38th week of 2020 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20200289019 | DEEP LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES FROM SPATIAL FREQUENCY DATA - Techniques for generating magnetic resonance (MR) images of a subject from MR data obtained by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, the techniques include: obtaining input MR spatial frequency data obtained by imaging the subject using the MRI system; generating an MR image of the subject from the input MR spatial frequency data using a neural network model comprising: a pre-reconstruction neural network configured to process the input MR spatial frequency data; a reconstruction neural network configured to generate at least one initial image of the subject from output of the pre-reconstruction neural network; and a post-reconstruction neural network configured to generate the MR image of the subject from the at least one initial image of the subject. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289020 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND DIAGNOSING DISEASES AND USE OF SAME - A system and method for detecting disease comprising a device for detecting angiogenesis and an electronic device. The device comprises two microwave scanners, at least one multiple channel radiometer, a microwave switch network, a controller, a data transmission device, and a power source. Each microwave scanner comprises a cup; a flexible printed circuit board, each circuit board comprising: a plurality of antenna modules coupled thereto, each antenna module comprising: an antenna, a multi-throw microwave switch, and a temperature sensor. The antenna is configured to receive microwaves thermal radiation from patient tissue and the radiometer is configured to measure microwaves thermal radiation emitted from patient tissue. The data transmission device is configured to wirelessly transmit measurement data collected by the controller from the radiometer and the temperature sensors to an electronic device and the electronic device is configured to transmit the measurement data to a cloud data storage. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289021 | TISSUE DETECTION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An exemplary tissue detection and location identification apparatus can include, for example, a first electrically conductive layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding a lumen, an insulating layer at least partially (e.g., circumferentially) surrounding the first electrically conductive layer, and a second electrically conductive layer circumferentially surrounding the insulating layer, where the insulating layer can electrically isolate the first electrically conductive layer from the second electrically conductive layer. A further insulating layer can be included which can at least partially surrounding the second electrically conductive layer. The first electrically conductive layer, the insulating layer, and the second electrically conductive layer can form a structure which has a first side and a second side disposed opposite to the first side with respect to the lumen, where the first side can be longer than the second side thereby forming a sharp pointed end via the first side at a distal-most portion. The exemplary configuration can be used for (a) determination/detection of a tissue type using impendence of the electrically conductive layers, and/or (ii) determination of a location of at least one portion of the insertion device/apparatus. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289022 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING OF INFANTS - According to some aspects, a system configured to facilitate imaging an infant using a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device is provided herein. The system comprises an infant-carrying apparatus comprising an infant support configured to support the infant and an isolette for positioning the infant relative to the MRI device, the isolette comprising: a base for supporting the infant-carrying apparatus; and a bottom surface configured to be coupled to the MRI device. In some embodiments, the infant-carrying apparatus further comprises at least one radio frequency (RF) coil coupled to the infant support and configured to be coupled to the MRI device to detect MR signals during imaging performed by the MRI device. A method for positioning an infant relative to an MRI device using an infant-carrying apparatus and isolette is further provided herein. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289023 | STEERABLE FLEXIBLE NEEDLE WITH EMBEDDED SHAPE SENSING - A minimally invasive system comprises an elongate medical instrument including a flexible body. The flexible body includes a wall including a channel, and the channel includes a groove. The flexible body further includes a lumen defined by an interior surface of the wall and a curved distal tip portion. The elongate medical instrument further includes a shape sensor coupled to the flexible body. The shape sensor is at least partially positioned within the groove, and the shape sensor is configured to detect shape characteristics of at least a portion of the flexible body. The system further includes an actuator for manipulating the elongate medical instrument. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289024 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VIDEO-BASED MONITORING OF VITAL SIGNS - The present invention relates to the field of medical monitoring, and in particular non-contact, video-based monitoring of pulse rate, respiration rate, motion, and oxygen saturation. Systems and methods are described for capturing images of a patient, producing intensity signals from the images, filtering those signals to focus on a physiologic component, and measuring a vital sign from the filtered signals. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289025 | RECONSTRUCTION OF AN ANATOMICAL STRUCTURE FROM INTRABODY MEASUREMENTS - A method of reconstructing a shape of a volume of a part of a subject based on intrabody measurements of a plurality of crossing electromagnetic fields established within the volume, the method including:
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20200289026 | MOBILE SYSTEM ALLOWING ADAPTATION OF THE RUNNER'S CADENCE - A mobile music listening device synchronizing in a personalized way music and movement, and dedicated to improving the kinematics of the runner. Thanks to inertial units connected to a smartphone, the runner's steps are detected in real time by the mobile application. A dedicated algorithm adapts the pulsation of the musical excerpts in such a way as to bring the runner to a suitable cadence, capable of preventing injuries. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289027 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR ASSESSMENT OF A USER'S GAIT - A gait monitoring system operative to monitor gait of an end-user bearing a wearable device equipped with at least one magneto-inertial sensor, the system comprising a processor configured to receive raw sensor data from the wearable device's at least one magneto-inertial sensor to extract situational data from the raw sensor data, the situational data including at least the device's bodily position relative to the end-user, to determine a gait analysis process which yields at least one parameter characterizing the end-user's gait, depending at least on the device's bodily position as extracted, and to compute, and generate an output indication of, the at least one parameter characterizing the end-user's gait, by running the gait analysis process as selected. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289028 | MINIATURIZED ELECTRONIC UNIT FOR INTEGRATION IN ANY SOLE - The invention relates to a system of analyzing and quantifying a user's posture and gait, characterized in that it includes a pair | 2020-09-17 |
20200289029 | WALKING VIBRATION ANALYSIS APPARATUS, WALKING VIBRATION ANALYSIS METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A walking vibration analysis apparatus | 2020-09-17 |
20200289030 | ASSIST DEVICE CONTROL SYSTEM - An assist device control system is provided. The control system includes an improvement effect data storing unit that stores improvement effect data, which represents a correlation between an improvement effect and an assist force, for each target item for every reference unit period for a plurality of types of target items, a data recognizing unit that recognizes the improvement effect data for each of a plurality of target items, and a schedule determining unit that compares the recognized improvement effect data, determines a target item to be prioritized for every reference unit period, and determines the assist force to be generated for every reference unit period on the basis of the improvement effect data of the target item to be prioritized. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289031 | MUSCLE CONTRACTION DETECTION SENSOR - A muscle contraction detection sensor for detecting a muscle contraction that includes: a substrate to be mounted facing a muscle to be detected; at least two pressing members that are disposed on the substrate and are to be pressed against the muscle; and at least two reaction force detection units configured to detect respective reaction forces received by the pressing members, wherein the pressing members include a first pressing member and a second pressing member, the reaction force detection units include a first reaction force detection unit and a second reaction force detection unit, a muscle contraction is detected based on a change in a difference between, or a change in ratios of, the reaction force received by the first pressing member detected by the first reaction force detection unit and the reaction force received by the second pressing member detected by the second reaction force detection unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289032 | SYSTEM, APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MONITORING AN ANIMAL STATUS - A method is disclosed. The method includes providing a monitoring device to an animal, the animal being monitored by a user having a user device, determining location data defining a spatial zone, determining location data of the monitoring device, sensing a movement of the animal using the monitoring device, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to the user device via a first communication system when the movement of the animal exceeds a movement threshold. The method also includes determining whether or not the monitoring device is connected to a second communication system when the monitoring device is not connected to the user device via the first communication system, and determining whether or not the monitoring device is located in the spatial zone by comparing the location data defining the spatial zone with the location data of the monitoring device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289033 | SYSTEM, SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH RELATED ASPECTS OF A PATIENT - A method is provided for detecting an undesirable event or condition in a patient. The method may comprise receiving a first input signal from an UWB radar configured to monitor an environment occupied by the patient and including information representative of the patient's motion. Data derived from the first input signal is processed using a pattern recognition model to detect and classify patterns in the data derived from the first input signal as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event or condition involving the patient. When a pattern is classified as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event or condition in the patient an alarm is issued. A log of data derived from the first input signal and associated with a detection of a pattern classified as indicative or predictive of an undesirable event enables further machine learning in order to create an updated pattern recognition model based on individual patient behavior. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289034 | CONTROL DEVICE OF MOTION SUPPORT DEVICE - A control device of a motion support device that can quickly and appropriately support a predetermined motion of a user wearing the motion support device when the user performs the predetermined motion is provided. A control device estimates whether a user is in a standing state, calculates an x-axis speed V_Wx of a waist part of the user M and the absolute value VA_Wx thereof, estimates that the user has started a crouching motion from the standing state if V_Wx<0 and VA_Wx>Vjud1, and controls the walking assist device such that the crouching motion is supported if the user is estimated to have started the crouching motion. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289035 | BALANCE TRAINING APPARATUS AND CONTROL PROGRAM OF BALANCE TRAINING APPARATUS - The balance training apparatus includes: a moving cart capable of moving on a moving surface by driving a driving unit; a detection unit configured to detect a load received from a foot of a trainee who is standing on the moving cart; a calculation unit configured to calculate the center of gravity of loads of both feet of the trainee on a riding surface from, the load detected by the detection unit; a setting unit configured to set the center of gravity of the loads at which it is estimated that the trainee has maintained an upright state on the riding surface as a reference center of gravity; and an instruction controller configured to output an instruction of the orientation of the body to the trainee and an instruction to move the center of gravity to the trainee. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289036 | POSTURE AND DEEP BREATHING IMPROVEMENT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - A posture and breathing improvement device, system, and method. The method may include performing an activity that is created using the system. The activity may be a breathing, stretching, meditation, strength, or the like, activity. The method may comprise having the user do a breathing and movement activity simultaneously. The method may comprise leading the user though the movement activity by providing a follow the target dynamic graphic. The user's current movements may also be displayed so that the user can correct in real time any deficiencies in performing the activity. After the activity is finished, the system displays to the user how the user did and allows the user to compare this to an optimal earlier created target path. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289037 | METHOD AND/OR SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING A PATIENT'S GLYCEMIC RESPONSE - Subject matter disclosed herein relates to a method and/or system for tailoring insulin therapies to physiological characteristics of a patient. In particular, observations of a blood glucose concentration of a patient responsive to a meal profile and an insulin profile may be used for estimating one or more physiological parameters. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289038 | ANALYTE SENSING BIOINTERFACE - Disclosed herein is an analyte sensing biointerface that comprises a sensing electrode incorporated within a non-conductive matrix comprising a plurality of passageways extending through the matrix to the sensing electrode. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a sensing biointerface and methods of detecting an analyte within tissue of a host using an analyte sensing biointerface. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289039 | FLUID CONTROL DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - An apparatus for procuring bodily fluid samples with reduced contamination includes a housing having a sequestration chamber, an inlet, and an outlet. A flow controller defines a portion of the sequestration chamber and can transition—in response to a suction force exerted by a fluid collection device fluidically coupled to the outlet—from a first state in which the sequestration chamber has a first volume to a second state in which the sequestration chamber has a second volume greater than the first volume, to draw an initial volume of bodily fluid into the sequestration chamber. An actuator is coupled to the housing and is in fluid communication with the inlet and the sequestration chamber in a first configuration, and is transitioned to a second configuration to sequester the sequestration chamber from the inlet, and allow a subsequent volume of bodily fluid to flow from the inlet to the outlet. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289040 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY OCCLUDING THE LUMEN OF A NEEDLE - A fluid transfer device for parenterally transferring fluid to and/or from a patient includes a housing, a needle, and an occlusion mechanism. The housing defines a fluid flow path and is couplable to a fluid reservoir. The needle has a distal end portion that is configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion that is configured to be fluidically coupled to the fluid flow path of the housing, and defines a lumen therebetween. The occlusion mechanism selectively controls a fluid flow between the needle and the fluid flow path. The occlusion mechanism includes an occlusion member that is movable between a first configuration where the lumen of the needle is obstructed during insertion into the patient and a second configuration where the lumen of the needle is unobstructed after the needle has been inserted into the patient allowing fluid transfer to or from the patient. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289041 | Device for Cross Flow Filtration - A whole blood filtration device is provided with a filter membrane separating a feeding volume and a clean side of the filter membrane from each other. The feeding volume communicates with a first feeding side opening and with a second feeding side opening. The filter membrane has pores with a pore size that ensures permeability of the filter membrane to blood plasma/serum and that retains blood cells. The first feeding side opening can be coupled to a first blood pump for feeding blood from the first feeding side opening into the feeding volume so that blood plasma/serum permeates the filter membrane and blood cells, retained by the filter membrane, exit from the feeding volume through the second feeding side opening. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289042 | Systems, Devices, and Methods of Determining Data Associated with a Persons Eyes - A system may detect a neurological impairment of a patient based, at least in part, on optical data. The system may include a computing device including a display to present visual information to a patient and an optical sensor to capture optical data of eyes and facial muscles surround the eyes of the patient. The computing device may further include a processor to generate data indicative of impairment based on the optical data. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289043 | A LIGHTING SYSTEM AND A LIGHTING METHOD - A lighting system has a controller which receives input information from physiological sensors associated with users in the area illuminated by the lighting system. Anxiety is detected of a user or users when in or approaching a particular region of the area, and the lighting is changed to reduce the anxiety. In this way, lighting changes only need to be made when there is a need based on the response of the particular users. The system thus 5 enables energy savings as well as more stable lighting conditions. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A NEUROPHYSIOLOGICAL BIOTYPE OF DEPRESSION IN THE BRAIN OF A PATIENT - For over a century, psychiatrists have recognized that distinct disease processes can converge to produce superficially similar clinical syndromes with overlapping symptoms, but the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. Existing diagnostic systems have improved the reproducibility of psychiatric diagnoses but there is a weak correspondence between diagnostic labels and their neurobiological substrates. This is especially true for depression, a heterogeneous neuropsychiatric syndrome that has been linked to dysfunction and abnormal connectivity in frontostriatal and limbic brain networks. The methods and systems described herein enable the accurate diagnosis of novel biotypes of depression that transcend current diagnostic boundaries and may be useful for identifying individuals who are most likely to benefit from antidepressant treatment. Functional magnetic resonance imaging is used to characterize the architecture of functional connectivity across the whole brain to show that patients with depression can be subdivided into four neurophysiological biotypes based solely on unique patterns of abnormal connectivity in resting state brain networks. Clustering subjects on this basis reduces diagnostic heterogeneity, enabling the development of depression biotype classifiers for diagnosing biotypes of depression in individual patients. These biotypes also predict differing responses to antidepressant treatment, and abnormal connectivity patterns can be used to track changes in depression severity over time. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289045 | SINGLE SENSOR WEARABLE DEVICE FOR MONITORING JOINT EXTENSION AND FLEXION - A system for rehabilitation is disclosed. The system for rehabilitation includes a monitoring device comprising a memory device storing instructions and a network interface card, wherein the monitoring device is configured to detect information from a body part of a user. The system for rehabilitation further includes one or more processing devices operatively coupled to the monitoring device. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions to receive configuration information specified in a treatment plan for rehabilitating the body part of the user. The one or more processing devices are configured to execute the instructions for receiving the information from the monitoring device. The one or more processing devices are further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the configuration information and the information to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the network interface card. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289046 | MONITORING JOINT EXTENSION AND FLEXION USING A SENSOR DEVICE SECURABLE TO AN UPPER AND LOWER LIMB - A system for rehabilitation includes an electronic device comprising a memory device for storing instructions, a network interface card, and a sensor. The system for rehabilitation further includes a processing device operatively coupled to the memory device, the network interface card, and the sensor. The processing device is configured to execute the instructions to determine a plurality of angles, wherein the plurality of angles comprises at least one of the following: angles of extension of a first body part of a user extended away from a second body part of the user at a joint, and angles of bend of the first body part retracting closer toward the second body part. The processing device is further configured to execute the instructions to transmit the plurality of angles to a computing device controlling an electromechanical device, via the network interface card. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289047 | FETAL MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The invention provides a fetal movement monitoring system which uses optical pattern sensing to detect fetal movements. Fetal movements provide a change in the optical path between the optical sensor and detector, such as a different proportion of amniotic fluid and fetus and/or a different contact pressure with the optical sensor arrangements. One or both of these effects may be detected based on analysis of the optical signals captured by the system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289048 | TOILET WITH SOFT TISSUE HARDNESS TESTER - The medical toilet includes one or more sensors for measuring hardness of a soft tissue in contact with the sensor. The one or more sensors may be positioned on the toilet seat, toilet lid, or on a foot scale which extends from the base of the medical toilet. The sensors may include durometers, fluid-filled bubbles with pressure sensors on them, or an inflatable tube with pressure sensors on it. The measurements may be transmitted to a controller which may store and analyze the data. Changes in tissue hardness over time may be tracked and reported. The sensors may identify changes in the hardness of skin, adipose tissue, and muscle. These measurements may be useful to identify changes in skin thickness, body fat, muscle tone, tumors and other masses. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289049 | Non-Implantable Medical Devices Integrating A Device For Detecting And/Or Identifying Microbiological Infections - The present invention relates to a non-implantable medical device ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289050 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC SOFT TISSUE EVALUATION - A method of robotically evaluating soft tissue characteristics of a joint includes measuring, by a robotic device, information about a joint during a controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint; determining a motion limit of the joint, using the information about the joint measured during the controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint, wherein the motion limit is at least one of a displacement limit or a force limit of the joint; and replicating, using a joint positioner controlled by the robotic device, the controlled range of motion manipulation of the joint while introducing perturbations to the joint, wherein the replicated range of motion manipulation is controlled, at least in part, based on the motion limit. The method further includes using data obtained by the computer-assisted surgery system during the range of motion manipulation with perturbations to characterize the constraints of a soft tissue envelope of the joint. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289051 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING MUSCULOSKELETAL AND CARDIOVASCULAR HEMODYNAMICS - Described herein are systems and methods for favorably coordinating a timing relationship between a musculoskeletal activity cycle and a cardiac cycle of a user. A method may include repetitively detecting a signal that correlates to a blood volume in the user; determining an actual value of the signal that varies with the timing relationship; computing a trend of the actual value of the signal; and adjusting the movement guidance based on the trend of the actual value. A system may include a prompt device configured to provide recurrently a movement guidance to the user for guiding performance of the rhythmic musculoskeletal activity; a sensor configured to provide a signal that correlates to a blood volume in the user; and a processor configured to determine an actual value of the signal that varies with the timing relationship and to adjust the movement guidance based on the trend of the actual value. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289052 | SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A SLEEP QUALITY, SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR SUCH A SYSTEM, AND SLEEP OR REST FURNITURE COMPRISING SUCH A SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system for determining a value representing a sleep quality, wherein the system has an evaluation device ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289053 | CONNECTED DENTAL DEVICE - A system for providing a connected dental device is disclosed. In particular, the system may include integrating a network chip or transceiver into a dental device, such as a toothbrush, so as to enable the dental device to communicate with a user device and one or more accessory devices. Once the user device and one or more accessory devices are paired with the user device, the system may track information associated with the dental device and the user using the dental device. Based on the tracked information, the system may determine an action to be performed by the user using the dental device. Using the dental device, the system may transmit a notification to the user device to alert the user of the action that needs to be performed. The system may also transmit notifications providing status information for the dental device and the one or more accessory devices. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289054 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BRAIN ACTIVITY USING NEAR- INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY AND SELECTIVELY APPLYING TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION AND PHOTOBIOMODULATION THERAPY - Presented is a non-invasive and non-medication treatment system for patients suffering from mental dysfunction or disorder such as anxiety, depression and chronic pain. The system uses near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) sensors for detecting or monitoring brain activity of a user/patient, and then subject to detecting a low brain activity area in a patient's brain, facilitates a patient to apply Photobiomodulation Therapy (PBMT) and/or transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to treat the brain dysfunction. The simulation procedure adapted by the patient is either auto chosen by a program product embodied in the patient device having machine learning and artificial intelligence capabilities or manually fed by the patient over the patient device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289055 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF A PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR EVENT AND CORRESPONDING ADJUSTMENT OF A MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM - An automated medication dosing and dispensing system includes sensors to detect physical movement of a user; storage media with program instructions; and a processor. The program instructions cause the processor to: detect, based on analysis of sensor readings obtained from the sensors, occurrences of gesture-based physical behavior events; store historical event information corresponding to the detected occurrences; process the stored historical event information to predict a future occurrence of a physical behavior event of interest; and adjust medication dosage and/or medication dispensing parameters in response to the predicted future occurrence of the physical behavior event of interest. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289056 | PRECISION DIALYSIS MONITORING AND SYNCHONIZATION SYSTEM - A system and method for synchronizing patient medical parameters and dialysis parameters. The system and related method allow for the determination of the effect of dialysis on patient health. The invention also allows for the determination of whether observed patient health effects are due to specific dialysis parameters and for making necessary changes to the dialysis parameters in order to improve patient health. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289057 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE ASSESSMENT USING HEART SOUNDS - Systems and methods for monitoring and evaluating the function of a prosthetic heart valve (PHV) implanted in a patient are discussed. An exemplary medical-device system can receive heart sounds information including vibrational or acoustic information generated by an implanted PHV, and generate an indicator of function of the PHV using a HS metric of received acceleration information. An alert of PHV dysfunction can be presented to a system user. The PHV function may be monitored during a valve replacement procedure to assist in position adjustment of the prosthetic value, or after the valve replacement procedure to assess patient progress in recovery. According to some embodiments, the system can generate a risk indicator indicating patient natural valve function and a need for heart valve repair or replacement. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289058 | PATCHABLE BIOSENSOR - A patchable biosensor includes a substrate extending in a longitudinal direction and being stretchable for being patched to a surface of a living body and an electronic component disposed on a one-side surface in a thickness direction of the substrate and extending in the longitudinal direction. The longitudinal direction of the electronic component crosses the longitudinal direction of the substrate. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289059 | Catheter Frame Pieces Used as Large Single Axis Sensors - Catheterization of the heart is carried out using a framework formed by a plurality of electrically conducting wire loops. The wire loops are modeled as polygons, each subdivided into a plurality of triangles. The wire loops are exposed to magnetic fluxes at respective frequencies, and signals read from the loops. Theoretical magnetic fluxes in the polygons are computed as sums of theoretical magnetic fluxes in the triangles thereof, The location and orientation of the framework in the heart is determined by relating the computed theoretical magnetic fluxes to the signals. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289060 | STENT GRAFT MONITORING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - Assemblies are provided for positioning within a lumen comprising a stent graft; and a sensor positioned on the stent graft. Within certain aspects the sensors are wireless sensors, and include for example one or more fluid pressure sensors, contact sensors, position sensors, pulse pressure sensors, blood volume sensors, blood flow sensors, chemistry sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), metabolic sensors (e.g., for blood and/or other fluids), mechanical stress sensors and/or temperature sensors. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289061 | INTRADURAL NEURAL ELECTRODES - Described herein are systems and methods for deploying and recording electrophysiologic signals from electrode arrays located within the dura mater of the brain. The dura matter includes layers of connective tissue, or membrane, that surround the brain and spinal cord. The present disclosure relates to an endovascular electrode system deployed within the blood vessels located between layers of the dura mater, including, for example, the middle meningeal artery and its branches. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289062 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAD FIXATION DEVICE COMPONENTS - A method or process for making one or more components of a head fixation device includes preforming, molding, and finishing subprocesses. The preforming subprocess includes placing fibers onto a substrate to orient the fibers parallel to a flux of force that the component is expected to experience in use. The fiber layers are combined and can be draped over an optional core before being molded to combine the assembly with a molding material. The resultant molded preform undergoes a finishing subprocess that can include smoothing the component to remove any burrs or sharp edges from the molding subprocess. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289063 | DETERMINING RELIABILITY FOR ECG DATA USING SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO - Techniques for determining reliability of electrocardiogram (ECG) data are disclosed. ECG data, including waveform data for a patient, is received. An amplitude associated with an R-wave in the waveform data is determined. First and second baseline regions in the waveform data, each relating to the R-Wave, are identified. A signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) is determined, based on the amplitude, the first baseline region, and the second baseline region. The SNR facilitates medical treatment for the patient. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289064 | Joint Test Data Visualization - A method of evaluating a joint includes obtaining test data indicative of movement of the joint during a test of the joint, generating visualization data for a three-dimensional representation of the joint to be rendered via a display, generating plane data for a representation of a plane to be rendered via the display with the three-dimensional representation of the joint, the plane having a position and an orientation fixed relative to a bone of the joint, adjusting the visualization data to animate the three-dimensional representation to depict, via the display, the movement of the joint during the test, and adjusting the plane data to update the position and the orientation of the plane in accordance with the movement of the joint. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289065 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VOLUME OF PROJECTION OF A DUAL-AXIS COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a device for determining a volume of projection of a dual-axis computed tomography system with at least one shutter, the device ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289066 | CT FOCAL POINT DETERMINATION METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method for determining a CT focal point includes determining a first intensity of first radiation incident on a first detector unit of a scanner, wherein the scanner may include a non-uniform anti-scatter grid (ASG) and a radiation source, and the non-uniform ASG may be configured according to a first focal point of the radiation source. The method also includes determining a second intensity of second radiation incident on a second detector unit of the scanner, wherein the first radiation and the second radiation are emitted from the radiation source with a second focal point. The method further includes determining a displacement of the second focal point from the first focal point based on the first intensity and the second intensity. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289067 | PATIENT TABLE WITH A SUPPORT SURFACE FOR A PATIENT - A patient table includes a support surface for a patient. The patient table includes a first table subunit, to provide a first surface region of the support surface; a second table subunit, to provide a second surface region; and an angle unit connected thereto, to fix a position of the first table subunit relative to the second table subunit such that the first surface region is provided in a first plane and the second surface region is provided in a second plane, intersecting the first plane at an intersection angle; and such that the support surface is secured against a change of the intersection angle upon loading of the support surface by the patient. The angle unit includes at least a first coupling element, to interact functionally with a first counter-coupling element provided on the first table subunit, to releasably connect the angle unit to the first table subunit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289068 | X-RAY FLUOROSCOPIC IMAGING APPARATUS - An X-ray fluoroscopic imaging apparatus includes a table, an imaging system including an X-ray source and a detector, and an operation panel unit including a plurality of operation input units. The plurality of operation input units include an emergency stop unit and a stop state release unit. The emergency stop unit and the stop state release unit are provided separately from each other at different positions. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289069 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCAL THREE DIMENSIONAL VOLUME RECONSTRUCTION USING A STANDARD FLUOROSCOPE - A system for constructing fluoroscopic-based three-dimensional volumetric data of a target area within a patient from two-dimensional fluoroscopic images including a structure of markers, a fluoroscopic imaging device configured to acquire a sequence of images of the target area and of the structure of markers, and a computing device. The computing device is configured to estimate a pose of the fluoroscopic imaging device for at least a plurality of images of the sequence of images based on detection of a possible and most probable projection of the structure of markers as a whole on each image of the plurality of images. The computing device is further configured to construct fluoroscopic-based three-dimensional volumetric data of the target area based on the estimated poses of the fluoroscopic imaging device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289070 | INTRAORAL SENSOR AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INTRAORAL SENSOR - An intraoral sensor includes an image sensor, an FOP, a scintillator, a case, and a signal cable. The FOP includes a first main surface, a second main surface, and a plurality of lateral surfaces. The first main surface and the second main surface have a polygonal shape. An edge of the second main surface is constituted by a plurality of corner portions, and a plurality of side portions. The scintillator is provided on the second main surface and the plurality of lateral surfaces in such a manner that a second corner portion out of the plurality of corner portions and a second ridge portion are exposed. The second corner portion located on a second direction side opposite to a first direction in which the signal cable extending beyond, and the second ridge portion constituted by the lateral surfaces adjacent to the second corner portion adjacent to each other. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289071 | IRRADIATION TREATMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD - An irradiation treatment system comprising: a synchrotron ring defining a border extending vertically from the synchrotron ring; a particle beam generator, an output of the particle beam generator coupled to an inlet of the synchrotron ring and arranged to inject charged particle beams into the synchrotron ring; a field control unit arranged to adjust an electric and magnetic field such that the injected charged particle beams are accelerated; a treatment irradiation source positioned within the defined border, the input of the irradiation source coupled to the outlet of the synchrotron ring and arranged to receive the accelerated particle beams from the synchrotron ring; and a patient support member positioned within the defined border and arranged to support a patient in a predetermined relationship with the output of the treatment irradiation source, the treatment irradiation source arranged to irradiate the supported patient with the accelerated particle beams. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289072 | ELECTRONIC CASSETTE - A housing of an electronic cassette has an inclined surface which is formed between a side surface and a rear surface thereof and inclined relative to the side surface and the rear surface. An antenna opening through which a radio wave is transmitted is formed on the inclined surface. Since the antenna opening is formed on the inclined surface, the antenna opening is not blocked by a rear plate of a holder of an upright radiographic stand or a supine radiographic stand, and the antenna opening is not blocked by a side panel of an outer grid. Both in the case where the electronic cassette is set to the holder and in the case where the outer grid is attached to the electronic cassette, it is possible to perform stable wireless communication. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289073 | IMAGING DEVICE - Provided is an imaging device including a body, an x-ray detector assembly attached to the body, and an x-ray source assembly attached to the body. The x-ray detector assembly includes a telescopic actuator movable between a retracted position and an extended position, and an x-ray detector attached to the telescopic actuator. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289074 | COOLING OF A NUCLEAR MEDICINE TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - A nuclear medicine tomography system including: a detector carrier; a detector carrier housing including an inner space; a plurality of detector units, coupled to the detector carrier, each detector unit comprising: a detector camera; a cooling channel which guides air to the detector camera from the inner space; an exhaust channel which guides air from the detector camera to the inner space; a heat pump configured to cool air within the inner space. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289075 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING IMAGES TO PATIENT RESIDING ON MOVABLE TABLE DURING MEDICAL IMAGING OR THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES - Systems and methods are provided for delivering images to a patient before and/or during a medical procedure in which a patient is translated on a table relative to a gantry. In various example embodiments, images are projected to the patient while preserving the projected field size during table motion, thereby potentially reducing patient anxiety by providing a more immersive patient viewing experience. In some example embodiments, the projected field size is maintained by a display system that is secured to the table such that both a projector and a projection screen are fixed relative to the table, and relative to the patient, during translation of the table. In some example embodiments, a reduction in patient anxiety may be achieved by projecting images as virtual images that are perceived by the patient as residing at a depth that lies beyond the confined spatial region in which the patient resides. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289076 | PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTION (PCI) PLANNING INTERFACE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - A method of evaluating a vessel of a patient is provided. The method includes outputting, to a display device, a screen display including: a visualization based on pressure measurements obtained from a first instrument and a second instrument positioned within the vessel of the patient while the second instrument is moved longitudinally through the vessel and the first instrument remains stationary within the vessel; and a visual representation of a vessel; receiving a user input to modify the visualization to simulate a therapeutic procedure; and updating the screen display, in response to the user input, including modifying the visualization based on the user input. A system for evaluating a vessel of a patient is also provided. The system includes first and second instruments sized and shaped for introduction into the vessel of the patient; and a processing system communicatively coupled to the first and second instruments and a display device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289077 | POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY (PET) SYSTEM DESIGN OPTIMIZATION USING DEEP IMAGING - An imaging method ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289078 | REGISTRATION AND COMPARISON OF MEASURED AND SIMULATED INTRACORONARY PULLBACK CURVES - An apparatus for analyzing coronary vessels and a corresponding method are provided in which simulated pullback data obtained from (non-invasively) acquired diagnostic images is co-registered with invasively acquired intravascular pullback data and the co-registration is used to identify disparities in the pullback data obtained using the two modalities. These disparities allow for deriving further information about the vessel geometry and/or the blood flow through the vessel. They may therefore be used to improve the physiological model. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289079 | Radiographic Imaging Apparatus - A radiographic imaging apparatus includes an image generator configured to generate a plurality of first images and a plurality of second images, and an image processor configured to align common regions between the plurality of first images and generate a difference long image by splicing images obtained by subtracting a plurality of corrected images from the plurality of second images. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289080 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING AN IMAGING SYSTEM - The disclosure relates to a system and method for calibrating a medical system. The method may include one or more of the following operations. Projection data of a phantom comprising a plurality of markers may be acquired from an imaging device, at a plurality of angles of a source of the imaging device. A plurality of projection matrices of a first coordinate system relating to the phantom and a transformation matrix between the first coordinate system and a second coordinate system relating to the imaging device may be determined based on the projection data of the phantom and coordinates of the plurality of markers in the first coordinate system. A plurality of projection matrices of the second coordinate system may be determined based on the plurality of projection matrices of the first coordinate system and the transformation matrix. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289081 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, LEARNING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM - A console includes an image processing unit, a defective pixel map data acquisition unit, a failure condition estimation unit, a notification unit, and a display unit. The defective pixel map data acquisition unit acquires defective pixel map data output from a radiography unit. The failure condition estimation unit receives the defective pixel map data acquired by the defective pixel map data acquisition unit and estimates the failure probability of the radiography unit or the usage state of the radiography unit at the time of failure. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289082 | ASSESSING JOINT CONDITION USING ACOUSTIC SENSORS - A new non-invasive tool for cartilage assessment, exercise and sports management, and prevention of osteoarthritis is provided. In various embodiments, cartilage condition is assessed using audible signals from joints. Assessment test results are used to provide feedback regarding joint stress and friction that is related to physiological or pathological loads. Data obtained from audible signals are processed to provide an index that can be interpreted by a user or third parties. The index is useful as a baseline for exercise practices, training routines, wellness programs, or rehabilitation protocols. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289083 | Stethoscope - The present invention addresses the problem of providing a stethoscope having a structure which enables even physicians working remotely to recognize whether the chest piece of the stethoscope is touching the surface of the body appropriately. A stethoscope provided with: a stethoscope portion ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289084 | System and Method for Mounting an Ultrasound Transducer on a Needle - A needle assembly for an ultrasound imaging system includes a needle defining a lumen from a proximal end to a distal end thereof. The needle includes an outer wall defined by an inner diameter and an outer diameter. Further, the needle assembly includes an ultrasound transducer mounted to the outer wall of the needle at the distal end. Moreover, the ultrasound transducer does not increase the outer diameter of the needle. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289085 | FLEXIBLE TIP FOR INTRALUMINAL IMAGING DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - An intraluminal imaging device is provided. The device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be inserted into a lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device includes an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion and configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data while positioned within the lumen of the patient. The device includes a tip member disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member, the tip member comprising a cavity adjacent to the ultrasound imaging assembly and configured to be filled with an adhesive to couple the tip member and the ultrasound imaging assembly. The tip member can include first material and a second material. The tip member can include linear outer diameter and varying wall thickness, and/or a varying outer diameter and a constant wall thickness. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289086 | SCANNING MECHANISMS FOR IMAGING PROBE - The present invention provides scanning mechanisms for imaging probes using for imaging mammalian tissues and structures using high resolution imaging, including high frequency ultrasound and/or optical coherence tomography. The imaging probes include adjustable rotational drive mechanism for imparting rotational motion to an imaging assembly containing either optical or ultrasound transducers which emit energy into the surrounding area. The imaging assembly includes a scanning mechanism having including a movable member configured to deliver the energy beam along a path out of said elongate hollow shaft at a variable angle with respect to said longitudinal axis to give forward and side viewing capability of the imaging assembly. The movable member is mounted in such a way that the variable angle is a function of the angular velocity of the imaging assembly. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289087 | WEARABLE ULTRASOUND PATCH AND APPLICATION METHOD OF SUCH A PATCH - A wearable patch ( | 2020-09-17 |
20200289088 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF IMPROVING ROTATION STABILITY AND EXPANDABILITY OF INTEGRATED SCANNING SYSTEM - According to an apparatus for and a method of improving rotation stability and expandability of an integrated scanning system provided in the present invention, an intravascular photoacoustic scanning system is provided with a slip ring and an optical rotary joint disposed independently on the same shaft, and an intermediate shaft disposed with the slip ring and the optical rotary joint in parallel to transfer torque of a motor, whereby it is possible to expand a configuration of the system with an additional component, and to obtain stable rotation by independent drive control for power transfer of components such as the slip ring and the optical rotary joint. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289089 | ULTRASOUND DEVICE INCLUDING A DETACHABLE ACOUSTIC COUPLING PAD - A device obtains ultrasound signals with ultrasound sensors without using ultrasound coupling gels on the face of the device. One such device includes an acoustic coupling pad that is placed on the ultrasound sensors. The acoustic coupling pad replaces conventional water-based ultrasound sensing gels to obviate the need for using such gels that may cause an electrical short circuit between electrode leads of electrocardiogram sensors positioned adjacent to the ultrasound sensors in the face of the device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289090 | ULTRASONIC PROBE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A second stacked product is configured with a flexible wiring sheet, and a stacked-element array supported by the flexible wiring sheet. To a biological-body side of the stacked-element array, a ground film is bonded, whereby a structurally reinforced third stacked product is produced. Then, the third stacked product is bent, whereby a curved stacked product is produced. In the bending procedure, in the ground film, a plurality of extension parts arranged along the θ direction are automatically formed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289091 | INTERNAL ULTRASOUND ASSEMBLY FLUID SEAL - There are disclosed embodiments of devices and methods for imaging the inside of a body part, particularly a blood vessel. In particular embodiments, a catheter has a tip chamber, within which is an ultrasound transducer mounted on a pivot mechanism, a motor for turning the transducer, and an implement for pivoting the transducer. Examples of such an implement are a linear motor, a shaft or filament, and the pivot mechanism may be biased to return to a base position when the implement is not pivoting the transducer. In other embodiments, a mirror reflecting ultrasound signals from the transducer may be rotated and/or pivoted, using similar mechanisms. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289092 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING DEVICE, ULTRASONIC PROBE, AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE - An ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes a plurality of transducers that transmit ultrasonic waves and a transmission unit that supplies drive signals to the plurality of transducers. An amplitude control voltage generation unit and a transmission circuit unit are connected to a common voltage power supply. An amplitude control voltage generation unit receives an output voltage of the voltage power supply and an attenuation degree setting signal instructing an attenuation degree of the drive signal for each of the transducers for weighting of the drive signal, and generates an amplitude control voltage corresponding to a voltage obtained by attenuating the output voltage by the attenuation degree. The output voltage of the voltage power supply is reduced to a voltage corresponding to the amplitude control voltage, and a drive signal having a predetermined waveform is generated whose amplitude is the voltage after the reduction for each of the transducers. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289093 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY HAVING LOW VISCOSITY KERF FILL MATERIAL - Ultrasound transducer assemblies and methods include a kerf fill material that substantially fills kerfs between adjacent transducer elements. In at least one embodiment, an ultrasound transducer assembly includes a plurality of transducer elements and a plurality of kerfs. Each of the kerfs is disposed between adjacent ones of the transducer elements. A kerf fill material is disposed in the plurality of kerfs. The kerf fill material includes a first material having a first viscosity and a solvent that reduces the first viscosity of the kerf fill material to a second viscosity that is less than the first viscosity. The kerf fill material may include a mixture of a silicone and a volatile methylsiloxane (VMS) fluid. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289094 | AUGMENTED REALITY INTERFACE FOR ASSISTING A USER TO OPERATE AN ULTRASOUND DEVICE - Aspects of the technology described herein relate to techniques for guiding an operator to use an ultrasound device. Thereby, operators with little or no experience operating ultrasound devices may capture medically relevant ultrasound images and/or interpret the contents of the obtained ultrasound images. For example, some of the techniques disclosed herein may be used to identify a particular anatomical view of a subject to image with an ultrasound device, guide an operator of the ultrasound device to capture an ultrasound image of the subject that contains the particular anatomical view, and/or analyze the captured ultrasound image to identify medical information about the subject. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289095 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM - There are provided an ultrasound diagnostic system and a method of operating the ultrasound diagnostic system of which operability for setting a measurement time is improved and which can automatically acquire an ultrasound image picked up at a point of time when a measurement time has elapsed. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289096 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING STANDARD ULTRASOUND SCAN PLANE VIEWS USING AUTOMATIC SCAN ACQUISITION ROTATION AND VIEW DETECTION - A system and method for acquiring standard ultrasound scan plane views is provided. The method includes acquiring a scan plane by an ultrasound probe positioned at a scan position over a region of interest. The method includes identifying the scan plane as a first standard view. The method includes automatically adjusting a scan acquisition angle until a second standard view is determined. The adjusting the scan acquisition angle includes rotating and/or tilting the scan acquisition angle. The method includes acquiring, by the ultrasound probe positioned at the scan position, an additional scan plane at the adjusted scan acquisition angle until the second standard view is determined. The method includes automatically determining whether the additional scan plane is the second standard view. The method includes presenting the additional scan plane having the second standard view at a display system. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289097 | SAMPLE COLLECTION DEVICE - Provided herein is technology relating to collecting and preparing samples. For example, the technology relates particularly, but not exclusively, to devices, systems, and kits that allow a subject to collect and prepare a sample for analysis. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289098 | DNA COLLECTION DEVICE - The disclosed technology relates generally to devices, kits, and related methods for collecting biological samples for genetic testing. In various embodiments, a DNA collection device for collecting cells from an orifice of a human subject includes an elongate arm. The DNA collection device further includes a swab head disposed at a distal end of the elongate arm, wherein the swab head is sized to at least partially enter the orifice, and wherein the swab head comprises a plurality of bristles disposed on a surface of the swab head. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289099 | NON-INVASIVE SKIN COLLECTION SYSTEM - The subject matter described herein provides non-invasive tape stripping methods for the collection of a skin sample. The tape stripping method includes applying and removing at least one adhesive tape, provided that a skin sample is adhered to the adhesive tape after removal. The at least one adhesive tape is supplied in an adhesive skin sample collection kit. The adhesive skin sample collection kit further comprises a sample collector and instructions for use sheet. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289100 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR FASTENING AND CLAMPING TISSUE - Apparatus and methods for occluding hollow body structures, such as blood vessels, and for attaching tissue layers and/or non-tissue layers together by providing implantable elements on opposite sides of the structure or layers and drawing the implants together to occlude the body structure and/or bring the layers together. The implants are deliverable in a low-profile configuration and self-expand to an enlarged configuration. The implantable elements are delivered by transfixing the body structure, then releasing the implants on opposite sides of the body structure and drawing the implants together to effect an occlusion or attachment. The implants are configured to apply oppositely directed forces to opposite surfaces of the tissue layers at alternate, circumferentially spaced locations and may constrain the tissue in a serpentine pattern or in a direct clamping pattern. The implants grip the tissue in a manner that defines a pressure zone about the transfixion aperture that prevents leakage from the aperture. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289101 | VASCULAR CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - A closure device system for sealing a percutaneous puncture in a vessel wall can comprise a toggle configured to engage an interior surface of the vessel wall, a plug configured to engage an exterior sur-face of the vessel wall, and a suture that extends through the plug and through the toggle along at least a first direction so as to couple the toggle to the plug. The system can further comprise a tube that extends through the plug and through the toggle along the first direction such that a distal end of the tube is disposed distally to the toggle. The tube can define a guidewire lumen that extends therethrough along the first direction. And the guidewire lumen can be configured to receive a guidewire that protrudes from the vessel wall such that the plug, toggle, and tube are slidable along the guidewire toward the vessel wall. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289102 | INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR THE CONTROLLED DISSECTION OF BODY LUMENS - Devices, systems, and methods for treating damaged or diseased valves are disclosed. A representative embodiment includes an elongated shaft having a longitudinal axis, a proximal portion, and a distal portion, and a dissection arm at the distal portion. The dissection arm can have a longitudinal axis and be moveable between a low-profile state and a deployed state. In the deployed state, a portion of the arm can flex outwardly away from the longitudinal axis of the shaft. The arm is configured to be deployed within a space within a vessel wall such that, as the arm moves from the low-profile state to the deployed state, the arm pushes against vessel wall tissue at a periphery of the space, thereby separating tissue at the periphery to form a dissection pocket having a predetermined shape. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289103 | Adapter for Attaching Devices to Endoscopes - An improved system for attaching devices to the distal end of endoscopic instruments is described. An attachment adapter comprises a distal stop, such as a complete or partial loop or cylinder, which limits the penetration of an endoscope into the adapter. The adapter has at least one flange protruding proximally along the endoscope. The adapter is secured on the endoscope by a securing means, which compresses the flange or flanges sufficiently to provide a friction fit. The flexibility of the inventive adapter system allows the adapter to work reliably with endoscopes that are used, damaged or repaired. The adapter may further provide a slit or window allowing viewing of the vessel wall by a lens on an endoscope, thereby improving the operator's ability to understand the location of the endoscope during operation. The adapter may carry any of a variety of devices, including devices for closing a surgical incision, or treating or manipulating tissue. Improvements are described in a number of areas to allow more flexible pairing of particular endoscopes or endoscopic instruments with devices to be carried on their exteriors, while maintaining a tightly locked position of the external device on the carrier. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289104 | SURIGICAL RETRACTOR - Surgical retractors are disclosed herein. More particularly but not exclusively, in one form, a surgical retractor includes blade portions positioned on opposite ends thereof. The retractor also includes one or more portions positioned the blade portion which provide an ergonomic handle design configured to facilitate engagement thereof by a user. By way of non-limiting example, in one form the ergonomic design includes a pair of concave surfaces spaced apart and positioned on opposite sides of the body of the retractor from one another. Other features and aspects relating to this and other surgical retractors are disclosed herein. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289105 | DILATOR SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF USING A DILATOR SYSTEM - Disclosed is a dilator system that includes a first tube having an eccentrically located guidewire opening radially spaced from a central longitudinal axis of the first tube, and having a first length, and a second tube being nestable inside the first tube and having a second length longer than the first length. Also disclosed is a method of dilating tissue with the system that includes guiding the first tube toward a surgical area of interest while dilating the tissue. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289106 | RETRACTION DEVICES AND METHODS OF ITS USE AND MANUFACTURE - Rib retraction devices and methods of its use and manufacture are disclosed. A retraction device may include a first frame portion and a second frame portion. The second frame portion may be attached to the first frame portion. The second frame portion may mechanically move between a first position and a second position with respect to the first frame portion. The retraction device may also include a first blade being pivotally attached to the first frame portion and comprising a flexible material. The retraction device may also include a second blade being pivotally attached to the second frame portion and comprising a flexible material. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289107 | RETRACTOR FOR VAGINAL REPAIR - A self-expanding retractor is described for placement within the vaginal canal of a post-partum female to aid in performing a vaginal repair. The retractor provides improved exposure and enhanced visualization of an episiotomy or vaginal laceration repair site. The retractor is typically in the form of a foldable, trapezoidal frame defining a central aperture, and includes anterior stability posts at its corners and a panel spanning the central aperture. The panel is typically in the form of a surgical gauze pad for absorbing blood and fluids entering the surgical field. The retractor can be folded by a user for placement within the vaginal canal and then released, which allows it to expand to hold back swollen tissues from obstructing the repair site. The retractor is typically lightweight and compact and is configured to minimize slippage during use. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289108 | APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A KNOT TO A SUTURE - Knot placement devices and methods can improve the ease for a user and/or success of ejecting a knot having a knot body and a plug, cutting suture and/or releasing the cut suture. The knot placement device can have an incremental rotational feature to cut the suture. The knot placement device can include first and second actuators configured for forming and ejecting a knot. The second actuator can be reversed in its position to release suture(s) caught within the device. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289109 | KNOTLESS ORTHOPEDIC STABILIZATION SYSTEM - Embodiments of knotless button-suture assemblies for orthopedic stabilization are disclosed. The button-suture assembly includes a button having a first opening, a second opening and a center opening. The assembly further includes a tensioning member having two tensioning member ends exiting from the first opening and the second opening of the button and disposed in the proximal direction. The assembly further includes a locking pin mated with the button through the center opening of the button in such a manner that allows a proximal movement of the tensioning member when a pulling force is applied to the tensioning member ends towards a proximal direction and prevents a distal movement of the tensioning member when the pulling force applied to the loose ends of the tensioning member ceases to exist. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289110 | SURGICAL END EFFECTORS WITH POSITIVE JAW OPENING ARRANGEMENTS - A surgical instrument comprising a surgical end effector that comprises a first jaw and a second jaw that is movably supported relative to the first jaw for selective movement between an open position and closed positions. The surgical instrument further comprises a closure member that is axially movable in response to closing and opening motions. The closure member comprises at least one opening cam that protrudes therefrom to movably engage a corresponding cam surface on the second jaw such that upon application of the opening motion, the at least one opening cam movably engages the corresponding cam surface to move the second jaw to an open position, even when the jaws are under a load. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289111 | STITCHING DEVICE WITH LONG NEEDLE - A needle for use with an endoscopic stitching device includes a first end portion that is movable relative to a second end portion to allow the needle to convert from a first, mis-aligned orientation to a second, aligned orientation, thereby allowing the length of the needle in the aligned orientation to exceed the height of an end effector. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289112 | SURGICAL STAPLER ANVIL WITH DIRECTIONALLY BIASED STAPLE POCKETS - An end effector for a surgical stapling apparatus includes a cartridge assembly and an anvil assembly. The cartridge assembly supports staples. Each staple includes a backspan, a first leg, and a second leg. The first and second legs extend from the backspan. The anvil assembly is coupled to the cartridge assembly. The anvil assembly includes an anvil having opposed side surfaces. The anvil defines a knife slot and biased staple-forming pockets disposed between the opposed side surfaces of the anvil. Each biased staple-forming pocket is positioned to form the first and second legs of a respective staple on one side of the backspan of the respective staple. The one side of the backspan is positioned toward the knife slot of the anvil relative to the opposed side surfaces of the anvil. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289113 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENDOLUMINAL PLICATION - Devices and methods are provided for forming and securing a tissue plication. More particularly, the devices and methods of the present invention can be used to create multiple tissue folds on an anterior and posterior wall of a stomach cavity to reduce the volume thereof In one aspect, a method of gastric volume reduction is disclosed that includes advancing a tissue acquisition and fixation device endoscopically into a stomach, manipulating the device to form a first fold of tissue on an interior surface of an anterior wall of the stomach, and manipulating the device to form a second fold of tissue on an anterior surface of a posterior wall of the stomach, where the second fold is not attached to the first fold. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289114 | STAPLE FEEDING AND FORMING APPARATUS - Disclosed is a surgical stapling apparatus and method of use that includes a cartridge assembly which is capable of being reloaded during a surgical procedure without being removed from the surgical site. This allows a surgeon to continue a surgical operation without withdrawing or removing the surgical stapler for reloading and thus reduces the length of the surgery while allowing the physician to concentrate solely on the surgical procedure rather than dividing attention between the surgical procedure and reloading of the surgical stapler. The surgical stapling apparatus includes an elongate member having a plurality of fasteners arranged in a plurality of longitudinally extending rows which is longitudinally translatable through the cartridge to position the plurality of fasteners relative to a plurality of retention slots extending through an upper surface of the cartridge. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289115 | TOOL ASSEMBLIES WITH A GAP LOCKING MEMBER - A tool assembly includes an anvil and a cartridge assembly movable from an open position to a closed position, and a locking member movably supported on a distal portion of the cartridge assembly. The locking member is configured to move into a slot of the anvil as the anvil and cartridge assembly move toward the closed position to set a gap distance between the anvil and cartridge assembly. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289116 | SURGICAL STAPLING APPARATUS - A surgical stapling apparatus (stapler) is provided. A tool assembly includes first and second jaw members. A cartridge assembly includes an actuation sled and a slide. A drive member having a working end is configured to translate through the tool assembly when the first and second jaw members are in a closed configuration. A lock assembly including a latch is movable from a locked position to an unlocked position. The latch is urged to the locked position to engage the working end to prevent distal translation of the drive member through the tool assembly. The slide is configured to move the latch from the locked position to the unlocked position upon installation of an unspent cartridge assembly onto the first jaw member. The slide is movable by the drive member upon actuation of the stapling apparatus to allow the latch to move back to the locked position. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289117 | REPLACEABLE STAPLE CARTRIDGE - A stapling device including a replaceable loading unit is provided. The loading unit includes an elongated body and a stapling assembly having a first jaw and a second jaw. The first jaw of the stapling assembly includes an anvil assembly. The second jaw of the stapling assembly includes a releasably mounted cartridge assembly having a detent connection with the stapling assembly. Also provided is a tool for removing facilitating the separation of a replaceable cartridge assembly from a loading unit. | 2020-09-17 |
20200289118 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS INCLUDING SENSORS - A surgical instrument includes a handle portion, a shaft coupled to the handle portion, a pair of jaw members operably coupled to the shaft, an inflatable member, and a sensor. The inflatable member is associated with one of the jaw members and is configured to apply pressure to tissue disposed between the pair of jaw members. The sensor is associated with one of the jaw members and is configured to measure local perfusion pressure in the tissue disposed between the pair of jaw members. | 2020-09-17 |