10th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100063312 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AMINO ACID METHYL ESTERS - The present invention describes a process for the synthesis of an amino acid methyl ester comprising the following steps: (a) refluxing a reaction mixture comprising a free amino acid, methanol and a strong acid; (b) concentrating the mixture; (c) adding methanol; (d) repeating steps a-c one or more times. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063313 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING ALPHA-KETO ACID - A method for efficiently producing 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutanoic acid, useful as a production intermediate of herbicide L-AMPB. The method comprises using a compound represented by the below formula (4): (4) where R | 2010-03-11 |
20100063314 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 2-ISOPROPENYL-5-METHYL-4-HEXENE-1-YL-3-METHYL-2-BUTENOATE - Provided is a method capable of solving the problems associated with production of LVSA, which is a pheromone produced by female pest mealybugs, and is useful as an agrochemical pest, at an industrial large scale, and producing LVSA in a high yield. Specifically, the present invention provides a production method of 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate, comprising reacting senecioic acid with a halogenating agent to give senecioic acid halide, reacting the obtained senecioic acid halide with 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-ol in the presence of an organic base compound and heat treating the obtained crude 2-isopropenyl-5-methyl-4-hexen-1-yl 3-methyl-2-butenoate in the presence of a basic substance at 50-250° C. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063315 | PROCESS FOR THE CARBONYLATION OF DIMETHYL ETHER - Production of methyl acetate by carbonylating a dimethyl ether feed with carbon monoxide in the presence of hydrogen under substantially anhydrous conditions, in the presence of a zeolite catalyst at a temperature in the range of greater than 250° C. to 350° C. and a dimethyl ether concentration of at least 1 mol %. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063316 | REACTIVE PHOSPHONATES - Novel reactive phosphonate compounds are disclosed corresponding to the structural formula set forth. The reactive moiety is preferably selected from the group of Cl, I, Br, HSO | 2010-03-11 |
20100063317 | METHOD FOR THE PREPARATION OF OPTICALLY ACTIVE 2-SULFONYLOXY-1-PHENYLETHANOL DERIVATIVES - Optically active 2-sulfonyloxy-1-phenylethanol derivative of formula (II) can be prepared easily and selectively by the method of the present invention using an asymmetric reduction of an α-sulfonyloxy acetophenone compound with a rhodium catalyst having petamethylcyclopentadienyl group and a hydrogen donor, and the compound of formula (II) obtained in the inventive method exhibits a higher e.e. (enantiomer excess) value than that of the products in the conventional methods. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063318 | Purification Method of Crude Naphthalene Dicarboxylic Acid Using Microorganism and 2,6-Naphthalene Dicarboxylic Acid in Crystalline Form Obtained by Using the Same - Disclosed is a method for purifying a crude naphthalene dicarboxylic acid using microorganism. According to the purification method, a crude naphthalene dicarboxylic acid is purified by reacting a microorganism having the ability to convert 2-formyl-6-naphthoic acid to 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid with a crude naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, adding an acidic solution to the reaction solution under particular conditions, stirring the mixed solution to crystallize the crude naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, washing the crystallized crude naphthalene dicarboxylic acid, and drying the washed product to obtain 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid in a pure crystalline form. Advantageously, the purification method enable production of high-purity crystalline 2,6-naphthalene dicarboxylic acid on an industrial scale in an environmentally friendly manner. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063319 | Preparation of acetic acid - A process for producing acetic acid is disclosed. The process comprises carbonylating methanol to form a reaction mixture comprising a catalyst, catalyst stabilizer, acetic acid, methanol, methyl iodide, methyl acetate, water, and carbon monoxide and introducing at least a portion of the reaction mixture to a distillation column to separate into a bottom steam comprising the catalyst and catalyst stabilizer, a sidedraw stream comprising acetic acid and water, and an overhead stream comprising methanol, methyl acetate, methyl iodide, and water. The process of the invention eliminates the use of flash tank. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063320 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING FORMIC ACID - The invention relates to a process for preparing formic acid, in which catalytic hydrogenation of carbon dioxide with hydrogen over a catalyst which comprises a metal of groups 8 to 10 of the Periodic Table in the presence of a primary, secondary and/or tertiary amine generates the corresponding ammonium formate and the ammonium formate is split by heating into formic acid and the amine, which comprises selecting the primary, secondary or tertiary amine from the amines of the formula I or mixtures thereof | 2010-03-11 |
20100063321 | Process for Urea Production and Related Plant - A process for urea production from ammonia and carbon dioxide, in which part of the aqueous solution comprising urea, ammonium carbamate and ammonia obtained in a urea synthesis section is subjected to dissociation in a treatment section operating at a predetermined medium pressure for the recovery of the ammonium carbamate and of the ammonia contained in it, comprises the steps of subjecting the urea aqueous solution resulting from the aforementioned dissociation step to decomposition in a low pressure urea recovery section and of using at least a part of the condensed steam, obtained by indirect thermal exchange with a second part of said aqueous solution comprising urea, ammonium carbmate and ammonia in a high-pressure stripping unit, as a heating fluid for the dissociation of the first part of the aqueous solution comprising urea, ammonium carbmate and ammonia in the medium-pressure treatment section. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063322 | NOVEL POLYAMINE DERIVATIVES - A compound having the general formula (I) or a pharmacologically acceptable salt thereof: | 2010-03-11 |
20100063323 | Reactor having titanium silicate recycling - The invention relates to a plant for carrying out chemical reactions, having a reactor ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063324 | METHOD OF OBTAINING 2-AMINO-6-ALKYL-AMINO-4,5,6,7- TETRAHYDROBENZOTHIAZOLES - The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-amino-6-alkyl-amino-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzothiazoles (I) wherein the asterisk (*) represents an asymmetric carbon and R | 2010-03-11 |
20100063325 | NOVEL PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TIMBERONE - This invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of timberone useful for perfume or cosmetics. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063326 | CATALYSTS COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF OXIDIZED METALS AND A METHOD FOR CLEAVING PHENYLALKYL HYDROPEROXIDES USING THE CATALYSTS - Catalyst comprising a combination of oxidized metals and processes for cleaving phenylalkyl hydroperoxides in the presence of the catalyst. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063327 | PROCESS FOR REDUCING SIDE-REACTIONS DURING ALKYLENE GLYCOL AND POLY-ALKYLENE GLYCOL MANUFACTURING - This invention relates to a process of producing one or more of an alkylene glycol or poly-alkylene glycol by the reaction of an alkylene oxide and water whereby reduced levels of undesired by products such as carbonyl compounds, ultraviolet light absorbing compounds and various metal species are produced. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063328 | HETEROBIFUNCTIONAL POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DERIVATIVES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION - This invention provides a method related to the preparation of derivatives of poly(ethylene glycol). | 2010-03-11 |
20100063329 | METHOD FOR DECOMPOSING DI(PHENYLALKYL)PEROXIDES TO PRODUCE HYDROXYBENZENES AND PHENYLALKENES USING SOLID CATALYSTS - A method for decomposing di(phenylalkyl)peroxides to hydroxybenzenes and phenylalkene(s) using solid catalyst. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063330 | PARICALCITOL PURIFICATION - Paricalcitol, a synthetic vitamin D analog, is purified to a purity greater than 99.7% by crystallization from solution in isopropyl acetate solvent, followed by filtration and vacuum drying. Isopropyl acetate appears to be unique among commonly available and pharmaceutically acceptable solvents in its ability to precipitate paricalcitol in this high purity, essentially free of isomers thereof. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063331 | PROCESSES FOR THE CRYSTALLIZATION OF 2,2,4,4-TETRAMETHYLCYCLOBUTANEDIOL - Disclosed is a novel process for the continuous crystallization of a mixture of cis-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanediol and trans-2,2,4,4-tetramethylcyclobutanediol dissolved in a solvent. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063332 | Glycerol (Medical Grade) Preparation Method using a By-Product of a Bio-Diesel Process - A glycerol preparation method for preparation of medical grade glycerol from a by-product of a bio-diesel process by means of thin film evaporation and molecular distillation include a first stage phosphoric acid chemical reaction process and a posterior by-product centrifugal separation process to have the phosphoric acid chemical reaction by-product be separated into free fatty acid, potassium phosphoric acid, and a crude glycerol and methanol mixture. The crude glycerol and methanol mixture is further processed through a first step of thin film evaporation process where methanol is reclaimed, a second step of thin film evaporation process where the mixture is dehydrated, a third step of molecular distillation process where an industrial grade glycerol of purity over 95% is extracted, and a fourth step of molecular distillation process where a medical grade glycerol of purity in exceed of 99.75% that meets USP/BP standards is extracted. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063333 | Catalytic Hydrochlorination System and Process for Manufacturing Vinyl Chloride from Acetylene and Hydrogen Chloride in the Presence of this Catalytic System - Catalytic hydrochlorination system comprising at least one amine hydrochloride and at least one group VIII metal compound chosen from the group composed of mixtures of a platinum (IV) compound with tin (II) chloride, mixtures of a platinum (II) compound with triphenylphosphine oxide and mixtures of a palladium (II) compound with triphenylphosphine. This catalytic system is suitable for preparing vinyl chloride by reaction of acetylene with hydrogen chloride. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063334 | PROCESS FOR ULTRA LOW BENZENE REFORMATE USING CATALYTIC DISTILLATION - A process for reducing the concentration of benzene in a hydrocarbon stream, the process including: fractionating a reformate to form a benzene concentrate fraction comprising benzene and other C | 2010-03-11 |
20100063335 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING LIGHT OLEFINS FROM METHANOL OR DIMETHYL ETHER - A process for producing light olefins from methanol and/or dimethyl ether comprising the steps of: (a) introducing a feed comprising methanol and/or dimethyl ether into a fluidized-bed reactor from its bottom, and reacting the feed in a dense phase zone and a transition zone of the fluidized-bed reactor by contacting it with a catalyst, to form an effluent I comprising unreacted feed, reaction products and entrained solid particulate catalyst; (b) introducing a terminating agent at upper portion of the transition zone and/or lower portion of a gas-solid separating zone of the fluidized-bed reactor into the effluent I, to give an effluent II, wherein the terminating agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of water, C | 2010-03-11 |
20100063336 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIGHT OLEFINS FROM METHANOL OR/AND DIMETHYL ETHER - The present invention provides a method for producing Lower olefin from the feed of methanol or/and dimethyl ether, characterized in that methanol or/and dimethyl ether are divided proportionally to be fed at 3 reaction zones; and the desired distribution of the olefin product is obtained by modulating the feeding ratio among the 3 reaction zones and the reaction conditions in each reaction zone. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063337 | REACTOR FOR PRODUCING C2- TO C8- OLEFINS FROM A MATERIAL FLOW CONTAINING OXYGENATE, WATER VAPOR AND ONE OR MORE HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a reactor for the production of C | 2010-03-11 |
20100063338 | Process for feeding ethylene to polymerization reactors - Provided are processes for feeding ethylene into a polymerization system operating in a liquid phase or supercritical phase. The process includes providing a low-pressure ethylene stream, one or more low-pressure C | 2010-03-11 |
20100063339 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS - In a process for producing olefins by a metathesis reaction comprising feeding an olefin gas to pass the olefin through a catalyst bed in the presence of hydrogen gas to convert the olefin into another kind of olefin, the catalyst bed having a catalyst including at least one metal selected from the group consisting of tungsten, molybdenum, rhenium, niobium, tantalum and vanadium, and a co-catalyst including a basic compound having at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Group Ia (alkali metals), Group IIa (alkaline earth metals), Group IIb and Group IIIa of the periodic table, the improvement lies in controlling the superficial velocity of the gas passing through the catalyst bed to 0.01 to 2.0 m/sec. According to the present invention, the presence of hydrogen gas dramatically increases the durability of the metathesis catalytic activity and the by-production of paraffins is suppressed. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063340 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ETHYLENE AND PROPYLENE - The invention is to provide a catalyst excellent in product producibility and selectivity, and in coking degradation resistance and regeneration degradation resistance, which is for production of ethylene and propylene through catalytic conversion from a hydrocarbon material. The invention relates to a method for producing ethylene and propylene through catalytic conversion from an olefin, by contacting a hydrocarbon material with a zeolite-containing shaped catalyst satisfying the following requirements (1) to (6), in a reactor:
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20100063341 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING HYDROCARBONS WITH ZEOLITE SHAPED CATALYST - The invention provides methods for converting hydrocarbons as starting material by industrial fixed-bed reaction processes with a zeolite shaped catalyst which has a low content of inorganic binder and a high pore volume and which shows high catalytic activity, long catalyst life and high crushing strength. A zeolite shaped catalyst used in the methods of the invention includes zeolite and an inorganic binder and is obtained by kneading zeolite, a starting material of an inorganic binder, shaping auxiliary(ies), organic polymer particles having an average diameter of 0.1 to 6 μm and water into a kneaded product, and extruding, drying and calcining the kneaded product; and the zeolite shaped catalyst has a zeolite component content of not less than 60 wt % relative to the total weight, a pore volume of 0.4 to 1.0 ml/g, a half-volume pore diameter of 80 to 500 nm and a crushing strength of not less than 0.9 kg. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063342 | Furnace and Process for Incinerating a Decoke Effluent in a Twin-Tube-Plane Furnace - A furnace and method for the cracking of hydrocarbons. The furnace includes a radiant firebox, the radiant firebox comprising a furnace floor having a centerline, a plurality of decoke effluent injection nozzles mounted along or adjacent to the centerline for injecting decoke effluent upward into the radiant firebox, a plurality of burners arranged to form a first line of burners and a second line of burners, each line of burners positioned on opposing sides of the plurality of decoke effluent injection nozzles, a first plane of radiant coils spaced at a distance greater than the distance that the first line of burners is spaced from the centerline of the furnace floor and on the same side of the centerline as the first row of burners, and a second plane of radiant coils spaced at a distance greater than the distance that the second line of burners is spaced from the centerline of the furnace floor and on the same side of the centerline as the second row of burners. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063343 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF METHANE GAS - Process for purification of landfill gas and digester gas, also known as biogas or biomethane, to remove harmful constituents within the stream. The harmful constituents treated include water, particulate, sulfur (hydrogen sulfide), and siloxanes. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063344 | FUSION NEUTRON SOURCE FOR FISSION APPLICATIONS - Disclosed are a hybrid reactor, method, and device for improved nuclear fusion reactors to provide sufficient flux of fast neutrons with sufficient energy to transmutate transuranic wastes from nuclear fission and to be used in improved nuclear fuel cycles so as to effectively reduce the amount radio-toxicity, and the risks and costs of the disposal of nuclear waste, thereby reducing the cost of nuclear energy and increasing its acceptability as an energy source. This abstract is intended for use as a scanning tool only and is not intended to be limiting. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063345 | ENDOSCOPIC MEDICAL TOOL AND MEDICAL SYSTEM - An endoscopic medical tool is endoscopically inserted into a body cavity in order to eject a member into the body cavity, and includes: a flexible sheath having an inner cavity; an elastically deformable stopper which is provided projecting out toward the inner cavity in a distal end portion of the sheath, and prevents the member which has been loaded inside the sheath from falling out of the sheath; and a pusher which is inserted into the sheath in a freely advancing and retracting manner, and which pushes out and ejects the member from the sheath. In the endoscopic medical tool, the stopper is formed in only a partial region of the inner cavity so that the stopper does not continuously formed over the entire circumference of the inner cavity. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063346 | MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL FLUIDS AND THERAPEUTIC USES THEREOF - In some embodiments, the present disclosure provides methods for stimulating a subject's immune system. Particular methods provide a tumor specific immune response by injecting a tumor with a magnetorheological fluid and applying a magnetic field to the tumor. The immune response can be used to treat disseminated tumors or metastatic cells. Further methods induce a general immune response, such as by treating a section of tissue, such as healthy tissue, with a magnetorheological fluid and applying a magnetic field to the treated tissue. The immune response can be used to treat illness or disease or to enhance the effect of a therapeutic agent. In particular examples, the disclosed methods are used to enhance the effect of immuno stimulants. Also provided are methods for causing necrosis of a cell mass, such as a tumor, by injecting a magnetorheological fluid into a section of tissue and applying a magnetic field to the tissue. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063347 | Tet system for implanted medical device - A TET system is provided which is operable to vary an amount of power transmitted from an external power supply to an implantable power unit in accordance with a monitored condition of the implantable power unit. In such way, the amount of power supplied to the implantable power unit for operating a pump, for example, can be varied in accordance with a cardiac cycle, so as to maintain the monitored condition in the power circuit within a desired range throughout the cardiac cycle. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063348 | Stimulus sequencer for a closed loop neuromodulator - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for generating a sleep therapy stimulus waveform for a patient. Stimulus sequence information can be selected from a sequence memory array, and stimulus sequence information can be received from the sequence memory array at a stimulus generator selector. A generator select signal can be provided to a stimulus generator of a closed loop neuromodulator using the stimulus sequence information and a stimulus duration signal, wherein the generator select signal can include stimulus type information related to stimulus pulses generated using the closed loop neuromodulator. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063349 | APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR INDUCING BRAIN WAVE - A brain wave inducing apparatus includes a signal generator and at least one sensor electrically coupled to the generator. The signal generator generates electrical signals with frequencies in a predetermined range. The at least one sensor is electrically coupled to the signal generator and detachably attached to a human body. The at least one sensor generates vibration at a frequency in the predetermined range in response to the electrical signals. The vibration is transferred to a the human body to induce the human brain to generate brain waves with the frequencies in the predetermined range. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063350 | Anti-habituating sleep therapy for a closed loop neuromodulator - This document discusses, among other things, a system and method for anti-habituating sleep therapy using a closed loop neuromodulator. A first sleep disorder event can be detected using first activity information, and a first series of stimuli can be provided, in response to the first sleep disorder event, using a set of stimulus parameters. A habituation event can be detected and anti-habituation stimulation parameter can be adjusted to avoid patient habituation to the stimuli. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063352 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A movement detection circuit analyzes image data from a DSP, and detects an amount of movement of an object relative to a solid-state image sensor. A CPU compares a movement detection value with a threshold value. When the movement detection value is the threshold value or less, a normal light source and a special light source are alternately turned on and off at intervals of charge accumulation time of the solid-state image sensor. Normal light moving images and special light moving images are simultaneously displayed on a screen. When the movement detection value exceeds the threshold value, write of the special light moving images is inhibited. A display control circuit displays on the screen one of the normal light moving images, a special light still image, and tiled windows for simultaneously showing the normal light moving images and special light still image. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063353 | ROTATIONAL/LINEAR CONVERTER FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - The present invention discloses a surgical equipment, having a proximal portion and a distal portion at least reversibly or temporarily interconnected along a main longitudinal axis (shaft P:D); said proximal portion is insertable into a body cavity, and having at least one manoeuvrable effecter; said effecter is adapted to be either manoeuvred linearly along said axis (linear effecter) or to be manoeuvred rotationally around said axis (rotational effecter); said distal portion comprising a handset located outside the body; said handset is adapted to manoeuvre said effecter with either a linear motion along said axis (linear handset) or a rotational motion around said axis (rotational handset); said effecter comprising a proximal effecting means and a distal converter; said converter translates either linear motion to rotational motion or rotational motion to linear motion; so as said rotational effecter is adaptable to a linear handset, and vice versa, a linear effecter is adaptable to a rotational handset. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063354 | MANIPULATION MECHANISM AND MEDICAL DEVICE INSTRUMENT - A manipulation mechanism of the present invention includes an oscillating body which is disposed on a first imaginary plane, where first and second imaginary planes are parallel to each other with respect to a manipulation reference plane; and a holding body which is disposed on the second imaginary plane so as to regulate an oscillating locus of the oscillating body, wherein the oscillating body is provided with first and second convex portions which are spaced from each other and protrude toward the holding body, wherein the holding body is provided with first and second groove portions which respectively guide the first and second convex portions, and wherein the first and second groove portions are formed to be closer to each other in a direction away from the manipulation reference plane on one side of the manipulation reference plane from a point on the manipulation reference plane as a start point | 2010-03-11 |
20100063355 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - In an endoscope, a solid-state image pickup device images an object, to output an image signal. In a processing apparatus, an illuminator applies normal light and specific light having spectral distribution different from the normal light to the object. A display control unit operates according to the image signal, to cause display of a normal image of the object produced by applying the normal light, and a specific image of the object produced by applying the specific light. A motion detector detects information of relative motion of the object. A controller controls the illuminator, causes alternate emission of the normal and specific light periodically at a storage period of the image pickup device if the motion information is equal to or smaller than a threshold level, and causes emission of the normal light without emitting the specific light if the motion information is greater than the threshold level. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063356 | ACCESS SHEATH WITH REMOVABLE OPTICAL PENETRATING MEMBER - A system for accessing underlying tissue includes an elongated access sheath defining a longitudinal axis and a penetrating tip releasably mounted to the access sheath and dimensioned for facilitating passage through tissue. The penetrating tip is removable through the access sheath. The penetrating tip may include a transparent region adapted to permit passage of light. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063357 | ENDOSCOPE INSERTION AID, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS INSERTION METHOD - An endoscope insertion aid of the present invention includes a tube body that is inserted into an entrance of an intestinal tract and held by an intestinal wall, a passage hole through which an insertion portion of an endoscope can pass, the endoscope having an insertion path through which a guide wire can pass and a fixing unit that fixes, with the insertion portion passed through the passage hole, a distal end portion of the guide wire protruding from an opening on a distal end side of the insertion portion to the tube body. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063358 | CHANNELED FLEXIBLE SLEEVE FOR MEDICAL ARTICLES - A medical tool includes a flexible sleeve placed over a flexible endoscope tube of an endoscope, with the flexible sleeve having one or more channels for providing additional access to the interior of a patient's body. Various tools may be inserted into the channels in order to perform surgical techniques within the body, such as within the gastrointestinal (GI) tract of the patient. Such insertable tools may include scalpels, scissors, or gripping tools. The tools may be flexible tools, and may include electrically-powered tools or non-electrically-powered tools. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063359 | ENDOSCOPIC/LAPAROSCOPIC INTRODUCER SLEEVE - A protective sleeve apparatus for protecting an endoscopic or laparoscopic instrument includes an elongated tubular member having an open proximal end and an open distal end. The elongated tubular member is sized and configured to receive a laparoscopic or endoscopic instrument therethrough. The tubular member has a folded section adjacent the distal end in releasable engagement with an intermediate section of the tubular member to define a substantially enclosed sleeve to receive the instrument and substantially prevent entry of contaminants within an interior of the tubular member. The folded section is releasable from the intermediate section upon exertion of a proximal force to the tubular member to facilitate removal of the tubular member along the instrument. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063360 | Side-arm Port Introducer - A self-sealing introducer is disclosed that allows easy introduction of a catheter into a working channel of a surgical instrument while minimizing fluid leakage before, during and after catheter insertion. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063361 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE PICKUP UNIT - An endoscopic image pickup unit includes: a first fixed lens frame which holds a first objective lens group; a second fixed lens frame which, being fitted over the first fixed lens frame, holds a second objective lens group; a movable lens frame which, being installed in the second fixed lens frame so as to be able to move forward and backward along a photographic optical axis, holds a movable lens; and a deformation preventing member which, being interposed between a distal end body and the second fixed lens frame, prevents the second fixed lens frame from being deformed by fixing force of the fixing member when the endoscopic image pickup unit is fixed to the distal end body. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063362 | WOUND RETRACTOR DEVICE - A wound protector and retractor device comprising a longitudinal axis, a distal member, a proximal member, and a sleeve extending at least between the distal member and the proximal member. The sleeve has a proximal gripping portion for pulling the sleeve upwardly to shorten an axial extent located between the distal member and the proximal member. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063363 | SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ACCESS IN A CARDIOVASCULAR ENVIRONMENT - A device to be used in a cardiovascular environment, comprising an expandable element that is coupled to a rod and that includes a compressed state and an expanded state. The expandable element is operable to be positioned within a wall of an organ while the expandable element is in the compressed state. The expandable element is further operable to be deployed once it is within the organ such that it is in the expanded state. The device further includes a cutter element operable to make a circular incision at the wall of the organ. The expandable element creates a resistive force when it is pulled against the wall while in the expanded state such that an interface is created for making the incision. The device includes a stop-grip mechanism that maintains the resistive force at the interface. One embodiment features the expandable element being umbrella shaped. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063364 | INSTRUMENT INSERTION DEVICE - An instrument insertion device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063365 | Apparatus and System for Monitoring - A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising: one or more sensing means for sensing cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from the person; processing means for analysing the sensed information; memory means for storing the sensed and/or analysed information; and communication means for transmitting at least the analysed information. At least one waveform acquired from the sensed cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information is digitised in real time; analysis of the sensed and/or digitised information is performed in real-time and a welfare indication of the person computed in real-time; and the computed welfare indication of the person is transmitted by the communication means and/or stored in the memory means. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063366 | System And Method For Detecting Ventilatory Instability - Embodiments described herein may include systems and methods for detecting events that may be associated with sleep apnea. Some embodiments are directed to a system and/or method for automated detection of reduction in airflow events using polysomnograph signals, wherein the reduction in airflow events may relate to sleep apnea. The PSG signals may be limited to four signals, including data from an airflow channel, a blood oxygen saturation channel, a chest movement channel, and an abdomen movement channel. Using information from these channels, some embodiments may automatically identify reduction in airflow events. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063367 | VITAL SIGN MONITOR UTILIZING HISTORIC PATIENT DATA - A vital sign monitoring system that can be used with multiple patients and utilizes historic patient data information for the patient to optimize the process of obtaining current vital sign measurements. Each patient is identified with a unique patient identification device that is automatically detected by the vital sign monitor. The vital sign monitor communicates with a medical records database and obtains historic patient data information for the patient identified by the patient identification device. The historic patient data information can be utilized by the vital sign monitor to set alarm limits for the vital sign measurements and automatically control the operation of an NIBP monitor for the specific patient. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063368 | Computational system and method for memory modification - Systems and methods are described relating to accepting an indication of memory-dampening agent use and altering an artificial sensory experience to modify at least one effect of the memory-dampening agent. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063369 | OPTICAL BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING APPARATUS, OPTICAL BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING METHOD, BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION DECISION APPARATUS, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An optical biological information measuring apparatus includes a measuring surface to be placed on the surface of a living body, a mark display section which displays a mark at a region to be measured on the surface of the living body, a light-emitting section which irradiates the living body with light of a predetermined wavelength and a light-receiving section which receives light irradiated onto the living body and returned from the living body, and measures information on the living body based on the received light. The optical biological information measuring apparatus is capable of measuring biological information with improved alignment accuracy. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063370 | Noise tolerant measurement - The invention relates to statistical methods for fitting a mathematical model of the interaction of signals, such as optical signals, with tissue to detected signals or data related to the interaction. In particular it relates to statistical methods for fitting a mathematical model of the interaction of optical signals with tissue to actual signals, such as interferometric signals related to data optical scattering in tissue and their relationship to glucose concentration. It also relates to statistical methods for fitting a mathematical model of the interaction of optical signals with tissue to data such as the spectral distribution values of optical signals absorbed or scattered by tissue and their relationship to glucose concentration. The invention provides a practical non-invasive glucose measurement method and system. The invention also provides a measurement method and system that performs well in low signal-to-noise environments. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063371 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN ANALYTE IN AN EYE FLUID - The invention proposes a manual measuring appliance ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063372 | SWEAT COLLECTION DEVICES FOR GLUCOSE MEASUREMENT - Devices, methods, and kits for collecting sweat that has come to the surface of the skin are provided. The sweat may be collected for measuring sweat glucose levels. Because sweat glucose levels correlate to blood glucose levels, the provided devices, methods, and kits may be used by diabetic patients to non-invasively monitor blood glucose levels. Sweat collection devices may be attachable to the surface of the skin and may collect about one microliter or less of sweat. Because only a small, fixed volume of sweat may be collected, the sweat glucose level may be measured in a matter of minutes. Further, as a fixed volume of sweat is tested, inaccuracies due to estimates of the sweat volume being tested are less likely to cause an inaccurate glucose measurement. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063373 | CALIBRATION TECHNIQUES FOR A CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Disclosed herein are systems and methods for calibrating a continuous analyte sensor, such as a continuous glucose sensor. One such system utilizes one or more electrodes to measure an additional analyte. Such measurements may provide a baseline or sensitivity measurement for use in calibrating the sensor. Furthermore, baseline and/or sensitivity measurements may be used to trigger events such as digital filtering of data or suspending display of data. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063374 | Analyte meter including an RFID reader - A glucose monitoring system, includes a glucose sensor strip or package of strips. The strip includes a substrate and a glucose monitoring circuit that has electrodes and a bodily fluid application portion of selected chemical composition. An antenna is integrated with the glucose sensor strip. A RFID sensor chip is coupled with the glucose sensor strip and the antenna. The chip has a memory containing digitally-encoded data representing calibration and/or expiration date information for the strip. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063375 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EPICARDIAL CARDIAC MONITORING SYSTEM - Devices, systems, and methods for remotely monitoring physiologic cardiovascular data are disclosed. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the external surface of the heart through the pericardial space for the delivery of the sensor to the epicardial surface of the heart. In addition, various disclosed embodiments provide for a memory device capable of receiving the physiologic cardiovascular data collected by the sensors and transmitting such data wirelessly to a remote location. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063376 | NERVE MONITORING DEVICE - The present invention provides a nerve monitoring device. The device includes a cannula, a sensor for monitoring the nerve and an alignment device. The cannula can be any surgical cannula, and is preferably an endotracheal tube. The sensor can be an electrode or other sensor that is capable of sensing nerve activity. The alignment device is a device that ensures that after insertion of the nerve sensor into a patient, the sensors are aligned to properly monitor the target nerve or muscle. The internal alignment device may communicate externally to surgeon by using electromagnetic energy as either a transmittor or a receiver. The mismatch of triangular laryngeal anatomy to circular cannula anatomy can be compensated for by a) altering the geometry (external shape) of the cannula and b) using soft, felt-like expandable electrodes. Rotational error can be compensated for by using a multi-electrode array wherein the optimized recording montage can be simply selected on the external recording device. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063377 | BLUETOOTH SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AND STORING A DENTAL ROOT CANAL DEPTH MEASUREMENT - A system for determining and storing a dental root canal depth measurement comprising: at least one electronic apex locator configured to locate the apex of a dental root canal; a dental instrument configured to be inserted into the dental root canal, up to the apex thereof; and a remotely located data storage unit configured to store data concerning the root canal apex. Data concerning the apex of the root canal may be transmitted from the apex locator to the data storage unit via Bluetooth transmission and may be exhibited on a display, along with the depth measurement of the root canal and a digital x-ray showing the location of the dental instrument in the root canal. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063378 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONSTRAINING A COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY PATIENT - A constraint having a main body and at least one coupler. The main body can be substantially arcuate in shape and can be configured to constrain a patient. The at least one coupler can couple the main body to a bed or treatment pallet. The constraint can be sized to restrict a patient within a computerized tomography (CT) scan field of view. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063379 | ROD-SHAPED BODY - The invention relates to a rod-shaped body ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063380 | Steady state dark blood magnetic resonance imaging - Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with steady state dark blood magnetic resonance imaging MRI are described. One example method includes controlling an MRI apparatus to produce a steady state pulse sequence. The example method may also include controlling the MRI apparatus to generate radio frequency (RF) energy and magnetic gradients associated with the steady state pulse sequence. The steady state pulse sequence is different from conventional steady state pulses in that it is characterized by regularly spaced slice selection excitation pulses to excite a region to be imaged in an object to be imaged using a consistent repetition time (TR), a set of readout modules, and a set of a magnetization preparation modules. A magnetization preparation module is characterized by gradients associated with imaging not being active, gradients associated with slice selection being active, and RF pulses associated with slice selection being active. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063381 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ITEM OF POSITIONING INFORMATION FOR ECG ELECTRODES DURING AN EXAMINATION WITH A MAGNETIC RESONANCE FACILITY AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE FACILITY - A method for determining an item of positioning information for ECG electrodes during an examination with a magnetic resonance facility is provided. An image data record of a region surrounding the heart of a patient and the electrodes arranged on the surface of the patient is recorded. A position of the longitudinal heart axis and a position of the electrodes in the image data record are determined. A target position suited to determining evaluable ECG signals is automatically calculated for each of the electrodes by considering the position of the longitudinal heart axis and a displacement from the position of the electrodes to the target position. An item of positioning information for the electrodes is displayed by taking the displacements into consideration. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063382 | Specific Gene Polymorphisms in Breast Cancer Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment - A method for detecting a predisposition to breast cancer in a subject is provided. The method comprises detecting in a biological sample from the subject one or more polymorphisms in the sequence of CD44 gene. The presence of one or more polymorphisms in the sequence of CD44 gene indicates that the subject has a predisposition for developing breast cancer. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063383 | CATHETER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE GUIDED PROCEDURES - A catheter for magnetic resonance (MR) guided procedures comprising: a catheter body having a lumen for accommodating an intravascular device; a magnetic coupling component in the catheter body, the magnetic coupling component being designed to magnetically couple with a conductive length on the intravascular device, the magnetic coupling resulting in a signal; the catheter having a connection to deliver the signal to a processor. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063384 | LOCAL INTRA-BODY DELIVERY SYSTEM - A system for delivery of a capsule to a target location within a subject body including a capsule including a locomotion element and a gamma emitting radioactive source, a radiation tracking subsystem capable of locating the gamma emitting radioactive source in three dimensions, and a locomotion control subsystem capable of controlling movement of the capsule by effecting movement of the locomotion element, based, at least partly, on a location of the gamma emitting radioactive source provided by the radiation tracking subsystem. A method of measuring a velocity of flow of a fluid at a target location within a subject body including inserting a capsule including a locomotion element and a gamma emitting radioactive source into the body, using a radiation tracking subsystem to locate the gamma emitting radioactive source in three dimensions, moving the capsule to the target location within the body using a locomotion control subsystem which controls movement of the capsule by effecting movement of the locomotion element, based, at least partly, on location of the gamma emitting radioactive source provided by the radiation tracking subsystem, and measuring the velocity of flow of the fluid at the target location. Related apparatus and methods are also described. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063385 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETICALLY CONTROLLING CATHETERS IN BODY LUMENS AND CAVITIES - A method of navigating a magnet-tipped distal end of an elongate medical device through the body includes providing an image display of the part of the body through which the medical device is being navigated and using the display to input the desired path of the medical device by identifying points on the desired path on the display. The magnetic field needed to orient the end of the medical device in the direction of the desired path as indicated on the display is then determined. In one embodiment where only points on the desired path are identified, the field direction is the direction indicated by the points on the desired path. In a second embodiment, where points on the current path and the desired path are identified, the desired angle of deflection is determined, and the direction of the magnetic field is set to lead this desired angle of deflection by 90° to over-torque the end of the catheter, and the intensity of the field is determined from a table of experimentally determined field intensities for given angles of deflection. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063386 | ELECTROMAGNETIC IMAGING SYSTEM, A METHOD AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - The invention relates to an electromagnetic imaging system for non-invasively imaging an internal structure of a body. The system comprises an external electromagnetic source for generating electromagnetic waves directed to a measurement location of the body. Further, the system comprises an external receiver for receiving electromagnetic waves propagating from the body after interaction of the incident electromagnetic waves with the measurement location of the body. In addition, the external source is arranged for transmitting non-coherent electromagnetic waves having a relatively large bandwidth. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063387 | POINTING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL IMAGING - The invention relates to a pointing device ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063388 | Fiducial Marker Devices, Tools, and Methods - This document discusses, among other things, fiducial marker devices, tools, and methods. One example illustrates a combined computed tomography (CT) imageable fiducial locator head, an integral bone screw, and an integral divot for receiving a positioning wand of an image-guided surgical (IGS) workstation. A further example includes a fluid/gel-absorbing coating or cover into which a magnetic resonance (MR) imageable fluid is introduced, thereby permitting both CT and MR imaging. Protective caps and collars may be used to protect the fiducial marker from mechanical impact and/or to guide the fiducial marker during affixation. A bull's-eye or other template is used to select a center of a substantially spherical fiducial marker head on an image, such as for use during patient registration. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063389 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING A VASCULAR STRUTURE DURING INTERVENTION - Method and device for recording a vascular structure during intervention comprises steps or elements for detecting S | 2010-03-11 |
20100063390 | UNIVERSAL SYRINGE - Syringes for use with medical fluid injectors. In certain aspects, the syringe includes a body having a longitudinal axis, a forward end, and a rearward end. At least one syringe mating section is coupled to the body of the syringe and is adapted to operatively engage an injector. In some embodiments, the syringe mating section includes first, second, and third flanges extending outwardly from the body along a plane substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. In some embodiments, the syringe mating section includes a first flange having a cross-section of a parallelogram and a second flange having a tapered surface. In some embodiments, the syringe mating section includes a flange having an L-shaped cross-section. Other embodiments of the syringe mating section may include yet other appropriate designs. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063391 | ULTRASONOGRAPH - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present invention includes: a transmitting section | 2010-03-11 |
20100063392 | ULTRASOUND-GUIDED ABLATION METHOD AND ULTRASOUND-GUIDED ABLATION SYSTEM - An ultrasound-guided ablation method captures an objective area to be ablated in an ultrasound scan area of an ultrasound transducer and delineates the objective area on an ultrasound image; specifies an ablation target area to display the ablation target area with a margin necessary for ablating the objective area on the ultrasound image processed by an ultrasound observation device and displayed on a display device; ablates, by an ablation device, the ablation target area displayed on the ultrasound image; and checks, on the ultrasound image, that an ablated area ablated by the ablation device has reached the ablation target area displayed on the ultrasound image. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063393 | Method for Improved Ultrasonic Detection - This invention relates to a method of analyzing an ultrasound signal. The method comprises obtaining a time series of sequential data frames associated with an ultrasound signal reflected from and/or backscattered from a fixed location of a material under investigation, each data frame comprising a plurality of samples of the ultrasound signal, and subjecting to an analysis a sequence of one or more samples of the ultrasound signal, or a sequence of at least one parameter derived from one or more samples of the ultrasound signal, wherein a result of the analysis is related to one or properties or characteristics of the material. In one embodiment the method may be used for detecting, diagnosing, and/or assessing cancer and/or abnormalities in biological tissue. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063394 | OSTEOPOROSIS PROGRESS STAGE MEASURING DEVICE AND OSTEOPOROSIS PROGRESS STAGE MEASURING METHOD - An osteoporosis progress stage measuring device is configured such that an ultrasonic wave oscillating section ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063395 | Telemedicine platform for standardized interpretation of vascular data using vascular analysis - A system and method, for obtaining and analyzing vascular data and generating results, that uses vascular test data to determine the state of the vessel. The data and the determinations can be used to generate reports, render diagnoses or identifying ailments, and may do so remotely. The system includes a telemedicine server and may include a number of other modules such as work stations, review tools, data storage modules, etc. The invention allows rapid and efficient analysis of the data, and provides mechanisms for comparing patient data to know or measured normative data sets, remotely if desired, and provides more accurate and less invasive diagnoses based on vascular conditions. The invention permits remote receipt, processing and distribution of the data and diagnoses. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063396 | COMPRESSIVE SURFACES FOR ULTRASONIC SCANNING - An apparatus and related methods for ultrasonically scanning a tissue sample are described, the apparatus comprising an ultrasound transducer and a taut fabric sheet compressing the tissue sample, the ultrasound transducer contacting the taut fabric sheet and ultrasonically scanning the tissue sample therethrough. Preferably, the taut fabric sheet is substantially porous with respect to an acoustic couplant. In another embodiment, an ultrasound transducer and a vented membrane are provided, the vented membrane having a first surface contacting the tissue surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, the ultrasound transducer contacting the second surface and being translated across the second surface for ultrasonically scanning the tissue volume. An acoustic couplant is applied to one of the tissue surface, the first surface, and the second surface, the vented membrane being provided with a void pattern such that it is substantially porous with respect to the acoustic coupling agent. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063397 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL TRANSDUCER ARRAY AND BEAMFORMING FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING - The electrodes for a CMUT are split to provide separate transmit and receive bias and alternating current electrodes. The transmit electrodes of different elements are interconnected, such as rows sharing bias and columns sharing transmit alternating signals. The bias is used to select an aperture in elevation, and only a sufficient number of transmit beamformer channels to use the selected aperture are needed. On receive, the full multi-dimensional array may be used with integrated beamformer electronics. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063398 | ULTRASOUND PROBE FOR GUIDANCE PROCEDURES - An ultrasound probe for guidance procedures is provided. The ultrasound probe includes a linear transducer array and a micro-motor configured to mechanically move the linear transducer array to provide ultrasound guidance of procedures. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063399 | FRONT END CIRCUITRY FOR IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE - Pulse-echo imaging systems and methods are provided, including a transmit code sequencer and a pulse generation circuit, The transmit code sequencer is configured to input a transmit code sequence to the pulse generation circuit. A transducer is configured to receive electrical signals provided as pulses using coded excitation according to the transmit code sequence, and to transduce the electrical signals to pulses of energy other than electrical signals. The transducer is further configured to receive echoes of the pulses of energy other than electrical signals and convert the echoes to received electrical signals generate using coded excitation. A receive circuit is configured to receive the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, perform analog sampling of the received electrical signals generate using coded excitation, and provide a weighted, summed digital signal by processing the analog samples. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is configured for ultrasonic pulse-echoes. At least one example of a pulse imaging system described is a medical diagnostic imaging system. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063400 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CATHETER GUIDANCE USING A COMBINATION OF ULTRASOUND AND X-RAY IMAGING - An apparatus for tracking movement of a foreign object within a subject has an X-ray fluoroscopic system with an X-ray detector and an ultrasound system that has a probe with a position sensor. A display is configured to display a static X-ray image acquired by the X-ray fluoroscopic system and a real-time ultrasound image acquired by the ultrasound system. The X-ray image and the ultrasound image each display at least a portion of the foreign object and at least a portion of surrounding area. A tracking module is configured to track movement of the foreign object within the ultrasound image and the display is further configured to display an indication of the movement of the foreign object on the X-ray image | 2010-03-11 |
20100063401 | ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND ULTRASOUND OBSERVATION METHOD - When an ultrasound endoscope arrives at an objective area, a puncture needle is located in a scan area of a first ultrasound image. Thereby, an image of the puncture needle is delineated on the first ultrasound image. Furthermore, an ultrasound probe is inserted into the puncture needle and an ultrasound transducer of the ultrasound probe is arranged in the objective area through the puncture needle. Then, the ultrasound probe is driven and a second ultrasound image is delineated. Detailed observation inside the objective area in which the puncture needle is punctured is possible with the second ultrasound image. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063402 | IMAGING SPECTROMETER FOR EARLY DETECTION OF SKIN CANCER - An imaging spectrometer provides substantially simultaneous areal spectroscopy and image generation to provide improved analysis of possible skin cancer. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063403 | Therapeutic focused energy delivery - A method and an apparatus adapted to perform three dimensional (3D) position-tracking of a transducer unit comprising a three dimensional (3) target, the 3D target adapted to show a position of the transducer unit, and further adapted to facilitate tracking a tilt angle of the transducer unit; and an optical imager adapted to acquire a two dimensional (2D) target image of the target. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063404 | BIOPOLYMER OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A method of manufacturing a biopolymer optical waveguide includes providing a biopolymer, unwinding the biopolymer progressively to extract individual biopolymer fibers, and putting the unwound fibers under tension. The tensioned fibers are then cast in a different polymer to form a biopolymer optical waveguide that guides light due to the difference in indices of refraction between the biopolymer and the different polymer. The optical fibers may be used in biomedical applications and can be inserted in the body as transmissive media. Printing techniques may be used to manufacture the biopolymer optical waveguides. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063405 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NONINVASIVE OR MINIMALLY-INVASIVE ESTIMATION OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE AND CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION - The systems, devices, and methods described herein provide for the estimation and monitoring of cerebrovascular system properties and intracranial pressure (ICP) from one or more measurements or measured signals. These measured signals may include central or peripheral arterial blood pressure (ABP), and cerebral blood flow (CBF) or cerebral blood flow velocity (CBFV). The measured signals may be acquired noninvasively or minimally-invasively. The measured signals may be used to estimate parameters and variables of a computational model that is representative of the physiological relationships among the cerebral flows and pressures. The computational model may include at least one resistive element, at least one compliance element, and a representation of ICP. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063406 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE FOR MESURING BLOOD PRESSURE WITH CLOTHES ON - A sphygmomanometer ( | 2010-03-11 |
20100063407 | PORTABLE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM MONITORING DEVICE - A portable electrocardiogram monitoring device comprises a case, at least two electrode lead patches, and an internal circuit provided inside the case for receiving a signal from the at least two electrode lead patches. The internal circuit comprises a power supply module and a data transmission module. The power supply module comprises a low-noise voltage stabilizing circuit having an independent first ground plane and a voltage regulation circuit having an independent second ground plane. The data transmission module comprises an operational amplifying circuit having an independent third ground plane and a data processing circuit having an independent fourth ground plane. And, the independent ground planes are connected with one another only by a ground channel. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063408 | Breathalyzer having pivoted mouthpiece - A breathalyzer includes a housing and incorporates a mouthpiece pivotally mounted in the housing and movable between a first, retracted position for reducing the exposure of the mouthpiece to damage and contaminants and a second, extended position for receiving exhaled breath of a person. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063409 | INTERACTIVE ALCOMETRY - The invention relates to method and apparatus for the determination of alcohol concentration of expired air. By visualising current or accumulated measuring value and error in real time during ongoing measurement, interactive control of alcohol determination is enabled with respect to accuracy and time lapse. Preferably the measurement is performed without contact with compensation for the dilution of the breath sample, which is performed by simultaneous measurement of temperature, concentration of water vapour or carbon dioxide. The method is divided into a stepwise procedure based on the dependence of the measuring error on the dilution of the expired air, and accumulated time, both being possible to influence by the test person or operator. Special advantages are being obtained at measurements relative to a concentration limit. The alcohol determination is preferably performed by means of absorption spectroscopy within the infrared wavelength range. The apparatus according to the invention includes sensors for the abovementioned entities, an electronic unit for signal and data processing, a presentation unit, and is embedded in a compact housing for handheld use or integration. The response time of the sensors should not exceed 0.5 seconds in order to fulfil the requirement of real time operation. The housing is controllably openable at measurement, and includes a measuring cell illuminated with collimated infrared radiation and means for active air flow. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063410 | Method and system for measuring lung tissue damage and disease risk - This invention relates to a method, system, and devices relating to quantitatively measuring regional lung tissue damage by combining the CT scan measurements of the mineral density deviations and/or mineral composition deviations in airway tissue, with the measurements of airflow lung function measurements. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063411 | Calibration systems and methods for neural interface devices - A system and method for a neural interface system with integral calibration elements may include a sensor including a plurality of electrodes to detect multicellular signals, an interface to process the signals from the sensor into a suitable control signal for a controllable device, such as a computer or prosthetic limb, and an integrated calibration routine to efficiently create calibration output parameters used to generate the control signal. A graphical user interface may be used to make various portions of the calibration and signal processing configuration more efficient and effective. | 2010-03-11 |
20100063412 | MONITORING FLUID IN A SUBJECT USING AN ELECTRODE CONFIGURATION PROVIDING NEGATIVE SENSITIVITY REGIONS - An amount of fluid in a thoracic or other region of a subject may be monitored by internally injecting an electrical energy stimulus (e.g., constant voltage source) through the region, detecting voltage resulting from the electrical energy stimulus, and calculating a fluid volume indicative signal. The injected energy stimulus creates a first lead field. The responsive voltage is detected using an electrode configuration that defines a second lead field, which is arranged in a negative sensitivity configuration with respect to the first lead field at the region being monitored. | 2010-03-11 |