50th week of 2013 patent applcation highlights part 50 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20130331685 | NEURONAVIGATION-GUIDED FOCUSED ULTRASOUND SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF - The present invention discloses a neuronavigation-guided focused ultrasound system and a method for the same, which are used to guide focused ultrasound energy to a target point. The system of the present invention comprises a focused ultrasound device, a neuronavigation system and a fixture. According to an image of an interested region of an individual, a focus point of the focused ultrasound device, and tracking points provided by the neuronavigation system, the neuronavigation system performs a calibration process and establishes a positional relationship between the focus point and the image of the interested region. Thereby, the neuronavigation system can recognize the focus point and guide focused ultrasound to the target point. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331686 | REGISTRATION DEVICE, SYSTEM, KIT AND METHOD FOR A PATIENT REGISTRATION - A registration device ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331687 | Combined Cardiac and Respiratory Motion Compensation for Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Procedures - A method for compensating cardiac and respiratory motion in atrial fibrillation ablation procedures includes (a) simultaneously determining a position of a circumferential mapping (CFM) catheter and a coronary sinus (CS) catheter in two consecutive image frames of a series of first 2-D image frames; (b) determining a distance between a virtual electrode on the CS catheter and a center of the CFM catheter for a first image frame of the two consecutive image frames, and for a second image frame of the two consecutive image frames; and (c) if an absolute difference of the distance for the first image frame and the distance for the second image frame is greater than a predetermined threshold, compensating for motion of the CFM catheter in a second 2-D image. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331688 | FIXATION SYSTEM FOR AN IMAGE REGISTRATION MATRIX - The invention relates to a fixation system for attaching a medical image registration matrix ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331689 | ROTATING SHAFT CONTAINING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDE - An imaging device includes a grin lens having a proximal end and a distal end, an optical fiber having a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the grin lens, a tube surrounding the optical fiber, wherein the tube is coupled to the optical fiber and includes a plurality of cutouts, and a beam director coupled to the distal end of the grin lens, wherein the beam director is configured to direct light at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331690 | VASCULAR IMAGING AGENTS - The present invention relates to a method of in vivo optical imaging, of the blood vessels and/or blood pool of a mammalian subject, which comprises an optical imaging contrast agent. The optical imaging agents comprise conjugates of far-red or near-infrared dyes with synthetic polyethyleneglycol (PEG) polymers having a molecular weight in the range 15-45 kDa. Also disclosed are methods of treatment monitoring, methods of diagnosis and medical uses involving the contrast agents. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331691 | RADIATION SHIELD ADAPTERS - A syringe shield used for containing radioactive drugs in order to reduce healthcare provider's exposure to radiation or to reduce or eliminate ambient light contamination to optically sensitive components in a syringe. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331692 | MEDICAL CONNECTOR - A medical connector and method of using the medical connector are provided. In one form, the medical connector includes an elongate main body having a longitudinal axis and a lumen extending axially therethrough, proximal and distal end portions of the elongate main body with the distal end portion being configured to be connected to a first tubular medical device, an auxiliary connection device having a port for being connected to a second tubular medical device, and an adjustable connection between the auxiliary connection device and the elongate main body that allows positioning of the port of the auxiliary connection device relative to the elongate main body to be adjustably selected by a user for ease in connecting the second tubular medical device to the auxiliary connection device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331694 | BALANCE BODY ULTRASOUND SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a hand held ultrasound system having a balance body, a transducer assembly connected to said balance body via a communication means and a plurality of control elements arranged in an ergonomic fashion on said balance body, such that a user may hold said system and operate at least one of said control elements with the same hand. In particular a medical ultrasound system comprising a balance body incorporating system electronics, a power supply and a user interface wherein the user interface comprises a D-controller and a touch screen and a transducer assembly attached to the balanced body by a cable. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331695 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ELECTROCARDIOGRAM - An ultrasound diagnosis method using an electrocardiogram (ECG) including: obtaining ECG information; generating first volume data using at least one piece of sub volume data obtained in a first ECG cycle based on the ECG information; generating second volume data using at least one piece of sub volume data obtained in a second ECG cycle based on the ECG information; and displaying at least one of the first volume data and the second volume data. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331696 | ULTRASONIC ENDOSCOPE - Provided is an ultrasonic endoscope. A treatment tool lead-out portion having an erecting base that erects a treatment tool led out of a treatment tool channel is arranged on a base end side of an ultrasonic transducer in a tip part rigid portion of an endoscope insertion section. The ultrasonic transducer and the treatment tool lead-out portion are arranged at a position shifted in the direction orthogonal to a scanning plane (scanning center plane) of an ultrasonic wave, and the erecting base is rotated around a rotational axis in a direction orthogonal to the scanning plane, and a guide surface is formed so as to guide the treatment tool in a direction intersecting the scanning plane. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331697 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING THREE-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGE AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL ULTRASONIC IMAGE - A method of displaying a 3D image and a 2D image includes the operations of acquiring the 3D image of a target object, selecting at least one cross-section of the target object based on an external input for the acquired 3D image, acquiring the 2D image by scanning the target object such as to obtain the selected at least one cross-section, and displaying the 2D image and the 3D image. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331698 | SUPERRESOLUTION IMAGING OF SCATTERERS IN PULSE-ECHO IMAGING - In ultrasound B-scan imaging or other pulse-echo imaging, an inverse filter solution eliminates both the speckle phenomenon and the poor resolution dependency on the pulse length and width to produce SURUS (super-resolution ultrasound) images. The pulse shapes have stable inverses, derived by use of the standard Z-transform and related properties. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331699 | ULTRASOUND IMAGING APPARATUS - Even when electroacoustic conversion elements with high nonlinearity are employed, a nonlinear imaging is carried out with extracting more nonlinear components. An ultrasonic wave beam is transmitted twice from the transmitter to an identical position on the imaging target, and the signal processor performs computation on the reception signals obtained in every transmission performed twice, thereby extracting a nonlinear component included in the reception signals. In one transmission out of the transmission performed twice, the transmitter delivers the transmission signal to all of multiple electroacoustic conversion elements for driving the electroacoustic conversion elements, and in the other transmission, the transmission signal is delivered selectively only to a part of the multiple electroacoustic conversion elements for driving the electroacoustic conversion elements. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331700 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS AND ULTRASOUND MEASUREMENT METHOD USING SAME - An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus according to the present disclosure is configured so that a probe including transducers is connectible thereto and performs predetermined measuring processing on a subject's region of interest. The apparatus includes a controller, which performs transmission processing, in which an ultrasonic wave is transmitted toward the subject including the region of interest by driving the probe, and received signal processing, in which frames are generated based on the probe's received signals representing the ultrasonic wave reflected from the subject including the region of interest, a number of times at mutually different times, thereby generating multiple frames, which selects at least two frames under measurement to be subjected to measurement from the multiple frames, which extracts measurable ranges, where the measuring processing can be carried out, based on respective received signals obtained from the region of interest represented in the at least two frames under measurement, and which combines those measurable ranges together to perform predetermined measuring processing on the region of interest. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331701 | MAGNETO-MOTIVE ULTRASOUND DETECTION OF MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLES - Provided herein are systems, methods and compositions for the use of ultrasound for detection of cells and nanoparticles. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331702 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR POSITIONING A DOPPLER ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER FOR BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT AND A SYSTEM FOR BLOOD FLOW MEASUREMENT - The method of positioning a Doppler ultrasound transducer for performing blood flow measurement according to the invention comprises the steps of: detecting a pressure oscillation signal from an inflated cuff placed on patient's artery; detecting an ultrasound pulse signal from the Doppler ultrasound transducer placed along the artery; deriving a first signal from the pressure oscillation signal and the ultrasound pulse signal, the first signal indicating the degree of synchronization between the pressure oscillation signal and the ultrasound pulse signal; and outputting an indication signal to indicate the Doppler ultrasound transducer is in a desired position when the first signal satisfies a predefined condition. Since the synchronization property of the cuff pressure oscillation signal and the ultrasound signal caused by the blood flow is utilized to determine whether the transducer is well positioned or not, ultrasound signal, which is a pulse signal but not reflecting the blood flow of the artery, could be determined as not in synchronization with the oscillation signal and therefore the accuracy of the positioning could be improved. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331703 | ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUS - An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe including a capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer; an ultrasound observation apparatus, and a reception circuit; a transmission ultrasound transducer and a reception ultrasound transducer included in the capacitive micromachined ultrasound transducer, the transmission ultrasound transducer including a plurality of transmission capacitive cells, and the reception ultrasound transducer including a plurality of reception capacitive cells; a transmission signal cable connecting the transmission ultrasound transducer and the transmission circuit; a reception signal cable connecting the reception ultrasound transducer and the reception circuit; a first matching section and a second matching section that perform electrical impedance matching for the ultrasound transmission signal and the ultrasound reception signal, the first matching section and the second matching section being provided for a predetermined transmission region and a predetermined reception region for generating an ultrasound beam for one pixel, respectively. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331704 | FLEXIBLE ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER DEVICE - Exemplary embodiments provide a flexible, ambulatory and non-invasive ultrasound transducer device attachable to a user's body for transmitting ultrasound waves and receiving echoed ultrasound waves for performing non-invasive monitoring or imaging of the internal structures of the user's body. One or more ultrasound transducers are provided on a flexible, soft and thin backing layer that is adhered conformably and closely to a user's body so that the transducers are maintained in direct and intimate contact with the user's body. An exemplary device is used to monitor the heartbeat of a fetus inside a pregnant woman's womb. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331705 | ULTRASONIC CMUT WITH SUPPRESSED ACOUSTIC COUPLING TO THE SUBSTRATE - An array of cMUT cells are formed on individually isolated massive plates on a substrate. The mass of each plate provides an inertial force in opposition to the force and motion of transmission by the cell which reduces the resultant translation of motion in the plate. The reduction in motion results in less coupling of acoustic energy into the substrate and contamination of the signals of adjacent cMUT cells by lateral waves. The unwanted wave coupling into the substrate can be further damped by compliant or sparse periodic mounting of the massive plates on the substrate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331706 | Devices, Systems, and Methods for Forward Looking Imaging - Devices, systems, and methods for forward looking imaging are provided. A system for imaging a vessel of a patient comprises an elongated sheath having a proximal and a distal end. The sheath includes a flexible body with a first lumen in communication with a distal opening at the distal end. The system further comprises an imaging core disposed within the first lumen. The imaging core includes a transducer subassembly sized to extend within the first lumen. The transducer subassembly is adapted to transmit a beam, distally of the elongated sheath, through the distal opening. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331707 | System for Locating a Transcutaneous Sensor on Skin - A system to locate veins for diagnosing at least one of infiltration and extravasation in Animalia tissue includes a sensor and a device coupled to the sensor. The sensor is configured to transmit first and second light signals. The first light signal is configured to enter the Animalia tissue, and the second light signal includes a portion of the first light signal that is at least one of reflected, scattered and redirected from the Animalia tissue. The device is configured to indicate, based on evaluating the second light signal, a minimal presence of the veins in the Animalia tissue overlaid by the infrared sensor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331708 | DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING SYSTEM FOR SKIN AND AFFLICTION ASSESSMENT - A captured image is received depicting at least a portion of an assessment tool and an affliction to which the assessment tool is proximally located. An assessment image is generated from the captured image and configured to be presented on a display, the assessment image including at least a portion of the captured image including the portion of the assessment tool and the affliction to which the assessment tool is proximally located. The assessment tool includes at least a first arm depicting measurement indicators to which a size of the affliction is correlated. The captured image is processed to identify at least one dimension of the affliction. The dimension is compared to the measurement indicators depicted on the first arm of the assessment tool to determine the size of the affliction. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331709 | GRIN LENS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME - An imaging device includes a grin lens having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the grin lens is made from a polymeric material, an optical fiber having a distal end coupled to the proximal end of the grin lens, and a beam director coupled to the distal end of the grin lens, wherein the beam director is configured to direct light at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331710 | Pathlength Enhancement of Optical Measurement of Physiological Blood Parameters - Systems and methods for measuring a physiological parameter of tissue in a patient are provided herein. In a first example, a method of measuring a physiological parameter of blood in a patient is provided. The method includes emitting at least two optical signals for propagation through tissue of the patient, detecting the optical signals after propagation, identifying propagation pathlengths of the optical signals, and identifying detected intensities of the optical signals. The method also includes processing at least the propagation pathlengths to scale the detected intensities for determination of a value of the physiological parameter. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331711 | ELECTRO-MEDICAL SYSTEM FOR NEURO-MUSCULAR PARALYSIS ASSESSMENT - A computer-implemented method for quantitatively determining a person's neuro-muscular blockade (NMB) level in real-time using at least one sensor attached to the person is provided. The method includes receiving a first input signal from the sensor, wherein the first input signal includes a measurement of a first muscular response, the first muscular response resulting from a baseline stimulus current delivered to the person before administration of NMB agents to the person, and establishing a baseline chronaxie based on the first input signal. The method also includes delivering one or more stimulus currents to the person after the administration of NMB agents to the person, receiving a second input signal from the sensor, wherein the second input signal includes a measurement of one or more muscular responses resulting from the one or more stimulus currents, and determining the person's NMB level based on the second input signal. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331712 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING OR APPROXIMATING A VALUE REPRESENTING THE RELATIVE BLOOD VOLUME AND DEVICES - The present invention relates to a method for calculating or approximating a value representing the relative blood volume (RBV) at a certain point of time, or a value representing the refilling volume of a patient that may be observed or found during or due to a blood treatment of the patient, the method involving considering one or more calculated or measured value(s) reflecting an overhydration level of the patient or an approximation thereof. It relates further to an apparatus and a device for carrying out the present invention, a blood treatment device, digital storage means, a computer program product, and a computer program. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331713 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING THE CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITION OF PATIENTS WITH SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING - An apparatus for assessing patient breathing and cardiovascular condition of a patient includes a storage medium for storing data regarding the breathing and cardiovascular condition of the patient, a processor in communication with the storage medium, the processor being configured to prompt the patient with a series of queries relating to patient breathing and cardiovascular condition, a display for presenting the patient with the series of queries and a date entry device for receiving responses to the series of queries. The processor is configured to tally positive responses to the series of queries to generate a sleep disordered breathing index. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331714 | PHYSIOLOGICAL SENSOR DELIVERY DEVICE AND METHOD - An intravascular sensor delivery device for measuring a physiological parameter of a patient, such as blood pressure, within a vascular structure or passage. In some embodiments, the device can be used to measure the pressure gradient across a stenotic lesion or heart valve, such as a fractional flow reserve (FFR) across a stenotic lesion. The sensor delivery device has a distal sleeve configured to pass or slide over a standard medical guidewire. The sensor delivery device can be sized to pass over different sizes of guidewires to enable usage in coronary and peripheral arteries, for example. The sensing mechanism (sensor) can be a fiber optic pressure sensor, such as a MEMS-based FabryPerot fiber optic pressure sensor, for example, or could employ some other technology, e.g., MEMS capacitive or piezoresistive sensor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331715 | FLOW RATE CONTROL VALVE AND BLOOD PRESSURE INFORMATION MEASUREMENT DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A flow rate control valve includes a casing provided with an inlet port and an outlet port through which a fluid, the flow rate of which should be controlled, flows in and out, a diaphragm that partitions a space inside the casing into a flow space in which the fluid flows and a working space in which a working medium is present, and a valve body provided on a portion of the diaphragm that opposes the inlet port. The diaphragm is displaced in accordance with a change in the internal pressure of the working space, and the valve body is accordingly moved. This results in a change in the distance between the valve body and the inlet port, and thus the flow rate of the fluid flowing into the flow space through the inlet port is adjusted. Therefore, the flow rate of the fluid flowing out through the outlet port is variably controlled. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331716 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASURING APPARATUS - Adaptive attachments used in combination with a blood pressure cuff enable various blood pressure measurements to be taken in a hospital or other setting having various single and/or dual lumen manual or electronic blood pressure measuring equipment with a single, patient-worn cuff. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331717 | COMPENSATION FOR HEART MOVEMENT IN A BODY COORDINATE SYSTEM - A method, including inserting a flexible probe into a living subject and positioning a distal end of the probe in a heart of the subject, the distal end including a position sensor configured to generate position signals indicative of a position of the distal end, and an electrode configured to convey electrical signals from the heart. The method further includes formulating, in response to the position signals, a first indication of a change in a mean position of the heart within the living subject and deriving a second indication of a change in the electrical signals. The method also includes determining, in response to the first and second indications, a new mean position of the heart. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331718 | METHODS FOR DETECTING BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM DISORDERS - A method of detecting a cause of a heart rhythm disorder includes collecting data corresponding to activation onset time of each heart activation at multiple locations of the heart and generating an activation trail based on the sequential order of activation onset times. The activation trail is indicative of the cause of the heart rhythm disorder. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331719 | RESUSCITATION ENHANCEMENTS - A system including a sensor interface coupled to a processor. The sensor interface is configured to receive and process an analog electrocardiogram signal of a subject and provide a digitized electrocardiogram signal sampled over a first time period and a second time period that is subsequent to the first time period. The processor is configured to receive the digitized electrocardiogram signal, to analyze a frequency domain transform of the digitized electrocardiogram signal sampled over the first and second time periods and determine first and second metrics indicative of metabolic state of a myocardium of the subject during the first and second time periods, respectively, to compare the first and second metrics to determine whether the metabolic state of the myocardium of the subject is improving, and to indicate administration of an intervention to the subject in response to a determination that the metabolic state is not improving. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331720 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an electrocardiograph (EKG) system and methods of using the same. The system includes a plurality of electrodes, an acquisition device and a display. The acquisition device includes a processor that is configured to process signals generated from the electrodes without receiving processing instructions from the display and/or the display includes a processor that is configured to check signals received from the acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on a display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device | 2013-12-12 |
20130331721 | ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH SYSTEM - The present invention relates to an electrocardiograph (EKG) system and methods of using the same. The system includes a plurality of electrodes, an acquisition device and a display. The acquisition device includes a processor that is configured to process signals generated from the electrodes without receiving processing instructions from the display and/or the display includes a processor that is configured to check signals received from the acquisition device for errors prior to displaying on a display screen an electrocardiograph trace generated from signals received from the acquisition device | 2013-12-12 |
20130331722 | FEATURE CHARACTERIZATION FOR BREATHING MONITOR - A method of identifying a breath comprises sensing a signal generated by a living human or animal body and separating the signal into a plurality of frequency bands to identify a breath candidate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331723 | RESPIRATION MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM - A method of determining a respiration rate from a signal representative of a recorded respiration episode comprises identifying two or more uncorrupted segments within the signal, the uncorrupted segments being separated by corrupted segments, identifying the longest of the uncorrupted segments or the segment with a lowest average absolute deviation (AAD) between respiration peaks or troughs, and determining a respiration rate from the longest uncorrupted segment or the segment with the lowest AAD. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331724 | System, Method and Device for Aiding in the Diagnosis of Respiratory Dysfunction - A system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction is described. More particularly, a system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of one or more pulmonary embolisms is described. The system and method described herein include a plurality of sensors, a thermal control system, and a controller coupled to the plurality of sensors and the thermal control system for aiding in the diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331725 | THORACIC DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, THORACIC DIAGNOSIS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND DYNAMIC STATE IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - According to one implementation, a thoracic diagnosis assistance information generation method includes the following. A dynamic state of a chest portion is captured to generate frame images. Air velocity is calculated by dividing a lung field region extracted from one frame region into small regions, corresponding the small regions among the frame images, and calculating a feature amount showing air velocity. Air velocity distribution is calculated by dividing the lung field region into block regions in a trunk axis direction, calculating a feature amount showing air velocity of each block region based on a feature amount showing the air velocity of the small regions in the divided block regions, and calculating a feature amount showing air velocity distribution of the lung field region based on the calculated feature amount showing the air velocity of each block region. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331726 | APPARATUS FOR TRACKING COMPLIANCE WITH A TREATMENT FOR OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA - The invention relates to an apparatus ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331727 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ATTENTION - A method and system for detecting attention of a subject is provided. The method comprises determining one or more user specific feature sets from Electroencephalographic (EEG) signals of the subject; determining one or more pool data feature sets from the EEG signals of the subject; identifying one or more features from each feature set for differentiating attention/non-attention signals; determining respective classification scores for each feature set based on the identified one or more features; and combining the classification scores to obtain a combined attention score for said detecting attention. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331728 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A CORE TEMPERATURE OF AN INTERNAL ORGAN - Systems and methods of determining a core temperature of an internal organ in a body are provided. A thermal mass of known thermal resistance can be located between a body-contacting substrate and an external substrate. The body-contacting portion of the substrate can be placed over the organ whose temperature is to be measured. Temperature sensors can measure a temperature difference across the thermal mass and an absolute temperature at the external portion of the substrate. An electronic processor can receive the temperature measurements and can compute the core temperature of the organ based on the temperature measurements and the thermal resistances of the thermal mass and the tissue surrounding the organ. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331729 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING AND NORMALIZING EYE DATA IN EMOTIONAL TESTING - A system and method is provided for calibrating and normalizing eye data of one or more subjects prior to and/or during emotional testing of the subjects. In particular, initially performing one or more calibration or normalization operations prior to an emotional test of a subject may result in accurate evaluations of emotional responses based on measurements of eye data. Additionally, further calibration or normalization performed during the emotional test may be used to refine the initial calibration or normalization, further increasing the accuracy of the evaluated emotional responses. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331730 | Systems and Methods for Cleaning a Minimally Invasive Instrument - An anatomical probe system comprises an elongated flexible body and an operational component extending within a channel of the flexible body. The system also comprises a support member at a distal end of the elongated flexible body. The support member includes a fluid director adapted to direct a fluid from the channel toward the operational component. The fluid may be automatically directed towards the operational component in response to detecting a material obstruction of an image. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331731 | VISUAL INSUFFLATION PORT - A visual insufflation obturator is provided. The obturator includes seals, valves, screens and/or various other tip features to eliminate the ingress of fluids, matter and/or gas that can disrupt the visual field of the laparoscope disposed within the obturator. The obturator provides additional features such as lens and anti-fog features to further increase visibility of the scope, efficiently insufflate the patient and ultimately provide an access channel into the insufflated abdomen once the visual insufflation obturator is removed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331732 | SURGICAL SYSTEM - A surgical device is disclosed that comprises a cutting element, a biopsy line, a motor line, and a vacuum line. The cutting element includes an outer cannula and an inner cannula. The biopsy line is operatively connected to a control console for moving the inner cannula within the outer cannula to cut tissue cores. The motor line is operatively connected to the control console for operating the surgical device. The vacuum line is operatively connected to the inner cannula. A selectively openable tissue filter is operatively connected to the inner cannula, and is also connected to the vacuum line. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331733 | VACUUM ASSISTED BIOPSY DEVICE - Methods and devices for providing a biopsy device with a modified handle and stylet that provides a vacuum to be delivered to the targeted tissue for removal. The vacuum may draw the tissue into the notch where the tissue may then be severed via the cannula. Alternatively, the tissue may be drawn into to the notch after being severed via the stylet and/or cannula. The vacuum may be used to bring a larger amount of tissue into the notch than would otherwise be brought in the notch if no vacuum was used, providing a larger sample through the same size access point. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331734 | TISSUE SAMPLING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Methods, devices, and systems are described herein that allow for improved sampling of tissue from remote sites in the body. A tissue sampling device comprises a handle allowing single hand operation. In one variation the tissue sampling device includes a blood vessel scanning means and tissue coring means to excise a histology sample from a target site free of blood vessels. The sampling device also includes an adjustable stop to control the depth of needle penetration. The sampling device may be used through a working channel of a bronchoscope. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331735 | INTERVENTIONAL GUIDEWIRE - The present invention is an interventional guidewire particularly adapted for use in percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA) procedures. A guidewire of this invention enhances peripheral vascular access for either diagnostic or therapeutic vascular or arterial procedures by having opposing ends of different stiffnesses. Retrograde dorsalis pedis artery access to upper body vascular occlusions is a particularly preferred application of this invention. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331736 | APPLIED KINESIOLOGY (AK) METHOD AND APPARATUS - Testing apparatus and methods eliminate uncertainties associated with applied kinesiology (AK) evaluation. The invention comprises a housing and a vertical member extending upwardly from the housing. The member includes an upper platform to receive a pressure-applying body part and a lower portion that enters into the housing wherein it is coupled to a device to measure the applied pressure. The measurement device is in communication with a readout on the housing that indicates the applied pressure. The platform, preferably in the form of a cradle, is coupled to a receptacle to hold a food or item to be evaluated. The patient applies a standard measured resistance, and when the item to be tested is held by the patient, the machine measures the decrease in resistance from the body, thereby accurately quantifying the patient's response to the food or other item being tested. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331737 | Apparatus for mounting a wireless sensor on a human for diagnosing and treating cognitive disorders - A cognitive disorder diagnostic and treatment system having a plurality of wireless sensors strapped to the arms and legs of a human being for improved diagnostic capability. The wireless sensors are in the form of cubes which are mounted on apparatus comprising a pair clips, and a Velcro strap. The strap is connected to the mounting apparatus through angled apertures whereby the top surface of the wireless sensor is canted toward the user for better visibility of graphics which are displayed on the top surface of the sensor. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331738 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR POTENTIATING SONOTHROMBOLYSIS - Methods and compositions for potentiating the sonothrombolysis of a thrombus within a circulatory vessel of a patient are described. In particular, a method of performing sonothrombolysis in which a suspension that may include microbubbles, degradable starch nanoparticles, and a tissue permeabilizer is administered to the patient in tandem with the directing of ultrasound pulses at the thrombus is described. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331739 | ENERGETIC MODULATION OF NERVES - In some examples, nerves surrounding arteries or leading to organs are targeted with energy sources to correct or modulate physiologic processes. In some examples, different types of energy sources are utilized singly or combined with one another. In some examples, bioactive agents or devices activated by the energy sources are delivered to the region of interest and the energy is enhanced by such agents or the agents are enhanced by the energy sources. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331740 | ULTRASONIC HEAD TRAP - A wand for delivering therapeutic ultrasonic energy to a target area includes a module and a transducer. The transducer converts electrical energy into ultrasonic vibrations that are delivered to the module. The module includes a fluid chamber that houses an ultrasonic fluid. In order to reduce or eliminate the deleterious effects of bubbles that may form in the ultrasonic fluid, one or more bubble traps are defined in the fluid chamber that capture, store, and/or assist in keeping the bubbles outside of the direct transmission path of the ultrasonic energy through the fluid. One or more barriers may be included in the trap(s) that obstruct movement of the bubbles into the transmission path when the wand is tilted to different orientations. After passing through the fluid, the ultrasonic energy is delivered to the skin of a patient, or other surface to which the ultrasonic energy is being directed. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331741 | Upper Limb Training Apparatus - An upper limb training apparatus includes a training apparatus main body that includes a base frame, and an operation rod to be operated by a trainee by hand. A chair is positioned in a right or in a left arm training position relative to the training apparatus main body. A monitor stand extends upward from the base frame. A monitor arm is provided in the monitor stand, and supports the monitor such that the position of the monitor can be adjusted in both right and left directions. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331742 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ANKLE REHABILITATION - A device and method for facilitating both isolation and therapeutic exercises of a human appendage, specifically, an ankle and adjacent regions. The device includes a ball joint hinge, allowing a large range of motion, in combination with a locking mechanism that restricts all movement. The device can be utilized for methods to stretch and strengthen anatomical structures that have been damaged in a therapeutic manner. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331743 | Upper Limb Training Apparatus - In an upper limb training apparatus, a movable frame is supported by a fixed frame placed on a floor surface such that the movable frame can tilt in all directions. An operation rod including an operation rod main body and an attachment fixed portion is attached to the movable frame and can extend and contract. The attachment fixed portion, to which an attachment is fixed, is attached to the tip of the operation rod main body and includes an elastic member that absorbs forces in any directions other than the axial direction relative to the operation rod main body. The axial displacement detecting section can thereby grasp just the axial force applied to the operation rod by detecting the displacement of attachment fixed portion in the axial direction. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331744 | WEARABLE MOTION SUPPORTING DEVICE - A wearable motion supporting device includes a waist portion frame having a long base portion in a right-left direction of a wearer, a pair of right and left lower extremity frames connected to a lower portion of the waist portion frame, a back portion frame connected to an upper portion of the base portion of the waist portion frame, and a connection portion connecting the back portion frame and the base portion of the waist portion frame. The connection portion is made of a rotational mechanism of one DOF (Degree Of Freedom) on a frontal plane, for example, a four-node link mechanism. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331747 | AIR PULSATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - A device and method coupled to a therapy garment to apply pressure and repetitive compression forces to a body of a person has an air pulsator and a user programmable time, frequency and pressure controller operable to regulate the duration of operation, frequency of the air pulses and a selected air pressure applied to the body of a person. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331748 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING USE COMPLIANCE OF A COMPRESSION THERAPY DEVICE - Methods and systems are disclosed for determining patient compliance for using a compression therapy device. The systems may include a compression therapy sleeve and a controller having a non-transitory memory device. During a therapy session, the controller may record in the memory device operational therapy data obtained from sensors associated with the controller and/or sleeve. The controller may calculate a compliance metric based in part on the therapy data. The controller may then communicate the data or metric to one or more recipients. The methods may include allowing the patient to transfer a removable memory device from the controller to a personal computer, and uploading the therapy data or metric stored on it to a recipient website. Alternative methods may include the patient receiving the metric from the controller at the end of the therapy session, and then providing the metric to a recipient by phone. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331749 | Compression Garment Including Bladder Having Reduced Inflatable Volume - A compression garment including a bladder having a reduced inflatable volume. Connector elements positioned inside an inflatable chamber of the bladder limit expansion of the bladder for limiting a fluid volume required for fully inflating or expanding the bladder. A controller inflates and deflates the inflatable chamber for imparting compression therapy on a body part on which the garment is worn. The reduced inflation volume of the inflatable chamber reduces the demand on a pump of the controller. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331750 | Knee brace having three stimulators for continual electro-acupunctural stimulation; in vivo and in situ tissue engineering - A knee brace for continual electro-acupuncture stimulation system comprises a first circuit having a first circuit having a first electrode configured to electrically coupled to acupuncture point “Heting (S | 2013-12-12 |
20130331751 | ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE AND COMPONENTS THEREOF - A strap tab assembly has a strap tab defining a substantially square-shaped locking hole located generally at a first end, and an elongated slot on a second end. The strap tab assembly includes a top cap defining a top cover, a square-shaped locking projection corresponding in shape to the locking hole, and a female portion forming a center channel and extending beyond and concentric with the locking projection. A bottom cap has a male portion adapted for being received in the center channel of the female portion to engage the top cap. The locking projection extends beyond the periphery of the female portion, and is configured and dimensioned to correspond to and engage an inner periphery of the locking hole. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331752 | Tubeless Compression Device - A compression device for applying compression to a body part of a wearer has an inflatable bladder defined by first and second bladder layers and a bladder sealing line securing the first and second bladder layers to one another. A conduit is defined by spaced apart, generally opposing conduit sealing lines securing the first and second bladder layers to one another and portions of the first and second bladder layers between the conduit lines. The conduit is fluidly connected to the inflatable bladder for delivering pressurized air to the inflatable bladder. Tubing is not needed for connection to the compression device. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331753 | UNIVERSAL KNEE ORTHOSIS DEVICE - A knee orthosis device contains a bladder capable of sequential or cyclical compression of at least two inflatable chambers. An optional gel pack may be removably affixed to an inside surface of the bladder for providing cold therapy to a user. The wrap is preferably provided with removable and relocatable hinge bars. The hinge bars preferably are provided with conjular pads. The hinge bars may be located with the assistance of locating indicia and installed and affixed within the device and affixed at a desired location on an inside surface of the bladder so that the hinges of the hinge bars are positioned over a transverse axis of a user's knee, thereby ensuring that the knee wrap device of the invention provides a universal fit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331754 | HINGE FOR AN ORTHOPEDIC DEVICE - A hinge for an orthopedic device includes an upper hinge component, a lower hinge component, a first plate pivotally connected at a first location point to the upper hinge component and connected at a second location point to the lower hinge component, and a second plate pivotally connected at the first location point to the upper hinge component and at the second location point to the lower hinge component. A first rotation stop is connected at a third location point to the first and second plates. A center link is pivotally attached at a fourth location point to the upper hinge component and at a fifth location point to the lower hinge component. The center link has a first stop surface arranged to directly abut the first rotation stop. The hinge components and the center link are arranged between the first plate and the second plate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331755 | ORTHOTIC LUMBAR SUPPORT BELT - The present invention relates to an orthotic lumbar support garment intended to be worn under a patient's clothing and affixed around the abdomen of the patient generally positioned above the patient's hips. The orthotic lumbar support garment of the present invention is in the form of a belt-like apparatus which is configured to prevent, restrict or reduce the motions which would aggravate various spinal conditions existing in a patient, such as spondylolithesis (LS), spondylosis, or a slipped disk condition, by applying lateral pressure to the spine from the abdomen through conformable chambers disposed on the belt adjacent the patient's abdomen. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331756 | JoJo Vest - The JoJo Vest is a patient aid to be worn by a person. It has no moving parts and is made of 100% pre-washed cotton, with three adjustable plastic buckles/fasteners down the front that guarantee a proper fit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331757 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR INHIBITING SCAR FORMATION - Scar formation is inhibited by simultaneously applying a vertical force and a lateral compression to the wound site during the healing process. Apparatus for applying such simultaneous forces comprise a backing and a tissue displacement device. The backing holds the tissue displacement device over the wound. The tissue displacement device may be expanded to both apply the vertical force against the wound and to draw the backing radially or laterally inward to apply the desired compression forces to the wound. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331758 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD TREATMENT APPLIANCE - The invention relates to an extracorporeal blood treatment apparatus with
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20130331759 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR GASTROINTESTINAL BYPASS - Devices and methods for gastrointestinal bypass are described. A gastrointestinal bypass device includes a gastrointestinal cuff and a gastrointestinal sleeve. The cuff may be configured to be attached in the esophagus, and may be sufficiently flexible to expand and collapse to conform with the inside of the esophagus to allow the esophagus to function substantially normally. The sleeve is configured to be coupled to the cuff, and may be made of a material that is floppy or flaccid but does not substantially expand radially. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331760 | IMPLANT FOR THE TREATMENT OF GLAUCOMA - The invention refers to a tube configured as an implant for insertion at least at one location into the exposed Schlemm's canal of an eye and which, for example, has been mechanically dilated. The elongated tube insertable into the Schlemm's canal includes a plurality openings that are arranged at the tube in axial direction distanced from each other by ring parts and that are in communication with the trabecular tissue the interior space of the tube and the aqueous humor veins of the episcleral vein system and further includes openings oriented in axial direction at a circular arc shaped segment corresponding to the cross section profile of the tube. To realize the natural trabecular aqueous humor drainage, the tube are inserted into the Schlemm's canal that either the openings in the segment are in communication with the aqueous humor veins or that segment with the openings are associated with the trabecular tissue. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331761 | Methods and Apparatus for Treating Glaucoma - An ocular implant for treating glaucoma is provided, which may include any number of features. More particularly, the present invention relates to implants that facilitate the transfer of fluid from within one area of the eye to another area of the eye. One feature of the implant is that it includes a proximal inlet portion and a distal inlet portion adapted to be inserted into the anterior chamber of the eye, and an intermediate portion adapted to be inserted into Schlemm's canal. Another feature of the implant is that it can be biased to assume a predetermined shape to aid in placement within the eye. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331762 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ORGAN RETROPERFUSION ALONG WITH REGIONAL MILD HYPOTHERMIA - Systems, devices, and methods for organ retroperfusion along with regional mild hypothermia. In at least one embodiment of a method of organ perfusion of the present disclosure, the method comprises the steps of positioning at least part of a first catheter having a cannula within an artery of a patient, the first catheter configured to permit arterial blood to flow therethrough and further configured to permit a portion of the arterial blood to flow through the cannula, positioning at least part of a second catheter within a vein of the patient at or near a target organ, the second catheter configured to receive some or all of the portion of the arterial blood, connecting the cannula of the first catheter to a portion of the second catheter so that some or all of the portion of the arterial blood flowing through the cannula is provided into the vein to treat a condition or disease of the target organ, and reducing and/or regulating a temperature of blood flowing through the cannula using a regional hypothermia system operably coupled to the cannula. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331763 | TAMPON APPLICATOR - A tampon applicator includes an outer cylinder in which an absorber is housed, and a push-out opening through which the absorber is to be pushed out is provided at one side and a grip cylinder unit is provided at the other side, and an inner cylinder which is inserted into the grip cylinder unit and being moved into the outer cylinder to be thereby able to push out the absorber outward through the push-out opening. The tampon applicator includes a grip jaw unit configured to extend from an outer circumferential face of the grip cylinder unit of the outer cylinder outwardly in a radial direction, wherein a finger hook unit by which a finger of a user is to be hooked is formed at the grip jaw unit. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331764 | ANTICANCER AGENT DELIVERY SYSTEM USING pH-SENSITIVE METAL NANOPARTICLES - The present invention relates to a method for effectively delivering an anticancer drug into cancer cells by binding the anticancer drug to pH-sensitive metal nanoparticles so as to be separated from cancer cells. The pH-sensitive metal nanoparticles according to the present invention may be heated by photothermal therapy, thereby effectively killing cancer cells in conjunction with the isolated anticancer drug. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331765 | TREATING ERYTHEMATOTELANGIECTATIC ROSACEA OR PAPULOPUSTULAR ROSACEA WITH NARROW-BAND INFRARED LIGHT RADIATION AND RADIATION KITS THEREFOR - A method of treating erythematotelangiectatic rosacea or papulopustular rosacea in a subject comprises exposing the subject's skin in need thereof to narrow-band infrared radiation in an effective dose to treat erythematotelangiectatic rosacea or papulopustular rosacea and essentially not to cause photothermolysis of the skin. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331766 | HOLOGRAPHIC TATTOO - Methods and systems for treating skin for aesthetic, functional, health or other purposes are described. According to various embodiments, materials are delivered to or formed in or on the skin at multiple depths or heights in a pattern to form a hologram in or on the skin. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331767 | WOUND CARE METHOD AND SYSTEM WITH ONE OR BOTH OF VACUUM-LIGHT THERAPY AND THERMALLY AUGMENTED OXYGENATION - A combination therapy pad that includes a first layer and a second layer operatively coupled to the first layer. A fiber-optic array is disposed between the first layer and the second layer. A third layer is operatively coupled to the first layer. The third layer includes a vacuum tube in fluid communication with a vacuum source and a therapeutic fluid tube in fluid communication with a therapeutic fluid source. The third layer provides at least one of vacuum therapy and therapeutic fluid treatment to a wound area. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331768 | EYE TREATMENT - Methods and kits for treating or preventing an eye condition or for cleaning an eye area tissue are provided. A method of the invention includes administering an isoprenoidal essential oil to eye area tissue, chafing eye area tissue with an abrasive, and removing the abrasive. A kit according to the invention includes an isoprenoidal essential oil, an abrasive for chafing eye area tissue, and in instruction for use for treating an eye condition or cleansing an eye area tissue. The invention also includes a composition of matter comprising an isoprenoidal essential oil and a plurality of abrasive particles in ophthamologically acceptable base. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331769 | METHODS FOR TREATING HEADACHES - Apparatus, methods, and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments, such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus comprises dispensers for carbon dioxide and other therapeutic gases. The methods comprise delivering small volumes of these gases to patients in a manner where the gas infuses into a body region in order to bathe the mucous membranes therein. It has been found that even very short exposure of patients to small volumes and high concentrations of such gases can provide significant relief from symptoms. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331770 | LOW PROFILE HANDLE PNEUMATIC ASSIST DEVICE FOR DISPENSING DUAL MATERIALS WITH OR WITHOUT A GAS ASSIST USED FOR SPRAYING MATERIALS - A gas-assisted fluid-dispensing device configured to deliver an aerosol onto a surgical site, and methods of use. The device includes a support structure and a fluid chamber. The fluid chamber contains a fluid and has a distal end and a proximal end. A piston is positioned within the fluid chamber. A spray nozzle tip is fluidly coupled to the distal end of the fluid chamber and includes a gas inlet. The tip generates the aerosol with a gas from the gas inlet and the fluid from the fluid chamber. A pneumatic switch has a first stage and a second stage. The first stage permits gas flow through the pneumatic switch and into the gas inlet of the tip. The second stage permits gas flow through the pneumatic switch and into both the gas inlet of the tip and into the fluid chamber. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331771 | GAS-ASSISTED DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING BIOMATERIALS - A gas-assisted fluid-dispensing device configured to deliver an aerosol onto a surgical site. The fluid-dispensing device includes at least one fluid chamber configured to contain a fluid. The fluid chamber has a distal end and proximal end. A plunger extends at least partially into the fluid chamber from the proximal end. A spray nozzle tip is fluidly coupled to the distal end of the fluid chamber and is coupled to a gas supply. The tip is capable of generating aerosol with a gas from the gas supply and the fluid from the fluid chamber. A housing has an upper portion with a docking port configured to operably receive the fluid chamber. An actuating member is operably coupled to a plunger and is configured to apply a force to the plunger to discharge fluid from the fluid chamber and into the tip. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331772 | LAVAGE SYSTEM HAVING A NOZZLE - A medical spray device has a compressed gas supply conduit for guiding a gas flow, a liquid supply conduit for supplying a liquid, a dispensing tube having an open tube end for spraying fine droplets or a spray mist of a liquid-gas mixture, and an operable valve element that is arranged in the compressed gas supply conduit. A constriction of the cross-sectional area is provided in the dispensing tube and a merging site is arranged in the region of the constriction through which the liquid merges into the gas flow from the compressed gas supply conduit, whereby the constriction forms a nozzle in the dispensing tube. A spray device kit provides a medical spray device, a gas supply conduit, a pressure regulator, and a compressed gas container. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331773 | OBTURATOR TIP WITH INSUFFLATION PATHWAY - A surgical access apparatus including a cannula defining an internal lumen, the cannula having a connection for receiving insufflation fluid. The apparatus also includes an obturator assembly, the obturator assembly configured to be inserted through a cannula so as to define an interstitial space between the cannula and the obturator assembly. The interstitial space is in fluid communication with the cannula connection so as to convey the insufflation fluid. The obturator assembly includes an obturator shaft having a hollow interior and a tip member at a distal end of the obturator shaft. The tip member is configured to penetrate and/or dissect through tissue. The tip member has an outer surface that defines a channel, the channel being in fluid communication with the interstitial space to as to convey the insufflation fluid from a proximal end of the tip member to a distal end of the tip member. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331774 | MEDICAL FLUID CASSETTES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS - This disclosure relates to medical fluid cassettes and related systems and methods. In certain aspects, a medical fluid cassette includes a base having a first region and a second region, a first membrane overlying the first region of the base, and a second membrane overlying the second region of the base. The second membrane is configured to rebound away from the base when a force used to press the second membrane toward the base is released. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331775 | PERITONEAL DIALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE - A peritoneal dialysis machine including a membrane pump and a touch screen display that includes a mode-indicating portion and an operation-descriptive portion, the mode-indicating portion having a plurality of touch sensitive indicia each indicating one of a plurality of modes in which the machine can operate, the display being used to keep a patient continually informed of which one mode of at least three operating modes the machine is operating in, as the operation-descriptive portion changes to display details of a specific operation being carried out within the one mode, the indicia for each of the three operating modes always being visible to the patient while the machine is operating, the operating mode being selected by the patient touching one of the indicia on the screen. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331776 | STERILE DISPOSABLE REMOTE PNEUMATIC ACTUATORS - The various embodiments of the present invention relate to remote pneumatic (bellows-action) actuators for switching applications, which are preferably sterile and/or disposable. When compressed, the bellows-action actuator provides a pulse of air pressure sufficient to actuate a remotely-located pneumatic switch configured to turn on/off an electrical, mechanical or optical device. The pulse of air pressure is propagated along a non-conducting tube, thereby substantially reducing the risk of e.g., electric shock or O | 2013-12-12 |
20130331777 | DELIVERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPEUTIC AGENTS - Devices and methods for delivering therapeutic agents use an inverted member to deliver a therapeutic agent with little or no shear stress. The inverted member may have a movable continuous surface, the movable continuous surface having a first section and a second section opposing the first section, the second section surrounding an inner cavity that is configured to hold the therapeutic agent, the inverting member being configured to deliver the therapeutic agent by inverting at least a portion of the second section. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331778 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAINING USERS OF AMBULATORY MEDICAL DEVICES - Apparatuses and methods for training users of ambulatory medical devices. The methods relate to improving user interactions with the touchscreens of devices. In one embodiment there is an operating mode that records all user interactions along with various device parameters and allows the clinician to review the patient's performance for the initial use period. Automated analysis software may be employed to analyze the data generated by the device. The results of the analysis may be used by the clinician to improve the patient and device interaction. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331779 | Electrode With Movable Insertion Stopper - A cochlear implant electrode includes an electrode carrier having an electrode array with a groove disposed in a longitudinal direction along the electrode carrier, and a stopper positioned around the electrode carrier. The stopper has a protrusion on its inner surface that is configured to be positioned within the groove such that the stopper is movable with respect to the electrode carrier. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331780 | MECHANICALLY ASSISTED INFLATION DEVICE HANDLE AND METHOD OF USE - An inflation device including a handle mechanism configured to selectively engage and disengage threads within the device. In some instances the threads are configured to couple a plunger to a syringe body. The handle mechanism may be configured to (1) provide a mechanical advantage and (2) change the location and direction of the input force, thereby making the device easier to use. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331781 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM COMPRISING DUAL PUMPS - An irrigation system comprising a reservoir for an irrigating liquid and a probe for arrangement in a user, wherein said probe comprises an inflatable balloon for fixing the catheter in a body cavity. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331782 | CATHETER WITH SKIVED TUBULAR MEMBER - An elongate shaft of a medical catheter including a thermoset polymeric tubular member including a skived distal portion. The skived distal portion includes a distally extending trough having a convex surface and a concave surface. A thermoplastic tubular sleeve may be positioned over at least a portion of the skived distal portion of the thermoset polymeric tubular member. In some instances, the thermoplastic tubular sleeve includes a crescent-shaped tubular portion defining a crescent-shaped lumen. The trough of the skived distal portion may extend through the crescent-shaped lumen. The thermoplastic tubular sleeve is thermally bonded to the inner and outer tubular members of a distal section of the elongate shaft at a guidewire port joint. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331783 | MICRO-NEEDLE BLADDER BALLOON - Devices and methods for delivering treatment fluids or particulates such as, stem cells, drugs, Botox and like, to an inner lining of a bladder for treatment of urinary tract disorders, including over active bladder. A balloon delivery system can include an inflation balloon having a plurality of micro-needles configured to pierce and otherwise puncture an inner bladder wall so as to deliver the treatment fluid to bladder tissue. The treatment fluid can be directly injected into the bladder tissue using the micro needles. Alternatively, the micro needles can be fabricated of bioabsorbable or bioresorbable materials such that the micro needles can remain embedded within the bladder tissue to deliver the treatment fluid or particulate. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331784 | NON-COMPLIANT MEDICAL BALLOON HAVING AN INTEGRAL NON-WOVEN FABRIC LAYER - A non-compliant medical balloon may be changed from a deflated state to an inflated state by increasing pressure within the balloon. The non-compliant medical balloon is composed of randomly oriented fibers forming an angle. The angle remains substantially unchanged when the balloon changes from a deflated state to an inflated state. | 2013-12-12 |
20130331785 | AUTOINJECTOR WITH MEANS FOR PREVENTING REUSE AND DISCONNECTION OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND BODY PORTIONS AFTER OPERATION - An autoinjector has a body portion ( | 2013-12-12 |
20130331786 | Device for Controlling a Penetration Depth of Injection Needle - According to the invention, a device for controlling a penetration depth to which an injection needle penetrates a body of a human or an animal comprises
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20130331787 | BACTERIA-RETAINING MEDICAL VALVE - A bacteria-retaining medical valve including a housing defining a liquid inlet and a liquid outlet, a valve located within the housing downstream of the liquid inlet and a bacterial filter assembly located within the housing downstream of the valve and upstream of the liquid outlet, the bacterial filter assembly including hydrophilic bacterial impermeable passageways which are configured to permit liquid passage therethrough and prevent bacterial passage therethrough and air passage therethrough and hydrophobic bacterial impermeable passageways which are configured to permit air passage therethrough and prevent bacterial passage therethrough and liquid passage therethrough. | 2013-12-12 |