51st week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120323099 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An implantable medical device (IMD) includes an electrode that forms a first snap-fit attachment area and an insulator that forms a through-hole, a second snap-fit attachment area and a third snap-fit attachment area. The second snap-fit attachment area mates with the first snap-fit attachment area of the electrode. The IMD further includes a body including an elongated conductive housing and a feedthrough wire extending therefrom. The body forms a fourth snap-fit attachment area on one end that mates with the third snap-fit attachment area of the insulator such that the feedthrough wire extends through the through-hole of the insulator. The housing encloses at least one of a battery, a sensor, and an electronic circuit. The insulator functions to electrically isolate the electrode from the housing of the body. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323100 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPLACING SIGNAL ARTIFACTS IN A GLUCOSE SENSOR DATA STREAM - Systems and methods for minimizing or eliminating transient non-glucose related signal noise due to non-glucose rate limiting phenomenon such as interfering species, ischemia, pH changes, temperatures changes, known or unknown sources of mechanical, electrical and/or biochemical noise, and the like. The system monitors a data stream from a glucose sensor and detects signal artifacts that have higher amplitude than electronic or diffusion-related system noise. The system processes some or the entire data stream continually or intermittently based at least in part on whether the signal artifact event has occurred. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323101 | BODILY FLUID COMPONENT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The waterproof property of a bodily fluid component measurement system is improved. A bodily fluid component measurement system according to this invention includes a sensor unit which is indwelled in the skin of a subject and connected to a bodily fluid in the subject to measure a predetermined bodily fluid component, and a transmission unit which is detachably attached to the sensor unit and transmits, to a display unit, a measurement signal obtained by the sensor unit or a calculation result calculated as a concentration of the bodily fluid component in a bodily fluid of the same type as or different type from the bodily fluid based on the measurement signal. The sensor unit measures the bodily fluid component and transmits the measurement signal to the transmission unit by being activated by electromagnetic induction caused by an electromagnetic field generated by the transmission unit. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323102 | NEURAL PROBE ARRAY AND METHOD OF USE - A neural probe device includes a housing configured to receive a nerve fiber of a subject and an anchor disposed within the housing and configured to fix the nerve fiber relative to the housing. The device further includes a plurality of actuatable, moveable electrodes disposed in the housing along a length of the nerve fiber, each moveable electrode comprising a plurality of projections containing one or more electrodes thereon, wherein actuation of the moveable electrode causes the moveable electrode to move generally transverse to a long axis of the nerve fiber and penetrate the nerve fiber with the plurality of projections. The device is also optionally configured to inject a growth factor into the nerve fiber to maintain the viability of the nerve fiber. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323103 | MICROELECTRODE WITH LATERALLY EXTENDING PLATFORM FOR REDUCTION OF TISSUE ENCAPSULATION - In some embodiments, an implantable microelectrode is provided with a shank comprised of a laterally extending platform whose thickness and/or configuration contributes to reduced tissue encapsulation, with at least one electrode site disposed at least partially on or in the laterally extending platform. Novel methods of designing, making, and using an implantable microelectrode or biosensor resulting in reduced tissue encapsulation are also disclosed. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323104 | Electrode Array - A sensor array apparatus for monitoring medical signals includes a flexible substrate adapted for positioning relative to the torso of a patient. The flexible substrate includes a central segment defining a central axis and is adapted to generally conform to an area extending along the sternum of a patient. The flexible substrate further includes an upper segment extending traversal across the central segment and adapted to generally conform to the chest area of a patient and a lower segment extending traversal across the central segment and adapted to generally conform to the abdominal area of the patient. The apparatus further includes a medical electrode disposed on at least one of the segments and a connector in electrical communication with the medical electrode and adapted to connect to an electronic monitoring system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323105 | APPLICATOR FOR APPLYING AN ARTICLE TO THE SKIN - An applicator ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323106 | ICG/ECG MONITORING APPARATUS - An ICG/ECG electrode includes a first electrode and a second electrode, wherein at least one of the first or second electrode senses both an ICG signal and an ECG voltage signal. A physiologic parameter monitoring apparatus includes a set of electrodes, including an electrode for sensing both an ICG voltage signal and an ECG voltage signal corresponding to a patient. The apparatus further includes an ICG monitor for processing the ICG voltage signal sensed by the electrode and an ECG monitor for processing the ECG voltage signal sensed by the same electrode. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323107 | Methods for Assessing Tophus Response During Urate Lowering Therapy in Treatment Tophaceous Gout - Systems and methods for assessment of the reduction of tophus burden with effective urate-lowering therapy were developed. The first application of computer-assisted methods for accessing tophus response included standardized digital photography, computer assisted measurement and analysis of tophi by an independent reader and blinded central reader paradigm. The ability of the method for computer-assisted analysis of digital photographs to quantify reduction in tophus size demonstrates its feasibility as a urate-lowering therapy monitoring tool in the treatment of tophaceous gout. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323108 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING ACTIVITY OF AN ORGAN AND USES THEREOF - Methods and apparatus are provided for imaging activity of an organ of a subject for diagnosis and prognosis of pathology or injury to the organ, where unaffected portions of the organ are used as a reference for assessing activity of afflicted areas of the organ. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323109 | Photon Measurement Method and Apparatus - A system and method for measuring photons utilizing a low-power light source modulated with a code sequence to interrogate a sample of interest. Preferably a portion of the scattered light from the sample is detected by a photo-detector. A correlation of the photo-detector signal and the code sequence produces an estimate of the distribution of flight times for photons traveling from the source to the detector. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323110 | MRI SCANNER THAT OUTPUTS BONE STRENGTH INDICATORS - Described herein are various technologies pertaining to diagnosing and/or prescribing treatment for osteoporosis. A bone of a patient is subjected to an MRI scan, and the resultant signal is subjected to a likelihood function. The output of the likelihood function are values that are parameters that are employed to ascertain connectivity of trabeculae in the bone of the patient and volumetric trabecular density of the bone. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323111 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZING AND VISUALIZING ELECTROMAGNETIC TRACKING ERRORS - A calibration/surgical tool ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323112 | NANOPARTICLES FOR ACCOUSTIC IMAGING, METHODS OF MAKING, AND METHODS OF ACCOUSTIC IMAGING - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide for nanoparticles for acoustic imaging, methods of using the nanoparticles, methods of imaging a condition, and the like. Embodiments of the present disclosure include nanoparticles (e.g., silica nanoparticles) that can be used to image, detect, study, monitor, evaluate, and/or screen a sample or subject (e.g., whole-body or a portion thereof). | 2012-12-20 |
20120323113 | LOCAL SHIM COIL WITHIN A LOCAL COIL FOR LOCAL B0 HOMOGENIZATION IN AN MRT EXAMINATION - A local coil for an imaging system, in particular an MRI scanner. The local coil is an MRI scanner local coil within which the head of a patient may be positioned, and that includes at least one shim coil. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323114 | LOCALIZATION OF A RADIOACTIVE SOURCE WITHIN A BODY OF A SUBJECT - A system and method is provided for guiding the navigation of intravascular medical tools. The system can include a display device operable to store information relating to a 3-dimensional model of a portion of vasculature of a body in a region of the body and operable to store information relating to a 3-dimensional position of a tool, where the tool is located within the portion of the vasculature of the body. In addition, the display device can be operable to display a graphical representation of the 3-dimensional model and a graphical representation of the tool visually integrated with the graphical representation of the 3-dimensional model. Furthermore, the display device can be operable to update at least the graphical representation of the tool based at least in part upon updated information relating to the 3-dimensional position of the tool. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323115 | OPTICAL FIBER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC RECALIBRATION - A method for tracking an elongate body is provided. The method includes determining a spatial relationship between an elongate body and an optical fiber, wherein the optical fiber is located in a structure having a substantially constant shape; receiving a signal from a strain sensor provided on the optical fiber; and determining, based on the signal, whether a position of the optical fiber relative to the structure has changed. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323116 | OPTICAL FIBER INSTRUMENT SYSTEM FOR DYNAMIC RECALIBRATION - An instrument system that includes an elongate body, an optical fiber and a controller is provided. The optical fiber is at least partially separate from the elongate body. The controller is operatively coupled to the elongate body and to the optical fiber and the controller is adapted to receive a signal from the optical fiber, detect movement of the optical fiber based on the signal; and update a position of the elongate body relative to the optical fiber based on the detected movement. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323117 | Implantable Medical Marker and Methods of Preparation Thereof - An implantable medical marker, the marker comprising a marker body adapted for insertion via a needle and adapted to define a volume with a smallest dimension larger than an inner diameter of the needle; and a radiation source—characterized by gamma emissions sufficient to exit the human body. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323118 | PHYSICS BASED IMAGE PROCESSING AND EVALUATION PROCESS OF PERFUSION IMAGES FROM RADIOLOGY IMAGING - A process and a system for assisting a clinician in identification and evaluation of perfusion characteristics of an organ are disclosed. The process and system may be used to extend clinical diagnosis capabilities by augmenting the ability to analyze perfusion images acquired from a radiology imaging modality through the use of the quantification technology as described. Classification of perfusion characteristics of a region of interest is facilitated through the use of a quantitative spatial perfusion characteristics map. The map is generated by a computing device which applies at least one physics-based image processing technique. This map is displayed on a clinician device for review by the clinician to assist in the spatial identification of perfusion abnormalities. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323119 | Flow Based Pressure Isolation Mechanism for a Fluid Delivery System - The fluid delivery system includes a pressurizing device for delivering a pressurized injection fluid, a low pressure fluid delivery system, and a pressure isolation mechanism adapted for fluid communication with the pressurizing device and low pressure fluid delivery system. The pressure isolation mechanism includes a housing defining an inlet port, an isolation port, and an internal cavity. The housing defines a seal seat in the internal cavity between the inlet port and isolation port. A valve member is disposed in the internal cavity. The valve member is free floating in the internal cavity and is adapted to engage the seal seat. The valve member has an open position permitting fluid communication between the inlet port and isolation port, and is fluid flow responsive to fluid flow in the inlet port to engage the seal seat and attain a closed position preventing fluid flow between the inlet port and isolation port. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323120 | SINGLE-INSERTION, MULTIPLE SAMPLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED MARKERS - The present invention provides for exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sample biopsy device. Exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sampling device with integrated marker release. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323121 | VARIABLE POWER SAVING PROCESSING SCHEME FOR ULTRASOUND BEAMFORMER FUNCTIONALITY - In general, embodiments of the ultrasound imaging system save power in relation to a predetermined active aperture and or a predetermined update depth. With respect to a predetermined active aperture, the imaging system saves power by reducing or turning off a predetermined portion of the receive electronics when the predetermined receive electronics portion is not operating in relation to the active aperture range. That is, in a first power saving mode, the predetermined receive electronics portion operates only when it is collecting and or processing the data inside the active aperture range. Furthermore, with respect to a predetermined update depth, the imaging system saves power by reducing the operational frequency as the predetermined receive electronics portion collects or process the data from a deeper area. That is, in a second power saving mode, the predetermined receive electronics portion operates less frequently when it is collecting and or processing the data from the middle or far range than the near range. Lastly, the imaging system saves power by modifying the operation as the predetermined receive electronics portion collects or process the data depending upon the active aperture and or the update depth. That is, in a third power saving mode, the predetermined receive electronics portion operates at least less frequently when it is collecting and or processing the data from the outside the active aperture and or at a far update depth. In other words, the third power saving mode is a hybrid or combination of the first and second power saving modes. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323122 | ULTRASOUND IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An ultrasound image diagnostic device including: a transducer to output transmission ultrasound toward a subject by a drive signal and also to output a reception signal by receiving reflection ultrasound from the subject; a noise output section in which when the transducer receives the reflection ultrasound, a voltage containing noise is applied to the transducer to amplify the reception signal by a stochastic resonance phenomenon; a harmonic extracting section to extract a harmonic component from the reception signal; and an image processing section to generate ultrasound diagnostic image data of an interior of the subject based on the harmonic component extracted by the harmonic extracting section, wherein the noise output section applies a voltage containing noise such that the harmonic component is amplified by the stochastic resonance phenomenon to the transducer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323123 | ULTRASONIC ANECHOIC IMAGING - This invention relates to a method of ultrasonically imaging a region of interest that may contain anechoic and/or hypoechoic echoes. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323124 | PROBE WITH DORSAL CONNECTIVITY - A probe which has a housing defining a receptacle, an ultrasound transceiver which emits from one aspect of the housing, a cable exiting from an opposing aspect of the housing, wherein the transceiver and cable are interconnected with a connective structure. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323125 | PROBE HOLDER - A probe holder having a removable mechanical retention device; a first tube having a longitudinal slot and two opposing notches at each end, the notches configured for engaging the removable mechanical retention device; a second tube having a longitudinal slot and configured for rotational mating with the first tube; a top cap and a bottom cap, each of the top cap and bottom cap being configured for releasably engaging the first tube with the removable mechanical retention device, and for restraining rotation of the first tube when so engaged, while permitting rotation of the second tube relative to the first tube between an open configuration and a closed configuration. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323126 | SKIN AND WOUND ASSESSMENT TOOL - A diagnostic tool including a first arm and a second arm, a top surface of the first arm comprising a graphical ranking guide comprising a plurality of images that graphically illustrate at least a portion of rank classifier indicia for a classification system comprising a plurality of ranks, each of the images corresponding to at least one of the ranks. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323127 | System, Devices, and Methods For Detecting Occlusions In A Biological Subject - Systems, devices, and methods are described for detecting an embolus, thrombus, or a deep vein thrombus in a biological subject. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323128 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INFLATING A CUFF OF A NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - This invention provides a method and device for inflating a cuff of a non-invasive blood pressure measurement apparatus. The method comprises: obtaining a plurality of pressure values of the cuff at a plurality of time points; calculating a first inflation speed parameter on the basis of the plurality of pressure values, a plurality of target pressure values of the cuff at the plurality of time points and a plurality of inflation speed parameters corresponding to each time interval between every two adjacent time points of the plurality of time points; and inflating the cuff at a speed corresponding to the first inflation speed parameter from a last time point of the plurality of time points to a first time point after the plurality of time points. In this way, uniform cuff inflation can be achieved when the target pressure values of the cuff change uniformly, so that the over-voltage phenomenon or the condition of low-speed cuff inflation can be reduced or eliminated. In addition, by introducing the plurality of pressure values, even if there is a big error in a cuff pressure value obtained at a certain time point, it is still possible to control the cuff inflation correctly. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323129 | BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE CUFF AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE PROVIDED THEREWITH - A blood pressure information measurement device cuff includes a fluid bladder, an outer cover, a first loop-shaped ring, and a second loop-shaped ring. The first loop-shaped ring is provided closer to one end portion of the outer cover than the position where the fluid bladder is located, and has an insertion hole for passing through and bending back another end portion of the outer cover. The second loop-shaped ring is provided on a front surface of the outer cover, and has an insertion hole for passing through the other end portion of the outer cover that has been passed through the first loop-shaped ring. According to the blood pressure information measurement device cuff, it is possible to repeatedly recreate the same fitted state with ease when the cuff is fitted to a measurement area. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323130 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOISE DETECTION IN AN ELECTROCARDIOLOGY STUDY - A system to use in combination with an ECG signal acquisition system is provided. The ECG signal acquisition system can be operable to connect to an arrangement of electrodes on a subject. The system can include a circuit board and a plurality of subcircuits mounted on the circuit board. The plurality of subcircuits can be arranged on the circuit board having an electrical impedance that correlate to an electrical impedance of the arrangement of electrodes on the skin surface of the subject. The system can further include an output connector connected in electrical communication to receive signals communicated from the plurality of subcircuits for communication to the ECG acquisition system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323131 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CALCULATING PHYSIOLOGICAL INDEX - A system, a method and a recording medium for calculating a physiological index are provided. The method includes: dividing a physiological data sequence into a plurality of windows; analyzing a data segment in each window to obtain metadata that represents data characteristics of the data segment; updating the metadata including the data characteristics of all data segments in the windows up to a previous window by using the metadata corresponding to one of the windows to obtain the metadata including the data characteristics of all data segments in the windows up to a current window; and finally, calculating the physiological index by using the updated metadata. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323132 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOISE REDUCTION IN AN ELECTROCARDIOLOGY STUDY - A system to use in combination with an ECG signal acquisition system connected to an arrangement of electrodes on a subject is provided. The system can include an antenna system in communication with the ECG signal acquisition system, a location tracking system operable to track a direction and a location of the antenna system relative to a reference, and an interface connected in communication with the ECG signal acquisition system and the location tracking system. The interface includes an output indicative of a direction of a source of the noise signal detected by the antenna system. A filter reduces an effect of the noise signal on an acquired ECG waveform data received by the ECG signal acquisition system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323133 | IDENTIFICATION OF CULPRIT CORONARY ARTERY USING ANATOMICALLY ORIENTED ECG DATA FROM EXTENDED LEAD SET - An ECG monitoring system analyzes ECG signals of leads associated with different anatomical locations of the body for evidence of ST elevation in the lead signals. The ST elevation and depression measurements of the leads are plotted in a graphical display organized in relation to the anatomical points which are the sources of the lead signals. In a polar graphical display format, each lead signal is plotted on its own anatomically-oriented axis to prevent conflict between multiple lead signals. In a linear or rectilinear graphical display format, each lead signal is plotted on its own row or column of the display. Missing lead signal values are filled in with averaged or interpolated values from other leads. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323134 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF NERVE TISSUE IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL SPACE - Systems and methods for discriminating and locating nerve tissues within a body involve applying a waveform signal to tissue between two electrodes and measuring the electrical characteristics of the signal transmitted through the tissue. Using impedance measurements, the (x, y) coordinates of a nerve relative to an electrode array on the skin surface, and the z-coordinate of the nerve depth position, may be determined. A controller may implement the process and perform the impedance calculations on the measured data to identify tissue types and locations within the measured area, and to present results in graphical form. Results may be combined with other tissue imaging technologies and with image-guided systems. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323135 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PRE-CANCEROUS AND CANCEROUS TISSUE - Methods and systems for determining a condition of a selected region of epithelial tissue and/or an organ in a body as well as to diagnose disease, susceptibility, premalignancy or cancer and measure response to therapy, introduction of a drug and to assess the margins of a tumor or resection. The methods utilize through the tissue or organ electrical measurements with alternating current using one or more surface or internal electrodes and measuring the electrical response using one or more surface electrodes, preferably in combination with one or more electrodes in direct or indirect contact with epithelium comprising the organ or tissue under test. The methods are also useful in combination with DC measurements on the surface of the organ or tissue under test. Measurement of impedance, admittance, electropotential and dielectric properties is particularly useful, particularly as a function of frequency and position on and in the tissue or organ. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323136 | ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE MYOGRAPHY - Electrical impedance myography (EIM) can be used for the assessment and diagnosis of muscular disorders. EIM includes applying an electrical signal to a region of tissue and measuring a resulting signal. A characteristic of the region of tissue is determined based on the measurement. Performing EIM at different frequencies and/or different angular orientations with respect to a muscle can aid in the assessment and diagnosis. Devices are described that facilitate assessment and diagnosis using EIM. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323137 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES IN PRE-CANCEROUS AND CANCEROUS BREAST TISSUE AND EPITHELIUM - A method and system are provided for determining a condition of a selected region of epithelial and stromal tissue in the human breast. A plurality of measuring electrodes are used to measure the tissue and transepithelial electropotential of breast tissue. Surface electropotential and impedance are also measured at one or more locations. An agent may be introduced into the region of tissue to enhance electrophysiological characteristics. The condition of the tissue is determined based on the electropotential and impedance profile at different depths of the epithelium, stroma, tissue, or organ, together with an estimate of the functional changes in the epithelium due to altered ion transport and electrophysiological properties of the tissue. Devices for practicing the disclosed methods are also provided. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323138 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVOKING TEMPORAL PAIN SUMMATION - A device for evoking a temporal summation of pain in a subject. The device comprises a stimulation element (SE) arranged generating a physical stimulation on a skin surface area of at least 20 cm | 2012-12-20 |
20120323139 | KIT AND METHOD FOR EXTRACTING AND STORING A SKIN TISSUE SAMPLE - A kit of components for extracting and storing a skin tissue sample includes an extraction cartridge with a plurality of blades, an actuator cartridge, and a cap with an aqueous preservative. The actuator cartridge is removeably attached to the extraction cartridge and causes the plurality of blades of the extraction cartridge to extract a skin tissue sample from the person. After the skin tissue sample is extracted, the cap is attached to the extraction cartridge to store and suspend the skin tissue sample in an aqueous preservative preloaded in a container in the cap. A liquid-tight seal prevents bodily fluids from contaminating the actuator cartridge and this enables the actuator cartridge to be removed from the extraction cartridge and to be reused. The extraction cartridge and the attached cap, which store the skin tissue sample, are sent to medical laboratory so that the skin tissue sample can be analyzed. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323140 | SINGLE-INSERTION, MULTIPLE SAMPLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED MARKERS - The present invention provides for exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sample biopsy device. Exemplary embodiments of a single-insertion, multiple sampling device with integrated marker release. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323141 | System for determining treatment-related data for the administration of drugs to patients to be treated taking into account important individual factors - The invention relates to a system for determining treatment-related data for the administration of at least one drug to a patient to be treated, comprising at least one drawing device for continuously and successively drawing blood samples from the patient in order to obtain a plurality of blood samples, at least one, preferably a plurality of, blood value measuring devices for measuring blood values of the blood samples drawn and for obtaining blood value measurement data sets, and at least one calculation device for calculating treatment-related data from the blood value measurement data sets and optionally further data sets. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323142 | BLOOD COLLECTION SAFETY DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE - An automatically locking safety device, e.g., for use in a blood collection procedure, can include a housing, first and second needle covers that are at least partly received in the housing, and a needle that is at least partly received in at least one of the first and second needle covers. The needle can include a proximal tip configured for placement into a patient and a distal tip configured for placement into a blood collection vial. In some embodiments, the first and second needle covers are biased by a biasing member. In some cases, one or both of the first and second needle covers can be locked to prevent axial movement thereof after the blood collection procedure. In certain embodiments, a distal end of the device is configured to connect with a medical connector, such as a needleless IV access device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323143 | FLUID COLLECTION/INJECTION DEVICE UTILIZING A STANDARD INTERFACE NEEDLE, NEEDLE ASSEMBLY FOR THE DEVICE, AND METHOD USING THE SAME - Fluid collection device includes a body having a front end and a back end. The back end is open and/or sized and configured to receive therein a receptacle. A needle holding member is arranged in an area of the front end of the body. A needle holding member comprising a needle connecting interface adapted to mate with a needle interface | 2012-12-20 |
20120323144 | Biological Fluid Collection System - A drainage and/or collection system ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323145 | GUIDEWIRE - A guidewire includes a core shaft having front and rear sections including a front end portion and a rear section, respectively, an outer coil body that covers the front section, and an inner coil body that is disposed within the outer coil body between the outer coil body and the core shaft, and covers the front section. The outer coil body includes a cylindrical large-diameter section positioned adjacent the rear end portion, a cylindrical small-diameter section positioned adjacent the front end portion, and a tapered section that connects the cylindrical large-diameter section to the cylindrical small-diameter section with a connecting portion provided therebetween, the tapered section having a diameter that decreases from an end adjacent the rear end portion to an end adjacent the front end portion. The inner coil body is disposed at least in the tapered section. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323146 | GUIDE WIRE HOLDER FOR ACCOMMODATING A MEDICAL GUIDE WIRE AND HOLDING IT IN PLACE, AND FOR BEING AFFIXED TO A MEDICAL DEVICE, PARTICULARLY TO AN ENDOSCOPE - In a guide wire holder ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323147 | ULTRASONIC HIFU TRANSDUCER WITH NON-MAGNETIC CONDUCTIVE VIAS - A high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) transducer comprising a piezoelectric array with a layer of piezoelectric material having a patient-facing front surface and a back surface, the front surface comprising a transmitting surface, and a plurality of electrodes located on the front and back surfaces of the piezoelectric material for applying electrical signals to the piezoelectric array. Electrical connections between an electrode on the back surface to an electrode on the front surface of the piezoelectric array are made through non-magnetic conductive vias extending through the layer of piezoelectric material. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323148 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DYNAMICALLY LOADED FORCE AND/OR A STATIC PROGRESSIVE FORCE TO A JOINT OF A PATIENT - A method and a continuous passive motion device for providing a dynamically loaded force and a static progressive force to a joint of a patient | 2012-12-20 |
20120323150 | Roller massage apparatus - A roller massage apparatus is provided which enables therapy routines to be performed on various body muscle groups. A frame structure is part of the apparatus and comprises a base frame with a generally horizontal user support member having an opening being mounted thereon. The upper end of a roller structure rotatably supports a spherical roller, while its lower end mounts to the base frame so that at least a portion of the spherical roller extends through the opening of the user support member. The user operates the apparatus by positioning themselves upon the user support member and engaging with their body the portion of the spherical roller which extends through the opening. The vertical position of the spherical roller may be adjusted, and the frame structure itself may be collapseable for storage. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323151 | ROLLING MUSCLE MASSAGER - A portable rolling massager is provided that includes a spindle, a roller rotatably mounted on the spindle, and a covering for the roller that features a comfortable surface when applied to the skin and pressure is applied to muscles underlying the skin. Heating and cooling of the cover provides other therapeutic benefits. Storage in the spindle accommodates weights, flashlights, key storage, music devices, and the like. Hand grips having distal ends are designed to provide the ability to massage trigger points that develop in the muscles. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323152 | COMPRESSION DEVICE - Described are improved apparatus and devices for intermittently and sequentially compressing a body site and methods for using said apparatus and devices, especially for site specific treatment to achieve a desired temperature of the underlying tissue. The apparatus includes a first segment cooperative with a fluid chamber, the fluid chamber adapted for inflation by fluid; and a second segment cooperative with the first segment, the second segment housing a temperature sensitive material, wherein the temperature sensitive material is uniquely compartmentalized in the second segment. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323153 | PROTECTIVE CAST COVER FOR BATHING - A cover adapted to be worn over a user's limb to shield a cast from water exposure includes a shell formed of a single layer of a flexible, water resistant and breathable material. The shell surrounds an interior of the cover, including a lower interior chamber and an upper interior chamber. An open top end communicates with the upper interior chamber and is sized to permit passage of the user's limb and the cast therethrough and into the upper and lower interior chambers. A cinch strap with a releasable securing mechanism closes the open top end around the user's limb. An inner cuff separating the interior chambers includes an elastomeric opening that fits snug against the user's limb, above the cast, and can be tightened using a secondary cinch strap and cooperating fasteners. A segment of water absorbing fabric on an interior surface for absorbing moisture and water. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323154 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE, USE OF ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - An orthopedic device includes an elongate and rigid or semirigid strut assembly, an arcuate cuff pivotally secured to the strut assembly, and a strap securing to the cuff and forming an adjustable circumferential configuration therewith. A tensioning device may be mounted on the cuff and coupled to the strap in order to incrementally adjust the tensioning device among a plurality of preselected levels such that a first end of the strap secures to the tensioning device and a second end of the strap couples to the cuff. A soft-good assembly connects to the strut assembly and has a flexible stay embedded within with a plurality of layers. The soft-good assembly is adapted to form an adjustable circumferential loop with the stay only located within a segment short of the circumference of the loop. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323155 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HEMOSTASIS - Devices and methods are disclosed for achieving hemostasis in traumatized patients. Such haemostatic packing devices and methods are especially useful in the emergency, trauma surgery or military setting. The patient may have received trauma to abdominal viscera, the thoracic cavity or the periphery. The devices utilize fluid impermeable outer surfaces and distributed pressure to achieve tamponade and hemostasis, primarily by exertion of pressure. The devices come in a variety of configurations including sheet, rolled sheet, folded sheet and polygonal solids including extruded shapes. The devices are capable of serving as carriers for thrombogenic or anti-pathogenic agents. The devices are flexible, bendable, and conformable in their wet or dry state so that they exert distributed pressure on the wound. The hemostatic packing devices may be placed and removed by open surgery or laparoscopic access without generating excessive re-bleeding, and may further comprise antimicrobial or thrombogenic regions. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323156 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE DELIVERY OF MOLECULAR SIEVE MATERIALS FOR THE FORMATION OF BLOOD CLOTS - An apparatus for promoting the clotting of blood and controlling bleeding comprises a receptacle for retaining molecular sieve material in particulate form therein. A pad for controlling bleeding comprises a mesh structure and a rigid or semi-rigid support attached to the mesh structure to facilitate the application of pressure to the pad and the wound. A bandage applicable to a bleeding wound comprises a mesh structure and a flexible substrate attached to the mesh structure, the substrate being a cloth or plastic member that may be adhesively attached to cover a wound. In any embodiment, at least a portion of the receptacle or mesh structure is defined by a mesh having openings therein, and at least a portion of the particulate molecular sieve material is in direct contact with blood. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323157 | Method for Blood Withdrawal and Infusion Using a Pressure Controller - A method and apparatus for controlling blood withdrawal and infusion flow rate with the use of a pressure controller. The pressure controller uses pressure targets based upon occlusion limits that are calculated as a function of flow. The controller has the ability to switch from controlling withdrawal pressure to controlling infusion pressure based upon the detection of an occlusion. The controller distinguishes between partial and total occlusions of the withdrawal vein providing blood access. Depending on the nature of occlusion, the controller limits or temporarily reverses blood flow and, thus, prevents withdrawal vessel collapse or reverses blood flow to quickly infuse blood into the vessel without participation from operator. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323158 | EXTRACORPOREAL IMMUNOADSORPTION TREATMENT - A method for extracorporeally administering selected biologic agents that target soluble cytokines and chemokines via immunoapheresis in order to treat patients with a variety of acute or chronic autoimmune and inflammatory disease states. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323159 | Ocular Implants for Delivery Into the Eye - An ocular implant adapted to reside at least partially in a portion of Schlemm's canal of an eye. The implant includes a spine extending along a longitudinal axis of the implant, a plurality of curved supports extending from the spine, each support comprising a first end extending from a first location on a first side of the spine and a second end extending from a second location on a second side of the spine, the second location being proximal to the first location, so that each support forms a portion of a helix, the spine and supports defining a volume having a maximum width perpendicular to the longitudinal axis between 0.005 inches and 0.04 inches, the ocular implant being configured to bend preferentially in a preferential bending plane. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323160 | UPPER STOMACH GASTRIC IMPLANTS - A variety of passive intragastric implant devices for obesity treatment are disclosed. Such passive devices may not autonomously change shape, but instead react within the stomach to induce satiety. The devices may provide slowed entry into the stomach, thus reducing the intake capacity. Additionally, the devices may contact areas within the stomach, such as the cardia surrounding the esophageal sphincter, to stimulate satiety-inducing nerves. Some devices combine two or more of these satiety-inducing features. Methods of implant are disclosed including compressing the devices within a delivery tube and transorally advancing the devices through the esophagus to be deployed within the stomach. Removal of the devices occurs in the reverse. The implants are formed of materials that permit the implant to be compressed into a substantially linear transoral delivery configuration and that will resist degradation over a period of at least six months within the stomach. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323161 | Electrokinetic Actuator to Titrate Fluid Flow - An electrokinetic actuator for fluid flow titration including two chambers separated from one another by a porous dielectric disposed therebetween. A plurality of electrodes are disposed about a perimeter of the first and second chambers. Polar electrolyte disposed within the actuator is able to pass through the porous dielectric between the first and second chambers upon the application of an electric field or electric potential to the plural electrodes. A mechanical valve actuation mechanism connected to the second chamber allows for fine titration of fluid flow using electro-osmosis, including full-flow and/or complete cut-off. The polar electrolyte is isolated to prohibit intermixing with a fluid being titrated such as cerebrospinal fluid. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323162 | Methods and Compositions for Treating Conditions of the Eye - Provided are methods and compositions for the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of ocular conditions characterized by the presence of unwanted choroidal neovasculature, for example, neovascular age-related macular degeneration. The selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT method can be enhanced by combining the PDT with an anti-angiogenesis factor, for example, angiostatin or endostatin, or with an apoptosis-modulating factor. Furthermore, the selectivity and sensitivity of the PDT may be further enhanced by coupling a targeting moiety to the photosensitizer so as to target the photosensitizer to choroidal neovasculature. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323163 | METHODS OF USING DUAL-EFFECT LIPOSOME IN THERAPY - The invention provides a method for treating target in need of such a treatments in a subject, comprising (a) administering a liposome containing a photosensitizer and a drug to a subject and (b) irradiating targets at least one time at appropriate time(s). In particular, the irradiation is performed at least two times. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323164 | PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY WITH PHTHALOCYANINES AND RADICAL SOURCES - The use of phthalocyanines together with a free radical source for photodynamic therapy is described. The free radical sources cause the photodecomposition of the phthalocyanines, which can be useful for various reasons such as allowing light to penetrate to lower tissue levels that would otherwise be obscured. The nature of the phthalocyanine and the free radical source chosen can both have an influence on the rate of photodecomposition. The free radical sources can be provided along with the phthalocyanines either in free unattached form, or they can be attached to the phthalocyanines themselves. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323165 | MULTIPLE TISSUE LAYER ELECTROPORATION APPLICATOR AND DEVICE - The present invention relates to dual depth electroporation devices capable of electorporating both muscle tissue and skin tissue in a single application in order to generate a broad immune response in a subject, and uses of the same. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323166 | PHACOEMULSIFICATION IRRIGATION SLEEVE WITH AN ALIGNMENT MARK - A phacoemulsification irrigation sleeve | 2012-12-20 |
20120323167 | Systems and Methods for Treatment of Prostatic Tissue - A prostate therapy system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can access a prostate lobe transurethrally. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can deliver condensable vapor into the prostate to ablate the prostate tissue. Methods associated with use of the prostate therapy system are also covered. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323168 | CATHETER WITH ASSOCIATED EXTENSION LUMEN - An intra-luminal device for the extraction of occlusive or partially occlusive material is disclosed. Said device comprises a novel catheter extension which minimizes cavitation of extracted fluids and also allows the better navigation of tortuous lumens or vasculature. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323169 | APPARATUS FOR HEATING A MEDICAL FLUID - The present invention relates to an apparatus for heating a medical fluid, a method for heating a medical fluid, and a blood treatment device. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323170 | System for Programming Medical Pumps with Reduced-Error - Medical pumps may obtain programming data from a database through the use of a remote query process which allows the individual pump to flexibly request data from existing hospital databases, to identify the necessary information in those databases, and to convert that data for use without the need for manual programming or a centralized pump control system. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323171 | DEVICE FOR READYING A NEEDLE FREE INJECTOR FOR DELIVERY - A needle-free injector device comprising a latch having a safe position which disables the triggering of the device, and a ready position which restrains movement of a dispensing member but enables triggering and a triggered position which permits movement of the dispensing member is disclosed. An additional safety mechanism blocks the triggering of the device until removed. A cap is provided to maintain the sterility and stability of the drug formulation and is configured such that the cap removal is required prior to placing the device in a ready to trigger state. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323172 | INLINE LIQUID DRUG MEDICAL DEVICES WITH LINEAR DISPLACEABLE SLIDING FLOW CONTROL MEMBER - Inline liquid drug medical device having a longitudinal device axis, a housing with a linear displaceable sliding flow control member displaceable along a transverse bore from a first flow control position for establishing flow communication between a first pair of ports for liquid drug reconstitution purposes to a second flow control position for establishing flow communication between a second pair of ports for liquid drug administration purposes, and a manually operated actuating mechanism for applying a linear displacement force for urging the flow control member to slide along the bore from its first flow control position to its second flow control position. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323173 | MEDICAL SYRINGE FILLING AND VALVING - Apparatus and methods for providing a field environment filled proximal chamber of a multi-chamber syringe and for filling a prime-free syringe are disclosed. In addition, methods for resetting valves of a multi-chamber syringe without special tools or insertion of foreign objects into the syringe are disclosed. A valve for interfacing with syringes telescopically inserted into a larger syringe and which are generally used as proximal chambers in multi-chamber syringes used in mixing and serial delivery applications is disclosed. Four embodiments of novel resettable valves are disclosed. Also, a syringe assembly for delivering a saline-dose-saline medication sequence is disclosed. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323174 | Systems and Methods for Steering Catheters - Systems and methods for steering catheters to facilitate advancing the catheters through the body, wherein the catheters employ multiple steering stages, each of which can move in multiple planes. The steering stages are independently controlled to enable them to form complex shapes. In one embodiment, the steerable catheter includes an elongated catheter body with the steering stages incorporated into the distal end of the catheter. The steering stages may incorporate multiple memory wires and corresponding heating elements that control the temperatures of the memory wires and consequently control the shapes of the wires and the steering stages in which they are embedded. The catheter may be any type of catheter (e.g., a lumen catheter) and may include features that enable the catheter to perform functions such as delivering therapies (e.g., ablation) to target tissues within the body. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323175 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly comprises a first catheter including a wall with an inner surface at least partially defining a lumen. A second catheter is connected to the wall of the first catheter and is disposed outward of the inner surface of the wall. The second catheter is at least partially covered by a sheath portion of the first catheter. A first portion of the wall of the first catheter is made of a relatively low durometer elastomeric material and is relatively extensible. A second portion of the wall is formed of a relatively high durometer elastomeric material and is relatively inextensible. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323176 | PHARMACEUTICAL INJECTION DEVICE - The pharmaceutical injection device of the present invention comprises an inner case ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323177 | Automatic Injection Device With Delay Mechanism Including Dual Functioning Biasing Member - An automatic injection apparatus including a delay mechanism for properly delivering medication prior to the needled syringe of the apparatus being retracted. In one form, the delay mechanism includes a shuttle ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323178 | BEPOTASTINE COMPOSITIONS - Novel compositions including bepotastine besilate and a corticosteroid are provided, compositions including at least about 0.008% w/v benzalkonium chloride, and compositions including hydroxypropylmethyl cellulose E15 LV. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323179 | Valves, Valved Fluid Transfer Devices and Ambulatory Infusion Devices Including the same - Valves, valved fluid transfer devices and ambulatory infusion devices including the same. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323180 | INTRODUCER SHEATH FOR CATHETERS - An introducer sheath includes a tubular body portion having a proximal region and a distal region, and defines an internal lumen configured and dimensioned to slidably receive a catheter. A penetrating portion at a distal end of the tubular body has a first tapered configuration to enlarge an opening in a body tissue during distal advancement of the introducer sheath through the body tissue and a second expanded configuration to enable the passage of a distal end portion of a catheter through the penetrating portion. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323181 | Intravenous Catheter Introducer with Needle Retraction Controlled by Catheter Hub Seal - A passive intravenous (“IV”) catheter introducer having a spring-biased needle retraction system that is triggered when the needle is manually withdrawn through a catheter hub seal. The catheter hub seal constricts to block the rearward flow of bodily fluid and wipe potentially infectious fluids off the outer surface of the needle as the needle is manually withdrawn through the catheter sheath and seal following insertion of the catheter into a patient's vein. No additional steps are needed to activate the needle retraction mechanism beyond manual removal of the needle from the catheter hub seal. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323182 | INTRODUCER SHEATH AND INTRODUCER ASSEMBLY - An introducer sheath, which is formed from a tubular member provided with a hollow portion through which an elongated body is freely insertable, and which includes a distal portion and a main body portion, wherein the inner diameter of the distal portion is formed to become gradually smaller toward the distal side, and on the inner surface of the distal portion, there is provided a hydrophobic coating having a friction coefficient lower than the friction coefficient of the tubular member. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323183 | SELF-INJECTION DEVICE - A drug delivery device ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323184 | INJECTOR AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING INJECTION BUTTON - An injector is provided that includes an injection button and a coil for radiating energy that informs an injection button detection device combined with the injector, of an input of the injection button. The injection button detection device includes a transmitter for radiating an electromagnetic wave associated with a specific voltage to radiate energy that informs an injector combined with the injection button detection device, of an input of an injection button, a receiver for receiving a voltage based on energy radiated from the injector, and a controller for detecting an input of the injection button based on the voltage received from the receiver. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323185 | Automatic retractable safety syringe - A syringe includes a barrel having a mouth on one end portion, a needle seat and a needle engaged in the mouth of the barrel, a plunger slidably engaged into the barrel, a packing releasably engaged in the plunger for forming a vacuum within the plunger, and an engaging member attached to the packing and extended out of the plunger for engaging with and for moving the needle seat and the needle into the plunger, and the packing and the engaging member and the needle are forced to move into the plunger by the vacuum of the plunger when the packing is forced to move relative to the plunger and when a releasable engagement between the plunger and the packing is spoiled. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323186 | AUTO INJECTOR WITH AUTOMATIC NEEDLE SHIELDING - The present invention relates to an auto injector, e.g. a disposable auto injector, that can be safely operated for automatic injection of a dose of medication by the recipient of the medication, having a housing for accommodation of a container with at least one compartment for accommodation of a medicament to be injected and a needle mounting site for user mounting of a needle covered by a needle cap before injection, and a needle shield that is accommodated in the housing in a retracted position before mounting of the needle and that is configured to be automatically moved forward to a protruded position by a needle shield driver upon mounting of the needle and removal of the needle cap. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323187 | INJECTION NEEDLE ASSEMBLY AND DRUG INJECTION APPARATUS - An injection needle assembly is an assembly used by being attached to an injector including an injection barrel filled with medicine and a needle tube, and is provided with a sticking needle tube having a needle tip to be stuck into a skin, a needle holding portion, an engagement portion and a connection portion. The needle holding portion holds the sticking needle tube and a fit tube of the engagement portion is engaged with a needle hub of the injection barrel. The connection portion includes a luminal portion in which there are arranged a proximal end on the opposite side of the needle tip of the sticking needle tube and a needle tip (ejection port) at the needle tube of the injector, and the sticking needle tube and the needle tube communicate with each other in a liquid tight manner. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323188 | SEALING ASSEMBLY FOR A FLUID RESERVOIR OF A FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - Disclosed herein is a fluid infusion device of the type that delivers medication fluid to the body of a patient. The device includes or cooperates with a fluid reservoir, and the device has a sealing assembly to receive and form a fluid seal with the fluid reservoir. A retractable sealing element surrounding a hollow fluid delivery needle may be used to seal a port of the fluid reservoir. The port may include a pressure vent that is sealed by the retractable sealing element. In one variation, the reservoir includes a moving valve sleeve that holds a septum. The septum moves to allow the reservoir to vent, and to form a seal with the port when the needle pierces the septum. In another variation, the device includes a needleless sealing assembly. In yet other variations, the device uses a needled fluid reservoir. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323189 | CATHETER SHAFT WITH IMPROVED MANIFOLD BOND - A catheter shaft with an improved manifold bond and methods for making and using the same. The catheter shaft may include a sleeve disposed, for example, near its proximal end. The sleeve may include a first layer that is attached to the catheter shaft and a second layer to which a hub or manifold may be attached. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323190 | Percutaneous Absorption Preparation Comprising Anti-Dementia Drug - The present invention relates to a percutaneous absorption preparation which can administer an anti-dementia drug stably and efficiently for a long period such as one week. More specifically, the present invention relates to a percutaneous absorption preparation comprising a drug-containing layer comprising an anti-dementia drug, a polymer compound having an amino group, a polyhydric alcohol fatty acid ester, a polyhydric alcohol, a polyvalent carboxylate ester, and a styrenic polymer compound. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323191 | ADHESIVE SKIN PATCH - The invention is intended to provide an adhesive patch which contains a drug except bisoprolol and which effectively inhibits the occurrence of oozing out or sticking out of the adhesive layer components from the exposed area of the adhesive layer of the adhesive patch during storage as well as the occurrence of oozing out of the drug from the adhesive layer thereby preventing the reduction in drug content. The support, the release liner and the adhesive layer constituting the adhesive patch each are formed to have a rectangular planar shape and the entire adhesive patch are formed to have a rectangular planar shape, and a protrudent part is formed on the support-side surface of the adhesive patch at a corner thereof. In addition, the adhesive patch may be formed to have a middle part and a peripheral part, and the protrudent part may be formed at a corner of the rectangular middle part. Further, between the adjacent at least two protrudent parts, a connecting built-up part may be provided in which the thickness of the adhesive patch is smaller than the thickness of the adhesive patch in the protrudent part. In case where the release liner has a split part, the split part is made so as not to traverse the protrudent part. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323192 | SEAL FOR AN OSTOMY APPLIANCE - The present invention relates to a sealing wafer ( | 2012-12-20 |
20120323193 | OSTOMY DEVICE - An ostomy device is provided including an ostomy pouch having an entrance opening, a body attachment wafer having a through-going opening and a coupling layer, which couples the pouch to the body attachment wafer and has a central opening therein. The body attachment wafer includes a plastic film, which is coated with a layer of skin friendly adhesive on the side thereof distal to the ostomy pouch. The coupling layer is affixed to the body attachment wafer along an attachment line extending around the central opening in the coupling layer, the attachment line being distanced from the central opening in the coupling layer. The region around the entrance opening of the pouch is affixed to the coupling layer in a landing zone located between the attachment line and the opening in the body attachment wafer. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323194 | EXCRETION DETECTION DEVICE AND ABSORBENT ARTICLE - An excretion detection device comprises: electrode unit configured by using materials with different ionization tendencies; a neutralizer retention unit configured to retain a neutralizer for reducing the hydrogen ion index of the bodily waste; and an active tag configured to notify the excretion from the living body to outside the excretion detection device. The electrode unite is provided at a position where the electrode unit can be in contact with the bodily waste. The neutralizer retention unit is provided at a position where the neutralizer can be in contact with the bodily waste. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323195 | Absorbent Article Having Improved Absorption Properties - An absorbent article such as disposable diaper, training pant, and adult incontinence undergarment comprising superabsorbent polymer particles able to absorb and contain body exudates having improved absorption properties and, therefore, reduce leakage, especially at the first gush, i.e. when the article starts to be wetted. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323196 | ABSORBENT ARTICLES COMPRISING HYDRATABLE NON-DELIQUESCENT INORGANIC SALTS - A composition for blocking blood-containing fluids is provided. The composition contains one or more hydratable non-deliquescent inorganic salts. In one embodiment, for example, the composition contains magnesium sulfate (MgSO | 2012-12-20 |
20120323197 | Stitch Bonded Creped Fabric Construction - A stitch-bonded fabric construction in which broadly spaced parallel linear stitch lines are applied through a very low weight fibrous substrate to stabilize the substrate in the machine direction. Texture is imparted by applying significant overfeed conditions to the stitching substrate thereby causing a substantial bunching of the substrate at the stitching position. The resulting product has an arrangement of alternating ridges and valleys running predominantly in the cross-machine direction. The stabilizing linear stitch lines lock in the puckered texture. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323198 | ARTICLES COMPRISING A MINT ODOR-FREE COOLING AGENT - The present invention relates to articles to be worn in contact with mammal body, such as sanitary napkins, pantiliners, nursing pads, baby diapers and the like, comprising a mint odor-free cooling agent able to convey freshness sensation to the wearer of the article, without the need of modifying body surface temperature. | 2012-12-20 |
20120323199 | Leakage Proof Base Material for Paper Diaper - A leakage proof base material for paper diaper is provided which is more convenient to use, suitable to be mass produced, more skin-friendly and with a lower cost. The leakage proof base material for paper diaper comprises a leakage proof base material which is composed of a leakage proof membrane as a top layer and a non-textile fabric layer as a bottom layer, and surfaces of the leakage proof membrane and the non-textile fabric layer are combined together partially or entirely. At least one through hole area is disposed on the non-textile fabric layer, the through hole area is composed of a plurality of through holes which are penetrated through the non-textile fabric layer and are spaced at intervals. | 2012-12-20 |