49th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 5 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150342507 | SIMPLE SUGAR CONCENTRATION SENSOR AND METHOD - A glucose sensor comprising an optical energy source having an emitter with an emission pattern; a first polarizer intersecting the emission pattern; a second polarizer spaced a distance from the first polarizer and intersecting the emission pattern, the second polarizer rotated relative to the first polarizer by a first rotational amount Θ; a first optical detector intersecting the emission pattern; a second optical detector positioned proximal to the second polarizer, the first polarizer and the second polarizer being positioned between the optical energy source and the second optical detector, the second optical detector intersecting the emission pattern; a compensating circuit coupled to the second optical detector; and a subtractor circuit coupled to the compensating circuit and the first optical detector. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342508 | NON-INVASIVE OPTICAL MEASUREMENT OF BLOOD ANALYTE - Methods and devices for accurate noninvasive measurement of blood analyte concentrations are disclosed. In an example process, optical properties of a blood vessel proximate to the surface of an exposed body part, for example, the sclera or the backside of the eye lid, is measured. Analyte concentrations are determined based on the measured optical properties. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342509 | Needle-Free Blood Draw - A system for needle-free drawing of blood is disclosed. A device can include an evacuated negative-pressure barrel with a membrane sealing an aperture at a distal end, and a housing affixed to a proximal end. An accelerator barrel can be positioned within the negative-pressure barrel and fixed to the housing, with an open proximal end in a chamber in the housing, and an open distal end aligned with the aperture. The chamber can be filled with pressurized gas, and a trigger valve can hydrostatically separate the chamber from the open proximal end of the accelerator barrel. A micro-particle positioned within the accelerator barrel can be accelerated to high speed by an abrupt surge of gas by releasing the trigger valve. The micro-particle can attain enough momentum to pierce the aperture membrane and penetrate adjacent dermal tissue. A resulting micro-emergence of blood can be drawn into the negative pressure barrel. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342510 | STERILE BODILY-FLUID COLLECTION DEVICE AND METHODS - An apparatus includes a pre-sample reservoir, a diversion mechanism, and a flow metering mechanism. The diversion mechanism has an inlet port couplable to a lumen-defining device to receive bodily-fluids from a patient, a first outlet port fluidically couplable to the pre-sample reservoir, and a second outlet port fluidically couplable to a sample reservoir. The diversion mechanism defines a first fluid flow path and a second flow path that are configured to place the first outlet port and the second outlet port, respectively, in fluid communication with the inlet port. The flow metering mechanism is configured to meter a flow of a predetermined volume of bodily-fluid through the first fluid flow path into the pre-sample reservoir, to meter a flow of a second volume of bodily-fluid through the second fluid flow path into the sample reservoir, and to display a volumetric indicator associated with the predetermined volume and the second volume. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342511 | OPERATING SYSTEM WITH COLOR-BASED HEALTH STATE THEMES - Techniques for implementing a platform configured to interact with a plurality of applications on a computing device to provide health information of an individual. The platform may be implemented by receiving information representative of a health state of an individual. The information may be provided by a sensor associated with the individual and provide data indicating the individual's physiological and/or emotional state. An indication of the individual's health state may be generated by selecting a value from a set of values representative of different health states. The indication may be provided through a programming interface to one or more applications. An application may provide context information associated with the individual at a time associated with the individual's health state, and the context information may be used to generate the indication. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342512 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING BLADDER AND ABDOMINAL PRESSURES, AND BLADDER FUNCTION RECOVERY SYSTEM - Here provided are systems and methods for monitoring bladder and/or abdominal pressures, and a bladder function recovery device. In the systems and methods, the bladder pressure can be detected in real time with a bladder pressure detection unit that is communicated with a urinary catheter. In addition, the abdominal pressure can also be obtained in real time according to the corresponding relationship between the bladder pressure and the abdominal pressure. Furthermore, the bladder function recovery device can be used for bladder function recovery for patients in need. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342513 | System and Method for Analyzing Biomechanics - A biomechanics analyzing system and a biomechanics computerized analyzing method for analyzing an organism when the organism performs an act by himself are provided. The biomechanics analyzing system includes an accelerometer, a low-pass filter, and a processing unit. The accelerometer is configured to be disposed on a surface of a muscle of the organism and is further configured to detect an acceleration signal. The low-pass filter is connected to the accelerometer and is configured for receiving the acceleration signal from the accelerometer and filtering the acceleration signal to produce a low-frequency signal. The processing unit is connected to the low-pass filter, and is configured for receiving the low-frequency signal from the low-pass filter and analyzing a frequency of a motion state of the organism according to the low-frequency signal. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342514 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTIPLE ALLERGEN TESTING - The testing apparatus includes a capsule | 2015-12-03 |
20150342515 | Informative System Using and Instrumented and Connected Hairbrush - Hairstyling tool of the comb or hairbrush type, comprising a handle and a body, an electric battery a force sensor, an electronic unit configured to capture and format signals provided by the sensors, a wireless communication means for transmitting data to a remote entity, by means of which information about the movements executed by the tool and the forces it undergoes can be transmitted to the remote entity, the remote entity being able to send information back to the user of the tool about the hair being styled. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342516 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HIP-KNEE-ANKLE ANGLE VERIFICATION AND FEMORAL MECHANICAL AXIS DIGITIZATION - The disclosed device for verifying a hip-knee-ankle angle includes a mounting base having a planar abutting surface adapted for direct abutting against a resected surface on a distal femur, and a first inertial sensor in communication with a computer assisted surgery (CAS) system to determine an orientation of the mounting base and to digitize a mechanical axis of the femur. A visual alignment guide element is pivotably mounted to the mounting base such that the angular position of the visual alignment guide element is adjustable so as to be visually aligned with a mechanical axis of a tibia. A difference between orientations of the mounting base and the visual alignment guide is calculated by the computer assisted surgery system to determine the hip-knee-ankle angle. The visual alignment guide may include a second inertial sensor and/or a laser emitting element. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342517 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ASSESSING PROPRIOCEPTIVE STATUS FOR AT LEAST ONE JOINT OF A PERSON - The present invention relates to a method of assessing proprioceptive status by calculating a proprioceptive score Sp from absolute and variable errors between target angles and angles estimated and joint motion detection by the person tested, and/or between measured time of perceived movement of the joint of the tested person these proprioceptive scores of a person being associated with an assessment date and then stored with a date so as to serve as a reference when said person is monitored or when there is a comparison of said person with at least another person. The present invention also concerns an apparatus for the proprioceptive assessment of at least one joint, this apparatus having two movable parts ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342518 | SYSTEM AND METHOD TO MONITOR, GUIDE, AND EVALUATE BREATHING, UTILIZING POSTURE AND DIAPHRAGM SENSOR SIGNALS - A system and method to monitor, guide, and evaluate breathing, with respect to user definable breathing patterns, sequences, and preexisting breathing exercises, utilizing posture and diaphragm sensor signals and a method to process thereof, composed of hardware and software components. The application describes a system which monitors the output signals of sensors as part of a breath training device worn by a user for measuring the state of a user's posture and diaphragm to derive a filtered breath signal. This is obtained using one or more sensors, a microcontroller to receive, process, and transmit sensor signal data, a breath training program which receives, calibrates, interprets, evaluates, and provides feedback on said sensor signal data, utilizing a set of breathing algorithms. The breath training program allows defining a breath pattern by specifying its parameters such as inhalation time, retention, inhalation depth, exhalation time, and constraints on such parameters, and to monitor and evaluate a user's breathing with respect to such a pattern, providing several visually guided feedback methods such as a graph on a timeline displaying evaluation indicators during each phase of a breath, or a game where the user guides a breath level game element through inhalation and exhalation zones to adhere to such a breath pattern. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING MEDICAL CONDITION - A system and method to diagnose a medical condition using sound recordings. Included is a method to diagnose sleep apnea by computing a sleep index based on an analysis of snoring of the patient. This can be accomplished via a recording of the patient sleep sounds using sensors (e.g., microphones) available in a smart mobile device. A sleep index is calculated that is highly correlated to the Apnea-Hypopnea Index and can be used as an objective diagnosis indicator for sleep apnea. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342520 | INTER-URETER SIGNALING DEVICE - An inter-ureter signaling device intended to provide a surgeon with a signal to identify when a ureter is grasped by a surgical clamping device, such as a pair of forceps, the device being comprised of a catheter, a signal generator, and wiring, such that when the catheter component of the device, having been inserted into a ureter, is compressed by the surgical clamping device an electrical circuit is closed and the signal generator generates a human perceptible signal, indicating that the clamp has been placed on the ureter. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342521 | SURGICAL APPARATUS AND SYSTEM - An apparatus for monitoring at or near a nerve during patient surgery, the apparatus being connectable to a nerve monitoring system, comprises: a finger attachment portion; a connecting portion connectable to the nerve monitoring system; a cable for connecting the connecting portion to the finger attachment portion; and an electrode provided in the finger attachment portion. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342522 | RING-SHAPED SKIN SENSOR - A sensory-and-logic system includes a ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor sized and shaped to form an electrical connection with human skin, and an electrical component surrounded by the ring-shaped, electrically-conductive skin sensor. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342523 | STRETCHABLE THERMOELECTRIC MATERIAL AND THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thermoelectric material includes a stretchable polymer, and a thermoelectric structure and an electrically conductive material that are mixed together with the stretchable polymer. The thermoelectric material may be applied to self-power generating wearable electronic apparatuses. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342524 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD - According to one embodiment, a wearable electronic device includes communication circuitry configured to communicate with an external device, and transmit access right information to the external device, the access right information for a write access right to first data stored in a server, the first data corresponding to a user of the electronic device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342525 | WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A wearable electronic device includes a composite band, a touch-sensor display, a skin sensor, and a course of electrical conductors. The composite band forms a loop having two or more rigid segments and a flexible segment coupled between the rigid segments. The touch-sensor display is arranged in a first of the rigid segments, and a skin sensor is arranged in a second of the rigid segments. The course of electrical conductors runs between the first and second rigid segments, inside the flexible segment. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342526 | ELECTRODE CONSTRUCTION FOR CREVICE CORROSION PROTECTION - An electrode includes an adhesive backing layer configured to adhere to skin of a subject, a conductive material layer coupled to the adhesive backing layer, a dielectric film border formed on the conductive material layer and separating a first area on the front surface of the conductive material layer from a second area on the front surface of the conductive material layer, an electrical lead coupled to a portion of the first area, and a conductive hydrogel coupled to the second area and configured to make electrical contact with the skin of the subject. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342527 | OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSOR - A pressure sensor comprises an optical source configured to illuminate the tissue of a user, and an optical sensor configured to measure reflected illumination from the tissue. A compute system is configured to output a pressure between a surface of the optical sensor and the tissue as a function of the measured reflected illumination. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342528 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND VITAL SIGN SIGNAL MEASURING METHOD - According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus determines whether a vital sign sensor is in contact with a human body and determines whether a contact state between the vital sign sensor and the human body is stable. The apparatus obtains an effective time-series signal by removing, from an output time-series signal of the vital sign sensor, a first time-series signal and a second time-series signal, the first time-series signal corresponding to a time period of a non-contact state and a second time-series signal corresponding to a time period of an unstable state. The apparatus analyzes the effective time-series signal to measure a value associated with a vital sign signal of the human body. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342529 | OPTICAL PULSE-RATE SENSOR PILLOW ASSEMBLY - A sensory-and-logic system comprises an illumination source configured to emit a blood-sensing light, a window through which the blood-sensing light passes en route to human tissue, an illumination receiver configured to measure the blood-sensing light reflected back through the window from the human tissue, a frame surrounding the window and elevating away from the window, and a pillow surrounding the frame and recessing from the frame and the window. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342530 | MINIMALLY INVASIVE MEDICAL INSTRUMENT - The present invention relates to a minimally invasive medical instrument ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342531 | CATHETER WITH DISTAL SECTION HAVING SIDE-BY-SIDE LOOPS - The catheter allows mapping and/or ablation of the area around two or more PV ostia at the same time, with a single placement of a distal section of the catheter having a 2D configuration resembling an infinity or lazy 8 symbol. The catheter has an elongated catheter body, a distal section having at least a flexible elongated member with shape memory, the member being configured to assume a 2D configuration resembling an infinity symbol, and at least one electrode mounted on the member. The 2D configuration resembles a first loop and a second loop, wherein the first and second loops are side-by-side, generally extending in a common plane. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342532 | HIGH ELECTRODE DENSITY BASKET CATHETER - This disclosure is directed to a catheter having a basket-shaped electrode assembly with a high electrode density. The basket-shaped electrode assembly may have a plurality of spines, such as up to twelve, each with a plurality of electrodes, such as up to sixteen. Each spine may have cabling with embedded coiled wires such that each electrode is attached through the sheath to one of the wires. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342533 | MOTION BASED ESTIMATION OF BIOMETRIC SIGNALS - A wearable electronic device, comprising a heart rate sensor to determine a heart rate of the user, a motion sensor to detect motion of a user, the motion sensor operated in an initial calibration phase during which the heart rate sensor is detecting the heart rate of the user, and the motion sensor is detecting the motion of the user, the calibration phase being used to compute a correspondence between motion of the user and the heart rate of the user, the motion sensor being operated in a low power phase during which the heart rate sensor is powered down, and a processor configured to run a heart rate estimation module configured to calculate an estimated heart rate of the user based upon the motion of the user and the correspondence between the heart rate of the user and the motion of the user determined in the calibration phase. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342534 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING MOTION ARTIFACTS IN ECG SIGNALS - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for reducing motion artifacts in ECG signals. According to an aspect of the present invention, there is proposed a method of reducing motion artifacts in ECG signals, comprising: acquiring a current beat from a continuously measured ECG signal of a patient; calculating a correlation coefficient between a previous mean value beat and the current beat in the ECG signal; determining the weights to be assigned to the previous mean value beat and the current beat based on the correlation coefficient; and calculating a current mean value beat based on the previous mean value beat, the current beat, and the weights thereof. Accordingly, the novel method of deriving the current mean value beat may reduce ECG artifacts due to patient movement in such a manner that the SNR of the ECG signal can be improved substantially. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342535 | METHOD AND ASSOCIATED CONTROLLER FOR LIFE SIGN MONITORING - A method for life sign monitoring and associated controller is provided. The method includes: obtaining a video signal, performing an activity modeling on the video signal to provide an activity signal, performing a vital sign extraction on the video signal to provide a vital sign, performing a filtering on the vital sign in view of the activity signal to suppress a correlation between the activity signal and the vital sign, and accordingly providing a filtered vital sign; and, according to the filtered vital sign and whether the activity signal exceeds an activity threshold range, providing a joint decision for categorizing result of life sign monitoring to one of a plurality of predetermined episodes. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342536 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR MAPPING CARDIAC TISSUE - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. A method for removing an artifact of a biological reference signal present in a biological source signal may comprise sensing a biological reference signal with one or more electrodes and sensing a biological source signal, wherein the biological source signal comprises an artifact of the biological reference signal. The method may further comprise determining, based on the biological reference signal, the artifact of the biological reference signal and subtracting the artifact of the biological reference signal from the sensed biological source signal. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342537 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPORTING BLOOD FLOW CHARACTERISTICS - Embodiments include a system for displays cardiovascular information for a patient. The system may include at least one computer system configured to receive patient-specific data regarding a geometry of the patient's heart and create a model representing at least a portion of the patient's heart based on the patient-specific data. The computer system may determine at least one value of the blood flow characteristic within the patient's heart based on the model. The computer system may also display a report comprising a representation of at least one artery corresponding to at least a portion the model, and display one or more indicators of the value of the blood flow characteristic on a corresponding portion of the at least one artery. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342538 | CUSTOM EARLY WARNING SCORING FOR MEDICAL DEVICE - A method for providing an early warning system for a patient includes: allowing a caregiver to select among a plurality of early warning score protocols; allowing the caregiver to modify the selected early warning score protocol; automatically calculating an early warning score for the patient; and displaying the early warning score for the caregiver. A medical device includes at least one health care equipment module configured to measure a physiological parameter of a patient. The medical device is configured to allow the caregiver to select among a plurality of early warning score protocols. The early warning score protocols may be targeted to specific patients based on demographic information. The medical device also allows the caregiver to modify the selected early warning score protocol. The medical device also automatically calculates an early warning score for the patient using a physiological parameter captured by the at least one health care equipment module. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342539 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USE IN MONITORING AND IDENTIFYING ABNORMAL VALUES OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC OF A SUBJECT - There is provided a method for use in monitoring a physiological characteristic of a subject, the method comprising receiving a value of the physiological characteristic of the subject; determining whether the received physiological characteristic value is normal using a range of normal variability of the physiological characteristic for the subject calculated using a set of previous values of the physiological characteristic for the subject; and in the event that the received physiological characteristic value is determined to be normal, updating the range of normal variability using the received physiological characteristic value. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342540 | HEART FAILURE EVENT DETECTION AND RISK STRATIFICATION USING HEART RATE TREND - Systems and methods for detecting heart failure (HF) events or identifying patient at elevated risk of developing future HF events such as HF decompensation are described. A medical system can detect a contextual condition associated with a patient, including an environmental context or a physiologic context. The contextual condition includes information indicative or correlative of a change in metabolic demand. The system can include a heart rate (HR) analyzer circuit that extracts a HR feature from a cardiac activity signal, and perform multiple HR feature measurements in response to the detected patient contextual condition meeting a specified criterion. The system can calculate one or more signal metrics including a HR metric using the HR feature measurements. The system can detect an HF event using the signal metrics, or use the signal metrics to calculate a composite risk indicator indicative of the patient's likelihood of developing a future HF event. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342541 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ALERTING PRACTITIONERS TO PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS - Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for monitoring a patient to produce a signal representing a blood oxygen concentration. The signal may be analyzed to determine the presence of one or more sleep apnea events, and an integral of the signal may be calculated if the signal is outside of a set range or threshold. A practitioner may choose to be informed of the presence of sleep apnea events if the blood oxygen concentration is less then a preset limit, if an upper limit has been reached for an integral representing the severity of the oxygen deprivation over time, or anytime sleep apnea events may be present in the signal. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342542 | Handling Vehicle Accidents Using A Mobile Terminal - A mobile terminal includes a terminal body that is wearable on a part of a user's body. A wireless communication unit of the mobile terminal connects to an e-Call system of a vehicle and receives information related to a state of the vehicle. A detecting unit of the mobile terminal detects a biometric signal of the user that is sensed by at least one sensor provided in the terminal body. A controller is configured to, based on an accident event of the vehicle being detected from the received information related to the state of the vehicle, analyze the detected biometric signal to obtain state information of the user. Based on a predetermined condition being satisfied, the controller cooperates with the e-Call system of the vehicle and transmits the obtained state information of the user and the information related to a state of the vehicle to a call center. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342543 | COMPACT GANTRY SYSTEM USING INDEPENDENTLY CONTROLLABLE DETECTORS - A gantry system is provided. The gantry system may be used for acquiring image data and reconstructing the image data into output images. Image detectors include a detector arm and detector head. Image detectors are attached to a gantry in a compact configuration such that the image detector head may extend into the bore of a stator. The system can be a Nuclear Medicine (NM) imaging system to acquire Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) image information. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342544 | X-RAY CT APPARATUS AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR CT IMAGE - An X-ray CT apparatus includes a table-top, an X-ray tube, a detector and a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry reconstructs a CT image based on a detection signal. The processing circuitry sets a field of view based on positions of a puncture needle and a puncture target on the CT image. The processing circuitry controls an X-ray irradiation coverage based on the field of view, the X-ray irradiation coverage being an area irradiated with the X-rays. The processing circuitry displays a CT image reconstructed in the field of view on a display, after the X-rays based on the X-rays whose irradiation coverage is controlled emitted and the detection signal is outputted. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORTHODONTIC DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF A PATIENT - A system and a method for determining an orthodontic diagnostic analysis of a patient at various dental maturity stages predicts future conditions and/or treatment recommendations. The system and the method locate points in a mouth of a patient using an imaging device wherein the imaging device generates imaging data. The imaging data is transferred to a central processing unit wherein the central processing unit has access to a database having information associated with orthodontic conditions stored therein. The central processing unit obtains measurements associated with selected points and dentition in the mouth of the patient and predicts orthodontic conditions of the patient based upon the measurements and the information in the database. The central processing unit recommends treatments to the patient based upon the predicted orthodontic conditions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342546 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An X-ray diagnostic apparatus according to one embodiment comprises: an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a supporting arm configured to support the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in directions to face each other, a moving mechanism configured to move the supporting arm around a plurality of rotation axes and processing circuitry configured to set an imaging sequence concerning a plurality of left-eye imaging positions with respect to the object and a plurality of right-eye imaging positions respectively corresponding to the plurality of left-eye imaging positions and configured to control the moving mechanism to move the supporting arm in accordance with the set imaging sequence. The imaging sequence includes a sequence of continuously performing imaging at at least two of the plurality of left-eye imaging positions or a sequence of continuously performing imaging at at least two of the plurality of right-eye imaging positions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342547 | CEILING SUSPENSION SYSTEM - The present invention relates to acquisition of medical image information of an object. In order to improve operating theatres and allow more effective use of equipment and staff during interventions, a medical X-ray system ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342548 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to one embodiment, an X-ray diagnostic apparatus includes an X-ray tube that generates X-rays, an X-ray detector that detects X-rays generated from the X-ray tube and transmitted through an object, a supporting mechanism supports the X-ray tube and the X-ray detector in directions to face each other, a display displays an X-ray image concerning the object based on an output from the X-ray detector, position specifying circuitry specifies a position of the face of a user who is visually recognizing the display, and moving circuitry moves the supporting mechanism to an imaging position corresponding to the specified position of the face of the user. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342549 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME - An X-ray imaging apparatus includes: an X-ray source configured to transmit X-rays; an X-ray detection assembly configured to detect the X-rays, and to convert the detected X-rays into an electrical signal; an image processor configured to generate an X-ray image based on the electrical signal; and a controller configured to process the X-ray image by changing shades of the X-ray image, and set a region of non-interest of the X-ray image based on the X-ray image and the processed X-ray image. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342550 | X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM - An X-ray imaging apparatus displays a bone or soft tissue image of an X-ray image, which corresponds to a region selected by a user, thereby reducing a diagnosis time. In addition, an X-ray imaging system transmits a first energy X-ray image and a second energy X-ray image to a central image management system, and a user control apparatus receives the images from the central image management system and displays a bone or soft tissue image corresponding to the selected region, thereby reducing burden imposed on server capacity of the central image management system as well as reducing a diagnosis time. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342551 | CALCULATING A FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE - A method for vascular assessment is disclosed. The method, in some embodiments, comprises receiving a plurality of 2-D angiographic images of a portion of a vasculature of a subject, and processing the images to produce a stenotic model over the vasculature, the stenotic model having measurements of the vasculature at one or more locations along vessels of the vasculature. The method, in some embodiments, further comprises obtaining a flow characteristic of the stenotic model, and calculating an index indicative of vascular function, based, at least in part, on the flow characteristic in the stenotic model. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342552 | PATIENT-SPECIFIC ANALYSIS OF RAW POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY DATA - Systems and methods are provided for evaluating tissue for abnormal glucose uptake within a region of interest within a patient. A PET scanner obtains PET imagery including the region of interest and at least part of the liver. An SUV calculator calculates a first set of SUVs representing the region of interest and a second set SUVs representing the liver from the set of at least one PET image. A standardization component calculates a correction value as a function of the second set of SUVs and applies the correction value to either a decision threshold associated with the region of interest or the first set of SUVs. A diagnosis component compares the first set of SUVs to the decision threshold to determine if the glucose uptake within the region of interest is abnormal. A display provides the determination to a user. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342553 | IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus comprises a housing including, on a side surface, at least one portion lower in magnetism shielding performance than a remaining portion of the housing, and configured to contain an image detector. The imaging apparatus includes a magnetic material that is arranged at a position between the image detector and the side surface including the portion, lower in magnetism shielding performance, of the housing, and a side of a rear surface of the image detector. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342554 | METHOD AND RADIOGRAPHY SYSTEM FOR GRID-LIKE CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT | 2015-12-03 |
20150342555 | RADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A radiation imaging apparatus has a camera installed on a gantry, and a method creates volume data of a subject through images of the subject photographed by the camera and calculates an optimum dose of radiation based on the volume data of the subject. The radiation imaging apparatus includes the gantry, and the camera installed on the gantry to photograph a subject. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342556 | INTERVENTIONAL SYSTEM - The invention relates to an interventional system comprising an introduction element ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342557 | X-RAY DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR X-RAY DIGNOSTIC APPARATUS - There is provided an X-ray diagnostic apparatus which comprises a top, a bed, an X-ray tube, an X-ray detector, a supporting arm configured to movably support the X-ray tube generation unit and the X-ray detector, a holder configured to movably hold the supporting arm and control processing circuitry. The control processing circuitry controls the bed, the supporting arm, and the holder to limit movement of the top, the X-ray tube, the X-ray detector, and the supporting arm based on distances between the top, the X-ray tube, the X-ray detector, and the supporting arm, and moving directions of the top, the X-ray tube, the X-ray detector, and the supporting arm. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342558 | X-RAY APPARATUS AND X-RAY DETECTOR - An X-ray apparatus includes a control unit configured to acquire orientation information of an X-ray radiation unit and orientation information of X-ray detectors, select an X-ray detector among the X-ray detectors whose orientation information complements or matches the orientation information of the X-ray radiation unit, and generate a control signal; and a communication unit configured to transmit, to the X-ray detector which has been selected, the control signal generated in the control unit so that the selected X-ray detector becomes paired with the X-ray radiation unit for an X-ray imaging of an object. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342559 | ARTEFACT FOR EVALUATING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN X-RAY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM - The invention provides a kit for assembly of an artefact for 100 evaluating performance purposes of an X-ray CT metrology system. The artefact comprises one or more interconnectable, stackable support plates, onto which a plurality of spherical bodies is mounted. The lightweight stacked support plate structure allows for a plurality of different configurations, and can be disassembled for enhanced storage, and safe and compact | 2015-12-03 |
20150342560 | Novel Algorithms for Feature Detection and Hiding from Ultrasound Images - An embodiment that relates to a method for detecting a fetus genitalia in an ultrasound image, having excluding regions from the ultrasound image, wherein the regions do not contain any feature of the fetus genitalia; identifying points of interest (POIs) from remaining regions of the ultrasound image; detecting the fetus genitalia from the POIs. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342561 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnosis apparatus can accurately identify a tip position of a puncture needle. The apparatus includes: a transmitter/receiver that transmits at least one ultrasound to a subject, and receives a reflected wave of the ultrasound from the subject; a processor that processes data on the received reflected wave to create at least one image of a two-dimensional structure including a depth direction of the subject; a display controller that controls a display to display the created image of the two-dimensional structure; a position acquirer that acquires an estimated tip position of a puncture needle to be stuck into the subject; and a transmission controller that adjusts at least one parameter of a focal length, aperture size and sound-ray density of the ultrasound depending on the acquired estimated tip position, and controls the transmitter/receiver to transmit the ultrasound. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342562 | ULTRASOUND SYSTEM CONTROL PANEL AND DISPLAY LIFT - The control panel ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342563 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to an embodiment includes an ultrasonic image generating circuitry, an imaging circuitry, a body mark storage and a body mark selection circuitry. The ultrasonic image generating circuitry generates an ultrasonic image via a probe brought into contact with a surface of an object. The imaging circuitry repeatedly obtains an optical image concerning the object. The body mark storage stores data of a plurality of types of body marks. The body mark selection circuitry selects a body mark corresponding to an examination region area of the object from the plurality of types of body marks by performing image analysis on the optical image. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342564 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USE OF RFID CATHETER INTELLIGENCE - A method and system is provided for using backscattered data and known parameters to characterize vascular tissue. Specifically, methods and devices for identifying information about the imaging element used to gather the backscattered data are provided in order to permit an operation console having a plurality of Virtual Histology classification trees to select the appropriate VH classification tree for analyzing data gathered using that imaging element. In order to select the appropriate VH database for analyzing data from a specific imaging catheter, it is advantageous to know information regarding the function and performance of the catheter, such as the operating frequency of the catheter and whether it is a rotational or phased-array catheter. The present invention provides a device and method for storing this information on the imaging catheter and communicating the information to the operation console. In addition, information related to additional functions of the catheter may also be stored on the catheter and used to further optimize catheter performance and/or select the appropriate Virtual Histology classification tree for analyzing data from the catheter imaging element. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342565 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - According to embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus includes transmission/reception circuitry transmitting/receiving an ultrasonic wave to/from an object via a piezoelectric transducer, ultrasonic image generation circuitry generating a series of ultrasonic images along a time series based on an output from the transmission/reception circuitry, specifying information generation circuitry generating predetermined specifying information concerning each of the series of ultrasonic images, selection circuitry selecting a color Doppler image from the series of ultrasonic images based on the specifying information in response to a predetermined operation during display of the series of ultrasonic images, and storage circuitry storing the selected color Doppler image. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342566 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSIS APPARATUS AND PROGRAM - An ultrasonic diagnosis apparatus comprises a processor for executing by a program: a transmission/reception control function of ultrasound; a measurement-value calculating function of calculating a measurement value regarding elasticity of the biological tissue in a portion for which elasticity is to be measured in the biological tissue based on echo signals of ultrasonic detecting pulses; and an evaluating function of evaluating an impact of an inhibiting factor intercepting propagation of the shear waves toward the portion for which elasticity is to be measured on image quality of an elasticity image based on data indicating brightness for a region rr in a B-mode image BI. The transmission/reception control function transmits the push pulse to such a position that degradation of image quality of the elasticity image by the inhibiting factor may be restrained based on an evaluation by the evaluating function. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342567 | Coherence ultrasound imaging with broad transmit beams - Acoustic reciprocity between transmit and receive is used for coherence ultrasound imaging. Rather than finding coherence across the receive channels, coherence is found across transmit channels. Broad transmit beams are used for different transmit elements or apertures to create beamformed frames of data. The coherence between these transmit channel frames of beamformed data is calculated and used for imaging. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342568 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus is characterized in comprising: an ultrasonic probe for transmitting/receiving ultrasound to/from a subject; a reception beamformer for applying reception beamforming to ultrasonic echo signals obtained by the ultrasonic probe based on a plurality of different sound velocities; a spatial frequency analyzing section | 2015-12-03 |
20150342569 | Transparency control for medical diagnostic ultrasound flow imaging - Flow information can be overwhelming in medical color flow images, including volume color Doppler imaging and vector flow imaging. The flow of interest can be obscured or concealed by the adjacent flows in the displayed images. To enhance the color flow display and highlight the flow of interest, the transparency or opacity for each pixel or voxel in the flow data is modulated. Rather than or in addition to relying on color Doppler parameters, such as velocity amplitude, energy and variance, the direction of the flow is used to modulate transparency. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342570 | ULTRASONIC DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE - An evaluation value calculation unit evaluates a degree of phasing on the basis of a plurality of received-wave signals obtained from a delay processing unit to thereby calculate a two-dimensional evaluation value related to a two-dimensional array of a plurality of oscillating elements. The evaluation value calculation unit obtains a two-dimensional evaluation value of an xy plane from a one-dimensional evaluation value in the x direction and a one-dimensional evaluation value in the y direction. A multiplication unit multiplies the two-dimensional evaluation value and the received beam outputted from an addition processing unit to adjust the gain of the received beam. Unnecessary signal components are thereby reduced. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342571 | MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING APPARATUS, MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD - A medical diagnostic imaging apparatus includes identification-information-changing circuitry and comparison-result-calculating circuitry. The identification-information-changing circuitry changes identification information given to a plurality of points corresponding to contours of tissue in first medical-image-data in a first medical-image-data group each including a plurality of pieces of medical-image-data of different time phases. The comparison-result-calculating circuitry associates the identification information on the points in the first medical-image-data after a change and identification information given to a plurality of points corresponding to the contours of tissue in second medical-image-data corresponding to the time phase of the first medical-image-data out of a second medical-image-data group each including a plurality of pieces of medical-image-data of different time phases, compares pieces of motion information representing motion of the tissue in the respective pieces of medical-image-data in the first and the second medical-image-data groups between corresponding time phases based on the association, and calculates a comparison result. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342572 | METHOD OF ADJUSTING FOCAL ZONE IN ULTRASOUND-GUIDED MEDICAL PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM EMPLOYING THE METHOD - A method and system track a location of an object while the object is disposed within a region of interest within biological tissue, the location of the object being determined with respect to a tracking coordinate frame; generate acoustic images of the region of interest, the acoustic images being generated with respect to an acoustic image coordinate frame which is different from the tracking coordinate frame; transform the location of the object from the tracking coordinate frame to the acoustic image coordinate frame; and automatically adjust at least one image resolution parameter of the acoustic images in response to the location of the object with respect to the acoustic image coordinate frame. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342573 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Controlling Field of View in Imaging Systems - Devices, systems, and methods for controlling an intravascular imaging device are provided. For example, in one embodiment a method includes communicating a control signal to an actuator of the intravascular imaging device to cause oscillation of an imaging element of the intravascular imaging device, wherein the intravascular imaging device further includes an acoustic marker; receiving imaging data from the imaging element of the intravascular imaging device; identifying the acoustic marker in the imaging data by determining a correlation between the imaging data and a template representative of the acoustic marker; adjusting an aspect of the control signal based on identifying the acoustic marker; and communicating the adjusted control signal to the actuator of the intravascular imaging device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342574 | URINE SPECIMEN CAPTURE AND ANALYSIS DEVICE - The present invention relates to a urine specimen capture device comprising a capture bowl for collecting a urine specimen, a mounting frame for supporting the capture bowl within a toilet bowl, and an analytic device connected to the capture bowl to analyze a property of the urine specimen in the capture bowl. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342575 | URINE SPECIMEN CAPTURE SLIT - The present invention relates to a urine specimen capture device comprising a narrow slit disposed on a surface exposed to urine that retains a portion of the urine specimen. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342576 | URINE HAT FLUSH WATER CAPTURE DEVICE - The present invention relates to a urine specimen capture device comprising a capture bowl to capture a urine specimen, a mounting frame connected to the capture bowl to support the capture bowl within a toilet bowl and one or more flush water capture flange for capturing flush water emitted from a toilet bowl rim during a toilet flush cycle and diverting the flush water to the capture bowl to rinse the capture bowl of the urine specimen. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342577 | METHOD FOR OBTAINING FETAL CELLS AND FETAL CELLULAR COMPONENTS - Methods are disclosed for non-invasively obtaining fetal cells from a pregnant female. The methods include placing an absorbent medium in an interlabial or intravaginal space or adjacent to the perineum at the vaginal opening of the pregnant female, and collecting vaginal fluid comprising cells in the absorbent medium while the absorbent medium is interlabial or intravaginal space or adjacent to the perineum at the vaginal opening. The absorbent medium is removed and cells are isolated from the absorbent medium to obtain the fetal cells. The fetal cells can be, for example, somatic cells, embroyic stem cells, fetal stem cells or trophoblast cells. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342578 | COAXIAL INCISIONAL FULL-CORE BIOPSY NEEDLE - Among other things, there are disclosed embodiments of full-core biopsy needles having an outer needle component and a middle cannula through a lumen in the outer component, through which a mandrel may be placed. The outer component includes an internal boss that reduces its internal diameter, and the cannula includes fingers that extend distally. When the needle is inserted for biopsy, tissue enters the outer component and cannula. Moving the cannula forward causes the fingers to engage a surface of the internal boss, resulting in the fingers curving into the tissue. The fingers pinch the tissue while reducing or eliminating compression of the sample to provide an easier removal of the tissue from adjacent tissue, as well as providing a block or backstop keeping the tissue within the needle. Gaps are provided between the fingers to further reduce damage to the tissue sample. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342579 | DISPOSABLE BIOPSY UNIT - A method for operating a biopsy device for taking tissue samples includes coupling an electric power source to a tension slide via a removable biopsy needle unit, the removable biopsy needle unit including a biopsy needle and a cutting sheath coaxially arranged with the biopsy needle, the biopsy needle having a sample removal chamber; rotating the cutting sheath via the electric power source to move the tension slide against an action of a spring; locking the tension slide in a cocked position by a releasable locking mechanism; and releasing the releasable locking mechanism when the tension slide is in the cocked position such that the tension slide is moved by the spring away from the cocked position to move the biopsy needle and the cutting sheath in a distal direction. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342580 | LASER CUT NEEDLE CANNULA WITH INCREASED FLEXIBILITY - Needles are provided including elongate tubular cannulas having proximal portions, distal portions, and cannula walls defining cannula lumens. A distal portion of an elongate tubular cannula may include a distal end, one or more apertures disposed through, and along a first length of, the cannula wall in a pattern enhancing flexibility relative to a second length of the cannula wall lacking the apertures, and a sealing member disposed on the apertures. The apertures impart enhanced flexibility to the needle for navigating through tortuous pathways. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342581 | CHITOSAN AND POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL COPOLYMERS AND METHODS AND DEVICES FOR USING SAME FOR SEALING A VASCULAR PUNCTURE - A sealant is provided for sealing a puncture through tissue that comprises an elongate first section including a proximal end, a distal end, and a cross-section sized for delivery into a puncture through tissue, and a second section extending from the distal end of the first section. The first section may be formed from a freeze-dried hydrogel that expands when exposed to physiological fluid within a puncture. The first section comprises chitosan and at least one additional polymer. The second section may be formed from a solid mass of non-freeze-dried, non-cross-linked hydrogel precursors. The precursors are in an unreactive state until exposed to an aqueous physiological environment, whereupon the precursors undergo in-situ crosslinking with one another to provide an adhesive layer bonded to the first section. The second section may further comprise chitosan. Apparatus and methods for delivering the sealant into a puncture through tissue are also provided. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342582 | DUAL INSUFFLATION AND WOUND CLOSURE DEVICES AND METHODS - A dual functioning instrument set, comprising a needle and guide, has not only the capabilities to enter and insufflate the abdominal cavity but also the ability of a suture passer to carry and retrieve suture for closure of the incision sites at the end of the procedure. The needle contains a deployable snare that is used to pass and retrieve suture. The guide is used to repeatedly locate the needle relative to the inner abdominal wall allowing for consistent placement of sutures. For insufflation purposes, obturator tips having different distal structures are provided for shielding the sharp needle tip after insertion through a body wall. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342583 | SURGICAL DEVICE AND LINKAGE SYSTEM FOR SAME - A laparoscopic surgical device is provided, including a removable tool-comprising shaft having an outer shaft and an inner actuation rod that may be removably or permanently connected together. A handle of the device includes a two-button mechanism for engaging and releasing the removable tool-comprising shaft. The two-button mechanism is configured to engage overlapping corresponding apertures of the outer shaft and the inner rod that extends through the outer shaft, and the handle may include a variety of configurations that can readily interchangeably be used with different tool bodies. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342584 | SMALL GAUGE INSTRUMENTS FOR MICRO SURGERY - A surgical system combines a cannula and an instrument in a manner that allows small gauge instruments to be used effectively, with little or no bending with respect to the manipulating proximal side of the instrument. Such design overcomes the shortcomings of prior art, and applies to various microsurgical procedures, including ophthalmology, allowing the use of smaller endo-photocoagulation probes, illumination probes, combination probes, vitrectors, scissors, manipulators, picks, diathermy, and others. By using smaller gauge, patient recovery is expected to be faster. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342585 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENT - An end effector comprises a base portion defining a linear elongated slot extending along a longitudinal axis. A distal end of the base portion is adapted to be operatively mounted to an articulation mechanism. Each link of a first pair of links is pivotally connected to the base portion at a fixed pivot point. Each link of a second pair of links is pivotally connected at a fixed pivot point to one or the other of the first pair of links. The second pair of links is pivotally connected together through the slot of the base portion for linear movement along the slot relative to the base portion constraining movement of the first pair of links to relative rotation only in opposite directions. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342586 | SURGICAL SPACER INSTRUMENT AND METHOD - A surgical instrument comprises a first member defining a longitudinal axis. A second member is connected with a pivot. A third member defines a first axis disposed at an angular orientation relative to the longitudinal axis and is connected with the pivot. The second member is translatable relative to the first member to rotate the pivot to move the third member between a first orientation and a second orientation to space vertebral tissue. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342587 | Capsule Retractor - An articular capsule retractor including a flexible construct, a dermal abutting member, and an anchor. The flexible construct includes a strand extending between a first end and a second end. The dermal abutting member is coupled to the flexible construct and is configured to abut a dermal layer. The anchor is coupled to the flexible construct such that the strand extends through a passageway defined by the anchor. Pulling the first end and the second end draws the dermal abutting member and the anchor together. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342588 | FORCE MEASURING JOINT DISTRACTION LEVER - A joint distraction lever for measuring a distraction force is disclosed. The joint distraction lever includes a lever body having a handle portion and a working portion. The lever body has a fulcrum extending from a bottom surface of the working portion of the lever body and a distal tip, wherein the distal tip is raised above a top surface of the working portion of the lever body. The joint distraction lever is configured to measure a distraction force applied at the distal tip during a distraction procedure when a torque is applied by an external force applied on the handle portion of the lever body. The joint distraction lever further includes an indicator configured to provide feedback related to the distraction force applied at the distal tip, as measured by the joint distraction lever. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342589 | DILATION SYSTEM - A dilation system for accessing a surgical target site to perform surgical procedures. In one version, the dilation system includes a dilation assembly and an actuating mechanism. The dilation assembly comprises plurality of dilator segments. The actuating mechanism is operably associated with the dilator segments so as to cause the dilator segments to move from a collapsed state to an expanded state. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342590 | INFLATABLE LAPAROSCOPIC RETRACTOR FOR ATRAUMATIC RETRACTION IN ABDOMINAL SURGERY - A laparoscopic retractor ( | 2015-12-03 |
20150342591 | MULTIPLE PATHWAYS FOR SPINAL NERVE ROOT DECOMPRESSION FROM A SINGLE ACCESS POINT - A method of accessing target tissue adjacent to a spinal nerve of a patient includes the steps of accessing a spine location of the patient by entering the patient through the skin at an access location, inserting a flexible tissue modification device through the access location to the spine location, advancing a distal portion of the first flexible tissue modification device from the spine location to a first exit location , passing through the first exit location and out of the patient, advancing the first or a second flexible tissue modification device through the same access location to the spine location and to a second exit location, and passing through the second exit location and out of the patient. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342592 | MEDICAL DEVICE AND TREATMENT METHOD - A medical device and treatment method are configured to form a hole as a passage, which is used for treatment, in biological tissues without puncturing the biological tissue and while reducing the influence on a living body The medical device includes: a shaft portion which is elongated, a pressing portion on a distal side of the shaft portion to press the tissue, and a thrusting portion provided further on the distal side of the shaft portion than the pressing portion and configured to be thrust into a joint portion of the tissue. When pressing the biological tissue using the pressing portion, a direction from the shaft portion to the pressing portion and a direction from the shaft portion to the thrusting portion are different from each other, and the pressing portion can be expanded and contracted in an expansion direction intersecting a shaft center direction of the shaft portion. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342593 | ADJUSTABLE CANNULA AND METHODS OF USE - A surgical instrument includes a first member including a groove. A second member includes an aperture and teeth configured to slidably engage the groove. A third member is positioned in the aperture and includes a passageway defining a first longitudinal axis and a flange. A fourth member is positioned in the passageway and includes a lip that engages the flange. The lip extends at an acute angle relative to a second longitudinal axis defined by the fourth member. A fifth member is rotatably disposed in the passageway and includes a first end surface that engages a second end surface of the fourth member defined by the lip. In a first configuration, the fourth member extends perpendicular to the first longitudinal axis. In a second configuration, the fourth member extends at an acute angle relative to the first longitudinal axis. Systems and methods are disclosed. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342594 | Knotless Twist Suture Anchor - A suture anchor includes a first body portion having a bone-engaging feature to fixedly engage a bony tissue and a second body portion including a flexible member loop for receipt of a suture where engaging the second body portion rotates the flexible member loop with respect to the first body portion. Rotation of the second body portion causes the flexible member loop to frictionally engage a suture passing through the flexible member loop to form a twist to frictionally secure the suture. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342595 | Insertion Tools and Method for Soft Anchor - A soft anchor insertion kit includes a flexible anchor member. A flexible strand extends from the flexible member. A cannulated tool is configured to form a bone tunnel through a first cortex in a bone. A guide tool is configured to guide the cannulated tool. A delivery tool is configured to deploy the flexible member beyond a second cortex of the bone. The cannulated tool guides the delivery tool. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342596 | SUTURE ANCHOR WITH INSERT-MOLDED RIGID MEMBER - A threaded suture anchor with an eyelet shield transversely molded at a distal end of the anchor body, over which one or more strands of suture is looped. The anchor body is threaded and has a tapered distal portion. The proximal end portion of the suture anchor body has a opening to accept a drive head. The peripheral surface defining opening is rounded and smooth to prevent abrading sutures placed in contact therewith. In another embodiment, a push-in anchor is provided with an eyelet shield at the proximal end of the anchor. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342597 | Suture Anchor - Suture anchors are disclosed having suture locking features able to lock multiple suture ends extending from a body tissue, such as from a bone tunnel, with a single device. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342598 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SECURING BODY TISSUE - A suture and a suture retainer are positioned relative to body tissue. Ultrasonic vibratory energy is utilized to heat the suture retainer and effect a bonding of portions of the suture retainer to each other and/or to the suture. Portions of the body tissue may be pressed into linear apposition with each other and held in place by cooperation between the suture and the suture retainer. The suture retainer may include one or more portions between which the suture extends. The suture retainer may include sections which have surface areas which are bonded together. If desired, the suture may be wrapped around one of the sections of the suture retainer. The suture retainer may be formed with a recess in which the suture is received. If desired, the suture retainer may be omitted and the sections of the suture bonded to each other. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342599 | Stitching End Effector - A stitching assembly including upper and lower cradles, upper and lower needles, and first and second sutures supported by the upper and lower needles respectively. The cradles moves along a curved path in relation to the carriages between advanced and retracted positions. When each cradle is moved from the retracted position towards the advanced position a stitch loop is formed when the respective needle is retracted. This process is repeated alternating between the first and second cradles with the upper and lower needles passing through the previous stitch loop formed by the other needle before passing through the tissue. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342600 | WIRE KNOT DELIVERY DEVICE - Disclosed is a wire knot delivery device, and more particularly, a wire knot delivery device for delivering and maintaining a knot of a medical wire in a medical procedure. The wire knot delivery device includes a first body, a second body parallel to the first body and moving relative to the first body, a first catching part connected to a side of the first body and caught by a side of the knot during the delivery of the knot, and a second catching part connected to a side of the second body and caught by another side of the knot during the delivery of the knot. As the second body moves, a distance between the first catching part and the second catching part is adjusted. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342601 | SURGICAL ADAPTER ASSEMBLIES FOR USE BETWEEN SURGICAL HANDLE ASSEMBLY AND SURGICAL END EFFECTORS - Adapter assemblies selectively interconnect a surgical end effector that is configured to perform at least a pair of functions and a surgical device that is configured to actuate the end effector. The adapter assembly includes an adapter knob housing configured and adapted for connection with the surgical device and to be in operative communication with each of the at least one rotatable drive shaft of the surgical device. The adapter knob housing defines a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough and a ring gear formed in an inner surface of the lumen of the adapter knob housing. The ring gear defines an internal array of gear teeth which are engaged with a spur gear of a rotatable drive shaft. The adapter knob housing may be a unitary member and may be formed of plastic. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342602 | Systems and Methods for Percutaneous Access, Stabilization and Closure of Organs - Systems and methods for accessing, stabilizing and sealing a device attached to a tissue surface comprising a tissue attaching device having an outer base ring defining an opening therethrough and a distally projecting tissue attachment element. The systems variously utilize annular sealing flanges distally attached to the outer base ring outside or inside the tissue attachment element to create a fluid tight seal. The systems variously utilize coils with regions of differing pitch to create sealing tissue pressure. Methods for installing an apical attaching device with a transapical port into a patient, comprising assessing the patient's viability for installation of the apical attaching device by determining an Index of Tissue Elasticity (ITE). | 2015-12-03 |
20150342603 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR INTERCONNECTING ELECTROMECHANICAL SURGICAL DEVICES AND SURGICAL LOADING UNITS, AND SURGICAL SYSTEMS THEREOF - The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and to surgical systems including hand held electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical loading units to the hand held electromechanical surgical devices. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342604 | SOFT TISSUE GRAFT PREPARATION DEVICES AND METHODS - A soft tissue graft preparation device includes a handle portion, a body portion extending distally from the handle portion, and an end effector operatively connected to a distal end of the body portion. The end effector includes first and second members. The soft tissue graft preparation device also includes a filamentous material attachment structure that includes at least one filamentous material attached thereto, wherein the filamentous material attachment structure is placed in longitudinal juxtaposition to a tissue contacting surface of the first member and/or a tissue contacting surface of the second member. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342605 | SURGICAL IMPLANT AND METHOD AND INSTRUMENT FOR INSTALLING THE SAME - A surgical implant comprising a receiver member and deployment member for clamping and sealing tissue of variable thickness, a corresponding applicator tool and surgical system for connecting, sealing, fastening and/or attaching tissue to itself, to other tissue and/or to non-tissue structures, and/or sealing the flow of fluid at and/or between structures such as tissue and vessel structures. | 2015-12-03 |
20150342606 | STAPLE CARTRIDGE INCLUDING COLLAPSIBLE DECK ARRANGEMENT - A staple cartridge for use with a surgical stapler can comprise a cartridge deck and a plurality of staples at least partially positioned within the cartridge deck. In various embodiments, the staples can comprise legs which extend upwardly from the deck wherein the deck can further include supports, or guides, which are configured to hold the staple legs in a particular alignment. In at least one such embodiment, the staple legs can extend upwardly from the supports into a tissue thickness compensator. | 2015-12-03 |