50th week of 2015 patent applcation highlights part 4 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150351608 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING A COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE - A method and device for evaluating a colonoscopy procedure includes an endoscope ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150351609 | BENDING OPERATION APPARATUS FOR ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE - In a bending operation apparatus provided with pinions, and two pairs of rack members connected to two pair of operation wires arranged to extend up to a bending part, where operation wires are arranged in tubular covering members, bend-preventing members which cover the operation wires in an extendable and contractable manner in driving directions of the operation wires to prevent bends of the operation wires are provided between joint portions of the operation wires with the rack members and a covering member fixing part. Further, moving ranges of the rack members are set to be changeable. Furthermore, covering member holding parts are arranged on an inner peripheral face of a connection tube part of the bending operation apparatus. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351610 | ENDOSCOPE OPERATING APPARATUS - To provide an endoscope operating apparatus where an operator who is a user can recognize a locked state and a free state clearly with his/her fingers grasping an operating part under an examining environment, and the number of constituent parts can be decreased to reduce a manufacturing cost and achieve weight reduction. An operating apparatus of an endoscope which is provided with a flexible tube inserted into a body to be examined and having a bending part at a distal end thereof and which performs work by bending the bending part according to a manual operation, comprising: a drive part which can pull a wire which is disposed in the flexible tube, a distal end of the wire being fixed to the bending part and the wire bending the bending part; and an operating part which operates the drive part. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351611 | DIRECT VIEW OPTICAL CARDIAC CATHETER - A device, a system, and a method for diagnosis and treatment of e.g., mitral valve regurgitation. The system includes a catheter that is configured to deflect and/or steer a distal tip of the catheter inside a patient's body, a guide wire that is configured to guide the catheter in an enclosed in vivo space within the patient's body, a proximal device handle that is configured to allow the non-parallel spiral cable to switch back and forth between flexibility modes, and a treatment device that is independent of, yet still within, an instrument channel of the catheter, wherein the distal tip of the catheter further includes an inflatable balloon which may be an asymmetrical intussuscepted shape, and may be attached within a section of the distal tip of the catheter, wherein the distal tip further includes a visualization device for directly viewing an in vivo space within the patient. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351612 | ENDOSCOPIC DEVICE - A tool for an endoscope comprises an elongated shaft including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the elongated shaft comprises a tubular member with an interior channel extending from the distal end toward the proximal end and a one or more perforations in the tubular member that are spaced from the distal end, the one or more perforations providing fluid communication between an exterior of the elongated shaft and the interior channel. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351613 | BRONCHOSCOPE ADAPTER - A bronchoscope locking mechanism includes a clamping member and a nut. The clamping member includes a threaded portion and a clamping surface that defines a compressible channel. The compressible channel is configured for communication with a tracheal tube. The nut has an inner threaded surface configured to cooperate with the threaded portion of the clamping member. The compressible channel is compressed from a first position defining a first diameter to a second position defining a second diameter when the nut is advanced over the threaded portion. The second diameter is smaller than the first diameter. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351614 | ENDOSCOPE - The invention relates to an endoscope ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150351615 | SURGICAL ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH ENDOSCOPE - Adapters for properly positioning a portion of a medical instrument that is positioned within an endoscope at site of interest is disclosed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351616 | OTOSCOPE - An otoscope comprises a handle portion and a head portion tapering along its longitudinal axis. The head portion has a proximal end adjacent the handle portion and a smaller distal end adapted to be introduced in an ear canal of a patient's outer ear. The otoscope further comprises an electronic imaging unit positioned at the distal end of the head portion and a probe cover moving mechanism configured to move at least a portion of an at least partially transparent probe cover adapted to be put over the head portion, especially configured to move the probe cover with respect to at least one optical axis of the electronic imaging unit. The present invention further refers to a probe cover for such an otoscope and to a method of identifying objects in a subject's ear. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351617 | A SEALING DEVICE FOR COLONOSCOPY PROCEDURE - The present invention discloses a sealing device comprising a sealing tube having proximal and distal ends, the proximal end being adapted to be inserted through an anus of a patient; and a rectal surface mounted at the distal end of the sealing tube and positioned substantially perpendicularly to a cross section of the sealing tube. The rectal surface is configured and operable to create a pressure on the anus externally and activate anal muscles, wherein the rectal surface is placed in contact with the anus when in use. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351618 | DEVICE FOR SUSTAINED RELEASE OF OPTICAL CLEARING AGENT, ENDOSCOPE HAVING THE SAME, AND INSTRUMENT FOR ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY HAVING THE SAME - A device for sustained release of optical clearing agent includes a stick-shaped component having at least two supplying passages for supplying gas or liquid formed on the inside with apertures of the supplying passages being formed at positions along the circumference of the lateral surface in the vicinity of the top end of the stick-shaped component respectively, at least two pouch-shaped elastic components placed at positions along the circumference of the lateral surface in the vicinity of the top end of the stick-shaped component respectively to cover the apertures of the supplying passages respectively, an optical clearing agent holding component fixed on the surface of one of the pouch-shaped elastic components and holding optical clearing agent, and a body-fluid absorbing component fixed on the surface of another one of the pouch-shaped elastic components and absorbing body fluid flowing from a target object or dehydrating the target object by osmotic pressure. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351619 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LIGHT CONTROL IN AN IN-VIVO IMAGING DEVICE - A device and method for example operating an in vivo imaging device wherein the illumination is operated at a certain rate or range of rates, and images are transmitted from the device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351620 | OTOSCOPE - An otoscope comprising a handle portion and a head portion substantially tapering along its longitudinal axis, wherein the head portion has a proximal end adjacent to the handle portion and a smaller distal end configured to be introduced in an outer ear canal. The otoscope comprises an optical electronic imaging unit at the distal end of the head portion, especially at a distal tip of the head portion, wherein the electronic imaging unit exhibits at least one optical axis which is radially offset from the longitudinal axis, and wherein the distal end is configured for accommodating the electronic imaging unit in such a way that the radial offset can be maximum with respect to the diameter of the distal end. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351621 | Intracorporeal Transilluminator of Tissue Using Led Array - A device which illuminates internal tissue and organs of a patient. The illumination member includes an array of light-emitting diodes (“LEDs”). The arrangement of the array depends on the configuration of the device and the procedure for which the device is being used. In all cases, the illumination member is used to illuminate relevant organs or structures in the body in order to increase visibility during surgical procedures. The LED array reduces the potential for inadvertent injury to internal structures for procedures located throughout the body. These procedures include those involving the reproductive organs of males and females, gastric and bariatrics, and other structures in the abdomen. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351622 | BLADE AID - A tongue control tape for use with a laryngoscope blade having a cotton elastic cloth tape having a length and a width, an adhesive or other bonding means capable of attaching the cotton elastic cloth tape to the laryngoscope blade, and an aperture or window shaped to fit over a portion of the laryngoscope. The tongue control tape provides traction and leverage control over a patients tongue and may be provided in a package or on a roll. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351623 | OPHTHALMOLOGIC MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - An ophthalmologic measurement apparatus includes a measurement unit that acquires an image of an eye to be inspected, a main unit in which the measurement unit is placed and which includes a holding part for holding the main unit with a hand, an eyepiece part having a shape asymmetric about a measurement optical axis of the measurement unit and capable of being in contact with an area around an eye to be inspected, a position detection unit that detects a position of the eyepiece part, an acquisition unit that acquires eye distinguishing information indicating whether the eye is a right eye or a left eye, and a display control unit that controls a display unit to display an image of the eye such that the image of the eye is rotated in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction based on the eye distinguishing information and a resultant image is displayed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351624 | EFFECTIVE ACUITY AND REFRACTION TARGETS - A viewing target for a visual acuity and refraction measurement includes at least one line comprising a width dimension that is below a resolution limit width (hereinafter “RLW”) of a test subject visual acuity, and an adjustable length dimension that is initially set at greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. A base, at least approximately intersecting the line, has a thickness along the direction of the length of the line that is greater than the RLW of the test subject visual acuity. The length dimension of the line is adjustable in increments small enough to effectively approximate the visual acuity of the test subject by determining a shortest resolvable line and a next smaller line that is not resolvable by the test subject. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351625 | PRISM PRESCRIPTION VALUE ACQUISITION SYSTEM, ACQUISITION METHOD, ACQUISITION APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR CORRECTING FIXATION DISPARITY - A prism prescription value acquisition system that includes a calculation part for numerically transforming a fixation disparity amount (unit: angle), which indicates a degree at which the visual axis is shifted from the central fovea of the retina when a subject conducts visual fixation of a target, into a prism prescription value by multiplying the fixation disparity amount by a coefficient when the fixation disparity amount is within ±4 minutes. Herein, the prism prescription value is calculated according to the following equation: AP | 2015-12-10 |
20150351626 | METHOD FOR RAPID CALCULATION OF TEAR FILM LIPID AND AQUEOUS LAYER THICKNESS AND OCULAR SURFACE REFRACTIVE INDEX FROM INTERFEROMETRY SPECTRA - A method for determining optical properties of a corneal region. The method includes the steps of obtaining a combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness; obtaining a tear film lipid layer thickness; subtracting the tear film lipid layer thickness from the combined tear film aqueous layer plus lipid layer thickness to obtain a tear film aqueous layer thickness; and determining a corneal layer refractive index based on the tear film lipid layer thickness and the tear film aqueous layer thickness. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351627 | FAST ABSOLUTE-REFLECTANCE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TEAR FILM LIPID LAYER THICKNESS - A method of determining tear film lipid layer thickness. The method includes the steps of measuring a tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum using a wavelength-dependent optical interferometer; converting the measured tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum to a calculated absolute reflectance spectrum; and comparing the calculated absolute reflectance spectrum to a theoretical absolute lipid reflectance spectrum to determine a tear film lipid layer thickness. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351628 | FAST ABSOLUTE-REFLECTANCE METHOD FOR THE DETERMINATION OF TEAR FILM LIPID LAYER THICKNESS - A method for determining reflectivity of a tear film lipid layer of a patient and recommending a course of treatment based on the same. The method includes the steps of: measuring a tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum using a wavelength-dependent optical interferometer; converting the measured tear film aqueous plus lipid layer relative reflectance spectrum to a calculated absolute reflectance spectrum; comparing the calculated absolute reflectance spectrum to a theoretical absolute lipid reflectance spectrum to determine a tear film lipid layer thickness; and determining a reflectivity value for the tear film lipid layer thickness at a first wavelength of light corresponding to ultraviolet, violet, or blue light. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351629 | BACK REFLECTION MINIMIZATION FOR OCT PROBES - An OCT probe for imaging patient tissue includes a probe housing, and includes a cannula extending from the probe housing and arranged to penetrate patient tissue. The cannula may include a main body segment and a distal segment. The main body segment may have a lumen defining a first central axis, and the distal segment may have a lumen defining a second central axis that is angled from the first central axis. A lens is disposed in the distal segment. The lens may have a proximal side and a distal side and an optical axis. The optical axis may be substantially parallel to the second central axis and may be angled relative to the first central axis. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351630 | METHOD FOR ALIGNING A SYSTEM, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING POSITION DATA OF AT LEAST ONE ELEMENT IN THE FRONT REGION OF AN EYE - Disclosed is a method for aligning a system for detecting position data of at least one element in the front region of an eye, said system comprising at least a first system component and a second system component. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351631 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED OPHTHALMIC IMAGING - Systems and methods for improving ophthalmic imaging by correlating the location of a measurement on the pupil of the eye with a quality of the measurement and further controlling subsequent measurements based on the quality are presented. Aspects of the invention include obtaining optical coherence tomography (OCT) measurements through cataracts or other media opacities, obtaining B-scans with minimized tilt, and automated OCT data acquisition of select structures in the eye. Embodiments of the invention directed towards imaging tissues with angle dependent layer contrast and mapping the size and location of cataracts in the eye are also described. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351632 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION FOR TELEMETRY DEVICE - A portable telemetry device includes a measurement component, a wireless radio, a data communication component, and a voice communication component. The measurement component is configured to receive, from at least one sensor, physiological data representative of a physiological condition of a patient. The wireless radio is configured to wirelessly send and receive radio signals. The data communication component is configured to transmit the physiological data to a monitoring system using the wireless radio. The voice communication component is configured to provide, using the wireless radio, two-way voice communication between the portable telemetry device and medical staff at the monitoring system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351633 | CONFOCAL SCANNING MICROSCOPE HAVING OPTICAL AND SCANNING SYSTEMS WHICH PROVIDE A HANDHELD IMAGING HEAD - A confocal microscope having a scanning head in the form of a hand piece ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150351634 | Method for Evaluating the Potential of a Test Composition to Inhibit Demineralization or Promote Remineralization of Enamel - In situ methods of evaluating the potential of a test composition to inhibit demineralization of the tooth enamel and/or to promote remineralization of acid-softened enamel using quantitative light fluorescence (QLF), e.g., by using an intra-oral appliance comprising tooth substrates to permit application of test composition to the substrate when in the mouth and erosive challenge when outside the mouth, and measuring the degree of mineralization or demineralization of the tooth substrate by in the presence and absence of treatment with the test composition. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351635 | Portable Broadband Diffuse Optical Spectroscopic Imaging (DOSI) Device for Noninvasive Tissue Characterization - A diffuse optical spectroscopic imaging (DOSI) apparatus for tissue spectroscopy measures absorption and scattering properties of tissue using multi-frequency frequency domain photon migration in a modular or networkable platform to provide full broadband information content. The apparatus includes: a broadband signal generator; a driver having an input coupled to the signal generator; a light source coupled to the driver, the light source for exposing the tissue to broadband modulated light at a plurality of wavelengths; an optical detector for receiving returned light from the tissue; an amplitude detection circuit communicated to the optical detector; a phase detection circuit communicated to the optical detector; and a plurality of filters and amplifiers, wherein the optical detector, amplitude detection circuit and phase detection circuit are interconnected with each other by corresponding ones of the plurality of filters and amplifiers to isolate signals and increase signal-to-noise ratio. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351636 | Three Dimensional Imaging of Veins - An apparatus and method for creating a three dimensional imaging system is disclosed. There is a first source of laser light and a second source of laser light having a wavelength different from the wavelength of the laser light of the first source. The laser light from the first and second sources are combined, and the combined laser light is transmitted to a scanner. The scanner further transmits the combined light to a surface to be imaged. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351637 | EAR INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A CONDITION OF A SUBJECT'S EAR - An ear inspection device configured for being at least partially introduced into an external ear canal for determining an ear condition, such as temperature, in particular at the subject's eardrum, wherein the device comprises an infrared sensor unit configured for detecting infrared radiation from the ear, and an electronic imaging unit configured for capturing images based on radiation in the visible range from the ear, wherein the electronic imaging unit exhibits at least one optical axis arranged such that it can be radially offset within the ear canal, and wherein the infrared sensor unit exhibits a visual axis arranged such that it can be positioned centrically within the ear canal or radially offset within the same semicircle, especially the same quadrant, of the cross section of the ear canal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351638 | Procedure for dental aesthetic analysis of the smile area and for facilitating the identification of dental aesthetic treatments - The invention is a method for the aesthetic analysis of the teeth in the smile area, suited to facilitate the identification of aesthetic dental treatments and including: photographic examination of the patient's teeth; calibration of the images as a function of certain measures taken; consistency check of the data to detect and limit errors due to incorrect measurements; identification on the calibrated images of a defined set of reference points; automatic analysis and parametrization of the images with respect to the reference points; determination of possible treatments suited to achieve the desired aesthetic improvement; and display and/or print representation of the resulting possible treatments. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351639 | SUBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM - A subject information obtaining apparatus includes a light source that emits light, a photoacoustic wave reception unit that receives a photoacoustic wave generated when the light is radiated onto a subject and that outputs a photoacoustic signal, an acoustic wave transmission unit that transmits an acoustic wave to the subject, an echo reception unit that receives an echo of the acoustic wave and that outputs an echo signal, and a signal processing unit that obtains pieces of optical characteristic information regarding the subject on the basis of the photoacoustic signal and pieces of morphological information regarding the subject on the basis of the echo signal. The signal processing unit obtains similarity between the pieces of morphological information, and, if the similarity is equal to or higher than a certain value, combines the pieces of optical characteristic information corresponding to the pieces of morphological information. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351640 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN VIVO NONINVASIVE MAGNETIC MANIPULATION OF CIRCULATING OBJECTS IN BIOFLOWS - A device and methods for the non-invasive manipulation and detection of target objects such as cells, pathogens, microparticles, and nanoparticles in vivo using an external magnetic field are described. In one aspect, a device and method for capturing and detecting intrinsically magnetic target objects or target objects labeled with at least one magnetic particle within the area of interest using an in vivo flow cytometer are described. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351641 | BIO INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND BIO INFORMATION MEASUREMENT METHOD - A bio information measurement device and a bio information measurement method are provided. The bio information measurement device includes: a heart information acquisition unit for acquiring heart information; a brainwave information acquisition unit for acquiring brainwave information; a control unit for acquiring heart-brain synchronization information on the basis of the heart information and the brainwave information; and a display unit for displaying the heart-brain synchronization information. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a health index reflecting the influence of both the automatic nervous system and the central nervous system. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351642 | HIGH SPEED ELASTROGRAPHIC PROPERTY MAPPING OF LUMENS UTILIZING MICROPALPATION DELIVERED FROM AN OCT-EQUIPPED CATHETER TIP - A method for performing elastographic deformation mapping of tissues and plaques comprises: introducing a distal portion of a catheter to an interior of an interior body of a patient; applying, from a palpator in the distal portion, one of a directed fluid or a mechanical indenter to produce a surface-applied palpation force to a target area of the interior body to mechanically displace the interior body and cause elastographic deformation of the target area of one or more surface and subsurface tissues and plaques; and directing and delivering an OCT (optical coherence tomography) beam, from an OCT imaging sensor in the distal portion, for OCT deformation detection including elastographic deformation measurement to provide elastographic mapping of the target area. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351643 | CONFIGURABLE HEALTH-CARE EQUIPMENT APPARATUS - An apparatus, system and method for providing health-care equipment in a plurality of customizable configurations. A configuration includes a selection and arrangement of health-care equipment modules that each provide specialized support for the provision of health care, including the measurement of physiological parameters. Various types of configurations include those adapted to be mounted upon a desk top or a wall surface, or adapted for wheel mounting or hand-carriable mobile configurations. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351644 | PRESSURE SENSING GUIDEWIRE SYSTEMS WITH REDUCED PRESSURE OFFSETS - Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a medical device for measuring blood pressure. The medical device may include an elongated shaft having a proximal region and a distal region. An optical fiber may extend along the proximal region. An optical pressure sensor may be coupled to the optical fiber. The medical device may also include a tubular member having a proximal end disposed adjacent to the optical pressure sensor and a distal portion extending along the distal region of the shaft. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351645 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - Methods of measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) including advancing a sensor delivery device within a guiding catheter to a location of interest, the sensor delivery device comprising a distal sleeve including a distal sensor and a proximal sensor, advancing only a distal portion of the distal sleeve outside of the guiding catheter such that the distal sensor is outside of the guiding catheter and downstream of the location of interest and the proximal sensor is inside of the guiding catheter, measuring a distal fluid pressure with the distal sensor distal to the location of interest, measuring a reference fluid pressure with the proximal sensor inside of the guiding catheter, and calculating FFR. One or both of the proximal and distal sensor may be comprised of a material having a low thermal coefficient. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351646 | METHOD FOR THE ESTIMATION OF THE HEART-RATE AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM - Method for the estimation of the heart-rate using photoplethysmography on a body organ, for example a wrist of a user, comprising acquiring optically from said body organ a heart beat signal, acquiring an acceleration signal representative of the acceleration of said body organ, selecting data blocks of said acquired heart beat signal and acceleration signal, compensating said heart beat signal by the acceleration signal, calculating the heart rate value on the basis of said compensated heart beat signal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351647 | EFFECTIVE CPR PROCEDURE WITH REAL TIME EVALUATION AND FEEDBACK USING SMARTPHONES - A method for performing CPR, comprising activating an application on one or more mobile phones having one or more sensors, placing one or more mobile phones on the finger of a subject to collect information about the subject, determining whether CPR is necessary based on the collected information about the subject, calibrating the sensors of the one or more mobile phones, placing the one or more mobile phones in a position on a hand of a user of the one or more mobile phones, administering chest compressions to the subject, activating a sensor of the one or more mobile phones, including an accelerometer sensor, to permit the application to capture information about the chest compression rate and displacement relating to movement of the chest of the subject, and transmitting the chest compression rate and displacement information of the subject to the emergency dispatcher using the mobile phone. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351648 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS RELATING TO BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS WITH EMBEDDED MEMS SENSORS - Small implantable silicon-based devices offer an ability to revolutionize the management of trauma victims. For example, implantable pressure sensors allow the devastating outcomes of compartment syndrome to be minimized through continuous or periodic monitoring whilst being compatible with the ongoing drives to increase out-patient care and reduced hospitalization time. Further, small implantable silicon-based sensor microsystems according to embodiments of the invention whilst being capable of measuring pressures under diverse conditions are easily used by nurses in hospital settings as well as also being easily deployed by paramedical personnel in cases of accidents, natural disasters, war, etc. Beneficially, the implantable sensor microsystem will not interfere with movement of the patient during stabilization, surgery, intensive care stay, outpatient management, etc. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351649 | Automatic Air Management System - A powered or automatic air management system for measuring pressure from an air pressure catheter located within a patient. Powered pumps are included in a remote pump assembly to automatically adjust the air volume to a desired level. A pressure transducer assembly is located at the bed of the patient and is connected to an air catheter, and a separate pump assembly is fixed to an IV pole away from the patient and connected to a pressure monitor to display the pressure readings. By locating the pressure transducer to a location relatively close to the connection point of the catheter, more accurate pressure readings can be achieved. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351650 | Systems and Methods for Cardiomyocyte Conduction Speed Mapping - Systems and methods are provided to display discrete conduction timing values of layers of the ventricles. Electrical impulses are detected using two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart. One or more subwaveforms within Q, R, S, and T waveforms of the ECG waveform for each heartbeat or in an interval between the Q, R, S, and T waveforms are detected that represent the depolarization or repolarization of anatomically distinct layers of the ventricles of the beating heart. A conduction timing value is calculated for each of the one or more subwaveforms for each electrode of the two or more electrodes for each heartbeat of the beating heart. At least one conduction timing value is displayed for at least one subwaveform for each electrode for at least one heartbeat of the beating heart. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351651 | Linear Multi-Domain Electrocardiogram - Systems and methods are provided to detect a multi-domain ECG waveform. Electrical impulses are detected between at least one pair of electrodes of two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart. The ECG waveform for at least one heartbeat is received from the detector, the ECG waveform is converted to a frequency domain waveform, the frequency domain waveform is separated into two or more different frequency domain waveforms using two or more different bandpass filters, and the two or more different frequency domain waveforms are converted into two or more different time domain waveforms. The two or more different time domain waveforms are displayed in the same time domain plot as a multi-domain ECG waveform for the at least one heartbeat. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351652 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY - An expandable electrode assembly for use in a cardiac mapping procedure includes multiple bipolar electrode pairs including a first electrode located on an outer surface and a second electrode located on an inner surface of the individual splines forming the expandable electrode assembly. Such an electrode arrangement may produce improved electrical activation signals which may be used to produce a more accurate map of the electrical activity of a patient's heart. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351653 | Systems and Methods for Detecting ECG Subwaveforms - Systems and methods are provided to detect subwaveforms of an ECG waveform. Electrical impulses are detected between at least one pair of electrodes of two or more electrodes placed proximate to a beating heart and are converted to an ECG waveform for each heartbeat of the beating heart using the detector. One or more subwaveforms within P, Q, R, S, T, U, and J waveforms of the ECG waveform for each heartbeat or in an interval between the P, Q, R, S, T, U, and J waveforms that represent the depolarization or repolarization of an anatomically distinct portion of muscle tissue of the beating heart are detected using a signal processor. A processed ECG waveform that includes the one or more subwaveforms for each heartbeat is produced using the signal processor. The processed ECG waveform is received from the signal processor is displayed using a display device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351654 | ELECTRODE AND LEAKAGE CURRENT TESTING IN AN EEG MONITOR WITH AN IMPLANTABLE PART - A personal wearable EEG monitor comprising an implantable electrode part with at least two electrodes ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150351655 | ADAPTIVE BRAIN TRAINING COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A computer system for guiding one or more users through a brain state guidance exercise or routine, such as a meditation exercise, is provided. The computer system includes at least one computing device which may be a smart phone. A computer program which may be a mobile application runs one or more brain state guidance routines that guide at least one user through at least one brain state guidance exercise. The computing device is connected to at least one bio-signal sensor that provides biofeedback information to the computing device, and where the computer program when executed further measures performance of the at least one user relative to one or more brain state guidance related objectives by analyzing the biofeedback information based on stability of state of mind for the user. The computer program may recognize, score and reward states of meditation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351656 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRO-CARDIOGRAM (ECG) MEDICAL DATA COLLECTION WHEREIN PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA COLLECTED AND STORED MAY BE UPLOADED TO A REMOTE SERVICE CENTER - A data collection unit obtains physiological data from a subject interface on a subject. The subject interface can be connected to the data collection unit. When the subject interface is connected to the data collection unit, subject interface contacts on the subject interface make contact with data collection unit contacts on the data collection unit. Some of the data collection unit contacts are for communicating physiological data from the subject interface to the data collection unit. Some of the contacts are for powering the data collection unit upon the subject interface being connected to the data collection unit and for powering down the data collection unit upon the subject interface being disconnected from the data collection unit. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351657 | Method And System For Monitoring Depth Of Anaesthesia And Sensory Functioning - Methods and systems for measuring depth of anaesthesia and/or perception of pain comprising using brainstem audiometry are described. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351658 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR IMAGING AND METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF - A medical device has an image generation module to generate an image of a subject, an adjustment module to adjust at least one parameter that is used by the image generation module to generate the image, and an evaluation module to evaluate whether the image generated by the image generation module based on the adjustment of the adjustment module, deviates by a predefined amount from a predefined set value. An access module accesses a memory in which units are stored, with which a specific running sequence for the generation of an image can be run by the image generation module. The access module accesses the memory to download a unit if the evaluation by the evaluation module shows that the image generated by the image generation module on the basis of the adjustment of the adjustment module deviates more than by the predefined amount from a predefined set value. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351659 | MAGNETIC RESONANCEIMAGING APPARATUS AND MEASUREMENT METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a magnetic resonance measuring apparatus for acquiring spectral data with reduced influence of contamination signals from the outside of a volume of interest. For this, a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus according to the present invention acquires a first echo signal generated from an object based on a gradient magnetic field having one polarity generated by a gradient magnetic field generation unit, acquires a second echo signal generated from the object based on a gradient magnetic field having the other polarity, which is a polarity opposite to the one polarity, generated by the gradient magnetic field generation unit, and creates a graph indicating the state of metabolites using both of the first echo signal and the second echo signal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351660 | ABSOLUTE THORACIC IMPEDANCE FOR HEART FAILURE RISK STRATIFICATION - An apparatus may include a sensing circuit configured to generate a sensed physiological signal representative of thoracic impedance of a subject and a controller circuit. The a controller circuit is electrically coupled to the sensing circuit and includes a measurement circuit that determines a measure of absolute thoracic impedance using the sensed physiological signal, and a risk circuit that quantifies a risk of worsening heart failure (WHF) for the subject using a comparison of the determined measure of absolute thoracic impedance to a specified threshold value of absolute thoracic impedance, and generate an indication of risk of WHF of the subject according to the quantifying of the risk. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351661 | NAVIGATED INDUCTION DETECTOR - A method of determining the position of an induction-susceptive device inside an anatomical body part, comprises the following steps: a) emitting, towards the anatomical body part and from an electromagnetic emitter device, an oscillating electromagnetic field having a predetermined first field strength; b) acquiring, by using an electromagnetic detector device, an electromagnetic detection signal describing a second field strength which corresponds to the field strength of the electromagnetic field in the proximity of the anatomical body part; c) determining, based on comparing the first field strength and the second field strength, whether the second field strength differs from the first field strength, and d) if the second field strength differs from the first field strength, issuing a corresponding position indicating signal from an indication device, which position indicating signal indicates the presence of the induction-susceptible device. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351662 | CANCER DIAGNOSIS METHOD USING RESPIRATORY GAS - A method for diagnosing cancer, comprises detecting volatile organic compounds (VOCs) contained specifically in exhaled breath of cancer patients, and more particularly, to a method for providing information for cancer diagnosis, which comprises a step of measuring whether ionized fragments of cancer-specific VOCs, which have molecular weights of (i) 69, (ii) 131 and (iii) 181, are present in exhaled breath gas collected from patients suspected of having cancer. Cancer can be early diagnosed with high sensitivity in a non-invasive manner by use of exhaled breath sampled from cancer patients. Thus, the cancer diagnosis method can diagnose cancer in a more cost-effective and rapid manner compared to conventional cancer diagnosis methods. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351663 | DETERMINING APNEA-HYPOPNIA INDEX AHI FROM SPEECH - A method of determining a value for an apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) for a person, the method comprising: recording a voice track of a person; extracting features from the voice track that characterize the voice track; and processing the features to determine an AHI. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351664 | SYSTEM FOR MEASURING POWER GENERATED DURING RUNNING - A sensor system for measuring power generated by a person during running includes a pair of sensor insoles and a portable electronic device. Each of the sensor insoles includes a substrate layer, force sensors, and a transmitter for transmitting data from the force sensors. The portable electronic device performs the steps of: determining a reference distance ratio for the person that is an approximate distance travelled for each step taken by that person; receiving force data from the plurality of force sensors; receiving force data from the pair of sensor insoles; calculating power using the force data and the reference distance ratio; and reporting the power calculated. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351665 | METHOD FOR MEASURING POWER GENERATED DURING RUNNING - A method for measuring power generated by a person during running includes the use of a pair of sensor insoles, each having force sensors. The method utilizes at least one computer device for performing the following: determining a reference distance ratio for the person; receiving force data from the plurality of force sensors; calculating a distance run based on a product of the reference distance ratio and a total number of impulses received in the force data; determining total force, and time elapsed during which the force data is received from the force sensors; and calculating and reporting power. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351666 | Method And Apparatus for Body Impact Protection - A motion analysis system includes: at least one orientation sensor configured to detect three-dimensional torso motion over time, the at least one orientation sensor including: a multiaxial accelerometer configured to detect acceleration in at least three orthogonal directions, and a gyroscope; and a controller configured to receive data from the at least one orientation sensor, the controller programmed to process the data to: determine at least one of a state and a transition of the torso; identify normal parameters for the determined at least one of the state and transition; and determine whether motion of the torso is outside the normal parameters. The controller is configured to identify, in real-time, the occurrence of a fall in progress of an individual from at least one of a standing state, a standing-to-seated transition, and a seated-to-standing transition. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351667 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR AN INTEGRATED IMAGING SYSTEM WITH REAL-TIME FEEDBACK LOOP AND METHODS THEREFOR - An integrated imaging system is invented for creating an optimal imaging session by importing information in real time from several sources and using that information to automatically and continuously adjust the parameters of the imaging session so as to create the optimal session for the prescribed testing session. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351668 | METHOD FOR DETECTION OF LATENT FINGERPRINTS APPLIED POSTMORTEM TO A CORPSE - A method for detection of latent fingerprints applied postmortem to a corpse includes the steps of providing a print developing solution, spraying the print developing solution to a portion of the corpse suspected of harboring a postmortem applied latent fingerprint, and photographing the portion of the corpse to record a detected fingerprint. The print developing solution is a mixture of water, molybdenum disulfide, one or more surfactants and one or more solvents. The surfactant may include sodium laureth sulfate, ammonium lauryl sulfate or a combination thereof. The solvent may include glycerin, polyethylene glycol or a combination thereof. In at least one formulation, both the surfactant and the solvent may be obtained from commercially available liquid hand soap. The corpse may be processed for latent fingerprints applied postmortem whether, at the time of processing, the corpse is wet or dry. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351669 | Reduced Size Optical Coupler for Fluorescence Detection - Optical systems are disclosed for use in identifying an analyte, such as glucose in blood or interstitial fluid (ISF), using a biomaterial, such as glucose binding protein (GBP), that is brought into contact with the analyte. An optical system includes a first filter adapted to reflect light emitted from a light-emitting diode to illuminate a fluorescent body, and further adapted to transmit light emitted from the fluorescent body, and a second filter adapted to separate light transmitted by the first filter into signal band light and reference band light. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351670 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351671 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351672 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351673 | FAULT DISCRIMINATION AND RESPONSIVE PROCESSING BASED ON DATA AND CONTEXT - Systems and methods disclosed here provide ways to discriminate fault types encountered in analyte sensors and systems and further provide ways to process such discriminated faults responsively based on sensor data, clinical context information, and other data about the patient or patient's environment. The systems and methods thus employ clinical context in detecting and/or responding to errors or faults associated with an analyte sensor system, and discriminating the type of fault, and its root cause, particularly as fault dynamics can appear similar to the dynamics of physiological systems, emphasizing the importance of discriminating the fault and providing appropriate responsive processing. Thus, the disclosed systems and methods consider the context of the patient's health condition or state in determining how to respond to the fault. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351674 | Compact On-Body Physiological Monitoring Devices and Methods Thereof - Methods and devices to monitor an analyte in body fluid are provided. Embodiments include continuous or discrete acquisition of analyte related data from a transcutaneously positioned analyte sensor automatically or on demand upon request from a user. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351675 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MEASURING VENOUS BLOOD OXYGENATION - A device for non-invasively measuring at least one parameter of a cardiac blood vessel in a patient comprises at least one light source that directs light at a tissue site on the patient; at least one photodetector adapted to receive light emitted by the light source and generate an output based on the received light, the output of said photodetector being correlated with a parameter of the blood vessel; and at least one probe for facilitating delivery of light from the light source to the tissue site, and receipt of light by the photodetector. The device may include a height sensor to adapt it for use to determine central venous pressure, or the configuration of light source(s) and photodetector(s) may be adapted to permit the device to provide attenuation correction in the determination of venous blood oxygenation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351676 | Automatic Blood Collection - A self-contained universal front-end automatic blood collection device is disclosed herein. The device collects a few micro-liters blood sample that is used for a broad range of blood analyzers. The design of the front-end closely mimics current phlebotomist practice and provides a number of unique features that ensure patient safety and sterility, improve collection efficacy, and prevent sample contamination and user cross contamination. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351677 | Safe and Convenient Disposable Blood-taking Needle with Double-surface Cap - A safe and convenient disposable blood-taking needle with double-surface cap, including lancet body with needle tip, lancet handle and lancet cap. Lancet body is fixed inside lancet handle and needle tip extends out of first end of lancet handle to be inserted into lancet cap, wherein: body of lancet cap is a block structure, which includes first and second faces. Both first and second faces are flat and opposed when one face faces upwards, the other face faces downwards and the included angle between them in space is less than 45°; first face is provided with first blind hole and second face is provided with second blind hole and both first and second blind holes match first end of lancet handle in respect of connection relationship. In block structure, except the first and second faces, other external surfaces are arcuate faces protruding outward and/or angular faces protruding outward. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351678 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING - An apparatus includes a housing, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. At least a portion of the flow control mechanism is movably disposed within the housing. The apparatus further includes an inlet port and an outlet port, and defines a fluid reservoir. The outlet port is fluidically coupled to a second fluid reservoir and is fluidically isolated from the first fluid reservoir. The actuator is configured to move the flow control mechanism between a first configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir such that the fluid reservoir receives a first flow of bodily-fluid, and a second configuration, in which the inlet port is placed in fluid communication with the outlet port. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351679 | FLUID DIVERSION MECHANISM FOR BODILY-FLUID SAMPLING - An apparatus includes a housing, a fluid reservoir, a flow control mechanism, and an actuator. The housing defines an inner volume and has an inlet port that can be fluidically coupled to a patient and an outlet port. The fluid reservoir is disposed in the inner volume to receive and isolate a first volume of a bodily-fluid. The flow control mechanism is rotatable in the housing from a first configuration, in which a first lumen places the inlet port is in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir, and a second configuration, in which a second lumen places the inlet port in fluid communication with the outlet port. The actuator is configured to create a negative pressure in the fluid reservoir and is configured to rotate the flow control mechanism from the first configuration to the second configuration after the first volume of bodily-fluid is received in the fluid reservoir. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351680 | COGNITIVE EVENT PREDICTOR - A method and/or computer program product identifies and/or predicts a cognitive state of a user. A buffer on a device is loaded with a predetermined set of sensor readings for a user. A hardware receiver receives a “push” signal from the device. The “push” signal is transmitted by the user in response to the user subjectively experiencing a user-defined cognitive state. The “push” signal causes readings from the buffer to be loaded as pushed sensor readings onto a data matrix. One or more processors analyze the pushed sensor readings to identify a sensor pattern of the pushed sensor readings. In response to detecting a subsequent set of sensor readings that match the sensor pattern of the pushed sensor readings, a signal transmitter transmits a cognitive state signal that indicates a prediction of a particular cognitive state of the user. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351681 | MONITORING A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE - A driver state monitoring (DSM) system includes a wearable device main body worn by a user, a display unit, and an information collection unit that collects information related to a body state of the user. The DSM system includes a controller that, based on the collected information, senses a situation associated with the user's body state, and converts the collected information into a numerical value representing the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation. The controller further calculates a well-driving score for the user based on the numerical value that represents the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation; and controls at least one of the display unit or an image information output device to display the well-driving score and the numerical value that represents the body state of the user in context of the sensed situation. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351682 | WRINKLE DETECTION APPARATUS AND WRINKLE DETECTION METHOD - A wrinkle detection apparatus is an apparatus for detecting a wrinkle area of skin included in an image. The wrinkle detection apparatus includes a first threshold processing unit that detects a first edge area included in the image by performing first threshold processing for comparing a gradient value that indicates a degree of change in pixel values in the image with a first threshold, a second threshold processing unit that detects a second edge area included in the image by performing second threshold processing for comparing the gradient value with a second threshold, and an edge selection processing unit that determines a wrinkle area based on an overlapping area in which the first edge area and the second edge area are overlapped. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351683 | INTEGRATED DELIVERY DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE SENSOR - Systems and methods for integrating a continuous glucose sensor, including a receiver, a medicament delivery device, and optionally a single point glucose monitor are provided. Manual integrations provide for a physical association between the devices wherein a user (for example, patient or doctor) manually selects the amount, type, and/or time of delivery. Semi-automated integration of the devices includes integrations wherein an operable connection between the integrated components aids the user (for example, patient or doctor) in selecting, inputting, calculating, or validating the amount, type, or time of medicament delivery of glucose values, for example, by transmitting data to another component and thereby reducing the amount of user input required. Automated integration between the devices includes integrations wherein an operable connection between the integrated components provides for full control of the system without required user interaction. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351684 | OPTIMUM ADMINISTRATION FORM PROVIDING SYSTEM FOR MAGNETIC DRUG - [Object] A system capable of designing an optimum administration form of a magnetic drug is provided. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351685 | PERSONAL WEIGHT MANAGEMENT METHOD - An electronic device and method for personal weight management are disclosed, in which a time measuring device is used to measure abstinence periods between consecutive times that a person consumes food and/or beverages containing chemical energy and these intervals are incorporated into the weight management. In order to enable a method that is as simple as possible, but is nevertheless effective and individually tailored to the person, it is proposed that a time value, which depends on the lipid metabolism—in particular on the lipolysis—that is present during the abstinence period, be subtracted from the respective measured abstinence periods and that the results calculated from this be incorporated into the weight management. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351686 | Electronic Watch, Personal Physiology Monitoring System and Method Thereof - The present invention generally relates to an electronic watch, a personal physiology monitoring system and a method thereof. The electronic watch may adapt to communicate with at least one intelligent electronic device and at least one electronic transceiver. The electronic watch comprises a first Bluetooth device, a second Bluetooth device and a display screen. The first Bluetooth device may transmit a first signal between the electronic watch and the electronic transceiver. The second Bluetooth device may transmit a second signal between the electronic watch and the intelligent electronic device. The display screen may display a first information corresponded to the first signal and a second information corresponded to the second signal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351687 | EMBEDDED ACTIVE ACTUATOR DRIVE SYSTEM - Provided is an embedded active actuator drive system. In an actuator drive system for controlling an actuator for operating an actuator material that is sensitised to a human body, provided is an embedded active actuator drive system that can actively control an actuator mounted in the particular smart sheet according to bio-signal information that is detected in real-time by linking with a database drive information about driving the actuator that is mounted in the particular smart sheet and that operates the actuator material sensitised to a human body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351688 | Physiological Monitoring Devices Having Sensing Elements Decoupled from Body Motion - A monitoring device includes a biasing element having opposite first and second end portions, an earbud attached to the biasing element first end portion, and a sensing element attached to the biasing element second end portion. The earbud has a first mass, and the sensing element has a second mass that is less than the first mass. The biasing element is configured to urge the sensing element into contact with a portion of the ear when the earbud is inserted into the ear. The biasing element decouples motion of the earbud from the sensing element. The sensing element includes at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the ear and at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region or a region adjacent the target region. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351689 | Wireless Sensor Patches and Methods of Manufacturing - Wireless sensor patches include a skin-friendly adhesive and a flexible cover patch. In further examples, methods of manufacturing a plurality of wireless sensor patches include the step (I) of unwinding a flexible support membrane from a support membrane storage roll along an assembly path. The flexible support membrane is provided with a skin adhesive configured to mount a first face of the flexible support membrane to a skin surface. The method further comprises the step (II) of sequentially mounting a plurality of sensor devices with respect to a second face of the flexible support membrane along a longitudinal axis of the assembly path. The method further includes the step (III) of sequentially separating the flexible support membrane to provide the plurality of wireless sensor patches, wherein each wireless sensor patch includes a corresponding one of the plurality of sensor devices. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351690 | MODULAR PHYSIOLOGIC MONITORING SYSTEMS, KITS, AND METHODS - Systems, devices, methods, and kits for monitoring one or more physiologic and/or physical signals from a subject are disclosed. A system including patches and corresponding modules for wirelessly monitoring physiologic and/or physical signals is disclosed. A service system for managing the collection of physiologic data from a customer is disclosed. An isolating patch for providing a barrier between a handheld monitoring device with a plurality of contact pads and a subject is disclosed. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351691 | NANOSCALE WIRE PROBES - The present invention generally relates to nanoscale wires and, in particular, to probes comprising nanoscale wires for use in determining electrical and/or chemical properties in a tissue or other material. For example, in certain embodiments, a probe comprising nanoscale wires may be inserted into an electrically-active tissue, such as the heart or the brain, and the nanoscale wires may be used to determine electrical properties of the tissue, e.g., action potentials or other electrical activity. In addition, in some embodiments, a nanoscale wire may be modified to determine chemical properties of a tissue. A probe comprising such nanoscale wires can be inserted into a tissue (not necessarily electrically active) to determine various properties, e.g., chemical or mechanical properties. In addition, in some embodiments, a probe is provided that can be used to stimulate tissues, e.g., by providing electrical stimuli via one or more nanoscale wires. Still other embodiments are generally directed to systems and methods of making, using, or promoting such probes, kits involving such probes, and the like. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351692 | ADJUSTABLE SEAT ASSEMBLY - A seat assembly is provided with a seat cushion, a seat back, and a head restraint. A plurality of sensors is operably connected to at least one of the seat cushion and the seat back to detect a seating position of an occupant. A media device is provided. A controller is in electrical communication with the plurality of sensors and the media device, and is configured to receive data from the plurality sensors, compare the data to determine if the occupant is seated evenly, and operate the media device to inform the occupant of an uneven posture seating position. A computer-program product is programmed for automatically displaying a pressure distribution upon a seat assembly. The displayed pressure distribution of the seat assembly is from measured pressure values from a plurality of sensors in a plurality of zones of the seat assembly. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351693 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SLEEP MONITORING - A sleep monitoring device ( | 2015-12-10 |
20150351694 | POSITION-DETECTING DEVICE, RESPIRATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND HEART RATE MEASUREMENT DEVICE - A position-detecting device includes a body pressure distribution sensor including a plurality of pressure sensors that outputs pressure signals corresponding to pressure values respectively and are arranged in a matrix pattern, a specific pattern storage unit storing a range that pressure sensors can occupy and a condition of pressure values relating to the pressure sensors within the range as a specific pattern by sleeping posture and body part of a sleeper, a scanning unit applying the specific pattern to body pressure distribution information, which is a set of the pressure values, from a scan starting position to an adjacent position in sequence and to determine whether the condition is satisfied, and a body part position determining unit determining the position of the body part in the sleeping posture corresponding to the position of the specific pattern in the body pressure distribution information when the condition is satisfied. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351695 | MEDICAL SMARTPHONE - Methods and systems are presented for analyzing physiological data at an operating system of a user device in order to identify emergencies or medically significant events in real-time. In some embodiments, physiological data from a wearable physiological monitoring device may be analyzed in real-time on a user device (e.g., smartphone). In some embodiments, local and remote analyses of motion activity data feeds from data sources may be used to identify medically significant events in real-time. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351696 | BIOLOGICAL OPTICAL MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND SIGNAL SEPARATION METHOD FOR SAME - The present invention comprises an analysis unit for applying a plurality of candidate delay times to either data with a short SD distance or data with a long SD distance acquired in advance and calculating a separation degree indicating the degree of separation of the skin blood flow signal after separation using the TDD-ICA method for each candidate delay time; a delay time determination unit for determining the optimal delay time according to the separation degree; and a display data generation unit for generating display data to display a waveform before the separation and a waveform of the cerebral blood flow signal as well as a waveform of the skin blood flow signal after the separation on a display unit so as to be compared with each other when displaying the result of the separation using the determined delay time. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351697 | VARIABLE INDICATION ESTIMATOR - A variable indication estimator which determines an output value representative of a set of input data. For example, the estimator can reduce input data to estimates of a desired signal, select a time, and determine an output value from the estimates and the time. In one embodiment, the time is selected using one or more adjustable signal confidence parameters determine where along the estimates the output value will be computed. By varying the parameters, the characteristics of the output value are variable. For example, when input signal confidence is low, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value is a smoothed representation of the input signal. When input signal confidence is high, the parameters are adjusted so that the output value has a faster and more accurate response to the input signal. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351698 | HEALTH AND MEDICAL SMARTPHONE - Methods and systems are presented for analyzing physiological data and health data at an operating system of a user device in order to identify emergencies or medically significant events in real-time. In some embodiments, physiological parameter data and health parameter data retrieved from wearable monitors may be analyzed in real-time on a user device (e.g., smartphone). In some embodiments, notifications may be generated based on the analysis of the retrieved data. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351699 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING A RESPIRATORY PARAMETER - Methods and systems are provided that determine whether a patient is breathing irregularly. A system may receive a physiological signal, such as a plethysmographic signal or an end-tidal carbon dioxide signal, from a sensor. The system may analyze the signal for one or more features indicative of irregular breathing, which may be a result of a patient talking, moving, yawning, coughing, sneezing, or the like. The system may also be configured to provide an indication of the irregular breathing. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351700 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING OF HUMAN BIOLOGICAL SIGNALS - Introduced are methods and systems for monitoring human biological signals, analyzing the human biological signals, and based on the analysis, generating notifications to exercise, notifications of possible disease onset, or an alarm requiring immediate help. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351701 | Methods, Computer-Readable Media, and Systems for Predicting, Detecting the Onset of, and Preventing a Seizure - One aspect of the invention provides a method of predicting a seizure in a subject comprising: (a) recording single neuron activity for a plurality of interneurons within the subject's mesial temporal lobe; (b) recording local field potential (LFP) within the subject's mesial temporal lobe; (c) measuring interneuron synchrony within the subject's mesial temporal lobe; and (d) detecting a pattern of interneuron activity and interneuron synchrony within the subject's mesial temporal lobe associated with an increased likelihood of a seizure. Another aspect of the invention provides a method for preventing a seizure in a subject comprising: (a) performing any one of the methods described herein; and (b) upon detection of the pattern, administering a therapeutically effective intervention to the subject to prevent onset of a seizure. Another aspect of the invention provides a non-transitory computer readable medium containing computer-readable program code including instructions for performing any of the methods described herein. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351702 | DEVICE FOR ASSESSING DROWSINESS LEVEL - Drowsiness of a human may be caused by an underlying disease such as sleep apnea syndrome in some cases, but not in other cases. Regardless of the cause, drowsiness occurring during driving of a vehicle or the like may in some cases lead to a serious accident involving loss of life. Accordingly, a technique is needed to analyze drowsiness level with high accuracy so as to prevent accidents and ensure safety. To solve this problem, a device for assessing drowsiness level is provided for calculating a drowsiness level of a living body based on a core body temperature and a surface temperature in a peripheral region of the living body. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351703 | COMBINED BLOOD FLOW AND PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of blood flow monitoring for a patient, the method comprising the steps of: a) receiving a first signal indicative of the real time cardiac output for the patient; b) processing the continuous wave Doppler signal to provide an estimate of blood flow velocity as a function of time; c) receiving a pressure measurement indicative of the blood flow resistance through the patient; and d) calculating an Inotropy measure indicative of the potential and kinetic energy of the cardiac output of the patient. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351704 | MODULAR PATIENT MONITOR - A modular patient monitor provides a multipurpose, scalable solution for various patient monitoring applications. In an embodiment, a modular patient monitor utilizes multiple wavelength optical sensor and/or acoustic sensor technologies to provide blood constituent monitoring and acoustic respiration monitoring (ARM) at its core, including pulse oximetry parameters and additional blood parameter measurements such as carboxyhemoglobin (HbCO) and methemoglobin (HbMet). Expansion modules provide blood pressure BP, blood glucose, ECG, CO2, depth of sedation and cerebral oximetry to name a few. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351705 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED COMPRESSIVE TOMOGRAPHY AND METHOD THEREFOR - A method and system for forming tomographic images of an object using discrete, non-continuous illumination rays is disclosed. In some embodiments, coded apertures, collimation filters, or reference structures are used to filter the set of illumination rays from a two- or three-dimensional radiation signal, wherein the set of illumination rays are then used to interrogate the object. In some embodiments, the object is interrogated with a set of illumination rays that is continuous and a sparse array of detectors is used to sub-sample the illumination rays after they have passed through the object. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351706 | COMPRESSION UNIT FOR X-RAY AND ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSITICS - In a compression unit of a mammography apparatus, a breast is compressed between a first compression plane and a second compression plane. At least one of the first and second compression planes is formed by a fabric. The compression unit allows a breast to be maintained in a fixed, compressed state while acquiring an x-ray image of the compressed breast and the compressed state is maintained for subsequently acquiring an ultrasound image of the compressed breast. | 2015-12-10 |
20150351707 | RADIAL ACCESS PROCEDURES AND DEVICES - Radial access methods and apparatus are described for facilitating the securement of the patient's limb for a radial procedure as well as to accommodate for the re-positioning of the patient's body. A radial table assembly may generally comprise a platform defining a surface which is sized to support the limb of the patient, an interface portion attached at a distal end of the platform, wherein the interface portion is radio-lucent and extends at a distance from the platform, and a cradle member rotatably connected to the platform at a location proximal to the interface portion. In other variations, the interface portion is reconfigurable relative to the platform such that an angled edge is reversible relative to the platform. | 2015-12-10 |