Surgery inventions 03/08

20080076969 - Methods for modifying control software of electronic medical devices: The present invention provides methods for modifying, upgrading, or otherwise revising control software, instructions, or algorithms of an electronic medical device. A portable memory device, such as a Smart Card or the like is used to provide information for modifying the control software to the electronic medical device.... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080076974 - Biological information detection sensor device: It is an object of the present invention to provide a biological information detection sensor system which can be easily replaced. The present invention relates to a biological information detection sensor system having an adhesive tape including an adhesive surface which is provided with an adhesive material and a surface... Agent: Eric Robinson

20080076975 - Method and implantable device with reservoir array for pre-clinical in vivo testing: Methods of pre-clinical animal testing to monitor physiological parameters of test animals following exposure of molecules sealed in reservoirs on implanted devices. The test molecules are exposed to physiological fluid of the animal. The molecules can be configured as a sensor chemistry that reacts with the physiological fluid. The molecules... Agent: Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

20080076973 - Remote health care system with treatment verification: Disclosed are methods for remote health care treatment verification. The methods include determining a medical plan including at least a medical procedure that is self administered. The methods further include establishing a communications link, supporting the transmission of video information from the patient to a medical professional, between the medical... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080071131 - Radiation therapy system and method for adapting an irradiation field: A radiation therapy system for irradiating a target volume with a particle beam is provided. The radiation therapy system includes a radiation source that is operable to output an adjustable irradiation field that includes a particle beam that is scanned point by point over the target volume. A 3D imaging... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080071133 - In vivo for improving diastolic ventricular function: The present invention provides an anatomically-compatible and physiologically-compatible in vivo device for improving diastolic function of either the left or right ventricle of the heart, comprising at least one air-impermeable sheet that is capable of being operatively connected to the external ventricular surface of the heart by means of one... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080071136 - Method and apparatus for environmental setting and data for environmental setting: A space is set substantially in a tropical rain forest type environment to activate human's essential brain region and realize an environment suitable for the human's brain by arranging a device for setting the tropical rain forest type environment based on characteristics of activating human's essential brain region responsive to... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20080071138 - Therapeutic devices for the treatment of various conditions of a female individual: This invention relates to devices targeted to resolving various conditions of a female patient in need thereof, the conditions being female sexual dysfunction and urinary incontinence. The present disclosure provides for a device which incorporates a variety of elements in an effort to treat certain conditions of a female individual... Agent: Catalyst Law Group, Apc

20080071132 - Brachytherapy apparatus and method for treating tissue forming an internal body cavity: A brachytherapy apparatus and method are provided for treating tissue forming an internal body cavity, such as an excised breast or brain tumor bed. The apparatus has at least one outer wall that is movable between (i) a retracted position spaced inwardly relative to tissue forming the internal body cavity,... Agent: Mccarter & English LLP Cityplace I

20080071134 - In vivo device for assisting and improving diastolic ventricular function: The present invention is primarily directed towards an anatomically-compatible and physiologically-compatible in vivo device for improving diastolic function of either the left or right ventricle of the heart, wherein said device comprises at least one elastic component in the form of a lattice capable of being arranged in a curved... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080071135 - System and method for assisted partitioning of body conduits: A treatment strategy for treatment of elevated pressure in a body conduit, such as a pulmonary vein, with a prosthetic partitioning device for placement in and/or about pulmonary veins is described, as well as delivery systems, and strategies for use thereof. A control device is configured to transmit signals to... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080071137 - Biofeedback method and apparatus: The invention is directed to a method and apparatus for relieving stress using biofeedback techniques. In embodiments, the method and system are used according to a specified regimen to enable a user to achieve a relaxed state. The apparatus comprises a sensor 10 wirelessly connected to a CPU 20, which... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella Harper & Scinto

20080071139 - Capsule endoscope and intrasubject medical system using same: A capsule endoscope includes a string that has one end attached to a main body of the capsule endoscope and another end secured at a predetermined position, and a wind-up unit that is provided in the main body of the capsule endoscope to bring out and wind up the string.... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080071141 - Method and apparatus for measuring attributes of an anatomical feature during a medical procedure: An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a measurement subsystem that enables a user easily to obtain in vivo measurements of anatomical features in the body during an endoscopic procedure. The system receives user inputs specifying a plurality of locations corresponding to an anatomical feature of a body during an endoscopic... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080071140 - Method and apparatus for tracking a surgical instrument during surgery: An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a tracking subsystem to capture data representing positions and orientations of a flexible endoscope during an endoscopic procedure, to allow coregistration of live endoscopic video with intra-operative and/or pre-operative scan images. Positions and orientations of the endoscope are detected using one or more sensors... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080071143 - Multi-dimensional navigation of endoscopic video: An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a multi-dimensional video generation module that enables a user to visually navigate captured endoscopic video with six degrees of freedom. This capability provides the user with control of a virtual camera (point of view) that can be translated in three orthogonal axes in 3-D... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080071142 - Visual navigation system for endoscopic surgery: An endoscopic surgical navigation system comprises a data acquisition subsystem, a tracking subsystem, a registration subsystem, a data processing subsystem and a user interface subsystem. The data acquisition subsystem inputs intra-operative scan data from a medical scanning device during an endoscopic procedure. The tracking subsystem captures data representing positions and... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080071144 - Novel enhanced higher definition endoscope: Novel enhanced high definition endoscopy is facilitated by multiple illumination sources and a plurality of illumination sources and a plurality of illumination zones, whereby improved images are generated and image date output is communicated to eye pieces, computer screens, cameras and other known apparatus mitigating shadows and other artifacts. Processes,... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080071145 - Support clamp for retractor bar stock of generally rectangular cross-section: A clamp is used to attach generally rectangular bar stock, such as existing Bookwalter/Codman rings, to a post in a surgical retractor system. The clamp interacts with corners of the ring at any of a wide range of widths and thicknesses, while still retaining a simple and intuitive tightening action... Agent: ShewchukIPServices

20080071146 - System and method for monitoring orthopaedic implant data: A system and method for monitoring implant sensor data includes an orthopaedic implant, a patient exercise machine, and an antenna coupled to the patient exercise machine. The orthopaedic implant includes a sensor and a transmitter configured to transmit implant sensor data. The antenna is selected from a group of antennas... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080071148 - Glycomic patterns for the detection of disease: This invention relates, in part, to methods and products for the detection of cancer, such as prostate cancer or multiple myeloma. This invention also relates, in part, to methods and products for the detection of prostate disease, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). This invention further relates, in part, to... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080071147 - Method and a device for determining the hydration and/or nutrition status of a patient: The invention relates to the field of monitoring the hydration and/or nutrition status of a patient. According to the invention a method is provided to determine at least one of a mal-hydration component, an adipose tissue component and a lean tissue component of a patient comprising the steps of determining... Agent: Jacobson Holman PLLC

20080071149 - Method and system of representing a medical event: The present invention includes a system and a method of representing a medical event. The method includes the steps of collecting 3D information on an event, identifying a non-linear aspect of the event, determining a non-planar slice of the 3D information that represents the non-linear aspect, and outputting the non-planar... Agent: Schox PLC

20080071152 - Autonomic-nervous state judging device, autonomic-nervous state judging method, and computer program product: An autonomic-nervous state judging device measures an autonomic-nervous index of a subject in sleep at predetermined time intervals. The autonomic-nervous state judging device sets a plurality of cycle frames of a predetermined length each including one sleep cycle, and a judging frame in a cycle frame at a predetermined position.... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080071150 - Collecting activity and sleep quality information via a medical device: A device, such as an implantable medical device (IMD), programming device, or other computing device determines when a patient is attempting to sleep. When the device determines that the patient is attempting to sleep, the device determines values for one or more metrics that indicate the quality of a patient's... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080071151 - Method and apparatus for diagnosing pre-eclampsia: A method is provided that allows a subject to be diagnosed as having one of a variety of hypertensive states, including pre-eclampsia, based on the measurement of a plurality of factors including the level of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1), an obesity factor and optionally one or more additional... Agent: Robert Deberardine Abbott Laboratories

20080071153 - Duo connector patient cable: A patient cable has a duo sensor connector having a first socket section and a second socket section. The first socket section is configured to removably attach a two-wavelength sensor. The second socket section in conjunction with the first socket section is configured to removably attach a multiple wavelength sensor... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080071154 - System and method for practicing spectrophotometry using light emitting nanostructure devices: Embodiments of the present invention relate to a system and method for practicing spectrophotometry using light emitting nanostructures. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention include a physiologic sensor comprising a sensor body configured for placement adjacent pulsatile tissue of a patient, a first light emitting nanostructure device configured to emit... Agent: CovidienIPCounsel - Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions

20080071155 - Congenital heart disease monitor: A congenital heart disease monitor utilizes a sensor capable of emitting multiple wavelengths of optical radiation into a tissue site and detecting the optical radiation after attenuation by pulsatile blood flowing within the tissue site. A patient monitor is capable of receiving a sensor signal corresponding to the detected optical... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080071156 - Transcutaneous 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

20080071157 - Analyte monitoring system and method: Devices and methods for monitoring an analyte are provided. Embodiments include continuous analyte sensors having a high degree of accuracy.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080071158 - Analyte monitoring system and method: Devices and methods for monitoring an analyte are provided. Embodiments include continuous analyte sensors having a high degree of accuracy.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080071159 - Medical electrode: A medical electrode for bonding to the skin of a patient comprises a support which adheres to the skin and a holding element for at least one electrically conducting connection piece, wherein the skin side of the connection piece is covered with an electrically conducting gel, in particular in a... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20080071160 - Displaying a tracheobronchial tree: The invention relates to automatically segmenting and displaying the tracheobronchial tree (400) and displaying clinical values (404) related to the segmented tracheobronchial tree (400).... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080071161 - System and method for tracking healing progress of a wound: A system and method for determining and tracking healing progress of a wound may include receiving a trace of a wound via an electronic display device and a wound depth measurement. A wound volume may be calculated from an area of the trace of the wound and the wound depth... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Attn: Legal Department Intellectual Property

20080071162 - System and method for tracking healing progress of tissue: A system and method for analyzing tissue healing may include an image capture device and a reference color marker of a predetermined color. A processing unit may be in communication with the image capture device, and be configured to receive image data from the image capture device. The image data... Agent: Kinetic Concepts, Inc. Attn: Legal Department Intellectual Property

20080071163 - System and method for magnetic resonance brain scan planning: A method and system for automatic MR brain scan planning is disclosed. The method utilizes a set of 2D orthogonal localizer images to determine scanning planes for 3D diagnostic MR scans. A location of the mid-sagittal plane (MSP) is detected in each of a transversal localizer image and a coronal... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080071164 - Devices and methods for combined optical and magnetic resonance imaging: Optical devices for use with a magnetic resonance imaging breast compression system include light wands and optical adapters that can releasably mate with grids. These devices, and their associated methods, may reduce or eliminate the need for biopsy by allowing for the differentiation of cancerous tumors, non-cancerous tumors, calcifications and... Agent: Lathrop & Gage Lc

20080071165 - Imaging and therapeutic procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome: A system, method and/or apparatus is provided for visualization or imaging of the transverse carpal ligament and surrounding structures/features of a hand of a patient, and treatment of the transverse carpal ligament, particularly, but not necessarily, for performing non-invasive carpal tunnel release. The subject invention utilizes ultrasound waves preferably, but... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck, LLP Chase Tower

20080071166 - Magnetic resonance imaging apparatus and magnetic resonance imaging method: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes an imaging condition setting unit, a data acquisition unit and an image data generating unit. The imaging condition setting unit sets respective imaging conditions corresponding to plural imaging regions. The respective imaging conditions include at least one non-contrast-enhanced imaging condition. The data acquisition unit... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080071167 - Magnetic-resonance image diagnostic apparatus and method of controlling the same: A magnetic resonance imaging diagnostic apparatus includes a generating unit which generates a slice gradient magnetic field, a phase-encode gradient magnetic field and a read-out gradient magnetic field that extend in a slice axis, a phase-encode axis and a read-out axis, respectively, a setting unit which sets a dephase amount... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080071168 - Systems and methods for sensing external magnetic fields in implantable medical devices: Systems and methods for sensing external magnetic fields in implantable medical devices are provided. One aspect of this disclosure relates to an apparatus for sensing magnetic fields. An apparatus embodiment includes a sensing circuit with at least one inductor having a magnetic core that saturates in the presence of a... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080071169 - Methods and apparatus for measuring the internal structure of an object: Various methods and apparatus are described for reducing signal artifacts resulting from reflections from the surface of the object. In one method, a similar paths algorithm is used to create a calibration signal to reduce signal artefacts. In another method, an equivalent location algorithm is used to create calibration data... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080071170 - Fluoroscopy-free guidewire systems and methods: A system (10) includes electromagnetic indicator coils (30) included in surgical devices, examples of surgical devices (20) including guidewires; surgical instruments including dilators, stents, catheters, jejunostomy tubes, and endoscopes; and indicator clips (used for marking a location within patient). An innovative device indicator is attachable to any surgical instrument to... Agent: Shimokaji & Associates, P.C.

20080071171 - Ultrasonic transducer driving circuit and ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: With the aim of quickly returning the voltage of an output line to an ultrasonic transducer from a positive voltage or a negative voltage to the ground voltage and reducing the circuit size, immediately after turning on and turning off of a positive FET in accordance with a positive pulse... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080071172 - Combined 2d pulse-echo ultrasound and optoacoustic signal: The present invention provides an adjunct apparatus to conventional ultrasound systems and method for combining ultrasound images that reflect pulse echo ultrasound properties together with optoacoustic properties of tissues and body fluids as a function of spatial location. The present invention in another aspect consists of the addition of a... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080071173 - Visualizing formation of ablation lesions: Systems and methods for visualizing formation of ablation lesions are provided therein. The systems and methods achieve this by alternately performing ultrasound imaging for a short time interval and performing ablation for a short time interval such that the ultrasound imaging appears to show the ablation occurring in real time.... Agent: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLPIPProsecution Department

20080071174 - Method of displaying elastic image and diagnostic ultrasound system: A method of displaying an elastic image according to the present invention includes the steps of measuring ultrasound cross-section data of a cross-section region of a subject while applying compression to the subject 1 (2, 3, 4), determining distortion of tissue in the cross-section region on the basis of the... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080071175 - Ultrasound system and method for forming ultrasound images: The present invention provides an ultrasound system for forming an ultrasound image by using a plurality of sub-frames, comprising: a plurality of transducers for transmitting and receiving ultrasound signals along a plurality of scan lines to obtain sub-frames; a determination unit for locating a common point where extensions of said... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080071176 - Method and apparatus for performing intra-operative angiography: Method for assessing the patency of a patient's blood vessel, advantageously during or after treatment of that vessel by an invasive procedure, comprising administering a fluorescent dye to the patient; obtaining at least one angiographic image of the vessel portion; and evaluating the at least one angiographic image to assess... Agent: Rissman Jobse Hendricks & Oliverio, LLP

20080071177 - Bioinformation sensor: In a bio-information detecting apparatus, whether detection of heartbeats by a steering wheel sensor is possible is judged. When it is judged that the detection by the steering wheel sensor is impossible, whether detection of heartbeats by an installed-in-seat sensor is possible is judged. In this judgment, a judgment based... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20080071178 - Anchor for an implantable sensor: An anchor for an implantable medical device, for example, and implantable physiologic sensor, includes a proximal hub portion, an intermediate portion extending radially and distally from the hub portion, and a distal portion extending distally from the proximal portion and adapted to engage an inner surface of a target vessel... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20080071179 - Blood pressure measuring apparatus and blood pressure measuring method: This invention provides a blood pressure measuring apparatus capable of deriving an appropriate pressure value even in an environment in which the environmental temperature constantly changes. A blood pressure measuring apparatus has a cuff to be attached to the external ear and its periphery, a signal acquiring unit which acquires... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080071180 - Vital sign detection method and measurement device: A vital sign measurement device includes an occluding device, a motion sensor, and an output unit. The occluding device is adapted to be placed against an anatomical location of a subject, within which is an artery, and to apply a pressure to the anatomical location of the subject to occlude... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080071181 - Heart parameter monitor: An electronic device to measure the level of mental activity of an individual includes measurement structure for measuring the interval between every heart beat of the individual. The device also includes analysis structure that is constructed to perform a series of mathematical calculations ultimately to compute an index number for... Agent: Kolisch Hartwell, P.C.

20080071182 - Systems and methods for arranging and labeling cardiac episodes: Methods and systems for arranging and labeling cardiac episodes based on acquired cardiac episode data are described. Cardiac episodes are algorithmically arranged based on one or more discriminating features of the episode data. A user is presented with at least one episode selected from the arrangement of cardiac episodes. The... Agent: Hollingsworth & Funk, LLC

20080071183 - Method and apparatus for identifying patients with wide qrs complexes: A medical device programmer or other external system capable of programming an implantable CRM device includes a wide-QRS detection and alerting system. Upon detection of a wide QRS complex, a wide-QRS indicator produces a visual indication of the detection using one or more presentation devices such as a display screen... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080071184 - Medical examination apparatus: An apparatus to enable health care providers to perform a number of diagnostic procedures, including listening to the heart, obtaining electrocardiograms and sonograms. A pocket size instrument displays an EKG tracing on its screen simultaneously upon auscultation of the heart. The abdomen may also be investigated by displaying a sonogram.... Agent: David Aker

20080071185 - Periodic breathing during activity: An implantable respiration monitor can detect disordered breathing events that can be categorized, such as according to one or more of sleep, exercise, and resting awake states. The categorized frequency of such events can be compared to independently specifiable thresholds, such as to trigger an alert or responsive therapy, or... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080071186 - Abdominal impedance based body composition meter: There is provided an abdominal impedance based body composition meter capable of estimating a body composition indicator with high accuracy. The body composition meter measures pressing forces by pressing force measuring means (load detection sections 3a, 3b, 3c and 3d) when measuring abdominal impedances by abdominal impedance measuring means (electrodes... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080071187 - Method and apparatus for measuring body fat by using bioelectrical impedance: A method and apparatus for measuring body fat using bioelectrical impedance, that reduces measurement errors and improves repeatability by compensating for variation of a contact voltage caused by variation of an electrode contact area. The method includes: detecting a voltage across the voltage electrodes under a first conditional pressure and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080071188 - Methods for obtaining quick, repeatable and non-invasive bioelectrical signals in living organisms: The present invention is a method for obtaining an electrical signal from a patient that corresponds to a meridian. The present method contemplates locating a dermal area of a patient proximate a meridian. One embodiment of the present invention comprises locating a dermal area by iteratively measuring and comparing the... Agent: Michael F. Krieger Kirton & Mcconkie

20080071189 - Temperature measurement device: A device for non-invasive measurement of the internal temperature of a physical body or thermal resistivity, the body comprising a thermally conductive medium between an internal region with a substantially constant internal temperature and an external surface with a surface temperature. The device comprises: a patch comprising one or more... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080071190 - Timing of ovulation based on vaginal ph: A method of diagnosing ovulation in a female mammal comprises measuring the pH of the ectocervix of the female mammal and comparing the pH measured of the ectocervix to a reference value.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20080071191 - Electromyography system: A method of determining relative neuro-muscular response onset value thresholds for a plurality of spinal nerves, comprising: depolarizing a portion of the patient's cauda equina; and measuring the current intensity level at which a neuro-muscular response to the depolarization of the cauda equina is detected in each of the plurality... Agent: Jonathan Spangler Nu Vasive, Inc.

20080071192 - Autogenous bone collection and delivery system: A selective filtering collection and delivery system for collecting and delivering autogenous bone to and from a surgical site is provided. The selective filtering collection device includes a suction nozzle, suction nozzle assembly and a vacuum source. Disposed in parallel between the suction nozzle assembly and the vacuum source are... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Naughton, Moriarty & Mcnett

20080071193 - Length detection system for biopsy device: A biopsy device for harvesting tissue samples from a body of a living being, e.g. in percutaneous aspiration biopsy, includes a handle unit, a hollow needle comprised in a disposable unit, which is releasably attached to the handle unit, and a sample-receiving device, which is movable in the hollow needle... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080071194 - Performance enhancing coating on intraluminal devices: This invention comprises guidewires, stents and other intraluminal devices having a performance enhancing coating deposited using physical vapor deposition (PVD) or chemical vapor deposition (CVD). Preferably, a radiopaque coating comprising platinum, tungsten, iridium, tantalum or the like is deposited on a desired portion of the device. Alternatively, the performance enhancing... Agent: Fulwider Patton, LLP (abbott)

20080071196 - Apparatus for measuring calories consumed during sleep: An apparatus for measuring calories consumed during sleep comprises determination means for determining a breathing/heartbeat oscillation, a body motion and an the intensity of the body motion, coefficient calculation means for calculating a coefficient which is a reference value for calculating calories consumed during sleep, based on the signals in... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080071195 - Non-invasive tracking device and method: A device for use with a surgical navigation system includes a body with an inner and outer wall that is shaped to envelope an extremity of a patient, a tracking device associated with the body in a fixed relation to the outer wall of the body, and a filler that... Agent: Mccracken & Frank LLP

20080064917 - Amplification-based cardiac assist device: Apparatus (20) is provided for compressing at least one ventricle of a heart (40). The apparatus includes a plurality of inflatable elements (64) and a pump (24) in fluid communication with the inflatable elements. At least one band (68) is in mechanical communication with the inflatable elements. A portion of... Agent: Wolf, Block, Shorr And Solis-cohen LLP

20080064915 - Vacuum device and method for treating tissue adjacent a body cavity: Devices and methods are provided for applying vacuum near to devices for delivering treatments to tissue adjacent a body cavity, effective to draw adjacent tissue near to such devices and to enhance treatment of the tissue. Body cavities include natural body cavities and cavities remaining after removal of tissue such... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080064916 - Split-ring brachytherapy device and method for cervical brachytherapy treatment using a split-ring brachytherapy device: Methods and devices are for providing the delivery of radioactive therapeutics to a cervix using a split ring applicator. The split ring applicator includes a central tandem and a plurality of adjustable split ring tubes that are adjustable laterally in relation to a cervical axis. A radiation dosage is deliverable... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20080064918 - Remote sensing and actuation of fluid of inner ear: A system for communicating with the inner ear is described. An acoustic transducer converts between electrical energy and mechanical energy. An inner ear catheter has a distal end in vibratory communication with the fluid of the inner ear, a proximal end in vibratory communication with the acoustic transducer, and a... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080064919 - Tissue stabilizer having an articulating lift element: Devices and methods are disclosed for stabilizing tissue within a patient's body during a surgical operation to provide a relatively motionless surgical field, such as during a coronary artery bypass graft procedure. The devices include tissue stabilizers which engage and provide stabilization to a targeted area of tissue and further... Agent: Law Office Of Alan W. Cannon

20080064920 - Medical drive system for providing motion to at least a portion of a medical apparatus: Several medical drive systems each include a drive system assembly adapted to engage and move at least a portion of a medical apparatus. The medical drive system assemblies each are variously described in expressions such as an assembly adapted to engagingly slide onto a catheter, an assembly adapted to surroundingly... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080064921 - Guide tube control of minimally invasive surgical instruments: A telemanipulatively controlled guide tube acts as a wrist mechanism for a surgical instrument that extends through the guide tube. The instrument may be removed and replaced with another instrument. In some aspects the instruments are commercial, off the shelf minimally invasive surgical instruments.... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080064924 - Bronchoscope with wireless image transmission: A bronchoscope with wireless image transmission has a power device, a wireless transmitter and a flexible snake camera. The snake camera electrically connects to the power device and has a first end and a second end. The first end of the snake camera connects to the transmitter. The second end... Agent: Andrews & Kurth, L.L.P.

20080064922 - Color image pickup and display device: A color image pickup and display device that can be simply structured and provided at a low price. A lighting source irradiates lights of primary colors in a manner capable of being switched in a predetermined sequence. Monochrome solid-state image sensors are used as image pickup means, while a backlight... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080064923 - Device,system and method for in-vivo anaysis: A device, system and method of in-vivo analysis. An in-vivo device may include a chromatography unit to interact in-vivo with a body lumen substance, and a sensor to sense in-vivo a property of the chromatography unit.... Agent: Pearl Cohen Zedek Latzer, LLP

20080064925 - Portable imaging system employing a miniature endoscope: A cart or man-portable system and method for performing endoscopic procedures is provided. A portable display device, such as a laptop computer, is coupled to a handle comprising a miniature camera and fiber optic illumination subsystem. A sterile disposable portion is fitted over the illumination subsystem and inserted into a... Agent: Weingarten, Schurgin, Gagnebin & Lebovici LLP

20080064926 - Laryngoscope with wireless image transmission: A laryngoscope for wireless image transmission has a handle and a blade. The handle has a power device and a terminal connecting to the power device. The blade is mounted detachably on the handle and has a camera with LED and a contact connecting to each other. A wireless transmitter... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080064927 - Minimally invasrive surgery guide tube: A guide tube for a minimally invasive surgical system has a single channel that accepts two or more surgical instruments. The channel has two or more bores, and a body segment of each instrument extends through a unique one of the bores. A slot connects two of the bores along... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080064928 - Endoscope insertion portion: An endoscope insertion portion of the invention includes a distal end portion, and a plurality of image pickup portions each including an image pickup device for obtaining an endoscope image, wherein the plurality of image pickup portions are disposed in the distal end portion such that agreement is made between... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080064929 - Medical instrument: The present invention relates generally to the field of medicine, in particular diagnostics and surgery. By applying endoscopy in the diagnostics and surgery sector, surgical instruments, apparatus or processes are used for examining the interior of living organisms and/or for operative interventions. As such, said invention relates to a medical... Agent: Husch & Eppenberger, LLC

20080064930 - Endoscope assembly: Apparatus and methods for attaching and forming enclosed inflatable members on an endoscope assembly (10) with a disposable sheath (103) are disclosed. In one embodiment, an apparatus includes a flexible and resilient cuff member (100) that is positioned on the outer surface of the disposable sheath and sealably and fixedly... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080064931 - Minimally invasive surgical illumination: A surgical instrument extends through a guide tube in a minimally invasive surgical system. The instrument may be an operative instrument or a camera instrument. One or more illumination devices, such as LEDs, are place on a side of the instrument. A cooling channel in the instrument cools the illumination... Agent: Patent Dept Intuitive Surgical, Inc

20080064932 - Stroboscope module with a coupling: A stroboscope module has a coupling with which the stroboscope module can be connected to a light connection of an endoscope. The coupling comprises a sleeve and a base, with the base being arranged in the sleeve displacable in an axial direction between a first position and a second position.... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080064935 - Systems and methods for historical display of surgical operating parameters: The invention is generally directed to systems and methods for medical care, and more particularly to systems and methods for historical display of surgical operating parameters. A first embodiment is a surgical system that includes a surgical instrument having a plurality of associated surgical parameters, each parameter having a value... Agent: Advanced Medical Optics, Inc.

20080064933 - Workflow driven display for medical procedures: A display for operating a plurality of separate computer systems, each having a visual display. The display includes comprising a composite display, a video system for receiving display input from each of the plurality of separate computer systems and displaying it on the composite display, a processor which controls the... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20080064934 - Clustering of recorded patient neurological activity to determine length of a neurological event: Apparatus and method detect a detection cluster that is associated with a neurological event, such as a seizure, of a nervous system disorder and update therapy parameters that are associated with a treatment therapy. The occurrence of the detection cluster is detected when the maximal ratio exceeds an intensity threshold.... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd And Attorneys For Client Number 011738

20080064936 - Low power pulse oximeter: A pulse oximeter may reduce power consumption in the absence of overriding conditions. Various sampling mechanisms may be used individually or in combination. Various parameters may be monitored to trigger or override a reduced power consumption state. In this manner, a pulse oximeter can lower power consumption without sacrificing performance... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080064938 - Method of determining location of an ingested capsule: A method of determining the location of an ingested capsule comprising the steps of providing an ingestible capsule having a pH sensor and a pressure sensor, having a subject ingest the capsule, recording pH measurements from the pH sensor as a function of time as the capsule moves through at... Agent: Phillips Lytle LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080064937 - Analyte monitoring system and method: Devices and methods for monitoring an analyte are provided. Embodiments include continuous analyte sensors having a high degree of accuracy.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080064939 - Light guide test sensor for use in determining an analyte in a fluid sample and methods for manufacturing the same: An optic light guide test sensor comprises a light guide, a reagent-coated membrane, and a mesh layer. The reagent-coated membrane and the mesh layer are attached to the light guide at an output end of the light guide. The light guide test sensor is adapted to be used to test... Agent: Nixon Peabody LLP

20080064940 - Sensor cable design for use with spectrophotometric sensors and method of using the same: A sensor cable is provided that includes a sensor point of attachment configured to attach to a spectrophotometric sensor, and a connector configured to attach to a patient monitor. The sensor cable includes a coiled portion between the sensor point of attachment and the monitor connector. A sensor assembly and... Agent: CovidienIPCounsel - Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions

20080064941 - Sensor inserter methods of use: An analyte monitor includes a sensor, a sensor control unit, and a display unit. The sensor control unit typically has a housing adapted for placement on skin and is adapted to receive a portion of an electrochemical sensor. The sensor control unit also includes two or more conductive contacts disposed... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP

20080064942 - Method for measuring the transcutaneous co2 partial pressure on an ear lobe: In a process for measuring partial transcutaneous CO2 pressure on an earlobe by means of a sensor having a measuring device for measuring the partial transcutaneous CO2 pressure and a heating system for heating a sensor contact surface for contact with the earlobe, the sensor contact surface is heated. During... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080064943 - Sensing system with auxiliary display: A system is provided for sensing blood glucose data of a patient. The system includes a sensor, user interface, and an optional auxiliary device. If the connection between the sensor and user interface is by a wire, the sensor remains powered when the wire is disconnected. The communication between the... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20080064944 - Insertion set for a transcutaneous sensor: An improved insertion set is provided for transcutaneous placement of a sensor such as a glucose sensor at a selected site within the body of a patient. The insertion set comprises a mounting base defining an upwardly open channel for receiving and supporting a flexible thin film sensor, in combination... Agent: Ajit S. Narang, Esq. Medtronic Minimed, Inc.

20080064945 - Nerve surveillance cannulae systems: An expandable tip cannula system, comprising: a hollow cannula shaft having a proximal end and a distal end; and an expandable tip mounted at the distal end of the hollow cannula shaft, the expandable tip comprising a plurality of generally-triangular shaped petals held together in a radially-inwardly tapered arrangement between... Agent: Jonathan Spangler Nu Vasive, Inc.

20080064946 - Flexible circuit electrode array: Polymer materials are useful as electrode array bodies for neural stimulation. They are particularly useful for retinal stimulation to create artificial vision, cochlear stimulation to create artificial hearing, or cortical stimulation many purposes. The pressure applied against the retina, or other neural tissue, by an electrode array is critical. Too... Agent: Tomas Lendvai, Ph.d. Second Sight Medical Products, Inc.

20080064948 - Initiating a scan in a medical imaging system: A method of initiating a scan in a medical imaging device includes detecting a patient-ready signal from a magnetically and radiographically inert communication device and automatically initiating the scan upon detecting the patient-ready signal.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080064947 - Method and apparatus to optimize electrode placement for neurological stimulation: A method and apparatus can be used to guide or navigate an instrument relative to a body. Various types of information can be used to assist in the navigation, such as MRI data, diffusion tensor image data, and the like. The information can assist in identifying the portions of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080064949 - Method and apparatus of multi-modality image fusion: The present invention is directed to a method and apparatus for fusing or combining functional image data and anatomical image data. The invention, which may be carried out through user interaction or automatically, enables composite and clinically valuable images to be generated that display functional and anatomical data acquired with... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (gems)

20080064950 - Method and apparatus for correcting an error in the co-registration of coordinate systems used to represent objects displayed during navigated brain stimulation: An error in the co-registration of a coordinate system used to represent a head of a subject in image data with a coordinate system used to represent the location of trackers affixed to the scalp surface of the head and a tracked device, such as a transcranial magnetic stimulation (“TMS”)... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080064951 - Magnetic resonance imaging system: A magnetic resonance imaging apparatus includes a collecting unit which collects magnetic resonance data regarding a subject by a predetermined pulse sequence, and a control unit which controls the collecting unit so that it collects the magnetic resonance data for at least a slice within an inhaling or an exhaling... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20080064952 - Systems and methods for on-line marker-less camera calibration using a position tracking system: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide methods and systems for calibration of an imaging camera or other image acquisition device. Certain embodiments include characterizing a transformation from a coordinate system of an imager to a coordinate system of a first sensor positioned with respect to the imager using a... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080064953 - Incorporating internal anatomy in clinical radiotherapy setups: A diagnostic image of internal anatomical features of a patient is annotated with representations of external features, such both can be viewed together on a visual display. Adjustments to various treatment parameters relating to the administration of radiation therapy are provided, and the displayed image is automatically updated based on... Agent: Goodwin Procter LLP Patent Administrator

20080064954 - Method of measuring propulsion in lymphatic structures: Novel methods and imaging agents for functional imaging of lymph structures are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the methods utilize highly sensitive optical imaging and fluorescent spectroscopy techniques to track or monitor packets of organic dye flowing in one or more lymphatic structures. The packets of organic dye may be tracked... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080064955 - Ultrasonic probe, an ultrasonic diagnostic device, an ultrasonic-probe-monitoring system, and a method of state management of the ultrasonic probe: An ultrasonic probe comprises: an internal power source configured to be capable of supplying electrical power to the inside in a state in which the ultrasonic probe is detached from an ultrasonic diagnostic device; and a state-management part configured to be fed with power from the internal power source and... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064956 - Method of displaying an elastic image: A method of displaying an elastic image, comprising: a) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of scan lines set on a target object to obtain first ultrasound data, the target object including a plurality of tissues; b) performing transmission/reception of an ultrasound signal along a plurality of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064957 - Ultrasonic implant, systems and methods related to diverting material in blood flow away from the head: A system for directing ultrasonic energy through blood flow in the aorta of a patient proximate the origins of the great vessels to the head of the patient to divert material in the blood flow from the origins of the great vessels. The system comprises a first device configured for... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20080064958 - Ultrasound system and method for controlling scan lines: Embodiments of the present invention may provide a method for controlling scan lines, comprising the steps of: setting a plurality of virtual common points based on a common point at which the scan lines for the transducer elements intersect; setting a steering angle of each of the scan lines for... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064961 - Disposable transducer seal: A transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to ultrasound energy while being stretched taut about... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew LLP Liposonix, Inc.

20080064960 - High frequency ultrasound transducer holder and adjustable fluid interface: An ultrasound transducer positioning system includes a curvilinear articulating arm, an ultrasound transducer, and a holder having a first region for receiving the transducer and a second region for a fluid interface disposed adjacent the first region. The holder is coupled to the curvilinear articulating arm and the second region... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080064959 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus: The ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe 10, which transmits and receives ultrasound to and from a subject, a transmitting unit 20, which supplies driving signals to the ultrasonic probe, and a receiving unit 60, which processes signals to be outputted from the ultrasonic probe 10 and calculates diagnostic... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080064962 - Puncture adapter and an ultrasonic probe, and the method of using the same: A puncture adapter is provided for being mounted on an ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic probe to be mounted comprises a rod-like insertion portion that is insertable into a subject and has a search unit for transmitting and receiving ultrasonic waves at the tip end of the insertion portion, and in... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080064963 - Device for detecting the gravity of an illness: The device is used to detect the gravity of an illness of a living being and the method is used to control the corresponding detection device. At least one sensor (1) for non-invasive measurement of at least one signal dependent upon the autonomous regulation of the cardiovascular system of the... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080064964 - Biological information measuring garment having sensor, biological information measuring system and equipment, and control method of equipment: The present invention provides a garment for measuring biological information, a biological information measurement system, a biological information measurement device and a method of controlling thereof capable of measuring biological information with accuracy regardless of variations of the constitution of each examinee yet a simple structure. A resistance value sensor... Agent: Jason H. Vick Sheridan Ross, PC

20080064965 - Devices and methods for measuring pulsus paradoxus: The invention relates to methods and devices for measuring pulsus paradoxus. The methods herein employ a combination of one or more forms of waveform analysis for the purpose of measuring pulsus paradoxus and diagnosing respiratory distress. The methods also combine measurements of pulsus paradoxus and physician assessments to diagnose respiratory... Agent: Clark & Elbing LLP

20080064966 - Devices, systems and methods for endocardial pressure measurement: Endocardial pressure measurement devices, systems and methods for the effective treatment of congestive heart failure and its underlying causes, in addition to other clinical applications.... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080064967 - System and method of non-invasive blood pressure measurements and vascular parameter detection in small subjects: A system and method for taking non-invasive blood pressure and other vascular parameter measurements includes placing a vascular compression device about an appendage of a subject. An arterial/venous occlusion cuff is placed about a base of the appendage. The vascular compression device is activated to generate compression ischemia in the... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080064968 - Method and apparatus for control of non-invasive parameter measurements: Improved methods and apparatus for non-invasively assessing one or more parameters associated with fluidic systems such as the circulatory system of a living organism, when such parameters are potentially affected by other concurrent events. In one exemplary embodiment, apparatus and methods for compensating for occlusive events (e.g., pressure cuff inflation)... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski, Esq. Gazdzinski & Associates

20080064969 - Automated mapping of anatomical features of heart chambers: A method is provided to facilitate the movement of a medical device for automated mapping of anatomical surfaces of a subject's heart with a remote navigation. The method may include one or more distinct movements for moving a medical device for mapping a portion of an anatomical surface of a... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20080064970 - 12 lead ecg fabric electrode belt system: There is described a wearable 12-lead ECG fabric electrode belt system having the standard 10 electrodes permitting the capture of a 12-lead ECG by using predetermined electrical vectors passing through the heart. This system is devoid of the electrodes normally present at the feet or lower pelvis area of the... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20080064971 - Ecg signal processor and method: An ECG signal processing system which removes the CPR-induced artifact from measured ECG signals obtained during the administration of CPR.... Agent: Crockett & Crockett

20080064972 - System, method and apparatus for detecting a cardiac event: A system, method and apparatus for detecting a cardiac event in a subject, may include at least one electrode attached to the subject for obtaining an electrocardiogram of the subject's heart, and determination means for determining a size of an area under a QRS complex of the electrocardiogram. The at... Agent: Jones Day

20080064973 - System for the detection of cardiac events: Disclosed is a system for the detection of cardiac events (a guardian system) that includes an implanted device called a cardiosaver, a physician's programmer and an external alarm system. The system is designed to provide early detection of cardiac events such as acute myocardial infarction or exercise induced myocardial ischemia... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080064974 - Method and medical imaging system for acquisition of image data: The invention relates to a method and a medical imaging system for acquisition of image data of the heart using a medical imaging procedure during an intervention on the heart, while the heart is stimulated by a pacing signal from an external heart pacemaker, the acquisition and/or reconstruction of the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080064975 - Spectroscopic breath analysis: Methods and apparatus for the analysis of exhaled breath by spectroscopy are disclosed. An optical cavity containing the exhaled breath, typically comprising a pair of opposing high reflectivity mirror, is used to implement a cavity enhanced absorption technique. Pairs of 12CO2 and 13CO2 absorption lines suitable for use in spectroscopic... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20080064976 - Electromyography system: Methods for determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, wherein the second aspect separated from the first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve. The methods involve (a) applying an electrical... Agent: Jonathan Spangler Nu Vasive, Inc.

20080064977 - Electromyography system: Systems for determining structural integrity of a bone within the spine of a patient, the bone having a first aspect and a second aspect, wherein the second aspect separated from the first aspect by a width and located adjacent to a spinal nerve. A stimulator is configured to generate an... Agent: Jonathan Spangler Nu Vasive, Inc.

20080064980 - Implantable medical device and methods for automated detection of infection: The invention relates to systems, devices, and methods for detecting infections associated with implantable medical devices. In an embodiment, the invention includes a method of detecting infection in a patient including measuring a physiological parameter using a chronically implanted sensor at a plurality of time points and evaluating the physiological... Agent: Pauly, Devries Smith & Deffner, L.L.C.

20080064981 - Method and apparatus for determining electrical properties of objects containing inhomogeneities: An electrical parameter imaging apparatus and method includes the acquisition of a charge distribution pattern on an array of electrodes that surround an object being imaged. In addition the boundaries of regions having differing electrical characteristics within the object are measured by a secondary imaging method. The internal boundary location... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20080064978 - System and method for measuring skin potential: A skin potential measurement system including a plurality of measurement electrodes (3) and a data processing unit (4, 2). The electrodes and the processing unit are in wireless communication. Each electrode receives a digital identification code and transmits an analog signal indicative of a patient's measured skin potential. The processing... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080064979 - System and method for prebalancing electrical properties to diagnose disease: A system and method for diagnosing the possibility of disease by making electrical measurements in one of a first body part and a second substantially similar body part are described. The present invention balances out differences between homologous body parts that are due to natural factors unrelated to disease, such... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080064982 - Tissue sample protecting cauterizing biopsy forceps: Described are a method and biopsy device which includes a tissue cutting arrangement and a cauterizing element. The tissue cutting arrangement is operable to excise a tissue sample from a sampling site. The tissue cutting arrangement defines a sample chamber therewithin for receiving a tissue sample after excision by the... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080064983 - Livestock tissue identification method and device: A method and device take samples of tissue from a tissue sample using a tissue punch device. The tissue punch tool has a cutter punch with a cutting end and a force receiving end. A mechanical drive mechanism advances the cutter punch. The cutting end of the punch cutter is... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. Suite 205

20080064984 - Micro-invasive device: An apparatus for removing tissue and/or other material from a patient, particularly a breast of a patient, is provided. The apparatus generally includes a handpiece and a tissue removal mechanism connected thereto. The tissue removal mechanism includes a cannula having an open distal tip and an outer diameter of less... Agent: Stout, Uxa, Buyan & Mullins LLP

20080064985 - Self flushing luer activated blood sampling devices: A blood sampling device for allowing a fluid pressure measurement and a fluid sample to be taken from a patient, having an inlet port configured to receive blood from the patient, an outlet port configured to be coupled to a monitoring channel having an infusion fluid, a sampling port configured... Agent: Theodore P. Lopez Edwards Lifesciences LLC

20080064987 - Catalysts for body fluid sample extraction: An arrangement for producing a sample of body fluid from a wound opening created in a skin surface at a sampling site includes at least one skin-penetration member having a first end configured to pierce the surface of the skin, and a inner lumen in communication with the first end;... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080064986 - Puncturing device: A puncturing device for generating a puncture wound to sample a body fluid is provided and comprises a press-on part or contact element to be pressed against a body part to generate a puncture, a test sensor for measuring a test parameter value, and an analytical unit for determining whether... Agent: Bose Mckinney & Evans LLP

20080064989 - Crossing guidewire: Medical devices and methods for manufacturing and using medical devices. An example medical device includes a core member, a tubular member coupled to the core member, and a tip member coupled to the tubular member. The tubular member may have a plurality of slots formed therein. The tip member may... Agent: Crompton, Seager & Tufte, LLC

20080064988 - Loop tip wire guide: A wire guide and a medical system including an elongate member having a releasably connected loop are provided. The wire guide includes an elongate shaft having a proximal portion and a distal portion. The distal portion of the shaft includes a loop releasably connected to the shaft in a first... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080064990 - System and procedure for the analysis of the swallowing process in humans: Computer-implemented system (1) for the analysis of the swallowing process in humans, which comprises an exposure unit (2) of the individual's head and neck area to external stimuli (3); a data capture unit (4) of data from the response to external stimuli; a data digitization unit (5); a digitized data... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080058581 - Transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device and method of manufacture: A transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device (“TMS coil device”) is manufactured to contain coil windings of a predetermined size and shape and fixedly positioned at a predetermined location within and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. In one embodiment, the coil windings are encased... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080058582 - Transcranial magnetic stimulation induction coil device with attachment portion for receiving tracking device: A transcranial magnetic stimulation (“TMS”) induction coil device includes an attachment portion for attachment to a tracking device and providing that the tracking device, when attached to the TMS coil device, is at a predetermined location and orientation in relation to a casing of the TMS coil device. The casing... Agent: Norris Mclaughlin & Marcus, P.A.

20080058583 - Articles effecting wellness: Articles displaying a wellness indicia. The wellness indicia may include a Reiki symbol or combination of Reiki symbols. Different articles may display the wellness indicia, such as socks, gloves, hats, touques, scarves, neck rolls, lingerie, support wraps, blankets, collars, animal clothing, bedding, wallpaper, lampshades, sheets, pillow cases.... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20080058580 - Brachytherapy devices and related methods and computer program products: A low-dose-rate (LDR) brachytherapy device having a spatiotemporal radiation profile includes an elongated body having a radioactive material in a spatial pattern to provide a spatial radiation profile with a radiation intensity that varies along a length of the elongated body. The radioactive material includes at least first and second... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080058579 - Compositions and methods for treating disease utilizing a combination of radioactive therapy and cell-cycle inhibitors: Disclosed herein are therapeutic devices, compositions and methods for treating proliferative diseases. For example, within one aspect of the invention therapeutic devices are provided, comprising a device that locally administers radiation and a cell-cycle inhibitor... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20080058584 - Glossopexy tension system and method: Methods and devices are disclosed for manipulating the tongue. An implant is positioned within at least a portion of the tongue and may be secured to other surrounding structures such as the mandible and/or hyoid bone. In general, the implant is manipulated to displace at least a portion of the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080058585 - Ultrasonic wound debrider probe and method of use: An ultrasonic probe includes a shaft having a longitudinal axis and a head disposed at a distal end of the shaft. The head has a cylindrical lateral surface and an end face oriented perpendicularly to the axis. The head has three shaping surfaces at a distal end of the cylindrical... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20080058586 - Hood member for use with an endoscope: The present invention provides apparatus and methods for performing endoscopic mucosal resection and endoscopic submucosal dissection of tissue. In a first embodiment, a hood member having a hood portion and a lever portion is provided. The hood portion is adapted to be disposed over a distal region of an endoscope.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080058587 - Autofluorescent imaging and target ablation: Apparatus, devices, methods, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to autofluorescent imaging and ablation are disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080058589 - Endoscope and endoscopic suturing instrument for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease: The holding device of the endoscope allows suspension of the tissue while it is held and fixed securely. Use of the holding device with large distal ends will not damage tissue and allows holding and suspension of a large area. A needle pierces at least the proper muscularis, thereby forming... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080058588 - Surgical endoscopic cutting device and method for its use: A surgical endoscopic cuffing device includes cutting elements fitted in a protective tube. The device has an inlet for fluid, a discharge outlet for tissue and fluid, and a further outlet that discharges most of the fluid.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C. Smith & Nephew, Inc.

20080058594 - Endoscope apparatus: The invention includes an insertion portion, one end of which is inserted inside a lumen of a subject; an image-acquisition unit for acquiring an image of an interior wall in the lumen as a substantially circular or substantially ring-shaped interior wall image; a transformation processing unit for transforming, in the... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080058593 - Computer aided diagnosis using video from endoscopes: A process for providing computer aided diagnosis from video data of an organ during an examination with an endoscope, comprising analyzing and enhancing image frames from the video and detecting and diagnosing any lesions in the image frames in real time during the examination. Optionally, the image data can be... Agent: Cades Schutte A Limited Liability Law Partnership

20080058592 - Fiberscope interfacing apparatus for endoscopic procedures: A fiberscope interfacing apparatus for an endoscope system insertable in a body cavity is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an elongate communication medium having a first end and a second end for transmitting an optical signal of an image of the body cavity. The apparatus further comprises a lens attached to... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione/chicago/cook

20080058591 - Tissue visualization device and method variations: Tissue visualization devices and variations thereof are described herein where such devices may utilize a variety of methods for facilitating clearing of the device of opaque bodily fluids and sealing between the device and the underlying tissue surface. Additionally, methods and devices for enhancing navigation of the device through a... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080058590 - Tissue visualization device having multi-segmented frame: Tissue visualization devices having multi-segmented frame are described herein where such devices may utilize multiple expanding frame members coupled to a flexible deployment catheter shaft or rigid shaft. The multiple frame members may extend distally to collapse into a low-profile configuration and may further expand or open radially to create... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080058596 - Everting tube comprising two-component lubricant: A medico-technical device, such as an endoscope (1), has an everting tube (3) that encloses an endoscope shaft (2) for driving the latter. To minimize friction incurred by relative movement between the endoscope shaft (2) and the everting tube (3) and/or friction between two opposed surfaces of the everting tube... Agent: Standley Law Group LLP

20080058595 - Medical device introduction systems and methods: A medical device introduction system and method can include a medical introducer, a separate imaging device, and/or a separate working channel device, each of which may be movable independent of the other. The medical introducer can include a handle and an elongate introducer tube extending from the handle and having... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20080058597 - Imaging and locating systems and methods for a swallowable sensor device: The present invention is directed to locating and imaging with a swallowable sensor device disposed in a patient. The swallowable sensor device transmits an acoustic signal from inside a patient's body. A plurality of sensing elements receive the acoustic signal. A computation module determines a location of the swallowable sensor... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080058598 - Connector for a combination cable: A connector for a combination cable comprising at least one light guide and several electric lines has a body, which can be introduced in the plugging direction into a socket and by means of which the connector can be held in the socket, a light guide holder having a light... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20080058599 - Endotracheal intubation device: An endotracheal intubation device having a curvable portion and internal optics or a viewing device which facilitate the insertion of an endotracheal tube into a patient. The curvable portion comprises a portion of the tubular element having one or more sets of slits to provide flexibility. The curvable portion curves... Agent: Ian C. Mcleod Mcleod & Moyne, P.C.

20080058600 - Method and system for stabilizing an optical imaging fiber in a diagnostic scope: An adhesive is applied to a composite fiber bundle to bond the bundle with respect to the housing of a docking assembly. The docking assembly is removably secured to a catheter steering assembly. The composite fiber bundle is also fixed at the scope end of the fiber cable, which includes... Agent: John Doughty

20080058601 - Endoscopic imaging apparatus and capsule-type endoscope: An endoscopic imaging includes an image sensor having a polygonal outline; a lens for focusing an image onto the image sensor; a lens support member abutting on the image sensor, and supporting the lens; and an abutting portion formed while extending from a lower edge portion of the lens support... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20080058602 - Endoscopic device with temperature based light source control: An endoscopic system includes an endoscopic device having a light guide passing therethrough to a distal end thereof, a light source in communication with the endoscopic device, the light source transmitting illumination light to the light guide, a light source controller in communication with the light source, the light source... Agent: St. Onge Steward Johnston & Reens, LLC

20080058603 - Method and apparatus for assisting in the introduction of surgical implements into a body: A tissue penetration device is provided that includes a bell-like, at least partially transparent housing. A valved port is provided in the housing for introduction of a penetrator therein. The valved port includes both a valve control and a port. A vacuum system, including a vacuum source, is securely and... Agent: Glenn Patent Group

20080058604 - Childbirth labor reduction device: The present invention is a less painful and faster device and method for delivering a baby, which gently and safely opens the birth canal and cervix, forming an expanding tunnel, which enlarges over a period of time, to become large enough in diameter for the baby's head and body to... Agent: Bradford T. Sorensen

20080058605 - Tunnel vision gynocological examination device: The present invention is a more effective and functional device and method for opening of the vagina for examination and treatment of the cervix and viewing the vaginal lining during a gynecological exam, which gently and safely opens the vagina, forming an expanding clear tunnel, which enlarges to display a... Agent: Bradford T. Sorensen

20080058606 - Surgical access system and related methods: A system for accessing a surgical target site and related methods, involving an initial distraction system for creating an initial distraction corridor, and an assembly capable of distracting from the initial distraction corridor to a secondary distraction corridor and thereafter sequentially receiving a plurality of retractor blades for retracting from... Agent: Jonathan Spangler Nu Vasive, Inc.

20080058610 - Body composition indicator estimation system: There is provided a body composition indicator estimation system which hardly imposes a burden, such as purchase of another system or re-registration of the same input data, on a user in using the system. The body composition indicator estimation system measures basic body indicators which provide a correlation with a... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080058607 - Categorizing automatically generated physiological data based on industry guidelines: Methods and systems for mapping a physiological signal into clinical guideline parameters are disclosed. A physiological signal having a characteristic that may represent an anomaly is received and mapped to a clinical guideline condition space. Probabilities are determined that the mapped signal with which the anomaly may be associated represents... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080058611 - Medical image processing apparatus: Reference information such as medical-knowledge database 111 and statistical-information database 112 are stored in an information storage part 11 of a medical image processing apparatus 1. When a communication part 16 has accepted image data of a medical image and incidental information thereof from a modality 2000, an information changing... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080058612 - Medical information system: A medical information system includes a measurement unit that measures at least the positions of medical instruments and biomedical information, a medical act identification unit that decides the types of performed medical acts and the time instants of performance, at which the medical acts are performed, on the basis of... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080058608 - System state driven display for medical procedures: A method of performing a multi-step medical procedure requiring the operation of a plurality of separate computer systems, each accepting inputs and providing a visual display, the method including displaying the displays from the separate computer controlled systems on a composite display; and based in part from information from one... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080058609 - Workflow driven method of performing multi-step medical procedures: A work flow driven method of performing multi-step medical procedures includes displaying the visual displays from separate computer controlled systems on a composite display, and displaying prompts for a plurality of steps of the multi-step medical procedure, and in response to user selection from the prompts, automatically reconfiguring the composite... Agent: Bryan K. Wheelock

20080058613 - Method and system for providing fracture/no fracture classification: A method of classifying fracture risk for a patient is presented. The method includes determining a fracture index of the patient. Either a fracture classification or a non-fracture classification is assigned to the patient based, at least in part, on the fracture index. A confidence level of the assigned classification... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20080058614 - Wireless, internet-based system for measuring vital signs from a plurality of patients in a hospital or medical clinic: The invention provides system for measuring vital signs from multiple patients, typically in an in-hospital setting. The system features a body-worn vital sign monitor that includes: i) a sensor configured as a patch that measures electrical and optical signals from a patient; ii) a controller featuring a microprocessor that receives... Agent: Triage Wireless, Inc. Matthew John Banet

20080058615 - Home care logistics and quality assurance system: A mobile home care logistics and quality assurance system to enhance the efficiency, accuracy, accountability, and overall level of care for nurses visiting patients in their home. The system has a patient home health communication interface to establish a communication between a patient and a central server to receive instructions... Agent: Health Hero Network, Inc.

20080058616 - Vital information measuring device, electric power consumption control method, vital information measuring program, and computer-readable storage medium: A vital information measuring device according to the present invention includes: communication means for communicating with an external device; a vital information measuring section for measuring vital information of a living organism; vital condition judging section for judging a condition of the living organism by comparing (i) the vital information... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080058617 - Body fat measurement apparatus and method of operating the apparatus: A method measuring a body fat by using a body fat measurement device including an optical detector and at least two light sources, the method including: detecting an optical signal which is scattered by a biological tissue by the optical detector, and measuring a first optical signal intensity and a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080058618 - Blood tracking system: A blood tracking system includes a light source having a first LED configured to emit light of a first color and a second LED configured to emit light of a second color. The light of the first color and the light of the second color are mixed to produce light... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20080058619 - Active biometric spectroscopy: Embodiments of methods, apparatuses, systems and/or devices for active biometric spectroscopy are disclosed.... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080058620 - Pressure-providing instrument and biosignal-measuring device including a pressure-providing instrument: A pressure supplier including an actuator that may be selectively expanded and contracted by applying a voltage, an elastic board being transformed in a predetermined direction to apply pressure upon a body part of a user when the actuator is contracted, and a guide member connecting with the actuator and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080058621 - Methods and devices for countering grativity induced loss of consciousness and novel pulse oximeter probes: Disclosed herein are methods and devices of obtaining plethysmograph readings and utilizing plethysomography to identify when pilots are about to experience GLOC. Furthermore, in other embodiments, the invention pertains to methods and devices designed to warn a pilot that he/she is about to enter GLOC and/or automatically averting catastrophic damage... Agent: Beusse Wolter Sanks Mora & Maire

20080058622 - Medical sensor for reducing signal artifacts and technique for using the same: A sensor may be adapted to reduce signal artifacts by deflecting the effects of outside forces and sensor motion. A sensor is provided with a rigid annular structure adapted to reduce the effect of motion of a sensor emitter and/or detector. Further, a method of deflecting or minimizing outside forces... Agent: CovidienIPCounsel - Respiratory & Monitoring Solutions

20080058623 - Biosignal measurement apparatus: A biosignal measurement apparatus including: a bracelet membrane to wear around a user's wrist; a fixing supporter to install in a first side portion of the bracelet membrane and to support a first side portion of the wrist; a moving supporter to install in a second side portion of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080058624 - Silicon microprobe with integrated biosensor: Microprobe device 10 provides an analyte signal from biosensor 12 to an external analyte meter indicating analyte presence in an analyte-containing bodily fluid of a subject (not shown).... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080058625 - Analyte monitoring system and method: Devices and methods for monitoring an analyte are provided. Embodiments include continuous analyte sensors having a high degree of accuracy.... Agent: Jackson & Co., LLP

20080058626 - Analytical meter with display-based tutorial module: An analytical meter for determining an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example a whole blood sample) includes a display-based tutorial module. In addition, the display-based tutorial module includes a user interface (with a visual display), a memory unit and a microprocessor unit. The memory unit is... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080058628 - Insulin bolus recommendation system: A system for recommending insulin bolus quantities to an insulin user includes a display unit and memory unit coupled to a control circuit with a user blood glucose target stored in the memory unit. The control circuit is programmed to receive the user's current blood glucose value, to determine and... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP (roche)

20080058627 - Noninvasive glucose monitor: A method of sensing glucose in subjects includes the steps of providing a sensing solution including a plurality of metal ions, introducing a bodily fluid sample from a subject into the sensing solution. An optically-based measurable derived from directing incident light on the solution is generated. The concentration of glucose... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080058629 - Optical fiber scope with both non-resonant illumination and resonant collection/imaging for multiple modes of operation: A scanning fiber endoscope (SFE) system selectively operable in a plurality of different modes. One or more illumination optical fibers convey different types of light to an internal site. A scanner that is resonantly driven in a desired pattern collects light from the internal site. The scanner can be a... Agent: Law Offices Of Ronald M Anderson

20080058630 - Simultaneous blood flow and hematocrit sensor: Embodiments of the present invention provide blood flow sensors that can be used for measurement of various physiological parameters under a wide array of conditions. In some embodiments, the blood flow sensor can be implanted into a blood vessel and left in place indefinitely and will unobtrusively measure and record... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20080058631 - Blood glucose meter having integral lancet device and test strip storage vial for single handed use and methods for using same: A blood glucose meter having a test strip port and an adjustable lancet device disposed at the same end of the device body is disclosed. The device body further includes an enclosure at the proximal end of the device body which houses a test strip storage vial and which facilitates... Agent: John E. Holmes Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20080058632 - Microfabricated implantable wireless pressure sensor for use in biomedical applications and pressure measurement and sensor implantation methods: A variable capacitor, a microfabricated implantable pressure sensor including a variable capacitor and an inductor, and related pressure measurement and implantation methods. The inductor may have a fixed or variable inductance. A variable capacitor and pressure sensors include a flexible member that is disposed on a substrate and defines a... Agent: VistaIPLaw Group LLP

20080058633 - Methods and systems for specifying a blood vessel sleeve: Methods, apparatuses, computer program products, devices and systems are described that include accepting three-dimensional blood vessel data; applying a sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data; and presenting a sleeve-fitting algorithm output in response to said applying the sleeve-fitting algorithm to the three-dimensional blood vessel data.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080058634 - Device for implementation and monitoring of thermal ablation and associated method: A device for implementation and monitoring of thermal ablation has a device for generation of high intensity ultrasound and a magnetic resonance system for generation of examination images composed of voxels that contain temperature information. The geometry of the voxels is adapted to the shape of the ultrasound focus.... Agent: Schiff Hardin, LLP Patent Department

20080058635 - Mri-guided therapy methods and related systems: A system and method for using magnetic resonance imaging to increase the accuracy of electrophysiologic procedures is disclosed. The system in its preferred embodiment provides an invasive combined electrophysiology and imaging antenna catheter which includes an RF antenna for receiving magnetic resonance signals and diagnostic electrodes for receiving electrical potentials.... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20080058636 - Methods of myocardial imaging: Diagnostic compositions and methods for imaging collagen and/or assessing myocardial perfusion are described. The diagnostic compositions can include collagen binding peptides.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080058637 - Means and method for marking tissue in a human subject: Disclosed is a system for placing an elongated permanent magnet into a volume of tissue within a human body that is suspected of being cancerous. The magnet's position is then detected by a magnet locating system that is used by a surgeon to find and remove the suspected tissue volume... Agent: Dr. Robert E. Fischell

20080058639 - Medical network system, medical imaging apparatus, medical image processor, and medical image processing method: A medical network system includes a computed tomography apparatus for imaging a body to acquire plural tomographic medical images as data files. An image server processes an image group of the tomographic medical images transferred from the computed tomography apparatus by network transmission. In the computed tomography apparatus, an imaging... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080058638 - Method and apparatus for medical imaging using near-infrared optical tomography and flourescence tomography combined with ultrasound: Methods and apparatus for medical imaging using diffusive optical tomography and fluorescent diffusive optical tomography are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for medical imaging comprises, scanning a tissue volume with near-infrared light to obtain structural parameters, wherein the tissue volume includes a biological entity, scanning the tissue volume with... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20080058640 - Marker formed of starch or other suitable polysaccharide: The marker member delivery system described has at least one marker member disposed within a delivery tube or cannula is formed at least in part of starch or a suitable polysaccharide. The marker member is preferably in the form of fibrous member.... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080058641 - Imaging method, device and system: A method, device and system or kit treat a lesion by injecting a contrasting agent into a body area to distinguish an osteolytic lesion for imaging; and delivering an effective amount of a debridement fluid to debride the distinguished lesion.... Agent: Philip D Freedman PC Philip D Freedman

20080058642 - Method for detecting coronary endothelial dysfunction and early atherosclerosis: A method of detecting endothelin receptor A mediated coronary microvascular endothelial dysfunction in an asymptomatic subject is disclosed. The method comprises obtaining sets of noninvasive cardiac PET perfusion images of the subject before and after administration of selective endothelin receptor A (ETA receptor) antagonist. The images are analyzed, including application... Agent: Conley Rose, P.C. David A. Rose

20080058643 - Imaging apparatus and imaging method: In executing projection processing for the purpose of enhancing the efficiency of diagnosis, if a threshold is reached again after a specific value of a pixel reaches the threshold in the x direction in which tomographic planes are arrayed, the execution of the projection processing is ended, and a projected... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080058644 - Instrument for measuring organ elasticity, of the type comprising a centring means: The invention relates to an instrument (1) for measuring the elasticity of a human or animal organ located behind the ribs (2). The inventive instrument is of the type that consists of a casing (3) comprising an actuator, the end of which is equipped with a transducer (4) that is... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20080058645 - Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus: An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus includes: an ultrasound probe capable of 2D scanning and 3D scanning; a transceiver device which drives said ultrasound probe to perform 2D scanning and 3D scanning of the inside of a subject with an ultrasound beam; a storage device which stores 3D data obtained by said... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche (20459) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080058646 - Ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus and image processing apparatus: An ultrasonic diagnostic apparatus that performs high acoustic pressure and low acoustic pressure ultrasonic transmissions by switching at predetermined timing in the enhanced ultrasonography, and displays concurrently a replenishment image obtained through the low acoustic pressure transmission in real time like a moving picture, and a pre-flash image obtained through... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080058647 - Means for performing measurements in a vessel: The invention relates to a facility that can be used, in particular, to measure the flow conditions in a blood vessel. The facility comprises a catheter (16) having a bundle (15) of optical waveguides that connects control and measurement facilities (20) outside the body with an optical unit (10) at... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20080058648 - Ultrasonic wound treatment method and apparatus: A surgical device includes a probe, a transducer assembly operatively coupled to the probe for generating an ultrasonic resonant vibration therein, and a frequency generator operatively coupled to the transducer assembly for energizing the transducer component. A control component is operatively connected to the frequency generator for inducing the frequency... Agent: Coleman Sudol Sapone, P.C.

20080058649 - Systems for autofluorescent imaging and target ablation: Apparatus, devices, methods, systems, computer programs and computing devices related to autofluorescent imaging and ablation are disclosed.... Agent: Searete LLC Clarence T. Tegreene

20080058650 - Coronary sinus cannulation: Coronary sinus cannulation apparatus and methods relating to tissue visualization catheters that can locate and/or cannulate a morphological feature within a body lumen, such as the coronary sinus, are described. Such devices can also perform a variety of therapeutic tissue treatments under direct in vivo visualization thereafter. Moreover, such apparatus... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20080058651 - Implantable medical device diagnostic data acquisition and storage: A method carried out by a therapeutic implantable medical device includes detecting a plurality of physiologic episodes of interest, recording a single set of diagnostic data indicative of physiologic activity, determining that the single set of diagnostic data corresponds in time with at least two physiologic episodes, and associating the... Agent: Faegre & Benson, LLP Boston Scientific Patent Dock

20080058652 - Medical devices: There is provided a medical device for implantation in a body including: a substrate formed from a material capable of acting as an active sensing material for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter; at least one sensor for sensing a physiologically or clinically relevant parameter, each sensor including a... Agent: James E. Bradley Bracewell & Giuliani

20080058653 - Blood pressure cuff mate: e

20080058654 - Manometer with indication label: A manometer with an indication label comprises a manometer body; a tying stripe; a tying stripe; and an indication label for indicating a position for measuring blood pressures or blood pulse; the indication label being installed at a predetermined position of the manometer body. A length of the indication label... Agent: Hun-yuan Ke

20080058655 - Device to monitor retinal ischemia: A battery powered, hand held device to determine of there is significant retinal ischemia in the eye of a patient. The device detects the consequences of impaired blood flow in the eye of the patient and has a light source for emitting a light and a diffuser or diffuse spheroidal... Agent: Roger M. Rathbun

20080058657 - Correlation of cardiac electrical maps with body surface measurements: A reliable endocardial map is obtained by constructing a matrix relationship between a small number of endocardial points and a large number of external receiving points using a multi-electrode chest panel. Inversion of the matrix yields information allowing the endocardial map to be constructed. Subsequent maps are obtained noninvasively using... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080058658 - Living body data detector: A living body data detector equipped with a fitting belt which does not deviate in position, does not fall down and does not press the chest even when taking exercise while fitting it on is provided. A living body data detector comprises a fitting belt having a pair of shoulder... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq. Suite 1231

20080058656 - Electric tomography: Methods for evaluating motion of a tissue, such as of a cardiac location, e.g., heart wall, via electrical field tomography are provided. In the subject methods, an sensing element is stably associated with a tissue location of interest. Signals obtained from the sensing element are obtained to evaluate movement of... Agent: Bozicevic, Field & Francis LLP (proteus Biomedical, Inc)

20080058659 - Processing and analyzing physiological signals to detect a health condition: Described herein is a method of developing a fuzzy logic system to detect a non-normal health condition. In particular, signal processing and transformation of electrocardiogram (EKG) signals for sleep disorder breathing are provided. The method includes: recording EKG measurements during sleep; clipping the measurements into clips of a consistent length;... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20080058660 - System for the detection of cardiac events: Disclosed is a system for the detection of cardiac events (a guardian system) that includes an implanted device called a cardiosaver, a physician's programmer and an external alarm system. The system is designed to provide early detection of cardiac events such as acute myocardial infarction or exercise induced myocardial ischemia... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080058661 - System and method for automated diagnosis of myocardial ischemia through remote monitoring: A system and method for automated diagnosis of myocardial ischemia through remote monitoring is described. Physiological measures comprising data either recorded on a regular basis by a medical device or derived therefrom is stored. Qualitative measures associated with the physiological measures are matched. Indications of myocardial ischemia are remotely identified.... Agent: Cascadia Intellectual Property

20080058662 - Method for evaluating heart rate variability: s

20080058663 - Heartbeat information acquiring apparatus: A heartbeat information acquiring apparatus comprises an electrode unit comprising a pair of chest electrodes attached to a main unit belt, a heartbeat detecting unit for detecting a heartbeat signal based on a cardio-potential produced between the pair of chest electrodes, an arithmetic and control unit, and a reporting unit.... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20080058664 - Patient event recording and reporting apparatus, system, and method: According to various embodiments, a portable, patient-triggered device to record symptoms experienced by a patient along with time and date, and a bidirectional data link to communicate with an implantable medical device to download corresponding electrographic signal records and/or diagnostic data for later relay to a server are presented. According... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20080058665 - Device and method for detecting obstructive events: In a method for detecting a physiological signal at least one ventilation parameter is measured. The device for detecting a physiological signal has at least one sensor for measuring a ventilation parameter and a control unit for the ventilation pressure. A device for monitoring at least one ventilation parameter while... Agent: Friedrich Kueffner

20080058666 - Diagnostic probe and kit for tonometric examination of respiratory insufficiency and regional perfusion failure of the body: The invention relates to a tonometric device (20) for examination of respiratory insufficiency and regional tissue perfusion failure in patients, comprising a distal end (22), a section (24) to be introduced into the body, and a fixing part (3). The section (24) to be introduced comprises a first tube (1)... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080058667 - Gas monitoring system and sidestream gas measurement system adapted to communicate with a mainstream gas measurement system: A method and apparatus for interfacing a plurality of gas measurement systems, including a mainstream and a sidestream gas measurement system, to a host system via an interface unit. The present invention also pertains to a sidestream gas measurement system that output signals emulating the signals output by a mainstream... Agent: Michael W. Haas Respironics, Inc.

20080058668 - Method, system and apparatus for real-time classification of muscle signals from self-selected intentional movements: A new method, system and apparatus is provided that enables muscle signals that correspond to muscle contractions to be mapped to one or more functions of an electronic device such as a prosthetic device or gaming apparatus. Muscle signals are classified in real-time from self-selected intentional movements. A self-training protocol... Agent: Miller Thompson, LLP

20080058669 - Methods for measuring impedances associated with the heart: An exemplary method includes introducing current between a first pair of electrodes configured for placement internally in a patient, triggering a potential measurement between a second pair of electrodes configured for placement internally in a patient wherein communication of a signal through the patient allows for proper triggering, measuring potential... Agent: Pacesetter, Inc.

20080058670 - Animal condition monitor: An animal condition monitor. The animal condition monitor measures diagnostic parameters from the animal and determines whether the parameters indicate that the animal is at risk of a specified condition, such as heat stroke, heat exhaustion, hypothermia, or hyperthermia. The condition assessment is considered in light of a profile containing... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20080058671 - Arrangement for cell sampling: An arrangement for taking a sample of cells from a suspicious lesion or a tumour with the so called fine needle aspiration technique, provides a good penetration of tumours, especially small and/or hard fibrous tumours, and in the meantime yielding an increased amount of cells in the sample, by applying... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080058672 - Biopsy device with aperture orientation and improved tip: The invention is directed to a system and device for separating and collecting a tissue specimen from a target site within a patient. The device includes a probe component which is releasably secured to the driver component. The probe component has an elongated tubular section, a penetrating distal tip and... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080058673 - Tissue extraction device and method of using the same: Apparatuses for performing minimally invasive medical procedures are disclosed herein. In one example, an apparatus includes an outer body that defines an opening at a distal end, and a cutting portion disposed at an edge of the opening. An inner body is movably disposed within the outer body and defines... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080058674 - Tissue extraction device and method of using the same: Apparatuses and methods for performing minimally invasive medical procedures are disclosed herein. In one example, an apparatus includes an elongate body that has a deformable distal portion and defines a lumen, the lumen extends through the deformable distal portion. The deformable distal portion has a cutting portion and defines an... Agent: Cooley Godward Kronish LLP Attn: Patent Group

20080058675 - Biopsy device with aperture orientation and improved tip: The invention is directed to a system and device for separating and collecting a tissue specimen from a target site within a patient. The device includes a probe component which is releasably secured to the driver component. The probe component has an elongated tubular section, a penetrating distal tip and... Agent: Edward J. Lynch Patent Attorney

20080058676 - Retractable segmented bio-molecular collector swab system: A segmented collector swab system includes a skewer and a plurality of absorbent pads assembled on the skewer in a kebobbed manner.... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080058677 - Safe self-contained bio-molecular sampling and transportation system utilizing a docking mechanism: A safety bio-molecular sampling and transport system utilizing a docking connector mechanism includes a elongate enclosure having open ends along with a collection sponge slidably disposed within the enclosure. A sponge moving piston is provided within the enclosure and is engagable with a plunger handle which is configured for removably... Agent: Walter A. Hackler, Ph.d. Patent Law Office

20080058678 - Kit for the determination of an analyte in a bodily fluid sample that includes a meter with a display-based tutorial module: A kit for determining an analyte (e.g., glucose) in a bodily fluid sample (for example a whole blood sample) includes a meter and analytical test strip(s). In addition, the meter includes a display-based tutorial module with a memory unit, a microprocessor unit and a user interface that includes a visual... Agent: Philip S. Johnson Johnson & Johnson

20080058679 - Guidewire structure including a medical guidewire and method for using a medical instrument: A first guidewire structure includes a medical guidewire having a working portion which is extendable beyond a distal end of a medical instrument. The working portion has a length, and the working portion is tapered for substantially one-hundred percent of the length. A second guidewire structure includes a medical guidewire... Agent: Thompson Hine L.L.P. Intellectual Property Group

20080058680 - Sensor for measuring bladder volume, and system and method of managing bladder using the same: f

20080058681 - Portable system for monitoring the position of a patient's head during videonystagmography tests (vng) or electronystagmography (eng): System and method that include real time monitoring of the position and movement of the head in relation to a visual stimulator during videonystagmography (VNG) or electronystagmography (ENG) studies to a patient. Ultrasound sensors and transmitters combined with accelerometers or detectors of gravity are used, or other as necessary. The... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC