Patents Issued in August 20, 2020
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Publication number: 20200261680Abstract: A support member for use in a sealing assembly of a patient interface device for delivering a flow of a breathing gas to the airway of a patient. The support member comprises: a first end structured to be coupled to a frame member of the patent interface device; a second end structured to sealingly engage the face of a patient or to underlie a sealing flap which is structured to sealingly engage the face of a patient; and a sidewall which extends between the first end and the second end. The sidewall is formed from a plurality of beads of material.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: PETER CHI FAI HO
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Publication number: 20200261681Abstract: A frame for use in a patient interface device for delivering a flow of breathing gas to the airway of a patient includes a first end structured to be disposed at or about the forehead of the patient and a second end opposite the first end. The second end is structured to be coupled to a adapted to sealingly engage the face of the patient about an airway of the patient. The frame further includes a spine extending between the first end and the second end. The spine is sized and configured to follow the profile of the patient along at least a portion of each of the forehead, brow and nose of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2016Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: PETER CHI FAI HO
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Publication number: 20200261682Abstract: A modularized respiratory treatment apparatus provides various respiratory pressure treatments. The apparatus may be formed by discrete connectable modules such as a flow generator module, alarm module and/or humidifier module. Each module may include its own external casing or housing to independently retain or enclose the respective components that serve the function of the module. Different modules may be adapted with different components and functionalities and may be readily coupled using standardized gas and electrical connection configurations that have flow and communication paths that extend through the modules. When coupled, operation of the respiratory treatment apparatus may be controlled by detection of different modules, such as the alarm module that generates visual and/or audible alarms based on detected conditions, so as to selectively enable or disable different respiratory treatments.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: ResMed Pty LtdInventors: Mark Bertinetti, Zhuo Ran Tang, Craig Laing, Jing Wen Xie, Jianhua Zhu, Chinmayee Somaiya, Graham Stephen Cutcliffe, Sandra Robyn Curtis, Peter Milliken, Dimitri Marco Maurer
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Publication number: 20200261683Abstract: An exercise with oxygen therapy (EWOT) apparatus for rejuvenating oxygen-depleted cell tissue and simulating high altitude oxygen conditions. The EWOT apparatus includes a first cylindrical bladder for providing oxygen-enriched air and a second bladder for providing lower-purity hypoxic air. The first bladder is retained within an open, lightweight rectangular-shaped frame having vertical frame members. An air supply source provides the oxygen-enriched and hypoxic air to the first and second bladders, respectively. A control switch, which can be manually and/or programmed to automatically operate, selectively delivers the oxygen-enriched and/or hypoxic air to a breathing mask worn by a user while exercising on exercise equipment. The first bladder includes a plurality of weights which provide a positive pressure to the air therein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Anthony Lee PARASCO, Milton VERRET
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Publication number: 20200261684Abstract: A scent pod is attached to a face mask. The scent pod includes a scented body for providing a scent to the user and a scent body holder for holding the scented body and securing the scented body to the face mask. A face mask includes a support for attaching to a user's face and a scent pod for providing a scent. The scent pod is attached to the support. The scent pod provides the scent to an internal chamber of the face mask.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Steven Henry Fyke, Jason Tyler Griffin, Michael Joseph Defazio, Richard Devin Szasz, Peter Lionel Whitby, Shannon Moore, Martti Lemieux, Paul Kalbfleisch
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Publication number: 20200261685Abstract: A mask system for use between a patient and device to deliver a breathable gas to the patient includes a mouth cushion, a pair of nasal prongs, an elbow, and a headgear assembly. The mouth cushion is structured to sealingly engage around an exterior of a patient's mouth in use, and the pair of nasal prongs are structured to sealingly communicate with nasal passages of a patient's nose in use. The elbow delivers breathable gas to the patient. The headgear assembly maintains the mouth cushion and the nasal prongs in a desired position on the patient's face. The headgear assembly provides a substantially round crown strap that cups the parietal bone and occipital bone of the patient's head in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Christopher Scott Skipper, Alison Oldenburg, Karthikeyan Selvarajan, Steven John Lubke, Gregory Scott Smart, Rupert Christian Scheiner, James William Charles Vandyke, Michael John Reid, Timothy Shawn Nelson, Philip Rodney Kwok
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Publication number: 20200261686Abstract: A therapeutic or play device that provides a user with a sense of spatial orientation and/or sensory feedback or input such as people with autism/sensory processing disorders.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 28, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Dimitra Baveas
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Publication number: 20200261687Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for dynamically masking audible breathing noises determined to be generated by one or more sleeping partners. According to aspects, a subject's sleep is protected by detecting audible breathing noises in a sleeping environment, determining the audible breathing noises are not generated by the subject, and mitigating the perception of the audible breathing noises that are determined to originate from anther subject, such as a bed partner, pet, etc. The dynamic masking reduces the subject's exposure to unnecessary sounds and reduces the chances of masking sounds disturbing the subject's sleep.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Kathleen Elizabeth KREMER, Jeffrey M. ELLENBOGEN, Matthew Chace CARPENTER, Steven Carl PLETCHER, Chia-Ling LI
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Publication number: 20200261688Abstract: A method for reducing stress, anxiety and/or depression, for behavior modification and for information retention and/or recall in a subject is provided herein. The method comprises receiving a mono auditory stimulus in an ear of the subject and the subject performing cross-body stimulation, such as cross-body tapping.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Christopher F. Thoma
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Publication number: 20200261689Abstract: A system in which a wearable device detects an electroencephalographic (EEG) response from a user during sleep-related activity, e.g. trying to fall asleep, being asleep or waking up, and outputs an audio signal that is tailored, based on the EEG response, to enhance the user's sleep experience. In particular, an audio, thermal and/or olfactory signal may be used to facilitate any one or more of (i) a smooth path into REM sleep, (ii) a reduced potential for sleep being disturbed, and (iii) exit from sleep at an optimum time. In one example, the system synchronizes properties of an audio signal comprising a dominant white and/or pink noise component with the identified sleep-related parameters. The synchronized properties can include any of intensity, frequency, tone, volume and rhythm.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 19, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Thought Beanie LimitedInventors: Simon HARRISON, Alyn MORGAN
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Publication number: 20200261690Abstract: Methods are disclosed for receiving and processing video content to aid in a user's rest cycles, such as sleep and wake cycles. Video content may be received and processed to determine information related to a plurality of pixels to be displayed on a screen. Each of the plurality of pixels may have a corresponding color value. A time of day when the video content is to be displayed is determined, and compared to a current time of day. Based on the comparison or other data, a color value of one or more of the pixels can be adjusted or changed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Adam Eng, Glenn Barnett
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Publication number: 20200261691Abstract: An earphone includes a loudspeaker, a microphone, a housing supporting the loudspeaker and microphone, and ear tip surrounding the housing and configured to acoustically couple both the loudspeaker and the microphone to an ear canal of a user, and to acoustically close the entrance to the user's ear canal. A processor provides output audio signals to the loudspeaker, receives input audio signals from the microphone, extracts a rate of respiration from the input audio signals, adjusts the output audio signals based on the extracted rate of respiration, and provides the adjusted output audio signals to the loudspeaker.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Bose CorporationInventors: Jack Read, Tegan Ayers, Christopher R. Paetsch, Harsh Anilkant Mankodi, Andrew D. Dominijanni, Daniel M. Gauger, JR., Romain Kirszenblat, Lifun Lin, Mikhail Ioffe
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Publication number: 20200261692Abstract: A package or container for a catheter having a catheter tube with a proximal end provided with a catheter outlet and a distal opening at a distal end thereof. A gel receptacle is provided with a cavity for holding an amount of a lubricating agent, and the catheter tube extends therethrough. The gel receptacle is configured such that as the catheter is withdrawn from a stored position therein, a leading tip of the catheter is immersed in the lubricating agent, thus automatically coating the leading tip. The gel receptacle may be held within a rigid body or may be a standalone item packaged in a sterile bag solely with the catheter. A side wall of the gel receptacle is deformable so that as the catheter is withdrawn proximally the side wall is collapsed inward to displace the lubricating agent gel and coat an exterior surface of the catheter tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Timothy A. Palmer
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Publication number: 20200261693Abstract: A surgical apparatus for treating a blood clot in a vessel of a patient having an elongated member having an outer wall, a first hole at a distal portion and a second hole spaced proximally from the first hole positioned in a side wall. A first lumen is provided within the elongated member for blood flow through the second hole, through the lumen and exiting the first hole to maintain blood flow during treatment of the blood clot. An energy emitter emits energy to the blood clot or hardenings and a connector connects the energy emitter to an external energy source, wherein blood flows into the second hole positioned proximal of the blood clot and exits the first hole distal of the blood clot during activation of the energy emitter. In some instances when the apparatus is introduced from a retrograde ‘upstream” approach blood may flow through the device in the opposite direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 8, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Daniel Ezra Walzman
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Publication number: 20200261694Abstract: A catheter having a multilumenal tube surrounded by a slotted hypotube is provided. The catheter has a tube holder that houses the multilumenal tubing and slidably engages the hypotube, and has internal passages configured to receive one of more tubes from the multilumenal tube. The multilumenal tubing separates into one or more tubings, each comprising a lumen, such that the tubings exit the tube holder at different locations. The slotted hypotube slidably engages a key in the tube holder that prevents the multilumenal tubing from rotating relative to the tube holder and the one of more tubings that separate from the multilumenal tubing. Advantages provided by the slotted hypotube/tube holder assembly are described.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Eric Jones, Eugene Serina, Roseann Ward, Emilio Crisolo
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Publication number: 20200261695Abstract: Systems with pressure-responsive elements for monitoring intravascular pressure are also provided to time delivery of the therapeutic agent for maximum uptake by the target organ. Methods for treating tissues and organs via vascular pathways are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 21, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Surefire Medical, Inc.Inventors: David Benjamin Jaroch, James E. Chomas, Bryan Pinchuk, Aravind Arepally
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Publication number: 20200261696Abstract: An insertion device includes a housing, a sheath, a guidewire, and a wheel assembly. The housing has a distal opening at a distal end and a proximal opening at a proximal end. The sheath is coupled to the proximal end of the housing and has an interior in communication with a proximal opening of the housing. The guidewire extends through the proximal opening and into the sheath. The guidewire includes a feature to limit distal advancement of the guidewire. The wheel assembly is rotatably coupled to the housing and connected to the guidewire such that rotation of the wheel assembly distally advances the guidewire through the distal opening of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Daniel B. Blanchard
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Publication number: 20200261697Abstract: The present disclosure provides a medical device comprising an actuator restraining assembly configured to assist in restraining a catheter shaft in a deflected configuration. The actuator restraining assembly may include a brake element, a release element, a connecting sheath, and a connecting rod disposed in a catheter handle, wherein the connecting sheath and connecting rod are attached to an actuator mechanism, and wherein the at brake element is attached to the connecting sheath and the release element is attached to the connecting rod. The brake element is sized and configured to contact an inner wall of the handle to thereby provide resistance to movement of actuator mechanism in a proximal direction with respect to the handle. In one embodiment, the actuator restraining assembly is configured to allow for temporary, i.e., reversible, restraining of the catheter shaft in the deflected configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Brett A. Hillukka, Evan M. Leingang, Richard A. Thompson, II
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Publication number: 20200261698Abstract: The present invention relates to a shaft for a catheter which may be usable having a tubular core which may be usable with a minimally invasive procedure such as intravascular medical treatment system. It also relates to a method of fabricating such shaft.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 13, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Emer M. FEERICK
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Publication number: 20200261699Abstract: Embodiments of a deployment system may include a catheter having a distal end and a proximal end. An actuator may be disposed at the distal end of the catheter and may be operatively connected to electrical connectors extending longitudinally along the catheter from the proximal end to the actuator. The electrical connectors may be configured for transmission of signals to the actuator. One or more connections may be coupled to the actuator and to a deployable medical device disposed at the distal end of the catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Raed N. Rizq, Daniel J. Foster, Ajay Gupta
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Publication number: 20200261700Abstract: A method of stabilizing a tube at a stoma of a patient includes providing a stabilizing device having a base portion and a tube holding portion that is attached at the base portion via at least two legs and that, with the base portion affixed to the patient, is spaced from the stoma of the patient. The tube holding portion has a passageway therethrough that is configured to receive the tube that passes through the stoma. The tube holding portion may be adjusted to position the tube in a free-flow orientation or a restricted-flow orientation. The tube holding portion may include a disinfecting wiping element. The stabilizing device may have pads coupled to respective legs via an elastomeric connecting element to allow for adjustment of the pads relative to the legs. The tube holding portion may include flexible tabs that deflect to enlarge an effective diameter of the passageway.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Sarah L. Olson, Carl B. Kieranen, John R. Mack, Jason P. Mack
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Publication number: 20200261701Abstract: An IV catheter system may include a catheter component with a catheter hub, a cannula extending distally from the catheter hub, and a securement platform. The securement platform may include a wing, which may extend from the catheter hub. The IV catheter system may also include a needle component with a needle hub, a needle extending distally from the needle hub along an axis, and a grip extending from the needle hub. The grip may be generally parallel to the axis and disposed on a side of the needle hub. The wing and the grip may be positioned to facilitate manipulation with a single hand to move the IV catheter system from an insertion configuration towards a fluid delivery configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Jeffrey C. O'Bryan, Gary Shearer, Weston F. Harding
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Publication number: 20200261702Abstract: A catheter system may include a catheter adapter and a needle shield device coupled to the catheter adapter. The needle shield device may include a needle housing and a needle assembly slideably coupled to the needle housing. The needle housing may include an elongated body and a nose portion coupled to the elongated body. The elongated body may include a distal end, a proximal end, and a slot disposed between the distal end and the proximal end of the elongated body. The needle assembly may include a needle grip and a needle hub having a protuberance coupled to the needle grip and slideably fit within the slot. To facilitate securement between the catheter adapter and the needle shield device, a flexible arm of the needle shield device may couple to the catheter adapter and/or multiple protrusions of the nose portion may contact an internal wall of the catheter adapter.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Derek Jewell, Yiping Ma, John Stokes, Chad Alan Tagge
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Publication number: 20200261703Abstract: A method for treating a patient using a catheter insertion device. The catheter insertion device includes a housing, a needle, a catheter, a guidewire, and a thumbwheel. The needle extends through the catheter such that a distal end of the needle extends distal of a distal end of the catheter. The guidewire is coupled to the thumbwheel such that rotation of the thumbwheel advances a distal end of the guidewire through a lumen of the needle. The method includes holding the catheter insertion device, inserting the distal end of the needle and catheter into a blood vessel, rotating the thumbwheel to advance the distal end of the guidewire out of the lumen of the needle into the blood vessel, moving the catheter over the guidewire in the blood vessel, and removing the needle and the guidewire from the catheter.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Amir Belson, Gregory W. Hall, Scott A. Daniel, Robert Brommer
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Publication number: 20200261704Abstract: An interatrial shunt device includes an opening main body. The opening main body includes an opening component for penetrating the atrial septum and expanding the atrial septal tissue to form an opening. An ablation mechanism that may damage the tissue activity at the opening of the atrial septum is disposed where the opening component contacts the atrial septal tissue. An interatrial shunt system includes the interatrial shunt device, a control mechanism of the interatrial shunt device, and an ablation power source.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: HANGZHOU NAYA MEDTECH CO., LTDInventors: Yongsheng WANG, Yuanbo DONG, Jianmin LI, Zhenjun ZI
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Publication number: 20200261705Abstract: A device for regulating blood pressure in a heart chamber is provided. The device includes a shunt positionable within a septum of the heart. The shunt is designed for enabling blood flow between a loft heart chamber and a right heart chamber, wherein the flow rate capacity of the device is mostly a function of pressure in the left heart chamber.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: V-Wave Ltd.Inventors: Yaacov NITZAN, Boaz HARARI, Ascher SHMULEWITZ, Tovy SIVAN
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Publication number: 20200261706Abstract: Systems, methods, and devices are provided for the treatment of edema. In one aspect a method for implanting an indwelling catheter within a vein of a patient is provided. The catheter can extend from a position upstream of at least one outflow port of a duct of the lymph system to a terminal position downstream of the at least one outflow port. In use, a first restriction can be created within the vein proximal to a distal region of the catheter. The first restriction can define a localized low pressure zone distal of the restriction and within a portion of the vein housing the catheter. The low pressure zone can be adjacent to the at least one outflow port to enable fluid to pass from the at least one lymph duct outflow port into the vein.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Yaacov Nitzan, Menashe Yacoby, Tanhum Feld
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Publication number: 20200261707Abstract: An apparatus for delivering an agent to a uterine cavity of a patient for endometrial ablation including a first passage for passage of the agent into the cavity of the patient and a second passage for aspirating the agent from the uterine cavity, wherein the agent is injected at an increased pressure and is injected simultaneously with aspiration of the cavity. A cavity integrity check prior to injection of the agent can be conducted with the apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Gynion, LLCInventors: Oleg Shikhman, Steven R. Goldstein
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Publication number: 20200261708Abstract: A microneedle structure, a manufacturing method therefor, and a manufacturing apparatus therefor are presented. The microneedle structure manufacturing method according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises the steps of: a) injecting, into a lower mold comprising a microneedle intaglio, a polymer solution containing a biocompatible polymer; and b) coupling a shape control mold, which comprises a protrusion, to the lower mold such that one end of the protrusion of the shape control mold is impregnated with the biocompatible polymer solution injected into the microneedle intaglio.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 6, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Sunghwan CHANG, Jung Yup KIM, Jaegu KIM, Yeong-Eun Yoo
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Publication number: 20200261709Abstract: A venous access port assembly having a housing base with a discharge stem, a cap, and an interior reservoir. The port assembly is provided with X-ray discernable indicia to identify an attribute of the assembly after its implantation and clearly appear on an X-ray of the patient in a manner informing the radiologist or technologist and the medical practitioner of that particular attribute. The indicia are cuts in a reservoir lining of radiopaque material such as metal where the cuts having narrow slot width are in the form of one or more sets of alphabetical letters such as “CT” in the lining's side wall or bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Kenneth M. Zinn
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Publication number: 20200261710Abstract: Break-away connectors are disclosed. The break-away connectors may be configured to be coupled in at least two configurations, for example, a high force configuration and a low force configuration. The break-away connectors may also be incrementally adjustable between the high force configuration and the low force configuration. The break-away connectors may be coupled to a first medical device and a second medical device. Methods of using and/or coupling the break-away connectors are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 24, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Denise Hallisey, Jim Mottola, Brian Stevens
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Publication number: 20200261711Abstract: An extension set may include a clamp, which may include a housing and an actuator. The actuator may be movable between a raised position and a depressed position with respect to the housing. The actuator may include a bump profile. The extension set may include an extension tube, which may be disposed within the housing. The extension tube may include a loop. In response to movement of the actuator between the raised position and the depressed position with respect to the housing, the bump profile may progressively clamp the extension tube along the loop. The loop may facilitate an increased fluid volume flowing distally towards a catheter in response to actuating the clamp.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Joseph Spataro
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Publication number: 20200261712Abstract: A system and method for aiding in the proper placement of ECG electrodes and other resuscitation parameters. The system includes motion sensors disposed on the ECG electrodes, and a defibrillator control system operable to interpret motion signals from the motions sensors to determine that an electrode is in motion, and thus being handled by rescuer setting up the system for use, and, based on this determination, prompt the rescuer to place the electrode in its intended location on the body of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: ZOLL Medical CorporationInventors: Michael J. Riley, Gary A. Freeman, Frederick J. Geheb, Annemarie E. Silver, Lisa M. Campana
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Publication number: 20200261713Abstract: A medical lead may be fabricated using an electrode fixture configured to facilitate circumferential and axial alignment between electrodes of the lead. In one example, a method may include positioning an electrode fixture around at least one conductor of a plurality of conductors for a medical lead, wherein the electrode fixture at least partially retains an electrode assembly. The method may also include electrically coupling a portion of the at least one conductor with at least a portion of the electrode assembly at an attachment area defined by the electrode assembly when the electrode assembly is at least partially retained by the electrode fixture.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Dale F. Seeley, Evan Mark Gustafson, Michael T. Hegland, Seth M. Humphrys, Darren A. Janzig, Gerald G. Lindner
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Publication number: 20200261714Abstract: A lead introducer includes an integrated sheath/needle including a splittable sheath configured to split a into a first portion and a second portion, a needle having a length and a proximal end region, and a hub coupled to the proximal end regions of the splittable sheath and the needle and configured to split into a first portion and a second portion. The needle is permanently attached to either the first portion of the hub or the first portion of the splittable sheath (or both) so that when the hub is split into the first and second portions, the needle remains attached to the first portion of the hub or the first portion of the splittable sheath.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Jacob B. Leven
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Publication number: 20200261715Abstract: A biostimulator, such as a leadless cardiac pacemaker, including a fixation element and an electrode mounted on a resilient scaffold, is described. The fixation element and the resilient scaffold are coupled to a housing of the biostimulator. The resilient scaffold can support the electrode against a target tissue at a location that is radially offset from a location where the fixation element anchors the housing to the target tissue. A flexibility of the resilient scaffold allows the electrode to conform to a shape and movement of the target tissue when the housing is rigidly fixed to the target tissue by the fixation element. The resiliently supported electrode that is radially offset from the anchor point can reliably pace the target tissue without piercing the target tissue. Other embodiments are also described and claimed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Thomas B. Eby, Alex C. Soriano, Mark Carlson
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Publication number: 20200261716Abstract: A magnetic alignment system that can form part of a cochlear implant system. The magnetic alignment system prevents substantial movement of a magnet of an implanted component during an MRI procedure or allows for easy removal of the magnet to facilitate the MRI procedure.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Peter Gibson, Charles Roger Aaron Leigh, Frank Risi, David Walker
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Publication number: 20200261717Abstract: Placing a mini hot water bottle or other suitable container of an energized form of water referred to as KELEA activated water can be used to support the alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway in a human or animal subject. KELEA is an abbreviation of kinetic energy limiting electrostatic attraction. The ACE pathway is a form of cellular energy different from that provided by the calories in food or, in the case of plants and certain bacteria, by photosynthesis. The long-term wearing of a flexible container of KELEA activated water, also referred to as waterceutical, provides many advantages over the transient uses of waterceuticals as drinking water, injection, spray or inhalant. Adding to the reliance and utility of the wearable waterceuticals is a method based on KELEA mediated weight gain of paper and the reversal of the weight gain by electromagnetic radiation. A practical wearable waterceutical using any of several suggested waterceutical products is described.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: William John Martin
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Publication number: 20200261718Abstract: The disclosure relates to variable power modular electronic systems for generating unipolar and bipolar electrical pulses and associated uses thereof. In an embodiment, such a system includes one or more pulse generators for generating electrical pulses that can be connected in series; a charging circuit for charging the pulse generators; and a controller communicatively coupled to the pulse generators and the charging circuit. Advantageously, each pulse generator may include an AC/DC rectifier and a DC/AC inverter connected to said AC/DC rectifier in a bridge configuration to generate bipolar output electrical pulses or pulse trains. In addition, the charging circuit may include a DC/DC step-up converter connected to an indirect DC/AC inverter. The system provided in various embodiments of the disclosure also provides a great versatility for adaptation to various applications and high output voltage and current values.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Hector SARNAGO ANDÍA, Óscar LUCÍA GIL, José Miguel BURDÍO PINILLA, Alejandro NAVAL PALLARÉS, Antoni IVORRA CANO, Quim CASTELLVÍ FERNÁNDEZ, Lawrence BISCHOFF
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Publication number: 20200261719Abstract: A neuromodulation system includes a conductive element, a magnetic field generator, a power module and a computer processor. The conductive element located internal a patient's body. At least a portion of the conductive element is positioned adjacent to a target tissue. The magnetic field generator is positioned external to the patient's body. The magnetic field generator generates a time varying magnetic field for inducing stimulation of the target tissue in combination with the conductive element to produce stimulation that is larger than that which would occur in the absence of the conductive element. The power module supplies power to the magnetic field generator. The computer processor controls the time varying magnetic field provided by the magnetic field generator according to at least one set of stimulation parameters.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: MICHAEL SASHA JOHN, PAUL B. YOO
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Publication number: 20200261720Abstract: Described herein are flexible catheters adapted to be inserted into a body to deliver high-voltage, fast (e.g., microsecond, sub-microsecond, nanosecond, picosecond, etc.) electrical energy to target tissue. Also disclosed herein systems including these catheters and method of using them to treat tissue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 12, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: David J. DANITZ, Kevin L. MOSS, Wesley C. JOE, Christopher J. FOSTER, Gary L. BOSECK, Xitlalic Y. SOTO-SIDA, Robert MASTON, John P. LUNSFORD
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Publication number: 20200261721Abstract: Systems and method for providing regulated muscle stimulation as part of an opioid detoxification therapy are disclosed. Instructions regarding regulated stimulations, visualizations, and parameters are received for stages of a therapy program. Regulated stimulation is administered at a muscle stimulation device and a visualization is display at an electronic display for the stage the user is at. If received biofeedback is within a parameter for the stage, positive visual feedback is displayed and the user is advanced to the next stage. If biofeedback received outside of the parameter, other visual feedback is displayed and further stimulation is ceased until biofeedback within the parameter is received.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventor: Brent C. Reider
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Publication number: 20200261722Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices and methods for stimulating peripheral nerves in a patient via electrical, optical, mechanical, or other stimulation, in order to change the balance between parasympathetic and sympathetic activity by selectively increasing or decreasing each of parasympathetic and sympathetic activity. In a particular application, the present disclosure relates to a device for transdermal stimulation of the vagus nerve (including the auricular branch) to selectively affect the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system to achieve the desired therapeutic effect in a human subject.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 20, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Konstantinos Alataris, Vivek Sharma, Gary Heit
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Publication number: 20200261723Abstract: An implant package for a cochlear prosthesis is implanted in a head of a person to be adjacent to an extracorporeal device. An inner coil unit receives an electrical signal generated by an audio processor. A main body is connected to the inner coil unit to convert the electrical signal into an electrical stimulation signal. An electrode unit is connected to the main body and inserted into a cochlea to stimulate auditory nerves of the cochlea using the electrical stimulation signal. The inner coil unit may be separated from the main body to be disposed between skin and muscle of the head. The coil within the head is separated from the main body to be disposed between the skin and the muscle to improve communications efficiency for electrical signals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Seung Ha OH, Kyou-Sik MIN, Doo Hee KIM
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Publication number: 20200261724Abstract: A cochlear implant. An audio processor converts sound into an electrical signal. An outer coil unit transmits the electrical signal into the head of a user. An inner coil unit transmits and receives the electrical signal transmitted by the outer coil unit. A main body is connected to the inner coil unit to convert the electrical signal into an electrical stimulation signal. An electrode unit is connected to the main body and inserted into a cochlea to stimulate auditory nerves of the cochlea using the electrical stimulation signal. The outer coil unit is configured to surround an ear. The outer coil has a modified structure by which wearing sensation and implantation convenience are improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Seung Ha Oh, Kyou-Sik Min, Doo Hee Kim
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Publication number: 20200261725Abstract: A lead-in-lead system may include a first implantable lead having a first electrode and a second implantable lead having a second electrode guided by the first implantable lead to an implantation site. The second electrode may be implanted in a patient's heart distal to the first electrode at the same implantation site or at a second implantation site. Various methods may be used to deliver the lead-in-lead system to one or more implantation sites including at the triangle of Koch for ventricle-from-atrium (VfA) therapy, at the right ventricular septal wall for dual bundle-branch pacing, or in the coronary vasculature for left side sensing and pacing.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 3, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Zhongping Yang, Derek Young
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Conductive Polymer Implant, combining electrical and chemical stimulation to improve neural recovery
Publication number: 20200261726Abstract: Improved in vivo brain therapy is provided with a system having a neural implant that delivers both electrical stimulation and stem cell therapy to the brain. The return electrode for electrical stimulation is spaced apart from the implant to prevent local short-circuiting of the electrical stimulation. After forming the implant, stem cells can be seeded upon it, and subsequently, the apparatus can be implanted in vivo. A cannula system allows for continued electrical stimulation and the ability to manipulate the stem cells within the host environment.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 4, 2018Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Byeongtaek Oh, Alexa Levinson, Paul George -
Publication number: 20200261727Abstract: A multi-channel electric stimulator for a neural implant switches direct current according to nerve stimulation channels of different sequences of nerve stimulation. A direct current generator supplies direct current in response to nerve stimulation in the sequence of stimulation by controlling a nerve stimulation channel next in the sequence to stand by, with an electric current of the next nerve stimulation channel being modified into a direct current level, when nerve stimulation is performed using a nerve stimulation channel earlier in the sequence of stimulation. A biphasic current pulse generator generates a biphasic current pulse by switching the nerve stimulation channel-specific direct current supplied thereto. A controller controls a switching operation of the biphasic current pulse generator depending on a sequence of stimulation set according to the nerve stimulation channels. DAC switching noise induced by the occurrence of a biphasic current pulse is not transferred to the circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 19, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Jeong Hoan PARK, Ho Seung LEE, Woo Jin AHN
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Publication number: 20200261728Abstract: In various method embodiments for operating an implantable neural stimulator to deliver a neural stimulation therapy to an autonomic neural target, the method comprises using the implantable neural stimulator to deliver the neural stimulation therapy to the autonomic neural target, and evaluating an evoked response to the neural stimulation bursts. The neural stimulation therapy includes a plurality of neural stimulation bursts where each neural stimulation burst includes a plurality of neural stimulation pulses and successive neural stimulation bursts are separated by a time without neural stimulation pulses. Evaluating the evoked response includes sensing the evoked response to the neural stimulation bursts where sensing the evoked response includes sensing at least one physiological parameter affected by the neural stimulation bursts, comparing the sensed evoked response against a baseline, and determining if the evoked response substantially returns to the baseline between neural stimulation bursts.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Inventors: Andrew P. Kramer, Jason J. Hamann
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Publication number: 20200261729Abstract: Systems and methods for active charge-balancing for high frequency neural stimulation are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2020Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: You Zou, Peng Cong, Ganesh Balachandran