26th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 56 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130165684 | Electrocarboxylation Synthesis for Obtaining Intermediates Useful for the Synthesis of SPAN Derivatives - The present invention relates to a process for obtaining a compound of formula ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130165685 | SYNTHESIS OF OMEGA-AMINO CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR ESTERS FROM UNSATURATED FATTY ACID DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to a process for preparing omega-amino acids or their esters, which is characterized by the following steps:
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20130165686 | Process for the Preparation of Nateglinide - The present invention relates to a process for the preparation of substantially pure nateglinide of formula (I), substantially free from the cis-isomer and L-enantiomer and preparation of enantiomerically pure nateglinide form B, directly from the hydrolysis of a (−)-N-(trans-4-isopropylcyclohexyl-1-carbonyl)-D-phenylalanine alkyl ester in a ketonic solvent or water or mixture thereof. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165687 | NOVEL METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORKS BASED ON ALUMINUM, IRON AND CHROMIUM - The present invention relates to a porous metal organic framework comprising a bidentate organic compound coordinated to a metal ion selected from the group of metals consisting of Al, Fe and Cr, with the bidentate organic compound being derived from a dicarboxylic acid, wherein the framework has a structure whose projection along [001] has a pattern in which each side of a hexagon is bounded by a triangle. The present invention further relates to shaped bodies and a process for preparing the porous metal organic framework and its use. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165688 | Methanol Carbonylation Process with Rhodium Catalyst and a Metallic Co-Catalyst Selected from Transition Metals, Zinc, Beryllium, Indium, Tin, Strontium and Barium - A carbonylation process for making acetic acid using a metallic co-catalyst composition, effective as a rhodium stabilizer and/or rate promoter, at molar ratios of metal/rhodium of about 0.5 to 40. The process includes reacting methanol with carbon monoxide in the presence of a rhodium-based catalytic metal complex with about 1 to 20 weight percent methyl iodide, less than about 8 weight % water and about 0.5 to about 30 weight percent methyl acetate. The crude acetic acid is flashed and further purified. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165689 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ONE OR MORE COMPLEXING AGENTS SELECTED FROM METHYLGLYCINEDIACETIC ACID, GLUTAMIC ACID DIACETIC ACID AND SALTS THEREOF - Process for preparing one or more complexing agents selected from methylglycinediacetic acid, glutamic acid diacetic acid and salts thereof | 2013-06-27 |
20130165690 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POLYMER-GRADE BIO-BASED ACRYLIC ACID FROM GLYCEROL - The present invention relates to a process for the manufacture of hioresourced acrylic acid of polymer grade having a content by weight of acrylic acid greater than 99% and the following contents of impurities: protoanemonin less than 5 ppm, total aldehydes less than 10 ppm, maleic anhydride less than 30 ppm, nonphenolic polymerization inhibitors less than 10 ppm, and a content by weight of | 2013-06-27 |
20130165691 | HOMO- AND HETERO-POLYAMINO-ACID DERIVATIVES OF FULLERENE C60, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS BASED ON SAID DERIVATIVES - The invention relates to the pharmaceutical industry and to medicine, specifically to novel homo- and hetero-polyamino-acid derivatives of fullerene C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165692 | HYDRATED N-FULLERENE AMINO ACIDS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE LATTER, AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS ON THE BASIS THEREOF - The invention relates to the pharmaceutical industry and to medicine, specifically to novel hydrated amino-acid derivatives of fullerene C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165693 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING 4-AMINO-5-HEXENOIC ACID AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF - The present invention relates to a new and competitive process for the preparation of 4-amino-5-hexenoic acid and intermediates thereof. The compound, and compositions containing the compound as an active ingredient, can be used for the treatment and/or prophylaxis of epilepsy and West syndrome. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165694 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF CHOLINE SALTS - A method to synthesize choline salts to be used as inexpensive ingredients for application in ionic liquids or other applications is disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165695 | PROCESS CONDITIONS FOR PRODUCING ACRYLIC ACID - In one embodiment, the invention is to process for producing acrylics. The process includes the steps of contacting a crude product stream with an extraction agent mixture. The weight ratio of the extraction agent mixture to the crude product stream is greater than 0.25:1. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165696 | NOVEL PROCESSES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PHENYLCYCLOPROPYLAMINE DERIVATIVES AND USE THEREOF FOR PREPARING TICAGRELOR - Provided herein are novel processes for the preparation of phenylcyclopropylamine derivatives, which are useful intermediates in the preparation of triazolo[4,5-d]pyrimidine compounds. Provided particularly herein are novel, commercially viable and industrially advantageous processes for the preparation of a substantially pure ticagrelor intermediate, trans-(1R,2S)-2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-cyclopropylamine. Provided further herein are novel acid addition salts of trans-(1R,2S)-2-(3,4-difluorophenyl)-cyclopropylamine, and process for their preparation. The intermediate and its acid addition salts are useful for preparing ticagrelor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, in high yield and purity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165697 | Method for Preparing Cyclic Ketones - A method for hydrogenating optionally substituted phenols with one hydroxyl group to cyclohexanones over modified, palladium-comprising supported catalysts. This is possible surprisingly in selected alcoholic solvents with high selectivity. Here it is even possible to recycle the catalysts employed, which hitherto has only been possible with considerable loss of selectivity. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165698 | CO-PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS AND GLYCOLS - Methods and systems for co-producing higher hydrocarbons and glycols from bio-based feedstocks containing carbohydrates are disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165699 | PROCESS FOR PURIFYING CRUDE GLYCEROL - A process is described for purifying crude glycerol obtained from raw materials such as glycerol obtained during manufacture of biodiesel or glycerol obtained during conversions of fats or oils. Further described, is how the process dissolves glycerol in an organic solvent and forms an insoluble phase comprising the salts of the crude glycerol. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165700 | Catalysts Comprising Secondary Noble Metals and Process for Producing Ethanol - The present invention relates to a catalyst comprising platinum, tin and a secondary noble metal selected from the group consisting of rhodium, palladium, gold and iridium. The catalyst may be on a support. In some embodiments, the support may comprise calcium. The catalyst is used for converting acetic acid to ethanol. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165701 | Catalysts Having Promoter Metals and Process for Producing Ethanol - The present invention relates to a catalyst. The catalyst is used for converting acetic acid to ethanol. The catalyst comprises platinum, tin, a base metal selected from calcium and/or tungsten and a promoter metal selected from barium, potassium and/or cesium. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165702 | Calcination of Modified Support to Prepare Hydrogenation Catalysts - The present invention relates to a catalyst having an amorphous support and one or more active metals. The amorphous support may comprise a support material and an amorphous support modifier, which adjusts the acidity of the support material. In preparing the amorphous catalyst, post-synthesis treatment, i.e. calcination, may be used to adjust the catalyst performance while converting acetic acid to ethanol. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165703 | Hydrogenation Catalysts Having An Amorphous Support - The present invention relates to a catalyst having an amorphous support and one or more active metals. The amorphous support may comprise a support material and an amorphous support modifier, which adjusts the acidity of the support material. In preparing the amorphous catalyst, post-synthesis treatment, i.e. calcination, may be used to adjust the catalyst performance while converting acetic acid to ethanol. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165704 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ETHANOL IN A REACTOR HAVING A CONSTANT TEMPERATURE - The present invention, in one embodiment, relates to a process for producing ethanol. The process comprises the step of reacting acetic acid and hydrogen in a shell and tube reactor and in the presence of a catalyst under conditions effective to form a crude ethanol product. The crude ethanol product comprises ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate, and water. The process further comprises the step of recovering ethanol from the crude ethanol product. The shell and tube reactor comprises one or more tubes, each containing a heat transfer medium, and a shell comprising the catalyst. Preferably, the shell and tube reactor has an inlet temperature and an outlet temperature and the inlet temperature is substantially similar to or less than the outlet temperature. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165705 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON HAVING 3 CARBON ATOMS - A method of producing a chlorinated hydrocarbon having 3 carbon atoms, comprising a conversion step for converting a chloropropane represented by the following formula (1) into a chloropropane represented by the following formula (2) by reacting it with chlorine in the presence of anhydrous aluminum chloride. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165706 | METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING ISOMERIZATION OF OLEFIN METATHESIS PRODUCTS - A method for suppressing isomerization of an olefin metathesis product produced in a metathesis reaction includes adding an isomerization suppression agent to a mixture that includes the olefin metathesis product and residual metathesis catalyst from the metathesis reaction under conditions that are sufficient to passivate at least a portion of the residual metathesis catalyst. The isomerization suppression agent is phosphorous acid, a phosphorous acid ester, phosphinic acid, a phosphinic acid ester or combinations thereof. Methods of refining natural oils are described. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165707 | METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING ISOMERIZATION OF OLEFIN METATHESIS PRODUCTS - A method for suppressing isomerization of an olefin metathesis product produced in a metathesis reaction includes adding an isomerization suppression agent to a mixture that includes the olefin metathesis product and residual metathesis catalyst from the metathesis reaction under conditions that are sufficient to passivate at least a portion of the residual metathesis catalyst. The isomerization suppression agent includes (i) a salt and/or an ester of a phosphorous oxo acid, and/or (ii) a derivative of the phosphorous oxo acid in which at least one P—H bond has been replaced by a P—C bond, and/or (iii) a salt and/or an ester of the derivative. Methods of refining natural oils are described. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165708 | METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING ISOMERIZATION OF OLEFIN METATHESIS PRODUCTS - A method for suppressing isomerization of an olefin metathesis product produced in a metathesis reaction includes adding an isomerization suppression agent that includes nitric acid to a mixture that includes the olefin metathesis product and residual metathesis catalyst from the metathesis reaction under conditions that are sufficient to passivate at least a portion of the residual metathesis catalyst. Methods of refining a natural oil are described. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165709 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING BIOGAS TO LIQUID FUELS - A method of producing a hydrocarbon fuel from a hydrocarbon-containing gas is disclosed and described. A hydrocarbon-containing gas is produced ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130165710 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MICROWAVE DEPOLYMERIZATION OF HYDROCARBON FEEDSTOCKS - A method and apparatus is provided for the continuous microwave depolymerization of high molecular weight organic feedstock material, such as waste plastics and includes intermittent or continuous feeding of the processing material on the surface or into the bulk of the sensitized hot bed located under microwave irradiation. As a result of the interaction of electromagnetic field with processed materials, sensitizer is heated by microwave energy and feedstock material undergoes the depolymerization reactions. The reaction zone can be localized on the surface of the hot bed or distributed in the bulk of the reaction mass depending on the agitation conditions of the reaction mass, such as stirring, or other agitation means, for example by re-circulated gas. Products of the reactions are vaporized and transported to the collection system, which may include a combination of a scrubber, a condenser and a settler. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165711 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION OF OLEFINIC FEEDSTOCKS WITH SWITCHABLE REACTORS INCLUDING AT LEAST ONE STAGE FOR SHORT-CIRCUITING A REACTOR - This invention has as its object a process for selective hydrogenation of an unsaturated olefinic feedstock that comprises 3 or 4 carbon atoms, using at least two switchable fixed-bed reactors, each containing at least one catalytic bed and in which said feedstock successively passes through all of the reactors, and in which, each time that one of the reactors is deactivated, the point of introduction of the feedstock is moved downstream. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165712 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A LOWER OLEFIN PRODUCT - A process for the preparation of an olefin product comprising ethylene, comprising a) cracking a cracker feedstock to obtain a cracker effluent comprising olefins; b) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted a catalyst to obtain a conversion effluent comprising ethylene and/or propylene; c) combining at least part of the cracker effluent and at least part of the conversion effluent to obtain a combined effluent wherein the combined effluent comprises a C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165713 | ISOMERIZATION OF LIGHT PARAFFINS - A process for isomerizing light paraffins using a catalyst comprising an SFS-type zeolite and at least one Group VIII metal. It has been found that the catalyst can selectively convert C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165714 | ISOMERIZATION OF LIGHT PARAFFINS - A process for isomerizing light paraffins using a catalyst comprising an | 2013-06-27 |
20130165715 | COMBINED XYLENE ISOMERIZATION AND TRANSALKYLATION PROCESS UNIT - The xylene isomerization process unit and the transalkylation process units are combined in the present invention. A fractionation column can be shared by the two units, reducing the capital cost of the complex. In some embodiments, a split shell fractionation column and a split separator can be used. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165716 | INTEGRATED PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AROMATIC PRODUCT - A process preparing an aromatic product comprising xylene, the process comprising: a) cracking a feedstock to obtain a cracker effluent comprising olefins and aromatics; b) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with a catalyst to obtain a conversion effluent comprising benzene, toluene, xylene and olefins; c) combining at least part of the cracker effluent and at least part of the conversion effluent to obtain a combined effluent, the combined effluent comprising aromatics; d) separating at least a portion of the benzene and/or toluene from the combined effluent to form a benzene and/or toluene stream; e) separating the olefins from the combined effluent; f) separating xylene from the combined effluent to form a xylene stream; and g) recycling at least a part of the benzene and/or toluene streams as recycled aromatics to step b). | 2013-06-27 |
20130165717 | PROCESS FOR INCREASED PRODUCTION OF FCC GASOLINE - This invention relates to methods and processes for increasing the production of FCC (Fluid Catalytic Cracking) gasoline products, and optionally distillate products, from refinery feedstocks. In particular, the processes include hydrotreating and further hydroisomerizing a typical FCC range feedstream prior to catalytically cracking the feedstream in the FCC unit. The methods herein result in higher FCC naphtha yields and lower FCC cat bottoms yields thereby significantly increasing the overall FCC gasoline production for a given operating unit and increasing the profit margin of such FCC unit operations. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165718 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF OLEFINS - A process for the preparation of an olefin product, which process comprises the steps of: a) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with an oxygenate conversion catalyst under oxygenate conversion conditions, to obtain a conversion effluent comprising ethylene and/or propylene; b) separating at least a portion of the ethylene from the conversion effluent to form an ethylene stream; c) feeding the ethylene stream to an oligomerization step to produce higher molecular weight olefins; d) recycling at least a portion of the olefins as a recycle higher molecular weight olefins stream to step a). | 2013-06-27 |
20130165719 | ENHANCED AROMATICS PRODUCTION BY LOW PRESSURE END POINT REDUCTION AND SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION AND HYDRODEALKYLATION - A reforming process includes an endpoint reduction zone for converting C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165720 | UZM-39 ALUMINOSILICATE ZEOLITE - A new family of coherently grown composites of TUN and IMF zeotypes have been synthesized. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165721 | CATALYTIC REFINING OF TERPENES OF PULP ORIGIN - Biobased p-cymene and methods of producing same, which can further be converted to terephtalate. Further, a method is described for converting crude sulfate turpentine recovered from chemical wood pulping into p-cymene and eventually to terephtalic acid of biological origin, and and products thereof respectively. In said method, both conversion and desulfurization is realized in one reaction step. The disclosure is also related to use of zeolite catalysts in said method. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165722 | Vaporization and Transportation of Alkali Metal Salts - An apparatus and method for vaporizing and transporting an alkali metal salt is shown. The apparatus has a first conduit capable of transporting an alkali metal salt solution and a second conduit in fluid communication with the first conduit, the second conduit capable of transporting steam so that the alkali metal salt is dissipated into the steam forming a solution that can be transported, such as to a remote reaction zone. The solution can be transported via a third conduit that is capable of being heated by a heat source. The method can be used to add a promoter to a dehydrogenation catalyst during a dehydrogenation reaction. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165723 | CATALYST FOR THE DEHYDROGENATION OF HYDROCARBONS - The present invention relates to a catalyst for the dehydrogenation of hydrocarbons which is based on iron oxide and additionally comprises at least one potassium compound, at least one cerium compound, from 0.7 to 10% by weight of at least one manganese compound, calculated as MnO | 2013-06-27 |
20130165724 | Fluid Bed Reactor with Staged Baffles - The invention relates to a process of alkylating aromatic hydrocarbons, and more particularly a process of making paraxylene by alkylation of benzene and/or toluene with methanol and/or dimethyl ether, and to an apparatus for carrying out said process, the improvement comprising staged injection of one of the reactants, with the stages separated by structured packing so as to minimize at least one of gas phase back-mixing, by-pass phenomena, and gas bubble size. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165725 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN AROMATIC PRODUCT - A process for the preparation of an aromatic product comprising xylene, which process comprises the steps of: a) converting an oxygenate feedstock in an oxygenate-to-olefins conversion system, comprising a reaction zone in which an oxygenate feedstock is contacted with an oxygenate conversion catalyst under oxygenate conversion conditions, to obtain a conversion effluent comprising benzene, toluene, xylene and olefins; b) separating at least a portion of the benzene and toluene from the conversion effluent to form an aromatics containing stream; c) separating the olefins from the conversion effluent; d) separating xylene from the conversion effluent to produce a xylene product stream; and e) recycling at least a portion of the aromatics containing stream to step a). | 2013-06-27 |
20130165726 | AROMATIC TRANSFORMATION USING UZM-39 ALUMINOSILICATE ZEOLITE - A new family of coherently grown composites of TUN and IMF zeotypes has been synthesized and shown to be effective catalysts for aromatic transformation reactions. These zeolites are represented by the empirical formula. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165727 | METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DEALKYLATION OF ALKYL-SUBSTITUTED C9+ AROMATIC COMPOUNDS USING BIMODAL POROUS DEALKYLATION CATALYST AT LOW TEMPERATURE - Disclosed is a method for selective dealkylation of alkyl-substituted C | 2013-06-27 |
20130165728 | NANOWIRE CATALYSTS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE AND PREPARATION - Nanowires useful as heterogeneous catalysts are provided. The nanowire catalysts are useful in a variety of catalytic reactions, for example, the oxidative coupling of methane to C2 hydrocarbons. Related methods for use and manufacture of the same are also disclosed. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165729 | ZINC AND/OR MANGANESE ALUMINATE CATALYST USEFUL FOR ALKANE DEHDYROGENATION - The present invention relates to a catalyst composition suitable for the dehydrogenation of alkanes having 2-8 carbon atoms comprising zinc and/or manganese aluminate, optionally further comprising sodium (Na), potassium (K), caesium (Cs), rubidium (Rb), strontium (Sr), barium (Ba), magnesium (Mg), calcium (Ca), gallium (Ga), germanium (Ge),tin (Sn), copper (Cu), zirconium (Zr), cobalt (Co), tungsten (W) or mixtures thereof, wherein said catalyst composition preferably is essentially platinum free. Furthermore, a method for preparing said catalyst composition and a process for dehydrogenating alkanes having 2-8 carbon atoms, preferably isobutane, comprising contacting the said catalyst composition with said alkanes is provided. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165730 | PROCESS FOR CONVERSION OF PARAFFINIC FEEDSTOCKS OBTAINED FROM THE BIOMASS OF MIDDLE DISTILLATE BASES EMPLOYING AT LEAST ONE IZM-2 ZEOLITE-BASED CATALYST - The invention relates to a process for conversion of a paraffinic feedstock that has a number of carbon atoms of between 9 and 25, whereby said paraffinic feedstock is produced starting from renewable resources, employing a catalyst that comprises at least one hydrogenating-dehydrogenating metal that is selected from the group that is formed by the metals of group VIB and group VIII of the periodic table, taken by themselves or in a mixture, and a substrate that comprises at least one IZM-2 zeolite and at least one binder, with said process being carried out at a temperature of between 150 and 500° C., at a pressure of between 0.1 MPa and 15 MPa, at an hourly volumetric flow rate of between 0.1 and 10 h | 2013-06-27 |
20130165731 | APPARTUS AND METHOD TO VISUALLY VIEW HIGH-DOSE-RADIATION APPARATUS USED TO VERIFY QUALITY ASSURANCE - An apparatus for testing a high-dose-rate afterloader machine comprising an image capturing device that used to capture a plurality of still images or a real-time video, wherein said image capturing device further comprises, a zoom lens, a microphone and a light, a measurement ruler that is located on a base plate; a plurality of calibration points located on the said base plate, a source insert that connects to said high-dose-rate afterloader machine to one end, wherein said source insert allows entry of a radioactive pellet and a source wire into one end, and an adjustable shaft that is connected to said base plate and connected to said image capturing device. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165732 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADMINISTERING RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL THERAPY (RPT) - A computerized system and method for determining an optimum amount of radiopharmaceutical therapy (RPT) to administer, comprising: performing processing associated with obtaining activity image information related to at least one agent for sub-units of at least one imaged organ from at least one detector; performing processing associated with running at least one calculation for the activity image information, using at least one computer application, to obtain absorbed dose rate image information; and performing processing associated with adding the absorbed dose rate image information, using, the at least one computer application, to obtain RPT total absorbed dose image information for the at least one imaged organ; wherein macroscopic distribution measurements that are related to microscopic or sub-unit distribution of the at least one agent are utilized. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165733 | ORTHOPEDIC FIXATION DEVICE WITH MAGNETIC FIELD GENERATOR - A medical device includes an orthopedic fixation device and an electromagnetic field emitter carried by the fixation device. The device preferably further includes a power source for powering the electromagnetic field emitter, which may be implanted in the human body with the fixation device and the electromagnetic field emitter. The power source may be a battery. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165734 | TIME-DOMAIN TRANSDUCTION SIGNALS AND METHODS OF THEIR PRODUCTION AND USE - A storage medium having a low frequency time-domain signal stored thereon, and methods of generating, scoring, testing and using the signals are disclosed. In one general embodiment, the signal is derived from a taxane-like compound or an siRNA against human GADPH, and is useful in treating cancer in a subject by exposing the subject a low-magnetic field transduction of the signal. Also disclosed are improved signal transduction methods. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165735 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING CARDIAC FUNCTION BY SEALING A PARTITIONING MEMBRANE WITHIN A VENTRICLE - Partitioning devices that may be secured and sealed within a heart chamber for separating a patient's heart chamber into a productive portion and a non-productive portion are described herein. The partitioning devices described herein may include a reinforced membrane with outwardly biased members. The reinforced membrane may have a central hub with a distally extending support stem with a plurality of feet which extend radially from a centerline axis and preferably have ends that are aligned in a common plane. These devices may be secured within the heart chamber by sealing them to the wall of the heart chamber, for example, by inflating an inflatable element on the periphery of the device. The non-productive portion may be filled with a material, including occlusive materials. Sealing and/or filling the non-productive portion formed by the devices described herein may help prevent leakage from the non-productive region. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165736 | System And Method For Treating Heart Tissue - Some embodiments of a system or method for treating heart tissue can include a control system and catheter device operated in a manner to intermittently occlude a heart vessel for controlled periods of time that provide redistribution of blood flow. In particular embodiments, the system and methods may be configured to monitor at least one input signal detected at a coronary sinus and thereby execute a process for determining a satisfactory time period for the occlusion of the coronary sinus. In further embodiments, after the occlusion of the coronary sinus is released, the control system can be configured to select the duration of the release phase before the starting the next occlusion cycle. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165737 | IMPLANTATION OF A HEARING PROSTHESIS - A method of implanting a hearing prosthesis in a recipient, including boring an artificial passageway into the temporal bone to a middle ear cavity based on a virtual model of at least a portion of a recipient's temporal bone. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165738 | Magnet Arrangement for Bone Conduction Hearing Implant - An implantable magnet arrangement is described for a hearing implant in a recipient patient. A pair of implant magnets are fixable in a common plane beneath the skin of the patient to underlying skull bone. At least one of the magnets is adapted to transform a magnetic drive signal from an external signal drive coil into a corresponding mechanical stimulation signal for delivery by bone conduction of the skull bone as an audio signal to the cochlea. Each implant magnet includes a pair of internal magnets lying in parallel planes which meet along a common junction with repelling like magnetic polarities facing towards each other, and the magnetic polarities of each implant magnet are reversed from each other. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165739 | BRAIN STATE SUPPORT APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - The brain state support apparatus | 2013-06-27 |
20130165740 | SENSORY DEVICE USEFUL IN BRINGING A PATIENT NEUROLOGICAL OR PSYCHOLOGICAL RELIEF - A method and apparatus which generates an image and particularly a celestial or a natural image having embedded movement that is useful in relieving conditions such as patient angst, depression and the like. The apparatus may include a control panel for adjusting the image and the movement based on the patient's condition or response to the image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165741 | THERAPEUTIC ENVIRONMENTAL LIGHT AND IMAGE SYSTEM - A therapeutic environmental light and image system and related methods are provided. A controller controls a lighting system and one or more images displayed on a display monitor to create a virtual window in a patient recovery room that simulates characteristics of a real window. Optionally, circadian full-spectrum light cycling is delivered via a prescriptively-selected circadian light cycle, which may or may not be configured based on the images provided on the display monitor. Additionally, ultraviolet light from an ultraviolet light source may be dosed to the patient to favorably impact biologic functions and other health aspects of the patient, to facilitate patient recovery. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165742 | RESILIENT DEVICE - An intravaginal device has a working portion (e.g., intravaginal urinary incontinence device suppository, tampon) and an anchoring portion comprising at least one member extending beyond at least one end of the working portion to maintain the working portion in place during use. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165744 | Recovery and processing of human embryos formed in vivo - Among other things, uterine lavage is performed to withdraw at least 50% of in vivo fertilized preimplantation embryos produced after superovulation of a woman and artificial insemination using sperm of her sexual partner. After genetic diagnosis or sex determination or gene therapy, or any combination of any two or more of them, of the recovered embryos and selection of at least one of the embryos to be implanted, the selected embryos are returned to the woman for implantation in her uterus. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165745 | IMAGING AND EVALUATING EMBRYOS, OOCYTES, AND STEM CELLS - Methods, compositions and kits for determining the developmental potential of one or more embryos or pluripotent cells and/or the presence of chromosomal abnormalities in one or more embryos or pluripotent cells are provided. These methods, compositions and kits find use in identifying embryos and oocytes in vitro that are most useful in treating infertility in humans. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165746 | Unitary Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting Devices - Unitary surgical devices are disclosed. Such devices may include an elongated body extending between a proximal end and a distal end, and having one or more lumens extending through the elongated body and a tip disposed at the distal end of the elongated body. The harvesting device may further include a first gripping element disposed about the dissection tip and a second gripping element disposed about the dissection tip distally of the first gripping member. The second gripping member may be moveable with respect to the first gripping member for capturing a blood vessel between the first gripping member and the second gripping member. The blood vessel captured between first gripping member and the second gripping member may then be sealed and, subsequently, severed by a cauterizing element disposed between the first gripping member and the second gripping member. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165749 | ENDOSCOPE CAPABLE OF CAPTURING 3D IMAGE - An endoscope including a tube and a distal section is provided. The distal section, coupled to a distal end of the tube, includes a left wafer-level image sensor, disposed to capture at least one left image, and a right wafer-level image sensor, disposed to capture at least one right image. Wherein, the captured left image and right image are processed as a 3D image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165750 | ENDOSCOPE CAPABLE OF CHANGING DIRECTION - The invention is directed to an endoscope having a distal section coupled to a distal end of a tube, and a wire disposed in the tube, wherein a distal end of the wire is fixed at a distal point of the tube. The endoscope also includes a handling section coupled to a proximal end of the tube. The wire slidingly passes through a sliding point that is situated between the distal point and the proximal end of the wire, such that the wire is constrained at the sliding point. A proximal end of the wire is capable of being pulled to bend the tube. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165751 | WATERPROOF ENDOSCOPE AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The invention is directed to a waterproof endoscope having a wafer-level imaging module (WLM) bonded on a substrate. The endoscope also includes a holder, which has a groove formed into an inner surface of the holder. First glue is filled in the groove, and second glue is applied at a junction between the holder and the tube. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165752 | ENDOSCOPE INTEGRATED WITH A LIGHT SOURCE - The invention is directed to an endoscope having a wafer-level imaging module (WLM) and a light source bonded on a substrate. The endoscope also includes a holder, to which the substrate with the bonded WLM and the bonded light source is attached. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165753 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, INFORMATION STORAGE DEVICE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An image processing device processes an image acquired by an imaging section that enables magnifying observation. The image processing device includes a motion information acquisition section that acquires motion information that indicates a relative motion of the imaging section with respect to an object, an imaging magnification calculation section that calculates an imaging magnification of the imaging section, and an image extraction section that extracts an image within a specific area from a captured image acquired by the imaging section as an extracted image. The image extraction section sets the position of the specific area within the captured image based on the motion information, and sets the size of a margin area based on the imaging magnification and the motion information, the margin area being an area except the specific area in the captured image. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165754 | Rotate-to-Advance Catheterization System - An apparatus for accessing a bodily passageway includes: an endoscope including an insertion portion configured to inserted into the bodily passageway; a drive tube including a lumen configured to receive the endoscope; a helically-wound thread disposed on an outer wall of the drive tube and configured such that rotation of the drive tube causes the drive tube with the endoscope to move along the passageway; a flexible drive shaft configured to transfer rotary motion generated by a power supply; and a rotatable drive collar disposed on the endoscope and configured to rotate the drive tube relative to the endoscope, the rotatable drive collar including a stator, a rotor rotatable over the stator and detachably coupled to the drive tube, a rotary gear configured to transfer the rotary motion from the flexible drive shaft to the rotor to rotate the drive tube, and a watertight seal disposed between the stator and the rotor. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165755 | PHYSIOLOGICAL STATUS INDICATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD - A processor circuit can be configured to obtain a first multidimensional vector. The first multidimensional vector can include dimensions corresponding to respective first conductivity characteristics obtained from different implantable electrode configurations associated with a subject. The processor circuit can also be configured to obtain a second multidimensional vector or vector space. The second multidimensional vector or vector space can include dimensions corresponding to respective second conductivity characteristics obtained from such different electrode configurations associated with the same or a different subject. The processor circuit can also provide a physiological status indicator that can be obtained at least in part by performing a vector comparison of the first multidimensional vector to the second multidimensional vector space or vector. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165756 | Analyte Sensor - Systems and methods of use for continuous analyte measurement of a host's vascular system are provided. In some embodiments, a continuous glucose measurement system includes a vascular access device, a sensor and sensor electronics, the system being configured for insertion into communication with a host's circulatory system. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165757 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT, SENSOR, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR NON-INVASIVELY MEASURING HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATIONS IN BLOOD - A mechanism for non-invasively monitoring blood characteristics of a subject is disclosed. To enable measurement of hemoglobin concentrations in a cost-effective way, a computational model is established that represents a relationship between a first variable indicative of total hemoglobin concentration and a set of variables that includes second variables indicative of light transmission through tissue and third variables indicative of concentration percentages of different hemoglobin species. In-vivo measurement signals are acquired from a subject and in-vivo values are determined for the second and third variables based on the in-vivo measurement signals. The first variable is then solved based on the in-vivo values of the second and third variables and the computational model. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165758 | MINIATURE INFUSION PUMP - A miniature infusion pump (MIP) suitable for use with a human patient is configured for non-human animal testing. In one example, a MIP includes an electromagnetic piston pump, a circuit board, and a housing. The pump is configured to deliver a therapeutic agent from a reservoir through an implantable catheter. The circuit board includes programmable electronics configured to control the pump to deliver the therapeutic agent through the catheter. The pump and the circuit board are sealed within the housing. The MIP is sized to be at least one of harnessed to or implanted in a non-human test subject including a weight greater than or equal to approximately 150 to approximately 250 grams. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165759 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING MEDICAL ABLATION SYSTEMS HAVING MAPPING CATHETERS WITH IMPROVED ANCHORING ABILITY - A mapping catheter includes an elongated body for inserting into patient vasculature. A distal end of the elongated body includes a distal portion that includes a plurality of electrodes, a proximal portion disposed proximal to the distal portion, and a reduced-dimension portion disposed between the proximal and distal portions. The distal end is formed, at least in part, from a memory shape material that bends into a preformed shape upon release from a confined space. The preformed shape includes a first loop formed, at least in part, by the distal portion. The first loop is transverse to a longitudinal axis of the proximal portion. The reduced-dimension portion is configured and arranged to bend such that the reduced-dimension section advances distally through the first loop when the first loop is held in a fixed position and a force is applied distally along the longitudinal axis of the proximal portion. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165760 | DEVICES FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE SPATIAL CHANGE IN SUBSURFACE RESISTIVITIES ACROSS FREQUENCIES IN TISSUE - Sensors for non-invasively determining tissue wetness/hydration based on relative changes in subsurface resistivities in tissue below the sensor when applied to a human body across different frequencies. A sensor including arrays of current-injecting and voltage-sensing electrodes may be placed on a subject's back to determine lung wetness. Sensors may be used as part of a systems and method for determining tissue water content, systems and methods for determining lung wetness, or the like. Sensors for determining relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies and systems include arrays of electrodes used to determine relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies may include pairs of current-injecting and voltage sensing electrodes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165761 | METHODS FOR DETERMINING THE RELATIVE SPATIAL CHANGE IN SUBSURFACE RESISTIVITIES ACROSS FREQUENCIES IN TISSUE - Non-invasive devices and systems to determine tissue wetness/hydration based on relative changes in subsurface resistivities in tissue below an electrode array applied to a human body across different frequencies. For example, these a sensor including arrays of current-injecting and voltage-sensing electrodes may be placed on a subject's back to determine lung wetness. Systems and methods for determining tissue water content, systems and methods for determining lung wetness, sensors for determining relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies and systems and methods to determine which arrays of electrodes in a sensor to use to determine relative changes in subsurface resistivities across frequencies are all described. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165762 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE - Systems and methods of sensing intraocular pressure are described. In one embodiment, a miniaturized IOP monitoring system is provided using a nanophotonics-based implantable IOP sensor with remote optical readout that can be adapted for both patient and research use. A handheld detector optically excites the pressure-sensitive nanophotonic structure of the IOP-sensing implant placed in the anterior chamber and detects the reflected light, whose optical signature changes as a function of IOP. Optical detection eliminates the need for large, complex LC structures and simplifies sensor design. The use of nanophotonic components improves the sensor's resolution and sensitivity, increases optical readout distance, and reduces its size by a factor of 10-30 over previously reported implants. Its small size and convenient optical readout allows frequent and accurate self-tracking of IOP by patients in home settings. Embodiments can also be used to monitor colonies of animals to support glaucoma research and drug discovery. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165763 | AIR-PUFF TYPE INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - An air-puff type intraocular pressure measuring device includes an optical measuring unit and a puffing unit. The optical measuring unit includes an imaging optical path having a perforated lens and an image sensor capable of receiving an eyeball image via the perforated lens for eyeball alignment; a measuring optical path having a measuring element for transmitting a measuring signal and receiving a reflected signal via the perforated lens to derive an intraocular pressure value; and a beam splitter for the image sensor and the measuring element to respectively form a first and a second path having different axial directions. The puffing unit is connected to the optical measuring unit for puffing air through the perforated lens against an eyeball. The puffing unit has a puffing path located coaxially on the second path of the measuring optical path, so that measuring errors caused by parts-related tolerances are effectively reduced. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165764 | PERCUTANEOUS DEVICES AND METHODS TO VISUALIZE, TARGET AND ABLATE NERVES - Apparatuses for identifying nerve tissue and methods for making and using the same are disclosed. An example apparatus may include an elongate shaft having a distal region configured to be percutaneously deployed within a patient. An active imaging structure may be disposed on the distal region. The active imaging structure may be configured to remotely image nerve tissue by exciting a signal in nerve tissue from a percutaneous location and receiving the signal from a percutaneous location. The active imaging structure may include one or more probes. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165765 | PROPERTY INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - The present invention employs a property information acquiring apparatus comprising: a supporting unit configured to support a test subject and include an aperture into which a tested part of the test subject is inserted; a holding unit configured to hold the tested part inserted into the aperture; and a pressing unit that includes a receiving unit for receiving information relating to a property of the tested part and is pushed against a surface of the holding unit different from a surface for holding a test object, wherein the supporting unit includes a restricting part that restricts deformation caused in the holding unit by the pressing of the pressing unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165766 | Biomagnetism Measuring Device, Biomagnetism Measuring System, and Biomagnetism Measuring Method - A biomagnetism measuring device includes a magnetic sensor and a support unit. The magnetic sensor includes a tunnel magneto-resistive element including a fixed magnetic layer, a free magnetic layer and an insulating layer. The insulating layer is disposed between the fixed magnetic layer and the free magnetic layer, and has resistance being changed by a tunnel effect depending on an angle difference between a direction of magnetization of the fixed magnetic layer and a direction of magnetization of the free magnetic layer. The support unit supports the magnetic sensor in such a way that the tunnel magneto-resistive element faces a living body. The magnetic sensor outputs an output signal in accordance with a resistance value of the insulating layer, the resistance value being changed by magnetism emitted from the living body. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC LANDMARKING - Embodiments of systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media for automatic landmarking are presented. A coil including at least one marker is placed on a desired region on interest (ROI) of a subject. Further, a detector detects a position of the marker while translating the subject from a home position in an imaging system into a bore of a magnet in the imaging system. A positioning unit coupled to at least one of the coil, the marker and the detector is configured to initiate automatic translation of the subject from the home position into the magnet bore. Further, the positioning unit determines a distance between the detected marker position and a homogenous position of the magnet based at least on the detected marker position. The positioning unit then controls movement of the subject over the determined distance to the homogenous magnet position for automatically landmarking the desired ROI. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165768 | Breast Coil for Magnetic Resonance Recordings of the Breast - A breast coil for a magnetic resonance tomography device for the production of magnetic resonance recordings of female breasts includes a coil housing having a breast recess to accommodate a breast and a number of coil elements. At least one of the coil elements forms an HF correction coil element and has a circuit arrangement to switch over the HF correction coil element between an HF correction mode of operation and another mode of operation. The HF correction coil element is constructed such that in the HF correction mode of operation, the HF correction coil element resonates passively with a B | 2013-06-27 |
20130165769 | NESTED BALLOON CATHETER FOR LOCALIZED DRUG DELIVERY - A balloon catheter for delivering a therapeutic and/or diagnostic agent to tissue is described including an outer balloon having a wall with an opening therethrough and an inner surface, an inner balloon disposed in the outer balloon, enclosing an inflation chamber and having an outer surface defining a space between the outer surface of the inner balloon and the inner surface of the outer balloon, a catheter having a first lumen in fluid communication with the space between the inner balloon and the outer balloon for supplying the agent thereto, and a second lumen through which fluid is supplied to the inflation chamber for inflating the inner balloon to urge the agent out of the opening in the outer balloon, wherein the outer balloon and/or the inner balloon comprise at least one protrusion for directing the agent formed by an inner balloon wall and/or the outer balloon wall. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165770 | System, Method and Apparatus for Tracking Targets During Treatment Using a Radar Motion Sensor - A system, method and apparatus tracks targets (e.g., tumors) during treatment (e.g., radiation therapy) using a radar motion sensor by generating a microwave signal, radiating the microwave signal to a subject, and receiving a modulated microwave signal from the subject. The modulated microwave signal is processed to provide a subject motion information using a sensor having an arctangent-demodulation microwave interferometry mode. A location of a target on or within the subject is determined based on the subject motion information and a three-dimensional model for the subject and the target. One or more control signals are generated based on the location of the target, and the treatment device is controlled using the one or more control signals to treat the target on or within the subject. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165771 | USE OF FITC-DEXTRAN AS DYE FOR FUNDUS ANGIOGRAPHY AND METHODS THEREOF - A novel fundus angiographic application and method using fluorescein isothiocyanate dextrans (FITC-dextran) as fluorescence angiographic dye for diagnosis and evaluation of eye diseases on humans is disclosed. The method involves the process of constitution of FITC-dextran solution and intravenous injection of the said solution, followed by observation and photography of ocular fundus circulation using a fluorescence fundus camera with an image system. The invention offers improved fundus angiograms over the traditional Na-fluorescein fundus angiography (Na-fluorescein) and indocyanine green fundus angiography (ICG) with the advantages of higher clarity and higher resolution; capable of visualizing both the retinal and the choroidal circulations systems simultaneously; providing longer fundus image duration so that it can be used as a directly mapping guidance in retinal surgery or to complete the angiograms for both eyes by a single process; providing more information about the pathological changes occurred among retinal, sub-retinal and choroidal circulation systems. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165772 | MICRONEEDLE DEVICES AND USES THEREOF - The present disclosure provides devices and uses thereof A devices disclosed herein comprises a plurality of microneedles adapted to protrude from the device. In some embodiments, a device is dimensioned and constructed to carry a payload, so that the payload can be delivered to an internal tissue of a subject or through a wall of a vessel after interaction with microneedles. In some embodiments, devices can be used for oral or intravenous administration. In some embodiments, devices can be used for implantation such as vaginal, rectal, urethral or bladder suppository or pessary. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165773 | Access Port Identification Systems and Methods - An access port for subcutaneous implantation is disclosed. Such an access port may comprise a body for capturing a septum for repeatedly inserting a needle therethrough into a cavity defined within the body. Further, the access port may include at least one feature structured and configured for identification of the access port subsequent to subcutaneous implantation. Methods of identifying a subcutaneously implanted access port are also disclosed. For example, a subcutaneously implanted access port may be provided and at least one feature of the subcutaneously implanted access port may be perceived. Further, the subcutaneously implanted access port may be identified in response to perceiving the at least one feature. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165774 | OROGASTRIC CATHETER FOR LONGITUDINAL GASTRECTOMY - The invention relates to an orogastric catheter for a longitudinal gastrectomy. The object of the invention is to make available an orogastric catheter that represents an advantageous alternative to the poorly suited catheters used today and that facilitates the work of the surgeon. This novel orogastric catheter is characterized in that this distal part carries a balloon ( | 2013-06-27 |
20130165775 | MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE - An injection device and methods for controlling the injection device are provided. Patient data for a patient to be treated are provided and an injection preparation (injectable) used in the injection device is automatically identified by the injection device automatically reading a label provided on a container of the injection preparation. Furthermore, contraindications for an identified injection preparation are determined. The patient data are compared with the any contraindication that has been determined At least one protective measure is adopted to prevent the injection when at least one contraindication matches the patient data. According to another variant of the method, patient data for a patient to be treated and contraindications for the injection preparations (injectables) available for a selection are established. The patient data are compared with the contraindications, wherein at least one injection preparation is suggested which contraindications do not match the patient data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165776 | CONTRACTION STATUS ASSESSMENT - An implantable medical device receives at least one sensor signal representing inter-movement between a basal region of a heart ventricle and a ventricle apex during at least a portion of a systolic phase of a cardiac cycle. A parameter processor calculates a contraction status parameter value based on the at least one sensor signal. This contraction status parameter value represents an elongation of the ventricle following onset of ventricular activation during a cardiac cycle. The contraction status parameter value is stored in a memory as a diagnostic parameter representing a current contraction status of a subject's heart. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165777 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VECTOR INFORMATION USING TRANSMISSION DELAYS - An ultrasound system and a method of detecting vector information with transmission delays are disclosed. In one embodiment, the ultrasound system includes: an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to set at least two focal points and form ultrasound data corresponding to the respect two focal points by considering transmission delays to the respective focal points; and a processor configured to form vector information of a target object by using the ultrasound data. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165778 | Shear Modulus Estimation by Application of Spatially Modulated Impulse Acoustic Radiation Force Approximation - A method for determining a shear modulus of an elastic material with a known density value is provided. In this method, a spatially modulated acoustic radiation force is used to initially generate a disturbance of known spatial frequency or wavelength. The propagation of this initial displacement as a shear wave is measured using ultrasound tracking methods. A temporal frequency is determined based on the shear wave. The shear modulus of the elastic material at the point of excitation may be calculated using the values of the spatial wavelength, material density, and temporal frequency. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165779 | TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION METHOD AND TEMPERATURE ESTIMATION APPARATUS USING THE SAME - An accuracy-improved temperature estimation method includes measuring a physical attribute of a tissue based on a reference signal and a received signal, a first estimation operation to estimate a first temperature of the tissue based on the physical attribute, calculating at least one parameter used in a bio heat transfer model based on the estimated first temperature, and a second estimation operation to estimate a second temperature of the tissue by using the calculated at least one parameter and the bio heat transfer model. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165780 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - In an ultrasound blood pressure monitor | 2013-06-27 |
20130165781 | INTEGRATED DISPLAY OF ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ECG DATA - A display system for ultrasound images and ECG data produces a common display of a cardiac ultrasound image of a given view and ECG traces relevant to that ultrasound view. The ECG traces relate to the heart anatomy seen in the ultrasound image. The user is given the ability to select certain ECG lead signals for display in conjunction with specific views of the heart. ST elevation values for the ECG leads may also be shown to enable the clinician to correlate electrical abnormalities with anatomical abnormalities of the ultrasound image such as abnormal wall motion or thickening. The ST elevation values are displayed on a bullseye chart in association with heart regions related to the leads for which the ST values were detected. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165782 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF THE SAME - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus is provided. The ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus includes a measuring unit configured to perform a measurement on an instructed part in at least one measurement ultrasonic image, a storing unit configured to store the at least one measurement ultrasonic image on which the measurement is performed, a statistical processing unit configured to perform a statistical process on results of measurements performed a plurality of times on the same object in the same subject by the measuring unit, and an image display control unit configured to read a display ultrasonic image stored in the storing unit and display the display ultrasonic image together with a statistical value obtained by the statistical processing unit. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165783 | PROVIDING MOTION MODE IMAGE IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing a motion mode image corresponding to a motion of a target object. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a user input unit configured to receive input information for setting a region of interest on a brightness mode image; and a processing unit configured to form the brightness mode image based on first ultrasound data corresponding to a target object and form vector information of the target object based on second ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, the processing unit being further configured to form a motion mode image including at least one of a brightness motion mode image and a color motion mode image based on the first ultrasound data and the vector information corresponding to the region of interest. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165784 | PROVIDING MOTION PROFILE INFORMATION OF TARGET OBJECT IN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - There are provided embodiments for providing motion profile information corresponding to a motion of a target object by using vector Doppler. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a processing unit configured to form vector information of a target object based on ultrasound data corresponding to the target object, form a Doppler mode image based on the vector information, and set a first region of interest on the Doppler mode image based on input information of a user, the processing unit being further configured to form motion profile information corresponding to the motion of the target object based on vector information corresponding to the first region of interest. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165785 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APERTURE SELECTION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING - A method for controlling an ultrasound imaging system includes defining a sample volume gate on a two-dimensional (2D) ultrasound image, the sample volume gate defining a location at which flow is to be estimated, automatically calculating a SNR for an initial transmit and receive steering position (aperture location) and aperture size, automatically calculating a SNR for a different second transmit and receive steering position (aperture location) and aperture size, automatically comparing the SNR for the first set of apertures to the SNR for the second set of apertures, and automatically adjusting the steering angle and an aperture size of an ultrasound probe's transmit and receive events based on the comparison. | 2013-06-27 |
20130165786 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL POWER AND DATA TRANSMISSION IN ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An ultrasound system includes an optical conduit adapted to transmit an optical signal between a first end of the optical conduit and a second end of the optical conduit. The ultrasound system also includes a console coupled to the first end of the optical conduit and having an optical power source adapted to generate the optical signal. Further, the ultrasound system includes an ultrasound probe coupled to the second end of the optical conduit and having power conversion circuitry adapted to receive the optical signal and to convert the optical signal into electrical power. | 2013-06-27 |