51st week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 12 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210393911 | SMART ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE - A system and method for ventilating the lungs of a patient. The system includes a smart tube for intubation comprising a tip and a cuff. The system also includes one or more cameras, coupled with the smart tube, for providing relative positional intubation measurements of the patient and/or providing intubation images of the patient. Further, the system includes one or more sensors, coupled with the smart tube, for sensing the inflation of the cuff and/or sensing pressure of the cuff. The system for ventilating additionally includes a computing system, coupled with the camera, the at least one sensor and the smart tube, for computing programmed feedback based on the relative positional intubation measurements, and/or the intubation images, and/or the inflation of the cuff, and/or the pressure of the cuff. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393912 | ERGONOMIC AND ADJUSTABLE RESPIRATORY MASK ASSEMBLY WITH ELBOW ASSEMBLY - A patient interface assembly includes a frame with a central aperture by which a flow of pressurized breathable gas is introduced in use. The frame includes a wall on a central portion of the frame that surrounds the central aperture. A cushion is removably secured to the frame at the wall surrounding the central aperture and is made of a material that is relatively softer than the frame. A headgear assembly includes a pair of strap portions constructed of a flexible fabric material. A pair of yoke portions is positioned between the strap portions and the frame. Each yoke portion has a proximal end adjacent the frame and a distal end having a connector slot that connects to the respective strap portion of the headgear assembly. The yoke portions have a multilayer construction with one layer being a fabric layer. The yoke portions have a degree of flexibility in one direction and are more resistant to bending in another direction generally orthogonal to the one direction to resist vertical rotation of the patient interface assembly. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393913 | UNIVERSAL RESPIRATORY DETECTOR - A universal respiratory detector for detecting a respiratory gas. The universal respiratory detector may include a plurality of layers with a visual indicator to quickly and reversibly change color to detect a respiratory gas parameter such as carbon dioxide. The color change may be visible from both sides of the detector. In some examples, the respiratory detector may be a biocompatible and conformable sticker for mounting on a person's face or an oxygen delivery device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393914 | CPAP APPARATUS - According to the present disclosure, a CPAP apparatus that has a humidification function and that has high portability is provided. A CPAP apparatus includes a body unit and a base unit on and from which the body unit is mountable and removable. The body unit includes a first housing that has a first inlet and a first outlet, an air-sending device that discharges, via the first outlet, air that is introduced via the first inlet, and a first control unit that controls the air-sending device. The base unit includes a second housing that has a second inlet and a second outlet, a humidifier that humidifies air that is introduced via the second inlet, and a second control unit that controls the humidifier. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393915 | CONVERSION OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE (NO2) TO NITRIC OXIDE (NO) - Inhalation of low levels of nitric oxide can rapidly and safely decrease pulmonary hypertension in mammals. A nitric oxide delivery system that converts nitrogen dioxide to nitric oxide employs a surface-active material, such as silica gel, coated with an aqueous solution of antioxidant, such as ascorbic acid. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393916 | BONE-CONDUCTIVE SOUND THERAPY DEVICE AND METHOD - A wearable sound therapy device includes a housing, and a loop cord coupled to the housing for supporting the sound therapy device pendant from the neck of a user upon a torso of the user. Audio electronics are resident in the housing and include a bone-conduction transducer, an audio file storage medium storing an audio file, a power supply, and a transducer control unit structured to energize the bone-conduction transducer based on the stored audio file to bone-conduct sounds to the body of the user. The stored audio file can include a compressed audio file such as an MP3 or MP4 file of pure tone sounds. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393917 | EMBOLIZATION MICROCATHETER HEAD HAVING SLITTED PATTERN - An embolization microcatheter having an elongated microcatheter body configured for passing therein a suspension of particles suspended in a suspension fluid; and a microcatheter head connected to a distal end of said microcatheter body and comprising a proximal head section and a distal head section, wherein the proximal head section includes a proximal wall forming a proximal section lumen, the proximal wall having a plurality of through-holes, wherein the distal head section includes a distal wall forming a distal section lumen, and a suspension delivery opening at a distal end of the distal end section; wherein the distal section is devoid of through-holes, and wherein each of the plurality of through-holes are shaped and/or sized to allow passage therethrough of the suspension fluid while blocking passage of the particles suspended therein. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393918 | INJECTION MOLDED CANNULA SYSTEM - Disclosed is a cannula system having a soft cannula and a cannula unit for holding the soft cannula. The cannula unit includes a compressor and a body, and the body contains a mounting structure and a cavity for holding a septum. The soft cannula is threaded on the mounting structure. Furthermore, the compressor circumferentially surrounds the mounting structure and at least parts of the body. The compressor contains an internal material tension for exerting a compression force on the soft cannula and the mounting structure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393919 | URODYNAMIC INVESTIGATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, & METHODS - A urodynamic investigation apparatus for receipt of urine from a bladder is provided. The apparatus is characterized by a tubular element, first and second fittings, and a sleeve element, for select passage of urine there through, within the tubular element. The tubular element is characterized by opposing first and second end portions, and a port. The fittings are adapted to be received by the opposing end portions of the tubular element so as to delimit an apparatus chamber. The sleeve element, suspended between the fittings within the chamber, has collapsed and open configurations. The collapsed configuration is indicative of a no urine flow condition, and the open configuration indicative of a urine flow condition, with the sleeve element urine flow condition being a function of pressure applied to the chamber via the port of the tubular element. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393920 | CATHETER ASSEMBLY - A catheter assembly includes: a catheter; a catheter hub provided at a proximal end of the catheter; a valve body fixed in the catheter hub; and an opening member housed in the catheter hub to open the valve body. The opening member is movable between a first position proximal of the valve body and a second position for opening the valve body by being advanced by a connector inserted into the catheter hub. The opening member includes an engaging portion that engages with the connector with movement to the second position caused by the connector, and maintains the engagement with the connector and retracts the opening member from the valve body to the first position when the connector is retracted in a proximal direction and detached from the catheter hub. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393921 | PROBE ASSEMBLY TO REPOSITION A CATHETER - A probe can be configured with a shaped portion that can lift, advance, retract, or swivel a distal end of a catheter to thereby reposition the catheter within a patient's vasculature. This repositioning can move the catheter relative to the wall or other anatomy of the vasculature and relative to any obstructions such as a thrombus that may have formed. By repositioning the catheter, the probe prolongs the patency of the catheter including facilitating the collection of a blood sample through a long-dwelling catheter. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393922 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROTECTING UMBILICAL STUMPS - A device for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: a shield having a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient; and an opening at the shield for allowing an umbilical catheter to extend therethrough. A method for protecting an umbilical stump-catheter interface, includes: providing a device having a shield with a wall that defines a cavity for accommodating an umbilical stump, wherein the shield further includes a base for attachment to a patient, and wherein the device further includes an opening at the shield; shielding the umbilical stump from an environment using the shield; and accommodating an umbilical catheter using the opening at the shield. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393923 | BALLOON CATHETER - In some examples, a catheter (e.g., a balloon catheter) includes a guidewire tube extending through a catheter body and a coating on at least a portion of an outer surface of the guidewire tube. In some examples, the coating is an elastomeric coating. The coating is configured to increase friction between the portion of the outer surface of the guidewire tube and an inner surface of the catheter body when the portion of the outer surface contacts an inner surface of the catheter body. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393924 | VASCULAR ACCESS INSTRUMENT AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS - A vascular access system may include a catheter assembly, which may include a catheter adapter and a catheter extending distally from the catheter adapter. The vascular access system may include an instrument advancement device coupled to the catheter assembly. The instrument advancement device may include a vascular access instrument. The vascular access instrument may include a coil formed by a flat wire wound around an axis into multiple loops. The instrument advancement device may be configured to advance the vascular access instrument from a retracted position to an advanced position beyond a distal end of the catheter. The distal end of the catheter may include a distal opening. The coil may extend through the distal opening of the catheter in response to the vascular access instrument being in the advanced position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393925 | STOP-MOVEMENT DEVICE FOR ELONGATED MEDICAL ASSEMBLY - A stop-movement device is configured to be mounted to a first elongated medical assembly and a second elongated medical assembly. The stop-movement device has a body configured to stop, at least in part, relative movement between the second elongated medical assembly and the first elongated medical assembly. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393926 | GUIDE WIRE - A guide wire for guiding a dilator to be inserted into a living body includes: a flexible elongated shaft portion; a puncture portion at a distal end portion of the shaft portion to form a hole in biological tissue; and an elastically deformable cover portion covering the puncture portion. The cover portion includes a sparse pitch portion that has a wire member wound in a spiral shape and axially contractible, and a distal end cover located on a distal end side of the sparse pitch portion and covering at least a part of the puncture portion. The puncture portion includes a first contact portion. The distal end cover includes a second contact portion configured to contact the first contact portion from a proximal end side, so that relative axial movement of the first and second contact portions is restricted by the first contact portion contacting the second contact portion. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393927 | GUIDE WIRE - A guide wire is disclosed for guiding a tubular elongated body to be inserted into a living body can include: an elongated shaft portion that has flexibility; a puncture portion that is disposed at a distal end portion of the shaft portion and forms a hole in a biological tissue; and a cover portion that is formed of a wire member wound in a spiral shape, has a contraction portion that is contractible, and covers the puncture portion. The contraction portion is capable of causing the puncture portion to protrude from the cover portion by contracting the contraction portion in a linear state. When the contraction portion is in a curved state, the contraction portion is restricted in contraction so that the puncture portion does not protrude from the cover portion by contact of adjacent wire members on a concave side. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393928 | ADJUSTABLE NECK CATHETER - A catheter having a head with a head orifice and a head channel connected to the head orifice, a primary lumen wall that defines an internal primary lumen volume, an adjustable neck that connects the head channel to the internal primary lumen volume, an adjustment system partially enclosed in the primary lumen wall that provides an articulation of the adjustable neck between an extended position to a contracted position, wherein the articulation from the extended position to the contracted position provides a flexible tip catheter while the articulation from the contracted position to the extended position provides an ability to angulate toward a target. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393929 | IMPLANT DEVICE, TOOL, AND METHODS RELATING TO TREATMENT OF PARANASAL SINUSES - An implant device is configured to be implanted in a fistula to fluidly connect the lacrimal apparatus and a paranasal sinus. A surgical tool has an implant the implant device mounted on a carrier. Various methods involve a fistula between the lacrimal apparatus and a paranasal sinus. A kit includes an entry device for use to form a fistula and an implant tool for use to implant an implant device following formation of a fistula. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393930 | ELECTRONIC VALVE READER HAVING ORIENTATION SENSING MECHANISM - Magnetic-based electronic valve readers for determining a location and orientation of magnets coupled to implantable medical devices to determine a setting of the device (e.g., setting of a fluid flow control valve of the medical device). The electronic valve readers include an orientation sensing mechanism that is provided and configured to enable the electronic valve reader to: 1) allow for internal offset calculation of an orientation change of the electronic valve reader during a reading process; and/or 2) during the reading process, provide an indication or warning to the clinician that the orientation of the electronic valve reader has changed to an extent at or exceeding a predetermined angular acceptance threshold or window. Systems including the disclosed electronic valve readers and methods of reading a setting of the device are also disclosed. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393931 | KIT FOR CREATING DISPOSABLE DILATORS AND METHOD FOR THE USE THEREOF - A kit for creating disposable dilators and a method for dilating using the kit are disclosed. The kit may include a plurality of disposable members fillable with an object and one or more components configured for facilitating shaping the plurality of disposable members into use configurations. Each of the plurality of disposable members may be configured to be shaped into one or more predetermined use configurations. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393932 | DERMAL PATCHES AND GLASS SWABS FOR APPLICATION OF TOPICAL IMMUNOSENSITIZERS - Unit dosage forms, devices, and kits for topical delivery of topical immunosensitizers are provided. These include dermal patches, glass swabs, and kits containing a dermal patch and a glass swab. Among other advantages, the unit dosage forms, devices, and kits presented herein deliver a more consistent and controlled volume of drug solution, prevent underdosing and overdosing, prevent or discourage repeat dosing, and provide a more consistent skin area to which the drug solution is applied. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393933 | MICROSTRUCTURE - A microstructure is provided. A microstructure according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a tip portion formed on a substrate and comprising a drug; and a separation portion which is formed between the substrate and the tip portion and, after the tip portion has been inserted into the skin, separates the substrate and the tip portion physically by means of an external force or chemically by means of a chemical material. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393934 | MEDICAL DEVICES FOR DELIVERY OF siRNA - Disclosed are medical devices that incorporate siRNA. In addition to one or more siRNA constructs, devices include nanostructures fabricated on a surface to form a nanotopography. A random or non-random pattern of structures may be fabricated such as a complex pattern including structures of differing sizes and/or shapes. Microneedles may be incorporated on devices. The pattern including nanostructures may be formed on the surface of the microneedles. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393935 | DEVICE FOR DEPOSITING AN ELEMENT BY MEANS OF A CANNULA - A device for depositing a solid medicament, having: a cannula ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210393936 | Devices and Methods for Controlling Needle Reciprocation - An electronically power-adjusted tattoo machine, power supply, and methods for controlling needle reciprocation are disclosed. The dynamic power adjustment controls needle impact force of a tattoo machine through electronic circuitry which establishes a baseline current of a tattoo machine motor, monitors current drawn by the motor, and increases or decreases the voltage provided to the motor as the current changes. The rate and degree of voltage adjustment may be varied by user-defined settings. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393937 | GRIP FOR TATTOO, NEEDLING AND PERMANENT MAKEUP MACHINES - A grip apparatus or kit, and methods of use thereof, that includes a grip housing having a cartridge receiving portion and a motor housing mating portion at opposite ends. The cartridge receiving end having dimensioned to receive a needle cartridge. The opposite end dimensioned to receive a motor drive pin of a needling device. The grip apparatus including a resilient barrier within the grip housing, positioned between the cartridge receiving portion and the motor housing mating portion. The resilient barrier comprising a flexible portion that may include alignment structures having concave, convex, stepped configurations, or a combination thereof. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393938 | Neutral Pressure Split Septum Luer Access Device - A neutral pressure split-septum luer access device is described for receiving a luer lock connector. The septum has a plurality of elastomeric columns projecting laterally within a chamber. Each elastomeric column is under sufficient compression so that the columns are bowed and the column strength is reduced by bowing, but the slit sealing force is high. This configuration places the lower portion of the slit in a tightly sealed configuration which is never-the-less receptive to penetration by the male luer which causes the columns to bow further and collapse precipitously with the elastomeric force of the collapsing mass of the columns being carried distally to displace and pop open the central slit distal the tip of the male luer. The septum further provides a transverse separation between the columns and a distal sealing portion so the force of the displacement force to the sealing portion is reduced. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393939 | Infusion Pump Assembly - A fluid connector assembly is disclosed. The fluid connector assembly includes a body portion, a plug portion located on the body portion, the plug portion comprising a fluid path, a tubing, a first end of the tubing fluidly connected to the plug fluid path, a catch feature located on a first end of the body portion and configured to interact with a reservoir, and a latching feature located on a second end of the body portion, the latching feature configured to interact and lock onto the reservoir. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393940 | Stopcock - Proposed is a stopcock that enables natural injection of a drug and prevents backflow of a drug injected in another direction on a body. The stopcock includes: a body formed in a passage shape connecting a drug solution injection pipe and a supply pipe to each other; and a backflow prevention unit having a first end coupled to a side of the body between the drug solution injection pipe and the supply pipe and a second end extending toward an inside of the body to isolate the drug solution injection pipe and the supply pipe from each other, in which the second end of the backflow prevention unit bends toward the inside of the body and guides movement of a drug when the drug is injected through the drug solution injection pipe, and elastically moves to an initial position when injection of the drug is stopped. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393941 | EXTRACORPOREAL BLOOD PUMP ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An extracorporeal blood pump assembly includes a blood pump and an extracorporeal membrane oxygenator (ECMO). The blood pump includes a pump housing, a rotor, and a flow converter positioned downstream from the rotor to convert non-axial flow from the rotor to axial flow. The pump housing defines an inlet and an outlet. The ECMO includes a membrane housing and an oxygenator membrane disposed within the membrane housing. The membrane housing is removably connected to the pump housing at one of the pump housing inlet and the pump housing outlet. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393942 | ATRIAL ASSIST DEVICE - A system for treating a patient with a heart condition includes an atrial assist device (AAD) configured to be positioned in the patients heart to pump blood from an atrium of the patients heart into a ventricle associated with the atrium. The system also includes a controller operatively connected to the AAD and being configured to control the AAD to pump blood from the atrium of the patients heart into the ventricle associated with the atrium. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393943 | RECONFIGURABLE FLUID DISPLACEMENT APPARATUSES AND METHODS OF USE - Ventricular assist devices configured to be placed in a ventricle of a heart are described. In one embodiment, a ventricular assist device may include a pumping pouch. The pumping pouch may have an opening. The pumping pouch may be flexible, and may define an internal volume configured to fill with blood in through the opening. The ventricular assist device may also include a contraction element coupled to the contraction pouch. The contraction element may be capable of squeezing at least a portion of the pumping pouch to force at least a portion of the blood out through the opening. The ventricular assist device may also include a frame coupled to the pumping pouch. The frame may be configured to be coupled to a wall of the heart. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393944 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CARDIAC ASSISTANCE SYSTEM - The invention relates to a system ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210393945 | CARRYING CASE FOR CONTROLLER OF PATIENTS WITH VADS - A carrying case for a controller for an implantable blood pump includes a first flexible pouch sized and configured to retain the controller. The pouch has a first face and a second face opposite the first face, the first face includes a thermal insulating material and the second face including a thermal dissipating material. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393946 | SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION - In an embodiment, an electrical stimulation system can include one or more of an electrode assembly including one or more electrodes and an electronics subsystem. In some variations, each of the one or more electrodes can include a hydrophilic layer and a conductive layer. In some variations, the electronics subsystem can include one or more of a control module, power module, and a stimulus generator. In some variations, the electrical stimulation can further include one or more of an electrical attachment system, mechanical attachment system, head apparel assembly, flexible housing, and/or any other suitable component. The electrical stimulation system functions to apply electrical stimulation but can additionally or alternatively function to measure/and or record one or more biosignals from a user. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393947 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLANTING A MEDICAL DEVICE - Systems and methods for implanting a medical device are provided and include an implantable lead comprising a lead body having a distal end and a proximal end. The implantable lead has electrodes positioned at the distal end and has a lead connector positioned at the proximal end. The lead connector includes lead contacts that are communicatively coupled to the electrodes positioned at the distal end. The lead body has a body outer envelope configured to fit within a lumen of an introducer sheath and the lead connector has a connector outer envelope configured to fit within the lumen of the introducer sheath. A pulse generator has a connector cavity. The lead adaptor is configured to interconnect the implantable lead and the pulse generator. The lead adaptor has an insertable connector that includes mating contacts and an adaptor cavity that includes cavity contacts. The cavity contacts are positioned to engage the lead contacts of the lead connector when the lead connector is inserted into the adaptor cavity. The insertable connector is configured to be inserted into the connector cavity of the pulse generator. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393948 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR SENSING AND OR STIMULATING TISSUE - Devices, methods and systems for transmitting signals through a device located in a blood vessel of an animal, for stimulating and/or sensing activity of media proximal to the device, wherein the media includes tissue and/or fluid. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393949 | NEUROMODULATION DEVICE - The invention provides devices, apparatuses, systems and methods for treating and ameliorating inflammation of the gut. In particular, the invention provides devices, apparatuses and methods in which a neuromodulatory signal is delivered a splenic nerve and/or superior mesenteric plexus (SMP). The signal is able to treat inflammatory disorders, e.g., colitis, for example in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393950 | IMPLANTABLE APPARATUS FOR INTERACTING WITH BIOLOGICAL TISSUE - There is described an implantable apparatus for interacting with biological tissue. The apparatus generally has a base; a plurality of strands each having an elongated body with a proximal end fixed to said base and a distal end opposite the said proximal end, the plurality of strands being entwined with one another to form a thread of entwined strands; and a plurality of biological interaction devices extending between the base and the plurality of strands, the biological interaction devices each having a biological interaction element located along the elongated body of a corresponding one of the plurality of strands and interacting with surrounding biological tissue when the thread of entwined strands is implanted into the biological tissue. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROGRAMMING NEUROMODULATION WAVEFORM - This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods for programming neuromodulation therapy to treat neurological or cardiovascular diseases. A system includes an input circuit that receives a modulation magnitude representing a level of stimulation intensity, a memory that stores a plurality of gain functions associated with a plurality of modulation parameters, and a electrostimulator that may generate and deliver an electrostimulation therapy. A controller may program the electrostimulator with the plurality of modulation parameters based on the received modulation magnitude and the plurality of gain functions, and control the electrostimulator to generate electrostimulation therapy according to the plurality of modulation parameters. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393952 | STIMULATION DEVICE FOR ELECTROTHERAPY AND METHOD FOR CHECKING THE POLARITY OF CONTACT ELECTRODES - The invention relates to a stimulation device for electrotherapy, in particular a defibrillator device and/or external pacemaker device, comprising: at least two contact electrodes ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210393953 | SUPPORT DEVICES INCLUDING ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - A support device includes a base portion structurally configured to support a user, one or more engagement members coupled to the base portion and engagable with a surface, a distance sensor, a power source electrically coupled to one or more electrical stimulation electrodes, and a controller communicatively coupled to the distance sensor and the power source, the controller including a processor and a non-transitory, processor-readable storage medium including a computer readable and executable instruction set, which, when executed, causes the processor to receive a signal from the distance sensor indicative of a detected distance traveled by the support device, and send a signal to the power source to engage the one or more electrical stimulation electrodes based at least in part on the detected distance traveled by the support device. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393954 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR DELIVERING THERAPY TO INTESTINAL MUSCLE - Systems for delivering therapy to an intestinal muscle in a patient may comprise a cardiac sensor, an intestinal sensor, an implantable pulse generator and a signal delivery device. The signal delivery device may be configured to deliver a stimulation signal to the muscle. The implantable pulse generator may comprise a microcontroller configured to receive cardiac data from the cardiac sensor and calculate a heart rate parameter therefrom, receive intestinal activity data from the intestinal sensor and calculate an intestinal activity parameter therefrom, determine a physiological state of a patient based on the parameters, adjust a stimulation parameter of the stimulation signal based on the determined state, and instruct the signal delivery device to deliver an adjusted stimulation signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393955 | TRANSCRANIAL STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL TESTING - The present method and system provides a neuromodulation therapy including receiving a plurality of input data relating to a patient, the input data including brain value measurements and body value measurements. The method and system includes analyzing the input data in reference to reference data generated based on machine learning operations associated with existing patient data and reference database data. Based thereon, the method and system includes electronically determining, a brain malady and a severity value for the patient and electronically generating a treatment protocol for the patient, the treatment protocol includes transcranial stimulation parameters. Therein, the method and system includes applying a transcranial stimulation using the transcranial stimulation parameters based on the treatment protocol. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393956 | HARMONIC ALLOCATION OF COCHLEA IMPLANT FREQUENCIES - An aspect of the disclosure is to provide a system and a method of fitting a cochlea implant system to a patient, the method including determining an insertion angle of at least one electrode of a first electrode array of the cochlea implant system inserted into a cochlea of the patient, determining a plurality of natural frequencies as a function of a cochlea spiral length based on a natural frequency allocation model and the insertion angle, determining a plurality of characteristic frequencies as a function of a cochlea spiral length by frequency downshifting the plurality of natural frequencies until an objective is obtained and while preserving the harmonic relationship between the natural frequencies of the plurality of natural frequencies in the plurality of characteristic frequencies, and allocating the plurality of characteristic frequencies to each electrode of the first electrode array based on the insertion angle of the at least one electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393957 | Systems and Methods for Sensing and Correcting Electrical Activity of Nerve Tissue - Disclosed are apparatus, systems, devices, methods, and other implementations, including an apparatus that includes at least one contact lens fittable on an eye of a patient, with the contact lens including circuitry for receiving electrical activity signals associated with electrical activity produced by nerve tissue located proximal to the contact lens. The apparatus further includes a first sensor configured to sense the electrical activity produced by the nerve tissue and to provide the electrical activity signals, and a first stimulator to trigger a response in a body of the patient based, at least in part, on the electrical activity signals provided by the first sensor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393958 | MULTI-SITE NEUROMODULATION FOR TREATMENT OF ALS AND RELATED DISORDERS - Methods and systems for treating ALS and related motor neuron diseases using multi-site neuromodulation are disclosed. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393959 | DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION METHOD - The disclosure concerns a method for the treatment of cervical dystonia, comprising inserting a stimulation device into the brain of a patient, the stimulation device being configured to provide electrical stimulation to affect first and second stimulation targets within the brain. The first stimulation target is the subthalamic nucleus (STN); and the second stimulation target is the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM), or the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP), or both the ventral intermediate nucleus (VIM) and the ventralis oralis posterior thalamus (VOP). | 2021-12-23 |
20210393960 | Implantable Living Electrodes And Methods For Use Thereof - In one aspect, the invention comprises an implantable living electrode comprising a substantially cylindrical extracellular matrix core; one or more neurons implanted along or within the substantially cylindrical extracellular matrix core, the one or more neurons including one or more optogenetic or magnetogenetic neurons proximal to a first end of the implantable living electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393961 | DEVICES AND METHODS TO USE POWER SPECTRUM OR SIGNAL ASSOCIATION FOR PAIN MANAGEMENT - Methods and systems for electrical stimulation can include obtaining a biosignal of the patient; altering at least one stimulation parameter of an electrical stimulation system in response to the biosignal; and delivering an electrical stimulation current to one or more selected electrodes of the electrical stimulation system using the at least one stimulation parameter. In some embodiments, a power spectrum is determined from the biosignal. In some embodiments, the biosignal is at least two different biosignals measured at the same or different locations on the patient and a coherence, correlation, or association between the two biosignal is determined. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393962 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLOSED LOOP CONTROL TO ENSURE A CONSTANT CURRENT OUTPUT WITH A CHANGING LOAD RESISTANCE - A closed loop control system automatically ensures that an output of a device is constant. The system can receive an input to set a fixed value for a variable (e.g., a current, a heart rate, a tissue perfusion, an ion level, etc.), and this variable can be delivered to a feedback component. The system can also include the device to deliver the variable to a load. The feedback component can be coupled to the delivery device to sample the output of the delivery device at different times. Based on the sampling, the feedback component can vary a property of the delivery device related to the delivery of the variable to the load to ensure that the variable remains constant at the fixed value. In some instances, the system can be implemented as a stimulator that delivers the constant current of a current source and has a low output impedance of a voltage source. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393963 | BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING CONTROL PROGRAM OF BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BLOOD PRESSURE - A blood pressure controlling apparatus includes an acquiring part configured to acquire biological information indicating blood pressure of a subject, a producing part configured to produce a frequency modulated pulse train on the basis of the biological information, and a supplying part configured to supply an electrical current on the basis of the frequency modulated pulse train, to an electrode attached on the subject. The electrical current stimulates baroreceptor afferent nerves of the subject. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393964 | Neurostimulation Artefact Minimisation - A neurostimulation device has a stimulus, and a position of a measurement electrode relative to the stimulus, configured such that in artefact as arising relative to distance from the stimulus electrode a minima region of the artefact is substantially co-located with the measurement electrode. Or, a ratio of the inter-electrode spacing to the electrode length is between 2 and 3.66. Or, an impedance is connected to a passive electrode and is configured to reduce artefact arising on the measurement electrode. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393965 | A SYSTEM, A METHOD, A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND AN ELECTRIC STIMULATION SIGNAL - The invention relates to a system for preventing and/or reducing muscle spasms and improving postural stability in a patient suffering from muscle spasm and postural instability. The system comprises an electrode configured to be positioned to stimulate a target dorsal root ganglion associated with the muscle spasm and postural instability. The system also comprises a pulse generator provided with an output port connectable to the electrode. The pulse generator includes a processor configured to generate an electric stimulation signal at the electrode while connected. Here, the electric stimulation signal stimulates the dorsal root ganglion with an electric pulse while so positioned. Further, the system comprises a user interface configured to set at least one user-specified parameter of the electric pulse. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393966 | DETECTING THE ONSET OF SENSING ISSUES USING SHORT INTERVALS - The disclosure describes an enhancement to lead monitoring techniques, which uses a sensing integrity counter (SIC). The techniques of this disclosure may enhance lead monitoring techniques by detecting possible sensing issues based on a significant increase in periodic, e.g., daily, SIC counts relative to previous periods. Some issues with sensing cardiac signals via implantable cardiac leads can result in an implantable medical device (IMD) measuring very short intervals between what appears to be sensed heart beats. Examples of issues include insulation breach, conductor fracture, or poor electrical connection, which may cause noise that appears to be an R-wave. The IMD may detect the noise, along with actual R-waves, and determine that there are relatively short (e.g., less than a threshold) intervals between the “R-waves.” A significant increase in the number or frequency of very short intervals between R-waves may indicate the date/time of a significant sensing issue. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393967 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED HIS BUNDLE AND BACKUP PACING TIMING - A system and method are provided. The system includes a HIS electrode configured to be located proximate to a HIS bundle. A pulse generator is coupled to the HIS electrode and is configured to deliver HIS bundle pacing (HBP), a right atrial (RA) electrode is located in a right atrium, a sensing circuitry coupled to the RA electrode and defines an RA sensing channel that does not utilize the HIS electrode. The system includes a memory including program instructions. The system includes a processor is configured to collect cardiac activity (CA) signals over the RA sensing channel utilizing the RA electrode. The CA signals include a far field (FF) component associated with a ventricular event (VE). The processor analyzes the FF component to identify first and second FF component (FFC) characteristics of interest (COI) of the ventricular event and utilizes the first FFC COI to apply a first capture class (CC) discriminator to distinguish between first and second capture classes. The first capture class includes first and second capture types. The processor utilizes the second FFC COI to apply a second CC discriminator to distinguish between at least one of i) the first and second capture types within the first capture class, or ii) third and fourth capture classes and manages HIS bundle pacing based on distinctions by the first and second CC discriminators. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393968 | RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY HARVESTING - This disclosure describes devices, systems, and techniques for recharging power sources using RF energy received by one or more antennae. In one example, an implantable medical device includes a rechargeable power supply and an antenna configured to receive radio frequency (RF) energy having one or more frequencies within at least one of a first range from 1 MHz to 20 MHz or a second range from 100 MHz to 700 MHz. The implantable medical device may also include charging circuitry configured to convert the RF energy to a direct current (DC) power and charge the rechargeable power supply with the DC power. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393969 | HEARTSTATION REMOTE MONITOR SYSTEM - An automated external defibrillator (AED) and AED Monitoring system made up of an AED, the AED having a self-diagnostic subroutine and performing said subroutine at regular intervals, the AED having at least an audio indicator that indicates the results of the self-diagnostic when the diagnosis is that the AED is in need of maintenance and a remote AED monitoring system, the AED monitoring system having an electromagnetic coil, microphone, battery, microprocessor, and wireless communication device, wherein the microprocessor selectively powers up the AED monitoring system prior to the AED's self-diagnostic subroutine and utilizes the electromagnetic coil and microphone to monitor for the AED's audio indicator that the AED is in need of maintenance, and the microprocessor transmitting a wireless signal through the wireless communication device indicating whether the AED is in need of maintenance; the microprocessor selectively powering down the AED monitoring system after transmitting the wireless signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393970 | HANDPIECE FOR INTRAORIFICE RADIOFREQUENCY TREATMENTS - A handpiece for intraorifice radiofrequency treatments of the type including a substantially tubular body provided with at least one emitter along its outer surface. The at least one emitter is connected by cables to at least one power supply unit. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393971 | TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION TREATMENT MONITORING AND NOTIFICATION - Provided herein are methods and systems for determining and presenting information related to transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment. A system comprises a transcranial magnetic stimulation coil and an array of electrical contacts, and a first device configured to determine information related to the TMS treatment and transmit the information to at least one additional device configured to receive and display the information. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393972 | COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING THE BIOLOGICAL RESPONSE TO CHEMICAL AGENTS AND PHYSICAL STIMULI - The present invention relates to compositions and methods configured to deliver a stimulus (e.g., a therapeutic agent or a therapeutically beneficial signal) to a cell, tissue, organ, or organism. The stimulus is applied at least twice, and the first and second applications are separated by a rest period in which no further stimulus is actively applied. The rest period is of a duration (e.g., about 1-6 hours) sufficient to provoke an enhanced response to the second stimulus. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393973 | PORTABLE WHOLE-BODY PHOTON THERAPY DEVICE - A portable photon therapy system is disclosed herein comprising a chassis, legs, headrest and footrest. When not in use, the legs can be folded, and the headrest and footrest detached and stored inside the chassis, which can be contained within a travel case. The device with case will comply with airline checked baggage requirements for size and weight. The chassis houses arrays of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on printed circuit boards (PCBs) beneath an acrylic surface (device bed), which emit a plurality of light wavelengths at therapeutic irradiance levels. After device setup and upon selection of the desired light wavelengths (e.g. red or infrared or both) and mode (pulsed or continuous wave) via the control panel, one lays down on the device bed to undergo photon therapy. The present invention comprises a foldable 2-piece chassis for consumer photon therapy, and a single-piece chassis for patient photon therapy by medical professionals. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393974 | LED THERAPY MASK - LED therapy masks, and associated systems and methods, are generally described. In one example, a wearable system for skin treatment of a user includes a substrate and a plurality of pixels disposed on the substrate. In this example, each pixel in the plurality of pixels includes a stack of light emitting diodes (LEDs) including a first LED configured to emit first light at a first wavelength and a second LED configured to emit light at a second wavelength. In this example, each pixel also includes a first microneedle in optical communication with the first LED and configured to guide the first light into the skin of the user during use and a second microneedle in optical communication with the second LED and configured to guide the second light into the skin of the user during use. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393975 | ADHESIVE PHOTOTHERAPY METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DEVICES - A phototherapy device, system, and method for treating acne and/or acne scarring, includes a light emitting device configured and arranged to emit light from a bottom surface thereof; and an attachment portion having an aperture therethrough configured to permit light through. The attachment portion is configured to retain the device to a user's skin and bathe the skin with phototherapeutic light from the light emitter. Attachment of the device may be preceded with the application of synergistic fluid, ointment, gel, cream, lotion, foam, soap, or other solutions which may or may not consist of known topical acne treatment agents, augment device attachment to the skin, and/or have photodynamic properties. The light emitted may be any wavelength, combinations of wavelengths, intensity, pulse frequency, and exposure duration. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393976 | PHOTOTHERAPY DEVICE - A phototherapy device includes at least one flexible sheet that has first and second electrical conduction layers, an electrical insulation layer between the first and second electrical conduction layers, and light emitting diodes (LEDs) disposed along the electrical insulation layer between the first and second electrical conduction layers. The first electrical conduction layer includes a conductive polymer. The electrical conduction layers and the LEDs are part of an electrical circuit in which the LEDs illuminate responsive to an electrical input. There is at least one meter to measure an electrical property of the electrical circuit. A control module is in communication with the meter and configured to adjust the electrical input responsive to the electrical property of the electrical circuit. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393977 | TREATMENT OF NEUROLOGICAL ABNORMALITIES USING DYNAMIC ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY - A method of treating a neurological disorder and/or disease includes positioning a stimulation apparatus on a patient. The stimulation apparatus includes an electrode array having a plurality of electrodes and an emitter array having a plurality of emitters. The method further includes measuring electroencephalography (EEG) signals of the patient with the electrode array. The method further includes emitting radiation into the patient's brain from the emitter array based on the measured EEG signals in order to treat the neurological disorder and/or disease. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393978 | BIO-SIGNAL DETECTION AND STIMULATION DEVICE - Provided is a bio-signal detection and stimulation device. The bio-signal detection and stimulation device includes a flexible substrate, a stimulation part on the flexible substrate, and a detection electrode part on the flexible substrate. The stimulation part and the detection electrode part vertically overlap each other, the stimulation part includes an organic light emitting diode (OLED), the stimulation part emits an optical signal, and the detection electrode part detects a bio-signal. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393979 | APPLICATOR DEVICE FOR INTERVENTION RADIOTHERAPY (BRACHYTHERAPY) AND PERINEAL INTERVENTION AND/OR DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES - The present invention relates to an applicator device ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210393980 | MEDICAL DEVICE FOR RADIOTHERAPY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present relates to a positioning and shaping shell manufacturing method for manufacturing a positioning and shaping shell comprising a positioning step consisting in positioning and supporting a target body portion with a transparent body shaper in a predetermined position on a positioning board presenting at least one transparent portion permitting scanning through it, an image acquisition step consisting in a target body portion surface scan imaging also via the transparent portion of the board and said transparent body support, a software computing step where the acquired image data are sent and processed in a processing unit, and a producing step consisting in producing a 3D positioning and shaping shell model via additive or subtractive manufacturing method based in the processed image data. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393981 | DEFINING DOSE RATE FOR PENCIL BEAM SCANNING - The dose rate of voxels within a particle beam (e.g., proton beam) treatment field delivered using pencil beam scanning (PBS) is calculated, and a representative dose rate for the PBS treatment field is reported. The calculations account for dose accumulation in a local region or sub-volume (e.g., a voxel) as a function of time. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393982 | CORRELATION OF DOSE AND DOSE RATE INFORMATION TO VOLUME FOR RADIATION TREATMENT PLANNING - A method used for planning radiation treatment accessing information that includes calculated doses and calculated dose rates for sub-volumes in a treatment target, and also accessing information that includes values of a measure of the sub-volumes as a function of the calculated doses and the calculated dose rates. A graphical user interface includes a rendering that is based on the calculated doses, the calculated doses rates, and the values of the measure. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393983 | RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM AND METHOD - The present disclosure is directed to a radiation therapy system. The radiation therapy system may comprise a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus. The MRI apparatus may include a plurality of shielding magnetic coils, the plurality of shielding magnetic coils being arranged around an axis. The radiation therapy system may also comprise a radiation therapy apparatus, which includes a linear accelerator configured to accelerate electrons to produce a radiation beam, the linear accelerator being located between two neighboring shielding coils of the plurality of shielding coils, and a length direction of the linear accelerator being parallel with the axis. The radiation therapy apparatus may also include a deflection magnet configured to deflect the electrons emitted from the linear accelerator by a deflection angle in a first portion of a moving trajectory, the first portion of the moving trajectory being on a plane intersecting with a radial plane of the MRI apparatus. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393984 | CHARGED PARTICLE IRRADIATION APPARATUS - Provided is a charged particle irradiation apparatus that performs scanning with a charged particle beam and irradiates an irradiation target spot by spot. An embodiment of the present invention provides a charged particle irradiation apparatus ( | 2021-12-23 |
20210393985 | PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM, DOSE DISTRIBUTION EVALUATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PARTICLE THERAPY SYSTEM - A proton beam therapy system | 2021-12-23 |
20210393986 | ION SOURCE, CIRCULAR ACCELERATOR USING SAME, AND PARTICLE BEAM THERAPY SYSTEM - The ion source includes a microwave power supply provided outside main magnetic poles, a radiofrequency waveguide and an antenna configured to introduce a microwave generated by the microwave power supply to a region to which a magnetic field generated by the main magnetic poles is applied, and a magnetic field generation unit provided inside a hole provided in a part of the main magnetic poles and configured to generate a magnetic field in a direction opposite to that of the magnetic field generated by the main magnetic poles. Plasma is generated inside the main magnetic poles by a magnetic field generated by applying the magnetic field generated by the magnetic field generation unit in the opposite direction to the main magnetic field decreased according to a diameter of the hole and the microwave introduced by the radiofrequency waveguide and the antenna. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393987 | HYBRID BRAGG/FLASH PROTON THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient with positively charged particles, comprising the steps of transporting the positively charged particles along a beam transport path passing sequentially from an accelerator, through a beam transport line, through a nozzle, and toward a position of the patient, the step of transporting further comprising the steps of: (1) terminating a first Bragg peak, of a first set of the positively charged particles, in a position of the tumor and (2) flash treating the tumor with a second Bragg peak, of a second set of the positively charged particles, the second Bragg peak terminating post-patient relative to the nozzle. Optionally the second set of particles are delivered at a rate exceeding one MHz. Optionally, particles in common are used to both treat the tumor and image the tumor. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393988 | MULTI-DIRECTION PROTON THERAPY APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - The invention comprises a method and apparatus for treating a tumor of a patient, in a beam treatment center comprising a floor, with positively charged particles, comprising: (1) a synchrotron mounted to an elevated floor section above the floor of the beam treatment center; (2) a beam transport system, comprising: at least three fixed-position beam transport lines, where none of the synchrotron and the beam transport system penetrate through the floor of the beam treatment center; (3) the positively charged particles transported from the synchrotron, through the beam transport system, to a position above a patient positioning system during use; and (4) an optional repositionable nozzle system connected to a first, second, and third fixed-position beam transport line at a first, second, and third time, respectively, where the nozzle track forms an arc of a circle and the repositionable nozzle system moves along the nozzle track. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393989 | RADIATION THERAPY SYSTEM USING A DIGITAL TOMOSYNTHESIS PROCESS FOR NEAR REAL-TIME LOCALIZATION - A method of radiation therapy comprises, while a gantry of a radiation therapy system rotates continuously in a first direction through a treatment arc from a first treatment delivery position to a second treatment delivery position, causing an imaging X-ray source mounted on the gantry to direct X-rays through a target volume and receiving a set of X-ray projection images from an X-ray imager mounted on the gantry; determining a current location of the target volume based on the set of X-ray projection images; and while the gantry to continues to rotate to the second treatment delivery position, initiating delivery of a treatment beam of a treatment-delivering X-ray source mounted on the gantry to the target volume, and continuing to cause the gantry to rotate in the first direction from the second treatment delivery position to a third treatment delivery position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393990 | ULTRASOUND THERAPY FOR SYSTEMIC IMMUNE MODULATION - A method of treating a disease in a subject is provided, including delivering ultrasound energy to a treatment area of the subject, wherein said ultrasound energy inactivates the cytokines in the treatment area or downstream thereof. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393991 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSCRANIAL BRAIN STIMULATION USING ULTRASOUND - A transcranial ultrasonic stimulation headset includes a coupling system, one or more ultrasound transducers configured to generate and direct a first focused ultrasound beam at a region within a portion of a subject's brain, one or more sensors configured to measure a response from the portion of the subject's brain in response to the first focused ultrasound beam, and an electronic controller in communication with the one or more ultrasound transducers configured to dynamically adjust, based on the measured response from the portion of the subject's brain, a particular stimulation parameter for the one or more ultrasound transducers to generate and direct a second focused ultrasound beam at the region within a portion of the subject's brain. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393992 | BEAUTY MEDICAL DEVICE - According to one aspect of the present invention, provided is a beauty medical device comprising: a handpiece body having an ultrasonic emission surface prepared at one end; an ultrasonic generation unit which is provided inside the handpiece body and which generates an ultrasonic wave so as to emit same at the skin through the ultrasonic emission surface; and a high frequency generation unit disposed on the circumference of the ultrasonic emission surface at one end of the handpiece body so as to generate a high frequency. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393993 | HAND SANITIZERS WITH IMPROVED AESTHETICS AND SKIN-CONDITIONING TO ENCOURAGE COMPLIANCE WITH HAND HYGIENE GUIDELINES - Hand sanitizers are provided with improved aesthetics and skin-conditioning effects, such that healthcare workers and others subject to high frequency hand hygiene requirements are encouraged to comply with said requirements. The hand sanitizers provide excellent antimicrobial efficacy and skin conditioning benefits that actually increase with increased frequency of use. The sanitizing compositions are hydroalcoholic, and contain a synergistic combination of skin-conditioning agents. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393994 | MODULAR NBC FILTRATION SYSTEM FOR PROTECTION SHELTERS - A near ceiling mounted NBC filtration system | 2021-12-23 |
20210393995 | Positive-Pressure Protective Wear - A positive-pressure protective wear has a protective body and an air supply. The protective body has a clothing and a headgear connected with the clothing. The air supply is connected with the protective body and inputs gas into the protective body to keep the protective body under positive pressure, and this can provide an effect of ventilation. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393996 | PROTECTIVE FACE COVERINGS - Face coverings that protect the facial T-Zone region (i.e., eyes, nose, and mouth) from airborne transmission of infectious and other harmful particles are disclosed. The face coverings disclosed herein are designed to attach to the temples, frames, and/or the bridge of eyewear, which provides protection for the eyes of the wearer and dispenses of the need to adjust straps traditionally found on face masks. The face coverings may be converted to different configurations depending on the amount of protection and comfort desired by the wearer. For example, the face coverings disclosed herein can convert from a free-hanging position to a more protective configuration in which the mask conforms closely to the face of the wearer. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393997 | RESPIRATOR MASK WITH EXHALATION FILTER - A respirator mask includes a face piece configured for contacting at least a portion of a face of a user, a head harness for attaching the respirator mask to a head of the user, at least one opening on the face piece, and at least one filter associated with the opening on the face piece. The at least one filter is configured to facilitate a passage of ambient air to an interior of the face piece in a first direction. The at least one filter is further configured to facilitate a passage of air exhaled by the user wearing the respirator mask in a second direction opposite the first direction from the interior of the face piece to the ambient air and reduce a passage of aerosolized particulate matter exhaled by the user in the second direction. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393998 | APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A PERSON AT HEIGHT - An apparatus for supporting a person working at height includes a harness and seat assembly. The seat assembly includes a supporting platform, flexible connection members secured to the platform, and a connector on each flexible connection member. The harness has two forward connection arrangements and a flexible load-bearing member extending between the forward connection arrangements, the forward connection arrangements transferring load from the back and the leg loops to the load-bearing member. Each forward connection arrangement includes a body permanently connected to the harness and a retainer to secure the flexible load-bearing member to the body, and an attachment aperture through which a respective connector is passed to releasably connect the connector and the attached connection member to the forward connection member. Thus, a load carried on the supporting platform is transferred through the connection members, the connectors and the forward connection arrangement to the flexible load-bearing member. | 2021-12-23 |
20210393999 | ROTORCRAFT FALL RESTRAINT PROTECTION ATTACH POINTS AND MECHANISM SYSTEMS - The present invention includes a safety apparatus and method for protecting users during maintenance operations for a rotorcraft comprising: at least one permanent, semi-permanent, or detachable safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop that is attached or attachable to a rotorcraft, wherein the safety bar, strap, fastener, hook, or loop is positioned in an area or surface between a windshield of the rotorcraft and a tail boom of the rotorcraft and is connectable to a user safety device to provide fall protection from the area or surface. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394000 | Fire protection element for sealing passage openings in components - A fire protection element contains a layered body for sealing passage openings in components, such as building components, through which lines are guided. A method can be used for producing the fire protection element and the fire protection element can be used for sealing passage openings and/or joints in components against fire and flue gases. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394001 | Fire Suppression Systems - A method of fire suppression may include injecting a reactive agent into a reaction zone to produce a catalytically active species for fire suppression and conveying the catalytically active species to a fire to catalytically interfere with flame chemistry of the fire. Fire in a fuel tank may be suppressed by injecting the reactive agent into a convective flow of a mixture of fuel and oxidizer in a fuel tank, the reactive agent reacting in the fuel tank to release a species which catalytically interferes with flame chemistry to suppress fire in the fuel tank. Fire at an airplane crash may be suppressed by releasing the reactive agent from the container at the crash site to produce an active species to catalytically interfere with a fire at the crash site. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394002 | FIRE TRUCK VALVE CHECKER SYSTEM AND METHOD - A valve checker system includes a valve having a valve housing with an inlet side, an outlet side, and a valve element therebetween. The valve element is selectively and repeatably rotatable between a first closed position, wherein a seal is formed between the valve element and the valve housing, thereby substantially preventing fluid flow between the inlet and outlet sides, and an open position, wherein the seal is broken such that fluid flow is permissible between the inlet and outlet sides. The valve element is also selectively and repeatably rotatable within a discrete angle in a direction toward the open position, from the first closed position into a second closed position in which the seal is maintained between the valve element and the valve housing. A controller is operatively coupled to the valve element and configured to rotate the valve element between the first and second closed positions. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394003 | BOX RACK WITH FUNCTIONAL TRAINING DEVICES - An exercise apparatus includes a squat rack comprising a number of members forming a cage, a resistance device associated the said squat rack, a cable pull device attached to one of said number of members, and a cable connecting the resistance device to the cable pull device, where the cable extends along one or more of the number of members such that sides of the cage are unobstructed by the cable. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394004 | Exercise Device - An exercise device having a first handle, a second handle, and a cylindrical chamber. The cylindrical chamber is oriented in that the first handle is attached at one end of the cylindrical chamber and the second handle is attached at the other end of the cylindrical chamber. The cylindrical chamber contains a system that facilitates magnetic, tension resistance. Bisecting the surface of the cylindrical chamber, is a knob connected to a fixed component that adjusts the magnetic, tension resistance within the cylindrical chamber. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394005 | Pilates Exercise Machine - In one aspect of the present exercise machine, an assembly is attached to the end of a reformer, where the assembly comprises a seat mechanism and a pedal mechanism. The seat mechanism has a seat, a bracket supporting the seat, and a height adjustment system, where activation of the height adjustment system permits selective adjustment and locking of the height of the seat and the bracket by restricting travel of the seat and bracket to a slanted path that is slanted relative to the vertical. The pedal mechanism has an axle, a first pedal arm with a first pedal, and a second pedal arm with a second pedal. The pedal mechanism is located directly beneath the seat when the seat mechanism is in a lowest position and partially exposed in a higher position. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394006 | Musculature exerciser and method - A fixed musculature exerciser adapted for a specific cardiovascular training exercise such as a rowing motion includes a plurality of spaced apart support legs including laterally and outwardly extending sponsons acting as stabilization feet. A resilient resistance band can be conveniently and removably secured at both ends between a pair of linearly opposed, spaced apart anchorments secured to the distal end sections of a pair of adjacent sponsons. One end of the resistance band can be detached and the band used for strength training. Additional resistance bands can be similarly secured between other pairs of anchorments on separated sponsons. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394007 | EXERCISE ROD FOR SUPPORTING EXERCISE ELASTIC ROPE - An exercise rod for supporting an exercise elastic rope includes a supporting member rotatably sleeved on the exercise rod. The periphery of the supporting member is provided with an annular positioning groove for cooperating with a hook. An end of the exercise rod is detachably provided with a blocking member configured to prevent the supporting member from separation, a retractable blocking button is arranged adjacent to the end of the exercise rod, and the supporting member is limited between the blocking button and the blocking member. The supporting member is rotatably sleeved on the exercise rod, and the supporting member is provided with a positioning groove matched with the hook. When the hook is subjected to force, the relative movement between the hook and the supporting member is transformed into the rotation of the supporting member, thereby eliminating the sound caused by friction and collision between parts. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394008 | Versatile Weight Bar Assembly - A barbell assembly includes a main bar having a pair of opposing, internally threaded ends and a central collar. A longer extension bar includes an externally threaded post at a first end and a cap at the opposing end. A weight disc with a central aperture is slidable onto either the main bar or the extension bar depending upon an exercise to be performed. The main bar and weight disc can be used independently to perform a myriad of resistance exercises somewhat similar to a conventional dumbbell. Alternatively, the threaded post on the extension bar can be secured to either end of the main bar to allow a user to perform various exercises that require an elongated implement having a weighted end. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394009 | BARBELL SPOTTING APPARATUS - Provided herein are embodiments of a barbell spotting apparatus having all the benefits of a free-floating, unconstrained barbell in both the horizontal and vertical axes with the safety of a dedicated spotting mechanism, while addressing safety, noise, and space concerns raised by typical barbell apparatus. The embodiments herein permit a loaded barbell to be positioned in line with the axis of motion of the lift to be performed at both the beginning and end of the lift. | 2021-12-23 |
20210394010 | MULTIFUNCTIONAL EXERCISE APPARATUS - A multifunctional exercise apparatus for exercise of humans, in particular astronauts, said apparatus comprising a first module ( | 2021-12-23 |