Patents Examined by Sana Sahand
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Patent number: 11234630Abstract: A cardiac health assessment system and method for use with a handheld electronic device. The cardiac health assessment system includes an electronic device case (EDC), a plurality of electrodes, and a circuit board. The EDC secures the handheld electronic device. The electrodes include a first ECG electrode, a second ECG electrode, and a third electrode. The first ECG electrode is placed on an outer surface of the EDC. The second ECG electrode and the third electrode are placed on each side of the EDC to facilitate a thumb and fingers of a user to be placed on the handheld electronic device. The electrodes capture data indicative of the cardiac health of the user. The circuit board includes a microphonic sensor, an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) sensor, and a microcontroller. The microphonic sensor and IMU sensor capture cardiac health data. The microcontroller transmits cardiac health data to the handheld electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 1, 2022Assignee: Acorai ABInventor: Filip Ludwig Peters
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Patent number: 11229551Abstract: A system for processing a portion in a processing volume of a transparent material by application of focused radiation including a device for generating and an optical system for focusing radiation, with a device for changing the position of the focus of the radiation and a control device. This system performs a slow scanning movement of the focus and an independent fast scanning movement of the focus which section can be moved by the slow scanning movement in the entire processing volume in an arbitrary direction; as well as by a system into which a scan pattern is encoded, with scanning movement including at least one lateral base component in the x- and/or y-direction, which is superimposed by components with synchronous change-of-direction-movements in the z-direction and in x-direction and/or y-direction. The invention also includes corresponding methods, a control program product and a planning unit.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2016Date of Patent: January 25, 2022Assignee: Carl Zeiss Meditec AGInventors: Michael Bergt, Thomas Hamann, Robert Pomraenke
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Patent number: 11224351Abstract: A wearable device is provided. The wearable device according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a body member including a heartbeat sensor, a first band member and a second band member respectively coupled to both ends of the body member, and a flexible battery having a portion accommodated inside the body member and both remaining ends accommodated inside the first band member and the second band member.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 18, 2022Assignee: AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyung-Suk Choi, Seung Yun Rho
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Patent number: 11202905Abstract: An electrical brain treatment system includes a parenchymal electrode, configured to be implanted in direct physical contact with brain parenchyma or meninges of the brain of a subject identified as at risk of or suffering from a disease; and a cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) electrode, configured to be implanted in a CSF-filled space selected from a ventricular system and a subarachnoid space. Control circuitry is electrically coupled to the parenchymal electrode and the CSF electrode, and is configured to clear a substance from the brain parenchyma into the CSF-filled space of the brain by applying direct current between the parenchymal electrode and the CSF electrode as a series of pulses, with an average amplitude of between 0.25 and 0.5 mA, an average pulse width of between 0.5 and 2 ms, and an average frequency of between 1 and 5 Hz. Other embodiments are also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: RAINBOW MEDICAL LTD.Inventors: Alex Tendler, Yossi Gross
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Patent number: 11172560Abstract: An ophthalmic illumination system includes a broadband light source configured to emit a white laser beam, a first monochromatic light source configured to emit a first monochromatic laser beam having a first central wavelength, optics configured to receive a combined light beam comprising the white laser beam and the monochromatic laser, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory configured to control a chromaticity of the combined light beam by changing an output power of the first monochromatic light source.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2017Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: Alcon Inc.Inventor: Ronald T. Smith
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Patent number: 11134928Abstract: Articulating surgical instruments are disclosed. In one embodiment, a surgical instrument may include an elongated shaft assembly including an articulable portion moveable between a non-articulated configuration and an articulated configuration. First and second articulating shafts of the elongated shaft assembly may be coaxially arranged and axially fixed at an attachment point located distally from the articulable portion. Proximal portions of the first and second articulating shafts may be displaceable in opposing directions to articulate the articulable portion from the non-articulated configuration to the articulated configuration. In another embodiment, an articulation control may be movable from a first position to a second position to move an articulation lock from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration to selectively permit articulation of a surgical instrument. The articulation lock also may be movable from the second position to a third position to articulate the surgical instrument.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 5, 2021Assignee: C.R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Augustus Felix, Derek J. Leatzow, Nathan Stewart Cauldwell, Derek Affonce, Kevin J. Ranucci, Tomas Matusaitis, Alan Bachman
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Patent number: 11110292Abstract: A myopia-inhibiting treatment device produces a therapeutic light that includes components of different wavelengths in a ratio of luminosities that creates a predetermined L-cone to S-cone excitation profile that slows ocular growth, thereby mitigating development of myopia. The components comprise blue light, green light, and red light. Therapeutic light may cause an L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio in a range between 1.38 and 0.05. In some implementations the therapeutic light causes a L-cone to S-cone excitation ratio of 0.74. In some implementations the luminosity of the combined light components is greater than 700 lux.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: New England College of OptometryInventors: Frances Joan Rucker, Hannah Yoon, Christopher Patrick Taylor
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Patent number: 11103316Abstract: Described herein is a device and method used to effectively remove volume inside a patient in various types of surgeries, such as spinal surgeries (e.g. laminotomy), neurosurgeries (various types of craniotomy), ENT surgeries (e.g. tumor removal), and orthopedic surgeries (bone removal). Robotic assistance linked with a navigation system and medical imaging it can shorten surgery time, make the surgery safer and free surgeon from doing repetitive and laborious tasks. In certain embodiments, the disclosed technology includes a surgical instrument holder for use with a robotic surgical system. In certain embodiments, the surgical instrument holder is attached to or is part of an end effector of a robotic arm, and provides a rigid structure that allows for precise removal of a target volume in a patient.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2015Date of Patent: August 31, 2021Assignee: Globus Medical Inc.Inventors: Szymon Kostrzewski, Chetan Patel, Alexander Mason
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Patent number: 11090008Abstract: A system, method and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for monitoring motion during medical imaging. The monitoring of the motion includes initiating an acquisition of image data, measuring physiological signals of a patient, generating a prediction signal by integrating the physiological signals, determining whether patient motion is likely to occur based on the prediction signal and modifying the acquisition of image data, if it is predicted that patient motion is likely to occur.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Michael Chun-chieh Lee, Robert Manzke, Yuechen Qian, Eric Cohen-Solal
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Patent number: 11065446Abstract: Provided is a cochlear implant device with a glasses shape. The disclosed cochlear implant device improves body wearability and aesthetic effects by designing the cochlear implant device to have a glasses shape, and achieves alignment of a receiver coil implanted into the body and a transmission coil outside the body without using a magnet because the transmission coil is integrally provided at an end of a glasses temple such that a region of a body with which the transmission coil comes into contact is changed according to a bending degree of the glasses temple.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: July 20, 2021Assignees: Seoul National University R&DB Foundation, Todae Co., Ltd.Inventors: Seung Ha Oh, Sung June Kim, Jin Ho Kim, Jeong Hoan Park, Tae Mok Gwon, Chae Bin Kim
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Patent number: 11058584Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for aiding a surgeon to perform a surgical procedure on an eye. The surgical procedure includes inserting an elongate probe from an opening into the eye across an anterior chamber to a target tissue region comprising a trabecular meshwork and a Schlemm's canal. Exemplary systems include an optical microscope for the surgeon to view the eye with a microscope image during the procedure; an optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus configured to perform an OCT scan of a target location in the target tissue region during the procedure; and an image processing apparatus configured to generate an augmented image by overlaying an OCT image of target location and a graphical visual element identifying the locations, wherein the graphical visual element is registered with the microscope image to aid the surgeon in advancing a distal end of the elongate probe to the target location.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2019Date of Patent: July 13, 2021Inventor: Michael S. Berlin
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Patent number: 11045662Abstract: A wearable eyebrow-irradiating device includes a main irradiation body, a circumferential light-shielding lining and a fastening headband. The main irradiation body, worn on user's head, has at least one lighting component for projecting respective eyebrow-growth stimulating beams onto corresponding eyebrow-growing zones upon when the main irradiation body is fitted onto the head. The circumferential light-shielding lining, mounted fixedly at the main irradiation body by surrounding the lighting component, is to shield the eyebrow-growing zone, so that an eye can be isolated from the neighboring eyebrow-growing zone. The fastening headband, connecting the main irradiation body, is to wear the main irradiation body tightly onto the head, and to elastically deform the circumferential light-shielding lining so as to completely shield the eyebrow-growing zone and thus to prevent the eyebrow-growth stimulating beam from irradiating the eye.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Inventor: Chung-Yang Chen
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Patent number: 11045661Abstract: A method of biostimulating phototherapy is provided. The method comprises illuminating a subject's body portion with light having a first wavelength in the range of 600-900 nm. The method further comprises the step of at least one of reducing and preventing hyperthermia of the body portion by illuminating the body portion with light having a second wavelength which is at least one of in the range of 400-600 nm and in the range of 900-2500 nm. Further, a phototherapy device is provided which comprises a first light source and a second light source. The first light source is configured to emit light having a first wavelength which is in the range of 600-900 nm. The second light source is configured to emit light having a second wavelength which is at least one of in the range of 400-600 nm and in the range of 900-2500 nm. At least a portion of the device is a patch which is formed for conforming to at least part of the body portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.Inventors: Gerrit Oversluizen, Frank Anton Van Abeelen, Liesbeth Van Pieterson, Guofu Zhuo, Tim Dekker
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Patent number: 11026613Abstract: Systems, devices, methods for providing a speech pattern as a metric of well-being system for remotely monitoring the well-being of a patient are disclosed. In one exemplary embodiment, a system can include at least one wearable device that is configured to collect body sensor data and speech pattern data associated with a patient wearing the device and analyze the data to determine if the patient's emotional well-being is compromised. In some exemplary embodiments, the wearable device can be configured to send an alert to at least one caregiver device that indicates the patient's emotional well-being is compromised. The wearable device can also be configured to send recommendations on courses of action to alleviate the condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.Inventors: John E. Cronin, Steven M. Philbin, Eric R. Wade
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Patent number: 11020607Abstract: Disclosed herein is a device for activating a mask pack, a photon therapy mask pack device, and a fiber based light emitting lighting device. The device for activating a mask pack includes: a first fiber fabric layer having a shape corresponding to that of a face of a wearer and having ductility for being closely adhered to the face of the wearer; a metal pattern layer attached to one surface of the first fiber fabric layer; an insulating resin adhesive layer attaching the first fiber fabric layer and the metal pattern layer to each other; a light emitting diode element attached onto the metal pattern layer and irradiating photon therapy light; an adhesive film layer covering the metal pattern layer and the light emitting diode element and in contact with the mask pack; and a power supplying module supplying power to the light emitting diode element to allow components of the mask pack to be better permeated into a skin of the wearer.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2017Date of Patent: June 1, 2021Assignee: TEDDY KOREAInventor: In Sil Song
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Patent number: 11006885Abstract: A method for determining a blood pressure of a user includes: collecting an electrocardiography (ECG) signal and a pulse wave signal from the user; extracting characteristic parameters of the user from the ECG signal and the pulse wave signal; establishing a characteristic vector of the user based on personal information of the user and the characteristic parameters of the user; and determining the blood pressure of the user based on the characteristic vector of the user and a characteristic-vector-and-blood-pressure relational model. A blood pressure determining apparatus based on the method disclosed herein is also provided, which includes an acquisition portion, a characteristic parameter determination portion, a characteristic vector determination portion, and a blood pressure determination portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2017Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Guohe Wang
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Patent number: 11000207Abstract: A system for tracking the position of one or more medical devices for insertion into the body of a patient is disclosed. The system may also be used to locate one or medical devices at a later time after placement thereof. The present system employs multiple radiating elements that can be simultaneously detected by a sensor unit of the system, wherein at least one of the radiating elements is included with the medical device. Another of the radiating elements may be placed at a predetermined point on the skin of the patient to serve as a landmark to help determine the location of the medical device with respect to the landmark. Detection of the radiating elements by the sensor unit enables the relative positions of the radiating elements to be ascertained and depicted on a display, to assist a clinician in accurately positioning the medical device, such as a catheter.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: C. R. Bard, Inc.Inventors: Eddie K. Burnside, Shayne Messerly
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Patent number: 10993840Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for aiding a surgeon to perform a surgical procedure on an eye. The surgical procedure includes inserting an elongate probe from an opening into the eye across an anterior chamber to a target tissue region comprising a trabecular meshwork and a Schlemm's canal. Exemplary systems include an optical microscope for the surgeon to view the eye with a microscope image during the procedure; an optical coherence tomography (OCT) apparatus configured to perform an OCT scan of a target location in the target tissue region during the procedure; and an image processing apparatus configured to generate an augmented image by overlaying an OCT image of target location and a graphical visual element identifying the locations, wherein the graphical visual element is registered with the microscope image to aid the surgeon in advancing a distal end of the elongate probe to the target location.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventor: Michael S. Berlin
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Patent number: 10955619Abstract: A dual port switching apparatus (12) comprising a connection part for mounting to a base unit (11), an input beam port to receive a main laser beam from a base unit (11) in an input optical path (22), a first output port (14) for connection to a flexible wave guide, a second output port (15) for connection to an articulated arm (16), and a switching element (56) moveable between a first position and a second position to direct an input beam to one of the first output port (14) and the second output port (15).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: LUMENIS LTD.Inventors: Eyal Benisty, Stanislav Kramer, Assaf Gelstein
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Patent number: 10952662Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide a circuit board enclosed in an encasing with processors and memory, configured to receive and analyze data, and containing computer logic capable of receiving and analyzing data.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Rick A. Hamilton, II, Clifford A. Pickover, Ninad D. Sathaye, Edgar A. Zamora Duran