Patents Examined by Justine Yu
  • Expiratory limb for a breathing circuit
    Patent number: 9802020
    Abstract: A breathing circuit component includes an inlet, an outlet and an enclosing wall. The enclosing wall defines a gases passageway between the inlet and the outlet. At least a region of the enclosing wall is formed from a breathable material that allows the passage of water vapor without allowing the passage of liquid water or respiratory gases. The breathing circuit component is the expiratory limb of a breathing circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Daniel John Smith, Gavin Walsh Millar, Kevin Blake Powell, David Peter Baldwin
  • Cannula for minimizing dilution of dosing during nitric oxide delivery
    Patent number: 9795756
    Abstract: Described are nasal cannulas that improve the precision of the delivered dose for nitric oxide therapy by reducing the dilution of nitric oxide. The nasal cannulas may reduce the total volume and potential for retrograde flow during nitric oxide therapy through the design of the specific dimensions of the flow path and/or having check valves in the nitric oxide delivery line and/or having a flapper or umbrella valve dedicated to nitric oxide delivery. The nasal cannulas may also use materials that limit oxygen diffusion through the cannula walls. The nosepiece for these cannulas may be manufactured by a molding technique.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Limited
    Inventors: Craig Flanagan, Simon Freed, John Klaus, Thomas Kohlmann, Martin D. Meglasson, Manesh Naidu, Parag Shah
  • CPR compression device and method
    Patent number: 9795532
    Abstract: Improved automatic chest compression systems which use constricting belts, repeatedly inflating bladders, or reciprocating pistons to compress the chest. A bladder is placed between the chest and the particular mechanism used to compress the chest during CPR. The bladder maximizes the effectiveness of chest compressions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Zoll Circulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory W. Hall, James O. Jensen, Paul Escudero, Darren R. Sherman, Bob Katz
  • Customized skin care and method to provide same
    Patent number: 9789295
    Abstract: Methods to provide customized skin care by using specimen dispensing device to dispense specimens from removable dispensers for the purpose of treating skin of a user are presented. Methods to utilize the embedded memory and electrical interface of the dispensing device and dispensers to produce customizable skin care products that give better skin treatment results are also presented. The invention may also be applied to health care and personal care needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Yuchen Zhou
  • Systems and methods to improve organ or tissue function and organ or tissue transplant longevity
    Patent number: 9789133
    Abstract: The present invention provides for systems and methods for inhaled CO therapy to prevent, attenuate, or delay processes that accelerate the loss of organ or tissue function, thereby increasing the lifespan of transplanted organs or tissues, or slowing the decline of native organs or tissues, or delaying the need for replacement of diseased native organs with organ transplants. Such biological processes that are prevented, attenuated, or delayed include chronic persistent inflammation, fibrosis, scarring, as well as immunologic or autoimmune attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: PROTERRIS, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Wager, Joseph Wager, Alex Stenzler, David Pinsky, Augustine Choi
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation device and method of use
    Patent number: 9789026
    Abstract: A manual cardiopulmonary resuscitation device for delivering chest compressions to a patient needing CPR. The device includes a handle, a deformable housing filled with foam, and a bottom plate. The deformable housing includes a first end coupled to the handle and a second end coupled to the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph Hanson
  • Friction-based orthotic impedence modulation device
    Patent number: 9788985
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an impedance modulation device for an orthotic application. The device includes a high-stiffness loading spring, a low-stiffness return spring, a shaft having an output connector, and an engagement mechanism. When the engagement mechanism engages the shaft, the device exhibits a high stiffness at the output connector, and wherein when the engagement mechanism disengages the shaft, the device exhibits a low stiffness at the output connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: YALE UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Aaron Dollar, Kamran Shamaei Ghahfarokhi
  • Respiratory mask arrangement as well as headband arrangement and respiratory gas evacuation device for a respiratory mask
    Patent number: 9789274
    Abstract: The invention relates to a respiratory mask arrangement that can be used in the framework of CPAP therapy for treating sleep-related disturbances, for example. In one embodiment a respiratory mask arrangement comprises a sealing lip device to be placed on the facial surface of a mask user, a covering device which defines a mask interior in cooperation with the sealing lip device, and a respiratory gas conduit unit for delivering respiratory gas to the mask interior that is defined by the covering device and is connected to the nostril and/or oral opening of the mask user. At least some sections of the covering device are embodied as an air-permeable structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: ResMed R&D Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan R. Madaus, Caspar Graff Stauffenberg, Harald Vogele
  • Double stimulation
    Patent number: 9782320
    Abstract: A method of vibration treatment in at least one nasal cavity of a human subject is provided. The method includes the steps of: inserting a first stimulation member in a first nasal cavity; inserting a second stimulation member in a second nasal cavity; securing the first and second stimulation members such that the stimulation members are in fixed positions within the nasal cavities prior to vibration stimulation; arranging each of the first and second stimulation members to abut against tissue within each of the first and second nasal cavities at a first and second pressure; and imparting vibrations to tissue in at least one of the first and second nasal cavities via at least one of the first and second stimulation members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: CHORDATE MEDICAL AB
    Inventors: Jan-Erik Juto, Fredrik Juto, Victor Kronestedt, William Holm
  • System and method for treating skin and underlying tissues for improved health, function and/or appearance
    Patent number: 9782324
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating facial soft tissues of a patient in a healthcare or cosmetic treatment environment such as, for example, a spa, clinic, or a medical practitioner's office are presented herein. The facial treatment system includes a facial stimulator instrument and/or an acoustic oscillator to deliver therapeutic stimulation to the facial tissues of a patient including percussive massage, electrical stimulation, and acoustic stimulation. A facial treatment application executing on a processor of a computing device identifies a treatment protocol and operates the facial stimulator instrument and/or acoustic oscillator to implement the facial tissue treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sigma Instruments Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: John Crunick, Tamas Becse, Louis L. Laskey, Jr.
  • Exoskeleton and method of increasing the flexibility of an exoskeleton joint
    Patent number: 9782892
    Abstract: An exoskeleton configured to be coupled to a user includes a plurality of interconnected support elements constituted by rigid compression members interconnected through a tensegrity joint. The joint includes a tensile member having a first end and a second end coupled to first and second ones of the support elements respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: Ekso Bionics, Inc.
    Inventors: Russdon Angold, Adam Preuss, Nicholas Fleming, Matthew D Sweeney
  • Lower body electrical muscle stimulation exercise systems
    Patent number: 9782321
    Abstract: A lower body electrical muscle stimulation exercise system for exercising the legs of a paralyzed user which incorporates electrical stimulation of leg muscles. The device is portable, light-weight and functional. The device is placed in front of a user who is sitting in a chair. The user's legs may be placed on moveable leg supports. An electric motor rotates a bicycle crank assembly which moves the legs of a user in a back and forth bending motion. Electrical stimulation is then activated which contracts or relaxes the leg muscles. The stimulation is sequentially activated by a Master Processor and a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) unit. The present invention is designed to stop the deterioration of the leg muscles and restore the functionality of the legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Inventor: Thomas Semmens
  • Protective garment usable with gas tank releasibly carried by shoulder straps and waist belt
    Patent number: 9776022
    Abstract: A system is provided for a firefighter or other emergency worker and includes a protective coat and a self-contained breathing apparatus. The self-contained breathing apparatus includes a regulator connected by a high-pressure hose to a gas tank that is releasibly carried on the coat by shoulder straps and waist straps.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: William Grilliot, Thomas Stachler, Mary Grilliot
  • Adaptive exoskeleton, control system and methods using the same
    Patent number: 9775763
    Abstract: Exoskeleton technology is described herein. Such technology includes but is not limited to exoskeletons, exoskeleton controllers, methods for controlling an exoskeleton, and combinations thereof. The exoskeleton technology may facilitate, enhance, and/or supplant the natural mobility of a user via a combination of sensor elements, processing/control elements, and actuating elements. User movement may be elicited by electrical stimulation of the user's muscles, actuation of one or more mechanical components, or a combination thereof. In some embodiments, the exoskeleton technology may adjust in response to measured inputs, such as motions or electrical signals produced by a user. In this way, the exoskeleton technology may interpret known inputs and learn new inputs, which may lead to a more seamless user experience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Aleksandar Aleksov, Brian S. Doyle, Ravindranath V. Mahajan
  • Apparatus for reanimation of a patient
    Patent number: 9775771
    Abstract: An apparatus for reanimation of a patient that includes a plunger driven by a drive to perform a compressive massage on the patient's body, a position measuring device that measures the respective position of the plunger during its compressive massaging motion, and a holding device for the drive and the plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: GS Elektromedizineische Geraete G. Stemple GmbH
    Inventors: Guenter Stemple, Dieter Gellert, Michael Heller
  • Method of passive mechanotherapy and exercise machine for implementation thereof
    Patent number: 9775765
    Abstract: The proposed method is intended for rhythmic stimulation of neurotrophic reflexes to simultaneous stretching of muscles in various sections of spine, joints of limbs and in the main muscles of a human body. The aforesaid method can be implemented by employing an exercise machine that provides for mechanical anti-phase oscillations of lodgments affecting various sections of the body and limbs without considerable movements of the neck-and-head lodgment in the vertical direction. The upper body and the lower limbs make in-phase reciprocal movements, while the pelvic area makes movements anti-phase relative thereto. A support for the neck-and-head part is installed to allow supporting natural movements of the head in the course of the aforesaid movements of the upper body. The design of the exercise machine is described in detail herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Larisa Semenovna Grigoreva
  • Three-dimensional spine correction robot
    Patent number: 9775762
    Abstract: A three-dimensional spine correction robot includes: a pillar, a seat, human body fixing belts, a head fixing apparatus, a bracket, pillar casing pipes, a spine lateral push-and-pull apparatus and a seat locking mechanism. The head fixing apparatus is fixed on the top of the bracket. The pillar casing pipes are movably sleeved over the pillar, and each pillar casing pipe is connected to a human body fixing belt. The lower end of the pillar casing pipe is connected to the seat, and the upper end is connected to the pillar. A first elastic connection object is connected between the pillar casing pipes. The spine lateral push-and-pull apparatus may move up and down along the pillar and swing. The seat is connected to the pillar through a bearing, and may move up and down along the pillar. The seat locking mechanism is fixed between the bracket and the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Inventor: Jilin Zhang
  • Skin cleansing apparatus with oscillation motion converter
    Patent number: 9775976
    Abstract: An appliance for facial skin applications having a drive assembly with an oscillating drive shaft. A base member is removably attachable to the oscillating drive member and an infuser member includes a soft tip with a concave surface adapted to hold a skin formulation for infusing into the skin of the user. A spring assembly connects the base member to the infuser member, and is arranged to convert the oscillating action of the drive shaft and the base member to an action having a significant axial component, toward and away from the skin, to produce an infusing action on the skin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: L'Oreal
    Inventor: Joseph Grez
  • Oral irrigator with variable pressure
    Patent number: 9775692
    Abstract: An oral irrigator including a fluid reservoir, a pumping assembly, a pressure control assembly, and a nozzle. The pumping assembly comprises a power source, a motor in electrical communication with the power source, and a pump in fluid communication with the reservoir. The pressure control assembly is in fluid communication with the pump; mechanically varies a pressure of a fluid exiting the nozzle to change the outlet pressure of the oral irrigator a high pressure to a low pressure and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: WATER PIK, INC.
    Inventors: Brenda Lee Thomas, Kurt Michael Taylor
  • Minute volume as a surrogate for EtCOin automatic ventilation
    Patent number: 9775959
    Abstract: A method for automatically controlling ventilation of a patient includes receiving a target expiratory CO2 concentration, measuring an actual expiratory CO2, and comparing the actual expiratory CO2 concentration to the target expiratory CO2. A ventilation rate for the patient is then calculated based on the comparison of the actual expiratory CO2 concentration and the target expiratory CO2 in order to maintain the actual expiratory CO2 within a predetermined range of the target expiratory CO2. The patient is then automatically ventilated based on the calculated ventilation rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventor: Pietari Aleksis Kokko