27th week of 2012 patent applcation highlights part 55 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20120172680 | METHOD FOR SYMPATHETIC REBALANCING OF PATIENT - A method and device for assessing, and treating patients having sympathetically mediated disease, such as cardiac, metabolic, or pulmonary disease involving chemoreceptor hyperactivity and heightened sympathetic tone by reducing chemosensor input to the nervous system. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172681 | SUBJECT MONITOR - An embodiment comprises includes an apparatus with a housing wearable by a subject and a first sensor operable to detect a position of the subject. An embodiment of the apparatus includes a second sensor operable to detect a body state of the subject, where the first body state may be a vital sign such as heart rate, blood pressure, body temperature or respiratory rate. The apparatus may also include a wireless module, and be operable to transmit body state data and position data to a remote device. The apparatus may include a gyroscope or an accelerometer, and may be operable to detect rotational change in the subject's position about and axis, linear acceleration of the subject along an axis, a change in position of the subject, or a rate of change in position of the subject. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172682 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BIOMETRIC ANALYSIS USING EEG AND EMG SIGNALS - Biometric assessment is performed by use of electromyography (EMG) signals detected from muscles at several locations on the hand/or other part of the body subject to fine motor control. In addition, electroencephalography (EEG), signals detect other biomarkers. The EMG and EEG signals are sensed, synchronized and registered. The signals are converted into digital data and are stored and processed for use in performing the biometric assessment. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172683 | SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MEASURING, RECORDING AND MONITORING OF THE SPLANCHNIC TISSUE PERFUSION AND THE PULMONARY PHYSIOLOGICAL DEAD SPACE, AND USE THEREOF - The present invention relates to a new system for measuring, recording and monitoring the splanchnic tissue perfusion and the pulmonary physiological dead space in an automated way, both continuously and intermittently, and in real time, which is easy to manage and generates information easy to interpret. Said system comprises at least four measuring devices of medical parameters, connected to a device receiving, converting, storing, integrating, processing, and allowing the management and display of the data recorded in the measurements and the parameters estimated by the same. For this purpose, said device comprises a specific computer program of estimation of parameters related to the measurement of the splanchnic tissue perfusion and the pulmonary physiological dead space, from the data derived from the measuring devices. Likewise, the present invention is related to the use of a device for measuring, recording and monitoring of the splanchnic tissue perfusion and the pulmonary physiological dead space. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172684 | HEART RATE MONITOR - A heart rate monitor includes a user system adjacent to a user's skin in communication with a remote processing system. The user system includes a user processor, a user memory coupled to the user processor, a clock signal generator coupled to the processor, a sensing system coupled to the processor for measuring at least a user heart rate, a user transceiver coupled to the processor, a user interface coupled to the processor, and a user antenna coupled to the transceiver. A user battery is coupled to the user processor, the user memory, the clock signal generator, the sensing system, and the user transceiver. The remote processing system includes a remote processor, a remote memory coupled to the remote processor, a remote transceiver coupled to the remote processor, and a remote antenna coupled to the remote transceiver. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172685 | SYSTEM FOR ANALYSING THE SKIN AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system for analyzing at least one characteristic of the skin ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172686 | NONINVASIVE GLUCOSE SENSING METHODS AND SYSTEMS - New methods and systems for noninvasive glucose monitoring and sensing with electromagnetic waves or ultrasound are disclosed. The methods are based on absolute or relative measurement of tissue dimensions (or changes in the dimensions) including, but not limited to: thickness, length, width, diameter, curvature, roughness as well as time of flight of ultrasound and optical pulses and optical thickness, which change with changing blood glucose concentrations. By measuring noninvasively absolute or relative changes in at least one dimension of at least one tissue or tissue layer or absolute or relative changes in time of flight of ultrasound or optical pulses, one can monitor blood glucose concentration noninvasively. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172687 | Certification Apparatus And Method For A Medical Device Computer - Provided herein are methods and apparatuses for certifying computers for use in conjunction with medical devices. These methods may be used in conjunction with a computer that includes software for operating the medical device. To certify a particular computer, one or more testing algorithms or routines for processing data, e.g., data representative of a typical output generated by use of the medical device on a patient, may be executed and the results may be compared to an expected result. In particular embodiments, the certification process may use data stored on the device itself to determine certification or may use data stored with or bundled with the software for operating the device. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172688 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY VARIATION IN PLETHYSMOGRAPHIC OXIMETRY - A method and system for detection of respiratory variation in pulse oximetry are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes detecting a pattern consistent with a respiratory cycle of a waveform representing cardiac oscillations and identifying an abnormality based on the pattern. A system is further provided including a database and a module. The database to store data representing a physiological condition of a patient over a period of time, wherein the data comprises data corresponding to respiratory activity and data corresponding to cardiac oscillations, wherein the data corresponding to respiratory activity comprises a first waveform and the data corresponding to the cardiac oscillations comprises a second waveform; and a module for detecting a pattern of the second waveform consistent with a cycle of a first waveform and detecting an abnormality in the pattern. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172689 | WIRELESS, ULTRASONIC PERSONAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - A personal monitoring device has a sensor assembly configured to sense physiological signals upon contact with a user's skin. The sensor assembly produces electrical signals representing the sensed physiological signals. A converter assembly, integrated with, and electrically connected to the sensor assembly, converts the electrical signals generated by the sensor assembly to a frequency modulated inaudible ultrasonic sound signal. The ultrasonic signal is demodulated from an aliased signal produced by undersampling. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172690 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE FIXATION - An assembly includes an implantable medical device (IMD) including a conductive housing, and a fixation element assembly attached to the IMD. The fixation element assembly includes a set of active fixation tines and an insulator to electrically isolate the set of active fixation tines from the conductive housing of the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines in the set are deployable from a spring-loaded position in which distal ends of the active fixation tines point away from the implantable medical device to a hooked position in which the active fixation tines bend back towards the implantable medical device. The active fixation tines are configured to secure the implantable medical device to a patient tissue when deployed while the distal ends of the active fixation tines are positioned adjacent to the patient tissue. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172691 | TRANSCUTANEOUS ANALYTE SENSOR - The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172692 | Sensing Fluid Concentration for Continuous Glucose Monitoring - An analyte monitor having a plurality of fluid paths, each fluid path having a distal opening adapted to be disposed on one side of a stratum corneum layer of a user's skin, a proximal opening adapted to be disposed on another side of the stratum corneum layer and an interior space extending between the distal and proximal openings; a sensing zone in fluid communication with the proximal openings of the fluid paths; sensing fluid extending from the sensing zone into substantially the entire interior space of the fluid paths; and an analyte sensor adapted to detect a concentration of analyte in the sensing fluid within the sensing zone, wherein at least one of the sensing fluid and the analyte sensor comprises a catalyst for mutarotation of glucose. The invention also includes a method of using the monitor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172693 | Pump Arrangement in Continuous Analyte Monitoring - A method of monitoring an analyte (such as, e.g., glucose) including the following steps: diffusing the analyte from a sampling location into a sensing fluid within a sensing chamber; detecting a concentration of the analyte in the sensing fluid; moving flushing fluid into the sensing chamber and simultaneously removing sensing fluid from the sensing chamber; permitting the flushing fluid to remain in the sensing chamber without flowing for a dwell time; removing the flushing fluid from the sensing chamber after the dwell time expires; and, after removing the flushing fluid from the sensing chamber, moving sensing fluid into the sensing chamber. The invention also includes an analyte monitoring device performing this method. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172694 | GLYCEMIC HEALTH METRIC DETERMINATION AND APPLICATION - Disclosed are methods, apparatuses, etc. for determination and application of a unidimensional metric for assessing a patient's glycemic health. In one particular implementation, a computed metric may be used to balance short-term and long-term risks associated with a particular therapy. In another implementation, a computed unidimensional metric may be used to balance risks of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172695 | ELECTRODE MEMBER AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING BIOSIGNAL INCLUDING THE ELECTRODE MEMBER - An electrode member for a body is provided. The electrode member includes a first sheet member having at least one hole formed therein, at least one second sheet member respectively disposed in the at least one hole, at least one metal contact point disposed on the first sheet member, and at least one electrode respectively disposed on the at least one second sheet member. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172696 | Flexible Conductor Carrier for Catheter and Catheter Fitted with a Conductor Carrier - The invention relates to a flexible conductor carrier ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172697 | CATHETER WITH SHEET ARRAY OF ELECTRODES - A medical device has a flexible elongated body, a handle connected to the elongated body, at least one spine connected to the elongated body, and a flexible sheet attached to the at least one spine. The flexible sheet has a plurality of electrodes thereon, wherein the flexible sheet and the plurality of electrodes define a mapping assembly for mapping electrical information in tissue, and wherein the at least one spine and the flexible sheet is movable from a collapsed configuration to a deployed configuration. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172698 | IMAGING SYSTEM - Techniques are described that combine intravascular ultrasound (“IVUS”) and optical coherence tomography into a single catheter that utilizes a micro-motor driven imaging core for imaging of patient tissue, e.g., a blood vessel wall. In one example, an imaging assembly includes a catheter, an imaging core with a micro-motor, one or more transducer conductors, an optical coherence tomography apparatus, and one or more optical fibers in communication with the optical coherence tomography apparatus. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172699 | RADIOACTIVE-EMISSION-MEASUREMENT OPTIMIZATION TO SPECIFIC BODY STRUCTURES - A method for predefining a set of radioactive-emission measurement views, for radioactive-emission imaging after an administration of a radiopharmaceutical, the method being tailored to a specific body structure and optimized with respect to the information gained about the body structure and based on modeling body-structure, based on its geometry and anatomical constraints, which limit accessibility to the body structure. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172700 | Systems and Methods for Viewing and Analyzing Anatomical Structures - Systems and methods for supporting a diagnostic workflow from a computer system are disclosed herein. In accordance with one implementation, a set of pre-identified anatomical landmarks associated with one or more structures of interest within one or more medical images are presented to a user. In response to a user input selecting at least one or more regions of interest including one or more of the pre-identified anatomical landmarks, the user is automatically navigated to the selected region of interest. In another implementation, a second user input selecting one or more measurement tools is received. An evaluation may be automatically determined based on one or more of the set of anatomical landmarks in response to the second user input. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172701 | Apparatus and Method for Acquiring Diagnostic Information - Method and apparatus for acquiring diagnostic information comprising:-a data acquisition module for acquiring image data of at least a part of a person's anatomy,-a planning module defining with reference to a spatial position and orientation of an example anatomy at least one series of scanning steps to be executed with the data acquisition module on an actual anatomy,-a user interface to adjust imaging parameters to be used in a selected scanning step of a series of scanning steps, for acquiring image data of that actual anatomy, wherein-the user interface displays for every step of the selected series of scanning steps predefined scanning parameters pertaining to the example anatomy, and-the user interface is arranged to have a user select the actual imaging parameters to be used in each such step of the selected series of scanning steps with reference to a pre-established three-dimensional survey volume of the actual anatomy. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172702 | DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE RESPIRATION COMPENSATION WITH AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROL - A system for determining a location of an electrode of a medical device (e.g., a catheter) in a body of a patient includes a localization block for producing an uncompensated electrode location, a motion compensation block for producing a compensation signal (i.e., for respiration, cardiac, etc.), and a mechanism for subtracting the compensation signal from the uncompensated electrode location. The result is a corrected electrode location substantially free of respiration and cardiac artifacts. The motion compensation block includes a dynamic adaptation feature which accounts for changes in a patient's respiration patterns as well as intentional movements of the medical device to different locations within the patient's body. The system further includes an automatic compensation gain control which suppresses compensation when certain conditions, such as noise or sudden patch impedance changes, are detected. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172703 | CATHETER WITH SINGLE AXIAL SENSORS - A catheter is provided with improved position and/or location sensing with the use of single axis sensors that are mounted directly along a length or portion of the catheter whose position/location is of interest. The magnetic based, single axis sensors are provided on a single axis sensor (SAS) assembly, which can be linear or nonlinear as needed. A catheter of the present invention thus includes a catheter body and a distal member of a particular 2D or 3D configuration that is provided by a support member on which at least one, if not at least three single axis sensors, are mounted serially along a length of the support member. In one embodiment, the magnetic-based sensor assembly including at least one coil member that is wrapped on the support member, wherein the coil member is connected via a joint region to a respective cable member adapted to transmit a signal providing location information from the coil member to a mapping and localization system. The joint region advantageously provides strain relief adaptations to the at least one coil member and the respective cable member from detaching. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172704 | Open Architecture Imaging Apparatus and Coil System for Magnetic Resonance Imaging - Apparatus and method for using radio frequency coil systems for magnetic resonance imaging within an open architecture apparatus is provided. The MRI coil system includes a support structure with an open architecture in which secondary support structures, compression systems and plates containing RF coil systems may be introduced. These structures and RF coils can be moved relative to the patient, or removed entirely from the system. In one embodiment the system consists of a tabletop coil system, while another embodiment consists of a dedicated stretcher design. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172705 | METHOD OF RAPIDLY VISUALIZING ESSENTIAL NEURAL PATHWAYS - A method of optimizing pre-operative procedures in the field of neurosurgery. The method facilitates the identification of essential fiber tract pathways that must be avoided when planning and performing an operation, thereby increasing surgical safety and avoiding complications. The method includes the combined use of four variables in Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)-Fiber Tracking (FT) of projection fibers in the brain. These variables include Jain-BremTM fractional anisotropy constant for tractography (JB-FACT), Jain-BremTM fiber length (JB-FL), subcentimeter size placement of regions of interest (ROI), and the placement of ROIs to cover the anatomical pathway of projection fibers. JB-FACT and JB-FL provide rapid, reproducible tracking for projection fibers in the brain. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172706 | HIGH INTENSITY FOCUSED ULTRASOUND POSITIONING MECHANISM - A high intensity focused ultrasound positioning mechanism ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172707 | METHOD FOR DEVELOPING AN INFORMATION PREDICTION DEVICE, USE THEREOF, AND CORRESPONDING STORAGE MEDIUM AND APPARATUS - A method for developing a prediction device for predicting a phenotype of a person from imaging data of the person is provided. The method includes determining imaging descriptors, the determining imaging descriptors including acquiring multidimensional images of people with an imaging apparatus and extracting multidimensional image elements from the acquired multidimensional images to serve as descriptors The method also includes classifying the predetermined descriptors on the basis of the capability thereof to predict the phenotype, selecting, from among the classified descriptors, a relevant number of the best-classified descriptors that is sufficient to predict the phenotype and constructing the prediction device from the selected descriptors. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172708 | MR IMAGING GUIDED THERAPHY - The invention relates to a therapeutic system which comprises an ultrasound therapy unit ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172709 | MULTIMODALITY NUCLEAR IMAGING RECONSTRUCTION METHOD - A method for obtaining a high-resolution nuclear image of a biological object, which image is acquired by a nuclear detector inside an MRI system includes the steps of acquiring MRI information pertaining to a wide field of view; focusing a field of view of the nuclear detector to a small region that covers only the target region; obtaining a nuclear image of the small region; and using a priori information included in the MRI information to eliminate image artifacts in the nuclear image. An apparatus for performing the method and a data image formed by practice of the method is also included. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172710 | QUANTITATIVE ELASTOGRAPHY - A contact force sensor is used to detect an instantaneous contact force for an ultrasound probe while an ultrasound image is obtained. The contact force can be used to evaluate tissue deformation in response to the applied force, which permits enhanced imaging such as estimation of undeformed tissue shapes and a determination of tissue elasticity. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172711 | Injectable Vascular Access Port with Discernable Markers for Identification - An improved injection port identification for injection ports implanted under the skin of a patient. The injection port has an x-ray discernable marker allowing for the determination of a pressure rating for the injection port when so implanted. A plurality of concurrent visual, RF, light emitting and sonic means for signaling the port's pressure rating are also employable to provide multiple concurrent affirmations of the port's readiness for high pressure injections. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172712 | RESPIRATORY EFFECT REDUCTION IN CATHETER POSITION SENSING - A method, including positioning body-electrodes in galvanic contact with a body of a patient and locating a probe in the body of the patient. The method further includes tracking positions of the probe during respiration of the patient and determining indications related to impedances between the body-electrodes during the respiration. The method also includes calculating a function relating the positions of the probe to the indications, and applying the function to identify end-expirium points of the respiration based on subsequent indications related to the impedances. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172713 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING AN IMAGE OF AN ELONGATE MEDICAL DEVICE - A system for visually rendering an elongate medical device in a body is provided. The system includes an electronic control unit configured to find a measured physical location for each of a plurality of position sensors on the elongate medical device. The electronic control unit is further configured to apply a spline function to each of the measured physical locations to determine a display location for each position sensor. The electronic control unit is further configured to interpolate between display locations of adjacent position sensors to identify display locations for portions of the elongate medical device between adjacent position sensors. The electronic control unit is further configured to generate image data for display of an image of the elongate medical device including the display locations of the position sensors and the display locations of the portions of the elongate medical device between adjacent position sensors. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172714 | BRAID WITH INTEGRATED SIGNAL CONDUCTORS - A method, including incorporating a conducting wire into a tubular braid consisting of a multiplicity of supporting wires, and covering the tubular braid with a sheath. The method further includes identifying a location of the conducting wire within the tubular braid and attaching an electrode through the sheath to the conducting wire at the location. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172715 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING THE POSITION OF A MEDICAL DEVICE WITHIN A BODY - A system for determining a position of a medical device within a body is provided that reduces positional error by establishing a reference origin closer to the device and/or simplifies the system by integrating components and functions. In one embodiment, a pair of drive electrodes are affixed to opposed surfaces of the body and create a pathway for transmission of current through a position sensor related to the medical device. A pair of reference electrodes proximate the drive electrodes are coupled to a common reference node outputting a reference signal establishing the reference origin. An electronic control unit determines the position of the medical device responsive to the position signal and the reference signal. In another embodiment, a patch affixed to an external surface of the body has a base layer and multiple devices supported on the base layer, electrically isolated from one another, and configured to perform different functions. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172716 | ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL SENSOR FOR A MEDICAL DEVICE - A positioning sensor for use in a medical device wherein the device has a heat-fused layer comprising a first material having a first melting temperature. The sensor has a tubular core comprising a second material having a second melting temperature that is higher than the first temperature. The core has a central through-bore extending along an axis between opposing axial ends of the core, and where the core further has a radially-outermost outermost winding surface. The sensor includes an electrically conductive coil wound on the winding surface. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172717 | DEFLECTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREFOR - Medical devices, methods of manufacturing medical devices, and systems comprising medical devices are provided. The medical device comprises a shaft having a proximal end, a distal end, and a major lumen disposed therein extending between the proximal end and the distal end. The major lumen is configured to receive a second medical device therein. The shaft comprises an inner liner, a generally planar element wrapped in a spiral pattern about the outer surface of the inner liner, and an outer layer. The generally planar element has a longitudinal axis and a plurality of longitudinally extending ribs and comprises a polymeric material. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172718 | METHOD OF CT ANGIOGRAPHY TO VISUALIZE TRANS-OSSEOUS BLOOD VESSELS - A method of CT angiography to visualize trans-osseous blood vessels is disclosed herein. This method for bone elimination and the visualization of trans-osseous blood vessels in two-scan (pre- and post-contrast) CT angiography is invented. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172719 | SOFT FIELD TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD - An iteration method for computing a distribution of one or more properties within an object comprises defining a first mesh of the object, applying an excitation to the object, computing a response of the object to the applied excitation, obtaining a reference response of the object corresponding to the applied excitation, computing a distribution of one or more properties of the object, and updating at least a subset of the nodes of the first mesh to form an updated mesh of the object. The distribution of one or more properties of the object is computed using the computed response, the reference response, and the first mesh. The first mesh includes a plurality of nodes and elements. A connectivity relationship of the subset of the nodes in the updated mesh remains the same as in the first mesh. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172720 | ULTRASONIC TREATMENT DEVICE - There is provided an ultrasonic treatment device that is minimally-invasive and that achieves embolization treatment having a high blood flow blocking effect. To this end, the ultrasonic treatment device is provided with a function to transmit to a target area of a subject both a bubble generation pulse that vaporizes a contrast agent, and a bubble generation pulse that causes the diameter of the formed bubble to increase. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172721 | MULTILAYER ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DEVICES FOR HIGH POWER TRANSMISSION AND WIDE-BAND RECEPTION AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Multilayer ultrasound transducer devices for high power transmission and wide-band reception and associated methods and systems are disclosed herein. An ultrasound transducer device in accordance with an embodiment of the present technology, for example, can include a first array of first transducers and a second array of second transducers that are oriented substantially parallel to one another. The first transducers can include a first piezoelectric material that is configured to transmit acoustic waves, and the second transducers can include a second piezoelectric material that is configured to receive echoes from the acoustic waves. The ultrasound transducer device can further include an electrical connection layer between the first and second arrays that is electrically coupled to the first and second transducers. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172722 | ULTRASOUND APPARATUS AND GRAPHICAL INTERFACE FOR PROCEDURAL ASSISTANCE - A system includes an ultrasound transducer and a processing device coupled to the transducer and configured to generate to a display device a graphical user interface. The processing device is further configured to generate to a first region of the user interface an ultrasound image of a patient region of interest, generate to the first region at least one overlay image configured to indicate a specific feature associated with the region of interest, generate to a second region of the user interface a first set of selectable soft keys, the second region being exclusive of the first region, and in response to user selection of a first-set soft key, generate to a third region of the user interface a corresponding functional image. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172723 | INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER TO DELIVER UNFOCUSED ENERGY TO NERVES SURROUNDING A BLOOD VESSEL - In some examples, nerves surrounding arteries or leading to organs are targeted with energy sources to correct or modulate physiologic processes. In some examples, different types of energy sources are utilized singly or combined with one another. In some examples, bioactive agents or devices activated by the energy sources are delivered to the region of interest and the energy is enhanced by such agents or the agents are enhanced by the energy sources. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172724 | AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF INTRACARDIAC DEVICES AND STRUCTURES IN AN INTRACARDIAC ECHO CATHETER IMAGE - An intracardiac imaging system configured to display electrode visualization elements within an intracardiac echocardiography image where the electrode visualization elements represent intracardiac electrodes in close proximity to the plane of the image. The system further allows cross sections of tissue structures embodied in intracardiac echocardiography images to be modeled within a visualization, navigation, or mapping system when automatically segmented to generate shell elements for modifying the modeled tissue structures. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172725 | COLOR FLOW GAIN ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND DEVICE - A color flow gain adjustment method and device, and a color ultrasound imaging system using the device are disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172726 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An ultrasonic diagnostic device includes the following: a transmission/reception unit ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172727 | IMAGING SYSTEM - Techniques are described that allow intravascular ultrasound (“IVUS”) imaging of patient tissue, e.g., a blood vessel wall, to be performed at one or more angles selected by a clinician, for example. In one example, a method includes receiving user input, via interaction with a user interface, that defines a range of angles through which a scan will be performed, determining, based on the received user input, at least one current value to be applied to at least one lead of a stator of a motor, controlling application of the at least one current to the at least one lead of the stator in order to rotate a rotor of the motor through the range of angles, and through the range of angles, receiving and processing electrical signals from at least one transducer to form at least one image. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172728 | DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT FOR BIONIC INFORMATION - There is disclosed an apparatus for measuring biometric information that can perform precise and comprehensive measurement by measuring biometric information about an examinee taking a more comfortable position. The apparatus for measuring biometric information includes a hand rest comprising a hand rest part formed in a concave curvature shape to have an examinee's hand put thereon, to contact with an examinee's palm and fingers; and a measurement part provided in the hand rest part to measure the examinee's biometric information. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172729 | DEVICE FOR MEASUREMENT FOR BIONIC INFORMATION HAVING HAND REST - There is disclosed an apparatus for measuring biometric information having a hand rest, which can perform precise and comprehensive measurement by measuring biometric information about an examinee taking a more comfortable position. The apparatus for measuring the biometric information having the hand rest includes a hand rest formed in a concave curvature shape to have an examinee's hand put thereon, to contact with an examinee's palm and fingers; and a measurement part provided in the hand rest to measure the examinee's biometric information. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172730 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING APNEA - Existing monitors for apnea miss many serious events because they do not adequately distinguish the heart signal in chest impedance from the respiratory signal. Described herein is a respiratory monitoring system and method for improved detection and response to apnea, particularly in a NICU setting but also useful in a home setting. This method filters from the chest impedance the part of the impedance that is caused by the beating of the heart in a human subject, and then identifies in real time significant silence in the filtered chest impedance signal, including determining the probability of apnea. If the probability of apnea exceeds a threshold value, the apneic subject can be stimulated using automated interactions such as a vibrating mattress or air blower. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172731 | RAPID EXCHANGE GUIDE UNIT - Rapid exchange guide unit comprising an elongated support member | 2012-07-05 |
20120172732 | Lumen Based Pressure Sensing Guidewire System with Distortion Correction - A guidewire is disclosed that is constructed using tubular members that create a hollow lumen that runs from the proximal end of the guidewire to a window towards the distal end of the wire. This internal lumen is filled with a fluid that allows pressure exerted at the window to exert pressure at the proximal end of the guide wire proportional to the pressure exerted at the window. This pressure exerted at the proximal end of the guidewire is measured using a pressure transducer external of the guidewire. The pressure transducer converts the measured pressure into an electrical signal that is proportional to the pressure at the window. The electrical signal is manipulated to correct for errors that are due to the pressure signal traveling though the inner lumen of the guidewire to ensure the electrical signal matches the pressure exerted at the window. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172733 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASURING BLOOD PRESSURE OF EXAMINEE WHILE DETECTING BODY ACTIVITY OF EXAMINEE - An apparatus and a method of measuring a blood pressure of an examinee while detecting the body activity of the examinee uses a pressurizing unit of a blood pressure gauge having first and second driving modes for pressurizing a cuff. A central processing unit classifies signals, which represent the movement, the position, or the direction of the blood pressure gauge detected by a sensor installed in a body of the blood pressure gauge, into a plurality of groups, and selectively performs the first driving mode or the second driving mode according to signal bands classified into the groups. The central processing unit is configured to generate blood pressure data so that the variation in the blood pressure of the examine is exactly determined according to the activity degree and the posture of the examinee. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172734 | BLOOD PRESSURE MANOMETER AND A METHOD OF CALCULATING INDICES OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS USING THE BLOOD PRESSURE MANOMETER - A blood pressure measurement device accurately calculates an index useful in determining the degree of arteriosclerosis by accurately detecting a difference in time of appearance of a ejection wave and reflected wave in a blood pressure waveform. The device sets a threshold value based on an index that expresses a characteristic of the blood pressure waveform with respect to the point of appearance of the reflected wave in the blood pressure and estimates a rise point of the reflected wave by calculating an x-coordinate value of a point based on a maximum amplitude of the reflected wave and the threshold value. The device obtains the index of degree of arteriosclerosis by calculating a time difference in appearance between the ejection wave and the reflected wave based on the estimated rise point of the reflected wave. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172735 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS AND BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING METHOD - A blood pressure measuring apparatus includes a cuff which is attached to and around an external ear; a first pulse wave detector and a second pulse wave detector which detect a pulse wave in a part squeezed by the cuff and which are affected differently from each other by a characteristic of body movements; a body movement detecting means which detects the characteristic of body movements; a pulse wave selecting means which selects a pulse wave detected by one of the first pulse wave detector and the second pulse wave detector based on the characteristic of body movements detected by the body movement detecting means; and a blood pressure value deriving means which derives a blood pressure value based on the pulse wave selected by the pulse wave selecting means. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172736 | DIALYSER - A dialyser has assigned thereto a measuring unit that transmits data to the dialyser via a wireless link, the measuring unit being able to determine and transmit to the dialyser at least one measurable variable which can also be determined by another measuring device that is connected physically to the dialyser, a comparison of the at least one measurable variable as determined by the measuring unit and by the measuring device indicating whether the measuring unit is indeed the one assigned to the dialyser in question and/or whether the measuring unit is working properly. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172737 | Measurement Device, Measurement System and Data Processing Method for Physiological signal - A measurement device for measuring a physiological signal of a testee includes a sensing unit for sensing physiological activities of the testee to generate the physiological signal, a data transmission unit for transmitting data to a host, a storage unit for storing data, and a control unit for deciding to use the data transmission unit to transmit the physiological signal to the host or to use the storage unit to store the physiological signal according to a connection status between the data transmission unit and the host. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172738 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR NON-INVASIVE INTRACARDIAC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY USING MPI - The present invention relates to an apparatus and a corresponding method for non-invasive intracardiac electrocardiography (ECG) by use of a magnetic and electrically conducting interference device ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172739 | MEMBRANE VALVE - The invention relates to a membrane valve, in particular for inhalation devices, comprising a planar membrane made of permanently flexible material, a frame, which has an air opening that is somewhat smaller than the membrane, at least one web, which connects the frame to a retainer that is arranged approximately at the center of the air opening, and a pin, the shaft of which extends through a fastening opening approximately at the center of the membrane and is located in a retaining opening in the retainer, wherein the membrane lies on the frame in the rest state and wherein the pin is spread to form a head, the distance of which to the membrane is small in comparison to the thickness of the membrane or which head lies on the membrane, and the diameter of the shaft near the head is greater than the diameter of the fastening opening,; and the diameter of the shaft at the free end of the shaft is approximately equal to the diameter of the fastening opening. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172740 | Oxygen Mask - An anatomical shaped oxygen face mask with ports allows medical procedures to take place while the mask remains affixed to patient's face covering both mouth and nose. The mask is specially designed to allow the patient to ventilate spontaneously while at the same time instrument to access is provided by means of ports located at the front of the mask. One port may be used for procedures while an other port can be used for suctioning of secretion and blood. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172741 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SENSED PRESSURE FOR NEURO CARDIAC THERAPY - A device embodiment is configured to deliver vagal stimulation therapy (VST) to a vagus nerve of a patient. The device embodiment includes a neural stimulator, an implantable pressure sensor, and a pressure analyzer. The neural stimulator is configured to deliver the VST to the vagus nerve in a cervical region of the patient. The implantable pressure sensor is configured to be implanted in the cervical region and to detect pressure changes in the cervical region caused by laryngeal vibrations. The pressure sensor is configured to generate sensed pressure values. The pressure analyzer is configured to analyze the sensed pressure values generated by the pressure sensor. The analyzer is configured to detect laryngeal vibrations or cough from the sensed pressure values. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172742 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE FOR NEURO CARDIAC THERAPY - A device embodiment is configured to deliver vagal stimulation therapy (VST) to a vagus nerve of a patient. The device embodiment includes a neural stimulator, an implantable impedance sensor and an impedance analyzer. The neural stimulator is configured to deliver the VST to the vagus nerve in a cervical region of the patient. The implantable impedance sensor is configured to detect impedance changes in a cervical region of the patient caused by laryngeal vibrations. The impedance sensor is configured to generate sensed impedance values. The impedance analyzer is configured to analyze the sensed impedance values generated by the sensor. The analyzer is configured to detect laryngeal vibrations or cough from the sensed impedance values. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172743 | COUPLING HUMAN NEURAL RESPONSE WITH COMPUTER PATTERN ANALYSIS FOR SINGLE-EVENT DETECTION OF SIGNIFICANT BRAIN RESPONSES FOR TASK-RELEVANT STIMULI - The human neural response is coupled with computer pattern analysis for robust single-event detection of significant non-stationary brain responses triggered upon occurrence of a task-relevant stimulus. Classifier performance is enhanced fusing together the outputs of multiple different classifiers albeit multiple spatial classifiers to extract a temporal pattern as the brain response evolves, time and frequency-based spatio-temporal classifiers, and/or EEG and pupillary classifiers. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172744 | ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHOD OF ESTIMATING ELECTRICAL NOISE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING METHOD OF ESTIMATING ELECTRICAL NOISE - An electroencephalogram measurement apparatus includes: an electroencephalogram measurement section for measuring an electroencephalogram of a user by using a plurality of electrodes; an electro-acoustic transducer for presenting an acoustic signal to the user, the electro-acoustic transducer being in a vicinity of at least one electrode among the plurality of electrodes while the electroencephalogram measurement section is worn by the user; an amplitude envelope extraction section for extracting an amplitude envelope of the acoustic signal presented by the electro-acoustic transducer; a frequency analysis section for applying a frequency analysis to the amplitude envelope extracted by the amplitude envelope extraction section; and a noise estimation section for estimating an electrical noise which is mixed at the at least one electrode by using a previously provided set of transform rules and the extracted amplitude envelope. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172745 | MUSCLE SYNERGY ANALYSIS METHOD, MUSCLE SYNERGY ANALYZER, AND MUSCLE SYNERGY INTERFACE - Disclosed is a muscle synergy analysis which comprises detecting a myoelectric signal generated at each muscle of an antagonistic muscle pair group of a subject; calculating, as time-series data, an antagonistic muscle ratio of an antagonistic muscle pair at a myoelectric signal level from a myoelectric signal detected during a predetermined motion by the subject; and conducting multi variate analysis using the antagonistic muscle ratio at each time of the time-series data as a variable to calculate a principal component including at least a first principal component having high contribution to correlation. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172746 | Methods to Generate Luminal Organ Profiles Using Impedance - Methods to generate luminal organ profiles using impedance. One embodiment of such a method comprises the steps of introducing an impedance device having at least two detection electrodes positioned in between at least two excitation electrodes into a treatment site of a luminal organ at a first position, measuring a first treatment site conductance at the first position using the impedance device and at least two injections of solutions having different conductivities, moving the impedance device to a second position in the luminal organ, measuring a second treatment site conductance at the second position using the impedance device and the at least two injections of solutions having different conductivities, calculating a first position cross-sectional area using the first treatment site conductance and a second position cross-sectional area using the second treatment site conductance, and constructing a profile of the treatment site. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172747 | BODY FAT MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A body fat measurement device, including: a plurality of electrodes which contact a body surface of the subject; a current application unit which passes a current between a pair of electrodes of the plurality of electrodes; a first measurement unit which measures a voltage between another pair of electrodes, while current is passed between the pair of electrodes; a calculation unit which calculates an abdominal impedance of the subject on the basis of the voltage measured by the first measurement unit and calculates an amount of body fat of the subject; a second measurement unit which outputs a signal indicating a parameter other than the abdominal impedance; a cable in which a first core wire which connects between at least one of the current application unit and the pair of electrodes, and the first measurement unit and the other pair of electrodes, and a second core wire which connects the second measurement unit and the calculation unit are provided inside a same insulating coating; and an isolating unit which can shut off a connection between the second core wire and the calculation unit; wherein the calculation unit calculates the abdominal impedance on the basis of the voltage measured by the first measurement unit while a connection between the second core wire and the calculation unit is shut off, during measurement of the abdominal impedance. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172748 | Temperature measuring device - An apparatus for accurately measuring the body temperature of a patient at the tracheal wall of the patient. The apparatus includes a novel handheld temperature readout assembly that is easy to use by the caregiver and one which clearly and accurately displays the temperature of the patient. The handheld temperature readout assembly includes a handheld housing having a viewing window and a light emitting diode temperature display that is carried by the housing and is readily viewable through the viewing window of the handheld housing for displaying the patient temperature. The apparatus also includes a built-in alarm system to alert to high and low body temperatures. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172749 | Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) with Integrated Core Temperature Monitor and Display - This is a device for use in clinical, surgical and intro-operative patient core temperature monitoring, which utilizes an artificial airway to integrate a temperature probe, removing the need for an external cord for connecting to an external display unit, while the LMA is used for patients who are under general anesthesia. Consequently, accurate monitoring of core temperature can be achieved more easily. As a result, the medical complication and risk fact associated with other traditional ways of temperature monitoring is greatly reduced. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172750 | ACCESS CATHETER SYSTEM HAVING A PRECISELY POSTIONABLE NEEDLE TIP - An access catheter system, comprising a needle assembly comprising a needle having an elongate lumen configured to be substantially filled with a fluid. The system further comprises a fluid monitor configured to monitor a physical characteristic of fluid within the lumen, and configured to sense a change in the physical characteristic. An indicator provides a indication of the sensed change in the physical characteristic. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172751 | Assessment and Modulation of Cerebrospinal Fluid for Head Pain - The disclosure relates to the discovery that certain cerebrovascular disorders in humans who exhibit seemingly normal intracranial pressure (ICP) and do not exhibit hydrocephalus can be alleviated or prevented by reducing ICP in the human. Disorders of this type are herein designated normotensive, nonhydrocephalus tenso-responsive cerebrovascular disorder (NNTCDs). The disclosure describes methods of relieving head pain and other symptoms of NNTCDs, for example by withdrawing cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the subarachnoid space of a human or by administering a pharmaceutical agent that modulates CSF production, uptake, or both. Methods of assessing whether a human is afflicted with one or more NNTCDs are also described. The disclosure describes numerous pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to humans afflicted with NNTCDs to alleviate or prevent such disorders. Such compositions can, for example, include both a CSF-reducing agent and a symptomatic (e.g., head pain) relief agent. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172752 | BIOPSY DEVICE HAVING A RATCHET DRIVE MECHANISM FOR DRIVING A BIOPSY PROBE ASSEMBLY - A biopsy device includes a first cannula having a first aperture, a second cannula having a second aperture, and a driver unit. The second cannula is disposed co-axially with the first cannula. At least one of the first aperture and the second aperture has a cutting edge. The driver unit has a ratchet drive mechanism operatively coupled to the first cannula and the second cannula. The ratchet drive mechanism includes a first gear fixedly attached to the first cannula. A second gear is fixedly attached to the second cannula. A torsion spring has a first end portion connected to the first gear and a second end portion connected to the second gear. The torsion spring stores energy which when released drivably rotates one of the first gear and the second gear relative to the other of the first gear and the second gear. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172753 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR MOLECULAR SAMPLING - The present disclosure relates to a surgical instrument for sampling molecules in an organ which can be accessed directly or via a surgical portal, including:
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20120172754 | BLOOD COLLECTION DEVICE - The application relates to a blood collection device comprising: a cannula hub ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172755 | Irreversibly Closable Flow Control Clamp - A flow control clamp having a first member and a second member movable from a first open position to a second irreversibly closed position wherein flow through a tube associated with the clamp is irreversibly prevented and cannot be restored. Systems and methods using such clamps are also disclosed. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172756 | Handheld Medical Diagnostic Devices - A method of driving a lancet structure in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device is provided. The method includes connecting a spring-driven motor to the lancet structure within a housing structure of the portable handheld medical diagnostic device. The spring-driven motor is wound to a cocked, triggerable configuration. The spring-driven motor is triggered such that, when triggered, the spring-driven motor (i) displaces a skin penetrating end of the lancet structure outwardly from the housing structure through a lancet port and (ii) retracts the skin penetrating end of the lancet structure back into the housing structure. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172757 | Handheld Medical Diagnostic Devices Housing Lancet Structures - A lancet housing assembly includes multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient. The lancet housing assembly includes a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments. At least one of the lancet compartments includes an outer facing side and an inner facing side. An opening is located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device. A lancet structure is located in the at least one lancet compartment and comprises a skin penetrating end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end. The lancet structure has (i) an initial configuration where the lancet structure is supported to align the skin penetrating end with the opening to allow the skin penetrating end to extend through the opening and (ii) a retracted configuration where the skin penetrating end moves to a position within the lancet compartment offset from the opening to prevent the lancet structure from extending through the opening. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172758 | Handheld Medical Diagnostic Devices Housing With Sample Transfer - A lancet housing assembly comprising multiple lancets for use in a portable handheld medical diagnostic device for sampling bodily fluids from a skin site of a patient is provided. The lancet housing assembly includes a housing structure comprising multiple lancet compartments. At least one of the lancet compartments comprises an outer facing side and an inner facing side. An opening is located at the outer facing side that is arranged and configured to align with a lancet port of the medical diagnostic device. A floor extends between the outer facing side and the inner facing side. A reagent material is located on the floor and within the lancet compartment. A lancet structure is located in the at least one lancet compartment. The lancet structure comprises a skin penetrating end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin penetrating end. The skin penetrating end, when extended through the opening, is shaped and sized to penetrate the patient's skin at the skin site to provide an amount of blood. The blood transport portion is arranged and configured receive the amount of blood from the skin penetrating end and to carry the amount of blood away from the skin site and to the reagent material. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172759 | Handheld Medical Diagnostic Devices With Lancing Depth Control - A method of adjusting a skin penetrating depth of a lancet structure of a portable handheld medical diagnostic device is provided. The method includes providing an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end. The skin piercing end when displaced makes an incision at the skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion transports the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by the measurement system in making the physiological measurement. An adjustable linkage is adjusted that is connected to a drive member such that movement of the adjustable linkage moves the drive member toward and away from the lancet port to adjust a skin penetrating depth of the lancet structure. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172760 | Handheld Medical Diagnostic Devices With Lancing Speed Control - A method of controlling lancing speed of a lancing structure of a portable handheld medical diagnostic device includes providing an elongated lancet structure having a skin piercing end and a blood transport portion adjacent the skin piercing end. The skin piercing end when displaced makes an incision at a skin site to produce an amount of bodily fluid from the skin site and in which the blood transport portion transports the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin site for use by a measurement system in making a physiological measurement. A spring-driven motor assembly is operatively connected to the lancet structure. The spring-driven motor assembly displaces the lancet structure toward the skin site to make the incision for producing the amount of bodily fluid and retracts the lancet structure to carry the amount of bodily fluid away from the skin cite. A speed control mechanism is engaged with the spring-driven motor assembly as the spring-driven motor assembly retracts the lancet structure thereby decelerating the lancet structure as the lancet structure is retracted away from the skin site. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172761 | MEDICAL DEVICE GUIDEWIRE WITH A POSITION SENSOR - A guidewire for a medical device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the guidewire includes a corewire having a proximal end portion and a distal end portion, an elongate shroud disposed about the corewire, the shroud having a distal end, and a plug coupled with the distal end portion of the corewire and the distal end of the shroud, the plug having a distal, non-traumatic tip portion, an interior between the corewire and the shroud being configured to receive a sensor. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172762 | DEVICE AND METHOD OF AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF A TENSOR IN ARTHROPLASTY PROCEDURES - The present invention relates to a computer assisted surgical navigation method for determining the patient-specific pressure that must be applied on one or both sides of a joint during the ligament balancing steps of an arthroplasty procedure, said method comprising:
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20120172763 | MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A handheld measurement device ( | 2012-07-05 |
20120172764 | PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO POSTURE CHANGE - In an embodiment, an implantable medical device includes a controller circuit, a posture sensing circuit, and a physiological sensing circuit. The controller circuit senses a change in a physiological signal as a result of a change in posture, and generates a response as a function of that change. In another embodiment, the controller circuit identifies a heart failure condition as a function of the change in the physiological signal. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172765 | Device and use of a pressure-sound-source for the treatment of fungal diseases - The invention deals with a device and the use of an impulse-sound-source for the treatment of fungal diseases. The treatment of fungal diseases was until recently only possible through fungicides that cause patients strong side effects. The application of acoustic pressure waves in the diseased tissues heals mycoses without causing the mentioned side effects. The sound impulses have a fungicidal effect and ensure the dying off of the fungal colonies. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172766 | TREATMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION SYSTEM - A treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a cavitation generation section that generates cavitations at a treatment target region of a treatment subject; a detection section that detects cavitations that are generated at the treatment target region; and a control section that controls a generation state of cavitations at the treatment target region by controlling a physico-chemical parameter of the treatment target region based on a detection result at the detection section. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172767 | TREATMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATION SYSTEM - A treatment apparatus of the present invention includes a treatment section that performs treatment of a treatment target region of a treatment subject, a detection section that detects cavitations that are generated in accordance with a treatment of the treatment section, and a control section that controls a generation state of cavitations at the treatment target region by controlling a physico-chemical parameter of the treatment section based on a detection result at the detection section. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172768 | MASSAGE MACHINE - A massage machine includes a seat and a backrest, and a massage mechanism including a massaging element is provided within the backrest. The massaging element is provided on an arm of the massage mechanism and includes a first heat transfer unit in which a heat source is contained, a second heat transfer unit which is connected to the first heat transfer unit, and a rubbing roller which is supported by at least one of the first heat transfer unit and the second heat transfer unit. The configuration enables the first heat transfer unit to transfer to the user the heat transferred from the heat source and also enables the second heat transfer unit to transfer to the user the heat transferred from the first heat transfer unit. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172769 | SHOULDER MECHANISM FOR ORTHESIS - The invention relates to a shoulder mechanism for an orthosis comprising in succession:
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20120172770 | Control System for a Mobility Aid - A control system for controlling an exoskeleton worn by a user and having one or more actuators associated with various body members of the exoskeleton each corresponding to a body part of the user. The control system comprises a user interface for receiving input data indicative of a desired movement sequence, a memory component for storing pre-programmed movement data indicative of one or more sequential instructions required to effect the movement sequence, each instruction being associated with relative actuator movements for performing the instruction, and an actuator controller for moving the one or more actuators according to the relative actuator movements for each instruction. The control system also comprises a terrain sub-system for adjusting the actuator movements upon detection of a change in terrain slope and a balance control sub-system for periodically adjusting the balance of the exoskeleton during relative movement of the one or more actuators. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172772 | APPARATUS FOR THE CONDITIONING OF MUSCULAR FIBRILS REACTION COORDINATION CAPACITY BY MEANS A PRESSURE WAVE, AND AESTHETIC AND THERAPEUTIC APPLICATION THEREOF - Apparatus and method for the conditioning of muscular fibrils by means of the application to a muscle in isometric contraction, a succession of mechanical pulses, where the apparatus comprises means for the production of pressure pulses, means for the application of said pressure pulses on the epidermis adjacent the muscle and means for the transmission of said pulses from said means for the production of pressure pulses to said application means, wherein said application means and said means for the transmission of said pulses from said production means to said application means comprise when said application means are applied to the epidermis a closed circuit inside which a compressed fluid or a substantially uncompressible fluid is present. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172773 | DURABLE ELECTRODE CONSTRUCTION FOR AN ORTHOTIC DEVICE - The present invention provides an electrode assembly for attachment to an orthotic device. It includes an electrode carrier. An adhesive layer is removably attached to the electrode carrier. A conductive signal transmission element, e.g. wire, transmits a signal to the electrode assembly. A conductive material layer is attached to the conductive signal transmission element that maintains electrical and mechanical integrity during use within the orthotic device. A conductive pad layer attached to the conductive material layer. One preferred embodiment incorporates a wire including an unexposed portion; and, a conductive attachment means. The electrode assembly preferably includes perforations to facilitate the transmission and evaporation of perspiration or facilitate signal transmission. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172774 | REINFORCED THERAPEUTIC WRAP AND METHOD - A therapy wrap for treatment of at least a portion of an animate body having improved kink resistance. The therapy wrap may be selectively reinforced for improved kink resistance in only a portion of the wrap. The reinforcement may decrease the kink radius. The wrap may include a kink reducer in all or only a selected kink-prone region. The kink reducer may be selectively configured attachment points or spot welds. The therapy wrap may include a reinforcement layer of one or more discrete reinforcement members. The wrap may be formed by pre-tensioning the material layers while forming the fluid bladder and/or gas pressure bladder. The therapy wrap may be adapted to compensate for conditions that normally cause kinking of the wrap or buckling of the fluidic channels. Also disclosed are methods of manufacturing the wrap and methods of administering a temperature-controlled treatment to an anatomical body part. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172775 | Wrist protector - A wrist protector includes a protector body having a flexible base member defining therein an accommodation chamber and a fastening structure adapted for fastening the flexible base member to a user's wrist, and a hard support plate detachably set in the accommodation chamber of the flexible base member to give support to the user's wrist. The hard support plate is orthopedically engineered, having opposing first positioning portion and second positioning portion and a high-rise portion connected between the first positioning portion and the second positioning portion and defining a high-rise space therebelow. Different heights of hard support plates can be selectively used with the protector body to fit different users, enabling the user to operate a computer keyboard or mouse comfortably for a long period of time without causing pain. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172776 | HEMOSTATIC TEXTILE - The present invention is directed to a hemostatic textile, comprising: a material comprising a combination of glass fibers and one or more secondary fibers selected from the group consisting of silk fibers; ceramic fibers; raw or regenerated bamboo fibers; cotton fibers; rayon fibers; linen fibers; ramie fibers; jute fibers; sisal fibers; flax fibers; soybean fibers; corn fibers; hemp fibers; lyocel fibers; wool; lactide and/or glycolide polymers; lactide/glycolide copolymers; silicate fibers; polyamide fibers; feldspar fibers; zeolite fibers, zeolite-containing fibers, acetate fibers; and combinations thereof; the hemostatic textile capable of activating hemostatic systems in the body when applied to a wound. Additional cofactors such as thrombin and hemostatic agents such as RL platelets, RL blood cells; fibrin, fibrinogen, and combinations thereof may also be incorporated into the textile. The invention is also directed to methods of producing the textile, and methods of using the textile to stop bleeding. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172777 | STABILIZED FOAM FOR MEDICAL PSA SUBSTRATE - The present invention provides a method for using a stabilized foam that is a crosslinked, closed cell polyolefin having a stabilizing layer and an adhesive layer. The method can be used for treating a wound, scrape, abrasion or skin puncture, for maintaining cleanliness of an operation incision site, suture site, catheter insertion site, or an intentional skin breach site, for monitoring electrical impulses during an EKG or for delivering electrical impulses in TENS or biofeedback therapy, and for reducing scar formation by softening collagen deposits. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172778 | Shape and Pressure Adjustable Dressing - A dressing for covering a wound in which the dressing includes: a first component having a first shape with a first dimension; a second component releasably attached to a first surface of the first component to maintain the first component in a second shape different from the first shape, the second shape having a second dimension longer than the first dimension; and an adhesive disposed on a surface of the first component different from the first surface for attaching the first component to the wound such that the second component can be released from the first component to allow the first component to take the first shape to apply a pressure to portions of the skin surrounding the wound to close the wound. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172779 | SHAPE AND PRESSURE ADJUSTABLE DRESSING - A dressing for covering a wound. The dressing including: a first component having a first shape; a second component releasably attached to a first surface of the first component to maintain the first component in a second shape different from the first shape; and an adhesive disposed on a surface of the first component different from the first surface for attaching the first component to the wound such that the second component can be released from the first component to allow the first component to take the first shape to apply a pressure to portions of the skin surrounding the wound to close the wound; wherein the second component is a mechanical device. | 2012-07-05 |
20120172780 | SCROTAL SUPPORT GARMENT - The scrotal support garment includes a fabric material that forms a cup to support a wearer's scrotal sack and contents thereof. The cup has a wide upper end that tapers to a narrow lower end. The cup has at least one opening defined therein. An elongated thong extends from the lower end of the cup. The thong may be sewn to or bifurcate from the left and right shoulder straps. Elongated frontal straps extend from opposite sides of the cup. The shoulder straps and the frontal straps are joined by shoulder adjusters that provide height adjustment of the cup for comfortable support of a swollen or otherwise diseased scrotal sack. | 2012-07-05 |