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| 20100076340 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO EXTRACT MATERIAL OF A MATERIAL RESERVOIR - A device to extract material of a material reservoir has at least one guide tube with internal space and with an inner wall surrounding the internal space; at least one sled that can implement a sled translation movement in the inner space along a longitudinal alignment of the guide tube; and at least one collection unit with collection surface to collect the material. The collection unit and the sled are coupled to one another such that the sled translation movement of the sled leads to a collection translation movement of the collection surface of the collection unit, and such that the collection surface can be inserted into the material reservoir and be withdrawn from the material reservoir. A rotation mechanism that is operated manually or automatically can be provided with which a wire, which acts as a collection device, can be displaced in vivo over a length of 1 mm to up to 2 cm within a venous cannula. The invention is used in medical technology, for example, to collect cells from a reservoir in the form of a bodily fluid. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100106039 | Unknown - Example embodiments relate to a device for measuring nitrogen monoxide in exhaled air by a gas sensor unit with at least one gas sensor. A device and/or method for oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide may be included. The device and/or method for oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide includes a non-consuming catalyst for catalyzing the oxidation of nitrogen monoxide to nitrogen dioxide. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100143919 | In vitro assay for early diagnosis of diabetes mellitus type 1 - An in vitro assay is disclosed for early diagnosis of insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 1. In at least one embodiment, the assay includes i) determining susceptibility markers for diabetes mellitus type 1 in a biological sample from a symptom-free individual; ii) determining inflammatory markers in the same or in a further biological sample from the individual; iii) determining the presence or the risk of developing insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus type 1 on the basis of the values obtained in i) and ii); and, possibly, iv) performing step ii) after a defined time interval or v) performing an imaging method for the pancreas. At least one embodiment is further directed to the use of this assay for monitoring the progression of a diabetes mellitus type 1 disease. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100174505 | Conditioned medical testing - The invention refers to a computer implemented method, a computer system a test machine and a computer program product for executing conditioned and qualified test. An ordering instance may order a set of tests, comprising an initial test and a set of follow-up tests, wherein the execution of each of the follow-up tests is dependent of the result of the respective predecessor test, like the initial test. The conditions for executing the follow-up tests are dynamically definable and are analyzed automatically. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100174555 | System for automatic clinical pathway optimization - At least one embodiment of the present invention refers to a method, a system, a computer readable medium and/or a computer program product for optimizing a clinical pathway. The clinical pathway includes a sequence of actions. In at least one embodiment, he method aims at finding the best suitable and optimal following action for a respective action. There is provided a set of rules, patient information data and optimization criteria. After having received a symptom or an action there is deduced a set of possible following actions. After having deduced all possible following actions, these possible following actions are evaluated by the optimization criteria. After evaluation the optimal following action is suggested as a result. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100317960 | THERMOTHERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD TO IMPLEMENT THERMOTHERAPY - A thermotherapy device has a transmitter, a receiver and a processing unit. The transmitter is designed to emit a high-energy radiation in a treatment region of a patient. The high-energy radiation exhibits a power that is suitable for thermotherapy. The receiver is designed to detect a sound signal that is generated by the treatment region depending on the high-energy radiation radiated into said treatment region. The processing unit is coupled with the transmitter) and the receiver. The processing unit automatically determines information about the treatment region depending on the detected sound signal. | 12-16-2010 |
| 20100331833 | IN-VITRO DEVICE MONITORING DURING MINIMALLY INVASIVE ABLATION THERAPY - A method and apparatus for monitoring and controlling interventional therapy is described, where the interventional therapy results in the destruction of tissue and the release of chemical markers. When interventional therapy results in destruction of a patient tissue, such as cancerous tissue, a variety of chemical markers may be released into the bloodstream. An in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) device may be used to measure the concentration of an analyte representing a marker and compare the measured concentration with a predetermined set point so as to monitor or control the procedure. The blood for the analysis may be obtained either inter-procedurally or intra-procedurally depending on the promptness of the effect being measured and the speed of measurement. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110046497 | SENSOR PLATFORM FOR RESPIRATORY GAS ANALYSIS - An appliance is disclosed for measuring at least one gas analyte in exhaled air. In at least one embodiment, the appliance includes an inlet opening for the introduction of exhaled air (mouthpiece), at least one measuring chamber for receiving a sensor unit, and a conduit which provides a fluid connection from the opening to the measuring chamber, and wherein, depending on the gas analyte that is to be measured, a sensor unit with a suitable gas sensor can be introduced into the receiver. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110072883 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTROL VALVE FOR GAS MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS - A multifunctional control valve for gas measurement instruments, e.g., for respiratory gas analysis, is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the multifunctional control valve includes a first inlet opening, an outlet opening, a main line, and a bypass line, wherein a measurement chamber is in the main line, wherein the measurement chamber is arranged downstream of a first multiway valve which can selectively connect the main line or the bypass line with the inlet opening, and wherein the measurement chamber is arranged upstream of a second multiway valve which can selectively connect the main line or the bypass line with the outlet opening. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076684 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ACQUIRING, DETECTING, AND ANALYZING CELLS IN A MICROFLUIDIC SYSTEM - An apparatus is disclosed for acquiring, detecting, and, optionally, analyzing cells in a biological liquid, which apparatus has a microfluidic system. In at least one embodiment, the apparatus includes at least one microfluidic channel having a small cross-section which is completely or partially coated with cell-specific binding molecules and which has no flow obstacles dividing the fluid flow; at least one apparatus for generating a steady and alterable liquid flow through the microfluidic channel, and optionally at least one apparatus for analyzing the genetic information of the cell. In at least one embodiment, the method includes a sample of a biological liquid being conducted through an apparatus defined above at a defined velocity V | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110076754 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FILTERING ONE OR MORE PARTICLES TO BE DETECTED FROM A FLUID - A device is disclosed for filtering a particle to be detected from a fluid. In at least one embodiment, the device includes a substrate and, applied above it, a protective layer, a channel being disposed between them for the purpose of receiving a fluid containing different particles. In at least one embodiment, the channel extends at least partially in a spiral shape between its inlet and outlet and on its internal wall contains a coating for attracting a particle type to be filtered, which coating is applied at least on the radially outside subsection of the internal wall of the channel. Owing to the laminar longitudinal movement of the fluid inside the channel a radially outward directed centrifugal force acts on the particles, with the result that per time unit more particles come into contact with the radially outside subsection of the internal wall of the channel than the radially inside subsection of the internal wall of the channel. The filter effect is reinforced as a result. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110077544 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE GAS CONVERSION RATE IN A RESPIRATORY GAS ANALYZER - A method for optimizing a gas conversion rate in a respiratory gas analyzer, more particularly for nitric oxide (NO) in the respiratory gas, and an associated device are disclosed. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110092853 | INTERVENTION DEVICE FOR COLLECTING BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An intervention device is disclosed for collecting biological material comprises a surface with a coating covering the surface at least in part. In at least one embodiment, capture molecules, by which the biological material can be bound, are immobilized on the coating. The capture molecules are distributed stochastically on the coating. | 04-21-2011 |
