01st week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220000301 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL COOKER - The present invention relates to a cookware, and in particular, relates to a multifunctional cooker. The multifunctional cooker comprises a cooker body and cooker covers, wherein the multifunctional cooker is provided with at least two cooker covers, at least one cooker cover is provided with an air fryer assembly, at least one cooker cover is provided with a pressure cooker assembly, and at least one cooker cover is connected with the cooker body. The present invention integrates the functions of pressure cooking and air baking, thereby realizing the switch between pressure cooker function and air fryer function and realizing the purpose of one cooker with multiple functions. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000302 | Base Unit And System For Liquid Circulation And Heating And For Vacuumizing - In a system for liquid circulation and heating and for vacuumizing, the system comprises a base unit ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000303 | AUTOMATIC COFFEE MAKER AND METHOD OF PREPARING A BREWED BEVERAGE - An automated beverage brewing apparatus is provided including a controller for identifying a volume of bloom water and a bloom time for preparing a brewed beverage. A user interface provides at least one input to the controller. The controller is configured to vary the volume of the bloom water based on a type of brewed beverage and a size of brewed beverage input via the user interface. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000304 | Beverage Extracting Device - A beverage extracting device including a vessel for receiving and mixing a powder material and hot liquid, a filter beneath the vessel, a gas pump that connects through a duct to the vessel for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel, and an outlet for extracted liquid at an outlet side of the filter which is opposite to the vessel, wherein the outlet connects to an outlet duct for the extracted liquid, wherein the duct for supplying pressurized gas into the vessel connects to a channel or channels within the vessel having outflow openings at a lower rim of the vessel to release gas into the vessel and stir the mixture inside the vessel from below in an upwards direction. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000305 | Apparatus and system for mixing and dispensing accurately pre measured powdered material - Apparatus and system for mixing and dispensing accurately pre-measured powdered material. The apparatus comprising of a cap, a dispensing teat or similar, a screw down top with a fixed or removable plate insert, a powder keg and a bottle or similar, together with a system, wherein by rotating a screw down top with a fixed or removable plate insert engages a pre-sealed powder keg containing accurately pre-measured powdered material which acts to open and release the accurately pre-measured powdered material into a volume of liquid or similar. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000306 | AUTONOMOUS RAPID BATCH BEVERAGE MAKER, SYSTEM AND METHOD - An autonomous beverage maker, system and method for fresh brewed coffee, tea, and other beverages, responsive to sensed demand or inputted command, makes an initial beverage extract concentrate in a turbulent manner under unpressurized conditions, and then a dilute/secondary extract under pressurized conditions and mixes the initial extract and dilute to complete a beverage batch, successive secondary extracts/dilutes being made as required or desired to meet flavor, strength, etc., successive batches being rapidly made as required to meet demand, maintain level, etc. A parameter or parameters within a receiving or dispensing container is/are autonomously monitored to determine level, demand for additional beverage, beverage age, and or/other information, and responsive to the monitored information or an inputted command, the beverage maker autonomously adapts the beverage making operation or executes predetermined steps, such as, but are not limited to, making more or fewer beverage batches, or signals to dispose of existing beverage. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000307 | METHOD FOR DELIVERING LIQUID HEATED TO A DESIRED TEMPERATURE UNDER PRESSURE IN A MICROWAVE OVEN - A method of delivering a liquid heated to a desired temperature under pressure in a microwave oven uses a device having first and second chambers adapted to receive and hold, respectively, a first and second volume of a liquid, a vapor flow path from the first chamber to the second chamber, and a liquid/vapor flow path from the second chamber to a destination outside of the second chamber. The first chamber liquid receives less microwave energy per volume than the second chamber liquid receives. The device is placed on top of a receiving vessel and placed into a microwave oven, which is activated until the first chamber liquid boils and at least partially turns into gas, flows through the vapor flow path into the second chamber, and forces some of the second chamber liquid through the liquid/vapor flow path to the destination outside of the second chamber. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000308 | COOKING UTENSIL - A cooking utensil | 2022-01-06 |
20220000309 | User-Programmable Automated Cooking Apparatus - The present invention is an automated cooking apparatus and its method of operation, also referred to as robotic chef, that is flexible and that a chef may program, which allows addition of a new recipe by the end users (e.g., the chef in charge of a specific restaurant or menu), modification of a recipe, or the like. Additionally or alternatively, the new recipe may be obtained from a repository of recipes such as retained in a database, in a cloud storage, or the like. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000310 | APPLIANCE FOR PREPARING CHOPPED-UP FOOD COOKED IN THE PRESENCE OF FAT - A household appliance for preparing food cooked in the presence of fat is described. The appliance includes: a container for receiving at least one raw food item; a preparation chamber; at least one cutting body designed to chop the raw food item into chopped-up parts and to transfer the chopped-up parts into the preparation chamber; a water-spraying device for spraying water onto the chopped-up parts inside the preparation chamber; evacuation means for evacuating the liquid water accumulated in the preparation chamber; means for spraying fat onto the chopped-up parts in the preparation chamber; heating means for drying and cooking the chopped-up parts in the preparation chamber; a controller connected to the water-spraying device, to the means for spraying fat and to the heating means, the controller being designed such that the food preparation appliance carries out a step of spraying water onto the chopped-up parts in the preparation chamber, a step of drying the chopped-up parts, a step of spraying fat over the chopped-up parts, and a step of cooking the chopped-up parts. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000311 | Canted Grill - A canted grill has a lid, a base, a cooking grate and a charcoal grate. The lid and base collectively form a cooking chamber with the cooking grate and charcoal grate inside. The lid has a deep side on its right and a shallow side on its left. The base has a deep side on its left and a shallow side on its right. The charcoal grate holds charcoal in the deep side of the base. This provides direct heat to food placed on the cooking grate above it under the shallow side of the lid. Food placed on the cooking grate on the shallow side of the base and under the deep side of the lid is away from the charcoal and heated indirectly. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000312 | PORTABLE COOKING APPARATUS - A portable cooking apparatus including a frame, a grasping tool and a plurality of cooking implements is provided. The frame can transition between a planar configuration for use and a compact configuration for transport/storage. The frame can support one or more cooking implements simultaneously allowing for the separate cooking of foods at the same time using the same heat source. The plurality of cooking implements can be separated in an open configuration for use and are shaped to nest together in a compact configuration for storage/transport. The frame may be attached to a stand to vary the height of the height of the cooking implements above a heat source. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000313 | GRINDING MILL HAVING CONVEXLY CURVED MILLING PROJECTIONS - The invention relates to a grinding mill ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000314 | Coffee Grinder with Weight Control Device of the Dose of Ground Coffee - A coffee grinder with a weight device to dose ground coffee includes an electric motor, a grinder group driven by the electric motor and housed inside a grinding chamber, a feed hopper for feeding coffee beans to the grinding chamber, a delivery channel for delivering ground coffee to a support fork of a filter-holder of the ground coffee, a load cell mechanically connected to the fork, and a microprocessor that controls the operation of the motor to determine a desired final dose of ground coffee inside the filter-holder. The microprocessor contains control firmware which, when weighing a new dose of coffee: (a) activates a weighing program that activates the electric motor so that the grinder group grinds the coffee; (b) continuously controls, with the load cell, the detected weight of ground coffee reaching the filter-holder; and (c) shuts the electric motor down when the detected weight reaches a desired value. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000315 | BLADE ASSEMBLY AND FOOD PROCESSOR HAVING SAME - A blade assembly and a food processor having the same are provided. The blade assembly includes an inner blade shaft, an outer blade shaft, an inner joint assembly, and an outer joint assembly. The outer blade shaft is fitted over the inner blade shaft. The inner joint assembly includes an inner blade joint, an inner motor joint, and an inner sealing head. The inner sealing head is connected between the inner blade joint and the inner motor joint, the inner blade joint is connected to the inner blade shaft. The outer joint assembly includes an outer blade joint, an outer motor joint, and an outer sealing head, the outer sealing head is connected between the outer blade joint and the outer motor joint, and the outer blade joint is connected to the outer blade shaft. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000316 | Cooking Vessel Provided With An Improved Tubular Handle - The invention relates to a cooking vessel ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000317 | Cooking Vessel Provided With A Cold Tubular Handle - The invention relates to, a cooking vessel ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000318 | FOOD STORING AND CONSUMPTION TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A food storing and tracking system comprising:
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20220000319 | SHOWER-SCREEN RETRACTION SYSTEM - A shower-screen retraction system ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000320 | DISPENSER UNIT FOR LIQUID PRODUCTS - A dispenser unit has a bottle suitable for containing a liquid product, a dispenser and a fixing system with a first plate suitable for being fixed to a wall, a second plate suitable for being fixed to the bottle in a recessed seat of the bottle and coupled with the first plate, and a key suitable for uncoupling the first plate from the second plate. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000321 | Dispensing Device with Mounting Bracket - A dispenser for dispensing materials is disclosed. The dispenser includes a backplate, a cover, and a mounting bracket. The mounting bracket allows for level mounting of the dispenser to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The mounting bracket can be a rectangular mounting bracket having one or more ramp members and one or more ramp extensions. The mounting bracket can also be a circular mounting bracket. The dispenser includes a bracket engagement area configured to secure the dispenser to the mounting bracket. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000322 | STUB ROLL DISPENSER SYSTEM - Various tissue dispensers are disclosed. The tissue dispenser can hold a main roll of tissue and a stub roll of tissue. In response to the tissue of the stub roll being exhausted, an advance system of the tissue dispenser can automatically transition the tissue dispenser to dispensing tissue material of the main roll. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000323 | SHEET PACKAGE - A sheet package including a plurality of sheets stacked, a packaging bag containing the plurality of sheets, and a retrieval opening formed in an upper surface of the packaging bag to allow one of the plurality of sheets to be pulled through, wherein the retrieval opening includes a slit extending in a first direction and an opening portion continuous with at least one end portion of the slit, and wherein, in a second direction crossing the first direction, a width of the opening portion is greater than a width of the slit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000324 | Toilet Brush with Changeable Brush Head - A toilet brush for cleaning a toilet bowl includes a handle having a connection structure and a brush head having a connection structure being configured complementary to the connection structure of the handle. The brush head and the handle can be releasably connected with each other by means of their respective connection structure. The handle further includes at least one guide structure and the brush head further includes at least one guide structure being configured complementary to the at least one guide structure of the handle, such that the brush head and the handle can be connected to one another and disconnected from one another in a guided manner. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000325 | BRUSH FOR AUTONOMOUS CLEANING ROBOT - An autonomous cleaning robot includes a drive configured to move the robot across a floor surface, a brush proximate a lateral side of the robot, and a motor configured to rotate the brush about an axis of rotation. The brush includes a hub configured to engage the motor of the robot and arms each extending outwardly from the hub away from the axis of rotation and each being angled relative to a plane normal to the axis of rotation of the brush. Each of the arms include a first portion extending outwardly from the hub away from the axis of rotation and a second portion extending outwardly from the first portion away from the axis of rotation. An angle between the first portion of each of the arms and the plane is larger than an angle between the second portion of the each of the arms and the plane. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000326 | CONTROL DEVICE OF ROBOT CLEANER - The present invention relates to a control device for a robot cleaner providing functions and user interfaces (UI) for increasing user convenience, and according to the control device of the present invention, the user convenience can be increased by providing various user interfaces capable of receiving set values for controlling the robot cleaner. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000327 | ROBOT CLEANER AND AUTOMATIC CLEANING METHOD - A cleaning robot and an automatic cleaning method thereof, to implement automatic cleaning. The cleaning robot includes a lifting mechanism and a cleaning base, where the cleaning base includes a base body, a scraping mechanism disposed on the base body, and a spraying assembly provided with nozzles. The nozzles are arranged along a mopping component of the cleaning robot and formed into a structure for spraying water or mist to the mopping component. The scraping mechanism includes a scraper, and the scraper comes into contact with and moves relative to the mopping component, to scrape off the attachment on the mopping component while squeezing out the water. The lifting mechanism causes the mopping component to lift or move down by causing the mopping component to come into contact with or separate from the scraper. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000328 | ROBOT CLEANER AND ROBOT CLEANING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a robot cleaner capable of receiving a user input setting a reference distance for detecting a surrounding environment of a space to be cleaned through an external control device, and controlling driving based on the user input, and a robot cleaner system including the same, and according to the present invention, the actuator of the robot cleaner is controlled based on the reference distance set by the user, so that the robot cleaner can be controlled not to fall into inability to drive according to a cleaning environment. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000329 | METHOD FOR REMOVING STAINS DURING A CLEANING CYCLE OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE - A method for removing stains, in particular tea stains, during a cleaning cycle of a household appliance, such as a dishwashing machine. The cleaning cycle comprises at least a main wash cycle. A cleaning agent is released during the main wash cycle when the temperature inside the household appliance during the main wash cycle exceeds a predetermined temperature threshold, the threshold being higher than about 40° C., for example higher than about 55° C. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000330 | Apparatus and Method for Washing and Sanitizing Cookware by Robotic or Manual Operation - The present invention is an apparatus and a green and economical method for washing and sanitizing cookware including pots, pans and containers suitable for all types of cookware, wherein the washing and sanitization method is a two stage process involving utilization of cold water jet for washing of utensils and heating water for sanitization of the cookware without the use of detergents or chemicals. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000331 | Automated Cleaning of Cookware - The automatic cookware cleaning apparatus, covered in the present invention, personalizes cookware cleaning and drying operations, reducing energy consumption and water wastage. Cleaning method, plan, duration and intensity, among other parameters, can be optimized considering variables such as the cookware geometry, materials, amount and type of dirt. Moreover, assigning an ID of the cookware combined with a computer vision, which determines the amount and type of residue on the cookware and identifies its properties, enables utilization of the cleaning and drying process parameters. Nevertheless, the cleaning and drying process is utilized when the apparatus is combined with an automated cooking system and dish cooking parameters, such as ingredients and heating regime, are analyzed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000332 | RACK ASSEMBLY AND DISHWASHER HAVING SAME - Disclosed are a rack assembly capable of enhancing usability by improving a rack assembly structure, and a dishwasher having the rack assembly. The dishwasher includes: a washing tub; and a rack assembly provided inside the washing tub, wherein the rack assembly includes: a frame; a tray on which dishes are accommodated and which is movably supported on the frame; and a link unit connecting the frame to the tray and moving the tray to one of a first location and a second location that is lower than the first location, the link unit being rotatably coupled with the frame and the tray. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000333 | LONGITUDINAL ACTIVATION OF INTEGRAL COVER FOR LINT REMOVAL TOOL - Lint removal tool including a handle, an inner assembly rotatably attached to the handle, and an outer cover translationally attached to the handle. The handle has a free end and a connecting end. The inner assembly rotates around an axis of the handle when the handle is longitudinally activated between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the outer cover. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000334 | VIDEO LARYNGOSCOPE APPARATUS - Described herein is a video laryngoscope apparatus for inspection of an oral cavity region of a patient is disclosed. The video laryngoscope includes an apparatus body, a camera arm unit configured to receive and releasably attach thereto a disposable laryngoscope blade, a light source coupled to the camera arm unit, a communication unit, and a power source. The apparatus body includes a proximal end and a distal end, and the apparatus body is elongate and configured to be hand-held by an operator of the video laryngoscope. The camera arm unit includes a proximal end and a distal end with a camera, and the proximal end of the camera arm unit is connected to the distal end of the apparatus body utilizing an adjustable rotary position linkage member. The communication unit is connected via a linkage device to the proximal end of the apparatus body, and the power source is housed by the apparatus body. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000335 | VIDEO PROCESSOR, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, ENDOSCOPE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a video processor, and a parameter control device. The parameter control device causes the endoscope and the video processor to execute predetermined processing by controlling a plurality of parameters used in the endoscope and the video processor. The parameter control device includes a data collection unit, a determination unit, and a parameter determination unit. The determination unit determines contents of constraint processing by determining a plurality of pieces of information acquired by the data collection unit, and determines contents of recovery processing so that a function for displaying an endoscope image is recovered, the function being degraded through the constraint processing. The parameter determination unit determines one or more parameters used in the constraint processing and one or more parameters used in the recovery processing. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000336 | VIDEO PROCESSOR, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, ENDOSCOPE, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - An endoscope system includes an endoscope, a video processor, and a parameter control device. The parameter control device causes the endoscope and the video processor to execute predetermined processing by controlling a plurality of parameters used by the endoscope and the video processor. The parameter control device includes a data collection unit, an operation mode determination unit, and a parameter determination unit. The operation mode determination unit selects one or more operation modes from among an electric power consumption reducing mode, a wireless transmission amount reducing mode, a high image quality achieving mode, and a standard mode by determining the plurality of pieces of information acquired by the data collection unit. The parameter determination unit determines the plurality of parameters based on one or more operation modes selected by an operation mode selection unit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000337 | ENDOSCOPE PROCESSOR, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - To provide an endoscope processor ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000338 | LOCATION ESTIMATION APPARATUS, LOCATION ESTIMATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A location estimation apparatus | 2022-01-06 |
20220000339 | DIAGNOSTIC CERVICAL SCANNING AND TREATMENT DEVICE - A device to screen for and treat cervical precancerous lesions combines features in an examination and treatment device, including an examination portal defined by an elongated body adapted for visual observation of an examination area, and an imaging apparatus disposed in an interior of the examination portal for capturing images of the examination area. An automated analysis with higher diagnostic accuracy may also be performed. A treatment probe is adapted for access to the examination area, such that the treatment probe is responsive to operator control for remedial medical contact with the examination area. Premalignant and some malignant lesions can often be treated by surface remedies such as electrocautery, cryotherapy, laser therapy, chemical ablation, or excision. The treatment probe is operable from the operator position concurrently with rendering of the captured images, combining the diagnosis and treatment procedures in the same examination, visit or transaction. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000340 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND MEDICAL OBSERVATION SYSTEM - A signal processing device includes a first internal module | 2022-01-06 |
20220000341 | SINGLE USE DEVICES WITH INTEGRATED VISION CAPABILITIES - An integrated single use device with vision capabilities is provided. The device may comprise: an endoscope comprising: i) a disposable elongate member comprising a proximal end and a distal end and ii) a camera module located at the distal end, and the proximal end is removably attached to a supporting member; and one or more disposable instruments integrated to the endoscope, and the device is configured to perform functions of both the endoscope and the one or more disposable instruments. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000342 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING AN OTOSCOPE - A device for attaching an optical element, such as an otoscope, to a smart phone for diagnosing and/or identifying problems of an outer ear, a middle ear, and/or an ear canal of a patient. The device may comprise a main body. The main body may comprise an aperture and a first engagement member configured to engage with a second engagement structure that belongs to the optical element. A first surface may be connected to the main body and configured may be to contact a first smart phone surface. A piston may be provided that may comprises a second surface that may be parallel to the first surface and may be configured to contact a second smart phone surface. A threaded knob may be provided and may be connected to the piston through the aperture. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000343 | PORTABLE LAPAROSCOPE SYSTEM - A portable laparoscope is disclosed. In implementations, the portable laparoscope includes a housing and an elongated tube coupled to the housing. A lighting source and a camera are disposed proximate to an end of the elongated tube opposite the housing. The camera is configured to capture an image in a viewing area that is illuminated by light provided by the lighting source. The portable laparoscope includes an image display apparatus configured to display the images acquired by the camera and/or to transmit the images to a remote display device. The housing may be configured to hold and position an insufflator. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000344 | Medical Connecting Device - A medical connecting device, having a proximal end and a distal end; the medical connecting device includes an insulating layer ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000345 | APPLICATOR AND SLEEVE ACCESSORY FOR A SPECULUM AND USE THEREOF - An applicator for positioning a sleeve accessory on medical speculum, and a method for using the applicator, is provided. The applicator has a flat, oblong shape with a distal end and a proximal end, the proximal end being broader than the distal end. The distal end of the applicator includes a first prong and a second prong. At least a portion of the distal end of the applicator is configured to slide into a lumen of a sleeve accessory to facilitate positioning of the sleeve accessory on a medical speculum. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000346 | SELF-ADVANCING ENDOSCOPIC PROBE AND SYSTEM COMPROMISING SAME - Embodiments generally relate to propulsion devices, systems, or components thereof, for progressing instruments along passages, as well as associated methods of manufacture. For example, the instruments may include tools, sensors, probes and/or monitoring equipment for medical use (such as endoscopy) or industrial use (such as mining). The described embodiments may also be suitable for applications in other fields to progress an instrument along a passage. Some embodiments relate to an endoscope comprising or configured to receive a propulsion tube configured to assist in progressing the endoscope along a passage. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000347 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR FEEDING DEVICE AND AIR FEEDING DEVICE - An air feeding device includes: an endoscope connector connected to an endoscope conduit; a compressor connector connected to a compressor which discharges a gas; an air feeding conduit having one end connected to the endoscope connector, and another end connected to the compressor connector, an opening and closing valve disposed in the air feeding conduit; an atmosphere release valve connected to the air feeding conduit at a position between the other end and the opening and closing valve, the atmosphere release valve being capable of adjusting an atmosphere release rate of the gas from the air feeding conduit; a sensor configured to detect an internal pressure in the air feeding conduit; and a processor connected to the opening and closing valve, the atmosphere release valve, and the sensor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000348 | GAS FEEDING APPARATUS, GAS FEEDING AMOUNT CONTROL METHOD AND GAS FEEDING SYSTEM - A gas feeding apparatus communicating with a gas feeding source that feeds a predetermined gas and configured to supply the gas to a lumen of a patient through a gas feeding conduit provided in an endoscope includes: a gas feeding bottle provided between the gas feeding apparatus and the gas feeding conduit of the endoscope, and having the gas reserved; and a control circuit configured to detect a timing of start of decrease in a state where a predetermined value is kept, and configured to control a gas feeding amount from the gas feeding bottle to the gas feeding conduit, at the detected timing. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000349 | GAS FEEDING APPARATUS, SUPPLY METHOD AND GAS FEEDING SYSTEM - A gas feeding apparatus configured to supply the gas to a lumen of a patient through a gas feeding conduit provided in an endoscope, the gas feeding apparatus including: a flow rate sensor configured to measure a flow rate of the gas in the gas feeding conduit; and a control circuit configured to time-sequentially calculate an integrated amount of the gas fed to the lumen in a period from a first timing to a second timing, the first timing being a timing when the gas starts to be fed from the gas feeding conduit to the lumen by an operation of a gas feeding button of the endoscope, the second timing being different from the first timing. The control circuit controls a notification unit to activate an alarm, when the integrated amount of the gas reaches the first threshold. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000350 | ENDOSCOPIC INSTRUMENT - An endoscopic instrument ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000351 | CONTROL APPARATUS, DIAGNOSIS SUPPORT METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A diagnosis support apparatus includes a processor including at least one piece of hardware. The processor identifies, based on physical information including one or more kinds of information capable of estimating a state of a diagnosis target organ of a subject, one abnormal symptom appearing in the diagnosis target organ, performs, as lesion extraction processing for extracting a lesion candidate region from an endoscopic image, different processing specialized for each abnormal symptom that appears in the diagnosis target organ, and performs the lesion extraction processing corresponding to the identified one abnormal symptom. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000352 | IMAGING MODULE AND ENDOSCOPE - An imaging module includes: an image sensor; and a mounting board on which the image sensor is mounted together with a plurality of passive components. The mounting board includes: a first surface on which the image sensor is surface-mounted; a second surface that is located on an opposite side to the first surface and on which the passive component is mounted; a third surface that is continuous with the second surface via a step and on which the passive component is mounted; and a columnar cable connection block that rises from the second and third surfaces and to which a cable is connected. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000353 | NOVEL VASCULAR OPTICAL FIBER GUIDEWIRE - Disclosed is a novel vascular optical fiber guidewire. The vascular optical fiber guidewire includes a metal axial wire and an optical fiber surrounding the metal axial wire. The optical fiber includes a core wire and a cladding layer covering the core wire. For above vascular optical fiber guidewire, in a part of the optical guidewire that is required to transmit light, a bending radius of the optical fiber around the metal axial wire is greater than a critical bending radius, and in a region of the optical fiber guidewire that is required to scatter light, the bending radius of the optical fiber around the metal axial wire is less than the critical bending radius. The present disclosure is capable of entering a blood vessel by a percutaneous puncture technique, guiding the optical fiber guidewire through a medical imaging device in a blood vessel, and performing side-illumination on the head. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000354 | DISPOSABLE LARYNGOSCOPE BLADE - Described herein is a video laryngoscope designed for easy and safe operation comprising an apparatus body, a laryngoscope camera arm unit, and an associated laryngoscope blade releasably attached to the laryngoscope camera arm unit. The laryngoscope camera arm unit is angularly adjustable by use of a rotary linkage member connected to a distal end of the apparatus body. A communication unit is connected to a linkage device at a proximal end of the apparatus body. A light source and a video camera are located on the laryngoscope camera arm unit. The laryngoscope blade has at least two internal fluidic channels for delivering fluid to oral cavity regions of a patient and providing suction of bodily fluids from the patient. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000355 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED VISUALIZATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE - A device for distending a body lumen for enhanced visualization with a capsule endoscope that includes a camera lens includes an attachment element configured to attach to the capsule endoscope and a plurality of struts extending from the attachment element and meeting at an apex. The plurality of struts are configured to extend both axially and radially away from the camera lens so as to form a frame therearound. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000356 | Eye Phantom for Evaluating Retinal Angiography Image - The present invention relates to an eye phantom for evaluating a retinal angiography image, and a manufacturing method therefor. A purpose of the present invention is to provide an eye phantom for evaluating a retinal angiography image, capable of simulating even the vascular structure and blood flow of a retina so as to be more similar to an actual retinal structure than a conventional eye phantom; and a manufacturing method therefor. More specifically, a purpose of the present invention is to provide an eye phantom for evaluating a retinal angiography image, including various shapes of fine fluid channel structures corresponding to the vascular structure formed in an actual retina; and a manufacturing method therefor. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000357 | SYSTEM AND METHODS USING REAL-TIME PREDICTIVE VIRTUAL 3D EYE FINITE ELEMENT MODELING FOR SIMULATION OF OCULAR STRUCTURE BIOMECHANICS - Disclosed are systems, devices and methods for performing simulations using a multi-component Finite Element Model (FEM) of ocular structures involved in ocular accommodation. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000358 | PORTABLE EYE IMAGING AND/OR MEASURING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides improved techniques for imaging and/or measuring a subject's eye. Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to a portable imaging and/or measuring apparatus comprising one or more imaging and/or measuring devices. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring device comprising an adjustable flexure having one or more lenses therein. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring device comprising an adjustable flexure configured to provide variable diopter compensation. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising imaging and/or measuring a person's eye using an adjustable flexure within an imaging and/or measuring device, the adjustable flexure having one or more lenses therein. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method comprising providing variable diopter compensation for imaging and/or measuring a person's eye using an adjustable flexure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000359 | AUTOMATED REFRACTION EXAMINATION SYSTEM - A system for conducting an automated refraction examination on a patient, including: a phoropter configured to present different optics to the patient; an automated reading rod mounted to the phoropter; and a control unit configured to send signals to perform an automated refraction examination; wherein the phoropter comprises a right member with a right aperture and a left member with a left aperture; wherein the automated reading rod comprises: a reading rod including a first end and a second end; a motor coupled to the first end of the reading rod, wherein the motor is configured to drive the reading rod between a first position and a second position; a mounting interface configured to mount the automated reading rod to the phoropter; a reading card holder coupled to the second end of the reading rod; and a reading card coupled to the reading card holder. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000360 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING INTELLIGENT REFRACTIVE ERRORS DIAGNOSIS - There is provided a method and a system for intelligently determining an eyeglass prescription of a patient. The method, executed by a processor, includes: obtaining patient information from the patient to generate initial sphere, cylinder, axis, add, and prism values; performing measurements to generate at least one updated sphere, cylinder, axis, add, and prism value based on communication with the patient; repeating the performing measurements to generate optimized sphere, cylinder, axis, add, and prism values; and outputting the optimized sphere, cylinder, axis, add, and prism values to a database. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000361 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND OPHTHALMOLOGIC INFORMATION ANALYSIS PROGRAM - There are provided an ophthalmologic information analysis apparatus and an ophthalmologic information analysis program capable of efficiently performing follow-up observation of a subject eye. There is provided: a central processing unit configured to: | 2022-01-06 |
20220000362 | EYE-TRACKING USING LASER DOPPLER INTERFEROMETRY - An eye-tracking device includes an optical device that includes a light source with an optical cavity and a light sensor. The light source is positioned to output coherent light toward an eye of a user and receive at least a portion of the coherent light back from the eye of the user as feedback light. The feedback light enters the optical cavity and causes modulation of an intensity of the coherent light. The light sensor is optically coupled with the light source for detecting the modulated intensity of the coherent light and generating one or more signals based on the detected intensity of the coherent light. The eye-tracking device also includes one or more processors that are coupled to the optical device for determining, from the one or more signals, movement information of the eye. A method of detecting movement of an eye using the eye-tracking device is also disclosed. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000363 | WIDE FIELD OF VIEW EYE IMAGING AND/OR MEASURING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides improved techniques for imaging and/or measuring a subject's eye. Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to relate to an imaging and/or measuring apparatus. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring apparatus configured to capture an image and/or measurement of a subject's eye, the imaging and/or measuring apparatus comprising: a plurality of illumination optical components comprising a spatial filter; and an objective lens configured to transmit and/or receive light with a field of view of the subject's eye. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method of imaging and/or measuring a subject's eye, the method comprising: generating an annular illumination profile; attenuating a portion of the illumination profile using a spatial filter; and transmitting the attenuated illumination profile to a subject's retina fundus using an objective lens. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000364 | WIDE FIELD OF VIEW EYE IMAGING AND/OR MEASURING APPARATUS - The present disclosure provides improved techniques for imaging and/or measuring a subject's eye. Various aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring apparatus. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring apparatus comprising a lens at least capable of providing a 30 degree field of view of a subject's eye. Some aspects of the present disclosure relate to an imaging and/or measuring apparatus comprising a plurality of imaging and/or measuring optical components configured to: when a first objective lens is positioned between the plurality of imaging and/or measuring optical components and a subject's eye, transmit and/or receive light having a first set of optical characteristics; and when a second objective lens is positioned between the plurality of imaging and/or measuring optical components and the subject's eye, transmit and/or receive light a second set of optical characteristics. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000365 | REMOTE MONITORING OF PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA VIA THE INTERNET - Methods, systems, and products measure health data related to a user. A time-stamped device identifier is received that uniquely identifies a communications device. A time-stamped sensor measurement is separately received. A difference in time between the time-stamped device identifier and the time-stamped sensor measurement is determined. When the difference in time is within a window of time, then the sensor measurement is associated with the device identifier. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000366 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE MONITORING OF A USER'S VITAL SIGNS AND BODILY FUNCTIONS - A system and method for comprehensive remote monitoring of a user's vital signs and bodily functions includes a wearable monitor in bi-directional communication with a gateway element that communicates with one or more external devices to allow remote access to user vital sign and bodily function information. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000367 | BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND BIOMETRIC INFORMATION MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - The present invention provides a biometric information measurement device that communicates with an external terminal by ultrasonic waves, including: a communicator for communicating information including measurement information with the external terminal; and a light projector for visualizing information on a place where the external terminal is to be placed by irradiating light. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000368 | SENSOR SYSTEM WITH NOTIFICATION FUNCTION AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND WIRELESS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF TEMPERATURE IN ORGANISMS - A system and method for continuous readout is provided. sensor system with notification function and method for continuous and wireless monitoring and analysis of temperature in organisms The object of the invention is achieved by a contact surface for attaching to a surface of an organism, a sensor in thermal contact with the contact surface, a user input sensor, a radio chip operatively connected to the sensors, wherein the radio chip will respond to an induced signal from a reader by reading data from the sensors and transmit said data, and method for operating the sensors wherein the 0data from the sensors is compensated for environmental effects using comprising a second sensor for detecting at least one property from the group comprising ambient temperature, pressure, flow, level, proximity, displacement, bio, image, gas, chemical, acceleration, orientation, humidity, moisture, impedance, capacitance, force, electric, magnetic and mass, thus forming compensated data. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000369 | CORE BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE HAVING THERMISTOR-PROTRUDING STRUCTURE - A core body temperature measurement device includes a body and an operation unit. The body is fixed to an ear canal of user. The operation unit is combined with a front side of the body, and is configured to be exposed to the ear canal or to be concealed inside, and has a sensor part. the sensor part measures a core body temperature of user when the operation unit is exposed to the ear canal. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000370 | CORE BODY TEMPERATURE SENSOR SYSTEM BASED ON FLUX MEASUREMENT - A core body temperature sensor system which has multiple pairs of temperature sensors across a first insulating layer. The sensed temperatures are monitored as well as the rate of change of sensed temperature at the temperature sensors. The core body temperature is obtained based on a first representative temperature for the first set of temperature sensors, a second representative temperature for the second set of temperature sensors and rate of change information. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000371 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE ASYMMETRY MEASUREMENT OF BODY PARTS - Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying a health disorder based on a temperature asymmetry estimation. A system may include a thermal camera configured to detect thermal images of an inspected body part and a reference body part, which may be contralateral to the inspected body part. The system may further include an optical camera configured to detect optical images of the inspected body part and the reference body part. The system may further include a remote mobile device having a mobile processor programmed to control the thermal camera to detect the thermal images and the optical camera to detect the optical images. The system may further include remote server having a diagnostic processor programmed to determine that a functional disorder or inflammation of the inspected body part has occurred by analyzing the thermal images and the optical images. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000372 | Pressure Drop Estimation - Embodiments and aspects described herein provide methods and systems for determining pressure difference across a tube arising from fluid flow within the tube, comprising: obtaining three-dimensional time dependent fluid velocity data at a plurality of points along the tube; processing the three-dimensional time dependent fluid velocity data to determine: i) a flow rate (Q) of the fluid through the tube; ii) the kinetic energy (K) of the fluid flow through the tube; iii) an advective energy rate (A) of the fluid flow through the tube; and iv) a viscous dissipation rate (V) pertaining to the fluid flow; and calculating the pressure difference in dependence on all of the flow rate (Q), kinetic energy (K), advective energy rate (A), and viscous dissipation rate (V). Further embodiments are also described. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000373 | CHEMICAL EXCHANGE SATURATION TRANSFER SYSTEM FOR CHARACTERIZATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND TREATMENT OF A HEALTH CONDITION - A system and method for treating cancer by integrating a hemodynamic parameter (Hdp) monitoring system and a radiofrequency generator synchronized by a processing system is disclosed. The system is capable of identifying health condition-specific Hdp variation values changes in a patient upon the exposure of low energy amplitude modulated electromagnetic fields frequencies. A system and method for treating cancer by integrating a hemodynamic parameter (Hdp) monitoring system, a radiofrequency generator synchronized by a processing system, and a chemical exchange saturation transfer (CEST)-MRI system is further disclosed. The exposure of the modulated frequencies influences cellular functions, such as microtubule conductivity or cellular metabolism, 1460 or malfunctions in a patient and can provide both a therapeutic and predictive and prognostic effect for the patient, providing for both treatment of a specific ailment or disease such as hepatocellular carcinoma as well as predictive results of how effective the treatment is likely to be. The construction of a library of frequencies can be used to more efficiently and effectively diagnose and treat a health condition in patients by auto-tuning a treatment regimen specifically to the patient. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000374 | MULTI-MODAL BODY SENSOR MONITORING AND RECORDING SYSTEM BASED SECURED HEALTH-CARE INFRASTRUCTURE - In one aspect, a multi modal body sensor monitoring and recording system includes a personal status monitor (PSM) that communicates user bio-sensor data to an SCP. The PSM includes a controller comprising a sensing face, an intermediary circuit, and a mounting face. The controller provides a sensor array of specified biosensors. The controller is mountable with an ECG patch. The PSM includes an ECG patch coupled with the controller. The controller is removably mounted via comprising a sensor patch comprising a flat piece of material with an array of sensors arranged on a sensing face of the sensor patch of the sensor patch that is designed with a receptacle to which the controller device is connected into the ECG patch. The ECG patch obtains an ECG data o the user that is passed to the controller. The controller electronically communicates the ECG data and the specified biosensor data to the PHI server. The PHI server queries one or more health provider records systems to obtain a set of electronic health records, of the user. The PHI server electronically communicates the set of electronic health records to a system control program (SCP) server. The SCP server uses the biosensor data collected by the PSM, along with the PHI from electronic health records, to construct a virtual model of an individual's quantifiable biological markers in real time. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000375 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND WIRELESS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF RESPIRATORY SOUNDS, HEART RATE AND CORE TEMPERATURE IN ORGANISMS - A system and method for continuous readout is provided. The object of the invention is achieved by a contact surface or attaching to a surface of an organism, a sensor system in thermal, mechanical and electrical contact with the contact surface, a radio chip operatively connected to the sensor, wherein the radio chip will respond to an induced signal from a reader by reading data from the sensor and transmit said data, and method for operating the sensor wherein the data from the sensor system is compensated for environmental effects using comprising a second sensor for detecting at least one property from the group comprising ambient temperature, pressure, flow, level, proximity, displacement, bio, image, gas, chemical, acceleration, orientation, humidity, moisture, impedance, capacitance, force, electric, magnetic and mass, thus forming compensated data. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000376 | SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS AND WIRELESS MONITORING AND ANALYSIS OF HEART SOUNDS, CIRCULATORY EFFECTS AND CORE TEMPERATURE IN ORGANISMS - A system and method for continuous readout is provided. The object of the invention is achieved by a contact surface for attaching to a surface of an organism, a sensor system in thermal, mechanical and electrical contact with the contact surface, a radio chip operatively connected to the sensor, wherein the radio chip will respond to an induced signal from a reader by reading data from the sensor and transmit said data, and method for operating the sensor wherein the data from the sensor system is compensated for environmental effects using comprising a second sensor for detecting at least one property from the group comprising ambient temperature, pressure, flow, level, proximity, displacement, bio, image, gas, chemical, acceleration, orientation, humidity, moisture, impedance, capacitance, force, electric, magnetic and mass, thus forming compensated data. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000377 | SENSOR DEVICE - A multi-sensor device may perform an optical measurement using an optical sensor of the multi-sensor device, where the optical measurement is performed when a surface of the multi-sensor device is in contact with a human body. The multi-sensor device may perform another measurement using at least one other sensor of the multi-sensor device, where the other measurement is performed when the surface of the multi-sensor device is in contact with the human body, where the other measurement is performed substantially contemporaneously with the optical measurement, and where the optical measurement and the other measurement relate to health parameters. The multi-sensor device may determine a combined measurement value based on the optical measurement and the other measurement. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000378 | METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING A MEASURE OF CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH OF A SUBJECT - A method for estimating a measure of cardiovascular health of a subject ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000379 | CUFF UNIT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CUFF UNIT, AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING DEVICE - A cuff unit, a method for manufacturing the cuff unit, and a blood pressure measuring device that allow suppressing a positional deviation in each of a pressing cuff and a sensing cuff with respect to a curler are provided. A cuff unit includes a pressing cuff joined to a curler and including a plurality of air bags that are layered and each inflated by a fluid, and a sensing cuff that includes one air bag inflated by a fluid and a joining margin formed on the air bag and joined to the air bag | 2022-01-06 |
20220000380 | SPHYGMOMANOMETER - A sphygmomanometer according to the present invention includes an air leakage testing unit that performs air leakage testing on an air system to obtain an air leakage testing result, and a storage unit that stores the air leakage testing result. The air leakage testing result stored in the storage unit is displayed, on a display device, in a first display mode during a transition from a power-off state to a standby state or a non-blood pressure measurement state where a measurement start operation is disabled, or during a transition from the standby state to the power off state or the non-blood pressure measurement state where the measurement start operation is disabled, whereas, in the standby state or during blood pressure measurement, the air leakage testing result is not displayed or is displayed in a second display mode lower in degree of enhancement than the first display mode. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000381 | CATHETER FOR MONITORING PRESSURE FOR MUSCLE COMPARTMENT SYNDROME - A multi-lumen catheter for monitoring intramuscular pressure having an elongated body configured and dimensioned for insertion into a compartment of a patient. The catheter has a pressure sensor to determine if excessive pressure is being applied. A sensor is in communication with the lumen to continuously measure pressure to provide continuous readings of intramuscular pressure. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000382 | Analyzing Multi-Electrode Catheter Signals to Determine Electrophysiological (EP) Wave Propagation Vector - A method includes receiving multiple electrophysiological (EP) signals acquired by multiple electrodes of a multi-electrode catheter that are in contact with tissue in a region of a cardiac chamber, and respective tissue locations at which the electrodes acquired the EP signals. The region is divided into two sections. Using the EP signals acquired by the electrodes, local activation times (LAT) are calculated for the respective tissue locations, and found are: a first section of the two sections having a smaller average LAT value, and a second section of the two sections having a higher average value. Determined are a first representative location in the first section, and a second representative location in the second section. A propagation vector is calculated between the first and second representative locations, that is indicative of propagation of an EP wave that has generated the EP signals. The propagation vector is presented to a user. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000383 | BRAIN FUNCTION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BRAIN FUNCTION MEASUREMENT METHOD - Magnetic field generating means ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000384 | DIGITAL RANGE GATED RADIO FREQUENCY SENSOR - A digitally implemented radio frequency sensor for physiology sensing may be configured to generate oscillation signals for emitting radio frequency pulses for range gated sensing. The sensor may include a radio frequency transmitter configured to emit the pulses and a receiver configured to receive reflected ones of the emitted radio frequency pulses under control of a microcontroller. The received pulses may be processed by the microcontroller to detect physiology characteristics such as motion, sleep, respiration and/or heartbeat. The microcontroller may be configured to generate timing pulses such as with a pulse generator for transmission of radio frequency sensing pulses. The microprocessor may sample received signals, such as in phase and quadrature phase analogue signals, to implement digital demodulation and baseband filtering of the received signals. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000385 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY OF A BODY PART OF A PATIENT - There is provided a system for mixed imaging modalities including impedance based analysis of a body portion of a patient, comprising: multi conductor busbar(s), each connected to a controller and at least two of multiple sensing components, a controller arranged to: iteratively perform: sequentially activate as a current source, a first sensing component previously un-used as the current source in earlier iterations, sequentially activating as a current sink, a second sensing component previously un-used as the current sink in earlier iterations, obtain surface voltages, by sequentially activating each of the other sensing components as a respective voltage sensor, and obtaining a respective voltage reading while alternating current is transmitted between the first and second sensing components, wherein the voltages and current obtained for each pair of first and second sensing component of each iteration are provided for computation of a 3D dataset of 3D impedance values of the body portion. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000386 | CATHETER, GUIDE WIRE, OPENING POSITION IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, OPENING POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD, INTERNAL OBJECT PRESENCE DETERMINATION ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC ASSISTANCE DEVICE, AND TREATMENT ASSISTANCE DEVICE - A catheter, a guide wire, an opening position identification device, an opening position identification method, an internal object presence determination assistance device, a diagnostic assistance device, and a treatment assistance device that can easily identify the position of an opening of the catheter in a body are provided. A guide wire | 2022-01-06 |
20220000387 | SYSTEM FOR DETECTING THE LOCATION OF AN ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE DURING A MEDICAL PROCEDURE - A system for detecting the location of an endoscopic device inside a patients' body comprises an endoscope assembly with an insertion tube having a set of codes indicative of an insertion depth and a rotational direction of the endoscopic device and a detector to detect the set of codes and calculate the location information. The images captured by the endoscopic device are automatically tagged with corresponding location information. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a system for generating three dimensional images and videos without increasing the number of cameras. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a system having a plurality of sensor devices for generating a real time image map of an endoscopic tip portion traversing a lumen. Optionally, the endoscope assembly further comprises a special garment for colonoscopy patients to preserve the modesty of the patients and to protect a physician from spraying fecal matter. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000388 | Method, Device, and System for Ascertaining at Least One State Variable of a Livestock Organism - The invention relates to a method for determining at least one state variable of the organism of at least one farm animal, wherein at least one probe device for measurement of at least one physical parameter is disposed in the gastro-intestinal tract of the farm animal and at least one evaluation unit is disposed outside the gastro-intestinal tract of the farm animal, characterized by the following steps: determining at least one first physical parameter by the probe device; converting the first physical parameter into a first state variable of the organism of the farm animal in a probe control unit of the probe device; transmitting the first state variable by the probe device to the evaluation unit; andconverting the first state variable into a second state variable in the evaluation unit. The invention further relates to a probe device for measuring at least one state variable of the organism of a farm animal as well as a system comprising at least one such probe device and an evaluation unit. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000389 | SIMULTANEOUS DETECTION OF PATHOGENS CAPTURED RESPECTIVELY FROM INHALATION AND EXHALATION - A methodology of detecting pathogens captured respectively from the inhalation and the exhalation in human breathing is disclosed. More particularly, a method is described for simultaneously detecting pathogens captured on sensors placed respectively inside an inhalation channel and an exhalation channel of a nose respirator. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000390 | EVENT-BASED MEDICAL DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A clinical decision support system ( | 2022-01-06 |
20220000391 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR COLLECTION OF EXHALED AEROSOLS - The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for the collection of exhaled aerosols. In some embodiments, the device disclosed herein comprises a cup and an attachable lid, wherein the cup has a conical base and the lid includes a pipette access port with a removable cap and a sealed buffer reservoir. In some embodiments, the method for a subject to collect exhaled aerosols disclosed herein comprises the steps of placing a collection cup against the subject's mouth, the subject coughing into the collection cup at least once, immediately closing the device by reattached a lid to the collection cup, placing the collection cup in a transport bag, and providing the transport bag to a processor. The processor can then incubate the transport bag containing the collection cup, add buffer to the collection cup to rinse and suspend any collected exhaled aerosols, and then extract the buffer containing the exhaled aerosols either for storage or for immediate amplification and sequencing for the detection of pathogens. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000392 | LOAD-DETECTING ORTHOSIS - A loading-detecting orthosis includes a sensor that generates sensor signals and that has sensor elements in pressure areas. The loading-detecting orthosis further includes sensor signal-evaluating electronics that are designed to indicate critical loading. The sensor signal-evaluating electronics are designed to ascertain characteristic values regarding pressure loading events detected at least per pressure area by way of the sensor elements, to form a sum value into which the characteristic values are incorporated by amount in weighted form such that at least three different weights are used, and to generate an alert signal when the sum value exceeds a certain amount. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000393 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE - Systems and methods are described herein for improving walking or running performance in a variety of settings, including athletic training and physical therapy settings. Software programs comprising machine learning algorithms are employed with the objective of synthesizing real-time, actionable recommendations for performance improvement based on data inputs from a plurality of sensors incorporated into footwear. The recommendations may be visualized or heard during and after performance, either on a mobile computing device such as a smartphone or smartwatch or over a web interface on a home computer, and historical performance data may be incorporated into a personalized database for each user. The systems include real-time recommendations for changes in form and personalized coaching such as of athletes seeking to improve performance. The systems and methods described herein may also be employed for the purposes of injury prevention or rehabilitation in a medical setting. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000394 | DROWSINESS SIGN NOTIFICATION SYSTEM - A drowsiness sign notification system that gives a drowsiness sign notice to a driver that shows a drowsiness sign includes a driver monitor and a controller. The driver monitor detects the driver state being a state of the driver. The controller executes a drowsiness level estimation process in which a drowsiness level of the driver from a plurality of drowsiness levels based on the driver state. And, the controller executes an accumulation process in which a drowsiness point that is numerical value corresponding to the drowsiness level estimated in the drowsiness level estimation process is accumulated. Then, when an accumulation value of the drowsiness point calculated in the accumulation process exceeds a predetermined threshold, the controller determines that the driver shows the drowsiness sign. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000395 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING ANATOMICAL MOVEMENT OF A JOINT - A method for measuring dynamic movement of a joint, the method comprising the steps of: measuring relative rotation of the joint using pair of Inertia measurement units, each attached to the skin on either side of said joint; capturing a plurality ultrasound images of a bone proximate to a first of said IMU's; identifying markers on said bone; tracking displacement of the markers; correlating said displacement with the relative rotation of the joint, and so; measuring the dynamic movement of the joint. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000396 | LIVING BODY DETECTION DEVICE - A living body detection device configured to detect a presence of a living body in a predetermined location. The living body detection device includes a piezoelectric element configured to detect a pressure change in the predetermined location, and a processor configured to: calculate multiple pieces of living body information, based on the pressure change detected by the piezoelectric element; calculate a composite index which compositively indicates that the multiple pieces of living body information are caused by the living body, based on the calculated multiple pieces of living body information; and determine whether there is or not the living body in the predetermined location, based on the calculated composite index. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000397 | DETERMINING A RANGE OF MOTION OF AN ARTIFICIAL KNEE JOINT - A data processing method for determining a range of motion of an artificial knee joint which connects a femur and a tibia via a medial ligament and a lateral ligament, wherein at least the femur comprises an implant which forms a medial condyle and a lateral condyle, the method comprising the steps of: acquiring the maximum lengths of the lateral ligament and the medial ligament for a particular flexion angle of the knee joint; calculating a first virtual position between the femur and the tibia in which the lateral condyle of the femoral implant touches the tibia and the medial ligament is stretched to its maximum length; calculating a maximum valgus angle of the range of motion from the first virtual position; calculating a second virtual position between the femur and the tibia in which the medial condyle of the femoral implant touches the tibia and the lateral ligament is stretched to its maximum length; and calculating a maximum varus angle of the range of motion from the second virtual position. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000398 | SENSOR INSERTION DEVICE - A sensor insertion device comprises a lower case and an upper case. A base holder and a needle holder are disposed in the lower case. A needle holder raising mechanism is disposed above the needle holder. A sensor base having a sensor unit is held by the base holder. When the upper case is pushed down, the base holder and the needle holder move toward an opening on the lower surface side of the lower case, and the needle holder is raised by the needle holder raising mechanism. A protrusion that holds the upper case on the lower case is provided to the upper case in a state in which the upper case has been pushed down until the opening on the lower surface side comes into contact with the skin. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000399 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR MEAL INFORMATION COLLECTION, MEAL ASSESSMENT, AND ANALYTE DATA CORRELATION - Systems, devices, and methods for detecting, measuring and classifying meals for an individual based on analyte measurements. These results and related information can be presented to the individual to show the individual which meals are causing the most severe analyte response. These results can be organized and categorized based on preselected criteria or previous meals and results so as to organize and present the results in a format with reference to glucose as the monitored analyte. Various embodiments disclosed herein relate to methods, systems, and software applications intended to engage an individual by providing direct and timely feedback regarding the individual's meal-related glycemic response. | 2022-01-06 |
20220000400 | METHOD FOR MEASUREMENTS OF OXYGENATED AND DE-OXYGENATED HEMOGLOBIN CONCENTRATION - A method for the measurement of oxygenation level of blood in a tissue. The method includes emitting on a tissue light having a wavelength range in which oxygenated hemoglobin has a first extinction coefficient and de-oxygenated hemoglobin has a second extinction coefficient, and wherein one of the first and second extinction coefficients changes monotonically as a function of wavelength while the other one of the first and second extinction coefficients is substantially constant with respect to the one of the first and second extinction coefficients. The method further includes detecting a transmitted spectrum of light transmitted through the tissue, measuring a differentiating parameter expressing a change in at least one parameter of the emitted spectrum with respect to same parameter in the transmitted spectrum, and determining an oxygenation level of blood in the tissue, wherein the oxygenation level corresponds to a value of the measured differentiating parameter. | 2022-01-06 |