Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090041821 | Cleaner for medical probe - Cleaning of a medical probe is provided by a gel layer deposited on a carrier to form a cleaning element. The gel has a tacky surface and is impregnated with a disinfecting agent. After contacting the patient's body surface, the medical probe surface is cleaned by pressing it against the gel surface. The soiling particles that were carried by the probe will be adhered to a gooey layer. The used cleaning element is discarded after cleaning. | 02-12-2009 |
20100030099 | Medical Probe With Consistent Action - A probe for intermittent contacting a patient body with a predetermined speed and force. Initially, the probe is recessed inside the device which is brought in contact with the patient body, while keeping the probe from making a contact with the patient. On a command from an operator or control circuit, the probe is deployed moving toward the patient body surface with a substantially consistent force and rate of motion, thus making a contact in a consistent fashion. | 02-04-2010 |
20100106029 | ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH A LIQUID FILLED CUFF - A non-invasive arterial blood pressure monitor uses an inflatable cuff that incorporates the first bladder that is filled with non-compressible liquid or gel. The bladder can be pressurized by an action of a pressurizing device superimposed onto its outer surface. In a preferred embodiment, a pressurizing device is an air-filled second bladder being connected to an air pump and bleed valve. The first bladder is positioned between the patient's body and the second bladder. During operation, the second bladder compresses the first bladder, which, in turn, compresses the patient's artery against the supporting bone. The mechanical coupling between the blood-filled artery of a patient and the liquid-filled bladder of a dual-bladder cuff is improved for detecting pressure oscillations in a broad frequency range. The pressure sensor that is coupled to the first bladder also functions as a hydrophone for picking-up the mechanical oscillations from any part of the occluded limb or digit. This allows for improved computation of the arterial pressure. | 04-29-2010 |
20100122629 | Triboelectric air purifier - Air purifier containing an air blower and a rotating brush, such brush having long flexible bristles made of a material that is capable of developing negative triboelectric charge. During a part of the rotation cycle, the bristles move across a surface that can accumulate a positive charge. This cause the bristle to charge negatively. The air impurities are attracted to negatively charged bristles and discharged into a collecting bin. | 05-20-2010 |
20110110395 | MULTI-SITE ATTACHMENTS FOR EAR THERMOMETERS - A thermometer that enables the measurement of temperature from multiple body sites comprising a body portion that has a circuit configured to measure an IR signal and convert it into an output that accurately reflects body temperature and a switch in communication with the circuit. The thermometer also comprises a probe that has an IR window configured to accept an IR signal and an attachment mechanism coupled to the probe which comprises a generally circular hollow bore at its distal end, fastening members to engage the body of the thermometer and a pin at its proximal end for interacting with the switch on the body of the thermometer. When the attachment mechanism couples to the probe, the pin interacts with the switch in various positions and the circuit converts the signal based upon the position of the switch which position reflects the location from which the temperature measurement was taken. | 05-12-2011 |
20110134962 | PROBE COVER WITH MATCHING FEATURE FOR A MEDICAL THERMOMETER - A probe cover for medical thermometer has a matching feature for preventing its use with an incompatible thermometer. A mechanical matching feature of the probe cover includes at least one of a fold, a step, or a series of holes or indentations that are respectively matched to a ridge, a valley or series of pins formed on the front end of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the mechanical matching feature permits the probe cover to be fully seated on and retained by the probe, thereby placing the thermometer in condition for use. Alternatively, an opto-electronic matching feature of the probe cover includes a reflective layer for use with an opto-electronic detection circuit of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the opto-electronic detection detects the reflective layer and places the compatible thermometer in an operational state for use. | 06-09-2011 |
20110137201 | ORAL THERMOMETER WITH CURVED PROBE - An oral thermometer including a probe for insertion into the mouth of a user. The probe includes and an elongate first stem, a joint stem extending the first stem and disposed at a first angle to the first stem, and an elongate second stem extending from the joint stem and disposed at a second angle to the joint stem. The first angle open down and the second angle open up. The second stem includes a probe tip at a distal end thereof that is configured to be inserted into the mouth of a user. In operation the thermometer is operable to heat the probe tip to a pre-warmed temperature, detect an elevated temperature higher than the pre-warmed temperature when inserted in a user's mouth, and initiate a temperature reading upon detecting the elevated temperature. | 06-09-2011 |
20110228811 | NON-CONTACT MEDICAL THERMOMETER WITH STRAY RADIATION SHIELDING - A non-contact infrared (IR) thermometer for measuring temperature from the surface of an object includes an IR radiation sensor attached to a heating element and a thermal shield having an interior surface positioned within the sensor's field of view that has a high emissivity. An electronic circuit controlling the heating element maintains the temperatures of the sensor and shield substantially close to an anticipated surface temperature of the object. The IR radiation sensor is further thermally coupled to a reference temperature sensor. An optical system positioned in front of the shield focuses thermal radiation from the object on the surface of the sensor, while the shield prevents stray radiation from reaching the sensor. Signals from the IR and reference sensors are used to calculate the object's surface temperature. | 09-22-2011 |
20110257521 | INSERTION DETECTOR FOR MEDICAL PROBE - An insertion detector for monitoring a position of a medical probe relative to a body cavity of a patient, the probe incorporates a proximity sensor that is responsive to a predetermined property of the patient's body. The proximity sensor may include a light emitter and a light detector. When the medical probe is inserted into the body cavity, a light flux between the light emitter and light detector is changed due to either obstruction by the cavity walls or reflection by the patient's skin. A response from the proximity sensor may be used to adjust a temperature measured from the body cavity to correct for errors due to non-insertion or partial insertion of the probe into the body cavity. | 10-20-2011 |
20130023785 | Probe for oral thermometer - A shape of the oral temperature probe is sculptured to facilitate its self-guidance toward the root of the tongue. The probe body consists of two distinct sections—the stem and curved elbow. The stem carries a contact temperature sensing tip. The elbow allows the probe to go around the teeth of the lower jaw and position the stem under the tongue in order to direct the temperature sensing tip toward the root of the tongue. To speed up the probe temperature response, before inserting the probe into a mouth, the probe tip is preheated to a temperature that is cooler than the lowest expected temperature of the patient. | 01-24-2013 |
20130128926 | PROBE COVER WITH MATCHING FEATURE FOR A MEDICAL THERMOMETER - A probe cover for medical thermometer has a matching feature for preventing its use with an incompatible thermometer. A mechanical matching feature of the probe cover includes at least one of a fold, a step, or a series of holes or indentations that are respectively matched to a ridge, a valley or series of pins formed on the front end of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the mechanical matching feature permits the probe cover to be fully seated on and retained by the probe, thereby placing the thermometer in condition for use. Alternatively, an opto-electronic matching feature of the probe cover includes a reflective layer for use with an opto-electronic detection circuit of a compatible thermometer. When applied to the compatible thermometer, the opto-electronic detection detects the reflective layer and places the compatible thermometer in an operational state for use. | 05-23-2013 |
20140159912 | BIOMEDICAL MONITOR FOR SMARTPHONE - A biomedical device for continuous or intermittent monitoring of vital signs, such a arterial blood pressure, pulse oxymetry, etc., comprises two components connected by a wireless link. The first component is an electronic bracelet attached to a patient, while the second one is a smartphone that controls the first component and receives from it biomedical signals. The bracelet carries various sensors and actuators to enable and acquiring medical signals. The smartphone has an app that commands the bracelet and then receives and processes data and takes further actions, like enabling an alarm, plotting data, calling an emergency service or doctor office. | 06-12-2014 |
20140187987 | CUFF FOR ARTERIAL BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR - A sphygmomanometer with a cuff for use on a patient wrist, upper or lower arm incorporates an inflatable bladder and a support structure. The cuff is subdivided into two sections. The first section holds the bladder against an arterial side of the limb, while the second section abuts a non-arterial side of the limb and is mechanically coupled to the support structure. When the cuff is attached to the patient limb, the bladder is positioned to avoid receiving a gravitational force caused by the weight of the limb. Rather, the gravitational force is absorbed by the support structure in an interior area of the cuff removed from the bladder. | 07-03-2014 |
20140200054 | SENSING CASE FOR A MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A protective case for enveloping a smartphone incorporates at least one sensor for detecting stimuli arriving from outside of the smartphone. The case and the phone form an integral unit that possess extra features than the phone alone wouldn't have. The sensor is supplemented by a signal conditioning and interface electronic circuit for communicating the sensed information to the smartphone inner processor. The communication is via a wired connection to the smartphone's connector or wireless via a radio waves or optical link. For expanding versatility of the smartphone, the sensors may be adapted for detecting non-contact temperature, light, ultrasonic, smell, material composition, human vital signs, and other signals. | 07-17-2014 |
20150062346 | MOBILE THERMAL IMAGING DEVICE - A mobile noncontact thermal imaging camera employs a stabilization module that detects stability of the received image and provides correction to the detected thermal signals. The stabilization improves sharpness of the thermal image by adjusting signal at the output means and improves noise reduction by processing signals from the pixels corresponding to a particular part of the object image. The stabilization module may have various embodiments, including an accelerometer or a visible video camera having an overlapping field of view with a thermal camera. The invention is applicable to both—the multi-pixel thermal imagers and single-pixel IR thermometers. | 03-05-2015 |