45th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 11 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210346540 | PORTABLE SANITIZING SYSTEM HAVING A BACKPACK ASSEMBLY COUPLED TO A WAND ASSEMBLY - A portable sanitizing system includes a wand assembly including an ultraviolet (UV) lamp, and a backpack assembly coupled to the wand assembly. A portable sanitizing method includes coupling a backpack assembly to a wand assembly including an ultraviolet (UV) lamp. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346541 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SANITIZING CART HAVING A WAND ASSEMBLY - An ultraviolet (UV) light sanitizing cart including one or more first UV lamps configured to emit UV light, and one or more wand assemblies comprising one or more second UV lamps configured to emit UV light. The one or more wand assemblies are moveable between a stowed position and a deployed position. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346542 | ULTRAVIOLET GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION ROOM ANALYSIS - An ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) room analysis method and system combines the medical knowledge of UVGI disinfection and UVGI photometric analysis to generate a visual report that demonstrates the exposure time needed from an UVGI source at one or more locations within a room or other environment to effectively disinfect a specific microorganism, such as a germ or a virus, from each targeted surface in the room. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346543 | CLEANING ROBOT - A cleaning robot may determine a three-dimensional model of a physical environment based on data collected from one or more sensors. The cleaning robot may then identify a surface within the physical environment to clean. Having identified that surface, the robot may autonomously navigate to a location proximate to the surface, position an ultraviolet light source in proximity to the surface, and activate the ultraviolet light source for a period of time. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346544 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MICROBICIDAL ULTRAVIOLET AND VIOLET BLUE LIGHT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES, HANDS AND STERILE INTRAOPERATIVE APPLICATION - Provided are embodiments of system, apparatus and method for effectively sterilizing all types of vehicles as well as the hands. In some embodiments, the system, apparatus and method use UVC and/or far-UVC lights to sterilize the interior of the vehicle. In some embodiments, a device can sterilize the subungual spaces of the hands, using far-UVC lights. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346545 | APPARATUS FOR STERILIZING THE INTERIOR OF VEHICLES, ETC. AND METHODS OF USE - A system including a sterilization device, an optional mobile application and a method of use for disinfecting the interior of automobiles, working or living spaces. Each sterilization device includes at least one Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) light source, which attaches to the inside cabin of a car using Velcro or any suitable attachment means. Each location where a UV-C light is installed may include a plurality of UV-C lights that are positioned to emit light in particular directions to sterilize different areas of the car. Each device may include one or more motors used to rotate the UV-C lights for maximum coverage of the space, as well as a circuit board to communicate with a remote control or mobile application for remote use and monitoring of the sterilization device. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346546 | LIGHTING AND SANITIZATION DEVICE - A lighting and sanitization device, comprises: a first light source emitting violet light having a wavelength between 380 and 430 nm; a second light source emitting white light; a third light source emitting lime light having a peak wavelength between 535 and 545 nm. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346547 | GERMICIDAL LIGHTING SYSTEM - A germicidal lighting system may include a directional germicidal light source for emitting a beam of germicidal light. The directional germicidal light may be mounted movably with respect to a structure, which can in turn be movable. The directional germicidal light source may be moved and oriented relative to surfaces to be irradiated using the motion relative to the structure or the motion of the structure. The directional germicidal light source may be moved to scan a surface to smooth out dosage. Dosage may also be controlled using sensors to monitor the dosage applied. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346548 | MOBILE DEVICE DISINFECTION - A disinfectant transmissive material incorporated into a case for a mobile device or a supporting surface of a disinfecting charger to enable disinfection of hard to reach areas. The case can be self-disinfecting. The disinfecting charger can have monitoring and safety systems that detect proximity and provide user feedback on safety, disinfection, and charge status along with automatic interlocks to protect the user from overexposure to disinfectant. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346549 | Non-Contact Sanitizing Products and Elements - The invention describes a simple to use, affordable, sustainable, and safe decontamination product that combines a sealed container that efficiently decontaminates the surface of a potentially contaminated product placed in the container. Upon removal of the potentially exposed article from the container, the volatile disinfectant evaporates from the surface of the article rendering the article in full compliance for use. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346550 | Devices, Systems and Methods for Ozone Sanitization of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Devices - The present invention is generally related to an apparatus and method for sanitizing a continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) device, in particular the invention relates to a system, method and device that attach to a CPAP device and sanitizes all of the parts of the CPAP device, including the inner areas of the hose, reservoir and face mask most prone for bacteria buildup. The device has an ozone operating system and one or more ozone distribution lines that distributes ozone to a CPAP device and a non-permeable bag for sanitizing a CPAP mask. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346551 | RAPID STERILIZATION IN A DRYING CHAMBER - Systems and methods are described for rapid sterilization of items in a vacuum or sterilization chamber. Embodiments include conductively heated, vacuum-based sterilization approaches that can be applied to devices, such as medical devices, electronic devices, and other suitable devices. For example, an item that has been exposed to excessive contamination is placed inside the sterilization chamber. The chamber can be depressurized to a vacuum level sufficient to gasify liquids inside a solid matrix holding a liquid sterilant, and the item can be conductively heated at least to replace latent heat of vaporization lost during the depressurization. Some embodiments include techniques relating to quality processing, monitoring and feedback control, and/or other functionality. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346552 | Systems and Methods for Decontamination of Patient Care Equipment and Interior Spaces - A system for decontamination of patient care equipment and a system for decontamination of an interior space. In some embodiments, a decontaminant distributor is provided in an enclosure and coupled to a decontaminant generator system. The decontaminant generator system may include a decontaminant generator removably coupled to the decontaminant distributor at an exterior of the enclosure for allowing the decontaminant generator to be removed and connected to another decontaminant distributor associated with another system for decontamination of patient care equipment. An air agitation system may be provided in the enclosure for agitating air and decontaminant in the enclosure. In some embodiments, a portable system may be transported to an interior space for decontaminating the items in the space using hot-air decontamination. A rack configuration for drying patient care equipment may include at least one duct having openings in a top and/or bottom surface thereof for directing pressurized dry air toward the patient care equipment. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346553 | DISINFECTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system can include a delivery manifold with orifice openings arranged asymmetrically. The system can include a pump configured to pressurize a (e.g., disinfecting) fluid to an ultra-high pressure (e.g., 9,000 to 50,000 PSI, 9,000 to 65,000 PSI, any pressure over 9,000 PSI, or any suitable pressure). The pressurized fluid can be expelled through a delivery manifold with asymmetrically arranged orifice openings. In some embodiments, this arrangement can release a dry disinfecting vapor into the air that can disinfect an environment, surface, or object without wetting the item to be disinfected. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346554 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - A system and method for adoption and use of social personal protective equipment. A structure, such as an article of clothing or jewelry, incorporates one or more PPE features and produces a protective, non-physical barrier around the user that kills or degrades a targeted, or group of, pathogenic microorganisms. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346555 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT - A system and method for adoption and use of social personal protective equipment. A structure, such as an article of clothing or jewelry, incorporates one or more PPE features and produces a protective, non-physical barrier around the user that kills or degrades a targeted, or group of, pathogenic microorganisms. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346556 | INTERNAL CLEANING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES - Aspects of the disclosure relate cleaning systems for cleaning cabin air and interior surfaces of a vehicle. For instance, a cleaning system may include a surface cleaning device including a UVC light source. In addition, a request for confirmation that the vehicle may not be occupied may be sent to a remote computing device. In response to the request, a signal indicating whether or not the vehicle is occupied may be received. The surface cleaning device may then be activated based on the signal. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346557 | ROBOTIC SOCIAL INTERACTION - A robot may identify a human located proximate to the robot in a physical environment based on sensor data captured from one or more sensors on the robot. A trajectory of the human through space may be predicted. When the predicted trajectory of the human intersects with a current path of the robot, an updated path to a destination location in the environment may be determined so as to avoid a collision between the robot and the human along the predicted trajectory. The robot may then move along the determined path. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346558 | ROBOTIC GERMICIDAL IRRADIATION SYSTEM - A smart ultraviolet germicidal irradiation (UVGI) system automatically tracks irradiation times and irradiation locations within an environment being disinfected. The UVGI system can employ or execute a pre-determined disinfection plan that provides a time schedule and geographic routes for one or more mobile UV sources. For example, a replaceable dolly or robot of the UVGI system may be programmed to navigate a space based on the pre-determined disinfection plan. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346559 | Purification and Sanitization Using Directed Energy - Systems and methods using EMR and other directed energies emitted at surfaces, objects and body parts, to kill, neutralize, eliminate, remove or otherwise treat or influence objects, species, dirt, weeds, worms, pests, bacteria, viruses, parasites, fungi, other pathogens and other organic and inorganic matter from target surfaces are disclosed. One embodiment includes selecting an at least one first set of parameters of directed energy, wherein the at least one first set of parameters may include one or more of a wavelength, frequency, amplitude, duration, acceleration, deceleration, pulsation, and pulsation period; emitting the directed energy based on the selected at least one first set of parameters at a target surface; measuring in real-time the temperature of the target surface; and pausing the emitting of directed energy once a trigger occurs. This process may be repeated with different sets of parameters and directed energies and carried out in series or simultaneously. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346560 | FAR UV-C LIGHT APPARATUS - A Far UV-C light apparatus has a Far UV-C lamp located within a housing emitting a Far UV-C light having a wavelength of 222±1 nm for destroying pathogens. A quarter wave generator supplies electric energy to the Far UV-C lamp. A handle connected to the housing allows the Far UV-C device to be hand held and moved to a selected location. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346561 | ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT SANITIZING PACING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - An ultraviolet (UV) light pacing system includes an assembly including a UV lamp configured to emit UV light to disinfect a component. One or more range light sources are configured to emit ranging light. At least one aspect of the ranging light is altered to provide a visual cue for guiding motion of the assembly to disinfect the component. An ultraviolet (UV) light pacing method includes emitting ranging light from one or more range light sources of and assembly having a UV lamp configured to emit UV light to disinfect a surface of a component, and altering at least one aspect of the ranging light to provide a visual cue for guiding motion of the assembly to disinfect the component. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346562 | GENERATING OLFACTORY EXPERIENCES | 2021-11-11 |
20210346563 | SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PURIFYING AIR - Systems, apparatus and methods for disinfection of airflow. An apparatus for disinfecting air-conditioned airflow in a confined space includes: a modular housing; and a disinfection chamber enclosed within the housing. The disinfection chamber includes a plurality of disinfection sheets. Each disinfection sheet comprises a plurality of ultraviolet (UV) light sources. The airflow is configured to be routed along a serpentine pathway within the housing to expose microorganisms in the airflow to far UV-C light emitted by the UV light sources for an extended and optimal duration. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346564 | INLET-OUTLET MICROBE SAFETY SYSTEM - An inlet-outlet microbe safety (IOMS) system includes a face mask configured for being secured over at least a nose and a mouth of an individual that is further configured to receive input gas and to output waste gas exhaled by the individual. A breathing device assembly includes a first microbe killer device in a path of the input gas and a second microbe killer device in a path of the waste gas. The face mask is coupled by tubing to the breathing device assembly. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346565 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING NON-THERMAL PLASMA - Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for generating non-thermal plasma which can form reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as those used to neutralize bacteria and other pathogens in the air and surrounding area. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for neutralizing bacteria and other pathogens using ROS generated through the use of non-thermal plasma. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for generating ROS. Also disclosed are apparatuses and methods for treating air and nearby surfaces. Also disclosed herein are apparatuses for generating non-thermal plasma, and which can monitor and analyze the operational characteristics of a plasma field generated by the aforementioned devices and/or the electrical consumption characteristics of the power supply being used to generate the plasma field, which analyzed characteristics can be used to trigger an alarm to indicate that the device is not functioning optimally or as otherwise expected. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346566 | DISINFECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF TREATING WASTE - A disinfection apparatus for treating waste may include a housing having an inlet and an outlet; a conveying mechanism which is disposed within the housing and which extends at least substantially along the housing from the inlet to the outlet; and a heating mechanism configured to transfer heat to the housing so as to heat an internal space of the housing to create a heated environment within the housing. A method of treating waste may include providing the waste in a heated environment within a housing of a disinfection apparatus; and conveying the waste, via a conveying mechanism of the disinfection apparatus, along a length of the housing of the disinfection apparatus. According to various embodiments, the method may further include heating, via a heating mechanism of the disinfection apparatus, the housing so as to heat an internal space of the housing to create the heated environment within the housing. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346567 | SKIN COMPATIBLE COMPOSITION - A skin compatible component attachable to mammalian skin. The component is formed as a silicone matrix comprising a polyorganosiloxane derived silicone polymer and moisture control particulate distributed within the polymer network being configured to absorb moisture from the skin. The skin compatible component may be utilised as an ostomy wafer or flange to secure an ostomy appliance to the skin and in particular peri-skin. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346568 | BONDED POWDERS FOR THE TREATMENT OF BODILY LESIONS - The present embodiments provide systems and medical formulations suitable for delivering therapeutic powders to a target site. In one embodiment, the system comprises a delivery device, a first powder being formed of particles of a first material, and a second powder being formed of particles of a second material, wherein the second material is different than the first material. At least some of the particles of the first powder and the second powder are bound together to form bonded particles. The bonded particles are simultaneously delivered to the target site by the delivery device. In one embodiment, a medical formulation may comprise carbomer present in a range between about 60-80% by weight of the formulation, bentonite present in a range of between about 5-15% by weight of the formulation, and calcium carbonate present in a range of between about 10-30% by weight of the formulation. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346569 | SKIN COMPATIBLE SILICONE COMPOSITION - A skin compatible component attachable to mammalian skin. The component is formed as a silicone matrix comprising a polyorganosiloxane derived silicone polymer and a moisture control particulate and permeability modifying polymer distributed within the polymer network. The skin compatible component may be utilised as an ostomy wafer or flange to secure an ostomy appliance to the skin and in particular peri-stomal skin. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346570 | SELF-ASSEMBLING GRAPHENE OXIDE-PROTEIN MATRIX - The present invention relates to a stable self-assembling graphene oxide-protein matrix comprising a disordered protein (DP) and graphene oxide (GO), wherein the DP has an opposite charge to the GO, further wherein the graphene oxide-protein matrix is in the form of a 3D structure having a lumen defined by a membrane having an inner and outer surface. The invention further relates to methods and kits for preparing such a graphene oxide-protein matrix and its uses. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346571 | COMPOSITE ePTFE AND SILICONE SOFT TISSUE IMPLANTS TO MINIMIZE CAPSULAR CONTRACTURE, WEIGHT, INFECTION AND PALPABILITY - Methods, systems, apparatuses and devices for implantation in a soft-tissue biological environment that include a primary layer for containing a filler substance, an interface and a secondary layer, including embodiments where the secondary layer an ePTFE layer, the primary layer is a silicone layer, the interface is mechanical or adhesive and the filler substance can include particulates and lattices. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346572 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REPAIR OF CRUSHED PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURIES WITH ERYTHROPOIETIN - An implantable drug-delivery device for repairing a crushed peripheral nerve. The drug-delivery device includes a matrix formed of a biopolymer and an erythropoietin (EPO) entrapped in the matrix. After in vivo implantation of the drug-delivery device, the EPO elutes over a period of 1 day to 12 weeks. Also disclosed is a method for repairing a crushed peripheral nerve using the implantable drug-delivery device. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346573 | CHONDROINDUCTIVE PEPTIDES AND COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Compositions and peptides for enhancing formation of cartilage in a site of a cartilage injury or defect, or joint condition, and methods of the use of the compositions and peptides in such treatments. Examples of the sites may include a knee, ankle, wrist, shoulder, elbow, patella, hip, vertebrae, femoral head, temporomandibular joint, glenoid of the scapula, jaw, and growth plate. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346574 | OVARIAN TISSUE TRANSPLANTATION METHOD AND FOLLICLE ACTIVATION METHOD - When transplanting a plurality of ovarian tissue fragments, agglomeration of ovarian tissue fragments is prevented, angiogenesis is promoted, and engraftment rate is improved. When transplanting a plurality of ovarian tissue fragments formed by cutting ovarian tissue into a mammal, and the ovarian tissue fragments are transplanted by an injection step in which collagen gel is injected into a site to be transplanted, using collagen gel with a gel concentration of about 1%, and then a transplantation step in which the plurality of ovarian tissue fragments are inserted into the collagen gel. At this time, each of the plurality of ovarian tissue fragments may be previously encapsulated with the collagen gel. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346575 | Identifier-Based Application Of Therapeutic Coatings To Medical Implant Devices - Techniques are provided for controlling delivery of a therapeutic coating to a medical implant device. An identifier of the medical implant device may be received. It may be determined, based at least in part on the first identifier, that the first medical implant device is approved to receive the therapeutic coating. A coating applicator system may be switched from a locked state in which it is prohibited from applying the therapeutic coating to an unlocked state in which it is permitted to apply the therapeutic coating. The coating applicator system may, while in the unlocked state, apply the therapeutic coating to the first medical implant device. After the applying of the therapeutic coating, the coating applicator system may be switched from the unlocked state back to the locked state. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346576 | 3D PRINTING OF BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS - Provided herein are methods, compositions, devices, and systems for the 3D printing of biomedical implants. In particular, methods and systems are provided for 3D printing of biomedical devices (e.g., endovascular stents) using photo-curable biomaterial inks (e.g., or methacrylated poly(diol citrate)). | 2021-11-11 |
20210346577 | COATING COMPOSITION FOR MEDICAL IMPLANTS - The present invention relates to a method for coating medical implants. In particular, the present invention relates to coating compositions comprising PDLLA, VEGF, chloroform, an organic solvent different from chloroform, preferably a carrier such as BSA and water for coating medical implants. Such coated medical implants show improved bone regeneration and ingrowth after implantation. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346578 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING INFECTIONS - Devices that are placed within fluid filled organs, such as the bladder, which reduce the risk of bacterial infections using a combination of active agents and mechanical disruption of bacteria. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346579 | HANDS-FREE MILK EXTRACTION AND COLLECTION DEVICE - A hands-free milk extraction and collection device including a combined milk extraction and collection container and a housing unit. The container includes an internal cavity having an extraction portion for receiving a nipple region of a woman's breast and having a collection portion for collecting milk extracted from the woman's breast. The extraction portion is configured to latch onto the nipple region of the woman's breast to aid in stimulating milk flow from the breast by creating suction pressure at the nipple region. The housing unit includes a retention device for retaining the container in the housing unit, wherein the housing unit and the enclosed container are collectively configured to fit inside a woman's bra for hands-free usage. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346580 | HEMODIALYZER AND HEMODIALYSIS SYSTEM - A hemodialyzer includes a housing, a hollow fiber membrane, a first cap, a second cap and a hydrophilic material . The hollow fiber membrane is disposed in the housing. The first cap is disposed on a blood inlet end of the housing and the second cap is disposed on a blood outlet end of the housing, wherein the blood inlet end is opposite to the blood outlet end. The hydrophilic material is formed on an inner surface of at least one of the first cap and the second cap. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346581 | BLOOD OXYGENATOR - A blood oxygenator is disclosed comprising a housing, a blood inlet, a blood outlet, a spiral volute, a gas inlet, an oxygenator fiber bundle, and a gas outlet. The housing encloses the fiber bundle and provides the structure for the blood flow path and connectors. The fiber bundle comprises gas-exchange membranes which transfer oxygen to the blood and remove carbon dioxide when the blood flows across the membranes. The spiral volute guides the blood to flow through the fiber bundle. A gas flow chamber receives sweep gas containing oxygen and distributes the sweep gas into the fiber membranes, which gas is then exchanged with the blood being oxygenated. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346582 | PERITONEAL OXYGENATION SYSTEM AND METHOD - Systems and methods for gas exchange in a patient are provided that use an external circuit to cause oxygenation perfusion in a patient's body cavity (such as the abdomen) using an inert chemical (e.g., perfluorocarbon), independent of the lungs. The external circuit includes components configured to control properties of the chemical, including temperature, flow rate, pressure, oxygenation percentage, carbon dioxide percentage. The system also includes safety features to reduce the likelihood of injury to the patient. Each of the safety features and chemical properties can be controlled by a healthcare worker, such as a physician, nurse, or emergency operator, for a particular patient. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346583 | WEARABLE MICRODIALYSIS DEVICE FOR EARLY DETECTION OF ANASTOMOTIC LEAKS - A system for detecting and treating an anastomotic leak includes a microcatheter implanted at an anastomosis site; a source of a perfusion fluid coupled to the microcatheter and configured to dispense the perfusion fluid to the microcatheter; and an analyzer coupled to the microcatheter configured to receive an extracellular fluid from the microcatheter and to analyze the extracellular fluid to determine status of the anastomosis site. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346584 | PORTABLE PLATELET APHERESIS SYSTEM - A portable platelet apheresis system can include: a whole blood inlet configured to receive whole blood; an anticoagulant source containing an anticoagulant; a mixer fluidly coupled with the whole blood inlet and anticoagulant source and configured to mix the whole blood and the anticoagulant; a whole blood sorter microfluidic network; a platelet poor outlet positioned to receive a platelet poor fraction; and a platelet concentrator outlet positioned to receive a concentrated platelet fraction. The whole blood sorter microfluidic network includes: a sorter constricted region having a first cross-sectional dimension; a sorter expansion region having a second cross-sectional dimension that is larger than the first cross-sectional dimension; at least one sorter side channel (platelet rich plasma channel) formed into a side of the sorter expansion region; and at least one sorter outlet (platelet poor plasma channel) that is downstream or medial from the at least one sorter side channel. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346585 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANNULATION OF VASCULAR ACCESS GRAFT - An apparatus for guiding cannulation with a dialysis needle of an arteriovenous dialysis access graft subcutaneously implanted in a body of a subject. The guiding apparatus comprises an elongated body member comprising a base portion terminating in longitudinal edges, a distance between the longitudinal edges of the base portion being substantially equal to a lateral dimension of the aces graft, and an elongated tubular sleeve defining an pocket having a longitudinal dimension and a lateral dimension configured to receive the body member. The body member is adapted to be received in the pocket of the sleeve for securing adjacent the subcutaneous access graft such that the inner surface of the base portion is aligned with a cannulation point of the graft for guiding location of a needle insertion. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346586 | DETECTION OF A DISRUPTION OF A FLUID CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO FLUID CONTAINING SYSTEMS - A monitoring system performs a method for detecting a disruption of a fluid connection between a first fluid containing system and a second fluid containing system. The monitoring system generates a monitoring signal which is representative of a fluid pressure in respect of the first fluid containing system and which is responsive to the disruption of the fluid connection, and a tracking signal which corresponds to and is more smoothed over time than the monitoring signal. The monitoring system further sets a detection range in a given relation to the tracking signal so that the detection range follows changes in the tracking signal, and detects a condition indicative of the disruption by comparing a current pressure value of the monitoring signal to the detection range. The monitoring system may be connected to or part of an apparatus for blood treatment and operable to detect a disconnection of an extracorporeal blood circuit from a vascular system of a patient, e.g. downstream of a blood pump in the extracorporeal blood circuit. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346587 | NEW STANDARDIZATIONS & MEDICAL DEVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PLATELET RICH PLASMA (PRP) OR BONE MARROW CONCENTRATE (BMC) ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH HYALURONIC ACID - The present invention is related to the field of tissue regeneration. It concerns more particularly new standardizations and medical devices for the preparation of A-PRP, PRP, BMC, fat tissue, alone or in combination with a biomaterial or cell extract. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346588 | FILTERING CASSETTES AND FILTERING SYSTEMS - Filtering cassettes, filtering systems, and methods for using the same are disclosed. An example filtering cassette may include a cassette housing. An inlet may be coupled to the cassette housing. The inlet may be configured to receive cerebrospinal fluid from a catheter. An outlet may be coupled to the cassette housing. The outlet may be configured to direct filtered cerebrospinal fluid to the catheter. One or more filters may be disposed within the cassette housing. An arcuate surface may be defined along a periphery of the cassette housing. The arcuate surface may be configured to engage a controller assembly when the cassette housing is mounted to the controller assembly. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346589 | MICRO BALLOON-ON-TUBE WOUND FILLER - A dressing, system, and method for use with negative-pressure treatment is described. The dressing includes a tube formed from a non-porous material. The tube can have a first end, a second end, a lumen extending from the first end to the second end, and a wall surrounding the lumen. At least one blister is formed in the wall of the tube, the at least one blister proximate to the second end of the tube. At least one aperture is formed in the wall of the second end of the tube. The at least one aperture is configured to provide fluid communication across the wall from the lumen to an exterior of the tube. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346590 | ANALYTICAL METHOD FOR CONTROLLED AND MEASURED INTERNAL FLUID AFTER SURGERY - A system and apparatus for the collection of serous or serosanguinous fluid from a percutaneous site after surgery. A pump unit with one or more pumps or powered sources provide continuous negative pressure suction to draw fluid from the percutaneous site and pumps the fluid into disposable reservoirs with one-way valves that are easy to handle while maintaining sterility and a seal to prevent the loss of vacuum. Air is continuously removed from the reservoirs. Measurement and analysis of the output is performed automatically. Additionally, through such a peristaltic pump device, controlled collection of measured surgical and/or bodily fluid from a subject patient may be undertaken allowing for more effective and closer analysis, as well. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346591 | POST OPERATION MASTECTOMY BRA - A wearable garment for recovery of a wearer after the wearer has undergone a surgical procedure, the wearable garment having an outer shell including at least a back panel and two front panels that, when the wearable garment is worn about a wearer, have outer edges that are adjacent to each other, a fastening system for securing the outer edges of the front panels together, thereby securing the wearable garment about the wearer, a compression region that provides a compressive force about the wearer; straps that hold the wearable garment about the wearer, and a tubing pocket attached to an inner surface of a respective one of the front panels for holding a drain tube in a coiled configuration against the wearer. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346592 | Method and Device for Intraoperative Determination of Drag Coefficient Values of Different Medical Instruments in the Use of a Medical Fluid Pump - Disclosed is a method for determining and controlling the internal body pressure during a medical procedure that includes controlling the output of a fluid pump by means of an estimated pressure value, wherein resistance coefficients ζ | 2021-11-11 |
20210346593 | ORAL-HYDRATION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND KIT - An oral-hydration system may include a dispenser, and a port carried by the dispenser and the port enables a fluid under positive-pressure to be dispersed within the patient's mouth from the dispenser. The system may also include a positioner that positions the dispenser adjacent a premolar, adjoining a cheek, and away from an incisor. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346594 | MEDICAL INJECTION DEVICE WITH A CLEANING CHAMBER - The invention relates to an injection device for injecting a liquid drug. The injection device comprises a housing assembly supporting a non-removable cartridge having an interior chamber containing the liquid drug to be injected and a reusable needle cannula connected to the cartridge. A needle shield assembly provided with a cleaning chamber containing a volume of a cleaning agent for cleaning at least the distal tip of the needle cannula between subsequent injections is further provided. The needle shield assembly is axially movable in a proximal direction in relation to the housing assembly from a first position to a second position upon rotation of at least a part of the needle shield assembly, wherein the first position is a position in which the distal tip of the needle cannula is located inside the cleaning chamber thereby cleansing the distal tip of the needle cannula, and the second position is a position in which the distal tip of the needle cannula is located outside and distal to the cleaning chamber for equalizing the pressure in the cartridge. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346595 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING ACTIVE MEDICATION FROM INJECTIONS - One or more embodiments relate, generally, to a reusable accessory for a medication injection pen. Such a reusable accessory may be adapted to be reversibly attached to a medication injection pen, and configured to detect an event associated with an injection of medication from the medication injection pen. It may also be configured to determine a percentage of medication that remains active for injection by the medication injection pen based on timing information and dosing event information. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346596 | PLATFORM ASSEMBLY PROCESS FOR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE - An approach for assembling a platform drug delivery device includes providing a set of base components and identifying, based on at least one desired characteristic of the platform drug delivery device, a rear sub-assembly for the drug delivery device from a group of rear sub-assemblies. The identified rear sub-assembly is selected, and a front sub-assembly is identified based on the at least one desired characteristic from a group of front sub-assemblies. The identified front-assembly is selected, and the drug delivery device is assembled using the set of base components, the rear sub-assembly, and the front sub-assembly. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346597 | IMPLANTABLE INFUSION PUMPING CATHETER - In some examples, an implantable infusion device using a piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter includes a reservoir configured to retain for a fluid to be dispensed within a patient, at least one piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter for dispensing the fluid contained within the reservoir, a transceiver, and a processor to regulate control the operation of the piezoelectric and/or electrostrictive mechanical pumping catheter. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346598 | MICRODOSING - A dosing system for transferring an aseptic fluid in dosages into a container, comprising a peristaltic pump configured such that the filling accuracy for fill volumes of the aseptic fluid <100 μL is ±3 μL. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346599 | INJECTION SYSTEM, SYRINGE, AND GASKET - An injection system has: a gasket having a plurality of engaging claws, wherein each of the engaging claws includes an inner surface S1 which defines a hole H having an inlet with an enlarged diameter and an outer surface S2 inclined in a direction away from a perpendicular line P passing through a center of the hole H, and the engaging claws are to be displaced between a widened position and a narrowed position; a rain to be inserted into the hole H so as to engage with the engaging claws; a cylinder, into which the gasket is to be inserted, contacting the outer surfaces S2; and an injection device configured to move the ram forward and injecting a chemical solution in the cylinder. An annular groove which serves as a starting point of deformation of the engaging claws is formed on the gasket. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346600 | Insertion Device - An insertion device for transcutaneous placement of a medical needle through the skin of a patient includes a cylindrical housing with a shell with a distal opening and a proximal opening. A carriage is slidably received within the shell between a distal position and a retracted position. The carriage includes elements to secure a needle assembly. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346601 | INTERVENTIONAL DOSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Systems and methods for interventional dosing based on sensed feedback are disclosed. A system may include one or more reservoirs filled or fillable with, respectively, one or more drug products, an administration member, a fluid delivery system, one or more sensors, and optionally a controller. The administration member may be insertable into a patient and connected or connectable in fluid communication with the one or more reservoirs. The fluid delivery system may be operable to deliver the one or more drug products from the one or more reservoirs to the patient via the administration member. The one or more sensors may be operable to sense one or more biological conditions of the patient, including, but not limited to, a cytokine level and/or a biomarker indicative of cytokine release syndrome. The controller may be configured to control operation of the fluid delivery system based on output from the one or more sensors. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BODY MASS INDEX RELATION TO PATIENT DIFFERING PSYCHOLOGICAL STRESS EFFECT ON BLOOD GLUCOSE DYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES - An insulin device configured to control insulin dispensing based on insulin sensitivity. The insulin device includes a processor configured to receive insulin dosing schedule information, psychological stress level data, and body mass index (BMI) data; a sensor configured to generate a blood glucose level measurement. The sensor is calibrated as a function of the psychological stress level data and the BMI data and the processor is configured to monitor and detect changes of the blood glucose level measurement that are determined to have occurred as a function of changes of the psychological stress level data, and identify a time when the BMI data counteracts a detected change in the blood glucose level measurement. The insulin device also includes an insulin dispensing valve controlled by the processor to change the insulin dosing schedule information in accordance with the counteracting BMI data. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346603 | SYRINGE FOR INJECTING AN INJECTABLE SOLUTION CONTAINED IN A DEFORMABLE CARTRIDGE - A syringe for injecting an injectable solution contained in a deformable cartridge includes a main body provided with a receiving compartment for receiving the deformable cartridge, the main body extending between a first end portion, a first opening being defined/formed in the first end portion, and an opposed second end portion, a second opening being defined/formed in the second end portion, a crushing device having a plunger sliding with respect to the main body between a retracted position and an advanced position and bearing a crushing head sliding with respect to the main body inside the receiving compartment for deforming and crushing the deformable cartridge, a support and fixing element to which the plunger is slidably constrained, and coupling means for removably coupling the support and fixing element to the main body and/or enabling the support and fixing element to be coupled to the main body so as to change a mutual position between the support and fixing element and the main body. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346604 | Syringe Carrier - Described is a syringe carrier comprising a body adapted to receive a barrel of a syringe. The body includes two sections having distal ends with shoulder sections. The shoulder sections are adapted to engage a circumferential gap between the barrel of the syringe and a needle shield covering a needle of the syringe. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346605 | Drug Delivery Device and Assembly Method for a Drug Delivery Device - The present invention refers to a drug delivery device comprising a housing ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346606 | SYRINGE DEVICE WITH A DOSE LIMITING MECHANISM AND AN ADDITIONAL SAFETY MECHANISM - A syringe device for ejecting a dose of a medicament, the syringe device comprising: a dose limiting mechanism arranged to interact with a dose ejecting mechanism to prevent ejection of a dose exceeding a set dose, and a safety mechanism, which is arranged such with respect to the dose ejecting mechanism that, if the dose limiting mechanism fails, the safety mechanism prevents ejection of a dose exceeding the set dose. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346607 | TRANSFER DEVICE FOR LIVING ORGANISMS - A transfer device for living organisms is used for placing an object in a living organism. The transfer device for living organisms includes a tubular needle extending in one direction, and a pushing member located inside the needle. The needle is configured to capture an object therein from an opening at a tip of the needle. The pushing member is configured to be movable relative to the needle from inside the needle toward the opening. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346608 | Injection Device - An injection device comprising a housing and a cap at a distal end of the housing, the cap comprising: an outer member; an intermediate member disposed within the outer member, at least one of the intermediate member or outer member being rotatable relative to the other of the intermediate member or outer member; and, an inner member disposed within the intermediate member, and coupled to at least one of the outer member and the intermediate member, the inner member being configured to engage a needle shield in the housing. The injection device further comprises a lifting mechanism to reduce a force required to remove the cap from the housing, the lifting mechanism comprising at least one axially-inclined portion in engagement with at least one lifting portion such that rotational movement of the outer member or intermediate member is converted into an axial movement of the inner member from the housing. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346609 | Medicament Delivery Device - The present invention relates to a medicament delivery device, comprising an outer body, a receptacle for a medicament, a needle for the administration of the medicament, an injection mechanism with an actuating mechanism for injecting the medicament into the patients body, and a needle guard for the needle. The medicament delivery device further comprising a detecting element for the detection of the orientation of the medicament delivery device, and a locking mechanism releasing the actuating mechanism, if the detecting element is in the at least first position, and locking the actuating mechanism, if the detecting element is in the at least second position, wherein the locking mechanism is controlled and/or actuated by the detecting element. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346610 | INFUSION PUMP - An infusion pump includes: a main body configured to have an infusion tube fixed thereto, wherein the main body includes: a first fixing unit, a second fixing unit that is movable between (i) a pressing position in which the infusion tube is pressed against the first fixing unit, and (ii) a release position in which the pressing of the infusion tube against the first fixing unit is released, by being rotated with respect to a rotary shaft, an urging unit configured to urge the second fixing unit toward the release position, the urging unit comprising an urging member mounted on the rotary shaft, a transmission unit configured to transmit a signal toward the infusion tube sandwiched between the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit, and a reception unit configured to receive the signal transmitted from the transmission unit. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346611 | INJECTION DEVICES - The invention relates to an injection device which includes a handle and a guard which together enclose a movable cartridge which can contain liquid material to be injected, and further enclose a movable injector that includes a needle, the needle being attached to a housing where the housing is attached to the cartridge, the device also including a delivery mechanism whereby the needle is moved from a retracted to an extended position, and independently the volume of the chamber may be adjusted to expel the contents thereof through the needle and into a subject in need thereof. The injection device may be communicatively connected to a control unit so as to provide a dermal injection system. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346612 | MESH NEBULISERS - A mesh for use in a mesh nebuliser. The mesh | 2021-11-11 |
20210346613 | CONTROLLED DELIVERY DEVICE FOR TREATING CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS AND METHODS THEREOF - The present disclosure provides methods of treatment of COVID-19 through pH modulation of the respiratory tract using a controlled delivery device. In some embodiments, the controlled delivery device includes an aerosolizer, a microprocessor, and a syringe. The controlled delivery device can be integrated with a humidifier or a ventilator. In some embodiments, two agents are delivered in conjunction using the controlled delivery device. In some embodiments, one agent is a physiologically compatible alkalizing agent, such as an aqueous solution of sodium bicarbonate of strength 3%-8.4% at a pH ranging from 8 to 8.6 at 20° C. In some embodiments, one agent is an anti-inflammatory agent, such as corticosteroid ciclesonide. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346614 | PORTABLE MEDICAL SPRAY - A portable medical spray includes a tubular body having a room defined therein, and a breakable portion is formed to the top end of the body. A connection portion extends from the bottom end of the body. A nozzle is connected to the top end of the body. The nozzle has a passage which is located corresponding to the breakable portion. A medicine cell is located in the room of the body and has medicine received therein. The medicine cell is a compressible bellow cell. A needle is located in the medicine cell. An end part is mounted to the connection portion. The end part is pushed toward the nozzle to compress the medicine cell, and the needle penetrates through the top end of the medicine cell and the breakable portion to release the medicine via the nozzle. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346615 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING A SUBSTANCE TO A BODY CAVITY UTILIZING BLOW-FILL-SEAL TECHNOLOGY - A device is provided for delivering one or more substances within at least one body cavity. The device includes at least one pierceable vial comprising V | 2021-11-11 |
20210346616 | AROMATHERAPY CONVECTION HEATING CONTROL SYSTEM - Disclosed herein are aspects of portable vaporizers to deliver aliquots of heated air to material in a unitary furnace. The furnace is multipurposed reducing heat loss, air leakage and delays in availability of air aliquots at the proper temperature for use. By dividing the unitary furnace with an air permeable divider and placing material in the chamber a controller selectively providing electrical power to a heating element configured to heat air in at least an upper region of the unitary furnace. Upon application of suction to the fluid passage heated air passes into the material and vaporizes organic oils in the material and said heating a volume of air inside a unitary furnace vaporized material can be withdrawn from the fluid passage. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346617 | VAPOR DOSING PLATFORM FOR VAPORIZATION CARTRIDGES - The present disclosure includes a method for vaporizing a product of a plurality of different products including receiving, by a processor of a vaporizing device, a desired dosage amount that is indicative of an amount of a compound to release during one or more inhalation events. The method includes determining, by the processor, an occurrence of a current inhalation event and during the current inhalation event determining, by the processor, an inhalation pressure being applied to a container that contains the product; determining, by the processor, a predicted dosage that is indicative of a predicted amount of the compound that has been released in the vapor during the current inhalation event based on the inhalation pressure; and selectively adjusting, by the processor, a vaporizing temperature being applied to the product by the vaporizer based on the desired dosage and the predicted dosage. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346618 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING DRUG INTAKE - A device for monitoring drug use from a drug dispenser in the form of a dispenser cap, especially an inhaler, comprising a sensor for measuring drug release from the dispenser. As a drug release measurement sensor ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346619 | SINGLE BLISTER-STRIP BASED DISPENSER - The present subject matter refers a blister-strip based dispenser ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346620 | AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD UTILIZING A FLAVORING RESERVOIR - Disclosed herein is a device configured to impart flavoring to an airstream admitted the device prior to the airstream reaching an aerosol generator of the device, the device thereby operable to deliver a flavored aerosol from an outlet. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346621 | INTRANASAL ADMINISTRATION - Intranasal administration of proteins, such as insulin and insulin analogues, in particular immunogenic proteins to the upper posterior region of a nasal cavity of a subject, and in particular the olfactory bulb region. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346622 | LIQUID ADMINISTERING DEVICE - The disclosure provides a liquid administering device capable of accurately administering a liquid to a predetermined part in a nasal cavity. A liquid administering device | 2021-11-11 |
20210346623 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MODULATING A RESPIRATORY DRIVE OF A PATIENT - A mechanical ventilation system comprises a plurality of ventilation therapy sub-systems. Each of the ventilation therapy sub-systems is adapted to assist a respiratory function of the patient. The system also comprises a detector of the respiratory drive of the patient, an operator interface receiving one or more control parameters, and a main controller. The main controller assigns a therapeutic contribution to each of the ventilation therapy sub-systems based on the respiratory drive of the patient and on the control parameters. The controller modulates the respiratory drive of a patient by controlling each of the plurality of the ventilation therapy sub-systems according to its assigned therapeutic contribution. Distinct ventilation therapy sub-systems may apply negative pressure on the abdomen of the patient, deliver a non-pressurizing inspiratory flow to the patient, or induce a positive pressure in the airways of the patient. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346624 | VACUUM SHIELD - A vacuum shield for use on an oxygen therapy mask comprising a semi-rigid shield having outer wall regions for covering the oxygen therapy mask and exhaust ports of the oxygen therapy mask allowing to be positioned on an oxygen therapy mask allowing to capture fluid present between the vacuum shield and the therapy oxygen mask. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346625 | METHODS OF IMPROVING AUTONOMIC IMBALANCE OR SYMPATHETIC IMPAIRMENT BY REGULATING THE STELLATE GANGLION - Methods of improving ARDS by regulating a stellate ganglion is provided herein. Methods of improving a hypercoagulation state are also provided by regulating the sympathetic nervous system. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346626 | SECRETION CLEARING PATIENT AIRWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM - A pulmonary secretion clearing airway structure and related airway management system is disclosed that has a double lumen portion which each lumen of the double lumen portion operably secured to an airway management system so that inspiratory fluid (air/oxygen mixtures, with or without added water vapor) is delivered to the distal end of the ventilation catheter through one of the two lumens and expired inspiratory fluid, pulmonary secretions, and pulmonary fluids are removed from the patient through the other lumen. The expiratory fluid pathway preferably includes a secretion collection system for removing the pulmonary secretions and the like from the pathway, thereby improving operation and safety of the system. The airway structure can be a ventilation catheter or a supraglottic airway system such as laryngeal mask and the like. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346627 | PATIENT VENTILATING AND ASPIRATING SYSTEM - A patient ventilating ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346628 | ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE STABILIZER - An endotracheal tube stabilizer comprising a stabilization bar; and a tube cradle comprising a first component having a concave portion, the first component coupled to the stabilization bar; a second component having a concave portion; and a securing element adapted to selectively maintain the first component at a fixed location relative to the second component, wherein the first and second components are adapted to translate toward one another in a linear direction transverse to the concave portions. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346629 | RESPIRATORY INTERFACE - A seal assembly for a respiratory interface, the seal assembly comprising a seal portion configured to form a seal with at least a portion of a user's face, the seal portion comprising a bladder having an internal volume that contains a shear thinning material; and a volume adjuster for adjusting the internal volume of the bladder. Alternatively, the seal assembly comprising a frame; two nasal prongs connected to the frame, each prong comprising a seal portion configured to form a seal with a portion of the user's nares and a flow path extending through the seal portion for delivery of respiratory gas to a user's nare; wherein the seal portion comprises a bladder that contains a shear thinning material. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346630 | PATIENT INTERFACE WITH VOLUME REDUCING MEMBER - A patient interface includes a cushion assembly adapted to form a seal around the patient's nose and/or mouth and a gas washout vent configured to allow a flow of patient exhaled CO | 2021-11-11 |
20210346631 | PROTECTIVE HELMET FOR MEDICAL STAFF - A protective helmet, such as an antivirus helmet with a viewing window completely encloses the user's head. The entire helmet is airtight except for an air inlet and air outlet on its side wall. In order to prevent the viewing window from fogging by the user's exhaled gas, the window is made of sandwich glass with central heater wire to warm the glass. The air needed for the user to breathe is supplied by an external high pressure air reservoir. The air undergoes a pressure reduction and cooling process. Such an antivirus helmet provides safe and comfortable air for medical staff to breathe during their work in an infectious disease ward. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346632 | NOSE RESPIRATOR DEVICE - A nose respirator device with a holder connected to a base, the holder has a top sitting across the nasal bridge and two arms extending downward to join with the base, which sits across the subnasale and contains two open cavities with upper openings capable of being inserted into each nostril. Each cavity can be further divided by a separator into two channels for inhalation and exhalation, respectively. One-way air flow in each channel can be further ensured with valves, which open only in one direction upon the push of air current. Filters can be fitted into each cavity or channel for air cleaning. One or more attachments can be fitted onto the base for additional purposes, which include extra filtration and disinfection. The area within the holder and the base can be covered with a sheet, which can also be used for device classification and user identification. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346633 | PATIENT INTERFACE FOR RESPIRATORY THERAPY - Apparatus permit a delivery of a flow of breathable gas to a patient's airways. In one version, a coupler extension may include a seat portion to permit use of a mask with a nasal cannula. In some versions, the coupler extension is configured to conduct the flow of gas to prongs of a nasal cannula. The seat portion can receive and seal with a cushion of a respiratory mask and may have a sealing bevel to promote sealing between the cushion of the respiratory mask and a facial contact surface of a user. In some versions, a nasal interface may include naris pillows to seal with and conduct a flow of breathable gas into a nares of a user. Each naris pillow may include a nasal projection to conduct a further flow of gas. The nasal projection may extend within the naris beyond the seal of the naris pillow. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346634 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING RESPIRATORY THERAPY WITH SUPPLEMENTARY OXYGEN - Apparatus and methods provide operations for a respiratory disorder therapy by generating a flow or pressure therapy with supplementary oxygen. The method may be implemented by one or more processors that may set one or more therapy parameters associated with generating a flow of air to a patient interface via an air circuit. The one or more processors may set one or more supplementary oxygen parameters associated with introducing supplementary oxygen into the flow of air at the air circuit. The method may involve computing an oxygen performance metric associated with characteristic(s) of a patient and the air flow with the supplementary oxygen. The computing may include applying function(s) comprising the therapy parameter(s) and supplementary oxygen parameter(s). Output, such as a display indicator or automated therapy control change(s), may be generated using the computed oxygen performance metric. Changes to therapy parameter(s) may be made to optimise the metric. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346635 | RESPIRATORY DEVICE - The invention relates to a breathing assistance apparatus that may be configured to reduce the risk of damage to electronics within the apparatus as a result of liquid leaks within the apparatus or impacts to the apparatus. In other forms, the apparatus may be configured to allow for easy assembly and/or safe operation. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346636 | Method and Device for Controlling the Temperature of the Gas Flow in Medical Devices - Disclosed are methods for measuring and controlling the gas temperature in medical procedures. In embodiments of the disclosed methods a gas is supplied to a patient using a gas supply device and a supply line. A heating system heats the gas using a heating wire prior to the gas being provided to the patient. A controller electrically controls the heating power of the heating wire based on an estimated value of a temperature at an exit of the heating system obtained from a mathematical estimation system, wherein a resistance of the heating wire is an input variable of the mathematical estimation system. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346637 | Pediatric Nebulizer Assembly - A pediatric nebulizer assembly includes an oxygen hose and a nebulizer containing a fluid medication. The nebulizer engages the oxygen hose to nebulize the fluid medication into oxygen for delivering outwardly through the outlet. A tee fitting releasably engages the nebulizer to receive the nebulized fluid medication and the oxygen. A mouthpiece is attachable to the tee fitting to receive the nebulized fluid medication and the oxygen for inhalation by a patient. A rifled barrel is attachable to the elbow fitting when the mouthpiece is not attached to the tee fitting to receive the nebulized fluid medication and the oxygen. In this way the rifled barrel enhances delivery to a pediatric patient that may be not be capable of inhaling through the mouthpiece. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346638 | Shared Manifold Ventilator and Method of Use - The Shared Manifold Ventilator uses low pressure breathing gas manifolds to interface directly with patients in a hospital ward, through solenoid valves in such a way that it achieves lower cost per patient ventilated than prior art methods while still allowing full control of the breathing cycle and oxygen concentration for each individual patient. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346639 | CONTINUOUS ANESTHESIA NERVE CONDUCTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The invention generally relates to a continuous anesthesia nerve conduction apparatus and method thereof, and more particularly to a method and system for use in administering a continuous flow or intermittent bolus of anesthetic agent to facilitate a continuous or prolonged nerve block. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a sheath having a proximal end, a distal end and at least one lumen extending from the proximal end to the distal end. The sheath also includes an embedded conductive element for transmitting an electrical signal from a proximal portion of the sheath to a distal portion of the sheath. A cannula is arranged in the at least one lumen of the sheath and has a distal end protruding from a distal portion of the sheath. The cannula is electrically coupled to at least a portion of the embedded conductive element and is configured to provide nerve stimulation. | 2021-11-11 |