37th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130237765 | Surgical Access System and Related Methods - A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from the secondary distraction corridor to thereby create an operative corridor to the surgical target site, 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. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237766 | RIB-PROTECTING DEVICES FOR THORACOSCOPIC SURGERY, AND RELATED METHODS - Methods and devices are disclosed to reduce tissue trauma when a surgeon performs surgery by thoracoscopy. Methods and devices are disclosed for protecting tissues adjacent to an intercostal incision from trauma caused by impingement of instruments into an intercostal incision. In one part, these methods and devices include devices that have controls that stick up out of the incision, permitting adjustment by the surgeon. In another part, methods and devices are disclosed for smaller devices that reside entirely under this skin and require no adjustment by the surgeon. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237767 | LATERAL ACCESS SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A surgical access device including a frame, first and second supports, and first and second retractor blades releasably coupled with the first and second supports, respectively. The frame has first and second arms. The first support is releasably coupled with the first and second arms. The second support is slidably mounted on the first and second arms. The second support is movable between a first position with the retractor blades in close cooperative position and a spaced apart position with respect to the first support. The first and second retractor blades each have a distal end portion configured and adapted to engage a vertebral body. In one method of use, the retractor is inserted through an incision in first orientation with the blades in close approximation and rotated approximately 90°, before spreading the retractor blades to retract tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237768 | INTERNAL RETRACTOR - The present invention provides a retraction device for retraction of an organ within the abdominal cavity, comprising: a. at least one first anchoring means reversibly attached to a first anchoring point within said abdominal cavity; b. at least one second anchoring means reversibly attached to a second anchoring point within said abdominal cavity; and, c. at least one supporting member, defining a predetermined geometrical structure, interconnecting said first anchoring means and said second anchoring means, at least partially support said organ; wherein said at least one supporting member is characterized by a substantially rigid structure, such that said at least one supporting member is substantially not deformed in any direction outside the plane defining said supporting member when a mechanical force is applied, by said organ, on said rigid structure of said supporting member when said organ is retracted via said retraction device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237769 | Sternal Retractor - Devices and methods for sternal retraction that reduces bleeding from the cut edges of a sternum and reduces fracturing of the sternum during retraction. The devices and methods involve the use of sternal refractor blades having a certain geometry and inserts placed inside the sternal retractor blades during retraction of the sternotomy incision. The blades and inserts act to tamponade the blood flow from the cut sternal edge and reduce fracturing of the sternum during retraction. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237770 | MEDICAL VIGILANCE COVERLET - A coverlet, or overlay, that contains sensors, electronics and communications systems that measures a subject's physiological condition, accommodates multiple additional add-on sensors, and transmits the data and information from the coverlet to a receiving device, which further transmits information, via wireless infrastructure, or otherwise, to data aggregators, including the Internet and Cloud. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237771 | FLEXIBLE RING PESSARY - The present disclosure suggests an apparatus for determining at least one parameter in the vaginal channel of a user. The apparatus comprises a flexible pessary and a measurement unit comprising at least one sensor for measuring the at least one vaginal parameter. The measurement unit is reversibly mountable to the flexible pessary. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237772 | APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR MONITORING - A monitoring device wearable by a person to be monitored, comprising: one or more sensing means for sensing cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information from the person; processing means for analysing the sensed information; memory means for storing the sensed and/or analysed information; and communication means for transmitting at least the analysed information. At least one waveform acquired from the sensed cardio, respiratory, physiological and/or other information is digitised in real time; analysis of the sensed and/or digitised information is performed in real-time and a welfare indication of the person computed in real-time; and the computed welfare indication of the person is transmitted by the communication means and/or stored in the memory means. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237773 | HEART SOUND DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING UPDATED HEART SOUND EXPECTATION WINDOW FUNCTIONS - Heart sound detection systems and methods can use updated heart sound expectation window functions to detect heart sounds. In an example, an initial heart sound expectation window function that describes a heart sound timing can be a function of a physiologic variable such as heart rate, intrinsic vs. non-intrinsic beat, respiration rate, index of circadian timing, or posture. The function can include at least one characteristic parameter that describes a value of the heart sound timing at a specified value of the physiologic variable. In an example, information about a patient heart sound can be detected and used to update a characteristic parameter of an initial heart sound expectation window function, and an updated heart sound expectation window function can be provided using the updated characteristic parameter. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237774 | Device and Method for Continuous Chemical Sensing - The present invention may be embodied as an ingestible device capable of sensing one or more chemical parameters. In use, the device can continuously determine the chemical concentrations within an alimentary canal tract. An embodiment of the device comprises a housing resistant to degradation by alimentary canal fluid, a light source, and image capture device. An analyte sensor is configured to obtain at least one measurement of a concentration of analyte in the fluid. The analyte sensor comprises a sensor substance in a sol-gel material so the sensor substance reversibly interacts with an analyte of interest. In addition, the analyte sensor is configured to generate a trigger signal for controlling the operation of subsystems in the device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237775 | BODY WORN SENSORS NETWORK WITH REDUNDANT PARAMETER PRIORITIZATION AND TEMPORAL ALIGNMENT - Each sensor of a plurality of sensors ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130237776 | METHOD OF PREDICTING ACUTE CARDIOPULMONARY EVENTS AND SURVIVABILITY OF A PATIENT - A method of producing an artificial neural network capable of predicting the survivability of a patient, including: storing in an electronic database patient health data comprising a plurality of sets of data, each set having at least one of a first parameter relating to heart rate variability data and a second parameter relating to vital sign data, each set further having a third parameter relating to patient survivability; providing a network of nodes interconnected to form an artificial neural network, the nodes comprising a plurality of artificial neurons, each artificial neuron having at least one input with an associated weight; and training the artificial neural network using the patient health data such that the associated weight of the at least one input of each artificial neuron is adjusted in response to respective first, second and third parameters of different sets of data from the patient health data. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237777 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXCHANGING DUTY-CYCLE INFORMATION IN WIRELESS NETWORKS - A wireless medical device ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130237778 | EXERCISE-ASSISTING DEVICE FOR FORECASTING THE CHANGE IN A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER AS A FUNCTION OF AN ITINERARY | 2013-09-12 |
20130237779 | Systems and Methods to Mitigate the Effects of Skin Moisture on a Percutaneous Infrared Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of epidermis to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The system includes an antiperspirant and an adhesive coupling the sensor and epidermis. The antiperspirant mitigates moisture content variation of the target area, which the inventors discovered is a source of unreliable indications that an infiltration or extravasation event has occurred. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237780 | Biomarker Sampling in the Context of Neuromodulation Devices, Systems, and Methods - Methods for treating a patient using therapeutic renal neuromodulation and associated devices, systems, and methods are disclosed herein. One aspect of the present technology is directed to biomarker sampling in the context of neuromodulation devices, systems, and methods. Some embodiments, for example, are directed to catheters, catheter systems, and methods for sampling biomarkers that change in response to neuromodulation. A system can include, for example, an elongated shaft and a neuromodulation and sampling assembly having a neuromodulation and a sampling element. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237781 | Transcutaneous Device - The present application relates to a transcutaneous device for use in delivery and/or sensor devices or the like. The transcutaneous device is of a type which can be used as a component in different types of delivery and/or sensor devices and which is applied after a base part has been applied to the patient's skin. The application relates to a transcutaneous device to be secured to a base part which base part during use is secured to a patient's skin, the transcutaneous device comprises a housing and a subcutaneous part secured unreleasably to the housing, said transcutaneous device is provided with attachment means attaching the transcutaneous device to the base part. The attachment means comprises more than one inwardly or outwardly protruding parts sequentially arranged in direction of insertion along an outer surface of the body of the transcutaneous device. The direction of insertion is coinciding with the direction in which the insertion needle points during insertion. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237782 | PULSE OXIMETRY SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237783 | PULSE OXIMETRY CABLE ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM - Systems, methods, and devices for intercommunication between a medical sensor and an electronic patient monitor are provided. For example, one embodiment of a system for communicably coupling a medical sensor to an electronic patient monitor may include a sensor-side communication connector and a monitor-side communication connector. The sensor-side communication connector may be capable of receiving a raw physiological measurement signal from the medical sensor, and the monitor-side communication connector may be capable of providing a digital physiological measurement signal based at least in part on the raw physiological measurement signal to the electronic patient monitor via a data link. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237784 | NON-INVASIVE SENSOR CALIBRATION DEVICE - A calibration device according to embodiments of the disclosure is capable of being used with a non-invasive sensor. Certain embodiments of the calibration device simulate a human pulse by varying the volume of blood being measured by the optical sensor. Further, embodiments of the calibration device allow the generation of calibration curves or data for measured parameters over larger ranges of measured values compared to patient-based calibration. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237785 | Method and Apparatus for Providing Dynamic Multi-Stage Signal Amplification in a Medical Device - Methods and apparatus for providing multi-stage signal amplification in a medical telemetry system are provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237786 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ANALYTE SENSOR DATA - Systems and methods for processing sensor analyte data, including initiating calibration, updating calibration, evaluating clinical acceptability of reference and sensor analyte data, and evaluating the quality of sensor calibration. During initial calibration, the analyte sensor data is evaluated over a period of time to determine stability of the sensor. The sensor may be calibrated using a calibration set of one or more matched sensor and reference analyte data pairs. The calibration may be updated after evaluating the calibration set for best calibration based on inclusion criteria with newly received reference analyte data. Fail-safe mechanisms are provided based on clinical acceptability of reference and analyte data and quality of sensor calibration. Algorithms provide for optimized prospective and retrospective analysis of estimated blood analyte data from an analyte sensor. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237787 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237788 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237789 | ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH AN ELECTRODE - An electrode for measuring electrical activities of a living body and/or for outputting electrical signals into the living body, with an electrically insulated and flexible line, which is connected fixedly or releasably to a distally arranged and electrically conductive electrode tip. The electrode tip is designed for insertion into the body. The electrode tip includes at least one crystalline shape-memory material, and the electrode tip is flexible on account of the shape-memory material. The shape-memory material of the support structure is formed at least partially by physical vapour deposition, in such a way that precipitations in the shape-memory material have a maximum size of 500 nm. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237790 | Method and devices for its employ for reducing disease-transfer risks - The present invention is a method and apparatus, in several embodiments, for providing protection in workplaces in which workers can be exposed to diseases and other contaminations from skin abrasions or punctures by contaminated objects. In its primary application it provides such protection at skin surfaces of healthcare patients into which needle electrodes have been inserted and, under certain conditions, can emerge. This bio-hazard occurs most often during patient-positioning when patients are unconscious due to anesthesia or other reasons. Protection is supplied in the first embodiment by a puncture-resistant head-covering; in the second by a pad that covers and secures needle electrodes, and; in a third as a tissue-penetrating, less hazardous stick-on electrode. The latter two embodiments have pressure-sensitive-adhesive coatings for adhesion to a patient's skin. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237791 | System and methods for locating and ablating arrhythomogenic tissues - The disclosure relates to a variety of systems and methods for sensing electrical events about a selected annulus region of the heart and for treating tissue in the selected annulus region. Wherein the system includes a first catheter that has an expandable member, an ablation element, and a lumen configured to allow a second catheter therethrough. The second catheter includes a distal section in a ring shape and a plurality of electrodes coupled around the ring. Optionally a second lumen can be included through the first catheter that allows for contrast media to be delivered to the distal end of the system. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237792 | Method and Apparatus for Detecting Change in Intrathoracic Electrical Impedance - A method and apparatus for detection of changes in impedance a patient that includes generating measured impedances, generating an adaptive baseline trend of the measured impedances corresponding to a first time period, generating a short term trend of the measured impedances corresponding to a second time period less than the first time period, determining changes in relative position of the short term trend and the baseline trend, the determined changes in relative position corresponding to determining intersecting of the baseline trend by the short term trend, determining differences between the baseline trend and calculated period average impedances, and accumulating, in response to determining no intersecting of the baseline trend by the short term trend, the determined differences between the baseline trend and the calculated period average impedances. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237793 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING CARDIAC SIGNALS - Devices and systems provide methods for detecting cardiac signals from head or facial biopotential sensors. In one embodiment, a facial biopotential signal is measured by a set of sensors. A processor derives a cardiac signal from the facial biopotential signal. Optionally, heart rate is detected from the cardiac signal. Heart rate variability may be determined and evaluated by the processor to generate warnings or messages from the evaluation. One or more head or facial biopotential electrodes for measuring the facial biopotential signal may be integrated in or at a contact surface of head support structures such as a headgear support or respiratory treatment mask. In some such embodiments a controller of a respiratory treatment apparatus may serve as a cardiac signal detector by processing the facial biopotential signal from the sensors and may make control adjustments or generate warnings based on an evaluation of detected signals. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237794 | BIOLOGICAL INFORMATION MEASURING DEVICE AND ATTACHMENT METHOD THEREFOR - A biological information measuring device provided with a belt which includes at least one electrode detecting a voltage based on biological information in accordance with contact between the at least one electrode and a human body; a supporting member which supports a tank where a predetermined fluid is stored; an attachment which attaches the belt to the supporting member and has a fluid supply portion supplying the fluid to the at least one electrode; and a biological information circuit which measures biological information based on the voltage detected by the at least one electrode. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237795 | PERFORMANCE CONCENTRIC ELECTROMYOGRAPHY NEEDLE - An electromyography needle electrode having an inner core and an outer elongated cannula surrounding the inner core, wherein the inner core includes tungsten. The inner core may comprise at least 99.95 percent tungsten. The outer elongated cannula forms an outer conductive electrode and the inner core forms an inner conductive electrode. At least one insulating layer may be formed between the outer elongated cannula and the inner core. The impedance of the anode and cathode may be matched more closely. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237796 | SUPPORTS FOR COMPONENTS IN CATHETERS - A medical device includes an elongate member having a proximal end, a distal end, a body extending between the proximal end and the distal end, and a lumen located within the body. The medical device also includes a tube located inside the lumen, wherein the tube is rotatably supported inside the lumen, a optical waveguide located inside the tube, and a bearing element located in the lumen and disposed between the tube and the body of the elongate member. The elongate member further has a side wall and a region at the side wall for allowing an output light from the optical waveguide to exit therethrough. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237797 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL AND/OR PHYSICAL PARAMETER IN A LIVING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - The invention relates to a device for determining biological, chemical and/or physical parameters in living biological tissue, comprising an energy supply unit, a laser operating unit with at least one laser source directed at the biological tissue, at least one sensor unit for detecting the light scattered back and/or absorbed by the biological tissue, a control unit, a storing and processing unit and an interface for an external data processing unit. The method according to the invention includes execution of a calibrating phase for ascertaining a reference set (R) of reference vectors (Ri), in each case involving independently ascertaining a parameter (BZi), radiating unpolarized laser light onto the biological tissue and registering a measured value vector (Mi) from a series of optical measured variables and executing an interpolation phase for ascertaining an interpolation set (I) of interpolation vectors (Ik), in each case involving radiating unpolarized laser light onto the biological tissue and registering a measured value vector (Mk) from a back-scattered light intensity with a subsequent determination of an interpolated parameter (BKk) from the reference set (R). | 2013-09-12 |
20130237798 | METHOD OF PROCESSING THORACIC REFLECTED RADIO INTERROGATION SIGNALS - A method of evaluating or monitoring the medical state of a human subject on the subject includes the steps of: positioning an antenna side of a self-contained radio apparatus for non-invasive, thoracic radio interrogation of a human subject proximally to the heart of the human subject; providing a radio frequency interrogation interference signal from the human subject, the radio frequency interrogation interference signal being low frequency components of reflections of a radio interrogation signal transmitted into the thorax of the subject; and determining with the apparatus on the subject at least at least one stroke volume value of the subject from radio frequency interrogation interference signal generated by the apparatus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237799 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CALIBRATION DEVICE - The present invention employs an object information acquiring apparatus that receives an acoustic wave generated from an object, on which light is irradiated, and generates property information. The apparatus includes a housing including an aperture into which, when the acoustic wave is received, the object, which is a part of an examinee, is inserted and, when performance evaluation for the apparatus is performed, a calibration device corresponding to a type of the performance evaluation is inserted, the housing being capable of holding the examinee; a holding unit configured to hold the object; a positioning unit configured to specify an attachment position of the calibration device correspondingly to a position specifying member of the calibration device; and a detecting unit configured to detect the type of the performance evaluation performed using the inserted calibration device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237800 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - The present invention employs an object information acquiring apparatus that includes a light source, a holding unit configured to hold an object, an acoustic receiving unit configured to receive an acoustic wave generated by irradiating light, which is emitted from the light source, on the object via the holding unit and convert the acoustic wave into an electric signal, a light measuring unit configured to measure the light emitted from the light source, a processing unit configured to calculate a light density distribution in the object based on the light measured by the light measuring unit, and generate property information of the inside of the object on the basis of the light density distribution and the electric signal, and a supporting unit configured to support the holding unit and at least a part of the light measuring unit to be removable independently from each other. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237801 | OBJECT INFORMATION ACQUIRING APPARATUS - The present invention employs an object information acquiring apparatus that includes a plate configured to hold an object, a probe unit including a probe configured to receive, via the plate, an acoustic wave generated from the object, a tank located below the plate and configured to store matching liquid for acoustically matching the plate and the probe, a supplying unit configured to supply the matching liquid in the tank to a space between the probe unit and the plate, and a generating unit configured to generate property information of an inside of the object on the basis of the acoustic wave. The tank includes an aperture in a portion facing the plate, and the volume of the tank is larger than a sum of the internal volume of the supplying unit and the volume of the space between the plate and the probe unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237802 | PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS - A photoacoustic imaging apparatus is equipped with an extracting section that extracts position data regarding the positions of each of a plurality of peaks in electrical signals that photoacoustic waves have been converted into, and positive/negative data that indicates whether the peaks are positive or negative. An image generating section administers chromatic adjustments to an image region corresponding to a signal region sandwiched between adjacent peaks based on the position data in the case that the positive/negative data for the adjacent peaks are in the order of positive then negative in temporal series, in order to facilitate discrimination of the pair of adjacent peaks and the signal region as being a single tissue system. Thereby, discrimination of a region between two lines is facilitated in photoacoustic imaging, even in cases that the boundary between a comparatively large tissue system and another tissue system is displayed as two lines. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237803 | System and Method for Generating Invasively Hyperpolarized Images - The present invention includes a system and method for generating images of at least one unhyperpolarized portion of a specimen by indirectly hyperpolarizing the at least one portion by irradiating the unhyperpolarized portion by radiation emitted from the de-excitation of excited nuclei of a hyperpolarized substance. The hyperpolarized substance is located in proximity to the specimen. Typically, the images are generated by an MRI/NMR device. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237804 | TIME VARYING DENSITY OF TISSUES - Systems for providing time varying density signatures of tissues are presented. The time varying density signatures can be calculated based on obtained sensor data reflecting one or more properties (e.g., physical, mechanical, electrical, etc.) of a target tissue. The time varying density signatures can then be used to generate an output where the output indicates how a target tissue's density changes with respect to time, possibly based on first, second, third, or higher order derivatives with respect to time. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237805 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance apparatus having a magnet unit is provided. The magnet unit includes a main magnet, a gradient coil and a high frequency coil unit, a cylindrical imaging region for imaging a patient. The magnet unit cylindrically surrounds the imaging region, and a housing unit surrounding the magnet unit. The housing unit has a rigid, fixedly installed housing shell unit arranged between the magnet unit and the imaging region. The housing unit has at least one noise protection unit arranged to surround the magnet unit at least partially and to be removable within the imaging region. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237806 | METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMBINED MAGNETIC RESONANCE/POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY - A method is disclosed for performing a combined magnetic resonance/positron emission tomography scan of an examination object in an MR/PET system. An embodiment of the method entails acquiring first magnetic resonance data using a first readout gradient field. The first readout gradient field is chosen such that, at a location of the field of view of the magnetic resonance system, a distortion caused by a nonlinearity of the first readout gradient field and a distortion caused by a B | 2013-09-12 |
20130237807 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MECHANICAL WAVES INTO LIVING BODIES, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAPPING AN ORGAN OR TISSUE AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CHARACTERISING THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF SAID ORGAN OR TISSUE - A method and apparatus ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130237808 | FLUID DRIVEN MEDICAL INJECTORS - Some injectors of the invention may include a fluid drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid (e.g., liquid, pneumatic, or both) to impart a sequence of forces to drive a delivery device (e.g., a syringe) to deliver a medical fluid (e.g., a contrast agent, a radiopharmaceutical, a drug, or a combination thereof). Some injectors may include a multimedia tube configured to pass a working fluid (e.g., air) and a light signal (e.g., infrared). Some injectors may include a peristaltic drive responsive to pressure of a working fluid. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237809 | POSITION DETECTING APPARATUS OF CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE AND CAPSULE ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A position detecting apparatus of a capsule endoscope includes a receiving antenna unit for receiving, by a plurality of receiving antennas, a wireless signal transmitted from a capsule endoscope within a subject, a storage unit for storing theoretical electric field strengths of the wireless signal received by the receiving antennas depending on positions or positions and orientations of the capsule endoscope in the subject, a comparing unit for comparing specified values that are calculated from a difference between received electric field strengths of the wireless signal received by the receiving antennas and the theoretical electric field strengths stored in the storage unit, and a determination unit for determining a position or a position and orientation of the capsule endoscope where image data has been taken, based on a comparison result by the comparing unit. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237810 | X-RAY IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An X-ray image diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray imager, an image data generator, a position information acquisition mechanism, a position information corrector, and a display. The X-ray imager generates projection data by X-ray imaging in first and second imaging modes for a patient. The image data generator generates reference image data based on projection data in the first imaging mode and image data for positional deviation correction based on projection data in the second imaging mode. The position information acquisition mechanism acquires position information of a treatment device inserted into the patient. The position information corrector corrects the position information of the treatment device based on the position information of the treatment device and treatment device information of the image data for positional deviation correction, collected by X-ray imaging in the second imaging mode. The display displays the reference image data to which the corrected position information is added. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237811 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRACKING AND GUIDING SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTS - A shared-housing ultrasound transducer and machine-vision camera system is disclosed for registering the transducer's x, y, z position in space and pitch, yaw, and roll orientation with respect to an object, such as a patient's body. The position and orientation are correlated with transducer scan data, and scans of the same region of the object are compared in order to reduce ultrasound artifacts and speckles. The system can be extended to interoperative gamma probes or other non-contact sensor probes and medical instruments. Methods are disclosed for computer or remote guiding of a sensor probe or instrument with respect to saved positions and orientations of the sensor probe. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237812 | Appliance for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237813 | BONE SCREW WITH INSERT - A composite material bone screw comprising an embedded insert. The embedded insert may serve as a thread cutting tool by covering at least one cutting edge of the screw. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237814 | MULTI-MODALITY IMAGE ACQUISITION - One or more techniques and/or systems described herein provide for generating a radiographic image and ultrasound image depicting parallel planes of an object under examination and may be used in conjunction with radiographic or ultrasound techniques known to those in the field (e.g., x-ray tomosynthesis, computed tomography ultrasound imaging, etc.). An ultrasound frontend component is configured to transmit ultrasound waves in a direction substantially parallel to a trajectory of radiation. In one example, one or more radiographic images of an object are spatially coincident to one or more ultrasound images of the object in the same position and/or geometric shape/volume, and the images may be combined to generate a combined image depicting features of the ultrasound image (e.g., the sensitivity of the ultrasound image) and features of the radiographic image (e.g., the morphological details of the radiographic image). | 2013-09-12 |
20130237815 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FOUR-DIMENSIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY DATASET DESCRIBING THE FLOW OF CONTRAST AGENT - A method for determining a four-dimensional angiography dataset describing the flow of contrast agent over time through a blood vessel system of the body of a patient is provided. Four-dimensional flow information is obtained from two-dimensional images captured in a capture time period in different projection directions using a biplanar x-ray device in an inflow phase and/or an outflow phase of the contrast agent by back projection of the images. A three-dimensional reconstruction dataset is determined from the projection of the images depending on the flow information during a filling phase in which the contrast agent is present evenly distributed in the blood vessel system. The three-dimensional reconstruction dataset is animated in order to determine the angiography dataset. The capture time periods for the inflow phase and/or the outflow phase are determined from images captured of a test bolus. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237816 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR OCCLUDING A DEFECT - A method of occluding a defect in a patient is provided. The method includes inserting a placement member, such as a wire guide, into a defect; advancing the placement member to a desired location; inserting the placement member into a lumen in an occluding member, such as a plug or a graft; and advancing the occluding member to the desired location by inserting the placement member into a lumen in a pusher member and pushing the occluding member with the pusher member until the occluding member reaches the desired location. Medical devices and systems for occluding defects are also provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237817 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZING AND MANIPULATING TISSUE - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to a tissue imaging device that includes a catheter body, a hood, and a visualization assembly. The catheter body includes a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and at least one lumen extending between the distal and proximal end portions. The catheter body includes at least one drainage port having a first opening and at least one infusion port having a second opening. The first and second openings are located about a lateral aspect of the catheter body. The hood projects distally from the distal end portion and is configured to self-expand into an expanded deployment state that defines an open area therein. The visualization assembly is disposed within the open area and extends distally from the distal end portion of the catheter body. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237818 | PET-CT SYSTEM WITH SINGLE DETECTOR - A radiation detector ( | 2013-09-12 |
20130237819 | CONTROLLER FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF AN ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS DETECTOR - A controller comprising one or more control units, one or more triggering components arranged on the one or more control units, wherein the one or more triggering components are used for triggering the one or more control units to generate a corresponding control instruction, thereby controlling operations of the ultrasonic diagnosis detector, wherein at least one of the one or more control units is configured to be fixed on a portion of a body and/or a probe of the ultrasonic diagnosis detector. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237820 | DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR MEASURING ELASTIC PROPERTIES OF BIOLOGICAL TISSUES - A device, method, and system for using an acoustic radiation force resulting from focused ultrasound energy in order to generate an internal force remotely and to measure quantitatively tissue elasticity in vivo and non-invasively. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237821 | System and Method for Model-Independent Quantification of Tissue Viscoelastic Properties Using Ultrasound - A model-independent method for producing a viscoelastic tissue property metric using ultrasound is provided. A mechanical stress, such as an acoustic force, is applied to a tissue using an ultrasound system and tissue displacement resulting from the applied acoustic force is measured. From the tissue displacement measurements, a complex modulus, such as a relative complex modulus, is extracted. A loss tangent is calculated from the extracted complex modulus. Using the calculated loss tangent, viscoelastic tissue property metrics may be calculated. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237822 | COMBINED RADIOTHERAPY ULTRASOUND DEVICE - In order to minimize radiation directed to a region outside of a target volume of a patient during a radiation therapy and minimize the cost of an image-guided particle therapy system, the particle therapy system includes an ultrasound device having at least one ultrasound transducer positioned abutting or adjacent to an external surface of the patient. The ultrasound device and thus the ultrasound transducer are positioned outside of a beam path of a particle beam between a radiotherapy device generating the particle beam, and the target volume. The ultrasound device is operable to generate data representing the target volume and/or a region outside of the target region while the radiotherapy device directs the particle beam to the target volume. The particle therapy system includes a processor operable to control the radiotherapy device based on a comparison between the generated data representing the target volume and a predetermined treatment plan. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237823 | METHODS FOR INJECTING ANESTHETICS - Systems for injecting fluids and/or other materials into a targeted anatomical location, in particular, an intra-articular space, include a handpiece assembly having a proximal end and a distal end, a needle extending from the distal end of the handpiece assembly, a fluid delivery module comprising a cassette and a fluid transfer device. A conduit is generally configured to place the fluid delivery module in fluid communication with the handpiece assembly. Medications, formulations and/or other fluids or materials contained within vials that are secured to the fluid delivery module can be selectively delivered into an anatomy through a needle located at the distal end of the handpiece assembly. In some embodiments, ultrasound or other imaging technologies can be used to locate a joint or other targeted anatomical location. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237824 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING ULTRASOUND IMAGES AND ULTRASOUND APPARATUS - A method of providing an ultrasound image, the method including: marking a cut line or a cut surface on a 3-dimensional (3D) ultrasound image of an object which is obtained by using a probe, wherein the cut line and the cut surface are used to view a cross section of the 3D ultrasound image; detecting motion information about the probe by using a sensor included in the probe; and changing a location of the cut line or the cut surface based on the detected motion information about the probe. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237825 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, ULTRASONIC IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment transmits an ultrasonic wave into a predetermined region including a diagnosis target of an object, receives a reflected wave from the predetermined region, and acquires ultrasonic image data based on the reflected wave and comprises a correction unit which executes tone correction of the ultrasonic image data, and in the tone correction, the correction unit calculates a histogram associated with brightness of the image data and calculates a brightness distribution range corresponding to the diagnosis target and a tone correction function using the histogram. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237826 | PRECISION ULTRASONIC SCANNER FOR BODY PARTS WITH EXTENDED IMAGING DEPTH - A method and apparatus are disclosed for performing an ultrasound scan on a body part and specifically for a portable instrument which directly attaches to the surface of the body. This apparatus provides very high resolution images and greatly increased depth of imaging for high resolution ultrasound of targeted subsurface body tissues with ultrasound image resolution far superior to that of known state of the art ultrasound instruments. Targeted tissues could include but not be limited to joints, ocular structures, and internal organs. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237827 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS ASSISTING METHOD - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes an image generating unit, an acquiring unit, an extracting unit, a flap identifying unit, a first synthesizing unit, an alignment processing unit and a second synthesizing unit. The image generating unit generates an echocardiographic image including an aorta. The acquiring unit acquires a heart area image including the aorta. The extracting unit extracts an artery region based on the heart area image. The flap identifying unit identifies a flap region based on the artery region. The first synthesizing unit synthesizes information on the flap region onto the artery region to generate a first synthesized image. The alignment processing unit performs processing to align an imaging region in the echocardiography on the heart area image based on a positional data signal. The second synthesizing unit synthesizes information that indicates the imaging region processed for alignment onto the first synthesized image to generate a second synthesized image. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237828 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING MOVEMENT VELOCITY AND DIRECTION OF TISSUE - A method of obtaining a movement velocity and direction of a tissue, the method including: obtaining vector Doppler data from a target by transmitting and receiving an ultrasound signal; and detecting the movement velocity and direction of the tissue included in the target based on the obtained vector Doppler data. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237829 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLOR FLOW DYNAMIC FRAME PERSISTENCE - Methods and systems for color flow dynamic frame persistence in ultrasonic imaging are provided. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237830 | Appliance for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237831 | Appliance for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237832 | Appliance for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237833 | Appliance for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space the connector from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237834 | Dressing for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237835 | Dressing for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space the connector from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237836 | Dressing for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor Monitoring an Intravascular Infusion - An epidermal dressing includes an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237837 | Method of Using an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor to Monitor an Intravascular Infusion - A method of using an epidermal dressing including an appliance for linking an electromagnetic spectrum sensor with a cannula administering an intravascular infusate. The appliance includes a body and a fitting coupled to the body. The body is configured to space a connector of the cannula from the epidermis. The fitting includes a first arrangement that is configured to retain the electromagnetic spectrum sensor for sensing the infusate in perivascular tissue, and a second arrangement that is configured to release the electromagnetic spectrum sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237838 | Dressing for an Insertion Site of an Intravascular Infusate - An epidermal dressing includes a barrier film and a fitting that cooperates with a sensor emitting and detecting near infrared signals for monitoring an intravascular infusion. The barrier film overlies an epidermal insertion site for a cannula administering the intravascular infusion. The fitting includes a first arrangement that retains the sensor and a second arrangement that releases the sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237839 | Dressing for an Insertion Site of an Intravascular Infusate - An epidermal dressing includes a barrier film and a fitting that cooperates with a sensor emitting and detecting near infrared signals for monitoring an intravascular infusion. The barrier film overlies an epidermal insertion site for a cannula administering the intravascular infusion. The fitting includes a first arrangement that retains the sensor and a second arrangement that releases the sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237840 | Dressing for an Electromagnetic Spectrum Sensor - An epidermal dressing includes a barrier film and a fitting that cooperates with a sensor emitting and detecting near infrared signals for monitoring an intravascular infusion. The barrier film overlies an epidermal insertion site for a cannula administering the intravascular infusion. The fitting includes a first arrangement that retains the sensor and a second arrangement that releases the sensor from the first arrangement. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237841 | MULTISPECTRAL/HYPERSPECTRAL MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - A medical instrument that comprises: a first-stage optic responsive to a tissue surface of a patient; a spectral separator optically responsive to the first stage optic and having a control input; an imaging sensor optically responsive to the spectral separator and having an image data output; aid a diagnostic processor having an image acquisition interface with an input responsive to the imaging sensor and a filter control interface having a control output provided to the control input of the spectral separator. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237842 | DETERMINING CONDITION OF TISSUE USING SPECTRAL ANALYSIS - A system for determining a condition of a tissue of a patient body is described. The tissue is illuminated with an illumination wavelength by a light source. In response to the illumination, the tissue emits light. This emitted light is received at a detector that includes multiple diode sensors. The diode sensors detect intensities of associated wavelengths of the emitted light. A spectral analysis is performed with the detected intensities. The spectral analysis includes initial coefficients. A composite function associated with the initial coefficients is minimized so as to determine wavelength coefficients. The wavelength coefficients are used to compute a score. Based on the score, the condition of the tissue is determined. Related methods, techniques, apparatus, and articles are also described. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237843 | TISSUE AND BONE GRAFT REMOVAL DEVICE - The present invention discloses a rongeur type bone and cartilage removal device incorporating a pistol shaped body exhibiting a forward extending barrel terminating in a powered saw drive including a plurality of blades. A passageway extends through an interior of the barrel and communicates the forward chain drive with a rearward positioned debris collection chamber. A power supply is incorporated into the body and, upon actuating a trigger, closes a circuit with the saw drive and a separate vacuum inducing drive in order to successively excise increments of bone for evacuation through the passageway and into the collection chamber. Another variant of the rongeur type bone removal device includes first and second pivotally secured handles, the first handle terminating at a forward end in a first jaw exhibiting a plurality of extending teeth, with second handle terminating in a second jaw opposing the first jaw and exhibiting a continuous blade edge against which the teeth seats during pivotal motion of the jaws. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237844 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237845 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237846 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237847 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237848 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237849 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237850 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a detector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The detector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237851 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237852 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor includes an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237853 | Geometry of a Transcutaneous Sensor - A housing for a transcutaneous electromagnetic signal sensor including an emitter and a collector. The emitter includes an emitter end face configured to emit a first electromagnetic radiation signal that enters Animalia tissue. The collector includes a detector end face configured to collect a second electromagnetic radiation signal that exits the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal includes a portion of the first electromagnetic radiation signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The second electromagnetic radiation signal monitors anatomical changes over time in the Animalia tissue. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237854 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237855 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237856 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237857 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237858 | Apparatus and Method for Mitigating Noise Affecting a Transcutaneous Signal - A system and method include a sensor overlying a target area of skin to aid in diagnosing subcutaneous fluid leakage. The sensor includes an absorbent that minimizes noise in detected electromagnetic radiation to make it easier to analyze a signal that is indicative of subcutaneous fluid leakage. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237859 | APPARATUS - Provided is an apparatus that can stably compress an inspection region and hence reduce a burden on a subject and a burden on an operator. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237860 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIDESSTREAM DARK FIELD IMAGING - The present application discloses systems and methods for the comprehensive monitoring of the microcirculation in order to assess the ultimate efficacy of the cardiovascular system in delivering adequate amounts of oxygen to the organ cells. In some cases, system embodiments may utilize reflectance avoidance by reflectance filtering, such as OPS imaging or Mainstream Dark Field imaging, or by Sidestream Dark Field imaging, which utilizes external direct light on the tip of the light guide to achieve reflectance avoidance whereby incident and reflected light do not travel down the same pathway. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237861 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS CARDIAC MONITORING OF AN INDIVIDUAL - A method, a system and an apparatus for remotely monitoring a cardiac condition in an individual in which there is provided a non-invasive, mobile and portable solution including hardware, software, and a back-office application allowing an autonomous and smart remote monitoring. Two-way communication is provided between the cardiac monitoring apparatus and a monitoring center, which allows sending of data of the patient being monitored to the monitoring center, as well as allowing the monitoring center or a clinician to request a new exam on demand. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237862 | HEART SOUND MONITORING OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION - A medical device system and method that includes receiving an A | 2013-09-12 |
20130237863 | HEART SOUND MONITORING OF PULMONARY HYPERTENSION - A medical device system and method that includes sensing a heart sound signal from a first external sensor, determining whether a pulmonary hypertension signature is detected in response to the sensed heart sound signal, sensing a lung sound signal from a second external sensor, determining whether a heart failure signature is detected in response to the sensed lung sound signal, and determining therapy parameters in response to determining whether a pulmonary hypertension signature is detected and determining whether a heart failure signature is detected. | 2013-09-12 |
20130237864 | STEERABLE GUIDE WIRE WITH PRESSURE SENSOR AND METHODS OF USE - A high performance guide wire with a pressure sensor for measuring blood pressure, may utilize a single electrical lead connected to the guide wire. An integrated circuit, powered by the single electrical connection on the guide wire, may interface with the pressure sensor, and may convert pressure information to an encoded signal. The encoded signal may be detectable in the electrical circuit, and can be used to display a pressure waveform as detected by the pressure sensor. For example, when utilized for percutaneous coronary interventions, such a guide wire can provide high quality blood pressure measurements (e.g., for fractional flow reserve), while also possessing excellent steerability and handling characteristics for navigating tortuous anatomy. | 2013-09-12 |