Patents Issued in January 30, 2024
  • Patent number: 11883187
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for monitoring pregnancy or labour are disclosed. In one embodiment the apparatus includes an electromyography (EMG) sensor having two or more EMG electrodes to monitor fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour and one or more position sensors to monitor the relative positioning of the two or more EMG electrodes during the fetal or maternal activity. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a monitoring device to be placed on a body and having a plurality of sensors integrated into the monitoring device, the plurality of sensors including at least: a first sensor configured to detect a first type of signal from the body indicative of a first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour; and a second sensor configured to detect a second type of signal from the body, different from the first type of signal, also indicative of the first type of fetal or maternal activity during pregnancy or labour.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Baymatob Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Sarah Catherine McDonald, Graham Brooker, Jonathan Hyett, Hala Phipps, Javier Martinez
  • Patent number: 11883188
    Abstract: A method comprising receiving data from a sleep sensor integrated in a mattress system, the sleep sensor coupled via a cord to a data collection unit, analyzing the data at the data collection unit, and providing results of the analyzed data to a user mobile device via a wireless connection, for display to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DP Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Philippe Richard Kahn, Arthur Kinsolving, Mark Andrew Christensen, Venkat Easwar
  • Patent number: 11883189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of conducting a sleep analysis by collecting physiologic and kinetic data from a subject, preferably via a wireless in-home data acquisition system, while the subject attempts to sleep at home. The sleep analysis, including clinical and research sleep studies and cardiorespiratory studies, can be used in the diagnosis of sleeping disorders and other diseases or conditions with sleep signatures, such as Parkinson's, epilepsy, chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder, or other neurological, cardiac, pulmonary, or muscular disorders. The method of the present invention can also be used to determine if environmental factors at the subject's home are preventing restorative sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cleveland Medical Devices Inc.
    Inventors: Hani Kayyali, Craig A. Frederick, Christian Martin, Robert N. Schmidt, Brian Kolkowski
  • Patent number: 11883190
    Abstract: An autonomous drug delivery system advantageously utilizes physiological monitor outputs so as to automatically give a bolus of a rescue drug or other necessary medication when certain criteria and confidence levels are met. An emergency button is provided to manually trigger administration of the rescue drug. The rescue drug may be an opioid antagonist in response to an analgesia overdose, a hypotensive drug to avert an excessive drop in blood pressure or an anti-arrhythmia drug to suppress abnormal heartbeats, to name a few.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventor: Jerome J. Novak, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11883191
    Abstract: Systems and methods to detect pneumonia in cardiovascular patients are disclosed, including receiving physiologic information of a patient from an ambulatory medical device (AMD), the physiologic information comprising respiration information of the patient, and determining a pneumonia score of the patient using the received respiration information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Rezwan Ahmed, Qi An, Viktoria A. Averina, Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur
  • Patent number: 11883192
    Abstract: A method for capturing patient feedback for a medical treatment includes: receiving user instructions indicating a symptom being treated, a symptom score for the symptom being treated, and an indication of a beginning of a treatment session; receiving patient feedback comprising an updated symptom score for the symptom being treated and/or absence or presence of one or more of a plurality of attributes; storing the received patient feedback and a time in the treatment session at which the respective patient feedback was received; repeating the receiving of patient feedback and storage of data during the treatment session; and receiving a user instruction indicating an ending of the treatment session, wherein an alerting module alerts a user of the computing device for input of patient feedback after a predetermined period of time has elapsed following receipt of patient feedback without a subsequent receipt of patient feedback.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MOREBETTER, LTD.
    Inventors: Franco Brockelman, Keenan Keeling, Branden Hall
  • Patent number: 11883193
    Abstract: A process and an activation device (30) provides a user (B) activation of a drug measuring device (100). This drug measuring device includes an input unit (3), a testing unit (6) for testing given samples and an image recording device (12). The activation device (30) receives an activation image set (InB), which was generated by the drug measuring device or by a drug measuring device and at least one image (40, 40.1) from the image recording device. The received activation image set is checked as to meeting a predefined release criterion. For this the activation image set is compared with a predefined reference image set (35) for the user. If the release criterion is met, the drug measuring device is released for the user. An activation data set (32) for the user is completed by at least one image of the activation image set, which shows the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
    Inventors: Alexander Sarcinelli, Michael Richenberger, Carlo Rattey
  • Patent number: 11883194
    Abstract: A system, method and apparatus is disclosed, comprising a biomathetical model for optimizing cognitive performance in the face of sleep deprivation that integrates novel and nonobvious biomathematical models for quantifying performance impairment for both chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation; the dose-dependent effects of caffeine on human vigilance; and the pheonotypical response of a particular user to caffeine dosing, chronic sleep restriction and total sleep deprivation in user-friendly software application which itself may be part of a networked system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the Army
    Inventors: Jaques Reifman, Jianbo Liu, Nancy Wesensten, Thomas Balkin, Sridhar Ramakrishnan, Maxim Y. Khitrov
  • Patent number: 11883195
    Abstract: The disclosure provides BMDs that have multiple device modes depending on operational conditions of the devices, e.g., motion intensity, device placement, and/or activity type. The device modes are associated with various data processing algorithms. In some embodiments, the BMD is implemented as a wrist-worn or arm-worn device. In some embodiments, methods for tracking physiological metrics using the BMDs are provided. In some embodiments, the process or the BMD applies a time domain analysis on data provided by a sensor of the BMD for a first activity, and applies a frequency domain analysis on the data for a second activity, which contributes to improved accuracy and speed of biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Jung Ook Hong, Andrew Larsen Axley, Shelten Gee Jao Yuen
  • Patent number: 11883196
    Abstract: An active implantable stimulating device (10) includes: (a) a tissue coupling unit (40) for being implanted directly onto a vagus nerve (Vn) of a patient, (b) an EEG-unit (70) for measuring an electroencephalogram of the patient, (c) an encapsulation unit (50) configured for being subcutaneously implanted, (d) an energy transfer lead (30) for transferring pulses of electrical and/or optical energy, (e) a signal transfer lead (60) for transferring signals between the EEG unit and the encapsulation unit. EEG electrodes (70a-70d) monitor the electric activity of the brain of a patient. The EEG signal is conveyed to the electronic circuit (53) in the form of EEG conditioned data. The electronic circuit analyses the EEG conditioned data to yield analysis results. The electronic circuit takes a decision to trigger energy pulses to stimulate the vagus nerve (VN).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Synergia Medical
    Inventors: Pascal Doguet, Jérôme Garnier, Jean Delbeke
  • Patent number: 11883197
    Abstract: Earphone apparatus includes dry electrophysiological electrodes and, optionally, other physiological and/or environmental sensors to measure signals such as ECG from the head of a subject. Methods of use of such apparatus to provide fitness, health, or other measured or derived, estimated, or predicted metrics are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Gabital Research Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick J. Lisy, Anthony Opperman, David D. Dashevsky
  • Patent number: 11883198
    Abstract: A two layer compression garment measuring system that displays a pressure indicia when the garment is stretched, wherein the pressure indicia is displayed by moving from a position under an opaque layer of material (at low or no pressure) to a position under a window or transparent or translucent layer of material (at higher pressure). When the indicia can be seen by an observer through the window or transparent or translucent layer, then the higher pressure has been reached. The viewed indicia optionally displays the pressure level. In various optional designs, the location of attachment between the two spaced-apart locations is adjustable, or the length of the upper layer is adjustable such that the attachment location can be aligned with the indicia. A design having a free ended upper layer is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Medi Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Richardson, Moses A Lipshaw
  • Patent number: 11883199
    Abstract: A method, system, apparatus, and/or device with interdigitated miniaturized electrodes. The method, system, apparatus, and/or device may include: a band configured to extend at least partially around a body part of a user, the body part including a dermal layer; a user interface coupled to the band; a processing device coupled to the band; a miniaturized impedance sensor integrated into the band and positioned in the band to be pressed against the dermal layer, the miniaturized impedance sensor comprising a row of interdigitated miniaturized electrodes alternating between a miniaturized electrode of a first set of miniaturized electrodes and another miniaturized electrode of a second set of miniaturized electrodes; and an electrical circuit embedded in the band interconnecting the user interface, the processing device, or the miniaturized impedance sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Tula Health Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Davis, Nick Morrill, David Miller
  • Patent number: 11883200
    Abstract: A biosignal measurement apparatus is used by being affixed on a living body. The apparatus includes an affixed part that is a sheet, in which a signal-acquiring section of multiple electrodes and wiring connected to each of the electrodes are formed, and which can be freely expanded, contracted and bent and is adhesive; and a substrate that is connected to the wiring and on which a signal-processing circuit for wirelessly transmitting biosignals obtained through the wiring is mounted. The signal-acquiring section is exposed on the surface of the affixed part and the affixed part and the substrate are stacked so that the back surface of the affixed part faces the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Osaka University
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Sekitani, Takafumi Uemura, Teppei Araki, Shusuke Yoshimoto
  • Patent number: 11883201
    Abstract: A monitoring device configured to be attached to a body of a subject includes a physiological sensor configured to detect and/or measure physiological information from the subject, an activity sensor configured to sense physical activity information from the subject, an actuator configured to adjust stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject, and a processor in communication with the activity sensor and the actuator. The processor is configured to process the physical activity information to detect a change in the physical activity of the subject and to control the at least one actuator to adjust the stability of the monitoring device relative to the body of the subject in response to detecting that a change in the physical activity of the subject has occurred.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: YUKKA MAGIC LLC
    Inventors: Steven Matthew Just, Steven Francis LeBoeuf, Jesse Berkley Tucker, Michael Edward Aumer, Mark Andrew Felice
  • Patent number: 11883202
    Abstract: One example of a system includes a local user system to interact with an implantable medical device and a local input device communicatively coupled to the local user system to generate local events. To operate the local user system, the local user system is to receive local events from the local input device and remote events from a remote user system communicatively coupled to the local user system via a medical device remote access system. The local user system is to process a local event and ignore a remote event in response to receiving a local event and a remote event simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Corey E. Ney, Kent D. Magaard
  • Patent number: 11883203
    Abstract: A skull-mounted drug and pressure sensor (SOS), a smart pump (ISP) electrically coupled to the SOS and a drug delivery and communications catheter communicating the SOS with the ISP are combined for a first embodiment. A skull-mounted (SOS), a metronomic biofeedback pump (MBP) electrically coupled to the SOS and a drug delivery and communications catheter having a sending and receiving optical fiber communicating the SOS with the MBP are combined for a second embodiment. A third embodiment combines a (SOS), an implantable power and communication unit (PCU) electrically coupled to the SOS, and a drug delivery and communications catheter for communicating the SOS with the PCU and for communicating the exterior source of the drug to the SOS. A fourth embodiment combines a ventricular catheter with a CSF accessible chamber and drug delivery port; and an implantable stand-alone skull-mounted drug and pressure sensor (SPS).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cognos Therapeutics Inc.
    Inventors: Yehoshua Shachar, Thomas Chen, Thomas J. Lobl, Jeffrey A. Brydle, Juan R. Gonzalez, Virote Indravudh, Christian Merot, Allan R. Schwartz, Chad Srisathapat
  • Patent number: 11883204
    Abstract: An analytical toilet is disclosed having at least one health and wellness sensor and a base supporting a bowl. A removable access panel is removably attached to the base. A space is provided between the base and the toilet, which is adapted to contain the at least one health and wellness sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hall Labs LLC
    Inventors: Joshua Larsen, John W. Christiansen
  • Patent number: 11883205
    Abstract: There is provided an apparatus comprising one or more resilient members for supporting a human or other animal, wherein the one or more resilient members each comprise one or more sensor elements that are attached to and run at least partially along the length of the respective resilient member, and each of the one or more sensor elements is configured to provide an electrical response proportional to the amount of movement of the respective resilient member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ably Medical AS
    Inventors: Jørn Refsnæs, Arve Voldsund, Cato Alexander Bjørkli, Leila Yousif Circhirillo, Kjell Are Furnes
  • Patent number: 11883206
    Abstract: Examples of the present disclosure describe systems and methods for personalized breast imaging. In aspects, a first set of patient attributes may be collected. The first set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast size, breast thickness, and/or three-dimensional (3D) breast shape. The first set of patient attributes may be used to customize image acquisition parameters for the patient. A second set of patient attributes may also be collected. The second set of patient attributes may relate to, or be used to determine, for example, breast elasticity and breast density. The second set of patient attributes may be used to customize breast compression parameters for the patient. The customized image acquisition parameters and breast compression parameters may then be used to perform one or more procedures (e.g., an imaging procedure, a biopsy procedure, etc.) on the patient's breast.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Hologic, Inc.
    Inventors: Biao Chen, Haili Chui
  • Patent number: 11883207
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided herein for estimating a position of a heart pump system in a patient. The system receives first data indicative of a time-varying motor current during a first time period. The motor current corresponds to an amount of current delivered to a motor, while the heart pump system is operating in the patient. The system receives second data indicative of a time-varying differential pressure during the first time period. The differential pressure is indicative of a position of the heart pump system relative to patient's heart. The system receives third data indicative of time-varying motor current during a second time period, and determines an estimate of differential pressure during the second period of time from the third data and a relationship between the first data and the second data. The estimate is usable to predict the position of the heart pump system in the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Abiomed, Inc.
    Inventors: Ahmad El Katerji, Chen Liu
  • Patent number: 11883208
    Abstract: A method for estimating glucose values of a user and an insulin infusion and management system are provided. The insulin infusion and management system can include an insulin infusion device configured to deliver insulin to a user; a blood glucose meter; a source of user activity data; and a processor-based computing device that supports data communication with the insulin infusion device. A processor device of the computing device can perform a method for estimating glucose values of a user. In accordance with the method, a first set of inputs can be received and processed via an estimation model for a user to generate a set of estimated glucose values that track actual glucose values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
    Inventors: Pratik Agrawal, Chantal M. McMahon, Huzefa F. Neemuchwala, Yuxiang Zhong, John Hoebing
  • Patent number: 11883209
    Abstract: Systems and methods for detecting worsening cardiac conditions such as worsening heart failure events are described. A system may include sensor circuits to sense physiological signals and signal processors to generate from the physiological signals first and second signal metrics. The system may include a risk stratifier circuit to produce a cardiac risk indication. The system may use at least the first signal metric to generate a primary detection indication, and use at least the second signal metric and the risk indication to generate a secondary detection indication. The risk indication may be used to modulate the second signal metric. A detector circuit may detect the worsening cardiac event using the primary and secondary detection indications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Pramodsingh Hirasingh Thakur, Yi Zhang, Qi An, Viktoria A. Averina
  • Patent number: 11883210
    Abstract: A method of controlling a device includes: obtaining information related to a body surface temperature of a person by detecting the body surface temperature of the person by a thermal camera, estimating a deep body temperature of the person on the basis of the information related to the body surface temperature of the person, detecting the person's condition on the basis of the deep body temperature of the person, and controlling an operation of the device according to the detected person's condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION OF AMERICA
    Inventors: Shinichi Shikii, Koichi Kusukame, Aki Yoneda, Nawatt Silawan, Shinji Uchida, Tatsuo Itoh
  • Patent number: 11883211
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to techniques for triggering magnetic resonance data acquisition. The techniques include detecting a respiration direction of a respiration signal of an acquisition subject, predicting in real time an amplitude peak value of an expiration signal in the current respiration period according to the real-time respiration signal of the acquisition subject, multiplying the amplitude peak value by a preset coefficient, and using the product as a trigger point threshold of the current respiration period. When it is determined that an expiration stage of the current respiration period is starting, the techniques also include calculating in real time or periodically the absolute value of the difference between the amplitude of the current expiration signal and the trigger point threshold currently calculated, and if the absolute value of the difference is less than a preset difference threshold, then triggering MR data acquisition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare GmbH
    Inventors: Jin Qiang He, Fang Dong, De He Weng
  • Patent number: 11883212
    Abstract: A multi-tiered surgical table and a fitted drape for the table are disclosed. The table has a pair of table tops: a rearward, inclined top at a first elevation and a forward top at a lower second elevation. The drape has top panels corresponding in shape to the table tops, with a step panel therebetween to accommodate the change in elevation. The drape is provided, front, top and rear with receptacles for fluids and waste materials and pockets for surgical supplies such as sponges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: VARIAMED LLC
    Inventors: Christopher B. Young, David Tate
  • Patent number: 11883213
    Abstract: A system for containing and transporting a medical device may include a container including a bottom face and surrounding side faces as a closed first end and an open second end to form an inner portion for receiving and retaining the medical device. At least a portion of one or more of the side faces may have an indentation extending along a length of the respective side face. A liner and cover may be removably enclosable about the container. The liner may be extendable over the side faces to line the inner portion of the container to an outer surface of the bottom face of the container. The cover may enclose the medical device in the container between the liner and cover. The indentation may be formed into the inner portion of the container. The container may be compatibly receivable in a first transportation device in a first orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan T. Cummings, Jenny Dandin, Michele E. Dalena, Alyson Bolick, Ryan LaFlamme, Joshua Talsky, Mark Collins
  • Patent number: 11883214
    Abstract: Improved imaging devices and methods. A portable SPECT imaging device may co-register with imaging modalities such as ultrasound. Gamma camera panels including gamma camera sensors may be connected to a mechanical arm. A coded aperture mask may be placed in front of a gamma-ray photon sensor and used to construct a high-resolution three-dimensional map of radioisotope distributions inside a patient, which can be generated by scanning the patient from a reduced range of directions around the patient and with radiation sensors placed in close proximity to this patient. Increased imaging sensitivity and resolution is provided. The SPECT imaging device can be used to guide medical interventions, such as biopsies and ablation therapies, and can also be used to guide surgeries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Ziteo, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Quinlan, Lucian Mihailescu, Andrei Claudiu Cosma
  • Patent number: 11883215
    Abstract: Systems and methods utilizing a two-way mirror display for patient self-positioning for dental x-ray image acquisition. The system includes a camera configured to capture an image of a patient, a display, a two-way mirror positioned between a patient location and the display, and an electronic processor. The electronic processor is configured to select, based upon a user input, an operating mode for the display; and based upon the selected operating mode, displaying at least one image on the display. The method includes receiving image data from a camera, identifying at least one facial feature of the patient in the image data, determining if a face of the patient is aligned with at least one anatomical plane based upon the at least one facial feature, and displaying at least one movement guide on a display based upon the determined alignment of the face of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PaloDEx Group OY
    Inventors: Mika Pollari, Tuomas Alhonnoro, Ville Inkiläinen, Maaria Rantala, Lauri Harhanen, Jorma Savolainen, Ari Metso
  • Patent number: 11883216
    Abstract: A method is for generating an X-ray image dataset via an X-ray detector having a converter element and a multiplicity of pixel elements. In an embodiment, the method includes first counting of at least one quantity of count signals dependent upon the incident X-ray radiation in each pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements; second counting of at least one quantity of coincidence count signals in each pixel element of the subset of pixel elements with at least one further pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements; and generating an X-ray image dataset based upon the at least one quantity of count signals counted in each pixel element of the multiplicity of pixel elements and upon the at least one quantity of coincidence count signals counted in each pixel element of the subset of pixel elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SIEMENS HEALTHCARE GMBH
    Inventors: Edgar Goederer, Martin Hupfer, Bjoern Kreisler, Martin Petersilka
  • Patent number: 11883217
    Abstract: A portable medical imaging system and method, of which the system includes a movable station having a movable C-arm, an imaging signal transmitter attached to the movable C-arm, and an imaging sensor positioned generally opposite to the imaging signal transmitter and attached to the movable c-arm. The imaging sensor is configured to rotate relative to a point approximately on a center axis of the movable C-arm independently of the imaging signal transmitter, so as to change an angle of incidence for a signal transmitted from the imaging signal transmitter to the imaging sensor, and provide a field-of-view that is larger than the field-of-view of the imaging sensor at a single position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Globus Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Norbert Johnson, Robert Stevens, Hisham Salem, Yuan Cheng, David Cleary
  • Patent number: 11883218
    Abstract: An anatomical imaging system comprising: a CT machine; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the CT machine, wherein the transport mechanism comprises a fine movement mechanism for moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, during scanning. An anatomical imaging system comprising: a CT machine; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the CT machine, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a gross movement mechanism for transporting the CT machine relatively quickly across room distances; and a fine movement mechanism for moving the CT machine precisely, relative to the patient, during scanning. An imaging system comprising: a scanner; and a transport mechanism mounted to the base of the scanner, wherein the transport mechanism comprises: a gross movement mechanism for transporting the scanner relatively quickly across room distances; and a fine movement mechanism for moving the scanner precisely, relative to the object being scanned, during scanning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: NeuroLogica Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Tybinkowski, Eric M. Bailey, Daniel Allis
  • Patent number: 11883219
    Abstract: The inventive subject matter is directed to a computing platform configured to execute one or more automated artificial intelligence models, wherein the one or more automated artificial intelligence models includes a neural network model, wherein the one or more automated artificial intelligence models are trained on a plurality of radiographic images from a data layer to detect a plurality of anatomical structures or a plurality of hardware, wherein at least one anatomical structure is a pelvic teardrop and a symphysis pubis joint; detecting at a plurality of anatomical structures in a radiographic image of a subject, wherein the plurality of anatomical structures are detected by the computing platform by the step of classifying the radiographic image with reference to a subject good side radiographic image; and constructing a graphical representation of data, wherein the graphical representation is a subject specific functional pelvis grid; the subject specific functional pelvis grid generated based upon th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Orthogrid Systems Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Richard Boddington, Edouard Saget, Joshua Cates, Hind Oulhaj, Erik Noble Kubiak
  • Patent number: 11883220
    Abstract: Technologies for determining the spatial orientation of input imagery to produce a three-dimensional model includes a device having circuitry to obtain two-dimensional images of an anatomical object (e.g., a bone of a human joint), to determine candidate values indicative of translation and rotation of the anatomical object in the two-dimensional images, and to produce, as a function of the obtained two-dimensional images and the candidate values, a candidate three-dimensional model of the anatomical object. The circuitry is also to determine a score indicative of an accuracy of the candidate three-dimensional model, to determine whether the score satisfies a threshold, and to produce, in response to a determination that the score satisfies the threshold, data indicating that the candidate three-dimensional model is an accurate representation of the anatomical object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: DePuy Synthes Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Shawnoah S. Pollock, R. Patrick Courtis
  • Patent number: 11883221
    Abstract: An image acquisition unit acquires a first breast image by imaging a breast which is being compressed by first imaging. A three-dimensional information derivation unit derives three-dimensional information of a mammary gland included in the first breast image. An imaging mode setting unit sets an imaging mode for second imaging of the breast based on the three-dimensional information. The image acquisition unit acquires a second breast image by imaging the breast without releasing a state during the first imaging where the breast is compressed by the second imaging based on the set imaging mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junya Morita
  • Patent number: 11883222
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are described for obtaining at least one CTA perfusion functional map from Time Resolved Helical CTA (TRH-CTA) image data. At least one processor may be configured to preprocess the TRH-CTA helical image data to generate preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data; generate time density curve data for a plurality of voxels from the preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data for an axial imaging slice, where the time density curve data comprise intensity values for different phases of the preprocessed TRH-CTA helical image data arranged sequentially in time; generate at least one perfusion functional map for the axial imaging slice by at least one of: (1) applying at least one mapping function to different phases of the time density curve data corresponding to the axial imaging slice; (2) applying a deconvolution method to the time density curve data; and (3) applying a non-deconvolution method to the time density curve data; and perform spatial filtering on the perfusion functional map.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Andromeda Medical Imaging Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher d'Esterre, Connor McDougall, Philip Barber
  • Patent number: 11883223
    Abstract: A system and method for determining kinetic parameters associated with a kinetic model of an imaging agent in a liver is provided. An image reconstruction device can receive radiotracer activities corresponding to a predetermined time period. For example, these radiotracer activities can include PET scan data corresponding to a number of time frames. The radiotracer activities can be used to determine a liver time activity curve and a circulatory input function. The liver time activity curve and circulatory input function can be used along with a kinetic model of the liver to produce kinetic parameters. These kinetic parameters can be used to determine hepatic scores, such as a hepatic steatosis score, a hepatic inflammation score, and a cirrhosis score. These scores are indicative of diseases of the liver, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, and hepatic fibrosis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of California
    Inventors: Guobao Wang, Souvik Sarkar, Ramsey D. Badawi
  • Patent number: 11883224
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for creating an image including quantified flow within vessels of a subject. The method includes providing a single-sweep, three-dimensional (3D) image volume acquired from a subject during a single pass of a computed tomography (CT) imaging system as the subject receives a dose of a contrast agent and determining a phase shift corresponding to pulsatile contrast in vessels within the single-sweep, 3D image volume. The method further includes quantifying a flow through the vessels within the single-sweep, 3D image volume using the phase shift and generating a report including indicating flow through the vessels within the 3D image volume.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: WISCONSIN ALUMNI RESEARCH FOUNDATION
    Inventors: Martin Wagner, Paul Laeseke, Michael Speidel
  • Patent number: 11883225
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for predicting healthy lumen radius and calculating a vessel lumen narrowing score. One method of identifying a lumen diameter of a patient's vasculature includes: receiving a data set including one or more lumen segmentations of known healthy vessel segments of a plurality of individuals; extracting one or more lumen features for each of the vessel segments; receiving a lumen segmentation of a patient's vasculature; determining a section of the patient's vasculature; and determining a healthy lumen diameter of the section of the patient's vasculature using the extracted one or more features for each of the known healthy vessel segments of the plurality of individuals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: HeartFlow, Inc.
    Inventors: Sethuraman Sankaran, Michiel Schaap, Leo Grady
  • Patent number: 11883226
    Abstract: An x-ray apparatus includes an x-ray source capable of producing an x-ray beam with a focal spot having a spatial shape that is selected to pre-amplify predetermined spatial frequencies exceeding half a cutoff frequency as compared to spatial frequencies below half the cutoff frequency; an x-ray detector capable of detecting the x-ray beam; and a processor adapted to reconstruct an image from the detected x-ray beam using a filter that compensates the pre-amplified predetermined spatial frequencies. The spatial shape comprises two or more disconnected regions that preferably have widths less than that of a nominal focal spot, combined widths greater than or equal to that of a nominal focal spot, and are separated by less than three times a width of a nominal focal spot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
    Inventors: Norbert J. Pelc, Adam S. Wang
  • Patent number: 11883227
    Abstract: A power system and method for powering an imaging system. The power system and method include a power distribution unit (PDU) coupled to an imaging system gantry. An input of the PDU is electrically coupled to an alternating current (AC) power source from a utility power supply. An output of the PDU is electrically coupled to the imaging system gantry. The power system and method further include an energy storage system providing peak power to an X-ray generator of the imaging system during X-ray generation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE Precision Healthcare LLC
    Inventor: Goutam Maji
  • Patent number: 11883228
    Abstract: An electronic stethoscope system comprising a device to capture an acoustic heart signal from a patient and a neural network to classify the data into heart sound categories to provide time series sound category data comprising, for each of a succession of time intervals, category probability data representing a probability of the acoustic signal falling into each of the categories. The stethoscope also includes one or more heart state models each having a sequence of heart cardiac cycle states, a system to fit the time series sound category data to the models and determine timing data for the sequence of heart states and a confidence value for the model fit, and an output to output one or both of a model fit indication dependent upon the confidence value and an indication of the timing data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: CAMBRIDGE ENTERPRISE LIMITED
    Inventors: Anurag Agarwal, Edmund Kay, Andrew McDonald
  • Patent number: 11883229
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for ultrasound imaging. In one embodiment, a method comprises acquiring, via an ultrasound probe, Doppler measurements over a plurality of cardiac cycles, evaluating a flow profile comprising the Doppler measurements to detect an abnormality in the flow profile, and displaying, via a display device, the flow profile with a reference flow profile overlaid thereon. In this way, the attention of a physician evaluating results from an ultrasound imaging examination may be directed to abnormal flow that is potentially indicative of pathologies, thereby enabling earlier and more accurate diagnosis of pathologies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Helmut Brandl, Heinz Schmied, Christian Wallinger, Christian Fritz Perrey, Yelena Viktorovna Tsymbalenko
  • Patent number: 11883230
    Abstract: A transcranial scanning device and method of use is disclosed. The transcranial scanning device is for identifying a neurologic-injury-mechanism and comprises a sensing wand comprising a transducer that produces and receives sound waves. The sensing wand is passed over a head of a patent with cerebral malaria, and sound waves reflect off of blood cells in blood vessels in the head of the patient creating an output sound wave responsive to a blood flow of the patient. The output sound wave is received by the transducer. An output screen coupled to the sensing wand, displays in real time an output waveform corresponding to the output sound wave, wherein the output waveform is indicative of one or more symptoms of cerebral malaria, and wherein said symptoms identify one or more neurologic-injury-mechanism occurring within the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Inventor: Nicole Fortier O'Brien
  • Patent number: 11883231
    Abstract: A system for generating ultrasound data in respect of an anatomical body being scanned makes use of a predetermined scan protocol, which specifies a sequence of types of ultrasound scan of structures of interest. These types may for example be different imaging modalities (static, dynamic, 2D, 3D etc.) which are most appropriate for viewing different structures within the anatomical body. From received ultrasound images, a model is used to identify the structures of interest within the ultrasound images. The best images for creating the types of scan of the protocol are then identified and a sequence is compiled of those best images. In this way, a sequence is created which combines different types of scan, in a structured way according to a predetermined protocol. This makes the analysis of the sequence most intuitive for a user, and simplifies comparison between different sequences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Nicole Schadewaldt, Cristian Lorenz, Alexander Schmidt-Richberg, Tobias Klinder
  • Patent number: 11883232
    Abstract: A reusable rotating ultrasound capsule for mounting to a distal end of a catheter. An exemplary device includes a motor compartment having a proximal face and a distal end. A sensor compartment includes a cap that seals with the motor compartment. A motor located within the motor compartment includes a drive component and a shaft rotatably coupled to the drive component and extending distally from the motor compartment into the sensor compartment. The shaft includes an ultrasound transducer. A plurality of electrical contacts are mounted on the proximal face. At least two of the electrical contacts are electrically coupled to the motor. A rotational electrical coupler includes a rotational component mechanically coupled to the shaft and electrically coupled to the ultrasound transducer and a stationary component mechanically coupled to the motor compartment and electrically coupled to one or more of the plurality of electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation
    Inventor: Jason T. Panzenbeck
  • Patent number: 11883233
    Abstract: An intraluminal ultrasound imaging device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient. The flexible elongate member includes a proximal portion and a distal portion. The device also includes an ultrasound imaging assembly disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member. The ultrasound imaging assembly is configured to obtain imaging data of the body lumen. The ultrasound imaging assembly includes a transducer array including a substrate, a silicon oxide layer disposed over the substrate, and a plurality of rows of micromachined ultrasound transducer elements disposed on the silicon oxide layer. Two of the plurality of rows of micromachined ultrasound transducer elements are spaced apart by a trench formed by etching through a screen formed in the silicon oxide layer. Associated devices, systems, and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Ronald Dekker, Vincent Adrianus Henneken, Marcus Cornelis Louwerse, Aslihan Arslan Carisey
  • Patent number: 11883234
    Abstract: A probe cable support (146) includes a leg (202) with a top side (208) and a bottom side (210). The leg further includes a plurality of supports (2161, 2162, . . . , 216N) protruding from the bottom side and intermittently arranged with non-zero gaps there between. The leg further includes an arm (226) protruding from the top side. A system (101) includes an ultrasound imaging system (100) configured with at least one probe (102) and a console (104), a cable (116) configured to electrically connect the probe and the console, a cart (106) configured to support the ultrasound imaging system, and a probe cable support (146) configured to support the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: BK Medical Aps
    Inventor: Paul G. Wood
  • Patent number: 11883235
    Abstract: Intraluminal ultrasound devices, systems and methods are provided. In one embodiment, an intravascular ultrasound device includes a flexible elongate member configured to be positioned within a body lumen of a patient, the flexible elongate member including a distal portion and a longitudinal axis; a first ultrasound transducer array configured to obtain ultrasound imaging data of the body lumen; and a second ultrasound transducer array configured to apply an ultrasound therapy within the body lumen. Both the first and second ultrasound transducer arrays are disposed at the distal portion of the flexible elongate member and circumferentially positioned around the longitudinal axis of the flexible elongate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: PHILIPS IMAGE GUIDED THERAPY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeremy Stigall, Princeton Saroha, Robert Emmett Kearney
  • Patent number: 11883236
    Abstract: A diagnostic imaging device includes a probe that uses both an ultrasound transducer and frequency-domain diffuse optical imaging (FD-DOI) to assist with locating and diagnosing sub-tissue anomalies. According to one aspect, the diagnostic imaging device relates to a clip-on cap that can be utilized with existing ultrasound transducers. The diagnostic imaging device described herein can be utilized for image-guided needle biopsy to regions where prostate tissues are highly suspicious for high-grade cancer, as well as for image guided interventions, such as cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, and brachytherapy for early-stage or localized prostate cancer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System
    Inventors: Hanli Liu, Venkaiah C. Kavuri