Patents Examined by Kaylee R Wilson
  • Systems and methods for stimulating and/or monitoring loci in the brain to treat inflammation and to enhance vagus nerve stimulation
    Patent number: 11311725
    Abstract: Described herein are methods and systems for using EEG recordings to improve vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) therapy. In particular, described herein are methods and systems for using EEG recordings to detect P300 and/or activation of the nucleus basalis and/or the locus coeruleus to determine the efficacy of VNS. The EEG recordings can be used to provide feedback control to help optimize stimulation parameters and to screen for patients that respond well to VNS therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: SetPoint Medical Corporation
    Inventors: Jacob A. Levine, Michael A. Faltys
  • Generating time-efficient treatment field trajectories for external-beam radiation treatments
    Patent number: 11285339
    Abstract: In a radiation treatment plan that includes a plurality of treatment fields of multiple treatment modalities, such as IMRT modality and dynamic treatment path modality (e.g., VMAT and conformal arc therapy), an optimized spatial point sequence may be determined that optimizes the total treatment time, which includes both the beam-on time (i.e., during the delivery of radiation dose) and the beam-off time (i.e., during transitions between consecutive treatment fields). The result is a time-ordered field trajectory that intermixes and interleaves different treatment fields. In one embodiment, a dynamic treatment path may be cut into a plurality of sections, and one or more IMRT fields may be inserted between the plurality of sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Varian Medical Systems International AG
    Inventors: Santtu Ollila, Mikko Vainio, Jarkko Peltola, Janne Nord, Esa Kuusela, Juha Kauppinen, Viljo Petäjä, Marko Rusanen
  • Temporary tattoo cover and related method
    Patent number: 11278740
    Abstract: A cover for protecting a temporary mark on a person's skin includes a transparent layer and an associated opaque layer, wherein the opaque layer features an opening through which the temporary mark may be located as the cover is applied. An adhesive is superimposed upon the transparent layer in order to releasably affix the cover to the temporary mark, and also to permit maintaining the cover on a backing material during transportation or storage. During use, the mark is sighted through the transparent layer and the opening in the opaque layer, and applied to the patient's skin. The opaque layer is then removed from the transparent layer, which remains in place over the temporary mark, permitting the person to bathe or otherwise participate unhindered in his or her life's routines without smudging, wearing or removing the mark.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: BERKLEY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maeghan E. Traboulsi, Mark Broyles
  • Implant fixation devices and methods of using the same
    Patent number: 11266487
    Abstract: According to an aspect, a medical device includes an elongate member, a first arm extending from the elongate member, a second arm extending from the elongate member, the second arm being configured to move with respect to the first arm, and a needle coupled to the elongate member, the needle being configured to move with respect to the elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Pereira, Aaron Kirkemo, James M. Goddard, Shane Siwinski, Ayan A. Bhandari
  • Device for collecting animal semen
    Patent number: 11259909
    Abstract: The device (1) comprises an inlet element (28) comprising an interface (40) for connecting to an artificial vagina and delimiting an inlet opening (14), a filter delimiting with the inlet element (28) an inlet chamber (41) on the side of the filter turned towards the opening (14) and a collection bag (4) extending between a closed end (8) and an open end (7) in which said inlet element is engaged; said bag and said filter delimiting a collection chamber (42) on the side of the filter turned towards the end (8); by means of which the semen entering through the opening (14) passes through the filter and comes to the collection chamber (42); the filter being a perforated wall (30) having a tubular portion (22) and a bottom portion (15) closing said tubular portion, and having a surface density of orifices (24) that is greater on said bottom portion than on said tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: IMV TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Eric Schmitt, Jean-Charles Gorges
  • Surgical method
    Patent number: 11241302
    Abstract: A method is provided for maintaining the position of pelvic organs, such as components of the urinary tract. The method may involve anchoring the pelvic organs by inserting the implant via an anterior approach, avoiding complications and side effects that result when implants are inserted through the wall of the vagina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventor: James W Cullison
  • Method for intra-abdominally moving an organ
    Patent number: 11224416
    Abstract: A surgical tissue connector system for moving a first internal body tissue to a position away from a second internal body tissue and then holding the first internal body tissue in the position. Tissue connectors are secured to cords such that the length of cord between the tissue connectors can be easily adjusted in a laparoscopic work space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Freehold Surgical, LLC
    Inventors: J. Stephen Scott, Jeffrey Smith
  • Incontinence treatment device having a first anchor assembly and a second anchor assembly
    Patent number: 11219515
    Abstract: An incontinence treatment device has first and second anchor assemblies. At least one of the first anchor assembly and the second anchor assembly is adjustable along the device and has a collar disposed over a body with a strand coupled to the device and located between the body and the collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Coloplast A/S
    Inventors: Randy Lee Morningstar, Michael M. Witzmann, Mark A. Moschel
  • Belt for applying pressure to a bodily organ
    Patent number: 11213392
    Abstract: Among other things, there are disclosed embodiments of belts or bands that can be used in treatments for tricuspid valve regurgitation. In some embodiments, such belts may be heat-set in a particular configuration to effectively decrease tricuspid annulus when deployed around the atrioventricular groove. Embodiments include one or more tensioning sutures for applying cinching or tightening to belts when deployed, and structure for effectively distributing force during such tightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Muffin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shaun Davis Gittard, John C. Sigmon, Jr., Gregory James Hardy, Jeremy T. Newkirk, Neal E. Fearnot, William J. Havel, Rita Hadley, Yun Zhou
  • Sensor integrated biopsy needle system
    Patent number: 11202590
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system which adds biochemical sensitivity to a standard biopsy needle such that the practitioner is provided immediate feedback on the metabolism and physiology of tissue in the local environment. Disclosed is a sensor integrated biopsy device for in situ and real time tissue analysis. The sensor integrated biopsy (SIB) needle system will enable biopsy teams to measure local tissue biochemistry in real time during biopsy procedures, adding a valuable new set of parameters to augment and extend conventional image-guided procedures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Intelligent Optical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jesus Delgado Alonso, Robert Lieberman, David Berry
  • Neonatal carbon dioxide measurement system
    Patent number: 11191449
    Abstract: A breath parameter measuring device is described which takes into account breathing patterns which historically have been incompatible with accurate measurements. In particular, during fast breathing patterns, the sensor performing the measurement may not be able to respond quickly enough to provide the true reading. The disclosure may be useful for example in the case of neonatal breath carbon dioxide measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: CAPNIA, INC.
    Inventors: Anthony D. Wondka, Anish Bhatnagar, Pedro E. De La Serna
  • System and method for a thermoregulated environment
    Patent number: 11166862
    Abstract: Various systems and devices are provided for determining a weaning readiness for weaning a patient from a thermoregulated microenvironment. In one example, a method includes receiving a plurality of current patient parameters of a patient housed in a thermoregulated microenvironment, applying a weaning model to the plurality of current patient parameters to generate a weaning index representing a likelihood that the patient will be successfully weaned from the microenvironment if weaned at that time, the weaning model trained to correlate the current patient parameters with the likelihood based on historical data of prior patients and known outcomes for those prior patients, and outputting the weaning index for display on a display device and/or for storage in a medical record of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Shruti Abhijit Gadgil, Nagapriya Kavoori Sethumadhavan
  • Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing a dynamic wake-up alert
    Patent number: 11160949
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer program product are provided for providing a dynamic wake-up alert. A user's sleep recovery need is determined based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, mental stress level, physical activity, the individual's sleep history record, and/or data relating to circadian rhythms, recommended sleep times, patterns and cycles. Real-time sleep data, such as that detected by a sleep data detection device, is monitored to determine a real-time gained recovery. Biological, physiological, and/or neurological data relating to the quality of sleep, and/or the amount of sleep obtained is used to calculate the real-time gained sleep recovery of the user and compare the gained recovery to the sleep recovery need. Once the sleep recovery need is satisfied, a dynamic wake-up alert is provided via a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
    Inventor: Jarkko Kaislasaari
  • System and method of measurement of average blood pressure
    Patent number: 11154208
    Abstract: Techniques for determining average value of an arterial blood pressure parameter of an examined subject are disclosed. A pressure device is used to apply changing pressure conditions over a body part of a subject and generate pressure measurement data indicative of the pressure applied. A first measuring unit measures blood-pressure-pulse related signals in the pressure-affected body part, and generate blood-pressure-pulse related measurement data indicative thereof, and a second measuring unit measures blood-pressure-pulse related signals in a pressure-free body part of the examined subject, and generate reference blood-pressure-pulse related measurement data indicative thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: JERUSALEM COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY
    Inventor: Meir Nitzan
  • Gas exchange systems and methods for calculating ventilatory threshold and evaluating pulmonary arterial hypertension
    Patent number: 11154214
    Abstract: Systems and methods for estimating a ventilatory threshold for a patient and estimating likelihood of pulmonary arterial hypertension are provided. An example method includes determining ratios of minute ventilation to rate of oxygen uptake based on breath-by-breath data for a patient. The example method also includes determining a ventilatory threshold based upon the determined ratios and determining a score based upon an end-tidal partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PetCO2) value at the determined ventilatory threshold and a minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production relationship (VE/VCO2) value at the determined ventilatory threshold. The method also includes using the score to estimate a likelihood that the patient has pulmonary arterial hypertension and causing the estimated likelihood to be displayed on a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Shape Medical Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Anderson, Stephen T. Anderson, Dean J. MacCarter
  • Holding device for a breathing tube and method for reading out a coding on a surface of a breathing tube
    Patent number: 11154219
    Abstract: A holding device for a breathing tube for use in lung function diagnostics is disclosed. This holding device consists of a material that is transparent for light having a wavelength in a first wavelength range but nontransparent for light having a wavelength in a second wavelength range. In other aspects, a lung function diagnostics device comprising such a holding device and a method for reading out a coding on a surface of a breathing tube for use in lung function diagnostics are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: ndd Medizintechnik AG
    Inventors: Christian Buess, Erich Kleinhappl
  • Device for influencing biological processes in living tissue
    Patent number: 11147981
    Abstract: A device for influencing biological processes in living tissue, in particular a human body, for applying a pulsating magnetic field to at least a part of the tissue, includes a field generation device for generating the pulsating magnetic field and a pulse generator for actuating the field generation device. The pulse generator is designed such that the pulsating magnetic field includes a sequence of primary pulses, the pulse repetition rate of which is between 0.01 and 1000 Hz. The primary pulses are formed by a plurality of superimposed subpulses, wherein the primary pulses are overlaid by secondary pulses. The secondary pulses have a phase shift ? in relation to the primary pulses of ?0.5>?>0.5 and the phase shift ? is not equal to 0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BEMER INT. AG
    Inventor: Peter Gleim
  • Attenuated low-frequency stimulation (ALFS) of spinal energy points
    Patent number: 11147942
    Abstract: A system comprises a flexible pad, an antenna wire disposed within the flexible pad, and an electronics unit connected to or capable of being connected to the antenna wire. The electronics unit can include circuitry configured to access a stored playlist representing a sequence of tones at different frequencies, and to generate signals representing the tones such that two or more of the tones are generated in the sequence according to the stored playlist. The electronics unit further can include an oscillator to generate a carrier signal and coupled so that the signals representing the tones modulate the carrier signal according to the sequence when applied to an input of the oscillator, where the oscillator has an output connected to transmit the modulated carrier signal onto an antenna when the electronics unit is in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: KUNASAN LLC
    Inventor: Paul Mawson
  • Biological sample collecting device
    Patent number: 11134924
    Abstract: A sample collecting device for collecting samples of cellular material includes an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member and a swab having a tip. At least one guiding element supports and slidably arranges the swab in the inner tubular member such that there is a free space around the swabbing tip. A flexible valve is arranged at a distal end of the outer tubular member. In a storage configuration, the valve is closed and seals the distal end of the outer tubular member. In a sampling configuration, the valve is open such that the swab is slidable to extend through the distal end of the outer tubular member without contacting the valve. A swab kit for collecting and storing samples of cellular material from body cavities includes a sample collecting device and a sealable container adapted to receive and store at least a part of the sample collecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: Vilkah ApS
    Inventors: Kåre Håkansson, Per Rosenberg Jensen, Bjarne Andersen, Karsten Videbæk
  • Infant calming/sleep-aid, SIDS prevention device, and method of use
    Patent number: 11123515
    Abstract: An infant calming/sleep-aid/SIDS detection device is provided that includes a main moving platform that moves in a variable manner with accompanying variable sound generation, the sound and motion adapted to calm a fussy baby, induce sleep, and maintain sleep under normal conditions. The device may also have a sensor for detection of pauses in breathing and/or detection of resultant biological changes related to breathing pauses and respond with appropriate stimuli to arouse the baby and allow breathing to recommence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: HB Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Harvey Neil Karp, Matthew R. Berlin, Jesse V. Gray, Bill Walter Washabaugh, Deb Kumar Roy