Surgery inventions 08/07

20070203389 - Medical device: A medical device and a method for therapeutic treatment within an oral cavity employ a control circuit for generating an electromagnetic field , the circuit including an electrical power source and being integrated in a prosthetic appliance shaped to fit onto a patient's dentition.... Agent: Long And Cameron

20070203390 - Magnetic field treatment techniques: The invention involves enhancing brain function by stimulating the brain using magnetic fields. Applications of the new methods include improving the condition of individuals with cognitive disorders, such as depression, and studying the effects of neural stimulation using induced electric fields. These techniques can avoid deleterious effects of psychotropic pharmaceutical... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070203391 - System for treating mitral valve regurgitation: A system for treating mitral valve regurgitation comprising at least delivery catheters, puncture catheters, and tensioning devices. The devices include tension members linking a proximal anchor and distal anchor that can be constructed from a tubular braded material and have internal reinforcing members. In some embodiments, the anchors and tension... Agent: Medtronic Vascular, Inc.IPLegal Department

20070203392 - Massage device: A massage device that can be strategically positioned between the user's legs in such a manner that upon operation of the hand-grip component of the device, the massage head of the device will be moved upwardly and downwardly relative to the user's penile head so as to cause intense pleasure... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20070203393 - Apparatus for positioning a medical device: A medical apparatus and method useful for positioning a tubular member such as a feeding tube, is disclosed. In one application, the apparatus includes a flexible element releasably coupled to a feeding tube. The flexible element can comprise a track, and a distal portion of the flexible element can extend... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070203394 - Methods and apparatuses for selecting and displaying an image with the best focus: Methods and apparatuses for selecting and displaying an image with the best focus are disclosed. In one aspect, a method of displaying a captured image includes capturing a plurality of images of a field of view (FOV) using an image capture device, selecting one of the images having the best... Agent: Marcus Simon, Esq. Dorsey & Whitney LLP

20070203395 - Cap installable on distal end portion of endoscope: A cap installable on a distal end portion of an endoscope according to the present invention has: a cap body that is constituted by a hollow member having a distal end opening and a proximal end opening, and has a proximal end portion to be installed on the distal end... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070203396 - Endoscopic tool: Delivery system including endoscopes are described. In an embodiment, a delivery system includes a flexible, elongate endoscope extending along a longitudinal axis when the endoscope is straightened and a first lens located on the distal region. The first lens faces a direction transverse to the longitudinal axis. The first lens... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070203397 - Endoscopic apparatus and endoscope adapter: An endoscope adapter for use with an endoscope is provided. The endoscope includes an endoscopic insertion section subject to be inserted into an object subject to inspection and the endoscope adapter so that the endoscopic insertion section has an insertion section electrodes; the endoscope adapter comprises a lighting section for... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070203398 - Surgical device for retracting and/or sealing an incision: A wound protector retractor comprises an inner O-ring for insertion through a wound opening and a connecting sleeve extending between the O-ring and outer mounting means. The outer means are provided by rings between which the sleeve is led. The rings are rotated relative to each other and the inner... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070203399 - Retraction apparatus and method of use: A retraction apparatus and method are disclosed that provide optimized access to a surgical site. In one form, a retraction frame has a retraction opening with two sets of blades operating therein. The blades are used to sequentially retract the tissue from about an incision. The sequential retraction of the... Agent: Fitch Even Tabin And Flannery

20070203400 - Surgical retractor having lifting capability: A surgical retractor includes a pair of small grips that are disposed at the ends of arms that can be moved toward or away from each other. The grips engage and separate the sides of an incision that has been made in a patient. A lifting mechanism that can be... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070203402 - Elongate member providing a variation in radiopacity: An elongate member for inserting into a cannula is disclosed. The cannula comprises an electrically insulated region and an electrically exposed conductive region for delivering energy to form a lesion within a patient's body at an intended location relative to the electrically exposed conductive region. The elongate member is structured... Agent: Dimock Stratton LLP

20070203401 - Method and apparatus for dynamically correlating neurological and cardiovascular parameters and for diagnosing and treating patients using the same: A novel method and apparatus for dynamically correlating neurological and cardiovascular parameters and for diagnosing and treating patients using the same.... Agent: Mark J. Pandiscio Pandiscio & Pandiscio, P.C.

20070203403 - Measurement of cardiac output and blood volume by non-invasive detection of indicator dilution: A system for evaluating the cardiovascular system parameters using indicator dilution and non-invasive or minimally invasive detection and calibration methods are disclosed. Intravascular indicators are stimulated, and emissions patterns detected for computation of cardiac output, cardiac index, blood volume and other indicators of cardiovascular health.... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070203404 - Method and apparatus for measurement of optical properties in tissue: A method of analyzing tissue includes inserting a radiation source into tissue, impinging radiation upon the tissue, obtaining a sample signal of the radiation that impinges upon the tissue, and determining a refractive index of the tissue from the sample signal. The method may also include determining at least one... Agent: Evan Law Group LLC

20070203405 - Instrument for noninvasively measuring blood sugar level: A small and portable instrument for measuring blood sugar level of a human body noninvasively with no error comprising a light source control section for irradiating the measurement part of a finger with irradiation lights in two different near-infrared wavelength regions, photodetectors for receiving lights and of the irradiation lights... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070203406 - Clinical applications of sto2 analysis: Embodiments of the invention provide a method and apparatus for using StO2 values to predict an outcome of a subject's health status.... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20070203407 - Analyte sensors and methods of use: An analyte sensor system including a substrate, a first electrode disposed on a first surface of the substrate, a second electrode disposed on a second surface of the substrate, a third electrode provided in electrical contact with at least one of the first or second electrodes, where at least a... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070203408 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070203409 - Method and apparatus for the determination of abnormal skin dryness: A method for the determination of abnormal skin dryness includes providing a reaction support (2), in particular of textile, which is impregnated with a 3.15- to 25-weight percent cobalt(II) chloride solution and then dried until the cobalt(II) chloride has a blue color. The reaction support (2) is applied onto one... Agent: Berenato, White & Stavish, LLC

20070203410 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070203411 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070203412 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, magnetic resonance data processing apparatus, magnetic resonance data processing program and magnetic resonance imaging apparatus control method: Image reconstruction is executed by using magnetic resonance signals obtained by asynchronousmulti slice dynamic imaging without using any ECG-gated technique to obtain a plurality of MR images for each time phase with respect to a plurality of cross-sections corresponding to sequential changes in radio-frequency pulse frequency. The heart of a... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070203413 - Medical imaging systems: A medical imaging system provides simultaneous rendering of visible light and diagnostic or functional images. The system may be portable, and may include adapters for connecting various light sources and cameras in open surgical environments or laparascopic or endoscopic environments. A user interface provides control over the functionality of the... Agent: Fish & NeaveIPGroup Ropes & Gray LLP

20070203414 - Optical sensing catheter system: An optical sensing catheter system for physiological measurements of vascular or arterial parameters at plurality of location deploys wavelength division multiplexing in a common optical fiber to communicate with each optical sensor. The sensors are preferably passive planar waveguide type devices disposed to interact with the environment external to the... Agent: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20070203415 - System and method for determining edema through remote patient monitoring: A system and method for determining edema through remote patient monitoring is presented. Device measures regularly recorded by a medical device are accumulated as raw physiometry for a patient. Derived measures are determined at least in part from the device measures. A clinical indication of one of an absence, onset,... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20070203416 - Blood pressure cuffs: (c) at least one second sensor element arranged on a surface of the bladder that is opposite to the surface on which the first sensor element is disposed, and in a location adjacent the artery when the bladder is in its operative position surrounding the patient's arm. The sensor elements... Agent: Milde & Hoffberg, LLP

20070203417 - Signal processing for pulse oximetry: A signal processing technique for estimating the frequency of a pulsatile signal (including but not limited to pulse oximetry signals) is disclosed. Each of the functions contained within a pre-selected set of functions is compared to the input signal at many different time-shifts, and the function/time-shift combination that best matches... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP Patent Department

20070203418 - Multi-channel system for beat to beat qt interval variability: The measurement of beat-to-beat QT interval variability (QTV) shows clinical promise for identifying several types of cardiac pathology. However, until now, there has been no device capable of displaying, in real time on a beat-to-beat basis, changes in QTV in all 12 conventional leads in a continuously monitored patient. While... Agent: Tim Cook

20070203419 - Tachyarrhythmia detection and discrimination based on curvature parameters: Estimating a frequency of a sampled cardiac rhythm signal and classifying the rhythm. The received signal is sampled and transformed into a curvature series. A lobe in the curvature series corresponds to a characteristic point in the sampled series. Characteristic points are selected based on a time of a lobe... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070203420 - Implantable medical device with inter-atrial block monitoring: An implantable medical device includes a voltage measurement circuit to measure a potential difference between implanted electrodes in a thorax of a living being, the potential difference resulting from an electrical P-wave cardiac signal. The implantable medical device also includes a processing unit to calculate a vector corresponding to the... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070203421 - Method for providing contents and electronic device having function therefor: A method for providing contents and an electronic device having a function therefore is disclosed. The method comprises receiving information regarding a current heart rate of a user, selecting an audio file having a specific tempo determined in consideration of the current heart rate and a reference heart rate, and... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20070203422 - System and method for analyzing a patient status for respiratory insufficiency for use in automated patient care: A system and method for analyzing a patient status for respiratory insufficiency for use in automated patient care. A set of one or more physiological measures relating to patient information recorded on a substantially continuous basis or derived therefrom are received. The physiological measures set is stored into a patient... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20070203423 - System and method for managing respiratory insufficiency through remote patient care: A system and method for managing respiratory insufficiency through remote patient care is described. A patient enrolled in remote patient care is identified with information including at least one of treatment profile and medical history. Collected device measures are received to record raw physiometry for a patient, wherein the patient... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20070203424 - Disposable hand-held device for collection of exhaled breath condensate: A breath condensate collection apparatus comprising a central chamber, a breath input assembly, a plunger assembly and a breath condensate collection port. The central chamber has inner and outer side walls with a coolant material sealed in between. The breath input assembly is disposed on the side of the central... Agent: Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, LLP

20070203425 - Apparatus and method for detecting anomalies within body: Apparatus and method for detecting a lesion, the method including the steps of applying a voltage to an electrode in contact with a part of a body, sensing signals from an examining part of the body by using probe (14) having a plurality of sensing electrodes (143), and calculating a... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070203426 - Method and apparatus for obtaining real time emotional response data over a communications network: A method and apparatus for obtaining real time emotional response data over a communications system is disclosed. A stimulus is presented to at least one participant using the communications system. Emotional response data for each participant is recorded while the stimulus is being displayed. The stimulus can be a visual... Agent: Steven S Payne Suite 1005

20070203427 - Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast: A method may include steps of providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft and a cutting element. The cutting element may be movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The tissue cutting device may be introduced into the patient's breast through a first incision with the cutting... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070203428 - Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast: A device for cutting tissue having a bowed cutting element may include a shaft having a central axis and a tissue cutting element coupled to the shaft. The tissue cutting element may be movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position and may bow outwardly when in the expanded... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070203429 - Device for the prevention of urinary incontinence in females: The invention concerns a device for minimizing involuntary urination in females adapted for being inserted into the vagina comprising both a pressure providing member and an anchoring member to prevent slippage of the device in the vagina. The invention further concerns a system comprising the device as well as an... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070203430 - Assessing the condition of a joint and assessing cartilage loss: Methods are disclosed for assessing the condition of a cartilage in a joint and assessing cartilage loss, particularly in a human knee. The methods include converting an image such as an MRI to a three dimensional map of the cartilage. The cartilage map can be correlated to a movement pattern... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070197855 - Pump-inflow-cannula, a pump-outflow-cannula and a blood managing system: The invention relates to a pump-inflow-cannula (1) providing a blood conduit from a heart (2) and/or from an associated vessel to an external blood handling system. Said pump-inflow-cannula comprises a body (3), encompassing an essentially axially extending inflow-lumen (4), having a distal-end (5) for an attachment of the inflow-lumen (4)... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070197856 - Pump-inflow-cannula, a pump-outflow-cannula and a blood managing system: The invention relates to a pump-inflow-cannula (1) providing a blood conduit from a heart (2) and/or from an associated vessel to an external blood handling system, said pump-inflow-cannula (1) comprising a body (3), encompassing an inflow-lumen (4), extending essentially axially along a center-line (5), having a distal-end (6) for an... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070197853 - Spinal disc therapy system: Spinal disc therapy systems in accordance with the present invention generally include an implant element structured to have a therapeutic effect on a human or animal body when implanted into an intervertebral disc annulus or intervertebral disc nucleus. The implant element may include a biochemically active agent that provides pain... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20070197854 - Heart assist system: A supplemental blood flow system for assisting with blood circulation in a patient. The system includes a supplemental blood flow device implantable in the patient and a controller for directing electrical power to the supplemental blood flow device and controlling the flow rate of blood through the device. The controller... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070197857 - Method for making a blood pump and pumping blood: A method of making a blood pump comprises selecting a desired flow pattern in a pumping chamber defined by an extensible bladder wherein the flow pattern is based generally on blood flow in a natural heart, using an initial computer model of the desired flow pattern to determine the material... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070197859 - Cardiac harness having diagnostic sensors and method of use: A cardiac harness adapted to fit generally around a least a portion of a heart includes at least one elastic spring member forming an annular portion that is elastically deformable and at least one sensor disposed on the annular portion for providing a sensor signal representative of cardiac function. The... Agent: Fulwider Patton LLP

20070197858 - Methods and devices for tissue grasping and assessment: Devices, systems and methods are provided for stabilizing and grasping tissues such as valve leaflets, assessing the grasp of these tissues, approximating and fixating the tissues, and assessing the fixation of the tissues to treat cardiac valve regurgitation, particularly mitral valve regurgitation.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070197860 - Endoscope inserting section with case, and method for removing endoscope inserting section: An endoscope inserting section with a case comprises: an inserting section including a flexible inserting section main body to be inserted into a body cavity, having a distal end rigid section at its distal end part, and a rotatable barrel body which is rotatably fitted on the inserting section main... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070197861 - Systems and methods for creating cavities in interior body regions: A tubular member is sized and configured to establish an access path to bone having an interior volume occupied, at least in part, by cancellous bone. The tubular member includes a distal end portion having at least one opening. A structure is sized and configured to be carried by the... Agent: Daniel D. Ryan Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070197862 - Endoscopic device: An endoscopic support device configured to support an endoscope during a surgical procedure is disclosed. The endoscopic support device has a connection ring with a height smaller than its diameter and configured to be in an open or deployed position and in a closed or non-deployed position. The support device... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070197864 - Overtube and natural opening medical procedures using the same: An overtube according to the present invention has an insertion portion having a distal end portion and a proximal end portion, at least the distal end portion being inserted into an examination subject; a first lumen formed in the insertion portion and in which a device for carrying out medical... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070197863 - Direct reading endoscopic measuring instrument and method: The invention relates to a direct reading endoscopic measuring instrument and, more specifically, to a manually operated measuring instrument that is placed in close proximity to an internal anatomical feature and a related method for operation of the measuring instrument. The direct reading endoscopic measuring instrument includes a distal reticule... Agent: Alexander D. Raring John H. Thomas, P.C.

20070197865 - Body cavity observation apparatus: e

20070197867 - Inflatable guide device: A guide device for an endoscope includes a plurality of tubular members that are configured to be inflated and collapsed. The plurality of tubular members are arranged and joined to form a composite tubular configuration defining a lumen. The guide device is configured to receive an endoscope within the lumen... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070197866 - Manipulable guide device: A guide device for an endoscope includes a tubular member that is configured to be inflated and collapsed. The tubular member includes a plurality of straight portions, a plurality of looped portions, and a plurality of manipulable portions. The guide device is configured to receive an endoscope and guide the... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070197868 - Self-propelled colonoscope: A self-propelled colonoscope includes a tubular flexible insertion portion inserted into the colon, an endless belt arranged on a circulating path around the outer and inner walls of the flexible insertion portion, a driving mechanism to drive the endless belt, and a guide pipe extending along the circulating path and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070197869 - Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased: An encapsulated endoscope system in accordance with the present invention comprises: an encapsulated endoscope that rotates to develop a thrust; a controller that moves the encapsulated endoscope in an intended direction of advancement; an imaging unit incorporated in the encapsulated endoscope; an image processing unit that receives image data sent... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070197870 - Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased: An encapsulated endoscope system in accordance with the present invention comprises: an encapsulated endoscope that rotates to develop a thrust; a controller that moves the encapsulated endoscope in an intended direction of advancement; an imaging unit incorporated in the encapsulated endoscope; and an image processing unit that receives image data... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070197872 - Encapsulated endoscope system in which endoscope moves in lumen by itself and rotation of image of region to be observed is ceased: An encapsulated endoscope system in accordance with the present invention comprises: an encapsulated endoscope that rotates to develop a thrust; a controller that moves the encapsulated endoscope in an intended direction of advancement; an imaging unit incorporated in the encapsulated endoscope; and an image processing unit that receives image data... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070197871 - Positioning system for manipulating a channel within a medical device: Embodiments of the invention include a medical device for accessing a patient's body portion and used for diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions. Embodiments of the invention may include a particular endoscopic positioning mechanism for placing an endoscope and an additional treatment device within desired body portions in order to... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070197874 - Endoscope observation device, observation device and observation method using endoscope: A high accurate image of a specimen is obtained by accurately measuring a distance between the specimen and a tip of a light emitting portion that irradiates a light to the specimen. An endoscope observation device includes the light emitting portion that irradiates the light to the specimen and a... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070197873 - Wireless optical endoscopic device: A video endoscopy system for displaying an area to be viewed to a user, the system providing for wireless transmission of image data representative of the area to be viewed. The video endoscopy system uses an LED and a battery for providing illuminating light to the area to be viewed.... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20070197875 - Endoscope device and imaging method using the same: Three objective lenses (11) having optical axes L oriented to different directions are mounted on a head portion (10) of an endoscope device. The objective lens (11) has a predetermined view angle θ centered by the optical axes L. Each objective lens (11) is disposed so as to have the... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070197876 - Dental guard for airway intubation: The present invention relates to the field of medical devices used in orotracheal intubation. The insertion and manipulation of laryngoscopes used by medical personnel may occasionally cause damage or breakage of incisors or other maxillary teeth. The present invention provides a device useful for the prevention of tooth damage occurring... Agent: Travis Chandler, Phd, LLC

20070197881 - Wireless health monitor device and system with cognition: A home-based remote care solution provides sensors including a basic health monitor (BHM) that is a measurement and feedback system. The BHM operates with low power integrated communications combined with an in-home, low power mesh network or programmable digital assistant (PDA) with cell phone technology. A cognitive system allows remote... Agent: Kyle W. Rost

20070197877 - Behavior based multi-agent systems as data types: The embodiments of the invention include a computer-readable medium having computer-executable components comprising at least one agent having at least one sensor component, having a goal or change method component, and at least one behavior component. The at least one sensor component generates at least one event based at least... Agent: David A. Guerra International Patent Group, LLC

20070197880 - Determination of a measure of a glycation end-product or disease state using tissue fluorescence of various sites: Embodiments of the present invention provide an apparatus suitable for determining properties of in vivo tissue from spectral information collected from various tissue sites. An illumination system provides light at a plurality of broadband ranges, which are communicated to an optical probe. The optical probe can be a flexible probe... Agent: V. Gerald Grafe, Esq.

20070197879 - Diagnostic tool: Diagnostic tool comprising a sheet representing a human or animal body, which body is divided into a set of zones, a first identifier being attributed to each zone, which tool also comprises, for each diagnostic to be applied, a set of indicators formed by a first indicator reproducing the first... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20070197882 - Integrated method and system for diagnosis determination: A method and system for creating a database for diagnosis determination that includes receiving baseline symptoms in a memory, receiving diagnoses in the memory, classifying the diagnoses that correspond to the baseline symptoms as diagnoses linked to the baseline symptoms, and rendering the diagnoses accessible on the basis of the... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070197878 - Wearable device, system and method for monitoring physiological and/or environmental parameters: A system, device and method are provided for monitoring parameters, comprising a wireless mobile monitoring device including an array of sensors; and a medical center server enabled to remotely reconfigure the functioning of the monitoring device. In some embodiments the system may be remotely customized by the server. The array... Agent: Empk & Shiloh, LLP

20070197883 - Spectroscopic diagnostic apparatus as an aid for laser tattoo removal: A spectroscopic diagnostic apparatus is disclosed as an aid for laser tattoo removal. The apparatus performs spectroscopic analysis of the tattooed skin before or during laser treatment, which provides composition information of the tattoo pigments and photometric information of the skin for optimizing laser treatment protocols automatically or manually. It... Agent: Bwt Property, Inc.

20070197885 - Method and device for analyte measurement: A device for non-invasively measuring concentration of one or more analytes in a living subject or a biological sample, wherein the device includes several light sources, a system for controlling the timing and intensity of the light source outputs, a system for passing the light through the subject or sample,... Agent: Sachnoff & Weaver, Ltd.

20070197884 - Optical method and device for modulation of biochemical processes in adipose tissue: Optical methods and devices are provided for the reduction of the lipid content of adipocytes without significant heat or intolerable adverse effect on the cells and their surrounding tissues. The optical method and device can be used to irradiate adipose tissue through the skin with non-thermal and non-destructive effects by... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070197886 - Constituent concentration measuring apparatus and constituent concentration measuring apparatus controlling method: An object of the present invention is to provide a noninvasive constituent concentration measuring apparatus and constituent concentration measuring apparatus controlling method, in which accurate measurement can be performed by superimposing two photoacoustic signals having the same frequency and reverse phases to nullify the effect from the other constituent occupying... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070197887 - Noninvasive vital signs sensor: A noninvasive vital signs monitoring device uses a sensor which is capable of providing data for calculating pulse rate, blood pressure (for example, systolic, diastolic, and/or mean pressure) and blood oxygen saturation. In some embodiments, the sensor is also capable of providing data for calculating tissue perfusion. Optionally, a temperature... Agent: Altera Law Group, LLC

20070197888 - Blood oxygenation sensor: A planar dielectric waveguide sensor is used to determine the concentrations of oxygenated and deoxygenated hemoglobin and other blood constituents such as pH, sugar. The planar waveguide core is in direct contact with the blood such that evanescent field of the light propagating within the core is selectively attenuated at... Agent: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20070197889 - Analyte sensor: The present invention relates generally to systems and methods for measuring an analyte in a host. More particularly, the present invention relates to systems and methods for transcutaneous measurement of glucose in a host.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070197890 - Analyte sensor: The present invention relates generally to membranes utilized with implantable devices, such as devices for the detection of analyte concentrations in a biological sample. More particularly, the invention relates to novel silicone-hydrophilic polymer blend membranes, and to devices and implantable devices including these membranes.... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070197891 - Apparatus for magnetically deployable catheter with mosfet sensor and method for mapping and ablation: A mapping and ablation catheter is described. In one embodiment, the catheter includes a MOSFET sensor array that provides better fidelity of the signal measurements as well as data collection and reduces the error generated by spatial distribution of the isotropic and anisotropic wavefronts. In one embodiment, the system maps... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070197892 - Non-planar multi-channel electrode array: A multi-channel neuromodulation electrode assembly has multiple electrodes arranged in a non-linear, non-planar fashion by stacking electrode elements to form an electrode stack. Multiple electrode stacks may be combined to produce electrode shanks, and multiple electrode shanks may be combined to produce electrode arrays. This provides an easily customizable non-linear... Agent: Borden Ladner Gervais LLP

20070197893 - Pressure measuring method, pressure measuring device, and tonometer: Provided are a pressure measuring method where a pressure is measured with a simple method and with high reproducibility and an intraocular pressure measuring device that is capable of measuring an intraocular pressure only by being made to come in contact with an eyelid and with which a subject himself/herself... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070197897 - Method for displaying a hollow space in an object under investigation: The invention relates to a method for displaying a hollow space in an object under investigation, wherein the hollow space has an access point and a target point for a surgical instrument which can be introduced at least partially into the hollow space, and wherein a three dimensional image data... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070197899 - Apparatus and method for magnetic navigation using boost magnets: A method of and system for navigating a medical device in a subject. The device has a magnet in a tip of the device and is navigable in the subject using source magnets positioned outside the subject. A source magnet magnetic field is used to navigate the device tip to... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20070197898 - Method for examination of vessels in a patient on the basis of image data recorded by means of a scanner within an examination area: A method is disclosed for examination of vessels in a patient on the basis of image data which is recorded by a scanner within an examination area. In at least one embodiment of the method, a sequence of vessel diameters is determined at different positions along at least one of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070197894 - Method for fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy and spectroscopy: A method and system for analysis of fluorescence emission spectroscopy data and fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy data are described. A unique Laguerre expansion can be found for fluorescence intensity decays of arbitrary form with convergence to a correct solution faster than with conventional methods. The Laguerre expansion technique includes expansion... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070197896 - Robotic catheter system and methods: A method for performing an interventional procedure using a robotically controlled guide instrument coupled to an instrument drive assembly, includes manipulating a user interface of a master controller to actuate the drive assembly and thereby position a distal portion of the guide instrument at an interventional procedure site in a... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070197895 - Surgical instrument to assess tissue characteristics: A surgical instrument for assessing tissue characteristics such as tissue density and volume is disclosed. The surgical instrument is hand-held and includes transducers adapted for emitting and/or receiving acoustic signals. The surgical instrument utilizes pulse-echo to determine tissue characteristics. The surgical instrument may be utilized to determine such things as... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070197900 - Magnetic flow cytometer with squid microscopy: A flow cytometer. In one embodiment, the flow cytometer has a microfluidic structure defining a channel with a periodically modulated path for transporting a stream of fluid with magnetic particles along the modulated path, and a superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) sensor positioned over the microfluidic structure to define a... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070197901 - Method and apparatus for multi-system remote surgical navigation from a single control center: A system and method are provided for performing remote surgical navigation in multiple systems from a single control center, where there are at least two remote navigation systems in separate procedure rooms having respective control computers. The system includes a Control Center separate from each procedure room that has a... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20070197902 - Method for deriving a treatment plan for orthognatic surgery and devices therefor: The present invention is related to a method for performing a cephalometric or anthropometric analysis comprising the steps of:—acquiring a 3D scan of a person's head using a 3D medical image modality, —generating a 3D surface model using data from the 3D scan, —generating from the 3D scan at least... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20070197904 - Mri imageable liposomes for the evaluation of treatment efficacy, thermal distribution, and demonstration of dose painting: Methods and compositions useful for detecting an in vivo blood pool, monitoring the distribution of a compound of interest to a desired site in an organism by magnetic resonance imaging, monitoring the accumulation of a compound of interest at a desired site in vivo by magnetic resonance imaging, and monitoring... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20070197903 - System and method for improved detection and assessment of changes in lung-tissue structure: A method and system is described for measuring the apparent diffusion coefficient of Xe129 in the lung as a means to detect and assess changes in lung-tissue structure such as those that occur in certain pulmonary diseases. The main steps of this process include: polarizing the Xe129 gas; introducing said... Agent: University Of Virginia Patent Foundation

20070197905 - Apparatus and method for navigating a catheter: The invention relates to a navigation system for navigating a catheter (3) in a vascular system (10), in which the current spatial position of the catheter (3) is continually measured by a locating device (2). The temporal sequence of the position signals obtained in this way is subjected to a... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070197906 - Magnetic field shape-adjustable medical device and method of using the same: A medical catheter or guide wire comprising one or a plurality of combinations of magnetically permanent or permeable elements attached to an elongated structural element, the medical device being controllably bendable at the element combination(s) upon application of a magnetic field generally in the direction of the local element long... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070197907 - Method and tomography unit for carrying out an analysis of a movement of an object: A method and a tomography unit are disclosed for carrying out an analysis of a movement of an object on the basis of at least two images produced with the aid of a tomography unit at consecutive instants. A) vector field, formed from displacement vectors, is determined from in each... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070197908 - System and method for calibrating and positioning a radiation therapy treatment table: A system and method for calibrating and positioning a radiation therapy treatment table with a high degree of precision and accuracy. The system and method comprising a treatment table for use with a radiation therapy system with radiographic indexing markers embedded or inlaid in the patient treatment table. The radiographic... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070197910 - Apparatus and method for displaying an ultrasound image: Embodiments of the present invention may provide an apparatus and a method for displaying a 3-dimensional ultrasound image formed based on 2-dimensional ultrasound images. The method of displaying an ultrasound image, comprises: a) setting a probe on a predetermined portion of a target object including a moving object to transmit... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070197911 - System, method, and product for imaging probe arrays with small feature sizes: An embodiment of a method for resolving features on a probe array is described that, comprises acquiring a plurality of micro-shifted images of a region of a probe array; reconstructing an image of the probe array using the micro-shifted images; and deriving intensity values for one or more probe features... Agent: Affymetrix, Inc Attn: ChiefIPCounsel, Legal Dept.

20070197909 - System and method for displaying image studies using hanging protocols with perspectives/views: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for displaying images using a plurality of perspectives within a hanging protocol. Certain embodiments include loading a hanging protocol for display of an image study, selecting a perspective within the hanging protocol for display of the image study, and displaying... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20070197912 - Method for scanning and anaysing a three-dimensional structure: Method for scanning and analysing a three-dimensional structure by suitably processing signals representing waves, particularly ultrasonic waves reflected or transmitted by said three-dimensional structure, which processing involves restoring or analysing the three-dimensional structure on the basis of data read out of a field memory. The method comprises calculating, for each... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070197913 - Ultrasonic scanning apparatus and method for diagnosing bladder: Disclosed herein is ultrasonic scanning apparatus and method for diagnosing a bladder. The ultrasonic scanning apparatus includes a transducer, a transducer support, an analog signal processing unit, a display unit, a central control unit, a first stepping motor, a second stepping motor, and a drive control unit. The transducer emits... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070197914 - Ultrasonic probe and apparatus for obtaining ultrasonic image: The ultrasonic probe comprises an ultrasonic transducer section in which a plural of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a row in the scanning direction, an acoustic lens and a low attenuation medium, and further comprises a probe shell housing the ultrasonic transducer section, acoustic lens, and low attenuation medium. In the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070197915 - Ultrasound diagnostic system and method of forming elastic images: There is provided an ultrasound diagnostic system, which includes: a unit for forming transmit signals, wherein waveforms of the transmit signals vary depending on whether or not a stress is applied to a target object; a probe for converting the transmit signals into ultrasound signals and forming receive signals based... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070197917 - Continuous-focus ultrasound lens: The depth of focus in the elevation plane of an acoustic ultrasound transducer is extended. The ultrasound transducer comprises an acoustic element, said element having a substantially uniform frequency amplitude characteristic across its spatial extent and transmitting an ultrasound beam when excited, an acoustic lens positioned in front of said... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070197918 - Endo-cavity focused ultrasound transducer: An apparatus for delivering acoustic energy to a target site adjacent a body passage includes first and second elongate members, each carrying one or more transducer elements on their distal ends. The first and/or second elongate members include connectors for securing the first and second elongate members together such that... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070197916 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and ultrasonic diagnostic method: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises a first reception echo obtaining unit, a second reception echo obtaining unit, a reception echo combining unit, and an image generating unit. The first reception echo obtaining unit transmits a plurality of ultrasonic pulses having frequency spectra different from one another to an object, and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070197919 - Video endoscopy device: A video endoscopy device includes a sensor device and a catheter for routing radiation to a distal end of the catheter and for outputting same at the distal end of the catheter, and for receiving reflected radiation at the distal end and imaging same onto the sensor device, the sensor... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070197920 - Method, system and computer program product for performance monitoring and planning: A method for predicting athletic performance for a subject, the method comprising: obtaining first heart rate data for varying speed, constant incline running; obtaining second heart rate data for varying incline, constant speed running; determining a first power per change in speed at the constant incline; determining a second power... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070197921 - Methods and apparatus for determining cardiac output and left atrial pressure: Method and apparatus are introduced for determining proportional cardiac output (CO), absolute left atrial pressure (LAP), and/or other important hemodynamic variables from a contour of a circulatory pressure waveform or related signal. Certain embodiments of the invention provided herein include the mathematical analysis of a pulmonary artery pressure (PAP) waveform... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070197922 - Disposable pressure sensor systems and packages therefor: A disposable pressure sensor system includes a disposable sensor assembly having at least one sensing element, carried on a housing or frame, and at least one electrical connector and/or mechanical connector for connecting the sensing element(s) to an external apparatus or device. The mechanical and/or electrical connectors are integrated in... Agent: Bryan Anderson Honeywell International Inc.

20070197923 - Blood pressure measuring device: A winding unit (150) for an air tube provided to a blood pressure monitor (100) includes a reel body (153) that is rotatably supported by a case body, and a helical spring that biases the reel body (153) in the direction in which the air tube is wound. The air... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070197924 - Method and apparatus for determination of cardiac output from the arterial pressure pulse waveform: A method for calculating aortic flow velocity from the directly or indirectly measured arterial, aortic, or carotid pressure and/or diameter waveform in which the reflected component of the pressure wave is excluded and the peak systolic flow velocity V is calculated from the amplitude P1 of the central pressure waveform... Agent: Abelman Frayne And Schwab

20070197925 - Acquisition of multiple-lead electrocardiogram: A system and method are disclosed to collect electrocardiograph data using a patient's hands. The patient's first hand is placed on a first and a second electrically conductive surface, such that the patient's first hand contacts portions of both the first and second electrically conductive surfaces and does not contact... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070197926 - Method for analysing an intracardiac electrocardiogram and an electrophysiological system as well as a computer program product: The present invention relates to a method for analysing an intracardiac electrocardiogram to identify at least one of the A wave, V wave and H wave on at least one of the electrogram signals, comprising the steps of pre-processing the electrogram signal; calculating an adaptive threshold for the A, V... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070197927 - Method for detecting cardiovascular problems using micro or nano vibrations: A method and apparatus for characterizing cardiac function and detecting disorders thereof deploys a plurality of sensors on skin surface or close to it, to acquire data for detecting, locating, analyzing and displaying the time variant shifts in the local center of gravity of the heart tissues and fluids. The... Agent: Edward S. Sherman, Esq.

20070197928 - Rhythm discrimination of sudden onset and one-to-one tachyarrhythmia: This document discusses, among other things, systems and methods to discriminate between a ventricular tachyarrhythmia (VT) and a supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT), such as upon detecting sudden onset and one-to-one tachycardia. In certain examples, a detected tachyarrhythmia is analyzed to determine whether it is sudden onset and 1:1. If so, a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070197929 - Mapping of complex fractionated atrial electrogram: Software and apparatus are provided to automatically detect and map areas of complex fractionated electrograms within cardiac chambers. Electrogram signal are analyzed to count the number of complexes whose amplitude and peak-to-peak intervals meet certain criteria. Functional maps indicating average complex interval, shortest complex interval, and confidence levels are produced... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070197930 - Detection of epileptiform activity: The invention relates to detection of epileptiform activity. In order to accomplish a mechanism with improved specificity to epileptiform activity and with the capability to detect specific type of epileptic patterns, brain wave signal data obtained from a subject is decomposed into at least one predetermined subband, each subband being... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070197931 - Method for monitoring fertility by measuring the concentration of hormones in tears: The invention provides methods and kits for monitoring the status of women's health, including HRT monitoring and determination or diagnosis of ovulation, contraception, pregnancy, menopause, polycystic ovarian disease, and female sexual dysfunction. The method comprises the steps of: (a) collecting a tear fluid from a female human; (b) determining the... Agent: Ciba Vision Corporation Patent Department

20070197932 - Non-invasive methods for evaluating retinal affecting neurodegenerative diseases: The present invention is directed to methods for detecting and evaluating retinal affecting neurodegenerative diseases. A plurality of selected retinal parameters are measured generating an eyeprint signature for a subject. The eyeprint signature can be used to evaluate whether the subject is suffering from a retinal affecting neurodegenerative disease, to... Agent: Lahive & Cockfield, LLP

20070197933 - Portrayal of human information visualization: An apparatus and method for displaying viewer reactions to a display object. The display object is divided into a plurality of spatial regions, viewer reactions are collected to an exposure to the display object and correlated with the spatial regions, and the display object is displayed with an aspect of... Agent: Peacock Myers, P.C.

20070197934 - Devices and methods for performing procedures on a breast: A method of removing breast tissue may include steps of providing a tissue cutting device having a shaft, a tissue collection element and a cutting element, the cutting element being movable from a collapsed position to an expanded position. The tissue cutting device may be introduced into the patient's breast... Agent: Young Law Firm, P.C. Alan W. Young

20070197935 - Hand-held instruments that access interior body regions: A first instrument having a distal end is sized and configured to penetrate tissue and a proximal end comprising a first handle assembly. A second instrument including an interior lumen is sized and configured to accept passage of the first instrument. The second instrument has a proximal end comprising a... Agent: Daniel D. Ryan Ryan Kromholz & Manion, S.c.

20070197936 - Body fluid collecting device: A body fluid collecting device includes a tip with a puncture needle and a front end opening at the front end portion thereof for allowing the puncture needle to pass therethrough. The device additionally includes a device body, having a contact part for fitting skin thereto, a tip mounting part... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070197937 - Microfluid system and method for production thereof: The invention generally concerns a microfluidic system having a support body provided with a lancing member and a semi-open microchannel, for the capillary transport of a sample fluid from a receiving site to a target site. In order to obtain a higher aspect ratio the support body is coated with... Agent: Roche Diagnostics Operations Inc.

20070197939 - Method of sensing forces on a working instrument: A method for estimating the force on a distal end of a working catheter includes positioning a portion of a robotically controlled guide catheter and working catheter into a body lumen wherein a distal end of the working catheter projects distally from a distal end of the guide catheter. The... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20070197938 - Performance tracking systems and methods: In one aspect, the invention provides a system for determining lower body strength of a subject. In one embodiment, the system includes an electronic device having a plurality of sensors distributed in a predetermined array and a frame coupled to the electronic device and configured to support the device to... Agent: Lowrie, Lando & Anastasi

20070191667 - Methods for tissue irradiation with shielding: Devices and methods are disclosed for treatment to tissue surrounding a body cavity or other intracorporeal site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. Such a device includes a treatment location on a distal portion of the device with one or more radiation shielding components that partially encircle a... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Duane Morris LLP

20070191668 - Tissue irradiation with shielding: Devices and methods are disclosed for treatment to tissue surrounding a body cavity or other intracorporeal site, such as after removal of tissue, e.g. cancer. Such a device includes a treatment location on a distal portion of the device with one or more radiation shielding components that partially encircle a... Agent: Duane Morris LLP

20070191669 - Strand with end plug: A treatment strand for insertion into a patient using a needle. The treatment strand includes an elongated member having first and second longitudinal ends, and a plurality of treatments seeds spaced apart from one another between the longitudinal ends. One of the longitudinal ends of the elongated member is a... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070191671 - Intra-subject medical system, method of operating body-insertable apparatus and operative treatment: Provided is an intra-subject medical system which includes a body-insertable device and a physical quantity generator. The body-insertable device is to be introduced into a subject, is covered by a capsule-shaped exterior member, and includes a physical quantity detecting member which has a directivity to detect a predetermined physical quantity;... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070191670 - Magnetic therapeutic wand, apparatus and method: Methods and apparatus to magnetize particles and objects either on the surface of the skin or inside the body are disclosed. Methods and apparatus for measuring the magnet field strength emanated by an object are also disclosed. The object may be in a body, such as a surgically implanted device.... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20070191672 - Device for the epicardial support and/or resumption of cardiac activity: A device for epicardial support and/or the assuming of cardiac activity having a double membrane (1) consisting of an elastic inner membrane (2) and a non-expandable outer membrane (3) as well as a closed cavity (4) formed therebetween which can be inflated and deflated by means of a fluid exhibiting... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070191673 - Bone conductive devices for improving hearing: The present invention relates to implantable medical devices for improving sound perception by subjects with conductive or mixed conductive/sensorineural hearing loss. In particular, the present invention provides methods and devices for vibrating the skull of a hearing impaired subject.... Agent: Medlen & Carroll, LLP

20070191674 - External endoscopic acessory control system: The present invention provides an endoscopic accessory control system that resides externally of the endoscope. The system comprises the endoscopic accessory with a working end to be placed at the distal end of the endoscope, a control sheath extending proximally external to the endoscope and a control handle joined to... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20070191675 - Actinic light colposcope and method to detect lesions in the lower female genital tract produced by human papilloma virus using an actinic light colposcope: The present invention involves an apparatus and method to detect lesions in the lower female genital tract produced by the Human Papilloma Virus using an actinic light colposcope. The apparatus of the present invention comprises mechanical, electrical and optical (also referred to herein as the actinic light) components. The method... Agent: Alberto A. Leon, Esq. Bauman, Dow & Leon, P.C.

20070191676 - Urological resectoscope stem: A urological resectoscope stem (1) including an insulating muff (11) constituting the end zone of the stem (1), further including an outer tube (2, 9), an inner tube (3) and a cross-sectionally annular distally closed return flow duct (4) which is subtended at least over the larger part of its... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070191677 - Image processing method and capsule type endoscope device: An image processing method is provided which can determine if an image obtained by capturing an image of a subject is an image inappropriate for observation and diagnosis or not. The image processing method of the present invention comprises calculating one or more feature value of each of a plurality... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070191678 - Balloon control apparatus: A balloon control apparatus includes a balloon, a flow rate adjustment section, a setting section and a control section. The balloon is attached to an insertion section of an endoscope and/or an insertion aid instrument for guiding insertion of the insertion section of the endoscope. The flow rate adjustment section... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070191679 - Endoscope inserting direction detecting method and endoscope inserting direction detecting system: At step S1, a red image is acquired from among red, green, and blue images constituting a received endoscopic image. At step S2, M sampling-pixels (where M denotes an integer equal to or larger than 1) are selected from the data of the red image. At step S3, a gradient... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr.

20070191680 - Endoscopic apparatus and diagnosis system: A diagnosis system composed of a fluoroscopic apparatus for obtaining a fluoroscopic image of an internal body be radiating x-rays to the body, and an endocopic apparatus for obtaining an optical image of the internal body part to be observed by inserting an insertion section of the endoscope into the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070191681 - Endoscope inserting direction detecting method and endoscope inserting direction detecting system: At step S1, a red image is acquired from among red, green, and blue images constituting a received endoscopic image. At step S2, M sampling-pixels (where M denotes an integer equal to or larger than 1) are selected from the data of the red image. At step S3, a gradient... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070191683 - Body-insertable apparatus, in-vivo information acquiring system, and body-insertable apparatus manufacturing method: An object of the present invention is to make it possible to closely examine a specific region by making most use of an advantage of a compound-eye capsule endoscope that picks up images of an interior of a body cavity forward and backward in a movement direction of a capsule... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070191682 - Optical probes for imaging narrow vessels or lumens: Disclosed are optical probes and methods for use of such probes. In one embodiment, an optical probe includes a housing that is sized and configured to be passed through a lumen having an inner diameter no greater than approximately 2 millimeters, and an internal optical system provided within the housing,... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070191684 - Endoscope device: This endoscope device includes: an LED adaptor that has a plurality of LED chips and that can be removably fitted onto a distal end of an insertion portion that is inserted into a body cavity of an endoscopy subject; an LED supporting block that is provided on the LED adaptor... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070191686 - Method of making a surgical clamp: A surgical clamp includes a support frame clamp member, a retraction shaft clamp member and a handle linked to the support frame clamp member and the retraction shaft clamp member for moving the clamp members between loosened and tightened positions. The handle includes a cam, and the handle/cam is unitarily... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20070191685 - Top handled surgical clamp: A surgical clamp includes a support frame clamp member, a retraction shaft clamp member and a handle linked to the support frame clamp member and the retraction shaft clamp member for moving the clamp members between loosened and tightened positions. Both the support frame clamp member and the retraction shaft... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20070191689 - Computer-implemented method and system as well as computer program product and data structure for drawing up a nutrition plan: s

20070191687 - Diagnostic tool for pulmonary diseases: A diagnostic tool for pulmonary diseases comprises a display unit (2) for displaying predefined diagnostic questions relating to the pulmonary disease and for outputting a diagnostic prognosis on the disease, an input unit (4) for receiving responses from a user to the diagnostic questions displayed on the display unit (4),... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20070191688 - System and method for the detection of physiologic response to stimulation: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for detecting a response of a patient to an external stimulus. An exemplary method comprises the acts of generating at least one time series of at least one physiologic parameter, detecting the external stimulus, detecting at least one response associated with... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20070191690 - Systems and methods for managing information relating to medical fluids and containers therefor: The present invention relates to management of information relating to medical fluids, containers therefor, and medical fluid administration devices for administering such medical fluids to patients. Data tags (e.g., RFID tags) are generally associated with containers of the invention and may be electromagnetically read from and/or written to using an... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070191692 - Sleeping quality monitor system and method for monitoring a physiological signal: A sleeping quality monitor system and a method for monitoring a physiological signal monitors the sleeping quality of a person under test with long hours in daily life at home. The system comprises a distributed data server, at least one physiological signal sensor, and at least one client computer. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070191691 - Identification of guilty knowledge and malicious intent: Guilty knowledge or malicious intent can be identified in a subject by presenting a stimulus to the subject, detecting an electrical potential at a location on the skin of the subject, detecting infrared light reflected from the brain of the subject, and analyzing the detected electrical potential and the detected... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070191693 - Systems and methods for medical monitoring and home automation: The present invention relates to systems and methods for monitoring and tracking attributes of personal health. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for measuring and recording at least two independent health values so as to produce multivariable diagnostic information that can accurately identify medical conditions. The... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20070191694 - Methods for measuring moisture content of skin: Methods provide for measuring moisture content of skin, such as the scalp. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a method comprising the steps of: (a) providing a means for measuring skin moisture content; (b) using said means for measuring skin moisture content to obtain at least two measured... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070191695 - Intra-operative ocular parameter sensing: A patient is monitored during a medical procedure, such as spinal surgery, to identify a condition indicative of the possible onset of blindness or damage to the patient's eye or eyes. Parameters that may be monitored in this regard include ocular perfusion, retinal oxygen saturation and ocular pressure. In one... Agent: Marsh, Fischmann & Breyfogle LLP

20070191696 - Microneedle arrays with atr sensor: A sensor is described for optically determining the concentration of an analyte in a body fluid. This sensor comprises a needle arrangement which has at least one hollow needle having a hollow space extending from the distal end to the proximal end, the distal end of which is suitable for... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20070191697 - System and method for spo2 instability detection and quantification: The disclosed embodiments relate to a system and method for analyzing data. An exemplary method comprises the acts of receiving data corresponding to at least one time series, and computing a plurality of sequential instability index values of the data. An exemplary system comprises a source of data indicative of... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20070191698 - Injector with continuous battery charger system: A battery charger system, for use with an injector system, comprises a power supply and a battery pack. The power supply converts AC power to DC power. The battery pack includes a battery and a charging module. The module monitors the operating mode of the injector system. When the battery... Agent: Gregory L Bradley Medrad Inc

20070191699 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070191700 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070191701 - Analyte sensor, and associated system and method employing a catalytic agent: An analyte sensor for use in connection with a biofluid is described. The analyte sensor may comprise any suitable interface between the biofluid and a derivative of the biofluid and any suitable transducer of information concerning an analyte. At least one catalytic agent is provided in a locale or vicinity... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070191702 - Systems and methods for sensing analyte and dispensing therapeutic fluid: Systems and methods are provided for sensing analyte (e.g., glucose) and/or dispensing therapeutic fluid (e.g., insulin). The systems and methods are based on transporting the therapeutic fluid through a cannula at least a portion of which is permeable to molecule of the analyte. Sensing and detection of the concentration level... Agent: Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky & Popeo

20070191703 - Method and apparatus for acquisition of magnetic resonance slice images of a subject: In a method for acquisition of magnetic resonance slice images of an examination subject of a patient by using a magnetic resonance apparatus having a control device controlling the image acquisition operation, wherein the slice images are acquired as slice image stacks situated in different planes in a field of... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070191704 - Methods for measurement and analysis of brain activity: A computer assisted method is provided for diagnosing the in condition of a subject associated with particular activation in one or more regions of interest, the method comprising: having the subject perform a behavior or have a perception adapted to selectively activate one or more regions of interest associated with... Agent: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

20070191705 - Magnetic resonance imaging method and apparatus with non-selective excitation of the examination subject: In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and a method for operating the apparatus, a trueFISP sequence is used, but is modified to employ non-selective, rectangular radio frequency pulses. The use of non-selective excitation pulses reduces the sensitivity to off-resonance and allows excitation to be achieved in a shorter time compared... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070191706 - Patient table system and apparatus: A patient table is disclosed. The patient table includes a cradle for linearly receiving and transferring a board comprising a top surface defined by a single plane for carrying a patient, a cradle supporting member for slidably receiving the cradle, a locker within the cradle for positioning the board and... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070191707 - Device for locating the cervix and uterus: A device and method of locating the cervix and uterus is disclosed. A means opaque to radiation is inserted through the cervix into the uterus and fixed to the cervix. A method of organ visualization may then be used to locate the position of the device and hence the cervix... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070191708 - Radio-opaque marker for medical implants: The invention relates to a radio-opaque marker for medical implants. Said marker contains between 10 and 90 weight percent of a biodegradable base component, between 10 and 90 weight percent of one or more radio-opaque elements from the group containing I, Au, Ta, Y, Nb, Mo, Ru, Rh, Ba, La,... Agent: Powell Goldstein LLP

20070191709 - Self-folding paddle lead and method of fabricating a paddle lead: In one embodiment, a medical lead comprises a lead body for conducting electrical pulses and a paddle. The paddle includes an intermediate metal layer, at least an insulative polymer backing layer, and an insulative polymer covering layer. The intermediate metal layer comprises a plurality of features defined by gaps in... Agent: Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.

20070191710 - Ergonomic housing for ultrasound transducer probe: Ultrasonic transducer probe housing including an upper portion defining a substantially spherical outer surface gripable by a probe operator and a lower portion defining a bottom of the housing and a cable exit opening through which a cable passes. The cable exit opening is positioned between the bottom and the... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070191711 - Liquid processing and handling apparatus and associated method for use in medical procedures: In preparation for a medical procedure utilizing a medical instrument such as a high intensity focused ultrasound probe sterile water is gravity fed to a reservoir container through a hydrophobic hollow fiber or membrane filter connected to a vacuum pump, whereby the reservoir container is filled with degassed sterile water.... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20070191712 - Method for sealing a blood vessel, a medical system and a medical instrument: A medical instrument includes a medical end effector and a user-actuated media transporter. The medical end effector includes an ultrasound propagating element and includes a path adapted for directing a medical agent, when conveyed therealong, to the ultrasound propagating element. The user-actuated media transporter is adapted for conveying the medical... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20070191714 - Surgical system and procedure for treatment of medically refractory atrial fibrillation: The invention provides surgical systems and methods for ablating heart tissue within the interior and/or exterior of the heart. A plurality of probes is provided with each probe configured for introduction into the chest for engaging the heart. Each probe includes an elongated shaft having an elongated ablating surface of... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20070191713 - Ultrasonic device for cutting and coagulating: An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation, and fine dissection required in fine and delicate surgical procedures. The assembly includes a clamping mechanism, including a clamp arm cam-mounted at the distal portion of the instrument, which is specifically configured to create a desired level... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070191715 - Method and device for the in vivo observation with embedded cell and tissue: This invention is cited to the method and device for the In Vivo observation of embedded cells or tissues. Using this device, we can observe cells or tissues in inside of living animal for long period with high quality of images. We can couple this device with electro-physiological devices or... Agent: Hiroyuki Yonekawa

20070191716 - Blood monitoring system: The present invention is directed towards apparatuses and methods for the automated measurement of blood analytes and blood parameters for bedside monitoring of patient blood chemistry. Particularly, the current invention discloses a programmable system that can automatically draw blood samples at a suitable programmable time frequency (or at predetermined timing),... Agent: Patentmetrix

20070191717 - Catheter based implanted wireless pressure sensor: A catheter based implantable wireless pressure sensor and associated electronic circuitry for transmission of hemodynamic status of a subject.... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070191719 - Controller for senor node, measurement method for biometric information and its software: The precision of measuring biometric information is enhanced while suppressing the consumption of a battery in a sensor node. In a method of measuring the biometric information in a sensor node including a controller for driving a sensor to measure biometric information, the controller supplies power from a battery to... Agent: Stanley P. Fisher Reed Smith LLP

20070191718 - Pulse measuring apparatus: A pulse measuring apparatus comprises a pulse sensor unit having a pulse sensor, a pulse measuring instrument having a display section for displaying a pulse number, and an arm wearing band fixed to the pulse measuring instrument and to which the pulse sensor unit is attached so as to be... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070191720 - Blood rheology measuring apparatus: To provide a noninvasive type blood rheology measuring apparatus capable of simply and conveniently measuring blood rheology information without sampling blood from a subject in measuring the blood rheology and a small-sized and portable apparatus, a blood rheology measuring apparatus of the invention is on a basis of a constitution... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070191721 - System and method for managing medical data: According to various embodiments of the present invention, a data management process is provided that manages ECG data collection, review, and reporting in an efficient and secure manner by utilizing biometric checks, quality control measures, and workflow control systems that route data based on a variety of factors to efficiently... Agent: John S. Pratt Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070191722 - System and method for heart monitoring: The present invention provides systems and methods for monitoring a heart. According to one embodiment, the system includes an implantable registering unit for registering an electrical signal from the heart. The system includes a local data unit in operable communication with registering unit. The local data unit may be placed... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20070191723 - System and method for processing and presenting arrhythmia information to facilitate heart arrhythmia identification and treatment: A system and method for presenting information relating to heart data can involve operations including identifying arrhythmia events in physiological data obtained for a living being, receiving human assessments of at least a portion of the arrhythmia events, determining a measure of correlation between the human assessments and the identified... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070191724 - Non-invasive method and device to monitor cardiac parameters without use of electrical-mechanical interval: A method of and a device for non-invasively measuring the hemodynamic state of a subject or a human patient involve steps and units of non-invasively or minimally invasively measuring cardiac cycle period, mean arterial pressure, stroke volume, diastolic interval and ejection interval and converting the measured mean arterial pressure, stroke... Agent: Knoble, Yoshida & Dunleavy

20070191725 - Wavelet transform and pattern recognition method for heart sound analysis: A wavelet transform and pattern recognition method for analyzing a subject's heart sounds including (a) obtaining subject-related heart-sound data utilizing a first sampling rate, (b) obtaining simultaneously existing subject ECG data, including pre-selected ECG fiducial data, and (c) processing such obtained data including, relative to the heart-sound data, (1) computing... Agent: Robert D. Varitz, P.C.

20070191726 - Method for non-cooperative lung function diagnosis using ultrasound: A method and device are provided for measuring state of lung function of a patient using ultrasonic flow and molar mass measurement. Flow and molar mass signals are recorded during tidal breathing without requiring patient cooperation. Statistical analysis of the recorded data in combination with anthropometirc data and/or data form... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070191727 - Evoked response testing system for neurological disorders: A dyslexia screening system suitable for clinical use includes an integrated headset (10) that efficiently and conveniently performs an auditory evoked response (ERP) test by positioning electrodes (16) about the ears of the subject. An integral control module (12) automatically performs the test, providing simplified controls and indications to the... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070191728 - Intrapartum monitor patch: The invention provides an integrated patch for the non-invasive monitoring of a laboring woman. The patch incorporates biopotential electrodes for sensing fetal ECG and EMG indicative of myometrial activity. The patch also incorporates a processor for extracting labor activity and fetal heart activity after filtering out maternal ECG from the... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070191729 - Portable device for user's basal body temperature and method for operating the device: A basal body temperature (BBT) measurement method includes: measuring each distance to at least one ear canal area by emitting a pulse to a user's ear canal; measuring a body temperature in the at least one ear canal area utilizing infrared rays; recognizing a first body temperature corresponding to a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070191730 - Vibrotactile perception meter: Identifying a vibrotactile perception threshold of different mechanoreceptors at a skin site of a subject by detecting sensory deficits in peripheral nerves and, in particular, those associated with neuropathy in the fingers or other parts of the body. Controlling and monitoring of the static dynamic contact force between the human... Agent: Larson And Larson

20070191731 - Polyp trap: A polyp trap for use in collecting tissue samples. The device includes a collection container and a removable tray. The collection container has an inlet port, a sidewall aperture, and an exit port. The removable tray has a first end and a second end. The tray is sized for movement... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070191732 - Cryogenic probe: A medical apparatus and method useful for obtaining a tissue sample are provided. The apparatus can include a rotating and trasnslating cutter, a probe, and an outer sheath. The probe can be cooled, such as with a cryogenic substance. The sheath can shield surrounding tissue from the outer surface of... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070191733 - In situ tissue analysis device and method: A sensor is mounted to a biopsy needle at a location proximate to a tip of the needle. The sensor senses properties of tissue in contact with the sensor and proximate to the tip.... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20070191734 - Transbronchial needle aspiration device: Transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a handle and a flexible catheter, the handle having a bore, the proximal end of the catheter being fixed within the handle bore. A protective tubular hub having a flared distal end is press-fit coaxially within the distal end... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070191735 - System and method for automatic taking of fluid samples: The invention relates to automatic taking of fluid samples from a sample site (SS) of the living. A system comprises catheter means (CA,CB) having a junction (CJ) configured to be located in proximity to the sample site (SS). The junction is connected to first and second catheter means (CA,CB) and... Agent: Albihns Stockholm Ab

20070191739 - Flexible test strip lancet device: A bodily fluid sampling device includes a flexible test strip, a lancet, and a deflection mechanism. The test strip is biased to be positioned over the incision site formed by the lancet. The deflection mechanism positions the test strip away from the incision site during lancing so as to allow... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070191738 - Integrated analytical test element: A lancet integrated test element (LIT) includes an incision forming member that has a cutting end configured to form an incision in tissue. A test element is attached to the incision forming member to test fluid from the incision. The test element has a sampling end with a sample opening... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070191737 - Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue: These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a body fluid sampling system for use on a tissue site that includes a single drive force generator. A plurality of penetrating members are operatively coupled to the force generator. The force generator moves each of the members along... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070191736 - Method for loading penetrating members in a collection device: A method is provided for loading penetrating members. A dispenser is provided that includes a plurality of penetrating members. A collection device is positioned relative to the penetrating member dispenser for receiving penetrating members from the dispenser. The collection device is rotated to load a plurality of penetrating members in... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070191740 - Apparatus and methods for acoustic diagnosis: The apparatus and methods disclosed herein relate to diagnosis of disease through the detection of signals from portions of a body. The signals may be acoustic signals, which can be used to diagnose the presence, severity and/or location of occlusions in arteries, such as the coronary arteries. The signals may... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070191741 - Image analysis methods for gleno-humeral joint morphology: Image analysis methods for gleno-humeral joint morphology. At least one specific structure is approximated as an elliptical structure at a plurality of transverse sections. At least one pathological feature on the structure is recognized. At least one structural spatial property of a 3D structure is calculated based on the structural... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20070191742 - Apparatus for analyzing a sleep structure according to non-constrained weight detection: The present invention relates to an apparatus for analyzing a sleep structure according to non-restrictive weight detection. The apparatus includes load cells one installed in the predetermined locations of a bed and configured to detect the weight of a target person; low-pass filters for outputting low-pass filtered signals that belong... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070185369 - Cardiac assist device and method: Cardiac assist device fully implantable within a patient and method of assisting the beating of the patient's heart. The cardiac assist device can include a cardiac jacket that wraps around at least a portion of the heart and a fluid reservoir coupled to the cardiac jacket. The cardiac assist device... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich, LLP

20070185371 - Magnetic device and method to prevent gastroesophageal reflux, fecal incontinence and urinary incontinence: r

20070185367 - Treatment of pain, neurological dysfunction and neoplasms using radiation delivery catheters: A catheter-based radiation delivery system is adapted to treat pain, nervous system injury, and select neoplasms. A source of pain is identified within soft tissues of an individual or an animal. A needle or catheter is then used to deliver radiation to the source of pain.... Agent: Fish & Richardson, PC

20070185368 - Brachytherapy applicator chuck: The invention provides brachytherapy applicators and brachytherapy applicator chucks configured to reduce or prevent accumulation of blood and other contaminants therein. The brachytherapy applicator chucks can be disposable.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070185370 - Global emergency birthing bassinet: A global, single use, emergency birthing bassinet that can be transported to a location in an unassembled form and assembled on site. In the unassembled form, the bassinet is generally flat for easy transporting and has side and end portions that can be folded up to construct a three dimensional... Agent: Roger M. Rathbun

20070185372 - Surgical articles for placing an implant about a tubular tissue structure and methods: A minimally invasive surgical instrument for placing an implantable article about a tubular tissue structure is disclosed. The surgical instrument is particularly useful for treating urological disorders such as incontinence. Surgical methods using the novel instrument are also described.... Agent: Ams Research Corporation

20070185373 - Gastric band introduction device: A gastric band introduction device includes an elongated support tube having a handle at a proximal end thereof and an opening for delivery of a gastric band at a distal end thereof. The introduction device also includes a transparent section formed at the distal end of the support tube. A... Agent: Welsh & Flaxman LLC

20070185374 - Two-way adjustable implant: An adjustable implant configured to be implanted within or at least partially around an outer surface of a stomach or esophagus is described. The adjustable implant includes a ratchet. The implant further includes an elongate band comprising a shape-memory material, wherein a first end and a second end of the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070185375 - Medical device installation tool: Devices for implanting a prosthetic device, such as an artificial spinal implant, are provided. The installation tool can include a body, a pair of opposed levers, an optional implant holder disposed between the levers, a drive rod at least partially disposed within the body and able to be coupled to... Agent: Nutter Mcclennen & Fish LLP

20070185376 - System and method for positioning a laparoscopic device: A system for positioning a laparoscopic device includes a curvilinear articulating arm and a holder. The holder has at least two rotational regions and a clamping portion for receiving the laparoscopic device, and the holder is coupled to the curvilinear articulating arm. The at least two rotational regions are permitted... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070185377 - Endoscopy system: An endoscopy system includes: a motor-driven operating device that an operation section of an accessory is attachable to, the operating device operating the operation section in a motor-driven manner, the accessory having an accessory insertion section to be introduced into a body cavity through an insertion section of an endoscope;... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070185378 - Endoscopic system: An endoscopic system that processes a color image data of a subject from an imager mounted on an endoscope and records the processed image data in an image recorder/display unit, the endoscopic system comprising: a storage that stores matrix data for forming a spectral image; and a spectral-image forming circuit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070185379 - Modular remote inspection device with digital imager: A remote inspection device includes a digital imager housing having a digital imaging device in communication with a digital video signal conversion device serializing the digital video signal. A digital display housing has a digital display in communication with a digital video signal re-conversion device de-serializing the digital video signal.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070185380 - Anti-extravasation sheath: The devices and methods shown provide for the minimization of extravasation during arthroscopic surgery. The anti-extravasation sheath allows a surgeon to drain excess fluids from the soft tissue surrounding the surgical field during arthroscopic surgical procedures.... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20070185381 - In-vivo image capturing apparatus: Provided is an in-vivo image capturing apparatus comprising a capsule casing, a gravity sensor, and an image selector. The capsule casing is insertable into a body of a subject and it includes an imaging optical system which can obtain images in the both end directions. The gravity sensor detects a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070185382 - Wireless in-vivo information acquiring system, body-insertable device, and external device: A pill inserted into a body of a patient acquires in-vivo information on the body of the patient. A receiver disposed on the outside of the body receives the in-vivo information on the body of the patient from the pill through an antenna. When a power supply signal is transmitted... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Sully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070185383 - Tapered endoscopic protective sheath: A sheath apparatus for an invasive probe. The sheath apparatus includes a protective sheath, adapted to receive an insertion tube of an endoscope. The protective sheath is tapered over most of its length with a tapering of less than 0.2 degrees, but more than 0.001 degrees.... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070185384 - Endoscope: An endoscope includes an insertion tube having a distal end and an imaging device with a steerable extension. The proximal end of the extension is attached to the distal end of the insertion tube. An endoscope includes an insertion tube having a distal end region and a rear-viewing imaging device... Agent: Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P.

20070185385 - Endoscope washing/disinfecting system, endoscope, and endoscope washing/disinfecting device: In a washing/disinfecting tank of an endoscope washing/disinfecting device, an endoscope connection portion to be joined to a connector portion of an endoscope body is provided, and receiving-side bases to be connected to each of pipelines of the endoscope body are provided. In washing/disinfecting the endoscope body, the connector portion... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070185386 - Medical device light source: Embodiments of the invention are directed medical devices for illuminating and viewing a patient's internal body portion. The device may include an elongated flexible tube including a distal end and a proximal end. The tube defines a channel extending from the proximal end to an aperture at the distal end.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070185387 - Split hoop wound retractor with gel pad: An incrementally adjustable wound retractor, which provides access to a body cavity, includes an inner ring having a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, an outer ring having an annular axis and a diameter greater than the desired diameter of the wound incision, and a flexible... Agent: Applied Medical Resources Corporation

20070185388 - Thorax mounted stabilization platform: A thorax mounted stabilizing platform for a surgical device, such as a tissue stabilizer, can be inserted through a minimally invasive incision and affixed to the thoracic wall to stabilize the surgical device. The stabilizing platform includes a rod that is introduced into a percutaneous opening in the patient. An... Agent: Gregory Smith & Associates

20070185389 - Systems and methods for real time diagnostic and data correlation utilizing a computer network: The present invention relates to systems and methods for real time diagnostic and data correlation utilizing a computer network. One embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for interfacing a health monitoring system with an on-line medical information site to provide real-time diagnostics and or updated research data... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20070185390 - Information workflow for a medical diagnostic workstation: An information workflow for a medical diagnostic workstation in which patient data is captured, arranged and displayed in predetermined formats for a user in the handling of patients. The workflow permits vitals capture and storage and creation of a comprehensive patient record in which the workstation can operate in a... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070185391 - Home diagnostic system: A diagnostic system is disclosed. In one embodiment, the system includes i) an input interface for use by a person to submit user profile data, physical data and psychological data to the system, the physical data representing heart rate, blood pressure, and other biophysical parameters of the person, the psychological... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070185392 - Method and device for indicating moisture content of skin: A device for providing an indication of moisture present in skin of a user includes a device body including a skin contact portion. A sensor circuit is located in the device body. The sensor circuit is configured to produce an output signal having a signal value that corresponds to moisture... Agent: The Procter & Gamble Company Intellectual Property Division - West Bldg.

20070185393 - System for measuring vital signs using an optical module featuring a green light source: The invention provides a system for measuring vital signs from a patient that includes: 1) a first sensor including a first electrode that measures a first electrical signal from the patient; 2) a second sensor including a second electrode that measures a second electrical signal from the patient; and 3)... Agent: Triage Wireless, Inc. Matthew John Banet

20070185394 - Living body optical measurement apparatus: A measurement chair 7 is provided with a chair seat portion 8, a backrest portion 9, a pair of armrest portions 10, a pillow portion 11 provided at the upper portion of the backrest portion 9, a desk 12 provided on both armrest portions 10 and a jaw receiving portion... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070185395 - Method for implementation of a medical examination on a patient using a configurable medical examination apparatus: In a method for implementation of a medical examination on a patient using a configurable medical examination apparatus, a reconstruction document is loaded into the program controller of the examination apparatus, and the reconstruction document is stored in a basic measurement forming the basis of an intended repeat measurement, and... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20070185396 - Integrated multi-rail imaging system: The imaging system can comprise a plurality of elongated rails, a scanhead assembly, and a small animal mount assembly. The scanhead assembly is selectively mounted onto a first rail and is constructed and arranged for movement in a linear bi-directional manner along the longitudinal axis of the first rail. The... Agent: Needle & Rosenberg, P.C.

20070185398 - Medical device magnetic guidance/position detection system: A medical-device magnetic guiding position detecting system that can prevent a decrease in the strength of a position detecting magnetic field in an operating area of a medical device is provided. The medical-device magnetic guiding position detecting system includes a medical device that is disposed in the body of a... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070185397 - Two-stage calibration of medical probes: A probe for insertion into the body of a subject includes a sensor, a first microcircuit, which stores first calibration data with respect to the sensor, and a first connector at the proximal end of the probe. A probe adapter includes a second connector, which mates with the first connector,... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20070185399 - Apparatus, method, and medium for measuring body fat using a near infrared signal: A portable body fat measurement apparatus using a near infrared ray, the apparatus including a near infrared sensor to receive a second near infrared ray reflected from a body part of a user after the body part is irradiated with a first near infrared ray, and to convert the second... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070185401 - Blood pressure measurement: The diastolic blood pressure and a systolic blood pressure of a vertebrate are measured using an inflatable pressure cuff disposed about a limb of the vertebrate and connected to an inflation device through a single conduit. A pressure sensor is pneumatically connected to the cuff through the same common conduit.... Agent: Marjama & Bilinski LLP

20070185400 - Method and apparatus for determination of central aortic pressure: Methods for determining central systolic pressure are disclosed. A first method determines the time of peak in a measured carotid waveform and then determines the pressure in a measured radial waveform at the corresponding time. A second method utilises only a measured radial waveform. The waveform is analysed to determine... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20070185402 - Airbag having a stable pressure release device operated with a sphygmomanometer: An airbag having a stable pressure release device operated with a sphygmomanometer includes a casing having an interconnecting pipe with a solenoid valve for discharging air from an airbag and an air escape valve for discharging air at a low airflow, when measuring blood pressure. The airflow is adjusted for... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070185403 - Structure for stabilizing the pressure release of a pressurizing device of a sphygmomanometer: A structure for stabilizing the pressure release of a pressurizing device of a sphygmomanometer includes a valve having an air channel with an end connected to a pressurizing member and another end to an airbag, and the air channel is connected to an interconnecting pipe that is integrally formed with... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070185404 - Robotic surgical system and method for diagnostic data mapping: A method of generating a diagnosis map of at least a portion of the heart includes inserting an electrode within the portion of a heart, robotically moving the electrode therein, measuring electrophysiology information at a point on the surface of the heart, associating the measured electrophysiology information with position information... Agent: Sjm/afd-wiley

20070185405 - System, method and device for aiding in the diagnosis of respiratory dysfunction: A system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of a respiratory dysfunction is described. More particularly, a system and method for aiding in the diagnosis of one or more pulmonary embolisms is described. The system and method described herein include a plurality of sensors, a thermal control system, and... Agent: Kevin Farrell Pierce Atwood

20070185406 - Systems and methods for processing pulmonary function data: The invention provides improved methods for analysis of data obtained from certain pulmonary testing procedures, in particular from whole body plethysmography or from the forced oscillation technique. The improved computer-implemented methods automatically recognize data that has been distored by patient behaviors during testing. This invention also provides computer systems that... Agent: Winston & Strawn LLP Patent Department

20070185407 - Method and apparatus for brain wave fluctuations analysis: The present invention applies computer techniques to the power spectrum analysis of brain wave signals, wherein the power spectrum fluctuations of supra-slow wave is obtained by selecting the maximum value of the power amplitude within 0.5 and 50 Hz and performing multiple analysis of the power spectrum and frequency spectrum,... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070185408 - Decision support system to detect the presence of artifacts in patients monitoring signals using morphograms: A method for monitoring a patient (110) includes determining (114) convex hulls for pairs of monitored signals from the patient, and determining whether a perturbation has occurred (115, 116) in one or more of the convex hulls. This exemplary embodiment (110) can also include alerting an operator that a clinically... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070185409 - Method and system for determining an operable stimulus intensity for nerve conduction testing: The described embodiments relate generally to methods, systems and apparatus for automatic nerve stimulation and for determining an operable stimulus intensity for nerve conduction testing. The method of determining an operable stimulus intensity for nerve conduction testing comprises: repeatedly stimulating a body portion adjacent a nerve at an increasing stimulus... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070185410 - Multiple collection kit for stool laboratory examination: “MULTIPLE COLLECTION KIT FOR STOOL LABORATORY EXAMINATION”, consisting of a set of vials (10) for the collection or storage of collected stool specimens and a specimen concentrator container (20), being each of the collection vials (10) equipped with its own specimen collection scoop (7) and a closing cap (6) adapted... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070185411 - Biopsy needle and method: A biopsy needle, where at least a portion thereof is configured from a non-ferrous and/or non-conductive material that reduces or eliminates MRI artifact while retaining desirable levels of strength and the ability to resist significant bending loads.... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070185412 - Method and apparatus for penetrating tissue: An improved penetrating tissue system is provided that reduces pain when penetrating tissue by providing controlled depth and velocity of penetration, stimulation and pressure to the targeted tissue without breaching a sterile enviromnent. The system has user interfaces, human interfaces and low volume sample chambers.... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070185413 - Guide wire assembly: A guide wire assembly (1) includes a guide wire (2) having a main body section (22), a front-end angular section (21) and a base-end angular section (23). The guide wire assembly (1) further includes a storage section for storing the guide wire (2) inside a hollow section of a substantially... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070185415 - Steerable guide wire with torsionally stable tip: A steerable guide wire includes a core wire having a proximal end and a distal end. A braided filament is affixed to the distal end of the core wire. An outer coil surrounds at least a portion of the core wire and the braided filament. A proximal end of the... Agent: O'melveny & Myers LLP

20070185414 - Wire guide having distal coupling tip: A coupling wire guide for intracorporeal procedures that may be coupled to a previously introduced wire guide, thereby permitting introduction of the coupling wire guide separately and identically in a manner that is both reliable as well as traceable. One embodiment of the wire guide includes a main body having... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070185416 - Wire guide having distal coupling tip: A coupling wire guide is structured to be slidably coupled to a previously introduced wire guide, and is also well suited for stand-alone use. The coupling wire guide generally includes a main body having a distal end and a coupling tip connection to the distal end. The coupling tip includes... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20070185417 - Pelvic floor function diagnostic and therapeutic station and uses thereof: The instant invention provides a pelvic floor function diagnostic and therapeutic station, which includes a vaginal/ano-rectal plug and station. The important components of the station are a catheter holder with a pressure measuring (sleeve sensor or other alterative) to measure the constrictor function of the pelvic floor muscle, a vertical... Agent: Benjamin Aaron Adler Adler & Associates

20070179333 - Magnetic field applicator system: A magnetic field applicator system wherein a plurality of magnets are generally fixed within an applicator base, each of the plurality of magnets having a magnetic axis at an angle different to other magnets in the plurality of magnets. The magnetic axis may be random with respect to others within... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20070179334 - Sleep aid: A sleep aid device for inducing and/or maintaining sleep which includes a fluid-filled mattress, a fluid pump sealably connected to the mattress, and a control module. The fluid pump modulates fluid into and/or out of the mattress, which may simulate the feel and/or sound of a human breathing. Also, the... Agent: Advantia Law Group

20070179335 - Methods and devices for percutaneously modifying organs to treat patients: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for implantation into the walls of an organ such as the stomach. Deformable or inflatable anchors with a connector between are used to pull the walls of the organ together, or to implant devices in the wall of the organ. Also disclosed are surgical instruments... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070179336 - Massaging appliance: Rod-shaped massaging appliance with an essentially cylindrical end piece, with a wall or shell made of a rubber-elastic material forming the outer surface of the end piece and with a drive unit for generating movement on the end piece.... Agent: Hoffman Wasson & Gitler, P.c Crystal Center 2, Suite 522

20070179337 - Penile illuminating and extending equipment & method: Penile illuminating and extending equipment includes a plurality of light emitting diodes and a penile stretching device. The diodes are positioned on a mounting structure in a manner to illuminate a penis with light emitted from the diodes along the penis' length and circumference.... Agent: Connors Associates

20070179338 - Endoscope inserting direction detecting method and endoscope inserting direction detecting system: At step S1, a red image is acquired from among red, green, and blue images constituting a received endoscopic image. At step S2, M sampling-pixels (where M denotes an integer equal to or larger than 1) are selected from the data of the red image. At step S3, a gradient... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20070179340 - Method and devices for minimally invasive arthroscopic procedures: A device with a flexible member configured to take on a curvilinear profile can be used to perform arthroscopic procedures. The device can be used to perform such procedures through two access ports, providing visualization and access to the entire site of the procedure, e.g. hip joint, without switching cannulated... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070179339 - Self-propelled endoscopic device: An endoscopic device for autonomous locomotion through a body cavity with a predetermined direction, the device comprising a tubular body constructed of a relatively elastic material that extends between two, preferably, the front and rear, end portions, respectively. The tubular body includes an anchor for temporarily and alternately attaching the... Agent: Pollack, P.C.

20070179341 - Endoscope system: In the endoscope system 1, a tissue recovery device 3 that recovers tissue is directly mounted on an endoscope 2. The tissue recovery device 3 has a filter portion, and the filter portion is inserted so as to traverse the conduit of the suction conduit 20 that passes inside the... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070179342 - Wireless laryngoscope with internal antennae and one piece construction adapted for laryngoscopy training: A wireless laryngoscope has a first and a second handle portion coupled together defining an internal cavity and combining to form a handle assembly. The laryngoscope further includes a first and a second blade portion coupled together and defining an internal cavity in at least a portion thereof and combining... Agent: Blynn L. Shideler The Blk Law Group

20070179343 - Suction retraction surgical instrument: A suction retraction surgical instrument retracts tissue and removes smoke, fluid, debris and other matter from a surgical site. The instrument includes an elongate body having a proximal section, a distal section and a central section. A vacuum or suction channel is defined within the elongate body. The instrument includes... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070179344 - Device to permit offpump beating heart coronary bypass surgery: A heart retractor links lifting of the heart and regional immobilization which stops one part of the heart from moving to allow expeditious suturing while permitting other parts of the heart to continue to function whereby coronary surgery can be performed on a beating heart while maintaining cardiac output unabated... Agent: Law Office Of Alan W. Cannon

20070179345 - Retraction of the left atrial appendage: A clamp is provided for attachment to the left atrial appendage (LAA). The clamp can be locked in a closed position so as to remain in place on the LAA. After being attached to the LAA, the clamp can be moved to a desired position such that the LAA can... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark, LLP

20070179346 - Ophthalmic sulcus speculum: Devices in accordance with certain embodiments of the present sulcus speculum are designed to be placed into the sulcus of an eye to perform one or more of the following functions: evacuation of fluid, opening of the lids, and application of drugs such as anesthetic or antibiotics. The present devices... Agent: John H. Thomas, PC

20070179360 - Apparatus for measurement of body composition: An apparatus for measurement of an individual's body composition includes a pressure mat configured to fully support an adult supine patient and to provide a series of pressure readings at a series of cells over the surface of the pressure mat and then electronically transmits the readings to a computer... Agent: Boyle Fredrickson Newholm Stein & Gratz, S.c.

20070179355 - Mobile self-management compliance and notification method, system and computer program product: A remote interactive method, system and computer program product is provided for self-managing a person's regular lifestyle needs through controlled notification and feedback. The invention provides a simple, cost effective and flexible self-management and compliance scheme that does not require third party intervention or treatment options typical with immediate-response or... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20070179354 - Apparatus for determining association variables: An apparatus, and related method, for determining one or more association variables is described. The apparatus includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one program module. The program module is stored in the memory and is configurable to be executed by the processor. The program... Agent: Steven Stupp

20070179348 - Biochip scanning device for portable electronic products: A biochip scanning device for a portable electronic product at least comprises a signal scanning module, a signal processing module and a data processing module; said signal scanning module scanning and reading a first signal of a biochip disposed on a surface, or under a skin or inside a body,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070179352 - Device for displaying data relevant for a diabetic patient: This invention relates to a device comprising a display for displaying graphics, text and/or combinations thereof, a processor (230) that is interfaced with said display, wherein the processor is configured to cause the display to display in a diagram, which diagram comprises a time axis indicating time relative to a... Agent: Novo Nordisk, Inc. Patent Department

20070179358 - Device for increased compliance with diabetes monitoring tests: A device for increasing the compliance of a patient to a diabetes monitoring protocol. The device comprises a glucose measurement device and an entertainment device. Any glucose measurement device can be used, such as a test-strip reader, a breath analyzer, or a spectrometer. The entertainment device is any audio-visual playback... Agent: Etherton Law Group, LLC

20070179359 - Healthy city living guide and related functionality for managing health: Techniques are described for managing a user's health. In various embodiments, these techniques include a receiving a caloric request and a resting metabolic rate, computing an expended number of calories based on the user's resting metabolic rate and physical activity performed by the user, computing a consumed number of calories... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP Patent-sea

20070179347 - Medical data display: A method of displaying medical data, particularly data representative of the condition of patients suffering from chronic medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes and hypertension. The display consists of two graphical elements, one of which indicates the current value of a parameter indicative of the patient's condition, this being displayed... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070179353 - Medical probe with consistent action: A probe for intermittent contacting a patient body with a predetermined speed and force. Initially, the probe is recessed inside the device which is brought in contact with the patient body, while keeping the probe from making a contact with the patient. On a command from an operator or control... Agent: Jacob Fraden Advanced Monitors Corporation

20070179350 - Method for enhanced performance training: A method for enhanced exercise training or performance utilizing intentional controlled tachypnea and somatic sensory alkalosis biofeedback training to maintain an essentially non-acidic state during exercise. A trainee is instructed to decrease measured transcutaneous CO2 levels by increased ventilation and to correlate measured transcutaneous CO2 levels with subjective somatic symptoms.... Agent: Gallagher & Dawsey Co., L.p.a.

20070179356 - Programmable devices, systems and methods for encouraging the monitoring of medical parameters: Programmable health monitoring devices, systems, and methods for the monitoring of medical parameters are disclosed. An illustrative health monitoring device can include reward circuitry including a reward algorithm or routine for encouraging the monitoring of medical parameters, and a communications interface for transmitting and/or receiving reward data and/or medical data... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20070179361 - Remote health management system: A system and method that remotely accesses and diagnoses the medical condition of an individual patient and of each patient in a group of patients and provides treatment based upon the diagnoses of the individual patient and the risk stratification the individual patient assumes in the group of patients.... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20070179357 - System and method for providing baseline data for automated patient management: A system and method for providing baseline data for automated patient management is disclosed. A patient is identified for enrollment in automated patient management with information including at least one of treatment profile and medical history. Device measures are collected to provide raw physiometry for the patient regularly recorded by... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20070179349 - System and method for providing goal-oriented patient management based upon comparative population data analysis: A system and method for providing goal-oriented patient management based upon comparative population data analysis is presented. At least one therapy goal is defined to manage a disease state. A patient population is selected sharing at least one characteristic with an individual patient presenting with indications of the disease state.... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20070179351 - System and method for providing individually tailored health-promoting information: A system and method for providing to an individual certain information which is relevant to that individual's health status. More specifically, the invention relates to a system and method for providing information relevant to an individual's health status and wherein the information provided is chosen on the basis of not... Agent: James C. Eaves Jr. Greenebaum Doll & Mcdonald PLLC

20070179363 - Apparatus for determining association variables: An apparatus, and related method, for determining one or more association variables is described. The apparatus includes at least one processor, at least one memory, and at least one program module. The program module is stored in the memory and is configurable to be executed by the processor. The program... Agent: Steven Stupp

20070179362 - Method of feedbacking physical condition of fetus and gravida automatically: A method and an instrument feed back the physical condition monitored from the fetus and the gravida automatically. Various monitoring methods are adopted to automatically set up monitoring intervals and time points. While the physical condition detected is good, it keeps the preset monitoring time intervals; if the feedback condition... Agent: Hdsl

20070179364 - Method of classifying gerd: The present invention relates to a method of diagnosing GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease) in a human subject suspected to have GERD which comprises grading the endoscopic status and the symptomatic status of the human subject with individual grading parameters, and combining said grading parameters into a single parameter. The present... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20070179366 - Apparatus and method for monitoring tissue vitality parameters: Apparatus for determining the oxygenation state of at least one tissue element, comprising: a) illumination means for illuminating said tissue element with an illuminating radiation at a predetermined wavelength via at least one illumination location with respect to said tissue element, said illuminating radiation being at a wavelength within the... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070179367 - Method and apparatus for noninvasively estimating a property of an animal body analyte from spectral data: A method and apparatus for calibration development using clustering is disclosed. More particularly, the invention relates to subsequent calibration development using clusters that are individually interference compensated and to subsequent estimation. Estimation of analyte property values from data, such as noninvasive spectra, is improved by a calibration method that uses... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20070179365 - Method for monitoring body fluids: A method of monitoring at least one fluid compartment of a body comprising: illuminating the skin with light that stimulates photoacoustic waves in the skin; and using the photoacoustic waves to measure change in the volume of the fluid compartment.... Agent: Wolf, Block, Schorr & Solis-cohen LLP

20070179368 - Method of recognizing abnormal tissue using the detection of early increase in microvascular blood content: The present invention, in one aspect, relates to a method for examining a target for tumors or lesions using what is referred to as “Early Increase in microvascular Blood Supply” (EIBS) that exists in tissues that are close to, but are not themselves, the abnormal tissue and in tissues that... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070179369 - System and method for detection of unstable oxygen saturation: Methods and systems are described for simplified detection of unstable oxygen saturation of a patient by analysis of statistical variations in blood oxygen. One method for automatic detection of unstable oxygen saturation of a patient using a pulse oximeter comprises receiving at least a single time series input of oxygen... Agent: Nellcor Puritan Bennett LLC C/o Fletcher Yoder PC

20070179370 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070179372 - Analyte monitoring device and methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor has, for example, a substrate, a recessed channel formed in the substrate, and conductive material disposed in the recessed channel to form a working electrode. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20070179371 - Patches, systems, and methods for non-invasive glucose measurement: Described here are patches, systems, and methods for measuring glucose. In general, the patches comprise a microfluidic collection layer and a detector, and the systems comprise a patch and a measurement device. Some methods for measuring glucose comprise cleaning the skin surface, collecting sweat from the skin surface using a... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070179373 - Integrated patch and assay device with visual detection means: Methods and apparatus for collecting a fluid sample using an integrated collection device are disclosed. The integrated collection device includes an analyte detector and a gradient means to actively and rapidly drive the transport of a sample fluid from the point of contact to the point of detection and reading.... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20070179374 - Implantable electrodes having zirconium nitride coatings: An implantable medical electrode comprising an electrode substrate having an exterior surface, and a zirconium nitride coating disposed over the exterior surface.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070179375 - Method for mapping a tubular region near the heart: A method is provided for mapping electrical activity within a tubular region of or near the heart having a inner circumference, such as a pulmonary vein. The method comprises inserting into the heart a distal end of a mapping catheter. The mapping catheter comprises an elongated tubular catheter body having... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070179376 - Electrode array and system for detecting signals for electrocardiograms: An electrode array is provided for a system for recording electrocardiogram signals. The array includes a sheet-like holding element, with a first electrode, a second electrode and a third electrode for connection to the skin of a patient. The electrodes are arranged at the holding element. A transmitting device is... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070179378 - Mapping catheter as well as mapping catheter apparatus and associated method: The invention relates to a mapping catheter for determination of data of an area of an organ embodied as a flat surface, especially of the heart, to be presented graphically, with at least one thermosensor essentially aligned in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the mapping catheter for determination... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070179377 - Elastic image registration: Image registration very often used to be a tedious task which had Si to be performed manually. According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a non-rigid image registration by an iterative refinement process based on a combination of landmarks with similarity values is proposed. Advantageously, a very fast... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070179379 - Use of focused ultrasound for vascular sealing: An ultrasonic applicator unit (2) is used diagnostically to locate a puncture wound (316) in an artery and then therapeutically to seal the puncture wound with high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU). A control unit (6) coupled to the applicator unit includes a processor (74) that automates the procedure, controlling various... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070179380 - Interventional deployment and imaging system: Needle deployment and imaging system includes a sheath, an imaging core, and interventional core. The imaging core and interventional core are received in first and second axial passages in the sheath and at least one of said cores will be removable and replaceable within the sheath. The imaging core may... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070179381 - Arrangement and method for assessing tissue qualities: An arrangement and method for imaging and/or measuring tissue qualities, such as tissue thickness, tissue surface roughness and degree of tissue fiber linearization. The arrangement includes at least one light generating element, at least one light detecting element, a probe with an extension, and possibly a control apparatus including a... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070179382 - Device and method for recording and representing images of a test object: It is the object of an arrangement and a method for the recording and reproduction of images of an object to be examined to record the images of the object to be examined with reduced light stress and lower expenditure on adjustments and to generate secondary images which are substantially... Agent: Reed Smith, LLP Attn: Patent Records Department

20070179383 - Methods of identifying and/or assessing cardiac arrhythmias using an implantable medical device: Apparatus using one or more modes of statistical analysis with one or more monitored parameters of a patient's heart to identify and/or assess arrhythmias. Through use of the one or more modes of statistical analysis, a medical professional can be aided during evaluation of patient data for diagnosis of the... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070179386 - Apparatus for evaluating a patient's hemodynamic status using heart-lung interaction: Apparatus for evaluating a mechanically ventilated patient's hemodynamic status, adapted to provide a respiratory variation diagram of a hemodynamic variable, and being capable of deriving the value of a hemodynamic parameter for each mechanical breath cycle as well as an assessment of its suitability for the hemodynamic analysis on basis... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070179385 - Method for continuous baroreflex sensitivity measurement: A medical device and method for determining baroreflex sensitivity (BRS) based on one or more respiration cycles. The BRS determination may be performed continuously based on measurements of heart rate, blood pressure, and respiration cycles.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070179384 - Methods of distinguishing between vasoconstriction and vasodiltation as a cause of hypotension: The present invention relates to the use of the arterial pressure waveform recorded invasively or non-invasively, to distinguish between compensatory vasoconstriction with low cardiac output on the one hand from vasodilation from more severe organ damage on the other, as a cause of hypotension in acute emergencies. The waveforms may... Agent: J David Dainow Abelman Frayne And Schwab

20070179387 - Method and apparatus for measuring reserves of a periodically changing system: A device is disclosed to determine functionality of the periodically changing system, to generate a functionality diagram and to measure and display functionality in said diagram. The device further measures efficiency and resource reserves of the system be comparison with efficiency and resource reference frames to determine deterioration and/or improvement... Agent: Horst Erhard Kunig

20070179390 - Global cardiac performance: The present invention is related to implantable cardiac devices such as pacemakers and defibrillators that deliver cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), and to a method of optimizing acquisition of impedance signals between electrodes present on implanted lead systems. This system then automatically determines which electrodes or electrode combinations acquire impedance waveforms... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20070179388 - Methods and systems of implanting a medical implant for improved signal detection: A device and method of implanting a device for cardiac monitoring including a device can with one or more electrodes and one or more conductive bodies with one or more electrodes. The device may be implanted by measuring sequential surface ECG signals and identifying locations which produce signals having large... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20070179389 - Urinalysis for the early detection of and recovery from worsening heart failure: A system and method of detecting decompensation of heart failure for a patient includes urinalysis to determine the change in physical and/or chemical composition of a patient's urine over time. The change in chemical and/or physical composition of the patient's urine is used to infer the onset of decompensation. Optionally,... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070179391 - Method and apparatus for the collection of physiological electrical potentials: An apparatus, method and system for collection of physiological electrical potential signals. In one embodiment, an apparatus for use in measuring electrical potentials in a subject (e.g. an animal or a human), having an amplifier being removably mountable to a ground electrode and electrically coupled to at least two signal... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070179392 - Rejection of noises caused by postural changes during acute myocardial infarction detection: A system comprising a processor that includes a cardiac signal vector module and an ischemia detection module. The cardiac signal vector module is configured to measure a first dominant vector corresponding to a direction and magnitude of maximum signal power of a first segment of at least one cardiac cycle... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070179393 - Method and apparatus for synthetically detecting ventricular fibrillation: The present application discloses a complexity-based method for synthetically detecting ventricular fibrillation, which centers on complexity calculations while incorporating a plurality of feature values and thus differentiates more effectively among various types of ECG signals. The method further modifies the complexity algorithm, making it more adapted to reflecting characteristics of... Agent: Bingham Mccutchen LLP

20070179394 - Large diameter plethysmograph: A plethysmograph is described that includes a reference chamber having a top wall, a bottom wall, a barrier wall spaced beneath the bottom wall, a continuous side wall having a lower edge, and a first continuous flange with a lower edge below the bottom wall and above the barrier wall;... Agent: William J. Mason Maccord Mason PLLC

20070179395 - System and method for assessment of sleep: A method and system for characterizing breathing in an organism are disclosed. The method acquires data values indicative of periodic respiratory function, for example, tracheal sound envelope data acquired during a period of time associated with a sleep period of the organism. The method defines a first subset of data... Agent: John Sotos

20070179396 - Method and system for detecting and classifying facial muscle movements: A method of detecting and classifying facial muscle movements, comprising the steps of: receiving bio-signals from at least one bio-signal detector; and applying at least one facial muscle movement-detection algorithm to a portion of the bio-signals affected by a predefined type of facial muscle movement in order to detect facial... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070179397 - Probes, systems, and methods for examining tissue according to the dielectric properties thereof: The present invention relates to probes, systems, and methods for tissue characterization by its dielectric properties, wherein a physical feature of the probe is designed to define and delimit a tissue volume, at a tissue edge, where characterization takes place. Thus, the probe for tissue-edge characterization comprises: a first inner... Agent: Martin D. Moynihan Prtsi, Inc.

20070179399 - Measurement of eeg reactivity: The invention relates to a method and apparatus for assessing the reactivity observable in a certain physiological signal, especially the EEG signal, of a comatose subject. In order to obtain an objective and a reliable measure of the reactivity automatically and without the presence of a trained EEG specialist, a... Agent: Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, LLP

20070179398 - Method for assessing the accuracy of test results: A method for developing and validating a quality assessment for a test is provided. A test method is also provided, which assesses the accuracy of a test. The methods include performing a behavioral test on a subject to measure a psychometric quantity, measuring one or more quality indicators, the quality... Agent: Intellectual Property Group Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.

20070179400 - Apparatus and method for medical measurement: A measuring device for medical applications in at least one exemplary embodiment includes a first part provided with measuring means for measuring data of a patient, and a second part provided with communication means for sending the data. In at least one exemplary embodiment, the second part is connected to... Agent: Cahn & Samuels LLP

20070179401 - Biopsy device with replaceable probe incorporating static vacuum source dual valve sample stacking retrieval and saline flush: A biopsy device and method are provided for obtaining a tissue sample, such as a breast tissue biopsy sample. The biopsy device includes a disposable probe assembly with an outer cannula having a distal piercing tip, a cutter lumen, and a cutter tube that rotates and translates past a side... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, LLC

20070179403 - Coaxial cannula provided with a sealing element: The invention relates to a coaxial cannula for extracting samples from tissue comprising a biopsy needle unit provided with a space for sample extraction and a sample separation unit which coaxially encompasses the biopsy needle on an external wall and is longitudinally movable. The inventive coaxial cannula comprises a sealing... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20070179402 - Disposition introduced to sample collector for biopsy and similars: A practical and innovating sample collector for biopsies in the field of medical diagnosis. The present invention is a model which contains an interchangeable connector system which allows for the usage of needles of the most diversified models, marks, sizes and diameters existing in the market. The present invention enables... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20070179404 - Fully integrated wearable or handheld monitor: An arrangement comprises a housing containing one or more components configured for at least one of body fluid sampling and analysis. The arrangement includes a housing containing one or more components configured for at least one of body fluid sampling and analysis, and a body attachment element. The housing and... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070179406 - Integrated lancet and bodily fluid sensor: A lancing device integrated with a sensing strip and method of making and using the same are provided. A lance and analyte sensing strip are combined in a single, preferably disposable, device. In a preferred embodiment, a slot is provided in a support member so the lance can be engaged... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070179405 - Multi-site body fluid sampling and analysis cartridge: An arrangement includes a housing, a plurality of sampling and analysis sites contained within the housing, each of the sampling and analysis sites having a skin-penetration member having a first end configured to pierce the skin, and an inner lumen in communication with the first end, an actuator operatively associated... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070179407 - Closed blood sampling system with isolated pressure monitoring: A closed blood sampling system within a pressure monitoring line having a control valve that enables a clearance reservoir to be isolated from the pressure column when no samples are being taken. The valve is a stopcock-like device that includes a rotating valve member and attached control handle with clear... Agent: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation

20070179409 - Apparatus and method for assessing loads on adjacent bones: An apparatus (10) that utilizes microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) technology to provide an in vivo assessment of loads on adjacent bones (24 and 26) comprises a body (34) for insertion between the adjacent bones. At least one sensor (42) is associated with the body (34). The sensor (42) generates an output... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070179408 - Method and system to determine an optimal tissue compression time to implant a surgical element: A method for determining an optimal compression of tissue to apply a surgical element has the steps of applying a load to the tissue. The method has the step of determining a reactive load applied by the tissue in response to the load. The method also has the step of... Agent: United States Surgical, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20070179410 - Cervigage: A measurement device for measuring the diameter and of a cervical os, including a first connector for connecting to a first portion of the cervical os, a second connector for connecting to a second portion of the cervical os, an expandable device positioned between the first connector and the second... Agent: Wilson Daniel Swayze, Jr