13th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 45 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100081936 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe including a plurality of ultrasonic transducers, a transmission driving signal generating unit which generates transmission driving signals for forming a plurality of transmitting beams in one ultrasonic transmission and supplies the transmission driving signals to the respective ultrasonic transducers, a calculation unit which calculates delay times of the transmission driving signals for forming the transmitting beams for the respective ultrasonic transducers so as to arrange the respective transmitting beams in centers of fundamental receiving parallel/simultaneous beam groups with a plurality of receiving beams being a unit in which a plurality of receiving beams formed based on the reflected waves are arranged three-dimensionally at equal or equiangular intervals, and a control unit which controls the transmission driving signal generating unit based on each of the calculated delay times. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081937 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A REAL-TIME ULTRASOUND SIGNAL WITHIN A TIME WINDOW - One embodiment is a method for real-time window processing and window definition that includes measuring a defining signal and an instantaneous tissue state signal, dynamically determining a time window from the defining signal, and processing instantaneous tissue state signal captured in the time window. Another embodiment is a system for processing a real-time ultrasound signal within a time window that includes a physiological signal monitor that measures a physiological signal, an ultrasound acquisition device that acquires an ultrasound signal, a window identifier that uses the physiological signal to identify boundary markers of the output of the physiological signal monitor that define a time window, and an ultrasound processor that processes the ultrasound signal within a time window and outputs a time window processed ultrasound signal. The embodiments have applications in the field of ultrasound tissue tracking and numerous other tissue monitoring fields. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081938 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes a display device for displaying an ultrasonic image of a subject has been given a contrast medium, a setting device for setting a region of interest in an ultrasonic image displayed in the display device, and a computing device for computing a time intensity curve indicating time change in the average brightness of the pixels in a set region of interest. The computing device excludes pixels corresponding to a non-observed object in a region of interest when computing a time intensity curve. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081939 | Technique of mapping sentinel lymph nodes using organic blue dyes combined with fluorescence imaging - This invention pertains to a combined technique using an organic blue dye and fluorescence imaging to map sentinel lymph nodes. The near-infrared fluorescence emitted by the blue dye is displayed by a fluorescent imaging system after being irradiated by an excitation light whose wavelength is no less than 570 nm. The blue dye is one of methylene blue, Evans blue, isosulfan blue, patent blue, or a combination of them. The invention solves the problem that a comparatively large incision on skin is inevitable when traditional method is used to detect tumors for sentinel lymph node mapping. The technique of this invention for mapping the sentinel lymph nodes eliminates the need for surgical management, since the sentinel lymph nodes in deep tissue are observed directly through the near-infrared fluorescence of the blue dye reducing pain of the patient. It is a non-radiation, convenient, fast, and accurate method with high clinical values. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081940 | Laser Self-Mixing Sensors for Biological Sensing - According to embodiments, systems, devices, and methods for biological sensing with laser self-mixing sensors are disclosed. In one embodiment, one or more self-mixed laser Doppler signals may be used to detect blood flow velocity or blood vessel wall velocity. In one embodiment, a blood vessel wall compliance may be derived from the blood vessel wall velocity. In one embodiment, blood pressure may be calculated based at least in part on blood flow velocity or based at least in part on blood flow velocity and blood vessel compliance. In one embodiment, common mode noise may be removed from one or more laser signals. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081941 | CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH STATION METHODS AND APPARATUS - Methods and apparatus for improving measurements of cardiovascular health status in a given individual are provided. The comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular health includes at least two components: risk factor assessment based on epidemiologic studies and functional status of the individual. Structural studies of the individual can also be included in the comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular health. The invention aims to improve detection, treatment, devices, and administration of cardiovascular risk assessment. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081942 | METHOD, ARRANGEMENT AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING FLUID BALANCE STATUS OF A SUBJECT - A method and apparatus for monitoring fluid balance status of a subject are disclosed. A hemoglobin measure indicative of hemoglobin concentration in the blood of a subject and at least one physiological parameter responsive to blood volume changes in the subject are determined and concurrent behavior of the hemoglobin measure and the at least one physiological parameter is indicated to a user, thereby to give an indication of fluid balance status of the subject. The cause and/or reliability of the fluid balance status may also be indicated. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081943 | Detecting Sleep Events Using Localized Blood Pressure Changes - Techniques for detecting sleep events are disclosed. In some embodiments, a continuous non-invasive blood pressure (“CNIBP”) monitoring system may be used to obtain blood pressure values from a subject during a sleep study. Changes in the blood pressure over time may be determined and analyzed in order to identify a sleep event. The localized blood pressure changes may be interpreted in isolation or in combination with other signals collected from the subject. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081944 | Systems and Methods for Recalibrating a Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Monitor - Techniques for non-invasive blood pressure monitoring are disclosed. Data corresponding to a patient may be received from a hospital information system. The data may include, for example, drug administration data, medical procedure data, medical equipment data, or a combination thereof. Whether a blood pressure monitoring system needs to be recalibrated may be determined, based at least in part on the received data. If it is determined that the blood pressure monitoring system needs to be recalibrated, the recalibration may be performed and at least one blood pressure measurement of the patient may be computed using the recalibrated blood pressure monitoring system. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081945 | Systems and Methods for Maintaining Blood Pressure Monitor Calibration - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for maintaining the calibration of non-invasive blood pressure monitoring devices. Phase components of pulse signals detected by the blood pressure monitoring device are compared to stored baseline phase component values. If the difference exceeds a threshold, the blood pressure monitoring device is recalibrated. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081946 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR NON-INVASIVE CUFF-LESS BLOOD PRESSURE ESTIMATION USING PULSE ARRIVAL TIME AND HEART RATE WITH ADAPTIVE CALIBRATION - Certain aspects of the present disclosure relate to a method for estimating a blood pressure using both a pulse arrival time (PAT) and an instantaneous heart rate (HR). The PAT can be measured as the delay between QRS peaks in an electrocardiogram (ECG) signal and corresponding points in a photoplethysmogram (PPG) waveform. Parameters of the estimation model can be determined through an initial training. Then, the model parameters can be recalibrated in constant intervals using the recursive least square (RLS) approach combined with a smooth bias fixing. The proposed estimation algorithm is applied on a multi-parameter intelligent monitoring for intensive care (MIMIC) database, and the results are compared with estimation methods that use PAT only or HR only. The proposed estimation algorithm meets, on average, the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) requirements and outperforms other methods from the prior art. It is also shown in the present disclosure that the proposed estimation algorithm is robust to unknown skew between the ECG and PPG signals. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081947 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING PULSE WAVES - Pulse waves of a subject are detected in time sequence. Amplitude of the pulse waves is detected, and an interval between two pulse waves adjacent along a time axis is detected. A first change ratio of the interval along the time axis, and a second change ratio of the amplitude divided by the interval along the time axis are calculated respectively. By comparing the first change ratio and the second change ratio with a first threshold and a second threshold respectively, it is decided whether the pulse waves of the subject are irregular. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081948 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR LOCALIZING MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION DURING CATHETERIZATION - A catheter with a tissue property sensor provides for localization of myocardial infarction (MI) by utilizing one or more differences between properties of infarcted myocardial tissue and properties of normal myocardial tissue. The tissue property sensor is to be placed on endocardial wall or epicardial wall during catheterization to sense at least one tissue property allowing for detection of MI. Examples of the tissue property sensor include, but are not limited to, an optical sensor, an acoustic sensor, a contractility sensor, a temperature sensor, and a drug response sensor. In one embodiment, the tissue property sensor senses a tissue property in various locations on endocardial wall or epicardial wall and detects substantial changes in the tissue property that indicate a boundary between infarcted tissue and normal tissue. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081949 | ECG LEAD-OFF DETECTION USING PHASE SHIFT OF RECOVERED TRANSTHORACIC IMPEDANCE RESPIRATION SIGNAL - A lead-off detector is disclosed for detection of a change of connection state of one or more of the electrical leads which are used to connect a physiological monitoring device, such as an Electrocardiogram (“ECG”) monitoring device, with the subject, e.g. patient, being monitored. The disclosed lead-off detector detects such changes rapidly and is not sensitive to electrical noise or thermal fluctuations. For example, the disclosed embodiments may detect disconnection and/or connection of one or more electrical leads and may further detect connection and/or disconnection of one or more electrical leads from the monitoring device, the subject, intervening coupling devices, or a combination thereof. In one embodiment, the disclosed lead-off detector is used in conjunction with a three lead ECG monitor with Transthoracic Impedance Respiration (“TIR”) functionality but may also be utilized with other types of physiological monitoring devices. The disclosed lead-off detector measures a phase difference between a signal transmitted to the subject and a signal received therefrom. Wherein the electrical leads are properly connected, the phase difference will be below a defined threshold. However, when one or more of the electrical leads becomes disconnected in some manner, the phase difference between the transmitted signal and the received signal will exceed the threshold. In an alternate embodiment, the clock frequency of the transmitted signal is further compared with the clock frequency of the received signal to detect transitions between the lead connection states and indicate a lead-off event so as avoid noise generated therefrom, referred to as “lead noise”, from being further processed. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081950 | ECG System and Method - The present invention relates to an ECG system, comprising an ECG apparatus ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081951 | DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING THE LIKELIHOOD OF A PATIENT SUFFERING A MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION | 2010-04-01 |
20100081952 | DETECTING ISCHEMIA USING AN IMPLANTABLE CARDIAC DEVICE BASED ON MORPHOLOGY OF CARDIAC PRESSURE SIGNAL - Methods and systems are presented for using an ICD to detect myocardial ischemia. One such method includes sensing via an implantable cardiac-rhythm-management device (ICRMD) a signal indicative of cardiac pressure; determining via a processor associated with the ICRMD, a derivative signal that is a first derivative of the sensed signal; measuring via the processor, a maximum positive value of the derivative signal; measuring via the processor, a maximum negative value of the derivative signal; and indicating via the processor, an ischemia based on a comparison of a ratio of the maximum positive value to the maximum negative value with a predetermined value. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081953 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFERRING DISEASE SIMILARITY BY SHAPE MATCHING OF ECG TIME SERIES - A method for inferring disease similarity by similarity retrieval of electrocardiogram time-series, comprising: acquiring user ECG waveforms correspondingly depicting many cardiac cycles of the heart of many users stored in a database; pre-processing each of the user ECG waveforms through pre-processing steps to isolate sets of single cardiac cycles corresponding to different heart-rates detected for each of the user ECG waveforms, each single cardiac cycle within the many cardiac cycles of the heart of many users corresponds to one single heart-rate detected. acquiring patient ECG waveforms depicting multiple cardiac cycles of the heart of a query patient; pre-processing the patient ECG waveforms through pre-processing steps to isolate sets of single cardiac cycles corresponding to different heart-rates detected for each of the patient ECG waveforms of the query patient, each single cardiac cycle within the multiple cardiac cycles of the heart of the query patient corresponds to one single heart-rate detected. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081954 | Method, device, and system to control pH in pulmonary tissue of a subject - Methods, systems, and devices are provided which include receiving data or providing data, wherein the data regards a physical condition affecting one or more subjects. The data can inform administration of a pharmaceutical composition in response to the physical condition, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is configured to contact pulmonary tissue to treat a pulmonary disease or condition in the one or more subjects. The data regarding the physical condition may be acquired prior to the subject entering an environment where the physical condition exists. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081955 | Sampling Circuit for Measuring Analytes - This disclosure describes an apparatus and method for measuring analytes in exhaled air. The device contains an inlet through which exhaled air is received. A tube, having a number of different paths running throughout the device, is coupled to the inlet which enables the exhaled air to be re-circulated through the device. At least one portion of the tube is configured in a non-linear fashion. This particular portion of the tube may be used to temporarily store a sample of the exhaled air. The device also contains a converter configured to partially convert an analyte in the exhaled breath from a first state to a second state as the exhaled air is being re-circulated. An analyte sensor is also included to measure the levels of the converted analyte in the exhaled breath. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081956 | Method, composition, and system to control pH in pulmonary tissue of a subject - Methods, pharmaceutical compositions, and systems are provided which include a method for treating a pulmonary viral infectious disease in a subject. The method includes administering a pharmaceutical composition including at least one agent to a pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is administered as two or more distinct and non-overlapping particle size ranges configured to contact two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject, wherein the at least one agent is configured to achieve a selected pH range in the two or more levels of pulmonary tissue of the subject. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081957 | Method, device, and system to control pH in pulmonary tissue of a subject - Methods, systems, and devices are provided which include receiving data or providing data, wherein the data regards a physical condition affecting one or more subjects. The data can inform administration of a pharmaceutical composition in response to the physical condition, wherein the pharmaceutical composition is configured to contact pulmonary tissue to treat a pulmonary disease or condition in the one or more subjects. The data regarding the physical condition may be acquired prior to the subject entering an environment where the physical condition exists. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081958 | PULSE-BASED FEATURE EXTRACTION FOR NEURAL RECORDINGS - A neural recording system ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081959 | DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - Diagnostic apparatus featuring biological feedback for diagnosing a patient ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081960 | Bioimpedance System and Sensor and Technique for Using the Same - A sensor assembly and/or systems for bioimpedance measurements may provide information related to the lean body water of the patient's tissue. The information related to the patient's lean body water may be determined by spectroscopic methods for determining water fraction. The patient's fat-free hydration levels may be incorporated into determinations of physiological parameters that may be determined by bioimpedance, such as cardiac output, hemtocrit, or body fat percentage. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081961 | Method for evaluating the health status, gender, energy content and body composition of living and dead fish, and time of death of dead fish to better describe, evaluate and manage like fish populations using bioelectrical impedance analysis - A method and an apparatus are described for testing the health status, gender, and body composition of living fish as well as time of death for dead fish. The apparatus consists of two series of needles that are mounted to a measuring device that is capable of simultaneously measuring the distance between the two sets of needles and the impedance of a whole fish. The method includes applying needles to the fish, passing an electrical current between the needles, determining impedance for tissue of the fish between the needles, measuring the distance between the two needles and correlating the determined impedance and needle distance measurement with the health status, gender and body composition of living fish and dead fish and time of death of dead fish. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081962 | VISCERAL FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A visceral fat measurement device includes a first electrode pair and a second electrode pair to be arranged in a body axis direction at a back surface of an abdomen of a subject; a current generation unit for flowing current between electrodes of the first electrode pair; a potential difference detection unit for detecting a potential difference between electrodes of the second electrode pair current is flowed between the electrodes of the first electrode pair; and a visceral fat mass calculation part for calculating visceral fat mass of the subject based on the detected potential difference between the electrodes of the second electrode pair. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081963 | Improved sensors and sensing for monitoring neuromuscular blockade - Improved sensors and sensing methods for detection of Neuromuscular Blockade (NMB), for example to improve monitoring generally, as well as facilitate automated NMB drug administration. The methods, systems, devices, etc., herein can increase the quantity and quality of data available. The methods, etc., include translation between commonly available sensing types, use of partially saturated sensor measurements, use of a model of neurotransmitter storage and release and sophisticated use of more than one sensor simultaneously. These methods are aided by new sensors and methods of decreasing electrical noise. An implementation of the methods, systems, devices, etc., herein is automated drug delivery for NMB, whether through an advisor system or through with full computer control. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081964 | REAL-TIME PATHOLOGY - A system for detecting abnormal tissue in a patient including an introducer cannula having a proximal opening and a distal opening. The system further includes a surgical instrument configured for selective insertion through the cannula. The surgical instrument further includes a tissue cutting opening positioned relative to the distal end of the introducer cannula when fully inserted through the introducer cannula. The system also includes a sensor configured to detect at least one property of the tissue of the patient. The sensor is located at a fixed distance relative to the distal end of the introducer cannula when the surgical instrument is inserted into the introducer cannula. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081965 | NEEDLE BIOPSY DEVICE - A device for needle biopsy is provided. The device includes a handle member having proximal and distal portions. A proximal handle member is disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a distal handle member is disposed to the distal portion of the handle member. A sheath lumen is disposed within the handle member and extends from the distal portion of the handle member. A needle housing member is partially disposed to the proximal portion of the handle member and a needle is disposed within the sheath lumen. A plurality of protrusions are disposed upon the needle. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081966 | Umbilical Cord Cell Harvesting - An apparatus and method are provided for harvesting biological material from an umbilical cord. A drain functions to drain the material from the umbilical cord. The apparatus includes a seal member for sealing an open end of an umbilical cord with the drain. A support is provided to support the seal member. An actuator is provided to adjust the engagement of the seal member with the umbilical cord. Moving the actuator relative to the support allows the seal member to twist about the umbilical cord to seal against the umbilical cord to effect drainage of material from the umbilical cord to the drain without leakage. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081967 | INTEGRATED-TESTING SYSTEM - An integrated-testing system includes a meter, a lancing device and a storage case. The meter includes a housing, a display and a processor. The storage case holds the meter and the lancing device in a relatively fixed position to each other. The meter and the lancing device are maintained in the storage case in the relatively fixed position until a fluid sample is desired, at which time a first portion of the lancing device is advanced to a position external to the storage case to obtain the fluid sample and a second portion of the lancing device remains relatively fixed in the storage case while the fluid sample is obtained. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081968 | Test Strip With Integrated Lancet - The present disclosure provides methods and systems to collect blood from a patient using a lancet integrated with a test strip. The present disclosure provides integrated test strips having an integrated lancet, as well as meters for actuating the lancet integrated within a test strip. The analyte test strip comprises a first test strip substrate material and a second test strip substrate material. At least one test strip substrate material comprises an elongate cavity. The test strip further comprises a reaction test site for testing analyte concentrations in blood. The test strip further comprises at least one opening communicating with the at least one cavity. The test strip and integrated lancet can be sterilized and then sealed in a package. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081969 | TENDON TENSION SENSOR - A tendon tension sensor that has particular application for measuring tension on a tendon employed in a robotic arm. The tension sensor includes an elastic element having a curved channel through which the tendon is threaded. The elastic element also includes a center portion on which strain gauges are mounted that measure the strain on the elastic element. Tension on the tendon causes the center portion of the elastic element to flex or bend, which is measured by the strain gauges providing an indication of the tension in the tendon. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081970 | Apparatus for improving health - An apparatus for improving health includes a therapeutic assembly comprising a control panel, a horizontal central channel, a hollow cylinder rotatably disposed in the channel, a sound reproducing device, a light source adapted to emit colorful light rays, a pulsed low frequency generating unit adapted to generate magnetic resonance, an IR generator, a nano lamp, and an electromagnetic wave generating unit; and a table having a top magnetic massaging bed adapted to move lengthwise with respect to the table to dispose in the cylinder, the magnetic massaging bed being adapted to generate static magnetic fields. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081971 | TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BODY CONTOURING APPLICATIONS - Methods and system for treatment planning for non- and minimally-invasive alteration of body adipose tissue for reduction and contouring of body fat are described herein. Treatment plans can be generated by capturing current body part data (e.g., positioning, contour/shape, thickness of adipose tissue, etc.), determining desired outcome of treatment (e.g., percent reduction of adipose tissue thickness, degree of contour change, etc.), and determining treatment parameters to achieve desired results. Algorithms can be used to determine best-fit treatment parameters to use in treatment sessions. In some embodiments, the system can provide a predictive end-result image for communication to patient and/or for determining alteration of desired outcome. In various embodiments, real-time monitoring of feedback data can be used to determine treatment plan efficacy. Additional algorithms can provide real-time comparison of feedback data to anticipated feedback data, and can be used to change treatment parameters in real-time to achieve desired effects. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081972 | MASSAGE UNIT AND CHAIR-TYPE MASSAGE MACHINE HAVING THE UNIT - The invention provides a massage unit of reduced weight and low cost which is adapted to grip and knead the affected part of the user with upper and lower therapeutic members. The massage unit comprises: a kneading shaft ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100081973 | MASSAGE DEVICE - A massage device includes an outer casing, a driving mechanism and at least one massage module. The massage module includes an inclined rotary plate coupled to a main gear seat having central massage balls. When the inclined rotary plate rotates, the main gear seat and the central massage ball are driven to rotate. The main gear seat engages with a plurality of planetary gears, each of which is coupled with a massage arm. An upper end of the massage arm has a peripheral massage ball disposed thereon and a lower end of the massage arm contacts with the inclined rotary plate. A rotation of the inclined rotary plate drives massage arms and the peripheral massage balls thereon to rotate via the planetary gear as well as to move the massage arms up and down, thereby providing a massage of kneading and acupressure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081974 | Portable Controller Unit for a Compression Device - A portable controller unit for delivering pressurized air to a compression device does not require the use of tubing to make internal or external connections. The controller unit includes a molded, one-piece manifold base on which an air compressor and a valve mechanism are mounted. The manifold base includes a plenum formed inside the base during molding of the base and a connector component formed during molding of the base for releasably securing the base to the compression device. The plenum fluidly connects the air compressor to the valve mechanism. The plenum extends through the connector component and fluidly connects the connector to the valve mechanism so that when the base is secured to the compression device, air can be delivered from the air compressor through the connector component to the compression device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081975 | Compression Device with Removable Portion - A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body comprises first and second inflatable bladders spaced apart from one another along an axis of the device. A line of weakness in a connecting section between the first and second bladders extends generally transverse to the axis of the device for selectively separating the inflatable bladders from one another. The device includes an overlying layer in generally opposing relationship to one of the first and second bladder layers. The overlying layer is discontinuous generally adjacent to the line of weakness to define terminal edge margins of the overlying layer extending generally along the line of weakness. Each of the terminal edge margins are connected to at least one of the first and second bladder layers on an opposite side of the line of weakness from the other terminal edge margin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081976 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANALGESIC IMMOBILIZATION OF FRACTURED RIBS | 2010-04-01 |
20100081977 | Tubeless Compression Device - A compression device for applying compression to a body part of a wearer has an inflatable bladder defined by first and second bladder layers and a bladder sealing line securing the first and second bladder layers to one another. A conduit is defined by spaced apart, generally opposing conduit sealing lines securing the first and second bladder layers to one another and portions of the first and second bladder layers between the conduit lines. The conduit is fluidly connected to the inflatable bladder for delivering pressurized air to the inflatable bladder. Tubing is not needed for connection to the compression device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081978 | ADJUSTABLE IMMOBILIZING JOINT BRACE - An adjustable immobilizing joint brace has a pair of opposed, spaced apart first supports for supporting and immobilizing a joint. Each first support has a pair of first joint holes proximate a first end. One of the first joint holes is spaced further from the first end of the first support than the other first joint hole. A pair of opposed, spaced apart second supports has two opposed sides. Each second support has a pair of second joint holes proximate a joint end. The second joint holes are aligned with and attached to the first joint holes on either side of the first support such that the first supports are attached to the second supports and form a variable angle which depends on the orientation of the first supports relative to the orientation of the second supports. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081979 | KNEE BRACE AND METHOD FOR SECURING THE SAME - A knee brace has proximal and distal frame elements with outwardly facing surfaces, and first and second hinges connecting to the frame elements. The brace includes a first strap having a first end directly attached to the first side of the proximal frame element and a second end attached to the first side of the distal frame element so as to spiral from the first side of the proximal frame element to the first side of the distal frame element about posterior and anterior sides of the knee brace. The brace also includes a second strap having a first end directly attached to the second side of the proximal frame element and a second end attached to the second side of the distal frame element so as to spiral from the second side of the distal frame element to the second side of the proximal frame element about the posterior and anterior sides of the knee brace. The first and second straps intersect within a clearance defined between the first and second hinges. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081980 | CREVICE COLLAR - A device for treatment of limbs affected with Lymphedema. The device is a crevice collar which fits into depressed areas and crevices created by over-hanging lobules and protrusions of tissue so that the tissue may be comfortably wrapped with a pressure wrap with exacerbating sores and crevice areas in the skin caused by the Lymphedema. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081981 | WRIST SUPPORT - A wrist support is described, which is suitable for assisting a user to restrain the motion and flexion of a wrist and protect the wrist. The wrist support includes a planar assembly, a finger-wearing set, at least one accommodating pocket, a first tightening strip set, a second tightening strip set, and a plurality of supporting members. The wrist support wraps a hand back, a first metacarpal bone outer side of the hand, a fifth metacarpal bone outer side of the hand, a wrist, and a portion of a forearm, and uses the supporting members to provide a protection function and suppress the flexion of the wrist, so as to maintain the gesture. The supporting members may be accommodated in the accommodating pockets at will according to users' personal requirements. The wrist support can be worn and used either on a left hand or on a right hand. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081982 | PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPE OR SHEET FOR APPLICATION TO SKIN, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - The present invention provides a pressure-sensitive adhesive tape or sheet for application to skin, which contains: a stretch fabric, and a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer provided on one surface of the stretch fabric, in which the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer contains: an acrylic copolymer obtained from a monomer mixture including an alkyl(meth)acrylate of from 40 to 80% by weight, an alkoxy (meth)acrylate of from 10 to 50% by weight and a (meth)acrylic acid of from 1 to 10% by weight; a long-chain fatty acid glycerin ester in an amount of from 20 to 100 parts by weight relative to 100 parts by weight of the acrylic copolymer, and a crosslinking agent, the pressure-sensitive adhesive layer being crosslinked with the crosslinking agent; and also provides a process for producing the tape or sheet. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081983 | WOUND GUARD BANDAGE - A disposable bandage for covering a wound area of a skin surface includes a self adhesive first fastener portion and a second fastener portion, a dome having a generally rectilinear shape and constructed from a thin rigid material, the dome being coupled to the first fastener portion along one edge and coupled to the second fastener portion along a second edge. The dome includes pleats that extend across the dome shape from the top edge to the bottom edge of the dome. A gasket is formed of a stretchable material and extends around the underside of the dome. The gasket is held in contact with the skin surface. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081984 | Garment with Silicone Transpiring Band and Method for Making the Same - The invention relates to a garment, such as a sock, a short sock, an ankle sock having a fabric portion suitable to be worn on a body part, such as a limb, and at least one silicone band on an area of said fabric portion, such as having an anti-slip function, wherein a plurality of transpiring through openings is formed in said silicone band. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081985 | Platelet Additive Solution For Leukoreducing White Blood Cells In Apheresed Platelets - This invention relates to a method of reducing residual white blood cells in an apheresed platelet product. The method includes the steps of adding to the platelet product a solution comprising sodium chloride and magnesium and inducing degradation of the residual white blood cells. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081986 | Valved Hemodialysis Catheter - A dialysis catheter includes an elongate catheter member having an outer wall member defining proximal and distal end regions and a longitudinal axis, and defining first and second longitudinal lumens. The outer member includes first and second ports in respective fluid communication with the first and second longitudinal lumens. The first opening and the first lumen define an inflow passage for removal of blood under vacuum for circulation within a hemodialysis machine. The second opening and the second longitudinal lumen define an outflow passage for return of the blood from the hemodialysis machine. A valve is disposed relative to the outer member proximal of the first port. The valve is adapted to move from a closed position to an open position in response to a predetermined vacuum pressure level realized within the first longitudinal lumen to permit flow of blood through the valve and into the first longitudinal lumen. The valve may be adapted to move to the open position in the event of an at least partial luminal occlusion within the first longitudinal lumen at locations distal of the valve. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081987 | Vacuum-Stabilized Ablation System - Cardiac ablation systems include vacuum-stabilized, irrigated ablation devices that have ablating elements capable of providing regions of relatively low pressure to maintain the ablating element in a stable position relative to the tissue, or minimize relative movement of the ablating element relative to the tissue. The ablation elements have integrated structures for vacuum-stabilization. The devices also include one or more electrodes for both orienting the ablating element as well as for diagnostic purposes. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081988 | FIRST-ENTRY TROCAR SYSTEM - A surgical access system comprises a trocar, an insufflating optical obturator slidably insertable into the trocar, and a laparoscope slidably insertable into the obturator. A distal end of the obturator comprises a tip, at least a portion of which comprises a wall with a generally uniform thickness comprising a transparent material. At least one vent hole disposed at the obturator tip is fluidly connected to a gas flow channel defined by an interior surface of the obturator and the laparoscope, which is fluidly connected to an insufflation gas inlet disposed at a proximal end of the trocar. Improved optical characteristics of the trocar system permit precise and accurate visual placement thereof into a body cavity. Accordingly the access system is suitable as a first entry surgical access system. Embodiments of the trocar access are also useful for drug delivery, and/or for fluid and/or tissue aspiration. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081989 | Arrangement for Transferring An Ovum From A Follicle - An apparatus for transferring an ovum from a follicle with a double lumen needle having at the distal needle end an aspiration lumen for removing an ovum from a follicle and a flushing lumen, the double lumen needle comprising an outer tube with an internally located inner tube that extends over at least part of the length of the outer tube, one of the lumens being bounded by the inner surface of the inner tube and the other of the two lumens by the space between the outer surface of the inner tube and the inner surface of the outer tube, and a connector having an outlet at a second connector end for discharging the flushing fluid with possibly an ovum to the exterior and having a channel means that connects the outlet with the aspiration lumen and a flushing inlet for supplying the flushing fluid, wherein the two fluid pathways within the connector and the double lumen needle are separated from each other, and the inner tube comprises a deformable material. The lumen of the inner tube is the aspiration lumen and the inner tube comprises a depressible portion that is depressible under the influence of a pressure difference between the aspiration lumen and the flushing lumen and the flushing lumen is the space between the interior surface of the outer tube and the exterior surface of the depressible portion. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081990 | MEDICAL DEVICE HAVING PREFILLED BALLON - A medical device including an element defining a central lumen and a secondary lumen. The device includes a prefilled balloon having an interior surface operatively communicates with the secondary lumen. The device includes a securement balloon having an interior surface communicating with the secondary lumen. The securement balloon, secondary lumen, and prefilled balloon define a closed fluid system. The securement balloon is stronger than the prefilled balloon so fluid in the closed fluid system inflates the prefilled balloon before inflating the securement balloon. The device includes a transfer sleeve movable from a first position spaced from the prefilled balloon to a second position positioned around the prefilled balloon to urge fluid from the prefilled balloon into the securement balloon. When the transfer sleeve is in the first position, the securement balloon is substantially collapsed. When the transfer sleeve is in the second position, the securement balloon is inflated. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081991 | SKIN LEVEL DEVICE FOR USE WITH GASTROSTOMY TUBE - A gastrostomy tube including a body having a hub portion and a tubular portion. The body defines a primary lumen having a first end in communication with an opening in the hub portion. The primary lumen has a second end in communication with an opening located in the tubular portion. The tube also includes a port supported on the body communicating with a secondary lumen. The port is adapted to engage an end of a luer tip syringe. The tube includes an external balloon located at a proximal end of the body. The tube has an internal balloon located distally from the external balloon. The internal and external balloons are in fluid communication with the port via the secondary lumen such that each is inflatable. The internal and external balloons enable a clinician to indirectly observe the internal balloon by observing the external balloon. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081992 | Expandable Member Formed Of A Fibrous Matrix For Intraluminal Drug Delivery - An intraluminal catheter device having an expandable member formed of a matrix of fiber elements with a therapeutic agent incorporated therein. The therapeutic agent can be coated on the fiber elements in a co-axial configuration. The fiber elements may also have a second coating including a protective substance surrounding the therapeutic agent. The matrix of fiber elements can be formed by electrospinning. A process of delivering a therapeutic agent to a target site includes providing an intraluminal catheter device having an expandable member formed of a matrix of fiber elements, the expandable member having a therapeutic agent dispersed therein, and advancing the catheter device at a desired treatment site. Once at the desired treatment site, fluid is introduced into the inflation lumen to expand the expandable member from a first profile to a second profile, and the therapeutic agent is delivered to the desired treatment site. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081993 | Medical Device Mechanical Pump - A medical device pump with a housing with a compartment for removably receiving a cartridge containing a therapeutic agent, a conduit configured to operatively provide a fluid flow path for therapeutic agent to exit from the cartridge, a user activated delivery button, a trigger mechanism, and a mechanical pump mechanism. The trigger mechanism, user activated delivery button and mechanical pump mechanism of the medical device pump are configured such that the trigger mechanism is activated by a user fully activating the user activated delivery button. Moreover, such full activation generates mechanical power employed by, and sufficient for, the mechanical pump mechanism to pump a predetermined volume of therapeutic agent from the cartridge and through the fluid flow path. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081994 | Self Retaining Laparoscopic Trocar System-Zisow Trocar Sleeve System - A new concept in laparoscopic trocar systems is presented that could be used with most presently available laparoscopic trocars. The Ethicon XCEL 5 mm trocar is used as the basis for this presentation; however, any other size or system of trocars similarly configured would be compatible with the ZTSS being presented. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081995 | Variable Surgical Access Device - Various devices are provided for allowing multiple surgical instruments to be inserted through a single surgical access device at variable angles of insertion, allowing for ease of manipulation within a patient's body while maintaining insufflation. Safety shields and release mechanisms are also provided for use with various surgical access devices. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081996 | Transparent Catheter Securement System - A securement device for securing a catheter to a patient is provided. The securement device includes a base including a support member and at least one securement arm extending away from the support member. The support member defines a cradle portion, the cradle portion of the support member being configured to receive at least a portion of a catheter. The at least one securement arm being movable over the cradle portion to a position to secure a catheter within the cradle portion. The securement device further includes a cover member configured to be received over the base and dimensioned to secure the base to a patient. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081997 | DOSAGE DELIVERY DEVICE - A dosage delivery device having a housing within which is formed a reservoir, with a plunger located within the reservoir and movable to dispense a material from a discharge opening of the reservoir. The device includes a plunger actuation mechanism, which is movable between a contracted storage position, in which the mechanism is held, at least partially, within the housing and an extended primed position, in which the plunger can be actuated. The dosage delivery device additionally includes a priming mechanism slidably mounted with respect to the housing and movable between a storage and primed position to expose the discharge opening and release the plunger actuation mechanism. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081998 | SYRINGE PROTECTOR - A syringe protector. The syringe protector includes a clamping member, a guard member, and a retaining member. The clamping member being able to lockably engage the needle guard and allow the passage of a needle therethrough. Insertion of the clamping member into the guard member creates a locking interaction between the toothed surface of the clamping member and a complementary toothed or ribbed surface of the guard member. Further, the clamping member holds a retaining member which acts to secure a syringe body once the needle of the syringe enters the guard member. | 2010-04-01 |
20100081999 | SYRINGE, IN PARTICULAR FOR VETERINARY-MEDICINE APPLICATIONS - A syringe for veterinary-medicine applications has a main body with a syringe cylinder whose discharge-side end is connected to a cannula and in which a piston connected to a piston rod is situated so it is displaceable. The syringe includes a protective module including protective cap and a securing element. The protective cap is mounted so it is displaceable on the main body, which receives the cannula in its first terminal position so that the front end thereof does not protrude from the protective cap. The securing element can be moved from a first securing position into a second securing position and then into a third securing position. The securing element releases a locking of the piston rod relative to displacements, so that the piston can be moved in the syringe cylinder in the direction toward the discharge-side end using the piston rod. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082000 | CATHETER SYSTEM WITH REINFORCED MEMBER - A catheter system for positioning of a medical instrument within a body. The catheter system includes a hub defining a main lumen therethrough for passage of the medical instrument. The catheter system also includes an elongate tubular member defining a lumen therethrough. The lumen of the elongate tubular member is in communication with the main lumen of the hub for further passage of the medical instrument. The elongate tubular member defines a first portion and a second portion. The catheter system also includes a reinforcement member that is fixedly coupled to and reinforces the elongate tubular member, the reinforcement member includes a first part, a second part, and a partition defined between the first and second parts. The first and second parts are adapted to selectively move away from each other along the partition to thereby move the first and second portions away from each other and to uncover the medical instrument. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082001 | ANTI-FREE FLOW MECHANISM FOR ENTERAL FEEDING PUMPS - An anti-free-flow mechanism includes an occluder mechanism which is disposed along a segment of tubing and a mounting structure. The occluder mechanism is normally in a biased closed position, but may be moved into an open position by placement in the mounting structure. However, unless force is applied to keep the occluder mechanism in the mounting structure, the occluder will move relative to the mounting structure and return to the first, closed position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082002 | Protector Cover Assembly - The invention relates to a needle protector assembly comprising a needle of a disposable medical device and a protective cover for the needle, wherein the needle is attached to a needle hub which can be moved relative to the protective cover between a position of use in which at least the tip of the needle is outside of the protective cover, and a retracted position iii which the needle is fully received in the protective cover, wherein the needle protector assembly further comprises a locking mechanism adapted to secure the needle hub inside the protective cover when the needle hub is in the retracted position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082003 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR COATING MEDICAL IMPLANTS - Medical implants are provided which release an anthracycline, fluoropyrimidine, folic acid antagonist, podophylotoxin, camptothecin, hydroxyurea, and/or platinum complex, thereby inhibiting or reducing the incidence of infection associated with the implant. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082004 | Collection catheter and kit - A catheter for collecting fluid such as blood from a vessel such as a coronary sinus of a patient has an elongated, flexible tubular portion and an annular sealing member spaced from a distal end of the tubular member. A proximal end of the tubular member is adapted to be connected to a source of suction for applying suction to a collection lumen of the tubular member. The distal end is placed in a blood vessel with the sealing member spaced from opposing surface of the vessel in an absence of a suction applied to the collection lumen. Suction is applied to the collection lumen in an amount sufficient to draw blood from the vessel through the fluid inlet and into the collection lumen and further sufficient to urge the opposing surface of the vessel to migrate into sealing engagement with the sealing member. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082005 | Disposable hygiene article - A disposable hygiene article has an absorbing element component ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100082006 | DEVELOPMENTALLY DESIGNED DIAPER - The present disclosure provides a developmentally designed diaper for LBW infants that is based on NIDCAP principals to allow for the proper positioning of a LBW infants limbs while wearing the diaper. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082007 | POST-OPERATIVE GARMENTS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POST-OPERATIVE LEAKAGE - A post-operative garment comprising a garment body having an outside surface and an inside surface, the garment body being positionable on a body portion of an individual to exert a substantially uniform magnitude of compression pressure upon the body portion; and at least one fastener part on an inside surface of the garment body, the at least one fastener part being configured to engage with a cooperating fastener part on at least one absorbent pad to releasably retain the at least one absorbent pad. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082008 | FEMININE HYGIENE ARTICLE WITH VISUAL INDICATOR - A feminine hygiene article ( | 2010-04-01 |
20100082009 | Spring-Loaded Cartridge Cap - Described is a spring-loaded cartridge cap for use in a drug infusion pump. The cap is ejected if it is not properly inserted into the pump. In one embodiment, the cap includes three detent pins that mate with detents in a cartridge chamber within the drug infusion pump. As the cap is inserted into the cartridge chamber of the drug infusion pump, the distal end of the cartridge compresses a coil spring within the cap. To secure the cap within the cartridge chamber, the cap is rotated such that each detent pin moves within a slot until a locking detent is engaged. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082010 | RESERVOIR CONNECTOR - A method and apparatus for a connection interface between a reservoir or syringe, infusion set tubing, and an infusion pump is provided. A base is provided which is adapted to receive a reservoir. The base has a base engagement member, such as a detent, projecting therefrom. A cap is provided which is adapted to receive the base. The cap includes a first cap engagement member, such as a detent opening, which is adapted to removably engage the base detent. The cap further includes a second cap detent opening which is adapted to removably engage the base detent. A piercing member, such as a needle, is disposed in the interior of the cap in such a manner that the needle is separated from the reservoir septum when the base detent is in the first cap detent opening, and the needle pierces the reservoir septum when the base detent is in the second cap detent opening. When the reservoir, the base and the cap are connected to form an integrated unit, this unit is then capable of being inserted and secured in the infusion pump housing. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082011 | FLUID DETECTION IN AN ENTERAL FEEDING SET - Detection of fluid conditions in an administration set. A light source is positioned to transmit an infrared light through administration set tubing and any fluid therein. A light sensor senses the infrared light transmitted through the tubing and generates an output signal. A frequency of the output signal is a function of an intensity of the light transmitted through the tubing. A processor receives and determines the frequency of the output signal, and compares the determined frequency to threshold frequency values to determine whether fluid is in the tubing. The processor also monitors the generated output signal to determine if the frequency of the output signal changes over time, and determines whether fluid is flowing in the tubing as a function of the determined change in frequency. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082012 | DOUBLE BALLOON CATHETER AND METHODS FOR HOMOGENEOUS DRUG DELIVERY USING THE SAME - The invention, in one embodiment, is directed to a catheter for site-specific delivery of a therapeutic agent to a blood vessel of a patient. The catheter further includes an elongated shaft having at least one inner lumen, a distal end and a proximal end and proximal and distal vessel-conforming balloons where each is separately positionable and inflatable, and when inflated, substantially restricts blood flow in the vessel and creates a treatment window of a defined but variable length for delivery of the therapeutic agent. The catheter optionally includes at least one marker band adjacent to the proximal balloon and at least one marker band adjacent to the distal balloon. At least one lateral aperture positioned in the window is in fluid communication with a drug delivery conduit located within either the inner shaft or the outer shaft to provide a homogeneous concentration of the therapeutic agent to the window. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082013 | Diluent/Medication Mixing Syringe Assembly - A diluent/medication mixing syringe assembly is described which includes a cannula which extends through a syringe plunger assembly into a reservoir of the syringe assembly. The cannula facilitates injection of a diluent, medication or other fluid into the fluid reservoir of the syringe assembly immediately prior to use for mixing with a medication in the reservoir. In one embodiment, a mixing element is secured to a distal end of the cannula within the reservoir to improve mixing efficiency. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082014 | GUIDEWIRE REPLACEMENT DEVICE - A guidewire exchange device is configured to exchange a guidewire associated with a guidewire port in a medical device. The guidewire exchange device is further configured to interface with the medical device at the guidewire port, remove the guidewire from the medical device, and insert a replacement guidewire. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082015 | Device for Interfacing with Standard Luer Lock Syringes - An interface device is described which includes a body defining one or more cylindrical bores which are dimensioned to receive a standard luer lock syringe. Each bore includes a plunger movably positioned therein from a retracted position to an advanced position. The plunger and the distal end of the bore defines a first fluid reservoir and the standard syringe assembly defines a second fluid reservoir. The interface device and the syringe assembly are operable to sequentially deliver multiple fluids from the interface device to a catheter assembly. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082016 | Ball-Valve Actuation Mechanism - A valve assembly for use with a catheter assembly is provided. The valve assembly includes a valve housing adapted for fluid engagement with a catheter assembly, the valve housing defining a longitudinal axis and having an internal passageway for flow of fluids relative to the catheter assembly, a valve member at least partially disposed within the valve housing and defining a valve passage, the valve member adapted for movement within the valve housing between an open position wherein the valve passage is in general alignment with the internal passageway of the valve housing to permit flow of fluids through the valve housing, and a closed position to substantially occlude the internal passageway of the valve housing, and an actuation mechanism mounted to the valve housing and operatively connected to the valve member, the actuation mechanism selectively movable in a general longitudinal direction to cause corresponding movement of the valve member between the open position and the closed position. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082017 | LASER MODIFICATION OF INTRAOCULAR LENS - A system of modifying an intraocular device located within an eye, wherein the system includes a laser assembly and a controller coupled to the laser assembly. The laser assembly outputs a pulsed laser beam having a pulse width between about 300 picoseconds and about 10 femtoseconds, and the controller directs the laser assembly to output the pulsed laser beam into the intraocular device. One or more slip zones are formed within the intraocular device in response thereto, and the slip zones are configured to modify a refractive profile of the intraocular device. A method of modifying a refractive profile of an eye having an intraocular device implanted therein, wherein the method includes determining a corrected refractive profile for the eye based on an initial refractive profile, identifying one or more locations within the intraocular device based on the corrected refractive profile, and directing a pulsed laser beam at the locations to produce the corrected refractive profile. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082018 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESHAPING THE CORNEA - A system and method are provided for reshaping the surface of a resilient transparent material such as a cornea. In the system, a laser unit generates a femto-second laser beam to deliver focused energy inside the material. Specifically, the energy is focused over a defined spot pattern to weaken the material. Further, the system includes a contact element that forms a contour surface. In order to reshape the material, the system provides for holding the contour surface of the contact element against the surface of the weakened material. After holding the contour surface against the material for a pre-determined time duration, the surface of the material is reshaped with a desired configuration that substantially mimics the contour surface of the contact element. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082019 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GENERATION OF SUBSURFACE MICRODISRUPTIONS FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS - A device comprises an energy source capable of generating short bursts of energy at a variable pulse repetition rates. The repetition rates range from a single shot to several hundreds Mega-Hertz so that selective, three dimensional interactions with a volumetric zone of skin or issue can be created substantially without damage or substantial changes to overlying or underlying or surrounding tissue or skin. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082020 | MEDICAL LASER APPARATUS HAVING CAPACITANCE SENSOR AND LASER EMISSION CONTROL DEVICE - A medical laser apparatus having a capacitance sensor and a laser emission control device is provided, which can improve the safety by sensing whether a laser handpiece is in contact with a skin using the capacitance sensor and emitting a laser beam only when the handpiece is in contact with the skin, and which can improve the accuracy by making it possible to confirm whether the handpiece stands perpendicular to the skin surface. The medical laser apparatus includes a main body | 2010-04-01 |
20100082021 | Fluid Recirculation Debris Handling System - A device for circulating fluid to a target site within a living body, comprises a longitudinal member including an inlet lumen supplying fluid to the target site and a return lumen withdrawing fluid from the target site, the return lumen surrounding the inlet lumen and a screen coupled to a distal end of the longitudinal member, the screen including a plurality of openings extending therethrough from a radially inner surface forming a radially outer wall of a distal portion of the return lumen to an outer surface thereof. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082022 | DELIVERED ENERGY GENERATOR FOR MICROWAVE ABLATION - A microwave system for generating microwave energy to tissue according to an energy control algorithm is disclosed. The system includes a microwave generator configured to select an energy control algorithm, programmed in the microwave generator that corresponds to a microwave energy delivery device connected to the generator. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082023 | MICROWAVE SYSTEM CALIBRATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A microwave system calibration apparatus including an antenna portion configured to deliver microwave energy to tissue, a transmission line portion configured to receive a microwave energy signal from a microwave source and to selectively deliver the microwave energy signal to the antenna portion and a switching mechanism connected between the antenna portion and the transmission line portion. The transmission line includes an inner conductor having a length, an outer conductor concentrically surrounding the inner conductor along the length and a dielectric material separating the inner and outer conductors. The inner conductor or the outer conductor of the transmission line portion is electrically connected to the antenna. The switching mechanism is configured to electrically disconnect the transmission line portion from the antenna portion in a first condition and further configured to connect the inner conductor to the outer conductor in a second condition. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082024 | INTERMITTENT MICROWAVE ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEM - An intermittent microwave energy delivery system for use in testing microwave energy systems and devices and for use in performing medical procedures including a microwave energy source configured to provide a continuous microwave energy signal, an energy delivery network configured to intermittently transmit a portion of the continuous microwave energy signal, a resistive load configured to dissipate the microwave energy signal; and a switching network configured to switch the continuous microwave energy signal between the microwave energy network and the resistive load. The continuous microwave energy signal is time proportioned between the energy delivery network and the resistive load. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082025 | MICROWAVE ABLATION GENERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A microwave energy delivery and measurement system, including a microwave energy source configured to delivery microwave energy to a microwave energy delivery device, a measurement system configured to measure at least one parameter of the microwave energy delivery device and a switching network configured to electrically isolate the microwave energy source and the measurement system. The measurement system is configured to actively measure in real time at least one parameter related to the microwave energy delivery device. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082026 | Electrosurgical instrument and system - An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical instrument and an electrosurgical generator, the instrument having a longitudinal axis and including at least first, second and third electrodes. The electrodes are spaced from each other by one or more insulating members therebetween, the spacing between the first and third electrodes being greater than that between the first and second electrodes. The electrosurgical generator includes a source of radio frequency energy capable of producing either a coagulating RF waveform or a cutting RF waveform and has first second and third output connections connected to the first, second and third electrodes respectively of the electrosurgical instrument. The generator further includes a switching means, and a controller, the controller being such that when a cutting RF waveform is selected, the switching means directs the cutting RF waveform between the first and second output connections and hence the first and second electrodes. When a coagulating RF waveform is selected, the switching means directs the coagulating RF waveform between the first and third output connections and hence the first and third electrodes. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082027 | Frequency specific micocurrent for treatment of dental indications - Protocols are provided for the use of frequency specific microcurrent in conjunction with dental or orthodontic procedures to treat or prevent inflammation induced complications. Specific protocols are disclosed for use in conjunction with gingival surgery and chronic periodontitis, implant/osseous periodontal surgery, general post operative trauma, pulpal trauma, pulpal inflammation, root canal post op, chronic osteonecrosis, osteonecrosis surgery post op, orthodontic pain prevention, and orthodontic mid-adjustment procedures. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082028 | External fixation apparatus with adjustable pin clamping means and convergent bone pins - An external fixation device for holding bone fragments in place includes a housing having a number of rotationally adjustable pin holders, each of which is held by a clamping member that simultaneously clamps the pin holder within an internal mounting surface of the housing and a bone pin within the pin holder. A first embodiment includes a number of internal mounting surfaces, each of which can include a single pin holder. A second embodiment includes one or two internal mounting surfaces, each of which holds a row of pin holders that is clamped in place by a single clamping member. Other embodiments include pin holders arranged so that bone pins, extending from a linearly extending or arcuate surface are concentrated in a region. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082029 | Static Compression Device - A Static Compression Device (SC device) for active, measurable compression of a fusion graft by the surgeon at the time of surgery is disclosed. The SC device is attachable to adjacent vertebral bodies or other pieces of bone and has a device that applies compressive force to the adjacent vertebral bodies or pieces of bone to assist fusion according to Wolffs law. The SC device has a locking mechanism that maintains the compression applied at surgery, but prevents further compression (settling) from occurring after surgery. The SC device allows the surgeon the ability to compress a segment, measure the applied compression, and lock the segment in the compressed position. In one embodiment of the invention, the pressure is applied to the SC device through a compression device that applies a desired and measurable amount of force. In this embodiment, the combination of the SC device with a pressure applying and measuring device allows the surgeon more control over the force applied to a cervical, thoracic or lumbar implant than has previously been available. In the preferred embodiment, the SC device compresses two or more adjacent vertebrae across an adjacent bone graft to facilitate fusion of these vertebrae to treat pain produced by pressure from the disks between such vertebrae bulging and resulting in contact with and pressure on the spinal cord and adjacent nerve roots. In other embodiments, the SC device may be used to apply measurable compression across any type of bony interface (e.g. fractures) to facilitate union. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082030 | OSTEOSYNTHESIS CLIP AND INSERTION TOOL FOR USE WITH BONE TISSUE FRAGMENTS - An osteosynthesis clip for the cicatrization of bone tissue fragments. The clip includes at least two engagement legs extending approximately parallel to one another and including respective distal bridging tips and respective proximal insertion tips to be inserted into the bone tissue fragments; and a connecting bridge coupled to the distal bridging tips of the two engagement legs, the connecting bridge including at least two elongated sections extending along side one another, the elongated sections extending along a non-linear trajectory to form a non-linear deformable region, such as a depression or a dome. The engagement legs include helical screw surfaces to facilitate removal of the clip after the bone tissue fragments have fused. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082031 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE BONE MILLER APPARATUS - A miller assembly for creating a cavity in a bone. The cavity has a cross section which has a generally triangular profile having a first side generally parallel with an axis of the bone and a second side forming an acute angle with the first side, and is contiguous with a pre-existing conical cavity in the bone. The miller assembly includes a cutter and a frame for carrying the cutter. The frame includes a connection portion having a longitudinal axis and a cutter mount for mounting the cutter at a first angle approximating the acute angle with respect to the longitudinal axis of the connection portion. The cutter mount extends at the first angle from the longitudinal axis of the connection portion and is configured to receive a portion of the cutter and maintain the received cutter oriented at the first angle during rotation. The frame further includes a handle configured to form a portion of a drive joint for coupling the frame to a drill, the handle having a longitudinal axis. The longitudinal axis of the handle is coincident with the longitudinal axis of the frame. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082032 | TREATMENT TIP INCISION TEMPLATE - A shape and depth template for incisions with treatment tips, usable in treatments such as bone surgery, comprising a guiding body for a treatment tip provided with two mutually opposite end faces arranged at a preset distance and a lateral surface, one of the end faces being arrangeable at the treatment tip incision region and with a hole that of preset shape that passes there through from one end face to the other. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082033 | SYSTEM FOR USE IN TREATMENT OF VERTEBRAL FRACTURES - Methods and devices that displace bone or other hard tissue to create a cavity in the tissue. Where such methods and devices rely on a driving mechanism for providing moving of the device to form a profile that improves displacement of the tissue. These methods and devices also allow for creating a path or cavity in bone for insertion of bone cement or other filler to treat a fracture or other condition in the bone. The features relating to the methods and devices described herein can be applied in any region of bone or hard tissue where the tissue or bone is displaced to define a bore or cavity instead of being extracted from the body such as during a drilling or ablation procedure. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082034 | IMPLANT DESIGNS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR TOTAL KNEE RESURFACING - A ligament and bone conserving prosthesis for total knee resurfacing includes a distal femoral component which resurfaces the weight bearing portions of both femoral condyles and the trochlear groove. The prosthesis also includes implants to independently resurface the medial and lateral tibial plateaus in an inset manner. Also disclosed are apparatus and methods for performing the total knee resurfacing utilizing a minimally invasive, bone and ligament conserving manner. | 2010-04-01 |
20100082035 | CUSTOMIZED PATIENT-SPECIFIC ACETABULAR ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE AND FABRICATION - A number of customized patient-specific acetabular orthopaedic surgical instruments are disclosed. A method for fabricating and using such orthopaedic surgical instruments are also disclosed. | 2010-04-01 |