05th week of 2009 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20090030220 | Transparent desiccating agent - The present invention provides a transparent desiccant with a high moisture absorption capacity which is suitable for use as a desiccant for organic EL devices (especially top-emitting organic EL devices). More particularly, the invention provides a transparent desiccant comprising an organometallic compound obtained by reacting a metal alkoxide with a polyol. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030221 | Transition Metal Complexes and Preparation Methods Thereof - The present invention provides a novel mononuclear transition metal compound, a novel binuclear transition metal compound, a novel organic amine or phosphorous compound, and a method for preparing the same. The mononuclear transition metal compound according to the present invention is configured such that a cyclopentadienyl group and an amido or phosphorous group are bridged via a phenylene bridge. The binuclear transition metal compound according to the present invention is configured such that the two bridged mononuclear transition metal compounds configured such that a cyclopentadienyl group and an amido or phosphorous group are bridged via a phenylene bridge are linked via a bridging group located at the phenylene bridge. According to the present invention, the mononuclear transition metal compound, the binuclear transition metal compound, the organic amine or phosphorous compound can be prepared in a simple manner by using suzuki-coupling reaction with a high yield. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FUNCTIONALIZING PARTICULATES WITH SILANE-CONTAINING MATERIALS - Systems and methods of functionalizing particulates are provided. A method of functionalizing particulates includes providing particulates to a reactor, fluidizing the particulates in substantial absence of solvents, providing a silane containing material to the fluidized particulates, and reacting the silane containing material with the fluidized particulates to provide silane-functionalized particulates. The silane-functionalized particulates may be utilized in separation media and other industrial applications. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030223 | PROCESS FOR INDUSTRIALLY PRODUCING DIALKYL CARBONATE AND DIOL WITH HIGH YIELD - It is an object of the present invention to provide a solution by providing a specific process that enables a dialkyl carbonate and a diol to be produced on an industrial scale of not less than 2 ton/hr and not less than 1.3 ton/hr respectively with high selectivity and high productivity stably for a prolonged period of time through a reactive distillation system of taking a cyclic carbonate and an aliphatic monohydric alcohol as starting materials, continuously feeding the starting materials into a continuous multi-stage distillation column in which a catalyst is present, and carrying out reaction and distillation simultaneously in the column. Although there have been many proposals regarding processes for the production of the dialkyl carbonate and the diol through the reactive distillation method, these have all been on a small scale and short operating time laboratory level, and there have been no disclosures whatsoever on a specific process or apparatus enabling mass production on an industrial scale. According to the present invention, there are provided a specific continuous multi-stage distillation column having a specified structure, and a production process using this continuous multi-stage distillation column, in which the dialkyl carbonate and the diol can be produced on an industrial scale of not less than 2 ton/hr and not less than 1.3 ton/hr respectively each with a selectivity of not less than 95%, preferably not less than 97%, more preferably not less than 99%, stably for not less than 1000 hours, preferably not less than 3000 hours, more preferably not less than 5000 hours. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030224 | Process for producing metal oxide catalyst - A process fro producing fro producing a high-performance catalyst for use in a reaction for acrylic acid production from propane or propylene through air oxidation, is provided. A process for producing a metal oxide catalyst having the following composition formula, the process comprising the following steps (1) and (2): | 2009-01-29 |
20090030225 | Oxidation process in fluidised bed reactor - A process for reacting in a fluid bed reactor at least one oxidisable reactant with molecular oxygen in the presence of a catalytically active fluidised bed of solid particles. In the process a molecular oxygen-containing gas having an oxygen concentration greater than that of air is introduced into the fluidised bed whilst the fluidised bed is maintained in a turbulent regime. The process is suitable for oxidation, ammoxidation and carboxylation processes, including the production of maleic anhydride, acrylonitrile, ethylene, acetic acid and vinyl acetate. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030226 | Process For Preparing Aminobenzoate Esters - The present invention herein provides a process for making an aminobenzoate ester of an alcoholic organic compound. In one aspect, there is provided a process for making an aminobenzoate ester comprising the steps of: (a) providing a reaction mixture comprising an alkyl aminobenzoate, an alcohol reagent and a suitable transesterification catalyst; (b) introducing an auxilliary alcohol to the reaction mixture; and (c) exposing the reaction mixture to conditions effective to provide an end-product mixture comprising the aminobenzoate ester. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030227 | Polyisocyanide Derivative Having Controlled Helical Main Chain Structure - The object is to provide: a method for producing a polymer having a stable right-handed or left-handed helical structure from a single type of monomer in a per-selective manner and controlling the proportion between a polymer having the right-handed helical structure and a polymer having the left-handed helical structure; and a polymeric material which can be used for the formation of any of the right-handed and left-handed helical structures. Thus, disclosed are: a method for production of a polyisocyanide derivative having a stable helical main chain structure with a right-handed or left-handed helix or a mixture thereof from a single type of monomer by polymerizing an aromatic isocyanate having a substituent harboring a structure —CONH in the aromatic ring and a hydrophobic moiety having 6 or more carbon atoms in a polymerization solvent, wherein the direction of the helix depends on the polarity of the polymerization solvent; a poly(aromatic isocyanide) derivative produced by the method; and an aromatic isocyanide which is useful as a monomer for use in the production of the poly(aromatic isocyanide) derivative. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030228 | Process for producing fluoro-compounds - The present invention provides a process for producing highly pure fluoro-compounds by making use of less costly and readily handleable N-(2-chloro-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl)diethylamine. The process produces little or no chlorinated by-products. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030229 | Process for continuous carbonylation by supported ionic liquid-phase catalysis - A process for continuous carbonylation of carbonylatable reactants with carbon monoxide in the gaseous phase in the presence of a catalyst, wherein said catalyst is a Supported Ionic Liquid-Phase (SILP) catalyst comprising a solution of a Group VIII metal in an ionic liquid confined on a support. The SILP catalyst offers a very large active catalyst area resulting in a very efficient use of catalyst material and a simple apparatus design. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030230 | MIXED OXIDE CATALYSTS FOR THE CATALYTIC GAS-PHASE OXIDATION OF OLEFINS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING THEM - The invention relates to mixed oxide catalysts for the catalytic gas-phase oxidation of olefins and methylated aromatics, processes for producing the catalysts and the reaction with air or oxygen in the presence of inert gases in various ratios at elevated temperatures and pressure to form aldehydes and carboxylic acids. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030231 | PROCESS OF PREPARING OPTICALLY ACTIVE B-HYDROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE - Disclosed is a process of preparing an optically active β-hydroxycarboxylic acid derivative comprising asymmetrically hydrogenating a β-keto compound in the presence of a catalyst comprising a transition metal complex compound having a 2,3-bis(dialkylphosphino)pyrazine derivative as a ligand. The pyrazine derivative is preferably a quinoxaline derivative, and the transition metal is preferably ruthenium. Preferred examples of the quinoxaline derivative are (S,S)-2,3-bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline, (R,R)-bis(tert-butylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline, (S,S)-bis(tert-adamantylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline, and (R,R)-bis(adamantylmethylphosphino)quinoxaline. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030232 | Synthesis of [1-13C]pyruvic acid], [2-13C]pyruvic acid], [3-13C]pyruvic acid] and combinations thereof - The present invention is directed to the labeled compounds, | 2009-01-29 |
20090030233 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF BIPHENYLS - The present invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of a compound of formula (I): which comprises reacting a compound of formula (II): with a compound of general formula (III): wherein R | 2009-01-29 |
20090030234 | DIRECT AMINATION OF HYDROCARBONS - A process for aminating hydrocarbons with ammonia, wherein the N | 2009-01-29 |
20090030235 | METHOD FOR FRACTIONATING STEREOISOMERIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a method for fractionating stereoisomeric compounds which have at least one alcohol and/or amino group. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030236 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION OF TERTIARY AMINES - The present invention relates to a process for producing a tertiary amine from its corresponding primary or secondary amine and alcohol as the raw materials by using a film type catalyst. Disclosed is a process for producing a tertiary amine from an alcohol and a primary or secondary amine, which including conducting the reaction, while circulating a reaction solution at least 3 times/hour in a reactor loaded with a film type catalyst in an external circulating line ancillary to a tank. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030237 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AMINES AND ETHANOL AMINES BY THE HYDROGENATING AMINATION OF MONOETHYLENE GLYCOL AND AMMONIA IN THE PRESENCE OF A CATALYST - A process for preparing ethylene amines and ethanolamines by hydrogenative amination of monoethylene glycol and ammonia in the presence of a catalyst, wherein a catalyst having an active composition comprising ruthenium and cobalt and no further additional metal of group VIII and also no metal of group IB is used in the form of shaped catalyst bodies which in the case of a spherical shape or rod shape in each case have a diameter of <3 mm, in the case of a pellet shape have a height of <3 mm and in the case of all other geometries in each case have an equivalent diameter L=1/a′ of <0.70 mm, where a′ is the external surface area per unit volume (mm | 2009-01-29 |
20090030238 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE REACTIVITY OF BORONIC ACIDS - A protected organoboronic acid includes a boron having an sp | 2009-01-29 |
20090030239 | Process for making butenes from aqueous isobutanol - The present invention relates to a catalytic process for making butenes using a reactant comprising isobutanol and water. The butenes so produced may be converted to isoalkanes, alkyl-substituted aromatics, isooctanes, isooctanols, and octyl ethers, which are useful in transportation fuels. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030240 | CONVERSION OF CARBON DIOXIDE TO DIMETHYL ETHER USING BI-REFORMING OF METHANE OR NATURAL GAS - The invention provides for a method of forming dimethyl ether by bimolecular dehydration of methanol produced from a mixture of hydrogen and carbon dioxide obtained by reforming of methane, water and carbon dioxide in a ratio of about 3:2:1. Subsequent use of water produced in the dehydration of methanol in the bi-reforming process leads to an overall ratio of carbon dioxide to methane of about 1:3 to produce dimethyl ether. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030241 | Novel Amphiphile Acetals - The invention relates to an amphiphile acetal of formula (1), | 2009-01-29 |
20090030242 | POLYMER OF POLYCARBONATE DIOL HAVING AN ALICYCLIC STRUCTURE AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOF - The invention relates to a polycarbonate diol, comprising an organic residue derived from a diol component represented by formula (1), | 2009-01-29 |
20090030243 | POLYOL REFINING - The subject of the present invention is a method for refining of polyols, preferably glycerol, by means of monodispersed ion exchangers in a purification unit of ion exclusion process and a mixed bed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030244 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUOROPROPENE (HCFC-1233xf) - The present invention relates to an improved method for manufacturing 2-chloro-3,3,3,-trifluoropropene (HCFC-1233xf) by reacting 1,1,2,3-tetrachloropropene, 1,1,1,2,3-pentachloropropane, and/or 2,3,3,3-tetrachloropropene with hydrogen fluoride, in a vapor phase reaction vessel in the presence of a vapor phase fluorination catalyst and stabilizer. HCFC-1233xf is an intermediate in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf) which is a refrigerant with low global warming potential. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030245 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - A method for preparing 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene comprising contacting a reactant comprising CCl | 2009-01-29 |
20090030246 | PROCESS FOR FLUORINATION USING 1,1,2,2-TETRAFLUOROETHYL-N,N-DIMETHYLAMINE - A process for making a fluorinated product comprising contacting an alcohol with 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-N,N-dimethylamine to produce a product mixture containing the fluorinated product and N,N-dimethyl difluoroacetamide, quenching the product mixture in water to form a first organic phase and an aqueous phase, recovering fluorinated product by separating the first organic phase from the aqueous phase, treating the aqueous phase to recover N,N-dimethyl difluoroacetamide, and converting recovered N,N-dimethyl difluoroacetamide to 1,1,2,2-tetrafluoroethyl-N,N-dimethylamine. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030247 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FLUORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - Disclosed are processes for the production of fluorinated olefins, preferably adapted to commercialization of CF | 2009-01-29 |
20090030248 | Ethynylphenylbiadamantane derivatives - Disclosed is a halophenylbiadamantane derivative of following Formula (1): | 2009-01-29 |
20090030249 | PROCESSES FOR PREPARING 1,1,2,3-TETRACHLOROPROPENE - Provided is a continuous process for preparing 1,1,2,3-tetrachloro-1-propene having the steps of catalytically dehydrochlorinating CH | 2009-01-29 |
20090030250 | SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION CATALYST - A catalyst on an oxidic support and processes for selectively hydrogenating unsaturated compounds in hydrocarbon streams comprising them using these catalysts are described. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030251 | Use of Olefin Cracking to Produce Alkylate - A process for producing a feedstock for gasolines having very little aromatic concentrations is disclosed. The present process uses by-product olefins and alkanes to produce an alkylate for use in gasoline blending. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030252 | Integration of Olefin Cracking with Metathesis to Increase Light Olefins Production - A process for increasing the propylene yields for hydrocarbon cracking processes. The process includes adding using alkylation of the C4s coming from the hydrocarbon cracker, and passing larger olefins to an olefin cracking unit. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030253 | Production of Aromatics from Aliphatics - In a process for converting a low carbon number aliphatic hydrocarbon to higher hydrocarbons including aromatic hydrocarbons, a feed containing the aliphatic hydrocarbon is contacted with a dehydrocyclization catalyst under conditions effective to convert the aliphatic hydrocarbon to aromatic hydrocarbons and produce an effluent stream comprising aromatic hydrocarbons and hydrogen. The dehydrocyclization catalyst comprises a metal or metal compound and a molecular sieve wherein the ratio of the amount of any Bronsted acid sites in the catalyst to the amount of said metal in the catalyst is less than 0.4 mol/mol of said metal. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030254 | Process and Apparatus for Cooling Liquid Bottoms from Vapor/Liquid Separator During Steam Cracking of Hydrocarbon Feedstocks - A process and apparatus for steam cracking liquid hydrocarbon feedstocks utilizes a vapor/liquid separation apparatus to treat heated vapor/liquid mixtures to provide an overhead of reduced residue content and includes: i) indirectly heat exchanging liquid bottoms with boiler feed water to provide cooled liquid bottoms and preheated boiler feed water; ii) directing at least a portion of said preheated boiler feed water to a steam drum; and iii) recovering steam having a pressure of at least about 4100 kPa (600 psia) from said steam drum. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030255 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING UNSATURATED HYDROCARBON COMPOUND - Disclosed is a method for producing an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound wherein an α-olefin is dimerized by using a catalyst system composed of a metallocene compound (A) and an oxygen-containing organometallic compound modified with a halogen-containing compound (B). By this method, an unsaturated hydrocarbon compound having unsaturated double bonds in a high ratio, in particular the one having a terminal vinylidene group can be produced efficiently. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030256 | ELECTROCHEMICAL REMOVAL OF DISSOCIABLE CYANIDES - The method of the invention provides means of destroying highly stable metal cyanide ions found in a solution, and converting the cyanide to harmless by-products. Contrary to conventional methods which merely complex the cyanide into a mechanically or physically removable complex, the present method destroys the cyanide found in the sample. The invention is directed to a method of destroying cyanide comprising providing a highly alkaline solution containing a metal cyanide ions; and subjecting the solution to electro-oxidation. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030257 | Anti-microbial photodynamic therapy - Antimicrobial molecular conjugates for the treatment and prevention of infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms in human and animals are provided. The key to these conjugates is a special spacer connecting at least one photosensitizer to a microorganism receptor (vector) which in turn binds selectively to the surface of a microorganism bringing about photo-destruction upon irradiation. Spacers having hydrophilic structure such as ethylene glycol units and amino carboxyl end capped ethylene glycol units must be used for linking the vector to the photosensitizer. In a preferred embodiment a spacer would have at least 3 ethylene glycol units and be end capped with a carboxyl group on one end and a amino group at the other end. The present invention effectively works to combat bacterial infection in the real patient-related environments where blood, serum and other body fluids are always present or at least nearby of selected length and structure, in preferred embodiments, are used for linking the vector to the photosensitizer. These conjugate are found to be very effective in combating bacterial infection in the real patient-related environments where blood, serum and other body fluids are always present or a least nearby. A method of use is also provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030258 | Method and apparatus for modifying distance from a brachytherapy radiation source to sensitive anatomical structures - A balloon brachytherapy applicator has either a single or double chambers, with the capability of “blistering” outwardly at a specified area on one side of the balloon. This is useful to move sensitive tissue, such as skin or bone, farther away from a radiation source within a source guide inside the balloon. In one case a secondary balloon or secondary compartment is formed on the primary balloon, and is separately inflatable so as to allow blistering as desired when needed. In another form the balloon comprises a single chamber, primarily of inelastic or fairly rigidly elastic wall material, but with a “window” or area in which the balloon wall is elastic, or substantially more elastic than the main balloon wall, so that inflation of the balloon up to a certain point forms a substantially regular balloon shape (which may be approximately spherical), and the addition of further pressure will blister out the elastic area to increase the distance between the shaft and the sensitive tissue in a desired orientation of the balloon. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030259 | Radiation catheter with multilayered balloon - The disclosure is directed to catheter devices and methods for controlled application of irradiation to tissue adjacent a body site, such as cavity after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. The catheter device includes an inflatable balloon having at least two layers. The inflatable balloon has an expansion of more than 25% and less than 200% when inflated from the un-inflated condition to a turgid condition, preferably more than 50% and less than 150%. In the turgid condition the polymeric material(s) of the balloon layers are at or near the elastic limit of the balloon layer material. The balloon may contain or be formed of or be coated with radiopaque material to facilitate positional or symmetry verification. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030260 | SEED ANCHOR - A seed anchor includes a tubular anchor body having a plurality of partial cylindrical walls splayed outwardly at an axial end of the anchor body to form an anchoring structure configured to resist axial movement of the seed anchor in a direction opposite an insertion direction when the seed anchor is implanted into tissue. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030261 | DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM - Currently, no efficient, non-invasive methods exist for delivering drugs and/or other therapeutic agents to the interior of the eye to treat or prevent disease or injury. The present invention relates to a novel method that is suitable for the delivery of any therapeutic agent (suitably modified) to the interior of the eye without the need for the penetration of a needle into the eyeball. In a preferred embodiment, it involves an injection into a peripheral vein (or oral administration, or administration by some other enteral or parenteral route) of a solution of inert drug which is trapped in the eye by a magnetic field and activated by radiation once it is in position, so that the active agent is released only where it is needed and can have its therapeutic effect without affecting other tissues or organs. The inert drug may be composed of a biologically compatible magnetic nanoparticle chemically bound to a specially inactivated (caged) form of the drug to be delivered and to a luminescent marker. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030262 | BAROREFLEX ACTIVATION FOR SEDATION AND SLEEP - Systems and methods provide baroreflex activation to treat or reduce pain and/or to cause or enhance sedation or sleep. Methods involve activating the baroreflex system to provide pain reduction, sedation, improved sleep or some combination thereof. Systems include at least one baroreflex activation device, at least one sensor for sensing physiological activity of the patient, and a processor coupled with the baroreflex activation device(s) and the sensor(s) for processing sensed data received from the sensor and for activating the baroreflex activation device. In some embodiments, the system is fully implantable within a patient, such as in an intravascular, extravascular or intramural location. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030263 | SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR SELECTING THERAPY PARAMETER SETS - Techniques for controlling delivery of a therapy to a patient by a medical device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD), involve a sensitivity analysis of a performance metric. The performance metric may relate to efficacy or side effects of the therapy. For example, the performance metric may comprise a sleep quality metric, an activity level metric, a movement disorder metric for patients with Parkinson's disease, or the like. The sensitivity analysis identifies values of therapy parameters that defines a substantially maximum or minimum value of the performance metric. The identified therapy parameters are a baseline therapy parameter set, and a medical device may control delivery of the therapy based on the baseline therapy parameter set. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030264 | Devices for initiating positive thinking - A device for initiating positive thinking comprising a housing for an energy source and an electronic circuit connected to the energy source and affixed within said housing. The electronic circuit having an alerting means and a means for controlling the alerting means to notify the user a determined number of times over a given period of time in an apparent random manner. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030266 | Medical Device to Exercise Urogenital Muscles - A medical device being an insert comprising a shaft and a head and a plurality of spring loaded domes which in use act as electrodes to convey an electrical current via a manual dome retractor to a female subject; uses electronic stimulation to exercise and strengthen to tone the muscles of the pelvic floor, urogenital triangle and tighten the intravaginal cavity. The device also has the capability to treat medical and sexual problems related to these areas and supersedes the manual pelvic floor exercises and need for the husband stitch. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030267 | Sow stimulation saddle - A sow stimulation saddle system for stimulating a sow during artificial insemination is disclosed, and comprises a saddle for placing over a section of the loin of a sow for encompassing a portion of the loin. The saddle has a medial section between a pair of side sections, and each of the side sections has a lower end. The system also includes an actuation structure on the saddle for moving the lower ends of the side sections of the saddle inwardly and outwardly with respect to each other. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030268 | ARTIFICIAL BREEDING TECHNIQUES FOR BOVINES INCLUDING SEMEN DILUENTS AND AI APPARATUS - In the preferred embodiment, bovine semen is mixed with a suitable solution to form an insemination medium which is injected into the reproductive organs of a female bovine to flood the uterine horns in a nonsurgical AI procedure. The invention includes an AI instrument having a disposable, single use pipette that may be used with this nonsurgical procedure. The AI instrument does not include a balloon and is referred to as “catheter free”. Preferably, the uterine horns are flooded concurrently, but in the alternative, they may be flooded sequentially. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030269 | CELL-FREE TISSUE REPLACEMENT FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING - The present invention is a natural, cell-free tissue replacement that does not require difficult or extensive preparation made by washing tissue replacement in a solution including one or more sulfobetaines and an anionic surface-active detergent and washing the tissue replacement in serial solutions of the buffered salt to remove excess detergent. The natural, cell-free tissue replacement may be a nerve graft that supports axonal regeneration, guides the axons toward the distal nerve end and/or is immunologically tolerated. Other forms of the invention are a composition and kit prepared by the method of making a native, cell-free tissue replacement. The present invention may be modified for use in diagnostic, therapeutic, and prophylactic applications. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030270 | Coronary artery bypass grafting device - A coronary artery bypass grafting device includes a plurality of attachment members each having: a flexible tube ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030271 | ADAPTER FOR ENDOSCOPES AND RELATED METHOD - An adapter for endoscopic treatments has a fiber constraint device that is set at a desired maximum fiber retraction distance, and provides a physical barrier to prevent excessive fiber retraction into the endoscope. The restricted retraction prevents the fiber from firing within the endoscope, thus avoiding expensive damage to both the endoscope and fiber. This benefits the patient with potentially shorter treatment time and less exposure to anesthesia. The adapter also limits maximum extension of fibers. Limiting maximum extension protects the fiber tip and avoids patient complications. The adapter is securely attached to the optical fiber with a connecting means. When using directionally radiating fiber tips, fiber orientation can be defined and the fiber can be rotated relative to the initial angular position of the fiber tip. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030272 | Endoscopic treatment tool - An endoscopic treatment tool is provided which includes: a grasping portion that has a first shoulder portion and second shoulder portion; a current-carrying portion that protrudes out from a distal end of each of the first and second shoulder portions; a pivot portion that is disposed in the distal end of the first shoulder portion so as to protrude in substantially the same direction as the longitudinal direction of the first shoulder portion, the distal end of the pivot portion being provided with an insulating portion; a wire that is connected to the grasping portion; a sheath which has a tubular shape, and into which the wire and grasping portion are inserted; a main body to which the sheath is fixed; and a sliding portion which is disposed to move in the longitudinal direction of the main body in a sliding manner, and to which the wire is connected. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030273 | MEDICAL APPARATUS - A medical apparatus according to the present invention includes: a flexible sheath; an arm section having a bending part capable of bending operation and a first channel capable of inserting a procedure instrument therethrough, the arm section being disposed to protrude from a tip of the sheath; and an operation stick having a second channel connected to the first channel and a bending operating part connected to the arm section by an operation-transmission member, wherein the operation stick has: a regulation section for regulating movement of the bending operating part; and a falloff-preventive section for engaging with the procedure instrument inserted in the second channel to prevent the procedure instrument from falling from the operation stick. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030274 | ENDOSCOPIC METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TRANSNASAL PROCEDURES - Medical devices, systems and methods that are useable to facilitate transnasal insertion and positioning of guidewires and various other devices and instruments at desired locations within the ear, nose, throat, paranasal sinuses or cranium. Direct viewing of such placements via an endoscope. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030275 | Imaging System - A monoscopic imaging system, for example a minimally invasive surgery imaging system, is provided which includes an image capture device for capturing images of a monoscopic, for example endoscopic, field of view, an auxiliary light source operable such that an object within the field of view casts a shadow, an image processor operatively connected to the image capture device and operable to detect shadow pixels in the images corresponding to the shadow and to enhance the shadow in the images. The system is of particular, although not exclusive, application to laparoscopic surgery. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030276 | TISSUE VISUALIZATION CATHETER WITH IMAGING SYSTEMS INTEGRATION - Tissue visualization catheters with imaging systems integrated within the imaging catheter system are described. The tissue-imaging apparatus relates to devices and/or methods to provide visualization of tissue regions within a body lumen such as a heart, which is filled with blood flowing dynamically therethrough. High-resolution images can be obtained by miniaturizing and integrating solid state cameras into the tissue visualization catheter in a number of different off-axis configurations. One or more light sources can also be optionally integrated with the solid state imagers to illuminate the tissue from different angles. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030277 | Endoscope Insertion Portion and Endoscope System - To realize an endoscope insertion portion and endoscope system capable of providing a significant propulsive function by reducing a friction between a propulsive force generation section and an insertion portion, an endoscope insertion portion comprising: an introductory tube as an insertion portion; a spiral tube as a propulsive force generation section mounted on an outer peripheral surface of the introductory tube and rotating around the longitudinal axis of the introductory tube; and a plurality of ring members provided on an outer peripheral surface of an elastic cover tube at predetermined intervals between an inner peripheral surface of a spiral tube and the elastic cover tube | 2009-01-29 |
20090030278 | ELECTRICAL POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - An electrical power supply device is for an endoscope having a scope for insertion into the body of a subject. The electrical power supply device includes a temperature controller and a thermoelectric converter. The thermoelectric converter controls the temperature of the interior of the scope. The thermoelectric converter generates electricity based on the difference in temperature between the body interior of the subject and the interior of the scope. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030279 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING POWER CONSUMPTION IN A COMPACT DIAGNOSTIC CAPSULE - A diagnostic capsule has a sensor system, a transmitter, and a controller. The controller is configured to detect one or more target conditions external to the diagnostic capsule based on target data from the sensor system and enable the transmitter to transmit diagnostic data, wherein the diagnostic data is collected by the sensor system while the one or more target conditions are present. A diagnostic system utilizing the diagnostic capsule is also disclosed. A method of managing power consumption in a diagnostic capsule is also disclosed. A target sensor is enabled. The target sensor is checked for a target condition. At least one diagnostic capsule subsystem is enabled if the target condition is present. The target sensor is further checked for the target condition. The at least one diagnostic capsule subsystem is disabled if the target condition is not present. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030280 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope which includes a flexible tube and a protective tube placed in the flexible tube, the protective tube containing a plurality of elongated built-in components including an optical fiber bundle, characterized in that a solid lubricant containing rice-bran ceramics is interposed at interstices between the optical fibers placed in the protective tube and between the protective tube and the flexible tube. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030281 | APPARATUS SUITED FOR USE IN A SPACE WHICH IS DIFFICULTLY ACCESSIBLE - An apparatus suitable for use in a space that is not easily accessible, comprising a distally provided head, which can be equipped with an inspection organ and/or intervention organ, and which is designed to be introduced into a cavitous body, a proximal control member remaining permanently outside the body, and a connecting body extending between the control member and the distal head, wherein the connecting body is designed for being at least partly introduced into the body, and wherein the head is provided with at least one rotatable bypass organ for at least one coupling element, a first end of which at least one coupling element is coupled to a permanently fixed point and a second end is position-variable, and wherein the first and the second ends of the coupling element are located at the side of the control member, wherein the connecting body is not compressible and surrounds the at least one coupling element, acting as guide. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030282 | CONTROLLABLE DEXTEROUS ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - A selectively rigidizable endoscopic device is described. In one aspect, an endoscopic medical device is described that includes a flexible inner tube having a first lumen, a flexible outer tube that receives the inner tube, and a multiplicity of overlapping, rigidizable scale-like strips. Each scale-like strip is coupled with the inner tube and positioned between the inner and outer tubes. Of particular note, the overlapping strips are actuatable between a non-rigidized state in which overlapping strips are slideable relative to one another and a rigidized state in which overlapping strips are not slideable relative to one another. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030283 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030284 | OVERTUBE INTRODUCER FOR USE IN ENDOSCOPIC BARIATRIC SURGERY - This application describes an overtube device that gives diagnostic and/or therapeutic access to body cavities using natural orifices of the body. The overtube includes an elongate flexible body having a distal portion deflectable in response to activation of a control cable. Proximal features of the overtube include an insufflations port and seals for minimizing loss of insufflations pressure around the shafts of instruments passed through the tube. In some embodiments, retractor elements are including on the distal portion of the overtube. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030285 | MONITORING OF USE STATUS AND AUTOMATIC POWER MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL DEVICES - A method is provided for automatically determining the use status of an electronic medical device (e.g., an electronic stethoscope) and/or activating such a device. The method includes providing a patient portion of the device, i.e., one or more portions of the device that, in use, are brought into contact with a patient, with a contact or proximity detector. The detector provides an output signal when the patient portion is proximate to, or in contact with, a portion of a patient. This output signal, after signal processing, is used in determining the use status of the device. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030286 | Patient Operable Data Collection System - A portable interface device and a system utilizing the same are disclosed. A probe interface connects the interface device to a probe that collects data related to a physiological condition of a user in response to commands input to the interface device on the user interface. The data processor stores information specifying a position on a user's body at which a probe connected to the probe interface is to be positioned. The data processor displays a graphic on a display screen indicating a location on a user's body at which a probe connected to the probe interface is to be placed. A data processor records data from the probe when the probe is positioned as indicated in the graphic. The recorded data is communicated over the computer network to a server on the network. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030287 | INCENTED RESPONSE ASSESSMENT AT A POINT OF TRANSACTION - Subjects exposed to stimulus materials such stimulus associated with products and services are provided with incentives to provide response assessments at a point of transaction. The point of transaction has a time and/or location near the point of exposure to the stimulus materials and response collection. In some examples, the point of transaction is associated with a product request, information request, service request, product delivery, information download, service fulfillment, etc. Response data is collected at the point of transaction to more accurately assess user responses to stimulus materials. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030288 | CONTACT ASSESSMENT OF BALLOON CATHETERS - A medical apparatus and system for determining contact assessment includes a catheter having an elongate body having a proximal end, a distal end opposite the proximal end, and defining an injection lumen and an exhaust lumen, an expandable membrane defining a cooling chamber disposed at a point along the elongate body, the cooling chamber in fluid communication with the injection lumen and the exhaust lumen, and a contact assessment element which may be a temperature sensor located proximate the coolant return lumen for measuring an internal temperature of the chamber. The system may include the catheter, a console having a fluid supply, an exhaust path and at least one control mechanism operationally coupled to the temperature sensor for processing a temperature signal received from the temperature sensor. The apparatus and system can also have multiple electrodes to measure and process various impedances to determine contact assessment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030289 | Biological Information Monitoring System - The present invention provides a biological information monitoring system capable of determining a physical abnormality at its earliest stage with higher accuracy than conventional methods by detecting biological information at multiple positions of the body of a subject. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030290 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED DIFFERENTIATED DIAGNOSIS OF ILLNESS - This method and apparatus for automated differential diagnosis of illness utilizes neural network technology to analyze information that has been collected and assimilated from multiple sources, including information concerning lifestyle and travel habits, occupational and environmental risks and other contributory factors, and compares this information to, and incorporates it into, databases, to render diagnoses as well as alerts regarding anomalous concentrations of illnesses. The invention has similar application in the area of mechanical maintenance and repair. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030291 | Implantable Wireless Sensor - A wireless sensor for indicating a physical state within an environment includes a unitary housing defining a cavity. A structure located within the cavity of the housing has elements providing capacitance, the elements being arranged such that the distance and thereby the capacitance of the structure changes when a physical state of the environment changes. The structure has a resonant frequency based at least in part on the capacitance of the structure when in the presence of a fluctuating electromagnetic field. When the sensor is positioned within an environment and is subjected to a fluctuating electromagnetic field, the resonant frequency indicates the physical state of the environment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030292 | CARDIOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD USING AUTOMATED RECOGNITION OF HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS AND WAVEFORM ATTRIBUTES - A cardiography system and method using automated recognition of hemodynamic parameters and waveform attributes is provided. The cardiography system and method includes at least one sensor, a knowledge base and a processing device. The at least one sensor provides a waveform signal and a hemodynamic parameter input. The knowledge base includes data corresponding to various disease states. The processing device receives the waveform signal and hemodynamic parameter input from the sensor, identifies waveform attributes on the waveform signal, measures the waveform attributes, accesses the knowledge base, cross-references the waveform attributes and the hemodynamic parameters with data in the knowledge base, and outputs a suggested likelihood of a particular disease state. The knowledge base optionally includes goal-directed therapies associated with particular disease states for providing suggested goal-directed therapies based on the cross-referencing of the waveform attributes and the hemodynamic parameters with the knowledge base. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030293 | SENSING DEVICE, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME - A sensing device, apparatus and system, and method for operating the same are provided. The sensing apparatus includes a first module and a second module. The first module includes a controller, a transmitter and an array of sensor elements. The controller is capable of activating one or more sensor elements in the array independently of others in the array, in order to obtain a sensor output from the array at different times by using different sensor elements in said array. The transmitter is configured to transmit sensor data derived from the sensor output from the first module to a receiver of the second module. Each sensor element is a biological sensor for detecting the presence of the same analyte in the environment in which the sensor array is to be deployed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030294 | IMPLANTABLE ANALYTE SENSOR - An implantable analyte sensor including a sensing region for measuring the analyte and a non-sensing region for immobilizing the sensor body in the host. The sensor is implanted in a precisely dimensioned pocket to stabilize the analyte sensor in vivo and enable measurement of the concentration of the analyte in the host before and after formation of a foreign body capsule around the sensor. The sensor further provides a transmitter for RF transmission through the sensor body, electronic circuitry, and a power source optimized for long-term use in the miniaturized sensor body. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030295 | INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING CONCENTRATION OF LIVING BODY INGREDIENT - A biological constituent concentration measuring device that can measure a biological constituent concentration highly accurately using a radiation that has come from an eardrum is provided. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030296 | Predictive oximetry model and method - The invention comprises a method for determining oxygen saturation in a subject, comprising the steps of compiling a data base of measured spectral data that includes pulsatile AC and non-pulsatile DC components, and spectral values of oxyhemoglobin (oxyHb) and deoxyhemoglobin (deoxyHb); determining absorbed pulsatile components and non-pulsatile components as a function of the oxyHb and deoxyHb values; determining total pulsatile and non-pulsatile optical density as a function of the absorbed pulsatile and non-pulsatile components; determining a mathematical relationship between at least one pulsatile AC parameter and at least one non-pulsatile DC parameter; and estimating oxygen saturation based on the mathematical relationship. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030297 | IMPLANTABLE SENSOR METHOD AND SYSTEM - Systems and methods for non-vascular sensor implantation and for measuring physiological parameters in areas of a body where the physiological parameters are heterogeneous. An implant unit is implanted in an area of a body and a foreign body capsule is allowed to form around the implant unit area. A sensor may be directed into a body cavity such as, for example, the peritoneal space, subcutaneous tissues, the foreign body capsule, or other area. A subcutaneous area of the body may be tunneled for sensor placement. Spatially separated sensing elements may be used for detecting individual amounts of the physiological parameter. An overall amount of the physiological parameter may be determined by calculating a statistical measurement of the individual sensed amounts in the area. Another embodiment of the invention, a multi-analyte measuring device, may include a substrate having an electrode array on one side and an integrated circuit on another side. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030298 | Sensor mounting system - A sensor mounting system includes a rigid main body portion defining a housing within which is mounted a compression element. In use, the compression element provides a predetermined biasing force to force a sensor against the skin of a subject. A secondary support structure provides an adjustable biasing force to retain the main body portion against the subject. Alternatively, the main body portion may be mounted to a rigid pod with one or more secondary compression elements, with the pod itself retained against the subject. An interface layer extending from the main body portion provides a cushion to improve the comfort of the subject. The interface layer and sensor interface elements may be in the form of fingers to increase contact of the sensor with a selected portion of the subject. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030299 | Non-contact type tonometer - A non-contact type tonometer includes a air injector for blowing air to a cornea of a subject's eye along a reference axis to deform the cornea, a projection optical system for projecting projection light onto the subject's eye, a light-receiving optical system for receiving reflected light which is projected from the projection optical system and reflected on the subject's eye, an alignment unit for positioning the projection optical system and the light-receiving optical system in the direction of the reference axis based on a light amount of the reflected light which is received by the light-receiving optical system and an intraocular pressure detector for detecting a deformation of the cornea based on the reflected light amount. The projection optical system includes a light flux shape regulator which regulates the projection light such that the projection light has a non-circular shape extending in a predetermined direction. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030300 | ACCURATE DETERMINATION OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AND CHARACTERIZATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE CORNEA - A computer-implemented method for accurate determination of intraocular pressure (IOP) and characterization of mechanical properties of a cornea is provided that includes measuring a cornea with a probe tonometer to produce at least force versus displacement data over a range of applied forces; and forming a model of corneal constitutive parameters, with a computer having a processor, based on the data obtained by the probe tonometer to more accurately determine IOP and characterize mechanical properties of the cornea, wherein the computer is coupled with the probe tonometer. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030301 | Method of examining dynamic cardiac electromagnetic activity and detection of cardiac functions using results thereof - A method of examining cardiac electromagnetic activity over a heart for diagnosing the cardiac functions of the heart is disclosed. The method includes collecting a plurality of sets of spatially distributed, time-varying magnetic field signals of the heart of a subject, wherein the magnetic field signals exhibit features of at least a wave, identifying a time corresponding to a local maximum intensity of the magnetic field signals of the wave at each measurement position and plotting a temporal evolution of the local maximum intensity of the magnetic field signals during a time interval of the wave. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030302 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING DEVICE - The magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a control unit for controlling a pulse sequence that applies an RF magnetic field and a magnetic field gradient to a subject placed in a static magnetic field and detects a magnetic resonance signal generated from the subject, and a calculation unit for processing the signal, and the control unit performs the process including the steps of; (1) obtaining first images at different positions in a first direction, (2) obtaining images after the first images are subjected to correction of brightness distortion, (3) obtaining images after the images as to which the brightness distortion has been corrected are further subjected to correction of positional distortion, and (4) synthesizing by a weighting calculation, overlapping areas of the images, after the positional distortion thereof has been corrected. According to this magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, the positional distortion and the brightness distortion can be corrected upon connecting the images, in the multi-station imaging. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030303 | AUDIENCE RESPONSE ANALYSIS USING SIMULTANEOUS ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG) AND FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (FMRI) - Neuro-response data including Electroencephalography (EEG), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) is filtered, analyzed, and combined to evaluate the effectiveness of stimulus materials such as marketing and entertainment materials. A data collection mechanism including multiple modalities such as, Electroencephalography (EEG), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Electrooculography (EOG), Galvanic Skin Response (GSR), etc., collects response data from subjects exposed to marketing and entertainment stimuli. A data cleanser mechanism filters the response data and removes cross-modality interference. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030304 | Method for detecting a brain region with neurodegenerative change - A computerized method is disclosed for detecting a brain region with neurodegenerative change and also a brain region with vascular change in the brain of a patient and also an imaging arrangement suitable for this. In at least one embodiment, the method includes recording a first data record of the brain via positron emission tomography and a second data record of the brain via magnetic resonance imaging; reconstructing a PET image from the first data record and an MRI image from the second data record; identifying evidence for a brain region with vascular change in the MRI image; segmenting the MRI image into gray matter and white matter; identifying a brain region with neurodegenerative change in the PET image; and superposing the PET image and the segmented MRI image to determine whether the brain region with neurodegenerative change is present in gray matter or in white matter, the recording of the first data record and the second data record being carried out in quick succession without repositioning the patient or is even carried out simultaneously. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030305 | MR Coil With Fiber Optical Connection - An MRI coil system ( | 2009-01-29 |
20090030306 | Endoscope Shape Detecting Apparatus - A detecting apparatus includes: a change-over switch for switching on/off display of a scope model on a liquid crystal monitor; a position calculating portion for calculating respective positions of source coils; a scope model generating portion for generating a scope model of an electronic endoscope based on the respective positions of the source coils calculated by the position calculating portion; and a selector for selectively outputting to the liquid crystal monitor a display-pause-time image stored in a display-pause-time image storing portion and a scope model image from the scope model generating portion; and a control portion for controlling each of these portions. The detecting apparatus thus displays an insertion shape of the endoscope at a timing as needed. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030307 | INTRACORPOREAL LOCATION SYSTEM WITH MOVEMENT COMPENSATION - A method for position tracking includes placing an internal reference probe in a reference location within a heart of a subject, and collecting and processing first location coordinates of the internal reference probe during one or more respiratory cycles so as to define a range of the location coordinates corresponding to the reference location. An active device is inserted into the heart, and second location coordinates of the active device are collected. The first and second location coordinates are jointly processed so as to find relative location coordinates of the active device in a cardiac frame of reference. When a deviation of the first location coordinates from the range is detected, the relative location coordinates are corrected to compensate for displacement of the reference probe from the reference location. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030308 | SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR LOCAL IMAGING AND TREATMENT OF PAIN - Pain factors are labeled with targeted agents or markers delivered into the body. The labeled pain factors are imaged with appropriate imaging tools in a manner allowing selective identification and localization of areas of pain source or transmission. The labeled pain factors allow spatial differentiation in the imaging sufficient to specify the location of the pain so as to drive therapeutic decisions and techniques in order to treat the pain. Pain factors labeled and imaged in this manner may include one or more of nerve factors, blood vessel factors, cellular factors, and inflammation factors. Labeled markers may include for example radioactive materials (e.g. tritiated or iodinated molecules) or other materials such as metal (e.g. gold) nanoparticles. Intermediary binding materials may be used, such as for example bi-specific antibodies. Therapeutic components of the system and method include for example localized energy delivery or ablation treatments, or local drug or other chemical delivery. Locations containing pain factor selectively bound by targeted agents are selectively treated with directed energy into a region containing the targeted agent bound to the pain factor. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030309 | Deployment of polysaccharide markers - The marker member delivery system described has a plurality of marker members disposed within a delivery tube or cannula which contain a suitable polysaccharide such as starch (e.g. corn starch or potato starch) and a binder such as methylcellulose. These marker members are preferably press-formed from powders. The system has preferably has at least one other marker member formed of bioabsorbable material with a radiopaque element attached to or incorporated therein. The marker with a radiopaque marker element is preferably disposed within the delivery tube between two marker members formed of polysaccharide and is preferably formed of a bioabsorbable material other than a polysaccharide. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030310 | Diagnostic probe for combining positron emission measurements with ultrasonography - A system for dual-mode medical imaging is provided. The system features components for PET imaging as well as for ultrasonic imaging, with an internal probe that has components to provide capability for both. The system provides cost-efficient PET imaging for smaller regions and organs of interest than conventional full body PET scanner apparatus. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030311 | Ultrasonic end effectors with increased active length - An end effector includes a first portion having a first specific acoustic impedance value, and a second portion having a second specific acoustic impedance value less than the first specific acoustic impedance value. The first portion includes a proximal end segment of the end effector and a distal end segment of the end effector, and the proximal end segment and the distal end segment are composed of a first material. The second portion includes an insert segment of the end effector composed of a second material. The insert segment is located between the proximal end segment and the distal end segment along the longitudinal axis of the end effector. The insert segment functions to bridge or fill the nodal energy gap. A surgical instrument includes a transducer configured to produce vibrations along a longitudinal axis as a predetermined frequency. An ultrasonic blade extends along the longitudinal axis coupled to the transducer. An insert segment or a pad is positioned adjacent to the blade such that it engages the blade when the surgical instrument is in a closed position and generates heat filling the nodal energy gap. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030312 | IMAGE-GUIDED INTRAVASCULAR THERAPY CATHETERS - An intravascular ultrasound catheter having an imaging array and ablation electrodes is provided. The imaging array and ablation electrodes are forward facing and the catheter can be used to ablate plaque in partially or totally occluded blood vessels under real time ultrasound visualization. The ablation electrodes are integrated into the distal face of the catheter and allow ultrasound to pass through them, which provides the ability to achieve highly accurate real time visualization of the tissue undergoing treatment. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030313 | Three Dimensional Diagnostic Ultrasonic Image Display - A three dimensional ultrasonic imaging system acquires 3D image data from a volumetric region and processes the image data to produce a live 3D image of the volumetric region, a 2D image of a face or a central cut plane of the volumetric region, and a 2D image of a cut plane which is orthogonal to the plane of the first 2D image. The two 2D images enable the user to quickly orient the position of the anatomy shown in 3D in the live 3D image. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030314 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a 3D tomographic image data capturing device which captures 3D tomographic image data from a 3D region inside a subject, a region-of-interest setting device which sets a 3D region of interest corresponding to the 3D region in an image memory, a surface image extracting device which extracts data on a surface image, in the 3D region of interest, of a massive tissue included in the 3D region, a stereoscopic display generating device which generates stereoscopic display data, and a display device which displays the stereoscopic display data. The region-of-interest setting device displays a 2D tomographic image of a 2D region including the massive tissue on the display device, allows setting of a marker indicating a periphery of the massive tissue in the 2D tomographic image, and generates the 3D region of interest according to data on the marker's position. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030315 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - A medical system of the invention includes: a first medical apparatus for acquiring first biological information; a second medical apparatus for acquiring second biological information different from the first biological information; a first instruction inputting portion for providing an operational instruction to the first medical apparatus; and a second instruction inputting portion for providing an operational instruction to the second medical apparatus. The first instruction inputting portion has a common instruction inputting portion for providing a common operational instruction of the operational instruction provided to the first medical apparatus and the operational instruction provided to the second medical apparatus. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030316 | IMAGE PLANE STABILIZATION FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - A medical imaging system automatically acquires two-dimensional images representing a user-defined region of interest despite motion. The plane of acquisition is updated or altered adaptively as a function of detected motion. The user-designated region of interest is then continually scanned due to the alteration in scan plane position. A multi-dimensional array is used to stabilize imaging of a region of interest in a three-dimensional volume. The user defines a region of interest for two-dimensional imaging. Motion is then detected. The position of a scan plane used to generate a subsequent two-dimensional image is then oriented as a function of the detected motion within the three-dimensional volume. By repeating the motion determination and adaptive alteration of the scan plane position, real time imaging of a same region of interest is provided while minimizing the region of interest fading into or out of the sequence of images. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030317 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Ultrasonic imaging devices, systems and methods that may be used to image difficult to reach locations such as internal body cavities, etc. The ultrasonic imaging devices may be embodied in endoscopes that include one ore more channels for delivering instruments and other items to the location at which the imaging is occurring or the imaging devices may be provided in the form of a probe or other device that may, for example, be delivered through a channel located in an endoscope. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030318 | Infant umbilical cord cardiac monitoring system and method - An infant umbilical cord monitoring system having a hinged housing adapted to receive both an umbilical cord clamping means and a means for measuring physiological data of the infant. A method of using an infant's umbilical cord for obtaining physiological data includes applying an umbilical cord clamping means to the infant's umbilical cord, positioning a hinged housing adapted to receive both the umbilical cord clamping means and a means for measuring physiological data of the infant against the infant and detecting the physiological data of the infant. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030319 | DOPPLER SIGNAL SPECTRUM CALCULATING METHOD AND APPARATUS - A method and apparatus is disclosed for calculating a Doppler signal spectrum. The method includes a step of estimating parameters of a Doppler signal, and a step of resolving a predefined spectrum function using the parameters, the spectrum function being at least a function of the parameters characterizing the strength, frequency center, and frequency deviation of the Doppler signal. The apparatus includes an estimating module, a smoothing module, and a calculating module. According to the Doppler signal spectrum calculating method and apparatus of the present disclosure, the obtained spectrogram has very high time and frequency resolution without requiring any complicated operation. Thus, a higher quality spectrogram can be obtained at a very low cost. | 2009-01-29 |
20090030320 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus capable of quantitatively obtaining a blood flow velocity unaffected by angle dependence. The apparatus includes: an ultrasonic probe including ultrasonic transducers for receiving ultrasonic echoes to output reception signals; a first movement information calculating unit for calculating first movement information on movement of a mobile element in a sound ray direction within the object based on the reception signals; a signal calculating unit for calculating azimuth direction component signals representing components of ultrasonic echoes in an azimuth direction based on the reception signals; a second movement information calculating unit for calculating second movement information on movement of the mobile element in the azimuth direction within the object based on the azimuth direction component signals; and a two-dimensional velocity calculating unit for calculating two-dimensional velocity information of the mobile element moving within the object based on the first and second movement information. | 2009-01-29 |