Patents Issued in September 3, 2024
-
Patent number: 12076104Abstract: A medical tool for fingertip of the present invention has a resin layer that emits red fluorescence or near-infrared fluorescence, and is used by putting it on a fingertip. More specifically, the medical tools for fingertip 1A to 1E have a finger cot shape and an opening portion 2 from which the ball of the finger is exposed when put on, and are formed of a resin that emits red fluorescence or near-infrared fluorescence. Alternatively, the medical tools for fingertip 1F and 1G have a glove shape, and a printing layer 8, 9 that is formed of a resin that emits red fluorescence or near-infrared fluorescence on or around the ball of the finger thereof. Further alternatively, the medical tools for fingertip 1H and 1I are a sticker-like medical tool having an adhesive layer provided to one surface of the resin layer that emits red fluorescence or near-infrared fluorescence, and have a size that allows it to be attached to the ball of the finger.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION KOCHI UNIVERSITYInventor: Takayuki Sato
-
Patent number: 12076105Abstract: A surgical drape includes a seal connectable with a selected surface of a body to define a sterile region that includes access to at least two surgical approaches. A sleeve is connected with the seal and a draping is disposed with the body. The sleeve defines a cavity in communication with the region. Surgical instruments, systems and methods are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Warsaw Orthopedic, Inc.Inventors: Thomas V. McGahan, Roy K. Lim
-
Patent number: 12076106Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to biosensors and other elements combined in real-time for health applications that acquire health data of an individual from one or more data streams by a first element and integrate these data through a second element that is configured to predict and/or recognize an interruptive health event and then via one or more successive elements alert one or more providers of a possible interruptive health event, enable the providers to propose one or more effective interventions, communicate directly with the individual and providers and/or caregivers, and/or provide confirmation in the event that effective interventions were made. Embodiments also relate to predicting and recognizing brain attack in real-time by acquiring and integrating health data from one or more data streams, interfacing with one or more providers so that they can propose and/or effect one or more effective interventions, and communicating with an affected individual, providers, and/or caregivers.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Inventors: Howard J Federoff, Ophir Frieder, Massimo S. Fiandaca, Ramesh Jain
-
Patent number: 12076107Abstract: Computer-implemented methods for providing interactive electronic treatment assistance for benign prostatic hyperplasia and advanced prostate cancer are disclosed. The methods can include automatically sending, by a disease and disorder treatment device, an electronic pathway sign-up link to a smart mobile device. The method can include sending a plurality of inquiries about the BPH condition and/or the advanced prostate cancer condition, to the smart mobile device. The method can include receiving a plurality of patient responses from the smart mobile device. The method can include processing and storing the plurality of patient responses. The method can include providing, by the disease and disorder treatment device, patient education about various treatment therapies for advanced prostate cancer. The method can include automatically monitoring a patient having the advanced prostate cancer condition during the various treatment therapies.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Rogue Medical Solutions, LLCInventors: Brady R. Walker, David S. DiMarco, Connie S. DiMarco
-
Patent number: 12076108Abstract: The in-home care of seniors is augmented using Internet of Things (IOT) technologies. In-home sensors monitor a senior and their caregiver. Physical conditions and psychological conditions may be monitored. In some implementations, a machine learning system has a classifier trained to detect a specified condition, such as depression. The system may perform various transformations of raw sensor data into a format indicative of a particular condition. In one implementation, a psychological or medical condition has symptoms in which each symptom has one or more measurable events. Mappings between symptoms, events, sensor data, and sensor transformation functions may be supported.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: CLEARCARE, INC.Inventors: Geoffrey Nudd, David Cristman, Jonathan J. Hull, Bala Krishna Nakshatrala
-
Patent number: 12076109Abstract: Devices and systems have a sensor probe configured to measure tissue oxygen saturation in the intestine or mesentery. The devices and systems can determine the oxygenation state of the entire thickness of the intestine or mesentery. Embodiments of the invention also include methods for inducing a temporary ischemic period in an intestine or mesentery tissue and analyzing changes in oxygen saturation of the tissue during the temporary ischemic period or during a recovery phase. The devices, systems, and methods can be applied in diagnosing intestinal ischemia in a patient, as well as in monitoring tissue oxygen saturation of the intestine or mesentery during or after a surgical procedure.Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ViOptix, Inc.Inventors: Larry C. Heaton, II, Robert E. Lash, Jimmy Jian-Min Mao
-
Patent number: 12076110Abstract: A method includes providing an ensemble of distributed sensors, delivering radio frequency (RF) power to each sensor by inductive near-field coupling by a magnetic field projected by an epidermal transmit (Tx) coil, in each individual sensor, detecting a sparse binary event in its immediate environment, reporting the detected sparse binary event to an external RF receiver hub asynchronously and with low latency, and minimizing error rates due to statistical data packet collisions in asynchronous telemetry by digitally encoding each sensor according to a particular address scheme where each address is one function from an infinite set of mathematically orthogonal functions, enabling a simultaneous detection from up to ten thousand points without interference at a common receiver.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Brown UniversityInventors: Arto Nurmikko, Jihun Lee, Ah-Hyoung Lee, Farah Laiwalla
-
Patent number: 12076111Abstract: A method for adapting, per cardiac cycle, the parameters governing interpolation of varying and non-interpolation of fixed fractions of each individual cardiac cycle is provided. A time series of data values associated with a cardiac cycle is received, and the time series is scaled to a reference cardiac cycle, wherein the scaling includes applying a model to the time series to generate a scaled time series of data values associated with the first cardiac cycle. The model is trained using the scaled time series.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: Siemens Healthineers AG, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustInventors: Peter Speier, Peter Gatehouse
-
Patent number: 12076112Abstract: A method includes receiving, by an electronic device, sensor data during a spirometry test of a user, the sensor data comprising audio data of the user, image data of a face of the user, and distance data of a distance from the face of the user. The method also includes obtaining, by the electronic device, at least one measured parameter associated with the spirometry test that is determined using at least one of the audio data, the image data, or the distance data, wherein the at least one measured parameter is correlated with an amount of air volume exchange or an amount of exhalation force by the user during the spirometry test. The method further includes providing, by the electronic device, real time feedback during the spirometry test, the real time feedback based on the at least one measured parameter, the real time feedback indicating whether or not the user is performing the spirometry test correctly.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Korosh Vatanparvar, Viswam Nathan, Md Mahbubur Rahman, Ebrahim Nematihosseinabadi, Jilong Kuang, Jun Gao
-
Patent number: 12076113Abstract: A bone oximeter probe includes an elongated member and a sensor head at an end of the elongated member to make measurements for a bone. The measurements can indicate the viability or nonviability of the bone. In an implementation, the probe is advanced through an incision in soft tissue, towards the underlying bone, and positioned so that the sensor head faces the bone to be measured. Optical signals are sent from the sensor head and into the bone. The bone reflects some of the optical signals which are then detected so that measurements for the bone can be made. Some of these measurements include an oxygen saturation level value, and a total hemoglobin concentration value of the bone.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ViOptix, Inc.Inventors: Jimmy Jian-min Mao, Robert E. Lash
-
Patent number: 12076114Abstract: An intraoral scanner generates 2D images of a dental site and 3D intraoral scans of the dental site. The computing device receives the 2D images of the dental site and the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site from the intraoral scanner, generates a 3D model of the dental site based on the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, and processes at least one of a) one or more of the 2D images of the dental site, b) one or more of the 3D intraoral scans of the dental site, or c) data from the 3D model of the dental site to identify one or more intraoral areas of interest (AOIs) at the dental site. The computing device determines a dental condition associated with the one or more intraoral AOIs, and determines a manner for scanning the one or more intraoral AOIs.Type: GrantFiled: October 28, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Align Technology, Inc.Inventors: Avi Kopelman, Michael Sabina, Adi Levin, Mikhail Minchenkov, Maria Anufrienko
-
Patent number: 12076115Abstract: Systems for detecting and measuring certain dental defects and/or existing restorations, such as lesions which may or may not invade interproximal areas, using a neural network is disclosed. In some embodiments, a patient's health conditions and certain dental conditions such as crowding, presence of implants, gum disease, etc. are also considered by an automated system to classify the dental health of a patient into one or more risk classes. The system then suggests appropriate remedial measures and an appropriate maintenance program for that patient to keep therapy within guidelines of proven standard of care, leading the way to reduce tooth loss in population.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Inventor: Alireza Moheb
-
Patent number: 12076116Abstract: The present invention relates to a sensor for non-invasive optoacoustic measurements of biomechanical and/or morphological features of skin and/or other tissue.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT MÜNCHENInventors: Rami Shnaiderman, Georg Michael Wissmeyer, Vasilis Ntziachristos
-
Patent number: 12076117Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cardiorespiratory analysis system that includes, in at least one embodiment, a conformal patch with a compressible viscoelastic interface and an array of sensors, including, but not limited to a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor, a 3-axis accelerometer, and an electrocardiogram (ECG) sensor. In at least one embodiment, the system includes a microcontroller wired to the array of sensors. According to at least one embodiment, the system uses computing techniques to derive features from the array of sensors and determines one or cardiorespiratory characteristics of a patient based on the derived features.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Huxley Medical, Inc.Inventor: Nicholas Bradford Bolus
-
Patent number: 12076118Abstract: One or more devices, systems, methods and storage mediums for optical imaging medical devices, such as, but not limited to, Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), single mode OCT, and/or multi-modal OCT apparatuses and systems, and methods and storage mediums for use with same, for detecting external elastic lamina (EEL) and/or lumen edge(s) are provided herein. One or more embodiments provide at least one method, device, apparatus, system, or storage medium to comprehend information, including, but not limited to, molecular structure of a vessel, and to provide an ability to manipulate the vessel information. In addition to controlling one or more imaging modalities, the EEL detection techniques may operate for one or more applications, including, but not limited to, manual or automatic EEL detection, stent positioning, stent selection, co-registration, and imaging.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Canon U.S.A., Inc.Inventors: Mie Kunio, Lampros Athanasiou
-
Patent number: 12076119Abstract: Systems are provided for generating data representing electromagnetic states of a heart for medical, scientific, research, and/or engineering purposes. The systems generate the data based on source configurations such as dimensions of, and scar or fibrosis or pro-arrhythmic substrate location within, a heart and a computational model of the electromagnetic output of the heart. The systems may dynamically generate the source configurations to provide representative source configurations that may be found in a population. For each source configuration of the electromagnetic source, the systems run a simulation of the functioning of the heart to generate modeled electromagnetic output (e.g., an electromagnetic mesh for each simulation step with a voltage at each point of the electromagnetic mesh) for that source configuration.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: VEKTOR MEDICAL, INC.Inventor: Christopher Villongco
-
Patent number: 12076120Abstract: In accordance with some embodiments, systems, methods, and media for estimating compensatory reserve and predicting hemodynamic decompensation using physiological data are provided. In some embodiments, a system for estimating compensatory reserve is provided, the system comprising: a processor programmed to: receive a blood pressure waveform of a subject; generate a first sample of the blood pressure waveform with a first duration; provide the sample as input to a trained CNN that was trained using samples of the first duration from blood pressure waveforms recorded from subjects while decreasing the subject's central blood volume, each sample being associated with a compensatory reserve metric; receive, from the trained CNN, a first compensatory reserve metric based on the first sample; and cause information indicative of remaining compensatory reserve to be presented.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, The Government of the United States, as Represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventors: Robert W. Techentin, Timothy B. Curry, Michael J. Joyner, Clifton R. Haider, David R. Holmes, III, Christopher L. Felton, Barry K. Gilbert, Charlotte Sue Van Dorn, William A. Carey, Victor A. Convertino
-
Patent number: 12076121Abstract: Approaches described herein can determine one or more breathing phase patterns over a period of time using audio data captured by at least one microphone. The audio data can include one or more snores. A breathing phase pattern included within the period of time can be determined based at least in part on sensor data captured by one or more sensors in the electronic device. A determination can be made that a first breathing phase pattern represented by the audio data and a second breathing phase pattern represented by the sensor data are correlated. A determination can be made that the first breathing phase pattern represented by the audio data and the second breathing phase pattern represented by the sensor data both correspond to a user wearing the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: FITBIT, INC.Inventors: Hao-Wei Su, Logan Niehaus, Conor Joseph Heneghan, Johnathan Charlesworth, Subramaniam Venkatraman, Shelten Gee Jao Yuen
-
Patent number: 12076122Abstract: A system or a method for providing pacing guidance to an individual for a particular activity based on a physiological strain index (PSI) or an adaptive physiological strain index (aPSI). The system in at least one embodiment includes a heart rate monitor, a memory storing multiple pacing templates, a clock, an activity completion module, an output device, and a processor configured to perform multiple steps resulting in outputting pacing information to the individual. The pacing information selected in at least one embodiment is based on the individual's heart rate that provides in part a PSI or aPSI, the elapsed time for the activity, and the amount of progress through the activity.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: The Government of the United States, as represented by the Secretary of the ArmyInventor: Mark J. Buller
-
Patent number: 12076123Abstract: A chest non-invasive blood pressure detecting probe based on pulse wave transit time and a device thereof are provided. The detecting probe is attached closely to the skin surface of the human chest, and includes a probe body and a patch, which are of split type. The patch is attached and mounted, in a male-female fastener form, on the probe body for use, so that when the patch needs to be replaced, the patch is directly removed and replaced with a new patch, which is convenient for use. The detecting probe is portable and used for continuous dynamic real-time acquiring of the human aortic blood pressure, which is free from the constraints of lead wires, small and comfortable, and high in measuring precision.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITYInventors: Congcong Zhou, Yiming Zhang, Xuesong Ye
-
Patent number: 12076124Abstract: A blood pressure monitor that includes an acceleration sensor attached to an arm, which is a measurement site, of a measurement subject, and an orientation detection unit that detects an orientation of the measurement subject during blood pressure measurement based on an output of the acceleration sensor. The orientation detection unit specifies the orientation of the measurement subject in accordance with a torso angle with respect to a bed surface in a view along a body height direction of the measurement subject lying on the bed surface, and the orientation of the arm position. The blood pressure monitor also includes a blood pressure measurement unit that measures a blood pressure value at the measurement site of the measurement subject, and a blood pressure correction unit that corrects the blood pressure value of the measurement subject according to the specified orientation of the measurement subject.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: OMRON HEALTHCARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Takeshi Kubo
-
Patent number: 12076125Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a device, method and system for calculating, estimating, or monitoring the blood pressure of a subject. At least one processor, when executing instructions, may perform one or more of the following operations. A first signal representing heart activity of the subject may be received. A second signal representing time-varying information on at least one pulse wave of the subject may be received. A first feature in the first signal may be identified. A second feature in the second signal may be identified. A pulse transit time based on a difference between the first feature and the second feature may be computed. The blood pressure of the subject may be calculated according to a first model based on the computed pulse transit time and a first set of calibration values, the first set of calibration values relating to the subject.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: VITA-COURSE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Ting Ma, Jiao Yu, Jiwei Zhao, Zhiyong Wang
-
Patent number: 12076126Abstract: A monitoring device configured to be attached within a portion of an ear of a subject includes an elastomeric arm having opposite first and second end portions. A sensing element is located at the elastomeric arm second end portion and includes at least one energy emitter configured to direct energy at a target region of the ear and at least one detector configured to detect an energy response signal from the target region or a region adjacent the target region. The monitoring device is configured such that the elastomeric arm first end portion engages the ear at a first location within the ear and such that the elastomeric arm resiliently bends such that a surface of the sensing element is urged into contact with the ear at a second location within the ear.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: YUKKA MAGIC LLCInventors: Steven Matthew Just, Jesse Berkley Tucker, Robert Splinter, Steven Francis LeBoeuf
-
Patent number: 12076127Abstract: The invention provides a body-worn system that continuously measures pulse oximetry and blood pressure, along with motion, posture, and activity level, from an ambulatory patient. The system features an oximetry probe that comfortably clips to the base of the patient's thumb, thereby freeing up their fingers for conventional activities in a hospital, such as reading and eating. The probe secures to the thumb and measures time-dependent signals corresponding to LEDs operating near 660 and 905 nm. Analog versions of these signals pass through a low-profile cable to a wrist-worn transceiver that encloses a processing unit. Also within the wrist-worn transceiver is an accelerometer, a wireless system that sends information through a network to a remote receiver, e.g. a computer located in a central nursing station.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: SOTERA WIRELESS, INC.Inventors: Jim Moon, Devin McCombie, Marshal Dhillon, Matthew Banet
-
Patent number: 12076128Abstract: Provided here are methods of detecting compromised cerebrovascular reactivity in a subject and treating such subject. The method includes acquiring transcranial Doppler signals and cardiac measurements from the subject following a breath-hold maneuver and recording a test set of CBFV measurements. A breath-hold acceleration index is calculated based on a linear regression correlation of temporal variations of the mean velocity across all cardiac cycles during the breath-hold maneuver. The presence of compromised cerebrovascular reactivity in the subject is detected in response to variations in the breath-hold acceleration index of the subject as compared to a healthy individual performing breath-hold maneuver under similar conditions. If the subject has compromised cerebrovascular reactivity, a therapeutically effective compound is administered to the subject along with provision of behavioral modification regimen.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: NUtech VenturesInventors: Mohammed Alwatban, Gregory R. Bashford
-
Patent number: 12076129Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for determining an indication of blood flow in a limb. According to an embodiment, the apparatus comprises an orientation sensor, a blood volume (BV) measuring device and a control unit. The orientation sensor is configured to determine an orientation of the limb and output an orientation signal indicative thereof. The blood volume measurement device is configured to measure an indication of blood volume (BV) in the limb and output a BV signal indicative thereof. The control unit is arranged to receive the orientation signal and the BV signal, determine a change in orientation of the limb in dependence on the orientation signal, and correlate the change in orientation with a change in blood volume of the limb determined in dependence on the BV signal.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Inventors: Tristan Whitmarsh, Piers Milner, Ahmed Elzein Mohamed
-
Patent number: 12076130Abstract: Systems and methods for providing image guidance for motion tracking and compensation in magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”) guided therapies, such as MRI-guided radiation therapies using an MR-linac or other MRI-guided radiation therapy system, are described. Simultaneous orthogonal plane imaging (“SOPI”) is used to acquire images from a first slice that remains static throughout the acquisition, and from a plurality of slices that are orthogonal to the first slice. This first slice can be referred to in some instances as a “tracking” or “navigator” slice, and the plurality of slices that are orthogonal to the first slice can be referred to as “imaging” slices. The tracking slice images can be used to estimate motion of the subject that occurred during the data acquisition, and to track the position of targets (e.g., anatomical targets) during the delivery of radiation treatment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.Inventors: Nikolai Mickevicius, Eric Paulson
-
Patent number: 12076131Abstract: Methods, apparatus, and systems for medical procedures are disclosed herein for receiving an input of a plurality of measured coordinates of a respective plurality of position transducers of a probe inside a body of a subject, receiving a measured voltage measurement output by the probe, determining a cost function based on a model of known mechanical properties of the probe compared to the measured coordinates with respect to shapes that can be assumed by the probe in the body and further based on an expected voltage value compared to the measured voltage measurement, selecting a shape based on the cost function, generating corrected coordinates of the points along the probe based on the shape and displaying a representation of the probe using the corrected coordinates.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.Inventors: Daniel Osadchy, Meir Bar-Tal
-
Patent number: 12076132Abstract: A respiratory event determination system can have a controller that determines the presence of a respiratory event. The respiratory event can be a mouth puff event. The controller determines the presence as a function of a sub-window of an expiratory window of the breath. The expiratory window extends between a first time t1 and a second time t2. The sub-window is limited to a portion of the expiratory window. The sub-window can extend between a third time t3 and a fourth time t4. The fourth time t4 can be before the second time t2.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Fisher & Paykel Healthcare LimitedInventor: Amol Man Malla
-
Patent number: 12076133Abstract: Techniques for reducing a likelihood of detection of an imaging system by another imaging system are provided. For example, a mechanism may be used to interrupt an optical path between pulse biased thermal sensors and an aperture of the system when the pulsed biased thermal sensors are pulse biased. For example, emissions may be directed to a beam dump. Other techniques may include a mechanism for linearly moving the thermal sensor array or rotating a mirror.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey L. Jew, Michael A. Costolo, Adam O. Powers
-
Patent number: 12076134Abstract: Example posture analysis systems and methods are described. In one implementation, a computing system identifies a deviation of a user's posture from a predetermined posture based on visual data associated with the user. The user is informed of the deviation via a graphical image displayed on a display device. The user is then provided with instructions for correcting the deviation via the graphical image displayed on the display device.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Brightday Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Richard William Bow Gray, Jens-Peter Jungclaussen, Jonas P. Cleveland, James Morris
-
Patent number: 12076135Abstract: Disclosed herein are various embodiments of a soft robotic device for assisting hemiparetic patients. In embodiments, the soft robotic device includes an inflatable actuator capable of assisting hemiparetic patients with their gait cycle via application of a force on the gluteus muscle.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: Arizona Board of Regents on behalf of Arizona State University, Dignity HealthInventors: Thomas Sugar, Abhishu Patel, Ryan Borneman, Omik Save, Yashaswy Govada, Saivimal Sridar, Pham Huy Nguyen, Ammon Lovell
-
Patent number: 12076136Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for monitoring a user by calibrating one or more noninvasive sensors to track a user glucose level at one or more user physical activity conditions; generating a calibration based on the one or more user conditions; and in real time detecting a current user condition and applying the calibration to accurately estimate the user glucose or insulin level.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Inventor: Bao Tran
-
Patent number: 12076137Abstract: There is provided a glucose sensor system comprising: a transmitter (2) for containing a battery (212), the transmitter being for placement on top of patient skin; a transcutaneous connector (3) comprising at least one conductive path; and an implantable monolithic integrated circuit (I) for placement beneath the patient skin, wherein the implantable monolithic integrated circuit comprises a potentiostat and an electrochemical sensing element; wherein the potentiostat is electrically coupled to the transmitter (2) via the transcutaneous connector (3), and the electrochemical sensing element is configured to sense glucose concentration and generate an electrical signal representative of the glucose concentration, and wherein the potentiostat is electrically connected to the electrochemical sensing element.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Inventors: Muhammad Mujeeb-U-Rahman, Meisam Honarvar Nazari, Mehmet Sencan
-
Patent number: 12076138Abstract: Apparatus and methods are described for ultrasound guided optoacoustic monitoring to provide diagnostic information for many clinical applications blood oxygenation in blood vessels and in tissues including for early diagnosis and management of circulatory shock (including that induced by hemorrhage). In certain embodiments provided herein, methods and apparatus for optoacoustics for measurement of blood oxygenation in the innominate vein are provided.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Donald S. Prough, Michael P Kinsky, Rinat O. Esenaliev, Irene Y. Petrov, Yuriy Petrov
-
Patent number: 12076139Abstract: A system and/or device for transabdominal fetal oximetry and/or fetal pulse oximetry and/or uterine tone determination may include one or more articulating, adjustable, and/or selectable components such as a light source and/or a photodetector. In some embodiments, the positioning of a light source and/or detector may be adjustable. The articulation and/or adjustment of position of the light source and/or photodetector may be in any plane (X, Y, and/or Z) and, in some instances, may be responsive to a fetal position within a maternal abdomen. Light detected by the detectors may be used to determine a fetal hemoglobin oxygen saturation level and/or a muscular state (e.g., contracted or relaxed) of the pregnant mammal's uterus.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Raydiant Oximetry, Inc.Inventors: Neil Padharia Ray, Mark Andrew Rosen, Adam Jacobs, Nevan Hanumara
-
Patent number: 12076140Abstract: An oximetry probe and an operating method thereof, and an oximetry sensor. The oximetry probe includes an oximetry sensor which includes a detection end and an output end, and an adapter. The detection end includes a photodetector and multiple light-emitting elements connected in series. The output end has multiple output ports. Adjacent output ports are electrically connected to two sides of the corresponding light-emitting element. The adapter has a first adapter end and a second adapter end between which multiple wires are provided. The first adapter end is electrically connected with an input end of the monitor. When the second adapter end is connected to the output end, the wires are electrically connected with the output ports to form closed circuit to enable the light-emitting element to emit light which is received by the photodetector to generate a signal involving blood oxygen saturation to be displayed on the monitor.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: SOLARIS MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY, INC.Inventors: Ganbing Wang, Chunhui Xu
-
Patent number: 12076141Abstract: The present disclosure provides systems and methods for calibrating a medical device utilizing LED emission by characterizing the spectrum distribution of the LED emission and mapping such characterized spectrum distribution to calibration coefficients, e.g., gamma coefficients.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: COVIDIEN LPInventors: Jacob D. Dove, Christopher J. Meehan
-
Patent number: 12076142Abstract: A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a housing having a back cover, and an optical mask on first portions of the back cover. The back cover includes a set of windows, with a first subset of windows in the set of windows being defined by an absence of the optical mask on second portions of the back cover, and a second subset of windows in the set of windows being inset in a set of openings in the back cover. An optical barrier surrounds each window in the second subset of windows. A set of light emitters is configured to emit light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows. A set of light detectors is configured to receive light through at least some of the windows in the set of windows.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Vivek Venugopal, Ueyn L. Block, Brian R. Land, Paul D. Mannheimer, Albert E. Cerussi
-
Patent number: 12076143Abstract: A biosensor device includes a porous substrate, where the substrate comprises semiconductor elements functionalized to conjugate with a particular analyte, the semiconductor elements are embedded within at least a portion of the substrate, and the substrate is to absorb fluid capable of carrying the particular analyte. The device further includes two or more electrodes attached to the substrate to correspond to the portion of the substrate, where the portion of the substrate further comprises Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid (RTIL).Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: EnLiSense, LLC, Board of Regents, The University of Texas SystemInventors: Shalini Prasad, Sriram Muthukumar
-
Patent number: 12076144Abstract: A system for transdermal alcohol sensing to be worn near a skin surface of a user, including: an alcohol sensor; a microporous membrane; a housing coupled to the alcohol sensor and the membrane, defining a volume between the alcohol sensor and a first membrane side, and fluidly isolating the volume from a second membrane side opposing the first membrane side; an electronics subsystem electrically coupled to the alcohol sensor, operable to power and receive signals from the alcohol sensor; and a fastener operable to position the second membrane side proximal the skin surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KHN Solutions, LLCInventors: Keith Harry Nothacker, Will Tammen, Imraan Aziz
-
Patent number: 12076145Abstract: A lactate-responsive enzyme may form the basis for lactate detection and quantification using an electrochemical analyte sensor. Various features may be incorporated within an analyte sensor containing a lactate-responsive enzyme, particularly lactate oxidase, to improve sensitivity and response stability of the analyte sensor. Such analyte sensors may comprise: a working electrode having an active area disposed thereon, and a mass transport limiting membrane overcoating at least the active area upon the working electrode. The active area comprises at least a polymer, an albumin, and a lactate-responsive enzyme that is covalently bonded to the polymer. The mass transport limiting membrane may comprise at least a crosslinked polyvinylpyridine homopolymer or copolymer. The analyte sensors may determine a lactate concentration in a biological fluid, particularly in vivo, which may be correlated to various physiological conditions.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Abbott Diabetes Care Inc.Inventors: Kuan-Chou Chen, Tianmei Ouyang, Stephen Oja, Benjamin Feldman, Hyun Cho, Lam Tran, Mark Eshoo
-
Patent number: 12076146Abstract: A blood separation device that decouples and separates the blood collection process from the plasma separation process is disclosed. The blood separation device includes a sample collection module, an activation module, and a separation module. Because the plasma separation happens after the blood separation device is disconnected from a patient, the device performance is no longer affected by patient blood pressure and needle gauge, and patient discomfort is greatly reduced.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Becton, Dickinson and CompanyInventors: Peng Li, Scott Wentzell
-
Patent number: 12076147Abstract: A lancing device having a housing with a proximal end, a distal end and a longitudinal axis. The lancing device also has a lancet carrier translationally supported with respect to the housing. The lancet carrier has a proximal end and a distal end. The lancing device additionally has a charging mechanism and/or an ejection mechanism adapted to pivot into the lancing device for engaging portions of the lancet carrier to perform the same.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2019Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: FACET TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventor: John A. Trissel
-
Patent number: 12076148Abstract: An emotion analysis and recognition system including an automated recognition of bodily expression of emotion (ARBEE) system is described. The system may include program instructions executable by a processor to: receive a plurality of body movement models, each body movement model generated based on a crowdsourced body language dataset, calculate at least one evaluation metric for each body movement model, select a highest ranked body movement model based on the at least one metric calculated for each body movement model, combine the highest ranked body movement model with at least one other body movement model of the plurality of body movement models, calculate at least one evaluation metric for each combination of body movement models, and determine a highest ranked combination of body movement models to predict a bodily expression of emotion.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATIONInventors: James Z. Wang, Yu Luo, Jianbo Ye, Reginald B. Adams
-
Patent number: 12076149Abstract: Disclosed embodiments provide for vehicle manipulation with convolutional image processing. The convolutional image processing uses a multilayered analysis engine. A plurality of images is obtained using an imaging device within a first vehicle. A multilayered analysis engine is trained using the plurality of images. The multilayered analysis engine includes multiple layers that include convolutional layers and hidden layers. The evaluating provides a cognitive state analysis. Further images are evaluated using the multilayered analysis engine. The further images include facial image data from one or more persons present in a second vehicle. Manipulation data is provided to the second vehicle based on the evaluating the further images. An additional plurality of images of one or more occupants of one or more additional vehicles is obtained. The additional images provide opted-in, crowdsourced image training. The crowdsourced image training enables retraining the multilayered analysis engine.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Affectiva, Inc.Inventors: Panu James Turcot, Rana el Kaliouby, Abdelrahman N. Mahmoud, Seyedmohammad Mavadati
-
Patent number: 12076150Abstract: A method of planning a patient-specific cardiac procedure according to an embodiment of the current invention includes receiving three-dimensional imaging data of a patient's heart, simulating at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical activity of at least a portion of the patient's heart using the three-dimensional imaging data, and planning the patient-specific cardiac procedure based on the simulating. The cardiac procedure is for providing a preselected alteration of at least one of electrophysiological or electromechanical behavior of the patient's heart.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYInventors: Natalia A. Trayanova, Henry R. Halperin, Hermenegild Arevalo, Jason Constantino
-
Patent number: 12076151Abstract: A physiological data acquisition system includes at least one interface module and a base unit configured to communicatively connect to the at least one interface module to receive the physiological signals recorded by a catheter. Each interface module is formed by mating at least a first one of the two or more different personality modules to a dock. The dock has a multi-modal connection port configured to directly connect to a dock connector of any one of the two or more different personality modules so as to receive physiological signals therefrom. The first personality module includes a first catheter connector configured to receive a connection end of the catheter so as to receive physiological signals therefrom, and a first dock connector configured to connect to the multi-modal connection port of the dock so as to provide the physiological signals thereto.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: General Electric CompanyInventors: Adrian F. Warner, Daniel R. Schneidewend, Timothy P. Stiemke, Rodger F. Schmit, Daniel P. Mabini
-
Patent number: 12076152Abstract: An electroencephalogram decision system determines, when finding electroencephalogram information representing an electroencephalogram obtained by an electrode unit placed on a region of interest that forms part of a subject's head satisfying a predetermined condition, that a target electroencephalogram, which is an electroencephalogram with a characteristic variation, should have been produced. The predetermined condition is selected from of detection conditions including a first type of condition and a second type of condition. The first type of condition specifies that a decision should be made, based on a component falling within a single frequency band included in the electroencephalogram represented by the electroencephalogram information, whether or not the target electroencephalogram has been produced.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignees: LIFESCAPES Inc., Keio UniversityInventors: Junichi Ushiba, Koji Morikawa
-
Patent number: 12076153Abstract: In situations in which an implantable medical device (e.g., a subcutaneous ICD) is co-implanted with a leadless pacing device (LPD), it may be important that the subcutaneous ICD knows when the LPD is delivering pacing, such as anti-tachycardia pacing (ATP). Techniques are described herein for detecting, with the ICD and based on the sensed electrical signal, pacing pulses and adjusting operation to account for the detected pulses, e.g., blanking the sensed electrical signal or modifying a tachyarrhythmia detection algorithm. In one example, the ICD includes a first pace pulse detector configured to obtain a sensed electrical signal and analyze the sensed electrical signal to detect a first type of pulses having a first set of characteristics and a second pace pulse detector configured to obtain the sensed electrical signal and analyze the sensed electrical signal to detect a second type of pulses having a second set of characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.Inventors: James D. Reinke, Xusheng Zhang, Vinod Sharma, Vladimir P. Nikolski, Michael B. Terry, Scott A. Hareland, Daniel L. Hansen, Donna M. Salmi