24th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 3 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150157144 | MODULAR SHELVING SYSTEM - The modular shelving system includes a shelf assembly having a plurality of elongated horizontally-extending side rails. At least some of the side rails include at least one open-ended first through slot, each first through slot extending lengthwise on a horizontally-projecting side rail strip along a common junction from a corresponding one of the side rail ends. The shelving system also includes a plurality of elongated vertically-extending corner posts to which the side rail ends are connected to form a self-standing skeletal structure. Each corner post has at least two open-ended second through slots located at a given distance in-between the corner post ends and that each extend perpendicularly from a corresponding side edge towards a common junction of the corner post. Each first through slot forms a detachable interdigitated and load-bearing engagement with a corresponding one of the second through slots to support the shelf assembly. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157145 | GREETING CARD DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - A greeting card distribution system comprises a display ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157147 | DUVET COVER - The present invention relates to a duvet cover. The duvet cover includes a top panel having side edges, and a bottom panel having side edges, the top and bottom panels being joined together along their side edges, at least one of the top panel and the bottom having a generally centrally located aperture sized for insertion of a duvet. The duvet cover may include a fastener disposed around the aperture, which allows coupling with a mating fastener on the duvet. The present invention relates also to a duvet and duvet cover combination and to a kit of a duvet and duvet cover. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157148 | PILLOW WITH FIREARM COMPARTMENT - A pillow for holding a firearm comprising a pillow assembly and a firearm compartment positioned inside the pillow assembly. The firearm compartment is configured to define a grip portion, a trigger guard portion, and a barrel portion. The firearm compartment has an opening with a closure mechanism for selectively closing the opening of the firearm compartment. A portion of the opening is free of the closure mechanism so as to define a quick access portion configured to allow a user to rapidly open the closure mechanism. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157149 | BOWL/MUG SYSTEM FOR PLAYING WITH FOOD - A bowl or mug system has various extensions from the handle or rim portions that are indicative of parts of various sports games, such as soccer and hockey nets, field-goal posts, and other extensions containing openings, holes, or back stops that are connected to the rim or handle of a mug and extend over the open container portion of the mug or bowl. Embodiments also contain launching platforms formed opposite from the sports equipment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157150 | BOWL/MUG SYSTEM WITH A FIGURINE FOR PLAYING WITH FOOD - A bowl or mug system has various extensions from the handle or rim portions that are indicative of parts of various sports games, such as soccer and hockey nets, field-goal posts, and other extensions containing openings, holes, or back stops that are connected to the rim or handle of a mug and extend over the open container portion of the mug or bowl. Embodiments also contain launching platforms formed opposite from the sports equipment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157151 | DRINKING DEVICE WITH A CONVEYING MEANS - Drinking device ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157152 | CHILDREN'S UTENSIL KIT - A children's utensil kit is disclosed. The children's utensil kit includes a plurality of utensils that include a child-sized knife, a child-sized fork, a child-sized spoon, a pair of child-sized scissors and a pair of child-sized chopsticks. The children's utensil kit includes a zipper disposed on a perimeter of the children's utensil casing to prevent the utensils from falling out of an interior of the children's utensil casing. The zipper has a pull tab covered with an ergonomic rubber grip which may facilitate grasping the pull tab. The children's utensil kit may have a generally rounded rectangular-shaped, a generally rounded quarter oval-shaped, a generally rounded square-shaped, a generally rounded parallelogram-shape or be transparent. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157153 | Apparatus and Methods For Dipping Or Dunking Snacks Into Beverages - Devices for dipping or dunking snacks into beverages include elements for holding a snack in place for dipping or dunking and a structure for allowing the user to keep his hands out of the beverage while immersing the snack. One embodiment includes a handle, a tray and a pivoting holding arm which slides up and down the handle and pivots into place to hold the snack. Another embodiment includes scissoring legs and fingertip pads for attachment to a user's finger and thumb so the user can scissor the legs in place to hold the snack for dipping or dunking. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157154 | EATING UTENSIL REST - An eating utensil rest is provided. The eating utensil rest may include a base. The base has a top end, a bottom end, a first side, and a second side. The bottom end may be flat and may include a gripping material to prevent the present invention from slipping. Protrusions may extend from the top end at the first side and the second side, forming a channel in between. The top end may be substantially flat within the channel. The channel may also include a gripping material, preventing the utensils from slipping. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157155 | Retractable Reeled Garment Hanger - The present invention provides a garment hanger designed to maximize closet space. The device includes a garment hanger having a hook portion and a body portion connected by a retractable reel having a spring-biased spool with a cord wound thereon. The hook is substantially C-shaped and is designed to be hung on a closet rod or other means. The body portion is substantially triangular and designed to hang clothes thereon. The cord includes a proximal end permanently attached to the spring-biased spool and a distal end attached to the upper portion of the body portion. The retractable reel is configured to extend, retract, and latch the cord in a desired length. The retractable reel is also equipped with a spring-loaded pawl configured to engage and lock the spring-biased spool in a given state and prevent the spring-loaded spool from retracting the cord back onto the spool. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157156 | ARTICULATING GARMENT HANGER - A garment hanger includes a stationary member having a first jaw and an articulating member having a second jaw for gripping a garment therebetween. The relative tension between the jaws is finely adjustable through the click-stop engagement of teeth associated with the articulating member and a locking member. The locking member is rotatably coupled to the stationary member, and includes a gear having a set of teeth that engage a corresponding set of teeth disposed on a surface of the articulating member. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157157 | Organizational Storage System - A storage system includes a track supported by a base that mounts onto a downwardly facing side of a horizontal shelf. An axle is slidable along the track, and a wheel is rotatably connected to the track via the axle. The wheel defines a plurality of circumferentially spaced C-clips that releasably snap about cylindrical containers. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157158 | FULL-BODY IMMERSION BAPTISMAL POOL HAVING AUTOMATIC, COMFORT, ADJUSTMENT, AND BAPTISM-ASSISTANCE FEATURES AND TRANSPORT DEVICES INCORPORATING FULL-BODY IMMERSION BAPTISMAL/SWIMMING POOLS HAVING AUTOMATIC, COMFORT, ADJUSTMENT, AND BAPTISM-ASSISTANCE FEATURES - Full-body immersion baptismal pools and transport devices, having full-body immersion baptismal pools incorporated therein, incorporate automatic, comfort, adjustment, and baptism-assistance features. Such features include water level adjustment, temperature adjustment, a self-cleaning features, internal air freshening, a dehumidification, filtration adjustment, and sanitation adjustment. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157159 | POWERED TREE CONSTRUCTION - A power transfer system to facilitate the transfer of electrical power between tree trunk sections of an artificial tree is disclosed. The power transfer system can advantageously enable neighboring tree trunk sections to be electrically connected without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. Power distribution subsystems can be disposed within the trunk sections. The power distribution subsystems can comprise a male end, a female end, or both. The male ends can have prongs and the female ends can have voids. The prongs can be inserted into the voids to electrically connect the power distribution subsystems of neighboring tree trunk sections. In some embodiments, the prongs and voids are designed so that the prongs of one power distribution subsystem can engage the voids of another power distribution subsystem without the need to rotationally align the tree trunk sections. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157160 | COOKING VESSEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a cooking vessel and a method for manufacturing the same wherein a plurality of concave and convex portions is protrudingly formed to a shape of a dotted line, not to a shape of a solid line, on the bottom surface of the cooking vessel, thus maximizing a non-stick effect to prevent food from sticking to the bottom surface of the cooking vessel. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157161 | COOKING APPARATUS, A COOKING POT AND A METHOD FOR COOKING - The invention relates to a cooking apparatus for simultaneous cooking of a plurality of food items. The apparatus has a control unit ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157162 | QUICK SEAR BARBECUE GRILL AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A barbecue grill and components thereof that allow a user to obtain a controlled burst of high intensity heat for a limited period of time, comprising at least one quick sear burner, a quick sear valve assembly adapted for fluid communication with the quick sear burner, and a cooking surface adapted to be positioned above the quick sear burner in or on a firebox of a barbecue grill. The quick sear valve assembly, in turn, comprises a main valve for normal operation of the quick sear burner, and a bypass valve for high intensity heat output of limited duration. The quick sear valve assembly includes a mechanism that is configured to allow the user to selectively actuate the bypass valve. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157163 | BREWING DEVICE - A brewing device is provided, including a main container and a brewing container. The brewing container can be arranged in the main container in each of two angles for brewing, infusion or filtering. The brewing container can be first used to steep coffee powder or tea leaves for a while in one of the two angles, and then the brewing container is taken out from the main container to drip in the other angle to control a concentration of coffee or tea brewed. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157164 | System For Making Beverages | 2015-06-11 |
20150157165 | CAPSULE FOR USE IN A FOOD PREPARATION MACHINE - The present invention concerns a capsule ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157166 | COFFEE BEAN PACKAGING CARTRIDGE AND COFFEE BEVERAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME - A coffee bean packaging cartridge for holding and supplying multiple servings of coffee beans can be connected to a coffee beverage system. The cartridge includes a container having an outer wall defining an interior volume and an opening at one end thereof. A permanent, preferably non-removable closure member is fitted to the one end of the container and substantially covers the opening. An exit passage in the closure member, defines a coffee bean outlet, for transferring coffee beans from the interior volume. The closure member further has relatively movable closing means for selectively closing the exit passage to reduce exposure of the coffee bean contents to surrounding air. The cartridge further includes connecting means for connecting the cartridge to a coffee beverage system. There is also provided a coffee beverage system that includes the coffee bean packaging cartridge as defined above and at least a dosing device and a grinding mechanism. The dosing device may includes a metering chamber for receiving a portion of coffee beans corresponding to an amount necessary for preparing a single serving of coffee beverage. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157167 | COFFEE MACHINE - A coffee machine comprising a coffee machine housing, having a coffee mill ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157168 | COFFEE BREWER APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR BREWING BEVERAGES - A brewer for brewing beverages in a brew basket, such as loose coffee or tea, is provided, where the flow of water to the brew basket alternates between water brewing phases and steam brewing phases during a single brew cycle, resulting in comparatively higher temperatures of water in the brew basket than conventional brewers. The frequency and duration of the water brewing phases and steam brewing phases during a brew cycle can be electronically controlled according to one or more predetermined programs. A reinforcing band is also provided for the lighted brew basket interior to strengthen the brewer head bowl in this area, and a single cup insert is also provided. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING A BEVERAGE - The invention relates to a system for preparing a beverage, comprising a portion capsule, which contains a beverage raw material, and a brewing device which comprises a brewing chamber for receiving the portion capsule and for extracting the beverage from the portion capsule by means of hot water. Said portion capsule comprises an identifier and said brewing device comprises an identifier detector for identifying the identifier of the portion capsule. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157170 | BEVERAGE PREPARATION MACHINES - The present invention provides a beverage preparation machine for forming a beverage by contacting an aqueous medium with one or more beverage ingredients, the beverage preparation machine comprising a tube forming at least a part of an outlet path for discharging the beverage to a receptacle; wherein the tube has an upstream end for receiving the beverage and a downstream end for discharging the beverage; wherein the upstream end has a characteristic internal dimension of at least 8 mm and the downstream end has a characteristic internal dimension of at least 10 mm. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157171 | ROLLER CONVEYOR OVEN FOR HEATING WHILE ROTATING AND CONVEYING A MULTIPLICITY OF CYLINDRICAL FOOD ITEMS THEREON - A forced hot air roller conveyor drying assembly is provided. It consists primarily of two parts; a roller conveyor for rolling cylindrical elongated food members while transporting them horizontally from one end of the conveyor to the other, and a hot air drying assembly for blowing hot air around the product as it is being rolled. The combined rolling of the product and the drying of the product helps ensure that the physical roundness of the food product remains nice and uniform while it is being uniformly dried. The forced hot air assembly may include a fan and heating elements, the fan directing warm air to the product rolling horizontally through the assembly and the roller conveyor may be comprised of a multiplicity of paired roller members driven by chain links, which chains are in turn driven by an axle engaging a drive sprocket. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157172 | Sandwich Making Appliance and Method of Making a Sandwich with the Same - An appliance for cooking a food item comprises a bottom housing, a top housing, and a cooking assembly. The cooking assembly comprises a top heated plate, a bottom heated plate, and a center ring therebetween. The top heated plate is selectively movable between (i) an open position and (ii) a closed position in which a top cooking cavity is selectively formed by the top heated plate and the top housing when the top housing is in a closed position. The bottom heated plate is selectively movable between (i) an open position and (ii) a closed position in which a bottom cooking cavity is selectively formed by the bottom housing and the bottom heated plate. A center cooking cavity is selectively formed by the top heated plate, the center ring, and the bottom heated plate when the top and bottom heated plates are in their respective closed positions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157173 | OVEN WITH ROTATING COOKING SURFACE - An oven including a housing (e.g., cylindrically shaped) defining a first central axis, and a cooking surface (e.g., disc-shaped and mounted for rotation) in the housing and having a second central axis offset from the first central axis. A rear edge of the cooking surface can be spaced from a rear of the housing to define a rear gap, and a front edge of the cooking surface can be spaced from a front of the housing to define a front gap smaller than the rear gap. A heat deflector can be mounted in the housing below the cooking surface, and a heat source can be positioned between the heat deflector and the cooking surface. Preferably, the position of the heat source relative to the cooking surface is adjustable. The oven can further include second and third cooking surfaces that are aligned with the housing. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157174 | GRILL REMOVAL TOOL WITH INTEGRATED KNUCKLE LOOP - A grill removal tool with integrated knuckle handle loop that allows for the vertical application of force for removal of a barbeque grill has a loop handle with shoulder contours that extend to for arms with hooks at each end. The loop handle joins the two arms. The hooks are at the distal end of each arm. The hooked portions are the reaction element that is used to engage the barbeque grill during removal from or manipulation over a heat source. The basic concept is that the user is able to use the grill by placing the looped portion of the hook over their knuckle with a closed grip to allow or vertical removal of a barbeque grill with or without food present on the grill. The hooks are compatible with 100 percent of consumer grills on the market since the hooks are adequately fitted between spaces in grates. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157175 | CONVECTION RECIRCULATING FRYER FOR COOKING FOODS - A convection recirculating food product fryer, with a fry tank, with and inlet tube connected to a heat exchanger and an outlet connected to a magnetic pump with an outlet tube to the heat exchanger, the pump having a driving magnet assembly housing an impeller and a driven magnet with a ceramic shaft extending through the impeller about which the impeller rotates when pumping oil; an electric motor magnetically coupled to the magnetic pump; a burner to heat the oil in the heat exchanger; a controller to control the ignition and running of the burner. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157176 | DISPENSER APPARATUS FOR DISPENSING LIQUID SOAP, LOTION OR OTHER LIQUID - Dispenser apparatus for dispensing liquid soap or other liquid including dispensing structure for dispensing the liquid from a container, and an actuator for actuating the dispensing structure either by an electric motor or by manual movement of a cover of a cabinet holding the container and actuator. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157177 | DUAL ROLL PAPER TOWEL DISPENSER - A dual roll paper towel dispenser, a method of dispensing towel from a dual roll paper towel dispenser, and a method of servicing a dual roll paper towel dispenser are disclosed herein. The dual roll paper towel dispenser can be provided with a dispenser mechanism disposed in a dispenser housing. The dispenser mechanism can include a first drive roller for dispensing paper from an upper first roll of paper and a second drive roller for dispensing paper from a lower second roll of paper. The dispenser mechanism can further include a drive system including a motor for selectively operating the first drive roller and the second drive roller, wherein the drive system powers the motor in a first rotational direction to actuate the first drive roller and powers the motor in a second rotational direction opposite the first rotational direction to actuate the second drive roller. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157178 | Toilet bowl scrubber - Disclosed herein is a toilet bowl cleaning pad that is 100% bio-degradable and eco-friendly. The pad contains soap and walnut shells which when pressure is applied to pad will suds, killing germs and bacteria. The toilet bowl pad dissolves when emerged into water. The product has a long handle, which is all you are left with once the toilet bowl is cleaned and disinfected. The pad easily attaches at the bottom of the pad to the handle. The handle is easy and convenient to store. This is a safer more efficient way to clean a toilet bowl. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157179 | QUICK ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY DEVICE OF A TOILET COVER AND IMPLEMENTATION METHOD THEREOF - A toilet cover and an implementation method thereof includes a toilet seat, a toilet top cover, a rotation mechanism and two supports, two supports are respectively disposed with an insert pin, each insert pin is disposed with a lock groove at the side wall of the top portion, the rotation mechanism is disposed with two radial insert holes for the insert pins to insert; wherein further comprising at least one switch component disposed at the external wall of the two supports, a lock element and an elastic element, both ends of the lock element are respectively disposed with a lock catch to lock to the lock groove of the insert pin or release the lock, the switch component drives the lock element to move so as to release the lock; the lock element is repositioned by the elastic element. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157180 | Rotary Floor Machine Attachment - The present invention provides an attachment for rotary floor machines and a method for cleaning a floor, the baseboards, and both the treads and stair risers of a set of stairs. The attachment includes a disc-shaped housing with a top surface, a bottom surface and a sidewall. The top surface includes a circulate plate that allows for removably attachment to a drive system of a rotary floor machine. The sidewalls are substantially the height of stair risers and are configured to clean the near-vertical surface of stair risers and baseboards of a floor. The bottom surface is configured to clean the floor and the tread of a set of stairs. The bottom surface and sidewall further include a plurality of raised spikes that align with indented portions on the sidewall pad and floor pad that removably secure the floor pad and sidewall pad thereon. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157181 | RANDOM ORBIT DISC SCRUBBER - A random orbit scrubber comprises a main body having a front end and a rear end, a squeegee assembly coupled to the rear end of the main body, and a cleaning head assembly coupled to the front end of the main body. The cleaning head assembly can include a cleaning element structured for contact with a floor surface. The cleaning head assembly can further include a motor that is operable to impart rotational and orbital movement on the cleaning element. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157182 | MOBILE ROBOT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Data within a designated distance from a main body of the mobile robot is accumulated and stored to form a local area map. A traveling direction or a rotating direction is set while avoiding an obstacle around the main body and a path may be readily set. Repetition of unnecessary operation is prevented and thus a traveling velocity based on rapid movement may be improved. Obstacles are readily avoided and cleaning efficiency may be improved. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157183 | WASHING APPARATUS AND CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - The present disclosure relates to a dishwasher or other washing apparatus, a control method thereof, and a spin-dry control system therefor, including a sensor unit configured to detect a weight of one or more objects in a spin-dry tub, and an amount of eccentricity and a speed of the spin-dry tub; a driving unit configured to balance or rotate the spin-dry tub; and a control unit configured to determine an operation state of the driving unit according to information from the sensor unit. Accordingly, a separate spin-dry function can be added to the dishwasher or other washing apparatus to maximize spatial efficiency, and the dishwasher can control a spin-dry function with optimal efficiency by automatically detecting a change in weight of object(s) in the spin-dry tub and the speed of the spin-dry tub, thereby maximizing spin-dry efficiency. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157184 | HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPENING THE SAME - A method of opening a door of a household appliance having a cabinet with an open face providing access to a treating chamber where an article is received for treatment according to a useful cycle of operation is provided. The method includes: sensing a presence of at least a portion of a person within a predetermined range of the door and out of contact with the door; and automatically opening the door in response to the sensed presence. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157185 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO HEAT LIQUIDS IN DISHWASHERS - Methods and apparatus to heat liquids in dishwashers are disclosed. An example dishwasher includes a tub defining at least partially a treating chamber for treating dishes according to an automatic cycle of operation, at least two sprayers located in the treating chamber for spraying liquid into the treating chamber and a diverter assembly. An example diverter assembly includes a diverter chamber, a diverter configured to sequentially divert the liquid from the diverter chamber to the at least two sprayers, and a heater located within the diverter chamber and configured to heat the liquid as it passes through the diverter chamber. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157186 | DISHWASHER, IN PARTICULAR DOMESTIC DISHWASHER, COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GUIDE STRUCTURE ON THE INNER FACE OF THE DOOR THEREOF FOR DEFLECTING DRYING FLUID FLOWING ALONG THEREFROM - A dishwasher, in particular a domestic dishwasher, including a washing compartment, at least one washing basket disposed in the washing compartment to hold items for washing, and a door configured to close the washing compartment. The door has a planar surface to form an inner face of the door as a whole or a part thereof. When the door is closed, a guide structure including a plurality of individual guide elements projects in a raised manner from the planar surface into an interior of the washing compartment and is disposed so as to guide a drying fluid flowing along the inner face of the door onto the items in the washing compartment, when the dishwasher is in drying mode. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157187 | ENDOSCOPE - The endoscope comprises an optical focusing and zooming device, motion imparting members operable on the optical device, transducer members located downstream from the optical device and designed to convert an optical flow into an electric signal, lighting members. A control and monitoring unit receives signals representative of optical zoom degrees and is connected to the motion imparting members to actuate the latter. The optical device comprises a first set of lenses, a second set of lenses adapted to be moved by the motion imparting members for changing the optical zoom, a third set of lenses adapted to be moved by the motion imparting members for focus adjustment, a fourth set of lenses for focusing the optical flow on the transducer members; the distance between the first and the fourth sets of lenses being unchangeable. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157188 | SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED VISUALIZATION OF ENDOSCOPIC IMAGES - An endoscope video imaging subsystem including an image sensor, a plurality of image forming optical elements, a video processor, a video processor display signal output interface, an illumination subsystem with one or more light sources, and at least one light transfer and projection element. The endoscope is in communication and sends images through an electronic interface to a head-mounted eyepiece configured to be worn by a user, wherein the eyepiece includes an optical assembly combined with displayed content, an integrated processor for handling content for display to the user, and an integrated image source for introducing the content from the camera to the optical assembly. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157189 | ENDOSCOPE - An endoscope includes: an insertion portion in which a distal end portion and a bending portion that is bendable in a desired direction are arranged; and an inclined face that is formed in the distal end portion, the inclined face being formed so as to inclinedly intersect with a distal end face of the distal end portion and also a side face adjoining the distal end face, a ridge line formed intersecting with the distal end face and a direction in which the bending portion bends being formed substantially orthogonal to each other, wherein, by contacting against an inner wall of a curved portion of a duct into which the insertion portion is inserted, the inclined face varies a posture thereof so that the insertion portion is rotated and a bending direction of the bending portion matches a curving direction of the curved portion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157190 | SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY HEATING MULTIPLE SURGICAL VIEWING INSTRUMENTS - A system for simultaneously heating multiple elongated surgical viewing instruments comprises a heater with a slot and an insert received by the slot. The insert has multiple elongate cavities, each configured to receive the tip of a viewing instrument. A cover, configured to cover the heater with the insert in the slot thereof, provides a plurality of openings aligned with the cavities of the insert. In the preferred embodiment, the heater is reusable and the insert and cover are disposable. The insert and cover may be integrally joined into a single unit. The system may further include a stand upon which the heater is supported, one or more cavities to receive cleaning swaps to be heated, and/or a pad to heat a cleaning wipe or other article. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157191 | Robotic system for flexible endoscopy - A robotic manipulator | 2015-06-11 |
20150157192 | SYSTEM FOR A MINIMALLY-INVASIVE, OPERATIVE GASTROINTESTINAL TREATMENT - Improved methods and devices for performing an endoscopic surgery including a system for performing minimally invasive procedures including a flexible catheter having a first lumen, a first flexible tube positioned in the first lumen, and a second flexible tube positioned in the first lumen. The first lumen defines a first space configured and dimensioned to receive an endoscope. The first flexible tube and second flexible tube are fixed at a proximal portion and configured to float within the first lumen of the catheter. First and second flexible guides are slidably positioned within the first and second flexible tubes and dimensioned to receive a first instrument for axial movement therein, the first and second flexible guides movable to an angled position with respect to a longitudinal axis. A working space expanding system positioned at a distal portion of the flexible catheter, the working space expanding system movable from a non-expanded insertion position to an expanded position forming an expanded region to expand the working space within the body lumen. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157193 | SURGICAL TISSUE PROTECTION SHEATH - A surgical sheath for use in endoscopic trans-nasal or intra-ocular surgery has an angle section joined to a conical section, with the conical section having a central axis not parallel to a central axis of the angle section. A body section is joined to the angle section, with the body section having a length at least twice the length of the angle section. The conical section, the angle section and the body section may be a flexible or compliant material. The sheath reduces collateral trauma to the tissues in the surgical pathway. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157194 | ENDOSCOPE - The object lens | 2015-06-11 |
20150157195 | MEDICAL SYSTEM - By providing an in-vitro apparatus arranged outside a body of an examinee with a judgment section which judges whether a capsule endoscope is in a predetermined digestive tract or not by analysis of an image transmitted from the capsule endoscope and a signal control section which performs output control of a control signal for causing an image acquisition section (an illumination section and an image pickup section) and a wireless transmission section of the capsule endoscope to continuously operate or intermittently operate, according to a judgment result of the judgment section, exhaustion of the power source section of the capsule endoscope is suppressed and a desired image is obtained, without imposing a burden on an observer. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157196 | FLUSHED MEDICAL CONNECTOR WITH OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS - A medical connector receptacle includes a receptacle ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157197 | ENDOSCOPIC IMAGE OVERLAY - An apparatus and method for superimposing a reference image on a camera image from an endoscope. The reference image includes indicators, such as angular distance marks. The angular distance marks may be arranged in a circular or arcuate pattern. The angular distance marks may be configured to be continuous or discontinuous. The angular distance marks may be accompanied by corresponding reference information including one or more of clock face numbers, cardinal directions, and numbers of angular degrees. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157198 | Ophthalmic Illumination System with Micro-Display Overlaid Image Source - Methods and apparatuses for an ophthalmic imaging system are provided. An ophthalmic illumination system with a micro-display projector based head-up display is provided. In accordance with an embodiment, a first optical element is configured to direct light from a light source upon an eye to be examined. A micro-display projector is configured to generate a micro-display image including information associated with the eye to be examined. A third optical element is configured to receive reflected light from the eye resulting from the light directed upon the eye, receive the micro-display image, and transmit at least a portion of the reflected light and at least a portion of light from the micro-display image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157199 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCATTEROMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF HUMAN TISSUE - A scatterometric measurement system for measuring an object under test is disclosed. The scatterometric measurement system generates a beam of light from a light source sending the generated beam to illumination optics for transforming the beam and sending this transformed beam to a beam splitter. The beam splitter redirects the transformed beam to a first detector while deflecting the transformed light beam to the object under test which produces scattered light. Collection optics then receives this scattered light from the object under test and processes and sends the scattered light to a second detector through the beam splitter. The second detector generates a signal based on this processed scattered light and sends this result to a computation unit that calculates using the second detectors signal a desired output according to an algorithm for a given measurement for the object under test. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157200 | OBJECTIVE QUALITY METRIC FOR OCULAR WAVEFRONT MEASUREMENTS - A system and method for determining an objective quality metric for image data collected by a wavefront aberrometer. The method may include quantifying a plurality of characteristics of the image data and calculating the objective quality metric based on the quantified characteristics of the image data. The objective quality metric can be a weighted sum of the quantified characteristics of the image data. The weightings for the weighted sum can be determined based on subjective quality metrics assigned to a set of training image data by a human expert. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157201 | SUBJECTIVE OPTOMETER - A subjective optomater that is capable of measuring accommodation ability of an eye while reducing the influence of accommodative convergence is provided. A subjective optometer includes: a visual target that is presented to an eye through a measuring optical axis; a measuring optical system that includes a spherical lens capable of changing spherical power on the measuring optical axis; a spherical power changer that changes the spherical power of the spherical lens; and an optical axis deflector that deflects the measuring optical axis so as to align the measuring optical axis with a visual axis of the eye, wherein accommodation ability is measured based on the spherical power of the spherical lens in a state in which the measuring optical axis is deflected by the optical axis deflector. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157202 | Method and System for Optic Nerve Head Shape Quantification - A fully automated optic nerve head description system based on optical coherence tomography that works with heavily deformed nerve heads and allows the generation of parameters describing swelling, including correlation with intracranial pressure both in detection and progression. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157203 | Optical Systems for Whole Eye Imaging and Biometry - Scanning optical beam imaging systems for imaging extended structures of an eye and providing biometry of an eye are provided. The systems include a focal system for shifting the focus of the scanning system from the front to the back of the eye. The systems provide for converging rays that can scan through the pupil of the eye, enabling scanning of the anterior and posterior segments of the eye using a common objective and a fixed working distance. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157204 | Light Source Modulation for a Scanning Microscope - Systems, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for imaging an object. The system includes a scanner. The scanner positions a spot of light from a light source on the object along a scanning path. The scanning path includes a plurality of scan lines. The spot moves along the scanning path at a scanning velocity. The scanning velocity is not constant. The intensity of the spot of light is modulated as a function of the scanning velocity. The system includes a detector that is arranged to output data associated with positions along the scanning path. The system includes one or more processors that perform calculations. Pixels are calculated based on the output data. The image is constructed of the object based on the pixels. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157205 | Systems and Methods for Quantitative Doppler Optical Coherence Tomography - Methods of obtaining a measure of blood flow using a Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FDOCT) system is provided. The method includes obtaining a first optical coherence tomography (OCT) survey scan of a retina of a subject using an OCT scan beam and obtaining a second OCT scan of the retina. The second OCT scan is within an area defined by the obtained first OCT scan and includes a region of retinal blood vessels emerging from and returning to an Optic Nerve Head (ONH) of the retina. An optical phase change is determined from the obtained second OCT scan, the optical phase change being associated with blood flow in a retinal blood vessel in the region of the second OCT scan. An angle of the retinal blood vessel associated with the optical phase change is determined, the angle being measured relative to a direction of transmission of the OCT scan beam. A quantitative measure of vessel blood flow is computed using the optical phase change and the vessel angle relative to the direction of the OCT scan beam. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157206 | INFORMATION PROVISION SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - According to one embodiment, an information provision system including a biological sensor device including a sensor and an information transmitting terminal communicably connected to the biological sensor device is provided. The information transmitting terminal includes a detector. The detector detects an action of the user. The biological sensor device includes an obtaining module. The obtaining module obtains, when the action of the user is detected, biological data by driving the sensor during a measurement period included in a measurement information in association with the action. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157207 | SCAN PROTOCOL ADJUSTING APPARATUS, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SCAN PROTOCOL - A scan protocol adjusting apparatus includes a setting device which sets a scan protocol of a plurality of scans included in one examination, a designating device which designates a target value of examination time, and an adjusting device which adjusts the set scan protocol so that a prediction value of the examination time of the one examination becomes close to the target value of the examination time. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157208 | APPARATUS FOR MEASURING CONDITION OF OBJECT - The present disclosure provides a measurement apparatus including a light source configured to output light toward a first side of an object, a sensor positioned relative to the light source to permit the object to be positioned between the light source and the sensor, wherein the sensor is configured to sense the light transmitted through the object, and an optical transmitter disposed at an upper portion of the sensor and comprising a plurality of optical fibers configured to transfer the transmitted light to the sensor. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157209 | BIOMEDICAL DETECTION APPARATUS - A biomedical apparatus employing laser light is provided. In another aspect, laser light is unfocused when it is emitted upon in vivo or exposed internal tissue during surgery. A further aspect provides a visual and/or audio warning to the surgeon during surgery if a cancer cell is detected, within one minute and more preferably within five seconds, of emission of laser light upon the targeted tissue. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157210 | MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPE HAVING AN EXCITATION-BEAM ARRAY - A two-photon imaging system capable of imaging of an image region in real time is presented. The imaging system comprises a source of excitation light that provides the excitation light as a plurality of laser beamlets. The plurality of laser beamlets is collectively scanned by a single-axis scanner along a first direction in the focal plane of the image region and oriented such that neither the rows nor columns are aligned with the first direction. As a result, each laser beamlet scans a different sub-region of the image region and the plurality of sub-regions are simultaneously scanned. As a result, the entirety of the image region is scanned in the same amount of time required to scan one image sub-region. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157211 | Vascular Access Detection Device and Method - A vascular access detection device and method for ensuring the proper insertion of a needle into a target is disclosed. A light source generates a beam of light which is directed along the needle's longitudinal axis so that said beam of light passes though the hollow shaft of the needle. The needle may be guided to a target inside a patient's body. Reflection and scattering of light by portions of the patient's body may be monitored to assist in determining when the target inside of the patient's body has been pierced by the needle. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157212 | ATTACHMENT FOR A CONTACT LENS AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR A CONTACT LENS SYSTEM - An attachment for a contact lens that comprises a first part provided to be held in position against an eye and a second part connected to the first part. The second part is for fixing the attachment to a contact lens. The first part corresponds to a distal side of a contact lens and forms at least one of a sterile or a disinfected bearing surface for the eye. The second part is configured to connect the attachment to the contact lens and to bring the first part to rest against a distal side of the contact lens. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157213 | Patient Care Recommendation System - Disclosed are systems and methods to provide a patient care recommendation. The systems and methods receive patient information and a plurality of patient physiological signals that are related to a patient. The systems and methods are then operable to produce at least one derived patient signal from at least one of the plurality of patient physiological signals. The systems and methods use the patient information, at least one of the plurality of patient physiological signals, and the at least one derived patient signal to provide at least one patient care recommendation. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157214 | AUTOMATED INTERPRETIVE MEDICAL CARE SYSTEM AND METHODOLOGY - Improved apparatus and methods for monitoring, diagnosing and treating at least one medical respiratory condition of a patient are provided, including a medical data input interface adapted to provide at least one medical parameter relating at least to the respiration of the patient, and a medical parameter interpretation functionality ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157215 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING INTRAVASCULAR PRESSURE - What is described is an apparatus for intravascular pressure measurement, comprising an elongate body, a first pressure sensor and a centering assembly disposed adjacent the sensor. In one aspect, the elongate body has a uniform diameter from the distal end to the proximal end. In another aspect, the uniform diameter is 0.035 inches or less. In still a further aspect, the elongated body is a catheter having a plurality of reinforcing filaments and the filaments are utilized to electrically connect the sensor to the proximal end. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157216 | DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING INTRAVASCULAR PRESSURE - What is described is an apparatus for intravascular pressure measurement, comprising an elongate body and a first pressure sensor. The elongate body includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, the body defines a distal guidewire lumen extending adjacent a sensor assembly along a distal portion of the system. The first pressure sensor is disposed within the wall of the distal portion of the body. An exterior surface of the sensor and the outer surface of the body are substantially aligned. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157217 | Analysis System for Cardiac Information and Analyzing Method Thereof - The invention provides an analysis system for cardiac information and analyzing method thereof used for analyzing the cardiac information of a subject. The analysis system comprises a blood pressure measuring module connected to a cuff provided on a testing portion of the subject, used for measuring blood pressure through inflating and deflating the cuff; a computing module electrically connected to the blood pressure measuring module, used for measuring a maximum of fixed pressure for the blood pressure pulse on the testing portion; a controlling module electrically connected to the cuff and computing module, used for controlling the inflating of the cuff according to the measured fixed pressure for the blood pressure pulse; a pulse measuring module electrically connected to the controlling module; and a signal processing module electrically connected to the pulse measuring module. The invention provides a simple operating method. Not only the blood pressure can be measured, but also abnormal heart beat rate and abnormal coronary artery frequency can be analyzed. Thus abnormal structures of heart and coronary artery can be detected. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157218 | HEART MURMUR EXTRACTION AND HEART IMPAIRMENTS IDENTIFICATION USING FUZZY CONTROLLER - A method and device for heart murmur extraction and classification is disclosed. Data corresponding to a heart sound/signal is acquired from a patient through a data acquirer. The heart sound data is processed to isolate systole and diastole periods. Features to discriminate between the defects types associated with different heart murmurs are extracted, and the heart murmurs are detected and identified based on the extracted features using a fuzzy controller. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157219 | BIOIMPEDANCE SENSOR ARRAY FOR HEART RATE DETECTION - Exemplary embodiments provide a bioimpedance sensor array for use in fluid flow detection applications, such as heart rate detection. Aspects of the exemplary embodiment include determining an optimal sub-array in a bioimpedance sensor array comprising more than four bioimpedance sensors arranged on a base such that the sensor array straddles or otherwise addresses a blood vessel when worn by a user; passing an electrical signal through at least a first portion of the bioimpedance sensors in the optimal sub-array to the user; measuring one or more bioimpedance values from the electrical signal using a second portion of the bioimpedance sensors in the optimal sub-array; and analyzing at least a fluid bioimpedance contribution from the one or more bioimpedance values. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157220 | Modular Sensor Platform - Exemplary embodiments for reconfiguring a storage system comprise a modular sensor platform, comprising: a base module comprising, a display, a processor, a memory and a communication interface; a band removably coupled to the base module such that the band is replaceable with different types of bands; and a sensor module that collects data from a user, the sensor module in communication with the base module and removably coupled to the band such that the sensor module is replaceable with different types of sensor modules, the sensor module further comprising a plurality of sensor units that are removably coupled to the sensor module such that individual sensor units are replaceable with different types of sensor units. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157221 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING HEART FAILURE EVENT - Devices and methods for detecting heart failure (HF) events or identifying patient at elevated risk of developing future HF events, such as events indicative of HF decompensation status, are described. The devices and methods can detect an HF event or predict HF risk using signal transfigurations on different portions of a physiologic signal. A system can comprise a physiologic signal analyzer circuit that can generate a signal trend of a signal feature calculated using one or more physiologic signals obtained from a patient. A signal transformation circuit can dynamically generates first and second transformations, apply the transformations to respective first and second portions of the signal trend, and generate respectively a first and second transformed signal trends. A target physiologic event detector circuit can detect a target physiologic event such as an event of worsening HF using a comparison of the first and second transformed signal trends. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157222 | Wearable Monitoring Devices Having Sensors and Light Guides - A monitoring device includes a housing configured to be attached to a body of a subject. An optical emitter, optical detector, and sensor for measuring motion noise are located within the housing. Light transmissive material is in optical communication with the optical emitter and detector and is configured to deliver light from the optical emitter to one or more locations of the body of the subject and to collect light external to the housing and deliver the collected light to the detector. A signal processor is configured to receive and process signals produced by the optical detector and the motion noise sensor, and to remove noise from the signals produced by the optical detector. The signal processor may generate physiological parameters for the subject such as heart rate, blood flow, blood pressure, VO | 2015-06-11 |
20150157223 | PROTECTIVE LINER FOR USE WITH BLOOD PRESSURE CUFFS - A protective liner for use with a blood pressure measuring cuff includes three layers of material configured to protect a person's skin, wick moisture away from the person's skin, and provide a moisture permeable, microporous barrier to microbes. The protective liner is porous and sufficiently thin so that the protective liner will not substantially interfere with blood pressure monitoring through the protective liner. The three layers of material are configured to wick moisture therethrough away from the person's skin, while substantially preventing passage of microbes therethrough. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157224 | System and Method for Remotely Identifying and Characterizing Life Physiological Signs - A system remotely determines living objects and their heartbeat rate or breath rate. The system has a laser source, a diffractive optics, a defocusing lens, a laser CCD, and a vibrations analyzer. The laser source is used for emitting a laser beam. The diffractive optics is used for dividing said laser beam to a grid of plurality of laser beams in which the living object is located. The defocusing lens is used for receiving pluralities of laser beams as reflected from objects within the area of interest, and for defocusing said reflected beams, thereby to produce defocused speckles on the laser CCD. The vibrations analyzer is used for analyzing vibrations within said displayed speckles, and for determining therefrom a vibrations rate of heartbeat or breath respectively of the living object | 2015-06-11 |
20150157225 | BIOELECTRIC SENSOR DEVICE AND METHODS - Various embodiments of a bioelectric sensor device for sensing bioelectric data from a human body are disclosed. The device can include a flexible substrate, a plurality of sensors arranged in a sensor array on a sensor array portion of the substrate, an electrically conductive network located on the substrate, and a plurality of lines of weakness formed in the sensor array portion of the substrate. In one or more embodiments, each line of weakness is configured to enhance separation of the sensor array portion of the substrate along a separation line that extends between at least two sensors of the plurality of sensors. The device can also include a left reference electrode proximate a distal end of a left reference electrode arm of the substrate and a right reference electrode proximate a distal end of a right reference electrode arm of the substrate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157226 | Detecting Neuronal Action Potentials using a Sparse Signal Representation - A system and method detect neuronal action potential signals from tissue responding to electrical stimulation signals. A sparse signal space model for a set of tissue response recordings has a signal space separable into a plurality of disjoint component manifolds including a neural action potential (NAP) component manifold corresponding to tissue response to electrical stimulation signals. A response measurement module is configured to: i. map a tissue response measurement signal into the sparse signal model space to obtain a corresponding sparse signal representation, ii. project the sparse signal representation onto the NAP component manifold to obtain a sparse NAP component representation, iii. when the sparse NAP component representation is greater than a minimum threshold value, report and recover a detected NAP signal in the tissue response measurement signal. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157227 | Electromyography System - Methods for determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, wherein the second aspect separated from the first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve. The methods involve (a) applying an electrical stimulus to the first aspect of the bone; (b) electrically monitoring a muscle myotome associated with the spinal nerve to detect if an onset neuro-muscular response occurs in response to the application of the electrical stimulus to the first aspect of the bone; (c) automatically increasing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus to until the onset neuro-muscular response is detected; and (d) communicating to a user via at least one of visual and audible means information representing the magnitude of the electrical stimulus which caused the onset neuro-muscular response. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157228 | Surgical Access - An expandable tip cannula system, comprising: a hollow cannula shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and an expandable tip mounted at the distal end of the hollow cannula shaft, the expandable tip comprising a plurality of generally-triangular shaped petals held together in a radially-inwardly tapered arrangement between adjacent petals, each petal comprising a nerve sensing electrode disposed therein. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157229 | MEASURING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION BURDEN USING IMPLANTABLE DEVICE BASED SENSORS - An apparatus may include a sensing circuit and an arrhythmia detection circuit. The sensing circuit is configured to generate a sensed physiological signal representative of cardiac activity of a subject. The arrhythmia detection circuit is configured to monitor ventricular depolarization (V-V) intervals using the sensed physiological signal, detect when at least a portion of the V-V intervals satisfies an arrhythmia detection threshold interval, calculate a value of variability of the V-V intervals and calculate a value of variability of a systolic portion of the V-V intervals in response to the detection, and generate an indication of atrial fibrillation (AF) according to a comparison including the value of variability of the V-V intervals and the value of variability of the systolic portion of the V-V intervals and provide the indication to at least one of a user or process. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157230 | SENSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND SENSING METHOD - A sensing system is provided. The system includes an electronic device and a detachable sensor. The detachable sensor could be connected to the electronic device through a connecting interface. When the electronic device detects that the detachable sensor is connected to the electronic device, the electronic device obtains a plurality of sensing data, and transforms the sensing data into a plurality of sensing results. Also, when the electronic device is connected to a host device, the electronic device sends the sensing results to the host device. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157231 | NONINVASIVE CARDIAC THERAPY EVALUATION - Systems, methods, and interfaces are described herein for assisting a user in noninvasive evaluation of patients for cardiac therapy and noninvasive evaluation of cardiac therapy being delivered. The systems, methods, and interfaces may provide graphical representations of cardiac electrical activation times about one or more portions of human anatomy and one or more cardiac health metrics. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157232 | NONINVASIVE CARDIAC THERAPY EVALUATION - Systems, methods, and interfaces are described herein for assisting a user in noninvasive evaluation of patients for cardiac therapy and noninvasive evaluation of cardiac therapy being delivered. The systems, methods, and interfaces may provide graphical representations of cardiac electrical activation times about one or more portions of human anatomy and one or more cardiac health metrics. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157233 | IDENTIFICATION OF ABNORMAL CARDIAC SUBSTRATE DURING LEFT-VENTRICULAR PACING - Techniques for identifying abnormal cardiac substrate, e.g., scar substrate, may be implemented, as an example, during implantation of a left-ventricular (LV) lead, e.g., for cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), which may enable placement of the LV lead to avoid the abnormal cardiac substrate. An example system for identifying abnormal cardiac substrate comprises at least one implantable LV lead comprising at least one bipolar electrode pair configured to sense a LV bipolar cardiac electrogram signal of LV tissue proximate the bipolar electrode pair. The system delivers cardiac pacing pulses to a left ventricle via at least one electrodes of the LV lead, which may be different then the electrodes of the bipolar pair, and which may be spaced at least a threshold distance from the bipolar pair of electrodes. The amplitude of paced depolarizations in the bipolar electrogram indicates whether tissue proximate the bipolar electrode pair comprises abnormal cardiac substrate. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157234 | PHYSIOLOGIC RESPONSE TO A THERAPY CHANGE USING A VENTRICULAR FILLING CHARACTERISTIC - A system includes a therapy control circuit, a therapy output circuit; and a physiologic interval sensing circuit configured to receive information about subject physiologic intervals. The therapy circuit is configured to determine a change in therapy that is provided by the therapy output circuit, determine that the change in therapy includes a change to a maximum interval of cardiac electrostimulation provided according to the therapy, detecting a change in a ventricular filling characteristic of the subject in response to the change in maximum interval of cardiac electrostimulation, determine an indication of a physiologic response of the subject to the therapy change using information about the change in the ventricular filling characteristic, and update the subject therapy provided by the therapy output circuit when the determined indication of the physiologic response to the therapy change indicates an increased likelihood of worsening health status of the subject. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157235 | Public Health Screening For Cognitive Health Using Dry Sensor Electroencephalogram Technology - Systems and methods are provided for performing neurometric evaluation of Quantitative Electro Encephalogram (QEEG) data, derived from Dry Sensor technology, as opposed to the use of any types of conventional paste/gel and silver/silver chloride sensors. The individuals who would be helped by these screening procedures are identified. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157236 | INTRACRANIAL SENSING & MONITORING DEVICE WITH MACRO AND MICRO ELECTRODES - A cortical sensing device for contact with the surface of the brain is provided that includes a support member, at least one macroelectrode sensing element secured with respect to the support member and at least one microelectrode sensing element secured with respect to the macroelectrode. The support member is substantially thin and made from flexibly-conformable material to accurately and safely place the sensing device upon the brain surface. The microelectrode sensing element is surrounded by the macroelectrode brain-contact surface of the macroelectrode sensing element. The first surface of the support member, the macroelectrode brain-contact surface and the microelectrode brain-contact surface are substantially co-planar to abut the surface of the brain for sensoring and monitoring. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157237 | NERVE MONITORING DURING ELECTROSURGERY - A signal processing module includes an input module electronically coupled to a sensing probe of a nerve integrity monitoring system. The probe senses electrical signals from a patient during operation of an electrosurgical unit. The input module receives an input signal from the probe. An EMG detection module is coupled to the input module and is adapted to detect conditions in the input signal. The conditions are classified as a function of a level of electromyographic activity. An output module, coupled to the EMG detection module, provides an indication of electromyographic activity in the input signal based on the detected conditions. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157238 | Method For Non-Contrast Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography - A method for non-contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (“MRA”) that has a short scan time and is insensitive to patient motion is provided. More particularly, the method provides significant arterial conspicuity and substantial venous signal suppression. A two-dimensional single shot acquisition is employed and timed to occur a specific time period after the occurrence of an R-wave in a contemporaneously recorded electrocardiogram. In this manner, k-space data is acquired that is substantially insensitive to variations in arterial flow velocity, or heart rate, and that further substantially suppresses unwanted venous signal in a prescribed imaging slice. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157239 | Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Radar System - Systems and methods for monitoring a physiological parameter of a person using radar. The radar can be configured to obtain a radar return signal, the radar return signal received through a receive antenna and including a first physiological signal from the person. The system can also include a physiological signal sensor device, such as an ECG, comprising a sensor configured to obtain a second physiological signal from the person. A computer receives the first and second physiological signals and uses them to produce a time-locked average radar signal, the time-locked average radar signal including a physiological parameter of the person with reduced noise. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157240 | ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE IMAGING SYSTEMS - An electrical channel having inbuilt current limiting is provided. The electrical channel includes an electrode current source. The electrode current source includes a voltage-to-current converter, a negative impedance converter, and at least one passive current limiting component. Further, the voltage-to-current converter is configured to receive an input voltage and output a corresponding output current. Moreover, the negative impedance converter is operatively coupled to the voltage-to-current converter, where the negative impedance converter is configured to cancel an output impedance of the voltage-to-current converter, a parasitic impedance, or both. Also, the passive current limiting component is configured to limit the output current to a load below a threshold value. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157241 | DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING - The present invention provides a device for displaying respiratory conditions of a subject on a monitor having a first parameter acquisition unit ( | 2015-06-11 |
20150157242 | MOTION-BASED SEIZURE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A motion monitoring system and a method of obtaining and analyzing motion data that uses an accelerometer or an image capture device to acquire subject motion data. The motion data may be obtained from an accelerometer applied to a chest of the subject, or from an image capture device configured to view the subject during the detected motion. The motion data is analyzed to distinguish between a seizure type of motion and a non-seizure type of motion, with the subject motion characterized by at least one of, and combinations of, motion amplitude or magnitude, motion period or frequency, motion bandwidth, subject position, and subject change in position over a time period of the detected motion. The system and method further includes the generation of an output in response to an identification of the seizure and non-seizure types of motion. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157243 | HEALTH STATE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING FACIAL IMAGE - A health state determining method is disclosed, which includes receiving a facial image of a user, obtaining at least one user database (DB) image corresponding to the facial image, and determining a health state of the user by comparing the facial image to the at least one user DB image. | 2015-06-11 |
20150157244 | Jaundice Meter - Disclosed is a jaundice meter which comprises a jaundice measurement unit configured to measure a degree of jaundice by using light, and a warning control unit configured to recommend an inspection of the jaundice measurement unit. This jaundice meter has the warning control unit, so that it becomes possible to warn of an inspection timing to inspect a state of the jaundice measurement unit. | 2015-06-11 |