRESSURE GAUGE HAVING MEMS MICROPHONE - A blood pressure gauge comprises a cuff, a gas pump, a pressure relief valve, a pressure sensor, a gas conduit, a MEMS microphone and a controller. The cuff has a gas bag. The gas pump is used for inflating and pressurizing the gas bag. The pressure relief valve is used for deflating and depressurizing the gas bag. The pressure sensor is used for detecting the pressure of the gas bag. The gas conduit connects the gas bag, the gas pump, the pressure relief valve and the pressure sensor to form a gas loop. The gas loop delivers gas among the gas bag, the gas pump, the pressure relief valve and the pressure sensor. The MEMS microphone is disposed at a specified location of the gas loop for detecting the Korotkoff sounds transmitted from the passing gas. The controller is used for monitoring and controlling the gas pump, the pressure relief valve, the pressure sensor and the MEMS microphone. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289424 | SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA - Physiological signals such as ECG signals are obtained from a patient. In accordance with one or more embodiments, an apparatus, system and/or method is directed to at least two ECG sensing electrodes that adhere to remote locations on a patient and sense ECG signals from the patient. An amplifier circuit amplifies the sensed ECG signals to provide amplified ECG signals, and a digitizing circuit digitizes the amplified ECG. A computing circuit processes the digitized ECG signals (e.g., by removing noise). A battery powers the aforesaid circuits, and a housing houses the battery and aforesaid circuit. A fastener mechanically fastens and electrically couples the housing to one of the electrodes, and the other electrodes are coupled to the amplifier via a flexible insulated lead wire. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289425 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING HEART SOUNDS - An apparatus for outputting heart sounds includes an implantable system and an external system. The implantable system includes a sensor for generating sensed signals representing detected heart sounds, an interface circuit and a control circuit for receiving the sensed signals, generating data representing the heart sounds therefrom, and transmitting the data to the external system via the interface circuit. The external system includes an interface circuit for communicating with the implantable system, and a control circuit for receiving the data representing the heart sounds and for generating control signals that cause an output device to generate outputs representing the sounds. The implantable system may also include a sensor(s) for detecting cardiac electrical signals. In this case, outputs representing the cardiac electrical signals are also output. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289426 | CLASSIFICATION OF A SIGNAL IN A TIME DOMAIN - Methods, systems, and computer-readable and executable instructions are provided for classifying an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. Classifying an ECG signal can include analyzing the ECG signal using a stream of pulses generated by a sampler, extracting cardiac pulse features from a timing of the stream of pulses, and classifying the ECG signal based on the extracted cardiac pulse feature. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289427 | DETECTION OF PARAMETERS IN CARDIAC OUTPUT RELATED WAVEFORMS - Methods for detecting parameters in cardiac output related waveforms are described. The methods include methods for detecting individual heart beat cycles in a cardiac output related waveform, methods for detecting an error in an assigned starting point for an individual heart beat cycle in a cardiac output related waveform, methods for detecting a dichrotic notch for an individual heart beat cycle in a cardiac output related waveform, and methods for detecting an error in an assigned dichrotic notch for an individual heart beat cycle in a cardiac output related waveform. The identification of these parameters is important for a clinician as these parameters form the basis for the calculation of many other cardiac output related parameters. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289428 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAY OF CARDIAC SIGNAL EPISODES WITH OVER- OR UNDER-SENSING - A medical device system senses cardiac signals and generates and stores sensing data including sensed cardiac events. A processor receiving the sensing data is configured to detect undersensed and oversensed events. The processor generates an episode display comprising event identifying codes in response to the received sensing data and produces an adjusted episode display in response to an event being identified as an undersensed event or an oversensed event. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289429 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH - An electrocardiograph comprising a base part and an operating and displaying part. The operating and displaying part is disposed on the base part and includes a displaying unit and an operating unit. The displaying unit is connected to the operating unit. The operating and displaying part is coupled with the base part via a rotating structure such that the operating and displaying part can rotate left and right relative to the base part. Since the operating and displaying part as described in the present application can rotate left and right relative to the base part, the user can adjust the view angle of the operating and displaying part as required. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289430 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARDIAC FUNCTION MONITORING - An implantable medical device that includes a first elongated lead body having an outer surface and an opening along the outer surface, a sensor positioned along the lead body and configured to receive acoustic signals through the opening of the first lead body and generate an electrical signal representative of sounds produced at a targeted location along a patient's cardiovascular system. A therapy delivery module is capable of delivering a cardiac therapy via predetermined electrodes of a plurality of electrodes, and a processor is configured to detect a cardiac event in response to the sensed cardiac electrical signals, determine a plurality of time intervals between the electrical signals and acoustic signals, determine a correlation between the electrical signals and the acoustic signals, and control the therapy delivery module to deliver therapy in response to the determined correlation. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289431 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BREATHING PATTERN DETERMINATION USING A NON-CONTACT MICROPHONE - A method is provided for analyzing respiration of a subject ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130289432 | DETECTION OF BREATHING IN THE BEDROOM - The present invention relates to a method and a system for unobtrusively measuring a person's respiration, wherein at least two microphones positioned at either side of a person's bed are steered based on the distance of the persons head to said microphones as computed on the basis of images captured by a video camera. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289433 | rTMS Device - An rTMS coil or set of coils are designed to affect multiple regions of the brain with synchronous magnetic field pulses. Multiple coils aligned over the targeted regions of interest, or a single coil that is stretched or enlarged in a shape that allows the magnetic field to affect the areas of interest are disclosed. Also disclosed is a method of optimizing repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatments. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289434 | Device for Measuring and Analyzing Electromyography signals - A device is for measuring and analyzing electromyography signals obtained from a target body part that is divided into an unhealthy-side muscle group and a healthy-side muscle group, and includes an unhealthy-side measuring electrode unit to be disposed on the unhealthy-side muscle group for measuring an electromyography signal therefrom so as to generate unhealthy-side measured data, a healthy-side measuring electrode unit to be disposed on the healthy-side muscle group for measuring an electromyography signal therefrom so as to generate healthy-side measured data, and a control unit determining a correlation between the unhealthy-side measured data and the healthy-side measured data. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289435 | Method for Indicating Physiological Stress Level and Recovery from Stress and Device to be Utilized in Method - A method and device arrangement are for indicating a state of overstress in a nervous muscular system. An interference current, the frequency and current strength of which can be adjusted, is fed into a part of the nervous muscular system. Those adjustment values of the interference current are stored, which cause one of a set of predetermined physical sensations in the examined part of the nervous muscular system. A measurement-specific average of the strength of the interference current is calculated for each predetermined physical response or sensation in the examined part of the examined nervous muscular system. The measurement-specific average of the interference current for each physical sensation is normalised and a state of overstress of the nervous muscular system is indicated, if the measurement-specific normalised average of the interference current of the physical sensation does not fulfil a set statistical criteria. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289436 | Probe for Measuring a Patient's Bulbocavernosus Muscle Reflex - A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289437 | Method for Measuring a Bulbocavernosus Reflex - A system and method is disclosed for measuring muscle reflexes (e.g., a bulbocavernosus reflex) as a tool for identifying/diagnosing dysfunctions (e.g., spinal cord abnormalities, bladder voiding dysfunction, and sexual organ dysfunction) non-invasively by using mechanical stimulation. The system and method includes a probe having a predetermined patient contacting portion, wherein when the contacting portion is moved into contact with a particular area of the patient (e.g., the patient's genitals), the contact induces a muscle reflex. The probe detects the pressure resulting from the contacting portion being abruptly and forcibly brought into contact with the particular area. Such detection is used to electronically initiate capture of electrical responses from a plurality of electrodes placed on the patient's skin in proximity to the particular area. Such electrical responses are processed to determine characteristics of the patient's reflexes of one or more muscles adjacent to the electrodes. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289438 | Weight Loss Method and Apparatus - Home-use apparatuses for removing heat from body-fat rich tissues and related devices, systems, and methods. One embodiment of the disclosed technology includes a belt which can be worn around a part of the user's body were the user desires to lose body fat. The belt has a pocket which holds a cold pack. The cold pack cools the user's skin and reduces body-fat rich cells in the area where cooling in applied. Because the belt is made of light, flexible material and has no burdensome mechanical or electric parts, the user retains flexibility and mobility while wearing the belt. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289439 | 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. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289440 | ALLERGY TESTING DEVICE AND METHOD OF TESTING FOR ALLERGIES - An allergy testing system comprises a skin test device having a grip portion for holding the device. One or more legs extend from the grip, and each leg is oriented to interact with a well containing a potential allergen. Each leg has a test head, and each test head has a plurality of elongated spike members. The elongated spike members have a sharp end configured to receive the potential allergen from a well and to puncture a patient's skin. In addition, each test head has at least one touch activator. The touch activator is longer than the plurality of elongated spike members, such that during an allergy test, the touch activator comes into contact with the skin prior to the elongated spike members, causing the touch activators to activate nerve tissue that blocks transmission of pain, resulting in a reduction of pain and/or discomfort during testing. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289441 | TISSUE HANDLING SYSTEM WITH REDUCED OPERATOR EXPOSURE - A tissue handling system includes a biopsy device having an invasive unit with tissue-receiving and tissue-severing components being capable of harvesting and bringing at least one tissue sample to a point outside the body of a patient. The tissue handling system further includes a tissue collecting device adapted to be brought in detachable operative engagement with the tissue-receiving components of the biopsy device to remove the at least one tissue sample. Additionally, the tissue handling device comprises a tissue storage container configured to receive the at least one tissue sample, the entire tissue collecting device, or the part of the collecting device that contains the at least one tissue sample. The tissue storage container further is configured to receive a volume of preserving agent. The tissue handling system also comprises a vessel including the preserving agent adapted to be gas-tightly mated or coupled to the tissue storage container. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289442 | BIOPSY PROBE MECHANISM HAVING MULTIPLE ECHOGENIC FEATURES - A biopsy probe mechanism includes an elongate sample receiving member having a longitudinal axis and having a sample receiving notch. An elongate sample receiving member and a cutting cannula are movable relative to one another along a longitudinal axis between a first relative position and a second relative position. A first echogenic feature is established on the elongate sample receiving member and a second echogenic feature is established on the cutting cannula. The first echogenic feature is in longitudinal alignment with the second echogenic feature when the elongate sample receiving member and the cutting cannula are in the first relative position. The first echogenic feature is out of longitudinal alignment with the second echogenic feature when the elongate sample receiving member and the cutting cannula are in the second relative position. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289443 | Fluid Sample Collection and Testing Device and Method - A device and method for the collection and testing of mammalian fluid samples. The device consists of an outer sleeve and an inner swab whereby the inner swab fits into the internal cavity of the outer sleeve and is moveable within the outer sleeve. The outer sleeve contains testing means, such as a pH test or an amine release test within its internal cavity. A fluid sample is introduced to the device by way of a sample collection opening in the outer sleeve, which is received by the inner swab within the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve containing the sample is then moved through the outer sleeve so that it comes into contact with the testing means. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289444 | NON-METALLIC GUIDE WIRE - A guide wire having a non-metallic, non-woven core wire is disclosed. Monofilar, polymeric fibers of multifilar helically-wound non-metallic fibers are preferred core wire materials. The guide wire optionally includes further coatings and other materials on the core wire. In one embodiment, a non-metallic distal coil wire is disclosed. The guide wire of this invention is particularly useable for magnetic resonance imaging applications. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289445 | GUIDEWIRE - A guidewire includes a core shaft including a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, an outer coil disposed so as to cover the distal end portion, and an inner coil disposed inside of the outer coil. The outer coil includes a first bent portion that is bent at a first angle in a first direction. The inner coil includes a second bent portion that is bent at a second angle in the first direction. The second angle is larger than the first angle. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289446 | Bladder Fullness Level Indication Based on Bladder Oscillation Frequency - A bladder fullness level of a patient may be determined based on a frequency of mechanical oscillations of the bladder of the patient. The bladder may mechanically oscillate in response to the occurrence of non-micturition contractions of the bladder of the patient, which are contractions not associated with urine release. The frequency at which the bladder oscillates, e.g., following a non-micturition contraction, may have a correlation to the bladder fullness level. In some examples, a medical device may be configured to control the delivery of electrical stimulation therapy to the patient based on the oscillation frequency of the bladder. In addition, or instead to controlling therapy based on the oscillation frequency of the bladder, a notification, such as a patient or patient caretaker notification, may be generated (e.g., automatically by a processor of a device) based on the oscillation frequency of the bladder. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289447 | Method of Using a Drill Sleeve (as amended) - A drill sleeve is provided for guiding a bone drill in alignment with the screw holes and drill guides. The drill sleeve includes a cylindrical body having a first end, a second end and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween. The cylindrical body includes a longitudinal bore therethrough that is sized for passage of a bone drill. The drill sleeve also includes a frictional retaining element for exerting a bearing force against the surface of the bone drill, such that the frictional retaining element may support at least the weight of the drill sleeve on the bone drill. The bone drill has graduated indicia, and a portion of the drill sleeve may be referenced relative to the indicia so as to be used as a depth gauge for determining the length of a drilled hole in order to select a screw fastener having the appropriate length. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289448 | LIMB STRENGTH MEASUREMENT DEVICE - Wearable devices, and methods of use thereof, are provided for the measurement of isometric limb strength. In some embodiments, the device includes pivotally connected members and associated contact pads for contacting portions of a limb, where the members may be locked in position to perform isometric flexion or extension force measurements of the limb about a joint. A load cell or other force measurement sensor integrated with the device measures the force applied to one of the contact pads, either directly or indirectly. In some embodiments, the device can be reconfigured for the measurement of isometric strength for both flexion and extension. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289449 | ACTIVITY ANALYSIS, FALL DETECTION AND RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Aspects of the present disclosure include methods and corresponding systems for performing health risk assessments for a patient in the home environment. In various aspects, depth image data for a person may be obtained and subsequently processed to generate one or more parameters, such as temporal and spatial gait parameters. Subsequently, the generated parameters may be processed with other medical information related to the patient, such as electronic health records, to perform various health risk assessments. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289450 | Method for Laser Treatment for Glaucoma - Because vision loss in most forms of glaucoma is related to elevated IOP, most glaucoma treatment protocols are concerned with lowering IOP by increasing aqueous humor outflow. The invention utilizes electromagnetic radiation to create retraction in the iris tissue, thereby (a) reducing convexity and enlarging the drainage angle and thus the area of the anterior chamber, (b) reducing contact between the zonule fibers and the iris pigment epithelium, (c) applying greater tension to both the TM and uveoscleral outflow pathways, thereby enlarging those pathways and increasing outflow. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289451 | Muscle Relief Device and Method thereof - A muscle relief device comprises a main body, at least one sensor unit, at least one relief part and at least one control unit. The relief part including at least one massage unit for massaging muscles of a user. The sensor unit includes at least one contact sensor for detecting the contact area of the user. The control unit connects the relief part and the sensor unit, receiving a detected data from the sensor unit and controlling operation modes of the relief part. The relief part, the sensor unit, and the control unit are arranged on the main body. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289452 | EXOSKELETON FOR GAIT ASSISTANCE AND REHABILITATION - A method of operating an exoskeleton device includes: receiving sensor information; connecting a clutch system to a pulley system in; determining whether to engage a drive train gear to the clutch system based on the sensor information; engaging the drive train gear through the clutch system when determined to engage the drive train gear; and powering a first motor to drive the drive train gear for controlling a joint or segment of exoskeleton device. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289453 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVING NEUROMUSCULAR PERFORMANCES - A method for improving neuromuscular performances is carried out by stimulus of nervous sensors during voluntary muscular contraction, transforming mechanical properties of the soft tissues, developing a high-pass mechanical filter, delivering a controlled and modulated mechanical force signal to be read by force isometric nervous receptors, and creates an illusory perception of the articular positioning. An apparatus for such use includes a transducer, a transducer fixing system, and a control panel, the transducer supporting a static load to transform biological tissues into a high-pass filter, imposing and sustaining a dynamic additive load on the muscular groups to be subjected to the treatment, thus producing a force signal propagation within the tissues, and transmitting the force signal to the patient; the control panel delivering an electric signal of pre-established frequency, and it being possible to modulate the amplitude of said frequency (to reach the deep muscle and its articulation). | 2013-10-31 |
20130289454 | Waist massager for walking or jogging - The waist massager includes an annular massage assembly and a grip assembly. The annular massage assembly is composed of a ring body with a plurality of roller sets arranged on an inside thereof. The grip assembly is connected to the annular massage assembly to be able to push and pull the roller sets transversely. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289455 | AIR VEST - An air vest for supplying successive percussive forces to a patient during a therapy session is described. The air vest includes an air bladder and at least one belt for securing the vest to a patient, with the vest adapted to engage at least a portion of the thoracic region of the patient. The vest may define an inner surface, an outer surface, and one or more extension portions for controlling movement of the inner and outer surfaces relative to each other along at least a portion of the vest. Securement and fitting of the vest to the patient may be achieved with a plurality of releasable straps. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289456 | GARMENT BASED AIRWAY CLEARANCE SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A garment based airway clearance system for mobilizing secretions in a patient's airway and related methods are disclosed. The garment based airway clearance system comprises a therapy chamber mounted substantially around the circumference of the garment such that inflation of the therapy chamber causing a compressive force to be applied on the thorax or chest of the wearer of the garment. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289457 | MASSAGING MULTIPLE ROLLER-BALL APPLICATOR FOR TOPICAL OILS APPLICATION - Exemplary massaging applicator devices for applying topical oils to an individual, such as a person or creature, and methods of applying topical oils are disclosed. Some embodiments of an exemplary massaging applicator device may include a body; a vibration assembly disposed within the body; at least one container configured to hold topical oil; and at least one roller-ball foot coupled to the body, wherein the container is in fluid communication with the at least one roller-ball foot such that the at least one roller-ball foot is configured to apply the topical oil. The topical oil may comprise an essential oil. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289458 | KNEE BRACE, AND SET OF OUTER LEG JOINT AND INNER LEG JOINT - A knee brace capable of correction only in a required angle range and of reproducing a normal screw-home movement in a knee joint of a knee osteoarthritis patient having outer and inner leg joints including first and second couplings coupled at coupling portions. The coupling portion includes a cam groove, a long groove, a rotation fulcrum shaft, and a cam shaft. When flexing the knee, the rotation fulcrum shaft and the cam shaft slide in the long groove and the cam groove and the second coupling rotates around the coupling portion with respect to the first coupling to flex the leg joints, and when extending the leg joints, the rotation fulcrum shaft and the cam shaft slide in the long groove and the cam groove to move the second coupling on the outer leg side upward and rearward and the second coupling on the inner leg side downward and forward. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289459 | CRANIAL HELMET FOR INFANTS - A helmet includes a generally rigid outer shell and an inner lining. The inner lining includes one or more layers comprising foam or another compressible material. The outer shell includes a slot to facilitate placement of the helmet onto and removal from a head of an infant. The slot defines first and second portions of the outer shell on either side thereof. The slot includes a convoluted or keyed segment that defines a projection in the first portion of the outer shell. The slot is shaped such that one or more edges of the projection engage one or more edges of a recess in the second portion, preventing separation of the first portion from the second portion along the slot. The helmet may include one or more pressure indicators configured to provide an indication of pressure exerted by a head of an infant wearing the helmet. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289460 | Brace - The brace comprises: a chest plate; a chin support; a rod having a top surface, the rod adjustably attached to the chest plate; and an adjustable linkage connected to the top surface and to the chin support. The brace is used to immobilize a Patient's chin relative to The Patient's spinal column, or The Patient's chest, or both when the Patient's chin is placed upon the chin support. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289461 | ORTHOSIS AND ORTHOTIC METHODS FOR APPLYING LOCALIZED FORCE TO A WEARER'S BACK - An back orthosis includes a lumbar panel, a support and a pair of cinching systems between corresponding sides of the lumbar panel and the support. The lumbar panel is configured to be positioned over a portion of the back of an individual's torso (e.g., over a portion of the individual's spine, etc.) and to apply localized or focused pressure to a portion of the back. The support is configured to extend over at least a portion of the front side of the torso and to be anchored by the front side. In addition, the support may include a pair of anchors that are configured to be positioned over lateral locations on the back. Each cinching system includes one or more cords and a system of rollers, or pulleys, with a set of rollers being associated with each outer edge of the support and another set of rollers being associated with each lateral edge of the lumbar panel. The rollers may be oriented non-horizontally and, along with their corresponding cord(s), may be configured maximize the amount of leverage that may be achieved with each cinching system and, thus, maximize the amount of force that the lumbar support may apply to the back. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289462 | CORRECTIONAL BRACE FOR SHOULDER REMEDIATION - Embodiments of the present invention relate to a correctional brace for shoulder remediation for wearing on an individual's wrist to lock the wrist in place while the individual is sleeping or resting. In one embodiment of the present invention, a correctional brace for shoulder remediation comprises a wrist guard for securely fitting around an individual's hand, the wrist guard having an anchor support on a top outer surface thereof; an anchor brace for fitting around an anchor base, the anchor brace having an anchor connection means on an outer surface thereof; and an anchor strap for anchoring the wrist guard in a substantially fixed palm anterior position, the strap connecting to the anchor support and the anchor connection means, wherein the correctional brace is capable of decompressing the individual's shoulder and subacromial space therein. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289463 | Ankle-Foot Orthosis - A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an ankle-foot orthosis ( | 2013-10-31 |
20130289464 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THERAPEUTIC SPINAL TREATMENT - An apparatus and method for applying therapeutic spinal treatment to a patient has an anchor that connects to a first portion of the patients body above the cervical spine area. The anchor substantially fixes the location of that portion in the apparatus and a movable interface is provided in the apparatus with which the patient is adapted to interact with an operative part of his body. Movement of the movable interface together with the operative part of the patient's body imposes upon at least a second portion of the patients body that is below the first portion movement at the spine. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289465 | ADHESIVE PRODUCT WITH REMOVABLE TABS - An adhesive product is disclosed, in which a portion of the adhesive product may be removable. The adhesive product may be an adhesive bandage. The adhesive bandage may comprise removable tabs. The removable tabs may allow a user to handle the adhesive bandage without contaminating the portion of the adhesive bandage that will be applied to a wound. The removable tabs may be non-adhesive, allowing a user to apply the adhesive bandage without the adhesive bandage adhering to the user's fingers. The removable tabs may be separated from the adhesive bandage once the adhesive bandage has been secured in place. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289466 | STOMACH-SPANNING GASTRIC IMPLANTS - A variety of passive intragastric implant devices for obesity treatment are disclosed. Such passive implants do not autonomously change shape, but instead react within the stomach to induce satiety. The implants may take up volume within the stomach, thus reducing the digestive capacity. Additionally, the implants may contact areas within the stomach, such as the cardia surrounding the esophageal sphincter, to stimulate satiety-inducing nerves. Also, a number of implants slow gastric emptying by blocking or otherwise impeding flow through the pyloric sphincter. Other implants delay digestion by providing a duodenal sleeve. A number of implants combine two or more of these satiety-inducing features. Methods of implant are disclosed including compressing the implants within a delivery tube and transorally advancing the implants through the esophagus to be deployed within the stomach. Removal of the implants occurs in the reverse. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289467 | DRUG ELUTING OCULAR IMPLANT - Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may also include structures which allow for treatment of increased intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber of the eye through the device. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289468 | LAPAROSCOPIC APPLICATOR AND USES THEREOF - An applicator for use in a laparoscopic surgery is described. The applicator allows the effective delivery of a surgical dressing, such as an allograft having at least one layer of human amnion and chorion tissues, to the surgical site, to thereby improve the performance of the surgery, e.g., by reducing adhesions, scar formation while also reducing inflammation and risk of post-operative infection. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289469 | Infusion Sleeve With Motion Reduction Profile - An infusion sleeve has a flexible tube enclosing a lumen. The tube has a plurality of wall segments, each wall segment located between the lumen and an exterior surface of the tube and extending parallel to a central axis of the tube. The plurality of wall segments includes at least two thick wall segments and at least two thin wall segments alternately arranged such that each thick wall segment is adjacent to two thin wall segments, and each thin wall segment is adjacent to two thick wall segments. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289470 | KIT FOR THE TREATMENT OF ENVENOMATION - A kit for the treatment of envenomation, includes: a syringe with needle, filled with a liquid for local anaesthesia and vasoconstriction, a bistoury having a blade with an incision depth limiter, and a syringe with needle, filled with a washing liquid including the same compounds as those of the syringe with the liquid for local anaesthesia and vasoconstriction, but at a lower concentration. Such a kit permits local emergency extraction of the venom from a bite or sting inoculated by a venomous animal. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289471 | GAS BASED WOUND AND TISSUE THERAPEUTICS - This invention provides articles of manufacture and bandages comprising compartments and layers comprising oxygen and other therapeutic gas storage forms and perfluorocarbons. This invention also provides for methods of delivering oxygen and other therapeutic gases to a tissue in a subject comprising a administering to the tissue a composition comprising a perfluorocarbon and a oxygen or therapeutic gas storage form, so as to thereby deliver oxygen or the therapeutic gas to the tissue. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289472 | CONTAINER FOR THE GENERATION OF THERAPEUTIC MICROFOAM - The device containing sclerosant liquid for use in the treatment of blood vessles comprises an aerosol valve housing mounted on a canister having an expandable inner container in which the sclerosant fluid is contained, wherein the expandable inner container is affixed to the outer opening of the canister or to the aerosol valve housing, whereby the introduction of pressurised gas through the aerosol valve causes the expandable inner container to inflate to accommodate the pressurised gas. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289473 | Medical Conduit - A medical conduit includes a first conduit, a second conduit and a third conduit. The first conduit is bigger than the third conduit in length and built within the third conduit; one end of the first conduit penetrates a bore at one end of the third conduit, while the other end of the first conduit penetrates a through-hole on the side wall of the other end of the third conduit and, together with the other end of the third conduit, forms a Y shape; the side wall at the other end of the first conduit is provided with a number of through-holes for guiding liquid or gas; one end of the second conduit is embedded at the bore at one end of the third conduit. The medical conduit can perform guidance and location in a human body and separately conduct injection and exhaustion to provide accurate measuring data for doctors. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289474 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING INGESTED MATERIAL FROM A STOMACH - When a patient is fitted with an external gastrostomy connection to the stomach, ingested food can be removed through the gastrostomy connection using a pump-based or siphon-based system to achieve weight loss. The process of removing ingested food can be improved by alternating the infusion of liquid into the stomach with the removal of material from the stomach. Optionally, stomach acid may be captured and returned to the stomach. Optionally, nutritional supplements or medicines may be added to the infused liquid. Optionally, a flush mount connectorized system with a built in valve may be used to simplify the interface with the gastrostomy hardware that remains installed in the patient. Optionally, the system may be configured to disable itself from further use after a triggering event (e.g., the passage of time or a predetermined number of uses) has occurred. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289475 | CRITICAL ALIGNMENT OF FLUIDICS CASSETTES - Devices, systems, and methods interface a cassette with an eye treatment system console to provide coupling between the console and an eye treatment probe. The console may receive the cassette using a driven axial translation linkage that inhibits rotation of the cassette. The cassette may facilitate accurately positioning of a pressure sensor relative to a the console by allowing sliding movement between the sensor and a cassette body. Multiple peristaltic drives may be mounted to the console so that their rotors rotate about a common axis. An integrated mount structure may support and/or position components of the console which will interface with cassette, and an axially compressible vacuum connector of the console seal to a tapered vacuum coupler of the cassette. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289476 | MONITORING OF CHRONOBIOLOGICAL RHYTHMS FOR DISEASE AND DRUG MANAGEMENT USING ONE OR MORE IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - The health state of a subject is automatically evaluated or predicted using at least one implantable device. In varying examples, the health state is determined by sensing or receiving information about at least one physiological process having a circadian rhythm whose presence, absence, or baseline change is associated with impending disease, and comparing such rhythm to baseline circadian rhythm prediction criteria. Other chronobiological rhythms beside circadian may also be used. The baseline prediction criteria may be derived using one or more past physiological process observation of the subject or population of subjects in a non-disease health state. The prediction processing may be performed by the at least one implantable device or by an external device in communication with the implantable device. Systems and methods for invoking a therapy in response to the health state, such as to prevent or minimize the consequences of predicted impending heart failure, are also discussed. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289477 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289478 | VARIABLY FLEXIBLE PIPE AND MANIPULATOR - Disclosed herein is a variably flexible pipe including at least one flap member having variable flexibility and a tube formed of an elastically deformable material and accommodating the at least one flap member, and a manipulator having the same. The at least one flap member may include a plurality flap parts and a connection part to which one side of each of the plurality of flap parts is connected, and the tube changes pressure applied to the plurality of flap parts according to a controlled change of the inner pressure of the tube, thereby causing the variably flexible pipe to be effectively selectively maintained in a deformed state. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289479 | Inflatable Retention System for an Enteral Feeding Device - An inflatable retention system for an enteral feeding tube having a base deployed outside the human body and an indwelling retainer which is deployed within a lumen or cavity of the body by insertion through a stoma from outside the body. The retention system includes a tube having a proximal end, a distal end, an external tube diameter, and tube walls defining a feeding lumen and an inflation lumen. The retention system also includes an inflatable balloon located at a distal end of the tube in fluid communication with the inflation lumen, the balloon having thin, flexible walls, a predetermined spheroid shape, and a volume at which a fluid in the balloon is under no pressure such that upon inflation with a fluid to pressurize fluid in the balloon, the balloon assumes a stable spheroid shape and exhibits a substantially linear pressure versus volume curve. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289480 | Safety Device for a Pre-Filled Syringe and Injection Device - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises
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20130289481 | SAFETY DEVICE AND INJECTION DEVICE - According to the invention, a safety device for a pre-filled syringe comprises of a needle shield adapted to cover an injection needle of the pre-filled syringe before and after an injection, a support body with at least one pivoting arm adapted to engage a barrel collar of the pre-filled syringe and an outer body with a first inner sleeve comprising a bevelled section. The needle shield, the support body and the outer body are telescopically arranged. The needle shield, the support body and the outer body may telescope with respect to each other to cover and to expose the injection needle of the pre-filled syringe. The bevelled section is arranged to abut against the pivoting arm connected to the support body by a living hinge to deflect the pivoting arm radially inwards, so that the pivoting arm may engage the barrel collar after a dose of a medicament contained in the pre-filled syringe has been disposed beneath the skin of a patient receiving the injection. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289482 | IMPLANTABLE DRUG-DELIVERY DEVICES, AND APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REFILLING THE DEVICES - In various embodiments, a needle is employed in refilling drug-delivery devices. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289483 | ANTI-FREE-FLOW MECHANISM FOR ENTERAL FEEDING PUMPS - An anti-free-flow mechanism includes an occluder mechanism which is disposed along a segment of tubing. The occluder mechanism is normally in a biased closed position, but may be moved into an open position by moving an engagement member into engagement with the tubing segment to deform the tubing segment and open a flow channel. Unless force is applied to keep the engagement member in contact with the tubing segment, the tubing will return to the first, closed position. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289484 | Activity Guard - The fluid infusion system is disclosed that includes a pump housing that has a reservoir cavity and is designed to be pocketable. The reservoir cavity has a rim and helical coupling features formed on an interior face of the reservoir cavity. The fluid infusion system further has a reservoir that is removable from the reservoir cavity and the reservoir also has an open end. A removable cap coupled to the pump housing is also included in the fluid infusion system. The cap has corresponding coupling features, an exterior surface and a tab. The corresponding coupling features are defined to couple the cap to the pump housing while the tab is defined as a ridge that extends away from the exterior surface. The tab further has a port to accommodate fluid flow from the reservoir where the port defines an axis of rotation such that torque applied to the tab about the axis of rotation disengages the coupling between the cap and the pump housing. Further included in the infusion system is a guard that is removably coupled to the pump housing. The guard has a slot defined to immobilize rotation of the tab about the axis of rotation. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289485 | Infusion Pump Assembly - An infusion pump assembly is disclosed. The infusion pump assembly includes a locking tab and a pump barrel inside a pump barrel housing, where the pump barrel accommodates a reservoir assembly. The reservoir assembly includes a reservoir and a plunger rod. The infusion pump assembly also includes a locking disc at a terminus of the pump barrel. The locking disc includes a clearance hole for the plunger rod. The locking disc also includes at least one locking tab notch in close proximity with the locking tab. The locking tab is in moveable engagement with the locking tab notch, and the reservoir moves the locking tab from a locked position to an unlocked position when the plunger rod is inserted through clearance hole. The locking disc rotates upon torque being applied to the reservoir assembly, the locking disc rotating from a non-loaded position to a loaded position with respect to the plunger rod and a drive screw. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289486 | ENTERAL FEEDING PERCUTANEOUS ACCESS CLIP - Devices for securing open a stoma in the abdomen of a patient are disclosed. Additionally, devices that secure a percutaneously-implanted tube are disclosed. In one embodiment, a helically would wire forms a first coil arrangement inside of the stomach cavity of a patient and a second coil arrangement outside of the body of the patient, the first coil arrangement and second coil arrangement cooperating to squeeze the stomach wall and the abdominal wall into an adjacent position. Methods and other embodiments are disclosed. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289487 | INTEGRATED VASCULAR DELIVERY SYSTEM - An integrated vascular delivery system having a frame configured to receive a catheter insertable in a patient to deliver fluid at an insertion site. The frame includes a first hub, a second hub, and a pair of flexible lateral members extending between the hubs and including a tubular lateral member. The system also includes a fluidic channel that fluidically communicates with the catheter, wherein the fluidic channel passes through the tubular lateral member and at least one of the hubs, and includes a fixed turnabout portion in which fluid flows in a direction different from that within the catheter. The first and second hubs provide anchoring points on the patient distributed around the insertion site and on opposite ends of the catheter, thereby anchoring the frame to the patient and stabilizing the catheter. A method is provided for using an integrated vascular delivery system. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289488 | Dedicated Cartridge and Holder - A cartridge assembly for use with a drug delivery device comprises: | 2013-10-31 |
20130289489 | RIGID NEEDLE SHIELD - A rigid needle shield for covering a distal end of a syringe is provided. The rigid needle shield includes an elongated flexible member connected to a sidewall of the rigid needle shield for moving the rigid needle shield between a first relaxed position and a second flexed position. When in the first relaxed position, the elongated flexible member is substantially within the rigid needle shield. However, when the elongated flexible member is moved to the second flexed position, the elongated flexible member extends beyond a proximal end of the rigid needle shield to engage a needle hub or a shoulder of the syringe to move the rigid needle shield distally relative to the syringe. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289490 | Auto-Injector - The invention relates to an auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament, comprising:
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20130289491 | INJECTION DEVICE WITH CAMMED RAM ASSEMBLY - An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure can provide an injector including a trigger mechanism, an energy source, and a user-operable firing-initiation member. The trigger member can include a trigger member having a retainer portion, and a ram assembly having a ram configured to pressurize a medicament container for expelling a medicament therefrom and a trigger engagement member configured to engage the retainer portion of the trigger member in a pre-firing condition. The energy source can be associated with the ram for powering the ram to expel the medicament, and the user-operable firing-initiation member can be operable for causing an axial rotation between the trigger engagement member and the retainer portion from the pre-firing condition to a firing condition in which the trigger engagement member is released from the retainer portion to allow the energy source to fire the ram. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289492 | Auto-Injector - The invention refers to an auto-injector comprising an elongate housing, a syringe with a hollow injection needle and a stopper, wherein the syringe is arranged in a syringe carrier slidably with respect to the housing,
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20130289493 | Dose Dividing Delivery Device - A simple method and device enabling a unit dose from a reservoir is provided. The dose is drawn into the reservoir and is then expelled from the device by depressing a plunger. The plunger has features which divide the dose into discrete intervals. As the plunger is moved during delivery, features on the plunger and features connected to a barrel interact to provide for intermittent stops to the delivery. Other aspects of the device provide for reduced dead space, safety and selective interconnection with other devices. Thus, the device divides the dose. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289494 | Irrigation Source Identification System - An irrigation source identification system includes an irrigation source, an imaging device, and a processor. The irrigation source includes a container for holding a quantity of irrigation fluid and a port fluidly coupled to the container. The port has an outlet end and a neck. The neck has a plurality of protrusions selected from a grouping of protrusions. The plurality of protrusions provides a unique identifier for the container. An imaging device images the neck and the plurality of protrusions of the irrigation source, and the processor determines which identifier is associated with the image. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289495 | System & Method of Efficacious Body Cavity Washing - Systems and methods of efficaciously washing body cavities, specifically including the nasal cavity, wherein a fluid flow is governed in at least one of degree and direction of issuance. Governing of the degree of fluid flow can involve an applicator that is affixable to a fluid source, wherein the applicator can variably constrain the degree of fluid flow being issued. Governing of the direction of issuance can involve the applicator, when affixed to the fluid source, issuing the fluid flow in a specific direction, relative to the fluid source, and an indicator of the fluid source's general orientation relative to vertical. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289496 | Intravenous Bag/Line Safety Device - An IV bag/line safety device including a tag set and a bag attacher removably connected to the tag set. The tag set includes a plurality of tags printed with the name of an IV solution. The bag attacher is configured to attach the safety device to an IV bag containing the IV solution printed on the tags. After attachment, the safety device provides visual cues to a user inviting the user to disconnect the tags from the safety device. After disconnecting one or more of the tags, the user may attach those tags to an IV tubing line connected to the IV bag through which the IV solution contained in the IV bag flows from the IV bag into a patient. This enables the user to quickly identify a given IV tubing line having at least one tag attached thereto as containing a particular IV solution. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289497 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - In various embodiments, a drug-delivery device includes one or more reservoirs that may each contain a therapeutic agent for delivery to a patient. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289498 | Catheter and Method for Making a Catheter - Disclosed is a catheter and a method for making a catheter. The catheter has a proximal end and a distal end, and includes from the distal end towards the proximal end a distal section, an intermediate section and a proximal section, wherein the intermediate section is provided with a coating such that the intermediate section experiences less friction in use than the distal section and the proximal section. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289499 | HAIR LOSS PREVENTION COMPOSITION AND METHOD - A composition of matter for preventing hair loss. An aqueous solution of sodium chloride and water in the range of 30-35.9 parts sodium chloride per 100 ml of water, applied to the scalp in a determined manner to prevent loss of hair. Hair on a scalp is portioned prior to application of the composition of matter. The scalp is massaged, and a polymeric cover positions over the scalp. A warmth generating cover positions over the polymeric cover to provide additional warmth on the scalp. | 2013-10-31 |
20130289500 | REDUCED-PRESSURE TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS EMPLOYING DEBRIDEMENT MECHANISMS - Reduced-pressure treatment systems and methods are disclosed that employ debridement mechanisms to remove unwanted tissue. In one instance, a reduced-pressure treatment system for treating a tissue site on a patient includes a manifold member for distributing reduced pressure to the tissue site, a support member for disposing proximate the tissue site and the manifold, and a debridement mechanism coupled to the support member. The debridement mechanism is for debriding the tissue site. The system further includes a sealing drape for placing over the tissue site and manifold member. The sealing drape is operable to form a fluid seal over the tissue site and manifold member. The system also includes a reduced-pressure subsystem for delivering a reduced pressure to the sealing drape. The system may further include a chemical-debridement subsystem. Other systems, manifolds, and methods, are disclosed. | 2013-10-31 |