Temperature Detection Patents (Class 600/549)
  • Patent number: 12176109
    Abstract: A system and method are disclosed for detecting chronic health conditions based on data collected by a wearable device such as an activity tracker or a smart watch. Deep learning algorithms are configured to process the monitored parameter data collected by the wearable device as well as additional embedding data obtained from health records corresponding to a user account registered to the wearable device. In some examples, the input vector can also include embedding data related to social determinants data and/or demographic data. The output of the deep learning algorithms provides predictions that represent probabilities that the user of the wearable device has an underlying health condition. If any underlying health condition is detected, then the user can be notified directly, via the wearable device or an associated application or technology, or indirectly, via a primary care provider associated with the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Aetna Inc.
    Inventors: Naiqian Zhi, Sarah Wohlman, Alex Xu, Ryan Berns, Rajiv Bhan, Sumeet Kumar, Alan Leggitt, Qin Li
  • Patent number: 12163846
    Abstract: A deep body thermometer includes an upper exterior body including a foamed material of closed cells or semi-closed cells having waterproof properties and that is in a substantially hat-like shape in a side view, a lower exterior body having a peripheral edge in close contact with the upper exterior body, a sticking member that has adhesiveness and one surface that is stuck to an outer side surface of the lower exterior body, a wiring substrate housed in an accommodation space defined by the upper and exterior bodies, and an operation switch electrically connected to the wiring substrate. The operation switch receives an operation input in which an input direction of operation force is substantially parallel to the sticking member and does not receive an operation input in which an input direction of operation force is substantially perpendicular to the sticking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuuichi Imamura
  • Patent number: 12144588
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure relate to a temperature device having a flexible substrate; and an electrical circuit on a surface of the flexible substrate. The electrical circuit includes at least three thermal sensors including at least one skin thermal sensor, a plurality of electrical pads, a plurality of conductive traces connecting the at least three thermal sensors with the plurality of electrical pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: SOLVENTUM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Michael W. Mansholt, Henning Reuter
  • Patent number: 12144997
    Abstract: A system and method for brain-machine interface communication utilizing Bi-Phasic Quasi-Static Brain Communication (BP-QBC). The system includes a first device and a second device that are in wireless communication together. The system and method include signal transmission between the first device and the second device through dipole coupling. The system is configured to utilize compressive sensing and collision avoidance for enhanced net energy efficiency. The system and method utilize fully electrical quasi-static signaling to militate against energy transduction losses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation
    Inventors: Shreyas Sen, Baibhab Chatterjee, Mayukh Nath
  • Patent number: 12128246
    Abstract: The Method for the treatment of patients with viral infections such as COV-2-BARS or others using Microwave Resonant Absorption (MRA) effect in viruses and based on Structure Resonant Energy Transfer (SRET) that causes Confined Acoustic Vibrations (CAV) in infectious viruses and, as a result, their destruction. Devices using coupling of multi-frequency microwave energy to the patient organs infected with virus with Near Field Focused (NFF) antenna arrays, implemented to irradiate infected organs such as lungs, larynx, and nasofarinx by exciting high amplitude acoustic vibrations to fracture the outer protein shell (capsid) of the virus and completely or, at least, partially inactivate it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Inventors: Victor Lander, Jacob Gitman
  • Patent number: 12127786
    Abstract: A medical system, comprising an ablation catheter is disclosed. The ablation catheter includes an elongate shaft with a proximal end, a distal end and a lumen disposed between the proximal end and the distal end. The ablation catheter also includes an expandable element in fluid communication with the lumen, a first temperature sensor operable to measure a first temperature; and a second temperature sensor operable to measure a second temperature. The first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor are longitudinally separated from each other by at least a portion of the expandable element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
    Inventors: Dan Wittenberger, Rachid Mahrouche
  • Patent number: 12108980
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument which is capable of simultaneously ablating an area of tissue with microwave energy and performing resection with RF energy. The instrument comprises a structure for conveying both RF and microwave energy to an instrument tip that is configured to emit the microwave energy in a manner suitable for ablation (e.g. as a substantially spherical field) and to emit the RF energy in a more focussed manner to enable accurate and controllable resection to be performed. The energy conveying structure comprises a coaxial transmission line for conveying microwave energy. The coaxial transmission line has a hollow inner conductor that defines a passage that supports a second transmission line for conveying radiofrequency energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Malcolm White, Patrick Burn, Peter Clegg
  • Patent number: 12096971
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a shaft assembly. A sliding electrical coupling provides electrical continuity between components of the shaft while permitting movement of a second shaft component relative to a first shaft component at the joint. An end effector is positioned at a distal end of the shaft assembly and is operable to engage tissue of a patient. A sensor is positioned adjacent to the joint and is configured to measure a joint parameter indicating a state of the sliding electrical coupling. The sensor transmits a first signal indicative of the measured joint parameter to a control module. The control module determines whether the measured joint parameter exceeds a maximum deviation from a predetermined value. When the measured joint parameter exceeds a maximum deviation from a predetermined value, the control module initiates a responsive action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventor: Frederick E. Shelton, IV
  • Patent number: 12093125
    Abstract: Incoming sensor data from a data collection device may be received at the data processing platform that includes the plurality of data processing microservices. A data processing microservice of the data processing platform may detect that the incoming sensor data from the data collection device caused an error. As a result, the incoming sensor data may be queued in a faulty data cache of the data processing platform. Subsequently, at least one of the data processing microservice or the incoming sensor data stored in the faulty data cache may be modified such that the incoming sensor data is processed by the data processing microservice without the error. Following the processing, the incoming sensor data may be deleted from the faulty data queue of the data processing platform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignees: Getac Technology Corporation, WHP Workflow Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Muhammad Adeel, Thomas Guzik
  • Patent number: 12053603
    Abstract: A method for monitoring a flowrate of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in a ventriculo-peritoneal (VP) shunt implanted in a human patient includes: (i) receiving, at a device external to the human patient, data sensed by a plurality of sensors within the device and positioned relative to the VP shunt to drain excess cerebrospinal fluid from the human patient's brain; (2) determining, by the device and based on the sensed data, a rate of flow of the CSF in the VP shunt; and (3) transmitting (e.g., wirelessly), by the device, data indicating the rate of flow to a computing server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: The Aga Khan University
    Inventors: Muhammad Shahzad Shamim, Saleem Sayani, Syed Sarmad Bukhari, Muhammad Abdul Muqeet, Hafiz Imtiaz Ahmed
  • Patent number: 12046360
    Abstract: A system and a computer-implemented method employ an appointment optimization and route planning system (AORPS) for optimizing home-visit appointments and related travel for delivering patient care. The AORPS receives registration and patient data from patients and client input including information about healthcare providers, onsite care coordinators, health plans, appointment types, and success rates from a client. The AORPS collates the patient data and generates an input matrix from the client input and the collated patient data. The AORPS generates a predictive model for appointments, capitation, and return on investment for delivering patient care based on appointment and patient history, feedback, and healthcare data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: ZIPHYCARE INC
    Inventors: Daniel Kogan, Rada Sumareva, Gennady Ukrainksy
  • Patent number: 12033446
    Abstract: Personal safety concerns for users of vehicles can be indicated, identified, communicated, analyzed, or acted on to make the users and other participants in the technology aware of the safety concerns and to reduce the risks to the users associated with the safety concerns. Personal safety concerns can be recognized based on safety concern triggers. Once recognized, the personal safety concerns can be reported to the users and other participants in the technology by safety alerts. The safety alert can prompt one or more telematics devices at the vehicle to capture, store, or transmit telematics data, including, for example, audio, image, or video data or combinations of them. The captured telematics data can be used to verify the safety alert and the safety concern and present the captured data to a third party participant to enable the third party participant to determine an appropriate response or action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: Cambridge Mobile Telematics Inc.
    Inventors: Hari Balakrishnan, Ben Bowne, Lewis David Girod, James E. Hicks, Jr., Samuel Ross Madden, Katherine Wellman
  • Patent number: 12033189
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for programmatically determining and adjusting electronic bid values for a digital content object using a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: ByteDance Inc.
    Inventors: Rahul Anand, Sandeep Dey, Pravin P. Thampi, Zhi Guo
  • Patent number: 11998301
    Abstract: Systems configured to acquire temperature signals from an Abreu Brain Thermal Tunnel (ABTT), to analyze the temperatures signals, and to determine a condition of a human body from the analysis, and a method for doing the same, are described. In addition, systems for application of thermal signals to the ABTT for treatment of conditions are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Marcio Marc Abreu
  • Patent number: 11998348
    Abstract: Heart valves are provided, comprising a heart valve and a plurality of sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Canary Medical Switzerland AG
    Inventor: William L. Hunter
  • Patent number: 11974549
    Abstract: A wireless terminal includes a pressure sensor, a wireless circuit, and a case accommodating the pressure sensor and the wireless circuit in a waterproof manner, and is left inside a stomach of a livestock animal to measure pressure inside the stomach and wirelessly transmit acquired pressure data. The case includes a cylindrical case body and a lid member closing an opening of the case body. The lid member has a measurement hole extending between inside and outside of the lid member and a protection wall part located outside of the case body. The measurement hole has a pressure-receiving pressure measurement part inside for measurement of the pressure and is closed. The measurement hole includes a first linear part and a second linear part intersecting in T shape with the first linear part, and has distal ends open to an outer face of the protection wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: PACIFIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masaru Kurimoto
  • Patent number: 11978205
    Abstract: An example system includes a thermal camera, a memory, and processing circuitry coupled to the thermal camera and the memory. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a core temperature of a patient and acquire a first thermal image associated with the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the first thermal image, a first sensed temperature of a location associated with the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to determine a core temperature delta between the core temperature and the first sensed temperature. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire a second thermal image associated with the patient. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the second thermal image, a second sensed temperature. The processing circuitry is configured to determine, based on the second sensed temperature and the core temperature delta, a measure of the core temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Paul S. Addison, Philip C. Smit, Anthony P. Addison
  • Patent number: 11957436
    Abstract: A device includes: an ultrasonic wave irradiation unit that irradiates a living body with an ultrasonic wave; an ultrasonic wave detection unit that receives an ultrasonic wave reflected by the living body; and a calculation unit that calculates an amount of temperature change in the living body. The calculation unit is configured to: calculate a frequency of an ultrasonic wave amplified in the living body, based on information on a structure of the living body; perform frequency analysis on the ultrasonic wave received by the ultrasonic wave detection unit and acquire an amplitude spectrum of the ultrasonic wave; identify, from the amplitude spectrum, a peak frequency closest to the frequency of the ultrasonic wave; calculate an amount of frequency change, from two peak frequencies identified by ultrasonic wave irradiations in twice; and calculate an amount of temperature change in the living body from the amount of frequency change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
    Inventors: Yujiro Tanaka, Daichi Matsunaga, Michiko Seyama
  • Patent number: 11950883
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatus for identifying a health disorder based on a temperature asymmetry estimation. A system may include a thermal camera configured to detect thermal images of an inspected body part and a reference body part, which may be contralateral to the inspected body part. The system may further include an optical camera configured to detect optical images of the inspected body part and the reference body part. The system may further include a remote mobile device having a mobile processor programmed to control the thermal camera to detect the thermal images and the optical camera to detect the optical images. The system may further include remote server having a diagnostic processor programmed to determine that a functional disorder or inflammation of the inspected body part has occurred by analyzing the thermal images and the optical images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: UAB Diabetis
    Inventors: Gintare Marine, Urte Steikuniene, Jonas Guzaitis, Rytis Zajanckauskas
  • Patent number: 11940331
    Abstract: Packages for wireless temperature sensor nodes are described. These wireless temperature sensor nodes are suitable for sensing the temperature of remote objects, such as objects that are difficult to access. These packages are designed to enhance the sensor's ability to sense temperature. For example, these packages may be designed to provide a low thermal resistance path between the object and the temperature sensor, a high thermal resistance between an antenna of the wireless temperature sensor node and the object, and at least in some embodiments, immunity to vibrations. One such package includes means for providing a thermal conductive path from the temperature sensor to a thermally conductive support in contact with the object (for example with a thermal resistance less than 10 K/W), and means for thermally conductively decoupling the circuit board from the thermally conductive support (for example by at least 100 K/W).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Smitherman, Michael J. Flaherty, Eugene Oh Hwang
  • Patent number: 11935237
    Abstract: A method for interpreting an input image by a computing device operated by at least one processor is provided. The method for interpreting an input image comprises storing an artificial intelligent (AI) model that is trained to classify a lesion detected in the input image as suspicious or non-suspicious and, under a condition of being suspicious, to classify the lesion detected in the input image as malignant or benign-hard representing that the lesion is suspicious but determined to be benign, receiving an analysis target image, by using the AI model, obtaining a classification class of a target lesion detected in the analysis target image and, when the classification class is the suspicious, obtaining at least one of a probability of being suspicious, a probability of being benign-hard, and a probability of malignant for the target lesion, and outputting an interpretation result including at least one probability obtained for the target lesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LUNIT INC.
    Inventors: Hyo-Eun Kim, Hyeonseob Nam
  • Patent number: 11918364
    Abstract: An extended wear electrocardiography patch is provided. A flexible backing is formed of an elongated strip of stretchable material. An electrocardiographic electrode is affixed to and conductively exposed on a contact surface of each end of the elongated strip. A flexible circuit is affixed on each end of the elongated strip. A non-conductive receptacle is adhered on one of the ends of the elongated strip on a surface opposite the contact surface and removably receives an electrocardiography monitor operable to obtain electrocardiographic signals. A physiological sensor is provided with the electrocardiography monitor or on the flexible backing. Memory is provided on the flexible backing and is programmed with a sampling rate to instruct the physiological sensor to obtain readings of physiological data. A battery is positioned on one end of the flexible backing to provide power to one or more of the physiological sensors and the electrocardiography monitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: BARDY DIAGNOSTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jason Felix, Gust H. Bardy, Jon Mikalson Bishay, Joshua Djon Green
  • Patent number: 11911180
    Abstract: A system for monitoring a user includes a garment configured to be placed on a foot of the user, a cover coupled to the garment, and a sensor arrangement between the garment and the cover, wherein the sensor arrangement comprises at least one temperature sensor to measure at least one temperature on the foot of the user. A method for making a system for monitoring a user includes forming a sensor arrangement including at least one sensor lead coupled to a temperature sensor, positioning at least a portion of the sensor arrangement on a garment configured to be placed on a foot of the user, and enclosing at least the portion of the sensor arrangement between the garment and a cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Siren Care, Inc.
    Inventors: Jie Fu, Xuening Shen
  • Patent number: 11911097
    Abstract: Performing an initial ablation of tissue using an electrode in a probe distal end to apply a first power and estimating an overall thickness of the tissue based on measurements during the ablation of parameters of a change of temperature of the probe distal end, the first power, an irrigation rate for irrigating the tissue and a contact force applied by the probe distal end to the tissue. The method also includes in response to the estimated thickness, computing at least one of a second power required and a second time period for ablation to complete ablation of the tissue. The method further includes performing a subsequent ablation of the tissue using the computed at least one of the second power and the time period for ablation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventor: Assaf Govari
  • Patent number: 11896403
    Abstract: Techniques for detecting infections in a patient in relation to temperature values obtained from implantable temperature sensors are described. An example implantable temperature sensor may be included within a housing of an implantable medical device (IMD). In some examples, the temperature sensor may determine a plurality of temperature values over time. Processing circuitry of the IMD or of an external device may smooth the temperature values and apply an infection detection model to the smoothened temperature signal to determine an infection status of the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Ameet Braganza, Mark T. Marshall, Teresa A. Whitman, Robert W. Stadler, Brian B. Lee
  • Patent number: 11890077
    Abstract: Exemplary method and apparatus for diagnosing or characterizing an inflammation within an anatomical structure can be provided. For example, using at least one source arrangement, it is possible to provide at least one first electro-magnetic radiation to the anatomical structure at at least one first wavelength in vivo. With at least one detector arrangement, it is possible to detect at least one second electro-magnetic radiation at at least one second wavelength provided from the anatomical structure. The second radiation can be associated with the first radiation, and the first wavelength can be shorter than the second wavelength. The second radiation can be provided from the anatomical structure due to at least one change in the anatomical structure caused by the inflammation without providing an artificial fluorescence substance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: The General Hospital Corporation
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Joseph A. Gardecki, Guillermo J. Tearney
  • Patent number: 11890104
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining timing of parturition onset in non-human animals are provided. Specifically, a software application platform which provides a user with the ability to receive customized information relating to an animal's estimated parturition onset as displayed on a user interface. A user can input data, for example, one or more animal specific biomarkers, and subsequently receive identification of a predicted parturition onset timing and customized recommendations and/or intervention steps for the specific animal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: MARS, INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Claire Mariani, Sylvie Chastant-Maillard, Hanna Mila, Fanny Aguer, Aurélien Grellet, Achraf Adib-Lesaux
  • Patent number: 11877975
    Abstract: A system for providing multimodal stimulation to a user includes a tactile device including a set of tactile actuators. Additionally, the system can include and/or interface with a user device, a remote computing system, and/or any other devices. A method for multimodal stimulation functions to provide therapy to a user for tinnitus or other conditions, and includes any or all of: receiving a set of inputs; determining a set of outputs; providing the set of outputs to a user; and adjusting any or all of the set of outputs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: NeoSensory, Inc.
    Inventors: David M. Eagleman, Michael V. Perrotta
  • Patent number: 11832881
    Abstract: An electrosurgical instrument for delivering microwave energy having a predetermined frequency into biological tissue in contact with the instrument, wherein the instrument comprises a first coaxial transmission line having a second coaxial transmission line connected to the distal end thereof, the second coaxial transmission line having a length and a characteristic impedance that are configured to match the impedance of the first coaxial transmission line to the load impedance at the distal end of the distal coaxial transmission line when the instrument is in contact with the tissue, at the operating frequency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Malcolm White, Patrick Burn
  • Patent number: 11781924
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating measured data to at least one electronic device. The device includes a sensor device having a housing base, a housing cover releasably mountable on the housing base, and components for sensing body temperature and wirelessly communicating the measured temperature, including a temperature sensor, a power supply, a microprocessor, and a transmitter and receiver. The electronic device can include an application that communicates with the sensor device and provides a user interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated (Delaware)
    Inventors: Christopher J. Allen, Sr., Shawn Monteith
  • Patent number: 11766180
    Abstract: Disclosed is the measurement, identification, knowledge inference and notification alerting of fevers within individuals. Embodiments according to the present disclosure include a system for measuring at least two body temperatures. The first temperature is measured from a body region that correlates with deep body temperature; the second is measured from body regions capable of subcutaneous/deep tissue vasoconstriction. Temperatures of the first region are automatically compared to cutoff thresholds, and differences between the first and second regions are automatically compared to temperature difference thresholds. This apparatus automatically evaluates if none, one, or both thresholds have been exceeded. If none or one, then a subject can be identified as normal (afebrile). If both thresholds are exceeded a screening or test subject identified as febrile, where actions can be taken to isolate individuals to prevent spreading of communicable diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Newton
  • Patent number: 11696694
    Abstract: In an aspect, this disclosure relates to methods and devices for calibration of capillary blood flow meters for measuring capillary blood flow in absolute flow units (such as mL/min×100 g of tissue). For example, the calibration method utilizes the combination of a wet model device and a dry model device to provide a convenience, easy-to-use, and accurate calibration and measurement in absolute flow units. In an aspect, the dry model device can use thermal conductivity parameters from the wet model device, which can be translated into thermal conductivity parameters in a dry model device, which can be used to calibrate the capillary blood flow meter in absolute units.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Dermaflow LLC
    Inventor: Ilya Skoletsky
  • Patent number: 11691005
    Abstract: In some examples, a method including detecting, via processing circuitry, an induced voltage in at least one of an electrode or a lead conductor of an implantable medical device, wherein the induced voltage is induced in the at least one of the electrode or the lead conductor of the implantable medical device by a radio frequency (RF) field generated by a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanner; and modifying, via the processing circuitry, an MRI scan based on the detected induced voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Mehmet Arcan Erturk
  • Patent number: 11684416
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a catheter device sized and shaped for vascular access that has an elongate body extending between a proximal end and a distal end. Further, the elongate body has at least one inner lumen configured to receive a fluid. The catheter also has an ablation electrode configured to provide ablative energy, wherein the electrode is located distally along the elongate body and includes a passageway fluidly connected to the lumen of the elongate body. Also, the catheter has a sensor configured to provide a signal representative of temperature, and an insulating chamber extending at least partially about the ablation electrode and configured to at least partially insulate the sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert Frederick Bencini
  • Patent number: 11678806
    Abstract: The Personal Warning Temperature (PWT) is a method of determining a person's personal warning temperature that defines a fever for that person. The PWT may also be used to provide an indication to recommend medical evaluation for a person. The method includes analyzing a person's body temperature measurements taken over time when the person may be healthy, in order to find the person's average temperature, a standard deviation, a channel defined by an upper and lower temperature bound using the average and standard deviation, such that nearly all body temperatures fall within the channel, and a personal warning temperature similarly defined using the average, and the standard deviation. A personal warning temperature may be used for improved and accelerated awareness of a person's health status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Ideal Innovations, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert William Kocher, Douglas Earl Dyer, John Shelly Bowling, II
  • Patent number: 11678906
    Abstract: A multi-portal method for treating a subject's spine includes distracting adjacent vertebrae using a distraction instrument positioned at a first entrance along the subject to enlarge an intervertebral space between the adjacent vertebrae. An interbody fusion implant can be delivered into the enlarged intervertebral space. The interbody fusion implant can be positioned directly between vertebral bodies of the adjacent vertebrae while endoscopically viewing the interbody fusion implant using an endoscopic instrument. The patient's spine can be visualized using endoscopic techniques to view, for example, the spine, tissue, instruments, and implants before, during, and after implantation, or the like. The visualization can help a physician throughout the surgical procedure to improve patient outcome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Amplify Surgical, Inc.
    Inventors: Andy Wonyong Choi, Dong-Hwa Heo, Jeffrey Roh
  • Patent number: 11672476
    Abstract: A method of determining a local cerebrospinal fluid flow rate. The method including the steps of positioning a distal end of the catheter in a flow of cerebrospinal fluid of the patient, the catheter including an infusion port and at least one temperature sensor positioned at a fixed distance from the infusion port, infusing a bolus of a temperature controlled fluid through the infusion port into the flow of cerebrospinal fluid, and monitoring a temperature sensed by the at least one temperature sensor, wherein a change in the temperature sensed by the at least one temperature sensor over time is representative of a local cerebrospinal fluid flow rate in proximity to the infusion port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey Bodner
  • Patent number: 11672427
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer program products are disclosed that can receive temperature data from at least one temperature sensor over a period of time. At least one metric of the temperature data can be calculated, which may utilize the temperature data from a particular sensor over the period of time and may be indicative of variability in the temperature data. A tissue assessment can be determined by utilizing a classifier with at least one feature input to the classifier, the feature(s) being determined from the metric(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: CYRCADIA ASIA, LTD.
    Inventors: Vinitha Sree Subbhuraam, Robert James Royea
  • Patent number: 11676270
    Abstract: There is provided a computer implemented method of measuring a temperature of a subject, comprising: receiving a sequence of a plurality of thermal images of a subject captured by a thermal sensor, analyzing the sequence of the plurality of thermal images to identify at least one target thermal image depicting an upper region of a tongue of the subject, analyzing the at least one target thermal image to identify an estimated temperature of the upper region of the tongue, and providing the estimated temperature of the upper region of the tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: NEC Corporation Of America
    Inventors: Tsvi Lev, Yaacov Hoch, Liran Orevi
  • Patent number: 11663718
    Abstract: A method for interpreting an input image by a computing device operated by at least one processor is provided. The method for interpreting an input image comprises storing an artificial intelligent (AI) model that is trained to classify a lesion detected in the input image as suspicious or non-suspicious and, under a condition of being suspicious, to classify the lesion detected in the input image as malignant or benign-hard representing that the lesion is suspicious but determined to be benign, receiving an analysis target image, by using the AI model, obtaining a classification class of a target lesion detected in the analysis target image and, when the classification class is the suspicious, obtaining at least one of a probability of being suspicious, a probability of being benign-hard, and a probability of malignant for the target lesion, and outputting an interpretation result including at least one probability obtained for the target lesion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: LUNIT INC.
    Inventors: Hyo-Eun Kim, Hyeonseob Nam
  • Patent number: 11657431
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, systems, and apparatuses for programmatically determining and adjusting electronic bid values for a digital content object using a machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: GROUPON, INC.
    Inventors: Rahul Anand, Sandeep Dey, Pravin P. Thampi, Zhi Guo
  • Patent number: 11647991
    Abstract: In an ultrasound imaging system which produces synthetically transmit focused images, the multiline signals used to form image scanlines are analyzed for speed of sound variation, and a map 60 of this variation is generated. In a preferred implementation, the phase discrepancy of the received multilines caused by speed of sound variation in the medium is estimated in the angular spectrum domain for the receive angular spectrum. Once the phase is estimated for all locations in an image, the differential phase between two points at the same lateral location, but different depth, is computed. This differential phase is proportional to the local speed of sound between the two points. A color-coded two- or three-dimensional map 60 is produced from these speed of sound estimates and presented to the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Jean-Luc Francois-Marie Robert, Sheng-Wen Huang, Francois Guy Gerard Marie Vignon, Jun Seob Shin, Seungsoo Kim, Hua Xie, Man Nguyen, Faik Can Meral, William Tao Shi, Carolina Amador Carrascal
  • Patent number: 11622690
    Abstract: The capillary refill time (CRT) of a patient is an important feature in the determination of cardiovascular system health. Quick re-perfusion of the microcirculation (namely, the capillaries) is a good indication that the cardiovascular system is able to efficiently distribute blood throughout the body. Current systems use unreliable or subjective methods to test the CRT. Additionally, the calculation of CRT is not generally used in the adult medical space as it is more commonly used in pediatrics. The present application describes a system and method for calculating a patient's CRT using a mobile device with an integrated camera and light source, or an optical head-mounted display using a light source in combination with ambient light to calculate the CRT. Once a patient's CRT is calculated, an integrated application classifies the data and sends it to the treating clinician for review.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Rick Bezemer, Abigail Acton Flower, Cornelis Conradus Adrianus Maria van Zon
  • Patent number: 11622656
    Abstract: A fluid dispenser having a temperature sensor that senses a temperature of an external surface presented by a user's hand, and a pump mechanism that is configured to dispense fluid onto the user's hand when the pump mechanism is activated. It is determined whether the fluid has been dispensed onto the user's hand based, at least in part, on the temperature of the external surface presented by the user's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: OP-Hygiene IP GmbH
    Inventor: Heiner Ophardt
  • Patent number: 11617807
    Abstract: A reusable urinary intermittent catheter comprising: a catheter tube; a funnel connected to the catheter tube; and one or more near-field communication (NFC) tags embedded in the catheter that contain authentication information and validate the authentication information and usage information. The catheter tube may be configured to be inserted into a male or female urethral tract to facilitate drainage of urine from a bladder into a receptacle. The funnel may be curved to facilitate a flow of urine through the catheter tube and slow the flow of the urine exiting the funnel while minimizing splashing of the urine and reducing material strain on the catheter tube when stored with an insertion aid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: CathBuddy, Inc.
    Inventors: Souvik Paul, Daniel Wollin
  • Patent number: 11610432
    Abstract: An example method of infrared access, comprising, receiving a plurality of visual images, receiving a plurality of infrared images, calibrating pairs of at least one of the plurality of visual images to a respective at least one of the plurality of infrared images, determining an average temperature of the plurality of infrared images, determining a temperature of the respective calibrated pairs, and granting access if a visual image of the calibrated pair is authenticated by a facial recognition library and if the temperature of the calibrated pair is within a predefined threshold of the average temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Black Sesame Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Jianyong Zhou, Jizhang Shan
  • Patent number: 11601733
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus for temperature sensing in a detector system. Dark current from pixels in a pixel array of the detector system can be filtered to remove noise and processed to determine a temperature of the pixel array from the filtered dark current. Calibration of the dark current for a range of temperatures can be performed. In embodiments, the pixels comprise photodiodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
    Inventor: Bryan Cadugan
  • Patent number: 11571132
    Abstract: Provided are a measurement apparatus, a measurement instrument, a measurement system, a server, an analysis method, a storage medium and a data structure that easily enable good acoustic characteristics while improving the accuracy of body temperature detection. The measurement apparatus includes a metal tube having a first end and a second end; a measurement unit which is arranged at the first end 13a side of the metal tube and is capable of measuring electromagnetic radiation incident from the second end of the metal tube; a sound output unit configured to output sound; and a first path and a second path to the first end of the metal tube for sound outputted from the sound output unit, wherein the first path and the second path have different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Susumu Kashiwase
  • Patent number: 11564741
    Abstract: An electrosurgical apparatus and method for performing thermal treatment in the gastrointestinal tract, e.g. to ablate duodenal mucosal tissue. The apparatus comprises an instrument having a flexible cable and an applicator suitable for use with a gastroscope, which can be deployed within a patient to delivery energy in a targeted or otherwise controllable manner. The applicator can deliver microwave energy by radiation. The direct and depth-limited nature of microwave energy can be make it more effective than treatments that rely on thermal conduction. The applicator may include a radially extendable portion arranged to move an microwave energy delivery structure into contact with duodenal mucosal tissue at the treatment region. The applicator may comprise any of a balloon, bipolar radiator, movable paddle, and rotatable roller element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Simon Meadowcroft, Christopher Paul Hancock, George Ullrich, David Webb, Louis Turner, Julian Mark Ebbutt
  • Patent number: 11526713
    Abstract: A mechanism is described for facilitating embedding of human labeler influences in machine learning interfaces in computing environments, according to one embodiment. A method of embodiments, as described herein, includes detecting sensor data via one or more sensors of a computing device, and accessing human labeler data at one or more databases coupled to the computing device. The method may further include evaluating relevance between the sensor data and the human labeler data, where the relevance identifies meaning of the sensor data based on human behavior corresponding to the human labeler data, and associating, based on the relevance, human labeler data with the sensor data to classify the sensor data as labeled data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventor: Glen J. Anderson