Patents Examined by LaToya M Louis
  • System and method for vision rehabilitation therapy
    Patent number: 10512586
    Abstract: A system for vision rehabilitation therapy includes a controller, a laser generator for generating a laser beam with a cyclic frequency-varying laser pulse train having a frequency range of 10 Hz˜35 Hz, and a light spot regulating device for forming a light spot with a diameter of about 20 mm and a laser power density of less than 1.5 mW/cm2. A blade is disposed in front of the laser generator and shaped to block or unblock the laser beam as the blade rotates. A speed regulating motor is provided to regulate rotation speed of the blade through a drive circuit. A pair of virtual reality three-dimensional glasses is provided to generate a virtual reality three-dimensional green scenery, and a massage device is provided to massage acupoints around the eyes and on the head of a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Inventor: Rayer Lavonne Lee
  • Custom massage programming using touchscreen interface
    Patent number: 10507159
    Abstract: A massage system includes a seat having a first surface, a first massage assembly beneath the first surface and including a first matrix of inflatable bladders, and an interface including a touchscreen. The system further includes a controller displaying an image of the matrix on the touchscreen, receiving a touch input from the touchscreen, interpreting the touch input as an indication of a desired massage sequence, and causing the first massage assembly to implement the desired massage sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jeroen Lem, Amber LaVerne Hall, Brian Boland
  • Respiratory interface with elbow
    Patent number: 10500365
    Abstract: A respiratory interface, such as a mouthpiece having a vestibular shield overlapping a user's teeth and gums, gases passageway extending through the vestibular shield allowing for the passage of the gases through mouthpiece and an extra oral seal associated with the gases passageway, wherein the passageway in use causes gases to be diffused when exiting from the gases passageway. Mouthpiece may have an adjustment mechanism to alter distance between the vestibular shield and the extra-oral seal. The interface may include an elbow having a vent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Adam Alexander Tebbutt, Blair Albert Neal, Lewis George Gradon, Alastair Edwin McAuley, Mark Joseph Haycock
  • Device for the treating of pain with high amplitude low frequency sound impulse stimulation
    Patent number: 10500129
    Abstract: A system for relieving pain of a user includes an electromechanical transducer configured to generate generate tactile sound waves (vibrations) with a frequency between 5 Hz and 200 Hz, a holder configured to keep the transducer in a fixed position adjacent to the mesenterial and internal organs' Pacinian corpuscles located in the abdominal cavity of the user, and a controller configured to control the amplitude and frequency of the transducer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: PaciniMedico ApS
    Inventors: Peter Michael Nielsen, Jesper Rønager
  • Apparatus and method for improved assisted ventilation
    Patent number: 10485940
    Abstract: Devices and methods for allowing for improved assisted ventilation of a patient. The methods and devices provide a number of benefits over conventional approaches for assisted ventilation. For example, the methods and devices described herein permit blind insertion of a device that can allow ventilation regardless of whether the device is positioned within a trachea or an esophagus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: CoLabs Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Clay Nolan
  • Breathing assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 10463825
    Abstract: A breathing assistance apparatus is designed for use with delivery of respiratory gases to a patient. The breathing assistance apparatus includes a patient interface, having a body section adapted to cover the nose, or nose and mouth of a patient and a sealing interface. The sealing interface includes at least an outer sealing member. The outer sealing member (201) is adapted to attach to the body section in a sealing manner and has a substantially thin section (203) in at least its nasal bridge region. The thin section is substantially thinner than the rest of the outer sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Limited
    Inventors: Alastair Edwin McAuley, Ivan Milivojevic, Aiden Mark Shotbolt
  • Cushion for patient interface
    Patent number: 10456544
    Abstract: A cushion for a patient interface that delivers breathable gas to a patient includes a base wall structured to be connected to a frame, an underlying support cushion extending away from the base wall towards the patient's face in use, and a membrane provided to substantially cover at least a portion of the underlying cushion. The membrane is adapted to form a continuous seal on the patient's face. The underlying cushion has a spring-like connection with the base wall. The underlying cushion and/or base wall define a spring constant that varies along a length of the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Aaron Samuel Davidson, Robin Garth Hitchcock, Matthew Eves, David Worboys, Susan Robyn Lynch
  • Device and method for controlling respiration during sleep
    Patent number: 10456550
    Abstract: A device for controlling respiration during sleep based on the user physiological characteristic. The device includes an odor disperser for dispersing an odor; at least one detector for detecting a physiological characteristic of a user; and a controller for controlling respiration of the user by instructing the odor dispenser to disperse an odor responsive to detections by the at least one detector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Yeda Research and Development Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Anat Arzi, Lee Sela, Anton Plotkin, Aharon Weissbrod, Noam Sobel
  • Methods and apparatus for the systemic control of ventilatory support in the presence of respiratory insufficiency
    Patent number: 10449312
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for providing ventilatory assistance to a spontaneously breathing patient. An error signal is computed that is the difference between a function of respiratory airflow over a period of time and a target value. Using a servo loop, air is delivered to the patient at a pressure that is a function of the error signal, the phase of the current breathing cycle, and a loop gain that varies depending on the magnitude of the error signal. The loop gain increases with the magnitude of the error signal, and the gain is greater for error signals below a ventilation target than for error signals above the ventilation target value. The target value is an alveolar ventilation that takes into account the patient's physiologic dead space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: ResMed Pty Ltd
    Inventor: David John Bassin
  • Driving module, motion assistance apparatus including the driving module, and method of controlling the motion assistance apparatus
    Patent number: 10441441
    Abstract: Driving modules, motion assistance apparatuses including at least one of the driving modules, and methods of controlling at least one of the motion assistance apparatus may be provided. For example, a driving module including a driving source on one side of a user and configured to transmit power, an input side rotary body connected to the driving source and configured to rotate, and a first decelerator and a second decelerator configured to operate using the power received from the driving source through the input side rotary body, wherein a gear ratio from the input side rotary body to an output terminal of the first decelerator differs from a gear ratio from the input side rotary body to an output terminal of the second decelerator, may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jeonghun Kim, Minhyung Lee, Hyun Do Choi, Se-gon Roh, Youn Baek Lee, Jongwon Lee, Byungjune Choi
  • Barbell massage apparatus
    Patent number: 10426992
    Abstract: In combination with a barbell having a cylindrical surface, wherein an improvement includes a barbell massage apparatus with a spherical member defining an exterior massage-contact surface and at least two arms extending away from the exterior massage-contact surface that respectively flank two sides of the cylindrical surface of the barbell and retain the barbell massage apparatus thereon, wherein the at least two arms at least partially define a U-shaped channel with the cylindrical surface of the barbell disposed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Inventor: Julian Genaro Sardinas
  • Method and system for controlling a drug dosing device
    Patent number: 10426907
    Abstract: A method and a system control a drug dosing device (1) for administering a drug to a patient (19). The quantity (c0) of the drug administered from the drug dosing device (1) is determined or calculated. The concentration of the drug in the gas exhaled by the patient (19) is measured as a first patient value (c1M). A simulation calculation is carried out, in which a second patient value (cp) is calculated from the administered quantity of the drug (I), taking into account a parameter (k10). A simulated first patient value (c1?) is calculated in the simulation calculation, taking into account the parameter (k10). A comparison of the simulated first patient value (c1?) to the measured first patient value (c1M) is carried out. The parameter (k10) is adapted on the basis of the comparison. The calculated second patient value (cp) is used to generate a control signal (S).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Drägerwerk AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Andreas Hengstenberg, Stefan Zimmermann, Dammon Ziaian
  • Lockable head up cardiopulmonary resuscitation support device
    Patent number: 10406068
    Abstract: An elevation device used in the performance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and after resuscitation includes a base and an upper support operably coupled to the base. The upper support is configured to incline at an angle relative to the base to elevate an individual's upper back, shoulders and head. The elevation device includes a support arm coupled with the upper support. The support arm is movable to various positions relative to the upper support and is lockable at a fixed angle relative to the upper support such that the upper support and the support arm are movable as a single unit relative to the base while the support arm maintains the angle relative to the upper support. The elevation device also includes a chest compression device coupled with the support arm. The chest compression device is configured to compress the chest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Inventor: Keith G. Lurie
  • Foot manifolds, apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site on a foot
    Patent number: 10406062
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for applying reduced pressure to a tissue site on a foot are provided. An apparatus may include an insole and a tissue contacting surface covering at least a portion of the insole. At least one portion of the tissue contacting surface is removable to form a void. The apparatus may also include a reduced-pressure interface for receiving reduced pressure from a reduced-pressure source, and at least one flow channel fluidly coupled to the reduced-pressure interface and the void.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Ian James Hardman, Colin John Hall
  • Water jet massaging apparatus with patient support sheet and support element
    Patent number: 10398620
    Abstract: In a water jet massaging apparatus having a tub which is covered by a flexible elastic support sheet or foil for supporting a patient and a nozzle carriage with a nozzle and carriage drive arrangement disposed in the tub below the support sheet or foil for directing a water jet onto the support sheet, a rigid or at least non-elastic support element is disposed between the flexible elastic support sheet or foil and the nozzle carriage at a distance from the flexible elastic support sheet or foil so as to prevent the flexible elastic support sheet to come into contact with the nozzle carriage and the carriage drive arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: UNBESCHEIDEN GMBH
    Inventors: Heinrich Unbescheiden, Mark Unbescheiden
  • Massage head and massage apparatus using such a head
    Patent number: 10391021
    Abstract: A casing defining an internal chamber having a skinfold formed therein when it is applied to a patient's skin, said fold coming into contact with the lower edges of the chamber. The chamber is defined by two lateral walls and by two transverse walls, at least one of said transverse walls being formed of a flap capable of having a pivoting motion, to induce the coming closer and the drawing away from each other of the lower edges of said transverse walls in contact with the skinfold. The flap is hinged in the vicinity of its upper end on the lateral walls. The pivoting of the flap is obtained by means of a geared motor fixedly assembled within said flap, and having its output shaft rotating a cam, received in a cam race fastened to one of the lateral walls of the internal chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: LPG Systems
    Inventor: Arnaud Fuster
  • Hand-held dose-dispensing pressurized spray inhaler with child restraint capability
    Patent number: 10384022
    Abstract: A hand-held dose-dispensing pressurized spray inhaler includes a housing, an aerosol canister in the housing having a canister body and a movable valve stem biased to extend therefrom, a fixture stationarily supporting the valve stem relative to the housing, and an actuation mechanism partially fitting over the canister body opposite from the valve stem such that only together with the fixture the canister body is supported in the housing with a clearance gap between the canister body and the housing and for movement relative to the housing and toward and away from the valve stem and fixture. The actuation mechanism provides a child restraint capability requiring two unlocking actions be carried out to convert it from a locked to an unlocked condition before it can move the canister body relative to the housing and valve stem to release a dose of pressurized spray from the valve stem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PACKAGING CONCEPTS ASSOCIATES HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Emil Meshberg
  • Nasal mask for use in various positive airway pressure supply systems
    Patent number: 10384027
    Abstract: A semi-malleable nasal mask system which includes an internal support structure for providing a uniform-like sealing force around the user's nose and nose area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Breas Medical, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald Harrison
  • Nozzle carrier drive arrangement for a water jet massaging apparatus
    Patent number: 10357420
    Abstract: In a nozzle carrier drive for water let massaging apparatus a nozzle carriage which is movable along a guide track in the longitudinal direction of a tub of the water massaging apparatus and on which a nozzle for emitting a massaging water jet is disposed, a nozzle carriage drive arrangement is provided for independently moving the massaging water jet in the longitudinal and transverse directions of the tub by drive motors which are arranged outside the tub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: UNBESCHEIDEN GMBH
    Inventors: Heinrich Unbescheiden, Mark Unbescheiden
  • Elevation timing systems and methods for head up CPR
    Patent number: 10350137
    Abstract: A method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) includes elevating the head, heart and shoulders of an individual from a starting elevation angle to a final elevation angle greater than zero degrees relative to horizontal while performing CPR by repeatedly compressing the chest. The method includes elevating the brain within a time period selected to be slow enough to permit a sufficient amount of blood to flow to the brain throughout the elevation time period. The method also includes regulating the intrathoracic pressure of the individual while performing CPR. The performance of chest compressions is stopped and after stopping the performance of chest compressions, the head, heart, and shoulders are promptly from the final elevation angle within a timeframe selected to prevent significant drainage of blood from the brain until the head, heart and shoulders are lowered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Keith G. Lurie