46th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160331199 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY AND SUCTION NOZZLE - An adaptor assembly and a suction nozzle which includes the adaptor assembly. The adaptor assembly works with the outlet port part of a suction nozzle to adapt the suction nozzle with the extension pipe of a vacuum cleaner in a sealed manner. The adapter assembly includes a tube body with a fitting end to fit the outlet port part and a flange end with a flange for inserting into the extension pipe. A moving and positioning unit is located between the fitting and flange ends, and includes a base part fixed on the tube body and a mobile part cooperating with the base part. An elastic seal ring sleeves around the flange end and includes one end butting against the flange and another end butting against the mobile part. The elastic seal ring arch outwardly and come into tight contact with internal surface of the extension pipe. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331200 | ROTARY TYPE DUSTING DEVICE - A rotary type dusting device, detachably assembled to an automatic cleaning machine, the rotary type dusting device includes a connecting base, a rotary disc, an affixing element, and a dusting element. The connecting base is driven by the cleaning machine to rotate and includes a plurality of interference portions and mounting portions for mounting bristles. The rotary disc is detachably connected to a bottom of the connecting base and is rotatable in conjunction with the connecting base. The rotary disc includes a plurality of positioning portions spaced apart from each other for correspondingly engaging the interference portions. The affixing element is fixed onto a bottom of the rotary disc for attaching the dusting element, so that the dusting element is rotatable in conjunction with the rotary disc and the bristles to carry out dusting and sweeping work. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331201 | FLUID COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR FLOOR MAINTENANCE MACHINE - A fluid collection system for a floor maintenance machine provides improved collection of fluid, foam, and debris prior to the vacuum source. The fluid collection system includes a recovery chamber defining a volume, a hollow structure (such as a modified skirt) having an internal chamber, and a vacuum source in fluid communication with the volume of the recovery chamber via the internal chamber and a vacuum line. The vacuum source draws a vacuum in the volume of the recovery chamber by drawing a gas from the volume of the recovery chamber through the internal chamber of the hollow structure and through the vacuum line. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331202 | WATER DISPENSER UNIT - A water dispenser unit includes a water dispenser and a self-propelled cleaning robot, and the space for the water dispenser can be easily secured even in a limited living space. A robot receiving space is defined in the lower portion of the water dispenser such that the self-propelled cleaning robot can self-travel into and out of the robot receiving space. The water dispenser unit includes a charging station provided in the robot receiving space. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331203 | Customizable Cleaning Tool with a Unique Special and Dimensional Arrangement of Channels to Facilitate Customization - A customizable cleaning tool having channels with a receiving configuration for receiving a cleaning element comprising a coupling end having a coupling configuration complementary to the receiving configuration and an agitation end. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331204 | DISHWASHER WITH VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE DISH RACK - A dish rack is supported for vertical movement relative to a dishwasher tub between lowered and raised positions. To raise the rack, spring biased locking levers provided on side walls of the dish rack are pivoted to cause wing members of the locking levers to release locking tabs, extending in a cantilevered fashion from locking straps secured to the rack, from locking openings provided in adjuster arms which are fixed vertically relative to the tub, thereby disengaging the locking straps from the adjuster arms to enable the rack to be lifted to the raised position. To lower the rack, the locking levers are again pivoted to reposition support members of the locking straps into positions offset from the adjuster arms, thereby enabling the rack to be guided to the lowered position where the locking tabs automatically engage the adjuster arms. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331205 | DISHWASHER - A dishwasher includes a receptacle for items to be washed and a lifting device which is configured to lift the receptacle for items to be washed from a starting position into an end position or to lower it from the end position into the starting position. The lifting device has an electrical drive device which is arranged on a dishwasher cavity or on a base support of the dishwasher. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331206 | LIFTING DEVICE AND DISHWASHER - A lifting device for a holder for items to be washed in a dishwasher is configured to lift the holder for items to be washed from an initial position into an end position or lower it from the end position into the initial position. The lifting device includes a guide apparatus for guiding the holder in a horizontal direction. Arranged on the guide apparatus in a swivelable manner are a first swivel arm and a second swivel arm. A connecting element connects a first end section of the first swivel arm and a first end section of the second swivel arm, and is configured to couple a swivel movement of the first swivel arm and a swivel movement of the second swivel arm to one another in a positively driven manner. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331207 | ACCESS VISUALIZATION SYSTEMS - Methods and devices described herein facilitate improved access of locations within the body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331208 | MEDICAL APPARATUS AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - The medical apparatus includes an endoscope | 2016-11-17 |
20160331209 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECORDING MICROSCOPIC IMAGES FROM WITHIN A LIVING PERSON OF ORGANISM USING AN IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - Exemplary apparatus and method can be provided. For example, using at least one light source first arrangement, it is possible to provide pulses of light to at least one portion of a biological structure. At least one detector second arrangement can be used to detect images from the portion(s) based on the pulses, and provide data based on the detection. With at least one configuration, it is possible prevent and/or reduce a movement of the apparatus within at least one anatomical body (i) is a particular surface of the apparatus, (ii) covers at least one portion of the surface, and/or (iii) extends from the surface. In addition or alternatively, with at least one computer third arrangement, it is possible to receive the data, and control a timing of at least one of activation or deactivation of at least one portion of the first arrangement based on the data. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331210 | INSERTION APPARATUS - An insertion apparatus includes an insertion portion, a power spiral tube provided with a spiral fin portion configured to extend in a spiral shape, the power spiral tube being provided on an outer circumferential direction side of the insertion portion so as to be rotatable with respect to the insertion portion around a longitudinal axis, a first motor configured to generate a drive force to rotate the power spiral tube, an operation section provided on a proximal end side of the insertion portion, a second motor configured to generate a drive force to rotate the insertion portion pivotably held to the operation section, and a second motor drive circuit configured to calculate torque to be added to the power spiral tube and perform control so as to drive the second motor in accordance with torque added to the first motor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331211 | ACTUATOR CONTROL APPARATUS - An actuator control apparatus includes: a drive circuit configured to apply a current for causing an actuator to drive a driven body; a constant current circuit and configured to control a current value of the current applied to the actuator by the drive circuit; a sense resistance connectable to the drive circuit and in which the current passing through the actuator flows; a change-over switch configured to switch a connection destination of the drive circuit from the constant current circuit to the sense resistance in a predetermined period in a current application period in which the current is applied to the actuator by the drive circuit; and an FPGA configured to detect a resistance value of predetermined circuits including the actuator through which the current passes, based on the current flowing in the sense resistance, and configured to detect an abnormality of the actuator based on the detection result. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331212 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an operation portion provided continuously with a proximal end of a rigid insertion portion having a longitudinal axis; an optical element disposed at a distal end part of the insertion portion so as to be rotationally movable around a first shaft perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a second shaft parallel to the longitudinal axis; a single operation member disposed at the operation portion and swingable forward, backward, leftward, and rightward around a third shaft and a fourth shaft perpendicular to each other; a first transmission member that transmits a rotational force around the first shaft to the optical element by a tilting operation of the operation member around the third shaft; and a second transmission member that transmits a rotational force around the second shaft to the optical element by a tilting operation of the operation member around the fourth shaft. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331213 | PORTABLE INSPECTION SYSTEM - Provided is a portable endoscope system. The portable endoscope system includes: an endoscope including a terminal end at which a camera and a lighting device are provided, a head provided on the opposite side to the terminal end, an actuator provided within the head to bend the terminal end, and a controller provided within the head to control the actuator, the camera, and the lighting device; and an intelligent portable device including a touch screen, loaded with an endoscope driving application, and provided to be electrically connected to the controller. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331214 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an operation portion including a grasping portion configured to be grasped by a user and having a first longitudinal axis; an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a subject, the insertion portion having a second longitudinal axis that has a predetermined acute angle with respect to the first longitudinal axis and extending from the operation portion at a position on a more distal end side with respect to a treatment instrument insertion portion provided at the grasping portion; and a cable including, at an extension end thereof, a connector portion configured to be detachably connected with an external device, the cable having a third longitudinal axis on an extended line of the first longitudinal axis and extending from a distal end side of the operation portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331215 | VIDEO OUTPUT APPARATUS - A video output apparatus includes: a video signal processing section that generates a first video signal having a first resolution; a first text superimposing section that superimposes first textual information on the first video signal; a first output section that outputs the first video signal with the first textual information superimposed; a reduction processing section that receives the first video signal and generates a second video signal having a second resolution that is lower than the first resolution; a second text superimposing section that superimposes second textual information on the second video signal; and a second output section that outputs the second video signal with the second textual information superimposed. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331216 | ENDOSCOPE DEVICE - An endoscope device includes: an insertion portion having an imaging optical system on a distal end of the insertion portion and configured to be inserted into a living body; a pressure detecting unit provided on the distal end of the insertion portion or ahead of the distal end and configured to detect contact with the living body by pressure; and an imaging unit configured to image an inside of the living body through the imaging optical system when a detection result of the pressure detecting unit satisfies a predetermined condition. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331217 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTING TO REMOTE STIMULUS - A camera system having a camera head with at least one button; a camera control unit coupleable to the camera head, the camera unit having a network port for receiving requests or information from a remote user; a monitor coupleable to the camera control unit for displaying images from the camera head and information from the camera control unit; the at least one camera head button being configurable by the camera control unit to have a first function and reconfigurable by the camera control unit to have a second function upon receipt of a request or information from a remote user. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331218 | MEDICAL IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS - A medical image formation apparatus includes laser emitting elements which emit laser light rays different in wavelength, an image selection circuit to select a kind of observation image, a light source controller which controls the laser emitting elements, in accordance with an observation mode corresponding to the selected kind, an imager which images return light ray from an observation target and then outputs the return light ray as an image signal, and an image processor which forms the observation images. A first laser emitting group is controlled when the kind of selected observation image is a first observation image. A second laser emitting group is controlled when the kind of selected observation image is a second observation image. The first laser emitting group and the second laser emitting group include a first common laser emitting element. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331219 | ENDOSCOPY SERVICE SUPPORT APPARATUS - A retrieval unit retrieves examination information: that includes the identification information on an endoscope corresponding to the identification information on an endoscope included in cleaning information; and in which an examination end time included in the examination information is prior to a cleaning start time included in the cleaning information. An association candidate determination unit determines, of examination information that satisfy a retrieval condition, examination information including an examination end time closest to the cleaning start time as a candidate for the examination information that should be associated with the cleaning information. A time conversion unit converts a cleaning start time of standard time included in the cleaning information into a cleaning start time of summer time. A retrieval unit re-retrieves examination information by using the converted cleaning start time of summer time. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331220 | MEDICAL DEVICE CLEANING SYSTEM - A medical cleaning system is used for cleaning at least a portion of a surgical instrument. The system may include a tray, a heating pack, and a non-abrasive cleaning pouch. The tray may include a basin area used as a reservoir for maintaining, e.g., antifogging fluid, and a sloped ramp to allow liquids to flow down into its basin area. The system may also include a heating pack enclosing a heating pack solution. The heating pack solution may be a solution having nucleating properties. The heating pack solution may be activated by a mechanical activator to generate heat to the antifogging fluid. The generated heat may be transferred to the antifogging fluid residing on the non-abrasive cleaning pouch. The surgical instrument may be cleaned by wiping a portion of the surgical instrument, e.g., a lens, over the non-abrasive cleaning pouch. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331221 | CLEANING DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE DISTAL END - A device for cleaning an endoscope is disclosed with a hollow body having a distal end, a proximal end and a longitudinal axis therebetween and having a plurality of medially positioned holes through said hollow body. The device may also have an angled partial end positioned adjacent to the distal end. The angled partial end may have an aperture and a connector configured to connect a supply of fluid to flow through said aperture. The aperture may be obliquely angled to direct said supply of fluid into said hollow body. The hollow body may have an opening at the proximal end to allow said endoscope to enter said hollow body and to be cleaned by the flow of fluid through the aperture. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331222 | CAMERA SYSTEM FOR MONITORING INSIDE OF BODY AND AUXILIARY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING IMAGING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING INSIDE OF BODY - A camera system for monitoring the inside of a body, which is easily used and can be installed during a short period of time, is suggested. A drawing auxiliary tool ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331223 | MEDICAL DILATOR - A medical dilator includes a keeper section and an auxiliary member. The auxiliary member includes an insertion section configured to be insertable in an opening part, and a support section which is disposed on the insertion section, thereby being inserted in the opening part together with the insertion section, and disposed to cross a direction of insertion of a treatment instrument into the opening part, the support section being configured to support the treatment instrument which is inserted in the opening part. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331224 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus includes a detecting unit configured to execute structural analysis on a tomographic image acquired by an acquiring unit and detect an abnormal portion of the eye; and a display control unit configured to cause a displaying unit to display a finding of the abnormal portion detected by the detecting unit, as a sentence or a word in a manner superimposed on the tomographic image. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331225 | AUTOMATED METHODS TO COUNT CORNEAL SUBBASAL NERVES - The present invention is directed to a software algorithm that measures the number of corneal nerve fibers in images captured by microscopy including images from patients obtained by in vivo corneal confocal microscopy, a noninvasive technique. The present invention solves a complicated segmentation problem, by exploiting the piece wise linear nature of the nerve fibers—i.e., the nerves are made up of a lot of straight line segments. The image is split into sub-regions, where each sub-region contains nerves mostly running in the same, straight direction. Having the nerves all in straight-lines within a single 2d image region dramatically simplifies the segmentation problem. The image intensities are summed in the direction of the nerves to reduce the 2d representation to a 1d signal having pronounced peaks where the nerves are located. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331226 | VISUAL COMPENSATION SYSTEM AND OPTOMETRIC BINOCULAR DEVICE - A visual compensation system ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331227 | EXTENDED DURATION OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY (OCT) SYSTEM - This disclosure relates to the field of Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT). This disclosure particularly relates to methods and systems for providing larger field of view OCT images. This disclosure also particularly relates to methods and systems for OCT angiography. These systems may allow OCT scanning for an extended duration and generation of large field OCT images suitable for the OCT angiography. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331228 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING ANISOCORIA AND ASYMMETRY OF PUPILLARY REACTION TO STIMULUS - A computer program is disclosed for performing the following method: recording images of a response of a left pupil to a stimulus thereby resulting in a first set of sequential images; recording images of a response of a right pupil to the same stimulus at the same time as the first images were recorded, thereby resulting in a second set of sequential images; displaying on a display simultaneously the first set of images and the second set of image, wherein the two sets of images are synchronized, and wherein a center of the left pupil of each image from the first set of sequential images is aligned with a center of the right pupil from the second set of sequential images on the display. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331229 | QUANTIFICATION OF LOCAL CIRCULATION WITH OCT ANGIOGRAPHY - Impaired intraocular blood flow within vascular beds in the human eye is associated with certain ocular diseases including, for example, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy and age-related macular degeneration. A reliable method to quantify blood flow in the various intraocular vascular beds could provide insight into the vascular component of ocular disease pathophysiology. Using ultrahigh-speed optical coherence tomography (OCT), a new 3D angiography algorithm called split-spectrum amplitude-decorrelation angiography (SSADA) was developed for imaging microcirculation within different intraocular regions. A method to quantify SSADA results was developed and used to detect perfusion changes in early stage ocular disease. Associated embodiments relating to methods for quantitatively measuring blood flow at various intraocular vasculature sites, systems for practicing such methods, and use of such methods and systems for diagnosing certain ocular diseases are herein described. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331230 | DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A CONDITION OF AN ORGAN AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - In various embodiments, device for determining a condition of an organ of either a human or an animal may be provided. The device may include a first optical source and a second optical source. The device may also include a detector. The device may additionally include a lens system. The device may further include a switching mechanism configured to switch between an optical examination mode and a Raman mode. The lens system during the optical examination mode may be configured to direct a first light emitted from the first optical source. The lens system during the Raman mode may be configured to direct a second light emitted from the second optical source. The lens systems during the Raman mode may be further configured to direct a third light to the detector. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331231 | Ophthalmological Negative-Pressure Device and Patient Interface - The invention relates to a negative-pressure device ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331232 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MEDICAL DEVICES - Systems, devices, and methods are provided that allow the monitoring of analyte levels within analyte monitoring systems. The analyte monitoring systems can be in vivo systems and can include a sensor control device with a sensor and accompanying circuitry, as well as a relay device for communicating with the sensor control device and a reader device. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331233 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present disclosure relates to techniques for receiving glucose data from a continuous glucose sensor and controlling the use and redistribution of that data so it is used in an intended manner. In one aspect, a method includes preparing data including glucose levels using a continuous glucose sensor unit; wirelessly transmitting the data relating to the glucose levels to a display device from the continuous glucose sensor unit; automatically forwarding the data relating to the glucose levels from the display device to a cloud computing architecture; and storing the data relating to the glucose levels in separate groups at the cloud computing architecture. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331234 | BIOSIGNAL TRANSMITTER, BIOSIGNAL RECEIVER, AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING BIOSIGNAL - Technology for transmitting and receiving a biosignal based on a pattern related to the biosignal and a feature point included in the biosignal. A biosignal transmitter includes a biosignal obtaining unit configured to obtain a biosignal comprising a plurality of unit signals, a parsing unit configured to parse the biosignal to extract a first unit signal of the plurality of unit signals, a pattern obtaining unit configured to obtain a pattern related to the biosignal based on the first unit signal, and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information related to a feature point of the first unit signal based on the first unit signal and the pattern. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331235 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BIOLOGICAL FLUID BIOMARKERS - Systems and methods of analyzing biological fluid biomarkers, calculating biomarker data, transmitting data to a transceiver device, and storing the data and/or analytics in a database and/or on at least one remote computer server. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331236 | MRI INDEX ESTIMATION METHOD, AND BIOMETRIC DEVICE - In the estimation method, MRI indexes (such as ADC and FA) are estimated based on a scattering coefficient μ | 2016-11-17 |
20160331237 | Acoustic Detection of Bone Fracture - A system for analyzing a possibility of a stress fracture in a patient's bone by applying a vibration of a selected frequency to a patient at a selected anatomical location and analyzing the resulting vibration detected at another anatomical location. Analysis may be based on a database. A probability of the existence of a fracture may be displayed. System software may provide usage instructions. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331238 | NEEDLE FOR BIOSENSOR AND BIO SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed is a biosensor needle including a light-transmissive main body having a width that is less than a length so as to be inserted into a testee, and a plurality of metal particles provided at at least a part of the main body and generating a surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) effect of light incident through the main body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331239 | Contact-free physiological monitoring during simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging - Devices and methods to measure and visualize the cardiac and respiratory signal of a human or animal subject during a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) exam are described. This includes a video camera compatible with the MRI scanner, a means of transferring the video data away from the MRI scanner, a light source that illuminates the subject, and an algorithm that analyses the video stream and uses small image intensity changes and motion information to extract cardiac signal and respiratory signals of the subject. These methods make it practical to use optical tracking to monitor and correct for cardiac and respiratory motion during MRI, as well as provide basic patient monitoring with no physical contact to the subject. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331240 | A PHOTOACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of calibrating a PAI system ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331241 | SUBJECT INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - There is provided a subject information processing apparatus including a first acoustic conversion element that receives an acoustic wave having a first frequency reflected inside a subject and converts the acoustic wave into an analog signal, a second acoustic conversion element that receives an acoustic wave having a second frequency generated when light is irradiated to a subject and converts the acoustic wave into an analog signal, an A/D converter that converts the analog signal into a digital signal, a data memory that retains the digital signal, and a controller that instructs the data memory to output the digital signal at a predetermined sampling frequency for each receiving axis. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331242 | PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PHOTOACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD - Peak specification unit | 2016-11-17 |
20160331243 | PROBE FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT AND PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME - Disclosed are a probe for photoacoustic measurement which can suppress generation of artifacts obstructive to signal observation in a photoacoustic measurement, and a photoacoustic measurement apparatus including the same. The probe for photoacoustic measurement includes a light emission unit which emits measurement light to a subject, and an acoustic wave detection unit which detects a photoacoustic wave generated in the subject by the emission of measurement light. An emission end surface of the light emission unit is positioned to a side where the acoustic wave detection unit is located, with respect to a contact plane of the probe, and an optical axis at the emission end surface is inclined to a side opposite to the side on which the acoustic wave detection unit is positioned with respect to a normal direction of a detection surface of the acoustic wave detection unit. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331244 | CORE BODY TEMPERATURE SYSTEM - A system and method are provided for determining a core body temperature or a physiological function. The system and method includes using multiple sensors in combination with analytic techniques. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331245 | SEMI-AUTOMATIC SPHYGMOMANOMETER SYSTEM - Various embodiments of a semi-automatic sphygmomanometer apparatus that automatically determines whether a vascular cuff is configured with a large volume or a small volume are disclosed. The semi-automatic sphygmomanometer apparatus includes a pump in fluid flow communication with the vascular cuff and a processor in operative communication with a pressure detector for detecting a first plurality of cuff pressures over a first plurality of times and a second plurality of cuff pressure over a second plurality of times. At any stage during the inflation cycle including partially inflated vascular cuffs prior to re-inflation of the vascular cuff, the processor calculates a first average cuff pressure based on the first plurality of cuff pressures and a second average cuff pressure based on the second plurality of cuff pressures and then subtracting the first average cuff pressure from the second average cuff pressure to determine a slope value which is compared against a boundary value to determine whether the vascular cuff is configured with a large volume or a small volume. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331246 | Pulse diagnostic examination system and its instrument operation method - The present disclosure relates to a pulse diagnostic examination system and an instrument operation method thereof. The system may include a pulse touching and sensing unit, a pulse frequency sensing unit, a pressure feedback sensing unit, a blood flow rate sensing unit, a carpi radial artery sensing and detecting unit, a data base unit and a data processing unit. The pulse touching and sensing unit is placed on nine touching and sensing points corresponding to cun, guan and chi of the arm of the human. The pulse touching and sensing unit may press and move along an artery vertically and horizontally corresponding to the nine points for detecting a pulse frequency, a downward-pressure feedback strength, a blood flow and a thickness of the artery. The result generated in the process may be compared with a pulse classification table for analyzing a corresponding pulse by the position, the strength, the frequency and the classification of the pulse for diagnose and treatment. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331247 | DISCORDANCE MONITORING - Described herein are systems, devices, and methods for cardiac monitoring. In particular, the systems, devices, and methods described herein may be used to conveniently sense the presence of an intermittent arrhythmia in an individual. The systems, devices, and methods described herein may be further configured to sense an electrocardiogram | 2016-11-17 |
20160331248 | METHOD FOR PROJECTING BLOOD LOSS OF A PATIENT DURING A SURGERY - Systems for monitoring blood loss include a display for simultaneously depicting a current blood loss metric at different time points or along a time line. In addition, historical or comparative blood loss information is provided on the display so that the healthcare provider can see assess the current blood loss metric relative to other metrics, so that the healthcare provider can more accurately assess and manage the patient's status. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331249 | VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND VITAL SIGN MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - A vital sign measurement system includes an excitation signal source, a vital sign sensor, an environmental sensor, an analog front-end sensor electrically connected with the vital sign sensor, and a processor module electrically connected with the excitation signal source, the environmental sensor and the analog front-end sensor. The excitation signal source generates excitation signals. The excitation signals are transmitted to a human body, and then the excitation signals are reflected to generate sensing signals. The vital sign sensor receives the sensing signals, and the sensing signals are converted into a plurality of analog synthetic signals. The environmental sensor receives environmental light. The analog front-end sensor receives and amplifies the analog synthetic signals. The processor module calculates an intensity of the environmental light. And the processor module sends an adjustment instruction to the analog front-end sensor to adjust a sampling frequency of the analog front-end sensor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331250 | PULSIMETER - It is possible to reduce power consumption of a pulsimeter. A pulsimeter | 2016-11-17 |
20160331251 | OPTICAL DEVICE FOR MEASURING A HEART RATE OF A USER - The invention relates to an optical device for measuring a heart rate of a user. Said optical device comprises: two light sources ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331252 | LIGHT DETECTION UNIT AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTION APPARATUS - A light detection unit includes a light emitter that emits light toward an object of interest, a light receiver that receives light from the object of interest, and a light blocking member that performs light blocking at least above the light receiver. The light blocking member includes a first surface that is provided between the light emitter and the light receiver and prevents direct light from the light emitter from entering the light receiver and a second surface and a third surface that are provided along a direction that intersects the first surface and prevent light from entering the light receiver. Further, the first surface is made of a first material, and the second surface and the third surface are made of a second material different from the first material. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331253 | Compartment Syndrome Monitoring Systems And Methods - Embodiments of a compartment monitor that can be implanted and left in situ to continuously (or semi-continuously) measure compartment pressures are presented. An exemplary monitor includes a pressure sensor adapted to be implanted in a compartment, a transmitter external to the compartment and coupled to the pressure sensor, and a receiver in communication with the transmitter to receive and process pressure data received from the transmitter. The monitor may also be configured to transmit measured pressure data to a networkable device. The networkable device can then communicate the patient's status and condition to a healthcare provider through a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN). This communication allows the healthcare provider to remotely monitor a patient. The networkable device, or associated computing system, can record and display trends in the pressure data over time, and log the data to the patient's electronic health records. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331254 | NON-CONTACT ELECTRODE BASKET CATHETERS WITH IRRIGATION - Catheter systems and methods are disclosed. An exemplary catheter includes an outer tubing housing and an inner fluid delivery tubing, the inner fluid delivery tubing having at least one fluid delivery port. The catheter also includes a deployment member movable axially within the inner fluid delivery tubing. A plurality of splines are each connected at a proximal end to the outer tubing and at a distal end to deployment member. A seal is provided between the outer tubing and the inner fluid delivery tubing. A gasket is provided between the deployment member and the inner fluid delivery tubing. Both the seal and the gasket are configured to prevent blood or other fluid from ingressing into the outer tubing. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331255 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING STROKES - A system for detecting a type of stroke includes a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to receive heart data regarding a heart rhythm of a patient and physiological data regarding a physiological characteristic of the patient. The heart data is indicative of an occurrence of atrial fibrillation and the physiological data is indicative of an occurrence of a stroke. The processing circuit is further configured to determine a likelihood that the stroke was an embolic stroke based on the heart data and to provide an output including an indication of the likelihood that the stroke was an embolic stroke. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331256 | ACTIVE LOW IMPEDANCE ELECTRODE - An active low impedance electrode ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331257 | Electrical Patch for Physiological Measurements - An electrical patch and associated system for acquisition of physiological data is described. The patch has a design that enables a variety of configurations depending upon the requirements physiological measurements to be made. Patches with single input channels to patches with multiple input channels, processing capabilities and radio communication can all use the same physical configuration. The design includes a battery management system to enable long term data acquisition and an optimization process that includes mirroring of algorithms on the patch and devices local to the user with algorithms running on a centrally located server. The server can then optimize data acquisition and analysis algorithms. The components of the system and methods of use are included. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331258 | DETERMINING ONSET OF CARDIAC DEPOLARIZATION AND REPOLARIZATION WAVES FOR SIGNAL PROCESSING - A system and associated method is disclosed for determining whether signal is valid. The system comprises an electrode apparatus comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to be located proximate tissue of a patient. A display apparatus comprising a graphical user interface, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to present information to a user. A computing apparatus coupled to the electrode apparatus and display apparatus, wherein the computing apparatus is configured to determine whether a signal acquired from a channel associated with an electrode from the plurality of electrodes is valid and sufficiently strong by i) calculating a first derivative of the signal; ii) determining a minimum and maximum derivative from the first derivative; iii) determining whether signs of the minimum and maximum derivative are different; and in response to determining whether the signs of the minimum and maximum derivative are different, displaying on a display apparatus whether the signal is valid. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331259 | MULTI-ELECTRODE MAPPING SYSTEM - In some aspects, a method includes measuring unipolar signals at one or more electrodes in response to electrical activity in a heart cavity. The method also includes determining, based at least in part on Laplace's equation, bipolar physiological information at multiple locations of a surface based on the measured unipolar signals and positions of the one or more electrodes with respect to the surface. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331260 | ASYSTOLE DETECTION FOR CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION - A patient monitoring device ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160331261 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE - In order to provide an electrode equipped with an insulating wall having excellent patterning properties as well as excellent biocompatibility, there is provided an electrode including, on a substrate, an electrode element; and an insulating wall formed around the electrode element, constituted of a polysiloxane compound (component A) having, per molecule, two or more functional groups selected from the group consisting of a (meth)acryloyl group, a styrenic vinyl group, a vinyl ester group, a maleic acid ester group and a maleimide group, and formed from a polymer obtained by reaction of the functional groups. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331262 | Combined Electrophysiological Mapping and Cardiac Ablation Methods, Systems, Components and Devices - Disclosed are various embodiments of invasive and non-invasive systems for combined electrophysiological mapping and ablation of a patient's heart. An electrophysiological mapping system (EMS) is configured to operate in conjunction with a cardiac ablation system, which in an invasive embodiment may employ an ablation catheter configured for insertion inside the heart of the patient, and in a non-invasive embodiment may comprise a HIFU transducer. The EMS is programmed and configured to process ECG signals acquired from a patient's torso during the combined electrophysiological mapping and cardiac ablation procedure, and to produce on a display or monitor the real-time or near-real-time voxel-model-derived visual representation of one or more locations on the patient's heart where at least one scar has been created by the ablation device during the combined procedure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331263 | Customizable Electrophysiological Mapping Electrode Patch Systems, Devices, Components and Methods - Disclosed are various embodiments of systems, devices, components and methods for customizable electrophysiological mapping electrode patches. Such mapping patches can include a plurality of flexible electrical conductors and corresponding sensing electrodes. One or more score lines may be disposed in the mapping sensor patches, where the score lines define at least one pre-cut portion configured to permit a user to remove or partially remove the pre-cut portion from the mapping sensor patch. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331264 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORTICAL MAPPING WITHOUT DIRECT CORTICAL STIMULATION AND WITH LITTLE REQUIRED COMMUNICATION - An apparatus for cortical mapping and method for using same are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a ECoG electrodes array, a stimulation pad, a neural interface processor, and a computing device for mapping eloquent cortical regions of a subject's brain without using exogenous stimulation and with high resolution. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331265 | DETECTOR ARRAYS WITH ELECTRONICALLY ADJUSTABLE DETECTOR POSITIONS - A system including a detector array configured to receive electromagnetic (EM) radiation from a target object, the detector array having one or more detectors is disclosed. The system also includes a readout integrated circuit and one or more processors. The readout integrated circuit has a circuit comprising a number of detector boundary selection components, each one of the number of detector boundary selection components configured to select or adjust a detector boundary from least one of a sub-column boundary or an adjustable boundary. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331266 | BIOLOGICAL IMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT PROBE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC - A measurement probe includes a substrate and six electrodes embedded in the substrate, including a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, a fourth electrode, a fifth electrode and a sixth electrode, the first electrode is arranged opposite to the fourth electrode, and/or the second electrode is arranged opposite to the fifth electrode, and/or and the third electrode is arrange opposite to the sixth electrode. Excitations are applied between any opposite electrodes, the electrodes are circumferentially distributed on the substrate, and at least two pairs of electrodes are in axial symmetry. The probe can carry out stable signal collection and has simple structure. The measurement system and the measurement method can reduce the influence of the contact impedance between the probe and the measured tissues and also improve the accuracy of judging whether the probe is located at the juncture of human body tissues or animal body tissues. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331267 | REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FOR ELECTRODE CONTACT DURING MAPPING - A catheter system includes a mapping catheter including a plurality of mapping electrodes, each mapping electrode configured to sense signals associated with an anatomical structure. The catheter system further includes a processor operatively coupled to the plurality of mapping electrodes and configured to receive the signals sensed by the plurality of mapping electrodes, characterize the signals sensed by the plurality of mapping electrodes based on a signal parameter of the sensed signals, and generate an output of a quality of contact of the plurality of mapping electrodes with the anatomical structure based on the signal characterization. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331268 | Navigational reference dislodgement detection method and system - A method of tracking a position of a catheter within a patient includes securing a navigational reference at a reference location within the patient, defining the reference location as the origin of a coordinate system, determining a location of an electrode moving within the patient relative to that coordinate system, monitoring for a dislodgement of the navigational reference from the initial reference location, for example by measuring the navigational reference relative to a far field reference outside the patient's body, and generating a signal indicating that the navigational reference has dislodged from the reference location. Upon dislodgement, a user may be provided with guidance to help reposition and secure the navigational reference to the initial reference location, or the navigational reference may be automatically repositioned and secured to the initial reference location. Alternatively, a reference adjustment may be calculated to compensate for the changed reference point/origin. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331269 | FIELD COIL UNIT AND POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM - The invention relates to a mobile field coil unit for a medical system for detecting the position of a patient, medical equipment and/or prostheses in an operating area, wherein the field coil unit is designed to emit or receive an alternating electromagnetic field. The field coil unit can be arranged movably on the patient or in an area next to the patient for operation as intended, wherein the field coil unit has an outer contour on at least one placement side, which outer contour is designed to surround an object or a part of a patient laterally in order to prevent lateral sliding between the field coil unit and the object or part of the patient. Preferably, the field coil unit is a field generator. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331270 | GAS ANALYSIS DEVICE AND GAS ANALYSIS METHOD - To provide a gas analysis device comprising: a cell; a light source; and a detector, wherein two or more types of gaseous components contained in the gas are measurement targets, a mid-infrared light with a wavelength that is caused to match the absorption spectrum of the measurement target gaseous components is output from the light source, and concentrations of the gaseous components are obtained based on light intensity detected by the detector. The gas analysis device sets a cumulative measurement time for the mid-infrared lights with the wavelengths for respective ones of the measurement target gaseous components; and controls at least one of an output time of the light source and a detection time of the detector in accordance with the cumulative measurement times, thereby efficiently measuring the plurality of types of gaseous components contained in the gas by using the mid-infrared lights with the plurality of wavelengths. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331271 | A MANUAL RESUSCITATOR AND CAPNOGRAPH ASSEMBLY - A manual resuscitator assembly for measuring the carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration in breathing gas of a person being ventilated, includes:
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20160331272 | BREATH ANALYSIS SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD EMPLOYING NANOPARTICLE-BASED SENSOR - A system is provided that includes a portable measurement device for measuring acetone in a breath sample of a user. The measurement device comprises a housing, a user-direct breath input device for engaging in direct fluid communication with a respiratory tract of the user and receiving the breath sample from the respiratory tract, a flow path disposed within the housing, a nanoparticle-based sensor disposed in the housing in fluid communication with the flow path and at an intermediate location between the upstream end and the downstream end, and a flow control device disposed in the housing and in the flow path between the upstream end and the nanoparticle-based sensor that prevents flow of the breath sample in an upstream direction opposite the downstream direction. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331273 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING CARDIAC SIGNALS AND DERIVING NON-CARDIAC PHYSIOLOGICAL INFORMATOIN - A system and a method are provided for deriving elctrocardiographic (ECG] signals from a subject. The system includes an ECG apparatus configured to acquire ECG signals from the subject through a plurality of ECG leads, wherein the plurality of ECG leads includes lead groups that are traditionally presumed to be orthogonal. A processor or method are provided to analyze combinations of ECG leads from the plurality of ECG leads to determine a spectral signal-to-noise ratio (SNR] for each combination of ECG leads and select a combination of ECG leads that provides a desirable spectral SNR. The ECG signals derived from the combination of ECG leads selected as providing the desirable spectral SNR may be provided or may be used to derive and report respiratory rate information about the subject. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331274 | Apparatus and Methods for Estimating Time-State Physiological Parameters - A method of determining a value of a physiological parameter for a subject at a selected state includes obtaining, via a device located a distance from the subject, a value of the physiological parameter of the subject at a particular time-of-day, and applying a time-dependent relationship function to the obtained physiological parameter value via a processor to determine a value of the physiological parameter at the selected state. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331275 | BREATH SAMPLING DEVICE - There is provided a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to reduce liquid intake into a sampling inlet. There is also provided a breath sampling tube including a deflector adapted to deflect liquid droplets present in breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. There is also provided a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to deflect breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. There is also provided a breath sampling system including a gas analyzer and a breath sampling tube comprising a deflector adapted to deflect liquid droplets present in breath to reduce liquid at the sampling inlet. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331276 | Method and System for Measuring a Path Length Using a Handheld Electronic Device - The present disclosure provides a method for measuring a path length using a handheld electronic device comprising: repeatedly tumbling forward the handheld electronic device so as to cover the path to be measured; sensing a rotational change of the handheld electronic device; counting fractional increments of revolution of the handheld electronic device with respect to a starting position; and estimating the path length based on he counted fractional increments of revolution. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331277 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SIZING AND FITTING AN INDIVIDUAL FOR APPAREL, ACCESSORIES, OR PROSTHETICS - A system for sizing and fitting an individual for apparel, accessories, or prosthetics includes at least one energy emitter configured to emit energy onto a field-of-view that contains an individual, and at least one energy sensor configured to capture reflected energy from within the field-of-view. A spatial measurement module calculates spatial measurements of a surface portion of the body of the individual when the individual is either stationary or moving about in real-time, based on data from the energy sensor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331278 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCAN OF AN OBJECT - A method and system for generating a three-dimensional scan of an object using a handheld scanner is disclosed. The method involves obtaining images of the object from a successive plurality of handheld scanner positions with respect to the object, and processing the images to generate a respective 3D frame for each of the plurality of handheld scanner positions. Each 3D frame includes data representing locations of a plurality of 3D points on a surface of the object. The method further involves comparing each successive 3D frame with at least one preceding 3D frame, determining whether a result of the comparison meets a correspondence criterion associated with generation of a 3D representation of the surface of the object, and initiating a recovery process when the correspondence criterion is not met. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331279 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING PSYCHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GENDER USING MOTION-BASED ANALYSIS, AND RELATED METHODS FOR TARGETING ADVERTISING AND IMPROVING RELEVANCE OF USER REVIEWS - Methods for determining psychological characteristics and gender using motion-based analysis, and related methods for targeting advertising and improving relevance of user reviews. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331280 | A SYSTEM INTENDED FOR MEASURING, EVALUATING AND/OR GIVING FEEDBACK ON THE SITTING POSTURE OF A USER - The present invention describes a system intended for measuring, evaluating or giving feedback on the sitting posture of a user, said system comprising an upper body unit 1 comprising a battery, a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a feedback-unit, said upper body unit intended for measuring an angle of the thorax at an upper body position of the user; and a pelvis unit 2 comprising a battery, a microcontroller, an accelerometer and a feedback-unit, said pelvis unit intended for measuring an angle of the pelvis of the user. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331281 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THE VISUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE KINEMATICS OF A PATIENT'S JOINT AND ASSOCIATED PARAMETERS - There is provided a method and system for visually representing the kinematics of a patient's joint in real-time. The method comprises the steps of receiving characteristics of a measured movement of the joint, computing at least one kinematic object vector using specific morphology of the Joint structures and the characteristics of the measured movement of the joint, displaying a 3D representation of the joint structures based on the specific morphology of the joint structures and on the characteristics of measured movement of the joint, linking the at least one kinematic object vector with the joint structures and dynamically displaying the at least one kinematic object vector superimposed on the 3D representation of the joint structures. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331282 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING FLUIDS FROM A PATIENT - Systems and methods for assessing fluids from a patient are disclosed. The system includes a receptacle including an inlet port, an outlet port, and a third port; a valve system in fluidic communication with the receptacle; and one or more features in the receptacle to aid in optical imaging of fluids. The system has a fill mode and a flush mode. In the fill mode, the valve system directs suction from a vacuum source through the third port into the receptacle, thereby drawing fluid through the inlet port into the receptacle. In the flush mode, the valve system directs suction from the vacuum source through the outlet port, thereby drawing fluid through the outlet port out of the receptacle. Fluid-related information such as, for example, concentration of a blood component, may be estimated based on images of fluids in the receptacle. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331283 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING AN APPLICATOR AND SENSOR CONTROL DEVICE - Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the assembly and subsequent delivery of an in vivo analyte sensor. An applicator with sensor electronics is inserted into a tray containing an assembly that includes a sharp and an analyte sensor. The insertion causes the assembly to couple with the sensor electronics and form a deliverable sensor control device retained within the applicator, which can then be placed in position on a body of a user to monitor that user's analyte levels. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331284 | COMPACT MEDICAL DEVICE INSERTERS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Compact medical device inserters, systems incorporating the same, and related methods of use are described. The inserters can include a housing, a sharp support, a sharp body, and a shroud, and can apply a sensor control device to a recipient with a sensor implanted in the recipient's body. The shroud can extend from the sensor control device in a position that covers or protects the sensor and a sharp, and can be retracted by pressure placed upon the inserter against the recipient's body to cause the sharp and sensor to penetrate the body, after which the sharp can be automatically withdrawn with the aid of a biasing element. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331285 | BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND BLOOD GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - Methods and apparatuses for blood glucose measurement are provided. A first glucose concentration in a body fluid of a user is detected based on a first measurement interval. A first blood glucose level of the user is determined based on the first glucose concentration. A glucose concentration measurement interval is changed from the first measurement interval to a second measurement interval according to an occurrence of an event. A second glucose concentration in the body fluid is detected based on the second measurement interval. A second blood glucose level of the user is determined based on the second glucose concentration. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331286 | DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING - The present disclosure relates to techniques for receiving glucose data from a continuous glucose sensor and controlling the use and redistribution of that data so it is used in an intended manner. In one aspect, a system includes a plurality of continuous glucose monitor (CGM) devices; a plurality of display devices to receive data from the CGM devices classified into a plurality of classifications based on data type; a cloud server architecture to receive the data from the display devices on an intermittent basis, in which the data routed to a particular server of the plurality of servers is determined by the data type, and in which the intermittent basis varies depending upon data type; a plurality of remote monitor display devices; and an analysis and report engine. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331287 | Devices, Systems, and Methods Related to Analyte Monitoring and Management - Analyte monitoring devices, systems, and methods are provided that relate to: enabling different application features on a data processing device for analyte monitoring devices with different analyte monitoring features; programming analyte monitoring devices in advance; personalizing an analyte monitoring device; graphically representing a remaining insulin level in a user body; and graphically representing analyte measurement related data for on-demand readings; protecting access to feature of an analyte monitoring device. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331288 | Wireless, Handheld Tissue Oximetry Device - A system includes an enclosure having a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The enclosure includes a display coupled to the processor where the display is visible from an exterior of the enclosure; and a battery within the enclosure coupled to the processor and the display. The enclosure includes a probe tip coupled to an exterior of the enclosure. The probe tip includes first, second, and third sensor openings. A first distance between the first and second sensor openings is different than a second distance between the first and third sensor openings. The enclosure includes code stored in the memory where the code is executable by the processor, and includes code to receive first data associated with the first and second sensor openings, code to receive second data associated with the first and second sensor openings, and code to perform SRS using the first and the second data. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331289 | REDUCING NON-REVERSIBLE CROSS SENSITIVITY FOR VOLATILE ACIDS OR BASES IN CHEMO-OPTICAL SENSOR SPOTS - The present invention relates to a chemo-optical sensor unit for transcutaneous measurement of a concentration of a gas, comprising: at least one gas-permeable sensing layer adapted to be irradiated with a predetermined radiation; and at least a first gas-permeable layer adjacent to one side of the at least one sensing layer, adapted to pass gas whose concentration is to be measured through the gas-permeable layer towards the sensing layer; at least one volatile acid and/or base binding layer in the gas-pathway from the skin to the sensing layer; adapted to pass gas whose concentration is to be measured through the volatile acid and/or base binding layer towards the sensing layer; wherein said chemo-optical sensor unit is adapted to operate with a contact medium between the chemo-optical sensor unit and the skin and wherein the chemo-optical sensor unit is adapted to measure an optical response of the at least one sensing layer, whose optical response depends on the concentration of the gas. The present invention also relates to a system for patient monitoring and/or ventilation of a patient comprising such a chemo-optical sensor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331290 | BIOSENSOR ELECTRODE STRUCTURE AND BIOSENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME - Disclosed are a biosensor electrode structure and a biosensor including the biosensor electrode. The biosensor electrode structure includes a working electrode that penetrates a subject and includes an enzyme that changes a first electrical response corresponding to a first electrical stimulation applied to the subject to a second electrical response in the subject, and first and second impedance electrodes that contact the subject and receive the first electrical response and the second electrical response from the subject, and that are spaced apart from each other. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331291 | CORD BLOOD COLLECTION VESSEL AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An apparatus and method for collecting blood from the umbilical cord of a newborn into a standard vacuum collection tube is disclosed wherein the apparatus comprises a vessel in the general shape of a cup with an open top, a receiving cavity and a tapered bottom surface wherein the taper of the tapered bottom surface is away from the receiving cavity; a pick up tube with open top end and closed bottom, and side tabs, a needle inserted through an opening in the closed bottom of said tube wherein the diameter of the opening is of sufficient size to only allow the tip of the needle to be inserted, and a means for providing an air tight seal between the inserted needle and said opening. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331292 | A BLOCKING MECHANISM FOR A PATIENT'S SKIN INCISION DEVICE AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING OF A SKIN INCISION DEVICE BY A BLOCKING MECHANISM - The invention relates to a blocking mechanism for a skin incision device and to a method of controlling of a skin incision device by a blocking mechanism. The blocking mechanism comprises a blocking means and a trigger means, which by, respectively, a fixing means and a locating means are mounted in a housing of the cooperating incision device, and which are provided with an engaging means configured to cooperate mutually with each other so that an inadvertent firing of the blocking mechanism and an inadvertent actuation of the incision device prior to use of the device as well as a re-use of the device is not possible, and an indication of a state of use of the device by the blocking means and the trigger means is unambiguous. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331293 | Multi-Symptom Toolkit for Evaluating Readiness - Embodiments of the invention relate to correlation of physiological data from two or more sources in real-time. As data is gathered from one or more remote physiological sensors, evaluation of associated physiological data takes place in real-time. The sensor data is correlated with other forms of data including objective physiological data, subjective physiological data, cognitive data, and/or quantitative input for multi-variate data analytics to assess and correlate the data. Alerts are generated, applications are activated, and windows are created to support the correlation and associated communication. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331295 | DETECTION OF A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY WITH A MOBILE DEVICE - Embodiments include method, systems and computer program products for detecting a traumatic brain injury using a mobile device. Aspects include monitoring interactions of a user with a user interface of the mobile device during a time period and creating graphical representations of the interactions for one or more intervals during the time period. Aspects further include assigning a category to each of the graphical representations and creating an alert when a change in the assigned category of the graphical representations is detected. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331296 | MOUTHGUARD FOR ANALYSIS OF BIOMARKERS FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - Embodiments include methods, systems and computer program products for monitoring a user of a helmet for traumatic brain injury. Aspects include obtaining a saliva specimen from a mouthguard and providing the saliva specimen to a lab on chip. Aspects further include determining whether the saliva specimen contains a biomarker that indicates the user suffered a traumatic brain injury and creating an alert that the user of the helmet has suffered a traumatic brain injury. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331297 | Integrated Electrical Profiling System For Measuring Leukocytes Activation From Whole Blood - A system includes a microfluidic device configured to isolate one or more particles from a mixture, a flow rate matching device configured to match flow rate of the microfluidic device with flow rate of an electrical measurement device configured to measure an electrical property of the isolated particles, and an electrical measurement device configured to measure an electrical property of the isolated particles. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331298 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO MEASURE GASTRIC RESIDUAL VOLUME - Devices and methods to measure gastric residual volume (GRV) are described where at least one additive component (a GRV indicator) may be dispersed in a body lumen such as a stomach. The GRV indicator may changes a physical (chemical, electrical, thermal, mechanical, optical, etc.) characteristic within the stomach by a measureable degree. This degree of change and/or the rate of return to the previous state, may be used to determine the GRV of a patient. The determined GRV can also be used to automatically or semi-automatically control the patient's feeding rate and/or volume and/or frequency to adequately nourish the patient but avoid complications. The physical characteristic(s) may also be used to detect that the feeding catheter or tube is in the correct location (ie stomach vs lung or esophagus. | 2016-11-17 |
20160331299 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING PREGNANCY - Devices, systems and methods are described herein that enable and make assessments related to pregnancy, including assessments related to a labor-related status such as the onset of true labor. In some embodiments, a pregnancy monitoring system comprises a portable, noninvasive data acquisition device adhered to a patient's skin, comprising at least two electrodes to measure uterine electrical activity, signal processing means, data storage means, and a battery. Systems for notification of the labor-related status are described. | 2016-11-17 |