08th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 60 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100049022 | Methods for improving performance and reliability of biosensors - The present invention relates to a predictive-kinetic method for use with data processing of a sensor-generated signal, as well as, microprocessors and monitoring systems employing such a predictive-kinetic method. Data from a transient region of a signal is used with suitable models and curve-fitting methods to predict the signal that would be measured for the system at the completion of the reaction. The values resulting from data processing of sensor response using the methods of the present invention are less sensitive to measurement variables. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049023 | Non-invasive method and system for determining physiological characteristics - A non-invasive method of determining a physiological characteristic, comprising providing at least one physiological sensor that is adapted to measure at least one physiological characteristic at a target measurement site on a subject's body, heating an extended tissue region on the subject's body, whereby blood perfusion of the tissue region is enhanced, and measuring at least one physiological characteristic with the physiological sensor during or within a predetermined period after heating the extended tissue region. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049024 | COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR IMPLANTABLE DEVICE - Devices suitable for implantation in a body of a host and systems and methods for their manufacture are provided. The implantable devices include a composite material formed at least from a matrix material and hollow gas-filled beads. In preferred embodiments, the composite material includes a polymeric matrix mixed with hollow air-filled glass beads, which are mixed and cured to form at least a portion of the body of the implantable device. Implantable devices including this composite material have decreased weight and/or overall density as compared to implantable devices without the beads incorporated therein, which is believed to improve the acceptance and function of the implantable device in vivo. Additionally, implantable devices concerned with transmitting and receiving via RF are believed to achieve improved RF performance due to a reduced dielectric constant provided by the incorporation of beads within the composite material. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049025 | On-Body Medical Device Securement - Devices and methods for maintaining a medical device on-body are provided. Embodiments include medical device securement systems having first and second on-body securement elements. Also provided are systems and kits for use maintaining a medical device on-body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049026 | FIXATION OF A MEDICAL IMPLANT TO THE EXTERIOR OF A BODY ORGAN - In general, invention is directed to devices for use in surgical procedures in which a medical implant is affixed to or implanted within an exterior surface of a body organ. A system, for example, is described that includes a cannula and a delivery instrument disposed within the cannula to fix a medical implant to an exterior surface of an organ. The delivery instrument has a distal end including a cavity and a vacuum port to draw a portion of the exterior surface of the organ into the cavity. The medical implant is affixed to the portion of the exterior surface drawn into the cavity of the delivery instrument. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049027 | ELECTRODE BELT FOR CARRYING OUT ELECTRODIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES ON THE HUMAN BODY - An electrode belt is provided for carrying out electrodiagnostic procedures on the human body. The electrode belt includes a belt ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049028 | Electrode for living body and device for detecting living signal - A biosignal measurement device includes an electrode and a signal processing member. The electrode includes an insulation sheet having a hole, a device contact portion provided on the top surface of the insulation sheet and a body contact portion provided on the bottom surface of the insulation sheet, the device contact portion and the body contact portion electrically connected to each other via the hole. The signal processing member includes an externally exposed terminal to make surface contact with the device contact portion, an analog signal processing unit, an A/D signal converter and a digital signal processing unit. Also, the device contact portion and the body contact portion are formed of a material which is both conductive and adhesive. Accordingly, the signal processing member may be directly attached. Noise may be reduced. Also, a biosignal may be accurately measured. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049029 | PIEZOELECTRIC MAGNETIC RESONANCE ELASTOGRAPH (MRE) DRIVER SYSTEM - An array of two or more piezoelectric drivers generates shear waves in a region of interest of a human undergoing a MRE test. The use of the array of drivers allows for better diagnosis of disease of the humans or animals. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049030 | MRI GUIDED RADIATION THERAPY - Radiation therapy of a lesion within a patient is guided to take into account movement of the lesion caused by respiration and/or cardiac effects by using MRI to image the patient while on the treatment support to obtain a series of images of a location of the lesion within the patient while obtaining data relating to respiration and/or cardiac function of the patient to generate lesion movement data as a function of respiration and/or cardiac function. After the magnet is removed from the bunker, during the radiation therapy, real time data relating to respiration and/or cardiac function of the patient is used to guide the radiation therapy using the lesion movement data obtained during the imaging. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049031 | Non-Thermal Ablation System for Treating BPH and Other Growths - Systems and methods for non-thermal ablation of tissue are provided. A non-implantable minimally invasive system for treatment of tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including a catheter, a plurality of electrodes for deployment through the catheter, a power source for applying power to the electrodes, and a fixation element for maintaining the catheter in a treatment position during treatment of the tissue. A minimally invasive method for treating tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including inserting a catheter into the body such that a portion of the catheter remains outside of the body, deploying a fixation element to fix the catheter in a treatment position, deploying a plurality of electrodes through the catheter, applying power to the plurality of electrodes, using the electrodes to apply a current to the tissue, and removing the catheter from the body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049032 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PROPERTY MAP OF AN OBJECT, PARTICULARLY OF A LIVING BEING, BASED ON AT LEAST A FIRST IMAGE, PARTICULARLY A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGE - It is disclosed a system and method ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049033 | MEDICAL DEVICE POSITION DETECTION SYSTEM, MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, POSITION DETECTION METHOD OF MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM, AND GUIDANCE METHOD OF MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDANCE SYSTEM - A medical device position detection system and a position detection method of a medical device guidance system, which are capable of detecting a direction of the medical device accurately, are provided. Included are a medical device introduced into a subject's body; a magnetic field response part that is disposed in the medical device, responds to a magnetic field by virtue of possessing a magnetization direction, and guides the medical device; a magnetic field generation part forming the magnetic field within the subject's body; a direction detection magnetic field control part generating a direction detection magnetic field from the magnetic field generation part for detecting the direction of the medical device; a response detection part detecting a response of the magnetic field response part due to the direction detection magnetic field; and a direction calculating part calculating the direction of the medical device according to the direction of the direction detection magnetic field and a detection result of the response detection part. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049034 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING ULTRASOUND IMAGES OF A VESSEL - The invention relates to a device and a method for displaying a vessel ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049035 | Brain image segmentation from ct data - The brain structure is extracted from CT data based on thresholding and brain mask propagation. Two thresholds are determined: a high threshold excludes the high intensity bones, while a low threshold excludes air and CSF. Brain mask propagation uses the spatial relevance of brain tissues in neighbouring slices to exclude non-brain tissues with similar intensities. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049036 | Medical Image Display Method and Program Thereof - It has been difficult to display medical three-dimensional images taken by different imaging devices (imaging methods or modalities) individually in a common display direction. In the invention, a coordinate system 1 on the basis of landmarks on the bones and a coordinate system 2 on the basis of landmarks on the skins are set in a CT image, and a transformation coefficient (correction amount) Tc between the coordinate system 1 and the coordinate system 2 is calculated and stored. In a case where image data acquired by another imaging method is displayed, a coordinate system same as the coordinate system 1 in the CT image can be set in a case where the image data includes a bone display layer, and a coordinate system same as the coordinate system 2 in the CT image can be set in a case where the image displays a skin display layer. By correcting the coordinate system thus set using the transformation coefficient Tc, the coordinate system 1 can be corrected to the coordinate system 2 or the coordinate system 2 to the coordinate system 1. It is thus possible to display images according to the common coordinate system between different sets of image data. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049037 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING ELECTRODES ON A PATIENT BODY - For obtaining a sequence of mutually comparable measurement results, it is desirable to position a number of electrodes on a patient body ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049038 | CARDIAC ROADMAPPING - According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a cardiac roadmapping technique is provided, in which a static roadmap is built onto which a view of the intervention device is projected at the correct location. This new viewing mode combines the advantages of both roadmapping, i.e. accurate localization, and the advantages of a motion-free view, i.e. maximum readability. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049039 | System and Method of Treating Skin Imperfections Including a Diagnostic Tool - A system and method of treating skin imperfections including a diagnostic tool is disclosed. In a particular embodiment the system includes a diagnostic tool to scan a preselected area of skin of a client to detect at least one skin imperfection and an associative module to associate a skin value to the client. Further, the system includes that a first unadulterated ingredient of alpha lipoic acid, dimethylaminoethenol, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E, or any combination thereof, is selected based on the skin value, and a second unadulterated ingredient of retinol, alpha and beta hydroxyl acids, or any combination thereof, is selected based on the skin value. In addition, a customized product is compounded using selected first and second unadulterated ingredients and the product is compounded manually by a technician at a point of sale. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049040 | Spinal Midline Indicator - A spinal midline indicator ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049041 | IN VIVO FLOW CYTOMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present invention provides methods and systems for performing in vivo flow cytometry. In one embodiments, selected circulating cells of interest of a subject are labeled with fluorescent probe molecules. The labeled cells are irradiated in vivo so as to excite the fluorescent probes, and the radiation emitted by the excited probes is detected, preferably confocally. The detected radiation is then analyzed to derive desired information, such as relative cell count, of the cells of interest. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049042 | Ultrasonographic Device - The present invention makes it possible to provide an ultrasonogram having a preferable spatial resolution and signal/noise ratio. A signal dynamic range is measured to determine a position either for adaptively switching between linear interpolation and sinc function interpolation or for employing a weighted average of interpolated values according to these interpolation methods. In the former case, a depth point for switching between linear interpolation and sinc function interpolation may be previously stored in a depth storage unit | 2010-02-25 |
20100049043 | DOCKABLE ULTRASOUND SYSTEMS AND METHOD THEREOF - A compact, portable ultra sound system is capable of docking with a larger, traditional cart-based ultrasound system. The docking can include a physical and an electrical connectivity between the compact portable ultrasound system and the larger traditional cart-based ultrasound system. The compact system is thus able to use the peripherals ofthe larger system and this provides for a more cost effective use of the larger system. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049044 | COMBINED PHOTOACOUSTIC AND ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - The present disclosure provides for a system that is adapted to simultaneously display photoacoustic and ultrasound images of the same object. An image combiner can perform spatial and temporal interpolation of the two images before generating a combined image. The combined image is then displayed on a display such as an LCD or CRT. The system is able to use motion estimates obtained from the ultrasound data to enhance the photoacoustic image thereby increasing its apparent frame rate, registering consecutive frames in order to reduce artifacts. The system is capable of generating combined ultrasound and photoacoustic images which are registered spatially and temporally. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049045 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body adapted to generate an ultrasonic image on the basis of an echo signal obtained by transmission of an ultrasonic wave, and a display unit including a display section for the display of the ultrasonic image generated by the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body. The display section is supported by a support member installed on a floor surface. The display unit can be attached to and detached from the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus body. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049046 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TOUCH SCREEN CONTROL OF AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - An ultrasound system includes a display device and a processor module. The display device is configured to display an ultrasound image. At least a portion of the display device includes a touch sensitive portion that is responsive to a touch in each of a plurality of user selectable elements presented on the display device. The processor module is configured to adjust at least one of the ultrasound image and an imaging setting based on the touch in at least one of the user selectable elements of the display device. The ultrasound image and the user selectable elements are concurrently displayed on the display device. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049047 | Formation Of An Elastic Image In An Ultrasound System - Embodiments for forming an elastic image in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultrasound data acquisition unit is configured to transmit/receive first ultrasound signals to/from a target object to output first ultrasound data and to transmit/receive second ultrasound signals for applying an acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) to/from the target object to output second ultrasound data. An image forming unit is configured to form a reference image based on the first ultrasound data and to form an ARFI image based on the second ultrasound data. A processing unit is connected to the ultrasound data acquisition unit and the image forming unit. The processing unit is configured to detect first feature points of the target object in the reference image, to detect second feature points of the target object in the ARFI image and to calculate stress data at each of the first feature points based on the first and second feature points. The processing unit is further configured to form an elastic image based on the stress data. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049048 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus in which moving images of rapidly moving tissues and organs can be preferably displayed in real time and the lower power consumption can be achieved. The apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe including plural ultrasonic transducers for transmitting ultrasonic waves toward an object to be inspected according to drive signals and receiving ultrasonic echoes propagating from the object to output reception signals, an image generating unit for supplying the drive signals to the ultrasonic probe and processing the reception signals outputted from the ultrasonic probe to generate image signals representing ultrasonic images, and a display unit including a display of an impulse drive type for displaying the ultrasonic images based on the image signals generated by the image generating unit. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049049 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION IMAGING METHOD - A biological information imaging method includes a first measurement step to measure an acoustic wave ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049050 | HIGHLY CONFIGURABLE MEDICAL ULTRASOUND MACHINE AND RELATED METHODS - An ultrasound machine is operated by executing a protocol. Executing the protocol configures the ultrasound machine, controls for operating the ultrasound machine and a display for the ultrasound machine. Protocols may be defined to provide a streamlined configuration of controls for operating the ultrasound machine, and to provide instructions that guide a user's operation of the ultrasound machine. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049051 | Providing Hospital Information In A Portable Ultrasound System - Embodiments for providing hospital information in a portable ultrasound system are disclosed. The portable ultrasound system includes a position information receiving unit to receive position information of the portable ultrasound system from an external system (e.g., GPS). A storage unit stores a table associating a plurality of diagnostic applications with respective diagnostic departments, and hospital information including hospital location information and diagnostic department information of a plurality of hospitals. A hospital information extracting unit searches the storage unit to find at least one hospital having a diagnostic department corresponding to an executed diagnostic application, and extracts hospital information corresponding to a hospital nearest to the portable ultrasound system among the at least one hospital based on the position information of the portable ultrasound system and the location information of the found hospitals. The portable ultrasound system displays location information on a screen of a display unit based on the extracted hospital information. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049052 | NON-INVASIVE CARDIAC PARAMETER MEASUREMENT - Non-imaging mode system for acquiring cardiac parameters using Doppler acoustic signals. Some embodiments use only a single transducer, optionally aimed in an apical view. Some embodiments detect specifically peak events in the heart. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049053 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING DEVICE - The present invention provides an ultrasonic imaging device which narrows the width of annular areas to be established, without increasing the number of channels, thereby enabling enhancement of a focused sound pressure. The controller establishes the annular areas | 2010-02-25 |
20100049054 | ULTRASONIC PROBE - An electronic radial ultrasonic probe comprising an electronic radial array which comprises a plurality of ultrasonic transducers being continuously arrayed circularly around an insertion axis as center and also for which a transmission/reception of an ultrasonic wave is controlled by electronically selecting the plurality of ultrasonic transducer, comprises: a support member equipped on the electronic radial array; a lock member featured with a cavity in which the support member is inserted and with a lock groove for locking a balloon which is mounted in a manner to cover the electronic radial array and in which an ultrasonic medium is filled; and a filler member which is constituted by an adhesive material converting from a fluid state to a solid state, and is filled in the cavity. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049055 | Method and apparatus for visual characterization of tissue - A method for visual characterization of human or animal tissue formed from cells, having the following steps: a radiation source for emitting directional electromagnetic radiation is provided; —the tissue to be irradiated with the radiation, this producing a reflection in the tissue which is characteristic of the tissue, with—the radiation which has penetrated the tissue having, within an excitation region extending transversely with respect to the direction of propagation of the radiation, a sufficient intensity to excite a reflection in the tissue. The radiation emitted by the radiation source is impressed with an intensity profile, transversely with respect to its direction of propagation, which is such that the excitation region covers a plurality of cells of the tissue and the excited reflection originates from inter-cell tissue properties. The invention relates to a method in which the radiation emitted by the radiation source is periodically deflected transversely with respect to the direction of propagation such that the radiation periodically scans a region of the tissue around the measurement point which extends over a plurality of cells of the tissue. The invention also relates to apparatuses for carrying out the methods. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049056 | METHOD, DEVICE, MEDICAL IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE FOR IMAGING AN INTERIOR OF A TURBID MEDIUM WITH DARKNESS LEVEL MEASUREMENT - The invention relates to a method, device, and medical image acquisition device for imaging an interior of a turbid medium. The method comprises the following steps: accommodation of the turbid medium inside a receiving volume ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049057 | IMAGING OF MACULAR PIGMENT DISTRIBUTIONS - Macular pigments are measured by spectrally selective lipofuscin detection. Light from a light source that emits light at a selected range of wavelengths that overlap the absorption band of macular carotenoids is directed onto macular tissue of an eye for which macular pigment levels are to be measured. Emitted light is then collected from the macular tissue. The collected light is filtered so that the collected light includes lipofuscin emission from the macular tissue at an excitation wavelength that lies outside the macular pigment absorption range and outside the excitation range of interfering fluorophores. The collected light is quantified at each of a plurality of locations in the macular tissue and the macular pigment levels in the macular tissue are determined from the differing lipofuscin emission intensities in the macula and peripheral retina. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049058 | FLUORESCENCE ENDOSCOPE AND FLUOROMETRY METHOD - Provided are a fluorescence endoscope and a fluorometry method that allow distinguishing between normal and affected areas in a simple manner by reducing the effect of the distance from a subject. Provided are a light source ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049059 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE - Disclosed are blood pressure measuring apparatus and method, in which a blood pressure measuring posture of a person to be examined is calculated on the basis of signals that are measured by an inclination measuring unit, so as to guide the person to be examined to maintain a reference measuring posture. When it is confirmed that the person to be examined maintains the reference measuring posture, blood pressure is measured on the basis of a measured living body signal of the person to be examined. By this disclosure, since the blood pressure measuring posture of the person to be examined can be correctly guided by inclination sensors, the person to be examined can accurately measure the blood pressure using a noninvasive and a nonpressurized method. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049060 | IMPLANTABLE HEMODYNAMIC MONITOR AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Provided herein are implantable systems that include an implantable photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, which can be used to obtain an arterial PPG waveform. In an embodiment, a metric of a terminal portion of an arterial PPG waveform is determined, and a metric of an initial portion of the arterial PPG waveform is determined, and a surrogate of mean arterial pressure is determined based on the metric of the terminal portion and the metric of the initial portion. In another embodiment, a surrogate of diastolic pressure is determined based on a metric of a terminal portion of an arterial PPG waveform. In a further embodiment, a surrogate of cardiac afterload is determined based on a metric of a terminal portion of an arterial PPG waveform. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049061 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUDITORY FEEDBACK DURING CATHETER PLACEMENT - A system for providing auditory feedback may include a blood pressure monitor interface for acquiring pressure waveform data from a pressure transducer indicative of blood pressure readings over time. The system may further include an anatomic location annunciator for generating an audible signal from the pressure waveform data that conveys information about the anatomic location of the pressure transducer within the heart chamber or blood vessel. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049062 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCURATE PLACEMENT OF A CATHETER TIP IN A PATIENT - A system for accurate placement of a catheter tip in a patient, the system including a catheter adapted for placement within a patient, the catheter having a tip at a distal end thereof and having a proximal end which is normally located outside of the patient, a pressure sensor adapted to sense pressure at the tip of the catheter and catheter tip placement location indicating circuitry operative in response to at least an output of the pressure sensor for indicating the location of the catheter tip in the patient. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049063 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ACCELEROMETER-BASED CHARACTERIZATION OF CARDIAC FUNCTION AND IDENTIFICATION OF LV TARGET PACING ZONES - Systems according to the invention employ an acceleration sensor to characterize displacement and vibrational LV motion, and uses this motion data to characterize the different phases of the LV cycle for analyzing LV function. Systems may identify a target pacing region or regions in the LV or RV using the acceleration sensor by localizing regions of late onset of motion relative to the QRS, or isovolumic contraction, or mitral valve closure, or by pacing of target regions and measuring LV function in response to pacing. Systems further provide an implantable or non-implantable acceleration sensor device for measuring LV motion and characterizing LV function. An implantable myocardial acceleration sensing system (“IAD”) includes at least one acceleration sensor, a data acquisition and processing device, and an electromagnetic, e.g., RF, communication device. The IAD may be integrated into the pacing lead of a CRT device and can operate independently of the CRT IPG. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049064 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING CARDIOACTIVE DRUGS - We have developed a reduced Drosophila heart preparation in which dissection of the fly heart removes nervous system input and reveals its inherent myogenic activity, which can be preserved for several hours. High speed image capture combined with computer-based analytical packages allows us to generate the equivalent of M-mode traces obtained from ultrasounds of human hearts. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049065 | PATIENT WEIGHT AND ANKLE DISPLACEMENT CORRELATION DEVICE - A device for correlating trend data with respect to a patient's weight ankle displacement can identify conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. A weight scale or similar device coupled with imaging mechanism operable to measure ankle displacement collects a plurality of measurements over a period of time. Over time trend analysis of both the patient's weight and the ankle displacement measurements can be obtained and compared to identify whether over a particular sample period an increase in a patient's ankle displacement is or is not correlated with an increase in the patient's weight. When an increase in ankle displacement is identified as not correlating to a corresponding change in the patient's weight an alert can be issued of conditions indicative of congestive heart failure. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049066 | DEVICE FOR JUDGING DEGREE OF AWAKENING AND METHOD FOR JUDGING DEGREE OF AWAKENING - A device for judging a degree of awakening and a method for judging a degree of awakening which can more reliably detect weak sleepiness of people in action. The device for judging a degree of awakening in accordance with the present invention comprises a heartbeat sensor for acquiring a heartbeat signal from a driver and an ECU for detecting sleepiness of the driver by processing the heartbeat signal. In the ECU, a heartbeat signal preprocessing section for acquiring a heartbeat period time series from the heartbeat signal, a feature amount extracting section for acquiring a heartbeat fluctuation low frequency component power from the heartbeat period time series, a sleepiness detecting section for judging whether sleepiness occurs in the driver or not according the heartbeat fluctuation low frequency component power, a stimulus timing setting section for setting a timing for imparting a stimulus for removing sleepiness to the driver according to the heartbeat fluctuation low frequency component power, and a sleepiness removing stimulus output section for imparting the stimulus to the driver at thus set timing. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049067 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUANTIFYING AND PROVIDING INDICIA OF ST-SEGMENT RESOLUTION IN AN ECG SIGNAL - Systems and methods are provided for quantifying and providing indicia of ST-segment resolution in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal. A receiver acquires an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal that includes an ST-segment. A processor processes the ECG signal to determine values for the ST-segment deviation relative to an isoelectric baseline. A user is allowed to provide a baseline signal to the processor. The processor responds to the baseline signal by marking a baseline ST-segment value corresponding to a baseline time. A user interface displays a linear graphical trend of variations in the measured ST-segment values relative to the baseline ST-segment value. In certain embodiments, the processor detects user-selected trigger events such as post-intervention ST deviation relative to the baseline time and the baseline ST-segment value, and provides indicia of the trigger event. In addition, or in other embodiments, a verbal annunciation of a percent ST-segment resolution is provided. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049068 | IN-VEHICLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH DEVICE AND VEHICLE - An in-vehicle electrocardiograph device includes: a direct electrode that is used to detect an electric potential of a body of a vehicle occupant in a state in which the direct electrode contacts a skin of the occupant; a capacitive-coupled electrode that is used to detect the electric potential of the body of the occupant in a state in which the capacitive-coupled electrode does not contact the skin of the occupant; and an electrocardiographic waveform determination unit that determines an electrocardiographic waveform of the occupant based on an electric potential at the direct electrode and an electric potential at the capacitive-coupled electrode. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049069 | BIOMEDICAL SIGNAL MORPHOLOGY ANALYSIS METHOD - A way of quantifying the shape of an ECG waveform is disclosed by detecting the JT segment using two Hidden Markov Models and calculating the analytic signal of the JT segment. Parameters calculated from the analytic signal are used as shape descriptors for the JT segment. The shape descriptors may be displayed in a dimensionality-reduced mapping. Templates representing characteristic shapes can be produced by finding cluster centres in the shape descriptor space, and the novelty of new waveforms can be quantified by comparing the position in shape descriptor space of new shape descriptors to a predefined normal training set or to previously encountered waveforms. Novel shape descriptors can be used to retrieve the corresponding waveforms, and templates of such novel shapes can be created by averaging such waveforms, using dynamic time warping to allow for variations in heart rate. The templates can be manually segmented and the manual segmentation propagated back into other waveforms having similar shape descriptors. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049070 | DEVICE OF IMPROVING AUTOMATIC REAL-TIME HEART RATE VARIABILITY ANALYSIS USING ACCELEROMETER - The present invention provides a mobile ECG device by using accelerometer to improve real-time automatic analysis of heart rate variability, comprising: a data storage module; a microprocessor (MCU) module in which data are stored and accessed in the data storage module; an analog-to-digital converter module in which the data are transmitted to the microprocessor (MCU) module; an accelerometer peripheral hardware module in which the data are transmitted to the analog-to-digital converter module; and an electrocardiogram peripheral hardware module in which the data are transmitted to the analog-to-digital converter module. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049071 | Method and System for Non-Invasive Measurement of Cardiac Parameters - A method and system are presented for use in assessment of at least one cardiac parameter of an individual. An electrodes arrangement is applied to an individual's body, for applying an electrical field to the body and providing an electrical output indicative of a systolic impedance change and of a velocity of said change during a cardiac cycle. Also provided is additional data indicative of at least of the following conditions of the individual: a value of total peripheral resistance (TPR), a value of cardiac index (CI), and existence of the AHF condition. Data corresponding to these condition is analyzed to determine whether the TPR satisfies a first predetermined condition and/or the CI satisfies a predetermined second condition and/or whether the acute heart failure (AHF) condition is identified, to thereby use the data indicative of the measured electrical output and selectively calculate said at least one cardiac parameter based on either the systolic impedance change data or on said data of the velocity of the impedance change. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049072 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RETRIEVAL OF SIMILAR HEART SOUNDS FROM A DATABASE - The present invention exploits a visual rendering of heart sounds and models the morphological variations of audio envelopes through a constrained non-rigid translation transform. Similar heart sounds are then retrieved by recovering the corresponding alignment transform using a variant of shape-based dynamic time warping. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049073 | Method, System, and Computer Program for Determining if a Subject is Snoring - In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for determining if a subject is snoring is disclosed, including the steps of: determining if the subject is present in a bed; determining if there is snoring; determining if snoring is emitted from the subject; and generating an output signal, wherein the output signal is dependent on if the snoring is emitted from the subject. A computer program arranged to cause a computer to perform the steps of the method is also disclosed. Further, a system for snoring determination is disclosed, comprising a processor, an audio input means providing an audio signal to the processor, and a sensor pad arranged in a bed, the sensor pad providing a sensor pad signal to the processor, wherein the processor comprises devices for determination of presence of a subject from the sensor pad signal; devices for determination of snoring from the audio signal; devices for determination if the subject is emitting the snoring from the sensor pad signal and the audio signal; and an output arranged to provide an output signal according to determinations of the devices for determination of presence, devices for determination of snoring, and devices for determination is the subject is emitting the snoring. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049074 | CATEGORIZING SONGS ON A PHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECT | 2010-02-25 |
20100049075 | Method and apparatus for monitoring eye tremor - An apparatus consistent with the present invention comprises a sensor for receiving a signal representing eye tremor and a processor for monitoring eye tremor while receiving the signal. A method consistent with the present invention includes receiving a signal representing eye tremor, comparing the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value, and classifying a patient's brain stem function using the comparison of the received signal representing eye tremor to at least one reference value. An embodiment consistent with the present invention includes an ocular micro tremor (OMT) sensor and associated signal processing hardware and software for clinical analyses. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049076 | RETRIEVING MENTAL IMAGES OF FACES FROM THE HUMAN BRAIN - Methods, systems and computer program products for retrieving mental images of faces from the human brain. An exemplary embodiment includes a method for retrieving mental images of faces from a human brain, the method including generating an image on a screen, measuring brain activity data from a brain scanner, varying characteristics of the image on the screen, detecting changes in the brain activity data measured from the brain scanner, and generating a final image on the screen, the final image being related to a subjectively described mental image. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049077 | Internal Bleeding Detection Apparatus - Abstract: An EIT system ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049078 | Method and Apparatus for Disease Diagnosis and Screening Using Extremely Low Frequency Electromagnetic Fields - Novel methods and apparatus for diagnosing or screening disease states in living organisms by the measurement and analysis of extremely low frequency electromagnetic fields, particularly extremely low frequency alternating current. The measurement of such fields is performed at a single point or at several test points on or in the body and compared to one or more reference. Information in the time-varying electromagnetic field is collected, then processed by diagnostic or screening algorithms to provide information about the disease state of the tissue being assessed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049079 | 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. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049080 | THIXOTROPIC SWALLOW CHALLENGE MEDIUM - A swallow challenge medium is thixotropic for easy swallowing and to provide enough viscosity for effective challenge to peristalsis and has high ionic density for effective impedance measurements by contact with electrodes positioned in a person's esophagus or oropharynx during swallow testing. The medium also has a high surface tension so as not to adhere to or coat the electrodes or probe surfaces. These physical characteristics are stabilized and consistent enough to provide standard for esophageal and/or oropharyngeal function testing and diagnostics. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049081 | Tissue Discrimination and Applications in Medical Procedures - A system and method for discriminating tissue types, controlling the level of therapy to tissue, and determining the health or a known tissue by measuring the characteristics an electrical signal applied to conductive element located within or by the tissue. Additionally, the system and method may be used for determining whether the conductive tip of a pedicle probe or pedicle screw is located in one of cortical bone, cancellous bone, and cortical bone near a boundary with soft tissue, whether the conductive tip of a cannula is located adjacent to one of nerve tissue and annulus tissue, and whether the conductive tip of a cathode is located adjacent to one of nerve tissue and prostate gland tissue. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049082 | DATA MINING SYSTEM FOR NONINVASIVE INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE ASSESSMENT - Systems and methods are described for noninvasively assessing an intracranial pressure of a patient. Some embodiments include providing a simulation model with a measured arterial blood pressure of the patient. Some embodiments further include providing the simulation model with a measured cerebral blood flow velocity of the patient. The simulation model correlates arterial blood pressure values, cerebral blood flow velocity values, and intracranial pressure values. Some embodiments further includes determining an intracranial pressure of the patient based on the simulation model. Some embodiments further includes creating an output data set indicative of the determined intracranial pressure. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049083 | DEVICE FOR CONTACT MOLECULAR SAMPLING | 2010-02-25 |
20100049084 | BIOPSY MARKER DELIVERY DEVICE - A biopsy device for delivering a biopsy marker to a biopsy site is disclosed. The biopsy device can include a marker deployer having a unitary endpiece disposed in a distal end of the cannula. The distal endpiece can be a molded component which includes a distal tip, a marker deployment ramp, and a marker engaging element that aids in retaining the marker in the cannula until the marker is meant to be deployed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049085 | METHOD OF MAKING A BIOPSY MARKER DELIVERY DEVICE - A method for making a biopsy device for delivering a biopsy marker to a biopsy site is disclosed. The biopsy device can include a marker deployer having a unitary endpiece formed in place in a distal end of the cannula. The distal endpiece can be a molded in place in the distal end of the cannula, and can include a distal tip, a marker deployment ramp, and a marker engaging element that aids in retaining the marker in the cannula until the marker is meant to be deployed. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049086 | Biopsy Device - A biopsy device such as a core sampling biopsy device compatible with use in a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) environment by being driven by either a pneumatic rotary motor or a piezoelectric drive motor is disclosed. The core sampling biopsy device obtains a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample, for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. The biopsy device may include an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, a side tissue port communicating with the cutter lumen, and at least one fluid passageway disposed distally of the side tissue port. The inner cutter may be advanced in the cutter lumen past the side tissue port to sever a tissue sample. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049087 | Rotational Core Biopsy Device with Liquid Cryogen Adhesion Probe - A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049088 | Specimen container - A specimen container includes an opening for receiving biological fluid specimens, and a body, wherein at least one of a body mid-section and a container base is substantially wider than the opening. The body mid-section may be curved and wider than the container base. Alternatively, the body mid-section may be flat and narrower than the container base. A detachable lid may be configured to cover the opening. In another embodiment, a specimen container includes a base member, a set of wall members fixedly connected to the base member, and a deflector cap configured to deflect fluid specimen material back into the specimen container. Advantages of the present invention include a specimen container that allows more complete and easier specimen collection and retention. These advantages may be achieved, at least in part, through better shape optimization of the specimen container. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049089 | Bag System with Device for Associating Sampling Receptacles - The invention includes a bag system for collecting a biological fluid, in particular blood. The system includes a device for collecting the fluid which is in fluid communication with at least one fluid collection bag, and a device for sampling the fluid to be collected which includes at least one sampling receptacle. The sampling device includes a device for transferring the fluid from the bag system into the sampling receptacle or receptacles, in which the transfer device is provided with a device for associating the receptacle or receptacles. The transfer device may be arranged to allow the support of the receptacle or receptacles in a standby position, the guidance of the receptacle or receptacles to a transfer position and, after transfer, the dissociation of the receptacle or receptacles from the bag system. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049090 | LANCING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a lancing system having a lancet carrier tape ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049091 | Disposable diagnostic article - A disposable diagnostic article comprising a lancing element that can be pierced into a body part and a collection area formed on the lancing element for body fluid obtained by the puncture is disclosed. The lancing element can comprise at least two bent parts folded towards each other such that the at least two bent parts can partially delimit the collection area. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049092 | Puncturing system - A puncturing system for obtaining a sample of body fluid comprises at least one magazine that comprises a lancet carrier that carries several lancets, a puncturing device comprising a compartment for the magazine, an incremental advancing mechanism for moving the lancets successively to a puncturing position, and a puncturing drive for accelerating one of the lancets that is positioned in the puncturing position in a puncturing motion, wherein the magazine comprises a coupling facility with a receptacle for the lancet carrier, said receptacle being mobile with respect to a magazine housing, and wherein the lancets that are carried by the lancet carrier can be moved relative to the receptacle by actuating the incremental advancing mechanism, and wherein the receptacle is adapted to couple the puncturing drive to one of the lancets positioned in the puncturing position for transmitting a driving force generated by the puncturing drive during a puncture to the lancet positioned in the puncturing position. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049093 | ACOUSTIC MONITORING OF A BREAST AND SOUND DATABASES FOR IMPROVED DETECTION OF BREAST CANCER - Provided are methods and devices that pertain to the acquisition of data related to breast vascularity associated with breast cancer, use of data, or both, that are associated with the generation of sounds, including Korotkoff sounds, within a breast. The present methods and devices overcome the inherent limitations associated with x-ray absorption (upon which mammography relies) by the breast tissue of younger women, and may also be used to augment traditional single-parameter (visual) analysis of a breast through the use of a new parameter—sound. Also disclosed are databases comprising breast sounds that may be used to provide a more complete assessment of a patient's breast, either alone or in combination with the traditional visual parameter. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049094 | CERVICAL DILATION METER - An instrument for measuring cervical dilation can have a pair of arms connected at their proximal ends to an arm pivot or articulating member, the arms being in movable communication with a gauge assembly for measuring the relative distance between the arms at a fixed location near the proximal ends of the arms. The arms can be disposed to apply an outward lateral pressure against the walls of the cervix, thereby engaging the cervix without the need for physical penetration, gripping, or other attachment of the device to the cervical tissue. Continuous outward lateral pressure of the arms against the cervical walls can allow the arms to expand in response to and in concert with expansion and dilation of the cervix. The relative distance between the arms correlates to the diameter of the cervix, such that the correlated measurement indicated on a scale of the gauge means is the measurement of cervical dilation. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049095 | Assessment of medical conditions by determining mobility - A mobility assessment detects abnormalities in motion using a stagger algorithm. The detected abnormalities are compared to known norms for a particular test to determine if the abnormalities are normal or not. The comparison can be made for abnormalities associated with different diseases and illnesses to classify whether or not the condition exists and its phase. The results may be used to generate a treatment regime. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049096 | SYSTEM FOR FALL PREVENTION AND A METHOD FOR FALL PREVENTION USING SUCH A SYSTEM - System for fall prevention for a user, comprising a number of sensors ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049097 | Anatomical flexion apparatus, system, and method - An anatomical flexion apparatus comprising a relatively rigid base structure, and a pivot member coupled with and typically traversing a distance between opposing support members of the base. An arrangement of articulable platform members is generally operatively coupled with the pivot member, wherein one or more of the platform members are independently pivotable about a longitudinal axis of the pivot member. Typically, one or more radial translation members are operatively coupled with one or more drive mechanisms, and are further configured to urge one or more of the platform members through an arc of motion having a range found within a range of approximately zero to approximately one hundred eighty (0-180) degrees. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049098 | Automatic acoustic treatment device - There is provided herein an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue, comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body and a controller adapted to automatically trigger the transducer to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves upon receiving indication of said transducer being positioned at a predetermined position (node). There is further provided herein an apparatus for lysing of adipose tissue, comprising a transducer adapted to transmit ultrasound acoustic waves to a target area tissue of a subject body and a positioning element adapted to automatically position the transducer at a predetermined position (node). | 2010-02-25 |
20100049099 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR POSITIONING AN ENERGY SOURCE - An ablation system for treating atrial fibrillation in a patient comprises an inner shaft having proximal and distal ends as well as a lumen therebetween. A distal tip assembly is adjacent the inner shaft distal end, and the distal tip assembly comprises an energy source and a sensor. The energy source is adapted to deliver energy to a target tissue so as to create a zone of ablation in the target tissue. This blocks abnormal electrical activity and thus reduces or eliminates atrial fibrillation in the patient. The system also has an outer shaft with proximal and distal ends, and a lumen therebetween. The inner shaft is slidably disposed in the outer shaft lumen, and the inner shaft is rotatable, bendable and linearly slidable relative to the outer shaft. The outer shaft is rotatable, bendable and linearly slidable relative to the target tissue. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049100 | Systems and methods for applying audible acoustic energy to increase tissue perfusion and/or vasodilation - Systems and methods apply audible acoustic energy to cause vasodilation and/or to increase tissue perfusion. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049101 | Apparatus and Methods for Delivering Acoustic Energy to Body Tissue - Apparatus for delivering acoustic energy to a target site includes a structure and a transducer secured to the structure, the transducer having a surface configured to be placed on a tissue. The structure comprises a channel located adjacent the transducer, the channel adapted for carrying cooling fluid. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049102 | MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE - Provided is a motion assisting device capable of assisting a periodical walking motion of a creature so as to conduct a smooth motion of a leg thereof. According to the motion assisting device ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049104 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF TINNITUS - A device for the treatment of tinnitus, comprising generator means able to generate an audio signal, and transducer means connected to the generator means in order to reproduce the audio signal. The device also comprises filter means interposed between the generator means and the transducer means in order to filter and substantially suppress the audio signal at least in correspondence with an interval of frequencies around the dominant frequency (Ft) of tinnitus, so as to obtain a silent window (silent band) having a selected width or amplitude around said dominant frequency (Ft) of tinnitus. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049105 | WHOLE BODY VIBRATOR (II) - This invention relates to a whole body vibrator platform which is attachable to a treadmill. The treadmill belt provides the power to move the platform, translating the horizontal, linear, belt movement into vertical oscillations through one or more eccentrically mounted rollers which support the platform. A person standing on the vibrator platform experiences a vertical vibration at frequencies established by the linear velocity of the treadmill belt. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049106 | MASSAGE DEVICES - The present invention relates to a massage device including at least one rotary massage system ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049107 | INFLATABLE DEVICE FOR USE IN IMPULSE THERAPY - A device for use in applying impulse therapy to a limb of a human body and including an inflatable bladder or pad that has opposing hermetically sealed first and second side walls. The device also includes an inlet tube connected to the inflatable bladder or pad for feeding intermittent pulses of fluid to the inflatable bladder or pad. The inflatable bladder or pad includes a fluid dispersal and noise reducing internal media interposed between the first and second side walls and over an outlet of the inlet tube, the fluid dispersal and noise reducing internal media configured to dissipate the intermittent pulses of fluid with an accompanying reduction in a fluid flow rate and noise generated during pressurisation of the inflatable bladder or pad. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049108 | ADJUSTABLE HINGE FOR ORTHOPEDIC BRACE - An adjustable hinge for an orthopedic brace includes a housing, first and second members and first and second control devices rotatably supported by the housing. The first member has a first gear portion pivotable about a first axis, and first and second cam surfaces. The second member has a second gear portion pivotable about a second axis and engageable with the first gear portion. The second axis is parallel and spaced apart from the first axis. The first control device has a third cam surface that is selectively rotatable in and out of engagement with the first cam surface and controlling a range of motion in a first rotational direction. The second control device has a fourth cam surface that is selectively rotatable in and out of engagement with the second cam surface and controlling a range of motion in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049109 | ADJUSTABLE BACK SUPPORT DEVICE - An adjustable device is described for applying pressure to an area of a person while substantially eliminating pressure from a prescribed area. The device includes a panel, a first elastic belt, a second elastic belt, a first elastic strap, and a second elastic strap. These elements are connected to one another such that the panel is flanked on one side by the first panel and the first elastic belt and, on the other side, by the second panel and the second belt. Alternate embodiments include several panels disposed side-by-side or on top of one another. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049110 | Extremity Support Apparatus and Method - An extremity support apparatus having a second cuff, a first cuff, a bridge rod attached to the second cuff, and a tension rod attached to the first cuff and to the bridge rod is provided. The extremity support apparatus can place the support a first cuff in a cantilevered manner when a distal portion and a proximal portion of an extremity are supported in respective first and second cuffs. A method of supporting an extremity in a non-weight-bearing manner is also provided. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049111 | Device to Alleviate the Symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome, Restless Arms Syndrome, and Foot and Leg Cramps - A flexible foot relief pad that is wrapped about and secured to the individual's foot in order to relieve the symptoms of restless leg syndrome, restless arms, and foot and leg cramps includes a pliable cloth, wrap having a foot engaging portion joined to a securing portion by a fold, with the foot engaging portion enclosing a cavity for holding therein a layered raised pressure application pad that applies pressure to select areas of the inner side and sole of the foot with the layered pad configured so that a portion of the pad extends transverse to the sole of the foot and a raised portion extends along the inner side of the foot for applying pressure to the specific muscle groups involved in restless leg syndrome. The flexible foot relief pad also includes adjustable securement members that wrap around and encompass both the foot and the relief pad for securing the pad to the foot, and the point of attachment for each securement member is adjustable thereby providing for the even application of pressure against the specific areas of the sole of the foot or for varying the amount of pressure applied to such areas on the sole of the foot. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049112 | CUTANEOUS PROPRIORECEPTIVE ACTIVATION GARMENT SYSTEM - An appliance for application to the human body for injury prevention, rehabilitation, support, to enhance strength, and to improve posture. The claimed invention may provide an applicator of a relatively elastic material having a first portion for attachment to a first insertion point of a muscle and a second portion for attachment to a second insertion point of the muscle to provide support to the injured muscle. Alternatively, the claimed invention may provide a central portion for attachment to an injured area and any number of extension portions for attachment to the surrounding tissue. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049113 | COMPRESSION DEVICE FOR USE AFTER VENOUS SURGERY OR ENDOVENOUS TREATMENT OF A LOWER LIMB - A compression device for use after venous surgery or endovenous treatment, the device comprising a sleeve ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049114 | BLOOD TREATMENT APPLIANCE, STORAGE MEANS FOR USING WITH THE BLOOD TREATMENT APPLIANCE, AND COMBINATION OF THE BLOOD TREATMENT APPLIANCE AND STORAGE MEANS - The present invention relates to the field of blood treatment machines such as hemodialysis machines. The object of this invention is to improve upon a generic blood treatment machine such that a certain individualization of the treatment station with little or no expenditure of materials is made possible in order to make the treatment environment more pleasant for the patient to be treated on the machine. The inventive blood treatment machine ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049115 | METHOD FOR PRIMING A BLOOD LINE SET - The invention relates to a method for priming a blood tubing set comprising a venous and an arterial line whose connections at the patient side are in communication with two separate inlets of a chamber of in particular a bag and whose connections at the machine side are in communication with a dialyzer comprising the steps: parallel filling of both the venous and the arterial line via a feed line so that priming liquid flows through both inlets into the chamber; and circulation of the priming liquid in the circuit of the lines, the dialyzer and the chamber via a pump so that one of the inlets of the chamber acts as an inlet and the other as an outlet. The invention likewise comprises a corresponding blood tubing set and a bag as well as methods for providing them. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049116 | DIALYSIS CATHETER - A catheter assembly includes catheter having proximal and distal ends and at least one lumen extending between the ends. At least one end of the catheter is formed from a material that can be trimmed to achieve a selected length for the catheter. A tubular connector is telescoped over the catheter and a hub is joined to the tubular connector. Proximal portions of the hub are configured for connection to a medical apparatus. A cuff is mounted around the tubular connector or the catheter. The cuff is formed from a material that will permit or promote the growth of scar tissue for anchoring the catheter device at least on a semi-permanent basis in a patient. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049117 | Microporator for Porating a Biological Membrane and Integrated Permeant Administering System - A micro-porator ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049118 | DRUG INJECTING DEVICE - There is provided a drug injecting device including a drug feeding unit ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049119 | SURGICAL FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A surgical fluid manager includes a pump releasably engageable to tubing and a user interface. The user interface is configured to enable finger-touch selection of a fluid flow rate through the tubing and configured to operate in at least one of a first mode or a second mode. In the first mode, the flow rate is controlled via direct selection of one of a plurality of selectable digital numeric values, while in the second mode the flow rate is controlled via user selection of one alphanumeric identifier within a scale of alphanumeric identifiers. Each respective alphanumeric identifier directly corresponds to just one instrument size within a scale of instrument sizes. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049120 | DESIGN OF SWALLOWABLE MULTI-NOZZLE DOSING DEVICE FOR RELEASING MEDICINES IN THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT - A capsule and methodology for dispensing a medicament in the gastrointestinal tract of a mammal is disclosed, the gastrointestinal tract having tissue sites of interest. The capsule may include a medicament reservoir; medicament dispensing means such as a plurality of piezoelectric droplet jet nozzle dispensers; a power source; electronic control circuitry means and/or detecting means capable of communicating with a medicament dispensing means for regulating the amount and time interval for dispensing of the medicament into the gastrointestinal tract by the medicament dispensing means; and a non-digestible outer protective shell housing, e.g., the medicament reservoir, medicament dispensing means and electronic control circuitry means. A plurality of the nozzle dispensers of the medicament dispensing means can be positioned tangentially to a surface of the housing such that during release of a medicament, the capsule is caused to rotate and/or translate so as to discharge the medicament homogeneously onto tissue sites of interest. In addition, by using multiple nozzles and releasing medicament at high speed, this facilitates medicament absorption by the intestines in the gastrointestinal tract. | 2010-02-25 |
20100049121 | AMPULE GUIDE AND MEDICAL SOLUTION DOSING UNIT - An ampoule guide and a drug solution administering unit having excellent stability. An ampoule guide ( | 2010-02-25 |
20100049122 | Manual Breast Pump - A breast pump for pumping down breast milk, with a cylindrical hollow piston with at least one deepening circulating on the outside on the lower end with respect to the cylindrical superficies surface of the hollow piston, a suction cup, which is connected to the tipper end of the hollow piston via a passage for fluid, a soft elastic compensation element ( | 2010-02-25 |