45th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210346640 | 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 |
20210346641 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND MANAGING PHYSIOLOGICAL PATTERNS - Systems and methods for managing sleep quality of a patient, comprising: collecting physiological signal data of the patient using a data acquisition unit electrically coupled to at least one sensor affixed to the patient that generates the physiologic signal data; using one or more hardware processors executing instructions stored in a storage device: filtering the physiological signal data into a plurality of frequency bands corresponding to a plurality of power spectra waveforms; and characterizing an etiology of sleep quality of the patient based on a comparison of at least a first power spectra waveform of the plurality of power spectra waveforms against at least a second power spectra waveform of the plurality of power spectra waveforms, wherein the sleep quality of the patient is managed based on the characterized etiology of sleep. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346642 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SLEEP INDUCEMENT THROUGH CORE BODY TEMPERATURE COOLING - The present invention provides systems and methods inducing sleep through core body temperature cooling. The system comprises a primary heat sink in thermal contact with the wearer's palms and/or soles of feet causing cooling of the Arteriovenous Anastomoses (AVA's). The resulting controlled lowering of the core body temperature induces sleep. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346643 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR APPLYING DYNAMIC, NON-LINEAR OSCILLATIONS AND VIBRATIONS - Systems and methods for applying binaural beats to a person are disclosed in a way to prevent the listener from becoming acclimatized to the binaural beats. The system administers varying binaural beat frequencies according to varying progressions of binaural beats from a base binaural beat to a target binaural beat in an irregular manner. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346644 | Wetting Mechanism For A Catheter - The invention relates to a wetting mechanism | 2021-11-11 |
20210346645 | Medical Device Package With Flip Cap Having A Snap Fit - A package for a medical device such as an intermittent catheter has a case which is closed at one end and open at the other end. A cap is connected to the case by a hinge to permit selectable movement of the cap between an open position, wherein access is provided to the open end of the case, and a closed position, wherein the cap prevents access to the open end of the case. A seal is connected to one of the cap and case. The seal is engageable with the other of the cap and case when the cap is closed to form a barrier that maintains a sterile environment inside the package. The seal can be repeatedly made and broken whenever the user closes or opens the cap, respectively. The case includes a pair of slots at the open end. A pair of latches are formed in the cap. The latches fit into the slots to prevent lateral forces from distorting the cap when the cap is closed. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346646 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS USEFUL TO ENGAGE TISSUE USING SUCTION AND TO PERFORM MEDICAL PROCEDURES DURING SUCTIONAL ENGAGEMENT - Devices, systems, and methods useful to engage tissue using suction and to perform medical procedures during sectional engagement. The present disclosure includes disclosure of a tension apparatus, comprising an elongated portion; and a head portion at a distal end of the elongated portion, the head portion comprising one or more arms, whereby a suction lumen extending along the elongated portion and the one or more arms terminates at one or more suction openings at each of the one or more arms. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346647 | Catheter - The present invention relates to a catheter | 2021-11-11 |
20210346648 | Wetting Mechanism For A Catheter - The invention relates to a wetting mechanism | 2021-11-11 |
20210346649 | MAGNETIZABLE CLAMP FOR A CATHETER - Disclosed embodiments provide an apparatus and method for converting a catheter to a magnetic catheter and using the magnetic catheter by coupling a clamp with magnetizable components to a catheter. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346650 | Protective Dressing - A transparent dressing includes a portion without adhesive to allow placement over a catheter to reduce any effect of placing and positioning of a catheter at the time of removal of the dressing. The transparent dressing may include at least one tab for handling and removing the dressing, the at least one tab being positioned on at least one outer edge of the dressing. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346651 | BLOOD FLOW ASSISTING PORTABLE ARM SUPPORT - A portable arm support can be secured to an arm of a patient, for instance during a medical procedure (e.g., filtration of blood of the patient). The arm support can inhibit movement of the arm of the patient in one or more degrees of freedom (e.g., elevation, abduction, adduction, flexion, or the like). In some examples, the arm support includes a cuff and abase. In another example, the arm support includes an elongated member. In yet another example, the arm support includes a constricting band. The arm support can help maintain blood flow in the arm of the patient, and can help protect a catheter inserted into the arm of the patient (or protect other medical equipment proximate to the patient). | 2021-11-11 |
20210346652 | DEVICE FOR COLLECTING MATERIAL FROM A BODY CAVITY - A collector for fecal discharge is provided comprising a self-expanding resilient collection component, a housing sheath and a transit component. The collection component has an open proximal and distal end and a lumen connecting them. The component comprises interconnected resilient arms circumscribing its contour, wherein adjacent arms are resiliently biased away from each other for exerting outwardly radial pressure for expanding and anchoring the component to rectal walls upon deployment. The housing sheath comprises a flexible and resilient material overlaying at least one of inner or outer contour of collection component without interfering with or blocking its ends or lumen. The transit component provides a conduit for fecal discharge to migrate from collection component to a receptacle and comprises a flexible, tubular sheath having a first open end connected to a second end by a lumen, wherein the first end engages with the proximal end of the collection component. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346653 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPROVE INSTRUMENT GUIDANCE WITHIN AN INTRAVENOUS CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A system for facilitating instrument delivery through a peripheral intravenous catheter (“PIVC”) may include a catheter assembly having a catheter adapter, an extension tube extending from a side port of the catheter adapter, a septum disposed in a lumen of the catheter adapter, and a PIVC extending distally from the catheter adapter. The septum may include a first piece and a second piece and may be least partially disposed within a canister. The system may include an extension set, which may include a distal end and a proximal end. The distal end may include a distal connector and a rigid tube. The proximal end may include a proximal connector. The distal connector may be coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. The rigid tube may penetrate the septum in response to the distal connector being coupled to the proximal end of the catheter adapter. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346654 | LIMA CROSSOVER INTEGRATED CATHETER SYSTEM - The present disclosure includes an integrated catheter system for cannulation of a LIMA graft from a right radial access point. Some integrated catheter systems include a guide catheter comprising an elongated member having an outer sheath body portion that includes an outer sheath proximal end, an outer sheath distal end, and an outer sheath lumen extending through the outer sheath between the outer sheath proximal end and the outer sheath distal end, the outer sheath including a curved section that includes: a first curved segment, a second curved segment, a third curved segment, a fourth curved segment, a first extended segment between the third curved segment and the fourth curved segment, and a second extended segment between the fourth curved segment and the outer sheath distal end. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346655 | Enhanced Guide Wire Advancement Length - Systems and methods for extending a guidewire from an insertion tool are disclosed. A guidewire assembly includes a slider configured to engage a guidewire carrier. The guidewire carrier defines a lumen configured to receive a guidewire therein. The guidewire carrier is biased to a non-linear, coiled resting state and can elastically transition to a linear extended state. As the guidewire assembly and slider are urged distally, the slider transitions the guidewire carrier from the non-linear state to the linear extended state. A distance travelled by the slider is less than a distance travelled by a tip of the guidewire as the guidewire carrier transitions from the coiled state to the linear state. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346656 | HIGH TORQUE GUIDEWIRE DEVICE - Disclosed is a guidewire configured to provide high torsional stiffness without detrimentally increasing bending stiffness. Such a device provides a high ratio of torsional stiffness to bending stiffness. The guidewire device includes a core with a proximal section and a distal section. The distal section of the core is coupled to a microfabricated outer tube such that the distal section of the core passes into and is encompassed by the outer tube. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346657 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL ANGIOPLASTY AND ANGIOGRAPHY CATHETER CONVERTIBLE BETWEEN OVER-THE-WIRE AND RAPID-EXCHANGE CONFIGURATIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF - Disclosed is a multifunctional convertible catheter and methods of use, said multifunctional convertible catheter capable of performance of both diagnostic angiography while containing a guide wire throughout its lumen and angioplasty, and also being convertible between over-the-wire or rapid exchange configurations by manipulation of said multifunctional catheter and said guide wire by an operator. Whether used in an over-the-wire or rapid exchange configuration, a multifunctional convertible catheter disclosed herein allows the operator to perform angioplasty at any site in the body without use of an exchange length guide wire, without the need to exchange said convertible angioplasty balloon catheter for a diagnostic catheter pre- or post-angioplasty, without the need of an injectable vascular sheath, all while reducing catheter inventory requirements for the health care system. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346658 | ACTIVE-SUBSTANCE COATING FOR BALLOONS OF BALLOON CATHETERS - The invention relates to a method for coating the surface of the balloon of a balloon catheter with an active substance, with the balloon being made of an elastic material and being expandable by pressurization with a fluid, with the balloon being designed for expansion at a target site, wherein the coating of the surface of the balloon being applied at a pressure which is lower than the pressure used to expand the balloon at the target location. In this way, due to the generation of shear forces a particularly effective delivery of the active substance from the balloon to the inner wall of the blood vessel or the surrounding tissue is achieved. Furthermore, the invention relates to a relevant balloon as well as a balloon catheter. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346659 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL ENDOVASCULAR ACCESS FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS - The present invention relates to a sheath system that enables endovascular imaging and treatment of concomitant multiple lesions, both in antegrade and retrograde direction in a blood vessel. Further, the present invention relates to a method for using the sheath system enabling endovascular imaging and treatment of concomitant multiple lesions, both in antegrade and retrograde direction. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346660 | COMPUTERIZED ORAL PRESCRIPTION ADMINISTRATION DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Computerized oral prescription administration (COPA) devices, systems, and methods are provided. In one embodiment, a method of managing substance administration is provided. The method comprises receiving, by a substance management system, a dosage instruction for administering a substance to an intended user through a mouthpiece including a recess sized and shaped to receive a unique dentition of the intended user; receiving, by the substance management system, activity information associated with administering the substance to the intended user; and generating, by the substance management system, a record based on the received activity information. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346661 | SUBCUTANEOUS BIODEGRADABLE RESERVOIR DEVICE - A reservoir device comprising an active agent formulation contained within a reservoir is described. The reservoir is defined by a biodegradable, permeable polymer membrane having a thickness of at least 45 μm. The membrane allows for diffusion of an active agent of the formulation there through when positioned subcutaneously in a body of a subject. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346662 | TAMPER EVIDENT TRANSDERMAL PATCH - Transdermal patch having at least one pharmaceutically active ingredient and a tamper-evidencing element, as well as methods of making and using the same. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346663 | METHODS FOR IMPROVING DRUG EFFICACY - The present disclosure provides methods for improving drug efficacy in a patient having an obstructed airway in a lung. Such methods modulate nerve activity in the autonomic nervous system of a patient to reduce obstruction of an airway in a lung of the patient prior to administering a drug to the patient. These methods are especially useful in improving efficacies of bronchodilators in treating obstructive lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346664 | SANDWICHED BIODEGRADABLE MICRONEEDLE - A microneedle device for delivering therapeutic ingredients to the dermis or epidermis. The device contains biodegradable microneedles, which extend from a backing, and are sandwiched between a cap film and a film which is coextensive with the tips of the microneedles and the spaces on the backing between the microneedles. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346665 | CONDUCTIVE MICRONEEDLE PATCH FOR ACTIVE AGENT DELIVERY - The present disclosure provides for a microneedle array. The microneedle array is useable for delivering an active agent to a subject. The microneedle array includes a base having microneedles disposed thereon, wherein each of the microneedles is formed of (i) a swellable and water-insoluble matrix comprising a crosslinked polymer or (ii) a water-soluble matrix comprising a water-soluble polymer; and a conductive polymer incorporated in the swellable and water-insoluble matrix or the water-soluble matrix. A device configured to deliver an active agent and a method of delivering an active agent through the device, wherein the device includes the microneedle array, are provided herein. A method of producing the microneedle array is also disclosed herein. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346666 | INTRAVENOUS PORT CAP - An illustrated view of an exemplary port cap for application to a port allowing access to a blood stream is presented. The port cap is useful for eliminating adjustments to the port cap while being transported for chemotherapy, a blood draw and the like. The port cap is useful for sticking or adhering to the port. The port cap is further useful for providing an efficient and effective method for providing a numbing agent, such as lidocaine, to the port to prevent sensitivity and to eliminate the need to constantly adjust the port cap while for instance during moving or dressing/undressing. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346667 | Methods and Device for Performing Cardiology and Endovascular Interventional Operations via Radial Artery or Ulnar Artery - The present invention discloses methods and a device for performing cardiology and endovascular interventional operations via a radial artery or ulnar artery. The method includes: step 1, putting an artery sheath into a punctured artery, wherein the artery is a radial artery or ulnar artery; step 2, allowing a guiding catheter to penetrate into the artery sheath from outside the body and penetrate out of the artery sheath from the other end to be advanced to a left ventricle; step 3, advancing a myocardial biopsy forcep to the left ventricle endocardium through the guiding catheter to collect a piece of myocardium; step 4, withdrawing the myocardial biopsy forcep from the guiding catheter to be outside the body, and preserving the myocardium specimen; step 5, repeating the step 3 and the step 4 until collecting enough number of specimens; and step 6, withdrawing the guiding catheter from the artery sheath, pulling the artery sheath out of the artery, and performing compression dressing over the access site. When performing myocardial biopsy and other relevant operations, the method does not need to penetrate other blood vessels or pull the artery sheath out of the artery and exchange the artery sheath with other sheathless guiding catheter or catheter, thereby making the procedure more convenient and more effective, as well as reducing complications caused by stimuli to the puncture site. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346668 | MEDICAL INSTRUMENT PORT FOR USE WITH PROTECTIVE FACE COVERINGS - A medical instrument port is described for use with a surgical mask or other protective face covering. The medical instrument port provides a sealed pathway through which a medical instrument can be passed without exposing the clinician to aerosolized droplets expelled from the patient's respiratory system when the medical instrument is introduced into the patient's nasal and/or oral passages. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346669 | TUBE CONNECTOR, EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION CIRCUIT, AND BLOOD PURIFICATION DEVICE - A tube connector is configured to connect between a main tube and a peristaltically-actuated tube. The tube connector includes a first connection part configured to be connected to the main tube; a second connection part configured to be connected to the peristaltically-actuated tube; a communication part being provided between the first connection part and the second connection part and having a communication flow path for communicating between a first flow path through which fluid flows in the first connection part and a second flow path through which the fluid flows in the second connection part; and a main body section. The first flow path and the second flow path are formed to have a constant diameter and are formed so as to extend along the axial direction of the main body section. A diameter of the first flow path is smaller than a diameter of the second flow path. The communication flow path is formed so as to gradually enlarge in diameter from a first flow path side to a second flow path side. A central axis of the first flow path and a central axis of the second flow path are shifted toward the radial direction of the main body section. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346670 | NON-LUER CONNECTORS - Drug delivery devices having integrated non-luer connectors are described. An exemplary drug delivery device includes a container with a non-luer connector that prevents connection of a standard female luer connector to the container. One or more embodiments pertain to a container with a non-luer connector that prevents the formation of a fluid-tight seal between a standard female luer connector and the container. A non-luer connector for attachment to a container having a non-luer element is also described. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346671 | Tubing Connection Adaptor System - A tubing connection adaptor system is provided. The system includes a male connector body having a first end opposite a second end and a female connector body having a front end opposite a rear end. The front end of the female connector body is dimensioned to operably engage the first end of the male connector body therein, such that a continuous channel is defined through the male connector body and the female connector body upon engagement therebetween. A tab extends from the first end of the male connector body, wherein the tab frictionally engages a notch disposed through the front end of the female connector body. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346672 | CAPPING AND CLEANSING DEVICES FOR THREADED VASCULAR ACCESS CONNECTORS - Capping and cleansing devices for capping and cleansing threaded vascular access connectors, particularly luer access devices such as needlefree vascular access connectors, threaded male luer connectors, and threaded open female luer connectors, and methods for using such devices, are described. The devices of the invention include interconnected inner and outer housings that a user can transition between a locked or engaged position to allow them to rotate in unison and a unlocked or disengaged position that allows the outer housing to rotate independently of the inner housing about the device's central axis, and a compressible cleansing matrix secured in the device (preferably in a well in the outer housing). | 2021-11-11 |
20210346673 | PUMP OR ROTARY CUTTER FOR OPERATION IN A FLUID - The invention relates to a fluid pump or rotary cutter having at least one first element ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346674 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLUID VOLUME FLOW THROUGH AN IMPLANTED VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for determining a fluid volume flow ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346675 | IMPLANTABLE VENTRICULAR ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME - The invention relates to a method for operating an implanted, ventricular assist system ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346676 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLOW RATE OF A FLUID FLOWING THROUGH AN IMPLANTED VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for determining a flow rate of a fluid flowing through an implanted vascular assist system ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346677 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FLUID TOTAL VOLUME FLOW IN THE REGION OF AN IMPLANTED VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM AND IMPLANTABLE VASCULAR SUPPORT SYSTEM - The invention relates to a method for determining a total fluid volume flow ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346678 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING A WEAR CONDITION OF A VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE AND FOR OPERATING SAME, AND VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for detecting a state of wear of a cardiac support system. The method comprises a read-in step and a determination step. During the read-in step, a sensor signal ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346679 | BEARING ASSEMBLY AND ROTARY FLUID PUMP - A bearing assembly may be provided for mounting a rotor which can be rotated about a rotational axis. In particular, for a rotary fluid pump or rotary blood pump comprising: a main body, a bearing element which can be displaced relative to the main body in the direction of the rotational axis for receiving the rotor, and an adjusting device which is connected to the bearing element for displacing the bearing element in the direction of the rotational axis by a predefined distance, wherein the predefined distance is <=500 micrometres. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346680 | ROTOR BEARING SYSTEM - The invention relates to a rotor bearing system ( | 2021-11-11 |
20210346681 | CONDUIT FORMING UNIT AND TUBE JOINT - A conduit forming unit includes: a cylindrical tubular body having flanges, on both end portions of the cylindrical tubular body; a first connection tubular body and a second connection tubular body respectively connected to a first end portion and a second end portion of the cylindrical tubular body; and tube joints for connecting the cylindrical tubular body and the first connection tubular body and the second connection tubular body to each other. The tube joint includes: a pawl equipped nut where a plurality of pawl portions which are engageable with the flange of the cylindrical tubular body are formed in the pawl equipped nut, the pawl portions engage with the flange so as to connect the first connection tubular body and the cylindrical tubular body to each other; and a retaining ring being annularly mountable on the pawl equipped nut and retaining engagement of the pawl portions with the flange. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346682 | EXTERNAL WIRELESS POWER TRANSFER COIL - An external coil system for a transcutaneous energy transfer system (TETS), the external coil being configured to transfer energy sufficient to power and implantable blood pump. The system includes a housing containing the external coil, the housing includes a thermal insulating base, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermal insulating base and a thermally conductive plastic, the external coil being partially disposed within the thermally conductive plastic. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346683 | Needle-Array Devices and Related Methods - In part the disclosure relates to methods of treating acne, excessive sweating, unwanted hair, and/or unwanted blood vessels. The method may include providing a needle array comprising a plurality of needles; inserting plurality of needles into a dermis of a treatment area; detecting a location of an enlarged sebaceous gland; and energizing one or more of the plurality of needles to treat sebaceous glands, one or more sweat glands, vascular legions, unwanted hair follicles and/or unwanted blood vessels. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346684 | SNARE-INTEGRATED MYOCARDIAL ELECTRICAL SIGNAL-DETECTING CATHETER - A snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter is proposed. The snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter enables a cerclage wire to pass through the His bundle by way of detecting an electrical signal from the myocardium, and safely guides the cerclage wire into a patient's body by capturing the cerclage wire, which has passed through the His bundle, with a snare built in the catheter. The snare-integrated myocardial electrical signal-detecting catheter includes: a catheter having a hollow space to insert a guidewire thereinto, and having a distal part thereof coupled to at least one or more electrodes to detect an electrical signal of the myocardium; a snare lumen built along a longitudinal direction in a sidewall of the catheter, and having a hollow space therein; and a snare inserted into the snare lumen and having one end thereof provided with at least one or more annular wires. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346685 | Catheter System for Explanting an Intracardiac Medical Device, Particularly a Pacing System - A catheter system for explanting an intracardiac medical device, comprising: a catheter having a distal catheter tip configured to surround the intracardiac medical device and an encapsulation tissue that has grown around the intracardiac medical device, and a deployable cutting element at the distal catheter tip. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346686 | Implantable Electrode Lead for a Curved Implantation Path - An implantable electrode lead having proximal and distal ends, comprising an electrode lead body and a pulling element. The pulling element has first and second ends. At the first end, the pulling element is connected to the distal end of the electrode lead or in the vicinity of the electrode lead distal end; referred to as the distal region of the electrode lead. Proceeding from the joining site between the first end of the pulling element and the electrode lead, the pulling element extends from the first end thereof toward the second end thereof to the proximal end of the electrode lead. The pulling element, proceeding from the joining site, extends outside the electrode lead body. A tensile force exerted onto the second end of the pulling element exerts a bending moment onto the electrode lead distal region. This bending moment results in bending of the electrode lead distal region. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346687 | DEVICE IMPLANTATION USING A CARTRIDGE - A system and method for implanting devices into biological tissue (e.g., brain tissue). The system may include a biocompatible probe, an integrated circuit (IC) chip tethered to the probe, a cartridge comprising a temporary attachment surface by which the probe is removably coupled to the cartridge, a needle to reversibly engage with the probe, a robotic arm to hold the needle, and a microprocessor controller. The microprocessor controller may control the robotic arm and the needle to remove the probe from the temporary attachment surface using the needle, pierce the biological tissue with the needle and the probe, withdraw the needle while leaving the probe within the biological tissue, and detach the IC chip from the cartridge, leaving the IC chip with the biological tissue. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346688 | HEARING PERCEPT PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT STRATEGY FOR A HEARING PROSTHESIS - A prosthetic system, comprising a first sub-system configured to evoke a hearing percept based on a first principle of operation, and a second sub-system configured to evoke a hearing percept based on at least one of the first principle of operation or a second principle of operation different from the first principle of operation, wherein the first and second sub-systems are configured to independently process respective inputs indicative of an ambient sound to harmonize an estimated recipient perception of magnitude of a property of the respective evoked hearing percepts. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346689 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDIVIDUALIZING NEUROMODULATION - A system for individualizing neuromodulation includes a neurostimulation device having a set of electrodes, and an application executing on a user device. Additionally or alternatively, the system can include any or all of: a sensor system, a head-securing mechanism, a remote server, storage, an accessory device, and any other suitable component. A method for individualizing neuromodulation includes determining a task of interest to a user; determining a user skill level associated with the task; determining a set of goals; determining an individualized neuromodulation program comprising a neurostimulation pattern; and delivering the neurostimulation pattern to the user. Additionally or alternatively, the method can include any or all of: determining user progress; displaying user progress; receiving user feedback; determining and/or adapting neuromodulation program based on user progress and/or user feedback; and any other suitable process. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346690 | ORAL CARE DEVICE - An oral care device for placement in the oral cavity. The oral care device may include a support component, a piezoelectric component, and/or a therapeutic element. The support component is configured for placement between one or more maxillary teeth and one or more mandibular teeth. The piezoelectric element is configured to generate an electrical current from relative movement of the maxillary teeth and the mandibular teeth. The therapeutic element is configured to release a therapeutic composition into the oral cavity at least in part in response to receiving the electrical signal. The device may include the piezoelectric component, the therapeutic element, or both. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346691 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF APPLYING ALTERNATING ELECTRIC FIELDS TO PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS - Disclosed are methods and compositions for preventing or disrupting mitosis of pluripotent stem cells, killing pluripotent stem cells, preventing or disrupting division of pluripotent stem cells, reducing the viability of pluripotent stem cells, slowing the progression or differentiation of pluripotent stem cells, and treating an ectopic pregnancy. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346692 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR TREATMENT OF TUMORS USING ELECTROMAGNETIC SIGNAL - Systems and methods for treating cancerous tumors (including glioblastoma multiforme (GBM)) with electrotherapy, such as deep brain stimulation (DBS) technology, as disclosed herein. One or more configurations can be generated based on a patients tumor characteristics. The selected configurations can be electrode configurations or settings for an electrical source coupled to the electrodes. The one or more configurations can be targeted for inhibiting cell growth process, such as to inhibit mitosis, immune suppression, or to inhibit DNA replication. Inhibition of cell growth processes can initiate death of the cancerous cells. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346693 | CONDUCTIVE PAD GENERATING TUMOR TREATING FIELD AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USE THEREOF - A conductive pad having a topcoat layer, an electrode element and a conductive gel element is described. The electrode element is connected to the topcoat layer, and configured to receive an electrical signal from a generator producing an electric signal as a TTField. The conductive gel element is directly connected to the electrode element so as to receive an electrical current from the electrode element. The conductive gel element is configured to be in contact with a patient's skin. The electrode element and the conductive gel element can be constructed of a plurality of flexible films bonded together so as to provide the conductive pad with sufficient flexibility to conform to a patient's body. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346694 | Temperature Measurement in Arrays for Delivering TTFields - TTFields therapy is a proven approach for treating tumors using electric fields. This application describes systems and methods for measuring the temperature at the electrode elements of the transducer arrays that are used to apply the TTFields to a subject. A distal circuit is positioned adjacent to each transducer array, and the distal circuit interfaces with temperature sensors in the transducer array to obtain temperature readings. Those temperature readings are transmitted to a central hub. In some embodiments, temperature measurements from all of the distal circuits occur simultaneously. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TARGETED SACRAL NERVE STIMULATION - The present disclosure provides systems and methods for targeted nerve stimulation. In particular, the present disclosure provides systems and methods for determining the location of electrode placement providing the most therapeutic benefit for a particular subject. The various embodiments disclosed herein include methods for identifying a target nerve having the strongest representation and/or the strongest subject perception associated with a peripheral nerve in a patient-specific manner. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346696 | PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION DEVICE FOR AFFECTING PARASYMPATHETIC AND SYMPATHETIC ACTIVITY TO ACHIEVE THERAPEUTIC EFFECTS - The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for stimulating peripheral nerves in a patient via electrical, optical, mechanical, or other stimulation, in order to change the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic activity by selectively increasing or decreasing each of parasympathetic and sympathetic activity. In a particular application, the present disclosure relates to a device for transdermal stimulation of the vagus nerve (including the auricular branch) to selectively affect the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system to achieve the desired therapeutic effect in a human subject. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346697 | COCHLEAR IMPLANTS INCLUDING ELECTRODE ARRAYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - A method of forming an electrode array includes the steps of positioning a workpiece on a mold part, compressing the workpiece into the mold part to form a contact, and introducing resilient material into the mold part to form a flexible body. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346698 | Optical Pressure Treatment through Electrical Stimulation - An arrangement for reducing intraocular pressure includes a pulse signal source, a probe coupling, and at least one electrode. The probe coupling is configured to be supported on a portion of a living eye. The electrodes are supported on the probe coupling. The electrodes are operably coupled to receive a pulse signal from the pulse signal source. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346699 | Systems and Methods for Automated Deep Brain Stimulation Programming - The disclosures relates to systems and methods for automatically determining a patient-specific set of stimulation parameters using optimization for exploring and/or programming a neurostimulation device, e.g., deep brain stimulation (DBS). In one implementation, the method may include receiving patient data and set of stimulation parameters associated stimulation delivered to a patient by a neurostimulation device. The method may include determining one or more objective metrics using the patient data for each set of stimulation parameters. The one or more objective metrics may be a quantitative value that represents a rating or score of tremor severity and/or ide effect severity associated. The method may further include generating a patient specific response model using the one or more objective metrics and the associated set of stimulation parameters. The method may also include applying an optimization algorithm to the generated response model to determine a candidate set of one or more stimulation parameters. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346700 | ELECTRICAL ISOLATION OF NEUROSTIMULATION CIRCUITRY FROM NEURORECORDING CIRCUITRY - Disclosed herein are various embodiments of an interface control subsystem that may be used between an electrode terminal and a recording terminal of a neurostimulation and neurorecording system. The interface control subsystem may operate in three modes. In a disable mode, a first transistor and a second transistor disposed between the electrode terminal and the recording terminal may operate in a cutoff region and generate a high impedance. In an active mode, the first transistor and the second transistor may operate in a saturation region and generate a low impedance. In a stimulation mode, the first transistor and the second transistor operate in a triode region and generate an impedance between the high impedance of the disable mode and the low impedance of the active mode. The interface control subsystem may further limit voltage at the recording terminal in response to a detected overvoltage condition. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346701 | Neuromodulation System and Method with Feedback Optimized Electrical Field Generation - A neuromodulation system and method with feedback optimized electrical field generation for stimulating target tissue of a patient to treat neurological and non-neurological conditions. The system generally includes implantable electrodes, implantable sensors, an implantable or external electrical signal generator, and an implantable or external controller. The controller controls the electrical signal generator to generate electrical noise stimulation signals that are delivered to the target tissue via the electrodes and that produce an optimized electric field having maximized voltage with low current density. The sensors produce temperature and impedance data for the target tissue and the controller automatically responds to values of the sensor data that indicate potential damage to the target tissue to reduce the strength of the electric field. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346702 | Methods And Systems For Controlling Blood Pressure By Controlling Atrial Pressure - Systems and methods for controlling blood pressure by controlling atrial pressure and atrial stretch are disclosed. In some embodiments, a stimulation circuit may be configured to deliver a stimulation pulse to at least one cardiac chamber of a heart of a patient, and at least one controller may be configured to execute delivery of one or more stimulation patterns of stimulation pulses to the at least one cardiac chamber, wherein at least one of the stimulation pulses stimulates the heart such that an atrial pressure resulting from atrial contraction of an atrium overlaps in time a passive pressure build-up of the atrium, such that an atrial pressure of the atrium resulting from the stimulation is a combination of the atrial pressure resulting from atrial contraction and the passive pressure build-up and is higher than an atrial pressure of the atrium would be without the stimulation, and such that the blood pressure of the patient is reduced. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346703 | Adjustment Aid, Wireless Connector Assembly, And Method For Monitoring A Position - An adjustment aid includes a first adjustment electrode assembly having an excitation electrode and an evaluation electrode, a second adjustment electrode assembly having a reception electrode and a transmission electrode, and a control and evaluation circuit connected to the first adjustment electrode assembly. The first adjustment electrode assembly is arranged on the first component. The second adjustment electrode assembly is arranged on the second component. The control and evaluation circuit supplies the excitation electrode with an excitation signal and taps a measurement signal at the evaluation electrode. The measurement signal depends on a degree of overlap between the first adjustment electrode assembly and the second adjustment electrode assembly. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346704 | IMPLANTABLE POWER ADAPTER - An apparatus includes a power adapter having a housing and a circuit at least partially disposed in the housing. The housing is configured to be coupled to an implantable device for disposition in a body. The circuit is configured to be electrically connected to a power circuit of the implantable device when the housing is coupled to the implantable electrical conductor. When the housing is coupled to the implantable electrical conductor and implanted in a body, the circuit is configured to (1) receive, transcutaneously from a power supply, a first energy, (2) convert the first energy to a second energy, and (3) transfer, to the implantable device, the second energy such that the second energy powers the implantable device. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346705 | HERMETIC FEEDTHROUGH ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An implantable medical device, battery and method include memory configured to store program instructions. At least one of circuitry or a processor are configured to execute the program instructions in connection with at least one of monitoring a biological signal or administering a therapy. The device includes a battery comprising a cell stack that includes an anode, a cathode, and one or more separator layers electrically insulating the anode from the cathode. The device includes a case having a feedthrough port and a feedthrough assembly disposed in the feedthrough port. The feedthrough assembly includes a ferrule having a lumen. An inner conductor is disposed within the lumen of the ferrule. The inner conductor is formed from a material having a first composition and a first coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE). An insulating core is disposed within the lumen of the ferrule and separates the inner conductor from the ferrule. The insulating core is formed from a material having a second composition and a second CTE. The first CTE of the inner conductor is equal to or greater than the second CTE of the insulating core and the first and second compositions are molecularly bonded with one another to form a hermetic seal between the inner conductor and the insulating core. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346706 | A DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE - A delivery system for implanting a medical device comprises a delivery catheter having an inner lumen, a mandrel received in the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and movable with respect to the delivery catheter, and an adapter piece connected to the mandrel, wherein the adapter piece, by moving the mandrel with respect to the delivery catheter, is displaceable between a first position in which the adapter piece is received within the inner lumen of the delivery catheter and a second position in which the adapter piece is arranged outside of the inner lumen of the delivery catheter. A tethering member comprises a positive-locking member adjoining a tether portion, wherein the positive-locking member in a connection state is received on the adapter piece, but is releasable from the adapter piece by displacing the adapter piece from the first position towards the second position. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346707 | MANAGING COMMUNICATION INTERFERENCE IN LEADLESS DUAL-CHAMBER PACING SYSTEMS AND OTHER IMD SYSTEMS - Embodiments described herein relate to implantable medical devices (IMDs) and methods for use therewith. Such a method includes, during each of a plurality of message alert periods during which a communication capability of the IMD is enabled, determining whether a valid message is detected. In response to determining that no valid message was detected during a message alert period, the communication capability of the IMD is temporarily disable for a disable period. A length of the disable period may be increased in response to no valid message being detected during two consecutive message alert periods. A length of the disable period may be dependent on an operational mode of the IMD, such that the length of the disable period differs for different operational modes. The IMD may also enter a noise state, and remain in the noise state until the IMD receives a specified number of valid messages. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346708 | RESUSCITATION SYSTEM - A resuscitation system for use in the resuscitation of a subject includes a computing device configured to input subject information and use the subject information to create a subject resuscitation strategy, a sensor configured to detect subject biosignals and use the subject biosignals to monitor for a subject cardiac arrest event, and a defibrillator configured to determine and deliver a subject resuscitation treatment. On determination of a subject cardiac arrest event, the sensor outputs sensor subject biosignals to the computing device. The computing device uses the sensor subject biosignals to adapt the subject resuscitation strategy and output the subject resuscitation strategy to the defibrillator. The defibrillator measures subject biodata and uses the subject biodata and the subject resuscitation strategy to determine and deliver a subject resuscitation treatment. During subject resuscitation treatment, the defibrillator repeatedly uses measured subject biodata and the subject resuscitation strategy to adapt the subject resuscitation treatment. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346709 | THERAPY SYSTEMS WITH QUANTIFIED BIOMARKER TARGETING, INCLUDING FOR EPILEPSY TREATMENT, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Therapy systems with quantified biomarker targeting, including for epilepsy treatment, and associated systems and methods, are disclosed. A representative computer-based method for establishing epilepsy treatment parameters for a patient includes receiving multiple indications of interictal EEG biomarkers over a period of time and processing the multiple indications to produce a processed biomarker. The processed biomarker is then used to identify at least one target location at the patient's brain to receive an electrical therapy signal to reduce or eliminate epileptic activity in the patient, and at least one additional signal delivery parameter in accordance with which the electrical therapy signal is to be delivered. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346710 | EEG BASED VARIABLE STIMULATION - Described are methods, and devices for modulating the brain activity of a person by varying pulse interval of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) or Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS). The pulse interval variation is chosen so that the interval frequency distribution of pulses for a treatment session approximates the EEG frequency distribution of the person. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346711 | Systems and Methods of Modulating Functionality of an Animal Brain Using Arrays of Planar Coils Configured to Generate Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields and Integrated into Headwear - The present specification discloses a pulsed electromagnetic field system having planar microcoil arrays integrated into clothing. Preferably, each of the planar microcoil arrays has two or more planar microcoils positioned on a substrate. The planar microcoil arrays are connected to a controller configured to generate an electrical current and transmit that electrical current, in accordance with a particular stimulation protocol, to each of the planar microcoil arrays. The system may be used to suppress epileptic seizures or to provide neuroprotection to a person undergoing cardiac arrest or stroke. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346712 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF UTILIZING MICROWAVE ENERGY FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A process for heat treating biological tissue includes providing a plurality of energy emitters formed into an array. Treatment energy in the form of microwave energy is generated from the plurality of emitters and applied to target tissue. The treatment energy has energy and application parameters selected so as to raise the target tissue temperature sufficiently to create a therapeutic effect while maintaining an average temperature of the target tissue over several minutes at or below a predetermined temperature so as not to destroy or permanently damage the target tissue. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346713 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF UTILIZING LIGHT ENERGY FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A process for heat treating biological tissue includes providing a plurality of energy emitters formed into an array. Treatment energy in the form of light beams is generated from the plurality of emitters and applied to target tissue. The treatment energy has energy and application parameters selected so as to raise the target tissue temperature sufficiently to create a therapeutic effect while maintaining an average temperature of the target tissue over several minutes at or below a predetermined temperature so as not to destroy or permanently damage the target tissue. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346714 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS OF UTILIZING ULTRASOUND ENERGY FOR TREATING BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - A process for heat treating biological tissue includes providing a plurality of energy emitters formed into an array. Treatment energy in the form of ultrasound energy is generated from the plurality of emitters and applied to target tissue. The treatment energy has energy and application parameters selected so as to raise the target tissue temperature sufficiently to create a therapeutic effect while maintaining an average temperature of the target tissue over several minutes at or below a predetermined temperature so as not to destroy or permanently damage the target tissue. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346715 | Light Energy Therapy for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome - Methods for treating acute respiratory distress syndrome are disclosed. Light energy is applied externally to a patient at or near targeted areas including the lungs, the vagus nerve, and spinous process to stimulate different neurological pathways and reduce inflammation. The wavelength of the applied light ranges from about 400-700 nm, and in a preferred embodiment uses two wavelengths, 405 nm and 635 nm. The applied light energy can be applied in pulses or as a constant wave. The light energy is applied at dosages that cause no detectable temperature rise of the treated tissue and no macroscopically visible changes in tissue structure. Preferably the power is 500 mW or less. The light can be emitted from the same light emitter or from multiple emitters and is preferably laser light. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346716 | LIGHT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a light treatment apparatus and a method of controlling the same, and provides to a light treatment apparatus and a method of controlling the same, including: a treatment light irradiating unit for irradiating a treatment region with treatment light a plurality of times while moving on the treatment region; a sensing unit for detecting movement information of the treatment light irradiating unit; and a control unit for controlling an irradiation pattern of the treatment light based on the detected movement information such that an irradiation area of the treatment light to be irradiated from the treatment light irradiating unit overlaps at least in part with an irradiation area of the treatment light which is previously irradiated. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346717 | Rigel - The present invention relates to a wearable smart device that controls, inhibit, and abates bacteria, virus, and fungi; The invention provides method and device to sanitize areas, spaces, surfaces, and items as well as human skin: The invention can be selectively used by an individual as desired to assist in control and abate the individual's hands, feet, footwear, or area: The invention is comprised of a kind of wearable smart device that forms a loop which can be placed around an individual's wrist or ankles, an off and on small light that serves as a switch at the upper side of the device and a universal base charging port by the side of the device used in charging the unit or the device can be stationary in one location and plug to the power source. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346718 | PHOTO-THERMAL TARGETED TREATMENT SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method for operating a light source within a photo-thermal targeted treatment system for targeting a chromophore embedded within a medium is disclosed. The method includes: 1) applying a treatment protocol to a skin surface; 2) measuring a skin surface temperature while applying the treatment protocol; 3) calculating parameters regarding a heat transfer provided by the photo-thermal targeted treatment system based on the skin surface temperature so measured; and 4) adjusting the light source and the treatment protocol in accordance with the information regarding the heat transfer. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346719 | MODEL BASED PBS OPTIMIZATION FOR FLASH THERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING AND ONCOLOGY INFORMATION SYSTEM - A computing system comprising a central processing unit (CPU), and memory coupled to the CPU and having stored therein instructions that, when executed by the computing system, cause the computing system to execute operations to generate a radiation treatment plan. The operations include accessing a minimum prescribed dose to be delivered into and across the target, determining a number of beams and directions of the beams, and determining a beam energy for each of the beams, wherein the number of beams, the directions of the beams, and the beam energy for each of the beams are determined such that the entire target receives the minimum prescribed dose. A quantitative time-dependent model-based charged particle pencil beam scanning optimization is then implemented for FLASH therapy. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346720 | IMAGE DEFORMATION METHODS AND CURVED COUCH FOR RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING - Disclosed herein is a method for deforming patient images obtained with a couch of one set of physical properties (e.g. curvature) based on the physical properties (e.g. curvature) of a couch where radiation therapy treatment will be performed. Also disclosed herein is a radiotherapy delivery system which includes a non-flat couch top, on-couch planning, and optional deformable image registration. The methods and systems use images from scanners of various couch top shapes for treatment of radiotherapy patients without a need for specialized treatment planning imaging. In such methods and systems, treatment delivery can be performed based on only diagnostic images and setup images acquired at the time of treatment on the treatment machine. The radiotherapy delivery systems can include any combination of volumetric imaging with radiotherapy treatments with photon, proton, electron, and\or other particle radiation. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346721 | HEART TISSUE SURFACE CONTOUR-BASED RADIOSURGICAL TREATMENT PLANNING - A system that generates a three-dimensional model of a tissue surface, for example the inner surface of the heart from two-dimensional image data slices. On this surface, one or more pattern lines are drawn, e.g., by a physician using a user interface, to designate desired lesion(s) on the surface. From the pattern lines, a three-dimensional volume for a lesion can be determined using known constraints. Advantageously, the series of boundaries generated by the three-dimensional volume may be projected back onto the individual CT scans, which then may be transferred to a standard radiosurgical planning tool. A dose cloud may also be projected on the model to aid in evaluating a plan. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346722 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CORRECTING POSITION ERRORS OF A MULTI-LEAF COLLIMATOR - Methods and systems for correcting position errors for a multi-leaf collimator (MLC) are provided. A method may include determining a first position for each of the plurality of leaves. The information associated with the first position may include a first movement direction and a first angle. A movement of the each of the plurality of leaves along the first movement direction may be configured to move toward or away from a center of the radiation field. The method may also include determining an offset value associated with the first position based on the first angle and the first movement direction; and determining a target position of the each of the plurality of leaves based on the offset value. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346723 | ELECTRONIC SHUTTER IN A RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM - In a radiation therapy system, treatment X-rays are delivered to a target volume at the same time that imaging X-rays are also delivered to the target volume for generating image data of the target volume. That is, during an imaging interval in which imaging X-rays are delivered to the target volume, one or more pulses of treatment X-rays are also delivered to the target volume. In each pixel of an X-ray imaging device of the radiation therapy system, image signal is accumulated during portions of the imaging interval in which only imaging X-rays are delivered to the target volume and is prevented from accumulating in each pixel during the pulses of treatment X-rays. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346724 | MOUNTING MECHANISM AND RADIOTHERAPY DEVICE - A mounting mechanism includes: two lateral supports respectively connected to two sides of a radiation head; top supports connected to tops of the lateral supports and configured to be connected to a top of a gantry; and positioning supports connected to the gantry and disposed between the lateral supports and the gantry, wherein the thicknesses of the positioning supports are adjustable. A radiotherapy device is further provided. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346725 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TREATING KIDNEYS - The present invention relates to means and methods for modifying renal function in a subject, comprising selecting a patient requiring an increment in renal function; emitting a quantity of ultrasound radiation, enough to provide an increment in renal function, to at least one part of a kidney for a period of time from about 1 hours to about 30 days. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346726 | IMPLANTABLE DUAL MODE ULTRASONIC DEVICE - A method and system of neural stimulation and imaging of nervous system of a subject. The method includes the steps of providing an interface device operable to generate an ultrasonic beam for neuroniodulation and imaging of a targeted neural structure of a subject, implanting the interface device in the subject, and providing and disposing an external coil array over the targeted neural structure of the subject, wherein the external coil array is wirelessly powering and communicating with the interface device. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346727 | VEHICLE WINDOW GLASS SHEAR SYSTEM AND METHOD - A vehicle window glass shear system and method for causing shearing breakage of vehicle window glass under emergency conditions by a concealed and easily operated system, having a concealed handle unit having a handle, a handle-unit bracket, and a handle-unit cable brace, having a concealed shear unit mounted on the bottom edge of the vehicle window with a shear-unit bracket, window-clamping plate, and fasteners, a shear bolt with a piercing point, a shear drive wheel, and a shear-unit cable brace, and having a cable within a cable sleeve transferring the activation force from the handle unit to the shear unit, driving the shear bolt toward the vehicle window and driving the piercing point into the vehicle window causing shearing breakage of the window glass. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346728 | Protective Facemask And Method Of Manufacture - A protective facemask includes: a facemask panel sized to cover at least a user's nose and mouth including at least one layer of filter material, where the facemask panel is generally rectangular having a pair of side edges with a vertical height and including folded pleats in the filter material running along the width of the facemask panel; and an elasticized headband panel fixed to an extending between the side edges of the facemask panel, where the vertical height of the headband panel is substantially the same as the vertical height of the side edges of the facemask panel where the panels are fixed to each other | 2021-11-11 |
20210346729 | PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND METHODS OF USE FOR PROVIDING AN AIR SHIELD FROM AIRBORNE PATHOGENS AND OTHER HARMFUL PARTICLES - Personal protective equipment and methods for providing an air shield from airborne pathogens and other harmful particles are disclosed. According to an aspect, personal protective equipment for providing an air shield includes a body having a first end and a second end. The body defines an interior channel that extends between the first end and the second end. Further, the body defines an inlet opening extending from an exterior of the body to the interior channel for receipt of air into the interior channel. The body also defines one or more outlet openings that extend between the interior channel and the exterior of the body for exit of air from the interior channel. The personal protective equipment also includes an attachment mechanism attached to the body and being configured to affix the body to another object. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346730 | RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICE - The design is a soft flexible mask made from recyclable material that is easy to wash for re-use. It has a soft interior cavity and a hard center puck which allow for a superior seal and options for a variation of filter type and thickness. It is designed in a way that filter options and mask configuration can filter both inhalation and exhalation. It has a soft extended in-folded lip for superior seal on the face. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346731 | MONITORING SYSTEM FOR MASK DEVICE WITH ALERT MESSAGES AND RELATED METHODS - A monitoring system may include a server, and mask devices in communication with the server. Each mask device may include a mask body to be worn by a respective user, an air quality sensor carried by the mask body and configured to detect a contaminant concentration value in air breathed through the mask body, a wireless transceiver carried by the mask body and in communication with the server via a wireless link, and a processor carried by the mask body and coupled to the air quality sensor and the wireless transceiver. The processor may be configured to send an alert message to the server when the contaminant concentration value respectively exceeds a threshold. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346732 | FILTERING MASK WITH COMPARTMENT FOR REPLACEABLE FILTER - A filtering mask for use with a replaceable filter includes a mask body, a filter passage formed through the mask body, a first filter frame positioned within the filter passage, and a filter compartment cover, including a ventilation hole through the filter compartment cover, covering the filter passage. The filter passage may define in part a filter compartment and a replaceable filter may be positioned on the first filter frame within the filter compartment. A filter gap may be defined between the first filter frame and the filter compartment cover, and one or more filter frames, lights, fragrances, or other accessories or components may be positioned within the filter gap. The filter compartment cover may be removably lockable to the mask body, for replacing the filter. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346733 | RESPIRATOR HAVING REPLACEABLE FILTRATION MEDIUM - A respirator is disclosed for use in protecting a wearer from airborne contaminates. The respirator may include a body configured to seal against a face of a wearer and provide clearance for a nose, a mouth, and a chin of the wearer. The respirator may also include a frame connectable to the body. At least one of the body and the frame may be configured to receive and seal against a plurality of filter media having different shapes. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346734 | FILTERING FACEPIECE RESPIRATOR MASK WITH DETACHABLE FILTER CARTRIDGE - A respirator mask facepiece thermoformed from a sheet of polymer material includes an opening that is covered by a filter membrane, which may be part of a detachable disposable filter cartridge. The polymer material of the facepiece may be transparent to enable a wearer's lips to be seen. The filter cartridge may include a filter membrane attached to a carrier frame, and may be attached to the facepiece via a set of threads formed on the carrier frame and the facepiece, which draw the cartridge and facepiece together to form a seal therebetween. A latch, catch, or other similar structure may be formed in the facepiece and/or carrier frame to inhibit the cartridge from being inadvertently detached from the facepiece. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346735 | Fine Cover for a Respirator Mask - A fine cover particularly for use with respirator facemasks comprises one or more components, each defined by a perimeter, holding flexible, breathable material. The components expand to cover part of a respirator facemask and fold smoothly to close exposed surfaces during removal, thereby preventing pathogen shedding. The cInstitute of Medicine, 2006 Reusability of Facemasks During an Influenza Pandemic: Facing the Flu; losed unit is placed in a bag for cleaning, disposal, or testing. Samples taken from fine cover can be tested to detect airborne pathogens, an optimal airborne pathogen monitoring system in medical facilities. In addition, the fine cover may have graphical imagery to directs an observer's gaze in the same patterns followed when looking at an unmasked face, thereby reducing subconscious interaction anxiety. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346736 | Reusable Face Mask with Changeable Filters - A reusable face mask including a face protector covering the user's nose, mouth, portion of cheeks and portion of chin. The face protector having an opening over the mouth and a raised or higher profile along the periphery of the opening. A filter within a filter housing is connected to the face protector over the mouth opening. The filter itself may be changed out after use while the rest of the face mask is reusable. A securing means is included for the reusable face mask to be secured to the user's head. The reusable face mask has a comfortable yet tight fit over the user's face. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346737 | RESPIRATOR - The present disclosure relates generally to respirators where inhaled air and exhaled air are separated into different channels to permit a user to always inhale fresh air. The respirators described herein can filter inhaled air, and optionally exhaled air. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346738 | Electrical Safety Emergency Response Systems and Related Methods - An electrical safety system and method is provided which includes a flexible electrical safety vest, a lifeline coupled with the vest in various configurations, and leg straps. The electrical safety vest includes a number of loops which are used to couple the lifeline in a variety of relationships that enable different types of maneuvering of a worker with relation to a hazard. Various embodiments of the invention can be used to rapidly and safety remove a worker from proximity to an immediate threat to their life, health, or safety. Direct and indirect extraction from a danger are enabled. A variety of methods are also provided for operating various embodiments of the invention. | 2021-11-11 |
20210346739 | FALL-PROTECTION ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A SOFT, ENDLESS CONNECTOR - A fall-protection assembly comprising a lanyard and a rigid fastener that are connected to each other by a soft, endless connector that is non-removably connected to the lanyard and that is removably connected to the rigid fastener. | 2021-11-11 |