Patents Examined by Alyssa M. Alter
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Patent number: 10722628Abstract: A device for cardiocirculatory assistance constituting a pump for a blood flow includes a body, a pair of covers, and a pair of membranes. The device is provided with a circuit for the passage of a gas or gaseous fluid alternatively under pressure and depressurization so that a reciprocating pumping motion of the membranes is established.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: ELLEBI Fin LLCInventor: Gaetano Azzolina
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Patent number: 10722719Abstract: According to some embodiments, a system for securing communications between an implantable wearable medical device (IWMD) and an external device (ED) is disclosed. The system includes a wireless radio frequency (RF) channel configured for communication between the IWMD and the ED. The system further includes a vibration-based side channel configured for verifying communication between the IWMD and the ED such that the RF channel is activated only when the IWMD detects a vibration signal generated by an ED.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2016Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITYInventors: Younghyun Kim, Woo Suk Lee, Vijay Raghunathan, Niraj K. Jha, Anand Raghunathan
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Patent number: 10722710Abstract: A device operates for secretion clearance and cough assistance by means of transdermal stimulation of muscle groups including the pectoralis majoris, the serratus anterior, and the abdominal muscles. The various muscle groups may be stimulated in different ways: not just different pulse trains but in addition, different stimulations to accomplish different phases of clearance or cough assistance. In a first phase a vibration action provided by the muscles (for example the pectoralis and serratus) is used to encourage the motion of mucus and other secretions within airways. In a second phase, the abdominal muscles for example might be stimulated differently so as to cause not a vibration but instead a coughing action, especially to detect and assist a natural cough. The invention further teaches a zone stimulator large enough to span and stimulate major muscles or groups of large muscles effectively.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2018Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Inventors: Moshe Hayik, Ovadia Sagiv
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Patent number: 10709390Abstract: A system that detects heartbeats includes a sensor or a transducer and algorithms based on deep learning. The algorithms employ techniques of artificial intelligence that enable the system to extract heartbeat features under low signal-to-noise-ratio (SNR) conditions when a user is exercising. The algorithms can be applied to various technologies for heart rate monitoring such as ultrasound Doppler, photoplethysmogram (PPG), electrocardiogram (EKG), acoustic, pressure/force sensing and laser/RF Doppler, among other types of sensing methods.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: LOGOS CARE, INC.Inventors: Kaizhi Qian, Yang Zhang, Thomas Y. Lo
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Patent number: 10694953Abstract: There is herein described light emitting medical devices and a method of manufacturing said medical devices. More particularly, there is described integrated light emitting medical devices (e.g. neural devices) capable of being used in optogenetics and a method of manufacturing said medical devices.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2012Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLCInventors: James Small, James Ronald Bonar, Zheng Gong, Gareth John Valentine, Erdan Gu, Martin David Dawson
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Patent number: 10688307Abstract: Delivery of an implantable wireless receiver-stimulator (R-S) into the heart using delivery catheter is described. R-S comprises a cathode and an anode and wirelessly receives and converts energy, such as acoustic ultrasound energy, to electrical energy to stimulate the heart. Conductive wires routed through the delivery system temporarily connect R-S electrodes to external monitor and pacing controller. R-S comprises a first temporary electrical connection from the catheter to the cathode, and a second temporary electrical connection from the catheter to the anode. Temporary electrical connections allow external monitoring of heart's electrical activity as sensed by R-S electrodes to determine tissue viability for excitation as well as to assess energy conversion efficiency.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2018Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: EBR Systems, Inc.Inventors: David F. Moore, Mark W. Cowan, N. Parker Willis
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Patent number: 10682508Abstract: An electrically stimulated CBD infused anesthetic patch system that is placed on a human's skin that is used to relieve pain. The electrically stimulated CBD infused anesthetic patch system comprises of a transdermal patch that has electrodes that receive an electric current from a TENS device. The transdermal patch is impregnated with a solution that has at least one analgesic that is selected from the group consisting of Menthol, CBD, Lidocaine or Capsaicin. The solution shall also include inactive ingredients.Type: GrantFiled: April 4, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Inventors: Trevor Theriot, Quanqin Dai, Mark Julian, Joseph Horton, John Lasso
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Patent number: 10668285Abstract: It has been discovered that pain felt in a given region of the body can be treated, not by motor point stimulation of muscle in the local region where pain is felt, but by stimulating muscle spaced from a “nerve of passage” in a region that is superior (i.e., cranial or upstream toward the spinal column) to the region where pain is felt. Spinal nerves such as the intercostal nerves or nerves passing through a nerve plexus, which comprise trunks that divide by divisions and/or cords into branches, comprise “nerves of passage.Type: GrantFiled: November 11, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.Inventor: Joseph W. Boggs, II
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Patent number: 10660602Abstract: This document discusses, among other things, apparatus, systems, or methods to efficiently collect heart sound data, including detecting first heart sound information of a heart of a patient using a heart sound sensor in a first, low-power operational mode, and detecting second heart sound information of the heart using the heart sound sensor in a separate second, high-power operational mode. The operational mode of the heart sound sensor can be controlled using physiologic information from the patient, including heart sound information, information about a heart rate of the patient, or other physiologic information from the patient that indicates worsening heart failure.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.Inventors: Qi An, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Keith R. Maile, Bin Mi, John D. Hatlestad
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Patent number: 10660703Abstract: Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An example medical device may include a renal nerve modulation device. The renal nerve modulation device may include an elongate shaft. A balloon may be coupled to the shaft. The balloon may have a hydrophilic electrode region. A sensor may be coupled to the balloon and may be disposed adjacent to the hydrophilic electrode region. An electrode may be coupled to the catheter shaft and may be disposed within the balloon.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.Inventors: Raed Rizq, Martin R. Willard, Daniel T. Quillin, James M. Anderson, Derek C. Sutermeister
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Patent number: 10653883Abstract: Disclosed herein are methods, systems, and apparatus for treating a medical condition in a patient using an implantable medical device (IMD). The IMD is capable of generating a first electrical signal for treating a medical condition, for example epilepsy. The first electrical signal relates to a long term therapy during a first time period in which there is no indication that the patient's brain is in an stable state, the first electrical signal being a microburst stimulation signal. The implantable device is also capable of generating a second electrical signal for treating the medical condition. The second electrical signal relates to a short term therapy during a second time period, in response to an indication that the patient's brain is in an unstable state. The second electrical signal in one example, may be a conventional stimulation signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: LivaNova USA, Inc.Inventor: Timothy L. Scott
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Patent number: 10653882Abstract: Provided is an electrical stimulus device including a member to be wound around an arm of a user, multiple electrodes arranged on one surface of the member, and multiple optical distance sensors arranged on the one surface of the member. An electrical stimulus signal output from an electrical stimulus generation circuit is provided to the user from a specific electrode of the multiple electrodes to provide a stimulus to a muscle of the arm at a position facing the specific electrode, and the multiple optical distance sensors detect displacement of muscles of the arm. Some electrodes of the multiple electrodes are substantially rectangular electrodes inclined with respect to a circumferential direction of the arm of the user at a predetermined angle of lower than 90°.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: H2L Inc.Inventors: Emi Tamaki, Kenichiro Iwasaki
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Patent number: 10646168Abstract: Drowsiness onset detection implementations are presented that predict when a person transitions from a state of wakefulness to a state of drowsiness based on heart rate information. Appropriate action is then taken to stimulate the person to a state of wakefulness or notify other people of their state (with respect to drowsiness/alertness). This generally involves capturing a person's heart rate information over time using one or more heart rate (HR) sensors and then computing a heart-rate variability (HRV) signal from the captured heart rate information. The HRV signal is analyzed to extract features that are indicative of an individual's transition from a wakeful state to a drowsy state. The extracted features are input into an artificial neural net (ANN) that has been trained using the same features to identify when an individual makes the aforementioned transition to drowsiness. Whenever an onset of drowsiness is detected, a warning is initiated.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2018Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLCInventors: Aadharsh Kannan, Govind Ramaswamy, Avinash Gujjar, Srinivas Bhaskar
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Patent number: 10646180Abstract: An imaging assembly includes a compression system configured to receive and compress an object to be imaged. The compression system includes a first compression paddle and a second compression paddle. The imaging assembly further includes an ultrasound system including a first ultrasound probe coupled to the first compression paddle. The first ultrasound probe is configured to acquire a first portion of the ultrasound image information of the object. The ultrasound system also includes a second ultrasound probe coupled to the second compression paddle. The second ultrasound probe is configured to acquire a second portion of the ultrasound image information of the object.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANYInventors: Cynthia Elizabeth Landberg Davis, Ying Mao, Paul Langford Carson, Oliver Daniel Kripfgans, Jeffrey Brian Fowlkes
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Patent number: 10635782Abstract: Certain exemplary aspects of the present disclosure are directed towards methods and apparatuses for conducting physical examinations of a human. Optionally, such embodiments permit for remote examination of a patient, for example, the patient's heart or lung region. In such embodiments, a user operates a remote physical examination sensor, while a remote examination computer and/or remote medical personnel reviews/analyzes medical data received from the remote physical examination sensor to diagnose the condition of the user. The remote physical examination instrument may be equipped with a plurality of skin-compatible electrodes on a remote examination sensor connected to the user's chest, as well as one or more electrodes on the top cover or sides of the remote examination sensor connecting to the user's hand and providing medical data to the remote examination computer.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2017Date of Patent: April 28, 2020Inventor: Gregory T. Kovacs
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Patent number: 10624587Abstract: An example method for estimating a disease state for a patient can include: capturing physiological data including images from the patient over time; processing the physiological data to detect a variability; comparing the variability to a baseline or a range; and estimating the disease state for the patient based upon the comparing of the variability to the baseline or the limit.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2017Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: WELCH ALLYN, INC.Inventors: Steven D. Baker, Chau Chong Ye, Yue Wang, Aye Aung
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Patent number: 10617874Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods for pacing a heart of a patient are disclosed. An illustrative method may include determining a motion level of the patient using a motion sensor of an implantable medical device secured relative to a patient's heart, and setting a pacing rate based at least in part on the patient's motion level. The patient's motion level may be determined by, for example, comparing the motion level sensed by the motion sensor during a current heart beat to a motion level associated with one or more previous heart beats. Noise may occur in the motion level measurements during those heart beats that transition between an intrinsically initiated heart beat and pace initiated heart beat. Various techniques may be applied to the motion level measurements to help reduce the effect of such noise.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.Inventors: Michael J. Kane, Paul Huelskamp
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Patent number: 10602939Abstract: An interface structure for a biological environment including at least one composite electrical impulse generating layer comprising a matrix phase of a piezo polymer material, a first dispersed phase of piezo nanocrystals, and second dispersed phase of carbon nanotubes, the first and second dispersed phase presented through the matrix phase. The piezo polymer material and piezo nanocrystal convert mechanical motion into electrical impulses and accept electrons to charge the composite impulse generating layer. The carbon nanotubes provide pathways for distribution of the electrical impulses to a surface of the composite impulse generating layer contacting the biological environment. The carbon nanotubes further provide for the delivery of the byproducts of the free radical degradation from the biological environment to both piezo-nanocrystals and piezo-polymer.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: NEUROSILICA, INC.Inventors: Maxim Signaevsky, Igor Yehuda Yaroslavsky
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Patent number: 10603485Abstract: A stimulation lead includes a lead body; terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the lead body; electrodes disposed along the distal end portion of the lead body, the electrodes including segmented electrodes. Each of the segmented electrodes includes a base and at least one finned arrangement radially extending from the base. Each of the finned arrangement includes elongated segments, each of the elongated segments extending along at least 50% of a length of a dimension of the base. Each finned arrangement also includes curved segments, where a first curved segment connects a first end portion of a first elongated segment to a first end portion of an intermediate elongated segment and a second curved segment connects a second end portion of a second elongated segment to a second end portion of an intermediate elongated segment. The lead also includes conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2017Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATIONInventor: Ranjan Krishna Mukhari Nageri
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Patent number: 10603504Abstract: Methods and devices are disclosed for inducing analgesia in a localized region of tissue. Inducing analgesia may be performed by identifying a nerve associated with the localized region, determining a resonant frequency for target neuronal cell membranes of the nerve, and generating a peripheral nerve blockade using the determined resonant frequency. The resonant frequency may be a frequency at which impedance of the nerve approaches a maximum.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 31, 2020Assignee: Alacrity, Inc.Inventors: Philip C. Cory, Steven P. Woodard