43rd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100274042 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING (METH)ACRYLIC ESTERS OF ALCOHOLS COMPRISING POLYALKOXY GROUPS - A process for preparing (meth)acrylic esters (E) of alcohols (A) comprising polyalkoxy groups, in which alcohols (A) which comprise polyalkoxy groups and are of the formula (I) | 2010-10-28 |
20100274043 | ADAMANTYL GROUP-CONTAINING EPOXY-MODIFIED (METH)ACRYLATE AND RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SAME - The present invention provides an adamantyl group containing epoxy-modified (meth)acrylate and a resin composition containing it which are imparted by transparency, optical characteristics such as (durable) light resistance and the like, heat-resistance, and good mechanical properties. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274044 | Process for making menthyl glutarate - A process for making menthyl glutarate is disclosed. The process comprises reacting excess glutaric acid and menthol to produce a mixture comprising monomenthyl glutarate (MMG) and dimenthyl glutarate (DMG), wherein the weight ratio of glutaric acid to menthol is from 1.0 to 1.6 and the resulting mixture comprises from 60 to 70 wt. % of MMG and from 30 to 40 wt. % of DMG. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274045 | CARBONYLATION PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METHYL ACETATE - A process for the manufacture of methyl acetate by the carbonylation of dimethyl ether or dimethyl carbonate with carbon monoxide under substantially anhydrous conditions in the presence of a Group TB metal loaded mordenite catalyst prepared by ion-exchanging mordenite with at least one Group IB metal, the ion-exchanged mordenite having a molar ratio of the Group IB metal to total aluminium present in the mordenite in the range 5 to 50 mol %. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274046 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING ISOCYANATES - The present invention relates to a multiple-stage process for the continuous preparation of organic, distillable polyisocyanates, preferably diisocyanates, more preferably aliphatic or cycloaliphatic diisocyanates, by reaction of the corresponding organic poly-amines with ureas to form low-molecular monomeric polyureas, and the thermal decomposition thereof. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274047 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OF ISOCYANATES AND AROMATIC HYDROXY COMPOUNDS - An object of the present invention is to provide a process for producing isocyanates, which are industrially useful compounds, without using phosgene, and to provide a process for chemically recycling waste polycarbonate resin. The present invention discloses a process enabling isocyanate compounds to be produced without using phosgene as a raw material by subjecting a carbamic acid ester compound obtained by a reaction between an aromatic polycarbonate resin and an amine compound to a thermal decomposition reaction, while at the same time disclosing a process enabling chemical recycling of aromatic polycarbonate resin by recovering a divalent aromatic hydroxy compound forming aromatic polycarbonates. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274048 | 2-ACRYLAMIDE-2-METHYLPROPANESULFONIC ACID AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - A process for producing 2-acrylamide-2-methyl propane sulfonic acid (ATBS) which comprises reacting acrylonitrile, fuming sulfuric acid, and isobutylene. During the reaction, the concentration of 2-methyl-2-propenyl-1-sulfonic acid (IBSA) and/or that of 2-methylidene-1,3-propylenedisulfonic acid (IBDSA) in the reaction system are determined. When the IBSA concentration exceeds 12,000 mass ppm and/or the IBDSA concentration exceeds 6,000 mass ppm, then the concentration of sulfur trioxide in the reaction system is reduced. Thus, ATBS having an IBSA content of 100 mass ppm or lower and an IBDSA content of 100 mass ppm or lower is produced. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274049 | Method for the production of 2-fluoroacyl-3-aminoacrylic acid derivatives - The present invention relates to a process for preparing 2-fluoroacyl-3-aminoacrylic acid derivatives by reacting fluorinated carboxylic acids with dialkylaminoacrylic acid derivatives and acid halides. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274050 | SOLID MILNACIPRAN AND PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF THE SAME - The present invention provides novel solid milnacipran in crystalline form-G and a process for its preparation. The present invention also provides a process for the preparation of milnacipran hydrochloride from the novel solid crystalline milnacipran. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274051 | INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINE RELEASE INHIBITOR - A medicament having inhibitory activity against NF-κB activation, which comprises a compound represented by the following general formula (I) or α pharmacologically acceptable salt as an active ingredient: | 2010-10-28 |
20100274052 | PREPARATION OF RADIOLABELLED HALOAROMATICS VIA POLYMER-BOUND INTERMEDIATES - According to a first aspect of the invention, a process is disclosed for the preparation of radiolabelled haloaromatic compounds. According to a second aspect of the invention, intermediate precursor insoluble polymer compounds used in the preparation of the radiolabelled haloaromatics are disclosed, as well as processes for the preparation of the intermediate precursor insoluble polymer compounds. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274053 | PROCESS FOR DIASTEREOSELECTIVE CONVERSION OF CHIRAL IMINES - Diastereoselective conversion of chiral imines of the formula I to amines of the formula II | 2010-10-28 |
20100274054 | ONE-STAGE REDUCTIVE AMINATION - A process for preparing amines of the formula I, | 2010-10-28 |
20100274055 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AMINE - Processes for preparing an amine, which processes comprise: reacting a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, and mixtures thereof, with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalyst; wherein the catalyst comprises a catalytically active composition which comprises, before reduction with hydrogen, oxygen compounds of zirconium, nickel, and iron, and 0.2 to 5.5% by weight of at least one oxygen compound of tin, lead, bismuth, molybdenum, antimony or phosphorus, calculated as SnO, PbO, Bi | 2010-10-28 |
20100274056 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING NITROGEN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS - The present invention relates to a process for producing an aliphatic amine, comprising the step of contacting a linear or branched, or cyclic aliphatic alcohol having 6 to 22 carbon atoms with ammonia and hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst formed by supporting at least (A) a ruthenium component produced by hydrolysis of a ruthenium compound on a carrier, or by further supporting, in addition to the component (A), a specific second metal component or a specific third metal component on the carrier. According to the process of the present invention, an aliphatic primary amine can be produced from an aliphatic alcohol with a high catalytic activity and a high selectivity. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274057 | PROCESS FOR ISOLATION OF AN ORGANIC AMINE - The invention relates to a process for the isolation of an organic amine from a composition comprising the organic amine and an acid, or a salt of the organic amine and the acid, wherein the process comprises steps wherein ammonia or hydrazine is added to the composition thereby forming a multi-phase system comprising an organic amine-rich phase and an acid-rich phase, the organic amine-rich phase and the acid-rich phase obtained in step (i) are separated, and the organic amine is isolated from the organic amine-rich phase. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274058 | Process for Preparation of 2-[Vinyl (Hetero) Arylsulphonyl] Ethanol Derivatives - The present invention relates to a method of making monomers of the formula X═C(H)—Y—S02-CH2-CH(R)—OH which comprises reacting a compound of the formula Q-Y—S02-CH2-CH(R)—OH with a vinyl-containing organometallic reagent comprising a substituted or unsubstituted moiety X═, wherein X═ is a group selected from CH2=, MeO2C(H)C═, MeO2C(Me)C═ and MeC02C═; Y is an optionally substituted aromatic or heteroaromatic diradical; R is a hydrogen or C1-5 alkyl group; and Q is bromo, chloro, iodo, triflate or tosylate. These monomers are of utility in the preparation of cross-linkable resin compositions | 2010-10-28 |
20100274059 | SUBSTITUTED CYCLOHEXENONES - The present invention relates to a method of preparation of an optically active cyclohexenone derivative of Formula (I) OR1R2*R1 and wherein R | 2010-10-28 |
20100274060 | EFFICIENT AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PROCESSING OF HEAVY OILS TO METHANOL AND DERIVED PRODUCTS - The invention provides for a method for processing heavy oil from any sources including tar sands, oil shales, varied residues in a bi-reforming process utilizing reaction conditions with steam and carbon dioxide sufficient to form a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide to form methanol. Methanol produced can be dehydrated to form dimethyl ether, with water produced being recycled back to the bi-reforming process. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274061 | OXYCHLORINATION CATALYST - Process for the oxychlorination of ethylene to form 1,2-dichloroethane in the gas recycle mode with reduced accumulation of hydrogen, which comprises the following steps:
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20100274062 | Method of Dissolving a Gaseous Hydrocarbon Into a Liquid Hydrocarbon - The present invention is directed to a method of dissolving a gaseous hydrocarbon into a liquid hydrocarbon to re-circulate gaseous components, which have separated from the liquid fuel mixture, back into the liquid fuel mixture, as well as, a method for making batch or continuous process amounts of mixed hydrocarbon fuels. The mixed hydrocarbon fuel is produced by introducing a volume of a liquid hydrocarbon into a vessel, and introducing a volume of a gaseous hydrocarbon into the vessel by bubbling the gaseous hydrocarbon into the liquid hydrocarbon at a gravitational low point of the vessel such that the bubbled gaseous hydrocarbon is dissolved into the liquid hydrocarbon to produce a liquid fuel solution. The vessel may be a mixing tank from which the liquid fuel is pumped into a vehicle fuel tank, or the vessel may be the vehicle fuel tank. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274063 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING OLEFINS - The present invention discloses a process for producing olefins from petroleum saturated hydrocarbons. The process of the present invention comprises: contacting a preheated petroleum saturated hydrocarbons feedstock with a dehydrogenation catalyst in a dehydrogenation reaction zone of a reaction system to obtain a petroleum hydrocarbon stream containing unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds, in which the dehydrogenation reaction has a conversion rate of at least 20%; and contacting the obtained petroleum hydrocarbon stream containing the unsaturated hydrocarbon compounds with olefins cracking catalyst in an olefin cracking zone of the reaction system to obtain a product stream containing olefins with a reduced number of carbon atoms. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274064 | Removal of Bromine Index Contaminants from Aromatic Streams - According to the invention, trace olefins and dienes are removed from aromatic plant feedstocks by contacting the catalyst using conditions outside the ordinary range used for this application today. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274065 | OLIGOMERIZATION CATALYST SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR OLIGOMERIZING OLEFINS - Among other things, this disclosure provides an olefin oligomerization system and process, the system comprising: a) a transition metal compound; b) a pyrrole compound having a hydrogen atom on at the 5-position or the 2- and 5-position of a pyrrole compound and having a bulky substituent located on each carbon atom adjacent to the carbon atom bearing a hydrogen atom at the 5-position or the 2- and 5-position of a pyrrole compound. These catalyst system have significantly improved productivities, selectivities to 1-hexene, and provides higher purity 1-hexene within the C | 2010-10-28 |
20100274066 | Catalyst Compositions for Improved Fluid Catalytic Cracking (FCC) Processes Targeting Propylene Production - Catalyst compositions comprising a siliceous zeolite component, either in separately formed catalyst particles or dispersed in the same binder or matrix as other zeolites of the compositions, are described. The catalyst compositions, for example as blends of three different bound zeolite catalysts, are particularly useful in fluid catalytic cracking (FCC) processes due to the reductions in coke and dry gas yields that allow FCC throughput, which is normally constrained by gas handling and/or catalyst regeneration capacity, to be increased. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274067 | Regeneration of Catalyst Used in Purification of Aromatic Streams - The invention relates to regeneration of catalysts used in the purification of aromatics streams. It has been surprisingly found that retaining small amount of coke on the catalyst reduces regeneration costs and improves regeneration effectiveness. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274068 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT - A method for treating waste water is provided, in which a wastewater is treated through a distilling process to obtain a distilled liquid, and then a reactant is added into the distilled liquid during the distilled liquid flowing to a liquid collecting tank, such that the reactant reacts with the distilled liquid by utilizing the residual temperature of the distilled liquid to form a processed liquid. Meanwhile, a system for wastewater treatment is also provided, which includes a distillation unit, a guiding unit, a means for adding the reactant, and a collecting unit. Since the present invention utilizes the residual temperature of the distilled liquid for the need of the reaction, an additional heat source is unnecessary, such that the consumption of energy can be greatly reduced. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274069 | METHOD FOR BIOREMEDIATION OF HIGHLY AROMATIC HYDROCARBON WASTES - Disclosed herein is a method for biopile-based bioremediation of hydrocarbon waste with high aromatic content. The method comprises of isolating specific microorganisms and preparing microbial blend, preparing biopile, adding the microbial blend into the biopile, providing nutrient, aeration and watering of biopile. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274070 | Respiration Stimulation - An automated respiration stimulation apparatus comprising a detector configured to measure a respiratory cycle of a user and a stimulator configured to automatically apply a stimulation to the user's acoustic nerve to interrupt a disturbance in the respiratory cycle of the user in response to the detection of the disturbance as indicated by the respiratory cycle measurements of the detector. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274071 | Aromatic Compositions As Inhibitors Of Exoprotein Production In Non-Absorbent Articles - Non-absorbent articles are disclosed. The non-absorbent articles include an effective amount of an aromatic inhibitory compound to substantially inhibit the production of exotoxins by Gram positive bacteria. The aromatic inhibitory compounds of the present invention have the general formula: | 2010-10-28 |
20100274072 | SPHINCTERIC CONTROL SYSTEM - A sphincteric control system for controlling the function of a bodily organ, such as the bladder. The system includes a first implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, a second implanted sphincter disposed about a portion of the bodily organ, and a stimulator unit that is adapted to apply electrical stimulation to each of the first and second implanted sphincters. One of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a smooth muscle and the other of the first or second implanted sphincters is made from a striated muscle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274073 | Methods and Devices for Predicting Ovulation and Optimum Insemination Time of Animals - Manual techniques for monitoring animal ovulation cycle have been used commercially to determine the best time to breed animals. Techniques using heat as an indicator for ovulation do not always correspond to ovulation. The present invention provides methods, apparatus, and kits for monitoring and predicting ovulation using an automated hand-held device, incorporating a computer and probe for detecting physical changes in the animal body fluid. Changes in electrolyte levels are detected as alterations in resistance which corresponds to specific intervals in the ovulation cycle. The present invention provides a rapid, low cost means for monitoring mammalian ovulation cycles and a tool for use in artificial insemination, especially in assessing large populations of animals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274074 | PELVIC FLOOR TREATMENTS AND RELATED TOOLS AND IMPLANTS - Described are implants, tools, and methods useful for treating pelvic conditions such as prolapse, by placing an implant to support pelvic tissue, the implants, tools, and methods involving one or more of an insertion tool that works in coordination with a sheath, adjusting engagements, specific implants and pieces of implants, placement of implants at locations within the pelvic region, and insertion, adjusting, and grommet management tools. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274075 | CARDIAC SUPPORT DEVICE - A highly compliant and elastic cardiac support device is provided. The device is constructed from a biocompatible material is applied to an external surface of a heart. The device can be used to resist dilatation of the heart, to provide acute wall support, or to enhance reduction in the size of the heart using stored potential energy, without interfering with systolic contraction. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274076 | Heart Wall Tension Reduction Apparatus and Method - Devices and methods for treatment of a failing heart by reducing the heart wall stress. The device can be one which reduces wall stress throughout the cardiac cycle or only a portion of the cardiac cycle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274077 | Method for surface inclusions detection in nitinol which are primary corrosion and fatigue initiation sites and indicators of overall quality of nitinol material - The method for surface inclusions detection in wrought and finished Nitinol products by immersing them in aqueous solution of 1% to 12% preferably 6% sodium hypochlorite in room temperature of around 25° C. for specify period of time preferably 15 minutes and checking for black flocculent precipitate developing on the surface in case of presence of inclusion. The black flocculent precipitate indicates surface inclusion or inclusions and indicates lack of homogeneousness of material. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274078 | Endoscope manipulator for minimally invasive surgery - According to endoscope manipulator for MIS capable of overcoming disadvantages of multiaxial endoscope manipulator including conventional robot arm and providing compact and light-weight structure to obtain maximum activity space for medical staff, multi-joint arm is configured so that movement of all joints from base link to tip link is manually locked-unlocked by user and not controlled by motors. Endoscope mounted on end of multi-joint arm is manipulated using motors to enable movement of three-degrees of freedom, thereby accomplishing compact and light-weight endoscope manipulator. Tube of endoscope can be press-fitted onto tip of multi-joint arm, and three-axis movement function for vertical, lateral and forward/backward conveyance of endoscope is implemented in tip of multi-joint arm. Since external manual joints are not moved during operation, disturbance or restriction to activities of medical staff can be minimized. One-click button function of readily and rapidly attaching/detaching endoscope to/from endoscope manipulator can increase convenience of use. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274079 | Endoscope manipulator for minimally invasive surgery - Endoscope manipulator for MIS can overcome disadvantages of multiaxial endoscope manipulator including conventional robot arm and provide compact and lightweight structure to obtain maximum activity space for medical staff. According to the endoscope manipulator for MIS, multi-joint arm is configured so that movement of all of the joints from base link to tip link is manually locked and unlocked by user and not controlled by motors. Additionally, endoscope mounted on an end of multi-joint arm is manipulated using motors to enable movement of three degrees of freedom, thereby accomplishing compact and lightweight endoscope manipulator. Additionally, tube of endoscope can be press-fitted onto tip part of multi-joint arm, and triaxial movement function for vertical, horizontal and forward/backward conveyance of endoscope is implemented in the tip part of multi-joint arm. Therefore, since external manual joints are not moved during operation, Disturbance or restriction to activities of medical staff can be minimized. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274080 | Remote Position Control For Surgical Apparatus - A system for performing a minimally invasive surgical procedure includes a cannula, a surgical instrument for use through the cannula, and a remote positioning system to adjust the relative position between the surgical instrument and the cannula. By allowing a physician to perform the minimally invasive surgical procedure at a distance from the patient, the remote positioning system minimizes the radiation exposure of the physician while still providing accurate control over the procedure. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274081 | VISUAL VERESS NEEDLE ASSEMBLY - A visual veress needle assembly is provided including an optically conductive veress needle for puncturing tissue and having a hollow interior and an optical stylet insertable through the hollow interior of the veress needle. The veress needle is constructed of translucent material enabling light to pass through from a proximal end to a distal end to illuminate the area of the incision and the operative site. The optical stylet includes a lens at a distal end for obtaining an image of the operative site and a connector at the proximal end for transmitting optical data to auxiliary viewing devices. The distal end of the stylet is flexible and incorporates structure to orient the lens relative to the hollow veress needle. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274082 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE, AND DRIVING METHOD - An endoscope includes an elongated tube. An objective lens system is disposed in the elongated tube, for passing image light from an object. A fiber optic image guide includes plural optical fibers bundled together, has a distal tip, is inserted through the elongated tube, for transmitting the image light focused on the distal tip by the objective lens system in a proximal direction. A displacing device displaces the distal tip laterally and periodically upon receiving entry of the image light being focused by use of a piezoelectric actuator positioned outside the distal tip. Plural shifted images are created by the fine displacement, and registered together by image registration, and combined as a synthesized image of up-sampling. Preferably, an evaluator retrieves information of relative position, which is used for error correction of the shifted images. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274083 | HUMAN BODY COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - There is provided a human body communication system including: a wireless capsule injected into the body to acquire image information of the interior of the body and transmitting a signal with respect to the acquired information to the outside of the body from the inside of the body by using an electrode; and a portable data recorder performing, from the outside of the body, RF communication with the wireless capsule by the medium of the body, receiving the signal transmitted from the wireless capsule through an electrode in contact with the human body, processing the received signal into RF data, and storing the RF data. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274084 | TRANS-ENDOSCOPIC HYDRAULIC BALLOON APPARATUS - A trans-endoscopic hydraulic balloon dilation apparatus includes a fluid reservoir containing a hydraulic fluid. A shaft has a lumen in fluid communication with a leading end of the fluid reservoir. A balloon is mounted on the shaft and an opening in the shaft enables hydraulic fluid to flow through the opening into or from the balloon. A piston secured to a leading end of a piston rod is slideably positioned within a lumen of the fluid reservoir. A hub secured to a trailing end of the fluid reservoir is centrally apertured to accommodate the piston rod so that a trailing end of the piston rod is external to the fluid reservoir. Displacement of the piston rod in a trailing-to-leading direction causes expansion of the balloon. Displacement of the piston rod in a leading-to-trailing direction causes deflation of the balloon. The piston can be locked into any position. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274085 | EXCHANGEABLE GUIDE-WIRE WITH BALLOON FOR FOREIGN BODY EXTRACTION - A guide-wire device is presented. The guide-wire device is includes a guide-wire housing, an inner shaft member disposed within the guide-wire housing, and a balloon for use in foreign body extraction and as an anchoring means to facilitate the exchange of ancillary devices over the guide-wire housing. An inflation hub is adapted to form a coupling with the proximal portion of the guide-wire housing and a flexible tip is disposed to the distal portion of the balloon. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274086 | POSITION CONTROL OF MEDICAL APPLIANCES IN THE HUMAN BODY BY MEANS OF PHASE DIFFERENCE MEASUREMENT - A system measures a change in position of a medical appliance, such as an endoscopy capsule. A device uses this measurement in order to influence the position of the medical appliance. The medical appliance sends a signal that is received by a multiplicity of spatially separate receiving devices. The time profile of the phase differences between the received signals and a reference signal provides an indication of whether the medical appliance has moved. In the event of a movement being detected, a maneuvering device can be regulated by a regulating means in such a way that the maneuvering device generates forces and/or torques and applies them to the medical appliance to counteract the detected movement. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274087 | MEDICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH COUPLED CONTROL MODES - In a coupled control mode, the surgeon directly controls movement of an associated slave manipulator with an input device while indirectly controlling movement of one or more non-associated slave manipulators, in response to commanded motion of the directly controlled slave manipulator, to achieve a secondary objective. By automatically performing secondary tasks through coupled control modes, the system's usability is enhanced by reducing the surgeon's need to switch to another direct mode to manually achieve the desired secondary objective. Thus, coupled control modes allow the surgeon to better focus on performing medical procedures and to pay less attention to managing the system. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274088 | Flexible Medical Instrument - A medical device is provided for use in surgery or endoscopy. The device has a control handle, shaft, and end effector. The end effector includes a flexible bending section utilizing layered flat springs to enable two-way deflection of the bending section. Alignment, spacing, and material composition allows movement of the bending section consistent in direction and degree. Multiple bending sections may be joined sequentially to allow for multiple axis for deflection. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274089 | LAPAROSCOPE AND SETTING METHOD THEREOF - A laparoscope includes: a housing extending a particular length; a pair of lenses set in both end portions of the housing along a lengthwise direction; a pair of first reflectors mounted within the housing adjacent to the pair of lenses to reflect light from the pair of lenses towards a particular position; a second reflector mounted within the housing that receives the light reflected from the pair of first reflectors and reflects the light in a particular direction; and an optical passage coupled to the housing that receives the light reflected from the second reflector and transmits the light to a particular position. Since a single-lens laparoscope may be connected to the housing where a pair of lenses are set with a gap in-between, the diameter of the laparoscope can be reduced, and an image can be obtained that has a brightness comparable to that obtained by a single-lens laparoscope. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274090 | ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE, AND DRIVING METHOD - An endoscope includes an elongated tube. An objective lens system is disposed in the elongated tube, for passing image light from an object. A fiber optic image guide includes plural optical fibers bundled together, has a distal tip, is inserted through the elongated tube, for transmitting the image light focused on the distal tip by the objective lens system in a proximal direction. A displacing device displaces the distal tip laterally and periodically upon receiving entry of the image light being focused by use of a piezoelectric actuator positioned outside the distal tip. A support casing supports the distal tip inserted therein, keeps the distal tip shiftable on the displacing device, and transmits force of the piezoelectric actuator disposed outside to the fiber optic image guide. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274091 | Auto-Closure Apical Access Positioner Device and Method - A positioning device for providing access to a ventricle of a heart. In one embodiment, the device includes a cup positionable over an apex of the heart and at least a first access valve in the cup for accessing an entry point to the ventricle of the heart. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274092 | FORCE-DETERMINING RETRACTION DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A retraction device adapted to retract tissue is provided, comprising at least one pair of opposed retraction members, with each retraction member being capable of operably engaging the tissue to be retracted. A drive mechanism is operably engaged with at least one of each pair of retraction members for separating one of each pair of retraction members from the other to retract the tissue. A measuring device is operably engaged with at least one of the drive mechanism and one of each pair of retraction members, for determining and/or controlling a magnitude and/or rate of a force and/or strain imparted to the tissue by the drive mechanism via the retraction members as the tissue is being retracted. Associated devices and methods are also provided. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274093 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFYING SEALING PORT SIZE - Methods and devices are provided for identifying surgical port size. In one embodiment, a surgical access device can include a proximal housing and a distal retractor with a plurality of sealing ports seated in the housing. The surgical access device can also include at least one identifier configured to indicate sizes of the sealing ports. The one or more identifiers can be visual and/or tactile for each of the sealing ports. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274094 | Tissue Retraction Apparatus - A tissue retraction apparatus comprising a first body including a first body lower surface with a plurality of tracks embedded therein; a second body coupled to the first body that allows rotational movement of the first body relative to the second body, the second body including a second body upper surface comprising a plurality of tracks embedded therein; and a plurality of dilation components axially spaced around a dynamic opening, each dilation component comprising an arm including a top and a bottom, where the arm is coupled to an arm track of the second body and allows translational movement of the arm along the arm track; a pin fixedly coupled to the top of the arm, wherein the pin is coupled to a track of the first body and allows translational movement of the pin along the track; and a leg fixedly coupled to the bottom of the arm. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274095 | EXPANDING CANNULA AND RETRACTOR DEVICE AND METHODS OF USE - Expanding cannula and retractor devices and methods of use are provided. An expanding cannula and retractor device includes a first tube, a second tube positioned within the first tube, and an expandable continuous membrane connecting distal portions of the first and second tubes. The membrane can expand into an annulus based on the movement of the second tube relative to the first tube in order to contact tissue and maintain the position of the device. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274096 | Minimally Invasive Access Device for Heart Valve Procedures - A surgical access device including a lower portion having a central opening spaced from a lower portion outer wall, an upper portion adjacent to the lower portion and having a central opening spaced from an upper portion outer wall, and at least one flange portion extending outwardly from the upper and lower portions. The device can further include a gap extending from the central openings of the lower and upper portions and through their outer walls. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274097 | Surgical instrument - Provided is a surgical instrument which can provide a field of view over a surgical site by sucking blood from a bleeding site during surgery such as tissue dissection and illuminating a dark and deep surgical site. The surgical instrument includes a first body including at least one suction port provided at a front end thereof, a second body configured to cross the first body and to be rotatably coupled to the first body, a suction unit provided in the first body to suck blood from a bleeding site of a patient through the suction port during surgery, and an illuminator provided in the second body to illuminate a space between front ends of the first and second bodies. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274098 | Patient Monitoring System - A patient monitoring system is disclosed having a central configuration management system in communication with a plurality of medical monitors via a communication system. The central communication management system allows users to create a plurality of use-specific monitor configurations, such as physician-specific and location-specific monitor configurations. The plurality of use-specific monitor configurations are stored on the central communication management system until a use-specific monitor configuration is selected for a particular monitor. The communication system is then used to transmit the selected use-specific monitor configuration from the central configuration management system to the particular monitor. A use-specific configuration can be selected for a monitor based on, for example, a selection made by a user of the monitor or automatically based on an RFID tag associated with a particular physician or location proximate to the monitor. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274099 | ACOUSTIC SENSOR ASSEMBLY - An acoustic sensor is configured to provide accurate and robust measurement of bodily sounds under a variety of conditions, such as in noisy environments or in situations in which stress, strain, or movement may be imparted onto a sensor with respect to a patient. Embodiments of the sensor provide a conformable electrical shielding, as well as improved acoustic and mechanical coupling between the sensor and the measurement site. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274100 | Systems and methods for monitoring subjects in potential physiological distress - The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring in real time the physiological status of one or more subjects, especially subject engaged in potentially hazardous or dangerous activities. Systems include wearable items with one or more physiological sensors and a local data unit (LDU) operatively coupled to the sensors. The LDUs digitize and filter sensor data, extract physiological parameters, determine abnormal or not acceptable physiological conditions, and communicate to external monitoring facilities. The external facilities display status and data concerning monitored subjects. In preferred embodiments, communication between the LDUs and the external monitoring facilities dynamically adjusts to the condition of the subjects and to system changes such as subjects and external facilities entering and leaving and/or moving from place to place. The invention also provides program products for performing this invention's methods. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274101 | WIRELESS MONITORING BIO-DIAGNOSIS SYSTEM - A MEMS wireless monitoring bio-diagnosis system includes an implantable biosensor system chip, a surface transmitter and an external monitor center. The implantable biosensor system chip contains a biosensor for a cardio-vascular indicator and a wireless transmitter to deliver detected bio-signal data. With the MEMS wireless monitoring bio-diagnosis system, the bio-signal data can be monitored effectively and transmitted to a remote medical unit. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274102 | Processing Physiological Sensor Data Using a Physiological Model Combined with a Probabilistic Processor - A pulse oximeter system comprises a data processor configured to perform a method that combines a sigma point Kalman filter (SPKF) or sequential Monte Carlo (SMC) algorithm with Bayesian statistics and a mathematical model comprising a cardiovascular model and a plethysmography model to remove contaminating noise and artifacts from the pulse oximeter sensor output and measure blood oxygen saturation, heart rate, left-ventricular stroke volume, aortic pressure and systemic pressures. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274103 | ULTRASOUND COMMUNICATIONS VIA WIRELESS INTERFACE TO PATIENT MONITOR - An ultrasound diagnostic imaging system ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100274104 | INFANT/CHILD MONITOR - A monitoring device including a plurality of sensors, each sensor configured to measure one of a plurality of vital sign parameters and a plurality of environmental parameters. The monitoring device further including a memory configured to store at least a programmable upper limit and a programmable lower limit for each of the measured parameters, a central processing unit configured to process the measured parameters and compare each measured parameter against its respective programmable upper limit and programmable lower limit, and at least one communications module configured to transmit and receive data. Further, the monitoring device being configured to automatically transmit an alert when one measured parameter is outside a range defined by its respective programmable upper limit and programmable lower limit. Optionally, the device includes various communications interfaces, including cellular, Internet, conventional telephone. Other optional features include an emergency dialer, positioning technology such as GPS, a microphone, and a speaker. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274105 | Body Cavity Physiological Measurement Device - Provided herein is a self-contained physiological measuring device adapted for disposition within a patient body cavity, primarily the vagina, for an extended period of time (e.g., 6-48 hours or more). While disposed within the body cavity, the device periodically measures one or more physiological parameters. In addition to measuring such physiological parameters, the device is operative to store such measurements to memory for subsequent download/processing upon removal of the device from the body cavity and/or upon wireless interrogation. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274106 | DETECTING SLEEP - A system includes one or more sensors and a processor. Each of the sensors generates a signal as a function of at least one physiological parameter of a patient that may discernibly change when the patient is asleep. The processor monitors the physiological parameters, and determines whether the patient is asleep based on the parameters. In some embodiments, the processor determines plurality of sleep metric values, each of which indicates a probability of the patient being asleep, based on each of a plurality of physiological parameters. The processor may average or otherwise combine the plurality of sleep metric values to provide an overall sleep metric value that is compared to a threshold value in order to determine whether the patient is asleep. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274107 | POLYMER MEMBRANES FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSORS - Devices and methods are described for providing continuous measurement of an analyte concentration. In some embodiments, the device has a sensing mechanism and a sensing membrane that includes at least one surface-active group-containing polymer and that is located over the sensing mechanism. The sensing membrane may have a bioprotective layer configured to substantially block the effect and/or influence of non-constant noise-causing species. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274108 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Rechargeable Power in Data Monitoring and Management Systems - Method and apparatus for providing a disposable power supply source integrated into the housing of the transmitter unit mount that is placed on the skin of the patient, and configured to receive the transmitter unit is disclosed. The transmitter unit mount is configured to be disposable with the analyte sensor so that power supply providing power to the transmitter unit is also replaced. The transmitter unit may include a rechargeable battery that is recharged by the power supply unit of the transmitter unit mount when the transmitter is mounted to the transmitter unit mount. Other energy store configurations including single large capacitor (supercap) or a capacitor and DC/DC converter configurations are disclosed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274109 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR HEART RATE VARIABILITY - The present invention relates to a measurement apparatus for heart rate variability, which comprises an earpiece, a measurement module for photoplethysmographic (PPG) signal measuring an ear and producing a first physiological signal of a person under test, a measurement module for electrocardiographic (ECG) signal measuring a second physiological signal of the person under test, and a control and processing unit transmitting a sound signal to the earpiece. By playing the sound signal from the earpiece, the attention of the person under test can be detracted from the measurement module for PPG signal or the measurement module for ECG signal. Thereby, nervousness and impatience of the person under test can be eliminated, and hence the real heart rate variability of the person under test can be measured. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274110 | OPTICAL DETERMINATION OF PH AND GLUCOSE - Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an optical sensor capable of measuring two analytes simultaneously with a single indicator system. In preferred embodiments, the sensor comprises a fluorescent dye having acid and base forms that facilitate ratiometric pH sensing, wherein the dye is further associated with a glucose binding moiety and configured to generate a signal that varies in intensity with the concentration of glucose. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274111 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274112 | Modular Combination Of Medication Infusion And Analyte Monitoring - Methods and systems for providing modular components in an integrated infusion device and analyte monitoring system where the components are independently replaceable are provided. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274113 | ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS SYSTEM - The invention provides an electrophysiological analysis system, in particular for detecting pathological states. This system comprises: electrodes intended to be placed in different regions of the body that are well away from each other; an adjustable DC voltage source for generating successive DC voltage pulses varying in magnitude from one pulse to another, the duration of the pulses being equal to or greater than about 0.2 seconds; a switching circuit for selectively connecting a pair of active electrodes to the voltage source and for connecting at least one other high-impedance electrode; and a measurement circuit for recording data representative of the current in the active electrodes and potentials on at least certain high-impedance connected electrodes in response to the application of said pulses. The range of voltages covered causes, from one pulse to another, the appearance or disappearance of electrochemical phenomena in the vicinity of the active electrodes. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274114 | SIGNAL SENSING IN AN IMPLANTED APPARATUS WITH AN INTERNAL REFERENCE - An implantable apparatus for sensing biological signals from an animal includes at least two electrodes disposed at locations to sense the biological signals. The electrode locations may be internal or external to the animal. Insulated conductors couple the electrodes via a passive network of filters to an instrumentation amplifier that has an internal voltage reference. Thus a sensed biological signal is filtered and amplified to provide an amplified differential signal. A signal analysis module processes amplified differential signal to determine at least one physiological parameter of the animal. The signal analysis module may include a first derivative zero detector for signal transition detection and feature detection and analysis. The apparatus may also comprise a signal presentation module to display amplified signals and physiological parameters associated with those signals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274115 | LEAD EXTENSION WITH PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA RECORDER - A lead extension is provided that includes a physiological data recorder configured to store physiological data from the patient. A first extension segment may electrically and physically couple an implantable medical lead to the physiological data recorder, and a second extension segment may electrically and physically couple an implantable medical device (IMD) or a secondary lead extension to the physiological data recorder. The physiological data recorder may include a processor that collects the physiological data derived from sensed electrical signals from the medical lead and a memory to store the physiological data. The physiological data recorder may also wirelessly transmit the physiological data to an external programmer, or be explanted for data retrieval. In some examples, the physiological data recorder may be powered by electrical signals generated by the IMD, which may be either signals intended solely for charging, or signals intended for stimulation therapy. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274116 | COMPUTER-SUPPORTED MEDICAL IMAGE ACQUISITION AND/OR ASSESSMENT - In a method for supported recording and/or analysis, in particular assessment, of images which are to be and/or have been recorded with an imaging device using a database containing medical information, in particular a medical atlas, in the imaging device and/or in a computer, following a command from a user and/or through the occurrence of a triggering event, dependent existing image related data, at least one image related information item is selected from the database automatically, and the at least one, image related information item is displayed. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274117 | EFFICIENT VISUALIZATION OF CORTICAL VASCULAR TERRITORIES AND FUNCTIONAL MRI BY CYCLED ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING MRI - Regional arterial spin labeling (regASL) speeds up acquisition without sacrificing the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the resulting perfusion images by using the same control image (i.e. acquired without labeling of blood in a vessel) for two or more vascular territory measurements. This regional ASL is accomplished by creating prepared spin magnetization (e.g. inverted or saturated) in a specific blood vessel, instead of preparing spin magnetization in all feeding blood vessels. As in conventional ASL, two data sets are typically acquired in a downstream position: one with (label image) and one without preparation (control image) in one particular vessel. When regASL is extended to repetitive time series of ASL images to identify perfusion changes for functional MRI (fMRI), the speed of the time series of ASL also is increased because only a single C data set can be used redundantly for all time points of ASL measurement, to reduce the amount of data acquired by nearly one half, with no change in the signal to noise ratio in the ASL images. To account for possible movement of the person causing misregistrations in the time series, the C data can be obtained two or more times throughout the time series while still at lower frequency than in prior techniques with alternating L and C data sets. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274118 | PROCESS AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR OPERATING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SCANNER - In a magnetic resonance imaging system having a scanner having a magnetic field system, a radio frequency system and a control device, and a method for operating such a system, the control device generates a control signal sequence on the basis of a control protocol for the purpose of executing a number of scan procedures and a number of adjustments for adjusting the magnetic field system and/or the radio frequency system, at least the scan procedures are predetermined by the control protocol. The control protocol furthermore contains a number of local scan transition indicators assigned to the scan procedures, and on the basis of the scan transition indicators, in each case the control device checks to determine if, directly prior to a scan procedure, an adjustment may be applied. The control signal sequence is then automatically generated by the control device such that, if for a scan procedure the necessary adjustment may not be applied prior to that scan procedure, then the relevant adjustment will be executed in advance and/or adjustment parameter values from previously executed existing adjustments will be used. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274119 | BLOOD FLOW DYNAMIC ANALYSIS APPARATUS, METHOD OF BLOOD FLOW DYNAMIC ANALYSIS, AND MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING SYSTEM - A blood flow dynamic analysis apparatus analyzes the kinetics of a blood flow in a subject by injecting a contrast medium into the subject. The apparatus includes a map generation device computing the value of a parameter related to time change in the concentration of the contrast medium injected into the subject and generating a map of the parameter, and a display condition determination device determining a display condition for the map based on a threshold value of the parameter for discriminating between a lesion region where a lesion exists and an unaffected region where no lesion exists in the map. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274120 | SYNCHRONOUS INTERVENTIONAL SCANNER - When performing an interventional CT scan on a subject, radiation dose is limited by employing a dynamic collimator ( | 2010-10-28 |
20100274121 | Targeting an orthopaedic implant landmark - A system for targeting landmarks on devices such as surgical implants is disclosed. The system can include a field generator for generating one or more magnetic fields, an orthopaedic implant located within the magnetic fields, the implant having at least one landmark, a removable probe with a first magnetic sensor, a landmark identifier and a processor. The landmark identifier can contain a second sensor, or, alternatively, the field generator. The processor can utilize sensor data and, if desirable, field generator and other information, to generate and display the position and orientation of the sensor(s) in preferably six degrees of freedom, and thereby, to generate and display the position and orientation of the landmark(s). The system allows for blind targeting of one or more landmarks. The landmark identifier, field generator and/or drill motor may be disposed in an autoclavable housing. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274122 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE POSITION OF AN ORTHOPAEDIC PROSTHESIS - A system, apparatus, and method for determining a position of an orthopaedic prosthesis includes a patient support platform, a sensor array coupled to the patient support platform, and a controller electrically coupled to the sensor array. The sensor array is configured to generate data signals in response to an output signal of a signal source(s) coupled to the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or a bone of the patient. The controller is configured to determine a position of the orthopaedic prosthesis and/or the bone of the patient based on the data signals. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274123 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY INFORMATION ONTO COMPLEX GEOMETRY - The instant invention relates to an electrophysiology apparatus and method used to measure electrical activity occurring in a portion of tissue of a patient and to visualize the electrical activity and/or information related to the electrical activity. In particular, the instant invention relates to three-dimensional mapping of the electrical activity and/or the information related to the electrical activity. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274124 | Method and Apparatus for Surgical Navigation - A surgical navigation system for navigating a region of a patient that may include a non-invasive dynamic reference frame and/or fiducial marker, sensor tipped instruments, and isolator circuits. The dynamic reference frame may be placed on the patient in a precise location for guiding the instruments. The dynamic reference frames may be fixedly placed on the patient. Also the dynamic reference frames may be placed to allow generally natural movements of soft tissue relative to the dynamic reference frames. Also methods are provided to determine positions of the dynamic reference frames. Anatomical landmarks may be determined intra-operatively and without access to the anatomical structure. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274125 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING ABLATIVE LASER ENERGY AND DETERMINING THE VOLUME OF TUMOR MASS DESTROYED - An apparatus and method for determining a volume of tissue mass destroyed. The present invention includes a temperature probe and a laser probe having a temperature sensor. The laser probe and temperature probe are inserted to measure a temperature of the tissue mass and a temperature of tissue mass surrounding the tissue mass. By determining the volume of tissue mass destroyed, a graphical representation of the volume of tissue mass destroyed is provided whereby real-time visual monitoring of the destruction of the tissue mass is achieved. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274126 | Fluid Driven Medical Injectors - Some injectors of the invention may include a fluid drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid (e.g., liquid, pneumatic, or both) to impart a sequence of forces to drive a delivery device (e.g., a syringe) to deliver a medical fluid (e.g., a contrast agent, a radiopharmaceutical, a drug, or a combination thereof). Some injectors may include a multimedia tube configured to pass a working fluid (e.g., air) and a light signal (e.g., infrared). Some injectors may include a peristaltic drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274127 | Fluid Driven Medical Injectors - Some injectors of the invention may include a fluid drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid (e.g., liquid, pneumatic, or both) to impart a sequence of forces to drive a delivery device (e.g., a syringe) to deliver a medical fluid (e.g., a contrast agent, a radiopharmaceutical, a drug, or a combination thereof). Some injectors may include a multimedia tube configured to pass a working fluid (e.g., air) and a light signal (e.g., infrared). Some injectors may include a peristaltic drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274128 | Fluid Driven Medical Injectors - Some injectors of the invention may include a fluid drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid (e.g., liquid, pneumatic, or both) to impart a sequence of forces to drive a delivery device (e.g., a syringe) to deliver a medical fluid (e.g., a contrast agent, a radiopharmaceutical, a drug, or a combination thereof). Some injectors may include a multimedia tube configured to pass a working fluid (e.g., air) and a light signal (e.g., infrared). Some injectors may include a peristaltic drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274129 | Apparatus And Methods for Separating Pericardial Tissue From The Epicardium of the Heart - Systems and methods for separating pericardial tissue from the epicardium of the heart are disclosed. The apparatus includes a catheter comprising an elongated body, including a proximal end and a distal end and a lumen extending therebetween. The apparatus further comprises a needle carried at the distal end of the catheter. The needle includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and distal ends, and is in fluid communication with the catheter lumen. The needle is of a length sufficient to penetrate myocardial tissue of the heart, from the endocardium to and through the epicardium. A coupling on the catheter is provided for communication with a fluid source, to facilitate flow of fluid through the catheter lumen and needle lumen. Fluid can thereby flow through the catheter and needle lumens to a location between the epicardium and pericardial tissue. Fluid flow to this location serves, among other things, to separate the pericardial tissue from the epicardium of the heart. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274130 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND GUIDING HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND BEAMS - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for tracking and guiding high intensity focused ultrasound beams (HIFU). More particularly, the disclosed systems and methods involve use of acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) imaging to detect the focal position of an HIFU capable transducer relative to a target area. The focal position may then be 5 compared to a desired treatment location and the orientation and focus of the transducer may be adjusted accordingly so as to reconfigure and/or refocus the HIFU beam relative to the desired treatment location. The desired treatment location may be dynamically determined using bleed detection and localization (BD&L) techniques. Thus, the desired treatment location may be determined using 3D Doppler ultrasound based techniques, wherein changes in quantitative 10 parameters extracted from the Doppler spectra, e.g., Resistance Index (RI), are used to detect and localize a bleeding site for treatment. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274131 | Balance Body Ultrasound System - The present invention relates to a hand held ultrasound system having a balance body, a transducer assembly connected to said balance body via a communication means and a plurality of control elements arranged in an ergonomic fashion on said balance body, such that a user may hold said system and operate at least one of said control elements with the same hand. In particular a medical ultrasound system comprising a balance body incorporating system electronics, a power supply and a user interface wherein the user interface comprises a D-controller and a touch screen and a transducer assembly attached to the balanced body by a cable. The present invention relates to a hand held ultrasound system having a balance body, a transducer assembly connected to said balance body via a communication means and a plurality of control elements arranged in an ergonomic fashion on said balance body, such that a user may hold said system and operate at least one of said control elements with the same hand. In particular a medical ultrasound system comprising a balance body incorporating system electronics, a power supply and a user interface wherein the user interface comprises a D-controller and a touch screen and a transducer assembly attached to the balanced body by a cable. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274132 | Arranging A Three-Dimensional Ultrasound Image In An Ultrasound System - Embodiments for arranging a 3D (three-dimensional) ultrasound image are disclosed. In one embodiment, by way of non-limiting example, an ultrasound system comprises: a storage unit for storing a plurality of reference position information each corresponding to a plurality of target objects; a user input unit configured to receive input information for selecting a target object; an ultrasound data acquisition unit configured to transmit and receive ultrasound signals to and from the target object to thereby output ultrasound data; and a processing unit in communication with the storage unit, the user input unit and the ultrasound data acquisition unit, the processing unit being configured to form a 3D ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data and perform position arrangement of the 3D ultrasound image based on reference position information corresponding to the input information. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274133 | DETECTING A STENOSIS IN A BLOOD VESSEL - Doppler ultrasound may be used to detect stenosis in a blood vessel using a variety of approaches. In one approach, the flow envelope is extracted from the Doppler ultrasound measurements, and the extracted flow envelope is parameterized. Classification is then done based on those parameters (and optionally other parameters), to determine whether a stenosis exists. A second approach uses Doppler data that is acquired in a direction that is perpendicular to the direction of blood flow, and detects artifacts that are consistent with turbulences that usually appear downstream from stenoses. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274134 | METHOD FOR EVALUATION OF RENAL VASCULAR PERFUSION USING POWER DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY - A method for evaluation of renal perfusion with power Doppler ultrasonography is disclosed in the present invention. Serial renal vascular images at different vascular areas including the whole vascular tree, interlobar, arcuate, and interlobular vessels were captured. Imaging processing software was designed to analyze the changes of power Doppler intensity of colored pixels within regions of interest (ROI). Power Doppler Vascularity index (PDVI) has been defined as the percentage of vascular perfusion within a region of interest (ROI). The renal vascular perfusion index (RVPI) is defined as the maximal power Doppler vascular index divided by minimal power Doppler vascular index (PDVI | 2010-10-28 |
20100274135 | ULTRASONOGRAPHIC IDENTIFICATION OF A SENTINEL LYMPH NODE - A method of detecting at least one axillary sentinel lymph node using ultrasonography is described. The method comprises injecting an iron hydroxide compound into a patient at or near a suspected tumor site in the breast and waiting an amount of time required for the iron hydroxide compound to enter cells of the sentinel lymph node. The axillary area near the injection site may then be analyzed using ultrasonography to identify at least one sentinel lymph node. Once identified, a small sample of tissue from the identified sentinel lymph node may be taken for pathological analysis to aid in determination of the stage or extent of breast cancer. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274136 | ARRAY OF ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERS AND ELECTRONIC PROBE FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGING - An electroacoustic transducer assembly and probe for emitting and receiving acoustic radiation beams. The transducer assembly comprising an array of electroacoustic transducers composed of a plurality of individual transducer elements each one being composed of an electroacoustic element. A means for defocusing a radiation pulse emitted from the transducer element is associated with each transducer element. The defocusing means is constructed and arranged to cause the radiation pulse to generate a substantially cylindrical or spherical acoustic field. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274137 | Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is disclosed. The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a main body, a receiving part provided to the main body, and an arch-shaped support mounted on the main body to form the receiving part on the main body. The main body of the apparatus is provided at an upper portion thereof with the arch-shaped support so that the receiving part is defined between the main body and a display unit and can receive peripheral devices, such as an echo-printer, VCR, and the like, which are connected to the ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus, and other articles, thereby providing convenience in maintenance and storage of the peripheral devices and the like. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274138 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ULTRASOUND ENDOSCOPE - An ultrasound transducer of the present invention includes elements each provided with an electromechanical conversion element that converts an electric signal inputted between a first electrode and a second electrode into vibration, an array section made up of n elements in a row direction and m elements in a column direction (nm) arranged in a matrix form, and an array forming section that switches between a one-dimensional array state column-wise made up of m element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals neighboring in the row direction out of the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same column and a one-dimensional array state row-wise made up of n element groups formed by electrically connecting the first electrode terminals neighboring in the column direction out of the first electrode terminals in the element groups arranged on the same row in the array section. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274139 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnosing apparatus includes: a transducer array | 2010-10-28 |
20100274140 | METHOD OF MOUNTING A TRANSDUCER TO A DRIVESHAFT - A method of mounting a transducer to a driveshaft which eliminates the need for a transducer housing, the improved method directly attaches the transducer to a rigid distal tip of a driveshaft which is part of a rotatable imaging core of a catheter assembly. The method contemplates heat treating the distal tip of the driveshaft to make it rigid, machining the distal tip to be dimensioned to hold the transducer, and attaching the transducer to the distal tip by clamping, crimping, or an adhesive. | 2010-10-28 |
20100274141 | MEASURES OF CARDIAC CONTRACTILITY VARIABILITY DURING ISCHEMIA - Systems and methods include obtaining a measure of cardiac contractility. A cardiac contractility variability is determined from the measure of cardiac contractility. Analyzing the cardiac contractility variability, an indication of cardio-vasculature health is provided. | 2010-10-28 |