25th week of 2010 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20100160697 | CATALYSTS FOR FIXED BED OXYCHLORINATION OF ETHYLENE TO 1.2-DICHLOROETHANE - Catalyst for the fixed bed oxychlorination of ethylene to 1.2-dichloroethane in form of hollow cylindrical granules having total pore volume from 0.4 to 0.55 ml/g prevailingly formed of micro and mesopores having diameter between 7 and 50 nm, wherein the mesopores constitute the major component, and the macropores having diameter of more than 50 nm up to 10.000 nm being present by 15-35%. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160698 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS, USEFUL FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, FROM MIXTURES OF A BIOLOGICAL ORIGIN - The present invention describes a process for producing, in a single step, hydrocarbon fractions useful as diesel fuel or as a component of diesel fuel, from a mixture of a biological origin containing esters of fatty acids, and possibly also containing aliquots of free fatty acids. The process comprises the contemporaneous hydrodeoxygenation and hydroisomerization of the mixture of a biological origin, with the formation of linear and branched paraffins. The process is carried out in the presence of a catalytic composition comprising:
| 2010-06-24 |
20100160699 | METHOD FOR EFFICIENT USE OF HYDROGEN IN AROMATICS PRODUCTION FROM HEAVY AROMATICS - A method for efficient use of hydrogen in aromatics production from heavy aromatic oil. A hydrocarbonaceous stream comprising C | 2010-06-24 |
20100160700 | PROCESS AND CATALYSTS FOR REFORMING FISHER TROPSCH NAPHTHAS TO AROMATICS - Improved processes and catalysts are described for the conversion of oxygenate-containing olefinic Fischer Tropsch naphtha into aromatics. This involves removal of the oxygenates without complete saturation of the olefins followed by aromatization of the oxygenate-depleted olefinic naphtha preferably over a catalyst that is tolerant to oxygenates. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160701 | HYDROCARBON CONVERSION PROCESSES USING THE UZM-27 FAMILY OF CRYSTALLINE ALUMINOSILICATE COMPOSITIONS - This invention relates to hydrocarbon conversion processes using a new family of crystalline aluminosilicate compositions designated the UZM-27 family. These include the UZM-27 and UZM-27HS which have unique structures. UZM-27 is a microporous composition which has a three-dimensional structure and is obtained by calcining the as synthesized form designated UZM-27P. UZM-27HS is a high silica version of UZM-27 and includes an essentially pure silica version of UZM-27. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160702 | Methods of Preparing an Aromatization Catalyst - A method of preparing a fresh catalyst comprises impregnating a metal to a catalyst support to produce an impregnated catalyst, dispersing the metal in the impregnated catalyst to produce an impregnated, dispersed catalyst, contacting the impregnated, dispersed catalyst with an activating composition to produce an impregnated, dispersed, activated catalyst, and thermally treating the impregnated, dispersed, activated catalyst to produce the fresh catalyst wherein the activating composition is in the gas phase. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160703 | Method of making an alkylated aromatic using compound using an acidic ionic liquid catalyst - A process for alkylating an aromatic compound containing no hydroxyl groups comprising reacting at least one non-hydroxyl containing aromatic compound with at least one olefinic oligomer in the presence of an acidic ionic liquid catalyst, wherein the olefinic oligomer has a carbon range of from about C | 2010-06-24 |
20100160704 | ALKYLATION OF AROMATICS WITH HIGH ACTIVITY CATALYST - A process for the alkylation of aromatics such as benzene with olefins such as cumene and ethylbenzene and in a reaction zone containing high activity UZM-8 catalysts. The process is carried out at a high weight hourly space velocity (WHSV) while still achieving complete olefin conversion in the reaction zone. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160705 | PROCESS FOR PERFORMING AN ENDOTHERMIC REACTION - Process for performing an endothermic reaction in a reactor containing catalyst tubes, the catalyst tubes containing a catalyst promoting the endothermic reaction, the process comprising the steps of,
| 2010-06-24 |
20100160706 | Removal of light fluoroalkanes from hydrocarbon streams - The removal of fluoroalkanes from fluoroalkane-containing hydrocarbon streams, preferably C | 2010-06-24 |
20100160707 | Encapsulation of Waste for Storage - An apparatus for encapsulating waste material (e.g radioactive sludge from nuclear processing plant) in a container (e.g Nirex box) for long term storage, comprising: a first storage vessel, for holding sludge; a second storage vessel, for holding encapsulation medium (e.g. cement based grout); an inline mixer (e.g. a static inline mixer), coupled for receiving sludge, and coupled to the second storage vessel, and producing, in use, a mixture of the sludge and grout; wherein the inline mixer is arranged for filling the container. Preferably, a dewatering unit (e.g. HydroTrans based), coupled for receiving sludge and outputting dewatered sludge to be mixed by the inline mixer. An encapsulation system comprising the encapsulation apparatus, and corresponding encapsulation methods, are also disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160708 | METHOD AND PLANT FOR RENDERING INERT A LOOSE MIXTURE CONSISTING OF A HARDENABLE RESIN AND AGGREGATES - A loose mixture formed of one or more solid inert materials and a hardenable resin dissolved in an organic solvent, in particular the remainder of the initial mix used for the manufacture of conglomerate stone sheets, is rendered inert by means of dielectric heating at a frequency of less than 300 MHz. The invention also relates to the plant for implementing this method. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160709 | PROCESS AND APPRATUS FOR WASTE TREATMENT - The present invention relates to processes and apparatus for improving municipal waste treatment in autoclave processes. Improvements relate to the use of air-waste stream treatment, indirect heating with thermal fluid, forced steam transfer, autoclave design, waste treatment of contaminated air,classifiers for better separation of fibres from glass or grit and processing. The improvements allow more efficient, safer and environmentally friendly processing, and better end products. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160710 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS OF VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FROM PUMPS AND STORAGE TANKS FOR VOC-CONTAINING FLUIDS - A method is provided for reducing emissions of a volatile organic compound (“VOC”) from a source of the VOC. The method includes the steps of: (A) operatively positioning a VOC-absorbing material between the source of the VOC and the atmosphere, wherein the VOC from the source of the VOC must pass through the VOC-absorbing material before being vented to the atmosphere, and wherein the VOC-absorbing material comprises: (i) a permeable substrate; and (ii) a stripper for the VOC; and (B) exposing the stripper of the VOC-absorbing material to bacteria, wherein the bacteria is selected for being capable of converting the VOC to another compound. A method for pumping a fluid from a low-pressure fluid source to a high-pressure fluid outlet and a method for storing or transporting a fluid are also provided, wherein the fluid comprises a VOC. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160711 | FILLERS AND METHODS FOR DISPLACING TISSUES TO IMPROVE RADIOLOGICAL OUTCOMES - Certain embodiments include a method of improvising radiological outcomes by introducing a filler to between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location, and administering a dose of radioactivity to at least the first tissue location or the second tissue location. Collagen and hyaluronic acid are examples of fillers. Certain embodiments include a medical device having a biocompatible, biodegradable filler material, wherein the device comprises at least a portion that has a shape that substantially conforms to Denovillier's space between the rectum and prostate. Certain embodiments include a kit, the kit comprising a filler and instructions for placing the filler between a first tissue location and a second tissue location to increase a distance between the first tissue location and the second tissue location. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160712 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAGNETIC INDUCTION THERAPY - An energy emitting apparatus for providing a medical therapy includes one or more energy generators, a logic controller electrically connected to the one or more energy generators, and one or more sensors that are connected to the logic controller for detecting electric conduction in a target nerve. The energy generators produce energy focused on the target nerve upon receiving a signal from the logic controller, and the energy is varied by the logic controller according to an input provided by the one or more sensors. The energy emitting apparatus includes one or more conductive coils that produce a magnetic field focused on the target nerve upon receiving an electric current from the logic controller based on input provided by the sensors. The sensor may also include a microneedle array to detect electrical conduction or an energy emitting apparatus may include a microneedle array to produce or deliver energy, an electrical or magnetic stimulus or field. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160713 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC STIMULATION OF A PROCESS WITHIN LIVING ORGANISMS - Device for applying an electromagnetic field for stimulation of a process within a living organism when applied to at least part of a body, comprising a driver for generating a time varying drive signal and a transducer responsive to said drive signal for generating a time varying electromagnetic field signal B(t). The signal B(t) comprises a superposition of two or more periodic base signals b | 2010-06-24 |
20100160714 | Hearing Aid - A hearing aid has a hearing aid component, a brain wave signal receiver configured to receive brain wave signals, and a hearing aid controller configured to control the hearing aid component dependent on the detected brain wave signals. Therefore the hearing aid can be controlled by the detected brain wave signals. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160715 | METHOD OF MINIMAL INVASIVE TUNNELING - An implantable apparatus and related methods for placement of a sling so as to provide a controllable restriction about a body lumen for restoring controlled fecal continence. The sling is generally inserted through the use of a tunneler for defining tunnels in which the sling may be inserted to provide control of the sphincter. The tunneler can be provided individually or as a set or kit of tunnelers having unique cross-sectional areas such that the size of the tunnels can be increased to accommodated insertion of the sling. The tunneler can include a self-expandable device, which can be adjusted or controlled to create a wider tunnel. The tunneler can include a semi-rigid case or sheet is disposed about the middle part of the sling to protect the mesh, make tissue penetrator easier and allow for adjustment of the mesh following insertion. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160716 | BIASED ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER CUFF - An embodiment of a cuff for use an as artificial sphincter comprises an inflatable chamber and a backing. The inflatable chamber includes opposing inside and outside surfaces and inflated and deflated states. The backing is adjacent the outside surface of the chamber. The inside surface of the chamber and/or the backing include two or more grooves that define the location of fold lines of the inflatable chamber when the inflatable chamber is in the inflated state. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160717 | In vitro fertilization - Methods of in vitro fertilization wherein said method includes preimplantation genetic diagnosis of all 24 chromosomes of an IVF embryo comprising whole genome amplification and SNP-based microarray analyses are disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160718 | Apparatus and Method for Mounting an External Scaffold to a Vascular Graft - A method for securing a compliant scaffold to an outer surface of a vascular graft includes positioning the scaffold radially about an elongated support tube which includes first and second radially outwardly flared end portions respectively defining first and second open ends of the support tube. The method further includes pulling the vascular graft through a lumen of the support tube, and axially deploying the scaffold over the first end portion of the support tube and into compliant contact with the outer surface of the vascular graft. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160719 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR PERICARDIAL ACCESS - Devices, systems, and methods for accessing tissue, including the internal and external tissues of the heart, are disclosed. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the external surface of the heart through the pericardial space for localized delivery of leads to the heart tissue. At least some of the embodiments disclosed herein provide access to the pericardial space for removal of accumulated fluid. In addition, various disclosed embodiments provide devices, systems, and methods for engaging a tissue, for removing fluid from a space within a body, and for the delivery of substances to a targeted site for therapeutic purposes. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160720 | Closed-chest stabilization system and methods for minimally invasive heart surgery - Stabilization systems and methods for various procedures (e.g., tissue ablation procedures) are disclosed. An exemplary stabilization system for use in a medical procedure may include a housing structure having a base portion, the housing structure insertable into a patient's body. The system may also include a securement element on the base portion of the housing structure. The system may also include a deployment mechanism in the housing structure and operably associated with the base portion. The deployment mechanism is operable to extend the base portion so that the at least one securement element engages a tissue in the patient's body after the housing structure is positioned adjacent a target area inside a patient's body. Embodiments of the securement element may include a membrane, a chamber, a frictional surface, at least one needle, peg, gasket, adhesive, and/or a collar. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160721 | CARDIAC SUPPORT DEVICE WITH DIFFERENTIAL COMPLIANCE - A cardiac support device comprising a jacket of flexible and biocompatible material having a first axis for alignment generally parallel to a longitudinal axis of a patient's heart and a second axis that is transverse to the first axis. The material exhibits an amount of expansion in response to a force applied to the material along the first axis that is different than an amount of expansion in response to the force applied to the material along the second axis. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160724 | FLEXIBLE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT WITH LINKS UNDERGOING SOLID-STATE TRANSITIONS - A surgical instrument has a tip section with several degrees of freedom of articulation and at least one link that may be too long for insertion through an entry guide that follows a curved path. Each long link is made of a shape memory alloy or another material having a state in which the link is sufficiently flexible to bend as needed to pass through the entry guide. Once through the entry guide, the material of the link makes a transition to a state in which the link returns to a desired shape and is sufficiently rigid for precise controlled movement against external forces and for actuation using tendons. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160725 | Methods and Devices for Endoscopic Access to the Heart - Disclosed are devices for cardioscopic and pericardioscopic access to the heart, including direct access to the left atrium. In certain embodiments, the device may comprise an atrial portal having a configuration such that the distal end of the atrial portal can access the atrium while the proximal end of the portal can extend to outside of the subject. The devices and methods may also include a pericardioscopic portal for emplacement of the atrial portal. Also, methods for using such atrial portals and pericardial portals to perform surgery on the heart, and in some cases to directly access the left atrium, and systems (e.g., kits) comprising these portals in combination with other therapeutic devices are disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160726 | Guidewire and Catheter Locking Device and Method - Locking device that is mounted on an endoscope or the like for selectively securing the position of a guide wire and/or catheter relative to the endoscope or the like. The locking device preferably includes a side wall with an opening therein for receiving the proximal end of a guide wire or catheter. The opening is preferably J-shaped or boot shaped, and has an entry end and a locking end. Once a guide wire or catheter is in a desired position within a body cavity, the portion of the guide wire or catheter that extends outside of the endoscope or the like may be moved into the opening. More particularly, a portion of the guide wire or catheter may be inserted by an operator through the entry end of the opening and into the locking end, wherein the locking end frictionally secures the position of the guide wire or catheter relative to the endoscope or the like. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160727 | TREATMENT TOOL FOR ENDOSCOPE - A treatment tool for an endoscope which is transendoscopically inserted into a body cavity for use, and which includes: a sheath at least partially composed of mixed material in which thermoplastic resin and a crosslinking promoter are mixed; a manipulation wire inserted through the aforementioned sheath so as to be capable of advancing and retracting; a treatment part attached to a first end of the aforementioned manipulation wire; and a manipulation part attached to a second end of the aforementioned manipulation wire; wherein said sheath has a crosslinked part where said thermoplastic resin is crosslinked by irradiating said mixed material with ionizing radiation, and a non-crosslinked region where said thermoplastic resin is not crosslinked. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160728 | ACTIVE MEDICAL APPARATUS SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - An active medical apparatus system includes: an active medical apparatus having a joint; an active medical apparatus driving section; an instruction input section; an instruction input section driving section to which information of a force acting on the active medical apparatus is fed back and inputted, and which drives the instruction input section according to the information of force, a determining section which determines whether or not a movement of the instruction input section in the acting direction of the driving force driving the instruction input section is generated in an amount of a threshold value or more; and a control section which, when the movement of the instruction input section is generated in the amount of the threshold value or more, suppresses at least one of the driving in the instruction input section driving section and the driving in the active medical apparatus driving section. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIRECTING INSTRUMENTS TO VARYING POSITIONS AT THE DISTAL END OF A GUIDE TUBE - Described herein are various systems and methods for directing endoscopy instruments to varying positions at a target site. In one aspect, at least one instrument channel has multiple exit points at the distal end of the guide tube, and the position of an instrument delivered through the channel may be switched between the different exit points. In another aspect, an instrument channel splits into multiple branches at the distal end of the guide tube, and the position of an instrument at the target site may be changed by selectively directing the instrument into a different channel branch. In yet another aspect, the guide tube, or a portion thereof, may be rotated to reposition an instrument at the target site. The capability of changing the instrument positions during a procedure would enable a physician to examine or treat multiple target sites within an operative field, without necessitating the full retraction of the instruments or the guide tube from the operative field. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160730 | ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS - An operation portion of an endoscope includes: an insertion-portion-side housing ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100160731 | ULTRASOUND-VISUALIZABLE ENDOSCOPIC ACCESS SYSTEM - An endoscopic access system is provided including an outer cannula and a penetrating stylet. The stylet provides an enhanced echogenic profile configured to provide for effective navigation under ultrasound visualization in a patient body. The cannula may include a rounded distal margin configured to provide for efficient passage though the cannula distal end of tools such as a wire guide. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160732 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS, BODY-INSERTABLE APPARATUS SYSTEM, AND POSITION DETECTING METHOD - A position detecting apparatus includes receiving antennas to receive a radio signal, transmitting antennas to transmit a radio signal for power supply to a capsule endoscope, a first and second linear magnetic field generators that generate first and second linear magnetic fields, a diffuse magnetic field generator that generates a diffuse magnetic field, a processing device that performs a predetermined process on the radio signal, and a magnetic field sensor that functions as a body-size information detector. The magnetic field sensor detects magnetic field strength at an arranged position as body-size information, and the processing device controls the first linear magnetic field generator based on the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field sensor. Thus, the position detecting apparatus is capable of generating a magnetic field for position detection having an optimal strength according to a difference in body sizes of subjects. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160733 | Endoscope Structures And Techniques For Navigating To A Target In Branched Structure - Systems and methods employing a small gauge steerable catheter ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100160734 | Endoscope having an endoscope shaft, in which an imaging optics is situated at the distal end thereof - An endoscope having an endoscope shaft is provided, which has an observation opening on its distal end, which is hermetically sealed using a transparent cover, and having an imaging optic, comprising multiple optic elements, which is situated inside the endoscope shaft in the area of its distal end spaced apart from the cover, a sealing ring being provided, which seals an area between the cover and the optic element of the imaging optic closest to the cover in relation to the remaining inner chamber of the endoscope shaft. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160735 | STEERABLE SURGICAL ACCESS DEVICES AND METHODS - Methods and devices are provided for controlling movement of a working end of a surgical device configured to be introduced into a body. In one embodiment, a surgical device is provided including a cannulated elongate shaft having a distal working end with a flexible steering platform. The flexible steering platform can includes a plurality of axially aligned links and a plurality of flexible connector elements. Adjacent links can be connected using at least two of the connector elements such that flexing one or more connector elements can bend the steering platform in one or more directions. The surgical device's shaft can be configured to receive a flexible surgical instrument therein such that a working end of the surgical instrument can be received within the steering platform, thereby allowing movement of the surgical instrument's working end to be controlled through movement of the steering platform. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160736 | Medical Device With Articulating Shaft - A medical device ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100160737 | BRAIN RETRACTOR APPARATUS FOR MEASURING AND PREDICTING ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS - Described is a surgical system for monitoring a patient's condition during surgery. One aspect is a non-contact EEG sensor. The non-contact EEG sensor can be used to predict the onset of physiological disorders. Another aspect includes the use of a plurality of pressure sensors to determine the pressure applied by retractors on the patient, including the brain and other organs. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160738 | SURGICAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODS - A surgical access system including a tissue distraction assembly and a tissue refraction assembly, both of which may be equipped with one or more electrodes for use in detecting the existence of (and optionally the distance and/or direction to) neural structures before, during, and after the establishment of an operative corridor to a surgical target site. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160739 | Magnetic surgical retractor - A method for holding a hollow internal organ in a desired location during a medical procedure uses a retractor device and a gripper element, each of which includes a magnetic member, one being a first magnet and the other being either a second magnet or a non-magnetized magnetically permeable member. The retractor device is placed into the lumen of the organ and the gripper element is located outside the body cavity of the patient. The magnetic members of the gripper element and the retractor device are brought into proximity with each other to capture a wall of the hollow organ and a body wall of the patient between them, with the gripper element being held at a location that secures the organ at the desired location. In another embodiment, the gripper element is placed inside the body cavity of the patient and outside the organ, with the magnetic members of the gripper element and the retractor device in proximity with each other to capture a wall of the hollow organ between them. A portion of a cord, the distal end of which is attached to the gripper element, is located externally of the patient and anchored at a location that secures the organ at the desired location. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160740 | Use of Patterns in a Therapy Management System - A method of diabetes analysis includes obtaining average glucose level information for a time period over a plurality of days. A current event occurrence is determined. An event occurrence in the average glucose level information within the time period corresponding to the current event occurrence is determined, where the current event occurrence is at a different time of day than the event occurrence. The average glucose level information starting in time from the event occurrence within the time period is analyzed. A notification event in the average glucose level information starting in time from the event occurrence within the time period is determined. A current notification event in time from the current event occurrence is predicted based on a time span from the event occurrence to the notification event in the average glucose level information. An action is initiated in advance of the predicted current notification event. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160741 | MEDICAL DEVICE - A medical device measures a condition of a living body. The medical device includes a main body containing a measuring device inside, and a sheet member. The sheet member displays information on a user on one principal surface, with the other principal surface being attached to an outer surface of the main body. The sheet member may include a sheet-like base, a protective layer formed on one principal surface of the base, and an adhesive material layer formed on the other principal surface of the base. At this time, it is preferable that the protective layer is formed of a material having optical transparency, and that the information on the user is displayed on the one principal surface of the base. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160742 | TELEMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An telemetry system is disclosed herein. The telemetry system includes a sensor configured to obtain cardiac data, a first wireless device configured to store identification data, and a transmitter connected to the sensor. The transmitter includes a second wireless device. The transmitter is configured to directly receive the cardiac data from the sensor, and to implement the second wireless device to receive the identification data from the first wireless device. The telemetry system also includes a receiver wirelessly coupled with the transmitter. The receiver is configured to receive the cardiac data and the identification data from the transmitter. The telemetry system also includes a processor coupled with the receiver. The processor is configured to correlate the cardiac data with the identification data. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160743 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH INDEX USING ELECTROCONDUCTIVE FIBER - Provided are an apparatus and method for monitoring a health index using an electroconductive fiber. In the apparatus, a bio signal acquiring unit measures a bio signal using an electroconductive fiber which is worn around a part of a user's body and in which a resistance is varied according to a user's body volume or body temperature. A health index acquiring unit analyzes the bio signal to acquire a health index. A health index notifying unit notifies the health index. Accordingly, the health index can be easily monitored without limitations on the user's behavior. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160744 | BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSOR APPARATUS, WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK, AND USER INTERFACE SYSTEM USING BIOLOGICAL SIGNAL SENSOR APPARATUS - A biological signal sensor apparatus worn on a user's body includes: a sensor unit for sensing physical states or movements of a user to generate biological signal data; a wireless communications unit for performing wireless data communications with a wireless sensor network to transmit the biological signal data; a sensor network protocol processing unit for processing protocols for end-to-end communications between the wireless communications unit and the wireless sensor network and for performing a mobility support procedure for the biological signal sensor apparatus; a processor for controlling the wireless data communications, the end-to-end communications, and the mobility support procedure to allow the biological signal sensor apparatus to serve as a mobile wireless sensor node; and a connection unit for connecting the sensor unit and the processor. The biological signal sensor apparatus serves as a mobile wireless sensor node in the wireless sensor network. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160745 | Detection of Food or Drink Consumption In Order to Control Therapy or Provide Diagnostics - Methods and systems discriminate between food and drink intake, optionally with a single temperature sensor positioned in a patient's stomach. Ingestion events may be detected and the substance ingested is classified as either food or drink based on several characteristics of the intra-gastric temperature signal from before, during, and after ingestion. Multiple ingestion events making up a meal may be detected and classified such that the entire meal can be classified as food only, drink only, or mixed food and drink. Treatments to a patient may be at least partially based upon the detection and classification of ingestion events. A method of preparing an intake classification algorithm using a training set of temperature data is also provided. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160746 | Integrated Mobile Healthcare System for Cardiac Care - A distributed sensor based mobile/remote monitoring system for the management of various types of disease is disclosed. The system is capable of continuously monitoring a variety of parameters relating to the state of various diseases. The parameter monitoring can be continuous, periodic or episodic. A system to manage particular types of diseases can be defined by selecting appropriate parameters for that disease. A cardiac care product, based on the distributed sensor based mobile/remote monitoring system, is also disclosed. The product comprises a distributed sensor system including at least one patch for wirelessly monitoring a physiological parameter; and a biostrip for providing analysis of the blood of a person. The product further includes a mobile device for receiving signals from the distributed sensor system. The mobile device has one mechanism that includes a real-time wireless monitoring of the physiological parameter and a second mechanism that monitors the analysis of the blood. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160747 | SELECTION OF PREFERRED SAMPLING LOCATION ON HAND VIA MINIMIZATION OF SAMPLING ERROR, AND OPTICAL ALIGNMENT FOR REPEATABLY SAMPLING TISSUE - The present invention relates to measurements of material properties by determination of the response of a sample to incident radiation, and more specifically to the measurement of analytes such as glucose or alcohol in human tissue. The invention is particularly useful in connection with noncontact optical sampling of skin. Some example embodiments of the invention provide for selection of preferred sampling locations responsive to optically-determined characteristics of the tissue. Some example embodiments of the invention provide for precise and repeatable alignment of the tissue based on optically-determined characteristics of the tissue. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160748 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160749 | IMPLANTABLE OPTICAL GLUCOSE SENSING - Apparatus is provided, including a support configured to be implanted within a body of a subject and a sampling region coupled to the support. The apparatus is configured to passively allow passage through the sampling region of at least a portion of fluid from the subject. The apparatus also comprises an optical measuring device in optical communication with the sampling region. The optical measuring device comprises at least one light source configured to transmit light through at least a portion of the fluid, and at least one sensor configured to measure a parameter of the fluid by detecting light passing through the fluid. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160750 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE SPECTROSCOPIC DETECTION FOR BLOOD ALCOHOL CONCENTRATION - An apparatus and method for acquiring and analyzing a spectroscopic sample for a substance from a sampling region of the tissue of a person at an interstitial region between the fingers of the person, by way of a probe and a spectroscopic detector for radiating the interstitial region with electromagnetic radiation and analyzing a diffuse-reflectance signal obtained from the tissue at the sampling region. The apparatus preferably also incorporates a biometric sensor to perform a verification of the person. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160751 | PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAPHIC SENSOR BASED BLOOD GAS MONITOR DEVICE FOR ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND CALIBRATION IN AN EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCUIT OR EXTRACORPOREAL PULSE SIMULATION SYSTEM - A blood oxygenation monitoring device may comprise an extracorporeal pulse simulation system including one at least partially transparent blood holding element with a photoplethysmographic sensor coupled to the element and adapted to measure particular gas content of the blood. The system includes a pulse simulation mechanism configured to simulate pulsatile behavior of the blood within the element relative to the photoplethysmographic sensors. The blood holding element may be a reservoir, wherein the pulse simulation mechanism includes a magnetic stirrer and stir bar within the reservoir. The blood holding member may be flexible tubing having blood flow there through, wherein the pulse simulation mechanism is a peristaltic pump coupled to the tubing. The monitoring device can rapidly and accurately form oxygen dissociation curves. The monitoring device can be utilized in conjunction with a heart lung bypass machine or other extra corporeal circuit devices or can be a calibration tool for sensors. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160752 | Detection, imaging and characterization of breast tumors - An optical system for in vivo non-invasive examination of breast tissue of a subject includes an optical module, a controller and a processor. The optical module includes an array of optical input ports and optical detection ports located in a selected geometrical pattern to provide a multiplicity of source-detector paths of photon migration inside the breast tissue. Each optical input port is constructed to introduce into the tissue volume visible or infrared light emitted from a light source. Each optical detection port is constructed to provide light from the tissue to a light detector. The controller is constructed and arranged to activate one or several light sources and light detectors so that the light detector detects light that has migrated over at least one of the source-detector migration paths. The processor receives signals corresponding to the detected light and creates a defined spatial image of the examined tissue. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160753 | WRIST BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR WITH AN OXIMETER - A wrist blood pressure monitor with an oximeter, characterized in that the wrist blood pressure monitor and the oximeter are arranged on the same base; the length direction of the wrist blood pressure monitor is parallel to the width direction of an armband; and a finger hole of the oximeter is oriented to be vertical to the width direction of the armband. The wrist blood pressure monitor with the oximeter according to the present invention can measure the blood pressure and the blood oxygen at the same time, so that the user can not only operate conveniently, but also acquire more accurate measuring results; or the blood pressure and the blood oxygen are measured independently, so that the user can operate in great convenience. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160754 | Method and Apparatus for Quantification of Optical Properties of Superficial Volumes Using Small Source-to-Detector Separations - A probe for obtaining quantitative optical properties and chromophore concentrations of tissue components in tissue in-vivo at superficial depths and at source-detector separations of 5 mm or less includes a source fiber providing light to expose the tissue, a diffuser layer into which light from the source fiber is directed and then from the diffuser layer to and/or into the tissue, and a detector fiber arranged relative to the diffuser layer for detecting backscattered and/or reflected light returned from the tissue without transmission through the diffuser layer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160755 | Polyelectrolytes as Sublayers on Electrochemical Sensors - Disclosed herein is an electrochemical sensor for measuring an analyte in a subject. More particularly, sensors comprising a polyelectrolyte layer at least partially covering the electroactive surface of an electrode are disclosed. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160756 | Membrane Layer for Electrochemical Biosensor and Method of Accommodating Electromagnetic and Radiofrequency Fields - A method comprising providing an in vivo electrochemical biosensor, the biosensor comprising an electrode surface, a flux-limiting layer covering at least a portion of the electrode surface, covering at least a portion of the flux-limiting layer with a hydrophilic polymer membrane, and preventing or eliminating disruption of the output signal of the electrochemical biosensor by an external EMF or external RF source during in vivo use of the biosensor in a subject. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160757 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING BLOOD GLUCOSE CONTROL - A blood glucose and lifestyle tracking apparatus is disclosed. The blood glucose and lifestyle tracking apparatus provides a method for recording both blood glucose values for fasting, postprandial, and preprandial time periods and lifestyle factors. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160758 | IN VIVO COMPONENT MEASUREMENT METHOD AND IN VIVO COMPONENT MEASUREMENT APPARATUS - An in vivo component measurement method comprises steps of: extracting a tissue fluid from a biological body into an extraction medium and accumulating an objective component and an inorganic ion in the extracted tissue fluid; acquiring ion information on a quantity of the accumulated inorganic ion; acquiring a component information on a quantity of the accumulated objective component; and acquiring an analysis value on the quantity of the objective component based on the ion information and the component information. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160759 | Combination communication device and medical device for communicating wirelessly with a remote medical device - An electronic device may selectively disable a bolus advice process according to which the electronic device recommends delivery of a bolus amount of a drug to a body of a user based on a plurality of factors including glucose concentration of the user. The electronic device may include a glucose measuring facility configured to measure glucose concentration of a body fluid sample, and a processor including a memory having instructions stored therein that comprise the bolus advice process. The memory may further have instructions stored therein that are executable by the processor to request a glucose concentration measurement by the glucose measurement facility prior to executing, or as part of, the bolus advice process, and to disable execution of the bolus advice process if a glucose concentration value resulting from the requested glucose concentration measurement is less than a threshold value. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160760 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANALYTE LEVELS - Devices and methods for determining analyte levels are described. The devices and methods allow for the implantation of analyte-monitoring devices, such as glucose monitoring devices that result in the delivery of a dependable flow of blood to deliver sample to the implanted device. The devices include unique architectural arrangement in the sensor region that allows accurate data to be obtained over long periods of time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160761 | Analyte Monitoring Device and Methods of Use - An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed on the housing and configured for coupling to two or more contact pads on the sensor. A transmitter is disposed in the housing and coupled to the plurality of conductive contacts for transmitting data obtained using the sensor. The display unit has a receiver for receiving data transmitted by the transmitter of the sensor control unit and a display coupled to the receiver for displaying an indication of a level of an analyte. The analyte monitor may also be part of a drug delivery system to alter the level of the analyte based on the data obtained using the sensor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160762 | SENSORS - A two-part sensor ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100160763 | ANTI-INTERFERENCE PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSING DEVICE - An anti-interference physiological sensing device includes an electrode layer for detecting a physiological signal of an examinee, and an insulating layer disposed on a side of the electrode layer for insulating the electrode layer from static electricity interference. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160764 | AUTOMATIC GENERATION AND UTILIZATION OF A VASCULAR ROADMAP - Apparatus and methods are described for receiving into at least one processor a set of images of blood vessels of a subject. A road map of the subject's blood vessels is generated, by automatically (a) deriving at least one image from the set of images of the blood vessels, based upon visibility of at least a portion of the blood vessels in the set of images, and (b) in the derived image, determining a location of edge lines of at least some of the portion of the blood vessels in the image. An output is generated by the processor, based on the road map. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160765 | THERAPEUTIC SUCCESS PREDICTION FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - Certain embodiments of the invention provide methods of assessing a patient's risk for atrial fibrillation (AF) recurrence after receiving treatment with an AF treatment modality, that include determining, from left atrium (LA) tissue image data of a patient, a level of a parameter that is positively proportional to an amount of unhealthy tissue in a wall of the LA of the patient; and outputting, to an output device, an indicator of a comparison between (i) the determined level and (ii) a first threshold level of the parameter, the first threshold level derived from LA tissue image data of at least one other patient, who experienced an AF recurrence after treatment with the AF treatment modality. In certain embodiments, levels of the parameter equal to or greater than the first threshold level are indicative of a significant risk of AF recurrence after treatment with the AF treatment modality. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160766 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLOW MEASUREMENT - In a method for flow measurement with a magnetic resonance system and a correspondingly designed magnetic resonance system angiography measurement data of a volume are obtained within a body to be examined, a vessel is determined depending on a user input by means of the angiography measurement data, dimensions and an orientation of the vessel are automatically determined from the angiography measurement data, a slice geometry for the flow measurement is automatically determined depending on the dimensions and the orientation, and the flow measurement is implemented using the slice geometry. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160767 | METHOD FOR CONTRAST-AGENT-FREE ANGIOGRAPHIC IMAGING IN MAGNETIC RESONANCE TOMOGRAPHY - A method for contrast-agent-free non-triggered angiographic imaging in magnetic resonance tomography that includes the steps of (S | 2010-06-24 |
20100160768 | THERAPEUTIC OUTCOME ASSESSMENT FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION - Certain embodiments provide a method of assessing an outcome of an ablative atrial fibrillation (AF) treatment modality administered to a patient, the method including: determining, from left atrium (LA) tissue image data of a subject patient that has undergone an ablative AF treatment with the modality, at least one of: a level of a parameter that is positively proportional or negatively proportional to an amount of ablated tissue in a wall of the LA of the subject patient; and a spatial distribution, in the LA wall, of a variable indicative of ablated LA tissue; and outputting, to an output device, a machine-readable indicator of at least one of: (i) a comparison between the determined level and a threshold level of the parameter; and (ii) a map of the spatial distribution. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160769 | ELECTRODE DATA ANALYSIS TO INDICATE CATHETER STABILITY AND/OR NEEDLE PENETRATION SUCCESS - Determining stability of a catheter is described. A first signal originating from a first region of a patient is monitored and a second signal originating from a second region of the patient is monitored. First components from a recurring interval of the second signal are extracted, where the recurring interval is defined by the first signal. The first components are compared to determine a first similarity value of the first components over time. The first similarity value is compared to a threshold value to determine a stability evaluation for a source of the second signal. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160770 | CATHETER DISPLAY SHOWING TIP ANGLE AND PRESSURE - A method for displaying information includes receiving a measurement with respect to an invasive probe inside a body of a subject of at least one probe parameter, selected from a group of parameters consisting of a bend angle of the probe and a pressure on the probe. Responsively to the measurement, an icon is displayed on a display screen representing the at least one probe parameter for viewing by an operator of the probe. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160771 | Method and Apparatus for Performing a Navigated Procedure - A system can be used to navigate or guide an instrument or device into an anatomy of a patient. The navigation can occur with the use of image data acquired of the patient. The image data can be registered to the patient space for navigation. One or more tracking devices can be the associated with the patient and with guiding instruments for tracking guiding devices relative to the patient. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160772 | Adaptable Image Guided Delivery System - A navigation element for delivery of a therapy delivery system and method of enabling navigation of a therapy delivery system. The navigation element for a therapy delivery system comprises a flexible elongate tubular sheath having a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, the lumen of the tubular body being sized to fit over a catheter; and an electromagnetic receiver assembly within the tubular body, the receiver assembly comprising a receiver coil and a conductor coupled to the receiver coil, the conductor coupled to the receiver coil and extending towards a proximal end of the tubular sheath. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160773 | AUTOMATIC QUANTITATIVE VESSEL ANALYSIS AT THE LOCATION OF AN AUTOMATICALLY-DETECTED TOOL - Apparatus and methods are described including inserting a tool into a blood vessel, and, while the tool is within the blood vessel, acquiring an extraluminal image of the blood vessel. In the extraluminal image of the blood vessel, a location of a portion of the tool with respect to the blood vessel is detected automatically. In response to detecting the location of the portion of the tool, a target portion of the blood vessel that is in a vicinity of the portion of the tool is designated automatically. Using the extraluminal image, quantitative vessel analysis is performed on the target portion of the blood vessel. Other embodiments are also described. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160774 | Method and apparatus for non-invasive cancerous tissue diagnosis and tomography using terahertz imaging - The primary objective of the present method and apparatus is to provide a transportable diagnosis system to examine the conditions of a human tissue. The method uses the most advanced Terahertz imaging system to detect and analyze cancerous tissues. The method has objective to detect and analyze cancerous tissues by comparing a plurality of spectrum resolved images of suspected tissue without applying harmful agents into the tissue to facilitate interaction with illumination sources. The method employs non-evasive, real time terahertz imaging systems and techniques to diagnose tissue for detecting the presence of cancer. A map showing, which tissue is healthy and which is cancerous can aid in the accurate removal of cancerous tissue. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160775 | System For Non-Invasive Heart Treatment - The invention provides a non-invasive method for treatment of arrhythmia. In a first aspect, a method for treatment of atrial fibrillation in a heart of a patient comprises directing radiation from outside the patient toward one or more target treatment regions of the heart so as to inhibit the atrial fibrillation. The radiation may induce isolation of a pulmonary vein. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160776 | FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM - A liquid injector ( | 2010-06-24 |
20100160777 | REVERSE DEPLOYMENT DEVICE - A site marker deployment device is disclosed. The site marker deployment device comprises an inner member and a deployment cannula. The inner member has a distal end. The deployment cannula has an open distal end. The deployment cannula is slidably disposed over the inner member and a site marker that is disposed within the deployment cannula adjacent the inner member at the distal end of the depolyment cannula. The inner member is configured to be held generally stationary relative to a target location as deployment cannula is selectively moved between a pre-deployment configuration wherein the deployment cannula is positioned over at least a portion of the site marker and a deployed configuration wherein the deployment cannula is retracted such that the site marker is released from the deployment cannula. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160778 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VISCOELASTIC PARAMETERS IN TISSUE - Described herein are a method and apparatus for determining viscoelastic parameters of a tissue. A vibration signal is applied to the tissue and displacements at a plurality of locations within the tissue are measured at a plurality of times. The viscoelastic parameters of the tissue, including elasticity and viscosity, can then be determined by fitting a finite element model of the tissue to the vibration signal and the measured displacements and by solving for the viscoelastic parameters of the model. A value for density of each element of the model is selected and the absolute values for the viscoelastic parameters of each of the elements in the model is determined. Alternatively, the difference in relaxation-times between two locations within the tissue can be determined from the difference in phases of the strains at the two locations. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160779 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM FOR CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW IMAGING AND MICROBUBBLE-ENHANCED BLOOD CLOT LYSIS - An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is described which utilizes one or more transducer arrays affixed to the head of a patient to diagnose and treat stroke victims. The transducer headset produces a two or three dimensional image of the vasculature inside the cranium, preferably assisted by a microbubble contrast agent. A vascular flow map is produced by the system which may be diagnosed for signs of a blood clot. If a blood clot is detected, a therapeutic beam is transmitted while the contrast agent is present to break up the blood clot by the disruption of microbubbles. The headset may also be used in a monitoring application to detect the recurrence of blood clots in a stroke victim. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160780 | Ultrasound System for Cerebral Blood Flow Imaging and Microbubble-Enhanced Blood Clot Lysis - An ultrasonic diagnostic imaging system is described which utilizes one or more transducer arrays affixed to the head of a patient to diagnose and treat stroke victims. The transducer headset produces a two or three dimensional image of the vasculature inside the cranium, preferably assisted by a microbubble contrast agent. A vascular flow map is produced by the system which may be diagnosed for signs of a blood clot. If a blood clot is detected, a therapeutic beam is transmitted while the contrast agent is present to break up the blood clot by the disruption of microbubbles. The headset may also be used in a monitoring application to detect the recurrence of blood clots in a stroke victim. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160781 | DOPPLER AND IMAGE GUIDED DEVICE FOR NEGATIVE FEEDBACK PHASED ARRAY HIFU TREATMENT OF VASCULARIZED LESIONS - A noninvasive technique that can be used to deny blood flow to a particular region of tissue, without the inherent risks associated with invasive procedures such as surgery and minimally-invasive procedures such as embolization. Blood flow in selected portions of the vasculature can be occluded by selectively treating specific portions of the vasculature with high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU), where the HIFU is targeted Doppler ultrasound data, and a duration of the therapy is automatically controlled using a negative feedback loop provided by Doppler ultrasound data collected during the HIFU therapy. A portion of the vasculature providing blood flow to the undesired tissue is selected by a clinician, or automatically selected based on Doppler data, and HIFU is administered to the selected portion of the vasculature to occlude blood flow through that portion of the vasculature. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160782 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FAT REDUCTION AND/OR CELLULITE TREATMENT - A method can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat lobuli and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a surface of a fat lobuli. The lesion creates an opening in the surface of the fat lobuli, which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat lobuli and through the opening. In addition, by applying ultrasound energy to fat cells to increase the temperature to between 43 degrees and 49 degrees, cell apoptosis can be realized, thereby resulting in reduction of fat. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160783 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING METHOD AND APPARATUS - An ultrasound imaging method includes scanning an inspected object with a first cluster of ultrasonic beams having a first frequency and a first steer angle, to produce a first sub-frame which is used as a reference frame, and scanning the inspected object with a second cluster of ultrasonic beams having a second frequency different from the first frequency and a second steer angle different from the first steer angle, to produce a second sub-frame. The ultrasound imaging method also includes compounding the second sub-frame and the first sub-frame to form a compounded image, and displaying the compounded image. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160784 | Wireless Ultrasound Probe With Audible Indicator - A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, an acquisition circuit, a transceiver and a battery. The probe also includes a loudspeaker which produces audible sounds during use of the probe. The loudspeaker, which may be a piezoelectric loudspeaker, issues an alert when battery power is low or signal strength of the wireless transmission is poor or nonexistent. The loudspeaker can provide user feedback to the actuation of a button or control on the probe. The loudspeaker can provide haptic feedback during use of the probe, and can be used to produce audio Doppler tones or heart sounds during probe use. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160785 | Wireless Ultrasound Probe Cable - A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, an acquisition circuit, a transceiver, a power circuit, and a rechargeable battery. The wireless probe also has a cable connector accessible from the exterior of the probe, for connection of a cable providing battery charging potential and/or imaging signal conductors for wire communication with a host system. An example is given of a magnetically attachable cable which requires no openings or indentations that could trap gel and other contaminants. Preferably the remote end of the cable uses a standardized connector, enabling the wireless probe to be recharged from standard devices like computers. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160786 | Wireless Ultrasound Probe User Interface - A wireless ultrasound probe has a probe case enclosing a transducer array, a probe controller, and a transceiver which wirelessly receives control signals from and transmits image signals to a host system. Mounted on the probe case is a liquid-tight user interface including basic probe user controls such as directional controls, an image freeze control, and an image save control. The user interface may be fabricated as a touchpanel LCD or OLED display. The probe may alternatively be controlled by a separate user interface which wirelessly transmits control signals to the host system or the probe. Either user interface may also include a display such as battery charge and signal strength indicators. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160787 | NEEDLE GUIDES FOR A SONOGRAPHIC IMAGING DEVICE - Needle guide systems for a sonography device are disclosed. The needle guide systems include both fixed and adjustable and fixed needle guides. In one embodiment, the needle guide includes a needle guide body that is rotatably mounted to a probe of a sonography device. A plurality of needle channels is disposed on a surface of the needle guide body. Each needle channel can be selectively rotated into position to guide a needle into a body of a patient at a predetermined needle insertion angle. If another needle insertion angle is desired, the needle guide is rotated to place a new needle channel defining the desired needle insertion angle into position. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160788 | ROTATIONAL INTRAVASCULAR ULTRASOUND PROBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A rotational intravascular ultrasound probe for insertion into a vasculature and a method of manufacturing the same. The rotational intravascular ultrasound probe comprises an elongate catheter having a flexible body and an elongate transducer shaft disposed within the flexible body. The transducer shaft comprises a proximal end portion, a distal end portion, a drive shaft extending from the proximal end portion to the distal end portion, an ultrasonic transducer disposed near the distal end portion for obtaining a circumferential image through rotation, and a transducer housing molded to the drive shaft and the ultrasonic transducer. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160789 | System and Method for Determining Volume-Related Parameters of Ocular and Other Biological Tissues - A system and method for determining volume-related parameters of a biological tissue, such as ocular tissue, include a light source for projecting light towards the biological tissue, a receiver for receiving light reflected from the biological tissue at two spectral wavelengths, and an image acquisition system in communication with the receiver for forming an image from the reflected light at each wavelength. A processor applies a mathematical model to the image which compares the absorption of light by the biological tissue at a selected image point at each of the two spectral wavelengths to determine the volume-related parameters, such as the relative thickness and material properties, of the biological tissue at that location. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160790 | WEARABLE PHOTOACOUSTIC VASCULAR IMAGING SYSTEM - A non-invasive wearable imaging apparatus for vascular detection employing photo-acoustic principle is disclosed. Additionally, a wearable micro-display component is also described. The method includes pulsed laser as an energy source at a wavelength range at which both the blood and the adjoining tissue absorb the light and convert the energy into kinetic energy which heats the tissue. The temperature of the tissue rises and falls in sympathy with the frequency of the impinging light. The alternative heating and cooling of the illuminated region causes alternating sympathetic expansion and contraction of the region with corresponding rising and falling of the tissue surface and of the air in contact with the surface, thereby generating sound waves. A sensor enables the differentiation between the venous and surrounding tissues from which imaging of the venous tissue is extracted. In addition to the acoustic sensors, the sympathetic rising and falling of the tissue surface are converted into color characteristic signals representative of the relative displacement of the tissue surface. Additionally, the differential heating of the tissues enables the visual detection of the venous tissues by appropriate filter lenses. These embodiments also present miniaturization of the generation, imaging and display components, enabling the detection of the blood vessels in a wearable form factor. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160791 | PORCINE BILIARY TRACT IMAGING - The present invention includes apparatus and method to prevent surgical injury. The invention incorporates near infrared (NIR) spectroscopy, which capitalizes on near infrared light's ability to penetrate deeply into tissues and spectroscopic capability to discern tissue's chemical properties. The present invention further characterized the NIR optical properties of bile containing structures as a clinically useful probe. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160792 | Spectroscope With Modified Field-of-View - A spectroscope for detecting vulnerable plaques includes an optical fiber extending through a catheter. The optical fiber has a field-of-view that is modified to preferentially collect light scattered from deep within the wall of a blood vessel. Obstructions or curved optical surfaces can be used to modify the field of view. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160793 | BIOSIGNAL MEASUREMENT MODULES AND METHODS - A biosignal measurement module is provided and includes a biosignal measurement unit, a pose detection unit, and a processing unit. The biosignal measurement unit measures an electrocardiogram signal and a pulse signal of a subject. The pose detection unit detects a position of the biosignal measurement module and outputs position signals. The processing unit receives the electrocardiogram signal, the pulse signal, and the position signals. The processing unit generates a height variation parameter, which indicates the height difference between the position of the biosignal measurement module and a reference position, according to the position signals. The processing unit calculates a current pulse transit time according to the electrocardiogram signal and the pulse signal and compensates for the current pulse transit time according to the height variation parameter to obtain a compensated pulse transit time. The processing unit obtains a blood pressure signal according to the compensated pulse transit time. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160794 | BODY-WORN SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE (cNIBP) - The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160795 | BODY-WORN SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE (cNIBP) - The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160796 | BODY-WORN SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE (cNIBP) - The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160797 | BODY-WORN SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE (cNIBP) - The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb. | 2010-06-24 |
20100160798 | BODY-WORN SYSTEM FOR MEASURING CONTINUOUS NON-INVASIVE BLOOD PRESSURE (cNIBP) - The present invention provides a technique for continuous measurement of blood pressure based on pulse transit time and which does not require any external calibration. This technique, referred to herein as the ‘Composite Method’, is carried out with a body-worn monitor that measures blood pressure and other vital signs, and wirelessly transmits them to a remote monitor. A network of body-worn sensors, typically placed on the patient's right arm and chest, connect to the body-worn monitor and measure time-dependent ECG, PPG, accelerometer, and pressure waveforms. The disposable sensors can include a cuff that features an inflatable bladder coupled to a pressure sensor, three or more electrical sensors (e.g. electrodes), three or more accelerometers, a temperature sensor, and an optical sensor (e.g., a light source and photodiode) attached to the patient's thumb. | 2010-06-24 |