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| 20080306396 | High-Sensitivity Sensors for Sensing Various Physiological Phenomena, Particularly Useful in Anti-Snoring Apparatus and Methods - A mechanical vibration sensor adapted to be brought into contact with an object for sensing mechanical vibrations in the object, includes a body of a soft elastomeric material having high transmissivity and low attenuation properties with respect to a preselected type of energy waves; and a pair of transducers mounted, by mounting members having high attenuation properties with respect to the energy waves, in spaced relationship to each other to define a transmission channel between the transducers. Such sensor is particularly useful in a method and apparatus for controlling snoring by a person, by utilizing a stimulus device effective, when sensing snoring, to immediately produce a response in the person tending to interrupt the person's snoring. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20080307885 | Method and Apparatus for Precisely Measuring Wire Tension and Other Conditions, and High-Sensitivity Vibration Sensor Constructed in Accordance Therewith - A method and apparatus for monitoring a predetermined condition of a medium by; transmitting acoustical waves through the medium, continuously measuring changes in the transit time of the acoustical waves resulting from changes in the monitored condition; and utilizing the changes in transit time to provide a continuous measurement of the changes in the monitored condition. The acoustical waves are bending waves wherein cross-sections of the medium have a rotational movement orthogonally to the axis of propagation of the waves through the acoustical channel. Several examples of such method and apparatus are described, including a highly sensitive pressure sensor for sensing changes in pressure applied to a displaceable membrane, and a highly-sensitive vibration sensor for sensing earth or other vibrations. | 12-18-2008 |
| 20100152584 | METHOD FOR MEASURING VARIOUS PARAMETERS OF BONES AND JOINTS - A method of measuring a predetermined parameter of interest in a bone or joint of a subject's body, comprising embedding in the bone or joint an acoustical transmitter and an acoustical receiver spaced from the transmitter to define between them an acoustical transmission channel which includes a portion of the bone or joint exhibiting the predetermined parameter of interest, measuring the transit time of an acoustical wave transmitted through the acoustical transmission channel from the transmitter to the receiver, and utilizing the measured transit time to provide a measurement of the predetermined parameter of interest. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100206091 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING COMPONENTS OF A POINT FORCE - Apparatus for measuring components of a point force includes a first rigid member having an outer surface to receive the point force to be measured, and three spherical force transmitting elements, each of spherical or partial-spherical configuration, projecting from its inner surface, and a second rigid member having an inner surface facing the inner surface of the first member and formed with three sockets for receiving the three spherical force transmitting elements, each of the sockets includes two planar walls diverging in the direction towards the inner surface of the second member so as to be engaged by the respective spherical force transmitting element of the first member at two contact points, and to space apart the inner surfaces of the first and second members. A force sensor is located at each of the two contact points of each of the spherical force transmitting elements to sense the force applied by the respective spherical force transmitting element to each of the two planar surfaces of the second member. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20100234750 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BREATHING DISORDERS - Apparatus for detecting breathing disorders in a person, comprising a sensor constructed to be located on, in, or under a mattress to sense mechanical vibrations of a body part of the person while lying on the mattress, and a control system designed to receive the output of the sensor, and to perform the following operations:
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| 20090210026 | SPG STIMULATION FOR ENHANCING NEUROGENESIS AND BRAIN METABOLISM - A method is provided, including identifying an electrical stimulation protocol as being suitable for augmenting genesis of one or more cell populations in at least one brain region of the subject. The cell genesis is augmented by applying the identified stimulation protocol to an SPG, a greater palatine nerve, a branch of the greater palatine nerve, a lesser palatine nerve, a sphenopalatine nerve, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG, an otic ganglion, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion, an infraorbital nerve, a vidian nerve, a greater superficial petrosal nerve, a lesser deep petrosal nerve, a maxillary nerve, a branch of the maxillary nerve, a nasopalatine nerve, a peripheral site that provides direct or indirect afferent innervation to the SPG, or a peripheral site that is directly or indirectly efferently innervated by the SPG. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100305392 | THORACIC AORTA AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of congestive heart failure, diastolic heart failure, and hypertension. In response to the identifying, an electrode is placed on a vagus nerve of the subject at a vagal site that is between (a) a vagal bifurcation with a thoracic cardiac branch of the subject, and (b) thoracic vagal branching into the esophageal plexus of the subject. The subject is treated by driving a current into the vagal site, via the electrode. Other embodiments are also described. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110137370 | THORACIC AORTA AND VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus and methods are provided, including an electrode that is placed in contact with an artery of a subject. A control unit drives the electrode to perform a function with respect to the artery, the function selected from the group consisting of: driving a current into the artery, and sensing an electrical parameter of the artery. A transmitter is placed in a vein of the subject that is in a vicinity of the artery, the transmitter being wiredly connected to the control unit. The control unit is configured to drive the electrode by wirelessly transmitting a signal via the transmitter. Other embodiments are also described. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20120035679 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATMENT BY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE THORACIC AORTA - Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of congestive heart failure, diastolic heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and hypertension. In response to the identifying, an electrode is placed on the subject's aorta at an aortic site that is between a bifurcation of the aorta with the subject's left subclavian artery and a bifurcation of the aorta with the subject's fifth intercostal artery. The subject is treated by electrically stimulating the aortic site by driving a current into the aortic site, via the electrode. Other applications are also described. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120035711 | ENHANCING PERFUSION BY CONTRACTION - Apparatus and methods are described including a mechanical support element that is placed inside a first vein of a subject. At least one electrode disposed on the mechanical support element is placed inside the first vein, in a vicinity of a site upstream of a bifurcation with a second vein of the subject. A control unit enhances downstream blood flow from the first vein by driving the at least one electrode to divert blood downstream into the second vein by constricting the first vein at the upstream site, by driving the at least one electrode to apply a current to the vicinity of the site. The mechanical support element prevents the first vein from collapsing by providing mechanical support to the vein. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120158081 | PACEMAKER WITH NO PRODUCTION - Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a heart of a subject, including a set of one or more electrodes. A control unit paces the heart by driving a first electric current via the electrode set into tissue of the subject, in accordance with a first set of parameters. The control unit stimulates nitric oxide production by a portion of the heart by driving a second electric current via the electrode set into the portion of the heart, in accordance with a second set of parameters. Other embodiments are also described. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20130123880 | DETECTOR-BASED AORTIC STIMULATION - Apparatus is provided, including (1) an external device, configured for placement outside of a body of a subject and to sense a factor of the subject, and to generate a signal in response to the sensed factor, and (2) an implant, which comprises a wireless receiver for receiving the signal, and at least one electrode, the implant configured to drive the electrode to apply current to an aortic and/or vagal site of the subject in response to the signal. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20140114377 | VAGUS NERVE STIMULATION - Apparatus and methods are described including identifying a subject as suffering from a condition selected from the group consisting of congestive heart failure, diastolic heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, and hypertension. In response to the identifying, an electrode is placed on a vagus nerve of the subject at a vagal site that is between the upper junction of the left thoracic vagal trunk with the left subclavian artery of the subject, and the thoracic vagal branching into an esophageal plexus of the subject. The subject is treated by electrically stimulating the vagal site by driving a current into the vagal site, via the electrode. Other applications are also described. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140180391 | WIRELESS ENDOVASCULAR STENT-BASED ELECTRODES - Apparatus and methods are provided for use with a blood vessel of a subject, including a stent ( | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140324142 | ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION TREATMENT BY ELECTRICAL STIMULATION OF THE THORACIC AORTA - Apparatus and methods are described including an electrode device ( | 10-30-2014 |
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| 20120116762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATION TERMINAL SURVEILLANCE BASED ON SPEAKER RECOGNITION - A Candidate Isolation System (CIS) detects subscribers of phone call services as candidates to be surveillance targets. A Voice Matching System (VMS) then decides whether or not a given candidate Communication Terminals (CTs) should be tracked by determining, using speaker recognition techniques, whether the subscriber operating the candidate CT is a known target subscriber. The CIS receives from the network call event data that relate to CTs in the network. The CIS detects candidate CTs using a unique candidate isolation process, which applies predefined selection criteria to the received call events data | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120220271 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE MONITORING OF MOBILE COMMUNICATION TERMINALS BASED ON SPEECH KEY-PHRASES - Methods and systems for monitoring mobile communication terminals. A correlation system selects candidate communication terminals to be monitored, and then attempts to identify whether the candidate terminals are indeed operated by target users. Following successful correlation of a candidate terminal with a target user, various surveillance actions can be performed with respect to the terminal. Correlation of candidate communication terminals with target users is based on identification of speech key-phrases. When evaluating a given candidate terminal, the system analyzes speech that is communicated via the candidate terminal and attempts to detect one or more of the speech key-phrases in the analyzed speech. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20140177841 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USER-PRIVACY-AWARE COMMUNICATION MONITORING AND ANALYSIS - Methods and systems for monitoring, analyzing and acting upon voice calls in communication networks. An identification system receives monitored voice calls that are conducted in a communication network. Some of the monitored voice calls may be conducted by target individuals who are predefined as suspects. In order to maintain user privacy, the system selects and retains only voice calls that are suspected of being conducted by predefined targets. The techniques disclosed herein are particularly advantageous in scenarios where the network identifiers of the terminal used by the target are not known, or where the target uses public communication devices. In accordance with the disclosure, content-based identifiers such as speaker recognition or keyword matching are used. | 06-26-2014 |
