49th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140357930 | Gantry Structure For A Hadron Therapy Apparatus - A gantry structure ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140357931 | PROGRAMMABLE SEGMENTED VOLUMETRIC MODULATED ARC THERAPY FOR RESPIRATORY COORDINATION - The invention designs a segmented short-arc VMAT plan, modified from the original VMAT plan, to fit the breath-hold interval. The modified VMAT of the invention has the advantages of its applicability to different planning systems for variously long arcs and its preprogrammed arc segmentation for summated dose consistency. The present invention provides a method and a system for use in administering radiation therapy to patients using a radiotherapeutic apparatus with gantry rotation, and also meets the requirements for dose planning and accurate delivery, as well as coordinates patient's breath-hold level. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357932 | DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION OF THE SUBCALLOSAL CINGULATE AREA FOR TREATMENT OF REFRACTORY ANOREXIA NERVOSA - In one embodiment, a method of treating an eating disorder in a patient, comprises: diagnosing the eating disorder in the patient; and electrically stimulating a subgenual cingulate cortex site or a ventral medial prefrontal cortex site in the patient using electrodes of an implanted stimulation lead. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357933 | MICROSCOPIC MAGNETIC STIMULATION OF NEURAL TISSUE - An implantable neural stimulation device includes a magnetic coil specifically dimensioned to be implantable inside the tissue and structured to generate, in the vicinity of the target tissue adjacent to which such coils is disposed in operation, magnetic field the strength of which is substantially the same as the strength of magnetic field generated in such tissue during the conventional TMS procedure. The modulation of orientation of microcoil modulates the activation of targeted neuronal tissue. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357934 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHANGING TISSUE IMPEDANCE IN A REGION OF A BIOLOGICALLY GENERATED FIELD - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for changing tissue impedance in a region of a biologically generated field. In certain embodiments, the invention provides methods for changing tissue impedance in a region of a biologically generated field that involve applying focused energy to a region of charged particles in a region of tissue that includes a biologically based field, whereby the energy provided to the region of charged particles results in an impedance change to the region of tissue. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357935 | mTMS Coil Device with overlapping coil windings - Provided herein is a multichannel Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (mTMS) coil device with two or more overlapping coil windings within a casing. The mTMS coil device is capable of adjusting parameters of the stimulation of magnetic and induced electric fields through the selective control of the multiple coil windings within the mTMS coil device. Additionally, provided are methods of operation including navigated TMS for adjusting parameters such as location, direction and/or orientation of magnetic and induced electric fields from mTMS coil devices. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357936 | NON-INVASIVE TREATMENT OF NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES - Methods and devices are disclosed for the non-invasive treatment of neurodegenerative diseases through delivery of energy to target nervous tissue, particularly the vagus nerve. The devices include a magnetic stimulator having coils with toroidal windings, which are in contact with an electrically conducting medium that is adapted to conform to the contour of a target body surface of a patient. The coils induce an electric current and/or an electric field within the patient, thereby stimulating nerve fibers within the patient. The stimulation brings about reduction of neuroinflammation in patients suffering from conditions comprising Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis, postoperative cognitive dysfunction and postoperative delirium. Reduction in inflammation is effected by enhancing the anti-inflammatory competence of cytokines such as TGF-beta, wherein a retinoid or components of the retinoic acid signaling system provide an anti-inflammatory bias, by enhancing anti-inflammatory activity of a neurotrophic factor such as NGF, GDNF, BDNF, or MANF, and/or by inhibiting the activity of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-alpha. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357937 | AXIAL FLOW PUMP PRESSURE ALGORITHM - The presence or absence of a high pressure condition in an implantable blood pump is determined at least in part based on a comparison between a determined amount of differential pressure across the pump and a pressure threshold value. The amount of differential pressure parameter may be determined based at least in part on a parameter related to flow, such as a parameter related to thrust on the rotor of the pump. In response to determining the presence of a high pressure condition, an updated speed of rotation of the rotor that is less than the rotor's initial speed may be determined. The rotor's speed may be increased when the flow rate of blood is determined to be at least equal to a flow recovery threshold value. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357938 | NON-BLOOD CONTACTING MECHANICAL DEVICE THAT IMPROVES HEART FUNCTION AFTER INJURY - A method and device are provided for non-blood contact mechanically assisting an injured (e.g., infarcted) ventricle by coupling an inflatable bladder or other volume adjustable device to the injured ventricle and selectively inflating the bladder or increasing the size of the volume in systole to apply force against the injured ventricle and deflating the bladder or reducing the size of the volume in diastole to remove force against the injured ventricle. When no mechanical assistance is being provided to the injured ventricle, the inflatable bladder or volume adjustable device is preferably maintained at a predetermined pressure so as to selectively stiffen the injured tissue and alter ventricular geometry a desired amount. The method is implemented by a mechanical assist device including the volume adjustable device, a coupling means that couples the volume adjustable device to the injured ventricle, a pulsatile device that selectively increases and decreases the volume of the volume adjustable device, and a controller responsive to the pace of the heart and adapted to selectively change the size of the volume adjusting device in different modes of operation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357939 | Meditation Device - A meditation device including a body portion, electronics, and integrated user interface. The device includes a user interface that allows the user to set the meditation session duration, color of light, and choice of sound. The electronics enables the device to emit visual and auditory cues for when the meditation session begins and ends. The device is portable and easy to manufacture. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357940 | IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are various embodiments of surgical procedures, systems, implants, devices, tools, and methods, useful for treating pelvic conditions in a male or female, the pelvic conditions including incontinence (various forms such as fecal incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, urge incontinence, mixed incontinence, etc.), vaginal prolapse (including various forms such as enterocele, cystocele, rectocele, apical or vault prolapse, uterine descent, etc.), and other conditions caused by muscle and ligament weakness, the devices and tools including devices and tools for anchoring an implant to supportive tissue and adjusting the implant. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357941 | SURGICAL IMPLANTS, TOOLS, AND METHODS FOR TREATING PELVIC CONDITIONS - Described are pelvic implants (e.g., urinary incontinence sling, hammock, etc.) and method of implanting a pelvic implant that provide treatment for pelvic floor disorders such as incontinence, stress urinary incontinence, prolapse (e.g., cystocele, enterocele, rectocele, vault prolapse), fecal incontinence, and the like, wherein the implant and methods involve various features, such as the ability to adjust dimensions of an implant before, during, or after implantation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357942 | INTRACAVITY BALLOON CATHETER - A device and method for minimizing exposure of soft mucosa tissues to radiation, the device including a low-volume intracavity balloon catheter having multiple expansion portions, including an isometrically expanding portion and a substantially planar anterior portion. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357945 | Laparoscopic Trocar with Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Entry Port - An example laparoscopic trocar assembly can be used for insertion of a ventriculoperitoneal (“VP”) shunt into an abdomen and comprises an optical system a trocar sleeve to allow a surgeon to see abdominal tissue being punctured and see into an abdominal cavity. An example trocar assembly comprises an entry port in the trocar's side and a stylet to insert a VP shunt tube into an abdomen. An example trocar assembly comprises a transparent dissecting obturator with a sharp edge to puncture an abdominal wall and an optical system or camera to allow a surgeon to see inside of an abdominal cavity to avoid injury to blood vessels and internal organs during surgery. An example trocar comprises a side channel through which a VP shunt tube can be inserted into an abdominal cavity at the same point of insertion as the trocar. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357946 | TISSUE SPREADER FOR ACCESSING PAPILLA, AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - The medical device may include an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, and a plurality of legs coupled to the distal end of the elongate member. The medical device may also include a moveable element distal to the distal end of the elongate member, disposed around the plurality of legs. The moveable element may be reciprocally moveable relative to the elongate member and plurality of legs between a first and second position. The plurality of legs may be in a collapsed configuration when the moveable element is in the first position, and may be in an expanded configuration when the moveable element is in the second position. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357947 | ELECTRONIC ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An electronic endoscope system including: an operation portion; an insertion portion including on a distal end side thereof a bending portion, and connected to the operation portion so as to be rotatable with respect to the operation portion, a bending direction of the bending portion changing depending on the rotation; an image pickup device disposed in the insertion portion, for generating an image of a subject; a physical quantity generation portion that generates a physical quantity which changes depending on the rotation of the insertion portion; a detection portion that detects and outputs the physical quantity generated by the physical quantity generation portion; a rotation angle calculation portion that receives the physical quantity outputted from the detection portion and calculates a rotation angle of the insertion portion; and a display portion that displays the image of the subject and information corresponding to the rotation angle of the insertion portion. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357948 | ILLUMINATION OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR ENDSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - A wide range is illuminated with a sufficient light amount while a diameter of an insertion portion is reduced. Provided is an illumination optical system for endoscope including an optical fiber for guiding excitation light emitted from a light source; a first mirror and a second mirror disposed facing a light emission end at a distal end of the optical fiber and diffusing the excitation light emitted from the light emission end; and a phosphor on which the excitation light diffused by the first mirror and the second mirror is incident and which emits fluorescence. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357949 | POWER SOURCE CONTROL FOR MEDICAL CAPSULES - A power source apparatus and a system incorporating said power source for medical capsules are disclosed. Embodiments of the present invention allow the medical capsule to enable/disable electrical power supplied to a sub-system in the capsule device without special tools and/or skills after the medical capsule is manufactured. In one embodiment, the power source apparatus comprises a plunger responsive to a magnetic field, a spring to interact with the plunger, a battery and a control piece. The plunger is moved between first and second positions according to a magnetic field applied externally. Accordingly, the control piece enables or disables the power depending on the plunger positions. In another embodiment, a capsule system uses an electrical interconnect with pressure contacts between the power source and the capsule sub-system connecting the second circuit board to the power-output nodes. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357950 | PHOTODYNAMIC DIAGNOSIS STEREO COLPOSCOPE (PDD) FOR FEMALE GENITAL TRACT DISEASES AND EARLY DETECTION OF NEOPLASTIC LESION - The invention, namely a colpostereoscope for photodynamic diagnosis (PDD) of diseases of the female genital tract and early detection of neoplastic lesions, also functions as a standard colpostereoscope, using the current technique of colposcopy, but it also has the ability to make observations by means of the phenomenon of fluorescence owing to the fact that it has variable linearity filter systems not only in the excitation parts but also in the suppression parts and can therefore can be used universally with any fluorescent compound or medicinal product, as in photodynamic diagnosis (PDD). The display on the monitor is three-dimensional owing to the use of two video cameras with a DLP (Digital Light Processing) and HDTV (High Definition Television) systems with the use of active lenses. This equipment offers health benefits to women owing to the fact that after just one consultation it is possible to carry out a variety of actions to combat sexually transmitted diseases at low financial cost and also to provide early prevention of cervical cancer. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357951 | VIDEO ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - A video endoscopic device has a camera head and two parallel optical arrangements, each with optical components, arranged coaxially with one another along a common first optical axis of the optical components of a respective optical arrangement and in the interior of an endoscope shaft. The optical components transmit an optical image from a distal end of the respective optical arrangement to a proximal end of the respective optical arrangement. The camera head contains at least one image sensor comprising a recording plane and at least two projection objectives, each having a second optical axis and arranged to project an image onto the image sensor. The optical arrangements comprise a collimating optical unit for generating an at least approximately parallel beam path at the outlet of the respective optical arrangement. The respective collimating optical unit has a third optical axis arranged coaxially with the optical components of the optical arrangements. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357952 | VIDEO ENDOSCOPE HAVING AN ADJUSTABLE VIEWING DIRECTION - A video endoscope having a handgrip and shaft having a cladding tube, wherein a prism unit having at least two prisms is connected to the cladding tube, wherein at least one distally arranged prism is rotated to modify a viewing angle around a rotation axis, an inner positioning system that comprises at least one rotational body arranged on a rotation axis of the shaft, axially fastened, and rotatable around the longitudinal axis of the shaft, to the distal tip of which the at least one image sensor is fastened, and at least one axially movable translational body, wherein a drive device is configured such that upon actuating a first control element, only the rotational body is rotated, and upon actuating a second control element, the translational body is moved and the rotational body is rotated such that a horizon position of an image formed on the image sensor remains constant. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357953 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING A SHAPEABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - Systems and methods are described herein that improve control of a shapeable or steerable instrument using shape data. Additional methods include preparing a robotic medical system for use with a shapeable instrument and controlling advancement of a shapeable medical device within an anatomic path. Also described herein are methods for altering a data model of an anatomical region. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357954 | BENDING ANGLE ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM OF ENDOSCOPE - A bending angle adjustment mechanism includes a rod member that is disposed along a traveling path of a long member that is connected to a bending portion that is bendable and has a threaded portion formed thereon, an adjustment piece that is disposed in a predetermined position of the rod member by being engaged with the threaded portion, and restricts movement of the long member, a head portion that is provided at an end portion of the rod member to rotate the rod member, a support member that is provided at both ends of the rod member and rotatably supports the rod member, and a convex portion that protrudes to be higher than a lower edge position of an outer circumferential edge portion of the head portion while keeping the head portion of the rod member which is supported by the support member, in a rotatable state. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357955 | ENDOSCOPIC SHEATH ASSEMBLY - A sheath assembly for an endoscope includes an elongate tubular body and a plug. The endoscope has a handle portion and a scope portion extending therefrom to a tip. The body includes first and second wall sections and extends along a longitudinal axis between first and second distal openings. The first wall section extends radially about the longitudinal axis to define a scope lumen. The scope portion is receivable in the scope lumen. The second wall section extends radially about a portion of the first wall section and longitudinally between second distal and proximal end openings. The first and second wall sections define an integral suction lumen in fluid communication with a first source of negative pressure. The plug is mated with the distal end opening for closing the scope lumen and includes at least one suction opening disposed in co-registration with the first distal end opening. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357956 | CARDIAC ABLATION CATHETERS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Cardiac ablation catheters and methods of use. In some embodiments the catheter includes at least one camera inside an expandable membrane for visualizing an ablation procedure. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357957 | SELF CONTAINED ILLUMINATED INFUSION CANNULA SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND DEVICES - A cannula is described having a housing, a first lumen, a second lumen, and a port capable of fluid communication with the first lumen. The second lumen configured to receive fluid from the first lumen and to direct the fluid to a surgical site. A light emitting diode light source is positionable within the housing and configured to direct light through the second lumen to the surgical site. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357958 | CANNULA TOP AND SYSTEM - A cannula top for enclosing a surgical seal which comprises a base member having a through bore which defines a receptacle for the surgical seal and a lid member having a through bore. The lid member is movable between a first position in which the surgical seal can be inserted into and removed from the receptacle, and a second position in which the surgical seal is engaged by the lid member and retained in the receptacle by the lid member. The cannula top further comprises a connecting member which connects the lid member to the base member in both the first position and the second position. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357959 | METHOD AND ARTICLES FOR TREATING THE SINUS SYSTEM - A method of treating a sinus cavity of a subject includes advancing a distal portion of a light source through a drainage pathway of a sinus cavity and into the sinus cavity and visually observing a transdermal light emitted from the light source. A distal portion of a substantially rigid inner guide member of a balloon dilation catheter is advanced into the drainage pathway, the balloon dilation catheter including a movable shaft including a balloon that is slidably mounted on the substantially rigid inner guide member. The movable shaft and balloon are advanced distally over the substantially rigid inner guide member to place a portion of the balloon in the drainage pathway whereby the balloon is inflated. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357960 | Methods and Systems for Synchronizing Repetitive Activity with Biological Factors - A method and device is described, which measures and records one or more repetitive biological signals, such as heartbeat, breathing rate, and/or intrinsic brainwave frequency, and uses these tempos and timing information as a feedback mechanism to an individual doing one or more repetitive motion activities, in order to synchronize the activities with the repetitive biological signals, or a simple ratio of harmonics or sub-harmonics thereof. The feedback is achieved through a visual, audio, or tactile signal that indicates to the individual pacing information for precisely when to perform the activity. The purpose of synchronizing repetitive motion activity to biological activity is to optimize the efficiency of the system as a whole, reducing energy consumption and promoting calm and focused performance. Repetitive motion activities include but are not limited to breathing, running, bicycling, swimming, walking, hiking, jump rope, and rowing. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING HEALTH MANAGEMENT SERVICES - A method in support of health management services acts upon active and passive data, in which the active data is communicated by a patient or healthcare professional and in which the passive data is detected by at least one sensor detectably coupled to the patient. These data are correlated with each other and if a predefined correlation is not met, further data can be solicited, patient-specific queries can be generated, alerts can be communicated, or a combination of these can be done in embodiments of the invention. Any Irregularity or trend in the data can be identified and processed in embodiments of the invention. Also in some embodiments, these data can be used in connection with intelligent, machine-based decisions to send communications concerning the provision of further healthcare resources to patients, such as in view of their relative acuity rank. Systems can be constructed to implement the methods described herein. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357962 | OBJECTIVE NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR QUANTIFYING DEGREE OF ITCH USING PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES - An objective non-invasive method for quantifying itch comprising the steps of presenting a visual stimulus to a subject, wherein the visual stimulus comprises focusing the subject on itch; collecting psychophysiological data from subject while presenting the visual stimulus; using the psychophysiological data to objectively assess the therapeutic value of a treatment or a product. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357963 | PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - A portable electronic device for providing a plurality of operation modes, emits light to an object to be sensed via a light source and senses reflected light from the object to be sensed via an optical sensor to generate a sensing signal. Based on this sensing signal, various functions can be performed, for example, remote control, proximity sensing, gesture sensing, hear rate sensing, blood oxygen saturation sensing, exhaled gas alcohol concentration sensing. The portable electronic device provided by the present invention integrate various functions therein and can measure various kinds of physiological parameters, thus is more convenient and helpful for many users. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357964 | TISSUE-INTEGRATING ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - Tissue-integrating electronic apparatuses, systems comprising such apparatuses and methods of using these apparatuses and systems for the detection of one or more signals are provided. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357965 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NONINVASIVE OR MINIMALLY-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE AND CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION - The systems, devices, and methods described herein provide for the estimation and monitoring of cerebrovascular system properties and intracranial pressure (ICP) from one or more measurements or measured signals. These measured signals may include central or peripheral arterial blood pressure (ABP), and cerebral blood flow (CBF) or cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV). The measured signals may be acquired noninvasively or minimally-invasively. The measured signals may be used to estimate parameters and variables of a computational model that is representative of the physiological relationships among the cerebral flows and pressures. The computational model may include at least one resistive element, at least one compliance element, and a representation of ICP. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357966 | MODULAR PATIENT MONITOR - A modular patient monitor has a docking station configured to accept a handheld monitor. The docking station has standalone patient monitoring functionality with respect to a first set of parameters. At least some of the first parameter set are displayed simultaneously on a full-sized screen integrated with the docking station. The handheld monitor also has standalone patient monitoring functionality with respect to a second set of parameters. At least some of the second set of parameters are displayed simultaneously on a handheld-sized screen integrated with the handheld monitor. The docking station has a port configured to accept the handheld monitor. While the handheld monitor is docket in the port, the docking station functionally combines the first set of parameters and the second set of parameters, and at least some of the combined first and second sets of parameters are displayed simultaneously on the full-sized screen. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357967 | Detection Device for the In Vivo and/or In Vitro Enrichment of Sample Material - The invention relates to a detection device for the in vivo and/or in vitro enrichment of sample material, comprising a functional surface charged with detection receptors. To ensure the diagnosis of different diseases using a detection device of the type mentioned at the outset with less efforts and an improved precision of the diagnosis, it is provided according to the invention that the detection device comprises at least one guide element and at least two functional elements disposed at the guide element, wherein a functional surface charged with detection receptors is formed at each of them, the functional elements being designed for being detachable from each other and/or individually detachable from the guide element. Furthermore, the invention provides a use of and a method for the application of said detection device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NEUROTRANSMITTER MEASUREMENT - Embodiments of the presently-disclosed subject matter include methods and systems for measuring a level of a neurotransmitter in a subject. Embodiments of the present methods comprise displaying a fixation point, a reward target, and a non-reward target, and measuring one or more saccade movement parameters for reward saccades and non-reward saccades. The saccade movement parameters can include velocity, amplitude, reaction time, or a combination thereof. The present methods can further include determining a reward modulation of the subject, the reward modulation being equal to a difference between the reward and the non-reward values for a respective saccade movement parameter. Some embodiments further include identifying the subject as including a deficiency of the neurotransmitter if there is a statistically measurable difference between the reward modulation of the subject and a reference reward modulation and/or if the non-reward and the reward saccade movement parameters are statistically equivalent. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357969 | LASER SCANNING METHOD FOR MEASURING IN VIVO SUBSTANCES - In a laser scanning method for measuring in vivo substances, wavelength of the anti-Stokes line is made greater than wavelength absorption band of the specific substance, the wavelength of the probe light is shifted from the wavelength of the anti-Stokes line by a shift amount of Raman scattering of the specific substance, and the wavelength of the Stokes light is shifted from the wavelength of the probe light by the shift amount of the Raman scattering of the specific substance. According to this, density (concentration and distribution) of lutein in an eye fundus is measured quantitatively and non-invasively from a signal strength level of the anti-Stokes line. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357970 | OXIMETRY WITH REMOTE DISPLAY - A device includes a first sensor coupler that is configured to receive a first input signal from a first sensor. The first input signal corresponds to a first physiological parameter and is based on optical excitation of a tissue. The device includes a processor coupled to the first sensor coupler. The processor is configured to generate an output signal based on the first input signal. The first physiological parameter is encoded in the output signal. The output signal differs from the first input signal. The device includes an output coupler configured to communicate the output signal to a remote device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357971 | DRY EYE DIAGNOSTIC - The present invention discloses a tear analyzing strip (TAS) for measuring dry eye syndrome in a patient. The TAS comprises an elongated body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion interconnected by a main longitudinal axis. The distal portion comprises at least one tear channel comprising at least one tear receiving portion in fluid communication with an eye of the patient such that tears sampled from the eye into the channel. Reagent pads disposed along the length of the distal portion. The reagent pad is in fluid communication with the tear channel such that tears flow through the tear channel towards the reagent pads, thereby progressively wetting the reagent pads. Each of the reagent pads comprises an effective measure of a reagent capable of biological, physical, or chemical activation by the tears or a component thereof and of providing a visible indication of the activation. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357972 | Variable Data Usage Personal Medical System and Method - A variable data usage personal medical system including a self-care device attached to a patient, and operable to generate self-care device data and to transmit the self-care device data at a fixed interval; a cellular communication device operable to receive and store the transmitted self-care device data, to register a count at an interval counter for each of the fixed intervals in which the transmitted self-care device data is received, to generate a data cellular packet from overhead plus the stored self-care device data when the interval counter equals a fixed interval index, and to transmit the data packet; and a cloud infrastructure operably connected to the cellular communication device over a cellular network, and operable to receive, process, and store the transmitted data packet. The cloud infrastructure is operable to transmit a value for the fixed interval index to the cellular communication device for storage. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357973 | BIOCOMPATIBLE IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE - A biocompatible, implantable electrode for electrically active medical devices. The implantable medical electrode has a surface geometry which optimizes the electrical performance of the electrode, while mitigating the undesirable effects associated with prior art porous surfaces. The electrode has an optimized surface topography for improved electrical performance. Such a electrode is suitable for devices which may be permanently implanted in the human body as stimulation electrodes, such as pacemakers, or as sensors of medical conditions. Such is achieved by the application of ultrafast high energy pulses to the surface of a solid, monolithic electrode material for the purpose of increasing the surface area and thereby decreasing its after-potential polarization. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357974 | NANO-PILLAR TRANSISTOR FABRICATION AND USE - A field effect nano-pillar transistor has a pillar shaped gate element incorporating a biomimitec portion that provides various advantages over prior art devices. The small size of the nano-pillar transistor allows for advantageous insertion into cellular membranes, and the biomimitec character of the gate element operates as an advantageous interface for sensing small amplitude voltages such as transmembrane cell potentials. The nano-pillar transistor can be used in various embodiments to stimulate cells, to measure cell response, or to perform a combination of both actions. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357975 | ANTI-MICROBIAL ELECTROMYOGRAPHY NEEDLE - A coated electromyography needle including an anti-microbial, electrically insulative coating applied to non-tip portion of an electrode of the electromyography needle. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357976 | MENTAL STATE ANALYSIS USING AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE - A mobile device is emotionally enabled using an application programming interface (API) in order to infer a user's emotions and make the emotions available for sharing. Images of an individual or individuals are captured and send through the API. The images are evaluated to determine the individual's mental state. Mental state analysis is output to an app running on the device on which the API resides for further sharing, analysis, or transmission. A software development kit (SDK) can be used to generate the API or to otherwise facilitate the emotional enablement of a mobile device and the apps that run on the device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357977 | Catheter Placement Detection System and Method for Surgical Procedures - In order to increase the accuracy and speed of catheter reconstruction in surgical procedures such as an HDR prostate implant procedure, an automatic tracking system is provided preferably using an electromagnetic tracking device. The system uses a transmitter with a sensor used for catheter position. Due to substantial interference in the electromagnetic field from the surgical table, implant stepper/stabilizer etc, a calibration algorithm using a scattered data interpolation scheme is implemented to correct tracking location errors. The invention includes methods and systems used to carry out the methods. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357978 | Computer Based Method for Determining the Size of an Object in an Image - Volume changes in a brain, brain ventricle, or hippocampus are quantitatively extracted from a comparison of 3D before and after images using an algorithm that distorts a triangulated surface of the before image to produce the surface of the after image and calculates the volume change from the area change. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357979 | MRI TRACTOGRAPHY BASED TRANSIT TIME DETERMINATION FOR NERVE OR MUSCLE FIBERS - Magnetic resonance methods comprise tractographically establishing a path along a structure in a specimen and finding a distribution of structure radii or cross-sectional areas along the path. Based on the distribution and the path, end-to-end functional characteristics of the structure are estimated. For example, nerve transit times or distributions of transit times can be estimated for a plurality of nervous system locations such as Brodmann areas. Comparison of estimated transit times or distributions thereof between reference values or other values from the same structure can be used to assess specimen health. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357980 | METHOD FOR MOTION CORRECTION OF EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY DATA BY WAY OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY DATA - A method includes introducing the examination object into an examination region of a combination device; recording emission computed tomography data over a measurement period and storing detection events and detection instants associated therewith; measuring magnetic resonance data of at least two subregions of the examination region at at least two instants during the recording period of the emission computed tomography data and storing the magnetic resonance data and the recording instants; determining motion information describing a motion of a region of the examination object at a first instant relative to the position at a second instant from the magnetic resonance data recorded at the first instant and the second instant, for each subregion; determining a motion model describing motion of the examination object, for the entire object, from information for the subregions; and calculating motion-corrected emission tomography data from detection events, detection instants and the motion model. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357981 | MRI Transfer Station and Dock - A patient table adapted for use in association with an MR scanner for neonatal infants is provided. The patient table has an extendable patient bed attached to and extendable from the patient table. The patient bed may be at least partially inserted into an MR scanner without requiring the patient table to enter the MR scanner. A transport mechanism is on the underside of the patient table so that it may be readily moved over the floor on which it rests. The patient table includes a latching mechanism that may operate to releasably attach the patient table to a patient table docking assembly. The docking assembly is operative to selectively move the patient table towards, into and away from the MR scanner. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357982 | Tip Extension for Difficult to Calibrate Handpiece - An apparatus for use with an image-guided system to calibrate a handpiece having a tip that is difficult to calibrate comprises a tip extension having an attachment end and a round end, the attachment end configured to fixedly attach to the tip of the handpiece. The attachment end may include a female component that mates with a correspondingly shaped male component of the tip of the handpiece. The tip extension may have a neck configured to allow rotation of the round end when the round end is in a round recess. A method of using an image-guided system to calibrate a handpiece having a tip may comprise fixedly attaching to the tip an attachment end of a tip extension, the tip extension also having a round end separate from the attachment end; and calibrating a center of the round end by contacting the round end to a calibration device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357983 | ACCESS NEEDLES AND STYLET ASSEMBLIES - Access needles and methods of using the needles are set forth in this disclosure. The needles can include a handle and a cannula having a proximal end operatively connected to the handle, a distal end, and a lumen extending through the body of the cannula. A protective sheath may surround the cannula. Further, a stylet may be removably disposed within the lumen of the cannula. The stylet includes a piercing tip at a distal end and a flexible body length extending proximally from the piercing tip to the handle. The flexible body of the stylet provides a path of fluid communication through the lumen of the cannula such that a contrast fluid can effectively pass through the lumen of the cannula. Methods of introducing cannulas to target locations within a body of a patient are also set forth in this disclosure. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357984 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ANATOMY AND DEVICES ON A MOVABLE DISPLAY - An image display system is provided comprised of a virtual window system that creates a visual coherency between the patient's anatomical images and the actual patient by aligning the image on the display to the patient and then presenting the image to the user in a way that feels as if the user is looking directly into the patient through the display. The image shown within the image display system is dependent upon the position of the image display apparatus and the position of the user so that the display orientation of the image may be biased slightly toward the user to improve ergonomics and usability. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357985 | METHOD FOR VISUAL ASSISTANCE WHEN FIXING AN IMPLANT, AND TARGET APPARATUS - A user is visually assisted when fixing an implant with a locking element in, or on, a bone. The location of a guide instrument for guiding the locking element relative to the implant is set by a target apparatus. The implant can be rotated and/or positioned by moving the target apparatus. The guide instrument carries at least one x-ray marker. An x-ray device records an x-ray image of the target region of the locking element and the x-ray marker. The orientation and position of a projected straight line, which forms a projection of a longitudinal axis of the guide instrument in the image plane, is determined from the position and/or form of the image of the x-ray marker. A superposed illustration is calculated of the x-ray image with a graphical element indicating the orientation and position of the projected straight line and the superposed illustration is output on a display. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357986 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FLUORO-LESS OR NEAR FLUORO-LESS PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY ACCESS - A needle access assembly and method for obtaining percutaneous needle access with little or no fluoroscopy. The method can include selecting a target for percutaneous access, directing a laser guide at a desired needle-insertion angle and in line with the selected target, aligning the needle access assembly with the laser, and inserting the needle into the target. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357987 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR FLUORO-LESS OR NEAR FLUORO-LESS PERCUTANEOUS SURGERY ACCESS - A needle access assembly and method for obtaining percutaneous needle access with little or no fluoroscopy. The method can include selecting a target for percutaneous access, directing a laser guide at a desired needle-insertion angle and in line with the selected target, aligning the needle access assembly with the laser, and inserting the needle into the target. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357988 | FLEXIBLE X-RAY, DETECTOR WITH OPTICAL SHAPE SENSING - The present invention relates to a sensor device for detecting dose of radiation received at the sensor device, the sensor device comprising a flexible body having a cross-section being comparatively small relative to the length of the device, a cladding at the flexible body, the cladding converting incoming radiation into visible light, and an optical shape sensing device disposed within the flexible body and configured to determine a shape of the flexible instrument relative to a reference, the shape sensing device configured to collect information based on its configuration to map an intraluminal structure during a procedure. The present invention further relates to a radiation therapy system including such a sensor device and a method of operating a radiation therapy system including such a sensor device. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357989 | POSITION DETERMINING APPARATUS - The invention relates to a position determining apparatus ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140357990 | Methods for Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging of Blood Perfusion - A method for imaging blood flow through target tissue is disclosed. An example method may include (a) directing a light beam at a blood-perfused target tissue, (b) reflecting the directed light beam off of static target tissue and flowing cells, (c) capturing a plurality of digital images of interference patterns of the reflected light in a plurality of successive frames, (d) measuring a light intensity of at least one pixel of each digital image, where the at least one pixel corresponds to an identical pair of coordinates in each successive frame, (e) comparing the measured light intensity of the at least one pixel of each digital image to the measured light intensity of the at least one pixel of an adjacent frame at the identical pair of coordinates and (f) determining a compiled light intensity for the at least one pixel for an aggregate motion contrast. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357991 | Xerostomia Markers - Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods of determining an efficacy of a xerostomia treatment in a mammalian subject (e.g., a human) that include the steps of comparing a first thickness of a site in the subject that comprised of sub-epithelial oral mucosa to a second thickness of the site; and thereby determining that: the xerostomia treatment is efficacious because the second thickness is greater than the first thickness; or the xerostomia treatment is not efficacious because the first thickness is greater than or equal to the second thickness. In such methods, assaying the first thickness comprises analyzing a first OCT scan of the site that was conducted at a time close to the subject starting the xerostomia treatment, and assaying the second thickness comprises analyzing a second OCT scan of the site that was conducted at a time close to the subject completing the xerostomia treatment. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357992 | ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT METHOD - A region of interest which is considered to be a vascular wall of an artery is set in a B-mode image, and tracking processing is performed for each region of interest. A maximum displacement velocity Vu in a positive direction and a maximum displacement velocity Vd in a negative direction are obtained as a peak value of a displacement velocity of the vascular wall. If a first peak ratio (Vu/Vd) of a region of interest corresponding to an anterior wall is equal to or greater than a predetermined first feature threshold value (for example, 2.0) using the obtained maximum displacement velocity Vu in the positive direction and maximum displacement velocity Vd in the negative direction, it is determined that the region of interest is an artery. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357993 | DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF IMAGE COMPRESSION FOR HIGH RESOLUTION LIVE MEDICAL IMAGE SHARING - A video stream of live medical images is generated at a local site having a medical image scanner. A live video stream is transmitted to at least one remote site via a network, which may include wired or wireless Internet connections. Network conditions are monitored during a network session and predictions are made on a predicted bit rate for transmission. The compression parameters for the live video stream are selected based on the predicted bit rate. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357994 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING PRESSURE APPLIED TO OBJECT - Provided are an ultrasound system and a method of detecting a pressure applied to an object through an ultrasound probe. The ultrasound system includes: an ultrasound data acquiring unit configured to acquire, by using an ultrasound probe including a strain gauge that is strained by a pressure applied thereto and has a damping factor and an elasticity factor, ultrasound data corresponding to an object; and a processor configured to generate an ultrasound image by using the ultrasound data, calculate a strain rate of the strain gauge caused by the pressure by using the ultrasound image, and detect the pressure by using the strain rate calculated. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357995 | HEMODYNAMIC RISK SEVERITY BASED UPON DETECTION AND QUANTIFICATION OF CARDIAC DYSRHYTHMIA BEHAVIOR USING A PULSE VOLUME WAVEFORM - A method for identifying cardiac dysrhythmia behavior may include acquiring pulse volume wave data from a sensor associated with a patient, and calculating metrics associated with peaks detected therein. The metrics may include differences in amplitudes of successive pulse volume peaks and differences in the times of occurrence of successive pulse volume peaks. A dispersion analysis of the time differences, obtained during a defined time window, may result in one or more time difference dispersion metrics. Amplitude differences may be compared to an amplitude baseline, and time differences may be compared to a time baseline. Cardiac dysrhythmia behavior may be identified by a combination of an amplitude difference outside of the amplitude baseline, a corresponding time difference outside of the time baseline, and the values of one or more time difference dispersion metrics. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357996 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING - An ultrasound system includes an ultrasound transducer adapted to obtain a dynamic series of echo signals of a subject tissue at different deformation states, and an image processor for generating and displaying ultrasound images of the tissue. The processor is configured to generate dynamic images that correspond to the dynamic series of echo signals, identify a plurality of pixels within a region of interest (ROI) of a first of the generated images, evaluate local tissue mechanical behavior by tracking the displacement, deformation, and echo intensity of the identified plurality of pixels from the first image to subsequent images based on groups of pixels that correspond to each of the identified plurality of pixels, determine tissue functionality in the subject at the tracked pixel locations, and display the tissue functionality in dynamic images that corresponds to the tracked pixel locations. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357997 | INTRALUMINAL LEAD EXTRACTION WITH IMAGING - This invention generally relates to intraluminal systems and devices for use in lead extraction procedures. According to certain aspects, an intraluminal system includes an cutting element configured to cut tissue coupled to an implantable device, and an imaging element configured to simultaneously image the tissue cutting. In certain embodiments, the cutting element is an ablation element. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357998 | MAMMOGRAPHY DEVICE - A mammography device is disclosed. The mammography device includes a container configured to surround the breast and a plurality of optical fibers attached to be directed inward in the container and configured to perform radiation and detection of light. The container has a base member having an opening, a plurality of annular members continuously disposed to come in communication with the opening, and a bottom member disposed inside the annular member spaced the farthest distance from the base member. The annular members and the bottom member are configured to relatively displace the adjacent annular member on the side of the base member or the base member in a communication direction. Some of the plurality of optical fibers is attached to the plurality of annular members. | 2014-12-04 |
20140357999 | COLOR FLOW ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An ultrasound imaging system includes an ultrasound transducer array that receives a set of echo signals produced in response to an ultrasound signal traversing flowing structure in a portion of a tubular structure of an object or subject in an imaging field of view, an image processor that processes the set of echo signals and generates an structure image, a color flow processor that processes the set of echo signals and generates a color flow image indicative of a flow of the flowing structure in the portion of the tubular structure, including a flow direction and a flow magnitude of the flowing structure, a color flow corrector that corrects the color flow image for at least one of color noise artifact or color flash artifact, producing a corrected color flow image, and a video processor that displays the structure image and the corrected color flow image superimposed over the structure image. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358000 | AUTOMATED DOPPLER PULSE CYCLE SELECTION | 2014-12-04 |
20140358001 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL VOLUME DATA - Disclosed are an ultrasound diagnosis method and apparatus. The ultrasound diagnosis method and apparatus acquire volume data from an object, cut the volume data in a predetermined direction to decide on a reference plane, detect a long bone included in the volume data by using the reference plane, and extract long bone volume data including the detected long bone from the volume data to display the long bone volume data, thereby diagnosing the object. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358002 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTERACTIVE DISPLAY OF THREE DIMENSIONAL ULTRASOUND IMAGES - A medical imaging system comprises a three dimensional (3D) ultrasound system and a 3D holographic display system. The ultrasound system generates 3D ultrasound data that can be used to construct a 3D image of a patient. The display system displays the image in a 3D holographic form and comprises a touchless input interface that allows a user to control the display from within a sterile field while performing a medical procedure. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358003 | DIAGNOSTIC ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - In the diagnostic ultrasound apparatus, moving average processing is successively performed on a frame series with frame sets obtained from three kinds of frames, A, B, and C, as units, thereby successively generating compound frames. Each compound frame has a central sub-region and multiple peripheral sub-regions. In order to match the gain between the multiple sub-regions when generating each compound frame, a special compounding condition is applied to individual peripheral sub-regions. Specifically, processing that redundantly substitutes the same data value for multiple elements in the compounding computation equation is performed. Using such a spatial compounding, differences in gain between multiple sub-regions can be eliminated or reduced. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358004 | SIMULTANEOUS ULTRASONIC VIEWING OF 3D VOLUME FROM MULTIPLE DIRECTIONS - An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system scans a volumetric region of a body. A clinician defines a three dimensional region of interest within the volumetric region. The three dimensional region of interest is viewed from two different viewing directions to give the clinician a sense of the structure, makeup, and orientation of the region of interest. The three dimensional region of interest can be viewed from viewing directions in 180° opposition to each other, orthogonal, or at an intermediate angle. Manipulation of one view of the three dimensional region of interest causes both views to change, as if the clinician were manipulating both views simultaneously in the same way. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358005 | SPECKLE AND NOISE REDUCTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGES - An ultrasound imaging system includes features to reduce speckle and time gain compression noise. A handheld ultrasound system may include beam forming electronics and digital waveform generators to generate the transmitted pulses with fine grained apodization to improve coherence and reduce speckle. Speckle filtering may be included in the ultrasound system. Features to reduce quantization noise and improve the time gain compression response may be provided. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358006 | STEADY FRAME RATE VOLUMETRIC ULTRASOUND IMAGING - The present invention relates to a method for providing three-dimensional ultrasound images of a volume ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140358007 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING MEDICAL DEVICE - Placement of a medical device within or in proximity to a substantially fluid filled compartment within a human body is aided by pulse-echo ultrasound and a time-stretching technique. In one embodiment, a small ultrasound transducer is placed near the tip of a catheter intended to be positioned within a ventricle of the brain to drain cerebrospinal fluid. The transducer is electrically pulsed so as to emit sound waves, and then used to receive returning echoes which contain information about structures in front of the transducer. These returning echoes are electronically amplified and processed in such a way that the information represented by the echoes is spread out over a much longer period than the actual acquisition time. This processed information may be presented to an operator visually, via audio feedback and/or via tactile feedback. Embodiments are disclosed where the information is displayed visually through variations in the color or brightness of a light source over time. Further embodiments are disclosed where the information is conveyed through audio that is modulated in amplitude, frequency, or both. Further embodiments are disclosed where the information is conveyed through tactile feedback that is modulated in intensity or duration. Further embodiments are disclosed which combine audio, visual, and/or tactile feedback. Further embodiments incorporate a digital or graphical display to provide quantitative information. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358008 | ULTRASOUND PROBE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is an ultrasound probe which may adjust curvature of an acoustic lens using a shape memory alloy. The ultrasound probe includes an acoustic lens, a focus adjusting unit installed on the acoustic lens and deforming the shape of the acoustic lens to adjust the focus of ultrasonic waves radiated through the acoustic lens, and a current applying unit applying current to the focus adjusting unit to contract or expand the focus adjusting unit. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358009 | System and Method for Collecting Eye-Movement Data - A system for creating an eye-movement record that is useful for diagnosing balance disorders of a patient includes a head-mounted unit having an indicator which generates head position signals. Also included is a computer/controller for progressing the patient through a sequence of predetermined head orientations. An imaging unit in the head-mounted unit is used to create an eye-movement record for each head orientation, and the records are then archived in a recorder. With instructions from the patient, a de-identified eye-movement record can be sent to selected regional specialists for further evaluation and possible treatment. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358010 | CLINICAL FITTING ASSISTANCE USING SOFTWARE ANALYSIS OF STIMULI - Embodiments of the present disclosure identify and alert a clinician to physiological cues thereby aiding the clinician in providing a better fitting of a medical prosthesis. Physiological data of a recipient of a medical prosthesis is analyzed to identify triggers during fitting or other types of adjustments to the prosthesis. A determination is then made as to whether the identified triggers correspond to a feedback event. If the triggers correspond to a feedback event, an alert containing information about the feedback event is generated and displayed or otherwise made available to the clinician. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358011 | SINGLE SHOT HIGH RESOLUTION CONJUNCTIVAL SMALL VESSEL PERFUSION METHOD FOR EVALUATING MICROVASCULATURE IN SYSTEMIC AND OCULAR VASCULAR DISEASES - A system and method for generating high-resolution, small vessel perfusion maps (nCPMs) of the ocular conjunctival microvasculature. Unlike current systems and methods, the present invention allows for the generation of nCPMs using only a single raw image obtained in a single image acquisition step. The method includes obtaining a single raw image of at least a portion of the microvasculature of the ocular conjunctiva. The raw image may be obtained using a digital camera and slit lamp. The red and blue color channels are removed from the raw image to create a color-adjusted image in which contrast between the microvasculature and the sclera is enhanced. The color-adjusted image is then inverted and saved as a grayscale inverted image. The grayscale inverted image may be skeletonized. The grayscale image and/or the skeletonized image may be quantitatively analyzed. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358012 | HEART RATE DATA COLLECTION - One innovative aspect is directed to heart rate data collection. In some implementations, a circuit includes a light detector for generating a first electrical signal based on received light. The circuit includes a switching circuit, having a first and a second configuration, configured to receive a first voltage signal based on the first electrical signal and to switch among the first and the second configurations. The circuit includes first and second sampling circuits for sampling a value of the first voltage signal when the switching circuit is in the first configuration and second configurations, respectively. The circuit includes an ambient light cancellation circuit for generating a current signal to counter a first component of the first electrical signal when the first switching circuit is in the first configuration. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358013 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DETECTOR AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE - A biological information detector includes a light-emitting part, a first wiring, a first bonding wire and a protecting part. The light-emitting part is configured to emit a light. The first wiring includes a first connecting section. The first bonding wire electrically connects the light-emitting part and the first connecting section of the first wiring. The protecting part covers the light-emitting part, the first wiring and the first bonding wire. The protecting part is formed from a material that is transparent with respect to the light emitted by the light-emitting part. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358014 | SLEEP MONITORING SYSTEM - A sleep monitoring system includes an ECG device ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140358015 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CHANGES OF CARDIOVASCULAR INDICES USING PERIPHEAL ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE WAVEFORM - The systems and methods described herein enable reliable estimation of cardiovascular indices on real-time, non-invasive or minimally-invasive, and heat-to-beat basis. Cardiovascular indices which can be estimated include: stroke volume (SV), which being limited to, cardiac output (CO) and total peripheral resistance (TPR). In various embodiments, one or more of these indices are estimated continuously, on a beat-to-beat basis, using peripheral arterial blood pressure (ABP) waveforms and certain parameters derived from the peripheral ABP waveforms. The derived parameters are substantially insensitive to distortions of the ABP waveform arising from tapered arterial branches throughout the arterial tree. The methods describe herein can provide a more accurate and reliable estimate of hemodynarnic parameters than existing techniques. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358016 | Device for Monitoring Blood Flow to the Brain - A method of estimating blood flow in a brain, comprising: a) causing currents to flow inside the head by producing electric fields inside the head; b) measuring at least changes in the electric fields and the currents; c) estimating changes in the blood volume of the head, using the measurements of the electric fields and the currents, where the current are produced in children or using electrodes at or near holes in the skull. Optionally, the configuration is selected to focus the flow of current to be inside the brain to a significant degree. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358017 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE BARORECEPTOR REFLEX OF A USER - There is provided an apparatus for use in monitoring the baroreceptor reflex in a user, the apparatus comprising a processor configured to process a signal output by a first sensor that is attached to or located proximate to a bed to determine when the user moves from a lying position on the bed to a sitting position, and to provide an indication of the baroreceptor reflex of the user by processing the signal to determine the change in the heart rate of the user that occurs as a result of moving from the lying position to the sitting position. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358018 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH AND WELLNESS MOBILE MANAGEMENT - A system for health and wellness mobile management comprises a database operable to store a health and wellness data record associated with a patient/data owner, a content management system adapted to strictly control access to the health and wellness data record stored in the database according to access rules set by the patient, a web interface adapted to interface with information requesters submitting requests for access to the health and wellness data record via a web application, an external connect interface adapted to interface with external systems and applications for receiving health and wellness data associated with the patient, a prescription interface adapted to receive a pharmaceutical prescription for the patient submitted by a healthcare provider, and a handheld physiological parameter measurement device adapted to wirelessly communicate with a computing device executing the web application. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358019 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING A COMPONENT IN EXHALED BREATH - A device for measuring a component in exhaled breath comprising an inlet ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140358020 | DRUNKOMETER - The invention is a drunkometer comprising a main body | 2014-12-04 |
20140358021 | BIOIMPEDANCE SPECTROGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A device and method for bioimpedance spectrography is corrected for breathing artefacts. A breathing signal is used in conjunction with the impedance signal to adjust for the time within the respiratory cycle at which the measurements are made. The correction allows the device to characterize tissue parameters accurately with fewer measurement points. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358022 | RESPIRATORY GAS FLOW SENSOR WITH SAMPLING PORT - The accurate measurement of inspired and expired gas volume flow and gas composition are important in respiratory therapy. Combining the two measurement functions often results in excessive deadspace and/or in the two measurement systems adversely affecting each other. The invention provides a gas flow sensor ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140358023 | INTEGRATED CONDENSER FOR COLLECTING DROPLETS - An integrated condenser is described. This integrated condenser includes an outer surface region on a sampler surface that facilitates condensing at least a component in a received gas-phase sample into liquid-phase droplets on the sampler surface, and aggregating and moving the condensed droplets radially toward an inner surface region on the sampler surface that receives the condensed droplets. For example, the outer surface region may include a set of micro-patterned concentric rings, each of which includes a set of radially oriented wall-groove pairs. Moreover, the sampler surface may be increasingly less hydrophobic along a radial direction toward the center of the sampler surface, thereby creating an axisymmetric wettability gradient. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358024 | PATIENT STATE DETERMINATION BASED ON ONE OR MORE SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTICS OF A BIOELECTRICAL BRAIN SIGNAL - In some examples, a processor determines a patient state based on activity of a bioelectrical brain signal of a patient in one or more frequency sub-bands of a frequency band of interest. For example, a processor may determine a patient state based on the power level of a bioelectrical brain signal of the patient in one or more frequency sub-bands of a frequency band, or based on a spectral pattern of a bioelectrical brain signal in a frequency band, such as a shift in a power distribution between sub-bands, a change in the peak frequency within one or more sub-bands, a pattern of the power distribution over one or more frequency sub-bands, or a width or a variability of one or more sub-bands exhibiting a relatively high or low level of activity | 2014-12-04 |
20140358025 | System and apparatus for seizure detection from EEG signals - The present invention relates to the design and implementation of a seizure detection system. In this invention, a reliable way to detect seizures is presented. The proposed invention filters an EEG signal by a Prediction Error Filter. The output of the prediction error filter is subjected to wavelet decomposition. Various features are then extracted from the wavelet coefficients. These features are input to a classifier to detect seizures. The proposed algorithm takes advantage of high sensitivity in detecting seizures and low complexity in implementation. The proposed scheme is general and is suitable for creating a trigger for therapy delivery in a closed-loop therapy system. The therapy could involve either delivery of an anti-epileptic drug or electrical or magnetic stimulation of the brain. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358026 | Implant Unit Delivery Tool - An implant unit delivery tool is provided. The implant delivery tool may include a body, a holder disposed at a distal end of the body and adapted to hold an implant unit, and an implant activator associated with the body, the implant activator configured to receive power from a power source. The implant activator may be configured to selectively and wirelessly transfer power from the power source to the implant unit during implantation of the implant unit into the body of a subject to cause modulation of at least one nerve in the body of the subject, and determine a degree of nerve modulation response resulting from the selective and wireless transfer of power from the power source to the implant unit claims. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358027 | BIOPSY DEVICE TISSUE SAMPLE HOLDER WITH FLOW RESTRICTION DEVICE - A tissue sample holder for a biopsy device comprises an outer cup, a collection tray, and a flow restriction device. The outer cup defines a hollow interior. The collection tray separates the hollow interior into an upper chamber and a lower chamber while allowing fluid to pass between the two chambers through an opening in the collection tray. The flow restriction device selectively seals the opening thereby preventing fluid from passing from the lower chamber into the upper chamber. The flow restriction device may be operable to selectively seal the opening in response to a vacuum being induced within the upper chamber. The collection tray may have a shape (e.g., tapered, funnel-shaped, convex, etc.) selected to facilitate the flow of fluid toward the opening. The lower chamber may be coupled with an external fluid collection device. The lower chamber may define a larger volume than the upper chamber. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358028 | SOFT TISSUE CORING BIOPSY DEVICES AND METHODS - An excisional device may comprise a work element configured to rotate at a first rotation rate and comprising a first and a second articulable beak configured to cut tissue. A first helical element, configured to transport tissue cut by the first and second articulable beaks, may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and operative to rotate at a second rotation rate that is different than the work element. A proximal sheath may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and the first helical element, and may be configured to rotate the work element and to actuate the first and second articulable beaks. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358029 | SOFT TISSUE CORING DEVICES AND METHODS - An excisional device may comprise a work element configured to rotate at a first rotation rate and comprising a first and a second articulable beak configured to cut tissue. A first helical element, configured to transport tissue cut by the first and second articulable beaks, may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and operative to rotate at a second rotation rate that is different than the work element. A proximal sheath may be co-axially disposed relative to the work element and the first helical element, and may be configured to rotate the work element and to actuate the first and second articulable beaks. | 2014-12-04 |
20140358030 | Device for Taking at Least One Sample of Tissue - This invention relates to a device ( | 2014-12-04 |
20140358031 | BIOPSY DEVICE WITH MOTORIZED NEEDLE FIRING - A biopsy device comprises a needle, a body portion, and a needle firing assembly. The needle firing assembly is operable to fire the needle distally relative to the body portion. The needle firing assembly includes two translating members, a resilient member, and a motor. The motor is operable to selectively move the first translating member distally and proximally. The second translating member is secured relative to the needle such that the needle and the second translating member translate unitarily. The resilient member compresses as the first translating member is moved distally toward the second translating member. The first translating member is then secured to the second translating and the translating members are moved proximally while holding the resilient member in the compressed state. The second translating member is released from the first translating member when they reach a proximal position, which allows the resilient member to fire the needle distally. | 2014-12-04 |