45th week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190335945 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CLEANING ESPRESSO MACHINES - A method and a device for cleaning espresso machines, wherein the device ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335946 | MICROWAVE REHEATING CONTAINER - A microwave reheating container for food including a concave base and a cover. The base and cover both have a core formed of PET sheet material, formed into the appropriate base and cover shapes. The PET cores are crystallized to CPET on their interior. Each core is overmolded on its exterior with TPC capable of injection molding and having greater strength. The cover may include an elastomeric seal about its periphery. The cover may be secured to the base by one or more locking clips. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335947 | COOKING DEVICE - Embodiment herein discloses a cooking device for adapting belt grill technology to the fast food industry wherein food products can be cooked rapidly and efficiently by placing the food products at one end of a conveyor belt whereby the food products are cooked and then expelled at the other/opposite end of the conveyor belt. Further, the conveyor belt is provided with teeth like structures for facilitating rotation of the food product resulting in uniform cooking of the food product. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335948 | DUAL GRILL APPLIANCE - A grill device having at least a first gas grill unit and a second gas grill unit for cooking food is described. The grill device includes a stand which carries the grill units and is intended for placement on the ground, and a base cabinet which is housed in the stand, and a central work unit disposed at a head end of the stand. The two grill units are fastened to the stand laterally from the work unit substantially opposite one another. Each grill unit includes a grill tray having a burning unit. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335949 | Induction Burner Ignition System - Disclosed is an induction burner ignition system that implements an induction burner located external to the fire pot. The induction burner can be controlled by a controller to start and stop according to a predetermined heating algorithm, and can further provide heat via heat sinks in contact with the induction burner. Because the induction burner is located external to the fire pot, it is easily repairable or replaceable and avoids the harmful atmosphere of the fire pot. The induction burner also provides more uniform heating than conventional hot rod technology to improve the pellet heating process. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335950 | FLUID CONVECTION FRYER AND FLUID CONVECTION METHOD - A substantially closed loop filtration and convection system is configured to move fluid/oil volume within a fryer vat. The vat has a flow directed inlet, which directs flow of cooking fluid in a direction across the bottom of the vat directing the flow of oil and crumbs/debris across the vat, up and across a flow separation portion toward and into a cleaning zone portion of the vat. A crumb tray or crumb/debris catch system is disposed in the cleaning zone adjacent to the vat. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335951 | COOKING SYSTEMS WITH WASHING ELEMENTS AND SPREADER BAR - Systems and methods are disclosed for cleaning a fryer using a washing element coupled to a bottom wall of a cooking chamber. An upper portion of the washing element extends above the bottom wall of the cooking chamber and includes a plurality of spray jet nozzles that are separated at predetermined angles relative to one another around a periphery of the upper portion of the washing element to orient the plurality of spray jet nozzles so as to spray a plurality of pressurized streams of the cooking medium to predetermined areas of the cooking chamber, including at least one corner of the cooking chamber. Also disclosed is a fryer that includes a spreader bar that maintains an electric heating coil in the serpentine pattern. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335952 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING A FOAM FROM A LIQUID, PARTICULARLY A FOOD LIQUID, SUCH AS MILK OR A MILK-BASED LIQUID - An apparatus for preparing a foam from a liquid, particularly a food liquid, such as milk or a milk-based liquid. The apparatus ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335953 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL FOOD PROCESSOR - The invention provides a multifunctional food processor, belonging to the technical field of kitchen equipment. The multifunctional food processor includes a container ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335954 | COLLAPSIBLE HORIZONTAL VEGETABLE PROCESSOR - A collapsible horizontal vegetable processor comprises a base ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335955 | Shower Shelf - Shower tray ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335956 | Devices and Systems for Containing and Dispensing Liquids - Devices and systems for containing and dispensing liquids are disclosed. The system includes a basket and a container removably coupled to the basket to facilitate nesting in a basket cavity. The container includes a pump assembly coupled to the container and extending into an interior thereof. The system includes at least one hanger arm coupled to the basket. The at least one hanger arm includes a first section proximate the basket and a second section distal the basket, the second portion including a distal end. A device embodiment includes the container having the at least one hanger arm coupled thereto rather than being coupled to the basket. Embodiments of the disclosure provide versatile liquid containing and dispensing devices and systems having low cost and high longevity, and that facilitate convenient co-location of liquid cleaning and personal hygiene products, and related and associated items and materials, to preferred places of use. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335957 | A CONSUMABLES MONITORING SYSTEM - A consumables monitoring system is in communication with computing means and has a dispenser assembly formed of a dispenser and a mounting unit. The mounting unit and dispenser are arranged such that a plurality of sensors in the mounting unit is able to measure the quantity of consumables in the dispenser, and the dispenser assembly communicates sensor data to the computing means, which thereby monitor the usage of the dispenser. The plurality of sensors have different sensitivities over a range of inputs, wherein system is configured to switch between the sensors depending on the value of the inputs detected. The fact that the mounting unit may engage multiple different types of otherwise stand-alone dispensers provides for a monitoring system that can be used in conjunction with any type of dispenser and consumable. The plurality of dispensers allows for optimum sensitivity across a broad range of dispenser fill levels. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335958 | COUNTER MOUNT FOAM DISPENSING SYSTEMS HAVING IMPROVED FOAM QUALITY - An exemplary foam dispensing system includes a dispenser housing configured to be mounted below a counter, a spout configured to be mounted above a counter, a container supported by the dispenser housing, a pump in fluid communications with the container and configured to be mounted below a counter. The pump includes an air pump portion and a liquid pump portion. The pump also includes a mixing chamber. Liquid pumped from the liquid pump portion is mixed with air pumped from the air pump portion in the mixing chamber. A dispense tube is included that is configured to extend from the mixing chamber below a countertop to one or more mix media located above the countertop proximate an end of the spout. The one or more mix media are located near an end of the spout. An outlet nozzle is also provided and is located downstream of the one or more mix media. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335959 | Complete Back Scrubber - The core components of the invention are a frame, an upper carriage rail assembly, a lower carriage rail assembly, a brush, and two motor assemblies. The carriage rail assemblies are housed within a waterproof cover. The top of the cover is configured as a hood to protect the upper carriage rail assembly from water damage. The frame mounts onto the shower wall through the use of suction cups. The carriage assembly attaches to the frame through the use of screws on the frame and keyhole shaped mounting holes on the cover. The brush mounts onto an upper carriage assembly and a lower carriage assembly through the use of flanges. A stepper motor located on the upper carriage assembly drives a pulley system, allowing the brush to move horizontally from left to right and then from right to left. A panel of control buttons provide start and stop options, allowing the operator to increase or decrease the speed of the horizontal movement of the brush across the upper and lower carriage rails, and permitting the operator to start and stop the brush motion. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335960 | Hand Cleaning Device - A device for reducing a level of infectious agents present on one or more hands of a user. This device may reduce the level of infectious agents present on one or more fingers and/or thumbs of a user, specifically reducing a level of infectious agents present on the distal aspect of the digit; including, but not limited to an underside of a nail plate, and an area of hyponychium skin between a free margin of the nail plate and an onychodermal band of a digit, such as for example, a finger, thumb, or toe. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335961 | DISPENSER FOR SHEET PRODUCTS AND OPERATING METHOD - A dispenser for sheet products includes a housing having a space inside for accommodating a stack of sheet products, wherein the housing includes a dispensing opening for dispensing a sheet product from the front of the stack, and an electronic controller configured to receive a pull-out signal indicating the removal of a product from the front of the stack through the dispensing opening and, upon receiving said pull-out signal, to send out a drive signal to transfer a number of sheet products from the front of the stack into a presentation position. The controller is further configured to receive a low-level signal indicating that the amount of sheet products left within the housing has been reduced to below a predetermined level and, upon receiving said low-level signal, to enter into a low-level mode in which the sending of the drive signal in response to the pull-out signal is disabled. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335962 | Automatic Napkin Dispenser - The present application provides a tucker fold dispenser for folding and dispensing a sheet of material. The tucker fold dispenser may include an outer shell, a removable roller cassette positioned within the outer shell, a paper path therethrough, a number of loading rollers positioned about the paper path, a number of folding rollers positioned about the paper path, and a tucker bar mechanism positioned about the folding rollers. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335963 | FIXING DEVICE - A retaining pin comprising a body section having an aperture therein and being provided with a suction cup. An actuation mechanism arranged at a first end of the body section and a pin is connected at a first end to the actuation means and extends therefrom, through the aperture of the body section. An outer sleeve is arranged around the pin and in contact therewith and the outer sleeve comprises an expandable section that, upon operation of the actuation means, can be expanded from a first dimension to a second dimension. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335964 | BLOWERS WITH VARIABLE NOZZLES - A blower includes a main body which includes a housing and a fan disposed in the housing. The housing further defines an air discharge opening. The blower further includes an extension tube connected to the air discharge opening, the extension tube extending between a first end connected to the air discharge opening and a second end. The blower further includes a variable nozzle, the variable nozzle including a plurality of adjustable air control surfaces. The blower further includes a nozzle adjustment tube connected to the second end of the extension tube and at least partially surrounding the variable nozzle. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335965 | CLEANER - A cleaner includes a main body having an opening, a suction motor accommodated in the main body and configured to generate suction force, an opening cover separably coupled to the main body and configured to cover the opening, a motor housing configured to surround the suction motor, a flow guide disposed to surround at least a portion of the motor housing and spaced apart from the motor housing, and a filter mechanism disposed between the motor housing and the flow guide and including a filter member configured to filter dust contained in introduced air. The filter member is disposed to surround the motor housing, and the filter member includes a first filter unit and a second filter unit extends in a direction in which the first and second filter units cross each other. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335966 | VACUUM CLEANER - A vacuum cleaner comprises a nozzle (N) for cleaning a surface, a suction tube (T) for receiving input air from the nozzle (N), a cyclone device having a cyclone (C) and a dirt container (DC) both oriented substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T), a cyclone device input coupled to the suction tube (T) from which the input air is transported, following a spiral around a center, in a first direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) to reach a stage (V) at which dirt is separated from the input air to obtain cyclone output air, from which stage the cyclone output air is conveyed through a conduit in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the suction tube (T) and opposite to the first direction to arrive at a cyclone device output, a filter (F) for filtering the cyclone output air, and an airflow generator (A) for generating an airflow through the suction tube (T), the cyclone (C) and the filter (F), wherein when the nozzle (N) is touching the surface, the suction tube (T) is put in a substantially horizontal position, the first and second directions are substantially perpendicular to the surface, with the notion substantially perpendicular allowing for a deviation of not more than 35 degrees. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335967 | FILTERING DEVICES FOR EVACUATION STATIONS - A bag-based filtering device for collecting debris from a cleaning robot via a debris evacuation station includes a filter bag configured to separate at least the portion of the evacuated debris from a flow of air generated by the evacuation station. The filtering device includes a conduit extending inward from an opening of the filter bag into the receptacle. The conduit is configured to pneumatically connect a receptacle of the filtering device with an inlet of the filtering device to direct the flow of air generated by the evacuation station through the filter bag to separate at least the portion of the evacuated debris from the flow of air. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335968 | DOCKING STATION FOR ROBOTIC CLEANER - A docking station for a robotic vacuum cleaner may include a suction motor, a collection bin, and a filter system fluidly coupled to the suction motor. The suction motor may be configured to suction debris from a dust cup of the robotic vacuum cleaner. The filter system may include a filter medium to collect debris suctioned from the dust cup, a compactor configured to urge a first portion of the filter medium towards a second portion of the filter medium such that a closed bag can be formed, and a conveyor configured to urge the closed bag into the collection bin. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335969 | MOVING ROBOT - A moving robot is provided. The moving robot includes: a main body forming the exterior appearance; a moving means for moving the main body; a bumper configured to protrude on the outer perimeter of the main body; impact sensors placed at an angle on the main body to sense the movement of the bumper; and pressure parts formed in a bent shape at the end of the impact sensors. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335970 | DISHWASHING GLOVE - The present invention relates to a washing glove made of multiple layers, wherein the layers are made of waterproof layer and a sweat absorption layer. The washing glove externally has filaments made of waterproof, flexible material. Through the present invention, a user has the ability to clean dishes and items using only the glove without the use of a further device, with the glove providing waterproof protection for a users hand and absorbing sweat from the user's hands, wrists, and forearms. The glove is suitable for use in almost any temperature water. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335971 | BACKING PAD FOR USE IN A STAIN REMOVAL PROCESS - The present invention relates to a backing pad ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335972 | DEVICE FOR CATCHING DEBRIS FROM COUNTERTOP - Embodiments of the disclosure include a device for catching debris may comprise a flat surface for holding debris; a retaining wall surrounding the flat surface and extending vertically from the flat surface, configured to restrict movement of the debris beyond portions of the flat surface; a rigid counter guide configured to fit against a countertop while at least a portion of the flat surface extends below the countertop, wherein the rigid counter guide allows a user to push the retaining wall and the portion of the flat surface against the countertop; and a handle attached to the flat surface at an opposite end from the rigid counter guide, wherein the handle is shaped to fit a hand of a user. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335973 | WASH ARM ASSEMBLY AND DISHWASHER COMPRISING WASH ARM ASSEMBLY - A wash arm assembly may include: a wash arm having a circular opening with a center, an edge, and a mounting unit having a circular insertion portion and a supporting portion. The mounting unit may be inserted at least partly in the circular opening to mount the wash arm within the dishwasher and to allow rotation of the wash arm around a rotational axis. The insertion portion may be inserted at least partly in the circular opening to form a passage between the edge and the circular insertion portion when the mounting unit is inserted at least partly in the circular opening. The wash arm may include a protrusion, and the supporting portion and the wash arm may form a chamber delimited by the passage and the protrusion when the supporting portion supports the wash arm. A dishwasher including the wash arm assembly may also be provided. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335974 | DISHWASHER APPLIANCE WITH ADJUSTABLE DRY CYCLE - A dishwasher appliance that includes features for condensation abatement on objects surrounding the dishwasher appliance during a drying cycle is provided. The dishwasher appliance is operable in a plurality of drying cycle modes. The mode in which the dishwasher appliance operates the dry cycle is determined based at least in part on a minimum cycle temperature indicative of the minimum temperature within or of a tub of the dishwasher appliance during an operation cycle. Moreover, methods for condensation abatement are also provided. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335975 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING CLEANING AGENTS - The invention relates to a device for dispensing a cleaning agent into a dishwasher, comprising a cover element ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335976 | AUTOMATED THRESHOLD SANITIZING APPARATUS - An automated threshold sanitizing apparatus cleans and sanitizes the soles of footwear and feet in a hands-free manner. The apparatus dispenses a pre-saturated sanitized sheet across the threshold for the user to clean and sanitize the soles. A receiving roller draws the sanitized sheet from a dispensing roller to advance a predetermined section of the sheet across the threshold. The receiving and dispensing rollers are housed in a cartridge on opposite sides of threshold. A contaminated section of the sheet is rolled onto the receiving roller for disposal, and replaced by a new sheet that is dispensed across the threshold. A sensor detects motion across threshold, such as footwear moving away from threshold, triggering transmission of a signal to a motor. The motor drives a gear roller that meshes with, and rotates, the receiving roller to draw in sheet. The cartridges include a lid for accessing and replacing rollers. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335977 | BENDING AND EXTENDING DEVICE AND BENDING AND EXTENDING METHOD - A bending and extending device | 2019-11-07 |
20190335978 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE - An endoscope system includes: a processor that generates first and second feature amount distribution images of a living tissue from an imaged image of the living tissue and generates a second feature amount distribution processed image from these distribution images; and a display that displays the second feature amount distribution processed image. The processor generates a mask image of the second feature amount distribution image by, in the first feature amount distribution image, setting a pixel whose pixel value representing the first feature amount is less than a lower limit value as a non-transmissive pixel having a transmittance of zero and setting a pixel between an upper limit value and the lower limit value as a transmissive pixel while giving the pixel a transmittance determined continuously or stepwise in accordance with the pixel value in the first feature amount distribution image. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335979 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND OPERATING METHOD - A light source apparatus for endoscopic imaging includes a light source for emitting at least narrow band blue light and narrow band green light, to illuminate an object in a body cavity. The light source is changeable over between field sequential lighting and simultaneous lighting. The light source, upon setting of the field sequential lighting, emits the narrow band blue light and narrow band green light in a discrete manner, and upon setting of the simultaneous lighting, simultaneously emits the narrow band blue light and narrow band green light. A connector is connectable with an endoscope having a complementary color image sensor of yellow, magenta and cyan, for imaging the object. A controller sets the field sequential lighting assuming that the endoscope is connected to the light source and assuming that the light source is used for emitting the narrow band blue light and narrow band green light. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335980 | PRESSURE MONITORING APPARATUS, A CATHETER AND A METHOD FOR MONITORING PRESSURE IN A LIQUID - A pressure monitoring apparatus ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190335981 | FORCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM AND FORCE INFORMATION CALCULATION METHOD - A force estimation system for calculating force information regarding forces applied to one or more positions of a flexible tubular portion having flexibility through an arithmetic operation, the force estimation system comprising: a processor configured to input the deformation state and the mechanical property at a plurality of longitudinal positions of the flexible tubular portion, and calculates the force information of the force applied to the individual positions of the flexible tubular portion based on the deformed state and the mechanical property. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335982 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANIPULATING THE SIDE WALL OF A BODY LUMEN OR BODY CAVITY SO AS TO PROVIDE INCREASED VISUALIZATION OF THE SAME AND/OR INCREASED ACCESS TO THE SAME, AND/OR FOR STABILIZING INSTRUMENTS RELATIVE TO THE SAME - Apparatus for endoscopically retracting tissue, the apparatus comprising a sleeve adapted to be slid over the exterior of an endoscope; a balloon movably mounted to the sleeve; and at least one connector extending from the balloon and configured to be secured to tissue which is to be retracted; wherein the balloon is configured to be moved relative to the sleeve in order to retract the tissue. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335983 | PORTABLE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF ROMOTE OBJECTS - The present invention describes an electromagnetically positioning system, which can measure a position and orientation of a remote object in an isolated targeted examination area with time. Specifically, the remote object is a remote miniaturized examination device. During the location process, both the electromagnetically positioning system and the remote miniaturized examination device can have expected or unexpected, controlled and can-not-be-controlled movement. By implementing the electromagnetically positioning system, disclosed herein, position and orientation information of the remote miniaturized examination device can be linked with time, any information collected by the remote miniaturized examination device, for example, the photo images collected, can be associated kinetically with time and positioning information of the examination device, when the remote miniaturized examination device travels inside an isolated target examination area. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335984 | ELECTRODE SELECTION DEVICE FOR SELECTING OPTIMAL ELECTRODES TO COMMUNICATE WITH CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF - Provided is and electrode selection device communicating with a capsule endoscope. The device includes an analog front end configured to recover first data based on first signals transmitted from the capsule endoscope to a first electrode and a second electrode, recover second data based on second signals transmitted from the capsule endoscope to the first electrode and a third electrode, and recover third data based on third signals transmitted from the capsule endoscope to the second electrode and the third electrode, and a digital receiver configured to calculate a first correlation value between the first and second electrodes, a second correlation value between the first and third electrodes, and a third correlation value between the second and third electrodes based on the first to third data. The digital receiver calculates, among the first to third correlation values, a first correlation sum obtained by adding first and second correlation values generated using the first electrode, a second correlation sum obtained by adding the first and third correlation values generated using the second electrode, and a third correlation sum obtained by adding the second and third correlation values generated using the third electrode, and selects a receiving electrode pair among the first to third electrodes based on the first to third correlation sums. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335985 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ILLUMINATING AN OBJECT FIELD IMAGED BY A RECTANGULAR IMAGE SENSOR - An illuminator apparatus and method for illuminating an object field imaged by a rectangular image sensor having a first aspect ratio is disclosed. The apparatus includes an optical fiber having a proximal end disposed to receive a plurality of input light beams, each light beam having differing spectral properties, the optical fiber being operable to transmit the light beams along the fiber to a distal end of the optical fiber. The apparatus also includes an integrating element disposed to receive the light beams from the distal end of the fiber and combine the light beams to produce a generally homogenous illumination beam at a rectangular output face of the integrating element. The apparatus further includes an illumination projector operable to project an image of the output face of the integrating element into the object field to produce a generally rectangular illuminated region of the object field substantially corresponding to the portion of the object field imaged by the rectangular image sensor. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335986 | OPTICAL-SCANNING-TYPE OBSERVATION PROBE AND OPTICAL-SCANNING-TYPE OBSERVATION DEVICE - An optical-scanning-type observation probe is provided with: an imaging optical system that illumination light scanned by an optical scanner enters and that focuses the illumination light in the form of a spot, multiple times; a projection optical system that emits illumination light coming from a focus position focused by the imaging optical system, toward a subject in the form of a spot; and a light-receiver that is provided independently of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system and that receives reflected light of the illumination light, the reflected light coming from the subject, via a light path different from that of the imaging optical system and the projection optical system. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335987 | Disposable Bronchoscope and Method of Use - A bronchoscope has a handle with a suction port and a flexible scope port. A carrier tube extends from the handle and has first and second passageways. The first passageway communicates with the suction port and the second passageway communicates with the flexible scope port. A flexible scope assembly is insertable into the second passageway of the carrier tube. The flexible scope assembly includes a camera wire with a camera on one end and a transmission connector on an opposite end. The flexible scope assembly has a sheath extending around the camera wire that seals the camera wire and the transmission connector and the camera wire and the camera. The camera includes an imaging device and lighting elements. The flexible scope assembly is removably connectable to the handle at the flexible scope port. The flexible scope assembly may be sanitized when removed from the handle. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335988 | MEDICAL DEVICE ILLUMINATOR AND CHARGING SYSTEM - A portable medical illuminator is configured for attachment to a medical device wherein the illuminator includes an illuminator housing and a light source disposed in relation to the housing. A portable rechargeable power supply is connected to the light source, and an inductive charging coil is disposed within the illuminator housing to enable contactless charging of the contained portable power supply. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335989 | SPECULUM - A speculum, comprising a handle portion including a proximal end, a distal end and at least one sidewall connecting the proximal end and the distal end and having a cavity in the sidewall thereof, a lower blade connected to the handle portion, an upper blade movably connected to the lower blade, the upper and lower blades being configured to move relative to one another between a closed state and an open state, and a lighting assembly comprising at least one light source and at least one energy storage device, said lighting assembly being at least partially disposed in the cavity in the sidewall of the handle portion. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335990 | SURGICAL RETRACTORS - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for surgically manipulating tissue. In general, the methods and devices can include an elongate retractor shaft having a distal retractor tip that is configured to manipulate tissue, for example the tip can be configured to separate muscle and nerve fibers surrounding a vertebra. The elongate retractor shaft can include an illumination source such that at least a portion of the surgical field is illuminated by the device when the device is used in the body. A sensor can also or alternatively be included on the elongate retractor shaft, for example on the blunt retraction tip, such that the sensor can monitor physiological parameters of the tissue in or adjacent to the surgical field. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335991 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE PERIPHERAL VISION OF A SUBJECT - Systems and methods for improving the peripheral vision of a subject are disclosed. In one aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure includes a method, which may be embodied on a system, for improving peripheral vision of a subject using a visual marker on a display screen, the method includes, displaying a peripheral target on the display screen, the peripheral target having a visually discernable characteristic and determining whether the subject is able to correctly identify the peripheral target displayed on the display screen using the peripheral vision. The visual marker is intended for viewing using central vision of the subject and the peripheral target is intended for identification using the peripheral vision of the subject. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335992 | OPHTHALMIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An ophthalmic imaging apparatus includes an OCT optical system that detects an interference signal between measurement light with which a subject eye is irradiated and reference light, and acquires OCT data of the subject eye by processing the interference signal, a scanner that scans with the measurement light on a scanning line on the subject eye, and a processor. The processor determines whether or not the OCT data acquired on the scanning line is proper, controls the scanner based on a determination result to change the scanning line for the measurement light to the next scanning line, and interpolates an alternative to OCT data determined not to be proper, based on OCT data corresponding to scanning lines around a scanning line on which the OCT data determined not to be proper is acquired. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335993 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING REFRACTIVE PRESCRIPTIONS AND DELIVERING EYEGLASSES AND CONTACT LENSES - Methods and systems for producing a refractive prescription for a consumer away from an optical office are disclosed. At a first time point, a first prescription for a first pair of corrective lenses is generated according to measured refractive errors, and a historical visual acuity profile is measured using the first prescription and a varying spherical power. At a second time point, a second visual acuity is measured using the first prescription. A new spherical power is computed using the historical visual acuity profile and the second visual acuity. A second prescription for a second pair of corrective lenses is generated based on the first prescription and the new spherical power. In some embodiments, the second visual acuity may be self-administered by the consumer away from an optical office. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335994 | METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION AND PROVIDING ANALYSIS FOR BIOLOGICAL TISSUES - Arrangements and methods can be provided for determining information associated with at least one section of at least one biological tissue. For example, it is possible to provide at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to the section(s) of the biological tissue(s) in vivo so as to interact with at least one acoustic wave in the biological tissue(s). At least one second electro-magnetic radiation can be produced based on the interaction. At least one portion of the at least one second electro-magnetic radiation can be received, and the information associated with the section(s) of the biological tissue(s) can be determined based on the portion of the second electromagnetic radiation(s). | 2019-11-07 |
20190335995 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR IN VIVO CHARACTERIZATION OF THE LENS CRYSTALLIN AGGREGATION INDEX - An ophthalmic diagnostic system, method and medium for determining the lens crystallin index includes: focused delivery of a coherent source to a measurement volume in the interior of the lens; a second focused delivery of a coherent source is combined with the first source for precise location of the measurement volume; a third coherent optical path collects the backward scattered signal from the random movement of crystallins within the lens; a power splitter obtains two copies of the backward scattered signal; cross/auto correlation of the backward scattered signal is performed and modulated over a time scale; and various time scale signatures are processed obtain the lens crystalline index. The system, method, and medium are self-correcting and account for abnormal counter values. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335996 | SHEAR WAVE BASED ELASTICITY IMAGING USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SEGMENTATION FOR OCULAR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS - Retinal diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), are the leading cause of blindness in the elderly population. Since no known cures are currently present, it is crucial to diagnose the condition in its early stages so that disease progression is monitored. Systems and methods for detecting and mapping the mechanical elasticity of retinal layers in the posterior eye are disclosed herein. A system including confocal shear wave acoustic radiation force optical coherence elastography (SW-ARF-OCE) is provided, wherein an ultrasound transducer and an optical scan head are co-aligned to facilitate in-vivo study of the retina. In addition, an automatic segmentation algorithm is used to isolate tissue layers and analyze the shear wave propagation within the retinal tissue to estimate mechanical stress on the retina and detect early stages of retinal diseases based on the estimated mechanical stress. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335997 | ANALYTE SENSORS HAVING A SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO SUBSTANTIALLY UNAFFECTED BY NON-CONSTANT NOISE - Systems and methods of use involving sensors having a signal-to-noise ratio that is substantially unaffected by non-constant noise are provided for continuous analyte measurement in a host. In some embodiments, a continuous analyte measurement system is configured to be wholly, transcutaneously, intravascularly or extracorporeally implanted. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335998 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR PROSTHESIS MONITORING - An implantable device, suitable to detect and to monitor infectious processes, in particular at a prosthesis is provided. The device has sensor means, apt to detect an index parameter of an infectious process and a control unit connected thereto, the latter being equipped with a storage area for storing the index parameter. The device further has an antenna, connected to the control unit and configured to allow a bidirectional electromagnetic communication with a remote reader of the device. The device is encapsulated by a casing made of elastomeric material. | 2019-11-07 |
20190335999 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING PERSONIZED HEALTHCARE ADVICE - A method and electronic device for providing personalized health-related advice are provided. The method includes receiving, at the electronic device, a user input indicating a symptom related to the user, retrieving, from the electronic device, at least one medical information of the user, detecting a user activity prior to the symptom arising, correlating the user input indicating the symptom, the at least one medical information of the user and the user activity prior to the symptom arising, and displaying advice about the symptom based on the correlation. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336000 | ACOUSTIC-ELECTROMAGNETIC TOMOGRAPHY - In one embodiment, a superlens is used to sub-diffraction-limit focus a magnetic field within a volume. A local magnetic field intensity maximum, or “hotspot,” is thereby created that is focused in two spatial directions substantially parallel to the superlens. The hotspot extends from the superlens through one or more coplanar layers of the volume. An electric field is superimposed over the magnetic field within the volume to be imaged. The superposition of electric and magnetic fields induces localized Lorentz forces. The modulation of the magnetic and/or electric field causes the portion of the volume in the hotspot to vibrate and emit acoustic signals at a frequency suitable for acoustic imaging. An acoustic transducer receives the emitted acoustic signals. The location from which the acoustic signals are emitted is constrained in two dimensions by the superlens. Time-gating the acoustic signals received from the hotspot is used to localize the received acoustic signals in the third dimension. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336001 | NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEURAL DECODING - A non-invasive optical measurement system comprises an optical source for generating source light, and an interferometer for splitting the source light into sample light and reference light, delivering the sample light into an anatomical structure, resulting in physiological-encoded signal light that exits the anatomical structure, and combining the signal light and the reference light into at least three phase-modulated interference light patterns. The optical path lengths of the respective source light and sample light match within a coherence length of the source light. The system further comprises at least three optical detectors configured for respectively detecting the interference light patterns, and a processor configured for determining a time-lapsed complex field of the signal light based on the interference light patterns, determining a decorrelation speed of the time-lapsed complex field of the signal light, and identifying a physiological event in the anatomical structure based on the determined decorrelation speed of the signal light. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336002 | SPECTROSCOPIC DETECTION OF BRAIN DAMAGE - The present invention provides a non-invasive device and method of detecting or evaluating brain damage in a living subject. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336003 | SKIN REFLECTANCE AND OILINESS MEASUREMENT - Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for generating a quantitative indication of the degree of oiliness of skin. In exemplary embodiments, a difference image generated from parallel- and a cross-polarized images of an area of skin is subjected to an intensity thresholding operation. An oiliness metric is generated based on the average intensity of those pixels whose intensities do not exceed the threshold, and/or on the average intensity of those pixels whose intensities exceed the threshold. An indication based on the metric is generated and output. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336004 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AND GUIDING SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS - A shared-housing ultrasound transducer and machine-vision camera system is disclosed for registering the transducer's x, y, z position in space and pitch, yaw, and roll orientation with respect to an object, such as a patient's body. The position and orientation are correlated with transducer scan data, and scans of the same region of the object are compared in order to reduce ultrasound artifacts and speckles. The system can be extended to interoperative gamma probes or other non-contact sensor probes and medical instruments. Methods are disclosed for computer or remote guiding of a sensor probe or instrument with respect to saved positions and orientations of the sensor probe. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336005 | NON-INVASIVE FREQUENCY DOMAIN OPTICAL SPECTROSCOPY FOR NEURAL DECODING - An optical measurement system comprises an optical source assembly configured for intensity modulating sample light at multiple frequencies within a frequency range, and delivering the intensity modulated sample light along an optical path of an anatomical structure during a single measurement period, such that the intensity modulated sample light is scattered by the anatomical structure, resulting in signal light that exits the anatomical structure. The optical measurement system further comprises an optical detection assembly configured for detecting the signal light over the frequency range within the measurement period. The optical measurement system further comprises a processor configured for analyzing the detected signal light, and, based on this analysis, determining an occurrence and spatial depth of a physiological event in the anatomical structure. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336006 | INTERFEROMETRIC FREQUENCY-SWEPT SOURCE AND DETECTOR IN A PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT - A non-invasive optical measurement system comprises a two-dimensional array of photonic integrated circuits (PICs) mechanically coupled to each other. Each PIC is configured for emitting sample light into an anatomical structure, such that the sample light is scattered by the anatomical structure, resulting in physiological-encoded signal light that exits the anatomical structure. Each PIC is further configured for detecting the signal light. The non-invasive optical measurement system further comprises processing circuitry configured for analyzing the detected signal light from each of the PICs, and based on this analysis, determining an occurrence and a three-dimensional spatial location of the physiological event in the anatomical structure. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336007 | NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MULTIPLE-SCATTERED LIGHT WITH SWEPT SOURCE ILLUMINATION - An optical source sweeps a source light over an optical wavelength range. An interferometer splits the source light into sample light and reference light, delivers the sample light into an anatomical structure, such that the sample light is scattered by the anatomical structure, resulting in physiological-encoded signal light that exits the anatomical structure, and combines the signal light and the reference light into an interference light pattern having an array of spatial components and a plurality of oscillation frequency components. An optical detector array detects intensity values of the array of spatial components. A processor derives an array of intensity values of each oscillation frequency component from the detected spatial component intensity value array, reduces each derived oscillation frequency component intensity value array to a single frequency component intensity value, and determines a depth of a physiological event in the anatomical structure based on the reduced frequency component intensity values. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336008 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - Provided is an object information acquiring apparatus, including: a light source; a detecting unit that detects an acoustic wave generated from an object which has received an irradiation light from the light source; a processing unit that generates characteristic information on the inside of the object by using the acoustic wave; and a memory unit that records the characteristic information in association with information on the irradiation light. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336009 | PREDICTIVELY CONTROLLING OPERATIONAL STATES OF WEARABLE DEVICE AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMS - A method for predictively controlling an operational state of a wearable device, according to one embodiment, includes collecting historical sensor data acquired by one or more sensors of a wearable device. The historical sensor data is analyzed for detecting a pattern therein. A time to change an operational state of the wearable device is predicted based on the analysis. The change of the operational state is instructed at the predicted time. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336010 | RESPIRATORY RATE DETECTION USING DECOMPOSITION OF ECG - A method and system for determining a respiratory rate of a user using an electrocardiogram (ECG) segment of the user are disclosed. The method comprises decomposing the ECG segment into a plurality of functions and evaluating the plurality of functions to choose one of the plurality of functions based on a respiratory band power. The method includes determining the respiratory rate using the one of the plurality of functions and a domain detection. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336011 | System for performing in vivo pressure measurements and coupling module - The invention relates to a system for performing in vivo pressure measurements, comprising one or more pressure sensors ( | 2019-11-07 |
20190336012 | CARDIAC TISSUE PENETRATING DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE AND OTHER CONDITIONS - According to one embodiment, a tissue penetrating device includes an elongate shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending there between. A first needle is disposed within the lumen of the elongate shaft and is extendable therefrom between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration, the first needle is disposed within the elongate shaft's lumen and is substantially aligned with an axis of the lumen. In the second configuration, the first needle extends distally of the elongate shaft's distal end and bends away from the lumen's axis. A second needle is disposed within a lumen of the first needle and is extendable therefrom when the first needle is positioned in the first configuration and when the first needle is positioned in the second configuration. The second needle may be extended from the first needle to penetrate tissue of a patient. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336013 | QUANTITATIVE SEISMOCARDIOGRAPHY - A quantifying of the function of a beating heart is disclosed, in which a signal is recorded with an accelerometer placed on the chest of a person. A plurality of segments of the signal are formed, which are aligned and filtered with a band-pass filter having a lower cutoff frequency below 1 Hz and an upper cut-off frequency in the range 100-250 Hz. A mean segment is then determined, in which a first temporal feature is determined. A measure is then determined based on at least one of the signal value, or amplitude, of the first temporal feature and the location in time of the first temporal feature. The determined measure is then provided as output information. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336014 | INDUCTIVE SENSING SYSTEM FOR SENSING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNALS FROM A BODY - The invention provides a magnetic inductive sensing system for sensing electromagnetic signals emitted from a body in response to electromagnetic excitation signals applied to the body. The electromagnetic signals are generated and sensed by the same loop resonator which comprises a single-turn loop antenna and a tuning capacitor. The loop antenna of the resonator and a signal generation means for exciting the resonator to generate excitation signals are together configured so as to optimize the value of a ratio between the radial frequency of the generated electromagnetic excitation signals and a reference frequency of the antenna, where the reference frequency is the frequency for which one wavelength of the generated excitation signals (waves) matches the circumferential length of the antenna. This ratio, which corresponds to a normalized radial frequency of the generated excitation signals, is maintained between a value of 0.025 and 0.50. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336015 | Method, logic unit and system for determining a parameter representative for the patient's volume responsiveness - The invention refers to a method of determining an indicator that is representative for a patient's volume responsiveness, comprising the following steps: (i) measuring a sequence of pulse signals of a patient; (ii) determining an envelope(signal)curve based on the sequence of measured pulse signals; (iii) determining a fit(envelope(signal))-function based on the previously determined envelope(signal)-curve, the fit(envelope(signal))-function representing an idealised curve progression of the envelope(signal)-curve without comprising pulse variations caused by ventilation or respiration induced heart-lung interaction; (iv) determining respiratory pulse variation signals corresponding to the pulse variations caused by ventilation or respiration induced heart-lung interaction; (v) determining an envelope(respiration)-curve based on the previously determined respiratory pulse variation signals; (vi) determining a fit(envelope(respiration))-function based on the previously determined envelope(respiration)-curve, the fit(envelope(respiration))-function representing an idealised curve progression of the envelope(respiration)-curve; (vii) determining the indicator that is representative for the patient's volume responsiveness based on the fit(envelope(signal))function and the fit(envelope(respiration))-function. The invention also relates to a logic unit and a system, both for determining an indicator representative for the patient's volume responsiveness. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336016 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NON-INVASIVE CAPILLARY BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT - Devices and methods for non-invasive capillary blood pressure measurement are provided. An device can comprise a front end in contact with the body to compress and decompress the capillaries in the tissue, a pressure control module for regulating the contact pressure between the front end and the tissue, a pressure transducer coupled to the front end for measuring the contact pressure, a capillary sensing module for detecting the capillaries pulsations under the contact pressure modulation, and an algorithm for determining the capillaries pressures from the traces of capillary pulsation signals and the contact pressure signal. The methods include an oscillometric method for intermittent arterial and capillary blood pressure measurement and a volume-clamp method for continuous capillary blood pressure measurement. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336017 | Methods and Apparatuses for Central Venous Pressure Measurement Status - Method and systems are provided for reliable, convenient, self-administered, and cost-effective determination of central venous pressure. The noninvasive method and apparatus use changes in transmural pressure to create detectable changes in peripheral venous vascular volume for the determination of central venous pressure. Transmural pressure changes can be manifested by intravascular or extravascular pressure changes. The system is noninvasive and uses optical measurements of venous volume in the presence of transmural pressure changes. The relationship between the transmural pressure change and the change in vascular venous volume is combined with anatomical measurements to determine the central venous pressure of the subject. Central venous pressure can be used to determine hemodynamic status of the subject to include fluid overload in the heart failure patient. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336018 | Systems and Methods for Clinical Neuronavigation - Systems and methods for clinical neuronavigation in accordance with embodiments of the invention are illustrated. One embodiment includes a method for generating a brain stimulation target, including obtaining functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) image data of a patient's brain, were brain imaging data describes neuronal activations within the patient's brain, determining a brain stimulation target by mapping at least one region of interest to the patient's brain, locating functional subregions within the at least one region of interest based on the fMRI image data, determining functional relationships between at least two brain regions of interest, generating parameters for each functional subregion, generating a target quality score for each functional subregion based on the parameters and selecting a brain stimulation target based on its target quality score and the patient's neurological condition. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336019 | Apparatus and Method for Polyphasic Multi-Output Constant-Current and Constant-Voltage Neurophysiological Stimulation - The present specification discloses an intraoperative neurophysiological monitoring (IONM) system including a computing device capable of executing an IONM software engine, a stimulation module having multiple ports and various stimulation components and recording electrodes. The system is used to implement transcranial electrical stimulation and motor evoked potential monitoring by positioning at least one recording electrode on a patient, connecting the stimulation components to at least one port on the stimulation module, positioning the stimulation components on a patient's head, activating, using the IONM software engine, at least one port, delivering stimulation to the patient; and recording a stimulatory response on the patient. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336020 | Equipment for monitoring health conditions of monitored persons - Equipment for monitoring of health conditions of monitored persons in different alternatives senses cardiac signals, evaluate it, store it and hand over it further. Monitor is relocateable between auxiliary devices using mounting elements and cooperates with cooperating units. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336021 | PREPARATION OF MICRO-ELECTRODES - A method, consisting of providing a metal wire having a wire diameter and an end, and positioning a conductor at a distance from the end of the wire. The method further includes creating an electrical discharge between the conductor and the end, while setting the distance and an electrical potential of the discharge, so as to create a bead of a predefined size on the end. The method also includes assembling the wire with the created bead into an invasive probe, so that the bead is positioned at an outer surface of the probe. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336022 | CARDIAC MAPPING USING A 3D GRID - A system for facilitating display of cardiac mapping information includes a catheter having one or more electrodes that measure electrical signals in the heart, and a processing unit. The processing unit receives the electrical signals from the catheter and receives an indication of a measurement location corresponding to each signal. The processing unit extracts a set of features from the signals, where each feature includes a value corresponding to a metric. A three-dimensional grid is constructed, wherein each node of the grid corresponds to a physical point in three-dimensional space. The system identifies a set of electrical signals in a neighborhood associated with a node; determines, based on the set of features extracted from the set of electrical signals, a node value; associates the node value with the node; and facilitates presentation of a map corresponding to a cardiac surface based on the node value. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336023 | DETECTION OF REGIONS EXHIBITING IRREGULAR ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY - For example, one or more non-transitory computer-readable media includes executable instructions to perform a method. The method includes defining a plurality of spatial regions distributed across a geometric surface. At least one wave front that propagates across the geometric surface is detected based on electrical data representing electrophysiological signals for each of a plurality of nodes distributed on the geometric surface over at least one time interval. An indication of conduction velocity of the wave front is determined for at least one spatial region of the plurality of spatial regions during the time interval based on a duration that the wave front resides within the at least one spatial region. Slow conduction activity is identified for the at least one spatial region based on comparing the indication of conduction velocity relative to a threshold. Conduction data is stored in memory to represent each slow conduction event. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336024 | BRAIN-BASED THOUGHT IDENTIFIER AND CLASSIFIER - Embodiments provide thought classifier devices that convert analog electroencephalogram signals obtained from mental activity of a person to a digital signal bitstream data; identify a portion of the bitstream as a thought chunk representing discrete thought activity in response to matching, via a first artificial neural network comparison, digital signal bitstream thought chunk portion metadata to metadata labeled in association with a thought within a thoughts data set, the first artificial neural network trained on the thoughts data set; identify a user category in response to matching, via a different, second artificial neural network comparison, metadata of the thought chunk portion to labeled metadata within the thoughts data set, the second artificial neural network trained on the thoughts data set; and identify a specific thought of the thoughts data that has metadata that has corresponding metadata. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336025 | Method And System For Second Pass Confirmation Of Detected Cardiac Arrhythmic Patterns - A computer implemented method and system for confirming a device documented arrhythmia in cardiac activity are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with executable instructions. The method obtains a cardiac activity (CA) data set that includes CA signals for a series of cardiac events and includes device documented (DD) markers within the series of cardiac events. The device documented markers are indicative of atrial fibrillation (AF) detected by the ICM utilizing an on-board R-R interval irregularity (ORI) process to analyze the CA signals. The method applies a feature enhancement function to the CA signals to form modified CA signals with enhanced sinus features and analyzes the enhanced sinus features in the modified CA signals. The method utilized a confirmatory feature detection process to identify false AF detection by the ORI process. The method records a result of the analysis identifying false AF detection by the ORI process. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336026 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT R-WAVES IN CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIC PATTERNS - Computer implemented methods and systems for detecting arrhythmias in cardiac activity are provided. The method is under control of one or more processors configured with specific executable instructions. The method obtains a far field cardiac activity (CA) data set that includes far field CA signals for beats. The method applies a feature enhancement function to the CA signals to form an enhanced feature in the CA data set. The method calculates an adaptive sensitivity level and sensitivity limit based on the enhanced feature from one or more beats within the CA data set and automatically iteratively analyzes a beat segment of interest by comparing the beat segment of interest to the current sensitivity level to determine whether one or more R-waves are present within the beat segment of interest. The method repeats the iterative analyzing operation while progressively adjusting the current sensitivity level until i) the one or more R-waves are detected in the beat segment of interest and/or ii) the current sensitivity level reaches the sensitivity limit. The method detects an arrhythmia within the beat segment of interest based on a presence or absence of the one or more R-waves and records results of the detecting of the arrhythmia. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336027 | ANNOTATION OF A WAVEFRONT - A method, including receiving a bipolar ECG signal from a location in the heart from the pair of electrodes, receiving a unipolar ECG signal from the location in the heart from a selected one electrode of the pair of electrodes, computing a local unipolar minimum derivative of the unipolar signal at a plurality of times of occurrences of the local unipolar minimum derivative, computing a bipolar derivative of the bipolar signal, evaluating a ratio of the bipolar derivative to the local unipolar minimum derivative at the plurality of times of occurrences of the local unipolar minimum derivative, annotating each time of occurrence as a time of activation of the myocardium at the location in the heart when the ratio is greater than a preset threshold value, merging two annotations that arise from a single occurrence as a single annotation, evaluating features of the annotations and assigning a confidence level to each feature, eliminating annotations that have a confidence level below a threshold and generating a local activation time map using the remaining annotations. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336028 | WEARABLE AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SENSING ELECTRODES - An arrhythmia monitoring device includes a plurality of pairs of ECG sensing electrodes disposed in a garment configured to be worn about a torso of a patient, and signal acquisition circuit configured to be electrically coupled to the plurality pairs of ECG sensing electrodes. The device includes a processor in communication with the signal acquisition circuit configured to execute a selection process comprising identifying a quality of each of a plurality of ECG signals, ranking the signals based on the identified quality, and selecting at least two ECG signals to monitor having highest quality. The processor is configured to re-execute the selection process following an event including at least one of the garment shifting on the torso, the garment being repositioned on the torso, and the garment being removed and returned to the torso of the patient, and monitor the selected at least two ECG signals for a cardiac arrhythmia. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336029 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CORTICAL STIMULATION MAPPING DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES - An apparatus and method is provided for intraoperative tissue stimulation during port-based surgery. The apparatus includes an access port and electrical terminals attached to the access port for tissue stimulation. In an alternative embodiment, the apparatus may include an access port, with or without electrical terminals attached to the access port for tissue stimulation, and electrocorticography sensors attached to the access port. The method includes inserting an access port into a tissue, applying an electrical potential to the tissue using electrical terminals attached to the access port, and measuring consequent neural activity using electrocorticography sensors attached to the access port. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336030 | METHODS FOR MODELING NEUROLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND DIAGNOSING A NEUROLOGICAL IMPAIRMENT OF A PATIENT - One variation of a method for modeling neurological development includes: aggregating electroencephalography (EEG) data that comprise multiple EEG signals of each user in a set of users, EEG signals of each user recorded on multiple distinct dates, the set of users comprising a plurality of users of various known neurological statuses; identifying a synchronization pattern trend within the EEG data of the set of users; and correlating the synchronization pattern trend with neurological development within the set of users. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336031 | Method And System To Detect P-Waves In Cardiac Arrhythmic Patterns - Methods and systems are provided for detecting arrhythmias in cardiac activity. The methods and systems declare a current beat, from the CA signals, to be a candidate beat or an ineligible beat based on whether the current beat satisfies the rate based selection criteria. The determining and declaring operations are repeated for multiple beats to form an ensemble of candidate beats. The method and system calculate a P-wave segment ensemble from the ensemble of candidate beats, perform a morphology-based comparison between the P-wave segment ensemble and at least one of a monophasic or biphasic template, declare a valid P-wave to be present within the CA signals based on the morphology-based comparison, and utilize the valid P-wave in an arrhythmia detection process to determine at least one of an arrhythmia entry, arrhythmia presence or arrhythmia exit. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336032 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DETECT PREMATURE VENTRICULAR CONTRACTIONS IN CARDIAC ACTIVITY SIGNALS - A computer implemented method and system are provided for detecting premature ventricular contractions (PVCs) in cardiac activity. The method and system obtain cardiac activity (CA) signals for a series of beats, and, for at least a portion of the series of beats, calculate QRS scores for corresponding QRS complex segments from the CA signals. The method and system calculate a variability metric for QRS scores across the series of beats, calculate a QRS complex template using QRS segments from the series of beats, calculate correlation coefficients between the QRS complex template and the QRS complex segments, compare the variability metric to a variability threshold and the correlation coefficients to a correlation threshold, and designate the CA signals to include a predetermined level of PVC burden based on the determining. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336033 | MEDICAL DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS, AND LEARNED MODEL GENERATING METHOD - A medical data processing apparatus includes a memory and processing circuitry. The memory stores a learned model including an input layer to which first MR data and second MR data having the same imaging target as the first MR data and an imaging parameter different from the first MR data are inputted, an output layer from which third MR data is output with a missing portion of the first MR data restored, and at least one intermediate layer arranged between the input layer and the output layer. The processing circuitry generates third MR data relating to the subject, from the first MR data serving as a process target and relating to the subject and the second MR data relating to the subject and acquired by an imaging parameter different from the first MR data serving as the process target, in accordance with the learned model. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336034 | Medical Imaging System and Method - A microwave imaging system including a microwave antenna array having a transmitting antenna and a plurality of receiving antennas, wherein the transmitting antenna is configured to transmit microwave signals over a range of frequencies so as to illuminate a body part of a patient and wherein the receiving antennas are configured to receive the microwave signals following scattering within the body part. A processor is configured to obtain a set of scattering parameters for the microwave signals over the range of frequencies and, using the scattering parameters, generate an output indicative of the internal structure of the body part to identify a region of interest within the body part. The processor is further configured to classify the region of interest based on a type of tissue therein by analyzing the change of the scattering parameters for the region of interest over the range of frequencies. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336035 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF INTRA-BODY ELECTRICAL READINGS TO ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE - In some embodiments, a body cavity shape of a subject is reconstructed based on intrabody measurements of voltages by an intrabody probe (for example, a catheter probe) moving within a plurality of differently-oriented electromagnetic fields crossing the body cavity. In some embodiments, the method uses distances between electrodes as a spatially calibrated ruler. Positions of measurements made with the intrabody probe in different positions are optionally related by using spatial coherence of the measured electromagnetic fields as a constraint. Optionally, reconstruction is performed without using a detailed reference (image or simulation) describing the body cavity shape. Optionally, reconstruction uses further information to refine and/or constrain the reconstruction; for example: images, simulations, additional electromagnetic fields, and/or measurements characteristic of body cavity landmarks. Optionally, reconstruction accounts for time-dependent cavity shape changes, for example, phasic changes (e.g., heartbeat and/or respiration), and/or changes in states such as subject hydration, edema, and/or heart rate. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336036 | IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT - A system comprising a plurality of electrodes adapted to measure bio impedance measurements using electrical currents passing in a target thorax area of a target therebetween during a learning phase, at least one radiofrequency (RF) sensor adapted to measure RF interaction measurements of RF radiation interacting with the target thorax area during the learning phase, and at least one processor adapted to: calculate calibration function according to the bio impedance measurements and the RF interaction measurements, and determine a target thorax area value by adjusting subsequent bio impedance measurements using subsequent electrical currents passing in the target thorax area during an operational learning phase using the calibration function. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336037 | LIGHT EMITTING SURGICAL CALIBRATION PROBE DEVICE - A light emitting surgical calibration probe device includes a first optical tracking assembly, a quick disconnect coupler, a second positioning assistance unit, and a probe. The first optical tracking assembly has at least one tracking markers on a surface, and a surgical navigation system converts the position of the tracking markers into an overall position. The quick disconnect coupler is detachably coupled to the first optical tracking assembly and the second positioning assistance unit, and the second positioning assistance unit is capable of emitting an indicating light source with a specific wavelength and provided for a surgical navigation system to perform a non-contact positioning function. The probe is movably coupled to the second positioning assistance unit. The first optical tracking assembly and the second positioning assistance unit allow doctors to know the position of a surgical robot with respect to a patient's trackable housing more accurately. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336038 | WEARABLE RESPIRATION SENSOR AND RESPIRATION MONITORING SYSTEM - There is described a wearable respiration sensor generally having a stretchable substrate to be worn around a user's torso; and a dipole antenna having two flexible conductive elements extending in opposite directions from a center, relative to a dipole axis, and being secured to the stretchable substrate, each of the two flexible conductive elements having a proximate end near the center, a distal end away from the center, and a curved portion curving away from and back towards the dipole axis between the proximate end and the distal end, the two flexible conductive elements being in a point reflection symmetry relative to one another relative to said center in a manner that, when the stretchable substrate is stretched along the dipole axis, the curved portions of the two flexible conductive elements are flattened and the distal ends are moved away from one another. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336039 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A COUGHING EVENT - Provided is a method for identifying a coughing event, the method including obtaining, from a sensor included in a monitoring device worn by a patient, a plurality of digital voltage values, analyzing the plurality of digital voltage values to identify a physiological event based on (i) a change in magnitude of the digital voltage values and (ii) a duration of the change in the magnitude of the digital voltage values, the change in the magnitude of the digital voltage values and the duration of the change in the magnitude of the digital voltage values representing a first point in a two-dimensional feature space, and categorizing the identified physiological event as the coughing event based on a threshold hyperplane existing in the two-dimensional feature space. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336040 | WALKING ASSIST DEVICE - The present disclosure relates a walking assist device, including: a sensor configured to detect a movement of an user and to generate detection signals, a step length module configured to calculate a step length, a controller connected to the sensor and the step length module, and an output module. The controller is configured to determine a step status according to the detection signals, and to generate control signals according to the step status and the step length. The output module is disposed on a shoe body. The output module connects to the controller, and the output module is configured to issue a step cue according to the control signals. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336041 | System and Method for Determining Animal Body Surface Area and Subsequently Determining Animal Health Status - The invention includes a system to determine body surface area (BSA) or volume of an animal that can be used to determine a health status of the animal. The system has a plurality of integrated measuring devices such as radar or infrared sensors. The measuring devices are mounted within a confined space. A plurality of measurements is taken along vertically oriented sections or slices of the animal as the animal passes by the confined space. The measurements are combined and numerically converted to BSA or volume estimations. The health status can be derived as a direct relation to BSA or volume, or changes in BSA or volume over a selected time period. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336042 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR GENERATING A SET OF RECOMMENDED ORTHOTIC PRODUCTS - In an embodiment, the present invention is an apparatus, comprising: a foot mat; a depth sensing camera; an elevated foot platform that reduces or prevents rotational movement of a foot; a processor in communication with the depth sensing camera, the processor further configured to calculate the circumference of a user's leg based on data from the depth sensing camera while the user has one foot on the foot mat and one foot on the elevated foot platform, the processor further configured to select a recommended product for the user's knee or ankle from among a set of pre-manufactured candidate products for knees or ankles based at least in part upon the leg circumference of the user; and an output device to display information received from the processor, the information identifying the recommended product to the user. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336043 | System And Method Of Controlling A Robotic System For Manipulating Anatomy Of A Patient During A Surgical Procedure - System and methods of controlling a robotic system are disclosed. The robotic system interacts with an anatomy that is held by a support. The robotic system comprises a force-applying device that applies a force externally to the anatomy while the anatomy is held by the support. A controller measures the extent to which the anatomy is held by the support and controls the robotic system based on the measured extent. | 2019-11-07 |
20190336044 | DISPLAYING USER INTERFACES ASSOCIATED WITH PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES - The present disclosure generally relates to user interfaces and more specifically to techniques for displaying user interfaces associated with physical activities. Exemplary user interfaces related to activity competitions are described. Exemplary user interfaces related to a friends list for activity sharing are described. Exemplary user interfaces associated with alerts presented to a user in response to automatically determining a boundary of a workout are described. Exemplary user interfaces associated with configuring a pace alert for a workout application are described. | 2019-11-07 |