18th week of 2011 patent applcation highlights part 63 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20110105891 | Method and device for generating a passive movement in a diagnostic device - A method and an apparatus for generating a passive movement of a patient in a magnetic resonance tomograph. The apparatus includes a support for supporting at least one body part of the patient. The support, together with a patient bed can be moved into a passage of the magnetic resonance tomograph. Driven by a motor, the support can be swiveled about at least one axis inside the passage of the magnetic resonance tomograph. The components of the support and its drive, which are disposed inside the passage of the magnetic resonance tomograph, are made of non-ferromagnetic materials. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105892 | PHYSIOLOGICAL PHARMACOKINETIC ANALYSIS FOR COMBINED MOLECULAR MRI AND DYNAMIC PET IMAGING - Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging typically has excellent spatial resolution, but relatively poor temporal resolution. In contrast, positron emission tomography (PET) typically has excellent temporal resolution, but poor spatial resolution relative to MR. Resultantly, it is advantageous to use combined PET-MR imaging sequences to create hybrid or enhanced images that reap the benefits of both modalities. A contrast agent ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105893 | TISSUE TRACKING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A tissue tracking assembly and method is disclosed herewith. The tissue tracking assembly comprises: a flexible probe with a proximal end and distal end, the proximal end incorporates an electric connector and the distal end incorporates at least one trackable sensor. A delivery system is provided in association with the flexible probe to accurately embed the flexible probe within a tissue. The delivery system is configured to be attached to the flexible probe during insertion of probe within the tissue and detaches from the flexible probe after embedding the probe within the tissue. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105894 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SCANNING AN INTRAORAL CAVITY - According to the invention, a method and system are provided for scanning, and for facilitating scanning of, an intraoral cavity. The target parts of the intraoral cavity that it is desired to have scanned are identified, and the spatial relationships between a scanning device and the target parts of the intraoral cavity suitable for enabling said target parts to be scanned by said scanning device, are also identified or otherwise determined. These relationships are then displayed, and the displayed relationships are used as a guide for scanning the intraoral cavity. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105895 | GUIDED SURGERY - System and methods for image guided surgery is provided. The surgical tracking system can include at least one sensor configured to acquire a marker signal associated with a first location of a marker within a body and to output a first signal indicative of the first location, and also further configured to acquire a device signal associated with a second location of a movable imaging device and to output a second signal indicative of the second location. The movable imaging device can be configured to generate a plurality of sequential images. The surgical tracking system can further include at least one processor configured to receive the first signal, the second signal, and the plurality of sequential images, and to generate a plurality of composite images where at least one of the plurality of composite images include a visual indication of the first location on at least one of the plurality of sequential images. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105896 | MULTIMODAL IMAGING FIDUCIAL MARKER - A multimodal fiducial marker ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105897 | HYBRID MEDICAL DEVICE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM - A hybrid radioactive and impedance tracking system for tracking a target in a human or animal body, comprising: a) a radioactive tracking subsystem for tracking the target; b) an impedance tracking subsystem for tracking the target; and c) a processor that uses data from the radioactive tracking subsystem in combination with data from the impedance tracking system to estimate a position of the target. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105898 | Real-Time Generation of Three-Dimensional Ultrasound image using a Two-Dimensional Ultrasound Transducer in a Robotic System - Systems and methods for performing robotically-assisted surgical procedures on a patient enable an image display device to provide an operator with auxiliary information related to the surgical procedure, in addition to providing an image of the surgical site itself. The systems and methods allow an operator to selectively access and reference auxiliary information on the image display device during the performance of a surgical procedure. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105899 | METHOD OF TRACING THE LIKELY CONTOUR OF AN ANATOMICAL ELEMENT ON AN IMAGE OF A CROSS SECTION - A method of tracing the likely contour of an anatomical element (S, C) in a sectional image of an anatomical site, the image being composed of pixels (P | 2011-05-05 |
20110105900 | Transducer Unit Incorporating an Acoustic Coupler - The present invention relates to a transducer unit for an ultrasonic breast imaging system, in which an acoustic coupler is employed which comprises a frame in which a transducer is mounted. The frame is open at one end, and a surface of the transducer is exposed at the open end. The frame and exposed transducer surface are put under compression against the surface of a compression plate with a gasket, or similar, providing a fluid-tight seal therebetween. A thin layer of acoustic couplant is provided between the transducer surface and the compression plate. The frame defines a chamber around the nonexposed surface of the transducer, the chamber housing an acoustic couplant. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105901 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ULTRA-SONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - A computer | 2011-05-05 |
20110105902 | PROCESSING DEVICE FOR ULTRASONIC TOMOGRAPHIC IMAGE - A free-moving piece (jellyfish sign) having a high probability of separation in the near future in an unstable plaque is clearly displayed. Ultrasonic tomographic images ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105903 | ORGANIC PIEZOELECTRIC MATERIAL, ULTRASONIC VIBRATOR, AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATION - This invention provides an organic piezoelectric material for constituting an ultrasonic vibrator, which has excellent piezoelectric properties and is suitable in high-frequency and broad bands, an ultrasonic probe using the organic piezoelectric material, and an ultrasonic image diagnosis apparatus for medical application. The organic piezoelectric material is a film-shaped organic piezoelectric material and is characterized in that the organic piezoelectric material is produced by a process comprising performing heat treatment at a temperature at or above room temperature and at or below a temperature of 10° C. below the melting point of the organic piezoelectric material while applying tension and subsequently performing relaxation treatment in a period between the completion of the heat treatment and the time when the material has been cooled to room temperature. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105904 | WIRELESS ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, WIRELESS ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND PROBE AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A wireless ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105905 | ULTRASONIC DEVICES AND METHODS TO DIAGNOSE PAIN GENERATORS - Ultrasonic devices and methods are provided that diagnose one or more pain generators. In some embodiments, the ultrasonic devices and methods are utilized to map one or more pain generators at or near the spine so that appropriate diagnostic and treatment methods can be performed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105906 | PROBE FOR ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A probe for an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and a method of manufacturing the same are disclosed. The probe includes a sound matching layer having a mounting groove, a piezoelectric member mounted on the mounting groove, a first connector interconnected to the sound matching layer, and a second connector interconnected to the piezoelectric member. The probe permits interconnection of the piezoelectric member to the first and second connectors to be performed rapidly and easily through a single bonding operation, thereby reducing manufacturing time while facilitating the manufacture of the probe. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105907 | Real Time Ultrasound Probe - An external ultrasound probe assembly capable of scanning a three-dimensional volume is provided. The ultrasound probe assembly contains a plurality of ultrasonic transducers disposed along a longitudinal axis of the probe assembly. The plurality of ultrasonic transducers is disposed on a mechanism operable to reciprocally pivot the plurality of ultrasonic transducers enabling the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to scan the entire three-dimensional volume. A helically disposed electrical interconnection member may be disposed about a pivot axis of the plurality of ultrasonic transducers and may electrically interconnect the plurality of ultrasonic transducers to an ultrasound imaging system. The ultrasound probe assembly may be fluid filled and contain bubble position control and fluid expansion compensation features. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105908 | Finger mounted imaging probe and skin broaching assembly - An ultrasound finger-mounted probe assembly that has a sensor unit, including: a multi-conductor cable, electrically connected to the connector-half; a finger clip, adapted to be mounted on a human finger; and an ultrasound finger probe supported by the finger clip. Also, a processing unit is adapted to be worn on a human forearm. This processing unit has a data processing unit, electrically connected to the multi-conductor cable and adapted to extract imagery from an ultrasound signal and an RF transmitter unit, adapted to send the extracted imagery to an further RF receiver. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105909 | NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE VISION DRIVEN CONTROL DEVICE AND ITS METHOD - A near-infrared light brain computer interface vision driven control device and its method are applied for measuring a near-infrared light brain signal generated during a user with a sight ability to feel an optical image data so as to use the measured near-infrared light brain signal as a signal source to control peripherals. The control device at least includes an optical image display unit, a near-infrared light measuring unit, a signal analysis processing unit, and a controlled unit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105910 | THERMOMETER FOR DETERMINING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN ANIMAL'S EAR DRUM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a thermometer for determining the temperature of an animal's ear drum. The thermometer includes a probe, an infrared-radiation detector adapted to receive infrared radiation emitted by the ear drum, and devices that help determine the probe's position in the ear canal so as to optimize the infrared radiation received from the ear drum, and to minimize the infrared radiation received from other ear parts. A method of using the thermometer is also disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105911 | Device for Indicator Dilution Measurements - The invention relates to indicator dilution measurements of a central volume (V | 2011-05-05 |
20110105912 | CEREBRAL AUTOREGULATION INDICES - Monitoring cerebral autoregulation may include determining one or more autoregulation indices incorporating cerebral blood flow and blood pressure measurements and/or indices. Measurement techniques may be invasive or non-invasive. Various combinations of data, e.g., oximeter data, electrocardiogram data, blood pressure data, hemoglobin data, and heart rate data, may be used to create various indices. Many of the indices may be based on correlations of data. A display may indicate several of the indices. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105913 | Method for Monitoring or Treating Nervous System Disorders - A medical device system that includes a brain monitoring element, cardiac monitoring element and a processor. The processor is configured to receive a brain signal from the brain monitoring element and a cardiac signal from the cardiac monitoring element. The processor is further configured to compare the brain signal to the cardiac signal. A method of comparing a brain signal to a cardiac signal is also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105914 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING A PATIENT DURING ANESTHESIA AND FOR DETERMINING THE COMBINED EFFECT OF A PLURALITY OF ANESTHETICS - A process is provided for monitoring a patient being anesthetized, as well as a process for determining a combined effect of different anesthetics used. Devices for carrying out the processes are also provided. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105915 | DETECTION AND DIFFERENTIATION OF SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - A vector method for monitoring a subject's sleep-disordered breathing utilizing a single, anatomy-attached (anatomically outside or implanted inside), three-orthogonal-axis accelerometer(s), including the steps of (1) collecting from a sleeping subject three-orthogonal-axis data relating to at least one of sound data, subject posture, subject activity, snoring, and respiration, and (2) following such collecting, processing and analyzing collected data to detect associated, disordered breathing including assessing the presence of at least one of (a) sleep-disordered breathing generally, (b) sleep apnea specifically, and (c) differentiation between central and obstructive sleep apnea. Further involved is the acquiring of ECG data, and that the mentioned processing and analyzing include recognition of such acquired ECG data. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105916 | Diagnostic method and apparatus - An electrical interferential device comprises a circuit for delivering electrical interferential energy into the body of a patient. A sensor detects a function of the autonomic nervous system of the patient and provides an output indicative of the response of the autonomic nervous system to the electrical interferential energy. A treatment regimen is selected which uses a combination of carrier and beat frequencies and electrode placement pattern that produce a desired response in the autonomic nervous system of the patient. In one embodiment of the invention, a diagnostic tool is used to determine which combination of carrier and beat frequencies are desirable and treatment is provided by a second electrical interferential device. In another embodiment of the invention, the same diagnostic tool or a portion of the same diagnostic tool may be used to treat the patient. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105917 | Digital Control Method for Measuring Blood Pressure - A system and method of digital control for a blood pressure measurement system is provided. According to at least one embodiment, a photo-plethysmographic (PPG) system produces a frequency signal that corresponds to the measured light in the PPG system. Such light may be indicative of blood volume in a vein or artery. The frequency signal may be used to control one or more pressure valves of the system in order to measure blood pressure and hold the frequency signal constant. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105918 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING AND ANALYZING SIGNALS FROM A CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE DEVICE - A system and method of enhancing a blood pressure signal is disclosed. The volume of an artery in a finger is measured by a photo-plesthysmographic (PPG) system, which produces a PPG signal. This PPG system is placed inside a cuff, and the cuff pressure is controlled by the PPG signal. The portion or component of the PPG signal having a frequency higher than a predefined threshold frequency is then modified or enhanced, such as by multiplying the high frequency component by a calibration factor. A blood pressure signal is then calculated using the cuff pressure and the modified PPG signal. A blood pressure contour curve may then be generated, and a variety of parameters may be calculated using the curve. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105919 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device in accordance with the present invention comprises a connection device adapted to be wrapped around and securely attached to a patient, a data storage device attached to or integral with the connection device, wherein the data storage device comprises an input port adapted to receive medical data pertaining to the patient, a memory adapted to store the medical data, and an output port adapted to produce the medical data. A medical device in accordance with the present invention may also comprise a connection device adapted to be wrapped around and securely attached to a patient, a data storage device attached to or integral with the connection device, wherein the data storage device comprises a memory adapted to receive medial data pertinent to a patient, and a transceiver adapted to transmit and receive the medical data. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105920 | Display Mode Selection - An apparatus, a method, and a computer program are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a processor. The processor is configured to obtain exercise data of a user from a measurement sensor, to identify a present exercise phase of an exercise from among a plurality of exercise phases on the basis of the exercise data, and to select a relevant display mode from among a plurality of display modes on the basis of the present exercise phase and a mapping between the display modes and the exercise phases, wherein the relevant display mode defines a set of display elements associated with the present exercise phase to be displayed to the user. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105921 | MONITORING AN INTERVAL WITHIN THE CARDIAC CYCLE - Aspects of this disclosure describe measuring intervals within a cardiac cycle to, for example, determine whether a patient is a candidate for cardiac therapy initiation or modification. The intervals may be measured in response to a trigger identifying a physiological event. The intervals and an identification of the physiological event may be stored. A physician or clinician may determine whether the patient is a candidate for cardiac therapy modification based on the measured intervals. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105922 | MYOCARDIAL CONTRACTILE RESERVE MEASURED DURING ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING - A contractile reserve indicator, corresponding to a predicted value of a maximum change in myocardial contractility that can be achieved by a subject, can be determined using a detected indication of cardiac contractility across various different physical activity levels. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105923 | COMMUNICATIONS LINK HEALTH MONITORING - A reference signal of reference pulses occurring at a uniform reference pulse rate is received. An error event signal of error event pulses occurring at a variable error event pulse rate corresponding to a rate of detected error event occurrences is received. An integrator output signal is produced from the reference signal and the error event signal. The integrator output signal has a value that approaches a first boundary threshold when the reference pulse rate exceeds the error event pulse rate and approaches a second boundary threshold when the error event pulse rate exceeds the reference pulse rate. A decision signal is set to a first value in response to a determination that the value of the received integrator output signal meets a first decision threshold and set to a second value in response to a determination that the value of the received integrator output signal meets a second decision threshold. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105924 | Modeling the Electrical Activity of the Heart by a Single Dipole, Concurrently Estimating Subject and Measurement Related Conditions - A method is provided which relates to the identification of the electrical activity in the heart in terms of single dipole, which may be considered moving or non-moving, based on measurements from a body surface electrocardiogram (ECG), concurrently estimating subject and measurement related conditions. The invention further relates to computer program for performing said method, a data carrier containing said program as well a computer device for performing said program. A device for performing said method is also disclosed. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105925 | DROWSINESS DETECTOR - A drowsiness detector capable of detecting light drowsiness of a subject with high precision is provided. The drowsiness detector acquires the measurement data of a measurement device first, and acquires a value of the pulse rate by performing preprocessing on the measurement data and extracts a pulse fluctuation from the value of the pulse rate. Then, the drowsiness detector sets the reference section width of the pulse feature value referred to in order to acquire the standard deviation of the pulse feature value (value of the pulse rate and pulse fluctuation) and then calculates the standard deviation value of the pulse feature value in the reference section width and acquires the corrected standard deviation value of the pulse feature value by dividing the standard deviation value of the pulse feature value by the pulse feature value. Then, the drowsiness detector determines whether or not the driver is lightly drowsy using the corrected standard deviation value of the pulse feature value. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105926 | HEART RATE VARIABILITY DISTINCTION - Systems, methods and devices for monitoring, analyzing, and processing a patient's heart rate signal for HRV characteristics are described herein. A first heart rate signal is acquired. The first heart rate signal includes at least one indication of an interval duration of cardiac activity. At least one accelerating portion and at least one decelerating portion of the first heart rate signal are identified. An average heart rate signal is acquired. The accelerating portion or the decelerating portion of the first heart rate signal is replaced with the average heart rate signal to produce a second heart rate signal. A frequency spectrum of the second heart rate signal may be obtained and utilized to predict or detect one or more autonomic conditions of a patient. Therapy may initiated or titrated in response to prediction or detection of the autonomic condition. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105927 | DETECTION OF WAVEFORM ARTIFACT - An implantable medical device system including a physiological sensor detects signal artifact in a signal waveform acquired by the sensor. Features of individual waveforms in the sensor signal are extracted. Sample waveforms are classified by expert observation into at least two classes including an artifact class. A distribution range for each of the extracted features from the sample waveforms is determined for each of the classes. Waveform classification criteria are established in response to the determined distribution ranges. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105928 | ECG Reconstruction For Atrial Activity Monitoring And Detection - A system includes a mobile unit having a plurality of electrodes, numbering less than ten, that are configured to contact a patient to obtain electrical signals therefrom, and a diagnostic center disposed remotely from the mobile unit. The mobile unit and/or the diagnostic center are configured to construct a first portion of an ECG (electrocardiogram) corresponding to a first portion of a cardiac cycle of the patient by processing information based on received electrical signals using a first set of transformation parameters corresponding to the first portion of the cardiac cycle. The first portion may correspond to atrial or ventricular activity. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105929 | MEASURING T-WAVE ALTERNANS - Techniques for monitoring T-wave alternans (TWAs) in a patient are described. An implantable medical device (IMD), such as an implantable pacemaker, cardioverter, or diagnostic device, generates an EGM signal, e.g., a far field EGM signal, samples the EGM signal to obtain a single T-wave amplitude value for each T-wave over a plurality of beats, and stores the T-wave amplitude values in memory. The IMD creates a time series of the T-wave amplitude values stored in memory, calculates the power spectral density for the times series, and selects a power spectral density of a particular frequency, e.g., 0.5 cycles per beat, as the TWA value. The IMD may periodically determine TWA values for the patient and store the values in memory. The TWA values may be presented to medical personnel, e.g., as a trend. The IMD may deliver or modify therapy, or provide an alert, based on the TWA values. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105930 | TRUE ECG MEASUREMENT DURING CARDIO PULMONARY RESUSCITATION BY ADAPTIVE PIECEWISE STITCHING ALGORITHM - A method and apparatus utilizing a piecewise stitching adaptive algorithm (PSAA) to filter signal artifacts, such as those induced by cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) from sensed signals in real-time. PSAA is a method of estimating artifact component present in a first signal that is highly correlated with a second signal. The PSAA may utilize autocorrelation and cross-correlation calculations to determine signal sample windows in the first and second signals. The PSAA may estimate a signal artifact in a primary signal segment based on the determined correlations between the primary signal and an artifact signal. The PSAA may remove the estimated signal artifact from the primary signal. In the absence of an artifact signal, PSAA is able to estimate artifacts in the first signal utilizing filters. The PSAA may be implemented in Automated External Defibrillators, Monitor Defibrillators or other devices capable sensing highly correlated signals such as, for example, ECG and CPR signals. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105931 | System for Determining Patient Heart related Parameters for use in Heart Imaging - A system uses integrated spatio-temporal analysis in X-ray angiography, for example, by using spatial information within each image frame and temporal information between image frames to provide robust and accurate estimation of stroke area and volume, two and three dimensional ejection fraction and to accommodate patient heart variation. A system determines patient heart related parameters for use in patient heart imaging examination. An image data processor processes data representing multiple cardiac images of a patient over multiple heart beat cycles of the patient to derive data representing a distribution curve of a heart section area over multiple heart beat cycle times and indicating heart section area change over a heart beat cycle. An area processor determines a heart section area in response to user command. Also a computation processor determines a heart function parameter in response to the determined heart section area and the indicated heart section area change. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105932 | MULTI-AXIAL HEART SOUNDS AND MURMUR DETECTION FOR HEMODYNAMIC-CONDITION ASSESSMENT - A vector method for monitoring a subject's hemodynamic condition including (a) utilizing at least one, external or internal, anatomy-attached, three-axis accelerometer, collecting from the subject, during a selected cardiac cycle, related, three-orthogonal-axes accelerometer signal data, (b) following such collecting, processing collected signal data to obtain associated, signal vector, magnitude and directionality information, and (c) analyzing such obtained vector information for assessment of the subject's heart hemodynamic condition. ECG and signal time-frequency data is also collected and used in certain manners and implementations of the invention. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105933 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING HEART SOUNDS - An apparatus for outputting heart sounds includes an implantable system and an external system. The implantable system includes a sensor for generating sensed signals representing detected heart sounds, an interface circuit and a control circuit for receiving the sensed signals, generating data representing the heart sounds therefrom, and transmitting the data to the external system via the interface circuit. The external system includes an interface circuit for communicating with the implantable system, and a control circuit for receiving the data representing the heart sounds and for generating control signals that cause an output device to generate outputs representing the sounds. The implantable system may also include a sensor(s) for detecting cardiac electrical signals. In this case, outputs representing the cardiac electrical signals are also output. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105934 | IMPROVEMENT IN THE PRECISION OF XENON CONTENT MEASUREMENT IN A VENTILATORY ANESTHESIA APPARATUS - The invention relates to an apparatus for the ventilatory anaesthesia of a patient by administration of a gas containing gaseous xenon that comprises a main gas circuit (CP) and a means for determining the xenon content (S | 2011-05-05 |
20110105935 | VENTILATION ANALYSIS AND MONITORING - A ventilation analysis system comprising an interface module adapted to receive a carbon dioxide (CO2) signal and a breath flow dynamics signal, and control logic adapted to produce a ventilation indicator, based on a mutual analysis of the CO2 signal and the breath flow dynamics signal. The ventilation indicator may be, for example, an estimated CO2 waveform, an End-Tidal CO2 (ETCO2) value, and/or a minute CO2 value. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105936 | NEBULIZER HAVING FLOW METER FUNCTION - In accordance with non-limiting examples, a nebulizer includes a main body comprising an air channel section and further comprising a mixing chamber and a venturi positioned to be placed within the patient's oral cavity and configured to receive medicine and air and mix the medicine and air within the mixing chamber and receive the air flow through the venturi and cause the medicine entering the mixing chamber to be atomized by the action of air flowing through the venturi. An air flow sensor is associated with the main body and configured to measure the air flow created by the patient's one of at least inhaling and exhaling air. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105937 | ANALYSIS OF CONTROLLED AND AUTOMATIC ATTENTION FOR INTRODUCTION OF STIMULUS MATERIAL - A system analyzes neuro-response measurements including regional electroencephalography (EEG) measurements from subjects exposed to stimulus materials to determine locations in stimulus materials eliciting controlled attention and automatic attention. Additional stimulus materials are inserted into locations having salient attention attributes. In some examples, a challenging task is used to direct controlled attention onto a location and additional stimulus material is subtly presented in the location to benefit from automatic attention and salient attention measurements. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105938 | BINAURAL BEAT AUGMENTED BIOFEEDBACK SYSTEM - A biofeedback system that incorporates binaural beat technology to augment the EEG feedback provided to the trainee. Specifically, the system will provide binaural beats at the frequency of the brain's naturally occurring peak energy in the EEG band or bands subject to the biofeedback. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105939 | CLASSIFICATION OF SEMATOSENSORY EVOKED POTENTIAL WAVEFORMS - Embodiments are disclosed relating to classification of sematosensory evoked potential waveforms. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105940 | METHOD FOR QUANTIFICATION OF TITER OF NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY TO NEUROTOXIN - A method for quantification of a titer of a neutralizing antibody to a neurotoxin is disclosed. The method comprises the steps: (a) mixing a standard sample containing a fixed amount of a neurotoxin and a test sample containing a neutralizing antibody to said neurotoxin; (b) administering the mixture obtained in step (a) into the muscle of a non-human mammal; (c) applying electric stimulus to said non-human mammal; (d) measuring a compound muscle action potential (CMAP) due to contraction of the muscle of said mammal by application of electric stimulus with an electromyograph; and (e) analyzing CMAP amplitude data obtained in step (d) for an extent of decrease in amplitude by a non-neutralized neurotoxin to thereby quantify a titer of the neutralizing antibody contained in the test sample. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105941 | ELECTRODE CONNECTION MONITORING - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for measuring muscular activity, in particular in relation to bruxism, and providing an electrical stimulation in response to the measured muscular activity through electrodes applied to the skin of an individual, wherein the quality of the connectivity of the electrodes to the skin is monitored and the electrical stimulation signal is changed based on said quality measurement. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105942 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SKIN PENETRATION - A system and method for detecting skin penetration. The system comprises an invasive component for penetrating the skin; a dummy electrode for making contact with the surface of the skin; at least one penetrating electrode disposed in the invasive component; and a Wheatstone bridge circuit; wherein a resistance across the dummy electrode and the penetrating electrode constitutes one of the resistive legs of the Wheatstone bridge circuit and skin penetration of the invasive component is detected based on a differential output voltage from the Wheatstone bridge circuit. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105943 | Apparatus For Corneal Shape Analysis And Method For Determining A Corneal Thickness - A method of determining a corneal thickness and an apparatus for determining said is provided. The method comprises the following the steps:—illuminating a cornea by a plurality of stimulator point light sources, capturing an image of the cornea comprising reflected images of the stimulator point light sources, obtaining a model representing an anterior surface of the cornea,—constructing a second model representing a posterior surface of the cornea from the image by ray-tracing the reflected images of the stimulator point light sources towards the model representing the anterior surface of the cornea, determining the corneal thickness from the model representing the anterior surface and the second model representing the posterior surface. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105944 | BIOPSY TISSUE SAMPLING TREATMENT INSTRUMENT - A biopsy tissue sampling treatment instrument includes a stem portion having a predetermined length sufficient to puncture living tissue; a puncturing portion formed at a distal end of the stem portion and having a protruding surface portion expanding rearward along a puncture direction of the stem portion; a tissue holding surface provided on a rear side of the protruding surface portion in the puncturing portion and having an area large enough to hold the living tissue; a stopper member provided at a rear end of the stem portion and having an abutting portion capable of abutting against the living tissue punctured by the stem portion; and an operating member provided on the stopper member and configured to hold the stem portion to the living tissue, allowing the stem portion to puncture the living tissue. Consequently, the biopsy tissue sampling treatment instrument increases holding capacity for the living tissue to be extracted, allows living tissue to be extracted in sufficient sampling quantities, and makes it easy to take samples of living tissue at an intended depth in tissue. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105945 | BIOPSY DRIVER ASSEMBLY HAVING A CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR CONSERVING BATTERY POWER - A biopsy driver assembly includes a biopsy driver housing. An electrical assembly is coupled to the biopsy driver housing. The electrical assembly includes at least one electrical drive configured for drivably engaging a biopsy probe assembly. A battery is coupled to the biopsy driver housing. A control circuit is coupled to the biopsy driver housing. The control circuit is electrically coupled to the battery and to the electrical assembly. The control circuit has a motion detector, a timer circuit and a battery dwell circuit. The control circuit is configured to conserve the battery by providing electrical power only to the motion detector after a predetermined time following a last detected physical movement of the biopsy driver assembly and to provide electrical power from the battery also to the electrical assembly when a physical movement of the biopsy driver assembly is detected. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105946 | BIOPSY SYSTEM WITH INFRARED COMMUNICATIONS - A biopsy system includes a host and a biopsy driver assembly. The host is configured to execute program instructions associated with an application. The host has a first IrDA interface. The biopsy driver assembly has a controller for executing program instructions and a user interface providing user input to the controller. The biopsy driver assembly has a second IrDA interface. The second IrDA interface is default disabled. The controller of the biopsy driver assembly has sole control in enabling the second IrDA interface to in turn enable an infrared communications link between the first IrDA interface of the host and the second IrDA interface of the biopsy driver assembly. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105947 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING A FULL THICKNESS TISSUE BIOPSY - A medical system for performing a tissue biopsy at a remote location within a patient is disclosed. The medical system comprises an elongate outer cutting member, an elongate inner member movably disposed within the outer member, and a tissue traction member for anchoring bodily tissue and pulling a sample of the tissue within the outer cutting member. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105948 | Electrical Impedance Sensing Biopsy Sampling Device And Method - A biopsy sampling device has an inner trocar having a sharpened tip and a sampling opening. The trocar is slideably engaged in a central cavity of an outer needle with its sharpened tip and sampling opening protruding from an end of the outer needle. Impedance measuring apparatus measures impedance between the inner trocar and the outer needle. In an embodiment, impedance is measured at multiple frequencies and spectral characteristics are determined therefrom. The inner trocar has an insulating coating over those portions of the inner trocar that are located within the central cavity of the outer needle. In an embodiment, the sampling device is used to obtain samples from an organ at points in the organ where impedance differs from an impedance of organ stroma. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105949 | CORE BIOPSY ARRANGEMENT - A core biopsy arrangement for taking a tissue sample from a human or animal tissue, preferably from a tumour or a suspected tumour, includes a needle holder member provided with a tissue sampling needle, a longitudinal movement element adapted to apply a longitudinal movement to the needle, wherein the movement of the needle is a reciprocating movement having a stroke length L, wherein the forward movement is faster than the retracting movement, and wherein the reciprocating movement is initiated when the distal end of the needle is subjected to a force in the longitudinal direction. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105950 | Biopsy Collection Device - A method and device for removing tissue from a patient during a biopsy procedure utilizing a biopsy collection device are provided. The biopsy collection device includes a body portion configured for attachment to an endoscope and a receptacle portion configured to retain a portion of tissue removed from a target site during the biopsy procedure. The biopsy collection device further includes a passageway configured to receive a biopsy sampling device, such as a pair of forceps, passing through the endoscope to the target site. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING, SANITIZING, AND/OR SHIELDING THE SKIN OR DEVICES APPLIED TO THE SKIN - The present invention generally relates, in certain aspects, to systems and methods for treating, sanitizing, and/or shielding blood on the surface of the skin or devices applied to the skin. In one set of embodiments, while blood is withdrawn from the skin of the subject, the blood is covered and/or shielded such that the blood is not seen by the subject. In another set of embodiments, any blood present on the skin may be altered or treated such that it no longer appears as blood, e.g., by exposing the blood to a chemical such as a peroxide that alters the color of the blood. In yet another set of embodiments, blood present on the skin is withdrawn or taken up by the device such that visible residual blood is not present in an amount visible to the unaided eye once the device is removed. In some cases, the same device may be used to sanitize the skin and deliver to and/or withdraw fluid from the skin and/or beneath the skin. The sanitization may be performed before, during, or after delivering to and/or withdrawing fluid from the skin and/or beneath the skin. Sanitization may be performed, for example, using a sanitizer such as hydrogen peroxide, ethyl alcohol, isopropyl alcohol, or the like. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105952 | RELATIVELY SMALL DEVICES APPLIED TO THE SKIN, MODULAR SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - The present invention generally relates, in certain aspects, to relatively small devices applied to the skin, modular systems, and methods of use thereof. In some aspects, the device is constructed and arranged to have more than one module. For instance, the device may have a module for delivering to and/or withdrawing fluid from the skin and/or beneath the skin of a subject and a module for transmitting a signal indicative of the fluid delivered to and/or withdrawn from the skin and/or beneath the skin of the subject, a module for analyzing a fluid withdrawn from the skin and/or beneath the skin of the subject, or the like. In some embodiments, the modules are connectable and/or detachable from each other, and in some cases, the connections and/or detachments may be performed while the device is in contact with the subject, e.g., while affixed to the subject. In some embodiments, the device may be repeatedly applicable to the skin of the subject to deliver to and/or withdraw fluid from the skin and/or beneath the skin of a subject, e.g., at the same location, or at different locations on the skin of the subject. In some aspects, the devices may be self-contained and/or have a relatively small size, and in some cases, the device may be sized such that it is wearable and/or able to be carried by a subject. For example, the device may have a mass and/or dimensions that allow the device to be carried or worn by a subject for various periods of time, e.g., at least about an hour, at least about a day, at least about a week, etc., or no more than about an hour, no more than about 10 min, etc. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105953 | SAMPLING DEVICE FOR VAGINAL SPECIMEN - A sampling device for vaginal specimens is revealed. The sampling device for vaginal specimens includes a tubular unit whose one end is disposed with a sampling unit, and at least one hole arranged on side walls of the same end of the tubular unit. The other end of the tubular unit is disposed with a saclike body or is inserted with an injection unit so as to send solution through the tubular unit to the hole for flushing vagina. By the sampling unit, a flushed vaginal specimen is collected. Thus the collection procedures of the specimen are easy and convenient to be performed and users have no uncomfortable feelings due to the lubricant solution. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105954 | REMOTELY CONTROLLED CATHETER INSERTION SYSTEM - A system for remotely controlling the positioning within the body of a patient of an elongated medical device optionally having a control handle, comprises a robotic system and a remote controller configured to control the robotic device. The robotic system comprises a handle controller; a sled member coupled to the handle controller, the sled member being configured to position the medical device within the body of the patient; and a sled base configured to advance the sled member towards the body of a patient, the sled bed being coupled to a sterile barrier effective to maintain sterility inside the sled base. A medical device introducer is effective to guide the elongated medical device into a patient's body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105955 | OMNIDIRECTIONAL ACCELEROMETER DEVICE AND MEDICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING SAME - A portable medical device is provided with an internal accelerometer device. The medical device includes a circuit board, the accelerometer device, and a response module coupled to the accelerometer device. The accelerometer device is mechanically and electrically coupled to the circuit board, and it includes a plurality of mass-supporting arms for a plurality of electrically distinct sensor electrodes, piezoelectric material for the mass-supporting arm, and a proof mass supported by the mass-supporting arms. Each of the mass-supporting arms has one of the sensor electrodes located thereon. Acceleration of the proof mass causes deflection of the piezoelectric material, which generates respective sensor signals at one or more of the sensor electrodes. The response module is configured to initiate an acceleration-dependent operation of the portable medical device in response to generated sensor signals present at the sensor electrodes. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105956 | Devices and Methods for Monitoring Sit to Stand Transfers - In certain embodiments of the present disclosure, a device for monitoring sit to stand transfers is provided. The device includes an electromechanical sensor and a computer, wherein the electromechanical sensor is configured to signal sit to stand transfers to the computer and the computer is configured to determine if the sit to stand transfers deviate from a normal sit to stand transfer pattern. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105957 | MOVING BODY POSTURE ANGLE PROCESSING DEVICE - A moving body attitude angle processing apparatus capable of reducing cumulative errors in continuously measuring the attitude angle of a moving body is provided. The moving body attitude angle processing apparatus estimates the attitude angle of a moving body in accordance with outputs from an acceleration sensor, a magnetic sensor, and a gyro sensor that are mounted to the moving body, and outputs the attitude angle thus estimated. The moving body attitude angle processing apparatus includes: a gyro sensor that outputs an angular velocity vector; an acceleration sensor that outputs an acceleration vector; a magnetic sensor that outputs a magnetic field vector; a movement state determining device that determines a movement state of a moving body in accordance with an output from the acceleration sensor; and a gyro-sensor zero-point output estimating device that, when the movement state determining device determines the movement state to have been detected as a stationary state of the moving body, carries out a process of estimating a zero-point output of the gyro sensor in accordance with the output from the acceleration sensor, an output from the magnetic sensor, and an output from the gyro sensor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105958 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATION OF NEUROLOGICAL DAMAGE - This invention discloses methods and devices using ultrasound energy for use before, during or after surgery for providing a therapeutic effect on nerve tissue. The disclosure describes the use of ultrasound devices consisting of an ultrasound generator, ultrasound transducer and ultrasound horn at least partially enclosed by a shield to enhance neurogenesis on neurons of the central nervous system and other nerve tissue. The shield allows the application of therapeutic levels of ultrasound to nerve tissue to enhance the regeneration of the nerve tissue and mitigate damage to the nerve tissue. The shield serves to protect patient from unwanted contact with portions of the ultrasound horn not being utilized for therapeutic effect. The ultrasound application may be included in devices that have other uses such as a cutting edge for removing tissue. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105959 | Novel Methods for Bone Treatment by Modulating an Arachidonic Acid Metabolic or Signaling Pathway - Methods for promoting osteogenesis to accelerate or enhance bone fracture healing, treat bone defects, and enhance bone formation are disclosed. The methods rely on in vivo or ex vivo modulation of an arachidonic acid metabolic or signaling pathway in general, and, in particular, utilize 5-lipoxygenase inhibitors, leukotriene A4 hydrolase inhibitors, and/or leukotriene B4 receptor antagonists. These molecules can be delivered alone or in combination with one or more agents that inhibit bone resorption, regulate calcium resorption from bone, enhance bone accumulation, enhance bone formation, induce bone formation, impair growth of microorganisms, reduce inflammation, and/or reduce pain. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105960 | Ultrasound-enhanced Stenosis therapy - Apparatus and methods are disclosed for vascular stenosis and vulnerable plaque therapies, including enhancing permeability of the vessel wall using ultrasound energy and delivering a therapeutic agent into the arterial wall. Ultrasound energy may also be delivered at frequencies less than 10 MHz and power less than 20 watts using transcutaneous techniques and endovascular methods. Therapeutic agents may be delivered to the treatment area via intravenous and endovascular methods. In some embodiments, ultrasound energy and therapeutic agent application may be combined with angioplasty techniques and with blood flow protection devices. In some other embodiments, a therapeutic agent may be removed from the body after exposure to the vessel wall to minimize a systemic effect of the therapeutic drug. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105961 | METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND APPARATUSES FOR FACILITATING REGENERATION - Apparatuses, compositions and methods for removing cells which interfere with regenerative processes. The apparatuses, compositions and methods selectively kill partially functional and/or non-functional cells versus functional cells while protecting functional proliferative cells to the extent that, upon removal of the killed cells by disintegration or scavenging, functional cells replace the partially- or non-functional cells. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105962 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF SIMULATION AND MEASUREMENT RELATED TO OPTIMUM OPERATING CONDITION FOR SUPPORT BASE OF PASSIVE EXERCISE MACHINE - A simulator obtains muscle activities and joint contact forces by a computer simulation according to an operating condition for moving a support base of a passive exercise machine. A condition limiting unit finds intermediate conditions corresponding to desirable muscle activities and joint contact forces from muscle activities and joint contact forces obtained with the simulator according to different operating conditions. A motion simulator moves the support base according to the intermediate conditions. A myoelectric measurement device measures myoelectric potential of a subject supported by the support base. An evaluation device selects an operating condition corresponding to a larger muscle activity quantity from measurement results of muscle activity to define it as an operating condition of the passive exercise machine. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105963 | CLOSED INCISION NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - A surgical tissue therapy device includes a sealant layer and a collection chamber. The sealant layer functions so as to create a sealed enclosure or space between it and the surface of a patient by forming, preferably, an airtight seal around a surgical area of skin trauma. The closed incision tissue therapy device also comprises a collection chamber, which may comprise an elongate tubular chamber with a plurality of longitudinally spaced openings. The collection chamber may be configured to be in fluid communication with the sealant layer and the area of skin trauma and functions as to distribute the negative pressure applied to a surgically closed area of skin trauma. Preferably, the pressure under the sealant layer is reduced by expanding the volume of the enclosure space and thereby decreasing the density of air molecules under the sealant layer. The collection material may comprise a material and/or a configuration that permits length changes based upon the length of the corresponding surgical wound or incision. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105964 | MASSAGE APPARATUS WITH HEATER - A massage apparatus is provided with a housing, and a substrate mounted for rotation to the housing and driven by a motor. A massage node and a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heater are mounted to the substrate. A pair of contacts and a pair of brushes maintain electrical engagement of the PTC heater with the housing during rotation of the substrate. Another embodiment provides an infrared light emitting diode (LED) beneath the massage node in electrical communication with the housing due to the contacts and brushes. Another embodiment provides a method for imparting a heated massage effect by providing a massage apparatus with a message mechanism, a PTC heater and a plurality of infrared LEDs. A massage effect is imparted and a warm-up operation is initiated of the PTC heater and the LEDs. The warm-up operation of the PTC heater is discontinued upon the massage mechanism reaching a predefined temperature. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105965 | ORTHOPAEDIC DEVICE - A jointexercising device suitable for both lying and sitting patients comprises a tubular frame ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105966 | Exoskeleton and Method for Controlling a Swing Leg of the Exoskeleton - A lower extremity exoskeleton, configurable to be coupled to a person, includes two leg supports configurable to be coupled to the person's lower limbs, an exoskeleton trunk configurable to be coupled to the person's upper body, which is rotatably connectable to the thigh links of the leg supports allowing for the flexion and extension between the leg supports and the exoskeleton trunk, two hip actuators configured to create torques between the exoskeleton trunk and the leg supports, and at least one power unit capable of providing power to the hip actuators wherein the power unit is configured to cause the hip actuator of the leg support in the swing phase to create a torque profile such that force from the exoskeleton leg support onto the person's lower limb during at least a portion of the swing phase is in the direction of the person's lower limb swing velocity. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105967 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSION OF TINITTUS - Methods and devices for treating tinnitus in human or animal subjects wherein the subject is caused to perceive a tinnitus suppressing sound which fully or partially suppresses the subject's tinnitus. In some embodiments of this method, the subject selects a sound that he or she perceives to be the same as the tinnitus and that sound (or a similar sound that is complementary to the subject's perceived tinnitus) is then used as the tinnitus suppressing sound. In other embodiments, the tinnitus suppressing may be a sound that has previously been determined to suppress tinnitus in a substantial number of subjects. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105968 | Massager - Disclosed is an apparatus for massaging a body part of a user comprising an elongate member having first and second ends and at least one pliable body located along the elongate member. The apparatus further comprises a fastener secured to the first end for suspending the elongate member therefrom between the back of the user and the seating surface of a user's seat back so as to massage the back of the user. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105969 | METHOD AND ORTHOTIC SYSTEM FOR REHABILITATING NEUROLOGICALLY IMPAIRED GAIT - A gait corrective and neural rehabilitative method and orthotic bracing system for use on a patient's lower leg, foot and ankle is provided. The method and system comprises an ankle foot orthosis having a flexible foot plate for positioning below a foot of the patient, an upwardly extending strut connected to the foot plate at a lower end and a cuff system and strap attached the strut for positioning around a shin area of the patient's lower and for securing the ankle foot orthosis to the patient's lower leg. A knee brace is also provided and has at least one upwardly extending strut, at least one hinge member intermediately disposed there along, a means for attaching the knee brace to the patient's lower leg, a means for providing leg swing assistance and a means for increasing patient proprioception. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105970 | ANATOMICAL SUPPORT BRACES AND METHODS - Anatomical support braces surround an anatomical area in need of support and provide an inwardly directed support force of substantially uniform magnitude and substantially symmetrical direction. Certain preferred embodiments of the anatomical support braces are provided with a flexible support web having opposed terminal ends and a length sufficient to surround the anatomical area in need of support and to allow portions of the opposed terminal ends to be overlapped with one another. Web fasteners (e.g., a two-part hook and loop fastening system) are associated with the opposed terminal ends for attaching the terminal ends to one another when overlapped to thereby positionally retain the support web in surrounding relationship to the anatomical area in need of support. When attached to one another, the web support will establish sufficient tension such that a supporting force is directed inwardly toward a central region of the anatomical area surrounded by the support web. A viscoelastic memory foam layer is attached to an interior surface of the support web and establishes substantially uniform magnitude and substantially symmetrical direction of the inwardly directed supporting force. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105971 | THORACIC LUMBAR SACRAL ORTHOSIS - A thoracic lumbar sacral orthosis includes an upper body support for use with a torso orthosis. The upper body support has an anterior assembly including an anterior plate secured to the torso orthosis, a sternal assembly connected to the anterior plate, and a pectoral assembly connected to the sternal assembly. A posterior assembly is connected to the torso orthosis and is connected to the pectoral assembly by at least one strap. The sternal assembly has at least one pivot point arranged to pivot the sternal assembly relative to the anterior plate. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105972 | BELT FOR POSTURE CORRECTION - The present invention is a belt for posture correction which has a separate thigh support portion such that the belt does not shift upwards, and which distributes stress concentrated at the knees while pressing the lumbar region by means of the tensile strength of the belt enclosing the waist and the knees. The present invention comprises a waist support part further comprising a waist pressing pad positioned at the lumbar region of the user, a first belt fixed to said waist pressing pad, connecting rings formed at both ends of said first belt; a pair of knee support parts which include a knee support pad positioned at the knee region to support the belt, a second belt fixed to said knee support pad, and a second belt length adjustment part for adjusting length of said second belt; a pair of thigh support parts which include a third belt connected vertically to the lower side of said second belt, a thigh support pad positioned at the thigh region and fixed to the third belt, and a third belt length adjustment part for adjusting the length of said third belt; and an interval adjustment part that includes two fourth belts extending toward the inside of the leg of the user from each of the above-mentioned left and right second belts, a fourth belt fastening means for fastening the two fourth belts formed on the left and right sides, and a fourth belt length adjustment part for adjusting the lengths of the fourth belts. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105973 | Ankle-Foot Orthosis - A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an ankle-foot orthosis ( | 2011-05-05 |
20110105974 | DROP FOOT DEVICE - The invention relates to assembly of an accessory and a shoe for providing support to a foot-drop affected foot relative to a lower leg belonging to the foot such that the loot is prevented from dropping downwards relative to the lower leg when the foot is raised by the lower from a supporting surface, the accessory being provided with a first attachment member for attachment of the accessory to the lower leg, a second attachment member for attachment of the accessory to an upper side of the shoe and a connecting body joining together the first attachment member and the second attachment member, wherein the second attachment member is provided with an attachment plate which, in use, is positioned under an upper part of the shoe. The invention also relates to the accessory of the assembly. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105975 | WATER-DISPERSIBLE AND MULTICOMPONENT FIBERS FROM SULFOPOLYESTERS - Disclosed are multicomponent fibers derived from a blend of a sulfopolyester with a water non-dispersible polymer wherein the as-spun denier is less than about 6 and wherein the water dispersible sulfopolyester exhibits a melt viscosity of less than 12,000 poise measured at 240° C. at a strain rate of 1 rad/sec, and wherein the sulfopolyester comprising less than about 25 mole % of residues of at least one sulfomonomer, based on the total moles of diacid or diol residues. The multicomponent fiber is capable of being drawn at a relatively high fiber speed, particularly at least about 2000 m/min, and may be used to produce microdenier fibers. Fibrous articles may be produced from the multicomponent fibers and microdenier fibers. Also disclosed is a process for multicomponent fibers, nonwoven fabrics, and microdenier webs. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105976 | HAND SANITIZING PATCH - The invention provide a topical adhesive patch having a flexible backing having a front side and a back side; a first formulation positioned on at least a portion on the front side of the backing, in at least a portion on the front side of the backing, or on and in at least a portion on the front side of the backing; a second formulation positioned on at least a portion on the back side of the backing, in at least a portion on the back side of the backing, or on and in at least a portion on the back side of the backing; the first formulation comprises an adhesive; and the second formulation comprising an antibiotic agent, anti-fungal agent, anti-viral agent, or combination thereof, and uses therefor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105977 | DISCREET PATCH FOR VIRAL LESIONS - The invention is a discreet patch suitable for use in the treatment of a viral lesion, which patch includes a backing layer and an adhesive layer, where the adhesive layer is substantially free of hydrocolloid particles, and the patch has a thickness ranging from about 10 microns to about 1,500 microns and is substantially free of topical anti-acne agents, and methods for treating viral lesions where a discreet patch of the invention is applied to a viral lesion and maintained in contact therewith for a time effective to substantially complete re-epithelialization of the lesion. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105978 | RESILIENT PROTECTIVE WRAP - A resilient protective wrap usable to wrap a body part of a user for protection against injury includes at least one resilient fabric layer that is stretchable at least in one direction, and an open cell water-based polyurethane foam laminated on the resilient fabric layer and made from a material including an aqueous dispersion of polyurethane. The polyurethane foam has a thickness of at least 1 mm, a largest elongation ranging from 200%-450%, a modulus of elasticity ranging from 2 to 7 kgf/cm | 2011-05-05 |
20110105979 | PATIENT TREATMENT AND MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The invention provides apparatus and methods for home or other remote delivery of health care that gather subjective and objective measures of patient health and treatment, analyzing them (e.g., correlating them with one another and/or with norms) and reporting them to aid in on-going patient diagnosis and treatment (both on acute and chronic bases), as well as to aid physicians, nurses and other caregivers in decision support, monitoring treatment compliance, facilitating regulatory compliance, billing, and so forth. Thus, for example, in some aspects a health care delivery device comprising a medical treatment apparatus, such as a home hemodialysis or home peritoneal dialysis unit, that is coupled to a processor. The processor generates patient queries in connection with treatments rendered by the dialysis equipment (or other treatment apparatus). The queries are directed, at least in part, to subjective topics, such as the state of the patient's mental health and well being, quality of life, degrees of pain, views on success of therapy, and so forth. They are presented on an LCD screen or other output device coupled to the processor to elicit responses on a keyboard or other input device, also coupled to the processor. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105980 | TREATMENT OF THROMBOANGIITIS OBLITERANS BY REMOVAL OF AUTOANTIBODIES - The invention relates to the use of a specific ligand for antibodies, preferably autoantibodies in the manufacture of a column for the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans. The invention pertains furthermore to the apharesis column with at least one anti-IgG antibody for the treatment of thromboangiitis obliterans. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105981 | DIALYSIS DEVICE - The present invention relates to dialysis devices comprising peristaltic pumps of linear build with piezoelectric actuators. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105982 | FLUID SEPARATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A membraneless separation device can be applied to a variety of treatments, such as the ultrafiltration of blood for a patient with end stage renal disease. An ultrafiltration device can include a membraneless separation device, which separates an incoming blood flow into a substantially cytoplasmic body-free plasma flow and remaining fraction, and a dialysate-free second stage, which selectively removes excess fluid, toxins and other substances from the plasma flow and returns the processed plasma to the membraneless separation device. A treatment protocol can include ultrafiltering blood of a patient using the ultrafiltration device and performing a secondary treatment on the blood of the patient at a reduced frequency compared to the ultrafiltering. The membraneless separation device can also be applied to treatment, analysis, and/or exchange of plasma from blood, or combined with conventional dialyzers to perform dialysis on a cytoplasmic body-free plasma fraction. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105983 | HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM INCLUDING ON-LINE DIALYSATE GENERATION - A hemodialysis system includes an on-line dialysate generator; a dialysate pump actuator configured to pump dialysate generated by the generator to a dialyzer; a conductivity sensor located adjacent to a temperature sensor upstream of the dialyzer; a blood pump actuator; an air detector; and a disposable cassette configured to carry dialysate pumped by the dialysate pump actuator, the disposable cassette including a conductivity sensor portion and a temperature sensor portion located to operate with the conductivity sensor and the temperature sensor, respectively, the disposable cassette further configured to carry blood pumped by the blood pump actuator and to provide an air detection portion located to operate with the air detector. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105984 | DUAL LUMEN DIALYSIS CATHETER WITH INTERNALLY BORED OR EXTERNALLY-GROOVED SMALL BORE - A dual lumen catheter for insertion into a vein of a patient for use in hemodialysis treatments. An asymmetric dialysis catheter may have a tube containing at least an axial septum asymmetrically disposed within the tube, thereby defining a first and a second lumens, wherein said first lumen is larger in cross sectional area than said second lumen, and a single lumen catheter inserted through the first lumen. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105985 | Treatment For Metabolic Disorders By Diverting Bile To the Circulatory System - The present invention generally provides for a method for diverting a portion of the bilopancreatic secretions of a patient to the circulatory system. The method involves placing a proximal end catheter adjacent the sphincter of oddi and diverting bilopancreatic secretions into the catheter. The method further involves placing a distal end of the catheter within the lumen of the circulatory system of a patient. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105986 | UVEOSCLERAL DRAINAGE DEVICE - An ophthalmic shunt implantable in an eye having an elongate body and a branched conduit for conducting aqueous humor from an anterior chamber of the eye to the suprachoroidal space of the eye and the subconjunctival space, and a plate extending from an upper surface of the elongate body. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105987 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TREATING AN OCULAR DISORDER - Surgical methods and related medical devices for treating ocular disorders are disclosed. Some methods relate to delivering an implant within an eye, and involve providing an elongate guide device, such as, a flexible guide member or a guide wire. A distal end of the guide device can be advanced into an anterior chamber of an eye, or through at least a portion of a site of resistance along a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, or from an anterior chamber of the eye to a location proximate a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye. The implant is advanced along the guide device toward the guide device distal end, and is positioned to conduct aqueous humor between the anterior chamber and the physiologic outflow pathway. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105988 | Treating back pain by re-establishing the exchange of nutrient & waste - The intervertebral disc is avascular. With aging, endplates become occluded by calcified layers, and diffusion of nutrients and oxygen into the disc diminishes. The disc degenerates, and pain ensues. Conduits are delivered and deployed into the intervertebral disc to re-establish the exchange of nutrients and waste between the disc and bodily circulation to stop or reverse disc degeneration and relieve pain. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105989 | In vivo punctal anchoring method for lacrimal stents - A device and method for performing stenting and intubation of the nasolacrimal system to treat for stenosis or obstruction includes a semi-rigid tubular guide sleeve through which a flexible tubular stent, having an oversized length, is inserted from a punctal opening into the nasal cavity. The guide sleeve is removed and a resilient, radially expandable punctal anchor is placed through the punctal opening, to contact the stent and hold it in place. An introducer device having a hollow tubular core and a coaxially mounted, axially translatable outer sheath is provided to facilitate placement of the anchor. The anchor is stretched over the distal end of the core and the stent threaded into the central lumen of the core. Once the anchor is in place, the sheath is translated to push the anchor off the distal end. Excess stent at its proximal end is then trimmed off. | 2011-05-05 |
20110105990 | ZONAL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are ocular implants for treating an eye and methods of implantation including an elongate member having a proximal end with at least one inflow port, a distal end with at least one outflow port, and a longitudinal, internal lumen extending through the elongate member. The distal end of the elongate member is in fluid communication with the suprachoroidal space such that the proximal end of the elongate member remains in fluid communication with the anterior chamber when the elongate member is implanted in the eye. At least one polymeric film surrounds at least a portion of the elongate member, the film comprising a first drug delivery zone embedded with a first drug, wherein the first drug diffuses from the polymeric film over time into the eye at a first anatomical location. | 2011-05-05 |