41st week of 2019 patent applcation highlights part 10 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20190307957 | TIME MANAGEMENT FOR TIME-DEPENDENT THERAPY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES - A therapy delivery device stores a plurality of time-dependent therapy settings. The therapy delivery device is configured to administer time-dependent therapies according to the time-dependent therapy settings based on a universal conception of time that is independent of a local time zone. A mobile device includes a display adapted to depict information about therapy or therapy-related data as compared to a local time that is stored on the mobile device based on a local time zone setting found in the mobile device. The therapy delivery device and a mobile application executing on the mobile device are configured to keep separate clocks, with each clock being based on a universal concept of time that is independent of a local time zone. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307958 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A CLOSED LOOP CONTROL IN AN ARTIFICIAL PANCREAS - The present invention provides a closed loop control method in an artificial pancreas and a system using the method, comprising sensing an activity level of a patient by at least one motion sensor and providing signals to at least one processer; then adjusting a series of related algorithms depending partly on the signals by the processer to provide more accurate and reliable data that is the basis of desirable treatment plans, and sending corresponding instructions by the processer for automatic operations of the artificial pancreas to realize a closed loop control. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307959 | AUTOINJECTOR - An autoinjector is provided that includes an actuator assembly having an actuator body and a relief valve assembly. The actuator body includes a receptacle, an open distal end in fluid communication with the receptacle, and a channel in fluid communication with the receptacle. The relief valve assembly includes a first timing member and a second timing member. The first timing member is movable between a primary position and a secondary position under the influence of a force. The second timing member is movable between a first position directly engaged with the first timing member and a second position spaced from the first timing member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307960 | Automatic Jet Injector for Administering Tissue - An automatic jet injector for administering tissue is provided with a housing including a grip and a pushbutton; a syringe positioning device on a top of the housing and including an intermediate support and a rear pushing board having a lower through hole and a threaded hole under the through hole; a power source in the housing and including a power supply configured to supply power to the power source by pressing the pushbutton; a fastening member in the housing and being adjacent to a rear end of the housing; a positioning member being adjacent to the power source; a reciprocating screw having a front end operatively connected to the power source and a rear end fastened in the fastening member; a rod having a front end fastened in the positioning member and a rear end fastened in the fastening member; and a control device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307961 | DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - A drug delivery device includes a housing. The housing contains a syringe, and the syringe includes a container containing a liquid medicament. The container includes an aperture at a distal end and through which the liquid medicament can be dispensed. The syringe includes a stopper within the container. The stopper is moveable between a first longitudinal position and a second longitudinal position relative to the container, to cause dispensing of the liquid medicament through the aperture. The syringe includes at least one identifying means identifying the liquid medicament. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307962 | SYRINGE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING A LIQUID - The present invention relates to a syringe for dispensing a liquid, the syringe ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307963 | SYRINGE ASSEMBLY WITH RELEASABLE BACKSTOP AND METHOD OF USE - A syringe assembly includes a syringe barrel that bounds a compartment extending between a proximal end and an opposing distal end. A stopper is movably disposed with the compartment of the syringe barrel. A plunger rod includes a shaft having a proximal end and an opposing distal end and a plurality of teeth disposed on the shaft, the distal end of the shaft being secured to the stopper. A backstop includes a base coupled to the syringe barrel; a first wing and a second wing secured to the base so as to be at least partially disposed on opposing sides of the base; and a first arm projecting from the first wing. The first wing is movable between a first position where an engaging portion of the first arm engages with the plunger rod and a second position wherein the first arm is spaced apart from the plunger rod. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307964 | PLUNGER FOR A MEDICAL SYRINGE - A plunger for a medical syringe includes a plunger body having a longitudinal axis, a lateral surface, a front side and a rear side, wherein a first sealing bead is associated with the front side of the plunger, the rear side is used for connecting to a plunger rod and, in addition, a front part of the plunger including the front side is covered with a film-like cover layer for otherwise separating the plunger from the medical substance in the use position. In addition, the cover layer be configured with different thicknesses, wherein the thickness is greatest in the region of the longitudinal axis and decreases radially outwards from the longitudinal axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307965 | Optical System and a Supplemental Data Collecting Device for a Medicament Delivery Device, The Medicament Delivery Device Assembly and an Method - A medicament delivery device for injections or inhalations comprises a supplementary device affixed to it. The supplemental device is provided with an optical system for monitoring a dosage of medicament. The optical system is able to receive reflected and refracted optical images of the dosage value as the optical signals from the medicament delivery device and thus keep a dosage window on the medicament delivery device free for direct monitoring by a user due to changing the transferring of the optical signal direction. The supplemental device is able to analyze, record and display the dosage and the other relevant data on a display and inform the user. The supplemental device is also able to transmit the medicament delivery data to an external device. A method for collecting the medicament delivery data including the medicament dosage information from a dosage setting mechanism and controlling the dosage, recording and displaying the dosage data by the supplemental device on its display is disclosed. The method allows due to changing of the optical signal transmitting direction by the optical system also simultaneously monitoring the dosage window of the medicament delivery device. This method increases a safety and minimizes the dosage setting errors. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307966 | Drug Delivery Device - The invention relates to a disposable drug delivery device for selecting and dispensing a number of user variable doses of a medicament. The device comprises a housing, a cartridge holder for retaining a cartridge containing the medicament, a piston rod displaceable relative to the cartridge holder, a driver coupled to the piston rod, a display member for indicating a set dose and being coupled to the housing and to the driver, and a button coupled to the display member and to the driver. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307967 | MEDICAMENT CONTAINER HOLDER FOR A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A MEDICAMENT DELIVERY DEVICE - A medicament container holder for a medicament delivery device is presented having a C-shaped tubular body having a longitudinal gap extending along the entire axial extension of the C-shaped tubular body, which C-shaped tubular body is configured to be placed around a medicament container, wherein the C-shaped tubular body has a first axial end provided with an end flange extending radially inwards and configured to bear against a neck of a medicament container, and wherein the first axial end is provided with a lip extending proximally from the end flange. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307968 | Injection Device - Disclosed is an injection device for injecting a hypodermic syringe along an injection direction defining an injection axis. The injection device comprises a housing for being positioned at a user's skin, and a movable element movably arranged relative to the housing between a retracted position and an injection position. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307969 | NEEDLE STICK PROTECTION DEVICE - A needle stick protection device includes a distal shield member having a slot which allows a needle to freely pass between shielded and unshielded positions an infinite number of times. The needle stick protection device also includes a proximal base member and a hinge connecting the distal shield member to the proximal base member. A locking mechanism secures the proximal base member to the distal shield member. The locking mechanism includes a compressive sleeve of the distal shield member and a distal cylindrical collar of the proximal base member, which frictionally fit together in a manner securing the proximal base member and the distal shield member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307970 | PATCH-SIZED FLUID DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A patch-sized fluid delivery device may include a reusable portion and a disposable portion. The disposable portion may include components that come into contact with the fluid, while the reusable portion may include only components that do not come into contact with the fluid. Redundant systems, such as redundant controllers, power sources, motor actuators, and alarms, may be provided. Alternatively or additionally, certain components can be multi-functional, such a microphones and loudspeakers that may be used for both acoustic volume sensing and for other functions and a coil that may be used as both an inductive coupler for a battery recharger and an antenna for a wireless transceiver. Various types of network interfaces may be provided in order to allow for remote control and monitoring of the device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307971 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ENRICHED MEDICAL SUSPENSION - A medical fluid suspension generating apparatus includes a Venturi-agitating tip assembly, a source of pressurized chemical solution, a source of a medical solution, and a dual lumen catheter connecting the Venturi-agitating tip assembly to the source of pressurized chemical solution and the source of the medical solution. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307972 | MEDICAL PUMP WITH IMPROVED DESUFFLATION - The present invention relates to an insufflator for laparoscopy, comprising a suction pump, the suction pump being connected to the patient through a separate hose and permitting a controlled ventilation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307973 | Trocar Sleeve - A trocar sleeve that isolates the surgical device or movement thereof to inhibit or prevent an established non-jet streaming condition from becoming a jet streaming condition and a method of inhibiting or preventing a jet streaming condition from occurring due to instrument obstruction. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307974 | CARTRIDGE, ATOMIZER AND ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE HAVING THE SAME - A cartridge for an electronic cigarette includes a cartridge carrier having a liquid storage chamber, an adjusting member, a cartridge base, and an elastic member. The liquid intake member is received in the cartridge carrier and defining a second liquid intake hole fluidly communicating with the liquid storage chamber. The adjusting member has a communicating portion and a sealing portion. The cartridge base is positioned on an end of the cartridge carrier; and the elastic member is received in the cartridge base. An end of the elastic member elastically resists the adjusting member, an opposite end of the elastic member elastically resists the cartridge base to enable the sealing portion to seal the second liquid intake hole. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307975 | MEDICAMENT DISPENSER - A medicament dispenser for dispensing medicament comprising: a diskette assembly comprising: at least one medicament carrier carrying multiple distinct medicament portions; a medicament carrier advancing mechanism for actuating the distinct medicament portions; a flow channel; a lever; and an outer cover for said flow channel, wherein the outer cover is adapted to couple with the lever and the medicament carrier advancing mechanism. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307976 | INHALER WITH SWIRL END PLUG - An inhaler article includes a body extending along a longitudinal axis from a mouthpiece end to a distal end and a capsule cavity defined within the body. A mouthpiece air channel extends from the capsule cavity to the mouthpiece end. An end cap is disposed within the distal end and extends to the capsule cavity. The end cap extends from an end cap distal end to an end cap inner end. The end cap includes an air channel extending from the end cap distal end to the end cap inner end. The air channel is non-parallel with the longitudinal axis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307977 | BLOWER AND PAP SYSTEM - A blower includes a housing including an inlet and an outlet, a stationary component provided to the housing, an impeller positioned between the inlet of the housing and the stationary component, and a motor adapted to drive the impeller. The stationary component includes a tube portion structured to retain and align a pair of bearings that rotatably support a rotor to which the impeller is coupled. The tube portion includes a diameter in a side closest to the impeller that is sufficient size to accommodate adhesive to retain one of the bearings. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307978 | METHOD OF DETECTING ERRORS IN THE CONNECTIONS IN A HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM - Various control methods can indirectly determine incorrect connections between components in a respiratory therapy system. For example, errors in the connections can occur between a patient interface, a humidifier and/or a gases source. The methods can indirectly detect if a reverse flow condition exists or other error conditions. A reverse flow condition can occur when gases flows in a direction different from an intended direction of flow. The detection of the reverse flow condition can be indicative of likely errors in connections between the humidifier, patient interface and/or gases source. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307979 | AN ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE-INSERTING DEVICE - An endotracheal tube inserting device ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307980 | INTERFACE DEVICE FORMABLE BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESS - An interface device is structured to be connected in fluid communication with a source of breathing gas and to provide a flow of breathing gas to the airways of a patient. The interface device includes a support ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307981 | Modular Ventilation System - Modular ventilatory support systems and methods are disclosed in which a user may transition the system between a stationary configuration, an extended range configuration, and a stand-alone configuration. The modular components of the system include a compressor unit, a ventilator which may dock with the compressor unit, and a patient interface which may be connected to either the compressor unit or the ventilator unit. By rearranging these modular components into different configurations, mobility and duration of use may be optimized to fit the present needs. In the stationary configuration, mobility is most restricted, but duration of use is maximized. In the extended range configuration, mobility is enhanced, with duration of use limited by the battery power of the ventilator. In the stand-alone configuration, mobility is maximized, with duration of use limited by battery power of the ventilator and the quantity of an external gas supply. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307982 | IMMERSIVE MULTISENSORY SIMULATION SYSTEM - A Multisensory Simulation System comprises systems including: an Omni-Directional Treadmill (ODT), a Gravity Modification System (GMS), a Motion and gesture Tracking System (MTS), a Data Analytics System (DAS), a Visual Stimulation System (VSS), an Auditory Stimulation System (AUSS), an Operator Interface System (OIS), a User Harness System (UHS), a Tactile Stimulation System (TSS), an Atmospheric Simulation System (ATSS), a Neurological Stimulation System (NSS), an Olfactory Stimulation System (OSS), a Gustatory System Stimulation System (GSS), a User Monitoring System (UMS), a Controller, a Game Engine System (GES), database, a Communication Unit (CU), a User Safety System (USS), and a communication bus. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307983 | STANDALONE HANDHELD WELLNESS DEVICE - The disclosed embodiments include a standalone handheld wellness device. The wellness device can have a housing with dimensions for being held in a palm of a user's hand. The housing can include an input mechanism that detects signals indicative of the user's physiological activity obtained from the user while the user is holding the wellness device in the palm of the user's hand, and processing circuitry that generates physiological information based on the obtained signals indicative of the physiological activity. The physiological information may indicate a pattern of a user's bodily function while the wellness device is held in the palm of the user's hand. The housing can also include an output mechanism that generates a physically perceptible output based on the physiological information such that the physically perceptible output is a physical rendering of the pattern of the user's bodily function. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307984 | LUBRICIOUS EXTRUDED MEDICAL TUBING - A medical tube having improved lubricity is disclosed. The medical tube is produced by extruding a polymer material blended with a lubricity enhancing additive through a resilient die. The polymer material can be medical-grade high-density polyethylene, and the lubricity enhancing additive can be a silicone-based or alloy-based material. The medical tube can include one or more internal elongated protuberances so as to reduce the internal surface area of the medical tube available to generate friction on a guide wire inserted or withdrawn through the medical tube. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307985 | Catheter Assembly for Blood Clots Removal - A medical device comprises a catheter and an aspiration pump. The catheter has a hybrid reinforcement to improve performance characteristics. The aspiration pump is cycled to improve aspiration efficacy. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307986 | Intravenous Catheter And Insertion Device With Reduced Blood Spatter - A catheter insertion device and method for insertion. The catheter insertion device can include a housing, a needle attached to a needle carrier, a catheter including a catheter shaft attached to a catheter hub, and a guidewire. The guidewire can include a coil tip positioned in a lumen of the needle. The method for insertion can include inserting a distal end of the needle and the catheter shaft into a blood vessel of a patient, advancing the coil tip out of the needle lumen and into the blood vessel, advancing the catheter over the guidewire, and withdrawing the guidewire and the needle from the catheter. The coil tip can include a straightened configuration and a coiled configuration. The coil tip can transition from the straightened configuration in the needle lumen to the coiled configuration in the blood vessel. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307987 | CATHETER INSERTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A robotic instrument driver for elongate members includes a first carriage positionable on a bed and beside a patient access site for manipulating a first elongate member, and a second carriage positionable proximate the bed, the second carriage configured to articulate the first elongate member, wherein the second carriage is movable independent from the first carriage. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307988 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POSITIONING IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITHIN CORONARY VEINS - An improved system and method for placing implantable medical devices (IMDs) such as leads within the coronary sinus and branch veins is disclosed. In one embodiment, a slittable delivery sheath and a method of using the sheath are provided. The sheath includes a slittable hub, and a substantially straight body defining an inner lumen. The body comprises a shaft section and a distal section that is distal to, and softer than, the shaft section. A slittable braid extends adjacent to at least a portion of one of the shaft section and the distal section. In one embodiment of the invention, the sheath further includes a transition section that is distal to the shaft section, and proximal to the distal section. The transition section is softer than the shaft section, but stiffer than the distal section. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307989 | INTRODUCER NEEDLE WITH NOTCHES FOR IMPROVED FLASHBACK - An introducer needle may include a proximal end, a distal tip, and a needle lumen extending therebetween. The introducer needle may include a wall defining the needle lumen, a first notch formed through the wall, and a second notch formed through the wall. A catheter system may include a catheter adapter, a catheter extending distally from the distal end of the catheter adapter, a flash chamber coupled to the introducer needle, and the introducer needle, which may extend through the catheter. The first and second notches and the flash chamber may facilitate pressure-driven blood flow into the catheter for improved flashback and detection of transfixation when the catheter is primed prior to insertion into vasculature of a patient or otherwise. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307990 | GUIDEWIRE SECUREMENT DEVICE - A guidewire securement device includes a base and an upper section. The upper section includes an aperture and a slit extending from the aperture a distance toward the base. A split in the upper section allows access to the aperture. At least the upper section is formed from a deformable material that allows for selective widening of the split for gaining greater access to the aperture and slit. A guidewire may be passed through the split and into the aperture to be secured by the device. Further passing the guidewire into the slit allows the device to grip the guidewire and limit longitudinal translation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307991 | PERIPHERAL ANTEGRADE PERFUSION AND OCCLUSION DEVICE - An aortic occlusion and perfusion device includes an expandable member configured to expand within the aorta to secure the device within the aorta, and a catheter extending proximally from the expandable member and in fluid communication with the expandable member. The catheter can define a plurality of openings along its length through which blood can pass with one or more of the openings located proximal to the expandable member and one or more of the openings located within the expandable member. The device can also include a flow control sheath disposed around the catheter member such that axial movement of the flow control sheath relative to the catheter selectively occludes or uncovers one or more of the openings located proximal to the expandable member. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307992 | CUTTING BALLOON BASKET - A cutting balloon catheter including a balloon mounted on a distal portion of a catheter shaft. An expandable frame may be disposed over the balloon. The expandable frame may include a plurality of struts extending from a proximal end region to a distal end region. One or more cutting members may be secured to the expandable frame. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307993 | Low Profile Balloon Catheter And Related Systems And Methods - Disclosed herein are various balloon catheter embodiments having a reduced profile (or reduced diameter) section along a length of the catheter body and an inflatable body disposed over the reduced profile section. In certain embodiments, the catheter body has at least one inflation/deflation lumen and a distal inflation/deflation opening defined in a proximal lip of the reduced profile section. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307994 | Reinforced Balloon Catheter - A balloon catheter is described, having a reinforced, co-axial, duel lumen design. At least one of the lumens is formed of a multilayer, tubular element in which one of the layers functions, in part, to provide radial reinforcement to the tubular element. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307995 | BALLOON CATHETER COMPRISING SHAPE SENSING OPTICAL FIBERS - A sensor device includes a flexible instrument (20) including a lumen (22). A plurality of shape or strain sensing optical fibers (14, 16, 18) is integrated in the flexible instrument in the lumen and extends over a length of the flexible instrument. The plurality of optical fibers is configured to measure movement relative to one another to sense a change in distance between the plurality of optical fibers to detect a state of a reconfigurable portion (24) of the flexible instrument. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307996 | ANTEGRADE HEMODYNAMIC SUPPORT - The procedure to place antegrade hemodynamic support (AHS) combine currently available procedures and devices in a unique fashion to solve a significant problem for patients who need large bore hernodynarnic support. The AHS procedure involves delivering an AHS device or a catheter connected to an AHS device to a patient's aorta in an antegrade fashion, alleviating the workload on the patient's heart and supporting the patient hemodynamically to maintain normal functions of the body organs. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307997 | Device For Detecting A Malfunctioning Of A Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt For Cerebrospinal Fluid - The invention relates to a device for detecting a malfunctioning of a valve/catheters assembly for shunting a cerebrospinal fluid or the like, characterized in that it comprises: a chamber ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190307998 | APPARATUS FOR DILATING BODILY TISSUE AND FOR MONITORING NEURAL ACTIVITY IN THE DILATED BODILY TISSUE - An apparatus is provided herein for dilating bodily tissue and for monitoring neural activity in the distracted bodily tissue. In one aspect of the invention, the apparatus includes a first dilator having a tubular body with a distal end, a proximal end, and at least one electrode mounted about a circumference thereof; and, a second dilator having a tubular body of electrically-insulative material, the tubular body having a distal end, a proximal end, and a lumen extending therebetween sized to permit the second dilator to subsequently telescopically slide over the first dilator and come into overlapping coaxial alignment with the first dilator. A discrete window is formed through the tubular body, at or near the distal end, in communication with the lumen. With the second dilator being in overlapping coaxial alignment with the first dilator, the window is located to come into registration with at least one electrode such that, upon rotation of the second dilator relative to the first dilator, the window is positionally adjustable about the circumference of the first dilator. Advantageously, in addition to detecting the proximity of a nerve to the first dilator, the apparatus permits determination of the direction of the nerve from the first dilator. This facilitates more efficient re-positioning of the apparatus for avoidance of nerves, if a new path is necessary. | 2019-10-10 |
20190307999 | METHOD OF ENHANCING ABSORPTION OF INGESTED MEDICAMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF PARKINSONISM - A method of using a vibrating gastrointestinal capsule in coordination with an ingestible medicament for treatment of Parkinsonism. The vibrating gastrointestinal capsule, is provided to the subject, and includes: a housing; a vibrating agitation mechanism causing said housing to exert vibrations on an environment surrounding the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule; a power supply for powering said vibrating agitation mechanism; and a control mechanism for activating said vibrating agitation mechanism to operate in said vibration mode of operation. The subject ingests the ingestible medicament and the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule. At least one of a time of ingesting of the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule and a timing or activation delay of the vibration mode of operation is controlled, such that the vibration mode of operation at least partially transpires or completely transpires within an actual or estimated absorption time period of the ingestible medicament within the gastrointestinal tract of the subject. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308000 | Dual-Lumen Drug Reservoir Fill and Withdrawal Devices and Methods - Dual-lumen devices for delivery of drugs to a drug reservoir, blood vessel or vascular graft and methods of using the same are provided. In one aspect, devices comprising a dual-lumen needle and dual-lumen catheter are provided for filling and removing drug formulations from a drug reservoir are provided. The drug reservoir can optionally be connected to or associated with a vascular graft or blood vessel for controlled delivery of the drug. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308001 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TOPICAL APPLICATION OF MOLECULAR HYDROGEN - A hydrogen-delivering system for topical application of molecular hydrogen is provided. The system includes a housing that comprises at least one dry chemical and a liquid composition sealed therein, and that is configured to be attached to a target area of a subject's skin. The dry chemical and the aqueous composition are separated within the housing until the system is activated and the dry chemical and the aqueous composition are mixed to generate molecular hydrogen. The molecular hydrogen passes through a skin-facing surface of the housing, which is permeable to hydrogen and not permeable to the dry chemical and the aqueous composition, and is delivered to the subject's body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308002 | METHOD OF ENHANCING ABSORPTION OF INGESTED MEDICAMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF AN AILMENT OF THE GI TRACT - A method of using a vibrating gastrointestinal capsule in coordination with an ingestible medicament for treatment of an ailment of the GI tract. The vibrating gastrointestinal capsule, is provided to the subject, and includes: a housing; a vibrating agitation mechanism causing the housing to exert vibrations on an environment thereof; a power supply for powering said vibrating agitation mechanism; and a control mechanism for activating said vibrating agitation mechanism to operate in said vibration mode of operation. The subject ingests the ingestible medicament and the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule. At least one of a time of ingesting of the vibrating gastrointestinal capsule and a timing or activation delay of the vibration mode of operation is controlled, such that the vibration mode of operation at least partially transpires or completely transpires within an actual or estimated absorption time period of the ingestible medicament within the gastrointestinal tract of the subject. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308003 | ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER AND USES THEREOF - According to some embodiments there is provided a method for controlling a treatment effect on blood vessel tissue during an ultrasonic treatment, the method comprising positioning an ultrasonic transducer device in the blood vessel lumen; controlling a treatment effect by controlling fluid flow, wherein controlling comprises deploying a fluid restrictor at a location relative to the transducer effective to block at least a portion of fluid flowing upstream, downstream or adjacent the transducer. According to some embodiments there is provided an ultrasonic transducer device sized for placement in a body lumen, and comprising a fluid restrictor effective to block at least a portion of fluid flowing upstream, downstream or adjacent the transducer. In some embodiments, the fluid is blood. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308004 | LOW PROFILE SELF-SEALING ACCESS PORT - This invention provides for a self-sealing port having a low profile and substantially flat bottom for use in hemodialysis. The self-sealing ports can be repeatedly used for the cannulation required for the blood flows associated with hemodialysis. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308005 | HIGH FLOW LUER CONNECTOR - In one embodiment, a Luer lock connector for use in an insufflation system is described. The Luer lock connector includes: a body comprising a first end, a second end and an interior region; the interior region defining a gases flow passageway allowing insufflation gases to flow through the body from the first end to the second end; and the body being configured to be coupled to a tubing arrangement at the first end and to a patient interface at the second end; wherein, the second end is configured to be coupled to a patient interface fitting of the patient interface, the second end being further configured to seal around an outer surface of the patient interface fitting when the Luer lock connector is coupled to the patient interface; and wherein, the second end forms a seal with the outer surface of the patient interface fitting when the second end and the patient interface fitting are coupled. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308006 | Universal Single-Use Cap For Male And Female Connectors - A device for connection to a medical connector, the device includes an outer cap, an inner cap and a peelable seal. The outer cap configured to define a chamber to contain an absorbent material and disinfectant or antimicrobial agent. The outer cap including one or more threads adapted to engage with a female luer connector. The inner cap including one or more thread-tabs adapted to engage a male luer connector. The peelable seal prevents the disinfectant or the antimicrobial agent from exiting the chamber. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308007 | INJECTION DEVICE FOR SOFT-TISSUE AUGMENTATION FILLERS, BIOACTIVE AGENTS AND OTHER BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS IN LIQUID OR GEL FORM - Described herein are injection devices capable of automatically injecting substances into the soft tissue of a patient. The devices can inject low to high viscosity materials at predetermined, user selected injection rates, allowing the operator more control than a traditional syringe. The devices can allow mixing of more than one substance and/or reconstitution of a solid substance for injection. The injection devices described herein can allow the operator to easily inject one or more low to high viscosity liquid or gel soft-tissue augmentation fillers, one or more drugs, one or more other biocompatible materials, or combinations thereof. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308008 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GUIDED SUBDURAL ELECTRODE ARRAY PLACEMENT - Disclosed are devices, electrodes, systems, methods, and other implementations, including a device that includes an electrode comprising an elongated body, a plurality of electrode contacts disposed on a first side of the elongated body, and a cannulation channel defined along a longitudinal axis of the electrode. The device further includes a guiding mechanism received within the cannulation channel, the guiding mechanism configured to guide the electrode for placement at a target area inside a body of a patient. In some embodiments, the cannulation channel is configured to receive irrigation fluids dispensed through a perforated end located near a leading tip of the elongated body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308009 | NASAL STIMULATION FOR RHINITIS, NASAL CONGESTION, AND OCULAR ALLERGIES - Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions, such as allergic rhinitis, non-allergic rhinitis, nasal congestion, ocular allergy, and/or symptoms associated with these conditions, by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs, and the nasal insertion prongs may be configured to deliver an electrical stimulus to the tissue. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308010 | LEADS HAVING SIDEWALL OPENINGS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - The present technology is generally directed to spinal cord modulation leads having one or more sidewall openings configured for inserting stylets to steer and/or position the leads within a patient and/or with respect to a pulse generator, and associated systems and methods. In some embodiments, sidewall opening is generally positioned in an intermediate portion of the lead and is operatively coupled to a lumen extending distally to a distal end of the lead, and/or proximally to a proximal end of the lead. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308011 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COMMUNICATING OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS DATA OF AN ELECTRODE SET - An electrode pad set comprises a plurality of pad electrodes, each electrode comprising an electrode gel, and lead wires. The lead wires have first and second ends electrically coupled between (i) a respective pad electrode of the plurality of pad electrodes at the first end and (ii) at least one electrical connector at the second end. The at least one electrical connector electrically couples the lead wires to a mating electrical connector of a device configured to use the electrode pad set. The electrode pad set further comprises a communication device disposed adjacent the plurality of pad electrodes and a storage memory. The storage memory stores data relating to a relationship between a characteristic of the gel and an environmental variable. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308012 | PAIRED MEDICAL LEAD BODIES WITH CONDUCTIVE SHIELDS PROVIDING DESTRUCTIVE INTERFERENCE - Medical lead bodies that are paired each include a braided conductive shield. The braided conductive shield of one lead body has a value for a physical parameter that differs from a value for the physical parameter of the second lead body. The difference in values of the physical parameter for the paired lead bodies results in a reduction in heating from exposure of the lead bodies to radiofrequency energy at electrodes associated with the lead bodies. The lead bodies may be paired by being implanted adjacently to one another. The lead bodies may be further paired by being coupled to a same distal body, such as a paddle containing the electrodes. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308013 | FEEDTHROUGH TERMINAL ASSEMBLY WITH AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE PAD CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTED TO A TERMINAL PIN - A feedthrough terminal assembly for active implantable medical devices includes an electrically conductive pad for a convenient attachment of wires from either the circuitry inside the implantable medical device or wires external to the device. The electrically conductive pad enables direct thermal or ultrasonic bonding of a circuit board or lead wire to the terminal pin. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308014 | Bipolar Bone Anchor With Connection For Electrostimulation - An electrical stimulation anchor is configured to be electrically coupled to a power source, such as a transducer, that is external to the electrical stimulation anchor. The electrical stimulation anchor can include a bone anchor that is configured to be secured to a bone. The bone anchor can define a first electrode, a second electrode, and an isolating portion between the first electrode and the second electrode. The electrical stimulation anchor can further include a connection unit attached to the bone anchor. The connection unit can define a first contact member that electrically connects to the first electrode, and a second contact member electrically isolated from the first contact member. The second contact member can be electrically connected to the second electrode. The first and second contact members are configured to draw electrical current from the transducer so as to establish a voltage differential between the first and second electrodes. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308015 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TREATING THE SKIN - An apparatus includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308016 | TTField Treatment with Optimization of Electrode Positions Based on Low Frequency (<1MHZ) AC Conductivity Estimates Derived From Two MRI Images Having Different Repetition Times - A 3D model of AC electrical conductivity (at a given frequency) of an anatomic volume can be created by obtaining two MRI images of the anatomic volume, where the two images have different repetition times. Then, for each voxel in the anatomic volume, a ratio IR of the intensity of the corresponding voxels in the two MRI images is calculated. This calculated IR is then mapped into a corresponding voxel of a 3D model of AC electrical conductivity at the given frequency. The given frequency is below 1 MHz (e.g., 200 kHz). In some embodiments, the 3D model of AC electrical conductivity at the given frequency is used to determine the positions for the electrodes in TTFields (Tumor Treating Fields) treatment. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308017 | TRANSCUTANEOUS NEUROMODULATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USING SAME - Neuromodulation systems are described comprising a signal generator and at least one electrode. The at least one electrode can be configured to deliver a stimulation to a mammal, wherein the stimulation includes a biphasic signal and an overlapping high frequency pulse thereby inducing voluntary movement in the individual. Methods of administering the stimulation are also described. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308018 | DETERMINING EYE MOVEMENT USING INDUCTION - The present disclosure relates to visual prosthesis apparatus including an implantable device having a substrate and a plurality of electrodes located in or on the substrate, the substrate adapted to be implanted at least partially in an eye of a patient. A first inductor is included in the implantable device, for example by encapsulating an inductor coil in the substrate or on an associated lead or anchor device. In some instances, the electrodes in the substrate may partially provide the first inductor. A second inductor is adapted to locate externally to the eye and inductively couple with the first inductor. A processor is adapted to determine a direction of movement of the eye based on changes in electrical current induced in one of the first and second inductors due to relative movement of the first and second inductors. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308019 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL ELECTRODE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A three-dimensional electrode device and a method for manufacturing the same are disclosed. A three-dimensional electrode device as disclosed can be in close contact with target cells in a retina without damaging the retina to apply electrical stimulation to the retina. The three-dimensional electrode device can include a board prepared to be inserted into a photoreceptor layer in an eyeball and formed of a transparent material; and a plurality of electrodes formed on the board and configured to stimulate a retina. The board can be prepared to be deformed corresponding to a shape of the retina and configured to make the electrodes be in close contact with the retina. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308020 | APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SETTING AN ELECTRICAL DOSE - Methods and apparatuses for setting a therapeutic dose of a neuromodulator implanted into a patient are described. The therapeutic dose typically includes a therapeutic dose duration including a ramp-up time to reach a peak modulation voltage and a sustained peak modulation time during which the voltage is sustained at the peak modulation voltage. The methods and apparatuses described herein may use a testing ramp to identify a peak modulation voltage that is patient-specific and provides a maximized therapeutic effect while remaining comfortably tolerable by the patient during the application of energy by the neuromodulator. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308021 | INPUT SWITCHING IN A VENTRICULAR PACEMAKER - An intracardiac pacemaker system is configured to produce physiological atrial event signals by a sensing circuit of a ventricular intracardiac pacemaker and select a first atrial event input as the physiological atrial event signals. The ventricular intracardiac pacemaker detects atrial events from the selected first atrial event input, determines if input switching criteria are met, and switches from the first atrial event input to a second atrial event input in response to the input switching criteria being met. The second atrial event input includes broadcast atrial event signals produced by a second implantable medical device and received by the ventricular intracardiac pacemaker. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308022 | PACING MODE SWITCHING AND RATE RESPONSE LIMIT IN A VENTRICULAR PACEMAKER - An intracardiac ventricular pacemaker having a motion sensor, a pulse generator and a control circuit coupled to the pulse generator and the motion sensor is configured to identify a ventricular systolic event, detect a ventricular passive filling event signal from the motion signal, and determine a time interval from the ventricular systolic event to the ventricular passive filling event. The pacemaker establishes a minimum pacing interval based on the time interval. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308023 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES WITH ELECTRICALLY ISOLATED BATTERIES IN A SEPARATE ENCLOSURE - Medical devices include a separate enclosure that houses a battery and electrically isolates the battery from external conditions such as any metal enclosures and ultimately isolates the battery from body fluids. Thus, the separate enclosure attaches to a housing of a medical device and provides for modularity of the battery which allows, for instance, different size batteries to be used with the same medical device design. The separate enclosure further prevents stimulation current from leaking back to the battery housing by providing the electrical isolation. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308024 | System to Estimate the Location of a Spinal Cord Physiological Midline - Techniques for determining the location of a physiological midline are disclosed. A first technique evaluates the response to stimulation of spinal electrodes at peripheral electrodes on different sides of the body. In this technique, a spinal electrode's position relative to a physiological midline is determined based on a relationship between responses to its stimulation observed on different sides of the body. A second technique evaluates the response of spinal electrodes to stimulation of peripheral electrodes on different sides of the body. In this technique, a spinal electrode's position relative to a physiological midline is determined based on the different responses that it observes to stimulation on different sides of the body. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308025 | CRANIAL IMPLANT FOR DEVICE FIXATION IN BURR HOLES - A cranial implant may include an interior guide portion, an exterior guide portion, and one or more flanges. In one example, the interior guide portion may be disposed in a burr hole of a cranium and include a distal end, a proximal end, an inner surface, and an outer surface. The distal end may be inserted further into the burr hole than the proximal end. The inner surface may at least partially define a channel that accepts an elongated member, and the outer surface may extend around the full circumference of the burr hole. The exterior guide portion may be coupled to the interior guide portion and may contact an external surface of the cranium. The interior guide portion may define one or more surface features configured to secure the interior guide portion to the burr hole or secure an elongated member within the channel of the cranial implant. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308026 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND RESPONDING TO P-WAVE OVERSENSING IN A CARDIAC SYSTEM - A cardiac medical system, such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) system, receives a cardiac electrical signal by and senses cardiac events when the signal crosses an R-wave sensing threshold. The system determines at least one sensed event parameter from the cardiac electrical signal for consecutive cardiac events sensed by the sensing circuit and compares the sensed event parameters to P-wave oversensing criteria. The system detects P-wave oversensing in response to the sensed event parameters meeting the P-wave oversensing criteria; and adjusts at least one of an R-wave sensing control parameter or a therapy delivery control parameter in response to detecting the P-wave oversensing. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308027 | TREATMENT ARRANGEMENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TREATMENT ARRANGEMENT - In a treatment arrangement for treating a surface, with a planar electrode array ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308028 | SUPPORT BRACE ACCOMMODATING A MEDICAL DEVICE - A support brace comprising adjustable features and an attachment device. The attachment device, such as a pocket, may be configured to receive one or more pain relief or rehabilitation assistance devices. The pain relief or rehabilitation assistance devices may be an electromagnetic pulse therapy device. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308029 | Magnetic Stimulation With Variable Pulsed Intervals - A method of modulating a brain activity of a mammal is achieved by subjecting the mammal to repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) with an rTMS apparatus at variable pulse intervals for a time sufficient to modulate said brain activity. Improvement in a physiological condition or a clinical condition is achieved. Conditions to be treated include but are not limited to PTSD, autism spectrum disorder and Alzheimer's disease. Wavelet transform analysis is used to determine the variable pulse intervals employed. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308030 | ADVANCED METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING CELL PROLIFERATION DISORDERS - The present invention relates to methods for treating cell proliferation disorders comprising:
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20190308031 | SKIN DISORDER THERAPEUTICS AND METHODS OF USE - Disclosed and methods for light-based treatment of skin disorders such as acne. Also disclosed are devices for providing said light-based treatments. These treatments can be used in conjunction with and augmented by topical formulations of health-associated bacteria. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308032 | VITAMIN D LIGHTING SYSTEM - A lighting system comprises a housing, an arrangement of UV-B LEDs in the housing and a fabric output screen which provides a UV-B exit surface. This provides UV-B light for an indoor application in order to replicate the health benefits of natural sunlight. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308033 | TREATMENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING TREATMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - A system that assists in treatment includes circuitry configured to generate three-dimensional body data of a patient using data obtained from a three-dimensional measurement unit, obtain a tomographic image of the patient from a body tomographic measurement apparatus, execute an examination assist process, which aligns the three-dimensional body data with the tomographic image, execute a treatment plan assist process, which make a treatment plan that specifies a posture of the patient when treatment is performed using the tomographic image and the three-dimensional body data that are aligned with each other, and execute a treatment assist process, which outputs a treatment instruction based on the posture specified in the treatment plan. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308034 | PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY APPARATUS - A particle beam therapy apparatus | 2019-10-10 |
20190308035 | A NON-INVASIVE METHOD FOR SELECTIVE NEURAL STIMULATION BY ULTRASOUND - In an aspect of the present disclosure there is provided a method for reversibly stimulating neuronal cells, said method comprising activating mechanosensitive ion channels of neuronal cells expressing said channels by exposing said cells to an ultrasound stimulus. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308036 | WEARABLE TRANSCRANIAL DUAL-MODE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCERS FOR NEUROMODULATION - An ultrasound transducer array is incorporated in a light-weight, conformable, and wearable patch that may be used to deliver, monitor, and control localized transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS). The patch may include full-duplex transmit-receive circuitry that may be used for continuous monitoring of transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) application. The circuitry may include a circulator. The ultrasound transducer array may be coupled to an aperture interface having irregularly sized or shaped channel conductors to provide a coarse aperture for the array. The coarse aperture may be designed using a method that provides a reduced channel count. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308037 | ULTRASOUND APPLICATOR WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR - An ultrasound applicator designed to turn off an ultrasound system when an application area has reached too high of a temperature may include an ultrasound head; and a temperature sensor operatively attached to the ultrasound head and to the ultrasound delivery system. When the temperature sensor senses a temperature above a predetermined value, the ultrasound system may shuts off. The ultrasound applicator may additionally include an electronic module, wherein the temperature sensor is operatively connected to the electronic module which is operatively connected to the ultrasound deliver unit, and the electronic module includes a temperature controlled switch designed to turn off power to the ultrasound delivery unit when the temperature sensor senses the temperature above the predetermined value. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308038 | ULTRASOUND AUTOFOCUSING USING REFLECTIONS - Various approaches of focusing an ultrasound transducer having multiple transducer elements to a target region include generating at least one acoustic reflector in the target region; transmitting ultrasound waves to the acoustic reflector; measuring reflections off the acoustic reflector; and based at least in part on the measured reflections, adjusting the parameter value associated with the transducer element(s). | 2019-10-10 |
20190308039 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BREAKING SAFETY GLASS - Disclosed herein are systems, devices, and methods for breaking safety glass comprising a support plate having first and second opposed sides, a glass breaking component configured to connect to the support plate, the glass breaking component comprising: a base having first and second opposed sides, and a member having first and second opposed ends, the first end of the member connected to and extending from at least one side of the base and the second end of the member comprising a glass breaking portion, the glass breaking portion having at least one glass cutting edge and configured to break safety glass. Also disclosed herein are methods for using the disclosed systems and devices. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308040 | HARNESS - The roping harness comprises a belt and leg loops. The belt is formed by a first strip and a second strip separated so as to define a housing cavity housing at least one foam comfort pad. The first strip is an inner strip designed to come into contact with the user's back whereas the second strip is an outer strip of the belt. The first strip and second strip are fixed to one another by at least one resistance strap mechanically fixed to a suspension point. The housing cavity comprises at least one opening so that the foam comfort pad is removable from the housing cavity | 2019-10-10 |
20190308041 | Cut-Resistant Leading Edge Fall Arrest System and Method - A fall arrest system includes a line retraction device having a safety line, an energy absorber configured for connecting to a terminal end of the safety line, and a harness configured for connecting to the energy absorber such that the energy absorber is disposed between the terminal end of the safety line and the harness. The safety line is selected to have a predetermined mean breaking force with a first standard deviation, and the energy absorber is selected to have a predetermined mean deployment force with a second standard deviation. The mean breaking force of the safety line and the mean deployment force of the energy absorber overlap over an overlapping region of the first and second standard deviation. A ratio of an overlap mean force of the overlapping region to an overlap standard deviation of the overlapping region is less than or equal to 6. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308042 | Fire Suppression Systems - A method of fire suppression may include injecting a reactive agent into a reaction zone to produce a catalytically active species for fire suppression and conveying the catalytically active species to a fire to catalytically interfere with flame chemistry of the fire. Fire in a fuel tank may be suppressed by injecting the reactive agent into a convective flow of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in a fuel tank, the reactive agent reacting in the fuel tank to release a species which catalytically interferes with flame chemistry to suppress fire in the fuel tank. Fire at an airplane crash may be suppressed by releasing the reactive agent from the container at the crash site to produce an active species to catalytically interfere with a fire at the crash site. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308043 | FIRE SUPPRESSION AGENT WITH VERMICULITE - A fire suppression agent suitable for suppressing a lithium battery fire includes a bicarbonate powder and exfoliated vermiculite particles blended with the bicarbonate powder. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308044 | POTASSIUM SALT FIRE SUPPRESSION SOLUTION WITH VERMICULITE - A fire suppression agent includes a potassium salt solution and vermiculite particles stored in isolation from the potassium salt solution. The vermiculite particles remain isolated from the potassium salt solution until triggered to mix with the potassium salt solution upon a discharge event. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308045 | FIRE SPIKES, FIRE SPIKE TIPS, AND METHODS OF SUPPRESSING FIRE - Fire spikes and fire spike tips adapted to penetrate a surface and distribute a fire suppressant, such as, water, on the opposite side of the surface are provided. The fire spike tips include a cylindrical body having a first end adapted to be received by a conduit and a second end having a pointed projection adapted to penetrate the surface; an internal cavity in the cylindrical body having an open first end and a closed second end; a plurality of first orifices in the body, each of the plurality of first orifices directed in a first substantially radial direction; and a plurality of second orifices in the body, each of the plurality of second orifices directed in a second direction which at least partially intersects with the first direction of the plurality of first orifices. Kits for the fire spikes and methods of suppressing fire are also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308046 | MAIN VALVE WITH PRESSURE RELIEF VALVE HAVING A LOCKOUT FEATURE - An integral valve arrangement may comprise a housing. The housing may comprise a main valve and a relief valve. The main valve may comprise an inlet and a first outlet. The relief valve may comprise a relief inlet in a side wall of the inlet, a relief outlet in a side wall of the first outlet, and a pressure relief system. The inlet and the first outlet may be substantially axially perpendicular. The relief inlet and the relief outlet may be substantially axially perpendicular. The pressure relief system may comprise a body abutting walls of the housing, a relief member disposed within the body, and a lever. The relief member may comprise an interior end and an exterior end. The lever may be rotatably coupled to the exterior end of the relief member by a connecting mechanism. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308047 | Pipe arrangement of a Pipeline System of a Fire Extinguishing System, Pipe Connector for such Arrangement, and Method for Producing such a Pipe Arrangement - The invention relates to a pipe arrangement ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308048 | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - Disclosed herein is a fire protection system for an electrical appliance, in accordance with some embodiments. Further, the fire protection system may include a vent door disposed on a front surface of the electrical appliance. Further, the vent door may be configured to provide direct access to an opening of a vent of the electrical appliance. Further, the fire protection system may include a heat sensor thermally coupled to the vent. Further, the heat sensor may be configured to detect a temperature of the vent. Further, the fire protection system may include at least one fire extinguisher configured to dispense a fire retardant within the vent. Further, the fire protection system may include an actuator electrically coupled to each of the heat sensor and the at least one fire extinguisher. Further, the actuator may be configured to activate the at least one fire extinguisher based on the temperature. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308049 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING FIREFIGHTERS - Systems and methods for training firefighters and other first responders are provided. The systems include a plurality of sensors configured to detect at least one ambient condition, such as, temperature; a receiver configured to receive the electric signals from the plurality of sensors; and a digital storage device operatively connected to the receiver and adapted to store the electrical signals corresponding to the detected ambient conditions. The data detected by the sensors can be retrieved for later review, analysis, and training. The systems may include at least one video recorder and/or at least one infrared image recorder each configured to detect images that can be stored for later retrieval and a synchronizing device adapted to synchronize the sensor data with the recorded images for later review. Methods of implementing the systems and portable cases enclosing the system are also provided. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308050 | PLYOMETRIC FITNESS PLATFORM WITH CONSTRAINED ADJUSTABILITY - Disclosed are systems and methods for plyometric fitness systems that facilitate constrained multi-directional movements. By utilizing a variety of constrained elastic resistance cords in conjunction with plyometric platform stations and performance patterns, this system enhances dimension, capability and variety to conventional agility and jumping drills. The disclosed plyometric platforms are designed for contrast training, or resistance loaded and unloaded exercises. This allows the muscles to adapt to the loaded exercises and then apply the “learned” movement to the unloaded exercise. This directly reinforces the movement and muscle exertion needed to perform powerful movements thereby enhancing athletic performance. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308051 | FLEXIBLE SPORTING APPARATUS DESCRIPTION - A flexible sporting apparatus includes an elongated and flexible body ( | 2019-10-10 |
20190308052 | Interactive Science Technology Engineering Arts Mathematics (S.T.E.A.M.) Themed Centers to Provide a Unique Combination of Entertainment, Exercise and Education - The present invention proposes the creation of a new class of business which offers an alternative for parents who wish to efficiently provide their children with simultaneous immersion in a S.T.E.A.M. (Science Technology Engineering Arts Math) themed environment while engaging in interactive, captivating play and extensive exercise. This patent proposes the creation of centers enabled by the use of exercise stations(s) powered by children to create interactive motion of objects with a S.T.E.A.M. theme, allowing an efficient and simultaneous means to educate, exercise and entertain children. In the preferred embodiment, these exercise stations are powered by children to raise various illuminated balls, which in turn will travel down various clear tubes or open tracks, creating the appearance of moving stellar objects such as comets, shooting stars and/or planets. This is a new class of business where ALL exhibits will combine exercise, S.T.E.A.M. education and entertainment. The business offers parents a very attractive alternative to current children centers and can be monetized in numerous ways. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308053 | Multi-Use Fitness and Rehabilitation Machine - It is important to allow a sore or injured muscle to recover after strenuous physical activity or trauma to an affected limb. The device has separate stations that permit all major muscle groups to be massaged or rehabilitated and each station can be operated independently of each other section. The individual sections can be detached from a triangular support member and placed at more ideal locations in the rehabilitation facility, if needed or desired. The device is not intended to replace the expertise of a trained medical provider or personal trainer but is intended to allow a person to self-direct some efforts to massage aching or sore muscles. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308054 | ACTIVE ARM PASSIVE LEG EXERCISE MACHINE WITH GUIDED LEG MOVEMENT - An exercise machine has a main frame, two base link members supported for cyclical movement on base tracks on the main frame, two handles pivotal about a handle axis on the frame in which the handles are operatively connected to the base link members respectively such that a cyclical movement of the handles drives the cyclical movement of the respective base link members, a foot support carried on each base link member for supporting a respective foot of the user thereon through a walking motion of the user as the base link members are moved cyclically, a torso support on the main frame supporting a torso of the user thereon having one or more degrees of freedom relative to the main frame, and leg linkages connected between the main frame and respective ones of the base link members with bracing to secure legs of the user therein. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308055 | LEAK-FREE EXERCISE DEVICES - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to leak-free exercise devices that are soft and conformable due to being filled with granular material. The devices are formed from one or more flexible panels joined together to form a cavity and a filler material, such as sand, contained within the cavity. The devices comprise welded seams that prevent liquid or moisture from entering the cavity and/or granular material from exiting the cavity. In some embodiments, the one or more flexible panels may further be made of waterproof materials. | 2019-10-10 |
20190308056 | Leg Training Fitness Device With Dumbbell Quick Attach Mechanism - A leg training fitness device comprises a weight attachment portion and a body attachment portion having a base support and a lateral support. To workout legs, a dumbbell is attached to the weight attachment portion. Next, a foot is inserted into the body attachment portion such that the foot is supported by the base support and the lateral support. A variety of leg workouts can be performed without requiring expensive and unwieldly equipment. Additionally, leg workouts are easily performed with the device without having to wait for leg workout machines to become available. In one embodiment, the foot is strapped to the body attachment portion and the dumbbell is strapped to the weight attachment portion. In another embodiment, the base and lateral supports rotate into an open and closed configuration that allows hooks attached to a lower surface of the base and lateral supports to clamp or release the dumbbell. | 2019-10-10 |