Patents Assigned to Edan Instruments, Inc.
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Patent number: 9931100Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for locating wireless fetal monitoring probes in a set area. The method comprises the following steps: instructions are sent via a plurality of wireless base stations to instruct the wireless probes in the action scopes of the wireless base stations to send base station signal intensity data tables; the wireless probes search all receivable base station signals, establish the base station signal intensity data tables; operations are carried out based on the received current base station signal intensity data tables and base station signal intensity data tables of reference points to obtain a distance reference table; the position of one with the smallest distance value is selected to be regarded as the current position of the corresponding probe. The method and the device have the benefits of quickly locating each wireless probe and avoiding loss of monitoring data.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: April 3, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Lin Tang, Dewei Chen, Xin Yin
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Publication number: 20180059879Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method, device and system for amending a heartbeat type. The method includes: displaying an interface for presenting heartbeat waveforms; based on a user interface provided on the interface for presenting the heartbeat waveforms, detecting a currently triggered heartbeat type; and when detecting that at least one electrocardiogram waveform on the interface for presenting the heartbeat waveforms is selected, amending a heartbeat type of the selected at least one electrocardiogram waveform as the currently triggered heartbeat type. The technical solutions provided by the present disclosure can simplify operations for amending heartbeat types and thereby improve working efficiency.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: March 1, 2018Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Zaiyang ZHANG, Dongxue SHEN
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Patent number: 9895654Abstract: The present invention relates to a water removal device, method and system for gas sampling. The water removal device comprises a dehydration cup, a gas chamber, a pressure sensor, a flow sensor, a feedback control unit, a main channel and a sucking pump. The feedback control unit controls the working state of the sucking pump according to monitoring data of the pressure sensor and the flow sensor. The water removal device, method and system for gas sampling have the advantages that a double-channel gas sampling structure is adopted so that liquid water in a gas course can be removed effectively. By the adoption of an atmospheric pressure switch structure, no gas flow will pass through a second channel under normal circumstances, and the utilization of sampled gas is increased.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INCInventors: Zhenying Zhu, Lu Chen
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Patent number: 9885731Abstract: A medical tested object auto-ejection structure comprises a detection instrument and a tested object (1). An insertion port is formed in the detection instrument. When the tested object (1) is inserted in the instrument through the insertion port, the bottom end of the tested object (1) presses a bulge (21) used for rebounding, and a raised step (11) arranged on the surface of one side of the tested object (1) is locked on a clamping buckle (31) arranged at a position corresponding to the step on the instrument simultaneously, and after a test is finished, the instrument releases the locking of the clamping buckle (31) for the tested object (1) by a transmission device, and the tested object (1) is ejected from the instrument in time under the action of the bulge (21) used for rebounding, thus solving the problem of forgetting to pull the tested object out or inability to pull it out in time, and improving the reliability of the product.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2013Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Gaoxiang Huang, Zhixiang Zhao
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Patent number: 9867579Abstract: Provided are a method of assisting monitoring alarm method and a medical external equipment and a medical host equipment using the method. A technical scheme thereof comprises connecting the medical external equipment with the medical host equipment through an interface, wherein the medical external equipment forms a plug-and-play external alarm equipment. The medical host equipment performs self-check, and sends an alarm information to an auxiliary alarm device of the medical external equipment and generates a corresponding alarm when an alarm device in the medical host equipment works abnormally, thereby reducing a risk to the medical host equipment in the situation that the alarm device in the medical host equipment is in failure.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2013Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Ruhai Zheng, Aijun Chen
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Patent number: 9801609Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of biomedical signal processing, specifically, a device and method of implementation for enhancing the accuracy of fetal heart rate acceleration data recognition.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2012Date of Patent: October 31, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS INC.Inventors: Jian Rao, Dewei Chen, Yonghua Zeng, Wusun Chen
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Publication number: 20170238901Abstract: An ultrasound system includes a display, an actuator, a user interface, and a processing circuit. The actuator is configured to control at least one of a position or an orientation of the display. The user interface is configured to receive a user input. The processing circuit is configured to cause the actuator to adjust the at least one of the position or orientation of the display based on the user input.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Publication number: 20170215845Abstract: A method for displaying status information related to a portable device includes detecting a portion of a user in a detection zone using a proximity sensor, determining, using a control circuit, that the portable device is in a powered off or power saving state, acquiring, using the control circuit, information about the portable device while the portable device remains in the powered off or power saving state, and displaying, using a system status indicator controlled by the control circuit, a representation of the information about the portable device. The detection zone is defined in relation to a handle of the portable device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Publication number: 20170143311Abstract: A system includes an ultrasound transducer, a processing circuit, and a display. The ultrasound transducer is configured to detect ultrasound information from a patient and output the ultrasound information. The ultrasound information represents blood flow of the patient. The processing circuit is configured to generate a first waveform by automatically tracing the ultrasound information, identify a plurality of prior heart cycles of the first waveform and a current heart cycle of the first waveform, predict a second waveform based on the plurality of prior heart cycles, and update a visual representation of the current heart cycle based on the second waveform. The display is configured to display the visual representation of the current heart cycle.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Seshadri Srinivasan, Yu Shangchong, Ling Feng
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Patent number: 9629606Abstract: A method for displaying status information related to a portable device includes detecting a portion of a user in a detection zone using a proximity sensor, determining, using a control circuit, that the portable device is in a powered off or power saving state, acquiring, using the control circuit, information about the portable device while the portable device remains in the powered off or power saving state, and displaying, using a system status indicator controlled by the control circuit, a representation of the information about the portable device. The detection zone is defined in relation to a handle of the portable device.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2015Date of Patent: April 25, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: 9625480Abstract: Disclosed are a linkage control device and a blood gas analyzer adopting the linkage control device. The linkage control device comprises a power unit and a rotating component (4) provided with bosses (41, 42). The power unit generates power to drive the rotating component (4) to rotate. The linkage control device further comprises valve components (5, 6, 7, 8), a signal control unit, sensing switches, and sensing pins (43, 44, 45, 46). The valve components (5, 6, 7, 8) are matched with the bosses (41, 42) of the rotating component (4) in a pushing manner. The signal control unit controls the start or stop of the power unit. The sensing switches are connected to the signal control unit via signals. The sensing pins (43, 44, 45, 46) are arranged in pair with the sensing switches and are arranged on the rotating component (4).Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2012Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS INCInventors: Gaoxiang Huang, Zhixiang Zhao
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Publication number: 20170100090Abstract: The invention relates to a method and device for locating wireless fetal monitoring probes in a set area. The method comprises the following steps: instructions are sent via a plurality of wireless base stations to instruct the wireless probes in the action scopes of the wireless base stations to send base station signal intensity data tables; the wireless probes search all receivable base station signals, establish the base station signal intensity data tables; operations are carried out based on the received current base station signal intensity data tables and base station signal intensity data tables of reference points to obtain a distance reference table; the position of one with the smallest distance value is selected to be regarded as the current position of the corresponding probe. The method and the device have the benefits of quickly locating each wireless probe and avoiding loss of monitoring data.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2015Publication date: April 13, 2017Applicant: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Lin TANG, Dewei CHEN, Xin YIN
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Publication number: 20170079619Abstract: An ultrasound processing system includes an ultrasound interface and processing electronics. The ultrasound interface receives imaging information. The processing electronics are coupled to the ultrasound interface and are configured to utilize the ultrasound imaging information to use time-varying frame selection to estimate strain so that the processing electronics perform the time-varying frame selection by comparing a single frame to a plurality of previous frames and selecting a single comparison set for each frame for strain estimation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 20, 2016Publication date: March 23, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventor: Seshadri Srinivasan
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Publication number: 20170071578Abstract: An ultrasound processing system includes an ultrasound interface and processing electronics. The ultrasound interface receives imaging information. The processing electronics are coupled to the ultrasound interface and are configured to perform processing across a plurality of ultrasound channels by combining channel data for adaptively reducing the common mode noise prior to beamforming for a transmit event. The combination of the channel data may be computing an arithmetic mean, which is then multiplied to a weighting coefficient. This value may then be removed from the individual channel data. The modified channel data is then transmitted to a beamformer, which processes the channel data for directional signal transmission and reception.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Seshadri Srinivasan, Peng Yang, Dong Yonggang, Sean Murphy, Jianhua Mo
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Publication number: 20170027541Abstract: A portable ultrasound cart includes a support structure configured to releasably secure a portable ultrasound device. The support structure includes a wall and a planar surface which define a recess structured to receive a portion of the portable ultrasound device, a first male engagement feature positioned to engage with a first female engagement feature of the portable ultrasound device and a second male engagement feature positioned to engage with a second female engagement feature of the portable ultrasound device. The portable ultrasound cart also includes a tilt system positioned to adjust a tilt angle of the support structure relative to a remainder of the portable ultrasound cart, and a release lever linked to the second male engagement feature such that when the release lever is actuated, the second male engagement feature of the portable ultrasound cart disengages from the second female engagement feature of the portable ultrasound device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2016Publication date: February 2, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Publication number: 20170020559Abstract: A steering adjustment for a needle visualization ultrasound system includes a needle, an ultrasound interface and one or more processing electronics. The ultrasound interface receives ultrasound imaging information from a first set of ultrasound firings. The processing electronics are coupled to the ultrasound interface. The processing electronics utilize the information from the first set of firings and identify the angle of the needle and the optimized steering frame angle. The processing electronics are further configured to cause a second set of firings. The second set of firings are configured for the identified needle angle and steering frame angle. The processing electronics are further configured to utilize the ultrasound information from the second set of firings to adaptively and dynamically enhance the visualization of the needle.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 19, 2016Publication date: January 26, 2017Applicant: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Seshadri Srinivasan, Ling Feng
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Patent number: D798289Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: D798290Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: D798291Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2016Date of Patent: September 26, 2017Assignee: EDAN INSTRUMENTS, INC.Inventors: Richard Henderson, Sean Murphy
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Patent number: D811602Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Edan Instruments, Inc.Inventors: Wuchao Mao, Kai Yang, Richard Henderson