Patents Issued in October 17, 2017
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Patent number: 9788726Abstract: A method for measuring vibration transmittance of a sternum noninvasively includes producing vibration, transmitting the vibration to a first side the sternum through skin and soft tissues, obtaining response data of the sternum from a second side of the sternum through skin and soft tissues, which first and second sides of the sternum are on different sides of the midline of the sternum, and processing said response data for determining transmittance of vibration of the sternum. The response data may be used for defining state of a patient such as sternal instability of the breastbone or abnormal healing in the sternum after open chest surgery by surgeons.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2011Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TAYS SYDÄNKESKUS OYInventors: Nikolai Beev, Juha Hautalahti, Jari Laurikka, Matti Tarkka, Jari Hyttinen
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Patent number: 9788727Abstract: A physiological information measuring apparatus includes a first detection unit, having a first light emitting unit and a first light receiving unit, separated from one another by a first distance. A second detection unit of the physiological information measuring apparatus has a second light emitting unit and a second light receiving unit, separated from one another by a second, different distance. Alternatively, the second detection unit shares the first light emitting unit with the first detection unit and has a second light receiving unit. Alternatively, the second detection unit shares the first light receiving unit with the first detection unit and has a second light emitting unit. A measuring unit of the physiological information measuring apparatus measures the physiological information of a user based on light received by the light receiving unit or light receiving units.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Seiko Epson CorporationInventor: Atsushi Narusawa
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Patent number: 9788728Abstract: Method and system for early detection of precancerous and other abnormal changes in tissue of various organs. The system comprises a combination of endoscopic scanning with light scattering spectroscopy and improves detection of abnormalities that may otherwise remain undetected. The system may include a probe that collects data of quality that is independent of a distance of the probe from the scanned tissue. During endoscopy, tissue of an organ is imaged using polarized multispectral light scattering scanning and results are presented to a user in a manner that allows detecting abnormal morphological and biochemical changes in the tissue. A determination of whether to perform biopsy may be performed while the endoscopy is being performed, which thus provides guided biopsy. An entire surface of the organ may be rapidly scanned and results of the scanning are analyzed with a reduced time delay.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.Inventor: Lev T. Perelman
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Patent number: 9788729Abstract: A storage unit stores volume data including a blood vessel region. An extracting unit extracts the blood vessel region from the volume data. A specifying unit specifies a position of a region of interest in the blood vessel region and a deflection direction of a blood vessel region included in the region of interest. A determining unit determines a viewing position and a viewing direction based on the position of the region of interest and the deflection direction. A generating unit generates image data concerning the viewing position and the viewing direction based on the volume data. A display unit displays an image represented by the image data.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2009Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Toshiya Waku, Hitoshi Yamagata
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Patent number: 9788730Abstract: A non-invasive, optical method and device for the detection of melanoma in skin lesions. The detection of the presence of melanoma is accomplished optically by looking for specific changes (signatures) in the spectrum of optical light elastically scattered off melanoma molecules. Elastic scattering spectroscopy (ESS) converts subcellular morphological changes into scattering spectrum signatures. A melanoma discrimination analysis is performed by illuminating the lesion with a handheld device that also collects a portion of the scattered light, converts it into digital signals, analyzes the requisite spectral signatures, and provides a logical output showing the user the presence (or absence) of melanoma in the subject lesion.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: DERMASENSOR, INC.Inventors: John Noto, Robert Kerr, Maurice Ferre
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Patent number: 9788731Abstract: An optical endoluminal far-field microscopic imaging catheter comprises a light generating system, a first light delivery conduit for propagating light generated by the light generating system and a light distributor configured to redirect light propagated by the delivery conduit into a direction of an object to be imaged. A discriminator is configured for capturing light reflected from the object incident on a window of the discriminator from a particular direction and transmitting only the light captured from the particular direction to a second light delivery conduit. A drive mechanism is configured to sweep the window through a plurality of directions in a predictable pattern for matching each light capture event in the window with a direction of the window during the event. An analyzer matches the direction of the window with an associated light capture event and generate a visible image based on a mosaic of the captured light.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Inventors: Jaywant Philip Parmar, Richard W. Mead, Matthew David Fate
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Patent number: 9788732Abstract: An optical measuring device includes: a light source unit; a measurement probe including a fiber bundle, an illumination fiber that illuminates a living tissue with a illumination light, and a plurality of light-receiving fibers that receives return light of the illumination light reflected and/or scattered at the living tissue; a detection unit that receives the return light of the illumination light detected by the plurality of respective light-receiving fibers, and performs photoelectric conversion to detect respective signal intensities; and an association unit that associates the respective signal intensities detected by the detection unit with distances from the illumination fiber to the respective light-receiving fibers on an end face of a distal end portion of the measurement probe, when light having an intensity gradient around the illumination fiber is projected to the end face of the distal end portion of the measurement probe.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Ito, Kenji Kamimura, Kazuhiro Gono, Takeshi Suga, Masahiro Katakura, Yoshimine Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9788733Abstract: A method for measuring reactive hyperemia in a subject is disclosed. The method includes performing a first segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a baseline arterial compliance curve and/or a baseline pressure-area (P-A) curve, performing a second segmental cuff plethysmography to generate a hyperemic arterial compliance curve and/or a hyperemic P-A curve, and calculating an area between the baseline and the hyperemic curves. The size of the area can be used as an indication of endothelial dysfunction (ED) and ED-related diseases.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: CORDEX SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Michael David Whitt, Kathy Elizabeth Magliato, Stephen Ritterbush
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Patent number: 9788734Abstract: An external defibrillator system is provided. The system includes: a graphical display; one or more sensors for obtaining data regarding chest compressions performed on a patient; and a controller configured to display on the graphical display numeric values for depth and/or rate of the chest compressions based upon the data from the one or more sensors. A method for using an external defibrillator including the steps of: obtaining data regarding chest compressions performed on a patient; and displaying on a graphical display screen of the defibrillator numeric values for depth and/or rate of the chest compressions based upon the data is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATIONInventors: Qing Tan, Gary A. Freeman, Frederick J. Geheb, Martin E. Bures, Annemarie Silver
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Patent number: 9788735Abstract: A body worn mobile medical monitoring device configured to minimize cable wiring from a sensor by placement of one or more sensor communication ports. The body worn mobile medical monitoring device includes a housing securable on a lower arm of a patient, a display, and a sensor communication port positioned on a side of the housing and configured to face a hand of the lower arm of the patient when the mobile medical monitoring device is mounted to the lower arm of the patient. The sensor communication port provides wired communication with a pulse oximetry sensor attached to a digit of the hand of the patient, and is positioned on the side of the housing such that a path from the port on the side of the housing to the digit of the patient is shorter than any other path from any other side of the housing to the digit.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATIONInventor: Ammar Al-Ali
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Patent number: 9788736Abstract: A cuff includes a fluid bladder, an outer cover that contains the fluid bladder toward one end portion, a surface fastener, and another surface fastener. The outer cover includes, in an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the other surface fastener is provided, a first wide portion in which the width of the outer cover is greater than a width of an area of the outer cover that includes a region in which the surface fastener is provided. The other surface fastener includes a second wide portion in which the width of the other surface fastener is greater than the width of the surface fastener. The cuff can be fitted to a measurement area with certainty.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chisato Uesaka, Yukiya Sawanoi
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Patent number: 9788737Abstract: A vital signs measurement system includes a plurality of light sources emitting into a subject's skin. A plurality of photo sensors receives lights reflected from the subject's skin and converts the lights to a plurality of signals. A processing module receives the plurality of signals and transforms the plurality of signals to a PPG signal by analyzing a correlation coefficient between every two ones of the plurality of signals. The vital signs measurement system improves the measurement accuracy of the physiological information of the participant by the correlation coefficient.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Cheng Lee, Kuo Yang Wu, Wen-Bing Hsu, Hsiang-Ling Chung
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Patent number: 9788738Abstract: A system and method prevents and diagnoses deep vein thrombosis in a body limb by providing a pressure sleeve having a plurality of individually fillable cells, the pressure sleeve being configurable to be placed around a body limb. A source fills each fillable cell individually, and a pressure sensor measures a pressure in a fillable cell. A controller establishes a fill sequence of each individually fillable cell and a fill time for each individually fillable cell. The controller causes a first individually fillable cell of the pressure sleeve to be filled to a predetermined pressure and causes the pressure of first individually fillable cell of the pressure sleeve to be measured while a second individually fillable cell of the pressure sleeve is filled. The controller determines a presence of deep vein thrombosis in a body limb having the pressure sleeve therearound based upon a measured pressure change in the first individually fillable cell of the pressure sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MEDICAL COMPRESSION SYSTEMS (DBN) LTD.Inventors: Jacob Barak, Adi Dagan, Vitaly Rondel
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Patent number: 9788739Abstract: A medical alarm communications system comprises a pager like device to be kept near a patient. The pager like device communicates medical alerts regarding the patient to a remote central station, which can provide therapeutic and/or diagnostic assistance by communicating to the pager like device. When the pager like device determines that an alert should be sent to the central station, it attempts to establish communication with the central station according to a primary communication protocol. If this attempt is unsuccessful according to some predetermined criteria (e.g. too much time has elapsed before communication is established), then the pager like device generates a message to the patient indicative of the failure, and The attempts to establish communication with the central station according to a secondary communication protocol.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Angel Medical Systems, Inc.Inventors: Michael Sasha John, David R. Fischell
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Patent number: 9788740Abstract: A neural interface includes a first dielectric material having at least one first opening for a first electrical conducting material, a first electrical conducting material in the first opening, and at least one first interconnection trace electrical conducting material connected to the first electrical conducting material. A stiffening shank material is located adjacent the first dielectric material, the first electrical conducting material, and the first interconnection trace electrical conducting material.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLCInventors: Angela C. Tooker, Sarah H. Felix, Satinderpall S. Pannu, Kedar G. Shah, Heeral Sheth, Vanessa Tolosa
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Patent number: 9788741Abstract: An organ evaluation device, system, or method is configured to receive electrophysiological data from a patient or model organism and integrates the data in a computational backend environment with anatomical data input from an external source, spanning a plurality of file formats, where the input parameters are combined to visualize and output current density and/or current flow activity having ampere-based units displayed in the spatial context of heart or other organ anatomy.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: GENETESIS LLCInventors: Vineet Erasala, Peeyush Shrivastava, Emmanuel T. Setegn
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Patent number: 9788742Abstract: Implantable systems and methods directed toward improved accuracy in cardiac signal analysis. An impedance waveform is captured and used to confirm the analysis performed by the system on electrical signals or electrocardiogram. A detected heart beat from the electrocardiogram is either confirmed or identified as a misdetection depending on whether the impedance waveform shows likely correct or incorrect detection. Identified misdetection can then be corrected or otherwise mitigated.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Cameron Health, Inc.Inventors: Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Viktoria A. Averina, Amy J. Brisben, Krzysztof Z. Siejko
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Patent number: 9788743Abstract: A biomedical sensor system is disclosed that includes a plurality of electrodes and a contiguous adhesive material that is in contact with each of the plurality of electrodes. In certain embodiments a method is provided that includes the step of applying a first surface of adhesive material to a patient wherein the adhesive material includes at least two electrodes on second surface thereof that is opposite the first surface. The method also includes the step of receiving a time varying signal a first electrode of the at least two electrodes at a first location such that the time varying signal is not received at a second electrode of the at least two electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: FLEXcon Company, Inc.Inventors: Kenneth Burnham, Suraj Gorkhali, Andrew Greene
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Patent number: 9788744Abstract: A patient advisory device (“PAD”) and its methods of use. The PAD may be configured to alert the patient about an estimated brain state of the patient. In preferred embodiments, the PAD is adapted to alert the patient of the patient's brain state, which corresponds to the patient's propensity of transitioning into an ictal brain state, e.g., having a seizure. Based on the specific type of alert, the patient will be made aware whether they are highly unlikely to have a seizure for a given period of time, an elevated propensity of having a seizure, a seizure is occurring or imminent, or the patient's brain state is unknown.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2008Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: CYBERONICS, INC.Inventors: Michael Bland, Kent W. Leyde, Neil G. McIlvaine, Shan Gaw, Peter Weiss, John F. Harris
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Patent number: 9788745Abstract: A biological signal measuring equipment used in a measurement of a biological signal in a head portion, has a jaw contact portion that comes into contact with a forehead; an occiput contact portion that comes into contact with an occiput; and a supporter that is interposed in a front and rear direction of the head portion and is supported by the head portion by using the jaw contact portion and the occiput contact portion as ends. The biological signal measuring equipment performs the measurement in the same manner as the case of measuring a wave motion of a short period, even in the case of measuring the wave motion of a long period generated in a head portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SONY CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiro Hayakawa, Haruhiko Soma, Seiji Wada, Fan Wang, Natsuki Kimura, Mitsuhiro Nakamura, Shiko Yamashita, Yusaku Nakashima, Takuro Yamamoto
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Patent number: 9788746Abstract: A diagnostic headband has an elongated body with two ends. A mechanism couples the two ends with one another. At least one first lead is coupled with the body. At least one second lead extends from the body. The leads couple with lead pads on the user. An electrical harness is coupled with the body. The electrical harness electrically couples with the at least one first and second leads.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Good Sleep LLCInventor: Christopher J. Gillette
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Patent number: 9788747Abstract: A method and system provides for headgear usable for electrophysiological data collection and analysis and neurostimulation/neuromodulation or brain computer interface for clinical, peak performance, or neurogaming and neuromodulation applications. The headgear utilizes dry sensor technology as well as connection points for adjustable placement of the bi-directional sensors for the recoding of electrophysiology from the user and delivery of current to the sensors intended to improve or alter electrophysiology parameters. The headgear allows for recording electrophysiological data and biofeedback directly to the patient via the sensors, as well as provide low intensity current or electromagnetic field to the user. The headgear can further include auditory, visual components for immersive neurogaming. The headgear may further communication with local or network processing devices based on neurofeedback and biofeedback and immersive environment experience with balance and movement sensor data input.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: EVOKE NEUROSCIENCE, INC.Inventor: David W Hagedorn
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Patent number: 9788748Abstract: A method of analyzing hydrocarbon-related data is disclosed. Data representative of a hydrocarbon entity is presented. A physiological response of a viewer of the data is sensed. The physiological response is associated with the data. The data and a representation of the associated physiological response is outputted.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: ExxonMobil Upstream Research CompanyInventor: Mark W. Dobin
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Patent number: 9788749Abstract: A system for detecting bone defects includes a dental implant contacting member, at least one electromagnetic source, at least one first magnetic field detecting device, at least one second magnetic field detecting device and a computing device. The dental implant contacting member has a magnetic body. The electromagnetic source is used to generate a variable magnetic field to vibrate the magnetic body. The first magnetic field detecting device is used to detect a magnetic field of the magnetic body and the variable magnetic field, so as to generate first detected data. The second magnetic field detecting device is used to detect the variable magnetic field, so as to generate second detected data. The computing device is used to obtain vibration data based on the difference between the first detected data and the second detected data.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITYInventors: Min-Chun Pan, Tai-Shin Chia, Chin-Sung Chen, Shyh-Yuan Lee
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Patent number: 9788750Abstract: Seizure prediction systems and methods include measuring impedance within a brain of a patient to determine whether the brain is in a state indicative of a possibility of an onset of a seizure. In some embodiments, the measured impedance is compared to a predetermined threshold in order to determine whether the brain is in a state indicative of a possibility of a seizure. In other embodiments, a trend of the impedance measurements is correlated to a template. In other embodiments, a frequency component of a waveform of the impedance measurement amplitudes over time is correlated to frequency components of a template waveform. Upon detecting a state in which a seizure is likely to occur, a seizure indicator may be generated, which, in some embodiments, may be used to activate therapy delivery to the patient or, in other embodiments, activate an alarm.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2007Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Denison, Wesley A. Santa
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Patent number: 9788751Abstract: An electrophysiology map, for example a map of arrhythmic substrate, can be generated by acquiring both geometry information and electrophysiology information pertaining to an anatomical region, and associating the acquired geometry and electrophysiology information as a plurality of electrophysiology data points. A user can select two (or more) electrophysiological characteristics for display, and can further elect to apply various filters to the selected electrophysiological characteristics. The user can also define various relationships (e.g., Boolean ANDs, ORs, and the like) between the selected and/or filtered characteristics. The user-selected filtering criteria can be applied to the electrophysiology data points to output various subsets thereof. These subsets can then be graphically rendered using various combinations of colorscale, monochrome scale, and iconography, for example as a three-dimensional cardiac electrophysiology model.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: St. Jude Medical, Cardiology Division, Inc.Inventors: Wenwen Li, Erhan Erdemir, Valtino Afonso, Carlo Pappone, Dennis Morgan
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Patent number: 9788752Abstract: Diagnostic apparatus (24) includes a sealed case (80), comprising a biocompatible material and configured for implantation within a body of a human subject (22). A dielectrometric probe (26, 50, 63, 66, 70, 102, 160) is connected to the case and includes first and second conductors (40, 42, 54, 56, 64, 67, 68, 72, 74, 162, 164), which are configured to be placed in proximity to a target tissue (34) in the body. A driving circuit (82), which is contained in the case, is coupled to apply a radio-frequency (RF) signal to the probe and to sense the signal returned from the probe. Processing circuitry (84) is configured to evaluate, responsively to the returned signal, a dielectric property of the target tissue.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: ZOLL MEDICAL ISRAEL LTD.Inventors: Uriel Weinstein, Assaf Bernstein, Eyal Cohen, Dov Oppenheim, Moshe Mosesko
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Patent number: 9788753Abstract: A method of identifying brain structures is disclosed. The method comprises imaging the cortex of the brain via inversion recovery magnetic resonance imaging, such that at least two areas are zeroed in terms of their longitudinal relaxation times, and associating the two areas with different brain structures, thereby identifying brain structures.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2010Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Ramot at Tel-Aviv University Ltd.Inventors: Yaniv Assaf, Daniel Barazany
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Patent number: 9788754Abstract: The present invention relates to a medical method of managing a cerebrovascular insult, the method comprising the following steps in this order: a) placing a patient on a patient support unit; b) positioning a mobile tomographic imaging system in a predetermined position relative to the patient support unit with the patient placed on the patient support unit; c) imaging at least part of the patient's brain using an imaging unit of the tomographic imaging system, the imaging comprising in particular generating an image describing the functioning of the patient's blood vessel system; d) determining, in dependence on the result of the imaging, whether the patient support unit should be rotated relative to the tomographic imaging system with the patient placed on the patient support unit so that the patient is free of the imaging unit in order to conduct a medical intervention on the patient's blood vessel system, or whether the patient support unit may remain in its position relative to the tomographic imagiType: GrantFiled: May 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Brainlab AGInventor: Stefan Vilsmeier
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Patent number: 9788755Abstract: Various embodiments of an intubation system include a tracheal tube and an illumination assembly that is removably couplable to a tubular body of the tracheal tube. The tracheal tube may be a double lumen tracheal tube having a first cuff that is adapted to be inflated to seal against the walls of a patient's trachea and a second cuff that is adapted to be inflated to seal against the walls of the patient's bronchial stem. The illumination assembly may have one or more illumination devices that are adapted to produce light within the patient's trachea, the patient's bronchial stem, or both when the illumination assembly is coupled to the tubular body.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Sarah Hayman, Lockett E. Wood, Christina Kornreich
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Patent number: 9788756Abstract: Techniques facilitating locating an implantable medical device (IMD) within a body of a patient are provided. An estimate of the location is determined based on strength information representative of strengths of communicative couplings between a communications head device and the IMD at various positions of the communications head device. The strength information can be updated periodically or based on specific events, such as changes to the body and/or an amount of time elapsed since strength information was previously obtained. Media representative of the estimate of the location and an image of the body can be output and can facilitate a patient or caregiver locating the IMD. In some embodiments, the media and image output can guide future placement of the communications head device on the patient to efficiently establish communication. Further, in some embodiments, numerous IMDs implanted within a single body can be identified and communication can commence.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventor: Wade M. Demmer
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Patent number: 9788757Abstract: A breathing biofeedback device, having a microphone configured to acquire sounds of a user's breathing; a controller communicatively connected with the microphone, the controller processing the signals acquired by the microphone to produce an output signal, the controller processing the signal whereby the microphone signal is first pre-amplified to a voltage level that can be processed by an audio envelope detector circuit, the envelope detector signal is then fed into the analog-to-digital converter input of the controller allowing it to constantly sample the input volume level, the controller then controlling the output volume level fed to the headphones utilizing a digitally controlled variable-gain amplifier, wherein the output signal is not modified in any manner from the original input, except in volume; and a pair of earphones connected with the controller and configured to convey the output signal to the user.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: BREATH RESEARCH, INC.Inventor: Nirinjan Bikko
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Patent number: 9788758Abstract: The invention relates to a method for determining abnormal gait comprising the following steps: (a) measuring ground reaction force generated during walking by a plurality of sensors arranged on the left-foot and the right-foot respectively; (b) applying measurements from each of the plurality of sensors to a predetermined fuzzy membership function to transform the measurements into the first fuzzy values; (c) applying the first fuzzy values to a predetermined fuzzy logic to generate the second fuzzy values for a plurality of gait phases; and (d) comparing the second fuzzy values with pre-stored data of normal gait to determine whether it is abnormal gait or not. Therefore, it is possible to determine abnormal gait more accurately even with fewer sensors.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATIONInventors: Hoon Heo, Hong-Youn Kim
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Patent number: 9788759Abstract: A mobile, hand-held communication device with a digital display, and a 3D camera for acquiring a three-dimensional image of the human body is programmed to function as a digital anthropometer. The user digitizes anatomical landmarks on the displayed image to quickly obtain anatomical measurements which are used with a known morphological relationship to make an anatomical prediction for clothing measurement, body composition, orthotic and insert manufacturing, and postural displacement with accuracy and without external equipment.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Inventor: Joseph Ralph Ferrantelli
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Patent number: 9788760Abstract: An ocular micro tremor (OMT) sensor, system and method for measuring micromovements of an individual's eyeball having an amplitude of 40 micrometers or less to provide a variable voltage biosignal for measuring the individual's brain stem activity. The OMT sensor includes a flexible piezo-active sensing element mounted at the individual's closed or opened eyelid so as to be deflected by the micromovements of the eyeball. A shielded flexible ribbon assembly supplies the biosignal generated by the piezo-active sensing element to an OMT amplifier located on the individual's skin where the biosignal is amplified. The OMT amplifier is interconnected with a signal processor and a display by which graphical and numerical representations of the biosignal are made accessible to an anesthesiologist, intensivist or clinician.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Inventors: Michael M Baltay, Clark B Foster, Ciaran Bolger, Martin Acquadro, Bruce A Rasmussen
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Patent number: 9788761Abstract: A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system, method and/or computer readable medium is configured to effect magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) images with reduced motion artifacts includes acquiring a plurality of k-space data sets by traversing a plurality of radial trajectories in three-dimensional (3D) k-space, generating a plurality of 3D MR images derived from k-space populated by the k-space data sets, aligning the 3D MR images with respect to each other, determining one or more motion parameters for the object based upon the aligning, modifying values of k-space data sets using the determined one or more motion parameters, generating a motion-corrected 3D MR image from a combination of acquired k-space data sets including the modified values.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventors: Aiming Lu, Cheng Ouyang
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Patent number: 9788762Abstract: A system for monitoring the respiratory activity of a subject, which comprises one or more signal generating elements being kinematic or light emitting elements, applied to the thorax of a subject, for generating signals that are indicative of movement of the thorax of the subject; a receiver for receiving the generated signals during breathing motion of the subject; and one or more computing devices in data communication with the receiver, for analyzing the breathing motion. The more computing device is operable to calculate, in response to the received generated signals, the magnitude of a maximum displacement in 3D space of the one or more signal generating elements during a cycle of the breathing motion; and to calculate the magnitude of a current displacement in 3D space of the one or more signal generating elements during the breathing motion with respect to a reference tidal volume associated with the maximum displacement in 3D space.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: BREATHEVISION LTD.Inventor: Ditza Auerbach
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Patent number: 9788763Abstract: Methods of exerting magnetic forces to separate magnetic particles disposed in a portion of subsurface vasculature using a wearable device are provided. The magnetic forces can act to attract, slow, speed, or otherwise influence the magnetic particles in various applications. In some examples, different magnetic forces are exerted on respective sets of magnetic particles to separate the respective sets of magnetic particles. In some examples, similar magnetic forces are exerted on sets of magnetic particles, and separation of the sets of magnetic particles is related to properties of the sets of magnetic particles and/or of the environment of the sets of magnetic particles. In some embodiments, the magnetic particles are configured to bind to an analyte of interest. The separation of the magnetic particles can enable detection of one or more properties of the analyte, modification of the analyte, and/or extraction of the analyte bound to the magnetic particles.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Vasiliki Demas, Vikram Singh Bajaj
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Patent number: 9788764Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for non-invasively measuring blood glucose levels in a biological sample based on spectral data. This includes at least one light source configured to strike a target area of a sample, at least one light detector positioned to receive light from the at least one light source and to generate an output signal, having a time dependent current, which is indicative of the power of light detected, and a processor configured to receive the output signal from the at least one light detector and based on the received output signal, calculate the attenuance attributable to blood in a sample present in the target area and eliminate effect of uncertainty caused by temperature dependent detector response of the at least one light detector, and based on the calculated attenuance, determine a blood glucose level associated with a sample present in the target area.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2012Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: St. Louis Medical Devices, Inc.Inventor: Zhi Xu
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Patent number: 9788765Abstract: Devices are provided for measurement of an analyte concentration, e.g., glucose in a host. The device can include a sensor configured to generate a signal associated with a concentration of an analyte; and a sensing membrane located over the sensor. The sensing membrane comprises a diffusion resistance domain configured to control a flux of the analyte therethrough. The diffusion resistance domain comprises one or more zwitterionic compounds and a base polymer comprising both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Robert J. Boock, Chris W. Dring
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Patent number: 9788766Abstract: Disclosed herein is an analyte sensing biointerface that comprises a sensing electrode incorporated within a non-conductive matrix comprising a plurality of passageways extending through the matrix to the sensing electrode. Also disclosed herein are methods of manufacturing a sensing biointerface and methods of detecting an analyte within tissue of a host using an analyte sensing biointerface.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: DexCom, Inc.Inventors: Peter C. Simpson, James H. Brauker
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Patent number: 9788767Abstract: A biosensor includes a PPG circuit that emits light directed at living tissue at a plurality of wavelengths. A first and second spectral response of light reflected from the tissue is obtained around a first wavelength and a second wavelength. Using absorption coefficients for substances at the plurality of wavelengths, concentration levels of a plurality of substances such as Nitric Oxide may then be determined from the spectral responses.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2017Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SANMINA CORPORATIONInventor: Robert Steven Newberry
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Patent number: 9788768Abstract: A physiological parameter tracking system has a reference parameter calculator configured to provide a reference parameter responsive to a physiological signal input. A physiological measurement output is a physiological parameter derived from the physiological signal input during a favorable condition and an estimate of the physiological parameter according to the reference parameter during an unfavorable condition.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATIONInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Mohamed K. Diab, Walter M. Weber
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Patent number: 9788769Abstract: A handheld multi-parameter measuring instrument includes: a housing having a sidewall and opposed first and second surfaces, the sidewall, the first surface and the second surface cooperatively forming a cavity; a cover attached to the sidewall and rotatably connected to the housing; the blood oxygen transducer includes a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit; the light emitting unit is configured to emit red light and infrared light alternately; the light receiving unit is configured to receive the red light and the infrared light emitted from the light emitting unit; the signal processing unit is received in the cavity of the housing and is configured to control the light emitting unit to emit the red light and the infrared light alternately; the signal processing unit is further configured to calculate oxygen saturation based on a signal received by the light receiving unit; the light emitting unit is located at a side of the cover attached to the housing, and the light receiving unit is located aType: GrantFiled: January 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: SHENZHEN VIATOM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Saixin Zhou, Bing Wang, Pinbo Wang
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Patent number: 9788770Abstract: A device and a method to measure the concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin in tissue around a tumor via near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy with a photonic mixer device (PMD) is described.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Chinmay Belthangady, Faisal Kashif, Seung Ah Lee, Tamara Troy, John D. Perreault, Suresh Alla
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Patent number: 9788771Abstract: An automatic sensor inserter is disclosed for placing a transcutaneous sensor into the skin of a living body. According to aspects of the invention, characteristics of the insertion such as sensor insertion speed may be varied by a user. In some embodiments, insertion speed may be varied by changing an amount of drive spring compression. The amount of spring compression may be selected from a continuous range of settings and/or it may be selected from a finite number of discrete settings. Methods associated with the use of the automatic inserter are also covered.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2006Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.Inventor: Gary Ashley Stafford
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Patent number: 9788772Abstract: A system for transdermal alcohol sensing to be worn near a skin surface of a user, including: an alcohol sensor; a microporous membrane; a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor and the membrane, defining a volume between the alcohol sensor and a first membrane side, and fluidly isolating the volume from a second membrane side opposing the first membrane side; an electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the alcohol sensor, operable to power and receive signals from the alcohol sensor; and a fastener operable to position the second membrane side proximal the skin surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: KHN Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Keith Harry Nothacker, Will Tammen, Imraan Aziz
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Patent number: 9788773Abstract: Preferably, an embodiment of a vein presentation enhancement device includes at least, an interior cover supporting a first fastening member, and an exterior cover communicating with the interior cover, wherein the exterior cover provides a first securement member that interacts with the first fastening member to secure the preferred device positioned about a limb of a subject. The preferred embodiment further includes a bladder formed between the interior and exterior covers, and an air transfer assembly connected to said bladder for transfer of air into and out of said bladder, wherein said interior and exterior covers collectively provide a plurality of projections defining a blood access window.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Inventor: Robert J. Perry
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Patent number: 9788774Abstract: A fluid transfer device for parenterally transferring fluid to and/or from a patient includes a housing, a needle, and an occlusion mechanism. The housing defines a fluid flow path and is couplable to a fluid reservoir. The needle has a distal end portion that is configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion that is configured to be fluidically coupled to the fluid flow path of the housing, and defines a lumen therebetween. The occlusion mechanism selectively controls a fluid flow between the needle and the fluid flow path. The occlusion mechanism includes an occlusion member that is movable between a first configuration where the lumen of the needle is obstructed during insertion into the patient and a second configuration where the lumen of the needle is unobstructed after the needle has been inserted into the patient allowing fluid transfer to or from the patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Bullington, Richard G. Patton, Jay M. Miazga, Shan E. Gaw
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Patent number: 9788775Abstract: A fluid transfer device for parenterally transferring fluid to and/or from a patient includes a housing, a needle, and an occlusion mechanism. The housing defines a fluid flow path and is couplable to a fluid reservoir. The needle has a distal end portion that is configured to be inserted into the patient and a proximal end portion that is configured to be fluidically coupled to the fluid flow path of the housing, and defines a lumen therebetween. The occlusion mechanism selectively controls a fluid flow between the needle and the fluid flow path. The occlusion mechanism includes an occlusion member that is movable between a first configuration where the lumen of the needle is obstructed during insertion into the patient and a second configuration where the lumen of the needle is unobstructed after the needle has been inserted into the patient allowing fluid transfer to or from the patient.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Gregory Bullington, Richard G. Patton, Jay M. Miazga, Shan E. Gaw