02nd week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 48 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100010263 | Process For Preparing Substituted Phenylhydrazines - This invention relates to a process for preparing substituted phenylhydrazines of the formula I wherein R has the meaning as indicated in the description, comprising reacting a dichlorofluorobenzene of the formula II with a hydrazine source selected from hydrazine, hydrazine hydrate and acid addition salts of hydrazine and optionally being carried out in the presence of at least one organic solvent. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010264 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AMINE - Processes comprising: (i) providing a reactant selected from the group consisting of primary alcohols, secondary alcohols, aldehydes, ketones and mixtures thereof; and (ii) reacting the reactant with hydrogen and a nitrogen compound selected from the group consisting of ammonia, primary amines, secondary amines and mixtures thereof, in the presence of a catalyst comprising a zirconium dioxide- and nickel-containing catalytically active composition, to form an amine; wherein the catalytically active composition, prior to reduction with hydrogen, comprises oxygen compounds of zirconium, copper, and nickel, and one or more oxygen compounds of one or more metals selected from the group consisting of Sb, Pb, Bi, and In. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010265 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AROMATIC DERIVATIVES OF 1-ADAMANTANE - Process for the obtaining of 1-adamantane (tricycle[3.3.1.1 (3,7)]decane) derivatives, or of a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, based on a carboxylation reaction, via metallation, of a precursor compound with an adequate leaving group. It also comprises the preparation of the precursor compound by means of a selective coupling of the corresponding boron, magnesium or zinc derivative with the corresponding disubstitute aromatic derivative. It is especially useful for the obtaining of Adapalene at industrial scale with good yield and high purity. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010266 | Resin cross-linking - A method of effecting cross-linking of a resin comprises generating vinyl sulfonyl moieties in situ with the resin, said sulfonyl moieties then undergoing a reaction which effects cross-linking of the resin. The vinyl sulfonyl moieties may be generated as a result of a loss of a liquid carrier for the resin to be cross-linked. The cross-linking reaction may result from reaction of the vinyl sulfonyl moieties with nucleophilic groups in the resin composition. The resin may be a co-polymer of a compound of formula (IV) with other olefinically unsaturated monomers. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010267 | ADDITION OF H2S TO TERPENES FOR PRODUCING NOVEL MOLAR MASS REGULATORS FOR RADICAL POLYMERISATIONS - The present invention relates to a method for producing thiols through addition of hydrogen sulfide onto at least one unsaturated terpene, where the reaction is carried out in the presence of at least one organic ion exchanger, and to the use of thiols derived from terpinolene as molar mass regulator in the polymerization of monomers. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010268 | REACTION DEVICE - A reaction device according to the present invention is used in production of aldehyde from alcohol. The reaction device includes a reactor having a reaction field where a catalyst is provided inside and a reaction fluid flows. The catalyst has a surface extending in the direction of flow of the reaction fluid and contains Cu. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010269 | APPARATUS AND PROCESS FOR USE IN THREE-PHASE CATALYTIC REACTIONS - A reactor for carrying out a heterogeneously catalyzed reaction includes at least first and second reaction zones that are arranged in series and that each include catalytic material, heat transfer zones that are located between said serially arranged reaction zones, and a pulse-generating device, which is arranged to deliver pulses to liquid in the reactor. The reactor allows three-phase reactions to be carried out efficiently and can reduce the impact of deposited reaction by-products on reaction efficiency. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010270 | HYDROFORMYLATION METHOD INVOLVING A COBALT-BASED CATATLYST IN A NON-AQUEOUS IONIC LIQUID - In a method for hydroformylating olefinically unsaturated compounds by means of a cobalt-based catalyst, used in a non-aqueous ionic liquid, liquid at a temperature below 100° C. and comprising at least one cation Q | 2010-01-14 |
20100010271 | Slurry Catalyst and the Preparation Thereof - The present invention provides a slurry catalyst and a method for preparing the same, and belongs to the technical field of preparing catalyst. Particularly, the present invention provides a slurry catalyst directly used in a slurry bed reactor for synthesizing methanol and dimethyl ether and a method for preparing the same, which uses the complete liquid phase preparation from solution to slurry without the conventional slurry-producing process of firstly forming a solid catalyst and dispersing it into an inert medium after crushing and milling. This catalyst mainly comprises Cu, Zn, Al and Zr, wherein atomic ratios of each of components are Cu/Zn/(Al+Zr)=1/0.1-5/0.15-15 and Zr/Al=1:1.0-1:30, and one or two selected from the group consisting of lanthanide metals, Mn, Mo, Si, V, W, Cr, Mg, Ni, K, Pd, Rh, Ru, Re, Pt and Sr is used a promoter. The catalyst prepared in the present invention has the advantages of good stability, high selectivity of alcohol and ether, good rheological behavior and strong wear resistance. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010272 | DEHYDRATION OF METHANOL TO DIMETHYL ETHER USING CATALYSTS BASED ON A ZEOLITE SUPPORTED ON SILICON CARBIDE - A process for the preparation of dimethyl ether by catalytic dehydration of methanol, in which there is used a catalyst based on a zeolite immobilized on a silicon carbide support, for example a zeolite of type ZSM-5 supported on silicon carbide extrudates or on a silicon carbide cellular foam. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010273 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING BISPHENOL-A - A process for preparing 2,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)propane (p,p-bisphenol-A) from 2,4,4-trimethyl-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chroman (chroman 1.5) is disclosed. Phenol and chroman 1.5 are contacted over an acidic ion exchange resin at a given temperature for a given period of time. The process results in improved quality of p,p-bisphenol-A, better performance of catalyst, improved raw material usage, and reduced waste. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010274 | Process for the Preparation of Tetrabromobisphenol A - A process for preparing tetrabromobisphenol A, which comprises: i) reacting bisphenol A and bromine in dichloromethane in the presence of aqueous hydrogen peroxide at a temperature in the range of room temperature to the reflux temperature, wherein said dichloromethane is present in an amount sufficient for substantially dissolving brominated derivatives of said bisphenol A formed thereby, ii) separating the substantially solid-free reaction mixture obtained in step i) into aqueous and organic phases, precipitating tetrabromobisphenol A from the organic phase and isolating said precipitated tetrabromobisphenol A from said organic phase. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010275 | FRAGRANCE COMPOSITION - A fragrance composition containing 0.0005 to 10% by mass of a decalin alcohol as component (a) represented by formula (1a) and 90 to 99.9995% by mass of one or more polycyclic woody-amber fragrances as component (b) selected from the group consisting of 7-acetyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8-octahydro-1,1,6,7-tetramethylnaphthalene, 1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,7-octahydro-2,5,5-trimethyl-2-naphthalenol, 1,2,3,4,4a,7,8,8a-octahydro-2,4a,5,8a-tetramethyl-1-naphthyl formate, 3a-ethyldodecahydro-6,6,9a-trimethylnaphtho[2,1-b]furan, and racemic or optically active dodecahydro-3a,6,6,9a-tetramethylnaphtho[2,1-b]furan; and a cosmetic product, a household product and an environmental/sanitary product containing the fragrance composition. The fragrance composition of the present invention is a highly versatile fragrance composition that brings about an odor of natural ambergris and can attain effects to enhance warmth and an odor quality even in a small amount. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010276 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING TETRAMETHYL GLYCOLIDE - The present invention relates to a process for preparing tetramethylglycolide by heating a composition which comprises at least 50% by weight of 2-hydroxy-isobutyric acid and/or tetramethylglycolide to a temperature of at least 100° C. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010277 | Catalytic Isomerization Between E and Z Isomers of 1,2,3,3,3-Pentafluoropropene - A process is disclosed to increase the Z/E ratio of 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene. The process involves contacting a starting material comprising 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene with a catalyst on AlF | 2010-01-14 |
20100010278 | PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE HYDROGENATION ON A GOLD-CONTAINING CATALYST - The invention relates to a process for selective hydrogenation by bringing a so-called C2 fraction feedstock into contact with a fixed catalyst bed, whereby said catalyst comprises a substrate and a metal phase that consists of either gold or palladium and gold with a molar ratio of gold to palladium of greater than 5, whereby the contact is carried out in the presence of a solvent that comprises at least one aromatic hydrocarbon, whereby the products that are obtained at the end of the selective hydrogenation can be separated from the solvent by distillation. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010279 | Catalyst Compositions Comprising Metal Phosphate Bound Zeolite and Methods of Using Same to Catalytically Crack Hydrocarbons - A catalyst composition comprising metal phosphate binder and zeolite can be used to enhance olefin yields during hydrocarbon cracking processes. The composition typically further comprises aluminum phosphate, and the metal of the metal phosphate is a metal other than aluminum. Depending on the metal chosen, enhanced propylene and isobutylene yields in fluid catalytic cracking processes can be obtained compared to catalysts that do not contain such metal phosphate binders. The catalyst can also comprise non-zeolitic molecular sieves, thereby making the composition suitable for use in areas outside of catalytic cracking, e.g., purification and adsorbent applications. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010280 | CATALYST FOR DEHYDROGENATION OF HYDROCARBONS - A stationary or fluid bed dehydrogenation catalyst containing an alumina carrier, with chromium and alkali metals consisting of only sodium and potassium, added as promoters. The resultant catalyst demonstrates greater selectivity and olefin yield than prior art dehydrogenation catalysts, especially after aging. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010281 | Method and System for Separation and Purification of High-Purity 2,6-Dimethylnaphthalene by Continuous Crystallization - Provided is a method for the separation and purification of high-purity 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene from a reaction mixture of dimethylnaphthalenes by continuous crystallization. According to the method, shell-tubetype crystallization apparatuses are used to perform crystallization operations under a continuous flow of a reaction mixture of dimethylnaphthalenes, which is obtained from the synthesis of dimethylnaphthalenes using o-xylene and butadiene as starting materials. As a result, high-purity 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene is separated and purified in a high yield from the reaction mixture. In addition, the method is advantageous in terms of energy saving when compared to conventional separation methods and enables continuous separation and purification of 2,6-dimethylnaphthalene on an industrial scale. A system for implementing the method is further provided. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010282 | PROCESS FOR CHANGING THE VISCOSITY OF PETROLEUM - The purpose of the invention described in this document is to disclose a novel method using mixtures to change the viscosity of both light and heavy petroleums, by decreasing or increasing said viscosity. The methods derived from this invention are useful at ambient temperature and atmospheric pressure. The active component of the invention is dopamine, a compound that combined with other substances enables a change in the fluidity properties of petroleum, an increase in the electric charge properties of the mixtures and solutions and the dissolution of insoluble compounds in water or aqueous solutions. Some of the mixtures of this invention have been applied to modifying proton mobility, whereby significant increases in particular caused by the presence of metals chosen to bring about this purpose, can be detected within these mixtures, by measuring the electric charge. The experiments which led to this invention demonstrated that the juice obtained from any part of the banana plant, whereof the chemical analysis includes dopamine and other compounds such as quinonas, carotenes and terpenes, is the cause of the effects found, in particular effects on the electric properties and on dissolving metals and metal compounds. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010283 | Method for degrading chemical warfare agents using Mn(VII) oxide with-and-without solid support - The invention provides a novel method of detoxifying highly toxic chemicals, and treating surfaces contaminated, or potentially contaminated, with toxic chemical agents such as chemical warfare agents and/or industrial toxins. The methods utilizes a novel sorbent compound which comprises Mn(VII) mineral which can be either solid supported or non-solid supported. The Mn(VII) mineral can be provided in a number of different forms including creams, lotions, powders, liquids, slurries and aerosols. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010284 | DECONTAMINATION FORMULATIONS - The present application is concerned with compositions for providing phase-stable microemulsion decontamination formulations for treating surfaces, and in particular for treating surfaces contaminated with chemical and/or biological warfare agents. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010285 | DECONTAMINATION SYSTEM - A composition including at least one peroxide-generating electrocatalyst, at least one peroxide-activation catalyst, and carbon. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010286 | Disposal Device and Method of Disposal for Body Fluid Collecting Bags - A disposal device for collecting bags for bodily fluids has a receptacle for receiving at least one collecting bag containing bodily fluid, a comminution unit ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010287 | Brachytherapy device with one or more toroidal balloons - The disclosure is directed to catheter devices and methods for controlled application of irradiation to tissue adjacent a body site, such as cavity after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. The catheter device includes one or more inflatable, toroidal balloons on the distal shaft section of the device which surrounds and is spaced from one or more radiation guide members. Preferably at least one radiation guide members extend away from a central longitudinal axis to provide asymmetrical irradiation. Connecting members may extend between the radiation guide members and the toroidal balloon. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010288 | Highly Precise And Low Level Signal-Generating Drivers, Systems, And Methods Of Use - Apparatus and method for providing and using a highly precise and low level driver. In one described embodiment, a driver for a magnetic field generating device is provided, the driver including a first digital to analog converter and a second digital to analog converter; a differential amplifier configured to receive a first signal from the first digital to analog converter and receive a second signal from the second digital to analog converter and output a third signal; and an attenuator to configured to receive the third signal from the differential amplifier. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010289 | Medical Hypnosis Device For Controlling The Administration Of A Hypnosis Experience - A medical hypnosis device ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010290 | Smooth muscle implant for managing a medical condition - The present invention relates to an implant for managing a medical condition. In particular, it relates to medical treatments which employ smooth muscle implant and discloses a method of augmenting a smooth muscle implant for management of a human medical condition. Augmentation may be by a number of methods. It may be by utilising neurotrophic or trophic factors to assist growth of the smooth muscle tissue or nerve growth within the smooth muscle tissue, or revascularisation of the smooth muscle tissue. It may be by utilising tissue engineering to grow smooth muscle tissue. It may be by adding proliferative smooth muscle cells and/or smooth muscle stem cells for the smooth muscle. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010291 | IMPLANTABLE PUMP SYSTEM WITH CALIBRATION - A system for facilitating obesity control includes an inflatable gastric banding device, a fluid reservoir couplable to the inflatable portion, and an implantable fluid handling device coupled to the fluid reservoir and the inflatable portion. The fluid handling device includes remotely operable components housed in a biocompatible housing. The fluid handling device includes a micropump effective to pump fluid to the band and a flow sensor. The system also includes a controller/microprocessor including an algorithm programmed to automatically calibrate the pump using data from the flow sensor, prior to adjustments made to the inflation of the gastric band. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010293 | TREATMENT METHOD - A treatment method on tissues in a body cavity includes: a first step of forming a hole for communicating first body tissue with second body tissue while both are in close contact with each other; and a second step of endoscopically inserting a treatment device into the second body tissue through the hole. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010294 | TEMPORARILY POSITIONABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A temporarily positionable device includes a temporarily positionable body and an attachment mechanism formed integral with the temporarily positionable body. The attachment mechanism is to attach to body tissue. The attachment mechanism includes a fastener integral with the temporarily positionable body to attach the temporarily positionable body to the body tissue. At least one fastener has a deployed position and an undeployed position. An applier is used to move the fastener from the undeployed position to the deployed position. The temporarily positionable device can be disposed at a first location adjacent to body tissue. The temporarily positionable device can be attached to the body tissue at the first location fastener by simultaneously moving the fastener from the undeployed position to the deployed position. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010295 | TREATMENT TOOL - This treatment tool having: an inserted part that can be inserted and passed through an endoscope, in which a treatment part for carrying out a specific treatment on a tissue is provided to the distal end of the inserted part which is passed through the endoscope and disposed inside the body. The treatment part being provided to the inserted part so as to be freely projecting and retracting; and provided with: an operator portion at the base end portion of the inserted part which is pulled out from the endoscope, for manipulating the projection and retraction of the treatment part. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010296 | ENDOLUMINAL TREATMENT METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TISSUE OCCLUSION DEVICE - A surgical instrument includes a hollow member having a sidewall provided with a window and a closure member movably connected to the hollow member for alternately covering and uncovering the window. The hollow member has a first clamping surface along an edge of the window, while the closure member has a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface and disposable substantially adjacent thereto in a clamping or closure configuration of the instrument. The instrument additionally comprises a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member for acting on tissues gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to couple the tissues to each other. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010297 | ENDOLUMINAL TREATMENT METHOD AND ASSOCIATED SURGICAL ASSEMBLY INCLUDING TISSUE OCCLUSION DEVICE - A surgical instrument includes a hollow member having a sidewall provided with a window and a closure member movably connected to the hollow member for alternately covering and uncovering the window. The hollow member has a first clamping surface along an edge of the window, while the closure member has a second clamping surface opposing the first clamping surface and disposable substantially adjacent thereto in a clamping or closure configuration of the instrument. The instrument additionally comprises a tissue occlusion component mounted to at least one of the hollow member and the closure member for acting on tissues gripped between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, to couple the tissues to each other. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010298 | ENDOSCOPIC TRANSLUMENAL FLEXIBLE OVERTUBE - Apparatus, system, and method for use with an endoscope are disclosed. A flexible overtube having a proximal end and a distal end defines a hollow lumen therebetween to receive a flexible shaft portion of an endoscope therein. The proximal end of the flexible overtube is configured to remain outside of a patient and the distal end is configured to enter the patient through a natural orifice. At least one fluid tight seal is located at the proximal end of the flexible overtube to prevent leakage of fluids around the flexible shaft of the endoscope when the flexible shaft of the endoscope is positioned within the flexible overtube. The system further includes a flexible endoscope. The method includes introducing the system into a patient though a natural orifice of the patient and performing an endoscopic translumenal procedure. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010299 | ENDOSCOPIC TRANSLUMENAL ARTICULATABLE STEERABLE OVERTUBE - An apparatus having an elongate hollow metal body extending along a longitudinal axis is disclosed. The hollow body defines a central opening and has a predetermined wall thickness. A pattern of laser cut slits is formed into the body. The slits define a plurality of articulatable elements. The plurality of articulatable elements enable active articulation of the body in a first plane and passive deflection in planes orthogonal to the first plane. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010300 | Device, System and Method for Orienting a Sensor In-Vivo - A device, system, and method may orient a device in-vivo. A ballast or other weight may be rotatable or otherwise movable within a ballast chamber within a device. An induced magnetic field may be used to shift and/or rotate the ballast weight. Rotation and/or shifting of the ballast weight may position the in-vivo device in a specific orientation. The rotation and/or shifting of the ballast may be controlled by circuitry within the in-vivo device and/or by external signals transmitted to the in-vivo device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010301 | Solid State Variable Direction of View Endoscope - An endoscope with a wide angle lens that comprises an optical axis that is angularly offset from a longitudinal axis of the endoscope such that the optical axis resides at an angle greater than zero degrees to the longitudinal axis. The wide angle lens system simultaneously gathers an endoscopic image field at least spanning the longitudinal axis and an angle greater than ninety degrees to the longitudinal axis. The endoscope further includes an imager comprising an imaging surface area that receives at least a portion of endoscopic image transmitted by the wide angle lens system and produces output signals corresponding to the endoscopic image field and image forming circuitry that receives the output signal and produces an image signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010302 | ENDOSCOPIC REFLECTOR - A reflector for an endoscopic tool, which is made, for example of a framework or a balloon and reflects an image proximal to the tip to an imager at or near a tip of the endoscope. In some embodiments, the reflector distorts the image, which may be corrected using software. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010303 | INFLATABLE ACCESS DEVICE - A surgical instrument can be used to dilate a tissue within the body of a patient to create a working space within the body to allow a surgeon to easily advance an endoscope into a patient's body. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument can include a balloon capable of transitioning from a collapsed position to an expanded position and a sleeve at least partially surrounding the balloon when the balloon is in the collapsed position. The sleeve includes at least one frangible portion that may at least partially release along the frangible portion when the balloon transitions from the collapsed position to the expanded position. In various embodiments, the surgical instrument further includes a catheter, a needle, an endoscope or an endoscopic trocar. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010304 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system for guiding capsule medical device is provided with a capsule medical device, a magnetic guidance device, and an image display device. The capsule medical device is provided with an imaging unit for imaging an in-vivo image of a subject and a permanent magnet magnetized in a known direction relatively fixed with respect to an upward and downward direction of an imaging surface of the imaging unit in a capsule casing, and has a center of gravity at a location deviated from a geometric center of the capsule casing in a direction parallel to a plane parallel to a magnetization direction of the permanent magnet and an imaging direction of the imaging unit and different from the magnetization direction of the permanent magnet, and maintains a specific state in which the magnetization direction of the permanent magnet and the imaging direction of the imaging unit are parallel to a vertical plane in liquid introduced into the subject. The magnetic guidance device magnetically guides the capsule medical device in the liquid while maintaining the specific state by applying a magnetic field to the permanent magnet. The image display device displays the in-vivo image by conforming a direction of intersection line of the imaging surface and the vertical plane in the in-vivo image to an upward and downward direction of the display screen. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010305 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system for guiding capsule medical device is provided with a capsule medical device, a magnetic guidance device, an operation input unit, a control device, and an image display device. The capsule medical device is includes therein a first and second imaging units that image images in imaging directions different from each other and a permanent magnet. The magnetic guidance device applies a magnetic field to the permanent magnet to magnetically guide the capsule medical device in a subject. The operation input unit receives operation information to operate magnetic guidance of the capsule medical device. The control device controls the magnetic guidance device to magnetically guide the capsule medical device in response to the operation information input through the operation input unit. The image display device displays a first in-vivo image of the subject imaged by the first imaging unit and a second in-vivo image of the subject imaged by the second imaging unit, and clearly shows which of the first and second in-vivo images is an operation target image at the time of the magnetic guidance of the capsule medical device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010306 | SYSTEM FOR GUIDING CAPSULE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system for guiding capsule medical device includes a capsule medical device that includes a capsule casing including an imaging unit and a permanent magnet magnetized in a direction relatively fixed with respect to an upward and downward direction of an imaging surface of the imaging unit. The capsule medical device has a center of gravity deviated from a geometric center of the casing toward a direction different from a magnetization direction of the permanent magnetic. In the capsule medical device, a plane parallel to the imaging surface and a plane parallel to the magnetization direction and a deviation direction of the center of gravity with respect to the geometric center form an intersection line. The system further includes a magnetic guidance device; and an image display device displaying an in-vivo image such that a direction of the intersection line conforms to an upward and downward direction of a screen. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010307 | INTUBATION TUBE - An interventional aid for medical interventions, including a tube body with a tube jacket which permits intubation and which, while leaving a lumen to permit ventilation, includes a functional aid for performing an interventional function. The functional aid includes an orientation mechanism orienting the tube body during the medical intervention. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010308 | Hygiene protector for endoscopes, endoscope with hygiene protector, and method for fitting a hygiene protector onto an endoscope - The invention relates to a hygiene protection for endoscopes having at least one working channel ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010309 | ENDOSCOPE BEND TUBE AND ENDOSCOPE INCLUDING THE BEND TUBE - An endoscope bend tube includes a plurality of node rings, wherein contact portions at which neighboring ones of the node rings are pit in contact are provided between the neighboring node rings, and the plurality of node rings are coupled to be pivotable about pivotal center axes which correspond to pivotal centers of the contact portions, the endoscope bend tube includes an operation wire, a coupling wire, and a coupling wire hold portion, wherein in a case where the endoscope bend tube is in a non bent state, lead-out ends of the coupling wire hold portions, which are opposed between a pair of the neighboring node rings, are disposed at such positions that a line segment connecting the lead-out ends is halved by a plane including a center axis in a longitudinal direction of the bend tube and a pivotal center axis of the pair of the node rings. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010310 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MAINTAINING VISIBILITY AND PROVIDING IRRIGATION AND/OR SUCTION DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES - Methods and devices are provided for providing irrigation and/or suction to a surgical site and maintaining clear visibility through a lens of a scoping device during a surgical procedure. In general, the methods and devices can allow for a surgical instrument to maintain visibility during a surgical procedure using a fluid conduit coupled to the surgical instrument. A surgical device can include a sheath having at least one lumen extending therethrough configured to allow a surgical viewing instrument to be disposed therein. The sheath can also have a passageway extending therethrough configured to allow fluid to flow therethrough. The fluid conduit can be configured to be movable between positions that can allow alternative directions of fluid toward and/or away from a viewing element on the surgical instrument and fluid away from the viewing element and toward a surgical field in a body cavity. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010311 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR EFFICIENT PURGING - Methods and apparatus for efficient purging from an imaging hood are described which facilitate the visualization of tissue regions through a clear fluid. Such a system may include an imaging hood having one or more layers covering the distal opening and defines one or more apertures which control the infusion and controlled retention of the clearing fluid into the hood. In this manner, the amount of clearing fluid may be limited and the clarity of the imaging of the underlying tissue through the fluid within the hood may be maintained for relatively longer periods of time by inhibiting, delaying, or preventing the infusion of surrounding blood into the viewing field. The aperture size may be controlled to decrease or increase through selective inflation of the membrane or other mechanisms. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010312 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNIFORM IN VIVO ILLUMINATION - An in vivo imaging device comprises a viewing window, an illumination unit, a lens holder and a light guide. The light guide may be positioned to create uniformly dispersed illumination and to eliminate backscatter from the viewing window. The light guide may guide light from the illumination unit to a desired position within the in vivo device. In one embodiment, the light guide may be embedded into the lens holder. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010313 | MEDICAL ENDOSCOPE WITH HEATED WINDOW - A medical endoscope ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010314 | Endoscopic System Featuring Fiber-Pumped Fluorescent Illumination - Disclosed is an endoscopic system comprising an excitation beam source located in a proximal supply unit, an optical radiation transmission path in an insertion piece, and a fluorescence converter at the distal end. A laser diode that emits in the shortwave visible spectral range is used as an excitation beam source while a glass fiber is used as an optical transmission path. The fluorescence converter is suitable for converting into white light and is embodied as a fluorescent element that is mounted downstream of the light emergence surface of the glass fiber as a separate, interchangeable part. Said endoscopic system is characterized in that the distal end of the glass fiber and the fluorescent element are inserted into a lighting fixture which has a light emergence opening that widens in a funnel-shaped manner. Alternatively, the fluorescent element is disposed in a replaceable head which can be coupled to the insertion piece and encompasses additional optical and heat-dissipating components in order to generate an illumination beam cluster and/or measurement beam cluster. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010315 | Surgical Access Instruments For Use With Delicate Tissues - Surgical instruments providing access to delicate tissue, such as brain tissue or breast tissue, through a transcutaneous incision. A surgical apparatus may have a hollow sleeve retractor extending along a longitudinal axis from a proximal retractor end to a distal retractor end and an introducer having a proximal introducer end and a distal introducer end. The proximal introducer end is configured to install within the hollow sleeve with its distal end extending beyond the distal retractor end. The distal introducer end is tapered and may have a rounded profile in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis to displace delicate brain tissue transversely to the longitudinal axis without damage to the tissue. The distal retractor end may be blunt and adapted to support adjacent brain tissue while minimizing disruption to the tissue after the retractor is positioned at a surgery site and the introducer is removed from the retractor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010316 | DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC CONDITIONS - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product for generating neuropsychiatric diagnoses. Quantitative information describing diagnostic characteristics associated with a patient is generated based on an analysis of a set of patient scans. The quantitative information comprises a set of indictors associated with regions of interest in the set of scans for the patient. The set of indicators of potential neuropsychiatric conditions is compared with a set of diagnostic signatures. A diagnostic signature comprises a set of indicators of a known neuropsychiatric condition. Matching signatures are identified. A matching signature is a diagnostic signature that corresponds to at least one indicator in the set of indicators to form a set of signatures. A diagnosis associated with each signature in the set of signatures is identified to form a set of potential diagnoses. The set of potential diagnoses is presented with links to relevant portion of the medical literature. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010317 | SELF-CONTAINED DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM FOR EMOTIONAL RESPONSE TESTING - A system and method is provided for providing self-contained data collection systems for emotional response testing of one or more subjects based, for example, on eye properties of the subjects. More particularly, market research may be conducted through testing emotional responses of one or more subjects at one or more self-contained data collection systems. The emotional responses of the subjects may be tested based on eye properties that may be indicative of subconscious physiological reactions that evidence a given emotional response (e.g., blink rate, eye movement, pupil dilation, etc.). Administering tests at the self-contained data collection systems may include presenting one or more tests stimuli to the subjects (e.g., visual stimuli, auditory stimuli, etc.), wherein the self-contained data collection systems may have various systems operable therein to analyze properties of the subjects' eyes to determine whether and/or how the subjects emotionally respond to the stimuli and/or to transmit the data to another location for analysis. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010318 | Identifying Products Containing a Food Item That Cause a Food Sensitivity - In one aspect a mobile health monitor that indicates that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity is provided. The mobile health monitor includes a reader that reads the barcode of the food product, a database having information about a plurality of food products to determine the suitability of the respective food product, and an indicator that provides an indication when a food product is suitable for the suffer. The database is searched base on the read barcode to determine if the food product associated with the barcode is suitable. The indicator indicates that the food product is suitable when the food product is determined suitable based on the searched database. A method indicating that a food product is suitable for a sufferer of a food sensitivity is also provided. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010319 | CLINICIAN DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM - A bedside patient monitor comprises a clinician support system. The clinician support system comprises at least one of the following modules of: a disease-specified decision module ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010320 | MOBILE MEDICAL WORKSTATION AND A TEMPORARILY ASSOCIATING MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICE - A system, method and software instructions that enable a mobile computing device to communicate with and search a vital signs measuring device for any physiological data that has been obtained from one or more patients and that has not yet been communicated to another device, such as to a electronic medical record repository. Further, the data is accessed by and stored into the mobile computing device for review, logging and selective transmission to other devices including such as the electronic medical record repository. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010321 | MEDICAL SYSTEM WHICH INCLUDES A BACKPACK POUCH - A medical system includes a folding backpack pouch adapted to be carried by a person, a patient monitoring module, and a laptop computer adapted to display a physiological parameter measured by the patient monitoring module. The patient monitoring module and the laptop computer are held by corresponding first and second panels of the pouch. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010322 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A CEREBROVASCULAR AUTOREGULATION STATE OF A PATIENT - A method of diagnosing cerebrovascular autoregulation in a patient includes measuring blood pressure of the patient, measuring, non-invasively, venous oxygen content of the patient's brain substantially simultaneously with the measuring blood pressure, correlating the blood pressure and the venous oxygen content measurements in a time domain, and determining a cerebrovascular autoregulation state of the patient based on the correlating the blood pressure and the venous oxygen content measurements. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010323 | Temperature-compensated in-vivo sensor - A reagent matrix composition disposed on an electrically conductive electrode to form an in-vivo sensor for a predefined analyte includes a first hydrogel layer containing an enzyme that is a substrate for the analyte adjacent the electrically conductive electrode and a composite membrane layer disposed onto the first hydrogel layer where the composite layer includes a membrane hydrogel containing a plurality of microspheres. The plurality of microspheres is made of a material having no or little permeability to the analyte and a substantially high permeability to oxygen. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010324 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010325 | System for Noninvasive Determination of Analytes in Tissue - An apparatus and method for noninvasive determination of analyte properties of human tissue by quantitative infrared spectroscopy to clinically relevant levels of precision and accuracy. The system includes subsystems optimized to contend with the complexities of the tissue spectrum, high signal-to-noise ratio and photometric accuracy requirements, tissue sampling errors, calibration maintenance problems, and calibration transfer problems. The subsystems can include an illumination/modulation subsystem, a tissue sampling subsystem, a data acquisition subsystem, a computing subsystem, and a calibration subsystem. The invention can provide analyte property determination and identity determination or verification from the same spectroscopic information, making unauthorized use or misleading results less likely than in systems that use separate analyte and identity determinations. The invention can be used to control and monitor individuals accessing controlled environments. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010326 | CONTOURED PROTRUSION FOR IMPROVING SPECTROSCOPIC MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD CONSTITUENTS - A noninvasive physiological sensor for measuring one or more physiological parameters of a medical patient can include a bump interposed between a light source and a photodetector. The bump can be placed in contact with body tissue of a patient and thereby reduce a thickness of the body tissue. As a result, an optical pathlength between the light source and the photodetector can be reduced. In addition, the sensor can include a heat sink that can direct heat away from the light source. Moreover, the sensor can include shielding in the optical path between the light source and the photodetector. The shielding can reduce noise received by the photodetector. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010327 | A SENSOR MODULE FOR A CATHETER - A sensor module ( | 2010-01-14 |
20100010328 | PROBES AND SENSORS FOR ASCERTAINING BLOOD CHARACTERISTICS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USE THEREWITH - A probe for use in a patient having a vessel carrying blood to ascertain characteristics of the blood having a cannula adapted to be inserted into the vessel of the patient. The cannula has a length so that when the distal extremity is in the vessel of the patient the proximal extremity is accessible outside of the patient. A gas sensor assembly is carried within the distal extremity of the cannula for determining gas characteristics of the blood in the vessel. A pressure sensor is carried within the distal extremity of the cannula for determining the pressure of the blood in the vessel. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010329 | Closed Loop Control System Interface and Methods - Method and apparatus including calling, retrieving and/or initiating a programmed function in conjunction with execution of one or more commands related to a closed loop control algorithm, receiving one or more data in response to the one or more commands over a data interface, and executing the one or more commands related to the closed loop control algorithm based on the received one or more data are provided. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010330 | WIRELESS MONITOR FOR A PERSONAL MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEM - A monitor device for a fluid infusion system and its operating, display, and data processing characteristics are described herein. One embodiment of the monitor device is used in an insulin infusion system having an insulin infusion pump and a continuous glucose sensor transmitter. The monitor device is configured as a wireless bedside monitor that wirelessly receives status data from a device in the fluid infusion system, such as the infusion pump or the sensor transmitter. The monitor device supports a number of user interface features, alarm/alert features, and graphical display features, where such features enhance the overall operation and user-friendliness of the monitor device. For example, the monitor device can generate status icons that graphically indicate the time remaining for an exhaustible operating quantity of a device in the infusion system (e.g., a battery charge, a fluid reservoir volume, or a calibration or replacement period). The monitor device can also estimate future measurements of a physiological characteristic of a monitored patient, based upon empirical measurement data received by the monitor device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010331 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010332 | SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR CONTINUOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - Systems and methods for dynamically and intelligently estimating analyte data from a continuous analyte sensor, including receiving a data stream, selecting one of a plurality of algorithms, and employing the selected algorithm to estimate analyte values. Additional data processing includes evaluating the selected estimative algorithms, analyzing a variation of the estimated analyte values based on statistical, clinical, or physiological parameters, comparing the estimated analyte values with corresponding measure analyte values, and providing output to a user. Estimation can be used to compensate for time lag, match sensor data with corresponding reference data, warn of upcoming clinical risk, replace erroneous sensor data signals, and provide more timely analyte information encourage proactive behavior and preempt clinical risk. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010333 | Bipolar, Non-Vectorial Electrocardiography - An improved method for registering the changes in electrical potentials present on the surface of the body in association with the contraction of the heart by recognizing that today's art hypothesis on the genesis of such potentials are unsustainable. The new “Bipolar non-Vectorial Leads” are obtained by paring a distal “Common or Positive Electrode” placed on the left leg with an “Exploring or Negative Electrode” placed near the myocardium on areas where the electrical potentials generated by the different structures of the myocardium are prevalent. The approximate twelve leads will sample all the areas were each myocardial structure is prevalent. The leads so obtained are to be analyzed as generated on the surface of the myocardium and conducted throughout through the body to the entire surface by the muscular masses that are in close contact with the different structures of the myocardium. The final report besides the printed electrocardiographic traces includes all the digital data sets, obtained by the electrocardiograph, saved on a digital disk. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010334 | SPINAL ACCESS AND NEURAL LOCALIZATION - A method for locating neural tissue in a patient body may involve: advancing a probe along a natural tissue interface between the neural tissue and another tissue in the body, the probe having a first surface oriented toward the neural tissue and a second surface oriented away from the neural tissue; delivering a first electrical current to a first electrode along the first surface of the probe; delivering a second electrical current to a second electrode along the second surface of the probe; and verifying that the first surface of the advanced probe remains oriented toward the neural tissue and the second surface remains oriented away from the neural tissue by monitoring neural response to the first and second electrical currents. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010335 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DIAGNOSING CANCER USING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE - A cancer diagnostic apparatus using electromagnetic waves includes: a plurality of antennas configured to transmit an electromagnetic wave signal to a human body and receive the electromagnetic wave signal from the human body; a switching unit configured to switch the antennas to a transmit mode or a receive mode; a signal generator configured to generate an electromagnetic wave signal to be transmitted to an antenna set to the transmit mode; a signal converter configured to convert an electromagnetic wave signal received from an antenna set to the receive mode into an intermediate frequency signal; and a controller including a switching controller to control the switching unit and a data processor to process a permittivity distribution image of the human body from the intermediate frequency signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010336 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DIAGNOSIS OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS INCLUDING ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER (ADHD), AUTISM, AND SCHIZOPHRENIA - A method and system for medical imaging of neuropsychiatric disorders including attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism, and schizophrenia. Noninvasive, in vivo methods identify novel brain molecular biomarkers of normal neurodevelopment in order to determine molecular underpinnings of abnormal neurodevelopment. The described brain molecular biomarkers will aid in the presymptomatic diagnosis of neuropsychiatric disorders which begin in childhood and adolescence, such as ADHD, autism, and schizophrenia. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010337 | Combined PET/MRI device, component and local coil - A combined PET/MRI device is disclosed. In at least one embodiment, the PET/MRI device includes an MRI unit for exciting nuclear spins in an examination volume and for receiving signals generated by the excitation in the examination volume, and a PET unit with a detector which surrounds the examination volume at least in part and is used for detecting radiation emanating from the examination volume, with, firstly, damping of the radiation emitted by the examination volume and, secondly, undesired interactions with electromagnetic fields of the MRI unit on the components of the PET/MRI device arranged between the examination volume and the detector being avoided due to the material properties and/or structural design of the components. Corresponding components such as, for example, patient couches, bearing or support apparatuses and local coils, are both MRI and PET compatible. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010338 | Implantable Medical Device Orientation Detection Utilizing an External Magnet and a 3D Accelerometer Sensor - A method and device for detecting the implanted orientation of an implantable medical device (IMD) in a patient. IMD includes an accelerometer for measuring acceleration signals in three orthogonal directional axes. A y-axis orientation of IMD is determined from the measured accelerometer signals using a gravitational force analysis. IMD includes a magnetic sensor that senses a varying magnetic field exerted on the magnetic sensor from an external magnet moved along a medial-lateral direction with respect to IMD. The z-axis orientation of IMD is determined from the location of the external magnet where the magnetic field exerted on the magnetic sensor is greatest. Based on a known relationship between the accelerometer and magnetic sensor, an orthogonal transformation calculation is performed on the y-axis and z-axis orientations to yield the x-axis orientation. The implanted orientation of IMD with respect to the patient is thus known and used to compensate accelerometer measurements. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010339 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EASY ACCESS TO SUBINTIMALLY IMPLANTED VASCULAR ACCESS PORTS - The present invention relates to a novel vascular access port for administering chemotherapeutics and the like that are subintimally implanted and attached to the fascia. By inclusion of one or more UV fluorescing polymers in the port a healthcare worker can shine a UV light in the area of the port and use the fluorescing polymer to find the injection site. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010340 | Hand-Held Optical Probe Based Imaging System with 3D Tracking Facilities - The claimed method and system uses a hand-held based optical process to image large tissue volumes using a flexible probe head, increased data acquisition using multi-source illumination and multi-detector sensing, and tomographic reconstruction of sub-surface structures of a target object using ultrasonic tracking facilities. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010341 | Biopsy Marker with In Situ-Generated Imaging Properties - A biopsy marker having radio-opaque properties that are derived in situ, based on a natural a biological response, such as for example, calcification, accumulation or tissue-concentration of a chemical agent so as to provide an imaging contrast. A biodegradable foam such as collagen foam or gelatin foam is embedded with a biological tissue that is susceptible to the calcification. Initially the marker can be imaged using ultrasound, but over time, the embedded material calcifies causing it to become visible under radiation imaging. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010342 | Tissue site markers for in vivo imaging - The invention is directed biopsy site markers and methods of marking a biopsy site, so that the location of the biopsy cavity is readily visible by conventional imaging methods, particularly by ultrasonic imaging. The biopsy site markers of the invention have high ultrasound reflectivity, presenting a substantial acoustic signature from a small marker, so as to avoid obscuring diagnostic tissue features in subsequent imaging studies, and can be readily distinguished from biological features. The several disclosed embodiments of the biopsy site marker of the invention have a high contrast of acoustic impedance as placed in a tissue site, so as to efficiently reflect and scatter ultrasonic energy, and preferably include gas-filled internal pores. The markers may have a non-uniform surface contour to enhance the acoustic signature. The markers have a characteristic form which is recognizably artificial during medical imaging. The biopsy site marker may be accurately fixed to the biopsy site so as to resist migration from the biopsy cavity when a placement instrument is withdrawn, and when the marked tissue is subsequently moved or manipulated. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010343 | Detection of radiation labeled sites using a radiation detection probe or camera incorporating a solid state photo-multiplier - Intraoperative radiation detection probes and cameras for use in surgical or transcutaneous procedures or procedures incorporating probes inserted through body orifices to aid in the location, detection and removal of radiation labeled cells, abnormal tissue or deposits thereon incorporate solid state or silicon photomultiplier (SSPM, or SiPM) devices to provide safe, highly sensitive and compact beta and gamma probes or cameras for use in locating the radiation labeled sites within the human body or abnormal labeled sites within the body. The probes may include both gamma and beta detecting components as well as means for enhancing the accuracy and sensitivity of the beta detectors. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010344 | Enhanced Ultrasound Data Processing in an Ultrasound System - Embodiments for ultrasound data processing in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a mapping table, in which linear operation information is associated with a plurality of diagnostic modes, is stored in a storage unit. If there is an instruction to select at least one of the diagnostic modes, then an ultrasound data acquisition unit transmits/receives ultrasound signals to/from a target object to thereby acquire ultrasound data according to the selected diagnostic mode. A processing unit forms an ultrasound data matrix based on the ultrasound data and retrieves the linear operation information associated with the selected diagnostic mode from the mapping table to form linear operation matrices. Further, the processing unit performs a matrix operation of the ultrasound data matrix and the linear operation matrices. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010345 | RECOVERY FUNCTION OF PARAMETERS IN AN ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - Embodiments for performing a recovery function of parameters in an ultrasound system are disclosed. An input unit may allow a user to input instructions. The instructions include a setting instruction for setting values of a plurality of parameters and a recovery instruction for recovering the parameter values to previously set parameter values. An ultrasound diagnostic unit forms an ultrasound image of a target object based on the set parameter values. A storage unit may sequentially and accumulatively store the parameter values. A control unit, which is responsive to the recovery instruction, retrieves the parameter values from the storage unit and recovers the set parameter values to previous parameter values based on the retrieved parameter values. The ultrasound diagnostic unit forms an ultrasound image based on the recovered parameter values. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010346 | System and Method For Non-Invasively Measuring Tissue Viscoelasticity Using Surface Waves - A system and method for assessing tissue health based on the viscoelastic properties of the tissue. Surface waves are induced in the tissue and their propagation characteristics are then measured. The tissue viscoelastic properties are then determined from the surface wave measurements using a surface model. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010347 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING USER INPUT LEFT VENTRICLE POINTS - A method and system for optimizing user input points that identify points within an image of a left ventricle of a heart includes identifying user input points on an image. The user input points include an apical point and left and right basal points positioned proximate to an endocardium of a left ventricle. An adjusted apical point is determined based on at least an autocorrelation of points in the image proximate to the apical point. The adjusted apical point is displayed on the image. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010348 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF AN ULTRASOUND PROBE RELATIVE TO AN OBJECT - Systems and methods for visualization of an ultrasound probe relative to an object are provided. The system includes an ultrasound probe configured to acquire ultrasound data. The system further includes a display configured to display an ultrasound image based on the ultrasound data and a graphical representation of the ultrasound probe in combination with the ultrasound image. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010349 | Image Depth Setting in an Ultrasound System - Embodiments for setting an image depth in an ultrasound system are disclosed. In one embodiment, a storage unit stores a mapping table of image depth information and gestation information. A user input unit receives input information from a user. A control unit retrieves from the storage unit image depth information corresponding to the input information and sets an image depth based on the retrieved image depth information. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010350 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD - Real-time display of a three-dimensional ultrasonic image in which there is little time delay, power required for transmission of an ultrasonic wave is reduced, and heterogeneousness of received beams is almost solved is performed by executing multi-beam reception while performing frequency demodulation of a reflected wave obtained as a result of transmission of a frequency-modulated continuous ultrasonic wave to the subject body. As a demodulation method, for example, a multi-phase demodulation method of obtaining the distance resolution in multi-beam reception by performing (multi-phase) demodulation while changing the phases of transmission modulation and reception modulation for every range in the range direction (beam direction). | 2010-01-14 |
20100010351 | TIME OF FLIGHT ESTIMATION METHOD USING BEAMFORMING FOR ACOUSTIC TOMOGRAPHY - It is disclosed an acoustic tomography method to improve the time of flight estimation, said method comprising the steps of: sequentially triggering a set of N transmitters so as to generate a sequence of N acoustic waves through a volume being scanned; receiving each of said acoustic waves after transmission through said volume with a set of M receivers, which are called received signals; delaying by varying delays the N different said received signals that each receiver receives from the N different transmitters, and adding them together to form a new received signal, which is called transmit-beamformed signal for that receiver; delaying by varying delays the M different said transmit-beamformed signals for each receiver and adding them together at each receiver to form a new signal, which we call transmit-receive-beamformed signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010352 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF PENETRATION, RESOLUTION AND FRAME RATE - An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system and method are presented in which the balance between image resolution and frame rate (Res/Speed) and the balance between image resolution and penetration (Pen/Gen/Res) are automatically adjusted in response to image content. A motion detector analyzes the relative motion between successive images. If the motion content is relatively high, the imaging parameters are changed in favor of relatively greater frame rate and reduced resolution. A low motion content causes the opposite adjustment. The electronic noise between successive images is also computed with a relatively high noise content (low correlation) in the far field resulting in an adjustment to penetration as by lowering the transmit frequency. A relatively low noise content causes an adjustment in favor of increased resolution. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010353 | Methods For Determining Displacement Or Strain Of A Target Body - The invention is directed toward a new method for estimating and imaging the spatial and temporal mechanical behavior of materials in responses to a mechanical stimulus. This method is designed to work in inherently noisy applications, such as the imaging of the time-dependent mechanical behavior of biological tissues in vivo and using a preferred hand-held configuration of scanning. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010354 | IMPLANTABLE ULTRASONIC MEASUREMENT ARRANGEMENT - An implantable measurement arrangement for intracorporeal acoustic measurement of geometric parameters and motion parameters in and on organs and/or tissues of a patient includes an implantable device, in particular an electromedical device; an implantable sonic transducer for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves, the transducer being in signal connection with the implantable device; and an implantable reflector in communication with the implantable device and situated at a distance from the sonic transducer for reflecting the ultrasonic waves back in the direction of the sonic transducer. The electromedical device can analyze the ultrasonic waves picked up and reflected back by the sonic transducer. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010355 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MAPPING ORGAN PROFILES - Devices, systems, and methods for the localization of body lumen junctions and other intraluminal structure are disclosed. Various embodiments permit clinicians to identify and locate lesions and/or anatomical structures within a lumen and accurately place leads and/or devices within a lumen, through determining the intralumen conductance and/or cross-sectional area at a plurality of locations within the body lumen. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010356 | BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH REMOTE DISPLAY - A blood pressure monitor having a wireless transmitter is disclosed. A pressure sensor measures blood pressure data from a target, and the blood pressure data is transmitted to a remote device through the wireless transmitter. In one embodiment, the remote device is a mobile phone or a PDA. An alternate blood pressure monitor having an electronic display unit displaying the instantaneous pressure inside a cuff is also disclosed. In an embodiment, the blood pressure monitor computes the blood pressure value of the target, and the user can choose the measuring mode of the blood pressure monitor. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010357 | Disposable air bag for a blood pressure measuring device and a method of making the same - An disposable air bag for measuring blood pressure having a diaphragm and a nipple mounted therein, the diaphragm having a plurality of waves for allowing the diaphragm to expand easily out of the air bag and a clip for disconnecting and connecting the nipple to and from one end of an air hose the other end of which is connected to an electronic blood pressure measuring device. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010358 | System and Method For The Detection of Acute Myocardial Infarction - A system and method are provided for the detection of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) using a staged approach for accurate and rapid detection. Physiological signals in a patient's body are sensed and corresponding physiological parameters are derived in a staged approach in order to determine the probability that AMI is occurring in a patient in a first detection stage. If the computed probability from physiological signals indicates the possibility of AMI, then the patient is prompted, such as through a patient-wearable device, to answer specific AMI-related questions to assist in diagnosis of AMI in a second stage. AMI is detected when the computed probability in the second stage exceeds a predefined detection threshold. A patient or physician alert may then be generated, which may further include the transfer of data via a communication link or network, in response to an AMI detection signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010359 | DETECTING PROLONGED MYOCARDIAL REPOLARIZATION INDICATIVE OF CARDIAC CONDITION - The present invention comprises methods and apparatus for detecting prolonged myocardial repolarization as an indicator of cardiac conditions, including without limitation, transmural ischemia. In some embodiments, without limitation, the present invention comprises methods and apparatus to detect prolonged repolarization using electrocardiographic and electrophysiological tools and measurements. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010360 | Atrial Fibrillation Detection - Atrial fibrillation is detected in an electrical signal representative of a beating heart by measuring atrial activity over a time window of three or more beats, measuring beat interval variation over the time window and combining the measures of atrial activity and beat interval variation to produce an indication of an atrial fibrillation condition in the electrical signal. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010361 | System and Method for Improved Ischemia and Acute Myocardial Infarction Detection - A system and method are provided for the detection of a heart-related condition by obtaining information in realtime when a condition is initially identified as potentially occurring. A physical exercise and recovery episode is initially detected from physiological signals sensed in a patient. Once detected, a HR-ST segment deviation hysteresis analysis is performed in an implantable medical device (IMD) from certain physiological signals over portions of the exercise and recovery episode to identify the probability that a certain condition is occurring. Once a desired level of probability that the heart-related condition has been detected exists, data utilized in the analysis can be transmitted remotely for clinical review and confirmation of the device's detection of the condition. The patient may be prompted to answer questions related to symptoms that patient is experiencing through an input device in order further confirm the probability that the condition is occurring in the patient. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010362 | REUSEABLE SNORE/AIR FLOW SENSOR - A sensor for use with a polysomnograph in a sleep lab setting is made reusable by laminating a PVDF film and associated lead contacts within a flexible, moisture-impervious plastic envelope that is hermetically sealed about its periphery. Lead terminals within the envelope are adhered to the metalized surfaces of the PVDP film using a conductive adhesive which inhibits dislodgement of the leads from the sensor even with rough handling and cleaning. | 2010-01-14 |
20100010363 | DETERMINATION OF NEUROPSYCHIATRIC THERAPY MECHANISMS OF ACTION - A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer program product of determining mechanisms of action for therapies. A first set of brain scans for each subject in a plurality of subjects generated at a first time period and a second set of brain scans for each subject generated at a second time period are received. Each subject is diagnosed with a given condition and received a given therapy. A set of changes in the set of brain scans is identified for the each subject based on a comparison of a first set of regions of interest in the first set of scans for each subject with a second set of regions of interest in the second set of scans for each subject. A set of typical changes attributable to the given therapy is identified. A mechanism of action for the given therapy is generated based on the set of typical changes. | 2010-01-14 |