52nd week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130345546 | CT-MRI HYBRID APPARATUS WITH LARGER CT CORE-DIAMETER AND METHOD OF IMPLEMENTING THE SAME - An apparatus and method for integrating computed tomography (CT) or computerized axial tomography (CAT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to provide high spatial-accurate resolution images. The apparatus includes a first section for obtaining a first set of images of a subject, the first section including a design of a CT machine with much larger dimension in height and width and very large opening or first diameter and redistribution of the electric gear peripherally, and a second section for obtaining a second set of images of the subject. More specifically, the CT machine design permits to position the CT x-ray tube, sensors and other electric and rotating gear substantially outside the magnetic field of the MRI machine, and the CT machine preferably includes three cameras or X-ray tubes at about 120 degree from each other for reduced scanning time. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345547 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE MEASUREMENT OF ULTRASOUND PROPERTIES - An apparatus ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345548 | Apparatus and Method to Determine Contrast Media Injection Parameters to Control Signal Intensity During Magnetic Resonance Angiography - Injection systems and related methods including an injection device, an operator interface, and modules to determine operational parameters during an MRA imaging procedure. Such parameters may be used to optimize and/or maximize signal intensity during an MRA imaging procedure. The injection system may include a target in-bloodstream contrast agent concentration determination module that determines a target in-bloodstream contrast agent concentration at least partially based on contrast agent type and MRA imager parameters. The injection system may include a contrast agent injection rate determination module that determines a contrast agent injection rate at least partially based on the target in-bloodstream contrast agent concentration, an initial contrast agent concentration, and a cardiac output rate of a patient to be imaged. The injection system may include a diluent injection rate determination module that determines a diluent injection rate at least partially based on the contrast agent injection rate. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345549 | WIRELESS CATHETER WITH BASE WIRELESS TRANSCEIVER - A medical probe, including a flexible insertion tube having a distal end for insertion into a body cavity and including one or more sensors mounted in the distal end, and a handle coupled to a proximal end of the insertion tube. The medical probe also includes a cable having a proximal end and a distal end, which is coupled to the handle so as to receive signals conveyed through the insertion tube from the one or more sensors, and a base unit coupled to the proximal end of the cable. The base unit contains a power source, and a probe wireless transceiver coupled to receive the signals from the cable and to communicate over a wireless connection with a control console. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345550 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCALIZING AN OPAQUE MEDICAL DEVICE WITH NUCLEAR MEDICINE IMAGING - Systems and methods for localizing a medical device with nuclear medicine imaging are provided. One system includes a medical tool having a body with a length and configured to be inserted within an object. The medical tool also includes one or more radiation opaque regions along at least a portion of the length of the body, wherein the radiation opaque regions block gamma ray emission from within the object. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345551 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING ULTRASONIC VISIBILITY OF ENERGY-DELIVERY DEVICES WITHIN TISSUE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, electrosurgical systems are provided generally including at least one energy-delivery device for delivering energy to tissue when inserted or embedded within tissue. The energy-delivery device can be a tissue ablation device, such as an ablation probe, needle, etc. for ablating tissue as commonly known in the art. The electrosurgical systems include at least one structure and/or operational characteristic for enhancing ultrasonic visibility of the energy-delivery devices within tissue during ultrasonography. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345552 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING ULTRASONIC VISIBILITY OF ENERGY-DELIVERY DEVICES WITHIN TISSUE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, electrosurgical systems are provided generally including at least one energy-delivery device for delivering energy to tissue when inserted or embedded within tissue. The energy-delivery device can be a tissue ablation device, such as an ablation probe, needle, etc. for ablating tissue as commonly known in the art. The electrosurgical systems include at least one structure and/or operational characteristic for enhancing ultrasonic visibility of the energy-delivery devices within tissue during ultrasonography. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345553 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENHANCING ULTRASONIC VISIBILITY OF ENERGY-DELIVERY DEVICES WITHIN TISSUE - In accordance with aspects of the present disclosure, electrosurgical systems are provided generally including at least one energy-delivery device for delivering energy to tissue when inserted or embedded within tissue. The energy-delivery device can be a tissue ablation device, such as an ablation probe, needle, etc. for ablating tissue as commonly known in the art. The electrosurgical systems include at least one structure and/or operational characteristic for enhancing ultrasonic visibility of the energy-delivery devices within tissue during ultrasonography. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345554 | Methods for recanalization of vessels - A method for advancing a medical instrument along a desired trajectory or path in one dimension while remaining within a particular area defined in an orthogonal dimension. For example, a method of traversing an occlusion within a body vessel using a medical instrument, the method comprising steps of positioning a target object at a first side of the occlusion, imaging the target object along an imaging plane substantially parallel to a longitudinal axis of the occlusion and advancing the medical instrument within the body vessel through an opposite side of the occlusion, thereby traversing the occlusion. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345555 | Sensor guided catheter navigation system - A method and a system for producing images of a subject, such as the heart of a human being. The method may comprise acquiring ultrasound images of the subject with a catheter comprising a position sensor. The method may also comprise capturing a plurality of 4D surface registration points in the acquired ultrasound images corresponding to points on the subject. The method may also comprise registering, in space and time, a high-resolution 4D model of the subject with the plurality of 4D surface registration points. The method may also comprise displaying high resolution, real-time images of the subject during a medical procedure based on the registration of the high resolution 4D model to the 4D surface registration points. Embodiments of the present invention are especially useful in left atrium ablation procedures. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345556 | SCANNING MECHANISMS FOR IMAGING PROBE - The present invention provides scanning mechanisms for imaging probes using for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and/or optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes include adjustable rotational drive mechanism for imparting rotational motion to an imaging assembly containing either optical or ultrasound transducers which emit energy into the surrounding area. The imaging assembly includes a scanning mechanism having including a movable member configured to deliver the energy beam along a path out of said elongate hollow shaft at a variable angle with respect to said longitudinal axis to give forward and side viewing capability of the imaging assembly. The movable member is mounted in such a way that the variable angle is a function of the angular velocity of the imaging assembly. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345557 | LIGHT SCANNING PROBE AND MEDICAL IMAGING APPARATUS EMPLOYING THE SAME - A light scanning probe includes: a probe main body; a light scanner that includes a scanner module that is driven to rotate and a beam reflector that includes a plurality of reflection surfaces which alter a path of light being scanned by the scanner module, wherein the light scanner is disposed within the probe main body; and an optical fiber that guides light which is received from a light input unit toward the scanner module. A medical imaging apparatus includes the light scanning probe that irradiates light toward an object; a receiver that receives a signal which is generated in the object; and a signal processor that processes the signal received by the receiver. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345558 | Hand-Held Fixed-Focus Optical Probe - An intraoperative probe and a system for optically imaging a surgically significant volume of tissue or other scattering medium. An illumination source generates an illuminating beam that is conveyed to the vicinity of the tissue and a beam splitter, that may be no more than an optical phase reference, splits the illuminating beam into a sample beam along a sample beam path and a reference beam along a reference beam path. A scanning mechanism scans a portion of the sample beam across a section of the scattering medium, while a detector detects return beams from both the reference beam path and the sample beam path and generates an interference signal. A processor computationally moves an effective focus of the sample beam without physical variation of focus of the sample beam. The probe may have a sterilizable fairing that may be detachable. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345559 | QUANTITATIVE PERFUSION ANALYSIS FOR EMBOLOTHERAPY - Methods for quantitative perfusion analysis for embolotherapy are presented. The method quantitatively measures blood flow changes based on angiographic information. The method may provide potential evaluation of optimal embolization endpoints in vascular vessels. The method may be used in various applications such as transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE), or other medical procedures that affect blow flow within bodily tissues. The method is applicable towards treatment of tumors in liver, kidney, brain, and other organs. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345560 | QUANTIFICATION AND ANALYSIS OF ANGIOGRAPHY AND PERFUSION - A method to visualize, display, analyze and quantify angiography, perfusion, and the change in angiography and perfusion in real time, is provided. This method captures image data sequences from indocyanine green near infra-red fluorescence imaging used in a variety of surgical procedure applications, where angiography and perfusion are critical for intraoperative decisions. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345561 | DELIVERY CATHETER FOR AND METHOD OF DELIVERING AN IMPLANT, FOR EXAMPLE, BRONCHOSCOPICALLY IMPLANTING A MARKER IN A LUNG - Systems and methods for treating a lung of a patient. One embodiment of a method comprises positioning a leadless marker in the lung of the patient relative to the target, and collecting position data of the marker. This method further comprises determining the location of the marker in an external reference frame outside of the patient based on the collected position data, and providing an objective output in the external reference frame that is responsive to movement of the marker. The objective output is provided at a frequency (i.e., periodicity) that results in a clinically acceptable tracking error. In addition, the objective output can also be provided at least substantially contemporaneously with collecting the position data used to determine the location of the marker. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345562 | METHODS FOR PREHEATING TISSUE FOR COSMETIC TREATMENT OF THE FACE AND BODY - Methods for treating skin and subcutaneous tissue with energy such as ultrasound energy are disclosed. In various embodiments, ultrasound energy is applied at a region of interest to affect tissue by cutting, ablating, micro-ablating, coagulating, or otherwise affecting the subcutaneous tissue to conduct numerous procedures that are traditionally done invasively in a non-invasive manner. Methods of lifting sagging tissue on a face and/or neck are described. Pretreatment with heat is provided in several embodiments. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345563 | DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN ULTRASOUND IMAGE FRAME - An ultrasound diagnostic system is provided that includes an ultrasound imaging device having an ultrasound probe that is configured to provide an ultrasound image of the heart during an ultrasound imaging session. The diagnostic system also includes a user interface including an operator display that is configured to concurrently display a reference image frame and the ultrasound image of the ultrasound imaging session. The user interface is configured to receive operator inputs to adjust a view of the heart in the ultrasound image and acquire a set of image frames of the heart. The diagnostic system also includes a cardiac analyzer that is configured to automatically identify a measurement frame from the set of image frames. The measurement frame includes the heart at a designated orientation and at a designated cardiac condition. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345564 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, a transmission processing unit transmits, to a subject via the ultrasonic probe, ultrasonic waves corresponding to a Doppler mode and remaining modes. A reception processing unit receives the ultrasonic wave reflected by the subject via the ultrasonic probe as an echo signal. An ultrasonic image generation unit generates images in the Doppler mode and the remaining modes based on the echo signal. A control unit changes a ratio of transmission of the ultrasonic wave corresponding to the Doppler mode to transmission of the ultrasonic waves corresponding to the remaining modes in accordance with a degree of a pulsatory of the subject. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345565 | Measuring Acoustic Absorption or Attenuation of Ultrasound - Acoustic absorption or attenuation of ultrasound is measured. To estimate acoustic absorption or attenuation, the displacement of tissue caused by stress at different frequencies is measured. The absorption or attenuation is calculated from the displacements. The incorporation of different frequencies provides another variable for solving for attenuation or absorption despite unknown tissue stiffness. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345566 | LINEAR MAGNETIC DRIVE TRANSDUCER FOR ULTRASOUND IMAGING - An ultrasound imaging system uses a magnetic linear motor driven ultrasound scanner, with accurate track and hold operation and/or other motion feedback, to scan a two dimensional or three dimensional area of a sample. The scanner is implemented in a low-power and low-bandwidth handheld device and is connected with a remote image processing system that receives raw data and performs full ultrasound image analysis and creation, allowing the handheld to be used for scanning, pre-processing, and display. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345567 | HIGH POROSITY ACOUSTIC BACKING WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR ULTRASOUND TRANDUCER ARRAY - A backing block for an ultrasonic transducer array stack of an ultrasound probe is formed as a composite structure of graphite foam impregnated with an epoxy resin. The epoxy resin penetrates the porous foam structure at least part-way into the depth of the graphite foam block and, when cured, provides the backing block with good structural stability. The composite graphite foam backing block is bonded to the integrated circuit of a transducer to provide high thermal conductivity away from the transducer and good acoustic attenuation or scattering of rearward acoustic reverberations. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345568 | VIDEO-BASED ESTIMATION OF HEART RATE VARIABILITY - What is disclosed is a video-based system and method for estimating heart rate variability from time-series signals generated from video images captured of a subject of interest being monitored for cardiac function. In a manner more fully disclosed herein, low frequency and high frequency components are extracted from a time-series signal obtained by processing a video of the subject being monitored. A ratio of the low and high frequency of the integrated power spectrum within these components is computed. Analysis of the dynamics of this ratio over time is used to estimate heart rate variability. The teachings hereof can be used in a continuous monitoring mode with a relatively high degree of measurement accuracy and find their uses in a variety of diverse applications such as, for instance, emergency rooms, cardiac intensive care units, neonatal intensive care units, and various telemedicine applications. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345569 | DETERMINING CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA FROM A VIDEO OF A SUBJECT BEING MONITORED FOR CARDIAC FUNCTION - What is disclosed is a system and method for processing a time-series signal generated by video images captured of a subject of interest in a non-contact, remote sensing environment such that the existence of a cardiac arrhythmia can be determined for that subject. In one embodiment, a time-series signal generated is received. The time-series signal was generated from video images captured of a region of exposed skin where photoplethysmographic (PPG) signals of a subject of interest can be registered. Signal separation is performed on the time-series signal to extract a photoplethysmographic signal for the subject. Peak-to-peak pulse points are detected in the PPG signal using an adaptive threshold technique with successive thresholds being based on variations detected in previous magnitudes of the pulse peaks. The pulse points are then analyzed to obtain peak-to-peak pulse dynamics. The existence of cardiac arrhythmias is determined for the subject based on the pulse dynamics. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345570 | INFRARED ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON PROBES - Balloon probes, adapted for use in endoscopy and other medical procedures, are useful to obtain spectroscopic information reflected or emitted from a tissue of interest in the infrared spectral region. The information collected by the probe is useful in the diagnosis and treatment of disease. The invention also relates to methods utilizing these probes to analyze a surface of interest, in a minimally invasive manner, in connection with the diagnosis and treatment of disease. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345571 | Electrode Positioning - In a method for positioning linear array of electrodes (LAE) mounted on distal end section of elongated flexible member in patient's respiratory airways (PRA) at level of diaphragm, a length of the member pre-determined to position LEA at the level of the diaphragm is inserted through PRA. Signals representative of an electrical activity of the diaphragm (EAdi) are detected through LAE, presence/absence of ECG signal components is detected in EAdi signals, and position of LAE in PRA is detected in response to presence/absence of ECG signal components in EAdi signals. Lower esophageal sphincter activity may be detected in EAdi signals, and position of LAE in PRA determined in response to the detected lower esophageal sphincter. End-expiratory occlusion of PRA may be performed to verify that the electrical activity of the diaphragm coincides with a negative deflection of PRA pressure again in view of determining adequate positioning of LAE. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345572 | AUTOMATIC LUNG PARAMETER ESTIMATOR FOR MEASURING OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE GAS EXCHANGE - The invention relates to a device for determining two or more respiratory parameters relating to an individual and a method for determining two or more respiratory parameters relating to an individual by means of the device. The disclosed device and method may be used in an individual suffering from pulmonary gas exchange problems relating to gas exchange of oxygen and/or carbon dioxide, e.g. a patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The device and method may also be used in a healthy individual or in an animal, e.g. for research experiments. The device has detection means for oxygen and carbon dioxide contents in inspired and expired gas and blood. The device is controlled by a computer with functionality for entering oxygenation, carbon dioxide and acid-base values from one or more blood samples from arterial, venous, central venous or mixed venous blood samples, and with the parameter estimation based on equations of gas exchange of both oxygen and carbon dioxide and equations describing the acid-base chemistry of blood potentially including the competitive binding of oxygen and carbon dioxide to hemoglobin. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345573 | Adaptive Control of Monitoring Devices - Disclosed herein is a framework for facilitating adaptive control of monitoring devices. In accordance with one aspect, a position detector detects a chest elevation level and provides chest elevation level data. A processor uses the chest elevation level data to determine a heart elevation level with respect to a reference level. A comparator compares the determined heart elevation level with an elevation level of a monitoring device with respect to the reference level. In response to the comparison, a movement system adjusts the elevation level of the monitoring device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345574 | Apparatus and Method of Characterising a Narrowing in a Fluid Filled Tube - A system and method for characterising a narrowing in a fluid filled tube, the system comprising: a probe having a first measurement sensor to take an instantaneous measurement at different locations along the tube; a mechanism to draw the probe through the tube; a position measure to provide location data relating to the location at which a respective instantaneous measurement is taken by the first measurement sensor; a processor to calculate, from the instantaneous measurements, a characteristic of the tube at different locations along the tube. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345575 | CARDIOVASCULAR MONITORING DEVICE - The present invention relates a cardiovascular monitoring device including a first housing and a second housing, a circuitry with at least a processor, distributed in the first and second housings to form a first unit and a second unit, for providing functions of blood pressure and electrocardiogram measurements, an inflatable cuff connected with the first housing for being used during blood pressure measurement, and at least two electrodes, at least one of which is a dry electrode and mounted on the second housing for contacting the user's hand. The processor can detect an activation of the functions of blood pressure and electrocardiogram measurements, and based on a detecting result, trigger the device to enter different operation modes. The processor can further provide diastolic and systolic blood pressures when the blood pressure measurement function is activated, and provide a heart rhythm information when the electrocardiogram measurement function is activated. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345576 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING CENTRAL AORTIC PULSE PRESSURE BY CUFF PRESSURE PULSE WAVE OSCILLATION SIGNALS AND DEVICE THEREOF - The present invention provides a method for estimating central aortic pulse pressure by cuff pressure pulse wave oscillation signals, comprising: (I) providing an equation for estimating central aortic pulse pressure; (II) measuring pressure pulse wave oscillation signals in a cuff, which comprise a brachial systolic blood pressure, a diastolic blood pressure and a waveform of the pressure pulse wave oscillation signals in the cuff; (III) averaging the waveform of the pressure pulse wave oscillation signals and calibrating the averaged waveform by the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure; (IV) analyzing the calibrated pressure pulse wave oscillation signal waveform to obtain a plurality predicting variables; and (V) obtaining an estimate of central aortic pulse pressure by values of predicting variables in step (IV) and the equation in step (I). The present invention further provides a device for estimating central aortic pulse pressure by the method of the present invention. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345577 | AUGMENTED SIGNAL VECTOR ANALYSIS TO SUPPRESS GLOBAL ACTIVATION DURING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING - Electrical activity propagation along an electrode array within a cardiac chamber is reconstructed. Signals are sampled from the electrode array including signals from a channel of interest. An N-dimensional signal vector is then constructed using signals from N neighboring channels referenced to the channel of interest. A change in the N-dimensional signal vector over time is then determined and compared to a predetermined threshold to establish whether local activation has occurred on the channel of interest. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345578 | Wearable Motion Sensing Device - A wearable motion sensing device is disclosed. One embodiment of the wearable motion sensing device includes a motion sensor, and a pendant that is attached to the wearable motion sensing device, wherein the pendant is attached to the wearable motion sensing device at a location of the wearable motion sensor relative to the motion sensor that when worn by a human being, a mass of the pendant urges the motion sensor towards the human being. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345579 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETECTING ABNORMAL MOVEMENT OF A PHYSICAL OBJECT - The present application discloses a method of detecting abnormal movement of a physical object. A periodic signal is representative of the movement of the object. According to some embodiments, a raw matrix having a first array and a second array is generated, and then an integrated matrix is generated by performing a dimension reduction on the raw matrix. A likelihood of a predetermined type of abnormal movement of the physical object is determined by comparing the integrated matrix with a predetermined benchmark pattern. In some embodiments, the generation of the raw matrix includes performing a first analysis on a predetermined portion of the periodic signal to generate the first array and performing a second analysis different from the first analysis on the predetermined portion of the periodic signal to generate the second array. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345580 | RECONSTRUCTION OF A SURFACE ELECTROCARDIOGRAM FROM AN ENDOCARDIAL ELECTROGRAM USING NON-LINEAR FILTERING - The present invention relates to an active medical device that uses non-linear filtering for reconstructing a surface electrocardiogram from an endocardial electrogram. At least one endocardial EGM electrogram signal is collected from of samples collected from at least one endocardial or epicardial derivation (71′, 72′, 73′), and at least one of a reconstructed surface electrocardiogram (ECG) signal through the processing of collected EGM samples by a transfer function (TF) of a neural network (60′). The neural network (60′) is a time-delay-type network that simultaneously processes said at least one endocardial EGM electrogram signal, formed by a first sequence of collected samples, and at least one delayed version of this EGM signal, formed by a second sequence of collected samples distinct from the first sequence collected samples. The neural network (60′) provides said reconstructed ECG signal from the EGM signal and its delayed version. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345581 | COMBINATION FOR EARLY EXCLUSION OF ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - A method for ‘ruling out’ acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a subject presenting with chest pain expected to be cardiac in nature. The method includes a) recording an Electrocardiography (ECG) reading from said subject, b) determining the amount of Heart-type Fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) and cardiac Troponin T (cTnT) in a sample from said subject, c) comparing the results from b) to reference values for ruling out an acute Myocardial Infarction in a subject, and d) based on the results from steps a)-c) either ‘ruling out’ or ‘ruling in’ a diagnosis of acute Myocardial Infarction in said subject. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345582 | IMPLANTABLE HEART MONITORING DEVICE AND METHOD - In an implantable heart monitoring device and method, particularly for monitoring diastolic dysfunction, a control circuit (a) detects the heart rate, (b) derives information correlated to the stroke volume of the heart at the detected heart rate, and (c) stores the detected heart rate and the derived information correlated to the stroke volume in a memory. The control circuit automatically implements (a), (b) and (c) at a number of different occasions for a number of different, naturally varying heart rates, so that the memory contains information indicating the stroke volume as a function of the heart rate. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345583 | SUPPRESSION OF GLOBAL ACTIVITY DURING MULTI-CHANNEL ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY MAPPING USING A WHITENING FILTER - Electrical activity propagation along an electrode array within a cardiac chamber is reconstructed. Signals from the electrode array are sampled, and the signals are plotted in multi-dimensional space with each axis corresponding to a channel in the electrode array. A covariance matrix of the plotted signals is decomposed to characterize the spread of a data cloud of the signals in the multi-dimensional space. The data cloud is then decorrelated, such as through whitening, to suppress excursions along correlated directions (global activation) and enhance excursions along each axis (local activation). | 2013-12-26 |
20130345584 | POSTURE-INDUCED CHANGES TO PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - Methods and devices for analyzing posture-induced changes to physiological parameters of a patient (e.g., ejection time, heart rate, etc.) to provide an assessment of one or more conditions of the patient. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345585 | MONITORING APPARATUS FOR MONITORING A PHYSIOLOGICAL SIGNAL - The invention relates to a monitoring apparatus for monitoring a physiological signal. A segmentation unit ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345586 | METHOD OF MEASURING CARDIAC RELATED PARAMETERS NON-INVASIVELY VIA THE LUNG DURING SPONTANEOUS AND CONTROLLED VENTILATION - An apparatus to measure pulmonary blood flow and cardiac output (Q) comprising: a) a breathing circuit which, at exhalation, keeps exhaled gas separate from inhaled gas and at inhalation, when V | 2013-12-26 |
20130345587 | Luer Connectors - Luer connector including a primary Luer male connector, having a secondary female section extending from a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector back towards a proximal part thereof, the primary Luer male connector including a first inner fluid flow channel extending from a proximal end thereof to the secondary female section, the first inner fluid flow channel having a diameter of approximately d1 increasing at a connection point between the first inner fluid flow channel and the secondary female section to form a neck N the secondary female section having an internal diameter of d2 at a top distal part of the primary Luer male connector, where d1 is smaller than d2, the primary Luer male connector being configured to mate with a primary Luer female connector having a secondary male section including a second inner fluid flow channel ex having an internal diameter of approximately d1. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345588 | NITROGEN OXIDE CONCENTRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A nitrogen oxide concentration measurement device comprises a zero scrubber disposed within a gas flow path, and a controller. The zero scrubber performs subjects exhaled air flowing through the gas flow path from a mouthpiece toward a chamber to a NO removal treatment in a first period, out of a first period and a second period. The controller acquires the concentration of NO contained in the exhaled air on the basis of the differential voltage value outputted in the second period, which uses as a reference the differential voltage value outputted in the first period. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345589 | METHOD AND SYSTEM TO DIAGNOSE CENTRAL SLEEP APNEA - Methods and system to diagnose central sleep apnea of a patient employ a relatively short test, combining few breathing parameters. The test is short in comparison to commonly used time-consuming and complex multi-parameter sleep studies. The patient uses a positive airway pressure device, and follows breathing cues. The occurrence of a central apnea during the delivery of breathing cues may support a diagnosis of central sleep apnea. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345590 | APPARATUS FOR QUANTIFYING EXPIRATORY AND INSPIRATORY AIRFLOW - An apparatus for quantifying a user's expiratory and inspiratory airflow includes an air tube adapted to be sealed over at least one of the nose or mouth of a user, a pressure sensor configured to be selectively fluidly connected with one of the air tube or an ambient environment external to the air tube, a valve assembly arranged between the air tube and the pressure sensor to switch between a measuring configuration in which the pressure sensor is fluidly connected with the air tube while fluid connection with the ambient environment is excluded, and a reference configuration in which the pressure sensor is fluidly connected with the ambient environment while fluid connection with the air-tube is excluded, and a data processing unit arranged to communicate with the pressure sensor and the valve assembly. The data processing unit is configured to provide instructions to the valve assembly to switch between the measuring and the reference configurations. The data processing unit is further configured to determine an absolute zero of expiratory and inspiratory airflow based on signals from the pressure sensor obtained while the valve assembly is in the reference configuration and to measure at least one of expiratory and inspiratory airflow while the valve assembly is in the measuring configuration. The processing unit is further configured to determine at least one of expiratory airflow limitation or inspiratory airflow limitation relative to the absolute zero airflow. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345591 | METHOD FOR DETECTING VAGUS CAPTURE - Some embodiments provide a system for delivering neurostimulation. Some system embodiments comprise a lead configured to be implanted in the body, a stimulation output circuit configured to deliver neurostimulation pulses to the vagus nerve through the lead, an EMG sensing circuit configured to use the lead to sense EMG signals from laryngeal muscle activity, and an evoked muscular response detection circuit configured to use the EMG signals sensed by the EMG sensing circuit to detect evoked laryngeal muscle activity evoked by the neurostimulation pulse. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345592 | METHOD AND UNIT FOR DETERMINING BODY COMPOSITION PARAMETERS WITH THE AID OF BIOIMPEDANCE MEASUREMENT - The disclosure relates to a method for determining a body composition parameter by applying a bioimpedance measurement on a subject, the overall body size and an impedance value of the body of the subject entering into the calculation of the body composition parameter. It is provided that when calculating the body composition parameter a term is additionally entered which constitutes a product of a previously determined coefficient and of a ratio of measured impedance values of different body segments of the subject. During the calculation of the ratio of impedance values of different body segments the ratio of the real parts of the impedances preferably takes the form of | 2013-12-26 |
20130345593 | System and Method for Assessing an Individual's Impairment - A method implemented in a computing system is provided to determine an individual's level of impairment through a comparison of an individual's pre-impairment base-line score, and an individual's post-impairment score through the system's administration of a plurality of tasks to completed by the individual, and to be calculated and stored by the system. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345594 | CALIBRATED DIGITAL HEADSET AND AUDIOMETRIC TEST METHODS THEREWITH - A digital headset system for use in audiometric testing. The headset system includes a stored calibration reference relating the exact frequency and volume response of each speaker to analog input signals. A microprocessor accesses the calibration reference to determine the required analog signal needed to produce the desired sound. An on-board digital to analog converter generates the required analog signal and transmits it to the speaker. The headset is used with software based audiometric test methods that allow the generation of an electronic user hearing profile. The user hearing profile may be used to re-program an audio emitting device to function in a customized manner. The user hearing profile may be overlaid on a partner hearing profile in order to emulate for the partner how sounds are perceived by the user. The test methods may be self-administered or administered by a healthcare professional. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345595 | Catheter Air Management System - An air management system is described for removing and reintroducing a desired amount of air into an air passage of a pressure measurement catheter. More specifically, the system includes a cylindrical housing, check valves in communication with the housing and an moveable shaft with multiple sealing members along its length. As the shaft is moved within the housing, a piston member causes the residual air in the catheter air passage to be evacuated to a defined negative pressure. Further movement of the shaft causes a piston member to inject a predetermined volume of air into the catheter air passage. In this respect, periodic adjustments of the piston member returns the volume of air in a variable volume chamber to one that is unaffected by residual volume in the chamber and that provides an optimum volume of air to maximize the time the sensor can function accurately between recharging events. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345596 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING AND COLLECTING BIOPSY SPECIMENS FROM BIOPSY DEVICES WITH FIXATION AND PREPARATION FOR HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PROCESSING OR OTHER ANALYSIS - An apparatus and method for removing biopsy specimens from spring based spring based multiple biopsy or forceps biopsy devices by irrigating or suctioning. The apparatus collects, fixes and prepares specimens for histopathologic processing limiting manual labor, workplace risk and time previously required. After removal from the biopsy device, specimens are fixed in a histopathological processing cassette or on specimen wrapping paper for transportation to the pathology laboratory. In pathology, fixative is drained and specimens inspected for gross description followed by paper wrapping and histopathological processing with minimum handling, exposure to infectious material or toxic fixatives. After removing the biopsy specimens, the biopsy device is washed in the apparatus to eliminate contaminants and removed, ready for another biopsy sequence. A spring based spring based multiple biopsy device using these methods can collect numerous biopsy batches from different sites with segregated processing and analysis of each batch. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345597 | Device for Interstitial Fluid Extraction, Production Process Thereof and Analyzing Process of Interstitial Fluid Using the Device - A device for interstitial fluid extraction, having a base material formed from a synthetic resin film, a pressure sensitive adhesive layer, a hydrogel layer formed from at least one hydrophilic polymer selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl alcohol and polyvinyl pyrrolidone, and a release layer, wherein the hydrogel layer has an area of a size that the pressure sensitive adhesive layer is exposed from around the hydrogel layer, does substantially not contain a sodium ion and causes no water separation. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345598 | PRESSURE SENSOR - A sensor suitable for measuring the pressure applied by a bandage, the sensor being in the form of an elongate strip having a plurality of pads arranged along its length, wherein the sensor includes a connection to each pad, whereby the pressure applied to each pad can be determined independently, wherein each pad is inflatable to form an expanded pad protruding above the surface of the strip, and deflatable so that it does not impede removal of the sensor from the bandage. Such a sensor is primarily intended for single use, i.e. is disposable. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345599 | SKULL ENDOSSEOUS MODULE FOR ULTRASOUND PENETRATION - A skull endosseous module for ultrasound penetration is provided and includes a fixation sleeve permanently inserted and positioned in a drilled hole of a skull, a movable sleeve movably inserted in the fixation sleeve for providing a hollow ultrasound guiding channel; and an outer cover mounted on an outer opening of the fixation sleeve and covered by a scalp tissue. Thus, an ultrasound device outside the scalp tissue can generate ultrasounds to pass through the outer cover and the ultrasound guiding channel for affecting a target region of a brain tissue in the skull. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345600 | METHODS TO INCREASE ELECTRODE LIFE IN DEVICES USED FOR EXTRACORPOREAL SHOCKWAVE THERAPY (ESWT) - Medical devices with novel spark gap electrode designs, able to control manually or automatically the electrodes gap are provided. These devices are used to generate a shock wave created by the rapid expansion and collapse of a plasma bubble that is formed between two spark gap electrodes placed in a special liquid medium, when a high differential voltage (kV) is applied to the electrodes. The resulting shock wave impacts a reflector to direct the energy into the body of an animal or a human toward the desired treatment location. This electro-hydraulic principle to create acoustic shock waves as a method of treatment is in use in the medical (lithotripsy, orthopedic use, wound treatment, burns, post-operative treatment, pain treatment, diagnosis, skin and organ transplantation supporting devices, arteriosclerosis treatment), cosmetic (treatment of scars and cellulite) and veterinary (treatment of musculoskeletal disorders) fields. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345601 | THERAPEUTIC METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REHABILITATION - The invention relates to embodiments of methods for extending a subject-controllable range of joint motion, and for increasing subject control of joint movement within a range of motion. Embodiments include fastening a powered device around a joint so as to be able to control the joint, allowing the subject to move the joint within a range of volitional motion, and then engaging the powered device to support movement of the joint into an expanded, rehabilitative range. In some embodiments, the device supports joint movement by substantially providing the force to move the joint beyond the volitional boundary. In other embodiments, supporting movement includes the subject substantially providing the force, and the device allowing movement only in a desired direction. The invention further relates to a system for increasing the functional capability of a joint by implementing embodiments of the method. By such methods and system, rehabilitation is accomplished both by building strength, and training neural pathways. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345602 | PHYSICAL THERAPY DEVICE APPLYING MULTIPLE RELAXATION PROCESSES - A therapy device includes a chair, a helmet, and a number of programmable relaxing processes carried out on a passive user. The helmet is pivotally connected to the chair and can provide music and an eye massage. The device also applies an automatic back massage. These relaxing processes, to relieve fatigue in a user, can be started and finished automatically and run for any selected period. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345603 | Medical Rehabilitation Device - A medical rehabilitation device includes an inflatable body which is formed of a resiliently deformable, slightly elastic material, the exact configuration and construction of the body, however, being greatly variable. The body may be spherical, or elliptical, ovoid or even hemispherical in shape. A pressure monitoring unit is linked to the device and monitors changes in the internal pressure in the inflatable body in response to deformation of the body as a result of external pressure exerted on the body. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345604 | Upper Limb Training Apparatus - An upper limb training apparatus for training upper limbs of a trainee comprises a training apparatus main body that includes an operation rod to be operated by the trainee by hand. A chair is positioned in a right or a left arm training position relative to the training apparatus main body. A connecting mechanism integrally connects the chair and the training apparatus main body and allows the chair to move between the right and the left arm training positions while keeping a condition in which the chair is connected to the training apparatus main body. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345605 | DEVICES FOR MOBILIZING THE HIP JOINT CAPSULE AND METHODS OF USING SAME - A method for mobilizing a hip joint capsule of a patient using a resilient bolster. In accordance with the method, the patient assumes a lateral position, with the hip capsule to be treated superior. The resilient bolster is placed between the patient's legs as proximal to the patient's crotch. A force is applied to patient's superior leg to move it downwardly from a resting position. During downward movement of the patient's superior leg, the bolster functions as a fulcrum and the patient's superior femur functions as a lever arm to create a first class lever that partially distracts the femoral head from the acetabulum. After application of the force, the resiliency of the bolster causes the patient's superior leg to return to the resting position. The movements may be repeated, and the degree of hip flexion and rotation may be varied to affect different regions of the hip capsule. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345608 | Methods and Devices for Treating Hypertension - Devices, systems and methods are described which control blood pressure and nervous system activity by stimulating baroreceptors. By selectively and controllably activating baroreceptors and/or nerves, the present invention reduces blood pressure and alters the sympathetic nervous system; thereby minimizing deleterious effects on the heart, vasculature and other organs and tissues. A baroreceptor activation device or other sensory activation device is positioned near a dermal bone to provide the treatment. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345609 | Lavatory Massaging Foot Stool - The present invention is a lavatory massaging foot stool which allows the user to perform bowel movements with more ease and to allow the feet of the user to be massaged during the process. The lavatory massaging foot stool has a base, a pair of supports and an at least one rolling pin. In an alternative preferred embodiment, the base is made a series of planks that have been affixed adjacent to each other. A first rolling pin support and a second rolling pin support allow the at least rolling pin to be rotatably connected to the base of the present invention. The connection of the at least one rolling pin to the base via the first rolling pin support and the second rolling pin support allows the at least one rolling pin to be freely rotatable and elevated above the base and consequently the ground. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345610 | ELECTRO ACTIVE COMPRESSION BANDAGE - The proposed device includes two segments adapted to enclose a body part in a form-fitting manner. Each segment contains an electroactive-material-based actuator, which is adapted to receive an electrical control signal and in response thereto adjust the actuator's morphology, so as to cause the segment to apply a basic pressure profile to the body part. A pressure transition is adapted to redistribute the basic pressure profiles between the first and second segments. A control signal in respect of the first segment causes the pressure transition system to apply a first adjusted pressure profile to at least part of the second portion of the body part, and vice versa, a control signal in respect of the second segment causes the pressure transition system to apply a second adjusted pressure profile to at least a part of the first portion of the body part. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345611 | ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS - In one aspect, an ankle foot orthosis generally comprises a leg member, a foot member, and a drive assembly. The leg member is configured to be releasably fastened to a leg of the wearer. The foot member is configured to be releasably fastened to a foot of a wearer, the foot member having anterior and posterior ends. The drive assembly includes a link member hingedly secured to the foot member at a hinge location adjacent to the posterior end of the foot member. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345612 | AUTOMATED ORTHOTIC DEVICE WITH TREATMENT REGIMEN AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAME - An automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen and a method for using an automated orthotic device with a treatment regimen to provide a plurality of prescribed tension settings. The orthotic device may comprise a body brace, a controller, a data storage means, and a communication means to address the problem of patients being required to visit the physician's office every time an adjustment must be made in the prescribed tension setting in their automated orthotic device. In one embodiment, a plurality of prescribed tension settings in the automated orthotic device are sorted so that as the patient's condition improves, the next prescribed tension setting in the treatment regimen may be applied. In another embodiment, the physician is allowed to edit or supplement a patient's treatment regimen remotely by connecting to the automated orthotic device over a network. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345613 | ANKLE BRACE INCLUDING A SNAP-TOGETHER PIVOTING UPPER EXTENSION SHELL - An ankle brace includes an upper extension shell pivotably connected to and projecting upwardly from the medial shell along left and right lateral was by first and second snap-together pivot means. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345614 | DEVICE FOR EXTRACORPOREAL PHOTO-ISOMERIZATION FOR HYPERBILIRUBINEMIA, AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention provides a device for extracorporeal photo-isomerization of bodily fluid containing bilirubin. The bodily fluid derives from a patient suffering from an elevation of unconjugated bilirubin. The device includes a sterile tubing which accesses the patient's bodily fluids (especially blood), routes the fluid into an extracorporeal chamber within which irradiation of bodily fluids takes place, and returns bodily fluids to the patient. Bodily fluids are continuously circulated through a single length of sterile tubing using an adjustable pump to regulate the flow, and as the fluid passes into the extracorporeal chamber it is irradiated by blue light within the chamber with an emission wavelength range of approximately 450 to 530 nm. This irradiation induces a photochemical reaction in bilirubin that changes its structure and facilitates improved excretion of bilirubin once it is returned to the patient. The extracorporeal photo-isomerization turns the bilirubin into a more readily excreted form. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345615 | Intracorneal Drug Delivery Device and Associated Methods - Methods and devices for delivering an active agent into the eye of a subject are provided. In one aspect, an ocular device for delivering an active agent through a cornea of an eye of a subject can include a housing configured to couple to the eye of the subject and a corneal seal coupled to the housing and positioned in the housing to encircle the cornea during use to form a corneal region. The device can also include an active agent reservoir coupled to the housing and positioned to release active agent into the corneal region, and a pressure regulator coupled to the housing and operable to introduce negative pressure between the housing and the eye. The corneal seal is operable to fluidically isolate the corneal region from the sclera in response to the negative pressure, thus minimizing contact of the active agent with the sclera. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345616 | Skin Treatment Device - A device and methods for increasing the permeability of the skin's surface to fluid and/or drug delivery is described. The device comprises an abrasive media to remove the outer layer of the stratum corneum, while at the same time applying an electric current that stimulates the skin under the stratum corneum, and delivers fluids from a supply reservoir. The device may also have a vacuum function which evacuates fluid and skin debris from the surface of the skin and delivers the evacuated fluid and skin debris to a waste (or collection) container. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345617 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REMOVAL OF TISSUE, BLOOD CLOTS AND LIQUIDS FROM THE PATIENT - The present invention provides methods and devices for removal of tissue, blood clots and liquids from the patient that are located inside or outside of the patient's endovascular system using vibrational energy. One or more therapeutic agents or bubbles/microbubbles may be delivered to the treatment location to further facilitate the removal process. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345618 | INTRAOCULAR GAS INJECTOR - A gas mixture apparatus includes a measurement control system, an activation system, a pressurized chamber with one or more gases, and a mixing chamber. The apparatus can also include additional pressure regulation control systems. The gas mixture apparatus can be used to introduce and automatically perform the steps to achieve a desired concentration of the one or more gases contained in the pressurized chamber. The gas mixture apparatus can include the pressurized chamber within the apparatus itself such that no external devices are necessary for introducing the one or more gases into the mixing chamber. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345619 | INTRAOCULAR GAS INJECTOR - A gas mixture apparatus includes a measurement control system, an activation system, a pressurized chamber with one or more gases, and a mixing chamber. The apparatus can also include additional pressure regulation control systems. The gas mixture apparatus can be used to introduce and automatically perform the steps to achieve a desired concentration of the one or more gases contained in the pressurized chamber. The gas mixture apparatus can include the pressurized chamber within the apparatus itself such that no external devices are necessary for introducing the one or more gases into the mixing chamber. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345620 | PLASMA-ASSISTED SKIN TREATMENT - The present disclosure provides a variety of systems, techniques and machine readable programs for using plasmas to treat different skin conditions as well as other conditions, such as tumors, bacterial infections and the like. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345621 | HYBRID BLOOD AND PERITONEAL DIALYSIS TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A method for a hybrid blood and peritoneal dialysis (“PD”) machine comprising: (i) determining whether a previous treatment left a last fill of dialysate in a patient's peritoneum; (ii) if a next treatment is a PD treatment, and if the previous treatment did not leave the last fill of dialysate, causing a PD treatment in which a first cycle is a fill cycle to be initiated; (iii) if the next treatment is a PD treatment, and if the previous treatment did leave the last fill of dialysate, causing a PD treatment in which a first cycle is a last fill drain cycle to be initiated; and (iv) if the next treatment is a blood treatment and if the previous treatment did leave the last fill of dialysate, causing a blood treatment including a last fill drain cycle to be initiated. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345622 | REUSABLE EFFLUENT DRAIN CONTAINER WITH KEY FEATURE FOR DIALYSIS AND OTHER MEDICAL FLUID THERAPIES - A dialysis system includes a source of effluent dialysis fluid, a drain container configured to receive the effluent dialysis fluid through a drain tube, and a load cell. The drain container includes an at least semi-rigid body defining a first key feature. The load cell includes a second, mating key feature positioned and arranged to mate with the first key feature. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345623 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CREATION AND DISPLAY OF GRAPHIC CODING SPECIFIC FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND MEDICAL TREATMENTS - The present invention relates to the field of information display and forwarding with medical machines, in particular display and forwarding of information pertaining to the medical machine such as treatment information, equipment information and software codes. The invention is based on the problem of providing the patient with information about his/her treatment in a simple and convenient manner and/or providing the operator or service personnel of the medical machine information pertaining to the equipment of the medical machine and/or its software options in a simple and convenient manner. A method and a device in which characteristic graphic codes are generated and displayed and which can be input and decoded by a portable device are proposed for this purpose. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345624 | COMPRESSION, SUCTION AND HAEMOSTATIC DELIVERY DEVICE - A haemostatic agent delivery device ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345625 | Handheld Personal Data Assistant (PDA) with a Medical Device and Method of Using the Same - A medical device module for use in a system with a remote programmer and/or a personal data assistant (PDA) with at least one medical device includes a housing, at least one medical device and a processor. The housing is adapted to couple with the PDA. The at least one medical device interface is coupled to the housing for interfacing with the at least one medical device. The processor is coupled to the at least one medical device interface to process data from the at least one medical device. The processor is also capable of interfacing with the PDA. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345626 | Mixing/Administration Syringe Devices, Protective Packaging and Methods of Protecting Syringe Handlers - Medicant mixing/administration systems are provided that can include: a medicant vial; a syringe assembly comprising a barrel and a piston; a protective material supporting the syringe assembly and medicant vial; and a member within the system, the member separating the piston of the syringe assembly from the medicant vial. Systems are provided that can include: a syringe assembly comprising a barrel and a piston; having a forward end and an opposing back end; a protective material supporting the syringe assembly; and a needle housing coupled to the protective material. Medicant mixing/administration methods are also provided that can include, within a package, sufficiently clearing a restraining member from between a medicant vial and syringe plunger to pierce the medicant vial with a piercing structure coupled to the syringe plunger, the piercing providing medicant from the vial to the syringe assembly. Additional methods can include, upon opening a package containing a syringe assembly, extending a needle housing from the package. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345627 | MULTI-LUMEN CENTRAL ACCESS VENA CAVA FILTER APPARATUS FOR CLOT MANAGEMENT AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A combined multi-lumen central access catheter and an embolic filter including ports proximal and distal the filter for fluid infusion and/or pressure sensing and infusion ports in the catheter to permit infusion of bioactive agents, flushing agents and/or contrast agents and managing the capture of the clot thereafter. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345628 | NARROW PROFILE CATHETER WITH DEFORMATION-RESISTIVE GUIDEWIRE LUMEN - The present disclosure relates to a catheter having a longitudinal guidewire lumen defined by a first tube configured for an over-the-wire or rapid-exchange mode of operation, the wall of the first tube provided with an expansion member that is a sub-region of the wall of the first tube provided with an expandable material. An inflation lumen extending from the proximal end towards the distal end of the shaft is in fluidic contact with the expansion member, the member being configured to expand or contract responsive to pressure in the inflation lumen. The wall of the first tube may be formed from a helically coiled wire or helically braided wire having a helix angle of 60 degrees or more which tubing is resistive to radial pressure applied in the inflation lumen. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345629 | COATING AND COATING METHOD FOR THE BALLOON OF A BALLOON CATHETER, AND BALLOON CATHETER WITH COATED BALLOON - The invention relates to an active-substance-containing coating for the balloon of a balloon catheter, to a balloon of a balloon catheter with the coating, and to a balloon catheter with such a balloon. The invention further relates to the use of the coating for a balloon of a balloon catheter, and to a method for coating an active-substance-coated balloon and for producing an agent for modifying the release of an active substance applied to a surface of the balloon of a balloon catheter. A coating for a balloon of a balloon catheter is proposed which comprises at least one lipophilic active substance and an agent for modifying the release of active substance to a vessel that surrounds the balloon, wherein the agent for modifying the release of active substance is a polysaccharide having a molecular mass of 10,000 Da to 100,000,000 Da. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345630 | NEEDLE-EXCHANGEABLE AND SELF-DESTRUCTION INSULIN SYRINGE - A needle-exchangeable and self-destruction insulin syringe comprises a barrel ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345631 | PREFILLABLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a prefillable drug delivery device having a housing receiving a needle hub which is movable with respect to said needle hub between a retracted position and a protection position. The device also includes a tubular barrel intended to receive a drug that is pre-mountable on said housing so that said needle hub closes its distal end. The device further includes a sealing member actionable once said tubular barrel is pre-assembled on said housing, capable of transitioning from an inactive state where no sealing contact is present between said needle hub and said tubular barrel, to an active state, in which sealing contact is performed. In the active state of said sealing member, said tubular barrel is movable in translation with respect to said needle hub between a proximal position and a distal position, for realizing delivery of the drug. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345632 | SINGLE-USE PNEUMATIC SAFETY SYRINGE PROVIDING GAS-DRIVEN NEEDLE RETRACTION - A pneumatic retractable syringe has a plunger having an interior retraction lumen. The plunger and syringe barrel have cooperating locking elements so that the plunger is locked after use within the syringe barrel. After injection of medicament is completed, the needle is retracted into the lumen by compressed gas that is released from a gas cell within the syringe when the gas cell is ruptured just before the plunger reaches the end of its downstream path of travel. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345633 | MECHANICALLY ACTUATED FLUID INFUSION DEVICE - A fluid infusion device, for delivery of a medication fluid to the body of a user, includes a housing, a fluid reservoir for the medication fluid, a dosing mechanism, an infusion component, and a mechanical actuator. The fluid reservoir and the dosing mechanism are located in the housing, and the dosing mechanism is coupled to receive the medication fluid from the fluid reservoir. The dosing mechanism has an adjustable fluid chamber that defines a variable dosage volume. The infusion component is coupled to the dosing mechanism to receive the medication fluid from the adjustable fluid chamber. The mechanical actuator is coupled to the dosing mechanism such that operation of the mechanical actuator causes the medication fluid to be expelled from the adjustable fluid chamber to the infusion component. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345634 | DELIVERY DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Delivery devices, systems, and methods are configured to increase the retention of the therapeutic agent, and thereby increase the dose of the agent delivered. The delivery device may include a delivery body and a retractable member configured to move with respect to the delivery body. The retractable member may include a puncture member configured to create a delivery channel at the treatment site. The body may include an opening through which an agent may be delivered after the retractable member has been retracted within the device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345635 | INSERTION DEVICE - An insertion device, generally used with an infusion set, including a needle being adapted for puncturing at one end and including at the opposite end a hub. The hub includes a handle part and a guard part that are capable of securing the needle through the use of locks. Locking structures are used to secure the insertion device in a position where the needle is covered in a locked position, avoiding unintended contact with the needle. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345636 | CARRIERS FOR HEMOSTATIC TRACT TREATMENT - Apparatuses and methods for administering a hemostatic agent to the tissue surrounding an opening in a body lumen are disclosed. The apparatus can include a tissue-contacting region and an optional body lumen-penetrating region. At least one hemostatic agent is included as a component of a coating over and/or a mixture with the material of at least a portion of the tissue-contacting region. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345637 | TROCAR DEVICE - A trocar device includes a main part that has a first and a second end. A shaft tube is connected to the second end of the main part. A through-opening for receiving an instrument extends from the first end of the main part to the end of the shaft tube that faces away from the main part. A sealing unit is disposed in the main part and has an elastic sealing element having a hollow-cylindrical wall, which divides the through-opening into a first region that runs from the sealing unit as far as the first end of the main body, and into a second region that runs from the sealing unit as far as the end of the shaft tube that faces away from the main part. When the instrument has been properly inserted in the through-opening, the seaing element seals off the two regions from each other. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345638 | MULTIPLE DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device is provided. The device is a wearable active transdermal drug delivery device which facilitates drug delivery using one or more vaccine cartridges having microneedles as the point of drug delivery. The device may be used to perform multiple vaccine deliveries to the intradermal layer of a patient. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345639 | SECUREMENT DEVICE - A securement device holds a medical article having flexible portions in position upon the body of a patient and inhibits movement of the medical article. The medical article may be insertable into the securement device from above, from below, or along a longitudinal axis of the device. The securement device may have abutment surfaces which interact with the flexible portions of the medical article to further inhibit rotation of the device. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345640 | SYRINGE AND OPTICAL READER FOR SYRINGE - The present invention relates to a syringe ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345641 | Coding System for a Drug Delivery Device and Drug Delivery System - A system for reducing the risk of an incorrect selection or dispensing of a drug dose for use with a cartridge and a cartridge holder so as to prevent unwanted reservoir cross use. The coding system for use with the drug delivery device includes a first partial code feature and a second partial code feature. The first partial code feature and the second partial code feature cooperate to supply a combined visual indicator when the cartridge is assembled to the holder for indicating that a correct cartridge has been assembled to the holder. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345642 | Injection Device - In an injection device a rotary indicator element ( | 2013-12-26 |
20130345643 | AUTO-INJECTOR - An auto-injector for administering a dose of a liquid medicament (M) is presented comprising an elongate housing arranged to contain a syringe with a hollow needle and a stopper for sealing the syringe and displacing the medicament (M), the housing having a distal end (D) and a proximal end (P) with an orifice intended to be applied against an injection site, wherein the syringe is slidably arranged with respect to the housing. The auto-injector contains a spring means capable of, upon activation, pushing the needle from a covered position inside the housing into an advanced position through the orifice and past the proximal end (P), operating the syringe to supply the dose of medicament (M), and retracting the syringe with the needle into the covered position after delivering the medicament (M). There is also an activating means arranged to lock the spring means in a pressurized state prior to manual operation. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345644 | Hinge Assembly for an Injector - A locking hinge assembly for an injector is disclosed. The injector includes a forward handle member, a rear handle member and a hinge connecting the first and second members and defining an axis of rotation. The locking hinge assembly includes a hinge element slidable along the axis of rotation between a locked position and an unlocked position. The hinge element is coupled to the forward handle member and the rear handle member at the hinge, and the hinge element includes at least one groove. Additionally, a locking element is provided and positioned about the hinge. The locking element is configured to be received in the groove such that rotation of the forward handle member and rear handle member about the axis of rotation is prevented when the hinge element is in the locked configuration. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345645 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION - A medical device for use in connection with a connector of an indwelling line for cleansing a surface of a septum of the connector is provided. The medical device includes a housing including a proximal portion defining a cavity containing a quantity of microbial reducing agent, a distal portion defining a cavity for selective coupling with the connector of the indwelling line, and a partition separating the proximal and distal cavities, wherein the proximal and distal cavities are in fluid communication with one another; and a deformable member overlying an end of the proximal portion for maintaining the microbial reducing agent within the proximal cavity thereof. The microbial reducing agent being dispensable into the distal cavity, at least when the medical device is connected to the connector of the indwelling line, to awash a surface of the connector of the indwelling line and reduce microbes present thereon. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345646 | FLUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICES, ROTORS AND MAGNETS WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO INADVERTENT SETTING CHANGE AND IMPROVED ACCESSORY TOOL COUPLING - Implantable physiological shunt systems and related fluid flow control devices and accessories for use therewith. Devices, systems and methods relating to implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets with increased resistance to inadvertent setting changes. Devices, systems and methods relating implantable medical fluid flow control devices, rotors and magnets which provide improved magnetic coupling to fluid flow control device accessories such as adjustment tools. | 2013-12-26 |
20130345647 | PROPELLANT-FREE PRESSURIZED MATERIAL DISPENSER - Devices and methods for dispensing a fluidly dispensable material under pressure but without using a gas propellant are presented. In some embodiments an elastic sleeve is utilized to impart pressure to a bag of dispensable material positioned within the sleeve. Pressure so created pressurizes contents of the bag, which can then be dispensed through a valve. Methods for manufacturing various embodiments are presented. | 2013-12-26 |