Patents Issued in September 22, 2016
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Publication number: 20160270635Abstract: According to an endoscope according to an aspect of the present invention, in a cap, an opening window which opens an opening portion on an upper surface side of an elevator housing slit n a state attached to a distal end portion body and a partition wall portion which closes an opening portion on a lower surface side are formed, and in a state in which the cap is attached to the distal end portion body, reclining of an elevator is regulated by the partition wall portion. Moreover, an opening portion from the upper surface to the lower surface through a front surface of the distal end portion body is extended and open, and thus, an exposed range of the elevator is wide, and the elevator can be cleaned rapidly and easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Toshizumi TANAKA, Tomohiro OHKI, Teruyuki EMURA, Sunao HACHISUKA
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Publication number: 20160270636Abstract: Since a lower-surface side opening of an elevator housing slit is closed by a partition wall portion of a cap in normal operation, and a rotating shaft receiving portion of an elevator has a rotating shaft housing groove opened on the side opposite to the lower surface when the elevator is attached to a distal end portion body, the elevator is not removed structurally at an angle of the elevator when the treatment tool is operated to be stood, and a rotating shaft and the rotating shaft receiving portion do not have to be attached excessively tightly. Therefore, a work load in disassembling and assembling of a distal end portion can be set appropriately, and workability in disassembling and assembling is improved. Moreover, as a result, the distal end portion can be cleaned rapidly and easily.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Masayuki IWASAKA, Teruyuki EMURA, Sunao HACHISUKA
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Publication number: 20160270637Abstract: There is provided an endoscope which can clean a distal end portion promptly and easily. An elevator housed in an elevator housing space of a distal end portion body is coupled with an erecting lever of an erecting lever housing chamber through a rotating shaft. A first shaft portion which is engaged with an engagement hole of the elevator and a second shaft portion which is provided on the distal end side of the first shaft portion and is loosely fitted to an engagement hole of the elevator are provided in the rotating shaft. The elevator is avoided from the elevator housing slit by loosely fitting the engagement hole of the elevator to the second shaft portion at cleaning.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventors: Toshizumi TANAKA, Masayuki IWASAKA, Teruyuki EMURA
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Publication number: 20160270638Abstract: Provided is a capsule endoscope including a capsule body, a fin portion, and a sack portion, the capsule endoscope being capable of moving easily even in a situation where the movement thereof is likely to be obstructed.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Naotake Ohtsuka, Yoshiaki Fujito, Yoshitake Ohtsuka
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Publication number: 20160270639Abstract: An endoscopy capsule having an image collecting capacity includes a deformable member configured to inflate when exposed to body liquid. The deformable member includes an effervescent material. When the effervescent reacts with water the resulting Carbon-Dioxide gas reduces the specific gravity of the endoscopy capsule. The capsule is contained within a shell or dome when swallowed. The shell or dome is configured dissolve in either a low or high pH environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Mikael Trollsas, Phat Trinh, Mark Hadley, Kang-Huai Wang, Gordon Cook Wilson, Ganyu Lu
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Publication number: 20160270640Abstract: A fluorescence endoscopy video system includes a multi-mode light source that produces light for white light and fluorescence imaging modes. A filter is positioned at the distal end of an imaging endoscope so that the endoscope can produce fluorescence and white light images of a tissue sample.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: John J.P. FENGLER, Francis REGAMEY
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Publication number: 20160270641Abstract: The present application discloses a disposable video-assisted surgical device for performing endoscopic and arthroscopic surgery on any target tissue, bone, joint or target area of the body of a subject. The application also discloses a kit having the video-assisted surgical device. A method for using the video-assisted surgical device in endoscopic and arthroscopic surgery is also described and is applicable to any target tissue, bone, joint or target area of the body of a subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Romi Mirza, Ather Mirza
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Publication number: 20160270642Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a light source that emits white light or narrow-band light; an image sensor having pixels; a color filter including a filter unit having a plurality of filters in which the number of filters for passing green wavelength band light and the number of filters for passing blue wavelength band light satisfy predetermined conditions; a first gain adjustment unit that adjusts a gain of an electric signal generated by the image sensor; a demosaicing processing unit that generates an image signal of a color component passing through a filter based on the electric signal whose gain has been adjusted by the first gain adjustment unit; a color conversion processing unit that performs color separation on an image signal when the light source unit emits the white light; and a second gain adjustment unit that adjusts a gain of each image signal subjected to the color conversion processing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Yasunori MORITA
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Publication number: 20160270643Abstract: An endoscope apparatus includes: a light source unit that emits white illumination light or narrow band illumination light; an image sensor having pixels; a filter unit arranged corresponding to the pixels and including filters having a filter for passing blue light, and a filter for passing the blue light and one of green light and red light, the number of the filters for passing the green light being not less than half of the number of all the filters of the filter unit, and the number of the filters for passing the blue light being not less than the number of the filters for passing the green light; a selecting unit that selects, from the pixels, a luminance component pixel depending on types of illumination light; and a demosaicing processing unit that generates a color image signal having color components based on the luminance component pixel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Hiroshi SASAKI
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Publication number: 20160270644Abstract: According to an embodiment, there is provided an optical transmission element comprising: a fiber including a core made of a first glass and a cladding made of a second glass and covering an outer periphery of the core; and a covering layer covering an outer periphery of the cladding and including a plurality of nonionic surfactant molecules wherein each of the nonionic surfactant molecules is hydrogen-bonded to the cladding.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Akihito MIYATA, Yuki ISHIKAWA
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Publication number: 20160270645Abstract: A concentration meter is a concentration meter that measures a concentration of a predetermined solution, and includes: a main body section including an opening portion, and an internal liquid and an electrode that are housed in the opening portion; a permeation membrane that seals the opening portion; a water-holding section that is opposed to the permeation membrane; and an inflow/outflow section which is an opening that allows a clearance between the permeation membrane and the water-holding section to communicate with an outside space of the main body section, wherein the permeation membrane and the water-holding section are separated from each other by a distance in which the solution is held in the air due to a surface tension of the solution, with the solution contacting the permeation membrane and the water-holding section.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventor: Hiromasa AKAHORI
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Publication number: 20160270646Abstract: A liquid supply apparatus includes: a storing tank configured to store a liquid; a supply conduit through which the liquid remained inside the supply conduit flows reversely into the storing tank by a predetermined amount over time, the supply conduit having a first end portion connected to the storing tank; a liquid feeding section which is arranged at the storing tank or the supply conduit, and which is configured to feed the liquid from the storing tank to a second end portion of the supply conduit; a time measuring section which measures an elapsed time from stop of the liquid feeding by the liquid feeding section; and a control section which is connected to the liquid feeding section and the time measuring section and which is configured to drive the liquid feeding section for a predetermined time based on a length of the elapsed time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Taiki YASHIMA, Takaaki KOMIYA
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Publication number: 20160270647Abstract: An exemplary system, method and computer-accessible medium can be provided that can, for example, can be provided so as to receive regarding at least one portion of an ophthalmic sample(s) based on a radiation(s) provided from the sample(s). In addition, it is possible to determine whether an inflammation marker(s) is present in a portion(s) of the sample(s) based on the information. Further, an identification can be performed as to that an abnormality(s) exists in a further anatomical structure based on the determination. The further anatomical structure can be different from the sample(s).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Charles P. LIN, Clemens ALT
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Publication number: 20160270648Abstract: Techniques related to vision correction are disclosed. The techniques involve establishing a visual model associated with a patient. The visual model includes data related to a quality of the patient's vision. A boundary is established as a function of the data associated with the visual model. The boundary is indicative of an area to be corrected within the patient's vision. A retinal map is established as a function of the boundary. An image from a camera associated with the patient is captured and corrections are applied to the image based on the retinal map to generate a corrected image. The corrected image is presented to the eye of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Richard C. Freeman, Michael H. Freeman, Mitchael C. Freeman, Chad Boss, Jordan Boss, Jay E. Cormier, David A. Watola
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Publication number: 20160270649Abstract: A method of imaging in an ophthalmic surgical procedure can include determining an excitation wavelength of light associated with a vital stain; transmitting light having the excitation wavelength; determining an emission wavelength of light associated with the vital stain; filtering light using a first optical element to allow transmission of light having the emission wavelength and to block light having the excitation wavelength. An ophthalmic surgical imaging system can include a light source, one or more optical elements, an image sensor, a computing device, and/or a display device to visualize target biological tissue stained with a fluorescent vital stain. A method of imaging in an ophthalmic surgical procedure can include determining a wavelength of light that increases the visual contrast of a vital stain; transmitting light having the determined wavelength; and receiving a reflection of the transmitted light such that target biological tissue stained by the vital stain is accentuated.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Steven T. Charles, Michael Papac
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Publication number: 20160270650Abstract: An improved eye examination device for use of an eye examination is described herein. The device includes a support device enclosing a chin rest for an eye patient to place their chin in order for an eye professional/technician to examine at least one eye of the eye patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: RICK A. NORWOOD
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Publication number: 20160270651Abstract: In an optometry apparatus controller provided in an electric optometry apparatus including an optical element disposed in front of an examinee's eye and a switch mechanism that electrically switches the optical element, for instructing the switching of the optical element, the controller includes a touchscreen configured to display an operation screen for operating the electric optometry apparatus main body, displays, as the operation screen, a graphic image of a manual optometry apparatus as viewed from an operator side, the manual optometry apparatus including a plurality of operating units and being configured to switch the optical element disposed in front of the eye by an operation with respect to the operating units, and outputs a control signal to the electric optometry apparatus main body based on a touch input with respect to the graphic image on the touchscreen.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Tomoyuki SUGIURA, Yuichiro KANAZAWA
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Publication number: 20160270652Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a field of vision testing technique, and particularly to a vision testing apparatus and method. The vision testing method and apparatus can concurrently test vision and ability for distinguishing colors concurrently by using vision synthetic-testing pictures, wherein a character in the vision synthetic-testing picture is used to test the vision, and color combination in the vision synthetic-testing picture is used to test the ability for distinguishing colors.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventors: Li YANG, Yefei DONG
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Publication number: 20160270653Abstract: An example method for automatically measuring a subject's phoria while the subject fixates on a visual target can include capturing an image of at least one of the subject's eyes using an image capturing device. The image can include a reflection of light from at least one of the subject's eyes. The method can also include analyzing the image to identify a position of the reflection of the light within at least one of the subject's eyes, and determining a phoria measurement based on the position of the reflection of the light within at least one of the subject's eyes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Melissa Diane Bailey
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Publication number: 20160270654Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a technique for centering an application field for an ophthalmic device or a method. More specifically, and without limitation, the disclosure relates to a device and a method for centering an application field relative to the cornea of a human eye responsive to movement of the eye tracked in real-time during the ophthalmic application based on a pupil center. An ophthalmic device or method allows performing one or more procedures with respect to an eye of a patient, such as a surgical, therapeutic and diagnostic procedure, e.g., including and not limited to Laser-Assisted in-situ Keratomileusis (LASIK), Epi-LASIK, PRK, lenticule extraction or keratoplasty.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Sissimos Lemonis, Mario Abraham
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Publication number: 20160270655Abstract: The invention relates to an eye tracking device and a method for operating an eye tracking device (30) comprising an imaging device (32), a plurality of light sources (34), a processing unit and a control unit. The imaging device (32) captures a first image (36a) while at least one of the light sources (34) emits light. If at least one first reflection (14; 16; 16a-16f) is detected, a position in the first image (36a) of the at least one first reflection (14; 16; 16a-16f) is determined, the first reflection (14; 16; 16a-16f) is categorized on the basis of the position in the first image (36a) and if the first image (36a) does not fulfil a predefined quality criterion, the plurality of light sources (34) is controlled in dependence of the categorization by changing the light intensity of at least one light source (34).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: SENSOMOTORIC INSTRUMENTS GESELLSCHAFT FUR INNOVATI VE SENSORIK MBHInventors: Claudio CARAFFI, Matthias NIESER, Fabian WANNER, Walter NISTICO
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Publication number: 20160270656Abstract: Configurations are disclosed for a health system to be used in various healthcare applications, e.g., for patient diagnostics, monitoring, and/or therapy. The health system may comprise a light generation module to transmit light or an image to a user, one or more sensors to detect a physiological parameter of the user's body, including their eyes, and processing circuitry to analyze an input received in response to the presented images to determine one or more health conditions or defects.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Nicole Elizabeth Samec, John Graham Macnamara, Christopher M. Harrises, Brian T. Schowengerdt, Rony Abovitz, Mark Baerenrodt
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Publication number: 20160270657Abstract: A health examination control apparatus, a health television system and a health examination method are provided. The health examination control apparatus includes a request processing device, a recognition device and a health examination device; the request processing device is configured to receive incoming information and send a health examination request instruction to the recognition device; the recognition device is configured to receive the health examination request instruction and send a health examination start instruction to the health examination device; and the health examination device is configured to receive health examination information and output corresponding health examination result information after receiving the health examination health start instruction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO. LTD.Inventor: Tianyue ZHAO
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Publication number: 20160270658Abstract: A digital electronic fetal heart rate and uterine contraction monitoring system with an electronic fetal monitor, a contraction monitoring sensor and a fetal heart rate sensor. A controller configured to receive fetal heart rate data and uterine contraction pressure, identify a contraction start time and end time, and calculate each rest interval in seconds between contractions. The system compares rest intervals to a safe preset limit for rest intervals, calculates a median rest interval and an average rest interval for each fifteen-minute period of labor, and presents a contraction and rest interval graph to a display. The system can activate an alarm on an electronic fetal monitor display or a third party display and can pause a pump that is delivering a drug to increase uterine contractions when a significant criteria of excessive uterine activity is detected outside preset limits to assure adequate blood flow to the fetal brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Stewart Bruce Ater
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Publication number: 20160270659Abstract: A telemetric monitoring system and data analysis tool is provided that assists in trial management by identifying relationships between subject profiles and monitors physiological attributes using telemetric devices. The tool may identify subjects having certain response predispositions based on their profiles, which may be used to better select subjects to enroll in a trial. The system may monitor the physiological attributes of a subject to identify adverse events, and may generate event alerts that are sent to investigators over a communication channel. The system may present the investigators with a dashboard through which they can investigate and respond to event alerts.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Jimit Jaykumar Gandhi
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Publication number: 20160270660Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention relate to ultrasound (acoustic) data transmission systems, in particular data transmission over wide-band acoustic channels with frequency-dependant multi-path propagation. More specifically, embodiments of the invention involve increasing the bit rate in the acoustic channel by means of utilization of the entire ultrasound spectrum available for data transmission inside a human body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: William R. BANDY, Yuri Okunev, Wayne E. Shanks
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Publication number: 20160270661Abstract: The present invention describes a system for inducing at least compressional or shear force on a subject and evaluating pain modulation, spatial and/or temporal summation of pain, or descending inhibition of pain in the subject, said system comprising a cuff unit comprising an inflatable cuff having at least two chambers or comprising at least two inflatable cuffs having one or more chambers each, each chamber having a coupling for connection to a compressor or other activator device; a compressor or other activator device arranged to provide inflation; and a computer unit with a control function, said control function directed to control of inflation rates and independent control of each chamber. The present invention is also directed to an inflatable cuff for a system according to above and also to the use and methods involving the use of such a system.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Thomas GRAVEN-NIELSEN, Lars ARENDT-NIELSEN
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Publication number: 20160270662Abstract: According to one embodiment, an ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe, image generation circuitry, image generation circuitry, at least one light emission circuitry a plurality of optical detection circuits, a slide mechanism and analysis circuitry. The slide mechanism makes at least either the at least one light emission circuitry or the plurality of optical detection circuits slide to change positional relationships between the ultrasonic transmission/reception surface, the at least one light emission circuitry, and the plurality of optical detection circuits. The analysis circuitry analyzes a change in the light intensity detected for each of different positional relationships between the ultrasonic transmission/reception surface, the at least one light emission circuitry, and the plurality of optical detection circuits.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Satoshi TAKAYAMA, Taeko URANO, Kenji NAKAMURA, Tsutomu NAKANISHI
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Publication number: 20160270663Abstract: A method for acquiring a fluorescent image including a step of irradiating a sample with excitation light from a position distanced from the sample to generate fluorescence, and detecting the generated fluorescence by a two-dimensional detector to obtain a fluorescent image; at least one step of irradiating the sample with excitation light in the same manner in the condition that entry of fluorescence from a part emitting the strongest fluorescence at the time when fluorescence is to be detected is substantially blocked, to obtain a fluorescent image by the two-dimensional detector; a step of integrating at least two fluorescent images including the fluorescent image obtained in the step and at least one fluorescent image obtained in the step into one image; and a step of displaying the image integrated in the step.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Shimadzu CorporationInventor: Tatsuya IKEHARA
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Publication number: 20160270664Abstract: A system and method for capturing and navigating whole body images that includes capturing a total body image with a wide angle lens camera and simultaneously capturing body part images of the same body using a plurality of high resolution cameras. The total body image is used as a navigational grid that is associated with the high resolution body part images.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Karleen Seybold, Eugene Balaguer, Nathaniel Santana
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Publication number: 20160270665Abstract: The present invention relates to an optical device for imaging and measuring characteristics of an objects surface shape, surface spectral reflectance and structure of sub-surface layers. In particular, the invention relates to imaging of topography of human skin and skin sub-surface layers and determination of concentration of skin constituents. The present invention has applications in areas such as skin care, dermatology, cosmetics, wound management and tricology. The imaging device of the invention significantly improves photometric stereo measurements by suppressing specular reflection and allows accurate determination of the surface shape. Consequently the device allows elimination of the influence of the shape and illumination conditions on spectral measurements and allows accurate measurement of skin constituents.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Roman Kantor, Guido Mariotto, Igor Shvets
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Publication number: 20160270666Abstract: A dental implement is presented including a body portion, at least one oscillator (210), and at least one light source (220) driven by the at least one oscillator and configured to emit at least one excitation light having a plurality of components modulated at a plurality of frequencies. The dental implement further includes at least one optical unit for removing reflected excitation light and receiving a fluorescence light beam from the teeth, and a detector (270) configured to receive the fluorescence light beam for detecting plaque and communicating plaque identification information of the teeth based on frequency domain lifetime measurements.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2013Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: OLAF THOMAS JOHAN ANTONIE VERMEULEN
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Publication number: 20160270667Abstract: A living body information imaging apparatus includes a member that is adapted to be introduced into the interior of a living body and has a light irradiation portion for irradiating light the interior of the body with light with an angle of irradiation equal to or more than 2? steradians, and a signal detector that is arranged outside the living body and detects a signal output based on light irradiation in the interior of the living body by the member having the light irradiation portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 26, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Takao Nakajima, Kazuhiko Fukutani, Yasufumi Asao
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Publication number: 20160270668Abstract: A system is provided for monitoring a blood pressure in real time, including a main body and a sensor including a first electrode that is disposed on one surface of the main body and in contact with a human body when the main body is worn on the human body, a second electrode that is disposed on the other surface of the main body, and configured to measure a signal relating to at least one of electrocardiogram (ECG), photoplethysmogram (PPG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) of the human body in contact with the first electrode and the second electrode.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: HUINNO, CO.,LTD.Inventor: Yeong Joon GIL
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Publication number: 20160270669Abstract: An imaging probe for diagnosis includes an imaging core that has an optical transceiver and an ultrasound transceiver, a first fixing unit that fixes the optical transceiver, a second fixing unit that fixes the ultrasound transceiver, and a connection member that connects the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit to each other. The connection member has bending rigidity which is lower than that of the first fixing unit and the second fixing unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 18, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Masanori TOKIDA
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Publication number: 20160270670Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for monitoring the wellbeing of a fetus by the non-invasive detection and analysis of fetal cardiac electrical activity data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Oren Oz, Ilya Divinsky, Muhammad Mhajna, Elad Knoll, Amit Kam, Nathan Intrator
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Publication number: 20160270671Abstract: In some examples, a device may include an orientation sensor, a device sensor, a sensor regime storage unit, an analysis module, and a device output module. The orientation sensor may generate orientation data indicative of a physical state of the device. The device sensor may generate device data. The sensor regime storage unit may store sensor regimes that process the generated device data while in the physical state. The analysis module may be coupled to the orientation sensor and the sensor regime storage unit, and may determine the physical state based on the generated orientation data and select a particular sensor regime based on the determined physical state. The device output module may be coupled to the analysis module and the device sensor, and may receive the particular sensor regime and process the device data using the particular sensor regime. The device may be implemented as a wearable sensor device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Raghuram MADABUSHI, David ROSENBERG, Michael John NICHOLLS, Mark Loren GRIFFIN
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Publication number: 20160270672Abstract: Some embodiments of the present inventive concept provide a system that uses two wavelengths of differential transmittance through a sample to apply laser speckle or laser Doppler imaging. A first of the two wavelengths is within the visible range that has zero or very shallow penetration. This wavelength captures the anatomical structure of tissue/organ surface and serves as a position marker of the sample but not the subsurface movement of blood flow and perfusion. A second wavelength is in the near Infra-Red (NIR) range, which has much deeper penetration. This wavelength reveals the underlying blood flow physiology and correlates both to the motion of the sample and also the movement of blood flow and perfusion. Thus, true motion of blood flow and perfusion can be derived from the NIR imaging measurement without being affected by the motion artifact of the target.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Cheng Chen, T. Bruce Ferguson, JR., Zhiyong Peng, Kenneth Michael Jacobs
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Publication number: 20160270673Abstract: The invention relates to a device configured for tracking e.g. the diastolic blood pressure in a patient. The device applies a pressure to a body part, e.g. by use of an inflatable cuff. By performing repeated and alternating pressure changes in the cuff a specific feature of a signal that relates to the diastolic blood pressure can be tracked and possibly measured.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: PAUL AELEN, PIERRE HERMANUS WOERLEE, WOUTER HERMAN PEETERS, SIMONE CORNELIA MARIA ANNA ORDELMAN
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Publication number: 20160270674Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for monitoring the wellbeing of a fetus by the non-invasive detection and analysis of fetal cardiac activity data, utilizing a plurality of acoustic sensors.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Oren Oz, Amit Kam, Nathan Intrator
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Publication number: 20160270675Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for monitoring the wellbeing of a fetus by the non-invasive detection and analysis of fetal cardiac electrical activity data.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 16, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Oren Oz, Muhammad Mhajna, Nathan Intrator
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Publication number: 20160270676Abstract: A biological information detection sensor includes a first light emitter configured to emit light to a detection part, a first light receiver and a second light receiver configured to receive the light reflected in the detection part, a light blocker disposed between the first light emitter and the first and second light receivers and configured to block the light made directly incident on the first light receiver and the second light receiver from the first light emitter, a supporting body on which the first light emitter, the first light receiver, the second light receiver, and the light blocker are disposed, and a controller configured to analyze biological information on the basis of light reception result received from the first light receiver and the second light receiver.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Hideto Yamashita
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Publication number: 20160270677Abstract: An optical sensing apparatus includes a sensing unit, an analog/digital conversion unit, a switching unit, a first processing unit, and a second processing unit. The sensing unit provides a light sensing signal. The analog/digital conversion unit is coupled to sensing unit and converts light sensing signal into a digital light sensing signal. The switching unit is coupled to analog/digital conversion unit and selectively switched to a first mode or a second mode according to a mode control signal. The first processing unit and second processing unit are coupled to analog/digital conversion unit and switching unit. When switching unit is switched to first mode according to mode control signal, first processing unit generates a photoplethysmography (PPG) signal according to digital light sensing signal; when switching unit is switched to second mode according to mode control signal, second processing unit generates a proximity sensing signal according to digital light sensing signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: YU-TING LIN
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Publication number: 20160270678Abstract: An implantable pressure sensor that wirelessly provides pressure data to a wireless receiver. The pressure sensor includes a first flexible membrane exposed to the region whose pressure is being monitored. In contact with this first flexible membrane is a force transducer, for measuring this pressure, that is itself suspended on an internal flexible membrane. This internal flexible membrane allows the force transducer to not only be displaced away from the first flexible membrane, but it allows for the force transducer to also be oscillated, either out-of-contact with the first flexible membrane or in-contact therewith for static/dynamic pressure sensor calibration. Another embodiment suspends an internal housing on a third flexible membrane wherein the internal flexible membrane forms the upper surface of the internal housing. An actuator for displacing/oscillating the force transducer is located within the internal housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Marek Swoboda
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Publication number: 20160270679Abstract: The present technology relates generally to the field of electrophysiology and specifically to automated devices, components, systems, and related methods for monitoring potential injury to the nervous system using evoked potentials during intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: SafeOp Surgical, Inc.Inventors: Cameron Mahon, Curt H. Labelle
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Publication number: 20160270680Abstract: Disclosed are a neural electrode for measuring a neural signal and a method for manufacturing the same. In the method, an indium tin oxide (ITO) electrode is formed on a substrate, an insulative passivation layer is formed on the substrate and the ITO electrode to expose a portion of the ITO electrode, and ITO nanorods are formed on the portion of the ITO electrode and the insulative passivation layer. Accordingly, it is possible to reduce electrical noise and improve a neurotrophic property by using the existing process.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: Yong Hee KIM, Sang-Don JUNG, Gook Hwa KIM, Ah Young KIM
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Publication number: 20160270681Abstract: Methods and devices for sensing vector analysis in an implantable cardiac stimulus system. In an illustrative example, a first sensing vector is analyzed to determine whether it is suitable, within given threshold conditions, for use in cardiac event detection and analysis. If so, the first vector may be selected for detection and analysis. Otherwise, one or more additional vectors are analyzed. A detailed example illustrates methods for analyzing sensing vectors by the use of a scoring system. Devices adapted to perform these methods are also discussed, including implantable medical devices adapted to perform these methods, and systems comprising implantable medical to devices and programmers adapted to communicate with implantable medical devices, the systems also being adapted to perform these methods. Another example includes a programmer configured to perform these methods including certain steps of directing operation of an associated implanted or implantable medical device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: CAMERON HEALTH INC.Inventors: Rick Sanghera, Venugopal Allavatam
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Publication number: 20160270682Abstract: A method and apparatus for the quantitative determination of an individual's risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD) is described. Risk stratification is accomplished (and may have a sensitivity and specificity of greater than about 90%) by determining the presence in any individual being tested for SCD risk of sequences identified herein to correlate quantitatively with SCD risk. Both the number of such sequences present and their alignment scores (similarity) with the SCD risk sequence ensemble are used to calculate quantitative SCD risk.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Spangler Scientific LLCInventor: Gregory J. SPANGLER
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Publication number: 20160270683Abstract: The invention relates to a system for determining electrical characteristics like electrical potentials on a surface of a heart (5). An esophageal electrode structure (6) measures electrical characteristics within an esophagus and a position determination unit (34) determines the position of the esophageal electrode structure within the esophagus and the position of the surface of the heart (5). The electrical characteristics on the surface of the heart (5) are then determined based on the measured electrical characteristics and based on the determined positions of the esophageal electrode structure (6) and the surface of the heart (5). Since for measuring the electrical characteristics the esophageal electrode structure (6) is used, the electrical characteristics can be measured within the esophagus and thus close to the surface of the heart (5), thereby allowing for an improved accuracy of determining the electrical characteristics on the surface of the heart (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventors: MICHAEL GRASS, FRANK MICHAEL WEBER, GERARDUS HENRICUS MARIA GIJSBERS, SANDER SLEGT
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Publication number: 20160270684Abstract: The invention relates to a catheter useful in recording His electrogram alternans. The catheter includes a catheter probe containing at least one row of receiving poles positioned at an edge of the catheter probe, equidistantly spaced from each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2015Publication date: September 22, 2016Inventor: Youhua ZHANG