42nd week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 7 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210322153 | Sinus-Engaging Valve Fixation Member - A prosthesis is provided for implantation at a native semilunar valve of a native valve complex, the native valve complex having three semilunar sinuses and three native commissures. The prosthesis includes a valve prosthesis support, which comprises a support structure comprising exactly three engagement arms that meet one another at three respective junctures. The engagement arms are shaped so as define three peak complexes at the three respective junctures, and three trough complexes, each of which is between two of the peak complexes. Upon implantation of the prosthesis, each of the engagement arms is at least partially disposed within a respective one of the semilunar sinuses, such that each of the peak complexes is disposed distal to and in rotational alignment with a respective one of the native commissures, and each of the trough complexes is disposed at least partially within the respective one of the semilunar sinuses. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322154 | Method of Processing Collagen-based Tissue for Bioprosthetic Devices - A method is provided for preparing pericardial tissue that is used for a bioprosthetic heart valve assembly. According to this method, pericardial tissue is harvested from a host animal and then cleaned. The cleaned tissue is then fixed using glutaraldehyde. After fixation of the tissue, the residual antigenic components are removed to preserve the tissue structural integrity for its long-term performance. In addition, higher concentrations of alcohol are used to reduce the tissue bioburden, and at the same time to dehydrate the tissue followed by preserving the tissue with glycerol so as to mitigate glutaraldehyde-storage related issues for the bioprosthetic heart valve. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322155 | COMPACT PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE DEVICE - The devices and methods of this disclosure relate to a heart valve prosthesis that is configured to be implanted within a native heart valve having a smaller perimeter annuli with a generally elliptical shape. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322156 | MEDICAL DEVICE BEING INSERTED INTRAVASCULARLY AND PROVIDING PROTECTION AGAINST PULMONARY HYPERTENSION RISK IN TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH HEART DEFECT - The present invention relates to a medical device (5) which is used for palliative treatment and/or treatment at every stage without developing pulmonary hypertension in patients who have increased pulmonary blood flow and pulmonary hypertension risk that are caused particularly by congenital heart diseases with left to right shunt and functional single ventricular diseases, in heart defects; also, to treat patients who have a congenital heart defect and transposition of large arteries. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322157 | Stentless Support Structure - A stentless support structure capable of being at least partly assembled in situ. The support structure comprises a braided tube that is very flexible and, when elongated, becomes very long and very small in diameter, thereby being capable of placement within a small diameter catheter. The support structure is preferably constructed of one or more thin strands of a super-elastic or shape memory material such as Nitinol. When released from the catheter, the support structure folds itself into a longitudinally compact configuration. The support structure thus gains significant strength as the number of folds increase. This radial strength obviates the need for a support stent. The support structure may include attachment points for a prosthetic valve. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322158 | VALVED CONDUIT - Various aspects of the present disclosure are directed toward apparatuses, systems, and methods that include a valved conduit. The valved conduit may include at least one leaflet and an interior surface that mitigates against thrombus formation within the conduit. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322159 | RELATING TO TRANSCATHETER STENT-VALVES - Some embodiments of the present disclosure provide a stent-valve for transcatheter implantation to replace a cardiac valve. In some embodiments, the stent valve being compressible to a compressed state for delivery, and expandable to an operative state for implantation. In some embodiments, the stent-valve comprises a stent, a plurality of leaflets for defining a prosthetic valve, an inner skirt, an outer skirt, and a paravalve seal for sealing against surrounding tissue. In some embodiments, the paravalve seal comprising material that swells in response to contact with blood or components thereof. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322160 | METHOD FOR REPLACEMENT OF HEART VALVE - A method for implanting a replacement heart valve within a diseased valve includes accessing a patient's heart by piercing a myocardium, advancing a guidewire into the patient's heart, and installing an access device in a wall of the heart. The access device preferably has at least one valve mechanism. A valve delivery device is advanced over the guidewire and through the access device. The valve delivery device has a replacement heart valve disposed along a distal end portion thereof. The replacement heart valve preferably includes an outer support structure and a leaflet valve disposed within the outer support structure. The replacement heart valve is radially expanded within the diseased valve. During implantation, the outer support structure conforms to a diameter of the diseased valve and the leaflet valve expands to a fixed size having a diameter smaller than the diameter of the diseased valve. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322161 | Stents for Prosthetic Heart Valves - A stented valve including a stent structure including a generally tubular body portion having a first end, a second end, an interior area, a longitudinal axis, and a plurality of vertical wires extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis around a periphery of the body portion, wherein the plurality of vertical wires includes multiple commissure wires and at least one structural wire positioned between adjacent commissure wires, and a plurality of V-shaped wire structures having a first end, a second end, and a peak between the first and second ends, wherein a first end of each V-shaped structure extends from a first vertical wire and a second end of each V-shaped structure extends from a second vertical wire that is adjacent to the first vertical wire, wherein each V-shaped structure is oriented so that its peak is facing in the same direction relative to the first and second ends of the body portion, and a valve structure including a plurality of leaflets attached to the stent structure within the tubular body portion. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322162 | PROSTHETIC VALVE - A prosthetic valve includes an annular frame and a skirt. The frame is radially expandable and compressible between a radially compressed configuration and a radially expanded configuration. The skirt has a fold around an inflow end of the frame so as to cover at least a portion of an outer surface of the frame and at least a portion of an inner surface of the frame. When the frame is in the radially expanded configuration, an outer portion of the skirt tightly conforms to the outer surface of the frame and the inflow end of the frame is axially spaced from the fold to form an axially extending gap between the frame and the fold. When the frame is in the radially compressed configuration, the inflow end of the frame extends axially so as to at least partially fill the axially extending gap. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322163 | PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE - A prosthetic heart valve includes a frame, a valvular structure, and a skirt. The frame is movable between collapsed and expanded configurations and includes struts disposed between inflow and outflow ends, apices disposed at the inflow end formed by intersections of two or more struts, and junctions disposed between the apices and the outflow end and formed by intersections of two or more struts. The apices are circumferentially offset from the junctions. The valvular structure is positioned within and secured to the frame. The skirt is secured to the frame and includes a first edge portion and a second edge portion. The first edge portion is secured to the frame at the apices. The second edge portion is secured to the frame at the junctions. The skirt is configured to retract inwardly between the apices when the frame is moved from the radially expanded configuration to the radially collapsed configuration. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322164 | VALVE REPLACEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for medical interventional procedures, including approaches to valve implant. In one aspect, the methods and systems involve a modular approach to treatment. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322165 | DELIVERY DEVICE HAVING GUIDE WIRE CONTROL - The disclosure generally relates to delivery devices for transcatheter delivery of a prosthesis. The delivery device includes a hollow shaft on which the prosthesis is supported. A handle assembly maintains the shaft. The delivery device further includes a guide wire that is selectively directed through the handle assembly and shaft. The guide wire directs the shaft to a target site at which the prosthesis is to be deployed. In practice, an operator managing the inner catheter controls the prosthesis positioning. The delivery devices disclosed herein are configured to ergonomically also allow the operator to control the position of the guide wire as the position of the guide wire influences the deployment position of the prosthesis. In this way, a second operator for positioning the guide wire can be omitted. Embodiments of the disclosure are believed to improve positioning predictability and ease of use. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322166 | DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR HEART VALVE REPLACEMENT - The present disclosure describes devices, systems, and methods for intravascularly delivering an implantable device to a targeted anatomical site such as the mitral annulus. A delivery system includes a delivery member coupled to a handle assembly and extending distally from the handle assembly. A delivery catheter is concentrically positioned within an outer member and configured to advance the intravascular device relative to the outer member. The delivery catheter includes a distal can structure configured to house at least a portion of the intravascular device in a compressed, pre-deployed position. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322167 | PROSTHETIC VALVE AND DELIVERY TOOL THEREFOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure include apparatus for use at a native valve of a heart of a subject. A delivery tool has a shaft, a capsule disposed at a distal portion of the tool, and a balloon that is disposed within the capsule and coupled to the shaft. A tubular frame of a prosthetic valve is compressed around the balloon, such that shape-memory flanges of the prosthetic valve, and a shape-memory upstream support portion of the prosthetic valve, are each constrained within a respective capsule-portion of the capsule. The capsule is openable by moving the capsule-portions apart, such that the flanges and the upstream support portion automatically deflect radially outward, while the tubular frame remains compressed around the balloon, and inflation of the balloon plastically expands the tubular frame radially. Other embodiments are also described. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322168 | VALVE IMPLANT, DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHOD - A valve implant includes a valve leaflet prosthesis having a wire frame, a leaflet blade panel attached to the wire frame, and one or more tether struts extending from the wire frame, and a stent having a first end portion and a second end portion along a longitudinal stent axis, and a flexible extended stent strut extending longitudinally from the first end portion, wherein the one or more tether struts of the valve leaflet prosthesis is rotatably coupled to the flexible extended stent strut in a manner such that the one or more tether struts are rotatable about a rotational axis which is parallel to the one or more tether struts and which extends transverse to the longitudinal stent axis. A delivery system for the valve implant and a method of preparing the delivery system are also disclosed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322169 | METHODS OF FORMING HEAT SET ANNULOPLASTY RINGS - An annuloplasty repair segment for heart valve annulus repair and a method for forming. A multi-stranded cable replaces solid core wire for both the tricuspid and mitral valves which allows for greater deployment flexibility for minimally-invasive surgical (MIS) implant, while still maintaining the required strength and similar tensile properties of solid-core wire. The particular shape of the annuloplasty ring is fixed using a heat setting process including heating the flexible core member to a temperature higher than 500° C. and holding it in a desired heat-set saddle shape for a period of time. The core is then rapidly cooled to impart physical properties such that the flexible core member can be straightened, during implantation, to fit through a tubular access device and regain the heat-set saddle shape after exiting the access device and, when attached to the native heart valve, the flexible core member is strong enough to remodel the native heart valve. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322170 | REPAIR DEVICE FOR HEART VALVE REPAIR - A repair device for closing a valve of a heart includes a main stem. The mains stem has a distal end and a proximal end. The main stem comprises a papillary anchor on the proximal end. The papillary anchor of the main stem is configured to attach to a papillary muscle of the heart. The main stem further includes a first branch extending from the main stem in a first direction and configured to attach to a first leaflet of the valve of the heart. The main stem also includes a second branch extending from the main stem in a second direction different from the first direction and configured to attach to a second leaflet of the valve. The first and second branches are flexible. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322171 | FOLD-UP CONTAINMENT DEVICE FOR BONE DEFECTS - A bone graft system includes a two-dimensional mesh sheet sized and shaped to, when folded along fold lines, form a three-dimensional graft containment structure configured to be packed with a bone graft material for placement within a target area of a bone, the mesh sheet including a first end flap connected to a remaining portion of the mesh sheet via a first fold line and a second end flap connected to the remaining portion of the mesh sheet via a second fold line, a third fold line extending from the first fold line to the second fold line so that the remaining portion is configured to be wrapped around folded first and second end flaps to form the graft containment structure, the first and second end flaps substantially corresponding to a profile of the target area of the bone. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322172 | LOW-PROFILE INTERCRANIAL DEVICE - Provided is a functional, low-profile intercranial device (LID). The LID includes a base portion; at least one cavity associated with the base portion and configured to accept at least one functional component; and at least one conduit having a first end in communication with the at least one cavity. The at least one functional component includes a medicinal, electronic, or optic therapeutic. The at least one conduit is configured to accept the medicinal therapeutic and a second end configured to dispense the therapeutic. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322173 | CRAFTING OF CARTILAGE - A shaped cartilage matrix isolated from a human or animal where the cartilage has been crafted to facilitate disinfection, cleaning, devitalization, recellularization, and/or integration after implantation. Also, a process for repairing a cartilage defect with the cartilage matrix. The matrix is in the form of an osteochondral plug including a cartilage cap ad subchondral bone, wherein one or more gaps, slats, bores, or channels extend through the tidemark at the interface between the cartilage cap and the subchondral bone. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322174 | SYSTEM OF DESIGNING A GUIDE TOOL AND/OR SURGICAL KIT TOOLS AND/OR AN IMPLANT COMPRISING A POSITIONING MARK - A method for designing an implant includes designing a contour curvature of the implant so that an articulate surface of the implant is designed to correspond to a simulated healthy cartilage surface reconstructed from a 3D model based on one or more images taken with MRI or CT-scanning of a damaged cartilage surface of a joint; and providing a positioning mark on a surface of the implant. The positioning mark is provided such that the positioning mark is parted from the center of the implant to be visible for a surgeon and is adapted to be used for indicating a rotational position of the implant to the surgeon. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322175 | FLEXIBLE ACETABULAR IMPLANT - An acetabular cage or device ( | 2021-10-21 |
20210322176 | PROSTHETIC JOINT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME - Provided is an artificial joint that can improve fatigue strength while achieving the ability to fix to a bone. An artificial joint | 2021-10-21 |
20210322177 | Femoral Component For Bone Conservation - A femoral prosthetic component includes a patellar guide portion, a pair of condyles projecting from the guide portion and forming an intercondylar notch therebetween, a bearing surface, and an interface surface configured to face a resected surface of a femur. The interface surface comprises an anterior face and a posterior face, and is substantially contoured between the anterior and posterior face to match a contoured surface of the femur. The substantially contoured interface surface may include at least one planar surface portion to about a flat cut portion in the surface of the femur. This planar surface portion may be a distal flat at a distal face of the interface surface. The contoured interface surface may alternatively include a plurality of planar surface portions. The femoral prosthetic component is configured such that preparation of the bone to match the interface surface results in minimal resection of the distal femur. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322178 | INTERVERTEBRAL SPINAL IMPLANT AND SURGICAL METHODS - Disclosed are systems, devices, methods and surgical procedures for altering and/or correcting the alignment of adjacent bones, including bones of the spine. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322179 | EXPANDABLE SPINAL IMPLANT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING SAME - An expandable spinal implant is provided having first and second endplates hinged along one end and an expansion mechanism disposed therebetween configured to expand the first and second endplates from each other to provide a lordotic angle of up to 60 degrees. Various implants, systems and methods are disclosed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322180 | Nubbed Plate - A separate nub component between the plate and an intervertebral fusion cage, wherein the nub is attached to the plate. The nub lessens the undesired pivotal movement of the plate. It is believed that when the nub fits snugly between the endplates of the adjacent vertebral bodies, it acts as a stop against the undesired pivotal movement of the plate. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322181 | EXPANDABLE IMPLANT ASSEMBLY - An expandable implant is disclosed. The expandable implant includes a base member having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface, and an adjustable member adjustably coupled to the base member and movable between a first, collapsed position, and a second, expanded position. The adjustable member has a top surface and a bottom surface opposite the top surface. The top surface of the adjustable member and the bottom surface of the base member form a first angle while the adjustable member is in the first, collapsed position, and the top surface of the adjustable member and the bottom surface of the base member form a second angle while the adjustable member is in the second, expanded position. The first angle is different from the second angle. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322182 | EXPANDABLE INTERVERTEBRAL SPACER - A spacer for separating bones of a joint, the spacer includes a first endplate configured to engage a first bone of the joint; a second endplate configured to engage a second bone of the joint; and an actuation subassembly comprising a drive nut, a drive screw coupled to the drive nut, and a cam frame coupled to the drive screw, wherein the cam frame is disposed between the first endplate and the second endplate, wherein the cam frame comprises a proximal frame end, a distal frame end, and lateral frame sides, wherein cams disposed on the lateral frame sides selectively engage at least one of the first endplate or the second endplate. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322183 | Interbody Fusion Cages - An implant for interbody fusion of vertebrae comprising a unibody cage structure having an enveloping cage volume and a minimized material volume. The cage structure comprises a first and a second generally planar ring member, each ring member formed from an opposing pair of lengthwise joists and an opposing pair of cross joists, the joists together forming a large opening through the ring member. The ring members are fixedly sandwiched on a plurality of support members, the support members holding the ring members in a spaced apart relationship to thereby provide a large void volume relative to the enveloping cage volume, to thereby allow for receipt of a large volume of bone graft within the cage structure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322184 | ADJUSTABLE INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES AND METHODS OF USE - Interbody fusion devices, insertion tools, methods for assembling an interbody fusion device, and methods for inserting a medical device between two vertebral bodies are disclosed. The interbody fusion device includes a base member, a top member, and at least one movement mechanism. The base member includes at least one of a pivotal cylinder and a hinge channel. The top member includes at least one of a pivot cylinder and a hinge channel. The at least one pivot cylinder of the base member engages the at least one hinge channel of the top member and the at least one pivot cylinder of the top member engages the at least one hinge channel of the base member. The at least one movement mechanism engages the top member and the base member. Also disclosed are a vertebral spacer device and an interbody spacer system including an insertion tool and an interbody fusion device. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322185 | INTERBODY FUSION DEVICES WITH SELF-AFFIXING MECHANISMS - Interbody fusion devices including deployable fixation members. The implant may include a spacer, optionally, an end member coupled to the spacer, and one or more fixation members configured to extend into adjacent vertebrae. The fixation members may include screws, nails, shims, tangs, spikes, staples, pins, blades, fins, or the like, and combinations thereof. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322186 | IMPLANT WITH GRADED RADIOPACITY CALIBRATION FEATURE - An implant device for use in achieving spinal fusion, includes an implant having an implant body. The device includes a graded radiopacity calibration tool integrated with the implant body. The tool has a plurality of graded levels of radiopacity representative of a range of bone density parameter amounts. Each of the graded levels corresponds to a different bone density parameter amount. A method is provided that uses the device to determine a degree of one of bone maturity, strength, osteoporotic state, state of healing and state of degrading bone tissue based on a comparison of a bone at the site in the image and radiopacity correlated from a calibration standardized curve defined by the standard, with a range of grey levels representative of degrees of one of the bone maturity, the strength, the osteoporotic state, the state of healing and the state of degrading bone tissue. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322187 | Optimized Stent Jacket with Large Apertures - An intravascular device configured to treat an aneurysm that includes a support structure including metal struts configured to be positioned in a body lumen and defining a central fluid passage that extends axially along the support structure, and a knitted mesh cover disposed over an exterior thereof and across a radial arc and along a length of the support structure sufficient to exceed an opening of an aneurysm to be treated, and the cover includes a polymer fiber having a diameter of at least 40 nanometers to 30 microns and apertures therethrough, the apertures being sized to prevent blood from passing through the device to prevent further expansion of the aneurysm. Devices including apertures that are at least 20 microns and sized to minimize or prevent an aneurysm-filling material from exiting the aneurysm through the knitted mesh cover and support structure, and methods of stenting, are also encompassed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322188 | FEMORAL AORTIC ACCESS MODULAR STENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - The techniques of this disclosure generally relate to a modular stent device that is deployed into the ascending aorta via femoral access. The modular stent device is a base or anchor component to which additional modular stent devices can be attached to exclude diseased areas of the aorta while at the same time allowing perfusion of the brachiocephalic artery, the left common carotid artery, and/or the left subclavian artery. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322189 | ABSORBABLE INTRAVASCULAR DEVICES THAT SHORTEN UPON EXPANSION CREATING SPACE FOR VASCULAR MOVEMENT - A multi-element, vascular stent may be used to maintain or enhance patency of a blood vessel. The stent may be used in peripheral blood vessels, which may be long and/or tortuous. By using multiple, separate stent elements that are balloon expandable, the multi-element stent may be stronger than a traditional self-expanding stent but may also be more flexible, due to its multiple-element configuration, than a traditional balloon-expandable stent. Individual stent elements shorten upon expansion creating a space between stent elements. The distance between stent elements when deployed may be based on characteristics of the stent and the target vessel location such that the stent elements do not touch one another during skeletal movement. Thus, the multi-element, vascular stent described herein may be particularly advantageous for treating long lesions in tortuous peripheral blood vessels | 2021-10-21 |
20210322190 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COUPLING AND DECOUPLING A CATHETER - A drainage stent delivery system is disclosed. The system can include a catheter body, a stent member, and a coupling member. The coupling member is configured to selectively couple and decouple the catheter body and the stent member. The coupling member can include a first connector, a second connector, and a telescoping connector. A tab of the first connector is configured to be received by a slot of the second connector when the first and second connectors are coupled. The telescoping connector can displace the tab radially outward to be received by the slot. The tab is biased radially inward when the telescoping connector is displaced. When coupled, the catheter body and the stent member are rotationally fixed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322191 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF ANEURYSMS - A method and device include attaching a tether portion of a sleeve to a distal end of a catheter, placing the distal end of the catheter into a selected position within a vessel, moving a stent through a lumen of the catheter, retentively engaging a first end of the stent with a distal end of the sleeve, and detaching the sleeve about the tether portion such that the sleeve covers at least a portion of the stent at the selected position within the vessel. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322192 | Medical Device Implantation Apparatus - Provided is a medical device implantation apparatus, comprising: an outer sheath ( | 2021-10-21 |
20210322193 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTING AN ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT - An apparatus is provided for subcutaneous implantation in a patient using a tunneling instrument. The implantation apparatus comprises a vascular graft and a connector adapted to couple a distal end of the tunneling instrument and a proximal end of the graft. The connector comprises a tip, a first end of the tip configured to be received within the proximal end of the graft, a clip for securing the graft to the tip, and a coupler for a rotatable connection of the tip to the tunneling instrument such that the tip is rotatable about its longitudinal axis relative to the coupler to facilitate attachment of the graft to the tunneling instrument. The implantation apparatus may further comprise a removable sheath configured to substantially cover the length of the graft. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322194 | RECONSTRAINMENT BAND WITH REDUCED REMOVAL INTERFERENCE - The reconstrainment band includes a hollow generally tubular shaped band having proximal and distal ends and having an exterior surface for engaging a stent and an interior surface for engaging a delivery tube. The exterior surface has at least one fin projecting therefrom along the longitudinal axis of the band. The fin has at least one obtusely shaped surface relative to the longitudinal axis and facing one of the ends. The reconstrainment band is included in a delivery device for intraluminally positioning and deploying a radially distensible stent. Reconstrainment of a partially deployed stent is provided by the delivery device. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322195 | APPARATUS FOR TREATING GERD - An apparatus for the treatment of acid reflux disease has an implantable movement restriction device adapted to be at least partly invaginated by a patient's stomach fundus wall. A substantial part of the outer surface of the movement restriction device is adapted to rest against the stomach wall without injuring the latter in a position between the patient's diaphragm and at least a portion of the lower part of the invaginated stomach fundus wall, such that movement of the cardiac notch of the patient's stomach towards the patient's diaphragm is restricted, to thereby prevent the cardia from sliding through the patient's diaphragm opening into the patient's thorax, so as to maintain the supporting pressure against the patient's cardia sphincter muscle exerted from the patient's abdomen. The movement restriction device has a size of at least 125 mm | 2021-10-21 |
20210322196 | ORTHOSIS OR EXOSKELETON SYSTEM - An orthosis or exoskeleton system can be mounted proximate a user's joint. The system includes a brace, which includes a first body mounting portion to be mounted to one side of the user's joint and a second body mounting portion to be mounted to an opposite side of the user's joint. The first and second mounting portions are moveably coupled together. A range of motion (ROM) limitation mechanism presents a number of selectable ROM limits between the first and second body mounting portions. One or more sensors detect a user's kinematics and/or kinetics. The system is configurable during use based on the user's kinematics and/or kinetics, including by setting or updating the ROM limitation mechanism from a present ROM limit setting to a new ROM limit setting. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322197 | ORTHOTIC APPLIANCE WITH CONTINUOUSLY ADJUSTABLE POSITIONING OF CORRECTIVE ELEMENTS - A wearable orthotic appliance to which at least one corrective element for correcting neuromuscular imbalances may be removably attached is made of fabric assembly held in compressive tension when worn by a user, the fabric assembly including a cavity or chamber into which the corrective element may be placed and secured at any of a plurality of continuously-adjustable positions. Maintenance of the corrective element position during use of the appliance may be assisted by establishing a compression gradient over selected areas of the appliance during assembly. The wearable orthotic appliance may be a shirt, vest, body suit, or other garment or article of clothing, and the corrective elements may be weights, electrodes, or other discrete elements whose therapeutic effect depends on proper positioning relative to the wearer's torso or other body parts. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322198 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GUIDING AND APPLYING TRACTION TO A PATIENT'S LEG DURING SURGERY - A freestanding system for applying traction to a patient independent of a table or bed includes a base including a body and a stabilizer arm moveably coupled to the body, wherein the stabilizer arm has a first end pivotally coupled to the body and a second end distal the body, and wherein the stabilizer arm is configured to pivot about the corresponding first end, and a pad coupled to the second end of the stabilizer arm, wherein the pad includes a suction device configured to releasably secure the second end of the corresponding stabilizer arm to the ground, wherein the pads are configured to maintain the position of the system in response to the application of traction to the patient. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322199 | PEDIATRIC LITHOTOMY POSITIONING SPLINT - A positioning splint for safely and securely positioning a pediatric patient into a lithotomy position. The splint comprises a toroid, wedge-shaped splint having an anterior and posterior jaw which is attached to shoulder straps or a jacket/vest that holds the splint in place during use. The wedge splint and shoulder attachments are padded. The wedge splint may have a disposable covering. Methods of using the splint to position a patient for urinary catheterization as well as for other procedures, exams and surgeries requiring unobstructed access to the perineal and anorectal areas. Additional wrist/hand and ankle/leg straps are used for conscious patients who are uncooperative or incompetent patients or in the case of a patient with involuntary movement disorders. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322200 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING HOLLOW CORE CRANIAL REMODELING ORTHOSES - A system for creating cranial remolding orthoses comprises a controller in data communication with an additive fabricator and a scanner. The controller has access to a database of mappings of nonstandard cranial shapes to desired cranial shapes, to cranial scan data for a patient with an existing cranium shape, and to patient-specific information about the patient. The controller has design software for determining from the scan data a development path from the existing cranium shape to a desired cranium shape, the development path comprising a plurality of development path stages. Fabrication software in the controller allows it to instruct the fabricator for fabricating a cranial remodeling orthoses corresponding to the development path without requiring a physical model. The orthoses comprise a monolithic hollow core shell of thickness varying according to the desired remodeling of the cranium, an inner soft liner; and a fastener disposed for mounting the orthoses on the cranium of the patient. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322201 | Postoperative Buttocks Recovery Bed - The present invention discloses a devise constructed to prevent any pressure caused to a patient while laying and sleeping in a flat position on their backside after surgery to the buttocks area, consisting of a negative pressure site where the buttocks sleeps and rests. The device is used post-surgery during recovery following a Brazilian Butt Lift surgery including, but not limited to, Fat Transfer, Fat Grafting, Liposuction, Butt Shots, Butt Implants, or any surgical procedure to the Gluteal, Buttocks, or Coccyx area. The present device solves this current problem of a patient being uncomfortable or in an unnatural position during rest or sleep while recovering 24 hours a day for 6-8 weeks; and prevents pressure to the buttocks having direct contact with any surface during sleep and resting while inside the negative pressure site, supporting the head, neck, legs, and feet in an elevated position. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322202 | ANATOMICAL RING WITH DISCRETE THUMPING ELEMENT - An anatomical ring device for attachment to a penis includes a ring body defining an interior opening that is shaped and sized to receive a penis. A stimulation unit is disposed on one side of the ring body. A discrete stimulation element is movably disposed on the stimulation unit. A motor is disposed within the stimulation unit. The motor is operably connected to the discrete stimulation element to cause independent movement thereof relative to the stimulation unit. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322204 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF HERPES DISEASES - The invention relates a device for the hyperthermal treatment of a herpes disease on a skin, preferably a lip, wherein a control device is configured to regulate a treatment surface on an outer side facing the skin by heating at least one heating element in a heating phase to a contact temperature of 43-47° C. during a contact of the treatment surface with the skin, preferably the lip, and to maintain the contact temperature in a treatment phase for a time period between 1 and 10 seconds. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322205 | DEVICE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ITCHING AND HERPES DISEASES WITH A CONTACT SENSOR - The invention relates to a device for treating itching and/or herpes disease on a skin, wherein a control device is configured to regulate a treatment surface on an outer side facing the skin by heating at least one heating element in a heating phase to a contact temperature during a contact of the treatment surface with the skin and to maintain the temperature in a treatment phase, and wherein the device comprises at least one contact sensor. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322206 | APPARATUS WITH SENSOR FEEDBACK - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus for providing pressurized, thermally conditioned air, comprising a casing, a housing in the casing describing an airflow pathway with an air diffusing outlet proximate to an outlet opening for providing a stream of pressurized air through the outlet opening, a convective module disposed part of the housing and the outlet opening via the airflow pathway. The apparatus can include a first sensor input port adjacent to a portion of the casing and configured to receive a signal indicative of a first physiological indicator and a first sensor output port adjacent to a portion of the casing and configured to transmit the signal indicative of the first physiological indicator. The apparatus can include a controller configured to determine a first physiological indicator value from the first sensor input port and perform at least one operation. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322207 | POSTOPERATIVE FACIAL COOLING PACK - A modular cooling pack and method of cooling a head of a patient includes a first pocket, a first cooling capsule, a second pocket, a second cooling capsule, a third pocket, a third cooling capsule, and a securement strap. Each of the first, second, and third cooling capsules are respectively configured to be received within the first, second, and third pockets, cooled, and applied to the head of the patient. The securement strap is configured to receive the first, second, and third pockets thereagainst and at least partially define a closed loop configured to be received about the head of the patient to thereby removably secure the first, second, and third pockets against the head of the patient in at least one of a plurality of assembled configurations. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322208 | HOT/COLD TEMPERATURE TREATMENT APPARATUS - Packs for providing heat or cold to a body part or parts. In some embodiments, packs comprising an outer flexible shell or skin housing or carrying a plurality of beads mixed in combination with a liquid or gel. In some embodiments, packs, which can be (or are) configured into various shapes, which contain beads in combination with a liquid or gel solution, which can be heated or cooled for application, thereafter, to a body part for providing hot or cold therapy to the body part. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322209 | Hydrodynamically Actuated Preservative Free Dispensing System - Multi-dose preservative-free ocular fluid delivery devices are provided. The fluid delivery device includes a fluid dispensing system and a fluid package for storing a liquid therein and supplying said liquid to the dispensing system. The dispensing system comprises an elongated chamber which includes a check valve which defines a frontal closure to the chamber. The valve is normally closed and hermetically seals the chamber. The dispenser includes a vibration motor that induces oscillations to the chamber and to the fluid within. The oscillations of the chamber impart momentum to the fluid stored in the chamber which in turn imparts force that cyclically opens the valve to dispense streams or liquid droplets. Fluid is dispensed only when the motor oscillates while otherwise the valve is hermetically closed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322210 | Hydrodynamically Actuated Preservative Free Dispensing System having a Collapsible Liquid Reservoir - Multi-dose preservative-free ocular fluid delivery devices are provided. The fluid delivery device includes a fluid dispensing system and a fluid package for storing a liquid therein and supplying said liquid to the dispensing system. The dispensing system comprises an elongated chamber which includes a check valve which defines a frontal closure to the chamber. The valve is normally closed and hermetically seals the chamber. The dispenser includes a vibration motor that induces oscillations to the chamber and to the fluid within. The oscillations of the chamber impart momentum to the fluid stored in the chamber which in turn imparts force that cyclically opens the valve to dispense streams or liquid droplets. Fluid is dispensed only when the motor oscillates while otherwise the valve is hermetically closed. The fluid package can be made collapsible to remove the need to vent it. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322211 | LASER EYE SURGERY SYSTEM CALIBRATION - A laser system is calibrated with a tomography system capable of measuring locations of structure within an optically transmissive material such as a tissue of an eye. Alternatively or in combination, the tomography system can be used to track the location of the eye and adjust the treatment in response to one or more of the location or an orientation of the eye. In many embodiments, in situ calibration and tracking of an optically transmissive tissue structure such as an eye can be provided. The optically transmissive material may comprise one or more optically transmissive structures of the eye, or a non-ocular optically transmissive material such as a calibration gel in a container or an optically transmissive material of a machined part. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322212 | IMPLANTABLE INTRAOCULAR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICES - The present disclosure relates to the field of implantable intraocular drug delivery devices. In particular, the present disclosure relates to intraocular drug delivery devices integrated into a capsular tension ring (“CTR”) that is designed for implantation in the capsule or the ciliary sulcus during a cataract extraction and intraocular lens implantation procedure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322213 | LACRIMAL SYSTEM DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - This invention is in the field of medical intervention related to the lacrimal system. The invention relates to a lacrimal system device and methods of using the device for drug delivery to the eye, sinuses and/or periocular tissues. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322214 | Protection for Direct Selective Laser Trabeculoplasty - An apparatus includes an optical unit ( | 2021-10-21 |
20210322215 | Ophthalmological Apparatus for Treating Eye Tissue Using a Pulsed Laser Beam - An ophthalmological apparatus comprises a laser source for producing a pulsed laser beam, a scanner system for deflecting the pulsed laser beam at a treatment speed in the eye tissue along a scanning treatment line, a first scanning apparatus connected upstream of the scanner system for deflecting the pulsed laser beam and for producing a first scanning movement component superposed on the scanning treatment line in a first scanning direction at a first scanning speed that is higher as compared to the treatment speed, and a second scanning apparatus connected upstream of the scanner system for deflecting the pulsed laser beam and for producing a second scanning movement component, which is superposed on the first scanning movement component in a second scanning direction, which is at an angle to the first scanning direction, at a second scanning speed that is higher as compared to the first scanning speed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322216 | OPHTHALMIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD OF USE - An ophthalmic surgical instrument for nucleus splitting includes an instrument handle having proximal and distal ends, wherein the distal end includes a pair of cooperating blade mounts which can be selectively moved relative to each other by manipulation of the handle. A pair of blade elements are respectively joined to the blade mounts at the distal end of the handle. Each of the blade elements have a lower cutting surface positioned generally beneath an axis defined by the respective blade mount. Each of the blade elements has a non-cutting, blunt surface positioned generally above the axis of the respective blade mount. The lower cutting surfaces define a cutting edge for penetration of the nucleus of the eye when brought. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322217 | OCULAR DRAINAGE SYSTEM DEVICES AND METHODS - Ocular drainage systems are disclosed. In various embodiments, the ocular drainage systems include a compliant fluid conduit that is configured to be implanted within a biological tissue, such as tissues of an eye. The compliant fluid conduit includes an exterior having a microstructure that is configured to permit cellular ingrowth. A first end of the compliant fluid conduit is configured to be inserted into an eye of a patient to allow ocular fluid to drain from the eye, and a second end of the compliant fluid conduit is configured to be inserted into an ocular venous system of the patient to allow the ocular fluid drained from the eye to flow directly into the ocular venous system. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322218 | OCULAR TREATMENT DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS OF USE - Apparatus and methods for ocular treatment are provided. The apparatus can comprise a microcannula having a proximal end, a distal end, a cavity, and a central longitudinal axis. The apparatus can include a handle coupled to the proximal end of the microcannula. The apparatus can include multiple orifices extending circumferentially about the microcannula distal end, each of the orifices defining a channel extending transverse to the central longitudinal axis, and one or more grooves about a circumference of the microcannula. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322219 | PHOTODISRUPTIVE LASER FRAGMENTATION OF TISSUE - An ophthalmic laser surgical system includes a pulsed laser source configured to generate a pulsed laser beam, optics configured to direct the laser beam towards a target region in a lens of an eye, and a processor configured to control the optics to form a regular array of cells in the target region by creating layers of photodisrupted bubbles to generate cell boundaries. The layers are created by causing the optics to scan the pulsed laser according to a curvature of a focal plane of the optics to track a natural curvature of the lens. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322220 | Apparatus for Working on Eye Tissue By Means of a Pulsed Laser Beam - For the purposes of working on eye tissue, an ophthalmological apparatus comprises a laser source that is configured to produce a pulsed laser beam, a focusing optical unit that is configured to focus the pulsed laser beam into the eye tissue, a scanner system for deflecting the pulsed laser beam onto work target points in the eye tissue, and a measurement system for optically capturing structures in the eye tissue. A circuit controls the measurement system in such a way that the latter captures a cut first outer face of a lenticule to be cut. The circuit controls the scanner system in such a way that the latter guides the pulsed laser beam onto work target points on a second outer face, positioned in relation to the captured first outer face, of the lenticule to be cut, in order to cut the second outer face of the lenticule. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322221 | VACUUM-ASSISTED PROTECTIVE EYEWEAR - An eye protection apparatus is disclosed which includes a frame, one or more nozzles, one or more lenses, one or more attachment members, and one or more channels adapted to receive a negative pressure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322222 | Eyewear with Ventilation Openings - Eyewear is provided that has one or more lenses and a shield, the shield comprising a material that resists the passage of solids and liquids there through, and the shield is formed with one or more adjustable sections that allow one or more vents to be formed in said shield. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322223 | FIXATION METHODS FOR DEVICES IN TUBULAR STRUCTURES - A method and system of traversing a device through an accommodating conduit to reach a target area within the accommodating conduit can include varying an amount of elasticity of the device or an amount of torsion moment of the device applied to the accommodating conduit or varying both to minimize bending forces as the device traverses the accommodating conduit. The method or system upon reaching the target area within the accommodating conduit, can further include varying the elasticity or the torsion moment of the device or varying both to cause the device to stiffen. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322224 | COLD-DRAWN POLYOLEFIN COPOLYMERS CORD FOR EARPLUG - An earplug assembly that includes an earplug. The assembly also includes a flexible cord extending from a first cord end to a second cord end and the first cord end fixed to the earplug, the flexible cord formed of copolymer comprising ethylene segments and vinyl acetate segments. The flexible cord has an elastic modulus of 10 MPa or greater at 100% elongation. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322225 | Lint Free Crosslinked Chitosan-PVA Sponge as an Absorbent Wound Dressing and Method of Preparation Thereof - This invention relates to a lint free absorbent wound dressing, comprising a plasticized blend of a natural biopolymer and poly vinyl alcohol mixed in an acidic solvent which is neutralized and crosslinked using green crosslinking buffer system, finding application in exudating and bleeding wounds. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322226 | BESPOKE WOUND TREATMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR USE IN NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY - Methods and apparatuses are disclosed relating to the creation and use of bespoke wound fillers and other wound treatment apparatuses. Some embodiments provide for the creation of bespoke wound fillers based on characteristics of a wound. Certain embodiments also include the use of bespoke wound fillers in combination with negative pressure to treat a wound. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322227 | ANTIMICROBIAL FOAM ARTICLES AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - An article. The article includes a polymer foam having a first major surface and a second major surface; and discrete domains of a therapeutic composition at least partially surrounded by the polymer foam; wherein an exterior surface of each discrete domain substantially conforms to a portion of the first major surface of the polymer foam; wherein the article comprises a first major surface and a second major surface; and wherein a portion of the first major surface of the polymer foam and the exterior surfaces of discrete domains form the first major surface of the article. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322228 | Sealskin Application System - A system for providing a protective covering for a human or non-human animal comprising a supply of dispensable plastic stretch film pre-wound onto a spool and a dispenser-applicator for dispensing the film and applying the film to the human or non-human animal, wherein the surface of the side of film applied to the human or non-human animal is coated with a mixture of manuka honey, activated charcoal, and tea tree oil. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322229 | FUNCTIONAL WOUND HEALING DRESSINGS - One aspect of the present disclosure relates to the use of vitrified active agents such as growth factors and/or one or more antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), or other desired active agent, for wound healing as a component of a wound dressing whereby the active agents are vitrified onto one or more polymeric materials, and their release rate regulated by the presence of one or more biodegradable polymeric materials. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322230 | ABSORBENT PAD FOR INTRAVAGINAL USE - An endurance athlete's tampon that eliminates a traditional string and is simpler to manufacture includes a sheet of absorbent material with a bottom edge at whose midpoint there is a downward extending tab, and wherein this tampon is formed by folding it about its lateral centerline that extends upward from the tab so that the sheet's proximal and distal edges are placed proximate one another. This folded sheet is then rolled such that its lateral centerline and tab are at the center of the rolled sheet and its proximal and distal edges are on the outer surface of the rolled sheet. This tab is configured to enable it to be used to remove the tampon after it has been placed in service. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322231 | Patterned Apertured Webs - A patterned apertured web is disclosed. The patterned apertured web includes a plurality of land areas in the patterned apertured web and a plurality of apertures defined in the patterned apertured web. At least some land areas of the plurality of land areas surround at least some apertures of the plurality of apertures. The patterned apertured web has an Effective Open Area in the range of about 3% to about 30%, according to the Aperture Test herein. The patterned apertured web has a plurality of Interaperture Distances, according to the Aperture Test herein. The Interaperture Distances have a distribution having a median and a mean, wherein the mean is different than the median. The plurality of apertures include a first set of apertures defining a first shape and a second set of apertures defining a second shape. The first shape is positioned within the second shape. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322232 | MULTI-LAYERED NON-WOVEN STRUCTURE FOR USE AS A COMPONENT OF DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT ARTICLES - The present invention relates to multi-layered non-woven structures being useful as components of disposable absorbent articles and garments comprising super absorbent particles and thereby acts as a core. The invention thereby ensures that the body fluids can penetrate from a first layer, which acts as an acquisition layer, up to a third layer comprising SAP particles, the second non-woven layer serving to decrease the fluid volume per surface unit, as a conventional dispersion layer. However the second layer of the invention additionally acts like a non-return valve, preventing, or at least strongly limiting, any fluid transfer from the third layer to the first layer. Channels free of SAP can additionally be design to improve the inlet and rewet properties of the multilayer acquisition and distribution sheet non-woven material. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322233 | WRAPPING SHEET AND WRAPPED ABSORBENT ARTICLE - A wrapping sheet for an absorbent article which is configured to be wrapped around the absorbent article such that a first region including one end of the wrapping sheet in a lengthwise direction overlaps a second region including an opposite end of the wrapping sheet in the lengthwise direction, and which is provided with a seal portion at edges of the wrapping sheet in a widthwise direction that is openably sealed to enable wrapping of the absorbent article, wherein a colorant layer is formed on an exposed region exposed to an outside when the absorbent article is wrapped, such that the absorbent article is not easily visible from the outside, and wherein a portion of the seal portion between the first region and the second region does not have the colorant layer, or has the colorant layer at an area ratio of 30% or less. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322234 | MOTORIZED ACCESSORY FOR A WHEELCHAIR - A motorized accessory for a wheelchair includes a housing having a top end and a bottom end, a handlebar assembly secured to the top end of the housing, and a wheel assembly coupled to the lower end of the housing. The motorized accessory also includes an electric motor coupled to the wheel assembly that is configured to drive the wheel assembly. In addition, the motorized accessory includes a tow bar assembly having a proximate end coupled to the housing and extending outward to a free distal end, where the free distal end is configured to be removably coupled to the wheelchair. The motorized accessory is configured to latch to the manually driven wheelchair in order to convert the manually driven wheelchair into a motorized wheelchair. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322235 | PATIENT BED HAVING ACTIVE MOTION EXERCISE - A patient support apparatus may include a frame and an articulated deck coupled to the frame. The articulated deck may include a head section, a seat section, a thigh section, and a foot section. The seat section may include a stationary frame coupled to the frame and a moveable frame that moves relative to the stationary frame. The moveable frame may move between a retracted position and an extended position. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322236 | BED WITH ACTUATABLE MATTRESS SUPPORT PLATFORM AND METHOD OF ACTUATING SUCH A BED - The bed includes a support structure and an actuatable mattress support platform, which actuatable mattress support platform has a reclinable back section and an actuatable leg section. The actuatable leg section includes a reclinable thigh section and a reclinable lower-leg section that are adapted to move in conjunction with one another. The reclinable back section and actuatable leg section are actuatable to adjust a configuration of the actuatable mattress support platform and change the configuration of the actuatable mattress support platform from a substantially flat configuration to a sitting configuration, or vice versa. During a first actuation phase, exclusively the actuatable leg section is actuated to raise the actuatable leg section with respect to the support structure, thereby bringing the actuatable leg section to a first intermediate position with respect to the support structure. During a subsequent second actuation phase, both the reclinable back section and the actuatable leg section are actuated to respectively raise the reclinable back section and raise further the actuatable leg section with respect to the support structure, thereby bringing the actuatable leg section to a second intermediate position with respect to the support structure higher than the first intermediate position. During a subsequent third actuation phase, both the reclinable back section and the actuatable leg section are actuated to respectively raise further the reclinable back section and lower the actuatable leg section with respect to the support structure, thereby bringing the reclinable back section and actuatable leg section to selected final positions with respect to the support structure in which the reclinable back section and the actuatable leg section are both raised with respect to the support structure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322237 | Climate-Controlled Topper Member for Beds - According to certain arrangements, a conditioner mat for use with a bed assembly includes an upper layer comprising a plurality of openings, a lower layer being substantially fluid impermeable, at least one interior chamber defined by the upper layer and the lower layer and a spacer material positioned within the interior chamber. In one embodiment, the spacer material is configured to maintain a shape of the interior chamber and to help with the passage of fluids within a portion of interior chamber. The conditioner mat can be configured to releasably secure to a top of a bed assembly. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322238 | Climate-Controlled Topper Member for Beds - According to certain arrangements, a conditioner mat for use with a bed assembly includes an upper layer comprising a plurality of openings, a lower layer being substantially fluid impermeable, at least one interior chamber defined by the upper layer and the lower layer and a spacer material positioned within the interior chamber. In one embodiment, the spacer material is configured to maintain a shape of the interior chamber and to help with the passage of fluids within a portion of interior chamber. The conditioner mat can be configured to releasably secure to a top of a bed assembly. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322239 | NETWORK-ENABLED SYSTEMS FOR MITIGATING PRESSURE APPLIED TO A LIVING BODY BY AN UNDERLYING SURFACE - Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object. A system can include a pressure-mitigation device with chambers whose pressure can be varied by a controller that regulates the flow of fluid produced by a pump. The controller may be deployed as part of a closed loop system that autonomously infers information related to the health of a patient based on data related to the pressure of these chambers. For example, the data may be examined to determine whether the values indicate the patient is properly situated. A notification may be presented responsive to determining that the patient is not situated on the pressure-mitigation device, the patient has been improperly situated on the pressure-mitigation device for a certain amount of time, etc. Thus, real-time feedback may be provided to those responsible for monitoring the patient. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322240 | SURFACING INSIGHTS INTO HEALTH THROUGH ANALYSIS OF MOVEMENTS OF A LIVING BODY OVERLAYING A PRESSURE-MITIGATION DEVICE - Introduced here are pressure-mitigation systems able to mitigate the pressure applied to a human body by the surface of an object. A system can include a pressure-mitigation device with chambers whose pressure can be varied by a controller that regulates the flow of fluid produced by a pump. The controller may be deployed as part of a closed loop system that autonomously infers information related to the health of a patient based on data related to the pressure of these chambers. For example, the data may be examined to determine whether the values indicate the patient is properly situated. A notification may be presented responsive to determining that the patient is not situated on the pressure-mitigation device, the patient has been improperly situated on the pressure-mitigation device for a certain amount of time, etc. Thus, real-time feedback may be provided to those responsible for monitoring the patient. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322241 | PATIENT REPOSITIONING APPARATUS - A patient handling system comprising a patient support apparatus having a patient support surface, a component, and a force generating device inducing movement or assisting in movement of the component, and a sheet for covering at least a portion of the patient support surface, and the sheet coupled to the component wherein when the force generating device is operated to induce movement or assist in movement of the component, the movement induces the sheet to move relative to the patient support surface. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322242 | PORTABLE PATIENT ISOLATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Respiratory isolation systems and devices for facilitating delivery of respiratory treatments to a patient. The device incudes a housing, a filtration unit, and at least one access port. The housing includes a front panel, a rear panel, one or more side panels, and a top panel that combine to define a chamber. The housing defines an open base that is open to the chamber, and the front panel defines an opening to the chamber. The filtration unit is mounted to the housing and includes a filter in fluid communication with the chamber. The access port is formed through one of the panels and permits user access to the chamber from an exterior of the housing. When connected to an airflow source as part of a respiratory isolation system, negative or positive pressure can continuously be provided to a patient within the chamber. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322243 | COLLAPSIBLE AEROSOL PARTICLE ENCLOSURE - A controlled access aerosolized particle enclosure for isolation of airborne contaminants includes a frame defining a patient isolation region over a patient bed. A linkage attaches the framed enclosure to a patient treatment vehicle, and a flexible elasticized barrier is suspended by the frame for enclosing the patient isolation region. The barrier is formed from deformable planer sheets of a flexible transparent material and extending adjacent to the patient treatment surface forming a draped edge around the bed or transport. A low pressure source is in fluidic engagement with the enclosure for reducing a pressure within the enclosure below that of ambient surroundings, such that the low pressure source provides a pressure for drawing the elasticized barrier against the patient treatment surface for restricting airborne particle passage from the enclosure to the ambient surroundings, but limits the negative pressure to avoid substantial deformation or collapse of the enclosure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322244 | INFLATABLE ISOLATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - An isolette comprising an array of instantly inflatable, prepackaged tubes, flexible sheeting, and a drape, is provided. Access ports allow patient access. A component access panel is provided. The drape includes an optional sealing ring held in position by a strap or medical tape. An alternative embodiment comprising a non-pressurized support frame and a drape subassembly is also provided. The support frame includes arches, cross beams, and support beams that are adhered together. The access ports can include iris diaphragms, covering flaps, integrated gloves, and removable gloves. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322245 | BRAKING DEVICE FOR OPERATING TABLE BASE - The present invention provides a braking device for an operating table base, comprising at least two supporting legs, each supporting leg having a pivoting end and a supporting end distanced from the pivoting end. The operating table base supports an operation bed whose projected area covers the operating table base. The operating table base has a first pivoting portion corresponding to each supporting leg, and each supporting leg has a second pivoting portion at the pivoting end to correspond to the first pivoting portion of the operating table base. The first pivoting portion pivotally connects to the second pivoting portion, so that each supporting leg rotates with respect to the operating table base. The supporting ends of the supporting legs extend a supporting area of the operating table base | 2021-10-21 |
20210322246 | MOTION ASSISTING DEVICE - A motion assisting device includes a cord-like body that is wound around the outer peripheral surfaces of a first pulley and a second pulley. An elastic body energizing force in accordance with a rotation angle of the first pulley is provided to the first pulley at a first rotation axis, which is a rotation axis of the first pulley. Along with the rotation of the first pulley by energizing force of the elastic body, the cord-like body is wound around the first pulley and unwound from the second pulley, whereby the second pulley is rotated. Along with the rotation of the second pulley, a small gear rotating together with the second pulley with a second rotation axis as a center and a large gear fittable to the small gear rotate, and the large gear rotates a lower limb rod through a transmission mechanism. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322247 | TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR LOW BACK SYNDROME - A protocol for the treatment of lumbosacral spine disease requires the combination of physical and pharmaceutical therapies. For the physical therapy aspect of the present invention, an inversion table is used to periodically impose traction forces of the spine of a patient. Preferably, this is done with the patient lying supine on the inversion table in a head down orientation, with the inversion table inclined at a predetermined angle in a range that includes 45°, for a predetermined time interval that includes 3 to 4 minutes. A pharmaceutical therapy is also clinically prescribed, in conjunction with the physical therapy aspect, that requires ingesting a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), a muscle relaxant, and an antiarrhythmic drug in accordance with a predetermined regimen. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322248 | WEARABLE ACTIVE ASSISTING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a wearable active assisting device comprising an actuator in use to provide a limb assistance and coupled to a limb to be actively assisted via at least one force transmission element to be elongated or shortened by the actuator; and a control having an input for signals from a plurality of sensors, a signal processing stage for processing input signals from the plurality of sensors, and an output stage for outputting a motor actuation signal in accordance with the processed sensor signals; wherein the control further has a limb assistance degree selection input for selecting a degree of limb assistance; and wherein the signal processor stage is adapted to continuously model an elongation of the at least one force transmission element to be elongated or shortened corresponding to a movement or posture currently detected by the plurality of sensors to output a continuous actuator actuation signal according to a modeled elongation of the at least one force transmission element to be elongated or shortened and in response to a selected minimum degree of limb assistance. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322249 | DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC SPLINTS AND METHODS OF USE - Various implementations include a method of decreasing oxygen saturation levels in a patient, including securing a leg and foot of the patient to a splint having a leg supporting portion, a foot supporting portion, and an inflatable device. The leg supporting portion includes a leg support body and leg support surface. The foot supporting portion includes a foot support body and foot support surface. The inflatable device rotates the foot support surface relative to the leg support surface from a first position to a second position. The angle between a leg longitudinal axis and a foot longitudinal axis is less in the second position than in the first position. The method further includes inflating the inflatable device to rotate the foot support surface from the first position to the second position and maintaining the second position to decrease oxygen saturation levels in the patient. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322250 | DRIVING SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT WITH TWO DEGREES OF FREEDOM OF ROTATION AND REHABILITATION MACHINE FOR REHABILITATION OF THE LOWER LIMBS AND THE TRUNK INCORPORATING SUCH A SYSTEM - A system includes a first support structure which is stationary, a second support structure which is supported by the first support structure for rotation about a first axis of rotation, a first actuation unit having a first motor device, a first output member and a first motion transmission system. The system also includes a second actuation unit having a second motor device, a second output member and a second motion transmission system. The first output member is drivingly connected with the second support structure for rotation about the first axis of rotation. The first motor device is arranged to control, via the first motion transmission system, the rotation of the first output member, along with the second support structure, about the first axis of rotation. The second output member is supported by the second support structure for rotation about a second axis of rotation. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322251 | TRAINING APPARATUS - A training apparatus is disclosed, comprising: a top structure, a bottom structure, and a traction structure disposed between the top structure and the bottom structure, and wherein the traction structure is configured to be retractable along an axial direction of the top or bottom structure to achieve relative movement between the top structure and the bottom structure. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322252 | LOW-VOLUME INFLATABLE ACTUATOR COMPOSITES FOR WEARABLE APPLICATIONS AND PORTABLE PNEUMATIC SOURCE - Systems and methods for a wearable exoskeleton include an inflatable actuator with a reduced operation volume for faster operation. The inflatable actuator may include a first paddle connectable to the human body, a second paddle connectable to the human body, and an inflatable fabric coupled between the first paddle and the second paddle. In response to the inflatable fabric being filled with compressed air, the rigidity of the inflatable fabric increases, causing the angle between the first paddle and the second paddle to change to provide an assistive force for a movement of the human body. A portable pneumatic source is provided for quickly supplying a compressed air to the inflatable actuator. The portable pneumatic source may include a double acting piston and a cylinder defining a first chamber and a second chamber, and a valve assembly, for compressing air at both the upstroke and downstroke of the piston. | 2021-10-21 |
20210322253 | TORSO BAR WALKER - A mobility aid includes two side frames, each configured for contact with a hand or forearm of associated user; an interconnecting frame member; two or more wheels; one or two adjustable torso bars attached to side frames, and each variably including a posterior member for maintaining consistent contact of torso with the anterior member. Flexed posturing and abnormal lower body biomechanics are common with use of wheeled walking aids managed by the upper body. Users typically excessively push down and forward to advance device. The novel body engaging member(s) enable the presented device to be advanced by torso contact as the user walks. Upper body weight bearing is thereby minimized. Propulsion is enhanced as user advances the pelvis against the torso bar(s). Posture is improved and safety is increased. A walker is provided for users requiring, or training to achieve, light upper body support. | 2021-10-21 |