15th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 39 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150099899 | PROCESS FOR THE PURIFICATION OF 2-PHENYL-2-METHYL-PROPANOIC ACID DERIVATIVES - Process for the preparation of 2-phenyl-2-methyl propanoic acid derivatives, useful as intermediates in the preparation of fexofenadine hydrochloride. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099900 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING AMIDE COMPOUNDS - An efficient and eco-friendly process for producing amide compounds comprising contacting a primary amine with molecular oxygen-containing gas, solvent and ammonia solution in the presence of a non-precious metal-containing ordered, mesoporous solid catalyst is disclosed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099901 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING HYDROGENATED BIPHENOL - Provided is a method for efficiently producing high-purity hydrogenated biphenol based on a simple method that can be industrially utilized using easily-available biphenol as a starting material. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099902 | APPARATUS FOR RAPID MIXING OF MEDIA AND METHOD - The present invention relates to an apparatus, which can be part of a pre-treatment system in a plant for the production of fuels, e. g. bio-ethanol, derived from plant biomass, e. g. first generation crops, such as grain, sugarcane and corn or second generation crops such as lignocellulosic biomass. The invention relates to an apparatus for processing, such as fluffing and mixing, at least two media, such as a solid, e. g. biomass, and a fluid, e. g. steam, so as to rendering the first medium susceptible to efficient receiving of energy and/or mass which is provided by localized release of the second medium. Although the description of the present invention focuses on biomass, it is envisaged that the invention is generally applicable to control the mixing of at least two media by crossing their stream of while dispersing at least one of them. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099903 | PRODUCTION OF ALPHA, OMEGA-DIOLS - Disclosed herein are processes for preparing an α,ω-C | 2015-04-09 |
20150099904 | Process To Recover Alcohol From An Ethyl Acetate Residue Stream - Recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using a low energy process. The crude ethanol product is separated in a column to produce a distillate stream comprising acetaldehyde and a residue stream comprising ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate and water. The ethanol product is recovered from the residue stream. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099905 | Process to Recover Alcohol with Reduced Water From Overhead of Acid Column - A process for recovering ethanol obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid. The crude ethanol product is separated in a column to produce a distillate stream comprising acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate and a residue stream comprising ethanol, acetic acid, ethyl acetate and water. The ethanol product is recovered from the residue stream. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099906 | METHOD FOR THE CONTINUOUS PRODUCTION OF NITROBENZENE - The present invention relates to a method for producing nitrobenzene, in which the waste gas streams accruing in the process and containing benzene and (traces of) nitrobenzene, possibly low- and medium-boiling components, possibly non-condensable gases and possibly water, optionally after removal of nitrogen oxides, are scrubbed in an absorption column with nitrobenzene, which comprises only very small amounts (maximum 50 ppm) of benzene and is distributed by means of a liquid distributor at a rate of 50 to 200 drip points per square metre, preferably 60 to 120 drip points per square metre, wherein (i) a liquid stream containing benzene and nitrobenzene, possibly organic low- and medium-boiling components and additionally containing sulfuric acid if sulfuric acid is used as the scrubbing agent and (ii) waste gas depleted in benzene and possibly in organic low- and medium-boiling components are obtained. A waste gas purified by the method according to the invention is particularly suitable for burning in a thermal exhaust air treatment process. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099907 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING 1-CHLORO-3,3,3-TRIFLUORO-1-PROPENE AND 1,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - A method for producing a desired isomer of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene or a desired isomer of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene at a high conversion ratio with no use of a solid catalyst is provided. Since no solid catalyst is used, a desired isomer of 1-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-1-propene and a desired isomer of 1,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene can be stably obtained with no undesired possibility that the solid catalyst is deteriorated due to coking or the like caused as a result of long-time use thereof. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099908 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING OXYGEN-CONTAINING LIQUID FUEL BY BIO-OIL CATALYTIC CONVERSION - Devices and methods for preparing oxygen-containing liquid fuel by bio-oil catalytic conversion. A device includes a biomass fast thermal cracking system for preparing bio-oil, a bio-oil oil-water separating system for separating the bio-oil into oil phase bio-oil and water phase bio-oil that is output to an oil phase bio-oil chemical chain hydrogen production system, and a water phase bio-oil catalytic hydrogenation system. The hydrogen production system outputs produced hydrogen to the water phase bio-oil catalytic hydrogenation system to prepare a liquid fuel. A method includes the steps: thermally cracking the biomass to prepare bio-oil, separating the water phase and the oil phase, producing hydrogen from the oil phase bio-oil through a chemical chain method so as to provide a hydrogen source for the water phase bio-oil to carry out two-stage catalytic hydrogenation in a slurry bed, and separating and purifying the hydrogenated products to obtain an oxygen-containing liquid fuel. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING BIOMASS INTO FUEL, OIL AND OTHER USEFUL PRODUCTS - A system for converting animal waste into fuel, oil and other useful products is presented and includes a confinement building, a waste storage facility or lagoon for holding animal waste, a solids separating system for separating solids from liquids, a mixing and macerating unit for mixing the proper combination of fluids and solids and for managing the particle size, a pumping unit for pressurizing the system, a first heat exchanger unit, a reactor vessel, a second heat exchanger unit, an oil and water separating unit and an oil storage facility. The reactor vessel includes at least one auger blade that extend around a centrally positioned column that conducts heat into the reactor vessel. The animal waste is pumped through the reactor vessel as heated is applied. The heat and pressure converts the animal waste to oil and water which is later separated. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099910 | Activation and Use of Hydroalkylation Catalysts - A process for activating a hydroalkylation catalyst in a first state comprising an acid component and a hydrogenating metal component, including: (i) treatment at a temperature of at least 120° C. in the presence of hydrogen for a first duration to produce a catalyst in a second state having a first hydroalkylation activity; (ii) contacting the catalyst in the second state with an aromatic compound and hydrogen under a hydroalkylation condition effective to convert at least part of the aromatic compound to a cycloalkylaromatic compound and produce a catalyst in a third state; and (iii) treating the catalyst in the third state at a temperature of at least 160° C. in the presence of hydrogen but advantageously in the substantial absence of the aromatic compound for a third duration to produce an activated catalyst in a fourth state having a third hydroalkylation activity greater than the first hydroalkylation activity. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099911 | CONVERSION OF PROPANE TO PROPYLENE - A process is disclosed that includes brominating a C | 2015-04-09 |
20150099912 | Process to Make Olefins from Oxygenates - The present invention relates to a process to make light olefins, in a combined XTO-OC process, from an oxygen-containing, halogenide-containing or sulphur-containing organic feedstock comprising:
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20150099913 | METHANOL CONVERSION PROCESS - A methanol conversion process comprises contacting a feedstream comprising methanol, optionally with dimethyl ether or other oxygenates with a catalyst comprising a physical mixture of a molecular sieve, preferably an intermediate or small pore size zeolite such as an MFI zeolite, with a basic metal oxide to provide extended catalyst cycle life by reducing the incidence of coke formation. The process may be applied to the methanol-to-gasoline (MTG), methanol to distillate (MOD), methanol-to-olefins (MTO), methanol-to-chemicals (MTC) and combination processes such as the MTO/OCP Process. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099914 | PROCESS FOR THE AROMATIZATION OF A METHANE-CONTAINING GAS STREAM - A process for the aromatization of a methane-containing gas stream comprising: contacting the methane-containing gas stream in a reactor with a fluidized bed comprising an aromatization catalyst and a hydrogen acceptor under methane-containing gas aromatization conditions to produce a product stream comprising aromatics and hydrogen wherein the hydrogen is, at least in part, bound by the hydrogen acceptor in the reaction zone and removed from the product and the reaction zone. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099915 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SHORT-CHAIN OLEFINS WITH PROLONGED CYCLE TIME - A process for producing short-chain olefins by conversion of oxygenates in a multi-stage fixed-bed reactor, in which the individual stages for reaction zones are covered with beds of a granular, form-selective zeolite catalyst and the feed mixture containing oxygenates is added distributed over the reaction stages. An increase of the availability of the fixed-bed reactor for the olefin production with the same or an increased yield of short-chain olefins is achieved in that one or more reaction zones are charged with a distinctly reduced mass flow of the feed mixture containing oxygenates, wherein the reduced mass flow fraction is distributed over other reaction zones. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099916 | HEAD IMMOBILIZATION DEVICE WITH INHALER, METHOD FOR MAKING SAME AND METHOD OF USING SAME - Head and neck radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer or the like is carried out using a mask which comprises a heat-softenable, conformable and perforate plastic sheet and a frame which can be secured to the surface of a treatment table or chair to immobilize the patient's head and neck. An inhaler is placed on the patient's face prior to molding the thermoplastic sheet over the patient's face such that the resulting contoured sheet captures the inhaler and produces a unitary assembly. Inlet and outlet hoses can be attached to the inhaler for administering an anesthetic or soporific in gaseous form, such as nitrous oxide, for the purpose of calming and tranquilizing the patient for reducing feelings of claustrophobic anxiety during the treatment. A separate scavenging unit may be added. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099917 | SYSTEM FOR THE DELIVERY OF PROTON THERAPY BY PENCIL BEAM SCANNING OF A PREDETERMINABLE VOLUME WITHIN A PATIENT - A system and a method improve a quality of beam delivery in proton therapy by pencil beam scanning of a predeterminable volume within a patient that minimizes beam position errors. The system has a proton source generating a proton beam, a number of proton beam bending/focusing units, a beam nozzle having an outlet for the proton beam to penetrate the predetermined volume, a beam bending magnet, and a couple of sweeper magnets to sweep the proton beam in both lateral directions. A position-sensitive detector is aligned with the nozzle to control the position of the proton beam and control logic controls the position and the energy of the proton beam and has a beam steering data set. A correction logic is aligned with the control logic for correcting beam position errors by comparing an expected beam position with the actual beam position detected and generates beam position correction data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099918 | RADIATION MEASURING DEVICE, PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY DEVICE PROVIDED WITH RADIATION MEASURING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING DOSE PROFILE OF PARTICLE BEAM - A radiation measuring device having a plurality of sensors configured to generate charges in response to the radiation includes a signal processing device. The signal processing device uses an signal generated by a proton beam irradiation device upon changing of beam energy and causes accumulation values of charges output from the sensors to be separately stored in a main control device for each value of the energy. The main control device calculates depth dose profiles for values of the beam energy from the accumulation values stored in the main control device and representing the charges. The main control device calculates a range of the beam for each of the values of the beam energy from the depth dose profiles, corrects the depth dose profiles for the values of the beam energy using a correction coefficient that depends on the range and sums the corrected depth dose profiles. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099919 | CONTROL OF MAGNETIC ROTORS TO TREAT THERAPEUTIC TARGETS - A system for the physical manipulation of free magnetic rotors in a circulatory system using a remotely placed magnetic field-generating stator is provided. In one embodiment, the invention relates to the control of magnetic particles in a fluid medium using permanent magnet-based or electromagnetic field-generating stator sources. Such a system can be useful for increasing the diffusion of therapeutic agents in a fluid medium, such as a human circulatory system, which can result in substantial clearance of fluid obstructions, such as vascular occlusions, in a circulatory system resulting in increased blood flow. Examples of vascular occlusions targeted by the system include, but are not limited to, atherosclerotic plaques, including fibrous caps, fatty buildup, coronary occlusions, arterial stenosis, restenosis, vein thrombi, arterial thrombi, cerebral thrombi, embolisms, hemorrhages, other blood clots, and very small vessels. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099920 | Magnetic field applicator for the magnetic stimulation of body tissues - A magnetic field applicator for the magnetic stimulation of body tissues comprising a core carrier ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150099921 | TREATMENT OF DEGENERATIVE BRAIN DISORDERS USING TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION - Methods and systems for transcranial magnetic stimulation applied to the posterior cingulate including bundle fibers to treat Alzheimer's. Excitatory impulses from (or triggered by) the applied TMS may be transmitted through to the entorhinal cortex and hippocampus, which are early sites in which Alzheimer's disease begins to develop. Excitatory signals in the hippocampus and entorhinal cortex strengthen connectivity between cells, and increase. Overall metabolic activity may be increased, serving to help promote resistance to the Alzheimer's disease process and encouraging maturation and integration of neural stem cells native to this region of the brain. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099922 | IMPELLER FOR CATHETER PUMP - An impeller for a pump is disclosed herein. The impeller can include a hub having a fixed end and a free end. The impeller can also have a plurality of blades supported by the hub. Each blade can have a fixed end coupled to the hub and a free end. The impeller can have a stored configuration and a deployed configuration, the blades in the deployed configuration extending away from the hub, and the blades in the stored configuration being compressed against the hub. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099923 | Percutaneous Right Ventricular Assist Apparatus and Method - A system for assisting the right heart of a patient includes a PA cannula adapted for insertion into a PA of a patient through the right internal jugular vein of the patient. The system includes a percutaneous RA cannula adapted for insertion into an RA of the patient. The system includes a blood pump disposed outside of the patient to which the RA cannula and the PA cannula are connected to provide right ventricular circulatory support to the patient without any left ventricular assist. A method for assisting the right heart of a patient includes the steps of inserting a PA cannula into a PA of a patient. There is the step of inserting an RA cannula into an RA of the patient. There is the step of connecting the RA cannula and the PA cannula to a blood pump disposed outside of the patient. There is the step of activating the blood pump to provide right ventricular circulatory support to assist the heart of the patient. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099924 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIR OF VAGINAL WALL OR UTERUS - A splinting appliance for use in repair of the vaginal wall or uterus includes a body portion, securing means and coupling means. The body portion is shaped to support a substantially normal vaginal apex. The securing means is configured to enable removable securing of the splinting appliance within the vaginal canal. The coupling means enables the splinting appliance to releasably couple with a vaginal elevator device when inserted in the vaginal canal during surgery. Use of the vaginal elevator device when coupled with the splinting appliance aids in location of the vaginal apex. The splinting appliance provides a substantially rigid support which, when in use, facilitates manipulation of tissue at the vaginal wall when approaching through the abdomen e.g. for dissection and/or attachment of a repair graft. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099925 | Endoscope with Integrated Sensors - The insertion tube of an endoscope is equipped with an array of pressure sensors that provide real-time information of the pressure exerted by the insertion tube as it passes through a patient's body during an endoscopic procedure. Pressure information may be displayed in real time, wherein regions of high pressure are highlighted. An alarm is generated when the pressure applied at any location inside the patient's body exceeds safe limits. Further, sensors may be placed along the length of the insertion tube for measurement of distance travelled by the tip of an endoscope, which is integrated with measurement of the force applied by a physician in maneuvering the endoscope to determine applied force at a given location. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099926 | Endoscope with Integrated Sensors - The insertion tube of an endoscope is equipped with an array of pressure sensors that provide real-time information of the pressure exerted by the insertion tube as it passes through a patient's body during an endoscopic procedure. Pressure information may be displayed in real time, wherein regions of high pressure are highlighted. An alarm is generated when the pressure applied at any location inside the patient's body exceeds safe limits. Further, sensors may be placed along the length of the insertion tube for measurement of distance travelled by the tip of an endoscope, which is integrated with measurement of the force applied by a physician in maneuvering the endoscope to determine applied force at a given location. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099927 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED INTUBATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AIRWAYS - Devices, systems and methods for improved intubation which have particular application for awake or sedated intubation are described. An intubation scope having a handle, a flexible probe, and an articulatable tip where the handle has a control lever coupled to a rotary control wheel, which is in turn connected to control wires which when moved by the rotary control wheel cause articulation of the tip of the intubation scope. Systems utilizing the intubation scope may also include endotracheal tubes adapted to fit over the tip of the intubation scope. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099928 | INJECTABLE COMPOSITIONS - In one aspect, the invention provides injectable compositions that comprise a suitable hydrophilic polymer (e.g., a suitable polysaccharide) and water, as well as other optional components. In various embodiments, the composition may be provided in a suitable container, for example, in a pre-loaded syringe. In another aspect, methods of performing medical procedures in a tract of a body are provided. In yet another aspect, the invention provides systems for performing medical procedures in a tract of a body. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099929 | ENDOSCOPE ILLUMINATION SYSTEM - Imaging apparatus, including an imaging unit, which consists of an image sensor, configured to capture images of a region and to output image signals in response to the captured images and an illumination source, configured to illuminate the region. The unit further includes a driver circuit, which is coupled to receive a digital value indicative of a target luminous flux of the illumination source and to generate a pulse-width-modulated (PWM) signal to drive the illumination source with a duty cycle of the signal determined by the value. The apparatus includes a camera control unit, which is configured to process the image signals so as to generate images of the region and to output the digital value indicative of the target luminous flux based on the images. A single cable connects the imaging unit to the camera control unit so as to convey the image signals and the digital value. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099930 | Ureteral Access Sheath - In one embodiment, an access sheath includes a sheath assembly including sheath tubing, the sheath tubing having a main lumen and a secondary lumen that extends along the length of the main lumen. The main lumen has a first cross-sectional area, a first length, and a distal end outlet. The secondary lumen has a second cross-sectional area less than the first cross-sectional area, a second length less than the first length, and a distal end outlet terminating proximal of the main lumen distal outlet. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099931 | ENDOSCOPE ANCHORING DEVICE - A device for accessing tissue within a body lumen comprises an elongated body portion defining a lumen and an anchoring mechanism including an expanding structure on a distal portion of the elongated body portion. The anchoring mechanism moves the expanding structure from an insertion configuration in which the expanding structure is constricted against the device to an operative configuration in a body in which the expanding structure expands away from the device without altering a length of the anchoring mechanism in combination with a control mechanism for selectively engaging the anchoring mechanism. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099932 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A fluorescent type of green light source of a semiconductor in a light source apparatus for an endoscope includes a blue excitation light source device and green emitting phosphor. The blue excitation light source device emits blue excitation light. The green emitting phosphor is excited by the blue excitation light, and emits green fluorescence. A dichroic filter in a dichroic mirror cuts off the blue excitation light from an emission spectrum of mixed light of the blue excitation light and green fluorescence from the fluorescent type of green light source. Thus, illumination light with the emission spectrum of a target can be stably supplied without influence of the blue excitation light to a light amount of blue light from a blue light source of a semiconductor. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099933 | DISPOSABLE SHEATH FOR AN ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION DEVICE - A sheath for an endotracheal intubation device includes an elongate flexible portion defining a closed conduit and an adjacent open channel defined by opposing lips for releasably retaining an endotracheal tube, and a rigid portion extending from a distal end of the flexible portion, the flexible portion including a gap in one of the lips adjacent the rigid portion to expose an edge of the rigid portion, the gap allowing the endotracheal tube to be pinched between the edge of the rigid portion and a lip of the flexible portion to enhance retention of the tube when an articulated arm disposed in the closed conduit is curved, and facilitate release of the tube when the arm is not curved. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099934 | LARYNGOSCOPIC DEVICE WITH DRUG AND OXYGEN DELIVERY CONDUITS - The invention provides a laryngoscopic device that can be paired with any video baton imaging system to concurrently view the upper airway, deliver oxygen and administer a topical anesthetic to select areas in the airway as needed. The invention also provides a video laryngoscope that includes two conduits, one for delivering oxygen and the other for delivering a pharmaceutical agent to select areas of the airway under real-time visualization. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099935 | TRACHEAL INTUBATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A LARYNGOSCOPE - A tracheal intubation system including a laryngoscope is disclosed. An endotracheal tube exchange system is also disclosed. In some examples, the system includes a laryngoscope, a stylet, and an endotracheal tube. In some examples the stylet is an articulating stylet. An endotracheal tube with one or more depth-assessment bands is also disclosed. An articulating stylet with one or more depth-assessment bands and an orientation mark is also disclosed. A method of positioning an endotracheal tube in a patient is also disclosed. A method of positioning a stylet for placement of an endotracheal tube is also disclosed. A method of performing an endotracheal tube exchange procedure is also disclosed. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099936 | SHEATH SUPPORT DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Devices, systems and methods are provided for accessing a target location in the body of a patient, particularly within the epidural space. A system includes a sheath and a sheath support supporting the sheath to reduce or avoid kinking. The sheath support closely fits within the sheath while maintaining free sliding therein. The sheath support has a non-compliant outer diameter maintaining the inner diameter of the sheath and preventing the sheath walls from collapsing into a kink, particularly during low radius bends that may occur during delivery. The sheath support may include a distal tip configured to resist retraction into the sheath until a threshold force is reached which causes the distal tip to at least partially retract into the lumen of the sheath. Likewise, the distal tip may be fully retractable through the sheath so that the sheath support is removable from the proximal end of the sheath. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099937 | ACCESS ASSEMBLY - An access assembly includes a body portion defining a longitudinal axis and having at least one lumen defined therethrough. The at least one lumen is configured for passage of a surgical instrument therethrough. An outer sleeve is disposed about the body portion to define a chamber therebetween. The chamber is selectively inflatable from a deflated condition, for positioning the access assembly within an opening in tissue, and an inflated condition, for retaining the access assembly within the opening in tissue in sealing relation therewith. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099938 | Methods and Devices for Providing Access Into a Body Cavity - Methods and devices are provided for providing surgical access into a body cavity. In one embodiment, a surgical access device is provided that includes a housing coupled to a retractor. The housing can be have one or more movable sealing ports for receiving surgical instruments. Each movable sealing port can include one or more sealing elements therein for sealing the port and/or forming a seal around a surgical instrument disposed therethrough. Each movable sealing port can be rotatable relative to the housing and each sealing element can be rotatable relative to the housing along a predetermined orbital path. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099939 | DOUBLE RETRACTOR BLADES - The present application relates to a double blade for a surgical retractor having a base body with a substantially cylindrical mounting mandrel for mounting the double blade on a surgical retractor, and at least two blade elements that are so mounted on the base body as to be rotatable and/or displaceable through at least a certain angular range with respect to the base body. Moreover, the present application relates to a blade arrangement in which a double blade is connected to a connecting element of a further double blade, or a single blade. In this case, the at least one double blade or, optionally, the single blade is rotatable with respect to the connecting element. In addition, the application relates to a retractor with a double blade, a blade arrangement or a blade assembly comprising double blades and a blade arrangement. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099940 | LUMINAIRE WITH TIR REFLECTOR - A luminaire includes a reflector arrangement and a light generating unit, which emits its light onto the reflector arrangement. The reflector arrangement includes at least two shell-layer-shaped reflector rings which are arranged coincidentally with regard to their axes of symmetry. The reflector rings have different middle radii, are arranged in a manner one nested in another, and are embodied as total internal reflection reflectors. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099941 | HEALTH MONITORING APPLIANCE - A monitoring system includes a wearable appliance; and a processor coupled to the wearable appliance to analyze vital data or wellness data. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099942 | VASCULAR SECUREMENT CATHETER WITH IMAGING - A catheter for delivering securing elements to a tissue, such as a blood vessel, and imaging the tissue before, after, or during the imaging. The catheters incorporate intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) imaging, including Focused Acoustic Computed Tomography (FACT), as well as optical coherence tomography (OCT). | 2015-04-09 |
20150099943 | WEARABLE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING DEVICE WITH OPTICAL PATHWAYS - A wearable physiological sensing device with optical pathways is described. The wearable physiological sensing device may include at least one light source; a first light pipe coupled with the at least one light source, the first light pipe at least partially circumscribing an extremity of a patient, and including at least one aperture for radiating light from the light source into the extremity. The wearable physiological sensing device may also include a second light pipe including at least one aperture for receiving the light radiated through the extremity, the second light pipe at least partially circumscribing the extremity of the patient, and an optical receiver coupled with the second light pipe configured to receive the light and output one or more signals representative of the received light. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099944 | Medical monitoring tablet and related smartphone application - A medical monitoring tablet and related application for a smartphone features a testing strip port for blood glucose testing strips used in diabetes monitoring, as well as USB ports for the transfer of monitoring data, and may feature one or more ports for other electronic monitoring devices such as a stethoscope, a blood pressure cuff, and a thermometer. A related smartphone application provides visual and audible reminders to the user when blood glucose, blood pressure, or other medical data needs to be gathered, and medication needs to be taken. The tablet also features a front side with a touchscreen for viewing the test results, a keyboard display on the touchscreen to command the tablet to perform different functions. Once the medical function is performed, it is transferred by the tablet, and then displayed on the touchscreen or on the smartphone application. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099945 | ACTIVITY MONITORING COMPUTING DEVICE AND SYSTEM - An activity monitoring device (AMD) wearable on the torso of a user. The AMD including functional components such as an accelerometer, a processor, on-board data memory, a wireless transmitter and electrodes for detecting heart rate. The functional components configured to collect data in order to provide heart rate information, running speed, ground contact time, vertical oscillation, cycling cadence, riding positions (standing or seated) and other functions. The device may be accessed and controlled by way of the wireless connection. The device and/or functions thereof may also be controlled through accurate user tap detection. The device may further store and transmit information relevant to various functions for remote storage or display. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099946 | SYSTEMS, ENVIRONMENT AND METHODS FOR EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER USING A WEARABLE DATA COLLECTION DEVICE - The systems, environment, and methods, described herein support evaluation of an individual for ASD while in the home environment. Through data collected by a wearable data collection device donned by the individual, eye contact with the caregiver, verbal interaction, and repetitive verbalizations and motions of the head and body may be tracked and objectively quantified during evaluation. Further, the wearable data collection device may support monitoring of brain activity and other physiology which, in turn, may be analyzed by the systems and environment described herein during evaluation to recognize patterns that predict evaluation outcome and other clinical features. Various software modules and tools supported by the wearable data collection device provide training, ongoing progress tracking, and management solutions for individuals living with ASD. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099947 | SKIN YOUTHFULNESS INDEX, METHODS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF - The present invention relates to a Skin Youthfulness Index and methods of determining the same. The present invention also relates to methods of determining an apparent age of a subject and to methods for measuring an improvement of facial skin characteristics following a treatment by comparing the Skin Youthfulness Index values before and after the treatment. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099948 | FLEXIBLE EMBEDDED SENSOR ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A flexible embedded sensor array includes a first substrate, an electrically conductive pad disposed on at least a portion of the first substrate, and a plurality of sensors disposed on at least a portion of electrically conductive pads. Further, the flexible embedded sensor array includes an electrically non-conductive adhesive material disposed in proximity to one or more of the plurality of sensors, a second substrate, and an electrical contact disposed between at least a portion of the sensor and at least a portion of the second substrate. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099949 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMIC DISPLAY OF A TRACE OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER - Methods and systems are presented for displaying physiological information with a physiological monitor. A physiological parameter, for example oxygen saturation, is computed from a received physiological signal, for example a PPG signal. At least one metric associated with the received physiological signal is determined, for example a statistical measure of uncertainty associated with the determined physiological parameter. Display parameters are determined, for example a width parameter, based on the metrics and a trace of the computed physiological parameter for a subject is displayed. In some embodiments, the width of the displayed trace may be varied based on the width parameter. In some embodiments, additional or alternative characteristics of the displayed trace may be varied based on respective display parameters. The variations in characteristics of the displayed trace may provide dynamic graphical representations of, for example, the uncertainty associated with determined values of the physiological parameter. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099950 | REGIONAL OXIMETRY SENSOR - A regional oximetry sensor has a sensor head attachable to a patient skin surface so as to transmit optical radiation into the skin and receive that optical radiation after attenuation by blood flow within the skin. The sensor includes windows that press into the skin to maximize optical transmission. A stem extending from the sensor head transmits electrical signals between the sensor head and an attached cable. In a peel resistant configuration, the stem is terminated interior to the sensor head and away from a sensor head edge so as to define feet along either side of the stem distal the stem termination. The stem interior termination transforms a peel load on a sensor head adhesive to less challenging tension and shear loads on the sensor head adhesive. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099951 | REGIONAL OXIMETRY POD - A regional oximetry pod drives optical emitters on regional oximetry sensors and receives the corresponding detector signals in response. The sensor pod has a dual sensor connector configured to physically attach and electrically connect one or two regional oximetry sensors. The pod housing has a first housing end and a second housing end. The dual sensor connector is disposed proximate the first housing end. The housing at least partially encloses the dual sensor connector. A monitor connector is disposed proximate a second housing end. An analog board is disposed within the pod housing and is in communications with the dual sensor connector. A digital board is disposed within the pod housing in communications with the monitor connector. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099952 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR CARDIOPULMONARY MONITORING - Systems, methods, and computer executable instructions for monitoring a patient's cardiopulmonary status and/or providing feedback-based control regarding the same. Such methods include, and such systems are configured for, determining a cardiopulmonary status based upon measured data, e.g., from a plurality of sensors, comparing the determined cardiopulmonary status with input data, e.g., input data indicating a target cardiopulmonary status, and providing a result signal based upon the comparison. The result signal may include a display signal for displaying an indication of the result of the comparison, an audio alert signal for audibly provided an indication of the result of the comparison, and/or a control signal for controlling an exercise apparatus in accordance with the result of the comparison. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099953 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRIGGERING PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS - Methods and systems are presented for triggering physiological measurements in a physiological monitor. Metrics are computed for a received physiological signal (e.g., a PPG signal), or a determined physiological parameter associated with the physiological signal (e.g., blood pressure). A change parameter is determined based on one or more of the metrics, and a variable change threshold is determined. The variable change threshold may be determined over time based on a time measure, a frequency measure, or both. The change parameter is compared to the variable change threshold, and a physiological measurement is triggered based on the comparison. The variable change threshold technique may allow measurements to be taken frequently enough to catch clinically significant changes in a physiological parameter of a subject but not so often as to interfere with the subject's comfort or the function of other medical monitors. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099954 | SENSOR ELEMENTS FOR DETECTING AN ANALYTE IN A BODY FLUID SAMPLE AS WELL AS METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - Sensor elements are provided for determining at least one analyte concentration in a body fluid. The sensor elements are at least partially implantable into a body tissue and have a substrate and at least two electrodes. One electrode is a working electrode having at least one conductive pad applied to the substrate and at least one electrically conductive sensor material is applied to the conductive pad that includes at least one detector substance adapted to perform an electrically detectable electrochemical detection reaction with the analyte. Another electrode is a counter electrode having at least one counter electrode conductive pad applied to the substrate. The sensor elements also include at least one electrically insulating material that surrounds at least the counter electrode on all sides, where a height of the electrically insulating material at least equals a height of the counter electrode conductive pad. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099955 | REGIONAL OXIMETRY USER INTERFACE - A regional oximetry system has a display and at least one processor causing a plurality of views to be displayed on the display, each configured to occupy at least a portion of the display. The views are adapted to present data responsive to at least one physiological signal. A first sensor port is configured to receive at least a first physiological signal representative of a regional tissue oxygenation level, and a second sensor port is configured to receive at least a second physiological signal representative of an arterial oxygen saturation level. One view presents a first trend graph of the first physiological signal and a second trend graph of the second physiological signal. An area between the first trend graph and the second trend graph can include a differential analysis of regional-to-central oxygen saturation. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099956 | USE OF A SENSOR WITH MULTIPLE EXTERNAL SENSOR TRANSCEIVER DEVICES - Methods, sensors, and systems that prevent or reduce data loss when more than one external sensor transceiver is used with a sensor. A sensor may receive a transceiver identification (ID) of an external transceiver conveyed from the external transceiver and determine whether the received transceiver ID is a new transceiver ID. If sensor determines the received transceiver ID to be a new transceiver ID, the sensor may store the received transceiver ID in a nonvolatile storage medium of the sensor and convey, using the sensor, measurement information stored in the nonvolatile storage medium to the external transceiver. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099957 | ECG DEVICE, ECG LEAD SIGNAL GENERATING CIRCUIT, AND RELATED METHOD - Embodiments of the invention disclose an ECG device, an ECG signal processing method, an ECG lead signal generating circuit, an ECG signal generating method, another ECG device, another ECG signal processing method, and an ECG electrode assembly. The ECG device has an electrode assembly and an ECG lead signal generating circuit. The electrode assembly has three cardio enclosure electrodes for acquiring three cardio enclosure voltages, respectively. The ECG lead signal generating circuit has a first precordial lead generator. The first precordial lead generator is configured to generate a first modified precordial lead according to the three cardio enclosure voltages, wherein the three cardio enclosure voltages are sufficient for generating the first modified precordial lead. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099958 | MICROLEAD FOR DETECTION/STIMULATION, IMPLANTABLE IN VENOUS, ARTERIAL OR LYMPHATIC NETWORKS - A sensing/pacing lead including a microcable having a diameter of at most 2 French (0.66 mm). The microcable includes an electrically conductive core cable including a plurality of strands and a composite structure formed from at least a structuring material and a radiopaque material, the radiopaque material constituting at least about 0.008 mm | 2015-04-09 |
20150099959 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE SYSTEM - An electrode array ( | 2015-04-09 |
20150099960 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND MEDICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME - An ultrasonic probe includes a stimulation unit which stimulates an object so that particular waves are induced, a conversion unit which receives at least one of the particular waves and ultrasound including information about the particular waves, and a circuit board including a first circuit unit that drives the stimulation unit, and a second circuit unit that receives electrical signals corresponding to the ultrasound from the conversion unit. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099961 | PHOTO-ACOUSTIC PROBE FOR CLINICAL IMAGE - Provided is a miniaturized photo-acoustic probe for a clinical image capable of effectively measuring a photo-acoustic signal by making an ultrasonic axis and an optical axis parallel. The photo-acoustic probe for a clinical image includes a laser generator configured to generate a laser beam, an ultrasound transducer disposed to be parallel to the laser generator and configured to analyze ultrasound output from an object, first and second reflectors configured to receive ultrasound generated in an axis identical to that of the laser beam generated by the laser generator, and a medium material configured to allow the laser to be transmitted from the first reflector to the object and increase ultrasound reflectivity of the first and the second reflector. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099962 | Methods and Systems To Identify Phase-Locked High-Frequency Oscillations In The Brain - Method and device for the automatic identification of phase-locked high-frequency oscillations (PLHFO) to localize epileptogenic brain for neurosurgical intervention, including filtering brain signals into low frequency and high frequency oscillation (HFO) data streams. Applying ICA to the HFO data stream, transforming the data streams to produce an HFO instantaneous amplitude (HFOIA) and a low-frequency instantaneous phase (LFIP) data stream. Transforming the normalized HFOIA to produce an instantaneous phase of the normalized HFOIA. Determining a continuous or discrete PLHFO calculation that measures cross frequency coupling between the instantaneous phase of the low frequency data stream, and the instantaneous amplitude of the HFO data stream based at least in part on LFIP, raw or normalized HFOIA, and may include the instantaneous phase of normalized or raw HFOIA. Determining that at least a portion of the electrical signals from the brain display PLHFO if the PLHFO calculation is above a statistical threshold. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099963 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMBINED TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC SIMULATION (TMS) AND FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (fMRI) STUDIES - A method for transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of a stimulation area of medical interest, combined with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for visualization of the response of, for example neurons, is disclosed. An ultra-thin magnetic resonance coil, MR coil, positioned in the immediate vicinity over an area where the response of, for example neurons, is to be detected, and preferably sandwiched between the TMS coil and the area, provides an excellent signal-to-noise ratio. The TMS can be performed directly through the MR coil. A great deal of flexibility in the number of the TMS and MR coils in use and their spatial arrangement is provided. A corresponding system for the TMS/fMRI studies is also provided. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099964 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIFFERENTIATION OF NORMAL MYOCARDIUM FROM DIFFUSE DISEASE USING T1 MAPPING IN NON-ISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHIES AND OTHERS - A method for differentiation of normal myocardium from diffuse disease using T mapping includes acquiring one or more images of a patient by an imaging apparatus, generating a T1 map from the one or more images, defining a region of interest within the one or more images, determining the average T1 value within the region of interest, comparing the average T1 value within the region of interest to a cut-off T1 value, and determining a diagnosis of the region of interest from the comparison. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099965 | SYSTEM FOR HIGH RESOLUTION FAST ACQUISITION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING USING A CATHETER-MOUNTED COIL - A catheter-mounted, expandable or set in position, coil for magnetic resonance imaging. The coil having a catheter sheath including an elongated tube with a central axis, the catheter sheath having an opening at an end thereof; an expandable coil including a conductive material connected to an expansion mechanism which, when deployed, maintains the expandable receive coil shape; and a cable running through the catheter sheath, the cable being electrically connected to the coil inductive loop. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099966 | Device for Performing Regional Anesthesia - An anesthetic administration device comprising an infusion device, which is in fluid connection with a regional anesthetic needle by means of a feed tube. The infusion device comprises one or more anesthetic flow devices capable of triggering forward flow, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle. Forward, and optionally backward flow, of the local anesthetic through the regional anesthetic needle is controlled by a controller that comprises one or more actuator switches. The one or more actuator switches are positioned on the device such that they may be operated by hand. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099967 | NEEDLE AND RELATED METHODS - An optical spectroscopic injection needle assembly. According to one embodiment, the assembly may include an injection needle, a light source, a spectrometer, a computer and an indicator. The injection needle, in turn, may include a hollow outer needle, a hollow inner needle, a pair of optical fibers, an inner catheter, an outer catheter, an inner hub and an outer hub. The proximal end of the outer needle may be fixedly mounted within the distal end of the inner catheter. The distal end of the inner hub may be fixedly mounted on the proximal end of the inner catheter, the proximal end of the inner hub being suited for connection to a syringe. The inner needle, as well as the distal ends of the optical fibers, may be positioned within the outer needle and may be held in place by an optical bonding material. The proximal ends of the optical fibers may extend from a side arm of the inner hub, one fiber may be coupled to the light source, the other fiber may be coupled to the spectrometer. The inner catheter and the outer needle may be slidably mounted within the outer catheter to permit the outer needle to be selectively extended or retracted from the distal end of the outer catheter. The outer hub may be fixedly mounted on the proximal end of the outer catheter. In use, as the outer needle may be inserted into a tissue, the tissue may be illuminated and the reflected light may be detected and compared to standards for various tissue types. The results of the comparison may then be indicated. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099968 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLED SINGLE TOUCH ZOOM - Systems and methods are disclosed for performing a zoom operation based on a single motion input. A user interface can be adapted to display an image, detect a single motion input and contemporaneously control a zoom operation on the image. Zoom operations can include a zoom magnitude, direction, and distance. Single motion inputs can include, for example, a swipe of a finger on a touchscreen or a click and drag operation performed on a mouse. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099969 | MEDICAL BALLOON INCLUDING A RADIOPAQUE WIRE FOR PRECISELY IDENTIFYING A WORKING SURFACE LOCATION - A balloon catheter for use in connection with a guidewire comprises an elongated, tubular shaft extending in a longitudinal direction, said shaft having a proximal end and a distal end, an inflatable balloon supported, along the distal end of the shaft, the balloon when inflated including first and second spaced ends and a working surface between the ends, and at least one wire including at least a radiopaque portion for identifying the location of working surface of the balloon. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099970 | Manipulator arrangement and movement device - A movement device and a manipulator configuration are provided for contact and/or invasive examination or treatment of the human or animal body under the influence of increased and/or changing acceleration. Wherein a functional head can be moved relative to a base along a plurality of degrees of freedom movable by drive devices and at least one drive device is constituted as a force-limited drive device. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099971 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING AN ULTRASONIC OR BIOMECHANICAL PARAMETER OF A VISCOELASTIC MEDIUM - A device for measuring an ultrasonic or biomechanical parameter of a viscoelastic medium, includes an ultrasound transducer; at least one vibrator having a fixed part and a mobile part, the ultrasound transducer being secured to the mobile part of the at least one vibrator; at least one adhesive element secured to the vibrator, the adhesive element being configured to be fixed adhesively to a surface facing it belonging to the viscoelastic medium and to keep the emission and reception face of the ultrasound transducer facing the surface. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099972 | MYOGRAPHY METHOD AND SYSTEM - A myography system and method involves the use of reflected energy and/or pass-through energy to determine muscle activity as an alternative or in addition to using native signals which originate from the muscle being studied. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099973 | PHOTOACOUSTIC APPARATUS - A photoacoustic apparatus disclosed in the present specification includes: a light source configured to emit light; an acoustic wave transmission unit configured to transmit an acoustic wave to a specific area; a photoacoustic wave reception unit configured to receive a photoacoustic wave generated by a subject due to emission of the light, which is emitted from the light source, to the subject and configured to output a time-series photoacoustic signal; an echo reception unit configured to receive an echo generated due to reflection, in the subject, of the acoustic wave transmitted from the acoustic wave transmission unit and configured to output a time-series echo signal; and a processing unit configured to acquire, based on the time-series photoacoustic signal and the time-series echo signal, optical property information in which information a component corresponding to a reflected wave of the photoacoustic wave generated in the specific area is reduced. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099974 | ULTRASONIC CELLULAR TISSUE SCREENING SYSTEM - A system for screening breast tissue is disclosed. The system comprises an ultrasound probe and a carrier adapted to support the ultrasound probe and to progressively move the probe over the breast tissue. A pad is employed to cover the nipple of the breast tissue, and a fabric covering is adapted to hold the breast tissue and the pad in place as the probe is moved over the breast tissue. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099975 | Signal Processing for Intravascular Imaging - An intravascular imaging system includes a transducer capable of generating raw data representative of the structure of a patient's vasculature. The system includes an imaging engine for receiving the raw data and generating enhanced data for presentation to a user. The imaging engine includes a coherence filter, an envelope detection module having one or more envelope detectors, and a spatial filter for processing data in various stages. Such stages of processing in the imaging engine act to reduce high frequency noise, generate low frequency data, reduce low frequency noise, and display low frequency data with an improved signal-to-noise ratio. The system can include an image generator for generating an image based on enhanced data and a display for displaying the generated image. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099976 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES USING STRETCHABLE OR FLEXIBLE ELECTRONICS FOR MEDICAL APPLICATIONS - System, devices and methods are presented that integrate stretchable or flexible circuitry, including arrays of active devices for enhanced sensing, diagnostic, and therapeutic capabilities. The invention enables conformal sensing contact with tissues of interest, such as the inner wall of a lumen, a nerve bundle, or the surface of the heart. Such direct, conformal contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099977 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BEAMFORMING - Disclosed herein is a beamforming apparatus for beamforming signals which are transmitted or received by a probe which includes a plurality of transducer blocks, each of which includes a plurality of transducers. The apparatus includes a controller configured to control components to delay signals to be transmitted by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block or signals received by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block, and an analog beamformer which includes a plurality of beamforming units which correspond to the respective transducer blocks. The plurality of beamforming units is configured to perform analog beamforming on signals transmitted or received by the plurality of transducers included in each transducer block based on a control signal which is received from the controller, to reduce a dynamic delay range, thereby reducing a size of a delay line. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099978 | ULTRASONIC MATRIX ARRAY PROBE WITH THERMALLY DISSIPATING CABLE AND BACKING BLOCK HEAT EXCHANGE - A matrix array probe including a transducer array and integrated circuitry coupled to the transducer elements dissipates heat generated by the array and integrated circuitry through the cover of the transducer probe. A pump in the probe connector pumps fluid through a closed loop system including inbound an outbound fluid conduits in the cable. The fluid conduits in the cable are separated by the cable electrical conductors for the probe. The heat transfer in the probe is done by a heat exchanger in the transducer backing block. Additional cooling may be provided by metal to metal contact with a chiller in the ultrasound system. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099979 | VISUALIZATION OF HEART WALL TISSUE - Various aspects of the instant disclosure are directed to imaging tissue. As may be implemented in accordance with one or more embodiments, aspects of the present disclosure are directed to apparatuses and methods involving the following. A light source includes an array of light emitters that illuminate a tissue region of a heart wall with light at different wavelength ranges. A light collector collects multispectral images including respective images collected at each of the different wavelength ranges at which the tissue region is illuminated. A catheter positions the light source and light collector proximate the tissue region of the heart wall for respectively illuminating the tissue region and collecting the multispectral images. A display circuit collects and displays one or more images depicting a condition of the health of heart wall tissue, based on the respective images collected at the different ones of the wavelength ranges. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099980 | Devices And Methods For Detection Of Internal Bleeding And Hematoma - A device for detection of internal bleeding in a patient's body is provided. An optical interface for transmitting IR light through an area of a skin of a patient and to collect IR light from the area of the skin, is provided. In some embodiments the optical interface includes one or more delivery components and one or more collection components. The delivery component includes a plurality of first optical channels configured to transmit the IR light through a plurality of respective first sub-areas on the area of the skin, into an internal layer of the body. The collection component includes a plurality of second optical channels, configured to collect IR light from a plurality of respective second sub-areas on the area of the skin. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099981 | Tubular Light Guide - Disclosed are various embodiments for scanning a cavity surface using a tubular element comprising an inner wall and an outer wall. The tubular element may be designed to guide and approximately collimate light received from a light source from the first end of the tubular element to the second end of the tubular element. The light may be guided between the inner wall and the outer wall of the tubular element. The light may be projected from the tubular element onto a cone mirror fixed at the second end of the tubular element. The cone mirror may be designed to radially reflect the light guided to the second end of the tubular element when the light is within a predefined wavelength range. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099982 | SENSOR AND FASTENER - A sensor which is adapted to attach to a head of a subject includes a first fastener that includes a first end portion and a second end portion and extends into an arc-shape, a first coupling portion that is disposed on an inner circumference side of the first fastener, a second fastener that has a first through hole and a second through hole, a second coupling portion that is disposed on a first side of the second fastener, and attachable to and detachable from the first coupling portion, a light emitter that is disposed on the first side of the second fastener, and opposed to the first through hole, and a light detector that is disposed on the first side of the second fastener, and opposed to the second through hole. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099983 | Tapered Optical Guide - Disclosed are various embodiments for a tapered optical guide which may be used to guide light from a light source to a tubular element. Light guided through the tubular element may be projected onto a cavity surface for imaging. The tapered optical guide may comprise multiple optical fibers defining an elongated body having an elongated channel. The elongated body may converge from a first end to a second end such that a first end body diameter is larger than a second end body diameter. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099984 | OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY WITH GRADED INDEX FIBER FOR BIOLOGICAL IMAGING - A system for optical coherence tomography includes a source of optical radiation, an optical fiber, and a graded index fiber attached to a distal end of the optical fiber. The optical fiber and the graded index fiber are together configured to provide a common path for optical radiation reflected from a reference interface at a distal end of the graded index fiber and from a target. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099985 | Physiological Signal Measurement Apparatus Capable of Automatically Adjusting a Measure Position and Method of Utilizing the Apparatus - A physiological signal measurement apparatus is capable of automatically adjusting a measure position and suitable for installed on a support element to measure a physiological signal of a user. The physiological signal measurement apparatus includes a movable element, a physiological signal sensing element, a pressure sensing unit and a microcontroller unit. The movable element has a first pressure. The user exerts a second pressure on the physiological signal sensing element, and exerts a third pressure on the support element. The pressure sensing unit senses the first pressure, the second pressure and the third pressure to generate a first pressure signal, a second pressure signal and a third pressure signal. The microcontroller unit receives the physiological signals and the pressure signals, and controls the movable element by the pressure signals and the physiological signals, in order to increase the quality of signal measurement. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099986 | MASK - A mask configured to be attached to the face of a subject includes a wall section that defines an internal space and covers at least a portion of a nose and a mouth of the subject, an expired gas introduction section that is disposed in the internal space and introduce the subject's expired gas, and a communication section defining a communication channel through which the subject's expired gas introduced from the expired gas introduction section is introduced into an expired gas concentration detection sensor. The position of the expired gas introduction section in the internal space is variable. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099987 | HEART RATE VARIABILITY EVALUATION FOR MENTAL STATE ANALYSIS - A system and method for evaluating heart rate variability for mental state analysis is disclosed. Video of an individual is captured while the individual consumes and interacts with media. The video is analyzed to determine heart rate information with heart rate variability (HRV) being calculated and being understood to be in response to stimuli from the media. The analysis of heart rate variability is based upon a sympathovagal balance derived from a ratio of low frequency heart rate values to high frequency heart rate values. Heart rate variability is analyzed to determine changes in an individual's mental state related to the stimuli. Heart rate variability is determined and thereby mental state analysis is performed to evaluate media. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099988 | BLOOD VISCOSITY MEASURING METHOD AND SYSTEM - According to an example, a blood viscosity value of blood flowing through a blood vessel may be calculated by detecting a deformation of a blood vessel due to a pulsatile wave of blood flowing through the blood vessel, determining a pulsatile wave velocity of the pulsatile wave based upon the detected deformation, and calculating the blood viscosity value of the blood flowing through the blood vessel based on a predetermined relationship between blood viscosity and the determined pulsatile wave velocity. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099989 | BLOOD FLOW RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A blood flow rate acquisition device which does not require an injection operation for injecting a cooling saline into a blood vessel and can acquire a blood flow rate inside the blood vessel includes an elongated member that is insertable into a blood vessel, a flow velocity measuring member that is disposed in a distal end of a distal end portion of the elongated member in order to measure a flow velocity of blood flow, a cross-sectional area measuring member that is disposed on a side surface in the distal end portion of the elongated member in order to measure a cross-sectional area of a lumen of the blood vessel, and an acquisition device that acquires the blood flow rate by using detection values detected by the flow velocity measuring member and the cross-sectional area measuring member. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099990 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIA FOR MONITORING THE CONDITION OF A PATIENT'S HEART - Receiving a plurality of images of a first wall of the patient's heart, the plurality including a first image captured at a time ij and a second image captured at a time t | 2015-04-09 |
20150099991 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND HEARTBEAT REACHING TIME MEASUREMENT CONTROL METHOD - A heart rate of a user is monitored by a heart rate sensor set. On a touch panel, during execution of high-load exercise, time required from the start of the high-load exercise until the heart rate rises to reach a threshold of a lower limit of a target heartbeat zone of the high-load exercise is measured as a first threshold reaching time and displayed in a threshold-reaching-time display section. During execution of the following low-load exercise, time required from the start of the load exercise until the heart rate falls to reach a threshold of an upper limit of a target heartbeat zone of the low-load exercise is measured as a second threshold reaching time and displayed in the threshold-reaching-time display section. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099992 | System and Method for Generating Electrophysiology Maps - A method of mapping cardiac electrical activity includes the acquisition of electrophysiological signals and using signal processing hardware to process such signals to identify lateness attributes thereof. If the lateness attribute exceeds a lateness threshold, then the corresponding point on the patient's heart can be designated as a therapy (e.g., ablation) target. It is also contemplated to use an upper bound on the lateness threshold, such that the corresponding point on the patient's heart is only designated as a therapy target if the lateness attribute both exceeds the lateness threshold and does not exceed the lateness bound. Both late activation (“Late-A”) and late potential (“Late-P”) attributes are contemplated. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099993 | Oral Cannula - An oral cannula for delivering oxygen and sampling end-tidal carbon dioxide includes an oxygen supply lumen having plural outlets and an end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2) lumen having an inlet. The ETCO2 lumen and oxygen supply lumen form a unitary oral cannula such that the oxygen supply lumen outlet is spaced apart from the ETCO2 lumen inlet. The oral cannula is adapted for bending or has a bend such that the oral cannula is insertable and retainable in a patient's mouth. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099994 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE LUNG FUNCTION OF A PATIENT - There is provided a method of monitoring the lung function of a patient, the method comprising determining one or both of an inhalation time and a rest time for a patient that is using a respiratory apparatus, the one or both of an inhalation time and a rest time for the patient being determined from measurements obtained from the respiratory apparatus, wherein the inhalation time is the amount of time for which the patient inhales through the respiratory apparatus, and the rest time is the amount of time between the end of an exhalation and the start of the next inhalation; and analyzing the determined one or both of the inhalation time and rest time to determine an indication of the lung function of the patient. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099995 | WIRE-EMBEDDED POLYMER-BODY NEEDLE - A medical needle including an elongate tubular body having an outer wall defining at least one longitudinal lumen is provided. The at least one longitudinal lumen may be configured to provide access for at least one of a wire guide, a therapeutic tool, a diagnostic tool, a medicament, and/or contrast fluid. The body may be configured with sufficient length and flexibility to be extended out of and operated through a working channel of a surgical endoscope. The body further includes one or more wires embedded in, and secured substantially immovably relative to, the outer wall. A distal end of the body includes a needle tip configured with at least one sharpened surface configured to penetrate into body tissue. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099996 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING - An apparatus includes a housing, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. At least a portion of the flow control mechanism is movably disposed within the housing. The apparatus further includes an inlet port and an outlet port, and defines a fluid reservoir. The outlet port is fluidically coupled to a second fluid reservoir and is fluidically isolated from the first fluid reservoir. The actuator is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir such that the fluid reservoir receives a first flow of bodily-fluid, and a second configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the outlet port. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099997 | STEERING TOOL - A steering tool includes an internal tube disposed inside an external tube. The internal and external tubes are arranged for longitudinal axial movement relative to one another. A distal end of the internal tube is fixedly joined to a distal end of the external tube. At least one of the internal and external tubes is slotted near the distal end thereof, and the longitudinal axial movement causes bending of the distal ends of the tubes. | 2015-04-09 |
20150099998 | ADHESIVE PATCH HAVING MULTIPLE ACOUSTIC SENSORS FOR MONITORING ACOUSTIC SIGNALS - An adhesive patch for monitoring acoustic signals from a human or animal body, comprising a skin contact surface, converting means for recording both body acoustic signals and environmental acoustic noise, reducing the body signals by the recorded noise, and providing a first electric output signal. The patch also comprising an adhesive element and a compression structure for attaching the converting means to the skin surface. The patch further comprises transmitting means for transmitting the output signal to a peripheral device. | 2015-04-09 |