46th week of 2014 patent applcation highlights part 52 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20140336486 | Analyte Monitoring: Stabilizer for Subcutaneous Glucose Sensor with Incorporated Antiglycolytic Agent - An analyte sensor including an antiglycolytic agent or a precursor thereof and a chelating agent that stabilizes the antiglycolytic agent positioned proximate to the working electrode of the sensor. Also provided are systems and methods of using the electrochemical analyte sensors in analyte monitoring. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336487 | MICRONEEDLE ARRAYS FOR BIOSENSING AND DRUG DELIVERY - Methods, structures, and systems are disclosed for biosensing and drug delivery techniques. In one aspect, â device for detecting an analyte and/or releasing a biochemical into a biological fluid can include an array of hollowed needles, in which each needle includes a protruded needle structure including an exterior wall forming a hollow interior and an opening at a terminal end of the protruded needle structure that exposes the hollow interior, and a probe inside the exterior wall to interact with one or more chemical or biological substances that come in contact with the probe via the opening to produce a probe sensing signal, and an array of wires that are coupled to probes of the array of hollowed needles, respectively, each wire being electrically conductive to transmit the probe sensing signal produced by a respective probe. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336488 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THE RAPID AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF SINUSITIS - Disclosed are probes, systems, and devices that can be used to assay the presence of a biomarker in the sinus of a patient. The probes, systems, and devices can be used to contact the sinus fluid inside the sinus of a patient with an immunoassay for the presence of a biomarker that is characteristic of sinusitis. The probes can therefore be used to determine the underlying cause of sinusitis in a patient. Also provided are methods of treating sinusitis by administering to a patient a therapeutic regimen selected in view of a biomarker detected in the sinus of the patient. As the biomarker is associated with one or more causative agents of sinusitis, a therapy effective to treat the underlying causative agent can be selected. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336489 | INTRACORTICAL-DETECTION DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING CONTROL METHOD - An intracortical-detection device including: at least one electrode ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336490 | ACCESSORY DEVICE FOR TWELVE-LEAD ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY APPARATUS - An accessory device for a twelve-lead electrocardiography (ECG) apparatus includes a blanket. The ECG apparatus includes an ECG machine that has ten first electrical couplers, and ten electrodes each having a second electrical coupler. The blanket includes a sheet body configured to cover the body of a patient and formed with ten holes that are arranged according to a standard electrode placement for twelve-lead ECG measurement and that are configured to permit the second electrical couplers of the ten electrodes to extend therethrough, respectively. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336491 | CARDIAC EVENT MONITORING SYSTEM - A cardiac event monitoring system may include a base unit including a base connector, a wearable electrode system, and a plug-in adapter. The wearable electrode system includes a cable, an electrode at one end of the cable, and a cable connector at the other end of the cable. The cable connector is configured to plug into the base connector. The plug-in adapter includes electrodes and an adapter connector that is configured to plug into the base connector. A handheld device may include a plug-in adapter having first and second electrodes and a controller that is configured to process electrical signals detected by at least one of the first or second electrodes that are indicative of a cardiac event. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336492 | WEARABLE ASSEMBLY FOR MEASURING BIO-IMPEDANCE - A bio-impedance measurement apparatus includes a flexible band member, two probe sets attached to the flexible band member, a measurement device, and a wireless device. One probe set includes a probe having a tip portion configured to pierce the skin for an acupuncture point. Another probe set, used as an electrical ground, includes a probe configured to contact the reference skin at a region. The measurement device is disposed on the flexible band member and electrically coupled to the two probe sets for provision of an impulse current signal to the acupuncture point. The measurement device can amplify and measure the voltage response across the acupuncture points and the ground. The amplified signal is converted to a digital signal. The wireless device is configured to transmit the acupuncture code and impedance information to a remote monitor station. The bio-impedance measurement apparatus is disposed on a wearable sock or glove. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336493 | SWIMMING HEART RATE MONITOR - A swimming heart rate monitor comprises a strap, a first electrode, a second electrode, a first electrical connector, an electronics module, a second electrical connector, and a water sealing feature. The strap covers a portion of a user's chest. The first and second electrodes are positioned on an inner surface of the strap to contact the user's skin. The electrodes provide an electronic heart signal corresponding to the heartbeat of the user. The first electrical connector is positioned on an outer surface of the strap and is in electronic communication with the first and second electrodes. The electronics module may attach to the strap and process the heart signal. The second electrical connector is accessed on the electronics module and may electrically connect to the first electrical connector. The water sealing feature prevents water from interfering with the connection of the first electrical connector and the second electrical connector. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336494 | ELECTRODE SUPPORT STRUCTURE ASSEMBLIES - An electrode support structure assembly is provided comprising an electrode support structure including a plurality of splines. Each of the plurality of splines can have a proximal end portion and a distal end portion. The assembly further comprises a first element defining an axis and comprising an outer surface. The outer surface comprises a plurality of slots configured to receive the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines. The first element is configured such that the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines may move with respect to each slot. In accordance with some embodiments, the distal end portion of each of the plurality of splines comprises a section configured for engagement with the first element, wherein the section comprises a shoulder. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336495 | MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE WITH DISINFECTION UNIT - A medical imaging device with a detector unit and an acquisition unit for an examination object, wherein the acquisition unit is at least partially surrounded by the detector unit, and at least one disinfection unit for the disinfection of surfaces of the medical imaging device, wherein the disinfection unit has at least one UV-unit and the acquisition unit is arranged at least partially within the radiation range of the UV-unit is provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336496 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING FAT - A method for determining an estimate of fat within a volume of a subject comprising the steps of: a) determining a parameter α from the signal intensities of at least three echo signals emitted from a region of the volume of a subject imaged by a magnetic resonance image scanner in response to an applied RF pulse, wherein the three echo signals are taken at a first opposing-phase echo time, a second opposing-phase echo time and an in-phase echo time; and b) determining a fat volume fraction, f, from the parameter α. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336497 | NON-INVASIVE OR MINIMALLY INVASIVE PARASPINAL AND PRE-AORTIC SYMPATHETIC ABLATION FOR THE TREATMENT OF HYPERTENSION - A system for treatment includes a focused ultrasound energy source for placement outside a patient, wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver ultrasound energy towards a blood vessel with a surrounding nerve that is a part of an autonomic nervous system inside the patient, and wherein the focused ultrasound energy source is configured to deliver the ultrasound energy from outside the patient to the nerve located inside the patient to treat the nerve. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336498 | MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEM HAVING A MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING UNIT AND A POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY UNIT - A medical imaging system includes a magnetic resonance imaging unit including a magnet unit and a patient receiving area surrounded by the magnet unit, wherein the magnet unit includes a main magnet, a gradient coil unit and a radio-frequency antenna unit. In at least one embodiment, the medical imaging system further includes a positron emission tomography unit including at least two positron emission tomography detector modules. The at least two positron emission tomography detector modules each include a detector surface. Further, the radio-frequency antenna unit is disposed outside an area disposed between an examination area and the detector surfaces. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336499 | METHOD FOR CREATING A DETAILED ATTENUATION VALUE MAP FOR A LIMITED BODY REGION - A method, medical imaging device and computer program product are disclosed for creating a detailed attenuation value map for a limited body region of a patient for a positron emission tomography examination. In an embodiment, the method includes an acquisition of first attenuation value data from a first attenuation value measurement of the limited body region; an ascertainment of at least one mean attenuation value based upon the first attenuation value data for the limited body region; an acquisition of second attenuation value data from a second attenuation value measurement of the limited body region; an ascertainment of local correction values based upon the second attenuation value data for the limited body region; and a determination of the detailed attenuation value map for the limited body region based upon the at least one mean attenuation value and based upon the local correction values. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336500 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING APPARATUS - A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus of an embodiment includes: a bed top plate provided with a connector which can be coupled with a receiving coil; a bed which supports the bed top plate, the bed being configured to shift the bed top plate vertically and horizontally, the bed being configured to be jointly coupled with a stretcher apparatus having a stretcher top plate, and the stretcher top plate being placed on top of the bed top plate in a case where the stretcher apparatus is jointly coupled and; a bed controller configured to control a shift of the bed top plate correspondingly to at least one of a joint coupling condition between the bed and the stretcher apparatus and a coupling condition between the receiving coil and the connector. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336501 | DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SUPPORT APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM ON WHICH IS RECORDED DIAGNOSTIC ENDOSCOPIC IMAGING SUPPORT PROGRAM - A diagnostic endoscopic imaging support apparatus includes a three-dimensional image data obtaining section that obtains three-dimensional image data of a subject, a tubular tissue shape data obtaining section that extracts and obtains tubular tissue shape data representing a shape of a tubular tissue in the subject from the three-dimensional image data obtained by the three-dimensional image data obtaining section, an endoscope route data obtaining section that obtains endoscope route data representing a route of an endoscope inserted into the subject, and a matching section that performs matching between the tubular tissue shape data and the endoscope route data. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336502 | DEVICE WITH SIMULTANEOUS X-RAY AND INFRARED IMAGE ACQUISITION AND PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED BREAST IMAGING - The embodiments herein discloses a device with simultaneous X-ray and infrared acquisition and processing systems for an enhance breast imaging. The device has a positioning assembly housed inside a closed chamber and provided with the Infrared and X-ray imaging systems to simultaneously capture an infra red image and an X-ray image of the breast under examination. A patient support table with an opening is provided to enable a patient to lie in a prone position without compressing a breast during imaging. The device is used to correlate anatomical and physiological characteristics and post process analysis of a breast tissue thereby reducing a number of to false positive results. Further the device helps in focusing on a suspected area in a follow-up procedure and aids post processing treatment like targeted biopsy and targeted radiation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336503 | RADIOLABELED BIOMARKERS FOR OSTEOCLAST ACTIVATION AND RELATED METHODS THEREOF - The present invention provides biomarkers that find use as imaging agents within nuclear medicine applications (e.g., PET imaging and SPECT imaging). In particular, the present invention provides methods for identifying and characterizing osteoclast activation within subjects with radiolabeled cathepsin K inhibitors. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336504 | SCANNING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE DEVICE AND SCANNING METHOD - A scanning apparatus according to an embodiment includes a first scanning control unit, a first determination unit, a second scanning control unit, a second determination unit, and a third scanning control unit. The first scanning control unit obtains at least one first slice image of the leg in an approximate coronal plane direction. The first determination unit determines a direction of a gap between a thighbone and a shinbone in the at least one first slice image. The second scanning control unit obtains at least one second slice image of the leg in a direction vertical to the direction of the gap in the at least one first slice image. The second determination unit determines an axial plane direction according to the at least one second slice image. The third scanning control unit obtains at least one slice image of the leg in the axial plane direction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336505 | IMAGING VOLUMES WITH ARBITRARY GEOMETRIES IN NON-CONTACT TOMOGRAPHY - A method for tomographic imaging of diffuse medium includes directing waves into a diffusive medium, solving a surface-bounded inversion problem by forward field calculations through decomposition of contributions from the multiple reflections from an arbitrary surface within the diffusive medium or outside the diffusive medium into a sum of different orders of reflection up to an arbitrary order, and using contact or non-contact measurements of waves outside said diffusive medium to generate a tomographic image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336506 | DEVICE AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY AND TRANSFER OF TEMPORARY RADIOPAQUE ELEMENT - A device for the transfer of radiopaque material within the body comprises a valvuloplasty or other balloon coated with the radiopaque material. The balloon is inflated in the aortic valve for marking the site of an aortic annulus to enable accurate placement of prosthetic valves under fluoroscopic imaging. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336507 | HUMAN TISSUE RADIATION PROTECTOR WITH AUXILIARY METHOD OF RADIOTHERAPY - The present invention provides a human tissue radiation protector with auxiliary method of radiotherapy, wherein said human tissue radiation protector comprises an interconnected expander, a syringe and a marker set onto the expander; said marker is made of radiopaque materials, which could assist the expander in positioning; as well as multiple radiation dosage detector capable of measurement the radiation dosage at different positions of the expander; said method allows to place the expander of the human tissue radiation protector between the tumor and nearby human tissues or organs so as to separate them, and assist the expander in positioning via the marker and measurement the radiation dosage via the radiation dosage detector. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336508 | IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT, ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - An image processing unit includes an input unit configured to receive image data of at least one image, a plurality of filters configured to filter the image data to generate a plurality of filtered images, and an image generator configured to compare the plurality of filtered images in a comparison to select at least one pixel from the plurality of filtered images according to results of the comparison. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336509 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DISPLAY METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein are an ultrasonic imaging apparatus and an image display method thereof. The ultrasonic imaging apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe configured to transmit ultrasonic signals toward an object and to receive ultrasonic signals reflected by the object, a beamformer configured to perform beamforming based on the ultrasonic signals received by the ultrasonic probe, and an image processor configured to generate an ultrasonic image of an examined region within the object based on the beamforming, to extract characteristic information which relates to the examined region from the generated ultrasonic image, and to judge whether or not the examined region coincides with a target region based on the extracted characteristic information, thus facilitating a determination as to with which region within the object the examined region corresponds based on various pieces of the characteristic information of the examined region extracted via analysis of the ultrasonic image. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336510 | Enhancement in Diagnostic Ultrasound Spectral Doppler Imaging - Spectral Doppler imaging is enhanced. The boundary between noise and signal is determined in each spectrum. The boundary is used to differentiate noise from signal. The noise level is reduced and/or the signal level is increased in the respective regions of the spectrum, providing more distinguishable regions. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336511 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND MEDICAL PICTURE PROJECTION APPARATUS - Ultrasound diagnosis apparatus and a medical picture projection apparatus are provided, simply operating the apparatus in a less loaded posture without losing the variety of operation functions, comprising: an ultrasound probe; signal processor; a display controller; a projector; storage; a determining unit; and a controller. The ultrasound probe scans a subject using ultrasound waves. Signal processor applies signal processing on a first output signal from the ultrasound probe. The display controller causes displaying images based on second output signal from signal processor. The projector projects pictures. Storage preliminarily stores first related information associating an area corresponding to a picture with the operation content among the ultrasound probe, signal processor, the display controller, and the projector. The determining unit determines whether or not at least one part of an object is located within the area indicated in first related information. The controller is based on determination results from determining unit and first related information. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336512 | HIGH FREQUENCY, HIGH FRAME-RATE ULTRASOUND IMAGING SYSTEM - A system for producing an ultrasound image comprises a scan head having a transducer capable of generating ultrasound energy at a frequency of at least 20 megahertz (MHz), and a processor for receiving ultrasound energy and for generating an ultrasound image at a frame rate of at least 15 frames per second (fps). | 2014-11-13 |
20140336513 | ULTRASONIC IMAGING METHOD AND DEVICE - Method and device for performing ultrasonic imaging on a region of interest are disclosed. The method comprises: emitting a first ultrasonic pulse and receiving a first ultrasonic echo signal; emitting a second ultrasonic pulse and receiving a second ultrasonic echo signal; emitting a third ultrasonic pulse and receiving a third ultrasonic echo signal; extracting echo signal components from the first ultrasonic echo signal, the second ultrasonic echo signal and the third ultrasonic echo signal; and producing an ultrasonic image of the region of interest according to the echo signal component; wherein, amplitude weighting of the third ultrasonic pulse is equal to the sum of amplitude weightings of the first ultrasonic pulse and the second ultrasonic pulse in magnitude. The method processes and modulates the plurality of ultrasonic echo signals, so as to separate nonlinear components and linear components in the ultrasonic echo signals. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336514 | METHODS TO REGULATE POLARIZATION AND ENHANCE FUNCTION OF CELLS - Methods and compositions to controllably regulate cells at a target site. A quantum dot-targeting agent complex is administered to a patient in need of therapy, and the complex is stimulated using an implanted fiber optic system. In embodiments, the system includes an electrical sensor that detects and monitors electrical activity of the stimulated controllably regulated cells, and relays this information to a controller that can regulate further stimulation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336515 | ULTRA-WIDEBAND AND INFRA-RED MULTISENSING INTEGRATION - A system for transition detection, including a thermal imaging device to form a thermal image of a subject positioned in a selected position, an ultra-wideband short range radar to scan the area of the subject identified in the thermal image while the subject is positioned in the selected position, a registration unit to combine information from the thermal image and the radar to form an enhanced image that provides indications of transitions inside the body of the subject. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336516 | Localized Physiologic Status From Luminosity Around Fingertip Or Toe - Systems and methods are directed to generating and analyzing light. Spatial light response around a human fingertip in response to electrical stimulation is associated with the status of various body organs. A system that provides a particularized response indication based on spatial light response includes a camera, an electrical signal generator, a light source, a circuit, and a computer. The signal generator stimulates emission of light from the finger when the finger is at a position relative to the camera. The light source illuminates the finger at the position. The circuit activates the light source and the camera to obtain a first image of the finger at the position, activates the signal generator and the camera to obtain a second image of the emission of light from the finger at the position, determines a direction from the first image, determines a centroid from the second image, and determines a description of the second image in accordance with the direction and the centroid. The computer receives indicia of the description and provides the particularized response indication in accordance with the description, wherein the particularized response indication describes a status of various body organs. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336517 | APPARATUS FOR MONITORING ARTERIAL PULSE WAVES IN DIAGNOSING VARIOUS MEDICAL CONDITIONS - Apparatus for monitoring arterial pulse waves includes at least one separator ring receivable on at least one digit of a limb effective to tether a feed tube supplying a measuring device to a digit. Each separator ring is of a compliant material, of a non-interrupted tubular configuration, designed to avoid interference of blood supply to or from the digit to which it is applied, and of sufficient resilience and thickness to enable it to distance each adjacent digit from a digit mounted tubular socket probe so as to prevent contact between the tubular socket probe and adjacent digits, without interference to blood circulation, irrespective of the thickness of the digit on which the separator ring is received. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336518 | SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING ROTOR PROPAGATION VECTORS - A method and system for mapping an anatomical structure includes sensing activation signals of intrinsic physiological activity with a plurality of mapping electrodes disposed in or near the anatomical structure. The activation signals are used to determine a dominant frequency for each electrode from which a wavefront vector for each electrode is determined based on a difference between the dominant frequency at a first electrode location and the dominant frequency at neighboring electrodes. An anatomical map is generated based on the determined wavefront vectors. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336519 | WEARABLE AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE SENSING ELECTRODES - An ambulatory medical device including a plurality of electrodes configured to be disposed at spaced apart positions about a patient's body, an electrode signal acquisition circuit, and a monitoring circuit. The acquisition circuit has a plurality of inputs each electrically coupled to a respective electrode of the plurality of electrodes and is configured to sense a respective signal provided by a plurality of different pairings of the plurality of electrodes. The monitoring circuit is electrically coupled to an output of the acquisition circuit and is configured to analyze the respective signal provided by each of the plurality of different pairings and to instruct the acquisition circuit to select at least one of the plurality of different pairings to monitor based on at least one of the quality of the respective signal, a phase difference between the respective signal and that of other pairings, a position of electrodes relative to the patient's body, and other criteria. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336520 | ANALYSIS AND DETECTION FOR ARHYTHMIA DRIVERS - Systems and methods are provided to detect and analyze arrhythmia drivers. In one example, a system can include a wave front analyzer programmed to compute wave front lines extending over a surface for each of the plurality of time samples based on phase information computed from electrical data at nodes distributed across the surface. A trajectory detector can be programmed to compute wave break points for each of the wave front lines and to determine a trajectory of at least one rotor core across the surface. A stability detector can be programmed to identify at least one stable rotor portion corresponding to subtrajectories of the determined trajectory. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336521 | INTRACARDIAC IMPEDANCE AND ITS APPLICATIONS - A system to measure intracardiac impedance includes implantable electrodes and a medical device. The electrodes sense electrical signals of a heart of a subject. The medical device includes a cardiac signal sensing circuit coupled to the implantable electrodes, an impedance measurement circuit coupled to the same or different implantable electrodes, and a controller circuit coupled to the cardiac signal sensing circuit and the impedance measurement circuit. The cardiac signal sensing circuit provides a sensed cardiac signal. The impedance measurement circuit senses intracardiac impedance between the electrodes to obtain an intracardiac impedance signal. The controller circuit determines cardiac cycles of the subject using the sensed cardiac signal, and detects tachyarrhythmia using cardiac-cycle to cardiac-cycle changes in a plurality of intracardiac impedance parameters obtained from the intracardiac impedance signal. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336522 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND REPRESENTATIVE-WAVEFORM GENERATING METHOD - A handheld terminal includes an electrocardiographic-signal dividing module that divides a biosignal into waveforms of a fixed interval, an R-R interval calculating module that calculates a plurality of R-R intervals indicative of an interval between adjacent R-waves and calculates an average value of the calculated R-R intervals for each of the waveforms of the fixed interval divided, and a candidate-waveform selecting module that selects a plurality of waveforms of a fixed interval corresponding to average values indicating near a maximum value of frequency of average values using the average value of the R-R intervals calculated for each of the waveforms of the fixed interval calculated, and thus highly accurate representative waveform data can be generated. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336523 | ESTIMATION OF ENERGY EXPENDITURE - An apparatus ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336524 | ANIMAL HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM - Systems and methods for animal health monitoring are described. In one embodiment, an animal health monitoring system includes a ruminant bolus transponder, a high frequency radio frequency transceiver device, and at least one base station including a high frequency radio frequency transceiver, wherein the high frequency radio frequency transceiver device is proximally located to the bolus transponder, wherein the ruminant bolus periodically emerges from a low power dormant state and measures data including at least one sensor measurement including time and date data, wherein the ruminant bolus is configured to store the measured data using the memory connected to the microcontroller in the ruminant bolus, wherein the ruminant bolus periodically emerges from a low power dormant state and transmits the stored data in the memory to the proximally located device via high frequency RF transmission, and wherein the ruminant bolus can be spontaneously activated by a low frequency scanner. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336525 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS FOR DETECTING MINOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY - Minor traumatic brain injury is detected by operating (a) an image generator for presenting a visual stimulus having a predetermined movement across a visual field of a subject and (b) a sensor device for monitoring fast eye movement of the subject while the subject views the stimulus. The sensor device generates a signal encoding the subject's eye position. A computer or microprocessor operatively connected to the sensor device is configured for determining a parametric value for the fast eye velocity component. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336526 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING MICROSACCADE DYNAMICS TO MEASURE ATTENTIONAL RESPONSE TO A STIMULUS - A system and method for determining a subject's attentional response to a stimulus. The method includes measuring microsaccadic eye movement dynamics of the subject, detecting whether a microsaccadic signature (a suppression in microsaccadic rate) is present in the measured microsaccadic eye movement relative to a time of the stimulus, and correlating the subject's attentional response to the stimulus based on the detection. The method further includes determining that the stimulus was sensed if the microsaccadic signature is present and determining that the stimulus was not sensed if the microsaccadic signature is absent. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336527 | ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION METHODS USING MANOMETRY DATA - A system and methods that provide for visualization and/or characterization of manometry data. Visual representations of pressure information represent pressure information measured over time by sensors positioned within an organism. Markers may be provided on the visual representations. Using the system and methods described herein, various characteristics of an organism and/or events that occur within the organism may be determined. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336528 | SAMPLING CATHETER DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS - A sampling catheter encloses a sampling brush which can be selectively extended and retracted from and into the catheter assembly to allow insertion and movement of the catheter while presenting a smooth surface to the body lumen. The selective extension and retraction of the brush allows it to be withdrawn while limiting contamination by contact with tissue outside of the sampled region. The catheter may simultaneously or separately house a cutting tool for slice sampling tissue. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336529 | MRI COMPATIBLE BIOPSY DEVICE WITH DETACHABLE PROBE - A biopsy device comprises a probe assembly and an obturator. The probe assembly comprises a cannula having a closed distal end configured to penetrate tissue, an open proximal end, a first lumen in fluid communication with the open proximal end, and a side aperture located proximal to the closed distal end. The side aperture is in fluid communication with the first lumen. The obturator is removably insertable in the first lumen through the open proximal end. The obturator is configured to substantially block the side aperture when the obturator is inserted in the first lumen. The probe assembly may be inserted in a patient's tissue (e.g., breast) with the obturator disposed in the cannula to block the side aperture. The obturator may then be removed, and a cutter may be advanced through the cannula to sever tissue protruding through the side aperture. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336530 | SOFT TISSUE CORING BIOPSY DEVICES AND METHODS - A biopsy device comprises a coring and transport assembly and a distal beak assembly. The distal beak assembly may be coupled to or near a distal end of the coring and transport assembly and may comprise at least one movable cutting element. The distal beak assembly may be configured to rotate about an axis, and assume at least a first open configuration operative to enable the at least one cutting element to core through tissue and a second closed configuration operative to enable the at least one cutting element to move through the tissue and to sever a cored specimen from the tissue. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336531 | NEEDLE FIRING ASSEMBLY FOR BIOPSY DEVICE - A biopsy device comprises a body, a needle, and a needle firing assembly. The needle comprises a sharp tip and a hub. The hub comprises a distal flange and a proximal flange. The needle firing assembly is operable to drive the needle longitudinally relative to the body. The needle firing assembly comprises a fork member coupled with the hub of the needle. The fork member comprises a pair of distal ramped surfaces converging at a distal edge configured to engage the distal flange. The fork member further comprises a pair of proximal ramped surfaces converging at a proximal edge configured to engage the proximal flange. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336532 | OPERATING DEVICE - This invention relates to an operation device especially intended to proceed with an operation inside the body of a living being. This device ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336533 | NON-INVASIVE DEVICE FOR REMOVING EXUDATE FROM A WOUND, USE THEREOF AND KIT COMPRISING SAID DEVICE - The invention relates to a non-invasive device ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336534 | METHOD FOR MEASURING NITRIC OXIDE IN BLOOD - The present invention provides a method for the quantification of NO in a blood sample comprising the steps of collecting a blood sample, dividing said collected blood sample into three blood subsamples, chemically treating one blood subsample with an antioxidant to at least partly reduce free radicals of said blood subsample, performing EPR measurement of said blood subsamples, performing a first comparison of said chemically treated blood subsample EPR measurement with the EPR measurement of a non-chemically treated blood sub-sample thereby obtaining a first comparison result and performing a second comparison of this result with an EPR measurement of the remaining blood subsample in order to eliminate background signals. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336535 | CAPACITIVE SENSOR - Apparatus comprising a housing having an aperture configured to receive a body part of a user, a capacitive sensor supported on the housing and a controller configured to use the capacitive sensor to determine whether a body part of a user is present within the aperture and to permit lancing of the body part only when it is determined that the body part of the user is present in the aperture. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336536 | SYSTEMS AND INTERFACES FOR BLOOD SAMPLING - The present invention generally relates to systems and methods for delivering and/or receiving a substance or substances such as blood from subjects. In one aspect, the present invention is directed to devices and methods for receiving or extracting blood from a subject, e.g., from the skin and/or from beneath the skin, using devices containing a substance transfer component (for example, one or more needles or microneedles) and a reduced pressure or vacuum chamber having an internal pressure less than atmospheric pressure prior to receiving blood. In some embodiments, the device may contain a “snap dome” or other deformable structure, which may be used, at least in part, to urge or move needles or other suitable substance transfer components into the skin of a subject. In some cases, for example, the device may contain a flexible concave member and a needle mechanically coupled to the flexible concave member such that the needle may be urged or moved into the skin using the flexible concave member. Other aspects of the present invention are directed at other devices for receiving blood (or other bodily fluids, e.g., interstitial fluid), kits involving such devices, methods of making such devices, methods of using such devices, and the like. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336537 | COUGH DETECTING METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING COUGHS - Examples of the present invention utilize principal component analysis (PCA) to detect cough sounds in an audio stream. Comparison of all or portions of the audio stream with a cough model may be conducted. The cough model may include a number of basis vectors may be based on initial portions of known coughs. The initial portions may be non-user specific, and accordingly the cough model may be used to detect coughs across individuals. Moreover, examples of the present invention may reconstruct the cough sounds from stored features such that the cough sounds are reconstructed but the reconstruction techniques used may be insufficient to reconstruct speech sounds that may also have been recorded, which may increase user privacy. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336538 | STRETCH SENSOR DEVICE - The invention relates to a method for determining stretch values and movement of body parts, e.g. a foot, by analysing stretch data from a stretch sensor. By analysing data from the stretch sensor it is possible to determine stretch samples which are associated with particular motion phases. Thereby the stretch values determined from the stretch samples have a particular physical meaning since they are associated with particular motion phases. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336539 | Methods for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Neurological Disorders - The present invention provides objective methods of diagnosis and behavioural treatments of neurological disorders such as autism spectral disorders and Parkinson's disease. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336540 | CLEANING AND MASSAGING SYSTEM - A cleaning and massaging system includes a water resistant housing having a top surface and a bottom surface; a display and one or more buttons coupled to the top portion; a processor inside the housing; and a vibration generator driven by the processor to vibrate on user command. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336541 | Ultrasonic Wave Heating Instrument - A ultrasonic wave heating instrument includes a housing inside which a ultrasonic wave emitting circuit in electric connection with a power source and a ultrasonic oscillating sheet in electric connection with said circuit are configured, and a ceramic massage head is configured on the housing. The ultrasonic wave generated from the ultrasonic oscillating sheet is passed through the ceramic massage head to act on human bodies. Besides, a switch is configured between the power source and ultrasonic wave emitting circuit. Furthermore, a heating membrane in electric connection with the power source is configured inside the housing, and the heat emitted from the heating membrane is passed through the ceramic massage head to act on human bodies. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336542 | LIMB REHABILITATION AND TRAINING SYSTEM - A limb rehabilitation and training system includes a horizontal position adjuster movably mounted at a bottom side of a base, an expansion rotary member mounted at the horizontal position adjuster, a shoulder joint traction mechanism linked to the expansion rotary member through a first arm segment robotic arm and a height adjuster, and an upper-limb rehabilitation device linked to the shoulder joint traction mechanism. The upper-limb rehabilitation device is able to rapidly be adjusted to fit the left arm or right arm through the horizontal position adjuster, the expansion rotary member, the first arm segment robotic arm and a shoulder positioning-lifting rotary member and. Further, by means of the shoulder joint traction mechanism, the user's stiffened shoulder joint can be timely moved for a separation distance, achieving the function of loosening the joint and facilitating performance of successive rehabilitation treatment or training. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336543 | NON-SURGICAL TORSO DEFORMITY CORRECTION DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED THERETO - Aspects of the invention include devices and methods for correcting a torso deformity of a patient. The devices include a suction chamber for placement around the torso deformity and to provide negative pressure to the torso deformity; and a measurement component coupled to the suction chamber. The measurement component is adapted to indicate a relative distance between the torso deformity and a distal surface of the suction chamber. The methods include positioning a torso deformity correcting device around a torso deformity on a torso of a patient. The methods further include withdrawing air from the suction chamber to apply negative pressure within the suction chamber to displace the torso deformity, and setting a negative pressure level by measuring the relative distance of the torso deformity and the distal surface of the suction chamber that is indicated by the measurement component. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336544 | HOT/COLD RECOVERY CLOTHING - An apparatus for heating and/or cooling as well as compressing parts of the body. The apparatus includes one or more heatable freezable gel pads and an article of compression clothing or sleeve wherein the gel pad attaches to the compression sleeve using hook and loop closure. Used together, this apparatus allows wearer to apply heat or cold as well as compression to specific parts of the body that require such treatment. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336545 | ACOUSTIC THERAPY DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a system for treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis. The system includes an appliance configured to secure to a portion of a body of a user and a plurality of energy units, coupled to the appliance, that provide energy inside the body of the user to at least one of break-up thrombin or a clot formation and increase vascular flow. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336546 | TIME-VARYING CHEST COMPRESSIONS - Various types of chest compressions may be performed on a patient during a single resuscitation event. In embodiments one or more compression time parameters may be changed during the event, potentially optimizing blood flow for one side of the patient's heart, then the other. In some embodiments the event includes one or more prolonged compressions interposed between other compressions, potentially enabling the blood to reach to more remote locations than otherwise. In embodiments, a CPR chest compression machine includes a compression mechanism configured to perform successive compressions to the patient's chest, and a driver configured to drive the compression mechanism accordingly. In embodiments, a CPR metronome issues prompts for compressions accordingly. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336547 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUDITORY STIMULATION - A device and method for desynchronizing a patient's neuronal brain activity in which the neuron population is firing in a pathologically synchronized manner. The device includes a stimulation unit that generates an acoustic stimulation signal that includes both a first tone and a second tone. The first tone is provided to shift the phase of the neuronal brain activity of a first subpopulation of the neuron population relative to the phase of the neuronal brain activity of a second subpopulation of the neuron population when the first tone is acoustically received by the patient. Further, the second tone is provided to shift the phase of the neuronal brain activity of the second subpopulation relative to the phase of the neuronal brain activity of the first subpopulation when the second tone is acoustically received by the patient. As a result, the acoustic stimulation signal desynchronizes the stimulated neuron population. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336548 | Vibration analgesia injection apparatus - The present invention presents a hypodermic injection apparatus and methods to introduce an agent to a human body in a less painful way by activating inhibitory mechanisms for pain perception. The apparatus comprises a vibration assembly that encircles a needle penetration site, a removable and disposable barrier device that isolates the apparatus from a recipient and from a needle, a mechanical assembly for syringe movement and a power and control electronics housed in a handle assembly. The vibration assembly generates and delivers vibration to the recipient through a resonant vibration chamber that contacts the recipient via the barrier device. A syringe needle penetrates the recipient's tissue through a linear tubular conduit axially located in the vibration chamber. The needle penetration site is encircled by vibration and the needle is enclosed by the barrier device while being retracted from the recipient. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336549 | Massage Apparatus - A massage apparatus includes an upright support frame and a moving seat. Each of the support frame and the moving seat has a U-shaped cross-section. The support frame has a middle main wall formed with an elongated groove, and two side walls extending rearwardly away from the main wall. The moving seat is connected slidably to guide rails disposed on the support frame, and has a middle plate that faces closely toward a rear surface of the main wall of the support frame, and two side plates that extend rearwardly similar to the side walls of the support frame. A massage unit includes a massage motor connected to the moving seat, a rotating shaft projecting forwardly through the elongated groove, and a head portion connected to the rotating shaft. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336550 | Rolling Ball Massager - The invention is an improved rolling ball massager that employs two opposing bearing rings a fixed distance apart to enable free rotation of the housed ball in all directions and under all ordinary massage conditions. A cap over the ball may be adopted to allow the user to apply more pressure on the massager. A handle can be removeably coupled to the cap. The handle may provide a grip and additional therapy value with various features, such as winged tips and arc contours. The handle may be centric or offset on the cap. The massager may have protrusions designed to provide pressure point therapy surfaces. Moreover, the massager may have an intermediate member mating the protrusions, such as a lock-ring assembly, for incorporating the massager as a building block for other devices, such as a foot massage floor stand or a back-scratcher device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336551 | IMPLANTABLE DEVICE FOR PULSATILE COMPRESSION - A method of treating venous insufficiency and lymphedema in an individual by placing pulsatile, localized pressure or compression on deep veins and subcutaneous tissue by inflating and deflating volume-changing members implanted within the individual. A method of potentiating venous circulation, by placing pulsatile, localized pressure that compresses the deep veins by expanding and contracting volume-changing members located between the fascia and muscular compartment, such that the increase in volume from the volume-changing members is transferred to deep veins, and augmenting the effects of muscle contractions around the deep veins and improving blood circulation. A method of potentiating lymphatic circulation. A method of potentiating venous and lymphatic circulation. A pulsatile pressure implant including at least one volume-changing member in electronic connection with an electronic-controlled microprocessor. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336552 | MASSAGING APPARATUS AND METHOD - Methods and apparatus are disclosed for creating a massaging and heating/cooling operation with a closed-loop circulation system for working fluid, and in particular, a closed-loop circulation system that includes a controlled leak adjacent a pump for the working fluid to inject and release the working fluid. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336553 | ACTIVE KNEE ORTHOSIS - A knee orthosis includes two parts, upper and lower, each provided with at least one attachment means linking supporting parts, suitable for attaching said upper and lower parts respectively to a thigh and to a leg. Both parts are linked via bi-centric articulation means suitable for enabling each of said parts to pivot about a common axis between the ends of the supporting parts and an intermediate part forming a connection rod. A cord linking links the common axis between the connection rod connecting an articulation means to the upper portion of the orthosis, with the distal end of an arm forming one of the supporting parts of the lower portion of the orthosis. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336554 | Orthopedic Device Having a Dynamic Control System and Method for Using the Same - An orthopedic device and method for using the same are provided for applying a dynamic load on a leg of a user. The orthopedic device has a rigid or semi-rigid frame including lower and upper frames, and a hinge assembly connecting the lower and upper frames. A dynamic loading component is used to urge the load on the user's leg on the basis of flexion of the hinge assembly on the basis of tension in an elongate element connecting the dynamic loading component and at least one of the lower and upper frames. A peak load is generated at a flexion angle between extension and flexion of the hinge assembly. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336555 | POSTURE CORRECTION REMINDER - A wearable apparatus is configured to be worn by an individual and includes left and right shoulder loops which are connected through intermediate strap segments to at least one connector. The wearable apparatus further includes at least one bottom strap connected to the at least one connector and configured with a fastener that may be used to reversibly mount the bottom strap to the beltline of the wearer. The apparatus is configured such that if the wearer slouches forward the apparatus provides a force reminding the individual to maintain proper posture. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336556 | POSTURE SUPPORT GARMENT - Disclosed is a posture support garment. The posture support garment can be designed to use an elastic tension fabric that provides tension on the left sleeve and right sleeve of the posture support garment. The tension created can pull the back of the left sleeve and the right sleeve inwards towards the middle of the wearer of the posture support garment's back. This, in turn, can cause the wearer's shoulders to be pulled back and upwards, thus stretching the wearer's chest and shoulder muscles while also relieving tension on the wearer's back and neck muscles. This can help reverse the effects of repetitive poor posture as well as the physical pains associated with poor posture. The elastic tension fabric can be concealed beneath a back panel to the posture support garment which allows the elastic tension fabric to stretch and contract without affecting the appearance of the back panel. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336557 | BIOPOLYMER MULTI-LAYER MULTI-FUNCTIONAL MEDICAL DRESSING AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - The Technology described herein applies to medical dressings designed to heal wounds in the area of advanced wound care, inclusive of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT), and describes novel wound healing absorbent scaffolds and dressing based on natural and naturally-derived material and fibers, preferentially poly (lactic) acid fibers and alginate materials. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336558 | Arteriovenous Access Valve System and Process - An arteriovenous graft system is described. The arteriovenous graft system includes an arteriovenous graft that is well suited for use during hemodialysis. In order to minimize or prevent arterial steal, at least one valve device is positioned at the arterial end of the arteriovenous graft. In one embodiment, for instance, the arteriovenous graft system includes a first valve device positioned at the arterial end and a second valve device positioned at the venous end. In one embodiment, the valve devices may include an inflatable balloon that, when inflated, constricts and closes off the arteriovenous graft. If desired, a single actuator can be used to open and close both valve devices. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336559 | ENDOVASCULAR CEREBROSPINAL FLUID SHUNT - An implantable shunt device for draining cerebrospinal fluid from a patient's subarachnoid space. The device includes a shunt having opposed first and second ends. A one-way valve is located at the first end of the shunt. A helical tip is disposed at the second end. The helical tip is constructed to penetrate a sinus wall of the patient. Upon implantation, a hollow passageway extends between the helical tip and one-way valve such that fluid can be drained through the helical tip and out through the valve. The endovascular cerebrospinal fluid shunt of the present invention can be placed into a patient percutaneously via a catheter inserted into the venous system of the body through a needle hole, without the need for open surgery and the skin incisions required with current shunt devices. The device also allows for more physiologic drainage of cerebrospinal fluid since the device is shunting cerebrospinal fluid into the same cerebral venous system that occurs naturally in normal people. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336560 | EXTERNALLY PROGRAMMABLE VALVE ASSEMBLY - An externally programmable shunt valve assembly that includes a magnetic rotor that is operable in response to an externally applied magnetic field and configured to increase or decrease the working pressure of the shunt valve assembly in finite increments. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336561 | NEEDLELESS INJECTOR SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS AND COMPONENTS - Embodiments disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods for protecting needleless injector units from one or more contaminants. In an embodiment, a needleless injector system includes a needleless injector unit and an auxiliary unit. The needleless injector unit has a nozzle portion and a supply of one or more substances for injection. The needleless injector unit is configured to inject the one or more substances from the nozzle portion through a skin surface of a subject. The auxiliary unit is coupleable to the needleless injector unit. The auxiliary unit includes a source of one or more protectants and is configured to emit the one or more protectants in a region between the nozzle portion of the needleless injector unit and the skin surface of the subject. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336562 | Presbyopia Treatment by Lens Alteration - This invention effects a change in the accommodation of the human lens affected by presbyopia through the use of various reducing agents that change accommodative abilities of the human lens, and/or by applying energy to affect a change in the accommodative abilities of the human lens. This invention both prevents the onset of presbyopia as well as treats it. By breaking and/or preventing the formation of bonds that adhere lens fibers together causing hardening of the lens, the present invention increases the elasticity and distensibility of the lens and/or lens capsule. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336563 | ULTRASOUND AND MICROBUBBLES IN OCULAR DIAGNOSTICS AND THERAPIES - The present disclosure described methods, systems, and techniques for applying contrast-enhanced ultrasound to locate areas of blockage within retinal vessels and to break up clots that are causing damage. In addition to identifying the damaged area, the researchers anticipate that the initial image may serve as a baseline for monitoring the effect of treatment on the vessel, which may be achieved in multiple ways. The vibration effect of the ultrasound itself may suffice to dislodge clots. The microbubbles may also be coated or filled with medication, with ultrasonic shock waves activating the coating or causing mini explosions to release the medicine. Loading the microbubbles with a therapeutic agent, visualizing their presence at the diseased site using the ultrasound diagnostic mode, and then activating the microbubbles to release their contents at the targeted lesion could be a powerful and effective way to reverse occlusion without harming other areas of the eye or body. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336564 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCED SCARRING OF WOUNDS - A system for reduced scarring of wounds; said system comprising: means ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336565 | Personal Care Vaporizer Device for the Eye Area of the Face - A Personal Care Vaporizer Device for the Eye Area of the Face. A treatment chamber formed within the device will encircle the user's eyes and surrounding facial area when the device is positioned over the eye area of the face. A soft gel eyemask element provides maximum comfort for the wearer during treatment. The device introduces therapeutic mist or vapor into the treatment chamber. The mist/vapor is generated from an internal reservoir containing plain water or water mixed with other therapeutic additives. An onboard blower can control the flow rate of the mist/vapor into the treatment chamber. One or more onboard heating elements within the device provide direct heat to the treatment chamber wall(s), and/or to heat the mist/vapor prior to its being introduced into the treatment chamber. Onboard vibration generators apply soothing massaging motion to the user's face when activated. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336566 | FLUID-INJECTION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL USE IN THE VASCULAR SYSTEM OF A PATIENT - A system which can be used for injecting liquids as well as gases, and includes at least: one pipe for inputting gas into the system, with a device controlling the pressure of the input gas; a gas-injection device for adjusting a flow of gas to be supplied to a patient, at a predetermined pressure and with at least one flow sensor that determines the exact amount of gas supplied to the patient; a kit for administering gas to the patient; and at least one catheter or needle that can be connected to the administration kit and to the patient, with a bleed device arranged between the administration kit and the injection device. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336567 | SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL INSUFFLATION AND GAS RECIRCULATION - A system for insufflation and recirculation of insufflation fluid in a surgical procedure. The system includes a control unit having a fluid pump, a supply conduit, a return fluid conduit and a pressure-controlled valve. The fluid pump is adapted and configured to circulate insufflation fluid through the system. The supply conduit is in fluid communication with an output of the fluid pump and configured and adapted for delivering pressurized insufflation fluid to an output port of the control unit. The return conduit is in fluid communication with an input of the fluid pump for delivering insufflation fluid to the fluid pump and is configured and adapted for returning insufflation fluid from an input port of the control unit. The pressure-controlled is in fluid communication with the supply conduit and the return conduit, and is adapted and configured to receive a control signal and respond to the control signal by opening, thereby fluidly connecting the supply conduit and the return conduit with one another. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336568 | Materials For Removal Of Toxins In Sorbent Dialysis And Methods And Systems Using Same - A sorbent dialysis cartridge is provided for removal of uremic toxins from dialysate wherein the sorbent cartridges can use non-enzymatic urea-binding materials in place of urease. The cartridge can have a first sorbent layer loaded with a polymerizable urea complexing agent and a second sorbent layer loaded with a crosslinker. The crosslinker can be crosslinkable with a soluble urea complex reaction product of the polymerizable urea complexing agent and urea when passing through the first sorbent layer to form a crosslinked polymeric urea complex which is attachable to the second sorbent layer. In another option, a sorbent layer can be used which has an insolubilized crosslinked polymeric urea-bindable complex attached thereto, wherein the crosslinked polymeric urea-bindable complex can be a reaction product of a crosslinker and polymerizable urea complexing agent. Methods and sorbent dialysis systems using the cartridge, and methods of making the sorbent material, are provided. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336569 | DEVICE FOR THE TRANS-ANAL DRAINAGE OF STOOL FROM THE RECTUM OF A PATIENT AND/OR FOR THE TRANS-ANAL APPLICATION OF INFLOWING LIQUID THROUGH A CATHETER-LIKE ELEMENT - A device for emptying stool from the rectum of a patient by means of a shaft body which is introduced into the bowel via the anus and is able to buckle or fold axially and radially, and which is provided with a dumbbell- or hourglass-shaped balloon body for assuring the transanal positioning of the device. The invention comprising a design of, and choice of material, for the shaft body and the balloon envelope, and by the positioning of the balloon body on the shaft body, wherein the axial deflection of the free forward end of the shaft body is limited and an uncontrolled deflection of the shaft is prevented, and the probability of perforation of the bowel wall under the effect of force acting on the shaft body from an axial direction is reduced by the intestinal tube. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336570 | Infusion Pump System - Some embodiments of a portable infusion pump system can be configured to can be configured to adjust the sensitivity of particular detectors or alert systems based (at least in part) on information received from a monitoring device. For example, a glucose monitoring device can communication with an infusion pump assembly used to supply insulin or another medication to a user. In such circumstances, the data received from the monitoring device can be used to adjust the sensitivity of an occlusion detection system. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336571 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DELIVERY OF HYDROPHOBIC ACTIVE AGENTS - Disclosed herein is a delivery composition for administering a hydrophobic active agent. In one embodiment, a delivery composition for local administration of a hydrophobic active agent to a tissue or organ of a patient is disclosed. In one embodiment, the delivery composition includes a cationic delivery agent, a therapeutically effective amount of a hydrophobic active agent and a pharmaceutically acceptable aqueous carrier. In one embodiment, the cationic delivery agent includes polyethyleneimine (PEI). In an embodiment, the invention includes a drug delivery device including a substrate; and coated therapeutic agent particles disposed on the substrate, the coated therapeutic agent particles comprising a particulate hydrophobic therapeutic agent; and a vinyl amine polymer. Methods of making the delivery composition, as well as kits and methods of use are also included herein. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336572 | Guiding Medical Devices and Associated Methods of Manufacturing - A catheter assembly includes an inner liner made of flexible material and an outer layer having a steering mechanism. A catheter assembly is provided that includes an inner liner made of flexible material, and an outer layer having a steering mechanism that includes at least one wire and a corresponding lumen for each of the at least one wire through which the respective wire may travel. The outer layer includes a braided wire assembly that includes at least two wires braided into a wire mesh, and further includes a see-through portion positioned proximate a pull wire extraction location to facilitate extraction. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336573 | STEERING ACTUATOR FOR DEFLECTABLE CATHETER - Catheter shaft handles and deflection actuators are disclosed. The actuators include at least one pull wire guide wall and a means for anchoring the proximal portion of a pull wire or of a fiber attached to a pull wire. Each actuator is pivotable relative to the catheter handle housing, and may comprise at least one boss for pivoting the actuator relative to the catheter handle housing. The actuators transfer rotational motion based upon user input on a boss into longitudinal motion of a pull wire. The actuators may include a tensioning mechanism comprising a tension adjustment pin and a pin block, wherein the tension adjustment pin is rotatably attached to the pin block to enable adjustment of tension in a pull wire (e.g., during assembly of the catheter handle). | 2014-11-13 |
20140336574 | DOUBLE BALLOON CATHETER - A catheter including a plurality of balloons extending from the outer surface of the catheter that when inflated create a seal between the catheter and the patient's thereby eliminating leakage of fluids from around catheter during the procedure. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336575 | FRONTAL SINUS SPACER - Substance delivering spacer devices may comprise expandable reservoirs that are implantable in paranasal sinuses and other cavities, openings and passageways of the body to maintain patency and to provide sustained local delivery of a therapeutic or diagnostic substance. Delivery apparatus including elongate tubular members as well as shapeable distal portions and atraumatic tips are provided. Also provided are sinus penetrator devices and systems for performing ethmoidotomy procedures or for creating other openings in the walls of paranasal sinuses or other anatomical structures. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336576 | Method for Reliable Intermodule Connection in an Infusion System - A patient care system is configured for infusing fluid to a patient. The system includes a plurality of modular fluid infusion pumps that each has a connector for connecting to a modular programming unit or to one another. Systems and methods are configured for verifying that the connectors are reliably performing their functions or communicatively connecting the pumps to one another or to the programming unit. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336577 | AUTO-INJECTOR SYRINGE - An automatic injector syringe with a red detector for automatically deploying medicine into a patient's body. The syringe is intended for use by non-medical profession personnel or the patients themselves. A red sensor instructs a microprocessor to inject the medication and retract the syringe upon indication of blood within the syringe being detected by the red sensor. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336578 | Auto-Injector - Described is an injection device for administering a dose of a medicament (M) comprising a carrier adapted to contain a syringe having a hollow injection needle and a stopper, a drive spring, a plunger adapted to forward load of the drive spring to the stopper, and a noise component adapted to generate an audible and/or tactile feedback by impacting a component of the injection device when the stopper is located at a proximal end of the syringe. In a first state, a resilient arm on the plunger is maintained in engagement with the noise component by the carrier. In a second state, the arm disengages the noise component and deflects at least partially into an aperture in the carrier. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336579 | Infusion Set With Quick Connect, Self-Aligned Electrical Contacts - A device and method for delivering a therapeutic substance to the body of a mammal are provided. The device includes a pump adapter, a pump, and an infusion set having a distal connector and a proximal connector. The proximal connector and the pump adapter have connecting electrical contacts which can be connected to one another in a single action when the proximal connector and pump are being secured to the pump adapter. The distal connector of the infusion set can be connected to a catheter housing, which can be secured to the mammal's skin. The distal connector and the catheter housing have additional connecting electrical contacts which can be connected to one another in a single action when connecting the distal connector to the catheter housing. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336580 | Multi-Cartridge Fluid Delivery Device - A fluid delivery device for administering a first medicament and a second medicament includes a first fluid reservoir configured to contain the first medicament and a second fluid reservoir configured to contain the second medicament. The fluid delivery device may include one or more basal drive mechanisms to provide a basal delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments. The fluid delivery device may further include one or more bolus drive mechanisms to provide a bolus delivery of one or more of the first and second medicaments. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336581 | CATHETER WITH REMOVABLE CANNULA FOR PUNCTURING A BODY CAVITY AND CANNULA FOR THE USE WITH A CATHETER WHICH CAN BE MOVED IN THE CANNULA - The aim of the present invention is to provide a catheter with a puncturing cannula which may be removed from the catheter without risk of injury for the patient and the nursing staff nor risk of damaging the equipment, and whose tip is protected before as well as after puncturing the body cavity. According to the invention, this object is satisfied by a catheter with removable cannula ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336582 | RETRACTABLE NEEDLE CATHETER INSERTION DEVICE - A retractable needle catheter insertion device is provided with a cannula and a needle positioned within the cannula to assist with insertion of the cannula. After insertion of the cannula into a patient, the needle can retract into a protective sleeve that contains the needle in order to reduce the chance that a medical practitioner will be inadvertently stuck by a used needle. The needle is carried by a needle support that is slidably disposed within the sleeve. A spring biases the needle support and needle toward a retracted position, and the device also includes an activation hub that works in conjunction with the needle support to control retraction of the needle. The retraction may be activated manually by the medical practitioner or may be activated automatically. A modular system and method of manufacturing is also provided in which catheters having either manually or automatic retraction can be manufactured using common parts. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336583 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly is disclosed. The catheter assembly comprise a hub assembly ( | 2014-11-13 |
20140336584 | CAGED FLOATING SEAL ASSEMBLY - A seal assembly establishes sealing engagement with a plurality of differently dimensioned instruments passing through a trocar. The seal assembly is a caged seal assembly movably disposed within the trocar and includes at least two seal segments disposable into and out of a sealing orientation relative to the instrument. A cage structure of the seal assembly includes at least two cage segments each connected to a seal segment, a biasing assembly connected to the cage structure and disposed and structured to normally bias the seal segments into sealing orientation. | 2014-11-13 |
20140336585 | FISTULA CATHETER - A fistula catheter in which an intracorporeal fixing part comprises an inner balloon and an outer balloon is disclosed, whereby it is possible to prevent removal from the fistula by means of the inner balloon, even if the outer balloon deflates. | 2014-11-13 |