Abstract: Processing information relevant analytically to a user's endeavor is described. Data, gathered in relation to the analytically relevant information, is organized into a first result that is sensitive to an endeavor-related context. A synoptic representation of the contextually sensitive first result is presented, with which the user may interact. The first synoptic representation is expanded into a second result, which has a graphical or numerical data attribute. The expansion includes determining a format that best, or most efficiently, represents the second result in relation to the context sensitivity and the graphical or numerical data attribute. A representation of the second result is presented according to the determined best or more efficient format. The first results second results presentations are linkable to underlying data sets that correspond to the organized data for access and presentation upon the user's request.
Abstract: The implantable cardiac treatment system of the present invention is capable of choosing the most appropriate electrode vector to sense within a particular patient. In certain embodiments, the implantable cardiac treatment system determines the most appropriate electrode vector for continuous sensing based on which electrode vector results in the greatest signal amplitude, or some other useful metric such as signal-to-noise ratio (SNR). The electrode vector possessing the highest quality as measured using the metric is then set as the default electrode vector for sensing. Additionally, in certain embodiments of the present invention, a next alternative electrode vector is selected based on being generally orthogonal to the default electrode vector. In yet other embodiments of the present invention, the next alternative electrode vector is selected based on possessing the next highest quality metric after the default electrode vector.
Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for signal analysis in an implanted cardiac monitoring and treatment device such as an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. In some examples, captured data including detected events is analyzed to identify likely overdetection of cardiac events. In some illustrative examples, when overdetection is identified, data may be modified to correct for overdetection, to reduce the impact of overdetection, or to ignore overdetected data. Several examples emphasize the use of morphology analysis using correlation to static templates and/or inter-event correlation analysis.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 15, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
Cameron Health, Inc.
Inventors:
Jay A. Warren, Rick Sanghera, Venugopal Allavatam, Surekha Palreddy
Abstract: Matching a subject with a clinical trial includes steps of: collecting patient data associated with the subject; collecting clinical trial data from multiple sources; matching the subject to a clinical trial scheduled in a location accessible to the subject; notifying a health care provider associated with the subject about the clinical trial; and receiving a response.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 11, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
HEALTH META LLC
Inventors:
Pedro L Martinez, Nicholas Koutrakos, Joseph A Pores, Ania Clara Rodriguez
Abstract: An optical spectroscopy probe for providing optical spectroscopy guidance of a mechanical biopsy procedure, and a tissue biopsy device including an optical spectroscopy probe. The optical spectroscopy probe is positionable in a lumen of a mechanical biopsy device. The probe may enable optical spectroscopy guidance in biopsy procedures, include brain biopsy procedures.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
December 21, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignees:
TRUSTEES OF DARTMOUTH COLLEGE, UNIVERISTY HEALTH NETWORK
Inventors:
Brian C. Wilson, Anthony Taywon Kim, Pablo A. Valdes, Keith D. Paulsen, David W. Roberts
Abstract: The present invention discloses deuterated benzopyran compounds having structure features as shown in Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts or stereoisomers thereof, or prodrug molecules thereof. With excellent anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects and the capability to inhibit growth of tumor cells, such compounds are novel COX-2 selective inhibitors. The compounds and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof disclosed by the present application can be applied in preparing anti-inflammatory and analgesic drugs and drugs for treating or preventing tumors.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 14, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
Guangzhou Institutes of Biomedicine And Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Inventors:
Yanmei Zhang, John Jeffrey Talley, Mark G. Obukowicz, Zhengchao Tu, Micky Tortorella, Yican Wang, Jianqi Liu, Yan Chen, Xiaorong Liu, Xin Lu
Abstract: Described are methods and devices useful for supporting posterior vaginal tissue for various purposes such as treating or preventing vaginal prolapse or enterocele, especially in a patient not having a uterus, the devices including implants designed to contact the vaginal cuff and connect to sacral anatomy such as the sacrum or the uterosacral ligaments.
Abstract: An ultrasound imaging system comprising a multi-use electronic display device and an ultrasound imaging device. The multi-use electronic display device is capable of communicating with one or more ultrasound imaging devices and selecting which to connect with based on at least one of previously store information, user input, and information gathered from the ultrasound imaging devices. The multi-use electronic display device may communicate with the ultrasound imaging devices while they are in a low power standby state. This approach reduces the complexity of the pairing process and provides a means for quickly and easily selecting between multiple ultrasound imaging devices.
Abstract: A customizable diagnostic meter is provided. The diagnostic meter includes a meter for performing a diagnostic test, wherein the meter includes a housing having a slot, and a module having one or more functions. The slot is configured to receive and removably secure at least a portion of the module. A customizable diagnostic meter kit including two or more modules configured to be inserted in a meter is also provided.
Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods of eliciting an immune response against a polyomavirus (for example, BKV serotype I (BKV-I), BKV serotype II (BKV-II), BKV serotype III (BKV-III) and/or BKV serotype IV (BKV-IV)) and methods of treating or inhibiting polyomavirus-associated pathology (such as polyomavirus-associated nephropathy, BKV-associated hemorrhagic cystitis, or JC virus-associated progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; PML). Further disclosed are immunogenic compositions of use in the disclosed methods. Also disclosed are methods of selecting an organ transplant donor and/or recipient including detecting whether the prospective donor and/or recipient has BKV serotype-specific (such as BKV serotype IV-specific) neutralizing antibodies.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 17, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Abstract: A method of making an organ or tissue comprises: (a) providing a first dispenser containing a structural support polymer and a second dispenser containing a live cell-containing composition; (b) depositing a layer on said support from said first and second dispenser, said layer comprising a structural support polymer and said cell-containing composition; and then (c) iteratively repeating said depositing step a plurality of times to form a plurality of layers one on another, with separate and discrete regions in each of said layers comprising one or the other of said support polymer or said cell-containing composition, to thereby produce provide a composite three dimensional structure containing both structural support regions and cell-containing regions. Apparatus for carrying out the method and composite products produced by the method are also described.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 3, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Inventors:
Hyun-Wook Kang, Sang Jin Lee, Anthony Atala, James J. Yoo
Abstract: A system and method for determining a subject's level of fatigue. The method includes measuring microsaccadic eye movement dynamics of the subject, calculating a current microsaccade peak velocity from the measured microsaccadic eye movement dynamics, and comparing the current microsaccade peak velocity to a baseline microsaccade peak velocity. The method further includes determining the level of fatigue based on a difference between the current microsaccade peak velocity and the baseline microsaccade peak velocity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 23, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
Dignity Health
Inventors:
Leandro Luigi Distasi, Stephen L. Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde
Abstract: Antibodies that specifically bind TEM8 protein, conjugates thereof, and their use, are disclosed herein. In some examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating pathogenic angiogenesis. In other examples the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of detecting and treating cancer. In additional examples, the conjugates and antibodies are useful for methods of decreasing binding of Anthrax protective antigen to a cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 13, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignees:
The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services, Biomed Valley Discoveries, Inc.
Inventors:
Dimiter Dimitrov, Zhongyu Zhu, Brad St. Croix, Enrique Zudaire, Saurabh Saha, Xiaoyan Michelle Zhang, Gary Decrescenzo, Dean Welsch
Abstract: Methods of treating a dengue virus (DENV) infection in a human subject, comprising administering to the human subject a compound of Formula (I), or pharmaceutical composition comprising a compound of Formula (I): A compound of Formula (I) can be administered within onset of fever to 72 hours of fever onset due to dengue infection and then every 6 to 12 hours until there is an improvement in the infection or between from about 1 day to about 10 days. The methods of the invention can be used to treat primary and secondary DENV1-4 viral infections.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 14, 2014
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignees:
60 Degrees Pharmaceuticals LLC, Singapore Health Services PTE LTD, National University Of Singapore
Inventors:
Geoffrey S. Dow, Subhash Vasudevan, Mark Reid, Glynn Morrish, Cynthia Sung, Abhay Rathore, Satoru Watanabe, Eng Eong Ooi, Jenny Low
Abstract: The invention provides a Pseudomonas exotoxin A (PE) comprising an amino acid sequence having a substitution of one or more B-cell and/or T-cell epitopes. The invention further provides related chimeric molecules, as well as related nucleic acids, recombinant expression vectors, host cells, populations of cells, and pharmaceutical compositions. Methods of treating or preventing cancer in a mammal, methods of inhibiting the growth of a target cell, methods of producing the PE, and methods of producing the chimeric molecule are further provided by the invention.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 11, 2016
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Inventors:
Ira H. Pastan, Ronit Mazor, Masanori Onda, Aaron Vassall, Richard Beers, Jaime Eberle, Wenhai Liu
Abstract: Methods and apparatus are provided for forming a patient-specific surgical implant based on mold system. The apparatus comprises a forming tool and a mold that may be generated using imaging and processing techniques and rapid prototyping methods. The mold apparatus includes at least two non-adjacent surface features for securing an implant forming material (such as a titanium mesh) during the forming process, enabling the implant forming material to be stretched beyond its elastic and thus permanently deformed with the correct patient-specific curvature. The implant may include one or more anatomic surface features for guidance and registration when transferring the implant to a patient.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 4, 2015
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
Inventors:
Oleh Antonyshyn, Glenn Edwards, James Mainprize
Abstract: A compound, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or ester thereof, comprising (i) a CB1 receptor mediating scaffold conjugated to (ii) a second therapeutic scaffold.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 12, 2013
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignee:
The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Inventors:
George Kunos, Malliga Iyer, Resat Cinar, Kenner C. Rice
Abstract: A treadmill having a running deck comprising a motor arranged to drive movement of a tread belt, a processor, memory in electronic communication with the processor, and instructions stored in the memory. The instructions are executable by the processor to determine an anti-phase waveform based on waveform attributes of a noise emitted from the treadmill and to cause a sound of the anti-phase waveform to be emitted into a surrounding environment.
Abstract: Amido compounds are disclosed that have a formula represented by the following: and wherein Cy1, Cy2, n1, n2, R1a, R1b, R2, R3, R4, R5, and R6 are as described herein. The compounds may be prepared as pharmaceutical compositions, and may be used for the prevention and treatment of a variety of conditions in mammals including humans, including by way of non-limiting example, inflammatory conditions, autoimmune disorders, cancer, and graft-versus-host disease.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2012
Date of Patent:
September 19, 2017
Assignees:
New York University, The United States of America, as Represented by the Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services
Inventors:
Dan Littman, Jun R. Huh, Ruili Huang, Wenwei Huang, Erika E. Englund