24th week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220184304 | Systems and Methods for Monitoring and Controlling Fluid Infusion to a Patient - Systems and methods are described for presenting information for managing a vital sign of a patient. A graphical user interface (GUI) can be presented that displays information concerning a vital sign of a patient, including the most current value of the vital sign received and past values of the vital sign over an elapsed time period. Using this information, a time in target value can be generated representing an amount of elapsed time the patient's measured vital sign was within a predetermined range. Preferably, the systems and methods are used with a closed-loop system that may automatically adjust a dosage rate of a medication, although manual control is also contemplated. The GUI may comprise one or more visual indicators presented on the historical data that, when selected, present additional information that may be useful to managing the care of the patient. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184305 | MODULAR BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL SYSTEMS - Blood glucose control systems are disclosed. A blood glucose control system can receive a glucose level signal from a glucose sensor operatively coupled to a subject. The system can decode encoded data of the glucose level signal to obtain the glucose level of the subject and the indication of the glucose trend. The system can automatically calculate the dose control signal using a control algorithm configured to calculate regular correction boluses of glucose control agent in response to at least the glucose level of the subject. The system can select a dose control signal encoding profile from a plurality of dose control signal encoding profiles and, based on the dose control signal encoding profile, encode the dose control signal such that the pump controller can read the dose control signal. The system can transmit an encoded dose control signal to the pump controller. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184306 | AMBULATORY MEDICAMENT PUMP WITH SAFE ACCESS CONTROL - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for managing access to therapy controls of an ambulatory medicament pump that provides therapy to a subject using safe access levels associated with the therapy controls. The therapy change controls may enable modification of the corresponding therapy control parameters. The disclosed systems and methods can determine the eligibility of a subject receiving therapy from the ambulatory medicament pump or a user of the ambulatory medicament pump, for a safe access level and provide access to the corresponding therapy change controls. The ambulatory medicament pump may provide access to the therapy change controls upon receiving an access signal. In some cases, the ambulatory medicament pump may receive a time-based passcode and provide access to the therapy change controls upon receiving a matching passcode from the user. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184307 | GLUCOSE LEVEL CONTROL SYSTEM WITH THERAPY CUSTOMIZATION - Systems and methods are disclosed herein for providing a configuration code for customizing a glucose level control system for at least an initial period. The configuration code can be based on one or more dosing parameters from a tracked medicament therapy administered to a subject over a tracking period by the glucose level control system. The configuration code includes encoded dosing parameters including a correction dosing parameter based on at least some of the correction boluses of medicament administered during the tracking period, a food intake dosing parameter comprising an indication of a food intake bolus size of medicament based on one or more food intake boluses provided during the tracking period, and a basal dosing parameter based on at least some of the basal doses of medicament administered during the tracking period. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184308 | AMBULATORY MEDICAMENT DEVICE WITH POWER SAVING MODE - Ambulatory medicament devices that provide therapy to a subject, such as blood glucose control, are disclosed. Disclosed systems and methods can implement one or more features that improve the user experience, by modifying delivery of therapy to a subject after determining that a possible occlusion exists in a medicament delivery system, monitoring the status of an ambulatory medical device and the health condition of a subject that receives therapy from the ambulatory medical device and annunciating alarm condition when necessary, selectively muting alarm annunciations while a Do Not Disturb mode is activated, implementing various power saving modes to save power, controlling operation of the device and medicament delivery based on the user gesture controls, and controlling medicament delivery based on a condition of the ambulatory medicament device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184309 | AMBULATORY MEDICAMENT DEVICE WITH MOTION DETECTION AND GESTURE-BASED CONTROL - Ambulatory medicament devices that provide therapy to a subject, such as blood glucose control, are disclosed. Disclosed systems and methods can implement one or more features that improve the user experience, by modifying delivery of therapy to a subject after determining that a possible occlusion exists in a medicament delivery system, monitoring the status of an ambulatory medical device and the health condition of a subject that receives therapy from the ambulatory medical device and annunciating alarm condition when necessary, selectively muting alarm annunciations while a Do Not Disturb mode is activated, implementing various power saving modes to save power, controlling operation of the device and medicament delivery based on the user gesture controls, and controlling medicament delivery based on a condition of the ambulatory medicament device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184310 | BASAL TITRATION WITH ADAPTIVE TARGET GLUCOSE LEVEL - Systems and methods are provided for adjusting long acting insulin medicament dosages for a subject. A plurality of timestamped glucose measurements of the subject is obtained. A titration glucose level ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220184311 | PROSTHETIC DISORDER RESPONSE SYSTEMS - A fully implanted automatic disorder response system acts as a backup “immune” system, immediately detecting and dispensing an enzyme deficient or lacking due to an inborn error of metabolism, for example, in accordance with its prescription-program. In response to a disease, the remedial action is usually medicinal and/or electrostimulatory. By directly pipeline-targeting agents through pipelines from implanted reservoirs to leak-free and durable tissue connectors at the focal points of chronic disease, the system avoids the dispersion of drugs throughout the circulation and the side effects this causes, fundamentally liberalizing while optimizing the use of drugs. Electrostimulatory and other end-effectors available, each morbidity or site thereof in comorbid disease is assigned to an arm or channel of an hierarchical control system. Symptom sensors pass data up through successively higher-level microcontroller nodes to generate the cross-channel, cross-morbidity view the control microprocessor uses to command the remedial action that will optimize overall homeostasis. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184312 | ASSISTED MANUAL INJECTION DEVICE FOR INJECTING A COMPOSITION CONTAINED IN A CONTAINER - An assisted manual injection device for injecting a composition contained in a container, in which the container is provided with a needle at its distal end, and contains a piston, the injection device having a body comprising at least one gripping zone by which the body can be held in a user's hand, a holding element for holding the container configured to receive and hold the container in a stationary manner relative to the body, an electromechanical system comprising a piston rod capable of moving in translation in the container relative to the body of the device to move the piston, an actuation system for actuating the piston rod, a processor capable of communicating with the actuation system, wherein the device comprises at least one force sensor positioned on the body at a gripping zone. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184313 | Drug Delivery Device and Method for Assembling - The disclosure relates to a drug delivery device comprising a body extending along a longitudinal axis, at least one arm member arranged within the body and extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal axis, and a container retaining a drug, wherein the container comprises a flange that is arranged at an axial position along the longitudinal axis, wherein the flange has at least one first radial edge region having a first radial distance to the longitudinal axis and at least one second radial edge region having a second radial distance to the longitudinal axis, wherein the second radial distance is greater than the first radial distance, and wherein, in the axial position, the at least one arm member is arranged and configured such that at least one aligning feature of the arm member is arranged at a third radial distance to the longitudinal axis that is smaller than the second radial distance. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184314 | NEEDLELESS INJECTOR AND RELATED METHODS - A needleless injector having a drive end with an energy source for propelling a quantity of fluid out a distal opening of a barrel of an ampule, wherein the drive end is provided with a cam and a follower for resetting the spring to enable multiple injections and deliveries of a discrete quantities of fluids out the barrel. The drive end can further include a carrier having a stepped barrel for sequentially moving a different surface of a different step adjacent the plunger of the ampule upon each reset of the spring. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184315 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INJECTING A NEUROTOXIN INTO A LOCALIZED AREA - A syringe assembly for administration of a neurotoxin, the syringe assembly comprising: a syringe comprising: a clear syringe barrel with dosage markings completely encircling the clear syringe barrel; and a plunger having a plunger body and a clear inverted plunger tip; and a needle assembly comprising a needle and a sealing hub for removably attaching the needle assembly to the syringe, wherein the needle is approximately 0.15 inches to approximately 0.3 inches in length and has a gauge of approximately 27 gauge to approximately 35 gauge. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184316 | DRIVE MECHANISM FOR A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - The present invention relates to a drive mechanism of a drug delivery device for setting and dispensing of a dose of a medicament, the mechanism comprising:
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20220184317 | MEDICAL SYRINGE - The present invention may provide a medical syringe comprising: a cylinder including a stopper protruding inward; and a plunger disposed inside the cylinder so as to move back and forth in a first direction, wherein the plunger includes a plurality of protrusions, and the plurality of protrusions are arranged at intervals along the longitudinal direction of the plunger, and based on the first direction, any one of the stopper or the plurality of protrusions is arranged so as to be selectively overlapped according to the rotation of the plunger. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184318 | CASSETTE FOR AN AUTOINJECTOR AND RELATED METHODS - A cassette for a drug delivery device is described that includes a sleeve, a syringe having a barrel disposed in the sleeve, and a plunger-stopper slidably disposed within the barrel. An end cap is adapted to couple to the sleeve to secure the syringe in the sleeve. The cassette further includes a spacer that is sized to be slidably moved within the barrel and the spacer is disposed distal to the plunger-stopper to be engaged by a plunger rod to slide within the barrel and engage the plunger-stopper. In some forms, the spacer can be coupled to the end cap. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184319 | SENSOR FOR USE WITH A DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An optical decoding system including an optical sensor integral with or attachable to a housing of a drug delivery device and configured to be directed at first and second rotatable components of a dose setting and dispensing mechanism of the drug delivery device and a processor configured to: (i) cause the optical sensor to capture images of the first and second rotatable components at least at the beginning and end of a medicament dose dispensing process; (ii) determine a rotational position of both the first and second rotatable components in each of the captured images; and (iii) determine from the rotational positions of the first and second rotatable components an amount of medicament delivered by the dose setting and dispensing mechanism of the drug delivery device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184320 | Apparatus for Measuring Medicament Level - An apparatus including a control unit, a sensor arrangement configured to measure the fill level of a medicament within a container of a drug delivery device, and a cap sensor configured to detect at least partial removal of a cap from the drug delivery device is described. The control unit is configured to be awoken from a dormant state in response to detection by the cap sensor that the cap has been at least partially removed from the drug delivery device. The sensor arrangement is configured to start measurement of the fill level subsequent to the control unit being awoken from the dormant state. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184321 | Detection System for Syringe Assembly - Detection systems for a syringe assembly that provide precision in monitoring the amount of fluid contained within the syringe barrel, detecting motion of the plunger within the syringe barrel, detecting the position of the plunger within the syringe barrel, and/or monitoring the volume received within or delivered by the syringe assembly are disclosed. A detection system of the present disclosure allows a sensor in communication with a portion of a plunger assembly to sense the motion of a plunger rod relative to a syringe barrel and thereby volume received within or delivered by the syringe by reading gradations having an identifier directly as the plunger rod with sensor moves past each respective gradation with identifier. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184322 | NEEDLE COVER WITH UNDERCUT - A needle cover for protecting a needle mounted on a tip of a barrel of a medical injection device, may include an inner shield, and an outer shield surrounding at least partially the inner shield, and fixed to said inner shield, wherein the needle cover may include an outer shield including a body including a first open end, a second end, and a sidewall extending between the first end and the second end, the body defining a cavity to receive an inner shield therein, a first undercut defined adjacent the first open end of the body. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184323 | DISPOSABLE INJECTION DEVICE WITH LOCKING STRUCTURE TO PREVENT REUSE - A disposable injection device according to an embodiment has a locking structure to prevent reuse in which, in a state where a locking module accommodating a liquid cartridge in which the injection of an injection solution is completed is additionally pressed, when the pressing force is removed, the pressed locking module is raised and lowered due to a restoring force of an elastic spring located in a compressed state at a lower end of the locking module and locked to an outer housing, and thus the locking module is prevented from being further pressed, and smoothly separates the locking module from the outer housing through a separation guide portion having a tapered shape and formed on an upper end of the outer housing through a pressure head constituting an upper portion of a pressurizing piston unit in a state where in the injection of the injection solution is completed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184324 | A FLUID PRODUCT INJECTION DEVICEz - Disclosed is a fluid product injection device comprising: —a syringe comprising a vessel ( | 2022-06-16 |
20220184325 | POWDER APPLICATOR - An embodiment includes a system comprising a fluid reservoir configured to: (a) inspire fluid when the fluid reservoir expands and expire fluid when the fluid reservoir contracts, and (b) couple to a container that includes a flowable medium. A housing includes first and second channels. A first end of a first conduit couples a second end of the first conduit to the fluid reservoir. The second end of the first conduit is configured to be included in the container when the container is coupled to the fluid reservoir. A first end of a second conduit couples a second end of the second conduit to the housing. The first channel couples the first end of the first conduit to the fluid reservoir. The second channel couples the first end of the second conduit to the container when the container is coupled to the fluid reservoir. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184326 | MEDICINAL NEBULIZER AND METHOD OF DISPENSING MEDICAMENT - A nebulizer for medicament is provided. The nebulizer includes a cup having an interior surface. An axle is attached to the cup at least at a location along a central axis of the cup such that rotation of the axle causes a rotation of the cup about the central axis. A fan is operably attached to the axle and configured to generate a flow of air adjacent to the cup. A drum is disposed around a circumference of the cup, and configured to contain the generated flow of air near the cup. A conduit is configured to receive liquid medicament and deposit such medicament on a surface of the cup. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184327 | DEVICES FOR STORAGE AND DELIVERY OF NONPATHOGENIC MICROORGANISMS - Nonpathogenic microorganism preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, kits including nonpathogenic microorganism preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, and devices for administering nonpathogenic microorganism preparations to the intranasal system are provided. Vehicles for intranasal delivery of nonpathogenic microorganisms are provided. Ammonia oxidizing microorganism preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, kits including ammonia oxidizing preparations for delivery to the intranasal system, and devices for administering ammonia oxidizing preparations to the intranasal system are provided. Vehicles for intranasal delivery of ammonia oxidizing microorganisms are provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184328 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SETUP OF CPAP SYSTEMS - A system for providing continuous positive air pressure therapy is provided. The system includes a patient interface, a flow generator, a sensor, and a computing device. Wireless transceivers allow wireless communication between the computing device and the flow generator and/or patient interface. Sensor data is communicated to the computing device and a leak determination is made by the computing device based on the sensor data. If a leak is detected, then troubleshooting options for correcting the leak are displayed to the patient on a display of the computing device. The troubleshooting options may be selected based on the sensed data, the type of patient interface, the type of flow generator, or characteristics of the patient using the device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184329 | FLOW PATH SENSING FOR FLOW THERAPY APPARATUS - Systems and method for conducting respiratory therapy in a respiratory system can adjust a flow of respiratory gases to a patient based upon a detected patient breath cycle. The respiratory system can include a non-sealed patient interface. The respiratory system can be configured to deliver a high flow therapy. A patient breath cycle may be determined using one or more measured parameters, such as a flow rate, a blower motor speed, and/or a system pressure. A flow source may be adjusted to have a phase matching that of the patient's breath cycle, such that flow in increased in response to the patient inhaling, and decreased in response to the patient exhaling. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184330 | CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VENTILATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT, AND VENTILATION THERAPY EQUIPMENT - The disclosure relates to the field of medical instruments, and discloses a control device and method for a ventilation therapy equipment, and ventilation therapy equipment. The ventilation therapy equipment has multiple working modes. The control device includes an identification device used for identifying a type of an accessory of the ventilation therapy equipment; and a controller used for determining and controlling, according to the identified type of the accessory, the ventilation therapy equipment to switch to a working mode corresponding to the type of the accessory. The control device can automatically switch the corresponding working modes according to different types of accessories, and is more convenient and intelligent, so that a lot of time can be saved for a doctor and a patient. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184331 | PREDICTION OF VENTILATOR-ASSOCIATED EVENTS (VAEs) - Described herein are methods, devices and systems for predicting ventilator associated events (VAEs). In an example, data of a patient including one or more features useful in predicting VAEs is accessed and the features are extracted. The extracted features are evaluated automatically to determine a probability that a VAE will occur. If it is determined, based on the evaluating, that a VAE has a probability of occurring that exceeds a threshold, an indication that the VAE is predicted to occur is provided. Other examples are disclosed and claimed. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184332 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PASSIVE RESIDUAL LUNG VOLUME REDUCTION AND FUNCTIONAL LUNG VOLUME EXPANSION - The volume of a hyperinflated lung compartment is reduced by sealing a distal end of the catheter in an airway feeding the lung compartment. Air passes out of the lung compartment through a passage in the catheter while the patient exhales. A one-way flow element associated with the catheter prevents air from re-entering the lung compartment as the patient inhales. Over time, the pressure of regions surrounding the lung compartment cause it to collapse as the volume of air diminishes. Residual volume reduction effectively results in functional lung volume expansion. Optionally, the lung compartment may be sealed in order to permanently prevent air from re-entering the lung compartment. The invention further discloses a catheter with a transparent occlusion element at its tip that enables examination of the lung passageway through a viewing scope. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184333 | IRRIGATING INTRALUMINAL SUCTION INNER CANNUAL SYSTEM - An irrigating intraluminal suction inner cannula system for a tracheostomy tube may be a suction-powered system that may be used for suction alone or a combination of rinse and intraluminal suction for tracheostomy tubes in place of conventional catheter-based intraluminal suction. An inner cannula includes chambers, or regions, and holes that facilitate intraluminal suction and cleaning at multiple locations within the tracheostomy tube. It may be applied/actuated by a patient, healthcare worker, caretaker, or via an electronic system either on-demand or on regular or triggered intervals, in either inpatient/hospital or outpatient/ambulatory care setting. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184334 | Endotracheal Tube - An endotracheal tube has a curved tube body and an oblique cutting surface. The curved tube body has a front end, and the curved tube body has a center axis, an inner axis and an outer axis. The oblique cutting surface has a tip, and the oblique cutting surface is located at the front end and has the following characteristics: the oblique cutting surface has a circular projection surface in the vertical plane and a tip projection point on the circumference of the circular projection surface, the inner axis has an inner axis projection point on the circumference of the circular projection surface, and the tip projection point and the inner axis projection point have an angle θ, where 15°<θ<45°. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184335 | RESPIRATORY PRESSURE THERAPY SYSTEM - A respiratory pressure therapy (RPT) system may include a housing portion forming a plenum chamber pressurizable to a therapeutic pressure; a seal-forming structure constructed and arranged to with a region of the patients face; a positioning and stabilising structure constructed and arranged to provide an elastic force to hold the seal-forming structure in a therapeutically effective position on the patients head; a blower configured to pressurize the plenum chamber to the therapeutic pressure; a vent assembly configured to discharge gas from a plenum chamber to atmosphere; a sensor port positioned downstream of the vent assembly such that the sensor port is in pneumatic communication with the air within the plenum chamber in any position of the vent assembly; and a sensor in pneumatic communication with the air within the plenum chamber via the sensor port. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184336 | APPARATUS FOR USE IN A RESPIRATORY SUPPORT SYSTEM - A connector for a component of a medical breathing circuit. The connector comprises an inner body and an outer body. The outer body is configured to be slidable along the inner body between each of an inoperative orientation and an operative orientation with respect to the inner body. The outer body and the inner body are configured to be in engagement or in an operative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the operative orientation. The outer body and the inner body are disengaged from each other or in an inoperative association with each other when the outer body is provided in the inoperative orientation. At least one or each of a surface of the inner body or a surface of the outer body comprises of a surface relief feature(s) providing for a resistance to the outer body being moved from the inoperative orientation to the operative orientation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184337 | COMPENSATING FOR DISRUPTIONS IN BREATHING GAS FLOW MEASUREMENT - The present disclosure generally relates to systems and methods for delivery of therapeutic gas to patients, using techniques to compensate for disruptions in breathing gas flow measurement, such as when breathing gas flow measurement is unavailable or unreliable. Such techniques include using historical breathing gas flow rate data, such as moving average flow rates, moving median flow rates and/or flow waveforms. At least some of these techniques can be used to ensure that interruption in therapeutic gas delivery is minimized or eliminated. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184338 | PORTABLE HUMIDIFICATION APPARATUS FOR TRACHEOSTOMY PATIENTS - A portable humidification apparatus for a patient having a tracheostomy including a tracheostomy tube includes an adapter having a central lumen and arranged to be coupled to the tracheostomy tube, the adapter including a first magnet disposed therein. A vaporizer assembly is configured to be removably coupled to the adapter in fluid communication with the central lumen and includes a second magnet disposed therein. The first magnet and the second magnet releasably connect the adapter and the vaporizer assembly and allow for relative rotation between the adapter and the vaporizer assembly when connected. An ultrasonic emitter is disposed within the vaporizer assembly for generating a water mist from water in a water supply system in fluid communication with the vaporizer assembly, wherein the water mist is ducted from the vaporizer assembly to the central lumen of the adapter to provide humidification of air inspired by the patient through the tracheostomy tube. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184339 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES IN THE INTESTINE - A method for performing a medical procedure in an intestine of a patient is provided. The method comprises providing a system comprising: a catheter for insertion into the intestine, the catheter comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a distal portion; and a functional assembly positioned on the shaft distal portion and comprising at least one treatment element. The catheter is introduced into the patient, and target tissue is treated with the at least one treatment element. The target tissue comprises mucosal tissue of the small intestine, and the medical procedure can be configured to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). | 2022-06-16 |
20220184340 | PLATFORM INSERT FOR BOWL, BOWL WITH PLATFORM, AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A filament platform insert for insertion into a bowl includes a plurality protruding stages and a plurality of recesses that are each formed in arcuate shapes to form a plurality of arcuate filament channels. An access channel extending along the platform insert, between a top and bottom, and between a rear and front, provides access for insertion of a finger or tool for manipulating an endovascular filament stored in the filament channel. The platform insert is dimensioned such that alignment of multiple such platforms will form filament raceways within a bowl for the coiled reception and storage of multiple endovascular filaments, with each filament reliably isolated from one another. In an alternative configuration, an endovascular filament bowl may be made to have the filament platform as a monolithic component thereof. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184341 | TUBE STRUCTURE - A tube structure includes a tube body formed by polyurethane elastomer and a wire. The tube body includes an outer surface, a first end, and a second end opposite to the first end. The outer surface is connected to the first end and the second end and the outer surface is surrounded around by the wire to form a plurality of wire gaps. A first implanting section, a connecting section, and a second implanting section are sequentially disposed from the first end to the second end of the tube body. So the plurality of wire gaps respectively form with a first wire-surrounding density, a third wire-surrounding density, and a second wire-surrounding density at the first implanting section, the connecting section and the second implanting section, wherein the first wire-surrounding density is less than the third wire-surrounding density, and the second wire-surrounding density is also less than the third wire-surrounding density. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184343 | CATHETER SYSTEM, CATHETER ASSEMBLY, AND CATHETER GRIPPER - A catheter system includes: a catheter assembly that includes: an inner needle having a needle tip at a distal end thereof, a hollow needle hub fixed to a proximal end section of the inner needle, a catheter shaft into which the inner needle is inserted, and a catheter hub having the inner needle inserted thereinto, wherein the catheter hub is fixed to a proximal end section of the catheter shaft; and a catheter gripper that is attachable to and detachable from the catheter assembly, wherein the catheter gripper includes: a gripping member, and an attaching/detaching mechanism configured to attach and detach a proximal end section of the needle hub to and from a first end section of the gripping member. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184344 | MODULAR PRE-LOADED MEDICAL IMPLANTS AND DELIVERY SYSTEMS - Modular pre-loaded implant subassemblies that can be packaged separately from a handle, which allows using any one of a plurality of separately packaged modular pre-loaded implants with a common handle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184345 | TARGETED CARDIAC THERAPY - The present invention relates to a targeted cardiac therapy device that can precisely deliver therapeutic compounds to desired locations on, around or within the heart of a patient, and methods of treating conduction system disease, sinus node dysfunction, atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, heart failure, and muscular diseases with cardiac involvement, using the described devices to deliver genetically engineered vectors or cells, proteins, stem cells, small molecule pharmaceuticals and biologics. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184346 | Interlocking Low Profile Gripping Device - A low profile gripping device having a locking assembly attached to a base, wherein the locking assembly comprises a locking strap with pairs of fins disposed for insertion into an aperture of a buckle. The locking assembly comprises an offset anchor block having opposing sides, the locking strap attached to one side, and the buckle attached to the opposing side. The interface between the locking strap and the anchor block forms a groove for seating a flexible polymer tube or polymer coated cable. The groove is located above the base such that the seated tube or cable is substantially centered above the base. The locking strap is inserted through the aperture to secure the tube or cable in the groove, and the fins retain the locking strap in fixed relation to the buckle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184347 | CATHETER SYSTEM WITH GUIDEWIRE ADVANCEMENT ELEMENT - An intravenous catheter system may include a catheter adapter, which may be integrated. The intravenous catheter system may also include a housing coupled to a proximal end of the catheter adapter, an introducer needle having a proximal end, a distal tip, and a needle lumen extending between the proximal end of the introducer needle and the distal tip, a guidewire disposed within the housing and the needle lumen, and a guidewire advancement element. The housing may include a proximal end, a distal end, and a slot. A proximal end of the introducer needle may be secured within the housing. The guidewire advancement element may extend through the slot and be moveable along the slot in a distal direction to move the guidewire from a retracted position to an advanced position, in which the guidewire may extend beyond the distal tip. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184348 | SPLITTABLE SHEATH - A splittable sheath for an implantable medical device can include a jacket having an outer diameter and an inner diameter. A lumen can be defined by the inner diameter and extended from a proximal end to a distal end of the jacket. An electrode can be located at the distal end of the jacket. A signal wire can be disposed within the jacket and can be electrically coupled to the electrode. A rail can be configured to shield the signal wire from a cut path of a sheath splitter. In some examples, the sheath can further include a second rail. For instance, the signal wire can be located between a first rail and a second rail along the length of the sheath. The cut path can be located between the first rail and the second rail on a radially opposing side of the sheath from the signal wire. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184349 | Guide Wires - A guide wire includes a core shaft formed of superelastic metal, where the core shaft has a tapered portion having a diameter decreasing from its proximal end toward its distal end, an intermediate portion that is cylindrical and is adjacent to the proximal end of the tapered portion, and a proximal portion adjacent to a proximal end of the intermediate portion and having a maximum diameter larger than a diameter of the intermediate portion; a coil body covering at least a part of the intermediate portion and the tapered portion of the core shaft, the coil body having an outer diameter of 0.36 mm or less; and a distal tip disposed at a distal end of the coil body and forming a distal end of the guide wire, the diameter of the intermediate portion being 0.22 to 0.24 mm. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184350 | SHUTTLE APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present disclosure is directed to a shuttle apparatus for detachably joining a catheter to a guidewire so that the joined catheter, extending alongside the guidewire, is in sliding engagement with the guidewire without extending around the guidewire. The apparatus comprises a collar member sized for mounting in sliding engagement around a length of the guidewire, the collar member having a longitudinal axis that approximately aligns along the length, when mounted thereabout, the length being defined between a proximal-most point of the guidewire and a distal point of the guidewire, the distal point being offset proximally from a distal-most point of the guidewire. The apparatus further comprises a plug member coupled to the collar member, the plug member having a longitudinal axis, and the plug member being sized to fit within an opening of the catheter for detachable engagement therewith. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184351 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INACTIVATING INFECTIOUS ORGANISMS IN HUMAN BODY - An apparatus and method for inactivating infectious organisms in human body are provided. The apparatus comprises a body having an elongated balloon shape with an open end; a disinfectant containing chlorine dioxide accepted in the body; and an activation module coupled to the body, the activation module includes a case having an opening capable of accommodating the body, an energy supply unit for supplying energy to the disinfectant to activate the chlorine dioxide and a controller for controlling the energy supply unit. The method comprises the steps of inserting the device into a vagina and controlling a degree of activation of the chlorine dioxide so as to inactive infectious organisms in the vagina by adjusting an intensity of the energy. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184352 | ENDOVASCULAR DEVICES AND METHODS FOR EXPLOITING INTRAMURAL SPACE - The present disclosure is directed to a device. The device may include a distal shaft defining a central lumen and an orienting element comprising at least one inflatable member. Wherein a first portion of the orienting element extending from the shaft in a first direction and a second portion of the orienting element extending from the shaft in a second direction. Further, wherein the second direction is substantially opposite the first direction. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184353 | BALLOON CATHETER - Provided is a balloon catheter wherein a balloon is less likely to swell in the protective tube during an air leak test of the balloon in a state where the balloon having projecting portions is housed in a lumen of the protective tube. A balloon catheter contains: a shaft extending in a distal-proximal direction; a balloon having wing-shaped portions; projecting portions disposed on an outer surface of the balloon; and a protective tube in which the balloon is disposed, wherein, in a cross section perpendicular to the distal-proximal direction at a midpoint of a length in the distal-proximal direction of the protective tube, a distance from a centroid of the protective tube through an apex of each projecting portion to an inner surface of the protective tube is longer than a distance from the centroid through none of the projecting portions to the inner surface of the protective tube. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184354 | TREATMENT DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD - A treatment device and a treatment method are capable of improving permeability of a physiologically active substance into a blood vessel wall while maintaining a blood flow. A treatment device for treating a lesion in a blood vessel includes: a shaft portion including at least one lumen; a balloon disposed at a distal side of the shaft portion and configured to inflate; and at least one anchor member that can be inserted into the lumen and to radially expand at a state in which a distal portion protrudes from the lumen. The balloon has an outer diameter when inflated that is smaller than an outer diameter of the anchor member when radially expanded. When the anchor member radially expands in a blood vessel to come into contact with a blood vessel wall, the balloon is held away from the blood vessel wall. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184355 | IMPLANTABLE SENSORS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology relates to interatrial shunting systems and methods. In some embodiments, the present technology includes a system for shunting blood between a left atrium and a right atrium of a patient. The system can include a shunting element having a lumen extending therethrough. The lumen is configured to fluidly couple the left atrium and the right atrium when the shunting element is implanted in the patient. The system can also include a sensor configured to be implanted in the patient and operably coupled to the shunting element. An actuation element is coupled to the sensor. The actuation element is configured to be selectively energized and transmit a desired motion to the sensor to reduce the likelihood of tissue ingrowth/overgrowth and adhesion on at least a portion of the sensor. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184356 | SYSTEMS FOR DELIVERING IMPLAINTABLE DEVICES ACROSS AN ATRIAL SEPTUM - Systems for delivering a device for regulating blood pressure across a patients atrial septum are provided. The delivery apparatus may include a first catheter, a hub having one or more engagers disposed thereon, the one or more engagers configured to releasably engage with a first expandable end of the shunt in a contracted delivery state within a lumen of a sheath, and an second catheter extending through a center lumen of the first catheter and the hub, wherein the first catheter, the hub, and the second catheter are independently moveable relative to the sheath. The inventive devices may reduce left atrial pressure and left ventricular end diastolic pressure, increase cardiac output, increase ejection fraction, relieve pulmonary congestion, and lower pulmonary artery pressure, among other benefits. The inventive devices also may be used to treat subjects having heart failure, pulmonary congestion, or myocardial infarction, among other pathologies. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184357 | DEVICE, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR PELVIC FLOOR REHABILITATION - Systems, devices, and methods for a pelvic floor rehabilitation device are provided. A pelvic floor rehabilitation device includes a handle for holding the device, a shaft extending from the handle which can be inserted into a vagina and caused to expand at least in part, a controller which receives instructions to control operation of the device, and at least one sensor to collect data during operation of the device. The device may further include a transmitter to transmit the collected data to a computing device. The device may further include a lubrication system for lubricating the vagina and a temperature system for heating or cooling the vagina. The device may further include buttons by which a user can control the operation of the device. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184358 | ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON DILATOR SYSTEMS - Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a balloon dilator system, including: a hand piece including an attachment mechanism for removably coupling to a proximal end of an endoscope; a hole for inserting a distal end of a balloon catheter including an inflatable balloon; and a hollow tube distally extending from the hand piece, a proximal end of the hollow tube configured to receive the balloon catheter inserted through the hole and advance the balloon catheter such that the distal of the balloon catheter exits a distal end of the hollow tube. The hand piece may include a pump handle that, when actuated, pumps pressurized fluid to inflate the inflatable balloon. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184359 | ENDOSCOPIC BALLOON DILATOR SYSTEMS - Some implementations of the disclosure are directed to a balloon dilator system, including: a balloon pump hand piece configured to pump pressurized fluid through a flexible tube to inflate an inflatable balloon, the balloon pump hand piece comprising: an attachment mechanism for removably coupling the balloon pump hand piece to a proximal end of an endoscope; the flexible tube, wherein the flexible tube is configured to be in fluid communication with the balloon pump hand piece at a first end of the flexible tube, and the inflatable balloon at a second end of the flexible tube; a hollow inner cannula; and the inflatable balloon, wherein the inflatable balloon is external to and circumferentially attached to the hollow inner cannula between the proximal end of the hollow inner cannula and the distal end of the hollow inner cannula. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184360 | METHOD FOR CONVERTING INANIMATE OBJECT TO SMALL-SCALE ROBOT ON-DEMAND - This invention provides parasitic millirobots that can effectively adapt to an unstructured environment and coherently interact with diverse objects in order to fulfil various application needs. Particularly, a minimalist millirobot construction strategy by splashing composited agglutinate magnetic spray (M-spray) is adopted, which is capable of self-turning multifarious milli-/centi-objects into parasitic millirobots on-demand. Through taking full advantage of the objects' inherent structure and a covered thin drivable film, the M-spray demonstrates superior handling (from 1-D to 3-D structures) and loading capabilities (up to thousand-fold and hundred-fold of its volume and weight, respectively) while with neglectable size increment (as low as 1%) to target. Moreover, benefitting from peculiarities of online reprogramming and controllable disintegration, the parasitic millirobots can rewrite its locomotion mode according to the task and disintegrate themselves after mission accomplished, offering high adaptivity and compatibility for in vivo biomedical applications. Methods for conversion and fabrication thereof are also provided. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184361 | MEDICINE DISPENSING DEVICE - A medicine dispensing device includes a first tubular body and a second tubular body. The first tubular body has an internal receiving space for disposing a liquid medicine and a stop member. A removable section is disposed at a dispensing end of the first tubular body. A neck section is disposed at one end distal from the removable section. The second tubular body includes a tube sealing section, a compression section and a communication tube section. One end of the communication tube section, which end is distal from the tube sealing section, is in communication with the neck section, whereby the receiving space is in communication with the interior of the second tubular body. The stop member blocks the neck section and interrupts the internal passage of the neck section to prevent the liquid medicine from flowing into or stagnating in the second tubular body in use. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184362 | Implants for Localized Drug Delivery and Methods of Use Thereof - Provided herein is an implant for delivering a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue. The implant may include a scaffold defining a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface, wherein the scaffold is substantially impermeable to a hydrophobic active agent, and a silicone tubing having a wall permeable to the active agent, wherein a first length of the silicone tubing is affixed to the first surface of the scaffold, wherein the two ends of the silicone tubing extend from the first surface, and wherein a path outlined by a second length of the tubing within the first length is circuitous. Also provided is a method of using the implant to locally deliver a hydrophobic active agent to a target tissue, and kits that find use in performing the present method. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184363 | Insect Repellent and Sunscreen Applicator - A portable applicator for uniformly applying insect repellent or sunscreen upon human skin. A jar-like container normally holds the liquid contents. The container is sealed by a circular lid. The lid supports a downwardly-projecting sponge wiper that is saturated with liquid for subsequent topical application. The underside of the lid has a glue area surrounded by a peripheral ring for securing the wiper, and channels for directing fluid. A wringer-saturator, in the form of a foraminous partition, is disposed between the applicator contents and the wiper. When the applicator is closed, the wiper is compressed slightly by contact with the wringer-saturator. As the lid is removed from the container, the wiper will expand slightly, absorbing and holding liquid. When the lid is reattached, the wiper is compressed slightly against the wringer-saturator and liquid is partially expelled. The wiper has a fiberglass fabric covering for preventing dripping and easing topical application. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184364 | Pen style microneedling machine apparatus - A microneedling machine for tattooing is disclosed, which has a substantially radially symmetric exterior shape and may include subcomponents that can be disassembled and sterilized. The machine may include an adjustment mechanism for configuring the impact of the microneedle into skin. The machine may also include a motion translation device adapted to change rotational motion of the drive shaft or motor into linear reciprocating motion of the microneedle. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184365 | NEEDLE MODULES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - Needle modules and associated methods. A needle module includes a module housing and a needle assembly operatively supported within the module housing. The module housing extends along a housing axis and includes a housing tip with a tip outlet. The needle assembly includes a drive bar extending at least partially along a drive bar axis and a needle grouping extending from the drive bar at least partially along a needle grouping axis and contacting the housing tip at a needle grouping contact location and at an angle relative to the housing tip at the needle grouping contact location. In examples, a method of assembling a needle module includes preparing a needle assembly that includes a needle grouping and a drive bar and installing the needle assembly within a module housing such that the needle grouping contacts the module housing at a needle grouping contact location. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184366 | VASCULAR ACCESS SHEATH AND CATHETER SYSTEM - A vascular access sheath includes an inner support structure extends from a hemostasis valve toward a distal end section of the access sheath. An outer polymer is disposed over the inner support structure, where the outer polymer has an exterior surface extending from the hemostasis valve to a distal tip of the access sheath. The outer polymer has a consistent thickness along the access sheath and defines a greater durometer an intermediate section of the access sheath than at the proximal and distal end sections of the access sheath. The outer polymer also has a secondary lumen disposed between the exterior surface and the central lumen, where the secondary lumen extends at least partially along the length of the access sheath and is configured to receive a wire to reinforce the stiffness of the intermediate section of the access sheath. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184367 | HEMOSTASIS VALVE DEVICE - Hemostasis valve devices and methods of use are disclosed. The hemostasis valve devices include a body member, a slide member, an introducer member, a valve cap, and a valve member. The body member and slide member can be gripped by a user's finger and thumb, respectively. The slide member can be distally displaced by the user's thumb to distally displace the introducer member through the valve member to open the valve member to allow passage of a medical appliance through the valve member. The introducer member can be selectively locked in a distal position to keep the valve open. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184368 | MEDICAL CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF USE - A medical connector for use in a fluid pathway includes a substantially transparent housing having a proximal end with a proximal opening and a distal end with a distal opening, and a cavity extending therebetween. The connector provides a substantially visible fluid flow path extending through a substantial portion of the connector. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184369 | CONNECTORS FOR PERITONEAL DIALYSIS - In some examples, a connector assembly configured to connect a tube to a peritoneal dialysis cycler comprises: a connector piece having a bore, wherein a proximal end of the bore defines an opening in a proximal portion of the connector piece configured to receive and deliver fluid from and to the cycler; and a connector body having a bore, wherein a proximal end of the bore defines a cavity in a proximal portion of the connector body configured to receive a distal portion of the connector piece to position the distal end of the bore of the connector piece in fluid communication with the proximal end of the bore of the connector body. The distal portion of the connector body comprises a tubular portion configured to form an interference fit with the tube. A collar of the connector body is configured to grip an outer surface of the tube. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STERILIZATION USING ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION - This invention provides a system and method for sterilizing an ISO 594 female Luer fitting and an attached catheter using UV light. An optical plug can be inserted into a female Luer fitting, and UV-C light or a combination of UV-C and UV-A light can be radiated through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter, thereby sterilizing the fitting and catheter. A sterilizer device can be used to hold the female Luer fitting and catheter, with an optical plug inserted into the female Luer fitting. The sterilizer device can include a UV light source that radiates UV light through the optical plug and into the female Luer fitting and attached catheter. A protective cover can be placed over the optical plug before inserting the optical plug into the female Luer fitting. The protective cover can be disposable. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184371 | FLEXING AXIAL SHAFT - Apparatus and methods are described including a ventricular assist device configured to assist ventricular functioning of a subject. The ventricular assist device includes an impeller and a frame disposed around the impeller. An axial shaft extends from a proximal end of the frame to a distal end of the frame, the impeller being coupled to the axial shaft. The axial shaft includes a proximal portion and a distal portion, which are coupled to each other via a joint. The proximal portion and the distal portion of the axial shaft are configured to flex with respect to each other via the joint. Other applications are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184372 | IMPELLER HOUSING - Apparatus and methods are described including a ventricular assist device that includes a frame having struts that define a plurality of cells. In its non-radially-constrained configuration, the frame includes a generally cylindrical portion. A tube defines blood outlet openings, and a portion of the tube is disposed outside the frame and is coupled to the generally cylindrical portion of the frame, such that the portion of the tube conforms with a structure of struts of the frame. An inner lining is coupled to an inside of the generally cylindrical portion of the frame, such as to provide the generally cylindrical portion of the frame with a smooth inner surface. An impeller is disposed at least partially inside the generally cylindrical portion of the frame and is configured to pump blood through the tube and out of the one of more blood outlet openings. Other applications are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184373 | BLOOD PUMP - The invention relates to a blood pump. The blood pump comprises a flexible drive shaft guided in a catheter, a conveying element connected to the drive shaft in a distal region of the drive shaft, and a motor, wherein the motor has a stator and a rotor mounted such that it can move in the stator. The stator comprises a winding and the rotor comprises a rotor magnet. In addition, the drive shaft is connected to the rotor at a proximal end of the drive shaft. The stator and the rotor are nondetachably connected to one another, and form a gap with a ring-shaped cross-section, which is delimited by the rotor and the stator. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184374 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING A POSITION OF A HEART PUMP - Systems and methods are provided herein for estimating a position of a heart pump system in a patient. The system receives first data indicative of a time-varying motor current during a first time period. The motor current corresponds to an amount of current delivered to a motor, while the heart pump system is operating in the patient. The system receives second data indicative of a time-varying differential pressure during the first time period. The differential pressure is indicative of a position of the heart pump system relative to patient's heart. The system receives third data indicative of time-varying motor current during a second time period, and determines an estimate of differential pressure during the second period of time from the third data and a relationship between the first data and the second data. The estimate is usable to predict the position of the heart pump system in the patient. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184375 | PULSATILITY DETECTION - Apparatus and methods are described including a ventricular assist device that includes a blood pump configured to be placed inside a left ventricle of a subject and to pump blood from the subject's left ventricle to an aorta of the subject. A blood pressure sensor measures aortic pressure of the subject. A computer processor varies a flow rate that is that is generated by the blood pump, and determines a relationship between arterial pulsatility of the subject and the flow rate that is generated by the blood pump, based upon aortic pressure that is measured by the blood pressure sensor as the flow rate that is generated by the blood pump is varied. The computer processor estimates native cardiac output of the subject at least partially based upon the relationship. Other applications are also described. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184376 | TUBE WITH BLOOD-INLET OPENINGS - Apparatus and methods are described including a left-ventricular assist device that includes an impeller configured to be placed inside a subject's left ventricle and to pump blood from the left ventricle to the subject's aorta, by rotating. A frame is disposed around the impeller. A tube traverses the subject's aortic valve, such that a proximal portion of the tube is disposed within the aorta and a distal portion of the tube is disposed within the left ventricle. The distal portion of the tube extends to the distal end of the frame and defines more than | 2022-06-16 |
20220184377 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING POSITIONING OF INTRACARDIAC DEVICES - Systems and methods for determining the positioning of intracardiac devices, such as intracardiac blood pump assemblies, using electrical sensors configured to sense electrical potential as it propagates through the heart. In one example, the present technology provides an intracardiac device with one or more electrical sensors mounted thereon, and a controller configured to determine the absolute or relative location of the intracardiac device based on the timing, shape, and/or amplitude of the electrical signals received from the one or more sensors. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184378 | ELECTROPORATION DEVICE HAVING A BATTERY PACK WITH POWER SWITCH - An electroporation device having a battery pack including a plurality of battery cells and at least one lead in electrical communication with a circuit board. The battery pack including a safety switch and a controller for selectively placing the battery cells in electrical communication with the one lead. Where the controller is in operable communication with the safety switch such that when the controller detects one or more operating conditions the controller instructs the safety switch to electrically isolate the lead from the battery cells. The battery pack also includes a manual switch, and where activation of the switch causes the controller to instruct the safety switch to electrically isolate the lead from the battery cells. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184379 | Eliciting Swallowing using Electrical Stimulation Applied via Surface Electrodes - A system and method of eliciting a swallowing reflex in a human subject. Stimulation signals are generated for eliciting a full swallowing reflex when applied to skin overlying a region of thyroid cartilage in the neck. The stimulation signals delivered via surface electrodes to the skin overlying at least the region of thyroid cartilage in the neck to elicit the full swallowing reflex in the human subject. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184380 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING NEUROSTIMULATION USING EXOGENOUS ELECTRODES - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for exogenous neurostimulation. An exogenous neurostimulation system includes an electrode pad comprising a plurality of electrodes configured to be applied to skin of a patient, and a pulse generator communicatively coupled to the electrode pad, the pulse generator operable to generate burst waveforms for delivery to the skin of the patient via the electrode pad. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184381 | NEEDLE TIP MOUNTED ON SKIN CARE DEVICE AND SKIN CARE DEVICE - A needle tip mounted on a skin care device and the skin care device are provided to prevent a proximity effect. The needle tip includes a case, a holder disposed in the case and reciprocating in a vertical direction, and a plurality of needle electrodes disposed in the holder. A current is applied to the plurality of needle electrodes, and the plurality of needle electrodes include a first group of needle electrodes and a second group of needle electrodes, to which the current is applied at mutually different times. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184382 | NEUROMODULATION PROBE - A neuromodulation probe includes a body and at least one coil set. The body has a first axis and a length along the first axis. The at least one coil set includes at least one coil, and the at least one coil is formed by winding spirally a conductive wire plural times about a second axis inside the body or on an outer surface of the body. The second axis is parallel to the first axis. The at least one coil has two opposite wire ends for providing an electric current to flow in or out of the at least one coil. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184383 | BURR HOLE PLUG - A burr hole plug includes a base member shaped arid dimensioned for position withing an aperture defined by a burr hole and a cover member shaped and dimensioned for placement over the base member to fully close the bur hole and retain a stimulation lead passing through the burr hole in place. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184384 | MONITORING STIMULATING ASSEMBLY INSERTION - Presented herein are techniques for monitoring the insertion of an intra-cochlear stimulating assembly for the occurrence of one or more insertion stop conditions. The insertion stop conditions are detectable events indicating that movement of the stimulating assembly into a recipient's cochlea should be at least temporarily stopped. The insertion monitoring is based on objectively measured inner ear potentials, such as acoustically-evoked potentials. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184385 | IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE DEVICE AND METHOD OF FORMING AN IMPLANTABLE ELECTRODE DEVICE - An implantable electrode device is provided comprising a first layer and a second layer, the second layer being on top of the first layer and including at least one electrode contact. The at least one electrode contact is exposable to a nerve of a nervous tissue of a human or of an animal. A connecting means electrically connects the electrode contact, where the connecting means is made up of at least one conducting wire, and the conducting wire is arranged within the first layer and is fixed to the electrode contact. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184386 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF AUTONOMIC FUNCTION - A system for neuromodulation and/or neurostimulation, for the treatment of a mammal, at least comprising:
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20220184387 | METHOD TO MANUFACTURE CUFF LEADS - A method of manufacturing an implantable lead including a cuff is disclosed. The method includes partially curing a first silicone electrode cover, embedding electrodes within the first silicone electrode cover, partially curing a second silicone electrode cover, placing the first silicone electrode in a face-to-face relationship with the second silicone electrode cover to form an assembly, forming the assembly into a desired shape against a shim, placing an assembly within a canister to control an outer expansion, and curing the assembly. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184388 | ENERGY STIMULATION DEVICE PROVIDED WITH A STIMULATION TRANSMITTER - An energy stimulation device having at least one stimulation generator provided with at least one first metal body and at least one the second metal body in contact with the first metal body. The first metal body and the second metal body are different metals. The device also includes at least one stimulation transmitter, the stimulation transmitter having a rigid support separate from the stimulation generator, and the stimulation generator being fixed on the rigid support. The energy stimulation device is applicable to bio-stimulation for therapeutic and non-therapeutic purposes. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184389 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR COMBINED HEATING AND MUSCLE STIMULATION - A device for treating the skin tissue, including, a RF generator adapted to generate a radio frequency AC current to heat the skin tissue, a pulse generator, including an electrical pulse generator, adapted to generate pulses of DC current to provide muscle stimulation for the muscles below the skin tissue, and an applicator including one or more heads adapted to be placed in contact with the user's skin. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184390 | CONDUCTIVE EYE MASK SKIN TREATMENT DEVICE - An apparatus and methods are provided for a conductive eye mask that may be used in conjunction with a handheld electrostimulation skin treatment device for skin toning and firming. The conductive eye mask comprises an eye mask for being applied around the eyes of a practitioner. Electrode pads are attached to an underside of the eye mask such that each of the electrode pads at least partially surrounds each of the practitioner's eyes. The electrode pads include an adhesive for attaching to the skin of the practitioner. An electric connector is coupled with each of the electrode pads. The electric connectors are configured to be plugged into accessory connectors comprising the electrostimulation skin treatment device for sending a microcurrent to the electrode pads to tone and firm the skin and muscles surrounding the practitioner's eyes. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184391 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLANNING ELECTRIC FIELD CANCER TREATMENT BASED ON ABSORBED ENERGY - The present disclosure provides a system for planning electric field cancer treatment based on absorbed energy including: an image classification unit to classify a patient's medical image into an organ and a tumor; a property information setting unit to set property information for each region classified by the image classification unit; a prescription information determination unit to set a prescription method; a dose calculation unit to initially set the number and location of electrodes used for electric field cancer treatment and the electric field intensity for each electrode; and a dose optimization unit to optimize the dose by changing at least one electrode. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184392 | Uploading Data from an Isolated System without Compromising Isolation - A data transfer apparatus (“DTA”) connects to the field generator in a TTFields therapy system using the same connector on the field generator that is used to connect a transducer interface to the field generator. The field generator automatically determines whether the transducer interface or the DTA is connected to it. When the transducer interface is connected to the field generator, the field generator operates to deliver TTFields therapy to a patient. On the other hand, when the DTA is connected to the field generator, the field generator transfers patient-treatment data to the DTA, and the DTA accepts the data from the field generator. After the field generator and the DTA have been disconnected, the DTA transmits the data to a remote server, e.g., via the Internet or via cellular data transmission. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184393 | IMPLANTABLE PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION LEAD - The present disclosure provides a stimulation lead for providing stimulation signals to nerve tissue and improved methods for constructing and manufacturing such a stimulation lead. The stimulation lead and/or methods includes a lead with a cable disposed within. At each end of the lead body a portion of the cable is exposed, and a metal ferrule is securely attached to the exposed cable portion. An electrode/contact is then securely attached to the metal ferrule such that the electrode covers the metal ferrule, a portion of the lead body, and a transition point where the exposed cable exits the lead body. A tine component may be swaged around a portion of the term end, configured to provide a retaining force against an force acting upon the stimulation lead, while allowing insertion of the stim end of the stimulation lead during implantation, and extraction of the stim end during explantation. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184394 | STATE-DEPENDENT PUDENDAL NERVE STIMULATION FOR BLADDER CONTROL - The present disclosure provides a device for state-dependent pudendal nerve stimulation for bladder control in a subject and methods of making and using the same. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184395 | CURRENT STIMULATION APPARATUS - A current stimulation apparatus that includes a waveform generator to output an electric signal; a control section to control the waveform generator; a set of electrodes to provide the output electric signal; and a power supply section to supply electric power to the waveform generator and the control section, where the electric signal is a fifth electric signal including: a first electric signal having an amplitude increasing from a first amplitude, the first amplitude being not zero; a second electric signal having a second amplitude and being output after the first electric signal; a third electric signal having an amplitude decreasing to a third amplitude, the third electric signal being output after the second electric signal; and a fourth electric signal having a fourth amplitude, the fourth amplitude being not zero. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184396 | RAPID NEURAL RESPONSE TELEMETRY CIRCUIT AND SYSTEM OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT - The present invention discloses a rapid neural response telemetry (NRT) circuit and system of a cochlear implant. The circuit comprises a stimulus generator, a signal amplifier, an analog-to-digital (A/D) converter and a calculated data memory. The stimulus generator zero charges in a nerve tissue before stimulus onset and offset, and the onset asynchrony of two continuous stimuli on the same electrode may be adjusted at will. The signal amplifier filters and amplifies nervous impulse signals that are evoked by electric stimuli and received by a collector electrode. The A/D converter can adjust the sampling frequency and start-up time, and is connected to the signal amplifier to perform A/D conversion on amplified analog signals. The calculated data memory is connected to the A/D converter to calculate and store the data undergoing A/D conversion. According to the present invention, a stimulus circuit is improved to reduce artifacts of NRT so that key parameters for NRT can be flexibly controlled, the success rate in eliciting NRT is improved, and the NRT speed is greatly improved by calculating and storing the data. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184397 | HIGH FREQUENCY ELECTROSTIMULATION TREATMENT FOR RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME OR PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER - Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS) or Periodic Limb Movement Disorder (PLMD) can be treated using high frequency (HF) electrostimulation. This can include selecting or receiving a subject presenting with RLS or PLMD. At least one electrostimulation electrode can be located at a location associated with at least one of, or at least one branch of, a sural nerve, a peroneal nerve, or a femoral nerve. HF electrostimulation can be delivered to the subject, which can include delivering subsensory, subthreshold, AC electrostimulation at a frequency that exceeds 500 Hz and is less than 15,000 Hz to the location to help reduce or alleviate the one or more symptoms associated with RLS or PLMD. A charge-balanced controlled-current HF electrostimulation waveform can be used. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184398 | MICRO DEVICE OF NERVE SIGNAL RECORDING AND STIMULATING FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF CHRONIC PAIN OR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE - Provided herein is a stimulating device being equipped with an electrode element recording and stimulating nerve signals for diagnosis and treatment of chronic pain or Alzheimer's disease and, most particularly, to a stimulating device providing electrical stimulation for chronic pain or Alzheimer's-causing proteins or measuring bio signals. The stimulating device includes a controller, a substrate being coupled to a bottom of the controller, and having a power receiving and signal delivering electrode being mounted thereon as a single body or being distinctively mounted thereon, wherein the power receiving and signal delivering electrode is capable of wirelessly receiving power and wirelessly delivering bio signals, and an electrode element being coupled to a bottom of the substrate and being capable of delivering electrical stimulation to tissues inside a body. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184399 | Adjustment of Stimulation in Response to Electrode Array Movement in a Spinal Cord Stimulator System - Systems and methods for providing stimulation and neural response sensing in an implantable stimulation device are disclosed. A neural response database records baseline neural response information from one or more sensing electrodes for a given pole configuration that provides stimulation to a patient. The stimulation device can then take neural response measurements at the sensing electrode(s) and the system (possibly with the assistance of an external device in communication with the stimulation device) can compare the neural response measurements with the baselines. If they differ, as they might if the electrode array has moved in the patient's tissue, an algorithm can be used to move the position of the pole configuration in the electrode array to cause the neural response measurements to equal, or at least come closer to, the neural response baselines. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184400 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING MODULATED NEUROSTIMULATION PULSE SEQUENCE - An example of a system for delivering neurostimulation may include a programming control circuit and a user interface. The programming control circuit may be configured to generate stimulation parameters controlling delivery of the neurostimulation according to a pulse sequence. The pulse sequence may include a series of neurostimulation pulses and be defined by sequence parameters and one or more modulation functions each modulating an adjustable parameter selected from the sequence parameters. The user interface may be configured to set the pulse sequence to a tonic pulse sequence by determining an initial value for each adjustable parameter and set the pulse sequence to a modulated pulse sequence by selecting one or more adjustable parameters, determining a modulation function for each selected adjustable parameter, and applying the determined modulation function to that selected adjustable parameter to modulate the tonic pulse sequence. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184401 | PROGRAMMING RANK INDEX FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND RECORDING - A system includes processing circuitry configured to determine, for each respective electrode of a plurality of electrodes, a score based on a ratio of an electrical efficiency for the respective electrode to a therapeutic window for the respective electrodes. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine, based on the score of each respective electrode, a ranking of the plurality of electrodes, and to select, based on the ranking, a subset of the plurality of electrodes for delivery of electrical stimulation therapy. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184402 | LEADLESS PACEMAKER AND LEADLESS PACEMAKER SYSTEM - A leadless pacemaker and a leadless pacemaker system are disclosed. A housing of a pacemaker body of the leadless pacemaker is designed as a curved tubular structure and can be deployed at a site with a limited space in a curved configuration, which allows the curved surface structure to fit more closely myocardial or vascular tissue around the site, resulting in improved pacing or sensing performance and in applicability to a substantially enlarged scope of patients who may benefit from cardiac pacing. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184403 | INTERACTIVE CLINICIAN REPORTS FOR MEDICAL DEVICE THERAPY - A user interface of a computing device for programming a medical device configured to review historical user session data while disconnected from the medical device. During a programming session, the user interface on the computing device may include features to control the functionality of the medical device as well as view and manipulate available data stored at the medical device. The user interface may interactively view screens and features and manipulate data using the programming user interface, e.g., as if the external programming device were in a live programming session with the medical device, but while disconnected from the medical device and not in a live programming session. As one example, the user interface of the external programming device may permit flexible, extensive manipulation and viewing of sensed signals, patient events, and operational information, such as patient adjustments made over time or coincident with particular signals or events. | 2022-06-16 |
20220184404 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING ADVERTISING AND SCANNING SCHEDULES - Methods and devices for managing establishment of a communications link between an external instrument (EI) and an implantable medical device (IMD) are provided. The methods and devices comprise storing, in memory in at least one of the IMD or the EI an advertising schedule defining a pattern for advertisement notices. The advertisement notices are distributed un-evenly and separated by unequal advertisement intervals. The method transmits, from a transmitter in at least one of the IMD or the EI the advertisement notices. The advertisement notices are distributed as defined by the advertising schedule. The method establishes a communication session between the IMD and the EI. | 2022-06-16 |