41st week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 49 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140303360 | Small Molecule Compounds for the Control of Nematodes - The present invention relates to compounds involved in nematode signaling. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303361 | PROCESSES FOR CHEMICAL SYNTHESIS OF LIPOCHITOOLIGOSACCHARIDES - Processes for the synthesis of lipochitooligosaccharides were developed. A fully acylated oligoglucosamine precursor is prepared and reacted with a glucosamine monomer that has an amine protecting phthaloyl group. With removal of the phthaloyl group, a fatty acid may be added on the terminal glucosamine unit, forming a lipochitooligosaccharide. The processes can be adapted for use on a commercial scale. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303362 | REDUCTION OF OFF-TARGET RNA INTERFERENCE TOXICITY - The present invention is directed to RNA interference (RNAi) molecules targeted against a nucleic acid sequence, and methods of using these RNAi molecules to reduce off-target toxicity. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303363 | Preparation and Use of Isolactosamine and Intermediates therefor - The invention relates to providing isolactosamine (Galβ1-3GlcNH | 2014-10-09 |
20140303364 | STABLE IRON OLIGOSACCHARIDE COMPOUND - The invention relates to an iron oligosaccharide compound with improved stability comprising a hydrogenated oligosaccharide in stable association with ferric oxyhydroxide, the content of dimer saccharide in said hydrogenated oligosaccharide being 2.9% by weight or less, based on the total weight of the hydrogenated oligosaccharide. In further aspects is provided a process for preparing said compound as well as the use of said compound for preparation of a composition for treatment of iron deficiency anaemia. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303365 | Phytoglycogen-Based Compositions, Materials and Methods - The present invention provides methods for treating phytoglycogen-containing materials to generate phytoglycogen compositions with enhanced emulsification attribute. One method comprises contacting a phytoglycogen-containing material with at least one protease. The other method comprises heat treatment of a phytoglycogen-containing material, such as corn kernels. The two methods can be applied independently, or can be applied in combination. Applications of phytoglycogen compositions are also included. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303366 | Certain 1H-Imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2(3H)-ones and 1H-Imidazo[4,5-b]pyrazin-2-ols and Methods for Their Use - Provided is a method of treating myasthenia gravis in a patient by administering to the patient an effective amount of a skeletal muscle troponin activator, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303367 | Methods for Synthesizing Molybdopterin Precursor Z Derivatives - Provided herein are synthetic methods for preparing a compound of formula (I): | 2014-10-09 |
20140303368 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF TENOFOVIR - The present invention provides a process for preparation of tenofovir by dealkylation of its phosphonate ester using Ionic complexes. The present invention also provides a process for preparation of tenofovir disoproxil or a salt thereof using the tenofovir of the present invention. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303369 | Crystalline Pharmaceutical - New crystalline forms of lopinavir are disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303370 | METHOD OF MAKING ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS - A method of making ligands for producing novel heteroleptic iridium complexes is provided. The method includes reacting the condensation product of an aryl 1,2-diamine and an aryl aldehyde with manganese dioxide in a solvent. The novel iridium complexes produced using the ligands are useful compounds in OLED devices. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303371 | Process for the Synthesis of Substituted Morphinans - The present invention relates to a process for the synthesis of a compound of formula I: | 2014-10-09 |
20140303372 | SULFONYLPYRAZOLE AND SULFONYLPYRAZOLINE CARBOXAMIDINE DERIVATIVES AS 5-HT6 ANTAGONISTS - This invention concerns compounds of the general formula (1): | 2014-10-09 |
20140303374 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOUND WITH CARBONYL GROUP BY USING RUTHENIUM CARBONYL COMPLEX HAVING TRIDENTATE LIGAND AS DEHYDROGENATION OXIDATION CATALYST - Provided by the present invention is a method for efficient oxidation of alcohols by using, as a catalyst for dehydrogenation oxidation, a ruthenium complex which can be easily produced and easily handled and is obtainable at a relatively low cost. The invention relates to a method of producing a compound having a carbonyl group by dehydrogenation oxidation of alcohols by using as a catalyst the ruthenium carbonyl complex represented by the following general formula (1) RuXY(CO)(L) (1) (in the general formula (1), X and Y may be the same or different from each other and represent an anionic ligand, and L represents a tridentate aminodiphosphine ligand). | 2014-10-09 |
20140303375 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING A COMPOUND USEFUL FOR PRODUCING AN OPTICALLY ACTIVE DIAZABICYCLOOCTANE COMPOUND - A process for preparing the compound of the following formula (E): | 2014-10-09 |
20140303376 | CLASS OF NEAR INFRARED MOLECULAR PROBES FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS - Methods for preparing 2,5-Bis(benzoxazol-2′-yl)benzene-1,4-diol derivatives (Zinhbo derivatives) are provided. Zinhbo derivatives are used to detect zinc ions and have particular application in vivo and in vitro. Zinhbo derivatives upon excitation give a florescence response emission that can be used to determine the presence of zinc cation in solution. Zinhbo derivatives complexed with zinc cations upon excitation can produce a florescence response emission in the visible and near infrared range. Zinhbo derivatives complexed with zinc cations exhibit a large stoke shift between the excitation and emission wavelengths. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303377 | AGRICULTURAL/HORTICULTURAL INSECTICIDE AND METHOD FOR USING THESAME - An object of the present invention is to provide insecticides having high effectiveness. The present invention provides compounds represented by formula (1): | 2014-10-09 |
20140303378 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING PYRROLE COMPOUND - The present invention provides a production method of a sulfonylpyrrole compound useful as a pharmaceutical product, a production method of an intermediate used for the method, and a novel intermediate. The present invention relates to a method of producing sulfonylpyrrole compound (VIII), which includes reducing compound (III) and hydrolyzing the reduced product to give compound (IV), subjecting compound (IV) to a sulfonylation reaction to give compound (VI), and subjecting compound (VI) to an amination reaction. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303379 | LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATOR COMPRISING DISUBSTITUTED BENZOSELENADIAZOLE COMPOUNDS - Luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) comprising at least one disubstituted benzoselenadiazole compound having general formula (I): R | 2014-10-09 |
20140303380 | Process for a CETP Inhibitor - An efficient process is disclosed for producing the compound of formula I, which is the CETP inhibitor anacetrapib, which raises HDL-cholesterol and reduces LDL-cholesterol in human patients and may be effective for treating or reducing the risk of developing atherosclerosis: | 2014-10-09 |
20140303381 | PARTITIONED REACTION VESSELS - In view of the needs of the art, the present invention provides a reaction vessel having two distinct compartments, for separating solid-supported reagents. The present invention also provides a method to perform two step radiochemistry procedures in one reactor in a clean and | 2014-10-09 |
20140303382 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 6-CHLORO-2,3,4,9-TETRAHYDRO-1H-CARBAZOLE-1-CARBOXAMIDE AND INTERMEDIATES THEREOF - The invention relates to a novel process for the preparation of rac-6-Chloro-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-1-carboxamide (I) in pharmaceutically acceptable polymorphic form, through the conversion of a 3-bromo-2-oxo-cyclohexanecarboxylic acid alkyl ester into 6-chloro-2,3,4,9-tetrahydro-1H-carbazole-1-carboxylic acid alkyl ester, which in turn is processed to yield the final product. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303383 | METHOD FOR PURIFYING LEVO-OXIRACETAM - A method for purifying levo-oxiracetam is disclosed. Crude levo-oxiracetam is dissolved in water; an organic solvent is added dropwise into the solution until the solution just turns turbid; the solution is allowed to stand for 1 to 3 days at 0° C. to 18° C.; a colorless transparent crystal is precipitated; the solution is filtered and top-washed with cold water of 0° C. to 5° C.; and the product is dried in vacuum to obtain high-purity levo-oxiracetam. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303384 | NOVEL PHENICOL ANTIBACTERIALS - The present invention provides novel phenicol derivatives, their use for the treatment of infections in mammals, pharmaceutical compositions containing these novel compounds, and methods for the preparation of these compounds. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303385 | ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS OF ORGANIC COMPOUNDS - The present invention provides processes for the production of chiral compounds in a stereoisomeric excess. The present processes involve reacting a hydrometallated alkene compound with a compound comprising a conjugated-bond system under conditions such that the compounds undergo an asymmetric 1,4- or 1,6-conjugate addition reaction, generating a chiral compound in a stereoisomeric excess. The reaction is performed in the presence of a metal catalyst, which catalyst preferably comprises a non-racemic chiral ligand. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303386 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING LIPID PRODUCTION IN MICROALGAE VIA INDUCTION OF CELL CYCLE ARREST - Methods for enhancing lipid production in marine algae and compositions comprising lipids obtained therefrom are provided. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303387 | PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ALPHA, ALPHA-BRANCHED CARBOXYLIC ACID VINYL ESTERS - The invention relates to a process for the manufacture of α,α-branched carboxylic acids vinyl esters comprising the following steps:
| 2014-10-09 |
20140303388 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING MIXTURE CONTAINING FATTY ACID MONOGLYCERIDE - The present invention relates to a method for producing a mixture containing fatty acid monoglyceride from glycerin and a compound having at least one acyl group, selected from fatty acids and fatty acid glycerides, including: (i) a step of obtaining a mixture containing fatty acid monoglyceride by heating and reacting glycerin and a compound having at least one acyl group, selected from fatty acids and fatty acid glycerides in the presence of a catalyst; (ii) a step including adding glycerin, which is liquid and has a lower temperature than the temperature of the mixture, to the mixture to cool the mixture; and (iii) a step of separating the mixture containing fatty acid monoglyceride from glycerin, obtained in the step (ii), by separating layers. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303389 | PALM OIL ENRICHED IN UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS - A process for producing a food oil containing at least 50% monounsaturated fatty acids from palm oil is disclosed. Fatty acids are released from palm oil glycerides, such as by fat-splitting. The free fatty acids (FFA) are separated to obtain a fraction enriched in unsaturated palm fatty acid. This fraction is subject to a condensation reaction with glycerol to form an oil comprising mainly triglycerides (triacylglycerols). The condensation reaction is catalyzed by an enzyme. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303390 | CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS AND METHOD OF THEIR PRODUCTION - Derivatives of boron cluster compounds of general formula I and their pharmaceutically acceptable salts and solvates, and their specific inhibition effect on the enzyme carbonic anhydrase IX, a protein overexpressed in cancer tissues. Methods of synthesis and the use of the novel derivatives. These inhibitors of human carbonic anhydrase IX can be used as active compounds of pharmaceuticals for diagnostics and/or therapy of cancer diseases. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303391 | SYNTHESIS OF TRITHIOCARBONATES AND ALLYL SULFIDES AND THEIR APPLICATION INTO ADVANCES IN COVALENT ADAPTABLE NETWORKS - Monomers having a C-B-A-B-C structure are disclosed, where A is a core of either trithiocarbonate and allyl sulfide, where B are linker units, and where C are end units. The end units may comprise acrylates, methacrylates, alcohol(s), amine(s), and alkynes, among others. The linker units may include an alkane, alkene, phenyl, diphenyl, or benzylic group, among others. Methods of synthesizing such compounds are also disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303392 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYSILOXANE - The present invention is a method for producing a polysiloxane represented by formula (1), which includes a condensation step wherein a hydrolysis/polycondensation of a starting material monomer that forms a constituent unit is carried out in a reaction solvent that contains at least one alcohol that is selected from among secondary alcohols having 4-6 carbon atoms and tertiary alcohols having 4-6 carbon atoms. The method for producing a polysiloxane of the present invention suppresses problems such as gelation that occurs during the production, and increase in the molecular weight or gelation that occurs during storage after the production or the like. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303393 | Process For Preparing Sulfates And/Or Sulfonates In A Micro-Reaction System - Suggested is a process for preparing sulfates and/or sulfonates by adding sulfur trioxide to a compound comprising at least one hydroxyl function and/or at least one double bond, which is characterized in that
| 2014-10-09 |
20140303394 | Synthesis of H-Phosphonate Intermediates and Their Use in Preparing the Herbicide Glyphosate - The esterfication of hypophosphorous acid is followed by reaction with another molecule of alcohol under the action of a nickel catalyst to provide a green method for the preparation of H-phosphonate diesters. This method avoids the need for any stoichiometric chlorine unlike those based on phosphorous trichloride. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303395 | WASHING AND CLEANING COMPOSITIONS WITH IMPROVED PERFORMANCE - The present invention relates to the use of oligohydroxybenzoic acid derivatives in washing and cleaning agents in order to improve washing or cleaning performance with respect to bleachable stains. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303396 | Method for Preparing High-Purity Fesoterodine Fumarate - A process is described for preparing fesoterodine fumarate comprising the salification reaction of fesoterodine with fumaric acid in an organic solvent, preferably a ketone, at a temperature not greater than 45° C. Such process allows obtaining products with high yields and purities, and in particular a product having a content of (2E)-4-[(3-(3-diisopropylamino-1-phenylpropyl)-4-(2-isobutyroyloxyphenyl)methoxy]-4-oxobut-2-enoic acid less than or equal to 0.15% by mole. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303397 | VINYL MONOMERS HAVING CHELATING FUNCTIONALITY - The present invention provides novel polymerizable monomers having chelating functionality and processes to make them. In particular, the novel monomers are ethylenically unsaturated aminocarboxylates and are prepared by reacting ethylenediamine triacetic acid or its salt with an ethylenically unsaturated monomer. The ethyleneically unsaturated monomer may be a polymerizable vinyl monomer selected from (o-, p-, m-)DVBMO, allyl glycidyl ether, and glycidyl (meth)acrylate. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303398 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING VINYL ACETATE - The present invention discloses a method for producing vinyl acetate. Inert gas is introduced into cycling gas to improve the explosion limit of oxygen, enlarge a stable area of a reaction system and improve the oxygen concentration of the reaction system, thus reducing the reaction temperature, prolonging the service life of a catalyst, and improving the selectivity of the vinyl acetate. The inert gas is nitrogen or a mixture of nitrogen and methane. The concentration of the inert gas at the inlet of a reactor is 8 to 30 mol %. The molar concentration of the oxygen at the inlet of the reactor is 10.5 to 12 mol %. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303399 | METHOD FOR PREPARING ALIPHATIC DIISOCYANATE - The present invention relates to a method for preparing an aliphatic diisocyanate by pyrolyzing an aliphatic dicarbamate in liquid phase, using a tin (II) or (IV) compound as a catalyst and a zwitterionic compound as a stabilizer, thereby remarkably inhibiting high-boiling by-products and providing the aliphatic diisocyanate with high yield. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303400 | SELECTIVE OXYGENATION OF ALKANES USING OXYGEN - A process for the complete or partial oxygenation of hydrocarbons comprises contacting a C | 2014-10-09 |
20140303401 | Process for Recovering Aliphatic Monocarboxylic Acids from Distillation Residues - A process is provided for recovering aliphatic monocarboxylic acids having from 4 to 11 carbon atoms from the distillation residue obtained in the oxidation of the corresponding aldehyde by means of oxygen or oxygen-containing gas mixtures in the presence of alkali metal carboxylates or alkaline earth metal carboxylates to form the corresponding monocarboxylic acid and subsequent distillation, characterized in that the distillation residue is reacted with an aqueous acid in a tube reactor and the two-phase mixture flowing out from the tube reactor is introduced into a settling vessel in which the organic phase which separates out has a pH of 4.5 or less. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303402 | PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SULFONAMIDE COMPOUNDS - Process for the preparation of known sulfonamides having antibacterial activity applicable on industrial scale, which allows their production in high yields and purity, comprising in particular the step of nucleophile aromatic substitution and oxidation in suitable conditions. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303403 | CHEMICALLY MODIFIED SMALL MOLECULES - Methods of modifying the rate of systemic absorption of a drug administered to a subject by a pulmonary route, the method comprising covalently conjugating a hydrophilic polymer to a drug, wherein the drug has a half-life of elimination from the lung of less than about 180 minutes, to form a drug-polymer conjugate, wherein the drug-polymer conjugate has a net hydrophilic character and a weight average molecular weight of from about 50 to about 20,000 Daltons, and wherein the half-life of elimination from the lung of the drug-polymer conjugate is at least about 1.5-fold greater than the half-life of elimination from the lung of the drug, wherein the half-life of elimination from the lung is measured by bronchoalveolar lavage followed by assaying residual lung material. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303404 | NICKEL MODIFIED CATALYST FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROXY ETHER HYDROCARBONS BY VAPOR PHASE HYDROGENOLYSIS OF CYCLIC ACETALS AND KETALS - Catalyst compositions of alumina supports containing palladium and nickel are selective in a vapor phase hydrogenolysis reaction to convert cyclic acetal compounds and/or cyclic ketal compounds in the presence of hydrogen to their corresponding hydroxy ether hydrocarbon reaction products. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303405 | PRODUCT RECOVERY PROCESS IN THE FILTRATION OF POLYETHER POLYOLS - An improved method for recovering a purified polyether polyol comprising the steps of providing an aqueous solution of a polyether polyol containing an alkali metal catalyst residual formed from a transesterification process, contacting the aqueous solution with a stoichiometric excess of magnesium sulfate to form a second aqueous solution, removing water from said second aqueous solution at a temperature above the melt temperature of said polyether polyol to produce a dehydrated slurry containing a molten polyether polyol phase essentially free of residual alkali metal and a precipitated solid phase comprising sulfate and/or sulfite salts of the alkali metal catalyst, magnesium hydroxide, and excess magnesium sulfate and/or sulfide, passing the dehydrated slurry of through a filtration system comprising a filtration press to separate the molten polyether polyol phase from the precipitated solid phase, wherein the filtration press is treated with a filter aid that is essentially free of transition metal oxide content, separating the molten polyether polyol phase substantially free of water, residual alkali metal catalyst and transition metal contaminants from the precipitated solid phase and recovering polyether polyol from the separated polyether polyol phase. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303406 | Process for Preparing Xanthophyll Crystal - Disclosed a process for preparing a xanthophyll crystal, comprising: dissolving the plant extract containing a xanthophyll ester in n-hexane, then filtering the mixture; adding acetone to the filtrate, filtering and collecting a filter cake; mixing the filter cake with soybean oil and ethanol uniformly; saponifying the mixed solution with alkaline aqueous solution; then adding an acidic solution thereto until the mixed solution becomes acidic, concentrating under reduced pressure to obtain a pasty substance; adding n-hexane to the pasty saponified product, standing still and then conducting a solid-liquid separation; washing the resulting solid substance with deionized water; adding a mixed solvent to the washed solid substance, dissolving it with stirring; and then adding n-hexane thereto and standing still to recrystallize. According to the application, organic solvents are used to treat the plant extract and remove non-xanthophyll ester compounds in order to improve the efficiency of the saponification reaction; the saponified solution is concentrated under acidic condition at reduced pressure, then extracted with an organic solvent for saving water; purifying a xanthophyll crystal with a mixed solvent in order to significantly increase the purity of a xanthophyll crystal and proportion of trans-xanthophyll. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303407 | Extractive Distillation of Crude Alcohol Product - Recovery of ethanol from a crude ethanol product obtained from the hydrogenation of acetic acid using an extractive distillation column. The column yields a residue that comprises ethanol, acetic acid, and the extractive agent. The extractive agent may be water and may be separated from the residue and returned to the extractive distillation column. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303408 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF BUTANOL USING EXTRACTIVE FERMENTATION - Provided herein are methods for recovering butanol from a fermentation medium. The methods comprise providing a fermentation medium comprising butanol, water, and a recombinant microorganism comprising a butanol biosynthetic pathway, wherein the recombinant microorganism produces butanol; contacting the fermentation medium with a water immiscible organic extractant composition comprising a dry solvent to form a butanol-containing organic phase and an aqueous phase; and recovering the butanol from the butanol-containing organic phase. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303409 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENE - The present invention relates, in part, to the discovery that the presence of HF in a HCFC-244bb feedstream in a reaction for the preparation of HFO-1234yf results in selectivity changeover from HFO-1234yf to HCFO-1233xf. By substantially removing HF, it is shown that the selectivity to HFO-1234yf via dehydrochlorination of HCFC-244bb is improved. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303410 | CATALYTIC PROCESSES FOR MAKING HYDROMONOCHLOROFLUOROBUTANE AND HYDROMONOCHLOROFLUOROPENTANE COMPOUNDS - Disclosed is a process involving contacting a hydrohalobutane selected from the group consisting of CF | 2014-10-09 |
20140303411 | PROCESS FOR THE SYNTHESIS OF TRIFLUOROETHYLENE - A catalytic process for the synthesis of trifluoroethylene from chlorotrifluoroethylene which comprises contacting chlorotrifluoroethylene with hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst consisting of palladium or platinum supported on extruded activated carbon. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303412 | PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FLUORINE-CONTAINING OLEFIN - This invention provides a process for producing a fluoroolefin comprising reacting, in a vapor phase, a fluorinating agent and a chlorine-containing alkene or a chlorine-containing alkane in the presence of at least one catalyst selected from the group consisting of chromium oxide containing a Group 5 element and fluorinated chromium oxide containing a Group 5 element. According to the process of the present invention, the target fluoroolefin can be obtained with high starting material conversion and good selectivity. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303413 | METHODS TO SEPARATE HALOGENTATED OLEFINS FROM 2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROPROPANE USING A SOLID ADSORBENT - The present invention provides a method for separating halocarbons. In particular, the invention provides a method for separating halogenated olefin impurities from 2-chloro-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoropropane (HCFC-244bb) using a solid adsorbent, particularly activated carbon. More particularly the invention pertains to a method for separating 2-chloro-3,3,3-trifluoro-propene (HCFO-1233xf) from HCFC-244bb, which are useful as intermediates in the production of 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf). | 2014-10-09 |
20140303414 | REGENERATION OF CATALYTIC FAST PYROLYSIS CATALYST - Catalyst that is used in the catalytic pyrolysis of biomass is regenerated by oxidation and washing with a liquid to remove minerals and restore catalyst activity and selectivity to aromatics. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303415 | HIGH PRESSURE FEEDING SYSTEM FOR A LIQUID-BASED BIOMASS TO LIQUID REACTOR - The present disclosure provides methods to transfer a pressurized slurry of plant-based biomass into a reactor vessel. The methods allow for the transfer of practical-sized pieces of biomass in a slurry pressurized to above about 300 psi. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303416 | Method and Apparatus for Converting Hydrocarbons Into Olefins - An apparatus and method are provided for processing hydrocarbon feeds. The method may pass a pyrolysis feed to a thermal pyrolysis reactor and expose at least a portion of the pyrolysis feed to high-severity operating conditions in a thermal pyrolysis reactor, wherein the thermal pyrolysis reactor is operated at operating conditions that include pressure≧36 psig and provide a reactor product that has a C | 2014-10-09 |
20140303417 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING JET FUEL FROM MOLECULES DERIVED FROM BIOMASS - The invention relates to a process for preparing jet fuel or jet fuel precursors which comprises the treatment of a charge derived from biomass, the said charge comprising at least one compound chosen from terpenes of formula [CH | 2014-10-09 |
20140303418 | Hydrocarbon Conversion Process - The invention relates to processes for converting a mixture of hydrocarbon and sulfur-containing molecules such as mercaptan into products comprising acetylene, ethylene, and hydrogen sulfide, to processes utilizing the acetylene and ethylene resulting from the conversion, and to equipment useful for such processes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303419 | LINEAR BUTENES FROM ISOBUTANOL - The present invention relates to the preparation of linear butenes from isobutanol which has preferably been obtained from renewable raw materials by microbial and/or fermentation processes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303420 | PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROCARBONS - The invention relates to a process for the production of gamma-valerolactone (GVL) by gas phase hydrogenation of furfural or furfuryl alcohol in the presence of a solid catalyst. The conversion of furfural or furfuryl alcohol to GVL is conducted in one single step. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303421 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDITIONING SYNTHETIC CRUDE OIL - Systems and methods for conditioning synthetic crude oils are provided herein. The systems and methods described herein subject the synthetic crude to one or more process solutions to provide conditioned synthetic crude exhibiting, for example, a reduced TAN. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303422 | Process for Removing Oxygenated Contaminates from an Ethylene Stream - The present invention is, in a first embodiment, a process for removing oxygenated contaminants from an ethylene stream comprising: | 2014-10-09 |
20140303423 | MEDICAL APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THE CATHETER PLACEMENT POSITION - The invention provides for a medical apparatus ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140303424 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF NEURAL DISEASES AND DISORDERS - The invention disclosed herein relates to methods and systems for modulating activity of a nervous system component. Neural pattern recognition is used to identify a neurological and/or psychiatric disease or disorder based on input generated by electric signals indicative of the subject's brain activity. In an embodiment, the method comprises receiving an input from one or more sensors, each sensor configured to sense a particular characteristic indicative of a neurological or psychiatric condition or state; developing treatment parameters based on the input received from the one or more sensors; and generating neural modulation signals for delivery to a nervous system component through one or more output devices in accordance with one or more developed treatment parameters. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303425 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC TREATMENT OF COGNITION AND NEUROLOGICAL INJURY - Methods and devices for providing therapeutic electromagnetic field treatment to a subject having a cognitive or neurological condition or injury. Treatment devices can include headwear incorporating electromagnetic treatment delivery devices providing electromagnetic treatment to a user's head area. Such devices include protective headwear such as helmets with electromagnetic delivery devices. Additionally, embodiments of the invention provide for wearable and adjustable electromagnetic treatment devices that can be used to provide electromagnetic treatment to multiple areas of the user's head. Embodiments of the invention provide for sequential electromagnetic treatment with a single or a plurality of treatment applicators which target a single or multiple cerebral regions as determined by imaging, non-imaging and physiological monitoring before, during and after electromagnetic treatment. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303426 | IMPLANTABLE BLOOD PUMP, BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DATA TRANSFER IN A BLOOD PUMP SYSTEM - An implantable blood pump, a blood pump system, and a method for data transfer in a blood pump system. By integrating the electronic components into the blood pump, they are located in the direct vicinity of corresponding component parts. An accumulation of heat is prevented by arranging the electronics on blood-guiding components of the blood pump, in particular on the cannula. This results in efficient cooling of the electronic components. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303427 | BLOOD FLOW SYSTEM WITH OPERATOR ATTACHABLE COMPONENTS - A system for pumping blood in a patient comprises multiple components including a rotational drive assembly; a fluid drive element; a housing, an inflow cannula assembly and an outflow graft assembly. The inflow cannula assembly comprises an inflow conduit and an inflow connector. The outlet graft assembly comprises an outflow conduit and an outflow connector. The housing surrounds the fluid drive element and comprises an inflow port and an outflow port. The inflow conduit comprises a first end operably attachable to the inflow port and a second end fluidly connectable to a source of oxygenated blood. The outflow conduit comprises a first end operably attachable to the outflow port and a second end fluidly connectable to a blood vessel. The inflow connector operably connects the inflow conduit to the inflow port. The outflow connector operably connects the outflow conduit to the outflow port. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303428 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZATION OF SLEEP AND POST-SLEEP PERFORMANCE - Sleep mask for reducing sleep inertia. In an embodiment, the sleep mask comprises a foam layer having a shape that covers both of a human subject's eyes so as to attenuate ambient light. Visual stimulation element(s), configured to emit light, are positioned between the foam layer and the subject's eyes. In addition, a plurality of sensors positioned on the forehead of the subject collect electroencephalogram (EEG), electrooculogram (EOG), and electromyogram (EMG) signals. A soft exterior cover houses the foam layer, the visual stimulation element(s), and the sensors. The sleep mask further comprises processor(s) that determine and record each sleep stage of the subject, determine when to wake the subject, and, when it is determined to wake the subject, control the visual stimulation element(s) to wake the subject using emitted light. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303429 | SELF-ANCHORING SLING AND INTRODUCER SYSTEM - A system for supporting the urethra using an introducer needle, the ends of which are flattened and which have openings therethrough, a handle having a latch mechanism which engages the opening in the flattened portion of the first end of the introducer needle, an implant, and a connector joining the end of the implant to the flattened portion of one of the ends of the introducer needle. These components are used to draw the implant into position, either through vaginal or abdominal incisions, to form a U-shaped loop beneath the urethra. The ends of the implant are adjusted to provide proper support for the urethra. The implant can have slits that open under applied tensile force. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303430 | SELF-ANCHORING SLING AND INTRODUCER SYSTEM - A system for supporting the urethra using an introducer needle, the ends of which are flattened and which have openings therethrough, a handle having a latch mechanism which engages the opening in the flattened portion of the first end of the introducer needle, an implant, and a connector joining the end of the implant to the flattened portion of one of the ends of the introducer needle. These components are used to draw the implant into position, either through vaginal or abdominal incisions, to form a U-shaped loop beneath the urethra. The ends of the implant are adjusted to provide proper support for the urethra. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303432 | MEDICAL DEVICES INCORPORATING FUNCTIONAL ADHESIVES - A method for treating a wound or defect at a surgical target site using a minimally invasive surgical procedure is provided which includes utilizing a surgical access device such as a port or a catheter having a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair releasably contained on a surface of the access device, the reactive members having affinity for binding a cellular component of tissue cells located at the target site; contacting the surface of the access device with the tissue cells, wherein upon contact of the reactive members on the surface of the access device with the tissue cells, the reactive members are released from the surface of the access device and bind to the tissue; providing a tissue repair member having secured thereto a plurality of complementary reactive members of the specific binding pair; and applying the tissue repair member to the tissue, wherein upon contact of the complementary reactive members on the surface of the tissue repair member with the reactive members on the tissue, covalent bonds are formed between the reactive members and the complementary reactive members, thus bonding the tissue repair member to the tissue. A surgical access device for use in minimally invasive surgery is provided which includes a plurality of reactive members of a specific binding pair releasably contained on a surface of the access device, the reactive members having an affinity for binding a cellular component of tissue cells and another affinity for binding complementary members of the specific binding pair. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303434 | Robotic Surgical Devices, Systems, and Related Methods - The embodiments disclosed herein relate to various medical device components, including components that can be incorporated into robotic and/or in vivo medical devices. Certain embodiments include various modular medical devices for in vivo medical procedures. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303435 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD - A image processing apparatus includes an image extraction unit that extracts first and second feature images representing first and second feature, respectively from a first image group acquired by sequentially capturing images of inside of a subject, and that further extracts third and fourth feature images representing first and second feature, respectively from a second image group acquired before the first image group, a feature data acquiring unit that acquires first and second feature data characterizing a movement of the capsule endoscope between the first and second feature images and between the third and the fourth feature images, respectively, a comparing unit that compares the first feature data with the second feature data, and a display control unit that performs, with respect to the first image group, display control based on a result of the comparison by the comparing unit. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303436 | Integrated Delivery and Visualization Tool for a Neuromodulation System - Methods and apparatus for delivering a neurostimulator to a target tissue are provided which may include any number of features. One feature is a delivery tool comprising a handle portion, an elongate shaft comprising a contoured distal portion, a visualization system embedded in the elongate shaft, and an insertion groove on the elongate shaft configured to deploy the neurostimulator. The contoured distal portion can be shaped and configured to maintain contact with a posterior maxilla and elevate a periosteum off of the posterior maxilla to avoid soft tissue dissection. In some embodiments, the neurostimulator is implanted in close proximity to or touching the sphenopalatine ganglion. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303437 | STEREO-ENDOSCOPE DEVICE, STEREO-ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND STEREO-ENDOSCOPE ROBOT - Appropriate stereoscopic images of an affected site are easily acquired. Provided is a stereo-endoscope device that includes an inserted portion that can be inserted into a subject's body; two imaging devices that are disposed on the inserted portion with a space therebetween; driving units that change the relative angle of the optical axes of the imaging devices; a distance sensor for detecting the distance to the imaging devices from a treatment part of a treatment instrument that is inserted into the subject's body and is used to treat the affected site; and a swivel control section that controls the driving units based on insertion information of the treatment instrument, the insertion information including the distance detected by the distance sensor. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303438 | Solid State Variable Direction Of View Endoscope - An endoscope with a wide angle lens that comprises an optical axis that is angularly offset from a longitudinal axis of the endoscope such that the optical axis resides at an angle greater than zero degrees to the longitudinal axis. The wide angle lens system simultaneously gathers an endoscopic image field, the endoscopic image field at least spanning the longitudinal axis and an angle greater than ninety degrees to the longitudinal axis. The endoscope includes a transmission system with a lens system having f-sin(theta) distortion or substantially f-sin(theta) distortion that distributes the angle of incidence of the light rays gathered from the endoscopic field of view on to the image surface area in order to even out the information density across the surface area of the imager. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303439 | VIDEO ENDOSCOPE AND VIDEO ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A video endoscope including: a endoscope shaft; a hermetically enclosed video-optical unit arranged in the endoscope shaft, wherein the video-optical unit comprises an enclosure including a substantially cylindrical, hermetically sealed housing having a distally arranged entry window, an objective lens, an image sensor unit, and one or more signal lines, the housing being connected to an outer jacket tube in a rotationally fixed manner, wherein the image sensor unit is mounted in the housing rotatably about a longitudinal axis of the endoscope shaft and comprises at least one image sensor, wherein, in order to rotate the image sensor unit, a magnetic coupling with an outer magnet and an inner magnet operationally connected to the outer magnet in a magnetic manner, is arranged in the area of the distal tip of the endoscope shaft. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303440 | INSERTION ASSIST DEVICE, INSERTION BODY, AND INSERTION APPARATUS - An insertion assist device in an insertion apparatus, the insertion assist device provided outside an insertion body including a first flexible tube, a second flexible tube different from the first flexible tube, and a base including a small-diameter portion coupled to the first flexible tube and a large-diameter portion coupled to the second flexible tube and being larger in diameter than the small-diameter portion and in which a rotation force transmission portion disposed and rotated when rotation force of the rotation force transmission unit is transmitted to the rotation force transmission portion, includes: an inner cylindrical body meshing with the rotation force transmission portion and rotatable around the base while the rotation force transmission portion is disposed in the base; and a tube supporting the inner cylindrical body and configured to cover at least part of the first flexible tube while the inner cylindrical body is in mesh with the rotation force transmission portion. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303441 | SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF SCANNING ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM - A scanning endoscope system includes: a fiber that guides illuminating light from a light source; a first actuator provided on a side of the fiber and expands/contracts according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; a second actuator disposed at a position facing the first actuator across the fiber and expands/contracts according to an applied voltage, thereby swinging the fiber; a drive signal output section applying a first voltage for setting a reference position of the fiber where the first actuator is in a contracted state, to the first actuator, and applying a second voltage for setting the reference position of the fiber where the second actuator is in a contracted state, to the second actuator; and a controller that in order to change the reference position of the fiber, controls the drive signal output section to change at least one of the first voltage and the second voltage. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303442 | LAPAROSCOPIC DEVICE - The invention is a laparoscopic device comprising an internal light source located at the distal end of the handle section, a central core comprising an optical system, and a light guide in the form of a cylindrical tube that is slipped over the central core. The light guide is adapted to cause the light emitted by the internal light source to propagate through it by internal reflection until light exits the light guide at the distal end of the laparoscope. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303443 | WOUND RETRACTOR - A wound retractor ( | 2014-10-09 |
20140303444 | BUTTON PORT - The present disclosure relates to a surgical apparatus for positioning within an incision in tissue. In one aspect of the present disclosure, the surgical access apparatus includes an elongated seal member configured to removably receive at least one surgical object, and a deployment member. In another of the present disclosure, the surgical access apparatus includes a housing configured to removably receive at least one surgical object, an elongated member, and at least one filament. A method of percutaneously accessing an underlying surgical work site using the surgical apparatus is also disclosed. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303445 | Foam Introduction System Including Modified Port Geometry - A surgical apparatus for positioning within a tissue tract accessing an underlying body cavity includes a seal anchor member including leading portion, a trailing portion, and an intermediate portion disposed between the leading and trailing portions. The leading portion of the seal anchor member is configured and adapted to ease insertion of the seal anchor member into the tissue tract. Subsequent to insertion of the seal anchor member, the leading portion of the seal anchor member is also configured and adapted to facilitate securing and/or anchoring of the seal anchor member within the tissue tract. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303446 | Single-Arm Stabilizer Having Suction Capability - A single-arm stabilizer having suction capability includes a single, small leg through which suction can be applied. The leg has an upper surface and a lower surface that are spaced apart to define a chamber. The lower surface includes a plurality of openings that are disposed adjacent each other. A support arm is connected to the leg in order to position the leg as desired. A suction line is in fluid communication with the chamber in order to create a vacuum within the chamber. The stabilizer can be used to stabilize any desired portion of a patient's body, but is particularly effective at stabilizing the septum of a patient's heart. Such stabilization can be accomplished by inserting the leg into the patient's heart through the aorta. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303447 | SURGICAL DRAPE SYSTEM FOR UROLOGY PROCEDURES ON FEMALE PATIENTS - The invention is a simple surgical drape system for female urology procedures that provides sealed isolation of top versus bottom sides of the drape and only exposes the female urethral meatus area for the procedure. It is achieved by a combination of a drape with a fenestration, a labia spreader where the drape fenestration is attached to provide a seal, and local illumination of the meatus area integrated in the drape system for safer and easier instrument insertion. The labia spreader also frees up one of the operator's hands and provides protection for false catherization. The labia spreader can have a vaginal inserted portion for precise position fixation of the drape fenestration to the female. The drape system also provides improved liquid management made possible by the unique combination of drape and labia spreader acting as seal between the two sides of the drape. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303448 | ILLUMINATED SUCTION APPARATUS - An illuminated suction apparatus including a hand-held surgical device combining a high-performance non-fiber optic optical waveguide with suction. This device is useful in a wide array of surgical procedures including open and minimally invasive orthopedics. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303449 | FUME EVACUATING ELECTROSURGICAL SCALPEL - An improved electrosurgical scalpel, with fume evacuation, for generating electrical signals intended for applications to the body of a patient via an electrosurgical electrode is provided that includes a channel to evacuate fumes generated. An electrosurgical scalpel includes a handle with a receptacle portion of a conductive hollow member for mounting and retaining an electrode blade and evacuating fumes, an optional light source with a power source that may be encapsulated within the handle and a vacuum port for applying a vacuum source to draw fumes away from the electrode tip through the chanel. Operation of a slide on the handle serves to retract or extend the electrode blade, and direct fume evacuation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303450 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STIMULUS OPTIMIZATION THROUGH CLOSED LOOP ITERATIVE BIOLOGICAL SENSOR FEEDBACK - A system and method for optimizing a stimulus through biological sensor feedback that correlates to the subject's emotional state. Variations on the stimulus to be optimized are presented to the subject and the subject's emotional reaction is evaluated by means of biological sensors. The stimuli that elicit the strongest emotional reaction are then used to generate new stimuli, which are then again presented to the subject until an optimized stimulus is achieved. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303451 | Health Monitoring Apparatus - A health monitoring apparatus is providing, which includes a body section and a housing section that covers the body section. The body section includes a printed circuit board, a flow meter section, a first mouth probe, a second mouth probe, and a non-contact thermometer light guide. The flow meter section includes a base and a pair of channel walls extending upward from the base and a gap there between to define a fluid flow channel having a fluid receiving passageway. The first mouth probe extends outward from the fluid flow channel, and the second mouth probe is disposed axially with respect to the first mouth probe and extends outward from the fluid flow channel. The non-contact thermometer light guide is disposed along the first mouth probe and leads into the flow meter section. The non-contact thermometer light guide includes an electromagnetic radiation sensor disposed along a trailing end of the non-contact thermometer light guide. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303452 | Systems, Methods, and Devices Having Stretchable Integrated Circuitry for Sensing and Delivering Therapy - System, devices and methods are presented that integrate stretchable or flexible circuitry, including arrays of active devices for enhanced sensing, diagnostic, and therapeutic capabilities. The invention enables conformal sensing contact with tissues of interest, such as the inner wall of a lumen, a the brain, or the surface of the heart. Such direct, conformal contact increases accuracy of measurement and delivery of therapy. Further, the invention enables the incorporation of both sensing and therapeutic devices on the same substrate allowing for faster treatment of diseased tissue and fewer devices to perform the same procedure. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303453 | System and Method for Generating Composite Measures of Variability - A system and method are provided for assessing the degree of critical illness of patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), and the detection of occurrence of specific clinical outcomes, pursued through the monitoring of a variety of physiological signals, extraction of multiple measures of variability, and integration of the relevant information the measures of variability bring. The integration process leads to the creation of a compound variable, referred to as a composite measure of variability, which can be tuned to various clinical needs, since the process of normalization, feature selection and data integration are customizable to the clinical indication, planned use of the composite variability monitoring. The system and method also enable joining the composite measure of variability with clinical factors, so as to estimate the likelihood of developing specific clinical outcomes. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303454 | REMOTE MONITORING OF VITAL SIGNS - A method of remote monitoring of vital signs by detecting the PPG signal in an image of a subject taken by a video camera such as a webcam. The PPG signal is identified by auto-regressive analysis of ambient light reflected from a region of interest on the subject's skin. Frequency components of the ambient light and aliasing artefacts resulting from the frame rate of the video camera are cancelled by auto-regressive analysis of ambient light reflected from a region of interest not on the subject's skin, e.g. in the background. This reveals the spectral content of the ambient light allowing identification of the subject's PPG signal. Heart rate, oxygen saturation and breathing rate are obtained from the PPG signal. The values can be combined into a wellness index based on a statistical analysis of the values. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303455 | MULTIPURPOSE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SENSOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATION OF THE SAME - A cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) monitoring device for the detection of obstructions in real time through the collection of pressure data from an on-board pressure sensor. This system is designed to integrate into medical devices equipped with a CSF drainage system, such as implantable shunts. CSF analysis data can be transmitted in real-time wirelessly to a physician or can be stored on-board in a memory card and retrieved wirelessly at a later time. Information from the CSF sensors can be used by physicians to monitor CSF conditions known to cause shunt malfunction/obstruction such as elevated protein concentrations, evidence of an on-going or recent hemorrhage such as presence of heme proteins, and concentrations of administered medications/drugs over time. It can be used to monitor for CSF infections, in which increased pressure, increased temperature, CSF high protein and low glucose, would be suggestive of CSF infections. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303456 | Apparatus and System for Predictive Health Monitoring - An apparatus and system are provided for monitoring an individual, a group or a community of individuals for respiratory infections. Predictive health data, such as waking peak expiratory flow rate (“WPF”) and basal metabolic temperature (“BMT”) are measured and charted to provide an indication of early stage respiratory infection. Data may be collected for target populations and reported to health agencies for use in combating the spread of infection. An apparatus is provided which can simultaneously measure WPF and BMT and other health-condition-related values and automatically transmit readings to a data collection and analysis program on a remote computer. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303457 | Residual-Based Monitoring of Human Health - Improved human health monitoring is provided in the context of sensor measurements of typical vital signs and other biological parameters, by a system and method using an empirical model of the parameters and disposed to estimate values of the parameters in response to actual measurements. Residuals resulting from the difference between the estimates and actual measurements are analyzed for robust indications of incipient health issues. Residual analysis is both more robust and more sensitive than conventional univariate range checking on vital signs. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING APNEIC EVENTS - Systems and methods are disclosed to monitor physiological for the occurrence of life threatening events and to apply stimulation to prevent the occurrence of said life-threatening events. Systems and methods for applying the stimulation are also disclosed. These systems include applying the stimulation through via a mattress having a passive section and an active section, a plurality of focal stimulators, and/or an array to apply the stimulation are also disclosed. These devices include a mattress with an active region and a passive region, a stimulating array do deliver targeted stimulation, and a plurality of stimulators to apply focused stimulation. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303459 | PSG TEST HEADGEAR AND PSG TEST APPARATUS - [Object] To provide a PSG test apparatus suitable for home-monitoring. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303460 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGEMENT AND PREVENTION OF VENOUS POOLING - A monitoring system comprises sensors adapted to be worn by a user, and, a processor linked with the sensor. The processor receives sensor data and processes this data to determine user posture data including data indicative of vertical distance between level of the user's heart and ankle. Based on the posture data together with a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency and/or blood density, generate an estimate of user static venous pressure while the user is static, without calf muscle pump activity. The processor also processes the sensor data to determine if there is calf muscle pump activity, and generates an estimate of user active venous pressure according to the static venous pressure estimate, rate of calf muscle activity, and a value for degree of user chronic venous insufficiency. The processor may generate the venous pressure estimate in real time, and may control an NMES device accordingly. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303461 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING THE LYMPHATIC SYSTEM - Systems and methods are provided for performing a medical procedure within a patient's body that involves a thoracic duct including an ostium communicating with the patient's venous system. A distal end of a catheter is introduced through the patient's venous system into a body lumen adjacent the ostium of the thoracic duct. An expandable member on the distal end of the tubular member may be expanded adjacent the ostium, e.g., within the body lumen or the thoracic duct itself, and used to isolate the thoracic duct from the body lumen, whereupon a medical procedure may be performed via the thoracic duct. For example, lymphatic fluid may be removed from the thoracic duct through a lumen of the tubular member and/or one or more agents may be introduced into the thoracic duct through the tubular member. | 2014-10-09 |
20140303462 | Device for Application of a Sensor to a Measurement Site, a Sensor Head, a Kit of an Application Device and Sensor and Use of an Application Device for Optical Measurement of Physiological Parameters - A device for applying a sensor to a measurement site on a patient's skin has a wall arrangement defining an applicator volume above the patient's skin The wall arrangement has a patient's side and a sensor side. At least one gas-permeable membrane separates the applicator volume into a first volume directed to the measuring site at the patient's side of the wall arrangement and a second volume separated from the patient's skin and directed to the sensor side of the wall arrangement. | 2014-10-09 |