Patents Issued in May 30, 2019
  • Publication number: 20190160245
    Abstract: A catheter body (210) defines a distal-most suction orifice (444) and an outer lateral wall (592), which defines a lateral opening (448) therethrough into a suction lumen (530). An inflatable-element outer wall (590) of an inflatable element (588) is mounted to the catheter body (210). An inner membrane (589) is positioned within the inflatable element (588) and is mounted to the catheter body (210) around the lateral opening (448) along a seal perimeter (583) around the lateral opening (448), so as to define a collapsible membrane portion (596) that (a) covers the lateral opening (448), and (b) together with the inflatable-element outer wall (590), defines an inflatable chamber (587) between the inflatable-element outer wall (590) and the collapsible membrane portion (596). The inner membrane (589) entirely surrounds the catheter body (210).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Oron ZACHAR, Yair RAMOT, Eizik AMAR
  • Publication number: 20190160246
    Abstract: [Object of the Invention] An object of the present invention is to provide a breathing apparatus, wherein current for keeping internal pressure of the face piece at a predetermined positive target value at the time of inhale is not applied to the motor fan in a large amount at the start of current application to the motor fan, and the internal pressure of the face piece is prevented from becoming far below the predetermined positive target value immediately after start of current application to the motor fan so as to keep the internal pressure of the face piece at the predetermined positive target value at the time of inhale.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Wataru Saitou, Kenichi Ono, Hiroyuki Ide
  • Publication number: 20190160247
    Abstract: A process and related system and computer program product for constructing a personalized contacting interface for a facial mask, comprising the steps of: providing a three-dimensional (3D) reference model representative of a human face; identifying in the reference model a desired contact area circumscribing one or more facial regions; generating a digital design model of a contacting interface, the digital design model having a perimeter configured to provide a continuous air seal along the desired contact area of the reference model; receiving a 3D facial target model corresponding to the face of a subject; performing an elastic transformation of the reference model to conform the reference model to the target model; modifying said perimeter of said digital design model based on the deformed reference model; and using said modified digital design model to generate a set of manufacturing instructions for a contacting interface personalized for said subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Ron KIMMEL, Nadav TOLEDO, Matan SELA, Yaron HONEN
  • Publication number: 20190160248
    Abstract: A CPAP mask cover and method for making the same are presented. The CPAP mask cover includes first and second material sections arranged in different orientations, such as with the bias of the first material section substantially perpendicular to the bias of the second material section. A first and second seam and opposite ends of the cover connect the first and second material sections along an overlap or abutment of the inner edges of the first and second material sections. A portion of the edges of the first and second material sections between the first and second seams remain unconnected and capable of forming an opening when the mask cover is stretched to fit onto a CPAP mask.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Rita McPhail
  • Publication number: 20190160249
    Abstract: A vent (15) for venting exhaust gases from a component of a respiratory therapy system is provided, comprising: a substrate (15A) having an inner surface and an outer surface, at least one vent hole (17) extending through the substrate (15A) and having a vent hole circumference, the vent hole (17) comprising an exhaust gas inlet (25) at the inner margin of the substrate (15A) and an exhaust gas outlet (23) at an outer margin of the substrate (15A). The vent hole (17) further comprises a sidewall (17A) extending between the exhaust gas inlet (25) and the exhaust gas outlet (23). The exhaust gas inlet and (25) the exhaust gas outlet (23) have different diameters such that the sidewall of the vent hole (17) is inclined at an angle of inclination between the exhaust gas inlet (25) and the exhaust gas outlet (23). The angle of inclination of the inclined side wall of the vent is non-constant around the vent hole (17) circumference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Hamish Joshua ROSE, Max Leon BETTERIDGE
  • Publication number: 20190160250
    Abstract: A method, system and computer-usable medium for utilizing personalized audio selection to facilitate achieving a target state comprising: identifying a target state for a user; identifying a set of audio selections for the user to achieve the target state; monitoring reactions by the user to the set of audio selections to determine an assessment; and responsive to determining when the assessment is below a desired level, adjusting the set of audio selections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Donna K. Byron, Jana H. Jenkins, Florian Pinel
  • Publication number: 20190160251
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product to optimize sleep quality by inducing sleep stages. The method includes: determining a total sleep time; calculating, using the total sleep time, a cycle duration for a sleep cycle, where the sleep cycle includes a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sleep stage; calculating a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth stage time for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sleep stages respectively; generating a first, second, third, fourth, and fifth external parameter for the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sleep stages respectively, where the external parameters are parameters to facilitate a transition between sleep stages; and executing the first, second, third, fourth, and fifth external parameters upon reaching the calculated stage time for the corresponding sleep stages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Dhandapani Shanmugam, Jothi Subramani, Bharath Ganesh, Tuhin Sharma
  • Publication number: 20190160252
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for providing circadian-friendly LED light sources are disclosed. A light source is formed to include a first LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a first spectrum) and a second LED emission (e.g., one or more LEDs emitting a second spectrum) wherein the first and second LED emissions are combined in a first ratio and in a second ratio such that while changing from the first ratio to the second ratio the relative circadian stimulation is varied while maintaining a color rendering index above 80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: MICHAEL R. KRAMES, AURELIEN J.F. DAVID
  • Publication number: 20190160253
    Abstract: A method is provided for operating a sleep mode of a massage chair, which is capable of implementing a sleep mode according to progressive muscle relaxation, and a massage chair for the method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Coway Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byoung Chan BAE, Yeon Soo SEONG, Ji Hoon HYUN, Sun Young LEE, Ju Hyun BAEK, Joong Keun AN
  • Publication number: 20190160254
    Abstract: Drug delivery systems and methods are disclosed herein. In some embodiments, a drug delivery system can be configured to deliver a drug to a patient in coordination with a physiological parameter of the patient (e.g., the patient's natural cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pulsation or the patient's heart or respiration rate). In some embodiments, a drug delivery system can be configured to use a combination of infusion and aspiration to control delivery of a drug to a patient. Catheters, controllers, and other components for use in the above systems are also disclosed, as are various methods of using such systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: PJ Anand, Morgan Brophy, Deep Arjun Singh, Greg Eberl, Ayesha Arzumand, Stela Moura, Andrew East, Jonathan Freund
  • Publication number: 20190160255
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a catheter for insertion into a vessel of a patient, the catheter including an elongate body extending between a proximal end for attachment to a hub and a distal end at a tip portion thereof, the body having a circumferential wall and including a first portion that extends a first length from the proximal end and defines an enclosed section of the wall and a second portion that extends a second length from an end of the first portion towards the tip portion, the second portion defining an at least partially open section of the wall having a plurality of openings arranged to permit fluid flow into and out of the second portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Caroline Luise Shelverton
  • Publication number: 20190160256
    Abstract: An elongate medical device comprising a first lumen, wherein a cross-sectional shape of the first lumen comprises a peanut shape, and a plurality of second lumens, wherein the plurality of second lumens are proximate the first lumen, wherein the first lumen comprises a lumen liner that conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the first lumen, wherein the lumen liner comprises a first material and the elongate medical device comprises a second material, where the first material is different from the second material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Troy T. Tegg, Jacob J. Daly
  • Publication number: 20190160257
    Abstract: Methods and kits for delivering pharmaceutical agents to the adventitia and other regions outside the external elastic lamina (EEL) surrounding a blood vessel utilize a catheter having a needle. The needle is positioned in up to 5 mm beyond the EEL and delivers an amount of pharmaceutical agent sufficient to circumferentially permeate around the blood vessel and, in many cases, extend longitudinally and radially along the blood vessel. Confirmation that a delivery aperture of the needle lies beyond the EEL may be required before delivering the pharmaceutical agent. In one example, the catheters are used to deliver dexamethasone and other anti-inflammatory agents to the peripheral and other vasculature to treat peripheral vascular disease and other conditions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Kirk Patrick SEWARD
  • Publication number: 20190160258
    Abstract: A cannula unit comprises a housing and a flexible cannula. The flexible cannula is provided with an end area that deviates from the shape of the rest of the flexible cannula. Said end area of the flexible cannula has, e.g., a funnel-like shape or the shape of a flange. The end area of the flexible cannula is positively locked to the housing by clamping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Thomas Kristen
  • Publication number: 20190160259
    Abstract: A guide catheter extension, including a push member having a lumen, a proximal end and a distal end; a tube frame defining a lumen therein, a longitudinal axis, and a proximal segment and a distal segment, wherein the tube frame comprises a plurality of cut patterns therein; and a tongue element extending from the proximal segment of the tube frame, wherein the tongue element is coupled to the push member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Robert J. COTTONE, Mohamad Ike Juman
  • Publication number: 20190160260
    Abstract: A catheter securement device that is mounted to the skin of a patient to secure a catheter with a hub and at least one tube member. The catheter securement device may include a flexible, thin, sheet-like base member and a releasable, flexible, thin, sheet-like retention member. The retention member may include at least one vertical slit that extends substantially perpendicular from the distal edge. The tube member may extend through the vertical slit. Also, a hole may be located between the distal edge and the proximal edge at the vertical slit. Additional vertical slits may be located about the retention member to accommodate additional tube members. The slits allow the tube members to extend from the retention member substantially midway between a distal edge and a proximal edge of the retention member, which in turn allows forces on the catheter to be transmitted to the middle of the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Arthur Parkhurst
  • Publication number: 20190160261
    Abstract: A safety needle set for delivering fluid to an access port, the safety needle set having insertion and safety configurations. The safety needle set includes a needle assembly and a base assembly. The needle assembly includes a needle having a distal end with a non-coring tip, the distal end angled with respect to a proximal end of the needle. The needle assembly also includes a pair of foldable wings coupled to the needle, including a first wing and a second wing. The first wing may have a recess, and the second wing may have a protrusion, such that when the first wing contacts the second wing in a wing folded configuration, the recess receives the protrusion. The base assembly includes a housing, a safety needle assembly at least partially disposed in an interior of the housing, and an interface pad coupled to a bottom surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Bradley J. VanderStek
  • Publication number: 20190160262
    Abstract: A tube stabilising device (10, 20, 30) for a tube attached to a patient, comprising a base member (110, 210, 310) fixable to a surface, the base member having a support surface (112, 212, 312) for supporting the base member on a surface of the patient. The tube stabilising device further comprising a tube retaining member (120, 220, 320). The base member includes a cavity (114, 214, 314) configured to receive a flange (122, 222, 322) of the tube retaining member such that, when received, the cavity at least partially overlaps the flange so that the flange is retained by the base member, the tube retaining member is moveably attached to the base member and the flange is moveable within the cavity in any direction parallel to the support surface. The tube retaining member is configured to retain a tube extending from the patient such that, when retained, the tube is moveable relative to the base member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Martin J. Jones
  • Publication number: 20190160263
    Abstract: A catheter assembly includes: a catheter having an inner cavity; and an inner needle retractably located in the inner cavity of the catheter. The inner needle includes: a barrel, a blade surface located distal of the barrel and being inclined with respect to a center axis of the inner needle, and an inner needle side locking surface located at least at a portion of an outer surface linking the barrel with the blade surface. An inner surface of the catheter includes a catheter side locking surface in contact with the inner needle side locking surface such that relative movement of the catheter in a proximal direction with respect to the inner needle is restricted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: TERUMO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takayuki YOKOTA
  • Publication number: 20190160264
    Abstract: A catheter assembly including a catheter carried by a catheter adapter, a needle having a sharp distal tip and disposed in the catheter such that in a first needle position, the needle extending beyond the catheter, a septum actuator having openings, the septum actuator disposed in the catheter adapter and configured to pierce a septum, and a spring clip disposed in the septum actuator and engaging the openings of the septum actuator in the first needle position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Becton, Dickinson and Company
    Inventor: S. Ray Isaacson
  • Publication number: 20190160265
    Abstract: The present invention provides a needle tip protector of a novel structure for an indwelling needle, which enables improvements in safety, etc. as compared with conventional needle tip protectors. A needle tip protector 10 for an indwelling needle includes a tubular peripheral wall 58, and is externally attached over a needle hub 22 of an indwelling needle 16 and moved toward a needle tip 14 side so as to cover the needle tip 14. Detents 74, 74, which are to be detained with the needle hub 22 at a position in a movement of the protector toward the needle tip 14 side of the indwelling needle 16 so as to inhibit backward movement of the protector to the proximal end side of the indwelling needle 16 and to prevent the needle tip 14 from being reexposed, are formed within an inside enclosed by the peripheral wall 58, and are integrally molded with the peripheral wall 58.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Yoshiei ONO, Kohzo ISHIKURA, Tatsuya KUDO, Takeshi YAMAGUCHI
  • Publication number: 20190160266
    Abstract: A dilation apparatus includes a handle assembly, a dilator, a guidewire, and a steering assembly. The dilator is connected to the handle assembly and is configured to transition between an unexpanded state and an expanded state. The guidewire is longitudinally fixed relative to the dilator. The steering assembly is configured to laterally deflect at least a portion of the guidewire relative to the handle assembly. The steering assembly includes an actuator coupled with the handle assembly and a pull wire extending between the actuator and guidewire. A portion of the pull wire is attached to the guidewire. The actuator is configured to move the pull wire relative to the handle assembly in order to laterally deflect the at least a portion of the guidewire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Don Q. Ngo-Chu, Jetmir Palushi, Itzhak Fang, Henry F. Salazar, David A. Smith, JR.
  • Publication number: 20190160267
    Abstract: A ventricular catheter assembly including a proximal catheter and a cooperating cranial cover. The cranial cover includes a base plate having an opening aligned with a burr hole in the skull of a person. A guide extends upwardly from the base plate and receives the proximal catheter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Inventors: Sudhakar Vadivelu, Kelsey Radabaugh, Heather Smith, Michael Woeste, Brandon Heckman
  • Publication number: 20190160268
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a dilation catheter and a guide catheter. The dilation catheter includes an expandable dilator that is configured to transition between a non-expanded state and an expanded state. The guide catheter includes a hollow shaft and a malleable portion. The hollow shaft and the malleable portion together define a lumen in which the dilation catheter is slidably disposed. The malleable portion is configured to selectively bend relative to the hollow shaft from a first angular configuration to a second angular configuration. The malleable portion is configured to be coaxial with the longitudinal axis in the first angular configuration. The malleable portion is configured to define an angle that is oblique or perpendicular with the longitudinal axis in the second angular configuration. The malleable portion rigid enough to maintain a selected bend angle relative to the hollow shaft while inserted within a nasal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Don Q. Ngo-Chu, Tuan Pham, John H. Thinnes, George L. Matlock, Todd A. Veloni, Ketan P. Muni, Amit A. More
  • Publication number: 20190160269
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a medical diagnostic and delivery device that includes a mouthguard, a dental brace or a denture. The device can be positioned within a mouth or a buccal cavity of a user. A housing of the device can be shaped to be removably secured within the buccal cavity of the user, for example, include grooves shaped and sized to match a dental bite of the user. The device includes a cartridge containing one more substances or medications configured to be delivered to a user in the form a liquid, particles, or fine mist. Any suitable first air medication can be contained within the cartridge such as epinephrine, blood thinners, painkillers, vitamins or any other suitable drugs for limiting the extent of injury.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Brent M. Skoda
  • Publication number: 20190160270
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide swallowable devices, preparations and methods for delivering drugs and other therapeutic agents within the GI tract. Many embodiments provide a swallowable device for delivering the agents. Particular embodiments provide a swallowable device such as a capsule for delivering drugs into the intestinal wall or other GI lumen. Embodiments also provide various drug preparations that are configured to be contained within the capsule, advanced from the capsule into the intestinal wall and degrade within the wall to release the drug to produce a therapeutic effect. The preparation can be coupled to an actuator having a first configuration where the preparation is contained in the capsule and a second configuration where the preparation is advanced out of the capsule into the intestinal wall. Embodiments of the invention are particularly useful for the delivery of drugs which are poorly absorbed, tolerated and/or degraded within the GI tract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Mir Imran
  • Publication number: 20190160271
    Abstract: A therapy device for instillation of fluid to a tissue site is described. The therapy device includes a base having a cartridge receptacle and a support coupled to the base to secure the base to a pole. The therapy device also includes a cartridge configured to engage the base when positioned in the cartridge receptacle. The therapy device also includes a pump head disposed within the cartridge receptacle and configured to engage the cartridge for movement of fluid. The cartridge includes a body forming at least a portion of a fluid reservoir and a tube segment coupled to the body and in fluid communication with the fluid reservoir. The tube segment is configured to engage the pump head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Aidan Marcus TOUT, Kenneth R. SMITH, Thomas LAWHORN
  • Publication number: 20190160272
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are microneedle devices, kits comprising the microneedle devices, and methods of using the microneedle devices. Specifically, disclosed is a device for transport of a material across a biological barrier of a subject comprising: a plurality of microneedles each having a base end and a tip, with at least one pathway disposed at or between the base end and the tip; a substrate to which the base ends of the microneedles are attached or integrated; and at least one reservoir which is in connection with the base ends of the microneedles array, wherein the reservoir comprises an agent delivery system, wherein the agent delivery system comprises an agent to be transported across the biological barrier, or a means for producing an agent to be transported across the biological barrier, and a means for detecting a physiological signal from the recipient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Zhen Gu, Yanqi Ye
  • Publication number: 20190160273
    Abstract: A transdermal drug delivery apparatus includes a receptacle having a housing and a microneedle assembly mounted to the housing. The apparatus includes a reservoir for being mounted to the receptacle. The reservoir has an interior for containing fluid for being supplied to the microneedle assembly. The apparatus is adapted so that, when the apparatus is assembled, the reservoir is configured to move relative to the microneedle assembly along a path from an outer position to an inner position. The reservoir is closer to the microneedle assembly in the inner position than in the outer position. In the outer position, the reservoir is out of fluid communication with the microneedle assembly, and in the inner position, the reservoir is in fluid communication with the microneedle assembly. The apparatus also includes a plurality of connector parts spaced apart from one another along the path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Andrew T. Baker, Russell F. Ross, Elizabeth Deibler Gadsby, Luke Hagan
  • Publication number: 20190160274
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are transdermal microneedling devices that generate and emit low RF energy. Such a microneedling device may comprise a drive motor, drive circuitry for controlling the drive motor, and a drive linkage located on the drive motor rotor. The microneedling device may also comprise a power source capsule comprising a battery and associated power management circuitry. Also included may be a needle cartridge coupled to the main body, and comprising a drive shaft and a needle unit coupled to a distal end of the drive shaft to move therewith, where the needle unit has at least one needle extending therefrom. The drive shaft may comprise a linkage member configured to engage the drive linkage of the drive motor, and be configured to be driven by the drive motor and thereby drive movement of the needle unit such that the at least one needle extends beyond and retracts within the distal end of the needle cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Michael O'Brien, III, John Tepper, Jeffrey Garrett
  • Publication number: 20190160275
    Abstract: A stabilizing connector includes a connector portion and a stabilization portion. The connector portion is configured to couple to an access device. The connector portion defines at least one lumen that is configured to be placed in fluid communication with a lumen of the access device. The stabilization portion is coupled to the connector portion. The stabilization portion is configured to be placed in contact with a surface of a patient's skin to stabilize at least one of the stabilizing connector or the access device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Velano Vascular, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian FUNK, Pitamber DEVGON, Albert G. BURDULIS, JR., Joseph W. JACKSON, JR., Andrew MAZZOTTA, Dylan J. PAPROSKI, Eric SUGALSKI
  • Publication number: 20190160276
    Abstract: A vascular introducer hub has a body that includes a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen defined therethrough. The hub includes first and second seals disposed within the body. The first seal includes a first polymeric material and the second seal includes a second polymeric material. The hub is characterized by the first and second polymeric materials having different durometers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicants: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., MAYO FOUNDATION FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH
    Inventors: JAMES P. ROHL, JAMES K. CAWTHRA, BENN HORRISBERGER, JAMES A. KLOS, DAVID J. LEHSE
  • Publication number: 20190160277
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system for vacuum-assisted venous drainage (VAVD), comprising at least one pressure regulation module, at least one active pressure regulating valve having at least one supply line and at least one discharge line, wherein further at least one pressure sensor is provided by means of which the pressure in the region of the pressure regulating valve can be monitored and an actual pressure value can be detected, and wherein the pressure regulating valve is designed and set up such that the negative pressure generated by the pressure regulating module can be actively regulated by means of the pressure regulating valve on the basis of the actual pressure value. The present disclosure further relates to an assembly comprising a system for vacuum-assisted venous drainage and a medical device as well as to a method for operating the system for vacuum-assisted venous drainage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Fabian KÖNIG
  • Publication number: 20190160278
    Abstract: Techniques that enable medical devices to quickly recover from loss of sensory functions are provided. In some examples, a medical device is configured to advantageously leverage differences between a first type of sensing electrode and a second type of sensing electrode that has a shorter recovery time than the first type of sensing electrode. In some examples, a medical device is configured to reference data generated by a first conditioning circuit that is configured to process signals acquired under a first set of environmental conditions and to reference data generated by a second conditioning circuit that is configured to process signal acquired under a second set of environmental conditions. In some examples, a medical device is configured to arrange electrodes used by the medical device to acquire signals in at specific locations to reduce the amount of disruptive power the electrodes encounter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: ZOLL MEDICAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kent Volosin, Shane S. Volpe, Gary A. Freeman
  • Publication number: 20190160279
    Abstract: The present invention provides interlocked thread electrode leads, methods of fabrication thereof, and thread interlocking machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Senso Medical Labs, Ltd.
    Inventor: Maroun FARAH
  • Publication number: 20190160280
    Abstract: A shield located within an implantable medical lead may be terminated in various ways at a metal connector. The shield may be terminated by various joints including butt, scarf, lap, or other joints between insulation layers surrounding the lead and an insulation extension. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection to a single metal connector. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by passing between an overlapping pair of inner and outer metal connectors. The metal connectors may include features such as teeth or threads that penetrate the insulation layers of the lead. The shield may terminate with a physical and electrical connection by exiting a jacket of a lead adjacent to a metal connector and lapping onto the metal connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Bruce R. Mehdizadeh, Brian T. Stolz, Michael Robert Klardie, James M. Olsen, Michael J. Kern, Richard T. Stone, Chad Q. Cai, Spencer Fodness-Bondhus, Mark J. Conroy, Timothy R. Abraham
  • Publication number: 20190160281
    Abstract: A composite, expandable, overlapping bioelectric device includes multiple first reservoirs and multiple second reservoirs joined with a planar substrate. Selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs include a reducing agent, and first reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple first reservoirs are proximate to a first substrate surface. Selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs include an oxidizing agent, and second reservoir surfaces of selected ones of the multiple second reservoirs are proximate to the first substrate surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventor: Joseph Del Rossi
  • Publication number: 20190160282
    Abstract: A first sensing element including an accelerometer-based sensor for sleep disordered breathing (SDB) care.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: INSPIRE MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Dave Dieken, Kevin Verzal, John Rondoni, Quan Ni, Darrell Wagner, Chris Thorp, Everardo Villasensor, Michael Hedin, Nicole Moskovitz
  • Publication number: 20190160283
    Abstract: In one aspect, methods of treating human papillomavirus (HPV)-associated growths are provided in which nano-pulse stimulation is applied at the site of a cancer. In another aspect, devices and computer systems for delivering nano-pulse stimulation for the treatment of HPV-associated growths are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: Pulse Biosciences, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Lee Nuccitelli, Darrin Robert Uecker
  • Publication number: 20190160284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for strengthening pelvic floor muscles which can be used even when a user wears clothes and thus can be used comfortably without psychological burden; can be cleanly used without the remains of foreign matter around the urethra and the anus or on the exterior of the apparatus after use; can perform treatment in a state in which an electrode portion is pressed in close contact with the bladder and the pelvic floor muscles through a height adjustment means; and can perform both an active exercise through low-frequency pulses and a passive exercise through a muscular strength sensing means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: FURUN MEDICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Byoung Mo KANG
  • Publication number: 20190160285
    Abstract: Systems and methods for treating arrhythmias are disclosed. In one embodiment an LCP comprises a housing, a plurality of electrodes for sensing electrical signals emanating from outside of the housing, an energy storage module disposed within the housing, and a control module disposed within the housing and operatively coupled to the plurality of electrodes. The control module may be configured to receive electrical signals via two or more of the plurality of electrodes and determine if the received electrical signals are indicative of a command for the LCP to deliver ATP therapy. If the received electrical signals are indicative of a command for the LCP to deliver ATP therapy, the control module may additionally determine whether a triggered ATP therapy mode of the LCP is enabled. If the triggered ATP therapy mode is enabled, the control module may cause the LCP to deliver ATP therapy via the plurality of electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2019
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: CARDIAC PACEMAKERS, INC.
    Inventors: Paul Huelskamp, Jacob M. Ludwig, Lance E. Juffer, Keith R. Maile
  • Publication number: 20190160286
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a novel apparatus and the uses thereof in the prophylaxis and/or treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. The present apparatus comprises a detecting means, a stimulation means, a virtual reality means and a processor. According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, the present apparatus produces an additive or synergistic effect on the treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Yen-Kuang YANG, Che-Wei LIN, Shih-Hsien LIN, Kao-Chin CHEN, Ya-Wen CHANG, Ya-Hsin HSIAO
  • Publication number: 20190160287
    Abstract: A method for neuromodulation includes monitoring brain activity of a patient using one or more electrodes attached to the patient, and using a first machine learning model to predict whether a patient will have a seizure based on the monitored brain activity of the patient. The method also includes, responsive to the first machine learning model predicting that the patient will have a seizure, using a second machine learning model to determine a neuromodulation signal pattern for preventing the predicted seizure. The method further includes using a neurostimulator to apply the determined neuromodulation signal pattern to the patient. The method also includes, after applying the determined neuromodulation signal pattern to the patient, detecting whether the patient had the predicted seizure based on the monitored brain activity of the patient. The method further includes adjusting at least the second machine learning model based on whether the patient had the predicted seizure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Stefan Harrer, Filiz Isabell Kiral-Kornek, Benjamin Scott Mashford, Subhrajit Roy, Susmita Saha
  • Publication number: 20190160288
    Abstract: An implantable device and associated method for delivering multi-site pacing therapy is disclosed. The device comprises a set of electrodes including a first and second left ventricular electrodes spatially separated from one another and a right ventricular electrode, all coupled to an implantable pulse generator. The processing circuit coupled to the implantable pulse generator, the processing circuit configured to determine whether a prospective heart failure condition has occurred and if so to trigger the pulse generator to switch from a first pacing mode to a second pacing mode, the first pacing mode comprising delivering only a first pacing pulse to a left ventricle (LV) and thereafter delivering an RV pacing pulse to the right ventricular electrode within a single cardiac cycle and the second pacing mode comprising delivering first and a second pacing pulses to the LV and thereafter delivering an RV pacing pulse to the right ventricular electrode within a single cardiac cycle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Berthold STEGEMANN, Richard CORNELUSSEN, Joeri HEYNENS, Subham GHOSH
  • Publication number: 20190160289
    Abstract: A medical implant device (100) is disclosed that can protect and shield an implant (101) as the implant (101) moves through body tissue. The medical implant device (100) can comprise a main body portion (110) having a payload opening (111) to receive a payload (i.e., an implant). The medical implant device (100) can also comprise a tapered nose portion (120) at a front end (103a) of the medical implant device (100) extending from the main body portion (110) and configured to penetrate body tissue. In addition, the medical implant device (100) can comprise a payload coupling interface (130) configured to couple the implant (101) to the main body portion (110).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: David Kluger, Gregory Clark, Douglas Hutchinson, David Page, Suzanne Wendelken
  • Publication number: 20190160290
    Abstract: A device includes a tissue conduction communication (TCC) transmitter that generates a TCC signal including a carrier signal having a peak-to-peak amplitude and a carrier frequency cycle length including a first polarity pulse for a first half of the carrier frequency cycle length and a second polarity pulse opposite the first polarity pulse for a second half of the carrier frequency cycle length. Each of the first polarity pulse and the second polarity pulse inject a half cycle charge into a TCC pathway. The TCC transmitter starts transmitting the TCC signal with a starting pulse having a net charge that is half of the half cycle charge and transmits alternating polarity pulses of the carrier signal consecutively following the starting pulse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Jonathan P. ROBERTS, Michael T. HEMMING, David J. PEICHEL, James D. REINKE, Michael B. TERRY
  • Publication number: 20190160291
    Abstract: A device is configured to transmit tissue conductance communication (TCC) signals by generating multiple TCC signals by a TCC transmitter of the IMD. The generated TCC signals are coupled to a transmitting electrode vector via a coupling capacitor to transmit the plurality of TCC signals to a receiving medical device via a conductive tissue pathway. A voltage holding circuit holds the coupling capacitor at a DC voltage for a time interval between two consecutively transmitted TCC signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: David J. PEICHEL, James D. REINKE, Jonathan P. ROBERTS, Michael B. TERRY
  • Publication number: 20190160292
    Abstract: A device, such as an IMD, having a tissue conductance communication (TCC) transmitter controls a drive signal circuit and a polarity switching circuit by a controller of the TCC transmitter to generate an alternating current (AC) ramp on signal having a peak amplitude that is stepped up from a starting peak-to-peak amplitude to an ending peak-to-peak amplitude according to a step increment and step up interval. The TCC transmitter is further controlled to transmit the AC ramp on signal from the drive signal circuit and the polarity switching circuit via a coupling capacitor coupled to a transmitting electrode vector coupleable to the IMD. After the AC ramp on signal, the TCC transmitter transmits at least one TCC signal to a receiving device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: David J. PEICHEL, Jonathan P. ROBERTS, James D. REINKE, Michael B. TERRY
  • Publication number: 20190160293
    Abstract: A system, such as an IMD system, includes a tissue conductance communication (TCC) transmitter configured to generate a beacon signal by generating a carrier signal and modulating a first property of the carrier signal according to a first type of modulation. The TCC transmitter is configured to generate a data signal subsequent to the beacon signal by generating the carrier signal and modulating a second property of the carrier signal different than the first property according to a second type of modulation different than the first type of modulation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: James D. REINKE, Joel B. ARTMANN, Michael T. HEMMING, David J. PEICHEL, Jonathan P. ROBERTS, Michael B. TERRY, Eric R. WILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20190160294
    Abstract: A medical device stores a set of stimulation profiles, wherein each stimulation profile of the set of stimulation profiles is associated with a set of values for stimulation parameters; selects from the set of stimulation profiles, one or more active stimulation profiles; produces, by a stimulation generator, multiple electrical pulses based on the one or more active stimulation profiles; and separately controls parameter values of respective individual pulses of the multiple pulses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Inventors: Erik J. Peterson, Mandla Shongwe